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On Patrol PFC Matthew Grubb drives the Fairfax County Police Marine PatrolUnit in Belmont Bay May 26 as PFC Brian Bowman uses binoculars

to look at boat registration numbers, check children for personal flotation devicesand look for other boating safety issues. Memorial Day Weekend was the openingweekend for leisure boating in Fairfax County and the county Police Marine PatrolUnit will be on duty every day until Labor Day ensuring the public remains safe onthe water, educating the public about boating and water safety and enforcingboating rules and regulations. More photos, page 16.

Campaign for PoliceOversight ContinuesCoalition reaffirms effort to establishPolice Citizens Oversight Board.

See Oversight, Page 6

CCPA HistoryCitizens Coalition for Police Ac-

countability, Inc. was formed as aVirginia corporation in April 2010as a response to the shootingdeath of unarmed former U.S.Army Green Beret veteran DavidA. Masters on Nov. 13, 2009.Masters was shot and killed by aFairfax County Police Officer atthe corner of Richmond Highwayand Fort Hunt Road. Masters wasbeing pursued by Fairfax countypolice for allegedly stealing flow-ers, a misdemeanor. The CCPAwas organized due to concernsabout police misconduct, negli-gence, and the absence oftransparency regarding the Mas-ters shooting and other recentactions by Fairfax County Police.

By Gerald A. Fill

The Gazette

Nicholas Beltrante’seffort to gain thesupport of theBoard of Supervi-

sors to create a Police Citizen Over-sight Board would be, if his pro-posal is accepted, similar to theones formed in other cities andcounties in the U.S.

Among the organizations en-dorsing the need for a Police Citi-zen Oversight Board are: TheNorthern Virginia Chapter of theNAACP, Virginia ACLU, ReportersCommittee for Freedom of thePress and the National Associationfor Civilian Oversight of Law En-forcement.

Beltrante, executive director ofCitizens Coalition for Police Ac-countability, Inc., points out thatthe need for a citizens panel toreview citizen complaints aboutpolice misconduct is a long stand-ing issue in Fairfax county. As farback as 1979 an organization in

Gum Springs called the FairfaxCounty Citizens for Improved LawEnforcement and Community Re-lations (FCCILECR) complainedabout incidents of police abuse inthe Route 1 corridor and called fora police citizens review panel. Itfailed.

The Fairfax County Board of

Police Shoot ResidentBrandishing KnifeF

airfax County Police shot a61-year-old man who con-fronted them with a knife

during the process of attemptingto serve him with an arrest war-rant for destruction of property.The wounded subject was“noncompliant,” according to theinformation provided by the policedepartment. The shooting oc-curred at an apartment in the 5700block of Old Mill Court on Mon-day, May 28. Four officers wereinvolved in the incident.

According to police, the officerswere familiar with the individual

through prior police contacts.When officers knocked on thedoor, the door was opened andofficers were confronted with aman armed with a knife. The manrefused to drop the weapon andwas subsequently shot once in theupper body. Precise details are stillunder investigation. Officers ren-dered first aid at the scene and theman was flown to the Inova FairfaxHospital where he is undergoingtreatment for the wound.

Virginia Citizens Coalition forPolice Accountability, Inc. (CCPA)

See Shooting, Page 6

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WWII veteran Warden Foley, left, and Vietnamveteran Jim Glassman place a flag at theMount Comfort Cemetery grave site of Tho-mas Mickler, a former commander of Ameri-can Legion Post 24. Foley places more than70 flags at the graves of his fellow Legioncommanders in a yearly ritual he began morethan 40 years ago.

NewsNews Briefs

Cell Tower Proposal RejectedHeritage Presbyterian Church has rejected a proposal from

Milestone Communications to erect a tree monopole celltower on its property in the Waynewood/Fort Hunt neigh-borhood. Heritage’s Session, its governing body which iscomprised of 12 elders, met on May 23 to finalize its delib-erations and vote on the issue. The proposal was voted downby a 10-2 margin.

Heritage was approached by Milestone Communicationsseveral months ago regarding the possible use of church landfor the site of a tree monopole cell tower for the Waynewoodcommunity and portions of the George Washington Memo-rial Parkway. Heritage’s Session had postponed moving for-ward on signing an agreement with Milestone until it couldhear the thoughts and concerns of the community, primarilythe Waynewood Citizens Association, Waynewood Elemen-tary School families, as well as those neighbors closest tothe church property. Over the past month, the WCA con-ducted a survey of its members; the Waynewood Elemen-tary School PTA informed families how to provide input, anda petition was also circulated by concerned neighbors.

While the overall response to the tree monopole was infavor of its construction, there were many who were opposedto it for various reasons. Heritage’s Session took each com-ment into consideration and through research, debate andprayer, ultimately rejected the proposal.

Accidental Townhouse FireFairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units re-

sponded to a townhouse fire Sunday, May 27, at approxi-mately 10 p.m. in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. Thetownhouse is located at 4311 Gypsy Court.

Firefighters saw smoke and fire coming from the rear ofthe second floor deck extending up the outside of the homeand into the attic area. Firefighters brought the fire undercontrol in approximately 10 minutes.

Two adults and one child have been displaced. The familydid not require assistance from the Red Cross. There wereno injuries.

Damage is estimated at $50,000.The cause of the fire has been determined to be improp-

erly disposed smoking material in a planter on the rear ofthe second story deck.

Open House for RetiringWaynewood Teachers

Waynewood Elementary School is having an open houseon Monday, June 11, 4-7 p.m., in the gym, for retiring teach-ers Mary Wilson and Eileen Deaver. Friends, parents, andstudents (former and current) are invited to help celebrateWilson’s and Deaver’s years of service to Waynewood Schooland the community.

Wilson began her career as a first grade teacher in Arling-ton County in 1969. She began working for Fairfax Countyin 1970 as a kindergarten teacher. While her children weregrowing up, she worked as a substitute teacher at Fort HuntElementary School. Wilson came to Waynewood in 1989 asa kindergarten teacher. Since then, she has taught first grade,second grade, and multi-age K-1-2 classes. Two of Wilson’sdaughters have been active volunteers at Waynewood. Sixof her grandchildren have attended Waynewood.

Deaver began her career teaching fourth grade in Andover,N.J. The next year she moved to Virginia and worked at JCParks Elementary School in Charles County, Md., teachingthird grade for six years and children with learning disabili-ties for eight years. After six years as a full-time mom to herdaughters Meghan and Kristen, Deaver returned to teachingas a special education teacher at Silverbrook ElementarySchool in Fairfax County. Six years later she joined the staffat Waynewood Elementary School, where she has taughtspecial education for the last 17 years.

A Labor of LoveWWII veteran honors fellow comrades on Memorial Day.

By Jeanne Theismann

The Gazette

He moves throughout the cemetery, stop-ping to pause and remember the menhe has come to see before placing a flagat their grave and moving on to the next.

For World War II veteran Warden Foley, this MemorialDay ritual began nearly half a century ago as a labor oflove and respect for his fellow veterans.

“I just always felt they should be honored in someway,” said Foley, who travels to area cemeteries in thedays leading up to Memorial Day to place flags at thegraves of his fellow American Legion Post 24 command-ers. “I’ve never kept track of the graves I visit each year.I just know where they are because I was a pallbearerat their funerals.”

According to Vietnam veteran Jim Glassman, Foleyhas been quietly following his routine for more than 40years now.

“No one has kept records and Warden has always beenvery private about doing this,” said Glassman, who hasbeen assisting Foley in his memorial tribute to fellowLegionnaires for the last 10 years. “But it’s likely beenmore than 40 years now and he visits more than 75graves over the course of the days leading up to Memo-rial Day.”

Foley and Glassman made stops at Ivy Hill Cemetery,Arlington National Cemetery and Mount Comfort Cem-etery, where three former commanders are buried anda final flag was placed at the grave of Thomas Mickleron May 27.

“I can’t remember when he died,” Foley said, notingthat the headstone was never inscribed with the date ofhis death. “The last of the men will be honored at Alex-andria National Cemetery on Monday.”

At 91 years old, Foley has yet to slow down but ad-

mits that perhaps he needs to record the names andlocation of the grave sites so that others can carry onwhen he is no longer able.

“I’ve never used a map or written anything down,”Foley said. “But I suppose it’s time since I hope otherswill continue when I am gone. These men need to behonored and their service to our country and the Ameri-can Legion never forgotten.”

Memorial Avenue of FlagsMore than 400 American flags lined the road-ways in Mount Comfort Cemetery in honor andin memory of the veterans for the 33rd AnnualGiovanna McKinney Memorial Avenue of Flags.

Henry Robinson of Boy Scout Troop 993hands out American flags and maps tovisitors to Mount Comfort Cemetery onMemorial Day.

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By Michael Lee Pope

The Gazette

The hill whereWoodlawn BaptistChurch graveyard islocated offers a com-

manding view of an area in themidst of drastic change. Thou-sands of new daily commuters

zoom along Richmond Highway asa result of a BRAC-related expan-sion of Fort Belvoir. If the road iswidened in place, Pastor TravisHilton says, that would mean theend for the cemetery.

“Part of our cemetery wouldhave to be removed, the bodiesexhumed and placed somewhereelse,” said Hilton one recent after-

noon as cars zoomed around thebase of the hill. “Obviously thefamilies would prefer the gravesstay where they are.”

That’s why federal officials havecreated an alternative scenariothat would route the wider ver-sion of Richmond Highway to thesouth and east, avoiding the cem-etery altogether.That route wouldalso avoid en-croaching onWoodlawn Planta-tion, which is pro-tected by the Na-tional Trust forHistoric Preserva-tion. But it wouldmean that a his-toric horse stablethat’s been in op-eration for many years wouldhave to close.

“It seems to me like in its cur-rent location there is adequateroom on both sides to give a littleand keep the road where it’s at,”said Farrier Arvin Reynolds as hehammered nails into a new pair

of horse shoes. “That way bothproperties give up a little bit andyou won’t be destroying the his-torical properties we have here.”

THE MONEY TO WIDEN Rich-mond Highway was set aside lastyear by U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8), who secured $180 million for

the project. Now the Federal High-way Administration has until nextmonth to select which route to use.Moran said the final decisionabout how and where to widen theroad may be influenced by thelease agreement between thestable and Woodlawn Plantation,

A Widening Debate Horse stable could be closed to protectcemetery and historic plantation.

Route 1 – Widening Alternative Route 1 – Southern Bypass Alternative

which is owned and operated bythe National Trust.

“There’s no point in fighting topreserve them if they are not go-ing to have their lease renewedor have their lease renewed atsuch a high rate that the currentusers can’t even afford it,” saidMoran.

Now federal offi-cials have to find away to thread theneedle in this cor-ner of southeastFairfax County,which is litteredwith historic sites.

“There’s a lot ofhistory here,” saidDel. Scott Surovell(D-44). “Obvi-ously you’ve got

these historic graves up here withWoodlawn Baptist Church. Andthen over here in the woods is theFrank Lloyd Wright House, thePope Lehigh House, which was ac-tually moved here because of an-other road widening in the 1960swhen they built I-66.”

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The West Potomac High School ChoralGroups will be presenting their annualSpring Show in Springbank Auditoriumat West Potomac High School on May 31,

June 1 and June 2. All shows will begin at 7 p.m.Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Onlinetickets are available at www.westpotomacchoirs.org.

This year’s show, “Now & Then,” is filled with songsof five decades, from Motown hits of the ‘60s to thesounds of today. Ernest Johnson, who is a 2010Teacher of the Year award recipient, and GenniferDeFillipo, choreographer, are known for their col-laboration with the annual Spring

Show productions. The fully choreographed showfeatures all students in the West Potomac choral pro-gram, along with special guests — students from CarlSandburg Middle School and the theater comedysports improvisational team, with assistance fromPhilip Clarke, West Potomac drama director.

“The show is always a huge school and commu-nity event. The kids are particularly excited aboutthis year’s show because it features great oldies, alongwith today’s hits,” said Johnson.

‘Now & Then, 50 YearsOf Hits, 1962-2012’

King Martin and Freddie PerezZoe Slobodin, Tommy Kester, DominicOwusu

Jasmyne SmithTegan Wilson

Kate Todd

Choral director Ernest Johnson rehearses a song with the Chamber Singers and NickWhite on drums.

Photos by Louise Krafft/The Gazette


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Coalition Reaffirms Effort to Establish Police Oversight BoardSupervisors recently considered and re-jected the need for an oversight board asproposed by CCPA. The county board’s po-sition is that the county’s independent au-ditor would be called on to investigate citi-zen allegations of police misconduct. De-spite being rebuffed by the supervisors, theCCPA continues its quest.

“The Fairfax County Board’s response toour proposal for a PCOB is unacceptable,”said Beltrante. “Their proposal continues toplace the responsibility for a fair and im-partial investigation in the hands of thebureaucracy. The CCPA will continue topersist and, ultimately the CCPA will pre-vail.”.

LAST WEEK Beltrante and members of hiscoalition met at Martha Washington Libraryto update members on pending actions andplan for the summer and beyond. Beltranteannounced the following letters were re-cently sent:

❖ A letter dated May 15, 2012 to VirginiaAttorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli call-ing on him to support “a law that wouldmake it mandatory for all deaths of un-armed citizens by police officers in Virginiato be referred directly to a Grand Jury com-prised of ordinary citizens.” In the CCPAletter Beltrante lists the David A. Mastersdeath and the death in 2006 of Dr SalvatoreCulosi, another unarmed shooting victimwho was being served an arrest warrant for“sports gambling.” Beltrante’s letter de-scribed these two cases as “only two suchincidents where unarmed citizens were shotwith no apparent justification” for usinglethal force by a police officer.

❖ Sent a letter dated April 23, 2012 tothe newly appointed Fairfax County Execu-tive, Edward L. Long, Jr. asking him to “en-dorse our proposal for a Citizens ReviewBoard to be comprised of one member fromeach of the Fairfax County Districts” andoffered to meet with Long to discuss theproposal. Thus far CCPA has not received areply from Long.

In a interview after the conclusion of theCCPA meeting Beltrante responded to thefollowing questions:

Q. Why isn’t the county’s present po-

sition, use of the internal auditor,sufficient to safeguard against citizencomplaints about police misconduct?

Beltrante: The only thing which will ulti-mately protect the public is a Police Citi-zens Oversight Board and a more open,transparent police department. We need anoversight board made up entirely of citizenscharged with the responsibility to reviewand comment on citizen complaints of po-lice actions, and whenever lethal force isused and results in the death of an unarmedcitizen, regardless of the circumstances. Inaddition, for a citizens panel to be effectivein its inquiries there is a need to changethe current Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) which includes police exceptionsthat place a stranglehold on any opportu-nity to review police incident reports by thegeneral public and the news media. Thelessons we have learned from the circum-stances related to the Masters and Culosideaths, among others, and our study of theresults of Citizens Oversight Boards else-where in the U.S., argue for a more openand responsive Police Department here inFairfax county. The county governmentprides itself on being a local governmentleader, an innovator, and transparent andresponsive to citizen needs and interests.Supervisor Hyland (who is chair of theboard’s Public Safety Committee) and

Chairwoman Bulova,and the others on theboard would have youbelieve, based on theirlong record of service,that creating a CitizenOversight Board wouldbe attractive to them.But apparently it isn’tand that is troubling tosay the least.

Q. Why do you be-lieve that the boardis resisting creatinga Police CitizenOversight Board?

Beltrante: I have twotheories. First, maybePolice Chief Rohrer issuch a dominating per-sonality and the board

is overly reliant on his supervision of thelarge number of men and women in uni-form. Maybe they believe that if they sup-port a PCOB it will look as if they don’t sup-port Chief Rohrer’s leadership. All the boardhas to do is independently look around atother cities and counties in the U.S. to seewhat the creation of a citizens oversightpanel has meant for locally elected leadersand the positive results achieved. A citizenspanel could be the best thing the electedboard has going for it in the long run. Theymight want to ask: Can a citizens oversightboard help to prevent future tragicshootings? The obvious answer is yes.

Secondly, creating a PCOB may be per-ceived by the board as losing leverage withthe Police Department. If this theory is anaccurate reflection of their views, they aredead wrong. A PCOB will provide the boardwith leverage in making changes in policeconduct where wrongdoing is found. Policeofficers are only human. They make mis-takes and, if left unaccountable, there areinevitably those who will try and take ad-vantage of the lack of oversight. It has hap-pened in the recent past, and it will hap-pen again. A Citizen Oversight Board is nota panacea for everything and anything thatcan go wrong. But its presence is a poten-tial check on the use of lethal force when itis not necessary, it will build support andconfidence in the community who knowthey will have a place to go to with theircomplaints.

Q. What other plans do you have inthe near future to pursue your goalof creating a PCOB?

Beltrante: We have been talking to statelegislators about the need for a police citi-zens panel and have been encouraged bythe response. We will also be continuing tourge our supervisors and state legislatorsto support legislation to change the VirginiaFOIA so that the public and the news me-dia will have ready access to incident re-ports when it will not interfere with an on-going police investigation.

For information on the work of the Vir-ginia Citizens Coalition for Police Account-ability, Inc.: [email protected].

Police Shoot Man Brandishing Knifefounder Nicholas Beltrante reacted to theincident: “From news accounts there werefour police officers who attempted to servea man with an arrest warrant. He respondedby confronting the police with a knife. Theirresponse was to shoot him with a gun. Ev-ery means at their disposal, other than theuse of lethal force, should be used by thepolice prior to the use of lethal force.

“Were the police or a citizen in imminentdanger and the use of lethal force was theironly option? Why didn’t the police use a

bean bag gun or Taser before resorting tothe use of a gun? What is going on herecannot be avoided any longer by the electedsupervisors and the police chief. We need athorough outside investigation of the inter-nal affairs of a police department that ap-pears to have a policy that disregards itsown General Order 540.1 regarding the useof lethal force. As matters stand now in theabsence of citizen oversight, the so-calledthin blue line will likely exonerate the po-lice officers on this latest shooting.”

— Gerald A. Fill

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Nicholas Beltrante, executive director of the CitizensCoalition for Police Accountability, Inc.


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ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Detached ...... 0.19 ....... 22306 ............................. WOODSTONE7216 STAFFORD RD .................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Detached ...... 0.38 ....... 22307 ............................. HOLLIN HILLS3825 COBBLESTONE CT .............. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $480,000 .... Detached ...... 0.22 ....... 22306 ......................... STONEYBROOKE8127 BAINBRIDGE RD ................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $466,500 .... Detached ...... 0.23 ....... 22308 ................. HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE7025 BEDROCK RD ..................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $460,000 .... Detached ...... 0.22 ....... 22306 ......................... STONEYBROOKE1064 DALEBROOK DR ................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $460,000 .... Detached ...... 0.25 ....... 22308 ............................. 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HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE4507 FLINTSTONE RD ................. 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $400,000 .... Detached ...... 0.23 ....... 22306 ......................... STONEYBROOKE2808 SCHOOLEY DR ................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $387,000 .... Detached ...... 0.37 ....... 22306 ................................. SMITH B M5968 EDGEHILL CT ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $385,000 .... Townhouse ... 0.03 ....... 22303 ........... HUNTINGTON COMMONS2605 DAWN DR .......................... 6 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $385,000 .... Detached ...... 0.23 ....... 22306 ............................. TEMPLE VIEW7817 YORKTOWN DR .................. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $385,000 .... Detached ...... 0.32 ....... 22308 ................. HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE7112 WHETSTONE RD ................ 5 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ALEXANDRIA ....... $380,000 .... 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Surviving through SummerHelping teens.

Editorials

It is that time again, the time from promsto graduation, and all the celebrationsthat come with it. It’s lovely to think,from a distance, that this is a happy and

uncomplicated time for teens as the school yearwinds down, many look forward to college inthe fall and a summer of internships or otherinteresting activities.

Few adults with clear memories of highschools would likely be willing to turn backthe clock and relive that time, especially withthe addition of mobile phone videos and pho-tos to accompany those awkward moments ormore serious bullying or harassment.

We do know that many, if not most, teenag-ers will be celebrating, or possibly self-medi-cating, with alcohol, and that many will en-gage in binge drinking. While drinking and

driving, or getting into a car with a driver whohas been drinking, can kill, there are manyother problems that come along with bingedrinking. Parents owe it to themselves to talkto their teens about it, even as the teen turns

away, rolls eyes, and otherwiseindicates he or she is ignoringeverything you say, some infor-mation will go in. They do hear

you, and sometimes even make use of the in-formation later.

Keep talking. Tell them you love them. Tellthem it’s been too much work to get them tothis point to risk losing them. Tell them not totext and drive. Tell them not to drink and drive.Tell them not to get in a car with anyone driv-ing who has been drinking. Tell them you’llcome pick them up anytime that they need asafe ride home, without grounding them forthe summer.

Father’s Day PhotosFather’s Day is Sunday, June 17, and once

again the Gazette will publish a gallery ofFather’s Day photos.

Every year at this time, the Gazette puts outthe call for photographs of fathers and theirchildren, grandfathers and their children andgrand children.

Send in photos as soon as possible, in-cluding names of everyone in the picture,the date the picture was taken, the ages ofthe children and sentence or two aboutwhat is happening and where the photo-graph was taken. Be sure to include yourtown name and neighborhood. Photos aredue by June 8.

You can submit your photos online atconnectionnewspapers.com/fathersday or emailto [email protected].

Crackers Helps with LearningWoodley Hills Elementary School incorporated arabbit named Crackers into its curriculum this year.The rabbit is used to reinforce the school’s valuesincluding hard working, trustworthiness, responsi-bility and caring. Susan Carlson is the Woodley Hillsteacher responsible for Crackers. The childrenlearned about voting as they participated in a con-test to choose Crackers’ name, each child writing anessay supporting their proposed name. The childrenlearned about rabbits and are allowed to feed himwith supervision. The school’s Daisy Troop earned abadge by planting a garden filled with foods appro-priate for Crackers.

Letters to the Editor

SalutingFallen HeroesTo the Editor:

Memorial Day is about morethan summer road trips and mat-tress sales.

For years, I served our countryalongside my fellow federal work-ers. In addition to serving everyAmerican, one of the federalworkforce’s greatest responsibili-ties is to support and equip ournation’s men and women in uni-form. My civil servant colleagues

and I felt a great responsibility toprovide for our troops, and wemourned each time we learned ofa fallen soldier.

So to me, Memorial Day is sa-cred. On behalf of America’s fed-eral workers — half of whom workdirectly with our nation’s military— we salute our fallen heroes andthank the men and women whoare currently serving around theworld to defend the United States.

Beverly ClemsenRetired Federal Employee

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ReaffirmingAmerican DreamTo the Editor:

I recently attended a PatrickMurray event in the Mount Vernonarea. Murray is back a secondtime, running to represent the 8thcongressional district in Virginia.With his new campaign comesmore emphasis on responsiblegovernment spending and job cre-ation. Murray’s main economicmessage is that jobs are createdthrough the private sector, notthrough government involvementor spending. Murray spoke abouthis message at the function, andas an 18 year old going into col-lege, I felt as though he was speak-ing directly to my generation.

The main concern that I haveafter college is making sure that Ihave a secure place in the job mar-ket. Every student deserves tohave opportunities after all of theirhard work, and Murray expoundsthis idea of providing for the nextgeneration. His message is born ofthe idea that politics is not justabout “the now,” but also about“the tomorrow.” America thrivesbecause of the dream upon whichit is built — the dream that eachgeneration will be more prosper-ous than the next. Under the cur-rent administration, this dream isbeing threatened.

We need a congressman whobelieves in the American dream,and believes that this dreamshould never be compromised. Asthe son of an immigrant from theDominican Republic, I grew up lis-tening to stories of working hardin America so to achieve thisdream. My mom came because shebelieved in the American dream,a dream that I would never want

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to see diminished as a result of ir-responsibility in the government.

I believe that Murray is not justrunning for the sake of running.He is running to defend the nextgeneration. He stated that if therewas already a competent congress-man representing the 8th district,there would be no need for him torun. Murray will never be yourtypical career politician; he is nota self-serving citizen who is run-ning on merely a slogan. He is run-ning on a goal to better the future.

Murray’s message and his deter-mination to promote and fight forjob creation gives me confidencethat if more politicians like himwould serve in Congress, theAmerican dream will never die.

Matthew MirlianiAlexandria

Tax-FundedPolitical Recap?To the Editor:

I recently received a two-pagetypewritten letter with an attach-ment on official Virginia seal sta-tionary from Delegate Surovelltitled “Delegate Scott A. Surovell’sGeneral Assembly Session Recap.”This letter was paid by taxpayersat a cost of $4,107.75.

A recap should be a factual sum-mary of the entire assembly ac-tions or inactions regarding the2,876 bills introduced with 1,616passed, 326 carried over until the2013 session, 934 bills that failedand the 2012-2014 budget delib-eration about, for example, socialservices, education, transporta-tion, public safety, involving $83.5


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billion of revenue as introduced.But instead, Delegate Surovell

chose to briefly discuss bills hesponsored and selected bills heeither disagreed or agreed withdepending on his point of viewand opinion about the particularchosen issue. For example, he dis-cussed four bills out of 28 he spon-sored, briefly discussed five billson women’s issues, and six bills(private school tax credits, man-datory voter ID, ignition interlockmandate, repeal of one gun amonth, repeal of Amazon sales taxexemption and eminent domainconstitutional amendment) andhow he voted on those six bills butdidn’t mentioned his co-sponsor-ship of 77 bills that include, forexample, raising taxes. The pickand choose system used by Del-egate Surovell merely advances hispolitical point of view in the mostfavorable light. If a similar “recap”of the General Assembly sessionwas prepared by other electedmembers, the content and presen-tation would be different depend-ing on the person’s point of view,opinion, political leaning andbackground. Thus, such “recap” ispolitical.

Delegate Surovell’s official mail-ing went to less than a fourth of

his constituents. That seemsstrange if Delegate Surovell wasdoing an official mailing to keephis constituents informed of whatoccurred during the 2012 GeneralAssembly session.

It is a must for elected officialsto keep their constituents in-formed. But, if the notification ispolitical in nature, then any suchmailing should not be made onofficial state seal stationary andpaid by taxpayers’ funds. Instead,it should be paid from campaignfunds or by the elected person’spolitical party. Hard working tax-payers’ funds should not be usedto advance political agendas orcareers of any elected persons.

I urge you to contact your statesenator and delegate to ensurethat taxpayer money is not usedfor political enhancement of anelected official regardless of politi-cal party affiliation.

Frank MedicoMount Vernon

MVCCA’sSuccessTo the Editor:

Last week, Martin Tillett at

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tacked me for mentioning (with-out any elaboration) in my priorletter that the MVCCA supports theproposed off-leash dog area(OLDA) at Westgrove Park. Mr.Tillett noted my numerous priorletters that have been critical ofthe MVCCA. What Mr. Tillett didn’tmention that I have consistentlysupported the principle of theMVCCA and have reserved mycriticism for its recent leadershipand the way it typically conductsbusiness. My position in these re-gards is unchanged. In the case ofthe debate concerning the pro-posed OLDA, in fact, the MVCCAoperated in a manner closer toappropriate than usual.

The debate concerning the pro-posed OLDA was lengthy in theMVCCA’s Environment & Recre-ation (E&R) Committee, encom-passing several meetings. At thosemeetings, guests were invited tomake presentations. Representa-tives of member communities an-nounced the official support oftheir communities resulting fromrecorded votes. Various resolutionswere proposed, debated, revised,and voted upon over many months.All of this culminated in a 10-3 voteof the E&R Committee in favor of

the OLDA proposal which was laterratified by the MVCCA Council. Mr.Tillett had ample opportunity toexpress his opposition and he didso. To no avail.

Mr. Tillett signed his letter onbehalf of “Friends of QuanderBrook and Belle Haven Water-sheds.” There is no such legal en-tity in Virginia. I previouslypointed out the epidemic we havein the Mount Vernon District inwhich civic activists claim to berepresenting formal organizationsthat do not exist. Perhaps the rea-son why Mr. Tillett’s alleged orga-nization is not incorporated in ourCommonwealth is because, werethat the case, under State law, theywould be required to hold theirmeetings in public. They seem tothink they are more effective meet-ing in secret and springing theirviews on the community at largewithout any opportunity for priorpublic debate. They are wrong,and the same applies to the ficti-tious “Friends of Westgrove Park”about which I earlier wrote. Theyhad absolutely no prior contactwith OLDA proponents, and onlysurfaced one week before the Plan-ning Commission hearing to ex-press their opposition. This is nothow civic debates are supposed to

be conducted. Unfortunately, thisis all too typical of the way civicactivity is conducted in MountVernon.

Thinking about the “Friends ofQuander Brook,” with friends likeMr. Tillett, who needs enemies? Asa result of the “efforts” of Mr.Tillett and others, instead of thecommunity enjoying the KingsCrossing Town Center, we nowhave a Wal-Mart store. The pro-posed developer of Kings Crossingagreed to pay for all of the stormwater improvements on the site,to restore Quander Brook, to cre-ate a park behind Kings Crossingand to address traffic congestionat that location. Now, as a resultof the Wal-Mart, the Shoppers’Food Warehouse across RichmondHighway in the Penn Daw Shop-ping Center closed and smallermerchants have followed it intooblivion. What was once the prom-ise of a beautiful town center hasbeen replaced with a Wal-Martand a ghost town across Richmondhighway. Now we read Mr. Tillett’sletters to the editor and columnsin an Internet publication com-plaining about the state of devel-opment of Richmond Highwayand all of the traffic and environ-

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Supporting Arcadia CenterThe Garden Club of Waynewood recently donated $500 to Arcadia Center for Sus-tainable Food. Marjie Morris, president, Garden Club of Waynewood presented thedonation to Maureen Moodie, farm director, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Foodand Agriculture at Woodlawn. Presented at the garden club’s recent flower show,the donation is part of the Garden Club of Waynewood’s 50th anniversary activitiesand ongoing commitment and service to the community. The Garden Club ofWaynewood meets the third Thursday of the month, September to June, at 10:30a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Plymouth Haven Baptist Church, 8532 Fort Hunt


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mental issues there. Mr. Tillett,please look in a mirror. Thanks toyou and those who share your con-cept of civic involvement, we tax-payers will have to fund the envi-ronmental, stormwater and trans-portation improvements a devel-oper had agreed to fund.

Mr. Tillett says that approvingthe OLDA would reward criminal

behavior. He is referring to the factthat dog owners who wish to walktheir dogs off-leash at WestgrovePark have been issued citations bythe Animal Control officers, whichcitations would stop upon estab-lishment of the OLDA. These arecitizens who are trying to makeuse of an essentially unused parkin a manner that would meet animportant recreational need and

is environmentally friendly. Mr.Tillett, you should be ashamed ofyourself for seeking to win yourargument by disparaging thesegood citizens. I can only hope youwill not succeed in doing forWestgrove Park what you did forQuander Brook.

H. Jay SpiegelMount Vernon

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Volunteers remove trash and shopping carts from Little Hunting Creek on May 27.

Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay and Dyke MarshTo the Editor:

Anyone who spends a few minutes examiningscientific texts, journals, papers or historical lit-erature on the natural history of the Potomac andthe Chesapeake Bay Watershed can recognize thatthese once great ecosystems are mere remnantsof what they once were. The Potomac watershedcovers four states and D.C. It is over 400 mileslong and is 11 miles wide where it flows into thebay. The Chesapeake Bay watershed (the area ofland that drains into the Bay) is 64,000 squaremiles and has 11,600 miles of tidal shoreline, in-cluding tidal wetlands and islands. The watershedencompasses parts of six states: Delaware, Mary-land, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and WestVirginia, as well as Washington D.C. The prob-lems in the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay aremagnified by their scope which is a reason whythey are “most endangered.” Unfortunately therewill always be those people, who are operating ata very superficial level, who demand that every-thing scientific be both dumbed-down and rigor-ously argued to them.

Mr. H. Jay Spiegel in stating his rationale forhis support of the most limited restoration planproposed for Dyke Marsh argues that there areplenty of tidal wetlands in the area for citizens toenjoy and provides a photograph of tidal wetlandsin Little Hunting Creek. The tidal wetlands at DykeMarsh are open to public access with a combina-tion of trails and a nearby public boat ramp wherepeople can launch canoes and kayaks. On the site

http://www.littlehuntingcreek.org I found thefollowing. “Access to the creek for boating is notavailable to the public. There is no boat or canoelaunch at nearby publicly-owned sites (RiversidePark, operated by the National Park Service).Ramps located within nearby neighborhoods arestrictly limited to neighborhood residents.” Therehave been proposals in the past to provide a pub-lic access point for kayaks and canoes at a nearbysewage pumping station but as I recall, Mr. H. JaySpiegel has been opposed to any such access.

On another note, many of those political agenda,environmental activist types volunteered for thesecond time this past Saturday May 27 to do acleanup of Little Hunting Creek between the JannaLee apartments and the Sequoya Condominiumsnear U.S. Route 1. Apparently some people careenough about our ecological infrastructure toshow up on a hot day and give freely of their timeto make a difference in the quality of the environ-ment even for areas of the local watersheds wherecitizens say no access for you.

To say that the Dyke Marsh wetlands area shouldhave a diminished restoration plan because he seeswonderful tidal wetlands from his private viewshed on Little Hunting Creek sounds to this readerlike someone claiming foreign policy experiencebecause they can see Russia from the Alaska coast-line.

Martin W.TillettMount Vernon

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Daily Patrols Take to the WaterMemorial Day weekendlaunches boating season.

By Deb Cobb

The Gazette

The warm holiday weekend brought theopening of boating season on the Potomacwatershed and Fairfax County’s inlandlakes and waterways. In Fairfax and sur-

rounding Virginia counties (Prince William, Alexan-dria, Arlington, Loudoun and Stafford) there aremore than 4,000 registered recreational boats.

For three years, the Fairfax County Police Depart-ment has deployed a Marine Patrol Unit staffed withEMT-trained SWAT officers who have their CoastGuard captain’s licenses to ensure the safety of boat-ers in Fairfax County waters. The unit operates twoboats, a 35-foot Marlago and a special purpose 19-foot flat-bottom Carolina skip. The skip is used topatrol shallow areas like Lake Braddock and LakeBarcroft while the Marlago patrols the waters ofOccoquan/Belmont Bay, Pohick Bay, Little HuntingCreek, Dogue Creek, Belle Haven and the 100 milesof Virginia shoreline that is in Fairfax County.

“Our mission is safety, education, and enforce-ment,” said Police Officer First Class Matthew Grubb,a 10-year veteran of the FCPD and one of the full

time Marine Patrol officers. The Marine Patrol Unitprovides safety inspections of boats, spotting andaddressing safety violations of boaters, checking boatregistrations, BUI (boating under the influence)checkpoints, wake-enforcement — ensuring thatboats are not speeding in no-wake zones, providingemergency response and assistance and coordinat-ing with other emergency services on the water. Inaddition, the unit operates with the Fairfax CountyDive Team.

The boating community is welcoming of the Ma-rine Patrol Unit. Said Harbor Master Jim Brooks ofthe Belmont Bay Harbor Marina, “Any time you havea police presence, it cuts back on the no-gooders.”

The unit is launching a program aimed at promot-ing boating safety among children. If a boat is stoppedby the Marine Patrol Unit this summer and childrenare wearing their PFDs (personal flotation devices),they’ll get a t-shirt. If the children aren’t wearingPFDs, boater will get a warning or a summons. PFDsare required for all children under the age of 13.

“Last year we didn’t have any drownings and we’reshooting for that this year. Education is the mainfocus of the unit followed by enforcement. We hopeto educate people about boating while intoxicated,and we will have more BUI enforcement this sum-mer,” said head of the Marine Patrol Unit SecondLieutenant Lance Schaible of the Special OperationsDivision.

Sandy Point is a popular boating party spot on weekends and this day, May 26, is no exception. This group of 15 boats is from the Mount VernonYacht Club and is expecting five more boats. When asked across the water what they’ll do for the weekend, one member of the flotilla shouts out,“We’ll play music, swim, and drink lots of soda.”

The Fairfax County Police Marine Patrol Unit motors past Mount VernonEstate as part of its patrol area on May 26. Fairfax county has 100 milesof shoreline patrolled by the unit. During prime boating season, Memo-rial Day to Labor Day, the unit patrols seven days a week.

Boaters traveling along the Fairfax County coastline at Mount Vernon onMay 26 give the Fairfax County Police Marine Unit a wave. PFC MatthewGrubb, a full time officer with the unit, observes that that the boatingcommunity is generally very welcoming of the police unit because theirpresence deters the less courteous boaters

PFC Brian Bowman drives the Fairfax County Police Ma-rine Patrol Unit as PFC Grubb observes while they patrolLittle Hunting Creek.

Docks, channelmarkers anddinghies in thewaterwaysalong FairfaxCounty’s 100miles of shore-line sport manyosprey nests,providing boat-ers with avariety of viewsof the birds.

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By Sarah Carroll

The Gazette

Mark your calendars, cleanyour palates and prepare forthe fourth annual Taste of

Del Ray, sponsored by the Del Ray Busi-ness Association. The event will takeplace on Sunday, June 3 from 1 to 3 p.m.This year’s celebrity chef is Rock Harper— winner of Season 3 “Hell’s Kitchen”— the Gordon Ramsey cooking compe-tition on FOX-TV.

Harper, the event’s second celebritychef, will taste each dish and choose arestaurant to receive the Judge’s ChoiceAward. For the first time, he will alsochoose runners-up. People at the eventwill select a restaurant for the People’sChoice Award.

Over a dozen neighborhood restaurants,including last year’s winners, TaqueriaPablano and The Evening Star, will par-ticipate in the outdoor competition thatwill be held in the lot behind the VirginiaCommerce Bank at 2401 Mt. Vernon andE. Oxford Avenues, Alexandria.

Tickets are $10 per adult and $5 forchildren under 12 years of age and canbe purchased ahead of time at the DelRay Farmer’s Market (Mt. Vernon and E.Oxford) on Saturday, June 2 from 8 a.m.to noon or on the day of the event be-ginning at 12:45 p.m.

Participating restaurants will includeArtfully Chocolate, Caboose Café,

Cheesetique, Del Ray Café, Del Ray Piz-zeria, Evening Star Café, FireFlies, TheHappy Tart, LaStrada, Monroe’s, PorkBarrel BBQ, St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub,Taqueria Pablano and A Thyme & Place.

The winners of both the Judge’sChoice and People’s Choice Award willbe announced just after 3 p.m.

To add to the fun and festivities, per-forming in the lot of the Del Ray Farmer’sMarket during the Taste of Del Ray willbe one of the area’s most popular rockand roll bands, Elroy Jenkins. The bandhas played at other local events, includ-ing the Del Ray Music Festival and FirstThursday, as well as at local clubs. An-other local band, FeelFree, whose mu-sic combines blues and reggae, will openfor Elroy Jenkins from 12-12:45 p.m.

Taste of Del Ray began as part of DelRay’s First Thursday, a series of summerevening activities. It became a stand-alone event four years ago and hasgrown each year. Gayle Reuter, boardmember of the Del Ray Business Asso-ciation, said via e-mail that she expectsover 1,000 participants this year.

Reuter said that Del Ray “is blessed tohave such [a diversity of] restaurants”and that the event allows local restau-rants to showcase various foods. Win-ning foods last year ranged from a veg-etable side to an entrée. This year’smenu includes ice cream, Ethiopian cui-sine, Gazpacho, crepes and petit fours,among other foods.

Hell’s Kitchen Winner To Be a Judge

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Molly Maddra and Kim Hilton ofFireflies serves barbeque sliders.

Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette

Missy Pankow of Cheesetiquemakes up a pimento slider.

Taste of Del RayIs Sunday, June 3

Torpedo Factory WelcomesGuest Artists for the Summer

“Flamonds” by McCain McMurray

“Classical Painting Atelier” by Jill Banks

The Torpedo Factory ArtCenter announces the Vis-iting Artists who will be

in residence during June, July andAugust 2012. Now in its thirdyear, the goal of the Visiting ArtistProgram is to expose the TorpedoFactory Art Center’s visitors andpatrons to a rotating group of ac-complished artists and provide aunique opportunity to interact,explore and exchange ideas. TheVisiting Artists will be working instudios throughout the 76,000-square-foot art center and will beactively involved in art enrichmentevents throughout the summermonths in which they will demon-strate and discuss their work.

Some 16 artists have been se-lected from 45 applicants. Theprogram will run from Junethrough August 2012; Visiting Art-ists will be at the Torpedo FactoryArt Center for one or two months.

The selection of Visiting Artistsis a highly competitive process.Applicants describe the work theypropose to do during the residency, andprovide images of related work alreadycompleted as evidence of their accomplish-ments and promise. An outside juror evalu-ates the submissions and selects the final-ists. Paula Amt, a painter and the owner ofgallery plan b and Framesmith DC, both inWashington, D.C., was the juror this year.Amt studied studio art and art history inVirginia and Paris. She has been active inthe D.C. art scene since 1998.

For more information about the VisitingArtist Program, visitwww.torpedofactory.org/vap.

2012 Visiting Artists

JUNEAnnie Bailey (Tenants Harbor, ME) Filmmaking

– Studio 328Dianne Bugash (Gaithersburg, MD) Collage –

Studio 224Maruka Carvajal (Centreville, VA) Painting –

Studio 333

Regina Davis Izaguirre (Washington, D.C.)Painting – Studio 30

Hiromi Katayama (Edinboro, PA) Painting – Stu-dio 301

McCain McMurray (Washington, D.C.) Painting– Studio 4

Joseph Shetler (Arlington, VA) Drawing – Stu-dio 317

JULYAnnie Bailey (Tenants Harbor, ME) Filmmaking

– Studio 328Regina Davis Izaguirre (Washington, D.C.)

Painting – Studio 30Ronni Jolles (Great Falls, VA) Collage – Studio

301Jan Moffatt (Alexandria, VA) Painting – Studio

32Rindy O’Brien (Washington, D.C.) Photography

– Studio 224Joseph Shetler (Arlington, VA) Drawing – Stu-

dio 317Nancy Varipapa (Alexandria, VA) Painting – Stu-

dio 331

AUGUSTJill Banks

(Reston, VA) Paint-ing – Studio 333

Judith Giuliani(Rockville, MD)Painting – Studio 30

Mary Grassell(Hurricane, WV)Printmaking – Stu-dio 317

C o l l e e nLochausen (Holly-wood, MD)Sculpture – Studio32

Rindy O’Brien(Washington, D.C.)Photography – Stu-dio 224

Drew Parris(Stevensville, MD)Drawing – Studio328

Nancy Varipapa(Alexandria, VA)Painting – Studio331


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Carol Lopatin, a Torpedo Factory artist from Falls Church, isthe recipient of the Strathmore Artist Papers Award — a nationalhonor. The 51st national exhibition of aqueous media painting,Watercolor U.S.A. 2012, opens at the Springfield Art MuseumJune 9 in Springfield, Missouri. The exhibition attracts entriesfrom across the United States. The competition this year received666 entries by 371 artists from 42 states.

“ U n i o nPass” waspainted on lo-cation inDubois, Wyo-m i n g ,over lookingthe WindRiver. Lopatinworked withthe changinglight, colorsand textures,using acrylicsloosely withmany layers ofpaint. The

painting was completed later in the quiet of her studio at theTorpedo Factory. She tried to save the freshness of the initialbrushwork while developing more solid areas. It is a push/pullexperience throughout.

A painting trip to Alabama is scheduled in June. She will beback working in Studio 301 at the Torpedo Factory for themonth of August.

NOW TO JUNE 29“Giving Voice.” Artwork includes mixed media, painting,

poetry, photography, and short film. Artist reception is Friday,June 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. At The Gallery at Convergence, 1801N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Call 703-998-6260.

NOW TO JUNE 25Mark Dorman is the featured artist at River Farm, the

headquarters of the American Horticultural Society, for themonths of May and June 2012. His exhibit, “Color in Nature”will be on view now through June 25. Dorman is aprofessional artist, journalist, and art critic. He studieddrawing and painting with Manlio Guberti in Rome, studiedat Atelier, Le Grande Chaumiere in Paris, the Corcoran

Museum School, and at the Maryland Institute of the Arts. Hehas won numerous awards for his oil paintings, watercolors,and pastels, both abstract and representational. His colorfulpost-impressionist landscapes are reflective of a wealth ofexperience abroad. More details are at www.MarkDorman.net.

NOW TO JUNE 17Artist Donald Depuydt. Fusions of lithographs, intaglios, and

collagraphs, Donald Depuydt’s works include hauntingfigurative and architectural references, rich textures, and markmaking, both precise and spontaneous. At the Athenaeum inOld Town Alexandria.

NOW TO JUNE 3The Biennial Ikebana Show and Tea Ceramics Exhibit.

Reception is May 31, 6-8 p.m. Some 200 ceramic artists fromall corners of the United States and Canada turned out tosubmit various wares associated with the ritual of drinking,serving, and presenting tea. Juror John Neely, ceramic artistand current Professor of Art in Ceramics and AssistantDepartment Head at Utah State University in Logan, UT,selected 47 pieces created by 33 artists from 19 states andCanada. The Tea exhibit is open now through June 3, but theIkebana Show does not open until May 31. At The Art League,105 North Union Street, Studio 21, in the Torpedo Factory ArtCenter, Alexandria. Visit www.theartleague.org or call 703-683-1780.

NOW TO JUNE 18Variations. A photography exhibit featuring new works by Alan

Sislen. At Multiple Exposures Gallery at the Torpedo FactoryArt Center #312, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Visitwww.MultipleExposuresGallery.com

NOW TO JUNE 28Rust Reconstructed. Featuring artwork by Pete McCutchen. At

the Schlesinger Center Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery,located in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & ArtsCenter at the Alexandria Campus of Northern VirginiaCommunity College.

NOW TO JUNE 24Forged. Show examines contemporary approaches to the ancient

process of forged metalwork. A reception will be held June 14from 6 - 8 p.m.; juror talk with Twylene Moyer at 7 p.m. Willshowcase the works of 18 artists from across the country. Atthe Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union Street,Alexandria. Visit www.torpedofactory.org/target

Carol Lopatin, Plein air paint-ing “Union Pass” acrylic onpaper.

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WEDNESDAYSSummer Rehearsals.

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June6, 13. PotomacHarmony Chorus willhost a series of openrehearsals at TheHermitage Auditorium,5000 FairbanksAvenue, Alexandria.Each week throughMay and June, women(13 years and up) areinvited to join thechorus on the risers tolearn how to sing four-part a cappella,barbershop harmonystyle. Call 703-764-3896 or [email protected] orwww.PotomacHarmony.org.

THURSDAY/MAY 31“Tea” Talk. 10:15 a.m.

Experience the worldthrough Tea with your guide, LeeMaguire. Join tea aficionado andHollin Hall Senior Center Assistant Leeas he leads this four-part series aboutthe world’s second cheapest drink.Learn about the history of tea, its rolein society, and how it has evenchanged history. Participate in blindtea tastings and help decide what teabest captures the essence of Hollin HallSenior Center. At 1500 ShenandoahRoad, Alexandria. Call 703-765-4573.

“Then, Life Gave Me Lemons.” 6 to 8p.m. A night of shopping, sushi, sweetsand more! At Lou Lou Boutique of OldTown, 132 King St., Alexandria. Call703-299-9505. To RSPV, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3582636763

MAY 31, JUNE 1-2West Potomac Spring Show. 7 p.m.

“Now & Then, 50 Years of Hits, 1962-2012.” Presented by the West PotomacHigh School choral groups. Producedby Ernest Johnson and GenniferDeFillipo, choreographer. AtSpringbank Auditorium at WestPotomac High School. Tickets are $10/advance; $12/door. Online tickets areavailable atwww.westpotomacchoirs.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 1Dr. John in Concert. 7:30 p.m. At The

Birchmere. Tickets are available atTicketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000. At The Birchmere Music Hall,3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.Visit www. Birchmere.com.

Contribute to Time Capsule. Youthup to age 18 are invited to submit anessay or art work representing thepresent day library. Submit on 8 1/2by 11 inch paper. Entries should besubmitted at Martha WashingtonLibrary, 6614 Fort Hunt Road,Alexandria. Entries will be placed inthe time capsule to be opened in 50years. Deadline to enter is June 1. Call703-768-9840.

SATURDAY/JUNE 220th Annual Alexandria Armenian

Festival. 1 to 6 p.m. Enjoy eatingfreshly barbequed kebabs and deliciousArmenian foods, watching the AraxArmenian Dance Ensemble in colorfulcostumes, hearing talented folk singersVivian Chakarian, Emma Soghomonianand Edita Kalayjian, hearing acclaimedclarinetist Mihran, and seeing culturalexhibits and videos — and much more— at the 20th Annual AlexandriaArmenian Festival. Co-sponsored bythe City of Alexandria-Gyumri SisterCity Committee and the Knights ofVartan. At Market Square in OldTown, 301 King Street in front of CityHall. Visit www.armenianfestivals.com.

Buy, Sell, Trade Event. 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Sponsored by Aunt E’s Closet.Come buy, sell, trade jewelry,cosmetics, crocheted items, electronics,games, clothing, books, household

items, etc. At Meade Episcopal Church,322 N. Alfred St., Alexandria. CallDana Dishman at 571-447-8317.

“We’re Still Here: Celebrating anAfrican American Community atFort Ward.” 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Acommemorative program recognizingthe post-Civil War African Americancommunity known as “The Fort” atFort Ward. Program held on the frontlawn of Fort Ward Museum, followedby a wreath-laying ceremony at thegrave site of Clara Adams, a matriarchof the community who was born onJune 2, 1865. The program continuesin the Park amphitheatre where publicremarks will include an overview ofthe history of “The Fort” families,remembrances of and reflections ondaily life in the area by individualswho lived on the site or whoseancestors resided there, and aperformance by the Oakland BaptistChurch Choir. Fort Ward Park is at4301 West Braddock Road.

Volunteer Training. Curious aboutearly American medicine and health?Then consider volunteering as a tourguide at the Stabler-LeadbeaterApothecary in historic Old TownAlexandria. The Stabler-LeadbeaterApothecary Museum, at 105-107 SouthFairfax Street, is hosting a newvolunteer training June 2 from 9 a.m.to 12 p.m. This three-hour classincludes a tour and the basics of givingmuseum tours. Pre-registration isrequired. Volunteers can complete anapplication online throughwww.apothecarymuseum.org or [email protected]. Visitwww.apothecarymuseum.org or call703-746-3852.

An Introduction to the 532YogaTeacher Training Program withSuzanne Leitner-Wise. 3-5 p.m. $20 ifpre-registered. [email protected]. Call 703-209-0049. At 532Yoga, 532 N. WashingtonSt., Suite 100, Alexandria.

SUNDAY/JUNE 3Core and More! 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Work hard and feel GREAT at thisYoga/Pilates workshop. No experiencenecessary. $35 if pre-registered. [email protected]. Call 703-209-0049. At 532Yoga, 532 N. WashingtonSt., Suite 100, Alexandria.

Come Fly, Drive, Float or Spectate.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your RCPlanes, RC Helicopters, RC Trucks, RCCars, Free Flight Planes, Control LinePlanes, RC Boats and more. At WestPotomac High School, 6500 QuanderRoad, Alexandria. Contact engineeringteacher Joseph Franco [email protected] or visitwww.westpotomacengineeringstore.com.

KIN: Songs by Mary Karr andRodney Crowell. 7:30 p.m. Ticketsare $29.50. With special guest SteuartSmith. At The Birchmere. Tickets areavailable at Ticketmaster.com or call

800-745-3000. At TheBirchmere Music Hall,3701 Mount Vernon Ave.,Alexandria. Visit www.Birchmere.com.I’ve Got Rhythm…I’ve Got Music. 4 p.m.The Virginia BronzeHandbell Ensembleperforms at the MemorialTheater, GeorgeWashington MasonicMemorial, 101 CallahanDr., Alexandria. Visitwww.vabronze.orgwww.vabronze.org or call1-888-824-2541.

TUESDAY/JUNE 5Author Talk. 7 p.m.Author Barb Winters willtalk about her bookLetters to Virginia:Correspondence fromthree generations ofAlexandrians from before,during and after the Civil.

Stories of the Eaches, Fendalls andTacketts. At Patrick Henry Library. Call703-938-0405.

“What the Heck is aSesquicentennial?” 6 to 8 p.m.Morrison House presents authorWilliam S. Connery who will discussthe details of his book on the Civil WarSesquincentennial. At Morrison House,116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria.Visit www.morrisonhouse.com or call703-838-8000.

Swing Dancing. 9 to 11 p.m. Cost is$10. With the band, Bluejazz 2012. Atthe Carlyle Club, 411 John Carlyle St.,Alexandria.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 6“The Maltese Falcon.” 7 p.m. Free.

Part of the monthly Film Noir Series atDuncan Library, 2501 CommonwealthAve., in Del Ray. After the movie,viewers are invited to discuss the filmat St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub at 2300 Mt.Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Call 703-746-1705

DJ Dance Party. 9 to 11 p.m. Cost is $6.With DJ Dabe Murphy. At Nick’sNightclub, 642 South Pickett St.,Alexandria.

“A Hero’s Welcome: A Story ofFriendship, Gratitude andRemembrance.” 7 to 9 p.m. Thefilm explores the impact of D-Day, 60years later, on the Franco-Americanrelationship through interviews withveterans, French citizens and Americanvisitors to Normandy. Presented by theAlexandria-Caen Sister CityCommittee. At The Lyceum:Alexandria’s History Museum, 201 S.Washington Street, Alexandria.

FRIDAY/JUNE 8Musician Jonathan Coulton. 7:30

p.m. With Justin Townes Earle. Ticketsare available at Ticketmaster.com orcall 800-745-3000. At The BirchmereMusic Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.,Alexandria. Visit www. Birchmere.com.

Valentina Lisitsa, Pianist. 7:30 p.m.Free; unreserved seating. AtWestminster Presbyterian Church,2701 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria.Visit www.wpc-alex.org.

SATURDAY/JUNE 9Field Orientation. 10 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. Required of all volunteersinterested in excavating. Must be atleast 16 years old. Free, butreservations [email protected].

70th Anniversary Homecoming andIce Cream Social. 4:30 p.m. Bring apicnic and enjoy ice cream for dessert.And bring any old photos or albumsthat you can share. At TauxemontCooperative Preschool, 7719 Fort HuntRoad, Alexandria. [email protected] orwww.tauxemont.org

Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Keynotespeaker is ex-Gov. Tim Kaine,

SATURDAY/JUNE 2Mosaic Harmony. 7 p.m. Tickets are $25/advance; $30/door. A

Silent Auction begins at 6 p.m. An interfaith, multiculturalcommunity choir that draws on the rich heritage of African-American inspirational music to lift the spirits. At Convergence,1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Tickets can be purchased onlineat http://mosaicharmony.org/tickets.php. [email protected] or call 301-717-1221.


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Democratic nominee for the U.S.Senate. Also honored will be ViceMayor Kerry Donley and CityCouncilman Rob Krupicka, who areleaving the City Council this year.Tickets are $125. At the Crowne PlazaHotel, 901 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria.

Wine Tasting Event. While sipping avariety of wines and tasting an array ofcheeses and charcuterie, you can walkaround the boat-building workshopsponsored by the Alexandria SeaportFoundation. Tickets are $45; $55 afterJune 1. Sponsored by Grape + Bean ofAlexandria. Tickets are available onlineat www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243578 or phone 1-800-838-3006.

MONDAY/JUNE 11Author Talk by Lyle Smythers. 7:30

p.m. Author of Feasting with Panthers.At Duncan Library, 2501Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria.Call 703-746-1705 or visitwww.alexandria.lib.va.us.

Kinky Friedman. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are$35. At the Birchmere, 3701 MountVernon Ave., Alexandria. Visitwww.birchmere.com.

TUESDAY/JUNE 12Start, Manage, Grow Your Business.

8 to 10:30 a.m. Free. At The Mary G.Gates Learning Center/United WayWorldwide, 701 N. Fairfax Street,Alexandria. Registration required. CallPat Melton, 703-778-1292 or throughwww.alexandriasbdc.org.

Swing Dancing. 9 to 11 p.m. Cost is$10. Featuring King Teddy. At TheCarlyle Club, 411 John Carlyle St.,Alexandria.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 13DJ Dance Party. 9 to 11 p.m. Admission

is $6. With DJ Dabe Murphy. At Nick’sNightclub, 642 South Pickett St.,Alexandria.

Jamie McLean Band. 7:30 p.m. Ticketsare $25. Will be playing “Live atGibson” CD Release. At The Birchmere,3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria.Visit www.birchmere.com.

THURSDAY/JUNE 14Tony Denikos. 7 p.m. Cost is $10. Part

of Second Thursday Concerts at theAthenaeum. At The Athenaeum, 201Prince St., Alexandria. Call 703-548-0035. Visit nvfaa.org.

FRIDAY/JUNE 15Pat McGee Trio. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cost:

$100 ticket includes all food, beer,wine and mixed drinks. At Jackson 20Restaurant, 480 King St., Alexandria.Visit www.jackson20.com or call 703-842-2790.

Mount Vernon Swing Band. 7:30 to9:30 p.m. Cost is $4/door. All arewelcome. Owen Hammett will conductthe live band. Light refreshments willbe provided by Spring Hills at MountVernon. At Hollin Hall Senior Center,1500 Shenandoah Road, Alexandria.Call 703-765-4573.

JUNE 15 AND 16Vince Gill. 7:30 p.m. At The Birchmere,

3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria.Visit www.birchmere.com.

Fest Too. A DIY music and arts festivalwith 30 bands and artists. Tickets are$8/Friday; $10/Saturday. Hours areJune 15 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.; June16 from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. At TheLab at Convergence, 1819 N. QuakerLane, Alexandria. Visitfesttoo.tumblr.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 16Java Jolt: Civil War Northern

Virginia 1861. 10 a.m. Lecture andbook signing with William Connery,with light refreshments. Sponsored bythe Friends of Alexandria Archaeology.Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105

North Union Street, #327. Free, butreservations [email protected].

Gum Springs Community Day. 1 p.m.to 5 p.m. Free. Featuring music, food,demonstrations, children’s activitiesand other informational activitiesalong with a vendor fair. Theswimming pool will be open from noonto 7 p.m. At Martin Luther King Jr.Community Park, 8115 Fordson Road,Gum Springs. Visitwww.newgumspringscivicassociation.com.

Marine Chamber Orchestra. 7:30p.m. At the Rachel M. SchlesingerConcert Hall, Northern VirginiaCommunity College, 3001 NorthBeauregard Street, Alexandria. Call703-845-6156 orwww.schlesingercenter.com

CASA Info Session. 11 a.m. to noon.Fairfax CASA trains volunteers toadvocate for a child’s best interests inCourt. Meeting at Sherwood RegionalLibrary, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane,

Alexandria. For reservations orinformation, contact Elisa Kosarin,Associate Director – Recruitment andTraining, at 703-273-3526, ext. 22,[email protected], or visitwww.fairfaxcasa.org.

Juneteenth Celebration. 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Free. Music, entertainment,vendors, food. A history of Juneteenthand Multicultural Health Fair. AtJefferson-Houston Elementary School,1501 Cameron St., Alexandria. CallRandy Stephens at 703-501-3431.

TUESDAY/JUNE 19UCM Fundraiser. 5:30 to 10 p.m. When

you eat at Teaism, 15 percent of thesale from your meal will be donated toUnited Community Ministries (UCM).At Teaism in Old Town Alexandria,682 N. St. Asaph St., Alexandria. Call703-684-7777.

“All the King’s Women.” 7 p.m. Cost is$30. Wine and cheese reception in theGreen Room and a benefit

performance. Silent auction. Enjoy anight at the theatre and help supportCarlyle House Historic Park. Ticketsmust be purchased in advance atCarlyle House, 121 N. Fairfax St.Alexandria, or by calling 703-549-2997. Visit www.nvrpa.org.

Mt. Vernon Genealogical Society. 1p.m. Free. Constance Potter will givethe presentation, World War I GravesRegistration and Gold Star Mothers.At Hollin Hall Senior Center, Room112, 1500 Shenandoah Road,Alexandria. Call Phyllis Kelley at 703-660-6969 [email protected]

JUNE 22 TO JULY 8“Joseph and the Amazing

Technicolor Dreamcoat.”Presented by Aldersgate ChurchCommunity Theater (ACCT). Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays, 8p.m. (June 22, 23, 29, 30, and July 6and July 7); Sunday matinees, 2 p.m.(June 24, and July 1 and July 8).Online Tickets $17/adults; $14/youth/senior; Box Office Tickets $18/adults; $15/youth/senior. AtAldersgate United Methodist Church,1301 Collingwood Rd., Alexandria. .Visit www.acctonline.org or call 703-660-2611.

JUNE 22 TO 23SkateFest / Sk8 For a Cause. A

fundraiser for the Children’s HospitalNational Medical Center. Aftercompleting the Sk8 For a Cause 4-checkpoint course through WakefieldSkate Park, skateboarders, theirfamilies and friends enjoy a day ofskateboard competitions, vendors,food, demos, auctions, music andmore. Visit www.skatefestfairfax.com

SATURDAY/JUNE 23Oral History Volunteers Sought. 10

a.m. to noon. Alexandria Legacies, theCity’s Oral History Program collectspersonal oral histories of long-timeresidents. Interviewer and transcribervolunteers are needed to assist in thecollection process. Meets at theArchaeology Museum, 105 N. UnionSt., Third Floor, Alexandria. Call 703-746-4399. RSVP to:[email protected] by June15th to reserve your seat.

Sonny Landreth. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are$25. Featuring songs from his 11th

album, Elemental Journey. At TheBirchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.,Alexandria. Visit www.birchmere.com.

Ballet Auditions. 12 noon. Gifted andTalented Auditions at the AlexandriaBallet: Auditions will take place forplacement in levels I and II, for ages 9-14, for ballet classes starting in Fall2012. Two full scholarships areavailable, one for a girl student andone for a boy student. Auditions areat the Forever Dancing Studio, 5818 BSeminary Road, Bailey’s Crossroads.Call 703-379-8997.

Alexandria Food and Wine Festival.Noon to 5 p.m. At John CarlyleSquare, 300 John Carlyle Street, inOld Town Alexandria. This is a freeevent to attend; however tickets areneeded to sample food and beverages.Each booklet is comprised of a total of25 taste tickets at the price of $20.Each food item costs between 1 to 5tickets. Call 703-624-0245 or visitwww.alexandriafoodandwine.com.

Del Ray Music Festival. 10 a.m. to 10p.m. A wide variety of music,including: jazz, blues, folk, country,Latin, reggae, and rock. Also food andgames. To be held on the Mt. VernonRecreation Center Fields, 2701Commonwealth Ave., in Del Ray. DelRay Music Week will be taking placefrom June 18-22, will host over 30local musicians and bands as theyperform along “The Avenue” at localDel Ray businesses from 5 to 10 p.m.Visit www.delraymusicfestival.com.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 13Paul Thorn. 7:30 p.m. With Jamie McLean. Tickets are $25. Will perform the new

release, titled What the Hell Is Goin’ On? At The Birchmere. Tickets are availableat Ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000. At The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Visit www. Birchmere.com.

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Best in the World In Weird ScienceA team of 7 fifth graders from Stratford LandingElementary School recently competed at the Odysseyof the World Finals at Iowa State University. Theteam came in first place for its solution to the NASA-sponsored “Weird Science” problem and came inthird place overall. The team, coached by Terri Bell,includes team members Mary Bell, Lukas Brokamp,Nick Greve, Lindsay Johnson, Jenna Mulvihill, LilyPenn and Rhys Shallbetter. More 800 teams from 15countries participated in this international competi-tion. The team would like to thank the StratfordLanding school community for its support and themany people whose donations made this possible.Special thanks go to the sponsors who donated $500or more: the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club, WOW Cafeand Wingery and the Stratford Landing PTA.

By Sarah Carroll

The Gazette

I consider myself a mysti-cal humanist,” said theRev. Kate Walker of theMount Vernon Unitarian

Church, where she has preached foralmost four years. “I put a great dealof faith in the human spirit, intel-lect and heart, but I am also veryopen to the depths of mystery andall that I can’t explain. There is asense of divinity and sacredness inthis world that I engage with on a daily basis.”

A California native, Walker was raised in RhodeIsland as a member of the Unitarian UniversalistChurch, where her father was a minister. After in-terning at a TV station in high school, Walker earned

her undergraduate degree in mass com-munications and speech communica-tions at the University of Denver. Sheworked at a newspaper in Boulder, Colo.,then served briefly in the Peace Corps

in Costa Rica before earning her master’s degree insocial ecology at Goddard College. She later workedfor Greenpeace as an environmental journalist.

“I didn’t know I wanted to become a minister untilI was in my late 20s,” said Walker. “I started to ex-plore my spirituality and my faith.I was sitting at my kitchen tablereading one Saturday morningand it hit me, the thought that Iwas going to be a minister.” Walkerstudied divinity at the Starr KingSchool for the Ministry in Califor-nia and was ordained as a Unitar-ian minister 15 years ago. Sheserved at a church in Meadville,Penn. for 10 years before comingto Mount Vernon, where her con-gregation consists of approximately 330 adults and140 children.

The Unitarian Universalist Church, formed by theconsolidation of the American Unitarian Associationand the Universalist Church of America in 1961, is amulti-faith institution predicated on the idea of oneGod instead of the Trinity. Universalism refers to thechurch’s belief in universal salvation.

According to Walker, what she likes best about herfaith is its inclusivity. “We do not have any dogma orcreed,” she said. “[But] we do have expectations onbehavior and how we treat one another with kind-ness, compassion and civility.”

As at other churches, Unitarian services includereadings, sermons and a choir that sings almost ev-ery Sunday. Walker said that her goal is to create aservice that is “inspiring and intellectually thought-ful.” She said that in her most personally meaning-ful sermon, she referenced the Benedictine teach-ings of inclusiveness and addressed the difficultiesthat introverts have in welcoming strangers. “Ev-eryone has biases,” Walker said. “The more we areaware of those biases the more we can welcome

others into our hearts.” According to Walker, themessage of inclusivity is present in almost all hersermons.

Walker also believes in the strength of community.“One of my seniors a couple years ago woke up earlyon Sunday morning [and his wife] had died in hersleep,” she said. “He called me and he called theparamedics, and even before they had taken her hesaid, ‘I need to go to church.’ It spoke a lot about hisneed to be with his community surrounded by lovein his day of grief.”

Walker’s church is committed to serving multiplegenerations. While Walker “[tries] to balance theneeds of the older generation,” the church also of-fers classes for youth from kindergarten through highschool. “It is about encouraging them to build their

own inner confidence, to ques-tion, to explore, to find whattheir faith is all about as a Uni-tarian Universalist,” she said.“They can feel comfortable ask-ing questions knowing that faithis a journey.” According toWalker, youth are encouraged tovisit other places of worship and,in the eighth grade, are con-firmed after learning about the

church’s history, developing their own beliefs andconducting a church service. High school membersalso lead a service each year.

The Mount Vernon church is active within the com-munity. It holds blood drives, cultivates a garden anddonates produce to a local food bank. It is a certifiedwildlife sanctuary and hosts outdoor concerts andweddings.

The church also advocates for social justice. “[Boththe Unitarians and Universalists] were very commit-ted to creating what we felt was heaven here onEarth,” said Walker. The church supported the CivilRights Movement and currently advocates for pub-lic education, gay rights and environmental aware-ness.

“We’ve always had a commitment to social justicebecause we feel it’s more important how we live ourlives today,” said Walker. “We are committed to liv-ing a life of civility in a pluralistic society. I wouldsay Unitarian means there is a unity that makes usone and Universalism means that there is a divinitythat connects us. As a minister, my joy today is towork with people of multiple faiths.”

The Rev. Kate Walker delivers a sermon at the MountVernon Unitarian Church on Mother’s Day.

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Diana York and James Rees havebeen nominated as Lord and Ladyfor the Mount Vernon District.

York has led many efforts in theSouth County Community, espe-cially those related to helping chil-dren. She has been a driving forcebetween the Gunston TutoringProgram, the Gunston ChristmasMart, and other programs gearedto assist children in need. From theopening of the South County Sec-ondary School in 2005, York hasbeen involved with the PTSO andhas had a major role in fundraisingmoney for student scholarships.

Rees, president of the MountVernon Estate, has successfullyoverseen Mount Vernon Estate andGardens and led the campaign tobring George Washington backinto the spotlight. It was his visionfor Mount Vernon’s future that ledto the opening of the Ford Orien-tation and Donald W. Reynolds

Museum and Education Centerbuildings in 2006. During his ten-ure, Rees has led the Estatethrough restoration and recon-struction projects, continuing thepreservation of the Estate. Heserved as the director of develop-ment and associate director atMount Vernon from 1983 until hisappointment as president in 1991.During his tenure, the staff hasnearly doubled in size and MountVernon’s endowment has grownfrom $4 million to $125 million.Rees currently serves on the boardof directors for Fairfax CountyConvention and Visitors Corpora-tion and the Piedmont Environ-mental Council of Virginia. Heholds undergraduate and honor-ary doctorate degrees from theCollege of William & Mary and amaster’s degree in public admin-istration from George WashingtonUniversity.

Rees and York Named MountVernon District Lord and Lady

“We are committedto living a life ofcivility in apluralistic society.”


SportsMount Vernon Gazette Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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West Potomac pitcher Morgan Maniglia, right, catcher Jasmine Picini andhead coach Craig Maniglia celebrate after the Wolverines defeatedChantilly in the regional softball quarterfinals on May 28 at Falls ChurchHigh School.

West Potomac senior MorganManiglia hit a two-run home run inthe 11th inning to lift the Wolver-ines past Chantilly, 3-1, in theregion softball quarterfinals.

West Potomac senior Danielle McHugh celebrates as she comes aroundto score on Morgan Maniglia’s two-run home run in the 11th inning.

West Potomac catcher Jasmine Picini had an RBI single against Chantillyon May 28.

Maniglia Launches Wolverines into Region Semifinals

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By Jon Roetman

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Hot, tired and momentarilyhobbled after fouling a pitchoff her foot, West Potomacsenior Morgan Maniglia met

her father, head coach Craig Maniglia, alongthe third-base line for a moment of compo-sure.

Facing Chantilly in a regional softballquarterfinal matchup on May 28, MorganManiglia had limited the Chargers to oneunearned run during 10 innings in thepitcher’s circle. However, the Wolverineslugger had gone 0 for 4 at the plate, fail-ing to hit the ball out of the infield. Withtwo outs and the go-ahead run on secondbase in 11th inning of a tied game, No. 10recognized the opportunity in front of her.

“[Coach Maniglia] just told me to shakeit off and that I was due, and I knew I wasdue,” she said. “When I went up to bat Iknew it was my turn to hit. I was prettyconfident … In my head, the whole time Iwas thinking this could be my last time everstepping into the batter’s box and having itmean something. That was kind of pump-ing me up, too.”

Facing a 1-2 count, Maniglia launched atwo-run home run — her 10th of the sea-son — well over the left-field fence, pro-pelling West Potomac to a 3-1, 11-inningvictory at Falls Church High School. AfterManiglia connected, Craig Maniglia, stand-ing in the third-base coaching area, turnedhis back to the infield and watched the ballsail over the fence with his hands in the air.

“As soon as it was off the bat, I knew itwas gone,” the coach said. “You could justtell [by] the trajectory. Apparently, it landed

in the parking lot.”The win secured West Potomac a spot in

the semifinals and earned the Wolverinestheir first trip to the third round of the re-gion tournamentin program his-tory. WestPotomac’s vic-tory came oneyear after theWolverines lost a12-inning battleagainst SouthCounty in thePatriot Districtchampionshipgame. Manigliathrew 155pitches in thatcontest, limiting the Stallions to two hitsthrough 11 innings before surrendering a

pair of unearned runs in the 12th. WestPotomac’s 2011 season ended with a lossto Oakton in the region quarterfinals.

This year, West Potomac lost to LakeBraddock in thedistrict semifi-nals, but re-sponded by beat-ing Yorktownand Chantilly toadvance to theregion’s finalfour. On Monday,Maniglia threw124 pitches — 81for strikes —while allowingfive hits, walkingfour, hitting one

batter and striking our six.While Maniglia had already experienced

a marathon postseason pitching perfor-mance, the 2011 district title game wasplayed at night. Monday’s contest wasscheduled for a 4 p.m. start on a blazinghot Memorial Day with temperaturesaround 90 degrees. Maniglia, this season’sPatriot District Pitcher of the Year, said shestarted feeling light-headed around the fifthinning, but continued to push forward.

“I poured a whole water bottle on me inthe dugout and sat down and was like, wow,I don’t know how we’re going to finish this,”she said. “But [I] just pulled some energytogether.”

West Potomac took a 1-0 lead in the firstinning, when catcher Jasmine Picini’s two-out RBI single plated center fielder DanielleMcHugh, who led off the frame with a buntsingle. From there, Chantilly pitcher AlexSallberg shut down West Potomac, limiting

“In my head, the whole time Iwas thinking this could be mylast time ever stepping intothe batter’s box and having itmean something. That waskind of pumping me up, too.”

— West Potomac senior Morgan Maniglia


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the Wolverines to two hits during the next nineinnings.

With one out in the 11th, McHugh ripped adouble down the left-field line, ending a nine-pitch at-bat. Two batters later, Maniglia hit thegame-winning homer.

“I was running around and I couldn’t see theball. I thought either it’s a pop up, it’s going toend the [inning], or we’re going to win,” McHughsaid. “I saw coach’s face and I was like, that’s it,that’s the game.”

McHugh, a senior who will play at TennesseeTech next season, finished with three hits andscored two runs. She also made several clutchdefensive plays in center field.

With one on and one out in the third inning,Chantilly left fielder Emily Gembarowicz smasheda double over McHugh’s head. McHugh picked

up the ball near the fence in center field and threwto third base, gunning down a Charger who wastrying to advance from first.

With two outs and the winning run on secondfor Chantilly in the bottom of the seventh, McHughraced in from center field to catch a pop up be-hind the left side of the infield. With one out inthe ninth, she made a diving catch in the left-cen-ter gap.

“She played her A game,” Morgan Maniglia saidof McHugh. “She knew this wasn’t going to be herlast high school game and that pumped us up.”

West Potomac faced Stone Bridge in the regionsemifinals on May 30. Results were not availableprior to the Gazette’s deadline.

“I think what this was all about was just [frus-tration],” Craig Maniglia said. “Four years, losingchampionship games in 12 innings — not thistime.”

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Simond Kargbo, left, and the Mount Vernon boys’ soccerteam ended their season against Robinson in the regionquarterfinals.

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The Mount Vernon boys’soccer team gatheredfor one last hug on thefield as the Majors con-

tinued to support one another af-ter their region quarterfinalmatchup with Robinson on May24. In a year that included theprogram’s first No. 1 seed in thedistrict tournament and first dis-trict title since 2005, MountVernon’s season came to an end onpenalty kicks.

After 80 minutes of regulationtime and four five-minute over-time periods, the Majors lost, 1-1(6-5), to Robinson, ending MountVernon’s season in thequarterfinals for the third consecu-tive season.

“To go out like that,” juniorSimond Kargbo said, “it just breaksour heart.”

After falling behind, 1-0, in thefirst half, junior Rahim Costa-Dorsey tied the score with a goalin the 51st minute. The gameeventually went to a penalty-kickshootout, where a save by goal-keeper Diego Castro gave the Ma-jors an early advantage. However,Mount Vernon couldn’t capitalizeand Robinson goalkeeper JoshPenn made the game-winning savewith the Rams leading 6-5.

“It was really fun playing withthem,” said Costa-Dorsey, a juniortransfer from Lafayette HighSchool in Williamsburg who grewup in Germany. “We’ve got a very talented team andwe connected to each other. We were basically alllike brothers and it’s now sad that the season is over.”

Mount Vernon finished the season 14-2-2, wasranked in the five of the Washington Post top10 and in the top 20 of the ESPNHS POWERADE

FAB 50.“I don’t think they realize how proud of them I am,”

head coach Robert Garza said. “I love every one ofthem like they’re my own kids. I’m so proud of theway they proved to their school, to their community,to their followers what it takes to have heart in play.”


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5500 Holmes Run Parkway• Spectacular views from this beautiful sun-filled #1460 sf endunit condo with large balcony. • Two large master suites, onewith extensive built-ins. • Den/office or nursery with beautifulbuilt-ins and half bath. • Hardwood floors. • Remodeledkitchen. • Large laundry and storage room. • Reserved garageparking. • Wonderful location just minutes to 95/395/495, DC,Old Town and the new BRAC Building. • One of the largestunits in this luxury building. • Don’t miss this opportunity.Offered at .......................................... $259,000

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SOLD6905 Baylor Drive

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108Gretna Green

• Immaculate Three Levelall-brick Townhome• Two Generous MasterSuites, Three Full and OneHalf Baths.• Updated eat-in Kitchenwith Corian Counters,Stainless Appliances andCherry Cabinets.• Beautiful Dining Room andLiving Room with custommoldings, hardwood floors,full masonry wood-burningfireplace and french doors tocustom Deck.• Versatile lower level fea-tures a Den/Office or 3rd

Bedroom, Full Bath and a huge Family Room.• Fenced private Lower Level DeckDir: 395 to Duke Street East. R on S. Pickett St. R onValley Forge. L on Gretna Green to 108.Offered at .......................................... $479,000

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7113 Marlan Drive

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The Memorial DayWeekend was HOT!

Three propertiesSOLD with a fourth innegotiation! Inventory

is down! If you arecontemplating the sale of

your home, now is the time!June promises to be

a busy month!

1625KenwoodAvenue

• Great Location!• Two Story End Townhouse with Balcony• Needs some updating• Short Sale• Three Bedrooms• Two Full Baths & One Half Bath• Great space for the money!• Don’t miss this opportunity!

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