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By Derek B. Johnson

The Connection

City of Fairfax Mayor RobertLederer said that in the bro-chure he gave voters when hefirst ran for City Council in

1982, he listed a revitalized downtown asone of his top priorities.

Lederer was on the council all through-out 1989, when a series of plans to rede-velop the area stalled out and eventuallydied. He said he voted against a develop-ment plan in 2001 because he felt it wouldhave competed with the historic district in-stead of complementing it.

It’s a question of matching the vision pre-sented with the expectations of the coun-cil, said Lederer.

Now, over a quarter century after Ledererfirst encountered the dilemma, the mayorand the City Council are still ponderingways to solve the Rubik’s Cube of redevel-oping Old Town.

Finding that match has eluded the city’spolicymakers for decades. Ideas to increase

parking capacity and opening up two-waytraffic were all proposed throughout theyears as pieces that when put together witha commercial core would complete thedowntown puzzle.

In August 2007, the city finished work on

Evaluating Old Town Redevelopment

widening some of the roads and openingup two-way traffic, as well as a new regionallibrary and 85 residential condominiums atsite of the old library. Geoff Durham, eco-nomic development manager for the Cityof Fairfax, said those components were pre-

cursors that would help form the founda-tion for future redevelopment.

“I think that the initial project was really,given the size and scale, a relatively mod-est one. If you look at Old Town Village asbeing a mix of retail and office and you lookat the new [and] redevelopment of the oldlibrary site, I think where it starts is thatwas really a catalyst project,” he said.

THE CALL for more retail stores is a popu-lar refrain from some members of the cur-rent City Council. A series of small inde-pendent businesses, they say, would be theeconomic engine that would deliver the foottraffic and commerce needed to revitalizethe city.

“The reality of it is we need more retailhere. Retail is the key,” said Council mem-ber Dan Drummond.

Drummond, along with fellow first-termCouncil members David Meyer and StevenStombres, represent new blood on a City

City Council, mayorfavor small retail forvacant storefronts atOld Town Village.

“The reality of it is weneed more retail here.Retail is the key.”

— Fairfax City Council memberDan Drummond

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The revitalization of downtown Fairfax has been in the works for over25 years. Restaurants like the new Metro Silver Diner at 3950 Univer-sity Drive must be paired with commercial retail in the future, accord-ing to Mayor Robert Lederer and the Fairfax City Council.º

Fairfax Connection Editor Michael O’Connell

703-917-6440 or [email protected]

News

The 32nd annual Fairfax Fall Festival attracted hugecrowds on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the City ofFairfax.

Zack Zait shows off paintings by Smadar Livne.

Manning the Women’s Club of Fairfax booth are,from left, Polly Boyle, Lois Driver and HelenDowns.

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East/West Coast ThingLeVon Maynard of Virginia Beach finishes his opponent as the referee rushes in tostop the fight.

Week in Fairfax

Patriot Center mixedmartial arts eventshowcases regional talent.

“I would enter thecage if there was noaudience at all.”

— Johnny Curtis

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By Melanie LeGoullon

The Connection

Johnny Curtis isn’t a stereotypical cage-fighter, if such a thing exists. With a wife,four children and a tree removal business,this devout Christian and graduate of

Fairfax High School and George Mason Universitydoesn’t fit the barroom brawler mold that one ex-pects.

Curtis fights out of One Spirit Martial Arts inHerndon, training five to six daysa week so that he can competeagainst other fighters in profes-sional mixed martial arts (MMA)events like one that took placeSaturday, Oct. 11 at GMU’s PatriotCenter.

Last Saturday’s event was thelatest in a string of Ultimate War-rior Challenge (UWC) shows pre-sented by Ultimate VIP International and aimed atshowcasing local talent for the rapidly-growing au-dience of MMA fans in this region.

Through a series of bouts that pit East Coast vs.West Coast fighters, the promoters are trying to raisethe expectations of local sports fans by providingshows that rival those broadcast from the well-es-tablished ultimate fighting hubs of California andLas Vegas. The message from Fairfax to the rest ofthe nation last Saturday night: the East Coast regioncan and does produce professional MMA fighters ofthe same caliber as those seen on TV.

Looking around the stadium seats, it becomes clearthat the demographics of the local fan-base are notas obvious as one might think. Intermingled with

the target 18-25 year old male audience, one sees asurprising number of women, youths and seniors.Many wear T-shirts advertising their favorite fighterteams. Others wear apparel from their own martialarts schools, perhaps supporting a local fighter onthe card.

The fighters are as eclectic as their fans. Eachfighter has their own personal style, often combin-ing elements from a variety of disciplines such asboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxinginto a hybrid system of stand-up and ground tech-niques.

Kris “Savage” McCray, who fights out of Gold MedalGrappling in Woodbridge, refers to his particular styleas Ameri-Jitsu. When asked to describe it, he smileswryly and says it has “sambo, Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing,NHB boxing, American wrestling-style wrestling kindof mixed all in one. It works, though. It’s different.”

IT WORKED for him on Satur-day night. As the first bout of thenight, McCray set the tone for therest of the show by submitting hisopponent with a rear naked chokeand forcing him to tap out only aminute and a half into the firstround. That’s not a bad way tomake a professional debut in front

of a hometown audience of over 5,200 attendees.“For me to debut in my hometown means a lot,”

McCray said. “I wanted my first win to be excitingfor me, and for everybody who’s around me whohelped build the fighter I am today.”

The audience loved him, as they did LeVonMaynard of Norfolk, who trains with Global MartialArts Academy in Virginia Beach. Maynard knew howto work the crowd. He entered the stadium struttingto the beat of his walkout music as if he were enter-ing a disco rather than a cage-fight.

Once inside the cage, however, Maynard trans-formed himself into a methodical stalker, circling his

Child Pornography SentenceU.S. District Court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee sentenced a Fairfax

man to 40 months in federal prison for possession of child por-nography.

Timothy Cooke, 36 of Fairfax, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct.8, 2008, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.

During an interview with law enforcement, Cooke stated thathe had been accessing child pornography on the Web from hiswork computer since September 2006, according to U.S. Attor-ney Chuck Rosenberg, of the Eastern District of Virginia.

Cooke pleaded guilty in July 2007.After his release from federal prison, Cooke will remain un-

der court supervision for five years and will be required to reg-ister as a sex offender in any U.S. jurisdiction where he lives,works or attends school, according to Rosenberg.

The FBI and Fairfax County Police Department investigatedthe case, which was prosecuted by Special U.S. Attorney An-drew McCormack, on detail from the Child Exploitation andObscenity Section of the Department of Justice.

— Ken Moore

Goblin Gallop Oct. 26The 15th annual Valvoline Instant Oil Change Goblin Gallop

5K Race and 1K Fun Run is Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Fairfax Cor-ner Shopping Center, off West Ox Road and Monument Drive.The fun run starts at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K, at 9 a.m. Registeronline at www.Active.com.

Many participants wear Halloween costumes, more than$3,500 in prizes will be given away and race proceeds benefitchildren with cancer. The Goblin Gallop starts and ends in frontof the Coastal Flats restaurant. Entry fees are $20 for the 5Kand $15 for the 1K. After Oct. 20 and on race-day, registrationis $25 and $20, respectively. For more information, seewww.goblingallop.org.

The course is USATF-certified, and prizes valued at $150, $100and $50 are awarded to the top three, overall, male and femalefinishers. Prizes are also given to the top three male and femalefinishers in various age categories.

Union Protests Palin’s ArrivalIn Tysons Corner

A handful of people waved homemade signs and shouted onthe side of Route 123 to protest the arrival of Vice Presidentialcandidate Sarah Palin in Tysons Corner on Monday, Oct. 13.

The Alaska governor was the keynote speaker at a high-endRepublican National Committee fundraiser in the area’s RitzCarlton that evening.

Most of the protestors were associated with local chapters ofthe Communications Workers of America. They stood a fewblocks from the entrance to the hotel because they did not wantto be accused of trespassing on private property.

“I support Obama and I think Sarah Palin is an atrocity,” saidCarolyn Greenfield, a protestor from Great Falls. “I don’t likethat she winked in the debate, that she flirts with the audience.If a guy did that, he would be sexist.”

—Julia O’Donoghue

Del. Steve Shannon PlansAttorney General Bid

Del. Steve Shannon (D-35) said he is likely to enter the 2009race for Virginia’s Attorney General following the Nov. 4 elec-tion.

“After the November elections, I will be making a formal an-nouncement about what I will be doing next year,” said Shan-non, who currently represents Vienna in the Virginia House ofDelegates.

The former Fairfax County prosecutor formed a new campaigncommittee in early October to officially collect donations for an

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ASSAULT / ARREST10700 Fairfax Blvd. / Party City

(parking lot). The victim reportedthat on Oct. 7, at 5:56 p.m., anemployee of the business approachedhim while he was paving the parkinglot and the two men became involvedin a verbal altercation. The verbalaltercation subsequently led to thevictim being pushed by the suspect.Herbert Halperin, 79, of 6900 blockof Nevis Road, Bethesda, was servedwith a misdemeanor warrant forassault.

BURGLARY9908 Fairfax Blvd. / P J Skidoo’s.

On Oct. 7 at 3:36 a.m., a man gainedentry into the business through a reardoor. The suspect stole cash from awallet that was left unattended on acounter top. The suspect wasdescribed only as a man wearingcamouflage clothing, a hat and darkgloves. The suspect left the sceneprior to police arrival. The CriminalInvestigations Division isinvestigating the case.

CITY PROPERTY DAMAGE10500 Sager Ave. On Oct. 5, at 3:21

a.m., a gas light pole was found tohave been destroyed by unknownperson(s). Police officers remainedon the scene until the gas was shutoff.

EMBEZZLEMENT10300 Main St. / TJ Maxx. On Oct.

3, at 9:45 p.m., a loss preventionofficer reported that he haddetermined that an employee hadfailed to scan all of the items acustomer had selected before placing

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People

Shad Ireland, Ironman triathlete,and Thomas Buffoni at theFresenius Medical Care of Fairfax

dialysis facility. Shad Ireland visited the facility to inspirelocal dialysis patients. Shad is an Ironman triathlete whohas kidney failure, which requires him to be on dialysis.

Ironman Visit

Getting To Know …Burke’s Annastasia Psitos, musician,Kennedy Center intern.

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Burke resident Annastasia Psitos recentlybegan a fall internship at the Kennedy Cen-ter Institute for Arts Management. Psitos,the daughter of Aristotelis and Sarah Psitos,

will work as a press intern for the National Sym-phony Orchestra.How long have you lived in the area?

I grew up here, went to college out of state andmoved back after graduate school.Family.

Two parents and a brother.Education.

Bachelor of music in Cello Perfor-mance from the University of Maryland, College Parkin May 2004; master of music in Cello Performancefrom the University of Colorado, Boulder in Decem-ber 2007.What was your first job?

My first job was really babysitting, but the firstone I got a paycheck for was as a teacher’s assistantwith FCPS for summer preschool.Activities, interests.

Movies, especially Golden Age musicals, and I’m asucker for Jane Austen adaptations; tribal bellydance;knitting; travel and opera.Favorite local restaurants.

The Espositos, Bombay Gardens, Bistrot Lafayetteand Canton Café.Community concerns.

The state of music and arts in the schools, roadmaintenance, recycling and funding for education.What did you want to be when you grewup?

I wanted to be the first female president of theUnited States, but that was swiftly put aside when Ifound out I couldn’t be a dictator — I believe I was

Annastasia Psitos

in kindergarten at thetime.Personal/careergoals.

To perform, ideally inan opera orchestra.How did you getinvolved in theKennedy Centerinternship pro-gram.

I took a class called Arts and Entrepreneurshipduring my last semester at CU and the professor wasthe executive director of CU Concerts, the organiza-tion that presents ticketed performances for theSchool of Music, for which I had recently startedworking. She and I were discussing my opportuni-ties post-graduation and she mentioned the intern-ship program. I later learned that a friend of minehad participated and recommended it highly.What are your duties?

I’m involved in program book production, draft-ing press releases, updating the Web site and similarprojects.What role does music have in your life?

Music is my absolute passion. Because of music Ihave lived in Germany and Italy, traveled extensively,played in an orchestra in Canada and met dearfriends. With every new orchestra in which I play, Ifind I learn more about music. It’s exciting to be in afield that is continually evolving, even while explor-ing the past.What is your most memorable perfor-mance?

My most memorable performance was in Avellino,Italy. We were playing in a courtyard next to a foun-tain and the wind was so fierce my standpartner andI spent more time preventing the music from blow-ing into the water than playing the music.

Shimschock, Allen Engaged

Teresa and Robert Shimshock of Fairfax announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Amanda Brooke Shimshock, to ScottChristopher Allen, son of Diane and Lee Allen of Fairfax. The

bride-to-be graduated from Robinson Secondary School in 2003 andreceived a bachelor of science in commerce from the University of Vir-ginia in 2007. She currently works in sales for NV Homes of NorthernVirginia. The groom graduated from Robinson Secondary School in2002 and received a bachelor of arts in economics and mathematicsfrom the University of Virginia in 2006. He now works as a mathemati-cal analyst in consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Scott Christopher Allen and Amanda Brooke Shimshock

Tiffany Wakefield and Shawn Long

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wakefield ofFairfax Station announce the mar-riage of their daughter, Tiffany L.

Wakefield to Shawn M. Long, the son of Mr.and Mrs. Robert Long of Virginia Beach.

The marriage ceremony took place at sun-rise on a beach in Hawaii on Nov. 27, 2006 fol-lowed by a week-long Hawaiian cruise. A re-ception took place Dec. 30 atMagianno’srestaurant in McLean.

The bride is a valedictorian of Robinson Sec-ondary School. She graduated with a B.S. inbiology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s Col-lege in Lynchburg and an M.S. in biodefensefrom George Mason University. She is currentlyworking on her Ph.D. at George Mason Univer-sity.

The groom is a graduate of Virginia Tech witha B.S.E.E. and is employed as an electrical en-gineer in hardware design in McLean. Thecouple resides in Fairfax.

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Crime

them in shopping bags. Subsequentinvestigation revealed that thecustomer was a friend of theemployee. Fadhil Alade Eyitayo, 23,of the 9100 block of Barrick St.,Fairfax, was arrested and chargedwith felony embezzlement. His bondwas set at $2,500.

IDENTITY THEFT4029 Chain Bridge Road / Main St.

Bank. On Oct. 3, at 10:28 a.m., thevictim reported that unknownperson(s) had obtained his bankaccount information and sent aforged telegram instructing the bankto transfer a large sum of money to abank in Moscow. The fraud wasdetected when the local bankcontacted the victim to verify thetransaction.

3900 Block of Jermantown Road.On Oct. 8, at 11:25 a.m., the victimreported that sometime on Sept. 24-25 unknown person(s) had opened afraudulent Capitol One online bankaccount using his correct personalinformation. Upon learning of this,the victim closed the account.

LARCENY3950 University Drive / Metro

Silver Diner. On Oct. 3, at 10:39a.m., an employee reported that onSept. 26 his paycheck had beenstolen from his backpack and cashedby unknown person(s).

3100 Block of Spring St. On Oct. 4,at 4:52 p.m., the vehicle ownerreported that sometime between 7a.m.-4 p.m. on that date unknownperson(s) had removed the catalyticconverter and muffler from hisparked vehicle.

10890 Fairfax Boulevard /Tweeter Audio and Video. OnOct. 6, the manager reported that onOct. 3, at approximately 7:45 p.m.,two former employees returned tothe business, entered restricted areasand stole property belonging to thebusiness. Both suspects werepreviously warned against returningto the property at the time of theiremployment separation. AndrewFarrar, 27, of the 300 block of LakeView Way, Fairfax, and AbiasageChacha, 22, of the 3900 block ofElcamino Place, Alexandria, wereboth served with misdemeanorwarrants for larceny and trespassing.

9602 Main St. / Lifetime Fitness.

The victim reported that sometimeon Oct. 8, between 5-8:48 p.m.,unknown person(s) gained entry intoa secured locker and stole his wallet.

4300 George Mason Blvd. /Sunrise Senior Living. On Oct. 8,at 11:51 a.m. the victim reportedthat sometime between Oct. 6, at 10p.m. and Oct. 7, at 4:30 p.m.,unknown person(s) had stolen acheck card belonging to the victimand subsequently used it to makepurchases. The victim also reportedthat her cell phone had been stolenout of her room Sept. 13-14 and cashhad been stolen Sept. 24-25.

4000 Jermantown Road /Wendy’s. On Oct. 9, at 3:02 p.m.,police were advised that pursesbelonging to employees had just beenstolen. Two persons believed to beinvolved were located in the area ashort time later. Subsequentinvestigation revealed that one ofthem had committed the thefts, andtwo handbags and wallets containingcredit cards were recovered. TavonJamal Brown, 19, of the 9800 blockof Clifford Drive, Fairfax, wascharged with two counts of petitlarceny. His bond was set at $1,000on each charge.

THURSDAY/OCT. 16Independence Day Celebration

Committee meeting. 7 p.m.,Green Acres Center, 4401 SideburnRoad, Fairfax. Call 703-385-7858.

City of Fairfax RepublicanCommittee meeting. 7:30 p.m. atCity Hall Annex, 10455 ArmstrongSt., Fairfax. Call 703-273-2824.

Fairfax County Government andFairfax County Public Schoolscommunity dialogue sessions.7-9:30 p.m. Register to participate inshaping the FY 2010 Budget. SouthCounty Government Center, 8350Richmond Highway, Alexandria. 703-324-9400 or 703-324-2391, TTY 711.

Candidate Forum with KeithFimian and Gerry Connolly, onenergy and the environment. 7:30-9p.m. at Lake Braddock SecondarySchool, entrance 14, 9200 BurkeLake Road, Burke. The moderatorwill be Mike Tidwell, executivedirector of Chesapeake ClimateAction Network, and questions willbe taken from the audience. ContactLauren Glickman, 804-335-0915 [email protected].

Foreclosure Town Hall Meeting,from 5-7 p.m. at the SeoulPresbyterian Church, 6426 Ox Road,Fairfax Station, for homeowners andrenters in Fairfax County.Registration required due to limitedseating. Call 703-451-8873, TTY 711.Foreclosure information availableonline or by calling the county.

FRIDAY/OCT. 17Destination Fairfax meeting. 8:30

a.m. at City Hall Annex, 10455Armstrong St., Fairfax. Call 800-545-7959 or visit www.visitfairfax.com.

Fifth Annual Holiday Job Fair willfeature representatives fromdepartment stores, specialty storesand restaurants, who will answerquestions, provide applications andset up interviews. Nearly all of the190 stores and restaurants reporthaving jobs available for both fulland part-time employment withmanagement to entry-level positionsavailable. 1–8 p.m. Free. Grand Courtat Fair Oaks Mall, 11750 Fair OaksMall, Fairfax. 703-359-8302 orwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com.

OCT. 20School Board work session. 7:30

p.m., City Hall Annex, 10455Armstrong St., Fairfax. Call 703-385-7910 or visit www.fairfaxva.gov/School/SchoolNews.asp?59.

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Connection endorsesex-governor to succeedSen. John Warner.

Mark Warner for Senate

Mark Warner’s success as gover-nor has made him one of themost popular politicians ever inthe Commonwealth, and that

respect is well earned. His appearance on theballot statewide will likely help other Demo-crats, whether they are above or below Warneron the ticket.

Mark Warner faces another former governor,Jim Gilmore (R) in the race to replace retiringU.S. Sen. John Warner (R).

John Warner has been a remarkable leaderfor Virginia, and his leadership along with

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Northern Virginia’s congressional delegation,has made a difference for all residents here.The retirement of John Warner along with U.S.Rep. Tom Davis (R-11), will mean more chal-lenges for local projects and initiatives.

That’s why it’s critical to send Mark Warnerto the Senate, a man who has demonstratedhis appeal and ability to work across party linesperhaps more than any other elected officialever in Virginia. Warner successfully took onsome of the toughest issues, budget shortfalls

and transportation gridlock,and made significant progress.He faced problems with busi-ness sense and courage.

Jim Gilmore’s tenure as governor left thestate with a massive shortfall and his leader-ship resulted in bitterness and bad blood thatremains to this day. The last thing we need inthe Senate right now is Gilmore’s style of par-

tisan nastiness and dogmatic inflexibility.If elected, Mark Warner will join Sen. Jim

Webb in representing Virginia. It’s hard toimagine a better team.

Will Virginia Republicans second-guess theirdecision to use a convention rather than a pri-mary to nominate their candidate for Senateif Virginia votes Democratic for president onNov. 4 for the first time since 1964? It is al-most certain that a small number of votes state-wide will determine which presidential candi-date carries Virginia. Would it help the Repub-licans if the top of the ticket statewide weresomeone more appealing to a broader num-ber of Republicans, who might appeal to someDemocrats? Say someone like Tom Davis?

Endorsements in Congressional races willappear next week.

— Mary Kimm

Every vote will count in Virginia this year.No matter whom you are planning tosupport, a small number of votes could

make all the difference.Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and polling

places in Virginia will be open 13 hours on thatday, from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. With record turn-out expected, and large numbers of first-timevoters, lines could be long. Be sure to allowplenty of time on Election Day. And considervoting ahead of time.

Many voters in Northern Virginia who havefull-time jobs qualify to cast an absentee bal-lot. If you might be at work for nine hours,and your commute has ever taken an hour eachway, you qualify to vote absentee.

Virginia voters who might spend 11 hoursor more commuting and working on ElectionDay, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., qualify to voteby absentee ballot.

In Fairfax County, the Office of Elections of-fers in-person absentee voting at the FairfaxCounty Government Center, 12000 Govern-ment Center Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, now

through Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; andat seven satellite locations throughout thecounty, Wednesday, Oct. 15, through Saturday,Nov. 1. Satellite times and locations are avail-able at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb. Call Officeof Elections at 703-222-0776, TTY 711.

Oct. 15-Nov. 1, extended hours for in-per-son absentee voting are Monday-Friday, until8 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Satellite Locations: Franconia Governmen-tal Center, 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria,22310; Mason Governmental Center; 6507Columbia Pike, Annandale, 22003; McLeanGovernmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road,McLean, 22101; Mount Vernon GovernmentalCenter; 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, 22306;North County Governmental Center; 12000Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, 20190; SullyDistrict Governmental Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly, 20151; West Springfield Gov-ernmental Center, 6140 Rolling Road, Spring-field, 22152.

— Mary Kimm

Consider Voting EarlyVote YesFor ParksIn FairfaxF

airfax County voters have al-ways voted to support expanding and maintaining county

parks. The current economic crisis isno reason to alter from this commit-ment. In fact, right now, land mightbe more affordable than it has beenin the past. The likely brief slowdownin marching towards complete build-out in the county is an excellent op-portunity to add to the county’s openspace.

See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/bond for more.

Letters

Sounds FamiliarTo the Editor:

Astounding self-certainty, folksy,a self-described “outside theBeltway” guy. Not real interestedin reading or delving into policy.But you might want to have a beerwith him. Remember?

After eight years ofBush’s shell gamesand misdirection toguide public percep-tion away from real-

ity, Sarah Palin fits right in. She’spretty, even fascinating, with allthose smiles and winks and waves.She looks into the camera and saysshe’s talking to hockey moms andJoe Six Pack. But there’s no there,there. She’s another empty hat.

I don’t want to have a beer withmy vice-president. I want him orher to be too busy helping presideover government policy andwatching out for hockey momsand Joe Six Pack.

Dianne ThomasFairfax

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Not So ProudTo the Editor:

I am an American. However, Iam not the proud American I oncethought myself to be.

In the last three years, I visitedthree separate countries on plea-sure trips. I was not surprisedwhen in Germany I was ap-

proached to answer about GeorgeW. Bush’s international policiesand on his stand about the war inIraq. I told my friends that I didnot represent Bush, nor did he askmy advice when he declared thewar. When I went to my homecountry India, I was approachedin a similar manner. “Who do youthink you are?” they said. Myfriends and family attacked me,saying, “Just because you are anAmerican you think you can dic-tate the world?” I again bowed outof the situation by saying I wasmerely settled in America and wasvisiting my home country. How-ever, when it happened again inAustralia, where friends andfriends of friends looked at me as

though I was responsible for thewar in Iraq, our failing economyand the poor image America re-flected in the world, I thought Ihad finally had enough. I took ref-uge in my skin color. “I am an In-dian not an American,” I lied.

This small act of mine goesdeeper than my words, deeperthan my skin. I feel ashamed tohave lied about my nationality, thenationality I still love and the na-tionality I embraced so proudly 40some years ago.

I came to America in the late 60sas a young bride. My husband wasjust finishing his Ph. D. He wasproud to show me around and in

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troduce me to everything Ameri-can. He was a scientist and hadimmigrated to U.S. as a part ofPresident Johnson’s brain-drainimmigration policies. “Researchknows no boundaries of race, coloror nationality,” he proudly said tome. His research flourished and sodid the country.

I recall the time when I set upmy very first home.

“Where should I hide my gemsand jewelry?” I asked my husband,looking around for an armoirewith a padlock and key.

“Oh you can leave it anywhereyou want, you can leave it on thedresser. You don’t need to lock upthings. Nobody is going to stealanything. This is America,” he re-plied.

I heard the slogan “This isAmerica” so often in his youthfulvoice as though it were his man-tra.

Today my voice has become dif-fident and meek. I would like myvoice back. I love America. I wouldlike to regain my dignity and tobe a proud American.

Urmilla KhannaAnnandale


Woodson High School students enjoy themselves with avariety of activities to celebrate homecoming on Friday,Oct. 10 at the school.

Community

Molly Sabolsky and Luke Jedlicka, members of theWoodson Leadership Class, serve cotton candy during theannual Pre-Game Pig Out.

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While enjoying homecom-ing pre-game festivities atWoodson High School, JakeRogusa and Paul Hamelplay a little football.

The Fairfax High School marching band marches in the school’s annualhomecoming parade on Friday, Oct. 10.

Providingschool spirit,the FairfaxHigh Schoolcheerleadersride in theannualhomecomingparade.

Sheila Faalasli and Melissa Stephenson were members ofthe Fairfax High School Homecoming Court that rode in theannual Homecoming Parade.

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Opening Night for Third AnnualWashington D. C. InternationalHorror Film Festival at CinemaArts Theatre at Fair City Mall, at thecorner of Main Street and PickettRoad in Fairfax, with host CountGore de Vol. Doors open 7 p.m.Tickets $8, age 17 and underadmitted only with parent orguardian. Scheduled films are “Backto Life,” “Foet,” “The SleuthIncident,” “Snip” and “No ThroughRoad”. www.thespookymovie.com orwww.cinemaartstheatre.com.

Tyrone Wells and Jason Reeves.Pop/rock. 8 p.m. $12. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

FRIDAY/OCT. 17Virginia Opera’s Verdi’s Il

Trovatore. 8 p.m. Tickets $44-$98,at 888-945-2468 orwww.tickets.com. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, on theFairfax campus at the intersection ofBraddock Road and Route 123.

Third Annual Washington D. C.International Horror FilmFestival at Cinema Arts Theatre at

Fair City Mall, at the corner of MainSt. and Pickett Road in Fairfax.Doors open 9:45 p.m. Tickets $12,age 17 and under admitted only withparent or guardian. Scheduled filmsare “Night of the Hell Hamsters,”“Excision,” “Crushed,” “A Break inthe Monotony,” “Prombies!” and“Brain Dead.”www.thespookymovie.com orwww.cinemaartstheatre.com.

Eroica Trio. 8 p.m. Chamber music atThe Barns. Tickets $35. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts |1645 Trap Road, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Pierce Pettis. Acoustic. 7:30 p.m.$15. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.N.E., Vienna. Call 703-255-1566 orvisit www.jamminjava.com.

Rude Buddha. Rock. 9:30 p.m. $10.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. N.E.,Vienna. Call 703-255-1566 or visitwww.jamminjava.com.

Breast Cancer Fund Raiser. ThePaul VI Catholic High SchoolWomen’s volleyball team will raisemoney for Breast Cancer research ina game against Bishop Ireton, in thePaul VI Activity Center. 5:30 p.m.Paul VI Catholic High School, 10675,Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. Contact DarceeSnider at [email protected].

Aldersgate Church CommunityTheater presents “DearlyDeparted,” at 8 p.m. in WesleyHall, Aldersgate United MethodistChurch, 1301 Collingwood Road,Alexandria. $15 for adults, $12 forstudents and seniors. 703-660-2611.

The Providence Players in “RoughCrossing” by Tom Stoppard. Adults$15, students and seniors $12. 7:30p.m. at the James Lee CommunityCenter Theater, 2855 AnnandaleRoad, Falls Church. 703-425-6782 orwww.providenceplayers.org.


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Opening Night for Third AnnualWashington D. C. International Hor-ror Film Festival will be Thursday,Oct. 16 at Cinema Arts Theatre at FairCity Mall, with host Count Gore deVol. Scheduled films for opening nightare ‘Back to Life,’ ‘Foet,’ ‘The SleuthIncident,’ ‘Snip’ and ‘No ThroughRoad.’ The film festival will continuethrough Monday, Oct. 20.

SATURDAY/OCT. 18The 2008 Northern Virginia Buddy

Walk, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., hosted by theDown Syndrome Association ofNorthern Virginia, at the FairfaxCounty Government Center. 202-326-3152 or www.dsanv.org.

Lewis Black with comedian JohnBowman, at the Patriot Center. 8p.m. GMU student tickets $10.Faculty and staff tickets $20. Generalpublic tickets $30. The Patriot Centerat George Mason University, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. 703-993-3000 or www.patriotcenter.com.

4Paws Rescue Team CatAdoptions. 12-4 p.m. Fairfax Petcoat 10708 Lee Highway, Fairfax.

Watershed Clean-Up Day, 9-11:30a.m. Help collect tires, bed springs,bottles, cans and other debris. Wearboots and old clothes and bringgloves. Trash bags provided. Call toreserve a section of the watershed:Hidden Pond Nature Center, 703-451-9588; Pohick Creek, HuntleyMeadows Park, 703-768-2525. ParkAuthority Resource ManagementDivision, 703-324-8513.

Third Annual Washington D. C.International Horror FilmFestival at Cinema Arts Theatreat Fair City Mall, at the corner ofMain St. and Pickett Road in Fairfax.Doors open 9:30 p.m. Tickets $8, age17 and under admitted only withparent or guardian. Scheduled filmsare “Harvest Moon,” “The Blue Rhinovs. the Diabolic Brain,”“Cheerbleeders,” “Fun on Earth,”“The Procedure,” “The Room” andthe world premier of “Vlog”.www.thespookymovie.com orwww.cinemaartstheatre.com.

Jon Carroll. 7:30 p.m. at The Barns.Tickets $20. Wolf Trap Foundation

for the Performing Arts, 1645 TrapRoad, Vienna. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.

Book Sale. Books and other items.Friends of the City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. 703-293-6227.

Brave and Todesbonden. Rock. 6p.m. $10. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566.

Chris Merritt and Kingsfoil. Pop/rock. 9:30 p.m. $10 in advance, $12at the door. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566.

Running for the Kids TruroPreschool and Kindergarten 5KRun and 1 Mile Family FunRun. 8:30 a.m. Silent auction,refreshments and door prizes. 10520Main St., Fairfax. 703-691-1006 orwww.truropreschool.org.

Classical string ensemble TurtleIsland Quartet with guitarvirtuosos Sérgio and OdairAssad, 8 p.m., at George MasonUniversity’s Center for the Arts. atthe intersection of Braddock Roadand Route 123. Pre-performancediscussion at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are$21-$42, children 12 and under halfprice. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com.

Aldersgate Church CommunityTheater presents “DearlyDeparted,” at 8 p.m. in WesleyHall, Aldersgate United MethodistChurch, 1301 Collingwood Road,Alexandria. Tickets are $15 foradults, $12for students and seniors.703-660-2611 orwww.presaleticketing.com.

The Providence Players in “RoughCrossing” by Tom Stoppard.Adults $15, students and seniors $12.7:30 p.m. at the James LeeCommunity Center Theater, 2855Annandale Road, Falls Church. 703-425-6782 or

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www.providenceplayers.org.The City of Fairfax Band with

Robert Pouliot, music director,presents “Westward Ho!” at 8 p.m. inthe Fairfax High School Auditorium,3501 Rebel Run. Adults $13, seniors$7, students free. 703-757-0220.

SUNDAY/OCT. 19Book Sale. Books and other items.

Friends of the City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. 703-293-6227.

The Strollathon, to benefit theInternational Rett SyndromeFoundation. The walk isapproximately one mile and includeswalkers, strollers, and wheelchairs.Live entertainment, family activitiesand refreshments. Registrationbegins at 8:45 a.m., and the walk at10 a.m. Fairfax Corner, 4245 SummitCorner Drive, Fairfax. 703-227-0894or www.fairfaxcorner.com.

Visit www.rettsyndrome.org.T.I. featuring T-Pain. 7:30 p.m. The

George Mason University PatriotCenter, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.703-993-3000. Tickets $40-$120 atwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. Visit www.srplive.com.

Knife at a Gunfight and All Access.Rock. 2 p.m. $8. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Bandazian acoustic, SurpriseArizona, Steph Taylor and the StateOf. Rock. 7 p.m. $10. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. N.E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or www.jamminjava.com.

Virginia Opera’s Verdi’s IlTrovatore. 2 p.m. Tickets $44-$98,at 888-945-2468 orwww.tickets.com. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, on theFairfax campus at the intersection of

Braddock Road and Route 123.Merrifield Lions Club All You Can

Eat Crab Feast. 1-4 p.m., Doorprizes and raffle. At the Dunn LoringFire Department, 2148 Gallows Road,Dunn Loring.

Third Annual Washington D. C.International Horror FilmFestival at Cinema Arts Theatre atFair City Mall, at the corner of MainStreet. and Pickett Road in Fairfax.Tickets sold separately for admissionto each block.

❖Doors open 12:45 a.m. Tickets $8, noone under 17 admitted to this show.Scheduled film is “Snuff.”

❖Doors open 12:30 p.m. Tickets $8.This film group is appropriate for age13 and over. Scheduled films are“Tofu the Vegan Zombie,” “DeadBoyfriends,” “Zombie Night Theatre”,“Casting Call of Cthulhu” and “TheShadow Within”..

❖ Doors open 3 p.m. Tickets $8, age 17and under admitted only with parentor guardian. Scheduled films are“Lawn of the Dead,” “Crystl,” “ABeautiful Day,” “Peekers” and “TheVampire Diaries Part 1: Thicker ThanWater.”

❖Doors open 5:30 p.m. Tickets $8, age17 and under admitted only withparent or guardian. Scheduled filmsare “Attackzoids!,” “Reflections,”“Transerexia,” “Cam 2 Cam” and“Strange Girls.”

❖Doors open 8:30 p.m. Tickets $8, age17 and under admitted only withparent or guardian. Scheduled filmsare “Vanished Acres,” “Kirksdale,”“Shut-Eye Hotel” and “The WilliamCastle Story.”

Aldersgate Church CommunityTheater presents “DearlyDeparted,” at 3 p.m. in WesleyHall, Aldersgate United MethodistChurch, 1301 Collingwood Road,Alexandria. Tickets are $15 foradults, $12for students and seniors.

703-660-2611.Lecture by Richard Williams on

“Stonewall Jackson’s Sundayschool for slaves and freeblacks”. Admission is $10 forsupper, lecture only $5. FrankStringfellow Camp #822 Sons ofConfederate Veterans, at theAmerican Legion, 3939 Oak St.,Fairfax. 703-250-8705 [email protected].

The Providence Players in “RoughCrossing” by Tom Stoppard.Adults $15, students and seniors $12.2 p.m. at the James Lee CommunityCenter Theater, 2855 AnnandaleRoad, Falls Church. 703-425-6782.

MONDAY/OCT. 20Peppino D’Agostino and Jeff

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Third Annual Washington D. C.International Horror FilmFestival at Cinema Arts Theatre atFair City Mall, at the corner of MainSt. and Pickett Road in Fairfax.Doors open 9 p.m. Tickets $8, age 17and under admitted only with parentor guardian. Scheduled films are “Mr.Video,” “Little Snaps of Horror,”“Walker Stalker” and “Bane.”www.thespookymovie.com orwww.cinemaartstheatre.com.

Tim Lewis, author of “TheVirginiad,” at Burke Center Library,5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke, at 7p.m. Free. 703-249-1520.

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Improved Panthers Earn RespectFinishing 1-9 last year, Paul VI’s has changedits reputation around the WCAC.

“I think thatopposing teamssee a differentteam this year.”

— Eric Wright

Juniors Idreis Augustus, left, and Eric Wright have changed the mental-ity of Paul VI’s football team. Through six games, the Panthers havealready scored 55 more points than they did all of last season.

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After last season’s 1-9 perfor-mance, few teams within theWashington Catholic AthleticConference figured to give the

Paul VI football team much of a look. Butwith a deep and talented junior class, thePanthers, several times this season, havebeen worthy of a second, longer look.

Behind the running ofIdreis Augustus and thetackling of junior line-backer Eric Wright, Paul VI(2-4, 0-3 WCAC) has al-ready doubled last season’swin total and played ahandful of other gamesmuch closer than it has inthe past.

“The confidence is a lothigher this year with howwe’ve competed in games against DeMathaand Bishop McNamara,” said the 5-foot-7Augustus, who was quick to point out thathe’s grown an inch from last year’s 5-foot-6mark. “Last year, we would give them a fightfor maybe two drives and then it was over.”

Through six games, the Panthers havealready scored 55 more points than they didall of last season and are averaging 21.7points per game, an arena football-like num-ber compared to 7.5 last fall.

Offensively, Augustus’ continued bril-liance has been the most obvious reason forthe Panthers’ success. In a 43-20 home winover Bishop Ireton on Sept. 19, Augustus

Having a breakout season, Eric Wright, a junior linebacker, leads thePanthers in tackles. ‘He’s really the heart and soul of our defense,’ saysPaul VI coach Pat McGroarty.

carried 31 times for 141 yards and threetouchdowns, capitalizing on his ability tohit a hole quick and get to the edge on out-side runs. On the season, Augustus has car-ried 111 times for 644 yards, an average of5.8 yards per carry. He has also scored seventouchdowns.

“We know that he’s a workhouse,” saidBishop Ireton coach Tony Verducci ofAugustus. “He’s a tremendous competitorand he has very good vision. But what I

think distinguishes himfrom most people is thathe has a great effort onevery touch.”

AS A FIRST TEAM All-WCAC pick last fall,Augustus distinguishedhimself by rushing over1,000 yards. He was andstill is the focal point ofPaul VI’s offense. But, it’s

what has developed around Augustus thatprovides the Panthers with a reason for op-timism.

Wright, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound linebacker,has given the rest of the WCAC someoneelse to prepare for in addition to Augustus.

Last Friday, during a closer-than-expected21-13 loss at DeMatha, Wright knifed hisway through the Stags defense and finishedwith a team-high 12 tackles. Wright leadsthe Panthers in tackles this season with 67,an average of more than 11 tackles for pergame.

“I’ve seen a tremendous growth fromgame to game with him, and I see a poten-

tial for even more,” said Paul VI coach PatMcGroarty, whose team will face St. John’s(D.C.) on Friday. “He’s gotten taller, he’sgotten quicker and he’s gotten bigger. Hisgame is starting to really pick up. He’s re-ally the heart and soul of our defense.”

“It pushes me to have a good practiceevery day that they feed off of me,” saidWright, who also plays tight end for thePanthers. “Even when I was [only playing]offense, I came over and practiced and it’shelped just getting a lot of reps and seeingwhat he’s been telling me to do.”

WRIGHT HAS bolstered a linebackingcorps that features two other physical play-ers, senior Dan McGroarty (6-1, 235pounds) and junior Mike Lyons, andthrough six games the Panthers were allow-

ing around 9.4 less points per game thanlast season.

“They have a good linebacking corps,”Verducci said. “They work very well as aunit in terms of their keys and their readsand moving aggressively to make plays.”

Junior quarterback Trevon Bennett andsenior wide receiver Dominic Sanders pro-vide the Panthers with a downfield threat.Coupled with the steadiness of Augustusand the intimating play from Wright andCo., Paul VI is well on its way to re-estab-lishing an image within the WCAC, wherethe Panthers posted consecutive 5-5 seasonsbefore last year’s 1-9 rebuilding project.

“I think that opposing teams see a differ-ent team this year that’s competing to getinto a playoff spot,” Wright said, “and tofinally get some respect in our league.”


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Council that hadn’t seen its membership changedsince 2002. All three share the sentiment, along withthe mayor, that more retail is needed in downtownFairfax. Elected in June 2008, the trio must now facethe same question that has dogged city leaders inthe past: how to get it done?

“I think we have a great foundation for a family,community place,” said Stombres. “We just need togive it a kick-start.”

Compounding the situation is a national financialcrisis that has spread from Wall Street to the bank-ing and mortgage industries. The result has endan-gered the ability of many prospective entrepreneursto secure the loans needed to start the kinds of thebusinesses Fairfax is seeking.

“Therein lies the rub,” said Stombres.Eric Snyder is vice chairman of the Downtown

Fairfax Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicatedto promoting redevelopment of Old Town Fairfax.While admitting that the state of the nationaleconomy would have adverse effects on the redevel-opment of downtown, he stated that the current cli-mate was more favorable to independent businessesthan some might think.

Small business owners have a better chance of find-ing reasonably priced property now, Snyder said, thanthey would in better economic times when most na-tional retail stores are looking to expand operations.

“Think about people who bought stock Friday [Oct.10] and got that Monday bump,” said Snyder, refer-

ring to the rally made by New York Stock Exchange,helped in part to a record 936-point gain for DowJones Industrial.

Meyer expressed a similar sentiment.“I think the city is actually in a good position to

weather this storm,” he said. “We need to get someupscale retail, antique stores, commercial art galler-ies to complement our existing retail here.”

Snyder said while national banks are struggling,the Washington Metropolitan area has a cache ofsmall independent banks that could still provideloans.

“They’re small operations that are not tied to whathappened in the subprime market. In fact they havemoney to lend,” said Snyder, singling out CardinalBank and Main Street Bank as two examples.

“The economic climate for that has to be right, butI’d love to see that area [around Old Town Hall] re-developed,” said Snyder.

MAKING DOWNTOWN more pedestrian friendlywas an important step, according to Lederer. Open-ing up two-way traffic down Main and North streetswas a difficult but crucial step in increasing the vis-ibility and access of the city’s stores and restaurants.

Although construction on Old Town Village andthe new City of Fairfax Regional Library are finished,the redevelopment of the old library site has yet tobegin. A development of 85 condominium units isslated for the site, which will add a residential com-ponent to the retail and commercial work alreadycompleted.

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Rams Stay Tough in Tough DistrictIn competitiveConcorde District,Rams set sights ondistrict tournament.

“I definitely think thesetter is someone who’sunderstated.”

— Bailey Banks

Senior Marian Dougherty has been a versatile player for Robinsonvolleyball coach Jill Pearson. Dougherty has played setter, oppositehitter and outside hitter and has done anything Pearson has asked.

By Jason Mackey

The Connection

As hard as it is to navigate throughthe Concorde District’s volleyballschedule, try and explain to agroup of 17- and 18-year-old girls

that things are heading in a positive direc-tion even though the results might not showit.

For Robinson volleyball coach Jill Pearson,it’s a challenge that she’s used to dealingwith. Her players have a more-than-accom-modating batch of seniors to help.

“Most people want instant results, andwhen you’re not doing that, it’s kind of like,‘Coach, what are you talking about?’ It’shard to stay with it,” said Pearson. Her teamtook its 8-8 overall record (2-2 Concorde)into a non-district match up at West Spring-field on Wednesday night, which ended af-ter The Connection went to press. “Ourtheme is to take every match, district or not,and make the adjustments we need to maketo prepare for the district tournament.”

CONCORDE DISTRICT teams hold a 76-31 (.710) overall record this season, farsurpassing that of the Liberty District (49-48, .505), Patriot District (49-53, .480) andNational District (27-60, .310). Pearson’s

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Rams have played to their offensivestrengths and have developed enough de-fensively to make Robinson a legitimatecontender for the district tournament,which begins Oct. 27.

The Rams have worked on their defen-sive positioning and how they read certainhitters. At the same time, Robinson’s digsper game have increased since the begin-ning of the season and senior Bailey Banksacknowledged that her team has improvedat the serve-and-receive aspect of volleyball.

“I think the big focus for this season hasbeen staying consistent,” Banks said. “At thesame time, we’re making the things thatwe’re not as good at better. Our serve and

receive has gotten a lot better over thecourse of the season.”

Parts of Robinson’s practices are devotedto turning those defensive players into astrong offense. When things have been bestfor Robinson, as evidenced by quality winsover Stone Bridge, Madison and Fairfax, theRams are swinging away and jumping withthe top teams in the district.

Senior setter Banks has been a standoutplayer. With the talent of hitters such assophomore Susie Murach, who has 3.5 killsper game, and senior Marian Dougherty, 1.9kills per game, Banks might not get all theattention. But she knows that as a setter,her hitters can only perform as well as those

sets in front of them.“I definitely think the setter is someone

who’s understated,” said Banks. “The hit-ters are typically the ones who get the glory,but it’s a mutual relationship. I want to bebetter to make everyone else better. If I’mhaving an off game, it makes it harder foreverybody else.”

Bank holds the title of “Team Mom” be-cause she’s constantly organized and seemsto have anything and everything that herteammates may be looking for. She’s alsoone of five seniors, along with Dougherty,Wynn Prusaczyk, Carliegh Peterson andCandice Tussing, who’s out for the seasonafter averaging 3.2 kills per game.

However, Banks is not considered themost talkative player on the team. That titlebelongs to the versatile Dougherty, who hasmoved from setter, to opposite hitter, andnow plays the outside hitter spot. She’s con-stantly reminding her team of things andbeing an upbeat attitude to every practicesaid Pearson.

“To be so versatile, it’s kind of fun becauseyou get to play all the different positionsand you get to do everything that volley-ball requires you to do,” Dougherty said.“I’m constantly talking on the court. I evenask my teammates if it gets annoying be-cause I say, ‘Keep your body behind thispass, defend the ball, fight for it, win it, bepatient,’ and stuff like that.”

Burke Apex WinsDivision Title

The Burke Athletic Club Apex, a U-13girls soccer team, captured the Blue Di-vision at the Battlefield Classic Tourna-ment in Manassas over Columbus Dayweekend. The Apex finished with a 3-1record, posting shutout wins over SYCXplosion, FCSC Thunder and FCFrederick-Royal. On defense, goalkeeperAneeka Mahan, as well as defendersLaura Townsley, Casey Hughes, DanielleNewcomb, Emily Grayson, EmmaHenderson and Melanie Bennett, all pro-vided fantastic individual efforts. Display-ing a balanced offensive attack, six play-ers scored a total of eight goals through-out the four games. Nicole Steinbicker,Erika Rashka, Coco Armstrong, JustinaWhearty, Ellen McDowell, Sarah Pigg andColleen McDonald led the attack.

Jefferson RoundupEarning its fourth win in as many

meets, the Jefferson girls cross country

team finished first at the Glory Days Invita-tional at Bull Run Park. Three Jefferson girlsearned medals in the top 15 places. Fresh-man Sarah Stites (Reston) finished secondwith a time of 18 minutes, 43 seconds,Stephanie Marzen (McLean) came in eighthwith a time of 19:10 and Springfield nativeLisa Junta grabbed 13th place by running atime of 19:10.

At homecoming, the Jefferson footballteam used 24 second-quarter points to cata-pult itself to a 34-7 win over Marshall. Quar-terback Ben Daly (Annandale) and runningback Evan Burch (McLean) stole the show,as Daly threw for 148 yards while also run-ning for 88 yards and a pair of scores. Burchcarried four times for 166 yards. TheColonials improved to 2-5 overall, 1-3 inthe Liberty District and will try to make ittwo in a row when they travel to McLeanon Friday.

Orchard On BoardAt VMI

In its first meet of the season, the VMImen’s swimming and diving team dropped

a 218-76 to Georgetown on Sunday. How-ever, Lake Braddock graduate Austin Or-chard, a native of Alexandria, did capturethe first two medals of his collegiate career.A sophomore diver, Orchard won both theone-meter (224.70 points) and three-meter(229.65) diving events.

Paul VI RoundupThe Paul VI cross-country team ran at the

highly competitive Glory Days Invitationalon Oct. 11, one of Virginia’s last large meetsbefore championships begin. The Panthers’top runners held their own with Ian McGinncoming in 31st, Charles Horne 57th andLizzie Greene 34th in the seeded varsityraces. In addition, J.W. Stohlman ran a newpersonal-best time of 18 minutes, 26 sec-onds and was again the boys team’s fourth-place runner. Cristina Kling came in as thegirls team’s second-place runner, althoughshe was still recovering from an injury.

The Paul VI women’s volleyball team willbe raising money for breast cancer researchin a game against Bishop Ireton on Friday,Oct. 17, in the Paul VI Activity Center. Theevent, called Dig Pink, will begin at 5:30

p.m. Donations will be accepted at thedoor and the sale of T-shirts and raffletickets will raise money for Breast Can-cer research. For additional information,contact assistant coach Darcee Snider [email protected].

The Paul VI Special Olympics Panthersoccer team has been selected to par-ticipate in the Special Olympics State FallChampionship in Virginia Beach, Nov. 1-2. Team members include Tasha Adkins-Blanch, Brenna Cannon, Sarah Capp,Sean Cross, William Hingston, RachelHope, Morgan Howard, Natalie Mills,Meagan Mundy, Evan Patchett, MatthewTierney and Kyle Young. Before theevent, Paul VI will host the annual Un-der the Lights Soccer Tournament onMonday, Oct. 20 to kick off Homecom-ing Spirit Week. Beginning at 6:30 p.m.,the Options students will sing the Na-tional Anthem; the dance team, cheer-leaders and pep-band will perform; andPaul VI student volunteers and Optionsstudents will take to the field as side-line coaches, referees and players whilehosting Special Olympics teams fromaround the region.

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opponent, taking him to the ground andoverpowering him with precision strikesuntil the referee called a stop to the match3:40 into the first round.

“I can’t even describe the feeling that youfeel when you’ve got a thousand peoplecheering for you after you win a fight,”Maynard said later. “I’m hoping that theycontinue to put out more shows in Virginia,and continue to bring out this great crowd,and I’ll continue fighting for them.”

THAT WAS good news for Herndon resi-dents John and Jennifer Tackett, who sawthe relatively untapped East Coast MMAmarket as a business opportunity.

“As the popularity of MMA grows, moreindividuals are taking the sport seriously,training like professional athletes and look-ing to MMA as a career,” said John Tackett.

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To cultivate this growth, the Tacketts re-cently launched a networking site,FighterLink.com, to put organizers and pro-moters in touch with fighters, both regionaland national. They decided to sponsorSaturday’s show after attending the lastUWC event in April.

“We were blown away by the size andprofessionalism of the event,” JenniferTackett said.

Curtis knows that the growth of regionalMMA is critical for him as an East Coastfighter. More fans mean more venues tofight.

“It is great to have more opportunities tocompete,” he said. “I would like to competeevery eight-10 weeks if possible. Moreshows also mean better pay for the fight-ers.”

However, Curtis admitted that the realreward for him is the competition itself —being challenged in the cage. “I would en-ter the cage if there was no audience at all,”he said.

Last Saturday, Johnny did not win hismatch. His foot slipped and he tore his ACLin the middle of the fight.

“My opponent quickly pounced on me andwas kind enough to give me a nap courtesyof his punches,” joked Curtis. “Which he issupposed to do, I have no problem withthat.”

MANY WOULD throw in the towel after asetback like that, but Curtis has a differentattitude. “You have to be able to adjust whenGod lets some things happen in life that youwere not expecting,” he said, suggesting hemight be back in the cage after knee sur-gery and physical therapy.

“For now, I will continue to run FreedomTree Service with my brother, help coachwrestling at GMU, help coach some MMAfighters, keep coaching my son’s soccerteam and continually enjoy my awesomewife and four kids that God has blessed mewith.”

Kris ‘Savage’ McCray of Woodbridge strikes a pose after defeating hisopponent by a rear naked choke.

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$297,921 through a general “Friends ofSteve Shannon” committee. Overall, Shan-non has $449,178 in campaign donationsthat could be used toward a statewide race,according to the Virginia Public AccessProject.

“I have been traveling across Virginia forthe past several months trying to build upgrassroots support,” said Shannon.

While working for the county, Shannonspecialized in legal cases involving childrenwho were victims of sexual crimes. He andhis wife also co-founded the MetropolitanWashington AMBER alert program – whichnotifies the community of child abductions– in 2001.

Three Republicans have already startedraising money for a potential run at the At-torney General position.

Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37), who repre-sents western Fairfax County, has raised$129,611. Former Arlington County SchoolBoard member David Foster has raised$35,273.

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Drivers should expect periodic lane clo-sures near the intersection of Gallows Roadand Lee Highway during “off-peak hours”until 2010, according to the Virginia De-partment of Transportation.

Workers will need to close lanes in orderto relocate utilities near the intersection andin anticipation of both widening both roadsup to six lanes. In approximately 2011,workers will begin road construction. Ac-cording to the release, an additional sevenbuildings at the intersection will eventuallybe demolished to make way for the largerroads.

Grading PolicyChanges Sought

A few business leaders are expected tojoin local parent organization FAIRGRADEin calling for Fairfax County Public Schoolsto change its grading policy and grade pointaverage (GPA) weighting system at a pressconference in Tysons Corner Oct. 15.

Some members of the business commu-nity are concerned that Fairfax County’scurrent grading policy, which FAIRGRADEhas argued is unnecessarily harsh andmakes it more difficult for local students toget into college and earn scholarships, couldbe harmful to the county’s economic wellbeing.

Speakers at the event include AndrewRobinson, senior vice president of ICF In-ternational consulting company; JonWolford, a real estate broker; and DeepakHathiramani, president of Vistronix Inc, aninformation technology firm, according toa FAIRGRADE press.

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Popes Head Estates $1,700,000Elegantly appointed home in beautiful Popes Head Estates andsited on lovely, landscaped, level acreage. The interior is delight-fully decorated and the home is infused with light and sunshinewhile the exterior decking and patios offer pleasant hideaways toenjoy the beauty of the 5 acres. Five bedrooms, 6.5 baths plus gen-erous use of hardwood flooring and tile are just a few of the manypleasures of this home. Woodson High School and Frost MiddleSchool. See the Virtual Tour at www.5448MarlstoneLane.com

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Herndon $649,0003/4 acre fenced yard perfect for anything! 2 decks!Beautifully maintained 4 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathhome. Spacious rec room, computer/den room andstore room on lower level. Very generous room sizesthroughout. A rare find at this price!

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Clifton $679,000Wonderfully Built Rambler on Five Beautiful Acres! Propertyis perfect for someone with horses or hobbies! Large barnwith stables can be used for horses, or workshop. Also a twocar detached garage. Fenced five acres provide privacy andmany options! Home offers a charming front porch, and pri-vate back deck. Open family room has wall of windows withpastoral views. It opens to both the large kitchen and backdeck, perfect for family gatherings!

FAIRFAXSTATION$849,900

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Fairfax $499,900Less than two miles to GMU & VRE. This lovelyColonial offers 4 BRs, 2 1/2 Baths, Sun Room Addition,1st Floor Family Room w/Gas Fireplace, Finished LLw/Office, Game Room & Walk-Out.

Call Sheila Adams 703-503-1895

Fairfax Just ListedClassic 4 BR/3.5 BA Center-hall colonial on lovelylot. Close to neighborhood schools, pools, + it’s ajewel! Family room off eat-in kitchen, large BRs,main level laundry, great rec room… Completely andtastefully updated. Hardwoods, ceramic tiles, coriancounters, attractive paint & fixtures and more!

Call Mary at 703-946-1775

Springfield$365,000

Lake View!Convenient to trans-portation yet tuckedinto the woods back-ing to HuntsmanLake. Remodeled 3BR, 3.5 BA withwalk out to fencedyard. Call Barbarafor your privateshowing of this wellmaintained TH in aserene setting.

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Fairfax Station $1,050,000Private circular driveway leads to meticulously maintainedbrick & stone colonial on 5 acres. Level yard, stunning deckw/hot tub, serene setting. 2-story family room, large office,well designed kitchen, sunroom, formal living & dining rooms.Walk-out basement ready to finish the way you’d like.

Mason Neck $1,100,000Gorgeous 5 year old Colonial with 6BR, 5.5BA, 3-car garageon 3 acres backing to parkland in Mason Neck. Amazing lotfeatures custom patio leading to gorgeous guest house, lus-cious garden, hot tub & self cleaning mineral spring pool.

Burke$349,000

Ready andWaiting For You!Beautiful 3 BR, 2.5BA, 3 LVLTownhouse with newcarpet & paintthroughout. Kitchenremodeled & allstainless steel appli-ances. All bathsupdated. Fin. LL Recroom w/ W/O.Convenient to shop-ping, schools, andtransportation.

Bonnie Brae$573,400

Lake View!With 4 BRs, 2.5BA this serenehome backs tobeautiful 15 acreWoodglen Lake.Perfect for enter-taining and fam-ily gatherings the

open floor plan includes conversation pit with brick-sur-round fireplace and windows, separate dining rm, livingrm, kitchen and family rm. Large LL offers w/o to patioand backyard. Updates include new flooring and newlight fixtures throughout. Close to VRE, transporta-tion, schools, and shopping.

Ron & Susan AssociatesRon Kowalski & Susan BorrelliMake the Right Move1-888-495-6207ronandsusanonline.com

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