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Election Official Mary Satian, a volunteer,helps voters get in line for the correct

precinct at Langley High School. By 7 a.m.,361 people had submitted a ballot.

Tuesday at Langley High:School is Out and Voting is In

Election 2016, Page 3

Tuesday at Langley High:School is Out and Voting is In

Election 2016, Page 3

Who Did YouVote For and Why?Viewpoints, Page 3

MCA Honors Mark ZettsNews, Page 4

Who Did YouVote For and Why?Viewpoints, Page 3

MCA Honors Mark ZettsNews, Page 4

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By Fallon Forbush

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Fairfax County Public Schools wereclosed for Election Day, but peoplewoke up early to vote at LangleyHigh School off of Georgetown

Pike yesterday. A line had actually formedby 6 a.m. when polls opened county wide.

By 7 a.m., 361 people had submitted aballot.

The high school was the polling locationfor both the Chain Bridge and Langley pre-cincts in McLean and the county’s Office ofElections expected nearly 6,000 voters topass through its doors by the time it closedat 7 p.m.

The voter activity is why the county dis-misses students for the day, according to

Lisa Connors, spokeswoman for the Of-fice of Elections. It freed up parkingspaces.

Mary Satian, a volunteer election official,spent the morning separating voters intotheir proper precincts, often referring vot-ers to view a map when they didn’t knowwhich one they belonged to. She startedvolunteering for the Office of Elections in2004.

“I always say I’ll never do it again, but Ido,” Satian says. “We always have a goodturnout.”

The county had 243 poll locations opento accommodate the 682,990 residents whowere registered to vote in time for the elec-tion.

While the presidential candidates viedfor all of America’s support, McLean

voters’ ballots included a U.S. House ofRepresentatives race between LuAnnBennett (D), and Barbara Comstock

(R); two proposed state constitutionalamendments; a meals tax referendumand three bond referendums.

Viewpoints

Who did you votefor and why?

— Fallon Forbush

Georgia Nassikas,Democrat, Hillary Clinton

“We’re stronger together. The alternativewas not an option for me. Mocking anddenigration are not alternatives.”

Edward Thompson,Democrat, Hillary Clinton

“Donald Trump would make this countryso bad. He speaks before he thinks. He hasto be smarter. He would lead to a disaster forthe entire country and that’s no way to lead.”

Margaret Sheehan,Republican, Hillary Clinton

“I really can’t stand Hillary Clinton, butI can’t imagine a country run by Trump.”

Delegate Kathleen Murphy,Democrat, Hillary Clinton

“Hillary Clinton is the best candidateto be a leader for this country. Trump isa game show host with a bad reputation.”

Dina D' Arcangelo,Republican, Donald Trump

“He has a plan and it resonates withme. I like that he wants to 'make AmericaGreat Again.' I'm 60 years old. I camefrom a time when we upheld our valuesand were unashamedly patriotic. Whendid politicians working for our interestsbecome a bad thing?”

Joan Dodge,Republican, Donald Trump

“I think he will work for the changes thatour country needs. He’s a businessman andI think he’ll do better negotiating—bothbusiness wise and with both parties so theywork together.”

Peter LeNard,Independent, Hillary

“I think Trump wants me to go back towhere I came from. I was born in Hungary.”

Photos by Fallon Forbush/The Connection

Election Official Mary Satian, a volunteer, helps voters get in line for thecorrect precinct at Langley High School.

Tuesday at Langley High:School Is Out and Voting Is In


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By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

Sitting in the back of ameeting room in theMcLean CommunityCenter, Mark Zetts

squirms in his chair as he listensto a room full of his peers speak-ing his praises.

Zetts is a humble man who sayshe prefers not to talk about him-self. But on the evening of Nov. 2,

he was the center of attention.The McLean Citizens Association

voted unanimously to approve aresolution expressing its “deep

gratitude and appreciation” for his“exceptional dedication and self-less devotion” to MCA and theMcLean community.

While Zetts was a member of theMCA’s Board of Directors since2002, he spent more than nineyears as chair or co-chair of theassociation’s Planning and ZoningCommittee during a time when theFairfax County Board of Supervi-sors began replanning the TysonsCorner Urban Center and adoptedthe Tysons Comprehensive Plan,which would guide the develop-ment.

MCA was a highly engagedstakeholder as the county madedecisions about how McLeanwould grow around its new metrostations on the Washington MetroTransit Authority’s Silver Line.This required Zetts to attend manymeetings so that MCA and the30,000 households it representswould be heard throughout thedevelopment process,” says Zetts.

ZETTS was also providing publictestimony on behalf of the MCAto the Board of Supervisors and itsPlanning Commission up until heleft the association in order to fo-cus on his family and career as asenior software engineer for IBM.

“He authored over 100 resolu-tions during his time and had im-mense credibility, not only withthe commission, but the county,”says Jeff Barnett, president of theMCA. “We put together multiplepeople to fill his shoes,” he says.

Zetts is not a braggart man.“Anyone can do it,” he says of

his time testifying before publicbodies.

But his replacements on MCA’sPlanning and Zoning Committee,Co-Chairs John Schaefer and RonBleeker, were not so modest.

“He’s set a standard that can’tbe duplicated; can’t be met,” saysSchaefer.

Still, the new co-chairs will haveplenty of opportunities to buildtheir own legacies because theMCA will be having many morediscussions on land-use and zon-ing ordinances.

Since Fairfax County approvedoriginal plans for Tysons in June2010, they have been amendedand the county’s Planning Com-mission has scheduled public hear

McLean Citizens Associationpresents resolution recognizingyears of Zett’s leadership onplanning and zoning issues.

Mark Zetts Honored for ‘SelflessDevotion’ to Community

See MCA, Page 5

Photo by Fallon Forbush/The Connection

McLean Citizens Association President Jeff Barnett (left)shakes the hand of Mark Zetts while presenting him witha framed copy of the resolution.


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ings for next year.Zetts is confident that MCA will continue

to have impact on the decisions that arebeing made.

“It’s not just me,” says Zetts. “It’s alwaysa group effort. The [MCA’s Planning andZoning] committee is full of a lot of experi-ence.”

Though the MCA is limited in power, itscarries the weight of more than 100 yearsof influence as an organization of concernedcitizens.

“We feel like we operate a bit like a towncouncil,” says Glenn Harris, MCA’s first vicepresident. “We have no legislative powersand we’re not a creature of the state, butwe examine issues important to residents.”

Though the council does not mandate itsends a signal to the county’s public offi-cials.

“Here are a group of citizens who havethoughtfully looked at an issue and are sug-gesting changes to make it better,” saysHarris. “Sometimes they listen.”

ANY TIME THE COUNTY requires a pub-lic hearing for approval of something inMcLean, officials present MCA with theirideas first, says Zetts. “Sometimes theycome back and present two or three timesbased on MCA’s input,” he says.

For instance, the MCA’s board convenedseveral times to deliberate the county’s MealTax Referendum that was on the Nov. 8 elec-tion ballot. The final vote of the board wasto support the tax.

“It’s a conditional approval and it was nota unanimous decision of the board,” saysHarris. “We expect the county to make goodon its intention to reduce the burden onproperty taxes.”

Should the referendum succeed, theBoard of Supervisors will dedicate the netrevenues to two purposes: 70 percent toFairfax County Public Schools and 30 per-

cent to county services, capital improve-ments and property tax relief.

As part of the MCA’s support of the refer-endum, Harris said it will also be pushingthe county to address pension issues, whichhe said are a primary cause of increasingreal-estate taxes.

“People in McLean care,” Zetts said dur-ing his speech while accepting a framedcopy of the resolution in his honor. “Theyalways have, they always will.”

If the county releases planning documentsthat make your “blood boil, MCA is on it,”he finished.

MCA Honors Mark Zetts

Photos by Fallon Forbush/The Connection

McLean Citizens Association Board Member Bonnie Heebner, who repre-sents Madison of McLean, congratulates Mark Zetts on his resolution.“He was very informative, knowledgeable. I learned a lot from him,” shesays of Zetts.

Mark Zetts speaks to McLeanCitizens Association Board mem-bers during a reception in hishonor at the McLean CommunityCenter on Nov. 2.


Opinion

By Kenneth R.

“Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

As I write this col-umn the finalvotes of this elec-

tion year will not havebeen cast and hence nottallied. The winners andlosers are not yet known. Whethervoters in my district took the rec-ommendations in my Voter Guide2016 or made different judgmentswill only be known as the finalvotes are counted the day beforethis column appears in print.

Regardless of who the new presi-dent is and who controls the Con-gress there is much work to bedone. Suddenly the realities of sig-nificant issues become clearer thanthe simplistic slogans of cam-paigns might suggest. There are noeasy answers to ever-increasingtensions in many parts of theworld, to the rising cost of healthcare and its lack of availability totoo many people, to major inequi-ties in wealth and opportunityamong the people of our countryand among the nations of theworld, to crumbling infrastruc-

ture—to name just a few!The greatest challenge

of all may be the sharpdivision of opinion ap-parent during the elec-tion season on the rolegovernment should playin responding to these

needs. Complicating any reason-able discussion of the differencesof opinion is the lack of trust ofgovernmental institutions andpoliticians felt even more stronglyafter the rough and tumble of thiselection season.

While the only state level elec-tions this year were special elec-tions to fill vacancies, the tenorand outcomes of federal electionsare likely to have an impact onhow business is conducted in the2017 session of the General As-sembly beginning in January. If theextreme right is successful in thisyear’s elections, those that are inthe General Assembly may feelemboldened to continue to opposetaking federal health care monies,to adopt additional restrictions onabortions, and to pass laws thatdiscriminate against LGBTQ citi-

Regardless of who the new presidentis and who controls the Congressthere is much work to be done.

After the Elections

zens. While Governor McAuliffewill still be around to wield hisveto pen, there could be many pro-tracted debates on social issues.

On the other hand, if Democratsare successful in capturing thepresidency and one or both housesof Congress, moderate Republi-cans in Virginia may feel less needto insist on hard lines on many is-sues as we have seen in the past.After all, Virginia will elect a newgovernor and House of Delegatesin 2017, and both parties will wantto side with the prevailing politi-cal winds.

It is essential that all politicalleaders learn from this election

cycle and do what we can to helpmend divisions in our state and inthe nation. One thing we can dois listen. Senator Janet Howell andI will have our annual public meet-ing to talk with voters on Monday,Dec. 19, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at theReston Community Center at LakeAnne Plaza. Come and tell us whatis on your mind and offer your sug-gestions as to what we should doin the upcoming General Assem-bly session. Also, my constituentsurvey is on my website,www.kenplum.com, and I encour-age you to complete it. After all,the elections are over: time to getback to work.

Commentary

During the last week of each year,The Connection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are

always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families. Even readers without childrenof that age spend time admiring and chuck-ling over the issue. The annual Children’s Con-nection is a tradition of well over a decade.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.

We ask that all submissionsbe digital so they can be sentthrough email or delivered onCD or flash drive. Writing

should be submitted in rich text format (.rtf).Artwork should be photographed or scannedand provided in jpeg format.

Some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of

your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format. Photosof sculpture or larger art projects are also wel-come.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents, family or friends any gift thatdidn’t cost money what would that gift be?

What are you most looking forward to in theupcoming year? What is one thing that youwould change about school? What do you wantto be when you grow up? What is your favor-ite animal? What is your favorite toy? Whatmakes a good parent? What makes a goodfriend? Describe one of the best or worst thingsthat ever happened to you? What is the bestgift you’ve ever given? Ever received?

❖ Your opinion (50 to 100 words) about traf-fic, sports, restaurants, video games, toys,trends, politics, etc.

❖ Poetry or other creative writing.❖ News stories from school newspapers.❖ Photos and text about activities or events.We welcome contributions from public and

private schools, individuals andhomeschoolers.

To be published, we must have the full firstand last name of the student artist/writer.

Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-ing the student’s full name, age, grade andtown of residence, plus the name of the school,name of teacher and town of school location.

To send CDs or flash drives containing art-work and typed, electronic submissions, markthem clearly by school and hometown and mailthe CD or flash drive to: Children’s Connec-tion, 1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Friday, Dec.2. The Children’s Connection will publish thelast week of 2016.

You can see last year’s editions by visitingwww.connectionnewspapers.com/PDFs/ andscroll down to Children’s Edition.

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Making Blanketsfor Children’sHospital

In honor of Universal Children’sDay on Nov. 20, The BrooksfieldSchool, a Montessori school inMcLean, wanted to create a senseof community by kids helping kids.Brooksfield worked with students,parents and community membersto create no-sew fleece blanketsfor INOVA Fairfax Children’s Hos-pital. After a friend of Brooksfieldspent the summer battling Leuke-mia, the school couldn’t think of abetter project or recipient than theblankets for the Children’s Hospi-tal.

Students from Langley andMcLean high schools, LongfellowMiddle School, Chesterbrook El-ementary, Haycock Elementary,Franklin Sherman Elementary, andKent Garden Elementary, came outto help the Kindergarteners andPreschoolers make blankets. Theno-sew fleece blankets are a com-munity team-building project andprovide comfort to each child. Itis INOVA’s goal to have a blanket

On Tuesday, Oct.25, Kemp Guas, a14-year-old McleanHigh School stu-dent, competed onthe Food Network’sChopped Junior.Kemp is the sonMcLean residentSimone Rathle-Guas of Simoneink,LLC public rela-tions firm and ofTV celebrity chefDavid Guas ofBayou Bakery, Cof-fee Bar & Eatery inArlington, andWashington, D.C.Guas hoped toavenge his father’sappearance on thepopular Food Net-work show,Chopped, as hisdad was cut before the finalpastry round. The taping of theshow occurred in May 2016and he competed alongsidethirteen year old Will Connor,Taylor Brown, and LilahDonnelly. The episode, “Snap-per Snafu,” was judged by chefand restaurateur Scott Conant,

McLean High Student Competeson Food Network

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Kemp Guas in New York City beforefilming.

Photo by Alexis Adkins

Gabriela Kohlmayer from McLean High School andKendall Looney from Brooksfield.

on each bed when a patient is ad-mitted. It makes it seem less like ahospital room and more like a bed-

room. Parents report to INOVAhow their child cherishes the blan-ket even years later.

NASCAR driver Danica Patrickand chef and TV personalityJamika Pessoa and hosted byTed Allen.

While Kemp was disappointedto not go to the final round, hecommented, “I am a powerfulcook and I’ve got a lot of poten-tial for the future.”


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By John Byrd

Talk about rustic charm.

In 2007, Bill and BrendaBosch purchased what boutiqueremodelers sometimes refer to

as a “barn conversion” — specifically, a spa-cious modern home which, five years ear-lier, had been constructed inside the exte-rior of a 1935 dairy barn.

With its metal roof, stucco siding and silo,the 5,800-sq-ft., five-bedroom Great Fallsresidence exuded nostalgic references to thecommunity’s bucolic past.

Getting the house to owner requirements,however, entailed a commitment.

For starters, the second level primary liv-ing area (formerly, a hay loft) was too darkand poorly finished, and offered only lim-ited views of the splendid setting throughre-purposed skylights. An early renovationeffort focused on “gutting” the kitchen, din-ing room and family room, and introduc-ing a more appropriate glazing solution thatincluded dormer windows in key locations.

More recently, as the children moved onto college, Bill and Brenda Bosch began tosee the house from an empty-nester’s per-spective.

The first level master bathroom wasplainly still unacceptable. With its circa1990s white ceramic tile, tiny vanity andwalk-in shower stall, the design was likesomething out of a builder-grade starterhome.

Moreover, at 90 sq. ft., it was crampedand pinched, offering no opportunities forsuch upscale necessities as built-ins for toi-letries and towels, a showering option forevery whim, unhurried zones to dry-off andre-acclimate, and (especially) a breathtak-ing view of classic Virginia countryside.

Views, in particular, ranked high on the

Master bath renovationexplores themesfrom Great Falls’bucolic past.

A Design Solution as Big as a Barn Door

Photos by Dimitri Ganas

Originally a circa 1935 Great Falls dairy barn, Bill and Brenda Boschbegan converting the structure into their personal residence in 2007.

To make room for the larger master suite, Chris Arnold at Foster Remod-eling Solutions devised a way to eliminate an obstructive bearing wall byinstalling an 8” x 17' steel beam attached to concealed vertical supports.To reinforce the rustic design theme, the exposed beam is wrapped inreclaimed barn board. The floors are also old barn wood milled tospecification.

couple’s wish list.“We wanted to see our beautiful sur-

roundings from the bed, but this wasn’t fea-sible,” Bosch said.

The problem: the southwest corner of thehouse where the master suite was locatedwas wrapped around 80-year old post-and-beam supports that held up the second floor.Given the critical structural consideration,the original master bedroom had been con-figured into an L-shape (sleeping quarterswith a sitting room addenda). Moreover,under the existing plan, one entered thebathroom though an equally-size sittingroom, an arrangement which Bosch saw aswasted space.

“We wanted to reconfigure the rear cor-ner quadrant of the house to improve boththe space plan and the view fields,” Boschsaid, “I just wasn’t sure how to do it.”

Enter Chris Arnold of Foster RemodelingSolutions, the firm that had successfullyrenovated several aspects of a friend’s homeover a 10-year period.

As Arnold recalled: “We were asked forideas for a sweeping interior makeover, butnothing could happened without imple-menting a significant structural change.”

Arnold’s plan: shift second floor loads toan 8” x 17' steel beam attached to verticalsupports concealed behind interior walls.The move would widen available bedroomfloor space by 50 square feet and add an-other 20 square feet for an upgraded mas-ter bathroom.

To reinforce the emerging design state-ment, the exposed steel beam is to bewrapped in reclaimed barn board. The newbedroom flooring is, likewise, made fromold barn wood that’s been milled to specifi-cation. As a final grace note, one enters thecommode via a reclaimed barn doormounted on antique rollers.

With the additional floorspace, thecouple’s new king-sized bed is now posi-tioned on a wider interior wall that featuresa spot-on view of rolling paddocks and graz-ing horses.

Though augmented by a comparativelymodest increase in square footage, the new


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master bath is, likewise,far more comfortable.

“Brenda and I can oc-cupy the new bathroom atthe same time,” Boschsaid, “which was difficultbefore.”

Meanwhile, at 21 squarefeet, the “curbless” walk-in shower — fitted outwith a bench and personalcubbies — boasts manycutting-edge amenities,including a programmablecontrol that rememberseach user’s preferred wa-ter temperature.

Consistent with thebroader design goals, theshower now features awindow with an adjustablescreen that affords a pan-oramic view of woodedback acreage.

The interior itself is astudy in textural and tonalcontrasts that reinforces asoftly relaxed ambiance.

The porcelain tile flooring —which Arnold found after carefulresearch — is an exact match fornatural blue stone. As an addednod to personal comfort, the floor-ing is heated via electrical coil in-tegrated into the underside of thetile itself.

Other design details, explorethemes from the 1930s and ear-lier. Period cabinetry providesdrawers and shelving for towelsand personal toiletries. Quartzcounter surfaces and mirrorsframed in polished nickel help tobalance the light and dark con-

trasts. The scones are early-elec-tric Edison-style replica with anexposed filament.

“The project has allowed us toexpress our creativity,” Bill Boschsaid. “That’s what really makes ahome special.”

Foster Remodeling Solutions pe-riodically offers workshops onhome remodeling topics. For Infor-mation call 703/550-1371, orwww.fosterremodeling.com.

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

30 years.

The interior to the new master bath is a study in texturaland tonal contrasts. Porcelain tile flooring. Mirrorsframed in polished nickel. Plantation shutters. The doorto the commode is reclaimed barn door mounted onantique rollers.

The “curbless” walk-in showerboasts many cutting-edge ameni-ties, including a programmablecontrol that remembers each user’spreferred water temperature. Theporcelain floors are heated.

Photos by Dimitri Ganas

A Design Solution asBig as a Barn Door


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Sale: 4 - 7 p.m. Main Sale is 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday. At The FirstBaptist Church of Herndon 681 EldenSt. There will be holiday decorationsand a variety of gift options. Theproceeds benefit The Closet of theGreater Herndon Area, whichsupports the Herndon-Restoncommunity through grants to localnonprofits and college scholarships tolocal students.

SATURDAY/NOV. 12Everything Christmas Sale 9 a.m.-

noon At The First Baptist Church ofHerndon 681 Elden St. There will beholiday decorations and a variety ofgift options. The proceeds benefitThe Closet of the Greater HerndonArea, which supports the Herndon-Reston community through grants tolocal nonprofits and collegescholarships to local students.

Vienna Volunteer Fire DepartmentFall Bazaar and Craft Show 10 -4 p.m. held in the Flame Room at thefire department, located at 400Center Street, South. The craft showfeatures crafts and home basedbusinesses. Admission: Free.Proceeds from the rental of the tablespaces and raffles benefit the firedepartment in their effort to raisefunds for lifesaving fire and

rescue equipment. To reserve a spacecall Carol at 703-309-3468 or [email protected].

Model Trains and Thomas OpenHouse. 1-5 p.m. Historic ViennaTrain Station, 231 Dominion RoadNE, Vienna. See and hear modeltrolleys and steam and diesel trainsplus Thomas and some of his friends.layout reflects the mountainousterrain and towns of Western NorthCarolina with award winningstructures. Free. nvmr.org. 703-938-5157.

Parents’ Night Out Charles WesleyUnited Methodist Church 6817Dean Drive, McLean. 6 - 9 p.m. Needan evening without the kids? Dropthem off to enjoy games, arts & craftsand a movie while you enjoy yourtime or have a date night. Includespizza, snacks and drinks as well asgames, crafts, movie and popcorn.Registration is required – no walk-ins. To register please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0845aca829a31-registration

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Santa makes an appearance in McLean’s seventh annualWinterFest parade on Dec. 6, 2015. This year’s paradewill be held on Sunday, Dec. 4 beginning at 2:45 p.m.along the Chain Bridge Road. www.mcleanvfd.org

Plan Ahead McLeanFRIDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 25-27Thanksgiving Art and Craft Show presented by The Northern Virginia

Handcrafters Guild (NVHG) at the recently renovated Spring Hill RECenter, 1239Spring Hill Rd., McLean. The show will feature the original handmade craft andartwork of approximately 80 juried artists and artisans offering original jewelry,woodworking, photography, painting, fiber art, pottery, fused and stained glass,and much more. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Admission is $5 for adults (free for children 12 and under) and includes freereturn and free parking. For more information, visit www.nvhg.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/ DEC. 2-4McLean Holiday Crafts Show. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday,

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean,VA 22101. This highly regarded, juried show features fiber arts, wood, ceramics,pottery, jewelry, glass, holiday decor, fashion, items for children, gourmet foods,paper art, photography, sculpture, paintings and more. Cost: Adults $5, childrenfree. Visit http://www.mcleancenter.org/.

SUNDAY/DEC. 4McLean WinterFest parade & celebration 2016 Begins at 2:45 p.m. on Old

Chain Bridge Road The star of the parade, Santa, will be riding on top of theMcLean Volunteer Fire Department’s antique fire engine. www.mcleanvfd.org

SUNDAY/DEC. 18McLean Symphony Family Holiday Concert. 3 p.m. at McLean Community

Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101. Features Antonio Vivaldi’s Winterfrom “The Seasons” and highlights from Gian-Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and theNight Visitors.” Admission: $25/adults, $20/seniors, $15/students.

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Soldier Suicide”. Please consider making it outto get involved in helping those who have servedyou. For anyone not aware, SSS was co-foundedby former Great Falls resident and Langley HighSchool graduate Nick Black. I encourage you togo to www.stopsoldiersuicide.org to learn moreabout the organization and what it has beendoing to support our veterans. Please call theOld Brogue in Great Falls at (703) 759-3309 tomake a reservation for either the 5:30 or 7:30seating.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 16Silent Movie with Live Music “Chicago”

(1927) McLean Center 1234 Ingleside Ave,McLean. This silent film produced by Cecile B.DeMille predates the musical by 50 years.“Chicago” tells the story of the deliciously sinfulmurderess Roxy Hart and is based on a real-life“crime of the century.” $12/$8 MCC tax districtresidents

Brendan James Hannah Gill & The Hours7:30 p.m. Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. EastThey’ve received accolades from NPR to TheGuardian. Hannah is 18 and her talent is mindblowing. www.jamminjava.com

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Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean.Amy Shawlen, a practicing artist, willdemonstrate the Golden Products AcrylicsSystem. Ms. Shawlen will be using the materialsand showing how they can be utilized with othermedia. Guests are welcome and refreshmentsare served.

Big Sale-small works Art Exhibition at theVienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., NW, ViennaNov. 18 6 - 8 p.m. Nov. 19 11 - 8 p.m. Nov. 20noon - 5 p.m. Just in time for holiday giving: theVienna Arts Society presents hundreds of smalloriginal artworks in all media, ready to hang, allcosting $99 or less.

Theatre Mclean’s November Play DON’TDRINK THE WATER Friday Nov. 18 7 p.m.,Saturday Nov. 192 p.m. & 7 p.m. , Nov. 20 2p.m. Travel back to 1960s Communist Europe inTheatreMcLean’s laugh-riot production of thepolitical comedy by Woody Allen. Admission:$12 www.theatremclean.org

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Beautiful Daughters” 2 p.m. The Alden 1234Ingleside Ave, McLean. When a great Africanking desires a wife, only the most perfectmaidens in the land are invited to meet him.Mufaro’s pride and joy, his two daughters ofvery different dispositions, embark on the longjourney to be presented to the king. $15/$10MCC tax district residents.www.mcleancenter.org

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By Ken Moore

The Connection

Dranesville Planning Commis-sioner John Ulfelder gave de-tails of the importance ofMcLean’s Mackall-Hall house.

“Doug Mackall was born in the bedroomon the second floor on top of the stairs. Idon’t know if Henry Mackall was born thereor not, I don’t think he was in the house,”said Ulfelder. “Two prominent folks whohave a lot to do with the preservation ofhistory of McLean and have been involvedin the overall Fairfax County community aswell.”

The Board of Supervisors in April autho-rized planning staff to research the Mackall-Hall house and Turkey HIll Road for a pos-sible expansion of the Langley Fork HistoricOverlay District.

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, The Board of Super-visors approved expanding the Langley ForkHistoric Overlay District to include TheMackall House, originally built as a churchin 1858. The Planning Commission recom-mended approval of the application and re-zoning earlier on Oct. 26.

“It is clear to me that the Mackall-Hallproperty belongs in the Langley Fork His-toric Overlay District. At this point, we don’tknow why it wasn’t included when the His-toric Overlay District was created in 1980,”said Ulfelder.

The Board held its own public hearing andapproved the proposed expansion on onNov. 1, 2016.

THE LANGLEY FORK Historic OverlayDistrict was created in 1980 by the Boardof Supervisors to protect historic structuresclustered around the intersection of OldChain Bridge Road and Georgetown Pike.

The historic overlay district encompasses83.8 acres and a cluster of six historic struc-

tures included Langley Ordinary, LangleyTolly House, Gunnell’s Chapel, the LangleyFriends Meeting House, the Mackall Houseand the Kennedy’s Hickory Hill.

Historic Overlay Districts are special zon-ing districts under the county’s zoning Or-dinance, and consist of “property or groupof contiguous related properties determinedto be of architectural, historic or archaeo-logical significance” to county residents.

The proposed change is the second pro-posed boundary change of the 13 overlaydistricts in the county; The Centreville Over-lay District was expanded in 2007.

According to Planning Commission staffreports, The Mackall House was originallybuilt as a church in 1858. The Mackall fam-ily converted the church into a residence inthe late 19th century and occupied thehouse until the 1940s. The building is nowused as a day school, according to staff re-ports.

The properties were originally part of a540-acre tract of land named Langley byThomas Lee for the ancestral estate in En-gland. It was sold to B. Mackall in 1838,according to commission documents. “AUnion Army Civil War camp was situatedon part of the property and the house servedas a tenant house for a sheep farmer post-master during the late 19th century.”

After two owners occupied the house from1949-1961, Dorsey and Cynthia Richardsonpurchased the two parcels of property andmaintain it today. The home and its historyhave been preserved “primarily due to adevoted home owner who has maintainedand cared lovingly for the property sinceshe and her husband bought it in 1960,”said Ulfelder.

With the help of her daughter MelanieRichardson, Cynthia Richardson has docu-mented the history of the house and its vari-ous owners, said Ulfelder.

The Fairfax County History Commissionvoted in July to expand the historic districtto include the Mackall-Hall House and va-cant parcel at 1013 and 1011 Turkey RunRoad.

The Fairfax County Architectural ReviewBoard also voted this summer to recom-mend the expansion.

Neighbors Ann Alexander and EdwardAlexander own property across the street.

“We’re very much interested in the area,”said Edward Alexander.

“Like many of you, we believe in history,”said Ann Alexander. “How does this affectall of us who own property in that area?”

“You’re outside the boundaries,” saidUlfelder. “You’re not affected.”

Langley Fork HistoricOverlay District

“Beginning in the early 19th century, thevillage of Langley grew around the junctureof the Georgetown-Leesburg Turnpike andChain Bridge Road. Both roads date fromthe colonial era. The Georgetown-LeesburgTurnpike was an important east-west roadlinking farmers with the merchants ofGeorgetown. Fairfax County had few townsand clusters of houses and other buildingsdeveloped around crossroads, near mills, orat other convenient locations. These settle-ments dotted the rural 19th- and 20th-cen-tury landscape. Langley Fork is the most in-tact and recognizable of these rural cross-roads villages remaining in Fairfax County.Six buildings, in addition to the roads them-selves, remain from the previous century.Two, the mid-19th-Century ordinary andtoll house, illustrate the area’s importanceas a stopping point for travelers. The ordi-nary served as both headquarters and hos-pital for troops in the Civil War. The MackallHouse was built in 1858 as Trinity Method-ist Church, but was later converted into ahouse and is now a school. Two otherchurches survive, the Langley Friends Meet-ing House, built in 1893 as the secondchurch of the Trinity Methodist congrega-tion, and Gunnell’s Chapel, built after 1865as the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.The sixth structure, Hickory Hill, was con-structed shortly after the Civil War, prob-ably by the same man who built the ordi-nary. In the 1930’s the house was exten-sively remodeled.”

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/historic/overlaydistricts/langley.htm

By Ken Moore

The Connection

The Board of Supervisors ap-proved redevelopment of prop-erties along Beverly Road in

McLean for higher floor area ratio den-sity at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016.

The Board made the change to BeverlyRoad in McLean’s business district in or-der to qualify as an exception to thenewly imposed Proffer Reform Act, whichwould have restricted the ability toimplement proffers especially off-site in-frastructure.

“This change will allow McLean resi-dents to continue to negotiate important

community facilities,” said Dranesville Su-pervisor John Foust.

He called the plan amendment “anotherexample of staff moving very quickly andvery efficiently. … This is very important tous as we talk with developers in McLean.”

The Proffer Reform Act, which went intoeffect on July 1, 2016, proved to be an “im-petus” for the plan amendment to theMcLean Planning District.

“This is important,” said Dranesville Plan-ning Commissioner John Ulfelder at a com-mission public hearing on Oct. 6, regard-ing properties on Beverly Road now to beconsidered for redevelopment at an inten-sity up to 3.0 floor area ratio.

Floor area ratio is a measure of density

defined by the size of the building in squarefeet divided by the size of the lot in squarefeet. For example, a building on a quarteracre lot, 10,800 square feet approximately,could be more than 30,000 square feet infloor area and still be less than 3.0 FAR.

The proposal was important enough forthe McLean Citizens Association to pass aresolution at its last membership meetingon Oct. 5, 2016.

Although the new Proffer Reform Act re-stricts proffers made by developers withnew residential development, according toMcLean Citizens Association, the Act pro-vides exceptions if the area is: 1) designatedas a revitalization area; 2) encompassesmass transit; 3) includes mixed use devel-

opment; and 4) allows a density of atleast 3.0 floor area ratio.

“The McLean Business Center meetsthree of the four required criteria, butcurrently does not meet the requirementthat a density of at least 3.0 FAR be rec-ommended by the Comprehensive Plan,”according to Planning Commission docu-ments.

“The resulting restriction on the abil-ity to negotiate for and obtain proffersfor new residential development thatwould require rezoning in the commu-nity business center will severely limitthe ability to implement the Comprehen-sive Plan recommendations for McLean(such as sidewalks, landscaping and off-site infrastructure) that the communityhas come to expect as a part of develop-ment,” according to MCA documents.

Planning Ahead: Expansion of Langley Fork

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McLean Business District to get increased density to preservecommunity’s ability to negotiate with developers.

Increased Density Protects Proffer Negotiations

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The Board of Supervisors approvedexpanding the Langley Fork HistoricOverlay District to include TheMackall House, originally built as achurch in 1858, on Tuesday, Nov. 1.


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To address this concern, a sub-committee of the The McLeanPlanning Committee formed toidentify portions of the communitybusiness district appropriate forfloor area ratios of 3.0, accordingto MCA and planning commissionstaff reports.

“The designation reflects areas

where a limited amount of infilldevelopment or redevelopmentmay occur, but recommends nolarge-scale new development. Ona parcel level, the area is plannedfor and developed with a varietyof land uses including office, re-tail and high-rise multifamily resi-dential uses,” according to Plan-ning Commission documents.

Increased Density Approved

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This area of Beverly Road in McLean’s business districtwill be considered for a floor area ratio up to 3.0 in orderto qualify as an exception to the newly imposed ProfferReform Act, which would have restricted the ability toimplement proffers, especially off-site infrastructure.


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In spite of mostly-successfully not beingpreoccupied with my condition/circum-stances/disease, when a lung cancer survivordies, even one with whom I’ve had minimalcontact; one whom I could barely call anacquaintance, the link in the chain that makesall of us lung cancer patients/survivors strongeris most definitely effected.

Not that every lung cancer patient’s diag-nosis is identical; be it the staging (1-4), thetype (non-small, small, etc.), the molecularprofiling (ALK, EGFR, KRAS, HER2, etc.), thetreatment or whether they were smokers ornot, one cancer survivor’s death is not neces-sarily related to another’s. Like most things inlife, more information is needed.

Nevertheless, it doesn’t minimize the loss.When one survivor dies, we all die, a little bit.Recently, a prominent figure in the lung can-cer world, Jerome Sorkin, a nine-plus yearlung cancer survivor died. I did not know him,though I knew of him. I passed him oncewhile walking in a hallway at The Key BridgeMarriott after attending the annual LUNGevityFoundation conference held every year in lateApril. We were both leaving but heading inopposite directions. He saw me and said“Love your column.” I replied “Thanks,” andthat was the extent of our interaction.

In general, and in the lung cancer world inparticular, typically one wants to hear positivenews/be around positive people. Otherwise,maintaining your emotional equilibrium andyour living/dying existence is simply too damndifficult. The razor thin line on which all of uslung cancer survivors teeter-totter cannot tol-erate too much interference. Who knowsexactly what news — personally or publicly,will cause one’s cancer do what it so oftendoes: inflict more damage followed by aninevitable decline.

This does not imply/encourage that cancerpatients should or could quite frankly, live inan emotional bubble where only positivefeedback and life-affirming words are allowedin. As my deceased father would have said:“The idea has merit.” The reality is however,that such an option is impractical and unreal-istic (except on Seinfeld; see “Bubble Boy”).Still, it doesn’t diminish the fact that cancersurvivors need to be “infused with positivity,”as I like to say. Moreover, anecdotal evidencesuggest that a good attitude and a positiveenvironment affects a cancer patient’s progno-sis and enhances their lives.

Not only do I joke about having cancer, Iwant to be around others who joke as welland who can go with my flow and not bringme back to my reality. I spend enough timethere on my own; I don’t need any helpreturning. Nor do I do well when I hear badnews; specifically, the death of a fellow lungcancer survivor. Intellectually, I understandthat lung cancer survivors are all different, livedifferent lives, have different motivations, etc.Nevertheless, I feel for Jerome Sorkin, I feelfor his family and friends and I feel forLUNGevity where Mr. Sorkin was ViceChairman of LUNGevity’s Board of Directors.I don’t want any lung cancer survivors to diebefore their presumptive time. I want lungcancer to, at the very least, become achronic/treatable disease (like diabetes) whereone can live their life to a relatively normalexpectancy; and if I were to dream really big,I want lung cancer and all cancers of course,to be curable/reversible.

Until these days arrive, all of us patientslive on the edge. Just as I am strengthened bystories of resolve, I am weakened by stories offellow survivors succumbing to their disease.Right now I am weakened.

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On Thursday, Dec. 1, theWoman’s Club ofMcLean will hold its an-

nual MarketPlace fundraiser from9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at TrinityUnited Methodist Church, 1205Dolley Madison Blvd. (Route 123),in central McLean. The event willfeature more than a dozen localvendors, a silent auction of goodsand services from numerous localproviders, a lunch facility and tick-ets for the McLean Holiday HomesTour. (Tour tickets are also avail-able at several local stores, includ-ing Mesmeralda’s, in McLean, andcost $25 before Dec. 1 and $30after.) The MarketPlace will alsoserve as the home base for freeshuttle buses to the tour. Car park-ing will be available at the church.

Among the vendors will beDave’s Candy, Name Droppers(children’s items), Juicy Jack Ad-ventures (children’s books), TwoLaughing Ladies (women’s ready-to-wear), women’s wear fromPeru, Beautycounter cosmetics(chemical-free), Oxford handbags(eco-friendly), Two the Moon(home accessories), CaroleHerrick’s books on local history,Ginny’s Gems (jewelry, scarves andhats), Father Christmas figures, silk flowerdesigns from local crafters, Claude MooreFarm delicacies and Woman’s Club bakedtreats. The silent auction will run from 9:30a.m. to 3 p.m., with winners announced at3:30 p.m. It is requested that bidders bepresent at that time, if possible. Providerswill include Ruth’s Chris Steak House,Clyde’s of Tysons, Clyde’s Willow CreekFarm, Staybridge Suites, J. Gilbert ofMcLean, First Stage, Eclips Salon and DaySpa, McLean Racquet and Health Club,Masala Indian Cuisine, Lamps Unlimited,Figuroes Salon, Great Falls Organizers, KimJohnson Designs and Fleming’s Steak

House. All proceeds of the MarketPlace andthe Homes Tour will be donated to localcharities and nonprofits, such as Share, Inc.,Capital Caring, the Wounded Warriors pro-gram, Alternative House, the McLeanProject or the Arts, Claude Moore ColonialFarm, the McLean Volunteer Fire Depart-ment and Fisher House, as well as used forscholarships and education.

The top sponsors of the Homes Tour andthe MarketPlace are Eagle Bank, WydlerBrothers Real Estate and Karen Duval.

For more information call 703-556-0197;www.mcleanwomansclub.org.

—Laura Sheridan

Trinity United Methodist Church,McLean, location of MarketPlacefair and base for Homes Tour buses.

‘MarketPlace’ Fundraiser Set forDec. 1 During Annual Homes Tour

The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Cornerwas named the “Best Hotel ofthe Year” by Virginia Restaurant,

Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA).The distinction was presented at VRLTA’sinaugural Ordinary Awards Dinner, dur-ing which 15 individuals and organiza-tions were recognized for their “out-standing work in the hospitality field andwithin their communities,” according tothe association. Engineering Coordina-tor Kristin Winderweedle was alsonamed “Hotel Employee of the Year.”

“What a remarkable honor it is to berecognized this way by such an esteemedgroup of our colleagues,” said Raj

Khubchandani, general manager, TheRitz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. “From theday-to-day operations and guest servicesto our dining, spa and private eventsprograms and everything else in be-tween, there’s a lot of our passion andhard work that goes into where we aretoday. It wouldn’t be possible without ourterrific team of ladies and gentlemen andwe look forward to delivering the verybest service for years to come.”

For more information about specialevents, offers and pricing at The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, become a fan ofour Facebook page:www.facebook.com/ritzcarltontysonscorner.

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