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F.C. Memorial Day Program Inside

The official Falls Church Memorial Day Parade and Festival program with parade lineup, festival map, vendor list, ceremony information and much more is inside this week’s special edition of the News-Press. See Pull Out, pages S-1 – S-16

City Hall Renovation Downsized As Projected Costs Skyrocket Civil War Days

Court Security Fixes Will Be Maintained, Chief Gavin Reports

by Nicholas F. Benton

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home that ultimately led to Moore’s infidelity, according to Shaun, and their divorce in 1953. News of Moore’s death Tuesday began bringing the media to Shaun’s doorstep in Falls Church right away. A reporter from CBS brought a film crew

The Falls Church City Council was stunned to get news at its meeting Monday of the need to significantly downsize the City Hall renovation project, the result of the cost of the renovation coming in 25 percent higher than originally projected. The renovation’s expected cost of $19.5 million, the plan the Council last saw in December, was $6.5 million higher than budgeted, so the City’s planners under the direction of Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester went ahead with a series of cost-saving modifications which were brought to the Council for the first time Monday. Staying within the original $13 million budget, the new City Hall design is considerably more modest, but as F.C. Police Chief Mary Gavin testified, still offers the important security and safety features needed to operate a 21st century public facility that includes a court function. While Council members expressed their universal shock and dismay at the smaller scale of the renovation plan, dropping back net new parking from 44 to 13, for example, and eliminating the addition of a new glass-enclosed front and rear courtyard at City Hall, it will still conform with the security and safety needs that are so lacking in City Hall presently, Chief Gavin said. The covered parking will permit the secure transfer of suspects being brought to trial, for example, and the courtroom itself will be fortified. She said the number of entrance points at City Hall will be

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3 Certified to Run for F.C. Council in November

Falls Church City Council incumbents David Snyder and Dan Sze along with first-time candidate Ross Litkenhous have all been certified to run for four available Council seats this November. See News Briefs, page 9

Paul Krugman: The Unfreeing of American Workers

American conservatives love to talk about freedom. See page 29

Mason in Conference Championship Tonight

After topping Clarke County to kick off the postseason, the George Mason High School boys soccer team tries for the Conference 35 title tonight vs. Central. See Sports, page 34

THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH hosted its annual Civil War Day last Saturday, illustrating a “living-history” of The Little City during the Civil War. The day included Civil War soldier and civilian re-enactments, display and relic exhibits, dancing, live music, firing and drilling demos and more. (Photo: Gary Mester)

Impact of Roger Moore Death Reaches Into City of Falls Church by Nicholas F. Benton

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Index Editorial..................6 Letters....................6 News & Notes.10–11 Food & Dining......12 Comment........ 29–31 Calendar........32–33

Classified Ads......36 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword...........37 Business News....38 Critter Corner.......38

The international headlines announcing the death at age 89 of the iconic James Bond movie star, Roger Moore, has a Falls Church connection, as it turns out. Moore’s stepson, long-time Falls Church resident and arts activ-

ist Shaun Van Steyn was the son of Moore’s first wife, the late Doorn Van Steyn, when she married Moore in 1946, a marriage that lasted seven years. That made Moore the first “dad” for Shaun, and he has vivid memories, mostly of domestic clashes between Moore and his mom in their Streatham London

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY’S REQUEST TO REVISE ITS FUEL FACTOR CASE NO. PUR-2017-00058

On May 4, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion Virginia Power” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) its application (“Application”) pursuant to § 56-249.6 of the Code of Virginia seeking an increase in its fuel factor from 1.971 cents per kilowatt hour (“¢/ kWh”) to 2.383¢/kWh, effective for usage on and after July 1, 2017. The Company’s proposed fuel factor, reflected in Fuel Charge Rider A, consists of both a current and prior period factor. The Company’s proposed current period factor for Fuel Charge Rider A of 2.342¢/kWh is designed to recover the Company’s estimated Virginia jurisdictional fuel expenses, including purchased power expenses, of approximately $1.58 billion for the period July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018. The Company’s proposed prior period factor for Fuel Charge Rider A of 0.041¢/kWh is designed to recover approximately $27.6 million, which represents the net of two projected June 30, 2017 fuel deferral balances. In total, Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed fuel factor represents a 0.412¢/kWh increase from the fuel factor rate presently in effect of 1.971¢/kWh, which was approved in Case No. PUE-2016-00047. According to the Company, this proposal would result in an annual fuel revenue increase of approximately $278.7 million between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. The total proposed fuel factor would increase the average weighted monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh of electricity by $4.12, or by approximately 3.6%. The Commission entered an Order Establishing 2017-2018 Fuel Factor Proceeding (“Order”) that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing to be held on June 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear 15 minutes before the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. Individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the hearing should contact the Commission at least seven (7) days before the scheduled hearing at 1-800-552-7945. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. The public version of the Company’s Application, pre filed testimony, and exhibits are available for public inspection during regular business hours at all of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A copy of the public version of the Company’s Application also may be obtained, at no cost, by written request to counsel for Dominion Virginia Power, William H. Baxter II, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Riverside 2, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. On or before June 13, 2017, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application shall file written comments with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 13, 2017, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00058. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before June 2, 2017. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be filed with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at counsel’s address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00058. Interested persons should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for further details on participation as a respondent. On or before June 2, 2017, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. In all filings, respondents shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00058. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at the Commission’s website: http://www.virginia.scc.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order Establishing Fuel Factor Proceeding in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above.

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Prominent Falls Church Personality Was Step-Son of Roger Moore years since accepting a position on the board of the new Falls Church Arts. He’s specialized in promoting the non-profit effort, and most recently he spearheaded the drive that led to 600 people attending the grand opening of the Falls Church Arts’ new digs on W. Broad Street earlier this spring. His own artistic talent has also risen in this context. His fine art photography has taken off since he walked the sidelines of football games at Falls Church’s George Mason High School to photograph the team, but especially his son, Simon Van Steyn, who graduated from that school in 1998 and subsequently from George Mason University, worked at the NewsPress for a stint (specializing in creative captions for the Critter Corner column) and is now a video producer for the U.S. State Department. Van Steyn, whose birth father was a Dutch bomber pilot, came to Falls Church with his wife at the time, Joan, in 1975 and Simon was born in 1978. In 1984, Van Steyn started up and ran the Arlington Motor Car Service, a repair shop in Arlington that moved to Tysons Corner seven years ago and is now

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and was treated to a bumpy romp around Van Steyn’s two-acre home on Lincoln Avenue in Shaun’s juiced up and trimmed down Mini, the same wheels he crowds friends onto to ride in the annual Memorial Day Parade in Falls Church (expect him to be in the parade again this year on Monday). Van Steyn’s friendly, outgoing demeanor masked his sorrow, he said. In the CBS interview, he said when he heard about the bombing in Manchester, England, “It was a dagger in my heart, and this morning when I heard about Roger Moore passing, it was two daggers in my heart. So even though I may be smiling, I’m not. I’m feeling pretty awful.” But that’s not stopping Van Steyn from handling a growing list of requests for interviews in the wake of Moore’s death, including the National Inquirer and the BBC, much less the NewsPress. With the help of a publicist, he’s also preparing his own video to tell his story. Van Steyn has become an endearing high-profile figure in little Falls Church in the last 15

also the East Coast distributor for the Australian motor outfitting company, ARB. Van Steyn’s mom, former wife of Roger Moore, lived to the west of here in Blumont, Virginia, until her death in 2010. Following her passing, Van Steyn discovered a trove of memorabilia, including letters, dating back to when his mother and Moore were married. “My mum divorced him for adultery with Dorothy Squires,” Van Steyn said. “It was witnessed by herself and a witness by climbing up a ladder and peeking through the bedroom window.” He’s continued to have a relationship with Moore, periodically exchanging greeting cards and letters until Moore contracted cancer in Switzerland and died after a short illness. “We lost a saint,” Van Steyn said of Moore, known for his humanitarian work over the course of an eight-decade acting career that included seven films in which he starred as James Bond, more than any other actor who’s played the part. Of Moore’s frequent fights with his first wife, Van Steyn’s

FALLS CHURCH’S SHAUN VAN STEYN, step-son of the legendary actor Roger Moore who died this week, is shown in this photo from the early 2000s, with his mother, and Moore’s �irst wife, Doorn Van Steyn, at an event in D.C. (P��: C�� S�� S��) mom, according to Van Steyn, some were epic. “Some were downright scratchy,” Van Steyn said. “Teapot flying overhead, dishes thrown, clothes thrown into the bathtub and telling him to leave naked.” She even told him he’d never make it as an actor. But as Adam Bernstein wrote in a Washington Post obituary of

Moore, he “became an international star in playboy-adventurer roles, first on the hit 1960s TV series, ‘The Saint,’ and later for his tongue-in-cheek film portrayal of the dashing spy, James Bond” based on the Ian Fleming novels. Van Steyn said he’s been invited to Moore’s funeral in Monte Carlo.

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reduced from 10 currently, and 36 windows on the ground floor, to two or three doors for entry. “Fundamentally, this (new downsized plan–ed.) is a win,” Gavin said. Some Council members complained that the time to absorb and comment on the new plan, including by the general public, is too short if construction begins (taking two years) this October. But as Council member Phil Duncan offered, every delay will increase the cost of the project even more. “We’re to the point where we have to make tough decisions to do something,” he said. “We need to belly up to this.” Delays could cost an additional $1 million per year at least, Tyler Wilson of the Hitt Construction team offered. There will be a public forum on the new plan in mid-June. The project is not subject to voter approval, unlike school bonds, for example, because it is deemed vital to the public security interest. The City has been under a veritable court order to fix the insecure situation at City Hall, in which Arlington Circuit Court proceedings are held two days a week, and Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester said Monday night

FALLS CHURCH POLICE CHIEF Mary Gavin (at podium) spoke to the F.C. City Council Monday on the new downsized plan for the renovation of City Hall. (P��: N��-P��) that she will be meeting with the judge from that court assigned to oversee the Falls Church effort to improve that building to provide an update next Wednesday. “The court has been very patient with us to date on the promise that we are moving forward to get the improvements made,” she said. But the cost estimate for the original plan came in 50 percent higher than estimated, up from $13 million to $19.5 million. So, with all the other capital improvement projects on the City’s plate, including a renovated

and expanded library approved by the voters, and the need for a new high school that will face a voter referendum perhaps this November, the decision was taken to see if the City Hall project could be downsized and still retain all the essential security needs involved. That was accomplished. The City has announced its next major town hall meeting for Saturday, June 10, at 9 a.m. at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School. Though the main subject will be the high school project, all relevant matters, including the City Hall renovation, will be on the table for discussion.

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We are encouraged by the optimistic, can-do posture of the Alvarez and Marsal group that has been retained to work on the economic development component of the Falls Church Campus Process Working Group. In their comments to the economic subcommittee of the group last Friday, they indicated a willingness to be outspoken telling the City what it ought not to do to squash a deal in a market that is as strong as what exists in this area now. Without knowing all the details, the consultants concluded that the City had too many complications with earlier efforts, including the bad idea of suggesting the same developer build both the new high school and the economic development part. Bad idea. “We don’t know what was wrong with the last request for proposal (RFP),” they said, “But this is a very strong market and the RFP has to be something the market can see the value of.” The City officials were advised that it should offer the ability to make adjustments if needed to work better for a developer. Among other things, the City should not predetermine where it thinks the 10 acres of the 36-acre site that can be dedicated for economic development should go. There has been an unsubstantiated assumption that the economic development component should be on the corner of Haycock and West Broad. But a developer may have a different idea, something closer to the West Falls Church Metro station for example, and such options should be welcomed. “The baselines need to be comfortable to both the market and to the City, and be economically feasible,” they were told. “Don’t require a ‘vision’ or it will get too narrow in the first phase.” We concur with all the above. If anything concerns us it has been City Manager Wyatt Shields’ insistence in reporting on the meeting subsequently that the so-called “highest and best use” might not be what the City will want. Why start with that negativity? That’s the first thing a prospective developer will look at when trying to decide if it’s worth the very considerable amount of money and effort they will have to plow into even a preliminary response to the City’s request. “We want your best shot, but then again, maybe we don’t,” is what that kind of approach suggests. What appeals to developers the most is the idea that they want to make a profit, and the City wants them to, as well. In this case, at this point in the City’s history with all the capital improvement demands that currently exist, it is no time for petty naysayers to be allowed to bollix up the works. It would be one thing if the City was dependent on non-enthusiastic rival Fairfax County or other interests, but this is not the case now. How quickly, how aggressively, the City can move forward is entirely up to us.

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Editor, For those who watch or read the mainstream media, the newest comedy routine these days is Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), wonderfully on display in the May 11-17 column by the editor. If laughing is beneficial for digestion, my breakfast this morning thanks the editor. Not so long ago, Democrats, along with their lap dogs in the media, called passionately for the

firing of FBI Director Comey. Now, somehow, he has gone from the devil to a martyr in the blink of an eye. All sorts of TDS and fake news is on display. For example, claiming that Comey asked for more money for the big investigation of Russian/Trump collusion in our election. Oops, Andrew McCabe, the temporary head of the FBI whose wife ran as a Democrat for the WVa. state Senate in 2015, said that Comey

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did not ask for more money during a congressional hearing. And as to the main source of TDS, Russian/ Trump campaign collusion in the election, after months of TDS screeching and insane hyperbole, there is no evidence. Again, there is no evidence. But the screeching TDS continues. To quote former President Obama in 2009, “Elections have consequences, we won, you lost, get over it.” Unlike Trump, Hillary does have an unsavory Russian connection via the sale of 20 percent of American uranium to Russians in return for millions of dollars of contributions to the Clinton Family Crime Foundation while she was Secretary

of State (not to mention the doubled speaking fees in Russia for Bill). Face it, she was a lousy candidate with no message at all. She lost, not because of the Russians, but because blue collar workers in the midwest, who twice voted for Obama voted for Trump. You want real evidence of collusion in an election? How about Obama sending State Department money and Obama operatives to work openly against Netanyahu in the prime minister’s re-election campaign in 2013? Where were the media lap dogs or our NewsPress editor on that one? Answer: napping for eight years. David Phelps Falls Church

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Progress can be scary for some. We saw that firsthand this weekend with the racist demonstrations in my hometown of Charlottesville. Dozens of white supremacists evoked painful memories of Virginia’s dark history with the KKK and racial violence. What made this protest so jarring is that it showed our state at a crossroads between its past and its future. Virginia was the birthplace of both American democracy and American slavery. The same state that elected the nation’s first black governor was also once the Confederate capital. Each generation of Virginians must decide which legacy defines us here in this great commonwealth. Fortunately, Virginia has recently become a source of great progress. Generations now are speaking to say Virginia will be at the forefront of justice, liberty, and equality for all. We have seen that progress is winning. We have become a more inclusive and just state than at any point in our history. We have become a more diverse state, and we are a stronger state culturally and economically because of it. But we continue to face deep, persistent issues of racial inequality and injustice. In Virginia today, the median net worth of an African American family remains oneeleventh that of the average white family. We continue to see disproportionate rates

of incarceration and inequities in education funding for communities of color. But Virginia continues to push back against that and demand to be, once again, at the forefront of justice and equality. We’ve seen that push from commu-

“We must stand strong and understand this is not just a communityby-community �ight but a �ight that involves the entire Commonwealth.” nity leaders and elected officials across the Commonwealth. We also saw it in 2016, when we were the only southern state, the only former Confederate state, to reject Donald Trump in this last election – and we rejected him an in overwhelming fashion. In Charlottesville this weekend, we saw that the people who want Virginia to be an inclusive state far outnumbered those who want to raise the torches of hate and division. So we must stand strong and understand this is not just a community-by-community fight but a fight that involves the entire

Commonwealth. Now is the time for us to figure out how we can come together and heal old wounds. We cannot heal them by acting like they did not exist in the first place; we must address them directly. Throughout my career, I have worked in many countries ravaged by the violence of civil wars and past atrocities. I have seen that the countries that emerged strongest from those periods are those that made a deliberate effort to come together and heal. Having spent more time as a peace negotiator than as a politician, I have found that we need to call out racism where we see it. We must talk openly about the structural barriers of discrimination, even when those conversations are uncomfortable. The same lessons I learned in Africa would serve us well here at home. The commissions on racial healing and transformation achieved great success in Africa, and I think we would benefit from one in Virginia. A commission that brings communities together honestly to talk both about how we see our history, and how we see our present. Taking this step will require state action, and that includes how we remember our history, which is why it is time to retire Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday. As Confederate general Robert E. Lee said, “I think it wiser, moreover, not to keep open the sores of war, but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, and to

commit to oblivion the feelings it engendered.” A couple weekends ago, Richard Spencer and his band of white supremacists did more than display disgusting ignorance at its worst, they participated in a harmful retelling of Virginia’s past. Will our generation be at the forefront of democracy, or racism? The Virginia I know – the Virginia that I grew up in – doesn’t celebrate hate and bigotry. We stand against it. We come together and fight because we know we are a society of inclusion, not division. We are a people that out of many are one. It is enshrined in our national seal and I know it is in our hearts to value and celebrate our differences rather than fear them. How we recognize our past says a great deal about our future. The Virginia we choose to remember will shape the state that Virginia becomes. I believe the vast majority of Virginians across the Commonwealth want to be defined by a bright, vibrant future that keeps us at the forefront of opportunity and liberty for all – that leaves no race or region behind. I think that we can do that by engaging, as many other countries have, in how we bring people together in a commission of this kind.  Tom Perriello is running for the Democratic nomination in Virginia’s 2017 gubernatorial election.

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Washington Ear Helps Blind ‘Hear’ the Newspaper by Patricia Leslie

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Freddie Peaco’s blindness keeps her out of touch with the news she values most.

“I want to know what’s going on,” Peaco said. “If it’s something big, I want to see what’s happening.” That’s why she tunes in to the Metropolitan Washington Ear’s

free listening service everyday to catch up on her favorite newspapers, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. The Washington Ear enlists help from 400 volunteers to read periodicals

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RSVP to kakers@kensingtonsl.com or 703-992-9868 Please join us for CarFit, a free, interactive and educational program that teaches you how to make your personal vehicle “fit.” CarFit is not a driving test or mechanical inspection. Rather, it is a 20-minute fit checkup that will help increase safety and mobility when you hit the road. • Review 12 key areas of your fit to your car, such as adequate space from the steering wheel, proper seat belt use, and properly adjusted head restraints. • Learn how to use and adjust your safety devices.

either over the phone or live on the airwaves to the D.C. area’s residents with visual or physical impairments. A subscriber ever since Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl founded it in 1974, Peaco now serves as the organization’s president of their executive committee and adamantly advocates for the service’s use. “The ‘Ear’ has made a whole difference in my life. It’s really made life just so, so great,” Peaco said. “They work miracles.” Earlier this month, volunteer Holly Stein gave a presentation about the organization, its programs and its goals at the Falls Church Senior Center and at Sunrise Senior Living of Falls Church. Washington Ear is planning to install its free radios on four floors at Sunrise, with the option of allowing residents to have radios placed in their rooms. There are 150 publications and books are at the disposal of listeners via a dialin service on their telephone. A reference service, descriptions of D.C. protests and marches and the signs, election guides, meeting notices and other information and events are also accessible to subscribers. Although Neely Oplinger has been Washington Ear’s executive director for seven years, her enthusiasm for the program radiates from the telephone as she can hardly contain her passion for her job. “We want to bring people into the mainstream. Some call us a lifeline,” Oplinger said. “Our goal is to try and serve as many people as possible so they can keep their independence.” Volunteer coordinator Rene Schecker writes in a letter, “Our services reduce isolation and depression and help people maintain their dignity and independence.” Peaco and others feel empowered using the dial-in service over the phone. After calling in, users are prompted to enter in digits in

order to hear different publications, sections and even specific articles. It’s just as if subscribers are skimming the pages themselves as they can stop, go back and re-listen to the latest news any hour of the day, seven days a week. “I can read the paper like I want to. I think of it, really, as a newspaper,” Peaco added. “I love to get the ads. You can go right to the discount ads, the grocery ads and all the stores which have ads”. Falls Church has 27 residents who listen to Washington Ear by radio (9) and the telephone dial-in service (18). Tom Sowers is a Falls Church resident who reads the Post every Tuesday morning for Washington Ear subscribers. While working at GEICO, Sowers saw a posting for Washington Ear and decided it would make good use of his college broadcasting experiences and skills when he retired. In 2005, he started volunteering and has never stopped. Like Stein, he’s a member of the group’s speakers bureau. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the number of aging “baby boomers” will double by 2050 to nearly 84 million persons or about one of every five people in the U.S. That means the demand for aging services will increase – a forecast Washington Ear welcomes. Funding comes from foundations, individuals and about half of expenses are paid by area governments and municipalities, including Falls Church. When Washington Ear started, WETA-FM donated a low frequency channel to enable the service and, like a great marriage, the relationship has endured. To join the 5,100 listeners, persons must submit a simple application and a half-page medical form. To learn more, contact Metropolitan Washington Ear at 301-681-6636 or washingtonear.org.

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NEWS BRIEFS 3 Qualified So Far for November Council Election Three candidates seeking to run for four seats on the seven-member Falls Church City Council have already been certified by F.C. Registrar David Bjerke. Incumbents David Snyder and Dan Sze and first-time candidate Ross Litkenhous have submitted a qualifying number of petition signatures, while incumbents Marybeth Connelly and Karen Oliver have indicated an intention to run for re-election and another newcomer, Spencer P. E. Parsons, has submitted certificates of candidate qualification and declaration of candidacy. For School Board, also with four seats open in November, newcomers Gregory Anderson and Alison Kutchma have had their petition signatures certified, and incumbent board chair Lawrence Webb has filed certificates of candidate qualification and declaration of candidacy. Other School Board incumbents, Michael Ankuma, John Lawrence and Margaret Ward have not yet indicated an intention to run. The three incumbent Constitutional officers, Sheriff Steve Bittle, Revenue Commissioner Tom Clinton and Treasurer Jody Acosta, have all also filed for run again.

F.C. Episcopal’s 5-Year Mark Kicks Off Outreach On the fifth anniversary of its return to its historic Falls Church campus after a lengthy court battle with dissidents, the Falls Church Episcopal Church announced this week it is launching a new community outreach effort that will seek answers to the question from all quarters of the City about what people feel is the City’s greatest unmet need. From that, according to Rector John Ohmer, the church will devise a plan for involvement. The church will have a table at the Memorial Day Festival, and Rev. Ohmer was interviewed by the News-Press’ Nicholas Benton for Falls Church Cable TV and the News-Press website, with TV showtimes pending. When the congregation reclaimed the church property five years ago, its numbers were around 60, but now they average over 300 every Sunday, Ohmer said.

F.C. Council OK’s New Student Commissioners The recruitment and interview process completed by the Citizens for a Better City (CBC) at its annual meeting Sunday night with the announcement of 13 new high school students, the Falls Church City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to appoint the students to an array of City boards and commissions, and as many as were present Monday night were formally sworn in. This relatively new CBC venture has thus continued successfully. Students chosen this year are Jessie Beddow, Julie Connelly, Ciara Curtin, Kate Deal, Evelyn Duross, James Gogal, Selwyn Heminway, Zachary Holmes, Sonya Lu, Tahaseen Shaik, Niharika Singhvi, Tika Wallace and Acacia Wyckoff. Continuing another year in their current positions are Christian Autor, Isabella Flory, Nuki Giogazde, Merriweather Gordon, Sarah Maller, Lincoln Orellana, Aziz Shaik, Will Sherard, Hannah Trauderman and Andrew Wong.

Council Retains Campus Economic Development Team With a unanimous vote to fund the first of a three-phase process for marketing the economic development component of the Mason High campus project, the F.C. City Council Monday retained the Washington, D.C.-based firm of Alvarez and Marcal. The firm scored highest on a competitive bidding process and its principals held a lengthy discussion with members of the Campus Process Working Group’s Economic Development Committee Friday morning, and its representatives stressed that no conditions should be placed on where on the 36-acre site a developer might want to build and that the City avoid placing proscriptions on its proposal requests that might deter some potential major developers. “This is a very strong market,” they said. “The request for proposal has to be something that the market can readily see the value of.” The commercial and school development processes need to be decoupled, they also said. A preliminary written prospectus is due from them next week.

Beyer Tells F.C. Dems of Momentum Wave In next year’s midterm U.S. congressional elections, 75 seats are in play, and already 325 candidates have stepped up wanting to run as Democratic challengers against Republican incumbents. So reported U.S. Rep. Don Beyer to the F.C. Democratic Committee meeting at the Community Center last week. There are already 12 prospective candidates who’ve said they want to run in Virginia’s 10th District against Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock, he added. Currently, Republicans in Congress are stalled by their own internal conflicts over the budget and what to do about health care, he added. In the state legislature, there are 17 districts where Hillary Clinton won that are now GOP-controlled. Turning them around could give Dems a majority in Richmond by this fall.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY D/B/A DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER FOR APPROVAL OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 4 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2017-00057 • • • •

Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion”) has applied to update its Rider T1 by which it recovers certain transmission and demand response program costs. Dominion’s request represents a decrease of $55.4 million annually, which would decrease the bill of a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $2.07. A Hearing Examiner appointed by the State Corporation Commission will hear the case on June 29, 2017. Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

On May 4, 2017, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 4 (“Subsection A 4”) of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), filed an application (“Application”) with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a rate adjustment clause designated as Rider T1. In this proceeding, Dominion seeks approval of a revenue requirement for the rate year September 1, 2017, through August 31, 2018 (“Rate Year”). This revenue requirement, if approved, would be recovered through a combination of base rates and a revised increment/decrement Rider T1. Rider T1 is designed to recover the increment/decrement between the revenues produced from the transmission component of base rates and the new revenue requirement developed from the Company’s total transmission costs for the Rate Year. The total revenue requirement to be recovered over the Rate Year is $625,361,637, comprising an increment Rider T1 of $134,891,545 and forecast collections of $490,470,092 through the transmission component of base rates. This total revenue requirement represents a decrease of $55,380,805 compared to the revenues projected to be produced during the Rate Year by the combination of the base rate component of Subsection A 4 (the Company’s former Rider T) and the Rider T1 rates currently in effect. References in this notice to “transmission” are inclusive of demand response costs identified in Subsection A 4. Implementation of the proposed Rider T1 on September 1, 2017, would decrease the average weighted monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $2.07. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on June 29, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. The Company’s Application and the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Lisa S. Booth, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of all documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center, located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing a notice of participation on or before June 13, 2017. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00057. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing. On or before June 13, 2017, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service; 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format; and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. Respondents shall refer in all of their filed papers to Case No. PUR-2017-00057. On or before June 22, 2017, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Application may file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before June 22, 2017, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2017-00057. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER

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Community News & Notes Local Market & Thrive Tribe Wellness Team Up For Fun The Local Market & Thrive Tribe Wellness have partnered up to give the Falls Church community the tools to kick off the summer season with fun, nutrition and movement. The series will include family workouts, newsletters and social media posts that include health & wellness tips, delicious recipes to eat an assortment of seasonal, whole foods and testimonials from community members about their experiences. Wellness Wednesday Workout kicks-off June 7, 6:30 p.m. at Benjamin Banneker Park (6620 18th St. N, Arlington). More details and updates can be found at thelocalmarket.me. For more information, email

tamara@thelocalmarket.me, danielle@thrivetribewellness. com or call 703-536-6123. Sign up at thrivetribewellness.com/ fallschurchwell.

Falls Church City Begins Stormwater Grant Program Starting July 1, 2017, the City of Falls Church will grant $10,000 to a non-profit organization that offers assistance to Falls Church residents and business owners interested in installing small-scale stormwater management practices on their property as a part of a stormwater grant program, Rain Smart. The City aims to reduce stormwater runoff and divert stormwater-carrying pollutants (such as oil, bacteria from pet waste, and sediment or lawn

chemicals) before they enter our local streams. The City is currently accepting applications from 501(c) (3) organizations interested in participating in Rain Smart. Applications for the program must be submitted by 5 p.m. on June 19, 2017, to the City’s Department of Public Works (300 Park Ave., 100 West, Falls Church) either in person, by mail, or by email at jwidstrom@ fallschurchva.gov in order to be considered for the program. The grant funds will be awarded to organizations that propose a program that can achieve the following goals: Protect and/or improve our natural water resources; provide funds for implementation of stormwater practices to Falls Church residents; reduce storm-

OFFERING COMMUNION as a part of the Saint James Catholic Church’s 125th anniversary is honorary celebrant, The Most Reverend Michael F. Burbridge of the Arlington Catholic Diocese. The church celebrated the anniversary this past Sunday during the noon mass that was packed to the brim with members of the clergy both young and old. Father Patrick F. Posey, pastor for St. James, delivered the homiliy. (Photo: Arlington Catholic Diocese)

water runoff and associated pollutants; and promote smart stormwater management education. For more information about Rain Smart, please contact Jason Widstrom, Principal Engineer with the City of Falls Church Department of Public Works, at 703-248-5026 (TTY 711) or by email at jwidstrom@fallschurchva.gov.

Music Concert to Benefit F.C. Homeless Shelter The Buoni Amici String Ensemble will hold a benefit performance of the Quintet in C Major, “The Cello Quintet,” by Franz Schubert on June 11 at the Falls Church Episcopal Church from 5 – 7 p.m. (115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church).

Donations are suggested to be at least $20 and will be collected to go toward supporting the Falls Church Homeless Shelter. This piece being performed was composed in 1828, two months before the composer’s death and has been called one of the greatest works of chamber music ever written. The members of the Quintet are Becky Fulton, first violin; Margot Mezvinsky, second violin; Kristin Gomez, viola; Sarah Hover, cello; and Paul Marshall, cello. The members of the Quintet are all active free-lance musicians and music educators who found each other through friendship and a passion for chamber music. There will be a brief talk about the piece prior to the performance, which will run about

AT OPERATION STAND TOGETHER located on the National Mall last weekend, Falls Church residents Aaron Zafran and Jennifer Jerez met with legal activist Erin Brockovich. The event raised awareness about the military members and their families who’ve been affected by toxins in both warfare and at over 140 military contaminated installations identified by the EPA. (Photo: Jennifer Jerez)

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ASSEMBLING THE WHOLE GANG for a group photo is the Beyer family at their reunion held up in Oxford, Maryland this past weekend. All 39 members are either related by blood or marriage to Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia’s 8th District and his brother, Mike. (P��: D�� B��) 50 minutes and will be followed by a wine and cheese reception.

Lorenzo The Great To Perform At Library June 10

Community Meeting on Future High School June 10

F.C. Resident Selected to National Student Congress

Falls Church resident magician Lorenzo the Great! will perform a free magic show Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at the Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Over the years, Lorenzo has also performed at Mount Daniel Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School as well as two White House Easter Egg Hunts, twice at the Vice President’s residence and for several embassies and the National Press Club – as well as hundreds of birthday parties in the Northern Virginia area.

Residents and business owners may attend the next community meeting about the High School Campus Project – Saturday, June 10 at 9 a.m. at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). School officials will give an update on the Feasibility Study and City Government staff will give an update on the Small Area Plan. Attendees can RSVP via SurveyMonkey, or add their name to a list for updates. The Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the Feasibility Study was issued in mid-March and closed April 7. It called for an experienced and qualified architect to create a Feasibility Study for a new George Mason High School as well as a space to accommodate a future addition to the existing Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, future sports facilities and parking facilities to support the new development. The City’s Small Area Plan will provide a vision and guide for reinvestment and redevelopment of the 34-acre site on which the high school and middle school sit. This vision will include expectations for an expanded middle school, a renovated or redeveloped high school, and potential commercial development that will provide long-term financial support. Other facets of the plan could include a potential partnership with University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, which share a satellite campus adjacent to the public school site, and potential strategies like special tax districts and a mix of public and private investments.

Ethan Wolak, a junior at Gonzaga College High School from Falls Church, VA, has been selected for the prestigious Henry Clay Student Congress, and will be traveling to Lexington, Kentucky this June. The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship, an innovative non-profit dedicated to educating a new generation of leaders in the essential skills of negotiation, dialogue, and compromise, announced today the acceptance of its 2017 class of National Student Congress. Current college juniors and high school juniors with records of exceptional academic and extracurricular achievement were chosen for this once-in-alifetime academic and personal development course. The high school program will be held June 4 to June 10. The college program will be June 11 to June 17. During that week, participants will have the opportunity to meet with lawmakers, academics, journalists, and civic leaders to discuss the practical importance of compromise and constructive engagement and dialogue to resolve conflict and competing interests in a democracy. Nationally-recognized guest speakers engage in seminars with the students, followed by a student debate on a current topic in the Old State Capitol in nearby Frankfort, KY. Past speakers have included justices of the Supreme Court, U.S. Speakers of the House, governors, U.S. Senators and other nationally recognized officials and academic thought leaders.

Falls Church Elementary PTA Hosts Spring Carnival Join the Falls Church Elementary PTA at their spring carnival. The entrance fee is $10 for children 3-13 and includes unlimited access to inflatables, carnival games and field games. Entrance for accompanying adults and younger children are free. Tickets for the dunk tank, face painting, cake walk, raffle, and food are extra. Profits go to supporting teachers and programs at Falls Church City Schools. Thomas Jefferson Elementary (601 S. Oak St., Falls Church). $10. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Local Resident Graduates From College Stephen Glasford graduated from the University of Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 21. Glas -ford received his Bachelor of Arts degree as a Management major at the Washington Pavillion of Arts and Science.

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Bitters: What Exactly They Are & How to Use Them BY MICHELLE STARK TAMPA BAY TIMES

Think of bitters as the spice rack of the cocktail world. That’s the first thing Hunter Bryant, bar manager at Haven in Tampa, tells me when I sidle up to the restaurant’s bar on a recent weekday for a Bitters 101 lesson. It instantly helps me understand the allure of the alcoholic extracts. Like most people, I was familiar with bitters, those mysterious dark dashes of potent liquid gingerly administered to a cocktail, but never too sure what function they served. I’ve seen Angostura and Peychaud’s, two popular national bitters brands, in the liquor store, always too intimated to bring them home. Up until a couple of years ago, I only regularly encountered them in something like an Old Fashioned, a classic drink made up of a spirit (usually bourbon or whiskey), water, sugar and bitters. But sitting at Haven’s bar with dozens of bottled brands and some of Bryant’s own concoctions in front me, I begin to see why bitters may be more popular than ever, and a crucial part of the recent craft cocktail explosion. “The most basic definition of bitters is a strongly concentrated infusion of plant material: bark, roots, flowers, fruits and other accentuating flavors,” Bryant says. “They’re used in very small amounts, drops and dashes, to add secondary flavors to cocktails and tie all your other flavors together. A balancing element, just like salt and pepper.” And bitters go way back. Bryant says they were an important part of what we now consider the modern cocktail, created a couple hundred years ago. Bitters were used to flavor spirits that were not very high in quality or flavor, combined with things like fruit to make drinks more palat-

able for those ancient imbibers. And because of their relatively low alcohol content (usually around 30 or 40 percent), they were also actively sold throughout Prohibition, considered a “nonpotable” ingredient as opposed to an alcoholic beverage. Bitters start with a high-proof alcohol, something like Everclear or a high-proof whiskey or rum. The higher the proof, the more efficient the extraction of flavor will be. What comes next is up to you. The classic infusions include esoteric-sounding ingredients like gentian root, bitter orange peel, cinnamon chips, galangal and cinchona bark. These very bitter plant materials are the main components in something like Angostura. But I quickly learn that you can turn just about anything into a small bottle of potent bitters. Bryant’s own collection, which he creates for fun but not yet officially as part of Haven’s bar program, includes a large variety of infusion ingredients: black walnut, strawberry, banana, vanilla bean, hot pepper, dill, lime, grilled pineapple and blood orange. Story Stuart, who opened St. Petersburg’s Story Brooke Craft Coffee Bar in February, even uses bitters in coffee. Before opening the shop, Stuart was a food and beverage experience manager at Walt Disney World, and she brings a lot of that cocktail knowledge and experimental spirit to her coffee menu. One of her signature drinks, called the Campfire Story, blends sweetened condensed milk with housemade vanilla syrup and chocolate bitters (as well as a bit of smoke and toasted marshmallow garnish for maximum campfire vibes). “When I was opening the shop, I knew I wanted to mix bitters with coffee; they just go so well,”

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Stuart says. “It adds a different depth and complexity.” Currently, she’s working on a batch of chai bitters, brewing a concoction of spices and alcohol in a large glass jar that she keeps behind the counter. When I stop in one morning to learn more, she opens the lid and lets me smell it. It smells like Christmas – cinnamon and other warm spices – with a potent overtone of alcohol. She mimics the puckering face she made after a recent tasting of the unfinished batch. Stuart switches out her housemade bitters depending on what kind of drinks she’s serving at the moment. These chai bitters will eventually go into a play on dirty chai tea. “Bitters started off more medicinal, you know, creating tinctures, using different herbs and roots,” she says. “But now

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it’s really interesting to taste the flavors of bitters and see how they interact with different things. Really you can take it anywhere, which is why it’s so interesting.” Bitters are also increasingly a key component in restaurants and bars that don’t sell traditional spirits. Places like the Reading Room in St. Petersburg, which opened earlier this year with a lineup of nonliquor cocktails, mix Tiki Bitters, Peychaud’s and more with things like prosecco and vermouth to create cocktails that do not skimp on flavor. Back at Haven, Bryant opens the small mason jars full of his bitters creations, using an eye dropper to place a couple of drops into my hands and his. He slaps his palms together, rubs them for a few seconds, waves them in the air a couple of times, then holds them up to his face and takes a

big whiff. I do the same thing, and pretty soon we’re both inhaling the scent of black walnut, rhubarb, vanilla bean. It’s a surprisingly effective way to get the gist of each batch. He asks me to pick out three flavors, and adds a couple of drops of each to what looks like a glass beaker. After some stirring, we do the palm-smelling test again, and this time the flavors have merged to create an entirely new blend. Bryant calls it Blackberry Cobbler. This is often how it goes with bitters: a little of this, a little of that, and soon you’ve got something special. “There’s really no rules, the sky’s kind of the limit,” Bryant says. “As long as the craft cocktail movement stays popular, I think we’ll continue to see a huge resurgence in bitters as well. They go so hand in hand, and they’re so crucial to each other.”

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Welcome to the City of Falls Churc h’s annual Memorial Day Festival and Parade. We are pleased that you’ve chosen to spend this special day here in The Little City. As we gather together today, it’s important to remember the purpos e of this holiday. Memorial Day is a day of celebration, but not in the traditional sense of the word. Today, we celebrate the ser vicemen and servicewomen who hav e given their lives on behalf of our country . We pay tribute to these American heroes, as well as their families and friends, and celebrate their legacy by honorin g their commitment and sacrifice for our free doms. I hope you’ll join me for the Vetera ns Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. outsid e of the Community Center to recognize our veterans and those who continue to serve in our armed forces. Virginia State Sen ator Bryce Reeves, who served as a Second Lieutenant and an Infantry Airborne Ranger, will be our keynote speaker. At 2:00 p.m., I encourage you to be a part of our annual Memorial Day parade along Park Avenue. Our Grand Ma rshal is Barb Cram, who is the driv ing force behind many Falls Church events, volunteer initiatives, and special pro grams – it’s likely you’ve experienced someth ing in which Barb had a hand. Make sure to read Barb’s profile featured in this edi tion of the Falls Church News-Press. Finally, I encourage you all to kee p these dedicated men and wome n who sacrificed so much on behalf of our country in your hearts and minds thro ughout the year.

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Mason’s Dilao, Reusch Set to Reign on Memorial Day BY MATT DELANEY

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Two personable George Mason High School seniors, Andrea Dilao and Alec Reusch, won the 17th annual Mr. and Mrs. Mason pageant/competition and will be riding the float as the King and Queen of Falls Church during the 2017 Falls Church Memorial Day parade this Monday. The contestants were nominated by faculty and judged by a collection of student and teachers on four different categories: a prepared bio and a talent demonstration, and for the finalists, a formal wear and questionnaire portion of the competition. Dilao and Reusch rose to the top thanks to their out-of-the-box skills and clever answers that ensured they’d be representing their school come May 29. The two took some time to sit down with the News-Press and discuss the experience during the competition, how their time was at Mason and their plans down the road. News-Press: So how exactly did you two go about becoming Mr. and Mrs. Mason? Reusch: Last year, since I was nominated then, too, for my talent I juggled two balls with one hand while brushing my teeth. For this year, I wanted to continue with the multi-tasking thing, and since I play hockey, I flipped a puck up on my stick and kept it in the air while reciting a Shakespeare monologue. Dilao: I was also nominated before. My sophomore year I did this lip sync where I walked down the hallways and lip-synced to a rock song and then I got onstage and danced to a song with a few friends. I wanted to do something along the same lines this year, so Nico Ferrara and I did this Backstreet Boys vs. Spice Girls dance battle, except we gender switched. So me and four other friends were the Backstreet Boys and Nico and four other boys were the Spice Girls. [But] I think my bio was what earned me Mrs. Mason because I pretended I was a princess for the Philippines and my sister was my bodyguard and she walked me

across the stage. Reusch: For the questionnaire part of I had invent a new letter in the alphabet so I came up with this letter that makes a [weird] sound and started drawing it. N-P: Graduation’s right around the corner, what are you plans for the summer and the upcoming school year? Reusch: I am going to go to Ohio State University, and actually my family is moving there – to Columbus – so I think some point in July or August we’ll be moving there and getting settled there. I don’t know what I’m going to study yet, I’m undecided in arts and sciences, but I’ll figure something out I’m sure. Dilao: I am going to the University of Virginia, and I’m also kind of undecided, but I’m thinking along the lines of political science or international relations. I do know for sure that I’m going to minor in Spanish. Over the summer, I’m going to the beach with a few friends the Saturday after graduation and then I’m going back to the Philippines for three or four weeks. I haven’t been back since I was in eighth grade so I’m very excited to do that. N-P: I know you both are still on the fence about what you plan to do career-wise after college, but what would be your the ideal field to work in if you had a choice? Reusch: I’m big into theater. At Mason, I’ve done all the shows. So I’ll keep doing it to some degree [in college], whether it’s as a hobby to be in some shows or to actually study it. Really just some kind of actor or performer on stage. Dilao: After college, I wanna test the waters a little. I wanna do some humanitarian work, I’m also kind of interested in law and teaching, so we’ll see where that takes me. N-P: Mason’s unique in that it’s a small school in a major metro area, unlike the other schools around here. How was your own experience at Mason? Dilao: I could never express how grateful how I am that we’re such a small school in a tiny community, but also have so much

ANDREA DILAO (RIGHT) AND ALEC REUSCH, winners of the 17th annual Mr. And Mrs. Mason competition this year, will reign as the King and Queen of the 2017 Falls Church Memorial Day Parade and Festival this Monday. (P��: N��-P��) diversity. We’re exposed to more than we could have imagined even living in a small community just because D.C. is minutes away. We have State Department kids coming to Mason all the time that are sharing their experiences and we deal with a lot of strong opinions and are exposed to a lot of personalities. Even though it is kind of a bubble because it’s so isolated at times, it has been a great experience and being able to know how to deal with different kinds of perspectives that come in with the new kids and being so close to D.C, it’s definitely been a bit of a ride. Reusch: I moved around a lot when I was younger. I was born in Virginia and lived around here, but lived in Australia when I was really young and Colorado and England at one point, so I was really grateful to stay here for the entirety of my high school career.

It was good to grow up, at least in high school, in such a great community because it’s pretty tightknit. N-P: Anything challenging about going to such a small school? Dilao: Everybody knows everything. You can’t keep anything hidden for very long. That hasn’t really been a problem for me, it’s just hard when something that could have seemed personal is something that everybody already knows. The community is very supportive, but it’s so small that nothing stays quiet for very long. Reusch: You don’t really meet a ton of new people. You know, you come to school everyday and see the same people everyday, which is great, but I’ll be excited to move out and actually meet new people. N-P: If you could go back in

time and tell your freshman self one thing, what would it be? Reusch: I probably wouldn’t say much, if anything. I don’t have one single regret where I’m like “Oh I wish I did that differently,” everything’s been pretty fine. Dilao: I would probably be the same way. I wouldn’t say much because I’m happy with senior me, like, I’m glad freshman me made all those mistakes because i’m happy with the way I turned out. But, if I could give freshman Andrea some advice, I’d say “Don’t stress out so much.” Everything’s gonna work out. N-P: Pretty cool that you’re a part of the parade, do you have any special gestures in mind? Dilao: Probably not [laughs], maybe I’ll throw candy to children. Reusch: I’ll be doing my Queen wave, but otherwise we’ll figure it out.

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takes patriotism and service to the country and community very seriously, so military service and beyond that public service through law enforcement, firefighters, suicide prevention and education are highly promoted at JV’s,” said bartender Michael Udell, who is also a retired U.S. navy commander. “I have also heard that artists of various nationalities and races that say they feel welcome there.” Campbell’s father and uncle Bill founded JV’s in 1947 and it was their combat experience and service during and after World War II that engendered the restaurant to the local veteran community and inspired her to continue the tradition. Her father, George Dross, first came into contact with the perils of warfare as a dental student in Greece when soldiers from Mussolini’s army shot him in the back and left him for dead. It was the Greek resistance that nursed him back to health and whose ranks he eventually he joined. Dross’ military career was marked by ghastly lows as a prisoner of war on two separate occasions, but were marked by indescribable highs such as discovering the unlikely bonds that transcended national allegiance. As part of his resistance effort, his family in Greece would often host American soldiers and he assisted British paratroopers after being released from his first captivity. The most crucial factor in his survival came from a member of the Gestapo, who Dross found himself in the custody of upon his second capture. The German man was secretly against the war and gave him money to go back to his country. Dross forwent dental school and teamed up with Bill to open the restaurant (then known as “Jefferson’s Restaurant”) in 1947. At the time, Jefferson

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For lifelong Falls Church-area resident and JV’s Restaurant proprietor Lorraine Campbell, her favorite part of Memorial Day is hearing the stories. “I hear so many incredible stories. I hear so many stories about some of the tragedies, about the things that they’ve had to do and the camaraderie is incredible,” said Campbell. JV’s has developed a reputation for championing veter-

ans over its 70 years in existence. Through the restaurant, Campbell raises money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Operation Renewed Hope and other charities. She has also assisted the U.S. Veteran’s Affairs Department with distributing informational pamphlets to veterans in need of help. The restaurant’s Memorial Day weekend celebration is an extension of that ongoing patriotism. JV’s has been an unofficial stop for the motorcycle group Rolling Thunder’s Ride for

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Freedom since their first year and a major step towards the restaurant’s reputation as a watering hole for the veteran community. “It was a very small little group that came and they bought me a flag and we started selling t-shirts honoring these veterans,” said Campbell of the original Rolling Thunder celebration. Now, every Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, Campbell provides a free all-you-can-eat buffet to veterans and anyone who wants to thank them. “It is obviously a place that

Village was the area’s first shopping center and Annandale Road and Route 50 were both still in their youth. Lorraine took over the operations in 1985 with her sister Pauline as a co-owner. Campbell went to college for computer science and briefly considered a different path but doesn’t regret her choice. “I’m a people person, I love people, I love what I do, and I’m living the American dream to me,” she said. Udell says that Lorraine Campbell’s generosity is known far and wide and it’s the word of mouth among a community of service among many nationalities that keeps a lot of the veterans’ events going. “She’ll notice the law enforcement [uniform] décor and they’ll talk about the patches and she’ll spontaneously discount their meal,” said Udell. A well-known hotspot for live performances of blues, country, classic rock and bluegrass, JV’s has hosted celebrities and public figures like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, bluegrass legend Tony Rice, actor Dan Aykroyd and 1950s pop singer Eddie Fisher (who used to stop by daily and have his breakfast with George when he was stationed at Fort Myer) as either regular customers or drop-in performers. “I believe music is good for the soul and helps you escape your problems for a while,” said Campbell. A lot of JV’s customers have known Lorraine and her sister since they were children and the type of music attracts a number of older customers as well. Campbell believes the connections between veterans helps keep this an intergenerational space as she sees younger veterans looking up to, and hearing stories from, older veterans here.

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Memorial Day 2017 Veterans Ceremony Monday, May 29, at 11 a.m. City of Falls Church Veterans Memorial, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church, VA 22046

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Remarks Bob Smith Chairman, Greater Falls Church Veterans Council

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Parade Grand Marshal Cram Is F.C.’s Volunteer Superhero BY MATT DELANEY

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Barbara Cram is a doer, through and through. She counts on herself to actualize her goals into our physical reality and expects you to get with the program if you know what’s good for you. But Cram isn’t a hard-charging opportunist. She’s a devout public servant to the City of Falls Church who considers her efforts more indulgent than altruistic. “Service is really a two-way street. I get more out of it than what I give. I couldn’t stop, I don’t think,” Cram says. “Just makes you feel better for your purpose in life. We all have talents...everybody’s package is different. It’s our job to unwrap all the packages and see what we’ve got and share it.” Basically, she’s a volunteer superhero. Cram soaks up the positive vibes from doing the community good and uses them as fuel to keep enriching the lives of those around her. It’s a trait that’s guided her 25 years of selfless

endeavors in Falls Church and what led Cram to being named as the Grand Marshal for Falls Church’s 2017 Memorial Day Parade this Monday. A quick rundown of Cram’s community involvement record will tell you all you need to know about her dedication to the City. Her appointment to Falls Church’s Tricentennial Committee in 1994 was a seminal moment in her servitude and signified her rising status as more than just another resident. In the years that followed, she’s worked as marketing chair for the Chamber of Commerce, was one of the original minds behind the annual Watch Night New Year’s Eve event (which she continues to produce each year) and is currently the the acting president of Falls Church Arts. Cram is always getting her hands dirty for something that will enhance the City’s cultural aptitude, whether in an educational sense by hosting art exhibitions or pushing for events that create a sense of neighborly bonding.

BARBARA CRAM Past professional experiences have equipped Cram with the knowledge to bring her ideas to life. She worked for the Treasury Department and the White House before getting her hands on some real dirt when she made a career switch to landscaping, Cram knows which strings to pull in a way that doesn’t come across as strong-arming. She just lays out the facts and lets folks reach conclusions on their own. It’s why she was able to convince City Council members into

WHY POPPIES? Many folks may be familiar with the annual distribution of poppies at this time of year on Memorial Day. But why poppies? In WW1, In April 1915, Canadian Major (Brigade Surgeon) John McCrae was in the trenches near Ypres, Belgium, in the area traditionally called Flanders. Some of the heaviest fighting of the First World War took place there during what was known as the Second Battle of Ypres. On April 22, the Germans used deadly chlorine gas against Allied troops in a desperate attempt to break the stalemate. Despite the debilitating effects of the gas, Canadian soldiers fought relentlessly and held the line for another 16 days.

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opening more avenues of funding to fine arts projects. Devoting more money to the humanities scene may seem frivolous in light of other matters (even if it occupies a measly percentage of the City’s budget), but it’s hard to deny the service it endorses and the quality of finished projects are key to forming Falls Church’s cohesive aura. “It’s very personable. I feel like I live in Mayberry in the way that we all know each other,” Cram continues, thinking I wouldn’t pick up on her Andy Griffith Show reference (Full disclosure: I Googled it, big deal). “It’s that closeness of community, and I know a lot of people who move here and like it for reasons they can’t describe, but I think that’s one of them. It pulls you in. I grew up in a small town and this is the closest thing I’ve had where I felt I belonged.” With Memorial Day in sight, or “Remembrance Day” as Cram prefers to call it, she looks to honor those her family’s lost in times of war. That includes her uncle Pete and her husband’s uncle Frank, who was a pilot killed in action in 1942 after being shot down over Algeria. He was buried there for the remainder of the war but his grave was exhumed by the U.S.

once it ended and his body was brought back to Kentucky for a family burial. The respect the Armed Services paid to Cram’s husband and his kin stuck with her as she’s grown older, and it’s why she plans to put veterans first next Monday despite her esteemed position as Grand Marshall. So there’ll be no solo convertible ride with Cram doing her best Miss America wave to admirers. Instead, she’s opted to ride in the back of a pick-up truck with other veterans and will be holding up pictures of City residents who gave their lives in war. She’ll also be handing out the poppies traditionally associated with Remembrance Day. It’s not lost on Cram how acclaimed her status as Grand Marshal is. She plans to enjoy the experience since it’s important enough for her immediate family to make the rare assembly in a single location. But once the parade passes, it’s back to work. Thankfully, she’ll have the help she wants and needs when she gets there. “People want to work together, I don’t feel like there’s any legacy building,” Cram says. “On the Hill, people will do a project because they want to name it after themselves. Here, it’s more about the community that they love.”

IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch, be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields

In the trenches, John McCrae tended hundreds of wounded soldiers every day. He was It is just over 100 years now - when in April of 1917 that the USA entered WW1 and millions of surrounded by the dead and the dying. In a letter to his mother, he wrote of the Battle of Ypres. Americans commemorate the many soldiers who have died on land, sea and in the sky in the service of their country. The Poppy has come to memorialize the many soldiers in every war since WW1. First called Remembrance Day -- it is this Memorial Day that we do the same to pause and serve others in some small way to share our gratitude for all of those who performed The general impression in my mind is of a nightmare. We have been in the most bitter of the ultimate service to our country and gave their lives for the cause of freedom. fights. For seventeen days and seventeen nights none of us have had our clothes off, nor Many who have lost loved ones will be wearing a photo of that lost soldier on their left shoulder our boots even, except occasionally. In all that time while I was awake, gunfire and rifle with a poppy attached. fire never ceased for sixty seconds ..... And behind it all was the constant background of Poppies and small US flags will be available during the Memorial Day event at several spots and the sights of the dead, the wounded, the maimed, and a terrible anxiety lest the line all day on Park Avenue at the Falls Church Arts tent along with pins to attach on the person's left should give way. shoulder. A large donation has been given so that each attendee and those in the parade will have a poppy to wear in memory of the fallen. The day before he wrote his famous poem, one of McCrae's closest friends, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer was killed in the fighting and buried in a makeshift grave with a simple wooden cross. Wild poppies were already beginning to bloom between the crosses marking the many graves. Unable to help his friend or any of the others who had died, John McCrae gave them a voice through his poem. (Information above was obtained from Canadian Government, Veterans Affairs webpage)

Seven citizens of Falls Church serving in the military have died in service to their country and their names have been added at the front of the Falls Church Community Center on 223 Little Falls Road. Killed in Afghanistan: Harold Greene, Stephan Mace, Ronald Rodriguez and killed in Iraq: Andy Anderson, Tenzin Dengkhim, Javier Obleas-Prado Pena, Jonathon Winterbottom. This Memorial Day join the observance at 11 a.m. at the Falls Church Community Center on Monday, where these men will be honored for their service to our country.

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Your Of�icial 2017 City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade Lineup 1. American Legion Post 130 Color Guard 1a. Boy Scout Troop 349 2. Falls Church Sheriﬀ’s Department 3. City of Falls Church Police Honor Guard 4. Memorial Day Grand Marshal Barbara Cram 5. Falls Church City Council 6. Falls Church City Public Schools 7. Memorial Day King & Queen 8. VFW Post 9274 9. Operation Earth Watch 10. George C. Marshall “Marchin Statesmen” 11. Beyer Auto 12. We Support the Girls 13. Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department 14. Rolling Readers Precision Book Truck Drill Team 15. Ms. Virginia - Julie Wilson 16. Falls Church Recreation & Parks Dept. 17. Fairfax Va Chapter - Harley Owners Group 18. Fraternidad Alma Boliviana 19. Cub Scout Pack 681 20. Thomas Jeﬀerson Elementary School Safety Patrols 21. John Adams for Virginia Attorney General 22. Falls Church Kiwanis Little League 23. Catwoman 24. The Washington Scottish Pipe Band 25. South Lakes School Army ROTC 26. Falls Church Youth Lacrosse 27. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority 28. Tinner Hill Blues Festival 29. Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept.

30. Bikenetic - Full Service Bicycle Shop 31. Embajadores Del Folklore 32. Mosquito Shield 33. Girl Scout Unit 14-50 34. Arlington Motorcare Service 35. Nicholas Waller - 1956 Pontiac Chieftan 36. Elite Miss Virginia - Christina Choi 37. Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence 38. John F. Nocoll Pipes & Drums 39. Villiage Preservation & Improvement Society 40. Blue Nectar Yoga 41. Falls Church City Democratic Committee 42. Marcus Simon for Delegate 43. Re-Elect Sherriﬀ Bittle 44. Tinkus CochabambaVA USA 45. Rotary Club of Falls Church 46. Dave & Melanie Elliott 47. C & P Auto Service 48. Kena Shrine Temple 49. Batala Washington 50. City of Falls Church Operations Division 51. Falls Church News-Press 52. Cub Scout Pack 657 53. Just Clowning Around 54. Fraternidad Waca Wacas Tolata 55. Maha Yoga 56. Rotery Club of Bailey’s Crossroads 57. Bill Palombo 58. Virginia International University 59. Divine Dance Company 60. Falun Dafa 61. The Kensington Falls Church 62. Tinkus Tiataco USA

Parade starts at 2 p.m. at the intersection of N. West St. and Park Ave. and runs through the intersection of Park Ave. and Little Falls St.

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Why I Am An Optimist

Admittedly, it is hard to get one’s head around the total package of what the Trump administration represents and is unleashing against the American constitutional republic and its people. This is a whole new level of assault and if it is not stopped and remedied quickly, its results may become irreversible. On the one hand, there is the willful collusion between the Trump campaign and the most thuggish and deceitful elements of Russian oligarchical deception and dirty trick operations, far more sinister and ghoulish than most naïve Americans can even fathom or have the heartless will to execute. It is total Mafia. You can’t even get a beginner’s permit in this “club” unless you’ve demonstrated a willingness to nail your grandmother’s cat to a garage door FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS and set its tail on fire. These are the people who have wickedly compromised our so-called president and many of the people around him. This is why no one should be surprised to learn that not only Trump but a lot more of his high-level appointees are part of the auxiliary “club” of deeply compromised and blackmailed officials. No matter how important someone can make themselves look on Capitol Hill with their fancy black suits, shiny black shoes, $200 haircuts and gruff macho personas, they all look the same with their clothes off, squealing in unsavory bedroom positions with a video camera whirring. This isn’t just a matter of foibles, it is a matter of dead serious coercion and a veritable lifetime of fear-based, degraded slavery. But this is just about the enforcement arm of this operation. On the other hand, paying the bills for all this are the sociopathic leaders of the global military-industrial complex and its worldwide financial entanglements who know no end to the misery they are willing to inflict on the “little people” who in this country rely on simple things like Medicare, Social Security and food stamps. This is the same age-old universe of evil, the sworn enemy of democracy as we know it, that runs the Russian Mafia, a good chunk of the U.S. government by now, and the draconian budget cuts that are now being channeled through the U.S. Congress. They do what they do in the name of whatever works for them, including false prophets, so-called “evangelical” religion and meanspirited cults. There are no boundaries for this, no meaningful divisions among political operations, social structures or varied tastes in religion and earthly delights. Their tools are the age-old ones, the notorious acronym of “MICE” (money, ideology, compromise and ego), to bend people to a will that is much stronger than ordinary people can even imagine. This needs to be rooted out, or it’s curtains for our country and a rule of law based on inalienable human rights. Fighting back against it requires courage and tenacity from the many desk chairs of influence we have in America. If Trump can be cornered like a rat and forced out, this evil is not going away. Even with the most concerted efforts of millions, it will not die. But it can be disabled. There is a dark side to human nature, just as there are dark holes in the universe that are destroying the matter that the rest of it needs to generate life, intelligence and evolution through love. It is really a cosmic fight and we have guidelines on this planet for choosing and engaging the fight for good over evil. “God hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.” The proclamation from an Old Testament prophet (Micah) sums up what is the common cornerstone of the Judaic, Islamic and Christian traditions derived from it, and of all the world’s great faiths in fact. The enemies of this sentiment strive to suppress it by driving wedges between its advocates. Reforging a solidarity of spirit among them all is the pathway to the future, although not without a real fight. I am an optimist based on no evidence other than the inherent power in this conviction.

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The Unfreeing of American Workers American conservatives love to talk about freedom. Milton Friedman’s famous pro-capitalist book and TV series were titled “Free to Choose.” And the hardliners in the House pushing for a complete dismantling of Obamacare call themselves the Freedom Caucus. Well, why not? After all, America is an open society, in which everyone is free to make his or her own choices about where to work and how to live. Everyone, that is, except the 30 million workers now covered by noncompete agreements, who may find themselves all but unemployable if they quit their current jobs; the 52 million Americans with pre-existing conditions who will be effectively unable to buy individual NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE health insurance, and hence stuck with their current employers, if the Freedom Caucus gets its way; and the millions of Americans burdened down by heavy student and other debt. The reality is that Americans, especially American workers, don’t feel all that free. The Gallup World Survey asks residents of many countries whether they feel that they have “freedom to make life choices”; the U.S. doesn’t come out looking too good, especially compared with the high freedom grades of European nations with strong social safety nets. And you can make a strong case that we’re getting less free as time goes by. Let’s talk first about those noncompete agreements, which were recently the subject of a stunning article in The New York Times, plus a report from the Obama administration pushing for limits to the practice. Noncompete agreements were originally supposed to be about protecting trade secrets, and therefore helping to promote innovation and investment in job training. Suppose that a company trying to build a better mousetrap hires a new mousetrap engineer. Her employment contract might very well include a clause preventing her from leaving a few months later for a job with a rival pest-control firm, since she could be taking crucial in-house information with her. And that’s perfectly reasonable. At this point, however, almost one in five American employees is subject to some kind of noncompete clause. There can’t be that many workers in possession of valuable trade secrets, especially when many of these workers are in relatively low-paying jobs. For example, one prominent case involved Jimmy John’s, a sandwich chain, basically trying to ban its former

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franchisees from working for other sandwich makers. Furthermore, the terms of the clauses are often defined ridiculously widely. It’s as if our hypothetical mousetrap engineer were prohibited from seeking employment with any other manufacturing firm, or in any occupation that makes use of her engineering skills. At this point, in other words, noncompete clauses are in many cases less about protecting trade secrets than they are about tying workers to their current employers, unable to bargain for better wages or quit to take better jobs. This shouldn’t be happening in America, and to be fair some politicians in both parties have been speaking up about the need for change (although few expect the Trump administration to follow up on the Obama administration’s reform push). But there’s another aspect of declining worker freedom that is very much a partisan issue: health care. Until 2014, there was basically only one way Americans under 65 with pre-existing conditions could get health insurance: by finding an employer willing to offer coverage. Some employers were in fact willing to do so. Why? Because there were major tax advantages — premiums aren’t counted as taxable income — but to get those advantages employer plans must offer the same coverage to every employee, regardless of medical history. But what if you wanted to change jobs, or start your own business? Too bad: you were basically stuck. Then Obamacare went into effect, guaranteeing affordable care even to those with pre-existing medical conditions. This was a hugely liberating change for millions. Even if you didn’t immediately take advantage of the new program to strike out on your own, the fact was that now you could. But maybe not for much longer. Trumpcare — the American Health Care Act — would drastically reduce protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. And even if that bill never becomes law, the Trump administration is effectively sabotaging individual insurance markets, so that in many cases Americans who lose employer coverage will have no place to turn — which will in turn tie those who do have such coverage to their current employers. You might say, with only a bit of hyperbole, that workers in America, supposedly the land of the free, are actually creeping along the road to serfdom, yoked to corporate employers the way Russian peasants were once tied to their masters’ land. And the people pushing them down that road are the very people who cry “freedom” the loudest.

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Bailey’s Crossroads has experienced many positive changes during the past quarter century, and continues to serve a diverse and dynamic population. The old Alward’s garage, perhaps the closest thing to a Superfund cleanup site, was removed and redeveloped in 1997, followed closely by the removal of the Alward’s garbage site on Seminary Road. The Arlington County Federal Credit Union built its headquarters in Bailey’s; the Bailey’s Crossroads Shopping Center was renovated with Trader Joe’s, Best Buy, Panera, and Pier One as new tenants; a Target store replaced the out-of-date Skyline Mall; and at least two new townhouse communities were built. The result is multi-millions of dollars in new investment and improved property values. An article in The Washington Post last month focused, negatively I thought, on challenges for redevelopment and revitalization of the Bailey’s Crossroads area. Truly balanced reporting also should reference the positives for which there are several examples that have the potential to kick start further redevelopment. While the loss of the proposed streetcar line was a setback, investors continue to work on redevelopment plans. Earlier this spring, the Weissberg Corporation submitted revised plans to rezone more than seven acres for a project that will include 355 units of market rate housing, and later could include a new office building. The project would be the start of a Bailey’s Crossroads Town Center, including a new street connection from Columbia Pike to Seminary Road, possibly obviating the need for the current peculiar approach from the cloverleaf. An “e-loft” plan already approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors would trans-

form a long-vacant office building into 157 “livework” units. Similar concepts have been successful in other jurisdictions, but this is the first one in Fairfax County, and repurposes an existing building (that already has a parking deck) into an environmentally friendly facility that has the potential to attract new residents – and new energy and ideas – to the area. The Post article said that the demise of the streetcar “derailed” revival of the Skyline office complex, but the new ownership of the eight-building complex is in a position to take advantage of its proximity to the Pentagon (10 minutes) and Washington, D.C. Skyline was built to Metro densities in the early 1970s, before a proposed Metro line was removed from the regional map. Location mattered then, and location matters now. That advantage, along with the ongoing work of the community and Fairfax County staff, will help revitalize and redevelop Bailey’s Crossroads as a thriving, vibrant, and urbanizing place to be! Memorial Day will be observed this Monday, May 29. Originally called Decoration Day, to honor Union soldiers who died in the Civil War, Memorial Day now honors all who served in the United States armed forces. Midst the picnics and pool parties that celebrate the beginning of summer, we all should take a moment to reflect on the freedoms for which so many soldiers died, so that we could continue to enjoy our traditional American pursuits, no matter creed, color, or national origin.

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CRIME REPORT Week of May 15 – 21, 2017 Vehicle Impound, 320 N Washington St (Madison Park), May 15, an abandoned vehicle was impounded. Possession of Marijuana, 100 blk W Annandale Rd, May 16, a male, 20, of the City of Falls Church, was issued a summons for possession of marijuana. Assault, 200 blk N West St, May 16, a utility worker was assaulted, but declined to prosecute. Larceny – Theft from Motor Vehicle, 6763 R-1 Wilson Blvd, (Planet Fitness), May 16, between 2 and 3 PM, a vehicle’s driver side window was smashed and items were taken. Larceny – Theft from Building, 300 blk N Oak St, May 16, victim reported that sometime in the last two weeks, a weed cutter was taken from an unlocked shed. Larceny – Theft from Motor Vehicle, 1000 E. Broad St, (24 Hour Fitness), May 17, between 7:30 and 8 AM, a vehicle’s driver side window was smashed and items were taken. Hit and Run, 1220 W Broad St (parking lot), May 17, a vehicle backed into another and then left the scene.

Hit and Run, N Maple Ave and Great Falls St, May 17, a vehicle ran a stop sign, hit another vehicle and did not stop. Larceny from Building, 513 W Broad St, #230, (Jazzercise), May 17, between 5:45 and 6:50 PM, items were taken from an unattended purse. Assault – Simple, 130 N Washington St (Clare and Don’s Beach Shack), May 17, 10:48 PM, officers responded to a fight in progress call. The two involved parties did not wish to pursue charges and were sent on their way. Hit and Run, 444 W Broad St (The Spectrum Parking garage), May 17, between 5:45 and 11:45 PM, a parked vehicle was damaged by a vehicle which left the scene. Drunk in Public, 200 blk E Broad St, May 17, a male, 53, of Falls Church, was arrested for being Drunk in Public. Animal Cruelty, 301 W Broad St, May 17, 5:30 PM, officers responded to a call of two dogs left alone in a vehicle. Owner arrived on scene and was issued two warning tickets for Cruelty to Animals. Larceny, 600 blk Fulton Ave, May 18, two bicycles were reported stolen overnight. The two bicycles were recovered in the 700 blk of Park Ave an hour later, along with another bike which

MAY 25 – 31, 2017 | PAGE 31 tensions from the police Officer Carson, recalling that this SpanishAmerican war vet lived in a building near Walker Chapel that contained a long-vanished market. Jack was taught to shoot rifles by a World War I submarine commander. His friends included the Kolakoski plumbing family, whose son was a pilot killed in World War II. And he also knew the Puglisi family that for decades ran the Country Club Market. Charlie Puglisi rose early to cross the Potomac to buy vegetables, his son deputized to pluck chickens. Jack recalls bobsledding at 60 mph on Rock Spring Road beside the country club golf course. As a youth he spent summers caddying. The going fee for 18 holes was 75 cents, but most players paid a dollar, Jack said. The exception was a banker who happened to be the father of Jean. Jack would marry her in 1950. Their Arlington adventure continues. *** I recently witnessed another’s life-changing moment. A piano tuner, a Mr. Reliability who kept my notes precise for three decades, showed up for my 88s’ regular check-up and balked. After removing our framed photos and baring the Yamaha’s innards, he tested a few taut wires and grimaced. The job was too taxing, he said, and he’s no longer up to it. No charge, he insisted, and walked out. I learned through a competitor that he retired. remains unclaimed. Larceny, 1000 blk Jennifer Ln, May 18, between 1:30 and 2:30 PM two bicycles were taken from a backyard. Larceny from Building, 600 blk N Oak St, May 19, a package was stolen from a porch. Victim became aware when neighbor found the empty box in yard. Destruction of Property, 200 blk Gibson St, May 19, a vehicle was keyed. Drunk in Public, 201 S Washington St, (7-11), May 19, responding to a call of a subject passed out under a sign, a male, 55, of Falls Church, was arrested for being Drunk in Public. Hit and Run, 6600 blk Wilson Blvd, May 20, a taxi was struck by a vehicle exiting a parking lot. The striking vehicle, a blue two-door sports car, fled the scene. Driving Under the Influence, 800 blk W Broad St, May 20, responding to a destruction of property call, officers located a sign in the roadway and a disabled vehicle in a nearby parking lot. A male, 39, of Falls Church, was charged with Destruction of Property and Driving Under the Influence. Vandalism to Vehicle, 600 blk Laura Dr, May 21, a vehicle was egged overnight Hit and Run, 444 W Broad St (The Spectrum Parking garage), May 21, sometime between 8 and 10 PM, a parked vehicle was damaged by a vehicle which left the scene OTHER ARRESTS A male, 58, of Mitchellville, MD, was arrested May 16, on two felony warrants for Obtaining Money by False Pretenses and Forgery.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 25 Shepherd’s Center Fundraiser. Eat breakfast or lunch at the Original Pancake House and the Pancake House will donate 15 percent of its sales that day to the Shepherd’s Center of McLean Arlington Falls Church (SCMAFC). The SCMAFC is an all-volunteer based non-profit organization dedicated to assisting seniors in maintaining an independent and safe lifestyle. Original Pancake House (7395 Lee Highway, Falls Church) 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Teen Knitting Club. Bring your knitting, crocheting, or other needle arts to work on! This is not a class, but we can troubleshoot and learn new techniques together. For Grades 6-12, registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 a.m. –

11 a.m. 703-248-5058.

FRIDAY, MAY 26 Playtime with the Early Literacy Center. Explore educational items to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703248-5058. Monarch Butterflies in Arlington. Gulf Branch Naturalist, Kenneth Rosenthal, discusses the efforts Arlington County Parks are involved in to support and preserve these wonderful creatures that are an integral of part of the environment. Lee Community and Senior Center and Park (5722 Lee Highway, Arlington). 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 703-228-0555.

SATURDAY, MAY 27 Wild Dogs Campfire. Wild dogs such as wolves, coyotes, foxes and more make their home in North

America. Find out who they are, which ones live in the area and the roles they play in nature. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington). $5 fee upon registration. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 29 Memorial Day Parade & Festival. Live music, amusement and pony rides, arts and crafts, food, civic and business booths, and so much more. Sponsored by Recreation & Parks. Don Beyer Fun Run at 9 a.m.; Veterans Ceremony at 11 a.m.; Parade at 2 p.m. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-248-5077. McLean American Legion Honors Military. McLean post 270 of the American Legion will conduct its annual Memorial Day sevice at the Memorial Garden at McLean High School. Special guests to attend include:

McLean Supervisor John Stouts, State Delegates Rip Sullivan and Kathleen Murphy, School board member Janie Strauss and McLean principal Ellen Reilly. U.S. military veterans will be in attendance at the event as well. Post Commander William Glen Yarborough, Jr. will be Master of Ceremonies. McLean High School (1633 Davidson Rd., McLean). 11 a.m. For more information contact Don Kimble at 703-356-8259 or mcleanpost270@yahoo.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 8 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Interfaith Iftars. Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center invites residents of Falls Church to break the fast with their Muslim neighbors at the sunset meal (iftar). Distinguished guests to share in the iftar on Wednesday are the First Responders and Government officials of the City of Falls Church. Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center (3159 Row St., Falls Church) 7:30 p.m. 703-5361030.

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in this wickedly funny stage bio that won a Tony Award for Best Play. Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” finds the singing legend leading a voice class, and while she both cajoles and terrorizes to get the best out of her students, she muses on her past glories and many heartbreaks. D.C. favorite Ilona Dulaski stars in this production. MetroStage Alexandria (1201 N. Royal St., Alexandria). 8 p.m. $60. metrostage.org. “The Father.” André is 80 and a man of his own mind. He’s quick with a joke, especially one with an edge, and used to dominating conversations and relationships. But things are getting strange: His trusted watch goes missing, reappears, and is lost again. His daughter’s stories don’t quite add up. His furniture is disappearing and there are strangers at his table. The incomparable Ted van Griethuysen stars in Florian Zeller’s internationally acclaimed and theatrically thrilling exploration of who we are to ourselves when our signposts disappear. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St., Washington D.C.) 8 p.m. $20. studiotheatre.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 28 “Jesus Christ Superstar.” The icon. His traitor. The most famous story ever told. Experience Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s stunning award-winning rock opera in a sleek, modern, environmental production. With the legendary songs “What’s the Buzz,” “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Everything’s Alright” and the title song, Joe Calarco (Gypsy) directs this dazzling and fiery epic of celebrity, passion, guilt and salvation. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $74. 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. sigtheatre.org.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THURSDAY, MAY 252 Andrew O’Day. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. The Dylz present a 76th Birthday Tribute To Bob Dylan. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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Mary J. Blige. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $45 – $145. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. Dave Chappell Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504. Alex The Red Parez and The Hell Rojos With QUESTIONS IN LETTERS. Iota Club & Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. Justin Shapiro. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 FRIDAY, MAY 26 No Funkin Clue. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283 Throwing Plates. Iota Club & Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340. Bad Influence Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504. Huntley. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. The Virginia Groove Gathering feat. Amoramora + Threesound + Staycation. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 8:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY SATURDAY, MAY 274 40 Dollar Fine. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. 2 From The Heart. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. LATO, Traffic Jam + Painting The Moon + The Internal Frontier. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566. Freddie Jackson. The Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria) $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Fifth Harmony. Wolf Trap (1645

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An Evening with The Seldom Scene. The Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria) $25. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500.

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Head for the Hills and Strung Like A Horse with Dear Creek. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $15. 8 p.m. 703237-0300. Linwood Taylor, Gary Brown, Clarence Turner Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-2419504. Brad Doggett. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 SUNDAY, MAY 28 Stealin’ The Deal. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. Candyrat Guitar Night presents Antoine Dufour & Ian Ethan Case. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave.

‘The President’s Own’ United States Marine Band. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $27 – $32. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. Eric King and the Thin Line. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY MONDAY, MAY 296 Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. We Rock! DC Camp Showcase. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW

James Madison High School Jazz Band. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $15. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Welcome Home Party for Mark Wenner with the Blues Warriors. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 8 Lexie Hayden “The Drive” EP Release Show + Sub Radio. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 8 p.m. 703-2551566. Open Mic with Bob Hume and Martha Capone. JV’s Restaurant (666 Arlington Blvd., Arlington) 8 p.m. 703-522-8340. Open Mic Night. Iota Club & Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703-522-8340

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Mustangs Seal Win Over Clarke With Late Goal BY MATT DELANEY

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After muscling out a tough final stretch of the regular season, George Mason High School’s varsity boys soccer team looks to begin anew with the postseason beginning at home with a 3-1 win over Clarke County High School. Clarke County has long been a rival of Mason’s (13-2-2) but Tuesday night’s match presented new chapter in their feud. The two squared off in Berryville just last Wednesday to end the regular season where the Mustangs seized a 2-1 victory to enter the playoffs on a high note. Roughly a week later, they butted heads once again with their respective seasons at stake. The pressure of fighting off a scrappy team in a knockout game is daunting, but Mason rose to the challenge. “We just had to stay composed. When somebody’s season is on the line and they’ve got nothing to lose, it gets chippy,” head coach Frank Spinello said. “We’ve experienced that in the past, so we just gotta make sure we play through it and don’t retaliate and don’t complain.” The Mustangs shot out of the

SO LONG says junior midfielder Peter Scardino, whose late goal secured Mason's win. (P��: C�� S��) gates in the first half. They generated quality chances in the final third of the field even if the shots weren’t finding the twine. Part of that was due to the sudden downpour that soaked the pitch at the start of the game, but that soon played into Mason's advantage. Junior midfielder Peter Scardino sent a low pass behind the Eagles’

backline and right to senior forward Olo Sembera Baracco, who ripped a shot straight at Clarke County’s goalkeeper, but wet gloves betrayed him as the ball slipped off his fingertips and into the goal. In the 26th minute another quick shot increased Mason’s advantage when senior forward Connor Anderson, freshman mid-

fielder Cole Hellert, and Sembera Baracco tick-tack-toed their passes before finding sophomore midfielder Nick Wells alone in front of the net for an easy tap in. Given the slick conditions and Mason’s dominant ball control, a 2-0 lead felt much larger than it looked. That was until the Eagles found themselves deep in the

Mustangs territory and scorched a shot to cut the lead in half. The sudden goal rattled the Mustangs, who struggled to string together consistent possessions for stretches during the second half and gave a hungry Clarke County team life. Thankfully, veterans out on the field were able to stabilize a possible tailspin. “We’ve got strong leaders out on the field and they were able to take care of it,” Spinello continued. “They just reminded our guys that we need to concentrate on the next ten minutes and not lose our heads.” Mason withstood a late barrage of advances when its back line cut off passing lanes and stopped the Eagles’ offensive players from setting up in front of their net. Scardino put the final nail in Clarke County’s coffin when he recovered a loose ball deep in the their defensive zone, weaved through the defense and faked out the Eagles’ goalkeeper to casually flick in a decisive final goal. Mason plays Central High School on Thursday for the Conference 35 championship and will host a home playoff game to start the 2A East region tournament on May 29.

Mason High Girls Cruise To Conference 35 Final BY MATT DELANEY

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George Mason High School’s varsity girls soccer team burst into the postseason by winning its first two matches against Clarke County High School, 3-0, and Stonewall Jackson High School, 9-0, to advance to the Conference 35 championship. This week marks the beginning of Mason’s (17-1) journey to something special. At the end of the road in mid-June awaits not only another 2A state title, but an astounding tenth consecutive title. It would make Mason’s program a dynasty unlike any other. Though first, they have to make it out their own Conference, and Clarke County wasn’t pulling punches in the semifinal match Tuesday night. After a strong first half, the heavily-favored Mustangs began to waiver. “We had more energy in the first half. Once we got up a little bit, we started to relax and let our guard down,” sophomore mid-

fielder Maura Mann said. “We need to work on keeping our energy up, and we need to take better shots because all of them were going right to the goalkeeper.” Mason hit the ground running in the first half. Mann got things going with a goal on an assist from junior forward Izzy Armstrong to put the Mustangs ahead. Keeping the offensive pressure up was Mann again, this time as a distributor, when she connected with the streaking freshman midfielder Fiona Howard who followed through on her shot to notch Mason’s second goal. Capping off the run was Armstrong who sent a strike past the Eagles’ goalkeeper after a slick pass from Mann got her into favorable position. By the start of the second half the Mustangs had lost enough of their edge to give Clarke County a fighter’s chance. Mason’s offensive possessions ended with passive shots directly to the Eagles’ goaltender while Clarke County nearly capitalized on some fast breaks had it not been for some

SCANNING THE FIELD is Mason senior defender Megan Butler, who notched a goal and assist in the Mustangs' win over Stonewall Jackson Tuesday in the Conference 35 tourney opener. (P��: C�� S��) daring maneuvers by junior goalkeeper Laura Whitaker to preserve the Mustangs lead. When the final whistle sounded Clarke County didn’t shrink Mason’s 3-0 advantage at all, but it gave the Mustangs a scare. A day before against Stonewall Jackson, Mason flat-out dominated. The goals came early and often, with ball movement and solid spacing clearing the way for

the eventual 9-0 decision. With the Conference 35 title in sight and a regional berth secured, Mason now has to be sure to rest their bodies. Three games in four days with a most players participating in club tournaments over the long weekend leaves the team at risk for exhaustion come the regional opener. “We’ll focus on what we need to focus on at practice, but we’re

not over-working it.” head coach Allison Klink said. “They all need to take care of themselves and their bodies. Club soccer’s important for a lot of them if they want to play in college, so hydrating, icing and make sure everyone’s healthy moving forward.” The Mustangs play Central High School for the Conference 35 title before opening the regional tourney at home on May 29.

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SOUNDING OFF is the saxophone section of George Mason High School’s Jazz Ensemble. The concert, which took place on May 18, featured multiple sections of the band including the Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band and the Wind Symphony. Senior Timothy Gilmour took home the top honor when he was awarded the John Phillip Sousa Award for his euphonium solo. (P��: C�� S�� )

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students engaged, energized, and capable of retaining concepts. Cervantes was the first teacher to add dance integration to the existing arts integration program at Bailey’s, and Cervantes regularly invites parents to see what and how their children are learning. She also founded the first Elementary Dance Company for Fairfax County students, a free after-school program for students in grades 2-5 to learn dance technique and choreographed movement. Cervantes volunteers her time with the school’s Head Start program, Early Literacy Program, and a teen group of Bailey’s alumni.

Mary Ellen Henderson Stuns At Science Olympiad Last week, 10 seventh and eighth grade students traveled to Richmond to present their scientific papers at the 2017 Virginia Junior Academy of Science Symposium. Four students placed in their category: Sarah Lambert took first place in Physical Science and presented her work to the Virginia Academy of Science. Matthew Sperry took second place in Engineering and Mathematics, Katherine Donovan won 3rd place in Animal

and Human Sciences and Nadia O’Hara earned an Honorable mention in Plant Sciences and Microbiology. All students represented Falls Church well at VJAS.

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Volunteers Needed For AllNight Grad Celebration Thirty more volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks and actvities for the upcoming All Night Graduation Celebration. The event for the freshly-minted grads runs from 11 p.m. on the night of graduation, June 21, to 5:00 a.m the following morning. Whether you stay up late or rise early, shifts are available for you. This give graduates a safe alternative to graduation night festivities.

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(TO17-01) AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, BY REZONING A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 7,508 SQUARE FEET OF LAND FROM R-1A, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO R-1B, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR A PORTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AT 116 GREAT FALLS STREET AND A PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY AT 308 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE, AND REZONING APPROXIMATELY 23,842 SQUARE FEET OF LAND FROM R-1A, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO T-1, TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT, FOR A PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTIES AT 308, 310, 312 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE & 103 WEST COLUMBIA STREET (REAL PROPERTY CODE NUMBERS 51-103-005 THROUGH 51-103-008, 51-103-023, AND 51-103-024), ON APPLICATION BY DAVID F. & EDITH H. SNYDER AND THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA BAPTIST CHURCH Application materials can be viewed at the Planning Division, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Room 300W, Falls Church, VA. 22046, M-F 8:30 AM to 5 PM. 703-248-5040.

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Council Row Over Split Decision to Put Brown on IDA

F.C. Mulls Next Step as Lawsuit Vs. Fairfax Water is Dismissed

Former unsuccessful City Council Candidate Greg Brown was voted by the Falls Church City Council onto the City’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA) by a 4-2 vote Monday night. The vote overrode the recommendation of the Council’s Appointments Committee.

City of Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner, while saying she was “disappointed” by a federal judge’s decision last week to dismiss the Fairfax County’s water system, confirmed that the City’s options are far from exhausted.

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Business News & Notes Locker Room Offering Veterans, Active Military 50% Off on Memorial Day The Locker Room Sports Bar and Grill is expressing their gratitude for our armed forces by offering veterans and active military a 50-percent off discount on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. The Locker Room, which has 21 HDTVs, 18 beers on tap, a game room with dart boards and pool tables, is located at 502 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.LockerRoomFC. com.

NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND Falls Church will miss the DuBro family’s black Labrador, Jetta, and her smiling face as she passed away in her sleep on May 12. The DuBro’s garden might see improvement now, but Jetta’s “help” will be sorely missed. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.

Memorial Day Free Access to Fairfax Rec Centers, Parks for Service Members The Fairfax County Park Authority is offering those who serve and have served and their families, free access to their RECenters and lakefront parks on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. The complimentary RECenter admission includes use of pools, fitness rooms, drop-in fitness classes, gyms, and miniature golf. Lakefront park amusements include carousels, boat rides, train rides, miniature golf, and camping. For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.

Jess Hair Cuts Opens in Former F.C. Gun Store Building Jess Hair Cuts has opened at 911 W. Broad Street in Falls Church, taking over the space formerly occupied by Northern Virginia Firearms. To celebrate its opening, a $10 haircut special is being offered.

F.C. Chamber & EDO to Offer Free Small Business Training Workshop June 1 The Falls Church Economic Development Office and the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce are offering a free training workshop for small business owners and entrepreneurs on Thursday, June 1 from 9 a.m. – noon. Presented by the Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity, “Entrepreneur Express: Moving Your Business Forward” will include discussions on Why You Need a Business Plan, Marketing Your Business, and Financing Your Business. The event will take place in the Dogwood Room, Falls Church City Hall, 300 Park Avenue in Falls Church. To register for this free event, go to www. FallsChurchVA.gov/FreeSeminar.

Free College Counseling Friday at F.C.’s C2 Education C2 Education is offering college counseling on Friday, May 26 from 3 – 8 p.m. at their Falls Church location, 1075 W. Broad Street. The counseling includes a discussion of potential schools and what the child’s profile should look like to increase the chances of acceptance. To make an appointment, email falls.church@ c2educate.com. For more information about C2 Education, visit www.c2educate.com.  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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After ‘Kaleidoscope,’ Nancy Scott Discusses Late Husband’s Battle With Alzheimer’s

NANCY SCOTT (RIGHT) and Creative Cauldron’s Laura Connors Hull at last Sunday’s “Kaleidoscope” post-show discussion. (P��: O�� K��) BY ORRIN KONHEIM

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The audience for Creative Cauldron’s latest play, “Kaleidoscope,” this past Sunday was treated to a post-show discussion with Nancy Scott, the wife of the late Virginia State Delegate Jim Scott, who opened up about her experiences losing her husband after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. The four-person play tells the story of an aging actress dealing with the pervasive effects of Alzheimer’s and how her

family copes with her changing condition. The post-play discussion was moderated by Creative Cauldron Producing Director Laura Connors Hull in front of about 25 people. “There’s something that rang true about [the play]. Obviously Jim was not on the stage, but it was a public life he led,” said Nancy Scott. Her late husband had held public office since 1972 including 22 years in the Virginia State House of Delegates. Del. Scott was first diagnosed in 2012 with mild cognitive impairment and it was only in the

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last 10 weeks of his life after he could no longer physically stand that Nancy Scott made the difficult decision to put him in an assisted living home. “I still sort of regret it. If I had known he was only going to live 10 weeks after that, I’m not sure, but it needed to be done,” said Scott. One of Nancy’s favorite memories was when she visited him this past Valentine’s Day and was surprised to see that he had regained some of the verve he used to have as a politician. “He was not good around

other people at that point, he was physically disabled. So the Jim I hadn’t seen for maybe a couple years was like ‘Oh, hi! My name is Jim Scott,’ the old politician in him,” Scott said. “He had always thoroughly enjoyed shaking hands and meeting people. And I thought, ‘This is worth it!’ this is fun. That was the last time I saw the sitting up and the confidence.” In closing, Scott added that the play, “Kaleidoscope,” “captured an emotional piece. Emotion is there to the end and what you all captured that I believe, Jim died before the other depths, he knew me, he wasn’t sure about photographs of our daughters, shortly before he died, he said about those young ladies, and those are our daughters, one of his last complete sentences was ‘how are your mom and dad’ because he loved my mom and knew and he never stopped saying “I love you.” Hull prefaced the discussion saying that “Kaleidoscope” aims to be a work of art, and less so focused on the clinical aspects of the disease. The intent was that people would see this as a chance to take and share something specific about the experience. Playwright Stephen Gregory Smith, who later joined the panel with the cast members and the director, said that he was inspired by his grandmother who struggled with the disease and the two daughters were based on his mom and aunt. After seeing his mother and aunt between the matinee and evening performance that day, he believes that the play sometimes hits too close to home for him. “Kaleidoscope” originated

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with lead actress Florence Lacey, who then presented the idea to Smith and music director Matt Conner. “There’s beauty in it, there’s humor in it, and yes of course there’s pain. I thought Matt could really do something with it musically,” said Lacey, who has starred on Broadway in “Hello Dolly” and “Evita.” A lot of audience members chimed in with their experiences as well. “We’re married 25 years but we have no children. We discussed growing old and healthy together. We have siblings but they’re away. So we’ve discussed the thought and the risks of being each other’s caregivers,” said one audience member. “So one of the advantages in the fright and anxiety that ‘Kaleidoscope’ really brings to the fore, is the loving and learning process without, me at least, naively, thinking I’ll dive in naively when it happens.“ Another spoke of how she jogged her mother’s memory with a song and got a response from her mother criticizing her singing voice. The audience laughed. The Kensington Falls Church, a recently opened assisted living community, sponsored the Thursday and Saturday performances of the show’s 25-day-run with a variety of speakers to discuss the disease. Kensington outreach director Karen Akers said that they expected to facilitate conversation that would deepen the experience for the theater goers. The program is the third play in Creative Cauldron’s “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages” initiative which seeks to produce five original musicals over the course of five seasons. “Kaleidoscope,” running through this Sunday, May 28, was formally named yesterday a Helen Hayes Award recommended show.

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