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Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) andCapt. Daniel Janickey, commander of theMcLean District Station, welcome Spring HillElementary School students to National Walk toSchool Day Wednesday, Oct. 9.

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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Local and statewide can-didates for office ap-peared at an unprec-edented forum in North-

ern Virginia last weekend, a col-laboration of minority businessgroups of blacks, Hispanics andAsians. But as candidates arrivedat the Annandale campus of theNorthern Virginia Community Col-lege for a Sunday afternoon fo-rum, voters realized that the toneof the campaign would remain un-relentingly negative.

“All three of the Republican can-didates are Tea Party right wingextremists,” said Del. Ken Plum(D-36), who is running unop-posed. “Look at their records andtheir stands on the issues.”

Plum attacked Cuccinelli’s law-suit against the Affordable CareAct as well as his investigation intoa University of Virginia professorstudying climate change. Thelongtime delegate also said theRepublican attorney general can-didate Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-25) has a similar record, includ-ing a bill that would have requiredwomen to report abortions to po-lice. Together with the candidatefor lieutenant governor, Plum said,the ticket is Tea Party from top tobottom.

“For some reason, some folks inthe Democratic Party think that thelabel Tea Party is going to stimu-late some kind of negative feel-ings,” said Jay McConville, chair-man of the Fairfax County Repub-lican Committee. “But I thinkthose people are great patriots,and they are supporting the can-didates they think are best for thecommonwealth.”

AS CANDIDATES for governortook the stage to make their caseto voters, the tone of the campaignremained starkly negative. Each ofthe candidates spent as much timetalking about their own vision ofthe future as they did castigatingtheir opponent as someone whowould harm Virginia. For Repub-lican Attorney General KenCuccinelli: “My time as attorneygeneral and my time in the state

Senate leaves me as the only can-didate who would show up on dayone knowing how Virginia govern-ment works from having partici-pated in it. I will not need on thejob training if you elect me onNovember 5th, and I’m the onlycandidate who can say that.”

For weeks, Republicans havebeen criticizing Democrat TerryMcAuliffe for threatening to shutdown Virginia government unlessthe General Assembly agreed toexpand Medicaid. McAuliffe at-tempted to beat back that argu-ment during the Fairfax Chamberof Commerce debate, pledgingthat he would not force a shut-down. Meanwhile, the Democratis now criticizing the Republicanfor appearing at a fundraiser withTexas Senator Ted Cruz, whomDemocrats say is the architect ofthe government shutdown.

“Ken Cuccinelli was apparentlymore concerned about his reputa-tion with the Tea Party than withending the government shutdownthat is undermining Virginia’seconomy,” said McAulifffe. “It’s theobligation of Virginians to send amessage to Washington. A govern-

ment shutdown should never be abargaining chip.”

WITH ELECTION DAY only fourweeks away, candidates and theiradvisors are preparing for the mostintense and high-stakes portion ofthe race. Both of the major-partycandidates are responding to thatdynamic by trying to frame theiropposition in the most negativeway possible. That leaves Libertar-ian candidate Robert Sarvis risingin the polls as his opponents takeshots at each other. After McAuliffeand Cuccinnelli finished Sundayevening, Sarvis offered a criticalreview. “A lot of negative attacks.Not a whole lot of substance,” saidSarvis, who is polling at about 10percent support. “And if you wantto see dysfunction of voting out offear for the lesser of two evils, lookat the federal government rightnow.”

After the candidates were fin-ished making their pitches, manyof the voters had a hard time pro-cessing what they heard. Thestump speeches left many wonder-ing what the candidates would doif elected. Many of the voters at

the Annandale forum said they feltthe tone of the campaign had be-come distractingly negative, a se-ries of attacks and counter-attacksthat left many feeling isolatedfrom the process.

“Politics has become a blamegame,” said Deborah Williams ofFairfax City. “They are always talk-ing about what the other candi-date is and how that’s not work-ing, but they never say how theycan fix it or what is going to leadto fixing it.”

RECENT POLLS have shown aclear and growing lead forMcAuliffe, with the Democrat run-ning five to seven percentagepoints ahead of the Republicans.That lead grows even larger if theLibertarian is included in the polls,giving the Democrat an eight-pointlead in one poll. Republicans re-ject the idea that their candidatesare in trouble, though. When

asked about polling numbers,McConville said Republicans seemmore motivated than the Demo-crats.

“I think that there’s a lack of feel-ing of that same kind of excite-ment on the McAuliffe side,” saidMcConville. “He’s obviously aproblematic candidate.”

Democrats say they feel nationalRepublicans have delivered anOctober surprise that has harmedtheir side, the government shut-down. On the campaign trail andin interviews, Democrats are mak-ing the case that Cuccinelli and theRepublican ticket are aligned withobstructionists in Washington.

“I feel that Ken Cuccinelli is at adesperate point in his campaign,”said Del. Charniele Herring (D-46), who is chairwoman of theDemocratic Party of Virginia. “Heattacked Terry time and time againinstead of talking about what hewould do for Virginia.”

Negative CampaignCandidates appear atminority business forum,attacking each other.

Republican Ken Cuccinelli speaks at the Annandale cam-pus of the Northern Virginia Community College.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe takes the stage at the Annandalecampus of the Northern Virginia Community College.

Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis greets voters at theAnnandale campus of the Northern Virginia CommunityCollege.

“Politics has become a blame game.They are always talking about whatthe other candidate is and howthat’s not working, but they neversay how they can fix it or what isgoing to lead to fixing it.”

— Deborah Williams of Fairfax City

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

On Monday, Sept. 30,volunteers and staffat Claude Moore Co-lonial Farm were

preparing for their busiest monthof the year, with thoughts of alooming federal government shut-down far from their minds. Afterall, in 1995 and 1996 the propertywas unaffected by similar shut-downs.

“We received a call Monday af-ternoon telling us that we wouldbe closed, and I passed that infor-mation along to the board, whoobviously disagreed with the de-cision,” said Anna Eberly, thefarm’s executive director. “Ourposition is simple: we are privatelyoperated, we don’t get federalfunding and we’ve never been in-cluded in any previous shutdown,so why now?”

Eberly said the current status ofthe farm, funded and maintained

privately, is a “win-win” for bothparties, as the farm can stay openand sustain itself, and the NationalPark Service doesn’t have to spendmoney there.

OCTOBER IS TRADITIONALLYthe busiest month of the year forthe farm, with a full schedule ofrentals, field trips and otherevents.

“In the first week of the shut-down, we’ve had to cancel five pic-nics at the pavilions, a book sale,a farm skills workshop,” Eberlysaid. “I would guess we probablylost about $20,000 in income.”

She said it was frustrating toeven get information, since mostof the NPS staff they would usu-ally deal with were furloughed,meaning their requests had to goto the Department of the Interior.

“[On Tuesday, Oct. 8] we re-ceived the absolute “no” from theDepartment of the Interior andwere told the farm would not openuntil the shutdown ended,” Eberly

said. “An hour later, the park po-lice showed up and barricaded theoffice gates with us inside.”

Hours later, the decision wasreversed and the farm was able toopen starting Wednesday, Oct. 9,resuming all normal operations.

“I’m not sure what whoevermade the decision to close thefarm was trying to accomplishother than just trying to be a bully,”said Elizabeth Smith of McLean,who tried to visit the GatehouseShop Sunday, Oct. 6, only to findit closed. “The lack of federalmoney wouldn’t affect the opera-tions, and I’m sure there’s no ben-efit to anyone to close it, so whygo out of your way to push peopleaway?”

Even though the farm has re-opened, Eberly says there are se-rious questions about their rela-tionship with the park service.

“It’s scary because it’s like ouragreement with the park servicehad no meaning when they de-cided to shut us down, which

doesn’t sound like much of a part-nership to me,” she said. “The fu-ture of a place like this, and oth-ers, are in these kinds of partner-ships, I’m sure the park servicedoesn’t want to take it back andstart paying to maintain it.”

CLAUDE MOORE COLONIALFARM was established as a Na-tional Park Service property in1973, part of the George Wash-ington Memorial Parkway. After itwas threatened with closure inthe late 1970s when then Rep. Joe

Fisher (D-10) pushed to keep itopen.

By 1980, it became apparentthat the farm needed to raise morefunds, and the Friends of ClaudeMoore Farm entered into a coop-erative lease agreement with theNational Park Service to operatethe farm.

The lease agreement states thatthe Friends of Claude Moore Farmwill operate the farm and keep itopen to the public, and the Na-tional Park Service will providepolice protection if needed.

Despite being privately funded and operated, farmclosed for eight days because of shutdown.

Shutdown Hurts Colonial Farm

Claude Moore Colonial Farm spent eight days closed dueto the government shutdown, despite being privatelyfunded and operated.

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A Benefit for the GF Optimist Youth Fund& Langley HS Student Scholarship Award

Dinner catered by Famous Dave’s Barbeque, soft drinks, and dancingFeaturing Mal & Linda Zerden - Dance InstructorsBeer/wine cash bar. Raffles and Auction.Location: VFW - 1051 Springhill Rd, McLeanCost: $60 per personMusic: Benny Potter & Western ElectricRegister/Pay online: www.greatfallsoptimist.org. Click on “Get Tickets”

Walk-Ins Welcome.Proceeds to benefit GF Optimist Youth Fund andStudent Scholarship AwardDonations Welcomed: Great Falls Optimist Club—Send toP.O Box 223, Great Falls, VA 22066Questions, contact Linda at 703-759-2959 [email protected]

Halloween is com-ing one weekearly to LangleyHigh School as

the LHS Orchestra presentsSpookfest on Thursday, Oct.24 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.Symphonic Orchestra playerswill join with members of theband to present film scoresfrom “How to Train YourDragon” and “Harry Potter andthe Deathly Hallows.” Theaterstudents will present chillingpoetry by Edgar Allan Poe asthe freshman orchestra per-forms “The Evil Eye” and “TheHideous Heart” and “TwoScenes from the Hallow.” Thesophomore orchestra willpresent “Ghosts ofBrandenburg” after sopho-more pianists play the duetfrom “The Corpse Bride.” Fi-nally, the Philharmonic orches-tra will dazzle listeners withincantations and a rendition ofMichael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Thisconcert is free to the public anddesigned for children of all ages.

Spookfest ConcertAt Langley High

Langley HS Orchestra musi-cians and audience membersare encouraged to wearcostumes to the Oct. 24Spookfest concert.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Great Falls CitizensAssociation postponedits scheduledcandidate’s forum

Tuesday, Oct. 8, citing fears thatoutside groups were planning ondisrupting the program.

The forum was supposed to fea-ture Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34)and her Democratic challengerKathleen Murphy. A shorter pro-gram, featuring Republicansheriff ’s candidate Bryan Wolfeand a proxy presentation on be-half of Democratic sheriff’s candi-date Stacey Kincaid, was alsoscheduled.

The night before the scheduledforum, the GFCA learned that theFairfax County Park Authority hadissued a permit for a demonstra-tion at the event, which was to beheld at The Grange.

According to the GFCA, this wasfollowed by multiple e-mail cam-paigns from political groups ask-ing for supporters to show up atthe event early. They asked theFairfax County Police Departmentfor support in managing trafficand the anticipated crowd.

“Four hours before the program,with no assurance of police sup-port, a decision was made that theunfolding event would not servethe community’s goals and wouldviolate the ground rules for theevent previously agreed to by thecandidates and their campaigns,”reads a statement issued by theGFCA.

Members of the GFCA’s DebateCommittee also expressed con-cerns that “verbal abuse had beenplanned both inside and outsidethe Grange.”

At least one group, the Coalitionto Stop Gun Violence, had planneda demonstration for the outside ofthe Grange. According to their ad-visory, they planned to “demandDelegate Comstock stop hidingfrom her record on guns and pro-vide clear answers to questions onuniversal background checks forall gun sales and guns in bars.”

The forum has been rescheduledto Friday, Nov. 1 at a time andplace to be determined.

More information, as well as up-dates, can be found atwww.gfca.org.

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News

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

The newest members of theFairfax County Police De-partment don’t wearbadges or carry guns. But

they’re officers, just the same — andthey’re awfully cute.

They’re Bolt and Silas (Sy, for short)and they’re 14-week-old bloodhoundpuppies being trained to track and findpeople by scent. They were introducedto the public recently by their partners,MPO Pete Masood and PFC KevinClarke, respectively.

“They’ve got thousands of years ofinstinct using their noses in trailing andtracking,” said Clarke. “They have thecapability to run a very old trail, whichis a forte of bloodhounds. They won’tdo narcotics or criminal apprehension;they’ll only learn one discipline — track-ing.”

The pups will be used to follow clues inhomicide investigations and find missingadults, such as Alzheimer’s patients, and lostchildren. And when they locate the objectof their search, they won’t bite.

Instead, said Clarke, “They’re friendly andnon-aggressive. All they want to do is bearound people. So they’ll love [whoeverthey’ve found]. They’ll jump on them, licktheir faces and give them hugs and kisses.Then they’ll be ready for their reward fromus — which is the love we give them.”

First, though, the warm-brown puppieswith tender, expressive eyes have to betrained. Last Wednesday, Sept. 18, outsidethe police K-9 Training Facility in Chantilly,the pair of puppies — who are brothers —stayed close to each other and to their part-ners.

Since the facility is next to the police fir-ing range, multiple shots often rang outwhile the pups stood on the grass. And eachtime, the puppies startled. But it’s just oneof the many sounds and surfaces they’ll haveto get used to.

“We’ll get them out here and acclimatethem to the noises — gunfire, [vehicle]brakes and birds,” said Masood. They’ll alsobe exposed to airplanes, wind, rain, heat,car horns honking, plus obstacles such asfences. And they’ll learn how it feels on theirpaws to walk in the woods, through brush,on cement, carpet, tile floors, etc.

That way, said Clarke, “When they get outon the street, when they’re almost a yearold, they’ll be ready.”

The police got the purebred puppies fromHuntsville, Ala., for $600 each, when theywere just 7 weeks. But, added Clarke, “Afully trained bloodhound goes for $15,000-$20,000 because of the training they’ve re-

ceived.”Masood said police have had success with

this bloodline, as these pups are the secondpair from the Alabama site. They’ll eventu-ally be 90-100 pounds but, said Masood,“If they’re leaner, they’ll have less hip prob-lems and more endurance. We want to beable to work them long hours. It’s also easieron us, lifting them up over obstacles, ifthey’re not so heavy.”

Bolt and Sy are eating specially designed,high-protein, dry dog food. “But they eat alot of it — and anything else they can get ahold of — children’s toys, hardware,” saidClarke. “Officer Masood’s dog is named Boltbecause, after a week home, he removed abolt from his crate and ingested it.”

“He worked the bolt loose overnight,” saidMasood. “I found the nut, the next day, andtook him to the vet, who X-rayed him, sawthe bolt still in his stomach and got it out.”

As for Clarke’s puppy, he said, “My kidsnamed him Silas after Uncle Sy on [the TVshow] ‘Duck Dynasty,’ and I think it’s a fit-ting bloodhound name.”

The department has 15 patrol K-9 offic-

ers, including current bloodhounds Shnozand Cody. Masood and Clarke also eachwork with a patrol dog, trained to appre-hend criminal suspects. And usually two orthree dogs a night are on the job.

“I’ve been in this section 12 years, work-ing with German Shepherds, and haveworked with Shnoz since 2008,” saidMasood. “Officer Clarke has worked withShepherds five years, but this is his firstbloodhound. Officer Marshal Thielen workswith Cody.”

Ideally, police would like the dogs to workfor 10 years; but sometimes, health prob-lems force them to be retired early. So theywant to get Sy and Bolt up and running assoon as possible because they’ll eventuallyreplace Shnoz and Cody.

The bond between the K-9s and their part-ners is critically important. “They want toplease us — that’s their reward —so thedogs come home with us and our families,”said Clarke. “They’re with us 24/7; we havesafe and secure backyard kennels at ourhouses.”

“My wife used to be a vet,” said Masood.

“And she and our 4-year-old daughterboth love Bolt.”

Colt, Clarke’s German Shepherd, andSy are part of a team now, as are Shnozand Bolt, where the more-experiencedbloodhound teaches the newcomer. “IfSy sees Colt do something, he does it,too,” said Clarke. “The same is true ofShnoz and Bolt.”

The bloodhound pups will train 30hours/month and, once they’re done,Clarke expects they’ll be requested forhelp throughout the region and evenacross state lines. “Most regions havepatrol dogs,” he said. “Bloodhounds arerare because of the time, energy andexpense to train them. They’re smartand obedient, but stubborn, becausethey think with their nose first and theirbrain second.”

“They can be given a piece of cloth-ing and they’ll stay with that scent,despite other, different odors in anarea,” continued Clarke. “And they canfollow a scent even a week later. Forexample, they could find a person miss-ing in a park, although hundreds of

other people were hiking there.”He said one of the “biggest perks” of hav-

ing bloodhounds is their scent-specific train-ing. Said Clarke: “A dog can also be trainedto identify someone — almost like in alineup — by putting his paws on the chestof the person whose scent he tracked.”

“Each track always yields positive, suc-cessful leads for the detectives,” he added.“Even if the dog can’t find the subject, hecould, for example, find the bus stop wherethe subject last was. Or he could tell uswhere the scent stopped by just circlingaround that spot.”

Police dogs are also considered law-en-forcement officers. “They’re working dogs,”said Masood. “And if someone assaultsthem, that person can be charged.”

Currently, Bolt and Sy are focusing onbonding with Masood and Clarke. Butwithin a month or two, they’ll begin shorttracks. “We’ll then stretch out the time anddistance to teach them to eventually runthree- and four-day tracks,” said Clarke.“Tracking is in their blood; they’re one ofthe oldest tracking dogs in the world —we’re just harnessing it.”

Actually, he said, “It’s a game to thesedogs. So when it becomes real, it’s still funfor them.”

“Their natural instinct is to hunt animals,”added Masood. “We just train them to hunthumans.”

The puppies are first trained by someoneshowing them food and then running awaywith it, and they have to find it. “They’lllearn the game through repetition,” saidClarke. “And at the end, there’s a party —verbal and physical praise, plus a food re-ward.”

Eventually, said Masood, they’ll receivescent articles to track. That’s because, saidClarke, “It’s what they’re bred to do — andthey love it.”

Finding people isfun for new, policebloodhound pups.

On the Job and Hot on the Trail

Officer Pete Masood (left) and Kevin Clarke show off the newest members of theFairfax County Police K9 unit, Bolt (left) and Sy, 14-week-old bloodhounds thatthe two handlers will train to be tracking dogs for the unit.

Litter-matesBolt and Sy, 14-week-oldbloodhounds,are the newestmembers ofthe FairfaxCounty PoliceK9 unit. Theywill be trainedto find trailsand locatemissingpeople.

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By Frank Wolf

U.S. Representative (R-10)

In Luke 12:48 Jesus said,“From everyone who hasbeen given much, much

will be demanded; and from theone who has been entrustedwith much, much more will beasked.”

The Congress and the presi-dent have been entrusted withmuch, namely the responsibil-ity to govern this country. TheAmerican people rightly expectus, regardless of party affilia-tion, to come together, espe-cially during times of crisis, andfind ways to get things done.They are understandably fed upwith this current dysfunction,and I am, too.

Each side thinks it is winning,but in reality, the country andthe American people are losing.Senate Chaplain Barry Blacksays there’s a level of insanityinvolved in the current govern-ment shutdown. Asked what itwould take to end the currentimpasse, the former Navy chap-lain said, “It’s going to take hu-mility.” Wise words.

Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pridegoes before destruction, ahaughty spirit before a fall.”

There is too much pride poi-soning this debate. The Ameri-can people should be the win-ner, not one party or the other,not the administration or theCongress.

Short-sighted political victo-ries aimed at capturing the lat-est headline in the 24 hournews cycle will not stand thetest of time, nor will they beviewed well through the lens ofhistory, especially if on ourwatch the trust that must existbetween elected officials andthe electorate is frayed beyondrepair.

For those of us who thinkObamacare is a disaster, its fu-ture will not be decided by shut-ting or opening of the govern-ment. The public debate sur-rounding Obamacare, whichwill undoubtedly be at the fore-

front heading into the mid-termelections, will play secondfiddle until the government isonce again operational.

It also bears mentioning, thatwhile important, Obamacaremust be placed in a larger con-text of the exploding nationaldebt and deficit, and unsustain-able spending and entitlementprograms set against the back-drop of a public discourse be-reft of civility. Only throughenacting reforms based on thebipartisan Simpson-Bowles rec-ommendations will we eversolve the drivers of our deficits.We have put these tough, butimportant, reforms off for fartoo long.

To my colleagues in the Con-gress and to President Obamawho think they are “winning”at this particular moment, wewould do well to remember thewords of Napoleon Bonapartein speaking of the changingnature of public opinion: “Thecrowd which follows me withadulation would run with thesame eagerness were I march-ing to the Guillotine.”

I return again to the senti-ments of Scripture: We havebeen given a great trust, and itis demanded of us to come to-gether to solve these problems.

It is time to show some hu-mility. It is time to govern.

Let’s get the government backopen, ensure we don’t defaulton our debt and then commitourselves to curbing unsustain-able entitlement spending.

Get government back open, don’tdefault on debt and then committo curbing entitlement spending.

It’s Going ToTake Humility’

Opinion

The McLean Community Center has developeda new event for pets and the families thatlove them. McLean PetFest will be held from

noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at McLean Cen-tral Park, located at 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd. Ad-mission is free.

Pet owners are welcome to bring their pets to theevent, which will feature live music and perfor-mances, a Howl-A-Ween Pet Parade and CostumeContest, a pet trick contest and exhibitors with pet-related information, products and services. At presstime, participating vendors included: A Dog’s WorldTraining and Pet Care, A-Plus Pets, LLC, Capitol Ca-nine Club, Dogma Bakery, Dogtopia, Doody Calls,GRREAT (Golden Retriever Rescue), Old DominionAnimal Health Center, Rolling Dog Farm Animal Res-cue, The Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Associa-tion and VIP Pet Salon and Boutique.

Pets and their owners will find a lot to love at theevent, as all of the participating exhibitors will begiving away complimentary products and services,and/or providing services at a discount, such as freephotos of their pets, free food samples for dogs andcats, AVID Microchipping at the discounted price of$35, a free day of pet care or grooming and free nailtrims for dogs.

McLean PetFestComes to Central Park

McLean Community Center’s McLeanPetFest is a family, pet-friendly event inMcLean Central Park on Oct. 19.

For more detailed information, call the center at703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visitwww.mcleancenter.org/special-events/upcoming.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Great Falls residentMark EdwardWaugh, 23, wasfound dead in an ap-

parent homicide in Silver SpringSunday, Oct. 13. According toMontgomery County Police, theyresponded to an apartment at1220 East-West Highway at ap-proximately 3:25 a.m. Sundaymorning.

Upon arriving at the scene, theyencountered a 23-year-old female,who made the 911 call, and twomales. One male, Waugh, wasfound unresponsive with whatpolice called “cutting wounds.”

Police took the other man, 24-year-old Rahul Gupta, into custodyand he has since been chargedwith second-degree murder by the MontgomeryCounty Police Major Crimes Unit. He is currently incustody in Rockville, with bail set at $2 million.

According to police, Gupta has a McLean addresson record, but is also “known to frequent the East-West Highway address.”

Waugh attended Langley High School and gradu-ated magna cum laude from James Madison Univer-sity in 2012. He was enrolled in Georgetown Uni-

versity Law School.He was an active member of Boy Scout Troop 673,

earning the rank of Eagle in De-cember 2007.

While at JMU, Waugh was anactive member of the school’s de-bate team. In 2009, Waugh andhis partner were took first placeat Novice Nationals, a nationalchampionship for first year collegedebaters.

He was named Cross Examina-tion Debate Association All-American Team in 2012, an honorreserved for the top 30 debatersin the country.

David Barton, a Langley class-mate of Waugh and Gupta, andJMU graduate, told JMU’s TheBreeze Monday that Waugh was“one of the top debaters that JMUprobably ever had.”

Waugh is survived by his par-ents, Bill and Nancy and threebrothers, Matthew, James andJohn.

Capt. James Daley of the Mont-gomery County Police told ABC7

news Monday that it was apparent that the two menknew each other, and that it appeared the men wereout drinking earlier in the evening celebratingGupta’s birthday, and upon returning to the apart-ment, a dispute happened.

Gupta is also a graduate of Langley High School, amember of the Class of 2008. He was pursuing hismaster’s degree in biomedical engineering at GeorgeWashington University.

Mark Edward Waugh dies,friend Rahul Gupta charged.

Great Falls Man Dies in Silver Spring

Rahul Gupta of McLean hasbeen charged with second-degree murder of MarkEdward Waugh of GreatFalls, stemming from anincident between the two inthe early morning hours ofSunday, Oct. 13.

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Every Virginia voter will have the op-tion to cast a ballot for governor, lieu-tenant governor, attorney generaland their member of the Virginia

House of Delegates.While much of the coverage and advertising

at the top of the ticket has been nega-tive in the extreme, it will still matterwho is governor. Don’t turn up yournose, hold your nose if necessary, andgo vote. You can vote on Nov. 5; most likelyyou can vote before that.

Voter IdentificationVirginia’s existing voter ID requirements will change

in July 2014. A law requiring photo identification atthe polls was signed into law in May 2013. This newphoto identification requirement will not to take effectuntil July 1, 2014. The current law allows for the ac-ceptance of all identification documents listed here.

When you arrive at your polling place, a voting of-ficial will verify that your name is on the registrationlist. Voters will be asked to present one valid form ofidentification. It can be any of the following: Virginiavoter registration card; Virginia driver’s license; mili-tary ID; any Federal, Virginia state or localgovernment-issued ID; employer issued photo ID card;concealed handgun permit; valid Virginia student ID;current utility bill, bank statement, government checkor paycheck indicating the name and address of thevoter; Social Security card.

On the Ballot 2013Check what is on your ballot at http://

www.sbe.virginia.gov/

GOVERNORTerry R. McAuliffe (D) www.terrymcauliffe.comKen T. Cuccinelli (R) www.cuccinelli.comRobert C. Sarvis (L) www.robertsarvis.com

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORRalph S. Northam (D) www.northamforlg.comE.W. Jackson (R) www.jacksonforlg.com

ATTORNEY GENERALMark R. Herring (D) www.herringforag.comMark D. Obenshain (R) www.markobenshain.com

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 2013 ELECTIONSDistrict 34 — Democrat Kathleen Murphychallenges Republican incumbent BarbaraComstock.District 35 — Republican Leiann Leppinchallenges Democratic incumbent Mark Keam

FAIRFAX COUNTY SHERIFF’S SPECIAL ELECTIONStacey Ann Kincaid (D) www.Staceykincaid.comBryan A. “B.A.” Wolfe ® http://

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SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUMFairfax County voters will be asked to vote YES or NO

on the $250 million school bond question in thegeneral election. The schools plan to use the moneyto:

❖ Build two new elementary schools, one in theRichmond Highway area and one in the Bailey’sarea

❖ Help renovate 22 schools including 17 elementaryschools, two middle schools (Thoreau and RockyRun) and three high schools (Langley, Herndon andOakton)

❖ Buy land for the South West County High School❖ Enhance the capacity of Westbriar Elementary and

South Lakes High School❖ Replace or improve infrastructure, such as roofs,

major mechanical systems and parking lots.See http://www.fcps.edu/news/bond13.shtml for more

details.

Vote NowFrom now until Saturday, Nov. 2, you can

vote absentee in person for a variety of rea-sons, but you must sign a form affirming thatyou do qualify. Almost everyone with a job inNorthern Virginia qualifies for one particularreason, however: your work plus commute

time would be 11 hours or more between 6a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day. Other rea-sons include planned travel, pregnancy, illnessor disability, being a student out of area andmore. Voters can also vote absentee by mail.

It’s worth looking at the absentee ballot ap-plication online before going to vote absenteein person: http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Files/Forms/VoterForms/ABApplication.pdf.

In Fairfax County, you can vote at FairfaxCounty Governmental Center or any one ofseven “satellite” voting locations.

Fairfax County Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Suite 323,Fairfax, VA 22035.

Saturdays: Oct. 19, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, 9a.m.-5 p.m.

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Choices are stark; think about what principles should guide governance inVirginia for the next four years.

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Letters to the Editor

AvoidingQuestions onGun ViolenceTo the Editor:

Regardless of whatever officialreason the Republican Party pro-vides for the last-minute cancella-tion of the Comstock-Murphy de-bate in the 34th District on Oct. 8,it appeared that Comstock pan-icked at the sight of a handful ofprotestors—my McLean friendsand neighbors—holding signs thatquestioned Delegate Comstock’svoting record on gun violence. Itsure looked like she wanted toavoid explaining why she votedagainst universal backgroundchecks and voted to allow guns inbars.

Linda BurchfielMcLean

UnansweredQuestionsTo the Editor:

The debate between the candi-dates for the 34th District Houseof Delegates was canceled Tuesdaynight, Oct. 8. I have seen the vari-ous explanations provided by thehost, Great Falls Citizens Associa-tion, as well as comments thathave been posted online whichcontain statements that clearly arenot true. I am a volunteer with theConcerned Citizens Against GunViolence and was there on Tues-day.

According to the original state-ment, “Eric Knudsen, president ofthe Great Falls Citizens Associa-tion, said he found out Tuesdayafternoon that police had issueddemonstration permits that wereexpected to bring a few hundredextra people to the event that had

in the past already been crowded.... ‘It got to the point where I didn’tfeel like we were serving the com-munity, and it was going to be aparking, traffic circus.’” The GFCAposted a separate statement, witha slightly revised explanation:“The night before the program,GFCA learned that a single-issueinterest group from outside thecommunity was planning demon-strations both outside and insidethe event. On the afternoon of theevent, GFCA learned that FairfaxCounty Park Authority had issueda permit for a demonstration at theevent, which it was obligated todo. GFCA quickly explored the fea-sibility of getting support from thepolice to handle the anticipatedcrowd and traffic—our concernsbeing safety as well as order andcivility.”

Neither the original explanationnor the expanded explanationsquare with the facts. CCAGV was

issued a single permit by the ParkAuthority. The permit was issuedfor 15 people, and the accompa-nying email stated that staff wouldbe “on site for the event, and theyare aware of your group and per-mit.” That is about the numberthat showed up. There was noovercrowding, no traffic circus,and no lack of civility on the partof anyone who showed up to askthe candidates about their positionon preventing gun violence. It ishard to understand how an antici-pated 15 people could raise thespecter of “outside disruption” and“crowding.”

I live in McLean. In fact, I live inthe same neighborhood as BarbaraComstock. I work with a small butdedicated group of people whoalso live in this area and who careenough about our community tovolunteer their time to work


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against gun violence. We are not “outsid-ers,” and no one was or planned to be “dis-ruptive” at the event on Tuesday.

One person, who is close to Del.Comstock, posted online that MayorBloomberg was there. Another said that wemade robocalls to encourage attendance.Both are among charges launched at us thatare pure fiction. It is true that ColinGoddard, one of the victims of the shoot-ing at Virginia Tech, now works for theMayors Against Gun Violence organization.However, he came to the scheduled debatein Great Falls after his work hours and inhis capacity as a Virginian who was shot atVirginia Tech. When I asked him to help usraise awareness, he specifically told me thathe was happy to do that, but in his personalcapacity only. It is a sad day when anyonesuggests that Colin Goddard is not welcomeat a community event.

We have been unfairly raked over thecoals. The facts simply do not support theattacks. Therefore, it raises the question ofwhy this happened. Since our only goal wasto get answers from Del. Comstock abouther voting record on gun laws, and we didnot hide that, one reasonable conclusion isthat someone did not want us to ask thequestions. Whatever the motivation, we stilldo not have answers from Del. Comstockabout her position on sensible reforms togun laws or her reasons for voting to allowguns in bars and to repeal the one-gun-a-

month law.I do not like all of the negative back and

forth that this has generated but I cannotsit back and see false statements being madeabout dedicated Virginians who are work-ing to reduce gun violence and senselessdeath.

Amee BurgoyneMcLean

The Right DecisionTo the Editor:

It is unfortunate that the Great Falls Citi-zens Association was forced to postpone thescheduled Wednesday, Oct. 8 debate be-tween incumbent Delegate BarbaraComstock and challenger Kathleen Murphy.But, it was the appropriate call in keepingwith the civilized debate process the GFCAhas always followed.

At the last minute it was learned that fourgun control groups had an “October sur-prise” for our community and planned todemonstrate both “before and during” thedebate and essentially planned on hijack-ing our local community effort. The GFCAground rules stipulated that each campaignwas limited to three representatives outsidethe Grange. Both campaigns had agreed tothese rules, but the large number of dem-onstrators obviously did not think they hadto abide by any rules of our community. The


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gun control demonstrators fromout of the area also happen to beworking closely with the Murphycampaign, who apparently alsohave little regard for our GreatFalls practices.

I appreciate that the GFCA madethe right decision for Great Fallsto postpone the debate for safetyreasons. The Great Falls CitizensAssociation has prided itself oncivilized debates and they are rightnot to let their event be hijackedby single-issue groups.

Tim ChristyGreat Falls

Campaign BasedOn DivisiveIssuesTo the Editor:

As I look at the staged demon-strations that were organized be-fore the now cancelled debate inGreat Falls was clear that first,they were closely coordinated byKathleen Murphy’s team; (one ofthe key organizers held Ms.Murphy’s kickoff), and second,that they were organized becauseMurphy does not want to debateall of the issues we have beforeour communities—she just wantsto discuss her divisive social is-sues she’s based her whole cam-paign upon.

Consider that on Murphy’swebpage she doesn’t even in-clude “JOBS” or the “Economy”as an issue! That has been Del-egate Comstock’s number onepriority and she has a string ofmajor achievements on tech jobs,telework and competitive bid-ding legislation that is alreadyworking for this community. (Seeher webpage of accomplish-ments: http://www.comstockfordelegate.com/issues/default.aspx).

So is it any wonder that theMurphy campaign tries to talkabout anything but theircandidate’s background and herknowledge and record on jobsand key issues of importance toour community?

Ken VogelGreat Falls

Disruptive andDisrespectfulTo the Editor:

Democratic candidate KathleenMurphy and the gun controlgroups she is working with were

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so disrespectful to the Great FallsCitizens Association debate thatinstead of trusting our citizens toask questions about this issue, they“demanded” that all of their ques-tions be answered and organizeda disruptive demonstration beforeand during the debate in order tobully and threaten GFCA and at-tendees if their questions weren’tanswered. As a result the debatebetween Delegate Comstock andMurphy had to be rescheduled.

So let’s take one of their majorissues on Ms. Murphy and the anti-gun groups attack DelegateComstock on: Concealed CarryLegislation. Most people don’t re-alize that concealed carry is thelaw in 43 states.

Concealed-carry permit-holdersmust go through a backgroundcheck—something these gun con-trol groups claim they want moreof—before they receive a court ap-proved permit. Democrats and Re-publicans alike have supportedthis common sense legislation. OurSenator Mark Warner and formerSenator Jim Webb (both NRA “A”rated Members of the Senate) notonly supported concealed carrylegislation but they supported ex-panding the law so that Virginia

permit holders could use their per-mits in other states. (And for therecord, when Mark Warner wasgovernor, he signed every singlepiece of pro-gun legislation that hithis desk).

Locally, Democratic state Sen.Chap Petersen long has been asupporter of the concealed carrylaw and even voted to overrideGov. Kaine’s veto of the bill backin 2009. Del. Keam also voted infavor of what Kathleen Murphyand her supporters derisively de-scribe as the “guns in bars” bill.Add Democratic Caucus ChairMark Sickles and Del. DavidBulova to those who support theconcealed carry law. If you checkout

Ms. Murphy’s website you will

see that she supports all of theseDemocrats and has had them ather fundraisers. Has she “de-manded” that they change theirposition on concealed carry? Hasshe rejected their financial supportand help? Did these gun groupsprotest and demonstrate herfundraiser with Mark Warner, aconcealed carry supporter?

I think we all know the answershere. This is the political, silly sea-son where hypocrisy runs rampantand Ms. Murphy’s campaign ofdeception and misinformation hasresulted in no case for her candi-dacy on this or other issues.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Katie Barack, an 11th grade student at TheMadeira School in McLean was lookingforward to spending the fall semesterworking in a congressional office, walk-

ing the halls of the U.S. Capitol and getting a first-hand view of the legislative process. Instead, she’sstrolling along the National Mall engaging in con-versations with those whose lives have been affectedby the government shutdown.

“It’s so sad as a young adult because I feel power-less,” said Barack.

A major component of the school year for 11thgrade students at Madeira is an internship on Capi-tol Hill. However, because of the government shut-down, many of Madeira’s high school juniors areunable to complete their congressional internships.So school officials restructured the program and stu-dents are now studying the government shutdown.

“The juniors affected by the shutdown [are] di-vided into two groups,” saidAshley Smith, associate directorof communications at Madeira.“Group one will research affectedmonuments, government build-ings and federal lands aroundD.C., while group two will re-search the more personal impacton tourists, vendors or ‘nonessen-tial’ employees. After some prepin the morning, girls will traveldown to the Hill to research andcollect content in the form of interviews, photos[and] videos.”

The revised internship plan was created by the co-curriculum department in conjunction with otherfaculty and staff members. The goal is to help thestudents gain many of the skills they would haveacquired from internships in congressional offices.

School officials hope the students’ research willhelp them understand the scope of the governmentshutdown. “The idea behind the project was to make

the shutdown come alive for the girls,” said AndreWithers, the assistant head of the school and direc-tor of co-curriculum. “It is certainly an inconveniencefor their co-curriculum placement as unpaid interns,but we constructed the project so that the girls couldsee a range of the total impact: effects on the city, afamily’s disrupted plans for touring D.C., or the vis-

ceral feeling of being deemed‘nonessential’ by the very govern-ment that you work for.”

Withers added that the revisedprogram is a skill-based exercise.“We wanted the girls to engagewith the public and wade into thepublic dialogue, to research, tocreate a narrative and do so in away that was expressive, artisticand compelling,” he said.

Madeira officials say they arelooking forward to seeing how the students respondto the project and the projects they produce.

“I have a hard time wrapping my head around theidea that hardworking corrections officers and otherfederal employees will go home without pay,” saidBarack. “But it makes me really grateful and awareof my privileges. It makes me want to work that muchharder to be part of the solution. It’s not fair for any-body, so everybody needs to accept responsibility andstart making changes.”

Local students turnlost internship into alearning experience.

Madeira School Interns ‘Furloughed’Due to Government Shutdown

Rose McAvoy, an 11th grade student atThe Madeira School, is spending time onthe National Mall studying the effect thatthe government shutdown has on tour-ists, government employees and others.

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Many Spring Hill El-ementary Studentsare used to walkingto school every day,

but on Wednesday Oct. 9, there wasa rush hour of sorts on the paths andsidewalks as more than 300 studentsparticipated in National Walk toSchool Day.

“We had about 344 kids whowalked, biked or scootered to SpringHill yesterday, not including our par-ents and our awesome faculty, staffand teachers that accompaniedthem,” said Catherine Macleod, aparent who helps coordinate thewalks. “We want everyone who par-ticipates to appreciate the fact thatby walking, biking, scootering toschool they are making a difference,and that it’s fun doing it together. Notonly are they improving their ownhealth by exercising, but they are alsohelping to save the environment byreducing pollution and traffic in andaround our schools and neighbor-hoods.”

Second grade teacher Alison Bauerhelped the school begin a programthat encouraged students to walk toschool on the second Wednesday ofevery month. For National Walk to SchoolDay, which was founded by the North Caro-lina-based National Center for Safe Routesto School, walking was encouraged evenmore and several local officials attended.

Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville),Janie Strauss, school board representative

ers need to be alert ev-erywhere, from neigh-borhoods to busierroads,” Janickey said.“This is a year-long pri-ority for the police de-partment, because mostof the accidents we seecould be easily avoidedif people were payingattention to their sur-roundings.”

THE SAFE COMMU-NITY COALITION, anonprofit that primarilyserves the Langley andMcLean High Schoolpyramids, helpedspread awareness of theevent to schools in the

area, including Spring Hill. They received agrant from GEICO over the summer, to ex-pand their efforts to promote safe driving.

“We wanted to blanket the area with signsfor drivers and other information to makesure people were aware of what’s happen-ing,” said Susan Nolan, president of the SCC.

“We had around nine or 10 local schools,including Chesterbook Elementary andLongfellow Middle, register for this year, andwe’re hoping to grow it in the future.”

As students arrived on bikes, scooters oron foot, they were able to select a charmfor their backpacks indicating their pre-ferred way to get to school, as well as asnack before the 8:40 a.m. first bell.

“We hope to encourage the students whocan to walk all-year round. The schoolserves a pretty vast area, and we understandit’s not safe for everyone to walk, but hope-fully this event at least shows people thatit’s possible,” Macleod said. “In the future,we hope to grow the event and assist morestudents in finding safe routes.”

PRINCIPAL ROGER VANDERHYE saidthe addition of the light and crosswalk toLewinsville Road in front of the school hasbeen a big help for better access to theschool.

Before it was installed students who livedin McLean Hamlet to the east made up mostof the walkers. The crosswalk gives a safeaccess point across traffic to students thatlive to the north.

More than 300students participatein National Walk toSchool Day.

Walk to School Wednesdays at Spring HillSupervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) greets Spring Hill ElementarySchool students who biked or walked to school Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Janie Strauss, Dranesville representative to the Fairfax County SchoolBoard, greets students from Spring Hill Elementary School Wednesday,Oct. 9.

Teacher Samantha Fitzsimmons marches with a group ofsign-carrying students as they sing.

Capt. Daniel Janickey, commander of the Fairfax CountyMcLean District Station, welcomes students at SpringHill Elementary School, part of National Walk to SchoolDay and Walk to School Wednesdays at Spring Hill.

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Sports

Langley FootballRuns Over Fairfax

A soaked Langley homecoming crowdwas treated to a 28-7 win over conferencerival Fairfax on Oct. 11.

The heavy rains pretty much forced bothteams to slug it out on the ground as theybattled each other as well as the elements.The Saxons overwhelmed Fairfax with 15first downs while rushing for 290 yardscompared to 173 for Fairfax. Langley’s of-fensive was able to handle the ball moresecurely than the Rebels en route to the win,which pushed the Saxons’ record to 4-2overall and 2-1 in Conference 6.

At the outset, Langley took control of theline of scrimmage behind its huge offensiveline, anchored by senior guards BrooksNorris and Bennett Molster, and center AlexKolencik, enabling senior quarterback NickCasso to run for 100 yards and two touch-downs, while fellow backfield mate, juniorrunning back Tyler West, went for 190 yardson 29 carries and two touchdowns for thegame.

By the end of the first quarter, the Sax-ons had built a 14-0 lead. Langley’s firsttouchdown came on an 11-play, 79-yardopening drive; and the second on a three-play, 18-yard scoring march set up by line-backer Cooper Besougloff ’s interception.Fairfax was able to cut the lead in half earlyin the second quarter when running backNick Scott ran it in from 6 yards out to makethe score 14-7. For the game, Scott had 135yards and one touchdown.

That would be as close as it would get, asLangley capitalized on a Fairfax failed fakepunt that turned the ball over on the Rebel39-yard line. When Langley scored withonly 1:48 left before halftime to make it 21-7, the gamble had effectively put the gameout of reach for Fairfax.

Langley controlled the second half, scor-ing the only points late in the third quarterafter a time consuming eight-play, 70-yarddrive was capped off on a 2-yard plunge byWest for the touchdown, with only 1:22 leftto make it 28-7.

Fairfax struggled all game, putting the ballon the ground numerous times before theywere able to mount a threat in the fourthquarter, which was turned back by a deter-mined Langley defense on a fourth-and-goalstop by linebacker Austin Denham andsafety Garrett Collier.

The Saxons will go on the road to faceSouth Lakes on Friday, Oct. 18.

Langley VolleyballBounces Back

After suffering its second loss of the sea-son, the Langley volleyball team respondedwith a 3-0 win against Centreville on Oct.10. The victory came three days after theSaxons lost to fellow power Stone Bridge,3-1.

The victory against Centreville improvedLangley’s record to 15-2. The Saxons willhost undefeated Madison at 7:15 p.m. onWednesday, Oct. 16.

McLean FootballFalls to 3-3

After back-to-back victories against SouthLakes and Herndon gave the McLean foot-ball team a winning record, the Highland-ers went back down to .500 with a 35-7loss to Stone Bridge on Oct. 11.

McLean’s Christopher Merrill carried 11times for 46 yards and a touchdown, ac-cording to stats from the Washington Post’sallmetsports.com.

McLean (3-3) will travel to face Fairfaxat 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

McLean Field HockeyGets Win No. 10

The McLean field hockey team improvedto 10-3 with a 3-2 victory against Langleyon Oct. 8 at Langley High School. It wasthe Highlanders’ third consecutive victoryand sixth win in their last seven games.

McLean will close the regular season witha game at Herndon at 7:30 p.m. on Wednes-

day, Oct. 16.

Madison VolleyballImproves to 21-0

The Madison volleyball team remainedundefeated with a 3-1 victory againstWestfield on Oct. 10.

Two days earlier, the Warhawks defeatedYorktown 3-2. The Patriots became the firstteam to win two sets against Madison thisseason.

The Warhawks (21-0) will travel to faceLangley at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.16.

Madison FootballSearching for FirstWin

The Madison football team dropped to 0-6 with a 39-0 loss to Robinson on Oct. 11.

The Warhawks will travel to face ThomasJefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

Oakton FootballDrops ConferenceOpener

The Oakton football team lost its Confer-ence 5 opener to Chantilly 21-7 on Oct. 11.

The defeat snapped a four-game winningstreak for the Cougars. Alek Schultz carriednine times for 41 yards for Oakton and quar-terback Michael Ficarra threw a 31-yardtouchdown pass to David Allely, accordingto stats from the Washington Post’sallmetsports.com.

Oakton (4-2) will host Centreville at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

Herndon FootballGets First Win

The Herndon football team won its firstgame of the season, beating Edison 47-19on Oct. 12, according to the WashingtonPost’s allmetsports.com.

Herndon’s Lamik Bumbrey carried 34times for 268 yards and two touchdowns.Jack Booma caught four passes for 70 yardsand a score. Ryan McLaughlin completedseven of 10 passes for 95 yards and a touch-down. He also ran for a score.

Herndon (1-5) will host Chantilly at 7:30p.m. on Oct. 25.

South Lakes FootballImproves to 4-2

The South Lakes football team beat Tho-mas Jefferson 23-15 on Oct. 11, improvingthe Seahawks’ record to 4-2. South Lakeshas won two straight and four of its lastfive.

The Seahawks will host Langley at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

South Lakes Volley-ball Wins ThirdStraight

The South Lakes volleyball team defeatedOakton 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21)on Oct. 10, giving the Seahawks threestraight wins while improving their recordto 11-9.

South Lakes faced McLean on Tuesday,after the Connection’s deadline. TheSeahawks will travel to take on Fairfax at7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Yorktown FootballImproves to 5-1

The Yorktown football team defeatedHayfield 19-14 on Oct. 11, improving thePatriots’ record to 5-1.

Yorktown running back MJ Stewart car-ried 26 times for 198 yards and three touch-downs, according to stats from the Wash-ington Post’s allmetsports.com.

Yorktown will host Wakefield at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 18.

The Langley defense, seen against Chantilly on Sept. 27, held Fairfax to asingle touchdown on Oct. 11. The Saxons won 28-7 and improved to 4-2.

Christin Geisler, pictured against Madison on Sept. 20, and the McLeanfield hockey team enter their regular-season finale with a 10-3 record.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection


By Marilyn Campbell

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Marta Soltes was sitting in an Arling-ton, Va., coffee shop recently pour-ing through catalogs and applicationpackets from some of the area’s most

elite independent schools. Her stack of brochures wasalmost as high as her extra-large latte.

“There are so many options,” said Soltes, who is amother of twins. “And the application fees are outra-geously expensive. I can’t apply to all of them.”

As the independent school application process getsunderway, many parents are struggling to find thebest fit for their child. Author and education con-sultant Ann Dolin, president of Educational Connec-tions Inc., in Fairfax, and Bethesda, Md., says whenchoosing a school, key factors to consider includethe school’s location, single-sex versus co-ed, the levelof academic rigor, methods of instruction, athleticsand a child’s chance of acceptance. Dolin recom-mends school visits, tours and open houses as a wayto start narrowing down your choices.

“You’ll want to consider certain factors,” said Dolin.“Is the school close by or logistically feasible? Areyou looking for all-out rigor and accelerated academ-ics or would your child benefit more from a balanced,less intensive approach? Are sports important to yourchild? If so, this factor may make a school more orless attractive. Is the school known to be highly com-petitive, meaning that only a small percentage of stu-dents gain acceptance each year? Is the school look-ing for very high test scores and top grades? Theseare the schools that might be hard to get into. Besure your list contains some of these ‘reach’ schools,but also others that may provide a better chance ofacceptance.”

LOCAL ADMISSIONS DIRECTORS agree thatattending open houses and scheduling school visitsare effective ways to start the application process.“An admission open house is a great venue to get anoverview of a school’s environment, sense of com-munity, and the approach to teaching and learning,”said Julie Jameson, director of admission at St.Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Md. “Oppor-tunities to get to know the school are offered throughtours, speaking with current students and parents,meeting faculty and administrators, and learningmore about curriculum, activities and student life.”

Charlotte Nelsen, director of admission and finan-cial aid for The Potomac School in McLean, suggestsvisiting a school during the day when classes are in

Local educators offeradvice on selecting theright independent schoolfor your child.

Choosing a Private School

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Teacher Wassila Taylor reads with lower school studentsat The Potomac School in McLean. School visits givefamilies a chance to see classes in action and observethe level of student engagement.

These students at The Madeira School in McLean enjoyeach other’s company on campus. School visits offerprospective families an opportunity to learn about stu-dent life.

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session. “Visiting campus gives families achance to see classes in action, sense thelevel of student engagement and picturetheir child at the school,” she said.

“Observing classes and teacher-studentinteractions will give families a feel for theculture of the school,” said MimiMulligan, assistant head and director ofadmission and enrollment at NorwoodSchool in Bethesda. “How is the learn-ing environment set up? How do teacherand students interact? Are studentsworking independently orcollaboratively? Are they happy and en-gaged? Do the walls and the sounds inthe hallway sing to you?”

Julie Lewis, director of admissions andfinancial aid at Alexandria Country DaySchool in Alexandria, said, “Being in thehallways and seeing how students andteachers interact with one another gives aprospective family a feel for the school andits culture that cannot be found on awebsite.”

Richard S. Moss, director of admissionsat The Height School in Potomac, Md., saysthat an open house offers families an op-portunity to look into the “heart and soulof a school” and to get a sense of a school’strue environment. “On a superficial level, agood school ought to present an organized

and welcoming open house, but a discern-ing parent and student will look beyond theexternal trappings to discern what valuesand principles an institution holds dear andhow it implements those principles,” saidMoss. “If the principles line up with thoseof family, and the school does a good job ofimplementing them, it could be a good fit.”

Open houses, said Mulligan, offer a dif-ferent experience than a school tour. “[They]are wonderful opportunities to really delveinto curricular discussions with faculty,” shesaid. “Because open houses typically hap-pen during non-school hours, teachers andadministrators are available for conversa-tion. Current students and parents are alsousually in attendance, so if hearing aboutthe school experience from that perspectiveis important to you, then an open housewould be a worthwhile activity.”

Mulligan said she believes it’s importantto experience a school in more than one set-ting. It “allows for a deeper understandingof how a school’s mission comes alive.”

Ann Richardson Miller, director of admis-sion and financial aid for The MadeiraSchool, in McLean, also suggests that pro-spective families visit frequently and spend

time on campus outside of scheduledtours and open houses. “Come often,” shesaid. “We all have sporting events, an-nounced on our website. You should stopby a game sometime. School plays andconcerts are my favorite way to learnabout a school. These events often havelarge numbers of parents and studentsfrom the school, and it is a wonderfulway to see the culture of the school inone place.”

DURING THE VISIT or open house,parents and prospective students shouldconsider the school’s environment and askthemselves several questions, said KatherineCarbo, director of Lower School admissionat St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School in Alex-andria: “How comfortable do I feel in thisenvironment? Do the faculty appear pas-sionate and enthusiastic about teaching?Are the students focused and engaged?What is the overall philosophy of theschool? Is the approach traditional or pro-gressive?”

Classroom size and structure are otherfactors to note. “Keep your eyes peeled forthe number of children in the classroom,and try to get a feel for their daily sched-ule,” she said. “Could you imagine yourchild working and playing with the studentsand teachers you see? Visiting a school pro-vides parents with one snapshot of the com-munity. Learning more about that commu-nity takes time.”

Carbo also suggests visiting several schools.“Most of the information you collect throughreading and conversations will be reliable,”she said. “But the right match for your childmay be vastly different than your neighbor’schild or coworker’s child. This is why tour-ing different schools is important.”

Start now by calling or emailing a school’sadmission office to request a tour, saidCarbo. “When should you get started?” sheasks. “That really depends on what programyou are seeking out. Most admission sea-sons begin in October, and parents will tourin the fall or winter, a year before they hopetheir child will start school.”

The most important guide, say experts,are a parent’s instincts. “Each school has itsown distinct feel,” Carbo said. “It is up toyou to visit and see what seems to be a goodfit for your family.”

Dolin said, “Parents’ intuition is a goodguide, but you have to balance it with theneeds of your child.”

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Educators Offer Advice on Selecting Independent School

“Observing classes andteacher-student interactionswill give families a feel forthe culture of the school.”

— Mimi Mulligan,assistant head and director of admission

and enrollment, Norwood School


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Last week at McLean Children’s Academy,students, parent volunteers and teachers had agreat time planting fall flowers. MCA is locatedat the corner of Elm Street and Rt 123 inMcLean. The director, Sarah Bowlen, said “We

always try to have the front of the school looknice so the neighborhood can enjoy it. Pansiesstay beautiful even through the winter.” Thisgardening adventure was part of a science lessonfor the children.

The Beauty of Fall

From left, McLean and Great Falls students and academy staff, Director Sarah Bowlen,Founder Barbara Touchton, Enrollment Director Lydia McGrath, volunteers MelissaGorsline, Catherine Evans, Arendse Hansen, Mary Bassily, Lee Lipsey and Trish Royand children Mary and Rachel Kim, Catherine Reichert, Kate Romani, TJ Caretti, KatieGorsline, Ava Kort, Chase Evans, August Straume, Suzy Roy, Jane Lipsey, Grace Bowlenand Carol Shenouda.

Students from McLean Children’s Academy, along withparent volunteers and teachers, planted fall flowers tobeautify their little corner of McLean, at the intersectionof Elm Street and Route 123.


NATIONAL MALL | OCTOBER 26 | 9:30 AM

Dean Klein, the director of the county’s Office to Pre-vent and End Homelessness, had some good news to shareabout Jeans Day Fairfax at the Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors meeting Tuesday.

“We have been selected to receive a $25,000 Challengegrant from the Phillip Graham Fund to support the 3rd An-

nual Jeans Day event,” Klein said, adding:“This exciting grant is intended to help us to challenge

businesses, schools, faith groups and individuals to helpus meet a larger goal of $25,000.”

When the county meets its $25,000 goal, the Phillip Gra-ham Fund will provide a matching $25,000.

Turn $5 Into $50,000 to Help End Homelessness

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Who knew?

Just by wearingjeans to work, youcan actively help

nearly 3,000 men, women andchildren in Fairfax County whoface homelessness and hungerevery day.

On Tuesday, the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors proclaimedFriday, Oct. 18 “Jeans DayFairfax,” the third annual JeansDay event in Fairfax County.

Launched in 2011 by the FairfaxCounty Office to Prevent and EndHomelessness (OPEH), the eventis a popular fundraiser forhomelessness and other causesnationwide.

Jeans Day is a relatively simpleidea. Companies go casual for acause, inviting employees to weartheir jeans to work in exchangefor a $5 contribution to fighthomelessness.

Last year, more than 200 em-ployers, schools and communityresidents became denim do-gooders, pulling on a pair of theirfavorite jeans to demonstratetheir support for endinghomelessness.

The day of community give-back is sponsored by The Fairfax County Chamberof Commerce, in partnership with the Fairfax-FallsChurch Community Partnership to Prevent and EndHomelessness, The Connection Newspapers andApple Federal Credit Union.

“Northern Virginia businesses step up every day tosupport our community in many ways, but we’re es-pecially excited about this opportunity because it’s achance for employees to get involved directly,” saidFairfax Chamber President & CEO Jim Corcoran ofthe Jeans Day initiative.

“The majority of people without homes in our com-munity are children and working families,” said Dean

Klein, Director of Fairfax County’s OPEH.“Homelessness affects everyone, with social and

economic costs to the community, including increasedpublic costs for medical care and education. Every-one can help end homelessness by participating inJeans Days Fairfax.”

Klein said businesses and individuals can makeJeans Day Fairfax another huge success by being cre-ative.

“It’s fun and simple to organize. Ask people to cometo work in their jeans and make a donation of $5.It’s a great way to bring a team, a floor or the wholecompany together,” Klein said.

Wear Jeans to Work,Help End HomelessnessRegister now toparticipate inJeans Day FairfaxFriday, Oct. 18.

Dean Klein, Office to Prevent and End Homelessness;Anna Smith, Pathway Homes; Jim Corcoran, president,Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, and KayAnnShoeneman, Fairfax Chamber, gather before the Board ofSupervisors meeting’s proclamation of Oct. 18 as “JeansDay Fairfax.”

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Send announcements [email protected] is Friday for the following week’spaper. Photos/artwork encouraged. Foradditional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 18-19, 25-26Silk Purse Project. 7:30 p.m. (doors

open at 7 p.m.) at Vienna BaptistChurch, 541 Marshall Road S.W.,Vienna. A local business tycoon hasdecided to challenge the incumbentmayor. This poses a problem for hisparty, as he is both the largestcontributor and a buffoon who couldruin the entire party’s slate. $10; halfof the proceeds to benefit theShepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna.

FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS/OCT. 18-NOV. 3“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by

Steve Martin. Time TBD, at TheVienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. Albert Einstein and PabloPicasso meet at a bar called the LapinAgile in Montmartre, Paris onOctober 8, 1904, and both men areon the verge of an amazing idea. $13general admission, $11 seniors andstudents. http://www.viennava.gov/.

SATURDAY/OCT. 19Oktoberfest Ballroom Dance. 8-9

p.m. foxtrot lesson, 9-11:30pm danceat Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. Waltz,rumba, tango, swing, cha-cha, sambaand extra foxtrot to DJ music byCraig Bukowski playing tunes fromthe 1930s on; dance includes sodasand light fare, attire is ballroomcasual. $15 for dance; $5 for lesson.703-759-2685 or www.colvinrun.org.

Family Art Workshop. 10-11:30 a.m.at the McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Families are invited to learn aboutart during a day filled with a largevariety of activities. $10 per family.Register at www.mcleancenter.org.703-790 1953 or www.mpaart.org.

PetFest. Noon-3 p.m., at McLeanCentral Park, 1468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. Features a Howl-A-Ween Pet Parade and CostumeContest, a pet trick contest andexhibitorsgiving away complimentaryproducts and services, and/orproviding services at a discount, suchas free photos of their pets, free foodsamples for dogs and cats, AVIDMicrochipping at the discounted

price of $35, a free day of pet care orgrooming and free nail trims fordogs. 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, orwww.mcleancenter.org/special-events/upcoming.

Wild West Dance Fest. 7-11 p.m., atthe VFW, 1051 Springhill Road,McLean. Famous Dave’s barbeque,soft drinks and dancing to the soundsof the band, Benny Potter & WesternElectric, with help from instructorsMal and Linda Zerden; beer/winecash bar available. Proceeds benefitthe Optimist Youth Fund andscholarships. $60. 703-759-2959 [email protected].

Great Falls Art Studio Tour This WeekendGreat Falls artist Ronni Jolles works in her studio, design-ing a piece in her signature style of layered paper col-lage. Jolles is one of over 40 artists who will take partthis year in the annual Great Falls Art Studio Tour Satur-day and Sunday, Oct. 19-20, sponsored by Great FallsStudios, now in its 10th year.

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HUMANE SOCIETY OF FAIRFAX COUNTYHours: Monday-Friday 10-4 and Saturday 10-3 • 703-385-PETS

Adoptions: By appointment only. • www.hsfc.org

Once upon a time, there were 12 wonderfulfamily dogs who loved their owner and thoughtthey’d live happily ever after. Then came the daytheir owner grew old, he was taken away andthey were left homeless. They all loved eachother but their happy home was split apart. Allthe companions went separate ways and arenow looking for new loved ones. They are allterrific with other dogs, great with cats and eachand every one has a loving personality. Heatherplayed an important part in the family. She is themother dog…the oldest at 6 years, the wisest,the sweetest and with her blonde fur andexpressive eyes by far the prettiest. She needsyour love. Come and meet the best of the best!Beautiful, loving andyour soul mate!

THIS IS “HEATHER”


By David Siegel

The Connection

Finding your childhoodsense of wonder again iswhat the “The Wonder

Bread Years” is all about. It is aone-man performance combin-ing stand-up comedy and the-ater. It was written by and starsone of the original writers of the“Seinfeld” show, Pat Hazell.

A “lovely salute to childhoodthat will have the audiencelaughing and laughing ... it’shilarious” is how SarahSchallern, director for perform-ing arts, McLean’s Alden The-atre, described the show. “It’snot just for Baby Boomers buteveryone,” said Schallern, aself-described Gen Xer.

Hazell began in stand-upcomedy soon opening forRodney Dangerfield and thenJerry Seinfeld. That led to awriting gig with the Seinfeldshow and warming up the au-dience before a Seinfeld showtaping.

In an interview, Hazell de-scribed “The Wonder BreadYears” as “a sweet nostalgia,with gentle jokes about reflect-ing back to childhood.” He is anobserver and commenter on“what it was like to be a kid,like a form of comfort food in atime when we can feel bom-barded by bad news. So manyhave a hunger for escape intothe more positive and hopeful.”

Audiences can expect to be

cheerfully reminded of genera-tional influences giving them an“opportunity to laugh as agroup as they recall the simplepleasures of growing up.”

“The Wonder Bread Years”even employs toys on stage aswell as projections of visualimages to awaken memories.Hazell uses evocative images ofactual real life events asmemory inducing touchstones.Stories can run the gamut fromHalloween trick or treating toThanksgiving dinner at the“kids” table, or even how a childdealt with going to the dentistor with carrying around milk-money back in the day. Andplenty of family stories, ofcourse.

While the show is scripted,Hazell “listens to the audienceas they react, in an open doorapproach.” He enjoys what“sparks the audience as he hasa chat with them at the perfor-mance.” Hazell is always listen-ing to “continually keep theshow fresh” as he tours aroundthe country.

The show will be “positiveand forward thinking” in its 90minute, one intermission per-formance. Hazell “wants theaudience to just feel good; likethey are at a hangout party withtheir best friends, rememberingwhen.” And then asking them-selves, “did I really do thattoo?”

A good time for good memo-ries. Pass it on.

Pat Hazell in“The WonderBread Years” atthe Alden.

Childhood HappinessRemembered

Where and When“The Wonder Bread Years” at the

Alden Theater, McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Performance: Saturday,Oct. 26, 8 p.m. Tickets: $15-$30.Call 703-790-9223 or visitwww.mcleancenter.org.

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SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 19-20 Great Falls 10th Annual Studio

Tour. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The artists ofGreat Falls Studios open their studiosto the public to demonstrate theirtechniques and exhibit their latestwork.

Claude Moore Colonial Farm 1771Market Fair. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., atthe Living History Farm, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Thethrice-a-year colonial fair’s fallincarnation features fires, localapples, savory meat pies, heartybreads, tradesmen and a largerepresentation of the militia. Visit theDry Goods Store and the Gentleman’sGoods stands; dip candles; turncarpenter’s wood on the lathe; sipmulled wine; begin holiday shopping.$6, adults; $3, children ages 3-12and seniors; children under three arefree. http://1771.org/?page_id=940.

SUNDAY/OCT. 20Theatre IV’s Musical “Johnny

Appleseed.” 2 p.m., at the Alden,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Ahumorous musical for children ages 5and older; part of the McLean KidsPerformance Series, focused onJohnny Appleseed. The appleorchards he planted throughoutPennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana andIllinois played a major role in thesettlement of the nation. Tickets are$15, $10 for McLean tax districtresidents. 703-790-0123, TTY: 711 orwww.aldentheatre.org.

Organ Dedication Recital. 4 p.m., atChurch of the Holy Comforter, 543Beulah Road, Vienna. Scott Dettra,former organist of WashingtonNational Cathedral, plays music byBach, Handel, Durufle, and others tohonor Holocaust Survivor and formerassociate concertmaster ofPhiladelphia Orchestra, David Arben.Freewill offering; reception followingconcert. 703-938-6521 orwww.holycomforter.com.

THURSDAY/OCT. 24Vienna Halloween Parade along

Church Street in Historic Vienna. Theannual Vienna Halloween Paradedraws thousands of families.

Great Falls Writer’s Group. 11:15a.m.-1:15 p.m., at the Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Washington Postcolumnist John Kelly speaks on hiscolumn and the challenges of writing.

FRIDAY/OCT. 25Chica Brunsvold. 10 a.m.-noon, at the

McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. Thesignature member of both theNational and American WatercolorSocieties will be the featured speakerat the Mclean Art Society meeting,where Brunsvold will do a watercolordemonstration on Yupo paper.

SATURDAY/OCT. 26Spooktacular Pumpkin Carving

Class. 3-4 p.m., at Wildfire, TysonsGalleria, third floor, 2001International Drive, McLean. Carvethe spookiest pumpkins ever withhelp from WUSA9 reporter JessicaDoyle and Wildfire executive chefEddie Ishaq. $15/child. 703-442-9110 or wildfirerestaurant.com.

Vintage Hollywood Benefit Gala. 6-midnight, at Ritz-Carlton, TysonsCorner, 1700 Tysons Blvd., McLean.The 17th annual gala benefits theArlington Free Clinic, and features acocktail reception, silent auction,dinner and dancing. $300.www.gala.arlingtonfreeclinic.org.

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