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Woodson quarterbackJojo Heisley carries theball during Saturday’s 38-14 win over T.C. Williams.Cavaliers secured theprogram’s first playoffberth since 2009.Woodson, the No. 15 seedin the 6A North region,will travel to face No. 2Lake Braddock at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13.

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community because that’s what OurDaily Bread does.”

And Hannah, 11, was there on thefield with her dad, Curcio’s brother,Brian Silman of Little Rocky Run. Hewas participating in the FoodRaiserbecause “it’s helping people within ourcommunity; we’re making sure we’retaking care of our own.”

“People always need help and, ifwe’re ever on the other end of it, I’dwant people to help our family,” con-tinued Silman. “We have the abilityto do so, and I want our children tosee that it’s important to help peoplewho are in need.”

Whetzel finds it “incredible to thinkthat, in wealthy Fairfax County, thereare 67,000 people who don’t knowwhere their next meal will come from.Many of them are children, and it’sheartbreaking to think of how theirparents must feel when they work sohard to make ends meet, but have toput their kids to bed with empty stom-achs. Participating in Complete theCircle is a joyful way for communitymembers to come together to be partof the solution to the very real prob-lem of hunger and need in our midst.”

THROUGH COMPLETE THE CIRCLE,added LCAC executive director LindaPatterson, “We can put a face on those whoface hunger daily in Fairfax County: Sara,the single mom of four; Ava, thehomebound senior; or Jim and Eve, the se-nior couple living off their Social Security.The donated food, household items and giftcards will enable both LCAC and ODB tohelp the hundreds of families we see eachmonth who struggle to feed their families.[By participating], we all can make a dif-ference to families in our community.”

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

The power of community was onfull display Sunday afternoon assome 1,500 people came together on a Fairfax High athletic

field to help Our Daily Bread (ODB) feedlocal families in need.

Wearing red, blue and yellow T-shirts,they created a living design to take a standagainst hunger in Fairfax County and werephotographed from 100 feet up by Art forthe Sky’s Daniel Dancer. But even moreimportantly, they brought with them 11,143pounds of food (valued at about $19,150),plus $3,050 in grocery-store gift cards andcash donations.

“We are so thankful for everyone’s gener-osity in helping their neighbors in need,”said ODB executive director Lisa Whetzel.“Our hope is that this event will bringawareness to the fact that, in our very af-fluent community, we have neighbors whosuffer from hunger insecurity – meaningthey don’t know where their next meal iscoming from. We want to ignite the con-versation about why people are hungry. Andwe’d like to inspire community members tothink about what they can do to help cre-ate an environment where everyone canthrive.”

The Nov. 8 event was ODB’s fifth annualComplete the Circle FoodRaiser and washeld jointly with the Lorton CommunityAction Center (LCAC). The donated food,cash and gift cards will help feed the peopleserved by both organizations.

Participants included individuals, fami-lies, companies, faith congregations, scouts,youth groups and various community or-ganizations. And, said ODB spokeswomanHeather Webb, each person contributed atleast three, nonperishable food items or a

grocery gift card to “complete thecircle of giving and hope.”

THE EVENT attracted people fromall over the county, as did the festivi-ties prior to the photo shoot. Youngmusicians from the School of Rock inVienna entertained, local nonprofitParties 2 Inspire led children’s activi-ties and Cox Farms in Centreville pro-vided refreshments.

Among those taking part in theevent were Centreville’s BrianClifford, son Mason, 6, a first-graderat Centre Ridge Elementary, and oneof Mason’s SACC (School Age ChildCare) teachers, Nancy Holsopple. Allwere on a 25-member team from theschool’s SACC program. “Mason wasinterested in helping out, so wewanted to foster that in him,” said hisdad.

“This is something our entire SACCcluster does, so we wanted to partici-pate,” said Holsopple. “In SACC, wetry to instill in our kids a sense of com-munity. So we collected almost 100different food items and brought themwith us. But together, all eightCentreville SACC clusters collected 800items to donate.”

Stone’s Cove KitBar, a restaurant in OakHill, also brought a team. “We support lo-cal nonprofits in the community,” said teammember Sonia Rana. “We made a financialdonation.”

Meanwhile, Vienna’s Vince Curcio waspart of a Fairfax/Centreville group of about100 friends and family members called TheBig Give. It comprises 18 families fromFairfax, plus four other groups, including40 children and parents. “We collected 20bags of food just in our 18 families,” saidCurcio on Sunday. “And before coming here

today, we made lasagna and delivered it andsome beverages to the Fair Oaks Fire De-partment.”

“Then we gave food, a bed and toys for acompanion dog belonging to SafeSpot ofFairfax,” added his wife, Christie Curcio. “Ithelps abused children and provides a safespot for them to go.” The next stop for themembers of The Big Give was ODB’sFoodRaiser.

“We did this Complete the Circle eventlast year, too,” said Christie Curcio. “It wasmy niece Hannah’s birthday, and shewanted to do this for her birthday. We’redoing it again this year to give back to our

Community helps fillOur Daily Bread’s food pantry.Taking a Stand Against Hunger

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(From left) are Nancy Holsopple with Masonand Brian Clifford.

Some of the many members of The Big Give team that participated in theevent.

Participants kneel down within the pattern to create the design. Packedinside the blue and gray boxes on the perimeter is the donated food.

Photos by Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection


WEDNESDAY/NOV. 11”Teach In” for Natasha. 7 p.m.

All Saints Episcopal church, 3421Franconia Road, Alexandria. Thegroup SURJ (Showing Up forSocial Justice) of NorthernVirginia is hosting a CommunityTeach In about NatashaMcKenna’s case. McKenna, amentally unstable 37-year oldmother, died at the hands of theFairfax County Sheriff’s Officeafter being tased four times.

THURSDAY/NOV. 12Keeping Your Loved One Safe. 3

p.m. Insight Memory Care Center,3953 Pender Drive, Suite 100,Fairfax. Join us to discuss variousoptions to keep your loved one withdementia safe in the home. Free.703-204-4664. RSVP.

SATURDAY/NOV. 14Future Quest 2015. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

George Mason University in theJohnson Center, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Future Quest is afree college and career forum forstudents with disabilities, parentsand professionals. http://futurequest.gmu.edu.

Fairfax County NAACPMembership Meeting. 10a.m.-noon. Kings Park Library,9001 Burke Lake Road, Burke.

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Fairfax County Police are searching fora suspect in connection with two re-cent robberies and one attemptedrobbery at Burke area grocery stores.

The most recent attempt was around mid-night on Nov. 7 at the Giant grocery store lo-cated at 6011 Burke Centre Parkway. Policesaid employees chased the suspect out of thestore before he was able to steal any money.

Previous robberies believed to be related oc-curred on Oct. 26 in the Safeway at 9596 OldKeene Mill Road and Oct. 28 just after mid-night in the Shoppers Food Warehouse at9274 Old Keene Mill Road.

Police said the suspect typically wears amask and is otherwise described as a whitemale who demands money from store clerksafter entering the store, claims to have aweapon and then runs away. In the two successfulrobberies, the subject took an undisclosed amountof money.

A security camera video of one incident is avail-able to view online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1dpiwsHQDQ&feature=youtu.be.

Police are asking anyone with information to con-

tact Crime Solvers electronically by visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, text-a-tip by texting“TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)**,by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

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Suspect Sought in Trio ofBurke Grocery Store Robberies

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A robbery suspect is shown on a security camerabeing chased out of a Burke grocery store.

Volleyball Complex inBurke Lake Park Namedfor Sports Leader

On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Sand Volleyball Com-plex at Burke Lake Park will be named in honor ofDavid Lacey. Lacey has been the Sully District Rep-resentative to the Fairfax County Athletic Council formore than 23 years, beginning his tenure in 1992.He has served as both chairman and vice chairmanof the Athletic Council, dealing with topics such asfacility allocation policies, the Park Needs Assessmentand potential tournament sites in Lorton. Public isinvited to attend. 703-324-8662.

Lacey has a passion for the game and was instru-mental in getting Fairfax Adult Volleyball Council tobuild the four sand volleyball courts at Burke LakePark. The Park Board approved the naming of thecomplex in Lacey’s honor at its meeting on Oct. 14.

Through the years, Lacey has helped numerousyouth organizations throughout Fairfax County starttheir youth volleyball programs, including the ViennaYouth, McLean Youth, Springfield Youth andBraddock Road Youth organizations.

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Burke Lake Park is located at 7315 Ox Road inFairfax Station.

Fairfax Chamber Calls forInnovation Nominations

The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (FairfaxChamber) announced that the application period forthe 2016 Greater Washington Innovation Awards isnow open through Jan. 22, 2016.

Now in its second year, the Greater WashingtonInnovation Awards is an event celebrating thethought leadership, innovation and creativity of theindividuals and organizations in select industries inthe Greater Washington metro area. The InnovationAwards span across a variety of industries and in-cludes products and services.

Awards categories include: Tech Innovator of theYear, Public Service Innovator of the Year; Profes-sional Service Innovator of the Year; Hospitality, Tour-ism and Entertainment Innovator of the Year; Healthand Life Sciences Innovator of the Year; and Market-ing and Advertising Innovator of the Year.

To learn more about the 2016 Greater Washington In-novation Awards, visit http://www.fairfaxchamber.org/innovation-awards.html.


Artist TeacherExhibition Opens atWorkhouseArts Center

The Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) Fine Arts Office, in collabora-tion with the Workhouse Arts Center inLorton, presents the Artist Teacher Ex-hibition, an art exhibition recognizingthe creative endeavors of FCPS artist-teachers, beginning Saturday, Nov. 14.

FCPS art and music teachers were in-vited to submit original works for con-sideration. This year, 179 original worksof art and music were submitted by 80fine arts teachers. Juror Peter Winant,director of the George Mason Univer-sity School of Art, selected 53 artworksby 40 artists to be included; 10 musiccompositions by five musicians were se-lected to be played in the gallery duringthe exhibition. The exhibition will beopen through Sunday, Dec. 6, at theWorkhouse Arts Center, with a receptionfrom 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Featured artist-teachers include:Sharlene Abraham of Fairfax High,Keith Beale of Robinson Secondary,Ashley Birkmaier of Laurel Hill Elemen-tary, Julie Brodzik of Churchill Road El-ementary, Bill Burke of CentrevilleHigh, Lauren Carpenter of ProvidenceElementary, Laura Cawley of LynbrookElementary, Sheena Custer of VirginiaRun Elementary, Anna Dee of StuartHigh, Lisa Devore of Stenwood Elemen-tary, Heather Dilatush of Fairfax High,Colleen Dolinger of Wakefield Forest El-ementary, Tracy Dumais of Virginia RunElementary, Erin Fillers of GreenbriarWest Elementary, Justyne Fischer ofSouth County High, Elaine Florimonteof Westfield High, Caty Forden of GlenForest Elementary, Deirdre Forgione ofWoodson High, Sally Gilliam of MountVernon High, H. Sarina Haris of WaplesMill Elementary, Adam Hatchl ofOakton High, Rob Hawkins of HolmesMiddle, Jason Hutto of Holmes Middle,Kathleen Kendall of Irving Middle,Timothy Kloth of Parklawn Elementary,Jacob Kohut of Lorton Station Elemen-tary, Bethany Mallino of Wolftrap El-ementary, Rory Marcaccio of CentrevilleHigh, Marielle Mariano of Groveton El-ementary, Jayne Matricardi-Burke ofWoodson High, Cynthia Mirabile of CubRun Elementary, Tammy Morin ofHerndon High, P.J. Naber of FairfaxHigh, Nicholas Natalie of Beech TreeElementary, Danielle O’Brien ofGlasgow Middle, Amy Ordoveza ofRose Hill Elementary, Kate Patsch ofFort Hunt Elementary, Scott Saylor ofSouth County High, Angelika Schaferof Aldrin Elementary, Meghan Sheltonof Fort Belvoir Elementary, Susan Silvaof Oakton High, Ramandip Singh ofHalley Elementary, art resource teacherCarol Trost, Mary Wehle of Terraset El-ementary, and Jonathan Weiner ofWestlawn Elementary.

The Workhouse Arts Center, McGuireWoods Gallery, is located at 9601 OxRoad in Lorton.

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Fairfax County Public Schools Su-perintendent Karen Garza is at-tempting to scale a towering pro-jected budget shortfall for Fiscal

Year 2017. On Nov. 9, she presented SchoolBoard members the report of budget cutsrecommended by a 36-member task forceshe summoned earlier this year.

A dozen of the task force members wereappointed by the School Board, the rest arerepresentatives from civic associations,teachers associations and other county staff.

Garza instructed the team to make rec-ommendations specifically for the 2017budget with six criteria in mind: the num-ber of students impacted, effect on employ-ees and students, disruption to the system,permanent cuts instead of “one-time” cuts,magnitude of the cut and student outcomesespecially on the core instruction.

“No one — including the Task Force mem-bers — wants to enact significant budget re-ductions that will impact classroom and stu-dent programs,” Garza said in a statement.“Their involvement in the process guaranteesthat a wide variety of voices and suggestionswere heard and seriously considered.”

THE REPORT from the task force includesdozens of ideas for cuts and how those weresupported by task force members, as wellas employees, students and the community,based on input from the “UserVoice” pro-gram, outreach meetings, budget meetingswith School Board members and the onlineBudget Proposal Tool.

The sets of cuts are divided into twogroups — one set that would cut $50 mil-lion from the projected budget and one thatwould cut $75 million — and cover a widearea: Some examples are increasing facil-ity use fees and student parking fees, in-creasing class sizes, eliminating foreign lan-guage immersion programs and eliminat-ing Level IV Advanced Academic Programcenters in favor of offering that advancedcurriculum at each local school to reducestudent transportation costs.

Garza admitted though the recommenda-tions are just that, and far from final deci-sions, inevitable cuts would negatively im-pact essentially everyone involved withFairfax County Public Schools.

“Reductions will be unavoidable unlesswe receive sufficient revenue to meet ourexpenditure requirements,” Garza said inher statement. “As I’ve said all along, wecannot cut our way to excellence.”

The recommendations were ranked by thepercent of agreement among voting mem-

bers of the task force. Two members of thetask force abstained during voting on the rec-ommendations: George Becerra, appointedby At-Large School Board member IlryongMoon, and Mindy Carlin, representing theFairfax County Chamber of Commerce.

A representative from the chamber saidCarlin would not be available to commentpersonally.

Becerra, who currently serves on theBoard of Supervisors and School Board jointSuccessful Children and Youth Policy team,said he wished the task force had conductedits meetings publicly rather than in private,and that they had been provided with morecomprehensive program evaluation infor-mation on which to base their decisions.

According to the task force report, “Dueto time constraints, the Budget Task Forcewas unable to review programmatic evalu-ations for every potential item and option.”

“How good that program is to a child, it’snot up to me, it’s up to the system to quan-tify it,” Becerra said. “Right now, I don’thave that information in front of me. Ifyou’re going to cut your own family budgetlike this, I think there’d be a divorce in myfamily real quick.”

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herritysent out a statement on the day of Garza’spresentation, also critical the task forcefailed to review the school’s supplementalretirement system, outsourcing or the “func-tions of the many ‘teachers’ that do notspend time in the classroom.”

“The School Budget Task Force missed themark,” Herrity said in the statement.

The task force report did explain thatemployee compensation, health insuranceand retirement are among items being re-viewed and studied, so they weren’t in-cluded in the online budget tool.

Kimberly Adams, president and task forcerepresentative for the Fairfax EducationAssociation, did vote, and said her organi-zation is “not supportive of the majority ofthe recommendations as they stand now.”

Adams said the whole task force objec-

tive being focused on what to cut rather thanwhere else to make up revenue was “hardto hear” from the perspective of educators.

“But you have to cut $50 million out of thesystem, they have to find it somewhere,”Adams said. “We have to pick the best badchoices out of that list. Nothing very palatable.Raising fees for students is not something Iwant to see happen, but is it a less impactfulway to cut money out of the budget?”

Matt Haley, who was appointed to the taskforce by School Board member Jane Strauss(Dranesville) and chosen to chair the groupby Garza, said the meetings were kept pri-vate to encourage more open discussion bytask force members.

“We felt it was important for them to beable to share how they felt and what wasfeasible, possible, without being questionedon every statement by their constituents,”said Haley, a retired strategy consultant withAccenture.

Haley said that no program evaluationinformation in existence was withheld fromthe task force. “There was no less data avail-able to us than is available to the SchoolBoard or Board of Supervisors,” he said. “Welooked at everything that’s been studied. Wehad hundreds of questions fed through astaff answered for us. We have a lot moredetailed information than just about anygroup has had in the past, though it is pos-sible more analysis could be done.”

Adams agreed she would like to see moreevaluative data in the future. “We had to as-sume every program is doing what it’s sup-posed to do, meeting their goals,” she said.

Garza will make her formal budget pre-sentation to the School Board in January2016. The School Board is scheduled to maketheir final decision on the proposed budgetand vote at the May 26, 2016 meeting.

FOR GARZA’S PRESENTATION and the fullreport from the task force, visit the Fairfax CountyPublic Schools online document-sharing pro-gram at www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A3KSVY653B27.

Transparency andmethodology of budgetreview questioned.

Garza Presents Budget TaskForce Report to School Board

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Members of the Fairfax County School Board meet at the school systemheadquarters where superintendent Karen Garza presented a reportfrom the FY 2017 Budget Task Force.


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livened each day by the delightsof humor, conversation and adven-ture. Sherry and Alex both felt like

they had lived alifetime of love to-gether.

In the comfortof his last healthyyears, Alex wouldoften reflect onthe blessings of hislife, come afteryears of hardwork. He wouldthen playfully say,“Ain’t too bad fora country boy, is it?!” Alex will bedearly remem-bered.

A Memorial Ser-vice will be heldon Nov. 14 at 4p.m. at BurkeUnited Methodist

Church, 6200 Burke Center Park-way, Burke.

Burial TBD at Arlington Nationalcemetery.

In lieu of flowers the family re-quests that donations be made toThe Alzheimer’s Foundation orWounded Warriors.

On Oct. 19, 2015, Col. Alex J.Johnson, U.S. Army, passed awayat the age of 82 in Winter Garden,Fla. from complications ofAlzheimer’s.

Alex was a native of Carlyle, Ill.and the eldest son of Noel andMargaret Johnson, both now de-ceased. Alex was preceded indeath in 2007 by his dear wife of50 years, Ruth Ann, as well as hisson Mark Johnson and brotherDouglas Johnson in 2008. He issurvived by his loving and devotedwife Sherry; his daughters CindyGarlick and husband Scott LeGros;Laurie and husband Fabian Kahn;and Susan and husband BradleyWeston; as well as six grandchil-dren. He is also survived by hisbrother Wayland and wife, DianaJohnson; Phyllis Johnson, widowof his brother Douglas; his sister,Geraldine Oram, widow of JosephOram; and his brother Ralph andwife, Sandy Johnson. Also amongAlex’s surviving family membersare his step daughters Vicki andhusband Cliff Smith; Lisa and hus-band Brad Pence; Patti and hus-band Tony Worthington; as well astheir children and many more be-loved members of his blended andextended family.

Although it is hard to sum upAlex’s life in a paragraph, he is bestremembered as a man with astrong faith inGod. He was botha dedicated leaderand servant of thechurch, wearingmany hats fromSunday Schoolteacher to usher tochurch accoun-tant. Alex was adevoted familyman and a gener-ous supporter ofthose in need. Hecarried these vir-tues through his28 years in theUnited StatesArmy, retiring as adecorated officerand war veteran.After the Army,Alex used his vision and experi-ence in co-founding JB Manage-ment, a business that he saw flour-ish with its greatest successes yetto come.

Alex was truly blessed to spendhis last years blissfully in love withhis dear wife, Sherry. The twowere devoted to one another, en-

Col. Alex J. Johnson, 82, Dies

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A memorial service willbe held for Col. Alex J.Johnson, U.S. Army, onNov. 14 at Burke UnitedMethodist Church.

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

St. Pius X Chapel is offering aTridentine (Latin) Mass at two locations,in Falls Church at Everly CommunityFuneral Care, 6161 Leesburg Pike onSunday, Nov. 15 and Dec. 20 at 9:30a.m.; and in Fairfax City at Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center,3740 Old Lee Highway on Sunday,Dec. 6 at 9:30 a.m. Confessions at 8:30a.m. 703-425-5735 or www.sspx.org/en/community/priories.

Workshop with Dr. John Mundy au-thor of “Living A Course in Miracles” andpublisher of “Miracles” magazine willtake place on Saturday, Nov. 21 atUnity of Springfield, 8136 Old KeeneMill Road, Suite B-300, Springfield from9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The workshop willfocus on Eternal Life from A Course InMiracles and the report of near-deathand mystical experiences. $20/$25unityspiritualcenterofpsringfieldva.com.

International Bible Day at FirstChurch of Christ Scientist, 5315Backlick Road, Springfield will be onMonday, Nov. 23 from 1-8 p.m. Thepublic is invited to celebrate by viewingan exhibit of antique Bible leaves. A lec-ture, “The Origins of the King JamesBible,” will be presented at 7 p.m. Free.www.csspringfield.org.

The Paschal Lamb will hold a BookReading of “Blessed are You” fromnoon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. ThePaschal Lamb is located at 11214 LeeHighway, Fairfax. Author MelanieRigney will read from her new book.Free. 703-863-3940.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at the cor-ner of Fairfax County Parkway and BurkeLake Roads, holds a bible study fellow-ship at 9 a.m. Sundays followed by a 10a.m. worship service. Nursery care andchildren’s church also provided. 6401Missionary Lane, Fairfax Station, 703-323-8100 or www.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja Buddhist Cen-ter , 10875 Main St., Fairfax Cityprovides free classes to both newcomersand advanced practitioners of TibetanBuddhism. The center emphasizes work-ing with the mind and learning how tounderstand the workings of the mind,overcoming inner causes of suffering,while cultivating causes of happiness.Under the direction of Lama ZopaRinpoche, the center is a place of study,contemplation and meditation. Visithttp://www.guhyasamaja.org for moreinformation.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive. Services in Fairfax areheld on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sun-days at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services inClifton are held on Sundays at 8:15 and10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

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

Clifton Presbyterian Church,12748 Richards Lane, Clifton, offers Sun-day worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11a.m. Nursery care is provided. Christianeducation for all ages is at 9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

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Scouting for Food. Burke CentreShopping Center, 5649 BurkeCentre Parkway, Burke. Leave thebags the boy scouts distributed onSaturday, Nov. 7 that you filledwith non-perishable food itemsfor collection out on the morningof Nov. 14. Cub Scout Troop 1346will collect them. The bags are insupport of Scouting for Food2015. Help those less [email protected].

Naming Ceremony. 9:30 a.m.Sand Volleyball Complex, BurkeLake Park, 7315 Ox Road, FairfaxStation. The Sand VolleyballComplex at Burke Lake Park willbe named in honor of DavidLacey. Lacey has been the SullyDistrict Representative to theFairfax County Athletic Councilfor more than 23 years, beginninghis tenure in 1992. He has servedas both Chairman and ViceChairman of the Athletic Council,dealing with topics such as facilityallocation policies, the Park NeedsAssessment and potentialtournament sites in Lorton. Publicis invited to attend. 703-324-8662.

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Virginia is home to about 690,000 vet-erans, more than 60 percent of themfrom the Gulf Wars. There are morethan 12,000 veteran-owned busi-

nesses in Fairfax County alone, and more thana third of those businesses are categorized bythe Fairfax County Economic Development Au-thority as professional science and technology.

In 2014, according the the CensusBureau, the median income of veter-ans in Virginia was more than $50,000,while for non-veterans, the median in-come was $29,909. Only 5.5 percent of veter-ans in Virginia live in poverty while that num-ber is 11.4 percent for non-veterans in 2014.

Clearly the location of the Pentagon in Ar-lington, and being adjacent to the nation’scapital would mean more veterans, andhigher attaining veterans would settle here.Veterans contribute significantly here inNorthern Virginia.

At the same time, some veterans experiencesignificant challenges; consider that half of allveterans under 35 experience a period of unem-ployment in the 15 months after leaving service.

At the last Point in Time Count of people whoare literally homeless in January 2015, therewere 46 homeless veterans in Fairfax County,12 in Alexandria and 19 in Arlington (with 408

literally homeless veterans in the Districtof Columbia). Forty-five percent of thesehomeless veterans were employed.

Coordinated efforts from local, stateand federal levels have reduced the numberof veterans experiencing homelessness in theregion. Between 2011 and 2015, the regioncounted 138 fewer homeless veterans (19percent reduction), using access to additionaldedicated housing resources, such asHUD-VASH vouchers.

Now there is a nationwide effort, called theMayor’s Challenge, to end homelessness for

veterans this year. Arlington, Alexandria andFairfax have all signed onto this challenge.

Elsewhere in this paper, we report on FairfaxCounty’s coordinated efforts to endhomelessness for veterans by the end of nextmonth. This effort will likely be judged suc-cessful by the fact that, even though more vet-erans will experience housing crises, the sys-tems will be in place to get any newly home-less veterans back into housing quickly.

A task force has been meeting every otherweek in Fairfax County, identifying veteransby name and coordinating efforts to get themthe services they need to get them into hous-ing. Sometimes that is help with a securitydeposit and a few months rent. In other cases,chronically homeless veterans need significantsupport to to successfully move into perma-nent housing. But this year, every effort is be-ing made to meet those needs.

“We celebrated a lot this year,” said VincentJenkins, director of the Embry Rucker Shelterin Reston. “Each time we met, there were an-other four to five veterans who were housed.”

— Mary Kimm

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Fairfax County and other localities embraceeffort to end veteran homelessness this year,while veterans contribute much to the economy.

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A ChildishDebateTo the Editor:

Even at 11 years old, I read thenews. I watch the presidential de-bates, as well as certain news pro-grams. Even at 11, I am worriedfor my future. That is why I write.My wish in writing this letter is toshow how steep the hill I fear ourcountry is going down. It doesn’thave to be that way.

I believe that I am a fairly politeperson. I apologize in advance if Iam insulting any person’s beliefs,or who people think is honest andtrustworthy for the role of presi-dent. But, with no sugarcoating,the presidential debate of Wednes-day, Oct. 28 was purely childish.It was more like my sixth gradeclassroom than what I thought apresidential debate would be like.In fact, if we spoke like that in

school, speaking over each other,having no respect for others, notto mention the attacking of ques-tions instead of answering them,we would be in great trouble. Dowe want the next leader of theUnited States of America to berude, impolite and interrupting?We do need a leader that demandsaction, but also acts with kindnessand compassion. If these are ourfuture leaders, my peers and I, thechildren, the future, could be leftin a large mess, maybe even toolarge to fix.

Often children are forgotten inmatters like this. I asked my Dadhow a child can speak up aboutthis since kids cannot vote. He saidto try a letter to the editor of anewspaper, so that is what I’mdoing. I am eternally grateful forour current country, and evengood places have problems, but ifthis is our future, this country’sfuture is looking dark. Although I

can’t vote, I can stand. I stand fora real leader. A real president.

Shailey PrattFairfax Station

White Oaks Elementary School- Sixth Grade

Demonstratingfor SpringfieldSenior CenterTo the Editor:

I am writing to invite our com-munity to join Springfield seniortaxpayers and families in a demon-stration on Saturday, Nov. 21, from10 a.m.–noon at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000 Govern-ment Center Parkway in Fairfax.

We will be standing at the samespot as the demonstrators for jus-tice for John Geer displaying plac-ards and distributing flyers.

We are planning another dem-onstration in the future that willinclude not only placards and fly-ers near the parking lot, but alsodemonstrations inside the FairfaxCounty Government Center of se-nior health programs sponsored bythe Burke/West Springfield SeniorCenter Without Walls(BWSSCWoW) that I founded andhave been developing since 2007.Our affordable senior health pro-grams include line dancing, Ha-waiian hula, tai-chi, yoga, self-de-fense, zumba, walking club, gene-alogy discussions, book club,

mahjong, as well as social inter-actions in celebrations of 80+birthday parties and others.

The theme of the Nov. 21 dem-onstration is “Let’s Help SharonBulova Help Us Get SpringfieldSenior Center.” Our numerousemails and phone calls have beenignored by the Springfield Districtincumbent – we have been re-questing since November 2014 fora working group to implement so-lutions to redress the unfairnesstoward Springfield senior taxpay-ers and families: other districtshave 17 permanent senior centers,Springfield District, none.

On Election Day, November 3,2015, 4,226 (19 percent) ofSpringfield voters supported ourpetition and we will continue topursue social justice beyond theballot box through demonstrationsso that more Springfield Districtresidents would support our cause.Chairman Sharon Bulova has wonwith the theme “We Care for EachOther in Fairfax County” but wehave to add the footnote: “exceptin Springfield District, particularlyfor senior taxpayers and families,and where residents have to dem-onstrate for social justice.”

We welcome suggestions andparticipation in our communityactivism for social justice. Moreinformation available at mywebsite: www.facebook.com/Foley4SpringfieldSeniorCenter.

Corazon Sandoval FoleyBurke

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On Friday, Oct. 30, theArts Council of FairfaxCounty presented its

fourth annual Arts Awards to a fullhouse. The Arts Awards honoreesand guest speakers delivered in-spirational speeches to over 400guests from the public, private,and nonprofit sectors. The 2015Arts Awards were presented toEarle C. Williams (Jinx Hazel ArtsAward); Rebecca Kamen (ArtsAchievement Award); Vienna Jam-mers (Emerging Arts Award); andRichard Hausler of Insight Prop-erty Group LLC (Arts PhilanthropyAward).

A common thread ran throughthe Arts Awards ceremony thisyear as honorees and elected offi-cials hailed public-private partner-ships and civic collaboration asdrivers for enhancing communitiesand lives.

Linda S. Sullivan, president andCEO of the Arts Council of FairfaxCounty, said, “The Arts Council isproud to shine a light on the ex-traordinary contributions made byartists, arts organizations, and thecivic leaders who support them. Itwas great fun to share this year’sawardee achievements with over400 attendees.”

Both the Center for Education atWolf Trap and the Workhouse ArtsCenter in Lorton are products ofpublic-private partnerships andcollaboration serving as arts des-tinations in their communities andthe region. STEAM pioneerRebecca Kamen’s ability to bridgethe arts and education with chem-istry, neuroscience, and astrophys-ics and the Vienna Jammers, whohave reached out to new audi-ences using global percussionmusic, demonstrate how the artscan be used as a catalyst and con-nector.

Each awardee referenced theirown beliefs about the arts andsource of inspiration during their

acceptance speeches.According Earle C. Williams,

2015 Jinx Hazel Arts awardee,who led a successful capital cam-paign that resulted in the build-ing of the Center for Education atWolf Trap, the arts are a necessity:“The arts are important to FairfaxCounty and an integral part of thesoul of a community. There is noreplacement for it.”

Richard Hausler, 2015 Arts Phi-lanthropy awardee provided thevision and seed funding in theplanning stages to the WorkhouseArts Center in Lorton. He said:“The Workhouse is a gem an-chored by artists, studios, and ac-tivities. It is a place which enriches[the community] and bringspeople together from differentbackgrounds.”

Rebecca Kamen, 2015 ArtsAchievement awardee, stressedhow she overcame the challengesof dyslexia by developing newmeans of seeing and perceivingenvironments and relationships.

“My ability as a contemporaryvisual artist to connect, transform,and ripple out has impacted oth-ers in exciting and extraordinaryways. What appeared to be alearning obstacle at a young agehas turned into an incredible op-portunity in terms of creating newbridges of understanding betweenthe fields of art and science.”

David L. Reynolds Jr., artisticdirector of the Vienna Jammers,2015 Emerging Arts Awardee,shared his group’s core belief withthe audiences: “Besides givingchildren a comprehensive musicalexperience, the Jammers aim toshare their art with as manypeople as possible, and in doingso enrich the quality of life andbuild community.”

The Arts Awards have been heldannually in late October since2012.

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity; Lee DistrictSupervisor Jeffrey C. McKay; Congressman GerryConnolly; Jinx Hazel Arts Awardee Earle C. Williams;Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Sharon Bulova;President & CEO of the Arts Council Linda S. Sullivan;Arts Awards Event Chair Richard Goldberg; and ArtsAwards Event Sponsor Daniel A. D’Aniello.

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By Mary Kimm

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Jameel Mubaarik of Reston is a 63-year-old Army veteran and me-chanical engineer, a former Restonhomeowner. He served in the

Army in Europe during the Cold War, andamong many positions since, worked forBechtel on the Silver Line and for NASA atthe Goddard Space Center.

But a layoff, divorce and a short-sale onhis home left Mubaarik homeless, for a timeliving in a hotel.

Then last May he had a stroke.“I never thought I would be homeless, but

you never know,” he said.Vincent Jenkins, director of the Embry

Rucker Shelter in Reston calls Mubaarik “theHistorian,” for his recall of Northern Vir-ginia events, and professorial narrative.

Mubaarik is ready to move out of thehomeless shelter and into housing, and aspart of a national effort to end veteranhomelessness, he’ll be looking at possibleapartments next week.

In December 2014, Fairfax County joinedthe Mayors Challenge to End VeteranHomelessness, a nationwide effort with atight deadline — the end of this year. InFairfax County, it’s an effort that will in alllikelihood be successful.

“At the end of the calendar year, will wehave functionally ended veteranhomelessness in Fairfax County?” said TomBarnett, program manager with the FairfaxCounty Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness. While some veterans herewill still experience housing crisis, there willbe systems in place designed to get theminto housing quickly.

Functionally ending veteranhomelessness, according to the MayorsChallenge, meansthat every com-munity has a sus-tainable, system-atic response inplace that ensureshomelessness isprevented when-ever possible, or isotherwise a rare,brief, and non-re-curring experi-ence. That’s themantra for endingand preventing homeless for all:Homelessness should be rare, brief and non-recurring.

Veterans made up 46 of the 1,204 peoplewho were homeless on Jan. 28, 2015 in the2015 Point-in-Time Count of People Expe-riencing Homelessness. A dozen to 15 vet-erans become homeless every month, butbecause of ongoing collaboration, most are“rapidly rehoused.” While 96 veterans came

into hypothermia shelters last winter sea-son, at the end of October, Barnet reportedthat there were 17 homeless veterans in thecounty, and that all 17 were in the processof being housed.

“We owe something to veterans. to thepeople who have made that sacrifice for us,”said Sharon Bulova, chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, who signedonto the Mayors Challenge. She notes thatthe sacrifice veterans make is measures intime, and in uncertainty.

“When you look at the issue of veterans,the sacrifice is spending time away from the

community andfrom their fami-lies,” she said.“With that timeaway comes thepotential for com-ing back changed;that could bep h y s i c a l l ychanged andharmed, andsome of the harmmight not bephysical. Psycho-

logical changes might not be visible. Wecan’t turn our backs on people who havebeen affected that way.”

Of the 46 veterans identified in the Pointin Time count in January, 15 were chroni-cally homeless. Housing people who havebeen chronically homeless is not a quicktransition; it requires supportive housingand ongoing services. Someone is identi-fied as chronically homeless if they havebeen continuously homeless for a year ormore and have experienced three or moreepisodes of homelessness in the last fouryears, a sequence of events that often comeswith untreated illnesses, mental health is-

sues and/or sub-stance abuse.

A task force consist-ing of representativesfrom nonprofits likeFACETS, New HopeHousing, NorthernVirginia Family Ser-vice and Corner-stones, plus the Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness, the Department of VeteransAffairs, the Community Service Board, thehealth department and other partners hasbeen meeting every other week since thecounty joined the challenge. At the meet-ings, the partners discuss the individualveterans they are seeking to house by name,and focus attention and resources on over-coming challenges.

“At the task force meetings, we celebrateda lot this year,” said Vincent Jenkins of Cor-nerstones, director of the Embry RuckerShelter in Reston. “Each time we met, therewere another four to five veterans who werehoused. … Fairfax plays really well together.We are really trying to make a major dentin homelessness, and we are doing that.”

The “tremendously impactful” tool ofchoice is the VASH voucher, said Barnett.The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housingprogram combines rental assistance forhomeless veterans with case managementand clinical services provided by the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs. Once a veteran hasbeen approved for a housing voucher andgets into housing, Veterans Affairs deploysa team to help with transition from the shel-ter to housing, one of the benefits of thenationwide challenge.

The effort to end homelessness for veter-ans comes with a different level of commu-nity support, too.

“In the community, there is so much en-

ergy and interest to end homelessness forveterans who have served our country,” saidDean Kline, director of the Office to Pre-vent and End Homelessness. Partners andcommunity groups are engaged “because oftheir passion for helping veterans who haveserved our country.”

NOT ALL VETERANS who are experienc-ing homelessness are ready to accept hous-ing, but ongoing outreach by localnonprofits ensures continuing progress.Sometimes it takes years simply to identifythat someone is a veteran if that individualis resistant to sharing information.

One man now in line for housing hoveredfor eight years at the Eleanor Kennedy Shel-ter on Richmond Highway by Fort Belvoir.While he would seem pleasant, when any-one tried to engage him or ask questions,he became verbally aggressive and ex-pressed anti-government sentiments, saidTonya Golden, director of Programs forSingle Adults at New Hope Housing. He waspart of the overflow shelter program, oper-ated in a trailer outside the main building,coming for food and shelter.

“He was resistant to service,” Golden said.“We never knew he wasa veteran.”

But with ongoing ef-forts, the man, now “upin age,” developed arapport with one out-reach person, andagreed to sign up forhousing. As they filledout the information

needed, he made reference to his service.New Hope Housing submitted his name toVeterans Affairs, discovering that he served14 years including in Vietnam, was honor-ably discharged and entitled to benefits.

Now he’s qualified for a VASH voucher, isworking with housing case managers andwill move into an apartment with support-ive services soon.

Most veterans who arrive at a shelter donot have the critical documentation theyneed.

New Hope Housing opened VeteransHouse, a home with case management ser-vices for four veterans, where the veterandoesn’t have to sign a lease.

“We take veterans who have challengesleasing up, so it’s in our name,” Golden said.“These are the clients that we work with,they are ready to move forward. … There’sno judgment.”

Clients who have criminal records orother issues that might prevent them frombeing approved for a lease still need hous-ing.

Golden is a military spouse, her husbandis career army, a lieutenant colonel. Theylived for a time on Fort Belvoir. “We’ve beendoing this for a long time,” she said. “It’spersonal for me that our soldiers are con-nected to the services they are entitled to.”

THE DAILY ROUTINE for Richard Davis,a veteran and a single dad: Davis sleeps at

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In February 2013, volunteers looking to interview chronically homelesspeople found encampments like this scattered around the area, usuallynear major shopping areas, but sometimes in isolated fields. Not allencampments had tents for people to sleep, often found were oldcouches and sleeping bags, or temporary shelter made of cardboard,plastic and scrap pieces of wood.

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“At the task force meetings,we celebrated a lot this year.Each time we met, therewere another four to fiveveterans who were housed.”

— Vincent Jenkins, director,Embry Rucker Shelter, Reston

“In my heart, I feel likeI have a lot to give.”

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the Eleanor Kennedy Shelter for the Home-less on Richmond Highway by Fort Belvoir,while his two young children sleep at anearby friend’s house. In the morning, Davisgets his children ready for the day, driveshis son, 4, to a program that addresses theson’s intellectual disabilities and then Daviscares for his daughter, 2, who has healthissues. He picks his son up in the afternoon,and later, after he gets his children dinnerand puts them to bed, he heads back to theshelter to sleep.

At least that was the routine until lastThursday, when New Hope Housing wasable to place him in permanent supportivehousing with three bedrooms for him andhis two children.

Davis served in the Navy. Then he served25 years in prison, and was released in2008.

“With a 25-year gap, no one is going togive you the kind of job you need to takecare of yourself,” Davis said. He workedthree jobs at one time, but still didn’t earnenough to support his family. And now thefull time care of his children presents otherchallenges.

Davis trained as aparalegal in prison.“I have five habeascorpus briefs undermy belt,” he said. Butwhen he applied forjobs at law firmswhen he was re-leased, his prisonrecord kept himfrom employment.

Davis speaks in adeep voice that reflects the sense that heexpected more of himself. He describes him-self as “disheartened” by his lack of accom-plishment since being released in 2008. He’seducated and well-spoken, It’s clear that hischildren bring him joy, and that now get-ting this part right means the world to him.

“You know you have aspirations whenyou’re younger. You have goals. And you’renot really achieving them. I’m dealing withmy mortality now,” he said. “I have 10-11

more years. I’m living for mychildren. It’s my responsibilityto turn out good human be-ings. … I want them to be ableto go to Dad and to know theywill answer to Dad. They arethe love of my life.”

“In my heart, I feel like Ihave a lot to give,” Davis said.

NOT ALL VETERANS inneed of housing are men.

One woman veteran whohad served in the Army forthree years, emerged strug-gling with mental illness. Shestopped taking her medica-tion, and got into trouble withlaw. She was receiving servicesfrom Northern Virginia FamilyServices, and was one of thehomeless veterans discussedby name at the task forcemeetings, said BarbaraSchultheiss, program directorof Services for Single Adults atFACETS in Fairfax.

“So many people just needhelp with a security depositand a few months rent,”Schultheiss said. “But someneed more support.”

FACETS operates permanentsupportive housing, and whena vacancy opened up there,Schultheiss coordinated hermove into a new apartment.

“She’s very independent, and she lovesher apartment,” Schultheiss said. But shealso talks about Vladimir Putin as her hus-band, and dances around her living roomwith his photo. In her new home, she’ll getcase management services to help keep herin housing.

There is evidence of long-term success,too.

One Navy veteran lived 17 years in thewoods, and has now lived in FACETS hous-

ing for seven yearswith support afterserving in the Navywith awards.

“He comes with hisown slew of medicalproblems,” saidSchultheiss, whowas his case man-ager in 2008, andhelped track downhis service record.

He told her, “If itwasn’t for the FACETS program I’d be dead.”

Schultheiss asked him why he left theNavy. “Being on a ship with a bunch of guys,it just got old,” he said.

But after that, he couldn’t get a job thatwould pay the bills.

VETERANS WHO HAVE recently been inservice have been in an environment wherethey have had one important job, protect-ing the country, and their basic needs like

housing, food, sched-ule and health, havebeen cared for in a verystructured way, saidBarnett. “They findthemselves on the streetwithout any of that.They’ve had a job to focuson, but now they have toworry about how to takecare of themselves,” he said, and their frus-tration in the new circumstances can be ex-treme.

Veterans can also be among the most vul-nerable of people experiencinghomelessness, chronically homeless and liv-ing in the woods.

“Their basic training has prepared themto be out there, to withstand some thingsthat most people cannot,” said VincentJenkins of Cornerstones of challenges ofeven getting some veterans who have livedoutdoor for a long time into the shelter. “It’snot always a good fit for them here in theshelter.”

Reaching out to the most vulnerablehomeless is helped in part by work done in2013 when nonprofit volunteers, countyemployees and others went out into thewoods and other areas, creating an inven-tory and conducting interviews. FairfaxCounty participated in the national 100,000Homes campaign, ranking chronicallyhomeless people on the vulnerability indexthat indicates who is a greatest risk of death.

Of more 462 people surveyed,10 percent were veterans.

Veterans who have lived out-side for an extended periodare also more likely to be re-sistant to services.

At the Embry Rucker Shel-ter, staff uses the “BOLO” pro-tocol as part of their outreachefforts. That’s “be on the look-out.” They know which veter-ans they need to reach, andwhen one of them comes inthe door for a bagged lunch oranything else, outreach staff isalerted so someone can cometo interact.

While Vietnam-era vets whoare homeless are more likelyto be among those that are ex-tra resistant to coming in-doors, their advancing agesometimes makes them morewilling. Homeless veterans ofany of the Gulf Wars are morelikely to be dealing with PTSD,but also are more likely to beable to jump right back into

housing after a crisiswith some financialhelp, said severalhomeless advo-cates.

“Their symp-toms are related tothe trauma theyexperienced inwar,” said GregWhite, chief op-erating officerat Corner-stones. “Theircoping mecha-nisms includealcohol, sub-

stance abuse.“One guy who had been living out in the

woods told me about the adjustment he hadto make to living in a house,” White said.Sometimes people who have moved intohousing still come back to the shelter, oreven the woods, to visit. “Those social con-nections mean a lot to them.”

Outreach during the very cold monthswhen chronically homeless are more likelyto come to the shelters, and also the HealthCare for the Homeless programs offer op-portunities for outreach that can eventuallylead to enough trust for veterans to giveinformation that will help get them intohousing.

While some veterans are chronicallyhomeless, living with physical disabilitiesor mental health issues that can be barriersto moving into new homes, it’s a shortageof affordable housing that is still the big-gest barrier to ending homelessness, forveterans and others. Many veterans are se-verely rent burdened, said White and oth-ers. Even when they can find a job, it’s rarethey can find employment that will payenough to cover their needs.

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Each homeless veteran has astory, and a path to housing.

Richard Davis, a single dad andveteran who has been chronicallyhomeless, moved into a three-bedroom home with his childrenlast week with supports from NewHope Housing.

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The Connection

Soon, Northern Virginia audi-ences will be able to be trans-fixed by Puccini’s mesmerizingmasterwork “La Boheme.” It is

so much more than a mere musical taleof a penniless poet and a destitute, illseamstress who fall in love and sufferthrough heartbreak and tragedy.

Fueled by a sumptuous score, “LaBoheme” has hypnotized audiences forover a century. It is one of the most fre-quently performed operas in the world. “LaBoheme” is the next Virginia Opera offer-ing to grace the Center for the Arts stage.

Virginia Opera has a cast of “the verybest of the best singers” to perform “LaBoheme,” said Adam Turner, principalconductor and artistic advisor, VirginiaOpera. The setting for “La Boheme” willbe “fresh and new” with the productiontaking place in the winter of 1938-39Paris on the cusp major hostilities ofWWII. Moving the setting to pre-warParis is expected to make it even “morerelatable” for modern viewers, whetherBaby Boomers or Millennials.

The four principals include world-classsingers who “have experience in theirroles from productions around the coun-try” making their Virginia Opera debuts.The Virginia Opera production will fea-ture the Virginia Opera Chorus, a spe-

cial 12-voice children’s chorus and thesuperb Puccini score performed by theVirginia Symphony Orchestra,

A quick guide to “La Boheme.” Theopera takes audiences into the unconven-tional Bohemian world of two doomedlovers: poet Rodolfo (Jason Slayden) andseamstress Mimi (Elaine Alvarez). Alongwith another freethinking couple,Musetta (Zulimar López-Hernández) andMarcello (Edward Parks), the opera fol-lows them through many a magical up-and-down. All starting with the imageryof a blown-out candle.

Lopez-Hernandez invited audiences ofany age and opera knowledge, “to givethemselves over; to have an ‘OMG’ mo-ment as the production affects them.”Haven’t we all learned “life lessons fromhaving an experience that we can growfrom” just as her character Musetta doesas she tries to make sure that Marcellopays attention to her.

As the passionate Marcello, Parks in-vited audiences to an opera that is “aromantic story that is so accessible withcharacters who are real.”

“La Boheme” will leave audiences“awestruck as it blooms and builds.”

“La Boheme” is full of dreams, love,longing and sadness. It is what “Rent”was built on. Let it charm you.

Where and WhenPuccini’s “La Boheme” performed by

Virginia Opera at George Mason University,Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Performances: Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. andNov. 15, at 2 p.m. Tickets: $48-$98. Call:888-945-2468 or visit: www://cfa.gmu.edu.Note: Sung in Italian with Englishsupertitles. There will be a pre-performancediscussion led by Dr. Glen Winters.

Virginia Opera’s“La Boheme” atCenter for the Arts.

Timeless Masterpiece ofBroken Hearts

Elaine Alvarez asMimi and JasonSlayden as Rodolfoin Virginia Opera’s“La Boheme.”

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FCPS Art Teachers Exhibition. Nov. 14-Dec. 6.W-16 McGuireWoods Gallery, Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. Join forthe exhibitions by the FCPS best art teachers.Discover the breadth of talent found in FCPS asyou view works by art teachers. The exhibit willfeature various media, unified by the artist’spassion to educate. workhousearts.org. 703-585-2900.

Sue Grace Art Exhibition. Nov. 14-Dec. 6.Workhouse Arts Center, Building W-10 Gallery,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Her paintings share theexperience of giving birth, explore the bridgebetween abstract and figurative [email protected]. 703-585-2900.

Children’s Theatre: “The Nutcracker”. 1-2:15p.m. & 3-4:15 p.m. Saturdays. Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26.W-3 Theatre, Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Presented by MesteyFilms Productions. Playwright Vianlix Mesteyproduces an original re-telling of the favoriteholiday story in play form. Running time 75minutes with one intermission, appropriate for allages. $9-$13. workhousearts.org. 703-585-2900.

FRIDAY/NOV. 13Small Plates: Choreography Festival. 8-10

p.m. 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. At thefestival, a curated dance showcase featuresgroups and solo pieces from regional dancecompanies, one of them being Beth Elliott DanceGroup. $10-$15. www.workhousearts.org.

”Won’t Pipe Down.” 6:30 p.m. Accotink UnitarianUniversalist Church, 10125 Lakehaven Court,Burke. A 35 minute documentary presenting theinside look at the residents of Nelson County, Va.vs. Dominion Power and the fight against theAtlantic Coast Pipeline. Screening of Filmfollowed by a panel discussion with filmmakersAbby Riggleman and Danny McNew; andScience/Policy Experts Ernie Reed from WildVirginia and Aaron Mintzes from Earthworks.Free. RSVP for meal planning by Nov. 11. 703-503-4579. [email protected].

SATURDAY/NOV. 14Naming Ceremony. 9:30 a.m. Sand Volleyball

Complex, Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Road,Fairfax Station. The Sand Volleyball Complex atBurke Lake Park will be named in honor of DavidLacey. Lacey has been the Sully DistrictRepresentative to the Fairfax County AthleticCouncil for more than 23 years, beginning histenure in 1992. Public is invited to attend. 703-324-8662.

The Robinson Marketplace. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.5305 Sideburn Road, Fairfax. Shop at over 80 See Calendar, Page 13

vendors at the Holiday Market, raffle and silentauction sponsored by the Robinson SecondarySchool PTSA. Visit www.robinsonptsa.org.

Hula Performance & Dinner. 2-4 p.m. 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Hula has been featuredat many festivals and events throughout theregion. The evening’s program features the Hulaugroup performing songs and dance of the Islandsas well as dinner of Hawaiian chili and rice toenjoy. Tickets: $10-$15. www.workhousearts.org.

FCPS Teachers Exhibition Reception. 6-9 p.m.W-16 McGuireWoods Gallery, Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. Discoverthe breadth of talent found in FCPS as you viewworks by art teachers. The exhibit will featurevarious media, unified by the artist’s passion toeducate. The exhibition runs from Nov. 14-Dec.6. Free. workhousearts.org. 703-585-2900.

Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m. The Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Exclusive tour ofseven unique studio buildings on the secondSaturday of each month. Exhibits to see include,FCPS Art Teachers Exhibition, InauguralWorkhouse Glass National and other featuredartists. Free. http://www.workhousearts.org/event/2nd-saturday-art-walk-3/

Clifton Barn Dance. 8 p.m. CBA Barn, 7139 MainSt., Clifton. Bring a dessert or covered dish toshare; drinks will be provided. CBA Members$45/couple. Singles $25. Guests welcome. Makecheck payable to CBA and mail to, Linda Diseati,7590 Maple Branch Road, Clifton, VA 20124.703-919-5337.

Art Exhibition Reception. 6-9 p.m. WorkhouseArts Center, Building W-10 Gallery, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Solo exhibit of Sue Grace. Herpaintings share the experience of giving birth,explore the bridge between abstract andfigurative expression. Exhibit runs from Nov. 14-Dec. 6. Free. [email protected].

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/NOV. 19-21”Noises Off.” 7-10 p.m. Robinson Secondary

School, 5035 Sideburn Road, Burke. Hired tohelm an Americanized take on a British play,director Lloyd Dallas attempts to control aneccentric group of actors. During practice, thingsrun smoothly. However, serious chaos ensuesduring performances leading up to a Broadwaypremiere. $12. 703-402-6653.

SUNDAY/NOV. 15Table Top N Gauge Model Train. 1-4 p.m.

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. Table Top N Gaugemodel trains will be on display and running. Freefor museum members and children under 4. $2ages 5-15, $4 16 and older. [email protected].

“La Boheme.” 8 p.m. George Mason University’sCenter for the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Virginia Opera, the Official OperaCompany of the Commonwealth of Virginia,brings Puccini’s classic tale of love and loss. $48-$98. 888-945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu.

Chanticleer, hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus,” performs atGeorge Mason’s Center for the Arts on Saturday, Nov. 28.

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Fishburne Military School inWaynesboro, Va. announced that Ca-det Sgereant Timothy Arndt, ofFairfax Station, was officially namedFishburne Military School’s CadetNon-Commissioned Officer of theMonth for October. Arndt is a juniorand the son of Mr. and Mrs. DavidArndt. Cadet Arndt is a squad leaderfor Band Company, is on the Distin-guished Honor Roll, and plays footballand baseball.

Arden L. Scott, of Springfield, re-ceived a Master of Science in MediaVentures from Boston University inSeptember 2015.

Amanda J. Matteo, of Fairfax,received a Doctor of OccupationalTherapy in Occupational Therapy

from Boston University in September2015.

Joshua Blaz, a graduate of J.W.Robinson Secondary School, received theTyree/Parajon, First Year Merit Scholar-ship at Denison University. The Tyree/Parajon Scholarship is based on aca-demic achievement, leadership andpersonal merit.

Six students in Fairfax County PublicSchools (FCPS) have been named re-gional finalists in the 2015Siemens Competition in Math, Sci-ence, and Technology. The students,who attend South County High Schooland Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology (TJHSST), arepart of a group of 97 regional finalistswho will compete in one of six regionalevents in November.

Finalists include five TJHSST students— Daniel Chae, Kelly Cho, Harriet Khang,Christina Oh and Michael You — as wellas Edward Oh, South County High School.

Brendan Richard O’Connor of

Fairfax Station has accepted member-ship in the National Society ofCollegiate Scholars. NSCS is a memberof the Association of College HonorSocieties and is the the nation’s onlyinterdisciplinary honors organizationfor first-year and second-year collegestudents. Membership is by invitationonly, based on grade point averageand class standing. He is a sophomoreat the College of William and Mary.

William Douglas Krawczak ofSpringfield has been recognized byGeorge Mason University on theschool’s dean’s list for his academicachievement during the spring semes-ter. William graduated from WestSpringfield High School and is doublemajoring in English and Economics atGeorge Mason University. Recogni-tion on the George Mason Universitydean’s list is reserved for studentswho were registered for 12 or moresemester hours and received a gradepoint average of 3.2 or higher with nograde below a C for the previoussemester’s work.

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MONDAY/NOV. 16Laura Dowling Program. 7-9:30 p.m.

White Oaks Elementary School, 6130Shiplett Blvd., Burke. The LaurelGarden Club and The SpringfieldAcres Garden present a program offabulous flower arranging with LauraDowling, former White House floraldesigner. $10. 703-451-5922.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 18Republican Women of Clifton

Meeting. 7 p.m. Fairview ElementarySchool, 5815 Ox Road, FairfaxStation. Lieutenant General ThomasMcInerney, USAF (Ret.) is the keynotespeaker. He will discuss how the IranNuclear Agreement enables Iranianaggression. $5 contribution for TAPS.www.CliftonGOP.com.

THURSDAY/NOV. 19Pohick Christmas Mart. 10 a.m.-2

p.m. Pohick Church, 9301 RichmondHighway, Lorton. The Parish Houseand the Vestry House will betransformed into a festive Christmasatmosphere with rooms filled with Artsand Crafts, a Consignment Shop, and aPantry Shelf. Tours of historic church,and luncheon served by ladies dressedin colonial costumes. www.pohick.org.703-339-6572.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 21-22City of Fairfax Holiday Craft Show.

Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 10

a.m.-3 p.m. Fairfax High School, 3501Rebel Run, Fairfax. Over 200 juriedcrafters and gourmet food vendors.$5, $8, free for under 18. Free shuttlebus. www.fairfaxholidayshow.com.703-385-7858.

SUNDAY/NOV. 22Hands On Activities Day. 1-4 p.m.

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road, FairfaxStation. Activities includedemonstrations and actual use of 100year old telegraph sets, display of CivilWar telegraph insulators, viewing theoperation of the railroad “crossingguard” equipment, and building andpainting model train scenery. Free formuseum members and children under4. $2 ages 5-15, $4 16 and [email protected].

23rd Annual Burke Area CROPHunger Walk. 1:30 p.m. LivingSavior Lutheran Church, 5500 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. Walk 6K/3.7miles or shorter Golden Mile tosupport local and global efforts tofight world hunger and bring disasterrelief. Proceeds benefit Church WorldService and local EcumenicalCommunity Helping Others (ECHO)in Springfield and Western FairfaxChristian Ministries (WFCM) inChantilly. Nonperishable food will becollected for ECHO. [email protected].

Burke Historical Society Meeting.4:30 p.m. Abiding Presence LutheranChurch, 6304 Lee Chapel Road,Burke. Susan Gray from the City ofFairfax Museum and Visitor Center

will give a presentation entitled, “Loveand Legacy: The Civil War Romanceof Antonia Ford and Major Joseph C.Willard.”

ECHO Benefit Concert. 3-4:30 p.m.Springfield United Methodist Church,7047 Old Keene Mille Road,Springfield. Benefit concert for ECHO(Ecumenical Community HelpingOthers) with award-winning jazzensemble Veronneau, soprano NancyScimone. ECHO assists in-needfamilies in Burke and Springfield.Suggested donations $15, $12. Pleasebring non-perishable food item for thefood bank. 571-232-1873.

THURSDAY/NOV. 26Turkey Trot for Parkinson’s. 9 a.m.

Burke Lake Park, 7315 Ox Road,Fairfax Station. 5K Run/Walk andOne-mile gobble wobble to benefit theMichael J. Fox Foundation forParkinson’s Research.www.WestSpringfieldRunning.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 28Donuts with Santa. 11 a.m.-12:15

p.m. W-16, Vulcan Gallery,Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. Santa isreturning for a wonderful family eventjust in time for the holidays. JoinSanta and his helpers for a specialexperience at Donuts With Santa.Each ticket holder will enjoy twodoughnuts and a choice of juice orcoffee while Santa and his elves reada classic Christmas story and lead afun-filled family sing-a-long. $20.workhousearts.org. 703-585-2900.

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By John Byrd

A fall/ winter home maintenancechecklist is popular staple forhome and garden journalists thistime of year. But problems occur-

ring after the basics have been checked mayindicate more systemic issues are develop-ing.

David Foster, who has operated FosterRemodeling Solutions for over 35 years,says his firm’s Home Improvement ServicesDivision starts to get notably busy this timeof year as homeowner’s assess their home’sresponse to lower temperatures, higher lev-els of precipitation. A look at recent casehistories spotlights the range of issues ahomeowner may confront in the coolerweather ahead:

WHY INSULATION MAY FAILAll Craig Mattice knew as temperatures

dropped last winter was that his originalmansard roof was plagued with ice damsand his 10-year-old, 600-square-foot addi-tion was so cold that the pipes had frozen.Adjusting the thermostat did not improvethe situation, What had gone wrong?

“After living in the house for over 25 years,the chill was a surprise,” Mattice said. “Itwasn’t just that the winter has been colderthan usual ... it was beginning to look likea larger problem — particularly in the newwing, which was 5 degrees colder thanother rooms.”

To determine the cause of ice-cloggedgutters, Mattice turned to Foster who haddone home improvements for his son.

“The damming was literally the tip of theiceberg,” Foster said. “When I inspected theattic, it was clear that the envelope was notadequately sealed, insulated or ventilated,which is why the upstairs had been too hotlast summer.”

Add to this the fact that prior to 1980,local building code required less thermallyresistant insulation than the current R-38standard and the outlines of a commonproblem with older production homes be-gan to emerge.

“It’s not unusual to find that the existinginsulation just isn’t the best application forsome of our coldest days,” said Foster. “Also,different parts of a house can call for dif-ferent insulation strategies.”

Since the goal for the Mattice attic wasto increase R-value, Foster rearranged theold insulation—adding soffit baffles to im-prove ventilation. The larger technical so-lution, however, was to blow in R-25 fiber-glass, which raised the attic’s thermal re-sistance to R-44.

“One of the benefits of fiberglass is thatit wraps everything... creating an airtight

insular envelope,” Foster said. “Thismakes all aspects of the home’s heating andcooling more efficient.”

The more recently completed family wingwas another matter. The homeowner’s ad-dition was built over an unheated crawlspace. The HVAC duct was not even con-nected in the kitchen.

“An appropriate insulation strategy startswith forensics,” Foster said. “Where is awall, ceiling or roof exposed to outside con-ditions? Is it difficult to regulate tempera-tures in different parts of the house? Theseare some basic questions we begin with.”

Given challenges inherent in insulatingrooms built over an unheated crawl space(which also must support air circulation),Foster re-engineered the entire thermalequation: fiberglass batts were removed andsprayed-in closed cell foam was then ap-plied to the underside of the floor system.

This elevated the thermal value to R-20while providing a draft-free, airtight seal tothe kitchen floor. To accommodate for sum-mer conditions, Foster added ventilation tothe crawlspace and attic.

So how do the upgrades perform?“Beautifully,” Mattice said. “The house is

noticeably tighter, and the new wing ismuch more comfortable. We’re ready forcooler weather now.”

A LEAKY ROOF ANDFAILING GUTTERS

Steve Piper of Alexandria called in Foster(who had previously re-configured severalof his home’s interior rooms) to offer someperspective on a worsening leak.

“I knew we had a leaking problem beforemeeting David,” Piper said. “But the situa-tion had gotten worse — and I wasn’t surewhat to expect from roofers. Finally, it oc-curred to me to ask David for his assess-ment.”

Foster traced the problem to inappropri-ate and poorly installed flashing, which wasallowing water to seep into siding and un-der roofing shingles. His prescription: a re-shingled roof, a new gutter protection sys-tem and attic ventilation equipped with an

electronic thermostat.“It’s important to address the whole prob-

lem when the system has failed,” said Fos-ter. “This is a plan that not only eliminatesthe leaking, but functions much better inall seasons.”

A SAGGING FRONT PORCHJeff Hage of Franconia came to Foster

when he noticed one of the posts to a frontporch was sagging.

Foster, who had finished an interior forHage a few months before, quickly recog-nized that the whole roof had settled, mak-ing it impossible to stop the worsening de-terioration by simply replacing the cornercolumn.

“When the problem becomes structural,you have to remake the basic supports,”

the remodeler said. “In this case thatmeant raising the porch roof and realign-ing posts and beams.”

WINDOWS THATKEEP OUT THE COLD

There’s a lot of short-sightedness associ-ated with with window replacements.Homeowners with drafty homes procurestate-of-the-art insulated windows only tohave them installed with inadequatelysealed window jambs.

But windows can be particularly challeng-ing if the larger interest is gaining a beauti-ful view.

Joan Davanzo of Vienna wanted a year-round sunroom with an unusual amount ofglass on wall surfaces.

To meet the Fairfax County’s “wind-brac-ing” requirements, Foster and team de-signed a heavy-gauge, all-steel frameworkfor the structure’s many large glass panelswhich is anchored all the way down to the

concrete foundation itself.Though not visible to the naked eye, the

infrastructure allowed designers to extendwindows to within a few feet of the floorand mere inches from the corner of theroom.

Better yet, the new space can be comfort-ably occupied throughout the year.

“All the windows are Low-E Argon-filleddouble pane — state of the art thermal re-sistance,” Foster said.

To reinforce the comforting insularity,however, the contractor applied thermally-resistant spray foam behind the wall sur-faces — even drilled holes in the steel col-umns to accommodate an added infusion.

“It’s all about creating a tight structure,”Foster said. “That’s what keeps outside tem-peratures out.”

That said, the sunroom feature Davanzomost appreciates this time of year is howfluidly it opens to early autumn’s balmybreezes. All the windows are casement-stylewhich can be independently adjusted to letin cross breezes. Overhead, two ventilatingskylights open electronically (and indepen-dently). The skylights are, in turn, equippedwith electric blinds and rain sensors.

The new sunroom is accessed by an adja-cent family room separated by three Frenchdoors, which Davanzo mostly leaves open.

“This is where I spend most of my timewhen I’m at home,” she said.

Foster Remodeling Solutions periodicallyoffers workshops on home remodeling top-ics. For Information: 703/550-1371 orwww.fosterremodeling.com

John Byrd ([email protected] orwww.HomeFrontsNews.com) has beenwriting about home improvement topics for30 years.

When fall home maintenance requiresmore than a checklist.Bracing for Winter

Before and after remodeler David Foster converted Joan Davanzo’s screen porch into a year-round sun room.The feature Davanzo most appreciates this time of year is how fluidly it opens to early autumn’s balmybreezes. All the windows are casement-style which can be independently adjusted to let in cross breezes.

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News

FACETS is hosting its 16th AnnualTaste of Fall with FACETS, anevening filled with food, fun, enter-

tainment, and a live and silent auction toraise funds to help families and individualsin Fairfax County who are suffering the ef-fects of poverty including homelessness. At-tendees can sample food and drink from avariety of Fairfax-area restaurants, winer-ies and breweries.

Among the expected participant: U.S. RepGerry Connolly (D-11), State Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34), Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova,Fairfax County Deputy County ExecutivePatricia Harrison, FACETS Executive Direc-tor Margi Preston, clients and more than300 guests.

Participating restaurants, wineries, brew-eries include: Austin Grill, Willie T’s, PJSkidoos, Hard Times Café, BlackFinnAmeripub, The Auld Shebeen, Coyote Grille,Giardino Italian Restaurant, Caribbean Cor-

ner–Fairfax, Glory Days Bar and Grill, TGIFridays, Paradise Springs Winery and HopsRestaurant and Brewery.

A Taste of Fall will be held on Saturday,Nov. 14, starting at 7 p.m., with programstarting at 8:30 p.m. at Stacy C. SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax.

A Taste of Fall helps support FACETS’ lifechanging services. FACETS works through-out Fairfax County to help impoverishedmen, women and children succeed by of-fering a full spectrum of services, such asbasic needs and financial assistance, coun-seling and outreach, educational enrich-ment programs, and permanent and sup-portive housing.

Tickets are $50 and include tastings ofall food and beverages, including wine, beerand sodas.

Register online at www.FacetsCares.orgor get tickets at the door or call 703-352-3268.

FACETS Hosts ‘A Taste of Fall’

The Little River Glen Senior Center inFairfax needs a Computer Lab Assistant. For theseand other volunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadultsand click on Volunteer Solutions.

The Kingstowne Center for Active Adultsneeds instructors for the following classes: BasicItalian, Country Western Line Dance, Hula Hoop,African Style Dance and Mosaic Art or JewelryMaking. For these and other volunteer opportuni-

ties, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.

Korean Meals on Wheels needs drivers todeliver meals. (Speaking Korean not required.) Forthese and other volunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.

Volunteer Opportunities


By Jon Roetman

The Connection

With South County trail-ing 27-7 and facingfourth-and-goal from

the 1-yard line in the second quar-ter of Friday’s monumentalmatchup with Lake Braddock,Stallions quarterback DeAndreClayton took the snap and handedthe ball to running back DeMarcusRamsey.

Ramsey pushed forward, but theLake Braddock defense held the215-pound back short of the endzone. But while it appeared theBruins had come up with a goal-line stand, an observant Clayton realized the playwas far from over.

Unbeknownst to many, Ramsey had fumbled dur-ing the play and the ball was lying on the turf.Clayton, who was behind the action, stepped for-ward, scooped up the loose pigskin and ran aroundthe left end for a touchdown.

“I gave [Ramsey] the ball … and I didn’t hear awhistle,” Clayton said. “… I just looked around andsaw the ball on the ground. Everybody else stopped,so I picked it up and ran to the side. … Nobody waspaying attention to it.”

Clayton didn’t give up on the play, which resultedin a touchdown. Despite facing a 20-point deficit onthe road, the Stallions didn’t give up in the face ofadversity, which resulted in a championship.

In a matchup of the last two unbeaten teams inthe 6A north region, the

South County defense held Lake Braddock score-less in the second half and created a pair of late turn-overs to force overtime. After holding the Bruins toa field goal, Ramsey’s 10-yard touchdown run liftedthe Stallions to a 33-30 victory on Nov. 6 at LakeBraddock Secondary School.

SOUTH COUNTY’S first victory over LakeBraddock since 2011 earned the Stallions an unde-feated regular season and an outright Conference 7championship. South County also earned the No. 1seed in the region playoffs and will host No. 16Annandale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13.

Lake Braddock, the No. 2 seed, will host No. 15Woodson.

“That’s what they do every day — they fightthrough adversity every day,” South County headcoach Gerry Pannoni said. “We kind of push them tothat brink and they responded and did a great, greatjob.”

South County won a share of the conference titlelast season, along with Lake Braddock and WestSpringfield. This is the first season since 2008 thatthe Bruins didn’t capture at least a share of the Con-ference 7/Patriot District championship.

The South County defense offered little resistancein the first half as Lake Braddock built a 27-14 half-time lead. The Bruins scored on a one-yard run byLamont Atkins, a 44-yard pass from Kyle Edwards toDavid Fofi, and a 73-yard scamper by IbrahimMansaray. The South County special teams surren-dered a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown byLake Braddock’s Peyton Scott.

The second half, however, was a different story, asLake Braddock (9-1) failed to score during the thirdand fourth quarters. Meanwhile, Clayton connected

with Dillon Spalding for a 30-yard touchdown onfourth down with 6:17 remaining in the third.Spalding’s right hand was tangled with a LakeBraddock defender, so the South County receiverreached out with his left hand and made the catch,cutting the Bruins’ lead to 27-20.

“I practice that a lot,” Spalding said.After forcing a Lake Braddock punt, South County

drove 80 yards in 13 plays, tying the score at 27 ona 6-yard touchdown run by Clayton with 10:43 re-maining in the fourth quarter.

Lake Braddock would have two more possessionsin regulation and each time the Bruins drove intoSouth County (10-0) territory. Each time, the driveended with a turnover.

With 8:25 remaining, South County recovered aLake Braddock fumble at the Stallions 20-yard line,thwarting a Bruins scoring opportunity.

With less than 1 minute remaining and LakeBraddock driving for a potential game-winning fieldgoal attempt, South County defensive back Chris-tian Massie intercepted a pass at the Stallions 12-yard line.

“They dug deep,” Pannoni said about the SouthCounty defense. “They could have caved at any point— they could have really caved, because [the Bru-ins] were banging us pretty good. But they stuck inthere, they stayed with it, they stayed with the planand it worked.”

Lake Braddock got the first possession in overtime.After incomplete passes on first and second down,senior quarterback Edwards scrambled to his left onthird down. South County linebacker Kevin Allen andlineman Saif Khan combined to knock Edwards outof bounds at the 6-yard line, leading to a 25-yardfield goal by Bruins kicker Nick Bruhn on fourthdown.

South County’s possession lasted just one play asRamsey carried the ball 10 yards into the end zonefor the game-winner, which led to the Stallion side-line rushing onto the field in celebration.

“It’s something I definitely wanted,” Ramsey said.“During the second half, I was just sitting there think-ing to myself: ‘What can I do to make a differenceon this team?’ and I just knew I had to bring it.”

RAMSEY carried the ball 30 times for 157 yardsand two touchdowns. He also caught three passesfor 44 yards.

“DeMarcus is a horse,” Pannoni said. “You’ve gotto ride that horse.”

Clayton completed 16 of 25 passes for 233 yards,with one touchdown and one interception. He car-ried 21 times for 88 yards and a score.

The South County football team won the Conference 7championship with 33-30 overtime victory over LakeBraddock on Friday.

South County Football CapturesConference 7 ChampionshipUndefeated Stallions beat Lake Braddock in overtime.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Second-year Woodsonhead football coachMike Dougherty has

stressed to the Cavaliers the im-portance of competing whiletrying to turn around a programthat went 10-30 in the four sea-sons prior to his arrival.

After posting a 2-8 record inDougherty’s first season,Woodson fell to 1-6 in 2015when the Cavaliers werethumped by Lake Braddock, 61-0, on Oct. 16.

“We just laid down,”Dougherty said of the Cavaliers’performance during the blow-out loss to the Bruins. “We gotbehind quick and, unfortu-nately, they reverted back towhat I called the ‘oldWoodson.’” The lopsided lossput the Cavaliers at a crossroad.

“It could have been the endof the season,” Dougherty said,“or a wake-up call …”

Woodson responded withthree straight victories to endthe regular season, including a38-14 win over T.C. Williams inthe finale on Saturday, Nov. 7,and the Cavaliers secured theprogram’s first playoff berthsince 2009. Woodson, the No.15 seed in the 6A North region,will travel to face No. 2 LakeBraddock at 7:30 p.m. on Fri-day, Nov. 13.

The top 16 teams in the VHSL6A North region powerrankings make the playoffs.

“It shows that the program ischanging,” Woodson quarter-back Jojo Heisley said. “It isgoing places, it will continue tobe going places and this is just

only the beginning.”One of the seniors experienc-

ing the playoffs for the firsttime is defensive back SumairBhatti, who had six tackles andtwo interceptions against T.C.Williams.

“It means a lot,” Bhatti wrotein an email. “No one believedin us, except for us. But thatnever mattered to my team ordiscouraged us from going outevery Friday night to competewith absolute confidence thatwe could pull out a victory.”

While the Woodson defenselimited T.C. Williams to a pairof touchdowns, and senior de-fensive lineman Tarik Husseinblocked a punt for the specialteams, the Cavaliers offensefound the end zone five times.Heisley completed 15 of 24passes for 252 yards and fourtouchdowns, with one intercep-tion. He also carried 14 timesfor 70 yards.

Jack Caldwell caught ninepasses for 151 yards and twotouchdowns.

Next up for Woodson is arematch with the LakeBraddock team that blew outthe Cavaliers nearly a monthago. The Bruins (9-1) sufferedtheir first loss of the season lastweek, falling to undefeatedSouth County 33-30 in over-time.

Dougherty acknowledgedFriday’s game will be challeng-ing for Woodson.

“[We’re] playing our best ballright now,” he said. “We needto play outside of our heads tocompete with Braddock, but Ithink these kids are up to thechallenge.” An upset of the Bru-ins would help the Cavaliersachieve a goal.

“Our goal at the beginning ofthe season was to win a playoffgame,” Dougherty said. “It’sgreat we got there but we wantto win a game. … Is it the safebet? [Probably not], but rightnow I’m betting on my guys.”

Woodson defensive linemen Daniel Trump (6), JoeyBaroody (60) and Harrison Spilman have T.C. Will-iams quarterback Ethan Hall in their sights duringSaturday’s game in Alexandria.

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