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No one was injured after a Virginia RailwayExpress train struck a car that had becomestuck on the tracks in Clifton on Jan. 5, ac-

cording to Fairfax County Fire & Rescue.

No one was injured after a Virginia RailwayExpress train struck a car that had becomestuck on the tracks in Clifton on Jan. 5, ac-

cording to Fairfax County Fire & Rescue.

No Injuries afterTrain Hits Car in Clifton

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No Injuries afterTrain Hits Car in Clifton

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Fairfax Lawmakers’Last Call for InputNews, Page 3

Partnering to ReduceCongestionNews, Page 4

Fairfax Lawmakers’Last Call for InputNews, Page 3

Partnering to ReduceCongestionNews, Page 4

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By Tim Peterson

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“We’re not letting teachersdo their jobs,” was theplea from Jo Neuberof Vienna Co-chair of

the organization Class Size Counts. Neuberthanked Del. Jim Lemunyon (R-67) for de-veloping three class size bills for the 2017session of the Virginia General Assembly,including HB1498. Neuber said she was infavor of putting a cap of 24 students in sci-ence labs.

Neuber was one of more than 80 FairfaxCounty residents who spoke directly tomembers of the Fairfax delegation to theGeneral Assembly at a public hearing onJan. 7 at the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter.

The General Assembly is set to convenein Richmond at noon on Jan. 11, when theywill begin work on new or amended legis-lation for the Virginia Code.

The public hearing was the last chancelocal constituents had to voice their hopesor concerns for pending or potential legis-lation in person without traveling to thestate capital, though most lawmakers havealready all but finalized their legislativeagenda for the session.

Education was once again an importanttopic for many speakers, beginning withBoard of Supervisors chairman SharonBulova.

“Of the $21 million in additional state

funding the county was expected to receivein FY2017, $4.4 of that is already at riskdue to the cancellation of funding for raisesfor teachers and other instructions person-nel,” Bulova said. “We must get that fund-ing back and we must make sure that fund-ing for those raises is included in theFY2018 budget.”

Bulova and Fairfax County Public SchoolBoard vice chair Jane Strauss said the Vir-ginia Retirement System rates were accel-erated by one year last year, which increasesthe costs for FCPS by more than $25 mil-lion in FY 2017.

“We ask for help in avoiding funding re-ductions to our local programs and ser-vices,” Bulova said, “and opposing restric-tions on our local revenues.”

Several education advocates echoedNeuber’s call to reduce class size, andBulova’s concern for competitive teachersalary levels.

Other topics with numerous speakers in-cluded legalization of marijuana for medici-nal use; funding for disability services waiv-ers; transportation and congestion reduc-tion; funding for the court system; and thetax on toilet paper, adult diapers and somefeminine hygiene products.

Holly Seibold of Vienna is founder andexecutive director of the group BringingResources to Aid Women’s Shelters that pro-vides donated feminine hygiene productsto who have insufficient access to them. Sheurged the delegation to support the “Dig-nity Act,” introduced by Del. JenniferBoysko (D-86), that would make toilet pa-per, adult diapers and some feminine hy-giene products tax exempt.

For more information on the General As-sembly, to track a bill or find out who yourrepresentative to the assembly is, visitvirginiageneralassembly.gov.

More than 80 speak atGeneral Assemblypublic hearing.

Fairfax Lawmakers’Last Call for Input

Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection

More than 80 Fairfax County residents spoke directly to members of theFairfax delegation to the General Assembly at a public hearing on Jan. 7at the Fairfax County Government Center.

Marta Conner of Clifton spoke onbehalf of her daughter Caroline,whose syndrome caused her tohave 98 seizures last year. AnElderly or Disabled with ConsumerDirection (EDCD) waiver helps theConner family with nursing costs.Conner urged the legislators toreject what she said was Gov. TerryMcAuliffe’s (D) proposal to reducemoney to the waiver system. “Youhave the power to improve or evensave our lives,” Conner said.

Richard Kennedy of Lorton encour-aged the delegation to considermaking marijuana use legal bylooking to “unbiased sources andwatching others that that havelegislation.” In the case of teenagedrug use, Kennedy said, “regula-tion works better than prohibi-tion.”

Brooke Annessa of Fairfax is a casemanager for Brain Injury Servicesand the mother of a daughter witha brain injury. The services thenonprofit provides, Annessa said,“provide a little bit of hope, com-fort” for individuals like herdaughter and their parents andfamilies. “Please consider restor-ing funding” to BIS,” she said.

Frank Stephens of Fairfax said itwas his job to “put a face” on therequest by several speakers thatlawmakers vote against cuts todisability services waiver slots. “Inmy case, an unusually handsomeface,” Stephens said. “These ser-vices really do make a difference.”

Kimberly Adams of Clifton ispresident of the Fairfax CountyCouncil of PTAs. She advocated forlower class size, competitiveteacher salaries and “innovativestudent programs,” all of whichrequire helping the public schoolsystem overcome a projectedbudget shortfall. “We’re facingissues providing a high qualityeducation, regardless of zip code,”Adams said. “The current fundingreality is not enough, it’s notsustainable.”


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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

The blessing of traffic, MartinNohe said, is that “there’s lotsof great transportation projectsto choose from.” Nohe is chair-

man of the Northern Virginia Transporta-tion Authority, which is responsible for long-range planning for regional transportationprojects.

Drivers sitting in that traffic may not agreewith Nohe. But on a bus tour of completed,pending and future projects hosted by stateSen. Dave Marsden (D-37), a group of leg-islators and transportation organizationleaders explained how thanks to a landmarkbill that passed out of the General Assem-bly three years ago, there is hope for a moreeffective transportation network.

Marsden is the ranking member of theNOVA delegation on the Senate Transpor-tation Committee.

Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) is former Vir-ginia Secretary of Transportation and Pub-lic Safety. She was the first one to take themicrophone on the rolling press conference.

Since July, 2013, Watts said, HB2313 hasproduced more than 1.25 billion new dol-lars that were raised, controlled by and ul-timately used in northern Virginia for trans-portation improvements.

“Getting the best return on the dollar tomove people, support Northern Virginia’sdynamic economy and reduce pollutiondemands that state, federal and local gov-ernments work together,” Watts said. “Themore we know about specific needs, thebetter we can shape win-win solutions.”

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PROJECT LOCATIONS

1 West Ox Complex Bus Garage, 4970 Alliance Drive, Fairfax

2 I66 Outside the Beltway, I-495 to Gainesville (University Boulevard)

3 PRTC West Bus Maintenance and Storage Facility, Balls Ford Road and Prince William Parkway, Manassas

4 VRE Broad Run Station, 10637 Piper Lane, Bristow

5 Innovation Center Metro Station, Dulles Toll Road, Herndon, just east of intersection with Route 28

6 Wiehle Reston East Metro Station, just northeast of Dulles Toll Road and Wiehle Avenue intersection, Reston

7 Route 7 Bridge Expansion over Dulles Toll Road, Dranesville

8 Route 7 Widening, between Reston Avenue and Jarrett Valley Drive

9 I66 Inside the Beltway, widening from Dulles Connector Road to Fairfax Drive, exit 71

10 Stringfellow Park and Ride, Stringfellow Road & I66

11 I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension, Edsall Road to Eads Street near the Pentagon

12 Route 28 Corridor Improvements, In Fairfax: widening from Route 50 to Dulles Toll Road and DTR to McLearen Road, and from Prince William CountyLine to Route 29.

Legislators tour past,present and futuretransportation projects.

Partnering to Reduce Congestion

On bus tour of completed, pending and future projects hosted by stateSen. Dave Marsden (D-37), center, a group of legislators and transporta-tion organization leaders explained how thanks to a landmark bill thatpassed out of the General Assembly three years ago, there is hope for amore effective transportation network.


Fairfax County Department of Transportation director Tom Biesiadny(left) talks with state Sen. George Barker (D-39) (right) during a bus tourof northern Virginia transportation projects on Jan. 5.


News

No one was injuredafter a Virginia Rail-way Express trainstruck a car that

had become stuck on the tracks inClifton on Jan. 5, according toFairfax County Fire & Rescue.

The crash occurred in the vicin-ity of Clifton’s downtown area,right near the Main Street Pub.

Firefighters from the Clifton Sta-tion 16 responded to a report ofthe incident around 6:04 p.m. Thedriver of the car met them and saidno one else was inside the vehicle.She was able to get out safely be-fore the impact.

The train’s conductor toldfirefighters no one on the train wasinjured either. The locomotive onlysustained minor damage, whilethe car was smashed and plowedoff the tracks.

Clifton Mayor Bill Holloway saidpeople have been talking about thedanger of a car being stuck andstruck by a train at that intersec-tion for years.

“We’re almost surprised it tookthis long to happen,” Hollowaysaid. He was on the scene for sev-eral hours while the train wasstopped in the town.

“People were horrified,” he con-tinued. “The woman barely got outof the car in time. Thirty secondsand it would’ve been a very dif-ferent discussion.”

Holloway said with the high vol-ume of traffic moving throughtown, especially during a weekdayrush hour, the fact that there areno markings on the track to dis-tinguish it from the road makescollisions like this almost inevi-table.

Cars get stuck on the track fairlyregularly, he said, also due to thefact that there’s a steep dropoff oneither side of the road — asphalt

road ends or putting up stop signs,“to reduce likelihood of thesethings. I hope this will be a cata-lyst to get all of them to say, it’s inall of our interests to decrease thelikelihood of this ever occurringagain.”

Holloway said he and Del. TimHugo (R-40) are working to set upa meeting with Norfolk Southernand VDOT.

—Tim Peterson

No Injuries after VRE TrainHits Car in Clifton

Photo courtesy of Fairfax County Fire & Rescue

The VRE locomotive only sustained minor damage in theJan. 5 incident in Clifton, while the car was smashed andplowed off the tracks.

is built up to meet the train trackswhich are at a higher level.

Norfolk Southern transportationcompany manages the railsthrough the town, while the Vir-ginia Department of Transporta-tion is charged with road safety.For years Holloway said they’veapproached both entities about theproblems but gotten nowhere.

“It seems like there are thingsthat can be done,” Holloway said,such as clearly marking where the

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By Gerald E. Connolly

U.S. Representative (D-11)

Over the course of anormal week, my of-fice receives thou-

sands of letters, emails, phonecalls, and tweets from North-ern Virginians. Each message isimportant to me, but recentlyone really caught my attention.It came from Liz Salter, a 29-year-old woman from NorthernVirginia. Liz suffers from a raregenetic condition,Fabry Disease. FabryDisease can causeintense painthroughout the body, kidneyfailure, and heart disease.

Every two weeks, Liz receivesan enzyme replacementtherapy to prevent her diseasefrom progressing. Each treat-ment costs more than $16,000,for a total of $400,000 per year.Before the Affordable Care Act,someone like Liz had to worry

that her insurancecompany would im-pose arbitrary annualor lifetime limits oncare, consigning herto bankruptcy orworse. Before the Af-fordable Care Act,someone like Liz hadto worry that if sheever lost her job orchose to find a newjob, she could be de-nied coverage due to her pre-ex-isting condition. For Liz Salter, the

Affordable Care Actmeans peace of mind.

“When the ACA passedand included the ban on

annual and lifetime limits, it wassuch a relief because, at 29, I couldeasily reach these limits. Not be-ing able to get these treatmentscould have a lifelong effect on myhealth,” she told me. “I also wasrelieved that if I ever lost my joband needed to purchase insurance,I wouldn’t have to worry aboutbeing denied due to a pre-existing

condition, as most in-surance wouldn’twant to cover me.”

For Liz Salter and somany of our friendsand neighbors, the Af-fordable Care Actmeans peace of mindwhen it comes tohealth care. Could weimprove it to expandbenefits to moreAmericans and con-

tinue to bring down the costcurve? Of course we could.

But that’s not what the Republi-can Majority in Congress is aboutto do. What they plan to do is re-peal it before even introducing aplan to replace it. This recklessapproach would raise the deficit,hurt Medicare, bring chaos to thehealth care market, and put thehealth insurance of millions ofAmerican families in jeopardy.

Here in Virginia, thanks to theAffordable Care Act, 327,000 in-dividuals have gained access tohealth care, the uninsured rate has

dropped by nearly one-third,and annual and lifetime limitshave been eliminated for2,974,000 people, including LizSalter. Children can stay ontheir parents’ plan until theyturn 26 and more than 114,138seniors have saved an averageof $1,015 on prescription drugcosts. Make no mistake, all ofthat is at risk if Republicans re-peal the Affordable Care Act.

It may have made good poli-tics to demagogue the Afford-able Care Act, but stories likeLiz’s are common throughoutNorthern Virginia and theydemonstrate that our healthcare system is far better todaythan it was before we acted. Isupport improvements to thelaw including expanding Med-icaid in states like Virginia, cre-ating even more choices forconsumers, and continuing todrive down the cost of care. Butjust repealing the law is no planat all; it will just make Americasick again.

Republican Repeal Plan Promises Health Care Chaos

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Brescia University, Owensboro, KY2016 Fall Academic Dean’s List:

Yo’Lauder Holt of Springfield ma-joring in Social Work

Katherine Hough, Fairfax Station,has been awarded the Boeing Scholar-ship for outstanding academicachievement in the Volgenau School ofEngineering at George Mason Univer-sity.

Vocal musicians from 12Fairfax County public schools havebeen named to the Virginia HonorsChoir for 2016. This select choir is openonly to the top 125 singers from aroundthe Commonwealth of Virginia, and isthe highest honor a choir student canattain during his or her high school ca-reer. Thirty-one Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) students were selectedfor the choir, and five students werenamed as alternates. The choir will per-form at the Virginia Music EducatorsAssociation (VMEA) convention to beheld at the Omni Homestead Resort inHot Springs, Nov. 17-19. FCPS studentsnamed to the 2016 Virginia HonorsChoir include the following studentsfrom our area schools: Woodson HighSchool: Megan Humes, Caroline Grass,Jacob Lamb, Lucas Valdes, and MarcManaloto and Hayfield SecondarySchool: Jessica Pressley.

Jonathan Whittington, KathrynHerring, Emma Zettlemoyer, ofSpringfield; Bridget Ray andKirsten Chase, of Burke; received$2,000 scholarships from the Scholar-

ship for Military Children Program inJuly 2016.

Jane Gibbins-Harding, of Spring-field, was named to the dean’s list atBethany College for spring 2016.

U.S. Air Force Airman Brian A.Zamfino graduated from basic militarytraining at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Zamfinois the son of Joanne and Joseph Zamfinoof Springfield. He is a 2015 graduate ofWest Springfield High School.

Thomas Miskimins, of Fairfax,graduated with a master of arts, inSpring 2016 from the University of NewHaven.

Jordan Ecker, of Fairfax, is on thespring 2016 dean’s list at the Universityof Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Caroline Dickson, of Fairfax, is onthe spring 2016 dean’s list at the Univer-sity of Maine-Orono.

Allison Righter Moore, and Sarah AnnHughes Cushing-Spiller, of Springfield,is on the dean’s list at Hollins University,for the 2016 spring semester.

James Butler, a Lake Braddock Sec-ondary School graduate, was inductedinto the Naval Academy Class of 2020on June 30, 2016.

Kyle Austin Walsh, of Fairfax, andAbigail Lynn Lackey, of Springfield,were named to the honors list for the2016 spring 2016 semester at AverettUniversity in Danville.

Katherine Marie Hough , ofFairfax Station, is on the dean’s list atGeorge Mason University for spring2016.

Anna Kormis, of Springfield, gradu-ated from Emory and Henry College inspring 2016.

Kyle Austin Walsh, of Fairfax,graduated from Averett University inJune 2016. was among the 261 studentsto receive diplomas during AverettUniversity’s May 7 Commencement,

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Fairfax Baptist Temple, at thecorner of Fairfax County Parkway andBurke Lake Roads, holds a bible studyfellowship at 9 a.m. Sundays followedby a 10 a.m. worship service. Nurserycare and children’s church also pro-vided. 6401 Missionary Lane, FairfaxStation, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

Grace Presbyterian Church of-fers Sunday school for all ages at 9:15,and a blended worship service 10:30a.m. every Sundaymorning. Coffeeand fellowship follows worship. Nurs-ery care is provided from 9:00-11:45.7434 Bath Street, Springfield. 703-451-2900 or www.gracepresby.org.

The Guhyasamaja BuddhistCenter, 10875 Main St., Fairfax Cityprovides free classes to both newcom-ers and advanced practitioners ofTibetan Buddhism. The center em-phasizes working with the mind andlearning how to understand the work-ings of the mind, overcoming innercauses of suffering, while cultivatingcauses of happiness. Under the direc-tion of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, thecenter is a place of study, contempla-tion and meditation. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for more in-formation.

Lord of Life Lutheran offersservices at two locations, in Fairfax at5114 Twinbrook Road and in Cliftonat 13421 Twin Lakes Drive. Services

in Fairfax are held on Saturdays at5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 and 10a.m. Services in Clifton are held onSundays at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church ofSpringfield offers Sunday school at9:15 a.m., followed by both tradi-tional and contemporary worshipservices at 10:30 a.m. at 7300 GarySt., Springfield. 703-451-1500 orwww.fbcspringfield.org.

Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offersSunday worship services at 10 a.m.and Cup of Fellowship at 11 a.m.Nursery care is provided from 9:45-11:15 a.m. Christian education for allages is at 9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the Apostle Catho-lic Church, 6720 Union Mill Road,Clifton, conducts Sunday masses at7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m., Latin mass at10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. It also of-fers a Saturday vigil at 5:30 p.m. anda Thursday Latin mass at 7 p.m. Ad-ditional mass offered Monday-Fridayat 6:30 a.m. (except on Federal holi-days) and 8:45 a.m. 703-817-1770 orwww.st-andrew.org.

Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield, offers casual worship ser-vices on Saturday evenings at 5:30p.m. featuring contemporary music.More traditional services take placeon Sunday mornings at 8:15 and 11a.m. Sunday School is from 9:45-10:45 a.m. for children and adults.The church also offers discussiongroups for adults. 703-451-5855 orwww.poplc.org.

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To start, take inventory of ex-isting linens and toiletries to de-termine storage needs, says KellyEmerson, designer/showroommanager at Aidan Design. “Beginby organizing like items together,”she said. “For example gatherbedding and towel sets for spe-cific rooms [like] the guest, mas-ter and kids rooms, in groupingsso that they are easily identified.If you have the space, considerlabeled bins to identify the roomsto which each set belongs.”

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Devise a solution that is adjustable andflexible enough to handle future changes.“Consider custom built-ins where possiblefor a more de-centralized storage ap-proach,” said Emerson. “This allows foreasy access to everyday items and takessome pressure off the main linen closet.”

One final recommendation, for thosewith limited space, a clear over-the doorshoe holder is a tool that professional or-ganizer Susan Unger of ClutterSOS inVienna advises, “It changes dead space —the back of the door — into a fabulousspace [by] … holding toiletries. Unger andfellow organizer Lauri Mennel co-authoredthe book, “Fifty Shades of Organizing.”

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the bottom, shallower shelves higher up,” hesaid. “Deeper lower shelves will allow moreefficient use of space.”

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The seven hour long 12th AnnualFairfax County History Confer-ence was held on Nov. 12, 2016.More than 110 guests were edu-

cated and illuminated with Founding Fatherhistory at the Stacy C. Sherwood Commu-nity Center in Fairfax. The Conference wasdedicated to two Fairfax County historianswho have graced the historical landscapeof Fairfax County for decades: the familiesof both Jack L. Hiller and C. K Gailey ac-cepted conference dedication awards inmemory of these outstanding communityvolunteers. U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11)addressed the crowd with encouragingwords after the 2016 Presidential election– as did Fairfax County Chairperson SharonBulova. They took part in presenting theFairfax County Annual History Awards tothe following individuals for their in depthresearch, writing and publishing of a sig-nificant document reflecting the history ofFairfax County:

❖ The Ross Netherton Award was pre-sented to author Ed Wenzel for his well-re-searched, impeccably detailed, chronologi-cally accurate and meticulously crafted 584page tome titled, “Chronology of the CivilWar in Fairfax County, Part I.” Supportedwith a 192 page index authored by Mr.Wenzel, Charles A. Balch, Steve Hull andDavid Mudrick (members of the Award-win-ning Bull Run Civil War Roundtable) – thesebooks provide an in depth look at the CivilWar action, military events, photographs,maps and literally a day-by-day diary of theevents as they unfolded in Fairfax County.Wenzel will receive a $1,000 prize for hiswork.

❖ The Nan Netherton Award was pre-sented to author Gregory P. Wilson for his161 page, carefully crafted, well-re-searched, manuscript revealing a portion ofthe Civil War’s Confederate highly ac-claimed guerrilla fighter and officer, dur-ing his time of military service in FairfaxCounty before he was known as the “GrayGhost”, titled “Private John S. Mosby, FirstVirginia Cavalry – Picketing Fairfax Countybefore Becoming the Confederacy’s “GrayGhost.” An excellent support to the Wenzelcompendium, Wilson has taken a slice oftime from Mosby’s life that few other au-thors have covered in such detail. With afocus on Mosby’s presence solely in FairfaxCounty, he provides future generations witha clear picture of the key events occurring

both within the county and Mosby’s earlydays serving in the Confederacy – which laidthe foundation for his later military suc-cesses. With more than 215 footnotes, bib-liography and a timeline chronology of Civil

War events in Fairfax County, Wilson hasgifted the historian, citizen, student andnew-comer with a fascinating lens throughwhich a more complete understanding ofJohn Singleton Mosby can be seen. Wilson

will receive a $500 prize for his good work.❖ The Edith Moore Sprouse Award was

presented in absentia to Robyn Carter forher writing, research and compilation of aunique era in the history of Fairfax County:the early 1950s through the 1960s, “PostWW2 History of Springfield, Virginia andthe Crestwood Construction Corporation.”Using the reality of the post World War IIpopulation boom in Fairfax County as abackdrop, Ms. Carter has chronicled theera’s earliest days of residential construc-tion through Edward Ravenel Carr’s (retiredWWII military officer) professional presencein this section of the county. Carr was thecentral figure at the helm of CrestwoodConstruction Corporation that designed andbuilt what would become a template of a“planned community,” including a 2,300acre tract of woods and fields, 5,000 homes,four schools, a shopping center and housesof worship, named “Crestwood.” Footnotedthroughout the 213 page manuscript andsupporting bibliography, Carter has pro-vided Fairfax County with a look into the“tipping point” of geographic, cultural, de-mographic, economic and educationalchanges that bear the earliest semblance tothe county as we know it today. Carter waspresented with her award at her home, bythe Fairfax County History CommissionAwards Committee Chair, Lynne Garvey-Hodge on Dec. 1, 2016. Carter will receivea $100 prize for her work.

Guests included authors and exhibitors,including the Burke Historical Society, theBull Run Civil War Round Table, PrinceWilliam County, authors Chuck Mauro,Chuck Mills, Carole Herrick, and many,many other exhibitors and authors.

Jack L. Hiller’s daughter, Libby launchedthe conference with a reading of her father’sessay, “About George Mason” – the perfectpositioning for the presentations that fol-lowed. Scott Stroh, Executive Director atGunston Hall gave a presentation describ-ing how the Virginia Declaration of Rightswas a cornerstone of the earliest FoundingFather documents. Mark A. Tabbert, Direc-tor of Collections at the George Washing-ton Masonic National Association, reviewedattributes of John Hancock, Paul Revere,George Washington and BenjaminFranklin’s lives and contributions toAmerica, as Freemasons. Janis Harless gavea riveting re-enactment performance of Ann(Nancy) Eilbeck Mason. Author Terry Dunndiscussed the struggle over slave ownershipthat George Mason endured. Brad Krueger(National Park Service) described the manyiterations of the Mason Family’s Occupancyof Theodore Roosevelt Island – as well asthe archaeological work planned for thepark.

The second year of a new tradition, a“Drop & Swap” book table, facilitated thedonating and trading of dozens of histori-cal books by attendees. The table contained36 books at the beginning of the conferenceand was reduced to six by the conferenceclose.

History Conference Honors Fairfax County’s Founding FathersThe 12th AnnualFairfax County His-tory Conference titled‘Fairfax County’sFounding Fathers –Part II: The Masonsare Coming! The Ma-sons are Coming!’

Congressman Gerry Connolly and Chairman of the Board of SupervisorsSharon Bulova present the widow of C. K. Gailey with an honoraryplaque.

Awardees Ed Wenzel and GregoryP. Wilson.

Author Terry Dunn receives her giftfor presentation at the Conferencefrom Conference Chair LynneGarvey-Hodge.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) and Chairman of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors Sharon Bulova present the family of Jack L. Hillerwith an honorary plaque.

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Cafe Ivrit (Hebrew Cafe). Wednesdays.8:15-9:15 a.m. Jewish CommunityCenter of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Shalom(hello) Did you always want toconverse in Hebrew? Join Na’amaeach week for conversationalHebrew. You will learn and practiceHebrew in a fun and interactive waywhile learning more about Israel.Free, however we ask that you try toattend regularly. [email protected].

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A Community Service Board Info Forum on Launch of NewOpioid Recovery Program will take place on Tuesday Jan.17 at the Merrifield Center 8221 Willow Oaks CorporateDrive, Fairfax starting at 7 p.m. Resolve to help those youlove start their journey to recovery in 2017. Attendeeswill learn about: How to help someone confront and facethe reality of an addiction, the assessment process, signsand symptoms of drug use, detox and treatment options.

The Washington,Virginia & Maryland Garden RailwaySociety (WVMGRS) members will have a G-Scale traindisplay running at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museumon Sunday Jan. 15 from noon - 4 p.m. The Fairfax StationRailroad Museum is located at 11200 Fairfax StationRoad in FairfaxStation. [email protected] www.fairfax-station.org

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The projects on the bus tour, from an ex-panded bus garage at the West Ox trans-portation facility to the Wiehle Reston EastMetro station, span Fairfax County and partsof Prince William, Loudoun and Arlington.

Watts and the other leaders took turnsexplaining how money from the 2013 billhas been utilized by numerous entities —including Virginia Department of Transpor-tation (VDOT), The Northern VirginiaTransportation Commission, the Depart-ment of Public Rail and Public Transporta-tion, The Northern Virginia Regional Trans-

portation Authority, and the Fairfax CountyDepartment of Transportation — partneringto chase the collective goal of reducing traf-fic congestion.

“Great strides have been made in movingpeople throughout Northern Virginia butthere is much more work to be done,”Marsden said.

Del. Jennifer Boysko (D-86), whose dis-trict includes the town of Herndon and fea-tures two new planned Metro stations, saidshe enjoyed hearing background on othercommunities.

“It’s been a great opportunity to learnabout other areas,” Boysko said.

❖ West Ox Complex Bus Garage,4970 Alliance Drive, Fairfax

This $23.5 million project will add ninebus maintenance bays in order to man-age an additional 135 buses for increasedFairfax Connector bus service. Fundingincludes $20 million from NVTA regionalrevenue and $3.5 million for project de-sign from commercial and industrialproperty tax revenue. The estimatedcompletion date is spring 2019.

❖ I-66 Outside the Beltway, I-495to Gainesville (University Boulevard)

Improvements for multiple modes oftransportation are planned for 22.5 milesof the I-66 corridor, including two ex-press lanes in each direction, three gen-eral purpose lanes in each direction,safety and operational improvements,expanded carpooling alternatives andnew and upgraded bike and walkingpaths. The $2.3 billion project is expectedto begin construction in the fall this yearand be completed by August 2022.

❖ PRTC West Bus Maintenanceand Storage Facility, Balls Ford Roadand Prince William Parkway, Manassas

The new facility cost of $38,688,050is being funded by the NVTA from re-

gional revenues and DRPT from state grantfunding. It will help with overcrowding atthe PRTC Transit Center in Woodbridge andhouse commuter buses that are part of theI-66 Outside the Beltway project. Construc-tion is expected to begin in summer 2017and be completed by spring 2019.

VRE Broad Run Station, 10637 PiperLane, Bristow

The Broad Run station is projected to be atcapacity for operation by 2018, so sitesin Prince William County and the Cityof Manassas are being considered forrelocating and expanding the station.

Innovation Center Metro Sta-tion, Dulles Toll Road, Herndon, justeast of intersection with Route 28Metro extension to Wiehle Avenue isalready complete as Phase I. Phase IIinvolves expanding to Dulles Airport

and into Loudoun County. This Silver Lineexpansion is expected to be complete bysummer 2019.

Wiehle Reston East Metro StationGarage, just northeast of Dulles Toll Roadand Wiehle Avenue intersection, Reston

The $99 million project features 2,300parking spaces, 45 Kiss & Ride spaces, tenbus bays and a secure bicycle parking facil-ity for more than 200 bicycles. Construc-tion of residential space is also complete,and additional office, hotel and retail spaceis set up by the facility.

❖ Route 7 Bridge Expansion overDulles Toll Road, Dranesville

Construction on the $46.5 million projectbegan in April 2016 and is expected to becompleted in spring 2018. It was fundedby NVTA bonds and federal and state con-tributions.

❖ Route 7 Widening, between RestonAvenue and Jarrett Valley Drive

Widening will expand four lanes to sixover nearly seven miles and cost $233.9million. The goal is reduce traffic conges-tion and improve safety and mobility forcyclists and pedestrians.

❖ I66 Inside the Beltway, widen-ing from Dulles Connector Road toFairfax Drive, exit 71

I-66 eastbound is being widened from twoto three lanes, over about four miles. Tenmultimodal improvements total $9.8 millionand include new and enhanced bus service,bus stop improvements, bike-share programsand other new technology. Those projects aswell as tolling are expected to begin in mid-2017. Construction will begin on the neweastbound lane in early 2018, with the newlane expected to open in late 2020.

❖ Stringfellow Park and Ride,Stringfellow Road & I66

$7.2 million project to expand the com-muter park and ride facility was com-pleted May 11, 2016.

❖ I-395 Express Lanes NorthernExtension, Edsall Road to Eads Streetnear the Pentagon

The plan is to expand and convert twoexisting two-way HOV lanes to threeHigh Occupancy Toll or Express Lanes foreight miles from Edsall Road to EadsStreet. Construction is expected to be-gin this year and be completed in 2019.

❖ Route 28 Corridor Improve-ments, In Fairfax: widening from Route50 to Dulles Toll Road and DTR toMcLearen Road, and from Prince Will-iam County Line to Route 29.

Approximately $113,994,000 has beenfunded by the NVTA for improvementsalong Route 28 in Fairfax, Prince Williamand Loudoun counties, and the City ofManassas. Construction is underway wid-ening three lanes to four, and is expected tobe completed beginning in summer 2017.

❖ Planned Road Paving (VirginiaDepartment of Transportation)

In FY 2017, 1,086 miles are plannedfor paving, including 28 interstate, 137primary and 921 secondary roads. Thesecondary roads are divided nearlyevenly among Prince William, Fairfaxand Loudoun counties.

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Virginia L.(Bostic) Bisson passed away peacefully with her family at her side on December 30, 2016 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. She was born on October 21, 1934 in Centreville, VA to Orville and Dorothy Bostic. Virginia grew up in Centreville, VA and graduated from Fairfax High School in Fairfax, VA in 1953. After high school she worked with the Fairfax County Circuit Court, Department of Defense at the Pentagon, Fairfax County Public Schools and served as an employee for the High’s Dairy Store and Hunter Hardware until her retirement in 2006.

Her greatest joy was her family and friends, especially her be-loved grandchildren. Virginia was preceded in death by her pa-rents Orville and Dorothy Bostic, her siblings, Orville Bostic Jr., Sherlock Bostic, James Bostic, Joyce Stephenson, Roger Bos-tic, Jonas Bostic, Ruth Lamb, Lois Shropshire, Larry Bostic, Betty Devinney and her spouses Frederick Bisson and Phillip Yarborough. Virginia is survived by her siblings Ann Turk of Herndon, VA, Robert Bostic of Centreville, VA and David (Teo-flia) Bostic of Florence, AL and her children Jennifer Lowman of Centreville, Va, Tim (Nathalie) Bisson, John (Sheila) Bisson of Warrenton, VA, Cindy (Jim) Draucker of Front Royal, VA and Robert (Sharon) Yarborough of Leesburg, VA and her grandchildren Jessica Lowman, Ben Draucker, Marie Bisson, Austin Bisson, Matthew Yarborough, Kelley Yarborough, and her great-grandchildren Samuel Draucker and Skylar Drauck-er.

Services were held at Adams-Green Funeral Home on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Donations may be made to the Capital Caring Hospice Organization or to the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be left on the online guest book at http://adamsgreen.com/1/Home.html.

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Stories From Strawberry Park 10 - 11 a.m.Tuesdays in Mosaic - Strawberry Park 2910District Avenue, Fairfax. Enjoy a live interactiveperformance each week taught by a group ofunique storytellers. For ages 10 and under. Heldoutside in Strawberry Park. In inclementweather and October through April, storytimewill be held in Angelika Film Center. Recurringweekly on Tuesday. Visit: http://www.fxva.com/listing/mosaic-district/2326/

FRIDAY/JAN. 13D’Amore Duo - Classical Guitar & Oboe 8

p.m. Old Town Hall, 3999 University Dr, Fairfax.The Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall PerformanceSeries. Founded in 1983 by the late Ray Abell,the Cathedral Brass performs sacred and secularworks from all eras in support of the musicministry at Vienna Presbyterian Church. Thegroup draws its membership from around theDC Metro area, and includes current and formerprofessionals and members of the Service Bands.The Cathedral Brass is under the direction of L.Thomas Vining. 703-385-7858www.fairfaxva.gov/culturalarts

Sabbath of Solidarity 8 - 9:30 p.m.Congregation Adat Reyim 6500 Westbury OaksCourt, Springfield. Let us join together – manyfaiths, with one goal – to reaffirm and shareMLK’s vision of social justice and equality. Insolidarity we will demonstrate that mutualrespect and understanding are values we cherishand uphold. www.adatreyim.org/

SUNDAY/JAN.15WVMGRS G-Scale trains at the Fairfax

Station Railroad Museum noon - 4 p.m.11200 Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation.The Washington,Virginia & Maryland GardenRailway Society (WVMGRS) members will havea G-Scale train display running at the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum. [email protected] www.fairfax-station.org

TUESDAY/JAN. 17CSB Info Forum on Launch of New Opioid

Recovery Program 7 p.m. CSB’s MerrifieldCenter 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive,Fairfax. All are invited to come to a free, opensession to learn about a new CSB opioiddependency treatment group that starts inFebruary. Resolve to help those you love starttheir journey to recovery in 2017. Attendees willalso learn about: How to help someone confrontand face the reality of an addiction, theassessment process, signs and symptoms of druguse, detoxification and treatment options, CSB’sREVIVE opioid overdose reversal training, theimportant role of the CSB Peer Support staff.The number of people now facing heroin andopioid dependency has grown dramatically, andthe crisis has been labeled as a “public healthemergency” in the Commonwealth of Virginia.According to most recent statewide data, thenumber of fatal opioid overdose deaths isexpected to increase by 77 percent.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 18Normal Aging vs. Dementia 1 p.m. Insight

Memory Care Center, 3953 Pender Drive, Suite100, Fairfax. Join us for a discussion on whatnormal aging is versus what is dementia, thedifferent types of dementia, and what testing iscurrently available – and when it’s time to seekhelp. [email protected], 703-204-4664 InsightMCC.org

Color Me Happy 7 p.m. Reston Regional Library,

11925 Bowman Towne Drive. Relax, unwind,and turn loose your inner artist in our adultcoloring session. Coloring pages, pens andpencils provided. Adults only. Cost: Free.Register online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library

SUNDAY/JAN. 22Nutrition Workshop 12:30 - 3 p.m. Fairfax

Presbyterian Church 10723 Main Street, Fairfax.“Nutrition WS “Recovery, Restoration & Food.”Presented by Deb Fitzgerald O’Connell BS inHuman Nutrition and Food and an MS in

THROUGH JAN. 18Community Forums on Superintendent

Search. Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates(HYA), the firm hired by the FCPS School Boardto conduct a search for a new superintendent toreplace Karen K. Garza, will be holding tencommunity forums in January to allow FairfaxCounty residents to share their ideas andfeedback on the characteristics they are seekingin a new superintendent. Meetings in our areainclude:

% Monday, Jan. 9, 1 p.m., GatehouseAdministration Center, room 1600, 8115Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, VA 22042.

% Monday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., South County HighSchool, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA22079.

% Tuesday, Jan. 10, 12:30 p.m., Virginia HillsCenter Library, 6520 Diana Lane, Alexandria, VA22310.

% Wednesday, Jan. 11, noon, ProvidenceDistrict Office and Community Center,multipurpose room 2, 3001 Vaden Drive,Fairfax, VA 22031.

% Wednesday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m., Mount VernonHigh School Little Theater, 8515 Old Mount

Vernon Road, Alexandria, VA 22309.% Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., Burke Centre

Library, 5935 Freds% Tuesday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m., Chantilly High

School Lecture Hall, 4201 Stringfellow Road,Chantilly, VA 20151. An online survey will beposted on www.fcps.edu on January 9, whichwill allow community members to submit theiropinions electronically. Additional informationon the superintendent search will be postedonline as it becomes available. Interpreters willbe available at select locations to be determined.

‘Murder on the Nile’ on GMU StageAquila Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” atGeorge Mason University, Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Performance Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 at 4 p.m. Tickets: $26,$37 and $44. Call 888-945-2468 or visit www.cfa.gme.edu Note: Therewill be a pre-performance discussion 45 minutes before the show.

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Mystery at WorkhouseJason Krage, featured in the mystery ‘Solitary Confinement’ at theWorkhouse Arts Center, W-3 Theatre, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton.Performances: Jan. 13-Feb. 12, 2017. Friday & Saturdays at 8 p.m.,Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets: $20 (students/seniors) -$30 (generaladmission). Call 703-584-2900 or visit www.workhousearts.org

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