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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday night,Republican Del. Barbara Comstockentered the Hilton ballroom inAshburn to the tune of her favorite

song - “This One’s for the Girls” sung byMartina McBride.

The sassy, defiant country anthem – whichtells girls to “stand your ground wheneveryone’s giving in” – struck the right chordwith Comstock’s supporters, who chantedand clapped along with the music asComstock took the stage to deliver her vic-tory speech.

Comstock, 55, was clearly savoring themoment, defeating Democrat John Foust,by a resounding 17 points for the NorthernVirginia Congressional seat held by retir-ing Rep. Frank Wolf, Comstock’s former bossand longtime political mentor.

Her decisive victory Tuesday ended oneof the most contentious, expensive andclosely-watched races in the Common-wealth.

When Wolf announced his retirement lastDecember, the news sparked a flurry ofspeculation about the district’s possible po-litical shift, from solid Republican territoryto more moderate “swing” district.

Democrats became bullish on the seat thathad not been competitive for 30 years, andsaw a prime pick-up opportunity.

In February, The Rothenberg Political Re-port rated the race as “leans Republican,”noting that in recent elections, the districtsupported both Republicans and Democratsin presidential and gubernatorial races. TheWashington Post ranked the seat as “thesixth most likely seat to flip control” in the2014 election.

BUT COMSTOCK, according to both GOPand Democratic party insiders, ran an ex-tremely disciplined campaign, and consis-tently delivered an appealing, moderatemessage to voters.

“It was her race to lose from the start,”said one longtime Democratic strategist.

As she addressed her supporters,Comstock thanked Wolf, and said she was“honored to follow in his footsteps.”

“We’ll take this great Virginia way andbring it to Washington for all of you.”Comstock said. “We know that governmentclosest to the people is the government that

works. The one thing I can promise you isthat I’m going to work hard to push gov-ernment down to you guys and gals in the10th district.”

Then she took a final, defiant swipe atFoust.

“I guess I’m finally getting a real job,”Comstock quipped, referencing a commentFoust made during a debate aboutComstock, a former Congressional aide andpolitical lobbyist. Foust said his commentswere taken out of context, but Comstock’scampaign accused Foust of being “sexist,”and repeatedly used the line against him innumerous campaign ads and stumpspeeches.

In his concession speech Tuesday beforesupporters at the Dulles Marriott, Foust, aFairfax County Supervisor since 2007, al-luded to the personal attacks and rancorthat marked the contentious campaign.

“I think about the negative things myopponent said about me and the distor-tions,” Foust said, standing on the stage withhis wife, Dr. Marilyn Jerome, and his twosons. “It was hurtful. I think about how Iwould feel if those things were said aboutmy own father, and I’m sorry I put my sonsthrough this…”

Foust said there were many more substan-tive issues the candidates “could have talkedabout,” and “so many things that remain toget done in Washington, things that led meto get into this race.”

In her victory speech, Comstock said sheconsidered “hiring fabulous people” one ofher best attributes, and brought her cam-paign manager – Susan Falconer – onstageto thank her.

“We beat the boys, didn’t we?” Comstocksaid.

AFTER HER SPEECH, Comstock left thestage as her theme song played again.

“I think it’s really cool that she played‘This One’s for the Girls’ as she came in andleft the stage,” said Eve Marie Barner

ELECTION RESULTSU.S. SenateU.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D), 1,066,783, 49.12%Ed W. Gillespie, (R), 1,049,524, 48.33%Robert C. Sarvis, Libertarian, 53,414, 2.46%Write In, 1,968, 0.09%

VA 8th District U.S. House ofRepresentatives

Democrat Donald S. Beyer Jr., 127,981, 62.95%Republican Micah K. Edmond, 64,175, 31.56%Independent Gwendolyn J. Beck, 5,420, 2.67%Libertarian Jeffrey S. Carson, 4,403, 2.17%Independent Green Gerard C. “Gerry” Blais III, 962,

0.47%


Republican Barbara J. Comstock, 125,643, 56.50%Democrat John W. Foust, 89,706, 40.34%Libertarian William B. Redpath, 3,392, 1.53%Independent Brad A. Eickholt, 2,433, 1.09%Independent Green Dianne L. Blais, 942, 0.42%Write In, 261, 0.12%


U.S. Rep. Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly (D), 106,726,56.77%

Suzanne K. Scholte (R), 75,760, 40.3%Marc M. Harrold (Libertarian), 3,263, 1.74%Joe Galdo (Green), 1,737, 0.92%Write In, 527, 0.28%

SOURCE: VPAP.org, unofficial results

Fairfax County Transportation Bond $76million for pedestrian projects; $6 million forbike improvements; $16 million for spot roadimprovements. $100 million total.

Yes, 214,344No, 83,999

City of Fairfax Advisory Referendumregarding length of term for Offices of Mayor,City Council and School Board, and whether theterm of office should be increased from twoyears to four years.

No, 4,600Yes. 2,243

* All results unofficial as reported morning ofWednesday, Nov. 5, 2014.

Comstock scores resounding 17-point victoryover Democratic opponent John Foust.

Comstock Wins 10th District Race

Virginia Del. Barbara Comstockdelivered her victory speechshortly after 10 p.m. at the HiltonGarden Inn in Ashburn before astanding room only crowd of about350 supporters.

Photos by Victoria Ross/The Connection

Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust delivered his concession speecharound 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Dulles Marriott hotel. He was joined by hiswife, Dr. Marilyn Jerome, and two sons.

Virginia Del. Barbara Comstock (R) delivered her victory speech shortlyafter 10 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ashburn before a standingroom only crowd of about 350 supporters.

Gleason from Loudoun County. “She has aremarkable ability to build coalitions. I don’tknow anyone who can call her extreme.”

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Election 2014

By Tim Peterson

The Connection

When it comes to voting, paper is thepast, the present and the future. Theassistant chief election officer atRobinson Secondary school James

Emery Jr. of Fairfax said paper is too valuable as avoting record to abandon.

“It’s so there’s a verifiable means to do a recount,”he said. “You can run it all through the machinesagain. There’s a paper trail: It’s in the box, savedand archived.”

The touch-screen voting machines available in pre-vious years made recounting much more difficult.And trying to facilitate voting with both options si-multaneously led to confusion for some citizens,which slowed down the entire process.

This year, paper is king across Virginia.“They feel like for accountability purposes that’s

the way to go,” said Chief Election Officer at RobinsonTeri Ayres of Fairfax.

Working with only paper ballots requires a littlemore labor on the part of the election staff to pre-pare and make sure no one gets a double ballot. Butstill, she said, “We’ve seen lines go a little bit faster.”

Chief Election Officers Bill Patterson at WestSpringfield High School and Ravi Udeshi atCentreville High School experienced similar levelsof smooth operation thanks to the single voting op-tion.

“The ballot box is new, it’s flawless,” said Patterson,a Springfield resident. “Things have been prettysmooth, generally.”

Ayres said despite sticking with paper ballots, anew counting machine is helping improve efficiencythis year. The DS200 Digital Scan Voting Systems boxdoesn’t just make a head count like previous ma-chines; it actually creates a digital image of both sidesof the ballot, and counts that.

None of the three locations’ officials experiencedmany voters having trouble complying with the newidentification legislation. “I think the majority ofpeople were informed, but some just weren’t surewhat the law stated,” said Patterson.

Fairfax County released its unofficial returns dataafter the polls closed. Official returns won’t be avail-able until later in the month. But according to theunofficial report, Braddock district had a 46 percentturnout, including 32,526 in-person votes and 2,975absentees; Lee district saw 41.4 percent, with 25,815in-person and 2,046 absentee; while Springfieldnotched 47.8 percent with 35,797 in-person votesand 3,659 absentees.

The county swung hard for incumbent democratSenator Mark Warner, with (again the unofficial re-port from Fairfax County) 175,687 votes to republi-can challenger Ed Gillespie’s 122,790 and libertar-ian Robert C Sarvis’ 6,652.

Single voting method helpsstreamline the process.

Paper Trail

The Centreville choir was set up outsidethe entrance of the school raising moneyto support their organization. (Top, fromleft) Anna Adere, James Thomas,Jacqueline Bond, Pooja Karandikar,Adrianna Hauser, Rebecca Pearce (front)Tre’von Patton and parent of a formerchoir member Mary Moles of Clifton.

Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection

Chief ElectionOfficial TeriAyres andassistant chiefelection offi-cial JamesEmery Jr., bothof Fairfax, helpfourth yearJohns HopkinsUniversitystudent andRobinsongraduateMichael Danielwith a ballotsent in themail.

What was the main issue for youin this election?How did you vote and why?

Viewpoints

Anne and JoePlummer of Burke

She said, “It’s primarilya state election, so it’sabout who is going toadvocate more for stateissues. I like the wayWarner has tried to reachacross the aisle, to try toget something actuallydone.” He said, “She’smuch loftier than I am. Idon’t want the republi-cans to get control. I’mmore of a bare-knuckledin-fighter.”

Daniel Ross Miller of Clifton“The proposition talking about ex-

empting military spouses from payingproperty tax. I’m prior military, with theAir Force and I have friends still servingin Iraq and South Korea, so it’s an issuefor me. I’m torn between democrats andrepublicans, but I mainly vote republi-can.”

Donna Moseley of Clifton“Balance, perspective, collaboration,

making the right decisions, regardless ofparty lines. I voted for Warner,Comstock and yes on the initiatives. See,no party lines.”

Mauro Maldonado of Springfield“For me it was economic issues. I’m

concerned with the state of the so-called‘recovery,’ that our ‘leaders’ have donenothing about. I voted republican downthe line. Both sides have their cons, butthe republicans seem to have a morenatural edge when it comes to mattersof the state versus matters of the heartlike democrats do.”

Curt and Bev Gilbertof Fairfax

He said, “Between theeconomy, border security,truth in government.There are a lot of thingswe haven’t seen in thelast six years. I votedrepublican across theboard.”


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parents can take, and whereto find supportive resourceswill be shared at an upcom-ing “Protect Against SubstanceAbuse” community program,scheduled for Monday, Nov.10, at South County HighSchool, and Tuesday, Nov. 18,at Fairfax High School.The nonprofit Unified Preven-tion Coalition of FairfaxCounty (UPC) and its workgroup, PROTECT (ParentsReaching out to Educate Com-munities Together), willpresent this educational pro-gram. The Nov. 10 forum,hosted by the South CountyHigh School PTSO, begins at7 p.m. in the silver box the-ater. The Nov. 18 program,hosted by the Fairfax HighSchool PTSA, will begin at 7p.m. in the choral room.Middle school and high schoolparents are encouraged to at-tend with their children.

“Our program makes an im-pact on each audience becauseof the very personal stories ofthe dangers of substanceabuse told by our panel of par-ents, young adults in recovery,and professionals working inthis area,” said Jennifer Lewis-Cooper, UPC’s PROTECT coor-dinator. Paula King, intake of-ficer with Fairfax County Ju-venile and Domestic RelationsCourt, will moderate both fo-rums. Panelists will includeChris Leibowitz, a young adultin recovery; Bill Fulton, schoolresource officer coordinator,Fairfax County Police Depart-ment; and David Edleman,clinical supervisor, Fairfax-Falls Church Community Ser-vice Board Youth and FamilyTeam. Greg Richter, parent ofa daughter in recovery, willparticipate in the SouthCounty event. Lori Shapiro,parent of a son in recovery,will take part in the Fairfaxevent. UPC is a nonprofit or-ganization made up of morethan 60 community partnersand members, includingFairfax County Public Schoolsand the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment. For more infor-mation, visitwww.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org.

News


By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Rob Schoenberger is pretty goodwith a 15-foot extendable cam-era. Its built-in microphone andpowerful lights come in handy,

paired with a Delsar seismic sensor device,when trying to locate people trapped un-der the rubble of a collapsed building.

Technical Search Specialist and MedicalSpecialist Schoenberger is a member of Vir-ginia Task Force 1, the humanitarian disas-ter response team within the Fairfax CountyFire & Rescue Department. He’s based outof Fire Station 21 in Fair Oaks.

As a partner of the Office of US ForeignDisaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA) and theFederal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) the Task Force responds to local,domestic and international catastrophes.

They’ve seen action for Hurricane Sandyaround the east coast, in Haiti for the 2010earthquake and dozens of other cities andcountries in the aftermath of tornadoes,floods, quakes and building collapses.

It’s called up by one of the federal agen-cies, which funds the Task Force, not thecounty. But their experience makes it a win-win for everyone.

“The important thing I think everyone inFairfax County needs to understand is thatthese international and national resourcesare first used locally and respond in anylocal emergency, which is a huge, huge ben-efit for the residents of Fairfax County, aswell as the region,” said

Fairfax Fire Chief Richard R Bowers.Schoenberger trains regularly with that

nuanced equipment, as well as more un-wieldy tools like hydraulic concrete ham-mers and car door separators.

“Everyone wants to go out,” he said, “sothe more you can do, the more valuable youare.”

Schoenberger and other members fromthe Fire Department hosted the media Oct.30 for a hands-on look at some of the di-saster relief services the Task Force provides.

The Fairfax County Urban Search andRescue training site, tucked back among

dilapidated, burnt-orange brickbuildings of the former prison sys-tem in Lorton, also facilitates train-ing for the majority of the govern-ment agencies and militarybranches.

Captain I William S. Moreland ofthe Fire Station 13 in Dunn Loringsaid most of the time while respond-ers are in the field doing their jobsand the media and civilians are cu-rious what’s going on, “You don’t getto actually touch anything.”

It was an opportunity for report-ers to trade notebooks and camerasfor electric wall-breakers and door-cutters. To look the part, everyonewas ushered into dense black boots,flame-retardant overalls and jackets,work gloves and helmets.

THE TOUR started with climbinginside a two-month old ambulance,outfitted to bring the emergencyroom to someone’s doorstep. Medi-cal technician and paramedic SusanTomczak, with North Point Fire Sta-tion 39 in Reston, demonstrated thenew LUCAS 2 automated chest com-pressor that’s doubling CPR successrates.

“Medicine changes literally daily,”said Physicians Assistant Al Pacifico,with the Fairfax County Fire & Res-cue Occupational Health Center inFairfax. “We constantly have to beon top of our game.”

Next door was a mobile emergency roomtent, powered by generators and capableof supporting surgeries and other healthservices for up to two weeks of deployment.The Task force maintains roughly 220firefighters and paramedics, but only about82 deploy at a time.

Then the nine-year-old German Shepherd“Cazo” demonstrated his ability to searchfor people trapped beneath a pile of rubble.In addition to dogs, technicians likeSchoenberger use cameras and Delsar toplace GPS markers where they think peopleare located. Next they bring in concrete

breakers, giant automatic hammer-chiselhybrids that are either electric (Bosch orHilti) or hydraulic (Stanley). In more ca-pable hands, the tools can create a hole bigenough to remove a person in a matter ofminutes.

Another extraction technique practiced atLorton is the high-line rescue: getting a vic-tim down from damaged building when theelevator and stairs aren’t an option. Mediamembers strapped on a complex harnessand were lowered diagonally from 50 feetin the air, down diagonally 100 feet toground level.

WHEN HAZARDOUS materialsare involved, the Task Force has aunit for that too.They handle gas leaks, unknownchemicals and spills. “When peopleneed help, they call 9-1-1,” said JimFranklin, a technician and driver ofthe Hazmat engine out of Fire Sta-tion 440 in Fairfax Corner.“When 9-1-1 needs help, they callus.”

The real heavy lifting took placewith two wrecked cars, simulatingpotential spinal cord injuries fromtraffic accidents. The doors androofs had to come off.

Through a laborious use of a 65-pound Holmatro Extrication Toolsdoor expander and cutter, the me-dia team made a convertible out ofa minivan in about half an hour. Theprofessionals require less than halfthat.

The pros also train rigorously:once a month at the Lorton facilityand daily at their home stations.

“The training never stops, andthat’s the way the calls work, saidCaptain I Randal L Bittinger. “We’reprepared for everything and we’redoing it, everything.”

As physically taxing as the roofremoval was, several non-firefighterparticipants commented how differ-ent and dramatically more difficultit must be to do the same work whiletrying to keep victims calm.

“When you’re in that position, your job isto focus,” said Station 39 Commander, Cap-tain II Kit Hessel. “You decompress a littleafterwards, relax, take it in. It’s one of thosethings you have to get through.”

During the morning session, multiple callscame in over the radio with accidents re-quiring extractions. It was an active re-minder why the teams devote so much ef-fort to preparation.

“These guys train the hardest,” saidHessel. “You never want to make a bad call,but they’re the people you want on a badcall.”

Battalion Chief E M Ranck III explains the work of the Fairfax CountyFire & Rescue Hazardous Materials unit.

Terrance Moran simulates a collapsed building high-line res-cue, descending 100 feet from a height of 50 feet.

Fairfax County Fire & Rescue invitesthe media for Hands-On Training.HOT Topic

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Donna Netschert hatesanything to go towaste, which is why

she collects coupons. Twoweeks ago, a comment from afriend inspired her to do some-thing more with her couponsfrom Bed Bath & Beyond.

“She said they never expire,”said Netschert, a Clifton resi-dent. “They always have an ex-piration date on them, but theywill always take them. It’s oneof life’s little secrets. For $5 off,$10 off, for me it’s foundmoney.”

Netschert decided to startsending these everlasting cou-pons to Barbara Zobian, awoman volunteering to helpfamilies get settled into the NewYork City Ronald McDonaldHouse. She heard aboutZobian’s work from fellowClifton resident Caryn Franca,mother of Nicholas Franca whodied of the childhood cancerneuroblastoma.

“Nicky was a wonderful youngman who touched many lives,”said Netschert. “He just made themost of his life and set such a won-derful example in how to live.”

The Francas had gone to NewYork for Nick to receive specialtytreatment at the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center. Francaended up helping her friend fromChantilly High School MeganCrossett, who was staying in theRonald McDonald House with herinfant daughter Rachel, also diag-nosed with neuroblastoma.

Franca met “Angel Barbara”through Crossett and learned howshe had helped hundreds ofwomen and families acclimate tothe city by arranging haircuts andvisits to FAO Schwarz toy store, aswell as buying home goods likebedding and egg crate mattresses.

“She’s the real story,” Netschertsaid of Zobian. “I’m just on theground floor here.”

Netschert has bulked up her cou-pon collection with donations

from friends and other Cliftonresidents who saw her postabout the project on thecommunity’s Facebook page.She also unashamedly liftsthem from the garbage at theClifton post office.

“It’s a way to contribute with-out it being expensive and time-consuming,” said Netschert.

As she collects, she eitherhands the coupons off to Francato transport when she visitsNew York City, or sends themdirectly to Zobian. Netschert en-courages anyone interested inhelping to mail their Bed Bath& Beyond coupons to BarbaraZobian, 345 East 73rd Street,Apt. 2 L, New York, NY 10021.She said Zobian is also askingfor gift cards to Target, T.J.Maxxand iTunes.

“There will always, sadly, bepeople in the Ronald McDonaldHouse,” she said.

— Tim Peterson

Above and BeyondClifton resident collects Bed Bath & Beyondcoupons for New York Ronald McDonald House.

Westminster InvitesSeniors to Pickle Ball,Dog Parade

Westminster at Lake Ridge invites active adults inthe Occoquan area to a join in a “Field Day” on Tues-day, Nov. 11 from noon-2 p.m. The event includes aPickle Ball match, tree planting ceremony and dogparade.

The Pickle Ball match is expected to be a competi-tion between residents and staff. The sport is a ten-nis-like game with a light ball that doesn’t stressjoints. It is a game suitable for all ages, especiallygood for older adults who wish to maintain theirbalance and eye-hand coordination.

The event takes place on the Pickleball Court atWestminster at Lake Ridge, a continuing care retire-ment community. A committee of residents hasrepurposed the former tennis court area as a PickleBall court and a colorful dog park. A Bald CypressTree will be planted inside the new Dog Park in aspecial ceremony.

The event takes place at Westminster at Lake Ridge,Former Tennis Courts next door to River Ridge club-house (southeastern corner of Westminster property)12191 Clipper Drive, Lake Ridge. Parking is providedin the large lot to the left of the main entrance. Visi-tors are welcome to park in any space not markedReserved. Take the free shuttle to tennis court areafrom Main Entrance.

Focus onPedestrian Safety

Fairfax County police have just begun a new pe-destrian-education initiative. Officers will distribute

safety fliers to residents they observe violating pe-destrian -safety laws. Over the past three years, morethan 400 pedestrians have been struck and injuredin crashes on county roadways. Typically, October isthe highest month for pedestrian-involved incidents.According to Capt. Mike Grinnan, commander of theTraffic Unit, “This increase is likely due to a combi-nation of factors, including decreased daylighthours.” He urges walkers, motorists, and bicycliststo pay close attention to pedestrian-safety rules, suchas crossing with a light and using a crosswalk.Grinnan also noted that some residents are runningin the roadway where there are sidewalks, sometimestwo or three people abreast. “This simply isn’t a safepractice,” he said. “Wherever there are sidewalksavailable, they should be used.”

However, police stress that pedestrians and mo-torists are equally responsible for observing laws andsafety practices related to pedestrian right-of-way.For more information about pedestrian safety, go tohttp://www.dmv.virginia.gov/safety/#programs/pedestrian/index.asp.

Civil War Forum at theFairfax Station RailroadMuseum

Jon Vrana, Civil War expert and local historian,will present a Civil War Forum, “Hard Times, TheConfinement of Northern Virginians in Union Pris-ons During the Civil War,” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. The Forum will beheld at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum locatedat 11200 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station. TheForum is free and open to the public. For more infor-mation on Museum events, www.fairfax-station.org,703-425-9225.

Area Roundups


Opinion

By Joe Meyer

Executive Director/Shelter

House, Inc.

Fairfax County is home toone of the wealthiest popu-lations in the country. Un-beknownst to many, the

county is also home to the secondlargest population of homelessness inthis region. In fact, more than 1,200residents of Fairfax County are without stableand safe homes.

Homelessness in Fairfax County is a realproblem and many cannot fathom an issue ofthis nature plaguing their community. Thereis a need for greater understanding ofhomelessness in Fairfax County. Some mythsmust be dispelled, especially if we want to endthese cycles.

Homeless doesn’t mean jobless. The 2014Point in Time Data for Fairfax County states59 percent of homeless adults in families areemployed.

Additionally, the American Payroll Associa-tion states more than two thirds of Americanslive paycheck-to-paycheck.

Shelter House is working to cure the epi-

demic of homelessness in our com-munity. There are differing opinionson how to treat the symptoms, butShelter House knows the most effec-tive cure for homelessness is preven-tion. It requires an understanding ofthe root causes and a compassionateapproach. Programs like Housing

First and Rapid Rehousing have proven mosteffective with the clients.

It is clear the emergency shelter system canonly accommodate a small fraction of the grow-ing number of homeless families. Many areforced to live in places unsafe or unsuitablefor human habitation. Others move place toplace with children, staying intermittently withothers. Emergency shelters cannot provide in-tensive long-term assistance necessary to sta-bilize lives. While transitional housing providesassistance, families respond better to serviceinterventions from a stable, permanent hous-ing base. Thus the reason HUD’s Housing Firstis a viable option.

SHELTER HOUSE is also finding success in

HUD’s Rapid Rehousing Program. The programtargets those who would find themselveshomeless if not for the assistance. Financial as-sistance and supportive services are providedto prevent individuals and families from everbecoming homeless.

FAMILIES DON’T WISH TO BE HOME-LESS. Many aren’t interested in handouts,just a hand up. Accountability for a portionof their rent can help to build them up afterbeing torn down by the weight of their world.Case management, financial literacy classes,and credit counseling gets them back on track.They are challenged and supported in devel-oping realistic plans they can implement andsee through. There’s dignity in the ability tosupport your family in your own home. Thisprogram gives them that dignity. HUD re-ported 83 percent were still stably housedafter two years.

People who are homeless are not a nuisance.We are all part of a community. If we work tochange our perception, we can change theirreality.

If you want to be part of the solution in end-ing homelessness in your community pleasevisit shelterhouse.org.

Sometimes Perception Really Isn’t RealityCommentary

By Joan Brady

The Connection

If you are lucky, you don’tknow what it’s like to live inthe precarious limbo that de-

fines foster care in this country. Aworld where you go to sleep atnight, not knowing if, in the morn-ing, your social worker is going toshow up and tell you that it’s timeto move, again. A world whereeach move is faced with the des-perate hope that this new familywill be the one who commits.

Not everyone is in a position oreven interested in adoption. Butanyone can help spread the wordabout specific children who areavailable for adoption. You couldbe the person who helps to con-nect a child to the family who willbe there to support and cheer him/her on through life.

November is National AdoptionMonth. Consider that regionally,there are about 3,000 children in

derless kids every year, dumpedinto society. (Sources: The Adop-tion and Foster Care Analysis andReporting System (AFCARS); TheNational Capital Region AnnualReport on Foster Care by the Met-ropolitan Washington Council ofGovernments, 2013.)

The Washington MetropolitanCouncil of Governments (COG)and I have teamed up to createThe PicMe Project. Each child isfeatured in a one-minuteslideshow that introduces his/herstory. Leveraging social media todistribute the slideshows, we hopethat someone will see each storyand want to learn more.

To succeed, we need a networkof people. People willing to takejust a few moments each monthto share each child’s story withhis/her own network throughFacebook, Twitter, friends andfamily and religious and profes-sional organizations. For just a fewminutes every month, you mightbe the person who helps to con-nect a child to his/her forever fam-ily.

If you are interested in joiningThe PicMe Project network, con-tact Anne Havlovick:[email protected]

Joan Brady is a professional photogra-pher; mentor and advocate for current andformer foster children; volunteer withpaws4People, Fairfax Families4Kids, andothers; and a resident of Great Falls. Reachher at [email protected]

Here’s how youcan help find aforever family forchildren andteens waiting infoster care.

November Is Adoption Month

foster care. About 300 teenagersage-out of foster care from aroundour region without being adopted

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He worked his way through theranks, becoming a battalion firechief in Tysons Corner in 1985,and serving as a shift commanderin 1995 and 1996 at Station 26near Annandale.

Before that, he was in the UnitedStates Air Force, where, even then,music was a prominent part ofwho he was. In 1978 he was sta-tioned in Florida and then in Ma-nila, Philippines. One night,Bydume and his friends were atthe NCO Club where a Filipinoband was playing.

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In 1984, he entered the USAFTops in Blue talent contest as amale vocalist and won first placeas a finalist in Tokyo, Japan.

Following his military service,Bydume returned to his hometownin Baltimore, Md., and formed aclassic review band with hiscousin. They covered music alongthe East Coast for several years,and performed one of Bydume’soriginal songs in the nationalBudweiser Showdown Battle ofthe Bands, and won first place.

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In 2009, he was Battalion Chiefof operations and EMS BattalionChief covering every area inFairfax County.

As a lead singer for the FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue HonorGuard, he also sang the NationalAnthem for, then, Vice PresidentAl Gore at the Democratic NationalCommittee Fundraiser.

Bydume retired from being afirefighter in 2012 and went backto music, full time. In November2013, he received a contract fromTate Music Group and his R&B al-bum “Late Night Hour” came outin October 2014. His album canbe purchased through iTunes orthrough the Tate Music Group athttp://www.tatemusicgroup.com/. On Nov. 9, he will be featured onthe United Kingdom station,365Soul.com.

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Glenn Bydume is a retired Fairfax County Battalion FireChief. Music has always been a passion and his album“Late Night Hour,” debuted in October 2014.

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When 35-year-old Andrea Evenson de-cided to try meditation, exercise andyoga to deal with her anxiety, she hadalready been on a myriad of anti-anxi-

ety medications. The Alexandria resident had seenseveral psychiatrists, who’d prescribed a variety ofanti-depressants and anti-anxiety medications withside effects that ran the gamut from weight gain tolethargy, but never quite controlled her symptoms,which included irritability and mood swings.

“Some of the medication helped with some of thesymptoms, but I was never able to find the right com-bination to help me feel like my old self again,” saidEvenson. “I tried a combination of meditation andexercise along with medication, and that is when Ibegan to see a difference.”

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form of a nervous feeling that many experience whenfaced with common life difficulties. However, anxi-ety disorders such as Evenson’s can interfere with aperson’s ability to lead a normal life; they can be crip-pling, serious mental illnesses.

“Anxiety is a feeling similar to worry or nervous-ness,” said clinical psychologist Stacie Isenberg, Ph.D.“To a lesser degree it is adaptive and serves the pur-pose of keeping us alert and aware so that we per-form at our best. For example, having some anxietyabout a test can motivate one to pay close attentionto the question. To a greater degree, it causes intensediscomfort and can be overpowering for examplefreezing on the test and not completing it, or avoid-ing the test altogether.”

“Complementary treatments such as meditation,mindfulness, yoga, massage and exercise can also beeffective in managing anxiety,” Pamela Schultz, anArlington-based psychotherapist. “That doesn’t meanthat these treatments should be used instead of tra-ditional medicine, especially for a person with anxi-ety that has reached the level of mental illness andaffects their ability to function.”

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON complementarytreatments for anxiety is yoga. “Just one yoga classhas proven to lower … stress levels,” said LuannFulbright, director, certified yoga instructor and thera-pist at Dream Yoga Studio and Wellness Center inMcLean. “I also have worked privately with many stu-dents on anxiety and panic disorders [called] thera-

peutic yoga with success. This is a dominantreason folks come to yoga.”

“I’ve had clients who’ve used Reiki, a treat-ment where a practitioner lays his or her hands on orjust above a person, and reported experiencing a senseof calm,” said Schultz. “I’ve also had clients reportthat yoga nidra, a sleep-like state where a client ex-periences extreme relaxation, is helpful.”

Exercise, both strength training and aerobic, helpsmanage anxiety, said

Christian Elliot, founder and CEO of True Healthand Wholeness in Arlington. “A lot of it has to do withthe chemicals that exercise releases in your brain.They help with mood and digestion” he said. “[Exer-cise] has benefits across the hormone spectrum. Thereare not many hormones that it doesn’t benefit posi-tively. Exercise is your body’s way of saying ‘This per-son is serious. I’m going to have to shut down thesystem and clean it up.’”

Elliot adds that exercise not only improves sleep, itenables deeper sleep. “Some of my clients will comein feeling grumpy and come out feeling a lot morepositive.” Elliot recommends exercising at least threeto four times each week.

Bodywork and therapeutic massage therapist BudEarley, said, “I try to promote ease and responsive-ness in my clients by utilizing an eclectic blend ofmassage techniques geared toward the individual’sneeds. I will also employ … breathing techniques tohelp relax the client and to support the changes fromthe bodywork.”

Earley says that when a person experiences anxi-ety of any degree, “their functional field becomes morelimited, and thus, more narrow and rigid,” he said.“The ‘fight or flight’ response kicks in in response tothreats, real or imagined. The response can becomechronic, where the sympathetic nervous system iscontinually discharging hormones to keep the indi-vidual prepared to respond to perceived threats.”

Early says he has seen complementary medicaltreatments help clients first hand. “I had a client whowas an expert in a particular type of kung-fu,” he said.“However, a high level of stress and anxiety preventedhim from functioning at the level he desired.”

“I did intensive work with the client, in conjunctionwith a therapist experienced in neurofeedback, whichteaches self-regulation of brain function,” he said.

“Over a matter of several months, it was a pleasure tosee his countenance change dramatically and to seehim functionally and obviously so much more relaxedand at ease within himself and with his surroundings.”

Sara VanderGoot, co-owner of Mind the Mat Pilatesand Yoga in Alexandria and Arlington, teaches cli-ents to use meditation and mindfulness, a practice ofkeeping one’s thoughts in the present moment. “Ourteam has worked with clients with [post-traumaticstress disorder], as well as terminally ill clients,” saidVanderGoot. “In both cases, the practice of yoga, deepbreathing and mediation have reduced the stress re-sponse significantly, and, in many cases, have beenthe only practices that these clients could turn to forrelief.”

NATURAL ANXIETY treatments can be created onan individual basis. “For some students, having a veryvigorous practice, perhaps in a heated room, and thena time to meditate in savasana, [also known as] corpsepose, reduces anxiety,” said VanderGoot, certifiedmessage therapist and registered yoga teacher “Forothers, deep breathing and the quiet repetition of anaffirmation, such as ‘I am relaxed,’ does the trick. Ei-ther way, these practices must be done consistentlyover time. Scientific studies have shown that steadypractice of deep breathing and meditation can sig-nificantly reduce levels of anxiety as well as aid inthe healing of depression.”

“Yoga, breath practices and meditation curb theflight or fight response of an activated sympatheticnervous system and aid the practitioner to shift intoa state of awareness, where he/she can observe whatis happening in his or her body without judgment ora need to change it,” said VanderGoot. “From aware-ness, a natural sense of well-being often arises andthe need to fight or flee disappears. Then the practi-tioner is able to enjoy full presence in the momentregardless of what sensations arise in the body.”

While Schultz said complementary practices canbe effective, she offers a caveat. “The key is comple-ment,” she said. “I would recommend these modali-ties be used while also working with a licensed men-tal health professional.”

Experts say complementarymedical treatments can helprelieve anxiety and othermental disorders.

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Laura Schwartz, a yoga instructor at Mind theMat Yoga and Pilates demonstrates half lotusposition, which is one of the traditional seatstaken to prepare for meditation and breathing.Complementary treatments such as yoga andmeditation can help alleviate anxiety.

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By John Byrd

Neighbors help eachother. That’s whatcommunities havealways been about.

Long-time Clifton resident BobGallagher is rallying his friendsand peers to help his neighbor ElsaArmendaris.

Armendaris, a mother of seven,needs funds to repair the badlydeteriorated driveway to herhome, which is also a local daycare center. To help out, Gallagher,who is a principal at Sun DesignRemodeling, has organized a tourof three newly remodeled Cliftonhomes, each the handiwork of adifferent remodeler.

“The homes are all pretty spec-tacular in their own right,”Gallagher says. “We’ve found thathomeowners really enjoy seeingwhat their neighbors are doing.But this is also about helping a lo-cal person in need; that’s the senseof community which Clifton has

always exemplified.”In addition to showcasing a

home recently renovated by SunDesign Remodeling, the tour willfeature recent work by DanielsDesign and Remodeling andKohlmark Group Architects andBuilders, all active in Clifton andenvirons for years.

Tim Reed of Tibbs Paving will bedonating the labor, equipment andtrucking needed for the drivewayre-paving. Armendaris has alsoraised several thousand dollars forthe project.

ARMENDARIS’ STORY IS ONEof quiet determination in pursuitof the American Dream.

A native of El Salvador,Armendaris lost her husband,David, to leukemia six years agoand, as the sole means of herfamily’s support, decided to set upher home as a day care center.

With its tree-shaded lot and siz-able living and family rooms, thehouse provided a perfect setting.

Among other features, the two-level structure is off the main road,down a winding driveway. A safeplace for kids.

Initially, the center did well.Since it was convenient to nearbyClifton Elementary, parents wouldleave their children withArmendaris before and afterschool. Many of the children at thecenter were friends with her ownchildren

But when Clifton Elementaryclosed in 2010, the day care cen-ter lost more than half its students.

Not long after that, the windingasphalt driveway leading to thehouse began to seriously deterio-rate.

Armendaris says that she andher children with the help of afriendly neighbor have been patch-ing the drive for years. However,it eventually become obvious thather own fix-up efforts wouldn’t beenough.

Soon she began soliciting bidsfrom professional pavers, some of

whom were simply working theneighborhood.

“I wasn’t sure what I reallyneeded, or who was reliable,” sherecalls. “But what really slowedthe process was the cost.”

That’s when her friend, Chris-tina Gallagher, whose children hadattended the day care center, of-fered to ask her husband, Bob, forideas.

“I just thought there must be away that a community as old andclose-knit as Clifton could help oneof its own,” said Bob Gallagher,who grew up in Clifton where hisfather practiced medicine. “Mycompany has learned a lot fromdoing our own home tours, so acoalition of remodelers alreadyactive in Clifton seems like a logi-cal way to reach out to the com-munity.”

The TourThe tour has been conceived to

provide a close-up look at howClifton residents live today, and toprofile several design trends nowbeing applied to local homes. Italso will reflect some of thecommunity’s varied demographics— which range from young fami-lies to retirees retrofitting theirhouse to age-in-place.

Makeover in ColchesterHunt

In Clifton’s Colchester Hunt sec-tion, Steve and Maureen Landryare putting the finishing toucheson a forward-looking retrofit ex-ecuted by Tom Flach at KolmarkArchitects. The Craftsman-stylearchitecture embraces an openfloor plan which the Landrys seeas perfect for a host of regular so-cial pursuits such as book clubsand after-church gatherings.

Referring to the house as “hislast home,” Steve Landry, 65, sayshe and his wife actually looked fora larger house “further out” beforedeciding that improving what theyhad was their best option.

“It was Tom Flach’s clever ideasthat were the deciding factor,”Maureen Landry said. The plan

included needs for the immediatefuture, and also elements thatmight be needed to age in placeover extended time.

For instance, the former 400-square-foot garage has been con-verted into a well-appointed mas-ter suite complete with 14-footcathedral ceiling, a full bath andan 8-foot wall of windows focusedon the garden and two-tieredpond. While the couple’s initialplan is to use the new space as areading room, Maureen Landrysaid that the suite is a nod to anaging-in-place strategy that callsfor frequently used spaces to be onthe same floor.

“We’ve even got ideas and costsfor an elevator, should we needone,” she said.

Meanwhile, a new two car ga-rage has been added to the home’sfront elevation. The eye-catchingperiod facade incorporates “mesared” windows, a new entranceportico articulated in cedar trussbeams and French doors that opendirectly onto a front-facing patio,

With the former powder roomabsorbed into the new suite, andinterior walls removed, the archi-tect developed the new open floorplan.

The kitchen and dining zone isnow formed into a 600-square-foot family kitchen that revolvesaround a two-tier food preparationisland and dining counter.Mounted on a cherry wood base,the island is surfaced in both wal-nut butcher block and Vermontsoapstone.

Adjacent to the kitchen/diningarea, delineated by a peninsularfireplace, the 300-square-foot fam-ily room/sitting room providesample space for an enlarged so-cial gathering.

The 225-square-foot sunroom,now fully mainstreamed into thehome’s HVAC system, is a gather-ing spot with a panoramic view ofthe wooded surroundings.

Kitchen Suite in ElegantTransitional Style

Tim Reed of Tibbs Paving will be donating the labor,equipment and trucking needed to re-pave theArmendaris driveway.

Neighbors Helping NeighborsClifton residents to hold open-house tour of newlyremodeled homes for the benefit of local widow.

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Heights, Rick and Kelly Layfieldare reveling in a new family-friendly kitchen and outlier zonescustom-designed for their activedaily household needs by JonBenson, lead designer at Sun De-sign Remodeling.

“We have three children underage 12,” Kelly said, “so we wanteda plan that would make it easierfor everyone to interact, and thatalso offered sightlines from thekitchen to the backyard where thekids play.”

That meant re-working a courseof windows on the rear elevation,making it easier to access the out-side from several directions andintroducing a floor plan more con-ducive to free-flowing traffic.

The starting point, however, wasthe offending two-tiered ceiling, areminder of the fact that the backhalf of the kitchen has a separateroof unconnected to the structuralsupports in the first half of thekitchen which are busily engagedin holding up the home’s secondfloor.

“Structurally, the existing plan isperfectly logical,” Jon Benson said.“Aesthetically, it was a strange ef-fect ... one that Kelly Layfieldwanted to change.”

Benson proposed a coffered ceil-ing. The end product unifies theroom visually and reintroduces theclassical design elements found inthe home’s formal front rooms thathad been curiously missing in itskitchen.

The ceiling also set the tone fora much more refined and elegantplan featuring several of Benson’soriginal built-ins.

There is a new granite-surfacedisland and dining counter. Whilethe kitchen also formerly provideda spot for family breakfasts, KellyLayfield said it mostly seemedspace restricted.

Benson created a larger exitdoor in the middle-of the kitchen’srear wall, allocating expanded cor-ner space for a L-shaped windowbench which will provide built-inseating for the breakfast table aswell as handy storage. There isalso now a door from the familyroom to the screened porch.

Benson added a grilling decknext to the screened porch and justoutside the new kitchen door. RickLayfield, who is the family’s grill-ing chef finds it a great place tointeract with friends and familywhile pursuing a favored recipe.

Family Home on HuntingHorse Drive

Those who know their way

around Hunting Horse Drivesometimes might wonder whathappened to the circa-1970s Co-lonial style house that used to beperched up on the overlook.Clearly, the sprawling manorhouse there now is an entirely dif-ferent home, but how did it getthere?

Owner and professionalremodeler Ted Daniels says themakeover was the result of an in-spired plan to create an environ-ment that would work better forhimself, wife Gayle and their twochildren.

Purchasing the 4,400-square-foot production house in 2000,Daniels initially thought the houseadequate for raising a family, andfocused on the serious business ofrenovating other people’s homes.Certainly, the five-acre wood lothad everything to offer in the wayof a lovely bucolic setting.

But after living in the house fora while, Daniels developed a grow-ing list of possible improvements,which prompted a decision to add2,000 square feet to the rear of thehouse, and gut the entire first andsecond floors almost down to thestuds.

“For starters, I didn’t like theway the first floor was config-ured,” Daniels says. “The kitchenand family room were partitionedin a way that inhibited traffic, andthe interior was really dated. Iwanted a quiet first floor placewhere the kids could do theirhomework. Also, there wasn’tenough storage.” He also wantedbetter lines-of-sight.

Upstairs, a similar dysfunctionprevailed. The master bedroomwas too small. The sitting room,which offered the best view, alsobecame a kind of clutter-pronefoyer between the walk-in closetand the master bath.

“It was as if we were living insomeone else’s house,” Danielssaid. “I wanted a plan that wouldreally support a whole spectrumof daily family requirements.”

With substantial new squarefootage now extending out therear of the existing structure,Daniels generously reconfiguredfloor plans on the first and secondlevel, concentrating on how hisfamily would use the new space.

The 396-square-foot kitchensegues easily into a rear-facinggreat room that features floor-to-ceiling windows flanking a centralFrench door. The many originalbuilt-ins include a food prepara-tion island and knee-high walnutcabinets which provide a spacedivider between two primary ac

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South County High SchoolTheatre presents “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream,”

William Shakespeare’s most popu-lar comedy, on Nov. 13-15 at 7p.m. The comedy, written around1594 or 95, portrays the adven-tures of four young lovers and agroup of amateur actors, their in-teractions with woodland fairiesand a duke and duchess. Takingplace in a mythical Athens and anenchanted forest, there is a hand-some fairy king, a misguided par-ent, star-crossed lovers, a weaverwho’s transformed into a half-don-key, wood sprites and elves. Thiswork is widely performed aroundthe world, and no wonder - it’sabout the world’s most popularpastime, falling in love. But as

Puck knows, falling in love canmake fools of us all.

South County theatre teacherKathie McCormally chose theshow because she wanted a showthat would be “somewhat chal-lenging to the students”.

“One of my priorities was find-ing a show with a larger cast. Thisshow has over 20 characters,”McCormally continued. “We havenot tackled a Shakespeare play fora few years, and I like to mix insome classical theatre every coupleof years.”

With a cast of over 20 diversecharacters, “A Midsummer Night’sDream” offers four plots that in-tertwine throughout the play, sothe show has many “lead roles.”The production includes Cole

Miles (Lysander), Katelyn Sparks(Hermia), Felicia Hecker (Helena),Ethan Schulze (Demetrius) as the

Nick Bottom (Jack Gereski - center) converses with histroupe of Mechanicals (from left: Ian Welfley, SamanthaSharrett, Maya Armstrong, T.J. Gouterman) about theirupcoming performance.

Hermia (Katelyn Sparks), Lysander (Cole Miles),Demetrius (Ethan Schulze), and Helena (Felicia Hecker)engage in a lovers’ quarrel.

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at South CountyHigh schooltheatre presentsShakespeare’smost popularcomedy.

When and WhereThe show will perform on Nov. 13-15

at 7 p.m. General admission ticket priceswill be $10 for adults and $8 for seniorcitizens and students at the door. Dis-counted tickets may be purchased inadvance at www.southcountytheatre.org. The Dale S. Rumberger Au-ditorium at South County High Schoolis located at 8501 Silverbrook Road,Lorton.

lovers; Kyle McKnight (Oberon),Becca Symmes (Titania) as theKing and Queen of the fairies;John Gereski (Bottom) and TaylorGouterman (Quince) as a part ofthe mechanicals; and AaronLichstrahl (Theseus) and JahneeSimay (Hippolyta) as the Dukeand Duchess of Athens.

There are many different aspectsthat challenge students when per-forming Shakespeare. “It is crucialthat the students in the show ac-tually understand what it is theyare saying when they deliver theirlines, and that they slow down thedelivery of the lines,” McCormallyadds.

A timeless classic that all willenjoy, all of “Midsummer’s” sce-narios have engaging charactersthat will be stuck in the minds ofaudience members.

Hermia (Katelyn Sparks - right) pleads for Lysander’s(Cole Miles) love back after he is mistakenly given a lovepotion, turning his affections to someone else.

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THROUGH SUNDAY/FEB. 8, 2015Dressing for the Occasion:

An Exhibition ofCostumes and TextilesRepresenting FairfaxPersonalities and Events.Exhibition. Fairfax Museum &Visitor Center, 10209 MainStree, Fairfax. Open daily 9a.m.-5 p.m. 703-385-8414.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/NOV. 7-8“Fiddler on the Roof JR.”

Friday: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 5p.m. The Loyal Order of theMoose Lodge, 9612 FernedgeLane, Lorton. Set in the littlevillage of Anatevka, the storycenters on Tevye, a poordairyman, and his fivedaughters. With the help of acolorful and tight-knitcommunity, Tevye tries toprotect his daughters andinstill them with tradition inthe face of changing socialmores. The show featuressome of the most memorableroles in the musical theatrecanon. Seating is limited. Fortickets and information, pleasevisit their website atNVPlayers.com. For grouptickets or special needs andassistance, please call 703-866-3546.

SATURDAY/NOV. 8Christmas Craft Fair and

Bake Sale. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. NewHope Church, 6905 Ox Road,Lorton. Begin your holidayshopping early. Crafts,artwork, holiday items,inspirational items, soaps/scrubs, jewelry, baked goods,jams/jellies, candies/nuts/fudge, raffles, stuffed animals,food, etc. Free. Doris Lama,703-644-0139/571-234-7322.

Annual Christmas CraftBazaar. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.Annandale United MethodistChurch, 6935 Columbia Pike,Annandale. Handcraftedjewelry, ornaments, glass art,bath and body, purses, Spiritwear, pins greeting cards,needle work, children clothes,fabric art and blankets.

Fairfax County’s 10th AnnualHistory Conference. 8:30a.m.-3:30 p.m. Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center,3740 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax. The theme of theconference is “Fire, Flight &Fury!” The War of 1812 inFairfax County-200 years later.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestrapresents “I’ll Be SeeingYou” by Luke Frazier. 8p.m. George MasonUniversity’s Center for theArts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. For more informationcall 888-945-2468.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9p.m. Workhouse Arts Center,9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton.Guests can tour seven uniquestudio buildings, mix andmingle with artists, buyoriginal works of art,experience ever-changingexhibitions and meet featuredartists, all while enjoying light

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The primary focal point of the familyroom is a hand-carved cherry wood mantlepiece Daniels bought years ago, having noidea when or where he would use it.

“It’s comforting to see an impulse buybecome a real focal point,” he said.

Upstairs, Daniels built a 715-square-footmaster bedroom suite that opens directlyto a sprawling balcony with views in threedirections.

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Home Tourprivacy and still keep an eye on the kids,”Gayle Daniels said. “It’s quite romantic.”

The luxury bathroom and large walk-incloset are now sensibly positioned on eitherside of the suite’s entrance foyer. The mas-ter bath includes a soaking tub, a spaciouswalk-in shower and a private closet forGayle’s vanity.

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English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Practice your English. Adult. Gloria Monick,[email protected], 703-250-0877.

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The smile on Alex Corbett’s facewas never-ending in the figura-tive sense.

The senior’s place in LakeBraddock history, however, is permanent.

Corbett became the first Lake Braddockboys’ harrier to break 15 minutes, turningin a time of 14:47 at the Conference 7 cham-pionship meet on Oct. 30 at Burke LakePark. Corbett’s effort secured him the indi-vidual conference title and helped the Bru-ins win the team championship, as well.

Corbett, who finished state runner-up in6A last year, broke the previous schoolrecord of 15:03 by 16 seconds.

“I came here with a goal to break theschool record and the 15-minute barrier,”Corbett said. “When I came down thestraightaway, I was pleasantly surprised [bythe time]. I was really happy with today’sperformance. … I don’t think it’s totally hitme yet, but it’s pretty hard to keep the smileoff my face.”

Corbett’s time was the 11th-fastest in thehistory of the Burke Lake Park course.

“That kid has worked so hard for fouryears,” Lake Braddock coach MichaelMangan said. “It’s awesome to get to see

Lake Braddock senior, Bruins win Conference 7 titles.

Corbett First Bruin Boy to Run Sub-15

The Lake Braddock boys’ cross country team won the Conference 7 titleon Oct. 30 at Burke Lake Park.

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Alex Corbett won the Conference 7championship on Oct. 30 andbecame the first Lake Braddockboys’ harrier to break 15 minutes.

him have his moment.”Corbett wasn’t the only Bruin to turn in a

stellar performance. Colin Schaefer, a jun-ior, and Kevin Monogue, a senior, finishedsecond and third, respectively, and eachbroke the previous school record of 15:03.Schaefer finished in 15 minutes, andMonogue turned in a time of 15:02.

“We talk about it as coaches all the time:

I can’t believe we’ve never had a boy break15 before,” Mangan said. “To get one, andalmost two and almost three on the sameday, [it is] pretty phenomenal.”

Lake Braddock, which finished state run-ner-up in 2013, placed first with a teamscore of 22. Each of the Bruins’ five point-scoring harriers placed in the top 10, andthe team had seven runners finish in the

top 13.Ben Fogg placed sixth for Lake Braddock

with a time of 15:21. Cavanaugh McGawfinished 10th (15:50), Evan Chase came in12th (15:55) and Tommy McArdle finished13th (15:57).

West Springfield finished runner-up witha score of 58. Woodson (96) and T.C. Will-iams (107) also earned regional berths.

The 6A North region meet was heldWednesday, Nov. 5 at Burke Lake Park, af-ter The Connection’s deadline.

The 6A state meet will be held Saturday,Nov. 15 at Great Meadow.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Lake Braddock sophomore KateMurphy finished 28 seconds fasterthan her nearest competitor during

the Conference 7 championship meet onOct. 30 at Burke Lake Park.

While it took some time for others to ar-rive at the finish line, Murphy would soonbe greeted by a group of familiar faces.

The Lake Braddock girls’ cross countryteam dominated the competition at theConference 7 meet, producing the top threefinishers, six of the top eight and seven ofthe top 11 en route to winning the teamtitle.

The Bruins produced a score of 19, fol-lowed by South County (70), West Spring-field (75) and West Potomac (91).

Lake Braddock graduated four key con-tributors from last year’s team, includingtwo of the state’s top three finishers in 6A,and has just one senior among its top har-riers this season. But that didn’t stop theBruins from turning in an impressive per-formance at Burke Lake Park.

“We thought this was kind of a rebuild-ing year,” Lake Braddock head coachMichael Mangan said. “… We graduatedfour really important seniors. This youngcrowd has just gone after it.”

Murphy led the way for Lake Braddock,winning the meet with a time of 17 min-utes, 37 seconds. She was the only runnerto break 18 minutes.

“I knew she was running fast,” Mangansaid, “but I didn’t realize she was runningthat fast.”

A pair of juniors, Daly Ferguson (18:05)

and Sonya Butseva (18:09), finished sec-ond and third, respectively, for LakeBraddock. Freshman Sarah Daniels placedsixth (18:20), senior Sarah Riley finishedseventh (18:25), sophomore Taylor Kitchenplaced eighth (18:28) and sophomoreMadison Tippet came in 11th (18:44).

“That was amazing,” Murphy said. “Thatwas the best feeling. It’s even better to knowall your teammates are right behind you andwe all did so well.”

South County sophomores Faith Zolper(18:16) and Louisa McPherson (18:19) fin-

ished fourth and fifth, respectively.The 6A North region meet was held

Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Burke Lake Park, af-ter The Connection’s deadline.

The 6A state meet will be held Saturday,Nov. 15 at Great Meadow.

Sophomore Murphywins, six Bruins finishin top eight.

Lake Braddock Girls’ XC Dominates Conference 7 Meet

Photos by Ed Lull

The Lake Braddock girls’ cross country team won the Conference 7championship on Oct. 30 at Burke Lake Park.

Lake Braddock sophomore KateMurphy placed first at the Confer-ence 7 meet on Oct. 30 and wasthe only runner to break 18 min-utes.


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