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Historic General Assembly Convenes in Richmond
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
Yesterday morning, as a momentous Virginia General Assembly was called to order in Richmond for a two-month legis-
lative session, history was made in the first minutes as the House of Delegates elected the first-ever woman, and first-ever Jewish person, at its Speaker of the House in the 401-year history of the body. State Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn
was sworn in by Virginia Supreme Court chief justice Donald W. Lemons to become the House’s 56th Speaker. Filler-Corn, whose 41st District is west of Falls Church in Fairfax County but east of the
City of Fairfax covering the communities of Burke and Mantua, had been the first ever leader of a party caucus in Richmond before the Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in last November’s election.
The stunning speed by which the Democrats wrested control from what had been a dominant Republican majority in the House and Senate between the 2017 and
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Beyer Family’s Let the New Decade Commence Busy Schedule On 3 Fronts by Nicholas F. Benton
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Voting on one of three versions being debated of a War Powers resolution to assert the Constitutional requirement of the U.S. Congress, not the president, to initiate war with a foreign power was expected to happen today in the U.S. House, according to U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer, Jr., who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes the City of Falls Church. Beyer told the News-Press in an exclusive interview yesterday that he has been in the midst of non-stop discussions and deliberations since the unilateral action by President Trump to order the taking out Iran’s most powerful military leader, Qasem Soleimani, earlier this week.
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THE CROWD CHEERED as the Watch Night star descended to the ground marking the beginning of 2020 at the City of Falls Church’s New Year’s Eve celebration last week. Hundreds of revelers turned out to enjoy the evening’s unseasonably mild weather during the Little City’s annual celebration downtown. See more Watch Night photos on page 8. (Photo: J. Michael Whalen)
Inside This Week Tarter, Connelly Elected Mayor & Vice Mayor Again
A Stronger Push to Tackle Homelessness
See News Briefs, page 9
See Story, page 15
By unanimous 7-0 votes of the Falls Church City Council Monday night, P. David Tarter was elected to a record-tying fourth two-year term as mayor and Marybeth Connelly to a third term as vice mayor of the City of Falls Church.
A new look for the Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter and Supportive Housing brings promise for the county’s mission to end homelessness, which also means heightened expectations on the shelter’s staff to deliver in that goal.
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2019 elections has created an unprecedented alignment in the legislature. While it’s been 20 years since the Democrats had control, the Democratic Party of 2020 is vastly different in its makeup from the “Dixiecrat” Democrats of days gone by, when many held very conservative views on issues pertaining to women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and gun control, for example. That’s what makes the justconvened session of the legislature so unique and historic, beginning with the election of Filler-Corn but also to include, at long last, the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, something that has awaited the one state needed to create a two-thirds majority to enshrine women’s equality in the U.S. Constitution. This legislative session, the Democrats in control will surely vote to ratify that amendment, being the 38th state to do so, even in the face of Republican efforts around the country to block it by rescinding ratification in other states.
LO CA L Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam was scheduled to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address last night, following on “the most progressive budget in Virginia history” that he introduced last month. It includes, he said, “Proposals to invest in K-12 education, address housing affordability, make tuition-free community college available to low and middle income students who pursue jobs in high-demand fields, protect Virginia’s environment, transform the Commonwealth’s early childhood education system and combat maternal and infant mortality.” Filler-Corn, in prepared remarks she presented after being sworn in Wednesday, said, “A new torch is being passed today, one that ushers in the modern era, representing all Virginians, learning from our shared experiences and moving forward in our collective prosperity.” She added, “Sometimes, how we work, and how we conduct ourselves, can be just as important as what we do. I urge us all to get to know one another, to reach across the partisan aisle. I know we will find we have more things in common than we have differences.” “We can show the next genera-
tion and the country that Virginia is home for robust debate, where we also work together and get things done in a respectful manner.” Her appeal for civility comes in the context of announced efforts by pro-gun advocates, among others, to demonstrate loudly against expected votes to constrain gun use with such measures as universal background checks, red flag laws and restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Meanwhile, in the State Senate chamber, State Sen. Dick Saslaw, who represents the City of Falls Church, was elected the majority leader, a position the veteran lawmaker has held in the past, most recently from 2008 to 2012 and 2014. Saslaw, who was his party’s minority leader in the Senate when out of power until this month, was met with a rousing standing ovation by a capacity crowd that filled the hall in Vienna Sunday for his party’s annual “Road to Richmond” brunch. Saslaw was the first speaker introduced at the event, and his ovation was due in part to the fight he waged last year to fend off a primary challenge and be returned to the Senate seat he’s held since 1980. He vowed Sunday to be in the
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forefront of his party’s efforts to reform state laws pertaining to women’s and LGBTQ rights and other priority issues for the party. State Sen. Adam Ebbin, the first openly-gay state representative in Virginia history, told a crowd of supporters last Friday night that he will be introducing comprehensive LGBTQ anti-discrimination legislation. He was joined at that event by U.S. Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., who represents the 8th District of Virginia that includes Falls Church and just returned to the district from a week of campaigning for his preferred Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttegieg in Iowa. Beyer praised Ebbin’s courage as a trail-blazer for equality in Virginia. Falls Church’s State Del. Marcus Simon said he’s also introducing legislation for LGBTQ non-discrimination in housing in a briefing to supporters here last Thursday. The new makeup of the state House of Delegates includes many firsts. It will have the first women of color to lead committees, and have an historically diverse group of committee chairs and vicechairs, members of the most diverse House of Delegates in Virginia his-
tory, not only in terms of race and gender, but also in terms of experience, thought, orientation, religion and backgrounds. Filler-Corn said yesterday, “History and the role we play in Virginia’s story have been on my mind in the weeks leading up to today. We know that Virginia’s history has many triumphant highs, from bringing democracy to this country, to maintaining the oldest continual lawmaking body in the Western Hemisphere. “But,” she added, “our commonwealth has been fallible, too,” citing “how far we have to go to reach the promise of equality on which this nation was founded, in large part by the words and deeds of Virginians, both for good and for ill.” She vowed that in addition to passing the Equal Rights Amendment, “we will address discrimination in our laws, we will take common sense measures to prevent gun violence and keep Virginians safe, and we will address the threat that climate change poses to our entire Commonwealth, especially in the coastal communities.” “The public expects us to build a safer, more equal, more prosperous and more inclusive Virginia. That is exactly what we will do.”
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(Late yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed that a vote would be taken today on a War Powers resolution “to limit the military actions of the president regarding Iran”). Beyer has been extremely busy on at least three fronts in the recent period, starting with his primary responsibility to represent on behalf of the U.S. people in the House of Representatives. But he’s also active with his brother, Michael Beyer, in the operation of the family business in the City of Falls Church and as the first member of the U.S. Congress to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttegieg on a just completed week-long campaign swing in Iowa. The news is that the Beyer brothers, following the passing at 93 of their father and founder of the family business, Donald Beyer Sr. just two years ago in December 2017, moved last year to end their co-ownership of the Falls Churchbased Beyer Automotive. Each brother has confirmed
to the News-Press that Don sold his share of the business, which continues to thrive with dealerships around Northern Virginia, to Michael. They said it was years, at least six, in coming, and that the two continue to share, with their sister, Weetie Hill, in the ownership and operation of the family’s real estate holdings. The real estate that the family has assembled at the site of the Beyer Automotive dealership on West Broad in Falls Church has involved sewing together almost two dozen parcels, the last having been completed last fall, making the site a major force in the West End development plans of the City of Falls Church. Michael Beyer told the NewsPress that while talks have been going on with developer interests involved in the proposed 10.3 acre West End Gateway across W. Broad Street, and interests that have been chosen to develop the adjacent Virginia Tech and West Falls Church Metro station sites, nothing concrete has been agreed to yet. Currently, Beyer Automotive
has a new showroom under construction on their site, with the disposition of the existing showroom still undetermined. The Beyers are optimistic that with the election in Fairfax County in November of Dalia Palchick to become the county supervisor from the Providence District, that some action may be possible to move the entirety of the Beyer property into the City of Falls Church. Right now, the boundary between the City and Fairfax County runs right down the middle of the Beyer property, and when the City and county were negotiating boundary adjustments as part of the sale of the City’s water system to the county in 2013 there was resistance by thencounty supervisor Linda Smyth to moving the line to put the Beyer land entirely into one or the other jurisdiction. But now there is hope that can change to create a situation that would be much more favorable for the development of the site overall, especially in tandem with the development of adjacent proper-
ties that could also include Federal Realty’s ownership of the East and West Falls Plaza strip malls. Michael Beyer told the NewsPress that the automobile business is booming, with record sales of Volvos, Kias and Land Rovers throughout his holdings in the Northern Virginia region. Don Beyer expressed the family’s interest in continuing to be a good neighbor and collaborator with the City of Falls Church. Before he was first elected the lieutenant governor of Virginia in 1989, he served a year as the president of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. Michael Beyer was honored as the winner of the Chamber’s prestigious “Pillar of the Community” award
JANUARY 9 – 15, 2020 | PAGE 5 in 2012 and both he and his wife, June Beyer, have remained active in the Chamber to the present. Innovation has been a hallmark of the family business, which the late patriarch and Korean War veteran Donald Sr. built as a native of the region. It led to Don’s innovative role as an early backer of Barack Obama for president in 2007 and now of Buttegieg in 2019. He was also the first member of the Virginia congressional delegation to call for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump last May. Of his week on the ground campaigning with Buttegieg in Iowa, Beyer said “the more I am exposed to him, the more I am convinced that I did the right thing in endorsing him as soon as I did.”
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An Exciting Year Ahead for F.C.
Yes, it’s the start of a new decade, but honestly, trying to predict what’s going to happen over the next 10 years is all but impossible. Even though there are a lot of projections that extend out that far, they are all predicated on the world as we know it now, and there are no guarantees that will, or should, hold. So forgive us if we venture to project just this year ahead, to what the world and Falls Church may look like in January 2021. One thing is for sure, a lot will be happening! On the national level, there will be a U.S. presidential election come November. It will be in the context of swirling, unpredictable developments globally and in terms of the current impeachment of the president. What do you think all of this is going to look like in one year? Seems light years away somehow. In terms of state politics in Virginia, it is shaping up as a true watershed year with Democrats — progressive 2020 Democrats, not the Dixiecrats of yore — in control of both houses of the state legislature and the governor’s office. On the one side, a plethora of progressive new legislation is slated to be passed, signed and to become law as of July 1. This will impact gun control, women’s rights, workers rights, LGBTQ rights and immigration. On the other hand, there are signs that there will be a resistance to these moves on the part of gun advocates and others planning a major demonstration in Richmond on Jan. 20, and “sanctuary counties” moves holding out against gun control in the rural parts of the state. We can only hope that civility and reason prevail for the safety, security and well-being of all citizens. In the cases both of the presidential election and the unfolding of potential conflict as the Democrats in Richmond pass numerous progressive reforms into law, we caution our citizens to be alert to the influence of divisive outside forces fueling the flames of division and hate. Indeed, we now know that enemies of the U.S. and its democracy intervened in the 2016 presidential election on a mammoth scale, and we’re being warned that plans for 2020 will be even more dramatic. They all involve sewing division and chaos in our political system and among our people. On the Falls Church level, the mood is much calmer and hopeful. With the election of all incumbents back onto the City Council and of the mayor and vice mayor to new terms akin to votes of confidence, the City will see in 12 months the prospective completion of its new George Mason High School and the major progress on the Founder’s Row project, the West End Gateway project, the Broad and Washington project, the Beyer Automotive consolidated land development, the library renovation and expansion and more. A very exciting time lies just ahead for Falls Church!
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indispensable.” Tabler v. Fairfax County, 269 S.E.2d 358 (1980). Then, in an article about the upcoming Virginia legislative session, you suggest that the Old Dominion will be the deciding state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. But the ratification deadline passed nearly 40 years ago. Five states have also attempted to rescind their ratification of the ERA. While most legal scholars believe that a state’s attempted rescission of its ratification of a constitutional amendment is not valid and it appears fairly clear that Congress may extend the ratification deadline
for constitutional amendments, an extension of the ratification deadline appears unlikely given the current composition of the Senate. Moreover, the legislative history of the ERA, especially H. J. Res. 638 — which extended the ratification deadline in 1978, suggests that an unending ratification period may not be permissible. What is clear is that even if Virginia becomes the 38th state to ratify the equal rights amendment it is far from a certainty that it will become the first constitutional amendment in 28 years. Stewart Fried Falls Church
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What Will Change With a New Commonwealth Attorney? B� P��� F�������
Recently, the editor of the Falls Church News-Press asked me, “What will be different with a new Commonwealth Attorney?” Although the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office is a neutral party serving all equally, I have some perspective on this question because there are many instances where the Clerk’s Office works closely with the Office of the Commonwealth Attorney. The new Commonwealth Attorney for the City of Falls Church and Arlington, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, started on Jan. 1. My observation after one week is that the transition is going well. Ms. DehghaniTafti maintained many of the attorneys and staff from the previous administration including Cari Steele, who was promoted to the position of Chief Deputy. She has also hired prosecutors who previously worked in the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. Ms. Dehghani-Tafti has promised numerous policy changes. She has stated that her general policy is not to prosecute small amounts of marijuana possession, but she will review each case on an individual basis. On Jan. 2, she filed a motion to dismiss three simple marijuana possession cases. It will be interesting to watch how these cases proceed in both the General District and Circuit Courts. Also, the General Assembly may pass
a law decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana possession. If there is a change in the law, it will likely take effect July 1. I asked Ms. Dehghani-Tafti if her policies would result in less total criminal
“Ms. Dehghani-Tafti has promised numerous policy changes. She has stated that her general policy is not to prosecute small amounts of marijuana possession, but she will review each case on an individual basis.” cases. Her answer was “not necessarily.” She cited wage theft and fraud cases that are difficult to prosecute as challenges she intends to take on. She also stated that “serious crimes” will be prosecuted vigorously with her personal involvement. Ms. Dehghani-Tafti has promised an “open file discovery policy.” She is putting policies in place allowing for electronic transmission and scanning
of information in the Commonwealth’s files. Defense attorneys have told me this makes it easier to work on their cases including trial preparation when they can receive information electronically and scan documents when visiting the office. As a general rule, Ms. Dehghani-Tafti has promised not to ask for cash bail. The policy reason is that lower income individuals potentially spend more time in jail than is ultimately called for if they are convicted. It is possible the case may not be prosecuted after review by the Commonwealth Attorney. This policy still allows judges to set cash bail. It also allows for no cash bail or bond for defendants considered to be potentially dangerous to the community by the prosecutor and/or judge. Ms. Dehghani-Tafti has successfully obtained grant funding for a staff person who will work on Restorative Justice for victims of crime. If the victim is interested, a Restorative Justice coordinator can facilitate meetings between victims and offenders. Many victims have stated in interviews that Restorative Justice helped the healing process. Offenders have stated that Restorative Justice helped them with re-entry back into society. It is my hope that most reading this column have not had to go through the criminal justice system either as a victim or a defendant. Many of you may have served on jury duty or may do so in the
future. I thank you for fulfilling this important civic duty. It is also my hope that as a result of a highly publicized election for Commonwealth Attorney this past year, more people will take an interest in the court system. There are volunteer opportunities through many non-profits like OAR, CASA and DOORWAYS where you can assist those who are going through a court process. There is also a need for volunteer Guardians. If you are interested in contacting these organizations, they will provide training. You do not need to be an attorney to volunteer and assist. Although this column is not about the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, I would like to take the opportunity to let all Falls Church residents know we are ready to assist them if needed. Some of the reasons for visiting the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in Arlington are to get a copy of your property deed, file a will for safekeeping, apply for a marriage license or get a certified copy. I appreciate the partnership that Falls Church has with Arlington. Thanks to the Falls Church News-Press for asking my thoughts this week and continuing to provide excellent local news coverage. Paul Ferguson is the clerk of the Circuit Court for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church.
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F.C.’s Watch Night Welcomes in New Decade
THE 22ND ANNUAL WATCH NIGHT New Year’s Eve celebration ushered in the 2020’s with a successful festivities and star drop along the 100 block of West Broad Street Tuesday night. New features including the log jammer and mechanical bull attractions joined the rock and Velcro wall as mainstays on Fun Alley while performers Redacted and Sudden M Pac helped ring in the New Year. Check out some of the scenes from this year’s event as Falls Church ended the decade in style. (Photos: J. Michael Whalen)
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NEWS BRIEFS F.C.’s Tarter, Connelly Elected Again As expected, by unanimous 7-0 votes of the Falls Church City Council Monday night, P. David Tarter was elected to a record-tying fourth two-year term as mayor and Marybeth Connelly to a third term as vice mayor of the City of Falls Church. There was absolutely no suspense associated with either vote as Council members took turns hailing the achievements the City has enjoyed under their leadership and a collaborative effort of the entire Council. With his fourth election by his Council colleagues to a two-year term, Tarter, an attorney and former head of the City’s Economic Development Authority, stands to match Carol DeLong (1980-1988) as the longest-ever serving mayor of the City.
Dehghani-Tafti Signals Non-Prosecution of Marijuana Cases Just sworn in and now in charge, the new Commonwealth Attorney for the Arlington and City of Falls Church circuit court has signaled her intention to discontinue the prosecution of persons charged with small amounts of marijuana for personal use. According to NewsPress sources, a case later this week could mark the first occasion for Parisa DehghaniTafti, who defeated incumbent Theo Stamos in a hotly-contested Democratic primary last June and sailed to election in November, to exercise her office’s new policy. She will be acting in concert with Fairfax County’s new Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano, who also defeated a long-term Democratic incumbent last June. Arlington-Falls Church Clerk of the Court Paul Ferguson explains with a guest commentary on page 7 in this edition of the News-Press.
F.C. Council Approves Funding for City Arts The Falls Church City Council has approved a recommendation from the Arts and Humanities Grant committee to allocate $45,000 in funding for arts and cultural grants for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. An additional $4,500 was funded through a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA). Seven proposals were received for project grants for a total of $29,276. Five proposals were received for operational grants for a total over $28,709, of which $25,000 was awarded. Recipients include Creative Cauldron, Falls Church Arts, The Little City CATCH Foundation, Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, Washington Sinfonietta, and Welcoming Falls Church. Creative Cauldron received two grants including a project grant for launching a “Bold New Voices Musical Theater Festival” ($2,500 in City funding with a $2,500 match from the VCA) and an operational grant for office administration, utilities, and facility overhead ($13,437 in City funding); Falls Church Arts received three grants including a project grant to improve their capacity for events outside the studio ($2,016 in City funding with a $500 match from the VCA) and to support increased capacity for studio classes ($2,000 in City funding with a $1,500 match from the VCA). An operational grant was awarded to help with gallery rental ($6,765 in City funding); the Little City CATCH Foundation was awarded two grants including a project grant for Watch Night ($4,784 in City funds) and an Operational Grant for professional services, storage space, office supplies, and website costs ($1,139 in City funding); the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation received two grants, including a project grant for creating promotional, publicity and marketing materials for the 2019 Tinner Hill Blues Festival ($5,000 in City funding) and an operational grant for administrative and general expenses ($335 in City funding); Washington Sinfonietta received two grants including a project grant supporting a free holiday concert at the Falls Church Episcopal Church ($416 in City funding) and an operational grant to help cover their annual insurance premium ($324 in City funding); Welcoming Falls Church received one project grant awarded for their Welcoming Week initiative to raise awareness of the contemporary immigrant experience ($2,284 in City funding).
Police Search for Dog That Bit Woman at F.C. Park Police are on the lookout for a dog that bit a woman near a City of Falls Church park last Saturday afternoon. If the animal is not located, the victim may have to undergo rabies inoculations, police warn. According to Falls Church Police, the woman was bitten on the hand by an unleashed dog on Saturday, Jan. 4, around 3 p.m. near the Van Buren Street playground of Crossman Park. The dog is described as a white with a brown head, possibly a bulldog, continental bulldog, boxer mix or pit bull mix. Police report the victim did not see the dog’s owner but believes he or she was nearby. Police ask anyone with information regarding the dog or incident to contact them at 703-241-5050 (TTY 711).
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SATURDAY AT THE FALLS CHURCH ARTS GALLERY, photographers and art fans attended the “Meet the Artists” opening of the “Images” — Fine Art Photography Show featuring renowned arts juror Mary Welch Higgins, who is currently Exhibition Director at Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus NANCY SCOTT (left), spouse of the late long-time Falls Church State Delegate Jim who is shown in the photo speaking to the crowd on how she selects and organiz- Scott, hugs award-winning Democratic volunteer Cragg Hines at the annual “Road es a photography exhibit. Show runs thru Sunday, Feb. 2nd Tuesday – Saturday to Richmond” rally for the Democratic faithful last Sunday morning. (Photo: Newsfrom 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Photo: Courtesy Barb Cram) Press)
F.C. Democratic Meeting To Be Held on Wednesday The Falls Church City Democratic Committee’s monthly meeting will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 15 7:30 p.m. at the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). For more information, contact fallschurchdems@gmail. com.
MLK Day March Set For 4th Annual Event On Monday, Jan. 20 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation and its Social Justice Committee have planned events to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The
events begin with a memorial march and continue at The Falls Church Episcopal (115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church) with a volunteer fair and keynote address by an American civil rights activist. The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation’s fourth annual Martin Luther King commemoration begins with a march from the Tinner Hill Civil Rights Monument, walking a half mile to the Falls Church Episcopal, along the section of Lee Highway taken by eminent domain from African Americans in retaliation for successfully standing up to a segregation ordinance proposed in 1915. The public is encouraged to gather at the Tinner Hill Civil Rights Monument at 9 a.m. for the march’s step off at 10 a.m.
Immediately following the march, the public is invited to gather at the Falls Church Episcopal’s Fellowship Hall at 10:30 a.m. for “An Opportunity to Serve” to network with local service organizations to learn more about ongoing volunteer opportunities in the City and surrounding communities. At noon, area civil rights activist and Freedom Rider, Joan Mulholland will share reflections on her experiences. The event concludes at 12:30 p.m. Events are free and open to all ages; children’s activities are planned for the march and for an Opportunity to Serve. Light refreshments will be provided at the Falls Church Episcopal. Guests arriving at the Falls Church Episcopal are encouraged to park
on Fairfax Street or in the entry lot to the church sanctuary off of Broad Street. Overflow parking is available at Falls Church Presbyterian Church. This event was made possible with the help of the City of Falls Church, the Falls Church Episcopal and Chain Bridge Bank.
Gala for F.C. Homeless Shelter Selling Tickets Now Tickets are now on sale for the Falls Church Homeless Shelter’s winter fundraising gala — “Little City, Big Heart” — on Feb. 22 at the State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). The event will feature a live jazz trio and vocalist, food, drinks, an auction and a raffle. Tickets
are $75 per person and can be purchased online at fcshelter.org. This is the shelter’s first major fundraiser in four years. This year’s event will honor two generous business and community partners: Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen and the Columbia Baptist Church. To donate auction items, contact board member John Krotzer at jkrotzer@fcshelter.org. To become a business or individual sponsor, contact gala@ fcshelter.org. All proceeds support The Friends of Falls Church Homeless Shelter, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit in the City of Falls Church. The shelter provides adults experiencing homelessness with meals and warm beds from Nov. 15 – March 31, plus counseling and housing
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Culmore Clinic Exceeds Fundraising Goals Culmore Clinic more than doubled its end-of-year fundraising campaign goal of $11,000 by bringing in $25,735.98 in the month of December alone. $8,600 of these dollars are designated funding toward ongoing clinic operations through the group’s Stewardship Circles, the clinic’s new sustaining gift model. The donations will help the clinic begin increasing patient care on its third clinic day by providing prescription pick-up, adding specialty care and expanding its Diabetes preventive care. The generous response of donors has made the clinic’s goal for providing ancillary care on Wednesdays a reality. And, with additional funding from Islamic Relief USA, the clinic will be adding ophthalmology services as well. Furthermore, the strong year-end response also helps clinic administrators begin thinking seriously about adding onsite phlebotomy (laboratory) services to better support its patients.
McLean Theatre Holds Auditions for Youth Play The Alden (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean) is holding open auditions for its spring production, “Dorothy Meets Alice or The Wizard of Wonderland” from 7 – 9 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 21 and 22. Call backs will be held from 7 – 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, for those invited. Walk-ins are welcome; however, participants are asked to schedule an audition time in advance. Only students ages 10 to 16 years old who live in Small
District 1A-Dranesville are eligible to audition. Selected youth actors will work with The Alden’s team of theater professionals to bring the classic story to life with full sets, costumes and technical elements on The Alden’s stage. Actors who are cast in the show will pay a participation fee of $150. The show is written by Joseph Robinatte and is also based on the musical by Robinette and Karl Jurman Milne. It is produced with special arrangements with The Dramatic Publishing Company. Because theatre-making is a group activity, attendance at each rehearsal, tech rehearsal and performance is mandatory. Rehearsals will be held from 7 – 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from late January through mid-March. Performances are at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29 and April 4-5, at The Alden. For more information or to schedule an audition time, contact The Alden’s youth theatre programs director Danielle Van Hook at danielle.vanhook@fairfaxcounty.gov. Parents or guardians who are scheduling are required to specify the participant’s age and mailing address in the message.
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Volunteer Orientation Held At Bailey’s X-Roads Shelter The Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter and Supportive Housing facility (5914 Seminary Rd., Falls Church) will be hosting a volunteer orientation on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 7 – 8 p.m. Interested attendees should contact Leo Patrician at lpatrician@newhopehousing.org to register for the orientation.
KATHY MCLEARY (top photo, left) was the headlining artist at last week’s FIRSTfriday event at Art and Frame Falls Church. She can be seen alongside fellow Falls Church artist and watercolor painter Bill Abel in the above photo. The event itself received a hearty turn out to kick off the new year. (P�����: C������� S���� V�� S����)
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
It often starts with a phone call. “Hello, Grandma? This is your grandson.” The caller then goes on to tell Grandma that he’s in some trouble and needs her help, usually money to get out of jail or the hospital. The caller tells Grandma how to send the cash, or buy gift cards, or some other ruse. Grandma believes her “grandson,” sends the money, and only later learns it’s a vicious scam, and her retirement savings are gone. Or the phone caller offers a great investment opportunity, again for cash or gift cards or, in a recent Mason District case, transferring large amounts of money from a legitimate financial institution to an unknown destination. When the financial institution called the account holder to verify the transaction, she acknowledged that she had authorized the transfer. Sadly, it was another scam, and she lost most of her life savings. These are real, local, examples of elder financial abuse, which affects the health and security of millions of senior citizens across the nation, but they are not the only types of scams that might affect you. Phone calls about problems with your computer are rampant. If you didn’t initiate the call, hang up. Never give personal information (birth dates, Social Security numbers, account numbers, or even your address) to anyone who calls you on the telephone. Always protect your personal information, and that of your family members. And you never should rush into a financial decision, no matter how much pressure may be exerted by outsiders. The National Council on Aging estimates that older Americans lose nearly $3 billion a year to financial exploitation and scams. The senior population is growing, as people live longer, and are wealthier, than in the past. The Senior Safe Act became law on May 24, 2018, and it allows bank and credit union employees to report suspected cases of elder financial abuse to police and adult protective services. The
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Fake Christians Cling to Trump
The profoundly disgusting spectacle of so-called evangelical leaders fawning over an angelic-looking (eyes closed, hands folded at his belt) Trump at Mar-a-Lago last week was so repulsive to any thinking and/ or genuine person of faith as to provoke an involuntary and spontaneous full omnidirectional gastrointestinal tract cleanse, requiring a swift replacement of a whole new outfit, from top to bottom. Those hypocritical charlatans on that stage are the antithesis of genuine religious faith, as reluctant as most public officials, including authentic religious ones, may be to report that. So, of course, also are their stupefied followers. They are Elmer Gantrys, snake oil salesmen, and con artists whose affinFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS ity to Trump is that he shares these traits with them 100 percent. They are all thieves with no legitimate claim to holiness or anything associated with a genuine appeal to the divine. These are just the kinds of Philistines that Jesus of Nazareth railed against according to the Biblical record. To them, with their churches’ tax exempt status, religion is about conning people into coughing up big bucks, and for the likes of veteran fraud Jim Bakker, warning his suckers that they won’t get into heaven if they don’t support Trump. They draw big crowds with their cons, because unsuspecting people, on the one hand, are looking for something that connects them and their human experience to the impossibly vast cosmos that this tiny planet spins around in. On the other hand, this fake religion lets their flocks off the hook, promising them eternal salvation for, well, almost nothing except their money. It’s the cruelest form of con, trading money and obedience for salvation, and it’s a ruse that’s been around for a very long time. Its grip on populations is so powerful because life, death and eternity are involved. So much so that the Catholic Church got Galileo to recant his “heresy” that the Earth is not the center of the universe on his deathbed. So much so that when U.S. Founding Father Thomas Paine, author of the pamphlet, “Common Sense” and others credited with being profoundly seminal influences in the American Revolution, later wrote an anti-religious tract, “The Age of Reason,” that even his closest revolutionary allies, many who shared his views in private, dissociated from him such that when he died, only eight people showed up for his funeral (fortunately, Thomas Jefferson was one of them). So today, our Enlightenment-grounded society finds almost no one in positions of major influence who will call out the heretical freaks on the stage with Trump last week, and their malevolence that their movement is contributing so deeply to the decline and fall of America. They are not Christians. They are fearmongering sadists who wave Bibles around as the so-called “word of God.” They selectively choose phrases out of context to make their case, which all come down to saying, “Believe me and you will be saved. Don’t and you will be damned.” In reality, the Bible is a collection of letters and tracts that the early church spent hundreds of years trying to compile to adequately reflect the authentic content of their faith. There was nothing holy about it, in and of itself. Faith is what mattered, the conviction that the Almighty was represented through the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, and that the Holy Spirit followed on to animate and inspire the formation of a church. True Christian faith as affirmed by the Bible, if I dare say as an honors product of a major graduate seminary, puts the focus on Jesus of Nazarus and what he said and did. The Sermon on the Mount and the parables were at the center of the way in which, according to this faith, God became manifest through him. This Jesus of Nazareth embodied God’s love extended to the downtrodden and socially-reviled. It was a love that repudiated the hypocrites of his day who bore such a strong resemblance to the frauds on the stage with Trump last week. Vast numbers of mainstream churches that share these views must step up and do more to speak this truth to power. Our salvation depends on it.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
When I drive past Swanson Middle School, the sight of that 1940-vintage gym never fails to trigger memories — youth basketball glories, anguish. Who among my 1960s teammates could know that a halfcentury later I’d retain images of Coach Wren’s frown at my blown lay-ups, on wooden backboards that formed the backdrop for team photos of characters whose lives we still track? To gauge the legacy of those sports programs of yore, I enlisted a real athlete. Bill Carter, Yorktown High School’s threesport captain from the class of ’69 who quarterbacked at the University of Cincinnati, grew up in my neighborhood. Our shared memories go back to kickball drama on the James Madison Elementary playground (“slow and bouncy, please”). We recently revisited the courts and “playing fields of Arlington” that did so much to mold our characters. Bill had not laid eyes on the Jamestown Elementary School back diamond for five decades. But he still savors the pivotal tryout when he felt accepted by the 10-year-olds already established on Arlington Optimist. Three grounders fielded and thrown to first drew a nod of approval from alpha kid Jack Bell (now a dentist). Coaches Jim Bowman and George Stevens “had us working on bunting for three weeks, and they even had a sliding pit,” Carter recalls. They stressed fundamentals “and always made sure
we were prepared with situational drills.” Optimist techniques — making a postgame list of what went well, never criticizing a player in front of the team — stuck with Carter as an adult businessman and when he coached high school kids. A visit to the much-changed Williamsburg Middle School (Discovery Elementary now shares the land) prompted Carter to remember when his friend Joe Scott got injured and Coach Dave Gephardt asked him if he could quarterback. That field was where Carter first played against “man among boys” Reggie Harrison, the future Washington-Lee running back who graduated to the NFL. Peering through the windows of the Swanson gym, Carter was astonished at how tiny the hoops court was — with mats on the walls to cushion player collisions, bleachers so close to the action that players had to ask spectators to move so they could inbound the ball! At Yorktown, Carter recalled a baseball diamond notorious for its rocky infield — the coaches raked it constantly. The asphalt track interrupting left field required the outfielder to wear sneakers instead of cleats. On football game days, Carter praised the courteous teachers who, while opening the ticket booth, greeted the “skill players” arriving for early warm-ups. Carter’s best memory of Yorktown football was Coach Jesse Meeks allowing him to call his own plays. “As a coach, I would never let some 17-year-old do that.”
Perhaps the field most altered is Barcroft Park, with its stateof-the-art George Washington University-funded baseball diamond, soccer field, gymnastics center and re-divided Little League diamonds. Carter’s old coaches, when planning to drive across the county, “said the weather didn’t matter in North Arlington because it might be different at Barcroft.” Heartbreaking losses there in Little League and high school (exact scores, key plays) stick with him. Also remembered are the high-spirited chants of the nearby girls’ softball “pigtail league.” Our drive ended with consensus of gratitude toward the coaches who, Bill said, “came back from the war and did community service in building young men, passing on lessons.” *** “What a difference four years make!” said county board member Erik Gutshall, newly named vice chairman to newly tapped chairman Libby Garvey. The two made nice at the Jan. 2 New Year’s organizational meeting, he praising her for being able to “disagree without being disagreeable.” It was back in the heat of a 2016 primary that Gutshall accused Garvey, a onetime school board member, of missing signs of school overcrowding and scaring seniors citizens into thinking their real estate tax exemption was endangered. Now the two are aligned in the board’s renewed “equity” agenda. In the audience watching was Garvey’s coming primary challenger, Chanda Choun.
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Mindful Parenting Discussion at EKOE Health Sunday EKOE Health is offering a free discussion about mindful parenting and a book signing with Hunter Clark-Fields, a mindful parenting coach, podcast host, and author of “Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids.” The book provides practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting” habits and explains how parental reactions impact children for generations. The event will take place Sunday, Jan. 12 from 3 – 5 p.m. at 254 N. Washington Street in Falls Church. While there is no fee, registration is required. Visit www.iekoe.com for more information.
Galleria Florist to Host Floral Arrangement Classes Galleria Florist is hosting Sip & Design, Flowers & Wine on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 7 – 9 p.m. at Northside Social Falls Church. Galleria owner Alisa Rabinovich will lead the class to make centerpieces and floral arrangements for any occasion. Classes will be held monthly and offer different projects for each class including flower crowns and wearable designs, hand held bouquets, and container arrangements. All materials and a glass of wine are included in the $60 fee. For more information, visit www.galleriaflorist.biz or call 703536-0770.
Professional Development Class Registration at NOVA Ends Monday Registration for professional development and other classes offered in the spring semester of the Northern Virginia Community College ends Monday, Jan. 12. Professional development courses are offered in accounting, air conditioning and refrigeration, automotive, business management and administration, contracting, engineering, hospitality, information technology, marketing, welding, and a variety of education, health and medicine, and liberal arts areas of study. For a full catalog of classes or for more information, visit www.nvcc.edu. NOVA’s Annandale Campus is located at 8333 Little River Turnpike. Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.
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New Facility Invites Stronger Push to Tackle Homelessness by Matt Delaney
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Putting a shelter and housing under one roof has Fairfax County joining a budding movement to revise how homeless facilities are structured. The new look for the Bailey’s Crossroads Shelter and Supportive Housing brings promise for the county’s mission to end homelessness, which also means heightened expectations on the shelter’s staff to deliver in that goal. “The old building was depressing, with its low ceilings and poor lighting,” Pam Michell, executive director for New Hope Housing, the shelter’s operator, said. “After we opened, one of the clients said ‘Oh my God, this place is so happy. I can do something more now, I’ll feel more inspired.’ The building itself just says something different when you walk in.” Located on Seminary Road, just up the street from its original home on Moncure Avenue, the new shelter sports 48 beds divided between hallways for men and women. The configuration of the shelter puts a more intimate spin on the traditional dorm style that was found at the old Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter — clients stay in rooms of six with their own bathroom, as opposed to a barracks-style hall where 30 or so people would sleep. Four medical respite beds are also a part of the shelter, which serve clients who may have been discharged from the hospital and require additional care, and doubles the county’s current overall count. Additionally, the cellar, or basement area of the building, has the capacity to become an overflow shelter during the colder winter months. The inclusion of 18 supportive housing units that serve as a permanent residence is the facility’s most innovative feature. Taking cues from areas such as Virginia Beach who’ve incorporated both housing and a shelter into one building, rooms are intended for those who are chronically homeless or suffer from a mental condition. Tenants sign a lease and are expected to pay 30 percent of their monthly rent in order to occupy the living spaces, each outfitted with its own bathroom and is big enough to host guests. New Hope Housing is working with the county to fill the beds from mid-December to midJanuary. According to Michell, 14
of the 18 rooms have been filled by tenants. And while optimistic about what the new facility offers, she is worried over one area of tension that could arise. “The challenge is: how do you run two separate programs? Because people who’ve been homeless and finally got the golden thing of a home don’t necessarily want to be hooked to the shelter,” Michell said. “There’s advantages to co-location because of staffing, but how do you keep the programs separate [while] taking advantage of the fact that they’re together?” For example, the lack of separate entrances for the housing facility and shelter concerns Michell. But she also notes that the benefits of having the programs offered at the facility makes it hard to criticize it too harshly. Outside of helping shelter clients meet their basic health needs, the other main area of focus is job assistance training. Those who come to the shelter often don’t recognize their marketable skills that could help them get a job, and more so, how they could encapsulate that experience on a resume. Michell remembers one client who had cared for her terminally ill mother for two years. After the mother died, she had to stay at the shelter since she had no source of income. The staff helped this woman realize that her time helping her mother could qualify for her to work as a home health aide — something she didn’t even consider. Job training is supplemented by other programs which are focused on overall wellness. Knitting and yoga classes from volunteers are done along with guitar classes with a teacher from a nearby music store. The increased space gives clients the chance to diversify their activities. More programs are expected to pop up as volunteers get accustomed to the new space. The shelter’s completion comes at a critical time for Fairfax County’s homeless population. After a decade long run where the overall number of people experiencing homelessness had decreased from 1,835 (2008) to 964 (2017), according to the county’s point-in-time counter, the population has crept back up the past two years to 1,034. Dean Klein, director of Fairfax County’s office to prevent and end homelessness, notes that with more clients coming to Bailey’s
ONE OF THE LAST unoccupied supportive housing units (top) at Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter and Supportive Housing facility possesses a bed, kitchen area and its own full bathroom. In the group dorm’s (below) six shelter residents sleep bunk-bed style and also have their own bathroom. (Photos: News-Press) there will be a greater onus on the staff to maintain its standards of care. And the staff will need to aid those clients while achieving the county’s benchmark for success of housing someone within three to six months after they arrive at the shelter. “It’s very clear what our expectations are and it’s very clear that the new facility offers new opportunities for success,” Klein said. “But the quality and the outcomes that need to happen should be in line with the condition of the indi-
viduals being served.” But efforts to combat homelessness don’t fall on the shelter staff alone. Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross sees that the community has a role in making more people eligible to receive services at the facility. That could be, as Gross suggested, in the form of Diversion First, the county’s program that provides alternatives to jail time for those with mental or developmental disabilities. Point being, it’s on those who come to
the shelter to meet the facility’s requirements before they can get on the right track. “We have people who may qualify for the homeless shelters off-site, but won’t qualify to come in because they won’t give up alcohol or drugs,” Gross said “We need to do an outreach or inreach to folks because what I’m seeing right now is that some people tend hang outside the facility and give a bad name for the shelter. I don’t want to do that with this new shelter.”
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ROUNDING OUT 2019 with two more wins, the George Mason High School boys swim team finished first among twelve area teams in the Holiday Hundreds Invitational meet at the Prince William Aquatic Center back on Dec. 14. The previous evening, Mason’s boys took first in the tri-meet against Sherando and James Wood High Schools at Manassas Park Community Center Pool. The Mustangs’ swimmers scored 121 points against 48 for Sherando, and 123 points compared to 26 for James Wood. (Photo: Ari Autor)
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MASON’S GIRLS TEAM placed third overall at the Holiday Hundreds Invitational, yet came away with mixed results in their tri-meet. The Mustangs’ swimmers finished first with 116 points against 50 for James Wood High School, but could not beat the depth of Sherando High’s team. Final score for Mason Girls was 64 points compared to 102 for Sherando. Mason’s swimmers resumed their regular season schedule last Saturday with a dual meet against Liberty Bealeton High School at Manassas Park Community Center. (Photo: Ari Autor)
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Henderson Chorus Performs Tonight Tonight the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School chorus concert will be on stage in two groups, the first being the sixth graders at 6:45 p.m. They will be followed by the 7th and 8th graders combined at 7:45 p.m. Both concerts are in the George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) auditorium and students need to be back-stage a half-hour before their concerts
begin. Many of the songs in the program tie into the heritage of students at Henderson including pieces from Finland, Israel, Japan and Venezuela. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Marshall Journalism Teacher Receives High Honor Marshall High School journalism teacher Dan Reinish has been named a special recognition adviser by the Journalism Education Association. He is one of eight advisers selected nationally for this distinguished honor. Reinish was offered his position while serving as a long-term substitute teacher and, at Marshall, stresses problem-solving, collaboration, communication, technology and risk taking. “One of the most important 21st century skills taught in this program is that of collaboration and problem-solving,” Reinish said. A certified journalism educator, Reinsh believes that students learn as much by failing as they do by succeeding. “I work hard to provide students with the tools, know-how, emotional support, time and space necessary to succeed,” he said. “But I also let my students try things that end up not working. I’ve seen many a well-
intentioned organizational plan or system of accountability flop. This is because, at the end of the day, they need to be able to try things and see what happens.” “The yearbooks Dan has advised and the relationships he has with the students who make these books are a testament to his talent as an adviser,” said Meghan Percival, journalism adviser at McLean High. “Under Dan’s guidance, the yearbook staffs at Marshall have created publications that are not only beautifully designed and feature stunning photography, but they are also journalistic.”
Winter Clothing Drive Kicks Off at Mason The Positive Athletic Culture club (PAC) at George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) started its winter clothing and toiletry drive on Jan. 8 and is running it through Friday, Jan. 17. The PAC is collecting gently used winter clothes and new, unopened toiletries to donate to the Falls Church Homeless Shelter. The shelter serves adults, housing 10 men and two women from November – March. Boxes for the drive will be located outside the main office and Coach Julie Bravin’s office.
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COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Bouncing Babies. Interested attendees can join Tysons-Pimmit library staff for stories, activities, fingerplays and songs to engage infants. For ages birth – 18 months with adult in attendance. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-7908088.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 Arm Chair Travel: Buenos Aires. Interested attendees can see the world from the comfort of a chair. The group will watch a video about a different part of the world. No registration required. This program is sponsored by the Falls Church Senior Center & Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Teen Center @ Community Center (223
Chess Club. Interested attendees can learn chess from coach Ashley Xing, a member of the U.S. delegation to the 2018 World Youth Chess Championships. Participants can come to play chess, meet other chess players and learn. Players of all ages and levels are welcome. Boards and sets are provided. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. 703-790-8088.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 Winter Farmers Market. The award-winning, year-round market is in its winter hours but is still fully stocked with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – noon. 703248-5034.
Storytime Express at the Library. The library will host a fun-filled, interactive program of stories and songs with Barbara Effron’s Storytime Express. Drop-in performance recommended for children 2-6 years old. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 – 11:45 a.m. 703-2485034.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 Refugee Resettlement in the U.S. Emily Norton, who worked in Kenya as a refugee resettlement officer and currently works for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops — Migration and Refugee Services Department, will provide an overview of refugee resettlement in the U.S. Falls Church Presbyterian (225 E. Broad St., Falls Church) 12:15 p.m.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 “Passport to the World.” A musical tour of the world in an intimate cabaret space, with a diverse musical line up curated by Ken Avis and Lynn Veronneau of the Wammy Award-winning jazz samba group Veronneau. Music includes blues, jazz, Latin, fusion, bluegrass, folk and a musical experience only the well-travelled know. The 9th installment of the
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“Passport to the World” allows guests to travel the world without ever leaving Falls Church. Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) $25. 7:30 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
“Ol’ Blue Eyes: Frank Sinatra Cabaret.” Signature toasts the iconic crooner in a stylish, suave and sophisticated evening flush with all of Sinatra’s famous tunes, including “Fly Me to the Moon,” “It Was a Very Good Year” “The Way You Look Tonight” and more. Called the Voice of the Century, there was no one else like Ol’ Blue Eyes—a legendary entertainer who always did it “My Way.” Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington) $38. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 “Shear Madness.” First seen in Boston in 1980, and opening here at the Kennedy Center in 1987, the show reinvents itself every performance— pulling from the news of the day, and on-goings of the DMV, to improvise timely witticisms and gags. Set today in the Shear Madness hairstyling salon, this record-breaking comedy is Washington’s hilarious whodunit. After more than 12,000 performances, the show has stayed in great shape. Kennedy Center (2700 F St. NW Washington, D.C.). $50. 2 p.m. kennedy-center.org.
LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Brad Rhodes. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333. Luke Mitchem “Which Wolf Will You Feed” Album Release with Secret Beach and Max Redding & The Dogwood Gospel. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566. Avery Sunshine. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $65. 7:30 p.m. 703549-7500. Union Stage Presents at The
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Miracle Theatre — The DC Moth StorySlam. Miracle Theatre (535 8th St. SE Washington, D.C.). $15. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Karaoke. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 Dear Creek. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. The Tone Rangers: “Ready For Anything” + Doox of Yale. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $16 – $20. 8 p.m. 703255-1566. Patty Reese. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186. Yola with Amythyst Kiah. 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW, Washington D.C.) $20. 8 p.m. 202-265-0930. Sharif. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. Scene Kids II — Dastan, DJ Baby Hairs, DJ Native Sun, Jacq Jill. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW Washington, D.C.). 10 p.m. 202588-1889. Mighty Mouse with Will Eastman, Rose Corps. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW Washington, D.C.). $10. 11 p.m. 202-588-1889.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 Houk Robinson Duo. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Susan Werner. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $28. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Kings Park. Falls Church Distillers
SHARIF will be at Dogwood Tavern tomorrow night (Photo: SharifMusic.Com) (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186. Kix & The Roadducks. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $35 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. Karaoke. Mark’s Pub (2190 Pimmit Dr., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-356-3822. Sean Tracy Trio. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333. Svdden Death with Phiso. 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW, Washington D.C.) $25. 10 p.m. 202-265-0930. Greg Downey. U Street Music Hall (1115 U St. NW Washington, D.C.). $15 – $25. 10 p.m. 202588-1889.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 Will Liverman, baritone; Ken
Noda, piano — Chamber Music at The Barns. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $42. 3 p.m. 703-255-1900. Acoustic Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-858-9186. JAGMAC + Jack Hess. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. Chrisette Michele. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $69.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Mildewdz, Glue Factory. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-5258646.
9504. Little Lawnmowers, Kai Orion. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-5258646.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 Free Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Rachel Levitin. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 Hiss Golden Messenger with Lilly Hiatt. 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW, Washington D.C.) $26. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930.
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Fix Your Hearts + Better Homes + Starcoast. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
Wolf’s Open Mic Blues Jam. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-
An Evening With JD Souther. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $42. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.
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Critter Corner 10 Year s Ago
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Falls Church News-Press Vol. IX, No. 44 • January 13, 2000
Falls Church News-Press Vol. XIX, No. 46 • January 14, 2010
New Restaurants Join State Theatre to Create New Downtown in Falls Church
F.C. School Chief Presents 4 Options for Dire Budget Cuts
It’s happened little by little over the past few years, but one by one, six new, outstanding dining and/or entertainment establishments have opened up within less than a block of the intersection of the two major thoroughfares that criss-cross the City of Falls Church’s Routes 7 and 29.
Falls Church School Superintendent Dr. Lois Berlin, telling the F.C. School Board Tuesday this coming budget year “is like no other,” submitted instead of the usual superintendent’s recommended budget for FY2011, a set of drastic reductions in the annual school system expenditures.
C i t y o f Fa l l s C h u r c h
CRIME REPORT Week of Dec. 30, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020 Drunkenness (DIP) / Trespass, 100 blk W Broad St, Dec 30, 12:09 AM, a male, 68, of Arlington, VA, was arrested for appearing drunk in public and trespassing. Identity Theft, 200 blk Patterson St, between Nov 15 and Dec 30, unknown suspect(s) fraudulently used a victim’s personally identifiable information to open lines of
credit and purchase items of value. Drunkenness (DIP) / Trespass, 200 blk S Washington St, Dec 31, 2:58 AM, a male, 33, of Arlington, VA, was arrested for appearing drunk in public and trespassing. Drunkenness (DIP) / Trespass, 300 blk W Broad St, Dec 31, 2:12 PM, a male, 34, of Falls Church, VA, was arrested for appearing drunk in public and trespassing.
Driving Under the Influence, 7100 blk Leesburg Pike, Jan 1, 1:27 AM, a male, 19, of McLean, VA, was arrested for driving under the Influence. Panhandling, 100 blk E Annandale Rd, Jan 1, 11:50 AM, a male, 69, of Falls Church, VA, was issued a citation for panhandling. Disorderly Conduct / Indecent Exposure, 100 blk W Broad St, Jan 4, 10:28 PM, a male, 25, of Falls Church, VA, was arrested for disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. Trespass, 300 blk W Broad St, Jan 5, 7:32 AM, a male, 49, of Falls Church, VA, was issued a citation for trespassing.
SMOKEY (about 5 years old) has been lost since 6 a.m. on New Year’s day. He lives on Greenwich St. in the City of Falls Church and is very loveable and friendly. He’s all gray (white hair cluster on bottom side) with light brown eyes, is about 8-10 pounds and is neutered. Smokey was last seen with a green collar on that had his information but it could have come off. Anyone with information on Smokey is asked to text, call or leave a voicemail at 703-862-9932 if you see him. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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Legal Notice
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF A PETITION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF ITS 2019 DSM UPDATE PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 5 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA CASE NO. PUR-2019-00201 •Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) has applied for approval to implement new demand-side management (“DSM”) programs, extend one DSM program, and to revise its Riders C1A, C2A and C3A, by which Dominion recovers the costs of its DSM programs. •Dominion requests a total of $59,685,418 for its 2020 Riders C1A, C2A and C3A. According to Dominion, this amount would increase the bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by $0.34. •A Hearing Examiner appointed by the Commission will hear the case on April 29, 2020, at 10 a.m. •Further information about this case is available on the SCC website at: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On December 3, 2018, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”), pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”), the Rules Governing Utility Rate Applications and Annual Informational Filings of the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”), the Commission’s Rules Governing Utility Promotional Allowances, the Commission’s Rules Governing Cost/Benefit Measures Required for Demand-Side Management Programs, the Commission’s Rules Governing the Evaluation, Measurement and Verification of the Effects of Utility-Sponsored Demand-Side Management Programs, and the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (4) of the Commission’s May 2, 2019 Order in Case No. PUR-2018-00168 (“May 2, 2019 Order”), as amended by the Commission’s September 17, 2019 Order Granting Motion to Extend, filed with the Commission its petition requesting (1) approval to implement new demand-side management (“DSM”) programs, (2) to extend the Company’s existing Air Conditioner (“AC”) Cycling Program; (3) expedited approval to launch three of the Phase VII DSM programs approved in the May 2, 2019 Order with updated parameters and cost/benefit results; (4) approval of revised measures in two existing Phase VII DSM Programs approved in the May 2, 2019 Order; and (5) approval of three updated rate adjustment clauses, Riders C1A, C2A and C3A (“Petition”). In its Petition, the Company requests approval to implement 11 new DSM programs as the Company’s “Phase VIII” programs, ten of which are “energy efficiency” (“EE”) DSM programs and one of which is a “demand response” (“DR”) DSM program, as those terms are defined by Code § 56-576. With the exception of the proposed House Bill (“HB”) 2789 program, the Company requests that the Commission permit the Company to operate the following proposed DSM programs for the five-year period of January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025, subject to future extensions as requested by the Company and granted by the Commission: (1) Residential Electric Vehicle (EE and DR); (2) Residential Electric Vehicle (Peak Shaving); (3) Residential Energy Efficiency Kits (EE); (4) Residential Home Retrofit (EE); (5) Residential Manufactured Housing (EE); (6) Residential New Construction (EE); (7) Residential/Non-residential Multifamily (EE); (8) Non-residential Midstream Energy Efficient Products (EE); (9) Non-residential New Construction (EE); (10) Small Business Improvement Enhanced (EE); and (11) HB 2789 (Heating and Cooling/Health and Safety) (EE). The Company proposes an aggregate total cost cap for the Phase VIII programs in the amount of $186 million. Additionally, the Company requests the ability to exceed the spending cap by no more than 5%. The Company further “seeks authorization to spend directly for these programs for a reasonable amount of time before and after [the proposed] five-year period . . . so that the programs can run for a full five years and then have additional time built in for launch and wind-down activities.” The Company further asserts that the total proposed costs of the energy efficiency programs proposed in the Petition will be counted toward the requirement in the 2018 Grid Transformation and Security Act that the Company develop a proposed program of energy efficiency measures with projected costs of no less than an aggregate amount of $870 million between July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2028, including any existing approved energy efficiency programs. The Company also requests expedited approval, by March 31, 2020, to launch three of the Phase VII Programs approved in the May 2, 2019 Order, with updated parameters and cost/benefit results. The Company states that, following issuance of the Commission’s May 2, 2019 Order, the Company discovered issues involving the costs for the Residential Customer Engagement Program and the projected participation levels for the Residential Thermostat (EE) Program and the Residential Thermostat (DR) Program. Accordingly, the Company did not launch those programs and requests expedited authorization of the programs in this proceeding with the revised parameters. The Company is also requesting approval of a revised five-year cost cap for the Phase VII Residential Customer Engagement Program. The Company also seeks approval to adjust measures in the Phase VII Residential Efficient Marketplace and Residential Home Energy Assessment Programs due to recent changes in Federal legislation that allow A-line LED bulbs to be sold beyond 2019. The Company is not seeking approval of a revised cost cap for those programs. Additionally, the Company seeks approval of a two-year extension of the existing AC Cycling Program, which is currently set to expire as of March 31, 2021. Further, the Company requests approval of an annual update to continue three rate adjustment clauses, Riders C1A, C2A and C3A, for a Rate Year of September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021 (“2020 Rate Year”) for recovery of: (i) 2020 Rate Year costs associated with its Phase II, Phase IV, Phase V, Phase VI and Phase VII Programs approved by the Commission in prior cases; (ii) calendar year 2018 true-up of costs associated with the Company’s approved Phase II, Phase III, Phase IV, Phase V and Phase VI Programs; (iii) calendar year 2018 true-up of costs associated with the Company’s Electric Vehicle Pilot Program, which was approved by the Commission in Case No. PUE-2011-00014; and (iv) 2020 Rate Year costs associated with the Company’s proposed Phase VIII Programs. For Rider C1A, Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $2,835,423. For Rider C2A, Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $8,388,330. For Rider C3A, Dominion requests a total revenue requirement of $48,461,666. The proposed total revenue requirement for Riders C1A, C2A and C3A for the 2020 Rate Year is $59,685,418. The Company proposes a general rate of return on common equity of 9.2% for the projected revenue requirement and Monthly True-Up Adjustment for the period of January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. Dominion states that it is not seeking recovery of lost revenues related to energy efficiency programs at this time; however, the Company further states that it is not waiving any right to seek such lost revenues in future proceedings for the 2020 Rate Year. If the proposed Riders C1A, C2A and C3A for the 2020 Rate Year are approved, the impact on customer bills would depend on the customer’s rate schedule and usage. Interested persons are encouraged to review the Petition and supporting documents for the details of these and other proposals. TAKE NOTICE that the Commission may apportion revenues among customer classes and/or design rates in a manner differing from that shown in the Petition and supporting documents and thus may adopt rates that differ from those appearing in the Company’s Petition and supporting documents. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing on April 29, 2020, at 10 a.m., in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive testimony from members of the public and evidence related to the Petition from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission’s Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear in the Commission’s courtroom fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. The public version of the Company’s Petition, as well as the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at each of the Company’s business offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Copies also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, Paul E. Pfeffer, Esquire, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS-2, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the public version of the Petition and other documents filed in this case also are available for interested persons to review in the Commission’s Document Control Center located on the first floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Interested persons also may download unofficial copies from the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. On or before April 22, 2020, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Petition shall file written comments on the Petition with Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before April 22, 2020, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact disks or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00201. On or before February 14, 2020, any person or entity wishing to participate as a respondent in this proceeding may do so by filing a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. A copy of the notice of participation as a respondent also must be sent to counsel for the Company at the address set forth above. Pursuant to Rule 5 VAC 5-20-80 B, Participation as a respondent, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”), any notice of participation shall set forth: (i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; (ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and (iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by Rule 5 VAC 5-20-30, Counsel, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00201. On or before March 20, 2020, each respondent may file with the Clerk of the Commission, and serve on the Commission’s Staff, the Company, and all other respondents, any testimony and exhibits by which the respondent expects to establish its case, and each witness’s testimony shall include a summary not to exceed one page. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of such testimony and exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. Respondents also shall comply with the Commission’s Rules of Practice, including: 5 VAC 5-20-140, Filing and service, and 5 VAC 5-20-240, Prepared testimony and exhibits. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00201. All documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5-20150, Copies and format, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. The Commission’s Rules of Practice may be viewed at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. A printed copy of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and an official copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Hearing in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
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