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By Michael Lee Pope

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Republicans handilybeat Democrats in allthree statewide racesTuesday, sweeping

their candidates in races for gov-ernor, lieutenant governor and at-torney general. Yet Democrats inAlexandria retained their domi-nance in local races, beating backboth Republican challengers fortwo seats in the House of Del-egates. Republicans weren’t evenable to field candidates in threelocal races, leaving Democraticincumbents unchallenged in oneHouse race in addition to uncon-tested races for sheriff andcommonwealth’s attorney.

“People in Alexandria as well asother parts of Northern Virginiaare much brighter and more intel-ligent,” said Mayor Bill Euille atthe Democratic victory party at theCrowne Plaza Tuesday night.“They know the issues, and theyknow the downside, and they

know the risks.”Despite losing five local races,

Republicans were enthusiasticabout claiming three statewideraces. Gathering for a raucousparty at the Pitt Street restaurantof Republican stalwart Pat Troy,members of the Grand Old Partycheered wildly when RepublicanCouncilman Frank Fannon an-nounced that the Associated Presshad called the gubernatorial racefor Bob McDonnell. Yet even withthe statewide victories, Fannonacknowledged that Republicanshave a demographic disadvantagein the city.

“When you are in an area wherethe federal government is, a lot ofjobs and employment are based onthe federal government,” saidFannon, who won a seat on theCity Council in May. “And peopletend to support the Democrats inthose areas.”

OF THE TWO contested Houseof Delegates races on the ballot,

Divided ElectionGOP wins statewide; Democratsmaintain dominance in Alexandria.

Waiting and Waiting and …

By Michael Lee Pope

Gazette Packet

It has happened again. Another lost student. An-other bus driver dropping a Kindergartenstudent off the bus with no adult there in viola-

tion of division policy. For school officials, anotherblack eye.

“It’s just unacceptable,” said Vice Mayor KerryDonley, adding that he would like to see some per-sonnel accountability. “We can no longer say it’s ac-ceptable to sign a pledge and check some badges.This can’t go on.”

The problems began at Mount Vernon CommunitySchool, where a Kindergarten student boarded a bushe was never supposed to be on and ended up wan-dering the streets of an unfamiliar neighborhood lostand afraid. Then a Lyles-Crouch Elementary Schoolstudent was allowed to get off a bus even thoughher mother had not yet arrived at the bus stop, leav-

ing the child upset and locked out of her own houseuntil the mother returned. Last week, a George Ma-son Elementary School student boarded a bus insteadof going to an after-school program where she wasexpected.

“Our incident involved a substitute teacher,” wroteGeorge Mason Principal Dawn Feltman in an e-mailto parents. “I have personally investigated and takenappropriate action to ensure that we have better com

Another Black Eye for SchoolsGeorge Mason student islatest Kindergartner to bedropped off by schoolbus inappropriately.

Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette Packet

After a Kindergarten student boarded abus he was not assigned to and droppedoff in an unfamiliar neighborhood, schooladministrators responded by installinganimal logos on every school bus.

By Michael Lee Pope

Gazette Packet

Rodney Eric Smith sat mo-tionless at the defensetable during much of the

testimony at his three-day murdertrial last week, his long hair tiedinto a tight pony tail hanging overa crisp white shirt. Prosecutorscalled a series of witnesses to maketheir case that Smith, 31, was a

murderer.They pre-

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At 10:30 a.m. Eric Yeo cradles his daughterLily as she sucks on a bottle Saturday

morning, Oct. 31, outside George Washington Middle School. The Yeo’s arrived at8:30 a.m. to get a place in line for one of the 1,200 H1N1 vaccinations that weremade available to at-risk city residents. More than 1,500 people showed up at theschool to receive injectable vaccinations for the H1N1 virus, also known as swineflu. Parents and children began arriving before dawn, and the line eventuallysnaked around the block on Mount Vernon Avenue. Several people were turnedaway when supplies ran out, and many adults voluntarily deferred so that thevaccine could be administered to children. City officials hoped to administer morevaccinations each weekend in November, but the national stockpile of the vaccinewill not be available by this weekend. Health officials hope that more vaccine willbe available to have the next clinic on Nov. 15.

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Sister ActIn the months leading up to an election, candidates build small

armies of supporters. Some are volunteers who pledge their loy-alty. Others are paid consultants. Then there are the family mem-bers who come from far and wide to help out.

Take Michele Matteson, the sister of Republican candidateVicki Vasques. She traveled to Alexandria all the way from Wash-ington state to help out her sister’s long-shot campaign for theHouse of Delegates. In the days leading up to Tuesday’s election,Matteson served as a surrogate for her sister at fund-raising events.Then, on Election Day, she greeted voters at Lyles-Crouch precinct.Although she had never worked a precinct before, Matteson saidasking strangers to support her sister was a pleasure.

“It’s easy when it’s someone you believe in,” said Matteson, whose17-year-old son also stumped for his aunt. “It’s a sister thing, I guess.”

Anti-Pep RallyDemocrats like to reserve Market Square for the night before a

big election and bring in the star power to stump for their candi-date. Back in 2006, Democrats brought former President BillClinton to stump for senatorial hopeful Jim Webb. This year,the party organized a Market Square rally with Mark Warnerand a handful of other Democratic luminaries for Creigh Deeds.

Yet many Democrats say they were underwhelmed by the atten-dance Monday night, when fewer than 200 people turned out forthe last-minute event. Although the purpose of the rally was toexcite the base, several Democrats said the event had exactly theopposite effect — creating a feeling of depression about the cam-paign and a foreboding sense of doom about prospects of the state-wide ticket.

“It was disappointing because the turnout was not good,” saidBrigitte Guttstadt, a longtime member of the Alexandria Demo-crat Committee. “People were just not motivated this year.”

Reappropriating the MessageLast year, Barack Obama rode the wave of “change.” The word

was everywhere, appearing on campaign materials and placardsand speeches. It was an implicit rebuke of former President GeorgeW. Bush. But it was also an invitation of sorts for a series of newpolicies on health care and environmental stewardship.

Now, a year later, Republicans have stolen the message. But theyused it was a weapon against the policies that were at the heart ofObama’s campaign. While working the polls Tuesday, several Re-publicans said that they attributed the success of the Republicanticket statewide to wariness over health-care reform and uneasi-ness about cap-and-trade legislation.

“Here’s an old word: ‘Change.’ People are ready for change,”said Republican City Councilman Frank Fannon. “Voters arecoming back to the Republican Party because of the extreme leftmovement at the national level.”

Staggered SacrificeEven as voters were processing this week’s election results, the

next campaign for the Alexandria City Council was not far fromthe imagination of many city officials this week. Alexandria’selected leaders are reaching a final deadline for taking some kindof action to ask members of the General Assembly for a charteramendment, although members are deadlocked on the issue ofstaggered terms. Four members would like to abandon the tradi-tional way of electing all members at once, while three otherswould like to create a rotating system of elections.

Any whiff of division could prompt the Republican-controlledHouse of Delegates to make their own changes to the city’s char-ter amendment. That means supporters of staggered terms mightbe forced to back down if they want to change the term lengths ina way to avoid overlap with the presidential election.

“The issue of staggered terms is not a deal-breaker,” said MayorBill Euille Tuesday night.

When asked about the politics currently unfolding on electionreform, Euille signaled he might be willing to support a compro-mise plan outlined by Councilwoman Del Pepper that wouldhave four-year terms and make changes after November 2015.

— Michael Lee Pope

At the Polls

Alexandria Election ReturnsRACE CANDIDATE VOTES PERCENTAGEGovernor Creigh Deeds 22,088 63 percent

Bob McDonnell 13,037 37 percentLieutenant Governor Jody Wagner 22,678 65 percent

Bill Bolling 12,145 35 percentAttorney General Steve Shannon 22,602 65 percent

Ken Cuccinelli 12,100 35 percentHouse District 45 David Englin 11,398 61 percent

Vicki Vasques 7,323 votes 39 percentHouse District 46 Charniele Herring 7,894 63 percent

Sasha Gong 4,564 37 percentHouse District 49 Adam Ebbin 2,629 95 percent

Write-In 127 5 percentCommonwealth’s Attorney Randy Sengel 26,855 98 percent

Write-In 523 2 percentSheriff Dana Lawhorne 28,325 98 percent

Write-In 449 2 percent

source: Virginia State Board of Elections

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City Repels GOP Wave

Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette

Republican candidate forGovernor Bob McDonnelljoined by his wife andchildren greet well-wishersand the press at RiversideElementary School inMount Vernon on the morn-ing of Election Day.

Photo by LaShawn Avery/Gazette

Democratic candidate forGovernor Creigh Deedsstands as the crowd cheershim on during his rally inOld Town on Monday night.

Alexandria Gazette Editor Steven Mauren

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Del. Charniele Herring (D-46) wasthe biggest winner claiming 64percent of the vote. The electionrepresents a change of fortune forthe Democratic incumbent, whonarrowly squeaked after a recountwith a 16-vote margin of victoryin a low-turnout January specialelection. On Tuesday, Herring hada 3,330-vote margin of victoryagainst Republican challengerSasha Gong, who was only able toclaim 36 percent of the vote. Thedifference between the Januaryspecial election and the Novembergeneral election show how turn-out for top-of-the-ticket races caninfluence results down the ballot.

“Last time, it was a two-weekrace and it was really difficult toget people to the polls two monthsafter one of the most historic presi-dential races in history,” said Ja-son Bresler, Herring’s campaignmanager. “But in November, youcan’t turn on your television with-out seeing 25 commercials.”

Republicans were also unable toclaim a victory against Del. DavidEnglin (D-45), who won with 61percent of the vote. Yet support-ers of Republican Vicki Vasquessaid they were encouraged thatthey were able to increase theirnumbers this year. Back in 2005,Republican Chris Gregerson re-ceived 32 percent of the voteagainst Englin. Then in 2007, Re-publican Mark Allen took 36 per-cent of the vote. This year, Vasqueswas able to claim 39 percent of thevote. Yet unlike Allen, who wonthe City Hall precinct, Vasques wasunable to achieve a majority ofvotes in any of precinct in the dis-trict.

“This was the worst politicalenvironment for Democrats in adecade, and Vasques ran an ener-getic race, so I personally expectedsomething closer to 55 percent,”said Englin in a written statement.

“Deeds lost statewide by 18 pointsand did 10 points worse in the45th District than Kaine did in2005, and I still won with morethan 61 percent of the vote.”

TUESDAY’S ELECTION broughtout 35,000 voters in Alexandria fora turnout of 44 percent. That wasa slightly better showing than the41 percent turnout in the 2005gubernatorial election and signifi-cantly higher than the 29 percentturnout in the 2007 General As-sembly election. Yet Tuesday’sturnout was about half of the 84percent turnout in last year’s presi-dential election, when 70,000 cityvoters flocked to the polls. Al-though Democrats hoped to capi-talize on thousands of new voterswho registered in advance ofBarack Obama’s election last year,state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-25)was unable to attract the kind ofturnout Democrats needed to winstatewide.

“The top of the ticket failed toconnect with voters,” said Demo-cratic Councilman Rob Krupicka.“I don’t think this was a referen-dum on Obama. I don’t think thiswas a referendum on GovernorKaine. I think this was a referen-dum on a really bad campaign thatdidn’t get the voters motivated orinspired or give them a reason to

come out and vote.”Republicans said they hoped

their statewide victory might cre-ate a sense of momentum for theirparty. Several Republicans werealready campaigning for upcom-ing races Tuesday night at PatTroy’s restaurant. Although he wasunable to win a seat on City Coun-cil earlier this year, Phil Cefaratisaid he was going to try again inthe next election cycle. And al-though U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) had the largest margin of vic-tory of any congressional race inVirginia, Republican Mark Ellmoresaid he was “99.9 percent sure” hewould launch another campaignnext year.

“We need to turn around now,especially with what happenedtonight,” said Troy, who ran anunsuccessful Republican campaignfor City Council in 2006. “All of thepeople who are Republican needto get out and vote in every elec-tion. If they do that, we will beable to overturn the Democrats.”

“I thinkthis was areferendumon areally badcampaign....”— CouncilmanRob Krupicka


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People

By Michael Lee Pope

Gazette Packet

A native of Congo, JeanSina became the newchief financial officerfor Alexandria City

Public Schools on Oct. 1. He holdsbachelor’s degrees in educationand business from the Universityof Zaire, a bachelor’s degree inbusiness from Dauphine Univer-sity in Paris and a master’s degreein professional accounting from Georgia State Uni-versity and a master’s degree in business adminis-tration from Sorbonne University in Paris. Sina wasa teacher in Africa and a businessman in France be-fore taking a position as executive director of bud-geting and reporting services in Georgia for FultonCounty School System in 1996.

How are high schools in Congo differentfrom high schools in America?

The biggest difference is that all K-12 education isfunded by the federal government. So we don’t havelocal boards, nor do we have state mandates like wehave here. That doesn’t mean it’s better or worse.It’s just different. In Congo, it’s basically a combina-tion of the Belgian and the French systems of educa-tion, which is very different from the system of edu-cation in the United States where education is a lo-cal mandate. Because education is a federal man-date in Congo, we don’t have local board members.From where I sit, that’s a bad idea because you wantthe local citizens to be involved in the life of the city.That’s why we call them “citizens” from the Greeks.

Why did you come to Alexandria?I was looking for somewhere to spend the last few

years of my career so that I could make the greatestimpact to people’s lives. When you work for a verylarge school system, your influence is diluted becausethere are so many people to reach. In a smaller schoolsystem I can work closely with the top leadershipand bring forward some of the best ideas I’ve seenall over the world.

How are the challenges faced by Alexan-dria different than Fulton County.

Many of the challenges are the same, but the scale

is different. In a very large school system like FultonCounty or Fairfax County, some of the best ideasmight not get pushed to the top leadership becausethey go from one person to the next person. So agreat idea might get lost in the process. But here, ina school district such as ACPS, I can take the bestpractices and make them applicable here so they canhave the largest impact to our student life.

What’s the current economic forecast forthe school system?

In a school division such as ours, where we counton the city appropriation to fund 87 percent of ourbudget, a decrease in the city’s appropriation is a bigconcern. Even a one-percent decrease in the city ap-propriation can have a significant impact on schoolappropriations. So the economic outlook is not good.The two things we cannot control are the recessionand the population growth. What we can control ishow we align our limited revenue with our studentneeds so that we can make the best decisions for thechildren. The economic situation and the populationgrowth is such that this budget cycle will be one ofthe worst for our school division and for many schooldivisions in Virginia.

What kind of cutbacks are likely to happenthis year? Do you think the school systemwill be forced into layoffs?

It’s very early in the budget process to talk aboutcuts or layoffs. Our School Board and our leadershipstaff has been committed — as much as possible —to have the least impact on our staff and of courseour students. At this point, everything is on the tablein terms of options. By the way, we are asking any

The School’s Money Cruncher

Chief Financial Officer Jean Sina at his desk in theschool system’s central administration headquarters.

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The 16th Annual Evening in the Heart of Alex-andria occurs Thursday, Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m. at theFish Market, 105 King St. The MarianVanLandingham and Joan White annual awardshonoring Alexandria’s outstanding volunteers willbe presented. David Speck, Speck-Caudron Invest-ment Group of Wachovia Securities, will receivethe Marian Van Landingham Lifetime Serviceaward, nominated by Carpenter’s Shelter. CandaceRadoski, nominated by SCAN of Northern Virginia,

will receive the Joan White Grass Roots volun-teer award.

Vice Mayor Kerry Donley will serve as auction-eer. The event benefits Volunteer Alexandria’s ini-tiatives.

Tickets are $75 a person and $125 a couple.Tickets may be purchased online atwww.volunteeralexandria.org, by email [email protected] or by calling 703-836-2176.

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See Crocker, Page 20

By Bridget Allen

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Driven around Alexandria searching for a par-ticular location, and wondered about thestreet signs? Who are the people whose

names are attached to local buildings and landmarks?What’s their story and how have they impacted andshaped local history? Thomas E. Crocker, a local at-torney, has some answers about one of them: Sir Ed-ward Braddock — Braddock Road bears his name.

In his new book, “Braddock’sMarch: How the Man Sent to Seizea Continent Changed AmericanHistory,” Crocker provides detailedinformation about Braddock, whocame from England and helped toshape America’s history and whosename has become part of the lo-cal landscape.

Crocker has lived in Alexandriafor the last 25 years. In addition he’s a partner in aWashington, D.C. law firm and a graduate ofPrinceton University and Columbia Law School. HisWeb site is: http://www.thomasecrocker.com.

What three words would you use to de-scribe Braddock and why?

Crocker: There are differing views about Braddock.

If I were to describe himI’d use three phrases; I’dsay he was: 1. By thebook,

2. Impatient, butdriven, and

3. Blunt, but honest.At 60 years old, he was

a Major General in theBritish Army. But he wascontroversial because per-sonally he could be rude,rough and unpleasant.However, he was compe-tent and, in his final

hours, brave. George Washington said of him, thathe was, “… good, brave and generous …” but, “…plain and blunt, even to rudeness.”

Do you think he was a victim of his time,or ahead of his time and why?

Crocker: I think he was a victim of his times. Hewas brought up in a rigid military system. His “Bible”was a manual written in the 18th century by SirHumphrey Bland entitled “Drill and Tactics.” In battlehere in America, he didn’t adapt to terrain and thecircumstances. He wasn’t forward looking. He wasmore a creature of the old world than of the new.

What’s the most important thing you thinkBraddock would want you to tell about hislife, his story?

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body who has any ideas to go to our Web site ande-mail us their ideas because I think the budget needsto be as open as possible. It’s a public process, andwe want the public to be involved. At this point, wedon’t have any recommendations yet.

What is the relationship between moneyand education?

I don’t think money can solve every single prob-

The School’s Money Cruncherlem we have. However, I do strongly believe thatwe need to fund public education in such a way thatwe close the achievement gap. You need more thanmoney. What you need is committed staff membersand the best teachers. We also need to start think-ing out of the box because we cannot keep doingthe same thing over and over and then expect a dif-ferent outcome. If we need to think inside the box,we should make the box bigger so that you can in-clude more people. Money is one factor, but it’s notthe only factor.

By Michael Lee Pope

Gazette Packet

Gordon Keller was a music loverwho knew how to rip a pianoapart and rebuild it better thanbefore. He was a Renaissance

man and a quick wit who loved music andlife, a man who enjoyed traveling and fish-ing. He built a reputation as one of the region’spremier piano retailers with an expertise inrebuilding pianos. Keller, known to many sim-ply as the “Piano Man,” died of congestiveheard failure on Oct. 25. He was 82.

“All music lovers of Alexandria are saddenedby the passing of a unique and kind gentle-man,” said Fred Krafft, a piano teacher whoworked with Keller for 19 years.

A native of Carlyle, Penn., Keller was bornin 1927 to John and Grace Keller, the sec-ond of five children. In 1946, he enlisted inthe United States Army and was stationedin Japan, serving supply for the 24th Infan-try Division and playing string bass in anArmy jazz band. After the war was over,Keller returned to the United States andgraduated from the Rockwell School of Piano Tun-ing. He came to Washington, D.C. in 1949 to workas a piano technician.

In 1954, he opened his first piano store in Alex-andria. At the height of his career, Keller ownedand operated seven stores in the in Virginia andMaryland. His store on North St. Asaph Street, lo-cated in the building that wasonce the home of the Alexan-dria Gazette, was his head-quarters for several decades.Although he was known as the“Piano Man,” Keller knew howto play only one song: “Ten-derly.”

“He played it really well,” said Holly Keller Davis,his daughter. “The reason he always played the samesong was so he could play it on different pianos sopeople could hear the difference between the instru-ments.”

Keller was experienced at “voicing” the piano, aprocess that involved adjusting the soundboard and

the hammers to change the tone of the instrument.This was a skill that earned him positions at theKennedy Center, Wolf Trap Center and Alexandriapublic schools. At one point, 60 students a weekwould come through the St. Asaph store for lessons.But Keller felt that the popularity of the piano and itsmusic waned in recent decades, with children becom-

ing more interested in sportsthan taking piano lessons.

“Pianos don’t sell like theyused to,” Keller told the Alex-andria Gazette Packet for a2006 profile. “I think I was aliveduring the good days.”

He is survived by his wife of57 years, Mary Alice Keller; a son, Daron Keller; adaughter, the Rev. Holly Keller Davis; a son-in-law, E.Van Davis; his father’s wife, Frances Hoffman ofLewisburg, Penn.; a sister, Emily Keller Parker of Au-rora, Colo.; and five grandchildren, Kathryn KellerWood, Rebecca Keller, Abigail Keller, E. Keller Davis;and Margery Davis.

Coda for the Piano ManGordon Keller lived awell-tuned life as oneof the region’s premierpiano retailers.

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See Wesley, Page 24

Margaret Taylor Weaver,former business man-ager of The Port Packet

and later The Alexandria Gazette-Packet, died peacefully Oct. 27,2009, at Alexandria Hospital aftersuffering a stroke. Mrs. Weaver,86, was living at Goodwin Houseon Fillmore Avenue. Her four chil-dren were at her bedside.

Mrs. Weaver also served on theboard of Browne Academy andwas longtime volunteer in thecommunity. Her daughter CarolynMackay said, “So many peoplehave called me about mom, andthey all mention her smile, hergenerous spirit, and the love sheshowed to others. Mom madepeople feel valued.”

Admired for her calm demeanor,Mrs. Weaver admitted once thatshe was quite a “tough cookie” inher youth.

Raised in Colorado, she at-tended the famous CheyenneMountain high school in ColoradoSprings, where she became part ofits award-winning western squaredance group founded by superin-tendent Lloyd “Pappy” Shaw. Hewas America’s foremost westerndancer “caller.” Her mother sewedher elaborate tight-bodice, full

skirted costumes, and Mrs. Weaverbecame one of the stars.

The popular troupe went on anational tour and also performedin Havana, Cuba, during the1940s.

The school was cited by TimeMagazine in 1941 for its rigorousand “progressive” curriculumwhich included rodeo work. Mrs.Weaver was her class valedicto-rian.

During World War II, she joinedthe Navy WAVES and ended up in

Corpus Christi, Texas. Lt., j.g. Mar-garet Taylor taught dozens ofwould-be pilots from Santa Bar-bara to Brooklyn to fly planes in asimulator called a “link trainer.” Inher 1944 Flight Log, she recordedthe simulated level of difficultyeach pilot faced, marking some as“Gravy Hops” — an easy one.

She later worked on Capitol Hill.In 1949 met and married KennethWeaver of Winchester who died in1978. Their four children are Ken,Carolyn, Brian and Scott. ScottWeaver is a real estate attorney inAlexandria.

During the 1960s, she workedfor John Hanes, a former StateDepartment official in theEisenhower Administration. Mr.Hanes, a financier, later bought thePort Packet newspaper with localbusinessman Harry Flemming, aRepublican political figure.

Mrs. Weaver became its businessmanager, and helped oversee itspurchase in 1987 of the Alexan-dria Gazette, one of the oldestnewspapers in the U.S. Today theAlexandria Gazette Packet, aweekly, is owned by ConnectionNewspapers.

At the Port Packet, in additionto balancing the budget, she

helped fill gaps for every functionfrom creating ad copy to deliver-ing the weekly papers early onThursday mornings.

Occasionally, her job was tomaintain peace among the formi-dable personalities of the paper’svarious editors, sales managers,owners, printers, neighborhoodcolumnists and Realtor-advertis-ers.

As a member of St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church, she was active insupporting Christians in Sudanand Uganda, worked with thechurch lunch program for thehomeless and its seniors group.

When she was in her mid-70s,Mrs. Weaver picketed with a pro-test rally in front of the SudaneseEmbassy because of the country’storture and abuse of children.

In addition to her four children,she is survived by seven grandchil-dren and a brother.

Vistation hours are Friday, Nov.6, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at EverlyWheatley Funeral Home, 1500 W.Braddock Road. Funeral servicewill be held Saturday, Nov. 7, 2p.m. at Goodwin House, 4800Fillmore Ave. Interment will beTuesday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. at Ar-lington National Cemetery.

Obituaries

Margaret Taylor Weaver

Weaver

CDR Wesley HenrySchmidt, USN (Retired)died on June 28, 2009,

in Alexandria. He was residing inthe assisted living section of Wash-ington House in Alexandria for thepast two years because of circula-tory problems in his legs. When hebegan to experience difficulty inswallowing and breathing, he en-tered Inova Alexandria Hospital.

Schmidt

WesleyHenry Schmidt


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The Potomac River provides a beau-tiful backdrop to so much of North-ern Virginia, from the rugged ar-eas of the Potomac Gorge from

above Great Falls down into Arlington to thebroad tidal Potomac from Alexandria, then me-andering down to the Chesapeake Bay.

The river and the bay are an important partof our local identity, part of our local heritageand a remarkable environmental andrecreational resource.

While over the past decade, federaland local governments plus environ-mental groups and activists have devoted muchenergy and attention to the health of the Chesa-peake Bay, we have been losing ground. Thisis despite a clear understanding of the pollu-tion problems and the exact limits that wouldbe required to make the bay healthy. There arethree major sources of pollution in the bay,sewage treatment plants, agriculture andstormwater runoff from roads, driveways andparking lots. The resulting growing influx of

“nutrients” from these sources causes an un-natural growth of aquatic plants in the bay,absorbing oxygen and then dying off, creatingmassive, floating dead zones where no life cansurvive.

Now, new legislation, the Chesapeake CleanWater and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009,proposed in both the House and the Senate,has a chance to make all the difference for the

bay — and also much of the PotomacRiver from Arlington and Alexandria ondown.

While the bills would ensure that thesix states in the bay watershed and the Dis-trict of Columbia develop and implement de-tailed plans to reduce pollution sufficiently toachieve the Bay-wide reduction targets for ni-trogen, phosphorus, and sediment by 2025, italso has national implications as a blueprintfor improving the health of other wetlands andwaterways around the county.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, an original cospon-sor of legislation to reauthorize the Chesapeake

Bay program, successfully urged the inclusionof language that will limit runoff into the bayfrom impervious surfaces, the one source ofpollution that has continued to grow dramati-cally along with population growth around thebay watershed. Connolly’s capacity to relatecomplex problems to solutions that would workin local government land use and stormwaterregulation is invaluable in this. U.S. Rep. JimMoran and U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen are alsocosponsors of the bill in the House. U.S. Sen.Ben Cardin (D-Md) is author of the bill in theSenate; Virginia’s U.S. Senators Mark Warner(D) and Jim Webb (D) should get on board aswell.

The legislation proposed would connect thescientific understanding of the pollution lev-els with incentives, penalties (withholding offederal money if standards aren’t met) and flex-ibility (interstate nutrient trading provisions)to achieve the necessary levels.

While this legislation is aimed at the Chesa-peake Bay, local streams and rivers will alsobenefit in the process.

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Opportunity to use science to clean upthe Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River.

Time To Get Serious

Editorial

St. Paul’s Church, Nov. 1, ZacharySeely, Olivia Agusti with baby Marley

Isabella, Alexander Hyde and Merrick Johnston afterMarley’s Christening on Sunday morning.

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Letters to the Editor

Pepper ProposalOn CouncilElectionTo the Editor:

Last June the City Council votedto move the Council elections fromMay to November, and to decideon any additional changes to theelectoral process in the fall. Theseadditional changes would requireCity Charter amendments andwould be part of the City’s Legis-lative Package that would be sentto the General Assembly to be con-sidered during its next session.

Councilmen Frank Fannon and

Rob Krupicka submitted proposalsfor additional changes to theCouncil’s Legislative Subcommit-tee for its review. The Subcommit-tee, which consists of CouncilmenKerry Donley and Paul Smedberg,added a proposal of its own tothose under consideration. I alsosubmitted a proposal during theOct. 27 City Council discussion ofthe City’s proposed LegislativePackage. Councilwoman AliciaHughes recommended that a ref-erendum be held on any changesto the election process.

I am proposing that all six Coun-cil seats be up for election in No-vember, 2012, and that the suc-cessful candidates be seated in

January, 2013. The Mayor wouldrun at the same time.

Council members, including theMayor, would serve a three-yearterm (January 2013 to January2016). The next elections after thiswould be held in November 2015,and the new Council would beseated in January 2016 for a 4-year term, for all six Council mem-bers and the Mayor. From then on,Council members would all beelected during an odd year—2019,2023, etc., and seated the follow-ing January—2020, 2024, etc.

This proposal holds elections inNovember, offers four-year termsbeginning in 2015, and providesfor an easy way for a Vice Mayorto be selected. Because all mem-bers are elected at once, the high-est vote-getter becomes the ViceMayor, if the Council so chooses.It allows for the present Councilto fill out their full three-yearterms. It gets a new election pro-cess on track in an easy, smoothway.

Only once would an election beheld in a presidential year (2012).If some members of Council arenot reelected, they would only belame ducks from November toJanuary of the following year, lessthan two months. That is approxi-mately the time provided atpresent. It can be awkward fornewly elected Council membersnot to be seated as soon as pos-sible.

What it does not provide for is

staggered terms. Staggered termswould require that three membersof Council would be up for re-elec-tion every two years — requiringmore Council elections than wehave now. It is possible that voterturnout would be lower becausenot all of the Council seats are upat one time. The reason for chang-ing the Council elections from Mayto November was to ensure in-creased voter participation. Lastly,when terms are staggered, itmakes it possible for the incum-bents who are not running to turntheir influence and resources overto those Council members that arerunning — who think and vote likethemselves. This results in what Icall the “friends of each other” sys-tem, and this is not good govern-ment.

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Councilwill discuss which of the propos-als it will consider for the Charteramendments, and possibly set adate for a public hearing in No-vember or December. The City At-torney, James Banks, has lookedat the Virginia Code and noted thatit says that only a specific proposalcan be forwarded for a public hear-ing on a Charter amendment.Other legislative package itemswill be heard at Council’s regularpublic hearing on Nov. 21.

If the Council decides to take noaction on the election cycle, CityCouncil elections will occur everythree years in November, begin


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ning in 2012. All six candidatesand the Mayor would run at thesame time. Every 12 years the elec-tions would coincide with Presi-dential elections.

Del PepperCouncilwoman

More CareNeededTo the Editor:

I am happy to read that the Cityof Alexandria council members areaddressing the issue of the young-est children within the school sys-tem being left alone by the cityschool bus drivers.

But someone should at leastwrite the parents of these childrenand express an apology.

Could this be an epidemic sortof trend that went unnoticed un-til recently?

It was sad to read the Gazettedated Oct. 29, “Another LostChild,” and before then an articledated Oct. 7, “Alone and Afraid.”

I am very touched by this espe-cially since a similar incident hap-pened before the ending of schoollast year. On a nice afternoon I


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decided to go out for fresh air after check-ing my mail. As I stood out front of my build-ing, a neighbor called out to me: “Ms. Geri,there’s a little girl standing around on theside of the building crying.” I stated, “You’rejoking!” He said, no, there is a little girl cry-ing. Not knowing where her mother was, Iwent and yes there was a child — a littlegirl about six or seven years of age — stand-ing with a book bag on her back and eyesfull of tears crying for her mother.

I called 911 and told the dispatcher howI learned of the child being alone, standingon the South Columbus Street side of the

mid-rise building of 431 South ColumbusStreet.

When the police officers arrived, I ex-plained what the child had told me, so theofficers questioned the child who gave hername and her mother’s name.

I did not get all the officers’ names whoresponded to that call back in June, but Iam thankful for any officers who respondto any call when it involves a child.

Unfortunately this is the second call I havemade within a few months pertaining to achild out of school without any supervision.

So there have been four incidents withinless then five months, but how many more

are not being reported?Geri Baldwin

Alexandria

Rise in Child DeathsTo the Editor:

Last week, a new report by the advocacygroup Every Child Matters focused on thedisturbing rise of child deaths in the UnitedStates due to maltreatment. Local reportsearlier in the year also pointed to an in-crease in family violence across NorthernVirginia as well.

What readers need to know is that the

majority of children who die from maltreat-ment had no prior contact with child pro-tective services. We need to understand thateach one of us is responsible for the chil-dren in our community — not just childprotective services — and that we each havethe power to prevent these tragedies.

Another grim statistic? Over 75 percentof the children who die from maltreatmentare under the age of 4. We must providenew parents in our community with sup-port, including parenting classes and sup-port groups, early childhood home visita-tion and universal access to affordable


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health and mental health services.The report (released on Capitol Hill) calls

for more federal funding — which is cer-tainly critical as governments on every levelface tough budget cuts. But this reportshould also be a wake-up call to the indi-vidual community member. When we see asign of abuse and neglect right here in ourown neighborhood, are we pausing for thatchild long enough to report it to Child Pro-tective Services? When we know a new par-ent struggling with the stress of young chil-dren, are we pausing long enough to offersupport or suggest they contact one of themany organizations in Northern Virginiaoffering parenting resources?

Perhaps while the federal government fig-ures out the funding for this issue affectingmillions of children and parents across thecountry, we each could be having an im-pact on just one right here in our own com-munity.

Diane CharlesExecutive Director,

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Working AgainstDropout RateTo the Editor:

In response to the Oct. 28 article, “City

Leads Region in Dropouts:”The epidemic of skyrocketing high school

drop out rates continues to plague cities andtowns across the nation. A recent reportreleased by the Virginia Department of Edu-cation cited a 10 percent drop out rate forAlexandria’s T.C. Williams High School, withthe school’s Hispanic students facing aneven grimmer reality of 22 percent. Atten-tion continues to be focused on reform ofthe high school itself, when studies showthat energies should be targeted at middleschools where the problem begins. HigherAchievement, a year-round academic en-richment program that serves over 500middle school students in the D.C.-Metroarea, has figured out the formula for shap-ing success in high school and beyond. Inaddition to the 900 hours that students al-ready spend in school, Higher Achievementprovides an additional 650 hours annuallyof academic instruction that yields im-proved grades, test scores and matricula-tion into the area’s top academic highschools.

A 2006 Johns Hopkins study showed thateighth-graders in Philadelphia who failedmath or English had at least a 75 percentchance of dropping out of high school, andof those who dropped out, a disproportion-ate amount were urban, minority youth. Inpartnership with Alexandria City PublicSchools, Higher Achievement’s HonorsPlacement Program seeks to reverse thesetrends by preparing scholars and families

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One by one, the dogs parade downthe runway.

Hotel Monaco Director of PetRelations Charlie and VictorMuoghalie.

Rebecca Ross and Tinkerbelle (formerly Emma) and MauraLevin with Mordy the Hawaiian Tiki Dog.

Cobi looks for friends in the crowd at the annual dog costume party.

Colin La Rose with Topaz as cock-tail waiters.

Cobi and Jim Sprinkle.

Princess Olivia with DebbieGriffith.

Mayor William D. Euille joins the judges at the annualHappy Hour Halloween Party.

Historic Alexandria Antiques ShowThe Historic Alexandria An-

tiques Show takes place Nov. 13-15 at the Holiday Inn Historic Dis-trict, 625 First Street. Hours of theshow are Friday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 15, 12noon-5 p.m.

The show brings together 30top-ranking antiques, fine art andjewelry dealers from around the

U.S. and abroad.Show admission tickets can be

purchased at the door for $15 eachor for $12 each atwww.ArmacostAntiquesShows.com.Show admission is free on Fridayonly from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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The Historic Alexandria An-tiques Show brings together 30top-ranking antiques, fine art and

jewelry dealers from around theU.S. and abroad. It will featurethousands of pieces of period fur-niture, paintings, prints, folk art,tapestries, textiles, carpets, lamps,ceramics, glass, jewelry and un-usual decorative accessories, everyone backed by a guarantee of au-thenticity.

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THURSDAY/NOV. 5Author Marybeth Hicks. 6:30-8:30 p.m. On

Redefining What’s Cool for Our Kids. At GoodShepherd Catholic Church, 8710 Mount VernonHighway, Alexandria.

KUKU. 7-9 p.m. Free. KUKU performs uniquelysoulful and captivating music inspired by hisAfrican heritage. At the Torpedo Factory ArtCenter, part of the Thursday Nite Local Spotlightseries. At 105 N. Union St., Alexandria. Call 703-838-4565 or go to www.torpedofactory.org.

Market Day. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. handcrafted giftsincluding specialized ornaments, designerhandbags, jewelry, embroidered andmonogrammed gifts, kitchenware, dolls, qualitycosmetics and more. At Plymouth Haven ChristianPreschool, 8600 Plymouth Road in Alexandria,corner of Plymouth Road and Fort Hunt Road.

THURSDAYS, NOV. 5, 12, 1918th-Century Dance Classes. At Gadsby’s Tavern

Museum. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Singles or couples arewelcome. Cost is $30 for the series of $12/perclass. Dance master Corky Palmer will lead thisseries of 18th-century English country danceclasses in preparation for the Late Harvest Ball onSaturday, Nov. 21. Held at Gadsby’s TavernMuseum, 134 North Royal Street, Alexandria. Call703-838-4242 or go to www.gadsbystavern.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 6Pipe Organ Concert. 8 p.m. Free. Maurice

Duruflé’s Requiem and Suite pour Orgue incelebration of a new Di Gennaro-Hart pipe organ.Featuring Nathan Laube, Organist; Debby Wenner,Mezzo-Soprano; Jonathan Hoffman, Baritone;Thom Robertson, Music Director; and the GraceChurch Choral Society. At Grace EpiscopalChurch, 3601 Russell Road (corner of W. Glebe),Alexandria. Call 703-549-1980.

U.S. Army Strings Chamber Concert. 7:30 p.m.Baroque and Classical masters are featured in thisperformance by soloists from the U.S. ArmyStrings. At the Lyceum, Alexandria.

SATURDAY/NOV. 7St. Luke’s Friends of Music. 7:30

p.m. West Potomac High School’sSinfonietta, featuring works byArcangelo Corelli, J.S. Bach andFrancis Poulenc. At St. Luke’sEpiscopal Church, 8009 Fort HuntRoad Alexandria. Contact TomYoder at 703-765-4342 or http://www.saintlukeschurch.net/.

BA 5K Run and 1K Walk. 8 a.m.Presented by Argon ST to raisemoney for pediatric liver disease.Established by Stephen and LindsayMoss in honor of their daughter,Sydney, The Sydney Moss Fundsupports ongoing pediatric liverdisease research at the JohnsHopkins Children’s Center. AtCameron Regional Park, 4001Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria. Visitwww.ba5k.org [email protected].

Singer-Songwriters. 7:30 p.m.Admission is $10. An evening oforiginal music by Jacque Holden,Jenne Lucas, Mitra Gholam, ShahArnold, Andrea Cuevas, DenisePhilpott, Mira Yang, Mark Sawasky,Mike Richards, Stacey Dumas andChris Carrigan, with a specialappearance by rising indie trioJonathan Vassar and the SpeckledBird. At the NOVA Coffeehouse, Tyler Recital Hall.Call 703-845-6097 or go to [email protected].

Alexandria Choral Society. 8 p.m. Past toPresent: ACS Celebrates its 40th Season. Cost is$20 for adults/$10 for seniors and military/children under 12 years of age are free. AtFairlington United Methodist Church, Alexandria.To purchase tickets, go towww.alexchoralsociety.org or call 703-548-4734or email: [email protected].

Tap Dance Show. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13. TheMetropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble presents “MYTEPlays Well with Others.” At the Ernst CulturalCenter of the Annandale campus of NVCC, 8333

Little River Turnpike, Annandale. Go towww.brownpapertickets.com/event/85694. VisitMYTE at www.metroyouthtap.org or call 703-339-0444.

Swordsmen’s Rendezvous. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.$6 admission. Re-enactment of 18th centuryswordplay and display and discussion of weapons.At Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 North RoyalStreet in Old Town Alexandria. Call 703-838-4242or visit www.gadsbystavern.org.

Rummage Sale. 8 a.m. to noon. Features high-quality used infant, children and maternity gear —including clothes, toys, games, books, furnitureand much more. There will also be great

household bargains on linens,kitchenware and decorative/seasonalitems. At Fort Hunt Preschool, 1909Windmill Lane, Alexandria.Soldier-Led Walking Tours. 10a.m. and 2 p.m. Free. The hour-longtours will introduce visitors to thehistory of the Defenses of Washington,the building and role of Fort Ward,19th-century fortification engineering,and the troops who were stationed inthis area during the Civil War. At FortWard, 4301 West Braddock Road inAlexandria. Call Fort Ward at 703-838-4848 or visit www.fortward.org.International Fall Festival. 2 to 6p.m. Bring your family and enjoy food,authentic novelties, entertainment,games, and history from around theglobe. At the Samuel TuckerElementary School, 435 FerdinandDay Drive in the West End. [email protected] At Mount Vernon. 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Historic Mount Vernonoffers special activities for Boy Scouts,Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Clubmembers. Scouts will have anopportunity to learn more aboutColonial life through hands-on projectsand stations on surveying,woodworking, textile-making, farmingand cooking.

NOV. 7-8Auditions for Disney’s “Mulan Jr.” 2-5 p.m.

Presented by Aldersgate Church CommunityTheater. Callbacks are Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m.Performance dates are Jan. 15-18 and 22-24. Openfor children ages 8-12. At 1301 Collingwood Road,Alexandria. Go to www.acctonline.org/auditions.html.

SUNDAY/NOV. 8Two Man Gentlemen Band. 7 p.m. At Church of

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SATURDAY/NOV. 7Dance Slam. 7 p.m. Choreographers Collaboration Project’s Fall Modern

Dance concert. This informal performance features works in progress andimprovisation that explore chance, risk, play and fun. CCP is a modern dancecompany based in Alexandria. Admission is $10/adults, $5/children 12-17,under 12 free. At The Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Old Town Alexandria.Call 703-683-2070 or go to www.nvfaa.org.

Seeking art-work, photog-raphy, poetry,opinions, shortstories andreflectionsfrom localstudents.

E-mail to:[email protected], ormail or delivercontributionsby Dec. 4, to1606 King St.,Alexandria, VA22314. Pleasebe sure toinclude the stu-dent’s name,age, grade,school andtown of resi-dence alongwith each sub-mission. Forinformation,call 703-778-9410.

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the Resurrection, 2280 N. Beauregard St.,Alexandria. $18/general, $15/advance. Contact Kay [email protected], 703-501-6061,or log onto FocusMusic.org.

Veteran’s Day Event. 5 p.m. Honoringthe Tuskeegee Airmen. Presentation byLt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, veteranTuskeege Airman and POW. Alsofeaturing the premiere showing of aprivate WWII photo collection of theTuskeege Airmen. At the CharlesHouston Center, 901 Wythe Street. Goto www.seniorservicesalex.org or call703-836-4414, ext. 10

Opening Concert. 3 p.m. EclipseChamber Orchestra featuring Wagner,Stravinsky, and Strauss. Music DirectorSylvia Alimena leads in a concertdedicated to the memory of longtimeECO supporter Keith B. Moore. At theGeorge Washington MasonicMemorial, 101 Callahan Drive,Alexandria. Call 703-635-2770 or go toeclipseco.com to purchase tickets.

MONDAY/NOV. 9College Night in Virginia. 6:30-9 p.m.

Alexandria Campus of NorthernVirginia Community College (NOVA)presents free college planning advice.Presentations include choosing theright college or program,understanding the financial aidprocess, finding scholarships, andlearning about the importance ofcompleting the Free Application forFederal Student Aid (FAFSA). Go towww.collegenightinva.org.

TUESDAY/NOV. 10Free “Intro to Pilates” mat class.

8:15 - 9:05 p.m. You’ll learn beginnerexercises from an authentically trainedPilates instructor, and you’ll be on yourway to a strong core, longer, leanermuscle, and a new attitude. Spacelimited, reserve in advance at 703-739-7601 [email protected]. Wearcomfy clothes and bring socks. StudioBody Logic, 2417 Mount VernonAvenue, Alexandria.www.studiobodylogic.com.

MVQU’s Fund-Raising Event. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Features a live auction, bakesale, handmade quilts, wall hangingsand table runners, scarves for children,gift baskets, fabrics and books. AtHollin Hall Senior Center, 1500Shenandoah Road, Room 112,Alexandria.

Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m. Free. BrettAbrams will discuss his book, “CapitalSporting Grounds: A History ofStadium and Ballpark Construction inWashington, D.C.” At Duncan Library,2501 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria.Call 703-838-4566.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 11Time to Set the Table. 7 p.m. Join

Kevin Aubrey for a fun-filled evening ofcreative and inspiring settings for theThanksgiving table. You will learn tomake a fall centerpiece which you willthen take with you! Cost is $90, and allmaterials are included. At K AubreyFlowers, 1401 King Street, Alexandria.Register at www.kaubreyflowers.comor call 703-548-9808 [email protected].

Barbershop Concert andWreathlaying. At 11 a.m. thebarbershop chorus, The HarmonyHeritage Singers performs (free); and2 p.m. is the wreathlaying at the tombof George Washington at MountVernon Estate. . Admission: $15/adults, $7/children ages 6-11.

“Our Annual Bake & Buy Sale.”11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $17.Special guest Nancy Magargle willteach the techniques to create our ownplace of beauty with a water garden.At Springfield Golf & Country Club,8301 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield.Reservations must be made by Friday,November 6th, 2009, to 703-569-4670or [email protected].


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Musings from the MaestroWinter Heats Up with ASOand violin duo MarcOlivia

Music

Whether you love Vivaldi’s“The Four Seasons,” enjoythe music of tango kingAstor Piazzolla, or can

hum the tunes to Malcolm Arnold’s scoreto “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” theASO has a concert for you on Saturday,Nov. 14.

The ASO’s 2009-2010 “Inspired by Na-ture” season continues on the 14th at theRachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall andArts Center. This varied programs spansthe centuries from the Baroque (Vivaldi)to the 20th Century (Arnold). Vivaldi’sincredibly depictive “Winter” from “TheFour Seasons” was originally meant to ac-company sonnets and paintings, marry-ing the visual arts, poetry and music.

Piazzolla did not just give new life tothe popular tango genre, he re-imaginedVivaldi’s work as “The Four Seasons ofBuenos Aires.” The ASO is pleased topresent Piazzolla’s “Winter” on Nov. 14as well, offering a direct comparison ofthe two composers’ musical portrayals ofdifferent parts of the globe.

Composer Malcolm Arnold, often cel-ebrated for his nine symphonies and filmscores, also wrote several concer-tos, including one for clarinetistBenny Goodman! The DoubleViolin Concerto to be played bythe ASO on Nov. 14 was commis-sioned by none other than leg-endary violinist Yehudi Menuhin.

Brahms’ glorious “SymphonyNo. 2” closes the program. AsBrahms’ warmest, sunniest sym-phony, the work has often drawncomparisons to Beethoven’s“Symphony No. 6,” which theASO will play over Valentine’sDay 2010.

Guest violinists Marc Ramirezand Olivia Hajioff are a husbandand wife team who together formthe string duo MarcOlivia. Theywill share the soloist responsibili-ties on Nov. 14. You can listento them at www.marcolivia.com.

They have been guests twiceon NPR’s “Performance Today.”They are regular guest artists atthe Tokyo College of Music, andhave performed for the FederalReserve Board in Washington,D.C., and at The Kennedy Cen-ter. The couple teaches privatelyat their home studio in Vienna,Va. The duo performed at musicfestivals in Japan, Italy, Spainand England. MarcOlivia is plan-ning recording projects with Cen-taur Records.

See you at the Concert!

— Kim Allen Kluge

Music Director, Alexandria

Symphony Orchestra

Where & WhenThe ASO performs music of Vivaldi, Piazzolla, and Gershwin Satur-

day, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. The concert takes place at the Rachel M.Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center (NOVA Alexandria Campus, 3001Beauregard St.). Tickets start at $5 for youth (8-18), $20 for students,$35 for seniors, and $40 for adults. Free parking. Visitwww.alexsym.org. or call 703-547-0885.


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Judge Sentences Hill’s Killer24-year-old Juantissa Hill was found

strangled to death in her bedroom at asprawling apartment complex on theWest End. They called DNA experts whotestified that Smith’s semen was foundat the crime scene, and they brought of-ficers to the stand to explain that Hill’sstolen 2006 Nissan Altima was recovered300 feet from the front door of the PrinceGeorge’s County apartment where Smithwas staying. The commonwealth’s theoryof the case was that Smith killed Hillsometime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. onDec. 1. After prosecutors rested theircase, Smith’s attorney called no wit-nesses. The defendant declined to takethe stand in his own trial.

“Our defense was that the evidencewas insufficient,” said court-appointeddefense attorney Frank Ashmann. “I wasdisappointed in the ruling because I don’tthink the commonwealth had enoughevidence for a conviction.”

ASCHMANN’S DEFENSE was that thetwo had an intimate relationship, whichexplained the presence of Smith’s DNAat the apartment. While he acknowl-edged that Smith was the last personseen with Hill in the Home Depot secu-rity footage, he warned jurors not tojump to conclusions with circumstantialevidence. But prosecutors countered anydoubts the jury may have had by present-ing a case that began with a shoppingtrip to Home Depot to purchase materi-als for hanging a 32-inch plasma televi-sion. That trail ended in Maryland, whereHill’s stolen car was recovered.

“Taken in isolation, each of these piecescould be called into question,” admittedSengel, who is the city’s elected prosecu-tor. “But our argument to the jury wasthat you have to look at all the evidencetogether.”

The jury agreed with Sengel, findingSmith guilty of first-degree murder, rob-bery and grand larceny. Members of the

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Another Bus Drop-off Incident jury recommended Smith receive a sen-tence of life in prison on the murder con-viction, with an additional 50 years forrobbery and another 20 years for grandlarceny. Smith decided to waive the pre-sentencing report, allowing the judge tofinalize the sentence without the usualdelay between a jury’s verdict and ajudge’s sentence. Because Virginia abol-ished its parole system in 1994, Smithwill probably spend the rest of his lifebehind bars for murdering Hill.

“If you take someone else’s life, youshouldn’t be able to keep your freedom,”said Sheena Taylor-Cornelius, a friendwho knew Hill through the United StatesNavy. “I’m glad justice was served forher.”

DURING THE TRIAL, Hill was de-scribed as a hard-working and depend-able second class petty officer in theUnited States Navy, which she joined atthe age of 20. Hill was eventually hiredas a secretary in the Office of Chief ofNaval Operations, a job that requiredsecurity clearance for handling highlyclassified material. Her MySpace pagesaid she lived in Mississippi before mov-ing to Detroit at age 11. Friends describedher as outgoing and friendly.

“People were drawn to her,” said friendand Navy colleague Sheena Philiberg,who testified during the trial. “She didn’tcome across as shy.”

On Dec. 2, police discovered Hill’s bodyafter coworkers at the Pentagon becameconcerned that she had not appeared forwork. When Alexandria officers investi-gated the crime scene, they discoveredthat the flat-screen television and Hill’slaptop computer were missing from theapartment. Prosecutors presented evi-dence that Smith left the area shortlyafter the murder and traveled to Penn-sylvania under a false name. Courtrecords show that Smith had prior con-victions for robbery, receiving stolenproperty and escape from custody.

munication with our substitutes in the fu-ture.”

In response to the three incidents, theschool system has started placing a “K”sticker on each Kindergarten bus rider sodrivers know which students are in Kinder-garten — and, therefore, which are requiredto be met by an adult at the bus stop.Feltman said that she has taken an addi-tional step, creating a list of all Kindergar-ten students who are bus riders. She saidthat will allow the school’s staff to doublecheck that all Kindergarten students arewearing stickers and seated at the front ofthe bus.

“Obviously, we are all concerned aboutthis because when a Kindergartner gets offthe bus and nobody is there to greet them,there is a potential for something to hap-pen,” said Ann O’Hanlon, president of theGeorge Mason Elementary School PTA.“Thank God that hasn’t happened with anyof these incidents.”

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS have takena number of steps to prevent further prob-lems since the first incident happened inearly October. The first change was refor-matting attendance data so that transpor-tation information was presented on thesame document as class information foreach child. Then the division’s transporta-tion officials installed a series of animallogos on each school bus to create a senseof identity, encouraging students to takemore of an active role in rememberingwhich bus they are supposed to board.

Last week, Superintendent MortonSherman sent a letter to parents respond-ing to the first two incidents. In the letter,Sherman explained that all bus drivers havenow signed a letter of procedures affirm-ing that they will not drop off any Kinder-garten student unless a parent or designated

adult is at the bus stop. The superintendentalso used the letter to announce the cre-ation of a new work group to revise proce-dures for arrival and dismissal. The workgroup will consist of parents, teachers, busdrivers, administrators and after-schoolchild-care providers.

“Disciplinary action has been taken whereappropriate and some procedures at theschools have been changed as a result,”Sherman wrote. “We will do everythingnecessary to make sure all students areproperly supervised and transported at alltimes.”

NONE OF THESE steps seems to havebeen able to prevent the third incident fromhappening, prompting some to questionhow the school system has responded toevents. Rodney Salinas, whose son was theMount Vernon student that was dropped offin an unfamiliar neighborhood, has beencritical of the school system’s actions. Hecriticized the animal logos as a mistake be-cause it put more responsibility on the chil-dren rather than adults, and he said he wasdisappointed that his recent appearance ata School Board meeting didn’t prompt moreof a dialogue.

“There is a growing crisis of confidencein the school system among parents in Al-exandria,” said Salinas. “If ACPS continuesto treat these cases in the lackadaisicalmanner as it has over the past three weeks,it is only a matter of time before a child isseriously hurt.”

School Board chairwoman YvonneFolkerts said that she hopes the measuresSherman has already put in place will pre-vent future problems.

“We’re moving thousands of kids each day,and mistakes are going to happen,” saidFolkerts. “I hope that the measures the su-perintendent has put in place are going towork, but if they don’t we’re going to haveto ask him to do more.”

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Local Author Examines Life and Times of Sir Edward BraddockCrocker: He wouldn’t want to be forgot-

ten. He would’ve wanted the world to knowthat he fought bravely and that he was com-petent as a general. Many people blamedhim for losing the battle and said he was atfault. Yet, I point out in the book that hedid his duty. He paid great attention to de-tail and took steps to care for his troops.During his entire military career he onlyfought one battle, the one he lost. He sur-vived for three days afterward and wrote aletter to his superiors in London which triedto make the point that he fought bravelyand did his duty, which in fact he did.

What do you think Braddock wouldbe ashamed to have people knowabout him?

Crocker: He had problems with self-dis-cipline. He drank, gambled and made eat-ing an art form for more than 40 years inLondon. He was a Janus-faced creature witha personal life that was dissolute. His clos-

est relationship in his personal life was withGeorge Anne Bellamy, a major star of thestage in London, who was 35 years his jun-ior. Perhaps he was no more dissolute thanhis contemporaries in the senior Britishranks, but there were several sides to hischaracter nonetheless.

Why did you write a book aboutBraddock?

Crocker: I was driving along Route 40,and I saw a granite obelisk on the roadside,in the middle of the wilderness, in themiddle of nowhere. It was Braddock’s grave,a monument erected by the ColdstreamGuards. I was fascinated how a Major Gen-eral in the Coldstream Guards came to beburied in the wilds of western Pennsylva-nia. So I began my research, and I soon re-alized that Alexandria was his major stag-ing area, where he spent three weeks. Hepersonally marched up Wisconsin Avenuein Georgetown about two blocks fromwhere I lived as a child, while other col-

umns of his expedition marched upBraddock Road in Alexandria. I began tosee connections between his expedition andthe daily life I lead.

Do you think Braddock’s story isrelevant to people today and why?

Crocker: Absolutely. I started writing thebook three weeks before 9/11 in 2001. Itwas clear to me the lessons America wentthrough then during Braddock’s time — thelosses and, massacres — were in their scopeand horror comparable to 9/11; it showedme that America had overcome depravityand survived. Moreover, as I became in-volved with this story I realized there werefurther, historically significant implications.This expedition broke ground on how thespecial operations in the US military fighttoday — much as the Native Americansfought — stealthily, imaginatively and cre-atively. That is how the American militiaaccompanying the British army in the finalbattle fought. In addition, many people on

both sides knew each from this experienceand formed a nucleus for the ContinentalArmy later in the American revolution. Thecontrasting performances of the Britishregulars and the American — mostly Vir-ginia — militia gave the Americans the cour-age they needed 20 years later to stand upto the British regular army.

How is your book on an historicalfigure, different from any otherbook on a historical figure?

Crocker: It’s different in a couple of ways.First, there have been precious few com-prehensive studies of the Braddock expedi-tion, the major one having been written byWinthrop Sargent in 1855. It is now timefor a fresh look. The story deserves to betold and understood. Second, I used a col-lection of first hand accounts from gener-als to servants. The servants’ stories are of-ten the most interesting. This story is toldin their words and from their vantagepoints; you feel you’re right there.


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Mark your calendars for the

2009 Annual Meeting and State of BusinessNovember 10, 2009

FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKERU.S. SENATOR MARK WARNER

At the Chamber’s 2009 Annual Meeting & State of Business Breakfast, thenew Board of Directors and Officers will be announced, Chamber AnnualAwards will be presented and United States Senator Mark Warner will bethe Keynote Speaker discussing the State of Business in 2009.

Date: Tuesday, November 10Time: Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.

Annual Meeting and Keynote Speaker 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Location: The Westin Alexandria,400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA

Price: $35 for members, $45 for non members$5 discounted valet parking.

Reservations should be made onlineat www.alexchamber.com

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Letters

to elect challenging academic fu-tures in middle school. The pur-pose is to assist scholars in deter-mining if the honors or AdvancedPlacement program is right forthem, ultimately leading to accep-tance at a high-performing highschools, and enrollment into col-lege. Today, Higher Achievement’sAlexandria Center serves approxi-mately 100 scholars, 14 percent ofwhom are Hispanic.

Despite what we hear about thesteadily increasing drop out rates,it should inspire us to take action.In the midst of what doesn’t lookso hopeful, Higher Achievementholds on to the ideals that talentis everywhere, that intellect is builtthrough effort and that opportu-nities matter.

Abigail CohenHigher Achievement Program

Class ‘ACCT’By McKenya Dilworth-

Abdalla

Acting Center Director

The Department of Recre-ation, Parks & CulturalActivities is not allowing

the recession to be the cause ofideas and dreams deferred. In-stead, we are working together toenhance the programming pro-vided in the neighborhood centersby including more exposure to thearts.

The department has officiallylaunched a comprehensive ap-proach to providing theatre artswithin the neighborhood recre-ation centers with its AlexandriaCity Community Theatre (ACCT).

The mission of ACCT is to ex-pose youth and community mem-bers to the theatre arts by way ofperformance opportunities andparticipation in on-going qualityarts programming in the centers.ACCT is a combination of achildren’s theatre and multilingualtheatre, addressing a need in thecommunity for more access to af-fordable arts programming.

“Celebrations Around theGlobe” is the first scheduled pro-duction of the arts initiative andwill be held this December. Theevent is for youth and communitymembers alike, who are interestedin exploring how people every-where express happiness, joy andshare in celebrations. Auditions forthe performance are on Saturday,Nov. 7 from 10-2 p.m. in theKauffman Auditorium at the LeeCenter. We encourage people fromthe community to come out andshare your talent with us. Volun-teers to work behind the scenes arealso encouraged to come out tohelp make the first production asuccess.

Recreation


CITY OF ALEXANDRIASECOND HALF

2009 REAL ESTATE TAXAND REFUSE FEE ARE DUE

NOVEMBER 16, 2009The second half 2009 real estate tax andrefuse fee must be paid by November 16,2009, to avoid late payment penalty andinterest. Payment can be made by creditcard or eCheck on the City’s web site atalexandriava.gov/finance, in person at CityHall or at any SunTrust Bank Branchlocated in the City. Real estate tax pay-ments can also be mailed to the Treasurer’sOffice, PO Box 34750, Alexandria, VA22334-0750.

Real estate tax information is available onthe City’s web site at alexandriava.gov/finance.For payment questions or to requesta tax bill, please call the TreasuryDivision at 703.746.3902 or [email protected]. For assess-ment questions or to change a mailingaddress, please call the Real EstateAssessments Department at 703.746.4646or email [email protected].

The Finance Department is open, Mondaythrough Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adrop box located on the Royal Street sideof City Hall is available 24 hours a day.(Payments must be in the drop box bymidnight on November 16, 2009 to be con-sidered on time.)

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OBITUARYMargaret T. WeaverOn October 27, 2009 of Alexandria, VA. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth F. weaver Sr. Loving mother of Kenneth F Weaver, Carolyn Weaver Mackay, Brian D Weaver and Scott B Weaver. Also survived by one brother Edward Taylor; and sevengrandchildren. Friends may call Fridayt Nov. 6 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at EVERLY WHEATLEY FUNERAL HOME, 1500 West Braddock Rd, Alexandria, VA. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov 7 at 2pm at Goodwin House, 4800 Fillmore Ave, Alexandria, VA Interment will be Tuesday Dec 15 2009 at 10am at Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Episcopal Church of Sudan, c/o The Epis-copal Diocese of Virginia, Richmond, VA

www.everlyfuneralhomes.com

Alexandria Board of Architectural ReviewParker-Gray District

LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

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A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria Board of Architectural Review on WEDNES-DAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 begining at 7:30 PM in Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, 301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginiaon the following applications:

CASE BAR 2009-0058Request for approval of demolition/encapsula-tion at 702 N Patrick St, zoned RM Residential.APPLICANT: Alamin A or Nadia S Negash

CASE BAR 2009-0059Request for approval of addition/alterations at 702 N Patrick St, zoned RM Residential.APPLICANT: Alamin A or Nadia S Negash

Information about the above item(s) may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 301 King Street, Room 2100, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, telephone: (703) 838-4666

Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 460

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

NOTICE OF SUB. TRUSTEE’S SALE

803 Cameron Street, Alexandria, Virginia22314

In execution of the first Deed of Trust in the orig-inal principal amount of $600,000.00 from ROOMERS, INC. dated March 3, 2006 recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of ALEXANDRIA Virginia Instrument No. 060006692, and the second Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $480,000.00 from ROOMERS, INC. dated March 3, 2006 re-corded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of ALEXANDRIA Virginia Instrument

TAKE NOTICE

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, part of the City of Alexandria’s Office of Historic Alexandria, will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, Novem-ber 18 at 10:30am at Gadsby’s Tavern Muse-um, 134 N. Royal Street, Alexandria, Virginia for the purpose of providing comment on the Trans-portation Enhancement Program grant to help fund the restoration of the Museum’s subterra-nean ice well.

Individuals with disabilities who require assis-tance or special arrangements to participate in this hearing call Gadsby’s Tavern Museum at 703-838-4242. We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made.

Gretchen BulovaDirector, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AND CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED

AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OFTHE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON SATURDAY, NO-VEMBER 21, 2009, COMMENCING AT 9:30 A.M., IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SECOND FLOOR, CITY HALL, 301 KING STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, 22314. AT THE HEARING CITIZENS OF ALEXANDRIA WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COM-MENT ON WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD RE-QUEST THAT THE 2010 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA AP-PROVE THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER.

1. An amendment to increase the membership of the City’s Board of Review of Real Estate As-sessments (sometimes referred to as the Board of Equalization) from 5 to 9.

2. An amendment to authorize the Board of Re-view of Real Estate Assessments to create pan-els of 3 members to hear assessment appeals.All three members would have to be present to constitute a quorum for any appeal. If the panel decision is unanimous with regard to an appeal, the panel decision would be final unless the full Board voted to hear the appeal. The full Board would also hear any appeals in which a panel decision was not unanimous.

3. An amendment to authorize the Board of Zoning Appeals to grant a variance to a property owner to “alleviate a clearly demonstrable hard-

Public Notice – Environmental Permit

Purpose of notice: To seek public comment and announce a public hearing and an information briefing on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality for an air pollution source in the City of Alexandria, Virginia.

Public comment period: November 5, 2009, to December 10, 2009

Public hearing: Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, located at 435 Ferdinand Day Drive in the City of Alexandria on December 10, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Information briefing: Samuel W. Tucker Elemen-tary School, located at 435 Ferdinand Day Drive in the City of Alexandria on December 10, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Permit name: Minor Source Construction Permit issued by DEQ, under the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board

applicant Name and registration number: Virgin-ia Paving Company; Registration No: 70579

Facility name and address: Virginia Paving Company - Alexandria Asphalt Plant; 5601 Courtney Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22304

Project description: Virginia Paving Company has applied for an amendment to their minor new source review permit allowing the facility to



No. 060006694 default having occurred in the payment of the Notes thereby secured and at the request of the holder of said Notes the un-dersigned Substitute Trustee(s) will offer for sale at public auction at the Main Entrance to the City of Alexandria Circuit Court 520 King St. Alexandria VA 22314 on November 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM the property described in said Deedsof Trust. Such property is located at the abovead-dress and briefly described as an improved commercial property.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $50,000.00 in the form of cash or certified check will be re-quired at the time of sale with settlement within fifteen (15) days from the date of sale.Addition-al terms may be announced at the time of sale.CorpServ, Inc., Substitute Trustee(s)

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Arnold D. Spevack, Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 460, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, 301-986-1300 OR Alexander L. Forbes, Tidewater Auctions, LLC, 5335 Wis-consin Avenue, NW, Ste. 440, Washington, DC 20015 202-243-0590

modify and operate one of the two hot mix as-phalt plants (Plant 1). The facility is classified as a minor source of air pollution. Theproposed amendment to the air permit would allow Virgin-ia Paving Company to operate Plant 1 with a low NOx burner; allows both plants to use natu-ral gas as well as recycled/waste oil and distil-late fuel oil; and sets emission limits based on stack tests conducted at the facility. The maxi-mum annual emissions of air pollutants fromthe facility under the proposed permit are expected to be: 26.4 tons per year of nitrogen oxides; 41.8 tons per year of carbon monoxide; 16.7 tons per year of sulfur oxides; 14.7 tons per year of volatile organic compounds; 17.1 tons per year of PM-10 (particulate matter of 10 mi-crons or less); and 16.9 tons per year of PM-2.5 (particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less). The use of low NOx burners by both plants will re-duce total annual emissions from the facility.

HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST BOARD CONSIDERATION: DEQ accepts com-ments and requests for Board consideration by e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments and re-quests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by thecomment-er/requester. A request for Board consideration must also include: 1) The reason why Board consideration is requested. 2) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent ofthe interest of the requester or of thoserepresented by the requestor, including how and to what ex-tent such interest would be directly and ad-versely affected by the permit. 3) Specific refer-ences, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. Board consideration may be granted if publicresponse is significant and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit.

Contact for public comments, document requests and additional information:

Mr. Ali Khalilzadeh, Department of Environmen-tal Quality; 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, Virginia 22193; Phone: (703) 583-3839; E-mail: [email protected]; Fax:(703) 583-3821. The public may review the draft per-mit and application at the DEQ office named above by appointment; or at Charles E.Beatley, Jr., Central Library, located at 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22304; Phone: (703) 519-5900.

ship.” Charter language currently requires a property owner to demonstrate that thehardship is “approaching confiscation.” This change would bring Charter language into conformity with the language in State law, which was amended in the 2009 General Assembly Ses-sion.

This description of the proposed charteramend-ment is intended merely as a summary. Theex-act nature and detail of the amendment, if ap-proved by city council, will be set out in the text of a Bill to be transmitted to the GeneralAssem-bly. Anyone who has questions with regard to the proposed amendment may call the Legisla-tive Director, Bernard J. Caton, at (703) 746-3963.

James K. HartmannCity Manager

TAKE NOTICE

The Alexandria City Council will hold its Retreat on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. at 2900 Business Center Drive, Alexandria, Virgin-ia, the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion and Environmental Services and Recrea-tion, Parks and Cultural Activities Maintenance Division. The Retreat is open to the public.

For information, please call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council’s Office at 703 746-4500.

Jackie M. HendersonCity Clerk and Clerk of Council

See Seminary, Page 24

The Valley has its share of mag-nificent trees, but now they arelosing their leaves. If you missedthe Halloween rakeout, you’ll haveanother chance this coming week-end (Nov. 7) and again on Dec. 8.Do your neighbors a favor and trynot to park directly on their leafpile! If you want to bag the leaves,stop by the Ramsay RecreationCenter to pick up your free biode-gradable bags. You can put thoseout every week the day after ourregular trash collection.

If your yard is pristine, howabout hiking down to Holmes RunPark for the annual Fall Cleanup?Set for Nov. 7, this event is key tokeeping a great neighborhood re-source in good shape for us all touse. Wear clothes that can take thedirt and bring gloves.

Congratulations to Nick Brown,a T.C. Williams freshman, who re-cently placed first out of about 80runners in an All-City Junior Var-sity cross-country meet. Nick and

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Gazette Packet

It’s Thursday night and Jerry andKathy Whitmire are attending theT.C. Williams volleyball match. Theirdaughter, Kate, plays middle blocker

for the Titans. She’s easy to spot. She’s the6-foot-tall girl standing by the net with ahuge smile on her face.

Accompanying Jerry and Kathy is theirson, Jay, a 6-foot-6, 285-pound footballplayer who’s also hard to miss. Jay, an of-fensive and defensive tackle for the Titans,finished practice not long ago and hastransitioned to bleacher cheerleader for hissister.

The following night, it’s Jay’s turn to takethe field. T.C. Williams has a big game atSouth County as the Titans try to make theplayoffs for the first time since 1990. Kateis down on the sideline rooting for the Ti-tans and Jerry and Kathy are in the stands.

Welcome to life with the Whitmires,where sports are not only entertainment,they’re a way of life. Jay is a Division I pros-pect as a junior. Kate is an all-district per-former as a freshman. Whether it’s a game,practice or camp, Jay and Kate year-roundare either competing or preparing to com-pete. Meanwhile, Kathy and Jerry are ei-ther helping get their kids where they needto be or watching them from the crowd.

Include academics and jobs and theWhitmires have a schedule which leavestime for little else.

BUSY SCHEDULEDuring the fall, step one is getting Jay and

Kate to school — Jay to T.C. Williams andKate to Minnie Howard. After work, Jerry,a financial advisor and Kathy, a medicalworker at the Alexandria hospital, eitherpick up Kate or Jay from practice or watchone of them play in a game. On nights withno games, the family tries to eat dinner by8 p.m. so Kate and Jay can start their home-work. When there are games, luckily for theparents, there is rarely scheduling overlapwith football and volleyball.

When fall season is over, Jay moves on tobasketball and Kate starts club volleyball.Winter season is when overlap starts, soKathy and Jerry have a rotation in place.Last winter, Kate had three practices a weekfor her Virginia Elite club team. One parentwould drive her to practice twice during theweek and once the following week. Who-ever wasn’t driving Kate would either pickup Jay or watch him play in a basketballgame. “It’s kind of crazy,” Kathy said. “It’snot often we really get to eat together, andif we do it feels rushed. Sometimes it’s alittle rough.”

BEGINNING BIGIt didn’t take long for Kathy to realize Jay

was going to be a footballplayer.

How soon did she know?“When he was born,” she

said. “He looked like a bigfootball player from the mo-ment he came out. … He wasalways big — way bigger thanhis friends.”

Jay started playing footballin the sixth grade for theNOVA youth league, which hasno weight restrictions. Hismother’s prediction was com-ing true.

“He wasn’t the type of kidto be going out to the park and doing lotsof things,” Kathy said. “He played a littlesoccer. But once that football hit and he puton those pads, he became very serious. …He didn’t back off of all the hard work.”

In the eighth grade, Jay played for theT.C. Williams junior varsity. Entering hisfreshman season, varsity head coach Den-nis Randolph saw a 6-foot-2, 230-poundload of potential.

Randolph told Jay he could play collegefootball. He had the size, he just needed towork. Randolph laid out a plan for success,and Jay started on the varsity as a fresh-man. Two years later, college coaches havetaken notice. Maryland, Duke, Virginia,North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Penn Statehave offered Jay a football scholarship.

Randolph said he told Jay to have funwith being recruited. “I told him … just sitback and enjoy the process,” Randolph said.“There’s a lot of interest in a 6-7, 290-poundkid who can run. … He’s not a sloppy 290pounds. He’s very well put together. He’sagile, strong and has great hands.”

Jay isn’t sure when he’ll make a decisionon which college to attend. He also said heenjoys playing on either side of the ball. Jayis tied for the team lead with six sacks and11 tackles for loss. “I’m having fun at both[positions],” he said. “It’s been a lot morefun recently playing offense just becausewe’ve been doing pretty well.”

With size come obstacles. Kathy said shehas to use the Internet to find pants the rightlength for Jay and Kate. The family goesthrough seven gallons of skim milk perweek.

Jay also plays lacrosse in the spring. Hesaid he enjoys his busy sports life, but whenhe gets down time, Jay likes sitting on thecouch and watching TV. Along with foot-ball, he enjoys watching “House,” “Lie toMe” and “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

CHOOSING HER PATHKate has also played a wide range of

sports — soccer, basketball, volleyball andswimming. She was even a premier Scot-tish dancer. But just before her freshmanyear, Kate decided to focus on volleyball.

The decision surprised Kathy a little, butnot from a sports standpoint.

“She had a [dance] competition [last sum-mer] and she came off the stage — she didreally well — and she just said to me, ‘That’smy last dance,’” Kathy said. “... She said I,‘I want to give it all to club volleyball.’”

The problem? Kathy had recently pur-chased Kate a new kilt, which Jerry said cancost around $400.

Kate said one of the main reasons shechose to focus on volleyball is she enjoyedthe hard work it took to be successful. Dur-ing her freshman season, her hard workshowed through honorable mention all-dis-trict honors.

Kate said watching Jay succeed on thefootball field helped her realize the benefitsof hard work. “I realized how fast your lifecan change when you’re dedicated to a sportand you’re good at a sport,” Kate said. “If Ididn’t have Jay as my older brother, my lifewould be a lot different and maybe I wouldnot have chosen volleyball or I would nothave been so serious about it. He influencedme.”

Kathy said Kate’s success on the volley-ball court has made Jay proud. Jerry said

volleyball has helped give Kateher own identity.

“It gets a little old beingsomebody’s little brother orlittle sister,” said Jerry, theyoungest of five siblings. “Thevolleyball was great because ithelped — she’s always beencomfortable in her skin — butthat gave her a chance to levelthe playing field.”

On the court, Kate’s signa-ture is her ear-to-ear smileamidst the excitement of a killor a block. T.C. Williams headvolleyball coach Rhea Butlersaid Kate’s enthusiasm is goodfor a team, but underneaththat smile is an enforcer men-tality that will continue toshow as she gets older. “You

want at least one girl that’s hungry enoughto go in there and be like, ‘I think you’recute, this is great and we look awesome,but I’ve come here to kick butt, take namesand see you later.’ Kate’s going to be thatperson,” Butler said. “She’s the kind of per-son that will go, ‘No. 11, she’s a good hit-ter. I’m going to block her tonight.’

“That hungry attitude, that’s hard tocoach. It has to come [from] within.”

Kate swims during the summer at theArmy Navy Country Club in Arlington, butdoes so more for the social aspect than forcompetition. She likes going to the mallwith friends and doing “girly stuff,” likegetting her nails done, but she wouldn’tchange her life of sports.

THE WAY THEY LIKE ITTraveling with Jay and Kate to camps or

tournaments is considered vacation time forthe Whitmires. Jay has had football campsin Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Katehas had a tournament in Florida.

But while their schedule is busy, theircloseness as a family shows though. Jerryand Kathy help the football program asboosters. Jay and Kate cheer each other onduring games. Kate helps the football pro-gram during team dinners. Family reunionsare also big with the Whitmires.

Jay and Kate each have a GPA in the high3s. Kathy and Jerry said they don’t holdtheir children to a GPA standard. Instead,the parents focus on effort. “One of the rea-sons why Kate and Jay are successful is momand dad spend a lot of time and hard workgetting them there,” Randolph said. “Theytaught them right from wrong, taught themto study and be disciplined. … [Jay and Katehave] got a great base to work from. Theyknow about study habits and if you want tobe good you have to practice.

“Kathy and Jerry have done a great jobwith their kids. … They are a great rolemodel for Jay and Kate.”

While some additional relaxation timewould be nice, the Whitmires enjoy theirsports-filled life.

“That’s about all we do,” Kathy said witha laugh. “We’re really boring.”

Life With the Whitmires: All Sports, All the TimeJay is Division I prospect in footballand Kate is standout volleyball player.

T.C. Williams junior offensive/defensive tackle JayWhitmire has received several Division I offers. He alsoplays basketball and lacrosse for the Titans.

T.C. Williams freshman middleblocker Kate Whitmire shows hersignature smile during a match.Whitmire also plays club volleyballonce fall season ends.

Photos by Louise Krafft/The Gazette Packet

Alexandria Gazette Packet Sports Editor Jon Roetman



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WesleyHenry SchmidtAfter suffering pneumonia and a“cardiac event” he no longer hadthe strength to survive. All fivechildren and their families hadgiven him the love and devotion apatriarch deserves. Eight grand-children and a great grandson arehis proud legacy and he will begreatly missed.

CDR Schmidt was the son ofFrances Elinor (Kurtz) Schmidtand Henry Rudolph Schmidt. Hewas born in his parents’ home inBaltimore, Md. on Jan. 20, 1922and grew up in Chicago on thenear north side by Lake Michigan.He graduated from Lane Techni-cal High School (Class of 1939).He attended Purdue University,majoring in Engineering and serv-ing as the Army Reserve OfficerTraining Corps Battalion SergeantMajor until 1942.

In 1942 he received an appoint-ment to the United States NavalAcademy where he continued hisengineering studies. He was theSailing Master of the HighlandLight, a 65 ton Cutter RiggedSloop owned by the Academy. Itwas on a cruise out of Annapolisaboard the Highland Light, that hemet Miss Elisabeth HeleneWhitman, of St. Louis, Mo. andWashington, D.C., in August 1944.Following his graduation fromUSNA in June 1945 with the Classof 1946, (a three year War Class)and Miss Whitman’s graduationfrom Mount Vernon Junior Col-

lege, they were married in St.Louis, Mo., on June 15, 1945.

CDR Schmidt joined the USSDavid W. Taylor (DD 551) in timefor the final battles in the Pacific.

In 1948 he was designated aNaval Aviator (Airship) and re-ported to Airship Squadron ONE(ZP-1) at Weeksville, N.C., andsubsequently at Lakehurst, N.J.

A year at the Naval Post Gradu-ate School in Monterey, Calif.,studying the Communications-Electronics Curriculum broughtCDR Schmidt to duty as the Com-munications Officer, Naval AirForce, Atlantic Fleet. Hetransitioned to winged aircraftthrough Heavier-Than-Air FlightTraining in Pensacola, Fla. andCorpus Christi, Texas, was desig-nated as Naval Aviator (Heavierthan Air) and joined Patrol Squad-ron 44 (VP-44) at Naval Air Sta-tion, Norfolk, Va. A tour as Aideand Flag Secretary to CommanderFleet Air Wings Atlantic and Com-mander Fleet Air Wing Five wasfollowed by The U.S. Air Force WarCollege in Montgomery, Ala.

In 1962 he was assigned to theStaff of the Chief of Naval Opera-tions in The Pentagon. CDRSchmidt subsequently served onthe Staff on the Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Supreme Al-lied Commander, Atlantic and, asChief of Joint CommunicationsWar Plans. After another tour ofduty in the Pentagon and then inNorfolk, Va., he retired in March1970 from the Staff of the Chiefof Naval Operations, as Chief, Sur-face Ship Radar.

In retirement, he worked for In-

ternational Telephone and Tele-graph, RCA and Wheeler Indus-tries, Washington, D.C. CDRSchmidt enjoyed an active com-munity life involving Boy Scouts,the Episcopal Church, Children ofthe American Revolution (Presi-dent of the George WashingtonChapter), USNA Class of ’46 eventsand the Army Navy Country Clubwhere he had the proud achieve-ment of being Swimming Commit-tee Chairman when the Olympicsize pool was built. He sold a lotof coffee and hot dogs for the Al-exandria Crew Boosters and tookon many responsibilities at St.Stephen’s, St. Agnes andChristchurch Schools.

He was preceded in death by his son,Geoffrey Adrian Lange Schmidt. He issurvived by his wife Elisabeth HeleneWhitman Schmidt, sons: CommanderWesley Henry Schmidt, Jr. USN (Re-tired) (Catherine), Colonel Austin B. C.Schmidt, USA (Retired) (Kim), ColonelRodney H.C. Schmidt, USA (Retired)(Lois), Mr. Peter H. V. Schmidt (Alta),one daughter: Mrs. F. MitchellAlexander (Elisabeth Garland Schmidt),the wife of Commander FrederickMitchell Alexander, USN (Retired). Fur-ther, he leaves four grandsons: David W.Schmidt (Son of Austin), Wesley H.Schmidt III (Son of Wesley Jr.), ZacharySchmidt (Son of Peter), Mark MitchellAlexander, Airman, USN (Son ofElisabeth Garland), and four grand-daughters: Leah W. (Schmidt) Glicoes(Daughter of Austin), Rebecca Schmidt(Daughter of Wesley Jr.), Mary E.Schmidt (daughter of Rodney) andElisabeth Garland Alexander (daughterof Elisabeth Garland) and one greatgrandson: Christopher Daniel Glicoes(son of Leah, grandson of Austin).

CDR Schmidt will be buried next tohis son, Geoffrey, at Arlington NationalCemetery on Nov 18 at 1 p.m., with ser-vices at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer,Va. A reception at the Army Navy Coun-try Club will follow.

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I received sad news to share witheveryone from our HammondHigh School alumni group. RoySmith, Hammond’s long time banddirector and Music Departmenthead, passed away peacefully afew weeks ago. Roy began his ca-

reer at George Washington HighSchool and moved over to FrancisC. Hammond High School whenthe school opened in 1956. With-out a doubt, he was one ofHammond’s most beloved facultymembers. Many alumni wereprivileged to see Roy from time totime at the band reunions ar-ranged by Judy Stafford. Dona-tions can be made in Roy’s

memory to either The ScholarshipFund of Alexandria (3330 KingStreet, Alexandria, VA, 22302) orThe Lighthouse Mission Ministries(910 W. Holly St, Bellingham, WA98225 - Roy’s hometown).

Your current Brookville-Semi-nary Valley Civic Association offic-ers have been elected: congratu-lations to Geoff Goodale – Presi-dent, Joe Grigg – 1st VP, JonSargeant – 2nd VP, Judy Cooper –Secretary, Kristin Stone – Trea-surer, Christin Nolan – Member-ship Secretary, Marianne Hetzer –Parliamentarian, and AdamFirestone, Keith Kruse, KatyMathews and Sissy Walker willserve as Members- at- Large.

Husband Pat apparently has toomuch time on his hands. His analy-sis of our Halloween visitorsbreaks down as follows: 58 totaltrick-or-treaters, of whom 39 cameafter 7:30 p.m. 40 trick-or-treat-ers came in groups of 3 or more.Pat did not rate the visitors on theircostumes, but suffice it to say thatthey were all pretty cute!

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• Mount VernonClassifiedClassified

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301 N. Ripley St., Alexandria, VA 22304

Tel: 703-823-5444

Claridge House Waiting List is now open.

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over and a limited number of apartments

for persons with disabilities.

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2 Apartments 2 Apartments

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26 Antiques

We consign/pay top $ for antique/semi antique furn.

including mid century & danish modern Teak

furniture, sterling, mens watches, painting/art glass,

clocks, jewelry, costume jewelry, etc. Call Schefer

Antiques @ 703-241-0790.

28 Yard Sales

Multi-family yard sale11/7, 8-noon,

9219 Allwood Dr., Alex.furn, toys, tvs, clothes, etc

Yard Sale Cameron Station community wide. Duke St & Cameron Station Blvd. Alex.. Sat 11/07, 8:30am-1:30pm.

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Pride Power Lift Chair,infinite position, wine color

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102 Instruction

Tutoring AvailableRecent Honor LevelCollege Graduate

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