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Lucy Evans, 3; GabeEvans, 7; ConnorRennert, 10; DocianKephart, 11; EmmetEvans, 9; and DylanFritz, 8, all of Or-ange Hunt Estatesexplore Engine 427with FirefighterRichard JasonBeatty of WestSpringfield Stationduring NationalNight Out.

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By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

Greenspring Village recentlyawarded 32 student diningservices employees scholar-ships of $10,000 each, and was

recognized for this achievement at a recentFairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting.

“Looking over many of the things they’vedone, you can’t help but have this one jumpout and grab you,” Supervisor Jeff McKay(D-Lee District) said at the July 29 Boardof Supervisors meeting. “This is a huge com-mitment on behalf of Greenspring.”

The 32 students have worked at least1,000 hours at Greenspring, and have main-tained satisfactory grades and a clean dis-cipline record.

“When you look at the philanthropy ef-forts across the county, we are really blessedwith resources and a lot of times we forgotthose who may not be. This is an opportu-nity for us to give to tomorrow’s leaders. Itis remarkable,” McKay said.

All of the scholarship recipients are at-tending college or trade school in the fall.Several of the recipients attended WestSpringfield High School, Hayfield Second-ary School, South County High School, LakeBraddock Secondary School, Lee HighSchool, and other schools in Fairfax County.

“This year, more student employees re-ceived scholarships from Greenspring thanany year since the program began in 1999,”

said Jean Landreville, executive director ofGreenspring.

Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Board ofSupervisors, called Greenspring a “specialplace.”

“It’s a really active community and thisprogram is just exceptional,” Bulova said.“Thank you to the residents to help encour-age our young people and to open doorsfor them.”

Students receive$10,000 each forcollege or trade school.

Greenspring Recognized for Awarding 32 ScholarshipsScholarship Recipients

Yusra Abdelmeguid, West Springfield HighSchool

Ayah Alshantir, Lake Braddock SecondarySchool

Adam Atienza, Lee High SchoolJonathan Toth, Toth AcademyJordon Brown, Hayfield Secondary SchoolAmari Byrd, Hayfield Secondary SchoolSarah Cox, West Springfield High SchoolCarla Diani, West Springfield High SchoolRidge Duncan, Lake Braddock Secondary SchoolSherif Elnakhal, West Springfield High SchoolStephanie Flores, Lee High SchoolNohamin Gebremichael, Lee High SchoolKimberly Gyimah, Hayfield Secondary SchoolMoriah Handy, Hayfield Secondary SchoolSarah Husseini, West Springfield High SchoolSharanpreet Kaur, Lee High SchoolMiriam Kebrom, Annandale High SchoolMatthew Kelliher, Lake Braddock Secondary

SchoolSara Khan, Annandale High SchoolRazan Kheirich, Falls Church High SchoolAndrew Manson, South County High SchoolCesia Marquez, West Springfield High SchoolMark Namoco, West Springfield High SchoolTatyanna Neumann, West Springfield High

SchoolFlorence Popal, West Springfield High SchoolEmanuella Solomon, Hayfield Secondary SchoolCatDzung Tong, Annandale High SchoolPacharaporn Tunsarawut, West Springfield High

SchoolNimra Viryam, South County High SchoolNgoc-Hanh Vo, Hayfield Secondary SchoolAmber Wihshi, Hayfield Secondary SchoolDaniel Williams, Lee High School

Photo Courtesy of Fairfax County

Greenspring Village was recognized for its scholarship fund at the July29 Board of Supervisors meeting.


News

By Phoebe McPherson

The Connection

The Fairfax County Police and FireDepartment visited over 193residential areas on Tuesdaynight, Aug. 5, to celebrate the

annual National Night Out.“These have been kind of held hand-in-

hand with the neighborhood watches,” Su-pervisor Pat Herrity (R- Springfield) said.

What began over 30 years ago as a nightfor community members to simply leave aporch light on in awareness of crime pre-vention have spread and built into a nightof promoting relationships between law-enforcement and improving communitysafety skill sets.

The West Springfield district alone hostedtwo-dozen events, ranging from ice creamsocials and pool parties to festivals withfood trucks and moon bounces.

For the past four years, Orange Hunt Es-tates has held a sizable event thanks toNeighborhood Watch Coordinator, KellyJacewitz. “I took over in 2011,” she said.

Their event, hosted for a second year atOrange Hunt Elementary School, expected150 or more people to come out and getinvolved. Events included balloon animals,a moon bounce, food truck, ice cream truckand of course, the fire engine and ambu-lance.

“It’s great, very enthusiastic. We all knoweveryone,” Martique Vargo, of Burke said.That’s the point of the National Night Out,according to Jacewitz, and it seems to haveworked.

“The point is to get your neighborhoodout. Meeting people face to face, saying hi,”she said.

“It feels like another era,” ChristineSwirlbliss, Orange Hunt Estates Civic Asso-ciation member said. “It’s like Pleasantville.”

Del. Dave Albo (R-42) was there with hisson, Ben.

“I’m here because I represent the area. It[Orange Hunt Estates] is very active,” hesaid. “Wherever there’s neighborhoodwatch, there has been reduced crime.”

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT was founded in1981, an organization introduced by TownWatch in the United States. They held theirfirst event three years later, and now aftermore than 30 more, it involves more than37 million people in both the United Statesand Canada.

For Herrity, the night began with the an-nual photo with McGruff the Crime Dog andthe Fairfax Police, West Springfield DistrictStation. From there, he made his way toseveral different locations, introducing him-

self to community members.“It’s a reason to come out of the house

and meet with the public safety officials,”he said. “I’m out there listening to my con-stituents as well.”

At Cardinal Estates he spent time hand-ing out lollipops before making a briefspeech. “It’s neighborhoods like this thatmake Fairfax County great,” he said.

Cardinal Estates held a movie, as it hasfor the past decade. “At least the last 10years, it might be 15,” Neighborhood WatchCaptain of Cardinal Estates, Amanda Fox,said.

“Those that want to come participate,they get a little bit more active.”

This year, Fox handed out Cardinal Es-tates flashlights for community members touse while walking after dusk.

“We try to do things to get people activein the neighborhood,” she said.

Their neighborhood is smaller comparedto Orange Hunt. Ranjit Varma, 62, has livedthere for decades. He sat at a picnic tablecoloring a fire engine and drinking Coca-Cola. “Since ’89,” he said chuckling. Hisfamily members surrounded him, some onthe grass, some waving hello. “This is thetime to connect, basically, get to know yourneighbors.”

He introduces himself to the new faces,the new families, when he sees them. “Youknow, get to know each other.”

Daniel Rios, 9, is a community memberwith Varma. He enjoys watching the mov-ies year after year. But also understands thatthere is also a deeper meaning to these an-nual events. “To know what to do in emer-gencies,” he said.

Younger sister, Kayla Rios, 5, is just proudthat she is not afraid of the police orfirefighters. “One year, we saw an ambu-lance,” she said, her eyes wide. “We saweverything. There was nothing scary inside.”

She was quickly up out of her princesslawn chair when Fox announced that thefire engine arrived.

ROOKIE FIREFIGHTER Happ Radamfrom Engine 14 has been with FairfaxCounty Fire Department for less than a year.This is his first National Night Out.

“I think it’s something good [for commu-nities],” he said. “It’s the first time I’ve seensomething like this.”

Back at Orange Hunt, 5-year-old TytusJacewitz seemed to have grasped the con-cept of the police. “They catch robbers,” hesaid, a sticker reading “junior officer” firmlyplanted on his shirt. “They’re not scary, Ilove them.” National Night Out is held eachyear on the first Tuesday of August through-out the United States and Canada.

Front row, left to right: Volunteer In Police Service (VIPS) John Bauer,Police Officer First Class (PFC) Shelley Pleva, Board of Supervisor PatHerrity, Assistant Commander - West Springfield Station Tim Field,McGruff, the Crime Dog, Commander - West Springfield Station KathleenSefchick, Board of Supervisor John Cook, Master Police Officer (MPO)J.T. Frey and PFC Tom Champ.

Firefighter Happ Radam of Engine 14 in Burke talks with Jack Sejas, 11,about fire safety. Radam handed out hats to all the kids before theyclimbed into the engine to discover what was inside.

Night Out in ‘Pleasantville’ Neighborhoods, police, firefighters promotesafe community in annual National Night Out.

ThomasMylonas, 4, sitson the back ofEngine 14 atCardinal Es-tates, excitedfor the chanceto seefirefightersand a fire truckin real life.“God bless thepeople who dothis,” JessicaMylonas, hismom, said.

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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

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.

Northern Virginia in Neutral

“The region hasstopped growing.”

— Stephen Fuller, director ofthe Center for Regional Analysis

at George Mason University


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By Janelle Germanos

The Connection

The Fairfax County SchoolBoard voted at its last meet-ing to approve funding forfull day Mondays for elemen-

tary-school students.The board voted back in June to approve

ending half-day Mondays, but voted to fundthe move, which will cost $7,639,300 at itsJuly 24 meeting.

The cost includes resources to increaseteacher planning time, and for additionalteacher positions that will allow teachersto have more planning time. This money isfrom the $38,163,473 left over from the fis-cal year 2014 budget.

Full day Mondays will increase instruc-tional time for elementary school students,as well as provide 20 minutes of recess eachday.

An online survey determined that 80 per-cent of parents were in favor of full dayMondays, and more than 80 percent ofthose who supported the change wanted todo so in September 2014.

Half day Mondays have been in effect inFairfax County since the 1970s. The SchoolBoard previously worked with the Board ofSupervisors for funding the full-day Mon-days, but instead used money left over from

last fiscal year.“After surveying both parents and teach-

ers, we saw that parents overwhelminglysupported this change — and as soon aspossible,” said Ilryong Moon, at large mem-ber of the School Board. “In addition, el-ementary teachers have consistently citedin our working conditions survey that theyneed guaranteed, self-directed time forplanning.”

Fairfax County previously operated underthe 180-day school year calendar, whichallowed for half-day Mondays to occur. Theschool system will now change to 990 hoursper year, which they would not have beenmet if half day Mondays were still in effect.

“Certainly our parents, no doubt, supportit, whole-heartedly. It was in response to acontinued year-after-year concern ex-pressed by our teachers at the elementarylevel around not having enough planningtime,” Karen Garza, superintendent ofFairfax County Public Schools, said at theJuly 24 school board meeting.

Under the 990 hours per year system, ifless than 13 inclement weather days areused, schools days do not need to be madeup at the end of the year. This year, schoolwent until June 25 because of multiplemake-up days needed because of badweather.

Full day Mondays will begin starting thisschool year, which begins Sept. 2.

“No one was happy about the fact thatwe had to go three days of school past theadvertised last school day,” Garza said atthe meeting.

School system has over$38 million surplus.

School Board Funds FullDay Mondays

Fairfax County Public Schools

The Fairfax CountySchool Board ap-proved the 2014-2015 calendar onJuly 24, whichincludes full dayMondays for el-ementary schoolstudents and achange from a 180-day school year to a990-hour schoolyear.


Opinion

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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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 notsound like a big deal, but we had

owned 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, manage

the 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-dents), both Julie’s and my nameappear on their birth certificates as

Lives Disrupted by Virginia Anti-gay Laws

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As students prepare to re-turn to school, one ac-tivity many look forward to is sports. While

the benefits of athletic activities arenumerous, however, so are injuries.

Statistics released by Safe KidsWorldwide, an organization dedi-cated to preventing injuries in chil-dren, show that more than 38 mil-lion U.S. children and adolescentsages 19 and under participate insports each year. More than 2.6million of those children were seenin emergency rooms for injuriesrelated to sports and recreation.

“I believe the benefits of sportsparticipation far outweigh therisks. Injuries will never be 100percent preventable and are partof sports. However, many youthsports injuries are preventable withsome common sense,” said ShaneV. Caswell, Ph.D., professor andAthletic Training Education Pro-gram executive director at theSports Medicine Assessment, Re-search & Testing (SMART) Labo-ratory at George Mason University

in Fairfax.The most common sports-related

issues are sprains (mostly ankle),muscle strains, bone or growthplate injuries, repetitive motioninjuries and heat-related illnesses.

“Children’s bones are more pli-able than adults’, and injuries thatmight just cause a sprain in anadult could cause a fracture in achild,” said Dr. Derek Ochiai, HipArthroscopy & Sports Medicine atthe Nirschl Orthopaedic Center inArlington. “If the child refuses tobend their wrist or elbow or can-not put weight on their leg, thenthis should be urgently seen by aphysician, whether in the emer-gency room or in the doctor’s of-fice, within a day of the injury.”

Ochiai said sports are ideal fordeveloping a child’s coordinationand helping them learn teamworkand perseverance. However, hecontinued, all sports carry a risk ofinjury. “The most common sportsassociated with injuries includefootball, basketball, baseball/soft-ball and soccer,” he said. “Any sportthat involves colliding with anotherplayer does increase the risk of in-jury.”

PARENTS, GUARDIANS ANDCARETAKERS can take activeroles in helping to prevent injuries,said Caswell. “To help ensure thattheir children are safe, parentsneed to take ownership of theirchild’s safety,” he said. “We canbegin with the first question par-ents should ask when choosing ayouth league or sports association:Who in the organization is respon-sible for league safety and what isthe plan?”

Youth sports organizationsshould take precautions to ensuresafety, continued Caswell. “It neednot be someone with medicalknowledge, but it should be a con-cerned parent or volunteer whomakes safety the number one pri-ority.”

Parents should then ask to seethe league’s youth safety policiesand procedures manual and emer-gency action plans specific to allvenues where the children willpractice and compete, he said

“Unfortunately, we have seen toomany instances where an emer-gency situation occurs and no oneknows what to do,” Caswell said.“Youth sports organizations should

have these policies in place, requirethat coaches be educated on themand make parents aware that theyexist. They should be reviewedannually and practiced regularly sothat when an emergency occurseveryone is prepared.”

STRETCHING TO MAINTAINmuscle flexibility is also importantto prevent sports injuries in chil-dren, said Skye Donovan, Ph.D.,associate professor of physicaltherapy at Marymount Universityin Arlington.

“As children go through growthspurts, their muscles are at an in-creased risk of becoming tight andlimiting their range of motion,which can pose a problem duringsports,” she said. “Strength train-ing is a great way to help childrenresist injuries. It doesn’t have to bethe typical ‘go to the weight room’type of strength training; childrencan do sports-specific activities thatuse their own body weight or re-sistance bands to help target un-derdeveloped muscles that mightotherwise lead to injuries. Agilitytraining is also helpful to improvesports related skills like coordina-

How to keep kids safewhile they’re having fun.Preventing Sports Injuries

Dr. Derek Ochiai treats a young patient at the NirschlOrthopaedic Center in Arlington. More than 2.6 millionchildren sustain sports-related injuries that require emer-gency care each year.

tion, cutting, changing directionsand high speed movements.”

Ochiai underscores the impor-tance of using protective gear, in-cluding helmets. “Listen to coachesand instructions on technique, anduse proper techniques at all times,including with tackling in football,”he said. “Make sure the young ath-letes stay hydrated, and have ac-cess to water frequently. Even atyoung ages, include appropriatewarm up drills prior to starting theactivity.”

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Fairfax County is consid-ering a change to thezoning rules concerning

the operation of food truckswithin the county.

Under new rules, vendorswould pay under $200 for li-censing and would require per-mission from property owners.

This is compared to the$16,375 fee that is requiredunder the current ordinance,which classifies food trucks asfree-standing fast-food restau-rants and requires two publichearings. Food truck vendorswould be required to receivepermission from the propertyowners before operating theirtrucks. The Virginia Department

“Injuries will neverbe 100 percentpreventable and arepart of sports.However, manyyouth sportsinjuries arepreventable withsome commonsense.”

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

Fairfax Considering ChangesTo Rules on Food Trucks

The Fairfax County Planning Commission held a publichearing concerning the operation of food trucks, likethese in D.C., on July 30.

Planning Com-mission contin-ues food truckdiscussion.

of Transportation and county codeprohibits food trucks from operat-ing on public roads. This would notchange under the new proposal.

The Planning Commission heldits first public hearing on the foodtruck ordinance on July 30.

“This is an important and uniqueordinance for the county. We want

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

Mendoza. Building W-8,Workhouse Arts Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. The Workhouse ArtsCenter is proud to present ourFeatured Artists and StudioExhibitions for the month of August.703-584-2900 orwww.workhousearts.org.

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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.

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p.m. Workhouse Arts Center W-3Theatre, 9518 Workhouse Way,Lorton. Our story unfolds as thesister of the mysterious Ice Queenand Charles (a Wise Man) isdetermined to find her true love. $9-$12. 703-584-2900.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Guests cantour seven unique studio buildings,meet artists, buy art and experience,all while enjoying light refreshmentsand music. 703-584-2900.

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Genealogy Help Desk. 2-3 p.m. Cityof Fairfax Regional Library, 10360North Street, Fairfax. Bring yourfamily history stumpers to theexperts. 703-293-6227.

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Reptiles Alive. 2:30-3:15 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North Street, Fairfax. See how theseamazing animals cling, climb andchase in the wild. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/ under “Events.” 703-293-6227.

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“Death and Dying During the CivilWar.” 7 p.m. Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. PatrickMcGinty, retired Naval officer andlocal historian, will present a CivilWar Forum on the rise of theembalming industry during the Warand how families attempted toconfirm deaths of their loved oneswhen there was no trace of a soldier.703-425-9225.

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Evenings on the EllipseSummer Concert Series. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fairfax CountyGovernment Center “Ellipse” (greenlawn behind the building), 12000Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. No matter what kind ofmusic you like, bring your lawnchairs, blankets, families and dates.703-324-7329.

Toddler Time. 10:30-11 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North Street, Fairfax. Library staffshare with children a love for books,and parents learn to cultivate earlyliteracy skills. Age 2-3 with adult.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/ under “Events.”703-293-6227.

Afternoon Book Club. 1-3 p.m.Richard Byrd Library, 7250Commerce Street, Springfield. Joinour afternoon book club, make newfriends and chat about this month’stitle: Wench by Dolen Perkins Valdez.703-451-8055.Tuesday/Aug. 15-Thursday/Aug. 24

Legally Blonde: The Musical. 2:30or 7:30 p.m. depending on the day.Metropolitan School of the ArtsTheatre, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton.Metropolitan School of the ArtsTheatre of Lorton will present theirversion of Legally Blonde directed byDanilo Stapulo and choreographedby Jonathon Faircloth. $20.www.metropolitanarts.org.

SATURDAY/AUG.16Trivia 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.

Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North Street, Fairfax.Master Gardeners providehorticultural tips, information,techniques and advice to homegardeners. 703-293-6227.

Tales to Tails. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Cityof Fairfax Regional Library, 10360North Street, Fairfax. Need practicereading? Read aloud to a friendly,trained therapy dog. Age 6-12.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/ under “Events.”703-293-6227.

Dog Adoption. 12-3 p.m. PETCO,Greenbriar Towncenter, 13053 LeeJackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax.

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Paws to Read. 4:30 p.m. 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Practice readingwith Fenton, 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.

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Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce Street,Springfield. Join us for fun storiesand activities about summertimeinsects. Age 3-5 with adult. Registerat www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/rb/ under “Events.” 703-451-8055.

Visit Hadrian Mendoza’s latest exhibit, “Sounds andShapes,” in which he explores the combination of materi-als animal (goat and cow) skin and handmade ceramicshells in creating drums. His work will be on display atthe Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton until Aug. 31.

Entertainment

Woodland Skies, one of thefull service, on-campus diningvenues at Greenspring, recentlyhosted an International Nightevent at the community. Therestaurant was transformedinto an intercontinental stagecelebrating various regions ofthe globe; staff members fromthose regions celebrated theircultural roots with traditionaldress and music throughout theevening. Additionally, residentsat Greenspring were able toenjoy authentic and diverse se-lections prepared by the culi-nary team at the community.

Greenspring resident RoyO’Connor and his wife, Lynn,had front row seats for the In-ternational Night festivities. “Theyoung people who staff our din-ing rooms are so upbeat, vibrant,

and friendly,” said Roy O’Connor.“Most of these high school andcollege age students are first gen-eration Americans who areproud of their cultural heritageand enjoy sharing it with us. Itcreates such a wonderful, inter-esting international dimensionto living at Greenspring.”

On July 31, Greenspring willalso host their annual DiversityExpo for both residents andstaff. The expo will be an inter-active event highlighting thecultural diversity found withinthe community. Guests will in-dulge in food and drink fromaround the world, visit withoutside vendors, enjoy authen-tic cultural entertainment, andlearn about some of the resi-dent groups on campus thatcelebrate heritage and diversity.

Greenspring Celebrates Diversity

Greenspring staff members Nadia Ramos and CoryYoung.

Greenspring staff member David Mambu, residentRoy O’Connor, and staff member Sarah Turay.

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Even with flavors that contain veg-etables like beets and rhubarbs,children and adults alike are crazyfor Craig and June McMullen’s

homemade, fresh and natural ice cream.“It’s a great way to get kids to eat veg-

etables,” June said.The couple makes their ice cream using

liquid nitrogen, a phase that has swept thenation in the last ten years or so, says CraigMcMullen, who is the executive sous chefat the Ronald Regan Executive Building.

“It’s a fun way to make ice cream, and itallows us to use fresh fruits and vegetables,”Craig said.

The result is a creamy treat that has beenvery popular at farmers markets in the area.The McMullens have named their business“Nitro’s Creamery” and have been sellingtheir creation at markets at the Lorton Farm-ers Market and the Fairfax County Govern-ment Center.

At the farmers market, the McMullensmake the ice cream using liquid nitrogenfrom scratch, allowing customers to watchthe entire process, usually lasting about aminute.

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“I just love to make good food,” June said.“I love ice cream.”

Everything from Nitro’s Creamery is madefrom scratch, using natural ingredients.June and her husband are always lookingfor new fruits and vegetables to use in theirice cream.

“Nutella flavored ice cream is one of themost popular flavors,” June said. “Mangoand coconut are also popular, as well asstrawberries with rhubarb and beets.”

Craig says he is always on the search forlocal farms to get ingredients from, and theice cream flavors sold by Nitro’s Creamerydepend on the time of year and the avail-ability of the fruit or vegetable.

“It’s a lot of work, especially using the liq-uid nitrogen, but it’s worth it,” June said.

To try ice cream made from scratch fromNitro’s Creamery, visit the Lorton FarmersMarket at 8990 Lorton Station Boulevardon Sundays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and at theFairfax County Government Center onThursdays from 3-7 p.m.

Springfield residents make homemade icecream at area farmers markets.

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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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Fairfax City Farmers MarketsTwo farmers markets are open for the season in the City of Fairfax. They’ll run

through Nov. 1 at the corner of West and Main streets. The Downtown FairfaxCoalition Community Market is held Saturdays, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The SundayFarmers Market will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call 703-642-0128.

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TAX MAP ID NO. 061-4-01-0065-FUnder a power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Thomas Gedle, as grantor, to John D. Eubank and Timo-thy E. Lewis, as trustees, for the benefit of Commercial Lend-ing, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, as beneficiary, dated November 29, 2012 and recorded on November 30, 2012 in Book 22736 at Page 0619 as Instrument No. 2012054176.010 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia (“Deed of Trust”), with an original principal balance of $400,000.00 (as increased to $600,000.00 by a duly-recorded modification), default having occurred under the terms thereof, the Trustees will sell at public auction at the front door of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fair-fax, Virginia 22030, onAUGUST 7, 2014 AT 10:00 AMALL THAT fee-simple LOT OF GROUND AND THE IM-PROVEMENTS THEREON situated in Fairfax County, Virginia, known as 3809 Munson Road, Falls Church, Virginia 22041, and more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of ten per centum of the sale price will be required of the Purchaser at the time and place of sale. The deposit must be paid in cash or certified funds. The balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash or certified funds within twenty (20) days of the date of sale. Interest to be paid on the unpaid purchase money at the rate of 12% per an-num from the date of sale to the date of settlement. The party secured herein, if a bidder, shall not be required to post a de-posit or to pay interest. Purchaser shall settle within twenty (20) days of the date of sale. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ES-SENCE WITH RESPECT TO SETTLEMENT BY THE PUR-CHASER. In the event that Purchaser does not settle as re-quired for any reason, Purchaser shall be in default. The de-faulting Purchaser shall not be entitled to any surplus proceeds or profits resulting from any resale of the property, and the de-posit shall be forfeited to the Trustees and all of the expenses of this sale (including attorneys’ fees and full commission on the gross sale price) shall be charged against and paid out of the forfeited deposit. In the event settlement is delayed for any reason, including, but not limited to, exceptions to the sale, bankruptcy filings by interested parties, court administration of the foreclosure, or unknown title defects, there shall be no abatement of interest. Taxes, ground rent, water and all public charges including electrical, sanitation, and/or metropolitan dis-trict charges, if applicable, are to be adjusted for the current year to the date of sale and assumed thereafter by the Pur-chaser. Cost of all documentary stamps, recordation taxes, transfer taxes and settlement expenses shall be borne by the Purchaser.The property will be sold in an "AS IS" condition and subject to conditions, restrictions, and agreements of record affecting the same, if any, and with no warranty of any kind (except as re-quired by the Deed of Trust).In the event that the Trustees are in default for any reason, the Purchaser’s sole remedy at law and in equity shall be limited to a refund of the deposit and the sale shall be considered null and void and of no effect.Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining physical posses-sion of the property. Purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage to the property from the date of sale forward. Trustees reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to reject any and all bids, to withdraw the property from sale at any time be-fore or at the auction, to extend the time to receive bids, to waive or modify the deposit requirement, to waive or modify the requirement that interest be paid on the unpaid purchase money, and/or to extend the period of time for settlement.Additional terms may be announced at the sale. The Purchaser will be required to execute and deliver to the Trustees a memo-randum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

John D. Eubank and Timothy E. Lewis, Trustees

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:PARDO & DRAZIN, LLCRussell S. Drazin, Attorney4400 Jenifer Street, NW, Suite 2Washington, DC 20015(202) 223-7900www.pardodrazin.com

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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.

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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


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