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Inside This Week Council Gives 1st OK to $1.2M in New Spending
The Falls Church City Council has given “first reading” preliminary approval to $1,271,679 in new general fund expenditures that became available following the conclusion of Fiscal Year 2015 to include two new City positions, a new school bus and an array of smaller items. See News Briefs, page 8
3 Voted to ‘Advisory Evaluation Team’
Shields Adamant: Model Shows Big Net Benefit From Mixed Use in F.C. W ish Y ou W ere H ere
Bone of Contention Divides Campaigns For City Council
by Nicholas F. Benton
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mixer in the lobby of the auditorium that begins at 7 p.m. Then, next Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, at its regular monthly luncheon at the Italian Cafe, will present a forum involving the five candidates for the City Council. The School Board and Council
As the benefits and liabilities of large-scale mixed use development projects have become major points of contention in the Falls Church City Council race this fall, top officials at City Hall remain adamant contending that there have been marked positive effects on the fiscal health of the City. In an exclusive interview with the News-Press, City Manager Wyatt Shields and Economic Development office chief Rick Goff explained that even with updates to the City’s fiscal analysis of the seven major mixed-use projects built since 2002, the net effect has been millions to the good and, as a result, major savings on the individual real estate tax rate for homeowners. In the current campaign, the five candidates vying for three seats on the Council have been sharply divergent on the issue. Incumbent Councilman Phil Duncan and first-time candidate Letty Hardi have stood staunchly in favor of continued, well-vetted mixed-use developments, while challengers Sam Mabry and Johannah Barry, both of whom have previously served on the Council, have called for a moratorium on such developments, claiming they are costing taxpayers money. The arguments of Mabry and Barry are that the projects are introducing more new children to the school system and the cost of educating them is a net burden on taxpayers. But according to City Hall, the majority of new students in the school system come from single
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Three members of City staff were voted unanimously by the Falls Church City Council onto an advisory team tasked with conducting an initial review of the responses to the Request for Conceptual Proposals for the development of the 34 acres known as the Upper West End property. See News Briefs, page 8
David Brooks: The Republican’s Incompetence Caucus
The House Republican caucus is close to ungovernable these days. How did this situation come about? See page 14
Press Pass with The Wailin’ Jennys
The Wailin’ Jennys latest tour run, which includes a stop at The Birchmere on Tuesday, Oct. 20, is a nine-day tour with performances on the West and East coasts. See page 24
FAMOUS MUSICIANS graced the streets of the City of Falls Church last weekend for a recording session at the City’s Cue Recording Studio. Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame (left) and Sheryl Crow (center) were present to record a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” with three disabled veteran musicians. It was for MusiCorps, a Walter Reed Hospital-based non-profit to help wounded veterans heal through music. Their upcoming show, “MusicHeals” will be at Constitution Hall Friday, Oct. 16 with Waters, Crow and the same veterans that recorded with them at Cue. On the right is Jeff Jeffrey, owner of Cue. (Photo: Jeff Jeffrey)
School Board Candidates in Spotlight at GMHS Tonight by Nicholas F. Benton
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With the School Board and City Council election looming on Nov. 3, citizens of the City of Falls Church will have more opportunities to see the 13 total candidates vying for six positions facing off against each other in public. Tonight, Thursday, Oct. 15,
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races are each for three of the seven seats on those entities, and in each case, two incumbents are seeking re-election and only one seat is guaranteed to be filled by a newcomer. Last week, it was a standing room-only crowd that packed into the American Legion Hall on N. Oak Thursday night to hear all 13 candidates seeking election on Nov. 3 to positions on the Falls Church City Council and School Board. Few left over the more than two hours of questions and answers. Only three responses during the School Board portion addressed
the controversial issue of the legal petition the week before against the current School Board by firsttime candidate Becky Smerdon, and otherwise the proceedings were civil, although largely due to the fact that one moderator, F.C. GOP committee chair Ken Feltman, held up a large wad of index card-sized questions he’d received from the audience to say that they were all on the nature of “have you beaten your wife lately and related themes,” and got the audience’s applause for his request to take them all and simply discard them. Rival first-time School Board candidate Jacob Radcliff raised the issue of Smerdon’s legal
action in response to a question specifically on the topic, calling the move “disruptive and wastes time.” He said that as a litigator he was sensitive to the negative costbenefit elements of the action. Candidate Alison Kutchma soon after ignored a question directed to her to say that she was “very offended” by what Radcliff said, and called attention to issues of the new rules for volunteer committees that were at the heart of the legal action. Then Smerdon, herself, explained that she sought a legal interpretation from the Arlington Circuit Court because she was able to have “no conversations with the School Board,” and did it “as a last recourse.”
She said, “I am doing this because I care about children and want the system to give them the very best.” Incumbent Kieran Sharpe hailed the effectiveness of the school system, noting that it is now the first in the entire state to offer the inquiry-based, self-directed International Baccalaureate approach throughout the K-through-12 system. Incumbent board chair Justin Castillo said the key question is to ask, “Why are we all here?” He said there are benefits to a small school system “that you can’t put a price tag on.” Kutchma joined Mark Kaye and Smerdon repeatedly assailing a “lack of transparency” in the
school budget and decision making process. Kaye said he feared the new development of the Upper West End land would result in a “Tysons Three,” and said the current School Board “doesn’t have enough leadership.” When asked “what is the single factor in the success of the Falls Church School System in the past 30 years,” candidate Philip Reitinger said, “Great teachers,” and ended his response with that. He also said the Schools should be ready with a “Plan B” if the Mt. Daniel expansion plan gets turned down next month by the Fairfax County Planning Commission.
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family homes, and not from the new mixed-use projects. Comparing the tax yields from single family homes to those from mixed use projects, according to the latest updated fact sheet from the Office of Economic Development, the average annual cost of a pupil in the school system is $15,703. This includes measuring the marginal impact costs of proposed new development on the City’s general operating budget. Directly comparing single family homes with mixed use developments, the single family home contributes 0.63 pupils each, and the City’s first six mixed use projects add 0.25 pupils per unit. The mixed-use projects yield about $7.1 million annually in gross, direct tax revenue to the City from real estate and personal property taxes, as well as taxes generated by business tenants in those buildings. On a per-pupil
basis, then, these projects contribute about $38,688 per year, or well above twice the amount of the $15,703 it costs to educate each child. On top of that, the mixed-use projects have contributed $3.4 million in cash for school capital needs as proffered conditions for receiving the approvals from City Hall to build. Also in addition, but not calculated in the model to date, are the collateral effects in terms of the amount of money the residents of these units in the mixed use projects spend in the City. On the other hand, for single family homes, the contributors of 73 percent of all the new students to the school system since 2002, their contribution per pupil to the City’s tax base is calculated at $15,885 per year, barely a hundred dollars more than the cost of educating them and less than half, on a per pupil basis, of the revenue generated from mixed use projects. This data has been updated as of this month and is posted on the
City’s website by the Office of Economic Development. A one-page summary sheet, backed by more extensive information also on the website, demonstrates two main points: Mixed-use projects have far fewer students per dwelling unit than single family homes and have accounted for 27 percent of new students to the school system, compared to the 73 percent coming from single family homes, older apartments, townhouses and other existing housing. Revenue generated by commercial activity and residential taxes in mixed use buildings contributed significantly to the City’s overall revenue yield. “In aggregate,” according to the updated study’s summary, “mixed use development has proven itself a reliable generator of millions of dollars each year in new tax revenue and positive net fiscal impact to the City.” Shields and Goff told the NewsPress that the Tischler Bise firm the
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City has retained to develop and annually update its fiscal impact model is now being further tasked to add an evaluation of collateral capital projections into the model in time to be applied to decisions the City will be making about the 34-acre Upper West End property recently annexed into the City. Tischler Bise has a superior national reputation, they said, and their analyses are heavily relied upon by jurisdictions across the country. Some are arguing, they said, that mixed-use driven population growth is creating the need for new major capital improvements, and that these should be factored into the net cost of mixed use projects. But Shields and Goff reiterated that most of the student growth is coming from non-mixed use housing, and the need for capital improvements, such as a new City Hall or library, are being driven not by population growth so much as the fact that the buildings are just too old and need to be replaced. The “tipping points” for replacing old with new City and school buildings are due to a variety of reasons, Goff said, not just population growth. Shields and Goff also com-
mented on two related issues: why, with all the mixed-use projects that have gone in since 2002, have real estate taxes continued to rise and, factors in comparing Falls Church taxes with neighboring jurisdictions. “Our taxes rose in the last decade because of the effects of the Great Recession and the loss of the City’s ability to take a return on investment from its water system.” Shields explained. “Our taxes would be much higher but for the mitigating impact of the mixed use projects.” He also noted that the Fairfax real estate tax rate of $1.09 masks a number of added costs for leaf and garbage collection, Community Center costs and some Metro and transportation tax overlays that Falls Church does not have. The fiscal model used by City Hall to evaluate the merits of new projects was devised in 2003 by the City’s Economic Development Authority. Goff noted that the Economic Development Authority will host a public presentation on the fiscal model by consultants from Tischler Bise on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Dogwood Room at City Hall. Ironically or not, that is the night before the Nov. 3 election.
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A person living just outside the City limits but who claims to be an avid follower of all things Falls Church posted this on the News-Press website last week, “There seems to be a real divide between a handful of citizens of the city and the majority. I wouldn’t know anybody in this group if standing in front of me so I feel as though I can offer an opinion that might be a little unbiased. I only know from the readings I see online. I have to say that it almost seems there is a little gang of negativity in The Little City and their target always seems to be the schools.” With the November 3 election for three City Council and three School Board seats now less than three weeks away, the citizen’s comment seems more and more apropos. There is a quality of negativity and divisiveness in this election that we haven’t seen in our almost 25 years on the scene, and it makes us wonder why. Whatever the underlying causes of the discontent, they haven’t really surfaced yet as far as we can see. Yes, there are those who are genuinely worried that the City could become overdeveloped with mixed use and related projects. But it is wrong for a candidate to knowingly use as an example, to exploit this fear, the very preliminary proposal for a ten-story all residential apartment building at the current site of the Stratford Inn. When that was floated by developers to the Economic Development Committee of the City Council a couple weeks ago, everyone on the City Council made it very clear to them that the idea, with its 7.2 FAR (floor to area ratio) would simply never fly in the Little City. So, if anything, that case should be a prime plus for the advocates of mixed use development, because as has been the case all along, the plans that come before City Hall and the City Council get very close scrutiny, a lot of public comment, and often change dramatically in order to conform to the City’s wishes for good, smart development. The City has boosted projects that are classy and modest, in fact. Worried about big mixed use development? Check out Tysons Corner. There you will see more than one 25 floor residential monstrosity going in. Falls Church, on the other hand, retains serious height and density limits. And for those who contend that City Hall’s “Special Exception” process puts undue power into the hands of a majority on the City Council, it needs to be pointed out that this feature provides the City with enormous leverage to extract valuable proffers and gifts to the City and its schools they could not otherwise get. Zero development threatens the sustainability of Falls Church. If the City became absorbed by Fairfax or Arlington as a result, then you’d get those 25 story monsters here no matter how much citizen howling.
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demonstrated his commitment to these beliefs when he introduced an amendment to strip harmful provisions from the deceptivelynamed Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015. While Rep. Beyer’s amendment would have removed several damaging provisions, I am most grateful for his efforts to eliminate Title X and Section 302. Title X (the
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African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act) would end efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to crack down on the illegal ivory trade by repealing restrictions on U.S. ivory imports and exports. Section 302 would allow the importation of 41 polar bear hunting trophies from Canada. This provision is even more outrageous because these polar bears were killed when the Fish and Wildlife Service was finalizing their decision to list polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, and hunters were warned that they would likely not be allowed to bring their trophies back into the
country. Section 302 would serve as a dangerous precedent for trophy hunters who take advantage of opportunities in other countries to hunt dwindling populations then seek retroactive protection to import their trophies under U.S. law. This threat is very real – the Fish and Wildlife Service’s listing of African lions is imminent. If this precedent is set, we can expect to see many more lions, like Cecil, hunted for sport as they are on the brink of gaining federal protections. Although his amendment did not pass (Title X and Section 302 are still in the Act),
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F.C. Citizens Should Think Beyond Election Day B� L�� W�������� ��� A����� A������� S���������
This fall, we went to a fight and an election campaign broke out. Under normal circumstances, Falls Church City residents are known for both our civility and our smarts. We are neighborly and fair-minded, well-read and welladjusted. We are not swayed by cheap rhetoric or manufactured crises, because we know how to look behind the curtain and judge issues (and people) on their merits. We value honest, substantive and meaningful interaction. But all that seems to have gone out the window in the race to Election Day 2015. Instead of debating issues and assessing platforms, it seems a certain subset of our fellow citizens have devoted themselves, online, in print, and in person, to lowering the bar for political speech just as fast and as far as they can. Instead of reasoned discussion and careful examination of the facts there are whisper campaigns, namecalling and feverish character assassination, all ginned up by folks who seem to have confused political campaigning with Washington’s other favorite fall team sport. (Hint: There’s a good reason ballots are not printed in burgundy and gold.) What particularly grieves us is that the ugliest of this ugly behavior seems to have been reserved for candidates who are
women and/or new players in City politics. Their clothing is judged to be too revealing, while at the same time their accessories are mocked as too demure. They are disparaged as “mommy candidates,” with never a mention that all the men in the race have children too. We complain about the
“We complain about the need for diversity among our City leaders, but then revert to middle school taunting whenever anyone steps up.”
need for diversity among our City leaders, but then revert to middle school taunting whenever anyone steps up. Falls Church should encourage passionate, committed citizens to get involved in making our hometown a better place. But instead we seem to be demonstrating that no good deed goes unpunished. Welcome to City politics! Come on in, the water’s shark-infested.
Deplorable too is the anonymous anger and vitriol that has replaced rational debate and thoughtful discussion, especially in the online comments on this paper’s website, and on other sites that cover Falls Church politics. And the bile is not just directed at candidates. Folks who have likely shared the same lawn at a Cherry Hill concert or waved to one another during the Memorial Day parade are now posting nasty accusations about each other, or making sweeping generalizations about the types of neighbors they deem acceptable. Mind you, we are not arguing against differences of opinion. Reasonable people can – and should – disagree; it keeps us all honest and mindful of the diversity in opinion and experience here in our City. But it is not reasonable to attack candidates and each other simply for holding views (or backgrounds) that differ from what you prefer. It is not reasonable to refuse to let facts get in the way of a good rumor. And it is not reasonable to heckle from behind an anonymous screen name. What message does this send to our current leadership – that we tolerate campaigning like this? Does this entice the next generation of public servants to roll up their sleeves and get involved, knowing that they will be dragged down in the mud? Do new residents (and downsizing established ones) feel welcome, knowing that some of their neighbors have openly questioned
whether condo- and apartment-dwellers are truly “full-fledged citizens” of our City? And how do we explain to our children and grandchildren why our normally intelligent civic discourse has degenerated from New England town hall to barroom brawl? Our fellow Little Citizens are bigger than this. It’s time for everyone to change the tone by speaking out against the ugly behavior that has taken over this election. There is a “Falls Church way,” and this is not it. No matter how big it gets, our City will always be a small town – a place where memories are long, and degrees of separation are small. We are all bound up in each other’s lives, for better or for worse. And so we urge all our neighbors, candidates and supporters alike, to think beyond Election Day. Don’t just do or say whatever gets you to November 3; have a plan for November 4 and beyond. Choose to associate yourselves (and your all-important votes) with people who have chosen to make a positive difference in the life of our City, instead of those who are only committed to scaring listeners and scoring points. Remember that when this never-ending season finally ends, we will still have to encounter each other at the park, the bus stop, the grocery store, or the frozen yogurt shop, not to mention at City Hall. When we do, let’s be ready to come together so we can work together. We all deserve that much.
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My wife Ruth Ann and I moved to Falls Church in 1994, put down roots and raised our four children here. For us, the City isn’t just another DC suburb; it’s a unique combination of small-town living inside the Beltway that’s walkable and bikeable (I’ve been a bike commuter for 20 years). I’m proud of FCCPS’ accomplishments during my term on the School Board, including: graduating 100% of the George Mason HS Class of 2015; becoming Virginia’s first K-12 IB school division; introducing personalized learning and proactively identifying students in need of help in key subjects. We’ve kept classes small and started to close the teacher pay gap while still spending 10% less per student than Arlington. With your support, I’ll keep moving FCCPS forward by completing the GMHS expansion, closing the teacher pay gap and spending tax dollars wisely while developing the potential of every student.
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Absentee Voting Begins for Nov. 3 Election Absentee voting is underway in the City of Falls Church for the upcoming General Election on Nov. 3. According to a statement from City Hall, qualified voters may vote absentee by mail or in person at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Suite 101 East. Registered voters must meet one of the 19 eligibility requirements listed on the Virginia Absentee Ballot Application to vote absentee. Qualifying reasons are located on the last page of the absentee application. Requests for an absentee ballot by mail must be submitted to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in City Hall by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Absentee ballot applications may be handdelivered, mailed, faxed or emailed to the Office of Voter Registration and Elections in City Hall. Voters have until Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. to return their completed absentee ballot. City of Falls Church voters also have until Oct. 31 to vote an in-person absentee ballot at City Hall. The hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and on two Saturdays: October 24 and October 31, both from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Virginia law requires voters to present an acceptable photo ID when voting in-person.
3 Voted Onto ‘Advisory Evaluation Team’ Three members of the City staff — the City Manager, Planning Director and Economic Development Director — were voted unanimously by the Falls Church City Council Tuesday onto an “Advisory Evaluation Team” that will be tasked with “conducting an initial review of the responses to the July 30 Request for Conceptual Proposals for a new or renovated high school, expansion of the existing Henderson Middle School and commercial development” of the 34 acres annexed into the City last year known as the Upper West End property. The three appointees named tonight will join the Superintendent of the Falls Church City Schools and the principal of George Mason High School, designated earlier by the School Board. on the advisory group. The responses to the July 30 issue are due October 30 and is in compliance with the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act.
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F.C. Council OK 2 New Hires The Falls Church City Council has given “first reading” preliminary approval to $1,271,679 in new general fund expenditures that became available following the conclusion of Fiscal Year 2015 to include two new City positions — a transportation planner and one for an environmental program coordinator — a new school bus and an array of smaller items at its meeting Tuesday. The vote was 5-2, with Council members Karen Oliver and Nader Baroukh voting no. New appropriations include $80,500 for the transportation planner, $80,500 for an environmental program coordinator, $277,000 to the Building Inspection Reserve Fund for future building inspections and $25,000 for the Bicycle Master Plan, as well as $155,000 for the purchase of a fire apparatus, $51,579 for TV station equipment, $105,256 for a school bus, $137,615 for bond issuance costs, $7,500 for emergency management training, $154,916 to use police-seized asset funds to purchase police equipment and supplies, $51,213 of additional funds for the Falls Church Housing Corporation’s emergency generator installation project in Winter Hill, $130,000 for payroll costs to a former Water Fund employee and $15,600 from Cox Communications’ fees for the Cable Access Board.
Arlington Blvd. Spa Robbed Two men with knives robbed The Blossom Spa at 6051 Arlington Boulevard on Saturday, Oct. 10 shortly after 8 p.m., according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The police said that the men entered the business and allegedly threatened three employees with knives and took an undisclosed amount of cash and personal property. None of the three employees required medical attention.
Exxon on Leesburg Pike Robbed Fairfax County Police are searching for information on two men who robbed an Exxon gas station in Falls Church on Monday, Oct. 12, shortly before 10 a.m., the police said in a press release. The complaint reported that the two men entered the Exxon at 7519 Leesburg Pike and removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. One of the suspects tried and failed to use a taser against the victim, an Exxon employee, before both suspects fled. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the victim was not injured.
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Candidate Erin Gill, with three children currently in the schools, agreed, saying she was disappointed by the unhappy development with Mt. Daniel. She said she was told, “We got bad advice,” when she asked School officials about how it happened. She stressed the importance of “individualization” in the educational process. As expected, in the City Council portion of the evening, a lot of the debate centered on the merits of mixed-use development projects. Letty Hardi, the only one of the five candidates who is not currently or had previously served on the City Council, said that diversifying the tax base with mixed-use projects is key to keeping taxes low while providing quality education. She noted that 72 percent of the student enrollment growth in the City has come from single family homes, townhomes, condominiums and apartments that were already here before six new mixed use projects began going up in the last decade. She also noted the burden on the City taxpayers comes from the fact that 38 percent of the households
F.C. SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES at last Thursday’s forum at the American Legion Hall. (P����: N���-P����) in the City have school aged children, whereas in neighboring Arlington, the percentage is half of that. Without development, she argued, taxes would go up much faster because new burdens on the schools will continue to come from the existing housing stock. Former two-term Councilman Sam Mabry took the opposite tack, assailing the lack of adequate parking at the new projects and called for revising the “special exception” ordinance
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This November, Ask Yourself ‘What Is Important?’ Editor, Falls Church, ask yourself, what is important? Stable and safe neighborhoods? Locally competitive city services? Locally competitive schools? Retiring in your own home? Having your kids able to buy in Falls Church? Having your kids able to raise kids in Falls Church? More non-chain Mom and Pop
shops? Parking? Traffic? Green space? Then vote for like minded candidates. Candidates, who will with prudence and objectivity, openly evaluate and post to the citizenry, the matters before them. Clearly post why they individually believe Falls Church needs to move in a specific direction on a specific matter. David Schwind Falls Church
that permits for new mixed-use developments by allowing any four vote majority on the Council to waive requirements, such as parking requirements, to make a deal with a developer. He called it in its current form a “loophole ordinance.” Candidate Johannah Barry, also a former Council member, said that a new model to evaluate the mixed use proposals needs to be developed instead of the one that is now used. She said it should be an “economic, not a fiscal, model” to take into account the total impact of a project, and not simply the tax revenues it will generate. Incumbent Phil Duncan said that “we need to be very careful to invite all to Falls Church” and to diversity the housing stock. The new housing coming from the 301 W. Broad and Tinner Hill projects now under construction will cater more to millennials, young couples with smaller studios and one bedroom options, he said. Incumbent Mayor David Tarter said the City must become “an inviting place” for new commercial development to come in, and that it needs a “more walkable downtown, with sidewalks, crosswalks, and adequate parking. I see Falls Church having a very bright future,” he said.
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B������� N��� � N���� F.C. Chamber to Host Council Candidate Forum Oct. 20 The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Falls Church City Council Candidate forum during its Oct. 20 Networking Luncheon. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m. at the Italian Café located at 7161 Lee Highway. Tickets with advanced registration are $27 for members, $32 for nonmembers. An additional $5 will be charged for walk-ins should space be available. For more information or to register, visit www.FallsChurchChamber.org.
Life Management Event at Stifel & Capra Stifel & Capra is hosting “Life Management for Creative Souls” on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 7–10 p.m. The event, featuring certified life and wellness coach Jennifer Carson, is designed to help introduce multipassionate, creative people to strategies for organizing space and time. The event will take place at Stifel & Capra, 260 W. Broad Street. For more information, visit www.stifelandcapra.com.
Nonprofit Symposium Set for Oct. 22 Halt Buzas, & Powell, LTD is hosting its 2015 Semi-Annual Fall Nonprofit Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with other nonprofit leaders over breakfast and lunch while learning tips to grow nonprofit organizations. There is no fee but seating is limited. Up to four hours of Continuing Professional Education credits are available. For more information or to register, visit www.cpas4u.com.
Falls Church Marriott Undergoes $6 Million Upgrade The Marriott Fairview Park has invested more than $6 million to overhaul its 395 guestrooms and suites. Rooms now have new wall-mounted, 48-inch televisions and new workspaces featuring task lamps, ergonomic chairs and multiple power and USB outlets for easy connectivity. Select rooms also include refrigerators, exclusive state-of-the-art phones that boast Bluetooth connectivity and phone/tablet chargers for an assortment of sizes and models. The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle service to and from the Dunn Loring Metro station, indoor and outdoor pools, on-site restaurants and lounge and free Wi-Fi in the lobby. Marriott Fairfax Park is located at 3111 Fairview Park Dr. in Falls Church.
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The International Economic Development Council, a non-profit membership organization serving 4,600 economic developers, presented Gerald L. Gordon, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, with the Jeffrey A. Finkle Organizational Leadership Award for a “lasting commitment to the field of economic development.” The award was presented October 5 during the IEDC’s 2015 annual conference held in Anchorage, Alaska. The Finkle Award honors an individual who has continuously led a public or nonprofit economic development organization with integrity, tenacity and a philanthropic spirit for at least 15 years. Gordon has worked at the Fairfax EDA since late 1983, during which time office space in the county grew from 32 million square feet to more than 116 million, and jobs in the county grew from 243,000 to almost 600,000.
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Community News & Notes Eagle Scout Project Brings New Fence to Cherry Hill Park Justin Kahr of Boy Scout Troop 681 and members of his troop, joined by a few volunteers, recently built a split-rail fence at the Park Avenue and Virginia Avenue entrance to Cherry Hill Park, across from Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Kahr approached the City of Falls Church for ideas for an Eagle Scout project, and was intrigued by one in particular. “They told me that Cherry Hill Park needed a new fence,” Kahr said. “I thought it sounded perfect for me, and I liked that I’d get to build something everyone could see for a long time.” The City provided fence materials, and Kahr and the troop provided the cement for setting the fence posts. “Several exposed tree roots were making the entrance difficult to navigate,” said Danny
Schlitt, Director of Recreation and Parks. “The fence directs visitors to a smoother path and protects the roots.”
Local Book Drive Continues Through October 23 The Falls Church-area American Association of University Women’s book drive continues through Friday, Oct. 23. Donations of hard-covers, paperbacks, novels, non-fiction, children’s, cookbooks, etc. that are suitable for resale will be collected at a bin at the Falls Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls Street. The American Association of University Women is collecting books for its annual book sale to be held on April 8 – 9, 2016. Proceeds from the books sale will go to benefit scholarship/projects for women, including local Falls Church high school girls. For
more information, call 703-9415643 or email gjewell@cox.net.
Over 300 Turn Out for Teddy Bear Run/Walk More than 300 runners and walkers of all ages participated in the Third Annual Teddy Bear 5K & 1K Walk/Run on Sunday, Sept. 27 to benefit the Falls ChurchMcLean Children’s Center. The male and female winners of the 5K race were Jeff Homens, 26, of Washington, D.C. with a time of 18:46 and Nicole Mancini, 33, of Warrenton with a time of 19:55 on the race’s new course through the Pimmit Hills neighborhood. Homens and Mancini received a gift certificate for new running shoes from Road Runner Sports of Falls Church. Everyone who participated in the walk/run received a teddy bear as they crossed the finish line from elected officials Fairfax Supervisor
JUSTIN KAHR OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 681 stands with the new fence at Cherry Hill Park, which he, his fellow troop members and a few other volunteers helped build as part of Kahr’s Eagle Scout project. The split-rail fence was built at Park Avenue and Virginia Avenue, across from Mary Riley Styles Public Library, on September 26. The City provided fence materials and Kahr and his troop provided the cement for setting the fence posts. (Photo: Courtesy of Justin Kahr)
John Foust and Virginia delegate Kathleen Murphy and officers of the McLean Community Foundation. The event raised $30,000 for the Children’s Center annual fund to keep the full-time year-round education programs for children ages 2 – 5 affordable and accessible to all families. For more information, visit fcmlcc.org.
Greater Falls Church Veterans Council Hosts Veterans Picnic The Greater Falls Church Veterans Council held its 5th Annual Veterans Picnic on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Cherry Hill Park. There was American and Vietnamese food provided by Bentley’s Restaurant and the council honored military veterans and service members from around the region. There was also live music and annual awards given out at the event.
Shepherd’s Center Looking For More Volunteers Shepherd’s Center of McLeanArlington-Falls Church is seeking volunteers to help senior citizens get to and from medical and therapy appointments, the pharmacy and grocery store. The mission of the Shepherd’s Center is to give senior citizens free transportation. The center also needs volunteers willing to visit seniors in their homes and to make phone calls from time to time to let lonely seniors know they have not been forgotten. In many cases, Shepherd’s Center volunteers are the only contacts some seniors have with anyone. No long term commitment is required and you accept to take someone only when your schedule permits. For more information, call 703-506-2199, email info@ scmafc.org or visit the center’s website at scmafc.org.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE THIRD ANNUAL Teddy Bear 5K & 1K Walk/Run take on one of the race courses at the event on September 27. Jeff Homens and Nicole Mancini were the male and female winners of the race, respectively, and both won a gift certificate for new running shoes from Road Runner Sports. The event raised $30,000 for the Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center. (Photo: Courtesy of Pushpa Koneri of Seven Ivory Brides)
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American Legion Post 130 Throws ‘Oktoberfest’ Event
Acclaimed Singer Julie Fowlis Performs at The Alden
The Ladies Auxillary of American Legion Post 130 is hosting an Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 6 p.m. – midnight at the Post at 400 N. Oak Street. Authentic German food and seasonal ale will be served at the event, which costs $10 for admission. The Charlie Isom Project, a band that specializes in ‘70s and ‘80s classic rock, will play at the event at 8 p.m. For more information, visit post130.org.
Acclaimed Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis is performing at The Alden theater on Saturday, Oct. 17 to kick off the theater’s 2015-2016 season. Fowlis, an award-winning Celtic singer and multi-instrumentalist, will perform at 8 p.m. She performs primarily in the rarely heard language of Scottish Gaelic. Fowlis’ vocals and music are deeply influenced by her early upbringing in the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist, Scotland. She is most recognized for singing the theme song to “Brave,” Disney Pixar’s Oscar-, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-winning animated film, set in the ancient highlands of Scotland. Also, she was nominated Folk Singer of the Year at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and Best Artist at the Songlines World Music Awards 2015. She made history as the first Gaelic solo artist to win a Scottish Music Award in December 2014. Tickets for the concert are $20 for residents of the McLean Community Center tax district and $35 for everyone else. For more information, visit aldentheatre.org.
FCPD Collects Over 1,900 Pounds Of Unwanted Meds The Fairfax County Police Department collected over 1,900 medicine and medical supplies at Operation Medicine Cabinet Cleanout on Saturday, Sept. 26. During the event, all eight of the county’s district police stations collected unused, unwanted prescription medication. All of the medications and supplies were transported to the Northern Virginia headquarters for the Virginia State Police shortly after the end of the event on September 26. From there, they were transported for safe, proper disposal. In a press release about the medication collection, the Fairfax County Police Department thanked Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg, representatives from the Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County, and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for taking time to visit the Sully Police District during the event.
The Arlington Players Present ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Last weekend, The Arlington Players opened their production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” the zany story of a man-eating plant that combines horror, comedy and blockbuster rock n’ roll songs. Directed and choreographed by Lisa Anne Bailey and produced by Todd Paul, with music direction by Blakeman Brophy,
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the show runs on the weekends through October 24. There will also be a meet and greet with the cast following the Sunday, Oct. 18 show. Tickets are $20 for children and seniors and $23 for everyone else. For more information, visit thearlingtonplayers.org or call 703-549-1063.
Jefferson District Golf Course Hosts ‘Four Club Fall Classic’ The Third Annual Four Club Fall Classic will be held at Jefferson District Golf Course on Saturday, Oct. 17. Golfers ages 8 and up are invited to compete in this nine-hole, individual stroke tournament, but for the duration of the contest, participants will be allowed to have only four clubs in their bag. The cost for registration is $50 and the fee is due at the time of registration and includes lunch and prizes. The rain date for this tournament is October 24. The golf course is located at 7900 Lee Hwy., Falls Church. For more information, visit fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/golf/jeffersongc/ or call 703-573-0444.
Registration Open for New NoVa Comm. College Session Registration is now open for an eight-week session that begins Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Northern Virginia Community College. Registration for the session closes at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Students may enroll 24 hours a day at nvcc.edu or in person at one of Northern Virginia Community College’s six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield or Woodbridge.
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My Priorities: • Make sure every student gets what he or she needs from FCCPS
• Keep teacher salaries competitive while addressing recruitment and retention
• Foster openness, transparency, engagement, and better communication from our School Board and administration
• Make responsible financial decisions backed by data and after careful analysis
• Move forward with the RFP for George Mason High School in a timely manner while considering all options
• Continue the dialogue around technology, internet safety, and information security, including performance of a risk assessment
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The Republican Caucus
The House Republican caucus is close to ungovernable these days. How did this situation come about? This was not just the work of the Freedom Caucus or Ted Cruz or one month’s activity. The Republican Party’s capacity for effective self-governance degraded slowly, over the course of a long chain of rhetorical excesses, mental corruptions and philosophical betrayals. Basically, the party abandoned traditional conservatism for right-wing radicalism. Republicans came to see themselves as insurgents and revolutionaries, and every revolution tends toward anarchy and ends up devouring its own. By traditional definitions, conservatism stands for intellectual humility, a belief in steady, incremental change, a preference for reform rather than revolution, a respect for hierarchy, precedence, NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE balance and order, and a tone of voice that is prudent, measured and responsible. Conservatives of this disposition can be dull, but they know how to nurture and run institutions. They also see the nation as one organic whole. Citizens may fall into different classes and political factions, but they are still joined by chains of affection that command ultimate loyalty and love. All of this has been overturned in dangerous parts of the Republican Party. Over the past 30 years, or at least since Rush Limbaugh came on the scene, the Republican rhetorical tone has grown ever more bombastic, hyperbolic and imbalanced. Public figures are prisoners of their own prose styles, and Republicans from Newt Gingrich through Ben Carson have become addicted to a crisis mentality. This produced a radical mind-set. Conservatives started talking about the Reagan “revolution,” the Gingrich “revolution.” Among people too ill educated to understand the different spheres, political practitioners adopted the mental habits of the entrepreneur. Everything had to be transformational and disruptive. Hierarchy and authority were equated with injustice. Self-expression became more valued than self-restraint and coalition building. A contempt for politics infested the Republican mind. Politics is the process of making decisions amid diverse opinions. It involves conversation, calm deliberation, self-discipline, the capacity to listen to other points of view and balance valid but competing ideas and interests. But this new Republican faction regards the messy business of politics as soiled and impure. Compromise is corruption. Inconvenient facts are ignored. Countrymen with different views are regarded as aliens. Political identity became a sort of ethnic identity, and any compromise was regarded as a blood betrayal. A weird contradictory mentality replaced traditional conservatism. Republican radicals have contempt for politics, but they still believe that transformational political change can rescue the nation. Republicans developed a contempt for Washington and government, but they elected leaders who made the most lavish promises imaginable. Government would be reduced by a quarter! Shutdowns would happen! The nation would be saved by transformational change! As Steven Bilakovics writes in his book Democracy Without Politics, “even as we expect ever less of democracy we apparently expect ever more from democracy.” This anti-political political ethos produced elected leaders of jawdropping incompetence. Running a government is a craft, like carpentry. But the new Republican officials did not believe in government and so did not respect its traditions, its disciplines and its craftsmanship. They do not accept the hierarchical structures of authority inherent in political activity. In his masterwork, Politics as a Vocation, Max Weber argues that the pre-eminent qualities for a politician are passion, a feeling of responsibility and a sense of proportion. A politician needs warm passion to impel action but a cool sense of responsibility and proportion to make careful decisions in a complex landscape. If a politician lacks the quality of detachment – the ability to let the difficult facts of reality work their way into the mind – then, Weber argues, the politician ends up striving for the “boastful but entirely empty gesture.” His work “leads nowhere and is senseless.” Welcome to Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and the Freedom Caucus. Really, have we ever seen bumbling on this scale, people at once so cynical and so naive, so willfully ignorant in using levers of power to produce some tangible if incremental good? These insurgents can’t even acknowledge democracy’s legitimacy – if you can’t persuade a majority of your colleagues, maybe you should accept their position. You might be wrong! People who don’t accept democracy will be bad at conversation. They won’t respect tradition, institutions or precedent. These figures are masters at destruction but incompetent at construction. These insurgents are incompetent at governing and unwilling to be governed. But they are not a spontaneous growth. It took a thousand small betrayals of conservatism to get to the dysfunction we see all around.
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The Crazies and The Con Man How will the chaos that the crazies, I mean the Freedom Caucus, have wrought in the House get resolved? I have no idea. But as this column went to press, practically the whole Republican establishment was pleading with Paul Ryan, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, to become speaker. He is, everyone says, the only man who can save the day. What makes Ryan so special? The answer, basically, is that he’s the best con man they’ve got. His success in hoodwinking the news media and selfproclaimed centrists in general is the basis of his stature within his party. Unfortunately, at least from his point of view, it would be hard to sustain the con game from NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE the speaker’s chair. To understand Ryan’s role in our political-media ecosystem, you need to know two things. First, the modern Republican Party is a post-policy enterprise, which doesn’t do real solutions to real problems. Second, pundits and the news media really, really don’t want to face up to that awkward reality. On the first point, just look at the policy ideas coming from the presidential candidates, even establishment favorites like Marco Rubio, the most likely nominee given Jeb Bush’s fatal lack of charisma. The Times’ Josh Barro has dubbed Rubio’s tax proposal the “puppies and rainbows” plan, consisting of trillions in giveaways with not a hint of how to pay for them – just the assertion that growth would somehow make it all good. And it’s not just taxes, it’s everything. For example, Republicans have been promising to offer an alternative to Obamacare ever since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, but have yet to produce anything resembling an actual health plan. Yet most of the news media, and most pundits, still worship at the church of “balance.” They are committed to portraying the two big parties as equally reasonable. This creates a powerful demand for serious, honest Republicans who can be held up as proof that the party does too include reasonable people making useful proposals. As Slate’s William Saletan, who enthusiastically touted Ryan but eventually became disillusioned, wrote: “I was looking for Mr. Right – a fact-based, sensible fiscal conservative.” And Paul Ryan played and in many ways still plays that role, but only on TV, not in real life. The
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truth is that his budget proposals have always been a ludicrous mess of magic asterisks: assertions that trillions will be saved through spending cuts to be specified later, that trillions more will be raised by closing unnamed tax loopholes. Or as the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center put it, they’re full of “mystery meat.” But Ryan has been very good at gaming the system, at producing glossy documents that look sophisticated if you don’t understand the issues, at creating the false impression that his plans have been vetted by budget experts. This has been enough to convince political writers who don’t know much about policy, but do know what they want to see, that he’s the real deal. (A number of reporters are deeply impressed by the fact that he uses PowerPoint.) He is to fiscal policy what Carly Fiorina was to corporate management: brilliant at self-promotion, hopeless at actually doing the job. But his act has been good enough for media work. His position within the party, in turn, rests mainly on this outside perception. Ryan is certainly a hardline, Ayn Rand-loving and progressive-tax-hating conservative, but no more so than many of his colleagues. If you look at what the people who see him as a savior are saying, they aren’t talking about his following within the party, which isn’t especially passionate. They’re talking, instead, about his perceived outside credibility, his status as someone who can stand up to smarty-pants liberals – someone who won’t, says MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, be intimidated by “negative articles in The New York Times opinions page.” (Who knew we had such power?) Which brings us back to the awkward fact that Ryan isn’t actually a pillar of fiscal rectitude, or anything like the budget expert he pretends to be. And the perception that he is these things is fragile, not likely to survive long if he were to move into the center of political rough and tumble. Indeed, his halo was visibly fraying during the few months of 2012 that he was Mitt Romney’s running mate. A few months as speaker would probably complete the process, and end up being a career-killer. Predictions aside, however, the Ryan phenomenon tells us a lot about what’s really happening in American politics. In brief, crazies have taken over the Republican Party, but the media don’t want to recognize this reality. The combination of these two facts has created an opportunity, indeed a need, for political con men. And Ryan has risen to the challenge.
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The civil, passionate and highly-watched Democratic presidential candidates in their debate Tuesday night shamed the dog-and-pony clown shows their GOP counterparts have been exhibiting. But with Donald Trump holding to his lead among the Republicans, there is very little chance anything is going to change on their side. It’s a clear case of sizzle versus steak. The Republicans are so collectively clownish because they really don’t have anything to say that they want all the American people to hear. They excuse their behavior, and their outrageous claims, on grounds that they are trying to capture the base of their own party, and that they will deal with the overall electorate sometime down the line. So, they remain trapped in their little matrix of FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS appeasement to the most rabid nut-case wing of their party. That’s their excuse. But the reality is that they simply don’t have a message of universal appeal to the American population, because they’re more concerned about where their millions are going to come from, the handfuls of moguls hiding behind Citizens United anonymity. If the Democratic candidates seemed to sound so good, which is one generally conceded outcome by reasonable observers, is not only because they were relatively civil, but because they struck an entire different chord in their messages. Unlike the Republicans, they all sought to address the needs not of their rich sponsors, but of the broad majority of the American people. They spoke directly and with clarity to the 99 percent of Americans that are being screwed by the one percent (or, better, the one percent of the one percent) while the Republicans are spending all their time pandering to that tiny percentage. That was the difference. The job of the Republicans candidates is to generate so much smoke and so many mirrors aimed at somehow turning the 99 percent against each other, giving the upper hand to the marginalized whacko factor that it can take the lead in driving such divisions among the general electorate. But the Democrats showed that talking sense and taking on the privileged classes makes for great general interest politics, and poses a great threat to those ruling elites in their varied Wall Street and military industrial complex incarnations. This is why they fear Hillary Clinton, and have ever since they began unleashing their best obfuscating, dissembling tactics against her husband’s presidential campaign in 1992 with one after another empty charges fueling the so-called Whitewater and other scandals. Hillary Clinton began signaling that she could be even more dangerous than Bill when she took on the health care reform issue right at the outset of her first year in the White House. Every step along the way since then she’s been targeted by powerful forces opposed to what she stands for, but being a remarkably savvy political inside player, she’s continued to grow her brand, so to speak, to where she is now and where she’s headed. She is, singularly, the most powerful woman leader in the history of the U.S. and it’s because she’s earned it every step of the way. Playing the inside game politically has resulted in some apparently gratuitous compromises and missteps, such as voting for President Bush’s war powers resolution in the fall of 2002 prior to the invasion of Iraq. But on balance, it is evident that while advocating progressive values and causes throughout, she’s kept her eyes on the prize, and that’s her now imminent shot at the presidency. As for Sen. Bernie Sanders, he’s a valuable asset to Clinton, and can look forward to an important role in the upcoming election year and beyond. He’ll function like Nathan, the only prophet in the Old Testament who was actually retained in the court of King David and not relegated to mountain tops. Also, it is clear that with Clinton’s exceptionally strong performance Tuesday that there will be no need now for Joe Biden to enter the race. It was always as a Plan B that the Biden option was maintained. But he can be relieved to see that Hillary, as always, has taken care of herself and will be a furious force in the future of American politics.
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Million Man March, 20 Years On WASHINGTON – Saturday morning, with the crispness of fall in the air and wispy clouds overhead, an impressive throng of black bodies – and a smattering of other colored ones – gathered on the Mall, facing the steps of the Capitol. They had gathered for the “Justice or Else” rally convened by the Nation of Islam’s controversial leader, Louis Farrakhan, to mark the 20th anniversary of the group’s historic Million Man March. And that’s the rub. The question is, as it was in 1995: Can you separate the march from the messenger, the lightning rod 82-year-old Farrakhan? The answer: Not exactly. The rally was in a way a pageant for Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam and it centered on Farrakhan as the celebrity father figure. This is not unlike 1995 when the march was conceived as a “day of atonement,” focusing on personal responsibility, with black nationalist overtones. As the writer Salim Muwakkil told The Times then: “Historically, black people have always turned to black nationalism during hostile NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE racial times.” Although the Million Man March was undoubtedly successful as a convening, criticism of Farrakhan was blistering. A release by the American Jewish Congress called Farrakhan “one of the country’s most prominent and unrepentant public bigots.” A New York Times editorial at the time blasted Farrakhan and his fellow organizer Benjamin Chavis Jr., comparing them to “white racists of the previous generation” and saying “they want to prolong and exploit the nation’s racial divisions” while promoting “the twisted Farrakhan ideology.” Men in the black gay community were conflicted about whether to come, both because of homophobic statements made by supporters of the march and by Farrakhan himself, who wrote in his 1993 book A Torchlight for America, “We must change homosexual behavior and get rid of the circumstances that bring it about.” The exclusion of women was also debated. Adolph Reed, a black professor of political science, who was then at Northwestern University and is now at the University of Pennsylvania, said then, “The message of Farrakhan’s march is fundamentally conservative and blatantly sexist.” This time, Farrakhan seemed acutely aware of his critics and seemed to want to pre-emptively address
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them. But even his efforts to exalt women and include queer-identifying people while continuing to honor and affirm men was framed in tones of patriarchy. There was the inordinate amount of time spent talking about women’s “wombs” as a rationale for honor, the presentation of how women should dress to “earn respect,” the mention that “a woman who’s beautiful and can’t cook is a killer in the kitchen.” Even as he said to LGBTQ people, “We are not your judges,” he framed queerness in the sinful negative, invoking the story of Jesus and the adulterous woman to whom Jesus said, “Go, and sin no more.” Indeed, Farrakhan’s speech was more sermon and proselytization than social justice call to action. He didn’t spend much time on the enigmatic mantra “justice or else,” which raises more questions than it answered. Justice for what? Anything and everything, apparently. The word justice has a broadness and blankness that any pain can be projected onto it and reflected off it. The event’s website says, “We want equal justice under the law,” but under the heading “The Demand,” there is a list of groups for whom justice is sought but not the injustices themselves. And then, “or else” what? The answer seemed to vary with the broad coalition of speakers Saturday, but as for Farrakhan’s two-hour speech, there seemed to be a religious allusion: Grant justice, America, or be subject to the divine judgment of God. But, during an interview on TV One, he had suggested “or else” meant the withholding of economic participation by the aggrieved. More disturbingly, this summer, in what the Nation of Islam’s newspaper, The Final Call, called a “trip South to promote the ‘Justice or Else!’ gathering,” Farrakhan said at a Florida church: “If the federal government will not intercede in our affairs, then we must rise up and kill those who kill us, stalk them and let them feel the pain of death that we are feeling.” Farrakhan and rally organizers took pains to include overtures to Black Lives Matter, the predominant black movement of this moment. Some people from the movement even spoke at the rally. Many attendees were no doubt spurred by the events elevated by the movement. But this is an alliance of which that movement should be wary, specifically at a time when many conservatives are trying to paint it as a hate group. In 1995, Ronald Walters, a political-science professor, told The Times, “For most blacks, this is about pain.” He continued, “The discussion of Farrakhan is a side issue for us.” Maybe that sensibility still stands.
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Bernie Sanders’ Challenge To put himself in a position to win, Sanders has five key hurdles to overcome: 1) Prove he’s a serious candidate; 2) Improve name recognition; 3) Expand support from white latte liberals to minority voters; 4) Overcome the socialist stigma; 5)Articulate a personal narrative. Seriousness: In a post Citizens United world, fundraising is the mark of seriousness, as opposed to policy. Yes, this is ass backward in terms of what we should care about in a candidate – but this is America in the age of the Roberts Court. To his credit, Sanders has passed this test with flying colors. In the third quarter, his campaign raised $26 million. The money came from 1.3 million in donations from 650,000 donors. To compare, Hillary Clinton raised $28 million in the third quarter. More impressive is that Sanders is competing without money from Super PACs. This is central to his appeal and positions him as an independent actor who can change the corrupt campaign finance system owned by special interests. Name Recognition: Bernie Sanders is a household name in progressive circles, but largely unknown outside of his committed base of supporters. One disadvantage is that he represents Vermont, with a population of 626,000. The state’d largest city, Burlington, has a mere 42,000 residents. The state capital, Montpelier, is so tiny that if you sneeze you might miss it. Strong debate performances and winning Iowa or New Hampshire can mitigate the puny state factor. If Sanders wins both early voting states, it would be a game changer, with the avalanche of free publicity dramatically lifting his profile. Expanding Support: I write this column from the liberal Chicago enclave of Andersonville, while I happily sip a Starbucks latte. Voters who fit my profile may be enough to turn out large crowds, but they will not be enough to give Sanders a credible shot at winning the Democratic nomination. Sanders hits a wall in the South, with minority voters largely committed to voting for Hillary Clinton. A new CNN poll shows Clinton leading Sanders in South Carolina 49 percent to 18 percent (Biden 24 percent). According to Public Policy Polling, “The race is close with very liberal voters (Clinton gets 45 percent to 41 percent for Sanders), men (Clinton gets 35 percent, Sanders 28 percent, Biden 24 percent), and younger voters (Clinton and Sanders tie at 36). Clinton is dominant with seniors (51 percent to 23 percent for Biden and 15 percent for Sanders), African Americans (Clinton gets 51 percent to 30 percent for Biden and 13 percent for Sanders), and women (Clinton gets 48 percent to 22 percent for Sanders and 17 percent for Biden.)” Sanders is going to have to drastically improve with minorities and seniors if he has a realistic chance at winning. Socialism: In the 1970’s, each morning Bernie Sanders would greet his roommate, Richard Sugarman, with the refrain: “We’re not crazy.” If Sanders gains traction, Republicans will respond with tens of millions of dollars in advertising that says, “Yes, Bernie, you are crazy.” They will portray him as “Red Bernie,” deliberately conflating his brand of Democratic Socialism with communism. His case of overcoming the socialist stigma is not helped when friends, such as Liberty Union Party co-founder Peter Diamondstone, joke that they “knew all the same communists on the South Side,” when Sanders matriculated at University of Chicago. The socialism label is an albatross that may be insurmountable. A June Gallup poll asked whether voters would vote for a socialist, 47 percent said they would, while 50 percent said they would not. To put this in perspective, 58 percent said they would vote for an atheist, 60 percent for a Muslim, and 74 percent for a gay or lesbian candidate. Sanders is a very passionate and persuasive person, and he’ll have to use every ounce of energy and talent he has to overcome the label he chose to represent his political aspirations. But in a bizarre election cycle, where voters are frustrated and Donald Trump is leading the Republican Party, this could be a strange year where voters overlook the socialist label. Personal Narrative: Normal politicians love to talk about themselves, while Sanders, the iconoclast, simply wants to talk issues. Sanders could improve his standing with minorities by revealing that while in college he was the chapter leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, led a picket of a segregated restaurant, was arrested for protesting outside a segregated school, and took part in Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington. It borders on political malpractice that he has not capitalized from his inspiring social justice resume. If Sanders remains shy, he can pack up and say goodbye. Sanders is a competitive and compelling figure. He’s a better candidate than people realize because he stays on message and is relatively gaffe-free. With a few tweaks and a little luck, he has an outside chance of winning.
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Among the crowded tents at last month’s Clarendon Day festival was the showcase for Hybrid Pedals, the green electric-bike vendor run by idea-a-minute entrepreneur Alan Levine. When I last reported on my boyhood friend, he had just sold Mario’s Pizza, his family’s business financially kind to him for decades. He then hurled himself into a profit-making role in Arlington’s movement to reduce dependency on cars and fossil fuels. Nearly three years, one showroom fire, and hundreds of e-bikes later, the business is humming at a more-inviting location. Though Levine has not realized his vision of outfitting the Arlington Police Department with a fleet of the energy-efficient two-wheelers, I wouldn’t count him out. Hybrid Pedals is ensconced on Arlington’s green scene – it even boasts a high school intern who has worked wonders with its online presence. E-bikes come with a computerized motor tucked unobtrusively on the chassis. With speeds up to 20 mph, they qualify as bikes rather than motor vehicles, which opens bike paths to the magic-carpet-like vehicles that are oh-so easy on the calf muscles. E-bikes are solar-powered, chargeable at movable portals at
select locations. Prices start at around $1,700 but average $3,000— so purchasing is seldom a simple impulse. “Sales are up 25 percent over last year,” Levine tells me from his shop on N. Kenmore Street packed with brand-name models like Pedago, Easy Motion and A2B. “People are becoming more conscious of them.” The economics are convincing – 30-40 miles for three cents, he says. Not to mention the “zero emission factor and reduction of the carbon footprint.” Hybrid sells a bike a day, offers 24-hour rentals and custom-builds bikes for those with disabilities – one satisfied customer is an 85-year-old man who walks with a cane. I verified Levine’s assertion he’s earned 100 percent five-star reviews on Google, Yelp and Trip Advisor. Levine suffered a blow last March when a fire gutted the inventory at his previous location. “We rose from the ashes and came back stronger and better,” says the polished salesman. “We refurbished the damaged bikes and donated some to charity.” The Hybrid Pedals board includes high-powered academics and industry bigwigs. (Levine serves on the board of Resilient Arlington, a community group promoting energy preparedness also present at Clarendon Day). This summer, when several Arlingtonians walking the streets
fell victim to a sexual attacker, Levine renewed his pitch to the police department. “Imagine a police bike officer in pursuit up Rosslyn Hill,” he says. “By time he gets through he’s too exhausted to take the perpetrator down.” E-bikes also “are silent, which means you can intercede in drug transactions, be stealthy and be visible in the community.” Hybrid Pedals’ full-time staff of four includes specialized mechanics licensed to teach. Among them is Yorktown High School senior Justin Wu, who began as a summer intern arranged through the PRIME program at Arlington Public Schools’ career center. Wu, who is applying to a batch of selective colleges, told me today’s competitive high school scene “requires you to do something outside of school, to open you to what the real world is like.” Wu’s applications will note how he has boosted Hybrid Pedals’ social media presence, “redesigned its website and refaced” its reputation, says Wu, whose own e-bike takes him to school “without pedaling.” Levine’s success, he vouches, comes from “putting customer satisfaction first.” *** Spotted: TV news queen Katie Couric (now with Yahoo), at her Yorktown High School class of 1975 40th-year reunion. Katie showed up at a Fairfax hotel, I’m told, remembered folks’ names and patiently posed for multiple photos.
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Local High Schools Prepare Fall Theater Productions
by Patricia Leslie
Falls Church News-Press
A variety of theater plays, good for young and old, awaits area residents who only need to drive short distances and get free parking to see live performances on stage, made available at area high schools by parents, students, and staff. A double-feature at George C. Marshall High School, “The Twits” and “Danny, the Champion of the World,” will start the shows when playgoers may “pay what they can” opening night October 15 at 7 p.m. “Get Smart” at J.E.B. Stuart High School will start its “drama” on November 20, and learn how to spell fancy words like acouchis at “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at George Mason High School beginning November 19. What about role-playing in fantasy land? That would be “She Kills Monsters” at McLean High School, starting December 3, and there’s always a big musical that never fails to entertain, “The Sound of Music” presented by Falls Church High December 3, 4 and 5. If you have ever worked or lived underground, you know how dreadful and psychologically demoralizing it can be, for monkeys, too, who live with a mean family in a house without windows in the Roald Dahl story, “The Twits.” Rehearsal at Marshall found students crouching on the floor mimicking timid monkeys ready to leap while other actors nearby practiced handstands which they must hold for a full minute, according to director Jason Tamborini who is in his fifth year of teaching drama at the school. At Marshall six theater arts classes accommodate 160 students, a bigger enrollment than Tamborini’s undergraduate college, Niagara University, he said. Tamborini usually handles set designs, but “the kids this year have taken it on and wanted to
do it themselves,” including student Sarah Boyle, the costume designer, co-set designer, and she builds, too. The second half of Marshall’s double-feature is “Danny, the Champion of the World” about a young girl and her father who encounter conflict while traveling the countryside in a Gypsy caravan fixing cars. What’s a story without a conflict? Not a story! At McLean High School “She Kills Monsters” is a comedy-drama which starts off “fantastical but gets more serious as it goes along,” said director Chip Rome. The play follows a girl who leaves home after her sister’s death and enters a sci-fi world. “The actors are very enthusiastic, and we are off to a very good start” this year, said Rome, who is aided by an energetic backstage crew and assistant director Phil Reid. It’s hard to keep a good theater man down. Rome returned to teaching and leading the drama department at McLean after directing a program for 33 years at another school. Julie Wharton is J.E.B. Stuart’s new director of drama, who returned to the U.S. after a family overseas assignment to Africa where Wharton taught drama. Stuart parents alerted her to all the school’s comedians who led to “Get Smart” and a cast of 27. Although the show was broadcast on TV for only five years (1965-1970), long before Stuart’s students were born, its popularity has endured, and “students watch it [online] and love it,” Wharton said. “A bunch here have seen the original” by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and wanted to do it. “It’s a really electric time, very, very funny,” Wharton said. “The Sound of Music” at Falls Church High has a cast of 30 including a few elementary school students and a student-led ensemble of musicians, said Beth De Marco, the director.
MARSHALL STUDENTS practice their handstands for the school’s production of “The Twits.” (Photo: Patricia Leslie/News-Press)
BELLA OROBATON (left), Tory Schatz (center) and Molly Stegman rehearse for Marhsall’s production of “The Twits,” which opens tonight. (Photo: Patricia Leslie/News-Press) The choreographer is a student, Caroline Plummer. Anthony Khong, the choral director at Falls Church, is the music director for the performance, and James Senson is the pit director who will lead the student ensemble and also play the piano. For costuming, “The Sound of Music” will borrow apparel from its own “costume closet” and from other schools, and, of course, “some moms will help,” De Marco said. The money Falls Church earns from ticket sales goes into future productions, to help pay for scripts, construction, costuming, lights, sound, and programs, a practice no doubt followed at other schools, too. On stage at Mason High School, six unique (to say the least) elementary school students vie to be the top speller in Putnam County’s musical comedy “Spelling Bee.” Shawn Northrip, the director and theatre arts teacher at Mason, said everything is going smoothly among the 26 cast members and five musicians who will perform. “So far, so good. No complaints,” and he reeled off the names of his colleagues who are assisting in the production: Mary Jo West, music director, Lauren Carpel, choral director, and John Ballou, construction and sound. “Students pretty much do everything,” Northrip said. “The costuming crew is all student-run under my supervision. “We try to provide the opportunity for students to shine. It’s not my play; it’s theirs.”
Curtain Call!: Local Fall High School Theater Information GEORGE C. MARSALL HIGH SCHOOL “The Twits” and “Danny, the Champion of the World.” “Pay What You Can” on opening night, 7 p.m. October 15. Other performances: 7 p.m. on October 21, 22, 23 and 24; 2 p.m. on October 17 and 24. Halloween-costumed children under age 14 will receive a special treat at the concession stand. $5 for teachers, students and seniors; $10 for everyone else. George C. Marshall High School (7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). FALLS CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL “The Sound of Music.” 7 p.m. is “movie night” on November 12, which will get you two seats for the price of one for $10, good for the movie and one of the live shows at 7 p.m. Other performances: December 3, 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. and noon on December 5. $5 in advance; $10 at the door. Falls Church High School (7521 Jaguar Trail, Falls Church). GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” 7:30 p.m. on November 19, 20 and 21. $5 for students; $10 for general admission. George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike Falls Church). J.E.B. STUART HIGH SCHOOL “Get Smart.” 7 p.m. on November 20. Other performances: 2 and 7 p.m. on November 21. $8 for students and seniors; $10, general admission. J.E.B. Stuart High School (3301 Peace Valley Lane, Falls Church). MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL “She Kills Monsters.” 7:30 p.m. on December 3, 4 and 5. $10 for early bird seats sold in October; $12 after October. McLean High School (1633 Davidson Road McLean).
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Henderson MS Fall Social Slated for October 17 The Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School’s Parent-Teacher Association is sponsoring its Second Annual Parent-Teacher Association Fall Social on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 7 – 10 p.m. Parents of Henderson students will gather to enjoy an evening of fun hanging out with old friends and making new ones. Curt and Monti Board will host the Fall Social, tickets for which are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit mehms.my-pta.org.
FCCPS’ Dr. Toni Jones Starts ‘Super Notes’ Falls Church City Public Schools’ superintendent Dr. Toni Jones has started a regular correspondence with parents of the City schools called “Super Notes,” the first of which was published on Thursday, Oct. 8 on the City schools’ website and sent out in the school system’s Morning Announcements email the next day. Jones said that “Super Notes” will be published throughout the school year on the City schools’ website. The first issue of “Super Notes” had information about hybrid learning at George Mason High School, MakerSpaces, Jessie Thackrey Preschool, technol-
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FIRE FIGHTERS from the Falls Church City Volunteer Fire Department visited students at Mt. Daniel Elementary School. During the visit, they showed the students the truck and its equipment and donned the full set of gear to familiarize students with how a helpful �ireman would look in a rescue situation. They explained safe ways to deal with a �ire and the importance of smoke detectors and their regular battery replacement. (P����: C������� �� FCCPS P����/L���� M�N�����) ogy filtering and online safety, the Mount Daniel Elementary School renovation and expansion project, enrollment and Saturday’s “The Schools of Our Future” forum. For more information or to read Jones’ first issue of “Super Notes,” visit fccps.org.
Registration Starts for Fall Promenade Dancing Class Registration opens on Monday, Oct. 19 for the Victorian Society of Falls Church’s Promenade
Dancing Class. The classes are open to girls and boys grades 6 – 8 in the Falls Church-area. Tuition for the class is $100. A limited number of scholarships for the classes are available. Classes for children in grades 7 and 8 start on Friday, Nov. 6 and run most Fridays through December 4, with a final party on December 11. The classes will start in early 2016 for children in grade 6. For more information or to register, email Jennifer Dean at tbdead@gmail.com.
Oct. 25 at 2 & 4 p.m. concert hall Come early for trick-or-treating in our special Haunted Hall Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo.” Stay after the 4 p.m. concert for a Kids’ Chat.
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Falls Church High School Introduces Vietnamese Class
BY ALISSA GRISLER
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-PRESS
Over 5,000 students in Fairfax County speak Vietnamese as their home language. Despite this, Virginia hadn’t offered Vietnamese as a foreign language in public high schools until this school year. Fairfax County has introduced the first Vietnamese class in the state at Falls Church High School. Vietnamese is the fourth-most spoken language in Fairfax County, following English, Spanish, and Korean. With the introduction of this class, Vietnamese will become the eleventh World Language provided by Fairfax County Public Schools. Falls Church Principal Michael Yohe, explained the lengthy process of introducing this Vietnamese course at Falls Church High. “It takes several steps in order for a language to officially become a course,” Yohe said. “You have to gauge the interest of the community, create survey questions, send out surveys, create and write a program of studies, get the POS approved, find teachers qualified in linguistics and teaching, and interview candidates. It took about four years.”
Although the Vietnamese 1 class is small, maxing out at around 33 students, the school’s World Language Department Chair Kathleen Marcos believes it will continue to flourish. “There are many students who want to join the program when we reach higher levels,” she said “Right now we’re only able to offer level one, but as we offer level two, three, and four, students who are already quite fluent in Vietnamese will be able to join the class and deepen their knowledge as well.” Marcos added that the school board’s reaction to this course has been very enthusiastic. “There is a lot of support at the District level for Vietnamese. School Board members have been especially supportive, the school board president and any number of the members are really excited about it and also very glad that we’re able to offer this to our community,” she said. Vietnamese teacher Yen Weiner is excited to be teaching this class at Falls Church. She thinks this will be a great way for her students to connect to their culture in their community and at home. “You can tell there is a lot of
YEN WEINER TEACHES THE VIETNAMESE 1 class at Falls Church High School. Falls Church High School is the �irst school in the state to offer the course. (P����: A����� G������/N���-P����) Vietnamese population here and if you are Vietnamese and you can’t speak the language, it’s a way for you to connect to your heritage,” she said. The students in Vietnamese 1 have also responded with positive feedback of the class. “The new Vietnamese class is really fun in
terms of learning. The teacher has a sense of humor but she is brand new in teaching, so it will take her some time to teach in a more efficient way,” said student Kevin Truong. Brandon Trieu is in Ms. Weiner’s fourth period class. He knows that high school can be filled with groups and cliques, but he assures
us this is not the case in his class. “We don’t really care about what grade level we are, you know usually high schools have an upper-class, lower-class, but if you’re Vietnamese you’re Vietnamese, and you’re taking this language. But you don’t need to be Vietnamese to take this class.”
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Tuesday, October 20th, 11:30 am - 1:15 pm The Italian Café - 7161 Lee Highway, Falls Church Join us to hear the candidates for Falls Church City Council address the issues that they feel are important to the business community Register online at www.FallsChurchChamber.org.
Tickets are $27 for Chamber members, $32 for non members. An additional $5 will be charged for walk-ins.
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hosted by Northern Virginia Community College—Annandale Tuesday, October 27th, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm at Red, White & Bleu Wine & Gourmet Shop 127 S. Washington Street, Falls Church Join us for a wine tasting and networking, and learn more about NOVA and the Annandale campus
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The Official Student Newspaper of George Mason High School The Falls Church News-Press has partnered with George Mason High School’s award-winning newspaper, The Lasso, to bring its readers some of the top articles appearing in the student-run digital paper. This regular feature will appear monthly in the News-Press during the school year. The Lasso can be found online at www.gmhslasso.org.
Large Mason High Class Sizes Lead to Student Reshuffling BY DORIAN CHARPENTIER THE LASSO
Many students and teachers noticed that some classes were very large this year. While on average, class sizes were reasonable, often the difference in size between two blocks of the same course were rather large and is a result of the diversity of course offerings at Mason. For example, English teacher Ms. Webster has around 20 students in all but one class. One of her Honors 9 English classes has a whopping 29 students. Of course, in larger classes, the time that each student has to speak is more limited. When asked what sorts of problems arose, Ms. Webster responded: “Finding space in the room for all the desks.” The problems of large classes are
especially evident in discussionintensive classes like Theory of Knowledge. “One difficulty is that Theory of Knowledge was designed to be a seminar, and having class discussions becomes difficult,” said Mr. Scharff who has 26 students in one of his Theory of Knowledge classes. Despite having a class of this size, his other sections are much smaller and range from 11 to 17 students. One reason why the distribution of students in the sections is unequal is the sheer number of courses that students can pick from. The problem is that some classes, such as International Relations, are only offered during a single block. Thus, all of the students in that class have to be distributed among other
blocks for core courses like English. The great number of courses that George Mason High School offers creates this problem of concentrating students in one class. “I don’t think students appreciate that that’s what’s causing the problem,” said Mr. Scharff. Students are unaware that adding a course offering can exacerbate the problem. Despite these constraints, the administration has done its best to organize students more evenly. While some large class sizes such as the IB Mathematics HL class with 30 students are still large, the administration attempted to alleviate the load in some blocks by shifting schedules. One example of switching schedules is in Mrs. Pollack’s class. The Geophysics and
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE TEACHER Mr. Scharff moves desks to accommodate the next class. Mr. Scharff has had to move the desks at the end of every block 3 class because of the difference in size between his classes. “One dif�iculty is that theory of knowledge was designed to be a seminar and having class discussions becomes dif�icult,” said Mr. Scharff. (P����: D����� C����������)
Environmental Science teacher had one class of 29 students at the beginning of the year. The size of the class was reduced to 24 through a mix of switching students into different blocks and some students switching to dual enrollment. The same solution was applied to English 12 classes. Another block was created, taught by Ms. Reader, a week
into the school year. Students were pulled from other classes and put into Mrs. Rader’s English class to help even out the class sizes. “Honestly, I didn’t really mind having to switch classes,” said senior Matheus Pires, “If the teacher will be able to give more attention to each student, I think it will be beneficial to everybody.”
Midseason Progress of the George Mason Golf Team
BY MATTHEW NG THE LASSO
With six matches under their belt, the George Mason Golf team is coming to the end of their regular season. With mostly individual successes, being that most of the golf players have improved in one way or another on their routines and shots, the whole team is registering one win and five losses thus far. “This season has had its ups and downs.” said senior Noah Anderson. Coach Chris Carrico stated that he would like to see either the entire team or at least two to three individual players make it to regionals. The team will find out on September 29, when George Mason competes at their conference tournament against four other teams. The top two teams will move on to regionals. Seniors Noah
Anderson and Daniel Schlitt both hope to make a run for regionals, as either the whole team or individually. “The first time I came out and played during tryouts I lost a couple of balls in the woods, but now I’m hitting a drive straight, hitting fairways, and hitting greens.” said freshman Nicholas Wells. Wells’ improvement may be due in part to an active practice and routine schedule. Practice is held four times a week Monday through Thursday and Coach Carrico tries to mix it up with practices focusing on different aspects of golf. One fact remains, that both the players and Coach Carrico view their team as having a very friendly atmosphere. Despite limited success this year, Coach Carrico is focusing on building a team that will remain competitive and consistent.
GOLF TEAM MEMBERS (from left to right) Daniel Schlitt, George Gillan, Noah Anderson, Devin Thomas and Nicholas Wells pose for a photo at the Penderbrook match. Despite having lost this match, the team is optimistic about the upcoming postseason. (P����: M������ N�)
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D’Montae Noble Scores 6 TDs As Mustangs Crush Riverside BY KATE KARSTENS
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The George Mason varsity football team (4-2) hit their offensive peak of the season thus far in a win against Riverside High School this past Friday, October 9. Senior running back, D’Montae Noble, junior wide receiver Dustin Green and senior fullback Hunter Sulc were offensive powerhouses in the game, pushing through the Ram defense for a crushing blow of 60-37, final score. “It felt good knowing that I can come back and still make magic happen with the team,” said Noble. “My line is key besides me using the training I’ve been taught.” On the first offensive play of the game, Noble weaved through the entire Rams defense to run a 65-yard touchdown. However, there was a penalty on the Mason offense, recalling the touchdown, and pushing Mason back to the 30-yard line. The next play consisted of a failed play to the Mason line, which resulted in a fumble recovered by the Rams to begin their first offensive drive of the game. The Mason defense was helpless as the Rams easily drove down the line and completed a 30-yard pass to put the Rams on the board, 7-0 in the first minutes of the quarter. However, Mason found quick redemption as Noble ran an 80-yard return to bring Mason neck and neck with Riverside. Sophomore Ethan Morse kicked in the extra point to bring the score to 7-7. With the Rams unable to gain substantial yards on their possession, the ball was turned over to Mason. On the first play, Noble, kept his stride and ran in the ball for the second touchdown, a 53-yard run, and Morse made the
extra point, pushing the score to 14-7 Mustangs. To start the second quarter, Mason defense put the pressure on the Rams’ offensive line, specifically Matt Mineo’s near-sack on the quarterback, followed by Finn Roou’s pressure to force the third incomplete pass by Riverside, resulting in a loss of possession. Mason came on the field with full confidence in Noble, who came through, running the ball in for his third touchdown of the game, and Morse finished the extra point, finishing the drive at 21-7. However, on their next possession, Riverside came back, as the quarterback threw 41-yard pass into the end-zone where a Ram wide receiver sat, undefended until it was too late. On Mason’s ensuing drive, Noble scored his fourth touchdown of the game. But Morse’s extra point attempt was blocked, leaving the score at 27-13, Mason. The shootout continued with the Rams quarterback connecting with one of his receivers after the team got into the red zone. Then the Rams quarterback ran in a two-point conversion, leaving the score 27-21 Riverside. But Riverside’s defense couldn’t stop Noble or win the battle of wills at the line – on the next drive Noble scored his fifth touchdown. Mason’s quarterback Thomas Creed was left defenseless on the team’s two-point conversion attempt, though, and was sacked by four Ram defenders, leaving the score 33-21 Mason at haltime. In the opening minutes of the third quarter, Mason drove to the 56-yard line, alternating Noble with a 14-yard gain, Sulc with a 6-yard gain and Green with a 26-yard gain. Green pushed three Ram defenders along with him
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as he gained critical yards with the extra weight. The offense looked to Green once more, and he was handed the ball and ran into the end-zone, straight through Riverside’s defensive line, to push the Mason lead to 39-21. “Our offensive line and fullbacks opened up big holes for us to run through and we took advantage of them,” said Green. In the middle of the third quarter, Mason freshman Jack Felgar made a pivotal tackle on defense on the Rams’ possession, forcing a punt to Mason. On the punt, the center snapped over the kicker’s head who then scrambled to recover the ball, only to be brought down 6 yards from Mason’s end-zone. Green pushed through the defensive line on the next play and scored. Morse made the extra point, pushing the score to 46-21. And the end of the third quarter would see Noble score his sixth touchdown of the game and Morse make another extra point to put Mason up 53-21. Sulc got busy in the fourth quarter, running 45 yards through open field before coming face to face with three Rams defenders. Sulc shoved off one, just to be onset with two more, and instead of eluding them, he carried them along as he completed an 80-yard run, lugging three defenders for 35 yards. Then he finished the drive, rushing five more yards for the touchdown. Morse capped Mason’s 60-point row of the Rams with an extra point. The Mustangs are now 4-2 on the season and still undefeated in the Bull Run District with a 3-0 record. Clarke County, also undefeated in the district, will travel to George Mason High School for the homecoming game on Friday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m.
MASON’S SABINE WILLS (number 7) scores against Wake�ield High School during the Mustangs’ overtime win over the Warriors. (P����: J����� W����)
Mason Field Hockey Beats Warriors in OT BY JEFFREY WOJTALA
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-PRESS
The George Mason High School varsity field hockey team extended their win record last Thursday, Oct. 8 with their sixth overtime win in six tries. Mason traveled to Wakefield High School in Arlington to face the Warriors. The Warriors team applied constant pressure on the Lady Mustangs, limiting Mason’s scoring chances. Junior Hannah Hiscott started the game between the pipes and had outstanding foot saves keeping the Warriors off of the scoreboard. The see-saw battle continued until the 6:13 mark when Senior Sabine Wills placed the ball into the back of the Wakefield net after a mad scramble in the scoring circle. Wakefield scored at 3:50 left in the half tying the score at the halftime whistle. The Lady Mustangs came out strong in the second half with seniors Autumn Broxson and Annie Mothershead keeping the
ball in the Warriors end. Junior Korinne Wills scored at the 17:26 mark to give the Mustangs the lead. Unfortunately, Wakefield responded quickly with the equalizer setting up Mason’s sixth overtime in eight games. The fifteen minute overtime period began with a goalie change for the Mustangs to senior Caroline Duffett. As with the first two periods the Mustangs came out fast, but the Warriors continued to block their chances. After two breakaways by junior Sarah Lubnow earlier in the game, Sarah’s hard work paid off and with 1:36 left in the overtime period Sarah found herself one-on-one against the Wakefield goalie and this time buried the ball into left corner of the net. With the win the Lady Mustangs improved their record to 11-2. The Mustangs have three more regular season games this year. On Tuesday, Oct. 20 the field hockey team will be honoring 11 seniors on senior night. The ceremony will begin at 6:40 p.m. with the home game to follow.
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Although The Wailin’ Jennys haven’t released an album in over four years, they’ve been steadily touring and performing, usually going out for three dates a month. But their latest run, which includes a stop at The Birchmere on Tuesday, Oct. 20, is a nine-day tour with performances on the West and East coasts. Nicky Mehta, a mezzo-soprano and one third of the folk-bluegrass trio, was just getting over a cold when she spoke to the News-Press and said that the group “kind of likes” the longer tour runs. “It’s easier to kind of get in the groove of things and the shows benefit from that I think,” Mehta said. “When you do only two or three shows...it’s harder to kind of really sink into them and try new stuff...they’re still fun, but it’s nice to have a tour where we have five shows and can settle into it.” It’s only marginally reminiscent of the THE WAILIN’ JENNYS (P����: C������� �� A�� T�����) group’s old touring schedule of over 200 days “I think we all see writing as a pretty soli“It was 125 days on the road, which is really a year. “Those tours were a great opportunity to get into a real groove, but that’s just impossible hard with twins in retrospect,” Mehta said. “I tary process and I think none of us really write don’t know how we did it, actually, but I think particularly with the band in mind,” Mehta these days,” Mehta said. The primary reason why it’s impossible, as when you have two kids it’s a lot tougher. So it said. “We just write and we can kind of tell the Mehta puts it, for The Wailin’ Jennys to tour as became unfeasible to travel once Heather had difference between a song that’s going to be a solo song and a song that’s going to be a band much these days is part of the reason the group her little guy.” The last album released by The Wailin’ song….But mostly the creative part of the group hasn’t released any new recordings in the past four years: Two of the trio, Mehta, who has Jennys was Bright Morning Stars, which was comes in the arrangement of the songs and that’s six-year-old twins, and alto Heather Masse, released in 2011. Despite the lull in recorded a really satisfying creative part of the process.” Mehta said that although the group hadn’t material, all three of the vocalists have been who has a three-year-old, are raising families. found or made time over the past few years All three singers also have healthy side working on solo and side projects. Mehta said that she’s been writing and to create new songs as a group, new music is projects and solo careers outside of their group dynamic, but family life is a priority for the scoring music. Masse’s 2013 release Lock My likely on the horizon. “We just haven’t had a pocket of time to Heart with legendary pianist Dick Hyman group as well. “I mean there are certainly [musicians] who spent time on the Billboard charts. And the focus on writing and arrangement,” Mehta leave their kids behind [and go on tour], but trio’s soprano Ruth Moody released These said. “And we’ve sort of favored being on the road. But I think it’s time for another album. that’s something that we don’t want to do,” Wilder Things in 2013. When it comes to working together, Mehta, We’ve been discussing how that’s going to Mehta said. She said that when her sons her first born The Wailin’ Jennys went on tour Masse and Moody write songs separately and come together, so it is in the works.” • For more information about The Wailin’ slightly less than they had in the past, but still then come together to put together the arrangeJennys, visit thewailinjennys.com. ments for songs. went out a ton more than they do now.
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Stroll Through the Pumpkin Patch With These New Brews BY JUSTIN GRANT TAMPA BAY TIMES
It is time to acknowledge the presence of the heavy hitters of the seasonal beer game: pumpkin brews. They used to be exciting. But now, it’s tough to get pumped about a seasonal release intended to evoke the flavors and colors of fall when every brewery in the country has near-identical spins
on the pumpkin-vanilla-spice formula, sometimes as early as July . Many of these beers are well worth enjoying, but it’s disappointing that more breweries don’t take the opportunity to do something new with the concept. Since we have plenty of those neutral ale bases loaded with pumpkin spice and vanilla, let’s look at a few of the breweries working on a solution to seasonal sameness. Florida brewery Port Orange’s
Happy Tart Gluten-Free Bakery Opens Today in Falls Church The gluten-free bakery The Happy Tart will open its second location tomorrow in the City of Falls Church. Owner and baker Emma Cech told the NewsPress the bakery will open for limited hours at 410 S. Maple Avenue this Thursday and Friday and then next Tuesday through Friday before its official grand opening, complete with free tastings, on Saturday, October 24.
The coffee shop and bakery is the first of its kind in The Little City and will serve gluten-free pastries, macarons, cookies, breads, cakes as well as coffee, lattes and cappuccinos. Limited hours at The Happy Tart will be from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Thursday – Friday, Oct. 15 – 16 and Tuesday – Friday, Oct. 20 – 23. – Jody Fellows
Tomoka Brewing Co. has a new pumpkin brew out called Pumpkin Chai Saison. Of course, there’s a fair deal of crossover between chai spices and pumpkin pie spices, so don’t expect anything too wild. It has a light body and a dry, almost vinous finish. There’s Samuel Adams Pumpkin Batch, another pumpkin-spiced saison. This one combines traditional English hops with a Belgian yeast strain, finishing with modest additions of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice. The spices are much more mild than in Tomoka’s version, with the fruity and floral qualities of the Belgian saison yeast taking center stage. New Belgium’s Pumpkick adds a touch of tartness to an otherwise typical pumpkin beer. The tartness comes from the addition of cranberry juice, which is a nice touch both
thematically as well as in terms of flavor. There’s plenty of spice in there too, making for a very festive brew. Tarter yet is one of the most ambitious in the group: Boulevard Brewing Company’s Funky Pumpkin. This beer, available in September and October only, is barrelaged and partially fermented with wild yeast, giving it some funk to round out the initially sour flavor profile. And, of course, it includes a light touch of gourd and spice to not stray too far from the spirit of the thing. A similar entry: Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus. If you’re a fan of sweet lambics (think Lindemans Framboise), then this is for you. Pumpkin and lambic seems like an odd combo, but this one drinks nicely. It’s a bit sweet, very mildly
tart and has a subtle pumpkin character – just enough to justify the brew’s name. Some of the more interesting pumpkin-related releases in recent years have been from cidermakers, and this year’s best might be Tieton Cider Works’ Smoked Pumpkin Cider. Local apples and pumpkins from Washington’s Yakima Valley are brought together, fermented and smoked over applewood. The result is more of a subtle, phenolic twang than full-on barnyard, which allows the crisp apple and sweet pumpkin flavors to shine through. Of course, you could skip pumpkin ales altogether while still satisfying your thirst for fall flavors. Oakland Park’s Funky Buddha Brewery has recently released this year’s batch of Sweet Potato Casserole Strong Ale, which uses copious vanilla to mimic the marshmallow flavors of a particularly decadent sweet potato casserole. If you were blindfolded you might not be able to pick it off as a nonpumpkin brew, but cheers to Funky Buddha for giving sweet potato a chance.
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Community Events
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Spanish Language Storytime with Communikids. Children ages 2 – 5 can drop-in for Spanish storytime with Communikids. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. College Admission Essay Workshop with Winning Essays. Join the Mary Riley Styles Public Library staff for a College Writing Seminar to learn how to write winning essays and get into the college of your dreams. This seminar will be led by Minha Kauser, Chief Editor at Winning Essays. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. 703-2485034. Forum for School Board Candidates. Candidates for the upcoming Nov. 3 election will be asked to respond to a variety of questions. Come hear their views and ask questions. George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. lwvfallschurch.org.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression related to changes in the seasons. Seasonal
Affective Disorder begins and ends at about the same times every year. Join Senior Adult Specialist Nancy Connors to discuss the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder and its treatment options. Culpepper Garden Senior Center (4435 N. Pershing Dr., Arlington). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. 703-228-4403.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Community Forum: The Schools of the Future. All community members are invited to a community forum about the planning for a new or renovated high school and addition to the middle school. Registration is requested. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7134 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – noon. fccps.org. Habitat Restoration. Join the City of Falls Church Habitat Restoration Team in restoring the local ecosystem in city parks. Crossman Park (535 N. Van Buren St., Falls Church). 10 a.m. – noon. fallschurchva.gov/Volunteer.
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Tysons-Pimmit Library 30th Anniversary Celebration. 1980s cover band “No Charge” will perform in the meeting room from 1 – 3 p.m. as Tyson-Pimmit Regional Library celebrates its 30th anniversary with refreshments, prizes and giveaways. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. fairfaxcounty.gov/library. Mad Science presents Spooktacular. Amaze your kids with spooky potions, crazy chemicals and slippery slime. Recommended for children ages 5 and over. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 – 11:45 a.m. 703-248-5034.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
Where Does Your Tax Dollar Go?. A League of Women Voters of Falls Church Community Forum focused on explaining how the City spends our tax dollars and the trade-offs made amongst competing priorities. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. lwvfallschurch.org. College Admission Essay Workshop with Winning Essays. Join the Mary Riley Styles Public Library staff for a College Writing Seminar
to learn how to write winning essays and get into the college of your dreams. This seminar will be led by Minha Kauser, Chief Editor at Winning Essays. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-2485034.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday and Thursday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 18-36 months. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 703248-5034.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
Early Release Wednesdays. The Lego Club for children in grades 1 – 5. Registration is required and is limited to 16 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 3 – 4 p.m. 703248-5034.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
“World Goes ‘Round.” This Creative Cauldron production features a brilliantly constructed retrospective of proli�ic musical theatre collaborators John Kander and Fred Ebb. It’s a thrilling celebration of life �illed with humor, romance, drama, and nonstop melody. From “Cabaret” to “Chicago” the non-stop hit-parade features unforgettable gems seamlessly interwoven into a passionate, harmonious, uptempo evening of musical theatre. Through Oct. 25. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple St., Falls Church). $18 – $26. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
“Calendar Girls.” In this delightful comedy, Annie and her best friend Chris belong to the Women’s Institute – a do-good organization
in the heart of Yorkshire. When a member’s husband dies of leukemia, the best friends resolve to raise funds, but donations are tight. They persuade fellow Institute members to pose for an “alternative” calendar. Through Oct. 17. James Lee Community Center Theater (2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church). $17 – $20. 7:30 p.m. providenceplayers.org.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
“Chimerica.” This epic play tracks two decades of US-China relations alongside lives forever changed by the crosswinds of politics and history. In 1989, Joe, a young American journalist, photographs a protester facing down four tanks in Tiananmen Square. In 2012, with election season bringing US-China relations into the spotlight, Joe decides to seek out the subject of his most famous image – just as an old friend
from China reaches out with an agenda of his own. Through Oct. 18. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $76. 7:30 p.m. studiotheatre.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21
“Animal.” Rachel has it all: marriage, house, career. So why does she suddenly have this creeping feeling? Did she leave something behind? Or is there something in the walls…? Her husband thinks she needs time; her psychiatrist suggests positive thinking. But then the visions start. Apparitions of doubts, past decisions, future mistakes. Is it time for Xanax? Prozac? Or perhaps she just needs to forget it all, follow her instinct and kiss a stranger. Through Oct. 25. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $40. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.
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Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703532-9283.
F�������� Y���� ���� S������ ��� S����������. Jammin’ Java (227
Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. ��� �������� ���� V���� G������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. B������ T������ ���� T�� D��������. Black Cat (1811 14th
Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $20 in advance; $24 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. H�� K������ ���� S��� B������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. C������ B������� ���� S��� G����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road,
Vienna). $26 – $28. 8 p.m. 703255-1900.
J����� T������ ��� T�� C����� G���. Iota Club and Café (2832
Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340.
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St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. S�� B���. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $35 – $40. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. W��� O������ ���� S�������� ��� W�� T�����. Iota Club and Café
(2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. T���������� T�������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. J��� L�����. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
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Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $22. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. J���� M������ C������. The State
NW, Washington, D.C.). $12. 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. C����� L������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. D��� S������. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. C����� ���� H����� S�������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 11 p.m. 202-667-7960.
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Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $15 – $18 day of the show. 1 p.m. 703-255-1566. T����� J����, J�. ���� W��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 6
p.m. 202-667-7960. K���� M�����. The Birchmere (3701
Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. F��� D����� �� I����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $25 – $27. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. C������ A����� 1997 ���� K������ �� R��������, S��� F���� �� B�� F���� F���, R���� H����� L������ �� I������ ��� P���� L��� I�� �� N� D����. Iota Club and Café
(2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8 p.m. 703-522-8340.
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(1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 in advance; $12 day of the show. 9:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. I����������. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. O�� 97’� ���� B�������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 10 p.m. 202-667-7960.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
S��������� ���� P����� R��� ��� M�����������. 9:30 (815 V St.
NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 6 p.m. 202-667-7960.
P�� T������ B��� ���� H�� B������� E����. Jammin’ Java (227
Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $22 – $30. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. K����� S���� S�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). 7 p.m. 202-667-7960.
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H����’� H������ �������� P���� N����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt.
Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
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Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $17 – $20. 6 p.m. 703255-1566. T���������� ���� S�� H�. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. B������ ���� X���� R������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 10 p.m. 202-667-7960.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
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Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $28. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566.
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(1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $18 in advance; $20 day of the show. 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960.
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Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $22 – $28. 6 p.m. 703255-1566.
M������ M�D����� ���� B���� O����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt.
Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $89.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
E���� T����� ��� T�� T������ T����. JV’s Restaurant (6666
Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.
P������� A����... Saturday, October 24 – Teen Cupcake Wars. Children in grades 5 – 12 can decorate their own creepy cupcake just in time for Halloween. Registration
required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 2 – 3 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/424/Library.
Saturday, October 24 – Neighborhood Tree Planting. Help plant street trees and take care of existing trees. Maintaining Falls Church City’s tree canopy is a great
investment that pays back in many ways, particularly absorbing stormwater and shading and cooling our neighborhoods. There will be refreshments and instructions given at 8:30 a.m., then the work starts. Wear boots or heavy shoes, dress for weather and dirt and bring tools if you have them. Tools will be provided for those that don’t have them. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (601 S. Oak St., Falls Church). 8:30 a.m. – noon. seth.heminway@gmail.com.
Friday, October 30 – Halloween Carnival. Enjoy carnival games, a moon bounce, face painting, crafts, a haunted house, movies, candy and a live creepy
creature show. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 6 – 8:30.p.m. fallschurchva.gov/halloweencarnival.
C������� S���������� Be sure to include time, location, cost of admission, contact person and any other pertinent information. Event listings will be edited for content and space limitations. Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for the current week’s edition.
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TAKUMI J, LLC , Trading as Takumi Sushi, 301 S. Washington Street #B, Falls Church, Virginia 22046-4406. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On-Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Jie Feng Yu, Member. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200. PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the Virginia Self Storage Act, section 55-419 F, notice is hereby given that the contents of the following rental storage spaces located at Fort Knox Self Storage will be offered for sale: 181 Maria Tiglao, 447 Olde Town Print & Copy, 509 Crystalle Cunningham, 526 Sable Makonnen, 644 Cindy Campbell, 663 David Alan, 1021 Zachee Suka Bin Ponio. Sale will be held at: Fort Knox Self Storage 2933 Telestar Ct. Falls Church, VA 703-698-0022 Thursday, October 22, 2015 1:00 p.m. TERMS: Cash/Credit Card Only Locks cut at auction.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The City of Falls Church Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 7:45 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia 22046 to consider the following:
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An application by Spectrum Development, LLC for a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (Resolution TR14-29) to change the existing map designation from “Business” and “Low Density Residential (6)” to “Mixed-Use”; an Official Zoning Map Amendment (Ordinance TO14-28) to change the existing zoning designation from R-1B, Medium Density Residential and B-3, General Business, to B-1, Limited Business; and Special Exception(s) (Resolution
TR14-28) to allow residential development within a commercially zoned B district and to allow 30 feet of height bonus as part of the proposed Broad and West (“Mason Row”) mixed-use project on 4.3 acres at the 916, 920, 922, 924, 926, 928, 930, 932 & 934 W. Broad Street; 110,112, 112A, & 212 & 212A N. West Street; 919, 921, & 925 Park Ave. The proposed mixed-use project includes a 145-room hotel and 340 residential apartments above 63,147 square feet of ground level retail, and a movie theater. Application materials are available on the City’s webpage at the following link: www.fallschurchva.gov/masonrow Materials can also be viewed at the Planning Division, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Room 300W, Falls Church, VA. 22046, M-F 8:30 am to 5 pm. 703-248-5040. This location is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities and special services or assistance may be requested in advance. (TTY 711)
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School Board Taps Patricia Dignan as New Superintendent
F.C. Council Concord Surprise on City Center
Dr. Patricia J. Dignan, formerly Superintendent of the Milan, Michigan, Area Schools, was named the new Superintendent of the Falls Church City Schools Tuesday night at a special School Board Meeting. Dr. Dignan began work yesterday following her retirement earlier this week from the Milan school system which serves 2,500 students.
In a dramatic development signaling that a sweeping re-development of the City of Falls Church’s “City Center” is now on a fast and smooth track, the City Council expressed surprising unanimity Tuesday for prerequisite revisions to the its Comprehensive Plan, overcoming any stumbling blocks over the ratio of residential to commercial development in the area. The Council’s final vote on this will come Oct. 24.
Longtime F.C. Resident Richard Allan Dies Richard T. Allan, Jr., longtime and beloved resident of the City of Falls Church and a bedrock supporter of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library in Falls Church, died on his 94th birthday while in Hospice care at Goodwin House of Bailey’s Crossroads. The cause of death was complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Allan was born in Battle Creek, Mich. on Oct. 9, 1921. Despite a difficult childhood, he thrived in school, earning a BA in Honors Classics and an MA in Cultural Geography from the University of Michigan. Service in the U.S. Army Air Force brought him to the Western Pacific as a weather forecaster for military operations during WW II and then 2 years of deployment in occupied Japan. He later returned to Japan for 4 years working with U.S. Army Intelligence during the Korean War. It was during this latter period of Japan residency when he met Betty E. Allan, his wife of close to 60 years, while she was doing work for the Central Intelligence Agency. Back in the U.S. he decided that work in the intelligence realm was far more exciting than being an academic, and was hired by the CIA as an intelligence analyst.
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Mr. Allan had two distinguished, multi-decade careers: as a CIA Analyst and Executive, and as a volunteer overseeing used book sales at the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. In 1977, at the age of 55, he retired from the CIA as Director of Basic and Geographic Intelligence, receiving the CIA Meritorious Service Medal. As a library volunteer, Allan raised well over a quarter million dollars for the Library’s general fund through his organization of the daily used book sales and his skill at identifying rare and valuable
books found within the book donations. He was a familiar and friendly figure at the Library until his second retirement at the age of 92. Mr. Allan was an active supporter and board member of several Falls Church service organizations, including the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, Affordable Housing Committee, Village Preservation and Improvement Society, and the local branch of the American Field Service. He was well known as a kind and modest but deeply intellectual gentleman who engendered great affection and devotion in 48 years of residence in Falls Church and 12 years of residence at Goodwin House. He leaves behind his beloved wife Betty of Goodwin House, son James F. Allan (Kathy) of Falls Church, son Christian P. Allan (Sara) of Raleigh, NC, daughter Susan E. Allan-Burnett (Bob) of Washington, D.C., and 6 grandchildren (Lindsay, Thomas, Jordan, Jenna, Sam, and Charlie). In lieu of flowers, friends may consider donating either to the Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N Virginia Ave, Falls Church) or to Goodwin House West (3440 South Jefferson St., Falls Church).
Dorothy Macomber Dies at Age 95 Dorothy Macomber, longtime resident of Falls Church, died at her home on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Dorothy was born in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 29, 1919, to Robert Arthur and Fanny Queen Black. On Jan. 30, 1943, Dorothy, was married to Robert Clifford Macomber, in Detroit. During the summer of 1963, the family moved to Falls Church. After living in Tyler Gardens for two years, Dorothy and Bob found
a permanent family home in the city. Dorothy is survived by her children, Jeanne L. Macomber, Robert C. Macomber, Jr., and Patricia A. Day, a grand-daughter, Rebecca, and a great-granddaughter, Christina. Dorothy will be buried with her husband, Bob, at Quantico National Cemetery. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
DOROTHY (Courtesy Photo)
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PET SERVICES
Feline Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920-8665
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Lawn Enforcement Services, LLC . . . 237-0921
Dr Gordon Theisz, Family Medicine . 533-7555
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