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By Ken Moore

The Gazette

More than 200 people packed theFairfax County Government audi-torium Tuesday, April 7, and 60speakers were scheduled to testify

before the Board of Supervisors on the advertisedbudget. The hearing began with a presentationby School Board Chairman Tamara DerenakKaufax.

Members of the Fairfax County School Boardsat in the front row, gave a standing ovation, andremained standing as Kaufax finished her testi-mony to begin the budget hearings.

“Budget reductions come with a price — theprice should not be our children’s future. Thisbudget does not meet all of the school systemsneeds and it certainly does not adequately fundour shared vision of excellence for our schoolsand students,” said Kaufax.

The Fairfax County Public Schools requested$14 million more than is in the proposed budget.

Fairfax County Public Schools is the 10th larg-est school system in the country with more than188,000 students.

Kaufax cited statistics and trends that challengethe school system. “We would be the sixth largestschool division in Virginia, if you counted just ourfree-or-reduced-price meal population; or the

ninth largest if you only counted our English forSpeakers of Other Languages population,” shesaid.

Nearly 53 percent of the proposed $3.8 billioncounty budget is slated to be transferred to theschools.

Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Board of Su-pervisors, said that while the schools didn’t askfor everything they needed or get everything theywanted, that the amount of the proposed trans-fer from the county to the schools was closer tothe amount requested than anytime in memory.

“We appreciate that you rolled up your sleeves,and we rolled up our sleeves,” said Bulova.

Supervisor Jeff McKay called it “unconscio-nable” that the state doesn’t adequately fund theschools. “We will have the same conversationsyear after year after year,” he said, if the Board ofSupervisors and School Board don’t advocate to-gether in unity. “We need to march together,” hesaid.

Familiar faces advocated for a reduction inspending and taxes, such as James Parmalee ofCentreville, and Arthur Purvis, of Vienna.

There were also advocates who encouraged anincrease in taxes to ensure that funding will ad-dress the needs of all of Fairfax residents.

Steven Davis, chairman of the Economic Devel-opment Authority, said the county is experienc-ing record office vacancy rates, which pushesdown commercial property values and, with it,the proportion of taxes paid by the commercialtax base, shifting more of the burden onto resi-dential taxes.

Maintaining Fairfax County’s AAA bond ratingis critical, Davis said. “You send a signal to busi-nesses around the world that Fairfax County isone of the best managed jurisdictions in theworld,” he said. “We all know it has taken de-cades to build a product that gets businesses hereand keeps people here.”

By Tim Peterson

The Gazette

By 2:30 p.m. on April 2,Dumfries Mayor JerryForeman had already at-

tended meet-and-greets inStafford, Quantico and Montclair.His fourth stop was the home ofSusan Valentine in the Kingstownearea of Alexandria. A fifth event,an ice cream social called “Get theScoop on Jerry,” awaited him atthe finish line in Dumfries.

After announcing his candidacyto represent the 36th Virginia Sen-ate District, which includes partsof Fairfax, Prince William andStafford Counties, Foreman wasout on one of what he said will benumerous road-trips traversing theterritory. The seat is being vacatedby Sen. Toddy Puller, who said shewill not seek re-election.

On March 26, the Republican’scampaign declared Foremanwould be unopposed for theparty’s nomination to face Demo-crat Del. Scott Surovell (D-44).

“My success in a town likeDumfries is simple,” he said in the

statement announcing his cam-paign, “Be honest and straightfor-ward with voters and businessowners; promote accessible, trans-parent government; and makesure hardworking taxpayers andfixed-income retirees get more forless.”

He was received in Valentine’sdining and sitting rooms by adozen members of the community,

Following a public meetingheld March 31 at the SouthCounty Government Center

to discuss the different projects theNorthern Virginia Transit Author-ity is considering, Del. ScottSurovell (D-44) and 44th DistrictHouse of Delegates candidate PaulKrizek submitted a petition to theTransit Authority demanding thewidening of Route 1 be made ahigher priority.

The proposed project would ex-pand Route 1 to six lanes between

Napper Road and Mount VernonMemorial Highway.

In a statement on April 6,Surovell announced the petitionhad garnered nearly 500 signa-tures and would be delivered di-rectly to the Northern VirginiaTransit Authority.

“We received hundreds of com-ments from residents and com-muters who described how thiscongestions keeps them on theroad and takes countless hours

Board of Supervisor Chairman Sharon Bulova watches as School Board ChairmanTamara Kaufax makes her plea for full funding of the schools at the April 7 budgethearing.

More Than 200 Attend HearingSchools, libraries,economic developmentauthority and othersseek more fundingwhile tax-hawks callfor reductions.

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By Gale Curcio

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There was a buzz on March 18throughout the D.C. Metropoli-tan area as Prince Charles andCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall,

visited sites in Washington D.C. and beyond.Mary Beth Powers said that she was

caught off-guard as she was driving downthe George Washington Parkway when thePrince’s motorcade came by on its way toMount Vernon.

Mike and Artemis Davey somehow endedup in the motorcade in their VW Bug“Herbie.” “People all along the side werewaving Herbie on,” said Artemis Davey.

While the Prince’s visit to Mount Vernonwas not officially announced until the daybefore, word had gotten out and peoplelined up around Mount Vernon to greet thefuture king and his wife. Although therewere just as many who just happened to beat Mount Vernon that day and had theadded bonus of seeing Prince Charles andCamilla as they toured the grounds.

Ellen Moyseovich was at Mount Vernon,and said, “It was thrilling and he was quitegracious and engaged with a lot of peopleon Wednesday. As I walked down the hill tothe tomb, I passed at least 20 people ontheir phones saying, ‘You will not believewhat just happened to me at Mt Vernon.’

“It was a wonderful day and they wereboth incredibly gracious spending a fewminutes — engaged, focused minutes —with many of the well-wishers lining theirroute — young and old, with two legs andfour.”

Prince Charles approached Donald Fran-cisco, history interpreter and fifer, and askedhim if he could play a tune.

Francisco said, “He approached me andwe talked and I suggested that I play ‘GodSave the Queen,’ which I played for theQueen when she visited President Bush in2007.”

Formerly with the U.S. Army Fife and

Drum Corp, Francisco said, “He [PrinceCharles] was very grateful and very kind.It was very special — once in a lifetime andI was honored to do it.”

The last time Prince Charles visited Alex-andria was 1970, and this was the first visitwith his wife since he married CamillaParker-Bowles in 2005.

The Royals were greeted at the Estate byMount Vernon Director and CEO CurtViebranz; Mount Vernon Ladies AssociationRegent Barbara Lucas; Mount Vernon’s Se-nior Vice President of Historic Preservations& Collections Carol Cadou; and Gov. TerryMcAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe.

The group toured the mansion and thenvisited the Tomb and the Mount VernonWharf. Dean Norton, director of horticul-ture, had spent the week before groomingthe grounds in preparation for the visit.

“Washington said that ‘nothing wouldcontribute more than the proper manage-ment of our lands,’” said Norton. “PrinceCharles is doing the same — he is very in-terested in sustainable gardening so this is

Royal Visit to Mount Vernon EstatePrince Charlescharms fellowvisitors at the Estate.

The Royals are greeted at the Estate by Mount Vernon Director and CEO Curt Viebranz; Mount Vernon LadiesAssociation Regent Barbara Lucas; Mount Vernon’s Senior Vice President of Historic Preservations & Collec-tions Carol Cadou; and Gov. Terry McAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe.

Kitty Morgan, withsons Sam and Jem,

was thrilled to spendtime with Prince

Charles and Camilla.

Dean Norton, director of horti-culture, prepares the groundsfor the visit.

Prince Charles, Gov. TerryMcAuliffe, Mount Vernon’sSenior Vice President ofHistoric Preservations andCollections Carol Cadou.

a great time for his visit.”The Wharf is significant in that Her Maj-

esty Queen Elizabeth dedicated the Wharfduring her visit in 1991. Mike Quinn wasdeputy director at Mount Vernon at the timealong with his wife, Carolyn, and daugh-ters, Sara and Lucy. They remember the visitfondly, with a picture of their older daugh-ter, Sara, with the Queen still hanging ontheir wall at home.

The Prince’s final visit was the PioneerFarm, where he spoke to Mount Vernon’sDirector of Trades Steve Bashore.

In Washington D.C., Elaine Flynn, tourguide, was guiding a school group and hap-pened to be in the right place at the righttime. “The excitement built from the timewe arrived at 9:30 a.m. — myself and 21school children from Florida. The press wasalready gathered at the stairs and we heardhe was scheduled to arrive at 10.

“So … we waited. It was freezing andwindy. But what an experience of a lifetime.The thrill was the excitement of the crowdswalking up the stairs with him. As a Na-

tional Park Service woman explained thememorial to him, Camilla (with DorisKearns Goodwin accompanying them),people took picture after picture. After hewalked down the stairs, he spent a goodfive minutes talking to people and shakingtheir hands.”

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Foreman Drives Senate DistrictFrom Page 1

who enjoyed light refreshmentsand soaked up warm afternoonsun streaming through windows.

“The first thing I learned aboutbeing mayor,” Foreman said as hebegan some impromptu remarks,“is being available to the people.”In his nearly four years as Mayorof Dumfries, a town of around5,000, he said his accessibility tocitizens has been key to the role,and something he hoped to sharewith voters on the road trips.

Foreman gave a succinct bio,including his 25 years as a U.S.Marine, work as an aviation con-sultant, election to Dumfries TownCouncil Council in 2010 and elec-tions to mayor in 2012 and 2014.

Valentine, who is also the LeeDistrict Republican chair, hashosted similar candidate and in-terest meetings before.

She said she’s optimistic for theparty’s chances in the election cli-mate. “There’s an enthusiasm andconfidence, it’s an environmentwhere people can be successful.”

Both Valentine and Foremancommented on the “vast area” thatcomprises the 36th District. “Thereare so many levels to coordinatefor the greatest effect what peopleactually want, what will make adifference,” said Valentine.

Foreman gave the example oftransportation and redevelopmentdevelopments along the Route 1corridor. “I will represent the en-tire district,” he said. “Route 1projects in Dumfries, Prince Will-iam County, Fairfax shouldn’t beranked against each other, butcount as one, for the benefit ofeveryone.” He answered questionsabout his legislative agenda bycontinuing the themes of commu-

nication, connecting with localcitizens and making sure decisionswould benefit all three counties.Foreman highlighted needing togenerate business, despite not hav-ing retail centers like PotomacMills or Tysons, as well as gettingStafford more representation atthe Northern Virginia Transit Au-thority and protecting the district’swaterways.

If elected, Foreman said, someof his first phone calls would beto set up meetings to “align vi-sions” with the county supervisorsand school board members in thedistrict. “It’s a matter of three dif-ferent school boards with differ-ent concerns that need to be bal-anced and fairly represented,” hesaid.

For more on Foreman, visitwww.gmforemansenate36va.com.

Petition Calls for Widening of Route 1From Page 1

away from their family,” Surovellsaid in a statement. “Furthermore,this project will also lay thegroundwork for a substantial sec-tion recommended for significanttransit improvements in the U.S.1 Multimodal Transit AlternativesStudy which was completed inOctober 2014.”

Also in a statement, Krizek ref-erenced the community supportfor the widening project he ob-served at a March 31 hearing.

“This bottleneck is not just aninconvenience for those travelingalong the corridor but affects ourquality of life, ability to attract newbusinesses and the ability for ouremergency personnel to do their

jobs,” Krizek said. “I sincerely hopethat the NVTA will prioritize fund-ing for the widening of U.S. 1.”

Surovell is currently running forthe 36th District Senate seat be-ing vacated by state Sen. Toddy

Budget HearingFrom Page 1

Brian Engler, of the Fairfax Li-brary Foundation, and CharlesFegan, of the Fairfax County Pub-lic Library Board of Trustees, ad-dressed the cuts to the library sys-tem. Libraries are part of educat-ing the county’s young people, andprovide a myriad of other servicesto residents of all ages despite sig-nificant cuts in recent years, theysaid.

Two additional hearings werescheduled for Wednesday andThursday, April 8 and 9, with doz-ens more speakers ready to testify.

On April 28, the Board of Super-visors is scheduled to adopt its FY2016 Budget and tax rate, includ-ing budget transfer to the schoolsystem. The School Board is sched-uled to adopt its budget on May21.

The FY 2016 Budget becomeseffective July 1.

Puller. According to the VirginiaDepartment of Elections, he willface Republican candidate andDumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman asthe Democratic party’s directnominee.

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Opinion

Every year is an election year in Vir-ginia. Here are a few examples thatdemonstrate that while elections areubiquitous in Virginia, they are nei-

ther simple nor unimportant. Wade in, a lotdepends on figuring this out and voting. Thisis not intended to be a comprehensivelist of candidates.

The choices begin April 23.Almost every state and local elected

office in Virginia will be in play. Demo-crats will choose their candidates in the pri-mary on June 9. Republicans will choose can-didates for individual offices at caucuses,firehouse primaries and conventions, begin-ning April 23 and finishing by June 9.

For example, the Republican candidate forSully District supervisor will be chosen in afirehouse primary on Saturday, April 25 atWestfield High School, with three candidatesseeking the nomination to replace retiringMichael Frey.

The three candidates are Brian Schoeneman,John Guevara and John Litzenberger, and thewinner will likely face Democrat Cathy Smithon Nov. 3. Smith is vacating her Sully DistrictSchool Board seat to run for Sully District su-pervisor.

This year’s elections begin May 5 with elec-tions in the Town of Vienna with three candi-dates vying for three positions on the ViennaTown Council. For more, see http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /upcoming.htm .

There are similar chains of musical chairshappening in the Mount Vernon district, withDistrict Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D) retiring,

and Democrats Jack Dobbyn, Dan Storck,Candace Bennett and Tim Sargeant seeking theDemocratic nomination to replace him. Demo-crats will choose their candidate in a primaryJune 9 at usual polling places; Republicanshave scheduled a canvass on May 16 atSherwood Regional Library.

IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, all 10 members of theBoard of Supervisors are on the ballot includ-ing district members and the chairman. Also

on the ballot: all members of the SchoolBoard including district members andthree at-large members; ConstitutionalOfficers Sheriff, Clerk of Court and

Commonwealth’s Attorney; and three membersof the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Con-servation District Board Directors.

Every seat in the Virginia General Assemblywill be on the ballot, including all State Sen-ate and House of Delegates seats. With sev-eral key retirements, including Del. RobKrupicka (D), Del. Tom Rust (R) and Sen.Toddy Puller (D), it’s clear that there will besome change. Del. Scott Surovell (D) will giveup his seat to run for Puller’s Senate seat, sothe musical chairs continue.

IN ARLINGTON, the General Election on Nov.3. will include Virginia Senate (30th, 31st, and32nd Districts), Virginia House of Delegates(45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th Districts), CountyConstitutional Offices (Clerk of Court,Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sheriff, Commis-sioner of Revenue, and Treasurer), CountyBoard (two seats), and School Board. In Ar-lington, staggered terms on the County Boardand School Board mean that there are two seatson the County Board and one on School Boardup for election.

The Democratic party will select its nomi-

nees for County Board and House of Delegates,45th District, on Tuesday, June 9. Republicanswill select their nominees for all offices at partymeetings or caucuses, to be held at dates to beannounced. The Republican party has untilJune 9 to select nominees. Source: http://vote.arlingtonva.us/elections/

IN ALEXANDRIA, aside from the five Demo-cratic candidates seeking the nomination toreplace Krupicka, only one Democratic candi-date qualified for the primary ballot for Vir-ginia State Senate (30th and 35th Districts)and House of Delegates (46th District) and onlysix Democratic candidates qualified for the pri-mary ballot for City Council, so no primariesfor those offices will be held.

In addition, only one Republican candidatequalified for Virginia State Senate (39th Dis-trict) so no primary for that office will be held.Source: http://www.alexandriava.gov/Elec-tions

The Republican Party will be nominating itscandidates for Mayor, City Council, VirginiaHouse of Delegates (45th and 46th District)and State Senate (30th and 35th District)through a party canvass. Check with the Alex-andria Republican City Committee for moreinformation,www.alexgop.org .

The Democratic Party will be nominating itscandidate for Virginia State Senate (39th Dis-trict) by a method other than a primary. Checkwith the Alexandria Democratic Committee formore information, www.alexdems.org .

Don’t miss any of this. Check that you areregistered to vote at your current address byvisiting http://elections.virginia.gov/

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Editorial

See Letters, Page 12

Not a Priority?To the Editor:

Last Tuesday night over 100members of the Mt. Vernon com-munity met with Northern VirginiaTransportation Authority (NVTA),in efforts to prioritize funding intheir upcoming two year transpor-tation budget for the widening ofRoute 1 from Jeff Todd Way (RoyRogers) to Napper Road (Costco).

The meeting started with NVTAChair Marty Nohe, who also serveson Prince William County’s Boardof Supervisors (R-Colesville), stat-ing that he had to leave early. Noheindicated that NVTA were pre-sented with many “wants” andthat they ultimately decide theactual “needs,” with the underly-ing sentiment being that Mt.Vernon doesn’t “need” this project.He affirmed this when he statedthat the widening of Route 1 is notcurrently recommended for fund-ing; he placated the audience bysuggesting the public’s input was

a factor for weighting decisions.Unfortunately when it was time

for public comments, Nohe de-cided to leave and wished every-one a “good night.” By leavingearly, Chairman Nohe ensured thatthe passion and demeanor of theresidents will be left unheard.

There are two metrics that NVTAuses to decide on funding priority,one being their own “needs scale,”and the other coming from theVirginia General Assembly’s (GA)House Bill 599 (HB599). HB599’sformula was created by the Gen-eral Assembly in an effort “to re-duce congestion and, to the extentfeasible, the degree to which theproject is expected to improve re-gional mobility in the event of ahomeland security emergency.”With the presence of Ft. Belvoir(Northern Virginia’s largest em-ployer) less than a quarter milefrom the project site, it would bea tough argument to make thatthis funding would not reduce con-gestion and improve regional mo-

bility in the event of a homelandsecurity emergency. The applica-tion of House Bill’s metrics re-sulted in determining that eight ofthe other 10 projects that are rec-ommended for funding in FairfaxCounty scored lower than ourproject. Thus, according to theGeneral Assembly’s metrics, thewidening of Route 1 would dra-matically reduce congestion,which makes funding for theproject crucial. Not only would theextra two lanes increase Route 1’sability to sustain traffic, it wouldalso add a bike lane and pedes-trian friendly walking areas. Thiswould allow residents to have dif-ferent transportation options tochoose from while making thearea more attractive for WMATAto extend the Yellow Line to HyblaValley.

The other, “needs based” metric,which according to Nohe, is “ob-jectively infallible,” comes fromthe NVTA itself. I want to note thatother projects such as Metro’s Sil-

ver Line, Tyson’s Corner Redevel-opment, Merrifield, etc. aren’t putinto consideration when NVTAmakes their funding decisions.This results in most of their fund-ing going to road projects in areasalready undergoing major redevel-opment, while leaving Mt. Vernonwidely underfunded.

Sen. Toddy Puller (D-36) andDel. Scott Surovell (D-44) ob-tained funding for a transportationstudy which recommended thewidening of Route 1. This studyconcluded that widening Route 1from Roy Rogers to Costco wouldbe the first step to bringing theMetro to Hybla Valley. This vitalinvestment could be the first stepto major economic redevelopmentof our area.

Ultimately, it seemed as thoughthe NVTA was simply goingthrough the motions by having thismeeting, and that they never fullyconsidered this project in the firstplace. The citizens’ concerns went

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By Scott A. Surovell

State Delegate (D-44)

Last week, the Northern VirginiaTransportation Authority (NVTA)held public hearings at the South

County Government Center at the requestof Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay andBoard Chairman Sharon Bulova.

These deliberations include whether tohelp fund the $14 million estimate for theinitial design and environmental analysis ofwidening U.S. 1 from Fort Belvoir to NapperRoad near the Costco, including reserving

space for bus rapid tran-sit to Woodbridge andconstructing a sidewalkand multi-use path

along the entire length. It also includesabout $60 million for widening U.S. 1 inPrince William County (Featherstone toMary’s Way and Fraley Boulevard to VA-234).

First, here’s some background. Virginia’stransportation system suffered from a 20-year funding shortfall, and the Common-wealth Transportation Board (CTB) “bor-rowed” maintenance money (paving andbridge reconstruction) so there was some-thing to spend on construction. This is whyabout 75 percent of the secondary roads inthe 36th Senate District now require pav-ing. In 2013, the General Assembly passedlegislation, now law, raising taxes to fundabout 20 percent of our known long-termnew construction needs. The bill had state-wide and local components.

Statewide Funding ComponentsThe statewide component repealed the

$0.175 gas tax and replaced it with whole-sale taxes equal to about a $0.10-0.12/gal-lon tax, and raised sales taxes on cars from3 percent to 4.3 percent.

It also raised sales taxes by 0.3 percentand then diverted $700 million over fiveyears from education, public safety, andhigher education to the Transportation TrustFund to help make up the lost $0.05/gal-lon. The bill also enacted a new $100 taxon Virginia’s hybrid vehicles which was re-pealed after I led the fight with Sen. AdamEbbin.

This plugged the statewide maintenanceshortfall and funded new paving in theNorthern part of the 36th District aroundSherwood Hall Lane last year and is whymany roads between Sherwood Hall andCollingwood Road will be paved this year.

Regional Funding ComponentsThe bill also imposed three more taxes

Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads onlytaxes – a 0.7 percent sales tax, a 3 percenthotel tax and a “regional congestion relieffee” of about $250 per $100,000 of homevalue. I voted against initial versions of thislegislation for several reasons, includingthat it only funded one-fifth of our knownneeds, it relied on regressive sales taxes tofund roads instead of use taxes, and it alsoincluded partially unspecified formulas tomake spending decisions, and voted for thebill on final passage with Governor

M c D o n n e l l ’ samendments.

The NVTA’sProcess

The NVTA is re-quired to makefunding decisionsbased on two dif-ferent formulas.One, which origi-nated from a billcalled HB599 that

we passed in 2011, requires VDOT to focusits spending on projects that reduce con-gestion and improve homeland security. Thesecond formula focuses on a number of vari-ables, including economic development andproject readiness.

The Virginia Department of Transporta-tion (VDOT) and the NVTA rated 36projects. Under the HB599 formula, thewidening of U.S. 1 near Fort Belvoir rankedeighth. However, under the NVTA’s 2020performance measures, it dropped to #18,which was slightly under the cut for projectsrecommended for funding this year, whilethe two Prince William projects held theirground to merit recommendations for fund-ing.

The Public HearingLast week’s public hearing on U.S. 1 drew

a larger crowd than the “main” NVTA hear-ing in central Fairfax County – over 130 citi-zens – and the message was loud and clear.Our community supports widening U.S. 1and people has serious concerns about theformulas being used.

I also conducted a robopoll which heldthat 67 percent support widening U.S. 1;13 percent oppose it. I also posted a peti-tion along with Paul Krizek, candidate forthe 44th House of Delegates District. Over430 people signed on with comments de-manding action.

Future ActionMoving forward, I am working with local

officials and state legislators, including Sen.Adam Ebbin, who is on the NVTA Board, towork hard to get all of the U.S. 1 projectsincluded in this round of funding.

We cannot wait any longer for the im-provement of U.S. 1 and we are fightinghard to fund it now.

Please share your views with me [email protected].

Funding Hearing for Route 1

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House opens in McLean on Sunday, April12 at noon, with ticket sales benefiting theChildren’s National Health System.

The 8,869-square-foot home was built byArtisan Builders and designed by Harrison

Design to look like an old American farm-house. Then, 24 local designers were cho-sen to design a room in the home — theeighth annual design house — using inspi-ration that ran the gamut from Americanart to the home’s natural surroundings.Organizers hope the varied styles will makethe home’s design appear to have evolvedover many years.

THE KITCHEN was designed by PaulLobkovich and Emily Neifeld, of Lobkovich

Kitchen Designs in Tysons Corner. Antiquewhite walls accented by a custom hood inboth black and stainless steel create asimple, but elegant gathering space.

If this kitchen is the hub of a home’s ac-tivities, then the butler’s pantry is where thepreparation for those celebrations begins.That notion was the inspiration for MargeryWedderburn’s design. “This butler’s pantryis the celebration of a good life,” saidWedderburn, of Margery Wedderburn Inte-riors, LLC in Vienna. “One enters the heartof the home, the kitchen and family room,through this butler’s pantry, so the room iscasually elegant, but doesn’t take itself tooseriously. It is happy, bright and fun.

“This home was designed to have a coun-try farmhouse feel-ing, and we were in-spired by the archi-tecture plus the Vir-ginia countryside,”she said, explainingthat nature was alsoa big inspiration.“We have the casualgreen leaf wallpaper,plus we designed acustom, faux-wallpa-per on the ceilingwhich looks just like repurposed wood. Webring the outdoors in with the green andblue tones of the space, including the funpeacock color, which ties in with our pea-cock feathers in the umbrella stand.”

Another active hub of the home is theback stair hallway, which connects all threefloors. Although it’s windowless, designerDavid Benton’s goal was to create a warm,welcoming and stylish space. “Using furni-ture, lighting and accents, we visually di-vided the hall into two zones,” said Bentonof RA Spaces, the interior division of RillArchitects in Potomac, Md. Benton evencreated a “virtual window” with a commis-sioned painting, “Old Dominion Sky.”

The first-floor space is accented with acustom, tufted bench and unexpected popsof color to create a formal space betweenthe butler’s pantry and dining room. “Thehall space that connects the garage, mud-room and kitchen is anchored by a consoletable and wool rug,” said Benton.

Open shelving and a built-in desk offeradditional display areas. Benton finishedthe space with a chandelier by Circa Light-ing and photo art. Those accessories “de-

liver fresh takes on period furnishing,” saidBenton. “The classic Eames bright blue fi-berglass shell chair introduces an unex-pected Americana twist.”

“Like the house, which feels like it hasbeen added to over time, we wanted theinterior to feel like an acquired collectionof pieces,” said Benton. “The useful storagebench and custom sweater rug give thespace warmth and style. The fun and inex-pensive swag light is another way we addedflair and utility.”

INSPIRED BY A SAILING TRIP throughthe fjords of New Zealand and by the brightoil-on-canvas painting, “Mountains andSea,” designer Lisa Tureson, of Studio

Artistica in OakHill, created a pow-der room that shesaid resembles “alittle art gallery.”

Tureson hung acustom, hand-etched mirror andeight paintings inthe space. “My goalwas to create a pic-torial space sinceI’m an artist and

painter,” she said. “The subtle sparkle onthe walls … adds pizzazz.”

When designing the room known as thegentleman’s retreat, Scott Cooke, of ScottCooke Design in Alexandria, wanted to“honor the architecture of the house itself,with a room that’s rustic in nature, and thatfeels in sync with the time period the houseevokes,” he said.

From the wooden poster bed and canopyto the rug and art, Cooke used neutral huesthroughout the room. He drew inspirationfrom the home of the late fashion designerBill Blass, which was, “done in a monochro-matic color story ranging from white andparchment, to caramel, chocolate, espressoand black,” said Cooke.

Transforming this grand house into ahome was a mammoth undertaking, but onedesigners say was well worth the effort.

“It is an honor to be a part of this amaz-ing group of designers,” said Wedderburn.“The great thing about the group is thateveryone is wonderful and helpful to eachother. There is a special camaraderie hereand we are all drawing inspiration off eachother.”

McLean showcase home opens to the public April 12.D.C. Design House

Photo by Angie Seckinger/D.C. Design House

The 2015 D.C. Design House opens to the public on Sunday, April 12.

D.C. Design House956 Mackall Farm Lane, McLean, will be open tothe public starting Sunday, April 12, noon-5 p.m.❖ Regular Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3

p.m.; Thursday evenings 5-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays. (Visitorsmust arrive one-half hour before closing time totake the tour.)

❖ Last day: Sunday, May 10, noon-5 p.m.❖ Admission: $30. Purchase tickets at

www.dcdesignhouse.com or at the door.


The Middleton 335 N Royal St, Alexandria, VA4 beautiful new townhomes in the heart of Old Town. $1.6m-1.8m. upto 4,200 sq ft of living space. Elevators, hardwood floors, high endappliances, patios, & 2 off-street prkg spaces. $1,813,600Michelle Mitchell CBmove.com/AX8423162

Open House, Sunday 1-4 pm Cameron Station 5251 BessleyPlace, Alexandria, VA Original Builder’s Model home. End unitStoneyhurst, 4 lvl, 5 BR, 4.5 BA. Impeccable condition, large roomsizes, high ceilings, custom trim/moldings/built-is throughout. $899,000The York Group CBmove.com/AX8589545

Kingstowne 5695 Tower Hill Circle, Alexandria, VAStately colonial with over 4,200 sq ft of upgrades galore. 5 BR, 3.5 BA.Gleaming HW floors, 4 large BR upstairs, Master suite, gourmetkitchen, huge LL w/separate entrance, deck. $799,000Cathy D’Antuono CBmove.com/FX8585644

Open House, Sunday 2-4 pm Old Town SE Quadrant 600 LeeStreet South, Alexandria, VA Perfect Location, overlooking LeeStreet Park and Potomac River, this brick end townhome is ready tomove in! Complete with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, gourmet kitchen andtons of light $1,189,000 Bonnie Rivkin CBmove.com/AX8496964

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Open House, Sunday 2-4 pm Waynewood 1025 Croton Drive,Alexandria, VA Wonderful Waynewood; updated and expanded Salemwith garage, basement and addition. Gleaming hardwoods, granitecounters, stainless steel appliances. 4 Bed/2.5 Baths, Welcome home!$599,000. Lyssa Seward CBmove.com/FX8593791

Open House, Sunday 1-4 pm Kingstowne 5400 Castle Bar Lane,Alexandria, VA Well-priced single detached in Kingstowne. First floorfamily room with fireplace plus rec room in walk out basement, 2-cargarage, 4 bedrooms. Master suite has vaulted ceilings; granite inkitchen. $639,000 Peter Rickert CBmove.com/ FX8447414

Open House, Sunday 2-4 pm Olde Belhaven Towne 6317Barrister Place, Alexandria, VA Remodeled townhome right off G.W.Parkway and Fort Hunt Road for easy commuting! New roof, gourmetkitchen, redone baths, HVAC, and parking. Includes 3 levels, 3 BR, 3.5BA. $639,900. Bonnie Rivkin CBmove.com/ FX8557421

Open House, Sunday 2-4 pm Grist Mill 8900 Grist Mill Woods CtAlexandria, VA Incredible 4 bedroom home on private 1/2 lot withover 4,500 sq feet! Light and airy with a versatile floor plan. Huge walk-out basement. Updated kitchen w/granite and SS apps. $889,000Melanie Trainer CBmove.com/FX8588978

Fort Williams Park 3613 Trinity Drive, Alexandria, VAThis meticulously maintained 4 BR + 3 1/2 BA brick colonial boasts 2fps, hardwood floors, library, updated kitchen & baths + finished lowerlevel with au pair suite. $849,000Donnan C. Wintermute CBmove.com/AX8581719

Old Town 305 GibbonStreet, Alexandria, VAElegant home in the Southeastquadrant with many upgradesthroughout. 2 BR, 1 BAw/separate DR that leads tooutside patio & yard.Hardwoods, plantationshutters, and so much more.$785,000Cathy D’AntuonoCBmove.com/AX8591253

Old Town 649 SouthColumbus Street,Alexandria, VANestled on a quiet courtyard,this delightful 2 BR + 2 1/2 BAtownhome offers sparklinghardwood floors, FPs, updatedbaths + off-street parking.$585,000Donnan C. WintermuteCBmove.com/AX8588292


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largely ignored. Mount Vernoncontinues to be overlooked forfunding compared to the rest ofthe County. It’s our turn for equaltransportation funding and theopportunity to enjoy the redevel-opment others in the county havereceived.

Jack DobbynCandidate for Mt. Vernon

District supervisor

PrioritizingImprovementsTo the Editor:

My name is Paul Krizek, and Iam running for delegate inVirginia’s 44th District. I’ve beenproud to call the Mt. Vernon com-munity my home for over 40 years,and Route 1 has long been thethoroughfare that has connectedme from my home to my work.

I’ve seen Richmond Highwayevolve over the years — fromwhen Putt Putt golf was a fun fea-ture of Hybla Valley to our multi-plex theatre replaced by a Costco;from pawnshops and seedy mo-tels, to better shopping centers.

We now have a huge economicdriver in Ft. Belvoir, with twice as

many people working there thanat the Pentagon. Mt. Vernon/Leeand the Route 1 corridor has ex-perienced ongoing change to meetthe needs of its residents and toensure that it remains the unique,family-friendly area that we allcherish.

And yet, today, Richmond High-way is the last main thoroughfarein Fairfax County that has not yetexperienced a proper revitaliza-tion. We can see the negative im-pacts: excessive traffic congestion,poor pedestrian connectivity andno bicycle lanes, a lack of qualityoffice space, storm water erosion,an explosion of title loan lenders,a dearth of sustainable small busi-nesses.

These challenges pose long-termthreats to our economic and envi-ronmental health, not to mentionyounger generations – our chil-dren and grandchildren – who areseeking communities that offermultiple transit options and a wayto balance work and home, ratherthan spending hours commutingeach day.

With the input from residentsand community partners, I thinkwe can achieve important changessuch as:

❖ A multi-modal emphasis withBus Rapid Transit in the short-term

and as soon as possible, expansionof the Metro system down the cor-ridor with stops at Beacon Malland Hybla Valley

❖ Burying the power-lines toeliminate an unsightly feature ofRichmond Highway and an im-practical and risky design duringstorms;

❖ Create new jobs and keep ex-isting jobs in the community, andthus also add valuable tax dollarsto the community; and

❖ Maintain the affordable hous-ing options that are one of FairfaxCounty’s most notable successes incommunity development.

On March 31 at the SouthCounty Center, a public hearing ofthe Northern Virginia Transporta-tion Authority (called by FairfaxCounty Board of SupervisorsChairman Sharon Bulova and LeeDistrict Supervisor Jeff McKay)was held with a great outpouringof public support for wideningRoute 1 from Ft. Belvoir to theCostco.

More than 400 people signed apetition circulated by DelegateSurovell and me urging the Au-thority to reconsider theprioritization of projects to placewidening of Richmond Highwaybetween Mount Vernon Memorial


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To the Editor:My name is Maurine Houser and

I am writing in response to yourarticle [“Moving: From Institutionto Community”] printed on April2 regarding the Northern VirginiaTraining Center.

I am the younger sister andguardian of my 57-year-oldbrother Kim Houser. Until recently,he resided at the Northern VirginiaTraining Center. Kim is non-verbal,non-ambulatory without assis-tance, has the cognitive ability ofa nine month old and is medicallyfragile.

Your article states that the stateDepartment of Behavioral Healthand Developmental Services hasprovided a multitude of commu-nity placement options for familymembers. However, it has been myexperience and others that theplacements offered are inappropri-ate and do not have the skills orsupports necessary for the medi-cally disabled and behaviorallychallenged population remainingat the Northern Virginia TrainingCenter to survive. Not only are theplacements unrealistic, they arenot in Northern Virginia. Mybrother was offered placements inWilliamsburg and Petersburg, Va.,that were not in line with the stan-dards of care suitable for him. Myother alternative was to allow the

State of Virginia to relocate Kimto the Central Virginia TrainingCenter in Lynchburg, Va., whichthe state intends on closing in2020 and ultimately start the pro-cess of discharge all over again.

I came to realize unless I wasproactive on behalf of my brother,his future would be severely com-promised. Through my own re-search and efforts, I connectedwith Good Neighbor CommunityServices who are now caring formy brother in Spotsylvania, Va.The discharge process was exten-sive, cumbersome and extremelyemotional. None of the profession-als could predict the future of theMedicaid Waiver, which is now mybrother’s source of funding, noranticipate how he would react toa new home, staff and routine. Thedischarge process encompassed aseven-month period; including butnot limited to 20 state employees.

I feel fortunate I have found aprovider that will take good careof my brother. However, I fear thatthe remaining residents will not beso lucky. How can movingsomeone’s severely disable childhundreds of miles away not be inviolation of the American withDisabilities Act? The populationsat the training centers are agingand many individuals have elderlyparents who will be unable to see

their children due to travel con-straints. Similarly, Virginia re-mains glaringly non-compliantwith the U.S. Department ofJustice’s findings as highlighted bythe increase of individuals waitingfor Medicaid Waiver funds andservices. The process ofdeinstitutionalization in theorymay work for most individuals butfor those who are the 1 percent ahasty, underfunded, unsupportedprocess will result in catastropheas did the rapid dein-stitutionalization and nonexistentfunding for the mentally ill.

Maurine HouserReston

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The Law Enforcement Commenda-tion Certificate and Medal werepresented to Chief Inspector GuyCottrell (center) of the U.S. PostalInspection Service at the GeorgeWashington Chapter meeting ofthe Sons of the American Revolu-tion on March 14. The award waspresented by chapter PresidentDwight E. Whitney, Ph.D., (right)at the banquet luncheon meetingheld at the Belle Haven Country Club. Paul Wagoner (left), vice chairman of thechapter’s awards committee assisted in the presentation. Cottrell received theaward in recognition of his service in the field of law enforcement.

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Abucket of 5-inch long pod-shapedrazor clams from Virginia Beac sitson the counter ready for the lunch

special at Bastille.“This dish is seasonal,” said Chef

Christophe Poteaux. “It depends on themoon cycle since you need a wide beachwhen the tides are out to harvest the clams.The clams dig deep into the sand.” The chefwill add “a little bunch of vegetables” froma tray of square white containers. Into theskillet with a little oil go the artichokes, fen-nel, celery, carrots, peppers and tomatoesand he says shaking the pan, “we sauté thembut not so much they color.”

Poteaux added, “I’ve seen people becomemore adventuresome these days. Ten years

ago they wouldn’t have or-dered braised veal breasts,and hangar steak was a littleobscure.” He added that side

dishes of vegetables and small plates are alot more popular because they are nutri-tious. He says this past winter the customerfavorites have been the short rib beef daube,and the potato gnocchi, “and there’s thehomard curry (lobster Thai style.)” ButPoteaux said, “I have a personal feelingabout duck — confit on cassoulet, rillettesand duck prosciutto which I cure for 48hours and then hang to dry.”

He sees a trend inpeople interested toknow where theiringredients arefrom locally. “As aFrench person theingredients are es-sential.”

Poteaux alwayswanted to be achef. He had a cousin in France with a res-taurant where he sometimes worked in thesummers as a youth. “My other influence

Meet the Chef: Christophe Poteaux at BastilleIngredients areimportant to theFrench.

was my grandpa, who was a baker. See hispicture is in the hallway,” he said, pointingthrough the kitchen door. Poteaux spentseveral summers there with his grandpa. Hecame to the U.S. in 1977. “I worked in fi-nance and banking and got a late start oncooking. I made a good living, but I was

miserable.” He wentto Los Angeles, thenmoved to New York.From 2003-2006 hewas a chef at theWatergate Hotel.

Poteaux rubs saltbetween his fingers,

and adds tellicherry pepper, a splash ofchardonnay and shellfish broth to the skil-let. He covers the dish for 3-4 minutes. “Get

The razor clams are added to a bitof oil and slightly sautéed veg-etables, covered and cooked 3-4minutes.

Michelle Poteaux, pastry chef at Bastille, brings in a tray of freshlybaked foccacia to top with aioli for the finishing touch.

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Michelle Poteaux appears around the cor-ner with a sheet of crisp newly-bakedfocaccia.”I thought you might want to usethese with some aioli on the dish with thespecial.”

He says the most difficult thing to cook islobster because you have to be careful ofthe temperature or “it will curdle and gettough.” Also duck because it is lean andgamey so you have to cook it slowly on theskin to render the fat. Poteaux begins hisday about 9 a..m when “I make sure every-one is on time.” Then he checks his ingre-dients.

The menu is set for the season but he may

change one dish, and he has a special forthe day. “For instance we had rockfish twoweeks ago when they told me they couldgo to the water to get some.” When theyhave a special he will do it himself the firstfew times so the others in the kitchen knowhow for next time. “I am the quality con-trol.”

Sometimes he gets an idea. “I have beencooking for 20 years so I start with a classicand add a few things. My ideas burst.” Hethinks of the seasons, what is fresh and thenadds protein. But he says he has failures.“Then I laugh.” Before he puts a new dishon the menu, he tries it out on his staff andthen adds it to the menu when it’s ready.

Large black and white pictures of his wifeMichelle and the children line the walls inthe main dining room. Michelle is the pastrychef originally from Billings. Mo., and theymet at UCLA. Today she has made ananasrotie, roasted spiced pineapple with almondcake. Bastille moved to its present locationon N. Fayette Street in January from itsformer location on N. Royal Street. Poteauxsaid they were bursting out of the old build-ing. Now they have a main dining room with45 seats and a smaller one in back, “plus a40-seat patio just waiting for spring. Withthe development of the waterfront and thesale of the power plant, this area is flour-ishing.”

“I have a personal feelingabout duck.”

— Christophe Poteaux, Chef,Bastille Restaurant

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, descriptionand contact forevent: phone, email orand/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome . Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore the event.

ONGOINGMichael Graves Memorial Exhibit.

Through Friday, April 10 duringlibrary hours at Beatley CentralLibrary, 5005 Duke St. The architectand designer of the Charles E.Beatley, Jr. Central Library, MichaelGraves, passed away on March 12.The Library has devoted a memorialtable of his work along with a featureon the Alexandria Library website.Visit www.alexandria.lib.va.us.

Art Exhibit. Through Tuesday, April14. Sunday and Monday, 12-5 p.m.;Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,

10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday,10 a.m.-8 p.m. at Principle Gallery,208 King St. Artist Kevin Fitzgeraldpresents a collection of coastalimages painted in the tonalist style.Visit www.principlegallery.com.

“Strong Men and Women.” ThroughApril 14 at Alexandria Library, 5005Duke St. The display honorsdistinguished African-Americans fromVirginia. Contact Kyle Maier at 703-746-1776.

Art Show. Through May 3 at Cove, 805King St., Alexandria. Cove willpartner with ArtSee to open thedoors of their Alexandria location fora reception featuring the work ofAlexandria artist, Pete McCutchen.The work on display sharesMcCutchen’s “Geometrics” series.Visit cove.is for more.

Art Exhibit. Through Sunday, May 3 at

Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105North Union St. Two new exhibitswill be on display at the MultipleExposures Gallery by artists SusanMeyers and Colleen Henderson. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Nine Paintings from JohnChapman. Through May 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Donald W. ReynoldsMuseum and Education CenterMount Vernon, 3200 Mount VernonHighway, Mount Vernon. Nineunique paintings by the Virginia bornartist John Gadsby Chapman (1808-1889) illustrating landscape scenesimportant to George Washington’sbiography are on view. Visitwww.mountvernon.org.

“Paws ‘N Claws for Art.” Runsthrough May 31 at Vola LawsonAnimal Shelter, 4101 EisenhowerAve., Alexandria. Del Ray Artisans

and Animal Welfare League ofAlexandria teamed up to present thisanimal-themed, fundraising exhibit.Both nonprofits receive a percentageof each sale. Also showing, but notfor sale, will be UpCycle’s Fur-Vorproject community-based student-recycled dog art. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org/GWWfor more.

“Intricacies” Exhibit. ThroughSunday, May 31 at various times atConvergence, 1801 N. Quaker Lane.Artist-Photographer Nina Tisaraunveils her “Intricacies” exhibit, acollection of mosaics. Visitwww.ourconvergence.org.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of everymonth. 4:30-7:30 p.m. at TorpedoFactory, 105 N Union St. HyattRegency Crystal City has partneredwill the National Kidney Foundation

for a program highlighting a differentartist each month for a year.

THROUGH APRIL 26“The Island.” Various times at

MetroStage, 1201 N Royal St. TheIsland is set on Robben Island inSouth Africa where two politicalprisoners labor during the day andperform “Antigone” by night. Visitwww.metrostage.com.

“Art and Story.” Through April 26 atShirlington Library, 4200 CampbellAve., Arlington. Del Ray Artisanspresents artworks illustrating thepower of art and story. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org/GWWfor more.

THROUGH APRIL 25Art Exhibit. The Torpedo Factory, The

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Associates Gallery, studio 319, 105 North Union.Ceramics artist Bev Andrews, painter Ann Noel,mixed media artist Gail Spencer Saour and finearts photographer Jo Ann Tooley will presentwork for an exhibit titled “Layers.” Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

THROUGH MAY 17“COMPARTMENTALIZED.” 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Monday-Friday and during performances at TheRachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & ArtsCenter, Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher ArtGallery at the Alexandria Campus of NorthernVirginia Community College, 5000 Dawes Ave.The exhibit, featuring Lang’s assemblages ofphotography, digital photomontage, and foundobjects will be on display. Free. Visitwww.schlesingercenter.com.

FRIDAY/APRIL 10“Dance for All Ages.” 7-9 p.m. at T.C. Williams

High School. 3330 King St. Find dancing,refreshments, and door prizes. Free. RSVP [email protected].

Tartan Day is a celebration ofScottish culture, Saturday, April11, 1:30-6 p.m. Those of Scottishdescent (and those who are not)may don kilts and head to OldTown’s Market Square for an af-ternoon of traditional music anddance. Tartan Day attendees willalso find Scottish-themed mer-chandise for sale. Admission isfree. Visit www.dctartanday.org.

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SATURDAY/APRIL 112015 HOPE Experience. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Hilton

Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, 5000 SeminaryRoad. Child Care/Family Expert and LifetimeTV’s “America’s Supernanny” Deborah Tillmanwill headline this conference designed toencourage and empower parents. Admission is$99.99 plus service fees. Couples tickets are$149.99 plus service fee. Child care is availablefor an additional $40 fee. Seewww.theparentingmovement.org.

Pinwheel making. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Del RayArtisans, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave. Children areinvited to learn to make their own pinwheels.This is a partnership with Stop Child AbuseNow, Virginia (SCAN), which uses pinwheels asa symbol for child abuse awareness. This eventis free, $5 suggested donation. Visitwww.scanva.org/kidsneedconnections.

Walking Tour. 1-3 p.m. at The FriendshipFirehouse, 107 S Alfred St. Attend the“Firefighting in Civil War Alexandria WalkTour.” Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children10-17. Visit www.friendshipfirehouse.net.

Tartan Day. 1:30-6 p.m. at Market Square. Learnabout the Scottish culture by viewing

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traditional and contemporary musicand dance. Free. Visitwww.dctartanday.org/scottishfestival.

Mag-Whirl Gala. 7 p.m. at 201Cambridge Road. This event willfeature three magicians and DC’sown Eric Henning, Magician of theYear. Benefits Bishop Ireton HS TechTheater Dept. and Ring 50 of theIBM. Tickets start at $15. Call 703-347-5540.

“Dare to Think Heroically.” 8 p.m.at Alexandria Symphony Orchestra,2121 Eisenhower Ave. Suite 608. TheAlexandria Symphony Orchestrawelcomes Pianist Thomas Pandolfi toPresent Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1.Children’s tickets are $5. Adultadmission is $60-80. Visitwww.alexsym.org.

SUNDAY/APRIL 12Architecture Tour. 1-3 p.m. at

Market Square. As part of AlexandriaArchitecture Week, local architectswill provide free walking toursthrough Old Town Alexandria. Thetours will highlight the history ofAlexandria as reflected through itsarchitecture, showcasing examplesfrom Georgian to Art Deco. Registerat http://aianova.org/panes/event.php?eventID=1102.

“Dare to Think Heroically.” 3 p.m.at Alexandria Symphony Orchestra,2121 Eisenhower Ave. Suite 608. TheAlexandria Symphony Orchestrawelcomes Pianist Thomas Pandolfi toPresent Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1.Children’s tickets are $5. Adultadmission is $60-80.

Artist Talk: Enveloping Time. 3p.m. at The Athenaeum, 201 PrinceSt., Alexandria. Opening for anexhibition of the works of RobertCwiok in the Athenaeum gallery.Cwiok’s paintings, collage, and mixedmedia works lead visitors on a visualtour through the development of anartist. Text, print ephemera andenvelopes are visual leitmotifsthroughout his career. Free. Visitwww.nvfaa.org.

TranzitionMe Grand Opening. 3-7p.m. at 2815 Duke St. TourTranzitionMe, a new holistic wellnesscenter offers yoga, colonhydrotherapy, sauna and more. Free.Call 703-212-5802 to RSVP.

“Music in the Life of PresidentLincoln.” 4 p.m. at ErnstCommunity Cultural Center NorthernVirginia Community CollegeAnnandale Campus, 8333 Little RiverTurnpike. Explore Lincoln’s musicalpreferences, from opera and folksongs to patriotic melodies andspirituals. $40 for adults; $30 forseniors. Student admission is free.See www.virginiachamberorchestra.org.

MONDAY/APRIL 13“Sniff the Breezes.” All day at Ten

Thousand Villages, 915 King St. Inhonor of the Egyptian Spring Holiday“Sniffing the Breezes Day,” TenThousand Villages will host afundraiser for Hands along the NileDevelopment Center. Visitwww.tenthousandvillages.com/alexandria.

TUESDAY/APRIL 14“Zappa Plays Zappa.” 7:30 p.m. at

The Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mt.Vernon Ave. The eldest son of FrankZappa, Dweezil performs his father’smusic. Tickets are $65. Visitwww.birchmere.com.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 15Antiques Club. 9:30-11 a.m. at Hollin

Hall Senior Center, 1500Shenandoah Road, Alexandria. TheAlexandria/Mount Vernon AntiquesClub presents Dick Hamly, discussingoarlocks. Experience with sailing and

rowing, as well as serving in theNavy sparked his interest in differentoarlock types, led to collecting them,including visits to Venice where helearned about variations in shape anddetails of design in Italian oarlocks,even to a high art. Free, publicinvited. Call 703-360-4979 or [email protected] for more.

Book Signing. 5-7 p.m. at @home 111S. Alfred St. Col. Patrick Murray willbe signing and celebrating the launchof his new book “Government is theProblem.” Free. Visitwww.athomedcmetro.com.

Joan Armatrading. 7:30 p.m. at TheBirchmere, 3701 Mt Vernon Ave.singer/songwriter Joan Armatradingperforms. Tickets start at $75. visitwww.joanarmatrading.com.

Swing Dancing. 9-11 p.m. at Nick’sNightclub, 642 South Pickett St.Dance to the rockabilly/early rockmusic of Tom Bowes, Willie Barry,Eric Hurt and Louis Newmyer.Tickets are $10. Call 703-751-8900.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 16-19Spring Book Sale. Members preview

on Thursday, 4-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 10a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. atCharles E. Beatley Central Library,5005 Duke St. Books are $3 or lessunless specifically marked. Findhardbacks, paperbacks, children’sbooks, and audio-visual items.Visitwww.alexandria.lib.va.us.

APRIL 16-MAY 31Art Exhibit. Athenaeum Gallery, 201

Prince St. “Rara Avis” is an exhibitionof bird-centric works of Beverly Ress,Langley Spurlock and Martin Tarratin the Athenaeum Gallery. Freegallery admission. Visit nvfaa.org.

THURSDAY/APRIL 16Book Signing. 7:30 p.m. at Stacy C.

Sherwood Community Center, 3740Old Lee Highway. Author Mary Kay

Andrews will meet fans and signcopies of her books. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov.

FRIDAY/APRIL 17Principle Gallery Reception. 6:30-9

p.m. at Principle Gallery, 208 KingSt. The Gallery will celebrate theopening of the “Tempo & Pause”exhibit with artists Valerio D’Ospinaand Greg Gandy. Free. Visitwww.principlegallery.com.

SATURDAY/APRIL 18Tea Tasting. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at

Green Spring Gardens, 4603 GreenSpring Road. Attendees will learnabout and taste several types ofChinese Pu-Erh tea. Tickets are $25.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring.

Exhibit Reception. 3-5 p.m. at TheTarget Gallery, 105 North Union St.Eunsook Lee will discuss her exhibitof blacklight threads sealed andlaminated alongside images andother materials. Free.www.torpedofactory.com.

“COMPARTMENTALIZED” OpeningReception. 6-8 p.m. at Margaret W.and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery,5000 Dawes Ave. Attend the openingreception for Zofie Lang’s“Compartmentalized Exhibit.” Free.Visit www.schlesingercenter.com.

Country-Western Dance. 7-9:30 p.m.at Lincolnia Senior Center, 4710North Chambliss St. The NorthernVirginia Country-Western DanceAssociation will hold a benefit dancefor the Fisher House Foundation. $20admission. See www.nvcda.org.

APRIL 18-MAY 31“Dispersed Family.” Gallery hours at

The Target Gallery, 105 North UnionSt. Eunsook Lee’s exhibit ofblacklight threads sealed andlaminated alongside images andother materials are on display. Free.Visit www.torpedofactory.com.

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The Little Theatre of Alexandria is cleaning out its closets and will hold a yardsale Saturday, April 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Costumes, props, set pieces, wigs and morewill be for sale as LTA prepares for next season’s productions. Costume itemswill include gowns, wedding gowns, period and vintage pieces, sport coats, men’sand women’s suits, jackets, coats, country-western pieces, furs, hats, shoes andpurses. Entire shows such as “Spamalot” will be sold as a group or as individualcostumes with helmets and copper shoes alike on the block. 600 Wolfe St. Call703-683-0496.

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SportsMount Vernon Gazette Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-752-4031 or [email protected]

The Mount Vernon softball teamdefeated Washington-Lee 11-2Tuesday, giving the Majors threestraight wins. Freshman pitcher

Susannah Anderson tossed a completegame, allowing five hits and two runs whilestriking out 10.

At the plate, Anderson went 3-for-3 witha double and three RBIs. Senior Stormy

Zyzyk and Junior JazmynMcClure each had two hits.

“I feel like we played well to-night and played like a teamtonight,” Zyzyk wrote in an

email. “We lost concentration in the fifthinning, where they scored those two runs,but we came back strong the next inning toshut them down.”

The Majors opened the season with threestraight losses, but bounced back to eventheir record with victories against ThomasJefferson, T.C. Williams and W-L by a com-bined score of 39-2.

“We have a lot of new players, from in-coming freshmen, late transfers and alsopeople in new positions (I’m now catching),so we didn’t really get the chance to jell wellas a team and I think that definitely showedin the first three games so far,” Zyzyk wrote.“I think we’re on the right track after threewins in a row and think there is a lot ofconfidence in the team and each other now,which we lacked in the beginning.”

Mount Vernon will host Wakefield at 6p.m. on Thursday, April 9, Yorktown onApril 10 and Stuart on April 14.

Mount Vernon Boys’Lax: Is This the Year?

Dan Convery was the JV boys’ lacrossecoach at Mount Vernon for eight years anda former player. In his first year as the var-sity head coach, Coach Convery has highhopes for this team. Many of these playershe coached on the junior varsity level andhe knows the strengths and quality of theplayers he has.

This year, Mount Vernon returns severalskilled seniors on the offense and defenseincluding Mouctar Balde, an all-conferencedefensive player in 2014, and ChristianAbenes, another defender and commit to

Ottawa University.Returning on the offense is attackman

Justin Fees, a three-year starter. He hasgreat speed, a fierce shot and has been oneof the team’s leading scorers for the pastseveral years. Louis Martin, another seniorreturns this year at attack. Louis bringsquickness and has a knack for gettingaround defenders and finishing. Both Mar-tin and Fees lead the team in goals this yearwith a total of 14. Keep an eye on juniorRicky Dobson and sophomores David Gibbsand Griffin Ocker.

On Thursday, April 9, the Majors will faceone of their long-time rivals, the Edison

Eagles. Last year, these two teams met inthe second round of the conference play-offs with Edison taking the win.

The Majors have won three of their fourgames, taking a tough loss against a verytalented Oakton team in a tournament lastweek.

Edison comes in to this season with afairly young team after graduating some keyplayers last season — attackman DannyRiley and defender Tim Owens.

The Majors are looking for a chance toredeem that loss and continue their win-ning season. There are high expectationsfor the Majors to make it to conference play-

offs this season and Convery believes he hasan impressive group of hard working, tal-ented players that can hopefully get themthere.

Over-40 Men’sSoftball TeamLooking for Players

Games are throughout the summer onSundays in Herndon. Lots of fun. Experi-ence preferred. Contact [email protected] call 703-406-4711.

Mount Vernon Softball Wins Third Straight

Mount Vernon freshman Susannah Anderson pitchesagainst West Potomac in the Majors’ season opener on.

Mount Vernon senior Stormy Zyzyk was an all-stateselection last season.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

SOL REVIEWMount Vernon High School will

offer SOL review sessions beginningApril 11. Students will be providedwith breakfast and lunch.Registration required, visit goo.gl/DrBlGT.

THURSDAY/APRIL 9Economic Outlook Summit. 8 a.m.-

noon at the Belle Haven CountryClub, 6023 Fort Hunt Road,Alexandria. Presentations by expertsin the local economy, real estate, andbusiness development will discuss theoutlook for 2015. Hosted jointly bythe Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber ofCommerce and the Southeast FairfaxDevelopment Corporation. RSVP [email protected] or visit www.sfdc.org/whats-happening for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 11Volunteers Needed. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at

the Dyke Marsh Wildlife PreserveHaul Road. Volunteers are need tohelp clean up the Potomac RiverShoreline. Free. Call 703-765-5233.

Mt. Vernon Creek Clean-Up. 9 a.m.-

5 p.m. at Creekside Village, MountVernon Shopping Plaza and theJanna Lee Bridge. Visit bit.ly/APRIL2015CLEANUP.

Seeking Volunteers. Mount VernonHigh School is seeking volunteers fortheir mulch sale. Email Tracy Matteoat [email protected] to help.

Community Office Hours. 10:30a.m.-12 p.m. at Lorton LibraryConference Room, 9520 RichmondHighway and 12:30-2:30 p.m. atSherwood Regional Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane. Fairfax CountySchool Board Member Dan Storckwill host Saturday Community OfficeHours. Contact Dan Storck [email protected] or his assistantMary Ellen Hook [email protected].

TUESDAY/APRIL 14District Supervisor Candidate

Debate. 7-10 p.m. at South CountyHigh School. Declared candidatesCandice Bennett, Jack Dobbyn, TimSargeant and Dan Storck will giveopening statements, followed by aquestion and answer period followingby closing remarks. Visitwww.southcountyfederation.com.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 15Community Engagement Meeting.

7-9:30 p.m. at Whitman MiddleSchool, 2500 Parkers Lane. Learnmore about the process FairfaxCounty Public Schools uses to

determine student enrollmentprojections, school buildingrenovation needs, programming atschools, and possible solutions tofacility needs. Register here:www.surveymonkey.com/s/SZ8JXR9.

TUESDAY/APRIL 21Citizens Group Meeting. 7 p.m. in

Room 104 A/B, at the MarthaWashington Public Library, 6614 FortHunt Road, Alexandria. VirginiaCitizens Coalition for PoliceAccountability, Inc. meets monthly.Visit virginiaccpa.com, [email protected], or call 703-768-6700.


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Highway and Napper Road (near theCostco) on the list for funding in 2015-16.A packed house included dozens of knowl-edgeable, concerned citizens and civicgroups that testified. It was great to see thisfirst step towards a community-led revital-ization of a very important road that is our“Main Street” here for Mt. Vernon and Lee,which we know as U.S. Rt. 1, or as many ofus prefer, Richmond Highway.

Paul KrizekAlexandria

‘Conscience’Held At BayTo the Editor:

At the behest of a friend, I paid a recentvisit to the Fairfax GOP webpagefairfaxgop.org/nomination/ – the link en-titled “Nomination Process Information” isdisplayed prominently on the committee’shomepage – and from the outside lookingin, it does seem rather certain the FairfaxGOP has (either inadvertently or deliber-ately) omitted Virginia House District 44from this year’s “call for candidates.”

Presently under the leadership of Chair-man Matt Ames, this strikes me as porten-tous — an unfortunate reenactment of theapproach taken by Jay McConville in 2013,through which the Democrat incumbentwas propelled to victory at the polls, with-out having to face any formidable opposi-tion, post any major expenditure or exertany real political effort whatsoever.

As a former candidate, I cannot help buttake an immediate notice of the problem:That while the Democrats work hard to pro-pel candidates of destructive, neo-human-ist persuasion into office, the Republicansremain idle (here in HD-44 and elsewhere),as if spiritually depleted at the helm, un-troubled by the recruitment and enlistmentof those “on the other side of the track”whose political ambition is predicated andfueled heavily by an apparent (though reck-less) desire to put God’s wrath to the test.

At the center of this powder-keg — boundby their mutual devotion to abortion, same-sex marriage and state-mandated religion— I see two parties, united in the strangepursuit of divine provocation, as if deter-mined to “try” and to “see” if the Lord ofHosts is truly as long-suffering and slow toanger as the Scriptures profess.

Joseph A. GleanAlexandria

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