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Remembering9-11

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The students ofGarfield Elementary

School gather aroundthe flagpole for

their annual9-11 memorial on

Friday Sept. 10. Thememorial included

the raising of both anAmerican Flag and the

official VirginiaFreedom Flag.

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FindingFulfillment

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News

The End Of The RoadTwenty-three yearsafter it opens, FairfaxCounty Parkway getsits final segment.

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Local officials cut a ribbon on Monday, Sept. 13 marking the opening of the final section of Fairfax CountyParkway.

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

Elected officials gushed with de-light at a ribbon cutting ceremonyfor the final 2-mile segment of theFairfax County Parkway on Sept.

13. The federal government covered thecost of this final leg of the project, whichincluded six new bridges and four trafficsignals.

Starting this week, drivers coming fromwestern Fairfax on the parkway will be ableto travel into the Mount Vernon area with-out having to take a time consuming de-tour through Kingstowne or Lorton. Theopening of the parkway’s last link — astretch of highway between Rolling andFullerton roads in West Springfield — willalso make the thoroughfare’s east-west con-nection across Interstate 95 more useful.

Opened in segments over the last 23years, the parkway winds through the west-ern portion of the county touching severalcommunities, including Mount Vernon,Newington, West Springfield, Fairfax Sta-tion, Burke, Fairfax, Chantilly, Herndon andReston.

The 35-mile road is the county’s only sig-nificant north-to-south arterial besides the

Capital Beltway. With the final segment inplace, it allows citizens to drive from theMount Vernon area near Fort Belvoir ArmyBase to Reston and Herndon on a singlethoroughfare.

“People were really looking forward tohaving this done,” said Fairfax County

Chairwoman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large).

THE MODERN DAY parkway traces itsroots to regional plans in the 1950s and1960s for an “outer beltway,” according toseveral elected officials. Some of theparkway’s current path is the same as that

mapped out by planners for this secondhighway loop.

Officials resurrected the idea of buildingat least the Fairfax portion of this road, origi-nally called the Springfield Bypass, in the

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“People were really looking forward to having this done.”Fairfax County Chairwoman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large)

Woman Finds Fulfillment in an Unexpected Career

Denise Kee of Springfield beganteaching in Chicago in August.

Local college graduate Denise Kee helpsto fight educational inequity in Chicago.

“It’s very fulfilling andrewarding knowingyou’re making asignificant impact withthese children.”

— Denise Kee

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By Nick Botero

The Connection

Denise Kee of Springfield, a mem-ber of Lake Braddock’s class of2006, graduated from Virginia

Tech in May. After obtaining a bachelor ofscience in marketing management and abachelor of arts in international relations,she decided to follow a career in teaching.

“I became really interested and passion-ate pursuing teaching to help overcomeeducational inequality,” she said. “Honestly,I hadn’t considered teaching before my se-nior year. I was recruited by the campusrecruiter for Teach For America.”

Teach For America is a nationwide pro-gram that recruits recent graduates to trainand prepare them to educate children inunderprivileged communities. The organi-

zation was founded in 1990 with 500 mem-bers and has since expanded into a nation-wide program in 39 locations with morethan 20,000 core members like Kee. Thegroup is recognizedas the nations largestcontributor of teach-ers to schools in low-income areas.

After graduatingin May, Kee entereda short, intensive 5-week program withTeach For Americaduring the summer.“They prepared me alot for teaching inthe fall,” she said.

The organization’s mission statement,according to its website, is to “provide acritical source of well-trained teachers whoare helping break the cycle of educationalinequity.”

Carrie James, the national communica-tions director for Teach For America stressedthe importance of the organization. “Manypeople don’t realize that there are 14 mil-lion children living in poverty today,” shesaid. “By the time these students reach thefourth grade, they are already two to threegrades behind their higher-income peers.

We recruit out-standing collegegraduates, likeDenise Kee, whowill work relent-lessly to close theachievement gapthat exists in ourcountry.”

According toCatalyst Chicago,an independent or-ganization that re-ports on urban

education in Chicago, the city has more than80 percent of its students living in povertyas of 2009, making it an ideal location for


Week in Springfield

Scott Cole Named OfficerOf Quarter in Franconia

On March 24, Of-ficer Scott Cole of theFranconia DistrictStation helped savethe life of a womanlost at Mason NeckWildlife Refuge.State Park Rangersrequested the FairfaxCounty PoliceDepartment’s, whena car was parked atthe park for severaldays, but no ownercould be found.

Cole and other of-ficers spent the re-mainder of the day aspart of a coordinated search of Mason Neck Wildlife Ref-uge and Mason Neck State Park. The woman was eventu-ally found deep in the woods. She was weak and unableto walk her own. Cole helped to carry her to a path, whereshe was taken to rescue units close by. She received medi-cal treatment for dehydration and hypothermia.

Cole was recently named the Franconia District Station’sOfficer of the Quarter.

Police Arrest Two ‘Taggers’The work of two Franconia District Station police offic-

ers has resulted in the arrest of graffiti “taggers” from agroup that police say is responsible for damages totaling

Welcoming HornblowerSpringfield Estates Elementary School BandTeacher Debby Kelly welcomes students backto school.

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The organizer of the event Susan McKittrick announces the agenda as the students taketheir places.

Andrew and Drew from Garfield Elementary’s sixth grade class leads their peers inreciting the Pledge of Allegiance during the school’s 9-11 memorial on Sept. 10.

Garfield students honorvictims of 9/11 with flagraising ceremony.

On Friday morning, Sept. 10, studentsfrom Garfield Elementary gatheredaround the school’s flagpole as part oftheir annual ceremony to honor the

victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.During the ceremony, students said the Pledge of

Allegiance, raised the U.S. flag and assembled amodel of Virginia’s Freedom Flag as the meaning ofit’s different parts are read aloud.

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The sixth graders of Garfield Elementaryassemble a model of Virginia’s FreedomFlag as the meaning of it’s different partsare read aloud.


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more than $20,000. Ongoing in-vestigation is expected to bringother arrests and raise the dam-age total to the $100,000 level.

According to a Franconia Dis-trict Station police release, Pfc.Scott Henry arrested two suspectson July 15. When police stoppedthe two suspects near the Spring-field Metro, they were found to becarrying spray paint matchingfresh graffiti in the area. Follow-ing the arrests, Det. DouglasMiddlebrooks continued the inves-tigation and charged the subjectswith felony destruction of prop-erty.

Evidence gathered by bothHenry and Middlebrooks, accord-ing to the release, enabled theGang Investigation Unit to iden-tify the offenders as members oftwo tagging crews, which policesuspect of committing widespreaddamage in the Springfield area.The investigation into these sub-jects and their crimes continues.

Fire Causes$40,000 inDamages

On Thursday, Sept. 9, at 12:01a.m., Fairfax County Fire and Res-cue units responded to a house at7023 Calamo St. in the Springfieldarea of Fairfax County.

Upon their arrival, firefightersdiscovered fire and heavy smokecoming from the front, right sideand the garage of the rambler stylehome. Fire had spread to the atticarea. In approximately 20 min-utes, firefighters brought the fireunder control. The fire displacedfive adults and Red Cross assis-tance was declined. No injurieswere reported and damage wasestimated at $40,000. The fire isunder investigation.

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Opinion

Government is supposed to do acouple of things well, and sell-ing Jim Beam and Grey Gooseisn’t one of them,” Gov. Bob

McDonnell was quoted as saying this week.Consider how well-endowed Virginia’s trans-

portation infrastructure could be if only it wererun like the state-owned liquor stores.

When you buy a bottle of spirits from a Vir-ginia Alcoholic Beverage Control store, 50 per-cent or more of what you pay goes di-rectly to the state, funding schools,public safety and other key state func-tions. Other states collect less than 10percent. This system delivers more than $240million a year to fund core state functions.

By contrast, Virginia has privatized the wid-ening of the Beltway, turning over 100 percentthe toll revenue to a private company more orless forever (50 years). And the tolls will likelyamount to more than $10 per car to ride inthe “High Occupancy Toll” lanes during rushhour. (To be fair, the private company is wid-ening the Beltway, building the new HOT lanesand rebuilding the aging bridges along and

over the Beltway in the process, although thestate could have done that by selling bondsbased on projected toll revenue.)

Instead of collecting tolls, or at least writinga contract that shares the revenue, from pub-lic-private highway partnerships to provide along-term stream of revenue for transportation,or raising the gas tax, Gov. Bob McDonnellwants to use the money from selling off thestate’s very lucrative liquor business. (To be

fair, McDonnell’s Democratic predeces-sors signed off on the public-privatetransportation deals.)

But turning the liquor business overto private companies won’t generate nearly thesame revenue for Virginia, won’t generate morethan a drop in the bucket for the state’s trans-portation needs, and will take away criticalfunding for other services, including educationand public safety.

McDonnell wants to trade the annual rev-enue of $240 million-plus for a one-time infu-sion of $500 million by auctioning off 1,000retail liquor licenses. That will be an increaseof more than 600 stores selling liquor. Most of

the money that now goes into the state cofferswould be turned over as profit for the privatebusinesses.

McDonnell proposes to make up some of thedifference by adding fees to alcoholic bever-ages served in restaurants, which any restau-rant owner can tell you is about the last thingthey really need in this economy.

And any one large business would be allowedto buy as many as 25 percent of the total num-ber of licenses, meaning the market could bedominated by a few big box stores.

The Virginia Federation of Retailers say thatMcDonnell’s plan doesn’t allow enough oppor-tunity for small retailers, and the Virginia WineWholesalers oppose the plan because they ex-pect large retailers will bypass local wine.

For McDonnell, his single term in office willbe a success no matter what the consequences.

Here are his goals: Shrink the size of stategovernment. Lower taxes, or at a minimum,don’t raise them. Privatize, privatize, privatize.

Will there be adequate funding to provide aeducation worthy of the state that is “home ofthe internet?” For public safety, for neediestcitizens, for people with disabilities, or evenfor some transportation relief? Not his prob-lem.

— Mary Kimm

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One Thing Commonwealth Is Doing WellThis is no time to trade $240 milliona year for uncertainty.

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Cell PhoneTowers ComingTo the Editor:

The Orange Hunt Estates Com-munity is concerned at the pros-pect of having cell phone towerserected at both the Orange HuntSwim Club and the CottontailSwim and Racquet Club in theirWest Springfield neighborhood.The Board of Directors at bothswim clubs signed preliminarycontractual agreements with T-Mobile Northeast, LLC to proceedwith planning and developmentphases related to the constructionof cell phone towers on their clubgrounds. Neither board had madeany attempt to consult with theirmembership or the communitysurrounding both clubs prior tosigning any documents with T-Mobile, thereby neglecting to actas responsible administrators oftheir clubs. The Cottontail SwimClub Board just publicly an-nounced their decision to erect acell phone tower on Sept. 8, onlyafter growing pressure from com-munity members to insure thatresidents were informed aboutCottontail’s decision. Each clubhas submitted Special Exceptionand Special Permit applications tothe Fairfax County Department ofPlanning and Zoning, ZoningEvaluation Division and 2232 ap-plications to the Fairfax CountyDepartment of Planning and Zon-ing, Planning Division, with T-

Mobile acting as agent.Both towers will be 110 feet and

100 feet respectively and placedin highly visible locations to theresidents near and around thesetwo facilities. Each tower will beencompassed in 1,500-square-footfenced compounds. The OrangeHunt Pool cell phone tower will beerected less than 5 feet from thetennis court fence in an L-shapedcompound that will run 50 feetalongside the tennis courts and ex-

tending 57 feet par-allel to the parkinglot. Cottontail’s cellphone tower will be

erected in the parking lot in frontof the tennis courts consuming fiveparking spaces in a rectangular-shaped compound. This tower willbe facing Cottontail Court and inplain view of anyone passing bythe facility or living close by.

The deed for each swim clubstates that the land can only beused for recreational/pool useonly. According to the FairfaxCounty Real Estate Division, theland is non-buildable and cannever have any type of dwellingunrelated to recreational use builton it. Cottontail’s deed specificallystates that if at any time the landis used otherwise, the land willrevert back to the Fairfax CountyPark Authority.

Cell phone towers have no re-deeming recreational value, henceno place on these real estate par-cels. They will be out of scale withtheir surroundings, are not a har-

monious addition to our neighbor-hood and do not comply withFairfax County’s ComprehensivePlan on land use. Both cell phonetowers are adjacent to the PohickCreek Watershed and may have anadverse affect on wildlife and thewater flowing to the ChesapeakeBay.

Questions have been raised asto why the necessity of two newcell phone towers constructed inthe middle of this beautiful resi-dential neighborhood.

Concerned residents haveformed a group called OrangeHunt A.C.T.I.O.N. (Against CellTowers In Our Neighborhood) tokeep Orange Hunt Estates celltower free. They have requestedthe swim club boards exploreother viable solutions that createrevenue and suggested they worktogether towards a better solution.Other swim clubs in our area havevoted against cell phone towersand have successfully found otheralternatives to generate incomeand increase membership. Bothpools are an asset to this commu-nity — a cell tower that is an eye-sore on Cottontail Court or in thepool grounds of Orange Hunt ad-versely impacts the neighborhoodand carries no credible long termvalue. It is time for this commu-nity to pull together and maintaina safe and healthy environment forall to enjoy.

Please send your concerns aboutthis matter to Supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield), Planning

Commissioner Peter Murphy(Springfield), the Zoning Evalua-tion Division and to the OrangeHunt and Cottontail Swim ClubBoard of Directors.

Jayne Cantor& Marc Sieracki

Orange Hunt A.C.T.I.O.N.

Blind OppositionTo the Editor:

In many local editorials, KeithFimian (R) and his Tea Party sup-porters have often broadcast abarrage of name-calling, baselesssmear campaigns, and fear tacticsto members of the public. Fimianand his supporters seem to be un-der the impression that, if theycontinuously repeat lies andspread inaccurate information, thepublic will unquestioningly believethem. But I believe that Fimian hasresorted to this “low road” becausehe and his Tea Party allies, havenothing useful — nothing of sub-stance — to bring to the table.

The leaders of the RepublicanParty have offered no new, con-crete ideas to solve the challengesfacing the country. Their only so-lution consists of constant, blindopposition to any real action thatthe Democratic Party and Presi-dent Obama has attempted. TeaParty candidates, Keith Fimianamong them, say they want to taketheir country back, but the impor

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tant question is: back to what?Back to the reckless economic poli-cies of George Bush, or back to atime when corporate Wall Streetbankers and oil companies set aspecial-interest agenda?

I hope that voters do their home-work before they go to the pollsthis November. I hope they re-member what Republican leader-ship has done to the country — ledto economic downturn and thesuppression of the individualvoices of voters. I hope they re-member that Tea Party candidateslike Fimian are empty shirts, in-terested only in reinstating thefailed policies of the RepublicanParty instead of solving the prob-lems of the day.

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 16NVAVA Volunteer Management

Workshop. 9:30 a.m. at WestSpringfield Government CenterCommunity Room, 6140 RollingRoad, Springfield. “The Benefits andChallenges of Engaging NewVolunteers”. Open to all who managevolunteers. 703-407-6256 [email protected].

The Little Rocky Run and JohnnyMoore Creek Draft Plan Forum.6:30 p.m. at Centreville High School,6001 Union Mill Road, Clifton. TheLittle Rocky Run and Johnny MooreCreek watersheds are located in thesouthwestern part of Fairfax Countyand drain south directly to the BullRun/Occoquan River system. TheJohnny Moore Creek watershed islocated in the Watershed ProtectionOverlay District, a major source ofdrinking water for the county. FairfaxCounty is seeking public input in thedevelopment of the watershedmanagement plan for thesewatersheds. The forum is open to thepublic. Registration 6:30-7 p.m.,meeting 7-9 [email protected] or703-324-5500, TTY 711.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 19What’s Next? Transitions Fair for

Women. 3-6:30 p.m. SpringfieldHoliday Inn Express, 6401 BrandonAve., Springfield. Learn from expertsand explore businesses andcommunity services that providewomen options as we look towardstaking next steps. [email protected].

TUESDAY/SEPT. 21The Accotink Creek Draft Plan

Forum. 6:30 p.m. in the FairfaxHigh School multi-purpose room,3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Theheadwater of Accotink Creek islocated in the center of FairfaxCounty and drains southeast toAccotink Bay, then Gunston Cove andfinally to the Potomac River. Theforum is open to the public.Registration 6:30-7 p.m., meeting 7-9p.m. [email protected] 703-324-5500, TTY 711.

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Edison senior Myah Hicks placed second at the Monroe ParkerInvitational on Sept. 11 at Burke Lake Park.

Edison’s Hicks Places Second at InviteSports

Eagles coach lookingsenior harrier to pushherself early.

By Jon Roetman

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Edison cross country coachBernadette Flynn wanted seniorMyah Hicks to push herself ear-lier than normal during the Mon-

roe Parker Invitational on Sept. 11 at BurkeLake Park. Competing against LakeBraddock’s Sophie Chase, Hicks stayed withthe sophomore standout early before Chasepulled away.

While Hicks failed to keep pace with herBruin opponent, she leftthe rest of the field star-ing at her heels.

Hicks placed secondwith a time of 18 min-utes, 4 seconds on the2.98-mile course, eightseconds better thanthird-place finisher LisaJunta of ThomasJefferson. Chase won themeet with a time of17:32.

Hicks is also a deco-rated track athlete, winning the AAA statechampionship in the 800 meters as a jun-ior.

Hicks did well Flynn said. “The plan wasto push herself a little more in the begin-ning, the coach said. “She’s been fairly con-servative in cross country and she did a re-ally nice job on her start. We’re trying toget a little bit out of her comfort zone [dur-ing] the first few miles and to stay as closeto Sophie as possible.”

Hicks said she felt OK during the race,but wants to build endurance in hopes ofimproving her performance during trackseason. She wants to run faster than 18 min-utes on the Burke Lake course and bringher 5K (3.1 miles) down to the low 18-

“The plan wasto push herself alittle more in thebeginning.”

— Edison cross countrycoach Bernadette Flynn on

senior Myah Hicks

minute mark.“My arms are pretty tired,” she said after

the race. “Breathing-wise, I think I was OK.… My initial goal was to stay with [Chase]for the race. I think I was with her to the[1]-mile [mark], then she took off.”

Hicks’ second-place finish helped thethree-time-defending National Districtchampion Edison girls team place 14th outof 23 teams with 412 points. Edison juniorTara Tinsley finished 52nd with a time of20:24. Sophomore Nicole Lyon placed118th (21:52).

Thomas Jefferson had three top-10 fin-ishers: Junta, Sarah Stites (fourth, 18:26)and Stephanie Marzen (seventh, 18:58).West Potomac junior Sarah Underwood fin-ished fifth with a time of 18:26. T.C. Will-iams junior Shannon Smyth (sixth, 18:51),

Langley sophomoreCourteney West (eighth,19:00), Madison sopho-more Anna Stone (ninth,19:01) and Washington-Lee junior Helen Amend(10th, 19:02) completedthe top 10.

West Springfieldsophomore MaddieWittich finished 12th(19:06) and Lee seniorNina Srikongyos was17th (19:10).

Thomas Jefferson won the team title witha score of 44 points. West Potomac placedsecond with 86 points, followed by LakeBraddock (122), Langley (137) and WestSpringfield (150). Hayfield finished 22nd(520).

IN BOYS ACTION, Lake Braddock had totwo top-10 finishers. Senior Sam Rubenkingplaced second (15:26) and senior Luke Sohlfinished fifth (15:37). Lee senior AbrahamYacob finished sixth (15:39) and WestSpringfield senior Colin Taylor was ninth(15:54).

Annandale junior Ahmed Bile (third,15:28), Robinson’s Nick Reed (seventh,15:45) and South Lakes seniors Will

West SpringfieldEdged by Oakton

The West Springfield football teamfailed on a fourth-quarter two-pointconversion attempt and lost to Oakton14-13 on Sept. 10.

The Spartans trailed 14-0 at half-time but battled back with a pair ofsecond half touchdowns by JonathanDunn. The sophomore scored on a 12-yard run in the third quarter and a 51-yard pass from senior Nicholas Phamin the fourth. Dunn rushed three timesfor 18 yards and caught three passesfor 68 yards. Pham completed 6 of 10passes for 79 yards and was inter-

Sickenberger (eighth, 15:49) and NickGuarnaccia (10th, 15:55) completed the top10.

West Potomac defended its team title witha score of 84 points. South Lakes finished

second with 116 points, followed by LakeBraddock (141), Thomas Jefferson (175)and Hayfield (206). West Springfield fin-ished seventh with 257 points, Edison was13th (354) and Lee was 16th (430).

cepted once.Senior Mohamed Kamara led West

Springfield with 140 rushing yards.The Spartans travel to face Stone Bridge

at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 16.

Hayfield Blanks LeeThe Hayfield football team shut out

Springfield rival Lee 28-0 during a Sept. 10home game. The Hawks scored two touch-downs on the ground and quarterback Ja-son Stewart threw two touchdown passesto junior Hayden Knudson.

Hayfield, the defending National Districtchampion, opens district play on Sept. 16at Washington-Lee. Kickoff is set for 7:30p.m.

Edison Shut OutThe Edison football team lost to

Centreville 35-0 on Sept. 10. The Eaglesopen National District play on Sept. 16 atMount Vernon. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m.

Rebels Beat RamsRobinson lost to Fairfax 20-12 on Sept.

10, dropping the Rams’ record to 1-1.Robinson led 12-6 early in the third quar-ter, but Fairfax took the lead for good witha touchdown and extra point in the finalminute of the period. The Rebels added atouchdown in the fourth. Robinson looksto bounce back during its home openeragainst Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 16.

Week in Sports

Against Fairfax, Jared Velasquez ledRobinson with 89 yards rushing andtwo touchdowns in 23 carries. He alsocaught two passes for 50 yards. JoeMeier rushed six times for 18 yards.Mike LoPresti completed 2 of 9 passesfor 50 yards.

Hayfield VolleyballSweeps Lee

The Hayfield volleyball team de-feated Lee 3-0 (25-11, 25-5, 25-3) onSept. 13 to improve to 4-1. The Hawkswill host Marshall at 7:15 p.m. onSept. 20.


Assembly of GodHarvest Church…703-971-7070

Word of Life Assembly of God…703-941-2312

Baha’i FaithBaha’is of Fairfax County Southwest…

703-912-1719Baptist

Community of Faith Tabernacle…703-455-4594

Fellowship Baptist Church…703-569-5151

First Baptist Church-Hayfield…703-971-7077

First Baptist Church-Springfield…703-451-1500

Franconia Baptist Church…703-971-4475

South Run Baptist Church…703-455-4521

Westwood Baptist Church…703-451-5120

BibleImmanuel Bible Church…703-941-4124

CatholicSt. Bernadette’s Catholic Church…703-451-8576

Christian ScienceFirst Church of Christ, Scientist…

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Church of ChristCentral Christian Church…703-971-0277

Springfield Church of Christ…703-451-4011

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Community Covenant Church…703-455-4150

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Ohev Yisrael Messianic Congregation...703-550-0888

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Springfield North Congregation…703-971-2936

LutheranPrince of Peace Lutheran…703-451-5855

St. John’s Lutheran Church…703-971-2210St. Mark’s Lutheran Church…703-451-4331Immanual Lutheran Church…703-549-0155

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Messiah United Methodist Church…703-569-9862

Springfield United Methodist...703-451-2375St. John’s United Methodist…703-256-6655

Sydenstricker United Methodist…703-451-8223

Non-DenominationalLove International Church…703-354-3608

New Life Open Bible Church…703-922-7577New World Unity Church…703-690-7925

International Calvary Church…703-912-1378

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Harvester Presbyterian Church…703-455-7800Kirkwood Presbyterian Church…703-451-5320

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Practice Your English. 10:15 a.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-339-4610.

Llama Llama Misses Mama. 10:30a.m. Richard Byrd Library, 7250Commerce St., Springfield. Storiesand activities. Age 2-5 with adult.703-451-8055.

Travel Club. 1 p.m. Richard ByrdLibrary, 7250 Commerce St.,Springfield. Bring lunch and enjoylively discussion. Adults. 703-451-8055.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 23Friends of Burke Centre Book

Sale. 1 p.m. Burke Centre Library,5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. 703-249-1520.

Authors Sandra Burt and LindaPerlis. 2 p.m. Burke Centre Library,5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. Theauthors of Fodor’s Washington, D.C.with Kids and Raising a SuccessfulChild. Books available for sale andsigning. 703-249-1520.

Little Red Riding Hood and theFrog Prince. 6:30 p.m. JohnMarshall Library, 6209 Rose HillDrive, Alexandria. Kaydee Puppetspresent “Little Red Riding Hood” and

“The Frog Prince” All Ages. 703-971-0010.

Practice Your English. 7 p.m.Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-339-4610.

Fall Into Giving breakfast hosted byOur Daily Bread, Inc and the CentralFairfax Chamber of Commerce tohelp businesses located throughoutFairfax County become involved inhelping struggling families in thecommunity. Fairfax County BoardChairwoman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large) to speak. Admission: $25 giftcard to grocery or discount store, tobe donated to families in ODB’sHoliday Program. 7-9 a.m. atRowland Conference Center, FairfaxCounty Department of Health, 10777Main St., third floor. RSVP [email protected]. For information call703-273-8829 or visit www.our-daily-bread.org.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 24Friends of Burke Centre Book

Sale. 1 p.m. Burke Centre Library,5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke. 703-249-1520.

Kingstowne Farmers Market. 4-7p.m. at Kingstowne Town Center,5955 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 25Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The

Mistress and The Tangerine.7:30 p.m. in Gallery W-16,Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. A cinematic journeyinside the life and imagination of anicon of modern art. 703-584-2900.

Friends of Burke Centre BookSale. 1 p.m. Burke Centre Library,5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.

Burke Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12p.m. at 5671 Roberts Parkway,Burke.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 26Elisabeth von Trapp Concert. 7

p.m. at Franconia United MethodistChurch, 6037 Franconia Road,Alexandria. The granddaughter ofMaria and Baron von Trapp, with arepertoire that ranges from Bach toBroadway, Schubert to Sting. 703-971-5151 or www.franconiaumc.org.

MONDAY/SEPT. 27Read to the Dog. 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Read to a reading therapy dog.Register for one 15-minute slot. Age6-12 with adult. 703-339-4610.

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On Friday, Sept. 10, the Springfield com-munity celebrated its Ninth AnnualSpringfield Community BridgeWalk, anevent that commemorates the comple-

tion of the Springfield revitalization district and morerecently features the renewal of the Army Commu-nity Covenant between the Springfield community

Walking across Veterans Bridge are, from left, Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee), GreaterSpringfield Chamber of Commerce Board President Dan LaMay, Fairfax County Chair-woman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large), Sen. George Barker (D-39), Del. Vivian Watts (D-39), Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield and Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Berhane.

Short Walk over a BridgeCommunity Covenant withFort Belvoir highlightsAnnual BridgeWalk.

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Post 176, Pack 1131 Cub Scouts, members of theSpringfield community, 250 soldiers from the U.S.Army E Company, 169th Engineer Battalion, sta-tioned at Fort Belvoir, the new Garrison Commanderat Fort Belvoir, Col. John Strycula, and local officialssuch as Supervisors Jeff C. McKay (D-Lee) and PatHerrity (R-Springfield), Board Chairwoman SharonBulova (D-At-large), State Delegates Mark Sickles(43) and Vivian Watts (39) and State Sen. GeorgeBarker (D-39) walked across the Veteran’s bridge toreaffirm the positive relationship between the Spring-field community and the base at Fort Belvoir.

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1970s.As Fairfax County chairman in the 1980s, Jack

Herrity became one of the roads biggest champions.“He had the vision to see that road. He did a lot of

good things,” said Elaine McConnell, who served asSpringfield District Supervisor from 1984 to 2008.

THE FAIRFAX PARKWAY may be popular todaybut there was fierce opposition to it in the early daysof its construction, said several elected officials.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) remembersaccompanying his father, Jack Herrity, to a publichearing about the parkway’s construction at WestSpringfield High School in the 1980s.

“There were 500 people there who wanted his headbecause he wanted to build the parkway,” said PatHerrity.

Bulova, who joined the board in the 1980s, saidmany residents worried that the parkway would en-courage growth in their semi-rural parts of the county.Several of the residents and businesses that wereforced to relocate because they were in the path ofthe road were also unhappy.

“We started taking people’s backyards and a lot ofpeople had to sell their homes to us,” said McConnell.

The parkway’s construction also progressed slowly,with a few miles, often disconnected from other partsof the roadway, being built at a time.

“I spent, like, 15 years of my life on the parkway. Ihad one member of my staff who worked only onethe parkway for eight to 10 years,” said McConnell.

Given the size of the construction project, a coupleof snafus occurred along the way. At one point, theplans for the highway called for it to go right throughthe shopping center on the corner of the parkwayand Huntsman Boulevard, said McConnell.

The former supervisor worked with the VirginiaDepartment of Transportation to move its pathslightly west, since the shopping center, particularlyits grocery store, was desperately needed, she said.

According to McConnell, a real estate developeralso already started pouring foundations for a newhousing development before the county discovered

that the homes would be in the parkway’s path.Fairfax had to compensate the builder for his losses,she said.

Finally, an oil spill and the responsibility of cleanup stalled the final segment of the parkway frombeing constructed for the better part of the past de-cade, said Herrity.

THE DEPARTMENT of Defense’s decision to movethe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to fed-erally-owned near Interstate 95 in Springfield ulti-mately pushed the project into completion. Approxi-mately 8,500 employees are moving from offices inthe Reston area to new space on the Springfield siteand the finished parkway will help with traffic ab-sorption in the area.

Though the final leg of the roadway has opened,not all aspects of the project have wrapped. Federalstimulus money is paying for a $27-million inter-change at Boudinot Drive and a $23-million inter-change at Rolling Road and the Franconia-Spring-field Parkway will get under way in the next fewweeks.

“If there ever was a shovel ready project, this wasit,” said Bulova.

Herrity said there is also an outstanding matterwith northbound access from Rolling Road to theFairfax County Parkway. Three lanes of traffic areexpected to merge into a one-lane ramp, accordingto the supervisor.

“Everybody recognizes this is a problem,” saidHerrity, who has secured money from the county toplan for the ramp’s expansion. He said a larger rampwill cost $25 million overall.

There are other parts of the parkway’s original de-sign that officials would like to see come to fruition.For example, McConnell would like the thorough-fare to be widened from four to six lanes along theentire 35-mile route.

Initial plans also called for separately graded in-tersections, so that there was no need for stop lightsalong the road. McConnell said there was particu-larly fierce opposition to building interchanges alongthe roadway, since it would have required the gov-ernment to seize more private land.

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Teach For America core members to make an im-pact.

“These kids don’t have the resources that I had,”said Kee. “They want to learn just as much as anyother student, maybe more. They show perseveranceand passion. School’s an outlet to help them suc-ceed in the future.”

Kee will continue training by taking evening classesthroughout the year in Chicago.

Teach For America is flexible with its core mem-bers, allowing them to rank the places where theywould like to work and making the necessary con-nections with public schools throughout the coun-try to find a desirable fit.

“I wanted to teach in an urban area,” said Kee. “Iwas open to any setting, wherever the highest needin elementary education was preferred. I’m luckyand happy where I’ve been placed.” When askedabout life outside the classroom Kee said, “I’m defi-nitely enjoying the city. It’s a really different envi-ronment. It’s very busy, always a lot going on. Thefast paced lifestyle suits me.”

The success of Teach For America can be measurednot only in the number of teachers it sends out butalso by the positive experiences of the organizationscore members.

“Many of our core members feel that teaching fortwo years in a low-income community is both an in-credibly challenging and rewarding experience,” saidJames. “Following completing their two-year com-mitment, 65 percent of our alumni remain in educa-tion and teaching is the most common professionamong those alums.”

In the next five years Teach For America is expect-ing to have 15,000 core members reaching more than930,000 students in 60 urban and rural sites, total-ing more than 55,000 core members and alumniacross the country.

“I’ve had an amazing time,” Kee said. “It’s very ful-filling and rewarding knowing you’re making a sig-nificant impact with these children. It can be ex-tremely stressful, there’s so many hours of work butit’s very rewarding to establish relationships.”

Kee started her two-year commitment with TeachFor America on Aug. 9 and is looking forward to thefuture.

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Woodbridge/Lake Ridge $485,000Stunning center-hall colonial sited on over .5 acrelandscaped & wooded lot on quite street. This home isperfect for relaxing and entertaining! A spaciousKitchen w/ table space that flows into the Family Rmw/ fireplace and walkout through French doors to awonderful Sunroom addition. LL offers Rec Rm, fullBA and plenty of storage. Beautifully maintained andoffering warm hardwood floors, neutral paint and car-pet make this house is truly ready to call home!

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Clifton $699,000Stylishly chic, renovated 4BR/3BA rambler in pri-vate, picturesque setting. Inviting open livingspaces are enhanced by Brazilian Tigerwood floors,stone fireplace, skylights, and designer paint. Theexpansive walk-out lower level features rec roomw/fireplace, bedroom, bath & plenty of storage.

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Falls Church $239,900Haven’t you always wanted to live by thewater? Lakefront, 1 bedroom/1 bath condo inThe Cove! The best view in the development!Hardwood floors, new countertops, freshlypainted and lake views from every window!

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Middleridge/Fairfax $545,000Ready! Set! Move-in! This Middleridge home hitsthe jackpot on all key ingredients...the location isfabulous, the home is pristine and the price is right!Popular Payne model featuring 4 large bedrooms,2.5 baths, an upgraded kitchen, hardwood floors anda large screened-in porch and deck, overlooking ahuge backyard. The only thing missing is you!Catie, Steve & Associates 703-278-9313

Herndon $299,900Beautiful Penthouse Condo at Bryson inHerndon, Gated Community w/ two swim-ming pools, clubhouse, exercise/game room,walking distance to restaurants and stores.2-BR’s, 2-Baths, walk-in closets, hardwoodfloors, den and much more. Must See.

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Fairfax/Popes Head Park $930,000Stop dreaming & start living in this exquisite,custom-built colonial on a gorgeous 3+ acre lot back-ing to Park land. You’ll love the large kitchen; thegrand 2-story family room, with 2 sky lights & beauti-ful arches. Your wishes come true in its grand foyer;dramatic dining room with butler pantry; & itsromantic master suite & bath. Heated pool comes too!Catie, Steve & Associates 703-278-9313

Centreville $799,000Gorgeous Brick Colonial sited on 5+ acres offsecluded cul-de-sac in Fairfax National GolfCourse Community. Features include in-groundpool w/waterfall, a gourmet Kit w/ stunningSunroom overlooking pool & deck, & spacious BRsincluding the over-sized MBA w/ luxurious MBA!LL offers fully finished Rec Room w/ wet bar,Exercise Room, Den/5th Bedroom and a full BA.


Burke $562,950Delightful 4 bedroom colonial in Signal Hillwith a gorgeous park-like view. LakeBraddock School, walk to the VRE, and shop-ping is just minutes away.

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Clifton $1,699,000Sited on scenic 5 acres this stunning, custom, all brickestate offers an abundance of luxurious details.Features: walls of windows, hardwoods, custom cabi-netry, extensive molding, 4 fireplaces, wine cellar, cedarcloset, whole-house sound system. MUST SEE:Amazing gourmet kitchen w/ breakfast rm. StunningMBR & MBA. Main lvl guest or 2nd MBA. BRs are spa-cious & nicely decorated. Formal DR & LR perfect forentertaining! Huge finished LL with media & gamearea, wine cellar, wet bar, full BA & loads of storage.


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Clifton $489,500Inspired by Nature. Clad in cedar & beautifully sited in thetreetops this 3 bed, 1.5 bath contemporary home brings theoutdoors in thru walls of glass & skylights! Dramatic 2story great room, kit w/greenhouse windows, terra cottatile & SS appliances, hrdwd flrs thruout. Large deck & two+ car garage. Private one acre near village of Clifton.

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Clifton$929,900

Spectacularhome beauti-fully sited on 51⁄2 acres Withstream in heartof sought-afterClifton Hunt!Elegant 2 story

foyer w/Palladian window, large Dining room w/Baywindow, updated gourmet Kitchen-gas Cooktop,granite, SS appliances, large Breakfast room. Familyroom w/2 story stone FP. Light radiates everywhere!Hdwd floors, new carpet. Freshly painted. HugeMBR w/cathedral ceiling, 3 full Baths on upperlevel, large bedrooms, tons of storage Space.Beautifully maintained! Great deck, lvl lot perfectFor pool. So many upgrades here!

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Clifton $935,000Grand Colonial on 5 acres. 2-story Foyer andFamily Room. Fabulous 30x14 Conservatory!Huge Master Suite with Den w/fireplace plusSitting Rm. Cook’s delight Kitchen +Greenhouse breakfast area. 3 car garage, 2private patios, Library with BI bookcases.Many upgrades! “Priced to Sell!!”

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Burke$349,900

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Clifton$599,000

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Alexandria$124,900

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Burke Centre $475,000Delightful, 4-level Split with 3 Bedrooms / 2 Full Baths /1 Half Bath ideally situated on cul de sac. Surroundedby trees but filled with light! Inviting front porch,newer Hardwood Floors, Roomy Eat-in Kitchen,Separate Dining Room, and cozy Family Room w/ fire-place! Deck overlooks private, fenced backyard.Convenient Burke Centre location with easy access tojogging trails, community pools, VRE, commuter buses,Ffx Cty Pkwy. Open House, Sunday, Sept. 19, 1-4pm.

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Fairfax$699,900

Fabulous Colonialnestled on a largewooded one + acreLot – This beautyfeatures a huge eat-in Kitchen BreakfastArea – HardwoodFloors – 4 Nice Size

Bedrooms – 2 1/2 Baths – 1st Floor Family Room w/FP – Glass Slidersteps you out to a two tier deck, perfect for entertaining – An Open andFlowing Sunny Floor Plan – Lower Level is partially finished, WorkshopArea, Storage Area, plus a walk-up. Enjoy country living, close in!

For a private showing, call Ann Witherspoon 703-503-1836.

Fairfax Station $795,000This Home Has it All!!!

6+ acres – 5 car garage – pool – fabulous solid brick beauty!!!Featuring 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, huge family room additionw/wall to wall windows – center island kitchen w/granite count-ers – finished lower level. Location, Location, Location.For a private showing call Sheila Adams 703-503-1895

John Astorino703-898-5148

Carol Hermandorfer703-216-4949

CAROL HERMANDORFERwww.hermandorfer.com

Personal Service & Focus on Your Goals

Fairfax Station $774,9005 beautiful acres.

Woodbridge-Lake Ridge community $485,000Premium lot.

For more information on these and other listings, call Carol, John or visit us on the web.

OPEN SUNDAY 1-4

Fairfax $469,900Stylish 4 BR/2.5 BA Colonial in sought-after neighborhood. Completelyupdated kitchen w/premier 42” cabinets, silestone, upgraded applncs.Attractive patio off kitchen & DR. 12” ceramic tile throughout ML, gleaminghardwoods on UL. Upgraded BAs, recessed lighting, 6 panel doors, replacedwindows, this home has it all. A stones throw to top-rated schools & Metrobus.

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