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Entertaining TravelersUnder the direction of music teacher Amanda Roberts, the Woodlawn ElementarySchool 6th grade chorus performs in Terminal C at Ronald Reagan WashingtonNational Airport on Friday, Dec. 10.

See Film, Page 7

See Distracted, Page 6

By Gale Curcio

The Gazette

J. Michael Whalen hashitched hisstar to a new

independent film,“Conquering theRose,” that he has justfinished filming in thearea.

Written by Jenna St.John, it was producedby Jenna St. John andFrancis Abbey. Joe Ensley was thecinematographer. Starring in thefilm are George Katt, Kera O’Bryonand Ian Novick.

“Conquering the ‘Rose’ was mypassion piece and John Michaelhelped me bring it to life,” said St.John. “The actors and the crew

were phenomenal, matching thecaliber of anyone in Hollywoodand was very far the most reward-

ing experience of mylife.”

“We had extensiveauditions,” saidWhalen. “We had aclear idea of what wewanted and knew al-most instantly whenwe got the right

people. I can’t sayenough about the two leads.”

Whalen was born in AlexandriaHospital and grew up in Spring-field, Va. He attended LakeBraddock High School. He hasbeen a cinematographer, director,writer, producer and editor for sev

‘Conquering the Rose’Features Local PlayersLocal independent film looks to bepicked up at film festival.

By Michael Lee Pope

The Gazette

In the past five years, thenumber of tickets issued byFairfax County cops to driv-ers for failing to pay “full

time and attention” to the road hasmore than tripled according to in-formation received by The Gazettein a Freedom of Information Actrequest. The steep rise indicates agrowing use of smart phones, butit also shows a concerted effort inthe county to target distracteddriving.

Other neighboring jurisdictionshave not seen such an increase. Infact, Alexandria and Arlingtonboth reported a decline from 2005to 2009. Meanwhile, officers inFairfax County went from 2,451tickets for failing to pay full timean attention in 2005 to issuing8,229 so far this year — and thatwas before county officials andbusiness leaders launched the “Or-ange Cones, No Phones” cam-paign.

Time and AttentionIn the last five years, ticketsfor distracted driving havemore than tripled in county.

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News “And it came to pass in those daysthat a decree went out from CaesarAugustus that all the world should beregistered. This census first took placewhile Quirinius was governing Syria.

“So all went to be registered,everyone to his own city.

“Joseph also went up from Galilee,out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea,to the city of David, which is calledBethlehem, because he was of thehouse and lineage of David, to beregistered with Mary, his betrothedwife, who was with child.”

On Sunday, Monday and Tuesdayevenings of this week, the congrega-tion and students at the preschool ofAldersgate United Methodist Churchperformed “The Journey to

Bethlehem.” Entering through thedoorway at Shepherd Hall, visitorswere greeted by holiday singing fromMaura Finn, Caroline Austin, EmilyCarbone and Jessica Miles. Romanlegionnaires stood guards at theentrance to Cesar Augustus and KingHerod’s throne room. In the hallway acensus clerk and his assistant wrotedown pertinent information beforeallowing the guests to proceed on thejourney. The Christmas pageant isperformed annually at the church.Usually outside, this year, the pageantwas moved inside because of thesevere weather though the stableanimals that included a mule andsheep and a small herd of llamasremained outside.

Journey to Bethlehem

The census takers Jim and NatalieHohman asked about family andlivestock (including stuffed ani-mals) in each household.

The prophet,Duane Ashton,tells the storyof the birth ofChrist at themanger scene.

Joseph (MarkVan Buren) is

visited byAngel Gabriel

(DianeHohman).

Mary (Katelyn McConville)and Joseph (Paul Amos)are joined by the threekings and the shepherdsfrom the field.

Savannah relaxes on pillows beneath thethrone as King Herod (Gary Cramer) andCesar Augustus (Mike Crane) ask questions ofthose on the journey.

Photos by

Louise Krafft/

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Carl W. UlrichCarl William Ulrich, 66, of

Richmond, Va., died Satur-day, Dec. 4, 2010, at theMedical College of Virginia.

He was born Sept. 30,1944, in Mount Vernon, N.Y.,to Carl A. and Alice B. Ulrich,and attended schools inBethesda and Annapolis,Maryland. His step-parents, Dor-othy M. Ulrich and Charles WesleyWinter, each played an influential

role in his early life.He attended RiceUniversity in Hous-ton, Texas, on anNROTC scholarshipand served in Viet-nam as an officer ofthe U.S. MarineCorps. He receiveda law degree fromGeorgetown Uni-

versity and entered private prac-tice in Washington, DC, where heworked in energy law for almost

three decades, interrupted by atwo-year stint as in-house counselfor Texas Eastern in Houston,Texas. In addition to being a mem-ber of the D.C., Texas and Virginiastate bars, Carl was a member ofthe Public Utilities Section of theAmerican Bar Association. Heserved as both a lecturer and con-ference moderator on professionalresponsibility issues, and as Chair-man and Vice-Chairman of theLegal Ethics Committee of the En-ergy Bar Association. He also pro-

vided pro bono legal counsel to theChesapeake Bay Foundation todefend the health of his belovedChesapeake Bay.

Throughout his life, Carl felt astrong spiritual calling. He enteredWesley Theological Seminary in1999 to prepare for a second ca-reer as a Methodist minister. Heleft the practice of law in 2000,graduated from Wesley in 2002,and was ordained an elder of theUnited Methodist Church in 2005.He served as minister of Accotink

UMC in Fort Belvoir, SilverbrookUMC in Lorton, Central UMC inMathews, and Belmont UMC inRichmond, all in the Virginia Con-ference of the United MethodistChurch. He was very active in theconference, and served on theboards of the Society of WesleyanStudies and the Virginia UnitedMethodist Foundation. He greatlyvalued the many wonderfulfriends he made in both his legaland religious careers.

Carl is survived by his wife,Christine R. Ulrich of Richmond,Va.; their two daughters, SusannaV. and Catherine L. Ulrich; a grand-son, Cassius Corey; two sons-in-law, David Corey and PawelNazarewicz; and two stepsisters,Juliette “Archie” Cooper and HelgaReaves. He was preceded in deathby his father, Carl A. Ulrich, andhis mother, Alice B. Hamilton.

A memorial service was held aton Saturday, Dec. 11, at BelmontUnited Methodist Church, 3510Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond. Inlieu of flowers, memorial contri-butions may be made to BelmontUnited Methodist Church or theChesapeake Bay Foundation.

Obituary

Activities reported by the Mt. Vernonpolice department through Dec. 10.

CARRYING A CONCEALEDWEAPON/ RESISTING ARREST/DRIVING ON SUSPENDEDLICENSE/ FAIL TO MAINTAINPROPER CONTROL OF A VEHICLE/ARRESTA man was arrested for illegally

carrying a concealed weaponon Thursday, Dec. 2. An officerstopped the man’s vehicle on trafficcharges in the area of Donora Driveand Memorial Street around 11:37p.m. and an investigation uncovereda gun under his seat. The suspectreportedly attempted to flee but wasapprehended. A 23-year-old male of4010 Cool Brooke Way in Alexandriawas charged with carrying aconcealed weapon, resisting arrest,driving on a suspended license andfailing to maintain proper control ofa vehicle.

AGGRAVATED MALICIOUSWOUNDING/ ARRESTA man was arrested for stabbing a

24-year-old man during analtercation around 11:30 p.m. onFriday, Dec. 3 in the 2900 block ofArlington Drive. Victor A 26-year-oldmale of Fort Washington, Md., wasapprehended nearby and chargedwith aggravated malicious wounding.The victim was transported to thehospital with non life-threateninginjuries.

POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY ACONVICTED FELON/ POSSESSIONOF AMMUNITION BY ACONVICTED FELON/ ARRESTAn officer stopped a vehicle on

traffic charges around 3:44 p.m.on Tuesday, Dec. 7 in the 3500 blockof Buckman Road. An investigationdetermined one of the passengerswas allegedly in illegal possession ofa firearm. A 33-year-old male of the300 block of Kirby St. in Manassaswas arrested and charged withpossession of a firearm by aconvicted felon and possession ofammunition by a convicted felon.

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By Gale Curcio

The Gazette

Telegraph Shopping Center has a new busi-ness. Formerly the location for Janet’sJava, 5735-A Telegraph Road is nowhome to a new coffee shop after exten-

sive renovations.It is called Telegraph Station and is co-owned by

locals David Wysong, MarkSemans and Brent Richards — alllocal graduates from T.C Williams.They are currently having a “softopening,” but plan a grand open-ing when they received their ABClicense. Wysong takes care of mostof the business details, whileSemans is the “fix-it” guy.

Matt DiStefano, formerly a souschef with Vermillion and King Pep-pers, is the head chef and said,“Everything we sell is my design.”

DiStefano studied in Florencewhere it was common to have the bar function dif-ferently during the day — coffee shop in the morn-ing, sandwiches and salads for lunch and an eveningplace for micro brews, Virginia wines, snacks andlive jazz.

So far, it is working as planned. In addition to theexpansive bar, there are plenty of tables to sit at aswell. And there is still a fun playroom in the back forthe children. Mothers come here to meet on a regu-lar basis in the morning. Afternoons bring in busi-ness people from the Eisenhower Avenue corridor,and neighbors enjoy the evening events.

Semans’ fiancée, Shantry Pagett, said, “We held[daughter] Coryell’s second birthday party in theback room, it was a wonderful success with sand-wiches ‘catered’ by Telegraph Station and cupcakesfrom PS Cupcakes — lovely cupcakes occasionallyfeatured at the restaurant, and have been a hugehit.

“If attitude does get you anywhere, then this res-taurant is headed for many great things. I must say,everyone involved is so incredibly devoted to, andexcited about, what these guys have going. I am justso excited to get to be a part of it all, and get to seeall their hard work truly being enjoyed by others.”

Monica Rodgers, Margaret Roberts and PamDandridge stopped by one day last month, and said,“We’ve been here before and are happy to have aplace here again. The coffee is really good.”

DiStefano said that the coffeebeans are free trade organic andthey use the Klatch roastingmethod with high-end roastersBlue Bottle and Intelligentsia.

Employees are trained for spe-cific jobs so that they are expertin what they do.

“Our barista is our barista,” saidDiStefano.

Just about everything (otherthan cheeses, meats and bread) ismade on the premises, including

the mayonnaise and sauces. DiStefano said that theyuse the highest quality products and there is a hugefocus on healthy foods.

“If you see it on the menu, we make it,” he said.In addition to egg dishes, they also serve oatmeal,

muesli, yogurt and cereal for breakfast. Lunch fea-tures a variety of sandwiches that includes two kindsof Nutrella sandwiches, PB&J sandwich and ahummus sandwich.

There are also some interesting sandwich combi-nations. Most popular are the “Zouave” — turkey,Granny Smith apple, brie and honey Dijon on a ba-guette; “9th St” — hot capicola, soppresata, cotto,provolone, sweet peppers, lettuce, onion and oreganooil; and “Heater” — hot capicola, prosciutto,soppresata, pepperdew pecorino, lettuce, onion salsadi rucola and hot oil.

Snack plates include an antipasto plate, a mezzeplate (hummus, baba ganoush, tabouli, tzatziki, lebneolives, dates, vegetables and pita); a salsa plate; and“‘Telegrapho,” finocchiona, hot capicola, prosciutto,parmigiano reggiano, moliterno bianco and pecorinoToscana fresco.

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“Communicating the dangers of distracted driv-ing, both internally and externally, has been a prior-ity here since late 2008 and early 2009,” said MaryAnn Jennings, spokeswoman for the Fairfax CountyPolice Department, in an e-mailed response to ques-tions. “It isn’t that difficult to observe many of thedriving behaviors associated with distracted driving,such as weaving across lane markings, traveling wellbelow the speed of the flow of traffic, rear-end col-lisions and near misses and driving into intersec-tions before stopping for traffic signals or stop signsto name a few.”

According to a survey conducted by AAA Mid-At-lantic and HOT lanes contractor Transurban-Fluor,one in six drivers reported an accident or near missas the result of sending texts, reading e-mail or chat-ting on the telephone. This year, it’s one in four. Halfof drivers on the phone say they are responding tourgent work-related issues. Yet few employers haveimplemented policies to counteract work-relateddistracted driving. That’s why Vir-ginia Secretary of TransportationSean Connaughton launched acampaign aiming to persuade 100businesses to take the EmployerSafety Pledge So far, 42 businesshave signed up.

“Half of all distracted drivers onthe Capital Beltway use theirphones on the road to addresswork-related issues, despite hav-ing to navigate fully ramped-upconstruction zones throughout Northern Virginia,”said Virginia Secretary of Transportation SeanConnaughton in a written statement. “Employershave a real opportunity to eliminate a major sourceof distracted driving, making both their employeesand our roadways significantly safer.”

ONE OF THE FASTEST growing trends in dis-tracted driving is texting. While Beltway drivers un-der the age of 34 remain most likely to text, a grow-ing number of drivers between the ages of 25 to 44admit to texting while driving. According to the AAA-Transurban survey, 22 percent of respondents ad-mitted to reading texts while driving and 13 per-cent owned up to writing texts while driving. In oneyear, the number of Beltway drivers reading text mes-sages while driving increased 47 percent.

“We know that motorists know they shouldn’t bedoing it — that it’s dangerous,” said Lon Anderson,

director of government relations for AAA Mid-Atlan-tic. “And yet our numbers are still going up.”

Last year, the Virginia General Assembly passed alaw that specifically prohibited texting while driv-ing. But critics say the bill did not go far enough be-cause the offense is only secondary offense, meaninga driver cannot be stopped specifically for driving

while texting. And the statute doesnot prohibit dialing a cell phonewhile driving. Some are calling onthe General Assembly tostrengthen the law before morepeople die as a result of textingwhile driving.

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POLICE OFFICIALS say the statistics can be mis-leading. There’s no good way to know if a cell phonewas the reason for a crash, police say, because theyare depending on those responsible to report the in-formation. Unlike driving while intoxicated, there’sno test that could prove a smart phone was respon-sible. So the boundaries of the problem remain some-what of a mystery.

“When you are distracted and you are driving, youare a hazard,” said Fairfax County Police Capt. TracyRussillo. “You are a threat to yourself and all thosepeople around you, especially when driving througha construction zone where there is already less roomto navigate and make an error.”

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eral other independent and short films. Hefirst read St. John’s script earlier this year.

“There was such a big scope of characters —we had to do it,” said Whalen.

Christine Wasilewski is thrilled to be a partof the newly produced independent film, “Con-quering the Rose.” A Mount Vernon resident,she also has a small role in the film.

In addition to this film, Wasilewski has alsodone hair and makeup for “6 Nonsmokers,”makeup for “Tracks,” and hair and makeup for“The End of Something.”º

THEY STARTED filming on July 2, 2010. Overthe course of four weeks, they filmed 12 hoursa day. “It was such a regimented hard core pro-cess,” said Whalen. “You have to give it every-thing you have. It’s an amazing thing when youput it all together. We all have a good feeling aboutit. Everybody is so invested in it that it added a levelof quality.”

They are now in the post production process andthen they plan to take it on the festival circuit. Theyplan to submit to at least a dozen film festivals; thereal goal is distribution.

The synopsis of the film reads: “Modernization of‘Roman De La Rose.’ When the coffin of Etta RoseCallahan, a charismatic dance student, is uprootedfrom the earth after days of rain, the small collegetown of Remington is haunted with questions involv-ing the young girl’s sudden suicide. Jeremiah Mouthy,a popular art professor reveals his obsession withEtta when he decides to paint a portrait of her for

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While Whalen and his team haven’t discussed ven-ues yet, they also plan to show the film in local the-aters. “I’m looking forward to having it in our back-yard,” said Whalen.

Whalen said that the film is straight drama anddeals with a number of major issues. The diversityof the characters covers the spectrum.

While many film makers aspire to live in Califor-nia or New York, Whalen believes that there areplenty of opportunities her in the D.C. Metro area.

For more information visitwww.conqueringtherose.com.

J. Michael Whalendirects “Conqueringthe Rose.”


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Preliminary data from the Virginia Departmentof Legislative Services shows that many FairfaxCounty seats in the House of Delegates probablyneed to grow to reach their target population.These percentages reflect how much the currentdelegate districts are either under-populated orover-populated. The Virginia General Assembly isscheduled to take up political redistrictingduring their 2011 legislative session.

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Gazette

A number of local seats in the Vir-ginia General Assembly appearlikely to grow in terms of geo-graphic size and reach following

the 2010 political redistricting process.Over the last 10 years, Fairfax County’s

residential population appears to have in-creased at about half the rate of Virginia’spopulation overall. As a result, Fairfax’sshare of representation in the General As-sembly is expected to shrink relative to thatof other localities, according to the VirginiaPublic Access Project, a nonpartisan orga-nization that studies Virginia government.

Some state legislators said Fairfax couldlose up to one seat in the House of Delegatesand one-half of a seat in the State Senate,reported the Virginia Public Access Projecton its website in early November.

That organization and others have basedtheir predictions on population estimatesfrom 2009 provided by the Virginia Depart-ment of Legislative Services. The official2010 census numbers, which are the fig-ures used for political redistricting, will notbe released until February.

“Now, it looks like all Fairfax seats [in theHouse of Delegates] are going to have togrow in population but that could all changewhen the real numbers come in. Hopefully,Fairfax will do a little bit better relative tothe rest of the state when the real numberscome in,” said Del. Mark Sickles (D-43),who represents Franconia.

IF EARLY ESTIMATES hold, several of thedelegate and senate seats in the central,southern and southwestern portion of theFairfax could shift outward toward PrinceWilliam County to account for tremendousgrowth in Northern Virginia’s outer suburbs.

“You cannot change one district withouthaving a ripple affect on many others. I can’timagine that every single district won’t beimpacted,” said Sen. Janet Howell (D-32),who represents northern Fairfax and leadsthe committee that oversees redistricting inthe Senate.

Unlike Fairfax representatives, many Gen-eral Assembly members representingLoudoun and Prince William counties mustlose constituents during this redistrictingcycle.

For example, Del. Bob Marshall (R-13),who represents a district that includes partsof Prince William and Loudoun at FairfaxCounty’s border, holds a seat that is esti-mated be 186 percent the size of a delegatedistrict’s target population. In the next re-districting, he could shed as many as 68,000constituents, according to the Virginia Pub-lic Access Project.

FAIRFAX DELEGATES with districts clos-est to Loudoun and Prince William would

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not be able to absorb the excess populationfrom Marshall’s seat and others that are toolarge by themselves. Many of Fairfax’s outerring seats also contain growing communi-ties and have less of a need to pick up newconstituents.

For example, Del.Dave Albo (R-42),who representsSpringfield andLorton at the PrinceWilliam border,needs only 4,000new constituents— one or two pre-cincts — to reachthe target delegatepopulation in thenext census.

Sen. George Barker (D-37), whose dis-trict stretches from Clifton to Springfield,needs his district to grow by only 3 percentoverall, about two precincts, to reach theideal Senate seat size.

But Barker and Albo’s seats could shift sothat other districts in Fairfax’s core can take

pick up some of the excess population inPrince William and Loudoun.

House of Delegates District 41, repre-sented by Eileen Filler-Corn (D), is locatednorth of Albo’s and is the most under-popu-lated of any in Fairfax, according to the es-

timates. Filler-Corn’s seat, whichincludes WestSpringfield andBurke, needs togrow by more 10percent, or 9,000residents.

Senate District35, represented byChap Petersen (D)needs to increase by

about 8 percent, the most of any senate seatin Fairfax. Petersen represents the City ofFairfax and Vienna.

“I need to pick up the equivalent of acouple of precincts. There would be no hugechange if everything else were static. Butmost of the other districts around me alsoneed to pick up precincts and the cumula-

tive affect of that could be rather large,”said Del. David Bulova (D-37), who repre-sents the City of Fairfax and surroundingparts of the county.

If Fairfax County’s seats have to push out,it is likely that more of the local GeneralAssembly seats would straddle two locali-ties.

Currently only six of the 17 delegates inFairfax County also represent another cityor county. Seven of the Fairfax’s 10 stateseats are also split between two localities.

“We might have more districts with halfof their precincts in Loudoun and half oftheir precincts in Fairfax,” said Sickles.

Sickles added that some Republicansmight be pleased about having to absorbpart of Prince William and Loudoun, whichtend to be more conservative.

“I know there are some members whowould probably welcome some Prince Wil-liam and Loudoun precincts, and they areprobably going to get them,” he said.

There is the possibility that the Republi

“You cannot change onedistrict without having aripple affect on manyothers.”

— Sen. Janet Howell (D-32)

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West Potomac High School’sClass of 2011 will hold its AllNight Graduation Celebration(ANGC) at Belle Haven Coun-try Club Friday, June 17, 2011from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m. Theevent will provide a safe, fun,supervised drug and alcohol-free celebration for seniors whowill have graduated earlier inthe day.

The theme for the All NightGraduation Celebration is “Stu-dio ’11,” patterned after thefamed “Studio 54” club in NewYork, with the number changedto reflect the graduation year.The evening’s festivities will in-clude a casino, a disco with adisc jockey, light show and vid-eos, a game room, refresh-ments, and door prizes through-out the evening as an incentivefor all seniors to attend.

The All Night GraduationCommittee, comprised of par-ents and students, is busy rais-ing funds to support this effortsince there is no school orcounty funding. Letters havebeen sent to local businesses

and organizations requestingcontributions, and the Commit-tee will provide significant rec-ognition for sponsors.

The ANGC Committee hasplanned numerous fundraisers.Upcoming events include acommunity BINGO game Sun-day, Feb. 27, as well as a pre-mium mattress sale Feb. 26 –27, both held at the school. Thecommunity can also contributeby shopping on Amazon.comthrough the ANGC website. Goto www.WPHS2011ANGC.org,and then click on the Amazonlink at the bottom of the page.A percentage of sales will go tosupport this important event.Tax-deductible contributionsmay also be directed to the WestPotomac PTSA, ANGC, 6500Quander Road, Alexandria, VA22307.

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The holiday season offers many op-portunities to count our blessingsand give something back to thosewho enrich our lives. In the pro-

cess, we may realize that we’ve been takingfor granted something, or someone, very dearto us. I suspect nature often falls into that cat-egory.

From rivers winding through foreststo oyster reefs rising from coastal bays,our ecosystems provide us with cleanwater, fertile soils, food, fuel, beauty,flood control, storm protection and many otherbenefits. So this year, I encourage you to joinme in showing your appreciation for all thatnature does to enhance and sustain our lives.

In the Washington, D.C., metropolitan re-gion, whether a faucet runs in the White Houseor in your house, that water almost certainlycomes from the Potomac River. When you fillyour coffeepot before breakfast or your chil-dren wash their hands before dinner, you areamong more than 4 million other people inour area who depend on the Potomac River

for water.In addition to household water, the Potomac

provides many other natural services. It cre-ates habitat for fish and wildlife, offers oppor-tunities for recreation and tourism, supplieswater for irrigation, absorbs wastewater gen-erated by communities, and supports industry

and economic development.And if we extend our view to take in

the whole Potomac watershed, includ-ing tributary streams such as TurkeyRun and Cabin John Creek, then we

see the critical roles that forests play. Whilesome forest benefits are obvious — wildlifehabitat, recreation, wood products and forestryjobs — services such as preventing erosion andfiltering runoff often go unnoticed.

Now here’s the clincher. Nature’s services areabsolutely free.

But perhaps that fact has been part of theirundoing. Many natural systems around theworld, from tropical coral reefs to our ownChesapeake Bay, are seriously degraded. Thisreality begs a question: If humans can’t put a

price tag on it, do we really value it?Even professional conservationists some-

times struggle to describe all the benefits wederive from nature, much less determine aneconomic value. But scientists from The Na-ture Conservancy are working with conserva-tion and university partners to do both throughour Natural Capital Project. In the near future,we will offer practical tools for factoring natu-ral systems into decisions about how humansinteract with our world.

This we already know for certain: Nature isthe life-support system for every animal, plantand person on Earth. So for all that nature hasgiven to you in 2010, I hope you’ll considergiving something back. One way you can showyour appreciation is to be a good neighbor tothe Potomac River. To find practical tips forprotecting water quality, visit our website anddownload our guide to river-friendly living, theGood Neighbor Handbook: www.nature.org orw w w. n a t u r e . o r g / w h e r e w e w o r k /northamerica/states/maryland/f i les/goodneighborhndbk_web.pdf

— Michael L. Lipford

Michael Lipford is Virginia executive directorof The Nature Conservancy

Counting Your Blessings?Don’t Forget NatureFree gifts to all in Northern Virginia from natureinclude drinking water from the Potomac River.

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CostcoVs. What?To the Editor:

I hate to see an empty, blightedbuilding in a place that meant somuch to me when I was growingup on the Route One corridor. That

building was a drive through the-ater when I was a child; by thetime I was a teenager, it had be-come a multi-plex. Now, Costcohas filed a Special Exception ap-plication to build a store on themulti-plex site. My initial reactionto this proposal was mixed.

As you may know, Lee District

has a long history of citizen reviewof land use projects. Ultimately,the final decision about this onewill be made by the Lee DistrictLand Use Committee, an indepen-dent group composed of represen-tatives appointed by their civic orhomeowner associations. ThePlanning Commission will hear the

case on Feb. 24, after which it willgo to the Board of Supervisors.

Land use in Virginia has a longlegal tradition of property rights.Local governments cannot turnaway a development proposal be-cause of lack of infrastructure —transportation or otherwise. De-velopment that goes in under theexisting zoning and does not in-clude a Special Exception is knownas ‘by-right.’ This means that it isnot reviewed by the Lee DistrictLand Use Committee becausethere is no legal mechanism to re-quire the developer to make anychanges. Were another develop-ment to go in under the existingzoning rather than by a SpecialException, the County would havefewer tools to control noise, traf-fic, or other undesirable impacts.

Under the existing zoning, up to258,829 sq. ft. of developmentcould be built with no public hear-ing and no legislative authority torequire any transportation or siteimprovements! Traffic on RouteOne is a major issue — mostly be-cause of the state’s inaction. Giventhat, I fear what another 250,000sq. ft. of unregulated developmentwould mean. A 140,000 sq. ft.Costco is much more manageable.The traffic we create by driving all

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the way to Newington for aCostco must also be considered.Bringing goods and services closerto the people who use them isgood land use. Then there are thejobs. We need higher paying retailjobs on the Highway and Costcopays among the highest wages inthe industry.

If you have lived on the High-way for a while — as have I — youknow we have made greatprogress in ridding our communityof blight. We’ve got to keep up theeffort by encouraging new invest-ment and keeping pressure on thestate for road improvements. Aboarded up movie theater doesnone of the above.

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BuildingOn SuccessTo the Editor:

As we are about to enter theNew Year, the Citizens CoalitionFor Police Accountability (CCPA)is viewing 2010 as highly success-ful. It has received overwhelmingsupport from thousands of privatecitizens, law enforcement profes-sionals and more than a dozenwell-respected local, state and na-tional organizations. Six of the 10Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors have written to the CCPA to

express their interest or support ofour objective to have the Boardappoint a Citizen Review Boardthat will accept and investigatecitizen complaints relating to al-leged misconduct or negligence bymembers of the Fairfax CountyPolice Department. ChairmanSharon Bulova recently wrote tothe CCPA stating, “I look forwardto working with the Chief to cre-ate a Citizen Board in FairfaxCounty.” Washington’s Chief ofPolice Cathy L. Lanier wrote, “Citi-zen Review Boards can play animportant role in strengtheningcommunity trust in police by pro-viding a neutral party to hear com-plaints, particularly when an indi-vidual is uncomfortable filing acomplaint directly with the po-lice.” Ron E. Hampton, executivedirector of the 35,000-memberNational Black Police Associationwrote, “The purpose of this corre-spondence is to endorse the mis-sion, purpose and endeavors of theCitizens Coalition for Police Ac-countability.”

In recent days, the MountVernon District Visioning TaskForce – Public Safety Committeethat was appointed by SupervisorGerald W. Hyland voted unani-mously to have “The FairfaxCounty Police Department in con-junction with the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors should forma Citizen Review Board to acceptand investigate allegations of po-lice misconduct, with the findingsand recommendations of the panel

being forwarded to the Chef ofPolice.”

In a letter dated Dec. 6, 2010,Ralph D. Thomas of the NationalAssociation Investigative Special-ists (NAIS) that has 4,000-plusmembers, including many promi-nent law enforcement profession-als, stated, “We support the CCPA’sefforts of reform and feel that citi-zens’ oversight helps make democ-racy stronger and provides morejustice for citizens. We wish yousuccess in your efforts to bringgovernment reform.”

We are hopeful the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors willsoon adopt CCPA’s proposal for aCitizen Review Board.

For more information or to com-municate with the CCPA, log onto its websitewww.virginiaccpa.org or [email protected].

Nicholas R. BeltranteExecutive Director, CCPA

SupportsCompromiseTo the Editor:

Earlier this year, I wrote about amember of the Area Plans Review(APR) task force who, concerningone proposed comprehensive planamendment at the site of theformer Kings Crossing proposal, si-multaneously wore six hats,

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MVCCA official, APR task force member,adjacent neighbor, president of the adjacentcommunity association, questioner and votecounter for the task force. That member wasDavid Dale, president of the Spring BankCitizens Association and Chairman of theMVCCA’s Planning & Zoning (P&Z) commit-tee. Apparently, Mr. Dale has learned hislesson concerning conflicts of interest be-cause word comes that he has announcedhis resignation as P&Z chair to pursue hislong-known opposition to development ofaffordable housing at North Hill. TheMVCCA supports the North Hill “compro-mise,” namely, 1/3 of the property to bedeveloped with about 67 affordable homesand the remainder to become a park. Quot-ing Mr. Dale: “... as long as I am on theBoard of the Council by being the Chair ofthe Planning and Zoning Committee, I amnot really free to represent a viewpoint ofopposition ... Therefore, in order to be ac-tive in opposing the RHA North Hill plan, Ihave resigned my position as Chair of P&Z.”

I am not the least bit concerned aboutDavid Dale’s opposition to the North Hillcompromise that has been MVCCA policysince 2007 — that train left the station threeyears ago and Mr. Dale was left standingon the platform. Since federal Housing &Urban Development (HUD) funds wereused to acquire the North Hill property, withFairfax County representing to the federal

government that the property would beused to construct affordable housing, anyother use would introduce the danger thatthe County might have to reimburse thefederal government for that appropriationat the current market value of the 33-acreproperty. Suffice to say, the County will notexpose itself to this possibility.

After four public meetings in 2008 and2009, the Fairfax County Park Authorityapproved a Master Plan for the park atNorth Hill on Feb. 24, 2010. The MasterPlan can be viewed at this link: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/north_hill/finalapproved022410masterplan.pdf. More-over, the Board of Supervisors included thelong-range financing of the North Hillproject in its mark-up of the 2011 Countybudget. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2010/board-of-supervisors-marks-up-2011-budget.htm.

Indeed, the train has left the station,Fairfax County will fulfill its obligation toHUD to construct affordable homes at NorthHill and, eventually, there will be a 22-acrepublic park there. When a compromise isenacted, no one is completely happy, butthe result of the North Hill compromise willbe new affordable housing and a public parkwith attractive amenities. I support the com-promise at North Hill and look forward toits enactment.

H. Jay Spiegel Mount Vernon


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NOW THROUGH JAN. 6Christmas at Mount Vernon. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Themed decorations (including 12 Christmastrees), a gingerbread Mount Vernon, historicalchocolate-making demonstrations, and 18th-century dancing will be offered. Visit Aladdin,George Washington’s Christmas Camel, takespecial Mansion tours, and make a ChocolateToast to Christmas, with our 18th-century-stylechocolate drink, a Washington family favorite. AtGeorge Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate &Gardens, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway,Mount Vernon; call 703-780-2000 or visitmountvernon.org. Admission: $15 for adults, $7for youth (6-11), and free for children 5 andyounger.

EVERY FRIDAYGrown & Sexy Happy Hour and Comedy

Show. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Hosted by comedian EdBlaze. Ladies free until 9 p.m. Men $10/$15. AtWeyone Lounge, 5801 Duke St. # E100,Alexandria, located in the back of Landmark Mall.Call 202-321-0867.

NOW THROUGH DEC. 19Alexandria Jaycees’ Christmas Tree Sales. The

tree lot features a variety of trees, includingCanaan Firs, Douglas Firs, Fraser Firs, and ScotchPines in heights from 4-10 feet, with prices from$45-$90. Proceeds to benefit the Holiday ShoppingTour for underprivileged children. Operating hoursare Tuesday-Friday 6–9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. – 6p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. At the SafewayParking Lot, 500 South Royal Street, Alexandria.Call 703-866-7171 or go to www.alexjaycees.orgor visit http://www.alexjaycees.org/trees.php.

Mount Vernon by Candlelight. Dec. 11-12; Dec.

18-19. From 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Join “Mrs.Washington” for an evening of candlelit tours,fireside Christmas caroling, and hot cider andginger cookies. Tour the first and second floors,hear characters from Washington’s world as theyguide visitors through the home, adding ambianceto a traditional Christmas evening at MountVernon. Admission: Adults/$20, Youth 11 andunder/$14. At George Washington’s MountVernon Estate & Gardens, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway, Mount Vernon; call 703-780-2000 or visit mountvernon.org.

THURSDAY/DEC. 16A Winter Concert. 7:30 p.m. Cost is $5. Featuring

seasonal selections and Vivaldi’s “Gloria in D.”Guest soloists will be Jennifer Wintle, soprano;Melanie Bales, soprano; Kathryn Morrison, mezzosoprano, and Jihanna Davis, mezzo soprano.Sponsored by the West Potomac High Choirs.

Model Railroad Club Train Display. 10 a.m.Enjoy a holiday tradition with the Model TrainClub. A display in the front lobby as well as aworking train set-up in Room 213 will be featured.The Club will also discuss the history of subwaysin America. At Hollin Hall Senior Center, 1500Shenandoah Road, Alexandria. Call 703-765-4573to make reservations.

FRIDAY/DEC. 17Evening of Music for Brass Quintet. 8 p.m.

Free. The U.S. Air Force Band Chamber PlayersSeries will perform. At George WashingtonMasonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive,Alexandria. Call 202-767-5658 or visitwww.usafband.af.mil.

DEC. 17-18Alexandria Singers Holiday Show. “Yule School

Reunion!” In three family-friendlyperformances, following a colorful andwhimsical story line, The AlexandriaSingers will take you through theirfavorite music of the holiday seasonboth old and new. Premium seats $20;General admission $15; Discountedrate* $10 (*Seniors 65+, Students,Groups of 10+, Active Military);Children (6 and under) $5. Friday, Dec.17 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18 at 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Convergence, 1801North Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Visitwww.AlexandriaSingers.com or 703-941-SING.

“Yule School Reunion.” AlexandriaSingers Holiday Show. In 3 family-friendly performances, following acolorful and whimsical story line, TheAlexandria Singers will take you throughtheir favorite music of the holidayseason both old and new! PremiumSeats $20; General Admission $15;Discounted Rate* $10 (*Seniors 65+,Students, Groups of 10+, ActiveMilitary); Children (6 and under) $5.Friday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.; SaturdayDec. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; AtConvergence, 1801 North Quaker Lane,Alexandria. Visitwww.AlexandriaSingers.com (703)941-SING (7464).

SATURDAY/DEC. 18Handmade Holiday Craft Fair. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

More than 45 local crafters will be selling jewelry,pottery, handbags and more. Also cookie andornament decorating for kids, gingerbread houseraffles, club-run food and merchandise booths andraffles. A fundraiser for Joining Hearts and Hands.At TC Williams High School cafeteria, 3330 KingSt., Alexandria.

Dance Studio Lioudmila’s Christmas Ball.Swing Class at 7:30 p.m. Party starts at 8:30 p.m.Enjoy a Dance Show with students andprofessionals. Attire: Elegant-Casual. Admission$20/advance; or $25/door. At Dance StudioLioudmila, 18 Roth Street, Alexandria. Call 703-751-8868 or visit www.dancelioudmila.com.

Steven Gellman in Concert. 8 to 10 p.m. At St.Elmo’s Coffee Pub, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.,Alexandria. Call 703-739-9268.

Author Barb Winters. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Come hearAlexandria’s history author introduce you to“Letters to Virginia — Correspondence from ThreeGenerations of Alexandrians Before, During andAfter the Civil.” Book signing and refreshmentsserved. At the Ellen Coolidge Burke BranchLibrary, 4701 Seminary Road, Alexandria; call703-746-1704.

Story Time Tea. 2 p.m. “Polar Express” by ChrisVan Allsburg. Personalized readings, arts andcrafts activities and house-made treats.Reservations are required. Cost is $38/adults;$28/children. Call 703-838-8000 or [email protected]. At the Grille atMorrison House,116 S. Alfred Street, Alexandria.Visit www.thegrillealexandria.com.

Holiday Fair. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafts, books,pictures, Christmas artifacts, sorority/fraternity/OES gifts, jewelry and more. At Meade MemorialEpiscopal Church, 322 N. Alfred St., Alexandria.Visit www.meadechurch.org.

SUNDAY/DEC. 19Christmas Cantata. 11 a.m. Follow the Star,

Follow the King: The Journey from Darkness to

DEC. 18 AND 19“Nutcracker in a Nutshell.” Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7:30

p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. A production of The Center forBallet Arts and The Ballet Arts Ensemble of Fairfax.Reserved tickets are $18/studio; $20/door. Bring a new,unwrapped toy and help support the U.S. Marines drivefor Toys for Tots. At the Rachel Schlessinger Concert Halland Arts Center, 3100 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria(NOVA Campus).

Light. The work is a collaboration among LloydLarson, Mary MacDonald, Larry Shackley andDouglas Wagner, all contemporary composers.Presented by Beverley Hills Community UnitedMethodist Church, 3512 Old Dominion Blvd.,Alexandria. Call 703-836-2406 or visitwww.bhcumc.org.

Colonial Handbell Ringers. 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.Free. Get into the holiday spirit as you listen – andsing along – with their performance of holidayclassics using a long set of Whitechapel bells. AtThe Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street,Alexandria. Call 703-746-4994 or visitwww.alexandriahistory.org.

MONDAY/DEC. 20Walk This Way Productions/Kalaj! will host a

runway modeling workshop for beginners (ages 13and up) on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, 10 a.m. to 3p.m. at the Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center, 1108Jefferson Street, Alexandria. Registration deadlineis Monday, Dec. 20, and all registrations andpayments are to be made/received on or beforeDec. 20, in order to reserve your space. Learn thebasics: Model stance, posture, poses, turns,runway walk (singles, doubles, triples) and more.Build your confidence and learn how to takecommand of the runway with your uniquepersonality, in relaxed and fun atmosphere! Thecost for the workshop is $35 per person. Call 703-927-2927.

FRIDAY/DEC. 24Jewish Community Center’s Day of Service.

Join 1,000 volunteers who will help out at over 50non-profits throughout DC, Virginia and Maryland.Projects vary from 2-4 hours and encompass avariety of activities such as throwing holidayparties for children, visiting seniors and servingmeals to the homeless. Family and group projectsare also available. Visit www.washingtondcjcc.org/volunteer. There is a nominal registration fee of$20, which helps cover the cost of the event.

DEC. 17-18Alexandria Singers Holiday Show. “Yule School Reunion!” In three family-friendly performances,

following a colorful and whimsical story line, The Alexandria Singers will take you through theirfavorite music of the holiday season both old and new. Premium seats $20; General admission $15;Discounted rate* $10 (*Seniors 65+, Students, Groups of 10+, Active Military); Children (6 andunder) $5. Friday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Convergence, 1801North Quaker Lane, Alexandria. Visit www.AlexandriaSingers.com or 703-941-SING (7464).


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8710 Mount Vernon Highway, Alexandria VA, 22309Tel: 703-780-4055 Fax: 703-360-5385 www.gs-cc.org

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Mass ScheduleSaturday Evening5:00 pm; 6:30 pm (en Español)

Sunday7:30; 9:00; 10:30 am; 12:00 Noon2:00 pm (en Español)6:30 pm Mass (starts Sept. 12)

Weekdays(Mass or CommunionService) 9:00 am (followed by Rosary)Children’s Liturgy of the WordSundays (Sept.-July) during 9:00 amMass (English)Sign Language InterpreterSunday at 9:00 am Mass

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Christmas Eve ServiceWorship & Children’s Pageant of Carols – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service – 10 a.m.Inter-generational Sunday School – after serviceVicar, The Rev. Huey J Sevier

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Christmas Eve Services5:00 PM and 10:00 PM

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NOW THROUGH FEB. 13“Sunset Boulevard.” Show times are

Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.,and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Tickets are now on sale. Ticketsrange in price from $59 - $85 and areavailable by calling Ticketmaster at703-573-SEAT (7328) or visitingwww.signature-theatre.org. AtSignature Theater in Arlington.

The 2010–2011 American CenturyTheater season is a year-longadventure encountering spacemen,demons, lovers, ambitious actresses,and vaudeville memories.

❖ Jan. 14–Feb. 12, 2011 — “Beyond theHorizon” by Eugene O’Neill

JAN. 14 TO FEB. 12“Beyond the

Horizon(1920)” byEugene O’Neill.Produced by theAmerican CenturyTheatre. EugeneO’Neill’s romantictragedy isconsidered aturning point inthe developmentof Americandrama. AtTheatre Two atGunston, 2700 S.Lang St.,Arlington. Call703-998-4555.Visit http://www.americancentury.org.

Theater

NOW THROUGH DEC. 19A Broadway Christmas Carol. Created by Kathy Feininger,

the story of the classic Dickens’ tale with uproariousparodies of favorite Broadway show tunes. Performancesare Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 and 8p.m.; Sundays at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets $45-50 (students$25). TKTS 800-494-8497/www.metrostage.org, Groups/Info 703-548-9044. At MetroStage, 1201 North Royal St.Alexandria.

NOW THROUGH DEC. 26“Walter Cronkite Is Dead.” Written and Directed by Joe

Calarco. Tickets are $50 to $76 and are available by callingTicketmaster at 703-573-SEAT (7328) or visitingwww.signature-theatre.org. Show times are Tuesdays andWednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.,Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. and7 p.m. At Signature Theater in Arlington.

❖ April 8–May 7, 2011 — “Stage Door”by Edna Ferber and George S.Kaufman

❖ July 8–Aug. 6, 2011 — “Visit to aSmall Planet” by Gore VidalThe American Century Theaterperforms at Theatre II, Gunston ArtsCenter, 2700 S. Lang Street,Arlington. This season, “One NightWith Fanny Brice” will be performedat the Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre,1611 North Kent Street, Arlington.Subscription season packages areavailable. Friday or Saturday eveningticket subscriptions are $150 each($175 value). Thursday evening orweekend matinee subscriptions are$130 each ($150 value). Moreinformation is available atwww.AmericanCentury.org, by email

at [email protected], or bycalling the theater at 703-998-4555.

The Keegan Theatre of Arlingtonwill be the full-time residentcompany at Church Street Theater inthe District, beginning with its 2009-2010 season. Church Street Theateris located at 1742 Church Street,NW, Washington, D.C., has been apartial home to Keegan for manyyears.The Keegan Theatre 2010-2011Season includes:❖ January 2011 — “A Shadow ofHonor by Peter Coy❖ February-March 2011 — “Parade”by Alfred Uhry and Jason RobertBrown❖ April-May 2011 — “Grapes of

Wrath” by John Steinbeck,adaptation by Frank Galati❖ April-May 2011 — “Basra Boy” byRosemary Jenkins❖ June 2011 — ”The 25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling Bee” byRachel Sheinkin and William Finn❖ July-August 2011 — “SteelMagnolias” by Robert Harling

Signature Theatre Announces its2010-2011 Season

Subscription packages are now on saleby calling Signature’s Box Office at703-820-9771. Signature Theatre islocated at 4200 Campbell Avenue(22206) off I-395 at the Shirlingtonexit in Arlington. Ticketmaster (703)573-SEAT (7328).

❖ Now Through Dec. 26, 2010 —“Walter Cronkite is Dead. Writtenand Directed by Joe Calarco.

❖ Dec. 7, 2010-Feb. 13 — “SunsetBoulevard.”


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Fine Arts

NOW THROUGH DEC. 19Andrew Zimmerman’s Colorado Winter. Featuring

Andrew Zimmerman’s silver-gelatin photographic prints. Atthe Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center,Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery, NVCC, 3001North Beauregard Street, Alexandria. Gallery hours are 10a.m.— 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and during performances.

NOW THROUGH DEC. 23Artist Jan. E. Moffatt. Featuring the 2010 Blue Door

Collection and more. At Art in the Garden at the HistoricManor House, Green Spring Gardens Park, 4603 Green SpringRoad, Alexandria. Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 12 noon-4:30 p.m. Call 703-941-7987, 703-642-5173,www.GreenSpring.org.

NOW THROUGH DEC. 31Greg Viggiano Photo Exhibit. The exhibit will showcase local

digital photography, the Pentagon Memorial, and otherselected images. At Firehook Coffee Shop on Union Street inOld Town Alexandria.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 2Ceramic Guild Show. Santa is coming to town and the

Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Scope Gallery has clay creationsand stocking stuffers to jingle everyone’s bells. Shopping isMonday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., withThursdays open until 9 p.m. At Scope Gallery, 101 NorthUnion Street, ground floor, Studio 19, Alexandria. 703-548-6288 or visit www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/scope.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 3“Small Works.” Fifteen members from the Multiple Exposures

Gallery are exhibiting “Small Works.” Noting larger than12x12-inches in film, digital, color and B&W will all be

represented. Juror Lenny Campello is an artist, art critic andwriter. At Multiple Exposures Gallery, 105 N. Union St., #312,Alexandria.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 2Metalwork 2010. Free. Metalwork 2010 is the Washington

Guild of Goldsmiths (WGG) biennial show and sale to exhibittheir members’ work. At the Target Gallery, Torpedo FactoryArt Center, Old Town Alexandria. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org or call 703-838-4565.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 2Molded from Complicated Mixtures. Drawing inspiration

from the quirky characters and funky forms produced inplastic toys, Megan Marlatt renders in a classic style paintingsthat depict the many meanings behind toys. At theAthenaeum, 201 Prince Street, Alexandria. Call 703-548-0035.

JAN. 5 THROUGH JAN. 30Gallery West Presents WOW! Works in wax, oil, and wire by

new member artists Susan Stayer, Caty Forden, MargretLindsey, and Sue Lindsey. Meet the artists at their receptionon Saturday, Jan. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will beincluded. At Gallery West, 1213 King Street, Alexandria. Visitwww.gallery-west.com or call 703-549-6006.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 7The Springfield Art Guild Art Show. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Featuring: 40 works of art are displayed in this exhibition andsale. These works include oil, watercolor, photography, andmixed media. At Godwin House, 4800 Fillmore Ave.,Alexandria. Call Donnalynne Lefever 703-644-6677.

JAN. 7 THROUGH JAN. 30Baby, It’s Cold Outside & Sock It To Winter: Celebrating

all things good and bad about winter. Meet the artistsreception Friday, Jan. 7, from 7-10 p.m. The all-member showruns through Sunday, Jan. 30. Check out the best works and“sock it to winter” by donating a pair of new socks to benefitthe Carpenter’s Shelter. Join the Sock Hop Saturday, Jan. 15from 7-10 p.m., admission: donated pair of new socks.www.TheDelRayArtisans.org or [email protected].

Handpainted dogwood soup/luncheon setby Suan Ying of Vienna.

JAN. 3 TO JAN. 30Hot Pottery. Clay artists create toasty treats with their kilns

for the Kiln Club’s “Snuggling Up: Pots for Comfort Food”show. At the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Scope Gallery,101 North Union Street, ground floor Studio 19,Alexandria. Call 703-548-6288 or visitwww.torpedofactory.org/galleries/scope.htm

NOW THROUGH MAY 1Exhibition ofCommemorative Wares.Features ceramic wares thatreflect the Alexandriacommunity’s keen interestin current and historicevents. At the Lyceum, 201South Washington Street,Old Town Alexandria. OpenMonday through Saturday,from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSunday, from 1 p.m. to 5p.m. $2 admission. Call 703-746-4994 or visitwww.alexandriahistory.org.

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NOW THROUGH DEC. 24Holiday Small Works

and Silent Auction.Gallery West fills thewalls with an eclecticshow of small works justin time for holiday giftgiving. The display willfeature originalpaintings, sculptures,ceramics, photographs,digital art and jewelry. AtGallery West, 1213 KingStreet in Old Town,Alexandria. Visitwww.gallery-west.com orcall 703-549-6006.


To GoWHAT: First Night AlexandriaWHEN: Friday, Dec. 31, 2010Second Annual Fun Hunt: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Kick-off Event at Durant Arts Center: 5 p.m.100 Live Performances throughout Old Town: 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.Multimedia Fireworks Finale at George Washington Masonic Memorial: 12 midnightWHERE: Headquarters: Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St., AlexandriaEvent: Throughout Old TownINFO: www.FirstNightAlexandria.org; 703-746-3301TICKETS: $15 before Dec. 21; $20 after. Children 12 and under are free. Admission badgesmay be purchased online through Dec. 25. Badges can be purchased in person at the Alexan-dria Visitors Center at Ramsay House, 221 King Street. On Dec. 31, all First Night venues willhave badges for sale beginning 15 minutes prior to the first performance. Admission badges willalso be available beginning at noon on Dec. 31 at the Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron Street.

Entertainment

First Night Alexandria’s New Year’s Eve Bash100 live performances include a Capella,Swing, Argentinean Tango, Russian Folk,Cajun, Rock, Jazz at 17 venues in Old Town.

The harmonies of two a capella en-sembles are part of the colorful line-up of more than 100 live perfor-

mances throughout Old Town Alexandria forFirst Night’s annual New Year’s Eve bash —professional a capella ensemble Musikantenand the popular College of William & MaryStairwells. The Stairwells will usher in theNew Year just prior to the fireworks finale.

Swing, Argentinean tango, Cajun, Russianfolk, rock, blues, jazz, even a comedy magicshow and entertainment for kids, are justsome of the acts that can be found at 17 in-door venues throughout Old Town. With theseperformances, plus interactive kids’ activitiesand the all-ages, Fun Hunt, First Night Alex-andria is the largest family-friendly and alco-hol-free New Year’s Eve event in the region.Your ticket for the event is a First Night badgewhich gives you access to entertainment andactivities at spots all around Old Town. Thisyear’s First Night headquarters is the DurantArts Center, 1605 Cameron Street, blocks fromKing Street Metro Station.

Starting at 7 p.m., with your First Nightbadge and schedule in hand, stroll

Alexandria’s streets among venues, or hop onand off the free King Street Trolley to catchyour favorite acts. Check out entertainmentat venues including the Torpedo Factory ArtCenter, the Little Theatre of Alexandria, his-toric Christ Church, and the Lyceum. Muse-ums, public buildings, and even retail shopsare turned into performance venues to show-case regional and national talent. Make anight of it with dinner at one of Old Town’srestaurants, or grab a bite to eat at designatedFirst Night venues.

Award-winning acts include Al and Amy’sCeltic and Appalachian acoustic groove, asheard on the Ken Burns documentary “TheNational Parks: America’s Best Idea”,Grammy-nominated Bill Kirchen’s roots rockand roll, and 2009 WAMA Best Jazz Record-ing winner Al Williams. QuinTango serenadeswith sounds from Argentina, and RusskieMusikanti will play Russian folk music thatmight be heard in the village after a long day’swork. The History of Acoustic Blues show in-cludes authentic instruments from the 1920sand 1930s and is performed by Curtis Blueswho was voted Solo Blues Artist of the Year.

Dance the night away with the irresistibleswing dance band King Teddy plus countryand honky tonk by the Folsom Prisoners,Americana roots music by the Grandsons, theCajun tunes of Zydeco Crayz, and the livelysounds of the Irish Breakfast Band.

Delight in the a capella renaissance withthe Stairwells’ mix of musical genres and holi-day favorites, or the inspiring choral cham-ber sounds of professional a capella ensembleMusikanten.

This family-friendly event is full of activi-ties for kids including face painting, moonbounce, clowns doing balloon sculptures, andinteractive games. Try model boat buildingand sailing for an additional fee. Kids will also

love the How-To Cowboy Joke Fest, sing-alongand rhythm instruments with Mr. Don, andmore. Alcohol-free venues keep it fun andaccessible for all ages — and children under12 are free.

New this year, First Night Alexandria’s NewYear’s Eve midnight finale is exploding into amultimedia spectacular with videos, lasers,music and fireworks. The city’s most visiblemonument, the George Washington MasonicMemorial, will be the focus, with pyrotech-nics that explode from the roof of the build-ing! Be sure to grab a seat on the memoriallawn for a great view and to hear a vocal per-formance by the College of William & MaryStairwells.


SportsMount Vernon Gazette Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-224-3015 or [email protected]

The Mount Vernon boys basket-ball team evened its record at1-1 with a 65-55 win overWoodbridge on Tuesday. Senior

guard Jesse Konadu led the Majors with 32points. Dion Harris scored 20 points, includ-ing five 3-pointers, and Michael Lewis ledthe way defensively with seven steals.

Mount Vernon opens National Districtplay at home against Washington-Lee at7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Majors will play ahome doubleheader against Edison on Dec.21.

West Potomac BoysLose to South County

The West Potomac boys basketball teamlost to South County 73-61 on Tuesday,dropping the Wolverines’ record to 2-2, 1-1in the Patriot District. The Wolverines de-feated Lee 70-51 on Dec. 10.

Daryl Copeland led West Potomac with18 points and Bryant Fultz added 14.

West Potomac will travel to faceCentreville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Mount Vernon GirlsImprove to 4-0

The Mount Vernon girls basketball teamimproved to 4-0 under first-year head coachCourtney Coffer with a 60-38 win overWoodson on Tuesday. The Majors’ averagemargin of victory is 28 points.

Against Woodson, Mount Vernon led 28-23 at halftime. Coffer said the Majors pulledaway in the second half with strong defense.

“We played very well,” thecoach said. “The first half, wedidn’t play our style of basket-ball, defensively. But in the sec-ond half, we really came outand put two good quarters to-gether. Our defense ignites ouroffense, so we had a good sec-ond half.”

Mount Vernon has not beenslowed by the graduation of se-niors Tracy King, JasmineMcDonald or Jalinda Venable.This year’s team has no seniorson the roster, but the Majors areplaying at a high level.

Against Woodson, sophomoreguard Kelly Loftus led MountVernon with 20 points, sopho-more guard Tiffany Websterand junior forward LafatimaGray each scored 10, juniorguard Elizabeth Owusuwaa fin-ished with nine and sophomoreguard Taylor Dunham addedseven.

“Right now, I’m really happywith where we are as a team,”Coffer said. “They’re kind of sur-passing my expectations, whichis a good thing.”

The roster contains three jun-iors, four sophomores and fourfreshmen.

“They’re getting their chanceto be the go-to player,” Coffersaid. “They’re responding tothat really well.”

Mount Vernon opens National Districtplay on the road against Washington-Leeat 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Majors will playa home doubleheader with the boys teamagainst Edison on Dec. 21. The girls willplay at 5:45 p.m.

Mount Vernon defeated Woodbridge (66-56, Dec. 1), West Potomac (84-32, Dec. 3)and C.D. Hylton (56-30, Dec. 4).

West Potomac Swimand Dive Beats Lee

The West Potomac boys and girls swimand dive teams defeated the Lee Lancers indual meet action Dec. 10 at the Lee DistrictRecreation Center. The West Potomac girls(1-1) beat the Lancer girls (0-2) by a scoreof 207-107 and the Wolverine boys (1-1)beat the Lancer boys (0-2) by a score of 171-143.

In the girls contest, senior and captainJulia Bolger finished first in both the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard backstrokewhile her sister, sophomore Maddy Bolger,was first in the 50-yard freestyle and the100-yard freestyle events. Other event win-ners included sophomore Leigh Orleans(200-yard freestyle), sophomore MaddieStevens (200-yard individual medley),freshman Carolyn Murphy (500-yardfreestyle) and junior Lydia Perkins (100-yard breaststroke). In addition to the event

winners other top three finishers includedHannah Gwartney (second in the 200-yardfreestyle and third in the 500-yardfreestyle), Perkins (third in the 200-yardindividual medley), Karley Zdebski (thirdin the 50-yard freestyle and second in the100-yard freestyle), Rachel Dacey (secondin the 1-meter diving), Murphy (second inthe 100-yard butterfly), Orleans (second inthe 500-yard freestyle), Kaelin Jackson(third in the 100-yard backstroke) andStevens (second in the 100-yard breast-stroke). The girls also took first in all threerelay events and in addition took second inthe 200-yard medley relay.

For the boys two-event winners includedsenior Nate Jones (200-yard freestyle and100-yard backstroke) and senior captainMark Mattis (500-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke). Junior Trevor Jenne wasfirst in the 200-yard individual medley andjunior Jack King was first in the 100-yardfreestyle to round out the event winners.Top three finishers included Evan Jenkins(second in the 200-yard freestyle and thirdin the 100-yard backstroke), Billy Lescher(third in the 200-yard freestyle), King (thirdin the 50-yard freestyle), Patrick Murphy(second in the 100-yard butterfly and sec-ond in the 100-yard backstroke), RichardCochran (third in the 100-yard freestyle),Tristan Keightley (2nd in the 500 yardfreestyle) and Jenne (second in the 100-yard breaststroke). The boys teamed up to

take first and third in the 200-yard medley relay, second in the200-yard freestyle relay, andfirst and second in the 400-yardfreestyle relay.

Personal best efforts wereturned in by Jenne (200-yardindividual medley), Perkins(200-yard individual medley),Michael Dickson (50-yardfreestyle), Jessica Metter (50-yard freestyle), Laura Jacobs(50-yard freestyle), RachelDacey (1-meter diving), ZoeRiviere (1-meter diving), P.Murphy (100-yard butterfly),Elise Bell (100-yard butterfly),King (100-yard freestyle),Cochran (100-yard freestyle),Trevor Woods (500-yardfreestyle), Katherine Rausch(100-yard backstroke), JohnJasper (100-yard breaststroke),Aileen Fagan (100-yard breast-stroke) and Jackie Rhodes(100-yard breaststroke).

The Wolverines next face theSouth County Secondary SchoolStallions on Friday, Dec. 17 at theGeorge Washington RecreationCenter and the Annandale Atomson Saturday, Dec. 18 at the SouthRun Recreation Center.

Mount VernonWrestling Wins

The Mount Vernon wrestlingteam hosted a tri-meet on Dec. 8 againstSkyline and Hylton high schools. MountVernon beat Skyline 46-34 and also wonagainst Hylton by a score of 64-10. The fol-lowing wrestlers won both of their matchesthat evening: Eric Dahlum (103 pounds),Cody Marino (130), Derrick Fleming (145),Trey McClure (152), Roberto Villatoro(160), Dusty Floyd (171) and Nate Haro(215). The team has wrestled 12 dualmatches so far this season. Senior TreyMcClure and sophomore Eric Dahlum areboth undefeated thus far. Junior DustyFloyd has a record of 11-1. The team willtravel to Richmond on Dec. 17 for a twoday tournament at Hermitage High School.

West PotomacWrestling Victorious

The West Potomac wrestling team de-feated Kettle Run 43-36 in a recent dualmeet. West Potomac winners were: ColeBeeby (145 pounds, pin), William Rupp(152, major decision), Nick Africano (160,decision), Suliman Atwater (189, pin), Jor-dan Blair (285, pin), Ian Thompson (103,pin), Peter Starr (135, pin) and CaseyHagen (140, pin).

Mount Vernon Boys Defeat Woodbridge

Sophomore Brandon Pressley andthe West Potomac boys basketballream are off to a 2-2 start.

Mount Vernon senior Jesse Konadu, seen earlier thisseason, scored 32 points in a win over Woodbridge onTuesday.

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can leadership would just remove a house seat fromFairfax County altogether, and move it either toPrince William or Loudoun.

“I am hoping that we don’t lose a seat, but thatcould happen,” said Sickles.

Even districts that have not undergone wild popu-lation shifts could be subjected to dramatic popula-tion shifts

Approximately 40 percent of Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) district changed after the 2000 political redis-tricting, even though her seat needed relatively fewadjustments on paper.

“They moved 30,000 new people into my districtand took 27,000 of my old constituents away. I hadnot represented any of the Springfield area beforethat and they took most of Annandale away fromme,” said Watts.

According to Watts, the Republican-controlledHouse of Delegates moved the more liberal part of

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her district into another seat in order to make hernext election more competitive for Republicans.

“They made two other districts less competitive andgave me as many new voters as they could,” she said.

What happened to Watts’ seat is typical during apartisan redistricting process, said MichaelMcDonald, a George Mason University political sci-entist and expert on redrawing political districts.

“There is an approach where you change up thedistrict a lot on the incumbent so they have new con-stituents. I expect that type of technique to be usedif there is a partisan gerrymander,” said McDonald.

A few legislators said they are going to refrain frommaking predictions or speculating what might hap-pen with redistricting until the official census data isreleased.

“It really too early to tell. … We don’t have thenumbers yet. And you never know, somebody coulddecide to retire and that changes everything,” saidDel. Tim Hugo (R-40)

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Business Notes

The Southeast Fairfax Develop-ment Corp. sponsors the Mary ThonenBeautification Certificate of Recognitionfor outstanding landscape improve-ments for 2010. Some 21 business andproperty owners received a MaryThonen Beautification Certificate ofRecognition for their extraordinary con-tributions to Richmond Highwaybeautification.

The Exxon at Lockheed Boulevardand the Montebello Condos stood outamong the recipients for their creative

and varying color pattern of bushes,flowers and other landscape designs.The program is rooted in the belief thatattractive landscaping improves the im-age of local businesses as well as theimage of Richmond Highway as awhole. Presented by the SFDC DesignCommittee on behalf of the Board ofDirectors, this annual award programwas created in honor of the long servingBoard member Mary Thonen. The pro-gram serves as a memorial to her life,hard work and dedication she showed in

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Tree DeliveryArnie Porter on left and Reid Novotny on right delivera free tree to a military family at Fort Belvoir on Satur-day, Dec. 4 as part of the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club’s13 tree donations to families of soldiers fighting inAfghanistan this season.

People

Talent ShowMarielle Mariano of Groveton Elementary School standswith her photograph “Hello … Kitty” during the thirdannual Artist Teacher Exhibition at the AnnandaleCampus of Northern Virginia Community College onNov. 16. Mariano considers herself an artist that usesphotography in her art.

Ten volunteers came on a frosty Saturday morning toplant 125 tree seedlings at Meadowood RecreationArea on Mason Neck: Joe Chudzik, Jessie Strother,David Lyster, Dan Franssell, Chris Schreiner, CollinsA, Sekyi, Nicholas Diaz-Briquets, Sergio Diaz-Bri-quets, Dick Kennedy, Tom Nally, and Siluia Torreseas.The goal of the tree planting project was to reforestthe area along an abandoned trail that had beeneliminated when a new trail was constructed. TheMason Neck Lions Club helped to organized this treeplanting project in partnership with Fairfax ReLeaf,Friends of Meadowood, Bureau of Land Manage-ment, and Clean Fairfax Council, Inc.

Every November, the St. Louis School Student Council sponsors a United Community Ministries food drive. This yearthe Student Council challenged the school to raise more

than 3,000 pounds of food. Last year, St. Louis raised 2,000 pounds.Students from Kindergarten through 8th grade donated food forour friends at UCM. Macaroni, cereal, past, stuffing, rice, peanutbutter, crackers and lots of Ramen noodles.

St. Louis is committed to community service and this year thestudent council decided to focus all their energy and FUNdraisers tothe local community. UCM is the first recipient of the student’s gen-erosity. In January, the students will collect baby items during theannual baby drive and all will stay within the Route 1 community.

Elvin Fermin, Matt Sigda, Luke Kraynak and Kindergar-ten student Gunner Dutzman are recognized for mak-ing daily contributions to the St. Louis food drive. Withthe four are the students of Mrs. English and Mrs.Kraynak’s Kindergarten Class.

St. Louis Annual Food Drive

Feast at CenterThe week before Thanksgiving, a feast was served atthe Gum Springs Community Center; 120 residentsand staff enjoyed dinner. The dinner was sponsoredby the Motion Picture Association of America, theGum Springs Advisory Board and the Gum SpringsCommunity Center. Aubrey Turner, Cory Smallwood,Chef Curtis Coleman prepare the dinner for serving inthe center kitchen.

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