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A 27-year-old Burkeman died on Friday,June 29 when a treefell directly on hiscar as he was drivingat the intersection ofOld Keene Mill Roadand Bauer Drive inSpringfield.

A 27-year-old Burkeman died on Friday,June 29 when a treefell directly on hiscar as he was drivingat the intersection ofOld Keene Mill Roadand Bauer Drive inSpringfield.

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Winds of more than 70 miles per hourswept through Fairfax County Fridaynight. Power went out as the stormblew into the area around 10:30 p.m.

with hurricane force winds sounding like a freighttrain.

The sound made some residents think a tornadowas upon them, and many took refuge in basements.

THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO DEATHS inFairfax County, both in the West Springfield area.

A 27-year-old Burke man, Khiet Hguyen, died whena tree fell directly on top of his car on Old KeeneMill Road near Bauer Drive, according to FairfaxPolice. He was declared dead at the scene of the ac-cident.

A 90-year-old West Springfield woman who waslying in bed died when a tree fell on her home onCarr Street at 11 p.m. Friday night. Another personin the home called 911 but was unable to reach thewoman. Police and fire and rescue units respondedto the home, but they needed a construction craneand specialized tree removal equipment to continuethe recovery operation.

On Saturday early morning, 429,868 of DominionPower’s Northern Virginia 831,900 customers werewithout power. Among those affected was the FairfaxCounty emergency 911 service.

The Fairfax County emergency 911 phone systemwas down around noon Saturday, according to theFairfax County Emergency Alert system. “Many otherforms of communications to include cellular, landline and texting are intermittent. If you have anemergency, we ask that you go to your local policeor fire station for assistance,” according to FairfaxCounty officials.

Emergency 911 service was working by Sunday,

and police ask that residents call 911 only in a trueemergency, and to call the Fairfax County non-emer-gency numbers, 703-691-7561 and 703-691-3680 toreport less urgent public safety problems. These arenot the numbers to call to report a power outage;call Dominion at 866-366-4357.

Many traffic signals are out throughout the region.In Fairfax County, 130 traffic signals were withoutpower on Saturday, according to county officials, whoremind drivers to treat any intersection with a darksignal as a four-way stop sign.

Residents who get their water from the Falls ChurchWater system in portions of Tysons, McLean, Vienna,Dunn Loring and Merrifield were advised to boil theirwater before drinking it. Multiple water pumpingplants throughout the region were without power,leading to calls for water conservation.

It will take at least several days, possibly as longas a week, to restore power to most customers, Do-minion power warned.

By Saturday night, there were about 340,000 Do-minion customers in Northern Virginia still withoutpower. By Sunday morning, that number was downto 285,000 households.

With temperatures predicted to be 100 degrees orgreater, there were hyperthermia concerns aboutresidents who are older or with disabilities.

STORMS UPROOTED mature trees, blew downlimbs, brought down numerous power lines and alsobroke power poles.

Neighbors were urged to check on seniors andthose with disabilities.

Call 911 for reports of “hot” or sparking electricalwires, especially those on roadways.

Call Dominion Power to report outages at 1-866-366-4357.

Storms Leave 2 Dead,Power OutAt least two dead inFairfax; 285,000 residentsstill without power afterFriday night’s hurricaneforce winds.

Tree crushes cars alongRt. 123 in Oakton.Storms uprooted maturetrees, blew down limbs,brought down numerouspower lines and alsobroke power poles.

One person was killed while driving at theintersection of Old Keene Mill Road andBauer Drive in Springfield.

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More than 80,000residents were stillstruggling with

power outages and triple-digittemperatures Monday after awave of violent thunderstormsslammed the region Friday,June 29, packing hurricane-force winds that uprooted trees,downed power lines andknocked out power to morethan 1 million homes.

The fast-moving line of thun-derstorms rolled through thearea without warning, surpris-ing residents with 50-80 mphwinds and wreaking havoc astrees toppled on homes androadways.

“Fairfax County was espe-cially hard hit. We are stillstruggling with widespreadpower outages and diminishedlandline phone communica-tion,” said Supervisor JeffMcKay, (D-Lee).

Shortly before 11 p.m. on Fri-day evening, fallen trees wereblamed for the deaths of twopeople in the area. A 90-year-old Springfield woman diedwhen asleep in bed after a treecrashed into her home 8100block of Carr Street. At approxi-

mately the same time, a 27-year-old Burke man died whena tree fell directly on his car ashe was driving on Old KeeneMill Road near Bauer Drive.Fairfax County police said KhietNguyen was pronounced deadat the scene of the crash.

“We had massive damagethrough the county, so VirginiaDominion Power has been busytrying to get to all of thosesites,” said Dave McKernan,Fairfax County’s EmergencyManagement Coordinator.

“Trees down on wires preventroads from opening becauseVDOT will not work those sitesuntil they can confirm thepower is off to those wires.Then we can get the trees outof the way and traffic movingagain,” McKernan said.

More than 80 intersections inFairfax County remained with-out working traffic lights onMonday - including West OxRoad and Fair Lakes Parkway inFairfax and Lorton Road and I-95 - causing numerous fender-benders and small collision, ac-cording to police. Officialsurged motorists to obey 4-waystop rules at intersections with-out power.

A worker feeds tree branches and stumps into ashredder in Fairfax on Saturday, June 30.

After the StormArea residents cope with nopower, no air-conditioning andsoaring temperatures.

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BY MONDAY, JULY 2, Do-minion Virginia Power hadrestored power to approxi-mately 600,000 of 831,000customers in Northern Vir-ginia, according to CarolynMoss, a regional managing di-rector for the utility.

“Friday’s storm was thelargest non-hurricane relatedoutage in our company’s 100-year history,” Moss said, add-ing that Dominion Power ex-pected to have all remainingservice restored by Saturday.

In addition to widespreadpower outages, residentswere also struggling withrecord-high temperatures. OnFriday, temperatures reached104 degrees - topping arecord of 101 set in 1934 –and many homes were leftwithout power and air-condi-tioning as the National Weather Servicewarned the heat index could reach 110 de-grees later this week.

Fairfax County Executive Ed Long issueda statement Monday through FairfaxCounty’s emergency blog saying there were“plenty of places to go to stay cool asweather is going to stay hot this week.”

“While things have gotten significantlybetter since Friday, we are still experienc-ing some difficulties,” Long said. He urgedresidents without power to go to various“cooling sites” throughout the county, suchas libraries, recreation centers and shoppingmalls.

“We’re all optimistic that by the end ofthe week, things will be worked out andwe’re asking people to be patient,” Longsaid.

CITY FAIRFAX DECLARESSTATE OF EMERGENCY

City of Fairfax officials announced a stateof emergency Monday as more power crewsarrived in the city to restore electricity tothe 900 homes still without power, accord-ing to Mayor Scott Silverthorne.

“The number is down from 10,000 –pluson Saturday,” Silverthorne said. “It’s myhope that those without power will be re-stored by this evening.”

According to Dominion Power, nearly 90percent of city customers experienced apower outage after a wave of violent stormstore through the region Friday, June 29,downing power lines and trees.

Ken Rudnicki, the city’s emergency coor-dinator, said city officials declared a stateof emergency, effective June 29, after de-termining that “resources were over-whelmed.”

“Basically, we’re making sure our ducksare in line to get federal assistance whenand if it becomes available,” Rudnicki said,adding that declaring “a state of emergency”allows the city to streamline procedures toobtain equipment and services needed forclean-up.

“Let’s say we needed a bulldozer. Nor-mally, we’d have to go through (extensive)permitting process. Under the declaration,if we need a bulldozer we get a bulldozer,”Rudnicki said.

Silverthorne said the City’s Fireworks cel-

ebration, which draws nearly 20,000 peoplefrom all over Fairfax County, is still on.

“I think we all need something good tocelebrate, but I’m hoping this will all becleared up by tonight or tomorrow,”Silverthorne said.

BURKE: HAPPY MEALS,STARBUCKS AND FUEL

On Saturday evening at Burke CentreShopping Center, fast-food restaurants andgas stations were jammed with cars

“It’s been crazy busy today. Kids are happywe’re open, and people don’t seem toostressed,” said Ravinder Kaus, a McDonald’scashier.

Several gas stations in Burke and Fairfaxran out of gas and were shuttered by earlySaturday afternoon, but the Burke CentreExxon station was open for business, and along line of cars wrapped around the gasstation Saturday evening. Several motoristsexpressed frustration at the nearly hour-long wait for gas.

“This is just too long,” said Fairfax resi-dent Tim Kellin, who was pumping gas inthe sweltering heat after waiting in line for45 minutes. He said he had been to severalclosed gas stations before finding the BurkeExxon open at 6 p.m. “I don’t think you can

print the rest of what I haveto say.”

Steven Goodheart, a meteo-rology student at George Ma-son University, decided not towait for gas, and headed forthe Starbucks in the shoppingcenter. “We saw the stormcoming last night,” saidGoodheart, who lives on PopesHead Road. “The winds werechanging direction very fast,which is not a good sign.” Hesaid the power was still out athis home, and he planned tostay with a cousin inWoodbridge for the weekend.

Burke resident Alex Miegel,who grabbed coffee and pastryat the Starbucks, said hispower came on about 3 p.m.“We were very lucky. What

was weird (about the storm) was that itdidn’t last that long, but there were majorwinds. It felt like intense, and then you seeall this damage.”

Tiana Hoffer, a college student home forthe summer, sat outside the Starbucks, sip-ping coffee and working on a researchproject. She said power was still out at herfamily’s home in Burke. “I’m here to moochoff their wi-fi,” she said, joking. “My momwas definitely freaked out by the storm lastnight. The lightning was non-stop.”

On Monday, Supervisor John Cook (R-Springfield) said his office in the Kings ParkLibrary was open after losing power duringthe weekend, but “our telephone connec-tions are still spotty, so email may be thebest way to reach us.”

“All of us on the Braddock team send outour condolences to the families of those whohave lost their lives or those who sufferedinjuries from the storm, including two fa-talities in the Braddock District. You andyour families are in our thoughts andprayers,” Cook said.

Cook said his house suffered minor dam-age, but he viewed significant damage tohomes across the district. “We’re here tohelp in whatever way we can,” he said.

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Area Suffers Massive Damage in a Tornado-like Storm

A 40-foot tree, uprooted by the storm, lands on a sidewalk at GeorgeMason University on Saturday, June 30.

The Bonanno family enjoys ice-cream at the Sweet Frog in Lorton onSaturday, June 30. (From left) Kevin, Keith, Anderson, 4, Charles,5, Ryan,8, Carolyn and Anne, who lives in Burke.

College student TianaHoffer of Burke at theBurke Centre Starbucks onSaturday, June 30.

Alex Miguel of Burke at theBurke Centre Starbucks onSaturday, June 30.

McDonald’s employeesRavinder Kaus and ColinWestfield said they werehanding out Happy Meals leftand right to hungry residentswithout power on Saturday,June 30.

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A plethora of new laws will go intoeffect in the Commonwealth on July1, including restrictive new proce-dures for voting, and the loosening

of multiple gun regulations.Drivers convicted of driving while very in-

toxicated and anyone convicted of DUI for thesecond time will now be required to have igni-tion locks installed on their vehicles which willcheck their blood alcohol levels and keep themfrom driving if they have been drinking. Hope-fully this technology will keep drunk driversfrom getting behind the wheel.

Women seeking abortions will be requiredto have a sonogram 48 hours before the abor-tion. The debate over this bill was one of themost publicized pieces of state legislation inthe nation, and the focus of many jokes, pro-tests and outrage. But still the bill passed andthe Governor signed it into law.

Voters will be required to present identifica-tion, and if they arrive at the polling place with-out identification, they will cast a provisionalballot that will only be counted if the voterattends a meeting of the electoral board thenext day to present his or her identification.Previously signing an affidavit swearing to youridentity was sufficient.

Fortunately, your concealed weapons permitwill count as your voter identification. But thelaw provides less sanction for carrying yourconcealed weapon without having your con-cealed weapons permit in your possession ($25civil fine) than for not having your identifica-tion to vote in your possession (disenfran-chised, your vote is not counted).

These two provisions, counting concealedweapons permit as voter identification andlimiting the penalty for not having your per-mit with you while carrying your concealedweapon, were just a few of the laws passedthat lessen restrictions on guns in common-wealth. Some examples, effective July 1:Eliminate the prohibition on purchasingmore than one handgun in a 30-day period(there are no limits now); provide that noth-ing in the Emergency Services and DisasterLaw shall limit or prohibit the otherwise law-

ful possession, carrying, transportation, sale,or transfer of firearms; provide that any lo-cality that participates in any gun-buybackprogram offer the firearms acquired for saleby public auction or sealed bids to a personlicensed as a dealer; allow local governmentemployees to store a lawfully possessed fire-arm and ammunition in a locked privatemotor vehicle; remove the option for a lo-cality to require that an applicant for a con-cealed handgun permit submit fingerprintsas part of the application.

And something that will affect all of us, al-though it does not go into effect until Septem-ber 2013, a new law that will require Virgin-ians to pay sales tax on purchases from Ama-zon. This is only fair to local retailers.

The Virginia General Assembly enacted morethan 700 new laws in 2012, many of themworthy of discussion.

New Laws, Assault on Freedom?Voting restrictions,abortion restrictions,DUI restrictions, fewergun restrictions, morego into effect July 1.

This week’s Connection papers were printedon Monday and Tuesday July 1-2 because ofthe timing of the July 4/Independence Dayholiday.

On Monday, at least half of our readers werestill without power after Friday night’s 80-mile-per-hour wind storm, and at our office, we arecoping with intermittent power and relatedcomputer problems. Our website has been up-dated with storm information,www.ConnectionNewspapers.com, and ourtwitter accounts kept followers up to date dur-ing the aftermath.

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Fourth of JulyCelebrationTo the Editor:

As a former federal worker with11 years of service at the Depart-ment of Defense, the Fourth of Julyis an important day for me. Sincethe dawn of our nation, federalworkers have played a significantrole in America’s achievements.

The contributions of federalworkers will be very much in evi-dence this week as Americans pre-pare to celebrate our nation’sbirthday. Millions of Americanswill check a weather report pre-pared by the National WeatherService, grill meat inspected by theU.S. Department of Agriculture,and fly in skies kept safe by theFederal Aviation Administrationand the Transportation SecurityAdministration. Others will enjoytime outdoors in our NationalParks, travel with children pro-tected by car seats inspected by theConsumer Product Safety Com-mission, and visit post offices tomail letters and packages to loved

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are proud of the jobs we’ve donefor America for the last 236 years.We wish you, and the nation welove, a happy Independence Day.

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Four adults and five childrenwere hospitalized on June 14 af-ter experiencing the effects of car-bon monoxide poisoning in theirapartment in Oakton. Luckily,these lives were saved, but thisisn’t always the case.

Carbon monoxide (CO) poison-ing is the leading cause of acciden-tal poisoning deaths in America.According to the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, CO

poisoning causes more than 400deaths and 20,000 emergency de-partment visits in the U.S. annu-ally.

Often called the “silent killer,”CO is produced anytime a fuel isburned. Potential sources includegas or oil furnaces, water heaters,space heaters, clothes dryers, bar-becue grills, fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, gas ovens, genera-tors, and car exhaust fumes. Whenthese appliances malfunction orare used improperly, CO poison-ing may occur.

The National Fire ProtectionAssociation reports that nearly 89percent of reported non-fire COincidents take place at home. Hav-ing a working carbon monoxidealarm is the only safe way to de-tect this poisonous gas, so now isthe time to install CO alarms ormake sure your current alarms areupdated.

Just like you can’t predict a firein your home, you also can’t pre-dict when a carbon monoxide leakwill happen. Take steps to protectyour family from this odorless,tasteless, invisible gas. Make sure

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throughout the county, sidewalksand roads in West Springfieldneighborhoods were littered withbroken limbs, branches and otherdebris.

Manuel Carara with AdvancedLandscaping in Springfield said heworked for nearly 10 hours onSaturday hauling pieces of trees totrees to feed into the shredder.

“I’ve never seen so much dam-age from one storm,” Carara said.“We’ve had dozens of calls sinceearly this morning.”

Since Friday’s storm, SupervisorPat Herrity (R-Springfield) has is-sued frequent storm updates in hisblast e-newsletter The Herrity Re-port. On Monday, he sent out a listof updated road and municipalclosings, as well as resources forresidents.

“It is supposed to be hot today,”Herrity said, “so please continueto check on your neighbors, andas always, our office is open to youshould you need to get out of theheat.”

LORTON: ICE-CREAM& JAZZ

Around 7 p.m. on Saturday,members of the Bonanno familywere enjoying ice-cream at SweetFrog Ice Cream Parlor at theShoppes at Lorton Valley.

“Our power went out about10:20 last night,” said KevinBonanno. “We heard this terriblewind first, like a moaning sound.We live in a townhouse, and Ithought ‘Geez, are we going to getblown away? If the rain hadn’tcooled things off, it would havebeen a sauna in the house.”

Bonanno said there was a runon ice at the grocery store, but hehad not encountered too manyother problems

“All the fast-food restaurantswere busy, but at least we’re heretogether,” Bonanno said.

At the Lorton Workhouse ArtsCentre, the band ChopteethAfrofrunk was getting ready toperform Saturday around 7:30p.m. during Mount Vernon nights,a series of free concerts.

“We ready to chase away thestormy blues…” said sax playerMark Gilbert, looking up at thedarkening skies, as a few drops ofrain began to fall “…at least be-tween this storm and the nextone.”

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By Marilyn Campbell

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When Jim Upp’s wife Jeanniedied in 2006, the Fairfax se-nior citizen found himselfsurrounded by a lifetime of

memories in the spacious home where thecouple had raised three children.

“We lived on a one-acre lot with plenty oftrees all by ourselves,” said Upp. “I wasalone, and there was a large house and anacre of land to take care of. It took me aboutfive days to realize that wasn’t where itwanted to spend the rest of my life.”

Upp moved to a retirement community,which he called a one-stop center for medi-cal care, activities from bowling to televi-sion production, and socializing with peoplewith similar backgrounds.

“I did not know a soul when I came here,but I know hundreds of people now,” saidUpp. “There are more than 200 activitieshere on campus. There are five or six doc-tors here everyday. If I have a problem, Ican just go down and see a doctor anytime.”

WHILE UPP’S TRANSITION was uncom-plicated, methodical and borne out of a self-made decision, other moves are not so seam-less.

Deciding that one can no longer live alone,selling a house that has been a home fordecades and relocating to retirement facil-ity can be an emotionally charged and physi-cally challenging feat. Recognizing the warn-ing signs that a change might be necessaryand developing a plan can help make themove less complicated.

“There is usually a crisis that bring some-one into a facility,” said Catharine A. Kopac,Ph.D., a certified geriatric nurse practitio-ner and chair of the graduate nursing pro-gram at Marymount University in Arlington.

“Often the family gets nocounseling and the move ismade in a hurry.”

Knowing when it is time totransition to a professionallyrun living environment is adecision with which manystruggle. Gerontology professionals say thereare a few red flags. Topping the list is therisk of vulnerability. “Is the person safe?”asked Andrew Carle, executive-in-residence,at George Mason University’s Program inSenior Housing Administration. “Are they areon [multiple] medications and it’s hard forthem to manage? Are they at risk for fallingor do they have Alzheimer’s and are at riskof wandering?”

If the answer to any of these questions is“yes,” it might be time to move. An inabilityto perform daily activities such as eating,bathing and driving is another indicator.

SELECTING THE RIGHT TYPE of facil-ity requires knowing the choices: indepen-dent living, assisted living and nursinghomes.

Independent living is generally regularhousing specifically designed for seniorswhereas residents at assisted-living facilitiescan get aid with daily activities such as bath-ing and medication management. They of-ten include kitchens, but meals and trans-portation to medical appointments and othererrands are usually provided as well.

“Many people don’t understand the differ-ence between a nursing home and assistedliving,” said Carle. “Unless a person is bed-ridden, they probably don’t need a nursinghome.”

Identifying a person’s specific needs andfinding a facility that is equipped to meetthose requirements is vital. “If one needs anyrehabilitation, then you would want tochoose a facility that offers rehab services

or therapy,” said Dr. Jean Glossa, M.D., medi-cal director for Fairfax County CommunityHealth Care Network and MolinaHealthcare. “If one has dementia orAlzheimer’s disease, then you would want afacility that has trained and experienced staffin working with patients who suffer fromeither disease.”

Geriatric care specialists, who can be foundthrough the National Association of Geriat-ric Care Managers, can help assess a person’sneeds and help match him or her with anappropriate community. The Assisted LivingFederation of America is another source forinformation on facilities, and experts recom-mend visiting www.medicare.gov when look-ing for a nursing home.

“CMS [Centers for Medicare & MedicaidServices] has the Nursing Home Comparewebsite, which provides basic data aboutnursing homes, including staffing, past vio-lations in recent surveys by the licensingagency, quality measures and more,” saidGlossa.

Experts say it is important to visit mul-tiple communities before making a decision:“You should always tour at least three,” saidCarle, who lives in Herndon. “It is like testdriving a car. You don’t just test one car andbuy it.”

Meet those who run the facility. “A com-munity is only as good as its administrator,”said Carle. “Have the administrator give youa tour. It doesn’t matter if the facility has aglass chandelier or a baby grand piano. Asyou’re walking around, if the administratordoesn’t know their own employees or resi-

dents, that would tell you a whole lot morethan any brochure would. Families shouldlook for an administrator who clearly has alove for seniors.”

When meeting the staff at retirement fa-cilities or nursing homes, there are key ques-tions to pose. “Ask about the longevity ofthe staff and the average years of employ-ment in the facility, the community’s philoso-phy on aging in place, transition expecta-tions as the person declines and needs addi-tional services,” added Karen Boyce, theadministrator at Renaissance Gardens atGreenspring in Springfield. She also recom-mends staying for lunch or another activity“to experience the sense of community, andstaff interactions with other residents andeach other.”

LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES are otherkey considerations. “Is the facility close tofamily?” said Dave DeClark, director of mar-keting at Vinson Hall in McLean. “Is it closeto a social network or former business asso-ciates? Is it in a geographic location that theyfind desirable?”

DeClarke suggests contemplating socialaspects. “What type of environment wouldthe individual or the couple really thrive in?What are their outside friends like? Whatare some of the things that they used to doand would like to continue doing?”

The cost of the facility is important too.“Discussing payment methods in advancealso helps alleviate financial issues in thefuture,” said Glossa. “If you or your familymember has Medicaid or Medicare, makesure the facility accepts residents on eitheror both programs.”

Experts say such moves require sensitivityand planning. “Don’t take control. Leave con-trol in the hands of the elder like when tomove, what to take, what to buy new, all thedetails, no matter how long it takes or howweird it may sound to you,” counseledPotomac resident Linda Berg-Cross, Ph.D., aprofessor of psychology at Howard University.

Carle added that guilt is a common barrierto assisted living or nursing home placement.

Jim Upp displays hislate wife’s paintingsat an arts fair atGreenspring, a retire-ment community inSpringfield. Uppdownsized from alarge home to anindependent livingfacility after his wifedied. “I did not knowa soul when I camehere, but I knowhundreds of peoplenow. There are morethan 200 activitieshere,” he said.

Residents at Vinson Hall McLean, participate in water sports. Expertssay many people would be happier in an assisted living facility, wherethey have activities and friends, than they are living alone.

Seniors in the drama club at Greenspring, aretirement community in Springfield, present aplay. Experts advise those looking for retirementfacilities to spend enough time at the communityto ensure that it is a good fit socially.

Herndon resident AndrewCarle of the George MasonUniversity’s Program inSenior Housing Administra-tion recommends visiting atleast three retirement com-munities before selectingone to call home.

Experts offer advice on choosing aretirement community.

“Many people feel that they should be taking care oftheir parents,” said Carle. “But families need to be hon-est with themselves and understand that the world isdifferent now than it was one or two generations ago.Many people would be happier in an assisted livingfacility where they have activities and friends than theywould be living all by themselves. We should look atthis as helpful and not something to feel guilty about.”

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End-of-the-Year Art Show at WoodsonBy Annelise Jensen

The Connection

On June 6, WoodsonHigh School’s art stu-dents of all grades

showcased their artwork for thecommunity at the Woodson’sannual end-of-the-year ArtShow. Senior art students en-joyed their last high school artshow, while others experiencedtheir first public showing.

Woodson High School’s aux-iliary gym was filled with hun-dreds of parents, students andcommunity members crowding

around each display. Well over twodozen students’ artwork was ondisplay. Students of all grades andart levels presented their style ofart including analog and digitalphotography, ceramics, sculpture,computer graphics, animation,printmaking, painting, drawing,and mixed media. Woodson’s artteacher and Art Show coordinator,Jayne Matricardi-Burke, said theArt Show has been a great success.“We’ve been working hard foryears to build a good program,”Matricardi-Burke said.

AP Art student, junior CharlotteGuthey, said her digital photogra-

phy is “therapeutic” by helping herexpress herself. Another studentconveys her strong attachment forher art. “I wouldn’t want art as acareer because I wouldn’t want tomake it for anyone else, but my-self,” says senior Anna Beyer.

One of the main pieces featuredwas senior Angelina Mamkung’saward winning art. She has re-ceived a Silver Award at the 2012Scholastic Art Awards and an hon-orable mention for her artwork atthe 11th District Congressional ArtCompetition. She will be headingto Carnegie Mellon University in thefall on a Merit Based Scholarship.

“I really suck at writing, so thisis the only way I can express my-self” says Mamkung. Momentslater a women admiring Mamkun’sart tells her, “You inspire me to domy own art”.

Prints of student artwork willbe available for sale. Raffle tick-ets for hand-painted chairs andguitars were featured, all theproceeds going towards theschool’s Art Booster program.

Photo by Annelise Jensen/The Connection

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Alte Kameraden. 7 p.m. Fairfax CityOld Town Plaza, 3955

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Unitarian Universalist Church, 10125Lakehaven Ct., Burke. Line dancelesson at 7:30 p.m.; couples dancelesson at 8 p.m. Open dancing from8:30-11p.m. NVCWDA members $10;non-members $12; children under 18accompanied by a paying adult $5;PSDC members $10. 703-860-4941.

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Wolf Trap Opera Company: DonGiovanni. 7 p.m. Wolf Trap Centerfor the Performing Arts, 1551 TrapRoad, Vienna. Preshow talk one hourbefore performance.www.wolftrap.org.

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Meet the Author: Kimberly“Kimba” Dalferes. 7 -8:30 p.m.Join local author for a reading of funand quirky stories from her book “IWas In Love With a Short Man

Once.” Adults. Burke CentreCommunity Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/events/meettheauthor/

WEDNESDAY/JULY 11Coal Train Railroad. 10:30 a.m.

Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. A Nashville, Tennesseeensemble takes children and familiesinto the world of jazz. $8-$10 at 1-877-WOLFTRAP orwww.wolftrap.org/TITW.

Big Head Todd & The Monsters. 7p.m. Filene Center, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. With Ben Harper, Los Lobos,JJ Grey & Mofro, The Lumineers,North Mississippi Allstars, The WoodBrothers, James McCurtry, DavidLindley, Nathaniel Rateliff, MatthewCurry and more. $30-$75. 703-255-1900 or www.wolftrap.org.

Summer Extravaganza: Dog Daysof Summer. 6 p.m. Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 5114 TwinbrookRoad, Fairfax. Canine musicalfreestyle dogs, music, and hot dogs.Free. [email protected]

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CFB Children’s Concert. 7:30 p.m.Veterans Amphitheatre, 10455Armstrong St, Fairfax. Annualsummer children’s concert featuringfree ice cream, instrument pettingzoo, children’s parade and more.

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Train Display. 1-4 p.m. 11200 FairfaxStation Road in Fairfax Station. TheNorthern Virginia NTRACK memberswill have a display and N gaugetrains running at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum. Adults $3,children $1. www.fairfax-station.orgor 703-425-9225.

MONDAY/JULY 16Children’s Music Performance

Series. 10:30 a.m. Old Town Hall,3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Firstand third Mondays of each month.Free admission. 703-352-2787 orwww.fairfaxarts.org.

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Youth Football Camp. GeorgeMason University, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Four day footballcamp with overnight and day campoptions. Daily instruction, lectures,and demonstrations by Orakpo andmembers of the WashingtonRedskins. Coaches will ensureindividual and team instruction onboth offense and defense. For age 7-18. 301-575-9400 orwww.footballcamps.com.

The United States Army Band “Downrange” will performin a Lee District Nights series on Wednesday, July 25, 7:30p.m. at Lee District Park Amphitheater, 6601 TelegraphRoad, Franconia.

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Sports

By Jon Roetman

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In nine seasons, RobertGarza led the MountVernon boys’ soccer pro-

gram to three National Districtchampionship game appear-ances, two district titles and atop-20 ranking in theESPN.com national poll. TheMajors reached the regionalquarterfinals each of the lastthree years and proved capableof competing with best in thearea.

Garza left his fingerprints onthe Mount Vernon program.Now the 39-year-old coach ismoving on to a new challenge.

Garza on July 2 was namedhead coach of the Robinsonboys’ soccer team, replacing JacCicala, who retired at season’send. The Rams captured the2012 Northern Region champi-onship before losing to ThomasDale, 1-0, in the statequarterfinals. Robinson finishedstate runner-up in 2008, 2000and 1987.

“It feels good, to be honest,”Garza said of taking over atRobinson. “I don’t know if bit-

tersweet is the right thing to say.Being at Mount Vernon for nineyears, I hate to leave that pro-gram … but this is an opportu-nity for me to take [the nextstep in] my coaching career.”

Garza’s Mount Vernon teamsfaced Robinson four times inthe last three seasons, includ-ing three postseason matchups.In 2010, Robinson defeatedMount Vernon in the regionalquarterfinals. In 2011, the Ma-jors beat the Rams in the open-ing round of the regional tour-nament. In 2012, Mount Vernonwon the teams’ regular seasonmeeting, but Robinson re-sponded with a victory via pen-alty-kick shootout in the re-gional quarterfinals.

“I’m looking forward to tak-ing my style over there,” Garzasaid, referring to MountVernon’s use of speed, agilityand forward-moving posses-sion. “I’m looking forward tothe next challenge. [Robinsonis] in the toughest district(Concorde) in the state of Vir-ginia. I’m looking forward tothe challenge and the next stepand bettering myself as acoach.”

Garza graduated fromHayfield in 1991 and playedsoccer collegiately at LibertyUniversity and Marymount Uni-versity. He’s a history teacher atAlice Deal Middle School inWashington, D.C.

After nine seasons at Mount Vernon, RobertGarza on July 2 was named head boys’soccer coach at Robinson Secondary School.

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Tennis is everywhere in Fairfax this sum-mer. As the weather starts heating up andthe days get longer, more and morepeople are flocking to the courts to get

their adrenaline fix, work on their backhand swingor just have fun with friends and neighbors. What-ever the reason people grab for their racquets it isclear that the opportunities for tennis players areeverywhere. Many neighborhood facilities like TheFairfax Station Swim and Tennis Club offer campsand clinics for younger players for nominal weeklyfees. Most prices range from $100-$150 per weekand programs run from Memorial Day to late July.FSSTC also offers a Varsity Prep class for adolescentplayers looking to train for High School Teams andis admittedly “not for the faint hearted.”

Players looking for a more relaxed environmentwhere they can play intramural-style matches canfind adult single and double groups at almost everyneighborhood facility in the area. Some facilities dorequire membership and en-trance fees but this usuallycomes with access to a “courtkey” which gives players unlim-ited access to the courts withinfacility hours. Country Club fa-cilities Such as Belle Haven

One of the adult teams at Country Club ofFairfax poses for a picture during one ofthe summer tournaments.

Coach Rob leads agame of “King ofThe Court” duringa junior tennisclinic at FairfaxStation Swim andTennis Club inFairfax Station.

Mantua Pool in Fairfax has a vibrant intramural programthat takes place every week and is always accepting newplayers.

Six-year-old Logan Morriswinds up for a backhandswing at Belle Haven Coun-try Club in Alexandria.

Hitting on the SweetSpot of SummerOne of the most belovedsummer pastimes is allover Fairfax.

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Clifton $1,050,000Distinctive 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath Colonial located on 5.6 gor-geous acres is punctuated by a sparkling in-ground pool. Aseparate lower level entrance leads to a bedroom with a kitch-enette and full bath making a perfect in-law or au pair suite,game room and media room complete the lower level.

Fairfax Station/Crosspointe $639,900Bright, Cheerful, Immaculate located on a cul-de-sac – Side load-ing garage, newer windows, deck opens to community woods.Hardwoods on main level and ceramic in kitchen – 4 BR, 2.5 BA –Very pretty landscaping. Call today for your private showing.

Hot Springs, VA $350,000Custom built home on the OldCourse at The Homestead. 3 bed-rooms, 2 1/2 baths, 1 car garage.Totally renovated with 2 story livingroom and dining room. Hardwoodfloors throughout. Skylights, baywindows and custom window treat-ments. Large decking across therear of the home. Fully furnished!Just a short walk to The Homesteadresort. Membership available.

Burke$425,000POOL ISOPEN!!!

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BURKE $569,900Fantastic 5 bedroom home! Private yard backing to wooded commonarea and trails. Gorgeous brazilian cherry hardwood floors on mainlevel. Large, updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, 2 pan-tries & butler’s pantry. Full, finished walk out basement with wet bar.

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CROSSPOINTE $759,900Spectacular 5BR Windsor model on a cul-de-sac. Beautifully updatedkitchen and baths! Large home office, finished walkout basement. Bigmaster BR suite features exotic hardwood floors, huge walk-in closet& spacious sitting room. Visit www.8288TaborLane.com

CROSSPOINTE $719,900Stately 5BR Washington model sits on a 113 acre wooded lot! 2 storyfoyer. Updated kitchen with separate morning room, new windows,finished lower level with wet bar & media room. Library with built-ins. Visit www.8513ChaseGlenCircle.com

Fairfax City $399,9003BR/2BA renovated SFH. Walk to Old Town Fairfax. Over$20K of improvements. 0.23 acre fully fenced lot.

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Burke Centre $289,900Awesome townhouse/condo isready to welcome its new fam-ily! This 2 bedroom + Denunit has wood floors, granitecounters, a fantastic deck, fin-ished walkout basement withfull bath, fireplace and copperpipes! Everything sparkles inthis beautiful unit set in awonderful well maintainedcourtyard! Just a minuteswalking distance to the VRE,Walmart, Giant, Starbucksand more. Call Catie & Steveto see it today! 703-278-9313

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Address ................................. BR FB HB .. Postal City ..... Sold Price ... Type ..... Lot AC . PostalCode ........ Subdivision ............... Date Sold

1 3831 FARR OAK CIR .............. 5 .. 4 . 1 ...... FAIRFAX ......... $877,500 .... Detached .. 0.11 ........ 22030 ............. FARRCROFT ................. 05/20/12

2 9079 EMMA ANN WAY .......... 6 .. 5 . 1 FAIRFAX STATION ... $876,500 .... Detached .. 0.25 ........ 22039 ...... SILVERBROOK FARMS .......... 05/30/12

3 9913 SHADY SLOPE CT .......... 5 .. 3 . 1 FAIRFAX STATION ... $875,000 .... Detached .. 0.58 ........ 22039 ............. SOUTH RUN ................. 05/14/12

4 10094 COVER PL ................... 5 .. 4 . 1 ...... FAIRFAX ......... $860,000 .... Detached .. 0.14 ........ 22030 ............. FARRCROFT ................. 05/04/12

5 9113 MARIAH JEFFERSON CT 3 .. 4 . 1 ..... LORTON ......... $849,227 .... Detached .. 1.32 ........ 22079 ......... OCCOQUAN PARK ............. 05/25/12

6 6409 DEEPWOOD FARM DR ... 4 .. 4 . 1 ..... CLIFTON ......... $839,000 .... Detached .. 0.26 ........ 20124 ........ LITTLE ROCKY RUN ............ 05/10/12

7 9743 ROLLING RIDGE DR ...... 5 .. 3 . 1 FAIRFAX STATION ... $820,000 .... Detached .. 0.62 ........ 22039 ............. SOUTH RUN ................. 05/04/12

8 9622 NUTHATCH DR ............. 7 .. 5 . 1 FAIRFAX STATION ... $800,000 .... Detached .. 0.22 ........ 22039 ..... OAKS AT CROSSPOINTE ........ 05/18/12

Copyright 2012 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of June 15, 2012.

Local REAL ESTATELocal REAL ESTATEPhotos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Sold in May 2012in the $800,000s

1 3831 Farr Oak Circle, Fairfax — $877,500

2 9079 Emma Ann Way, Fairfax Station — $876,500

4 10094Cover Place,

Fairfax —$860,000

5 9113 Mariah Jefferson Court,Lorton — $849,227

8 9622 Nuthatch Drive, Fairfax Station — $800,000

6 6409 Deepwood FarmDrive, Clifton — $839,000

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