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Eminent QuestionNews, Page 3

The Passover AmendmentNews, Page 3

Going Pink During OctoberNews, Page 4

Marymount To Host16th Annual HalloweenFestNews, Page 6

Yorktown Field HockeyFinishes District Runner-UpSports, Page 16

Eminent QuestionNews, Page 3

The Passover AmendmentNews, Page 3

Going Pink During OctoberNews, Page 4

Marymount To Host16th Annual HalloweenFestNews, Page 6

Yorktown Field HockeyFinishes District Runner-UpSports, Page 16

FallFestFallFestNews, Page 3

FallFestNews, Page 3

Friends and parishio-ners of the Church ofthe Ascension gath-ered at Lyon Park forthe 3rd annual FallFest and Walk for theHomeless on Satur-day afternoon, Oct.20. Sim Colsonwiggles through ahoop after receivingit from KatherineBryant during thehula hoop relay.

Friends and parishio-ners of the Church ofthe Ascension gath-ered at Lyon Park forthe 3rd annual FallFest and Walk for theHomeless on Satur-day afternoon, Oct.20. Sim Colsonwiggles through ahoop after receivingit from KatherineBryant during thehula hoop relay.

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community leaders and professionalsfrom the “front lines” and learn howpeople can help end homelessness inArlington. County Board memberWalter Tejada will host the event.Consider bringing a $5-10 gift card tohelp a person in need. These areavailable at grocery stores andrestaurants, such as Giant, Safeway,Subway, or Metro SmartTrip. At theCentral Library.

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Come to the Arlington TeenVolunteer Fair for 6th-12th gradersand meet representatives oforganizations who would love tohave help. Opportunities areavailable in Arlington and beyond forteen volunteers to make a differencein our community.At Central LibraryAuditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St.

MONDAY/OCT. 29“Open Door Mondays.” 7-9 p.m. The

County Board’s “Open Door Monday”

sessions are part of Chair MaryHyne’s PLACE — Participation,Leadership And Civic Engagement —initiative. County residents arewelcome to attend any session tospeak directly with County BoardMembers on any topic. Come to thescheduled session. No appointment isneeded. At 2100 Clarendon Blvd.,Courthouse Plaza, Azalea ConferenceRoom (main lobby, ground floor).

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Introductory Class. 7-8:30 p.m.$12. Classes will include all thebasics of meditation such as posture,why and how we meditate. Byapplying these people will lean howto overcome inhibitions in the face ofconflict and learn to respondskillfully. There will also be guidedmeditations to gain experience of thepractice and time for questions anddiscussion. Everyone is welcome.Class taught by lay Buddhist Teacher,Chris Jamison. Vajrayogini BuddhistCenter — Arlington Branch Location,The Griffin Center, 3800 Fairfax Dr.,Suite 5, Call 202-986-2257 or visitwww.meditation-dc.org.

TUESDAY/OCT. 30Free Career Fair. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. A free

career fair for active duty, retired,former service, Reserve/NationalGuard officer and enlisted servicemembers and their spouses will beheld at the Sheraton National Hotel,900 S. Orme St. Employers from 50regional and national companies will

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Cameron Snow leads her team across the planks in the field crossing relay.

Church Hosts Walk for the Homeless

The walk begins outside the community center at LyonPark.

Executive director of the Arlington-Alexandria Coalitionfor the Homeless Mike O’Rourke thanks church mem-bers and friends for their continued support.

Ware Colson andCameron Snow try andmake their way down thefield and back in thethree-legged race.

Friends and parishio-ners of the Church ofthe Ascension gath-ered at Lyon Park for

the 3rd annual Fall Fest andWalk for the Homeless on Sat-urday afternoon, Oct. 20.Church rector Chuck Colsonintroduced special guest MikeO’Rourke, executive director ofthe Arlington-Alexandria Coa-lition for the Homeless.The coalition, now in its 27thyear, is the beneficiary of thewalk.

At the conclusion of the walk,guests were invited to partici-pate in a medley of team gamesthat included: pumpkin bowl-ing, three-legged races, eggwalk relay, hula hoop relay, andcrossing the field on a plank. After the games, thepie judges sat and started tasting the dozen piesbaked for the pie contest while guests enjoyed

chili, cider and seasonal treats. The Church of theAscension is located at 3020 N. Pershing Drive inArlington.

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By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Nowhere is the debateabout eminent domainmore intense than the

foot of King Street in Alexandria,where city officials threatened totake land owned by the Old Do-minion BoatClub usingthe power ofeminent do-main for floodmi t iga t ion .The land isc u r r e n t l yleased by theclub as park-ing, creating ap e r p e t u a lsource of rev-enue for theorganization.As a result, anamendmentto the Virginiaconstitutionthat will be on the ballot in No-vember could have drastic conse-quences.

“Any use of eminent domain af-

ter this amendment passes, couldpotentially be more expensive forthe city,” said City Attorney JamesBanks. “How much more expen-sive, I have no idea — nor doesanyone else because it requiresfurther definition by the GeneralAssembly.”

Across Northern Virginia, localgovernmentofficials arec o n c e r n e dthat theamendmentcould increasethe cost ofpublic-worksprojects suchas buildingroads. Thelanguage ofthe amend-ment allowsland ownersto seek dam-ages from lo-cal govern-ments if they

can prove a loss of profits or a lossof access. If a county governmentprevents traffic from turning into

Eminent QuestionVoters to determine fateof amendment to limit the useof eminent domain.

“I’d be surprised if itdidn’t pass becausewhen given theopportunity to limiteminent domain,voters would probablydecide to do that.”

— Kyle Kondick, analyst withthe University of Virginia Center

for Politics

By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

Every year, the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly convenesseveral weeks after the ses-

sion to react to the governor’s ve-toes. The “veto session” frequentlyconflicts with Passover — the Jew-ish festival that commemorates theflight of the ancient Israelites outof slavery in Egypt. That posed aproblem for former Del. DavidEnglin (D-45). Should he remaintrue to his religion and skip the im-portant legislative session. Orshould he remain true to his con-stituents?

“During my first year in the Gen-eral Assembly, the reconvened ses-sion fell on Passover,” said Englin,who now lives in California.“That’s when I learned that theVirginia constitution gives theGeneral Assembly zero flexibility

over the date of the reconvenedsession, which happens after ev-ery regular session.”

The state constitution stipulatesthat the General Assembly mustconvene on the sixth Wednesdayafter the session. Because of theway the calendar falls, that fre-quently coincides with Passover.For Jews, the conflict creates a dif-ficult decision — one that hadJews such as Englin and state Sen.Adam Ebbin (D-30) working onone of Judaism’s most importantholidays.

“For Jews, it’s an important holi-day,” said Ebbin. “And every mem-ber of the General Assemblyshould be able to practice theirreligion.”

Because the language at issue isin the text of the constitution, theonly way to create flexibility is bycreating another constitutional

The Passover AmendmentAmendment would give GeneralAssembly more flexibility.


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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

A corner of Arlington turnedpink last week in obser-vance of Breast Cancer

Awareness Month. MarymountUniversity held the first ever “PinkOut MU” day to promote breastcancer awareness and share infor-mation on the disease.

The Student Health Center en-couraged the community to wearpink to show their support for thefight against breast cancer. “A large number of peoplejoined in the sprit and were wearing pink attire orpink ribbons,” said Marymount spokeswoman LaurieCallahan.

University officials provided educational material,gift bags and self breast-exam demonstrations. “Wecalled it ‘Explore Your Mountains’ to add a bit of lev-ity to it,” said Burke resident Diane M. White, RN,MSN, director of the Marymount University StudentHealth Center. “About every sixth person who cameby had a story to tell about how someone they knowhad been helped by self breast-exams.”

White said she and other health care professionals

reached out to young women. “There has been re-cent controversy in the public media about self-breastexams, particularly in younger women,” said White.“As a health care provider, I believe that if you get toknow your breasts’ structure when you are young,that can provide many benefits to you as you growold as far as being able to detect changes. The ben-efits outweigh the risks.”

White highlighted statistics that show that breastcancer is the most common type of cancer amongwomen in the United States, and added that earlydetection is critical in the treatment of breast can-cer.

How Should a Breast Self-Exam Be Performed?1) In The ShowerUsing the pads of your fingers, move

around your entire breast in a circularpattern moving from the outside to thecenter, checking the entire breast andarmpit area. Check both breasts eachmonth feeling for any lump, thickening,or hardened knot. Notice any changesand get lumps evaluated by yourhealthcare provider.

2) In Front Of A MirrorVisually inspect your breasts with

your arms at your sides. Next, raise yourarms high overhead.

Look for any changes in the contour,any swelling, or dimpling of the skin, orchanges in the nipples. Next, rest yourpalms on your hips and press firmly toflex your chest muscles. Left and rightbreasts will not exactly match — fewwomen’s breasts do, so look for any dim-pling, puckering, or changes,particularly on one side.

3) Lying Down

When lying down, the breast tissuespreads out evenly along the chest wall.Place a pillow under your right shoulderand your right arm behind your head.Using your left hand, move the pads ofyour fingers around your right breastgently in small circular motions cover-ing the entire breast area and armpit.

Use light, medium, and firm pressure.Squeeze the nipple; check for dischargeand lumps. Repeat these steps for yourleft breast.

Going Pink During October

Diane White, director of the Marymount UniversityStudent Health Center, teaches Mashawna Kimble howto do a breast self-exam.

MarymountUniversity hosts“Pink Out” toeducate youngwomen aboutbreast cancer.

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By Karen L. Bune

For the Connection

October is National Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month. It is a time to bringgreater attention to the social ills of do-

mestic violence and to address ways to reach thoseaffected by it. The physical and emotional compo-nents that embrace domestic violence are driven bythe elements of power and control. Both women andmen are impacted by the devastating effects as wellas the sometimes lethal impact of domestic violence.

Lydia Y. Marlow, a woman whose family has en-dured 60 years of intergenerational intimate part-ner violence that included her grandmother, hermother, herself, and her daughter, stepped down fromher leadership role in corporate America to developa call to action for a public awareness strategy. Hergoal is to elevate the focus on domestic violence tothe same level of attention that the fight againstbreast cancer has received.

Marlow, the founder of a grassroots domestic vio-lence organization, Saving Promise, recentlypartnered with Georgetown University’s Center forSocial Impact Communication and convened a sum-mit of communications and preventions experts whogathered in Arlington County on Sept. 29, to developstrategies for this campaign.

She has used her family’s story to have a voice,and Marlow wrote a book, “Color Me Butterfly,” thatdiscusses the intergenerational domestic abuse of herfamily. In addition, she founded the organization,Saving Promise, when her granddaughter, Promise,was 6- months- old. Promise is now 5-years-old.

Marlow’s daughter was in an extremely danger-ous and abusive situation. She learned that herdaughter had blacked out while being strangled, andher daughter, Promise, was nearby when that oc-curred. Consequently, Marlow assisted her daughterby helping her to move several times. However, theabuser located her daughter and attempted to killher twice.

“I felt like someone needed to bring national aware-ness to this,” Marlow said. “We, as a country, arevery distant around this issue because of shame andsilence connected to it. The way to break the silenceis to communicate about it. We have to engage ourcommunities — the faith-based, universities, colleges,and corporate America — in ways that have neverbeen worked before. We have to move away from areactive model to a proactive model.”

Marlow believes that most of the work and fund-ing surrounding domestic violence have revolvedaround a reactive model where resources and toolsare provided after a violent episode occurs. Herorganization’s goal is to focus more on prevention,education, and awareness.

Her desire is to also partner with the medical com-munity and, specifically, a medical facility in the area

Spotlight on Domestic ViolenceOngoing effort neededto raise awareness.


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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Marymount University stu-dents are working to makesure some disadvantagedArlington children have a

festive Halloween. Students are turning theschool’s dorms into haunted houses and thegymnasium into a carnival site.Marymount’s 16th annual HalloweenFest isset for Friday, Oct. 26.

The event attracts more than 200 cos-tume-clad children, and organizers say theycould use help from the local community.“With the increased number of childrencoming this year, we would definitely wel-come donations of candy or any type ofHalloween decorations,” said Ashley Wells,Marymount’s Community Outreach Coor-dinator “That would be a huge help to us.”

University officials said that children fromArlington- Alexandria Coalition for theHomeless, Barrett Elementary School,

Campbell Elementary School, Carpenter’sShelter, Greenbrier Learning Center,Langston-Brown Community Center areexpected to attend.

“Our gym is transformed into a carnival

celebration where each of our clubs has atable and a different crafts and games andactivities for kids to do,” said Wells. “Fami-lies who are in battered women’s sheltersor homeless shelters feel out of place at

times or like they are different. This is justa great way for them to feel like they canbe kids again and not have to worry aboutanything other than having fun.”

Wells said planned activities includepumpkin decorating, face painting and amummy wrapping game. Marymount stu-dents decorate each residence hall and takechildren on a trick-or-treating tour of eachdorm.

“We have scary or haunted house-typehallways where children can go through andget a thrill,” said Marissa McGrath, studentleader for HalloweenFest. “The childrenlook really excited when they see all thestudent tour guides dressed up in their cos-tumes. It is really great to know that wecan provide this for them.”

McGrath believes that the impact on theyoung festival-goers extends beyond Hal-loween. “You definitely hear the childreninquire about college,” she said. “It makesthem think about the future and actuallywanting to go to college.”

Vincent Stovall, director of student activi-ties at Marymount adds, “I thinkHallweenFest goes along with Marymount’smission and commitment to reaching outto the community and being a part of thecommunity.”

For more information or to items forHalloweenFest, contact Ashley Wells at 703-526-6858 or [email protected]

Marymount To Host 16th Annual HalloweenFestStudents create Halloweenwonderland forlocal children.

Marymount University students transformed the school’s gymnasiuminto a carnival site for local children as part of HalloweenFest.

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Limiting Use of Eminent Domaina parking lot, for example, a retail outlet could seekdamages for loss of access to the business. The OldDominion Boat Club, on the other hand, could seekdamages for the loss of profits on the parking spaces.

“Virginia has one of the worst state constitutionsin the entire country with regard to property rights,”said Ilya Somin, professor of law at George MasonUniversity. “Most state constitutions say you can onlytake property for a public use. But what the Virginiaconstitution currently says is you can condemn prop-erty for any reason the legislature defines as a pubicuse.”

THE AMENDMENT before voters this year is, inmany ways, part of the backlash against the U.S.Supreme Court decision in Kelo versus City of NewLondon. Virginia is one of 44 states that enacted leg-islation limiting how eminent domain could be usedin the wake of the decision, a five-to-four ruling thatopened the door to governments taking private prop-erty for “public purpose,” even if that means eco-nomic revitalization. Legislators have already passeda law that prevents government officials from con-demning property for economic development or pri-vate use, although supporters of the amendment saythe amendment would be more permanent than astatutory restriction.

“Institutionalizing it in the constitution preventsthe legislature from backsliding on this later as theywould quite possibly be inclined to do as public opin-ion moves on to other issues,” said Somin. “In theshort run, that part of the amendment would changevery little, but it would entrench this against futurechange by the legislature, which I think is very im-portant.”

The language of the amendment goes beyond codi-fying the existing prohibition against taking privateland for public use. It also creates a new way forlandowners to seek damages from local governmentsif they can prove in court that they have lost accessor profits. That concerns local government leaderswho are worried that the new limitations might dra-

matically increase the cost of public-works projectswhile inflicting unintended consequences on unsus-pecting property owners.

“There may be a perverse incentive now to look atresidential property rather than commercial proper-ties when jurisdictions might be looking at eminentdomain said state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31). “Thiscompensation for lost profits is going to be a compli-cating factor.”

THE POLITICS of eminent domain are not strictlypartisan, although Republicans seem united in theirsupport of the amendment. State Sen. George Barker(D-39) voted for the amendment last year in an ef-fort to strip out language adding the ability of prop-erty owners to seek interest on top of the loss of prof-its and loss of access. This year, he voted against thebill, which he says he opposed all along.

“It’s nowhere near as bad as the proposal that cameout of committee last year,” said Barker in an inter-view earlier this year. “But I still has very significantnegative consequences in terms of cost, and it’s alsosomething that would be very difficult to change.”

The amendment has not received much attentionthis year, and many voters may be hearing about itfor the first time when they enter the polls on Elec-tion Day. Some of the Democratic sample ballots areencouraging voters to reject the amendment, butmany say the threat of eminent domain could beenough to turn the tide in favor of the initiative.

“I can imagine why Democrats in Northern Virginiawouldn’t be as keen on the amendment as folks inother parts of the state because one can imagineeminent domain being used more because of all thedevelopment in Northern Virginia,” said KyleKondick, analyst for the University of Virginia Cen-ter for Politics. “I’d be surprised if it didn’t pass be-cause when given the opportunity to limit eminentdomain, voters would probably decide to do that.”

If the amendment is successful, members of theGeneral Assembly will have to pass another bill out-lining what would constitute a loss of profits and aloss of access.

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amendment. That’s what will be before voters thisNovember. The language on the ballot won’t say any-thing about Passover, though. Instead, it will presentvoters with a question about whether the constitu-tion should be amended to allow the General As-sembly to delay the veto session by a week.

“The fate of the commonwealth will not rise orfall with this amendment,” said Englin. “However,voters should support it because it makes sense togive the General Assembly a small amount of flex-

ibility over its own calendar to deconflict with im-portant events, without allowing so much wiggleroom that people could play politics with the sched-ule.” The amendment has no organized opposition,and passed the General Assembly overwhelmingly.It’s received very little attention, though. Many vot-ers remain unaware that it’s even on the ballot.

“The way I explained it at the Fairfax County Demo-cratic Committee when they asked me to explain itto them, I said it’s one view but if you really hateJews just vote no,” joked Del. Scott Surovell (D-44).

Alexandria cityofficials have threat-ened to take theseparking spaces usingthe power of emi-nent domain. If anamendment to theVirginia constitutionis approved byvoters in November,members of the OldDominion Boat Clubcould seek damagesfor a loss of profits.

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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.

The annual Children’s Connection is a tra-dition of well over a decade, and we begin get-ting inquiries from teachers and parents aboutsubmitting artwork and writing almost as soonas summer is over.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays,creative writing, opinion pieces, shortstories, photography, photos of sculp-ture or gardens or other creative efforts.

We ask that all submissions be digital so theycan be sent through email or delivered on CDor flash drive. Writing should be submitted inrich text format (.rtf). Artwork should be pho-tographed or scanned and provided in jpegformat.

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.Please provide the submissions by Monday,Dec. 3.

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.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents any gift that didn’t cost moneywhat would that gift be? What are you most

looking forward to in the upcoming year? Whatis one thing that you would change aboutschool? What do you want to be when yougrow up? What is your favorite animal? Whatis your favorite toy? What makes a good par-ent? What makes a good friend? What is thebest or worst thing that ever happened to you?What is the best gift you’ve ever given? Everreceived?

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

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❖ News stories from school newspapers.We welcome contributions from

families, public and private schools,individuals and homeschoolers.

Email submissions for the Arling-ton Children’s Connection to Steven Maurenat [email protected].

To send CDs or flash drives containing art-work and typed, electronic submissions, markthem clearly by school and hometown and mailthe CD to Children’s Connection, 1606 KingStreet, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Dec. 3. TheChildren’s Connection will publish the weekof Dec. 27, 2012.

Halloween Parties,SoberRide

Halloween is now as much of an adult partyas a children’s festival. Along with the Fourthof July, the holiday period including New Year’sEve and a few other dates, Halloween standsout as a holiday connected to an increase indrinking and driving.

If you will be out celebrating with alcohol,you can plan ahead. Assign a designated driver.Celebrate at home. Take public transportation.But if these plans fall through, the nonprofitWashington Regional Alcohol Program(WRAP) Halloween SoberRide program pro-vides a safety net.

For six hours from 10 p.m. on Wednesday,Oct. 31 until 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1,SoberRide serves as a way to keep impaireddrivers off the road. During this six-hour pe-riod, area residents ages 21 and older celebrat-ing with alcohol may call the toll-freeSoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI andbe afforded a no-cost (up to a $30 fare), safeway home.

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Last CallLetters to the editor from local residents

about the upcoming election should be re-ceived by Friday, Oct. 26 to be considered forpublication. Letters on candidates, bond ques-tions, election procedure or any other local,election related topics are welcome and en-couraged. Ideal letters will be about 200 wordsand convey opinion with civility. Send lettersto [email protected]

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Editorials

Not SignOf HateTo the Editor:

Sandra Corder’s letter (“WMATAprofits from hate”) is most inac-curate. The text of the AmericanFreedom Defense Initiative ad atfour Metrorail stations in D.C. andMaryland — not in Virginia —makes no mention Muslims or Is-lam at all. Opposing jihad and sup-porting Israel is not hate, and isnot an attack on Muslims.

Patrick SyringArlington

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At JFK MemorialSoldiers from Honor Guard Company, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard),salute during the playing of the national anthem during a wreath laying ceremony,Oct. 18, at the JFK grave site in Arlington National Cemetery. The Old Guard con-ducts memorial affairs to honor fallen comrades, and ceremonies and special eventsto represent the Army.

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The Arlington School Board voted Oct. 18 to waivePolicy 50-5 Transportation for the remainder of the2012-13 school year to allow Campbell ElementarySchool students who were permitted to ride an APSbus last year to receive bus transportation for the2012-13 school. The waiver was approved to avoidincreases in operational costs and to limit increased

crowding at Carlin Springs Elementary School.In addition, the board also directed the superin-

tendent to continue to evaluate bus utilization acrossAPS and to determine if any bus service can be re-stored on a temporary basis for students who nolonger receive bus service using existing transporta-tion resources.

School Board Restores Campbell School Bus

Leon Alphans Traille, Jr., 29, is facing fed-eral arson charges for allegedly throwinga Molotov cocktail into the food court areaof the Ballston Common Mall in Arlington.

Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the EasternDistrict of Virginia; Richard W. Marianos, SpecialAgent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington FieldDivision; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director inCharge of the FBI Washington Field Office; and M.Douglas Scott, Arlington Chief of Police, made theannouncement.

Traille was taken into custody on Oct. 18. The Ar-lington County Police Department had chargedTraille, of no fixed address, with the following viola-tions of Virginia State Code: reckless endangerment,attempted malicious bodily injury by use of fire, anduse of a fire bomb.

He then was charged through a federal criminalcomplaint with arson, which carries a mandatoryminimum of five years and a maximum penalty of20 years in prison, if convicted.

According to an affidavit filedwith the criminal complaint, aman possessing a gray and redbackpack threw a lit improvisedexplosive device, sometimescalled a Molotov cocktail, intothe food court area of BallstonCommon Mall in Arlington. Thedevice — a brown glass bottlefixed with matches — did not ex-

plode, but it produced a flame that was extinguished.After throwing the device, the man proceeded to thesecond floor skyway area of the shopping mall anddropped a bag containing three additional Molotovcocktails before exiting the mall.

The complaint alleges that witnesses who saw theman throwing the device provided law enforcementwith a description matching that of Traille, and avideo surveillance system allegedly caught a pictureof Traille as he exited the shopping mall. He wasapprehended in a public area near the mall in pos-session of the gray and red bag.

Arrest Follows Throwing Molotov Cocktail

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Entertainment

Market Common Clarendonpresents the third annualFALLoween, a free event for fami-lies on Saturday, Oct. 27, whichbegins at 10 a.m. with a perfor-mance by Rocknoceros, andcontinues until 2 p.m. with a pet-ting zoo, face painting, ballooncreations, DJ music, sidewalkchalking, a variety of live enter-tainment, photo opportunities(one free photo per family), plustrick-or-treating at participatingretailers.

People and pets in costume areinvited to join in the FALLoweenParade noon, led by TheJokesters.

FALLoween will go on rain orshine. All the activities are free atMarket Common Clarendon,2700 Clarendon Boulevard. Call703-785-5634 or visitwww.marketcommonclarendon.net.

The next special event at Mar-ket Common Clarendon is WinterWonderland on Saturday, Dec.15. MIX 107.3 will be on site ac-cepting donations of toys andcash in support of the US MarineCorps’ Toys for Tots drive from 10a.m. until 3 p.m., and from 4 p.m.until 7 p.m.

There will be free holiday ac-tivities and entertainment, including visits and photos with Santa Claus, whowill be arriving by fire truck. For event information, call 703-785-5634, andvisit www.marketcommonclarendon.net.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Looking to add a bit of sugary fright to Hallow-een? From swamp juice and mummy pizza tohaunted gingerbread houses and spider cupcakes,local culinary experts say ideas for frightful treatsabound.

“Halloween is really a kids’ holi-day. It’s fun and there are lots ofways to incorporate the holidayinto cooking,” said Holly Utt, di-rector of operations for Tiny Chefscooking school with classes inPotomac, Alexandria, McLean,Oakton, Springfield and Arlington.

Susan Hemphill, manager of JustCakes in Bethesda, suggests add-ing a bit of spook to a traditionalgingerbread house. “You can usegingerbread houses, but prepareicing and dye it black, orange or purple,” she said.“Instead of using candy canes and gumdrops, usethings like candy corns and licorice ropes candy inHalloween colors like black and oranges.” Hemphillis offering a haunted house decorating class for chil-dren on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Just Cakes.

From ghost cookies to spider web treats, local culinaryexperts say options for homemade Halloween treats areplentiful.

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Christine Wisnewski, an instructor at CulinariaCooking School in Vienna, believes in moderatingsweets on the most candied holiday of the year.“Given that Halloween has become synonymous withsugar-overload, I like to approach homemade Hal-loween treats with a ‘less is more’ approach,’” shesaid. “I am not a huge fan of cupcakes with heaps oftoo-sweet, neon-colored icing. I like to go light onthe frosting or skip it all together [and instead use]a light glaze of dark chocolate ganache embellishedwith decorations made from melted white chocolate.White chocolate spider webs atop dark chocolateglazed cupcakes look great.”

Utt believes that cooking classes can be educationalwhile still maintaining a spooky spirit. A few of her

tiny chefs made a pretzel-based snack called Scare-crow Mix recently. “We hadan interesting discussionabout why it is called scare-crow mix,” said Utt. “Wetalked about how scare-crows have different partsthat are put together. Thepretzels could be the strawand they were trying tomatch the different partswith what could be the part

of a scarecrow.”On Oct. 27, Tiny Chefs is offering a Halloween-

themed cooking class for children at the Falls ChurchCommunity Center. “We’ll make spooky treats galore,like Pizza Mummies, Edible Spiders & Swamp Juiceto wash it all down,” said Utt.

“Halloween is really akids’ holiday. It’s funand there are lots ofways to incorporate theholiday into cooking.”

— Holly Utt, Tiny Chefs

“First, find a very basic spider webimage to serve as a template, or drawone yourself. Line a sheet pan withparchment or wax paper and slip thetemplate under the paper. You shouldstill be able to see the design. Melt 2cups of white chocolate chips in themicrowave for 30 seconds. Stir chipsand continue heating in 10 second in-crements stirring after each interval,until chocolate is melted and smooth.Pour chocolate into a piping bag with asmall pastry tip, or a small re-sealablebag. Snip off an 1/8” of an inch off thecorner of the bag. Slowly trace over the

spider web design with the white choco-late, making sure you connect all of thelines. Move the template and repeatwith the remaining melted chocolate.Chill chocolate spider webs until firm.Gently pry spider webs off parchmentand use them to decorate cupcakes. Pip-ing requires a little bit of manualdexterity, so this project is best for olderkids. Once you’ve got the hang of it,don’t limit yourself to small spider webs.One large web atop a dark chocolatecake makes a striking decoration.”

— Christine Wisnewski

FalloweenComes toClarendon

Email announcements [email protected] is noon the Thursday beforepublication. Photos are welcome.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25Author Series. 7 p.m. Barbara

Glickman discusses “CapitolSplendor,” which coversWashington’s famous gardens such asDumbarton Oaks, and little-knowngems like Meadowlark Gardens.Arlington Central LibraryAuditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St.

Haunted Garden. 6-8 p.m. JoinArlington Public Library and thestudents of Kenmore Middle School’sDrama Club for a walk in theHaunted Garden. There will bereadings of Edgar Allan Poe’sspookiest work, festive decorationsand refreshments in the GlencarlynBranch Library. At Glencarlyn BranchLibrary Community Garden locatedat 300 S Kensington St.

FRIDAY/OCT. 26Bowling Trip. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Pick up/

return to T.J. Community Center,3501 2nd St. $12 per student,includes lunch. Registrationdeadline: Oct. 23. Use activity Code970011-B to register. Call 703-228-4747, or visitregistration.arlingtonva.us.

Free Book Event. 7 p.m. Iraqi-Afghanwar veteran Tom Young discussesand signs his most recent book, TheRenegades, a military thriller at OneMore Page, LLC, 2200 N.Westmoreland St., #101. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

Free Concert. 7 p.m. “Pershing’s Own”Chamber Music Series presents TheU.S. Army String Quartet. Musiciansfrom The U.S. Army Strings are

featured in this concert presentingmusic for string quartet with a twist:popular tunes, latin, and jazz. Freeand open to the public. Call 703-696-3399 or visit www.usarmyband.com.At Arlington Presbyterian Churchwhich is located at 3507 ColumbiaPike.

Fall Flowers and Fungi Hike. 2-4:30p.m. Adults. Join a walk with anaturalist to explore fall wildflowersand fungi. Hike is rocky and steep inplaces. Wear sturdy shoes and bringa water bottle. $5 fee due uponregistration. Registrants will becontacted with directions to themeeting site at Turkey Run Park. Call703-228-3403.

Campfire: Brother Hawk. 6-7 p.m.The whole family is invited to old-fashioned fun around the campfire.Come out to roast S’mores and learnhow to tell the difference betweentwo of most commonly seen raptors -Coopers and Sharp-Shinned Hawks.$5 fee due upon registration. Call703-228-3403.

OCT. 26 THROUGH NOV. 4Encore Stage & Studio presents

The Hobbit. Thomas JeffersonCommunity Theatre, 125 S. OldGlebe Rd. Appropriate for ages 4 andup. Adults $12; Children, Studentsand Seniors $10. Tickets may bepurchased at www.encorestage.org.Group discounts are available.

SATURDAY/OCT. 27Arlington Free Clinic will hold its

16th Annual Black Tie Benefit Gala atthe Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. Thetheme of this year’s event is “VoilàParis!”. The Clinic provides bothprimary and specialty health servicesto the uninsured and many of the

Clinic’s client services and resourcesdepend on the success of the Gala.The Gala will feature dinner, dancingto the music of Odyssey, a raffle, andan auction that includes getaways,art and more. Sponsorships areavailable at many levels; tickets are$300 per person. Visitwww.gala.arlingtonfreeclinic.org.

Free Book Event. 5 p.m. TaraLaskowski visits One More Page tochat about Modern Manners for YourInner Demons, a collection of storiescovering the more unusual etiquettetopics of homicide, dementia,illiteracy and obesity. One MorePage, LLC, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt., #101. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

Explore Arlington Nature by Bike.9 a.m.-1 p.m. Discover waterfalls,springs, rare ecosystems, championtrees, unusual rock formations andother natural features along FourMile Run from Barcroft Park toBanneker Park by bike roughly 9mile. Naturalist-led round-trip ride ata leisurely pace over mostly level,paved pathways, stopping at pointsof natural and environmental interestalong the way. Bring your own bikeand water, snacks and repair kit.Adults and teens with adult. Call703-228-6535. Meet at Barcroft Park,4200 S. Four Mile Run Dr. (exactlocation will be sent to registeredparticipants). $5 fee due uponregistration.

J. Reilly Lewis Organ Recital. 4p.m. J. Reilly Lewis will dedicate theDiGennaro-Hart pipe organ at HolyTrinity Lutheran Church. There willbe a freewill offering, but reservedseating is available in the loft andfacing the organ for $50/$25. To

Calendar

Event Schedule10 a.m. until 2 p.m.: free face

painting, petting zoo, strolling enter-tainment and characters,trick-or-treating, and more.

10 a.m.: Rocknoceros performance11:30 a.m.: Kids Circus perfor-

mance12 p.m.: FALLoween Parade for

costumed people and pets1 p.m.: Kids Circus performance

See Calendar, Page 11


E-mail: [email protected]: http://biotechnology.georgetown.edu

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purchase please [email protected]. Holy TrinityLutheran Church, 3022 WoodlawnAve., Falls Church. Call 703-532-6617 or visit www.htluther.org/Lewis.shtml.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY/OCT. 27-28Annual Studio Tour & Sale. 10 a.m.-

5 p.m. Take this free, self-guided tourto meet 14 artists in their workingenvironments and to view andpurchase art. To join the tour, visitthe Alliance websitewww.arlingtonartistsalliance.org fora downloadable map and additionaldetails, including local venuesdistributing the Studio Tour map.

MONDAY/OCT. 29Free Book Event. 7 p.m. Virginia

resident Dallas Hudgens, author ofWake Up, We’re Here, will share hismesmerizing short story collection ofdown-on-their-luck characters inAmerica. At One More Page, LLC,2200 N. Westmoreland St., #101.Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.

Film. 3 p.m. Arlington Learning inRetirement Institute will show adocumentary film on the life of thelate CIA director William Colby in theArlington Central Library, 1015 N.Quincy St. The public is invited.

MONDAYS/THROUGH OCT. 31Laugh for Health. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Great stress reliever. 45-minutes oflaughter exercises and a 15-minuteoverview about laughter yoga and itsbenefits to anyone willing to laugh.Just show up. At Arlington CentralLibrary, 1015 N. Quincy St. Call 703-228-5959.

THROUGH OCT. 31Art Exhibition. Bryan Jernigan, an

Arlington artist, is back at ArlingtonCounty’s Central Library with a newseries called “Forgotten :Remembered” which comprises 14pieces total – 10 of which will be ondisplay. Contact him at 571-263-

6317 or email [email protected].

THURSDAY/NOV. 1Brown Bag Thursdays. 1-2 p.m.

Featuring discussions RachelZampelli and Thomas Keegan stars ofSignature Theatre’s Dying City.Signature’s Mead Lobby, (4200Campbell Ave. Call 703-820-9771 orvisit www.signaturetheatre.org.

Free Book Event. 7 p.m. DennisDrabelle discusses The GreatAmerican Railroad War: HowAmbrose Bierce and Frank NorrisTook on the Notorious Central PacificRailroad, a lively account of an

important chapter of U.S.history pitting two of America’sgreatest writers against one ofAmerica’s most powerfulcorporations. At One MorePage, LLC, 2200 N.Westmoreland St., #101. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.Book Discussion. 7 p.m.Alma Katsu discusses “TheReckoning,” the second in aGothic suspense novel trilogythat began with “The Taker,”which was named a Top TenDebut Novel of 2011 by theAmerican Library Associationand has developed aninternational following. AtArlington Central Library, 1015N. Quincy St. Visit http://library.arlingtonva.us.

NOV. 1 THROUGH NOV. 17Letters from theSwallows. Immigration isalways a provocative topic.Letters from the Swallows(Cartas de las Golondrinas)dips into the personal stories ofpeople who have uprootedtheir lives The ongoing festivalruns at Gunston Arts Center-Theater Two, 2700 S. LangStreet. Tickets are $35; $30 forstudents and seniors. Call 703-548-3092 or 202-882-6227 oremail [email protected] visitwww.teatrodelaluna.org. Stillto come in the festival, whichhas shows at 8 p.m. Thursdays,Fridays and Saturdays and 3p.m. on Saturdays, are:❖ Nov. 1-3 – Ecuador: Zero noZero Teatro troupe presentsFragrances from the Past(Agüita de Viejas).❖ Nov. 3 – United States:

Miami’s Teatro Doble presents aspecial Spanish-language children’stheater production of I Call HerRusita Rojas (Yo la Llamo RusitaRojas).❖ Nov. 8-10 – Venezuela: I.E.Producciones C.A. presents KillingWords (Palabras Encadenadas).❖ Nov. 15-17 – Argentina: GazpatxoProducciones presents First TimeMother (Madre Primeriza).Tickets are $35; $30 for students andseniors. Call 703-548-3092 or visitwww.teatrodelaluna.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 2Free Concert. 7:30 p.m. Community

Concert Series feature Albert Hunt,clarinet, and Jeongseon Choi, piano.Reception follows. At Central UnitedMethodist Church, 4201 N. FairfaxDr. Visit www.cumcballston.org orcall 703-527-8844.

SATURDAY/NOV. 3Annual Soup & Pie/Bazaar. 9 a.m.-2

p.m. It will feature a variety ofhomemade soups and pies for lunch.Come for great food, good bargains,live accordion music and to supportworthwhile organizations. Free. 300N. Montague St. Call 703-524-4100or e-mail [email protected].

Annual Dominion Hills Fall CraftShow. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free and opento the public. At the Dominion HillsCommunity House at 6000 WilsonBlvd. Contact Julie Jernigan at 703-533-0957 [email protected].

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 3-4Studio Crawl. The Columbia Pike

Artist Studios Party Studio Crawl willbe held at 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 3 and 2-5p.m. on Nov. 4. Call 703-486-9368 orvisit ColumbiaPikeArtistStudios.org.

SUNDAY/NOV. 4Free Concert. 3 p.m. The U.S. Army

Orchestra in Concert A World War IIVeteran tribute concert featuring theworld premiere of Symphony No. 1by retired Col. Harold Van Heuvelen.Free and open to the public. Call703-696-3399 or visitwww.usarmyband.com. At BruckerHall, 400 McNair Road.

Free Chamber Music Concert. 4p.m. Rock Spring CongregationalChurch, 5010 Little Falls Rd.Donations accepted. Free streetparking. Visit ibischambermusic.org,or call 703-755-0960.

Entertainment

Fire Pit of HorrorJoin WSC Avant Bard for staged read-

ings of Poe and Lovecraft’s stories adaptedby company members Sara Barker andJames Finley, directed by Tom Mallan.

Experience 90 minutes of the greatesttales from gothic horror literature as WSCAvant Bard company members and friendsbring to life the works of Edgar Allan Poeand H.P. Lovecraft. Costumes Encouraged

Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. with an after party at8:30 p.m. Free. Visit wscavantbard.org.

Vampire Ball FollowsJekyll and Hyde

After a successful run of “Jekyll andHyde,” Synetic Theater has added a specialevent to celebrate on Halloween, Wednes-day, Oct. 31.

The final performance of “Jekyll andHyde” will be performed at 8 p.m.; fol-lowed by an unforgettable after-party: TheVampire’s Ball.

The Vampire’s Ball has been a Synetictradition since 2007, when it was orga-nized in conjunction with “The Fall of theHouse of Usher” performance, anothercreepy Synetic stand out.

After the show, guests will dance thenight away on the set, designed by DanielPinha, and mingle with cast and company,including star Alex Mills.

At Synetic Theater: 1800 South BellStreet, Crystal City. $60 per ticket (in-cludes show and party) or 2 tickets for$100. Ages 21 and older only. Visitwww.synetictheater.org or call 800-494-8497.

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More Halloween Fun

Walk for Homeless Benefits A-SPANStep out for your lunch break on Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31, and

join hundreds of Rosslyn business employees and residents as they take stepsto end homelessness in the first “Rosslyn Walk for the Homeless” to benefitthe Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN). This walk is partof Fannie Mae’s “Help the Homeless” community walk program and is oneof hundreds of HTH community walks taking place across the nation.

Pre-walk registration and awareness program will be held at the Boeingbuilding located at 1200 Wilson Blvd in the first floor conference room at11:30 a.m. The walk will begin at noon and follow a one mile route throughthe heart of Rosslyn and returning to Boeing for a catered lunch providedby Rosslyn area restaurants. All registered walkers will receive a walkathont-shirt. Costumes are optional.

This walk is open to everyone. You can pre-register at http://www.hthwalks.org/goto/RosslynWalk or by visiting http://www.a-span.organd following instructions there. Registration fees are 100 percent tax de-ductible and are $20 for youth (25 years old and younger) and $30 for adults(ages 26 and older). On-site registration will also be available. Those un-able to make it to the walk may register online as a Virtual Walker.

The Rosslyn Walk for the Homeless is sponsored by Boeing, Monday Prop-erties, and The JBG Companies. Additional sponsors include The RosslynBID, Hyatt Arlington, Arlington Temple United Methodist Church, and Cor-porate Executive Board.

A-SPAN provides life-sustaining services for people experiencinghomelessness in Arlington County. These include daily street outreach, drop-in services such as showers, laundry, and food, and a bagged meal programserving up to 80 individuals 365 days a year. In addition, from November1- March 31, A-SPAN operates the Arlington County Emergency Winter Shel-ter. A-SPAN offers a wide variety of housing case management servicesthrough the Permanent Supportive Housing Program and the HomelessnessPrevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program, and is a key partner in the “100Homes for 100 Homeless Arlingtonians” campaign.


Jim LauderdaleComes toArtisphere

With bluegrass and country com-positions known to millions, two-time Grammy winning internationalrecording artist Jim Lauderdale per-forms at Artisphere in the intimateDome Theatre, on Saturday, Nov. 3at 8pm. Tickets are $22. Visitwww.artisphere.com.

Lauderdale is a multi-talented per-former and songwriter, with successin both country and bluegrass mu-sic. His roots stem from the Caroli-nas, yet his career has taken him allover the United States and abroad,making him an international record-ing artist with a growing fan base. He has also walkedaway with two Grammy’s for Best Bluegrass Album,along with four additional nominations. He is amongNashville’s “A” list of songwriters, with songs recordedby artists such as Patty Loveless, George Jones, The DixieChicks, Dave Edmunds, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, VinceGill and George Strait.

Lauderdale’s musical influences include the legend-ary Dr. Ralph Stanley and George Jones. These influ-ences along with his unique sense of melody and lyrichelp forge a sound that is truly his own. His currentrelease, “Patchwork River” (his second collaborationwith Grateful Dead lyricist, Robert Hunter) is currently

on the Americana radio charts. His first Grammy was in2002 with Dr. Ralph Stanley for “Lost in the LonesomePines” (Dualtone). His next one came for his second solobluegrass album, “The Bluegrass Diaries” (Yep Roc 2007)at the 50th Grammy Awards. His first CD with Dr. Stanley,“I Feel Like Singing Today” (Dualtone/Rebel 1999) re-ceived a Grammy nomination as did his first solo blue-grass CD titled “Bluegrass”(Yep Roc) from 2006.

As a performer his credits include production, writingand collaborating on albums such as, “Wait ‘Til Spring”(SkyCrunch/Dualtone 2003) with Donna the Buffalo,and “Headed for the Hills” (Dualtone 2004) his first to-tal project with Robert Hunter.

Email announcements [email protected] and artwork are welcome. Deadlineis Thursday at noon.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 24Adult Creative Campus: Mask

Making. 7-9 p.m. Get ready forHalloween with the introduction to theskills of mask making. Learn how tocast the face, shape the mask anddecorate with paint and other objects.For people 18 and older. Tuition: $175,materials included. At the EducationLab in Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd.Visit artisphere.com.

Free LIve Music. 8 p.m. Featuring guesthosts Todd and James, artist JasonBrown. Sign up at 7:30 or 10 p.m. AtIota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd.Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25Live Jazz Thursdays: Lyle Link. 5:30

p.m. In Artisphere’s Town Hall, 1101Wilson Blvd. Visit www.artisphere.com.

Kids Euro Festival: Romania. 6:30p.m. Free. At Dome Theater.

The Almost Famous Cricket is a musicalperformance inspired by the fables ofthe French writer Jean de la Fontaine.Children will be enchanted by thepuppets, the characters, the plot, aswell as by the cheerful atmosphere ofthe show. The audience is encouragedto sing along. 1101 Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.artisphere.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 27Film: Ghostbusters. 8 p.m. $8. At Dome

Theatre, Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd.Visit www.artisphere.com.

THROUGH OCT. 27Pattee Hipschen and Her Visual

Diary. The Mezz Gallery will exhibitspaintings and monotype prints byPattee Hipschen, who captures U.S.landscapes while traveling. AtArtisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.artisphere.com.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 31Rosslyn Community Walk. 11:30 a.m.

Join the Rosslyn BID & A-SPAN in theRosslyn Walk for the Homeless onHalloween. Walkers will gather at TheBoeing Conference Room (1200 WilsonBlvd.) at 11:30 a.m. for registration anda brief presentation on homelessness inArlington County. Then walk a one-mileloop through Rosslyn to visually displaythe commitment to endinghomelessness. All walkers can enjoycomplimentary lunch & snacks fromRosslyn area restaurants at The BoeingCompany after the walk. Register onlineat http://www.bitly.com/RosslynWalkor onsite the day of the walk.Registration fees and donations are 100percent tax-deductible and support A-

SPAN’s programs to end homelessness.All walkers will receive a walk t-shirt.Contact Jan-Michael [email protected] or 703-842-0154.

Free LIve Music. 8 p.m. Featuring guesthosts Todd and James, artist JasonBrown. Sign up at 7:30 or 10 p.m. AtIOTA CLUB & CAFE, 2832 Wilson Blvd.

OCT. 31 THROUGH JAN. 5, 2013Roberto Bocci’s Streams +

Spaces. Free. At Mezz Gallery.Roberto Bocci’s Streams +Spaces in Between is a portraitof the distance between twogeographical locations. A 100-foot experimental panoramamaps the distance betweenArlington and Washington, D.C.and relocates urbanenvironments within the artgallery. Opening reception isThursday, Nov. 1, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The artist talk withDon Russell, Juror at 6 p.m.Artisphere is located at 1101Wilson Blvd. Call 703-875-1100or visit www.artisphere.com.

THURSDAY/NOV. 1Live Jazz Thursdays: The

Lovejoygroup. Live music5:30-8 p.m.; concessions specials4-7:30 p.m. The LovejoyGroup isa versatile ensemble serving upenergetic jazz, funky blues andsmooth Latin rhythms.Artisphere is located at 1101Wilson Blvd. Call 703-875-1100or visit www.artisphere.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/NOV. 2-4Adult Creativity Campus:

Photography. Ages 18+. AtEducation Lab. Tuition $300.Participants must provide theirown camera. During this three-day photo intensive, develop

skills shooting the urban landscape withphotographer Frank Hallam Day. Theclass will meet at Artisphere forinstruction.

Nov. 2: City Light/Night Light. 6-10 p.m.Learn how to use the patterns ofambient light we usually don’t notice inthe night city.

Nov. 3: Cityscape/Glasscape. 1-5 p.m.Saturday is a study of the distinctive

visual vocabulary of the city’s ubiquitousreflective surfaces.

Nov. 4: The Body In The City. 1-5 p.m.Learn how people interact physicallywith their urban environment.

NOV. 2 THROUGH NOV. 9DCWeek 2012. The main conference will

be held Thursday, Nov. 8 at Artisphere.DCWEEK is a week long festival,bringing together designers,developers, entrepreneurs and socialinnovators ofall kinds. It’s a series of hundreds ofdistributed events powered bythe community and complemented bycore conferences, parties andprojects created by festival organizersiStrategyLabs and TechCocktail. DCWEEK2011 included over10,000 attendees from around theworld. For a full list of events and toregister, visitwww.digitalcapitalweek.org.Artisphere is located at 1101 WilsonBlvd. Call 703-875-1100 or visitwww.artisphere.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 3“Night At The Palace II.” 7:30 p.m.The National Chamber Ensemble opensits 6th season at the Rosslyn SpectrumTheatre at Artisphere. ArlingtonCounty Board Chair, Mary HughesHynes will be the special opening nightguest host. At Spectrum Theatre, 1611N. Kent St. Visit www.artisphere.com.Salsa Without Borders. 5 p.m.Silent Auction Preview; 7 p.m. SalsaLessons; 8 p.m. DJ Nancy Alonso; 9p.m.-12:30 a.m. Orquesta La Leyenda.Tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at thedoor. Come early to preview SilentAuction artworks. A portion of theproceeds will benefit VEGA’s efforts tomobilize the world’s non-profiteconomic growth organizations.Artisphere is located at 1101 WilsonBlvd. Call 703-875-1100 or visitwww.artisphere.com

Jim Lauderdale

Farmers Markets…Rosslyn Farmers Market. Thursdays through

Oct. 20. Located across the street from Cupid’sGarden Sculpture. Fresh foods and goods fromregional vendors including bread and pastries,farm-fresh and organic produce, herbs andspices, exotic teas and specialty coffees,gourmet baked goods, and marinades andsauces. Monday Properties returns as a RosslynFarmers Market sponsor.

Clarendon Farmers Market. Year-round, haslocally produced breads and pastries, organicvegetables, flowers, soap, sorbet and more.Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. atCourthouse Parking Lot, 3195 North WilsonBlvd., Arlington. Also year-round onWednesdays from 3-7 p.m. at Clarendon MetroStation. Visit www.Clarendon.org. Call 703-812-8881.

Arlington Farmers Market at Courthouse.Adjacent to the Arlington County CourthouseParking Lot, at the intersection of N.Courthouse Road and N. 14th St. in Arlington.This is a ‘producer only’ market with more than30 producers. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon,year round. No dogs are allowed in the market.

… and MoreThe Antiques and Collectibles Market. At

Court House, an open air market going on sinceDec. 2002. Free parking at 2100 ClarendonBlvd. Featuring furniture, art, china, silver,jewelry, books, photographs, vintage clothing,linens, lamps, chandeliers, antique tools andmore. Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on North15th St., next to the Courthouse Parking Lot.

OngoingMONDAYS AND FRIDAYSStorytime at Kinder Haus Toys.

Storytime will begin at 10:30 a.m.Children attending events must beaccompanied by adults. 1220 N.Fillmore. Visit kinderhaus.com or call703-527-5929.

WEDNESDAYS/ THROUGH FEBURARYYarn Bomb Meet-ups + Stitch

Session. 6-9 p.m. Free. Create a yarnbombing temporary public art project inRosslyn. Meet other knitters at TownHall, 1901 N. Moore St. All ages andexperience levels are welcome. Free.Visit http://pinklineproject.com. Nomeet-ups on Oct. 31; Nov. 7, 21; orDec. 12, 26.


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Bridge Improvements CompletedVirginia Department of Transportation, state and Arlington County officials cut theribbon Oct. 17 to mark the completion of a $6 million bridge replacement project andrelated improvements to Glebe Road Bridge over Route 50.ºThe Glebe Road bridgedeck, about 100 feet long, was replaced with pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete panels.The new span is 27 feet wider than the old bridge. Other improvements included: Anorthbound left-turn lane to Route 50; a 17-foot shared-use path on one side and 11-foot sidewalk on the other; improved sight distance for right turns from Route 50 toGlebe Road, new signals, and decorative wrought-iron picket fencing, brick medians,gateway pillars and LED lighting. Glebe Road carries about 35,000 vehicles overArlington Boulevard each day, including about 300 transit bus trips per day, on routescarrying more than 8,500 riders per weekday.

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“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington’sOffice of Senior Adult Programs for Nov.5-9.

Arlington senior centers: AuroraHills, 735 S. 18th St.; Walter Reed, 2909S. 16th St.; Culpepper Garden, 4435 N.Pershing Dr.; Langston-Brown, 2121 N.Culpeper St.; Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.; Ar-lington Mill at Fairlington, 3308 S.Stafford St.; also Madison CommunityCenter, 3829 N. Stafford St.; TJ Com-munity Center, 3501 S. 2nd St.

Senior trips: Hokkaido SeafoodBuffet, Falls Church, $22, Monday, Nov.5; Suzanne Farrell Ballet Open Re-hearsal, The Kennedy Center, $23,Wednesday, Nov, 7; Ukranian Embassydinner and entertainment, $101, Thurs-day, Nov. 8; Strathmore Museum ShopAround, Bethesda, $21, Friday, Nov. 9;“War Horse”, The Kennedy Center, D.C.,$114, Saturday, Nov. 10. Call ArlingtonCounty 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Reg-istration required.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s local mas-terpieces, Monday, Nov. 5, 1 p.m.,Aurora Hills. Cost $6. Register, 703-228-5722.

Intro to senior services, Monday,Nov. 5, 10:15 a.m., Walter Reed. Free.Details, 703-228-0955.

Full fitness exercise program,weekdays, M-W-F, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., TJ.$60/15 sessions, $4 drop-in. Details,703-228-5920.

Pickleball games and coaching,beginners, weekdays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.,Walter Reed. Details, 703-228-0955.

Foreign language conversationgroups at Langston-Brown. Free. Callfor days and times, 703-228-6300.

Indoor walking program, Tues-days, 9:30 a.m., Langston-Brown. Free.Details, 703-228-6300.

Backyard habitats for birds,Wednesday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown. Free. Register, 703-228-6300.

Women’s basketball program,Wednesdays, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Langston-

“Flourishing After 55”

Brown. Details, 703-228-4771.Conquer day-to-day clutter,

Thursday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m., Walter Reed.Free. Register, 703-228-0955.

Medicare updates, Thursday, Nov.8, 4 p.m., Langston-Brown. Free. Regis-ter, 703-228-6300.

The Arlington Writers group,new or published, Thursday, Nov. 8, 1p.m., Langston-Brown. Free. Details,703-228-6300.

Eighth Annual After-the-Elec-tion Forum with members of theArlington/Alexandria General Assem-bly, Friday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m., Fairlington.Details, 703-228-1733.,

Make a difference in a sixthgrader’s life, Friday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m.,Walter Reed. Register, 703-228-0955.

How walking keeps brainsharp, Friday, Nov. 9, 11:15 a.m., Au-rora Hills. Free. Register, 703-228-5722.

Fast paced walking group, Fridays, 9a.m., Aurora Hills. Free. Register, 703-228-5722.

ROBBERY, 1100 block of N. UtahStreet. On Oct. 16 at 9:56 p.m., a femalevictim was walking home from theBallston Metro station when she wasattacked by a male subject and had herpurse stolen. The victim chased the manbriefly on foot until she lost sight of himbehind a row of townhouses. The sus-pect is described as a black or Hispanicmale, approximately 5’8” tall and veryheavy set, with a bald head. He waswearing a black hooded sweatshirt, greysweatpants and white sneakers at thetime of the incident.

ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY,1400 block of S. Hayes Street. At 10:18a.m. on Oct. 12, a subject brandished afirearm in an attempt to rob a sales as-

sociate at Nordstrom’s of jewelry. Thevictim hit a panic alarm and the suspectfled the scene on foot without any mer-chandise. The suspect is described ablack male, approximately 6’0” tall and230 lbs. He was wearing a black bubblevest with a red shirt and had a black hatwith sunglasses on at the time of theincident.

BURGLARY, 3800 block of N. WilsonBoulevard. Between 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15and 10:10 a.m. on Oct. 16, an unknownsubject(s) broke into a business througha back door and stole a 36” Sharp flatscreen TV and at least 10 pairs of shoes.There is no suspect(s) description.

BURGLARY, 1000 block of N. Ar-

lington Boulevard. Between 9 a.m. and6 p.m. on Oct. 15, an unknownsuspect(s) entered a victim’s residenceand stole a Bose iPod docking station.There is no suspect(s) description.

BURGLARY, 500 block of S. 26thStreet. Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. onOct. 11, an unknown suspect(s) entereda residence and stole items to include alaptop, watch and money. There is nosuspect(s) description.

BURGLARY, 1600 block of N. FortMyer Drive. Between 6 p.m. on Oct. 12and 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, an unknownsuspect(s) forced entry into an officesuite and stole two laptops. There is nosuspect(s) description.

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look for potential employees in avariety of job skills. Businessesand organizations attendinginclude Microsoft, CGI Federal,Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Chick-fil-A, Inc. and more. Several free,60-minute pre-career fairtransition seminars are open tothe public. “How to Work aCareer Fair,” “Interviewing BestPractices,” and “Federal JobSearch” seminars will be heldfrom 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. “EvaluatingEmployee Benefits” will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.Afternoon seminars include“LinkedIn and NetworkDevelopment” and “NegotiatingStrategies” which will be heldfrom noon to 1 p.m. Nopreregistration is required. Call800-234-MOAA (6622) toll-free,e-mail [email protected], orvisit www.moaa.org/careerfair.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/NOV. 2-3Reunion. The Washington-Lee High

School class of 1972 is planning a40th reunion. For moreinformation, [email protected] [email protected].

FRIDAY/NOV. 9Free Screening. 10:30 a.m. & 1:30

p.m. Virginia Hospital Center andCare Options will be sponsoringfree, confidential memoryscreenings to promote properdetection of memory problemsand provide education aboutsuccessful aging. Call 703-237-9048 to schedule an appointment.

MONDAY/NOV. 12Elder Services Award. 7-9 p.m.

Culpepper Garden announces itsfourth annual Elder ServicesAward at the Signature Theatre inShirlington. The emcee will beDoreen Gentzler, Channel 4 newsanchor. Recipients of theseawards have demonstrated theirdedication and service to theelder community in ArlingtonCounty and this year’s recipientswill be Goodwin HouseFoundation and Arlington CountyAdult Protective Services. Thisevent is open to the public andthere is a suggested donation atthe door. All donations are usedto provide meals and custodialcare for the residents of assistedliving facility. Contact LeeKaplowitz, director ofdevelopment at 703-528-0162 orvisit www.culpeppergarden.org.

ONGOINGVolunteers Needed. Northern

Virginia Family Service seeksvolunteers to serve as mentors tolow-income seniors, Tuesdays andThursday between the hours of 9a.m.-5 p.m. Volunteers will workone-on-one with seniors to helpthem plan and maintain monthlybudgets, enroll in appropriatebenefit programs and providefriendly support to lift the spiritsof aging clients, among otherduties. The position is located atCulpepper Gardens, 4435 NorthPershing Dr. To sign up, contactNavara Cannon [email protected] or call 571-748-2536.

Lifeline Personal Alert System.Virginia Hospital Center SeniorHealth staff locally manage thepersonal emergency responsesystem. Help is available 24 hoursa day, seven days a week.Monthly cost starts at $42. Call703-558-6859 for moreinformation.

Volunteers. Applications now beingaccepted for the 2013 Class of

TreeStewards. The TreeStewardsof Arlington and Alexandria arevolunteers dedicated to improvingthe health of our urban treesthrough educational programs,tree planting and care,demonstrations and treemaintenance throughout thecommunity. New volunteertraining will be held onWednesday evenings, startingFeb. 13 through April 2013, withsome Saturday mornings. Fun andinteractive training is provided byrecognized experts in tree careand citizen advocates. For moreinformation and to complete anapplication, visitwww.TreeStewards.org or call703-527-2349.

Plant Clinics. If you wonder howto grow great tomatoes, whichtree is best for your homelandscape, or what strange insectyou have found, VCE MasterGardeners can help you find theanswers at weekly Plant Clinics inthe following locations:

* Arlington Central Library PlantClinic, 1015 N. Quincy St.,Thursdays from 6:45-8:45 p.m.,through Nov. 15.

VCE Master Gardener Help Desk(703-228-6414), [email protected]. Homegardeners are also welcome tovisit the Virginia CooperativeExtension (VCE) office at 3308 S.Stafford St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., andwww.ext.vt.edu.

Volunteers Needed. ArlingtoniansMeeting Emergency Needs (AMENInc.) seeks volunteers who willtake social workers’ calls fromhome 1-5 p.m., one or twoweekday afternoons per month.Approve requests for emergencyfinancial assistance for theirclients. Must have some computerskills to record requests onAMEN’s laptop computer.Training and ongoingconsultation provided. Contact703-558-0035 [email protected]. Visitwww.emergencyneeds.org.

Arlington Commission on Long-Term Care Residences.Commission members areappointed by the County Boardand must live or work inArlington. For more informationor an application, contactwww.arlingtonva.us/aging orCarolyn Ferguson at 703-228-1700, TTY 703-228-1788, [email protected].

Volunteers Needed. ArlingtonMeals on Wheels needs volunteersto deliver meals to homeboundMondays to Fridays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call 703-522-0811 [email protected].

Donations Needed. Our LadyQueen of Peace is seeking toreplenish its food pantry.Particularly needed are rice (largebags appreciated, the pantry willrebag), dry beans, cannedvegetables, soup, small jars ofpeanut butter, small jars of jelly,pasta and pasta sauce. 2700South 19th St.Visitwww.ourladyqueenofpeace.org.

Instruments Wanted.Instruments of any type orsize — from a piano to a piccolo,for an orphanage in Haiti. ContactMiriam Miller, Opera Guild ofNorthern Virginia for pick up.703-536-7557;[email protected];www.operaguildnova.org.

Volunteer to Make a Difference.Enhance the quality of care andquality of life in Arlington’s long-term care residences, advisepublic officials about long-termcare needs in Arlington, andsupport access, availability andaffordability in Arlington’s long-term care residences by joiningthe Arlington Commission onLong-Term Care Residences. Visitthe Agency on Aging website atwww.arlingtonva.us/aging.

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Sending Conservationists AbroadU.S. Rep. Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat and Ranking Member on the HouseInterior and Environment Appropriations Committee, toured the offices of Conserva-tion International in Arlington and hosted a town hall meeting with its staff last month.During his visit, Moran announced introduction of legislation, the “International Con-servation Corps Act of 2012,” to establish a volunteer program sending conservation-ists to work on sustainable development projects abroad.

Capital One ReadersCapital One Bank volunteers read to children at the Head Start Center on GeorgeMason Drive in Arlington, Thursday, Oct. 18. This activity was part of the bank’sOne Week of Service, where employees volunteer to help meet the needs of localcommunities where they live and work. Above, from left, are Katherine Hernandez,age 3; Allison DePaolo, and Maeve Taylor.

Regan Linke, a veteran of the hos-pitality industry, has been namedgeneral manager of Crystal Gate-

way Marriott, situated in the heart ofArlington’s Crystal City district at 1700Jefferson Davis Highway. Linke rejoinsCrystal Gateway Marriott hotel fromWestfields Marriott Washington Dulles ho-tel, where he served as general managersince 2007.

In his new role, Linke will be responsible for allhotel operations, including: 697 guestrooms andsuites, over 34,000 sq. ft. of pre-function and eventspace with the largest hotel ballroom in Arlington,and three restaurants/lounges, including RestaurantMez, The Atrium Lounge and Einstein Bros Bagels.

Linke began his 29-year career with Marriott In-ternational in 1982 as part of the opening team at

Crystal Gateway Marriott. Linke has exten-sive experience in operations and has heldseveral senior leadership roles includinggeneral manager over the last 20 years. Inaddition to Westfields Marriott, he servedas general manager at two conference cen-ter hotels in New York, Georgetown Uni-versity Conference Center, and three North-ern Virginia Marriott hotels: Tysons Cor-

ner Marriott, Washington Dulles Airport Marriott, andWashington Dulles Marriott Suites. Linke graduatedfrom the College of William and Mary with a degreein government. He currently holds the position ofvice chairman of the board for Fairfax County’s Con-vention and Visitor’s Bureau and sits on the board ofdirectors for the Dulles Regional Chamber of Com-merce. Linke resides in Reston, with his wife, Tonia,and daughter, Kelsey.

Linke Named GM at Crystal Gateway Marriott

Next Top Author?Chelsea Hicks Bryan of Arlington, pictured with herhusband, Alex, ranked 12th this week in the nationalwriting competition America’s Next Top Author. Witha combination of social media, votes and the jury’sdiscernment, the America’s Next Top Author competi-tion compiles nominees, one each week through Nov.27. Should Bryan get a nomination before Tuesday,Nov. 27, she’ll advance to the next round. To read herstory, visit Bryan’s author page at http://www.ebookmall.com/author/chelsea-hicks-bryan. Thecouple lives in Ballston in Arlington and are recentgraduates from the University of Virginia. Bryan is aneditorial assistant for Connection Newspapers.

Dr. Marta C. Wilson,founder and CEO ofTransformation, Inc. has

been elected to serve on EasterSeals Greater Washington-Balti-more Region’s board of directors.Wilson makes her homes in bothArlington and Harrisonburg, Va.

A management systems engi-neering company, TSI helps mili-tary and civilian leaders within theDefense community achieve theirgoals in ways that are efficient,effective and responsive.

Under Wilson’s leadership, thecompany has received numerousaccolades from Defense organiza-tions, and was named one of Inc’sFastest Growing Companies inAmerica.

Specializing in leadership effec-tiveness, Wilson holds a Ph.D. andM.S. in industrial and organiza-tional psychology from VirginiaTech and a B.A. in academic psy-chology from the University ofTennessee.

Wilson recently authored“Everybody’s Business,” a primerfor leaders focusing on engagingthe total enterprise to boost qual-ity, speed, savings and innovation.

Guided byTSI’s commit-ment to corpo-rate social re-sponsibi l i ty,the first-yearproceeds from“Everybody’sB u s i n e s s ”book sales willbe donated to the company’s fourcharities of choice, one of whichis Easter Seals.

For more than 75 years, EasterSeals Greater Washington-Balti-more Region has been providingservices to ensure that all peoplewith disabilities or special needsand their families have equal op-portunities to live, learn, work,and play in the communities. Ser-vices are delivered through a net-work of 19 sites where participantsand their families find support,hope, medical care, and enjoyableactivities.

In addition to serving the over-all community, Easter Seals placesan emphasis on the needs ofwounded warriors, veterans, ac-tive duty military, and their fami-lies.

Wilson Joins Easter SealsBoard of Directors


For an Open House Listing Form,call Deb Funk at 703-778-9444 or e-mail

[email protected]

All listings due by Monday at 3 P.M.

OPEN HOUSESIN ARLINGTON OCTOBER 27 & 28

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com and click on the “This Week in Real Estate” link.

222012210 Kenmore St............$1,399,999........Sun 1-4............Jason Stone .....Keller Williams .. 703-562-1800

2211 19th Ct N .................. $943,500..Sat/Sun 2-4 ......... J. Eric Ritland ...American Realty .. 703-868-8196

500 N. Garfield St .............. $839,900..Sat/Sun 1-4.............Ron Cathell .....Keller Williams .. 703-975-2500

222023650 S Glebe Rd #152.......$439,900........Sun 1-4.........Jackie Schillig...............Weichert .. 703-200-4919

3850 Glebe Rd S #344.......$374,999........Sun 1-4...........Phil Cefaratti...............Weichert .. 703-549-8700

3650 S Glebe Rd #659.......$324,900........Sun 1-4 ............Derek Carey...............Weichert .. 703-200-4919

1300 Army Navy Dr #203...$250,000........Sun 1-4..............Joni Koons...............Weichert .. 703-549-8700

222055204 20th St N .................. $874,400........Sun 1-4........Ashton Vessali...............Weichert .. 703-760-8880

222073721 Wakefield St...........$1,649,000........Sun 1-4....Alexandra Holden...............Weichert .. 703-527-3300

4125 26th Rd..................$1,275,000........Sun 1-4..............Julia Avent................RE/MAX .. 703-525-4993

3120 N. Thomas St ............$909,900........Sun 1-4..Ramona Schneider...............Weichert .. 703-405-1921

1704 N. Quincy St..............$849,900........Sun 1-3.........Ronnie Molina...............Weichert .. 202-361-7931

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Spotlight on Domestic Violence

Lydia Y. Marlow discusses her grassroots domestic vio-lence organization, Saving Promise.

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to engage in this effort. Marlowbelieves health care professionalsneed to be trained to ensure thereis integration with the advocacycommunity for victims to be ableto get the help they need.

The family doctor, gynecologistand even the pharmacist need tobe on the front end of the preven-tion side in addition to providingcare.

Referring to the 2011 Center forDisease Control year-long studythat produced a document of morethan 100 pages, Marlow pointedout that intimate partner violenceis the worst it has been in decades.She attributes part of that reasonto the lack of prevention andawareness. “There’s somethinggoing around the culture thatneeds to be addressed.

We need to have a different con-versation and strategy around thisissue. I’m courageous enough to do this. My passioncomes from literally trying to save Promise,” she said.

Marlow has a five-year strategy in mind that in-cludes launching the national public awareness andadvocacy initiative in 2013. She wants to pilot a pro-gram in the Washington D.C. metropolitan region aswell as six to eight metropolitan cities that have ex-perienced the highest rate of domestic violence.

Her desire is to launch it on the national level witha positive and empowering approach. Inclusive ofthe health care model, she also wants to provide edu-cation and awareness in the workplace. “We’ve gotto make this story America’s model,” she said.

Karen L. Bune, a freelance writer, serves as an adjunct pro-fessor at Marymount University in Arlington and George MasonUniversity in Fairfax.

Navy Seaman Recruit Mor-gan S. Peak, sister of Mia C. Peakof Arlington, recently completed U.S.Navy basic training at Recruit Train-ing Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Navy Seaman Justin R.Rodriguez, son of Denia M. Santosof Arlington, recently completed U.S.Navy basic training at Recruit Train-ing Command, Great Lakes, Ill.Rodriguez is a 2010 graduate ofWestlake High School of Waldorf,Md.

Navy Cmdr. Jeff Oakey,brother of Jon Oakey of Arlington, iscurrently deployed. Oakey alongwith fellow Sailors and Marines de-ployed aboard the amphibioustransport dock ship USS New Orleans(LPD 18) are taking full advantage ofthe Volunteer Tax Assistance (VITA)program offered on board the ship.

Navy Lt. Joseph F. Reardon,son of Marian L. Reardon of Arling-ton, and Michael P. Reardon, ofArlington, recently reported for dutywith Training Squadron 22, NavalAir Station, Kingsville, Texas.Reardon is a 2001 graduate ofGonzaga College High School ofWashington, D. C. and joined theNavy in May 2005. He is a 2005graduate of U.S. Naval Academy,Annapolis, Md., with a BS degree.

Air Force Airman Matthew C.Blitz graduated from basic military

training at Lackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Texas.

Blitz is the son of Shari Crandallof Northwest Fort Clatsop Street,Bend, Ore., and William Blitz ofSalem Heights Avenue South, Sa-lem, Ore. He is a 2009 graduate ofWakefield High School, Arlington.

Marine Corps Pfc. AdrianFerrufino Beltran, a 2010 gradu-ate of Washington-Lee High School,Arlington, recently completed 12weeks of basic training at MarineCorps Recruit Depot, Parris Island,S.C..

Army National Guard Pfc.Fatima A. Stuart has graduatedfrom basic combat training at FortJackson, Columbia, S.C. Stuart isthe daughter of Tonya Martin ofCarter Lane, Woodbridge. She is a2008 graduate of Washington LeeHigh School, Arlington.

Navy Lt. j. g. Lincoln A.Nesbit, son of Holly and Lee Nesbitof Arlington, was recently desig-nated a Naval Aviator while servingwith Carrier Airborne Early Warn-ing Squadron 120, Naval AirStation, Norfolk. Nesbit is a 2005graduate of Yorktown High Schoolof Arlington, and joined the Navy inMay 2009. He is a 2009 graduate ofVirginia Polytechnic Institute &State University, Blacksburg, with aBA degree.

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

As 9 p.m. approached, members ofthe Yorktown field hockey teamremained huddled on the sidelineat Mount Vernon High School

long after Monday’s National District fieldhockey tournament final had ended. Play-ers critiqued their performance that eveningand head coach Stephanie DuVall remindedthe Patriots there was still more field hockeyto be played.

Mount Vernon defeated Yorktown, 2-0, onOct. 22 to capture its third district champi-onship in the last four seasons. Regardlessof the outcome, the fact Yorktown had anopportunity to play for a district title aftergraduating 12 seniors from last year’s teamhad DuVall feeling the Patriots over-achieved.

“I thought going into this season it would

be more of a rebuilding year,” she said. “Ithink only because of how hard they workeddid it end up surpassing my expectationsfor this year.”

Yorktown entered the tournament as theNo. 3 seed. The Patriots secured a berth inthe regional tournament by defeatingStuart, 4-0, in the first round on Oct. 16.The following night, Yorktown defeateddefending district champion Washington-Lee, 2-1, in overtime to earn its first trip tothe district title game since 2008.

The district championship game wasscheduled for Saturday, but moved to Mon-day due to poor field conditions at MVHS.Yorktown faced a Mount Vernon team thatentered the contest with a 14-3-1 record,was undefeated against district competitionand had allowed only six goals all year, in-cluding just one against district foes.

Yorktown faced a two-goal deficit at half-time and never recovered.

“Yorktown has not reached the districtfinals since 2008 so it’s a great accomplish-ment as a team to make it here,” Yorktownsenior Jennie Basile said. “I think a lot ofpeople underesti-mated us becausewe lost 12 seniorslast year, so tomake it here and towork really hard,I’m proud of myteam as a whole.”

Mount Vernonsenior Gabby Ockerscored both goalsfor the Majors, whohave reached thec h a m p i o n s h i pgame each of thelast four seasons.

“At the beginningof the season, ourteam goal was to dominate and that’s whatwe did,” Ocker said. “We dominated the dis-trict [and] we dominated this game becauseof all the preparation we had.”

The loss dropped Yorktown’s season

record to 11-8 and set up a meeting withHerndon, the Concorde District’s No. 3 seed,in the first round of the Northern Regiontournament on Tuesday at Yorktown High

School. The gamewas played afterThe Connection’sdeadline.

All-National Dis-trict first- and sec-ond-team memberswere honored athalftime of thec h a m p i o n s h i pgame.

Yorktown seniormidfielder Basile,senior forwardTierney Patton, se-nior forwardCarolanne Wilsonand senior de-

fender Sophie Frank each earned first-teamaccolades. Sophomore midfielder MargaretDoyle, senior defender Erika Vikander andjunior defender Mary Cowden were mem-bers of the second team.

Yorktown Field Hockey Finishes District Runner-UpPatriots reach championship gamedespite loss of 12 seniors.

Yorktown’s Tierney Patton, left, reaches in to defend against Mount Vernon’s LizzySagar during the National District field hockey championship game on Oct. 22 at MVHS.

Yorktown’sJennie Basilecontrols theball during theNational Dis-trict fieldhockey cham-pionship gameagainst MountVernon on Oct.22 at MVHS.

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“I thought going into thisseason it would be more ofa rebuilding year. I thinkonly because of how hardthey worked did it end upsurpassing myexpectations for this year.”

— Yorktown field hockey coachStephanie DuVall

Sports

Yorktown FootballShuts OutFalls Church

The Yorktown football team recordedits first shutout of the season on Oct. 19,beating Falls Church 48-0. The Patriotsimproved their record to 8-0, including5-0 in the National District.

According to stats from the Washing-ton Post’s Web site, Yorktown runningback M.J. Stewart carried 10 times for 116yards and two touchdowns. He also re-turned a punt 82 yards for a score. Quar-terback Will Roebuck completed 11 of 12passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns.

Yorktown will host Mount Vernon for Se-nior Night at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26.The Patriots will close the regular seasonon the road against Washington-Lee on Nov.2.

O’Connell FootballSnaps Losing Streak

The Bishop O’Connell football team de-feated Bishop McNamara, 31-14, on Oct.20. The Knights snapped a three-game los-ing streak and improved their record to 5-3.

According to stats from the WashingtonPost’s Web site, O’Connell quarterbackLeighton Dassau completed 23 of 39 passes

Wakefield FallsShort Against Stuart

The Wakefield football team held anopponent to a season-low 19 points onOct. 19, but it wasn’t enough for a vic-tory as the Warriors lost to Stuart, 19-7.Wakefield dropped to 0-8, including 0-5in the National District.

Wakefield’s Zain Khokhar completed 9of 17 passes for 129 yards. AlsenyDiawara rushed for 38 yards.

The Warriors will travel to faceEdison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26before closing the regular season witha home game against Mount Vernon onNov. 2.

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for 344 yards. Marquis Rowe had 11 recep-tions for 131 yards and Kamrin Moorecaught five passes for 124 yards.

O’Connell will travel to face Good Coun-sel at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27.

W-L FootballLoses to Hayfield

The Washington-Lee football teamdropped to 4-4 with a 38-0 loss to Hayfieldon Oct. 19. The Generals have lost twostraight after a 4-2 start.

W-L will travel to face Stuart at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 26 before wrapping up theregular season with a home game againstYorktown on Nov. 2.


The Auburn SchoolThe Benedictine SchoolChelsea SchoolThe Children’s GuildCommonwealth AcademyCortona AcademyThe Diener SchoolEagle Hill SchoolEchelon AcademyThe Frost SchoolThe Gow SchoolThe Katherine Thomas SchoolKingsbury Day SchoolThe Lab School of WashingtonLandmark School

Little Keswick SchoolThe Maddux SchoolMANSEFMcLean School of MarylandThe Model Asperger Program andThe Multiple Learning Needs ProgramNational Child Research CenterThe Newton SchoolThe Nora SchoolOakland SchoolOakwood SchoolParkmont SchoolThe Shire SchoolThe Siena SchoolThe Wye River Upper School

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Sunday, October 28th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

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Anglican Restoration Anglican Church...703-527-2720

Assemblies of God Arlington Assembly of God...703-524-1667

Calvary Gospel Church...703-525-6636Baptist

Arlington Baptist Church...703-979-7344Bon Air Baptist Church...703-525-8079

Cherrydale Baptist Church...703-525-8210 First Baptist of Ballston...703-525-7824McLean Baptist Church...703-356-8080

Memorial Baptist Church...703-538-7000 Mt. Zion Baptist Church...703-979-7411

Baptist-Free Will Bloss Memorial Free Will

Baptist Church...703-527-7040Brethren

Church of The Brethren...703-524-4100Buddhist

The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center…202-331-2122Catholic

St. Agnes Catholic Church...703-525-1166Cathedral of St Thomas More...703-525-1300

Holy Transfiguration Melkite GreekCatholic Church... 703-734-9566

Our Lady of Lourdes...703-684-9261Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic

703-979-5580St Ann Catholic Church...703-528-6276

St. Charles Catholic Church...703-527-5500

Vatican II Catholic CommunityNOVA Catholic Community...703-852-7907

Church of ChristArlington Church of Christ...703-528-0535

Church of God – Anderson, IndianaChurch of God...703-671-6726

Christian ScienceMcLean - First Church of Christ,

Scientist...703-356-1391First Church of Christ,

Scientist, Arlington...703-534-0020Episcopal

St. Andrew Episcopal Church...703-522-1600St. George Episcopal Church...703- 525-8286

St Johns Episcopal Church...703-671-6834St Mary Episcopal Church...703-527-6800

St Michael S Episcopal Church...703-241-2474St Paul Episcopal Church...703-820-2625

St Peter’s Episcopal Church...703-536-6606St Thomas Episcopal Church...703-442-0330

Trinity Episcopal Church...703-920-7077 Lutheran(ELCA)

Advent Lutheran Church...703-521-7010Faith Lutheran Church...703-525-9283

German Lutheran Church...703-276-8952Lutheran Church of The Redeemer...703-356-3346

Resurrection Lutheran Church...703-532-5991Lutheran (Missouri Synod)

Our Savior Lutheran Church...703-892-4846

NazareneArlington First Church of the Nazarene

...703-525-2516Non-Denominational

New Life Christian Church -McLean Campus...571-294-8306

Celebration Centerfor Spiritual Living...703-560-2030

Metaphysical Arlington Metaphysical Chapel...703-276-8738

PresbyterianArlington Presbyterian Church...

703-920-5660Church of the Covenant...703-524-4115

Clarendon Presbyterian Church…703-527-9513

Little Falls Presbyterian Church…703-538-5230

Trinity Presbyterian Church...703-536-5600Westminster Presbyterian...703-549-4766

Presbyterian Church in AmericaChrist Church of Arlington...703-527-0420

Synagogues – Conservative Congregation Etz Hayim...

703-979-4466Synagogues – Orthodox

Fort Myer Minyan...703-863-4520Chabad Lubavitch

of Alexandria-Arlington...703-370-2774Synagogues –

ReconstructionistKol Ami, the Northern Virginia

Reconstructionist Community ... 571-271-8387Unitarian Universalist

Unitarian Universalist Churchof Arlington…703-892-2565

United MethodistArlington United Methodist Church

...703-979-7527Trinity United Methodist Church

of McLean...703-356-3312Charles Wesley United Methdist...

703-356-6336Calvary United Methdist...703-892-5185

Cherrydale United Methodist...703-527-2621Chesterbrook United Methodist

...703-356-7100Clarendon United Methodist...703-527-8574

Community United Methodist...703-527-1085Mt. Olivet United Methodist...703-527-3934

Walker Chapel United Methodist...703-538-5200

United Church of ChristBethel United Church of Christ...703-528-0937

Rock Spring CongregationalUnited Church of Christ...703-538-4886

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SUNDAY LITURGY SCHEDULE:Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PMSunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM1:30 PM Spanish Liturgy5312 North 10th StreetArlington Virginia 22205Parish Office: (703) 528-6276

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Thirty-eight Arlington PublicSchools students earned summa cumlaude and received gold medals forscores received on the National LatinExam. Nearly 200 Arlington studentstook the exam with 40 students also re-ceiving a silver medal (maxima cumlaude), 51 earning a bronze medal (ma-gna cum laude) and 52 earning cumlaude. The National Latin Exam is givento students at six levels of Latin and cov-ers grammar, reading comprehension,Roman culture, history, geography andmythology and etymology. The studentswho earned medals are:

GOLD SUMMA CUM LAUDEH-B Woodlawn: Adian Walker –

Latin I; Siena Grevatt – Latin I; CaseyWilson – Latin I; Kai-Lan Olson – LatinII; Amanda Hayes – Latin III; JimmyStinneford – Latin III.

Swanson: Kelsey Wengert – Latin I;Momoka Keicho – Latin I; CharlotteMaskelony – Latin I; Jade Riopelle –Latin I; Sophia Kingsley – Latin I; JamesGusmer – Latin I; Margaret Hirschberg– Latin I; Winston Stemler – Latin I;Daniel O’Connor – Latin I; Bryce Rusk –Latin I; Marcus Alde – Latin II; LydiaCawley – Latin II; Matthew Dabu – LatinII; John Doll – Latin II.

Williamsburg: Sophia Warnement –Latin I; Savannah Jones – Latin II;Apollo Yong – Latin II; Washington-Lee;Daphne Martin – Latin I; ClaireSpaulding – Latin III; Ivan White – LatinIII; Caitlin Fitzsimmons – Latin IV

Yorktown: Innis Hitt – Latin I; HenryLove – Latin I; Jake Thompson – LatinII; Griffin Romanek – Latin III; SebeSkladony – Latin III; Sean McSweeney– Latin III; Victoria Ferrante – Latin III;Warren McQueary – Latin III; SeanMullins – Latin III; Cole Castelain – LatinIII; James Patton – Latin IV.

2012 SILVER MAXIMA CUM LAUDEH-B Woodlawn: Harley Kalett –

Latin I; Sophia Anderson – Latin I;McKinley Dyer – Latin I.

Kenmore: Matthew Coppolino – LatinI; George Locklin – Latin II.

Swanson: Madeline Albro – Latin I;Brendan Reicherter – Latin I; SpencerPhilps – Latin I; Cassia Block – Latin I;Julian Hayes – Latin I; Arai Long – LatinI; Vincent McGean – Latin I; ClaireWalker – Latin I

Williamsburg: Laura Crawford –Latin I; Lindabeth Doby – Latin I;Juliana Gruver – Latin I; Diana Hare –Latin II; Claire Rubinger – Latin II;Lauren Rutzen – Latin II; John Trainum– Latin II.

Washington-Lee: Tim Jenkins –Latin II; Gillian Doby – Latin III; WilliamEdminsten – Latin III; LukeGrimmelbein – Latin III; SamGrimmelbein – Latin III; AudreyO’Donnell – Latin III; Jessica Toup –Latin III; Treat Shepardson – Latin V.

Yorktown: Kevin Broderick – LatinI; Katherine Maleckar – Latin I; HawkinsClay – Latin III; Claire Slevin – Latin III;Joanna Easby – Latin III; DylanFinnegan – Latin III; Mason Hitt – LatinII; Courtney Lapenta – Latin III; KeatonAnderson – Latin III; Paul Todela – LatinIV; Marisa Kataoka – Latin IV; JohnMacLaughlin – Latin V.

BRONZE MAGNA CUM LAUDEGunston: Caitlin Fiztsimmons –

Latin II.H-B Woodlawn: Brian McTyre –

Latin I; Alexander Al-Hujazi – Latin II;Matteo Dristas – Latin I; Paul Schneider– Latin II; Ibby Han – Latin V

Jefferson; Suvra Das – Latin I; JacobMuskovitz – Latin II; James Berlin –Latin II.

Kenmore: Celeste Fuentes – Latin II.Swanson: William Solms – Latin I;

Nolen Wine – Latin I; Patrick Toma –

Latin I; Michael Botis – Latin II; GretaDahlquist – Latin II

Williamsburg: Isabel Adams –Latin I; Megan Grieco – Latin I; JoannaSchroeder – Latin I; Reilly Tickle – LatinI; Caroline Bereuter – Latin II; AlekBlumberg – Latin II; Tim Bova – Latin II;Will Donahoe – Latin II; Mary Gay –Latin II; Christophe Gerlach – Latin II;Kiana Gryloo – Latin II; Katherine Lundy– Latin II; Brendan McShane – Latin II.

Washington-Lee: Maya Sterett –Latin I; Adrian Toledo – Latin I; PeterHazel – Latin II; Kevin Alvarenga – LatinIII; Kyle Chipman – Latin III; GavinObrist – Latin III; Jordan Yaeger – LatinIII; Madeleine Brehaut – Latin VI.

Yorktown: Katherine Kaufman –Latin I; Kelley Mark – Latin I; MJSaikhanchimeg – Latin II; Nathan Ross– Latin II; Clark Elliott – Latin III; RobMeyer – Latin III; Celeste Meadown –Latin III; Susanna Kelley – Latin III;Adam Howard – Latin III; Katie Bowman– Latin III; Wilson Archibald – Latin III;Huma Raja – Latin III; Harry Spitz –Latin III; Joseph Orttung – Latin IV;Stephen Klem – Latin IV.

2012 CUM LAUDEGunston: Armand Mabry – Latin I;

Isaac Gamboa – Latin I; KatariinaAlanko – Latin I.

H-B Woodlawn: Maryrose Durbin –Latin I; Grace Evans – Latin I; AnnalieseTaylor – Latin I; Salome Gongadze –Latin II; Jessie Lee-Bauder – Latin II;Mark Anastos – Latin II; Max Spruth –Latin III; Erin Spruth – Latin III; ErinMorrissey – Latin III; Edward Goodwin– Latin III; Margaret Gorman – Latin III;Whit Jacobs – Latin IV.

Jefferson: Jackson Schranck – LatinI; Peter Steward – Latin II; Claire Rhode– Latin II; Timothy Fry – Latin II

Kenmore: Sophia Constantien –Latin I; Zephren Collinson – Latin II

Williamsburg: Will Ayers – Latin I;Sophia Bullard – Latin I; Alison Gaylord– Latin II; Maya Jacks – Latin II; CarlLasker – Latin II; Joseph Mundt – LatinII; Garret Neal – Latin II; ShannonRedifer – Latin II; Henry Sault – Latin II.

Robert Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs.Donald E. Wilson has been named to theDean’s List at Washington College inChestertown, Md.

The following Arlington residentsgraduated from the University of MaryWashington.

❖ Paul J. Ashton, cum laude witha BPS in professional studies.

❖ Carlos E. Barbery, magna cumlaude with a B.S. in biological sciences.

❖ Benjamin W. Bower, cum laudewith a B.A. in philosophy.

❖ Andrei Butterfield, B.S. in natu-ral environmental science.

❖ Kaitlin Joyce Dinan, M.S. in el-ementary education.

❖ Caroline H. Ebrill, B.A. in an-thropology and studio art.

❖ Andrew S. Kada, B.S. in econom-ics.

❖ Frank Y. Knizner, summa cumlaude with a B.S. in psychology.

❖ Christina M. Lloyd, M.S. in el-ementary education.

❖ Daniel B. McKenna, B.S. in busi-ness administration.

❖ Gregory T. Novak, B.S. in eco-nomics.

❖ Michelle C. Rodriguez, M.S. inelementary education.

❖ George D. Stanfield, B.A. in his-tory.

❖ Kathleen J. Sterling, B.S. in eco-nomics.

❖ John T. Stupfel, B.A. in anthro-pology and English: creative writing.

❖ Kevin P. Troutman, B.A. in an-thropology.

❖ Katherine M. Valentine, M.Ed.in master of education.

❖ Samantha J. Warring, cumlaude with a B.A. in history.

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Off the cancer couch and onto the streetto participate in my first fundraiser event forlung cancer research. With the assistance andsupport of LUNGevity Foundation, onNovember 4th, I will be joining hundreds offellow lung cancer survivors, supporters andvolunteers in “Breathe Deep DC,” (a local“grassroots” event) for a 5K walk around themonuments in Washington, D.C. This is D.C.’s“only walk to support lung cancer research.”“Breathe Deep DC” was founded by Bethesdaresident, Jerry Sorkin, himself a three-time can-cer survivor, having been most recently diag-nosed with stage IV lung cancer in August2007. In its three years of existence, “BreatheDeep DC” has raised some $800,000 for lungcancer research. And so, through the initiativeof Team Captain, Jennifer Meacham, a long-time friend, Team “Kenny’s Column” has beenregistered and is on track, rain or shine to walkthe talk on November 4th. For more informa-tion on how to participate, donate, volunteer,learn more or to simply dip your toe in the can-cer water, go to www.lungevity.org.

As for yours truly, I am cautiously optimis-tic that I can complete the distance. 5K isnearly three miles, right? I think I have theenergy. I know I have the interest and desire.However, the neuropathy in my feet (a com-mon side effect of chemotherapy) makes walk-ing distances somewhat challenging. I’ll wearcomfortable sneakers and loose-fitting clothingand certainly won’t be in a hurry. Still, the walkwill cover a distance that I’ve rarely everwalked – in my life, and will require being onmy feet for a lot longer than I would prefer.Nevertheless, at this juncture, I am committed(or rather should be) and determined. I’ve beenextremely fortunate to have outlived my prog-nosis by as many months as I have (“13 monthsto two years,” originally; 44 months and count-ing at present – thank God!), and the timing ofthis event, relative to my current health andtreatment regimen couldn’t be better. It’s nowor it might be never. And it’s high time I got inthe game, so to speak.

And the timing to which I refer is even abit better than that. Last month, I meant CarrieFriedman, Nurse Navigator for Inova FairfaxHospitals’ Thoracic Oncology Program, whocame upon a few of my cancer columns andafter reading them, contacted me about speak-ing at their third annual “Shine a Light on LungCancer” event to be held November 15th atthe Dewberry Life with Cancer Family Centerlocated at 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax, VA 22031.Sponsored in part by the Lung Cancer Allianceand Inova Hospital’s Life with Cancer Center,the event was created to help raise lung cancerawareness (November being the official LungCancer Awareness Month). For further informa-tion, go to www.inova.org/events and click on“Shine a Light on Lung Cancer” or call Ms.Friedman at 703-776-3777.

As it has also happened, last month I wascontacted by Audrey Weisiger who, likewiseafter reading a few of my cancer columns, hasasked me to appear on a new weekly Internetradio program she’s hosting (December 12th isthe air date). Ms. Weisiger, a recently retiredelite-level figure skating coach (she coachedMichael Weiss of Fairfax for 18 years, she toldme) is reaching out to the community in thisnew endeavor in hopes of sharing first-handaccounts of individuals dealing with and/orovercoming their unique challenges.

In my three-plus years of writing about myexperiences as a stage IV lung cancer patient, Ihave received countless cards, letters and e-mails from many fellow patients, their familymembers and friends, thanking and encourag-ing me as I have continued to chronicle thedemands of being diagnosed with a terminaldisease. Only once before have I been involvedin a cancer-related event of any kind. Yet, inthe next month, I will have immersed myself inthree of them. I’ve always been hesitant to doso, fearful of its effect on me. I guess I’vematured and have realized that this cancerthing is much bigger than I am. It’s time tostand up and be counted, not merely sat downand read.

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Improved by the premises known as3800 Powell Lane, #525, Falls Church, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Caroline S. Miner, dated June 10, 2005, and recorded June 15, 2005, in Deed Book 17398 at page 1666 among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia, the undersigned substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Unit 525, Lakeside Plaza Condominium with the sole use of the limited common element storage area and limited common element parking space assigned thereto and the undivided in-terest appurtenant thereto as set forth in the master deed and declaration recorded in Deed Book 5821 at page 1459, among the Land Records of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 3800 Powell Lane, #525, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $20,000.00 or ten percent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase money be-ing due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, time ex-pressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of 3.75 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebtedness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and re-strictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real es-tate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or material-man's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree-ments of record affecting the same, if any.

In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to convey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Purchaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zoning code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condominium owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Purchaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandalism, theft, destruc-tion, or the like, of or to the property occurring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special warranty deed. Convey-ancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of ti-tle, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assessments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter shall be assumed by the purchaser.

Sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that the borrower did not file for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prior to the sale, as well as to post-sale confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the loan servicer including, but not limit-ed to, determination of whether the borrower entered into any repayment agreement, reinstated or paid off the loan prior to the sale. In any such event, the sale shall be null and void, and the Purchaser’s sole remedy, in law or equity, shall be the return of his deposit without interest. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be announced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:David N. PrenskyChasen & Chasen5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500Washington, D.C. 20015(202) 244-4000


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