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Patriot Scuba instructors lead Wounded Warrior Program participants underwaterat the Holiday Inn at Eisenhower Avenue.

PADI IDC Staff InstructorEliseo Rodriguez andPADI Dive Master LisaMucha talk through thenext technique exercisewith the veterans.

Divers submerge in thepool at the Holiday Innas part of the afternoonscuba lesson.

PADI IDC Staff In-structor Eliseo

Rodriguez and PADIOWSI Tim Cavanaugh

demonstrate how toshare air underwater.

Scuba for Wounded Warriors

Patriot Scuba instructorsoffered recreationalscuba diving lessons toa number of military

veterans in the pool at the Holi-day Inn at Eisenhower Avenue onSaturday, Aug. 25. Patriot Scubaof Occoquan Va. is a PADI 5 StarInstructor Development Center.Patriot also has instructors trainedand certified by the HandicappedScuba Association. On Saturday,Patriot teamed up with theWounded Warrior Program to helpfacilitate the “Discover ScubaEvent.” Scuba diving has beenused as a rehabilitative resourcein physical therapy for a numberof years. The decreased gravity ofwater allows a larger range ofmobility with less pain and strainon existing injuries.

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See Ground Truth, 8

By Michael Lee Pope

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Two years ago, city officialsaimed a high-powered ra-dar from California at the

ground in various spots at FortWard. The ideawas to create asort of “groundtruth,” reveal-ing the hiddenhistory buriedat the old Unionfort that wasconstructed aspart of the de-fenses of Wash-ington duringthe Civil War.That led tomore investiga-tion and yearsof archeologyrevealing more than 20 burial atvarious spots throughout the parklast month. But opinions are di-vided about what to do next.

“There is still a high possibilitythat there are other graves outthere,” said City Archeologist PamCressey. “But that’s more than 30acres to look at, and it’s not rea-sonable to turn over every inch ofground.”

Not every-one agrees onwhat’s reason-able. Descen-dants of thosewho are buriedat Fort Wardwould like tosee every acreof the park in-spected for po-tential graves.They feel thatthe city hascommitted agrave injusticeat Fort Ward,

taking an area known to have sev-eral African-American cemeteriesand creating a public park. Even

By Michael Lee Pope

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Voters in next week’s specialelection will be faced witha choice between the fa-

miliar and the unknown in theSept. 4 special election. On oneend of the spectrum is AlexandriaCity Councilman Rob Krupicka,

who enjoys name recognition andhas a slate of legislative proposalslargely aligned with his work onthe City Council. At the other endof the spectrum are RepublicanTim McGhee and Libertarian Jus-tin Malkin, neither of whom havemuch to say about what bills theywould introduce as freshmen leg

Known and UnknownDemocrat has detailed agendafor Richmond while his opponentshave outlined little.

Ground TruthCity officials clash withdescendants of long-neglectedgraves at Fort Ward.

“This is awrongdoing that hasbeen passed downfrom generation togeneration, and it’stime to dosomething about it.”

— Lena Rainey, whose ances-tors are buried at Fort Ward

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NewsAlexandria Gazette Editor Steven Mauren

703-778-9415 or [email protected]

See Week in Alexandria, Page 25

Sharing the RoadTen months after City Council approved an agreement with

Oregon-based Alta BikeShare, construction finally began this weekon the system, which is expected to be operational next month.City officials installed eight solar-powered stations throughoutOld Town — a system that will cost taxpayers about $400,000 ayear.

“I think the money should have and could have been used, forbetter ways, for instance, to improve the pedestrian realm of thecity,” said Poul Hertel, Old Town resident and longtime critic ofBikeShare. “We’re encouraging people to ride in a crowded placewith very narrow sidewalks and very narrow streets in conflictwith the residents.”

Here’s how it works: Membership to Capital BikeShare costs $5for one day, $15 for five days and $30 for 30 days. An annualpass costs $75. The first 30 minutes of every trip is free, and a feeis charged for every half hour after that. Daily memberships canbe purchased at any station, and longer memberships must bepurchased online or over the phone. Cyclists can pick up a bikefrom any station in the system and return it to an empty dock atany other station, allowing for one-way trips.

“BikeShare helps solve the last-mile problem of commuters get-ting to their destination by co-locating BikeShare stations withtransit,” wrote Transportation and Environmental Services Direc-tor Rich Baier in a memorandum outlining the program. “Ifsuccessful, expansion should be considered outside of Old Town,heading north to Del Ray and Arlandria, connecting the existingArlington BikeShare network.”

Vaudeville in Old TownComedy Zone may soon be coming to Old Town Theater. That’s

part of a proposal currently before the Board of ArchitecturalReview for the historic vaudeville theater, which was recently soldto Alexandria developer Rob Kauffman. Next week, the boardwill hear a proposal for a new Old Town Theater that will changethe marquee sign twice daily.

“Once at opening in the morning for breakfast or lunch showand then again in the afternoon for evening shows,” according tothe memorandum now under consideration. “On occasion, wemight add a headshot of a celebrity next to the showtimes.”

Examples shown on the application include a variety of poten-tial shows, including “Vaudeville Lunch,” “Alexandria Film Festi-val,” “An Alexandrian Christmas Carol” and a speaker series withNewt Gingrich and James Carville. Examples of playbillsthat would be located on the building façade include SherlockHolmes and the Comedy Zone.

“I think this is a great concept,” said Boyd Walker, historicpreservationist who was critical of a previous proposal to trans-form the historic theater into a retail space. “But I would haveliked to have seen a marquee more similar to the original.”

Engaging the PeopleRecent months have seen an explosion of anger at City Hall,

Week in Alexandria

Installation of bike racks in Old Town for CapitalBikeshare has begun.

By Jeanne Theismann

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More than 40 Alexandria children joinedWashington Capitals mascot Slapshot andElliot Segal of the Elliot in the Morning

Show at the Charles Houston Recreation Center Aug.15 for Design Day, a day set aside for children todraw their dream playground for Old Town’sHopkins-Tancil Court area.

A joint effort of the Alexandria Redevelopment andHousing Authority, KaBOOM! and So Kids Can, ele-ments from the children’s Design Day drawings willbe incorporated into the final design for the newcommunity playground to be built on Sept. 13 atS.T.A.R.S. Playground at Hopkins-Tancil, whereequipment is outdated and not wheelchair accessible.

“Mike and I have had a blast with this,” said Segal,a co-founder of So Kids Can with Capitalsdefenseman Mike Green. “The people at KaBOOM!and everyone involved are just great.”

Funds for the playground were raised through SoKids Can during the 2011-12 Washington Capitalsseason.

Green and Segal created the So Kids Can programin 2008 to benefit youth-focused, nonprofit organi-zations. Last season Capitals forwards NicklasBackstrom and Brooks Laich also joined the cause,which has raised more than $200,000 for variousyouth organizations.

The playground will be the second built byKaBOOM!, the Washington Capitals and So Kids Can,and is one of more than 150 playground buildsKaBOOM! will lead across the country in 2012.

Washington Capitals mascot Slapshot joins in the fun during Design Day at theCharles Houston Recreation Center.

Eight-year-old Alphonsodisplays his drawing duringthe Aug. 15 Design Day atthe Charles Houston Recre-ation Center.

So Kids Can co-founder Elliot Segal, center, gets helpfrom the brother and sister team of Asante, 4, andAsantawaa, 5, during the Aug. 15 Design Day at theCharles Houston Recreation Center.

Kids @ Play Design Day drawings helpcreate dream playground.

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THROUGH FRIDAY/SEPT. 21Home Energy Makeover Contest. Sponsored by the Local

Energy Alliance Program, the contest is free to enter andopen to residents who own and occupy a home, townhome,condo, or duplex in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax,Loudon, Prince William, the cities of Alexandria, FallsChurch, Manassas, Manassas Park and all the region’stowns in-between. Residents must complete a quick online-report at www.novaenergycontest.com about their home’senergy usage. Winners will be announce in October. Call434-227-4666.

SATURDAYS/SEPT. 8-29Mindful Mama Series. Core Wellness and Physical Therapy

invites all current moms and moms-to-be to discuss how aclear mind and healthy lifestyle contributes to a well-balanced mom. At Core Wellness & Physical Therapy, 2212Mount Vernon Ave. For information/pricing/registrationemail [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 12Alexandria Hospital Lectures: Minimally Invasive

Techniques in Gyn Surgery, Presented by NatalyaDanilyants, MD. Inova Alexandria Hospital Auditorium,4320 Seminary Rd. 6 p.m. Register: 1-855-694-6682 orregister online at inova.org/AskTheExpert

Alexandria City Council Candidate Forum. Open to thepublic and takes place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in theauditorium of Francis C. Hammond Middle School, 4646Seminary Rd, Alexandria VA. The event is being sponsoredby several West End civic associations.

Help Underprivileged Children. Now through Sept. 12, 9a.m.-8 p.m. The Dahn Yoga center is sponsoring afundraising raffle to help the International Brain EducationAssociation to assist youths from three countries. Purchasetickets, $10 each, at 1630 King St. Call 703-684-7717 oremail [email protected].

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Pupcakes Raise $1,000Rising Saint Stephens Saint Agnes School7th graders Julia Burke and Virginia Kanecaught the baking bug earlier this summerand decided to take it a step further.Baking up dozens of pupcakes, the girlsset out to sell the cakes to raise money forthe Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.The Olde Towne School for Dogs agreed tohost the stand outside their shop atOronoco and N. St. Asaph streets on Aug.21. For five days the girls sold the deco-rated pupcakes. Their personal goal was$500. They succeeded in doubling that insales and public donations for the localshelter.


News

By Mark McHugh

For Gazette Packet

In Spring 2007, the City of Alexandriapurchased a desolate and overgrownlot on the southern edge of town andpromptly razed the site’s two build-

ings.Six years later that same spot is going to

be a historical and appropriate homage tothat place’s unseen — and unheard — in-habitants when the city dedicates theContrabands and Freedmen’s CemeteryMemorial this spring.

The project, which will cost around $11million, receives funding from the City ofAlexandria, the Federal Highway Adminis-tration, Virginia Department of Transpor-tation, a grant from Save America’s Trea-sures, and funding from a partnership be-tween the National Parks Service and theNational Trust for Historic Preservation.

Following July’s groundbreaking cer-emony, construction crews have been work-ing on location six days a week.

The freedmen’s cemetery at the corner ofSouth Washington and Church streets hasbeen owned by several entities since it wasclosed in 1869.

Freedmen were African Americans freedfrom slavery by their owners. Contrabandswere slaves who escaped to freedom orwere brought within Union lines during theCivil War.

While the property’s previous owners lit-erally bulldozed their way there to benefitbusiness, the city has taken quite a differ-ent approach: it is redeveloping the area torevere the grave sites.

The cemetery has been blanketed withseveral hundred truckloads of fill soil tomake way for a grass mixture of fescue andKentucky bluegrass.

The plantings and construction plans fol-low closely on the heels of almost two de-cades of extensive and non-invasive ar-chaeological analy-sis. Archaeologicalfindings have identi-fied about 540known graves, saidAlexandria city engi-neer Emily Baker.

“We didn’t movedirt,” said MitchellBernstein, civil engi-neer for the city. “Wejust took off the veg-etation at a veryshallow depth, andthen brought the soil in. The only diggingwe did was in a preventative manner, tomake sure we weren’t violating any graves.”

Archaeologists have located grave shafts,and in many cases, the outline of hexago-nal “shouldered” style coffin tops, throughidentifying changes in soil color and tex-ture. According to city records, no grave canbe associated with a particular person.

This renovation is hardly only aestheticsor grass deep, assured city officials, whosaid that the project has been undertakenwith a great deal of historical and culturalsensitivity.

“The challenge is trying to constructsomething as a suitable memorial and nothave any negative impact on the culturalresource,” Baker said.

The centerpiece of the memorial area,called a “Place of Remembrance,” is an openspace housing interpretive walls with sev-eral panels detailing the cemetery’s history,and a list of recorded names of the interredbased on information from the GladwinRecord. A listing maintained from 1863 to1869, the record includes information of

those interred, in-cluding their name,date of death orburial, next of kin orindividual providingthe report, residenceor place of death, andadditional commentsabout the burial orcause of death. Asculpture is to be in-stalled at the front ofthe open space.

Fifty-three feet longand 31 feet wide, the place of remembranceis the highest point in the cemetery, wherea Mobil gas station once stood.

In recent years the cemetery was a road-side brownfield strewn with trash, includ-ing slab remnants of the gas station and anoffice building.

A portion of the office building’s founda-tion on Church Street will stand, because

the project’s planners wished to not glossover past transgressions of the cemetery.“They didn’t want this to be forgotten,” saidBernstein.

The city has taken a painstaking approachtoward design and construction with re-spect to the graves.

To that end, 8-inch diameter steel helicalpiles will be used as foundations to anchorsome segments of the galvanized steel tub-ing fence line.

While sturdy fence construction often uti-lizes larger diameter inserts, the narrowerones used here are suitable fence anchorsthat won’t disturb nearby gravesites.

“It minimizes the footprint of the pier,”said Bernstein, who was onsite earlier thismonth.

Bernstein motioned over to the outer pro-posed fence area, where different coloredstakes indicated proximity — and safe con-struction distances — adjacent to gravesites.“We have a variable system designed,” hesaid.

Workers of Garcete Construction Com-pany Inc., of Bladensburg, Md., are follow-ing cues from Bernstein and Mitchell tomaintain the sanctity of the grave sites aswork progresses.

“Everything had to be designed very care-fully, to avoid the graves,” Baker said.

The city will lay place markers on thegrave sites found during the archaeologi-cal studies. Some of them will be outlinedwith borders to give visitors a sense of scale,Baker said.

“A lot of the people buried here were chil-dren, and a lot of the shafts were very small,so you should be able to get a sense of the

Detailed construction plans of Contrabands and Freedmen’s Cemetery: Ovoid shapeswith rectangle inlays indicate known grave sites and place markers in position. Largerrectangle shapes in photo represent remnants of an office building and gas station.

Construction crews working onsite at AlexandriaContrabands and Freedmen’s Cemetery Memorial,South Washington and Church streets. Crews arefollowing archaeological cues so as not to disturbexisting grave sites.

Working To Create Fitting MemorialContrabands andFreedmen’sCemetery Memorialon pace for Spring2013 opening.

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“The only digging we didwas in a preventativemanner, to make sure weweren’t violating anygraves.”

— Mitchell Bernstein,civil engineer for the city


People

Horseshoes await players in the side garden at the Lee-Fendall House.

The Lee-Fendall House is interpreted as a Lee homeduring 1850-1870.

Lee-Fendall House Museumdirector Erin Adams enjoysa bowl of ice-cream andstrawberries.

Newlyweds Aaron Gilary and Jennifer Styles enjoy thecool afternoon at the Lee-Fendall Ice Cream Social. Thecouple was married in the Lee-Fendall House and Gardenthis past Memorial Day.

The Lee-Fendall Museum has received grants to under-take an archaeological excavation and garden redesignproject.

18th and 19th century children’sgames: ready for play.

Friends of Lee-Fendall chair Dr. Patricia Sanders is flanked by boardmembers Carter Refo and Ellen Stanton.

Lee-Fendall House Hosts Great Gatsby Ice Cream Social

The house and garden of the Lee-Fendall House opened for anafternoon Ice Cream Social onSunday, Aug. 26. Calling Card

Events set out games for adults and chil-dren alike including horseshoes, croquet,

pick-up sticks, hoops, Jacob’s ladder andmore.

The staff is planning a number of eventsfor the fall: 19th century baseball, Virginiawine reception, historic homeowners work-shop, death in a civil war hospital reenact-

ment and more.From 1785-1903, the house

served as the home to 37 mem-bers of the Lee family. John L.Lewis lived in the house from1937-1969. Guided by its 1852 in-ventory, the house is interpretedas a Lee home of the 1850-1870period. Guided tours are availableWednesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-4p.m. and Sundays 1-4 p.m.

The house is available for wed-dings, corporate meetings and pri-vate parties. To get a complete listof upcoming events and more in-formation visitwww.leefendallhouse.org

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Politics

From Page 1

Special Election in 45th Next Week

Krupicka McGheeMalkin

The 45th District of the House of Delegates stretches fromsouth Arlington through Del Ray and Old Town into theBelle View neighborhood of Fairfax County.

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islators.“I don’t know what bills I would introduce,” said

McGhee, a web developer who ran an unsuccessfulcampaign for the Virginia state Senate last year.“There are a lot of people in the world who believethat character of person is more important than ex-act policy specifics of what is going to be in everyparagraph of every bill.”

“I can’t say that I have a particular agenda in mindas of day one,” said Malkin, a credit analyst and first-time candidate. “I think I’ve kind of got to get myfeet wet before I can really figure out exactly what Ican accomplish.”

Krupicka, on the other hand, has a long list of leg-islation he’s interested in proposing if he wins thespecial election. If elected, Krupicka said, he wouldlike to focus attention on early childhood education.That’s been an ongoing theme of his years in poli-tics over the last decade, although one in four chil-dren in Alexandria remain without a quality pre-Kin-dergarten experience.

Krupicka also said he would work to give theNorthern Virginia Transportation Commission morerevenue authority, reducing the role of the VirginiaDepartment of Transportation. That could mean thatthe commission would be able to create new taxes,although Krupicka would not endorse any specificproposal.

“That would have to be part of a package,” saidKrupicka. “I want to move away from VDOT deter-mining our destiny.”

ON THE ISSUES, the three candidates offer vari-ety for voters even if their legislative agenda lacksclarity. Krupicka approaches the campaign from theleft, supporting health-carereform and gun controlwhile opposing limitationson abortion. McGhee ap-proaches issues from theright, supporting limitationson abortion while opposinghealth-care reform and guncontrol. Malkin approachesthe campaign from a Liber-tarian perspective, opposinghealth-care reform, gun con-trol and limitations on abor-tion.

“My campaign is aimed atvoters who are socially tol-erant and fiscally respon-sible,” said Malkin. “That’swhat would guide my deci-sion-making in Richmond.”

McGhee, on the otherhand offers a much moretraditional Republican cam-paign. When asked aboutthe hot-button social issuesconsidered in the most re-cent General Assembly ses-sion, McGhee agreed withevery major initiative of thenew conservative majority.For example, he supports re-quiring a transvaginal ultra-sound procedure beforewomen can receive an abor-tion. And he supports theeffort to create strict newregulatory standards forabortion clinics, holding

them responsible for hospital construction standards.“Despite what you may hear from the other side

on this issue, this industry does have a track recordof creating some very dangerous and deadly situa-tions for women,” said McGhee. “We need to makesure that as long as we continue to allow this proce-dure that we provide as much care for those involved.”

KRUPICKA OFFERS voters the most familiar face.First elected to the City Council at the age of 32, hespent many years as the youngest elected official inAlexandria. Now he finds himself as the oldest can-didate in the race, and the one with the most experi-ence as an elected official. He also has an existingcampaign team from his failed bid for the Democraticnomination to fill the seat vacated last year by stateSen. Patsy Ticer (D-30), a hotly contested race withDel. Adam Ebbin (D-49). If elected, Krupicka says hewould stand up to what he calls “the war on women”in Richmond.

“This should be an easy win for the Democrat,” saidToni-Michelle Travis, professor at George Mason Uni-versity. “The only way Krupicka is in trouble is if vot-ers are outraged by something he did on City Coun-cil or he makes some kind of major gaffe, neither ofwhich seem likely.”

McDonnell’s MomentRepublican Gov. Bob McDonnell may not have received the

vice presidential nomination, but he got a great consolation prizethis week — a prime-time speaking slot this year at the Republi-can National Convention in Tampa. The speech focused on job-creation numbers in Virginia and other Republican states, fram-ing the election as a choice between “the status quo of an en-titlement society, or dynamic change of an opportunity society.”George Mason University professor Mark Rozell is among thosewho say that McDonnell is positioning himself for a potentialpresidential run in the future.

“He has presented himself has a bipartisan leader who cantalk to people across the aisle who doesn’t engage in overheatedrhetoric,” said Rozell. “Frankly, a lot of people are looking forthat.”

But that doesn’t mean the governor will have it easy. His gradu-ate thesis at Regent University was critical of working womenand feminists, which Rozell says could undercut his image as amoderate. And then there’s his voting record in the House ofDelegates, where he represented a conservative district in Vir-ginia Beach. In recent months, the governor has been pushed tothe right by the Republican takeover of the state Senate.

“Everybody remembers the transvaginal ultrasound contro-versy,” said Rozell. “I don’t think that’s going to go away. He’sgot some explaining to do on some of the social issues, where hecould be vulnerable.” One of those issues emerged yet again thisweek. Before his prime-time speaking engagement, McDonnellwas chairman of the platform committee that approved a mea-sure in support of a Constitutional amendment outlawing abor-tion — including in cases of rape or incest.

Are You Inactive?Every election cycle, thousands of “inactive” voters are purged

from the rolls. Some are able to cast provisional ballots, althoughthey are not counted. Many are turned away from the polls.

Alexandria currently has 81,000 active voters and 21,000 in-active voters. After each federal election, about half of the inac-tive voters are purged from the rolls. That means about 10,000voters are deleted from the list every other year. Invariably, someof these voters show up on Election Day and expect to cast aballot. “If I moved from Alexandria to Fairfax prior to the elec-tion in 2010, and I come back to my precinct in Alexandria, I’mnot going to be able to vote,” said Alexandria Registrar TomParkins. “We would allow someone like that provisionally, butit’s not going to count.”

How long does is take to become inactive? That depends onwhere a voter moves. The deadlines are different for those whomove within the state (one federal election cycle), within thejurisdiction (two federal election cycles) or within the precinct(an indefinite number of election cycles). As a rule of thumb,though, election officials strongly encourage anyone who hasmoved to register at their new address as soon as possible. Thedeadline for voters to change their address in this election cycleis Oct. 15. “We don’t carry inactive voters indefinitely,” saidParkins. “Once an inactive voter does not show any activity orany voting for two federal elections, then they get deleted fromthe list.”

Identifying VotersJust because voters are on the list of active voters doesn’t mean

they’ll be able to cast a ballot. This year, for the first time, voterswill have to show identification as part of a new voter ID lawpassed earlier this year by the General Assembly.

But don’t look for the new voter ID law in Virginia to receivethe same kind of attention as efforts in other states. “I think thisis just grandstanding, frankly,” said George Mason professorMichael McDonald. “It’s nowhere on the same level of whatwe are talking about in places like Pennsylvania, Texas and Cali-fornia.” Voters will not need photo identification. And they willnot need multiple forms of ID. All they need is the voter registra-tion card they will be receiving in the mail next month. Voterscan also use a driver’s license if they want to, but they won’thave to in order to meet the letter of the law.

— Michael Lee Pope

On the Campaign Trail


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In ConcertThe Alexandria

Harmonizers sing“New York, New York”

during a concert atMarket Square on

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RecognitionGraduates Darren Walters,apprentice of three yearsalso attending Roanokecollege to study physics inthe fall, and Bobby Johnson,the first apprentice to racea duck boat in the 2012World Duck Boat Champion-ship, receive their certifi-cates at the AlexandriaSeaport Foundation onTuesday Aug. 21.

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Carlyle House and the War of 1812Re-enactors in 19th century costumes roamed the grounds and home

of John Carlyle on Aug. 18 re-enacting life during the siege of Alexan-dria during the War of 1812. Todd Brighton, a re-enactor with the FirstVirginia appeared as a Virginia Infantry soldier on the front green.Inside the museum house, Brighton displayed his collection of early19th century artifacts that he has happened upon and collected overthe years.

Virginia Infantry soldier Todd Brighton shoots off avolley of fire on the front green of the Carlyle Houseat the siege of the War of 1812 exhibit on Saturday,Aug. 18.

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Reenactor NicoleForonda standsoutside theCarlyle Houseduring the Warof 1812 com-memoration.

ReenactorKyle Dalton is

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See The Air We Breathe, Page 11

The first day of school in most ofNorthern Virginia is Tuesday, Sept.4. We don’t agree with having theGeneral Assembly dictate the first

day of school, requiring the start date to beafter Labor Day, but starting school after La-bor Day does seem more hospitable than theAug. 27 start in many other areas.

Attending Back to School Night and makingcontact with teachers is one of the most im-

portant things parents can doto set up the school year forsuccess. Back to School Nightsbegin the first week of Septem-

ber. Find the date for yours:Fairfax County http://www.fcps.edu/news/

backtoschool/In Arlington, Elementary Back-to-School

Night is Sept. 19; Middle School Back-to-

Here Comes First Day of SchoolBack to School NightSchedule for Alexandria❖ T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King St.,

Alexandria, 703-824-6800 - Thursday, Sept. 20, 7p.m.

❖ T.C. Williams High School Minnie Howard Campus,3801 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria, 703-824-6750- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m.

❖ Francis C. Hammond 1 Middle School, 4646Seminary Road, Alexandria, 703-461-4100 -Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m.



❖ George Washington 1 Middle School, 1005 MountVernon Ave., Alexandria, 703-706-4500 - Tuesday,Sept. 11, 7 p.m.

❖ George Washington 2 Middle School, 1005 MountVernon Ave., Alexandria, 703-706-4500 - Tuesday,Sept. 11, 7 p.m.

❖ John Adams Elementary School, 5651 Rayburn Ave.,Alexandria, 703-824-6970 - Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6:30p.m., for preschool-second grade; Wednesday, Sept.19, 6:30 p.m., for third-fifth grades

❖ Charles Barrett Elementary School, 1115 MarthaCustis Dr., Alexandria, 703-824-6960 - Tuesday,Sept. 18, 7 p.m.

❖ Patrick Henry Elementary School, 4643 Taney Ave.,Alexandria, 703-461-4170 - Monday, Sept. 24, 6:30p.m.

❖ Jefferson-Houston School, 1501 Cameron St.,Alexandria, 703-706-4400 - Thursday, Sept. 20,6:30 p.m.

❖ Cora Kelly School for Math, Science and Technology,3600 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria, 703-706-4420 - Monday, Oct. 1, 6 p.m.

❖ Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, 530 S. St. AsaphSt., Alexandria, 703-706-4430 - Wednesday, Sept.12, 6:30 p.m.

❖ Douglas MacArthur Elementary School, 1101Janneys Lane, Alexandria, 703-461-4190 - Tuesday,Sept. 18, 7 p.m., for kindergarten through secondgrade; Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., for thirdthrough fifth grades

❖ George Mason Elementary School, 2601 CameronMills Road, Alexandria, 703-706-4470 - Wednesday,Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m.

❖ Matthew Maury Elementary School, 600 RussellRoad, Alexandria, 703-706-4440 - Wednesday, Sept.12, 6 p.m., kindergarten through second grade;Thursday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m., third through fifthgrades

❖ James K. Polk Elementary School, 5000 Polk Ave.,Alexandria, 703-461-4180 - Thursday, Sept. 20,6:30 p.m.

William Ramsay Elementary School, 5700 Sanger Ave.,❖ Alexandria, 703-824-6950 - Monday, Sept. 24,6:30 p.m., for preschool through second grade; andThursday, Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m., for third throughfifth grades

And never too early forparents to get involved.

Editorials

Reminder: Check Voter Status

School Night is Sept. 24 and High School Back-to-School Night is Oct. 1, with H-B Woodlawn’sbeing Oct. 2. More at http://www.apsva.us/aps

City of Alexandria Back-to-School dates areavailable at http://www.acps.k12.va.us/news/good-news/gn2012071801.php

This school year will be the last for Superin-tendent for Fairfax County Public Schools JackDale, who has announced his retirement ef-fective June 30, 2013. The School Board willspend much of the coming months in the searchand selection of the new superintendent.

In Fairfax County, students will be encour-aged to BYOD. That’s “bring your own device.”With written parental permission, students willbe allowed to connect to school wireless withtheir smart phones, tablets and laptops. Stu-dents and parents should remember that schoolofficials will be able to examine those devicesand discipline students for content and activi-ties that are in violation of conduct rules andact accordingly. More at http://www.fcps.edu/it/byod

While Northern Virginia has remarkable ratesof voter registration, many changes to pollingplaces, political district boundaries and rulesfor voting in Virginia, make it worth doublechecking your status now. Virginia’s front seatrole at the Republican National Conventionserves as a reminder that every Virginia votecast will count in November.

To vote on Election Day, you must be regis-tered at your current address no later than Oct.15, 2012. You can check your registration sta-tus online by going to www.sbe.virginia.gov.There you can also download a voter registra-tion form and mail it to your local electionsoffice address.

Every Virginia voter should expect a newvoter identification card in the mail at the be-ginning of October, very close to the Oct. 15deadline, so better to check now.

Mail or FAX updates to your local ElectoralBoard.

Alexandria Board of Elections, 703-746-4050, http://

alexandriava.gov/Elections132 North Royal Street, Alexandria, 22314; FAX 703-

838-6449; email [email protected] County Board of Elections, 703-222-0776,

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Suite 232,

Fairfax, 22035; FAX 703-324-2205; [email protected]

Arlington Board of Elections, 703-228-3456, http://www.arlingtonva.us/vote, 2100 Clarendon Blvd.Suite 320, Arlington, 22201; FAX 703-228-3659;email [email protected]

City of Fairfax General Registrar, 703-385-7890, http://www.fairfaxva.gov/Registrar/GeneralRegistrar.asp

10455 Armstrong Street, Sisson House, Fairfax, 22030;FAX 703-591-8364; [email protected]

Correction: Last week’s Newcomers and CommunityGuide omitted the name of an independentcandidate, Mark T. Gibson, running for U.S. Houseof Representatives in the 11th District. The sameparagraph also mistakenly referred to that districtby the wrong district number in a second reference.The correction have been made in our online andPDF editions.

— Mary Kimm,

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By Jim Moran

U.S. Representative (D-8)

For too many Americans and Virginians,simply breathing the air can be dangerous. That’s especially the case for the

306,000 Virginia children and 96,000 adultswho battle asthma, the 1.1 million with car-diovascular disease, the 154,000 with chronicbronchitis and the estimated 411,000 who live

in poverty. But it is true forall of us and it’s that waybecause of soot in our air.

Soot, or fine particulatematter (PM2.5), is composed of a mixture ofsolid particles and liquid droplets, usuallymade up of several different types of harmful

chemicals. It’s easy to rec-ognize as it contributes sig-nificantly to the haze thatblankets many cities andnational parks. Smoke-stacks and tailpipes churnout soot and we breathe itin, every day.

The body reacts to it inmuch the same manner as

it does to tobacco smoke. Smaller than a grainof sand and only visible with a microscope, tinysoot particles travel deep into the lungs wheninhaled and swiftly penetrate the bloodstream,immediately increasing the risk of severe res-piratory distress, heart attacks and strokes.

Soot kills; leads to hospitalizations; triggers

asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes; andhas been linked to causing permanent lung tis-sue and airway damage, reproductive compli-cations and cancer.

For decades, the Clean Air Act has helpedprotect the air we breathe by letting us knowand track what pollutants make it into our airand allowing us to set targets, make plans, andhave accountability for reducing those pollut-ants over time. And perhaps most importantly,it requires that we review those standards asscience helps us understand new risks.

That’s happening now with soot. The Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) is review-ing the current standard for soot, last set in1997. Since then, more than 10,000 studies

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have demonstrated that soot is a publichealth threat and that we must ensure thatfewer smaller particles are able to get intothe air and into our lungs.

Earlier this summer, the EPA proposed anew stronger standard for soot and is ac-cepting public comments on these standardsuntil the end of August.

What are the potential benefits of enact-ing the strongest standard? By cleaning upsoot, we can prevent 35,700 deaths, 23,290visits to the hospital and emergency room,2,350 heart attacks, 1.4 million cases ofaggravated asthma and 29,800 cases ofacute bronchitis every year. An estimated2.7 million days of missed work and schooldue to air pollution-caused ailments wouldbe avoided annually.

It’s August in Washington and the humid-ity makes it hard enough to breathe for eventhe most healthy among us. While we seethe haze of air pollution on really bad days,we do not see the particles within it. Andthose particles are a threat to our healthand the health of our families and neigh-bors. I hope all Virginians and Americanswill join me in asking the EPA to standstrong for a strong soot standard. We’ll allbreathe a bit easier when you do.

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By Tom West, CLU, ChFC, AIF

Some of the conversation and dis-cussion at Senor Law Day onSaturday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. tonoon at First Baptist Church at

2932 King Street will include funding aretirement.

What is enough? If you are anywherenear retirement, or already living in it,you’ve probably heard or read that you

need to have saved about 70percent of your final workingsalary to live comfortably inretirement. This estimate isfrequently repeated … but

that doesn’t mean it is true for everyone. It may notbe true for you. Consider the following factors:

Health. Most of us will face a major health prob-lem at some point in our lives. Think, for a moment,about the costs of prescription medicines, and re-curring treatment for chronic ailments. These costscan really take a bite out of retirement income, evenwith a great health care plan.

Heredity. If you come from a family where peoplefrequently live into their 80s and 90s, you may liveas long or longer. Imagine retiring at 55 and livingto 95 or 100. You would need 40-45 years of steadyretirement income.

Portfolio. Many people retire with investment port-folios they haven’t reviewed in years, with asset al-locations that may no longer be appropriate. New

retirees sometimes carry too much riskin their portfolios, with the result beingthat the retirement income from theirinvestments fluctuates wildly with thevagaries of the market. Other retirees aresuper-conservative investors: their port-folios are so risk-averse that they can’tearn enough to keep up with even mod-erate inflation, and over time, they findthey have less and less purchasing power.

Spending habits. Did you only spend70 percent of your salary while em-

ployed? Probably not. If you’re like many Americans,you probably spend 90 percent or 95 percent of it.Will your spending habits change drastically onceyou retire? Again, probably not.

Will you have enough? When it comes to retire-ment income, a casual assumption may prove to bewoefully inaccurate.

You won’t learn how much retirement income you’llneed by reading this article. Consider meeting witha qualified financial professional who can help esti-mate your lifestyle needs and short-term and long-term expenses.

Senior Law Day is cosponsored by Senior Servicesof Alexandria and The Alexandria Bar Association.Anyone planning to retire now or in the future shouldregister for the free event by going towww.seniorservicesalex.org or call 703-836-4414,ext. 10.

Too many underestimatewhat they need.

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By Christine Candio, FACHE

CEO, Inova Alexandria Hospital

Earlier this year, I shared someof Inova Alexandria Hospital’ssuccessful efforts to improvequality of care for heart attack

patients. Now I am proud to report thatour work has been recognized at the na-tional level. The hospital recently re-ceived a Bronze Award from Mission:Lifeline, the American Heart Association’s initiativeto encourage prompt, appropriate treatment of pa-tients with the most severe type of heart attack in

which all coronary arteries areblocked.

For these patients, swift actionis key. The faster they receive life-

saving balloon angioplasty to open blocked arteries,the better their chance of survival. The AHA and oth-ers recommend door-to-balloon (D2B) time at 90minutes or less.

The Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at InovaAlexandria Hospital has been working diligently toimprove its D2B times. We upgraded and expandedour Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology(CVIR) Department. Our Emergency Department(ED) and CVIR staff developed joint protocols toquickly identify and treat heart attack patients withinthe nationally recommended goals. And we becamethe first hospital in Northern Virginia to collaboratewith EMS providers in the field to flag incoming heart

attack patients.First responders from the City of

Alexandria’s EMS perform an EKG at thescene and transmit the results via ambu-lance computer to the ED where a physi-cian makes a diagnosis. If the patient ishaving a heart attack, the hospital is ableto mobilize the CVIR team and preparean angioplasty lab before the ambulanceeven arrives. This seamless continuum

of care has helped us reduce our D2B times — al-ready significantly below the 90-minute threshold— from 65 minutes back in February to an impres-sive 61 minutes today.

Such outstanding results would not be possiblewithout the collaboration and communication of ourdedicated ED physicians, interventional cardiologists,CVIR staff and the City of Alexandria’s EMS provid-ers. They have worked hard to break down barriers,build trust, and find new ways to improve care andsave lives.

The work continues. We review every heart attackcase for areas of improvement, participate in a na-tional database that shares best practices for reduc-ing D2B, and partner with AHA’s Mission: Lifeline tocreate even more efficient systems of care. Together,we can make a significant difference for heart attackpatients in the Alexandria community.

To learn more about this exciting work, as well asthe full spectrum of cardiac services we offer, visitinovaheart.org.

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Thank You, Bruce JohnsonTo the Editor:

The citizens of Alexandria owe a debt of gratitude to Bruce Johnson,who is retiring from city government. Bruce took over the city’s Officeof Management and Budget in 2003 after years of service to the fed-eral government as the budget director for the United States courtsystem and on the staff of the U.S. Office of Management and Budgetand U.S. General Accounting Office. When he came to work in CityHall, Alexandria got not only a recognized budget expert but someonewho already knew the ins and outs of city finances from the years hespent as the School Board’s representative on the city’s Budget andFiscal Affairs Advisory Committee.

During his tenure on BFAAC, he wrote knowledgeably on a variety ofbudget issues but it was his authorship of what became the city’s debtpolicy guidelines that has had an enduring impact as these guidelinesestablished metrics for the amount of money the city could/should bor-row for capital projects and still maintain its coveted double, triple Abond rating. His expertise in public finance benefited the city greatly inraising funds for improvements as diverse as sewers, affordable housing,open space, recreation centers and schools.

Bruce later served as the city’s chief financial officer and as actingcity manager — and in all of his positions of responsibility, he has beena steady, guiding force in good times and in fiscally challenging times.Current and former members of BFAAC who had the good fortune towork with Bruce were always struck by his professionalism, substan-tive knowledge and insight, good humor, patience and his dedicationto the welfare of the City and all of us who call it home. We wish Brucewell in his retirement and thank him sincerely for all he has done tomake Alexandria better.

Current and former chairs of BFAAC: Jim Butler, ElliottBranch, Lisa Chimento, Tim Lovain, Tracy Rickett and

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participating in a clinical trial with FDA approvedhome-based monitoring program for people withdry AMD. Join Retina Group of Washington’sDebbie Oliver, the developer of the monitoringdevice. At Charles Beatley Central Library, 5005Duke St. For more information call 703-746-1760.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 18Community Meeting. 6 p.m. Hosted by the City

of Alexandria, the meeting is on the Jefferson-Houston School of the future. The Durant Centerconference room, 1605 Cameron St.

ONGOINGPlant Clinics. Wonder how to grow great

tomatoes, which tree is best for your homelandscape, or what strange insect you havefound? VCE Master Gardeners can help find theanswers at weekly Plant Clinics held in thefollowing locations:

Old Town Farmers’ Market, 301 King St.,Saturdays, from 7 a.m. - noon, May 5 throughSept. 29.

Del Ray Farmers’ Market, intersection of Mt.Vernon and East Oxford avenues, Saturdays,from 8:30-11 a.m., May 5 through Sept. 29.

VCE Master Gardener Help Desk (703-228-6414), or [email protected]; staffed from 9a.m. - noon, Monday-Friday, year round. Bringfresh samples of problem plants, weeds orinsects with you to ensure the accurateidentification of any diseases or pests. VCErecommends carrying samples in plastic bags orother clear containers. Don’t bring live insects.All clinics and Help Desk are free of charge.

TUESDAYSFive-Star Toastmasters, Club # 9623. 5:30-7

p.m. at the Pentagon Conference Center.Toastmasters can help participants sharpen theirspeaking skills, boost their confidence andenergize their leadership skills in a team-

oriented atmosphere. Visit http://fivestar.freetoasthost.com or contact Club Vice-President for Membership Katharine Gagné at202-521-2307 or e-mail [email protected] Club President, Charlie DeWitt at 202-997-5087 [email protected].

FIRST WEDNESDAYSThe Parkinson’s Disease Support Group of

Alexandria meets the 1st Wednesday of eachmonth at 2 p.m. At the Hollin Hall SeniorCenter, Room 109, 1500 Shenandoah Rd. AllParkinson’s patients and caregivers are welcome.

The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium needsvolunteers to tutor kindergarteners and first-graders in literacy skills for 30 minutes once ortwice a week through May in Alexandria publicschools. Training and lesson plans provided. Call703-549-6670, ext. 119, or visitwww.alexandriatutors.org.

At Home in Alexandria! Those interested inbecoming AHA! Friends should call AHA! at 703-231-0824 or download the application formfrom the AHA! website atwww.athomeinalexandria.org. AHA! is a501(c)(3) organization that supportsAlexandrians ages 55+ who prefer to remain —independently — in their own homes. A non-profit, volunteer organization, AHA! deliversreliable, cost-effective transportation, light homemaintenance and computer-related services andready access to other vetted service providers.

Connect with T&ES on Facebook. The City ofAlexandria’s Department of Transportation &Environmental Services (T&ES) is on Facebook.The T&ES Facebook page will share informationon topics such as transportation planning, trashand recycling service, road work andmaintenance, traffic, infrastructure andengineering projects, Eco-City Alexandria andenvironmental initiatives, emergency cleanupefforts, and more. Visit alexandriava.gov/SocialMedia.

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1: Peters and Lewis households.2: Peters lot.3: James Jackson lot (1894-1925) or Garnett

Ashby lot (1925-1938).4: Javins households5: Cravins lot.6: Unknown household.7: Possible Shorts/Stewart outbuilding.8: Unknown building on 1937 aerial map.9: Shorts/Stewart household.10: Possible Amanda Clark dwelling.11: Ashby household.12: Smith/Collins house.13: Seminary Colored School (ca. 1898-1926),

St. Cyprians Episcopal Church(ca. 1926-1942), Lee Thomas Young house (ca.

1947-1960).14: Casey/Belk house.15: Hogan/Craven house.16: Clara Adams/McKnight house.17: Ball family house.18: Randall household.19 and 20: McKnight household.21: Miller house.22: Possible McKnight lot.23: Unknown structure.24: McKnight household.

One of the graves at Fort Ward.

though the atrocity happened in the 1960s,the pain created by the city’s indifferenceto African-American graves is still fresh. Asrecently as three years ago, city mainte-nance vehicles were regularly driving overunmarked graves.

“I don’t think that people really want toface up to what has happened,” said LenaRainey, whose ancestors are buried at thepark. “No one wants to admit to wrongdo-ing, although it’s right there in front of yourface.”

THE STORY OF HOW a city-owned main-tenance yard ended up over a city-ownedpark dates back to the end of the Civil War.When the Union Army deserted the planta-tion guarding a critical approach to the capi-tal, recently freed slaves began building newlives for themselves here. By the time thecity was trying to assemble lands to createFort Ward Park a century later, determin-ing the titleholders to houses with noplumbing or sewer service created a prob-lem.

“There may have been peoplewho didn’t want to sell but re-alized that their communitywas changing,” said WallyOwen, curator at Fort WardPark. “What’s frustrating aboutthis is that we don’t have thefull record of what went onback then.”

Alexandria leaders have longknown about the grave of ClaraAdams, which was clearlymarked by a headstone in themaintenance yard where theystored equipment and parkedtheir vehicles. City officials be-lieved that her husband wasprobably buried next to her, but recent ar-cheology has discovered four burials here.And 19 additional graves were discoveredin the Jackson family cemetery, which waspreviously thought to have five burials. Andanother separate burial area was discoveredin an old grove that has three burials, in-cluding the sister of Clara Adams. Despitethe recent findings, the search for long-lostgraves may be over.

“There is a possibility that there are moregraves in the park,” said Lance Mallamo,director of the Office of Historic Alexandria.“But we feel satisfied that we have madeevery effort to reasonably identify thegraves where we know that have been buri-als.”

PART OF THE PROBLEM for Alexandrialeaders is that Fort Ward is one of the crownjewels of city parks. It’s a popular spot for avariety of activities, especially now that theCivil War sesquicentennial is attracting newattention to the Union fort. Visitors today

will learn about the Connecticut troops thatonce manned artillery here. But they’ll learnalmost nothing about the African-Americancommunity that thrived here after the war.Some say that indicates a reticence to ownup to what happened here.

“If you look at the notices on the restroomdoors about the work that’s being done thisspring and summer, the word graves isn’tmentioned in any of those notices,” saidGlen Eugster. “I think people in the city arereally nervous that there are a lot morepeople buried out here.”

Another problem is drainage. Water froma nearby neighborhood washes into the parkand floods the graveyard, carrying sedimentand debris that washes over the existingheadstones. Last year, city officials installeda series of slotted pipes and bales of hay tochannel the water. But part of the systemwas installed on private property and wasremoved, creating a gap in the system thatfocuses the flow of water toward one of thegraveyards rather than channeling it else-

where. “The city has done as much as itcan,” said Rich Baier, director of the Depart-ment of Transportation and EnvironmentalServices. “We put in a system, and it wasremoved.”

IN THE COMING months, members of atask force will be crafting a long-term man-agement plan for Fort Ward Park, and pan-els will be installed telling visitors about theAfrican-American neighborhood known as“the Fort.” But descendants are skepticalthat city leaders will take the actions nec-essary to find all the burials at Fort Ward,an outcome they say will fail to right the

wrongs that were done in the 1960s whenthe park was built over burial grounds.

“The truth should be known,” said Rainey,who is a member of a descendents groupand a work group. “This is a wrongdoingthat has been passed down from genera-tion to generation, and it’s time to do some-thing about it.”

For more than a year, the descendantshave been seeking a meeting with city lead-ers. But that meeting has not happened.Mallamo says city leaders are concernedbecause the descendants want Alexandriaofficials to enter into an agreement. In thenext few weeks, Mallamo said, he will besitting down with the city attorney and thedescendants group to determine some kindof resolution to the ongoing tension be-tween relatives of those buried at Fort Wardand the city that transformed their grave-yards into a maintenance yard.

“We see this as setting a precedent be-cause they are seeking to develop an agree-ment with us to share research,” saidMallamo. “Some of my other facilities areconcerned about the precedent somethinglike that will set.”

size of the child that was buried,” Bakersaid.

City records show that more than halfof the 1,800 people buried in the cem-etery between 1864 and 1869 were un-der the age of 10.

Survey information indicates gravesitepositions. “We have the survey data thatshows exactly where they are located, sowe can come back after they are finishedwith the grading,” Baker said. “They willput down the grass, and then we will goback and relocate them and put themarkers on top of the coordinates.”

The cemetery holds not only the gravesof freedmen and contrabands. The old-est artifact yet found in Alexandria, a

13,000-year-old Clovis spear point, wasrecovered here in 2007. A marker willbe placed at its recovery site.

Additionally, a place marker will be laidto commemorate a spot where 124United States Colored Troops were bur-ied. These soldiers’ graves were disin-terred in 1865 and moved to the Soldiers’Cemetery, now the Alexandria NationalCemetery.

A gentle westward slope descends to alow-lying area, which at one time led toa creek. This section will be designateda “passive” portion of the memorial, con-ducive to walking and gathering. Thisarea is outside the archaeological pro-tection zone, where trees will be planted,along with a walkway.

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THURSDAY/AUG. 30Kenny Lattimore. 7:30 p.m. $29.50.

The Music Hall. Visitwww.kennylattimore.com.

Leukemia/Lymphoma. 7 p.m. Free.Make a difference in the fight againstblood cancer. Team In Training willbe at Residence Inn Old Town todiscuss upcoming races, registration,and training tips. Visitwww.teamintraining.org/nca/ or findus on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TNTNCA.

AUG. 30 THROUGH OCT. 21Jacques Brel. The classic compilation

of Brel’s brilliant music about life anddeath, love and loss, will be inperformance at MetroStageThursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.,Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., andSundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets,$48-55, at 800-494-8497 orwww.metrostage.org. MetroStage,1201 N. Royal St. Call 703-548-9044.

FRIDAY/AUG. 31BIG CHALK DRAW. 8-10 a.m.

Community art event in Art at theCenter’s parking lot at 2804

Sherwood Hall Lane. Free. Donationsof new backpacks and school suppliesto benefit families served by GoodShepherd Housing and FamilyServices needed. Visitwww.artatthecenter.org

Beatlemania Magic. The CarlyleClub, 411 John Carlyle Street,Alexandria. 8 pm. $25. A nationaltouring Beatles Tribute bandrecreating the early Beatles concertswith identical costumes, equipmentand spot on harmonies. Visit http://thecarlyleclub.com or call 703-548-8899

SATURDAY/SEPT. 1Alexandria Art Market. 10 a.m. - 4

p.m. Alexandria’s newest outdoor artmarket featuring a variety of originalartwork from more than 25 artistsdisplayed for sale including painting,photography, pottery, jewelry, andglasswork. Market includes live musicand food from local restaurants. AtDel Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704Mount Vernon Ave. Call 703-838-4827.

THROUGH SEPT. 2Boarderlines. Thursday-Sunday. Free.

This exhibit is an individual andgroup journey across “boarders” andfeatures a silent auction, 2-D and 3-Dgallery artwork, and take-away art.At the Nicholas A. Colasanto Center,

2704 Mount Vernon Ave. Visitwww.theDelReyArtisans.org.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 5“Out of the Past.” 7 p.m. Free.

Starring Robert Mitchum, KirkDouglas, and Jane Greer. Part of themonthly Film Noir Series at DuncanLibrary, 2501 Commonwealth Ave.,in Del Ray. After the movie, viewersare invited to discuss the film at St.Elmo’s Coffee Pub at 2300 Mt.Vernon Ave. Call 703-746-1705.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 6Fashion’s Night Out Alexandria.

Presented by Alexandria Conventionand Visitors Association. 6-11 p.m.Participating boutiques, restaurantsand businesses throughoutAlexandria. Visitwww.fashionsnighoutalexandria.com

Ten Thousand Villages, a fair traderetailer on King Street in Old Town,will be transformed into an orientalrug showroom, when more than 300rugs, all hand made in Pakistan byfairly paid adults, arrive for theannual 4-day sale. Ten ThousandVillages is located at 915 King St.Call 703-684-1435.

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By Carolyn Griffin

MetroStage, Producing

Artistic Director

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Liv-ing is Paris is a classic. It landed inNew York in 1968 with an English

translation and played at the Village Gatefor four years. Since then it has played allover the world and is a beloved compila-tion of music by Brel, an artist growing upin Brussels, then living and performing inParis. His music was translated by Eric Blauand MortShuman and“Jacques Brel isAlive and Welland Living isParis” introducedthis stunning,passionate musicto American audi-ences. The rest, asthey say, is his-tory.

I was intro-duced to Brel’smusic in the ’80sat d.c. space, afunky little per-formance venueon the corner of7th and E St. NW(now aStarbucks). I stillown the originalvinyl cast album.It has been a fa-vorite of mine fordecades. And

MetroStage’s 2012-13 SeasonProducing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin announces that

the 2012-13 season will open with the musical Jacques Brelis Alive and Well and Living in Paris, featuring NatasciaDiaz from the 2006 production of the off-Broadway revival atthe Zipper Theatre, and a remarkable cast of Bobby Smith,Bayla Whitten and Sam Ludwig. Aug. 30-Oct. 21, 2012.

The revival of A Broadway Christmas Carol will fol-low just in time for the holidays, featuring Michael Sharp asScrooge and Tracey Stephens and Russell Sunday playing allof the other characters in this parody of A Christmas Carolusing Broadway showtunes. Nov. 15-Dec. 23, 2012.

The world premiere of Ladies Swing the Blues, bookand lyrics by Thomas W. Jones II and original music by Will-iam Knowles, will feature Roz White, Lori Williams, YvetteSpears, Sandy Bainum, and Anthony Manough. This is a newwork that includes many MetroStage artists. A staged read-ing of it will be part of Page to Stage at the Kennedy Centeron Saturday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Terrace Theatre. Jan. 24-March 17, 2013.

The area premiere of Michael Hollinger’s Ghost-Writerwill conclude the season. It will feature Susan Lynskey (lastseen at MetroStage in a featured role in Girl in a GoldfishBowl). John Vreeke returns to direct. April18-May 26, 2013.

MetroStage is located at 1201 N. Royal St. in Alexandria inNorth Old Town. Tickets are $48-55 and may be ordered bycalling 1-800-494-8497 or online at boxofficetickets.com. Forgroup sales and information call the theatre at 703-548-9044.Visit www.metrostage.com.

Natascia Diaz, Sam Ludwig, Bayla Whitten and Bobby Smith will appearin MetroStage’s “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living is Paris”through Oct. 21.

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One of the acclaimed actors in that produc-tion was our very own Natascia Diaz. Weare delighted that she will be headlining thisgreat cast, also comprised of Bobby Smith,Sam Ludwig and Bayla Whitten. Natasciais well known to our audiences from ourworld premiere of “ROOMS a Rock Ro-mance,” where she won the Helen HayesAward for Outstanding Lead Actress in aMusical. She has also been at MetroStagein “Glimpses of the Moon” and, most re-cently, “Savage in Limbo.” Nationally shehas been seen in “Cabaret” and “The

Capeman” and other Broadway and na-tional tours. Bobby Smith, you will remem-ber from our hilarious parody “Musical ofMusical” (The Musical!), Sam Ludwig wasseen opposite Natascia in “Glimpses of theMoon,” and Bayla is a beautiful youngingénue we will be introducing toMetroStage audiences for the first time.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Livingin Paris” will run at MetroStage through Oct.21. With this great cast, great band andgreat music this production of this classicshow is a must-see this fall.

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reserve a seat.First Thursday in Del Ray. 6-9 p.m.

Celebrating Fashion’s Night Out withthe theme “Always in Fashion”during this month’s family-friendlystreet festival. Festivities alongMount Vernon Avenue include music,exhibitions by local organizations,and businesses open late withactivities. At Mount Vernon Avenue.Call 703-746-3301.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 7Jazz Supper Under the Stars. 5-9

p.m. An evening of food and jazzwith Al Williams’ jazz band andcatering by Hard Times Cafe. Hostedby the Old Town Business &Professional Association and the KingStreet Gardens Park Foundation.Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at thedoor. At King Street Garden Park,Diagonal Road and King Street. Call703-683-0333.

Theater Night. Sponsored byAlexandria Bar Association Beat theOdds© Committee.The eveningfeatures a reception and a silentauction (start at 6:30 p.m.), and theriotous play “Funny Money (8 p.m.).”at the Alexandria Little Theatre. 600Wolfe St. $35. Call 703-548-1106 oremail [email protected].

SEPT. 7 THROUGH 30‘It Runs in the Family’ art exhibit.

Artists explore many ways art runs infamilies; presenting collections oftheir own and their family’s artworks.Details atwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 8Green Spring Gardens. 2-3 p.m.

Family Fun: Autumn is for Apples.4603 Green Spring Rd. Code: 290484 7501. $6/person. Children ages5 and older with registered payingadult. Listen to the story of JohnnyAppleseed and take a walk throughour orchard. Register on-line atwww.greenspring.org or call GreenSpring Gardens at 703-642-5173.

Green Spring Gardens. Flourishing,Flowering Salvias. 4603 Green SpringRd. Code: 290 488 6301. 9:30-11a.m. $22. Make room in your gardenfor fall blooming salvias. Take homea sample of hardy salvia. Register on-line at www.greenspring.org or call703-642-5173.

Art Activated. 12-4 p.m. This free, 6thannual event takes place during theAlexandria King Street Art Festival.Studios and galleries will be open tomeet the artists. Demonstrations,hands-on projects, and activitiesthroughout the afternoon. At theTorpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N.Union St. Call 703-838-4565.

Melissa Ferrick. 7:30 p.m. The singer-songwriter and indie trailblazerreturns to The Birchmere with specialguest Astra Via. At 3701 MountVernon Ave. $25. Tickets at

www.ticketmaster.com or visitwww.birchmere.com.

SEPT. 8 THROUGH 29“Funny Money.” Wednesdays-

Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m.$17-20. At the Little Theatre ofAlexandria, 600 Wolfe St. Call 703-683-0496.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 9Autumn Cabaret. 7 p.m. An evening

of song, dance, variety and comedyat the Carlyle Club, 411 John CarlyleSt. $20. Call 703-941-7464.

Matinee Film. 2 p.m. Featuring: Dave(PG-13). The Charles E. BeatleyCentral Library, 5005 Duke St. Visitwww.alexandria.lib.va.us or call 703-746-1702. Free. Refreshments will beserved.

Green Spring Gardens. SpringfieldArt Guild Art Reception. 4603 GreenSpring Rd. 1-3 p.m. Free. Meet localartists from the Springfield Art Guildand their mixed media show ofbotanical art. Light refreshmentsserved. Call 703-642-5173.

Family Concert. 7:30 p.m. MelissaCox, at Mount Vernon UnitarianChurch. At the MVUC Chapel, 1909Windmill Lane. Donations will helpBeacon House, which providesmentoring, athletic, and nutritionalprograms to at-risk children in theEdgewood Terrace community ofWashington, D.C. Visitwww.mvuc.org.

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Fashion’s Night Out Alexandriawill run from 6-11 p.m., with shop-ping until 10 p.m., on Sept. 6. Morethan 80 boutiques, restaurants andother specialty stores have signedup for the inaugural celebration,and will present the City one bigshopping party with a variety ofstore events, including cocktails andrestaurant specials, music, fashionshows, trunk shows, makeovers, de-signer appearances and exclusivestyle events.

Fashion’s Night Out, launched in 2009 by Vogue’seditor-in-chief Anna Wintour, is a global initiative tocelebrate fashion, culture, lifestyle, restore consumerconfidence and boost the retail industry’s economy.In 2011, FNO was celebrated with more than 4,500events in the U.S., including designer appearances,restaurant specials, retail happenings and other spe-cial events.

FNO Alexandria is presented by the AlexandriaConvention & Visitors Association and endorsed bythe City of Alexandria. In addition to store events,the evening will feature some fashionable publicevents:

Discover Fashion and Del RayEast Oxford & Mount Vernon Avenue, 6-9 p.m.The Del Ray neighborhood has big plans for their

fashion-themed affair as they host the City’s “fash-ion block party.” Events include a runway show, livemusic, performance art and a few surprise perfor-mances. The fashion show will present some famil-iar fashionistas, mommies-to-be, hip-hop kids, beau-tiful brides, and stylin’ pooches.

Fashion ShowTorpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union St. 8-

9 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)The Torpedo Factory Art Center, located on Alex-

andria waterfront, will host Fashion’s Night OutAlexandria’s Inaugural Fashion Show. With Alexan-dria filled with hip and trendy boutiques, the eventwill showcase the City’s historic ambiance and con-temporary flair for fashion.

The Torpedo Factory will also have a collection offashionable artwork from area artists displayedthroughout the gallery. Internationally known cou-ture milliner and Art League instructor JanWutkowski will join with a

special collection of millinery creations made forthe evening’s runway show, and a video demonstra-tion showcasing her inspiration and process for oneof the featured headpieces. Guests will be treated tocelebrity runway appearances, beauty treatments,wine sips by Barefoot Winery, and wonderful bitesby Bread & Chocolate.

Shoppers & Visitors KioskKing Street & Fayette Street, 6-9 p.m.Fashion’s Night Out Alexandria Visitor Kiosk (lo-

cated on the intersection of King Street & FayetteStreet) will offer cool activities, music, giveaways,and event maps. The first 100 shoppers who visitthe kiosk will receive a swag bag of items from Alex-andria businesses. Shoppers can strike a pose in our“Fashionable Photo Booth” and enjoy goodies fromthe evening’s event sponsors.

Alexandria’s Ready for Fashion’s Night Out

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By Jeanne Theismann

The Gazette

It was known as The Chicken Ranch, acentury-old “business” in La Grange,Texas, that earned its nickname for ac-

cepting chickens as payment for servicesrendered. But when a crusading TV reportermakes the brothel the subject of an expose,the legendary house of ill repute is forcedto close, providing the basis for “The BestLittle Whorehouse in Texas,” a boot-scoot-ing musical now playing at Signature The-atre in Arlington.

Originally staged on Broadway in 1978(followed by the movie starring Dolly Par-ton and Burt Reynolds), “Whorehouse” starsthe incomparable Sherri L. Edelen as MissMona, the proprietor of the Chicken Ranch.Edelen brings a sultry sexiness to the role,exuding charisma and charm in a range ofsongs from “A Lil’ Ole Bitty Pissant CountryPlace” to the poignant closing strains of “AFriend to Me.”

In addition to Edelen, the exceptional cast

includes Thomas Adrian Simpson, whoturns in a stellar performance as Sheriff EdEarl Dodd, a hot-tempered good-old-boywith a tender spot for Miss Mona. Simpsondelivers his many expletive laden mono-logues with conviction and flair, while hisrich vocals shine in “Good Old Girl.”

Nova Y. Payton returns to Signature asJewel, Miss Mona’s trusted assistant who,along with the ensemble of “working girls,”brings down the house with a rocking ren-dition of “Twenty-Fours of Lovin’.”

With relentless energy and humor, Chris-topher Bloch commands the stage as thepompous and pious Melvin P. Thorpe, theTV reporter hell bent on shuttering thewhorehouse, while Dan Manning is theTexas governor who comically sidesteps hispolitical dilemma.

The entire ensemble is equally impressive,with the male Aggie Boys especially memo-rable in the sizzling, athletic routines thatliterally bare all save for the strategic place-ment of a few 10-gallon Stetsons.

Music and lyrics are by Carol Hall andbook by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson.Gabriele Mangiante provides the musicaldirection of the seven-piece orchestra withchoreography by Karma Camp.

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Sherri L. Edelen (as Miss Mona, center) leads the cast of “The Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas” in the production’s toe-tapping finale. The musi-cal comedy “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” plays at Arlington'sSignature Theatre through Oct. 7, 2012. Visit www.signature-theatre.org.

tor Eric Schaeffer, the legacy of “The BestLittle Whorehouse in Texas” lives on in oneof the most entertaining, toe-tapping pro-ductions of the year.

“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” is

playing now through Oct. 7 at SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Fortickets or more information, call 703-820-9771 or visit www.signature-theatre.org.


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Zumba instructor and owner ofPIES Fitness Yoga Studio MarshaBanks-Harold. The music starts to play and the crowd responds with dancing.

Glamdoll Makeup owner LetitiaThornhill paints Danielle Dean atthe festival.

Teryl Hackley, owner of Conservative Cutts Barber Shopfinishes a new cut on Markus Patten.

Ellison Paul scansthe field as she

rises in the air onthe bungee jump.

Celebrating Lenny Harris at One Love Festival

On Saturday afternoon, Aug. 18, the field atBraddock Park filled with friends, neighbors andthe family to celebrate the One Love Festival andthe legacy of Lenny Harris. Children were

treated to games, rides, free haircuts while live music filledthe air. Harris started the festival 10 years ago as a commu-nity gathering to promote the future and success of the youthin Alexandria. After his death last year, the festival was orga-nized by his wife Deborah.

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Send announcements to the Alexandria GazettePacket, by e-mail to [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday at noon.Photos are encouraged.

Patrick Henry Elementary School willhost a kindergarten orientation — not a school-wide open house, as previously announced —from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30. No pro-grams for students or families are scheduled forFriday, Aug. 31.

Fall 2011 graduates from James MadisonUniversity include: Gregory Allen; Ben-jamin Chang; Robert Clark; Erin Drone;Nabila Hafez; Della Hinn; Polly Reuter;Sarah Thomas; Monika Zawasky; andBemnet Zeleke.

The following students enrolled at VirginiaTech were named to the dean’s list for the fall2011 semester.

❖ Harry L. Schonberger of Alexandria isa freshman majoring in food science and tech-nology in the College of Agriculture and LifeSciences.

❖ Sarah K. Bosserman of Alexandria is asenior majoring in human nutrition, food andexercise in the College of Agriculture and LifeSciences.

❖ Michael Adu of Alexandria is a seniormajoring in biological sciences in the College of

Science.❖ Jeremy S. Bernier of Alexandria is a senior

majoring in mathematics in the College of Science.

Hasamone Nimjareansuk of Alexandria wasnamed to the Dean’s List at Niagara University inNew York for the Fall 2011 semester.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporationannounced the names of 800 outstanding BlackAmerican high school seniors who have wonAchievement Scholarship awards through the Na-tional Achievement Scholarship Program. T

he local 2012 Achievement Scholarship winnersinclude:

❖ Aduragbemi Gbopemi Jibodu of T.C.Williams High School. Probable career field: Aero-space Engineering. This award is supported byNMSC, which conducts the National AchievementScholarship Program.

❖ Saara K. Kaudeyr of T.C. Williams HighSchool. Probable career field: Medicine. Thisaward is supported by NMSC, which conducts theNational Achievement Scholarship Program.

Anastasia C. Voellm, the daughter ofFrederick and Catalina Voellm of Alexandria, hasbeen named to Randolph-Macon Academy’sPresident’s List for the third quarter of the 2011-12 school year. Anastasia is a junior atRandolph-Macon.

Jessica Raugitinane, a junior at the Univer-

sity of Connecticut and resident of Alexandria, hasbeen chosen as the 2012 recipient of the AlmaExley Memorial Scholarship, which supports andencourages greater diversity in the teaching profes-sion. Raugitinane, a graduate of T.C. Williams HighSchool in Alexandria, is enrolled in the five-yearintegrated bachelor’s and master’s program atUConn. She is pursuing a triple major in elemen-tary education, English and Spanish, with a minorin Latino studies.

A consistent Dean’s List student, she has anoutstanding record of public service in education.She has taught in the Dominican Republic withInternational Student Volunteers, and has servedas a tutor, mentor or teacher’s assistant in schoolsin Hartford, Windham, and Putnam, Conn., as wellas in Alexandria, and Washington, D.C.

Natalie Stier of Alexandria, a member of theclass of 2012 at Washington and Lee University,earned honor roll status for the winter 2012 term.

The following Washington and Lee studentshave earned dean’s list status for the winter 2012.

❖ Tyler Gehrs, of Alexandria, a member of theclass of 2013 at Washington and Lee University;

❖ Meredith Mitchell, of Alexandria, a mem-ber of the class of 2012 at Washington and LeeUniversity;

❖ Vanessa Ndege, of Alexandria, a memberof the class of 2012 at Washington and Lee Univer-sity;

❖ Caroline Schmidt, of Alexandria, amember of the class of 2013 at Washington andLee University;

❖ Natalie Stier, of Alexandria, a memberof the class of 2012 at Washington and Lee Uni-versity.

Villanova University named the followingstudents to the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 se-mester.

❖ Inez Catherine Cooney, from Alexan-dria, is enrolled in the Villanova School ofBusiness;

❖ Sarah Peterson, from Alexandria, is en-rolled in the College of Liberal Arts andSciences.

Margaret Widdowson of Alexandria re-ceived a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degreefrom the Virginia-Maryland Regional College ofVeterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech’s gradua-tion on May 11.

Glenville State College in Glenville, West Vir-ginia has announced that Kevin T. Webb ofAlexandria has attained the President’s HonorRoll for the 2012 Spring semester.

Zachary Hoisington graduated with abachelor’s degree in Biology from ColoradoCollege. Hoisington is the son of Jeff and LynneHoisington of Alexandria.

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DEL RAY704 SCARBURGH WAY ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $665,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 .................. OLD TOWN GREENS733 PITT ST S ................................ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $653,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22314 ....................... YATES GARDENS458 SOUTH UNION ST #5 .............. 2 ... 1 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $640,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 ............................ HARBORSIDE107 MAPLE ST E ............................ 2 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $626,000 .... Detached ........ 0.11 ........ 22301 ...................... ROSEMONT PARK4634 LAMBERT DR ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $625,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22311 .............................. STONEGATE1204 DARTMOUTH RD ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $624,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22314 ............................ QUAKER HILL2603 GADSBY PL ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $620,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22311 .............................. STONEGATE918 ROLFE PL ................................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $610,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 .................... POWHATAN PLACE918 ROLFE PL ................................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $610,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 .................... POWHATAN PLACE301 LANNON CT ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $600,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION115 LEE ST N #PH502 .................... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $600,000 .... Penthouse ....................... 22314 ................... TORPEDO FACTORY311 ADAMS AVE ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $598,000 .... Detached ........ 0.09 ........ 22301 ...................... ROSEMONT PARK718 COLUMBUS ST N ..................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $595,000 .... Attach/Row Hse0.03 ........ 22314 ......... PARKER GRAY/OLD TOWN2408 PAGE TER .............................. 3 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $587,500 .... Detached ........ 0.14 ........ 22302 ................ BRADDOCK HEIGHTS400 SECOND ST ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $581,000 .... Attach/Row Hse .............. 22314 ........ WATERGATE OF ALEXANDRIA1026 TAYLOR RUN PKWY W ............ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $570,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ........ 22302 ....................... ALBERT V BRYAN708 MOUNT VERNON AVE .............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $569,750 .... Townhouse ..... 0.17 ........ 22301 ....................................... NONE164 BARRETT PL ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $569,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION700 MOUNT VERNON AVE .............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $566,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY1505 WAYNE ST ............................. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $552,500 .... Duplex ........... 0.06 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY2301 BURKE AVE ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $550,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY4644 KIRKLAND PL ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $550,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22311 .............................. STONEGATE115 LEE N #BH-207 ....................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $550,000 .... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ........... 22314 ................... TORPEDO FACTORY504 TRIADELPHIA WAY #3 ............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $549,450 .... Townhouse ..................... 22312 .............. BEAUREGARD STATION4021/2 ROYAL ST S ........................ 2 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $546,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN301 COLUMBUS ST ........................ 1 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $540,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 .......... OLD TOWN, ALEXANDRIA735 UPLAND PL ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $537,500 .... Detached ........ 0.12 ........ 22314 .............................. GLENMORE910 POWHATAN ST #306S .............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $531,900 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 .. 900 N WASHINGTON ST CONDOS220 NELSON AVE E ........................ 2 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $530,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22301 .................. BIRDIE MAY MASON1310 ROOSEVELT ST ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $530,000 .... Detached ........ 0.17 ........ 22302 ................ BRADDOCK HEIGHTS3809 ELBERT AVE .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $530,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.08 ........ 22305 .............................. SUNNYSIDE8 CATON AVE ................................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $520,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY1503 HANCOCK AVE W .................. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $515,000 .... Duplex ........... 0.06 ........ 22301 ...................... JEFFERSON PARK123 HENRY ST S ............................ 2 ... 1 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $515,000 .... Semi-Detached 0.02 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN51 QUAKER LN N ........................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $509,400 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22304 .............................ALEXANDRIA6 CATON AVE W ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $505,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY4661 KIRKLAND PL ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $505,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22311 .............................. STONEGATE828 SLATERS LN #204 .................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $505,000 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 .............. OLD TOWN CRESCENT503 HENRY ST S ............................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $492,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22314 ........... OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA828 SLATERS LN #105 .................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $491,500 .... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ 22314 .............. OLD TOWN CRESCENT165 MARTIN LN #541 .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $490,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION709 MASSEY LN #120 .................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $490,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 .................. OLD TOWN GREENS524 GLENDALE AVE ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22301 ................................. BRENTON346 SAINT ASAPH ST N .................. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22314 ............. BROCKETTS CROSSING1120 POWHATAN ST ...................... 2 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $485,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.06 ........ 22314 ............................... WESTOVER304 PATRICK ST N .......................... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $479,000 .... Detached ........ 0.02 ........ 22314 ............................... OLD TOWN1712 PRICE ST ............................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $474,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY6 REED AVE E ................................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $474,000 .... Duplex ........... 0.06 ........ 22305 .............................. BEAUMONT3003 MOSBY ST ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $470,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.09 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE2181 JAMIESON AVE #801 ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $470,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 ..................... CARLYLE TOWERS6 BELLEFONTE AVE E ..................... 2 ... 1 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $469,000 .... Duplex ........... 0.07 ........ 22301 ................................... DEL RAY5089 DONOVAN DR #181 ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $469,000 .... Townhouse ..................... 22304 ................... CAMERON STATION5367 HOLMES RUN PKWY .............. 4 ... 3 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $467,500 .... Detached ........ 0.18 ........ 22304 ............................. BROOKVILLE2121 JAMIESON AVE #611 ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $465,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 ..................... CARLYLE TOWERS217 GENTRY AVE ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ..... ALEXANDRIA ....... $464,500 .... Townhouse ..... 0.04 ........ 22305 .................... WARWICK VILLAGE

In July 2012, 207 Alexandria homes sold between $1,645,000-$89,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $1,645,000-$464,500 range.

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Letters

See Letters, Page 26

By the Alexandria Citizen

Corps Council

Most of us don’t think of Alex-andria as a wild weatherplace. We don’t live in tor-

nado alley, and we’re not usually at riskfor the big hurricanes that often threatenFlorida, the Carolinas, and the GulfStates. Until last summer, we didn’t think

much about earth-quakes in this area ei-ther. But, over thelast several months,

Alexandrians have seen it all- blizzards,earthquakes, derechos, and other stormsthat have uprooted trees, taken downpower lines, and left thousands of us inthe dark, sometimes for days.

How prepared were you for thederecho that hit Alexandria earlier thissummer? That storm hit us without muchwarning, and many Alexandrians werecaught off guard. Much of the area waswithout power — including our homes,banks, grocery stores, gas stations, andrestaurants. Did you have extra cash onhand so you could buy things at storesthat couldn’t accept debit and creditcards while the phone and Internet lineswere down? Did you have gas in yourcar, or were you one of the ones waitingin long lines at one of the few open gasstations? Did you have non-perishablefood available at home for you and yourfamily to eat while the grocery storeswere closed because they lost power too?Did you have a battery-operated radioavailable so that you could get news andother information?

We don’t know when the next emer-gency will be, but by now, we shouldknow that it can and will happen — evenin Alexandria. During all of the recent

emergencies, our first responders areworking long hours, away from their ownfamilies, to help those who need it themost. We can help them by helping ourneighbors and ourselves. September isNational Preparedness Month, and agreat time to take a few minutes to makesure that you’re prepared. Here are threesimple steps you can take to be ready:º

❖ Be informed. The city’s eNews alertservice lets you sign up to receive vitalemergency alerts and information onmore than 100 topics. Alerts and mes-sages can be sent directly to your e-mailaccount, PDA, pager, cell phone, orBlackBerry. Don’t miss out on importantnews and emergency alerts.ºSign up to-day: https://enews.alexandriava.gov/

❖ Make a plan. Visit Virginia Depart-ment of Emergency Management websitefor easy to use tools and suggestions tomake a plan for you and your family.Keep important information and contactnumbers handy. http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/makeaplan

❖ Build a kit. Use this checklist fromReadyVirginia.gov to make sure that you,your family, and your pets have what youneed before the next emergency. http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/getakit

The Alexandria Citizen Corps Councilwas established under the City Code in2005 to advise and support the CityCouncil of Alexandria to help Alexandriaminimize the impact of disaster throughprevention, preparation, and effectiveresponse measures. The council meets onthe 4th Monday of every other month at7 p.m. at the Alexandria Fire DepartmentHeadquarters (900 Second Street). Mem-bers of the public are invited to attendand encouraged to get involved.

Let’s Be Ready, Alexandria

Commentary

Voice forEducationTo the Editor:

For many years, Rob Krupicka has been avoice for education in Alexandria; it is timehis voice is heard in Richmond as a delegatefor the 45th. Voting on Sept. 4 will send himthere.

Having known Rob for many years, bothof our mothers have a strong commitmentto education that has instilled in both of usa lifelong belief in the power of educationand access to education.

During Rob’s tenure on council and theVirginia Board of Education, he has been atireless advocate for students and innova-tions that increase the accessibility of edu-cation to all Virginians.

His voice on council will be missed andcouncil will need a strong education advo-cate. Education is the most critical issue fac-ing Alexandria and the Commonwealth. Willit continue to rest on our laurels and be out-competed by other states and nations, or willVirginia continue to lead the way as an in-novator and example for others?

From Richmond, Rob will be advocatingfor education in our city and Virginia; it’stime Rob’s voice is heard in Richmond.

John Taylor ChapmanJohn Taylor Chapman is an educator and

teacher-endorsed candidate for AlexandriaCity Council.

Clear ChoiceFor MayorTo the Editor:

In considering the upcoming mayoralelection, it is essential to examine MayorBill Euille’s recent record as the leader ofthe City Council.

1. The Mayor was asleep at the switchwhen the Defense Department proposedBRACC-133 without making necessary traf-fic arrangements.

2. The Mayor has tried to ram through adeveloper-friendly Waterfront Plan, initiallyhighlighting three hotels, despite sustainedand substantial opposition from residents.

3. The council ignored a citizen protestpetition, which would have required asupermajority to approve the rezoning. TheBoard of Zoning Appeals overturned thisaction by a 4-2 vote in April. Instead of ac-cepting this decision, the city has appealedthe BZA ruling to the courts, using expen-sive outside legal counsel.

4. In July, the city tried an end run aroundBoard of Architectural Review procedures,urging consideration of a waterfront hotelproposal that current zoning does not al-low. Only vocal citizen protests forced CityHall to back off. Throughout the severalyear-long process, the Mayor and councilmajority have consistently denigrated citi-zen protests and shown little interest inexploring possible compromises.

5. The Mayor and council pushed throughthe Beauregard redevelopment plan in theWest End, again in the face of widespreadcitizen opposition. The proposal will resultin the loss of 1200 affordable housing units.

6. The Mayor and council supported a

rezoning proposal in Arlandia that was op-posed by many local residents and will re-sult in fewer affordable housing for low-income residents.

7. The Mayor and council were negligentin failing to press Potomac Yard developersto pay for the proposed new Metro station.The upshot is that Alexandria taxpayers willhave to borrow a large portion of the $500million needed to finance this project.

8. The Mayor is putting at risk city fi-nances by relying on overly optimistic pro-jection of growth in tax revenue to fundmany of Potomac Yard improvements whilefailing to provide adequate land for newschools and parks.

9. Lastly, the Mayor has been dodgingstand-alone one-on-one debates with An-drew Macdonald, his opponent. What is theMayor afraid of? His record perhaps!

The upcoming election offersAlexandrians a clear choice between a can-didate who will work for the people andfor sound growth and one who has beenmainly concerned about promoting the in-terests of real estate developers. Bill Euille’srecord, especially during his last term, doesnot warrant his reelection. If you want abetter, brighter future for Alexandria, thenvote for Andrew Macdonald and not for afourth term for Bill Euille.

Dennis Kux

‘DemolitionBy Neglect’To the Editor:

The following is an open letter addressedto Mayor Bill Euille and members of CityCouncil.

I am completely appalled that the CityStaff continues to recommend that theformer Beachcomber restaurant at 0 PrinceStreet be leased out for the operation of arestaurant only.

At your last public hearing I spoke to youduring the open mike session and recom-mended that you consider the sale of thisproperty rather than leasing it and thensubsequently reimbursing the city’s OpenSpace Fund from where the funds to origi-nally procure the property originated. Inaddition, I also recommended that usesother than restaurants should be consid-ered. From the ensuing comments renderedby council I was under the impression thatserious consideration would be given tothose recommendations before the cityembarked upon a redo of the property. Cur-rently it is the city’s number one exampleof “demolition by neglect.”

I would have thought that the city, aftersuffering through the yet unresolved demiseof the unoccupied Waterfront Food Court,would not want to engender a repeat per-formance with the Beachcomber.

It seems that every time a vacant piece ofcommercial property in Old Town becomesavailable, the planners always want to fillthe vacancy with a restaurant. It doesn’tmake any difference whether or not a res-taurant existed in the space previously. Ap-parently the planners haven’t read the Park-ing Study which unequivocally shows thatthe over proliferation of restaurants in Old

Town have caused our parking and trafficproblems. Isn’t it about time someone tooknote of this and acted in a responsible man-ner? The Beachcomber could very easily beused a small office building or a small mu-seum. It could also become the cultural fo-cus of a redesigned Waterfront Park reori-ented so as to focus on the building. Thiswould attract people to the waterfront bydrawing their attention to the Beachcomberas they come to the end of King Street. Thiscould be improved further by removing theroad on the north side of the Beachcomberin order to integrate it into the WaterfrontPark thereby focusing on the Beachcomber.

Townsend A. “Van” Van FleetAlexandria

More ThanSound BitesTo the Editor:

Ron Rigby and others maintain that it isunreasonable to ask Mayor Euille to debate

his mayoral opponent, Andrew Macdonald,for more than a few minutes at any debate.They say that the Mayor is too busy “run-ning the city” or “The Mayor has a city torun.”

They conjure up an image of Mayor Euillerushing out every morning to run the streetsweeper. Then he puts in a few hours usinghis business acumen to audit the city’s taxreceipts, followed by a few more demand-ing tasks until he drags himself home longafter the hour when citizens might be avail-able to listen to a debate.

As the Mayor’s supporters know or cer-tainly should know, Alexandria has a Coun-cil-Manager form of government. Just lastDecember the Mayor and the City Councilhired Mr. Rashad Young as our newest citymanager. He’s paid around $245,000 a yearto run the city. The Mayor and Council hiredhim and set his salary. When they did that,I am sure they were thinking that Mr. Younghas the talent that all first rate civil servants


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Gilbert ZimmermanGil Zimmerman, 94, died on Tuesday,

Aug. 21, 2012 at his Woodhaven residencein the Williamsburg Landing retirementcommunity in Williamsburg, Va., with,Lila, his loving wife of 51 years, at his side.He was born in New York City on Dec. 9,1917. Prior to moving to Williamsburg in1995, he and Lila were longtime residentsof Old Town Alexandria, where he was astrong advocate of preserving the city’sunique historical and cultural qualities.Just before leaving Alexandria, he wasrecognized by the mayor and city council in appre-ciation for his outstanding efforts.

He served as an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corpsduring WW II, and upon being discharged as a cap-tain in 1946, he briefly worked for the U.S. Immi-

gration and Naturalization Service inNew York before being transferred toWashington, D.C. While there, he at-tended Georgetown University LawSchool at night, and upon his obtain-ing his law degree at the top of hisclass, he transferred to the U.S.Attorney’s Office and worked thereuntil his retirement.

In addition to his wife, Lila, he issurvived by his son, Gerry A.Zimmerman of Scottsdale, Ariz. At his

wish, there will be no public memorial services. Fol-lowing his cremation at the Nelsen Funeral Home,his ashes will be sent for burial in a family plot inWheatland, Mo. Online condolences may be ex-pressed at www.nelsencares.com.

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Week in Alexandria

with residents complaining bitterly that they haven’tbeen heard. The trend reached a crescendo with theWaterfront small-area plan and the Beauregard small-area plan, both of which received heavy criticismfrom citizens who said they were not engaged in theprocess.

“It’s clear that the last two plans had a lot of con-troversy,” said Deputy Planning Director KarlMoritz. “We want to make sure that what we aredebating are the issues and not the process.”

Next week, the Planning Commission will hear anupdate from Moritz about increasing civic engage-

ment. City Council members are set to hear the pro-posal this fall. Moritz says the idea is to make surethe city outlines principles of engagement, detailscommon elements that every planning process shouldhave and uses technology to expand the number ofpeople who are involved. Council members will even-tually consider the initiative, but the timeline is un-clear.

“We’re still thinking about that,” said Moritz. “Oneof the issues to take into consideration is that therewill be a new council in January, and it might beappropriate to deliver it to them.”

— Michael Lee Pope

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Opinion

possess. That is the talent to keep problemsfrom reaching the level that forces electedofficials to intervene. So the entire premisethat the Mayor is on call 24/7 as the city’sprincipal management official is ludicrous.

The Mayor does, however, have an im-portant job, maybe the most important jobin the city. He is Alexandria’s leader, theperson who more than anyone else sets thepolicy and direction of the city. He’s held

this job for nine years. Now he is refusingto come before the voters and account forhis decisions and describe his hopes for thecity’s future in a true one on one debatewith his opponent. He is insisting that anydebate time limit allowing for more than afew competing sound bites is too long. Thissimply shows a lack of regard for voters andfor the democratic process.

Katy CannadyAlexandria

Letters to the Editor

Rebuilding Together Alexandria,a volunteer-based, non-profit or-ganization that preserves afford-

able housing and revitalizes communi-ties, received a $15,000 grant from theMorris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Founda-tion this month. The grant will be usedto make home repairs to low-income resi-dents in Alexandria, at no cost to thosethat are served.

This grant will support the CriticalNeed Fund to address emergency homerepairs and safety-related modifications.Emergency repairs mostly consist of re-pairing/replacing heating units when cli-ents’ furnaces break and fixing leakingroofs or plumbing. Safety modificationsinclude the installation of smoke/carbonmonoxide detectors; grab bars, hand-rails, wheelchair lifts, etc. The result ofthese efforts is to ensure that low-incomehomeowners are able to remain in theirown homes safely, independently andcomfortably.

Rebuilding Together Alexandria is oneof 200 Rebuilding Together affiliates na-tionwide. With the help of funders anddedicated volunteers, RTA provides free

home repairs and modifications to en-sure that low-income Alexandriahomeowners can continue to live inwarm, safe, and dry homes.

The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foun-dation is the largest private, indepen-dent, local Foundation focused exclu-sively on the Washington, D.C. metro-politan area. The foundation is commit-ted to improving the quality of life forresidents of the Washington, D.C. area.Since 1970, awards totaling more than$379 million have been granted to orga-nizations in the areas of Community Ser-vices, Arts and Humanities, Education,Health and the Environment.www.cafritzfoundation.org.

Rebuilding Together Alexandria isdedicated to repairing and revitalizinghomes at no charge for homeowners inneed, including elderly, disabled, militaryveterans and families. To date, in-kinddonations of labor and materials haveresulted in $6 million worth of value onmore than 1,547 properties. To apply,volunteer or donate, visitwww.RebuildingTogetherAlex.org or call703-836-1021.

RTA Receives $15,000 Grant

RebuildingTogethervolunteersmake repairsto aresident’sfront porch.

By Harry M. Covert

I’m absenting myself fromthe national political con-ventions this year. There’sreally no reason to listen

and watch or attend in person.No drama there.

We know the candidates forthe November election. Whilethey babble away about the na-tional debt and poverty and jobs, both sides

are spending billions uponbillions trying to convince agullible public they have allthe answers. Let them trot offto Florida or North Carolina.

The good news for everyAlexandria citizen and voter — and thereis a difference — the Washington Nationalsare tearing up the National League andbaseball fans can rejoice in the good for-tune.

The outcome of the presidential nomina-tions will not surprise anyone. The samehopefully holds true for the Nationals whoare on the throes of winning division andleague championships.

How thrilling it is to see Alexandria resi-dent Davey Johnson, the manager, lead theteam to exciting success and ridding thefranchise of a longtime slogan, “first in war,first in peace, and last in the AmericanLeague.” That referred to the old teamknown as the Senators. The Nationals tobe clear are in the senior circuit, known asthe National League.

To be frank, this is the year of the mostexcitement for sports and political aficio-nados seen in decades.

Imagine, local Methodists are happyabout their Methodist brother in the man-sion on Pennsylvania Avenue.

How about that teenager playing in theoutfield? He’s always hustling, hitting homeruns and triples and creating his own cultof fanatics. That 19-year-old is setting theexample whether he knows it or not thattimes are changing. Mormons can reallyplay baseball and be successful.

This is the reason political wags will takea backseat to the sporting affairs at Nation-als Park. It’s about time.

While the November festivities are impor-tant, the October events are going to be farmore exciting.

It’s going to be more entertain-ing to watch and support theNationals than listen to the talkand prattle of those hangingaround the conventions andthen have to watch all the com-mentators, Ad nauseum.

Since the presidential event isalmost a religious event thisyear, it’s good to remember thewords of the man on the $2 bill:

“If I could not go to heaven but with a party,I would not go there at all.” — ThomasJefferson of Monticello, who brought toma-toes to Charlottesville.

At the risk of a little cynicism, Baltimore’ssage said, “Under democracy one party al-ways devotes its chief energies to trying toprove that the other party is unfit to rule —and both commonly succeed, and are right.”The sage was H. L. Mencken. An Alabam-ian who had practice as a southerner of oneparty, said, “There’s not a dime’s worth ofdifference” in the major parties.

It’s important to look back over yourshoulder and find the wit and wisdom, par-ticularly now. Remember, these are the goodold days.

It might not be politically correct to men-tion the name of former President HerbertHoover. He did love Virginia and fished of-ten in the Rapidan River. He wasn’t cred-ited with being witty.

Hoover, according to H. Allen Smith, saidthere ought to be a law under which everypresident should be allowed to hang twomen every year without giving any reasonor explanation. “Would two be enough?” afriend asked him. “Perhaps not, but I couldget word to 20 or 30 that they were beingconsidered for the honor.”

I would imagine, too, that both the cur-rent occupant and the wannabe would liketo have the option.

All of this brings me to Davey Johnson,the brilliant field manager of the Nation-als. He’s no stranger to the Old Dominionor World Championships. He won CarolinaLeague titles in Lynchburg and then movedon to the Big Apple where he promptly wonWorld Series and a distinguished career.

He’s bringing honor and glory to the Na-tionals and Alexandria and envy for hisleadership and wisdom.

Time to take the Alexandria water taxiacross the Potomac to Nationals Park.

Alexandria’s DaveyJohnson for President

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Community RelationsDeputy Valarie Wrightdropped off bumper stick-ers, pencils, rulers andposters at the BeatleyLibrary to remind adultsand students about trafficsafety in anticipation ofthe new school year.

Next week all Alexandriastudents will be back inschool so Alexandria Sheriff’sDeputy Valarie Wright isspreading the word abouttraffic safety by distributingposters and giveaways forAAA’s annual “School’s OpenDrive Carefully” campaign.

Wright visited libraries andrecreation centers around thecity, asking them to displaythe poster and share stickers,rulers, pencils and otherback-to-school items withyoung people and their par-ents as a safety reminder.

AAA offers the followingsafety tips for drivers:

❖ Limit distractions such ascell phones or other devicesthat cause you to take youreyes off the road. Researchshows that taking your eyesoff the road for just two sec-onds doubles your chances ofcrashing.

❖ Stay alert and slowdown in or near school andresidential areas. Don’t rushinto and out of driveways.Expect pedestrians on the sidewalk, especiallyaround schools and in neighborhoods.

Promoting Back-to-School Traffic Safety❖ Stop at stop signs. It

sounds obvious, but researchshows that more than onethird of drivers roll throughstop signs in school zones orneighborhoods.

❖ Look for clues such asschool Crossing Guards, AAASchool Safety patrols, bi-cycles, and playgrounds,which indicate children couldbe in the area.

❖ Drive with your head-lights on – even during theday – so children and otherdrivers can see you.

❖ Always stop for schoolbuses that are loading/un-loading students.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

Gazette Packet

While injuries have slowed the T.C.Williams field hockey team atthe offensive end, the Titans’

defense, led by senior goalkeeper MeganBoyle, will be the strength of the team earlyin the 2012 season.

Boyle is a fourth-year starter who gar-nered all-district and all-region accoladesin 2011 and has the trust of her head coach.

“I’ve got a good, stable defense and I’vegot Megan Boyle as my keeper,” WilliamHeresniak said. “She’s my rock of gold. She’sice under pressure, and I think I always trusther in the back. … She’s naturally athletic,naturally quick, commanding on the fieldnow compared to when she just started asa freshman. She reads a lot of the fast breaksbetter; it’s her circle. She protects her circlelike a cat ready to go.”

TC participated in the “Under the Lights”tournament Aug. 24-25 at Lee High Schoolin Springfield. The Titans won their open-ing game, 2-0, over Hayfield on Friday. Af-ter, Boyle said the Titans need to have theright mental approach to be successful.

“I think we’re a strong team,” Boyle said.

“I think that, physically, we could competewith any team in the region. I just thinkthat, emotionally, we have to get themindset … we are the Titans, we can dothis.”

While the TC defense shut out Hayfield,seniors Hannah Drexler and Emma Brackenprovided offense for the Titans. Drexler gave

TC a 1-0 lead in the first half and Bracken,a fourth-year varsity athlete, put the finish-ing touches on the win with a goal in thesecond half.

“This year, I’m trying to shoot a lot morebecause I’m kind of tentative on that,”Bracken said. “I’m more of a pass-firstplayer. I just had a really solid pass and I

saw an open lane, and I kind of hit it offspeed, which might have thrown the goalieoff. I was happy it went in.”

Heresniak said Drexler and senior Char-lotte Sackett have shown versatility, mov-ing around to different positions to helpwith injuries.

TC will travel to face South County onSept. 6.

Megan Laychak battles for the ball against a Chantillydefender during the “Under the Lights” field hockeytournament on Aug. 25 at Lee High School.

T.C. Williams goalkeeper Megan Boyle is a fourth-yearstarter for the Titans.

Defense Is Strength of Titans Field Hockey

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After jumping out to an early lead,the T.C. Williams football teamtrailed in the fourth quarter of itsAug. 23 scrimmage at Herndon

when linebacker Ed Kargbo saw an oppor-tunity to make a play.

Kargbo had picked up on the rhythm ofthe Herndon quarterback’s cadence andshot through a gap on a well-timed blitz.The TC senior caused the Hornets signalcaller to fumble and junior linebackerLamont Whiteside scooped up the loose balland raced about 65 yards to the end zonefor what proved to be the game-winningtouchdown.

TC is once again loaded with playmakerson each side of the ball — athletes capableof scoring from anywhere on the field. Butif the Titans have any chance of snappingthe program’s 21-year playoff drought, TCwill have to improve its levels of discipline,execution and mental toughness.

The Titans’ 2012 season gets underwayat 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30 when TChosts Wakefield, a program that hasn’t hada winning record since 1983. The Titansbeat the Warriors, 51-7, in last year’s sea-son opener before dropping five straight enroute to a 3-7 record.

Offensively, third-year starting quarter-back Alec Grosser (6 feet 3, 193 pounds) isthe trigger man for the Titans’ spread of-fense. The senior showed his arm strengthagainst Herndon with a long touchdownpass to a streaking Landon Moss, but he alsoexhibited a moment of sophomore-like de-cision making, when he threw a pass di-rectly to a Hornets linebacker, rather thanthrowing the ball away out of bounds.

“We played well,” Grosser said after thescrimmage. “Me, personally, I made somemistakes. I need to work on throwing theball away. That’s the dumbest throw I’ve

ever made.”If Grosser can limit his mistakes, he has

the talent — and the surrounding weapons— to make the Titans a scoring machine.

“We run the [spread] offense that we’rerunning because we have five or six guysthat can touch the ball and go,” said TChead coach Dennis Randolph, who has re-turned to the Titans sideline after missingthe final six games of 2011 while battlingpancreatic cancer.

One of those weapons is Moss, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver. Moss caught twotouchdown passes in the Herndon scrim-

mage.“After the first series, [when] Landon

caught the first hitch [for a touchdown] Iwas just like, I don’t think that guy can staywith him,” Grosser said. “It’s just a matterof me getting the ball in his hands.”

Junior Alex Bledsoe (6-1, 160), seniorJulius Cooper (6-2, 210) and junior MalikCarney (6-3, 205) are also pass-catchingthreats.

“I feel like we have weapons all aroundthe field and we’re capable of making bigplays at any time,” Moss said. “It’s just amatter of us executing the play.”

T.C. Williams Football Loaded with PlaymakersTitans to open 2012season at homeagainst Wakefield.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/Gazette Packet

T.C. Williams senior receiver Landon Moss scores the first of his twotouchdowns during a scrimmage against Herndon on Aug. 23.

Photo by Joseph Gaitley

T.C. Williams junior Malik Carneystiff-arms a Herndon defenderduring a scrimmage on Aug. 23.

Alexandria Gazette Packet Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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Senior running back Dealo Robertson (5-8, 182)figures to be the Titans’ primary threat on theground.

“He’s very quick [and] he has good vision,”Randolph said. “Sometimes he gets a little anxiousand tries to get outside too fast. Sometimes you’vegot to let the play develop, let the linebackers over-run it and then cut back and a couple times tonighthe didn’t do that. Overall, he does a very good jobwith that, so that makes him a good back. He’s justgot to learn to be a little more consistent.”

Junior center RJ Thorne (6-1, 280) is a standouton the offensive line.

On defense, Kargbo (5-11, 185) is starting at“Mike” linebacker after not playing football hissophomore or junior seasons. Defensive coordina-tor Avery Williams said Kargbo is a smart player whoonly needed about a week to understand the de-fense.

“He really did a great job [in the Herndon scrim-

mage] considering the fact that he’s been away fromfootball for a couple years,” Williams said. “He’sstepped right in, he’s learning the entire defense, heknows the calls, he knows all the checks, he’s essen-tially running the defense.”

Junior defensive back Tyrice Henry (5-7, 149) isthe leader of the Titans secondary and returned akickoff for a touchdown against Herndon.

“He knows the entire secondary calls,” Williamssaid. “He’s the one who’s running everything on theback end of the defense.”

Senior defensive back Carlos Jordan (5-9, 148) in-tercepted a pass during the scrimmage.

“As a defense, we’re good, it’s just that disciplinepart that we need,” Kargbo said. “Other than that,we’re good across the board.”

Sophomore kicker Zach Eisenhour (5-6, 135) madea 40-yard field goal.

TC will host Westfield, last year’s Division 6 regionrunner-up, on Sept. 8. The Titans will open PatriotDistrict competition on Sept. 22 at home againstSouth County, last year’s Division 5 state runner-up.

Titans To Open Season against Wakefield

More than 120 golfers came together to par-ticipate in the Alexandria Chamber ofCommerce Golf Classic, held Aug. 27 at the

Belle Haven Country Club. The team from Wiygul Au-tomotive captured first place in the annual event thatfeatured foursomes from the Washington Nationals andleaders of the Alexandria Business Community.

The tournament featured a live auction, led byauctioneer John Porter, for the chance to win VIPpasses to next year’s Masters Golf Tournament atAugusta National in Georgia. Following closely be-hind the Wiygul Automotive team was the Clarke &Sampson foursome, who finished in second placewith American Advertising Distributors of Northern

Virginia coming in third.“Golf is an easy game … It’s just hard to play,”

laughed Chamber of Commerce president and CEOJohn Long. “But the business community had an en-joyable experience and everyone is looking forwardto another chance next year to win tickets to theMasters and be honored as the top business golfersin our community.”

Presented by Wiygul Automotive, more than 40local businesses sponsored the event. A portion ofthe proceeds of the tournament benefited the Ani-mal Welfare League of Alexandria.

— Jeanne Theismann

Wiygul Automotive winsChamber Golf Classic.Fore!

David Martin ofGoldworks displayssome of hishandcrafted jew-elry during theChamber of Com-merce golf tourna-ment Aug. 27.Tournament holesponsors creativelyused the opportu-nity to introduceparticipants totheir business.

Alexandria Chamber ofCommerce president John

Long, left, is joined byWiygul Automotive’s winning

team of George Ball , W.D.Wiygul, Zack Wiygul and

Dave Krukowski followingthe annual golf tournamentat Belle Haven Country Club

Aug. 27. At right is tourna-ment committee chairman

Roger Parks.

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