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Lyme Disease Task Force Holds Final HearingMedical experts will testify on a broad

range of public education initiatives dur-ing the final hearing of Governor Rob-ert McDonnell’s Lyme Disease Task Forceon Monday, April 25. The hearing, whichis free and open to the public, will beheld at the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter from noon to 3:30 p.m.

“(These experts) are helping to ad-dress a rapidly evolving Lyme diseaseepidemic. Residents from five regionsof the state told their personal stories of

frustration and loss to the task force inMarch, and many common themes emergedthat urgently need solutions,” said MonteSkall, executive director of the NationalCapital Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Asso-ciation.

Jorge R. Arias, Ph.D., an entomologistwith the Fairfax County HealthDepartment’s Disease Carrying Insects Pro-gram, will testify at the hearing.

The task force, comprising state officialsand medical professionals, will gather in-

formation on what schools, parks, commu-nity groups, public officials, legislators andmedical professionals need to know aboutLyme disease and how the information canbest be communicated.

“Lyme disease is dramatically misdiag-nosed and there is too much denial by doc-tors that chronic Lyme exists,” said MichaelFarris, task force chairman.

McDonnell has designated May as LymeAwareness Month in Virginia. The VirginiaDepartment of Health states that the num-

ber of human Lyme disease cases in Vir-ginia has increased substantially overthe past several years, increasing from357 reported cases in 2006 to 908 casesreported in 2009. According to the Cen-ters for Disease Control, the numbersmay be 10 times as high.

For more information on the meeting,go to www.natcaplyme.org.

—Victoria Ross

Photos by Deb Cobb/The Connection

Rajika Mahan provides a last-minute adjustment to daughter SimranMahan’s hair. Simran is a member of the Kings Jesters, an after-schoolclub that started nine years ago and has become the organization thatproduces a fully-staged musical each year at Kings Glen ElementarySchool.

Theresa Moulder stars as Willy Wonka (center). She is surrounded byclassmates (in no particular order) Ewuraesi ‘Sunny’ Daniels, SydneyMiller, Caroline Farias and Helen Moreau. They are Oompa Loompas onethrough five.

‘Willy Wonka Junior’At Kings Glen Elem.

Tuesday April 12 was opening night for the Kings GlenElementary School Kings Jesters Student Performers as theypresented Ronald Dah’s “Willy Wonka Junior:” One hun-dred and thirty students are involved in the production asactors, crew and hospitality team. Preparation for the pro-duction began in October 2010, when interested studentsparticipated in audition workshops. They learned songs, amonologue, choreography and the blocking for a scene inpreparation for their audition. Parents and staff memberscontributed significantly to the production.

Students performed to a full house, with about 330 tick-ets sold. An additional performance will take place Thurs-day, April 14.

— Deb Cobb

(Right photo): Mitchell Brennan (left) and SeanMiner, performing as Mr. Bucket and his sonCharlie from Ronald Dahl’s ‘Willy Wonka Jun-ior.’(Left photo): Hannah Hirsh, dressed as anOompa Loompa, does some pre-performancestretching.


News

A 26-year-old Burke manis in the Fairfax Countyjail after being charged

with spying into homes in theBurke area for the past twomonths.

A resident of Burke LakeRoad, was arrested and chargedwith being drunk in public onMarch 24. He matched the de-scription of the “serial peeper”that had been reported in theneighborhood and witnessesidentified him as a suspect, ac-cording to Lucy Caldwell,Fairfax County Police Depart-ment spokeswoman. Policecharged him with peeping onThursday, March 31.

“There have been about adozen reported incidents, butmany may have gone unre-ported,” Caldwell said. “Therecould be more than one indi-vidual out there, so peopleshould keep their eyes open.”

According to Virginia stat-utes, “peeping or spying into adwelling” is a Class I misde-meanor, which may includeimprisonment for up to 12months and a fine of up to$2,500, or both.

But over the course of the in-vestigation, Caldwell said de-tectives learned the 26-year-oldman reportedly gave phony in-formation to police and jail of-ficials regarding his identity.

Detectives subsequentlycharged him with forgery of apublic document and uttering,or using, a forged public docu-ment. Both charges are Class IVfelonies punishable by two to10 years imprisonment and afine of up to $100,000.

The suspect also has an Im-migration and Customs En-forcement (ICE) detainerplaced on him, according to Lt.Sonny Cachuela, public infor-mation officer for the FairfaxCounty Sheriff ’s Department.ICE, the principal investigativearm of the U.S. Department ofHomeland Security (DHA), canplace a detainer on illegal im-migrants pretrial, as a way toinstitute removal proceedingsregardless of the outcome of thecriminal case, according toDHA’s website.

Cachuela said the suspect isscheduled May 3 for his firstcourt date on the forgerycharges.

Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solversby phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” a your messageto CRIMES/274637 or callFairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

— Victoria Ross

Alleged Serial PeeperFaces Charges

City of Fairfax police, in con-junction with the OptimistClub, will be offering Safe As-sured identification kits onTuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the City of FairfaxPolice Department, 3730 OldLee Highway.

Parents will receive a full-color photo ID and a mini-CDcontaining digital fingerprints,a digital photo and video show-ing movement and manner-isms, a general physical descrip-tion, vital personal information

and a family code word. Privateinformation is encrypted andaccessible only by law enforce-ment.

Missing posters can be cre-ated and printed directly fromthe mini-CD in English, Span-ish and French. The Safe As-sured ID kits can also be usedas a valuable aid for adults withspecial needs. The kits are freeand an appointment is neces-sary. For more information, callSgt. Dan Grimm at 703-385-7966.

Helping Keep Children Safe

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

After rejecting Gov. RobertMcDonnell’s (R) overhaul oflegislation that would havemandated the Picket Road

tank farm to comply with current safetycodes, the bill’s sponsors - Senator Chap Petersen(D-34) and Del. David Bulova (D-37) – got to work.

“On Friday, I sent a FedEx package to the gover-nor with 87 letters and emails from constituents ask-ing him to sign Senate Bill 843,” Petersen said. OnMonday, Bulova said he formally requested a meet-ing with McDonnell and other community leadersin an effort to get the Governor to sign the originalbill into law.

Whether Petersen and Bulova can persuade thegovernor to sign the bill is an open question, but thelegislators were successful in mobilizing their col-leagues in the General Assembly to deny McDonnell’sproposed revisions that diluted the impact of the tankfarm safety bill.

During a marathon veto session on Wednesday,April 6, lawmakers, in a bi-partisan vote, kicked theweakened legislation back to McDonnell.

The Democratic-controlled Senate rejected theGovernor’s amendments (23-N, 17-Y), while the Re-publican-led House rejected the changes by a largermargin (84-N, 16-Y). McDonnell now has 30 days tosign or veto the measure.

THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION – unanimouslyadopted by both houses inFebruary - required ownersof the tank farm to complywith current safety stan-dards by reinforcing the bot-toms of its tanks to preventleaks. The owners had 10years to conform to the leg-islation.

On March 26, in a movethat surprised local lawmak-ers, McDonnell returned theoriginal bill to the generalassembly, striking languagethat required the tank farmto comply with current safety codes and calling intoquestion the constitutionality of the language thatspecifically targeted the Fairfax site. Petersen hadsaid restricting the legislation to the Fairfax tank farmensured smooth passage of the bill in February.

Calling the governor’s constitutional analysis “a redherring,” Petersen said, “I would simply respond thatthis is not a constitutional issue, because there is nocorporate ‘right to pollute’ under our state or Fed-eral constitution.” He added that he would not ac-cept a “meaningless ‘feel good measure’ that gutsthe entire bill.”

The Pickett Road tank farm, which has been thesite of several recent leaks, spills and tanker truckaccidents, was fined $114, 385 in March by stateand federal environmental regulators.

The Virginia Depart-ment of EnvironmentalQuality (DEQ), the U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA), and theState Water PollutionControl Board (SWCB)imposed the fine againstTransMontaigne, the op-erator of the 90-acre pe-troleum storage and dis-tribution terminal, afterthe SWBC concluded thatTransMontaigne violatedstate regulations by fail-

ing to “immediately report the discharge of oil tostate waters and for the discharge of 25,283 gallonsof oil” from January through March of 2010.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11), who has been asolid advocate for tougher regulations at the site,said he hoped the fine sends a message that the tankfarm must be more vigilant in preventing future oilspills. “The action against TransMontaigne is the re-sult of good coordination among federal, state andlocal officials to send a strong message that contin-ued pollution to our neighborhoods and waterwayswill not be tolerated.”

Connolly said that by revamping the original tankfarm safety bill, McDonnell was putting “corporateinterests over the interests of the community.”

ON MONDAY, Petersen and Bulova said they wouldcontinue to lobby the governor to reevaluate thechanges he made to the original bill. “We have sentthe bill back to the governor. I sincerely hope he takesa second look at the unique circumstances of thePickett Road tank farm which justify the targetednature of this bill,” Petersen said.

On Tuesday, April 5, Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-At-Large) and

Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) sent a lettercondemning McDonnell’samendments.

“The amendments thatyou have proposed wouldsignificantly weaken the leg-islation. On behalf of thecitizens of Fairfax County,whom we represent, we re-spectfully request that youwithdraw your recom-mended amendments to HB2103 and SB 843. We be-lieve that the legislation as

adopted by the General Assembly is the better ap-proach to protect the health and safety of our citi-zens,” according to the letter.

“I am still hopeful that the Governor will acceptthe bill as originally passed. I look forward to, and Iknow that the leadership in the community looks for-ward to, the opportunity to work with him on thisissue,” Bulova said last week.

“The administration welcomes information fromstakeholders regarding potential action by the Gov-ernor,” said Jeff Caldwell, a spokesman for the gov-ernor.

If the Governor does not veto the returned bill in30 days, then it becomes law. According to state law,the General Assembly may override McDonnell’s vetowith a two-thirds majority.

Local officials urgeMcDonnell to meet,reconsider changes.

Lawmakers Push Back onTank Farm Bill

“I sincerely hope he takesa second look at theunique circumstances ofthe Pickett Road tank farmwhich justify the targetednature of this bill.”

—Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34)

Urging Governor to signtank farm bill: Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34) and Del.David Bulova (D-37)

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call7703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday.Dated announcements should be submit-ted at least two weeks prior to the event.

Marine Corps Pvt. Melinda L.Carbajal, daughter of Yaneth Carbajalof Burke, recently graduated from theMarine Corps Basic Combat EngineerCourse at Marine Corps EngineerSchool, Marine Corps Base, CampLejeune, N.C. Carbajal is a 2009 gradu-ate of Robert E. Lee High School andjoined the Marine Corps in July 2010.

Air Force Airman 1st ClassAlexander W. Wolf graduated frombasic military training at Lackland AirForce Base, San Antonio, Texas. He isthe son of Cherly Navarro of GilmoreDrive, Lorton, Wolf graduated in 2006from Colonial Forge High School,Stafford.

Army Reserve Pfc. Xavier D.Duncan has graduated from basic com-bat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia,S.C. He is the son of Jeanette Duncan ofBurke Pond Lane, Burke. Duncan gradu-ated in 2009 from Robinson SecondarySchool.

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted at leasttwo weeks prior to the event.

SATURDAY/APRIL 16CASA Information Session. 11 a.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Fairfax Court AppointedSpecial Advocates (CASA) is hosting aninformation session for those whowould like to learn more aboutadvocating for abused or neglectedchildren. 703-273-3526, x22 [email protected].

Community Shredding Event. 10a.m.-1 p.m. Burke PresbyterianChurch, 5690 Oak Leather Drive,Burke. Gather documents in boxes orpaper bags; no plastic bags. Limited towhat can fit in a passenger vehicle, nomoving vans. Free, donations accepted.703-764-0456 [email protected].

SUNDAY/APRIL 17Burke Historical Society Meeting. 4

p.m. Silas Burke House, 9617 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Lynne Garvey-Hodge will speak on the women’ssuffrage movement and the ProgressiveEra in the Burke, Lorton, and Cliftonareas. [email protected].

MONDAY/APRIL 18Senior Fall Prevention Classes. 2

p.m. The Woodlands RetirementCommunity, 4320 Forest Hill Drive,Fairfax. Held in a heated indoor pool,designed to work on balance and coremuscles in order to prevent injuriesand falls. Classes are Mondays and/orFridays. $10 per class. Register at 703-667-9800.

TUESDAY/APRIL 19Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support

Group. 6:30 p.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. 703-451-8626.

SUNDAY/APRIL 24Burke Historical Society Meeting. 4

p.m. The Silas Burke House, 5641Burke Centre Parkway. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 27Foster Parent Information Session.

6 p.m. United Methodist FosterServices (UMFS), 6335 Little RiverTurnpike, Alexandria. Agencyrepresentatives will answer questionsand explain the requirements to fosteror adopt. Free. 703-941-9008 orwww.umfs.org.

MONDAY/MAY 2Bereavement Training to become a

Haven Volunteer. 9:30 a.m. Havenof Northern Virginia, 4606Ravensworth Road, Annandale.Training will be on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays from May 2-13. 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 4Support Group for Parents of

Children and Teens with SpecialNeeds. 7:30 p.m. Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Gainknowledge, share resources, copingmechanisms and strategies and providemutual support. Register at 703-896-7615 or 703-537-3040.


News

A 26-year-old Burke man is inthe Fairfax County jail after beingcharged with spying into homes inthe Burke area for the past twomonths.

A resident of Burke Lake Road,was arrested and charged withbeing drunk in public on March24. He matched the description ofthe “serial peeper” that had beenreported in the neighborhood andwitnesses identified him as a sus-

Alleged Serial Peeper Faces Chargespect, according to Lucy Caldwell,Fairfax County Police Departmentspokeswoman. Police charged himwith peeping on Thursday, March31.

“There have been about a dozenreported incidents, but many mayhave gone unreported,” Caldwellsaid. “There could be more thanone individual out there, so peopleshould keep their eyes open.”

According to Virginia statutes,

“peeping or spying into a dwell-ing” is a Class I misdemeanor,which may include imprisonmentfor up to 12 months and a fine ofup to $2,500, or both.

But over the course of the inves-tigation, Caldwell said detectiveslearned the 26-year-old man re-portedly gave phony informationto police and jail officials regard-ing his identity. Detectives subse-quently charged him with forgeryof a public document and utter-ing, or using, a forged public docu-ment. Both charges are Class IV

felonies punishable by two to 10years imprisonment and a fine ofup to $100,000.

The suspect also has an Immi-gration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) detainer placed on him, ac-cording to Lt. Sonny Cachuela,public information officer for theFairfax County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment. ICE, the principal investiga-tive arm of the U.S. Departmentof Homeland Security (DHA), canplace a detainer on illegal immi-grants pretrial, as a way to insti-tute removal proceedings regard-

less of the outcome of the crimi-nal case, according to DHA’swebsite.

Cachuela said the suspect isscheduled May 3 for his first courtdate on the forgery charges.

Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” a your message toCRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

— Victoria Ross


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School Notes

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted at least twoweeks prior to the event.

Maria Ali of Lake Braddock SecondarySchool (neuroscience); Kyle Belfort ofLake Braddock Secondary School (medi-cine); David Harris of Lake BraddockSecondary School (aerospace engineer-ing) and Arianna McQuillen of LakeBraddock Secondary School (mechanicalengineering) have won the AchievementScholarship from the 2011 National AchievementScholarship program (NASP). The AchievementScholarships are awarded to Black Americanhigh school seniors to be used for undergradu-ate study at any regionally accredited UnitedStates college or university.

Andy Artze, Michael Sherburne andExxus Altimus of Robinson Secondary School ofFairfax are first place level II winners of the North-ern Regional Technology Student Association(TSA) Fair. Artze, Sherburne and Altimus won inthe System Control Technology category.

Daniel Castellano of Lake Braddock Second-ary School in Burke is the first place level II winnerof the Northern Regional Technology Student As-

sociation (TSA) Fair. Castellano won in the Archi-tectural 2D category.

Northern Virginia’s Fellowship of Chris-tian Athletes Power Camp runs June 27-July,at Key Middle School. Local High School, 6402Franconia Road, Springfield. Christian coaches andathletes provide instruction to youths, ages 8-12,in the following sports: boys-baseball, football, bas-ketball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis and wrestling; andgirls-basketball, cheerleading, soccer, lacrosse andtennis. Registration $200 for week. Go towww.novafca.org or call 703-225-0070 for infor-mation on all FCA camps.

Maria Ali, Kyle Belfort, David Harris andAdrianna McQuillen, seniors at Lake BraddockSecondary School, were named semifinalists in the2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Kazumi Ashton-Hughes and NshiraTurkson, seniors at West Springfield High School,were named semifinalists in the 2011 NationalMerit Scholarship Program.

Two students in Leann Kniller’s sixth-gradeAAP class at Springfield Estates Elementary Schoolwere named finalists in the 2010 National Veter-ans Day Poster and Essay Contest. Grace Mikaand Brendan Macbeth were among 10 fifth andsixth-grade finalists out of more than 800 entries.

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To have community events listed, sendto [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416 with questions. Dead-line for calendar listings is two weeksprior to event.

THURSDAY/APRIL 14Ringling Bros. and Barnum &

Bailey circus. 7 p.m. GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot Drive, Fairfax. Tickets$7-$15. www.ringling.com or 202-683-3238.

Fairfax Bibiophiles. 7:30 p.m. FairfaxCity Regional Library, 10360 NorthSt., Fairfax. With Dale Sorenson,founder and former owner ofWaverly Auctions (now Quinn’sAuction Galleries and Waverly Rare

Books), on how a book auction isrun, where the books come from,how the books are priced and more.Free. 703-293-6227.

Down on the Farm. 10:30 a.m. and11:30 a.m. City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Stories and activities. Age 2-3 withadult. 703-293-6227.

Bee Healthy Puppet Show. 10:30a.m. Pohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Learnhow to stay healthy at this FairfaxCounty Health Dept. puppet show.Birth-5 with adult. 703-644-7333

Paws for Reading. 4 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Practice reading skillswith a trained therapy dog. Age 6-12.

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Bruce Kuhn presents “The CottonPatch Gospel.” 7 p.m. TruroChurch, 10520 Main St., Fairfax. Afull length musical with music andlyrics by Harry Chapin. $25 perperson, $40 per couple, $40 perfamily. www.trurochurch.org/cottonpatchgospel.


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SATURDAY/APRIL 16Spotlight on Virginians. 7 p.m.

Fairfax High School Auditorium,3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Featuringthe City of Fairfax Band’s YoungArtist Competition Winner at 7 p.m.and the premiere of a commission byTravis Cross performed by the City ofFairfax Band in a symphonic windensemble concert at 8 p.m. Concerttickets $15 adults, $9 seniors, andfree for age 18 and younger. Pre-concert event is free with concertticket. www.fairfaxband.org or 703-757-0220.

Funatical: Taking Comedy to theExtreme! 7:30 p.m. NorthernVirginia Community College ErnstCultural Theater, 8333 Little RiverTurnpike, Annandale. Anintercultural, interfaith comedy tourthat breaks stereotypes and bridgesgaps between Muslims, Jews,Christians and other faiths. Proceedsbenefit the Nooristan Foundation, a501c3 nonprofit that providessupport for charitable andeducational projects in Afghanistan.$25-$40. www.funaticalcomedy.com.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey circus. 11:30 a.m., 3:30p.m. and 7:30 p.m. George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $7-$15.www.ringling.com or 202-683-3238.

Virginia’s Road to Secession. 2p.m. Historic Blenheim Estate, 3610Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Localhistorian Michael Shumaker willexplore issues leading to Virginia’ssecession from the Union in May1861 and specifically examine thevote for secession in Fairfax County.Free. 703-591-0560.

Ryan Buckle & Friends: ScienceYou Can Sing To. 2:30 p.m. KingsPark Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Music and science with RyanBuckle and Zelda the Zookeeper.Register at703-978-5600.

SUNDAY/APRIL 17“Sleeping Beauty.” 12:30 p.m., 3:30

p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Northern VirginiaCommunity College Richard ErnstTheater, 4001 Wakefield ChapelRoad, Annandale. A one-hournarrated version of the classicfairytale. $10. [email protected].

“Live Wire.” 4 p.m. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Theater ofthe First Amendment recreates thelook, sound and feel of the classicradio days of the 1930s with “LiveWire,” featuring a selection ofauthentic shows drawn from Mason’sextensive Federal Theatre Projectarchives. Pre-performancediscussions, free to ticket holders,begin 45 minutes prior to theperformance at the Center for theArts on the Center’s Grand Tier III.Tickets are $18-$36 at 888-945-2468or cfa.gmu.edu.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum &Bailey circus. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.George Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot Drive, Fairfax.Tickets $7-$15. www.ringling.com or202-683-3238.

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By John Byrd

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Seventeen years may seem like along time to wait for your dreamkitchen, but Denise Auer says thetiming is “just about perfect.”

“I knew when we were raising our chil-dren that the original plan had a lot of short-comings,” Auer says, speaking of the kitchenin the two-level Fairfax Station colonial shehas occupied with husband Ken since theearly1990s. “We were just too busy to makechanging it a priority.”

Today, however, with children, grandchil-dren and a list of dinner guests that oftenexceeds 30, Auer sees the re-designed, re-integrated kitchen as an ideal complementto this phase of her life.

The new interior design reconciles thefront of the house with the family room,sun room and deck in the rear, Auer said.“It’s all very cohesive and welcoming.”

Still, the improvement has come withoutan inch of new floor space.

“I find it astonishing that this is the samefootprint as the earlier kitchen. Before, therewas never enough space for cooking, serv-ing, clean-up, or storage. The room wasdark. And there was a lot of wasted space.”

“Now, the ceiling seems higher; the roomis much lighter; the floor space is expan-sive.”

Dawn Parker, who headed the Auerkitchen makeover on behalf of Sun DesignRemodeling of Burke, is pleased she couldaccommodate so many requirements with-out moving walls. But she’s not surprisedthat the owner is finding the new plan aradical improvement.

“I’m pretty familiar with the problems insome older production house kitchens,”Parker said. “A space plan can make a fa-vorable impression, yet lack thoughtfulwork triangles, or any serious considerationto circulation—so a cook with hosting du-ties has to work hard to compensate.”

In re-working the Auer kitchen, Parkerconcentrated on increased storage, strate-gically located surfaces and a more sensibletraffic and circulation plan. Parker designedseveral built-ins, which were custom milledto her specifications.

A floor-to- ceiling French-style hutch pro-vides a clandestine way to re-route plumb-ing and eliminates an unnecessary wingwall, and it’s also a custom storage solu-tion that presents an eye-pleasing focalpoint to those entering from the front foyer.

A bow-front cabinet on the opposite wall,likewise, offers storage and a step-savingserving area, while a mid-room food prepa-ration island/dining counter completes atriangle that supports the cook with a dozenconveniences.

To make the ceilings seem higher, Parkernarrowed the soffits.

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Kitchen Makeover Comes Just in TimeNo new square-footage inre-designed, re-integratedkitchen in Fairfax Station.

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“This is a kitchen that has been plannedfor my needs specifically,” Auer said. “There

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Whatever your name for it, thisspace is essential for every home-owner. At BOWA, we call this im-portant room the “Family Foyer”as it often includes spaces to helporganize the way today’s modernfamily lives. Here are four tips tohelp your family optimize (or cre-ate) a useful Family Foyer.

1.) Transforming a Spaceinto a Family Foyer: If there isno space currently allocated as aFamily Foyer, the first step is to un-derstand what the space is cur-rently being used for and if thosefunctions can be moved elsewhereor incorporated into the new fam-ily foyer space. For example, atBOWA, we are seeing more peoplerepurpose their back halls andlaundry spaces into family foyers.Many families are doing homerenovations to move their laundryfacilities to the upper level sincethat is where the majority of laun-dry is generated.

2.) Protect from Wear andTear: The family foyer is the firstline of defense from the out-doors—meaning it sees a lot oftraffic, dirt and other debris. Toprotect floors from wear and tear,utilize tile or stone flooring. Thesematerials are much easier to cleanand protect than carpet or woodflooring. Stone materials used tocreate adjacent patios or walks canbe incorporated to create a cohe-sive flow between the indoor andoutdoor spaces. For walls, we rec-ommend a quality grade of paintwith a more durable finish likeeggshell or satin, which makesclean up easier. For aesthetic rea-sons, we also see a lot of wainscot-ing used in family foyer renova-tions. This material also has theadded benefit of being a moredurable surface to protect wallsfrom the scuffing of kids’ back-packs and the dog’s scratching.

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4.) Provide PersonalizedSpaces: If you provideit, maybe they’ll use it?Consider designating in-dividualized spaces forfamily members to helpensure their personalitems are actually putaway. For children, con-sider creating individuallockers or cubbies withtheir names on them anddesigned to meet the

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After a disappointing first half onMonday ended with a scorelesstie against Yorktown, theWoodson girls soccer team

looked to force the issue.Around the 60-minute mark, the Cava-

liers fired a barrage of shots. Danielle Kingmisfired with a header before setting upCassidy Mercier, who also came up empty.Erin Havard failed in her attempt at the top-left corner of the net, Elizabeth Gaski wasdenied by Yorktown goalkeeper SophieFrank and Kaitlin Brooks was wide left.Mercier got another chance, but Frank cameup with another save.

“It was frustrating in the first half becausewe didn’t play our best,” King said. “Finally,after talking at halftime, we definitelyshowed up in the second half and [had] oneopportunity after another. Finally, it waslike, ‘When is it going to go in? When is itgoing to go in?’”

In the 73rd minute, Havard’s free kickgave Mercier yet another chance. This time,the sophomore found the back of the net,leading Woodson to a 1-0 victory over thePatriots at Greenbrier Stadium in Arlington.It wasn’t an ideal performance, but theCavaliers remained undefeated, improvingtheir record to 6-0-1. ESPNRISE.com rankedWoodson No. 7 nationally in the April 11edition of its spring soccer POWERADE FAB50 poll.

“As a team, we’ve got to finish better,”

third-year Woodson head coach WarrenWilliams said. “We had ample opportuni-ties. Balls are sitting around on the line andnear the line and we’ve just got to findsomebody to tuck those in the back of thenet.”

While the Cavaliers were limited to onegoal, they showed an ability to createchances.

“I thought [the Cavaliers] dictated a lotof those 50-50 balls and challenges and theyplayed very direct,” Yorktown head coachVicky Brunt said. “They just kind of keepgetting at it, keep hitting it forward, keephitting it forward and if we’re not going togo in hard and try to anticipate those things”we’re going to struggle.

WOODSON’S ONE-GOAL EFFORTsnapped a four-game streak of scoring atleast three goals. The Cavaliers outscoredtheir opponents 15-3 through seven games

and were not scored upon during three non-Patriot District contests. Woodson openedthe season with a 1-0 win over Fairfax onMarch 16 and played defending state cham-pion Stone Bridge to a scoreless tie onMarch 24. After four consecutive districtwins, the Cavaliers defeated Yorktown.

Woodson is off to a strong start despitelimited contribution from King, a seniorstandout midfielder and defender who willplay at Virginia Tech next season. Kingpulled her left hamstring in the preseasonand missed the team’s first four games. Shesaw reduced minutes against South County(April 5) and Annandale (April 7) beforeplaying the majority of Monday’s contest atYorktown. King said she was sore after herfirst two games, but is now feeling “prettygood.”

“She’s been hurt, so we’ve missed her,”Williams said. “… This was the first gamewhere I sort of took the reins off and you

can see she’s special. She attacks people,she defends people, she chases peopledown, she’s pretty dynamic. She just bringsanother little spark that we didn’t have be-fore.”

Last season, King and the Cavaliers lostin the opening round of the Northern Re-gion tournament. This year, King has set herexpectations high.

“Honestly, I think this team is worthy ofwinning states,” she said. “We have a lot ofawesome players out on the team and Ithink our bench is so deep. With me beingout at the beginning of the season, the girlshave played awesome.”

ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT toWoodson’s success is senior MarleeStynchula. Last year, she saw time at goal-keeper before being moved into the fieldand becoming a goal-scoring force. She isalso a physical presence and a team leader.

“About halfway through [last] season weneeded someone who could score goals,”Williams said. “Who knew she could scoregoals? She didn’t tell us. She ended up withabout 10 goals in nine games last year. …She’s just a tough kid. She brings energy.She’s not the most skilled player, but every-thing she has she’s going to leave out onthe field. She’s a big emotional leader forus. She does things that get kids fired upand she plays really hard. She’s never dirtybut, man, she plays hard. …

“If you were to go to a guys game, you’d[expect it]. But on the girls side, girls aren’tused to it.”

King, Stynchula, Havard (defender/midfielder), Brooks (midfielder/forward),Brett Thomas (defender/midfielder) andLindsey Heigh (midfielder) are the team’ssix seniors.

Junior Jessica Ferrari is the Cavaliers’goalkeeper.

Woodson will host Lake Braddock at 7p.m. on April 27.

Standout seniorDanielle Kingreturning to form afterhamstring injury.

Persistence Pays Off for Undefeated Woodson

On Monday, Woodson standout Danielle King (4) played in her thirdgame since returning from a hamstring injury. The senior will play atVirginia Tech next year.

Elizabeth Gaski (17) and the Cavaliers fired a barrage of shots late inMonday’s contest, eventually beating Yorktown 1-0.

Marlee Stynchula, left, is a physical player and a team leader, Woodsonhead coach Warren Williams said.

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By Victoria Ross

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Tackling the homeless prob-lem may seem like an end-less uphill climb. But

Fairfax County is making measur-able progress in preventing and end-ing what many consider an intrac-table problem.

So much progress, in fact, that theNational Alliance to EndHomelessness (NAEH) recognizedthe Fairfax-Falls Church communityfor its efforts to end homelessnesswith its Community Snapshot re-port, released this month.

“What an amazing honor to beselected by the National Alliance, asthey work with hundreds of com-munities nationally,” said DeanKlein, director of the Fairfax CountyOffice to Prevent and EndHomelessness (OPEH).

“This recognition will supporteven greater momentum and en-ergy within our community as wecontinue to decrease the number ofchildren, families and single adultswho are homeless or at risk of fall-ing into homelessness,” Klein said.

THE FAIRFAX-FALLSCHURCH community’s approachto preventing and endinghomelessness is predicated on part-nerships with a broad coalition ofnonprofits, faith-based communi-ties, businesses, government agen-cies and individuals, Klein said. Part-ners include Reston Interfaith, Shel-ter House, United Community Min-istries and the Fairfax County De-partment of Housing and Commu-nity Development.

The NAEH applauded thecounty’s partnerships and aggres-sive efforts to end homelessness.

“The Fairfax-Falls Church commu-nity partnership has been success-ful in providing a strategy and di-rection for preventing and eradicat-ing family and overallhomelessness,” said Nan Roman,executive director of the NAEH, anonprofit, non-partisan, organiza-tion committed to preventing andending homelessness in the UnitedStates.

In 2007, the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors adopted a 10-YearPlan to end homelessness. In 2008,the OPEH was established to man-age, coordinate and monitor imple-mentation of the community’s planto end homelessness by 2018. Sincethe plan was adopted, according tothe OPEH’s “Snapshot 2010” report,homelessness has decreased morethan 14 percent.

In 2010, there were 3,076 peopleserved at shelters and transitionalhousing in Fairfax County; nearly1,400 of the county’s homeless livedin families where 60 percent of theadults were employed, Klein said.

KLEIN NOTED some of the suc-cesses in the past year that helpedthe community garner national at-tention.

❖ Of the 3,076 people who wereliterally homeless, 482 were able tosecure permanent housing.

❖ A Housing Options Committeewas established to lead thecommunity’s efforts to create 2,650new affordable housing units forpersons who are literally homelessor at risk of homelessness.

❖ The number of chronicallyhomeless decreased by nearly 35percent, from 372 people in 2007to 242 people in 2010.

“In Fairfax County, we are veryproud of the initiative to prevent

and end homelessness,” said ConradEgan, senior advisor to the Afford-able Housing Institute and formerpresident of the National HousingConference. “When we committedourselves to this 10-year-goal, it wasmet with incredulity and skepticism.But we are very serious aboutachieving our goals. We keep closetrack of our progress, and how muchof a climb we have left to make. Ithink we symbolize the kind of alli-ance that represents a commitmentat the highest levels of the commu-nity,”

Egan said it was particularly sig-nificant that the business commu-nity has embraced the county’s ef-forts to eradicate homelessness.“This past year, many organizationsincluding Google, NorthropGrumman, Target and Freddie MacFoundation, helped raise awarenessand donated time, talents andfunds,” he said.

Kathy Albarado, president andCEO of Helios HR in Reston, saidrecognition from the NAEH was anhonor. “This is quite an accomplish-ment. I feel so honored andhumbled to support this magnificentwork.”

Although Fairfax County hasmade significant strides, Egan saidwe still live in economically chal-lenging times.

“While we feel very proud, werealize that we have a long way togo, and a steep mountain to climb,but we have a firm commitment andbroad support, and we can achieveour goals,” he said.

For more information on NAEH’s Com-munity Snapshot, go towww.endhomelessness.org/content/ar-ticle/detail/3855

For more information on the OPEH, goto www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless, orcall 703.324.9492.

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Editor & PublisherMary Kimm

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Editor in ChiefSteven Mauren

Managing EditorsMichael O’Connell, Kemal Kurspahic

Photography:Louise Krafft,

Craig SterbutzelArt/Design:

Geovani Flores, Laurence Foong,John Heinly, John SmithProduction Manager:

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Opinion

The Connection Newspapers, includ-ing the Alexandria Gazette Packet,the Mount Vernon Gazette and theCentre View, won dozens of news

awards for work published in 2010. Awardswere announced at the Virginia Press Associa-tion annual conference in Norfolk on April 9.

Michael Lee Pope won nine awards writingfor the Arlington Connection, the AlexandriaGazette Packet and the Mount Vernon Gazette,including investigative writing, public safety

writing, education writing,breaking news writing, busi-ness and financial writing,obituary writing, feature writ-

ing and headline writing. Pope also reports forWAMU radio and authored a book, “Ghosts ofAlexandria,” in 2010. Pope’s award-winningwriting included local police departments’ lackof transparency and refusal to share informa-tion that is public in almost every other state.

Alex McVeigh garnered awards for publicsafety writing for his coverage of the burglaryspree in Northern Virginia, and for featurewriting in the Reston Connection.

Julia O’Donoghue won first place for hercoverage of Fairfax County School Board deci-sion-making and communication on redraw-ing school boundaries and decision to closeClifton Elementary School.

Bonnie Hobbs, longtime reporter with theCentre View, won first place for her well-knownpublic safety writing, and also for feature se-ries for her compelling coverage of 3-year-oldRachel D’Andrea’s struggle with neuroblas-toma; Rachel died in January.

Managing editor Mike O’Connell won twoawards, one for page design and one for over-all newspaper design.

Mary Kimm won two awards for editorialwriting, including editorials on police power,remembering on Memorial Day, Virginia’s chal-lenge to the health care law, transportation,budget and breast cancer.

Our photographers, whose work is so impor-tant to community coverage and Connectionstyle, won many awards. Louise Krafft wonthree awards for picture story and essay, andfor her photographic contributions toAlexandria’s Talk of the Town page. CraigSterbutzel won first place for sports news. DebCobb won for her epic Day in the Life ofChantilly and her contributions to the BurkeConnection. LaShawn Avery-Simons won firstplace for sports feature.

Jeanne Theismann, who joined the Gazette andConnection staff well into the contest year in 2010,nevertheless won two awards, one for her featurephotography and one for headline writing.

Nick Horrock, who covers BRAC and FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors after a distin-guished national career, will be inducted intothe Maryland-Delaware-DC Hall of Fame onApril 21, 2011.

Jon Roetman, Ken Moore, Laurence Foongand the staff of the Potomac Almanac wonawards in the Maryland-Delaware-DC pressassociation news contest; the specific awardswill be announced next week.

Striving to Tell ThoseCommunity Stories

Editorial

News Awards❖ First place, Michael Lee Pope, Obituary

Portfolio, Personal Service Writing, AlexandriaGazette Packet

❖ First place, Michael Lee Pope, Feature Series orContinuing Story, Creating a Police OversightBoard, Mount Vernon Gazette

❖ First place, Michael Lee Pope, Public SafetyWriting: Price of Justice; Seeking Complaints;The Buoy Draggers; Mount Vernon Gazette

❖ First place, Bonnie Hobbs, Public SafetyWriting: Killing Yields Five Years; ChildMolester Sentenced to Prison/Parents ofPedophile’s Victims Speak Out; FireworksLead to Death, Jail, I Just Wanted Him HeldAccountable, Centre View Southern Edition

❖ First place, Mary Kimm, Editorial Writing: Tollsand a Transportation Fix; Police PowerDemands Transparency; Breast CancerAwareness; The McLean Connection

❖ First place, Julia O’Donoghue, General NewsWriting, School Board Email Communication,Fairfax Station/Laurel Hill Connection

❖ First place, Louise Krafft, Picture Story orEssay, Elementary School Track Meet, MountGazette

❖ First place, Craig Sterbutzel, Sports NewsPhoto, Spartans Repeat as Region Champions,Springfield Connection

❖ First place, Reed Albers, Sports WritingPortfolio, Springfield Connection

❖ Bonnie Hobbs, Feature Series or ContinuingStory, Rachel D’Andrea, Centre View SouthernEdition, second place,

❖ LaShawn Avery-Simons, Sports Feature Photo,Inaugural Bridge Half Marathon, AlexandriaGazette Packet, second place

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Breaking News Writing,Snowmageddon Grips Alexandria, Crushing,Money Down the Drain;”Alexandria GazettePacket, second place

❖ Michael Lee Pope, General NewsWriting,\Controversy Along The Waterfront;Alexandria Gazette Packet, second place

❖ Michael Lee Pope, In-depth or InvestigativeReporting; Police Transparency Blackout,second place

❖ Craig Sterbutzel, Sports News Photo,Celebratory Splash, The Burke Connection,second place

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Headline Writing, ArlingtonConnection, second place

❖ Michael O’Connell, Page Design, SpringfieldConnection, second place

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Business and FinancialWriting, $7 Billion Stimulus; Fewer Services,More Taxes; Board Raises Taxes, ArlingtonConnection, second place

❖ Mary Kimm, Editorial Writing: Adding PainfulCuts; Cuccinelli Misleads on Costs,Remembering on Memorial Day, FairfaxConnection, second place

❖ Alex McVeigh, Public Safety Writing, Series ofburglaries hits McLean, McLean Connection,second place

❖ Julie Ferrill, Laurence Foong, Louise Krafft,Specialty Pages or Sections, Talk of the Town,Alexandria Gazette Packet

❖ Jeanne Theismann, Headline Writing: ForWhom the Bell Tolls; Ghost Writer; PlaidTidings; Love on the Docks; Anchored inAlexandria, Alexandria Gazette Packet, thirdplace

❖ Jeanne Theismann and Louise Krafft, PictureStory or Essay, Plaid Tidings; AlexandriaGazette Packet, third place

❖ Deb Cobb, Picture Story or Essay, A Day in theLife of Chantilly, Centre View NorthernEdition, third place

❖ Michael O’Connell, Julia O’Donoghue, JonRoetman, Rich Sanders, Deb Cobb; GeneralMakeup, Burke Connection, third place

❖ Michael Lee Pope, Education Writing: Behindthe Cafeteria Wall; Racial Divide; InstructionVersus Administration, Arlington Connection,third place

❖ Alex McVeigh, Feature Story Writing, Family,friends reconnect 20 years after teen’s death,Reston Connection, third place

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