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The Fierst Family’s‘Twist’ on Halloween

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The Fierst Family’s‘Twist’ on Halloween

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Adrienne Free ofFairfax showsCameron Quinn,Fairfax County’s chiefelections officer, thenew Ballot on De-mand machine,which arrived Oct.24, at the SullyDistrict precinct.

Adrienne Free ofFairfax showsCameron Quinn,Fairfax County’s chiefelections officer, thenew Ballot on De-mand machine,which arrived Oct.24, at the SullyDistrict precinct.

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Fairfax CountySheriff’s RaceHeats UpNews, Page 8

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Vote ‘Yes’ for Our SchoolBond on November 5th!

Fairfax County Federation of TeachersPTA, Fairfax County Council

• Schools are our Community Centers for Meeting, Recreation, and Learning• We Need More Classrooms for our Increasing Student Population• We Need to Renovate Existing Classrooms• Renovated Buildings Enhance Student Safety• The Use of Bonds will NOT Raise Taxes!

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NewsSpringfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Q: What is your legisla-tive priority this session?

Deitsch: I have three priori-ties, first would be a repeal ofthe mandatory ultrasound bill.Second would be finding addi-tional funding for our schools,and third would be Medicaidexpansion.

Albo: Using the Transporta-tion Bill I co-authored, repaveKeene Mill and residentialstreets. Continue to make gov-ernment work so that companieswill bring jobs to NOVA. Con-tinue to keep Southern Va. fromtaking our education funds.

Q: What makes you thebetter candidate?

Deitsch: I will fight for therights of all Virginians. My op-ponent voted 13 times to re-strict a woman’s right to chooseand then joked about the ultra-sound bill on the house floor. Ibelieve that women should betrusted to make their ownchoices without the interfer-ence of a politician. I will be afull-time delegate, working allyear for my constituents.

Albo: Instead of being pre-occupied with social issues, Iconcentrate on delivering solu-tions. Congress in DC is obvi-ously broken. In Virginia, weget along with each other anddeliver balance budgets, ontime, every year.

Q: In your role as a statelegislator, how wouldyou impact the lives of

your constituents?Deitsch: Everything a state

legislator does impacts his orher constituents. School fund-ing, Medicaid expansion, trans-portation, gun safety, air qual-ity. Laws and budgeting onthese issues and more has aneffect on all of our everydaylives, on our quality of life.

Albo: I helped build SouthCounty High and Fairfax CountyPkwy., delivered $399/studentadditional state money to FairfaxSchools, created hundreds ofnew in-state slots at Virginia col-leges, and donated Ω my legis-lative salary to charity.

Q: Tell us something aboutyourself that you thinkpeople would findsurprising—a hobby, atalent, or an interestingfact.

Deitsch: There are twothings I think people shouldknow. First, I spent five yearsas a stadium announcer for pro-fessional soccer. Second wouldbe that in my position with theHumane Society of the UnitedStates’ National Disaster Ani-mal Response Team I have beenassociated with the rescue ofseveral thousand animals.

Albo: I played trombone inthe WSHS Band. Using thattraining, I taught myself guitarat age 40. Now my band, fea-turing my wife, Rita, on tam-bourine, rocks it out at Empirein West Springfield.

—Victoria Ross

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

The 2012 presidential election is history,and that means another three years be-fore a major election for Virginia voters.Right?

Not so fast.While this year’s combative race for governor is

clearly the one to watch, savvy Virginia voters knowthat every year is an election year in the common-wealth, and this year is no exception.

According to an official candidate list released inAugust by the Virginia State Board of Elections, thestate’s House of Delegates race is shaping up to bethe most competitive in a decade.

Fifty-seven House seats are contested this Novem-ber — marking only the second time in the last de-cade where at least half of the 100 House seats willhave more than one name on the ballot.

2013 is also the second election cycle since the

House Republican leadership redrew district bound-aries following the 2010 Census. In 2011, voters innearly two-thirds of the 100 House districts had nochoice on the ballot.

Of the 57 contested races, 44 include races with atleast one Republican and one Democrat, and mostof the two-party races on the ballot will take place inthe state’s political frontline—Northern Virginia.

To help voters make informed decisions about theirchoice for state lawmakers, who make critical deci-sion affecting residents’ everyday lives, we sent shortquestionnaires to all house candidates whose namesqualify to appear on the ballot. Please note that re-sponses to our questions are published as submittedby the candidates. They are not edited except to com-ply with predetermined and stipulated word limita-tions.

For more information on the candidates, visit theirwebsites listed in biographical information, or oneof these recommended sites:

❖ The State Board of Election website on candi-dates and PACS at www.sbe.virginia.gov/CandidatesAndPACs.

❖ Fairfax County’s extensive voter informationwebsite at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections.

❖ The Virginia Public Access Project atwww.vpap.org, which contains district maps, votinghistory and candidate financial information.

What is your legislative priority this ses-sion?

Burgos: My legislative priority would be to re-move money as a requirement to take state businesslicensing exams. People should be judged by theirability, knowledge and experience not by the size oftheir wallet or purse.

DeCarlo: To fight the political party businessmodel that has corrupted our government and em-phasize that constitutionally the people are supposed

to be the source of power.Filler-Corn: Schools and jobs. Protecting our in-

credible schools, especially in light of the proposedcuts, is always a focus of mine. In addition—as we

Competitive state racesgive voters more choicesthis election cycle.

Battleground Northern Virginia

DEL. EILEEN FILLER-CORNCandidate: Springfield resident Eileen

Filler-Corn, 49, is the Democraticincumbent.

Education: Bachelor of Arts, IthacaCollege; J.D. American University;Washington College of Law

Occupation: director of governmentrelations, Albers & Company

Website: www.eileenfillercorn.com

CHRISTOPHER F. DECARLOCandidate: Fairfax resident

Christopher F. DeCarlo(Independent)

Education: Course work, NorthernVirginia Community College, GeorgeMason University, Georgia Tech.

Occupation: Providing products andservices to consumers in the freemarket.

Website: www.HonestyAndEthics.com

FREDY A. BURGOSCandidate: Burke resident Fredy A.

Burgos (Republican)Education: Northern Virginia

Community College and GeorgeMason University, graduated with adegree in business.

Occupation: Small business ownerWebsite: www.goburgosgo.com

Two Challenge Filler-Corn in 41st DistrictDel. Eileen Filler-Corn challenged by RepublicanFredy A. Burgos, Independent Christopher F. DeCarloin the 41st district.

Job Description: The House of Delegates has legislativepower, with the Senate, to enact laws. Delegates serve a 2-year term and are eligible for re-election. The salary is$17,640 per year. A delegate must be at least 21 years oldat the time of election and be a resident of the district he/she seeks to represent.

Ed R. Deitsch is challengingRepublican incumbent David Alboin the 42nd district.

42nd District Delegate

ED DEITSCHCandidate: Democrat Ed R.

Deitsch, 60, a resident of FairfaxStation

Education: attended Penn FosterCollege for Veterinary Technicians

Occupation: 30 years managingcommercial print and copycenters, owned two smallbusinesses, veterinary techniciansix years

Website: www.edva42.com

DEL. DAVE ALBO (R-42)Candidate: Republican incumbent

Dave Albo, 51, a resident ofFairfax Station, has served in theVirginia House of Delegates since1994.

Education: West Springfield H.S.,BA Economics UVA, Law DegreeUniv. of Richmond

Occupation: Attorney Albo &Oblon, LLP

Website: davealbo.org

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Job Description: The House of Delegates has legislative power, with theSenate, to enact laws. Delegates serve a 2-year term and are eligible for re-election. The salary is $17,640 per year. A delegate must be at least 21years old at the time of election and be a resident of the district he/sheseeks to represent.

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By Russ Ugone

The Connection

As you twist and turn your waythrough the Interstate HauntedHouse Maze, you never know what

scary creature will be lurking around thenext corner. It’s dark and misty, the tall wallsgiving you a feeling of being hemmed in,with no easy escape route other than to fin-ish the maze. The strange noises add to yourcautious approach around the next corner,uncertain of what will pop up next. Thespooky trail seems to go on with no sign ofan exit, and meanwhile your heart poundsnot knowing what to expect … ghosts, gob-lins, skeletons, zombies or maybe a hand

on your shoulder?Those who visit the Haunted Maze, ei-

ther as little ghosts and goblins or olderparticipants, provide the “treats” throughdonations of canned goods while the Fierstfamily and volunteers provide the “tricks”by staging the eerie sound and visual ef-fects of Halloween creatures. This two dayevening event on Thursday, Oct. 24 (200people participated), and Friday, Oct. 25(630 people participated), collected cannedgoods that were later donated to the Ecu-menical Community Helping Others, Inc.(ECHO). ECHO’s purpose is to help peoplein the community who are in need, whosuffer the effects of long-term poverty, andwho are experiencing an emergency need.To learn more about ECHO, [email protected]. Friest summed itup when he said, “I wanted a way to giveback to the community by making a funevent for kids while also having them learnabout giving.”

Eric Fierst, as director of Van Line Opera-tions for Interstate, manages and organizes

Eric, Loan, Blake and Brook Fierst with volunteer Christina Truong.

Loan Fierst tending the cemetery

The Fierst Family’s‘Twist’ on HalloweenInterstate HauntedHouse Maze inSpringfield helpsECHO.

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“I was touched withthe Koreancommunity’s effortsto help us translatematerials andprovide volunteers. ...And so we’re tryingto encourage otherpockets. My nexttarget is Vietnamese.We’ve also printedrecruitmentbrochures in Farsi,Arabic, ChineseKorean, French andSpanish.”

— Cameron Quinn, FairfaxCounty’s chief elections officer

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By Victoria Ross

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It’s been nearly a year sincemore than 450,000 FairfaxCounty voters cast their bal-lots at 237 precincts in the

2012 presidential election, and formost voters, the process was quickand painless.

But long lines and even longerwait times at some polls frustratedvoters and prompted FairfaxCounty to investigate what wentwrong.

Making sure that history doesnot repeat itself, Board of Super-visors Chairman Sharon Bulovaset up a special bipartisan ElectionCommission less than two weeksafter the 2012 election to look intowhat caused the long lines,whether poll workers were trainedproperly and why some voters justgave up and went home.

Appointed by the Board of Su-pervisors, the 2013 BipartisanElection Process ImprovementCommission consists of countyresidents who represent thecounty’s supervisory districts,communities within the countyand organizations. KatherineHanley, former chair of the theBoard of Supervisors, and StuartMendelsohn, former Dranesville supervisor,co-chaired the commission.

One of the key reasons for the problems,election officials said, was a shortage of pollvolunteers.

This year, Cameron Quinn, the county’schief election official, and the county’s Elec-toral Board have been working together toimplement some of the 50 recommenda-tions made by the bipartisan committee inMay.

“We’ve been doing a number of thingssince January to improve outreach andmake things go smoothly for every voter thisyear,” Quinn said last week. “We’ve done alot more targeting of messages to peoplewho need it, senior and disabled popula-tion, and we’ve been able to provide morebi-lingual volunteers at precincts that needlanguage assistance.”

In addition to printing all voting materi-als in English and Spanish, a federal require-ment, Quinn said the county will have En-glish/Spanish bi-lingual volunteers at ev-ery precinct, as well as Korean-speakingvolunteers at some polling precincts withlarge Korean populations.

“I was touched with Korean community’sefforts to help us translate materials andprovide volunteers,” Quinn said. “And sowe’re trying to encourage other pockets. Mynext target is Vietnamese. We’ve alsoprinted recruitment brochures in Farsi, Ara-bic, Chinese Korean, French, and Spanish.”

Another key improvement was raising the

pay of election volunteers, from $100 to$175 per day, which Quinn said has helpedin the effort to recruit more volunteers.

The county also encouraged absenteevoting, starting the process three weeksearlier at satellite sites. As of Oct. 23, Quinnsaid there have been more than 17,248 ab-sentee applications, a 50 percent increasefrom 2012.

“The Electoral Board agreed with the vastmajority of the recommendations the com-mission made and most of those recommen-dations are being implemented right nowor will implemented in the future,” saidBrian Schoeneman, a Fairfax County attor-ney and secretary of the Electoral Board.

“One thing we knew even before Novem-ber was that we needed to begin thinkingof replacing our aging voting equipment,”Schoeneman said. “We have made signifi-cant progress in that area and are evaluat-ing a variety of systems with a goal of imple-menting a new, fully integrated system byNovember 2014.”

The Board of Supervisors allotted $6 mil-lion for new equipment this year, whichQuinn said gives the election office “morebreathing room” to implement some im-provements.

Last week, the Sully District precinct, re-ceived its first Ballot on Demand machine.Adrienne Free of Fairfax, an election offi-

cial stationed at the precinct, said the newtechnology would make it easier for bothvoters and volunteers.

“We have literally dozens of different bal-lot combinations of offices,” Free said. “Withthe new equipment, we won’t have to printas many ballots.”

In some election years, like the upcom-ing 2015 elections, election officials willjuggle more than 80 different ballots to ac-commodate the various jurisdictionalboundaries across Fairfax County.

The multiple ballots are especially diffi-cult to handle with absentee ballots andabsentee in-person voting at the satellitelocations and the Government Center,where officials have to have every singleballot combination available to allow ev-ery voter in Fairfax to vote.

“Ballot on demand technology lets us getaround the need to print thousands of cop-ies of each ballot and have them available,especially in the satellites and GovernmentCenter,” Schoeneman said.

Instead, election officers can print theballot for voters at the time they check-in,saving the time of finding the correct bal-lot, saving the money of printing thousandsof ballots no one will ever use, and reduc-ing errors caused by handing out incorrectballots to voters.

“Many jurisdictions around the countryare moving to this model and we hopeFairfax — if the tests are successful — willhelp lead the way here in Virginia,”Schoeneman said.

Making Voters Feel Welcome, No Matter Their LanguageCounty election officials have stepped up outreach efforts and volunteer recruitment efforts.

Cameron Quinn, Fairfax County’s chief elections officer, checks in with volunteersMary Pat Lutz of Vienna (left) and Trudy Dixon (right) of Clifton as she prepares tovote absentee on Oct. 24. at the Sully District precinct.

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Last fall, the Board of Supervisors appointed a26-member Bipartisan Election Process Improve-ment Commission to look into some of theproblems encountered by voters and electionofficers during the 2012 general election,including long lines. In March this year thecommission released its report, offering over 50recommendations, including:

❖ Use electronic poll books at all precincts❖ Avoid parent-teacher conferences on

Election Day❖ Encourage voters to use optically scanned

ballots, reserving touch-screen machines forvoters with disabilities

❖ Enable dedicated phone lines for the chiefsto use to reach the registrar and elections offices

❖ Purchase new voting equipment to modern-ize and improve the voting process

❖ Consider raising election officers’ pay andincreasing the number of rovers

The Office of Elections is considering thefollowing recommendations to determine whichmay be implemented.

❖ Refer to “electronically scanned” ballots, not“paper”

❖ Configure lines and precinct room layout formaximum efficiency

❖ Meet with EO teams the night beforeelection to set up and for a quick review ofduties

❖ Post maps outside rooms of co-locatedprecincts

❖ Be sensitive to and assist voters withdisabilities and those with limited English skills

(Read the full report atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov./electioncommission.)

Highlights of Bipartisan ElectionCommission’s Report


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For voters in Virginia, it is hard to over-state how important it is to go out andvote next week. All Virginia voterswill see statewide races for governor, lieu-

tenant governor and attorney general, plus onedelegate race. In addition, there are a few local racesin Alexandria and Arlington, a bond question inFairfax County and a referendum question aboutthe housing authority in Arlington.

These off-year elections attract many fewervoters.

In 2008, 74.5 percent of Virginia’s registeredvoters turned out to vote in the presidentialelection. In 2009, the last time Virginianselected a governor, lieutenant governor, attor-ney general and members of the House of Del-egates, just 40.4 percent of registered voterscame out to vote.

That is to say that 1.7 million voters wentmissing in the commonwealth.

Last November, more than 70 percent ofVirginia’s registered voters turned out. Will thisNovember see 40 percent or less? Choices atthe statewide level could hardly be more stark,and low turnout will make the outcome un-predictable.

This week’s Connection includes what youneed to know about the mechanics of votingand what is on the ballot.

Don’t be among the missing.

Voter IdentificationRules Same as Last Year

Virginia’s existing voter ID requirements will changein July 2014. A law requiring photo identification atthe polls was signed into law in May 2013, but this newphoto identification requirement will not take effectuntil July 1, 2014.

When you arrive at your polling place, a voting of-ficial will verify that your name is on the registrationlist. Voters will be asked to present one valid form ofidentification this year when voting, any of the follow-ing: Virginia voter registration card; Virginia driver’slicense; military ID; any Federal, Virginia state or lo-cal government-issued ID; employer issued photo IDcard; concealed handgun permit; valid Virginia studentID; current utility bill, bank statement, governmentcheck or paycheck indicating the name and address ofthe voter; Social Security card.

On the Ballot 2013Check what is on your ballot at http://

www.sbe.virginia.gov/

GOVERNOR❖ Terry R. McAuliffe (D) www.terrymcauliffe.com❖ Ken T. Cuccinelli (R) www.cuccinelli.com❖ Robert C. Sarvis (L) www.robertsarvis.com

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR❖ Ralph S. Northam (D) www.northamforlg.com❖ E.W. Jackson (R) www.jacksonforlg.com

ATTORNEY GENERAL❖ Mark R. Herring (D) www.herringforag.com❖ Mark D. Obenshain (R) www.markobenshain.com

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 2013 ELECTIONSEvery Virginia voter will vote for delegate in the

voter’s district. Delegates serve two-year terms.❖ District 34 — Incumbent Barbara Comstock (R) faces

Kathleen Murphy (D)❖ District 35 — Incumbent Mark Keam (D) faces

Leiann Leppin (R)❖ District 36 — Incumbent Ken Plum (D) is unopposed❖ District 37 — Incumbent David Bulova (D) faces

Patrice Winter (R)❖ District 38 — Incumbent Kaye Kory (D) faces Jim

Leslie (I)

❖ District 39 — Incumbent VivianWatts (D) faces Joe Bury (R)

❖ District 40 — Incumbent Tim Hugo(R) faces Jerrold Foltz (D)

❖ District 41 — Incumbent Eileen Filler-Corn (D) faces Fredy Burgos (R) andChristopher DeCarlo (I)

❖ District 42 — Incumbent Dave Albo (R) facesEd Deitsch (D)

❖ District 43 — Incumbent Mark Sickles (D) facesGlenda Gail Parker (I)

❖ District 44 — Incumbent Scott Surovell (D) faces JoeGlean (I)

❖ District 45 — Incumbent Rob Krupicka (D) faces JeffEngle (I)

❖ District 46 — Incumbent Charniele Herring (D) isunopposed

❖ District 47 — Incumbent Patrick Hope (D) facesLaura Delhomme (I)

❖ District 48 — Incumbent Bob Brink (D) faces LauraDelhomme (I)

❖ District 49 — Incumbent Alfonso Lopez (D) facesTerry Modglin (I)

❖ District 53 — Marcus Simon (D) faces Brad Tidwell(R) and Anthony Tellez (L) to replace retiring Del.Jim Scott (D)

❖ District 67 — Incumbent Jim Lemunyon (R) facesHung Nguyen (D)

❖ District 86 — Incumbent Tom Rust (R) faces JenniferBoysko (D)

FAIRFAX COUNTYSHERIFF’S SPECIAL ELECTIONTo replace retiring Sheriff❖ Stacey Ann Kincaid (D) www.Staceykincaid.com❖ Bryan A. “B.A.” Wolfe (R) http://

www.wolfeforsheriff.com/❖ Christopher F. DeCarlo (I)

www.honestlyandethics.com❖ Robert A. Rivera (I)

SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUMFairfax County voters will be asked to vote Yes or

No on the $250 million school bond question in thegeneral election. The schools plan to use the money to:

❖ Build two new elementary schools, one in theRichmond Highway area and one in the Bailey’s area

❖ Help renovate 22 schools including 17 elementaryschools, two middle schools (Thoreau and Rocky Run)and three high schools (Langley, Herndon and Oakton)

❖ Buy land for the South West County High School❖ Enhance the capacity of Westbriar Elementary

and South Lakes High School❖ Replace or improve infrastructure, such as roofs,

major mechanical systems and parking lots.See http://www.fcps.edu/news/bond13.shtml for

more details.

Vote NowFrom now until Saturday, Nov. 2, you can

vote absentee in person for a variety of rea-sons, but you must sign a form affirming thatyou do qualify. Almost everyone with a job in

Vote Nov. 5 or Before Election Day isTuesday, Nov. 5

Northern Virginia qualifies for one particularreason, however: your work plus commutetime would be 11 hours or more between 6a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day. Other rea-sons include planned travel, pregnancy, illnessor disability, being a student out of area andmore. Voters can also vote absentee by mail.

It’s worth looking at the absentee ballot ap-plication online before going to vote absenteein person: http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Files/Forms/VoterForms/ABApplication.pdf.

In Fairfax County, you can vote at FairfaxCounty Governmental Center or any one ofseven “satellite” voting locations.

Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Govern-ment Center Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035.Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, Now-Nov. 1, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

The satellite locations in Fairfax County are alsoopen for absentee in person voting; Saturday, Nov. 2,9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Monday-Friday through Nov. 1,3:30-7 p.m. including

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

❖ West Springfield Governmental Center, 6140 Roll-ing Road, Springfield, VA 22152

For more on voting absentee in Fairfax County, call703-222-0776 or visithttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm.

ContactState Board of Elections, 804-864-8901 Toll Free: 800-

552-9745 FAX: 804-371-0194, email:[email protected],http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Index.html

Fairfax County Board of Elections, 703-222-0776,www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/, 12000 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax, Suite 232, Fairfax, 22035;FAX 703-324-2205; email [email protected]

City of Fairfax General Registrar, 703-385-7890, http://www.fairfaxva.gov/Registrar/GeneralRegistrar.asp,10455 Armstrong Street, Sisson House, Fairfax,22030; FAX 703-591-8364; [email protected]

Editorial


Letters

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Vote YesTo the Editor:As a former Fairfax County

teacher, I know that many fami-lies move to our area in part forthe excellent reputation of ourschool system. It attracts familiesand businesses alike because anexcellent school system is an in-vestment in the economy and thecommunity. I encourage all countyresidents to vote “Yes” on theSchool Bond Referendum on Tues-day, Nov. 5 to continue FairfaxCounty’s trend of excellence ineducation.

In order to build our reputationand keep Fairfax County as a des-tination for the best and brightest,we need to make a much-neededinvestment in our school infra-structure. Students benefit frommodern facilities with safe, desig-nated learning spaces. The bondwill provide tax-free, low-interestfunding for a number of renova-tion projects across the county andmillions of dollars for muchneeded infrastructure projects andschool security enhancements.With continued growth and highenrollment expected over the nextfive years, now is the time to makeimprovements to get our kids outof temporary “trailers” and intoclassrooms that are more condu-cive to learning. As a result of theeconomic downturn, constructioncosts and interest rates are at anall-time low. Now is the best timeto take advantage of these lowcosts and make an investment thatwill pay dividends for the futureof our children and the future ofFairfax County. Vote “yes” for theSchool Bond onNov. 5th!

Jessica BowserKingstowne

ShutdownTo the Editor:Lost in the talk of the leverage

that 40 or so Tea Party Republi-cans have in the House of Repre-sentatives is the fact that their suc-cess depends on their being partof a larger majority (at least 218)of Republicans in the 435-memberHouse. So, the ultimate politicalinfluence question is not whetherthose 40 Tea Party members comefrom safe seats that guaranteetheir re-election. The real point isthat those 40 can only be an ef-fective force if at least another 178more-moderate Republicans (218minus 40) are re-elected in 2014.

In other words, if the acknowl-edged damage done to the GOPby the shutdown and the threat ofdebt default leaves the GOP inJanuary 2015 with fewer than 218members (spread among both


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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Like many of her neighbors, Viennaresident Jane Li said she didn’tknow Fairfax County had asheriff’s department until a few

weeks ago.“That’s when I started to see the campaign

signs along Hunter Mill Road, and I thoughtI should find out what the sheriff does,” shesaid.

The sheriff’s office, with more than 600employees and a $60 million budget, hasthree primary functions: operating the AdultDetention Center, providing security in thecourthouse, and serving civil papers, suchas eviction notices, child protective ordersand subpoenas.

“The police do a good job of rounding upthe bad guys, and the sheriff ’s deputiesmake sure they stay where they’re supposedto,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee), areserve deputy sheriff himself. “Most peopledon’t know the sheriff exists because they’renot doing anything wrong.”

“This race matters,” McKay said. “There’sthe potential for a lot of things to go wrongin courthouse security. We’ve never had thathappen. No one has escaped from the jail;no tragedies at the courthouse; the sheriff’sdepartment returns money to the generalfund, and deputies do a lot of things thatwe take for granted.”

Fairfax County Sheriff ’s Capt. StaceyKincaid, the Democratic candidate, and herRepublican opponent, retired Fairfax CityPolice Officer Bryan A. Wolfe, agree thecampaign is an opportunity to educate resi-dents about the role of sheriff.

But that may be the only issue on whichthey agree.

Kincaid, a 26-year-veteran of the sheriff’sdepartment, said her first order of businessif elected would be to sign the Civil ServiceProtection Agreement which guaranteesdue process for department employees.

“I’ve been on record and said countlesstimes that the primary thing it does it pre-vents any employee for being fired withoutjust cause and prevents any political retali-ation,” Kincaid said.

Wolfe does not see the protection agree-ment as a priority. “That’s a critical differ-ence between me and my opponent,”Kincaid.

Instead, Wolfe said his first act as sheriffwould be to “modernize” the departmentwith video recording equipment in the jail.

“Video cameras protect inmates and depu-ties in the jail and the cameras protect thetaxpayer from frivolous lawsuits and suspi-cion of law enforcement generated by law-suits,” said Wolfe, who said that Kincaid“has said several times that it’s too costly”and “it’s a solution for a problem thatdoesn’t exist.”

The contest is the only county-wide of-fice on the ballot this year, a special elec-

tion to fill the post held by Democrat StanBarry, who retired midway through hisfourth term in July.

If elected, Kincaid will become the firstwoman sheriff in the County’s history, andone of a handful of women sheriffs in thenation. A 26-year veteran of the sheriff’soffice, Kincaid has worked all four divisions.She began her career with the sheriff’s of-fice in 1987 as a summer intern, and in2008, she received the agency’s highesthonor, the Distinguished Service Award.

A self-proclaimed “rookie politician,”Kincaid soundly defeated acting SheriffMark Sites for the nomination in a July cau-cus, 63 percent to 37 percent. She won withthe guidance of Kate Hanley, a family friendand former chair of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors.

Wolfe garnered the Republican nomina-tion in late August. Although he has beenendorsed by several prominent local Repub-licans, he has not received any campaign

contributions from the Fairfax County GOP.While the race has put the sheriff’s office

in the spotlight, it has also exposed the ug-lier side of politics. One of Wolfe’s first actsas a candidate was to do “oppo research”on Kincaid and her family. Through theFreedom of Information Act, he requestedall of Kincaid’s emails, iPhone photos andtexts.

In August, he called Kincaid a “hypocrite”on gun control issues, and said he was mo-tivated to run for the office after hearingKincaid say she supports expanded back-

ground checks on firearms. Wolfe, an NRAmember, opposes such measures.

While declining to confirm or denyKincaid’s allegations that she recently pur-chased two AR-15 rifles, Kincaid said she isa responsible gun owner and has purchasedfirearms legally.

On Friday, Oct. 25, Fairfax County Repub-lican Committee (FCRC) Chairman JayMcConville entered the fray with a state-ment also denouncing Kincaid as a “hypo-crite” for her gun purchases.

“When addressing the nominating bodyof the Fairfax Democrats, Stacy Kincaid saidthat she was in favor of both an assaultweapons ban and a ban on high capacitymagazines,” wrote McConville.

“Specifically she railed against the notionthat anyone would need either. I guess thatis what she needed to say to get the nomi-nation. Why then, did Stacy Kincaid orderand purchase, for her own personal use,both an AR-15 Rifle and multiple high ca-pacity magazines? This is hypocrisy of themost blatant sort, and should cost her theelection now that it has become known,”McConville said in the statement.

Kincaid declined to comment onMcConville’s statement, but said she stoodby her earlier statements.

Wolfe also alleged that Kincaid’s support-ers tried to intimidate him by vandalizinghis vehicles and tearing up a flower bed onhis property in Clifton.

“They are bullying me … and now theintimidation factor is affecting my volun-teers,” Wolfe said in a phone call on Friday.“(My volunteers) don’t want to drive theircars into Fairfax County with my signs be-cause they’re afraid their vehicles will bevandalized. They tell me ‘This has gottentoo hairy for me’.”

Wolfe said the repeated vandalism hasimpacted his entire family. “I just want therace to be over. I want to get my life back,”he said.

“Unfortunately vandalism seems to be acommon occurrence. My campaign has hada number of instances where my signs havebeen stolen or destroyed,” Kincaid said in acall Sunday.

“While the appropriate response is to re-port these incidents to the police, as a lawenforcement officer, I have no intention ofdiverting police resources for such childishbehavior,” she added. “Campaigns are aboutdiscussing the issues and making the com-munity a better place and there is no placein campaigns or otherwise for acts of van-dalism to personal or campaign property.”

The two major party candidates are joinedon the ballot by independents RobertRivera, a security analyst and formersheriff’s deputy, and Chris DeCarlo, a pro-pane salesman.

A frequent candidate for local offices, the55-year-old DeCarlo, who is also runningagainst Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, the Demo-cratic incumbent in the 42nd district, haslivened up the race with rap videos againstgovernment corruption.

Fairfax County Sheriff’s Race Heats UpKincaid, Wolfe trade barbs over guns, vandalism.

Stacey Kincaid, a 26-year veteranwith the Fairfax County Sheriff’sDepartment, in front of the FairfaxCounty Democratic Committeeheadquarters on Oct. 21.

Bryan Wolfe, a retired officer withthe Fairfax City Police, was se-lected Officer of the Year twiceduring his 26 years with the policedepartment.

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STACEY KINCAID has made diversity akey issue of her campaign:

“Diversity is as important to me as it isto the citizens that I will serve. When Ibecame a deputy sheriff in 1987, womenwere underrepresented in policing. Thesame can be said of many otherunderrepresented groups as well. TheFairfax Sheriff’s Office has been slow toadapt to the change. No longer can valuesbe self-serving. It is my belief that theOffice of the Sheriff must face up to theevolving needs of the community and theexpectations placed upon its top leader-ship. I am committed to developing newstrategies and approaches that can beused to increase our effectiveness and, inturn, better serve our community. I amdeeply committed to equal protection ofthe rights of all members of our commu-nity.”

❖ For more information on StaceyKincaid, go to www.staceykincaid.com

BRYAN WOLFE has said better pro-grams for the mentally ill would be a toppriority if he is elected sheriff:

“The mentally ill are currently thrownin with hardcore criminals in a toxicsituation. That’s why I want the mentallyill whose only offense is causing a distur-bance or committing a misdemeanordiverted into a program that helps theunderlying problem, which is psychiatricand not criminal.

“As sheriff I want to start a CrisisIntervention Team approach modeled onthe program currently in effect in Mem-phis. I propose that deputies receive aninitial 40 hours of specialized trainingfrom experienced mental health profes-sionals and law enforcement experts.After completing the initial training,qualified deputies would have annual in–service training and an additional eighthours of classroom work. The goal of thisnew CIT program is to provide immediateresponse to situations where the mentallyill are in a state of crisis and to prevent,reduce or eliminate potential injuries todeputies and inmates. Finding appropri-ate care — whether in the ADC or in anoutside mental health facility — andworking on a treatment program will helpkeep the mentally ill out of jail.”

❖ For more information on Bryan Wolfe,go to www.wolfeforsheriff.com.

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Pedestrian SeriouslyInjured in HitAnd Run Crash

Police are asking for the public’s assistancein locating a vehicle that struck a pedestrian.Officers responded to the area of GambrillRoad near Vogels Way on Sunday, Oct. 27,shortly after 7:30 p.m. A 21-year-old girl waswalking along the southbound side ofGambrill Road when she was struck frombehind by an unidentified vehicle. The strik-ing vehicle fled the scene and did not stopto render aide. The victim was transportedto Inova Fairfax Hospital with life-threaten-ing injuries.

If you or anyone you know witnessed thiscrash or has any information regarding thestriking vehicle or its driver, please contactCrime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.orgor text “TIP187” plus your message toCRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Po-lice at 703-691-2131.

Police Arrest SerialPeeper Suspect

After a series of peepings that have oc-curred since 2011, police arrested a 40-year-old Woodbridge man.

Thanks to information from a citizen tipin the Kingstowne area, Michael C. McCarterwas arrested and charged with peeping war-

rants on Friday, Oct. 25. Detectives believehe may be linked to over 200 cases in theFranconia District and approximately 50each in the West Springfield and Sully Dis-tricts. The suspect allegedly picked random,lone women, ranging in ages from 20’sthrough 50’s and watched them in theirhomes while he committed a sexual act. Theincidents took place between 1 and 4 a.m.at ground-level apartment windows.

The suspect works as a fuel delivery truckdriver. Anyone with information or who be-lieves that they were victimized but did notreport the incident to police is asked to callthe Franconia District Criminal InvestigativeSection at 703-922-0894.

Bike Summit at GMUThe second Fairfax Bike Summit is set for

Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., atGMU. Register by Oct. 31 at www.fabb-bikes.org/summit. Cost is $25, which in-cludes snacks and lunch. Sponsored byFairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling(FABB), in partnership with GMU, FairfaxCounty and the City of Fairfax, it’s open toeveryone who wants more options for get-ting around their communities.

Time to Fall BackDaylight Saving Time ends this Sunday,

Nov. 3, at 2 a.m. So before bedtime Satur-day night, set back the time on all thoseclocks, watches and electronic devices onehour.

Week in Springfield


Ladybug and Bumblebee at the Goblin GallopThe Munoz sisters, (from left) Valerie, 6, and Emily, 7, of Springfield,came in costume Sunday, Oct. 27, for the 20th annual Goblin Galloprace in Fairfax.

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St. Mark’s LutheranChurch…

703-451-4331Immanuel Lutheran

Church…703-549-0155Methodist

Messiah UnitedMethodist Church…

703-569-9862Springfield

United Methodist...703-451-2375

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

Sydenstricker UnitedMethodist…703-451-8223

Non-DenominationalLove International

Church…703-354-3608

New Life Open BibleChurch…

703-922-7577New World Unity Church…

703-690-7925International Calvary

Church…703-912-1378Presbyterian

Grace Presbyterian Church…703-451-2900

HarvesterPresbyterian Church…

703-455-7800Kirkwood

Presbyterian Church…703-451-5320

Assembly of GodHarvest Church…

703-971-7070Word of Life

Assembly of God…703-941-2312

BaptistCommunity of Faith

Tabernacle…703-455-4594

Fellowship BaptistChurch…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 BaptistChurch…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

Central Christian Church…703-971-0277

Springfield Churchof Christ…

703-451-4011Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter Day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints…

703-451-0631Disciples of Christ

SpringfieldChristian Church…

703-354-4994

EpiscopalSt. Christopher’s

Episcopal…703-451-1088

Evangelical CovenantCommunity Covenant

Church…703-455-4150Jewish

CongregationAdat Reyim…703-569-7577

Ohev Yisrael MessianicCongregation...703-550-0888

Jehovah’s WitnessSpringfield NorthCongregation…703-971-2936

LutheranPrince of Peace Lutheran…

703-451-5855St. John’s Lutheran

Church…703-971-2210

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

COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP

Andrew Gause’s MartialArts has teamed upwith Kings Park El-

ementary School to help raisefunds for various projects.Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 1,Master Gause goes to KingsPark Elementary once a weekfor five weeks and teaches ba-sic martial arts skills to KingsPark students with all of theproceeds from the program go-ing to the PTA. At the conclu-sion of the five-week session,the participants are invited toearn their white belts at Mas-ter Gause’s school. Because theprogram was filled in a matter

of days, a second session willbe held in the spring to accom-modate more students from theschool.

The fundraiser helps the PTAorganization reach their mon-etary goals and the students inthe program gained valuablemartial arts instruction to helpthem focus and succeed.

If you would like more infor-mation about the PTA/AndrewGause’s Martial Arts fund rais-ing program, please feel free tocall one of the two schools:Ravensworth (Springfield)703-321-0300 and Fairfax Sta-tion 703-272-7700.

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Haunted Maze in Springfieldbig operations. He’s applied thoseskills to serving the communitythrough one of his passions—Hal-loween festivities. His wife, Loan,7-year old son Blake, and 4-yearold daughter Brooke are also avid“Halloweenists” and organizers ofthe Haunted Maze. Fierst remi-nisced that Halloween funfestsstarted with his dad, who had alarge collection of Halloweenitems, where later Fierst beganadding to the collection. Fierstsaid, “The Haunted Maze began in2001 in our driveway and hasgrown ever since.” This year’s win-ning Haunted Maze design was byTony Chou from West SpringfieldHigh School. The InterstateHaunted House Maze is supportedby the Fierst family, BuddyMorrissette Interstate Van Line,and about 30 volunteers fromWest Springfield High School,Lake Braddock Secondary School,Washington Irving Middle Schooland Interstate. This year, the mazewas located at 8601 MorrissetteDrive in Springfield, inside one ofInterstate’s warehouses. Next yearFierst hopes to have the HauntedMaze open for two weekends. Keepan eye on the Facebook page forMorrissette’s Haunted House Mazefor details on next year’s plans. Where’s Blake Fierst?

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416. The deadline is theFriday prior to the next paper’s publica-tion. Dated announcements should besubmitted at least two weeks prior to theevent. For more entertainment events inthe county, go to: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2013/sep/26/fairfax-county-cal-endar/.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 30Death Angel. 6 p.m., at Empire, 6355

Rolling Road, Springfield. The thrashgenre metal band plays their newalbum “The Dream Calls for Blood,”the follow up to the Bay Area band’slast record, “Relentless Retribution.”www.empire-nova.com.

THURSDAY/OCT. 31Pumpkin Patch. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Mondays-Fridays; 9:30 a.m.-5:30p.m. Saturdays; 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Sundays, at Heather Hill Gardens,8111 Ox Road (Rt. 123), FairfaxStation. Find pumpkins, children’sactivities and fall-themed fun allseason. 703-690-6060.

Pet Retreat Party. All night, at OldeTown Pet Resort Springfield, 8101Alban Road, Springfield. Pets whoare spooked by ringing doorbells andchildren in costumes can retreat forindoor/outdoor play time and games;pet parents can peek in with onlinestreaming from pet cameras.

FRIDAY/NOV. 12nd Annual Kelly Faughnan

Foundation Charity GolfTournament. 8 a.m., at WestfieldsGolf Club, 13940 Balmoral GreensAve., Clifton. A breakfast precedesthe 9 a.m. shotgun start in a game tobenefit the Tim Tebow FoundationW15H Program, which helps childrenin need through granting them awish. 703-631-3214, https://www.facebook.com/KellyFaughnanFoundation [email protected].

Halloween Concert. 7:45 p.m., at St.John’s UMC, 5312 Backlick Road,Springfield. A night of storytellingand musical performances by youngperformers from Crookston HarpStudio, Prelude Chamber YouthStrings and St. John’s Youth.Children in costume are welcomed.Tickets required. 703-256-6655.

The Music of Nevermore. 8 p.m., inthe W-3 Theatre, Lorton Workhouse,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. A concert-style performance featuring MattConner’s musical interpretations ofEdgar Allan Poe’s best known poems,stories and characters. A la carte cashbar available in venue.www.workhousearts.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 2Holiday Boutique. 1-5 p.m., at

Franconia Moose Family Center,located at 7701 Beulah Road,Alexandria. Sponsored by theFranconia Women of the MooseChapter 1042; vendors sell jewelry,handbags, handmade soap, and otheritems in addition to a raffle withprizes donated by the vendors.Proceeds benefit a local charity.

Display and N Gauge Trains. 1-4p.m., at Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. The NorthernVirginia NTRAK members will have adisplay and N gauge trains running atthe museum. Free for museummembers and children under 4;adults 16 and over, $4; children 5-15, $2. 703-425-9225 orwww.fairfax-station.org.

Lorton Senior Center AdvisoryCouncil’s Bake and Craft Sale.Lorton Senior Center, 7722 GunstonPlaza, Lorton. Baked goods andproducts made by local artists and

crafters will be sold. Free. 703-550-7195.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 6-DEC. 8“Shades and Tones Spiced with

Color” 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondaysthrough Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.Sundays, at the Workhouse ArtsCenter, Building W-5, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. Gloria Benedetto and TraciOberle are the featured artists in thebuilding; see their work featuringrich color in subtle workings.www.workhousearts.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 9Veterans’ Day Breakfast. 8:30-9:30

a.m., at Kirkwood PresbyterianChurch, 8338 Carrleigh Parkway,Springfield. Honor Kirkwood’sveterans and their family membersand hear guest speaker JamesPercoco, director of Education for theFriends of the National World War IIMemorial, speak preceding thetraditional Cake Cutting in honor ofthe Marine Corps Birthday. [email protected].

“From the Fire” Exhibit. 6-9 p.m., atThe Vulcan Gallery, Building W-16,Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 Ox

Road, Lorton. Five ceramic artistschallenge themselves to createpersonal work for a joint wood firingresulting in 30 works andconcomitant photographs and textcurated by Brian Grow. 703-584-2982or www.workhouseceramics.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 9-JAN 5100 under 200. Daily, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Black Friday Sale, at the WorkhouseArts Center, Building W-16McGuireWoods Gallery, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. One hundred artistsexhibiting work priced less than $200in an unrestrained gallery exhibit byeach one of the artists at theWorkhouse. http://workhousearts.org/events/visual-arts/black-friday-workhouse.

FRIDAY/NOV. 29Home for Dinner Closing Reception.

6-9 p.m., Nov. 29, in the VulcanGallery, Community Action Space,Lorton Workhouse, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. An exhibition filled with artsthat helps raise awareness abouthunger and homelessness; bringcanned food as a donation.www.workhousearts.org.

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Pets who are spooked by ringing doorbells and childrenin costumes can retreat for indoor/outdoor play timeand games Thursday, Oct. 31 at Olde Town Pet Resort inSpringfield.

“Now Showing...1942,” by Gloria Benedetto, graphite,8x10. See Benedetto’s work alongside Traci Oberle’sstarting Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Lorton Workhouse ArtsCenter.

First Virginia CommunityBank (FVCbank), namedone of the 50 fastest-grow-

ing businesses in Virginia, wel-comes Pati M. Gambino as vicepresident and branch manager ofthe soon-to-be opened SpringfieldBranch.

Gambino is a 45-year veteran ofthe area banking industry. In hermost recent position, she servedas branch manager, vice presidentand consumer lender at UnionFirst Market Bank, formerly Pros-perity Bank and Trust. Gambino’sfirst banking job was as a proofoperator. She also has served asmanager and assistant vice presi-dent for former Continental Bank.Throughout her banking career,Gambino spent 35 years serving

the Springfield community.FVCbank is slated to open its

central Springfield branch, whichwill be located in the 6500 blockof Backlick Road, in mid-Novem-ber 2013.

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] call 703-778-9416. Deadline isFriday. Dated announcementsshould be submitted at least twoweeks prior to the event.

SATURDAY/NOV. 2Holiday Craft & Gift Show. 9

a.m.-3 p.m., at Island CreekElementary School, 7855Morning View Lane, Alexandria.The schools PTA hosts the 9thannual gift show with freeadmission and baked goods(breakfast and lunch availablefor purchase)[email protected] or http://www.islandcreekpta.org/.

Bake and Craft Sale. 9 a.m.-3p.m., at the Lorton SeniorCenter, 7722 Gunston Plaza,Lorton. Browse 30 local artists,crafters and a terrific bake sale;bakers and crafters needed,reserve space now. 703-550-7195.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 13Fall Clean-up and Recycle

Day. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at RE/MAX 100 Suite 100, 5501Backlick Road, Springfield.Bring gently used clothingitems, old/broken electronicsand household items fordonation to benefit 123JUNKCharity Partners which includeHabitat for Humanity ofNorthern Virginia, AHAlternative House (Abused andHomeless Children’s Refuge),The Good Shepherd Alliance,Special Olympics of Virginia,The Salvation Army and more.703-642-3380.

Alzheimer’s BrainPresentation. 1 p.m., atNARFE Springfield Chapter 893,the American Legion Post 176,6520 Amherst Ave., Springfield.Jane Priest, Programs &Services manager for theNational capital Area Chapter ofthe Alzheimer’s Association,speaks on brain changes whenAlzheimer’s is at work; she’llprovide info on some of theresearch efforts that areunderway with Q&A to follow.Wear purple in honor ofAlzheimer’s Disease Awarenessmonth. 703 569-9684 [email protected].

Civil War Forum. 7:30 p.m., atFairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. Localrailroad historian Ron Beaversdiscusses the critical supportprovided by the Orange andAlexandria Railroad in supportof the Army of the Potomacfrom 1862-64. 703-425-9225 orwww.fairfax-station.org.

ONGOINGJohn Witt Chapter of the

Colonial Dames of the 17thCentury. The patriotic,genealogical and heraldicsociety for women of linealdescendants of an ancestor wholived or served prior to 1701 inone of the original colonies inthe geographical area of thepresent U.S. is accepting newmembers; the chapter meetsfour times [email protected].

Mount Vernon Rep. DanStorck Community OfficeHours. 10 a.m.-noon, at LortonLibrary, 9520 RichmondHighway, Lorton. School BoardMember and Mount VernonDistrict Representative DanStorck hosts drop-in communityoffice hours the secondSaturday of each [email protected] [email protected].

Volunteer ComputerInstructor needed at theLorton Senior Center, 7722Gunston Plaza, Lorton. Classesfor beginners (using the mouse,writing and saving letters,navigating the internet, email,etc.) and advanced beginners(computer maintenance, searchengines, websites for seniors,email address books, skyping,shopping and paying billsonline, etc.) are in need ofteachers. 703-324-5406, TTY703-449-1186,[email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices.

Thank veterans for theirservice via the post: draw orwrite a note of thanks andencouragement—no need toseal in envelopes, Adopt aSoldier will do that—and sendto Americas Adopt A Soldier,P.O. Box 1049, Springfield, VA22151.www.americasadoptasoldier.org.

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Hafer of Knoxville,Tenn., formerly ofSpringfield, died onTuesday, Oct. 22 aftera long battle withAlzheimer’s. Haferwas preceded indeath by his parents,William F. Hafer andAnn Schneider Hafer. He is sur-vived by his loving wife, MarionImfeld Hafer, of 68 years. Theywere married in Union, N.J. onDec. 24, 1944. Hafer is lovinglyremembered by his son, Stevenand wife Maria Hafer of JerseyCity, N.J., and daughter, Lynn andhusband Ron Austin of Knoxville.His grandchildren are HeatherHafer Meads (Michael) of Lexing-ton, Va., David Hafer (fianceRachel) of Marlton, N.J., KellyAdamczyk Gira of Knoxville,Tenn., and Leslie Adamczyk, ofKnoxville; his great grandchildrenare Ben, Joey, Jackson and LeiaMeads. Hafer was born in Newark,N.J., on Aug. 20, 1922. He gradu-ated from Union H.S. in 1940 andwent on to Casey Jones School ofAeronautics. He served two years

in the Army, stationedin Germany duringWWII. He returned tohis career at UnitedAir Lines and distin-guished himself as anaircraft maintenancemanager, simulta-neously responsiblefor three regional air-ports, Washington Na-tional, Dulles Int’l and

Baltimore Int’l. He retired in 1985and continued to enjoy playingtennis, flying, playing his guitarand spending time with his familyat the Jersey shore. Hafer’s strongwork ethic, quiet confidence, greatsense of humor and love for hisfamily will be greatly missed butwill remain in our hearts forever.The family would like to expresstheir deep appreciation to the staffat Manorhouse Assisted Living fortheir compassionate and profes-sional care given to him in advancedstages of his illness. In lieu of flow-ers, memorial contributions may begiven to www.alztennessee.org.Online condolences may be madeat www.clickfh.com. Click FuneralHome Farragut Chapel, 11915Kingston Pike, is serving the Haferfamily.

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income families, senior citizensand children living in southeastFairfax County by participating inthe first LCAC Service Stroll onSaturday, Nov. 16. For years theLorton Community Action Center(LCAC), a local human servicesnonprofit organization, partici-pated in the Fannie Mae Help theHomeless Walk both as a way togenerate significant funds($56,000 last year) and to alsobuild community. Now, LCAC islaunching its first LCAC ServiceStroll at the Workhouse Arts Cen-ter. The stroll (means you can run,trot, walk, push a stroller, or towa Red Flyer wagon—be creative)starts at 10 a.m. Join the event towalk for 45 minutes around theQuad at the Workhouse and thenenjoy refreshments and see theHome for Dinner exhibit in Build-ing 16 beginning at 11 a.m. Reg-ister online at LortonAction.org orcall 703-339-5161, ext. 150 to re-

quest a hard copy of the registra-tion form. Family (four or more):$30; adults $15; children (12 andunder): $5. One hundred percentof the proceeds benefit LCAC.

Register by Nov. 13, as the par-ticipation fee increases after thatdate. The first 500 people tocheck-in on stroll day will receivea free t-shirt thanks to SentaraMedical Center of Northern Vir-ginia, the supporting sponsor.

EnviroSolutions, the Stroll’s LeadSponsor, will match registrationsfees and donations and the valueof in-kind food donations—dollarfor dollar—up to $10,000. Helpthe LCAC reach the goal of$20,000. Bring nonperishablefood items to the stroll to place inthe Home for Dinner exhibit andhelp your favorite local elementaryschool win the Food Drive Chal-lenge.

Take a Stroll to Help Neighbors in NeedLCAC to hold itsfirst ServiceStroll on Satur-day, Nov. 16.

Students from William Halley Elementary participate inone of the previous Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walks.LCAC is launching its first LCAC Service Stroll at theWorkhouse Arts Center on Nov. 16. Register online byNov. 13 at LortonAction.org.

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Temple B’nai Shalom, 7612 Old Ox Road,Fairfax Station, hosts an Active Military & Vet-erans Shabbat service Friday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m.;congregation members who are active militaryand veterans will speak about what it means tobe a Jew in the military. 703-764-2901 orwww.tbs-online.org.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at the corner ofFairfax County Parkway and Burke Lake Roads,holds a Bible study fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship service. Nurserycare and children’s church also provided. 6401Missionary Lane, Fairfax Station, 703-323-8100or www.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center,10875 Main St., Fairfax City provides free classesto both newcomers and advanced practitionersof Tibetan Buddhism. The center emphasizesworking with the mind and learning how to un-derstand the workings of the mind, overcominginnner causes of suffering, while cultivatingcauses of happiness. Under the direction of LamaZopa Rinpoche, the center is a place of study,contemplation and meditation. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for more information.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers services at twolocations, in Fairfax at 5114 Twinbrook Roadand in Clifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive. Ser-vices in Fairfax are held on Saturdays at 5:30p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Servicesin Clifton are held on Sundays at 8:15 and 10:30a.m. 703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church of Springfield offersSunday school at 9:15 a.m., followed by a 10:30a.m. worship service at 7300 Gary St., Springfield.703-451-1500 or www.fbcspringfield.org.

Clifton Presbyterian Church, 12748Richards Lane, Clifton, offers Sunday worshipservices at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Nursery careis provided. Christian education for all ages is at9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic

Church, 6720 Union Mill Road, Clifton, con-ducts Sunday masses at 7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m.,10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. It also offers a Sat-urday vigil at 5:30 p.m. and a Thursday Latinmass at 7 p.m. 703-817-1770 or www.st-andrew.org.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 8304Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, offers casualworship services on Saturday evenings at 5:30p.m. featuring contemporary music. More tradi-tional services take place on Sunday mornings at8:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday School is from 9:45-10:45 a.m. for children and adults. The churchalso offers discussion groups for adults. 703-451-5855 or www.poplc.org.

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 8336Carrleigh Parkway in Springfield, supports aMothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) program on thefirst and third Wednesday of each month. Meet-ings are 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the church. Allmothers and children are welcome. The programprovides mothers an opportunity to get to knowother mothers through discussions and craft ac-tivities. Register. 703-451-5320.

JCCNV Mother’s Circle program, forwomen who are not Jewish but are raising Jew-ish children. Free education in Jewish rituals,practices and values, while respecting theparticipant’s choice to retain her own religiousidentity. Jewish Community Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike in Fairfax.Contact Laurie Albert, 703-537-3064 [email protected].

Franconia United Methodist Church,6037 Franconia Road, Alexandria, offers tradi-tional Sunday church services at 8:30 a.m. and 11a.m. plus Sunday School classes for all ages at9:45 a.m. Childcare is available 8:15 a.m.-12:15p.m. There will be a Terry Hall Concert on Satur-day, April 14 at 4 p.m. with old spirituals, classichymns, southern gospel favorites and more. 703-971-5151 or [email protected] orwww.franconiaumc.org.

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deal with the lasting effects of the seques-ter and the government shutdown—jobsand the economy is also a major priority.

What makes you the better candi-date?

Burgos: I am more qualified to repre-sent District 41 because of the most impor-tant issue facing our district which is theeconomy and jobs. For 25 years I haveworked for small business in the home im-provement industry and 12 years runningmy own small business right here in Burke.I have learned how to negotiate with peopleand how to come up with incentives to cometogether.

DeCarlo: I have experience with howmoney has corrupted the process of gover-nance and I want to dispel the myth thatcandidates have to sell their soul to the devilbefore they can be elected.

Filler-Corn: With a long history of ser-vice to Virginia and Fairfax County, I amproud to have a reputation for working withmembers of both parties to bring back morefunding for our schools and our roadsthroughout our community.

In your role as a state legislator,how would you impact the lives of

your constituents?Burgos: If I were our state legislator I

would impact the lives of my constituentsby working hard to make sure that the stategovernment moves out of the way of eco-nomic opportunity and progress.

DeCarlo: By promoting the principles ofdemocracy as we were taught in school andstriving to restore their trust in their gov-ernment.

Filler-Corn: My experience working forGovernors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, andserving as Delegate for 3 1/2 years prepareme to successfully navigate state govern-ment on behalf of my constituents. My goalis to assist residents of my community. I amavailable and accessible, always.

Tell us something about yourselfthat you think people would findsurprising—a hobby, a talent or aninteresting fact.

DeCarlo: I am a 55-year-old white malethat has written and produced five anti-cor-ruption rap videos that are posted onYouTube.

Filler-Corn: I hold regular office hoursmonthly at neighborhood coffee housesthroughout the 41st district, where I meetwith constituents to discuss issues, poten-tial legislation and anything of importanceto residents.


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Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221507005 BARNACK DR ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $460,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 221527623 HIGHLAND ST ............................4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $456,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.53 ................. 221506361 ENGLISH IVY WAY ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $450,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221526566 KELSEY POINT CIR ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $450,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 223157903 CLIFF ROCK CT .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $449,888 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 221538521 FORRESTER BLVD ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $445,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221525778 HEMING AVE ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $444,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 221517716 SHOOTINGSTAR DR ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $443,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221527701 EFFINGHAM SQ ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $441,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 223156425 EASTLEIGH CT ............................3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $440,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.08 ................. 221529116 FISHERMANS LN.........................4 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $440,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 221538636 WOODVIEW DR ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $439,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.30 ................. 221537613 DUNSTON ST ............................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $437,500 .............. Detached ................. 0.44 ................. 221517202 BURTON HILL CT ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $435,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221526042 HAVERHILL CT ............................4 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $434,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221527314 HARTSHORNE SQ ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $429,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223157237 WHITLERS CREEK DR ................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $425,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221526295 WALKERS CROFT WAY ............... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $425,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223155403 YORKSHIRE ST .......................... 5 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $422,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.30 ................. 221517310 HUSKY LN .................................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $420,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 221516603 KENSAL CT ................................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $420,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.27 ................. 221528279 DEEP VALLEY CT .........................3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $420,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 221537429 GADSBY SQ ............................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $420,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223157442 GADSBY SQ ............................... 4 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $420,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223158403 MILLWOOD DR .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $417,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221526224 WALKERS CROFT WAY ............... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $417,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223155921 KIRKCALDY LN ............................2 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $415,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 223156716 RUSKIN ST ................................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $413,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.33 ................. 221507256 WHITLERS CREEK DR ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $412,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221527218 WICKFORD DR ............................4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $410,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 223157255 WHITLERS CREEK DR ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $409,950 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221528471 GREAT LAKE LN ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $407,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 221535624 KIRKHAM CT ............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $405,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221516508 KALMIA ST ................................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $400,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.51 ................. 221507519 AMESBURY CT ............................3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $400,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223156613 CREEK POINT WAY .................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $400,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 223157413 HOUNDSBURY CT ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $397,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223157218 GORMEL DR ...............................3 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $395,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.50 ................. 221505505 MILES CT ....................................3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $395,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221516568 MORNING MEADOW DR ............ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $395,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223155608 KIRKHAM CT ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $390,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221518466 MAGIC TREE CT ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $389,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 221538368 UXBRIDGE CT ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $387,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221517906 PEBBLE BROOK CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $387,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221537003 ESSEX AVE ................................. 6 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $385,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 221506616 SKY BLUE CT ...............................3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $384,001 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 223158164 CLIFFVIEW AVE .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $383,040 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221537357 STREAM WAY ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $380,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 221527929 PEBBLE BROOK CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $375,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.07 ................. 221537255 BEVERLY PARK DR ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $375,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.07 ................. 221508009 SKY BLUE DR ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $375,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 223156534 LANGLEIGH WAY ....................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $374,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 223156853 DINA LEIGH CT .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $371,425 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221536631 GREENLEIGH LN .........................3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $371,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 223157125 LAYTON DR ............................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $370,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.19 ................. 221509118 FISTERIS CT ............................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $370,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.07 ................. 221526416 THORNHILL CT .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $369,950 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221507098 LEEWOOD FOREST DR............... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $369,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 221517440 ERSKA WOODS CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $364,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 221539015 OKEITH CT ................................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $361,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221526326 OVER SEE CT ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $360,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 221528015 SLEEPY VIEW LN .........................3 ... 2 ... 2 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $360,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221537823 GROVELAND SQ .........................3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $359,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 221538862 CORK COUNTY CT ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $355,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 221527305 GARY ST .................................... 3 ... 1 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $350,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.25 ................. 221506505 OLD CARRIAGE LN ..................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........... ALEXANDRIA ............ $349,999 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 223158375 LUCE CT .................................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $342,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 221536423 JULIAN ST ................................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........... SPRINGFIELD ............ $333,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.49 ................. 22150

Home Sales In September 2013, 132 Springfield homes sold between $750,000-$180,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $750,000-$33,000 range.

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Letters to the Editor

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moderate and extreme), thenthe speakership will go to theDemocrats, and 40, 50 or 60“safe-seat” Tea Party memberswill be unable to stifle Demo-cratic legislation. It is the lossof those not-so-safe-seat GOPmembers that will neutralizethe Tea Party minority.

The radical right has thus ig-nored the obvious fact that theumbrella party need lose nomore than 19 seats in the au-tumn 2014 congressional elec-tions to lose its majority in theHouse and, thus, its entirepower to obstruct. In its ownself-interest, thatºwing of theGOP should be moderating itsbehavior in the name of simpleself-preservation.

Jerry LeedomSpringfield

RunawayGovernment

To the Editor:Kudos to the staff member in

Congressman Gerry Connolly’soffice who gussied up Demo-cratic National Committee talk-ing points in the congressman’srecently published editorial[“The Damage Is Already Done,Connection, Oct. 24-30, 2013].

Interesting that there was nomention or hint of the enor-mous financial implications ofObamacare in his simplistic andlecturing piece, nor any quar-ter given to those who arefrightened and outraged at big,runaway government. Could itbe that Republicans on the Hillwere trying to avoid the Shut-down (with a capital S, youknow, the one that comes whenyour debt is so big no one willlend you any more money andyou’re forced to lay off govern-ment workers permanently?).According to the GAO’s Febru-ary 2013 report, Obamacarewill add $6.2 trillion to thelong-term deficit, addinggreatly to our jaw dropping $17trillion dollar US deficit. (Theaverage American household’sshare of this debt stands atabout $140,000.) All told, ourgovernment’s unsustainableentitlement spending a-la So-cial Security, Medicare, federalemployees’ future retirementbenefits, and now Obamacare,have now reached a whopping$86 trillion liability accordingto the Wall St. Journal, (that’s550 percent of the GDP). Howis it that a congressman whoserves on the Subcommittee forGovernment Operations andthe Subcommittee for Eco-

nomic Growth can call theHouse Republicans resistancea “manufactured crisis” in hisrecent editorial? Could it bethat we are days from a guber-natorial election and a yearaway from the congressman’sown reelection? We need pa-triots, not politicians, in Wash-ington now, more than ever.

Steve DalyFairfax Station

Vote ‘Yes’To the Editor:I am writing to help inspire

your readers to vote “yes” onthe 2013-2014 Fairfax CountySchool bond referendum onNov. 5th. If you vote yes youare supporting prudent rein-vestment of money back intoour world class school systemthat helps attract new busi-nesses to Fairfax County, oneof the best places to live andwork in the U.S. Delaying capi-tal improvements will result ina lower quality education to agrowing student population.Our children deserve to haveexcellent facilities, resourcesand a highly educated and tal-ented staff so they can be suc-cessful through college and intheir working years. Theseschool bonds are issued at alow interest rate and will fundthe construction of new schoolsand improve more than 20FCPS facilities across thecounty! As you know, construc-tion costs are at an all-time lowand therefore the timing isnow. We need to make thoseimprovements! Our continuedgrowth has resulted in morestudents being taught in tem-porary “trailer” classrooms be-cause the current school build-ings do not have the space forincreased enrollment. Buildingmore classrooms will providethe learning environment ourkids need and will maintainFairfax County’s reputation fortop-notch public schools. Whenyour readers vote “yes,” theyare also supporting over 2,000community organizations thatuse these FCPS facilities andabout 250,000 of your friendsand neighbors that participatein recreational activities onschool grounds. The benefits toour children and the commu-nity are invaluable and the onlyvote that makes sense is “yes.”On Nov. 5th, please vote to sup-port our schools by voting “yes”on the school bond referen-dum.

Dana WeinbergFairfax


Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

With the Lake Braddockfootball team threat-ening to score early inSaturday’s contest,

T.C. Williams linebacker Malik Carneytackled Bruins quarterback CalebHenderson for a 3-yard loss on sec-ond down.

Two plays later, with Lake Braddockfacing fourth-and-short inside the TC5-yard line, Carney smashedHenderson to the ground short of thefirst down.

Lake Braddock again drove deep intoTC territory on its next possession butfailed to reach the end zone. Titansdefensive tackle Jeremiah Clarkestopped Lake Braddock running backTrevor O’Brien for a 1-yard loss on first-and-goal from the 5 and the Bruinswould eventually settle for a field goal.

The Lake Braddock-T.C. Williamsmatchup on Oct. 25 pitted future Uni-versity of North Carolina teammatesagainst one another. Carney andClarke, who will play defense for theTar Heels, had their moments, but the restof the afternoon belonged to the Bruins andUNC quarterback commit Henderson.

HENDERSON THREW A TOUCH-DOWN PASS and rushed for two morescores as Lake Braddock cruised to a 44-0victory at T.C. Williams High School, im-proving the Bruins’ record to 8-0. LakeBraddock has outscored its five Conference7 opponents 271-0.

Henderson completed 11 of 26 passes for182 yards and carried 12 times for 120yards against TC, according to stats fromthe Post’s allmetsports.com. Henderson’s45-yard touchdown run gave the Bruins a24-0 advantage in the second quarter. His16-yard scoring scamper extended the LakeBraddock lead to 31-0 with less than twominutes left in the opening half.

The Bruins’ first possession of the secondhalf ended with a 26-yard touchdown passfrom Henderson to AJ Alexander.

T.C. Williams entered the game with a 5-2 record, but the Titans and their Division Idefensive duo had no answer for Hendersonand the Bruins.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Henderson said aboutfacing his future UNC teammates, Clarkeand Carney. “I get to see what my team’sgoing to look like. They look pretty big andathletic so I’m excited to play with them.”

Henderson was the first of four NorthernVirginia prep football players in the class of2014 to commit to the University of NorthCarolina, committing as a junior on April11. Clarke (June 16), Carney (June 22) andYorktown running back/defensive back MJStewart (July 15), who will play DB for theTar Heels, eventually also decided to playat Chapel Hill. Henderson said he tried to

convince former West Potomac teammateDeMornay Pierson-El to choose UNC, butPierson-El committed to the University ofNebraska, where he will be a slot receiverand kick returner.

“I talked to Jeremiah and Malik everytime I saw them at 7-on-7s,” Hendersonsaid, “and I would text Jeremiah and justsay, ‘Hey, keep Carolina in your mind, blah,blah, blah,’ because he had a ton of offers,same with Malik. It’s a really big grab forus to have Jeremiah and Malik.”

Henderson, who was selected to play inthe U.S. Army All-American Bowl, is listedat 6 feet 4 and 217 pounds. ESPN.com ranksHenderson No. 187 in its latest list of thecountry’s top 300 college recruits. He’s ratedthe No. 11 quarterback recruit in the na-tion, receiving a grade of 83 out of 100 andfour out of five stars. Other schools that of-fered Henderson include Virginia, Virginia

Tech, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdueand Miami.

Clarke was the next Northern Virginiaplayer to commit to UNC. Listed at 6 feet 4,265 pounds, Clarke is rated by ESPN.comas the 48th-best defensive tackle recruit innation, receiving a grade of 79 and threestars. He also received offers from Virginia,Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Penn State, Ne-braska and Miami, among others.

Clarke, who also plays left tackle on theTitans’ offensive line, finished with twotackles against Lake Braddock while battlingankle and Achilles tendon injuries.

“It’s fun going against somebody that’sgoing to be your future teammate,” Clarkesaid. “… It’s fun to get a last play in beforeyou’re not allowed to hit [Henderson].”

Clarke said already knowing a few of hisTar Heel teammates will help with the tran-sition to college.

“It’s great because you already have somefriends,” he said. “You don’t have to worry

about that awkward stage.”Carney, listed at 6-foot-2, 208

pounds, said UNC coaches are look-ing at him as a weakside linebacker.ESPN.com ranks Carney as the No.111 outside linebacker in the nation,giving him a grade of 74 and three

stars. Carney also received offers from Ten-nessee, Connecticut, Marshall, Pittsburghand Toledo, among others.

Against Lake Braddock, Carney tallied sixtackles, two tackles for loss and one sack.

“Just seeing what [Henderson is] goingto bring to the table,” Carney said whenasked about the experience of playingagainst future college teammateHenderson. “Just going against [him], be-ing competitive. Just acting like I don’tknow him at all.”

Carney is also a running back for the Ti-tans. He carried 15 times for 46 yardsagainst the Bruins.

LAKE BRADDOCK will host South Countyon Friday, Nov. 1 in a game that will likelydecide the top spot in the Conference 7standings. T.C. Williams will travel to faceWest Springfield.

Lake Braddock QB Wins Battle of Future UNC TeammatesHenderson’s Bruins beat Titans, lineman Clarke, linebacker Carney.

Lake Braddock quarterback Caleb Henderson got the better of T.C. Williamsstandout defensive players Jeremiah Clarke and Malik Carney on Oct. 25. The triowill play for the University of North Carolina next year.

T.C. Williams linebacker Malik Carney (28) makes atackle during a game against Lake Braddock on Nov.12.

T.C. Williams defensive tackle Jeremiah Clarke (74)will play college ball at UNC with Titans linebackerMalik Carney and Lake Braddock quarterback CalebHenderson.

“It’s fun going againstsomebody that’s goingto be your futureteammate. … It’s funto get a last play inbefore you’re notallowed to hit him.”

— T.C. Williams linemanJeremiah Clarke,

who will be teammates with LakeBraddock quarterback Caleb

Henderson at UNC

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection


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