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Austin Young, 8, holds thepumpkin he found at lastyear’s pumpkin patch atSt. Thomas EpiscopalChurch. This year’s willbegin Oct. 6, and willsupport local charities.

Austin Young, 8, holds thepumpkin he found at lastyear’s pumpkin patch atSt. Thomas EpiscopalChurch. This year’s willbegin Oct. 6, and willsupport local charities.

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See Express Lanes, Page 5

See Kaine, Page 17

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

In the next 15 months,Tysons Corner will see al-most $5 billion in new

transportation projects comeonline. The 485 Express Lanesare scheduled to open by theend of this year, and by the endof next year, five stops along theSilver Line will connect Restonand Tysons Corner tothe rest of the metrosystem.

The fourth annualKeep Tysons Movingevent was held Friday,Sept. 21 at Capital OneHeadquaters, featuringleadership from theseprojects to provide anupdate on what com-muters can expect inthe coming months.

“Since 2008 we’ve been liv-ing and working with construc-tion zones around Tysons Cor-ner and the Beltway. This areais home to the two largest on-going projects in the nation, the495 Express Lanes and theDulles Metro extension,” saidJohn Lynch, regional transpor-tation program director withVDOT. “Together these twoprojects represent about $5 bil-lion in infrastructure improve-ments. So a substantial amounthas been invested in the TysonsCorner area. The projects them-selves represent new options for

those who live, work andplay in the Tysons area.”

THE 485 EXPRESSLANES are a joint opera-tion between VDOT, theVirginia Department ofRail and Public Transpor-tation, the Federal High-way Administration andthe private companyTransurban-Fluor.

The lanes will be vari-ably-priced, with accessfrom north of the DullesToll Road south toBraddock Road. Vehicleswith three or morepeople, as well as buses,will be able to ride forfree.

As of now, the lanes are98 percent complete, withwork on the ramp connec-tions, pavement stripingand operational testingyet to be done.

By Victoria Ross

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Mohammed Ashiq, alongtime em-ployee at Luciano’srestaurant in

Oakton, was working at the res-taurant Sunday when formerDemocratic Gov. Tim Kaine metwith supporters at the Oaktonshopping center.

“I’m still pretty much unde-cided,” Ashiq said, “but I have a9-year-old daughter and educationis an important issue for me.”

Ashiq said he liked what Kainehad to say about increasing accessto affordable higher education, buthe wanted to hear more from bothcandidates before making up hismind.

Scott Tanner, who was droppinghis daughter off at the center for abirthday party, said he is “leaningslightly in favor of Kaine” overformer Republican Senator GeorgeAllen, who is vying to win back hisseat from retiring DemocraticSenator Jim Webb.

In a tight race that could decidewhich party controls the Senate,Northern Virginia has become thebattleground region within thebattleground state, and both can-didates have spent an increasingamount of time and money court-ing voters in the region.

In the past few weeks, Kaine andAllen have crisscrossed FairfaxCounty almost daily, meeting withvoters at business roundtable can-didate forums. Last week, cam-paign momentum was beginningto favor Kaine when two indepen-dent polls showed Kaine openingup a significant lead for the firsttime after 17 months of campaign-ing. A Quinnipiac University-CBSNews-New York Times poll re-leased Wednesday, Sept. 19,showed Kaine had a 7 percentagepoint lead over Allen, 51 percentto 44 percent.

Hosted by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce andmoderated by David Gregory, host of NBC’s “Meetthe Press,” the candidates were more cordial than

Allen, Kaine battlefor NorthernVirginia votes.

Cordial Debate TurnsInto Controversy

U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen faceoff during the Fairfax Chamber debate in McLean onThursday, Sept. 20.

“If you want a job,you ought to jointhe Allen team.”—George Allen

“I’m open to dialogue,and I don’t see how

openness is somethingcontroversial.”

—Tim Kaine

THE NEXT DAY, the former governors faced off ina highly-anticipated debate at the Capitol One Cen-ter in McLean that demonstrated clear differencesin their approach to policy and fiscal issues. It wasthe third of five scheduled debates.

Tim Steinhilber of Transurban-Fluor, gives an updateon the progress of the project Friday, Sept. 21 at theannual Keep Tysons Moving program at Capital OneHeadquarters.

Event provides updates on 495Express Lanes, Dulles Metrorail.


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“The projectsthemselves representnew options for thosewho live, work and playin the Tysons area.”

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The County Line

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Fewer families experiencedhomelessness for the first time inFairfax County this year, a 16percent decline stemming largely

from the County’s “housing first” focus,which rapidly identifies housing for thoseliving on the edge.

But the number of chronic homeless—themost entrenched street dwellers and vul-nerable individuals—jumped 20 percentthis year.

According to a recent report released bythe Fairfax County Office to Prevent andEnd Homelessness (OPEH), 51 percent ofsingle individuals (353 people) were iden-tified as chronically homeless in 2012, com-pared to 39 percent in 2011. An additional43 adults were counted as unsheltered in2012 over the previous year.

It’s those numbers that troubles many inthe county’s nonprofit community. And asthe weather begins to turn colder, countyofficials are seeking ways to help the home-less population most at risk to hypothermiaand other medical problems.

Dean Klein, director of Fairfax County’sOPEH, announced last week that FairfaxCounty is embarking an ambitious new ap-proach in dealing with the county’s chroni-cally homeless, those who need not only ahome but also the “wrap-around” medicalservices necessary to maintain permanenthousing.

“We are currently organizing our teamsto get our most vulnerable and chronicpopulation off the streets,” Klein said. “Thechronically homeless are the most medicallyand physically fragile.”

Klein said Fairfax County’s efforts are partof national movement of communitiesworking together to find permanent homesfor 100,000 of the country’s most vulner-able and chronically homeless individualsand families.

MARSHALING THE FORCES of govern-ment agencies, faith-based communities,businesses and nonprofit partners, the cam-paign—called “100,000 Homes”—seeks toprovide housing, counseling, treatment andother services aimed at helping people stayoff the streets permanently.

Supported by a broad base of national andlocal partners, the campaign is fundamen-tally altering the response to homelessnessby giving communities concrete tools thatwork and connecting them to likemindedadvocates across the country.

According to county leaders, the plan is a“more intelligent way to invest in the home-less,” because it creates permanent solutionsto what many see as an intractable prob-lem.

“What is different is that people don’thave to be completely stabilized where their

mental health or addiction issues are con-cerned before they get housing,” said TomNichols, executive program director of Vol-unteers of America-Bailys Crossroads Shel-ter.

“The success of the program is based onthe fact that being in permanent housing issignificant motivation to address these is-sues without the added pressures of livingon the street,” Nichols said.

ACCORDING TO PAULA SAMPSON, thedirector of Fairfax County’s Department ofHousing and Community Development, the“100,000 Homes” initiative fits with FairfaxCounty’s Housing Blueprint, which identi-fies ending homelessness in 10 years as oneof its four principal goals.

“(We bring) to the table a variety of re-sources that provide permanent, affordablehousing to Fairfax County’s homeless popu-lation,” Sampson said, noting that the fis-cal year 2013 Housing Blueprint providesa total of 196 new permanent housing op-portunities for homeless individuals andfamilies, including the chronically homeless.

“The FY 2013 Housing Blueprint also pro-vides 84 housing opportunities for personswith special needs, including persons withdisabilities, victims of domestic violence,and seniors, many of whom would be home-

less or at-risk of homelessness but for theseresources,” said Sampson.

Klein said Fairfax County will also ben-efit from other communities that have hadsuccess with the campaign.

“We’re looking at implementing regionalsolutions to the issue of preventing andending homelessness and one impressiveexample in a neighboring community iswhat they’ve been able to achieve in Arling-ton,” Klein said.

Arlington’s SuccessStory

Arlington kicked off its campaign lastOctober, when 150 volunteers and civicleaders hit the streets before dawn to sur-vey and register homeless persons livingon the streets of Arlington. One of thekey strategies of the campaign is trainteams to identify the chronic homelessduring “registry week.”

“Two County Board members, JayFissette and Mary Hynes, actually wentout on the street to survey the homelessat 4 a.m. during the registry week,” saidAnita Friedman, a division chief with theArlington Department of Human Ser-vices. “We had over 150 community vol-unteers participate in the registry.”

During Arlington’s registry week, a to-tal of 153 homeless persons were sur-veyed, and 83 scored at least a 1 on the“vulnerability scale,” which is used to as-sess risk of dying on the streets. Fried-man said 33 homeless persons identifiedas vulnerable have been successfullyplaced in permanent housing.

Housing placements began in Decem-ber 2011 and have averaged 3.7 a month

with 97 percent of persons placedmaintaining their housing. Mostimportant, Arlington’s campaign ison target to fulfill the goal of hous-ing 100 people in three years.

Friedman said the momentumabout the new initiative carriedover to the community-wide de-briefing held at the end of regis-try week. During that meeting,real estate developer JohnShooshan, who owns theShooshan Company, pledged$500,000 of his own money to-wards housing the homeless, andchallenged the Arlington Countygovernment to match the amount.The Arlington County Board ap-proved a match of $500,000 at theend of fiscal year 2012.

“The $1 million is being used to‘buy down’ 10 one-bedroom unitsthat will be set aside for 30 yearsfor permanent supportive housingfor clients at a local apartmentcomplex owned and operated bythe Arlington Partnership for Af-fordable Housing (APAH),” Fried-man said.

“We would love for that to hap-pen in Fairfax County,” Klein said.

He said by putting faces to statistics dur-ing registry week, homeless advocates canprovide an opportunity for people to betterunderstanding the issues, and give them anopportunity to be a part of the solution.

“You see community after community thathas changed perceptions about the chronichomeless. We can do the same in our com-munity,” Klein said.

To learn more about the national cam-paign, visit the website at http://100khomes.org

Fairfax County joins national effort tohouse “most vulnerable.”

County Combats Chronic Homelessness

*A total of 697 single individuals were identified ashomeless last year. Of that number, 353 people wereidentified as chronically homeless.

Dean Klein

“You seecommunity aftercommunity thathas changedperceptionsabout the chronichomeless. We can do thesame in our community.”—Dean Klein, director of the Fairfax

County Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness (OPEH)

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As part of the “100,000” Homescampaign, this group of county andnonprofit staff attended a boot campin Kansas City this summer. (Fromleft) Susan Ryan, New Hope Housing;Lori Mclean, Housing Development;Tom Barnett, OPEH; Nella Leppo,Community Services Board;Jerrianne Anthony, FACETS; ThomasNichols, Volunteers of America; CarolErhard, Fairfax County Housing andCommunity Development; DebbieScaggs, OPEH; and Vince Jenkins,Reston Interfaith.

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You are invited to attend a public forum to hear FairfaxCounty officials discuss the plan for funding $3.1 billion inadditional transportation projects needed to transformTysons into an urban center. The plan addresses how costswill be split between taxpayers and developers and whatthe expected impact will be on taxpayers. Find out whatthey are recommending to the Board of Supervisors andask questions. Join us on:

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“We’ll be adjusting the toll ratesto maintain as close to 55 milesper hour as much as possible,” saidTim Steinhilber, the project gen-eral manager for Transurban-Fluor.

All electronic tolling, done athighway speeds.

“There are three access points inTysons Corner, Route 7-LeesburgPike, Westpark Drive and JonesBranch Drive,” he said. “We haveprovided additional access pointsto Tysons without having to accessChain Bridge Road… the mainpoint is to get traffic in and out ofTysons as fast as possible, so youcan not only get a 55 mile per hourtrip to Tysons, but access closer toyour destination once you exit.”

There will be 495 Express Lanessignage show ingprices to get totwo popular destinations along the

Beltway, in addition to a price dis-playing the cost of access to thefarthest point from the exit adriver is entering from.

The lanes are separated fromregular traffic by barriers, and are100 percent monitored by video,as well as state troopers.

PHASE ONE OF DULLESMETRORAIL is nearing comple-tion, with construction about 80percent complete, said PatNowakowski, executive director ofthe Dulles Metrorail Project.

“Going forward, a lot of our fo-cus is on a lot of electrical-typework, train controls, the third railpower, those types of things, andspacing work. You’re going to startseeing these stations reach a highlevel of completion,” he said.

All aerial structures are in place,and all tracks are expected to beplaced within a month.

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Nowakowski said he hoped that bythis time next year, constructionwill be complete.

“We expect in three weeks timeto be setting pedestrian bridges inplace over top of Route 123. Thatwill occur on Friday night, Oct. 5,and Saturday night, Oct. 6, ifthings stay on schedule,” he said.“We’re very pleased to start mov-ing this part of the contract for-ward, this is the first part, thenwe’ll be moving to Wiehle Avenueand putting those bridges on overtop of the Dulles Access Highwayand the Toll Road.”

For Phase Two, Sept. 11 markedthe deadline for companies to sub-mit their request for qualificationsinformation. By October, the com-panies are expected to be on ashort list, price proposals are dueApril 2013, and Nowakowski saidhe expected the contract to beawarded in May 2013.

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Community Meeting on Salona

How do we enhance Salona’s value tothe community today and for futuregenerations? The Salona Task Forcewants to hear the community’s views.

The Salona Task Force, appointed in 2011 byDranesville Supervisor John Foust and Fairfax CountyPark Authority Board member Kevin Fay, was chargedwith reaching out to the McLean community regard-ing possible future uses of a conservation easementgranted to the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA)at historic Salona.

The Task Force has held meetings over the past 15months, inviting interested community groups andindividuals to present proposals. The next step is topresent these options to the community at large,which will happen on Thursday, Oct. 4. The meetingwill be held at the McLean Community Center start-ing at 7:30 p.m. and will include presentations bymembers of the Task Force and by others who havepresented ideas to the Task Force.

Margaret Malone, chair of the Salona Park Task Force,said that the “the Salona property offers a unique op-portunity to provide McLean with a park that willgreatly enhance the lives of citizens of all ages.”

Salona has a rich cultural history. The Salona prop-erty, part of the Northern Neck Proprietary of 1649,became part of the Fairfax Land Grant and in 1719was acquired by Thomas Lee, father of two signersof the Declaration of Independence. The Salona prop-erty remained in the Lee family until the early 19thcentury. At one time Salona was held in trust by Revo-lutionary War hero Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee(father of Robert E. Lee) for Henry “BlackhorseHarry” Lee, a son by his first marriage to MatildaLee, granddaughter of Thomas Lee, and later underthe ownership of Richard Bland Lee, builder of SullyPlantation. In August 1814 when British troops at-tacked America’s capital city, President James Madi-

son and his wife, Dolley, separately fled the WhiteHouse before the British set the city ablaze. It isthought that President Madison spent that fiery nightat Salona with the Reverend William and Ann Maffitt.Evidence strongly suggests that the Madisons re-united at Salona the following day. During the Ameri-can Civil War the 208 acre Salona property was oc-cupied by the Federal Army between October 1861and March 1862 as a part of Camp Griffin. Briga-dier-General William Farrar (“Baldy”) Smith used thevacated house for his headquarters. The VermontBrigade, consisting of the second, third, fourth, fifthand sixth Vermont Infantry Regiments and a part ofCamp Griffin, encamped on the surrounding prop-erty. Major-General George McClellan was known tohave spent the night at Salona at least once.

Salona is on the National Register of HistoricPlaces, the Virginia Landmarks Register, and the In-ventory of Historic Sites in Fairfax County, and isspecifically referenced as a Heritage Resource in theCounty Comprehensive Plan.

Public Forum to Discuss Tysons Transportation Funding

After seventeen months ofdeliberation, County offi-cials have developed a

plan for the Board of Supervisorson how to fund an estimated $3.1billion in additional transportationneeded to support the transforma-tion of Tysons into an urban center.County residents will now have anopportunity to hear planners discussthe recommendations at a publicforum. The McLean Citizens Asso-

ciation hosts the meeting on Tues-day, Oct. 2, from 7:30–9:30 p.m. atthe McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.

“County taxpayers need to knowthe magnitude of the financial ob-ligations and risks that Tysons re-development will entail for them,”said MCA President Sally K. Horn.Tysons redevelopment has been apriority issue for MCA, and MCAis encouraging civic groups and

residents County-wide to attend.County speakers slated to ap-

pear include: Walter Alcorn, at-large planning commissioner andchair, Planning CommissionTysons Committee; Jay Donahue,Dranesville planning commis-sioner; and Barbara Byron, direc-tor of the office of community re-vitalization. Rob Jackson, chair ofthe MCA Tysons Liaison Commit-tee will also speak.



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ExcellenceCriteria:MisleadinglyIncompleteTo the Editor:

Reporting by the McLean Con-nection (MC) generally excels.Nonetheless, some articles, such asthat submitted for the Aug. 22-28issue [“School System Committedto Excellence,” by Ilryong Moon,chairman of the Fairfax CountySchool Board] have fundamentalinternal disconnects that MCshould have identified in a note.The title of this submitted article,

How to Register, Vote, Vote EarlyDon’t sweat voter ID; voter registration card, current utility bill, bank statement,paycheck or government check with name, address of voter will work.

More Election InformationFairfax County Board of Elections, 703-222-0776, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Suite 232, Fairfax, 22035; FAX 703-324-2205; email

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City of Fairfax General Registrar, 703-385-7890, http://www.fairfaxva.gov/Registrar/GeneralRegistrar.asp

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State Board of Elections, 804 864-8901 Toll Free: 800 552-9745 FAX: 804 371-0194email: [email protected]://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Index.html

Changes in Virginia’s voter identifi-cation rules are causing confusionin many quarters, and some vot-ers might be tempted to stay home

rather than deal with a difficult situation. Whatabout your 92-year-old mother who hasn’tdriven in almost a decade? Do you need toschlep her to the DMV to get her a photo IDbefore November?

Slow down, there are alternatives, includ-ing a current utility bill, bank statement, gov-ernment check or paycheck indicating thename and address of the voter.

Acceptable forms of identification include:Virginia voter identification card (due to ar-rive in the mail next week); current utility bill,bank statement, government check or paycheckindicating the name and address of the voter;valid Virginia driver’s license; military ID; anyFederal, Virginia state or local government-is-sued ID; employer issued photo ID card; con-cealed handgun permit; valid student ID issuedby any institution of higher education locatedin the Commonwealth of Virginia.

How important is it for Virginia voters to turnout on or before Nov. 6? As a critical “battle-ground” state, Virginia will be key in deter-mining who will be the next President of theUnited States. Who will represent Virginia inthe U.S. Senate is also too close to call. Sincepolling shows that there are very few unde-cided voters in the Commonwealth, every eli-gible voter will want to be sure to cast a bal-lot. Turnout in Northern Virginia could deter-mine who is president and which party con-trols the U.S. Senate.

This is a high-participating, politically en-gaged area.

Fairfax County, with a population of justmore than 1.1 million people, has 717,105 reg-istered voters as of Aug. 31, 2012.

And consider that in 2008, 79 percent ofFairfax County’s registered voters turned outat the polls.

The City of Alexandria has a population ofabout 144,000 with 103,445 registered voters

as of Aug. 31, 2012.Arlington has a population of about 216,000

and 160,326 registered voters as of Aug. 31, 2012.When you consider the sheer numbers of

people likely to go to vote on Election Day,wouldn’t it make sense to go and vote early?

Virtually every voter in Virginia is eligible tovote absentee, which includes voting in-per-son absentee at a variety of locations. Absen-tee voting began Sept. 21 and will continuethrough Nov. 2.

There are many reasons that voters are allowedto vote absentee, but the most broad of these ap-plies to almost anyone with a job: “Any personwho, in the regular and orderly course of his busi-ness, profession, or occupation, will be at his placeof work and commuting to and from his home tohis place of work for 11 or more hours of the 13that the polls are open (6 a.m. to 7 p.m.).

See http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/absentee_voting/index.html for a complete listof acceptable reasons to vote absentee, linksto download a request for an absentee ballotand other instructions.

You can download an absentee ballot andmail it to your local voter registration office,or you can vote “absentee in person.”

To vote on Election Day, you must be regis-tered at your current address no later than Oct.15, 2012. You can check your registration sta-tus online by going to www.sbe.virginia.gov.There you can also download a voter registra-tion form and mail it to the elections office

address, listed above.Absentee Voting in Person, Fairfax County❖ Fairfax County Government Center, 12000

Government Center Parkway, Suite 323,Fairfax, VA 22035

Absentee voting hours, Sept. 21-Oct. 16,Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thursdays: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Oct. 17-Nov. 2, Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Saturday Hours: Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3: 9

a.m. - 5 p.m.Office Closed On: Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 (Co-

lumbus Day)Last Day to Vote In-Person: Saturday, Nov. 3Absentee Voting in Person, Fairfax County

Satellite LocationsVoting in the following seven locations is

available Oct. 17 - Nov. 3, Monday - Friday, 2p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

❖ Franconia Governmental Center, 6121Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310

❖ Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAvenue, McLean, VA 22101

❖ North County Human Services Building,1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston, VA 20190

❖ West Springfield Governmental Center,6140 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152

❖ Mason Governmental Center, 6507 Colum-bia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003

❖ Mount Vernon Governmental Center, 2511Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306

❖ Sully Governmental Center, 4900Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, VA 20151

Letters to the Editor

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“School System Committed to Ex-cellence,” is at variance with thearticle’s identified performancecriteria. The main claim by well-intended Mr. Moon is that theFairfax County Public schools(FCPS) have “continued to suc-ceed at the highest levels.” How-ever, the performance criteria thathe quotes, in support of claims ofthese levels for the system, aredecidedly mixed and misleadinglyincomplete as indicated below.Such reporting seems to reflectshortcomings in statistical under-standings and transparency needs.More seriously, the overall set oftouted performance criteria isquite inconsistent with neededmanagerial strategies set to mea-

sure excellence improvements, aswell as levels, of all FCPS students.Particularly given quite disap-pointing U.S. educational perfor-mances compared with those of somany other nations, we can andshould do much better. While oth-ers could question the conclusionthat the FCPS is a “world-classschool system,” the more criticalquestion is whether FCPS succeedsin improving on, as well as achiev-ing, proper performance criteriadesigned to meet FSPS objectivesconsistent with being “committedto excellence.”

1. The “FCPS SAT average of1654” (out of 2400) exceeds stateand national averages. This onemeasure of performance clearly is

the best indicator among those heidentifies. But it nonetheless isfundamentally incomplete. Thereason is that reporting of theseaverages, without relativechanges, ignores the extent towhich this average reflects im-provement or deterioration. Animprovement in the SAT averageto 1800 by 2020 would be a desir-able goal.

2. FCPS’s pass rates for the Vir-ginia Standards of Learning assess-ments during the 2010-11 schoolyear “were 93 percent in English”and “92 percent in mathematics.”There is no indication on whetheror not these two percentages re-flect an improvement. Moreover,


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12-Nights Cruise from Baltimore to theSOUTHERN CARIBBEAN Jan. 14-26...........................................$649 plus taxesIncludes 12-Nights on RCCL’s “Enchantment of the Seas.” With All Meals &Entertainment. Transfers from Vienna to Baltimore will be available.

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Enjoy Fall Family Fun!Saturday, October 6, 2012

Historic Church Street, Vienna11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Beer GardenFood Vendors

Festival MarketplaceMain Stage Entertainment

German Band will perform live

Children’s StageFree Children’s Activities Area on the Town Green

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there is no indication of how theserates compare with state or com-parable national averages. In ad-dition, one reason that these re-ported percentages are poor per-formance measures is that theyentice FCPS to focus on studentsnear class pass-fail lines, perhapsbetween the bottom 2 and 17 per-centage points, rather than on allstudents. Astute teachers likely willassume that students in about thetop 83 and in about the bottom 2percent will likely remain in theirrespective pass-fail categories.Thus, these two indicators, in them-selves, encourage teachers (to im-prove in this criterion) to ignoreroughly 85 percent of students.

3. The achievement gap “inreading for Black students” nar-rowed and the achievement gap“in mathematics for Hispanic stu-dents” narrowed. The implicationin this selective reporting is thatgaps in mathematics for Black stu-dents and in English for Hispanicsdid not narrow. More seriously, theimplication is that teachers shoulddiscriminate by focusing on thesestudents. Of course, one way forteachers to achieve such ill-ad-vised performance criteria wouldbe to ask all Asian students to stopgoing to libraries and stop their

credible study habits. The pointhere is that all students at everylevel in every subject should beencouraged to excel and that allperformance criteria should becompletely consistent with thiscomprehensive objective.

4. The article reports from 2011national rankings that “nearly allFCPS high schools were listed inthe top 6 percent” of publicschools. But it does not indicatethe specific percent of FCPS highschools in the top 6 percent northe change in the FCPS percentfrom the prior year. Meaningfulindicators also may be how aver-age FCPS public high schools com-pare with those of averages of allU.S. counties and how this rel-evant percentile compares withthe prior year.

5. The article lamentably omitsany reference to operational per-formance criteria designed to im-prove, as well as to sustain, excel-lence among FCPS students. Re-grettably, it was reported publiclythat only one-fourth of teacherassessments are to be based on stu-dent learning achievements ratherthan on the current basis of one-half of teacher assessments. As-suming student learning achieve-ments are properly measured forassessing teachers, this planned

decline is a step backwards. Atleast one half of teacher assess-ments should be based on changesin student performances to avoidan excessive emphasis on possiblybiased opinions and manipula-tions. It is critical that the relevantstudent performances for assess-ing teachers should be based onthe same students passing fromthe prior year to the current schoolyear. Such a measure avoids dis-tortions from changes in the com-position of students during thatperiod for each teacher. To theextent that teachers do not liketeaching to the test, they shouldparticipate in identifying propertests, keeping in mind that theyneither should avoid objective as-sessments of student improve-ments nor suggest that nationaland state tests are bogus. Also,administrators should acknowl-edge (and report on) their urgentneed to avoid granting and ex-tending tenure to undeservingteachers and to link enhancedteacher salaries and bonuses torelevant performance criteria.

Dr. David V. PritchettParent among those disap-

pointed with educationalprogress.

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THURSDAY/SEPT. 27Titans Breakfast Series. 7-9:15 a.m.,

at the Ritz Carlton, 1700 TysonsBlvd., McLean. The Northern VirginiaTechnology Council’s fireside chatwith John Jumper, expert on mattersconcerning aerospace, defense,industrial, trasportation andautomotive business sectors; groupprices available. $65-85 forindividuals. www.nvtc.org/events.

Public Hearing. 7:30 p.m., at MCC,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Ahearing on the proposed FY 2014budget; residents of the district whowant to speak, register in advance.703-790-0123, ext. 711 ormcleancenter.org/fy2014budget.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 30Downsizing Seminar offered by

the Lyons & McGuire Team ofKeller Williams Realty, 1-4 p.m.Free community service to educatehome owners about the downsizingprocess. Seminar being held in theKeller Williams Great Falls office774-A Walker Rd. Please RSVP [email protected] call 703-406-9009.

24th Annual Virginia ArabCandidates Night. 7-9 p.m., at theTysons Corner Marriott, 8028 LeesburgPike, Vienna. Senate and congressionalcandidates to address more than 300Arab American political activists. RSVP.202-256-8008 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 3Policy Forum. 7:30-9 a.m., at The

Gannett Building, 7950 Jones BranchDrive, McLean. Tysons Chamber ofCommerce invites in-the-knowspeakers to highlight issues at stakein the national elections. 703-281-1333 or [email protected].


Fall Fun

Virginia Is for Lovers, and Apple-Lovers

Ida Red, Nittany, Gala, Pink Lady orHoney crisp: whether you like yourapples tart or sweet, there areplenty of apple-picking orchards

and farms to pick from within an hour’sdrive of Northern Virginia. For many

Apple season in full swing; Grab a basket and pick your own.

Virginia1 MARKER-MILLER ORCHARDS

A family favorite, Marker-Miller Orchards hassomething for everyone in the family. Relax onthe front porch in wooden rocking chairs, pack apicnic lunch and enjoy eating in the midst of thelush orchards, or go on an adventure to pick-your-own apples. Every weekend throughOctober, the market is open where apple-loversline up to get fresh apple cider donuts (a must-have). There’s also hand-dipped apple ice creamand cider slushees. On the weekends, there arewagon rides, the cow train and a huge play areafor children.

3035 Cedar Creek Grade, Winchester540-662-1980Markermillerorchards.com

2 CROOKED RUN ORCHARDCrooked Run Orchard is a small family farm on the

outskirts of Purcellville in Loudoun County.Many families go to this orchard for the simplepleasure of apple-picking. There are no mazes orwagon rides or kiddie trains. Owners Uta andSam Brown grow the food; you pick it. There isno entrance or parking fee. There’s only acharge for the food. Children also enjoy theorchard’s “table of things.” Yes, that’s whatchildren call it. There are several “table ofthings,” that include bones, snake skins, nests,

dried bats or frogs, turtle shells and “anythingelse we find that’s interesting during the year,”Brown said.

37883 E Main Street, Purcellville, 540-338-7445Crookedrunorchard.com

3 VIRGINIA FARM MARKETVirginia Farm Market began in 1952 as small

roadside stand selling homegrown freshpeaches. The market has grown to include abakery, a gift shop featuring wood baskets andlocal preserves, and apples, apples and moreapples. Taste the “jug-your-own” apple cider.Look for the big red barn located on Route 522north of Winchester.

1881 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester, 540-665-8000Virginiafarmmarket.com

4 STRIBLING ORCHARDThe Stribling farm and orchard has been in the

Stribling family for almost 200 years. Beginningin September through November, the farm hasfresh apples, cider and all sizes and shapes ofpumpkins. In addition to apple-picking, visitorscan enjoy beautiful views of the Blue RidgeMountains, Stribling Farm’s historic buildingsand many farm animals.

11587 Poverty Hollow Lane, Markham540-364-3040Striblingorchard.com

5 VALLEY VIEW ORCHARDAn historic property located in Virginia’s “Hunt”

country near Middleburg, the historic ValleyView Farm is the home of Virginia PerfectionOrchard, which boasts six different varieties ofapples for picking. Worth seeing is the estate’smanor house with a formal English Gardensituated in the middle of 500 acres ofmeadowlands and mountains, and is now thesite for weddings and other special events.

1562 Leeds Manor Road, Delaplane, 540-592-3730Valleyviewfarmva.com

6 THE APPLE HOUSEAlthough it’s not an orchard, The Apple House has

been a landmark for families and school groupssince the 1960s. Located at the northernentrance to Skyline Drive, the family-ownedbusiness is known for homemade apple butterdonuts, crisp apples and apple crisps.

4675 John Marshall Hwy, Linden, 540-636-6329Theapplehouse.net

7 GREAT COUNTRY FARMS18780 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont, VA 20135540-554-2073 [email protected]

Maryland8 BUTLER’S ORCHARD

For 60 years, this family farm has becomeknown for its apple picking as well as its popularfall festival. In addition to apple orchards,there’s a market and bakery, featuringeverything “apple,” a country store, hay rides,slides and tons of pumpkins.22200 Davis Mill Road, Germantown301-972-3299Butlersorchard.com

9 ROCK HILL ORCHARDRock Hill Orchard, located in the Agricultural

Reserve in Northern Montgomery County, offersa variety of apples to pluck, from Red Deliciousto Empire. There’s also a fruit, flower andvegetable market packed with locally-grownproduce. Rock Hill Orchard features freehayrides to the orchard on Saturdays andSundays.

28600 Ridge Road, Mount Airy, 301-831-7427Rockhillorchard.com

10 HOMESTEAD FARMThe Allnutt family has farmed in Montgomery

County since 1763, when James Allnuttpurchased 746 acres by the Potomac River.Homestead Farm consists of 230 acres of James’original purchase. Today, the Allnutt familycontinues the family farming tradition. Visitorscan pick their own apples, or enjoy Homestead’shomemade caramel apples. The Little CountryKitchen features apple pie, cider and freshvegetable soup.

15600 Sugarland Road, Poolesville, 301-977-3761Homestead-farm.net

11 LEWIS ORCHARDS18901 Peach Tree Road, Dickerson, 301-349-4101Lewisorchardfarmmarket.com

families, apple-picking has become a falltradition, providing a fun outdooractivity and healthy food. Grab a basketand pick your own. Many of the orchardsand farms listed below also host specialevents, fall festivals, hayrides and other

activities. Before you head out, callahead to make sure that your favoriteapple (or pumpkin) is ripe and availablefor picking.

— Victoria Ross

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Fall Fun 2012

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Fall is home to several annual traditions inMcLean. One such tradition, the McLeanArtFest, hosted by the McLean Project forthe Arts, will hit a major milestone this year,

and the MPA is celebrating accordingly.As part of the MPA’s 50th anniversary celebration,

the ArtFest presents some of the event’s classic fea-tures and several new ones. The Children’s Art Walk,live exhibitions and artists who work in almost ev-ery media will be part of the event.

Margi Vanderhye, co-chair of the event, said thatthis year will feature 50 artists, the highest numberyet, “due to the number of high quality entries wereceived.”

Since it takes place in early October, past ArtFestshave seen everything on the weather spectrum, frompouring rain to perfect fall weather, but the festival’sregulars will not be deterred no matter the situation.

Fall Fun in McLeanMPAartfest, pumpkin patchpart of local fall events.

Vivian Shen, a first grader at Haycock Elementary School,stands next to her painting at the McLean Project for theArts ArtFest. This year’s event will feature the children’sart walk.

Oliver Bush, 7, pulls awagon full of pump-kins at last year’spumpkin sale at St.Thomas EpiscopalChurch. This year’swill begin Oct. 6.

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“Last year’s event was about theworst-case scenario when it comes tofall weather, cold, windy and rainy,”said Maunel Certosa of Vienna. “Butthe art, even in tents, was still there,and they took care to make sure theshow itself didn’t suffer, which is allyou can do. So hopefully we’veearned a good day this year, becauseI’ll be there either way.”

NEW ADDITIONS this year will beThe Exceptions, an acoustic duo fea-turing Jason Saitta and Max Snyder.It will also feature the MPA WineCafé, featuring wine from ChainBridge Cellars and a new communityart project, “Leaf Your Mark.”

MPAartfest will take place from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 atMcLean Central Park. Parking is avail-able at the Dolley Madison Libraryand there will be free shuttle serviceprovided to and from various park-ing lots around McLean. More infor-mation can be found atwww.mpaart.org.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLeanwill also be doing their part to continue anannual tradition. Now in its fourth year,their annual pumpkin patch supports chari-ties that serve the local community and ar-eas around the world.

The pumpkins come from the Northwest-ern New Mexico Navajo Reservation. Pro-ceeds from the sale are split between thereservation, and local charities Share, theSamaritan Mission of Washington, D.C., theFalls Church-McLean Children’s Center, theFACETS Hypothermia shelter program andCrossLink International.

Pumpkin Patch toSupport CharitiesFrom Page 11

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A collection of teapots made by artist Laura Peery at last year’sMPAartfest. This year’s will be Sunday, Oct. 14 and will feature 50 localartists, live music and interactive exhibitions.

“I never liked getting my pumpkin froma place like Giant or Wal Mart, I wanted mykids to have the experience of picking outtheir own pumpkin,” said Gerald McKnightof McLean, who discovered the sale lastyear. “I found the St. Thomas sale when wewere visiting friends last year, and once Isaw how nice everyone was and what wewere supporting, I knew it was for us.”

THE PUMPKINS will arrive Saturday Oct.6 and will be on sale throughout the month.St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located at8991 Brook Road in McLean.

Christopher Edmondson, 4, at the St.Thomas Episcopal Church pumpkinsale, which will begin Oct. 6.

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Benny Potter and Western Electric playing classic rock and rockabillymusic.

Auctioneer Bruce Grammer, assisted by Linda Thompson with “a throw”showing Great Falls historic places.

Linda Thompson has fixed up the barn with lights, a stage and country-style decorations that create the perfect ambiance.

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ern Electric”—and barbecued ribs, chicken andbar-b-que from Famous Dave’s on Saturday,Oct. 13, from 7 to 11 p.m. Proceeds from thisyear’s event will go to the Great Falls Children’sFund and Childhood Cancer Charity.

Club member Linda Thompson has againdonated the use of her refurbished bankbarn in Great Falls for the upcoming event.Famous Dave’s dinner, water and soft drinkswill be provided by the Great Falls OptimistClub and beer and wine will be availablefor donations. The cost is $60 per person.There will be donations from local busi-nesses for raffles and an auction.

This year’s party and dance will be heldin a changed setting: Linda Thompson hasfixed up the barn with lights, a stage and

country-style decorations that create theperfect ambiance.

The Great Falls Optimist Club is a child-centered (501-c3) non-profit organizationthat focuses on supporting, encouragingand challenging children to reach greaterheights. A voluntary organization, the clubis always interested in welcoming newmembers and volunteers. Among the manyannual family-oriented events sponsored orassisted by the club are the Great FallsChildren’s Spring Festival and Egg Hunt, theFall Spooktacular at Halloween and theFourth of July celebration in Great Falls.

If you are interested in joining the GreatFalls Optimist Club or volunteering at spe-cific events, contact Membership Co-chairAngela Bongiorno at 703-759-2925([email protected]). Contributions canbe mailed to P.O. Box 233, Great Falls, Vir-ginia 22066.

Talents Galore at ‘Arts by George!’The 7th annual George Mason University “Arts byGeorge!” event to be held on Saturday, Sept. 29.

Members of the Mason Dance Company performing atlast year’s “Arts by George!” The Mason Dance Companywill be performing at the 2012 event.

By David Siegel

The Connection

A bevy of incredible talentis set to entertain as theseventh annual George

Mason University “Arts byGeorge!” is coming on Saturday,Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. Arts by George!will take place in the de Laski Per-forming Arts Building on Mason’sFairfax Campus, as well as HarrisTheater and a tented plaza nextto the performing arts building.

From the multi-talented, multi-Tony Award-winner Sutton Fosterto aspiring creative artists from the

Mason College of Visual and Per-forming Arts, there is a jam-packedday of events.

“We want audiences to “become‘infected’ with the energy and cre-ativity of the next generation ofartists,” said William Reeder, chairof Mason College of Visual andPerforming Arts. His description ofheadliner Foster was simply this:“She is as good as it gets!”

Notably, the benefit event willuse proceeds to support studentscholarships as well as the GreatPerformances at the Mason Cen-ter for the Arts.

Joseph and Carol Catalano are

event co-chairs for this year’s “Artsby George!”

Asked why people should cometo the event, especially those whomay have never attended before,the Catalanos said, “You will beamazed at the talent of the theseyoung students who come from allover the world to attend GMU andit’s right here in your backyard.Secondly, the funds raised go di-rectly toward scholarships forthese students and supports theGreat Performances at Mason con-cert series. Lastly, you will havesuch a good time that you can’twait for next year’s event.”

Where and WhenGeorge Mason University’s “Arts by George!,” showing at the Center for the Arts

and de Laski Performing Arts Building, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Saturday,Sept. 29, 2012. Student performances and exhibitions, and silent auction of an arrayof arts-related items and experiences from 5-7:30 p.m., at de Laski Performing ArtsBuilding. Sutton Foster event at Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets: $40-$70. Specialpackages available. Call 703-993-2787 or visit www.cfa.gmu.edu/tickets. For de-tailed information about “Arts by George!” student performances, silent auction andother benefit events information including Grand Buffet, visitwww.artsbygeorge.gmu.edu or call 703-993-4188.


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Fall Fun 2012

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Fairfax CountyFall Fun

Along with the seasonal changes offall—“sweater weather,” the oft-sighteddecorative gourd and pumpkin, newmenus and produce, and the swath ofcolor across the treeline in every direc-tion—come the fall events. Findingpumpkins, parading through town incostume and spending time enjoying fallin Fairfax County are musts. The Con-nection presents some favorite Countyevents to aid and abet your celebrationof the season at hand. See full calendarat www.connectionnewspapers.com.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 27Fall for the Book Festival: Alice

Walker. 3 p.m., Concert Hall,Center for the Arts George MasonUniversity, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Catch a headliner event atthe festival; the author of The ColorPurple discusses her social andpolitical activism.www.fallforthebook.org.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 28ValeArts’ 17th Annual Fall Art

Show and Sale Reception. 7p.m., reception; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., showhours, at the Historic Vale SchoolHouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road, Oakton.Over 150 works from nine localartists; meet the artists and celebratethe show, open Sept. 28-30.www.ValeArts.com.

Mason Award Presentation: NeilGaiman. 7:30-9 p.m., Concert Hall,Center for the Arts George MasonUniversity, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. The author of cult DC Comicsto books including Coraline accepts

the 2012 Mason Award for an authormaking extraordinary contributionstowards connecting literature with awide reading public.www.fallforthebook.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 29Fall for Fairfax KidFest. 10 a.m.-7

p.m.Northern Virginia’s largest family fall

festival boasts more than 100 hands-on activities and exhibits focusing oneducation, sport and fitness, theenvironment, public safety andpersonal health; among those are afarmers’ market, pony and hayrides,scare-crow making, pumpkindecorating, a carnival and dozens ofshows for children. 703-324-3247 orwww.fallforfairfax.com.

Woodland Park Crossing Festival.Noon-4 p.m., 12960 HighlandCrossing Drive, Herndon. Samples offall brews and foods, yogapresentations, zumba dances, fitnessdemos, a walking scarecrow, DJ, facepainting, glitter tattoos, pumpkinpainting, and more. 703-785-5634 orwww.woodlandparkcrossing.com.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 30Fall for Fairfax KidFest. 10 a.m.-5

p.m., at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Pkwy., Fairfax.Northern Virginia’s largest family fallfestival boasts more than 100 hands-on activities and exhibits focusing oneducation, sport and fitness, theenvironment, public safety andpersonal health; among those are afarmers’ market, pony and hayrides,scare-crow making, pumpkindecorating, a carnival and dozens ofshows for children. 703-324-3247 orwww.fallforfairfax.com.

Fairfax Prize Presentation:Michael Chabon. 6:30-8 p.m.,Concert Hall, Center for the ArtsGeorge Mason University, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Novelistwhose works include TelegraphAvenue and The Yiddish Policeman’sUnion accepts the 2012 Fairfax Prizefor literary achievement.www.fallforthebook.org.

FRIDAY/OCT. 5Oktoberfest Reston. 3-11 p.m., at

Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. Northern Virginia’slargest outdoor fall festival withseasonal beer and wine, 17restaurants, family carnival, liveentertainment, chilli cook-off and theGreat Pumpkin 5k. $1-20 for foodtickets; $1-20 for carnival tickets.www.OktoberfestReston.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 6Second Annual Fairfax Festival of

the Arts. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at FairfaxCorner, 11900 Palace Way, Fairfax.National and international artists sellartwork—90-plus artists offer morethan 10,000 pieces for sale—andprovide the opportunity for you tomeet painters, sculptors,photographers, jewelers, digitalartists, glass, fiber and ceramicsartists. www.paragonartevents.com/fairfax/.

Country Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at St.Francis Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. The30-year-old fair features a quilt showand giveaway, musical performances,silent auction, “treasure trove” fleamarket, book sale, plant sale, foodand children’s games. 703-759-2082or www.thecountryfair.org.

Oktoberfest Reston. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.;

race at 8:30 a.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market Street, Reston.Northern Virginia’s largest outdoorfall festival with seasonal beer andwine, 17 restaurants, family carnival,live entertainment, chilli cook-off andthe Great Pumpkin 5k. $1-20 for foodtickets; $1-20 for carnival tickets.

www.OktoberfestReston.com.Lake Anne Plaza’s 6th Annual Jazz

Festival. Noon-8:30 p.m., at LakeAnne Plaza, 11402 Washington PlazaW, Reston. Singer-songwriter-musician Rashida Jolley headlines

There are a panacea of activities, not to mention thefarmers’ market and palatial pumpkin patch, at the18th Annual Fall Festival.

During the month of October,Sundays through Thursdays from9 a.m.-8 p.m. and Fridays throughSaturdays until 9 p.m., at 9401Burke Road, Burke, there will bepumpkins galore and hayrides allday—from a pumpkin fort, a ghost

Burke Nursery & Garden Center’s18th Annual Fall Festival

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Race for a Cause: Come be a Superhero!We’re partnering with Acumen Solutions for their 4th Annual Race for aCause™ 8K and 1Mile Fun Run race on Sunday, October 14, 2012 inArlington, VA. Alexandria and Fairfax Region Boys and Girls Club will beone of 10 charities benefitting from the race and it’s up to the runner orwalker to pick which charity their donation will benefit. $2,000 incombined prizes will be awarded to top race winners.Please choose the Boys and Girls Club – AlexandriaOlympic and Fairfax as your charitable preference!Location: Arlington, VADate: October 14, 2012 • Time: 8:00 A.M.The race will be on a fast out-and-back, flat course thatbegins and ends on North Quincy Street near theintersection of Wilson Boulevard. Runners of all levels, aswell as walkers, are encouraged to participate. For moreinformation and to register, visit: http://communications.acumensolutions.com/Theraceforacause/index.html


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Second Annual Fairfax Festival ofthe Arts. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at FairfaxCorner, 11900 Palace Way, Fairfax.National and international artists sellartwork—90-plus artists offer morethan 10,000 pieces for sale—andprovide the opportunity for you tomeet painters, sculptors,photographers, jewelers, digitalartists, glass, fiber and ceramicsartists. www.paragonartevents.com/fairfax/.

Oktoberfest Reston. Noon-8 p.m., atReston Town Center, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. Northern Virginia’slargest outdoor fall festival withseasonal beer and wine, 17restaurants, family carnival, liveentertainment, chilli cook-off and theGreat Pumpkin 5k. $1-20 for foodtickets; $1-20 for carnival tickets.www.OktoberfestReston.com.

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McLean Orchestra: Phantoms andFantasies. 8 p.m., at OakcrestSchool, 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean.A night of Halloween haunts, withMussorgsky, Debussy and HectorBerlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique;post-concert cake and champagnereception. www.mclean-orchestra.org.

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Noche de Arte. 7-10 p.m., atMcLean Project for the Arts,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Latin music, food and “theluck of the draw”—a chance toleave with a work of art by anMPAartfest artist. $200. 703-790-1953 [email protected].

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Trio Leads Huskies to 9-1 StartFlint Hillvolleyballsweeps Oakton.

Flint Hill senior HaleyMcClure had 10 killsagainst Oakton on Sept. 21.

Flint Hill sophomore AllyFord had a team-high 14kills against Oakton onSept. 21.

Flint Hill junior Erica Narelswings against two Oaktonblockers during a Sept. 21match at Oakton High School.

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Five-foot-11 Erica Narelwas a force at the net,using her long arms toput away kills and dis-

rupt Oakton hitters. Five-foot-10Ally Ford pounded kills with vio-lent swings and 5-foot-9 HaleyMcClure displayed versatility.

The tall, talented trio led the FlintHill volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-23,25-14, 25-20) victory on Sept. 21during a Vienna private-publicschool matchup at Oakton HighSchool. The victory improved the Huskies’ record to 9-1, a start similar to those of the Flint Hill teams thatwon three consecutive VISAA state titles from 2008-10. Last year’s team struggled in comparison, finishing19-16 and losing in the state semifinals, but the returnof Narel, the addition of Ford and the leadership ofMcClure have the Huskies playing at a high level.

Narel, a junior middle blocker who is committed toNorth Carolina State, sat out her sophomore season. OnFriday, she finished with 11 kills against the Cougars.

“She’s so athletic,” Flint Hill head coach CarrolAnderson said. “She touches 10 feet, she gets up,[and her] blocking is huge for us. She has an eyeand a feel for the ball, so our setters are still learn-ing how to connect with her.”

Ford, a sophomore outside hitter, transferred to FlintHill from Tuscarora High School in Leesburg. She tal-lied a team-high 14 kills against Oakton, many of whichwere of the high-velocity variety, and had four aces.

“She’s so confident,” Anderson said. “She’s confi-dent about taking a swing from the back row, fromthe outside, anywhere … and she’s pretty much un-stoppable.”

McClure, a senior outside hitter, had 10 kills andfour aces.

“Haley’s our captain, our leader,” Anderson said.“The girls look up to her and we go, in a lot of ways, asHaley goes. If Haley’s energetic [and] charged up, Iknow it’s a good day for us. She’s very dynamic. Shehits the ball well [and] serves the ball well, but it’s her

leadership on the court that’s justas important as those things.”

Narel and Ford each had six killsin game one, which Flint Hill sur-vived, 25-23. The Huskies had aneasier time in game two, buildinga 10-3 lead en route to a 25-14victory.

“Last year, I came from publicschool ... so personally I get realpumped when we play [publicschools], especially [because] theISL, it’s not as much competition,”Ford said. “The [public school] at-mosphere is just crazy, so it reallypumps you up.”

Flint Hill held a slim 11-10 leadin game three before starting to pullaway with six straight points, includ-ing three consecutive Ford aces. TheHuskies improved their recordagainst public schools to 7-1.

“We’re just really underestimated when we playpublic schools,” McClure said. “People have neverheard of us and we’re such a small school. Every timewe go out there, no matter who we’re playing, wealways have something to prove.”

Anderson said Friday’s match was Flint Hill’s firstagainst Oakton in her 10 years with the Huskies.

“I thought our girls responded really well andhandled the atmosphere,” she said. “I told them,when I was in your shoes, I would love to be outthere on the court in this [environment] and to comeout and beat a team on their home court … I think itwas a big win and a satisfying win for our team.”

Meanwhile, Oakton, led by first-year head coachDan Courain, dropped to 11-5.

“There were moments where I thought that weshowed that we could play with them, but [westruggled due to] inconsistency,” Courain said.

Senior outside hitter Misa Mori finished with ateam-high eight kills against Flint Hill. Senior EmmaOlson had six kills while handling setting duties.

“She does everything,” Courain said about Olson.“The fact that she’s second on our team in kills and she’spretty much a primary setter [shows her versatility].”

Oakton will travel to face Fairfax at 7:30 p.m. onThursday, Sept. 27. Flint Hill will host Sidwell Friendsat 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.

“I still think that teams think we’re a good team, butthey think we’re beatable and that’s OK,” Johnson said.“That’s good because that gives us a motivating factor.”

Hunter Eckrod and the McLean football team lost toMadison on Sept. 21.

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MadisonFootball BeatsMcLean

In its first Liberty Districtgame, the Madison footballteam rolled to a 29-6 win overthe McLean Highlanders. Withthe win, Madison improved itsrecord to 3-1 while McLeandropped to 2-2.

The Warhawks got off to aquick start with an explosive78-yard touchdown pass fromDan Powers to Ben Stanford onthe third play of the game.Madison’s second touchdownwas set up by Sanford’s inter-ception late in the first quarter.Backed up deep in Madison ter-ritory, McLean’s quarterbacktried to force a pass into tightcoverage near the right side-line. Sanford stepped in frontof the receiver, grabbed the ball,and rambled 20 yards to the 5-yard line. Behind great block-ing from his offensive line,Jacob Hall burst into the endzone for Madison’s secondscore. Nick Dorka’s PAT gaveMadison a 14-0 lead.

In the second quarter, Madi-son used a long, clock-consum-ing drive to set up its thirdscore, an 8-yard touchdownpass to sure-handed KyleMancini. Dorka added a 32-yard field goal and theWarhawks took a 24-0 lead atthe half.

Madison’s second half gameplan was to run the ball, chew-upthe clock, and prevent the McLeanoffense from completing any bigplays. Dorka added a 44-yardfield goal in the third quarter toextend the lead to 27-0.

The Warhawks’ next gamewill be on the road against theLangley Saxons at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Sept. 28.

LangleyVolleyballBeats Robinson,Battlefield

The Langley volleyball teampicked up a pair of wins on Sat-urday, Sept. 22, defeatingRobinson, 3-1, and Battlefield, 3-0. The Saxons improved to 8-3.

Langley will travel to faceMadison at 7:15 p.m. on Thurs-day, Sept. 27.

LangleyFootball BlastsMarshall

The Langley football teamimproved to 3-1 with a 58-8victory against Marshall onSept. 21.

One week after the Saxons lostto Chantilly by a point, they seta season high for points againstthe Statesmen. Langley is aver-aging 37 points per contest.

The Saxons will host Madisonat 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28.

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confrontational. Kaine positionedhimself as a bipartisan problem-solver, while Allen portrayed him-self as a small-business champion.

The candidates also found areasof agreement: each stressed theneed to preserve the home mort-gage interest deduction, and bothcandidates vowed to reduce thenation’s deficit and avoid thelooming $500 billion in defensecuts scheduled to begin in Janu-ary.

Several times during the debate,Kaine reiterated his proposal toreduce the federal deficit and avertthe automatic cuts—or “sequestra-tion”—through a three-prongedapproach.

“We will let the Bush tax cutsexpire as planned for people mak-ing more than $500,000; we willfix Medicare so we can negotiateto get better prices on prescriptiondrugs; we will let the tax subsidies to the big five oilcompanies expire,” Kaine said.

Allowing tax increases on those earning more than$500,000 a year is compromise, Kaine said, betweenDemocrats who would let the cuts expire on thoseearning $250,000 or more, and Republicans whowant to make the cuts permanent for everyone.

Allen repeatedly said he would not entertain anytax increases to keep the government from fallingoff a “fiscal cliff,” and he stuck to his message that“job creation” would solve many of the nation’s prob-lems.

“As I stated in the beginning, David, the best socialprogram of all is a job.” Allen also said he wouldrepeal President Obama’s health care law, and pro-posed allowing households to choose a flat tax overthe existing tax code.

“I want to create more job opportunities. If youwant a job, you ought to join the Allen team,” Allensaid, adding that he should have the backing of “99percent of Virginians, anyone who pays an electricbill, drives a car or has a job.”

He said his return to the Senate would be about“making sure America is ascending once again andis a land of opportunity once again.”

THE DEBATE was mostly devoid of headline-mak-ing news until Gregory asked Kaine if he thought“all Virginians should have to pay some level of fed-eral income tax.”

“I would be open to a proposal that would havesome minimum tax level for everyone,” Kaine said,“but I do insist, many of the 47 percent that Gover-nor Romney was going after pay a higher percent-age of their income in taxes than he does.”

Kaine’s statement almost immediately ignited afuror by bloggers, tweeters and news reports of thedebate.

In interviews after the debate, Allan hammeredKaine for the remark, accusing him of “always try-ing to raise taxes.” In a press release Saturday, theAllen campaign accused Kaine of “doubling down”on the idea of imposing an income tax on all Ameri-

cans in his TV appearances.“It shouldn’t be news that somebody who wants to

go into the Senate is willing to start from a positionof openness and dialogue,” Kaine said after the de-bate. “We can’t start with non-negotiable.”

Kaine added that while many Americans do notpay federal income tax, low-income individuals aresubject to many other taxes. “The lie that some per-petrate that poor people don’t pay a lot of taxes iswrong,” he said.

“I kind of chuckled about (the furor),” Kaine saidSunday after meeting with volunteers in Oakton andManassas. “I’m open to dialogue, and I don’t see howopenness is something controversial.”

Del. Mark Keam (D) introduced Kaine to the 70-plus grassroots supporters who assembled in Oaktonto hear Kaine as he launched the community can-vass. Judy Fisher, a retired Fairfax County teacher,said she was supporting Kaine for several reasons.

“The health care bill is very important. No, it’s notperfect, but I have a 97-year-old mother, and healthcare is a big issue for us.” She also said she likedKaine’s positions on abortion rights, education andother issues.

“I’m electing someone to make substantive, delib-erative, thoughtful decisions,” Fisher said. “The Re-publicans get hysterical. We need more moderate,thoughtful candidates like Tim Kaine.”

Arralean Ellis, a City of Fairfax volunteer, saidVirginia’s new Voter ID laws concerned her.

“I’ve worked at polling places, and there was noreason, no justification to make it tougher for peoplein Virginia to vote,” she said.

Kaine told supporters that “the most importantthing is to find people who know how to work to-gether. [Republicans] would run the ship agroundjust to get the captain,” Kaine said.

“The differences in this race are very clear,” saidKaine. “On the big issues of the day—how westrengthen the economy, how we address the fed-eral budget, and how we break through Washington’spartisan gridlock—my opponent and I have a verydifferent record and a very different approach.”

Kaine Clarifies Positionon ‘Minimum Tax’

Former Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kainerallies supporters at his canvass kick-off in Oakton Sun-day, Sept. 23.

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Improved by the premises known as3800 Powell Lane, #525, Falls Church, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Caroline S. Miner, dated June 10, 2005, and recorded June 15, 2005, in Deed Book 17398 at page 1666 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judi-cial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

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Unit 525, LAKESIDE PLAZA CONDO-MINIUM with the sole use of the limited common element stor-age area and limited common element parking space assigned thereto and the undivided interest appurtenant thereto as set forth in the master deed and declaration recorded in Deed Book 5821 at page 1459, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 3800 Powell Lane, #525, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

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Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.

Sale shall be made subject to all exist-ing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may law-fully affect the real estate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or materialman's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, re-strictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encum-brances, and agreements of record affecting the same, if any.

In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to convey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale.

The subject property and all improve-ments thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Purchaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zoning code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeown-ers' or condominium owners' associa-tion dues and assess-ments, if any. Purchaser also shall be responsible for obtain-ing possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandalism, theft, destruction, or the like, of or to the property occurring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special warranty deed. Conveyancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of title, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchas-er. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regu-lar assess-ments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter shall be assumed by the purchaser.

Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that the borrower did not file for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale, as well as to post-sale con-firmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan serv-icer including, but not limited to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, the sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of his deposit without interest. Ad-ditional terms may be announced at the time of sale. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information ob-tained will be used for that purpose.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be announced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:David N. PrenskyChasen & Chasen5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500Washington, D.C. 20015(202) 244-4000


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