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BoardRejectsMeals Tax

The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors killed a pro-posal for a special election

to ask the voters if they would ap-prove a new tax on restaurant mealsin 2010.

Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) put forward the sug-gestion at a Dec. 7 board meeting.He wanted to conduct the specialelection March 16, so that a mealstax could be incorporated into theupcoming 2010 budget planning ifvoters approved the measure.

The supervisors said a meal taxcould result in an extra $80 millionin revenue for the county. Hylandargued it would also bring tax di-versification to Fairfax and govern-ment, which relied on local real es-tate taxes to fund more than 60 per-cent of its budget last year.

According to recent county docu-ments, approximately 1 cent per$100 of assessed value in the realestate tax rate produces $18 millionin revenue for the county. By imple-menting a meals tax, the countycould have potentially offset an in-crease in the residential real estatetax rate by about 4 cents, said sup-porters.

Hyland wanted to use money gen-erated by the meals tax to fundFairfax County Public Schools.Hyland’s motion only garnered twoother votes of support, from Super-visors Cathy Hudgins (D-HunterMill) and John Foust (D-Dranesville).

THE THREE REPUBLICANS onthe board — Supervisors PatrickHerrity (Springfield), Michael Frey(Sully) and John Cook (Braddock)— said they opposed the meals taxfor philosophical reasons.

“This is really nothing but a dif-ferent way to increase the tax bur-den on our citizens,” said Herrity,during the board meeting.

Herrity and Frey said they werealso concerned about the expenseassociated with holding a

Hyland floatsproposal to offsetpotential hikein real estate tax.

See Meals Tax, Page 14

GameStop Robbery: 10 Years in Prison

By Bonnie Hobbs

the Connection

More than two years have passedsince five people robbed a Cityof Fairfax videogame store at

gunpoint and stole thousands of dollarsworth of merchandise. But now, all thoseresponsible have been sentenced.

The latest was Prince William County’sSteven Turrentine, 24, charged with con-spiracy, robbery and brandishing a firearm.On Friday, Dec. 4, in U.S. District Court inAlexandria, he received 10 years in prison.

“The evidence was clear that Mr.Turrentine, a former GameStop employee,was involved in the planning stages and,during the crime, acted as a lookout, main-tained control of the front part of the storeand locked the door,” said Special AssistantU.S. Attorney Zach Terwilliger. “Two clerkswere taken to the back of the store and heldat gunpoint and [one of them] suffered

“After this robbery, thisdefendant burglarizedanother GameStopstore.”

— Zach Terwilliger,special assistant U.S. attorney

mental anguish and emotional trauma.”The incident occurred on the morning of

Sept. 27, 2007. Armed with a handgun anda rifle, the five rob-bers entered thestore, took controlof the employeesand left with morethan $5,000 worthof video games,video game sys-tems, such as Xbox360s andPlayStation 3s, digi-tal media playersand assorted mer-chandise.

Then, tossing their haul into a waitingvehicle, they fled to Prince William County,where they all lived. There, at a home inWoodbridge, they divided up their loot. Buteventually, all five robbers were capturedand prosecuted.

On July 10, Jennifer Jackson, 22, was sen-tenced to seven years in prison for bran-dishing a firearm; and on July 24, DanielBerkwit, 21, received eight years behindbars for brandishing a firearm and robbery.

On Aug. 21, James Dipaolo, 22, was or-dered to spend 10 years in prison – sevenyears for brandishing a firearm and three

years for robbery,running consecu-tively. Then on Aug.28, Calvin Drayton,30, was given 12years behind bars forrobbery and bran-dishing a firearm.

Turrentine had ajury trial and, onJune 25, was foundguilty of all hischarges. He re-

turned Dec. 4 for sentencing, and defenseattorney Robert Jenkins told U.S. DistrictCourt Judge Gerald Bruce Lee that his cli-ent wasn’t as guilty as his co-conspiratorswere.

Woodbridge man sentenced in 2007 gamestore robbery in the City of Fairfax.

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Lighting Up the HolidaysCity of Fairfax kicksoff the holiday seasonwith the Festival ofLights and Carols.

By Justin Fanizzi

The Connection

Last Saturday night, the scenecould not have been moreperfect for the faithful fewwho braved the inclement

weather to help carry on a long-stand-ing tradition in Fairfax.

The City of Fairfax’sFestival of Lights andCarols kicked off theholiday season Dec. 5,and with a steadysnowfall against thebackdrop of a pitch-black nighttime sky,many attendees leftfeeling that this wasthe best installmentof the event ever.

“[The children and I] came becausewe wanted to see the tree lighting withGrandma,” said Laura Hopewell, aLoudoun resident attending the eventwith her mother, a Fairfax native. “It’scold out, but the snow is so nice. It

really adds to the event.”The day began with a special Lunch for

Santa for young children and their parents,which had three different seatings at 11:30a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 1 p.m. For $5, chil-dren were given a lunch of Chick-fil-Achicken nuggets, cookies, a juice box and aChristmas tree ornament. After eating, thechildren each got to spend time with Santa.According to Special Events Director Leslie

Herman, each seating drew approximately90 guests.

The day continued at 5 p.m., when theevent moved outdoors for the lighting of thecity’s official Christmas tree, an event thataccording to Herman, began as a small get-together in Mayor Robert Lederer’s homeyears ago. The Fairfax Jubil-Aires, an all-

Decorations adorn the garden next to Old Town Hall for the Festival ofLights and Carols.

See Festival, Page 6

“Thesetting isjustperfect.”

— NancyRosene


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Toot-Toot, Chugga-ChuggaRailroad museum hosts20th annual Model TrainDisplay last weekend.

The caboose housed Monty Smith’s LegoTrains and NTRAK’s N-Scale display.

Hope Danielson has this standard-gaugetrain display set up at the museum year-round.

Thom McKinney of National Capital Track-ers with his group’s O-Scale trains.

“The kids lovewatching the trains.They could stayhere all day.”

— Twila Lytle

By Justin Fanizzi

The Connection

Dropping temperatures, falling snow andeven a brief power outage could not stopthe engines from pumping and thewheels from turning at the Fairfax Sta-

tion Railroad Museum last weekend.The museum hosted its 20th annual Holiday Model

Train Show Saturday, Dec. 5 and, despite the diffi-culties, drew a large crowd of train enthusiasts ofall ages. Once again, the museum welcomed backfamiliar faces from model train groups from acrossthe region to display their locomotives.

“We look forward to this event every year,” saidBob Minnis of the HO Potomac Module Crew. “Welike the people who come to it and it kicks off theChristmas season. We look for any reason to runtrains, too.”

The HO Potomac Module Crew was just one ofseveral groups displaying trains off all sizes, orgauges. Ell Geib, brought thesmallest trains of the show, the Z-Scale models, which are 1/220 ofthe size of an actual locomotive.Rodney Bohlmann and MitchMitchell represented Northern Vir-ginia NTRAK, which runs N-ScaleTrains that are 1:148 scale. Minnis’HO Potomac Module Crew ranhalf-O gauge trains, which are1:87 scale, and the National Capi-tal Trackers ran 1:48 scale O-gauge trains.

In addition, the Washington, Virginia and Mary-land Garden Railway Society and Monty’s LegoTrains also had displays at the show that got chil-

dren especially excited. Jeff Mitulla, of the GardenRailway Society and a member ofthe Friends of Fairfax Station, Inc.Board of Directors, continued anearly decade-long tradition ofrunning a G-Scale train around theperimeter of the museum. Mostyears, running a train outside isno problem, Mitulla said, but thisyear, due to the snow, a small“plow train” had to run in front ofthe engine to push snow off of thetracks.

“We’ve been here when it is 70 degrees out, rain-ing and now this year, it’s snowing so we have a plow

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Commercial Vehicles BannedFrom Residential Streets

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to banmost commercial vehicles, trailers, trucks and vans fromparking on residential streets at the group’s meeting Dec.7. Only one board member, Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock), dissented.

“This is something that we hear about in our offices allthe time,” said Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova(D-At-large).

Among the handful of witnesses that testified, not oneperson opposed the measure and most spoke enthusiasti-cally in favor of it.

“We want you to prohibit the parking of certain vehiclesin residential areas,” said Margie Wheedleton, vice presi-dent of the Brookfield Civic Association in Chantilly.

William Coleman, who lives in the Lee District, said ap-proximately nine D.C. taxi cabs park on one of his neigh-borhood streets, which is only one-third of a mile long,every night.

“They leak oil and destroy the professional character ofour neighborhood,” said Coleman, who added that the cabsdo not seem to belong to any nearby residents.

Barb Branham of the Lake Braddock Homeowners Asso-ciation said that 20 to 30 vehicles park on one stretch ofstreet with only about 12 homes on it. None of the resi-dents in those homes typically know who owns the ve-hicles.

“The ladder vans lined up really impair the site line ofpeople trying to get in and out of their driveways. … Thereare also property value issues,” said Branham.

Previously, Fairfax County prohibited vehicles of a cer-tain weight to park in residential neighborhoods. Now, theban has been expanded to include vehicles that are morethan 21 feet long, more than 8 feet high, and at a width of102 inches or more. Vehicles carrying commercial freightas well as many trailers or semi-trailers are prohibited.

Residents will also not be able to park any vehicle withthree or more axles on the street, according to county docu-ments.

A few exceptions exist where commercial vehicles arepermitted. One resident of each single-family dwelling unitis allowed to park one taxi cab or limousine on the street,but the vehicle has to be registered in Virginia.

Virginia law also exempts commercial vehicles of a pub-lic service company, school buses, vehicles used to trans-port people with disabilities, vehicles for cable televisionand vehicles for propane gas service from being prohib-ited. Additionally, moving vans or trucks are allowed topark on a residential street for up to 48 hours, accordingto Fairfax documents.

Residents are also allowed to keep boats, campers andmotor homes on a residential street until a “communityparking district” restricting such vehicles from public prop-erty is implemented. Currently, both the Mount Vernon andLee districts have such a ban in place.

The supervisors said they would allow a “grace period”of 30 days before they start enforcing the new regulation,so that commercial vehicle owners can figure out an alter-native parking situation.

— Julia O’Donoghue

Unemployment ContinuesRising in Fairfax County

Fairfax County’s unemployment rate reached 4.7 percentin September, approximately 1.8 percent higher than it wasduring the same month a year earlier.

During August, the number of jobs in Northern Virginiadeclined by 13,000, approximately 1 percent, overall. It


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was the region’s 10th straightmonth of job losses, thoughNorthern Virginia still has the low-est jobless rate in the common-wealth, at 4.9 percent overall. InSeptember, Virginia, with the fifthlowest unemployment rate in thecounty, was 6.6 percent.

While Fairfax’s economy re-mains strong when compared toother parts of the country, thecounty’s jobless rate never ex-ceeded four percent during itsprevious two economic down-turns, according to budget docu-ments.

Fairfax County unemploymentinsurance claims also increased116 percent from July 2008 toJuly 2009.


Man Charged inShoplifting Case

City of Fairfax Police have ar-rested a Washington, D.C., manwhom they suspect of shopliftingin the Marshall’s store at 9640Main St. in Fairfax. He is TherinAlmandeus Martin, 38, of the5000 block of Hunt Place, N. E.

On Monday, Nov. 30, at 12:15p.m., a Marshall’s security officerreported that he’d observed a mancut off security sensors from sev-eral items of clothing, put themin a duffel bag and leave the storewithout paying. When the officerconfronted him outside, the manallegedly struck the security of-ficer with the duffel bag and at-tempted to flee, but was re-strained with help from severalfirefighters and held until policearrived.

Police say the man, reportedlyidentified as Martin, had a pair ofwire cutters in his possession.Martin was transported to theFairfax County Adult DetentionCenter and charged with posses-sion of burglary tools, third orsubsequent larceny and assaultand battery. He was held on$12,500 bond.

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THURSDAY/DEC. 10You and Your Aging Parents

Support Group. 7 p.m. at theJewish Social Services Agency, 3018Javier Road, Fairfax. Explore theaging process and share experiencesas a caregiver. Discussion topics caninclude coping with illness, balancingmultiple demands, managing difficultemotions, identifying appropriate

Bulletin Board

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Encore Presents ‘Tale of Two Santas’Theater group offers performances of holidayshow at NVCC’s Annandale campus.

Community

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Santa Claus and the North Pole elvesare familiar characters atChristmastime. But will the Clausfamily lose control of Christmas

when the North and South Pole residentsstart feuding?

The answer’s in Encore Theatrical ArtsProject’s (ETAP) production of “The Tale ofTwo Santas.” This Broadway-style, holidayextravaganza features local girls, ages 9-18.Brandon Kalbaugh wrote and will narratethe show, and the cast of 35 has rehearsedsince August.

“They’ve worked tirelessly to get this fan-tastic production together,” said directorand choreographer Raynor van der Merwe.“It’s taken lots of sacrifice and dedication,but we want them to betriple threats — able toact, dance and sing. I’mlooking forward to it,and people come backeach year to see it.”

She said attendeeswill hear their favorite,holiday songs, includ-ing some different ar-rangements, and will“leave the theater sing-ing a tune and being inthe holiday spirit.”

The South Pole set look icy in white andblue, while the North Pole set is in red, whiteand green. There’s a train depot, sweetshoppe, elf quarters and a bridge so, be-sides the musical numbers, said van derMerwe, “It’ll also be colorful and visuallyexciting.”

Westfield High sophomore Grace Martin

has danced nine years with Encore and saysit’s like having another family. Each actorportrays one good and one bad character.Her good one is North Pole elf, Cranberry,and her bad one is South Pole elf, Crumble.

“They’re polar opposites,” said Martin.“Cranberry’s bubbly and kind of cluelessabout what’s going on. Crumble’s sassy andthe sidekick of the main evil character, Crys-tal. Most of the characters I play are likeCranberry; Crumble doesn’t fit my person-ality, but it’s cool getting to play somethingdifferent.”

Anna McQuitty, of Freedom High, playsNoel and Crystal. “At the North Pole, I’mthe gentle, kind Noel — Santa’s daughter,who’s about to become the first, femaleSanta,” said McQuitty. “But brewing in theSouth Pole, my opposite, Crystal, has plansof her own to take over the North Pole. It’s

interesting workingwith these two ex-tremes.”

Calling the show “ex-citing, suspenseful andgreat Christmas enter-tainment,” McQuittysaid “Blue Skies” is herfavorite number. “It hasa distinct style ofdance, and mastering itand the technique is re-warding,” she said. “It

challenges you and makes you really work.”Chantilly senior Katelyn Palmer likes “the

feeling you get on stage, performing for anaudience, and they enjoy it.” She said thisshow has new dances and her favorite is“Dig that Crazy Santa Claus” because “themusic is energetic and upbeat. We wearSouth Pole elf costumes in different shadesof blue.”

Dancing since age 2, Centreville juniorKatie Dudzik plays North Pole elf, Ginger,and South Pole elf, Snap, who’s “mad to betrapped at the South Pole while all the NorthPole elves have the good life.” Dudzik ispleased because “they’re such a contrast to

each other, so I don’t have to play the samerole, the whole time.”

She also likes the reindeer costumes sheand the others wear for the “Reindeer”dance number. “We wear antlers with a vel-vet jacket and a tail, so it’s really cute,” shesaid. “The choreography is more challeng-ing than other dances and the music’s en-thusiastic, so I feel good doing it. We’re allclose-knit and it shows when we perform;and I think it’s amazing how doing what Ilove to do can put a smile on someone else’sface.”

Chantilly senior Sarena Hutzell especiallylikes the rag dolls costumes, with red-yarnhair, plaid dresses and green tights. Her fa-vorite number is “Sing a Little Song” be-cause “we dance with gift boxes and it’s likea Rockettes number. The plot’s funny andinteresting, the choreography is really good,the costumes are amazing and the sets arebeautiful,” said Hutzell.

More❖ Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5 and 8 p.m., and

Sunday, Dec. 13, at 2, 5 and 8 p.m., at Free-dom Theatre, 25450 Riding Center Drive inSouth Riding.

❖ Friday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m.; Saturday,Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. and 2, 5 and 8 p.m.; andSunday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. and 2 and 5p.m., at Richard J. Ernst Cultural Commu-nity Center, 8333 Little River Turnpike inAnnandale.

❖ Tickets: $17, students/senior citizens;$20, adults, online at www.encore-tap.orgor call 703-222-5511; Girl Scout and grouprates are available.

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Encore’s ‘The Tale of Two Santas’ provides a host of dance numbers.

“They’ve workedtirelessly to get thisfantastic productiontogether.”

— Raynor van der Merwe,director and choreographer

male chorus that practices atFairfax High School, started the cer-emony with a half-hour long perfor-mance of Christmas favorites such as“Silent Night” and “Jingle Bells.” TheJubil-Aires were supposed to be ac-companied by the Good News Ring-ers bell choir, but due to the snow,the musicians could not bring theirinstruments outdoors.

“Last year, the snow was falling onour faces, and it is that way again thisyear, so they have a tent for us butwe always look forward to it,” Jubil-Aire Director Tom Meier said. “We’vebeen asked by the city to do this for a

long time, and we’ll sing here until nobodywants us to sing anymore.”

Following the concert, Lederer and thesix other City Council members gatheredin front of the Jubil-Aires’ tent to light thetree. Lederer invited all of the children inattendance to come to the front and helphim with a countdown, and at zero, the treewas lit to a round of mitten-muffled ap-plause.

“It’s just a lovely small-town NormanRockwell approach to start the holidays,”said Nancy Rosene of Fairfax. “The settingis just perfect.”

Festival of Lights and Carols Ushers In HolidaysFrom Page 3

The Jubil-Aires perform ChristmasCarols at Saturday's Tree Lightingin the City of Fairfax.

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Police Offer Child ID KitsCity of Fairfax Police, in conjunction with the Op-

timist Club of Central Fairfax, will offer SafeAssuredidentification kits, Tuesday, Dec. 29, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the City of Fairfax Police Department, 3730Old Lee Highway. Parents will receive a full-colorphoto ID and a mini-CD containing their children’sdigital fingerprints, a digital photo, video showingmovement and mannerisms, a general physical de-scription, vital personal information, and a familycode word.

Private information is encrypted and accessibleonly by law enforcement. Missing posters can be cre-ated and printed directly from the mini-CD in En-

glish, Spanish and French. The SafeAssured ID kitsare free, and an appointment is necessary. Call Sgt.Pam Nevlud at 703-385-7966 to make an appoint-ment.

Environmenatal AwardsBonnie Brae and Oak View elementary schools re-

ceived the Energy Star label from the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA). The Energy Starlabel is earned by benchmarking a school’s energyperformance and physical characteristics againstother K-12 schools in the EPA’s National Energy Per-formance Rating System and demonstrating supe-rior energy performance for at least 12 months.

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Opinion

Choose ResponsiblyMany families have paid dearly for mistakesof others; SoberRide offers a safety net.

Editorial

The season for holiday parties isupon us, and with it the increasedincidence of driving under the in-fluence.

The possible consequences of driving drunkand underage drinking are often hard to com-prehend. But the stories and grief of local fami-lies who have lost loved ones to such accidentsshould provide a chilling cautionary tale.

William Cameron Schlifke, born in Fairfaxand a graduate of Robinson Secondary School,died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, less than threedays after his Volkswagon Jetta was rear-endedin Newport News. He was 22.

Schlifke was serving as designated driver forfriends in his fraternity at Christopher New-port University. The driver who crashed intohim, Eric Fowler, 20 at the time and also a stu-dent at CNU, was arrested at the scene andcharged with DUI refusal, reckless driving andunderage possession of alcohol, and later withinvoluntary manslaughter.

Last week on Nov. 30, 2009, just after theone-year anniversary of Schlifke’s death,Fowler was convicted of involuntary man-slaughter in Newport News, according to court

Free Ride Home WRAP’s 2009 Holiday SoberRide program

will be offered from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightlyfrom Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 through Friday,Jan. 1, 2010. To receive a free cab ride home(up to a $50 fare), call 800-200-8294. Youmust be 21 or older to use the SoberRide ser-vice. For more, see www.wrap.org.

records. Fowler’s bail was revoked and he willbe in jail over the holidays awaiting sentenc-ing in March.

Unfortunately, such tragedy is not rare. Infall 2008, a different young man from Fairfax

was sentenced to three years injail for involuntary manslaugh-ter because of a drunk-drivingaccident on Dec. 3, 2007 thatresulted in unspeakable trag-

edy for three families. One family lost a be-loved daughter after she clung to life for fivebrutal days; one family has seen their activeson reduced to 70 pounds and “unresponsive”and living in a nursing home; the family of thedefendant has also seen life as they knew itchange.

Don’t take the risk. Plan ahead, arrange fora designated driver, or choose to abstain if adesignated driver isn’t available.

But if you find yourself in the unfortunateposition of drinking without a safe way homeon your own, the Washington Regional Alco-hol Program has provided you with a safetynet called SoberRide. Take their number withyou when you head out, and be sure any young

adults in your family are similarly armed.Founded in 1982, WRAP is a public-private

partnership working to prevent drunk drivingand underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan area.

Parents are well advised to talk to their teensand let them know that if they find themselveswithout a safe ride home, that they can calltheir parents to be picked up. There are conse-quences of binge drinking for teens that gobeyond driving under the influence. But it isalso important for parents to let their teensknow that whatever happens, it is not OK todrink and drive or to get into a car driven bysomeone who has been drinking.

Since 1993, WRAP has provided over 41,010safe rides home. Call 800-200-8294. For moreinformation, see www.wrap.org

WRAP’s 2009 Holiday SoberRide programwill be offered from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly,from Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 through Friday, Jan.1, 2010. To receive a free cab ride home (upto a $50.00 fare), call 800-200-8294. You mustbe 21 or older to use the SoberRide service.

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Opposing PublicOptionTo the Editor:

I am extremely concerned aboutthe bill that the House recentlypassed and the one that the Sen-ate is currently debating regard-ing health care reform. The factthat the bills require that every-one be covered by health insur-ance and that a public option beprovided will either bankrupt thecountry or destroy our health caresystem, which many people fromother countries currently flock tobecause their own government-run programs provide such poorcare.

The following are the mainpoints of my argument:

1. The funding discussed in thecurrent bills is nowhere close towhat will be required to provide apublic option for the millions ofpeople who will flock to it. Thetaxes and debt that will have tobe incurred to make it workablewill be enormous and bankruptthe country.

2. There is a severe shortage ofdoctors and nurses now. Where inthe world are all the additionaldoctors and nurses going to comefrom when 94 percent of Ameri-cans are required to have healthinsurance?

3. In order to try to deal withthis shortage and to make the pub-

lic option workable, the logicalnext step will be to force every-one into the public option and toration health care. In that case, itwould become illegal for individu-als to pay out of their own pock-ets for health care, which is thecurrent system in Canada andcauses thousands of Canadians toseek health care in the U.S. eachyear.

4. Rationing would ruin healthcare in this countryas we know it be-cause caps wouldhave to be placed onthe salaries of doc-

tors and nurses, leading to evenbigger shortages and causing thebest and the brightest, who are thelynchpin of our top-notch care, toseek other careers. Under ration-ing, it will take months or years toget expensive tests such as MRIs.People will die in droves as theircancer or other illnesses kill themwhile they wait for tests or treat-ment. Isn’t it better to go bankruptpaying for health care that is avail-able than to die waiting for ra-tioned care?

5. The stage is already being setfor rationing with the recent gov-ernment panel recommendationsfor obtaining mammograms andPAP smears. Breast cancer is a bigkiller of women at ages youngerthan 50, and cervical cancer canhit at any time. Who in her rightmind would begin mammograms

at age 50 or have a PAP smear ev-ery other year, unless she wasforced to due to the rationing ofmedical care?

6. With the current health carebills, the elderly and disabled inparticular will be left behind. It isappalling that both bills will raidMedicare as partial payment forhealth care reform. The elderlyand disabled paid into Medicareduring their entire working lives,and now a significant portion ofthat money will be diverted to asystem that in itself will be detri-mental to the elderly due to ration-ing. Under rationing, the elderlywill be considered “too old” forexpensive tests that in limited sup-ply will be reserved for the young.Even if they have the money to payfor the tests themselves, it will dono good because it will be illegalfor them to pay out of their ownpockets.

In my opinion, health care re-form should be limited to chang-ing the regulation of the healthinsurance industry to make thesystem more fair and to keep costsdown. Including a public optionwould be devastating for our coun-try economically and medically.We have the best quality healthcare in the world with the smart-est doctors and nurses, the bestresearch, and the most cutting-edge technology that is advancingevery day. To whom will the worldturn for the best medical care if

we accept the mediocrity of a pub-lic option and the rationing thatwill ensue?

I urge everyone to ask his or hercongressmen to vote against anybill that includes a public option,or, at a minimum, to ensure thatthe public option is not forcedupon anyone. One can read thecurrent health care bills and findcontact information for senatorsand representatives on the Tho-mas Web site: http://t h o m a s . l o c . g o v / h o m e /thomas.html.

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Florence Y. Ahn of James RobinsonSecondary School has been named as aSemifinalist in the 2010 National MeritScholarship Program.

James Caron of Trinity ChristianSchool has been named as a Semifinal-ist in the 2010 National MeritScholarship Program.

Timothy Yang of Fairfax graduatedfrom the 2009 Governor’s School ofAgriculture at Virginia Tech on June 28to July 25. Yang, a senior from WoodsonHigh School, was one of 96 rising jun-ior and senior high school students fromacross the commonwealth selected toparticipate in the month-long summer

residential program for gifted studentsinterested in agriculture and naturalresources.

Jun Hong Kim of Fairfax gradu-ated from the 2009 Governor’s School ofAgriculture at Virginia Tech on June 28to July 25. Kim, a junior from ThomasJefferson High School, was one of 96rising junior and senior high school stu-dents from across the commonwealthselected to participate in the month-longsummer residential program for giftedstudents interested in agriculture andnatural resources.

Nkechinyerem Iko of Fairfaxgraduated from the 2009 Governor’s

School of Agriculture at Virginia Techon June 28 to July 25. Iko, a senior fromWoodson High School, was one of 96rising junior and senior high school stu-dents from across the commonwealthselected to participate in the month-longsummer residential program for giftedstudents interested in agriculture andnatural resources.

Anurag Bhatnagar of Fairfaxgraduated from the 2009 Governor’sSchool of Agriculture at Virginia Techon June 28 to July 25. Bhatnagar, a se-nior from Fairfax High School, was oneof 96 rising junior and senior high

Twenty Paul VI Catholic High Schoolstudents auditioned for District XI Cho-

rus on Nov. 14 at Centreville HighSchool. Of those who auditioned, 17 PVIstudents were chosen for District Cho-rus. Those students are Kelly Bui,Gabriella Cagampan, Dana Chess-man, Eric Dinh, Lauren Dore,Dominick Gilbert, Allison Heinz,Katie Kondas, MichaelKruczkowski, Anna Lee, JuliannaLopez, Ashley Muskett, FrancesPalaszczuk, Nicole Perroots,Rachelle Robertello, RebeccaRozmajzl and MargaretSlovenkay. Two alternates were alsochosen: Bethany Sansaver andBrian Ruiz. The performance will beFeb. 20 at Woodson High School, withthe time to be announced.


Ballet Arts Ensemble of FairfaxPresents

NutcrackerIn A Nutshell

Saturday Dec. 19th at 3:00pm & 7:30pmSunday Dec. 20th at 3:00pm

Rachel Schlesinger Concert Halland Arts Center

At NOVA Alexandria Campus

Call for More Info: 703-273-5344www.TheCenterForBalletArts.com

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Leinz Dances asNutcracker’s Clara

Lake Braddock Second-ary School freshmanKailey Leinz, 14, willdance the role of Clara

in the Ballet Arts Ensemble ofFairfax’s (BAE) per-formance of “Nut-cracker in a Nut-shell” on Saturday,Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. and7:30 p.m., and on Sun-day, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. atthe Rachel M. SchlesingerConcert Hall at Northern Vir-ginia Community College’s Al-exandria campus at 3001 N.Beauregard St. Tickets for theholiday classic are $20 and areavailable in advance by calling703-273-5344. Tickets will alsobe available at the door.

For more information on “Nut-cracker in a Nutshell,” The Centerfor Ballet Arts or The Ballet Arts En-semble of Fairfax, visitwww.thecenterforballetarts.com or call703-273-5344.

Lake Braddockstudent KaileyLeinz as Clara

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To have community events listed, sendto [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416 with questions. Dead-line for calendar listings is two weeksprior to event.

THURSDAY/DEC. 10JP McDermott and Western Bop.

$10. 8-10 p.m., at The Old TownHall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax.$10. Beginner lessons at 7:30 p.m.www.headoverheelsdance.com or703-424-1745.

Issa and Leslie Alexander. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $20. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

GMU Graduate StudentConductors Concert. 8 p.m.George Mason University ConcertHall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Free. 703-993-8794.

GMU Players Mainstage #2: RoomService. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity TheaterSpace, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $12 adult,$8 students and seniors. 703-993-8794.

Chess Club. 3:30 p.m. Pohick RegionalLibrary, 6450 Sydenstricker Road,Burke. Learn the rules and strategy,play the game. Age 6-14. 703-644-7333.

FRIDAY/DEC. 11Navy Band Brass Quintet. 8 p.m.

Fairfax Old Town Hall, 3999University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 202-433-2525 orwww.navyband.navy.mil.

Pianist George Winston’s “TheWinter Show.” 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Adults $21-$42. Youththrough grade 12, half price whenaccompanied by an adult. Charge byphone at 888-945-2468 orwww.gmu.edu/cfa.www.georgewinston.com.

The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel,by Aztec Two-Step at 7 p.m. AnEvening with Pat McGee and ColbyJames at 9:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

Mason Dance Company DecemberConcert. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Harris Theater, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $15 adult,$10 students and senior. 703-993-8794.


SATURDAY/DEC. 12Our Daily Bread Holiday Food

Drive. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. next toSafeway at Courthouse Plaza, 10376Willard Way, Fairfax City. Proceedsto benefit Annandale ChristianCommunity in Action (ACCA)/Fairfax Presbyterian Churchwww.our-daily-bread.org.

The WB&A Chapter of the TCAAnnual Christmas Toy TrainShow. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the ShrinersKena Temple, 9001 Arlington Blvd.Train doctor, all scales, parts, newand collectables, and Santa on site.Admission $5 adults, children under12 and military free.www.wbachapter.org or contact PeteJackson at 703-455-6154 [email protected]

Christmas Cantata: Unto Us aChild is Born. 6 p.m. at GreaterLittle Zion Baptist Church, 10185Zion Drive, Fairfax. Traditional andcontemporary music, interpretivedance and readings. Fellowshipreception to follow. 703-764-9111.

Breakfast with St. Nick. 9-11a.m.Includes continental breakfast,seasonal craft making, carol singing,

a photo session with St. Nick,storytelling and a visit to the LittleShoppe. This event is free of chargeand open to the community but RSVPto [email protected] phoneºour office at 703-764-0456.Hosted by Burke Presbyterian Churchat 5690 Oak Leather Drive, Burke.www.BurkePresChurch.org.

Lopez Studios, Inc. AnnualChristmas Concert withRecording Artist Victor at 2p.m. The Hint at 6 p.m. Bob, AlmostKings, OurAfter, Screaming at theSilence and Uncrowned at 9 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

A 1940s Christmas Homecoming.6 p.m. at Jubilee Christian Center,4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax. Adrama about a WWII soldier who isattempting to be home in time forChristmas to surprise his family.Refreshments will be served. 703-383-1170 or www.jccag.org.

Laurel Ridge Elementary HolidayCraft Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at 10110Commonwealth Blvd., Fairfax. Freeadmission. [email protected].

Mason Dance Company DecemberConcert. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Harris Theater, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. $15 adult,$10 students and senior. 703-993-8794

A Canadian Brass Christmas. 8p.m. George Mason UniversityConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. $24-$48. Youth throughgrade 12 half price. Pre-PerformanceDiscussion held 45 minutes prior tothe performance. 703-993-8794

FOHA Charity Dog Wash. 11 a.m.-3p.m. at Bark ‘N Bubbles Dog Wash ofFairfax, 11725 Lee Hwy, #A-17A,Fairfax. Half of every wash goes tosupport Friends of HomelessAnimals. 703-352-WASH orwww.barknbubblesdogwash.com/fairfax.

GMU Players Mainstage #2: RoomService. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity TheaterSpace, 4400

University Drive, Fairfax. $12 adult,$8 students and seniors. 703-993-8794.

A Celtic Christmas with Síor-Ógand Friends. 8 p.m. at theSPACE,on the plaza in Old Town Plaza, 3955Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax.Sponsored by the City of FairfaxCommission on the Arts. Freeadmittance. Free parking available inthe Plaza’s garage. 703-963-5979 [email protected].

A Visit to Santa’s Workshop. 1 p.m.and 2 p.m. City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Kaydee Puppets presents a familyholiday program. All ages. 703-293-6227.

Gifts That Give Hope AlternativeGift Fair, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. at TruroChurch, 10520 Main St., Fairfax. Freeadmission. Find meaningful giftsfrom nonprofit organizations thatgive hope and help to needy people.Sponsored by the Giving Circle ofHOPE. To learn more, call 703-608-2231 or visitwww.giftsthatgivehope.org/fairfax.

SUNDAY/DEC. 13Dan Bern. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227

Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $18. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

A 1940s Christmas Homecoming. 6p.m. at Jubilee Christian Center,4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax. 703-383-1170 or www.jccag.org.

GMU Symphony Orchestra andChoruses Holiday Concert. 7p.m. George Mason UniversityConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. $20 adult, $15 students andseniors. 703-993-8794.



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MONDAY/DEC. 14Rory Block. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $20. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

PAL Reading Visits. 4:30 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Read to a trainedtherapy dog. Call to reserve a timeslot. Call for title. 703-249-1520.

TUESDAY/DEC. 15Lake Braddock Combined Choirs

and Symphony. 7:30 p.m. atLakeBraddockSecondarySchool,9200 BurkeLake Road,Burke. “TheRequiem” byMozart. $5.www.lakebraddockchorus.org.

Radio CityRockettesChristmasSpectacular. 7 p.m.at the George MasonUniversity Patriot Center.www.ticketmaster.com.

IONA EPRelease.7:30 p.m.Jammin’Java, 227Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $15. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Book Discussion Group.7 p.m. Burke CentreLibrary, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Call fortitle. Adults. Call fortitle. Adults. 703-249-1520.

Book DiscussionGroup. 11 a.m. KingsPark Library, 9000Burke Lake Road,Burke. “The GoodThief” by HannahTinti. Adults. 703-978-5600.

Book Discussion Group. 6:30 p.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. “The Vanishing Act ofEsme Lennox” by Maggie O’Farrell.Adults. 703-978-5600.

Tales for Twos: Baby, It’s ColdOutside. 10:30 a.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. Stories, fingerplays andactivities about winter weather. Age24-35 months with adult. 703-644-7333.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 16Radio City Rockettes Christmas

Spectacular. 7 p.m. at the GeorgeMason University Patriot Center.

www.ticketmaster.com.The Click Five. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’

Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $15advance/ $18 day of show. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

GMU Center for Consciousnessand Transformation: TheScience of Happiness. 6:30 p.m.at the Old Town Hall, 3999University Drive, Fairfax. Psychologyprofessor Dr. Todd Kashdan on whatcauses and what can increasehappiness. Light supper included.$20 per person. cct.gmu.edu/events.

Needlework Group. 10:30 a.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 Freds

Oak Road, Burke. Bring aproject to work on in the company offellow needlecrafters. Adults. Call fortitle. Adults. 703-249-1520.

Hidden Ponds Nature Program.4:30 p.m. Burke Centre Library, 5935Freds Oak Road, Burke. Includesdissection of a rotting log; be awarein case of mold allergies. Ages 6-12with parent. Call for title. Adults.703-249-1520.

One-on-One GenealogicalResearch Assistance. 6-7:30 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Adults. Call fortitle. Adults. 703-249-1520.

What Do Animals Do in the

Winter. 10:30 a.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Stories & activities. Age 3-5with adult. 703-293-6227.

One-Man Band Holiday Show. 7p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000 BurkeLake Road, Burke. Clap and singalong as Peter McCory plays holidaysongs. All ages. 703-978-5600.

Writers’ Roundtable. 6 p.m. PohickRegional Library, 6450 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. Discuss your work withother writers. Adults. 703-644-7333.

BAE dancersin ‘Nut-cracker in aNutshell.’

THURSDAY/DEC. 171-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo &

Friends. 7 p.m. At the GeorgeMason University Patriot Center,4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax. 703-993-3000 or www.patriotcenter.com.

Fairfax High School MusicDepartment Winter Concert.7:30 p.m. at Fairfax High School,3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Orchestraand chorus students performingMozart’s Te Deum, seasonal musicand Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus.Free. www.fhschorus.net.

Starlight, Starbright. 10:30 a.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. 703-249-1520.


Sports

Rams Adopt Blue Collar PhilosophyPutting hard workover flashy plays,Rams hope hustle canlead team to victory.

“We’re going to do thedirty work. Dive on thefloor for rebounds, stealthe ball and stuff likethat.”

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The Robinson boys’ basketballteam isn’t looking to beat itsopponents with slick outsideshooting or flashy playmaking

in the 2009-10 season, instead its playersplan to take a more blue-collar approach tothe game.

“We’re not going to win games by shoot-ing three-point shots all night or runningcomplex offenses,” said junior forward MattZanelatto. “We’re going to do the dirty work.Dive on the floor for rebounds, steal the balland stuff like that.”

Through two games this season, the Ramsare off to a 0-4 start, not exactly what headcoach Brian Nelson had in mind, but thetough style of play is starting to reap somerewards.

After opening the season on Dec. 2 witha 61-45 loss to Yorktown, the Rams posteda stronger effort in a Dec. 5, 87-67 loss to

C.J. Cleaves, Matt Zanelatto, Mike Creighton are hoping their ‘bluecollar’ approach to basketball can help the Robinson Rams this sea-son.

South County.“Our effort level in the second game was

better [than the first game] and we playedtogether,” said junior forward C.J. Cleaves.“We shared the ball and no one person wasreally leading in scoring. We had multiple

guys in double figures for points and re-bounds.”

The Rams other two losses came courtesyof Mountain View on Dec. 4 (56-83), andLangley on Dec. 8 (47-63).

Nelson said the losses can also be chalked

up to inexperience on the varsity team.“We’re a young team,” Nelson said. “We

don’t have seniors starting. Both of our se-nior players are out with injuries.”

The roster features three sophomores andeight juniors, many of whom are just get-ting acclimated to varsity-level play.

“We’re relying on a lot of guys who don’thave a lot of varsity experience,” Nelsonsaid. “We showed a lot of signs of positivethings [against South County] … but wehave to learn how to win games.”

Senior Mike Creighton, who is currentlysidelined with an injury he received duringthe football season, said he’s liked what he’sseen from his younger teammates.

“When we started the season, there wasn’ta lot of enthusiasm,” Creighton said. “Butafter the past three games, the young play-ers have stepped up.”

Cavs Overcome Early AdversityWoodson starts season 2-1 despite injuryto starting guard, junior John Schoof.

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ball team, turned into a strong weekendperformance and confidence booster forhead coach Doug Craig.

Just minutes into a routine drill on thefirst day of practice, junior guard JohnSchoof injured his ankle, putting the 6-foot5-inch guard out for what Craig said willbe a “couple of months.”

“We’re facing some early adversity,” Craigsaid. “Losing [Schoof] is big, but we havethe players to get past it. We’ll be fine.”

Although the early injury spoiled someof the good vibes the Cavaliers had goinginto their home opener this past weekend,those feelings returned when Woodson de-feated Woodbridge 52-41 on Dec. 2 at theRed Jenkins Tip-off Tournament.

Senior Max Lenox scored 22 points, as-sisted on four baskets, captured eight re-bounds and stole five balls in the win.

“We were as crisp as we’d like to be allseason,” Craig said. “It was a strong gamefor us.”

The Cavaliers didn’t escape the weekend

unscathed. In a meeting with fellow Fairfaxschool Paul VI, a poor shooting effort and17 turnovers played a key role in a 60-36loss to the Panthers.

“The game was a bit closer than the scoresuggests,” Craig said. “But in the last twoquarters, Paul VI just blew us out.”

The Cavaliers, however, aren’t going tolet an early season loss to one of the area’stop private schools take away from theteam’s strong performances without Schoof.

“Early out-of-division games are like glo-rified scrimmages,” Craig said. “You wantto win them, but you’re still learning aboutyour team at that point. The division playlater on matters the most.”

On Tuesday, the Cavs faced local rivalFairfax and won 70-59, but the season’searly stages won’t get any easier for theCavaliers. Woodson will face BishopO’Connell on Dec. 9, followed by the team’sfirst Patriot District match with LakeBraddock on Dec. 11.

“We want a tough schedule early on,”Craig said. “It helps you get ready for laterin the season.”

— Reed S. Albers

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Robinson GirlsStart Season Hot

The Robinson girls’ basketballteam charged out to a 3-0 start inthe 2009-10 basketball season thispast week.

The Rams recorded wins overYorktown (58-37) and Battlefield(63-23) and Langley (42-34), with

SamanthaP a r t o n e nleading thescoring with14 points in

the Yorktown game.The Rams next three games are

against Fairfax on Dec. 11, WestSpringfield on Dec. 15 and LakeBraddock on Dec. 18.

Popcorn, SodaAnd Basketball

Students looking for a cheap dateor a fun event to enjoy on Friday,Dec. 18 should look no further thana doubleheader basketball matchbetween rivals Lake Braddock andRobinson.

At the upcoming Lake Braddock

Junior guard John Schoof, seenhere in a game last season, injuredhis ankle during a routine practicedrill. His absence from the team isone of the first hurdles theWoodson boys must face this year.

Week in Sports

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Community

Sound of Music Spreads Holiday CheerTrans-Siberian Orchestra performs forpatients at Inova Fairfax Children’s Hospital.

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With a stage full of pyrotech-nics and laser lights, the 30-member Trans-Siberian Or-chestra is used to playing in

front in 20,000 people. However, the musi-cians proved that even at a smaller venue,their show can bejust as powerful.

A stripped-downversion of the inter-nationally-famousorchestra played aset at Inova FairfaxHospital Tuesday,Dec. 8 for the pa-tients of theChildren’s Hospitaland its physicians.The show, whichwas also broadcast to every room in thehospital, treated the audience to theorchestra’s take on Christmas favorites.

“It’s always a really good feeling to do ashow like this because we know what itmeans to [the patients],” orchestra mem-ber Chris Caffery said. “If there’s somethingwe can do to make them feel better, we’lldo it.”

“It’s always a really goodfeeling to do a show likethis because we knowwhat it means to [thepatients].”

— Chris Caffery, orchestra member

According to Inova Fairfax Children’s Hos-pital Administrator David Goldberg, concertpromotion company Live Nation, the spon-sor of the orchestra’s current tour, was re-sponsible for bringing the show to the hos-pital. Goldberg said that a former hospitalemployee that works at Live Nation reachedout to the hospital as part of the company’scommitment to community outreach, offer-

ing a chance to seethe orchestra.

I n i t i a l l y ,Goldberg said thatonly a few mem-bers of the orches-tra had signed on toplay. The group hadplayed a show theprevious night inTampa, Fla. andTuesday was theirscheduled day off.

Once word spread through their troupeabout the show, however, more quicklyjoined the lineup and 11 members, com-prised of two guitarists, two keyboardistsand seven vocalists performed.

“We, in our society, aren’t as generous aswe can be,” Goldberg said. “To make timeto do something great for our children ontheir day off shows that they are not only

great people, but great citizens as well.”After a five-song set that included “This

Christmas Day,” the bluesy “Good King Joy”and a holiday-season take on Pachelbel’s“Canon,” all of the group’s members stayedto meet the children and sign autographs.The band handed out tour books, jackets,T-shirts and guitar picks and posed for pic-tures. One child even gave an impromptu acappella performance at the urging of oneof the members. The entire experience, thechildren said, was one to remember.

“I thought it was great,” said Kadejah

Hebb, 15. “The girls we on point, the gui-tarists and other singers were great. Every-body just did a great job. I’d love to see themplay again.”

The orchestra continued its generosity thefollowing day, inviting former Children’sHospital patients and their families to theirshow at the Verizon Center in Washington,D.C. for free. The children were transportedto the show in the hospital’s “Bus ofDreams,” and at the show, were brought onstage to help introduce the band withGoldberg.

The stripped-down orchestra has four backing vocalists.

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16,000 of bras on Wednesday, Oct. 28 as part ofthe Bras Across DC event that took place onFriday, Oct. 30. Members of The Kane Radio Showon Hot 99.5 hooked together all of the bras andstrung them around the reflecting pool from theWWII Memorial to the Lincoln Memorial to helpraise awareness and funds for breast cancer.Once the event was over, the bras were donatedto the American Cancer Society. ZIPS is located at10966 Fairfax Blvd. in Fairfax.

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Bark ‘N Bubbles of Fairfax, aself-service dog wash, re-cently opened a new loca-

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Norman Jacobowitz of Fairfax isthe recipient of a $5,000 Inova Ad-vanced Practice scholarship fromMarymount University. Jacobowitz isenrolled in Marymount’s Master of Sci-ence in Nursing, Family NursePractitioner program. Jacobowitz isworking as a psychiatry liaison at InovaFairfax Hospital while completing hisdegree.

Timothy Slagle of Fairfax receiveda bachelor of arts degree in Englishfrom the College of Liberal Arts andHuman Sciences during Virginia Tech’sfall commencement ceremony on Dec.19, 2008, in Cassell Coliseum.

Harris Squires of Fairfax receiveda bachelor of arts degree in interna-tional studies from the College of

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Huy Tran of Fairfax received a bach-elor of science degree in biologicalsciences from the College of Science dur-ing Virginia Tech’s fall commencementceremony on Dec. 19, 2008.


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countywide special election. Given that Hyland hasknown about the county budget forecast for months,they also questioned why the Democrat had not rec-ommended putting a meals tax on the Novembergeneral election ballot.

“I will not support doing this as a special election.It is just too costly,” said Frey.

A few of the four remaining Democrats who votedagainst Hyland’s proposal wanted to have more dis-cussion on the matter of a meals tax referendumbefore voting on the proposal.

Given that there was no chance for a more in-depthdiscussion, some board members felt uncomfortablevoting for Hyland’s proposal, even though they mighthave supported a meals tax referendum overall.

“I think this has been brought up too abruptly. …I want to make sure we have a package that couldbe presented that the restaurant and business com-munity would believe is fair,” said Fairfax CountyChairman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large).

But Hudgins said the board had discussed the pos-

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“We feel Mr. Turrentine’s participation in this wasless than the others,” he said. “He was a lookout. Hedidn’t brandish a firearm and didn’t abduct any ofthe workers. We believe his sentence should be morein line with Mr. Berkwit’s. Mr. Turrentine doesn’t havethe same, extensive, criminal history as Mr. Berkwitand, in comparison with [him], was not as culpable.”

But Terwilliger said the sentence should reflect theseriousness of the offense. Furthermore, he said,“This defendant, unlike Mr. Berkwit, has never ac-cepted any responsibility for his actions. After thisrobbery, this defendant burglarized anotherGameStop store. Then he was subsequently arrestedfor [allegedly] participating in a home-invasion rob-bery in Prince William County in which someonegot shot.”

“The public needs to be protected, and the defen-dant, deterred, from this type of behavior,” said theprosecutor. “There’s a pattern of increasingly hos-tile behavior. [Turrentine’s] role was similar to thatof James Dipaolo, crucial to the success of thiscrime.” Terwilliger then asked Lee to sentenceTurrentine to three years in prison for the robberyand conspiracy, plus the seven-year mandatory mini-mum for the firearm charge.

Ultimately, the judge had the final word, afterTurrentine declined to speak before learning his pun-ishment. “The defendant was a lookout and a de-coy, was involved in the theft of items from the store

and locked the door so no customers could get in orout,” said Lee. “His role was essential to the opera-tion and his involvement was not lesser than Dipaolo’sor Berkwit’s.”

Then, addressing Turrentine directly, Lee said, “Thestore clerks could have been murdered, and you havea record of increasing violence. You made a choice toadopt the criminal lifestyle, and now you have to paya price for that.”

Lee then imposed the sentence recommended byTerwilliger, with the three years and seven years run-ning consecutively to each other, for 10 years total.He also placed Turrentine on five years supervisedrelease and ordered him to immediately pay a $300special assessment and to eventually pay $5,735 res-titution to GameStop, along with his co-conspirators.Turrentine must pay at least $100/month, beginning60 days after his release from prison, and participatein any drug and mental-health treatment his proba-tion officer requires.

AFTERWORD, outside the courtroom, Jenkins saidTurrentine still disagreed with the jury’s guilty ver-dict and denied knowing that an armed robbery wastaking place. “They planned to steal things, but hehad no idea a gun would come out,” said Jenkins.“And he was the first to cooperate with law enforce-ment and identified the other participants. Ten yearsis a long time for someone as young as he is and allfor some video games. He didn’t get any of themoney.”

sibility of a meals tax at several times already, in-cluding during the supervisors’ group retreat andthrough a board matter Hyland brought to a fewmonths ago.

“Each time we have raised this, there has been somereason not to discuss it,” said Hudgins.

Under Virginia law, most counties must conduct avoter referendum on the issue of a meals tax in orderto implementing it. But governing bodies in towns,cities and some urban counties have the ability toimplement a meals tax without a specific vote of ap-proval from the public.

The result is that Fairfax, where a meals tax over-whelmingly failed in 1993, has fewer revenue op-tions than some surrounding jurisdictions. Electedofficials in the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park have all passedmeal taxes as well as those in Arlington County andthe towns of Herndon, Leesburg and Vienna have allpassed taxes on restaurant meals without the hurdleof a referendum.


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Creighton also noted that it is crucial thatthe senior class returns to the team andplays an active role in helping to sustainany chemistry the team is creating.

“I know a lot of the guys on the team areyounger, but they have a lot of chemistry,”Creighton said. “I’ve got to get ready to jointhat chemistry.”

WHILE BLUE collar might describeRobinson’s style of play, big is a better wordfor the team’s make-up.

Of the 13-man roster, only four playersare under 6-feet tall and five are taller than6-feet 3-inches.

The Rams’ hope is that by combining theirsize with an immense amount of hustle andheart, the team can muscle through thetough Concorde District to a state tourna-

ment appearance.Nelson also mentioned that team captains

Zanelatto and Creighton need to step uptheir game in order for the Rams to be suc-cessful.

“They both exhibit leadership for us,”Nelson said. “We’re counting on them toshow the younger guys the way.”

Leadership also will fall on Cleaves’ shoul-ders because of the important role he willplay for the team next season when he is asenior.

“[Zanelatto and Cleaves] need to startacting as if they are our seniors,” Nelsonsaid. “They’ve shown their experience[against South County] and other juniorswill step in to that role with them as theseason goes on.”

Robinson’s next game is against on Dec.11 against Fairfax followed by a Dec. 15bout with West Springfield.

and Robinson Varsity BasketballChallenge, students wearing a Burkebasketball shirt will be admitted in-side the game free and receive a cou-pon for a free soda and box of pop-corn.

The T-shirt admission is good forboth the boys’ and girls’ varsity bas-ketball game.

Tip-off it set for 5:45 p.m. for thegirls and 7:30 p.m. for the boys. Bothgames will be played in the main gymat Robinson Secondary School.

Youth BasketballTournament

The 16th Annual Mason DixonHoliday Tip-Off Basketball Tourna-ment for boys and girls in the 8, 10,12 and 14-and-under age groups iscurrently accepting registration.

The event is Dec. 28, 29 and 30 inYork County, Pa.

The tournament features round-robin competition and all teams areguaranteed a minimum of threegames.

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Robinson Alum onAll-Region Team

James Madison University soccer de-fender and Robinson alumni TeriMaykoski was recently named to the2009 National Soccer Coaches Associa-tion of America All-Mid-Atlantic RegionTeam.

Maykoski anchored a JMU defensethat allowed just over goal per game(1.07 average) and recorded sevenshutouts.

Holiday SportsCamp Dec. 28-30

Parents seeking a high energy campfor children during the holiday breakmight be interested in the Fit KidsSports Mania Holiday Camp.

The Camp is for children ages 5 to 9and will be at the Claude Moore Com-munity center from Dec. 28 to Dec. 30.

Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.and will fea2ture a variety of sports in-cluding soccer, hockey, t-ball and more.

The camp’s goal is to emphasis team-work and sportsmanship.

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with chancel and bell choirs; 11 p.m. Candlelightand Communion Service with folk group and flutechoir.

Come see the Christmas Cantata, “Morn-ing Star,” Dec. 13, 11 a.m., at Franconia UnitedMethodist Church, 6037 Franconia Road, Alexan-dria.. Celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.The Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall are handi-capped accessible. 703-971-5151.

Volunteers are needed Dec. 23 and 25for the Phoenix Rising Meal Program atFranconia United Methodist Church, 6037Franconia Road, Alexandria. Help serve baggedmeals to homeless people living along the RouteOne corridor between North Kings Highway andthe Fairfax County Parkway in Alexandria. All agescan help assemble the bag lunches and assist indelivery. Meals will be prepared Wednesday, Dec.23, at 6:30 p.m., and delivered Friday, Dec. 25, at5:30 p.m. 703-971-5151 orwww.franconiaumc.org.


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• Fairfax • SpringfieldClassifiedClassified

LEGAL NOTICEOn December 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Clifton Community Hall, 12644 Chapel Road, Clifton, Virginia, the Town Council of the Town of Clifton will hold a public hearing on a lease of Town-owned property located at 7137 Main Street, Clifton Virginia, known as the “Pink House” property. The public hearing will be held pursuant Virginia Code Section 15.2-1800 (disposal of public property). The public hearing was authorized at a spe-cial meeting of the Town Council on November 22, 2009. Cop-ies of the rental criteria are available for public inspection at 7150 Main Street, Clifton Virginia.

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pushing the snow off the track,” Mitullasaid. “The kids love these trains becausethey can run with them, but the parents lovethem even more because the kids are sotired out, they fall asleep in the car ridehome.”

Monty Smith, 19, has been displaying theother fan favorite, Monty’s Lego Trains, atthe show since he was 11. Smith uses Legosets to build the trains, tracks and thedisplay’s scenery, a practice that has becomemore difficult in recent years as Lego hasstopped making train sets. So Smith saidhe must scour eBay for sets in order to keepthe children satisfied each year with freshsetups. Though it is an added inconve-nience, Smith said it is worth it to see thechildren excited.

“I’ve been coming to this show since I wasborn, and I wanted to show off my cre-ations, so I started displaying,” Smith said.“I’m always getting new track pieces, trainsand motors so I come with something newevery time, and the children seem to figure

it out before the parents.”While the train operators admittedly have

the most fun at the displays they attend,the show’s patrons were every bit as excitedfor the trains. Most of the attendees werefamilies with young children and, accord-ing to those parents, the event was worththe price of admission.

“WE’VE COME [to this event] severaltimes,” said Christine Cardwell, whobrought her son Zachary, 3, along with herhusband Howard. “Our son really lovestrains, and it’s nice that something like thisis here for the little kids. Boys just lovetrains. You can’t get around it.”

Twila Lytle brought her twin 4-year-oldboys, Ryan and Connor, to the show for thefirst time. Like Cardwell, she found that itis nearly impossible to separate boys fromtrains.

“We’ve been here for what feels likehours,” Lytle said. “The kids got into trainswhen they were two and we haven’t beenable to get them away. The kids love watch-ing the trains. They could stay here all day.”

Monty Smith with his Lego Train display.

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Trains Roll at Museum

Health Notes

Haven of Northern Virginia, 4606Ravensworth Road, Annandale, will be offer-ing a free Widow/Widower’s support group.Haven also offers one-on-one support. A vol-unteer will meet with a person grieving thedeath of a loved one, as needed, to provideindividual support. Volunteers will be se-lected to match individual need. For more,call 703-941-7000 or visitwww.havenofnova.org.

Life with Cancer has a variety of supportprograms for cancer patients and their fami-lies at the Cancer Family Center, 2700Prosperity Ave., Fairfax. 703-776-2841 orwww.lifewithcancer.org.

The Clifton Presbyterian Church hasa Caregiver Support Group that meetsthe second and fourth Thursday of eachmonth at 6:30 p.m. at the church, 12748Richards Lane, Clifton. This group is forcaregivers of seniors with Alzheimer’s, de-

mentia, and other age-related problems. 703-830-9175 ext. 17.

Body & Soul Fitness classes are cardioand strength training sessions set to contem-porary Christian music. Mondays and Fridaysfrom 9-10:15 a.m. at Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road, Spring-field. Until Nov. 23. 703-372-2332 [email protected].

Registration for weekday and weekendLamaze childbirth classes in Springfield isavailable at www.lamaze-dc.com or by call-ing 703-549-2226.

Alzheimer’s Family Day Center, lo-cated at 2812 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, hostsvarious classes. Reservations are required,and classes are open to people who are car-ing for a relative or friend with dementia.703-204-4664 or www.alzheimersfdc.org/classes.htm.


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Brick Custom Cape Cod in great equestrian community on spectacular 5+acres with inground pool & spa. Private yet close-in. 3BR, 3.5BA, 3 finlvls, fine craftsmanship & detailing, spacious rooms, hdwd floors, customgarage, recent updates. 60’ porch overlooking pool. What a Find!

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Woodbridge $118,000Charm & Convenience

This 2 BR, 2 BA first floor condo is features a large LR w/ gasfireplace, sliding glass door to balcony, sep DR, and HDWD floorin KIT. The spacious MBR has a walk-in closet and full MBA.Convenient to shopping, schools, I-95 and transportation.

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