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Inside This Week Council Looking to Shave Tax Rate Hike
The discussion at the Falls Church City Council meeting Monday centered on whether or not the real estate tax rate could be held to zero growth, or whether the recommended two-cent increase would be approved. See page 5
City of F.C. Among Area’s Healthiest
Amid Complaints of Creativity Lack, Council Defers Campus Site Plan
Important Decisions & Too Little Time to Mull Vex Members
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
The City of Falls Church and Fairfax County were among the highest ranked municipalities in Virginia in overall health, according to a new study released this year. See page 17
David Brooks: How to Fix Politics
It’s increasingly clear that the roots of political dysfunction lie deep in society. If there’s truly going to be improvement, there has to be improvement in the social context politics is embedded in. See page 12
Press Pass with Caspian
Usually mostly an instrumental rock group that uses vocals for melody to blend with the instrumentals, Caspian’s latest album, Dust and Disquiet, departs from that tendency. See page 25
Index
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NOVA FIREARMS, the gun store that opened across the street from St. James School earlier this year, has closed after just two months. (Photo: News-Press)
Gun Store Across From St. James School Closes Doors Suddenly Nova Firearms, the gun store that opened amid controversy in February on W. Broad St. in Falls Church, across the street from the St. James School, suddenly closed its doors last weekend. A sign posted on the door of the location Monday said, “Regretfully due to recent neighborhood events and our desire to act in the best interests of the community in partnership with Falls Church Police, we have
decided to close up this store in order to look for a more ideal location.” The note added that the company’s other retail location in McLean remains open. Susan Finarelli, head of the City’s communications office, told the News-Press when it asked for a comment from Falls Church Police Chief Mary Gavin, the following, “The chief said she’s had no contact with the business. Any contact the police have had has been in
the vein of regular neighborhood check-ins. It looks like Nova Firearms made a business decision on their own – not sure why they mentioned the police department on their sign.” This is the second time Nova Firearms has shuttered in the City of Falls Church. It relocated its first City location, above Bedo’s Leatherworks at 412 W. Broad Street, to McLean in 2013. – News-Press Staff Reports
As deliberations on the item did not even begin until well after 10 p.m. Monday night and quickly went to some critical issues and unanswered questions, the Falls Church City Council voted 6-1 to defer approving an action to move a second more detailed “request for proposal” to the two prospective developers of the City-owned 36 acres of land adjacent the West Falls Church Metro station. Since most of the deliberations on the subject have been held behind closed doors, due to alleged confidentiality considerations, the public and even the Council has had almost no details on the plans as they’ve been developed to move forward. Council members complained Monday that they’d had “less than one business day” to assess this latest proposal, for example. Meanwhile, the joint, mostlyconfidential deliberations between the City Council and School Board have produced a predictable, barebones concept for a $112 million high school construction/middle school expansion project, with no amenities such as a swimming pool, and development on 10 acres allowed for commercial use of a mix of a minimum of 40 percent commercial and 60 percent residential use, and that’s it. The Phase II “request for proposal,” or RFP, once approved by both the F.C. City Council and School Board, will go to the two entities who responded last fall to the Phase I RFP, Edgemore Infrastructure of Bethesda, whose leading contractor is Clark
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Council Defers Latest Campus Plan Continued from Page 1
Construction, and Mason Greens Joint Venture, whose major component is Republic Properties of Washington, D.C. In the Phase II RFP draft, ideas such as phasing in a more modular approach to building the high school, such as Council member Letty Hardi introduced, had no place in the plan, and when Council member Marybeth Connelly noted that the 40-60 ratio of commercial to residential on the economic development portion of the land would be by far the highest in the City, as the market has consistently rejected such levels, there was no answer. The time-line for the plan presented Monday night pushed a public referendum from this November to May 2017. Yet with Monday’s deferral until after the Fiscal Year 2017 budget is expected to be approved (on April 25), it was suggested that the item be removed from this year’s Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) line item in the budget and pushed ahead.
School Board chair Justin Castillo complained about the “constraints” presented by the site impacting the decision to rule out a pool, but City Councilman Phil Duncan said that immediate constraints should be measured against the benefits of 65 years of productive use, There was also no mention of the possible revenue generating potential of an Olympic-sized pool. Hardi said she was concerned that this project would fail to win the approval of voters in a referendum and suggested a “smaller price tag for the school.” She said, “This is the most strategic piece of land in the City and we want to make sure we don’t miss out on this opportunity.” City Councilman David Snyder also suggested “we need to see something more imaginative,” and Councilman Dan Sze concurred, saying, “What can we do, a modular approach, a larger high school, 40 percent non-residential, an ice rink surrounded by a medical research center? This is a generational project” that, he complained, has been “one business day in the public and we’re
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being asked to approve after 11 p.m. tonight.” Sze’s references were perhaps a not too subtle reference to the Reston Town Center as a model for development of the site. The second-stage draft RFP includes the option for a developer to either purchase or acquire the economic development portion of the land through a long-term lease. Either way, the stipulation is that 25 percent or more of the purchase or lease price be provided by the developer up front, and that portion would be used to mitigate the cost of the construction of a new high school for the first few years before revenues from the economic development kick in to contribute. The matter is expected to not come back to the Council until it completes its deliberations on the FY17 budget (see story, elsewhere this issue). But City Attorney Carol McCoskrie reminded the Council that any serious deliberations would probably have to go back into closed sessions and any changes would have to be agreed upon by the School Board.
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F.C. Council Looks to Shave Tax Rate Hike in New Budget by Nicholas F. Benton
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The discussion of the Fiscal Year 2017 at the Falls Church City Council meeting Monday centered on whether or not the real estate tax rate could be held to zero growth, or whether City Manager Wyatt Shields’ recommendation of a two-cent increase would be approved. The Council will set out to determine that and other aspects of the budget at this coming Monday’s work session at City Hall, with an eye to voting to formally adopt the $87 million budget on April 25. Mayor David Tarter was among those this Monday who spoke of no tax rate increase, but Council member Karen Oliver questioned whether such a shortterm goal for this year would not harm the City’s longer range fiscal sustainability. Councilman Phil Duncan questioned the amount of fund tied up in the City’s fund balance,
which is slated to be maintained at the top end of its range of 12-to-17 percent of the annual operating budget and data concerning projected school enrollment growth. The discussion also centered on whether the City should accept the $550,000 grant from its Economic Development Authority to construct a small pocket park on City-owned land in the 100 block of West Broad, although since it would be a matter of accepting or declining the offer of a grant, it would not impact the tax rate. The request for funding from the City’s school system would probably be the target of efforts to hold the tax rate at zero, but this spring’s pre-enrollment for kindergarten in the Falls Church City Schools is a “very high” number of 146 so far, F.C. School Board Chair Justin Castillo reported to a town hall meeting on the F.C. budget last Saturday morning, signaling another major enrollment hike for the system in
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the fall. At that town hall, which a sudden snow flurry helped to hold down attendance to only one citizen who was not a member of the City staff or on a City board or commission, Castillo and School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones reiterated the enrollment growth factors driving the Schools’ request for a 5.39 percent increase in the City’s transfer to the schools in the budget. Enrollment in the Falls Church school system has grown from 1,871 in 2006 to a projected 2,600 next fall, and while the City’s population has grown by a robust 20 percent since 2005, the school enrollment has grown by a whopping 47.5 percent and the City now has 17 percent of its total population in the schools, which is the highest ratio in the region, and much higher than Arlington’s 10 percent. But with budget constraints since the Great Recession, the amount spent per student in Falls Church, when adjusted for
inflation, at $12,000 per pupil is still below the $14,000 number of 2007. Castillo and Jones also noted that the City receives the lowest amount of state funds allowed by the state’s Local Composite Index (LCI) formula, a mere 12 percent of its budget (and the federal contribution at 1.1 percent is lower still). They noted that if Falls Church had the same LCI number as Fairfax County it would be getting an additional $1.68 million and if it were the same as Loudoun County, it would get an additional $4.1 million. Still, the Schools’ request from the City leaves $1.5 million in unfunded needs in the system for the coming year. Castillo and Jones also strongly defended the effectiveness of the system’s English as a Second Language and special education programs, saying they are generating “phenomenal literacy skills” and with great attention to individual student needs. Standards of Learning test results are not a good measure of the effectiveness of these programs, they said, because they are inappropriate for what students in these programs bring as their backgrounds. Shields noted in his remarks that the City’s proposed tax rate
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is significantly below the total rate for nearby Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, which has a combined rate of $1.49. The City’s rate has been held down significantly by the impact of economic development in the City, he added, as 4.5 percent of the total assessed values in the City now come from six acres of new commercially developed properties. Therefore, for residences, he noted, the increase from $1.315 to $1.34 per $100 of assessed real estate valuation would amount to an increase of $167 a year for an average single family home. Big pieces in the growth of the budget include a 25 percent increase in health insurance premiums for many of the City’s 199 employees and a 400 percent increase in the City’s annual obligation to the Washington Metro Area Transit System, due in part to declining revenues from gas sales as the price of gas has dropped. Snyder noted that the burden of localities to absorb more of the costs of regional transportation is aggravated by legislative actions in Richmond, including a refusal to place a floor on the gas tax revenues. He said a 62 percent decline in state and federal funding for transportation is in the works.
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Falls Church stands at the precipice of a disastrously squandered potential. The lack of imagination and ability to visualize the true potential of the Cityowned 36 acres adjacent the West Falls Church Metro station may doom the City to a level of underachievement that could do her in before long. Mercifully, the Falls Church City Council voted a temporary reprieve Monday, deferring action on the City Council and School Board's Phase II “request for proposal” for development of the land that Falls Church annexed from Fairfax County as part of the deal to sell the water system that culminated in January 2014. The development is called the “campus development project” because the land is home to the City's high school and middle school, and the terms of the sale stipulated that 75 percent of the land go to educational use, and 25 percent being free for economic development. Following endless meetings behind closed doors in the last year, the City's School Board and City Council emerged last week with a somewhat detailed document of what they wish done with the land, and it is an unimaginative fail. It woefully lacks any creativity, ingenuity or imagination and should be summarily ditched. In fact, a spectacular potential attaches to this land, which has been called “the most valuable parcel of land on the eastern seaboard” more than once, because it is pristine and undeveloped yet adjacent to a Metro station. In 1991, a developer and the Falls Church City Council spent months on studies and plans to use the land to augment the high school there with a world-class sports facility that could have been home to a minor league baseball team and host a myriad of regional and national youth baseball tournaments. The divided Council of that era failed by only a single vote, 4-3, to move that vision forward. Anti-development forces then proceeded to smother that vision by selling a big chunk of that land to the University of Virginia for $1 a year. That's how bad that was. Now comes the current opportunity, but the City seems intent on blowing it all over again. So what if 75 percent of the land has to be dedicated to education? A world class performing arts center, Olympic swimming pool and multi-use sports facility would all fall under “educational use,” and there would be room for all of them if the remainder of the school facilities were put comfortably onto, say, four or six floors. The revenue-generating potential of this site would be unprecedented, and it would all be for education. Then, on the 10 acres designated for commercial development, a major hotel or two within walking distance of the Metro station, topped off by high rise luxury condominiums, would be a self-evident and enriching complement. Height limits and density would be whatever the market would bear. This development must be a game-changer for Falls Church. It can't fall sway to mediocrity.
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Tone Down 'Mean-Spirited' H.S. Sports Reporting Editor, I enjoy the News-Press coverage of George Mason sports by our budding young reporters. But let's have them dial the smugness down a notch. Writing about two uber-blowouts by our boys' soccer team, Matt Delaney writes that losing 10-0 and an invoking of the "mercy rule" midway through the second half was "surely a mark of shame for Warren County." That sort of reporting is nasty and
downright mean-spirited. Warren County has nothing to be ashamed of at all. Despite comparable enrollment, Warren County and its fellow rural schools have nowhere near the soccer development leagues, financial resources, travel and "select" teams, parental support, or infusion of international talent that George Mason enjoys. Warren County deserves a lot of credit just for fielding a team and competing.
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No, if there's any shame it lies with George Mason's coaching decisions. Mr. Spinello's claim that he just wanted to give his starters some playing time together is, well, total bullfeathers. Like John Wooden's UCLA basketball teams back in the day, his starters get more and better practice competing against their own substitutes daily in practice than they get drubbing other teams in their league. Rather than crowing about flailing weak competition, Mason should join a league for soccer that would provide more of a challenge. Both our school's soccer schedule and our young writer's perspective are in need of an upgrade. Neil Shawen Falls Church
Happy With GMHS Softball Coverage In News-Press Editor, I’m happy to see the recent coverage of the George Mason High Schools Girls’ softball team with Carol Sly’s great photo. Thank you for including more more sports, especially the girls’ teams. Sheryl Stratton Falls Church LETTERS@FCNP.COM
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Falls Church & the Great Richmond Rip-Off B� D���� S�����
During budget and tax season when we are most focused on those issues, it is appropriate to take stock not only of local factors that affect our City’s budget and tax rate, but also of the larger financial and governmental context in which we live. Several influences beyond our borders exert significant upward pressure on our local budget. One set of factors – what I call the “Richmond Rip-off” – results in the return of no more than about 20 cents for every tax dollar we send to the Commonwealth. This outflow of money from Falls Church and other jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, combined with Richmond-dictated policies that restrict our ability to govern ourselves, make our annual budget and tax discussions all the more challenging. One aspect of Virginia’s financial demand on us is the Local Composite Index (LCI), which over time has created huge winners and huge losers in terms of state support for education. The LCI purports to determine a local school division’s ability to pay for education, with a low index indicating greater need for assistance from the Commonwealth, and a high index indicating a lesser need for help. Along with Arlington, Falls Church has a high index at 0.80 and so is a huge loser, even when compared to neighboring jurisdictions. For example, if we had the same LCI as Fairfax County (0.67), we would be
able to shave $1.8 million from our budget and reduce the tax rate by 5 cents. If we had Loudoun County’s LCI (0.57), we would save $4.1 million annually and reduce our tax rate by 10 cents. As one of our most
“Nearly the entire proposed tax rate increase in the City’s proposed budget for next year is necessary due to this failure by Richmond to act.”
engaged citizens recently wrote, “The LCI is a sham. The LCI should be thrown out.” Further, in the face of such a major capital project as the rebuilding of George Mason High School, the state apparently has nothing to contribute to assist one of its finest, award-winning schools. Until recently, transportation funding was one major area where the state had traditionally come close to providing the support to Northern Virginia that it should, although the General Assembly did so by “allowing” us to tax ourselves. However, recent developments indicate that funding
our transportation requirements is already changing for the worse – much worse. In the last legislative session, the Republican “leadership” in the House of Delegates refused to provide a floor for the percentage of the gas tax on which Northern Virginia relies to fund transit. Because of lower gas prices, this source of funding has been reduced 40 percent, forcing us to make up the difference through increased local taxes. In fact, nearly the entire proposed tax rate increase in the City’s proposed budget for next year is necessary due to this failure by Richmond to act. Add to this the fact that the capital funding mechanism is drying up and by 2018 will result in a 60 percent reduction in funds available to support transit capital investments. Opponents of providing a gas tax floor claimed that doing so would amount to the imposition of a tax, something they pledged not to do. Of course, the opposite is true. By refusing to ensure this source of income for transportation some of which would come from nonresidents passing through, these legislators really voted to require our localities to tax more to preserve service or tax the poor and commuters through reduced service. Added to this funding unfairness is the other component of the Richmond Rip-off: the control the Commonwealth exerts over basic policies that in other states are formed by citizens and the local government that is closest to and most accountable to them. One of the clearest examples of the state’s
despotic rule is the Richmond-passed law that we cannot restrict guns from our library or City Council Chambers. Another instance of this overreach is the increasingly intrusive control by the legislature in Richmond over what the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority does in terms of its priorities for funding and how it operates – eroding the name and notion that it is a “regional” body. I believe that these outside factors – economics rigged against us and abusive control over local decision-making – demand that we reevaluate our circumstances and act to change them. First, it is critical that citizens understand these and related circumstances and the negative financial, governance and safety impacts on our City. It is unacceptable that significant additional revenues are needed from local taxpayers to fund basic services while the state shirks its obligations to us even as it collects record taxes from us and increasingly intrudes on our governing. Second, we should intensify efforts to address these issues – and address them now – through existing mechanisms. Third, if these efforts fail, as I anticipate they will, we should intensively engage with people who are similarly situated in this and other jurisdictions in the metropolitan region and move to alter this dysfunctional governing structure through constitutional change or even more drastic lawful action. David Snyder is a member of the Falls Church City Council.
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Falls Church’s Andrew Mallon Carves His Own Path BY DREW COSTLEY
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Have you seen sculptures of a bear, an eagle or an angel holding an eagle and dog protruding from the stump of a tree around the region? If so, that’s probably the crafty work of Andrew Mallon, the owner and operator of AM Sculptures, a company that creates sculptures and furniture out of wood. Mallon started out as a carpenter and said that he had always had an interest in art growing up as the ninth of ten children in Northern Virginia. “With my carpentry background, I had always had interest in the artistic side of it,” Mallon said. “And I always liked creating things. As long as I’m creating something I’m happy. “So I was looking for a way for [work] to be more personal, like this is 100 percent something that I came up with and made.” Then, in 2012, when Mallon was just getting into using smaller tools like gouges to carve wood he said that he saw people on television carving wood with a chainsaw and thought “You know, what I could [carve] with a chainsaw.”
“I hadn’t used a chainsaw much, but it’s just another tool, so one day I just decided that I’m going to be a chainsaw carver,” Mallon said. “And from that day forward I’ve thought about it every day.” Mallon had his doubters, mainly his then-girlfriend/now-wife and his brother. They said that he had to learn how to carve with a chainsaw. So he did. He took a two day course in chainsaw carving in Pennsylvania, bought two saws in the months following that course and was off to the races, moonlighting as a chainsaw carver until late February when he started doing the work full time. Mallon admitted that although he was a natural at chainsaw carving given his background as a carpenter, it took him a while to get used to using his chainsaws. “Learning the chainsaw as a tool took some time….Learning how it’s going to jump, how it’s going to react and how to hold it safely was a big learning curve,” Mallon said. Ironically, one of Mallon’s most challenging jobs was creating a seven foot sculpture of
a chainsaw. “It’s an inanimate object, so there’s no variations to it really,” Mallon said. “It’s not like if I don’t like the way something looks or if its cut was a little off or something I could just move the bears’ arm up or down. That chainsaw’s handle had to be right where the handle is.” He said that he’s learned a lot from going to the Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous in Ridgway, Pa. every year since he started chainsaw carving. It’s a large gathering of chainsaw carvers, many of whom have imparted their trade wisdom to Mallon to use in his practice. And he’s definitely put that practice to work. He said that he’s done over 100 smaller carvings that aren’t connected to the ground and 30 – 40 stump carvings, sculptures that protrude out of tree stumps still attached to the ground. “It’s inspiring. Every day I get to wake up and create something out of a piece of wood,” Mallon said. “And I get to create something new. It really pushes my creativity. Why wouldn’t I want to wake up and do that?”
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NEWS BRIEFS ‘Suspicious Man’ Seen Near Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Falls Church Police are on the lookout for a suspicious man they say was seen near Thomas Jefferson Elementary School last Friday. The F.C. Police responded to the City school at 601 S. Oak St. at about noon on Friday, April 8, for a report of a white male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and possibly a black hat standing near the school grounds perimeter. The man was using a tablet or computer, possibly watching children, school officials told police. When police arrived, the man was gone and a search of the area revealed nothing. Anyone with information is asked to call the City of Falls Church Police at 703-248-5053.
By a vote of 6-1, the Falls Church City Council Monday approved expenditures of up to $1.2 million for the first phase of a $17.4 million renovation and expansion of City Hall. The Council was informed that it could halt the process at any point it deemed the plan was not in accord with its wishes, beginning at the point $224,000 is expended for a first schematic design component. Numerous City Hall employees testified during the public hearing of the deteriorated and unsecured conditions of the 60-year old building with its 10 points of entry, including members of the seven-member Employee Advisory Council and the police department.
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McAuliffe: April 16 ‘Va. Tech Remembrance Day’ Virignia Governor Terry McAuliffe yesterday declared April 16, 2016 as “Virginia Tech Remembrance Day” in Virginia in honor of those who were killed or injured during a mass shooting at the university on April 16, 2007. “We will stop on April 16 not only to remember the horror of that day and those we lost too soon, but also to recall the good that was done that day as first responders rushed to prevent further loss of life, fellow students and staff helped protect and comfort one another, and the community was lifted up by the good will that poured in from every corner of the globe,” Gov. McAuliffe said. At 9:43 a.m., the bell at the Capitol Square Bell Tower will ring for each of the 32 victims, followed by a moment of silence. The Governor ordered the state flag flown at half-staff on all local, state and federal buildings in the Commonwealth throughout the day in honor of the victims, their families and the entire Virginia Tech community. Gov. McAuliffe encouraged those who want to get involved to donate blood during the 2016 Day of Remembrance.
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Community News & Notes F.C. Resident Weinstein Named to Key Post at C-SPAN Falls Church resident Richard Weinstein was recently promoted to vice president of digital media at C-SPAN, the company announced in a press release on Wednesday, April 7. In his new role, Weinstein will be responsible for strategy and operations related to C-SPAN’s online presence, including c-span.org and the C‑SPAN Archives. “Richard brings to his new role excellent management skills plus extensive editorial and C-SPAN mission depth,” said C-SPAN coceo Susan Swain. “He has intricate knowledge of our internal content management systems plus a longstanding interest in innovation.” Weinstein has held a variety of positions at C-SPAN since starting with the company in 1986 shortly after graduating from American
University. He also led the network transition to a new digital-based newsroom media asset management system. For more information, visit c-span.org.
F.C. Community Clean Up Slated for April 16 The City of Falls Church is hosting its Spring Community Clean Up event on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. – noon aimed keeping the City and its waterways litter-free. Participants and organizers will meet at the Falls Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls Street and fan out from there, working on the areas of highest impact in the City. Citizens or groups can request any area of town to clean up or be assigned an area of town the day of. The City will provide clean up supplies, but registration is requested so that organizers
can bring the correct number of supplies. For more information or to register, email cmcgough@ fallschurchva.gov.
One-Man Band Plays at Mary Riley Styles Public Library Peter McCory, a one-man band, will play a concert for children and their parents at Mary Riley Styles Public Library at 120 N. Virginia Avenue on Saturday, April 16 from 11 – 11:45 a.m. Children who attend the concert will sing, jump, stomp and dance the morning away and play hand instruments with McCory, who the library calls a “master of multitasking.” No registration is required for this event. In other library-related news, there will be a Teen Poetry Slam and Contest Award event at the library on Wednesday, April 27 from 7 – 8 p.m. Awards will be given to teens in two different
AT THE FALLS CHURCH CITY COUNCIL meeting on Monday, March 14, Falls Church resident Midge Wang received a Certificate of Appreciation for her service on the City’s Historical Commission. Wang, a co-founder and program chair of the Victorian Society of Falls Church, has worked for several years to preserve the City’s Victorian Era history. (Photo: News-Press)
categories who participated in the Teen Poetry Contest and all teens will be allowed to read their poems aloud. For more information about either event, visit fallschurchva. gov/Library or call 703-248-5034.
DonJuan Slated to Play Arbor Day Concert at Frady Park Donya Mossadeghi, an alternative/indie-rock musician known by her stage name DonJuan, is playing a concert at Donald Frady Park at 100 N. Fairfax Street on Saturday, April 16 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. to commemorate Arbor Day. DonJuan started pursuing music at a young age and plays locally around the Washington, D.C. region. At the intermission of the show there will be a recognition of Arbor Day. The rain location of the event is Falls Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls Street. For more information, visit vpis.org.
One More Page Announces April Schedule of Events One More Page Books, located on the edge of Falls Church at 2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington, recently announced its April slate of events, which includes author talks and a celebration of Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday. Award-winning novelist Matthew Quirk will read from his new military thriller Cold Barrel Zero on Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. On Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m. the bookstore will celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday with a chocolate tasting and a discussion with award-winning author Laura Elliott followed by a signing of her new historical young adult novel Da Vinci’s Tiger. One More Page will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 30. For more information, visit onemorepagebooks.com.
WINNERS OF THE FALLS CHURCH ROTARY CLUB’S Middle School Four Way Test Essay Competition are shown above with their parents and teachers. Contest winner Winston Yin, front row second from left, is shown with his father, front row left, mother, second row left and Longfellow Middle School English teacher Bruce Wilson, third row left. Winston’s winning essay was forwarded to the Rotary District Contest. (Photo: Courtesy of John C. Lu)
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16 McLean Residents Qualify To Run for Governing Board
Sixteen residents of Dranesville Small District 1A have tossed their hats in the ring by qualifying to run for seats on the McLean Community Center’s 2016-2017 Governing Board. The board sets policy and provides general oversight for all facilities and programs of the Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, including the Robert Ames Alden Theatre and the Old Firehouse Teen Center. The adult candidates for the Governing Board are Nadia AyoubiAhluwalia, Kat Kehoe, Lauren Kivlighan, Paul Kohlenberger, Shahnaz MacGuire, Jill Roth, Gerri Swarm, Vickie Trunnell and Desi Woltman. The candidates for the Langley High School boundary are Alexander Camus, Liana Keesing, Quentin Levin and Priyanka Susarla. The candidates for the McLean High School boundary are Sam Gollob, Riya Master and Mariana Patterson. Residents of Dranesville Small District 1A are eligible to vote during the election. Voting for Governing Board members will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, at the McLean Day festival at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain Bridge Road. Residents also may vote by absentee ballot from Monday, April 11 – Wednesday, May 18. For more information or to read the personal statements of the candidates running for the Governing Board, visit http://ow.ly/105ELu.
Relay for Life of the Beltway Hosts Walk Event for Dogs American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of the Beltway is hosting Bark for Life, a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds and awareness in the fight against cancer, on Saturday, April 16 from 10
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a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Lubber Run Park, located at 300 N. Park Dr., Arlington. The event honors the caregiving qualities of canine companions and remembers those dogs/ owners that have lost their life to cancer. There will be a scavenger hunt, K-9 demonstration by the Arlington Police Department, costume contest and vendors at the event. All dogs must be on a leash at the event. Registration for the event begins at 9 a.m. and the K-9 demonstration is scheduled for 11 a.m. For more information or to register for the event, visit relayforlife.org/barkarlingtonVA or email jbdoyl2@gmail.com or katiesue. vanvalkenburg@cancer.org.
Local Summer STEM Academy Slated for Late June Northern Virginia Community College is hosting a week-long summer STEM academy at each of its campuses in late June for high school seniors and juniors. Students are invited to apply for the STEM academy and the selected students will get the chance to unravel a forensics mystery by conducting various STEM experiments in a college setting. The summer STEM academy will be held at Northern Virginia Community College’s Manassas campus during the week of June 20 and at the Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun and Woodbridge campuses during the week of June 27. The $30 registration fee covers all activities and lunch each day. Seats are limited and interested candidates must apply by April 30 at kajacomo.wix.com/ncsi-stemacademy. Selected candidates will be notified by May 10. Students who attend the academy will be eligible to apply for two $500 scholarships to enroll in a college science course during Northern Virginia Community College’s spring 2017 semester.
MARY ANNE HAMPTON (center), who served at the McLean Community Center for 33 years, was recognized for her volunteer service with the 2015 H. Gordon Randall Outstanding Volunteer Service Award on Sunday, April 3. She’s seen in the photo above with her award at the community center’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. (P����: C������� �� R���� W�����) The STEM academy is sponsored by the college’s STEM initiative and funded by a Perkins grant. For more information, email academy director Ia Gomez at igomez@nvcc.edu.
Artist Bev Ress Features at McLean Art Society Meeting Local artist Beverly Ress will be the featured presenter at the McLean Art Society’s monthly meeting on Friday, April 22, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. – noon at McLean Community Center, located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Ress does three dimensional nature drawings and actually carves out intricate lacy patterns in the drawing paper and incorporates them in her work. The event
is free and open to the public. For more information, visit mcleanartsociety.org.
Rock Spring Garden Club Hosts Flower Show The Rock Spring Garden Club is hosting its Rock Spring Garden Club Flower Show on Thursday, April 21 from 2 – 4 p.m. at Little Falls Presbyterian Church’s Friendship Hall, located at 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington. The theme of the event is “That’s Life: Frank Sinatra’s Movies and Songbook” and will feature creative floral designs, horticulture exhibits and photography. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit rockspringgardenclub.com or email rockspringgardenclub@gmail.com.
Potomac Watershed Clean Up Scheduled for April 23 Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment is hosting its 28th annual watershed clean up on Saturday, April 23. Volunteers will meet at N. Glebe and Chain Bridge roads and spread out to over 500 sites across the local watershed. Registration for the watershed clean up is requested and more details about the clean up effort will be sent upon registration. The meet up site is fairly rocky and not recommended for children under 10 and volunteers under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. To register, visit eventbrite. com/e/2016-potomac-watershedcleanup-tickets-22495017202. For more information, visit arlingtonenvironment.org.
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How to Fix Politics
In the middle of this depressing presidential campaign I sometimes wonder, How could we make our politics better? It’s possible to imagine an elite solution. The next president could get together with the leaders of both parties in Congress and say: “We’re going to change the way we do business in Washington. We’re going to deliberate and negotiate. We’ll disagree and wrangle, but we will not treat this as good-versus-evil blood sport.” That kind of leadership might trickle down. But it’s increasingly clear that the roots of political dysfunction lie deep in society. If there’s truly going to be improvement, there has to be improvement in the social context politics is embedded in. In healthy societies, people live their lives within a galaxy of warm places. They are members of a family, neighborNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE hood, school, civic organization, hobby group, company, faith, regional culture, nation, continent and world. Each layer of life is nestled in the others to form a varied but coherent whole. But starting just after World War II, America’s community/membership mindset gave way to an individualistic/autonomy mindset. The idea was that individuals should be liberated to live as they chose, so long as they didn’t interfere with the rights of others. By 1981, the pollster Daniel Yankelovich noticed the effects: “Throughout most of this century Americans believed that self-denial made sense, sacrificing made sense, obeying the rules made sense, subordinating oneself to the institution made sense. But now doubts have set in, and Americans now believe that the old giving/getting compact needlessly restricts the individual while advancing the power of large institutions ... who use the power to enhance their own interests at the expense of the public.” The individualist turn had great effects but also accumulating downsides. By 2005, 47 percent of Americans reported that they knew none or just a few of their neighbors by name. There’s been a sharp rise in the number of people who report that they have no close friends to confide in. Civic life has suffered. As Marc J. Dunkelman writes in his compelling book The Vanishing Neighbor, people are good at tending their inner-ring relationships – their family and friends. They’re pretty good at tending to outer-ring relationships – their hundreds of Facebook acquaintances, their fellow progressives, or their TED and Harley fans. But Americans spend less time with middle-ring township relationships – the PTA, the neighborhood watch. Middle-ring relationships, Dunkelman argues, help people become skilled at deliberation. The guy sitting next to you at the volunteer fire company may have political opinions you find abhorrent, but you still have to get stuff done with him, week after week. Middle-ring relationships also diversify the sources of identity. You might be an O’Rourke, an Irish Catholic and a professor, but you are also a citizen, importantly, of the Montrose neighborhood in Houston. With middle-ring memberships deteriorating, Americans have become worse at public deliberation. People find it easier to ignore inconvenient viewpoints and facts. Partisanship becomes a preconscious lens through which people see the world. They report being optimistic or pessimistic depending on whether their team is in power. They become unrealistic. Trump voters don’t seem to realize how unelectable their man is because they hang out with people like themselves. We’re good at bonding with people like ourselves but worse at bridging with people unlike ourselves. (Have you noticed that most people who call themselves “connectors” are actually excluders because they create groups restricted to people with similar status levels?) With fewer sources of ethnic and local identity, people ask politics to fill the void. Being a Democrat or a Republican becomes their ethnicity. People put politics at the center of their psychological, emotional and even spiritual life. This is asking too much of politics. Once politics becomes your ethnic and moral identity, it becomes impossible to compromise, because compromise becomes dishonor. If you put politics at the center of identity, you end up asking the state to eclipse every social authority but itself. Presidential campaigns become these gargantuan two-year national rituals that swallow everything else in national life. If we’re going to salvage our politics, we probably have to shrink politics, and nurture the thick local membership web that politics rests within. We probably have to scale back the culture of autonomy that was appropriate for the 1960s but that has since gone too far. If we make this cultural shift, we may even end up happier. For there is a paradox to longing. If each of us fulfill all of our discrete individual desires, we end up with a society that is not what we want at all. The highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, self-actualization, is actually connected to the lowest level, group survival. People experience their highest joy in helping their neighbors make it through the day.
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Snoopy the Destroyer Has Snoopy just doomed us to another severe financial crisis? Unfortunately, that’s a real possibility, thanks to a bad judicial ruling that threatens a key part of financial reform. Some background: When catastrophe struck the troubled U.S. financial system in September 2008, the proximate cause was the looming collapse of three companies – none of which were banks in the normal sense of the word, that is, institutions that take deposits and lend them out. One of them was, of course, Lehman Bros.; the other two were The Reserve, a money-market fund, and American International Group, or AIG, an insurance company. Lehman declared NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE bankruptcy, while The Reserve, which had lost money with Lehman, froze customers’ accounts, and was eventually forced into liquidation. AIG was rescued by an $85 billion credit line from the Federal Reserve; in return, the Fed took 80 percent ownership of the company. The episode showed that traditional financial regulation, which focuses on deposit-taking banks, is inadequate in the modern world. It’s not just that anyone who borrows short term to finance risky investments – which is what Lehman did – creates the same kind of danger as a conventional bank. There’s also a high degree of interconnectedness: AIG wasn’t a bank, but it was selling guarantees on financial assets, and fears that it might fail to honor those guarantees threatened to topple dominoes across the economy. Oh, and yes, the episode also showed that making the breakup of big banks the be-all and end-all of reform misses the point. What we need is regulation that limits the risks from nonbank institutions – and the 2010 financial reform tries to do just that. The way it does this is by allowing regulators to designate some firms “systemically important,” meaning that, like AIG, their failure or the prospect thereof could threaten financial stability. Once an institution is so designated, it is subject to extra oversight and regulation. What determines whether a firm is systemically important? There aren’t any cut-and-dried rules – there can’t be, because if there were, corporate lawyers would find ways to evade them. Instead, it’s a judgment call. But financial giants that don’t like being regulated are trying to use litigation to question those judgments.
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Which brings us to Snoopy, who has, for reasons I don’t fully understand, long been the emblem of the insurance giant MetLife. At the end of 2014 the regulators designated MetLife, whose business extends far beyond individual life insurance, a systemically important financial institution. Other firms faced with this designation have tried to get out by changing their business models. For example, General Electric, which had become more about finance than about manufacturing, has sold off much of its finance business. But MetLife went to court. And it has won a favorable ruling from Rosemary Collyer, a U.S. District Court judge. It was a peculiar ruling. Collyer repeatedly complained that the regulators had failed to do a cost-benefit analysis, which the law doesn’t say they should do, and for good reason. Financial crises are, after all, rare but drastic events; it’s unreasonable to expect regulators to game out in advance just how likely the next crisis is, or how it might play out, before imposing prudential standards. To demand that officials quantify the unquantifiable would, in effect, establish a strong presumption against any kind of protective measures. Of course, that’s what financial firms want. Conservatives like to pretend that the “systemically important” designation is actually a privilege, a guarantee that firms will be bailed out. Back in 2012 Mitt Romney described this part of reform as “a kiss that’s been given to New York banks” (they never miss an opportunity to sneer at this city, do they?), an “enormous boon for them.” Strange to say, however, firms are doing all they can to dodge this “boon” – and MetLife’s stock rose sharply when the ruling came down. The federal government will appeal the MetLife ruling, but even if it wins the ruling may open the floodgates to a wave of challenges to financial reform. And that’s the sense in which Snoopy may be setting us up for future disaster. It doesn’t have to happen. As with so much else, this year’s election is crucial. A Democrat in the White House would enforce the spirit as well as the letter of reform – and would also appoint judges sympathetic to that endeavor. A Republican, any Republican, would make every effort to undermine reform, even if he didn’t manage an explicit repeal. Just to be clear, I’m not saying that the 2010 financial reform was enough. The next crisis might come even if it remains intact. But the odds of crisis will be a lot higher if it falls apart.
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GOP Descends to Doom & Gloom
Gradually, it is becoming clearer how the primary election process will unfold between now and the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 18-21, and though no one can predict what will transpire at or following the convention, the pathway to getting there has the entire Republican Party establishment in fits and sensing doom for the November election. Namely, it appears as if Donald Trump is about the run the table from here to Cleveland, beginning with a landslide win in New York state next week. While it is unclear if he’ll technically have enough delegate votes going into the convention to win the party nomination on the first ballot, he will be arriving there as the clear front runner. Woe is me, mumble all in the traditional predominantly neo-conservative FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS party mainstream. Deep splits, fissures and fractures are certain. Former George W. Bush speech writer and devout neocon columnist Michael Gerson sees this, lamenting as inevitable for his party loss in the title to a column this week: “For Republicans, Is it Better to Lose With Cruz or Trump?” Will it be, he writes, “Tea Party purity” (Cruz) or “‘white lives matter’ nativism” (Trump)? Each, he asserts, “need discrediting defeat” while “unfortunately, they seem to be the two available choices.” Either one, he frowns, will “complicate the job of (GOP) candidates down the ticket and alienate demographic groups that are essential to future national victories.” Gerson’s preferred choice, which he dreams will come back with a “reform-oriented conservatism” following his party’s defeat in November, is a return to the neo-conservative poison of the W years. That is, cloaking by “accommodating demographic realities,” this would involve reviving perpetual war and global aggression hegemony, the will of international Wall Street predators and the nation’s “military industrial complex.” Their heroes this time were Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, darlings of the global interventionist “Project for a New American Century.” Only, Trump had a particular skill at chewing up those two and spitting them out alive. Gerson has no explanation for how his team became so dissembled and doomed at the top for this election. He leaves that to a much wiser pundit, columnist and CNN commentator Faried Zakaria, who in his remarks this week attributes the chaos in the GOP to the success of the Obama presidency. “The biggest impact of (Obama’s) presidency can be seen in his opposition, the Republican Party, which is in the midst of an ideological breakdown,” Zakaria writes in his column, “A Transformational President?” He cites the Wall Street Journal’s Daniel Henninger, who wrote that Obama “is now close to destroying his political enemies – the Republican Party, the American conservative movement, and the public-policy legacy of Ronald Reagan.” In other words, this wrecking job could leave Gerson’s hopes for a Reaganite revival in the dust. Zakaria observed that Obama’s success has been “a passive one. He has let his opponents self-destruct and never overplayed his hand.” Instead of allowing the GOP to paint him as a socialist radical, he noted, “Obama did not take the bait, governing from the center-left, even making a concession on Social Security larger than any Democrat ever has,” even to the point of “enraging the Democratic base.” So, unable to paint him as a socialist and perhaps for other reasons, “many Republicans’ rhetoric about Obama quickly became personal – with insinuations about his origins, race, religion, faith and loyalty to the country.” In the face of this, “Obama never lashed out, demonstrating discipline even as his opposition grew wilder,” Fakaria noted. “As Obama kept his cool, the Republican Party descended into the politics of identity, flirting with racial, religious and ethnic grievances, and moving away from its core tenets of limited government, free markets and free trade. The result has been an ideological implosion.” This is a particularly wise assessment. It paints the picture of a great universal truth, a scene on the scale of great Biblical cautionary lore, mythic legend or a timeless fairy tale. Resolving and persevering to do the right thing can drive one’s enemies stark raving mad.
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Happy Birthday, Beverly Cleary! Ramona drummed harder to show everyone how bad she was. She would not take off her shoes. She was a terrible, wicked girl! Being such a bad, terrible, horrid, wicked girl made her feel good! She brought both heels against the wall at the same time. Thump! Thump! Thump! She was not the least bit sorry for what she was doing. She would never be sorry. Never! Never! Never! One of the world’s great inventions, only a little behind the light bulb, was Ramona Quimby, the strong-willed, lovable and exasperating star of Ramona the Pest and other books. For decades the Ramona books have been a gateway drug luring young readers into the spellbinding world of books. Ramona’s inventor, Beverly Cleary, has sold 85 million copies of her books about Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and other beloved figures. Cleary turned 100 on Tuesday, so I asked her about her characters, her life and her wisdom. Now living in a retirement home in Carmel, California, NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE she immediately disclaimed any grand thoughts about reaching a century. “I didn’t plan on it,” she explained dryly. Cleary’s only long-range plan is that when the time comes, she’ll return to her hometown, Yamhill, Oregon, to be buried beside her late husband in the local cemetery. As it happens, I’m also from Yamhill, population about 1,000, and Cleary is our hometown hero. “Miss Binney, I want to know – how did Mike Mulligan go to the bathroom when he was digging the basement of the town hall?” Miss Binney’s smile seemed to last longer than smiles usually last. Ramona glanced uneasily around and saw that others were waiting with interest for the answer. As a girl, Cleary was a late reader because she didn’t find most children’s books very interesting. In her first-grade class, she was assigned to the lowest reading group, the Backbirds, and her teacher, Miss Falb, beat her on the palms for daydreaming. So Cleary tried to drop out of school in the first grade. But her parents forced her to keep going, and Cleary eventually excelled in school and in college and found a job as a librarian in Yakima, Washington. A boy there complained that there weren’t any books about kids like him. In response, Cleary sat down and wrote about Henry Huggins and his dog, Spareribs.
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She thought her characters needed siblings, so she decided to torment Henry’s friend Beezus with a pesky little sister – “and at that moment someone called out ‘Ramona,’ so I named her Ramona.” An editor suggested a few changes – such as turning “Spareribs” into “Ribsy” – and the book was published to immediate acclaim. Later volumes followed, including a series focused on Ramona, one of the great figures in children’s literature. Cleary says Ramona is her favorite character but isn’t directly modeled on her. “I was a well-behaved girl,” she said, “but I often thought like Ramona.” Cleary’s works depict ordinary events drawn from her own childhood. Her cousin once caught a salmon with his bare hands, so she had Henry Huggins spotting and tackling a 29-pound salmon in an ocean stream. That left a deep impression on me as a boy, and ever since I’ve looked carefully in ocean streams for monster salmon. In telling these stories, Cleary always refrains from inflicting larger lessons. “As a child, I very much objected to books that tried to teach me something,” she told me. “I just wanted to read for pleasure, and I did. But if a book tried to teach me, I returned it to the library.” Miss Binney taught the class the words of a puzzling song about “the dawnzer lee light,” which Ramona did not understand because she did not know what a dawnzer was. “Oh, say, can you see by the dawnzer lee light,” sang Miss Binney. Cleary says that when she goes back to Yamhill, everything seems the same as ever – except that now the kids aren’t playing in the streets but are inside watching television. There’s something to that. On any given day, U.S. children ages 8 – 12 consume almost six hours of entertainment, such as television, video games and social media, according to polling by Common Sense Media. Aside from schoolwork, 57 percent of those kids typically don’t read at all. We measure child poverty by household income, but a better metric might be how often a child hears stories read aloud. To honor Cleary’s birthday, school organizations are calling on kids and parents to “drop everything and read.” So it’s time to take a break from sordid politics to celebrate authors like Cleary who inspire us to read. Let’s make what Ramona would call “a great big noisy fuss” about her creator’s 100th birthday – for as they invent new worlds, great writers enrich our own.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
“April is the cruelest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot, and the fits and starts of springtime this year certainly reflect that sentiment. What isn’t reflected, though, is that April also is Volunteer Month in Fairfax County. Our community depends on volunteers – in our parks and libraries, delivering Meals on Wheels, working with youth groups, and a myriad of other activities that serve our neighbors. Two special volunteers from Mason District honored this week demonstrate the variety of opportunities for service. Diane Kilbourne is Mason District’s Community Champion for 2016. As president of the Stuart Educational Foundation for the past five years, Diane has provided inspiration and guidance to the Foundation, its board members, and the diverse students at J.E.B. Stuart High School, who are dedicated to furthering their education. During the 10 years since the Foundation started, nearly $900,000 has been raised in the community, supporting more than 390 Stuart graduates. Diane is a retired trial attorney, but has a rich history as a volunteer and advocate for children. She works quietly behind the scenes, but her contributions truly make a difference in many lives. Diane was honored at the annual Volunteer Fairfax breakfast last Friday. More information about how you can donate to the Stuart Educational Foundation is available on-line at http://stuartfund. com/about.html. The Fairfax County Animal Shelter also depends on volunteers. In fact, in 2015, shelter volunteers provided more than 35,000 hours of service, equating to 17 full-time positions. One of those volunteers, Annandale resident Nancy Griffin, was honored Sunday evening for giving 605 hours, more than any other shelter volunteer, in 2015. Nancy focuses on the cats and kittens at the shelter, and manages
the care and feeding, as well as socialization and fostering, of those pets. Congratulations, Nancy! For more information about volunteering at the Animal Shelter, log on to ASDVolunteer@fairfaxcounty.gov. Volunteers who work with homeless persons also spoke at the community meeting Monday night to support the potential temporary relocation of the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter to countyowned property behind the Lincolnia Senior Center. Not surprisingly, many more residents presented their reasons not to relocate the shelter there. A new plan to revitalize and redevelop several acres along Columbia Pike will require relocation of the shelter. Fairfax County’s 10-Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness was created in 2008, and endeavors to reach at-risk residents earlier in a regional and coordinated manner, and prevent them from becoming homeless. The effort is paying off – the Point in Time enumeration, done in late January each year – reveals a small, but steady, decline in the number of homeless persons in Fairfax County. Housing placements have doubled and tripled in recent years, but affordable housing, a crucial element needed for success, can be elusive. Shelters provide a safe, decent, and nurturing environment for each and every person, and families, who may find themselves homeless at a particularly difficult time in their lives. Responses to the many comments and questions raised Monday night will be posted on the county’s website on or before April 22. A public hearing date for Planning Commission action on the proposal has not been scheduled. 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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Richmond Report On Wednesday next week, the Virginia General Assembly will meet as the 2016 Reconvened Session. The purpose of the “Veto Session,” as it is called, is to reconsider bills the Governor has vetoed or for which he has recommended changes before signing into law. In its news story on the Veto Session, The Washington Post noted that “Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed more legislation than any governor since Jim Gilmore in 1998....” Facing a legislature fully controlled by the opposing party, the Governor endured “enthusiastic passage of ideological bills” and responded with “swift vetoes.” Republicans chide the Governor for his failures to communicate with legislators, scoffing at the suggestion that they are increasingly partisan. Democrats criticize the Republicans for their zeal in currying favor with the Tea Party and religious activists. To put this discussion into perspective, I think it is important to point out that Governor McAuliffe did sign into law 732 of the 811 bills sent to him. To achieve gun control improvements applicable to gun shows he accepted extensions to “concealed carry” licensing, demonstrating bi-partisanship and enduring vehement criticism from gun control activists. In addition to increasing funding for K-12 education, he has initiated educational reforms that will reduce standardized testing for most students. He has also sponsored high school curriculum reform to increase vocational and technical training and focus on STEM disciplines. He has been relentless in his drive for investment in economic development. One notable bill will ensure the Commonwealth creates a portfolio of “shovel-ready megaproject” plans. I think it is beyond dispute that many legislators believe there are substantial political benefits from offering legislation that is purely symbolic, i.e. that has no chance of enactment given current political realities. Frankly, both progressives and conservatives can be criticized for offering legislation designed to appease partisan members of their constituencies. The free media visibility that can be generated by this strategy can be as valuable to media-savvy politicians as political donations. Not surprisingly, many media outlets are happy to abet politicians by
framing their efforts in terms of conflict and, often, magnifying the controversy to appeal to their consumers. The public must endure these activities, though they are perceived as a waste of time. Symbolic legislation can also divert attention from actual problems that legislators should be addressing. However, this is the way we do politics in 2016 and few legislators are immune. For example, one of the bills Governor McAuliffe vetoed this year would have prohibited state and local law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth from releasing individuals in their custody if those individuals are suspected of violating U.S. immigration laws. The pretext of the bill is to improve public safety. In reality, the bill – which was strongly opposed by most local police departments and sheriffs – is designed to require local officers to function as agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of Homeland Security. Notwithstanding the fact that in specific cases local police can and do hold individuals and contact ICE to deal with them, this bill would have required the local authorities to handle every case this way. In the real world, ICE is resource-constrained and could not possibly address the results of faithful application of this law. I don’t question the motives driving this legislation, just the wisdom. In my view, a more significant public safety-related challenge posed by Virginia’s large population of undocumented workers is the number of such workers who are driving cars and trucks without possessing a valid driver’s license. This year I submitted a bill that would authorize the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to test and license such undocumented workers. Of course, the argument is that the public benefit of improving the accountability and integration of undocumented workers into the economy is substantial. Though controversial, California and 12 other states have found the arguments in favor of granting licenses to undocumented workers to be compelling. This year, my bill did not make it out of Committee. I intend to try again next year. Delegate Kory represents the 38th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. She may be emailed at DelKKory@house.virginia.gov.
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Big Business vs. Bigotry Facing a torrent of criticism for signing a discriminatory anti-LGBT bill, North Carolina’s Republican Gov. Pat McCrory took baby steps away from the measure. With a threatened exodus of corporations, the governor signed an executive order on Tuesday that barred discrimination based on sexual orientation for state workers. Unfortunately, he defiantly and brazenly reaffirmed a provision in the law that restricted bathroom access for transgender people. The Gov.’s halfhearted attempt to make peace will likely satisfy no one. The gay community will not be divided and conquered by attempts to demonize our transgender brothers and sisters. In North Carolina, you can no longer put minorities in the back of the bus. We also won’t throw transgender people under the bus. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina responded to the governor: “Governor McCrory’s actions today are a poor effort to save face after his sweeping attacks on the L.G.B.T. community, and they fall far short of correcting the damage done when he signed into law the harmful House Bill 2,” said Sarah Preston, the ACLU NC’s acting executive director. Corporations spurred Tuesday’s actions, not McCrory’s conscience. He did the bare minimum and retreated out of necessity. PayPal had already decided not to expand operations further in North Carolina, costing the state 400 jobs. The National Basketball Association hinted that it could move its 2017 All-Star Game. Deutsch Bank announced that the company would freeze plans to create 250 new jobs in Cary, North Carolina. Even a pornography site, XHamster.com banned all naughty pictures from the state. Bruce Springsteen cancelled a concert in Greensboro. The man who sings “Born in the USA” sent the message that what happened in North Carolina is un-American. Just like Big Business, the Boss said there is no place for bigotry in this nation. What is odd is that this fiasco was entirely predictable and preventable. The corporate world had already slapped Indiana’s Republican Gov. Mike Pence into submission for signing a bogus religious liberty law that was really a license to discriminate against LGBT people. Mississippi also signed a disgusting anti-LGBT law this week that gives churches, religious charities and privately held businesses permission too refuse services to LGBT people if doing so violates their religious beliefs. It goes so far that it lets individual government employees opt out of serving gays, even though governments must still provide services. The law prompted singer Bryan Adams to cancel his Mississippi show. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales also said that he refuses to travel to Mississippi next month to commission the USS Portland. The Navy has moved the commissioning to Portland, OR. Meanwhile, Tennessee has fallen off the deep end. Earlier this month the state passed a bill that made the Bible the state’s official book. This week, a bill was passed that said mental health therapists and counselors could reject gay patients because of their own “sincerely held principles.” This monstrosity, which is strenuously opposed by The American Counseling Association, is on its way to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s desk. Sadly, the New South is looking much like the Old South. A Confederacy of dunces, with nosy hypocrites who can’t mind their own business and have offended Big Business, who want to attract the best and the brightest, not the dumb and the dimmest. Obviously, these vile attacks are a coordinated effort by Religious Right activists who are desperate to stay relevant in an America that has largely left them behind. When the Supreme Court legalized marriage equality in Gay Pride month, the LGBT political leadership celebrated. Apparently, many of them haven’t gotten off the floats and cleared the confetti, as these bills seemed to sneak up on them. But the party is over and it’s time to start fighting again. Our foes are fanatics and will stop at nothing to enshrine hate in our laws and defile our constitutions. The GOP has been powered by an uncomfortable marriage of convenience between religious zealots and corporations. The business leaders would often ignore the extremists’ shenanigans or distract these useful idiots so they would vote in favor of tax cuts for millionaires. Now that the idiots aren’t so useful – and even harmful – the corporate wing is rethinking its place in this coalition. These state battles are testing the alignment of American politics and could undermine a Republican Party, already traumatized by the rise of Donald Trump. If the crackpots keep alienating the corporate titans, it is conceivable that the money will finally walk away from the madness.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
“When you turn on your taps and flush your toilets, you have the Arlington Civic Federation to thank.” So read the earthy history compiled in tribute to that sometimescacophonous collection of 80 neighborhood entities celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. Last Friday’s Civic Federation gala banquet at the Rosslyn Holiday Inn reconvened 260 longtime activists, local leaders, county and school board members past and present, lawmakers and top county officers. County Manager Mark Schwartz praised Arlington’s “oldest countywide organization” for its “positive role in every major issue we face.” He called Arlington “the best county in the country.” (Anyone beg to differ?) The bill o’ fare included awards and lots of thankings, though some diners murmured rather than provide undivided attention (that’s volunteer life). Federation President Stefanie Pryor toasted “100 more years of the Arlington Way” and said the crowd deserved a “pat on the back for knowing your neighbors, not just their email addresses.” Arlington was technically still Alexandria when the federation hatched in 1916, four years before Richmond voted for separation. The population of 16,000 lacked the sewers we take for granted today. Within a decade, six neighborhood associations – Bon Air, Cherrydale, Clarendon, Hume, Lyon Park and Lyon Village – joined forces with the Organization
of Women Voters. They persuaded 1,500 households to pledge $27 so that Arlington could become, as the Evening Star reported in 1926, the America’s first county with its own water supply. The federation worked with the General Assembly, Congress and the Army Corps of Engineers to access the District of Columbia Reservoir. It held a public forum at the courthouse and a committee meeting at the then-new Washington-Lee High School, eventually winning over skeptics from Lyon Village (who’ve long marched to their own drummer). Activists collected 2,072 signatures and won passage of water bonds by a 10-1 ratio. The water flowed on Nov. 3, 1927. There followed decades of expanding connective plumbing until 1962, when Arlington’s last privies were covered over. Reviewing historical highlights, State Sen. Barbara Favola heralded the 1930 conversion to the county manager form of government (“Planning is what we do best” she said). Building the Pentagon in the early 1940s “had a huge impact culturally, socially, economically.” In the early 1950s, the nonpartisan Arlingtonians for a Better County allowed federal workers to get around the Hatch Act to resist Virginia’s “Byrd Machine.” Arlington became first in the state to desegregate schools. The 1970s brought the first tax relief for the elderly, the state’s first group home for people with disabilities (in Ballston) and the Long-Range Planning Commission, Favola said. The
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CRIME REPORT Week of April 4 - 10, 2016 Public Drunkenness, 306 Hillwood Ave. On Apr. 4, a male, 22, of Capitol Heights, MD, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Larceny from Building, 905 W. Broad St. (Hole in the Wall Books) On Apr. 4, cash was stolen from the business. Assault, 400 block W. Broad St. (Exxon) On Apr. 4, police received a report of a customer assaulting an employee. Commercial Burglary, 809 W. Broad St. Suite A (Botanicle Grocerie) On Apr. 5, police received a report of a burglary that took place overnight. Commercial Burglary, 212 N. West St. (Shreve McGonegal) On Apr. 5, an unknown suspect forced entry and stole
merchandise. Vandalism to Vehicle, 100 block S. Spring St. On Apr. 5, police received a report of smashed car window. Assault, 500 block W. Broad St. On Apr. 5, police received a report of an assault committed by an acquaintance of the victim. Public Drunkenness, 1000 block W. Broad St. On Apr. 6, a male, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Larceny from Building, 1000 E. Broad St. (24 Hour Fitness) On Apr. 6, unknown suspect(s) broke a lock and stole contents from a patron’s locker. Driving Under the Influence and False ID to Law Enforcement, 100 block W. Broad St. On Apr. 6, an officer conducted
APRIL 14 - 20, 2016 | PAGE 15 ‘80s brought Arlington’s arts incubator and commitment to affordable housing. The star of the evening may have been “the newly chic Shirlington neighborhood,” as it was labeled by WETA President Sharon Percy Rockefeller, via video. WETA CEO Rick Schneider was there to receive the federation’s Centennial Historic Achievement Award for the late station founder Elizabeth Campbell. Eric Schaeffer, the globally renowned Signature Theater artistic director, referred to himself as the “self-appointed mayor of Shirlington” in commending the federation. “Long before you were the powerhouse you are today, I was a delegate,” Favola said of the august body. It has been there to “harness our talents, fears and dreams. Though we haven’t always agreed, it delivered,” she said. “Dream big, and don’t be afraid of change.” *** Among many area high school reunions planned this year is the reassembling of the Wakefield High School Class of ’66. One of its illustrious organizers, Mark Lamb, had read my nostalgia column of a few years back about the old WEAM top-40 radio station that provided the soundtrack to our formative years in the swinging ‘60s. He got in touch and asked to borrow the digital recording I own so his classmates at their party could re-experience WEAM’s playlists, on-air personalities, and commercial jingles for familiar teen hangouts from back in the day. “1390, W-EEEE-AAAAMMMM!” goin’ out to you, Mark, and all the hometown cats from the Warriors class of ‘66. a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 31, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Providing False ID to Law Enforcement. Aggravated Assault, 100 block Birch St. On Apr. 8, a male, 25, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Aggravated Assault. Narcotics Violation, Possession with Intent to Distribute, Driving Under the Influence, 1100 block W. Broad St. On Apr. 8, officers responded to the area for a report of an accident. One of the drivers, a male, 29, of the City of Falls Church, was arrested for Possession of Heroin, Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Driving Under the Influence. Larceny from Vehicle, 300 block Douglas Ave. On Apr. 8, police received a report of a stolen license plate. Driving Under the Influence, 100 block W. Marshall St. On Apr. 9, an officer conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a male, 35, of Haymarket, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence.
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Falls Church, Fairfax County Chart High In Health Rankings BY DREW COSTLEY
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The City of Falls Church and Fairfax County were among the highest ranked municipalities in overall health in Virginia according to a new study released this year. The 2016 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, presented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, listed Falls Church and Fairfax plus several Northern Virginia localities highest among the state in health outcomes. The City ranked eighth in health outcomes and first in health factors and Fairfax County ranked second in health outcomes and third in health factors. Falls Church City contracts out its health services to Fairfax County, so the News-Press spoke with Sharon Arndt, the director of the Fairfax County Health Department’s Community Health & Preparedness division, about the Falls Church and Fairfax County’s performance in the rankings. “Our high ranking reflects the priority Fairfax County and Falls Church City have placed on influencing the factors that affect residents’ health, and it also shows how important it will be for us to sustain those programs if we want to stay healthy. Our community
values policies that improve overall quality of life for all residents and supports positive living for older adults,” Arndt said. “Our strong ranking for health factors is reflective of the investments made by many community partners to ensure quality education; increased opportunities for active living – such as investments in open space and expansion of bicycling infrastructure; tobacco free living policies for playgrounds and athletic fields; and ensuring a safe community.” Despite Fairfax County and Falls Church City’s high rankings in the County Health Rankings & Roadmap report, Arndt said that the health department recognizes “that more work needs to be done to ensure all individuals within our community live in an environment that supports good health and well-being.” Supporting and encouraging healthy behaviors for Falls Church City and Fairfax County residents is a priority for the health department, Arndt said, but that task is something that the entire community is responsible for. “Health is everyone’s responsibility,” Arndt said. “While the Fairfax County Health Department provides programs and resources such as tobacco use control resources, guidance for maternal and child health nutrition, and communicable
disease education and free sexually transmitted disease testing; there are many other Fairfax County agencies and community resources that support healthy behaviors.” There are several other categories in the rankings report in which Fairfax County and Falls Church City rank high compared to the rest of Virginia, including clinical care, length of life and quality of life. Fairfax County, which has Inova Fairfax Hospital centers and the Reston Hospital Center, was the 13th in clinical care in the state. Falls Church City, which has no public medical facilities, but has a low rate of uninsured residents, is ranked first in clinical care in the state. In terms of length of life and quality of life, Fairfax County has an entire bureau of the Department of Family Services, Services for
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Older Adults, dedicated to the care of its older residents. Those services are also available to Falls Church City residents as part of the City’s health services contract with Fairfax County. Falls Church City has the Sunrise assisted living facility, which is privately owned, and the incoming Chesterbrook Residences, which will also be privately owned, for seniors. One area where Fairfax County ranked noticeably lower than other areas of assessment was physical environment, where it ranked 28th in the state. Falls Church City ranked fifth in the state in terms of physical environment. Fairfax County, a sprawling county with a large population, has many residents who drive to work. Despite being under the state average for the percentage of residents who drive alone to work, Fairfax County’s percentage of drivers who drive alone for more than 30 minutes is 12 percent higher than the state. Arndt said that among other things, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation finished developing the Fairfax County Bicycle Master Plan in 2014 to “reduce excessive reliance upon the automobile.” One measure in which Falls Church City is worsening, according to the report, is newly diagnosed cases of chlamydia. Last year, while the state averaged 407 cases of chlamydia per 100,000 people per municipality, Falls Church City had 536.7 per 100,000 people (scaled to compare with larger populations). Although Fairfax County has remarkably lower rates of chlamydia (182.3 per 100,000 people), the county is worsening in that measure, according to the rankings report. John Silcox, communications
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director for the Fairfax County Health Department, said that Fairfax County offers free testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to residents of the county and Falls Church City. Arndt said that Fairfax County has also been doing outreach and education through faith communities in the county about chronic sexually transmitted infections like HIV. Because the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report assess the wholistic health of a community’s residents, it often measures the health of the community as it relates to areas not regulated or served by the Fairfax County Health Department. So in order to integrate the mission of health departments nationwide, health workers have been promoting the ideas of health in all policies. One example that Arndt offered was how the Fairfax County Health Department partnered with the Department of Transportation to conduct a health assessment of the proposed Richmond Highway Transit Center. Through the partnership, the health department evaluated how the transit center would improve active transportation for residents within a half mile of the proposed sites, improve access to healthy food optionsa and address pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular safety, among other things. “The Fairfax County Health Department actively engages numerous and varied partners across our public health system to encourage their efforts to improve health – this ‘health in all policies’ approach is most successful when non-traditional health partners...implement small actions and policies that collectively lead to improved health behaviors,” Arndt said.
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George Mason High School’s varsity boys soccer team played their first full game in over a week when they defeated Madison County High School 7-0, one goal shy of the eight goal deficit that would have shortened the match. The win was routine for Mason. Thirteen minutes into the game the Mustangs had already generated four goals, with two apiece coming from strikers senior Donal Reyes de Leon and sophomore Kevin Valle. It seemed Madison County was on the fast track to becoming Mason’s third straight game to end early after 10-0 victories over Warren County High School and
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hat trick in the second half, while senior striker Elliot Mercado and senior midfielder Grant Goodwin tacked on the remaining goals for Mason. The game might have been a standard result for the Mustangs, but it marked junior defender Nico Ferrara’s return to action after spending the last several months rehabbing a knee injury. “In October I tore my ACL and I took six months off,” Ferrara said. “With coach Gallagher, the trainer [at Mason], I was able to get back to soccer this year.” This was Ferrara’s second ACL injury, the first one sustained when he was eighth grade. His excitement over competing
a minor threat of rain on the horizon. After losing the initial draw, the Lady Mustangs quickly got the ball back in their defensive zone, pushed the ball forward and junior midfielder Lydia Gorman took a pass from junior Sarah Lubnow and scored the first goal of the game at the 24:40 minute mark. The Eagles responded with their own goal three minutes
later to knot the score at one. Sophomore Amy Roche scored the next two goals one minute apart, but once again the Eagles responded at the 19:37 mark to make it a 3-2 game. The wet field caused many sloppy plays and dropped balls early in the first half for both teams, but the
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Strasburg High School did just that. However, the Mountaineers were reluctant to give Mason the satisfaction of such a victory. Following the Mustangs 4-0 lead Madison County conceded their futility on offense, and instead began stacking their own goalie box with nine to 10 players just to prevent a mercy rule loss. As frustrating as the tactic was, head coach Frank Spinello found Madison County’s decision to sell out on defense quite flattering. “We expect people to defend against us, and we felt we left a few goals out there,” Spinello said. “But it’s the ultimate sign of respect when they’re defending with every player on the field.” Reyes de Leon completed his
On Thursday, April 7, despite holding a six goal lead early in the second half, the George Mason High School girls varsity lacrosse team dropped their second in a row in a heart breaking 17-16 loss to the Freedom High School Eagles. The game stated quickly with
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Mason Robotics Team Wins Districts, On to Worlds BY HERMELA HAILEMARIAM FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
This past week may have been a regular week for a majority of students at George Mason High School but for a certain group of them it would be a very exciting time. On Thursday, April 7 the Mason Robotics Team, Team 1418, traveled to the University of Maryland-College Park to compete in the First Robotics Chesapeake District Championships, for a place at Worlds, the National Robotics competition in St. Louis. “Regionals was an amazing experience for the team. Having all these new people in this environment with me and working together to try to achieve the end goal of qualifying for the world championship gave me new perspectives on the game we were playing and made me think outside the box,” said junior Rachel Baek. Before last week, things had already been going very well for Team 1418, who created the name Vae Victis for themselves, which means “woe to the vanquished.” The team already won two district competitions and been on the
number one seed alliance in both. Going into regionals, the competition would only make it harder to keep that position. However, with speed, teamwork, support for Mason parents, faculty, previous team members and mentors, Team 1418 managed to do so. Carter Fendley, a junior on the Robotics Team and a member of the drive team this past weekend, said, “The competition was a lot of fun with very intense final matches.” Although making it to Worlds is a great accomplishment, Team 1418’s work is far from done. In about than two weeks, they will be heading out to St. Louis. This will not only be a difficult and exciting task but also, a costly one. Team members have already begun a Go Fund Me account and are asking organizations to donate for the expensive trip and fees. The team currently hopes to be financed by the school and anyone else who wants to contribute to the cause. Being a part of this program is truly an immersive, fun and educational experience. Through mentors like John Ballou who founded team 1418, students learn skills in all fields
TEAM 1418’S PIT CREW WORKS on a robot in between games during a recent compeition. The team is headed to Worlds, which takes place April 27-30. (P����: C���� S��) of STEM, communication, teamwork and put themselves in a fun but challenging environment. Team 1418 is allowing students to learns skills which they will use throughout their whole lives. Tim Winters, a member of the Mason Robotics team since 8th
grade and a senior captain, will be attending his first Worlds competitions this year. He said that the robotics team introduced him to the STEM disciplines outside of the classroom and he hopes to major in Robotic Engineering when he heads off to college this fall.
Team 1418 hasn’t attended the event since 2010 and the opportunity is a great accomplishment in itself. It’s the best ranked team in both Virginia and Maryland, and it’ll be interesting to see where the team goes from here. Worlds will take place from April 27-30.
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F.C. Young Professionals Meeting April 21 at The Locker Room ’47, Inc. is hosting an social networking event at The Locker Room on Thursday, April 21 from 6 – 8 p.m. ’47, Inc., is the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s young professionals group spearheaded by Brian Creswick, co-founding partner of Chartis Consulting and recent winner of the Falls Church Chamber Appreciation Award. Young professionals and entrepreneurs, regardless of any affiliation with the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, are invited to attend. The Locker Room is located at 502 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information visit www.FallsChurchChamber.org or email bcreswick@chartiscorp.com.
Tysons Chamber Hosting Breakfast on Healthy Habits, Nutrition The Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting Regional Women’s Circle of Influence Breakfast on Wednesday, April 20 from 8:30 – 10 a.m. at the Angelika Film Center & Café at Mosaic. A Healthy You! will feature a presentation on healthy habits and nutrition by local fitness expert, author, and speaker John Casto. The Regional Women’s Circle of Influence is an effort supported by the Asian American, Falls Church, Greater McLean, and Regional Tysons Chambers of Commerce and the Vienna and Greater Merrifield Business Associations. For more information, visit www.tysonschamber.org.
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City of Falls Church mayor David Tarter welcomed Advanced Kinetics Physical Therapy to Falls Church by assisting co-founders Dr. Angela Gordon and Kwang Han with a ribbon cutting Friday evening during the new office’s grand opening. The outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic is located at 510 W. Annandale Road, Suite 202, in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.advancedkinetics.com .
Free Solar Power Assessment Cutoff is May 15 Commercial and residential property owners interested in converting to solar power have until May 15 to take advantage of the second annual Solarize Falls Church effort being held in partnership with the Local Energy Alliance Program and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. Through the program, participants can secure a free home energy check-up and solar assessment, get connected to vetted solar installation contractors offering reduced prices, and learn about financing options and tax credits. For more information, visit www.solarizenova.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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Pop-Up Requin Will Become Permanent Addition to Mosaic In a change of plans, Requin, the pop-up collaboration from chefs Jennifer Carroll and Mike Isabella, will be a permanent addition to the Mosaic District after all. Originally slated to become a Kapnos Kouzina after its temporary Mosaic location moves to the southwest waterfront in D.C. next year, the chefs announced this week that the French Mediterranean restaurant will remain in the 5,100 square foot space in Merrifield. “We’ve loved contributing to the energy and community vibe of Mosaic District, and look forward to making this our forever home,” Carroll said in a press release. “There are changes afoot in our design and menu that speak to our overall vision for Requin, and we’re excited to share those with our guests.” Plans for the Mosaic location include an updated dining room with new paint, window treatments, lighting, bar seating and dividers for more privacy between tables. An outdoor patio and rooftop seating are also in the works for later this summer. Requin opened in the former Gypsy Soul
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Nando’s Peri-Peri opens Saturday in Mosaic District and is donating all weekend sales to Falls Church High School.
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In other Mosaic District news, the popular South African-Portuguese restaurant Nando’s Peri-Peri is opening this Saturday in the Merrifield development. During its opening weekend, Nando’s will donate 100 percent of its sales to student programs at Falls Church High School. “As newcomers to Fairfax, we wanted to be good neighbors and help raise needed funds for student programs at Falls Church High School,” Burton Heiss, CEO of Nando’s Peri-Peri USA said in a press release. This is Nando’s 30th restaurant in the United States after first opening in 1987 in
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La Cote d’Or Cafe Gets a New Owner La Cote d’Or Cafe, the French restaurant on the edge of the City of Falls Church in Arlington, has a new owner. Jacques Imperato purchased the restaurant in February from Lynne Campet, whose husband Raymond passed away after a brief illness last year. Imperato, who is also the restaurant’s chef, attended culinary school in Nice, France and has previously worked at Washington, D.C.’s Maison Blanche,
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Brunch Pizzas Now at Pizzeria Orso on Weekends Pizzeria Orso is now serving “brunchinspired” pizzas on weekends in Falls Church. Orso chef Bertrand Chemel has created a quartet of new pies which will be available all day on Saturday and Sunday. The Uuovo Fritto features pecorino, mozzarella, bacon, fingerling potatoes and sunny side up eggs, the Spring Gardener has ricotta pesto, asparagus, ramps and a poached egg, the Falls Church Formaggio is topped with mozzarella, pecorino, fontina, grana, ricotta and a sunny side up egg and the Nutty Neapolitan hits the sweet tooth with nutella, banana, strawberry and vanilla whipped ricotta. Pizzeria Orso 400 South Maple Avenue | Falls Church pizzeriaorso.com – Jody Fellows
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2300 Wilson Boulevard, First Floor Conference Room, Arlington, VA 22201 The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) is seeking public input on the Multimodal Components submitted for FY 2017 funding consideration as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT’s) Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project. NVTC will select multimodal components for presentation to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for funding using toll revenues from VDOT’s Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project. The principal objective of the Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project is to select and fund multimodal components that meet the improvement goals, which are to (1) move more people, (2) enhance transportation connectivity, (3) improve transit service, (4) reduce roadway congestion and (5) increase travel options. The improvement goals will benefit the users of the portion of I-66 between I-495 (the Capital Beltway) and U.S. Route 29 in the Rosslyn area of Arlington County. NVTC urges the public to get involved by learning about and commenting on the proposed multimodal components during the Open House and Public Hearing on May 5, 2016. The meeting will be held at NVTC’s offices at 2300 Wilson Boulevard, First Floor Conference Room, Arlington, VA 22201. The Open House will begin at 6:00 p.m. The Public Hearing will start at 7:00 p.m. The list of submitted multimodal components for the Transform 66 Inside the Beltway Project is too extensive for publication in this advertisement. Beginning April 5, 2016, the proposed project list may be accessed via www.novatransit.org/i66multimodal; by calling NVTC at 703-NVTC-321 (703-688-2321); by e-mailing i66multimodal@nvtdc.org; or by visiting NVTC’s offices at 2300 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 620, Arlington, VA 22201, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Comments may be submitted beginning April 5, 2016 by e-mail to i66multimodal@nvtdc.org or via phone at 703-NVTC-321 (703-688-2321). The public comment period will be open from April 5, 2016 through the close of the Public Hearing on May 5, 2016. For additional information on the Open House and Public Hearing on May 5, 2016, contact NVTC at 703NVTC-321 (703-688-2321). Beginning April 5, 2016 you may pre-register to speak by: • e-mailing NVTC at: i66multimodal@nvtdc.org OR • calling NVTC at 703-NVTC-321 (703-688-2321) ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OR SPANISH LANGUAGE SPEAKERS: The hearing is located at a facility believed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with questions about the accessibility of the facility should contact NVTC at 703-NVTC-321 (703-688-2321) or i66multimodal@nvtdc.org. Persons requiring special assistance or a Spanish language translator must notify NVTC at 703-NVTC-321 (703-688-2321). Those requiring interpreter services for the deaf must call NVTC at 703NVTC-321 (703-688-2321) or via Virginia Relay by dialing 7-1-1. All requests for special services must be received no later than April 28, 2016.
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‘Arrive Alive’ Campaign Encourages Safe Teen Driving Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety and the Virginia State Police, funded by a grant from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, kicked off its Arrive Alive campaign in local middle and high schools on April 4 to encourage safe teen driving during the highrisk, warm weather months. According to a press release from Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety, more teen drivers in Virginia will be involved in traffic crashes between the months of May and August than any other time of the year and the Arrive Alive campaign aims to curb that trend. “With students across Virginia using their positive influence to encourage and remind each other to drive safely and celebrate responsibly, we can change behaviors and reduce crash risks during this dangerous period for teens. “Our goal is to make this year’s prom, graduation, and summer break the safest yet,” said Mary King, program manager for Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety. For more information, visit yovaso.org.
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Mt. Daniel ES Students Visit The National Zoo Kindergarten students from Mt. Daniel Elementary School have been visiting the National Zoo recently, three classes at a time, according to the Falls Church City Public Schools’ Morning Announcements. Students had personal encounters during their visit, coming face to face (with the protection of glass enclosures) with orangutans and sea lions. Other favorite exhibits were the panda and gorillas. Ahead of the trip, the students studied living things, what they need to survive and how they depend on each other.
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Caspian, a post-rock band from Beverly, Mass., had some things to say with their latest album, Dust and Disquiet, which was released in September 2015. Usually mostly an instrumental rock group that uses vocals for melody to blend with the instrumentals, Caspian’s latest departs from that tendency. “We’ve had vocals here and there on our past records, but mostly used for melodic instrumentation,” said Philip Jamieson, who plays guitars, keyboards and synthesizers for the group. “But this time we lifted up the curtain a little and really exposed some really direct, in your face, discernible vocals. So that’s the number one thing that we always point to. “I think we’re always going to love electric guitars, we’re always going to love crescendos and dramatics and those high peaks, but how we get to those and how we maneuver our songwriting to achieving those big dramatic moments is always kind of evolving.” Jamieson said that the group approached CASPIAN. (P����: C������� �� S������ C������) songwriting in a different way than they usually do, hoping to challenge themselves. In addi- while they’ve been on tour since the record tion to giving the vocals more space on Dust dropped has been positive. “It’s been really positive. We definitely and Disquiet, Jamieson said that the group also includes horns and synthesizers on the record. took some more risks on this record and we “The way we approached songwriting for made ourselves a little bit more vulnerable,” this album was definitely more ambitious for Jamieson said. “I think because we’ve been doing this a us and we wanted to challenge ourselves and sort of earn those big crescendos instead of while we’re more open to criticism and we having them be predictable and serve them up expected, maybe subconsciously, to receive more criticism. But it’s been great. Our fans on a silver platter,” he said. “That’s where a lot of the work came in and are really open-minded, so they kept rolling that’s where a lot of the experimentation in through the story with us. I guess it was a terms of the way we laid out these stories for pleasant surprise that it was received the way it has been.” people [came in].” One of the galvanizing events that led And Caspian’s fans didn’t balk at the risks the band took on Dust and Disquiet. Jamieson Caspian to express themselves the way they said the reception he’s received from fans did on their latest album was the death of
Chris Friedrich, the group’s founding bassist, in August 2013. In announcing Friedrich’s death on their Facebook page, Caspian said he “epitomized the heart and soul” of the group. “I think that in a way that [his death] was galvanizing for us,” Jamieson said. “It put us through the wringer, through lots of different emotions...that we’re still sort of unpacking. I don’t think there’s a period at the end of the sentence, it’s going to be an exploration for us. We found ourselves wanting to press forward and wanting to keep making music and honor him, so now our music has that added purpose to it and it always will be built into it.” • For more information about Caspian, visit caspianmusic.net.
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Community Events
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Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 703-248-5034
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Grow Your Own Snack. This childfriendly workshop will teach participants about growing their own food. All children will get to taste pea shoots, make their very own salad dressing and will be able to take home a small plant to nurture. Arlington Mill Community & Senior Center (909 S. Dinwiddie St., Arlington). Free. 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. 703-228-7790.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Leaf Mulch Loading Day. City staff uses heavy equipment to load open bed vehicles with our high quality, free double-ground leaf mulch and hard-wood mulch. Participants must sign a waiver prior to loading. Recycling Center (217 Gordon Road, Falls Church). Free. 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. fallschurchva. gov/429/Leaf-Mulch.
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F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. 49th Annual Attic Treasures Sale. The Village Preservation and Improvement Society is hosting its 49th Annual Attic Treasures sale, featuring household goods, kitchenware, antiques, collectibles, art, musical instruments and much more. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Prices vary. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. vpis.org. Spring Community Clean-Up. Clean up the City of Falls Church and keep litter out of our waterways. Citizens or groups can request any area of town to clean up or be assigned an area of town the day of. Registration required so organizers can provide the correct number of supplies. Falls Church Community (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – noon. cmcgough@fallschurchva. gov. Peter McCory the One-Man Band. Peter McCory is a real one-man band, playing many musical instruments and singing all at the same time. Kids sing, jump,
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stomp, dance and play hand instruments with this master of multi-tasking. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 – 11:45 a.m. 703-248-5034.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
Gary Rosenthal Judaica Trunk Show. Meet the world-renowned artist and see his current collection of contemporary Judaic art for the home. Temple Rodef Shalom (2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. shellieabel@gmail.com. Concert. The Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society presents Duffy & Bean Soup Project in concert with a reception to follow. Sleepy Hollow Methodist Church (3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church). Free for members and children under 12; $8 for everyone else. 4p.m. washingtonacordions.org. Jefferson-Jackson Potluck. Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam will be the keynote speaker at the Falls Church Democratic Committee’s annual potluck. Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 5 p.m. va8thcddems.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 18 ESL Conversation Group. An English as a second language conversation group focusing on English Language and American culture. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 18-36 months. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 703248-5034. Paws to Read. Children in grades kindergarten – 5 can read with a canine companion. Space is limited to 15 participants. Tickets will be given out starting at 4:30 p.m. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). Free. 5 – 6 p.m. 703248-5034.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
Early Release Wednesdays: Legos in the Library. Children in grades K – 5 can play with Legos. Space is limited to 15 participants. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-248-5034.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, APRIL 14
“Flick.” Set in the popcorn-strewn, empty aisles of a crumbling Massachusetts movie theater, this 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner exposes the surprising tenderness and comedy in the everyday. Spilled soda on the �loor. Leftover food wrappers stashed in the seats. Three minimum wage employees perform the humdrum labor necessary to keep one of the last 35 millimeter projectors running. Through April 17. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $99. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
“Almost, Maine.” Welcome to Almost, Maine. A town so far north it’s almost in Canada. Well, almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights
hover in the sky above, Almost’s residents �ind themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is lost, found, and confounded. And life for the people of Almost, Maine will never be the same. Through April 16. James Lee Community Center (2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church). $17 – $20. 7:30 p.m. providenceplayers.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
“Juan Cayrampoma and the Andean Scissors Dancers.” Words & Music, Inc. is a Northern Virginia based vocal chamber ensemble, presenting innovative programs of classical and contemporary music. Now in its �ifth season, Words & Music has commissioned awardwinning Native American composer Jerod Tate to write an original, multi-movement work
for vocal quartet, piano, and optional small chorus. “Found Again,” will feature settings of �ive poems by Joy Harjo. Harjo, a member of the Mvskoke Nation, has been recognized for her poetry with numerous awards. One night only. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
“The Nether.” In the imminent future, when Earth is a gray wasteland, how will humanity escape? Enter the Nether: an immersive wonderland offering users beauty, order, and the ability to satisfy their desires away from “real world” scrutiny. In a series of gripping interviews, a young detective launches her investigation into the dark heart of this new realm in which depraved dreams have become reality. Through May 1. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $78. 8 p.m. woollymammoth.net
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C���� ��� D��’� 1�� A����� B���� F���. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $10. 1 p.m. 703-532-9283. R����� F����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� F������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 8 p.m. 202265-0930. 2 H����� B������� ��. T�� O���� G���. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. 202 C����� F�������: T�� B�� S��� ��������� S����� S����, A����� N�������� ��� J������� F�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW,
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show. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. J��� S����������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. P�������� ���� C�������� ��� N�� C�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 in advance; $12 day of the show (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-6677960. S������� ���� A��� P����. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.
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T�� B������� T������ ����������� �� M���� Y���� R��� O�������� ���� T�� D�P��� B�������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. E�������� S������� ��������: E����’� D+E��������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $38. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930 M������ C��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 in advance; $25 day of the show (Mainstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. T���� �� P����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $55. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
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G��� C�������� ���� W���������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $30. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. D������� M������� � M����� R������ Q������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $35 – $40. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.
P������� A����... Wednesday, April 27 – Teen Poetry Slam and Contest Awards Contest. Awards will be given to teens in two different categories who participate in the Teen Poetry
Contest. All teens will be allowed to read their poems. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.
Saturday, April 30 – Prescription Drug Take-Back. Area residents can safely return expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs free and anonymously
as part of the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Only solid medicines may be turned in. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703-248-5056.
Sunday, May 8 – Mother’s Day Tea. Join the Victorian Society of Falls Church for a Mother’s Day tea hosted by a costumed docent and discussion on a
mother’s role in the mid-19th century. Guests will dine on sandwiches, assorted sweets, scones and hot tea. Make reservations by Wednesday, May 4. Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). $30. 2 – 4 p.m. cherryhillfallschurch.org.
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Chamber Hosts 1st Debate of Contest For City Council The first face-to-face encounter of candidates running for election in the May 7 Falls Church City elections occurs Tuesday at the monthly luncheon of the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber’s Board of Directors determined this week to put the program into a debate format in hopes of better eliciting the candidates’ views on business development in the City, in particular.
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again was palpable, represented by his booming defensive calls and aggressive shots he launched from roughly 25 yards out. One thing that was immediately noticeable with Ferrara’s re-entry was the improved communication Mason possessed. Teammates echoed his verbal cues and reacted with a cohesion that hadn’t been discernable in the
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Mustangs managed to put three more behind the Freedom’s goalie by freshman Selwyn Heminway and sophomore Claire Hiscott, to increase the Mustang lead to 6-2 at the half way point of the first half. But the quick passing Eagles were not finished and put two of their own behind sophomore Annette Schlitt to pull within two. Gorman scored her second, Roche scored her third and Lubnow scored her first to make it a 9-4 game before the Eagles put another two behind Annette to finished the first half with the score being 9-6 George Mason. The second half began with the Lady Mustangs scoring three quick goals by Lubnow, and Heminway to widen their lead to six before the Eagles scored again. Sophomore Lizzie Dodge entered the game and quickly found the back of the Eagles’ net to once again increase the Mason lead to six. Draw control was to be the start of the Mustangs demise, when the Eagles won four of the next draws and scored on each to pull within four of the Mustangs. Roche scored her fourth goal at the 14:37 mark of the second half,
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Are F.C. Schools At Risk? An extraordinarily candid and detailed written response by the Falls Church City Public Schools to questions from the F.C. City Council reveals a school system at risk of losing its reputation for being among the best in the nation, even if it does get the full amount requested for its budget in the coming year. Non-competitive salaries and lack of affordable housing are the major factors.
season’s early stretch. As the Mustangs enter the meat of their schedule, the reliance on communication will be imperative. “Just constant communication,” Ferrara said. “We play every game like it’s the championship game and we try not to take our foot off the gas. That really helps out.” The Mustangs defeated Central High School 8-0 on Tuesday, April 12, extending their win streak to 48 games. That win streak stretches to the beginning of their unde-
feated season last year. Senior striker Elliot Mercado scored a hat trick and assisted with one goal against Central. Junior Olo Sembera Baracco scored two goals and assisted with two more in the match. Reyes de Leon scored two goals against Central and Wesley Quill scored another. Matheus de Carvalho assisted with one goal and Goodwin assited with two more against Central. The Mustangs play Rappahannock County High School at home on Friday, April 15.
but draw control once again took their toll on the Mustangs and the Eagles began a resurgence and went on a 6-0 run to take the lead with five minutes left in the game. With the cheering, urging and pleading of the Mustang faithful in the stands, the Mustangs won the draw and Lubnow scored her fifth goal of the game to tie the score at 16. The Eagles where still dedicated to the task and using quick passes and multiple drives to the net placed another behind Schlitt to pull ahead once again with 1:30 left in the game. Despite the Mustangs drawing two yellow card penalties in the final minute of the game and playing two-woman down, Dodge was not finished and with seconds left in the game drove the length of the field and placed a hard shot to the upper left corner of the goal, which was blocked at the last second by the Eagles goalie to preserve the win. The Mustangs broke out of their losing streak on the road by defeating the Riverside High School Rams 19-10 in Leesburg on Monday, April 11. With the bitter memory of the last two loses still in their minds the Lady Mustangs came out quick using good passing, good cuts to goal and good picks to score the first goal of the game by Roche at the
22:59 minute of the opening half. The Mustangs have scored the first goal in every game they played this season. Hiscott followed two minutes later with an assist from Lubnow and in a bizarre play, the Rams scored their first goal on a deflected clear by Schlitt to make it a 2-1 game George Mason. The next three goals were all George Mason with goals by Gorman assisted by Amy Roche, Dodge, on a crease roll and Lubnow assisted by Roche. The Rams though would not roll over and scored on two rushes to the Mustangs’ net at 12:13 and 9:12 of the first half, but the Mustangs retaliated with five of their own to make it a 10-3 game. Mustang goals were scored by junior Hannah Hiscott assisted by Roche, Roche assisted by Lubnow, junior Maeve Donnelly assisted by Lubnow, Roche unassisted and Hannah Hiscott scored her second at the 4:52 mark of the half. The Rams responded late in the half with two more goals, and at the horn to mark halftime the Mustangs were up 10-5. Despite responding to Mason’s runs and going on runs of their own, Riverside never closed the gap on the Mustangs. The Mustangs’ next game is home on Thursday, April 14 against Loudoun County.
LOCAL POOCH JULIUS CAESAR KRACHMAN, who will celebrate his first birthday next month, holds a recent edition of his favorite newspaper. Born on May 3, 2015, he is a Portuguese Water Dog. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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