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The official Falls Church Memorial Day Parade & Festival program including parade lineup, festival map, vendor list, festival schedule, ceremony information and much more is inside this week’s special edition of the News-Press.
8-Screen Dine-In Movie Complex, 9,500-SF Diner-Brewery on Board for Founder’s Row
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restricted to the specially-appointed evaluation group (that includes Council and School Board members)? How much will the public be allowed to weigh in, given that all six preliminary bids are posted on the City’s website for everyone to see? These issues apply not only to the down-select process, but also to the City’s work developing a new, follow-on request for detailed proposal (RFDP) that it will hand to the group of three development finalists by mid-June.
After a long, two-and-a-half year silence since winning an unanimous approval by the Falls Church City Council to move ahead, the Mill Creek Residential developers of the 4.3-acre Founder’s Row project on the northeast side of the W. Broad and N. West intersection of Falls Church are back with some big news. The firm announced to a joint session of the F.C. City Council and Planning Commission Monday night that a unique theater-dining operation, Studio Movie Grill, has signed a lease to bring eight screens and 815 seats to the site. It also announced a signed lease for a 9,500 square foot restaurant and brewery, City Works, and an arrangement for the departure of the 7-Eleven on the site. It is back with all this in hopes the City Council will OK its one major revision, which is to replace the promise of a hotel with over 70 age-restricted (ages 55 and up) apartments. The Studio Movie Grill (SMG), which has 30 locations across the U.S., will operate a fullservice kitchen and 90 seat restaurant on the ground floor of the movie complex, which will show a range of first-run and independent films, Sean Caldwell of Mill Creek announced Monday night. Last Friday, breaking its long public silence with a letter to the City, Mill Creek announced that a lease for City Works was signed, along with other aspects of its plan. It delayed the announcement of the movie component to the meeting this Monday night. The project had been held up pending signed leases for the the-
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One of the nation’s largest developers of residences in the U.S. has notified the City of Falls Church that it will seek special zoning exceptions to permit the construction of a five-story, 70 unit residential condominium building at the corner of Park Avenue and N. Lee Street. SEE NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 9
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If you had to identify a place and time where the humanitarian dream — the vision of a society offering decent lives to all its members — came closest to realization, that place and time would surely be Western Europe in the six decades after World War II. SEE PAGE 30
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GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL freshman Declan Quill hasn’t wasted anytime contributing to the Mustangs’ resurgent offense this season as he completed a hat trick in the �irst half against Strasburg High School in the Bull Run Tournament semi�inals Tuesday night. The boys are in playoff action again tonight at home. See sports, page 32. (P����: C���� S��)
City Team Busy Deciding on Paring 6 West End Project Bidders Down to 3 BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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The six heavyweight bids for the economic development of the 10-acre West Falls Church site submitted at the beginning of the month are being carefully scrutinized by a powerhouse team of City of Falls Church leaders as we speak. Using detailed and challenging criteria developed by the City’s consultants, Alvarez and Marsal, the team is tasked with pouring through over 400 pages of bid submissions with the goal of reducing
that list of six to three by June 11. The brisk schedule is required by the need of the City to press ahead on two interrelated tracks to get a new high school built by 2021 and the economic development component ready to go as soon as that is achieved. Challenges include the ability of all the right people to have input on this process, which the City has determined will be as transparent to the public as possible. Will the City Council, for example, have input on the downselection process, or will it be
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A FILING BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY OF ITS INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN CASE NO. PUR-2018-00065
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On May 1, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) the Company’s Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) pursuant to § 56-599 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”). An IRP, as defined by § 56-597 of the Code, is “a document developed by an electric utility that provides a forecast of its load obligations and a plan to meet those obligations by supply side and demand side resources over the ensuing 15 years to promote reasonable prices, reliable service, energy independence, and environmental responsibility.” Pursuant to § 56-599 C of the Code, the Commission determines whether an IRP is reasonable and in the public interest. Dominion states that it serves approximately 2.5 million electric customers in Virginia and North Carolina and that the Company’s combined service territory in these two states covers approximately 30,000 square miles. As indicated in its IRP, Dominion is a member of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), a regional transmission organization in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Company states that the IRP was prepared for its service territories in Virginia and North Carolina, which are both within the PJM region. According to the Company, the IRP encompasses the 15-year planning period from 2019 to 2033 and is based on the Company’s current assumptions regarding load growth, commodity prices, economic conditions, environmental regulations, construction and equipment costs, demand-side management programs, and many other regulatory and market developments that may occur in the future. Dominion states in its filing that the Company’s objective in developing the IRP was to identify the mix of resources necessary to meet future energy and capacity requirements in an efficient and reliable manner at the lowest reasonable cost while considering future uncertainties. Section 56-599 of the Code requires, among other things, that an IRP evaluate: (i) the effect of current and pending environmental regulations upon the continued operation of existing electric generation facilities or options for construction of new electric generation facilities; and (ii) the most cost-effective means of complying with current and pending environmental regulations. With respect to the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from electric generation by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the IRP recognizes that the EPA published a proposal in October 2017 to repeal the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) and that in December 2017, the EPA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit input on whether it should proceed with a replacement rule. The Company asserts that it no longer believes the CPP to be a “current” or “pending” regulation; however, the Company includes a build plan under the CPP and the resulting net present value analysis in the 2018 IRP. The Company states it has also assessed a generic federal carbon program in the 2018 IRP. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this case that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing at 1 p.m. on September 24, 2018, in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive the testimony of public witnesses. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness should appear at the hearing location fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. A public hearing will convene on September 25, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., in the same location, to receive the testimony and evidence offered by the Company, respondents, and the Staff on the Company’s IRP. The public version of the Company’s IRP and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Jennifer D. Valaika, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of the IRP and other documents filed in this case are also available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia. gov/case. On or before September 17, 2018, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s IRP shall file written comments with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before September 17, 2018, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact disks or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-201800065. On or before July 13, 2018, any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2018-00065. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above.
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ater and major retail components and a way forward developed on the hotel option. Caldwell said his group explored the hotel option with over 30 companies and came up empty, thus revising the plan for the age-restricted housing, which like a hotel will have a very limited impact related public services, such as the school system. An arduous three-year process preceded the series of unanimous votes in January 2016 involving numerous changes and the neartermination of the plan. Turning points included the original Spectrum Development Group bringing in the formidable Mill Creek group (formerly Trammel Crow) and a watershed November 2015 City Council election when two supporters of the project joined the Council and three did not seek re-election. The project was voted down by the Planning Commission, thus requiring a super-majority of the Council to gain approval. That came in the form of three 6-0 votes in January 2016 (Councilman David Snyder abstaining). These issues will come to a Council work session on June 4 and then for a preliminary vote by the Council June 11 and a final vote in mid-August. Mill Creek has said it wants to begin construction on the site by September, and says it has made a deal with the 7-Eleven on the site that has the convenience store departing by Sept. 30. During the long delay since the January 2016 approvals, speculation abounded whether the project would proceed at all, even as a number of retailers on the property — including the Mike’s Deli at Lazy Sundae, Bikenetic and the long-standing Panjshir restaurant — have since relocated to other sites in the City. Ken Currle’s Sunoco station has remained operative on the site, but Currle has acquired another site in the Pimmit Hills area in the event he will have to relocate. The news of the Studio Movie Grill, which Colville said is a step up from the Angelika theaters in Merrifield’s Mosaic District, carried the day Monday. The meeting was scheduled to review new formal submissions by Mill Creek Residential. Concerning the restaurant, in its letter to the City, Mill Creek announced it has executed a lease with a restaurant that will occupy approximately 9,500 square feet
along Mason Avenue. It states, “The restaurant is City Works Eatery and Pour House, which currently has nine locations throughout the country, not including their “sister” concept Old Town Pour House which has an additional four locations, including one in Gaithersburg, Maryland. City Works is an upscale restaurant and bar featuring modern American classics with brilliant twists, including 90 craft beers on draft.” The theater and City Works leases total approximately 45,000 square feet, which amounts to nearly fifty percent of the total retail in the Founder’s Row project already under lease commitments (contingent on approvals). On the timetable for proceeding with the overall project, the Mill Creek letter says: “We have worked with City Staff to respond to Site Plan comments; establish a schedule for the Special Exception Amendment; and put together a strategic plan for permitting the project. It is our hope that if all proceeds according to the milestones we have set, and that all approvals are received, that we could begin construction on this project in late August of 2018.” Yet another component of the Founder’s Row application is a request by Mill Creek to switch out the earlier-discussed 127room hotel in favor of a samesized, six-story building with 72 apartments “that will be managed and operated to provide housing for active adults 55 years of age or older.” Each apartment, Mill Creek says, will be required to have at least one resident over age 55, and all other residents must be over age 18, as allowed by fair housing laws. The age-restricted building will provide street-level retail space, it will be designed to Silver-level “green building” standards, and it will include four apartments designated “affordable dwelling units,” as required by the City. With all these changes, Mill Creek says the Founder’s Row project will provide more than 97,000 square feet of commercial space. Thus, the net new revenue to the City that Founder’s Row would generate annually at full build-out and occupancy is projected to be at least $818,578 and possibly as much as $1,761,568, the equivalent of 2 to 4-plus cents on the current property tax rate.
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The draft of the still-evolving RFDP is also online, and City Manager Wyatt Shields stressed at Monday’s City Council work session and Tuesday’s meeting of the City’s Economic Development Authority that he’s hoping for as much citizen input to come as soon as possible. At Monday’s Council work session, Councilman Ross Litkenhous urged Shields to make sure a component is included in the follow-on RFDP asking the bidders to provide their plans for inclusion of surrounding properties in their development plans. With the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority indicating to Fairfax County that it wants to develop the 14 acres it owns adjacent the Falls Church 10 acre site, and the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech also interested in doing more with its graduate center site of eight acres also immediately adjacent, the prospect of combining the sites in some fashion for an even more lucrative overall development is what Litkenhous’ comment referred to. At the Economic Development
Authority (EDA) meeting Tuesday, Shields and members of the EDA quipped that if Apple decided it wanted to bid on the West End site, the City remains in control and could make any changes that it wanted. (It is reported that Apple is looking for two million square feet in the region for a secondary headquarters to employ 20,000 people). It also remains to be determined whether the City will set a height limit on the site. It has been suggested to be 15 stories, but there are those who suggest there should be no limit at all. Relevant meetings this week include a meeting of the City’s Environmental Sustainability Committee Thursday night (tonight) to hear from three experts on sustainability issues for the 10 acres at the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School library. That same night, the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission meets to decide whether to grant Falls Church’s request for $15.7 million in funding to improve the intersection of W. Broad (Route 7) at Haycock Road needed to make the economic development there, as well
as student safety for the new high school, feasible. Then, the City’s Campus Coordinating Committee composed of Council and School Board leaders and others will meet again this Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. in the School Board conference room, 800 W. Broad, to mull the fast-moving process. In the draft RFDP still being worked on, it was discussed at the EDA meeting Tuesday that questions about quality and quantity of “significant and compelling commercial uses” including Class A office space, “place-making” features, urban design, a full service hotel and conference spaces, affordable housing components (at six percent of the total), interconnections, sustainability and transportation plan (including walkability) are included. Meanwhile, the School Board is working on the downselect of its three finalist bidders for the construction of the new high school. In that process, Superintendent Peter Noonan told a public forum at the Community Center Sunday that a team had visited school development products of their three finalists (down from the original five submis-
AMONG OTHER THINGS, the town hall meeting at the Falls Church Community Center on Sunday was one of the first days of spring where citizens could sport their Bermuda shorts. The event was an update on the West End development and new high school project. Citizens have been urged to weigh in with their thoughts about those who’ve bid so far, and what the content of a more detailed request for proposals should include.. (Photo: News-Press) sions), including a middle school in Frederick County, Maryland, a Prince William County high school and Dunbar High School in D.C. Noonan showed slides of all three schools which exhibited highly creative and novel components in the service of optimal
learning and security. The economic development evaluating team (which will be different from the group currently evaluating the six bidders now) will seek responses to the RFDP by late August, with an eye to the selection of the final group by mid-October.
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Now that Mill Creek has come back with a lease of a movie theater chain in hand, ending a year and a half of inaction after being approved for the development of its 4.3 acres at the northwest corner of N. West and W. Broad Streets, the City of Falls Church is in the midst of three pending, very major development projects that will further define a high-quality future, allowing for the retention of a unique quality of life and commitment to the next generations, still free of the kind of explosive urbanization that will surround it in Tysons and Arlington. After all, right up the street in Tysons there are plans to put up the tallest building in Virginia, a 48-story monolith over 600 feet high, to rise in between buildings of more modest 35-story heights. Defining the region are two huge projects that many experts believe will wind up being located very nearby — the Amazon HQ2 secondary headquarters that will employ 50,000 and an Apple second headquarters that will fill two million square feet of office space and employ over 20,000. If one or both of these behemoths actually choose this region, the impact will be game-changing to an enormous degree. The spin-off effect of one or both of them anywhere near here — much less right here! — will redefine the potential for future economic growth. The City of Falls Church is very fortunate to be in the veritable driver’s seat amidst all this, pushing ahead with its infrastructure needs (for the school system, primarily) that will also position it to absorb the best of the coming regional development explosion. Other areas of the region, by contrast, will be caught behind the curve, in no position to meet the challenge because they’ve spent so much energy trying to deter all growth and hopelessly live in a bubble. There were those who wanted that for Falls Church, too, but on the other hand, there has been a visionary leadership which has defined a different, and much more hopeful, future for this 2.3 square miles. They should get the credit they’re due. Now, all of the pending three major projects — Founder’s Row, the Insight project at W. Broad and N. Washington, and the 10-acre West End prospect — offer the hope of absorbing the potential coming growth explosion with both residential and commercial options while the work is well along being done to ensure they will blend with the special quality of life features of The Little City, which will make it the envy of the entire region. We’d love to see Tim Cook and Apple show up in town, drive around the tree-laden, happy neighborhoods and decide to drop the Apple development right smack at the City’s West End. The City could accommodate it very well. The benefits for the education of the children and the climate of scientific renaissance would make Falls Church irresistible.
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Now we have a coalition of Falls Church City, Fairfax County and the WMATA stating they will work together to develop this property. Our quiet neighborhood, and maybe our shopping mall owned by Federal Realty, will be very badly affected if some monstrous building bringing in thousands of workers daily is built here. Our area is already seeing hundreds of townhouses built or being
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planned for the Broad Street-Rt. 7 /Haycock area without taking into account how these residents will enter Broad Street/ Rt. 7 safely. Our schools are crowded. Traffic accidents at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Broad have already increased. We hear there are townhouses planned for part of the property owned by the Lutheran church at Rt. 7 and Idylwood, and now more for the property around West Falls Church Metro Station. All this impacts our lives and our Fairfax schools. Is Fairfax County aware that we live here? That we bought here because of the quiet neighborhoods?
Let Falls Church City build a new high school. But don’t ruin our community. Eileen Bogdanoff Falls Church
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Fifty years ago on April 11, 1968 — seven days after the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — President Lyndon Johnson signed into law Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, more commonly known as the Fair Housing Act. As a result Federal and state fair housing laws prohibit discrimination against people who belong to one or more protected classes. Federal protected classes include race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability and familial status. Virginia’s Fair Housing law also includes elderliness as a protected class. Some localities (but not the City) include additional protected classes, such as gender identity, sexual orientation, source of income and ancestry. The City’s protected classes include only those recognized by the State. The City of Falls Church Housing Commission, offers fair housing training to City Council members as well as landlords and local property managers. It also investigates and conciliates fair housing complaints. Individuals or entities, including community groups, can file fair housing complaints. Fair housing laws apply to both the sale and rental of housing and direct providers of housing, such as landlords, property managers and real estate agents. Other entities such as banks, insurance companies
and municipalities (councils and boards) also are subject to these laws. The Virginia Fair Housing Board receives approximately 180 complaints per year. The majority of complaints are based on racial and disability discrimination, but the State Board reports that familial status complaints are
“The City of Falls Church is not immune from Fair Housing complaints.” on the rise. Discrimination based on familial status means the denial or restriction of housing to families with children under the age of 18. The law prohibits housing providers from imposing certain terms or conditions on families with children. For example, landlords may not locate families with children to a single portion of a complex or require families with children to reside on the ground floor of a building. The law also prohibits landlords from placing unreasonable restrictions on the total number of persons who may reside in a dwelling (or a bedroom), or limiting access to recreational services provided to other tenants. In addition, it is unlawful for a municipality to adopt policies or deny housing pro-
posals that exclude families with children. Even making statements or representations related to housing that indicates a preference or limitation based on familial status could give rise to a fair housing complaint. Earlier this year, the Village of Tinley Park, Illinois, agreed to pay $2.45 million to settle a fair housing lawsuit that alleged town officials’ actions to block an affordable housing development had the purpose and effect of discriminating against families with children. The settlement represents one of the largest monetary payments to an affordable housing provider for claims brought under the Fair Housing Act. The City of Falls Church is not immune from Fair Housing complaints. In 2004, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched an investigation in to whether the City violated fair housing laws by attempting to control school enrollment through a deal with a developer which would have required the developer to pay the City $15,000 a year for each schoolchild in the building beyond a limit of eight (referred to as the “cash-for-kids arrangement”). Minutes from a City Council meeting showed the Vice Mayor at the time expressing support for the project because “only 12 percent of the condominiums will contain three bedrooms, in an effort to further limit the chances that large families may be moving in.” Other council members at the meeting echoed this sentiment. Facing
an investigation by HUD, City Council members backed off from their support of efforts to limit large families. Ultimately, HUD’s investigation of Falls Church in 2004 resulted in a conciliation agreement whereby the City paid $120,000 to the Equal Rights Center and agreed to continue to provide and promote housing for families with children in all residential mixed-use projects, and to assess school impact contributions on a voluntary and non-discriminatory per unit basis. The City also agreed to conduct regular fair housing testing for discrimination based on familial status. The one limited exception to the Fair Housing Act as it pertains to familial status is dwelling units that have been designated as “Housing for Older Persons.” Housing that meets the standards set forth in the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (55 years of age or older) may operate as “senior” housing and impose restrictions or deny families with children under the age of 18. If you believe you have seen or experienced discrimination in connection with the purchase or rental of housing, you may notify Falls Church Housing and Human Services by calling 703-248-5005 (TTY 711). You may also submit your complaint directly to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Virginia Fair Housing Office www.dpor. virginia.gov/FairHousing.
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NEWS BRIEFS NVR, Inc. Wants 70 Condos at Park & N. Lee One of the nation’s largest developers of residences in the United States, NVR, Inc. has notified the City of Falls Church that it will seek special zoning exceptions to permit the construction of a five-story, 70 unit residential condominium building at the corner of Park Avenue and N. Lee Street, behind The Broadway, in the downtown area of the City. It is one of the first residential condominium proposals to come to the City since the condo market flattened in advance of the Great Recession a decade ago, and its appeal will be to both millenials and empty nesters, said Scott Adams of McGuire Woods, representing the group at this Monday’s Falls Church City Council and Planning Commission joint work session. The units would go for around $500,000 each, and NV Urban estimates net revenue to the City will be in the range of $363,000 to $420,000. Mayor David Tarter’s initial reaction was that “the massing is too large for the site, and the fact the building would be 96 percent residential presents an “imbalance that’s not good.” But Council member Dan Sze was more encouraging. “I like this. It has a lot of potential,” he said. “We should not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” Councilman Phil Duncan said, “Stay with us at the table. Hopefully, you will keep at it.” Councilman Ross Litkenhous added, “I welcome the idea of this product type.” The Planning Commission chair Russ Wodiska said the site is underutilized now, but this plan is “far too large for the space.”
Fairfax Schools Mull More LGBTQ Inclusion At tonight’s (Thursday) meeting of the Fairfax County School Board, a preliminary consideration of pro-LGBTQ inclusion modifications to the system’s Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum will take place that will include a public hearing. The changes under consideration are specific to making the program more inclusive for transgender students. According to Karl Frisch of the Fairfax County LGBTQ Democrats, representatives of national organizations opposing these changes are scheduled to be on hand to testify during a public hearing. The vote on proposed policy changes will come to the board on June 14. The board meets at the Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Merrifield.
Apple Announces It’s Seeking 4 Million SF in Region Less publicized than Amazon’s search for a second national campus headquarters that includes as finalists the Washington, D.C. region and Northern Virginia, seeking eight million square feet with the promise of 50,000 new jobs, the mega-company Apple is also in search of a site for a second headquarters, it was announced last week, and is specifically looking at Northern Virginia. It is seeking four million square feet of office space and promises to create 20,000 jobs. According to reports, Apple CEO Tim Cook has already made two visits to the region to consider location options, including Scotts Run, Rosslyn and Crystal City.
Plans for Virginia’s Tallest Building Unveiled in Tysons Clemente Development of Vienna, Virginia, has submitted a plan with Fairfax County officials to construct a 2.8 million square foot mixed use tower of 48 stories at a 615-foot height, which would make it the tallest in the state. The project on seven acres would have 840,000 square feet of condos, 412,000 square feet of hotel, and 44,000 square feet of retail, including an open-air shopping plaza. It would be 60 feet taller than the Washington Monument, and 145 feet higher than the Capital One headquarters now under construction in Tysons and 228 feet higher than the JGB building now under construction in Rosslyn. The Clemente plan would also include two smaller buildings with ground floor retail, two residential buildings with retail, and an urban park.
Kaine Announced as June 10 F.C. Potluck Speaker The Falls Church City Democratic Committee has announced that U.S. Senator Tim Kaine will be the keynote speaker at its annual summer potluck set for Sunday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the F.C. Community Center. Kaine will be joined by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, State Sen. Dick Saslaw and State Del. Marcus Simon on the program for the event.
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Community News & Notes Grace Christian Students Put on 2 Performances The scholars at Grace Christian Academy (GCA) presented a double bill to audiences on May 18. The students in grades K4 –2nd performed “Pajama Party.” The upper grades 3 –8 presented “Willy Wonka Kids.” Toting their favorite stuffed animals, the pajama-clad younger grades charmed the audience with their presentation of a musical revue dedicated to everyone’s favorite time of day – bedtime. The scholars displayed their choral talents as they sang “Marching Orders” in a four-part canon. (“Brush Your Teeth, Pick up Your Toys, Put Your Pajamas On, Bath Time – Splish Splash Rub a Dub Dub.”) “Under My
Bed,” a song about a monster prowling down below, featured a choreographed nod to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as well as a surprise (and thoroughly terrifying) ending. The highlight of the performance was the tap dance dedicated to the scholars’ “Cozy, Special Friend.” The 3rd through 8th-grade scholars followed up with “Willy Wonka Kids,” a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story about Charlie Bucket and his magical visit to a chocolate factory. The show began with a musical number about Willy Wonka’s impending retirement and his search for a replacement. The role of Willy Wonka was well-cast to Jordan Tuman. Surrounded by the green-haired singing and dancing Oompa Loompas, Jordan perfectly captured Wonka’s mischievous
twinkle, while the role of Charlie Bucket was performed by Jason Wattles. Kari Hurley, music teacher at Grace Christian Academy, directed and choreographed the stage rendition of this popular tale. Special recognition goes to the GCA scholars, assisted by talented parent volunteers Tricia Visscher and Katy Falk, for their notable costume and set design. Both performances delighted the audience almost as much as it seemed to delight the cast itself.
Girl Scout Troop Presents on Geothermal Energy Today Junior Girl Scout Troop 4825 (4th/5th graders) have studied engineering all year long. After studying about building and sustainable development, they
are making a small educational display about the positives of geothermal heating/cooling and presenting it to Mary Riley Styles Library on May 24 from 4:45 – 5 p.m. Geothermal energy is where the ground absorbs nearly half of the solar energy our planet receives. Geothermal heating and cooling systems take advantage of the stable temperature underground using a piping system. Geothermal heating and cooling systems are 400-600 percent efficient and can cut heating, cooling and hot water costs by up to 80 percent. The Troop has been studying geothermal energy and will make a small table model to show the positives of using this heating/cooling system. Pictures are allowed at this event.
Marshall Academy Opens For Summer Cyber Camp Marshall A Governor’s STEM Academy’s national award winning Cyber: IT Program partners with SySTEMic Solutions, Northern Virginia Community College’s regional K-16 STEM outreach initiative, to host two Cyber Camps: Cyber Basics and Cyber Advanced at Marshall High School (7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) on June 18 – 22 from 9.a.m – 3 p.m for grades 9 – 12. The Cyber Camps are designed to provide rising ninth to twelfth grade students with knowledge and hands-on experience in cyber security and introduce them to the many career opportunities in the growing field. Basic Cyber Camp: This one
RIDING IN blue and yellow wood cars built by Pack 657 Leaders, over 35 scouts from the Webelos, Bear and Wolf ranks came to race at the 23rd annual Cub Scout Pack Cubmobile races on Sunday. Big thanks go out to the Falls Church Volunteer FALLS CHURCH VICE MAYOR Marybeth Connelly provided the keynote remarks Fire Department EMT’s, the Public Works Department, Don Beyer Volvo and, of for the annual meeting of the F.C. Citizens for a Better City (CBC) at the Falls course, parents, for helping make the event safe and possible. (Photo: Emily Draper) Church Episcopal fellowship hall on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: News-Press)
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A RISING STAR ON THE MAT, Falls Church’s Felix Chang again proved his mettle and moxie by winning the youth grappling championships in the Gi and Nogi divisions this past Saturday at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. This is Chang’s �irst time winning the Pan-Am championships. He has previously won national and world submission grappling tournaments and 14 national wrestling tournaments. In 2017, Chang became the �irst athlete to win national championships in both submission grappling and wrestling. (P����: D��� K����) week camp is for rising 9th – 12th graders and is a fast paced advanced camp in Cybersecurity. This camp is designed to provide students with knowledge in topics such as defensive and offensive strategies, practices and tools, advanced networking concepts, virtual and cloud security and malware as well as internet-ofthings security. Advanced Cyber Camp: This one week camp is for rising 9th – 12th graders and is a fast paced advanced camp in Cybersecurity. This camp is designed to provide students with knowledge in topics such as defensive and offensive strategies, practices and tools, advanced networking concepts, virtual and cloud security and malware as well as internet-ofthings security. The advanced camp is for students who have participated in an advanced cybersecurity camp before, attended the basic cybersecurity last year and fully grasp the concepts presented there or have participated in a CyberPatriot competition within the last two years. Students must bring their own laptop with the minimum specifications: an i5 or comparable AMD processor (NO Macs/Apple based laptops), 6 GB of RAM and 20 GB free hard drive space available. For more information and to register, visit nvcc.edu/systemic/ camps.html
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The City of Falls Church Concert Band will be performing at the City of Falls Church Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 28, in front of the Falls Church Community Center. The band will also play at 12:30 p.m. that day in front of the reviewing stand at the intersection of Park Ave. and Little Falls St., before the start of the Falls Church Memorial Day Parade. Admission is free to both events. For more information, contact Laura Berol at lauramberol@ gmail.com or 571-488-0107.
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Quarterly Book Sale at Tysons-Pimmit Library Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) will be holding its quarterly book sale with a large selection of books and media for all ages and interests next weekend, June 1 – 3. On June 1, the book sale will run from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; on June 2, it will run from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday, June 3 it will run from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. On the final day of the quarterly book sale, all books and media will be half price and there is a special offer that allows customers to fill up a bag full of books for $10 per bag. For more information, call 703-790-4031, 703-338-3307 or
The League of Women Voters of Falls Church reminds voters that the polls will be open on Tuesday, June 12 for the Republican primary to determine that party’s candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Virginia this year. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. on that date. In addition, persons can complete an absentee ballot in person at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, which is temporarily located at 400 North Washington St., Third Floor, in Falls Church. The office will be open on weekdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday June 9. All voters must present a valid photo ID when they vote. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5. The League of Women Voters’ comprehensive election website, vote411.org, includes information about the primary candidates on the ballot. Although the deadline to register to vote in the primary has passed, residents can still register to vote in the next general election, which will be held on Nov. 6. For more information on the Falls Church League, go to lwvfallschurch.org.
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Each year, it is my honor and delight to select two Mason District residents for recognition as “Lord and Lady Fairfax” as part of the annual Celebrate Fairfax events. Each member of the Board of Supervisors similarly selects constituents, usually on the basis of volunteer work that benefits the community. For 2018, Mason District’s Lord and Lady Fairfax are Melvin Cotner and Sarah Shannon. Mel Cotner has a quiet manner and a smile as big as his heart. At 90, his life is one of service and devotion – school, church, military, and federal service. Mel was born in the Midwest, and raised in farm country, where long hours and hard work instill a service ethic, regardless of where your career takes you. Like many federal employees, Mel’s career eventually brought him to the Washington area, where he and his late wife, Clara, settled with their family. Immersing himself in community activities, Mel helped organize the Falls Church Community Service Council in 1969, and he still serves on the board. Mel and Clara also were organizers of the Seven Corners Childrens’ Center, and he was a charter member of Fairfax County’s Human Services Council in 1988, appointed by former Mason District Supervisor Tom Davis. A long-time member of the First Christian Church of Falls Church, Mel continues to inspire service as the church explores housing options for low income seniors. For a lifetime of dedicated service to our diverse and growing community, Mel Cotner is Mason District’s Lord Fairfax for 2018. Born in Havana, Cuba, Sarah Shannon moved to Fairfax County in 1985, and quickly assumed the role of “volunteer extraordinaire.” Sarah joined PTA, supporting her children as room mother, organizing
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school field trips, leading summer reading programs, activities that continued as her children attended J.E.B. Stuart High School. At the same time, Sarah became the Sleepy Hollow Citizens’ Association social chair, a volunteer position she is concluding after 19 years of planning and executing Halloween parades, Easter Egg Hunts, potluck picnics, and the popular “Taste of the Hollow” wine and cheese event. Now a full-time office manager for a small advocacy firm, Sarah continues to find new volunteer activities – as secretary for the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club, secretary-treasurer of the Arlington Moose Lodge (in Mason District), and as a volunteer interpreter for Columbia Baptist Church’s healthy cooking class called “Food Matters.” Healthy eating also is the basis for Sarah’s community partnershipin-progress to create sustainable gardens that can provide fresh produce for residents. With a sense of humor and a “can do” attitude, Sarah Shannon is 2018’s Lady Fairfax for Mason District. Congratulations to both of these fine Mason District residents, who joined other district selectees for a reception last week at the Fairfax County Government Center. Mel and Sarah also will be honored at the Board of Supervisors meeting on June 5. The Lords and Ladies formal recognition will begin at 9:30 a.m., and can be viewed live on Channel 16. You can attend Celebrate Fairfax at the Fairfax County Government Center on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 8, 9 and 10. Learn more at www. celebratefairfax.com.
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Welcome to the City of Falls Church’ s annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival. We are pleased that you are spending this spe cial day here with us in The Little City . Today we honor the men and wom en who have served in our armed forc es and reflect upon the sacrifices they have made on our behalf. The City of Falls Chu rch has a proud history of military service, as demons trated by the names of native sons and daughters displayed on a memorial plaque at our Community Center. Each served fait hfully and to their fullest. It is important to remember the pur pose of this holiday. Memorial Day is a day of celebration, but not in the traditio nal sense of the word. Today, we cele brate the servicemen and servicewomen who have given their lives on behalf of our country. We pay tribute to these American heroes , as well as their families and friends , and celebrate their legacy by honoring their commit ment and sacrifice for our freedoms.
I hope you will join me at 11 a.m . at the Veterans Memorial outside the Community Center for our annual program to hon or the fallen. Retired Army Colonel Ward Nickisch, a researcher and advocate for the fallen and missing in action, will be our keynote speaker. At 2:00 p.m., I hope you will enjoy our parade along Park Avenue. Our Grand Marshal is Midge Wang, the matriarch of Falls Church history, culture, and preserv ation. Thank you for joining us today. Ple ase keep the dedicated men and wom en of our armed forces in your hearts and minds thro ughout the year.
P. David Tarter, Mayor City of Falls Church, Virginia
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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m | City Hall Grounds (300 Park Ave.) 9:00 a.m.
Don Beyer Volvo 3K Fun Run Start Line: Great Falls & Little Falls Streets Rollerblades & bicycles not permitted
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Festival Hours Children’s Rides & Amusements Vendor booths, including food and crafts for sale
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Music on the Main Stage Convertible Jerk Band (9:00 a.m.) Louis the Magician (11:00 a.m.) City of Falls Church Concert Band (12:15 p.m.)
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Tours of Cherry Hill Farmhouse
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LAURA WHITAKER AND SAM UPDIKE as Mr. & Ms. Mason. (Photo: Patricia Leslie)
Whitaker, Updike Ready to Roll as Mr. & Ms. Mason in Parade by Patricia Leslie
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If they had it to do all over again, this year’s Mr. and Ms. George Mason High School, Sam Updike and Laura Whitaker, have a few words of advice for themselves. Updike and Whitaker sat down last week with the Falls Church News-Press at Mason for a discussion about their high school lives. First off, Whitaker would “tell myself to relax and not take things so seriously,” and Updike would listen to his mother more. “She’s right all the time.” The two were chosen for their titles by a panel of teachers and students, but to hear Whitaker and Updike tell it, about everybody at Mason qualifies for the honors, based on their attributes and talents. Neither Updike nor Whitaker knew who had nominated them. Students can be nominated from each grade, they said, but it’s usually seniors and the funniest talent entries who win, according to Updike. This year had no talent entries because Mason’s theatre department took over the auditorium and with spring and sports, schedules just got too crowded for the really big show. Competition includes biography, fashion and questions. Said Whitaker: It’s almost like a pageant. Updike: I’m not sure how they picked us. Updike has been a northern Virginia resident since birth and has lived in Falls Church since he
was 5 years old. Whitaker: I moved here my freshman year from California and I was supposed to move my sophomore year when my dad got a bid to Oslo [he’s with the State Department] and I was then supposed to move my junior year and decided I didn’t want to start over and leave my friends before my senior year. My mom and brother and I stayed here. News-Press: What was the best thing about high school? Updike: Sports. I used to run track and cross country and now I’m on the swim team. Whitaker: I would say sports are a big part of it because you have your family and you’re always together. I play volleyball and soccer. N-P: The worst thing? Whitaker: Lots of stress (laughs). Updike: It’s all manageable. None of it is unrealistic. Sometimes with sports and school, things get a little hectic. Other than that, there’s really not a worst part. Whitaker: My philosophy is it’s as bad as you make it. Honestly, people always said that senior year was the easiest but first semester senior year I will tell you, for me was the worst of any year I’ve had. It’s just the pressure and the stress we put on ourselves and each other and the stress that comes with college apps and sports and activities, all with being a senior in school, but like Sam said, it’s manageable, but it’s definitely a lot. N-P: Are you sad about leaving
high school? Updike: Not particularly. Whitaker: It’s bittersweet. Updike: I’ve had a lot of fun in high school, but at the same time college might be a little more fun (laughter). Whitaker: I think it’s just right. It’s just like the next step, like we’ve done everything we’ve had to do here, also it’s time. N-P: If you were a freshman again in high school, what would you tell yourself? Would you do anything differently? Whitaker: I would tell myself to relax. I think that as a freshman at Mason, or as any student you really feel the pressure to do absolutely everything, and I would spend many weekends not going out just doing homework and now that I’ve built my study methods and I’ve gotten an understanding of what I like to do and what I want to continue doing, I realize that I don’t need, maybe, to put so much time into something because I can do it in a shorter amount of time but because I’m so stressed out about what this is I am dragging along and making it harder for myself so definitely, to relax...I would also tell my freshman self to have fun with it. These years go so much quicker than you think and they’re really, really amazing and you’re going to meet some great people so just have fun with it and enjoy it while it lasts. I personally think I took high school more seriously than I had to and focused solely on academics. When I think high school is very holistic and it’s not only about classes, but it’s about,
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like becoming a greater person, it’s about participating in extracurricular activities, about making friends and there’s more aspects to high school than just academics but obviously you want to worry about that and keep up with those. Updike: Always listen to the advice my mother has given me (laughter) because she’s always right no matter what I do. I would listen to my mother more N-P: What have been the hardest and the easiest subjects for you? Updike: Probably history for both of them [hardest and easiest subjects] for the last two years. It’s very hard, but at the same time it’s probably the subject I am very interested in and I’ll probably continue history in college, too. Whitaker: History was definitely hard. It’s a lot of content you need to balance. There’s so much content and you need to know what to do with it, but, honestly, honors geometry my freshman year was a challenge. That was the hardest. That was my first honors course in high school, and it was all very independent. All those freshmen weren’t ready to take on an investigative course as it is known. Updike: I liked that class because if you learned to play the game, you did all your homework in class and all the class work at home so it kind of turned out fine. Whitaker: I wasn’t smart and I was at school for many hours after school trying to figure that out (laughter). Updike: We were in honors geometry which had a weird textbook It wasn’t like a regular math class. I kinda liked it. Whitaker: I liked the challenge, but boy, that was rough. N-P: What about volunteer work? Do you have time for that? Updike: We’re both in the National Honors Society and we do a lot of service for that and I’m also in the Boy Scouts and I’ve done a lot of service hours there as well. The student school president runs all these food collections for the Arlington farmers market and the food assistance center, and we pick up all the leftover produce that will go bad that week but it’s all fresh on Sunday. A lot of George Mason students help. We put the food in the van, go weigh it and distribute it through the food bank. We do a big fundraiser every fall which raises a couple of thousand dollars. Whitaker: I actually had an opportunity to help with the Arlington Assistance Food Center two weeks ago and I’ve always heard Sam and a few other friends talk about it, and I was kind of on the receiving end of what Sam
does. I was helping to distribute food and it was very, very nice just to see the families walk by and it felt really fulfilling to help them, especially Spanish-speaking families if they needed help. I tutor a lot at school. I’m the coordinator for the Saturday learning lounge. What we do is organize tutors and students who will meet on Saturdays in the library. I volunteer as a tutor and I also mentor a few students here who speak little English. I help them with their homework and I help them with just regular questions they might have around school. N-P: Describe in a few words your experience at Mason. Whitaker: Active. Updike: Yeah, productive, maybe. I’ve done a lot. Everyone here does a lot. We are certainly not the exception. Whitaker: I don’t think that we give ourselves enough credit, honestly, the student body, like everyone is very, very active. N-P: Is there pressure to be active? To keep up with your peers? Updike: It’s mostly internal. No one is telling anyone to do all this. Whitaker: Here’s actually something I would like to say about Mason: If I had just one word, I would say talented. What I find so wonderful about the school is that everyone has that one thing about them. We have that one friend who rides horses, that one friend who is the artsy one. Sam here is the swimmer. Everyone here has that one aspect about them that they do it and only they do it so well it’s really admirable to watch from outside and look at the student body and just see how unique everyone is and how much they embrace their passions. N-P: What are your summer plans? Updike: Mostly swimming. It’s fun. Whitaker: I have a lot of small trips going on. I’m visiting my dad in Norway and I’m doing trips around here, maybe a little road trip. I’m going to try and save up for college. I work at Dogwood Tavern. Definitely, I am saving up for college. [Whitaker is bound for Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Updike will be at William and Mary where his mom went]. N-P: You’ll be riding in the Memorial Day parade? Updike: We’ll ride on something. Whitaker: I may have a soccer game. We are in the conference semi-finals right now and if we win, I may be playing in a tournament game on Monday. It’s possible the game may be at night, but I don’t know as of now.
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She may be slight and more soft-spoken with her age, but pay no mind Midge Wang’s appearance when it comes to her stature as the City’s longest-tenured historian. Wang’s full of factoids about Falls Church and knows the trends that shaped the City into what it is today. That’s why you pay your respects to the Godmother of Falls Church, just as the entire City will on Monday when she serves as Grand Marshal for the annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival. While Wang will be donning her finest bourgeoisie (or bougie, as the kids like to say) attire on Memorial Day with an elaborate gown and hat oozing of high society, that belies the humble nature she stems from. A City resident since 1963, Wang has been a roll-up-your-sleeves advocate of Falls Church’s historical heritage, whether she’s educating residents through living history demonstrations or in practice as she lives in one of 90 remaining Victorian Era homes that are peppered throughout the City. It’s the nexus between the City’s modern profile and the Victorian Era (1837-1901) that spurred Wang to action in helping found the Victorian Society at Falls Church in 1995. She’s known for other ventures — establishing the Friends of the Cherry Hill Farmhouse as well as helping bring knowledge of the Civil War and its effects on the City through accompanying reenactments. However, enlightening residents about the story behind the Falls Church they know and love through an emphasis of the Victorian Era allows them to see the significance of the cultural lineage it’s grown out of. “The Village Improvement Society came in [following the Civil War]. The reason they needed
it was because the war needed troops in the City for almost five years to protect Washington, D.C. While staying here, soldiers cut down all the trees for firewood and used farmers’ crops and livestocks for food, along with using the [Falls Church] Episcopal Church as a stable. The City was very stripped,” Wang said. “A Union soldier from Falls Church used his ties with the federal government to restore the church, and from there it gradually became a community for government workers who left the swamp of D.C.” Essentially, the Victorian Era encapsulated the City’s rebirth to prominence. And as Wang notes, while other cities rebounded thanks to one rich resident bringing a business there that was later at the mercy of highway developments, Falls Church stayed strong and continued to grow thanks to its proximity to the nation’s capital. Wang’s affinity for the era is always detectable, though never in-your-face. It’s very Victorian of her. She chats politely but proudly about how it was Falls Church that celebrated Virginia’s first Arbor Day during the period. And she remarks with a tamed glee about how much fun it is for her, fellow society members and friends to dress in the garb and portray the events as prosperous characters with the graciousness that defined the time. But even when she’s not using her imagination to bring an old soul to life, Wang civilly demurs her status as some kind of distinguished figure worthy enough to be celebrated as the leader of a parade (and, much to my chagrin, she’s not too fond of my “Godmother” label either. Sorry Midge, but I’m gonna make it stick!). “It came as a total surprise [being named Grand Marshal],” Wang continued, adding that her
MIDGE WANG (C������� P����) children won’t be able to attend since the announcement came so late that trips to Alaska and France had already been planned (though her grandchild will be in attendance). “There’s lots of other people that are equally influential and do wonderful things, that’s why I’m appalled to be selected.” While Wang will have to cool her simmering dismay for the City’s selection of her as Grand Marshal, there’s one topic that causes her to purse her lips: the City’s growing disenchantment toward the Victorian era homes.
Other concerns, such as younger generations’ disinterest in history, also puts Wang on alert, but the City’s inhabitable monuments to one of its proudest times deserves more justice in her eyes. “The City’s interest in getting money for the schools [causes it to be] very lenient about giving people the right to tear down a house and rebuild it twice as big, and then it will sell for over a million dollars and they will get more tax money,” Wang said. “You have that culture in the City that I think many of them don’t respect the
historical aspect of it.” Wang concedes that Victorian homes lack 21st century necessities from central air to garages, but she feels the homes can’t be discarded so casually for the sake of a quick buck. But that’s a problem for another time. In the here and now, Wang is embracing this moment as Grand Marshal, no matter how little she believes it’s rightfully hers. And you can expect some enthusiastic (but not too enthusiastic) waves to be directed your way once you see her on Memorial Day.
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Memorial Day 2018 Veterans Ceremony Monday, May 28, at 11 a.m. City of Falls Church Veterans Memorial, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church, VA 22046
Master of Ceremonies Harry Shovlin Posting of Colors Honor Guard from the American Legion Post 130 Remembrance for POW/MIAs Bob Smith Chairman, Greater Falls Church Veterans Council National Anthem City of Falls Church Concert Band and Sgt. Major Robert Petillo, US Army Band Under the direction of Robert Little Invocation Rev. Dr. Rick Wright, The Falls Church Anglican Welcoming David Tarter Mayor, City of Falls Church
Remarks Bob Smith Chairman, Greater Falls Church Veterans Council The Unknown Soldier City of Falls Church Concert Band Under the direction of Robert Little Keynote Address Colonel Ward B. Nickish (Retired) US Army God Bless America City of Falls Church Concert Band and Sgt. Major Robert Petillo, US Army Band Under the direction of Robert Little Presentation of Wreath in Memory of Departed Veterans Shannon Combs-Bennett, Falls Church Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Escorted by Richard L. Anton, Post 130
Presentations & Announcements Harry Shovlin Prayer for the Departed Veterans Rev. Dr. Rick Wright, The Falls Church Anglican Taps Master Gunnery Sgt. John Abbracciamento, U.S. Marine Corps Band Retiring of POW/MIA Flag Bob Smith Chairman, Greater Falls Church Veterans Council Retiring of Colors Honor Guard from the American Legion Post 130 American Legion Post 130
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New TV Series Emphasizes Role of Diplomacy as it Faces Murky Future BY MATT DELANEY
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The year is 2025. Following almost a decade of lax international involvement, the United States has ceded ground to foreign powers China and Russia in global relations and influence. Now the new president of the U.S. is struggling to play catch-up after a years-long hold on the State Department’s efforts in keeping American interests on the negotiating table. Of course, this is purely hypothetical. But it showcases the risk that neglecting U.S. diplomacy could have if it continues to go down its current path. “Diplomacy is going on all around the world all the time,” said Janice Bay, a former diplomat and executive producer of the new television series, “Diplomacy At Risk!” that looks educate Americans on why engaging internationally is imperative to the U.S.’s wellbeing. “The United States can participate or not participate. It’s not going to stop because we stop.” Since February of last year,
President Trump’s administration has shown a disinterest in global diplomacy by freezing the State Department budget and hiring process and leaning towards cuts for FY19. Given that the department itself commands roughly one percent of the entire federal budget, acting against could be seen as reckless for the sake of some unclear vision (though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lifted the department’s hiring freeze a week ago). That’s why a group of local luminaries consisting of former diplomats and worldly citizens have joined forces to debut “Diplomacy At Risk!” with the intent of informing the average American about why diplomacy matters, particularly to younger Americans. “A few friends of my daughter didn’t know what the State Department was, and I thought, ‘That’s bad,’” said executive producer Carol Loftur-Thun. “If you have young people who are educated and smart and they don’t know what the State Department is, we clearly have an issue here.” The series’ braintrust includes
Loftur-Thun and her husband, Bob, who serve as media outreach and technicians who edit and shoot the eight, 30-minute episodes in weekly installments. The episodes air each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on FCCTV. Along with them is Bay, a former specialist in economic relations with foreign countries, Steve Watkins, one of the chief architects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and Steve’s wife, Diana. The pro-bono effort sees all five of the organizers regularly putting in double-digit hours each week to produce the show because they believe in its cause that much. Each episode is structured around a sit-down interview between an ambassador or diplomat either doing a one-on-one interview or a panel discussion with other international experts. The episodes typically involve multiple eight-minute segments and provide overviews on topics from global health to refugee and human rights to the central question of why diplomacy matters at all. Do you ever wonder why war doesn’t break out more often or
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why diseases that start in one country aren’t plagues throughout the world in a matter of days? It’s because of diplomacy, with both examples highlighting positive effects of the craft. “A great success of global diplomacy and the human race is global health. Smallpox doesn’t exist anymore because of international cooperations between Britain, the World Health Organization and others that helped contain and eliminate the disease” Steve Watkins said, before Bay added. “Diplomacy has failed when we go to war. For example, we may not succeed if we talk to the North Korean leader, but if we don’t talk to him, we have no chance of ever reaching a peaceful agreement.” But to the average American, there’s conflict about what they want the U.S. to be on the international stage. Do we want to continue our role as, essentially, the world’s police? Or do we want to pull back and focus only on our ourselves? It’s a discussion that the show acknowledges while also providing context to how this split came about to begin with. “I believe our greatest challenge is that the 16 years of ongoing U.S. military conflicts in the Middle East have colored the public’s perception of what ‘American involvement in the world,’
means,” retired rear admiral of the U.S. Navy and show guest Michael Smith said. “The fundamental reason for American involvement in the world is neither about being a global arbitrator nor should it be associated with failed decision making processes [regarding the Iraq War]. What I hope this show demonstrates is that our nation has a broad range of national interests that require us to be involved in the world. Bob Loftur-Thun added to that point by noting the fall of the Soviet Union ended the bipolar struggle between Russia and America and now multiple countries vie for influence globally. It’s made for a more complex picture to average Americans, who are having more trouble differentiating between friend and foe. However, the answer is not the current remedy of stalling diplomacy. As former ambassador to Ecuador, Peter Romero, notes on the show’s inaugural episode, Americans are coasting on the success of diplomacy from the past 70 years. To put bring that to a halt would be a failure in judgment that could take 70 years to repair. “Diplomacy At Risk!” can be viewed on FCCTV, RCN 2, Cox 11, Verizon 35 and Youtube. Each episode airs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays.
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Your Of�icial 2018 City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade Lineup 1. 1. American Legion Post #130 1a. Boy Scout Troop 349 2. Sheriff’s Office 3. City of Falls Church Police Department Honor Guard 4. Grand Marshal Midge Wang 5. Falls Church City Council 6. Falls Church City Public Schools/ School Board 7. Memorial Day King & Queen 8. Greater Falls Church Veterans Council 9. VFW Post 9274 10. Operation Earthwatch 11. Marshall Marching Statesmen 12. Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department 13. Daughters of the American Revolution 14. We Support the Girls 15. Rolling Readers Precision Book Truck Drill Team 16. McGrath Academy of Irish Dance 17. Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department 18. Fairfax VA Chapter Harley Owners Group 19. Alma Boliviana 20. Cub Scout Pack 681 21. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Safety Patrols 22. League of Women Voters 23. Arlington Cty Fire Department 24. Falls Church Kiwanis Little League 25. Golden Goddess 26. The Washington Scottish Pipe Band 27. South Lakes High School Army ROTC 28. Falls Church Youth Lacrosse 29. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority 29a. Tinner Hill Blues Festival 30. Jay Melton 31. Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence
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For a north Arlington guy, I’ve spent an unusual chunk of time lately enjoying the surprises of south Arlington. This month I passed a relaxing evening with a book club of mostly retired federal employees who live on or near spring-blossom-bedecked Ridge Road (access to which, I’m convinced, seems harder for north Arlingtonians mentally confined by I-395). They’ve loved the neighborhood for decades, and they’re less likely to visit restaurants in Clarendon or Ballston than those in Crystal City. They informed me that a favorite, Cafe Italia, on South 23rd St. since 1976, was evicted, according to sheriff notices on the restaurant’s door. At the Arlington Historical Society annual dinner this month, I listened as the Aurora Hills Women’s Club was thanked for its tremendous contributions to the upkeep of its museum, at the Hume School on Ridge Road. (The latest: a check for $5,000.) I recently had drinks with realtor Tonya Finlay, who runs Neighborhood Real Estate LLC, out of the charming yellow wooden cottage at the corner of Arlington Ridge and South 23rd. That little house decades ago housed as many as six agents marketing “summer homes.” In the fun-fact department (local edition), some of the shortest streets in Arlington can be found along South Glebe Road, on your left if you’re heading toward
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Drunk in Public, 306 Hillwood Ave (Lesly Restaurant Bar & Grill), May 14, 1:15 AM, a male, 21, of Arlington, VA, was arrested for being Drunk in Public.
Assault-Domestic, 100 blk W Annandale Rd, May 14, 4:01 PM, a male, 44, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Assault and Batter.
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and Grove. At a Leadership Arlington Breakfast last month, I heard remarks by Leslie Ariail, chair of the Washington Forrest Foundation, which since its founding in 1968 has focused on South Arlington. Her family fortune is from “one of Arlington’s oldest businesses” (going back to 1908, with roots earlier). Her grandfather B.M. Smith started a variety of real estate interests on Columbia Pike, and later became a county board member, school supervisor and member of the Arlington Hospital Board of Directors, I read in a company history. B.M. Smith and Associates more recently built the Penrose Square apartments and retail outlets. In fiscal 2017, the Forrest Foundation gave $820,425 to 60 Arlington organizations working to provide a safety net, education and community development. Recipients included South Arlington stalwarts like the Arlington Free Clinic, the Arlington Food Assistance Center and the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization. (The larger Arlington Community Foundation hardly neglects south Arlington — its president Jeannie Broyhill told me they just completed a house fundraising tour there). Finally, I imbibed at ArmyNavy Country Club with author and defense industry consultant Marty Suydam. Last November, AuthorHouse published his south
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Driving Under the Influence, 700 blk S Washington St, May 15, 2:29 AM, a male, 24, of Alexandria, VA, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Hit and Run, James Court/S Virginia Ave, May 14, 8:35 PM, juvenile bicyclist was struck by a white car which failed to stop.
Larceny from Building, 120 N Virginia Ave (Mary Riley Styles Library), May 14, 6 PM, workers discovered that copper drain pipe had been cut and removed. Narcotics Violation, 300 W Broad St (Stratford Motel), May 15, 11:05 AM, a female, 26, of Reston, VA, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. Hit and Run, 100 blk W Broad St, May 15, 8:50 PM, a vehicle stopped at a traffic signal was struck by a white, older model 4-door sedan which left the area. Motor Vehicle Theft, 114 W Jefferson St (Smoot Landscapes), between 5:15 PM, May 16 and 7:44 AM, May 17, unknown suspect(s) stole a white, Ford E350 box truck which was parked on the street. Hit and Run, 1100 blk Hillwood Ave, May 17, 2:18 PM, a vehicle turning left onto Hillwood Ave was struck by a black
Arlington walking tour book titled “Walks with Charley: Sniffing Arlington Ridge History and Mystery.” Though he delivers tongue-in-cheek comments about his dog, Suydam did painstaking research on the area, scouring, for example, the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps that go back to the 1930s. During World War II, housing developments were built nearby and named for Confederate Generals J.E.B. Stuart and Jubal Early, though they later were torn down due to county zoning violations, he writes. Suydam provides a neat cross-reference to old neighborhood street names before they changed in 1935: Ridge Road was Mount Vernon Avenue, ArmyNavy Drive was Old Georgetown Road, and 23rd was Fraser Street. “The Ridge is an area that keeps unveiling something new,” Suydam writes. “I’ve been walking the area for nearly 25 years, and discover something new every day.” *** Every local news outlet last week reported Arlington’s elevation as the nation’s “fittest city.” The ranking comes from the American College of Sports Medicine’s index for “both healthy behaviors and community infrastructure.” I was more amazed that our physical fitness feat spawned a TV gag on “Weekend Update” during the May 19 “Saturday Night Live.” Oddly, the producers of the joke – better left unrepeated (my wife says) – felt they needed a map to show those New York hipsters Arlington’s location. sedan which left the scene. Trespass, 6795 Wilson Blvd (Eden Center), May 18, 6:30 AM, a male, 50, of no fixed address, was issued a summons for Trespass. Narcotics Violation, 900 N Tuckahoe St, May 18, 3:40 PM, a male, 24, of Washington, DC, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. Smoking Violation, 6757 Wilson Blvd, #16(Le Mirage), May 19, 12:17 AM, a male, 43, of Alexandria, VA, was issued a summons for Smoking in a Restaurant. Trespass, 6763 Wilson Blvd (Eden Center), May 19, 8:19 AM, a male, 50, of no fixed address, was issued a summons for Trespass. Drug and Liquor Law Violations, 200 blk S Virginia Ave, May 19, 10:49 PM, a male, 18, of the City of Falls Church, was issued summonses for Possession of Marijuana and Underage Possession of Alcohol. Drunk in Public, 100 blk S Maple Ave, May 20, 11:07 PM, a male, 60, of no fixed address, was arrested for Drunk in Public.
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NATI O NA L
Roy Cohn & Donald Trump
Two prominent columnists (that I know of) have pronounced the Trump developments of the last week as a unique crossing of the line, as being in the very Constitutional crisis that many have been warning about. It related to Trump’s abuse of power associated with ordering the Justice Department to undertake an investigation on his behalf. Just like in Germany in the early 1930s, it is not easy in foresight to tell when a decisive line had been crossed commiting the nation to Nazi rule. It could have been at any number of points, but the decisive one came when the Weimar government still had the formal authority to stop Hitler, and failed to do so. But when did that moment become clear? It was hard to say until after the fact. This process is like putting a live crab in a pot filled with water on FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS a stove and heating it up slowly. There is no particular moment when the crab realizes that he’s being cooked, because it’s so gradual. At any rate, the signposts are abundantly clear when it comes to Trump and strong man fascism now. Most clearly, it is associated with trampling on the rule of law, but when it is the institutions of the law that Trump has set up as his political adversaries, it can be confusing for the public. He’s taken the very agencies that are tasked in our democracy with prescribing his limits to power and designated them his personal enemies. So, who is he under attack from? A sinister “deep state” conspiracy out to do him in? Or is it the law trying to bring him to justice? Needless to say, it is overwhelmingly clear that it is the latter. One of the most comprehensive and on-target profiles of Trump published the recent period was by Frank Rich in the April 2018 New York magazine the entitled, “Roy Cohn Was the Original Donald Trump.” His astute takeoff point was the revival of Tony Kuschner’s Tonywinning two-part play, “Angels in America,” now on Broadway. In its latest production, Trump’s New York mentor Roy Cohn, who has a major role, is played “a Cohn for the ages,” in Rich’s view, by Nathan Lane. The version I first saw in the mid-1990s was six-part HBO TV series, where Al Pacino won an Emmy (along with almost everyone else in the production) for his version of the evil Cohn, a historically accurate portrayal of his last days dying from AIDS in late 1985 and early 1986. Cohn was disgraced Sen. Joe McCarthy’s right hand man in his witch hunt terror campaign in Congress in the early 1950s. Rich has been around New York City the whole time and is uniquely qualified to comment on Cohn’s rise through the corridors of abject corruption there, including his later stages when, in 1973, he met and began to work closely with Trump. Then, Rich wrote, Trump learned Cohn’s toxic tactics – “counterpunch viciously, deny everything, stiff your creditors, manipulate the tabloids” through “ruthless bullying and profane braggadocio.” In his characterization of Cohn, Rich wrote, “Kushner “identified an enduring strain of political evil that is a malignant in its way as the AIDS virus, just as dangerous to the nation, and just as difficult to eradicate.” Cohn’s operations had been “rife with indictments and scandals that included accusations of multiple bank and securities law violations, perennial tax evasion, bribery, extortion and theft,” while Trump flourished for decades as “a shameless lawbreaker, tax evader, liar, racist, bankruptcy aficionado and hypocrite notorious for his mob connections, transactional sexual promiscuity, and utter disregard for rules, scruples and morals,” and on and on. It’s a great, highly disturbing profile of Cohn and Trump in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s centered around the notorious Studio 54, known as the “sprawling midtown Valhalla of the disco era, a nexus for boldface names, omnivorous drug consumption, anonymous sex and managerial larceny.” All Rich omits were the defining role of the Russian mafia from the early 1970s as an arm of Soviet intervention in the U.S., and the domestic counterintelligence offensive to demolish the civil rights movement with ugly excesses of radical hedonism.
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What’s the Matter with Europe? If you had to identify a place and time where the humanitarian dream — the vision of a society offering decent lives to all its members — came closest to realization, that place and time would surely be Western Europe in the six decades after World War II. It was one of history’s miracles: a continent ravaged by dictatorship, genocide and war transformed itself into a model of democracy and broadly shared prosperity. Indeed, by the early years of this century Europeans were in many ways better off than Americans. Unlike us, they had guaranteed health care, which went along with higher life expectancy; they had much lower rates of poverty; they were actually more likely than we were to be gainfully employed during their prime working years. But now Europe is in big trouble. So, of course, are we. In particular, while democNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE racy is under siege on both sides of the Atlantic, the collapse of freedom, if it comes, will probably happen here first. But it’s worth taking a break from our own Trumpian nightmare to look at Europe’s woes, some but not all of which parallel ours. Many of Europe’s problems come from the disastrous decision, a generation ago, to adopt a single currency. The creation of the euro led to a temporary wave of euphoria, with vast amounts of money flowing into nations like Spain and Greece; then the bubble burst. And while countries like Iceland that retained their own money were able to quickly regain competitiveness by devaluing their currencies, eurozone nations were forced into a protracted depression, with extremely high unemployment, as they struggled to get their costs down. This depression was made worse by an elite consensus, in the teeth of the evidence, that the root of Europe’s troubles was not misaligned costs but fiscal profligacy, and that the solution was draconian austerity that made the depression even worse. Some of the victims of the euro crisis, like Spain, have finally managed to claw their way back to competitiveness. Others, however, haven’t. Greece remains a disaster area — and Italy, one of the three big economies remaining in the European Union, has now suffered two lost decades: GDP per capita is no higher now than it was in 2000. So it isn’t really surprising that when Italy held elections in March, the big winners were anti-EU parties — the populist Five Star Movement and the far-right League. In fact, the surprise is that it didn’t happen sooner. Those parties are now set to form a government.
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While the policies of that government aren’t completely clear, they’ll surely involve a break with the rest of Europe on multiple fronts: a reversal of fiscal austerity that may well end with exit from the euro, along with a crackdown on immigrants and refugees. Nobody knows how this will end, but developments elsewhere in Europe offer some scary precedents. Hungary has effectively become a one-party autocracy, ruled by an ethnonationalist ideology. Poland seems well down the same path. So what went wrong with the “European project” — the long march toward peace, democracy and prosperity, underpinned by ever-closer economic and political integration? As I said, the giant mistake of the euro played a big role. But Poland, which never joined the euro, sailed through the economic crisis pretty much unscathed; yet democracy there is collapsing all the same. I would suggest, however, that there’s a deeper story here. There have always been dark forces in Europe (as there are here). When the Berlin Wall fell, a political scientist I know joked, “Now that Eastern Europe is free from the alien ideology of communism, it can return to its true path: fascism.” We both knew he had a point. What kept these dark forces in check was the prestige of a European elite committed to democratic values. But that prestige was squandered through mismanagement — and the damage was compounded by unwillingness to face up to what was happening. Hungary’s government has turned its back on everything Europe stands for — but it’s still getting large-scale aid from Brussels. And here, it seems to me, is where we see parallels with developments in America. True, we didn’t suffer a euro-style disaster. (Yes, we have a continentwide currency, but we have the federalized fiscal and banking institutions that make such a currency workable.) But the bad judgment of our “centrist” elites has rivaled that of their European counterparts. Remember that in 2010-11, with the United States still suffering from mass unemployment, most of the Very Serious People in Washington were obsessed with ... entitlement reform. Meanwhile our centrists, along with much of the news media, spent years in denial about the radicalization of the GOP, engaging in almost pathological false equivalence. And now America finds itself governed by a party with as little respect for democratic norms or rule of law as Hungary’s Fidesz. The point is that what’s wrong with Europe is, in a deep sense, the same thing that’s wrong with America. And in both cases, the path to redemption will be very, very hard.
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Merrifield Business Assocation Names James Part-Time Director Peggy James, part-time executive director of the Vienna Business Association and part owner of The Locker Room in Falls Church, has been hired to serve as the part-time director of the Greater Merrifield Business Association. She joins the GMBA with vast experience and enthusiasm supporting and promoting the small business community in Vienna, where she owned and operated The Artful Gift Shop. Prior to her professional focus on small businesses, James was financial manager for SAIC. For information about either organization, visit www.viennabusiness.org or www.greatermerrifield.org.
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Mustangs Handle Rams, Prep for District Championship by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
Carrying over its strong finish from the regular season into the playoffs is George Mason High School’s boys soccer team, as it brushed aside Strasburg High School 13-0 Tuesday night. By the time Mason (13-0-1) took the field the wet ball and turf that slowed the varsity girls’ soccer game down was a thing of the past. The Mustangs were able to flex their muscles against the Rams without any interference from Mother Nature, and they prolonged Bull Run District opponents’ scoreless streak versus Mason to another game — something foreign to Mason head coach Frank Spinello’s illustrious tenure as the squad’s headmaster. “It’s never happened before since I’ve been here,” Spinello said. “One year we allowed in one goal, but otherwise, it’s very rare to do this and an example of how solid our team is.” The Mustangs didn’t waste time dizzying Strasburg with their offensive might. Thirty-six seconds into the contest freshman midfielder Declan Quill sent a low right-to-left cross
to the cutting senior forward Peter Scardino who blasted the ball behind the crossbar to put Mason on the board. By the 12th minute junior midfielder Nick Wells found his way onto the stat sheet when he skipped a shot in front of the Rams’ keeper, who got a few fingers on it but couldn’t manage to keep it from sophomore midfielder Zorhan Boston who was waiting behind him and sank the empty-netter with ease. Sophomore midfielder Cole Hellert was venturing from leftto-right at the top of the box when he did an about-face and fired a no-look grounder to the lower left corner for the Mustangs’ third goal in just 19 minutes of action. Some give and go action between Quill and Wells saw the latter’s touch pass trickle past a defender and tee up Quill’s rocket that zipped past Strasburg’s goalkeeper for goal number four, minutes later. Quill struck again in the 28th minute when a senior defender Tim Andrianarison’s pass rolled by a few bodies before finding Quill alone for another straightforward goal. Before the first half was over, the Mustangs would sink four more shots on a penalty kick from
MAKING HIS MARK on the game is sophomore midfielder Cole Hellert, who tallied two first half goals in Mason’s 13-0 win over Strasburg High School. (Photo: Carol Sly) senior midfielder Carlos Mercado and a shot from junior forward Detsl Antezana along with goals from Hellert and Quill to enter the break up 9-0. Sophomore midfielder Maddox Kong, Boston, Andrianarison and Scardino would score prior to the game being called off 20 minutes early. All this offensive success raises valid concerns for the back line and a goalkeeper in senior Ethan Morse who’re often unchallenged during matches. But Spinello
assures that the defense’s readiness is addressed in every practice just as rigorously as other aspects of the game. “Our goalkeepers coach [Fernando] Seas does a great job of challenging these guys day-in and day-out, so they’ll be ready for whatever comes ahead,” Spinello added. And for the team that generally hasn’t had to overcome or even deal with much adversity either on its way through the season,
Spinello promises they’ll be prepared. While he’s sticking with the party-line of “one game at a time,” the Mustangs are eager to get a crack at Staunton-based Robert E. Lee High School, who ended their season and four-year title run in the regional opener last season. But that will have to wait since tonight brings the Bull Run District championship game against the winner of the Clarke County High School/Central High School match.
Mason Girls Pick Up Momentum in Postseason Opener Against Central by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
George Mason High School’s girls soccer team started the postseason on the right foot after taking down Central High School 3-0 Tuesday night on a rain-soaked field. The conditions brought some problems for the Mustangs (113) but they overcame the slick turf and slippery ball to turn out a complete performance that has Mason eyeing a Bull Run District championship in tonight’s contest. “I had no doubts about this game, but I didn’t want to put that in [the players’] heads because that can play tricks on an athlete’s mind,” Mason head coach George Bitadze said. “With [Central] winning last night, you never know if [the Falcons] are going to be tired from yesterday’s game or even more prepared to play, so I didn’t want to build any expectations for our team. I just wanted them to ready from the start and they were.” Mason got things going right off the bat when senior midfielder Victoria Rund sent a touch pass to junior midfielder Maura Mann who was parallel with her. Mann carried the ball into a clearing and
LOCKING DOWN the right side of the field is senior defender Celine Diz as she warded off Central High School’s advances and blanked the Falcons in Mason’s 3-0 win. (Photo: Carol Sly) put the Mustangs on the board in just a few minutes into the match. Though controlling the clock and a majority of the possessions, Mason wouldn’t strike again until midway through the first half. Some swift ball movement helped the Mustangs establish a presence deep in Central’s defensive zone, where sophomore forward Emma Rollins’ one-timer was set up by senior midfielder Sophie
Matton’s quick pass from the wing and junior midfielder Maddie Lacroix’s hockey assist from the top of the box that spurred the scoring sequence. Rund would finally get her opportunity to tally a goal in the 48th minute. A Falcons possession ended near Mason’s penalty box when a booming clear went skyward toward midfield. Rund perfectly timed the ball’s land-
ing near the center circle, found an opening between three Central defenders and hit the gas to separate from them before finishing her one-on-one chance against the Falcons’ goalkeeper. “We needed to show [Central] that we were in charge,” Bitadze continued. “In our first game against them we won 2-1, and in our second we won 1-0 so in our third we had as many goals from
the first two games combined and didn’t allow them to score.” Where Bitadze and the Mustangs will find room to improve is in the offensive zone. Mason controlled the ball, and by extension, the tempo throughout the game with relative ease. However, generating legitimate and controlled scoring chances eluded the team up until the final whistle. Bitadze’s year-long experiments with line-up and strategy changes wasn’t the culprit since he kept players where they were most comfortable during the match. Instead, he felt it was the Mustangs’ mental approach that needed some adjusting. “They need patience. If something is not there, whether it be a shot or a pass, they don’t need to force it. Every time we get near the net we put pressure on ourselves to go for the goal, but as long as we maintain possession and slow the game down, better scoring chances will come around.” Bitadze added. Mason is set to play the winner of the Clarke County High School/ Madison High School County game tonight at home, since their Tuesday match was postponed to Wednesday due to rain.
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GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL’S annual �ire drill breakfast set out to honor teachers who are both retiring or moving on to new opportunities. Bridget Dean-Pratt (left) and Eleanor Hawkesworth (second from left) are hanging up their chalk for good and retiring, while Beth Bird (center), Darcy Hood (second from right) and Amanda Newcomb (nee Crider) are taking up jobs outside of the City school system. (P����: FCCPS P����/C���� S��)
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Extended Day Care Program Open for Registration From the Monday after school is out until just before school reopens, the Falls Church City Public Schools Extended Day Care Program (EDCP) has parents and families covered for summer activities while parents are away at work. The programs include a weekly trip to the pool and a wide variety of field trips including the National Aquarium, Port Discovery, Imagination Stage,
Medieval Times and many more. Register only for the weeks you need. There are two options: One for families currently enrolled in EDCP and one for new to EDCP families. For information on how to sign up, call FCCPS’ administrative office at 703-248-5600.
Students Selected As Civic Representatives At Monday’s Falls Church City Council meeting, the Council recognized 20 high school students as youth representatives to City boards, commissions and civic organizations as recommended by the Citizens for a Better City. Those recognized and sworn in: Amanda Byrne, Raquel Dod, Finn Driggers, Sarah Fong, Kristen Hornbuckle, George Hoak, Evan Jones, Tania DelMoral, Hien Nguyen, Katherine O’Neill, Sneha Parthasarathy, Kaylee Stillwagoner, David Tarter, Sofia Heartney, Dominik Krotzer, Sameer Miglani, Ella Reithinger, Kathryn Siemer, Elisabeth Snyder and Grace Tarpgaard.
Local Middle Schools Take 1st at Tech Competition Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students won first place awards in 20 categories and the school division received the Lynn
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Marshall Academy Holds Awards Show on May 30 Marshall Academy, a Governor’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Academy, will host its 20th annual Academy Awards celebration on Wednesday, May 30, from 6 – 8 p.m. with a reception following in Marshall High School’s (7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) cafeteria. The program will honor academy Students of the Year in all program areas. The celebration will also include the second annual National Technical Honor Society induction, student speakers, and program and co-curricular highlights.
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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 24 Preschool Storytime. Stories and fun for children ages 0-5. No registration required; drop-in. All storytimes at the library are followed by playtime with the Early Literacy Center toys. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-2485034. Playtime with the Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items (aka toys) to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703248-5034. Teen Time: Wii Game Night. Play some Wii party games at the library. Grades 6-12, registration required. Call the Youth Services Desk or visit in person for more
information. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034. ESC Panel Discussion: WFC EDP Opportunities for Sustainable Stormwater and Energy Infrastructure. A discussion of the Requests for Developer Proposals for the West Falls Church Economic Development project, the Environmental Sustainability Council (ESC) will host a panel discussion on “Opportunities for Sustainable Stormwater and Energy Infrastructure”, addressing two important environmental opportunities for the site: Stormwater Capture and Energy Infrastructure. This event is a follow-up to the ESC’s February panel discussion on sustainable, climate-resilient development (available at fallschurchva.gov/171/EnvironmentalSustainability-Council). Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Library (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. 703248-5297.
SATURDAY, MAY 26 Farmer’s Market. The awardwinning market returns every Saturday to the City Hall parking lot, filled with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, chocolates, gifts, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. – noon.
MONDAY, MAY 28 Memorial Day Festival and Parade. For more than 30 years, the City of Falls Church has hosted an annual Memorial Day Festival and Parade. This year, over 10,000 visitors will come to the City Hall grounds for the Don Beyer Fun Run; Veterans’ Ceremony; children’s activities; food, civic and retail vendors and for the parade itself. The preliminary schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. — Don Beyer Volvo Fun Run; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Tours of Cherry Hill Farmhouse; 11 a.m. — Veterans’ Ceremony and 2 p.m.
— Parade, led by Grand Marshal Midge Wang. Special thanks go out to all the event sponsors: Falls Church News-Press • Galleria Florist • Goldfish Swim School - Falls Church • Harry Helmet • Homefix Custom Remodeling • Kitchen Saver • LeafFilter Gutter Protection • Passanante’s Home Food Service • T-Mobile. Full event details, including a list of vendors, Veterans’ Ceremony program schedule, the parade line-up and visitor parking information are available at fallschurchva.gov/ MemorialDay. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call 703-248-5077 (TTY 711) or e-mail recreation@fallschurchva.gov.
TUESDAY, MAY 29 Teen DJ’ing Class. Drop-in. Teaches the fundamentals of DJ’ing where students can work on their skills and sharpen up on music theory. TJ Community Center (3501 S 2nd St., Arlington). 3:30 – 6 p.m. 703-228-7783.
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SUNDAY, MAY 27 “1984.” “1984” is set in a state of perpetual war in Oceania and Eurasia where Stalin-like purges from society are a daily reality— unless you conform to the accepted modes of speech, behavior and allegiance. This brazen play is a forewarning metaphor for the P.C. culture of today, the draconian societies of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, and whatever lies ahead in our near future? Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St. NW, Washington, D.C.) $35. 3 p.m. scenatheatre.org.
LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, MAY 24 Dan & Chuck. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. Candyrat Guitar Night Feat. Luca Stricagnoli & Calum Graham. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave.
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E, Vienna). $20. 8 p.m. 703-2551566. Bob Dylan Birthday Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504. Huntley. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.
FRIDAY, MAY 25 Dan Hovey. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-241-9504. Jessica Yellowitz. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. SNRG with OKO + Atoms Apart. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 8 p.m. 703255-1566. Washington Ballet Company: Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $25 – $75. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. Jimi Smooth & The Hit Time. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703241-9504. TGI90s Party with DJ Suga Ray. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $5. 9:30 p.m. 703-237-0300. Damion Wolfe. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, MAY 26 Rocky and Stealin’ the Deal. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. Live from Here with Chris Tile featuring special guest Kacey Musgraves with Comic Sheng Wang and Duet Partner Sarah Jarosz. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $30 – $65. 5:45 p.m. 703255-1900. Big Tow. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-5329283. An Evening With Trashcan Sinatras. Jammin’ Java (227
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Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $25. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. Cargo & The Heavy Lifters. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504. MIdnight Essentials. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SUNDAY, MAY 27 Dixieland Direct. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-241-9504. Eric King Acoustic Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. The Later Late Show Presents The Early Show Matty Litwack + Bunny Thelemis + Jamie Benedi + Ahmed Vallejos + Matt Deakins + Kevin Skiffington. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $8 – $10. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
2018 Summer Blast Off: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). 8 p.m. 703-2551900. Gabe Stillman High Energy Blues. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703241-9504.
MONDAY, MAY 28 Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 3:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
TUESDAY, MAY 29 John Fogerty + ZZ Top: Blues and Bayous Tour with Ryan Kinder (encore performance the following night at the same time). Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $45 – $95. 7 p.m. 703-255-1900.
James Madison High School Jazz Band. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $15. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Sol Roots Show Live and In Concert. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 SayWeCanFly/Braden Barrie “I’m Another You” Tour with Special Guest Fairview. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Sirius XM presents Summerland Tour 2018 Starring Everclear, Marcy Playground, Local H. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $35 – $249. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. Open Mic Night with Vernon Santmyer Live and In Concert. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Arlington). 8:30 p.m. 703522-8340.
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BACK IN THE DAY
20 � 10 Y���� A�� �� ��� N���-P���� Falls Church News-Press Vol. VIII, No. 12 • June 5, 1998
State Soccer Title: George Mason High School Wins Two in Same Day The George Mason High School boys soccer team came home with a Virginia State Championship for Division A last Saturday, its first season playing a spring schedule and in the Virginia High School League. To reach the state “A” championship round this past weekend in rural Lancaster, the Mason boys soccer squad had to come from behind in dramatic fashion in three consecutive games. Once in the round, however, the pattern changed and the Mustangs toppled its opponents
Falls Church News-Press Vol. XVIII, No. 13 • May 29, 2008
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Resolute F.C. Council Moves Ahead on Affordable Housing The Falls Church City Council Tuesday gave a preliminary approval for one of the region’s most ambitious affordable housing projects, a new stand-alone 174-unit building adjacent to the recently approved City Center South redevelopment project. Over the next few months, advisory boards and commissions and the public will review the project and its tax and other implications for Falls Church. It is not expected to come to a vote for final approval before late September of this year.
MAYA, a 7-year old tabby, closes the back page of the latest News-Press after reading about her fellow felines in the latest Critter Corner. Maya, a rescue from Lost Dog, enjoys watching birds from her screen porch and tolerates occasional hugs from her 3-year-old human sister. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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IF YOUR CHILD IS IN THE RIGHT CAR SEAT.
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