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To theRescue
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Emily Amon playsmellophone and RebeccaBurton plays the piccolo
during a Tuesday, Aug. 18rehearsal of the South
County Marching Band.
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703-778-9416 or [email protected]
News
Fairfax Station Charity with a ‘HART’Homeless AnimalRescue Teamprovides a no-killanimal rescue.
“We have the reputationof being the place of lastresort.”
— Nancy Tarr, HART,Board of Directors
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In tough economic times, when jobs arelost and homes are foreclosed, animalsoften slip down the list of priorities.Many are displaced, some lose their
owners, and many more simply do not re-ceive the care they need. Fortunately, theHomeless Animal Rescue Team (HART), anon-kill animal rescue and support groupbased in Fairfax Station, is there to fill thevoid.
HART, a non-profit, is comprised of vol-unteers who take in homeless dogs and catsand help them find new homes with lovingowners. Utilizing relationships built over anumber of years, HART is able to reach outto animal shelters across the state and eveninto Maryland to ensure that euthanasia isavoided when possible.
“We have the reputation of being the placeof last resort,” said HART’s Nancy Tarr.“Many of our animals come from high-killshelters, but we see the quality in lives andare willing to make an investment on it.”
HART volunteer Eric Fargo with Jewel.
HART, incorporated in 1990, brings inanimals from across the region and placesthem either in partner kennels or into fos-ter homes, as HART lacks a central shelter.Tarr said that most of HART’s dogs and catscome from Abingdon, where a local shelterwith a 95 percent kill rate. There, a volun-teer that compiles a weekly list of all theanimals in the shelter and sends it to HART.Once HART receives the list, it advertisesthe animals in the area, and then when oneis chosen by a potential owner, the animal
is transported to Fairfax County.In addition to other shelters bringing
them animals, HART also takes dogs andcats that owners simply cannot provide forany longer, which is quickly becoming atrend in the area. Charlene Bofinger, amember of HART’s Board of Directors, saidthat since the economy took a turn for theworse, the number of owner abandonmentshas increased dramatically, and people areforced to make tough decisions about theallocation of finances.
“Given the economic times, rescue groupsand shelters are getting a number of ownergive-ups,” Bofinger said. “We’re getting a lotof calls from people losing their homes, andit’s heartbreaking to know that people arenot only losing their homes, but their ani-mals, too.”
Bofinger said that animal cruelty is re-sponsible for a number of the dogs and ani-mals being in HART’s care, as well. Bofingersaid that animal cruelty is quite commonand she can offer many heartbreaking sto-ries to illustrate her point. Bofinger said thatHART recently received a put bull that hadbeen hung upside down from a tree andbeaten by its owner when it showed a hesi-tancy to fight other pit bulls. In addition,HART was the rescue group that assumedcontrol of all 46 dogs rescued from a puppymill in Parkersburg last August.
ONCE THE animals are in HART’s hands,they are vaccinated appropriate to age andundergo testing for heartworms, rabies and
See Animal Rescue, Page 7
Running for a Reason
Suzanne Cissell speaks to a group at an United Cerebral Palsy event.
South Fairfax County Chamber of Commerceto host first-ever 10K Life without Limits race.
“We kind of fell into eachother’s arms. It was kindof meant to be.”
— Suzanne Cissell, UCP, director
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Sometimes, one has to run to stay astep ahead of life’s problems, and theSouth Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
has organized an event to do just that.The chamber is sponsoring the Life with-
out Limits 10K Run, Saturday, Sept. 12 toraise money for oneof their newestmembers, UnitedCerebral Palsy ofWashington andNorthern Virginia(UCP). The event,which is first of itskind for the cham-ber, will take partici-pants on a 6.2-mile journey through Lorton,starting and finishing at South County Sec-ondary School.
“We are very excited for the race,” saidDr. Audrey Pressensoto, a member of thechamber’s board of directors and race plan-
ner. “We look for businesses or entities re-lated to the chamber that we can support,and [UCP] is trying to establish visibility inthe Lorton area.”
The race was conceived by SuzanneCissell, director of the area UCP, who wasseeking an organization to sponsor a char-ity run. Cissell said that she was lookingfor a group that had the resources not only
to provide one-timeassistance to theUCP, but one withwhich the charitycould form a long-term relationship.As luck would haveit, the chamber hap-pened to be lookingfor a charity to
sponsor with a distance race at the sametime.
“We kind of fell into each other’s arms,”said Cissell. “It was kind of meant to be.They were calling us asking to do a run,and we wanted to do a run.”
Participants will be divided by gender andby age, with the overall top three male andfemale runners, and the first, second andthird place runners in each 10-year agegroup receiving awards donated by localmerchants and other race sponsors. Accord-ing to Pressensoto, prizes will include giftcertificates for $125 running shoes fromNewton Running, spa passes and more.Following the race, an awards ceremonywill take place, complete with food, livemusic and appearances from local celebri-
ties, including the Redskins’ cheerleaders,The Hogettes.
Cissell said the initial goal for the race willbe to cover the race’s expenses, and thenraise an additional $20,000. Cissell said thatthe money would go to raise money for anew center for post-high school aged menand women with cerebral palsy so that theycan have a place to go, rather than depend-ing on open rooms at local
See 10K Race, Page 11
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Keeping Her Promise to Sarah
In 2008, Team STOMP (Sarah’s Team of Motivated Power) had 15 members andraised $2,000 at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. A year later, the teamhad grown to 125 members.
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“My friendSarah nevergave up hope.”—Meredith Ross, 2009
Robinson grad
By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
Meredith Ross, 18, of FairfaxStation, is the type of friendwho’s loyal and true. Whenshe gives her word, she
keeps it. But cancer is a formidable foe thatdoesn’t play fair, despite the best intentionsof two, young girls.
Around Easter 2005, Ross’ friend SarahWinthrop learned she had liver cancer, andthe two vowed to fight it together. But Sa-rah died that year, a week before Christ-mas.
“We were in eighth grade when she wasdiagnosed,” said Ross. “And when we madethe promise to each other that we’d beatthe cancer and she’d be with Robinson’sgraduating class of 2009, we never thoughtshe’d die.”
Still, when Ross graduated in June, Sa-rah was there with her, in spirit, as Rossread a special tribute to her. She also ac-cepted Sarah’s diploma. After all, she said,“I promised we’d be on the podium to-gether.” When Ross received her own di-ploma, she told her classmates she did so“in honor of a Ram’s promise to fight can-cer until it is gone from this earth.”
The day after Sarah died, Ross founded“The Sarah Project” to fight cancer throughawareness and fund raising, and to supportcancer patients. Then last year, when afriend named Erin shared her own cancerdiagnosis, Ross sprang into action, organiz-ing students at five local schools to showErin they cared.
“I was not going to lose another friend tothis killer,” said Ross. “For six months, wecollected donations to fill a ‘Take me Away
(from chemo) Bag’ with goodies, books ontape and soothing creams. Erin receivedthousands of good wishes on massive,poster-board cards. And in June, Erin’smother called to say, ‘Thank you, Meredith,we are done. The doctors say it shouldn’tbe possible so quickly, but there’s no moresign of cancer in Erin’s body.’”
Also last year, Ross joined the AmericanCancer’s Society’s Relay for Life, creatingTeam STOMP (Sarah’s Team of MotivatedPower). Fifteen students joined her and thelittle team earned $2,000. Fast forward to
2009 and, with 125 members, Team STOMPis the largest team in Northern Virginia andis still growing.
The members come from 10 high schools,including Robinson, Lake Braddock, Fairfax,Woodson, Paul VI, Annandale and WestSpringfield. They plan to raise $30,000.Second in fund raising, with $27,000amassed since January, they’ve outpacednearly every corporate team in the area.
“We looked online at costs for liver-can-cer treatment and found it’s about $30,000a month for a child for chemo and radia-
tion,” said Ross. “We couldn’t imagine howyou’d pay for it, especially without healthinsurance, so we came up with the motto,‘Will you give a child another month?’ Howcan you refuse that?”
The team’s other motto is “Got hope?”because, said Ross, “My friend Sarah nevergave up hope.” So throughout the year, theteam conducted fund raisers. “Someone toldus we probably couldn’t raise much, so wetook it as a challenge,” said Ross. “We helda lot of bake sales. We cooked and cooked
See In Sarah's, Page 18
Man Pleads GuiltyTo Child Abuse
A 32-year-old Lorton man is beingheld without bond in the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center pend-ing his sentencing next month forchild abuse and neglect causing seri-ous injury. The victim was his infantson and, to protect the child’s iden-tity, The Connection is not revealingthe identity of the father.
Fairfax County Police Det. JeremyHinson, with the Child InvestigationsUnit of the Criminal InvestigationsBureau, explained the case againstthe suspect in a July 15 affidavit fora warrant to obtain the child’s medi-cal records from Inova Fairfax Hospi-tal. The boy, who was 4-months oldat the time, was treated there from
May 2-11.Hinson was contacted May 5 by a Child
Protective Services investigator and advisedthat the baby was admitted to the hospital,May 2, and underwent several tests whichrevealed evidence of child abuse.
According to thedetective, a retinal scandetected blood and scar-ring behind the left eye;
a CAT scan detected swelling of the brain;a spinal tap revealed red blood cells in thespinal fluid; an MRI found multiple, sub-dural hematomas in the cranium, as wellas three ribs that were healing from previ-ous fractures.
At the hospital, Hinson interviewed thefather, who admitted to physically abusinghis son.
Following an investigation, police ar-rested the father on May 8, charging himwith child abuse and neglect causing seri-
ous injury. He appeared in Juvenile andDomestic Relations Court on June 11 and,at that time, the case was certified to thegrand jury.
The father was later indicted and, on July20 in Circuit Court, he pleaded guilty. JudgeLeslie Alden then set his sentencing for Sept.18.
— Bonnie Hobbs
Canine InfluenzaAt Animal Shelter
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500West Ox Road in Fairfax, is limiting publicdog adoptions due to an apparent outbreakof canine influenza that was confirmedThursday, Aug. 13. As a result, the pet adop-tion event planned for last weekend waspostponed.
“While this illness is not contagiousto humans, it does spread among dogsand we are taking precautions to limitits spread,” said Animal Shelter Di-rector Karen Diviney. “This illness isgenerally not life-threatening to dogs;however, in some cases, dogs can de-velop severe disease. Anywhere dogscongregate could be potential breed-ing grounds for the virus.”
Two cases of laboratory-confirmedcanine influenza at the Animal Shel-ter were confirmed; 12 dogs weren’texposed and 29 were potentially ex-posed to the virus and were beingclosely monitored for signs of illness.Pet owners can take certain steps toavoid their pets’ exposure:
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❖ Ask their kennel if it’s had cases ofillness prior to boarding their dog;
❖ If their dog shows symptoms of respi-ratory illness (such as coughing or wheez-ing, runny nose or fever), seek veterinarycare. For more information about canineinfluenza, see www.cdc.gov/flu/canine.
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Child ID Kits Are Of-fered
City of Fairfax Police, in conjunction withthe Optimist Club of Central Fairfax, is of-fering Safe Assured identification kits to allFairfax County residents. They’ll be givenout on Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2p.m., at the City of Fairfax Police Depart-ment, 3730 Old Lee Highway.
Parents will receive a full-color photo ID
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and a mini-CD containing digital finger-prints, a digital photo, video showing move-ment and mannerisms, a general physicaldescription, vital personal information, anda family code word.
Private information is encrypted and ac-cessible only by law enforcement. Missingposters can be created and printed directlyfrom the mini-CD in English, Spanish andFrench. The Safe Assured ID kits are free;however, an appointment is necessary. CallSgt. Pam Nevlud at 703-385-7966 for moreinformation.
Wootae Lee of Copperleaf Way in FairfaxStation was among those honored at VirginiaTech’s fall Graduate Commencement cer-emony on Dec. 15, 2008, in Cassell Coliseumon the Blacksburg campus. Lee received amaster of information technology degree ininformation technology from the GraduateSchool.
Clifton resident Olukemi O. Adegoroyerecently was awarded a National Achieve-ment $2,500 Scholarship. This award issupported by NMSC, which conducts theNational Achievement Scholarship Program.Adegoroye is a student at The Madeira Schoolin McLean and plans to study law in college.
College Notes
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People
Getting To Know ...Denise Miller, FairfaxCounty Chamber’s newdirector of membership.
Number of years in thecommunity. Born in Fairfax, raisedin Leesburg.
Education. I graduated from Bridgewater College with a B.A. in Busi-
nessYour first job. Leasing consultant at Bellemeade
Farms Apartment CommunityActivities/interests/hobbies. I enjoy spend-
ing time with family and friends, participating inmany outside activities, and volunteering with vari-ous charities.
Favorite local restaurants. Sweetwater Tav-ern
Community concerns. Lack of families receiv-
Denise Miller
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Personal goals. Torecruit new membersand retain currentmembership basethrough engagement,assisting in makingbusiness connections,and adding valuethrough the chamberresources.
What’s the biggest challenge facingbusinesses right now? Lack of discretionaryspending due to slow economy and people’s concernsabout their employment and financial stability.
What role can the Chamber play in meet-ing that challenge? Through the chamber’s re-sources, we can promote new and existing businessand make professional connections leading to futureprofessional partnerships.
Bryant, Filson Marry on Beach
The marriage of Sarah Marie Bryant of Fairfax Station,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bryant to GregoryJerry Filson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Filson of An-
napolis, Md. took place on May 2, at The Jubilee Mansion,Corrolla, N.C. Pastor BJ Diamond officiated the beach wedding.The groom’s uncle, Gilbert Guillen, provided acoustical guitarmusic for the ceremony. An outdoor poolside reception at theJubilee Mansion overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and theCurrituck Sound followed.
The bride is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nagrodof Clarksville,Tenn. and the lateMr and Mrs.James Bryant ofClarksville, Tenn.The groom is thegrandson of Mrs.Patricia Diamondand the late BertDiamond ofCrofton, Md. andMrs. BarbaraFilson and the lateRobert Filson of ElSegundo, Calif.The bride’s god-mother, MaryCampbell of Phoe-nix, Ariz., and thegroom’s god-mother, DianeGuillen ofTemecula, Calif.,gave the scripturereadings. Thebride’s aunt, MaryBryant, read apoem entitled “The Art of Marriage.”
The bride’s sister, Shelane Gaydos of Fairfax, served as themaid of honor. Danielle Winkler, Sara Guillen, Kristen Olsen,Lisa Barikian and Jennifer Thomas served as bridesmaids. Thebride’s daughter, Emma Marie Filson and niece, Nadia Gaydos,served as flower girls.
The groom’s father, Gary Filson, served as best man. ShawnBryant, Johnny Poss, Scott McKee, Jeremy Clark and Joey Weigleserved as groomsman. The groom’s nephew, Trey Winkler, servedas ring bearer.
The bride is a graduate of W.T. Woodson High School andreceived her B.A. in art and visual technology from GeorgeMason University in 2006. The groom is a graduate of DeMathaCatholic High School, Hyattsville, Md. and received his B.A. incommunications from George Mason University in 2005. Aftertheir honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico, the couple will reside inRockville, Md.
Sarah Marie Bryant and GregoryJerry Filson
June Wedding for Vogel, MobergE
ric Lawrence Vogel ofFairfax Station, the son ofDianne L. Vogel and the
late Philip L. Vogel Jr., andKathleen Marie Moberg ofYorktown, Va., the daughter ofStephen E. and Rebecca Moberg,were married on Saturday, June27, at 5:30 p.m., at the JamesRiver Country Club in NewportNews.
The wedding ceremony was per-formed outside on the beach of theJames River with a dinner recep-tion and dance immediately fol-lowing inside the James RiverCountry Club. Eric’s sisters, Danaand Lindsey Vogel, were brides-maids and Kathleen’s sisters,Stephanie Moberg and EmilyBlock, were her maid and matronof honor.
Eric’s best man was Daniel Choe,and his groomsmen were RobertStump, cousin of the groom; BryanMorrell, Paul Parkinson, JeffreySaferite, Dillon Bussert, AaronBlock, brother-in-law of the bride;and Stephen Anderson, cousin ofthe bride. Alexander Hail, cousinof the groom, was the ring bearer.Kathleen’s other bridesmaids in-cluded Elizabeth Tatem, cousin ofthe bride; Monica Hutton, AnnaDaughtry and Elaine Carpenter.Ava Christophel was the flowergirl.
Eric is the grandson of the late Harold R. and Dor-othy I. Mingirulli Sisson of Upper Marlboro, Md., andthe late Philip L. and Theresa M. Mancini Vogel ofCamp Springs, Md. Kathleen is the granddaughterof Robert Moberg and the late Shirley Moberg ofYorktown, Va; Roger and Mary Tatem of NewportNews, Va; and, the great-granddaughter of LouisaMcCormick of Williamsburg, Va.
People NotesEric Lawrence Vogel and Kathleen Marie Moberg
Eric graduated from W. T. Woodson High Schoolin 2002 and George Mason University in 2006 witha bachelor of science degree in engineering, and heis a junior systems engineer at Science ApplicationsInternational Corporation. Kathleen graduated fromGeorge Mason University in May 2009 with a bach-elor of arts degree in English. The couple honey-mooned in Cancun, Mexico and now resides inFairfax.
Eleven young volunteers from theLorton Community Resource Cen-ter (LCRC) Youth Activities Grouphave completed a Storm Drain Markingand Education project, in theWilliamsburg Square community inLorton. The volunteers delivered educa-tional flyers to each of the 150residences in WilliamsburgSquare and fixed permanentmarkers onto all 29 stormdrains along the streets ofthis community. The flyer isdesigned to educate the residents aboutthe danger of dumping anything into astorm drain. Many people are unawarethat the water entering a storm draindoes not go to a wastewater treatmentplan but flows directly into the nearestriver or lake. The volunteers were led byLCRC Coordinator Katrina Hamlettand Leroy Washington.
The project was funded by the FairfaxCounty Department of Public Works andEnvironmental Services, and supported
by the Lorton Resource Center YouthActivities Group, Mason Neck LionsClub, Williamsburg Square HOA, North-ern Virginia Soil & Water ConservationDistrict and the Virginia Department ofTransportation.
Dr. Audrey Prestonsoto, presi-dent of LeadershipCompass, LLC and a boardof sirector for the SouthFairfax Chamber of Com-merce was selected by the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institutefor a Competitive Workforce to attendthe Business LEADs Institute, the June1-3 seminar in Washington, D.C.Prestonsoto, who was elected for hercommunity leadership, joined 32 otherbusiness leaders from around the nationto learn how the business communitycan utilize its assets to drive positivetransformation in communities acrossAmerica in education and workforcetraining.
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How would you like state ofthe art LASER dentistrywithout drills or needles?
What would you say if you could have your fillings placed painlessly without drills or needles,with laser precision and comfort? You’d probably say, “Where do I sign up?” Well, now you canwith a revolutionary new laser we call the Water Laser. You may have seen it on TV lately.
This new Waterlase® is a breakthrough in comfortable dentistry. The laser sprays a computer-controlled spray of air, water and laser energy at the decay in the tooth. The laser energy isabsorbed by the water and the energized microscopic water droplets are what actually removethe tooth decay. Rarely is a shot necessary to numb the patient. Since no heat is generatedfrom the laser the Waterlase® is very safe to use on everyone.
What are the benefits of Waterlase® dentistry?� Patient Comfort
Heat, vibration and pressure are the primary causes of pain associated with the use of thetraditional dental drill. Since cutting both hard and soft tissues (teeth and gums) with theWaterlase® does not generate heat, vibration or pressure, many dental procedures can be per-formed with fewer shots, less need for anesthesia, less use of the drill and fewer numb lips! The Waterlase® allows us to prepare teeth with less trauma which results in significantly lesstooth sensitivity after new fillings. Additionally, using the Waterlase® for gum procedures reduces bleeding, post-operative pain,swelling and the need for pain medication in many cases. That means a new level of comfortand satisfaction for your entire family.
� SterilizationThe laser sterilizes the tooth as it removes decay. This is very important. Because of bacterial
contamination, many of you have had old fillings replaced with either new fillings, or in manycases, with crowns--and sometimes even root canals!! The reoccurrence of decay under fillingsis a primary reason so many root canals are needed. Since this new laser sterilizes the tooth asit removes decay, and since many dentists now use ‘bonded’ filling materials enriched withfluoride, the chances of ever having recurrent decay under that new filling are much lower.
� Great for TeenagersThe Waterlase® is especially great for teenagers. Sure, if the dentist is very good, shots
should not really be painful. But KNOWING you’re getting a shot is psychologically painfuleven if you can’t feel the needle--especially for teenagers. By not getting a shot, not feeling thevibration of the drill, and by not hearing the loud drill, kids never become afraid of the den-tist, so they don’t grow up to be adults afraid of the dentist.
By incorporating laser technology into our dental practice, we are changing dentistry. It isno longer yesterday’s world of painful shots, large silver mercury fillings, and fearful patients.Lasers have improved the lives of patients and their dentists.
Technology is something that makes life better. Better in this case is better clinical results,improved patient comfort, less use of anesthesia and antibiotics. We are proud to be one of the first dentists in Fairfax County to offer this revolutionary tech-nology. Since August 2003, Dr. Fox has completed over 3,000 laser fillings with no needle/nopain/no numbness. If you’ve been putting off going to the dentist because you were nervousabout the drill and needle, you don’t have to put it off any longer!
For more information about our dental practice please visit our website atwww.larryfoxdds.com
LAWRENCE T. FOX, DDS5200 Lyngate Court
Burke, Virginia 22015
703-978-5253Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 7 am - 4 pm
New Patients and Emergencies WelcomeAll types of general dentistry done at our office.
other diseases. Once the tests come back negative, the animal is spayedor neutered. If the animal is injured, the proper care is given, whetherit is surgery or medication. Tarr said that if the animal is not spayedor neutered when the owner picks it up, the owner receives a certifi-cate to get the operation done at a local veterinarian.
As rigid as the process is for the animals upon their arrival to HART,the selection of owners is even more so. Tarr said that HART takesthe utmost care in selecting owners to ensure that the animal will begoing into the best possible situation. Each applicant is interviewedtwice, and upon successful completion of the two interviews, a homevisit is made to check on the living conditions. Once the individual isdeemed a good fit, then the animal is released.
“We try to get [the animals] into our system as soon as possible, sothat they can find a home,” said Tarr. “But we are looking for the bestfit, not the first fit.”
According to HART’s 2008 Annual Report, the group rescued morethan 2,000 animals last year and have their sights set on topping thatnumber this year. HART conducts adoption events every Saturday atPetco stores in Chantilly and Burke, where people can choose dogsand start the application process. HART offers another event eachWednesday at the Austin Grille in Centreville, where the dogs arebrought to the restaurant’s patio and interact with potential owners.
Though the group receives help from the United Way and dona-tions from the community, the 100-plus volunteers at HART still havetheir work cut out for them. However, the stories they hear from newowners provide more than enough inspiration to keep the fight go-ing.
“The glowing stories about how the dog or cat changed the owner’slife are what keep us going,” said Bofinger. “In addition to helpinganimals, we’re helping people, too.”
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Records ShatteredJames Pope lifts acombined totalof 1,545.5 pounds forfour world records.
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Master Deputy James Pope, 50,broke four world records at theWorld Police and Fire Games inVancouver, British Columbia,Canada, earlier this month.
By Reed S. Albers
The Connection
The thought of lifting 400 poundsmight make some 50-year-olds’knees tremble, but for oneFairfax County sheriff’s deputy,
it led to four world records at the WorldPolice and Fire Games in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada, earlier this month.
“Some people collect stamps at my age,”said Master Deputy James Pope, a Bluemontresident who currently works at the FairfaxAdult Detention Center and has worked inthe Sheriff’s office for 20 years. “I prefer tolift weights.”
On Aug. 5, Pope, 50, competed in the age50-54 super heavyweight (weight over 275pounds) category. He shattered the bench-pressing record with a lift of 418 pounds.The previous record was 352 pounds.
Three days later, Pope earned a goldmedal in the push and pull competition witha bench press of 423.5 pounds and a deadlift of 705 poundsfor a combined totalof 1,127.5 pounds.All three were worldrecords for his agegroup.
“That’s just im-pressive,” saidBruce Blechl, a lieu-tenant in the FairfaxCounty Police Department and advocate forthe World Police and Fire Games. “He’searned medals before, but getting recordsis even better.”
Pope’s records even earned him praisefrom the Fairfax County Sheriff.
“We are very proud of Jim and his accom-plishments,” said Sheriff Stan Barry in astatement. “His athletic excellence epito-mizes the spirit of the games.”
Pope has been power lifting competitivelysince 1988. He participated in the 2007World Police & Fire Games and earned agold medal in the push and pull contest andsilver medal in the bench press.
He said that he had never heard of thegames, until a request to research the gamespiqued his interest.
“Four years ago, Fairfax County put in abid to host the games,” Pope said. “The lieu-tenant in charge asked me to look [into thegames] and I got interested in competing.”
Pope said that he trained two days a weekwith a 3 1/2-hour cardiovascular workout.
While competition is the focus, the games’intent isn’t just to prove whose safety de-partment is the best in a variety of sports.They also help develop relationships withother public safety officers from abroad.
“Some people collectstamps at my age. ... Iprefer to lift weights.”
— Master Deputy James Pope
“I competed against departments from 55countries,” Pope said. “Most of the guys Icompeted against in Canada I saw from the2007 games in Australia. It’s just one bigfamily there.”
Pope’s recent success also is helping topromote the World Police and Fire Games
locally. The bian-nual games arecoming to FairfaxCounty in 2015,marking thegames’ 30th anni-versary.
Blechl said hethought Fairfaxwould be a great
host when he competed in the 1991 gamesin Sweden.
“I met the captain of the Fairfax Fire De-partment in Sweden when I was compet-ing,” he said. “We both thought, wouldn’tit be great to bring the games here?”
AFTER NUMEROUS failed bids to bringthe games to Fairfax in past years, the se-lection committee selected Fairfax overWinnipeg and Toronto for 2015.
Blechl said that the organizers of thegames cited Fairfax’s accessibility, cost ef-fectiveness and law enforcement memori-als in the surrounding area as determiningfactors.
“I think they saw the passion and excite-ment we could bring to the games,” saidSarah LaRose, director of communicationsfor Fairfax County’s tourism Web site. “Thegames started in the United States, so it’snatural they wanted to celebrate the anni-versary here.”
With the 2015 games looming, Pope saidhe hopes that he’ll be around to enjoy thefanfare and competition.
“I’m just trying to keep my foot out of thegrave,” he said. “Hopefully, I’ll be aroundfor the 2015 games.”
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Thursday Theater. 11:30 a.m., atPohick Regional Library, 6450Sydenstricker Road, Burke. 703-644-7333. Bring a lunch and enjoymovies. Age 1-6 with adult.Registration required.
Raptor Conservancy of Virginia.2:30 p.m., Pohick Regional Library,6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.703-644-7333. See these birds ofprey and find out more about theirplace in the wild. Age 6-12.Registration required.
FRIDAY/AUG. 21Kings Park Band. 7:30 p.m. Lake
Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink ParkRoad, Springfield. 703-324-SHOW.
Kingstowne Farmers Market. 4-7p.m. at Kingstowne Town Centerbehind the Sunoco Gas Station.
Jaxx Midnight Madness. 10:30 p.m.at Jaxx Nightclub, 6355 RollingRoad, West Springfield. 21+. $10 inadvance, $12 day of show. 703-569-5940 or jaxxroxx.com.
Strange Safaris: Road EdgeHabitats. Join a naturalist teamfrom 10-11 a.m., at Hidden PondNature Center, 8511 Greeley Blvd.,Springfield, to visit leaves and grassalong roadsides, piles of detritusalong streets and weeds growing insidewalk cracks. This activity is
perfect for budding scientists ages 6-8. The cost is $4 per person. To makea reservation, call 703-451-9588.
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Present: The Ultimate Battle -25 Bands Needed! 12:15 p.m. atJaxx Nightclub, 6355 Rolling Road,West Springfield. 21+. $10 inadvance, $12 day of show. 703-569-5940 or jaxxroxx.com.
Dog Day Afternoon. Treat yourcanine companion to a special cruiseaboard Lake Accotink Park’s pooch-friendly pontoon boat. It is forhumans 8 and up, but dogs of allages. The cruise is from 6:30-7:30p.m., at Lake Accotink Park, 7500Accotink Park Road, Springfield. $6per person, but no charge for dogs.Limit of one dog per person. Childrenunder age 16 must be accompaniedby an adult. 703-569-0285.
Park Manager Walk and Talk. Jointhe park manager for his monthlywalk from 5-7 p.m. Meet at theHuntley Meadows Visitor Center,8511 Greeley Blvd., Springfield. Thisnature walk for adults is free. Toreserve, call 703-768-2525.
Sunset Cruise. Admire the sunset andrelax as you cruise the beautifulshoreline of Lake Accotink. Aninterpretive history of Lake AccotinkPark and the area is included in thetour from 8-9 p.m. Beverages servedon board. The cost is $6 per personfor passengers 18 and up. Call 703-569-0285 to make a reservation. LakeAccotink Park is located 7500Accotink Park Road, Springfield
Nature Night Hike. Hikers 7 andolder will learn the nocturnalactivities of the residents in thesurrounding woods at Lake AccotinkPark from 8:30-10 p.m. Meet at the
Visitors Center, 7500 Accotink ParkRoad, Springfield. Bring a flashlight.$5 per adult and $3 per child under16. To make prepaid reservation, call703-569-0285.
Exercise Paddle Adventure. 4:30p.m.-sunset at Pohick Bay RegionalPark, 6501 Pohick Bay Drive, Lorton.Paddle trip with interval training andendurance. General good healthrequired. Must be 18 or older. Kayakexperience necessary. Call 703-339-6104 for reservations (required),directions and other information.Cost: $30 per person or group rate.
The Lions Club Flea Market. 8 a.m.-
4 p.m., at the VRE Parking Lot, 6900Hechinger Drive/5701 Backlick Road,Springfield VA. Free. Vendors $15.703-960-6739.
Neighborhood Plant Clinic. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Kings Park Library, 9000Burke Lake Road, Burke. 703-978-5600. The Fairfax County MasterGardeners Association gives tips andstrategies. Adults.
The Randy Thompson Bandfeaturing Clifton’s Colin Thompsonon slide guitar, Dwayne Nitz ondrums, Matt Booth on bass andRickie Simpkins on fiddle 8-12 p.m.,at the Heart in Hand restaurant,
7145 Main St., Clifton. $10 at thedoor/$8 in advance at The CliftonCafe. www.randythompson.net.
An Afternoon of Music featuringHolly Allen and Downrange. 3-5p.m., at the Workhouse Arts Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Food andbeverages will be available forpurchase. 703-584-2927
SUNDAY/AUG. 23Lorton Farmers Market. 9 a.m.-1
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Band director Alan Johnson leads theSouth County Marching Band through apreseason rehearsal Tuesday, Aug. 18. Emily Swope during a pause in rehearsal.
The tuba players rehearse.
The drum line starts a marching drill in the parking lot at South County.
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community centers. Cissell saidthat when these men and womenwere in high school, due toVirginia’s exceptional special edu-cation programs, they weretreated normally. However, whenthey graduate, Cissell said, theyare relegated back to their homesbecause they have no place to go.
“These are middle class familieswith children with cerebral palsywho have graduated high schooland want independence and wanttheir lives back,” Cissell said.“They just want a place to go.”
Though economic conditionshave slowed donations to the UCPrecently, both the chamber andCissell are optimistic that thisevent may not just be a success thisyear, but that it may become acommunity tradition that carrieson for years.
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Sports
Coach Charged with Online SolicitationPolice say Woodson assistant wrestling coachsolicited minor online.
By Reed S. Albers
The Connection
A W.T. Woodson High Schoolwrestling coach was arrested forinappropriate online discussions
with a minor when the 14-year-old girl hethought he was talking to was actually aSpotsylvania Sheriff’s Deputy.
Gary Debrielle, 26, was an assistant coachat W.T. Woodson High School for the pasttwo years. He was charged with attemptedindecent liberties with a child and onlinesolicitation of a child
According to Fairfax County Public
School’s spokesman Mary Shaw, Debriellewas not a full-time employee with FairfaxCounty Public Schools. Shaw also said thatDebrielle never taught in a classroom butinteracted with students that he coached.
“He was never in contact with students[as a teacher in a classroom], and he is nolonger employed,” Shaw said. “He was em-ployed on a month-by-month basis.”
From July 10-14, Deputy Megan Warrenof the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Departmentposed as a 14-year-old girl online and en-gaged in conversations with Debrielle.
“[Debrielle] believed that he was speak-ing to a 14-year-old girl,” said 1st Sgt. Liz
Scott of the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office.“He engaged her in sexualconversation.”
The Spotsylvania Sheriff’sOffice traced Debrielle’sscreen name to his home inChantilly and found that hewas employed by FairfaxCounty Public Schools.
On Aug. 13, Warren ob-tained a warrant forDebrielle’s arrest, and he wasarrested by the FairfaxCounty Police Department onFriday, Aug. 14. Scott saidthat Fairfax County Policearrested Debrielle becauseSpotsylvania Police cannot respond to awarrant issued on a person living in another
jurisdiction.Scott explained that in order
for someone to be charged withonline crimes of a sexual nature,certain guidelines must be met.
“The suspect must be awarethe [other party] is under 18and the [suspect must make]the conversation sexual,” shesaid. “[The officer] doesn’t tryto cause them to engage insexual discussion.”
DEBRIELLE will be transferredto the Rappahannock RegionalJail. He will be held under nobond pending a court appear-
ance in the Spotsylvania Juvenile andDomestic Relations District Court.
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Parker Competes Along with Olympians
Brooke Parker, far left, competed against 2008 Olympians such as gold medalist Nastia Liukin, center, andother members of the 2008 Olympic gymnastics team.
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Lorton native setssights on 2012 Olym-pic Gamesin London
By Reed S. Albers
The Connection
Focusing on her floor exerciseroutine, Brooke Parkerknows that just one fallcould ruin her chances at
making the U.S. Women’s gymnasticsteam.
She tries to calm her nerves, ignorethe NCAA scouts who are watchingand block out the fact that 2008 Olym-pic gold medalist Nastia Liukin isamong her competitors. The roaringcrowd and television cameras don’tfaze her.
“I really enjoy performing in frontof the crowd,” she said. “It’s like theyare cheering for me. It’s encouraging.”
Parker, a resident of Lorton, com-peted against members of the 2008U.S. Women’s gymnastics team at theVisa Championships in Dallas, Texason Aug. 13 and 15.
“It’s really exciting to be on the samemats as them,” the 15-year-old gym-nast said. “It’s nice to know I’m on the
same level.”Her goal: Qualify for the national
team with a score above 54.00 in asingle round and take a spot in thetop 10 against 19 other girls. It’s a
“It’s nice to know I’m on the same level as them”— Brooke Parker
challenge considering her competitors sharethe same dream she does, competing at the
2012 Olympic Games in London.“If I can make the national team, then I
go to the Olympic trials,” she said.Unfortunately, a fall on the balance beam
at Thursday’s preliminary put her just un-
der the 54.00 mark, hampering her nationalteam goal this year.
“A fall is an automatic one point deduc-tion,” she said. “I just have to collect my-self and train harder.”
Parker improved her score on Aug. 15with a 54.500, but finished 13th overallwith a combined total of 107.950, missingthe national team cut by only 1.45 points.
“It was my best meet this season,” shesaid. “I learned to believe in myself, but it’sintense against the top gymnasts. I’ll try toadd more difficulty to my routines.”
Though Parker’s ultimate goal is to com-pete in the Olympics, her gymnastics careerstarted because of her interest in othersports.
“We wanted to have her train for othersports,” said Mike Parker, Brooke’s father.“Gymnastics teaches flexibility and endur-ance, but she just fell in love with gymnas-tics.”
Brooke Parker said that the difficulty ofthe maneuvers a gymnast can execute drew
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Opinion
Local ‘PublicOptions’
For public recreational opportunities,see:
❖ Northern Virginia Park Authority,http://www.nvrpa.org/
❖ Fairfax County Park Authority,http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/
❖ Arlington County Parks and Recre-ation, http://www.arlingtonva.us/d e p a r t m e n t s / P a r k s R e c r e a t i o n /ParksRecreationMain.aspx
❖ Loudoun County Department ofParks, Recreation and Community Ser-vices, http://www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=700
❖ City of Alexandria Department ofRecreation, Parks and Cultural Activities,http://alexandriava.gov/Recreation
❖ Montgomery County Department ofRecreation, http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rectmpl.asp?url=/content/rec/index.asp
❖ Maryland National Capital Park andPlanning Commission,
h t t p : / / w w w . m n c p p c . o r g /commission_home.html
Public Options Government jumps intobusiness for variety of reasons.
While private options of thisamenity are plentiful, they areso expensive that they are outof reach for many even in our
affluent area.So government has jumped in to offer the
opportunity at greatly reduced prices, makingit available to almost everyone. It’s not clearwhat the impact of the public option has beenon the private businesses involved.
We’re talking, of course, about golf courses.Joining a private country club can cost tens
of thousands of dollars in original membershipfees, plus thousands in annual fees.
But around Northern Virginia, there aremany public options for golf, some nationallyacclaimed, where one can swing the clubsaround 18 holes for under $30.
Offering access to recreational facilities atcost well below private options is a commonactivity for local governments. Water parks,indoor and outdoor pools, indoor and outdoortennis are all available in our area at reducedprices via government involvement. Recreationcenters provide an affordable alternative tohealth clubs.
Localities offer summer day camps of manyvarieties, all at a fraction of the cost of privatecamps.
Public colleges and universities offer lowercost tuition than private colleges and universi-
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ties.Publicly owned historic sites and park facili-
ties compete withrestaurants and banquet halls to host wed-
dings and other events.Do these public options hold down the prices
at private camps, private colleges, private coun-try clubs? That’s unknown, but what we doknow is that the public options make manythings affordable and accessible to people who
would not be able to affordthem otherwise.
Meanwhile people continueto pay a premium for the
amenities, services and added value and avail-ability of the private options, keeping thosebusinesses in business.
Governments are also offering a private op-tion for many things that previously have beenstrictly free public goods. One example is roads.
A private company is widening the Beltway,495, from the Virginia side of American Le-gion Bridge to the Springfield Mixing Bowl.When it’s finished, drivers will have the op-tion to pay a significant toll to the company toride in the “High Occupancy Toll” lanes to avoidthe crowded but free lanes. Vehicles with atleast three occupants will be able to ride inthe new lanes for free.
— Mary Kimm
Letters
SupportingCuccinelliTo the Editor:
Due to the massive federalspending and current economicconditions, it is more importantthan ever to see how our taxes arebeing spent, and soon, it will beeasily accessible to Virginia resi-dents thanks to Sen. Ken Cuccinelli
(R-37). The candi-date for AttorneyGeneral of Virginia iscommitted to makinggovernment more
open in order to battle corruptionand hold politicians responsible.
Last year, Cuccinelli proposed abill that creates an online databaseof federal spending, so taxpayerscan easily track where their moneyis going and what it is being usedfor. Cuccinelli’s work also makesit easier to monitor the success ofgovernment programs, which en-ables officials to improve the pro-grams that work and eliminate theones that are costing money withno results. He believes that all tax-payers have the right to know howtheir money is being spent, and isworking hard to ensure that Vir-ginia government is accountable.
As Attorney General, Cuccinellihas promised to continue his workin creating a more transparentgovernment. His firm’s commit-
ment to holding politicians ac-countable is extremely importantin the role of Attorney General,and his ability to fix problems likethis quickly is invaluable.
Robert & Gloria KuklerFairfax
Cuccinelli forAttorney GeneralTo the Editor:
The contest for Governor of Vir-ginia rightfully attracts most of ourattention. The position of AttorneyGeneral, however, involves re-sponsibility for the safety of all thecitizens of the commonwealth andshould not be viewed as just an-other partisan political contest. Ihave been observing the two finecandidates who are competing forour support. I have come to theconclusion, while both are goodmen, the one that stands out as thesuperior candidate is Sen. KennethCuccinelli (R-37).
Like with most candidates youwill not agree 100 percent, butwas impressed that he was the firstlegislator to understand the im-pact on Virginia law of the recentSupreme Court decision requiringforensic scientists to testify incourt and made a request that re-sulted in Gov. Tim Kaine (D) call-ing a special session to address this
issue.Sen. Cuccinelli has the benefit
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Shopping forScam ArtistsTo the Editor:
He had a sense of urgency andsecrecy in his heavy French accent.
“You have to do this assignmentimmediately. This is time sensi-tive,” David Campbell said, overhis cell phone in Montreal, Que-bec. “They must not know the pur-pose of your assignment or thepurpose will be defeated.”
Campbell (probably not his realname) runs a scam operation. Hemails unsolicited letters to people,pretending to hire them to evalu-ate stores. It’s a twist of the “se-cret shopper” scam with the“money gram scam,” and it’s thelatest prevalent scam hitting Vir-ginia.
While the letter that he sendsout claims to be hiring you to poseas a regular shopper evaluatingthe work environment at storeslike Wal-Mart, K-mart, Home De-pot and McDonald’s, his first as-signment for you invariably is totest out the services at a money-transferring agency like WesternUnion or MoneyGram. The letterincludes a check and a survey formthat all appear professional andlegitimate.
Initially, the bank might evencash the check, but then they dis-cover later that the check’s bad,and the money has to be paid backto the bank, after you’ve alreadymailed it back to the scamster, whois on the run looking for new vic-tims.
“I’m always moving around,”Campbell admitted.
Margaret and Larry Hoots ofNorfolk received Campbell’s as-signment. But thankfully theydidn’t fall for it.
If you suspect you have receiveda scam letter like this, we encour-age you to notify our office’s con-sumer hotline, 800-451-1525.
Consumer protection is an im-portant statutory duty of the Of-fice of the Attorney General, andour staff can help.
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her to the sport. “The feeling of flippingaround was really cool,” she said. “It feelsimpossible, but you can do it. Everyday, Iliked it more and more.”
Her gymnastics skills came from hardwork and training, but she credits some ofher success to her family’s athletic back-ground.
Her mother, Nora Parker, was a soccerplayer at California State University in LongBeach, Calif., and her father is a retiredMarine Corps major. She isn’t the only gym-nast in the family, her brother Jayce, 17, isa retired world-class tumbler.
Outside of the gym, Parker is a junior atSouth County Secondary School in Lorton,but her life as an elite gymnast has madeher anything but an average teenager.
Her training schedule during the schoolyear leaves little room for personal time and
From Page 12studies. She attends class from 7 a.m. to2:15 p.m., and then heads straight to thegym for a five-hour practice session.
“It’s hard [being an elite gymnast],” shesaid. “I don’t get a lot of time for friends orhomework.”
Mike Parker said Brooke’s experience asa military brat prepared her for the rigor-ous schedule. “[She] comes from a militaryfamily so she’s used to structure in her life,”he said. “We do a lot together as a familyon the weekends.”
Even though Brooke Parker didn’t qualifyfor the national team this year, it doesn’tmean the dream is over. She’ll enjoy a well-deserved two-week vacation and then re-turn to her home gym, Capital GymnasticsNational Training Center in Burke, to con-tinue training.
“We’ll start training for next season,” MikeParker said. “She may get invited to trainat the national camp next fall.”
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and cooked and made $1,000 a shot. Andon snow days, we went door-to-door beg-ging for donations to the American CancerSociety.”
Robinson Associate Principal RickMondloch helped Ross plan an awareness-raising assembly in March, including danc-ing and Ross telling the students, “Sarahwas a fighter, so rise up and fight back.”The team also sold hats and “Got Hope?” T-shirts. In May, besides participating in theRelay for Life, the members turned themovie, “The Rocky Horror Show,” into amoneymaker by showing the film at schooland having students act out the parts.
Ross is now enrolled in the President’sLeadership Program at Christopher New-port University and will also study, part ofthe time, at Oxford. “I’ll probably come backwith an accent,” she joked. She plans tomajor in pre-medicine (biology) and Span-ish and minor in leadership. Her ultimategoal is a career in oncology.
“We already have a Relay for Life at CNUin May, and my roommate there and I aretrying to put together a team,” she said. “Wemay partner with companies at the corpo-
rate level to figure out how they do it. We’realso trying to have the high-schoolers do itwith younger students, too, to guide themso they’ll know how to participate. That way,it’ll be a long chain so we can eradicate can-cer. My sister Emma, a junior, will take myplace at Robinson.”
Ross said the promise she made to Sarahfuels her devotion to the cause. “Whatmakes it easier is that everybody knowssomebody who either has or had cancer, sowhy not fight back?” she asked. “And if theperson who has it can’t do it, then do it forthem. Anybody can help in any way; theycan hold a car wash, bake sale, whateverthey want.”
FOR MORE information, contact Ross [email protected], visit www.cancer.orgor call 1-800-227-2345. Donations to TeamSTOMP, for the American Cancer Society,may be made online until Aug. 30. Go towww.restonrelay.org, scroll down to “2009team” and click on “STOMP 1.”
“We need about $3,000 more to reach ourgoal, and it’s not easy,” said Ross. “But onDec. 19, 2005, the day Sarah died, I madeanother promise to her: To dedicate my lifeto fighting cancer. I’ll never forget her.”
In Sarah’s MemoryFrom Page 4
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Centreville/Faircrest$364,900
3BR, 2.5BA TH.New washer, airunit. Custom paint,window blinds,moldings. Deck,fenced. Upgrades.Desirable schools,metro bus park/ride,parks. Convenient.Open Sun 8/23, 1-4. Lorton $784,900
Beautiful 4 BR, 4BA home on 1.25 acre lot just oneblock off the Potomac River in the heart of MasonNeck. Full access to the community beach, large boatramp/pier, tennis courts, tot lots, and Pavilion. For24-hour recorded information call 1-888-495-6207x212.
Ron & Susan Associates 888-495-6207
Fairfax $795,0001+ Acre
Beautiful colonial in Popes Head View featuring 4bedrooms, 4.5 baths. Finished basement with over4500 finished sq. feet. Hardwood floors, graniteKitchen and so much more. Woodson, Frost,Oakview pyramid. Privacy at the end of a cul de sacmakes this a “must see” home.
Ellie Wester 703-503-1880
Riverview Estates $850,000Occoquan Waterfront!
5 BR, 5.5 BA Colonial on 2.4 acres overlooking theOccoquan. Main level bedroom, gourmet kitchen, twostory great room, huge deck & hot tub. Huge upperlevel suite with balcony, luxury bath, 3 walk-in closets& fireplace. Walk-out lower level with bar, recreationroom, billiard room, theater room & basketball court.
Ngoc Do & Associates 703-798-2899
Lake Anna Waterfront! $499,9003 bedrm+den, 3 ba home! Great Rm w/wet bar, RecRm w/gas FP. Recent improvements, New Roof, Heat& AC, wood floors & more! 118 FT. waterfront, boatdock, jetski lift, paved circular drive, Golf Cart!
Eileen Heusser 540-223-0296
Lorton/ Mason Neck $689,900Beautiful renovated Cape Cod on fantastic 2+ acrelot! Larger than it looks with family room addition,full rec room, plus bedroom and bath in lower level.For 24-hour recorded information call 1-888-495-6207 x208.
Ron & Susan Associates 888-495-6207
Alexandria $385,000Large Wooded Lot
This 3 BR, 2 BA, 2-level Rambler in Sumner Park ona 1/4 acre lot wooded lot, features updated kitchen,large LR with wood burning fireplace. New AC andHWH.
Barbara Nowak 703-473-1803Gerry Staudte 703-309-8948
Clifton $859,000Summer Fun!
Charming Colonial with Swimming Pool in serenesetting on 5 acres! Total privacy yet very close toHistoric town of Clifton. 5BR, 4BA, 3 fireplaces. Allnew Kitchen with Granite counters and upgradedappliances. Fully finished walkout lower level with5th bedroom/den, full bath, & rec. room. GreatValue! See this property at www.GraingerTeam.com
Ann Grainger 703-503-1870
Alexandria/Potomac Yard $599,000Minutes to exciting Potomac Yard featuring restau-rants, theaters and shopping. One year old end unittownhome featuring hardwood floors, stainless andgranite kitchen as well as a walk out recreation roomfor your enjoyment. Two car garage parking andconvenient to Metro, Crystal City, and ReaganAirport.
Ellie Wester 703-503-1880
Fairfax Station $530,000Great South Run Oaks neighborhood. Recentlyremodeled with wood floors in LR/DR/FR. Granitekitchen with new appliances. Super deck off kitchenand family room. Very well kept original owner homeand very clean. Ready for you to move into. Lawnmower & snow thrower can convey!
Laura Baranek 703-380-8993
Clifton$4,500,000
Majestic sevenplus acre estatesurrounded byparkland. Everypossible amenityincluded in thisluxurious home.Exquisite pavil-lion/poolhouse hasrecently beenadded. Perfectestate for privacy,equestrian set-ting, or outdoors-man! Trulyincredible!
Carol Hermandorfer 703-216-4949
Springfield $399,000Just Listed!
This charming home has an open floor plan and lotsof updates including a “dream kitchen” withSubzero refrigerator, built-in microwave, cooktopand corian counters. Other features include finishedrec room, deck, private fenced yard, shed & cul-de-sac. Beautifully maintained.
Nancy Basham 703-772-2066
West Springfield $824,0004BR/3.5BA. Shows Like a Model. High EndAppointments Used Thru-Out. Fabulous Floor Planwith over 5,000 sq. ft. Eat-In Gourmet Kit w/ GraniteCounters. Totally Remodeled Master Spa Bath w/Dual Head Shower and Jacuzzi Tub. Fin Lwr Lvlw/Rec Rm, Bedroom/Den, Full BA. Storage Galore.Sundeck. Visit www.cindykojm.com for photos.
Cindy Kojm 703-503-1819
Clifton $1,799,000One of the finest properties in Clifton! The ownersbuilt their dream home on their dream lot.Attention to detail both inside and out. Spectacularsetting on beautiful 5 acre lot in cul-de-sac ofupscale equestrian neighborhood, backing towooded area.
Carol Hermandorfer 703-216-4949
Burke $399,000New listing in the heart of Burke. 3 Bedrooms with 21/2 Bathrooms. Recreation Room on the LowerLevel Walkout. Step out to a beautiful Backyard withan In-Ground Swimming Pool. Minutes to I-95, I-395and the FFX Parkway. Great Schools: White Oaksand Lake Braddock.
Richard Esposito 703-856-2529
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Joe Soricelli 703-477-5586
Fairfax Station $639,0003 level Colonial on cul-de-sac. New kitchenand floors. 30 minutes away from DC, BurkeLake, golf & park. Robinson school. Hot tuband pool table convey.
Kinder Saund 703-278-8885Patricia Rehill 703-503-1993
Mason Neck $649,000Water Access
4 BR 2.5 BA Colonial on almost 1 acre in MasonNeck. Fantastic private large level lot backs towoods. Great open floor plan w/gorgeous hardwoodfloors, walk-up basement & deck. Great location:close to endless recreational options including parks& the Potomac River. Deeded water access.
Ngoc Do & Associates 703-798-2899
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Vienna $625,0004 levels - 4/5 bedrooms - hardwood floors - new carpet -newly finished rec room - family room & den - large rearyard - minutes to Tysons Corner
VA RUN $650,000Beautiful 4 BR home with over 3500 sf. Enjoy fabulous screenedporch with skylights and adjoining deck. Backs to Parkland! Largeeat-in kitchen with granite counters, center island, and butler’s pan-try. Master bedroom has separate sitting room & luxury bath withjetted tub. Call Diane at 703-615-4626 to see this gorgeous home.
Arlington(Ballston)$1,875/mo.
Gorgeous 1 BedroomCondo in the Heart ofBallston. Secured HiRise Bldg. BeautifulUpdated KitchenFeaturing StainlessAppliances and
Granite Countertops. Glass Enclosed Sunroom With AwesomeViews of City. Master Bedroom w/Walk In Closet. Parking spaceincluded. Amenities Include Outdoor Pool, Gas Grills, Concierge,Business Office, and Exercise Rm. Close to Metro and BallstonShops. See this and all mls listings at www.morefinehomes.com
Fairfax Station $975,000Country Living at its Best!
This is one of the prettiest settings you will find in all ofFairfax Station! 5 gorgeous acres w/professionally designedlandscaping, brick & slate walkways & patio. A golfer’s delightincluding a lighted putting green, sand trap, and driving range,plus a 3-stall stable! 4BR, 3.5 BA, Lib, fin. walkout bsmt. The2 story sun room addition is spectacular! A perfect “10”.
See this property at www.GraingerTeam.com.
FairfaxStation$739,000
Just ListedThis beautiful bright& spacious homewelcomes you into alovely foyerw/circular stair case& ceramic tile floor-ing. The formal liv-
ing room, dining room, family room & study boast Cherry hardwood flooring. Enterinto a dazzling gourmet kitchen w/granite countertops, ceramic flooring & FrenchDoors that opens to a large open deck. 4 Large Bedrooms w/cherry hardwood floor-ing, 3 1/2 baths, finished LL w/fabulous recreation room, wet bar, study, full bath &media room. Step out to second lower deck. This home offers beautiful architecturaldesign elements. For a private showing call Sheila Adams at 703.503.1895.
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Lorton Station $579,900Beautiful 4 BR, 3.5 BA, three story home on premium lotwith large, open gourmet kitchen. Walk to VRE in LortonTown Center. For 24-hour recorded information call 1-888-495-6207 x222.
Annandale $569,000Colonial in Mill Creek Park * Private, cul-de-sac lot over-looking Accotink Creek and park like setting * 6 bedrms *4.5 baths * 3 finished levels * Minutes to 495.
Judy Semler 703-503-1862
Springfield $399,900Terra Grande colonial on cul-de-sac * 5 bedrms * Finishedbasement with huge rec rm * Newer windows * Screenedporch *
Judy Semler 703-503-1862
Clifton $849,900Price Reduced!
Gorgeous custom home sited on 5 private acres w/circularDrive. 3 sides brick, 4BR, 2.5BA, kitchen & baths recentlyupdated. 10’ ceilings. Walkout basement, main lvl library,side load garage. Extensive landscaping & covered storagefor boat or trailer. See this property at www.CliftonMLS.com.
Woodbridge $319,000Picture Perfect!
Beautiful 3 BR, 2 Full & 2 Half BA, 3 Level, 1 Car GAR Single FamilyHome is ready for you to move in and call it your own. Gourmet KIT inc.granite countertop, SS appliances, maple cabinets, ceramic tile &recessed lighting. MBA w/ dbl. vanity, ceramic tile shower, & skylight.Hdwd floors, crown molding, Pella SGD, landscaping, plus much more.Call us for an appointment to see the home you have been searching for.
Carol Hermandorfer703.216.4949
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Clifton $735,000Sunlit, former model, spacious 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath, 3 fireplaces,updated kitchen, main level laundry, elegant two story familyroom, private library and formal living room. Upper level has 4sunlit bedrooms. Fully finished walk out lower level rec room,game room, another bedroom and fbath perfect for guests. Theneighborhood offers a community pool, tennis court, and tot lot.
Lake Occoquon Dr $599,000Wow! A builder’s dream lot. Five beautiful acres backing tothe Occoquon. Wonderfully established neighborhood. Anopportunity to build your dream home in one of the pretti-est settings in Northern Virginia. Choose your own builderor let me recommend one for you.
Springfield $420,000Backyard – Treed & Fenced
Detached w/garage, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Comfortableentry level w/Family Rm, Bedroom & spacious Denw/free-standing fireplace. Upper level HW floors.Updated baths and sliding door from Dining Rm to patio.14,813 sq ft private lot.
Joel Lutkenhouse 703-969-6442
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