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Inside This Week Mason High Ranked #4 In Va. By U.S. News Falls Church’s George Mason High School was the fourth ranked high school in Virginia according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 high school ranking issue. See News Briefs, page 8

Matt Hills Helps Keep Mason Well-Balanced

By 4-3 Vote, F.C. Council Puts $200K Of Surplus to Pedestrian Safety Steps

Big Turnout as Adults, Children Cite Dangers On Lincoln Avenue

by Nicholas F. Benton

George Mason High School’s Matt Hills is entering his fourth year at the school, but it’s his first as the school’s principal, taking over the position after his predecessor Tyrone Byrd stepped down last May.

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celebrates its history and community character and invests in its neighborhoods, schools and natural environment. These community investments are made possible by a growing population and economy.” In terms of the extensive “visioning process” to date, inclusive since June 17 of two community meetings, a school town hall, four “pop up” discussions around town, and a survey with 472 respondents, at least four steps in the process are planned before a projected final adoption

By a narrow 4-3 vote, a majority on the Falls Church City Council Monday night voted to allocate $200,000 of the $921,000 surplus from the Fiscal Year 2016 budget for traffic calming. It was conceded, though, that with the onset of the late fall and winter seasons, no significant work could be done until the spring, even after the FY18 budget is adopted in April. However, a large turnout of adults and their young children to the City Council meeting Monday proved persuasive, especially concerning the need for crosswalks along the stint of Lincoln Avenue in the City between the Lincoln Park at Great Falls and the City limits near Yucatan Street. That wide strip is notorious for speeding motorists as a cut-through to get on I-66 especially during rush hours and there are no pedestrian crosswalks there now. Parents and children alike, ranging from articulate Mt. Daniel Elementary to Henderson Middle School students, testified before the Council on the hazards of trying to get across Lincoln Avenue now. “It is a fatality waiting to happen,” said parent Sarah Tarpgaard. The intersection at Meridian, where there are school bus stops on either side of Lincoln, presents a particular hazard, she and others said. Council members noted that there are other neighborhoods in the City where similar problems exist, but the debate on the

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BOY SCOUT MEMBERS OF DEN 5, Pack 681 at St. James School weighed in for better traffic calming and pedestrian safety measures in their appearance before the Falls Church City Council Monday night. (Photo: News-Press)

Population, Economic Growth Words Included in Draft Vision by Nicholas F. Benton

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“The elegant simplicity” in the last sentence of the City of Falls Church’s draft new “vision statement” is how F.C. City Councilman Phil Duncan described it at Monday’s City Council meeting. The sentence in the short statement seemed to draw the most attention as the Council reviewed the long history that’s gone into crafting the new words. It credits “a growing population and economy,” for making possible the community’s invest-

ments in its core values. F.C. Principal Planner Paul Stoddard affirmed that the placement of that sentence was considered both important for acknowledging reality, and self-evident. The entire draft vision statement component of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which has been the subject of so much discussion and appeals for public input from City Hall, reads as follows: “In the year 2040, the City of Falls Church is an independent, walkable small city within the Northern Virginia region. Through all the changes, the City

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THE DELEGATION OF PARENTS and their children packed the Falls Church City Council Monday night to advocate for crosswalk and other traffic calming measures on Lincoln Avenue in the City. (Photo: News-Press)

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Council was not about whether or not to address these needs, but how to designate the surplus from the last fiscal year budget. F.C.’s Chief Financial Officer Richard LaCondre recommended it all go into the capital fund balance in anticipation of major capital projects looming down the road. The real news was that the surplus existed at all, coming out of the $84 million budget of the fiscal year that ended last June 30. Simply put, the City spent less than it had budgeted for. And while $200,000 was set aside for traffic calming, the remaining $721,000 will go, as LaCondre recommended, into the capital fund that will, for example, pay for the new high school that looms on the horizon. “The big news here is that we are getting this jump on the new high school,” Vice Mayor Marybeth Connolly said. At Monday’s meeting, it was

Councilman David Snyder who initiated the proposition that a portion of the surplus be dedicated right away to traffic calming “to signal the City staff that we want to see results sooner rather than later,” given the testimony that came before them Monday night. Others, like Councilman Dan Sze, said it was meaningless to designate the money now since no serious work could begin until the spring. But Mayor David Tarter said that knowing the resources are there would motivate the City staff to “tee up the projects in the meantime, getting them ready to be implemented as soon as the weather permitted. Tarter led the four “yes” votes that designated the funds, joined by Phil Duncan, Letty Hardi and Snyder. “No” votes were cast by Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly, Karen Oliver and Sze. Once the amendment passed, the Council voted unanimously for the revised use of the surplus.

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next February. The Planning Commission will review it on Nov. 7, the City Council will tackle it again at a Nov. 21 work session, the Planning Commission will have its final review and recommendation in January, and the Council its final review and adoption in February. At this Monday’s review session, Council member Letty Hardi suggested that the wording “needs a little more oomph” in its expressiveness of goals for 25 years ahead, and Council member Karen Oliver criticized the draft statement for its failure to mention “people.” While the list of “core values” accompanying the draft vision statement include a reference to “diversity/housing and social sustainability,” there was a marked lack of reference to these issues in the vision statement, itself. Purporting that “a wide range of family types, cultures and generations, ethnic and cultural diversity, a diverse housing stock for all income levels and new housing harmonious in scale to existing neighborhoods” are the elements of a “core value” focusing on

diversity and housing, the topic ranged at the lowest end of civic concerns as derived from the public input to date. At the highest end of “core values,” Stoddard said, is “community character and urban form,” inclusive of goals to be “a vibrant and thriving place with community involvement and spirit, an attractive balance of uses with cohesive architecture and urban design, historic preservation, and revitalization districts at a human scale with a pedestrian orientation, mixed use through development and substantial investment into the arts.” “Economic sustainability” as a “core value” includes “a flourishing commercial base, regional attractions, clustered office, shops and restaurants, public-private collaboration, a skilled labor force, public gathering places for cultural events and a tourism economy.” The education “core value” involves “high quality public facilities, continued academic excellence, a focus on social and cultural activities, higher education services and resources, the input of new ideas from the region and with the City library as an integral component.”

In terms of transportation, the “core values” include “high accessibility across the City, public and private transportation alternatives, with linkages connecting public transit, paths and bikeways, improved air quality, and affirming regional cooperation and solutions.” Including “environmental sustainability” as a “core value,” involves the “protection, preservation and restoration” in the community, recognizing “trees as a valued resources, development that respects natural topography, stream restoration, improved stream water quality, a network of trails and greenways, energy efficiency and recreation and sports planning.” In terms of “public health and safety,” the “core values” include “ample opportunity for physical activity, access to fresh local foods, low crime rates, a responsive police force and access to quality health care.” Finally, “good and responsive government” as a “core value” involves fiscal responsibility, accessible and responsive public servants, and lots of volunteer opportunities with openness and transparency.”

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It has been a year since the News-Press in this space proposed a healing of the acute pain for many that a terribly unfortunate episode in Falls Church’s history caused. On the eve of a hotly-contested F.C. City Council election, we wrote in our editorial in the Oct. 25, 2015 edition of the News-Press urging that “redemption, reconciliation and healing” prevail. Concerning the guilty plea and conviction on child sexual abuse charges of Michael Gardner, local Democratic Party activist and husband of former Mayor Robin Gardner now serving a lengthy sentence, we wrote, “There is no doubt that the crimes for which Gardner recently took a guilty plea were heinous and monstrous,” noting, “Prominent local citizens, including our editor, who were willing to comply with a request (for letters to the court—ed.) not to question the verdict, but to provide an expression of Christian charity, to seek a redemptive rather than a vindictive outcome overall,” did so with “absolutely no ill intent toward the victims and their families.” We wrote, “Clearly the letters deeply hurt the families of the victims,” which led to expressions of “deep and heartfelt remorse in the past week, our editor sharing that remorse,” even as “angry parents of one of the girls who were victims in the case...stirred strong (and legitimate) emotions in defense of their daughter.” Voters in the subsequent election followed the lead of the News-Press which editorialized that, “In this intelligent and largely-reasonable community cooler heads might prevail,” and elected the three News-Pressendorsed City Council candidates. Now, around the community, red “We Support the Girls” yard signs are still displayed, a painful reminder of that episode, evidence that more healing in this community is needed, especially in the context of a few who may continue to use the unhappy episode in pursuit of political advantage. In our case, when Gardner was first arrested, our editor wrote, “There are no winners in a terrible situation like this...My sincere prayers are for the comfort and healing of his family, his victims, the entire Falls Church community, and also for him...But without a doubt, if indeed a horrible crime, or crimes, have been committed, then justice must be served.” Our editor was resolute that coverage of the trial be in the spirit of journalistic integrity, the independent pursuit of facts and fairness that some erroneously interpreted as bias. He hired an outside freelance writer to cover the trial to better ensure this. In his letter to the court upon Gardner’s eventual guilty plea, our editor did not question the court’s decision, nor the length of the sentence, but only recounted how Gardner had “represented himself” as a citizen in the community. Actually, in their 25 years, as most know, he and the News-Press have been unrelenting champions for the youth and the schools of Falls Church. We all support the girls. May the healing continue.

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the money today is irresponsible at best. Using the water assets to shore up the city’s pension fund is fair to question, but one need only look at the various California municipalities facing bankruptcy under the weight of unfunded liabilities to recognize the folly of not addressing these issues when Falls Church has the ability to do so. Spending today has its merits, but not doing so in a responsible

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Fairfax Co. Meals Tax Will Help Our Schools Editor, Fairfax County voters have a critical decision to make on Election Day about future funding for our stellar school system. I urge voters to vote “yes” on the 4 percent Meals Tax to help keep

our school system great. Our top-notch schools are a prime reason people and businesses move to Fairfax County. The quality of schools affect all of us, both because our future relies on an educated citizenry and because great schools keep property values high. Here are some other reasons to keep in mind when considering your vote: • About 28 percent of any meals tax will be paid by tourists, visitors, commuters and other non-Fairfax County residents, unlike property taxes. • 100 percent of the meals tax will stay in Fairfax Co., unlike state taxes.

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The suggestions made by Ms. Godwin in the October 13 News-Press guest commentary raise several issues, some of which I will address here. First, she disagrees with City Council priorities – her privilege – but the City Council members have thought long and hard about the City’s bonding position as well as its priorities. So in considering the referendum vote, citizens need to accord reasonable weight to City Council and Planning Commission decisions. For example, I (and others) disagreed with the Planning Commission decision to disapprove the Library Board’s “raze and rebuild” request, but understood and respected the Planning Commission’s concerns about the pending large bonding requests. The library board took the advice of the Planning Commission and worked with the $8 million suggestion, asking the consulting architects to provide a conceptual approach for that amount. The current proposal provides a concept with two options within that framework. A decision on which option to use will depend upon the actual engineering analysis. Second, if the referendum is approved, funding of the library work would start in FY18; that will be 25 years after the building was renovated in 1992. Since then there has been a 44 percent growth in city population, and a concomitant growth in library

patrons and programs It is past time to renovate and expand enough to accommodate our present and future patrons. Since the renovations needed will trigger the Americans with Disabilities Act require-

“In a small city such as Falls Church, the library can be a central social focus point in the municipal campus.”

ments, some appreciable portion of the expansion will be devoted to meeting those guidelines. The rest will be used for children and young adult programs, the history collection, and study space, and to upgrade most of the building systems, including security and electrical systems. An added benefit will be the ability to alter sight lines to make it easier for staff to maintain oversight of activities. Third, since it could be as much as two years before the schools get their needs properly assessed, scrutinized and approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council, their bonding referendum could not be any sooner. That

bonding could require using up all or most of the City’s bonding authority for a 30 year bond. Until a major portion of that was paid off, no other appreciable bonding could be entertained. Thus, Ms Godwin’s comment that the Library could obtain $18+ million in five or 10 years is not even a remote possibility – it would be more like 20 years. With respect to Ms. Godwin’s suggestions about placing pieces of the Library hither and yon, she blithely assumes that those other places would want the privilege, and she also assumes that there would be no problem with staffing all these pieces. Neither assumption is correct. In particular the schools have been very negative about having the Library on campus. Since 2008, the library has suffered staff cuts that have forced it to reduce hours on Wednesday and Sunday, and to close the history collection room except by appointment. Placing various parts of the library in various locations would require a minimum of two persons at each location for appropriate coverage. Assignments and rotation of staff would be a nightmare to administer. Besides, how many citizens would approve having to go to different locations for different pieces of the library? That is a totally unworkable idea. Incidentally, I agree with Ms. Godwin that the “raze and rebuild” option is a better long term solution for the library, but

the building and most of its systems are in such a poor state that the patrons should not have to wait another 20 years before there is improvement. It is clear that the library serves as an important focus for early learning, for inculcating an early love for reading, and for supporting the City’s large foreign language-speaking contingent, in addition to its manifold circulation duties. Another point is that in a small city such as Falls Church, the library can be a central social focus point in the municipal campus. This is one reason the public response to moving the Library has consistently been extremely negative in all recent annual polls. Further, the library has an independent Mary Riley Styles Library Foundation that has been raising money from library patrons and others since 2005. The foundation has a charter to supplement the City support of the library. It continues to provide many thousands of dollars to purchase equipment and materials. The foundation has just sent out a letter asking citizens to support the bond issue by voting “Yes” on the November 8 Library referendum. It is important to note that these comments are those of an informed private citizen. Please, vote “Yes” on November 8.  Chet DeLong is the vice chair of the Mary Riley Styles Library Board of Trustees.

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NEWS BRIEFS U.S. News & World Report Gives High Ranks for Regional Schools U.S. News and World Report issued its rankings of 2016 top high schools in the U.S. this week, and area schools fared very well. Area schools were ranked at the top five slots for schools in Virginia, led by Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology at No. 1 (including No. 1 in the wider D.C.-Metro area and No. 5 in the entire U.S.), followed by McLean High at No. 2 (No. 108 in nation), Madison High at No. 3, (No. 151 in nation), George Mason High at No. 4 (No. 160 in nation), and Oakton High at No. 5 (No. 162 in nation). Also, Falls Church’s Marshall High was ranked No. 11 (No. 343 in nation). Overall, Maryland was ranked the top overall state followed by District at six and Virginia at 12.

Trump In-Law Makes Stop in F.C. Lara Trump, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s son Eric, stopped with an entourage at Falls Church’s Vietnamese-American Eden Center shopping center to deliver remarks in support of Trump’s candidacy Tuesday.

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A proclamation signed by F.C. Mayor David Tarter Monday designated the week of Oct. 23-31 as “Red Ribbon Week” aimed at winning the war on drugs, where “hope lies in education and drug demand reduction, coupled with the hard work and determination of organizations such as the Young Marines of the Marine Corps League to foster a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.” Cody Jackson accepted the signed proclamation on behalf of the Young Marines.

GMHS Theater Students Win at Regionals In the regional high school Conference 35 theater competition, George Mason High’s Austin Yoder and Annie Parnell received Best Actor medals, and the school’s entire theater ensemble was recognized for “All Festival Cast.” The play the students performed was Nexus by Danielle Mohlman. With a cast of 35, Mason’s fall theater production of “Urinetown” will be Nov. 17-19.

FCNP: Reward for ID of Vandals, Thieves Falls Church News-Press owner Nicholas Benton yesterday announced a reward for the identification leading to arrest and conviction of persons responsible for acts of vandalism or theft against News-Press public distribution sites. “These are criminal acts punishable by the law,” he said. “Advertisers are paying for their ads appearing in newspapers that these vandals and thieves are defacing or stealing so these acts are being perpetrated against them as well as the newspaper itself. Witnesses are urged to contact us or the Falls Church City Police.”

Fairfax Fire’s Safety Tips for Halloween A statement from the Fairfax County Fire Department this week offered some safety tips for Halloween on Monday. Traditional jack-o-lanterns with candles are a tremendous fire hazard, it noted, suggesting a better way to light up a jack-o-lantern with a small string of holiday lights with yellow and red flashing bulbs. Additionally, small battery powered candles can be used. Children planning to go trick-or-treating should take safety precautions such as making sure all costumes are flame retardant, making sure children can see and be seen, by expanding the eye holes in commercial masks to improve peripheral vision and adding reflective tape to costumes to make them more visible to motorists, ensuring that each trick-or-treater has a working flashlight, telling children to remove their masks and look both ways before they cross a street, never letting a group of children trick-or-treat alone (adult supervision is a safety “must” during Halloween), telling kids to stay away from candles and jack-o’-lanterns that may be on steps and porches and to never carry candles when they are trick-or-treating, telling kids to let you know right away if they see other kids playing with matches or lighters.

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TO LETTERS THE EDITOR Continued from Page 6 • A meals tax will diversify our revenue sources and take pressure off property taxes. • Of about $99 million from a meals tax, 70 percent will be dedicated to the school system and 30 percent to critical county needs such as public safety. • The school system is working hard to recover from a recession that required deep cuts, freezing pay and raising class sizes even as our student numbers and uncontrollable costs soared. • If the meals tax passes, the school board has committed to using the bulk of the proceeds to raise teacher pay, a critical investment after years of stagnation that put us behind surrounding jurisdictions. If you eat at a restaurant in D.C., you pay a 10 percent meals tax. If you go to Old Town Alexandria, or Clarendon, Shirlington or Pentagon Row in Arlington for dinner, you pay a 4 percent meals tax. Why would we let neighboring jurisdictions raise

millions of dollars, including from Fairfax County residents, without charging their residents when they come here for a restaurant meal? Nobody likes taxes of any kind, but the services we expect in Fairfax County cost money. Isn’t it worth paying an extra 40 cents on a $10 restaurant meal to maintain our vibrant community, especially our great teachers and great schools? Sandy Evans Fairfax Co. School Board Chair

Community Should Support Library Referendum Editor, The Mary Riley Styles Library is one of the exceptional things about Falls Church that today’s residents owe to the foresight of past generations. But like any institution, it will decline without timely investments. The November 8 library referendum will provide the funds critically

needed now to cover past-due maintenance and add space to meet growing service demands. As a member of the Library Board of Trustees for over ten years, I understand the devotion that many people in Falls Church have for the library and the outstanding services it provides. When I first joined the board, I was disappointed to learn that the physical condition of the building was declining and space for services and programs was inadequate. Since then, two major studies have documented the desperate need to upgrade the facility and add space. After much discussion, the board and City leaders defined a modest, affordable project that upgrades essential systems and provides a much needed increase in floor space. Through this process, the board recognized the overwhelming benefits of the existing site and the public’s interest in improving the existing building rather than relocating to another site. The board specifically opposed suggestions to move the library to a private development for many reasons, including the high cost. For a community that loves its library, supporting this referendum should be a simple decision. Jeff Peterson Falls Church

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Mason’s Matt Hills Helps Keep Mustangs ‘Well-Balanced’ by Drew Costley

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On an early release Wednesday at George Mason High School, the school’s main gym was raucous with the school’s seniors and juniors competing in a volleyball game during the school’s Spirit Week ahead of its homecoming game and dance. As Mustangs, some of whom play on the school’s dominant varsity volleyball team, volleyed the ball back and forth of the net, students on the sidelines and in the rafters shouted encouragement to their teammates and shouted playful jabs at each other relentlessly. In one corner of the pandemonium was Mason principal Matt Hills, who is entering his fourth year at the school, but entering his first as the school’s principal. He was appointed to the position after Tyrone Byrd, who was the school’s principal from 2012-2016, stepped down in May to take a position in Arlington Public Schools. As the game churned on, Hills calmly spoke to school staff members and checked in with the students on the sideline, trading jokes and commenting on the match. Although the game is part of a tradition at the school – a week of themed days and events leading up to the homecoming game and dance – it was one example of Hills’ focuses as the school’s new principal: mindfulness and balance. “We have a great mission statement and it revolves around the idea of excelling in mind, body and character and that’s

something that Mr. Byrd brought here with a group of teachers who contributed to the statement and I think I want to continue that message…highlighting some of the attributes our mission statement,” Hill said. “So this year we’re focusing on the character piece. It’s one thing to talk about it and saying excelling in mind, body and character, but it’s another thing to do it, what does it look like in action….We’re trying to create an environment where our students are well-balanced.” For example, the school recently held Senior Day on Wednesday, Oct. 19, where the school’s seniors did a round robin information session to learn more about college and prepare for homecoming while younger students took the PSAT. Then, the students and staff went out onto the football field for a BBQ. “It’s about that balance. I think that’s something that we’ve neglected to focus on the last few year. When we have so many of our students taking rigorous, highlevel courses and they’re stressed. They are overwhelmed,” Hills said. “So my goal this year has been to reduce the stress levels. To remind students that high school is supposed to be a very serious place, but we also want to make it a fun place, too.” Speaking of place, Hills commented on the recent decoupling of the plan to build a new campus for Mason and Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School from the plans for the 10-acres of commercial development coming to

MASON’S NEW PRINCIPAL MATT HILLS checks a few emails before heading back to a staff meeting. He said that he knew that it would be a difficult transition going from being the school’s assistant principal to being the principal. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press) the space next to the school. He said that it’s unfortunate that the plans got decoupled at a time when the school’s enrollment numbers continue to rise. “I think working here in my fourth year now, that it’s critical that we look into a longterm plan. I think that space is clearly an issue….We’re up to over 810 kids. We obviously lost the trailers in the front of the property, so we had to move all of our classrooms

MATT HILLS inspects the jersey of Mason senior Jack Rasmussen during the junior-senior volleyball game on Wednesday, Oct. 19. He said that fun events like that one are key to helping the students, who are among the most competitive in the country in terms of academics, keep a wellbalanced lifestyle. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press)

in,” Hills said. “Every single classroom in this building is being used. If we get another 50 kids, I don’t know where we’re going to put them. I also understand the other side, which is we don’t want taxes to go up. We want to respect the fact that we have a community that backs and supports us, but how do you do it in a way that makes sense financially. “It’s a difficult task. I don’t envy those who have to make those difficult decisions, but I think it’s something that needs to be priority moving forward, especially in the near future. We need to find a way that we can fix or have a new building.” In an effort to educate the community about the needs of the school, it recently held two tours of the property, on Monday, Oct. 24 and Wednesday, Oct. 26. The purpose was to show taxpayers – whether or not they have students at the school – the need for improvements to the school’s property. Dealing with capacity at the school is likely to be one of Hills’ ongoing challenges as he steps into his new role at the school. He told the News-Press that the school’s enrollment is nearly at the point where they would have to move up in competitive divisions in Virginia High School League sports, which are determined based on school population sizes, as soon as next year. Hills doesn’t seem to be surprised by the challenges faced by

the school. He said that he knew it would be a challenge stepping into this new role. “I think I knew it was going to be a difficult transition going from being assistant principal to principal, but it’s nice having the experience and knowledge of being here going on my fourth year,” Hills said. “I think that’s really, really prepared me and helped me a lot with some of the unusual expectations. I’m very pleased with how we’ve started the year so far.” Hills’ priority goals are emphasizing the community component of the school, building cohesiveness and unity among the school’s staff and to continue creating a healthy mindset in the students who matriculate through the school. “I want my students to understand that yes, there is a goal. You have a goal in high school that you want earn a certain number of credits [and] you want to prepare yourself for college. We pride ourselves in being one of the best high schools in Virginia and even in the nation and we want to continue that,” Hills said. “But I also want my students to take a deep breath at times, to join different clubs [and] different extracurricular activities. We want to create a sense of balance and that’s critical for our Mustangs.” This is the final story in a series profiling the three new Falls Church City Public Schools principals.

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Community News & Notes Veterans Day 10K Race Scheduled for Nov. 11 Grace Christian Academy is hosting its On Eagles’ Wings Veterans Day 10K Race on Friday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m., starting at the academy at 3233 Annandale Road, Falls Church. Proceeds from the race will benefit Operation Jump Start and the Grace Christian Academy Scholarship Fund. The entry fee for the race is $35. Those who want to participate can register online at oneagleswings.itsyourrace.com or in person starting at 8 a.m. For more information, visit gracechristianacademy.org.

F.C. League of Women Voters Hosts Film Screening The League of Women Voters chapters of Falls Church and Fairfax and the Fairfax County

Council of PTAs are sponsoring a screening of the new documentary “Under the Gun,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at McLean Community Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. The documentary, produced and narrated by journalist and Northern Virginia native Katie Couric, examines the events and people involved in the debate over gun violence in the United States, why politicians find it difficult to take action and what is being done at the state and local levels. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Matt Bennet, a founder of the Third Way centrist think tank in Washington, who has been working on responses to gun violence since the shootings at Columbine High School 17 years ago, and Peter Read, a retired Air Force officer whose daughter Mary Karen was one of 32 students

and faculty killed in April 2007 at Virginia Tech University. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested. For more information or to make a reservation, visit lwv-fairfax.org/ UndertheGunScreening.html.

Absentee Voting Open in Falls Church Now Until Nov. 5 Falls Church residents wishing to cast an absentee ballot in person for the November 8 election can now do so at the Registrar’s Office in City Hall, 300 Park Ave., Ste. 101 East, the League of Women Voters of Falls Church reminded local residents in a press release to the News-Press. In addition to regular business hours of 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on weekdays, the Registar’s Office will be open until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 and Thursday, Nov. 3 and

FALLS CHURCH MAYOR TARTER, Vice Mayor Connelly, Council members Phil Duncan, Letty Hardi, and Karen Oliver, joined the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and Rare Bird Coffee Roasters owners Lara Berenji and Bryan Becker for an official ribbon cutting on Thursday, Oct. 13. Rare Bird roasts their own beans and offers a variety of coffees, teas, and food items at 230 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. (Photo: Courtesy of Sally Cole)

from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 5, which is the last day in which a voter can cast an absentee ballot in person. Registered voters must meet one of the 19 eligibility requirements listed on the Virginia Absentee Ballot Application to vote absentee. Persons casting an absentee ballot in person must bring an acceptable form of personal identification when they vote. Non-partisan comprehensive information about the election is available at the League of Women Voters’ comprehensive voters’ guide at vote411.org. After a user enters their address, the voter can retrieve information about his polling place and the choices that will be on his ballot (This address data is not retained by the League). In the City of Falls Church, voters will consider candidates for

president and Congress, as well as two proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution and a referendum on a proposed $8.7 million bond for the Falls Church library. The League site includes answers to a series of questions posed to the candidates and information about both sides of the ballot questions. For more information, visit lwvfallschurch.org.

The Kensington Hosts ‘Halloween Spooktacular’ The Kensington Falls Church is hosting a Halloween Spooktacular on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Kensington Information Center at 1212 W. Broad Street. Those who wish to attend should RSVP to Karen Akers at 703-992-9868 or kaker@kensingtonsl.com.

95-YEAR-OLD THEODOR DIENER (right), renowned scientist who discovered viroids, was named the “Sexiest Scientist in America” by a science foundation last month. In the science world, “sexy means smart,” Diener told the NewsPress. He is the father of Michael Diener (left) of the Falls Church-based Diener and Associates CPAs. (Photo: News-Press)

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City of Falls Church Hosts Scavenger Hunt in the Parks

The City of Falls Church’s Recreation and Parks Department is hosting its inaugural scavenger hunt that will take participants through the City’s parks on Saturday, Nov. 12. The scavenger hunt starts at 11 a.m. The City will post the first clue of the hunt to Twitter at 10 a.m. Non-Twitter users can call the Falls Church Community Center at 703-248-5027 (TTY 711) for the first clue. Participants should plan to arrive at the location given in their first clue at some point between 11 a.m. and noon to begin the hunt. The clues will lead participants on an adventure that is about 2.5 miles. Most locations will have a staff person to assist you with the best route on the next leg of your journey. The program is great for families and small groups. The City encourages participants to walk, bike, skip or hop from place to place. Snacks will be available at most locations. You’ll also earn raffle tickets as you progress. Raffle tickets will be collected at your final stop. Since participants will be completing their journey at different times, raffle winners will be contacted after the event. If at any point hunters are lost or can’t figure a clue, they can call the Community Center for assistance. The event is free and no preregistration required. Teams will sign

up upon arrival at their first clue. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/1763/Scavenger-Hunt.

DMV 2 Go Returns to Falls Church on Nov. 4 The Department of Motor Vehicles mobile customer service center, DMV 2 Go, will be in the parking lot of City Hall at 300 Park Avenue on Friday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The special event is co-hosted by the Commissioner of the Revenue and the Virginia DMV. This event is open to all Virginia residents. No appointments are necessary. The handicapped-accessible, full-service office provides all DMV transactions including applying for and renewing driver’s licenses; obtaining ID cards (including photos) and Virginia’s veterans ID cards; taking road and knowledge tests; obtaining copies of driving records; obtaining vehicle titles, license plates, decals, and transcripts; ordering disabled parking placards or plates; updating an address after a move for DMV and voter registration; and more. Customers should be prepared with the required identification. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/dmv2go.

Doodlehopper 4 Kids Hosts Halloween Craft Event Doodlehopper 4 Kids at 228 W. Broad Street is hosting

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Friends of the Pimmit Barn Hosts Annual Fall Festival The Friends of the Pimmit Barn is hosting its 5th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Pimmit Barn Park, which is located at 1845 Cherri Dr., Falls Church. Those who attend can find out more about the historic dairy barn and the movement to get a historical landmark for the location. There will be free food, games, crafts, cake walk and raffle prizes at the festival. The cake walk will be held at 11:15 a.m., storytime will be held at 11:30 a.m. and there will be a children’s bazaar throughout the event. Those who attend are invited to wear their Halloween costumes. The rain date for the event is Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2 – 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/PimmitBarn or email PimmitBarn@gmail. com.

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The Epidemic of Worry

We’ve had a tutorial on worry this year. The election campaign isn’t really about policy proposals, issue solutions or even hope. It’s led by two candidates who arouse gargantuan anxieties, fear and hatred in their opponents. As a result, some mental health therapists are reporting that threequarters of their patients are mentioning significant election-related anxiety. An American Psychological Association study found that more than half of all Americans are very or somewhat stressed by this race. Of course, there are good and bad forms of anxiety — the kind that warns you about legitimate dangers and the kind that spirals into dark and self-destructive thoughts. In his book Worrying, Francis O’Gorman notes how quickly the good kind of anxiety can slide into the dark kind. “Worry is circular,” he writes. It NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE may start with a concrete anxiety: Did I lock the back door? Is this headache a stroke? “And it has a nasty habit of taking off on its own, of getting out of hand, of spawning thoughts that are related to the original worry and which make it worse.” That’s what’s happening this year. Anxiety is coursing through American society. It has become its own destructive character on the national stage. Worry alters the atmosphere of the mind. It shrinks your awareness of the present and your ability to enjoy what’s around you right now. It cycles possible bad futures around in your head and forces you to live in dreadful future scenarios, 90 percent of which will never come true. Pretty soon you are seeing the world through a dirty windshield. Worry dims every sunrise and amplifies mistrust. A mounting tide of anxiety makes people angrier about society and more darkly pessimistic about the possibility of changing it. Spiraling worry is the perverted underside of rationality. This being modern polarized America, worry seems to come in two flavors. Educated-class anxiety can often be characterized as a feeling overabundant of options without a core of convicting purpose. Today, when you hear affluent people express worry, it’s usually related to the fear of missing out, and the dizziness of freedom. The affluent often feel besieged by busyness and plagued by a daily excess of choices. At the same time, there is a pervasive cosmic unease, the anxiety that they don’t quite understand the meaning of life, or have not surrendered to some allencompassing commitment that would bring coherence and peace. Many affluent people use money to buy privacy, and so cut themselves off from both the deep relationships that could give them purpose and the neighborly support systems that could hold them up if things go south. This election has also presented members of the educated class with an awful possibility: that their pleasant social strata may rest on unstable molten layers of anger, bigotry and instability. How could this guy Trump get even 40 percent of the votes? America may be not quite the country we thought it was. Among the less educated, anxiety flows from and inflames a growing sense that the structures of society are built for the exploitation of people like themselves. Everything is rigged; the rulers are malevolent and corrupt. It is a well-established fact that people who experience social exclusion have a tendency to slide toward superstitious and conspiratorial thinking. People who feel exploited by, and invisible to, those at the commanding heights of society are not going to worry if their candidate can’t pass a fact-check test. They just want someone who can share their exclusion and give them a better story. Anxiety changes people. We’ve seen a level of thuggery this election cycle that is without precedent in recent American history. Some of the anti-Trump demonstrators seem more interested in violence than politics. Some of the Trumpians are savage. David French wrote a shocking essay for National Review describing the appalling online abuse he suffered because of his anti-Trump stance. His anonymous assailants Photoshopped pictures of his daughter’s face in a gas chamber and left GIFs of grisly executions on his wife’s blog. Some of the things that have made us vulnerable to this wave of anxiety are not going away — the narratives of fear, conspiracy and the immobilizing stress. America’s culture may be permanently changed for the worse. But the answer to worry is the same as the answer to fear: direct action. If the next president starts enacting a slew of actual policies, then at least we can argue about concrete plans, rather than vague apocalyptic moods. Furthermore, action takes us out of ourselves. Worry, like drama, is all about the self. As O’Gorman puts it, the worrier is the opposite of a lighthouse: “He doesn’t give out energy for the benefit of others. He absorbs energy at others’ cost.” If you’re worrying, you’re spiraling into your own narcissistic pool. But concrete plans and actions thrust us into the daily fact of other people’s lives. This campaign will soon be over, and governing, thank God, will soon return. Hakuna matata.

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It’s Trump’s Party The presidential campaign is entering its final weeks, and unless the polls are completely off, Donald Trump has very little chance of winning – only 7 percent, according to the Times’ Upshot model. Meanwhile, the candidate continues to say disgusting things, and analysts are asking whether down-ballot Republicans will finally repudiate their party’s nominee. The answer should be, who cares? Everyone who endorsed Trump in the past owns him now; it’s far too late to get a refund. And voters should realize that voting for any Trump endorser is, in effect, a vote for Trumpism, whatever happens at the top of the ticket. First of all, nobody who was paying attenNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE tion can honestly claim to have learned anything new about Trump in the last few weeks. It was obvious from the beginning that he was a “con artist” – so declared Marco Rubio, who has nonetheless endorsed his candidacy. His racism and sexism were apparent from the beginning of his campaign; his vindictiveness and lack of selfdiscipline were on full display in his tirades against Judge Gonzalo Curiel and Khizr Khan. So any politicians who try after the election to distance themselves from the Trump phenomenon – or even unendorse in these remaining few days – have already failed the character test. They knew who he was all along. They knew that this was a man who should never, ever hold any kind of responsible position, let alone become president. Yet they refused to speak out against his candidacy as long as he had a chance of winning – that is, they supported him when it mattered, and only distanced themselves when it didn’t. That’s a huge moral failure, and deserves to be remembered as such. Of course, we know why the great majority of Republican politicians supported Trump despite his evident awfulness: They feared retribution from the party’s base if they didn’t. But that’s not an excuse. On the contrary, it’s reason to trust these people even less. We already know that they lack any moral backbone, that they will do whatever it takes to guarantee their own political survival. And what this means in practice is that they will remain Trumpists after the election, even if the Orange One himself vanishes from the scene. After all, what we learned during the Republican primary was that the party’s base doesn’t care at all

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about what the party establishment says: Jeb Bush (remember him?), the initial insider choice, got nowhere despite a giant war chest, and Rubio, who succeeded him as the establishment favorite, did hardly better. Nor does the base care at all about supposed conservative principles like small government. What Republican voters wanted, instead, were candidates who channeled their anger and fear, who demonized nonwhites and played into dark conspiracy theories. (Even establishment candidates did that – never forget that Rubio accused President Barack Obama of deliberately hurting America.) Just in case you had any doubts about that political reality, a Bloomberg poll recently asked Republicans whose view better matched their own view of what the party should stand for: Paul Ryan or Donald Trump. The answer was Trump, by a wide margin. This lesson hasn’t been lost on Republican politicians. Even if Trump loses bigly, they’ll know that their personal fortunes will depend on maintaining an essentially Trumpist line. Otherwise they will face serious primary challenges and/or be at risk of losing future elections when base voters stay home. So you can ignore all the efforts to portray Trump as a deviation from the GOP’s true path: Trumpism is what the party is all about. Maybe they’ll find future standard-bearers with better impulse control and fewer personal skeletons in their closets, but the underlying nastiness is now part of Republican DNA. And the immediate consequences will be very ugly. Assuming that Hillary Clinton wins, she will face an opposing party that demonizes her and denies her legitimacy no matter how large her margin of victory. It may be hard to think of any way Republicans could be even more obstructionist and destructive than they were during the Obama years, but they’ll find a way, believe me. In fact, it’s likely to be so bad that America’s governability may hang in the balance. A Democratic recapture of the Senate would be a very big deal, but they are unlikely to take the House, thanks to the clustering of their voters. So how will basic business like budgeting get done? Some observers are already speculating about a regime in which the House is effectively run by Democrats in cooperation with a small rump of rational Republicans. Let’s hope so – but it’s no way to manage a great nation. Still, it’s hard to see an alternative. For the modern GOP is Trump’s party, with or without the man himself.

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An Acute Need for Cultural Reform

Although the polls are currently indicating a solid victory for Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, and a major improvement of her party’s representation in Congress, there’s no doubt that no matter the outcome, the nation will remain steeped in the tawdry election’s aftermath for who knows how long. This does not bode well. To this observer, the real heavy lifting will come not by way of the impossibly bombastic electoral campaign route, including the recent period’s avalanches of off-putting money pitches, but by elevating a more enduring commitment to constructive and refreshing cultural changes. Here are some benchmarks where progress in this effort can be made toward a genuinely kinder and gentler America in the coming period, although FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS not without a real and enduring fight: First, this election campaign, if nothing else, has raised again the whole issue of respect and equality among genders. This, not coincidentally associated with the election of the first woman president in U.S. history, is in my view the single most important cultural issue of this or any time, for that matter. Male chauvinist attitudes and institutional constructs have been the source of most of the world’s woes, including military exploits rooted in the pursuit of territorial and resource dominion. This grows from autocratic dominion over subservient spouses and children and their objectification as chattel. There was a strong feminist component to the American revolution derived from the most progressive thinking of the Paris-based Enlightenment which saw critical progress in the overthrow of male chauvinist entitlements associated with monarchy, such as the “God given” right of a king to pass on his rule to a (preferably) male offspring with no regard for qualifications. So, the very idea of democracy is anti-male chauvinist, and the stark contrast between the disgusting degradation of women exemplified by Donald Trump versus the feminist values and very embodiment of self of Hillary Clinton paint a clear contrast of alternatives for the American people going forward. Second, one of the most egregious excesses of post-Reagan American culture has been the rise of the dangerous collision sport of football at all levels from pee-wee to the pros. The very thought of hundreds, if not thousands, of venues packed every weekend with rowdy “fans” taking almost an entire day with pre-game and post-game rituals surrounding an event parodying a military conflict, with the men doing the fighting and the women doing the cheering, is frankly obscene. At minimum, it is a terrible waste of time and beyond that reinforces much of what is wrong with our culture. Now, as this baseball afficionado laments this year’s soon-to-be concluded season of what used to be the “national pastime,” there is a growing movement of parents and other sane persons against the gladiator sport of football in reaction to the growing evidence of the terrible brain damage, far more widespread and permanently debilitating than earlier thought, that it inflicts on so many of its players. Only one year of playing pee-wee football, for example, can cripple a child with permanent “chronic traumatic encephalopathy” (CTE), according to a new study reported in the Journal of Radiology. CNN’s Michaela Pereira featured the mother whose child played football through high school and committed suicide at age 32, subsequently determined to have suffered from CTE. Karen Kinzle has formed the CTE Awareness Foundation with its website StopCTE.org, to raise public awareness, including to the gradual onset of the disease and its symptoms of quick temper, confusion, memory loss, anxiety, disturbed sleep patterns, reclusiveness and suicidal tendencies, among others. Third, uh oh, the parents are watching! This may become the most radical influence of all for cultural reform rooted in a compassionate notion of our common planetary humanity. It’s the evidence that scientists are weighing that the “strange modulations in a tiny set of stars,” as E. F. Borra and E. Trottier report in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, may turn out to be definitive proof that intelligent extraterrestrial life exists. “Breakthrough Listen,” an alien life search initiative supported by Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg among others, calls this extraordinary development “promising.”

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 Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

Clinton’s Specter of Illegitmacy President Barack Obama is fond of saying that Hillary Clinton is the most qualified person to ever seek the presidency. And, if current polls are correct and prove resilient, she will be one of the most qualified people to be elected and ascend to that office. But one of the great ironies of this election is that America’s first female president may be viewed by many as the country’s most invalid president, hanging under the specter of suspicion, mistrust and illegitimacy. This is partly because her opponents all along the way have complained that the system was “rigged” and unfairly tilted in her favor, and it’s partly because of information that has come to light from an illegal hack. During the primaries, Bernie Sanders made very clear that he thought that both the media and the Democratic Party itself had not been fair to him. As he put it, “We knew we were taking on the establishment.” This became a motif of his revolution, and a force corrosive to voters’ confidence in the primary process. A March Pew report found a striking decline in NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Democrats’ trust in their nominating process: “Democrats and Republicans differ on whether the presidential primaries are a good way of determining the best-qualified nominees. Currently, 42 percent of Republican voters have a positive view of the primary process, compared with 30 percent of Democrats. The share of Democrats expressing a positive view of the primary process has declined 22 percentage points,” from 52 percent in February 2008. “Republicans’ views are little different than in 2000 or 2008.” In early May, Sanders said at a rally: “When we talk about a rigged system, it’s also important to understand how the Democratic Convention works. We have won, at this point, 45 percent of pledged delegates, but we have only earned 7 percent of superdelegates.” In late May, Sanders reversed course on the system being “rigged” on “Face the Nation,” saying: “What has upset me, and what I think is – I wouldn’t use the word rigged, because we knew what the words were – but what is really dumb is that you have closed primaries, like in New York state, where 3 million people who are Democrats or Republicans could not participate, where you have a situation where over 400 superdelegates came on

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board Clinton’s campaign before anybody else was in the race, eight months before the first vote was cast.” Blogs like Vox and FiveThirtyEight tried to debunk the rigging claims, saying essentially that while some rules worked against Sanders, others worked in his favor, and in the end he simply lost because he got fewer votes. But still, the “rigged” idea stuck. This idea was buttressed by WikiLeaks’ release of hacked emails that showed that some in the Democratic National Committee displayed an open disdain for Sanders and, as The New York Times reported, “showed party officials conspiring to sabotage” his campaign. Whereas the foundation of Sanders’ objections were at least based on real issues, even though many were by no means new to this cycle, Donald Trump’s sermonizing about rigging is constructed of wild conspiracy and conjecture. Trump has been on a tear for weeks about the general election being “rigged,” and apparently that message is sinking in among a large portion of his supporters, just as it sank in among a large portion of Democratic primary voters. An NBC/SurveyMonkey poll released Friday found that 45 percent of Republicans definitely wouldn’t or were unlikely to accept the result of the election if their candidate lost, compared with 30 percent of Independents and 16 percent of Democrats who felt the same. At this point, it’s not even clear if Trump would graciously concede if he lost. Indeed, grace may be beyond his grasp. And while there are signs that Clinton is narrowing the enthusiasm gap with Trump, my sense is that Clinton’s current success is as much a repudiation of Trump’s abhorrence as it is an embrace of Clinton. It feels to me more like exhaustion than exhilaration. We could be on the verge of something historic. So, why does it feel so much like acquiescence? Why aren’t more people rushing to the polls to vote for this immensely qualified women rather than rushing to vote against this woefully unqualified man? One of the reasons is that her male opponents have successfully cast the race she may win as rigged. I think it’s fair to say our electoral processes aren’t perfect. But they’ve never been. Nor has any candidate been perfect. So why must those imperfections be nullifying at the very moment that a woman is on the verge of victory? Clinton is a woman beating men at their own game. Deal with it. Still, this all means that a potential Hillary Clinton administration could commence under a cloud and against a chill wind. It could be a first, but one met with a frost. Revolutionary acts come at a cost.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

In 1950, Virginia was a rural state with a rural tax base. Today, Virginia is an urban state, still fed by a rural tax base. Real estate taxes formed the basis of local government revenues then, and local governments, counties especially, rely overwhelmingly on the property tax to fund needed services. Ninety percent of Fairfax County’s authority to collect revenue is either capped or controlled by the Virginia General Assembly. Virginia is a Dillon Rule state, so named for John Forest Dillon, an Iowa judge who served in the 1860s. The Dillon Rule narrowly defines the power of local governments; if there is any reasonable doubt about whether a power has been conferred on a local government, then that power has not been conferred. Although many states have adopted “home rule” provisions that permit localities to undertake many governmental functions, Virginia has not. Maryland local governments may exercise all powers except those expressly restricted by their state legislature. Virginia counties may exercise no powers except for those expressly permitted, through enabling legislation, by the General Assembly. Fairfax County cannot even raise its own hotel tax without legislative action. When Fairfax asked for permission to increase the hotel tax by two percent, from a meager two percent to four percent, the General Assembly finally concurred, but restricted the spending of the extra two percent to tourism-related activities only. Revenue diversification options are extremely limited, which makes the opportunity to vote on a meals tax on November 8 more important than ever. A four percent meals tax in Fairfax County is antici-

pated to raise nearly $100 million a year for local services when fully implemented, but the General Assembly requires that counties wishing to impose a meals tax must submit the question to the voters in a referendum. A county referendum in 1992 failed, but the discussion about revenue diversification has been almost constant since then. This spring, the Board of Supervisors petitioned the Circuit Court for permission to put a meals tax question on the ballot, and also determined that, if the meals tax is approved, 70 percent of the net revenues would help fund schools, and the other 30 percent would be used for other services, including real estate tax relief. That split would be codified in an ordinance adopted by the Board next year. Revenues from the meals tax would supplement, not supplant, the annual school transfer in the county’s budget process. The School Board has identified teacher salaries as a priority for any new revenue. A mid-career teacher could go to Arlington County and immediately earn $20,000 a year more in Arlington, according to school figures. Keeping experienced teachers, and paying them more competitively, will help ensure that Fairfax County’s excellent school system continues to prepare our students, at all levels, for success. A “yes” vote for the meals tax demonstrates support for our schools and the quality of life we expect and enjoy in Fairfax County. Vote on November 8.  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Supporting Our Veteran Community By Donald S. Beyer

Virginia’s 8th congressional district is home to over 50,000 veterans and active duty service men and women. I am proud to represent a district with such a strong ethic of service. As the son of a 92-year-old Korean War veteran, I am deeply committed to caring for those who sacrifice to protect our freedoms. My father used the G.I. Bill and put his education and skills to work in what became our family business. Our nation must continue to provide those who serve in the military with the necessary resources to adjust to civilian life. It is very important to me to recognize the tremendous sacrifices veterans have made to this nation. One form of recognition is building stronger bonds between local veteran communities and the friends and neighbors for whom they fought. I am proud to host a Veterans Town Hall at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Virginia this Veterans Day, November 11, from 2– 3:30 p.m. Each veteran will have time to

make brief remarks about what their service means to them, either through a story, message, letter home, or commendation. Battlefield scars, whether mental or physical, heal slowly. I hope that by sharing their story of pride, grief, or anger, and giving voice to their concerns and challenges, our veterans will help their civilian neighbors better understand and appreciate the tremendous sacrifices military service demands. Non-veterans are encouraged to attend, listen and learn. I would be honored if you would join me on Friday, November 11. Please RSVP to attend through Eventbrite. Some of the most important ways that we repay our veterans include small business loans, housing assistance, and education funding. Many of our civilian industries in Northern Virginia thrive under the management or with the assistance of veterans. I promise to continue Northern Virginia’s proud legacy of sup-

port for our veteran community. This Congress, I joined a number of measures to ensure our veterans receive equal and honorable treatment for their service, including the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act, the Restore Honor to Service Members Act, and the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act. The 8th District of Virginia is home to the Pentagon, the Marine Corps Memorial, the Navy Memorial, the Air Force Memorial, and Arlington National Cemetery. I take great pride in the fact that we are surrounded by symbols of our nation’s support for veterans, and I am committed to making sure that our government’s symbolic recognition is matched by our care for veterans. I hope to see you on October 15.  Rep. Beyer can be reached through his website at www. beyer.house.gov, on Twitter @ RepDonBeyer or his office at (202) 225-4376.

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For Halloween, I offer three fresh Arlington ghost stories, all from reliable sources. I report, you decide. Start with Arlington Hall. Back when that white-columned edifice on Arlington Blvd. was a girls school (1927-42), there was a student named Mary. She became pregnant and committed suicide, as I was told by Jim Bernhardt, director of foreign language curriculum development at the Foreign Service Institute. When that State Department offshoot moved to the building in October 1993 – following decades of occupancy by intelligence agencies – oddities unfolded. Most staff came in early October, Bernhardt said, but a few arrived on Halloween. They heard “moaning and groaning,” and soon old-timers were discussing the “ghost of Mary.” One year, a senior manager sent the staff an electronic party invitation saying, “The ghost of Mary invites you to celebrate Halloween.” One guest dressed as a schoolmarm. At the end of the party, the FSI staff locked the offices. The next morning, they entered to find the glass front of a bookshelf “shattered into small pellets,” Bernhardt said. “We believe Mary was unhappy at her memory being treated with disrespect. Now we treat her with respect.” But that wasn’t the end. On another occasion, women using the fifth-floor restroom found the

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stalls locked from the inside – the space under the doors being too tight for an adult to crawl under, Bernhardt said. In addition, a teacher of Southeast Asian languages at the institute died suddenly from disease. Soon, inanimate objects in her office began moving, and staffers heard noises. The noises continue, Bernhardt said, and employees avoid that office. In North Arlington, the Overlee community has long spoken of sightings of the ghost of Margaret Febrey, a resident of the swim club’s 19th-century house (torn down in 2012) who died in 1913 at age 14. Overlee’s resident manager told me directly he’s seen her. Now comes testimony from a neighbor, Cecelia Allen, who teaches French at H-B Woodlawn, that Margaret may have been in her home. About when Overlee was demolishing the historic Febrey home for a new clubhouse, Allen was packing her sons off to school. In her dining room, she spotted the blurred feet of a figure dashing into the house. Assuming it was her son, she went out and left the door open for that son. But when she got in the car, both sons were inside, asking why she had left the door open. “I sensed a clear presence, somebody ran by me.” More recently, Allen said, her TV, without a working remote, suddenly comes on. “It doesn’t feel scary but comforting.” The third tale unfolded at the 18th-century home of George Minor, just over the Arlington

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CRIME REPORT

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Week of October 17 - 23, 2016

Public Drunkenness, 420 S. Washington St. (City Laundry Mat) On Oct. 17, a male, 48, of Falls

Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Larceny from Vehicle, 600 block E. Broad St. On Oct. 18, small change was stolen from the

border in Mclean. Marion Hardy LaRow, who grew up in the house in the 1970s, told me her family often spoke of the ghost of Mary Minor. LaRow’s grandmother back around World War II once bought new glassware and silverware and laid them out in the old kitchen. With no one else home, she walked away and returned to find the “new stuff gently stacked at the end of the table and the old glasses put out again,” LaRow said. Mary Minor’s ghost became the subject of her siblings’ sometimes-scary childhood games. But since the home once visited by Dolley Madison was torn town by developers last month, neighbors beware! *** To take a small slice of Arlington and make it a jumpingoff point for a rich history is no mean feat. Retired journalist Toby McIntosh did it after many visits to the Clarendon Post Office to eye the gentle paintings of Auriel Bessemer mounted in 1940. His slender, handsome paperback “Apple Picking, Tobacco Harvesting and General Lee: Arlington’s New Deal Murals and Muralist” is available from virginianewdealart.com. To his essays on seven murals – scenes ranging from Fort Myer Army polo, to picnics at Great Falls in the days of the trolley, to Native Americans on Analostan (Roosevelt) Island – McIntosh adds an intriguing bio of the avantgarde artist who brought us public art that captured Arlington’s uniqueness.

victim’s unlocked vehicle. Larceny from Vehicle, 700 block Berry St. On Oct. 18, small change was stolen from the victim’s unlocked vehicle. Larceny from Vehicle, 300 block Wrens Way On Oct. 18, small change was stolen from the victim’s unlocked vehicle. Tampering with Vehicle, 700 block Berry St. On Oct. 18, the victim’s vehicle was found in disarray. No items were reported taken. Larceny, 306 Hillwood Ave. On Oct. 18, a phone was reported stolen at the restaurant.

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Driving Under the Influence, 1200 block W. Broad St. On Oct. 23, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 40, of Reston, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence.

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Mustangs Prepare For Senior Night Ahead of Playoffs by Matthew Hochberg

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George Mason’s high school girls’ volleyball had a rare week – they only won once. The Mustangs pulled off a thrilling victory in front of a home crowd against Madison County High School Thursday, Oct. 20 before a disappointing four-set loss to Clarke County High School on the road Tuesday night. Mason looked like they would cruise to their third consecutive sweep last Thursday, going up 2-0 in sets against Madison. Yet, the Mountaineers came storming back to snag two sets of their own and force a fifth. From there, the tense feelings from the fans were evident as George Mason found themselves down 9-8. Head coach Hillary Trebels’ team, though, found the last bit of momentum at the right time, not allowing another

point to win the set 15-9 and to improve their already-stellar record to 13-2. Trebels was satisfied with the win but thought the third and fourth sets could have gone better. “When we were only two points behind, it felt like we were 10 points behind. We gave them what they needed in those two sets,” she said. Senior hitter Kate Karstens, who recently gave her verbal commitment to play college volleyball at New York University, elaborated on the ups-and-downs of the team. “A lot of the time when we are winning, we are playing for the person next to us and when we’re losing, we’re thinking, ‘oh, I’m the only person on this court, it’s my fault,’ or ‘the person next to me isn’t doing their job,’” she said. “When we really trust each other, that’s when we play to our strengths.” Despite their exciting victory last week, much of what was

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MASON SENIOR HITTER KATE KARSTENS gets ready to serve the volleyball in an early season match for the Mustangs. Karstens recently gave her verbal commitment to play college volleyball at New York University. She told the News-Press that she plans to study economics and jouranlism. The Mustangs’ senior night is Thursday, Oct. 27. (Photo: Carol Sly) eluded to above didn’t carry over into Tuesday’s match. Trebels, once again, cited the team’s energy as one of the reasons for the team’s loss to Clarke, a squad the Mustangs swept at home earlier this month. Mason, though, is still in great

position come postseason play. There is just one regular season game remaining – Thursday, Oct. 27 at home against a tough Rappahannock County group – but their experience, talent and hard work should serve them well in the upcoming conference tour-

nament and beyond. “We work our butts off in practice. I work my butt off outside of practice, just like I know a lot of these girls do to make sure that every single win in that record of ours is deserved – and earned,” Karstens said.

Mason Falls in Homecoming Match to Warren County HS by Matthew Hochberg

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George Mason’s High School football team could not recreate its electric offensive attack from one year ago in their 56-42 victory over Warren County High School, this time falling 23-13 on their home field. In their sixth consecutive loss to bring them to 2-6 on the season, it was the Mustangs’ slow start that hurt them down the stretch. Mason was held scoreless in the first half, allowing the Wildcats to put up 13 points. Still, though, the team led by senior running back Dustin Green was not too far behind. In the third quarter of play, the game appeared to be getting out of a reach after another score by Warren County, making it a 20-point game. The Mustangs, however, came roaring back, scoring two touchdowns – both off Green runs – and bringing the game within one touchdown. Green recorded his longest rush of the season, finding the end zone

MASON SENIOR DUSTIN GREEN shrugs off a would be tackler in the Mustangs’ game against Riverside. He scored his longest rushing touchdown of the season in the Mustangs’ latest game against Warren County, which they lost. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Courtesy John Roou)

after running 81 yards, almost the entire length of the football field. While it made the game close, Mason was unable to get on the scoreboard to either push the game into overtime or win it. Warren County added a field goal and earned the 23-13 victory.

Mason will travel to Madison County High School on Friday for their final away game of the season as they try to get back into the win column. The Mountaineers are 4-4 and will be trying to avenge their 42-27 loss to the Mustangs from last season.

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TWO TRAILERS THAT HAVE BEEN at George Mason High School since 1993 are being demolished after being deemed too deteriorated to be used as classrooms. The “new” classrooms replacing those trailers were created in former multipurpose spaces called The Learning Center. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Seve Padilla) A GROUP OF HENDERSON STUDENTS made a “deal” after receiving “funding” for their idea during an exercise modeled after “Shark Tank,” as part of what they are learning about becoming entrepreneurs. (Courtesy Photo)

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School News & Notes Falls Church Native Receives Accolades at U. of St. Francis

F.C.’s Tim Winters Named Student-Athlete of the Week

Falls Church native Andrew Finein has recently received several accolades as he finishes up his studies at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill. Finein was selected to be included in the 2016 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges. His name was published in the book and he will walk with chords for it when he graduates. On Saturday, Sept. 24 he was in inducted into the Alpha Delta Chi chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the honor society of the National Communication Association. In order to be invited to join, students need a 3.0 cumulative grade point average with a 3.25 in their communication courses and be in the upper 35 percent of their graduating class. Finein currently has a 3.6 cumulative grade point average and 3.8 in his communication courses. Then, on Thursday, Oct. 13, he was announced as one of ten nominees from his university to be a Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Although he wasn’t chosen as the Student Laureate from his school, he had to display leadership and service in pursuit of the betterment of humanity and for overall excellence in the curricular and extracurricular activities in order to be nominated.

Timothy Winters, a Falls Church native and 2016 graduate of George Mason High School, has been named student-athlete of the week at Worchester Polytechnic Institute where he is on the men’s rowing Novice Eight team for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 16. Freshmen Mark Borghesani, Andrew Johnston, Marc Reardon, Ben Thornton, Brandon Fox, Tucker Grim, Winters, Gavin Sabol and coxswain Andrew Morrison won their race at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta in time of 14:00.421, nearly 50 seconds ahead of second place Wentworth (14:50.096).

Falls Church Schools Starts Special Education Newsletter The Falls Church City Public Schools system has started a monthly email newsletter dedicated to special education. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the school system invited all parents to subscribe to the FCCPS Special Education Newsletter in its Morning Announcements email. The monthly email newsletter will cover topics of interest to families including Dyslexia Awareness Month, Multi Sensory Instruction and Personalized Learning for students with disabilities. Those who would like to sub-

scribe to the email newsletter can do so by visiting 97.74.4.86/~web/ fccps/main/academics/departments/special-education.

5 Falls Church HS Students Win Reading Contest Five students from Falls Church High School were recognized for their participation in the Book Your Summer reading program. Falls Church junior Karina Miller won a laptop giveaway because of her performance in the program. The other four students who were recognized for their participation received $50 worth of free books they were able to choose. Freshman Mina Berry, sophomore Christopher Albrecht, junior Lydia Dang and senior Maddie Arman were the other participants recognized. In related library news at Falls Church High School, the school’s head librarian Laura Potocki was recently chosen to be a part of the Library Vanguard team this year in Fairfax County. This team is a group of six librarians who work with the library level specialists on a yearlong Guided Inquiry Design project, focusing on reflecting through the stages of the Guided Inquiry Design process. The lessons and reflections will be shared as examples for all librarians in Fairfax County Public Schools.

Henderson MS Puts on Local Version of ‘Shark Tank’ Seventh graders at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School are learning about becoming entrepreneurs. Last week, they presented their creative ideas to local business sharks, including Patrick Fleming of The Local Market, Mario Gamboa of Body Dynamics, Lauren Richards of Sylvan Learning Center, Ben Morris, Shaun Dakin, Gary LaPorta and Kim Wilkins. One group received “funding” from Gamboa for clothing that’s lit up by LED lights. Other groups presented ideas for a LifeShirt that would indicate if the wearer had a heart attack, lacrosse balls with ID location chips embedded to find them, artisan lemonade, art supply kits and more. Students learned about perfecting their pitches, marketing products and earning a profit for themselves and the sharks.

Howard, Quill Named Mason Homecoming Queen & King George Mason High School seniors Julia Howard and

Wesley Quill were selected by their fellow students as the 2016 George Mason High School Homecoming Queen and King. They pair were crowned during homecoming ceremonies at the football team’s game on Friday, Oct. 21. They were honored again during the Homecoming Dance on Saturday, Oct. 22.

GM Key Club Organizes TrickOr-Treat UNICEF Campaign Key Club at George Mason High School is organizing a Trickor-Treat UNICEF Campaign with students from Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and Mt. Daniel School. Students participating in the campaign will go around with a donation box in addition to their candy bags, seeking donations for UNICEF from local residents. All of the proceeds from the fundraising effort will go to the Eliminate Project, which aims to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus across the globe. Those who would rather donate by check can make checks out to Kiwanis International Foundation.

THIS IS JUST SAMPLE of the students at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School who wore orange in celebration of Unity Day last Wednesday, Oct. 19. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Alyssa Jacobson)

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Community Events

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

S�� L�� S�� C��. Children ages 2 – 5 can drop-in for Spanish story�me with Communikids. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-248-5034. S�� “U�� G��.” The Falls Church and Fairfax League of Women Voters chapters and the Fairfax County Council of PTAs are sponsoring a screening of a new documentary, “Under the Gun.” The event is free and open to the public, but reserva�ons are requested. McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean). Free. 7 p.m. lwv-fairfax. org/UndertheGunScreening.html. T�� K�� C��. Teens kni�ers at any level, bring kni�ng, croche�ng or other needle art to work on. For rising grades 6 – 12, registra�on required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. 703248-5034.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

“M�� M��” G�� S��. Join the Victorian Society of Falls Church in exploring the Victorian’s love of murder, mystery and suspense with a variety of ghost stories. Reserva�ons required. Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). $5. 8 – 10 p.m.

cjannicelli@fallschurchva.gov.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

F�� M��. 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. 703-248-5077. J�� F��. The Kensington Falls Church will be hos�ng a job fair to staff its new facility at 700 W. Broad Street. The company will be hiring care managers, care supervisors, licensed professional nurses, wellness nurses, ac�vi�es coordinators, concierges, dining coordinators, u�lity staff and more. Hilton Garden Inn 2nd Floor Mee�ng Room (706 W. Broad St., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. FallsChurchCareers@KensingtonSL. com. B�� S��. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-248-5034. 5�� A�� F�� F��. The Friends of the Pimmit Barn is hos�ng its 5th Annual Fall Fes�val. Event organizers invite those who plan to a�end to dress in Halloween costumes. There will be handicra� booths, story �me, cake walk and raffles. The Pimmit Barn (1845 Cherri Dr., Falls Church). Free.

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10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. T�� T�� L��. Children can visit diﬀerent loca�ons in library for Halloween treats. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. 703-248-5034. H�� C��. Doodlehopper 4 Kids is hos�ng this Halloween cra�ing event for children ages 4 and up. There is limited space, so the event organizers ask that those who plan to a�end sign up. Doodlehopper 4 Kids (228 W. Broad St., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-241-2262. H�� C��. Children and their families can enjoy this annual tradi�on, complete with carnival games, a moon bounce, cra�s, a haunted house, a live creepy creature show and, of course, candy! Falls Church Community Center (223 Li�le Falls St., Falls Church). $2 for children ages 2 and up; Free for children under 2 and parents. 6 – 8:30 p.m. fallschurchva. gov./Halloween.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

B�� S��. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 1 – 5 p.m. 703-248-5034.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

P�� S��. Stories and fun for ages 2 – 5. Drop-in. Mary

Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 a.m. 703-248-5034.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

P�� S��. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 18-36 months. Drop-in at the Youth Services Room. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034. P�� E�� L�� C��. Explore educa�onal and manipula�ve items to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years, no registra�on required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

A�� NARFE M��. Gayle Nelson, Care First Blue/Cross Blue Shield, will talk about the 2017 Federal Employees Health Beneﬁts Program (FEHBP) at a mee�ng of the Na�onal Ac�ve and Re�red Federal Employees Associa�on. Mason District Governmental Center (6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale). Free. 10 a.m. 703-690-6861. E�� R�� W��: L�� L��. Children in grades K – 5 can play with Legos. Space is limited to 15 par�cipants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-248-5034.

Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

“Ruthless! The Musical.” Creative Cauldron opens its new season with its production of this award-winning cult hit that is directed by Creative Cauldron’s artistic associate Matt Conner. “Ruthless!” is often billed as “the stage mother of all musicals,” and is a musical farce about a cutthroat eight-year-old, Tina Denmark, whose Broadway ambitions mean she is willing to do anything for the chance to play the lead in her school play. Through Oct. 30. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $20 – $30. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

“The Gulf.” This is the world-premiere run of this production. Dive into a funny and �ierce

world premiere comedy that transforms Signature Theatre’s ARK Theatre into a steamy southern waterway. Betty and Kendra waste away a languid summer day �ishing on the Alabama Delta. Suddenly, their lazy afternoon turns to chaos when the motor breaks, stranding the two, and their tumultuous relationship, in the Gulf. Through Nov. 6. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $40 – $85. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

“Freaky Friday.” When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Disney’s “Freaky Friday,” a new musical based on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, is a hilarious,

contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day. Through Nov. 20. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $40 – $108. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.

“Kiss.” A standing double-date quickly becomes a hilarious farce as four friends unburden their hearts and reveal their secret passions. But is anything really what it seems to be? An intense, furtive video chat with what might be an exiled author, living on the run while escaping persecution, disintegrates both their world and ours until nothing is familiar. Can we recover what’s been lost in translation? Through Nov. 6. Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $59. 3 p.m. woolymammoth.net.

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M�� K�� B�� F�� D�� T�� L�� B��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $30. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. C�� C�� S��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-5329283. D�� C��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. A�� D�� T�� B�� G��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $25 – $30. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

L�� L�� Z�� J��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. G��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. W� H��, P�� S�� D�� F��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-938-2404. H�� C�� J�� G�� T�� T��, A�� S�� C�� P��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 in advance; $12 day of the show (Mainstage). 8 p.m. 202-667-7960. T�� L��. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $18. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. W�� J�� “G��” H�� P��. JV’s Restaurant (6666

Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-241-9504. P�� C�� S��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $19.50. 10 p.m. 202-265-0930. B�� 90� – H�� P��P�� B�� S�� (G�� D�� T��) �� W�� W�� J�� (W�� T��). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $25. 10 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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L�� B��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $40 – $45. 3 p.m. 703-938-2404. P�� H�� T�� T��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. H�� C�� F��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 6 p.m. 202-265-0930. B�� 90� “H�� S��” – 25�� A��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. C�� J��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-532-9283. L�� B��. The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna). $40 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-938-2404. C�� W�� J�� M�� B��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. Y�� R�� H�� S��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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P�� S��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $19.50. 10 p.m. 202-265-0930.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

T�� N�� J�� W�� P�� T�� NJW A��-S�� J�� O�� S�� G�� V�� P��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10. 2 p.m. 703-255-1566. T��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. S�� Y�� B�� C�� N� S�� T��, T�� B�� L�� S�� C��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $30. 5:30 p.m. 703255-1566. GWAR �� D�� H�� M�� M��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202265-0930. G�� K�� F��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. H�� W�� B��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

H�� C�� S�� M�� D�� (R��), U�� C��, T�� (P��), S�� T�� (N��), M�� O�� (N��S��N��) �� P�� (L�� P��). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 –

$18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. A�� D�� C��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. S�� H�� S��. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). Free. 7:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. D�� S��: D�� S�� D��, E�� R��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $5 (Backstage). 9 p.m. 202-667-7960.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

C�� C�� KANEHOLLER. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $27.50. 6 p.m. 202-265-0930. S�� T��’� A�� S�� W��, VISTA, T�� S�� P�� H�� O� M��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

E�� H�� H�� H�� M��. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 6 p.m. 202-265-0930. C�� W�� W��, D�. R��’� F�� L�� M��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. E�� D�� S�� K�� M�� 59. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $25 in advance; $30 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300.

P�� A��... Friday, November 4 – DMV 2 Go. The Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) mobile customer service center, DMV 2 Go, will be at City Hall in Falls Church

in a special event co-hosted by the City of Falls Church DMV Select, Commissioner of the Revenue and the Virginia DMV. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Prices vary. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/DMV2Go.

Friday, November 11 – Holiday Closure: Veterans Day. Most City oﬃces and services will be closed, but the Veterans Ceremony will take place at 11 a.m.

outside the Falls Church Community Center. All Day. publicinfo@fallschurchva.gov.

Saturday, November 12 – Scavenger Hunt: Fall in Love with Your Parks. Adventure through the City of Falls Church parks with a series of clues, earning

raﬄe �ckets and snacks along the way. The ﬁrst clue will be posted to the City’s Twi�er account at 10a.m. Non-Twi�er users can call the Falls Church Community Center at 703-248-5027 (TTY 711). City of Falls Church Parks. Free. 11 a.m. fallschurchva.gov/1763/Scavenger-Hunt.

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F.C.’s Kensington Hosting Job Fair Saturday The Kensington Falls Church is hosting a job fair on Saturday, October 29 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Falls Church. Currently under construction on the former W. Broad Street Burger King site, the new assisted living and memory care facility is seeking qualified individuals for full-time and part-time positions including CNA’s or caregivers, LPN’s, RN’s, dining and kitchen staff, housekeeping and maintenance staff, drivers and concierge. Interested job seekers are invited to attend the job fair or contact the Kensington Senior Living team by visiting their career portal at thekensingtonfallschurch. com/careers/, emailing FallsChurchCareers@KensingtonSL.com, or by visiting our temporary Information Center at 1212 West Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit thekensingtonfallschurch.com.

Art Exhibit at Center for Spiritual Enlightenment Nov. 11-13 The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment is hosting an art exhibit and reception featuring more than 100 watercolors by The Reverend Leonard Justinian, a CSE minister, on Friday, November 11 from 6 – 9 p.m. Justinian teaches watercolor in his Fairfax studio and on Fairfax Access Cable Television Channel 10. Justinian’s works will also be on display Saturday, November 12 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on Sunday, November 13 from 1 – 3 p.m. following church services. The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment is located at 222 N. Washington Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.cse.org.  Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.

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If our banh mi guide last month still hasn’t gotten you to explore Falls Church’s greatest restaurant destination, maybe an Eden Center guided tour will. This Friday, Miss Vietnam DC 2015 Jessica Phan will lead a walking tour of The Little City’s Vietnamese shopping center, exploring the plethora of shops and restaurants there. The tour will explore not only the restaurants, but also the many gift, jewelry and other stores in the expansive center. Best of all, the tour will include a sitdown dinner at an Eden Center restaurant, led by Phan, who will order a selection of Vietnamese specialties and provide descriptions of the dishes. The tour is $27 and begins at 7 p.m. Friday and is limited to 20 people. The price includes the tour, dinner and one drink. Space may be reserved at meetup.com/ DCADVENTURES/events/235082921.

Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken will be offering a double dose of timely doughnuts over the next week and half including a box of Halloween-themed sweets this weekend, followed by a pair of election season doughnuts. Starting Friday and running through Monday (preorder required for Oct. 30), a $22 box of mini Halloween doughnuts will be filled with a variety of flavors like creme brulee, candy apple, pumpkin glazed and chocolate and vanilla glazed topped with candy corn and marshmallow pumpkins. Then, on Tuesday, Hillary and Donald will battle it out – in doughnut form – when Astro introduces two candidate-inspired treats. A spicy hot chocolate doughnut in honor of Clinton (Astro says she is a fan of chocolate and eats a pepper every day) features a Chipotle-glazed chocolate cake doughnut marked with a “D” and Trump’s version, honoring the Republican candidate’s love for cherry vanilla ice cream and Diet Coke, is a yeast doughnut filled with

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Zac Farro, the ex-Paramore drummer and creator of the indie rock musical project HalfNoise, recently returned from Los Angeles to his home base in Nashville, where he is gearing up for a month-long tour, when he spoke to the News-Press. “I just got back from L.A. last Wednesday, so having a week at home before you go on a month-long tour is a bit wild,” Farro said. “But it’s part of it. It’s the exciting life of a musician. You never know where you’ll be, so things are looking good, though. We’re rehearsing today and tomorrow and we’re going to hit the road…. So it’s good. I’m really excited. The tour is going to be just rad….It’s going to be really cool.” Farro said that the sounds on HalfNoise’s latest album, Sudden Feeling, are less moody and ambient than his project’s previous releases, the self-titled debut EP from 2012 and ZAC FARRO. (P��: Z�� G��) 2014’s Volcano Crowe. “I think this album is definitely more upbeat is because I am a drummer, but it’s funny, I also and a little more straightforward. A little bit don’t start writing the songs with drums,” Farro more digestible, I think....So all the responses said. “It’s actually one of the last things that I have been that ‘It’s been the soundtrack to my add. So I’ll write a key part and then a bass part summer’ and ‘It just makes me feel good when I and start building the melodic structure of the listen to it,’” Farro said. “So I think the response song. Then the chords and then I’ll add a drum has been right on and I think that it’s reached so beat or a rhythmic element, and then I’ll add all much further than a lot of the other music that the percussion on top...But it’s also the energy I’ve put out, so it couldn’t be better, to be honest, that percussion brings to a live show. “When someone has a tambourine and especially how it translates live with the shows. “Even if you don’t know the HalfNoise people have shakers and stuff, it brings a kind music or if you’re not familiar with the band at of movement that I love and it’s second nature all, I think the response that I’ve gotten….is that to me, so….We kind of try to make it exciting the songs just translate so well live. You don’t even if you don’t know the songs.” HalfNoise is coming to Washington, D.C. have to even know who we are to get into it.” Perhaps it is the rhythmic and groove-laden on Wednesday, Nov. 9 for a show at DC9, feel of Sudden Feeling that lends itself to a live where they’ll be opening for the band Paper performance. But Farro, despite being a drum- Route, another Nashville-based band. Farro has mer, said that he constructed the drums for the toured with Paper Route both in HalfNoise and his former group, Paramore. When Farro left songs on his latest album last. “Honestly, the reason why it is so percussive Paramore, a group that he helped found at age

13, in 2010, he said that he had no intention of starting another musical project. “It was never my intention when I left that band to start a new band and to start a new project. But I had always written music on my laptop and when I was at home, just kicking around the house and writing new songs,” Farro said. “And then a buddy of mine was trying to get into production and recording, so he was like ‘Man, I’m really new at this and I just want to work on it with a few friends on some projects and see if it’s something I want to do. Can I record some of your HalfNoise stuff?’ and I didn’t really think about recording anything and releasing anything. “Then it kind of just snowballed after that. It was just kind of this unintentional, natural progression toward a new project.” • For more information about HalfNoise, visit halfnoisemusic.com.

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The Recreation and Parks Department for the City of Falls Church is looking for people interested in and knowledgeable of basketball rules that would enjoy being Scorekeepers during basketball league games. Requirements: Age: 21 and over Must have strong knowledge of basketball rules; Good at multi-tasking; Take charge attitude; Must be available one night per week and Saturdays. Hours: Must be able to work at least one weeknight 6:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. and one shift on the weekend between 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. at Local City of Falls Church Schools. Salary: $12 per hour. To Apply: You may apply online at www. fallschurchva.gov or mail your completed application to the City of Falls Church, HR Division, 300 Park Avenue, Suite 102W, Falls Church, VA 22046 or email to hr@ fallschurchva.gov. Reasonable Accommodation: During the selection process, applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation with the agreement of the Human Resources Division. Requests should be directed to the Human Resources Division. The City of Falls Church does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability.

PRESCHOOL TEACHER The City of Falls Church, Recreation and Parks Department is recruiting for an energetic person to instruct and care for preschool-age children in a state licensed program at the Falls Church Community Center. Responsibilities: Ability to develop and implement age appropriate activities and design lesson plans daily; Instructs children in academic and intellectual goals; Implements and supervises the activities of one or more groups of small children; Assists the children in routine activities such as washing, eating, resting; Serves between-meal snacks; Instructs in neatness, cleanliness, manners and fair play; Assures that safety rules are observed and guards against injuries; Assures licensing standards are being followed; Accompanies children on tours or other field trips; Encourages individual children to participate in group activities; Tells stories to children or leads in singing; Perform related tasks as required. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or related field from an accredited college or university or an equivalent degree with programmatic experience; Must satisfy state licensing requirements; Extensive experience working with preschool aged children; Demonstrated ability to understand young children’s need and to get along with children and to win their confidence and respect. Successful criminal history investigation, tuberculosis screening and drug testing required as a condition of employment. Salary & Benefits: $19-21 per hour depending on qualifications. Partial benefits. Please visit www.fallschurchva.gov/hr for more information. Hours: This is a 20 hour per week position, Mondays – Fridays 8:30am-12:30pm To Apply: Send resume to City of Falls Church, HR Division, 300 Park Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046 or email at hr@fallschurchva.gov

Reasonable Accommodation: During the selection process, applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation with the agreement of the Human Resources Division. Requests should be directed to the Human Resources Division. The City of Falls Church does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability.

PRESCHOOL AIDE The City of Falls Church is recruiting for a part-time energetic person to assist in the care and instruction of preschool age children at the Recreation and Parks Community Center. Responsibilities: Assists in supervising the activities of one or more groups of small children Assists the children in routine activities such as washing, eating and resting Serves between-meal snacks Instructs children in neatness, cleanliness, manners and fair play Assures that safety rules are observed and guards against accidental injuries Accompanies children on tours or other field trips Encourages individual children to participate in group activities Tells stories to children or leads in singing Performs other tasks as required Qualifications: High school diploma and/or some college credit or equivalent experience Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related field preferred Capable of accepting training and supervision Minimum of six months experience working with children in the childcare field Preference to candidates with current First Aid, CPR, Medication Administration Training certification, Daily Health Observation Training certification Hours: This is an 8-17.5 hour per week position, Monday thru Friday from 8:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Salary: $12 - $16 per hour, depending on qualifications, part-time temporary position, no benefits. See www.fallschurchva.gov for additional information. To Apply: Submit a resume or application to the City of Falls Church, Human Resources Division, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046, or via e-mail at hr@ fallschurchva.gov Reasonable Accommodation: During the selection process, applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation with the agreement of the Human Resources Division. Requests should be directed to the Human Resources Division. The City of Falls Church does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability.

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TWIST CAFE & DELI, INC , Trading as: Twist Cafe & Deli Inc, 5820 Seminary Road, Suite A, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3045. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Mixed Beverages On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Kedeme Oda, Director. 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.

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1. Spiked clubs 6. Sch. in the Bay Area 10. Pat (down) 14. Low-cost, in ads 15. After the whistle 16. Wicked 17. It’s turned by means of a hexagonal hole in its head 19. “____ bing!” 20. The Who’s “Baba ____” 21. Golf attire 22. Deface 24. Moth whose larva is destructive to crops 27. Stately trees 29. “____ seeing things?” 30. Actress Long 31. Temporary gap 34. Ann ____, Michigan 36. 1978 Maya Angelou book 40. Automotive debuts of 1949 41. Tennessee team 43. Cryophobe’s fear 46. Playtex product 47. Where many emerging markets can be found 48. Physical therapist’s concern, perhaps 54. “Good” cholesterol, briefly 55. Figure in a doctor’s office 56. Williams who was Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year 58. Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago” 59. 1986 Peter Gabriel hit ... or where you can find the things that have been circled in 17-, 24-, 36-

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Permit OK’d for Homeless Shelter At Business Site

F.C. Election Chief Says Problem With Voting Machines Identified a Year Ago

Without difficulty, the four members of the Falls Church Board of Zoning Appeals present at last Thursday’s meeting granted a special use permit allowing the establishment of an emergency overflow homeless shelter on the second floor of an office building at 1115 W. Broad Street with operations slated to begin there by late November.

A glitch on all voting machines in the City of Falls Church, as well as those in Alexandria and Charlottesville, will keep the full name of U.S. Senate candidate James Webb from appearing on all ballot summary pages on Nov. 7. Debbie Taylor, the City’s Voter Registrar, said the problem first surfaced when the City used new voting machines.

40-Year City of F.C. Resident Dies Charles R. “Chuck” Bowmaster passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 surrounded by his family and loved ones in his Falls Church, Virginia home. Born and raised in the Lock Haven/Avis, Pennsylvania area, Chuck was a 40 year resident of the City of Falls Church. Upon graduation from Jersey Shore H.S., in 1947, Chuck served 4 years in the Air Force and later earned degrees from both Shephard College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical College. Chuck was a member of Falls Church American Legion Post 130, McLean VFW Post 824, and Arlington-Fairfax Elks Lodge. A life-long government employee, Chuck worked for 29 years as an Air Traffic Controller at both Washington National Airport and

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Erin. He is also survived by five great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held at the Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad Street, Falls Church, VA on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 4:30pm, with Monsignor Frank E. Mahler officiating. Final services will held privately at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Legion Post 130, 400 N. Oak St., Falls Church, VA 22046/VFW Post 8241, 1051 Spring Hill Rd., McLean, VA 22102 or the Catholic Diocese of Arlington (PRV), 200 N. Glebe Rd. #914, Arlington, VA 22203.

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WILLIAMS PLUMBING . . . . . . . 571-263-6405 n

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Gary Mester, Event, Portraits. . . . . . . 481-0128 Mary Sandoval Photography . . . 334-803-1742 n

PERSONAL TRAINING

202 Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258-5233 n

REAL ESTATE

Merelyn Kaye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362-1112 Rosemary Hayes Jones. . . . . . . . . . .790-1990 The Young Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356-8800 Tori McKinney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867-8674

Academy of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 938-8054 Foxes Music Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-7393 Dr. Alison Sinyai, Family Eye Care . . 533-3937

PHARMACY

Broad Street Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . 533-9013 n

MUSIC

OPTOMETRIST

PET SERVICES

Apex Pet Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532-8012 Feline Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920-8665

MASSAGE

www.healthybyintention.com.. . . . . . . 534-1321

FRAMES

Jazzercise Falls Church. . . . . . . . . . . 622-2152

INSURANCE

Allstate Home Auto Life Ins. . . . . . . 241-8100 State Farm Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 237-5105

Family Dentistry, Nimisha V Patel . . . 533-1733 Dr. William Dougherty . . . . . . . . . . . 532-3300

Doug’s Handyman Service. . . . . . . . . 556-4276 Your Handyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571-243-6726

BCR Binders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-9181

DENTISTS

Art & Frame of Falls Church . . . . . . . 534-4202 n

FC Heating & Air Service . . . . . . . . . . 534-0630 Joseph Home Improvement. . . . . . . . 507-5005 Picture Perfect Home Improvement. . 590-3187 One Time Home Improvement. . . . . . 577-9825

COLLEGES

American College of Commerce & Technology 942-6200

Antique Annex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241-9642 n

3 months - $150 6 months - $270 1 year - $450

TAILOR

Tailor Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-8886

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Under Contract

1002 Ellison Sq | FC City

3BD/2 Full/2 Half BA TH in rarely available Ellison Square. All 3BD on UL, updated kitchen, and finished family room in LL. Charming, private patio. Great location, walk to everything including WFC Metro! Offered at $689,000

Under Contract

168 Rees Pl | FC City

3 BD/2 Full & 2 Half BA, 4 level TH, 2,948 square feet, two car garage. Lots of natural light! Master Bedroom w/ skylights and vaulted ceilings. Walk to everything and mins to Metro and DC. Offered at $850,000

7303 Woodley Pl | Falls Church

Wonderful renovated brick rambler featuring 3 BD/1 BA in Mclean High School District. Additional space in large finished attic. Great Yard. Offered at $499,000

118 Tollgate Way | FCC

Outstanding town home in highly desired Tollgate. Donâ€™t miss this one, almost 3,500 sq ft. Spectacular details including private, serene patio w/waterfall and pond! Walk to EFC Metro and downtown Falls Church City. Offered at $889,000

Under Contract

Falls Church City resident and local business owner. Real Estate expert right here in our community for more than 10 years. Call Louise for all your real estate needs!

Louise Molton Phone: 703 244-1992 louise@moltonrealestate.com

1801 Queens Lane #137 | Arlington

Wonderful 2 BD/1 BA brick condo in sought after Colonial Village. Mins to Courthouse Metro. Offered at $365,000

SOLD

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2734 Welcome Dr | Falls Church

143 S Virginia Ave | FC City

Wonderful 3 BD/1 BA end unit townhome in sought after Winter Hill. Updated kitchen and bath and huge yard just steps to the new Harris Teeter, Starbucks and mins to Metro. FCC Schools! Offered at $419,000

Lovely 4 BD/ 2 full/ 2 half BA brick home in the McLean High School District! This wellcared for home is ready for your personal touches, and offers a great opportunity for the first-time home buyer or investor! Offered at $540,000

444 W Broad St #711 | FC City

Luxury condo in heart of FCC feat. 2 BD/2 BA + den and 250 sq ft balcony overlooking green space! Top floor! 2 parking spaces & 2 storage units. Offered at $589,000

710 W Broad St, Falls Church VA 22046 ~ 703-596-5303 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated

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Contact Bethany for all your real estate needs.

Desperately Seeking McLean Sales Office 1355 Beverly Rd Ste 109 McLean, VA 22101 703-790-1990 office

Historic or architecturally interesting older house in Falls church City for DC Family anxious to move to our Little City. Three plus bedroooms, space for office, spacious yard for kids to play. Price - $900,000 to $1,800,000 depending on size and condition.

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210 Noland St, Falls Church City 22046

6703 Moly Dr. Falls Church 22046 Excellent location near the West Falls Church Metro updated kitchen and baths on three finished levels.

Merelyn and Karin Kaye, Realtors - Selling Falls Church since 1970 There is no substitute for experience.

SOLD

Beautiful rambler on gorgeous, tree lined street. 4BR/3BA on .30 acres of landscaped yard. Completely updated. Detached garage with finished loft space. Sales price $950,000.

NEW PRICE

For Sale #515 1BR+den/1BA condo on TOP Fl of beautiful building. 1 storage space + 1 parking sp. Overlooks green area in condo. Gourmet kitchen w breakfast bar, SS appl., granite. Sales Price $400,000 also For Rent $2,100.

2200 N Westmoreland Street Arlington, VA 22213

3245 Rio Drive #715, Falls Church, VA

NEW PRICE

Excellent investment opportunity!! 3BR/2BA condo in Barcroft Hills. Needs updating. Beautiful setting. 2 large balconies. Swimming pool and tennis court. All utilities including in condo fee. Price perfected $218,999

2907, Linden Lane Falls Church, VA 220422

UNDER CONTRACT

4 BR/3BA cape cod home. Excellent Falls Church Location. 3 finished levels, updated kitchen, Hdw fls, fenced yard &1car garage. Price perfected $685,000.

6851 Grande Lane Falls Church VA 22043

SOLD

1097 Pensive Lane, Great Falls, VA 22066

7601 Burford Drive, McLean VA 22102 SOLD

Lovely and spacious floor plan in this beautiful home. 5BR/3.5BA home on full acre of land in Langley HS pyramid. Sales price $1,100,000.

5BR/3.5BA center hall colonial. Close to West FC Metro. 2 car garage, large yard. Hancock, Longfellow, McLean. Sales price $949,000.

NEW PRICE

Beautiful home on .91 acres- lush backyard. 5BR/3.5BA with beautifully refinished hdw fls. Fresh paint & new carpet in basement. New price $849,000.