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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

In the spring of 2012, one of the greatest fearsand biggest question marks for Realtors inNorthern Virginia was the potential effects ofSequestration on the market. Home prices had

been rising and interest rates remained encourag-ingly low. Realtors were optimistic, and so were pro-fessional analysts like George Mason University Pro-fessor of Finance Gerald Hanwek.

“If you want to move, sell now, buy now,” Hanweksaid in an April interview. “Buying six months agowould be even better, buying a year ago would’vebeen even better. But buy.” His prediction? “Over thenext year, two years, it’s going to be a good market.After that we’re going to see federal government cutsactually start to impact.”

Those comments came in light of Sequestration,well before the federal government shutdown. Whilethose factors have helped contribute to a commonsense of uncertainty among buyers and sellers,Hanwek’s vision of a good short term market remainstrue.

According to the website RealEstate Business In-telligence (RBI), the average sold price of a FairfaxCounty home in October 2013 was $522,213 — a10.13 percent increase for year-on-year. In April, 30-year fixed mortgage interest rates at both nationaland Virginia levels were a historically low 3.32 per-cent, and while they peaked for the year in Septem-ber at 4.48 percent, the numbers as of Nov. 12 areback down to 4.19 percent in Virginia.

AS A RESULT, real estate agents are still seeing thekind of results they expected based on their annualseasonal trends.

“We had a strong spring market,” Patricia Manciniof Avery-Hess Realtors said about Springfield. “Overthe summer, things died off. Listings were on the

market, but the demand wasn’t there.” In August2013, Springfield (22150) homes sat for an averageof 54 days on the market, compared to 26 the previ-ous year (RBI).

Summer is generally when people are doing moreactual moving than buying, but Mancini also at-tributes the dip to Sequestration. “Everybody wasfurloughed. We were just dead in the water,” she said.

Burke experienced a higher than normal influx ofmilitary transferees and had a stronger than aver-age summer, according to Pat Richter of ResidentialPreferred Properties. “We had a great summer,” shesaid. “Properties sold quickly they rented quickly, andat our asking price or close to it. But that came to ahalt with the shutdown.” Properties in Burke wereon the market 24 days in July, a 14.29 percent de-crease since 2012, according to RBI.

Ron Kowalski of Ron & Susan Associates, affiliatedwith Re/Max Gateway, saw a similar divot in theconfidence of buyers and sellers in his Lorton mar-ket. “It’s not really quantifiable,” he said, “I can’t goonline and see it. Sequestration, furlough, shutdown— all these events have come one after another in awave. The debt ceiling has been pushed forward. Onthe front lines, it’s palpable, this uncertainty.”

IT GOES BACK TO BASICS, he said. “At the endof the day, people who feel good about their jobsbuy houses.”

Lorton has also had inventory obstacles to contendwith. According to Kowalski, there were about 68active listings in April this year — a near all-timelow — though by August they had climbed back upto 100. One of the ways developers in Lorton aretrying to resolve the inventory issue is through in-fill building, where an existing single-family homesitting on five-to-ten acres is bought and then subdi-vided into lots for between five and ten new homes.

There is also the Laurel Hill Adaptive Reuse Plan,according to Kowalski, that will convert land occu-pied by the former prison in Lorton to 352 housingunits made up of mostly apartments and town homes,with roughly 23 single-family homes.

Despite the uncertainty, not all buyers and sellersare staying out of the market. In fact, agents believemany people who have been waiting on the sidelineswith questionable equity are finally getting involved.

Realtors optimistic withincreasing prices and lowrates, despite uncertaintyamong buyers and sellers.

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Photos courtesy of Patricia Mancini, Avery-Hess Realtors

8917 Lake Braddock Drive, Burke; 5627 Eastbourne Drive, Springfield: “These two homes were listed in September,” said Patricia Mancini. “Thefirst one (list/sold price $579,500) sold in three days. The second (list/sold price $495,000) sold in six days.”

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Pat Richter, ResidentialPreferred Properties, Burke

“There’s a cautious attitudeout there right now. It affected alot of people when they didn’thave a paycheck.”

Patricia Mancini, Avery-HessRealtors, Springfield

“Sellers are putting theirhouses on the market. They’relooking good and buyers arebuying them. The market hasn’tbeen this good in 6 years.”

Ron Kowalski, Ron & SusanAssociates, affiliated with Re/Max Gateway, Lorton

“Jobs equal houses. That’s it,back to basics. At the end of theday, people who feel good abouttheir jobs buy houses.”

Karen Swanson, Long andFoster, Reston

“If homes are priced right andstaged right they will sell well.We have a lot of anticipation ofthe Metro coming in, andhopefully houses will be comingon the market that have beenwaiting to be put on.”

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“Let’s say in 2010 or 2011,” said Kowalski,“Someone’s saying ‘Wow, I’m really upside down.’Now they look and see prices have come up 10-15percent in recent years. And the say, ‘Now I’m OK,now I can do this.”

“People who thought they were under water arefinding out that they aren’t,” said Mancini. This hashelped the market get into a rhythm. “Supply anddemand has kind of equaled out right now,” she con-tinued. “We’re finally getting it right.”

For Mancini, that sweet spot as far as value is con-cerned falls in the middle of the price range: Themillion-dollar properties take longer to sell, with 81

Realtors Optimistic for 2014

ABOVE: 6606 O’Keefe KnollCourt, Fairfax Station;BELOW: 6011 Roxbury Avenue,Springfield;RIGHT: 9217 Burke Road,Burke; “The $699,000 (Spring-field) took 19 days to receive acontract,” said Patricia Mancini.“The $1,000,000 (Fairfax Sta-tion) is still on the market andthe one for $369,000 (Burke)received a contract in threedays. Prices are continuing togo up, interest rates are lowand there are happy sellers outthere finding out they are nolonger underwater on theirmortgage loans.”

days the October average for McLean, where the listaverage is around $1.300,000. The $300,000 housesare flying. In Centreville, homes listed in the mid300s, were on the market for a 32-day average inOctober. But, she said, “The $500,000 is the new$300,000. You can’t get anything good at 300k likeyou can at 500.”

Barring any more shutdowns or dramatic, unfore-seen interest rate hikes, buyers, sellers and agents inNorthern Virginia should continue to see the favor-able market they’ve grown accustomed to over thelast year, even if the blistering growth has slowedsome. They’ll all be praying for government that con-tinues to run in 2014.

Photos courtesy of

Patricia Mancini,

Avery-Hess Realtors


By Andrea Worker

The Connection

On Nov. 13, GeorgeMason University’sJewish student as-sociation, Mason

Hillel, organized and hosted “Ex-pressions of the Holocaust: a Din-ner Honoring Survivors.” The datefor the event was chosen with care– just days after the 75th anniver-sary of the Nov. 9 -10 Kristallnacht– “Night of Broken Glass.” In justtwo days in 1938, almost 100 Jewswere killed, nearly 1000 syna-gogues were damaged or com-pletely destroyed, thousands ofJewish homes, businesses, schools,hospitals and even cemeterieswere looted and vandalized by ri-oting mobs in Germany, Austriaand Sudetenland and some 30,000Jewish men were arrested andsent to concentration camps likeDachau and Buchenwald, both ofwhich had to be expanded to ac-commodate the influx of prison-ers. As Natalie Roisman, Presidentof Mason Hillel’s Board of Direc-tors noted in her welcoming ad-dress, many scholars and histori-ans consider Kristallnacht to be the“watershed moment, leading di-rectly to the Holocaust.” This ram-page against the Jewish commu-nity marked the beginning of vio-lence as a recognized and legal-ized tool in the Nazi arsenalagainst the Jewish people. GermanJews were already being subjectedto ever-increasing restrictive poli-cies prior to Kristallnacht, but itwas not until after that event thatviolence and mass arrests becamethe norm, especially since most ofthe German citizenry had reactedpassively to the brutal actions ofthose 48 hours.

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTERthose hours of destruction anddespair, the young men andwomen of Mason Hillel, with theirleader, Executive Director RossDiamond, and the support of theStudent and Community Boards,decided to “both build a bridge tothe past for the local communityand help keep us to our promiseof Never Again,” as Diamond de-scribed their vision. So the “Ex-pressions of the Holocaust” Com-mittee, chaired by Hillary Dallas,went to work to organize anevening of thematic art, music andpoetry to honor more than 40 lo-cal survivors of the Holocaust and

the memories of the six million lostto the Nazi’s “Final Solution” to theJewish Problem.

Before the program officiallybegan in the HUB Ballroom onGeorge Mason’s Fairfax campus,many of the honored guests spenttime with the Student Ambassa-dors chosen to guide and assistthem throughout the event. In“VIP” rooms, the survivors an-swered questions and spokeopenly about their experiencesand the losses they endured. John

Larry Baer (formerly known asHans Lothar Baer) acknowledgedthe trials his family endured, butfocused on the positives. Sittingnext to Shirley, his wife of 50 plusyears, Baer handed out his mini-autobiography entitled “A Grate-ful Refugee Kid’s Recollections”and declared, “It’s been a good,rich and rewarding life in myadopted country, which gave mea life and a career.”

Jacqueline Mendels Birn, whosestory is included in the Tribute

Book produced for the event, tellsof her family’s flight from Paris in1942, just after the round up of13,000 Jews in the city. Most wereheld in deplorable conditions in asporting stadium and later bussedto internment and concentrationcamps where most were put todeath. Birn, her father, mother andsister narrowly escaped arrest ona number of occasions, frequentlyhiding in cellars, chicken coopsand even the open woods. But, likeBaer, Birn considers herself fortu-nate. In her memoir she writes,“We now count approximately 200members of our extended familythat were murdered, gassed, shotor died by exhaustion as slave la-borers.”

This interaction between survi-vors and students was a criticalelement in the organizers’ mission.“Many who could bear witness tothe atrocities of the Holocaust arelost to us now, either during thosedays or through the passage oftime,” said Board PresidentRoisman. “This is probably the lastgeneration that will be able to hearthese stories first hand…so we dothis here on a college campus, sothat this generation can be edu-cated and empowered to combatanti-Semitism and genocide overthe course of their lives.”

“Having an opportunity to hearfrom a Holocaust survivor wassomething that cannot be recre-ated nor explained,” said MelisaTreshnjeta. She is a sophomore at

the university and is the HolocaustEducation Fellow intern.Treshnjeta and Hillel Events Pro-duction Chair Taylor Kreinceswere among the many studentswho devoted hours before andduring the event to ensure a suc-cessful program.

MORE THAN 300 packed theHUB Ballroom on George Mason’sFairfax Campus, including the sur-vivors and their families andfriends, members of theUniversity’s staff, the Hillel admin-istration, students, members of thegreater community, and other hon-ored guests, such as Virginia Del-egate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41).Talented George Mason Universitystudents treated the assembly toa number of musical perfor-mances, including the university’sfirst and only all-female a cappellagroup, Noteworthy, who sang boththe National Anthem and theHatikvah, Israel’s National An-them.

After the dinner (provided bythe Kosher Kitchen Catering Com-pany) two of the honorees, bothvolunteers at the United StatesHolocaust Memorial Museum,took to the stage to share their sto-ries. After enduring the hardshipsof being rounded up by the Hun-garian authorities and forced tolive with hundreds of others in anold brick factory with only one

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Jewish Student Association hosts‘Expressions of the Holocaust: a Dinner Honoring Survivors.’

John Baer started life as Hans Lothar Baer outside ofFrankfurt, Germany, before his family managed to escapeto America via the United Kingdom. The Baer familyarrived in New York on Oct. 3, 1940 – the first day of RoshHashanah. “After the blackouts in London and the longsea voyage, the lights of Long Island were awesome!” Mr.Baer will be giving a talk on his experiences at the FairfaxLibrary on Jan. 11, 2014.

Mason Hillel Executive Director Ross Diamond takes abreather during the ‘Expressions of the Holocaust Dinner’with George Mason University Sophomore MelisaTreshnjeta. Treshnjeta, as the Holocaust Education Fellowis a member of the Hillel Student Ambassador Leadershipand along with Taylor Kreinces and a host of others,helped organize and host the event.

Dr. Pat Mercer Hutchens was inspired by photographstaken at Auschwitz to paint the depictions and collectthem as “Auschwitz Album Revisited.” Prints of her paint-ings were on display and were the much-admired silentauction prizes. In this scene, titled “Fogel Family Waitingin the Grove,” Dr. Hutchens recreated a photo showingtwo of the brothers and the mother of survivor IreneFogel Weiss who was among the honored guests. Motherand sons were gassed shortly after the photo was taken.

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An effort to support locally owned-businesses has resulted in the rec-ognition of Small Business Saturday,the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

This year that is Nov. 30. Black Friday, the dayafter Thanksgiving, is known as a dedicatedday of national zeal for shopping. Presumablythe next day shoppers can focus on local shop-

ping.It sounds like an obligation,

and it is. But there is a joy toshopping in local stores at the

holidays, to walking along a sidewalk with thestreets decked out for the holidays, to beinggreeting by someone likely to be the owner ofthe store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.

We all benefit when local stores thrive, whenlocal business districts beckon.

Locally owned retail shops, services, restau-rants depend on vibrant local communities tothrive. Most small, locally owned businesses

invest in community, helping to transform ourtowns and communities with a sense of place.

The economy continues to improve slowlywithout inspiring. Local families will shop andexchange gifts during the next month, spend-ing tens of millions of dollars in a variety ofplaces.

One way to be sure holiday shopping comeswith some holiday spirit is to do a portion ofyour shopping in some of the area’s locallyowned stores. There is special holiday ambi-ance available by shopping in the heart of atown that is decked out for the season. Smallretail shops are part of defining any commu-nity. Their livelihood depends on the livabilityand quality of the neighborhoods around them.A small business owner pays attention to ev-ery detail in his or her business in a way thatno chain can.

Frequently, it is the small retail person whois active in fundraising for local charities, forfire and rescue service, for local schools andin organizing holiday events.

Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores, facetough challenges right now. Competition frombig box stores and online sellers makes theholiday shopping season all the more impor-tant to locally owned retailers.

Everyone will do some of their shopping atthe mall. Everyone will do some shoppingonline. Many will answer the call of the big

box. But local shoppers should be sure to savesome shopping time and dollars for local stores.Spend some time shopping in your own com-munity, and also plan an excursion to a nearbytown to check out the local businesses andholiday spirit there.

Some of the upcoming holiday events in thearea include:

Black Friday atthe Workhouse

Support local artists by discovering the work ofabout 100 artists and find things at any price value atLorton’s Workhouse Arts Center’s Black Friday on Nov.29.

Historic CliftonCandlelight Home Tour

Stroll along the historic district of Clifton and takein the sights of five homes trimmed for the holidays,two churches and community hall on Dec. 7.

City of Fairfaxof Lights & Carols

Bring the family to enjoy holiday activities on Dec.7 in Fairfax, with live holiday music, hot cider, smoresby the Yule log, caroling and lighting of the Christmastree in the winter wonderland.

Shop Locally, Shop in BurkeSmall business Satur-day isn’t enough; don’twait until then, anddon’t stop after that.

Letters to the Editor

Editorial

Child CareEducation Conference

The 2013 Infant Toddler Family Day Care(ITFDC) Early Child Care Education Confer-ence will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24, 12:45 –4:45 p.m. at Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks,11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax.

Join ITFDC, early child care educators, par-ents, and community colleagues to discuss criti-

cal issues of early child care education. Thisyear the theme is “Play, Learning, and Devel-opment in the Outdoors” and features the fol-lowing workshops:

❖“Bringing Science Indoors, Loving theEarth and Recycling” by Juliana Heitz ofIdeaventions;

❖“How to Teach Nature Appreciation, Bugs,Leaf projects and Indoor Gardening” by MikeMcaffery and Anne Sneed of Hidden Pond;

❖”Obesity/Nutrition/Movement” by Dr.

Rene Hackney of Parenting Playgroups.ITFDC is accepting donations for the confer-

ence. Educational toys, gift cards, books, art/craft supplies are all welcome. All donationsare tax-deductible. Registration for the confer-ence is now open. The event is free to all InfantToddler Family Day Care providers approvedunder our license and enrolled families. Cost forthe general public is $45. Visit http://www.infanttoddler.com/2013-itfdc-early-child-care-education-conference/ for more details.

Area Roundups

Dear Chairman Bulova:Perhaps I am mistaken, but your

recent article (“Library Reorgani-zation Deserves More Work,” TheConnection, Nov. 13-19, 2013)sounds to me like a repudiation ofthe hard-fought community effortsover the last several months tomaintain strong library services. Italso appears to be a pre-emptivestrike against the Library Board ofTrustees presentation to be madeon Nov. 19.

I understand that these are hardtimes financially, but I also under-stand that in hard times peopleneed their public libraries to re-solve personal and financial issuesby researching jobs, careers, edu-cation, with the help of experi-enced librarians in a non-intimi-dating, friendly, neighborhood

environment. Therefore I do notthink this is the time to take theFairfax County Public Librarydown the road to destruction bycontinuing to refuse to provide itwith the funds it needs to be ofservice to the community.

In your article, you mentionother library systems have success-fully saved money in hard timesby reducing hours, cutting ser-vices, or even closing librarybranches.

These approaches by other li-brary systems have one thing incommon: they are all temporarycutbacks which can be re-adjustedslowly over time as the financialsituation gets better.

The Beta Plan however will ef-fectively destroy the library by re-ducing to a point of no return the

quantity and quality of staff andservices the library is able to pro-vide. The Beta Plan is not a tem-porary plan. The changes are de-signed to be permanent (re-desig-nation and reclassification of per-sonnel is not to be undertakenlightly; nor is a one-size fits all li-brary system where branches nolonger serve the needs of their in-dividual communities.) There willbe no easy, gradual return to thelevel of quality and service at FCPLthat we all know today, let aloneto bring FCPL to the level it wasat before the series of extensivebudget cuts the Library has beentaking over the last five or sixyears.

The Beta Plan will be a mortalwound to the Fairfax County Li-brary system and the Fairfax

County citizens who need and de-serve the best library they can get.It will take a lot more money tobring FCPL back from the BetaPlan.

I certainly hope that your Nov.13 comments in The Connectiondo not reflect a closed mind andan intent to go forward with theBeta Plan no matter what the citi-zens of Fairfax County want andneed, and no matter what the Li-brary Board of Trustees present toyou on Nov. 19. I hope that yourcharge to the Library Board to findout what the public wants was notan exercise in futility and that youwill listen with an open mind anddo the right thing.

Mary Alice GiardaSpringfield

Response to Sharon Bulova

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hand-dug outside latrinefor a restroom, Irene(Fogel) Weiss and herfamily were deported in1944 to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Whenthey arrived at the camp,the Fogel family was “pro-cessed,” like all the oth-ers sent there. Hermother, her older brotherand three younger sib-lings were killed. Ireneand her sister were cho-sen for forced labor. Herfather was killed later,when he was no longerable to perform his as-signed duties. At the timeof her arrival atAuschwitz, Irene FogelWeiss was 13 years old.

Although willing tospeak of the horrors theywitnessed or personally survived, the hon-orees all seemed equally eager to listen –especially to the young Student Ambassa-dors hosting at each table, and to enjoy theevening, the program, and the company.One survivor, originally from Poland said,“Once I thought there would be no tomor-row. But here it is, thank God, and here arethese young people who will make moretomorrows. It’s good.”

Any funds raised from the event, includ-

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One of the evening’s two Holocaust survivors whoshared their stories with the assembly, Irene Weiss,was sent to Auschwitz at age thirteen, where hermother, older brother and three younger siblingswere killed upon arrival at the camp.

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

From left — Kathy Allen of Falls Church is the Chaplain at GreenspringSenior Living community in Springfield and accompanied friend, Holo-caust survivor and Greenspring resident, 91-year-old Anne Hermann tothe dinner honoring Hermann and her fellow survivors. Hermann, fromNuremberg, Germany was left alone in 1939 at the age of 16 when herparents were killed.

ing the silent auction of framed prints ofpaintings by Dr. Pat Mercer Hutchens, in-spired by photographs from Auschwitz, tick-ets sales, tributes or sponsorships are tar-geted to help underwrite a future HolocaustEducation Fellow position at Hillel. Thegroup hopes to see the creation of a Geno-cide Studies Program at George MasonUniversity and possibly even ultimately en-dow a professorship in Holocaust Educationat the school.


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For Thanksgiving weekend,and their last show of 2013,Better Said Than Done sto-

rytellers will perform “Legendary:tall tales, bigger than life peopleand family legends.” Thanksgivingweekend is a popular weekend togo shopping. Better Said ThanDone is offering a more entertain-ing alternative. “Legendary” willfeature true stories about thepeople who make life more inter-esting. Hosted by Jessica Piscitelli.Storytellers include Richard Barr,Barbara Effron, Susan Gordon,Brad Podliska, Soledad Roybal,Ellouise Schoettler, and AnnaMarie Trester. A full dinner menuand full bar are available duringthe show. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The showis intended for an adult audience.

Better Said Than Done definesstorytelling as the art of perform-ing a true, personal story in frontof a live audience. Stories are per-sonal and true, but they are sto-ries, meaning they have a begin-

ning, middle, and end. Most im-portantly, storytelling is treated asa performance, an art, a form ofentertainment, and a reality theaudience will not forget.

Better Said Than Done, Inc., isa community of professional sto-rytellers.

They produce themedstorytelling shows throughoutNorthern Virginia and beyond, fea-turing experienced performersfrom their team of storytellers.With stories ranging in length from7-10 minutes, the shows are ener-getic, engaging, and highly enter-taining. They may be funny, poi-

gnant, silly, or unbelievable, butthey will convince audiences thatlife is better in the telling.

Due to continuous sold out per-formances, Better Said Than Donehas moved venues. Their growingaudience needed a space to ex-pand into, so the last Saturday ofthe month shows now regularlyoccur at The Auld Shebeen, 3971Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax. The Nov.30 show, as well as shows begin-ning again in 2014, starts at 7 p.m.Doors open at 6 p.m., and ticketsare $10. For more information,v i s i twww.bettersaidthandone.com.

Better Said Than Done storytellers will perform on Nov.30 at The Auld Shebeen.

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During the last week ofeach year, the BurkeConnection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of localstudents. The results arealways remarkable, and theeditions have won manyawards. It is a keepsakeedition for many families.

We publish artwork, poetry,essays, creative writing,opinion pieces, short stories,photography, photos ofsculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.

We ask that all submissions be digital so they can besent through e-mail or delivered on CD or flash drive.Writing should be submitted in rich text format (.rtf).Artwork should be provided in .jpg format. Identify eachpiece of writing or art, including the student’s full name,age, grade and town of residence, plus the name of theschool, name of teacher and town of school location.Please provide the submissions by Friday, Dec. 6 forpublication the week of Dec. 26.

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For Thanksgiving weekend, and their last showof 2013, Better Said

Than Done storytellers will per-form “Legendary: tall tales, big-ger than life people and familylegends.” Thanksgiving week-end is a popular weekend to goshopping. Better Said ThanDone is offering a more enter-taining alternative. “Legendary”will feature true stories aboutthe people who make life moreinteresting.Hosted by Jessica Piscitelli. Sto-rytellers include Richard Barr,Barbara Effron, Susan Gordon,Brad Podliska, Soledad Roybal,Ellouise Schoettler, and AnnaMarie Trester. A full dinnermenu and full bar are availableduring the show. Seating is ona first-come, first-served basis.The show is intended for anadult audience.

Better Said Than Done de-fines storytelling as the art ofperforming a true, personalstory in front of a live audience.Stories are personal and true,but they are stories, meaningthey have a beginning, middle,and end. Most importantly,storytelling is treated as a per-

formance, an art, a form of en-tertainment, and a reality theaudience will not forget.

Better Said Than Done, Inc.,is a community of professionalstorytellers. They producethemed storytelling showsthroughout Northern Virginiaand beyond, featuring experi-enced performers from theirteam of storytellers. With storiesranging in length from 7-10minutes, the shows are ener-getic, engaging, and highly en-tertaining. They may be funny,poignant, silly, or unbelievable,but they will convince audi-ences that life is better in thetelling.

Due to continuous sold outperformances, Better Said ThanDone has moved venues. Theirgrowing audience needed aspace to expand into, so the lastSaturday of the month showsnow regularly occur at The AuldShebeen, 3971 Chain BridgeRd., Fairfax. The Nov. 30 show,as well as shows beginningagain in 2014, starts at 7 p.m.Doors open at 6 p.m., and tick-ets are $10. For more informa-tion, visitwww.bettersaidthandone.com.

Better Said Than Done storytellers will perform onNov. 30 at The Auld Shebeen.

Better Said Than Done storyteller Anna Marie Trester.

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Lake Braddock Theatre Presents ‘TheLion, the Witch & the Wardrobe’

Lake Braddock Theatre is \presenting “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”this Thursday and Saturday. Air-raids over London during WWII force foursiblings, Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter, to be sent away from the city to the

house of a kindly, but remote Professor. But the children soon discover that theProfessor’s large house is filled with unexpected places, including a room with alarge wardrobe that opens a passageway into the magical land of Narnia. In Narnia,the children join in a revolution led by talking animals including a magical Lionagainst an evil Witch who holds the entire land in a wintery spell.

Showtimes are Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m., 3and 8 p.m. Tickets are $11 at the door, and also available at www.lbtheatre.com.Lake Braddock Secondary School, 9200 Burke Lake Road, Door 14, Burke.

The White Witch (Junior Marissa Chaffee) drives herreindeers (Sophomores Anna Kaplan and HannahNewby) as the Dwarf (Sophomore Breese Sherman)leads the way.

Susan (Senior Ava Chafin), Lucy (Junior KaitlynLunardi), Edmund (Sophomore Jacob Hyde) and Peter(Junior Nick Edwards) realize they are no longer in thewardrobe, but in a magical land.

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THURSDAY-MONDAY/NOV. 21-DEC. 16“Page Turners.” Daily, at the Jewish

Community Center of NorthernVirginia, 8900 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. The exhibit highlights visualartists who are also illustrators, torun concurrently with the 8th annualNorthern Virginia Jewish BookFestival. Features Valerie Brown,freelance photographer with imagesfrom her “Capital Splendor: Gardens& Parks of Washington, DC,” IanFrank, architect and artist, KatherineJanus Kahn, illustrator of the SammySpider series and Ziz, a gigantic birdof Jewish mythology and TheLadysmiths: 16 of the group of localfemale metalsmiths’ jewelrycreations. 703-323-0880 orwww.jccnvarts.org.

THURSDAY/NOV. 21”The Miracle Worker.” 7 p.m. South

County High School is located at8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. Thestory of Helen Keller and herdedicated teacher, Annie Sullivan.Tickets: $8 general admissioms; $6

FRIDAY/NOV. 22Friday Morning Music Club. 11 a.m.

Old Town Hall, 3999 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Promoting musicalculture among members and thecommunity.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 27The Fresh Beat Band, 6:30 p.m., at

the Patriot Center, 4500 PatriotCircle, Fairfax. The band from theNick Jr. series of the same nameperforms. $46.70-$165. http://patriotcenter.com/.

THURSDAY/NOV. 28Thanksgiving Day Church Service.

11 a.m. Christian Science Church,3725 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax.Bring family, kids, and friends(before feast and football games) fora Thanksgiving church service.

FRIDAY/NOV. 29Home for Dinner Closing

Reception. 6-9 p.m., Nov. 29, in theVulcan Gallery, Community ActionSpace, Lorton Workhouse, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. The Lorton CommunityAction Center (LCAC) and theWorkhouse Arts Center arecollaborating on the exhibition filledwith arts that helps raise awarenessabout hunger and homelessness insoutheast Fairfax County. Home forDinner will showcase howcommunity members can make adifference; bring canned food as adonation. www.workhousearts.org.

MONDAY/DEC. 2Laura Black Murphy Book Signing

Event. 4-8 p.m. Barnes & Noble,12193 Fair Lakes, Promenade Drive,Fairfax. Murphy, a resident of FairfaxStation, Va., will be available to signcopies of her book, “My LittleMessenger.”

“The Mixed Nut.” 7:30-8:30 p.m.Lanier Middle School, 3801Jermantown Road, Fairfax. TheFairfax Academy of Dance presents adance performance featuring mixedvariations from “The Nutcracker.”Tickets: $5.

TUESDAY/DEC. 3Laura Black Murphy Book Signing


TUESDAY/DEC. 10Laura Black Murphy Book Signing


FRIDAY/DEC. 13One Night Stands. 8 p.m. Workhouse

Arts, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Inconcert, one night only, featuringsolo cabaret performers from the DCarea. Two performers each night,each performing a solo 45 minuteset. Tickets: $15-25.

SATURDAY/DEC. 142nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.

Workhouse Arts, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. The 2nd Saturday Art Walk atthe Workhouse showcases the diversework of more than 100 visual artistsin a unique historic venue, creatingan atmosphere that encouragesvisitors to immerse themselves in therichness of this creative community.

Cecil Ray Comedy Club 7p.m.Workhouse Arts, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. Host Cecil Ray leads theproceedings in a night of laughterwith guest comedians from the mid-Atlantic region. Tickets: $20-30.

SATURDAY/DEC. 21An Irish Christmas – An Nollaig. 8

p.m. GMU Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Irish-American fiddler Eileen Ivers bringsthe joy of the holiday season to

Fairfax with her celebration for thewhole family, a heartwarmingconcert filled with tales of IrishChristmas traditions and favoriteCeltic holiday tunes. Tickets: $25-$50.

ONGOINGFirst Fridays at the Clifton Art

Guild. 6-9 p.m. at Clifton WineShop, 7145 C Main St.,

Clifton. Enjoy a wine tasting and mixand mingle with the Art Guild ofClifton artists. 703-830-1480 orwww.artguildofclifton.org/.

Saturday Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-1p.m., at the parking lot at theintersection of West and Main Streetsbehind Wells Fargo Bank in Fairfax.Every Saturday there is freshproduce, goods and wares at themarket. [email protected] www.FairfaxSaturdayMarket.com.

Sunday Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2p.m., at the parking lot at theintersection of West and Main Streetsbehind Wells Fargo Bank in Fairfax.Every Saturday there is freshproduce, goods and wares at themarket. [email protected] www.FairfaxSundayMarket.com.

Fairfax Mosaic Wednesday NightFreshbikes Rides. 6:30 p.m., atFairfax Mosaic Freshbikes, 2910District Ave., Fairfax. Weekly bikerides leave from the Fairfax Mosaicstore, the newest addition to theFreshbikes family of stores in thearea. www.freshbikescycling.com.

Northern Virginia Shag Club. 6:30-10 p.m., at the Elks Lodge Fairfax,8421 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax. Dancefor two hours every Wednesday withfree beginner lessons starting at 7:30p.m. and dancing preceding andfollowing; no partners needed. $4.www.nvshag.org.

Join Jewish War Veterans of theUSA. The Burke Post E 100 at 5712Walnut Wood, Burke, invites Jewishveterans and servicemembers to join.703-209-5925.

NVSC Dance. 6:30-10:30 p.m., at the

Elks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Beginner lessons at 7:30 p.m.and a buffet dinner preceding from6:45-8 p.m.; cash bar available. Nopartners needed. $4; $5 additionalfor buffet dinner. www.nvshag.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 22Jeffrey Siegel, “The Power and

Passion of Beethoven.” 8 p.m.,Hylton Performing Arts Center,10960 George Mason Circle,Manassas. The acclaimed pianistperforms Beethoven’s “Rage Over aLost Penny,” “Sonata Pathétique,”and “Farewell Sonata” as part of hisKeyboard Conversation series. $20-$38, Mason ID permits 1 free ticketon Feb. 11, 2014. HyltonCenter.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 30, 2014Jeffrey Siegel, “The Romantic

Music of Chopin.” 7 p.m., GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, MS 2F5,Fairfax. The acclaimed pianistperforms Chopin’s compositions as

part of his Keyboard Conversationsseries. $19-38, Mason ID permits 1free ticket on March 18, 2014.cfa.gmu.edu.

SUNDAY/APRIL 27, 2014Jeffrey Siegel, “Mistresses and

Masterpieces.” 7 p.m., GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, MS 2F5,Fairfax. The acclaimed pianistperforms music inspired bycomposers’ major love interests. $19-$38, Mason ID permits 1 free ticketon April 15, 2014. cfa.gmu.edu.

Young Artists Musicale. 6 p.m.,George Mason University Center forthe Arts lobby, 4400 University Drive,MS 2F5, Fairfax. Piano students andwinners of the Northern VirginiaMusic Teachers Association HonorsRecitals perform short pieces. Freeadmission. cfa.gmu.edu.

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THURSDAY/NOV. 28First Annual Fairfax Turkey Trot. 9

a.m. 9330 Pentland Place, Fairfax.Four mile turkey trot. http://www.fairfaxturkeytrot.com/

Thanksgiving Day Church Service.11 a.m. Christian Science Church,3725 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax.Bring family, kids, and friends(before feast and football games) fora Thanksgiving church service.

FRIDAY/NOV. 29Black Friday at the Workhouse. 9

a.m.- 7 p.m. Workhouse Arts Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Discover thework of about 100 artists and findthings at any price value. ttp://www.workhousearts.org/events/visual-arts/black-friday-workhouse

SATURDAY/NOV. 30”A Chanticleer Christmas.” 8 p.m.

GMU Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. AChanticleer Christmas” will showcaseancient hymns, venerated and sacredsongs, classical works and a selectionof festive and familiar carols andspirituals from Europe and America.Tickets: $50, $42 and $25. http://cfa.gmu.edu/

Cookies with Santa: A Pre-ShowTreat Before “In Santa, WeBelieve.” 11 a.m. Workhouse Arts,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Tickets: $8.50Adults, $8 Children under 12 yearsold.

In Santa We Believe. 1 p.m.Workhouse Arts, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. LIVE onstage! Join for anafternoon of adventure with VianlixMestey’s original story. Tickets: $8Children, $10 Adults.

SUNDAY/DEC. 1Civil War “Christmas in Camp.”

12-4 p.m. 3610 Old Lee Highway,Fairfax. Participate in camp drills andlearn about Civil War-era holidaycustoms with Company D, 17thVirginia Infantry, “Fairfax Rifles”C.S.A. 703-591-0560.

TUESDAY/DEC. 3-SUNDAY/DEC. 8Drumming with Dishes: Holiday

Edition. Workhouse Arts Center,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. This

whimsical production is a 35-minuteinteractive, non-verbal show, whichfeatures two adult actors and amusician. Geared towards childrenages 2-6. For tickets and information,visit: http://www.workhousearts.org/events/performing-arts/drumming-dishes-holiday-edition-7

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 4Annual Holiday Tunes for Tots

Concert. 10 a.m. W.T. WoodsonHigh School Gymnasium, 9525 MainStreet, Fairfax. Tickets: $3 perperson. Questions: 703-764-5820

THURSDAY/DEC. 5Annual Holiday Tunes for Tots

Concert. 10 a.m. W.T. WoodsonHigh School Gymnasium, 9525 MainStreet, Fairfax. Tickets: $3 perperson. Questions: 703-764-5820

Annual Holiday Tunes for theYoung at Heart. 7 p.m. W.T.Woodson High School Gymnasium,9525 Main Street, Fairfax. Tickets:$3 per person. Questions: 703-764-5820

THURSDAY/DEC. 6Virginia Opera Presents: The

Magic Flute. 8 p.m. GMU Centerfor the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Tickets: $44-$86. http://cfa.gmu.edu/

SATURDAY/DEC. 7Plantation Christmas. 2-7 p.m.

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road,Lorton. Ride in a horse-drawncarriage, sip warm cider by the fire,and sample period food prepared inthe hearth kitchen. $15 adults; $5children. 703-550-9220.

City of Fairfax of Lights & Carols.11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Old Town Fairfax,3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Enjoylive holiday music, hot cider, smoresby the Yule log, caroling and lightingof the Christmas tree in the winterwonderland. http://www.fairfaxva.gov

Historic Clifton Candlelight HomeTour. 4-7 p.m. Historic District,Clifton. Five homes trimmed for theholidays, two churches andcommunity hall will be open for

touring in the historic district.Tickets: $20. http://clifton-va.com/

Art Guild of Clifton Holiday ArtExhibit and Sale. 4-9 p.m. CliftonTown Hall Meeting, 12641 ChapelRoad, Clifton. Enjoy original art,jewelry, fiber arts, pottery, andphotography made entirely by Cliftonartists. www.artguildofclifton.org

Cabaret Series: Home for theHolidays. 8 p.m. Workhouse Arts,9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Tickets: $25,includes planche campagnarde.

Clifton Candlelight Homes Tour. 4-7 p.m. 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton.Five homes will be trimmed and openfor touring, and two churches willhave choirs singing. cliftonva.org.

Annual Tree Lighting. 7:30 p.m.Ayre Square, main square town inClifton. Caroling, treats and hotchocolate.

Lunch with Santa. 11 a.m., 12 p.m.and 1 p.m. The SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. $6 per child.Tickets required. 703-385-7858.

Festival of Lights and Carols. 11a.m., 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. SherwoodCommunity Center. 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. $6 per child forages 10 and under. 703-385-7858 orvisit www.fairfaxva.gov

SATURDAY, DEC. 8Family Advent Celebration. 5-6

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By Jennifer Benitz

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It was just after 10:30 a.m.on Sunday, Nov. 3, and WestCity Fellowship’s third offi-cial service was about to

begin at Wakefield High School.Two attendees stood at the en-trance of the high school’s park-ing lot greeting the new, the curi-ous and the returning alike assigns pointed the direction to ser-vice. Meanwhile, standing at thefront of a classroom inside, PastorScott Maurer delivered his open-ing remarks to about 20 peoplescattered throughout a few rowsof fold-up chairs.

Started through Fair OaksChurch in Fairfax, West City Fel-lowship is a new, non-denomina-tional Christian church with anevangelical mission to reach outto those searching for or curiousto know more about Jesus Christ.Still in its beginning stage, thechurch is part of a plan of plantedchurches, termed as “decavision”by Fair Oak’s Senior Pastor DavidR. Stokes, who was the source ofinspiration for the ongoing project.

“What I’d like to see us do isplant 10 churches in 10 metropoli-tan areas in 10 years,” said Stokes,who has been with Fair Oaks for15 years. “I shared [this] visionfour years ago. Whether we willmeet that timeline is questionable,but, you know, you have to havegoals.”

Wanting to create somethingwhere people can rise up and feelGod has called them to it, he envi-sioned congregations where

people could spend the rest oftheir lives. “The specific vision ofwhere [the planted churches willbe] is left up to those who step upand say, ‘I’d like to be a part ofthis,’” said Stokes.

The pastor of 35 years said themission is to reach out to “un-churched” populations of metro-politan areas. “It’s rooted in ourmandate as Christians and particu-larly as local-church Christians tospread the Gospel and not just inan informational way,” he said.“It’s a very paleo-Christian thingto do.” With two other churchesalready planted in Florida andCanada, and now a third in Arling-ton, Stoke’s vision is well underway. To make sure he sees the mis-sion through in northern Virginiais Stoke’s longtime colleague andfriend, Pastor Scott Maurer.

Stokes met Maurer whenMaurer decided to join the minis-try at Fair Oaks Church 10 yearsago. Unlike many in the ministry,however, Maurer came with a dif-ferent background of experiencesin his spiritual journey. Havinggrown up in a Jewish household,Maurer says he did not find Christuntil he was approximately 27,and even then, did not make theleap into ministry for another 10years.

Consequently, the T.C. Williamsgraduate approaches evangelismwith a different perspective, back-ground and sense of understand-ing than many of his colleagues.

As the pastor for the newlyplanted church, Maurer shares alove of faith, community and evan-gelism with many of the local resi-

dents in attendance. Unlike manypastors, he never thought he’deven call himself a Christian, muchless a man of ministry — a per-spective that allows him to haveparticular sympathy and compas-sion for those seeking answers intheir own spiritual quests.

“He grew up not knowing theLord,” said Heidi O’Leska, a long-time Fair Oaks Church attendeeand now-regular at West City Fel-lowship, of Maurer. “He can relateto anyone coming through thatdoor. He’s got a heart. He’s a pas-sionate pastor.”

Now going into its secondmonth as a planted church,Maurer is working to get West CityFellowship standing on its own.With planning for a youth groupin the works, other discussiongroups, including one called Ex-ploring Christianity, have alreadystarted. Exploring Christianitytakes place every Monday eveningas a dinner and open discussion,hosted by Maurer and his wife attheir home, for anyone who wantsto learn more about Christianity.

Other groups include a women’shealing group and a men’s group— both of which take place onTuesday nights.

“We want to be a place wherebroken people can be restored infaith and experience God’s loveand have a genuine relationshipwith [Him], so we want to be ableto teach one another how to bespiritual leaders, people who can

help each other heal and help eachother grow in Christ,” said Maurerof West City Fellowship. “We hopethat’s an open invitation to any-body, whether they consider them-selves a definite follower of Jesusor they’re just not sure and theywant to figure it out.”

For more information on WestCity Fellowship, visitwww.westcityfellowship.com.

Planting New SeedsArea church helps open new church.

PastorScott

Maurerstands

outside ofWakefield

HighSchool inArlington

after WestCity

Fellowship’sservice on

Sunday,Nov. 3.

Photo by

Jennifer Benitz

The Connection

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Fairfax Baptist Temple, atthe corner of Fairfax County Park-way and Burke Lake Roads, holdsa bible study fellowship at 9 a.m.Sundays followed by a 10 a.m.worship service. Nursery care andchildren’s church also provided.6401 Missionary Lane, Fairfax Sta-tion, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

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center emphasizes working withthe mind and learning how to un-derstand the workings of themind, overcoming innner causesof suffering, while cultivatingcauses of happiness. Under thedirection of Lama Zopa Rinpoche,the center is a place of study, con-templation and meditation. Visithttp://www.guhyasamaja.org formore information.

Lord of Life Lutheran offersservices at two locations, in Fairfaxat 5114 Twinbrook Road and inClifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive.Services in Fairfax are held on Sat-urdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sundaysat 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services inClifton are held on Sundays at8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

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FootballPlayoffs

The Lake Braddock,Robinson and South Countyfootball teams remain alivein the 6A North playoffs.

No. 2-seed Lake Braddockdefeated No. 15 Chantilly56-31 on Nov. 15 and willhost No. 7 Yorktown in thequarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Nov. 22.

No. 11 Robinson knockedoff No. 6 Patriot 35-13 in theopening round and willtravel to face No. 3 Westfieldon Friday. Westfield won theteams’ regular-seasonmatchup 14-13.

No. 8 South County de-feated No. 9 T.C. Williams51-27 and will travel to faceNo. 1 Centreville on Friday.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

As a sophomore in 2011,West Springfield’sCaroline Alcorta col-lapsed as she ap-

proached the finish line at GreatMeadow during the VHSL statecross country meet.

The first-year harrier had startedher kick too early during thecourse’s brutal closing straight-away and her body gave out. Af-ter several runners passed Alcorta,she managed to cross the finishline in eighth place, earning AAAall-state honors.

Two years later, Alcorta againpushed herself during the statemeet at Great Meadow, jumpingout to a sizeable lead during thegirls’ 6A race. This time, however,the only thing that collapsed withAlcorta near the finish line was themeet record.

Alcorta won the VHSL 6A girls’state cross country championshipon Nov. 15 with a meet-recordtime of 17 minutes, 13 seconds,breaking former Lake Braddockstandout Sophie Chase’s mark of17:24, which she set last season.

“I was just hoping to win,”Alcorta said. “I didn’t expect to getthe course record.”

After her eighth-place finishsophomore year, Alcorta took sec-ond place as a junior behind Chasein 2012. Now a senior,

ALCORTA LEFT HER MARK inVHSL history with a state title andmeet record in the same week thatshe committed to run for the Uni-versity of North Carolina.

“I felt really good today,” Alcortasaid. “It definitely hurt, but I felt alot stronger than I had.”

Lake Braddock senior HannahChristen finished state runner-upwith a time of 17:52, improvingon her 2012 third-place time of17:54.

“It felt good,” Christen said. “Ifelt strong the whole time. I hadn’tfelt that way this season yet, so itwas nice.”

Christen was Lake Braddock’stop harrier this season. While shewas successful in the past, herachievements were overshadowedby those of Chase, who finishedsecond in the state as a sophomorein 2010 before winning back-to-

finished 13th with a time of 18:29and earned all-state honors.

IN BOYS’ ACTION , LakeBraddock finished state runner-upwith a score of 87. Chantilly re-peated as state champion with ascore of 85.

“It’s really nice for the boys toget their moment in the sun be-cause they’ve earned it — they’veworked their tails off,” Mangansaid. “… They have had to watchthe girls win a lot of races andthat’s pretty hard to take.”

Lake Braddock junior AlexCorbett finished state runner-upwith a time of 15:35. Bruins se-nior Forrest Isenhour (16:12) fin-ished 26th, senior Kevin Jones(16:13) was 28th, junior KevinMonogue (16:16) was 30th andsophomore Ben Fogg (16:17) fin-ished 31st.

Mangan was pleased that theLake Braddock boys’ and girls’teams each finished in the topthree of their respective races.

“For us, we feel like that makesus the best combined program inthe state,” he said. “We’ll take that.We might not have been No. 1 [in]either race, but we’ll count No. 1overall and we’ll take that.”

Robinson finished third with ascore of 89, followed by Battlefield(89), Osbourn Park (98) andOakton (133).

Oakton’s John Stoney won theindividual title with a time of15:24. South County’s Alec Jones(15:53) placed sixth andRobinson’s Nathan Schulte(15:57) placed 10th.

West Springfield’s Alcorta Wins State XC TitleLake Braddockboys finish sec-ond, girls third.

West Springfield senior Caroline Alcortawon the 6A state cross country champion-ship on Nov. 15 at Great Meadow with ameet-record time of 17:13.

Lake Braddock senior Hannah Christenfinished 6A runner-up during the VHSLstate cross country meet on Nov. 15 atGreat Meadow.

The LakeBraddock

boys’ crosscountry team

finished 6Arunner-up at

the VHSLstate meet on

Nov. 15 atGreat

Meadow.

back titles as a junior and senior.“Hannah’s been a great leader

all year and finally gets her chanceto shine,” Lake Braddock headcoach Michael Mangan said. “It’spretty hard to be the understudywith such a super teammate infront who’s a three-time FootLocker finalist. [If] she’s in anyother program, she’s the star andgets a lot more attention. She pa-tiently awaited her time and whenit was her opportunity, she’s reallycome through.”

With the graduation of Chase,who now runs for Stanford Uni-versity, and the loss of all-stateharrier Katie Roche to injury priorto the Conference 7 meet near theend of October, Lake Braddock

faced a sizeable challenge in re-gard to defending its 2012 teamstate championship. The Bruinsdidn’t back down, however, andwith runners sporting the initials“KR” on their hands in support ofRoche, Lake Braddock finishedthird with a score of 112. Oaktonwon the team title with a score of55 and Washington-Lee (100) fin-ished second.

“Because of Katie being hurt, wewere pretty much written off byeverybody,” Mangan said. “We likethat. I’ll always be the underdog.”

Lake Braddock senior Katy Kuncplaced third with a time of 17:59.Sophomore Sonya Butseva fin-ished 23rd with a time of 18:56.Freshman Kate Murphy (20:01)

was 57th and senior KathrynVoetglin (20:21) finished 65th.

Despite their third-place finish,the Bruins were not recognized atthe podium, as a change was madethis year to recognize only the toptwo teams.

“I’m disappointed that the statedecided to only recognize twoteams this year when we’ve alwaysrecognized three,” Mangan said.“I’ll probably get myself in troubleright now saying that, but it’s re-ally not right. These girls bustedtheir butts to get up on that po-dium. It’s not the trophy; it’s therecognition in front of your peersfor what you’ve done. They earnedthat.”

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Alexandria$725,000

Classic colo-nial withbeautifullyrenovatedkitchen andupdatedbaths! Firstfloor den or

bedroom with full bath. Family room and “Florida”room across the rear of the home. Many updates includ-ing roof, windows, hot water heater, furnace & AC. 3bedrooms, 2 full baths, 3 finished levels. Gorgeouslandscaping & fully fenced rear yard.

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Gainesville $559,900Heritage Hunt 55+

Sought-after “Lakemont” with finished walkout LL. 3 BR, 3BA,Grmt maple kit, Liv,Din, Den, Fam, 2 bonus rms, storage, 2 car gar, irrig sys, deck, backs to trees.

Chantilly$524,900

ExceptionalProperty:Gorgeous 4 BR +Loft Colonial indesirableBrookfield Woods.This front porchbeauty offers HW

floors in Foyer/LR/DR. Updated kitchen w/sunny BreakfastRoom, FR w/Floor to Ceiling Brick FP, French Doors step youout to two tier Deck, perfect for entertaining. Unfinished LLwaiting to be finished, roughed in Plumbing, plus walk-upstairs to back yard. Call Sheila Adams 703-425-1895.

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Herndon $254,900Updated 3rd floor condo with almost 1000 sq. feet finished space.Hardwood floors in the living and dining room areas, upgraded kitchen,washer and dryer in unit. Walk to pool, weight room and club room.Minutes to Park and Ride on Monroe Street. New Metro coming in 2018.

Annandale$649,900

Originalowners havebabied thishome!! Manyupgrades &updates thru-out. Gleaminghdwd floors

on main & upper levels. Stunning kitchen w/granite, SSappls, new cabinets & flooring. Main lvl fam rm w/frpl.Expansive sunroom addition off kitchen. Formal LR & DR.Five bedrooms up. Lower lvl boasts lg rec rm w/wet bar,storage & workshop. Replacement windows, siding, roof.

BurkeMid $200sCOMINGSOON!

Entry level2BR/2BA plusden Condo insought afterBurke Cove inheart of BurkeCentre.Beautifully

updated with benefit of main level entry, yet balcony viewsof Lake Barton. Close to Metro bus, VRE, shopping & res-taurants. A must see!

Fairfax $499,900Kings Park West

Updated 3-lvl beauty in sought-after KPW! 3BR, 2BA, Kit w/Coriancntrs & ceramic tile, Brkfst rm, Din, Liv, updtd BAs, MBR w/huge WIC,fresh paint, w/out LL w/Rec rm & Den, Lge flat yd, Gar, new driveway.

Springfield $2300Commercial Office Space

Convenient office space for rent in the Springfield ProfessionalOffice Park. 3 large offices with reception area. Freshlypainted/new carpeting/plenty of parking/immediate occupancy.

Call Buzz Jordan 703-850-4501

Centreville $2,895,000Classic elegance flows throughout thiscustom-built estate home situated on5.59 gorgeous acres. Some of the unfor-gettable highlights of this 14,000 squarefoot home include the magnificent greatroom, theater, wine room, exercise room,pool and 5 car garage. Spectacular!

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Burke $2,000Short Term Rental

This 3 BR, 2 BA 1st floor Condo in Burke Cove is fully fur-nished including linens, dishes, small appliances, utilities &washer/dryer. Minimum 3 month lease. Agent Owner.

Fairfax Station $699,000Privacy abounds in this one level, sun filled contemporary! Fiveprivate acres, walls of glass, soaring ceilings, 3 bedrooms, 2.5baths, sunroom and more! 7815 Willowbrook Dr.

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