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Otis is one of the cockerspaniels looking for ahome with the help of

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Otis, an 8-10-year-old male cocker responds to volunteer HillaryEsquina by rolling.

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“All they need is a littlelove.”

— Linda Pfluger, Oldies But Goodies

Cocker spaniel rescuegroup needs helpfinding homes fortheir ‘Lucky 13.’

By Amber Healy

The Connection

Who knew that Newingtonwas the home of hope forcocker spaniels? Oldies ButGoodies, a rescue organiza-

tion specializing in cocker spaniels basedthere, is kicking off its 15th year by tryingto find homes for 13 dogs, taken in by thegroup late in December after their ownercould no longer care for them.

“The dogs come in for various reasons,”said Linda Pfluger, one of the group’s morethan 250 volunteers spread out acrossNorthern Virginia, Maryland and Washing-ton D.C. As people continue to struggle withthe economy, many owners are finding itdifficult to pay for their pets, she said, whileothers have to give up their companionsbecause they’re moving into smaller homesor into places where pets aren’t allowed.There have been a few occasions wheredogs have been turned over to Oldies ButGoodies, or OBG as the volunteers call it,due to abuse or neglect by their owners.

For the past few weeks, volunteers havebeen busy fostering the Lucky 13, as they’recalled, dogs who largely lived outside andwere in need of medical attention beforethey could be adopted out to their new fami-lies, Pfluger said. Many have already foundhomes, but some are still waiting with fos-ters.

Pfluger said she first got involved withOBG a few years ago, when she considered

adopting a dog but wasn’t sure she’d havethe time with her demanding job. She’s fos-tering one dog now and finds that she en-joys the wagging tail that greets her whenshe arrives home each night.

While it’s true that many dogs that arriveat OBG looking for a new home are skit-tish, most of them just need a little timeand love, not to mention patience, beforethey warm up to people again, Pfluger said.

“In spite of everything that happened (tothe Lucky 13), rescue dogs are so forgiv-ing. All they need is a little love,” she said.

OBG has built up a network of veterinar-ians, kennels, volunteers and others whoare eager and willing to help dogs in need,thanks in part to the small army of peoplewho keep the organization running.

“We’ve got people all over the area,”Pfluger said. “Within the last three or fouryears, we’ve had exponential growth. I thinkwe usually help about 300 dogs per year.”

Dogs stay with fosters for an undeter-mined amount of time. Some stay with fos-ters for six months or longer, while othersare adopted with days or weeks.

Some fosters, like Gloria and Jim Colition,consider themselves “foster failures,” be-cause they’ve adopted a large portion of thedogs they’ve brought into their homes overthe years.

“We’re head over heels for OBG,” GloriaColition said. She wasn’t always so enthu-siastic about the group, as the couple tookin their first foster shortly after the deathof their dog, which they had raised from a

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Key Center Students Get Whiff of Community ServiceStudents assemble catnip toys for AnimalWelfare League of Alexandria.

“Students have started toask more aboutcitizenship and what itmeans to contribute.”

— Jen Fier

By Chelsea Muth

The Connection

Catnip has a pungent lemony odor,known to drive cats wild. Currentlyin Northern Virginia, the smell is

affecting humans as well as felines. Thispast month, students at the Key Center havebeen making hun-dreds of catnip toysto donate to the Ani-mal Welfare Leagueof Alexandria.

Music and Sen-sory Integrationclasses are tacklingthe project to buildcommunity aware-ness, choice-makingskills, and motorabilities, while rudely awakening the senseof smell.

Based on the nationwide initiative, “Op-eration Happy Sock,” this project produces

and distributes therapeutic catnip toys forseverely anxious homeless cats. Made ofchild-friendly materials — polyester fiber-fill, catnip and socks — “Happy Socks” ap-pealed to teacher Jen Fier, who spottedthem in Key Center’s Student Age ChildcareProgram (SACC).

“I thought it would relate to my class-room,” said Fier, aUniversity of Vir-ginia grad with amaster’s degree inspecial education.“With the smell ofthe catnip and thefeel of fluff, we areable to use them forsensory integration.”

Now in her secondyear of teaching,

Fier is drawn to projects that can adapt toher students’ varying abilities. “[Students]use a funnel or measuring spoon to put cat-nip in the sock, then the polyfill, and then

they tie it up with some yarn,” she said.Fier was named FCPS’ Outstanding First

Year Teacher for 2010, after founding theKey Center’s Music and Sensory Integrationclass. For students with disabilities, sensory

integration aids comprehension and relax-ation. Fier’s class aims to help “studentsbecome better able to process sensations

Students at the Key Center in Springfield are making catnip toys aspart of a community service project.

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NewsWeek in Springfield

Police Investigate Fatal CrashFairfax County Police are investigating a fatal crash that

occurred Saturday, Jan. 29, after 6 a.m., on the Franconia-Springfield Parkway.

According to a police release, Romeo Alexander Arana,35, of the 1000 block of South Emerson St. in Arlington,was traveling in the right lane of the parkway going southas he approached the Accotink Creek bridge. Driving ontothe bridge, he lost control of his 1992 Honda Civic on theice and crashed into a snow embankment. Traveling up theembankment, the vehicle’s undercarriage rode along thebridge rail. The vehicle disengaged, became airborne andthen rotated and fell about 20 feet down a hill. The Civiccame to rest at the creek bed. Arana was pronounced deadat the scene.

According to the release, police do not believe that speedto be a factor in the crash. Investigators have not yet deter-mined if alcohol may have played a role. Arana was notwearing his seatbelt.

Police ask for anyone with information about the crash tocontact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477,e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plusyour message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax CountyPolice at 703-691-2131.

Police Investigate 20 BurglaryCases for Possible Links

Fairfax County Police detectives are investigating the pos-sibility 20 burglary cases across three police districts maybe linked, according to a department release.

Police detectives asking residents to be alert to suspiciousactivity in their neighborhoods. Most recently, four incidentstook place on Saturday, Jan. 29 in the Fairfax Station area.

In previous burglaries, thieves have forced open doors ofunoccupied homes, usually between 5-7 p.m. The thieveshave taken small, easily concealed items from the homes.According to the release, the cases appear to have begun onNov. 13, 2010 and have occurred in the West Springfield,Mason and McLean Police Districts.

Citizens are encouraged to contact police if they spot sus-picious vehicles or individuals in their neighborhood.

Police are asking that anyone with information contactCrime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” and a mes-sage to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Chamber Collects BooksFor Local Children

Through April 21, the Greater Springfield Chamber’s Com-munity Affairs Committee is hosting a Children’s Book Drive.The drive seeks children’s books for readers up to fifth grade.The books will be collected at Chamber events and at areabusinesses and will be distributed to area elementary-agestudents this spring.

Drop off new and gently-used children’s books at partici-pating locations through April 21. Chamber volunteers willcollect books as donation boxes fill up.

Book Drive hosts include: 4 More Travel; Austin Grill WestSpringfield; Balance Interactive (Cary Professional Building);Community Business Partnership; Comfort Inn Alexandria;Eddie Greenan Jewelers; Flowers n Ferns; Franconia Gulf;Franconia Police Station; Greater Springfield Volunteer FireDept & VFW Post 7327 Bingo Nights; Kaiser Permanente –Springfield; Metro Run & Walk; Springfield/South CountyYouth Club; NVCC Medical Education Campus; NOVA Pedi-atrics; Union First Market Bank, Burke, Central Springfieldand West Springfield; and VA Tire & Auto of Springfield.

To learn more about the chamber, go towww.springfieldchamber.org.

On the Road to Success

Mike Pallone in his temporary office inDale City. The long-time owner of PalloneChevrolet in Springfield said he is readyfor his next business adventure.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

On a blustery day in the early 1970s,Mike Pallone, for just a second,thought about permanently removingthe 30 foot by 50 foot American flag

that marked Pallone Chevrolet’s Springfield locationfor 41 years.

“We pulled down the flag every time it was windyso it wouldn’t get damaged,” said Pallone, smilingat the memory. “It took about five people to do itproperly. This young salesman, you see, he grabsthe flag and whoosh, just like that, he’s up in the airabout 10 feet. I’m yelling at him to ‘hang on, hangon!’ I’m worried about him, and I’m thinking aboutlawsuits, and maybe this flag isn’t such a good idea,but we finally got him down.

“But let me tell you, the next time we had to takethe flag down, I noticed this same guy scooted overto the service department real fast. …. We had somefun times.”

Just about everyone in Northern Virginia knewwhere the Pallone dealership in Springfield was.They may not have noticed the balloons and neon-colored banners flying on special sale days at thedealership, but they could not miss the enormousflag mounted on a 70-foot flagpole.

Despite the cost — about $6,000 a year — andcare of flying a garrison-sized flag in a military cor-ridor where people knew, and were quick to pointout, the complex protocol of flag flying, Pallone saidhe proudly flew the flag forthe 41 years he ownedPallone Chevrolet onBacklick Road in Springfield.

GRACIOUS, CHARMINGand candid, Pallone seemsmuch younger than his 84years as he holds court at hisnew office in Dale City,where he and his key associ-ates have relocated since thesale of the Springfield deal-ership last October. He is quick to get up and grab acoffee, or photos and awards to display. His eyeslight up when asked about what he calls his “fam-ily,” the people who worked with him for decades.

“I guess my business motto is that if you treatpeople like family, they will take care of everythingelse. Many of my employees stayed here for 20 or30 years. They always knew they were going to gettreated right, they were going to get a paycheck andthey could take pride in the work they did,” Pallonesaid.

His long-time business partner, Frank Joyce, nowpresident of Pallone, Inc., began working for Pallonein 1998, and liked what he saw right away.

“There were no politics here,” Joyce said. “Youknew that the customers would be treated fairly andsquarely. I used to tell our employees that when theirhead hit the pillow at night, they could sleep know-ing they were working for an honest man. They gavehim a lot of respect.”

Pallone’s nephew Alan Smith, said his uncle’s se-

County board to honorlong-time Springfieldbusiness leader.

cret to success is the fact that he’s hard of hearing.“He really doesn’t hear the word ‘no,’” Smith said.

Pallone laughs at that. “That’s true, but you knowit’s always about picking the right people,” he said.

Pallone said one of his best business decisions waspicking his wife. “When I married Armeda, I gave

her an office next to me, andwe worked together side-by-side, seven days a week. Weate lunch together every day,and it was a great relation-ship. Sure, we sometimes hadour spats,” Pallone said witha twinkle in his eyes. “Hey,she was Irish, and I’m Italian.But for 41 years she made thebusiness a real family, and itwas a joy to come to work.”

Armeda Smith Pallone diedin May 2010 at 84. The Pallones were married for 50years and did not have children of their own.

“She ran the office, and all of our employees wereour children. We went to every baptism, wedding,anniversary, celebration, whatever. Everybody lovedher,” said Mike Pallone, his voice softer for a moment.

Dawn Paxton, who has worked with the Palloneson payroll for nearly 20 years, said Armeda Palloneloved to laugh. “I’ll always remember her smile andkindness. She and Mr. Pallone never forgot birthdaysand always asked about what was happening in yourlife. I always felt like family here,” she said.

BORN IN 1927 in Donora, Pa., Mike Pallone wasone of five children. His father was a coal miner whodied of black lung disease when Pallone was just 7,and his mother, Thomasina, had to raise the familyon her own during the Great Depression.

“It wasn’t an easy life, but my mother made things

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“I guess my businessmotto is that if you treatpeople like family, theywill take care ofeverything else.”

— Mike Pallone

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work. She made sure we had what we re-ally needed,” Mike Pallone said.

After graduating from high school,Pallone attended Roberts Wesleyan Semi-nary in Rochester, N.Y. then served in theAtlantic theater with the Merchant Marinesduring World War II.

He showed an early talent for salesman-ship. When he returned to Rochester afterthe war, he became a Fuller-Brush salesman,knocking on doors to sell an assortment ofcleaning brushes for the iconic Americancompany. Post WWII Rochester was a boom-ing town, home to Eastman Kodak, BondClothing and the pioneer auto company,Cunningham. Pallone sold Fuller Brushesduring the company’s heyday, an era whenmost women stayed at home and relied onsalesmen to deliver milk, ice, clean diapersand Fuller brushes.

In the summer of 1947, Pallone’s life tooka brief detour. “For some reason, my buddyand I thought we could be movie stars,”Pallone said. So they packed two suitcasesand hitchhiked to Hollywood. “It was agreat adventure. People were marvelous tous,” Pallone said. “We had our Hollywooddream. We saw all kinds of movie people— producers, actors, what have you.”

The dream died after 2 months. “We sawthese movie people because we working ata popular bowling alley,” he said with awink. “I guess the movie people had to havesomeplace to go to relax.”

When Pallone returned to Rochester, henoticed a cultural shift. People were becom-ing more mobile, and women were enter-ing the work force. He went on to sell Kai-ser-Frazer cars, and in the 1950s he becamethe top performer in one of the country’slargest Chevrolet dealerships at the time —Hallman Chevrolet in Rochester.

In 1969, Pallone was given the opportu-nity by General Motors to own and operatethe former Command Chevrolet in Spring-field.

“It was the boondocks,” said Pallone.“When we told people we were moving toSpringfield, Va., people would say to us‘where in the world is Springfield?’ And we

worried a lot about being on Backlick Road.It seemed like the road to nowhere, but itturned out to be a great location.”

When Pallone first opened his dealershipin 1970, he started with about 30 employ-ees. In the 1980s, the business hit its stride,employing 120 full-time workers, operat-ing a full parts and service facility and sell-ing more than 2,000 new and used cars eachyear.

“Pallone Chevrolet was a reliable providerof good jobs in the Springfield business com-munity,” Joyce said. “Mike shepherded thecompany through many lean years, reces-sions, and gas supply shocks with his hardwork and determination to keep the com-pany solvent.”

In 1998, Pallone was one of the first re-cipients of Chevrolet’s Genuine Leaderaward for Sales and Service excellence,making him one of only five dealers in Vir-ginia to achieve that recognition. In 1999,he was named Springfield Chamber of Com-merce Retailer of the Year.

On Feb. 8, Pallone will again be recog-nized for his contributions to the commu-nity by the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors.

“For as long as I can remember, MikePallone has been a Springfield fixture, notonly his dealership, but also the man,” saidSupervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee). “Mike’s a‘part of the solution’ kind of guy. He’s beenhere through Springfield’s evolution froma bedroom community of federal workersto one that is poised to become an economicpowerhouse. And that community has al-ways been important to him. For example,I always knew whether I went to the an-nual awards dinner of the Lee District As-sociation of Community Organizations orthe Springfield Chamber of Commerce’sholiday dinner that Mike would be there,socializing and listening to his colleaguesand neighbors.”

Although it may sound like Pallone is atthe finish line of a long and illustrious ca-reer, forget it. The word “retire” is not inhis vocabulary. “Retire? Hey, I’m tired, but Iam not going to retire,” Pallone said. “Imight open another dealership, but retir-ing is not an option.”

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Armeda Pallone, left, and Mike Pallone pose for a photo with GM CEOJack Smith and his wife, Sharon, during an annual convention trip to LasVegas in 1996.

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puppy, in December 2005.The couple happened to stop into a

PetSmart around this time and OBG had anadoption event going on, something thatcaught her eye but she wasn’t ready to bringanother dog into her home just yet. A fewmonths later, however, Gloria and JimColition decided it was time to try some-thing different.

“I was home and I was so used to havinga dog by my legs all the time,” she said. “Ifigured what better way to remember ourdog than by giving a dog who doesn’t havea home a place to be loved?”

All told, the Colitions have had as manyas three dogs in their home at any one time,various combinations of permanent andfoster dogs, all older dogs and usually withmedical aliments like being deaf, blind orboth.

They’ve embraced some inventive tech-niques for their special needs dogs, like us-ing a runner with a different texture thanthe carpeting beneath it so one of their blinddogs could find his way to the doggie doorand their fenced-in backyard.

Older dogs are their specialty becausethey can often be more difficult to adopt,but age and physical difficulties don’t dis-courage the Colitions.

“I think about how I want to be treatedwhen I’m old, or how I want my mom to betreated,” Gloria Colition said. “I want herto be loved and taken care of and treatedwell. These dogs deserve the same.”

Beth Bauer, who started as a volunteerwith OBG three years ago and is now the

group’s president, said she initially got in-volved with the group because it providedher with a “chance to see come throughtough times and just blossom. In the pastthree years, I’ve probably fostered 30 dogs.When you see a dog that’s scared of grassand unsure around people and you can seethem become a ‘normal’ dog over the courseof a few months, that’s remarkable.”

Joyce Widmayer, like the Colitions,stumbled across OBG at a PetSmart event,while the group was offering photos withSanta for the holidays. (Jim Colition oftenplays Santa, they noted.)

“Even as a little girl, I’d walk into a petstore and if there was a cocker that neededhelp, I had to help them get a much betterlife,” she said.

CURRENTLY, Widmayer is fostering GotMilk, a brown and white cocker and one ofthe Lucky 13. The little dog is almost blindand will be undergoing cataract surgerysoon, which should help him see almost nor-mally when it’s over.

When she has prospective adopter for oneof her foster dogs, she has the applicantcome to her house to interact with the dog.She can tell a lot from how the dog andpeople play together, the way the dog re-sponds to the person, Widmayer said.

If the adoption process is successful, shehas the new dog owners take the dog fromher house, putting on a new leash like thedog is going for a walk, nothing out of theordinary.

There’s nothing better than seeing a dogtrotting off happily with new owners, shesaid, even if each dog she fosters leaves a

little cocker spaniel-shaped hole in herheart.

“They’re just so sweet,” she said. “They’remy weakness because they’ve got the nic-est personality.”

All the volunteers said it can be difficultto give their “wiggle butts” away, as theycall the dogs, due to their docked tails. Butperhaps Sandy Schiller has the best attitudeabout it.

When she first started fostering nearly, she

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Oldies But Goodies Finds Homes for Cocker Spanielsasked the woman who was the president ofOBG at the time how to deal with the sad-ness that comes with watching a dog go offwith a new family after weeks or monthswhen she’d cared for them as her own.

“She said to me, do you dog sit, and Isaid yes, I do that all the time,” Schiller said.“She said think of it that way. You’re justdog sitting. Their real parents will be com-ing home to get them soon.”

Sandy Arango, a Burke resident, agreed.“I find myself getting weepy talking about

it,” she laughed. “It’s the greatest thing.”For nearly 10 years, Arango has been fos-

tering dogs with OBG, each of which comesinto her home with their own story. Onedog had been found by a “good Samaritan”who heard a puppy whimpering inside atrash bag that had been thrown into adumpster.

“The poor dog was so traumatized, thenew owner couldn’t touch her for twoweeks,” Arango said.

But that’s the power of the right adoptiveowner with the right dog, she said.

“Now they’re doing just great,” she said.“She’s done wonders.”

Willard, an honorary cocker, wasrescued by the group from a highkill shelter. At 8-months-old, he is38 pounds and much taller thanthe average cocker.

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from their bodies and environments.”The Key Center focuses on providing individu-

alized attention to students with varying condi-tions, including autism, auditory/visual impair-ments and emotional/behavioral issues. All levelsof students, aged 5-22, cycle through classes likeAdapted Aquatics, Adaptive Dance, Adaptive P.E.,Art, Behavior Transition, QUEST (reading andwriting) and Vocational Training. Fier teaches fivesessions a day, with four to 12 pupils per class.Throughout the week, she has one-on-one timewith all 120 students. As evidence, Key Center isnow sharing 120 opinions of catnip.

“A lot of them didn’t love the smell of the cat-nip,” said Fier. “Some of them did, which was sur-prising.”

Offended or not, students’ noses perk up onceFier explains where the toys are going.

“Some kids just get excited to come into classand see pictures of cats and dogs on the board,”Fier said.

All special education programs have joined KeyCenter’s animal outreach month. Vocational Train-ing class is making dog treats from flour, oats andpeanut butter. The treats will be donated as well

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Find a New PetOldies But Goodies, a 501(c) 3 non profit

organization based in Newington, is on thelookout for people to foster dogs, volunteerat adoption shows and bring one of theirdogs home to complete their family. Moreinformation, and a full list of dogs availablefor adoption, is available atwww.cockerspanielrescue.com.

as sold, to teach about markets and manufactur-ing. In “Woodwork with Mr. Jost,” students areworking on pet feeders with wood kits from Lowe’shardware store. Adapted swim classes are collect-ing towels and newspapers for shelter supplies.

“I think it’s good that we’ve been doing thisschool-wide,” said Fier. “It makes it more consis-tent. It’s not just something that they do for anhour on Monday.”

Key Center’s animal projects teach students whatanimal shelters do and why they are important.In addition, they promote community involve-ment, another of Key’s top priorities.

“The point of us doing all the community ser-vice projects is to remind ourselves, and teach stu-dents, that people with disabilities can be produc-tive and contributing members of society,” saidFier.

DURING THE holidays, Key students collectedgifts and donations, and delivered them towomen’s shelters and Goodwill. Now, teachershope to plan an animal shelter visit, for anotherlesson in citizenship.

“Students have started to ask more about citi-zenship and what it means to contribute,” Fiersaid.

From Page 3

Jake, a gentle giant of ablack and white cat,age 3 1/2, presently

resides at the home of CindyStewart and Burrus Carnahanin Vienna. We have alwaysadopted rescue cats from ei-ther the Fairfax County Ani-mal Shelter or 4Paws Cat Res-cue and have dearly lovedeach and everyone one.

Last Fall, our household wasdown to an unacceptably lowfeline population, with onlyone white cat, who had a defi-nite opinion that he(“Tacitus”) should be the onlycat. We consulted an animalbehaviorist, Pamela Uncles,who expertly assessed oursituation and we started tolook for a cat that was laid-back, but not easily intimi-dated. Our search led us to theHumane Society of Fairfax County, where Jake had resided for 10months. The wonderful staff and volunteers thought he would be theperfect match, and he indeed is, as one can see from the harmonioussharing of our cat condo.

— Cindy Stewart

Jake Finds a Home

Jake, a gentle giant of a blackand white cat, age 3 1/2.

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FRIDAY/FEB. 4Lynch Mob, Willie Basse, Baby

Jayne, Kneel to Zod and More.8 p.m. Jaxx Nightclub, 6355 RollingRoad, Springfield. Age 21 and up.$17 advance, $20 at the door.www.Jaxxroxx.com.

Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m.George Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of“Petrichor,” set to the music of HeitorVilla-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,”“Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” Apre-performance discussion, free toticket holders, begins 45 minutesprior to the performance on theCenter’s Grand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44, available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

SATURDAY/FEB. 5A Life Once Lost, This Time It’s

War, Delusions and More. 4p.m. Jaxx Nightclub, 6355 RollingRoad, Springfield. $12 advance, $15at the door. www.Jaxxroxx.com.

Mark Morris Dance Group. 8 p.m.George Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. The D.C. area premiere of“Petrichor,” set to the music of HeitorVilla-Lobos, plus “Going Away Party,”“Silhouettes” and “Excursions.” Apre-performance discussion, free toticket holders, begins 45 minutesprior to the performance on theCenter’s Grand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44, available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

Family Financial EducationClasses. 9 a.m. KirkwoodPresbyterian Church, 8336 CarrleighParkway, Springfield. Money matters,investments and savings. Free,including classes for K-12. 703- 451-5320.

U. S. Navy Band “Windjammers.”7:30 p.m. Workhouse Art Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Performing avaried repertoire dating from the18th to the 20th centuries. Free.www.WorkhouseArts.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 9“The War Comes to the Court

House, Night of June 1, 1861.”7:30 p.m. Civil War Forum at theFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation. With speakers Chris Godardas Lt. Col. Richard “Old Baldy” Ewelland David Meisky as Col. William“Extra Billy” Smith. Free and open tothe public. 703-425-9225.www.fairfax-station.org.

‘Hope,’ acrylic, by Songmi Park

Belnavis Hosts Exhibit, Fund Raiser

Belnavis Art Gallery is hosting the exhibit Hope for Haiti to raisemoney for the Lazarus Project, Haiti. This show will feature artby various P.O.P. Artists, Haitian Artists, art about Haiti and art

donated to raise funds for the Lazarus Project, Haiti. The participatingartists and the Belnavis Gallery will donate proceeds from the sale ofselected art to www.LazarusProjectHaiti.org

The exhibit runs Feb. 2-27, at the gallery, which is located at 6208Rolling Road, Springfield. A reception takes place on Feb. 13, from1:30-4 p.m. For more about the gallery, go towww.belnavisartgallery.com.

Forget-Me-Not Benefit Show. 7 p.m.West Springfield High SchoolAuditorium, 6100 Rolling Road,Springfield. Enjoy a variety ofentertainment while supportingresearch for Alzheimer’s Disease.Appropriate for all ages. $7.pmlagerb@msn.com.

FRIDAY/FEB. 11“Six Characters in Search of an

Author.” 8 p.m. at George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. LuigiPirandello’s surrealistic tragicomedy,presented by Aquila Theatre of NewYork City. Tickets $17-$34 at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Ill Nino, ANew Revolution,Fashion Bomb, EkoTren andmore. 6 p.m. Jaxx Nightclub, 6355Rolling Road, Springfield. All ages.

$16 advance, $19 day of show.www.Jaxxroxx.com.

SATURDAY/FEB. 122nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.

Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Meet each building’sfeatured artist, a reception in W-16from 6-7 p.m. and more. For moreabout the Workhouse, go towww.WorkhouseArts.org.

Oldies But Goodies (OBG) CockerSpaniel Rescue. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.Springfield Petsmart, 6535 FrontierDrive, Springfield. Meet cockers of allages available for adoption. All dogsare spayed or neutered. Volunteerswill be available to help potentialadopters and answer any questionson the dogs.www.cockerspanielrescue.com or703-533-2373.

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Opinion

Are you considering adopting an dogor a cat or another animal? Be sureto rescue one in need.

More people have turned in petsto animal shelters in the past couple of years,in part because of the recession and increasedforeclosures.

Approximately 6-to-8 million pets end up inanimal shelters each year, according to TheHumane Society of the United States. Of thatnumber, 3-to-4 million are adopted, but the

Making One’s Own Pet Connection

Editorials

We love our pets, but millions more need homes.remaining 3-to-4 million pets end up beingeuthanized.

Here are a few places toadopt a pet who needs ahome. There are many rescueorganizations, including somethat specialize in particular

breeds. There are also networks of people, likePetConnect, mostly communicating on theinternet, who help save adoptable animalsfrom overcrowded shelters from near and far.

Some Places To AdoptFairfax County Animal Shelter: Dogs, cats and

other pets are available for adoption at the AnimalShelter Tuesday – Friday, noon – 7 p.m. andSaturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4500 West Ox Road,Fairfax, 703-830-1100 Some animals available foradoption can be viewed online.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animal/adoption.htm

Fairfax County Humane Society, www.hsfc.org,4057 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax; 703-385-7387.FCHS also operates two thrift stores. Second Chance1 Thrift Store, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 4055 Chain Bridge Road,Fairfax; 703-385-3064. Second Chance 2, Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 929 West Broad St., FallsChurch, 703-533-9268

Super Bowl Parties,Fun and Safe

This year’s Super Bowl might eventurn out to be a game worthwatching.

Super Bowl parties are fun even for thosewho are not big football fans. It’s a greatreason to get together at home or out in arestaurant or bar with friends.

Just be sure that you or your guests gethome safely.

The McLean-based organization Wash-

ington Regional Alcohol Program suggests tipsfor safe celebrating to on Super Bowl Sunday,Feb. 6. During Super Bowl Sunday 2009, 50percent of all U.S. crash fatalities included driv-ers who were intoxicated according to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administra-tion.

Plan ahead: designate a driver if you’re cel-ebrating with alcohol, or use alternative trans-portation like taxi or public transportation.

If you’re hosting the Super Bowl party: servehigh protein food like meats and cheeses withalcohol; serve non-alcoholic beverages as anoption; designate a bartender so guests don’t

mix their own drinks; close the bar at leastan hour before you expect your guests tobe leaving; don’t serve alcohol to anyonewho appears to be impaired; never serveminors; never allow anyone who has hadtoo much to drink to get behind the wheel.

If you’re driving on Super Bowl evening(or anytime), wear your seatbelt. “Wear-ing a seatbelt may be your best defenseagainst a drunk driver,” said Kurt Erickson,WRAP director. “The routine wearing ofseatbelts is the single most effective mea-sure to reduce crash-related deaths andinjuries.”

Sen. Dave Marsden

D-37th District

I set a personal record yesterday presenting nine bills in one day at various com-mittee meetings in the Senate. Final score:

five bills passed, one bill being amended(which should lead to passage next week), twolosses and one bill continued to next week.

My favorite bill is one that requires motor-ists involved in a fender bender on the Beltway,where the shoulders have been eliminated bytemporary barriers, to proceed to the nextavailable shoulder or pull off area. It is frus-trating for all of us when we see two peopleduring rush hour, which is now all day, stand-ing beside their cars on their cell phones whenno one is hurt and the cars have little damageand are operable, talking to their spouse foradvice or calling the police. Guess what? Thepolice can’t get there because of the traffic jamthese drivers have created. Senate Bill 1167now requires them to proceed to the next pulloff area where they can exchange informationand the rest of us can get moving. I doubt thepolice will give out a lot of tickets for this and,if this bill passes, I will be asking the popularmorning and evening radio shows to announcethis change in Virginia law to motorists on anypart of Interstates 495, 95 and 395 where theHigh Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes are being

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Commentary

Marsden files nine bills in one day.constructed. We have to stop slowing eachother down. This idea came to me after expe-riencing several of these delays.

After three years, the House of Delegates willmost likely pass the Autism Insurance bill I co-sponsored in the Senate.

My bill, which would allow tax deductibleThird Party Trusts for disabled children, is outof committee and on the floor of the Senate

for a vote next week. If wecan help families with col-lege savings plans, wemust help families do thesame planning for children

with disabilities.A number of contentious issues are coming

up in my Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCommittee next week. From mountain top re-moval for mining coal (I’m against) to chang-ing who decides what the Menhaden (a fishthat fish oil tablets and other products aremade from) catch limits should be. I am con-cerned about these fish stocks but am alsoworried about the 400 hundred jobs this in-dustry provides Virginians. This will be a diffi-cult vote to decide on. I will let you know howit went next week.

The governor did not introduce his ABCPrivatization Bill in the House of Delegates, soDel. Bob Brink (D-48) put it in. It does nothave the votes to pass I am told, but this ought

to put an end to an issue that neither partybelieves is in Virginia’s best interest.

Remember last week I told you about a billthat the Virginia Association of Countieswanted to amend that would hold localitiesthey represent accountable to the rules onspending state money for services for disabled,foster care, mentally ill and special educationchildren. They agreed to a compromise thenbacked out. The assistant secretary of healthand human services and I will be speaking withthem next week. We have given them enoughtime and have told them they can participatein creating the rules by which their localitieswill be held accountable. Last chance! Get onboard or we do it in a way they hate even more,but we will spend State money with high stan-dards for accountability.

The big issue on the horizon is the governor’stransportation plan that relies heavily on debt.It also relies, to some extent, on general fundsto service the debt. This means transportationspending will come from funds usually re-served for schools, public safety and healthcare. He offers no long-term funding plan. Sec-retary of Transportation Sean Connaughtoncame to my office to seek support for the plan.Sean is a great person, but I cannot go alongwith a plan for funding transportation that robsour future.

“Never let a short term gain interfere withyour long term needs,” said Sen. Mark Warner(D-Va.)

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About EnergyTo the Editor:

In ancient times, energy effi-ciency meant keeping the tribalcooking fires well-fed withbranches and twigs gathered fromthe nearby forest. The gatheringactivity was not without some ef-fort on the part of the tribe. Overthe centuries, we’ve found easierways of providing energy to cookour food, heat and cool our homes,support commerce and operateemerging tools and technologies.

Today, most of our energysources are from fossil fuels suchas coal, oil and natural gas and fartoo much of it is imported fromother countries. Regardless of theorigins, our reliance on fossil fu-els is not sustainable and does notprovide long-term supply security.It also takes its toll on the envi-ronment as it is dug, pumped orblasted out of the earth.

Thirty years ago, a similar storyunfolded in Europe. Faced withpotentially crippling supplythreats, weak economies and seri-ous environmental degradationcountries such as Finland and Ger-many framed new energy policiesaround long-term supply reliabil-ity, technical flexibility and trans-portation alternatives.

Local leaders from Northern Vir-ginia have been able to observefirsthand the success of these poli-cies through a Sister-Region Part-nership between the Northern Vir-ginia Regional Commission(NVRC) and the Verband Regionof Stuttgart, Germany. InStuttgart, Helsinki and other Eu-ropean cities we saw large-scaleapplications of renewable energiesfrom wind, solar and biomass.º Westudied district energy systemsthat combined heat and electricalpower generation, includingwaste-to-energy, and distributed itefficiently through downtown cen-tral business districts.

Fairfax County has been a pio-neer in energy innovation. Anexample is our Waste-to-Energyfacility in Lorton, where heat fromburning garbage is converted intoenergy that is then used to run theplant. Essential elements of ourEnvironmental Agenda include theefficient use of energy resources,the promotion of energy conser-vation and support for alternativeenergy sources. We have madenotable strides towards improvingthe energy efficiency of ourCounty buildings, facilities andoperations – but we can do more.

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Lake Braddock senior Bob Freedman scored 24 pointsand grabbed 15 rebounds during a win at T.C. Williamson Tuesday night.

Lake Braddock firstregion team since 2005to win at T.C. Williams.

“I was confident. I knew wehad the game when I gotfouled.”

— Lake Braddock senior Bob Freedman

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Lake Braddock senior Bob Freedman toedthe free-throw line at T.C. Williams HighSchool on Tuesday night, Feb. 1, for a pairof pressure-packed foul shots. The Bruins

trailed 52-51 with 25.6 seconds remaining in thefourth quarter of the Patriot District showdown.

Burying both attemptswould give Lake Braddockthe lead and put the Bru-ins one step closer towardgaining ground on thefirst-place Titans. LakeBraddock could also be-come the first NorthernRegion team since 2005 tobeat T.C. on its home floor.

Freedman had plenty of reasons to be over-whelmed by the moment. Instead, the Bruins centerthought about his success at the free-throw line fromthe previous night and convinced himself he hadnothing to worry about.

Against West Potomac, “I was 11-for-12, so I wasjust thinking, ‘I can hit these,’” Freedman said. “I wasconfident. I knew we had the game when I gotfouled.”

Freedman made both attempts and the Bruins heldon for a 56-52 victory at The Garden in Alexandria.Lake Braddock (10-8) has won six of its last seven

games and became the first Northern Region teamto win a non-forfeited game at T.C. Williams sinceEdison knocked off the Titans 69-68 in December2005.

The Bruins improved to 8-3 in the district, onegame behind T.C. (14-4, 9-2), which has lost four ofits last five. “It’s great momentum heading into thedistrict tournament and regionals,” Freedman said.“I think this team has a lot of talent.”

Freedman scored a game-high 24 points, grabbed15 rebounds and blocked T.C.’s Daquan Kerman withLake Braddock up by one and less than 20 secondsremaining.

Freedman had a “monster game,” Lake Braddockhead coach Brian Metress said. “He’s been playing

really well for us. Thething about him is he re-bounds and he scoresaround the bucket andthat’s what [the Titans]do, so you’ve got to havea guy who can matchwhat they do well and Ithought he did a goodjob.”

Did the coach request a big night from No. 32 priorto the game?

“We tell him we need that kind of effort from himevery practice,” Metress said with a chuckle.

T.C. Williams head coach Julian King acknowl-edged Freedman’s performance, adding the Titansdidn’t do much to stop him.

“His motor’s always running, he plays hard [and]he plays within [the] system of his team,” King said.“He does his job. We have guys that went out there

Regular Season Wrapping Up in Girls’ BasketballBruins looking for momentum; Spartans,Stallions continue to roll on.

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

For the Lake Braddock Secondary girls’basketball team, the hope is that theBruins, who have struggled through

a tough season, will gain some late seasonmomentum and be playing at their best atthe Patriot District Tournament in a coupleof weeks.

Lake Braddock, going into this week, car-ried a 5-12 overall record. But the Bruinswere scheduled to play a couple of oppo-nents struggling worse than themselves thisweek in district games against visiting WestPotomac (Wednesday, Feb. 2) and host teamLee this Friday night, Feb. 4. A couple ofwins in those games would build somemomentum for the Bruins going into thefinal week of the regular season.

The goal for Lake Braddock is to be play-ing its best basketball at the district tour-nament and to perhaps earn a first roundquarterfinals upset win against one of thedistrict’s top teams. That would, along with

advancing the Bruins to the semifinals, alsoqualify them for the following week’s 16-team Northern Region tournament.

“We are playing hard, but have lost sometough games over the past two weeks,” saidLake Braddock head coach Leigh Kampman,of her team. “We’re hoping to bounce backthis week with a few wins.”

Lake Braddock had lost recent games totwo of the top teams in both the districtand the region in falling to West Spring-field, 63-41, at home last week on Tuesday,Jan. 25, and, earlier this week, losing tovisiting T.C. Williams, 56-41, on Monday,Jan. 31.

In the loss to the Spartans last week, LakeBraddock, which trailed 16-8 after one quar-ter and 32-17 at halftime, received 10 pointsapiece from senior guard Maggie Collinsand junior forward Cara Weidinger.Caroline Young, a senior forward, was theBruins’ next leading scorer with five points.

West Springfield (17-1 overall record, 11-0 district), meanwhile, received stronggames from junior guard April Robinson (23

points) and junior forward Logan Battle(18). Other solid contributions came fromfreshmen forward Amy Berglund (9 points)and senior guard Muffin Brassfield (5).

Against T.C. Williams (12-7, 7-4) on Mon-day, Lake Braddock jumped out to a 10-8lead after one quarter before the Titansdominated play in the second quarter,outscoring the Bruins, 22-8, to take a 30-18 lead into halftime. Lake Braddock playeda good second half but was not able to over-come the deficit on way to the 15-point set-back.

Senior forward Logan Russell led coachKampman’s squad with 13 points in the set-back, while Collins and sophomore forwardNatalie Butler scored nine and six points,respectively. For T.C., Lauren Moss tallied16 points and Loraine Summa scored 14.

Kampman said her team is capable ofdefeating good opponents. It’s simply amatter of playing a solid four quarters.

“Right now for us it’s all about puttingtogether 32 minutes,” said the coach. “If weplay our game from start to finish, we cancompete with anyone.”

Collins, a team captain, has emerged intothe Bruins’ leading scorer this season.

“She has knocked down some big shotsfor us,” said Kampman.

Russell, a team co-captain, is the team’ssecond leading scorer. She is also bringingdown 5.5 rebounds per contest.

“She has been a dominant force in thepaint,” said Kampman, of Russell.

Playing particularly well of late is fresh-men ball handler Allie Snow.

“She has really stepped it up for usºat thepoint guard position,” said Kampman. “Shesees the floor well and has also been a great‘shut down’ defender on some of the topplayers in our district.”

Next week, Lake Braddock will wrap upthe regular season with district games atSouth County on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and athome versus Annandale on Friday, Feb. 11.

The following week will see the Bruinsstart up play at the district tournament onTuesday, Feb. 15.

“As far as the post season goes, our goalis to make the region tournament,” saidKampman. “Our strategy for getting thereis taking it one game at a time.”

WEST SPRINGFIELD won its ninthstraight game on Monday, Feb. 1, with a 65-22 district home win over Lee. JordanMiller, a junior guard, scored 17 points for

See Lake Braddock, Page 7

See Girls', Page 11

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that didn’t do their job.”T.C. led by nine in the fourth quarter, when

a basket by Rick Mathews gave the Titans a46-37 advantage with 6:45 remaining in thecontest. Lake Braddock responded with nineconsecutive points to tie the score and latertook its first lead since the opening quarterwhen a Tyler Snow free throw gave the Bruinsa 49-48 advantage with 2:50 to play. The teamstraded baskets until Freedman’s free throwsput Lake Braddock ahead to stay.

The Titans led by as many as 11 in the firsthalf but couldn’t put the Bruins away.

“There were a couple times where they hadtheir foot on our throat,” Metress said, “andwe didn’t wilt.”

Lake Braddock outscored T.C. 19-6 duringthe final 6:45. What was the difference?

“We rebounded,” Metress said. “The sixpoints they had were all on interior hook shots.Other than that, we limited them to one shot.”

the Spartans and Logan Battle had 14. Also for thewinners, senior forward Nora Osei scored nine pointsand April Robinson had eight. For Lee (1-15), sopho-more forward Megan Cox and senior guard JessieKolonich both scored seven points. Jasmine Thomas,a sophomore post player, added six.

West Springfield, which a year ago finished sec-ond in the region tournament and qualified for thestate AAA tournament, has not lost a game since fall-ing to Stonewall Jackson (Manassas), 52-49, duringa holiday tournament outing on Dec. 29.

The Spartans, coached by Bill Gibson, are sched-uled to host West Potomac this Friday night. Nextweek, West Springfield, the first place team in thePatriot District, will conclude the regular seasonschedule with games at Annandale, (Tuesday, Feb.8) and guest team Woodson (Friday, Feb. 11).

Lee will be at home this Friday evening versus LakeBraddock. Next week, the Lancers will finish off theregular season schedule with games against host T.C.Williams (Feb. 8) and guest South County (Feb. 11).

SOUTH COUNTY (13-5 overall, 9-2 district) con-tinues to have an outstanding season. The Stallionswon a district game at Woodson earlier this week onMonday, Feb. 1 by a 62-46 score. South County, whichjumped out to a 21-10 lead after one quarter, re-ceived a huge outing from Simone Antwi, who scoreda game-high 25 points. Teammates Angela Banks andAlex Brown were also in double figures with 15 and11 points, respectively.

Woodson’s leading scorer was Keara Finnerty with18 points. Taylor Hayes scored 12 points for the Cava-liers, who outscored the Stallions in both the secondand third quarters before struggling through a fourthquarter in which South County outscored them 19to 9.

South County will be at home this Friday nightversus T.C. Williams. On Jan. 10, South County de-feated home team T.C. in overtime, 60-58. Antwi

scored 28 points that night for the Stallions, whowill be looking to defeat the Titans again on Friday.

Next week, in the final week of the regular sea-son, South County will host Lake Braddock on Tues-day, Feb. 8 before playing at Lee on Friday, Feb. 11.

Woodson (9-9, 5-6) will be at home versusAnnandale this Friday night before wrapping up theregular season with games at West Potomac and WestSpringfield next week.

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Hannah Aboulhosn (5), a junior guardfor the Lake Braddock Bruins, takes hershot during a recent game. The Bruinswill play at Lee this Friday night.

Corey Bonds scored 12 points for LakeBraddock and Matt Zanellato added eight.Tyrell Sitton led T.C. with 11 points and JamalPullen added 10.

Metress said the Bruins have continued im-proving since team members who also playfootball transitioned to the hardwood after theBruins’ deep pigskin playoff run.

“I jokingly told somebody last week that ourfootball guys haven’t even had 10 practicesyet,” the coach said. “We haven’t even prac-ticed 10 times. That’s like Boys Club: just showup for the game. It’s just taken a little bit oftime to kind of say, ‘Well, this is what we wantto run on offense, this is how we want to playon defense.’”

Lake Braddock Tops T.C.From Page 10 “There were a couple times

where they had their footon our throat.”

— Brian Metress

David Johnson(4), a juniorforward on theLee High boys’basketball team,goes for thejump ball versusWoodson seniorforward DavidNosal during aPatriot Districtgame played atWoodson on Jan.25. The Cavaliersdefeated theLancers, 81-58.Woodson (11-8)is scheduled toplay atAnnandale onThursday, Feb. 3, and Lee will be at LakeBraddock on Friday, Feb. 4.

District Swim and Dive ResultsThe W.T. Woodson High boys and the South County Sec-

ondary girls’ swim and dive teams both captured titles at lastweekend’s Patriot District Championships meet.

The South County girls scored 405 points to take first, aheadof second place West Springfield (387) and third placeWoodson (324.5).

The Woodson boys (490 points) finished in front of run-ner-up West Springfield (454) and third place Lake Braddock(380).

First place finishers at the boys’ meet included: JohnMcKenzie (200, 100-free races) of Lake Braddock; DavidMaquera (200-IM) of Lake Braddock; Logan Richlak (50-free)of Woodson; Michael Herrmann (100-fly) of South County;Nicolas Laffosse (500-free) of Lake Braddock; Robert Ilgenfritz(100-breaststroke) of Woodson; and Matt Hubbard (diving)of Woodson.

Second place boys’ finishers were: Nicolas Laffosse (200-free) of Lake Braddock; Eric Phung (200-IM) of West Spring-field; Matt Garstka (50-free) of West Springfield; RobertIlgenfritz (100-free) of Woodson; Dirk Verheul (500-free) ofWoodson; Michael Herrmann (100-back) of South County;and Nathaniel Pease (100-breaststroke) of Woodson.

Third place boys’ finishers were: Dirk Verheul (200-free)of Woodson; Alexander Saffran (200-IM) of Woodson; JacobAnderson (50-free) of West Springfield); Sean Mayer (100-fly) of West Springfield; Matt Maquera (100-free) of LakeBraddock; Eric Phung (500-free) of West Springfield; DavidMaquera (100-back) of Lake Braddock; William Bryan (100-breaststroke) of West Springfield; and Daniel Rabe (diving)of West Springfield.

First place finishers on the girls’ side were: AlyssaMcGarry (200-free) of Lake Braddock; Courtney Betro (100-free) of South County; Kathryn Sieracki (500-free) of WestSpringfield; Sophie Chase (100-breaststroke) of LakeBraddock; and Elizabeth White (diving) of Lake Braddock.

Second place finishers on the girls’ side were: AlisonSmith (200-free) of South County; Jordan Parry (100-fly) ofLake Braddock; Alexandra Hunter (100-free) of LakeBraddock; Alyssa McGarry (500-free) of Lake Braddock; Nha-Khuyen Bui (100-back) of Woodson; Brooke Malone (100-breaststroke) of South County; and Samantha Eldridge (div-ing) of Woodson.

Third place girls’ finishers were: Kimberly Kellogg (200-free) of West Springfield; Mackenzie Walsh (200-IM) of SouthCounty; Stephanie Phillips (50-free) of South County; LaurenYi (100-fly) of West Springfield; Samantha Kvartunas (100-free) of West Springfield; Alison Smith (500-free) of SouthCounty; Susan Ward (100-back) of West Springfield; andAlessandra Troncoso (100-breaststroke) of Lake Braddock.

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and collaboration that we must explore. Addition-ally, technology is emerging that will help our resi-dents and corporate neighbors save money and pre-cious natural resources as we heat and cool ourhomes and offices and operate machinery and tools.

During 2011, Fairfax County will be making inno-vation and collaboration for Energy that is clean,efficient, sustainable, secure and reliable a priority.At a Business Roundtable Discussion in December Ipresented a proposal to convene a Private SectorEnergy Task Force. The Task Force is meetingthroughout the winter and spring and includes rep-resentatives of the residential and business commu-nities, institutional representatives such as GeorgeMason University, Northern Virginia Community Col-lege, INOVA, and utilities operating in Fairfax County.

The group’s purpose is to define steps our com-munity can take to position ourselves as a leader inthe area of energy efficiency, sustainability and“green” technology.

Fairfax County looks forward to collaborating withour neighboring jurisdiction in Northern Virginiawhere similar efforts are underway. Together we canensure that our businesses remain competitive, whileattracting green business to complement our exist-ing industry sectors and serving as responsible stew-ards of our natural resources.

Sharon Bulova (D)Chairwoman

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

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Letters

‘Nothing Will Change’To the Editor:

Most people may not consider what happens totheir garbage after they put it on the curb, but inFairfax County, it’s used to generate electricity that’ssold. We turn trash from something that’s worthlessinto something that’s worth $26 million a year.

We now have an opportunity to buy the waste-to-energy plant that processes most of the trash col-lected in the county. This is a wise investment thatwon’t cost a cent in tax dollars, reduces costs for thecounty, and generates money — $26 million todayand up to $100 million in the future. This is why Iam recommending to the Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors that the county purchase the plant,which is currently owned and operated by CovantaEnergy.

This is a significant investment, and it’s importantto ask tough questions about the purchase. The pub-lic and elected officials deserve an honest account-ing of the costs and benefits. However, some whooppose the purchase have been repeating factuallyincorrect and misleading information. Here’s whattaxpayers should know about why buying the plantis the right decision:

❖ Not a single cent of tax money will be used topay for the plant.

❖ The purchase will not affect the county’s abilityto fund schools, new fire and police stations, librar-ies, or other public facilities.

❖ It costs more to renew our contract with Covantathan it does to buy the plant — by a cost of $110million.

❖ We will get all the money generated from en-ergy sales if we own the plant—up to $100 million

per year in the future.The plant won’t be paid for with a single cent in

tax dollars because the county will use revenue bondsto make the purchase. This means that these bondsare guaranteed by revenue collected from the feesthat trash collection companies already pay thecounty. Revenue bonds also are not backed by thefull faith and credit of the county. In other words,not a single cent of tax money will finance thesebonds, and taxpayers won’t be liable for one penny ifwe are unable to make our loan payments.

There’s another important fact to understand. Thepurchase will have no affect on the county’s stellarcredit rating since revenue bonds aren’t financed orguaranteed with tax money. For the same reason,these bonds will have no impact on the county’s abil-ity to pay for schools and new public facilities likefire and police stations.

Just as important to know, we believe it will cost$100 million more to renew our contract withCovanta than to buy the plant. Based on our conser-vative analysis, the cost to buy and operate the plantis $432 million compared to $556 million to renewthe contract. Why?

We pay Covanta now to dispose of garbage col-lected. We pay our bill from fees we charge trash col-lection companies, as well as our share of moneygenerated from energy sales.

However, Covanta plans to hike its rates and re-duce the profits shared with the county if we renewour contract with them. The fee they will charge thecounty will increase by 30 percent initially, with ad-ditional increases to 50 percent in the next few years.Covanta also will cut by 15 percent the money wereceive from the energy sold by the plant. The bot-tom line is that it’s more expensive to renew the con-tract than buy the plant.

County residents should benefit from the moneyproduced by their own garbage. If the county ownsthe plant, we will receive 100 percent of the moneyfrom energy sales. In today’s market, the energy soldis worth $26 million per year. In the future, the plantis projected to generate up to $100 million per yearin energy sales. These revenues currently help payfor important services for residents, such as recycling,hazardous waste disposal, and recycling consumerelectronics, batteries and fluorescent bulbs. Today,these services are provided without using tax dol-lars.

There’s another factor to consider. Fairfax Countymight become the dumping ground for out-of-stategarbage if we don’t buy the plant. Covanta coulddecide to truck in trash from New York, New Jerseyor Pennsylvania. As energy prices continue to rise,it’s understandable that Covanta will want to maxi-mize profits for its shareholders by trucking in moregarbage. Fairfax County residents should control whathappens at this plant, which is part of our commu-nity. If we aren’t owners, we can’t control what mighthappen to the plant and our community.

The bottom line is that buying the plant is the bestdeal for county residents. If the county owns the plant,garbage will still continue to be collected and dis-posed of as it always has been. Nothing will change— except that the county will have more control overwhat happens at the plant, pay less for trash disposal,and generate more money for county services.

Anthony H. GriffinFairfax County Executive

School Notes

Ming-Yee Tsang of ThomasJefferson High School for Science andTechnology has won a National MeritSAIC Scholarship. Tsang, a Springfieldresident, will be pursuing a career inphysics.

Kathryn Newmeyer of WestSpringfield High School for Food Mar-keting Series finished in the top 10 inher competition category at the recentDECA International Career Develop-ment Conference in Louisville.

Brett Bowker of Irving MiddleSchool won third place in Digital Pho-tography Level I at the recentlycompeted in the Virginia TechnologyStudent Association (TSA) State Leader-ship Conference.

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In accordance with 10 USC §2705 and Department of Defense (DoD)/ Army policy, Fort Belvoir is inviting public involvement by community members in the decision-making process, in-cluding project prioritization, for Fort Belvoir’s environmental restoration program. Environmental restoration is a planned and focused cleanup of contamination associated with past DoD activities to insure threats to public health and the envi-ronment are eliminated. The Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) is a stakeholder group that regularly meets to discuss environmental restoration at a specific property that is either currently or was formerly owned by DoD, and where DoD over-sees the restoration process. RABs enable people interested in the cleanup to exchange information with regulators, the in-stallation, and the community.

Cleanup efforts at Fort Belvoir include evaluation of Munitions Response Sites (MRS), Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) investigations, and petroleum remediation.

Remedial Investigations (RI) are being conducted at 8 MRSs to determine whether these sites warrant further response action pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The RI will determine the nature and extent of Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) and Munitions Constituents (MC) and deter-mine the risk posed to human health and the environment by MEC and MC.

SWMU investigations, in accordance with United States Envi-ronmental Protection Agency and Virginia Department of Envi-ronmental Quality (VDEQ) requirements, were performed at 50 Main Post sites and over 30 sites at Fort Belvoir North Area (BNA) consisting of former spill, dump, and landfill sites. In-vestigations included soil and groundwater sampling. At Main Post, 14 sites plus a former tank area will be investigated fur-ther. Three other Main Post sites and 6 BNA sites may also re-quire further action.

Fort Belvoir Buildings 305, 324, 1124, 2209 and 3161 are the five petroleum remediation sites under the RAB. Site remedia-tion at Buildings 324, 1124, 2209 and 3161 consists of ground-water, soils and vapor treatment to reach remedial endpoints that are required in Corrective Action Plans approved by the VDEQ. The remediation at Building 305 is complete and post-operational gauging and sampling is occurring at that site at this time.

Community members interested in serving on a RAB are asked to contact Mr. Patrick McLaughlin, Directorate of Public Works, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, at environmen-tal-fb-dpw@conus.army.mil, 703-806-4007, or 9430 Jackson Loop, Building 1442, Suite 200, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5116.If enough interest is generated Fort Belvoir will form a RAB and provide information on membership and responsibilities.

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BURKE $334,900BEAUTIFUL 4 BR / 2 FB / 1 HB townhouseconveniently located, yet tucked away! LARGEeat-in kitchen w/ wooded view. SPACIOUS fam-ily rm w/ fireplace leads to PRIVATE, fencedyard. Backs to parkland! LOTS of storage andample parking! White Oaks/Lk Braddock.Priced to sell NOW!

Fairfax $329,9001.5 acre building lot located just minutes from charmingClifton and while convenient this gently rolling lot islocated in a lovely, private wooded setting with a smallstream. Ancient black walnut trees dot the property andthere are several excellent choices for siting a home.

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Fairfax$699,900

Fabulous Colonial nes-tled on a large woodedone + acre Lot – Thisbeauty features a hugeeat-in KitchenBreakfast Area –Hardwood Floors –4 Nice Size Bedrooms –

2 1/2 Baths – 1st Floor Family Room w/FP – Glass Slider steps you outto a two tier deck, perfect for entertaining – An Open and FlowingSunny Floor Plan – Lower Level is partially finished, Workshop Area,Storage Area, plus a walk-up. Enjoy country living, close in!

For a private showing, callAnn Witherspoon 703-503-1836.

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Fairfax $509,900Lovely Kings Park beauty featuring 4 BRs, 21⁄2 Baths, Kitchenhas been redesigned with new Maple kitchen cabinets & granitecounters, Updated half bath, 1st floor family room, Finishedlower level, New carpeting on main & lower level. This homehas the perfect back yard, come & see!! Super Location.

Arlington $219,000This two bedroom two bathroom condo sits in the heart ofArlington. Close to schools, transportation to Washingtonand so much more. Call for details.

Fairfax$500,000

Stylish4BR/3BARambler insought-afterKings ParkWest has itall... updatedkitchen

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Burke$549,900

Beautiful4 Bedroom,3.5 BathColonial inLee ChapelWoods.Fantasticmain level

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Clifton $849,000Beautiful all brick 5 BR, 3 full & 2 half BA home is sited on 5 gogeous acres. Features include: Spacious Kit w/ Silestone counters, 2 cooktops & ceramic tile flooring, wide-plank hardwood flr in breakfast & din-ing rooms, lower lvl in-law suite w/ Kit. From the 2 sun rooms & largemaster suite with balcony enjoy the spectacular views. Additionaldetached barn/garage provides plenty of storage space.

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