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October 25—31, 2012

Franconia ❖ Kingstowne ❖ Newington

Springfield

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Springfield Greenspring resident FrankAdams walks down the 10th

annual Halloween Pet Parade onSaturday, Oct. 20 with Midnight,

his 16-year-old toy poodle.

Obama Fires UpFairfax Crowd With‘Romnesia’ QuipsNews, Page 3

Obama Fires UpFairfax Crowd With‘Romnesia’ Quips

Springfield Vets HostTennessee VetsNews, Page 4

Springfield Vets HostTennessee Vets

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Why are you an Obama supporter?

Viewpoints

“I’m a radiologist, so I knowhow important things likemammograms and ultra-sounds are. You want peopleto have access to healthcarethat’s affordable. You wantwomen, not their employers,to be empowered to maketheir own healthcare deci-sions.”

—Bernice Griffith,

Fairfax

“I’m still in school. I’mexactly the kind of person heappeals to...I’m still in collegeand education and how we’regoing to be paying for it isimportant to me.”

—Erika Santoyo, 22,

a GMU student

“I’m a recent college gradu-ate, and I’m looking for a job.I think President Obama willhelp the economy. Thanks toPresident Obama, I can still beon my parent’s insuranceplan, and that is so amazingand important to me and a lotof other people my age.

—Kelauni Cook,

a Howard University gradu-

ate, of Springfield

(From left) Erika Santoyoand Emily Travis, GMUstudents, and KelauniCook, a recent HowardUniversity graduate

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“As a former governmentemployee, I think most peopleunderstand the value ofgovernment’s role and thatgovernment employees workextremely hard performing animportant public service. “

—Julie Paradis

of AlexandriaJulie Paradis and hus-band, Tom, of Alexandria

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Lillie Reynolds, a singlemother from Herndonwith four daughters,stood in line for nearly

five hours to hear President BarackObama speak for 25 minutes at acampaign rally at George MasonUniversity on Friday, Oct. 19.

“He was funny, but we neededthat,” said Reynolds after thepresident’s quip-filled speech, dur-ing which he debuted thecatchphrase “Romnesia.”

According to Obama, his GOPrival Mitt Romney has come downwith a bad case of “Romnesia” be-cause Romney has “convenientlyforgotten” his own positions onissues important to women andtheir families, like saying he’d be“delighted” to sign a law outlaw-ing a woman’s right to choose inall cases.

“There’s a lot of truth in thathumor,” Reynolds said. “No onehere has forgotten one word ofwhat Governor Romney said whenit comes to our rights.”

Reynolds said she has a verypersonal reason for supportingObama. “Two of my daughters aredisabled, and I take care of them,”she said. “Obamacare is critical

Obama is the only candidate whoseems to care about immigrationissues or who appreciates diver-sity.”

Osei, who originally hails fromGhana, said she believes moreAmericans should take voting se-riously. “It’s one of the best thingsabout being an American.”

FRIDAY’S EVENT was thepresident’s second visit to Fairfaxin as many weeks, and part of bothmajor party candidates’ round-the-clock campaign blitz through key

President delivers second GMU gender-pitch aimed atwomen voters.

Obama Fires Up Fairfax CrowdWith ‘Romnesia’ Quips

President Barack Obama was relaxed and playful delivering his “Romnesia” quipsbefore a crowd of 10,000 supporters during the rally at GMU on Friday, Oct. 19. Muchof his short stump speech focused on issues affecting women and healthcare.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connelly (D-11) brought his binder to theOct. 19 Obama rally at George Mason University, referenc-ing the “binders full of women” comment that Republi-can presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made during hissecond debate with President Obama.

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Bernice Griffith of Fairfax

to me.”“I don’t believe for a second that

Governor Romney cares aboutfolks like me. We’re the littlepeople to him,” Reynolds contin-ued. “He says what you want tohear to make you feel good. He hasan entitled, arrogant attitude.”

Reynold’s coworker, RosemaryOsei, who recently became anAmerican citizen, said this is thefirst time she will be voting.

“This is exciting for me,” Oseisaid. “I’ve been paying attentionto both candidates. President

battleground states, including Vir-ginia, Ohio and Florida.

Although he is still facing acliffhanger re-election attempt, thepresident joked with the crowd of10,000 supporters. Hands in hispockets, he riffed several jokeswhen the crowd started chantingback the punch line.

”If you say you’ll protect awoman’s right to choose, but youstand up at a primary debate andsaid that you’d be delighted to signa law outlawing that right tochoose in all cases - man, you’vedefinitely got Romnesia.”

“If you say that you’re a cham-

pion of the coal industry when,while you were governor, youstood in front of a coal plant andsaid, this plant will kill you—youmight have…”

“Romnesia,” the crowd chantedback.

The stump speech was squarelyaimed at women voters who, po-litical analysts say, form a formi-dable voting block in northern Vir-ginia.

“Virginia is a battleground state,and the president knows he needsto get the support of women here,”

Springfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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This is such a pleasure anda privilege.” That was howLinda Bond, president ofthe Ladies Auxiliary of the

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7327,described the event taking place in theGreater Springfield Volunteer FireDepartment’s Bingo Hall on Saturday, Oct.16. Bond made the comment as she steppedinto the receiving line to greet two dozenveterans returning from a busy day touringthe monuments and memorials of the dis-trict, courtesy of the Northeast TennesseeChapter of Honor Flight Network. The na-tional non-profit organization got its startin 2005 when retired Air Force Captain EarlMorse was looking for a way to honor theveterans he had cared for during his ser-vice and continued to attend as a physician’sassistant at a Department of Veteran’s Af-fairs clinic in Springfield, Ohio. The WorldWar II memorial had recently opened in thenation’s capital and conversation betweenMorse and his patients led him to realizehow many of them really wanted to see“their” memorial, but feared they neverwould. Financial constraints and medicalissues were the chief barriers to the achieve-ment of the veterans’ dreams.

A LOT OF NETWORKING, personal sac-rifice, generous donations of time, money,and even airplanes and pilots saw the firstHonor Flights take off for Washington, D.C.In their first year, 137 veterans made thetrip. Today there are 117 Honor Flight hubsin 40 states making it possible for theseAmerican heroes to see their memorial, takein the sites, and be honored for their ser-vice—all at absolutely no cost to the ser-

vice person. World War II vets, and veter-ans of other conflicts who have terminal ill-nesses receive top priority, in the otherwisefirst-come-first-served application process.As those honorees are lost to us, the focuswill shift to veterans of Korea and Vietnam.

Gary Kelch is the Commander of VFW Post7327. Kelch answered the call to host this par-ticular unit of honorees from Tennessee, mar-shalling his volunteer troops just as if he wasback on the submarines he served on for 26years. “Our job is simple compared to what theHonor Flight people do. Edie Lowry (presidentof the Northeast Tennessee Home Flight Net-work Hub) made the arrangements. Got ev-eryone here, handled all their transportation,the tours, the accommodations, everything. Allwe have done is prepare a reception last night,and now tonight’s dinner,” said Kelch. “It’s ourfirst time to be involved in this incredible event.Hopefully not our last. We wanted to do ourbest and really say ‘thank you’ to these won-derful folks.” The commander praised LindaBond and the Post’s Ladies Auxiliary, gesturingto the line of women manning the buffet tablesand added a particular note of gratitude to JW& Friends Restaurant on Backlick Road inSpringfield. “They don’t cater,” said Kelch, “butwhen we told them about this dinner for ourveterans, they offered to do it, and do it at cost.”

As the honored guests and their guard-ians enjoyed their dinner, some talked aboutthe experiences of the day. “The last time Iwas in Washington, D.C. was in 1944. I was17 years old, getting ready to do my dutyand serve my country. Things have changeda bit around here since then. It was a greatday, but I sure am glad to take a seat,” saidMarvin Conquest, a Navy veteran. Lonnie

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American heroes visit their memorial.

Springfield Vets HostTennessee Vets

Recently crowned Miss Greater Springfield 2013, JenniferGilbert was on hand to greet and honor the veterans.

Members of theSpringfield Veter-ans of ForeignWars Post 7327,the Post’s LadiesAuxiliary andother guestswelcome theveterans fromTennessee HonorFlight to a dinnerheld at theGreater Spring-field VolunteerFire Department.

Post Ladies AuxiliaryPresident Linda Bond andPost Commander GaryKelch welcome the guestsand make their “thankyou” to all who helpedproduce the event tohonor the veterans.

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said Toni-Michelle Travis, a GMU associate profes-sor of government and politics and editor of “TheAlmanac of Virginia Politics.”

To that end, the pre-speech line-up included CecileRichards, president of Planned Parenthood ActionFund and Nan Johnson, a retired teacher fromHerndon, who both lauded Obama’s support for is-sues affecting women.

“When Romney said he didn’t know where to findqualified women during the second debate, that both-ered me so much I almost stopped listening,” Johnsonsaid. “But then he said ‘If you’re going to have womenin the workforce, you’re going to have to be moreflexible…’ This is 2012, not 1912. Women havingjobs is not a hypothetical.”

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) also got the crowdfired up by referencing Romney’s comments onwomen in the workplace during the second debate.

“You might remember I’m originally from the com-monwealth of Massachusetts,” Connolly said, hold-ing up some blue binders. “And I found those ‘bind-ers full of women.’”

ONE DAY LATER, in a Springfield shopping centeroff Old Keene Mill Road, Romney supporters werehanding out dozens of Romney signs to voters at. Ina few hours, the group handed out nearly 50 Rom-

ney signs.Darren Williams, who owns Hawkeye Productions,

said he believes Romney is the candidate who willstabilize the economy and give Americans a sense offinancial security.

“I’m a small-business owner, and my main issue isthat nobody seems to be minding the checkbook.”Williams said. “You can blame your predecessor allyou want, but I blame [Obama] for his actions inoffice from day one until now. He’s had four years toreverse the economic trend. His track record withme is poor.”

Justice Johnson, an 18-year-old Lake Braddocksenior, has been making calls for Romney. “I’m wor-ried about the economy and get a job after college.”

Johnson, who said he became more interested inpolitics this year after taking a government class andlistening to the candidates, said he was impressedwith Romney’s personal business success. “I feel likeGovernor Romney’s economic policies are the bestfor business.”

Brandon Schall, 24, a recent graduate of Christo-pher Newport University who also campaigns forRomney, said he doesn’t get caught up in the “parti-san hype” of the elections.

“I feel we all have our part to do as Americans. Inthe end, it’s not jokes and taking shots at each other.It’s not about being a Republican or a Democrat. It’sabout doing your civic duty as Americans by voting.”

President Speaks at George Mason,Appeals to Women Voters

Coworkers Rosemary Osai and Lillie Reynolds ofHerndon wait in line to see President Obama Friday,Oct. 19, at his second campaign rally at the school intwo weeks.

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Opinion

During the last week of each year,The Connection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are

always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families.

The annual Children’s Connection is a tradi-tion of well over a decade, and we begin get-ting inquiries from teachers and parents aboutsubmitting artwork and writing almost as soonas summer is over.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or other

creative efforts.We ask that all submissions

be digital so they can be sentthrough email or delivered on

CD or flash drive. Writing should be submit-ted in rich text format (.rtf). Artwork shouldbe photographed or scanned and provided injpeg format.

Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-ing the student’s full name, age, grade and townof residence, plus the name of the school, nameof teacher and town of school location. Pleaseprovide the submissions by Monday, Dec. 3.

Some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of

your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents any gift that didn’t cost moneywhat would that gift be? What are you mostlooking forward to in the upcoming year? Whatis one thing that you would change aboutschool? What do you want to be when you growup? What is your favorite animal? What is yourfavorite toy? What makes a good parent? Whatmakes a good friend? What is the best or worstthing that ever happened to you? What is thebest gift you’ve ever given? Ever received?

❖ Your opinion (50 to 100 words) about traf-fic, sports, restaurants, video games, toys,trends, etc.

❖ Poetry or other creative writing.❖ Opinion pieces about family, friends, mov-

ies, traffic, sports, food, video games, toys,trends, etc.

❖ News stories from school newspapers.We welcome contributions from families,

public and private schools, individuals andhomeschoolers.

Email submissions for the Vienna/Oakton,McLean, Great Falls, Reston and Oak Hill/Herndon Children’s Connections [email protected].

Email submissions for Springfield, Burke,Fairfax, Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connec-tions to [email protected].

Email submissions for the ArlingtonChildren’s Connection to Steven Mauren [email protected].

Email submissions for the Children’s CentreView to Steven Mauren [email protected].

Email submissions for the Children’s Gazettein the Alexandria Gazette Packet or MountVernon Gazette to Steven Mauren [email protected].

To send CDs or flash drives containing art-work and typed, electronic submissions, markthem clearly by school and hometown and mailthe CD to Children’s Connection, 1606 KingStreet, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Dec. 3. TheChildren’s Connection will publish the weekof Dec. 27, 2012.

Halloween Parties,SoberRide

Halloween is now as much of an adult partyas a children’s festival. Along with the Fourthof July, the holiday period including New Year’s

Eve and a few other dates, Halloween standsout as a holiday connected to an increase indrinking and driving.

If you will be out celebrating with alcohol,you can plan ahead. Assign a designated driver.Celebrate at home. Take public transportation.But if these plans fall through, the nonprofitWashington Regional Alcohol Program(WRAP) Halloween SoberRide program pro-vides a safety net.

For six hours from 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.31 until 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, SoberRideserves as a way to keep impaired drivers off theroad. During this six-hour period, area residentsages 21 and older celebrating with alcohol maycall the toll-free SoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI and be afforded a no-cost (up toa $30 fare), safe way home.

Sponsors of this year’s Halloween SoberRideoffering include: Anheuser-Busch, AT&T,Diageo, Giant, MillerCoors, Red Top Cab ofArlington, Restaurant Association Metropoli-tan Washington, Volkswagen Group of Americaand the Washington Area New AutomobileDealers Association.

Since 1993, WRAP’s SoberRide program hasprovided 55,694 free cab rides home to would-be drunk drivers in the Greater Washingtonarea. For more information visit www.wrap.org.

Last CallLetters to the editor from local residents

about the upcoming election should be re-ceived by Friday, Oct. 26 to be considered forpublication. Letters on candidates, bond ques-tions, election procedure or any other local,election related topics are welcome and en-couraged. Ideal letters will be about 200 wordsand convey opinion with civility. Send lettersto [email protected].

— Mary Kimm,

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Be Part of the Children’s ConnectionCall for student artwork and writing; deadline Dec. 3.

Editorials

Supporting BondReferendaTo the Editor:

On the Nov. 6 ballot, Countyresidents will see four Bond Ref-erenda. The League of WomenVoters of the Fairfax Area urgesvoters to approve all four bonds.Here’s why:

Issuing these bonds now is soundfiscal policy. All of these capitalimprovements are part of theCounty’s five-year plan. Repay-ment will cost less because inter-est rates are low. And the Countyhas common-sense borrowing poli-cies that strictly limit the amountof outstanding debt to a small per-centage of property values. Thesepractices have allowed the FairfaxCounty to finance necessary capi-

tal improvements while maintain-ing its AAA bond rating—even inthe recession.

These capital improvements arenecessary to the health, welfareand safety of County residents.

❖ Parks and Parks FacilitiesBonds: This bond issue supportsthe preservation of the County’shistoric areas, many of whichbring tourists to Fairfax County. Italso supports development ofneighborhood parks, preservationof open space and stream valleys.County parks provide a place forfamily gatherings and increaseoutdoor recreational opportunitiesfor everyone in our communities.

❖ Public Safety Bonds: Thisbond issue supports maintenanceand upgrades to police, fire de-partment and court facilities.Some of these funds will help com-

plete the renovation of theJennings Courthouse and makethe entire complex safe, efficientand appropriate for everyone fromjudges to defendants and for thepublic.

❖ Public Library Bonds: Thesebonds support tech smart librarymaintenance and upgrades. Asmore jobs and school assignmentsrequire access to a computer, thesebonds are necessary for the par-ticipation of everyone in our com-munity life.

❖ Storm Drainage Improve-ments Bonds: These bonds sup-port soil and water conservationand flood-prevention efforts. Aswe experience more frequent vio-lent storms and unpredictableweather, these bonds protect thehealth, safety and property ofCounty residents. They will also

prevent the economic loss flood-ing inflicts on our communities.

Voters interested in more detailsshould visit fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/bond.

These bonds will also improvethe economic future of FairfaxCounty. All facilities need regularmaintenance and upgrades. Byfollowing sound borrowing poli-cies and maintaining facilities asneeded, Fairfax County not onlyimproves the quality of life for cur-rent residents, but also becomesmore attractive to businesses look-ing for a place to relocate.

We urge voters to approve allfour Bond Referenda.

Julia Jones and Helen KellyCo-Presidents

League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area

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SPRINGFIELD ....... $517,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ... 22150 ... TOWNES OF MANCHESTER WOODS5808 HANOVER AVE ...................... 6 ... 4 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $510,000 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ... 22150 ................................. SPRINGFIELD7402 SCARBOROUGH ST ................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $500,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ... 22153 ............................. SCARBOROUGH6873 ROLLING CREEK WAY ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $500,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ... 22315 ................................ HAWTHORNE7787 TANGIER DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $484,000 .... Detached ........ 0.20 ... 22153 .................................... SARATOGA5606 HELMSDALE LN ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $481,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ... 22315 ............................. HAYFIELD FARM7903 COLORADO SPRINGS DR ........ 5 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $480,000 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ... 22153 .................................... SARATOGA6205 LITTLETHORPE LN ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $479,950 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ... 22315 ................................ KINGSTOWNE9023 DAUM CT .............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $477,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ... 22153 ............. SOMERSET AT SOUTH RUN6601 JENNY DEE PL ....................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $475,000 .... Detached ........ 0.32 ... 22152 ................. ORANGE HUNT ESTATES5655 RAVENEL LN .......................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $473,500 .... Detached ........ 0.29 ... 22151 ............................. RAVENSWORTH7509 BERWICK CT ......................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $469,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ... 22315 ............................. HAYFIELD FARM7031 KINGS MANOR DR ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $465,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ... 22315 .................................... MEWS THE7582 WOODSTOWN DR ................. 4 ... 3 ... 2 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $462,000 .... Detached ........ 0.22 ... 22153 ............................. TERRA GRANDE6201 ROUDSBY LN ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $462,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.07 ... 22315 ................................ KINGSTOWNE6711 REYNARD DR ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $455,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ... 22152 ................. ORANGE HUNT ESTATES7739 BOYD CT ............................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $453,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ... 22152 ........................ WEST SPRINGFIELD8634 LANGPORT DR ...................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $450,000 .... Detached ........ 0.29 ... 22152 ............................ ROLLING VALLEY8920 APPLECROSS LN .................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $449,900 .... Detached ........ 0.34 ... 22153 .......................... LAKEWOOD HILLS6607 HUNTER CREEK LN ................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $447,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ... 22315 ............................... ISLAND CREEK5507 ROLLING RD ......................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $444,999 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ... 22151 ................................... KINGS PARK6005 BRANDON AVE ...................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $440,000 .... Detached ........ 0.37 ... 22150 ............................... YATES VILLAGE6512 OSPREY POINT LN ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $440,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ... 22315 ............................... ISLAND CREEK7006 HADLOW DR ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $439,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ... 22152 ............................ ROLLING VALLEY8238 TAUNTON PL ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 2 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $438,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.09 ... 22152 ....................................... RHYGATE6429 NORTHANNA DR ................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $435,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ... 22150 .................... MONTICELLO WOODS5770 HEMING AVE ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $435,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ... 22151 ............. NORTH SPRINGFIELD PARK8606 CROMWELL DR ..................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $435,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ... 22151 ................................... KINGS PARK5529 YORKSHIRE ST ...................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $429,000 .... Detached ........ 0.26 ... 22151 ................................... KINGS PARK6356 ENGLISH IVY WAY .................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $429,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ... 22152 ........................... KENWOOD HILLS5523 KEMPTON DR ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $428,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ... 22151 ................................... KINGS PARK7837 PAINTED DAISY DR ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... SPRINGFIELD ....... $427,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ... 22152 ........................... HUNTER VILLAGE

Home Sales In September 2012, 135 Springfield homes sold between $900,000-$135,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $900,000-$427,000 range.

For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

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Laws served in the Pacific from1943-1946 aboard the USS WestVirginia. The Lincoln Memorialwas his favorite stop of the day.

AS A MARINE who fought at IwoJima, Leighton Andrews was par-ticularly moved by the MarineCorps Memorial. A few of the vet-erans quietly admitted to beingsomewhat overcome by the emo-tions and memories that the me-morials and the Arlington NationalCemetery recalled. Terry Smithalso served in the Pacific and wasa bit hesitant about making thetrip. “It did revive some of thosememories,” he said. “Yes, thingswe just don’t much talk about,”was how Al Horn, Jr., a World WarII army veteran who served in Bel-gium and France described it.

Luckily, the warm welcome fromtheir VFW hosts, good food, greatcompany, and a rousing show by“Elvis” and “Marilyn,” helped theveterans create new and happymemories to make those morepainful remembrances a littleeasier to carry. Mission accom-plished for this operation by HonorFlight Network and the SpringfieldVFW Post 7327.

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THIS IS “GHIRADELLI”Just like her name,Ghiradelli is a sweet girl.The minute she sees you,she starts to purr. She isloving and affectionateand very social. She willmake a wonderful com-panion and friend.

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Prancing, dancing andwagging their tails,Midnight, Ladybug, Itsy& Bitsy paraded across

the stage in their Halloween fin-ery as Greenspring celebrated its10th annual Halloween Pet Paradeon Saturday, Oct. 20.

“This is one of our favoriteevents, a real treat for residentsand their pets,” said Kay McCurdy,the founder of the DOG club (DogOwners of Greenspring), and theparade chairman. “In all the yearswe’ve been doing this, we’ve neverhad any problems with the dogsfighting.”

As pooches paraded down thestage, accompanied by staff, resi-dents and family members, Masterof Ceremonies Brad Hibbs told theaudience the stories, somethingabout each of the 25 pets, to thestanding-room-only audience.

Midnight, a 16-year-old toy

poodle, was abandoned by hisformer owners, and just a day awayfrom being put to sleep whenowner Frank Adams rescued him.

“He’s a great little thing,” Adamssaid, comforting the dog before hisstage debut in a purple tutu. “Lotsof love in him.”

Freda Bruner, mom of Itsy &Bitsy, twin Yorkshire Terriers,started the event with the “paradeof children.” “We have a lot ofgrandchildren and great-grandchil-dren of residents at this event, sowe started a tradition of havingthem parade first.” Each child re-ceived a goody bag, filled withcandy and toys.

Bruner started Greenspring’s dogtherapy program at the retirementcommunity’s nursing home, whereowners bring their pets to comfortother residents. “Itsy and Bitsy areboth very good with people who areill. They sense it, and they will nestlenext to someone,” Bruner said.

After the parade, a team from theVirginia Search and Rescue Dog

Association (VSRDA) gavea presentation on theorganization’s volunteercanine search and rescueunit. The unit utilizes spe-cially trained dogs to locatemissing persons after disas-ters and other rescue andrecovery mission.

Buddy, a Maltese, wasone of the show’sstandouts. In a nod to the2012 elections, ownerMarilyn Marshall dressedhim in red, white and blueand held a sign that read“A Vote for Buddy is a Votefor Every-Buddy.”

Other local sponsors in-cluded Shampooch MobileSpa, Inc., Felix & Oscar,PetValu, and PetSmart.

Greenspring celebrates 10th annualHalloween Pet Parade.

Dog Day Afternoon

Q&A withBranches founderMarian CutlerWhat is Branches?

Our show is an annual week-end event where we invite localartists and artisans, both noviceand professional, to sell theirstuff along with a blend of vin-tage items that my businesspartner and I have gatheredthroughout the year. Our focusis to help develop new talent,people who are doing high-qual-ity work, but don’t have the timeor ability to quit their day jobs,either as moms, students or pro-fessionals. We have a heavy fo-cus on quality and originality.We want people to say, “I’venever seen that before.” We alsoencourage our artists to use oldthings in a new way, to “upcycle”if possible. My business partnerSharon Salazar, of Fairfax Sta-tion, and I both like to refinishold furniture in way that makesit more current and appealing,as well as finding new purposesfor things like old frames orcoaster boxes. These get turnedinto items like shadowboxes andbud vases.

How did Branches start?A year ago, I read an article

about this new phenomenoncalled “Barn Sales.” These vari-ous groups of women in the sub-urbs of Maryland and Virginiawould put all this beautiful an-tique and vintage furniture forsale in differently-styled vi-gnettes. The kicker was thatthese vignettes were set up indifferent stalls of a barn. Eachhad a different look: Victorianhere, retro there, Hollywoodregency there, farmhouse chicthere, with antiques throughout.As I watched all these peoplewaiting in line eagerly to buy allthese vintage and antique and“freshened” goodies, two thingsoccurred to me. 1. The art I wasmaking at the time would lookamazing in this venue. 2. Be-tween me and Sharon, we knewwhere to find or how to makealmost everything in the show.On the way home I looked at her

and said, “Sharon, let’s have a barnsale this fall.” and she said, “Whereare we going to find a barn inBurke?” And we just decided wedidn’t need a barn. Hence the tag“Branches: the Barn Sale Withouta Barn”.

What do you enjoy mostabout the barn sales?

First of all, the show itself is ablast! Talking with people and ex-

plaining all the neat details of thecool stuff we are selling is a totalrush. There is this happy escapistenergy that comes with the envi-ronment. We try really hard tostage things in a way that will helppeople leave their troubles behind.So just for those minutes they areat the show, they are in a fantasyworld. That’s also why we have theevent catered. We think everyoneneeds a little treat now and again.

It is so cool to look at myyounger or less experienced art-ists’ faces when they get theirpaycheck and they realize thatpeople just paid for somethingthey made.

How is this different thana craft show?

First of all, all the artist prod-ucts are mixed together, as op-posed to being sold by a vendor.This helps us to create a moreboutique-like environment. Pluswe try really hard to find cool,unique ways to display things.Another difference is the vari-ety of products. We offer vintagestuff, antiques, original art andhand-made items all under thesame roof. There is one paymentlocation for everything, so youcan just do it all in one shot,rather than having to schlepstuff from vendor to vendor. Plusit’s in a house. And we give youcupcakes. Really good cupcakes.

What can people expectto see in your show thisyear?

We have 21 different artistsparticipating this time. There isan Annie Sloan Chalk Paintstockist and artist coming to sellpaints and waxes and give ad-vice on how to use them. Thereare several different jewelers,with stock at various pricepoints, all of it handmade. Therewill be handmade woodensigns, original stained glasspieces, burlap wreaths, fabricteddy bears, painted furniture,vintage home decor, a fewpieces of architectural salvagelike old windows, fused glasspaintings, Christmas ornamentsand original water colors. Oneof our artists buys leather jack-ets at thrift shops and upcyclesthem into purses and wallets.Another does lace painting onserving pieces like cheese traysand goblets. We have artistsranging from nine years old to70 years old, all of them differ-ent and excited about the show.

What is the price rangefor the items?

The prices are all over theplace. I think the cheapest thingis $3. I think the most expen-sive will be around $500. Lotsand lots of variety.

—Victoria Ross

Shih Tzu Benji wore a pumpkin costume.

Angel was decked out in a polka-dot poodle skirt andmatching accessories. Her owner is Greenspring residentMargarete Morgan.

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Buddy, a Maltese,won the popularvote in his bid forpresident.Marilyn Marshall,whose mother isa Greenspringresident, paradedBuddy down thestage.

Greenspring staffers paraded their costumed poochesdown the stage.

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Think “Upscale Tag Sale” of original art,vintage jewelry and everything in between.

Burke Artist Launches‘Barn Sale without the Barn’

From left: Marian Cutler, mixed media collage; SharonSalazar, furniture refinishing, painting, collage; AnneBrannam, jewelry; Kara Mann, handmade hair clips andwreaths; Lauren Williams, sewing-teddy bears and aprons,will participate in The Barn Sale without a Barn on Friday,Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3 in Springfield.

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2 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 6209Garden Road in Springfield.

For more information about artist Marian Cutler (who goes by the professionalname of CM Shaw), check out her website at http://www.cmshawstudios.blogspot.com/, check Facebook for Branches or CM Shaw,or email her directly at [email protected].


To Advertise Your Community of Worship, Call 703-778-9418

Assembly of GodHarvest Church…

703-971-7070Word of Life Assemblyof God…703-941-2312

Baha’i FaithBaha’is of Fairfax

County Southwest…703-912-1719

BaptistCommunity of Faith Tabernacle…

703-455-4594Fellowship Baptist Church…

703-569-5151First Baptist Church-Hayfield…

703-971-7077First Baptist Church-

Springfield…703-451-1500Franconia Baptist Church…

703-971-4475South Run Baptist Church…

703-455-4521

Westwood Baptist Church…703-451-5120

BibleImmanuel Bible Church…

703-941-4124Catholic

St. Bernadette’sCatholic Church…

703-451-8576Christian Science

First Church of Christ,Scientist…703-866-4325

Church of ChristCentral Christian Church…

703-971-0277Springfield Church

of Christ…703-451-4011Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter Day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints…

703-451-0631

Disciples of ChristSpringfield Christian Church…

703-354-4994Episcopal

St. Christopher’s Episcopal…703-451-1088

Evangelical CovenantCommunity Covenant Church…

703-455-4150

JewishCongregation Adat Reyim…

703-569-7577Ohev Yisrael Messianic

Congregation...703-550-0888

Jehovah’s WitnessSpringfield North Congregation…

703-971-2936

LutheranPrince of Peace Lutheran…

703-451-5855St. John’s Lutheran Church…

703-971-2210St. Mark’s Lutheran Church…

703-451-4331Immanual Lutheran Church…

703-549-0155Methodist

Messiah UnitedMethodist Church…

703-569-9862Springfield United Methodist...

703-451-2375St. John’s United Methodist…

703-256-6655Sydenstricker United

Methodist…703-451-8223Non-Denominational

Love International Church…703-354-3608

New Life Open Bible Church…703-922-7577

New World Unity Church…703-690-7925International

Calvary Church…703-912-1378Presbyterian

Grace Presbyterian Church…703-451-2900

Harvester PresbyterianChurch…703-455-7800Kirkwood PresbyterianChurch…703-451-5320

COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP

See Calendar, Page 11

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcementsshould be submitted at least two weeks prior to theevent.

FRIDAY/OCT. 26The Bradley Farm Haunted House. 6-10 p.m.,

at 13159 New Parkland Drive, Herndon. Exhibitsand well-hidden scares within “The Evil AroundUs,”-themed house, deeply haunted with localspook and legend. $5.www.bfhauntedhouse.com.

Haunted Pond Jr. at Hidden Pond NatureCenter. 7 p.m., at 8511 Greeley Blvd.,Springfield. With nocturnal wildlife and locallore featuring live animals, a walk into the forestat night, a campfire with scary stories ands’mores. Register. http://parktakes.fairfaxcounty.gov/rev1_coursedetail.asp?.

SATURDAY/OCT. 275th Annual Arts and Crafts Show. 9 a.m.-4

p.m., at South Run RECenter, 7550 ReservationDrive, Springfield. Crafters tempt shoppers withjewelry, intricate woodworking, photography,painting, glasswork, clothing, dolls and potteryamong many other craft forms. $3; children 12-and-under, free. $2, those bringing a boxed fooddonation. 703-866-0566.

Swiss Bakery & Pastry Shop Oktoberfest. 11a.m.-2 p.m., 5224 Port Royal Road, Springfield.Featuring live music by Alte Kameraden, specialmenu, samples and a free Bavarian pretzel forall who come dressed in German clothing. 703-321-3670 or [email protected].

Ghost Train. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Burke Lake Park,7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. The hauntedforest hosts ghosts, goblins and witches—dareyou enter? A carousel and costumed creaturesbeckon. $4. 703-323-6600.

Run From Killer Zombies Race. 2 p.m., atLorton “Super Max” Prison, 8501 SilverbrookRoad, Lorton. $20-40. 888-554-6665 or

www.runfromkillerzombies.com.Ponies & Pumpkins Festival. 2 p.m., at

Tamarack Stables, 9905 Old Colchester, Lorton.Free pumpkins for children along withdecorating, haunted hay rides, music, ponyrides, story telling, food, a bonfire, arts andcrafts vendors and all sorts of come-in-costumefun. $10 per car. www.ridetamarack.com.

Annual Howloween Dog Costume Contest &Boneyard Hunt. 2-4 p.m., at Lake AccotinkPark, 7500 Accotink Park Road, Springfield.Dress your dog to outdo them all and competefor costume contest prizes, then walk throughthe boneyard to sniff out treat; all dogs must beleashed and friendly. $6. 703-569-0285.

Super-Natural Hayride at Laurel Hill Park. 4p.m., 6 p.m., at Lorton Prison former site,register for address. Discover the secrets of theformer Lorton Prison while enjoying an old-fashioned hayride with spooky stops along theway. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/park-events-calendar.htm.

Goblin Golf and Bonfire. 6-9 p.m., at LakeAccotink Park Marina, 7500 Accotink Park Road,Springfield. Play a round of miniature gold onthe haunted golf course with glow-in-the-darkgolf balls; ride the spooky carousel; and join instorytelling over a cup of hot chocolate around abeach bonfire. $8. Register. 703-569-0285.

Clifton Haunted Trail. 7-10 p.m., marked withsigns on Chapel Street off Clifton Road, Clifton.A winding spooky trail through the eight-acreBuckley Park including new and improved skits,reenactments, scary movie scenes and NOflashlights. www.cliftonhauntedtrail.com.

SUNDAY/OCT. 285th Annual Arts and Crafts Show. 11 a.m.-4

p.m., at South Run RECenter, 7550 ReservationDrive, Springfield. Crafters tempt shoppers withjewelry, intricate woodworking, photography,painting, glasswork, clothing, dolls and potteryamong many other craft forms. $3; children 12-and-under, free. $2, those bringing a boxed fooddonation. 703-866-0566.

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The Auburn SchoolThe Benedictine SchoolChelsea SchoolThe Children’s GuildCommonwealth AcademyCortona AcademyThe Diener SchoolEagle Hill SchoolEchelon AcademyThe Frost SchoolThe Gow SchoolThe Katherine Thomas SchoolKingsbury Day SchoolThe Lab School of WashingtonLandmark School

Little Keswick SchoolThe Maddux SchoolMANSEFMcLean School of MarylandThe Model Asperger Program andThe Multiple Learning Needs ProgramNational Child Research CenterThe Newton SchoolThe Nora SchoolOakland SchoolOakwood SchoolParkmont SchoolThe Shire SchoolThe Siena SchoolThe Wye River Upper School

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Sunday, October 28th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

From

Ghost Train. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., BurkeLake Park, 7315 Ox Road, FairfaxStation. The haunted forest hostsghosts, goblins and witches—dareyou enter? A carousel and costumedcreatures beckon. $4. 703-323-6600.

Frightful Bowling: Pumpkins,Goblins and Bowling! 1-3 p.m., atAMF Annandale Lanes, 4245Markham Street, Annandale. Aspecial fundraising event forNorthern Virginia AIDS Ministry(NOVAM) with frightening doorprizes and a costume contest; RSVPby Oct. 22. www.novam.org.

Dancing 4 Cures. 6 p.m., at ErnstCommunity Cultural Theater, NVCC,8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. C4 Performing Arts, LLC,in parternship with Greater LittleZion Baptist Church Cancer SupportMinistry in Fairfax and the BREMFoundation to Defeat Breast Cancer,

host a concert; reception and silentauction precede show. 703-855-7687or www.c4performingarts.com.

Surrounded by Monsters. 7 p.m., atEmpire, 6355 Rolling Road,Springfield. Experimental noise bandplays three days after their newalbum Novella is released. 703-569-5940.

THURSDAY/NOV. 1100 Women Who Care. 7-8 p.m., at

the George Mason Regional Library,7001 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. A new Northern Virginiawomen’s giving circle aiming to makelocal impact with charitable dollarsmeets; at the meeting, theorganization will make a collectivedonation of $10,000 to a nonprofitorganization serving the region.www.100wwcnova.org.

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SATURDAY/OCT. 27Halloween Costume Fun Run. 9-

11 a.m., at Redeemer LutheranChurch, 1545 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Runners of all ages runlaps around campus in costume;for every lap, runners receive atreat; fun run water bottleincluded. $10 suggested donation.703-356-3346.

Pumpkin Carving Class. 10 a.m.and 1 p.m., at The Ritz-Carlton,Tysons Corner, 1700 TysonsBlvd., McLean. Executive ChefMatthew and his culinary teamguide little witches and vampiresin honing their artistic skills viapumpkin lantern design; forchildren ages 6 and older(materials included). $50.Reservations. 703-917-5498.

Alastair Moock’s Slightly ScarySpooktacular. 10:30 a.m., atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.,Vienna. Boston roots musician/family entertainer plays slightlyscary tunes. $10; children under 1year, free. 703-255-1566 orwww.jamminjava.com.

Fun, Festive, Fright-lessHalloween Tea. 11 a.m. and 2p.m., at The Ritz-Carlton, TysonsCorner, 1700 Tysons Blvd.,McLean. Come in Halloweencostumes for tea, a magician act,a creepy-crawly photo booth andeats; children receive a specialtreat and complimentary photo asa memento. $65. Reservations.703-917-5498.

Tricks & Treats. 2-3 p.m., at Petco,9230B Old Keene Mill Road,Burke. Show your pet’s perfectcostume off and vie for prizes likePetco gift cards and treats galore.703-455-2007.

Halloween Movie Night. 5:30p.m., at ArtSpace Herndon in thePost Gallery, 750 Center Street,Herndon. A showing of TheWizard of Oz for a costumed-audience, the best of which willwin the contest; pre-show gamesat 5:30 p.m. Register. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

Halloween Carnival. 6-8:30 p.m.,at the City of Falls ChurchCommunity Center, 223 LittleFalls Street, Falls Church. CreepyCreature Show from ReptilesAlive!, carnival games, a moonbounce, face painting, crafts,movies and candy; infantsthrough fifth grade. 703-248-5077 or www.fallschurchva.gov.

The Bradley Farm HauntedHouse. 6-10 p.m., at 13159 NewParkland Drive, Herndon. Exhibits

and well-hidden scares within“The Evil Around Us,”-themedhouse, deeply haunted with localspook and legend. $5.www.bfhauntedhouse.com.

SUNDAY/OCT. 2819th Annual Valvoline Instant

Oil Change Goblin Gallop.8:30 a.m. 1K Fun Run, 9 a.m. 5KRun, 9:10 a.m. 5K Walk. FairfaxCorner Shopping Center, 4100Monument Drive, Fairfax. Fromthe competitive 5 K chip race overa USATF certified course to thefun run with 450-plus children,teenagers and toddlers, theGoblin Gallop heralds costumedfun to benefit the John QuadrinoFoundation for children withcancer. www.goblingallop.org.

Halloween Bingo. 2-5 p.m., at theVienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center Street S,Vienna. Dress up to win thecostume contest and play bingofor up to a $1,000 prize. $20.703-938-2678.

Sunday Soirees: HappyHalloween. 3-5 p.m., at theMcLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Come incostume or not and dance in alow-key environment or sit andlisten to The Wayne TympanickTrio play; refreshments provided.$5. 703-790-0123 ext. 711 orwww.mcleancenter.org/special-events/upcoming.

Trunk or Treat. 4-6 p.m., atEmmanuel Lutheran Church,2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna.Decorate the trunk of your carand fill it with treats to join aparking lot-full of other festive,treat-filled trunks; dinnerprovided by the church. RSVP [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 31Halloween Pet Parade. 4-4:45

p.m., at the parking lot byGrandmothers Back Room, 756Walker Road, Great Falls. Comewith a costumed, leashed pet intow and parade. Judging is at4:30 p.m.; pets must be clearedfrom area by 4:40 p.m.www.celebrategreatfalls.org/Spook.html.

The Annual Spooktacular. 5-7p.m., at Great Falls Village CentreGreen, 776 Walker Road, GreatFalls. Trick-or-treat with areabusinesses in the heart of town.Children ages 12-and-under (6thgrade) before going in the GreatFalls Haunted House.www.celebrategreatfalls.org/Spook.html.

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Sports

Fairfax sophomore Charlotte Duke (4) scored the onlygoal in a 1-0 victory against Lake Braddock in the firstround of regionals on Oct. 23 at Fairfax High School.

Senior midfielder Sam Zelenack and the Fairfaxfield hockey team are two wins from a state tour-nament berth.

Lake Braddock’s Jennifer Castillodefends Fairfax’s Cori Black dur-ing the teams’ Oct. 23 matchup.

Fairfax senior Shannon Cosgrove reaches for the ballagainst Lake Braddock on Oct. 23.

Lake Braddock junior Vanessa Girata was a first-teamall-Patriot District selection this season.

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By Jon Roetman

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There was nocelebratory pile-upfrom members of theFairfax field hockey

team. No one dumped the con-tents of a water cooler on Rebelshead coach Amber Beaudoin andno players were lifted on top ofshoulders and carried off the field.

When the final whistle sounded,signifying victory against LakeBraddock on Tuesday in the open-ing round of the Northern Regiontournament, the Rebels were re-served in their celebration. Afterfour consecutive Liberty Districtchampionships and four straightseasons with at least one win atregionals, head coach AmberBeaudoin said the team’s elderathletes are in search of somethinggreater than what beating the Bru-ins could provide.

Fairfax defeated Lake Braddock,1-0, on Oct. 23 at Fairfax HighSchool. Sophomore forward Char-lotte Duke scored the game’s lonegoal with 2:25 remaining in thefirst half, helping the Rebels ad-vance to the quarterfinals wherethey will face Herndon at 7 p.m.on Thursday, Oct. 25.

BEATING THE BRUINS was theRebels’ first step toward reachingtheir goal of a state tournamentberth, which would likely involvedefeating South County in the re-gion semifinals. South Countyknocked Fairfax out of the regionaltournament each of the last threeyears, ending the Rebels’ 2009 and2011 seasons in the semifinals and

their 2010 campaign in thequarterfinals.

South County faces Oakton inthis year’s quarterfinal round.

“Particularly the seniors; they’vewon four district titles in a row.There’s really not much else leftfor them [to accomplish], and thehurdle of their entire high schoolcareer in hockey is we want to beatSouth County,” Beaudoin said.“Every game before [the potentialSouth County matchup], it’s excit-ing, it’s challenging, it’s where theywant to be, but they have their eyeon the prize.”

Tuesday’s first step wasn’t aneasy one for Fairfax, which faceda Lake Braddock team that enteredregionals as the Patriot District’sNo. 4 seed despite excelling dur-ing the regular season. After start-ing 0-2, the Bruins won 13 of theirfinal 14 regular season games.

“I definitely felt relieved [afterbeating the Bruins] because it waskind of a fluke that they were thefourth seed in the Patriot District,”Fairfax senior Shannon Cosgrovesaid. “They’re always a top-fourteam. We were really nervousabout playing them in the firstplace. Pulling through in the end,we were really relieved.”

Lake Braddock couldn’t havebeen thrilled with the matchup,either. After entering the PatriotDistrict tournament as the No. 2seed, the Bruins lost to No. 3 SouthCounty in the semifinals and No.4 T.C. Williams upset No. 1 WestSpringfield, meaning LakeBraddock finished fourth. The re-sult was a matchup with a Fairfaxteam that had lost only one gameall season.

“We all knew they were a reallygood team and we knew we hadto come out strong,” LakeBraddock senior and Patriot Dis-trict Player of the Year Maria JosePastor said. “It wasn’t going to bean easy first round, but we werejust thinking that if we got throughthis, it couldn’t get tougher thanthis until [the] semifinals.”

Lake Braddock wasn’t able to getpast Fairfax due in part to missedopportunities. The Bruins had 15penalty corners, compared to eightfor the Rebels, but failed to score.

Lake Braddock head coach AmyWorrest said the Bruins relied tooheavily on Pastor to create.

“It’s unfortunate for [Pastor]that she didn’t get to go on to showsome other coaches in the regionwhat she’s capable of,” Worrest

said. “She’s the best all-aroundhockey player that I’ve ever seen.One player can’t do it all. Not tosay that she’s the whole team, it’sjust the other girls sometimessettle in a little bit once they getcomfortable with her with theball.”

Along with Pastor, senior forwardTaylor Livick and junior defenderVanessa Girata were named firstteam all-Patriot District. Senior for-ward Rachel Wimer was the team’sleading goal scorer with 14.

“I’m just proud of my girls,”Worrest said. “We had a good sea-son, we had a successful seasonand we just couldn’t get it to-gether.”

With Lake Braddock failing tocapitalize on offense, Fairfaxneeded just one goal to earn thewin. Duke scored late in the firsthalf, moments after seniormidfielder Sam Zelenack hit theleft post with a shot.

“I think always after we score weget more confident,” Duke said.“We start passing around [and] werealize that it’s our game. We defi-nitely started playing our gameinstead of their game after that.”

Cosgrove, Zelenack, juniormidfielder Sara Allen and sopho-

more defender Meg Robertsonwere selected to the all-LibertyDistrict first team. Beaudoin wasnamed Coach of the Year.

Before Fairfax can arrive at itsgoal of qualifying for states, theRebels must defeat Herndon in thequarterfinals. The Rebels beat theHornets, 4-0, on Sept. 15 in thechampionship game of theHerndon Invitational.

“It’s really hard to beat a teamtwice,” Zelenack said. “We knowthat.”

WITH THE WIN against LakeBraddock, Fairfax improved to 18-1. The Rebels have outscored theiropponents 55-5. Fairfax’s lone de-feat was a 3-0 loss to Westfield onSept. 24. Westfield, the ConcordeDistrict champion, is 16-0 againstNorthern Region foes, outscoringthose opponents 87-3. Fairfaxwould not have to face Westfieldagain until the region champion-ship game. By that point, theRebels would have already se-cured a state berth.

Is going to states a realistic goalfor Fairfax?

“Yeah,” Cosgrove said. “We justhave to beat South County, whoknocks us out every year...”


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On a sunny afternoon in theparking lot of a FairfaxCounty shopping center, JeffPregman is giving a tour of his

mobile showroom, a $100,000 former book-mobile that now houses an impressive selec-tion of tiles, counter tops, faucets, flooring,light fixtures and more. Pregman is the gen-eral manager of Two Poor Teachers, a Class Acontracting company founded in 1999 thatspecializes in kitchen and bath remodeling.The tour is interrupted on several occasionsover the course of an hour by folks peering inthe windows or knocking on the door. “I loveit,” says Pregman. “People see this big vehiclethat says it’s a design center. They come up tosee what’s what and they are blown away bywhat’s inside. We do get a bit of business thisway.” Judging by the way the curious visitorswalked away with business cards and even ascheduled appointment, Pregman isn’t kid-ding.

THE COMPANY is the vision of Ken Niesand Tom Pennell, both of whom were FairfaxCounty teachers when they collaborated tostart what was originally a sideline business.As their vision grew, Nies retired from teach-ing to serve as the hands-on owner, whilePennell still teaches and works with the com-pany part time. Pregman came into the com-pany first as a satisfied customer. “I was agovernment contractor,” he said. “Ken andhis crew did my bathroom remodel. We goton, needless to say, and two years later Kenrecruited me to run the operation. It was abit of a leap, but basically a no-brainer togo in with a quality outfit like this.”

So, how has business been going, especiallyin these tougher economic times? “Prettygood,” Pregman happily declares. “2011 wasour best revenue year.” Pregman attributesthe success of Two Poor Teachers to a num-ber of factors, not the least of which is a fa-natical commitment to start and stop dates.“People and Process,” Pregman firmly states.“We have a loyal, well-trained crew. Mosthave been with us for years, some from the

beginning. They know what they are doingand we are all on the same page. No subcon-tractors. We can control the quality of ourwork. Add in the ‘process’ that the companyhas developed over the years, and we canschedule properly and start when we say wewill and be finished when we said we would.”

The addition of the mobile show room in2011 has taken things to a new level forthe Two Poor Teachers gang. “As you cansee,” says Pregman, “it’s obviously greatadvertising, especially when strategicallyparked in places like this. But what reallyexcites people is that for many of the jobs,we bring a one-stop-shop right to their frontdoor.” Perhaps the biggest benefit to thepotential client is having this treasure chestof design possibilities right there to mix andmatch with what’s already in place. And norunning from store to store, choosing, re-jecting, returning, picking something elseand starting the process all over again.

Two Poor Teachers handles about 350bathroom jobs, more than 20 kitchens, and10-15 basements per year. Pregman says akitchen can be designed and priced in abouttwo hours. “Most kitchen jobs are completedin two weeks, bathrooms within one week,”according to Pregman. “When the work getsstarted, I love when the client is home,” hesaid. “A partnership between the customerand the company makes things go smoothly.It certainly helps avoid the dreaded ‘changeorder’ and the extra charges that come withthem. I know companies that say that thatis where they make their money. That is justnot our philosophy. Do the best job. Keepto the budget. I’m pretty sure that’s why weget about 60-70 percent of our businessthrough referrals.”

TWO POOR TEACHERS’ PLANS for thefuture include another mobile showroomand a larger physical display place, as well.If you are looking for a free quote and de-sign advice for a home improvementproject, contact them at 703-969-1179, orat their website twopoorteachers.com. Andif you see the showroom on wheels, don’tbe shy. Pregman says you’re welcome.“Come on in and have a look.”

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Jeff Pregman,general manager ofTwo Poor Teachers,shows off just a fewof the items ondisplay in thecompany’s mobileshowroom.


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