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Spotlight onHigh-SchoolTheaterNews, Page 8

GovernorSigns

Voter ID BillsNews, Page 3

RamsBaseball

Wins ConcordeDistrictSports, Page 12

(From left) Mickey Sheridanand Sean Pugerude as Horaceand Dolly in the Paul VI’smusical, “Hello, Dolly!” Theplay received nine Cappienominations. Pugerude hasbeen nominated for the awardas Lead Actress in a Musical.

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May 31 – June 3

WWW.SPRINGFIELDDAYS.COM

Springfield Days is a communitycelebration with fun for everyone!

This year, enjoy rides andgames at FamilyFest. Run in

the Springfield 15K/5K.Bring your 4-legged friends to

PetFest at South Run RECenter.Learn about health and fitness

at FitnessFest. Bring the kids forthe exciting OutdoorFest and end

the evening with an outdoormovie— Happy Feet Two. Enjoy

the Cardboard Boat Regatta. Fora complete list of activities, timesand locations, visit the website.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Everyone has their favorite Spring-field Days event, whether it’s thecardboard boat regatta, theamusement rides, the petfest or

the farmers market. Whatever it is, the an-nual community-wide celebration has some-thing fun, entertaining and exciting for ev-eryone.

“It’s four days of fun for everyone. Spring-field Days is one of our great communityevents. For me, it means that summer is fi-nally here, and it’s something my familynever misses,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay(D-Lee).

The festivities begin with a kick-off re-ception on Thursday, May 31 at SaffordChrysler Jeep Dodge of Springfield, theevent’s main sponsor.

“Each year it’s a little different,” saidTawny Hammond, co-chair of the eventalong with Lee Ann Shenefiel. “It’s drivenby volunteers and the energy of commu-nity, and showcases all the resources in thecommunity. That’s what’s so cool about it.”

THE BIGGEST CHANGE this year is mov-ing almost all the activities, except for thecarnival, to South Run REC Center. Nowcalled “Party in the Park,” the South Runevent includes: FitnessFest, PetFest, Paws-On-Parade, OutdoorFest, Open Swim partyand Movie in the Park at dusk, which willbe Happy Feet 2. On stage there will be petdemos, fitness demos and music. There willalso be farm animals, wagon rides and na-ture walks.

“The day is for the entire family, both two-legged and four- legged members,” said RodHudson, a veterinarian at Colonial AnimalHospital and chair of the pet activities.

One of the most popular events – theCardboard Boat Regatta – will be held Sun-day June 3 at 2 p.m. at Lake Accotink Park,where thousands of people set out theirlawn chairs to watch an assortment of hu-man-powered boats made of corrugatedcardboard.

“This is one of my favorite events,” saidSharon Bulova, Chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors. The Board ofSupervisors gave out a proclamation to theorganizers of Springfield Days at the boardmeeting on Tuesday, May 22. “There’s evena ‘Titanic’ boat…It’s an event that everyoneenjoys.”

SATURDAY MORNING the 15K and 5 Krun starts and finishes at Lee High School.Proceeds from the event are distributed tovarious charities throughout the greaterSpringfield community.

Hammond said the event typically attractsmore than 50,000 people.

“This is the place to kick off summer,” saidHammond, who served as chair of the eventfor 10 years. “It really is the ultimate‘staycation,’ because we have so manyevents throughout the greater Springfieldarea. It’s a labor of love for me. What reallyspeaks to me is the fact that so many peopleand businesses in the community continueto support this event.”

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The cardboard boat regatta, one of the most popular Springfield Daysactivities will be held Lake Accotink Park on Sunday, June 3.

Schedule of EventsTHURSDAY, MAY 31 THROUGHSUNDAY, JUNE 3❖ May 31-June 3 - FamilyFest at Springfield Mall

featuring amusements, rides and games❖ Saturday, June 2 - Party in the Park at South

Run REC Center featuring:❖ PetFest❖ Family FitnessFest❖ OutdoorFest❖ Entertainment Stage❖ Pool Party❖ Outdoor Movie❖ Saturday, June 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Smart

Market Farmers Market❖ Saturday, June 2, 7:30 a.m. at Lee High

School - The 15K and 5 K runs❖ Sunday, June 3 - Cardboard Boat Regatta at

Lake Accotink❖ For more event information, go to

www.springfielddays.com. For more informationon the races, go to www.runspringfield.org.

Springfield Days —the Ultimate ‘Staycation’Event features food,fun, entertainment forpets and people.

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Voter ID Bills SignedMcDonnell directsstate to sendevery voter a newvoter card beforeElection Day.

Acceptable Forms of IDUnder the new legislation and existing law, the following are acceptable

forms of ID for voting:❖ Virginia voter registration card❖ Social Security card❖ Valid Virginia driver’s license❖ Any other identification card issued

by an agency of theCommonwealth, one of its politicalsubdivisions, or the United States

❖ Any valid student identificationcard issued by a Virginia

institution of higher education❖ A valid identification card issued

by an employer containing aphotograph of the voter

❖ A copy of a current utility bill❖ A copy of a bank statement❖ A government check❖ A paycheck that shows the name

and address of the voter

The Burke Centre polling place at the Commons Commu-nity Centre preps for Election Day.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Governor RobertMcDonnell (R)signed watered-down versions of

Virginia’s Republican-backed voteridentification bills on Friday, add-ing the Commonwealth to thegrowing list of states adoptingstricter voting standards.

Under the new law, voters willbe required to show ID before theycast their ballots, a measure thatDemocrats in the Virginia GeneralAssembly have said will disenfran-chise many voters, especially mi-norities, the poor and the elderly.

To subdue critics, the Governorsigned measures expanding thetype of ID acceptable at the polls– which include a utility bill or aVirginia student ID card - and di-rected the State Board of Elections to send every reg-istered voter a new card before the 2012 presiden-tial elections in November.

“Every qualified citizen has the right to cast onevote. Not two votes; not zero votes,” McDonnell saidin a statement released Friday. “This legislation doestwo things. It increases the forms of identificationthat can be used for purpose of voting, while help-ing to further prevent voter fraud and ensuring Vir-ginians that they can have faith that votes have notbeen fraudulently cast.”

THE PREVALENCE – or absence – of voter fraud isat the heart of the debate over whether Virginia orother states need any new legislation.

“The ‘voter identification’ bills are a solution insearch of a problem,” said State Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34) in an email on Saturday. “Ourcurrent system is working fine. By agreeing tothese gratuitous changes, the Governor is mak-ing the system less open and convenient to law-abiding citizens.”

State Sen. David Marsden (D-37) has said thatusing voter fraud as a justification for new voteridentification rules is a smokescreen for voter sup-pression. “When we’ve asked these legislators (inVirginia) to cite one example of voter fraud, theyjust can’t do it,” Marsden said.

Even McDonnell noted Virginia’s “tradition ofhonest elections” and a voter compliance rate ofnearly 100 percent in a survey of localities from thelast presidential and gubernatorial elections in 2008and 2009.

Currently, Virginia voters are allowed to vote with-out ID by signing a sworn affidavit affirming theiridentity. Under the new law, voters without ID cards

will still be able to vote provisionally, on the condi-tion they provide proper ID later for the vote to becounted.

“Some have argued that there are voters who donot have any form of ID to bring to the polls. Forthat reason, we will be sending every voter in Vir-ginia a free voter card between now and ElectionDay to ensure they have at least one form of ID tobring with them to the polls,” McDonnell said.

In addition to issuing every active voter a new card,McDonnell also ordered election officials to coordi-nate a public education campaign to help raise aware-ness about the approved ID to the polling place onElection Day, and the process for obtaining a freevoter card if someone does not have a form of ID.

McDonnell said the additional steps his adminis-tration is taking to implement this legislation ensurethat no voter is “overly burdened by the provisionsincluded in this legislation.”

According to the National Conference of State Leg-islatures, a bipartisan research organization, VoterID continues to be a high-profile and highly-conten-tious issue in many state legislatures. Currently, 32states have voter ID legislation pending, and severalstates have pushed for rigorous laws that require vot-ers to present a state-issued photo ID card.

JUST BEFORE McDonnell’s pronouncement, theFairfax County Office of Elections launched a cam-paign to alert voters to new voter registration cardsthe state is in the process of mailing to approximately195,000 county voters this week.

But the cards are being mailed only to voters af-fected by Congressional redistricting and voters stillholding a card that included their Social Security

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Forum FocusesOn TechnologyConnolly holds forum on federalgovernment and technology.

Congressman Gerry Connolly and CongressmanElijah Cummings at the congressional forum at theFairfax Government Center earlier this month.

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Senior representatives ofnational and local tech-nology companies, in-

cluding Google and Microsoft,and the new Chief InformationOfficer of the United States, par-ticipated in a congressional fo-rum held by Virginia Congress-man Gerry Connolly and Mary-land Congressman ElijahCummings at the Fairfax Gov-ernment Center earlier thismonth.

The forum focused on the fed-eral government and technol-ogy, both critical components ofNorthern Virginia’s vibranteconomy, and how technologycan be used to increase govern-ment efficiency without in-creased spending.

Congressman Connolly, who isthe Ranking Member of theHouse Oversight Subcommitteeon Technology, InformationPolicy, and Procurement Reform,and Congressman Cummings,who is the Ranking Member onthe House Oversight and ReformCommittee, brought the con-gressional forum to FairfaxCounty because it is the hub ofthe information technology onthe East Coast, rivalingCalifornia’s Silicon Valley.

More than 75 representativesof local technology companiesattended the forum where theyheard from Federal CIO StevenVanRoekel, Microsoft’s SusieAdams, Google’s DavidMihalchik, and Alan Chvotkinof the Professional ServicesCouncil, an organization thatrepresents many federal con-

tracting firms in Northern Vir-ginia.

ALL OF THE PANELISTSagreed that the federal govern-ment continues to place greateremphasis on the use of all as-pects of information technol-ogy, including moving to cloudcomputing, reducing the num-ber of federal data centers, re-sponding to increasedcybersecurity threats and ex-panding mobile technology insupport of telework. Yet federalspending on technology willlikely remain flat, if not shrink,for the foreseeable future. Thatfactor places a premium on fed-eral partnering with private sec-tor companies, which will allowthe government to be moreflexible in meeting its technol-ogy needs, VanRoekel toldConnolly and Cummings.

Connolly reinforced the pointand said that government notonly has to do more with less,but also must do it better toimprove services for the public.“We already are doing morewith less, but to do it better wehave to make thoughtful invest-ments not only in technologybut also people,” Connolly said.“Furthermore, If we are goingto attract technology talentfrom college campuses or theprivate sector to deliver thisnew generation of governmentservices, we need to make surepublic service is rewarded andnot constantly under partisanattack.”


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Iron Dog Champions

FCPD K-9 Kodiak took first place as theoverall Iron Dog winner for 2012.

All five Fairfax K-9 teamswin awards and recognition.

All five of the FCPD K-9 teams that enteredthe 2012 Virginia Police Canine Associa-tion (VPCA) Iron Dog competition wonawards and recognition for their top abili-

ties testing strength, stamina and team work. Dubbedas “the ultimate police K9 Challenge,” this is the thirdyear FCPD teams have partaken in this day-longevent. The competition was held Wednesday, May16, at the Fauquier County Fairgrounds with K-9teams from over 30 top law enforcement and mili-tary agencies across the region.

FCPD K-9 Kodiak took first place as the overall IronDog winner for 2012. He and handler, Officer BradWeeks, also took first place in Firearms and thirdplace in the Muzzle Events.

Blitz took third place in the overall competition,first in Agility, first in Area Search, and second inFirearms Events.

Ike, Zeus and Colt also brought home top awardsin both individual and team efforts.

Contestants are timed during a 1.5 mile course thatincludes stations testing firearms, scent tracking (ei-ther narcotic or explosives), decoy apprehension,vehicle searches, and environmental distractions. Thecourse is made challenging with true-to-life obstacleslike fences, hedges, creeks and horse jumps for theteams to navigate while running from one station tothe next.

To learn more about the Iron Dog competition orVCPA and the vital role K9’s play in public safety,visit http://www.vapolicek9.com/irondog.html.

Fairfax Pair Convicted in Fraud SchemeBy Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Two Fairfax residentspleaded guilty in federalcourt last week for their

roles in a $1.5 million mortgage-fraud scheme. They are Peter Kim,39, and Erin Cullen, 32.

In addition, in the four-countindictment returned last Thursday,May 17, by a federal grand jury,Jea Min Lee, 34, of Centreville,was charged with engaging in aconspiracy to defraud financialinstitutions into making fraudu-lent mortgage loans.

Authorities say the conspiracyreportedly involved a mortgagebroker, an unqualified straw buyer,an executive from a title company,and multiple intermediaries whoprepared and approved fraudulentloan documents.

According to federal-court docu-ments, the total amount of mort-gage loans approved through thealleged conspiracy exceeded $1.5million. As a result, financial in-stitutions suffered losses of morethan $700,000.

The indictment alleges that Leeand five co-conspirators “preparedand submitted false, fraudulentand misleading mortgage-loanapplications for an unqualifiedbuyer who would not have other-wise been approved for the loan.The fraudulent applications con-tained false information regardingthe applicant’s employment, in-come, assets, immigration statusand intent to live in the propertyas a primary residence.”

According to court documents,“One month after conspiratorsfraudulently obtained $1.2 millionin mortgage loan proceeds, they[reportedly] applied for andfraudulently received a $350,000home equity loan, the proceeds ofwhich were distributed amongsome of the conspirators.”

The indictment states that Leeand his conspirators allegedly “cre-ated fake documents to corrobo-rate false information contained infraudulent loan applications – in-cluding a fake lease, fabricatedbank statement and a bogus W-2.One conspirator also falsely veri-fied another conspirator’s employ-

ment in order to qualify for theloan.”

The mortgage-fraud scheme in-volved a home in Gainesville and,last week in U.S. District Court inAlexandria, Kim, Cullen and threeother conspirators pleaded guiltyto conspiracy to commit wirefraud. They are Bok Hee Lee, 37,of South Riding; Jai Sek Lee, 50,of Ashburn; and Jai Song, 41, ofMcLean.

They each now face a possiblemaximum penalty of five years inprison when they’re sentenced byU.S. District Court Judge AnthonyJ. Trenga. Kim pleaded guilty May16 and will be sentenced Aug. 17.Cullen pleaded guilty May 17 andis set for sentencing on Sept. 7.

However, although Jea Min Leewas indicted, he has not yet beenarrested or appeared in court.That’s because he is still at largeand his whereabouts are currentlyunknown.

This ongoing investigation isbeing conducted by the FBI’sWashington Field Office. AssistantU.S. Attorney Uzo Asonye is pros-ecuting the case.


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Number (SSN), which will be re-placed with a system-generatedidentification number.

Now, every registered voter willget at least one new voter card.The cards mailed out this weekalso indicate a language prefer-ence.

According to Cameron Quinn,Fairfax County’s chief electionsofficial, as a result of the 2010Census, Fairfax County falls underSection 203 of the Voting RightsAct, which requires the county toprovide voting and elections-re-lated materials in English andSpanish.

She said Fairfax County is nowproviding voter information and

Spanish and several other lan-guages.

Quinn said that while the FairfaxCounty and state websites are up-dated, not all voter election webpages and links have been updatedwith the new congressional districtinformation.

“Those voters whose congres-sional district changed as a resultof redistricting are currently beingmailed a new voter card,” Quinnsaid. “Whether or not you receiveda new voter card, if you have ques-tions or to be certain you knowyour congressional district infor-mation, refer to the county or stateelection office’s website for thecorrect information or call us at703-222-0776.”

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Voter Information❖ If you have not received a new

card, but would like to checkyour voter registration statusand information, go to theVirginia State Board of Electionsat www.sbe.virginia.gov/

❖ For more information, go toFairfax County Office ofElections website atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections

❖ Or contact the Office of Electionsat 703-222-0776, TTY 711.

Governor Signs Voter ID Bills

VanRoekel said the federal gov-ernment already is taking a pagefrom the private sector and con-solidating redundant technologycontracts. For example, he said theDepartment of Agriculture hasconsolidated 21 email service con-tracts into one, which has reducedcosts by one-third and saved $500million. He said the AgricultureDepartment also has reformed itsmobile phone contracts, whichnumbered in the thousands, intoa handful of bulk purchase agree-ments, reducing costs by 18 per-cent. Similar efforts are underwayat other agencies.

While those initiatives are re-ducing the overall number of gov-ernment contracts, VanRoekel andthe panelists said it is in the bestinterest of the government andtaxpayers to have a robust privatesector to drive innovation andcompetition.

Executives from Microsoft andGoogle said the move to “cloud”computing falls in that category.The private sector, and those two

companies in particular, pioneeredthe cloud technology, but the fed-eral government is just now ex-panding use of it.

THE TECH EXECUTIVES saidsmart use of the cloud will offergovernment agencies the opportu-nity to make more efficient use oflimited dollars and allow technol-ogy staff to focus on improvingoverall agency mission and ser-vices rather than the day-to-daymaintenance of complex networksand servers. Use of the cloud alsowill allow the federal governmentto better keep up with technologi-cal advances.

In the coming months, the fed-eral government will be launchinga new Digital Strategy. Connollynoted that telework, something hehas consistently championed sincehis days as Chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, mustbe a central focus of that effort.He said Telework was one impor-tant factor that can help reducetraffic congestion in Northern Vir-ginia.

Commenting after the event,Jack Hargis, Director of Fairfax-based CGI, said, “It was great tosee Congress and the Administra-tion come together to discuss howour industry can work with thefederal government to improveefficiency through technology.Congressmen Connolly andCummings facilitated a collabora-tive dialogue between industryand government, and providedrepresentatives of the area’s techcommunity the chance to hear di-rectly from Steven VanRoekel, thenew U.S. Chief Information Of-ficer.”

“For companies like CGI, thiskind of forum helps us to continu-ally understand what our federalgovernment clients need to accom-plish their missions in an era ofbudget constraints. Likewise, I ap-preciate the Congressmen’s willing-ness to listen to the challenges fac-ing industry, including the need forinitiatives that promote innova-tion—like cloud—while workingtoward increased government-in-dustry collaboration,” Hargis said.

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materials for Spanish speakers.And the county’s websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/electionshas a Google Translations line thatcan translate information into


Opinion

In February, Brig. Gen. Terence J.Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, was the high-est ranking military officer to die inthe war on terror. Hildner died Feb.

3, 2012 in Kabul province, Afghanistan.On Memorial Day, we remember all of

those who have died in military service,more than 400,000 in World War II, morethan 30,000 in Korea, more than 50,000 inVietnam.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 6,400U.S. military service men and women havedied in support of the wars in Iraq and Af-ghanistan. In 2012, there is just one re-ported death in Iraq, and more than115 in Afghanistan.

Nearly 50,000 U.S. Military servicemembers have been wounded in thewar on terror, although that number is likelyto be revised upward. The New York Timesreported earlier this month that the militaryconfirmed traumatic brain injury in more than220,000 of the 2.3 million troops who haveserved in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The long-term consequences of many ofthese injuries are unknown, but they will re-quire a national commitment to excellence inhealth care for both active duty military per-sonnel and veterans.

On Memorial Day, we honor and thank allthose who have served in the military, in timesof war and peace. It is also a time to reinvigo-rate efforts to provide the best services andopportunities to our veterans. The Post-9/11GI Bill dramatically increases the educationalbenefits extended to members of the militarywho have served at least three months of ac-tive duty since Sept. 11, 2001. Steps to pro-vide better, faster and more responsive healthcare to veterans, including mental health careare underway, but have a long way to go. Thisis one place where we must commit the re-sources to do better.

More than 175 U.S. Military service person-nel from Virginia have been killed in Iraq andAfghanistan, including several in the last year.

Aaron Carson Vaughn, 30, was one of 30American service members and 22 Navy SEALskilled Aug. 6, 2011 when their Chinook heli-copter was shot down in Afghanistan. Vaughn’sfamily has ties to McLean and Burke. He issurvived by his wife, Kimberly, and their twochildren.

Spc. Douglas Jay Green, 23 of Sterling, diedAug. 28, 2011. when insurgents attacked hisunit using a roadside bomb in Kandahar prov-ince, Afghanistan. Green enlisted in 2007, af-ter attending Potomac Falls High School.

Other Virginia losses since Memorial Day2011:

Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28 of Prince George,Va., died earlier this month on May 20, 2012in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked hisunit with a roadside bomb.

Constructionman Trevor J. Stanley, 22, of

Virginia Beach, Va., died April 7, 2012while deployed to Camp Lemonnier,Djibouti. Stanley, a Seabee, was as-

signed to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion3

Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va.,died Jan. 10, 2012 in Parwan province, Af-ghanistan. He was assigned to the 25th SignalBattalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th SignalCommand Theater, East Point, Ga.

Maj. Samuel M. Griffith, 36, of VirginiaBeach, Va., died Dec. 14, 2011 in combat op-erations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. James Ronald Leep Jr., 44 of Rich-mond, died Oct. 17, 2011 at Forward Operat-ing Base Kalsu near Iskandariya in Babil prov-ince, Iraq.

Spc. Levi Efrain Nuncio, 24 of Harrisonburg,died June 22, 2011 when enemy forces at-tacked his unit with small-arms fire in theNarang district of Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Capt. Michael Wray Newton, 30 of NewportNews, died June 11, 2011 in Meymaneh,Faryab province, Afghanistan.

HERE ARE the names of other local men andwomen who have died in Iraq and Afghani-stan and in support of the “war on terror.” Werepeat these names at least twice a year onMemorial Day and Veterans Day to honor theirservice and to keep their memories in our con-sciousness.

If you know of someone who should be in-cluded in this list, or if you would like to sharehow you are honoring the memory of a familymember or friend lost, or about the progressof someone injured, please let us know.

Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothian was oneof eight airmen who died April 27, 2011, at the KabulInternational Airport, Afghanistan, from gunfire. Sgt.Sean T. Callahan, 23, of Warrenton was one of twoMarines who died April 23, 2011 in combat inHelmand, Afghanistan:

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, of Prince Wil-liam died Jan. 28, 2011 in Afghanistan, in anon-combat incident. Venetz had been seriouslywounded months before.

Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., diedDec. 15, 2010 in Afghanistan, when insurgents at-tacked his unit using small arms fire. Spc. William K.Middleton, 26, of Norfolk, was one of two soldiers whodied Nov. 22, 2010 in Afghanistan, when insurgentsattacked with an improvised explosive device. Staff

Sgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy, 30, of VirginiaBeach, was one of two soldiers who diedJuly 5, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan,when insurgents attacked their vehicle witha roadside bomb.

Pfc. Benjamin J. Park, 25, of Fairfax Sta-tion, Va., died June 18, 2010 at Zharidistrict, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuriessustained when insurgents attacked his unitwith an improvised explosive device.

May 12, 2010, Donald J. Lamar II, 23 ofFredericksburg, was killed in Afghanistan.Christopher D. Worrell, 35 of VirginiaBeach, was killed in Iraq on April 22, 2010.Steven J. Bishop, 29 of Christianburg, waskilled March 13, 2010 in Iraq. Kielin T.Dunn, 19 of Chesapeake, was killed Feb. 18,2010 in Afghanistan. Brandon T. Islip, 23 ofRichmond, was killed Nov. 29, 2009, in Af-ghanistan. Stephan L. Mace, 21 ofLovettsville, died Oct. 3, 2009 in Afghani-stan.

Bill Cahir, 40 of Alexandria, died Aug. 13,2009 of a gunshot wound while conductingcombat operations in the Helmand Provinceof Afghanistan. After 9/11, Cahir decided toleave his career as a journalist and join the

Marine Corps. After his application to become a Ma-rine had originally been denied because of his age, helobbied members of Congress to get a special exemp-tion.

Fairfax Station resident Pfc. Dillon Jutras, 20, waskilled in combat operations in Al Anbar Province ofIraq Oct. 29, 2005.

Lance Cpl. Daniel Ryan Bennett, 23 of Clifton diedJan. 11, 2009, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. “Heloved his country, and we’re so proud of him,” said hismother.

2nd Lt. Sean P. O’Connor of Burke died Oct. 19,2008 while stationed at Hunter Army Air Field, Savan-nah, Ga. O’Connor was an athlete in soccer, baseballand football who attended Fairfax County PublicSchools and was a 1999 graduate of Bishop Denis J.O’Connell High School in Arlington.

Pfc. David Sharrett II, 27 of Oakton, died Jan, 16,2008 in Iraq. On Oct. 24, 2008, his father, David H.Sharrett, was on hand as the Oakton Post Office onWhite Granite Drive was renamed to honor his son. Butthe senior Sharrett has battled to learn the truth abouthis son’s death, that he was killed by his lieutenant inthe confusion of a firefight. Just last month, April,2012, Sharrett Sr. obtained documents confirmingsome of the details of his son’s death and a subsequentcover-up, according to Tom Jackman of the Washing-ton Post.

Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, a George MasonUniversity graduate and Burke resident, died on Sept.23, 2008, while serving in Iraq. His unit came undersmall arms fire, and Brown, 26, died from his wounds.

Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick, 26, died on Aug. 11, 2007, inArab Jabour, Iraq. Kirkpatrick, who graduated fromPark View High School in Sterling, and also consideredHerndon and Reston as his hometowns, was a cham-pion slam poet. His father, Ed Kirkpatrick, calls him the“warrior poet,” and he and his wife help injured vetsat Walter Reed through the Yellow Ribbon fund(www.yellowribbonfund.org).

Ami Neiberger-Miller of Sterling lost her brother,U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Neiberger, in August 2007when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He was22. Since her brother’s death, Neiberger-Miller hasdevoted herself to the Tragedy Assistance Program forSurvivors (www.taps.org), an amazing organizationwhich provides emotional support and other servicesfor families of the fallen. This Memorial Day weekend,TAPS will bring together survivors in Arlington for the18th National Military Survivor seminar, along with a“good grief” camp for children who have lost a parent.

Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr., 27, of Herndon, diedwhen an improvised bomb exploded near his vehiclein Afghanistan on Aug. 12, 2007. Jonathan D.Winterbottom, 21, of Falls Church, died in Iraq on May23, 2007, when an IED exploded near his vehicle.

Nicholas Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, died Nov. 24,2006, during combat in Anbar province in Iraq. ArmyCpl. Andy D. Anderson, 24, was killed by enemy firein Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E. Chavis, 21, waskilled Oct. 14, 2006, by sniper fire in Iraq, trying to

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Command Sgt. Maj. Guitaud Leandre, 13th ESC,hands Cindy Hildner an artillery shell momentsafter it was fired from a cannon in herhusband’s honor at Fort Hood Feb. 9. Brig. Gen.Terence J. Hildner of Fairfax died in Afghani-stan Feb. 3.

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protect civilians from a roadsidebomb.

Spc. Robert Drawl Jr., 21, a 2003graduate of T.C. Williams High School,was killed by a bomb in Kunar, Afghani-stan, on Aug. 19, 2006.

U.S. Army Specialist Felipe J. GarciaVillareal, 26 of Burke, was injured inIraq and flown to Washington HospitalCenter, where he died Feb. 12, 2006. Hewas a graduate of Herndon High School.

Capt. Shane R. M. Mahaffee, 36, a1987 graduate of Mount Vernon HighSchool, died May 15, 2006. He was alawyer, married, with two children. Hisparents live in Alexandria.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. NicholasKirven, 21, was killed in Afghanistan in2005 during a firefight in a cave withinsurgents. He enlisted while still inhigh school after 9/11. Maj. William F.Hecker III, a 1987 graduate of McLeanHigh School, was killed in action in AnNajaf, Iraq, Jan. 5, 2005. Staff Sgt.Ayman Taha, 31, of Vienna, was killedDec. 30, 2005, when an enemy muni-tions cache he was prepping fordemolition exploded. Army Capt. ChrisPetty of Vienna was killed Jan. 5, 2006.

Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr., the2,000th soldier to be killed in Iraq, wasliterally born into the Army here inNorthern Virginia, at DeWitt Army Hos-pital at Fort Belvoir. Alexander died atBrooke Army Medical Center in San An-tonio, Texas, Oct. 22, 2005, of injuriessustained in Samarra, Iraq, Oct. 17,2005.

Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, ofLorton, died in Tallil, Iraq on Nov. 5,2005. Marine Capt. Michael Martino, 32of the City of Fairfax, died Nov. 2, 2005,when his helicopter was brought downin Iraq.

1st Lt. Laura M. Walker of Oaktonwas killed on Aug. 18, 2005, inKandahar, Afghanistan. CW4 MatthewS. Lourey of Lorton died from injuriessustained on May 26, 2005 in Buhriz,Iraq.

Operations Officer Helge Boes ofFairfax was killed on Feb. 5, 2003, whileparticipating in counterterrorism effortsin eastern Afghanistan.

Among other local lives lost: LanceCpl. Tavon Lee Hubbard, 24, of Reston;1st Lt. Alexander Wetherbee, 27, ofMcLean; 1st Lt. Jeff Kaylor, 25, ofClifton; Coast Guard Petty OfficerNathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, of Herndon;Army Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T.Swartworth, 43, of Mount Vernon;Command Sgt. Maj. James D.Blankenbecler, 40, of Mount Vernon;Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, ofSpringfield; Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert, 22,of Alexandria; Marine Cpl. Binh N. Le,20, of Alexandria; Staff Sgt. RussellVerdugo, 34, of Alexandria. Army Capt.Mark N. Stubenhofer, 30, from Spring-field; Marine Gunnery Sgt. JavierObleas-Prado Pena, 36, from FallsChurch; Marine Sgt. KrisnaNachampassak, 27, from Burke; ArmyStaff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31, fromReston; Marine Lance Cpl. TenzinDengkhim, 19, from Falls Church, NavyChief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37, from Ar-lington; Maj. Joseph McCloud, ofAlexandria, and Major Gloria D. Davis,47 of Lorton.

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Both Woodson and FairfaxHigh have receivedCappie nominations for

their spring, theatrical produc-tions. The winners will be re-vealed during the June 10Cappies Gala at The KennedyCenter.

WoodsonWoodson’s production of

“Alice in Wonderland inSteampunk” garnered eightCappies nods. They are: Sup-porting Actor in a Play, PeterMoses; Ensemble in a Play,Tweedledee and Tweedledum;Creativity, Arjun Baxter; StageCrew, Katie Sosa, Robyn Smithand Isabel Jabaley; Special Ef-fects and/or Technology, KelseySchwartzbach, Katie Sosa andDavid Willmore; Makeup,Brianna Weiner; Costumes, AnaMendelson and AbbyDeatherage; and GraduatingCritic, Sophie Friedman.

“We had a record number ofCappie nominations this year,and that’s very exciting,” saidDirector Terri Hobson. “We’rethrilled that we could share ourwork with the Cappies and theWoodson community and thatthey appreciated our efforts.”

She’s especially pleased thatthe school received nominationsin so many different areas, fromperforming to tech to critics. “Itmakes me very proud that our

McGrath as Tweedledee alsopartnered well with MollyJacob, as Alice, in their mainscene.

“Even the Queen’s Cards gotinto the act,” said Hobson. “TheStage Crew, also nominated,consisted of actors who usedtheir brilliant characterizationsto move not only the sets, butthe scenes along. So I’m proudof each one of my kids who con-tributed onstage, backstage andeverywhere else to bring prideto our school by producing awonderful ‘Wonderland.’”

Parent Beth Whitehead, whoacts and directs locally,mentored Woodson’s critics.“The team was dedicated, ex-tremely hard-working and won-derfully creative – all qualitiesthat theater folks have in abun-dance,” she said. “They weretimely in getting in their reviewsand, most importantly, they tookseriously the words they chosein order to critique the shows,praise the work and encourageall those involved. I am so proudof them.”

Fairfax HighFairfax High received two

nominations for “SweeneyTodd” – one for AlexandraNicopoulos for Comic Actress ina Musical and one for AllyPittman as a Graduating Critic.

“Of course, I’m over the moonabout Alex’s nomination,” saidDirector Wendy Knight. “Sheabsolutely deserved it.”

From left, Sam Bergman as the wingedGriffin and C.J. McCracken as the MadHatter wear some of Woodson’s Cappie-nominated costumes.

Alexandra Nicopoulos and Reggie Heroldin a dramatic moment from FairfaxHigh’s “Sweeney Todd.”

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program is all-around strong,” shesaid. “[But] theater doesn’t happenin a vacuum. Inviting patrons intoWonderland was such a creativeand cooperative effort, involvingevery single person in the cast andcrew.”

Many of her students were brandnew to theatre, such as ArjunBaxter who composed 15 originalpieces of music for the show. “I’dseen Arjun playing his ukulele andmaking such amazing music comeout of it that I introduced myselfto him in October,” said Hobson.“Then I asked him if he was inter-ested in working on the project.”

And there was the flight crew,several of whom hadn’t set footbackstage in the auditorium, butcommitted to working on the show.Since flying was such a big part ofthe play, Hobson said that commit-ment was crucial.

She also praised lead costumersAna Mendelson and AbbyDeatherage, who “trusted theircrew of 23 students to use theircreativity to create the costumesand come back with magic.”Hobson said Brianna Weiner, incharge of makeup and hair, didlikewise.

Regarding the actors, “Therewasn’t a single character thatwasn’t developed and committed,including puppeteers,” saidHobson. “I’m so glad Peter Mosesreceived much-deserved recogni-tion for his supporting role. I thinkhe’d agree that his scene partnerswere a part of his successful per-formance.” She said MitchellKohlhaas as Tweedledum and Riley

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The Cappie nominationsfor outstanding high-school theater werejust announced and, all

together, Robinson, Woodson, PaulVI and Fairfax received 29 nomi-nations. The awards to the winnerswill be presented Sunday, June 10,at the annual Cappies Gala at TheKennedy Center in Washington,D.C.

For its production of “Hello,Dolly!” Paul VI received nine nomi-nations. And at the gala, the PVIPlayers will perform the “Mother-hood March” number from theshow.

Paul VI was nominated for: BestMusical; Lead Actress in a Musical,

Sean Pugerude; Lead Actor in aMusical, Daniel Rozmajzl; Support-ing Actor in a Musical, ConnorMcAlevy; Supporting Actress in aMusical, Casey Enochs; Comic Ac-tress in a Musical, Patty Kelleher;Male Dancer, Alex Siegal; FemaleDancer, Kayla Sharpe; and En-semble in a Musical, The Waiters.

“I’m delighted by all the nomi-nations,” said Director KatherineMiller. “We knew the show hadgone well; it was just nice to hearit from the Cappies, too. SeanPugerude was born to play Dolly.When she was a freshman, she lit-erally popped out of the chorus of‘Damn Yankees,’ and she’s been onfire ever since. I expect really bigthings from her in the future.”

Since Rozmajzl and McAlevy aresuch good friends, said Miller, “It’s

wonderful to see this duo togetheron stage, too. Daniel is one of thosekids who has a million talents; andhe’s so nice, you can’t begrudgehim any success. Connor, too, is thenicest kid in the world, and he’s alearner. He asks questions, chal-lenges himself and doesn’t makethe same mistake twice. He’s areally hard worker.”

Similarly, said Miller, “Patty,Casey and Sean are the three mus-keteers, so it’s great to see themsucceed together, too. Patty has areal talent for comedy, but in thefall I made her take the role of thelove interest, Betty, in ‘Heaven CanWait.’ Betty was a wet blanket, soit was nice for Patty to play some-one with some pizzazz.”

Calling Enochs a singer, dancerand talented actress, Miller said

she’s “a delight to watch. She hadone song, ‘Ribbons Down My Back,’that she absolutely detested, butshe worked at it unceasingly andpulled it off. That was a big vic-tory for her, and the audience lovedit.”

Miller’s also pleased with thesuccess of the Waiters, and evenhappier that Siegal and Sharpe re-ceived individual nods for theirperformances. “The Waiters had somuch fun doing their back flips,cartwheels, walkovers, etc.,” saidMiller. “They were juggling dinnerrolls and throwing dishes. I person-ally had lots of fun testing dishesto see which ones looked good, butwouldn’t break when someonedidn’t catch them.”

Regarding choreographer Kathyd’Alelio, Miller said she excels attaking dancers at every level, chal-lenging and teaching them, and

then bringing out their absolutebest. “Dolly was a success, in hugepart, due to Kathy’s choreography,”said Miller. “She makes novicedancers look experienced, and ex-perienced dancers look phenom-enal. She helps me direct and, since

we usually agree on everything, Ithink she’s brilliant.”

“This is a whole crowd of mostlyseniors, so I have watched themgrow for four years and it’s hardto let them go,” continued Miller.“There were also more seniors than

Paul VI receives nine Cappie nominations.

Spotlight on High-School TheaterSean Pugerude,in the title role,is surroundedby the WaitersEnsemble in anumber fromPaul VI’smusical,“Hello, Dolly!”

usual who started theater just thisyear. For example, Mickey Sheridanplayed two leads, including Horacein ‘Hello Dolly!’ He and Sean madea great pair; but for the previousthree years, Mickey was playinghockey.”

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In November 2011, RobinsonSecondary had the honor ofperforming the world pre-

miere of an original play, KenLudwig’s “Midsummer/Jersey.”And now, that play has received 10Cappie nominations for excellencein high-school theater.

It’s a mash-up of Shakespeare’s“Midsummer Night’s Dream” andMTV’s “Jersey Shore.” Using mod-ern language, it followsShakespeare’s story, but sets it incontemporary New Jersey.

Four “Guido” and “Guidette”teens in love are on a beach nearwhere hairdressers are rehearsingthe play, “Romeo and Juliet.” Alsothere are two groups of feudingand magical fairies. When fairyPuck meddles in the lives of boththe lovers and the actors, mad mix-ups and hilarity ensue.

A hit with both audiences andthe Cappie critics, the show gar-nered nominations for: Best Play,Supporting Actor in a Play, DanBarr; Comic Actor in a Play, AdamBradley; Comic Actress in a Play,Carys Meyer; Featured Actor in aPlay, Jamie Green; Ensemble in aPlay, The Mechanicals (hairdress-ers); Creativity in Musicianship,Oberon’s Crew; Makeup, KaylaNeal and Crew; Sets, Matt Lynch,

Lindsey Rubin, Emily Rowson andHannah Sikora; and Sound, ChrisMayhew and Christine Wagner.

“It doesn’t mean we’re going towin anything,” said Director ChipRome. “But it’s very exciting to berecognized by our colleagues andby other students across the regionas a school that does excellentwork. There are a lot of talentedkids out there, and we’re delightedto be among those getting a pat onthe back – but many deserve it.”

THE NOMINATION he wantedmost is for Best Play because itmeans his thespians will performa scene at The Kennedy CenterGala, June 10, when the awardwinners are announced. “It’s agreat honor to be nominated asamong the five best plays fromsuch an impressive array of shows,”he said.

Besides the acting nods, Rome’salso pleased about the tech nomi-nations. In acting, Robinson justcompeted against those schoolsperforming plays, not musicals. Butin tech categories, it vied againstall the nearly 60 schools participat-ing in both genres.

“Robinson has been known forits technical strengths, so it’s par-ticularly satisfying that we had anice balance of acting and techni-cal nominations,” he said. “And al-most all our nominated actors do

tech work, as well.”In the acting arena, he said Barr

stands out because of the contrastbetween his fairy king, Oberon,“who’s pretty grounded, and hisservant Puck, played by Adam Bra-dley. Adam’s crazy physicality re-ally made the part shine – fromskateboarding to gymnastics. Bothhe and Dan put in the kind of ef-fort required to create somethingnew, based on something familiar.”

Nominated for Creativity in Mu-sicianship is Oberon’s Crew of malefairies. “We added them into thescript, and the students createdmusic for all the magical momentsand effects that Oberon and Puckthrow at the various characters,”said Rome. “The actors used acello, violin, piano and a thundersheet to create the sound of fairymagic.”

“To me, the play is about loveand that you’re complete when youfind your other half,” he explained.“Titania’s fairies needed malecounterparts, and the last momentsof the play have nearly everyonepaired up.”

Rome said Meyer had the roleeveryone wanted – the over-enthu-siastic hairdresser who wants to actall the roles in the play within theplay. And, added the director,“She’s the one Puck transforms intothe head of an ass – with whomTitania falls in love. This character

is also from the Jersey Shore, soshe has to do the dialect, enthusi-astic hamming-it-up and singingbadly on purpose inside a papier-mâché head. Carys is very talentedand also a dream to work with.”

He also called Jamie Green awonderful actor who throws him-self fully into each project. “Hehammed it up appropriately for hisrole of Robert, the hairdresser,”said Rome. “And he was the wallin the play within the play.”

Nominated for Best Ensembleare the Hair and Gone hairdress-ers, who are also putting on a play.There’s such variety in this clusterof six people, said Rome, that theywere “tremendously fun to watch.”

The sound nod was for “bring-ing power and echo to Oberon’svoice when he got angry,” said thedirector. “We also used a lot of thestage, so we hid wireless floormikes in the different levels of theset. And we had to have lots ofperfectly timed sound effects.”

ROBINSON STARTED work onits sets concept, a year ago, design-ing them on Google’s Sketchupsoftware. Then, said Rome, “EmilyRowson went through 14 iterationsof the boardwalk and where bestto put the stairs, because theyserved so many purposes. MattLynch had to figure out how tobuild it, and an art teacher showedLindsey Rubin how to use a blow-torch so the wood would look

aged.”Rubin also painted the floor to

look like sand at the beach andchose bubblegum pink for the hair-salon walls. Then Hannah Sikoraworked on set decoration to cre-ate the atmosphere of both loca-tions. “She included things underthe boardwalk – like shrubs, trashand Christmas lights – that couldturn magical,” said Rome. “And shehad signs advertising the busi-nesses mentioned in the show. Sothis was a real team effort fromdesign to construction to paintingto decoration.”

Makeup was also a challenge.“What do you do for fairies’makeup?” asked Rome. “For ex-ample, Titania’s eyelashes wereblack feathers. And we wanted themale fairies to look rougher, so themakeup crew painted tattooedwings on their backs – which tooktwo hours every night. They alsosent the Jersey Shore couples to atanning salon to get their speciallook.”

Basically, said Rome, his goalwith any production is to entertainthe audience and show his studentsat their best. So he was thrilled toreceive a nice note from playwrightLudwig’s publisher about all theCappie nominations Robinson re-ceived for “Midsummer/Jersey.”

“It was great knowing that some-one from the big leagues thoughtour high-school show was so sig-nificant,” Rome said.

Recognition is Given for Play’s Premiere

Sarah Irving (center) as Titania and her band of fairiesin Robinson’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “Midsummer/Jersey.”

Robinson receives 10 Cappie nominations.

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The Fairfax County Cham-ber of Commerce receivedthe 2012 Chamber of

Commerce Community ConnectorAward from Fairfax County Gov-ernment and Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools (FCPS).

The award was presented at theannual Celebrate PartnershipsAwards on May 21, which cel-ebrate public-private partnershipsand honor the contributions ofbusinesses and community part-ners to the County and FCPS.

“The Fairfax Chamber is hon-ored to receive this award,” saidFairfax Chamber President & CEOJim Corcoran. “We’re pleased to

have such a strong partnershipwith Fairfax County Governmentand Fairfax County Public Schools.Serving as a connector betweenthe business community and gov-ernment and our school system iscritical to the Chamber’s mission,and something our Chamber isvery passionate about. When busi-ness, government and educationcome together in partnership greatthings happen.”

In 2011, the Chamber partneredwith the Office to Prevent & EndHomelessness on the Jeans DayCampaign to Put the Zip onHomelessness, which raised nearly$14,000 to end homelessness in

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the Education Foundation to Sup-port Fairfax County Public Schoolsin January 2011. Since its re-launch, the Foundation has raisedmore than $700,000 for key schoolprograms and initiatives includingSTEM education, teacher training,assistance for needy students andmore. In addition, the Chamberled the School Board appointed“Vote Yes” committee for the $252million school bond.

Other award recipients includeChamber Executive Committeeand Board of Directors memberDoug Brammer of Verizon, whoreceived the Pro Bono ChampionAward, and Chamber membercompany Helios HR, which re-ceived the Small Business Re-source Partner Award.

Fairfax Chamber ReceivesCommunity Connector AwardAward recognizes Chamber’scontributions to schools and county.

On June 2, David Luftglass, ajunior at W. T. Woodson HighSchool, will receive his Eagle Scoutrank at a Court of Honor ceremonywith Boy Scout Troop 1533 andcommunity leaders, at ProvidencePresbyterian Church, 9019 LittleRiver Turnpike in Fairfax.

For David’s Eagle Scout project,he supported the Annandale Chris-tian Community for Action(ACCA) food pantry. He organizeda school-wide food drive atWoodson High School in Fairfax,and led a group of volunteers toconduct a full inventory of thefood bank and updated all of theshelving labels to assist volunteersin serving families in need.

David Luftglassand NickStuban deliver-ing food to theACCA foodpantry.

David updatingsignage atACCA foodpantry.

Fairfax Studentto ReceiveEagle Scout Rank

Fairfax Resident GoogleScience Fair Finalist

Google announced the 90 regional finalists of thesecond Google Science Fair and among them isRishabh Mazmudar of Fairfax.

This year’s competition saw thousands of projectentries from students (aged 13 - 18) based in over100 countries. Topics ranged from improving recy-cling using LEGO robots to treating cancer with asubstance created by bees to tackling meth abuse.

Rishabh is a finalist in the 15 - 16 age group andhis project, titled “Utilizing MetallofullereneNanotechnology for Breast and Prostate CancerTherapy,” focuses on targeting metastasizing breastand prostate cancer cells without killing healthy cells

through the aid of nanotechnology.Rishabh’s project can now be found on display at

http://google.com/sciencefair alongside the othertop entries from around the world.

To learn more about all of the finalists, and to getmore details on Google Science Fair, check out today’sblog post here: http://googlesciencefair.blogspot.com/2012/05/announc-ing-90-regional-finalists-of.html

Trash Collection DelayedTrash and recyclables will not be collected Mon-

day, May 28 in observance of the Memorial Day Holi-day. Monday and Tuesday’s trash and recyclables willbe collected Tuesday, May 29.

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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.

FRIDAY/MAY 25 An Evening with Steve Forbert at 7

p.m.; In The Lobby Bar with TheBlackjacks at 10 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

Friday Friends Book Club. 4 p.m.Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. The Jacket byAndrew Clements. Ages 8-12. 703-249-1520.

SATURDAY/MAY 26Children’s Show: The Smithsonian

and Jammin Java present Shine& the Moonbeams. 10:30 a.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Master Gardeners. 10 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Horticultural tips,information, techniques and advicefor home gardeners. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Vivacious, Bandits & Beggars andCrush Atlantic at 6 p.m.; Bandsand Beats: Dia2ill, Maple, RawAuras and Cigar Etiquette at9:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 27Ketura, The Storyboard and

Typefighter. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

MONDAY/MAY 28In The Lobby Bar: A Couple of A-

holes present Comedy OpenMic Night. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

TUESDAY/MAY 29Moon Hooch. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 30Wildlife Wednesdays. 4:30 p.m.

Hidden Pond Nature Center, 8511Greeley Blvd., Springfield. Streamstudy. For age 3-6. $6. Register at703-451-9588.

Dopapod. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 31Story Time. 10 a.m. Caribou Coffee,

11947 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax.With Miss Elise, children’s director atFairfax Circle Church, reading “LittleBear’s Dragon” by Jane Hissey. 703-

815-2001.English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

Burke Centre Library, 5935 FredsOak Road, Burke. Practice Englishand improve your skills. Adults. 703-249-1520.

Kopecky Family Band andMyNameIsJohnMichael. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. www.janmminjava.com.

“A Foreign Affair” Concert. 7 p.m.Lake Braddock High School. 9200Burke Lake Road, Burke. Non-American musicians, including theBeatles, Queen, Adele, and more. [email protected].

FRIDAY/JUNE 1Rocknoceros Happy Family Hour

at 7 p.m.; The Mantras, Moogatuand Aarodynamics at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. www.janmminjava.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 2Tribute to the Greatest Generation

Concert. 8 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax.Jazz trombonist and singer EricFelten, vocal trio The Swing Set andthe City of Fairfax Band. Pre-concertprogram at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefitactivities of American Legion Post177 and the City of Fairfax BandAssociation. $20.www.fairfaxband.org or 703-587-3040.

Fairfax County Women in theNAACP Golf Tournament. OspreyGolf Course, 401 Belmont Bay Drive,Woodbridge. $100 per golfer,sponsorships available. Proceedssupport WIN activities. 703-470-2137or www.fairfaxvawin.org.

Children’s Show: the grandsons,Jr. 10:30 a.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Cartoon Johnny at 2 p.m.; MaryFahl (October Project) at 7 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

SUNDAY/JUNE 3Grand Finale Concert. 3 p.m. George

Mason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.American Youth SymphonicOrchestra, conductor Carl J. Bianchi;American Youth Philharmonic, musicdirector and conductor DanielSpalding; pianist AnnaMaria Mottola.$10-$14. www.aypo.org or 703-642-8051.

Everything Falls CD/VideoRelease. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

MONDAY/JUNE 4Children’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.

Rhett Miller & the Serial LadyKillers and The SpringStandards. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

TUESDAY/JUNE 5Trace Bundy “Elephant King” CD

Release. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.www.janmminjava.com.

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Celebrating Springfield DaysCarnival rides and cotton candy – a FamilyFest tradition –will be at Springfield Mall May 31 through June 3 duringSpringfield Days 2012.

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Rams Defeat Westfield in Rainy Concorde Title GameRobinson baseball builds 3-0 lead before weather delay; Go on to 4-2 title game victory.

By Rich Sanders

Centre View

Both the Westfield andRobinson baseball teams,along with competingagainst one another in

Tuesday night’s Concorde Districttournament baseball championshipgame, had to deal with sloppy, rainyweather conditions as well. Ultimately,following a third inning delay due torain, the Rams of Robinson came awaywith a 4-2 finals win.

The title game was originally sched-uled to be played on Monday night atChantilly High, but rainy conditionsforced postponement to Tuesday.While the contest did get played onTuesday, the site was changed - fromChantilly High to Westfield.

The 6:30 p.m. scheduled start gotoff without ahitch. The gamebegan with over-cast clouds andthe threat of rain,with a lightsprinkle startingup later in theopening inning.Later, in the top ofthe third withRobinson batting,the rain begancoming downharder. By thetime the half in-ning concluded,the rain was com-ing down steadilyand conditionswere such that theumpire crewstopped play untilthe rain stoppedor slowed down.

Players fromboth teams helped

pull a large, white tarp onto the in-field. The state of the art field protec-tor also covered several feet of theoutfield grass.

Fans in attendance had sought shel-ter away from the ball diamond andthe players, after putting the tarp on,stayed in their respective dugoutswaiting to see what the remainder ofthe evening would bring. The raingrew harder and steadier.

Music from the press box - every-thing from the classic ‘Singing in theRain’ to the Beach Boys - echoedthroughout the mostly vacated balldiamond and stadium area. Thegame’s three umpires, along withgame officials and media personnel,hung out in a crowed press box.

One of the three men in blue stated,

Robinson leadoff batter Patrick Baker stands at the plate during the firstinning of Tuesday’s Concorde District baseball finals at Westfield HighSchool. The senior second baseman went on to smack a double andeventually scored to give the Rams a lead they never lost.

The team’s head coaches - Westfield’s Chuck Welch (left) and Robinson’s JohnJames (right) - meet with the plate umpire prior to the start of the game.

to the 4-2 championship victory.Initially, at the start of the game and prior

to the rain delay, things had gotten off to asomewhat rocky start for the Rams, al-though they did take an early lead. Theguests had scored a run in the top of thefirst inning, thanks to an RBI double downthe left field line and off the outfield wallby Rams’ No. 3 batter Chase Bailey. Theextra base hit, which came with one out,plated Patrick Baker, who had led off thegame with an opposite field double downthe right field line. Danny Herrera,Robinson’s No. 2 batter, executed a sacri-fice bunt to move Baker to third beforeBailey’s two-bagger accounted for thegame’s initial run and a lead the Ramswould never relinquish.

Following the Bailey double, Robinson’sDenis Mikush walked and Will Millerreached on an infield single to lead the basesfor the Rams, who were threatening to scoremore. But Westfield starting pitcher BryanDrager retired the next two batters andRobinson left the bases full.

But Robinson soon found itself in a seri-ous jam upon taking the field. In Westfield’sfirst inning at-bats, walks to the first threeBulldog batters - Matt Pisarcik, WadeArduini, and Kyle Corwin - loaded the basesand forced Robinson head coach JohnJames to make an early pitching change.Reliever Matt Spaulding, who started thegame at shortstop, took over on the moundand somehow got out of the inning with-out the Bulldogs scoring.

The first batter he faced, PatrickMcLaughlin, sizzled a hard ground ball tothird base. Rams’ third baseman Herrerafielded the ball and threw home for a forceplay at the plate. Robinson catcher KyleHatterick, with one foot on home plate,made an outstanding short-hop catch of thethrow for the innings first out. Spauldingthen coaxed a 4-6-3 double play to get histeam out of the inning unscathed andRobinson still ahead 1-0.

The game’s next scoring inning came inthe top of the third when Robinson scoredtwice to go ahead 3-0. Herrera and Baileyopened the inning by earning walks. A wildpitch advanced both runners before Mikushhit a high sacrifice fly down the right fieldline to score a run and make it 2-0. Next,Miller, who bats left-handed, plated the in-nings second run on a fielder’s choiceground ball to second base. When the halfinning ended, Robinson had built a 3-0 leadjust as the umpires were putting a tempo-rary halt to the game due to the rain. Thefairly long delay followed.

But at night’s end, it was the Rams whohad outlasted the elements and beaten astrong team in the Westfield Bulldogs.

Both Robinson and Westfield are sched-uled to host opening round Northern Re-gion playoff games this Friday night. Theiropponents will be Langley and Marshallfrom the Liberty District.

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“I think we got the teams off just in time,”as the rain began falling even harder.

Westfield head coach Chuck Welch cameup to the press box, got to a computer, andchecked the weather forecast for the re-mainder of the night on intellicast.com. Alarge, motionless heavy rain cloud, it ap-peared, loomed over the area and was thereto stay.

“It’s not the first time this year this hashappened to us,” said Welch, recalling ahome game versus McLean in which theWestfield ball field was covered by tarp priorto the start of the game. Eventually, the non-

district meeting got underway and was com-pleted.

Speaking of the huge tarp, Welch, talk-ing to the umpires and others in the pressbox, said, “I’m pretty sure this might be theonly tarp [of this quality] in the NorthernRegion. It’s pretty easy to put on, not soeasy to take off.”

ULTIMATELY, THE GAME resumed fol-lowing a long delay. After the teams had ampletime to warn up again, ‘play ball’ was the call.Robinson, who led 3-0 when the game wasinitially stopped in the third inning, went on

“I’m prettysure thismight be theonly tarp [ofthis quality]in theNorthernRegion. It’spretty easyto put on,not so easyto take off.”

— Westfield headcoach Chuck Welch


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Public Notice – Environmental Regulatory VariancePurpose of notice: To seek public comment on the tentative decision by the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to grant a variance to regulatory requirements of the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations (VSWMR) re-garding the Lorton CDD Landfill in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Public comment period: May 23, 2012 to June 20, 2012

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Facility name and location: The Lorton CDD Landfill is located at 10001 Furnace Rd in Lorton, Virginia.

Project description: Golder Associates, Inc., on behalf of Envir-osolutions, Inc., submitted a petition to the Director for a var-iance to the requirements of 9 VAC 20-81-130.J.2.b.(5), which requires an 18-inch drainage and protective cover layer with a minimum hydraulic conductivity of 1x10-3 cm/sec as part of the synthetic liner for CDD landfills. In lieu of meeting this require-ment, the petition outlined the use of a drainage/protective cov-er layer consisting of a 200-mil geonet composite and 18 in-ches of on-site soil as the drainage material with a minimum hydraulic conductivity of 1x10-5 cm/sec. This petition has been submitted consistent with the requirements of 9 VAC 20-81-760.A. The tentative decision to approve this petition for a variance is based on information submitted to the Department.

How to comment: DEQ accepts comments by e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and be received by DEQ within the comment period. The public may review the variance petition at the DEQ office named below.

Contact for public comments, document requests and addition-al information: Kathryn Perszyk, Solid Waste Permit Coordina-tor, Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Wood-bridge, Virginia 22193; Phone: (703) 583-3856; E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: (703) 583-3821.


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Fairfax$279,900

Large, light,bright, andopen 2BR,2BA, 2LVLgarage condoin centrallocation.Upgradedappliances,cabinets,hdwds inkitchen andfresh paint.Walk toWegmans!

CourtneyBranham

703-786-5330

Clifton $1,100,000A gently curving driveway leads you to this stately brickhome with impeccable landscaping. Distinctive 5 bedroom,4.5 bath home located on over 5.6 gorgeous acres is punc-tuated by a sparkling in-ground pool. A separate lowerlevel entrance leads to a bedroom with a kitchenette andfull bath making a perfect in-law or au pair suite, gameroom and media room complete the lower level.

Carol Hermandorfer 703-216-4949

Lake Anna $379,900Charming Lake House. 4 Bedrooms, 3 1/2Bath Rambler. Extraordinary energy sav-ing features and many upgrades includinga bonus guest suite.

Toni McQuair 703-795-2697

Burke $579,900Fantastic 5 bedroom home! Private yard backing towooded common area and trails. Gorgeous brazil-ian cherry hardwood floors on main level. Large,updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, 2pantries & butler's pantry. Full, finished walk outbasement with wet bar.

Diane Sundt 703-615-4626

Fairfax $535,000Better than new! Renovated top-to-bottom 4BR/3BARambler in sought after Kings Park West has it all –new stylish cabinetry, SS appliances, granite, newhardwoods, new windows, new roof, new bathrooms,great yard, and much more. Freshly paintedthroughout with many Decorator touches.Convenient to VRE, metrobus & top-school tier!

Mary Hovland 703-946-1775Cathy DeLoach 571-276-9421

South Riding $525,000Fantastic 3 Level Colonial on corner lot on cul-de sac. 4 BR, 2 full/2 half BA, Open floor planwith upgraded kit attaches to family room withfireplace, finished basement, luxury MBR bath,and more.

Claudia Callis 703-620-2790

Fairfax $639,900Located in sought after Colchester Hunt, this won-derful 4 BR, 2 full & 2 half BA home sparkles withgorgeous remodeled kitchen and baths, gleaminghardwoods and decorator colors. Walk-out from thefinished lower level to the patio and in-groundpool! Sited on nearly 1 acre and backing to trees;enjoy the view from the spacious deck.


Burke $349,0006 Level Townhouse With New Appliances, Carpet,Window Treatments, and Paint. Many AdditionalUpgrades Including Siding, Remodeled Baths, andBasement Flooring. Fully Finished Lower LevelRec Room Walks Out to Fenced Backyard.

David Levent 703-338-1388

Centreville $434,500A fabulous renovation to this sunlit home makes ita perfect 10! New kitchen w/granite & stainless,gleaming refinished hardwoods, updated baths,new windows & carpet, designer paint! 4 bed, 3 bawith stunning sunroom addition with walls ofglass. Brick patio & landscaped, fenced yard!

Debbie Besley 703-346-5103

Clifton $1,350,000Stunning Equestrian Estate on 6+ acres fe turing 5bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, wide plank flooring,Sunroom, Library, 2 staircases, Updated bathrooms,Wet bar, Gourmet kitchen with stainless appliances.Lower level Rec Room that w/o to beautiful yard. 4Stall barn, Riding Ring, and much more.

Cyndy Patrick 703-851-7198

Fairfax $499,000King’s Park West. Cul de sac, renovatedkitchen and baths, replacement windows,hardwood floors, screened porch and fencedyard. Move in ready!

Cheryl Hanback703-864-4321

Clifton $574,900Opportunity Knocks! Mid century, all brick ramblerhas great bones! 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, semi circulardriveway Sited on 5 gorgeous and rolling acres,existing outbuildings, perfect for horses or hobbies!Priced for the lot value alone, this is a great oppor-tunity to move to Clifton and make this propertyyour own!

Marsha Wolber 703-618-4397

Lake Anna $499,900Traditional Colonial Water Access. 4 BR, 2 1/2BA, dining room, lots of large extra rooms inthis lovely home! Sits on 7 acres in the newercommunity of Maple Springs and has a coveredboat slip in nearby beautiful common area.

Toni McQuair 703-795-2697

# 1 in Virginia703-425-8000

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Fairfax Station $519,000Impressive contemporary home on an Audubon at Home certi-fied 1.19 acre lot in Fairfax Station. Features cathedral ceil-ings, walls of windows, open living space, chestnut beams, pro-fessional gourmet kitchen w/top-end appliances (Meile, Dacor& Viking), renovated master bath w/cast iron tub & reclaimedheart-pine flooring, updated guest bathrm w/rosewood cabi-nets, mahogany framed windows & new HVAC.

Ngoc Do 703-798-2899

Springfield $449,900Rarely available 6 BR, 2 1/2 BA Split Foyer on 1/4Acre w/new roof, siding, windows & AC. Refinished1st Flr HW. New Kit Flr & LL carpet.

Barbara Nowak 703-473-1803Gerry Staudte 703-309-8948

Fairfax $549,900Beautiful Home with Soaring Ceiling in LR, DR &Kitchen. Bright sunny Kitchen w/3 Sky Lights, FrenchDoors in DR opens to a relaxing Screened in Porch, HugeFR w/Gas FP & French Doors opens to Trex Deck & greatFenced in Yard. Gorgeous MBR w/another set of FrenchDoors opening to a private Deck, perfect for your morningcoffee, Large updated Master Bath, 3 BRs, 2 1/2 Baths.

Sheila Adams 703-503-1895

Annandale $534,900Five bedroom rambler with new kitchen,hardwood floors, family room addition, andmuch more. Backs to parkland and walkingdistance to elementary school.

Ellie Wester 703-503-1880

Springfield$435,000

Commuter’sDream! LovelyEND unit town-home withgarage in beauti-ful Daventry!Features include3 bedrooms,hardwood floors,large eat-inkitchen and hugerecreation roomwith fireplace!Two decks over-

looking trees – very private! Neighborhoodpool, tennis & trails! Just minutes to I95,Metro, shopping, and schools.

Pam Boe 703-503-1888

Clifton $1,295,000Spectacular 5 acre property built in 1998. Thisestate has a two tiered deck, pool, sports courtand three car garage. Five bedroom, five and ahalf bath home, gourmet kitchen, delightfulmorning room, main level library. Fully finishedwalk out lower level.


Springfield$319,900

Wonderful 3level townhomewith 3BR & 2.5baths. HWfloors in LR &DR. Huge deckoverlookingtrees andstream. JustGorgeous!

BarbaraNowak

703-473-1803

GerryStaudte

703-309-8948

Woodbridge$307,000

Lovely and spa-cious 3 level THthat boasts aview of theOccoquanRiver!! Spaciousbump outs on all3 levels. LargeKitchen w/o todeck. Glamourbath off MBR.Cozy finishedLL Rec Room wfireplace thatw/o to fencedbackyard.Cyndy Patrick

703-851-7198

Springfield$449,900

Located in a park-like setting, this 4BR, 2 full & 2 halfBA brick TH fea-tures new Kit wgranite, SS appli-ances & ceramic flrs,hardwoods on main& upper lvls &French doors lead toa New Orleans stylebalcony. The largebrick patio and beau-tiful backyard com-plete this home.

CarolHermandorfer703-216-4949

Alexandria$414,878

Over$100,000 inupgrades inthis spa-cious TH.Spectacularkitchen fea-turing baywindowwith graniteledge, 42"cabinetswith mold-ings,

upgraded appliances, and granite countertops. Landscaped fenced backyard over-looking huge common area.

Claudia Callis 703-620-2790

Alexandria/Kingstowne

$425,000This 3 levelhome backingto trees is vir-tually brandnew!Windows,flooring,HVAC, gran-ite, tile, appli-ances, profes-sional hard-scape /lan-dscape—thelist is endless.

KimMcClary

703-929-8425

Arlington/Penrose $604,900Renovated 3BR/2BA Cape; Gourmet Kitchen,Hardwood Flooring, finished basement/REC RM,private, fenced back yard, shed, 2 car parking; con-venient to shopping, metros. Excellent Locationbetween Clarendon & Pentagon City. Close-in; 15min. bus ride to DC at Farragut North.

Carol L. Manning 703-517-1828

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