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Neighborhoods throughoutFairfax County held NationalNight Out, “America’s NightOut Against Crime” events

on Tuesday, Aug. 5. These events are de-signed to promote crime prevention activi-ties, partnerships between law enforcementand the community, and neighbors gettingto know each other.

Supervisor John C. Cook (R-Braddock)emphasized the importance of commu-nity involvement. “The neighborhoodswhere people know each other, wherethey look out for each other, where theyenjoy each other’s company in social

events are also the safest neighbor-hoods,” he said.

Vigilance and caution are also key in en-suring the safety of the neighborhood.Bonnie Brae Civic Association President TeriOstroviak said that living in a safe place stillmeant taking measures to prevent crime.“You live in a city. You need to lock yourcars. You need to lock your door. You needto put a clip on your back gate so peoplecan’t easily access” or steal property.

Neighborhood watch groups are also de-terrents to illegal activities, as they send amessage to criminals that the communityis watching. It is a “visible set of eyes,” saidJulia Wilson, president of the Rutherfordneighborhood watch. Rutherford has about700 homes.

One of the duties of neighborhood watchgroups is patrolling the neighborhood. Pa-trols have magnetic signs for their cars -indicating that they are members of theneighborhood watch - flashlights and a log-book. They look for something out of theordinary.

Terry Boschert, coordinator of the KingsPark neighborhood watch, said that itsmembers have recovered a stolen car andhave helped avoid a bicycle theft.

Cars parked on the street, which are notfamiliar to the neighborhood, are subjectto suspicion, especially cars with people inthem, said Rob Cain, of Somerset OldeCreek.

However, incidents out of the norm alsogarner curiosity. “We were doing a neigh-borhood watch and there was this man witha flashlight, a couple of kids and a bucket,”said Ostroviak. It turns out that “he waslooking for frogs. But, it was weird. It wasvery strange,” she said.

“Call us,” said West Springfield DistrictPolice Assistant Commander Tim Field.Even “if you just have a feeling that some-thing is wrong, someone doesn’t look nor-mal.” He said that people are reluctant tocall because they think there is probablynothing to what they observe. “Let us de-termine whether there is nothing to it,” saidField.

Supervisor Cook and Assistant Com-mander Field visited the Bonnie Brae,Middleridge, Woodbury Woods, SomersetOlde Creek, Rutherford, Kings Park andNorth Springfield neighborhoods.

Each event varied in the number of at-tendees and type of location, from a pot-luck in someone’s backyard to a park witha band and several tables and demonstra-tions.

Representatives from the Fairfax CountyFire Department and the Fairfax CountySheriff ’s Office also participated onTuesday’s National Night Out.

Supervisor John C. Cook visitsneighborhoods on National Night Out.

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Fairfax County Police Officers, McGruff the Crime Dog, and SupervisorsJohn C. Cook (R- Braddock) and Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) visit FairfaxCounty neighborhoods, Tuesday, Aug. 5, for National Night Out.

Firefighters Dawn Blair-Jimenez and Barry Rathbone, of Fairview Station432, take an ice cream break at the Middleridge Night Out on Tuesday,Aug. 5.

Deputies John Viola and Tony Ayoub, of the FairfaxCounty Sheriff’s Office, attend the Middleridge Night Outon Tuesday, Aug. 5 to disabuse the community of thestereotypes and stigma regarding law enforcement offic-ers.

From Left, State Senator Chap Petersen (D-34) and Super-visor John C. Cook (R-Braddock) address the Middleridgecommunity, on National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Paul Serzan, of Fire Station423, shows the truck’scontrols at the RutherfordNight Out on Tuesday, Aug.5.


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Paycheck growth in FairfaxCounty and the city of Al-exandria are lagging be-hind the state and the na-

tion, according to data from the Bu-reau of Economic Analysis. A lookat per capita personal income fromthe last five years shows Northern Vir-ginia struggling to keep up as every-body else recovers from the recession.

Fairfax County had the lowest rateof growth, only 2 percent. Alexandriaisn’t much better, showing a 3 percentgrowth in per capita personal income.Arlington has the highest per capitapersonal income, although its growthis just under the state and nationalaverage. The only bright spot inNorthern Virginia is Loudoun County,which has seen a 15 percent rate ofgrowth from 2008 to 2012 (the mostrecent year available). For the mostpart, Northern Virginia is stuck.

“The region has stopped grow-ing,” said Stephen Fuller, directorof the Center for Regional Analysisat George Mason University. “Highwage jobs and most new jobs arepaying below the average for alljobs.”

Part of the explanation is that thetypical American household is get-ting poorer, according to a newstudy by the Russell Sage Founda-tion that shows the inflation-ad-justed net worth for the typicalAmerican household has dropped36 percent from 2003 to last year.Another part of the explanation isthat the region is emerging fromthe recession with a serious hang-over. Stimulus spending was drying up justas Northern Virginia is facing a series oftroubles related to a dysfunctional federalgovernment.

“This area is highly dependent upon thefederal government,” said Frank Shafroth,director of the Center for State and LocalLeadership. “Sequesters, shutdowns andfreezing Department of Defense and domes-tic appropriations can be very disruptive.”

THE GREAT RECESSION came on theheels of one of the worst business cycles onrecord in terms of job creation, a phenom-enon that’s true for per capita personal in-come as well as household income. By 2009,when the bottom fell out of the global fi-nancial system, the typical working-ageAmerican household was earning about$5,000 less than it did in 2000. Since 2009,when the recovery officially began, house-hold income has fallen even more.

“It’s depressing,” said Richard Fry, a se-

nior researcher at the Pew Research Cen-ter. “Household income is down, and evenduring the years it was supposed to be re-covering it has actually continued to fallfurther.”

Here in Northern Virginia, demographicchanges are at the root of why per capitapersonal income has remained flat. As de-velopment and redevelopment moves for-ward, low-income families are being pricedout of Arlington and Washington, D.C.Meanwhile, the older housing in FairfaxCounty and Alexandria are drawing lowerincome families.

“The older apartments were designed forsingles, but they are now occupied mostlyby families with children,” said David Versel,senior research associate at the Center forRegional Analysis. “If you look down Route1, all the apartments near Fort Belvoir werebuilt for singles and young couples. Nowthey have predominantly immigrant fami-lies.”

THE ONE bright spot in Northern Virginiais the fast growing exurbs of LoudounCounty, where per capita person incomeincreased from $52,000 in 2008 to $60,000in 2012. Researchers who study the shift-ing demographic patterns of Northern Vir-ginia say part of the explanation for this isthe different kind of people who are nowmoving to Loudoun County, which is grow-ing at the fastest rate in Northern Virginia.The county’s population has doubled in thelast 15 years, and so has the county’s de-mographic profile.

“One of the things that is really changingin Loudoun is having more younger peoplegoing out there, and families without chil-dren going out there,” said HamiltonLombard, research specialist for the Demo-graphics Research Group at the Universityof Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Pub-lic Service. “And that’s just kind of a trans-formation from being a bedroom commu-

nity into actually having lots of jobcenters there and having lotsof younger people going therebefore they start families.”

Part of the change forLoudoun is the kind of con-struction that’s been happen-ing in recent years. The countyhas seen a number of newmixed-use developments thatinclude residences, shoppingand offices. The Village atLeesburg, for example, was

one of the first of its kind in thearea. That was followed by OneLoudoun in Ashburn and Cres-cent Place, a trend that is slowlymaking Loudoun more friendlyfor millennials.

“We’re not seeing as manymansions or large single-fam-ily houses being built, and weare seeing more smaller units,which means smaller house-holds with fewer children,”said Versel. “That means foreach new household thatmoves in, there are fewer de-pendents and thus the per-capita income will be higher.”

ACROSS AMERICA, thepoor are getting poorer. A newstudy by the Russell SageFoundation concludes thathouseholds at the bottom ofthe wealth distribution lost thelargest share of their total

wealth, and researchers who con-ducted the study believe the slow re-covery will continue to generate in-creased wealth inequality in the com-ing years. The study also concludedthat the Great Recession caused an un-precedented decline in wealth holdingsamong American households. Infla-tion-adjusted net worth for the typicalhousehold in America dropped 36 per-cent from $88,000 in 2003 to $56,000last year, and most of that drop camein the wake of the Great Recession. Ul-timately, the researchers concluded, thedata show very few signs of significantrecovery from the losses in wealth ex-perienced by American families duringthe Great Recession.

“The housing bubble basically hida trend of declining financial wealthat the median that began in 2001,”wrote Fabian Pfeffer, one of thestudy’s authors.

Income growth in Fairfax and Alexandria lags behind state andnational averages.

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The news here has been a bit dis-couraging, and that’s without con-sidering the human tragedy anddisaster of several different inter-

national situations.The unsettling narrative rolling out from the

Richmond trial of former Gov. BobMcDonnell and his wife Maureenwould hopefully result in action oncampaign finance reform in Virginia.

Up until the news about “gifts” to familymembers of Gov. Bob McDonnell, almost allelected officials would defend Virginia’s noto-riously unregulated system of allowing candi-dates and elected officials to take unlimitedamounts of money and unlimited gifts fromanyone or any company at all. Because Vir-ginia has such strict disclosure requirements,elected officials seem to think that it’s OK tobe awash in all that money. Voters can look upwho is giving money and draw their own con-clusions. How could it hurt if the details areall out in the open?

It isn’t just disclosure of gifts to family mem-bers that needs reform here.

Discovering that the system is entirely self-regulated with no independent auditor, no eth-ics commission and no penalties for failing toreport gifts or contributions should give vot-ers some pause. Consider that only four states,including Virginia, have no limits on contribu-

tions. Most states have limits; for example, inMaryland, individuals can give $4,000 to anyone candidate and $10,000 total in a four-yearelection cycle. We’ve already had one sessionof the General Assembly without a meaning-ful reform effort.

The current stubborn road block toextending health coverage to at least200,000 very poor Virginians, includ-ing another unsettling narrative about

Democrats losing control of the Virginia Sen-ate because of the resignation of one senatorwho was apparently offered a great job and ajudgeship for his daughter, is dispiriting.

The failure in Fairfax County of a proposalto allow the building of affordable studio apart-ments to house working poor people is discour-aging on several fronts. The proposal was manyyears in the making. Why did this proposalcome forward without support from membersof the Board of Supervisors? Even if it wasapproved, it appeared to lack commercial vi-ability. Back to the drawing board? (There issome good news pending about more federalmoney for affordable housing in the county.)

So here are a few end-of-summer activitiesthat can serve as antidote. Go to the farmersmarkets and enjoy the local bounty:

Wakefield Farmers Market. 2-6 p.m. Wednesdays,May 7-Oct. 29. 8100 Braddock Road, Annandale. 703-321-7081. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/

farmersmarkets/wakefieldmkt.htm.Fair Lakes Farmers Market. Wednesdays. 3:30-7

p.m. 4501 Market Commons Drive,Fairfax.www.greentowns.com/initiative/farmers-mar-ket/fair-lakes-farmers-market-fairfax-va.

Fairfax’s Government Center Farmers Market. 3-7p.m. Thursdays, May 1-Oct. 30. Ten vendors includinga Middle Eastern delicacy bakery and custom organicice cream shop. Fairfax County Government Center,12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/governmentcntr-mrkt.htm.

Lorton Farmers Market. 3-7 p.m. Thursdays. NewHope Church, 8905 Ox Road, Lorton.www.smartmarkets.org.

Kingstowne Farmers Market. 4-7 p.m. Fridays, May2-Oct. 31. Giant Parking Lot, 5955 Kingstowne TowneCenter, Alexandria. Vendors products include freshorganic honey and hand held pies and rolls.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/kingstownemkt.htm

Burke Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon. Saturdays, May3-Nov. 22. 5671 Roberts Parkway, Burke.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/burkemkt.htm

Springfield Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Satur-days. Springfield Mall, 6417 Loisdale Road,Springfield. www.smartmarkets.org.

Fairfax Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays,May 10-Nov. 1. 10500 Page Avenue, Fairfax.www.fairfaxsaturdaymarket.com.

Lorton Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays, May4-Nov. 2. VRE Parking Lot, 8990 Lorton Station Bou-levard, Lorton. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/lortonmkt.htm

Fairfax Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays,May 11-Oct. 26. 10500 Page Avenue, Fairfax.www.fairfaxsaturdaymarket.com/

Fair Lakes Farmers Market. Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.4501 Market Commons Drive, Fairfax.www.greentowns.com/initiative/farmers-market/fair-lakes-farmers-market-fairfax-va.

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Editorial

By Jennifer Shearin and

Julie Naff

When Julie and I decidedto build our familythrough adoption in

2007, we knew we would need tocomplete a homestudy first. Wecalled two local adoption agenciesto find out how to get this processstarted. Upon finding out that welived in Virginia, social workers atboth agencies responded with,“Move to D.C. or Maryland!”

While complicated, either one ofus could have legally adopted achild in Virginia as a single per-son, but we had been a couple fornearly ten years at that point. Inshort, we

could not even have our requestfor a homestudy granted to us thenbecause we were a same-sexcouple living together in Virginia.Even if we did find a way to “un-tangle” our lives as a couple andgo forward with a single-parentadoption, the other would nothave had any parental/legal rightsto that child, as Virginia does notallow second-parent adoption. Tosecond-parent adopt in Virginia,you must be legally married. And,of course, Virginia does not rec-

ognize same-sex marriage.Private adoption can be a diffi-

cult process for most people, butthere just seemed to be more thanour fair share of hoops to jumpthrough! So we moved to Wash-ington, D.C.

Moving 12 miles might not

sound like a big deal, but we hadowned a house in Northern Vir-ginia since 2000. It was the placewe called home. Our house wasconvenient to our jobs, my family,our friends, our favorite dog parks,etc. To afford this move out ofstate, we had to rent out our Vir-

ginia home for the next severalyears, become landlords, managethe property, commute longer dis-tances to work, pay higher taxeson our income, etc. The only rea-son for the move: the District ofColumbia would allow us to le-gally adopt children together.

Jumping through these hurdlespaid off when our dream to be-come parents was realized in2009, when our son, Daniel, wasborn. And again in 2011 with thebirth of our son Liam. We haveopen-adoptions with their birthfamilies in California. Ourchildrens’ birthparents chose us toadopt and parent our boys, yetVirginia laws stood in the way …Virginia’s laws stood in the way ofa private, consensual decisionmade between adults.

After finalizing Liam’s adoptionin 2011, we moved back to Virginiaas a legally married couple (thankyou , D.C!) and as a family of four,to the home and the communitythat we loved and missed. Havingfinalized our sons’ adoptions inCalifornia (where they were bothborn, and where we could petitionthe courts as out-of-state resi

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dents), both Julie’s and myname appear on their birthcertificates as the legal par-ents of our children. Thiscould have never happenedin Virginia as the laws standon second-parent adoption.

Virginia’s anti-gay lawsdisrupted our lives for sev-eral years, not to mentionthe cost of our adoption pro-cess skyrocketed with amove out-of-state.

I was born and raised inVirginia. I am a product ofVirginia public schools. I ama proud public school teacherin Virginia. Julie and I wantour children to grow up in adiverse environment withaccess to quality publicschools. We are law-abidingcitizens who pay taxes likeany other resident/propertyowner in the state of Virginia.Shouldn’t we have the samerights as other Virginians?

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I wanted to write and publiclythank everyone who helped withmy blood drive on Aug. 1. So manypeople helped, from St. Andrew’sCatholic Church who hosted us,Joyce Krolicki from Paul VI andBrenda Tingen from Inova whosupported and guided us, myfriends Alex and Nick Aguilera andGeorge Litman, and my brotherBrent who ran the blood drive,everyone who helped publicize myevent and recruit donors, and ofcourse everyone who donatedblood. We were successful becauseof your efforts. We were given 48appointments and Inova’s goal forus was to fill 36 of them. We wereable to fill all of our appointmentsand we had several “drop ins” andas a result, Inova collected 47 unitsof blood. Each unit of blood cansave up to three lives, so together,we may have helped give a chanceto 141 people.

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Novus/Cafritz has been a sup-porter of Fairfax CASA for severalyears as a sponsor of our Run forthe Children, which is held eachMay at the Fairfax County Court-house. This past fall, we met withNovus and they offered to providefree office space in their new de-velopment when it is built! This isan amazing opportunity for FairfaxCASA, providing us with a tremen-dous savings and putting us in avisible area where there would bea lot of walking traffic to attractsupporters and volunteers.

Fairfax CASA is a nonprofit thatadvocates for abused and ne-glected children under the Court’s

protections. As a public charity,Fairfax CASA raises its own moneyand is not funded by the govern-ment. One of our largest expensesis our rent for office space inFairfax, which has cost us approxi-mately $80,000 each year. Novushas offered us a commitment for15 years of free rent when the de-velopment is built.

This savings of more than $1Mwould allow Fairfax CASA to servemany more children in the yearsto come, strengthening our com-munity. As a highly regarded com-pany with a long history of com-mitment to philanthropy, wefirmly believe that Novus/Cafritzwill be a strong community part-ner once they are located inFairfax. We will all benefit fromtheir presence in Fairfax.

Beyond the personal interestthat we have in the property be-ing approved, we believe the pro-posed project is beautiful and thatit would upgrade the area, whichis currently disjointed and dilapi-dated. Creating a beautiful walk-ing community will encourage theother landowners in that area tofollow suit to create a lovely liv-ing community in Fairfax.

Fairfax needs this type of devel-opment. In addition, the youngpeople graduating from George

Mason and getting advanced de-grees there could live in the apart-ments and spend dollars in Fairfax!I’m sure the business ownerswould approve of this.

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Global Warmingis ImpactingUs NowTo the Editor:

On Wednesday, July 30, I joinedhundreds in Washington, D.C. toshow my support for the Environ-mental Protection Agency’s CleanPower Plan by testifying at thepublic hearing.

With increasingly powerfulstorms bringing down trees andflooding our roads, global warm-ing isn’t a distant threat for Vir-ginia. It’s impacting us now.

We need to act now to make thisplanet cleaner and healthier, whilewe have the opportunity.

The EPA’s Clean Power Plan willreduce carbon pollution frompower plants—the largest source

of global warming pollution in theUS.

Unfortunately, some members ofCongress are working actively toblock the EPA’s authority under theClean Air Act to limit dangerouscarbon pollution. With so much atstake, we need leaders to stand upto the polluters.

Virginia’s Senators Mark Warnerand Tim Kaine should stand up forVirginia and push back againstpolluters’ attacks on this criticalstep to tackle global warming. Ourchildren’s future depends on it.

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Chip Rome’sRetirement Party

In Celebration of Chip Rome’s 33 years as dramateacher and director at Robinson Secondary, theRobinson Drama Boosters are honoring him witha retirement party. It’s this Saturday, Aug. 9, from7-9 p.m., in the school theater. All those who knowhim are welcome. RSVP to Gretchen Laskas [email protected].

Friends of the PohickRegional Library SponsorLibrary Foundation’sFundraising Event

Fairfax Library Foundation proudly recognizesthe Friends of the Pohick Regional Library for theircharitable contribution of $20,000 to enhanceFairfax County Public Library programs and ser-

vices. This donation makes the Friends of thePohick Library publisher-level sponsors for theFoundation’s 2014 A Library Jubilee! to be heldon Oct. 18, 2014 at the City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary. The Friends of the Pohick Library join withother Jubilee sponsors, including Friends of theBurke Centre Library, Friends of the Kings Park Li-brary, A.J Dwoskin & Associates, ExxonMobil,Friends of the George Mason Library, and Friendsof the Oakton Library, to enrich the library.

In addition to supporting FCPL through gener-ous donations to the Foundation, The Friends ofthe Pohick Regional Library fund valuable improve-ments and additions at their library branch, includ-ing steel shelving, study chairs, book trucks, andstory rugs.º Their dedication to expanding libraryservices, at the Pohick branch as well as within theother 22 branches of FCPL, has allowed the Friendsto be an integral part of the Fairfax community.

A Library Jubilee! is the Foundation’s largestannual fundraising event, last year netting over$110,000 to enhance Fairfax County Public Library.This year’s celebration will commemorate 75 yearsof quality library service, as well as the 20th anni-versary of Fairfax Library Foundation.º

Week in Burke

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

As students prepare to return toschool, one activity many lookforward to is sports. While thebenefits of athletic activities are

numerous, however, so are injuries.Statistics released by Safe Kids Worldwide,

an organization dedicated to preventing in-juries in children, show that more than 38million U.S. children and adolescents ages19 and under participate in sports each year.More than 2.6 million of those children wereseen in emergency rooms for injuries relatedto sports and recreation.

“I believe the benefits of sports participa-tion far outweigh the risks. Injuries willnever be 100 percent preventable and arepart of sports. However, many youth sportsinjuries are preventable with some commonsense,” said Shane V. Caswell, Ph.D., profes-sor and Athletic Training Education Programexecutive director at the Sports MedicineAssessment, Research & Testing (SMART)Laboratory at George Mason University inFairfax.

The most common sports-related issuesare sprains (mostly ankle), muscle strains,bone or growth plate injuries, repetitivemotion injuries and heat-related illnesses.

“Children’s bones are more pliable thanadults’, and injuries that might just cause asprain in an adult could cause a fracture ina child,” said Dr. Derek Ochiai, HipArthroscopy & Sports Medicine at the NirschlOrthopaedic Center in Arlington. “If the childrefuses to bend their wrist or elbow or can-not put weight on their leg, then this shouldbe urgently seen by a physician, whether inthe emergency room or in the doctor’s of-fice, within a day of the injury.”

Ochiai said sports are ideal for develop-ing a child’s coordination and helping themlearn teamwork and perseverance. However,he continued, all sports carry a risk of in-jury. “The most common sports associatedwith injuries include football, basketball,baseball/softball and soccer,” he said. “Anysport that involves colliding with anotherplayer does increase the risk of injury.”

PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND CARE-TAKERS can take active roles in helping to

prevent injuries, said Caswell. “To help ensure thattheir children are safe, parents need to take owner-ship of their child’s safety,” he said. “We can beginwith the first question parents should ask when choos-ing a youth league or sports association: Who in theorganization is responsible for league safety and whatis the plan?”

Youth sports organizations should take precautionsto ensure safety, continued Caswell. “It need not besomeone with medical knowledge, but it should be aconcerned parent or volunteer who makes safety the

number one priority.”Parents should then ask to see the league’s youth

safety policies and procedures manual and emergencyaction plans specific to all venues where the childrenwill practice and compete, he said

“Unfortunately, we have seen too many instanceswhere an emergency situation occurs and no oneknows what to do,” Caswell said. “Youth sports orga-nizations should have these policies in place, requirethat coaches be educated on them and make parentsaware that they exist. They should be reviewed an-nually and practiced regularly so that when an emer-gency occurs everyone is prepared.”

STRETCHING TO MAINTAIN muscle flexibility isalso important to prevent sports injuries in children,said Skye Donovan, Ph.D., associate professor ofphysical therapy at Marymount University in Arling-ton.

“As children go through growth spurts, their musclesare at an increased risk of becoming tight and limit-ing their range of motion, which can pose a problemduring sports,” she said. “Strength training is a greatway to help children resist injuries. It doesn’t have tobe the typical ‘go to the weight room’ type of strengthtraining; children can do sports-specific activities thatuse their own body weight or resistance bands to helptarget underdeveloped muscles that might otherwiselead to injuries. Agility training is also helpful to im-prove sports related skills like coordination, cutting,changing directions and high speed movements.”

Ochiai underscores the importance of using pro-tective gear, including helmets. “Listen to coaches andinstructions on technique, and use proper techniquesat all times, including with tackling in football,” hesaid. “Make sure the young athletes stay hydrated,and have access to water frequently. Even at youngages, include appropriate warm up drills prior to start-ing the activity.”

How to keep kids safe while they’re having fun.

Preventing Sports InjuriesWellbeing “Injuries will never be 100

percent preventable and arepart of sports. However,many youth sports injuriesare preventable with somecommon sense.”

— Shane V. Caswell, Ph.D.,George Mason University

Photo courtesy of Nirschl Orthopaedic Center

Dr. Derek Ochiai treats a young patient atthe Nirschl Orthopaedic Center in Arling-ton. More than 2.6 million children sustainsports-related injuries that require emer-gency care each year.

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FRIDAY/AUG. 8Ancestors 101: An Introduction. 1-

3 p.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Get a goodstart on your genealogy research.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/ under “Events.”703-249-1520.

Fun Flicks. 10:30 a.m. 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Watchmovies based on children’s books,including: Curious George Rides aBike, Frog Goes to Dinner, andGiggle Giggle Quack. Cosponsored bythe Friends of the Phoick RegionalLibrary. All ages. Sign up at: https://va.evanced.info/fairfaxcounty/lib/eventcalendar.asp?EventType=ALL&Libnum=17.

FRIDAY/AUG. 8-SUNDAY/AUG. 31“Sounds and Shapes” by Hadrian

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SATURDAYS/AUG. 9-AUG. 23Burke Arts in the Parks. 10 - 11 a.m.

Burke Lake Park Amphitheater, 7315Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Entertainchildren, teach them the importanceof protecting our natural resources,introduce them to live entertainmentin an informal kid friendlyatmosphere, and forge a connectionbetween kids and parks. Call 703-323-6601.

SATURDAY/AUG. 9Teen Book Club. 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. We will bediscussing the second novel in theImmortal Instruments series - City ofAshes by Cassandra Clare. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/ under “Events.” 703-249-1520.

Master Gardeners Plant Clinic. 10a.m. 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Master Gardeners from FairfaxCounty Cooperative Extension hostsplant clinics each Saturday morningthrough the summer to answer anygardening questions. For adults.

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SUNDAY/AUG. 10Neighborhood plant clinic. 1-4 p.m.

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MONDAY/AUG. 11Library eBook Tech Help. 11 a.m.

City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North Street, Fairfax. Learn touse the library’s eBook collection andcompatible devices with a librarystaff member. 703-293-6227.

The Frisbee Guy. 2:30 p.m. 9000Burke Lake Road, Burke. FreestyleFrisbee champion Gary Auerbachshares tricks to master the Frisbee,cosponsored by the Friends of theKings Park Library. Ages 6-12.

Walk-in eBook clinic. 7-8:30 p.m.6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.Help download library eBooks bybringing your device and its accountID and password. For adults.

TUESDAY/AUG. 12Reading Buddies. 4-5 p.m. Burke

Centre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Teen volunteers areavailable as reading buddies; read to

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Neighborhood plant clinic. 10 a.m.6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke. TheFairfax County Master GardenersAssociation gives tips and adviceregarding plants. For adults.

Owls: Flying tigers of the night.2:30 p.m. 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Hidden Oaks Nature Centershows how owls are then silenthunters of the bird world. Ages 6-12.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 13Spectacular Science. 10:30-11:15

a.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Explore thesecrets of fireworks, bubbles andmore with Mad Science. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/ under “Events.” 703-249-1520.

KNCAA book group. 2 p.m. 6500Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Kingstowne Center for Active Adultshosts a book discussion group anddiscusses The Five People You Meetin Heaven by Mitch Albom. Foradults.

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W-16 Vulcan Gallery, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. JoinInstructor Craig Rudlin as heexplores these elements and how toutilize them to create images thatengage and challenge the viewer.703-584-2900.

Trivia Night Fun(d)raiser for Kids.6:30-8:30 p.m. Good ShepherdParish Hall, 9350 Braddock Road,Burke. Central Fairfax Optimist Clubevent. Tickets $10; all proceedsbenefit kids’ programs. Doors open at6; food & beverages available;prizes/raffles. 540-341-8203.

MONDAY/AUG. 18Paws to read. 4:15 p.m. 9000 Burke

Lake Road, Burke. Practice readingwith Grace, a trained therapy dog.Call or sign up online for a 15-minutesession. Ages 6-12 with an adult.Sign up at https://va.evanced.info/fairfaxcounty/lib/eventcalendar.asp?EventType=ALL&Libnum=11.

Chess Club. 3:30 p.m. 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. Learnopenings, strategy, tactics, and more.Players are paired with others ofsimilar skill. Drop in anytime. Co-sponsored by the Friends of thePohick Regional Library. Ages 8-16.

Walk-in eBook clinic. 7-8:30 p.m.6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.Help download library eBooks bybringing your device and its accountID and password. For adults.

TUESDAY/AUG. 19 Reading Buddies. 4-5 p.m. Burke

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WEDNESDAY/AUG. 20My Gym – Babies. 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Develop yourchild’s large motor skills withphysical exercise designed for babies.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/ under “Events.”703-249-1520.

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News

By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Norma Heck, who hasbeen an owner of ahome in North Spring-

field since 1956, was recognizedlast week by the Board of Super-visors for her service and dedica-tion to the community.

The resolution, brought forwardby Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock District) and ChairmanSharon Bulova, stated that NormaHeck “embodies the spirit of com-munity and volunteerism.”

Heck has been a member of theNorth Springfield Civic Associa-tion since 1956, and has served aspresident of the association formany of those years. She was the2002 Lady Fairfax for theBraddock District, and is a long-time member of the North Spring-field Gardening Club.

“Norma is everything I look forin a community leader. She has agreat handle on the community asa long time realtor. You alwaysknow when Norma’s in the room,in a good way. She has embodiedthe North Springfield communityand the civic association for de-cades,” Cook said. “No person inthe Braddock District who has hadmore of an imprint in the commu-nity over decades like Norma has.”

Heck led many efforts throughthe years, including the installa-

tion of traffic signals, communitybeautification, and establishing abuffer zone between the Washing-ton Post plant and residences inNorth Springfield.

“If you could have a poster childfor what you would want in a com-munity leader, you would haveNorma’s face on the poster,” Cooksaid. Heck has been on top of thedemographic changes that haveoccurred in North Springfield, andhas fostered a sense of community,Cook said. “Norma has made it herbusinesses and her communitiesbusiness to know what’s happen-ing all around her community andall around Central Springfield,”said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-LeeDistrict). “Not a lot of people dothat.” Heck was hailed at the meet-ing as a “constant in the commu-nity,” and applauded for caringabout issues throughout thecounty. “I’ve known Norma sincethe Braddock District wasn’t theBraddock District, but theAnnandale District. Norma reallyhas been a constant and a rock inthe community for many years,”Bulova said. Heck said it’s beengreat being part of watching NorthSpringfield grow, and has lovedevery moment of it.

“It’s been a wonderful life livingin Fairfax County. I thank my com-munity for giving me the oppor-tunity to serve and to meet suchwonderful people,” Heck said. “Ijust can’t say thank you enough.”

Norma Heck (center) was recognized by the Board of Supervisors onJuly 29 for her service to the community. She is pictured here receivingan award for being the 2014 Braddock District Citizen of the Year.

Honored by Supervisors“If you could have a posterchild for what you wouldwant in a community leader,you would have Norma’s faceon the poster.”— Supervisor John Cook (R- Braddock District)

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Photos by Abigail Constantino/The Connection

From left — Robinson Secondary School eighth graders Isabel Tempalski,Cinthia Leonzo and Bailey Blake listen to GMU athletes recount theirstruggles and success in school and sports on Thursday, July 31.

From left – GMU student athletes Stephi Matsushima, Taylor Washington,Brian Colcombe, Anthony Williams, Corey Edwards, Julian Royal andJalen Jenkins talk about the challenges they overcame in school andsports on Thursday, July 31 at Robinson Secondary School.

Sports

By Abigail Constantino

The Connection

Student athletes from GeorgeMason University discussedtheir experience facing chal-lenges in school and sports to

students in the Summer ExtendingLearning Time (SELT) Program atRobinson Secondary School cafeteriain Fairfax on July 31.

Juniors Brice Colcombe (Soccer),Taylor Washington (soccer), JulianRoyal (basketball), Jalen Jenkins (bas-ketball), along with seniors AnthonyWilliams (track and field), StephiMatsushima (volleyball), and CoreyEdwards (basketball) shared theirstruggles in middle school and highschool and the skills and techniquesthey used to overcome them.

Colcombe compared getting badgrades and behavior problems todoors that have closed, and when alldoors are closing, only one way be-comes available. “Don’t let this hap-pen,” he said. He urged the audienceto work hard and make good decisionsto keep all opportunities open.

Williams told the middle schoolersthat being the best at something theylove to do can yield rewards, “If you’regood at something, even if it’s not atsport, even if it’s academics, you can

get a scholarship” and get a free education,he said.

But nothing is a given, said basket-ball player Royal. “Being able to haveyour education paid for is not some-thing that just comes by and is givenaway for free,” he said. “Everyone onthis stage worked hard to get thosescholarships.”

SCHOLARSHIPS are really competi-tive and getting straight As betters the

chances of obtaining them, said Williams.For volleyball player Matsushima, who

found math challenging in middle and highschools, her math teachers helped her gethigh marks in math, despite her difficulty

with it. “Even if you’re struggling or there’ssomething you don’t like, you can still besuccessful in it,” she said. She also advisedthe audience to remain well-rounded andbe involved with many activities, as it issomething recruiters value.

Washington, who plays left back, divulgedhis struggle with dyslexia, diagnosed dur-ing his freshman year of college. He alsorecounted nearly failing sixth grade, despitetrying his best. With hard work, he slowlystarted succeeding. “It didn’t happen over-night,” he said.

His daily schedule accommodates his dis-ability. He wakes up at 6 a.m. most morn-ings so he can have the extra time to study,while still being able to attend class and

soccer practice.Unlike his basketball teammates, Jenkins

and Royal, who are 6’8” and 6’9”, Edwardsis below 6’ tall. “You shouldn’t let anyonelook down on you because you’re smallerthan them or you can’t do what they do,”said Edwards.

Because of his height disadvantage, hehas to be faster and more aggressive in courtthan everybody else. “You should alwaysstrive for what you want. Don’t give up.Always try your best,” he said.

Rising Robinson Secondary School eighthgrader Natalie Hirakawa learned that earlyefforts bring rewards later. “If you try a lotharder, you don’t have to tray as hard later,”she said.

THE GMU ATHLETES gave seventhgrader Madison Riggs something to lookforward to. To get somewhere in life, “youhave to work hard in school,” she said. Sherecently completed sixth grade at BonnieBrae Elementary School.

For Cinthia Leonzo, she will use the ad-vice she learned from the GMU athleteswhen tackles eighth grade math classes atRobinson Secondary School this year. Shesaid she will “try to focus, work harder.”

Bailey Blake, a rising Robinson Second-ary School eighth grader, learned that hardwork and believing in one’s self are neces-sary to succeed in life.

Robinson Secondary School’s SELT Pro-gram ran from July 14 - Aug. 1 and focusedon literacy and numeracy. One hundred andsixty-five rising seventh and eight gradersparticipated in the program upon the rec-ommendation of their elementary andmiddle school reading and math teachers.

SELT Program prepares students for theupcoming school year and ensures that thestudents’ foundation in the chosen instruc-tional focus is strong, said Ashley Faaborg,Robinson’s SELT Program director.

Middle schoolers learn hard work,perseverance necessary for success.George Mason Athletes Inspire

Robinson Secondary School middleschoolers listen to GMU athletesrecount their struggles and successin school and sports on Thursday,July 31.

Seventh grader Madison Riggs andGMU basketball player JulianRoyal demonstrate their heightdifference at Robinson SecondarySchool on Thursday, July 31.

“You shouldn’t let anyonelook down on you becauseyou’re smaller than them oryou can’t do what they do.”— Corey Edwards, GMU basketball player


By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Fairfax County is considering achange to the zoning rules con-cerning the operation of food

trucks within the county.Under new rules, vendors would pay

under $200 for licensing and would re-quire permission from property owners.

This is compared to the $16,375 feethat is required under the current ordi-nance, which classifies food trucks asfree-standing fast-food restaurants andrequires two public hearings.

Food truck vendors would be requiredto receive permission from the propertyowners before operating their trucks. TheVirginia Department of Transportationand county code prohibits food trucksfrom operating on public roads. Thiswould not change under the new pro-posal.

The Planning Commission held its first

public hearing on the food truck ordinanceon July 30.

“This is an important and unique ordi-nance for the county. We want to get it rightthe first time. I think we have people on

Planning Commissioncontinues food truckdiscussion.

Fairfax Considering Changes to Ruleson Food Trucks

the side of the issue who are willing tocompromise, to express their ideas, andwe want to ensure they have a venue todo so,” said Janyce Hedetniemi, at-largemember of the planning commission.

Photo by Janelle Germanos/The Connection

The Fairfax County Planning Commission held a public hearing con-cerning the operation of food trucks, like these in D.C., on July 30.

Search and RescueK-9s Come to Fairfax

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Depart-ment will receive two newly trained searchand rescue K-9s, Saturday, Aug. 9. The dogsand their handlers will arrive at Dulles In-ternational Airport from Southern Califor-nia at approximately 5:30 p.m., near thearrivals area, door one.

The dogs have been trained by the Na-tional Search Dog Foundation for approxi-mately one year and have been partneredwith two firefighter/dog handlers, workinga 24-hour shift with their handlers. Thefoundation has rescued hundreds of dogs,many on the brink of euthanasia, andturned them into highly skilled rescuers.The training has produced 144 Canine/Firefighter Search Teams, 72 are still activethroughout the country. Various teams haveresponded to 104 missing person searchesand disasters, including the World TradeCenter attack, Hurricane Katrina, Haiti andJapan earthquakes, and scores of local andregional emergencies.

As part of the FXCFRD, both K-9 teamswill be available to respond to missing per-son incidents, and will be a valuable re-source during search and rescue operationswithin collapsed structures. The dogs willbe a shared asset between the departmentand Virginia Task Force One, FairfaxCounty’s Urban Search and Rescue Team.

The dogs and training were provided atno cost to Fairfax County. The K-9s and han-dlers will be available for interviews.

For more information, contact the VirginiaTask Force One Program Manger at 571-722-7046.

The County Line

By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Although more than 15 publicmeetings and seven committeesessions have been held sinceOct. 13, the Fairfax County Plan-

ning Commission voted unanimously lastweek to table the proposed Residential Stu-dio Amendment, which would have pro-vided apartments to residents working low-income jobs.

“It was unlikely that the Residential Stu-dio Committee would reach consensusabout the proposed use. There were sev-eral unresolved issues, such as the districtsin which RSUs should be permitted, thepotential scale of the use, potential modifi-cations and waivers under the special ex-ception process, and the potential for im-pacts on surrounding properties,” said TimSargeant, an at-large member of the Plan-ning Commission and chair of the Residen-tial Studio Committee, at the July 30 meet-ing.

The Residential Studio Committee wascreated following the Board of Supervisorsauthorization of a Zoning OrdinanceAmendment in July 2013. This would haveallowed these efficiency apartments of atleast three per building and not more than80, to be designated for at least 80 percentof residents in any building who make lessthan $45,000 per year, or more than 60percent of the median income of the area.

The committee, however, has been dis-

banded.“It became apparent that additional dia-

logue is necessary regarding affordablehousing,” Sargeant said.

At the community meetings, many resi-dents voiced concerns with the amendment,including where the RSUs would be built.

“It is not an easy discussion, but it is nec-essary. Our region and county populationcontinue to increase and our workforceeconomy continues to change. The discus-

sion of affordable housing is likely to comeup again as we continue to look at ways tomanage growth and meet the housing needsof future generations,” Sargeant said.

“I just wanted to say that this is a begin-ning, not an end. It’s an important discus-sion. It’s a critical topic for the county andfor young professionals and for people oflimited income. I hope we will not allowthe report to languish and find a way tomake these concepts reality,” JanyceHedetniemi, at-large member of the plan-ning commission, said at the meeting.

According to a December 2013 study con-ducted by George Mason University’s Cen-ter for Regional Analysis, 548,298 housingunits need to be added to the Washington,D.C. area in order to support the region’s857,334 net new jobs, which will be addedfrom 2012 to 2032. This includes entry-levelpositions and other low-wage jobs.

The study also found that the housing forthe workers needs to be affordable, with arequirement of 44.1 percent of the newhousing units to be less than $1,250 permonth.

According to the Northern Virginia Af-fordable Housing Alliance, in 2013, a per-son earning minimum wage would have towork three full-time jobs that pay thisamount of $7.25 per hour in order to af-ford an efficiency apartment in the county.

Discussion onaffordable housinglikely to continue.

Planning Commission Tables Residential Studio Amendment

Photo by Janelle Germanos/The Connection

The Residential Studio Committee, pictured here in January, has beendisbanded and the residential studio amendment was tabled at the July30 meeting of the Planning Commission.


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On Aug. 8, or shortly around thisdate, all left turns fromFranconia-Springfield Parkway

and left turns to and from I-95 north andsouth will close to allow for widening ofthe ramps connecting the I-95 HOV Lanesand Franconia-Springfield Parkway.

The widening is to accommodate the Ex-press Lanes, construction of which is morethan 80 percent complete and is expectedto be completed in late 2014. According toofficials, the Express Lanes should open inearly 2015.

The left turn lanes at Franconia-Spring-field Parkway will be closed for about fourweeks. Drivers will have to follow a detourand can expect delays up to five minutesduring rush hours.

The construction includes adding stormwater drainage, widening the ramps, add-

ing turn lands, installing express lanessignage and gates, and more.

Starting in early 2015 when the ExpressLanes open, all drivers will be required touse an EZ-Pass to access the lanes. Evenmotorists driving alone, in a carpool, a slug,or in a vehicle with a clean fuel plate willbe required to use an EZ-Pass. Those withthree or more people in their vehicles canuse an EZ-Pass Flex to ride toll-free.

Residents who plan on using Interstate95 this summer should prepare for over-night and weekend HOV lane closures fromWashington, D.C. to Dumfries as construc-tion continues. The 29-mile project, a pub-lic-private partnership, runs from StaffordCounty near Garrisonville Road up to 395near Edsall Road in Springfield.

“While the final phase of constructionmay be less visible to drivers than in thepast, the 95 Express Lanes Corridor remainsan active work zone, in which the safety ofdrivers and workers are our top priority,”Susan Shaw, Megaprojects director forVDOT, said at a July press conference. “Nowmore than ever, it is important for the trav-eling public to use caution when travelingthrough our work zone. When you see theorange cones and barriers, slow down foryour own safety and remember that thereare people working on the other side.”

Drivers heading north on the 95 HOV lanes will need to follow thisdetour when traveling in the area during the next couple of weeks.

Traffic Changes on I-95Left-turn lanes toclose at Franconia-Springfield Parkwayinterchange.

Drivers heading south on the 95 HOV lanes will need to follow thisdetour when traveling in the area during the next couple of weeks.

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