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Inside This Week Ward 2 Polls Moved For November Election Due to delays in a renovation of the Falls Green apartments (formerly Oakwood), the City of Falls Church’s Ward 2 polling place is moving to the F.C. Community Center for the upcoming Nov. 5 election. See News Briefs, page 9

Justice High Program Aids Female Students A game-changing plan by a Justice High School student-led club to provide free menstrual products blossomed into a pilot program that seeks to support female students throughout Fairfax County high schools for the 2019-20 school year.

F.C.’s Retained AAA Bond Rating & Low % Rates May Save $30 Million Candidates at Chamber

Much Better Than What Voters OK’d Now Set for Sale

by Nicholas F. Benton

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of the Dulin United Methodist Church located on the corner of E. Broad and Noland. City Council members were unconditional in their sympathy for the problem, some vowing that a good part of the $2.5 million surplus resulting from the Fiscal Year budget’s final numbers be put quickly to the task of a comprehensive approach to speeding on the City’s residential streets.

Residents of the City of Falls Church are likely to save over $30 million in reduced debt service payments owing to the top-notch AAA bond ratings the City has received from Wall Street late last week. The whopping savings are due to come from a combination of the AAA bond ratings and low prevailing interest rates. The savings are contained in the differential between the size of debt service that City officials modeled in advance of winning wide voter approval for a $120 million school construction bond in November 2017, based on a projected 4.5 percent interest rate, and current conditions with interest rates below 3 percent. F.C. City Manager Wyatt Shields told the F.C. City Council Tuesday night that he expects the City’s $126 million bond sale now slated for next Tuesday to come in at a fixed rate under 3 percent, with the closing on the bond sale set for Nov. 7. The expected rate will save City citizens over $30 million compared to earlier modeling projections, and that will add up to over $1 million a year, or 2.5 cents on the City’s real estate tax rate, over the 30 year terms of most of the loans (some are 20-year), a huge windfall for the City. “This is the best good news we’ve had in a while,” quipped Council member Phil Duncan. Mayor David Tarter added it has

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Rabid Raccoon Put Down in F.C. Last Week

A rabid raccoon was euthanized by police on Oct. 4 near Lea Court and S. Spring St. in the City of Falls Church. See News Briefs, page 9

Warren County Bests Mason High Football

Coming off a bye week, George Mason High School football fell to Warren County High School in a close, 37-33, game last Friday to drop to 3-3 on the year. See sports, page 16

SPEAKING AT THE MONTHLY luncheon of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce Tuesday were the four candidates on the ballot next month for election to the F.C. City Council. From left to right, incumbents Phil Duncan, Letty Hardi and David Tarter and first-time candidate Stuart Whittaker. (See Editorial, Page 6). (Photo: Brenda Shrier)

Noland Street Cut-Through Woe Wins Immediate Council Action by Nicholas F. Benton

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Editorial................6 Letters..................6 News & Notes.10, 11 Comment...14, 15 School News.... 17 Calendar..... 18,19

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Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields vowed at Tuesday night’s F.C. City Council meeting that there would be a police presence on Noland Street in the City, one of its most notorious “cut through” traffic residential streets, Wednesday morning to demonstrate the City’s support for the large contingent from that street who showed up at the meeting to

regale accounts of the dangers to residents and the 36 children living there. Shields confirmed an officer did patrol there yesterday, and he said Capt. Steve Rau, in charge of the department’s deployment schedules, will be there to talk with residents of the street Thursday morning. The passionate appeals of the Noland Street residents, including from a couple of their children present with them,was led by the Rev. Davies Kirkland, pastor

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF PETITION OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A PLAN FOR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION GRID TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 6 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AND FOR APPROVAL OF AN ADDITION TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ELECTRIC SERVICE CASE NO. PUR-2019-00154 On September 30, 2019, Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed a petition with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a plan for electric distribution grid transformation projects (“Petition”) pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 6 (“Subsection A 6”) of the Code of Virginia. Specifically, the Company is requesting approval of additional investments over the first three years of its ten-year grid transformation plan (“GT Plan”). The Company refers to these additional proposed investments as “Phase IB” to the GT Plan. The estimated total proposed cost associated with Phase IB is $510.5 million in capital investment and $83.0 million in operations and maintenance expense. Pursuant to Subsection A 6, the Commission is required to issue its final order on the Petition within six months of the filing date. The Company states that Phase IB will focus on six components of the overall GT Plan, including: (i) advanced metering infrastructure (“AMI”); (ii) the customer information platform (“CIP”); (iii) grid improvement projects, consisting of both grid technologies and grid hardening projects; (iv) telecommunications infrastructure; (v) cyber security; and (vi) the Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot Program. The Company states that it is presenting the results of a cost-benefit analysis conducted by a third-party consultant that show the proposed investments are beneficial to customers. As part of the GT Plan, Dominion proposes to fully deploy AMI across its service territory over a six-year period beginning in 2019. As part of the deployment of AMI, the Company states it will seek to install a smart meter at each customer’s premises. For individual customers that may prefer not to have smart meter, the Company states that it plans to accommodate those customers where practical. As part of the Petition, the Company proposes a revenue-neutral opt-out policy for residential customers, including a one-time fee of $84.53 and on-going monthly fees of $29.20, intended to recover the costs of a customer opting out of smart meter installation. The Company also seeks approval of an addition to its terms and conditions of electric service to charge the proposed opt-out fees. The Company proposes to deploy a new CIP that includes replacement of the customer information system (“CIS”), which is the primary system supporting processes such as metering, billing, credit, service orders and revenue reporting. The Company states the existing CIS is outdated and, among other things, is unable to effectively and efficiently offer an expanded set of rate structures and customer-centric programs like time-varying rates. The Company states that it anticipates proposing a new experimental, voluntary time-varying rate later this fall upon conclusion of a stakeholder process initiated pursuant to legislation passed by the 2019 General Assembly. The Company states that the proposed grid technologies and grid hardening projects will improve service reliability and support the integration of distributed energy resources. Among other things, the Company asserts these projects will (i) improve situational awareness and automatically restore large segments of customers; (ii) rebuild poorly performing grid segments to stronger standards and upgrade specific components to eliminate outages; and (iii) improve the availability of the grid to accept and transport customer-generated energy. The Company proposes certain telecommunications-related projects, referred to as the Tier 3 Field Area Network. The Company states that these projects will facilitate connectivity to equipment on the distribution system, including devices outside of the substation fence. According to the Petition, these projects will include investing in field device hardware that connects intelligent grid devices to, among other things, the Company’s communication network. Phase IB also includes additional proposed cyber-security investments that the Company asserts are necessary to protect proposed Phase IB GT Plan projects. According to Dominion, the proposed Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot Program is aimed at providing the Company with the data and tools necessary to understand and manage electric vehicle (“EV”) charging load in furtherance of additional investments, pilots, programs, or rate designs that will support EV adoption while minimizing the impact of EV charging on the distribution grid. The Pilot Program will consist of (i) rebates for the infrastructure and upgrades, if necessary, at EV charging sites; and (ii) rebates for the smart charging equipment that enables managed charging. The Company also seeks a waiver of the Commission’s Rules Governing Utility Promotional Allowances if deemed necessary by the Commission, in order to provide the proposed rebates associated with the Smart Charging Infrastructure Pilot Program. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing in this case that, among other things, scheduled a public hearing at 1 p.m. on January 27, 2020, in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, to receive the testimony of public witnesses. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness should appear at the hearing location fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission’s Bailiff. A public hearing will convene on January 28, 2020, at 9:30 a.m., in the same location, to receive the testimony and evidence offered by the Company, respondents, and the Commission Staff on the Company’s Petition. The Company’s Petition and 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, Sarah R. Bennett, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP, Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Copies of the Petition and other documents filed in this case are also 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 January 21, 2020, any interested person wishing to comment on the Company’s Petition shall file written comments 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 January 21, 2020, by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00154. On or before November 12, 2019, 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-2019-00154. 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 5-20-150, 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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Police Patrol Noland St. in Response to Cut-Through Traﬃc

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The problem has exploded in the last two years due to motorists looking to avoid the revamped tolls on I-66 combined with new online apps like Waze that offer users fastest routes between locations, and recommends using Noland Street on cut-through routes to the East Falls Church Metro station. Shields said that City Hall staff will also meet with citizens of Noland Street by the end of this week on advancing a plan for traffic calming there, and will also meet with citizens in the Winter Hill neighborhood about imminent plans to adjust the intersection of W. Annandale and Gundry Road there to make it safer. Other traffic calming plans around the City were also presented by Shields beyond the 32 new pedestrian crossings that have been painted at intersections, two new bike lanes, four sharrows and three pedestrian-activated “Hawk” signals that are slated for installation on W. Broad by 2021. “In my view, traffic calming is the single biggest priority for the

City,” said Council member Ross Litkenhous, a comment echoed by others on the Council. He said he will not vote for any use of the FY19 surplus if a good portion of it is not put to this use. In the Noland Street situation, it is reported that there has been a marked increase in cut-through traffic the last two years, including speeding and parked cars on the kid-busy street with no sidewalks and blind spots due to a hill in its middle. In addition to the increased volume of cars, tour buses and construction trucks are now using the street. Children have only one bus stop to get to for catching and getting off their school bus and parents reported they have had to disallow their children from using their bikes for safety reasons. The Rev. Kirkland said, “It is a dangerous street, like a race track.” He cut away brush on the church property to find a “Children Playing” sign that had been there since the 1950s. Shields told the Council Tuesday that Noland Street is on an existing list of projects slated for traffic calming, although it has

not been a top priority so far. He said that $175,000 has been designated for the improvement of the W. Annandale at Gundry intersection, and that another $636,000 in federal grant money will be used to push the top priority projects all at once, but that the money may be slow in coming. Decisions have to be made about what measures to take in any given case, between “light” and “heavy” options ranging from painting pedestrian zones to sidewalk bump-outs at intersections, speed bumps, stop signs and warning signs of hefty fines for speeding. He said that lowering speed limits or establishing certain streets “off limits” require Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) OKs, and that fixing issues on one street can simply cause problems to move over to an adjacent street until a comprehensive City-wide approach is implemented. Efforts have already been undertaken at Parker and Kent, along Lincoln Avenue, N. Maple at Columbia, N. Cherry, and N. Oak and N. West. More work is in the queue for S. Spring, W.

Marshall, Jackson, N. Virginia, S. Lee, Columbia, Cherry at E. Broad and N. West at Great Falls Streets. The Council is currently scheduled to discuss the use of the $2.5 million FY19 surplus next month. Council member Hardi said use of some of that surplus should be applied right away, with slowarriving federal money being deployed later. Since sidewalk development is technically a separate issue, she said that money should be set aside in the upcoming fiscal year budget for that. Councilman David Snyder said that “circumstances have changed” and “there needs to be a plan for the whole City.” He

suggested that navigator “apps” should be approached and urged not to identify residential streets for cut-through directions. Councilman Duncan suggested the City might want to bond some financial support for this effort to insure there are enough resources. Shields conceded that currently there is only a .5 FTE (full time equivalent) deployment of City manpower to the calming effort. Mayor Tarter said that police deployments could be directed more to residential streets than only the main commercial corridors. “My goal is that every street in the City has sidewalks,” he added.

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F.C. City Scores AAA Bond Rating

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been years of good fiscal management and bold visions of the City’s leadership that has produced this, from the managing of the City’s pension funds, the sale of its water system to Fairfax and aggressive economic development over the last 15 years. Shields, Tarter and Chief Financial Officer Kiran Bawa went to Wall Street for face-toface meetings with representatives from three ratings agencies. Despite the fact the City is about to incur its largest public debt burden in its history (to build a new high school and fund a public library renovation and expansion), their presentations were convincing and the City’s current AAA ratings were retained. S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have reaffirmed the City of Falls Church’s AAA bond rating, and Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed the AAA rating. The City is preparing to issue a fixed rate, 30-year General Obligation Bond on October 22 for $126,825,000 to fund the high school and library capital proj-

ects. It is expected that the bonds will sell at under 3 percent interest, compared to the 4.5 percent the City projected when it sought vote approval for the issuance two years ago. “These top ratings are a validation of the sound planning and prudent fiscal policies of this community.” said Mayor Tarter. “These ratings will allow the City to finance the new high school and other capital projects at the lowest possible rates, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.” “The bond issuance is the largest in the City’s history,” said Bawa. “The excellent ratings are the result of long-term planning for strategic growth and investment in capital projects.” Bond ratings (expressed in letters from “AAA” to “C”), are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality. Private independent rating services provide these evaluations of a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely manner. In reaffirming the City’s AAA bond rating and “stable outlook,”

Fitch cited that the City “maintains the highest gap-closing capacity and fundamental financial flexibility to manage through an economic downturn.” Moody’s also noted a “stable outlook” with the top rating due to the City’s “diverse and moderately growing tax base with very high wealth levels, stable financial position and reserves, above-average debt burden that will increase given future borrowing plans, and manageable pension liabilities.” S&P analysis of the “stable outlook” states that the City’s “budgetary performance is strong” with “prudent and proactive budgetary practices” that have “maintained sound financial operations.” In April 2018, the City earned AAA ratings from all three agencies. Since then, the City has exceeded projections in all key areas. The high school project is on schedule and on budget. The West Falls Church economic development project final deal value is $44.5 million, more than the projected amount. The City remains financially strong with

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FALLS CHURCH CITY Manager Wyatt Shields, Mayor David Tarter and Chief Financial Officer Kiran Bawa were in New York City in October to meet with ratings agencies. (Photo: City of Falls Church) fund balances above the financial policy thresholds and fully funded retiree medical and pension plans. To take advantage of the low interest rates, the Council approved issuance of the remain-

der of the financing required for the high school in one issuance rather than the previously contemplated two issuances. These funds will also be used to refinance the $20 million general obligation note issued in June 2019.

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We Endorse All 3 Incumbents

In their first full-blown debate in this fall’s race for three of the seven seats on the Falls Church City Council Tuesday, all the incumbents seeking re-election to those touted their considerable accomplishments at the monthly luncheon of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. Mayor David Tarter and Council members Letty Hardi and Phil Duncan fielded questions from the event moderator, Chamber board member Andrew Painter, by pointing to what this Council has achieved and has in its hopper for plans in the near future. The one non-incumbent challenger, Stuart Whittaker, had little he could criticize about the work of the incumbents while focusing his attention on regional transportation concerns, a lot of which are also being addressed by the current Council. The election is in less than three weeks, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and the important news for City residents is that one of the three polling locations will be changed. The polling location at the Ward 2 Falls Green apartments will not be available, and all Ward 2 voters will be re-routed to the F.C. Community Center where Ward 3 voters will also be casting their ballots. Construction delays over the summer in a renovation of Falls Green (formerly known as the Oakwood Apartments) is the cause of the one-time change. Meanwhile, absentee voting in person and by mail is now well underway. The incumbents took turns Tuesday touting the accomplishments of the current City Council. Hardi referenced the robust increases in the sales, food and business operating taxes. Duncan referenced the savings on residential real estate tax rates of 7 to 8 cents as the result of mixed use projects the City has been able to attract over the last two decades. Tarter cited the improved relations with the City’s neighbors (“We are like the Lichtenstein of Europe,” he quipped. “Good relations are very important to us with many shared public services.”) The lone challenger Whittaker spoke of the wise decision, he said, of Arlington County’s abandonment of plans to build a light rail along Columbia Pike and its replacement with plans for bus rapid transit. The incumbents lauded the level of civility and collaboration on the current City Council. Truly, the Council is operating with a more constructive tone and serious attention to the needs of the community than any this newspaper has seen in our 30 years of covering and reporting to the community about the deliberations of that body. The attention being paid by the current Council to traffic calming and stormwater management needs has also been impressive, with “prudent” handling of budget and fiscal matters helping to generate surpluses as additional revenues that can be put to those causes. While there are more pre-election debates tonight, Monday and next Thursday, it is already crystal clear to us that all three incumbents seeking reelection are deserving of our hearty endorsement in their wishes to serve another four years.

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to know about and be a part of. As a member of the Falls Church School Board since 2014, I’ve worked to make sure all students are treated fairly, including transgender students. Our school board added protections from discrimination based on gender identity not just for students but also staff. It’s important students and staff have these protections out-

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side of the classroom as well. Many people are surprised to learn that in this day and age, there are no statewide laws in Virginia that protect LGBT people from discrimination in our daily lives. We have an opportunity to change this in the upcoming General Assembly. Lawrence Webb Falls Church

Need to Embrace Modern Understanding Of Gender at School

Editor, Your Oct. 10 article on the school

board debate quoted Douglass Stevens as objecting to a schoolsbacked assembly that cited the existence of a “gender spectrum,” whereupon he asked “Why should the schools weigh in on issues like this?” Why, indeed. Because gender identity is not binary, and that is a biologically-supported statement. So if we expect schools to be teaching science, and health, in our schools, we should absolutely be embracing a modern understanding of gender. I expect more from my leadership. You have lost my vote, but I hope you gain more perspective. Linda Green Falls Church

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The City of Falls Church is Small But Mighty B� R�� L��

In 1987 I had the opportunity to play basketball with my church league team on the floor of the Atlanta Hawks arena. I was only seven years old at the time, but it was one of the most exhilarating feelings of my young life. I remember everything you should remember as a kid in that situation. Sitting anxiously in my seat between my dad and brother waiting for the halftime buzzer. Walking onto the court with my team. Getting my first pass. Hearing the crowd cheer. But the thing I remember most is having the opportunity to play on the same court as one of my favorite players at the time, Spud Webb. If you don’t know anything about Spud Webb, what you should know is that he won the 1986 NBA slam dunk contest. And he is only 5 feet 7 inches! Impossibly short by NBA standards even then, but an absolute giant in terms of skill, and someone that inspired all of us young kids dreaming of being basketball greats one day. Whether it was a slam dunk contest or a regular season game, Spud had the ability to make something special happen any time he touched the ball. Surrounded by towering teammates and opponents on all sides, he flew around the court making assists and shots with ease. Recently as I was waxing nostalgic about that moment in my life, I began to think about Falls Church and our own stature. Spud Webb, in my mind, was a meta-

phor for “Small but Mighty,” which is Falls Church in a nutshell. We may be considered tiny by jurisdiction standards, but we have the agility and dexterity to make big things happen

“We may be considered tiny by jurisdiction standards, but we have the agility and dexterity to make big things happen for ourselves, and for those around us, if only we set our minds to it.”

for ourselves, and for those around us, if only we set our minds to it. Last month, it was reported that through smart fiscal policy, cost management, strategic economic development and prosperous market conditions, our city now has a $2.6 million budget surplus for fiscal year 2019. Not big by typical government standards but big for Falls Church. As a community, we should all have a say in how that money is spent, invested

or saved. We have many pressing needs with varying priorities, all of which differ depending on who you ask. We are fortunate to be in this position, but such good fortune can be fleeting, and we should remain vigilant accordingly. In a few short weeks we will begin deliberations on the fate of our surplus, and I personally urge those interested to stand up and be heard. We have many competing projects and initiatives that have already been offered as recipients of those dollars. For example, we have cost overruns for the city hall construction, a ballooning budget on the yet to begin Mary Riley Styles Library renovation project, along with other areas of need such as neighborhood traffic calming, stormwater management and housing affordability. Each of these topics merit consideration and each of these topics carries with it certain challenges in terms of both execution and prioritization. My initial reaction upon receiving the surplus news was to put money into the budget for a property tax rate cut. However, the calculus associated with what seems a straightforward decision is unfortunately not so simple, as it has ancillary impacts not immediately seen. Our long term modeling to manage debt service for the various capital improvement projects, be it the new high school or more routine ongoing investments, has been modeled based on our best efforts to project revenue related to market conditions, the net fiscal impact

of current economic development activity and our own historical trend analysis. More importantly, these analyses and models assume our current tax rate remains flat, before eventually dropping a few years after our large commercial development projects begin to deliver their intended fiscal boost. No matter how we slice and dice this surplus, spent or saved, I personally feel that some of this money should be reinvested in areas that each of our citizens, regardless of age and demographic will benefit from, and in a way that is immediately felt or seen. In addition to a rate cut consideration, because of recent near misses reported by city residents and experienced personally, that neighborhood traffic calming and general pedestrian safety and walkability improvements should be made priorities. Ultimately, we have many options, and like Spud Webb, we are small and agile enough to make something special happen for the citizens of Falls Church, right now. Reach out to your elected representatives and make your voices heard so we can hopefully look back at this time of good fortune with similar nostalgia, knowing we did not waste this opportunity. Let’s seize this chance to set an example for what it means to marry good government with smart spending, benefiting all. Ross Litkenhous is a member of the Falls Church City Council.

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CO-PRESIDENT Diana Chavez Cruz restocks an empty bin inside one of the girls bathrooms at Justice High School. The bins are usually restocked weekly. (P��: N��-��)

Menstrual Products In Justice High Bathrooms Spawns Pilot Program

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A game-changing plan by Justice High School’s student-led club focused on women’s issues to provide free menstrual products blossomed into a pilot program that seeks to support female students throughout Fairfax County high schools for the 2019-20 school year. The idea originated last school year when the club’s former presi-

dent, along with current officers such as senior co-president Fariha Tasneem, were looking to help Justice’s female students who experienced their period during school hours. Uneasy interactions such as negotiating for a reason to leave class as well as having to explain to the school’s male nurse why they’re visiting the clinic seemed overly complex to tend to a natural bodily function. So in November 2018, Justice’s Girl

Up club implemented its program after getting approval from principal Maria Eck and purchasing bins to dispense pads. “Saying ‘I need to go to the clinic,’ some teachers don’t understand how much of an emergency [having your period] is and it’s really embarrassing to say ‘I need to go to the clinic because I need to get a pad,’” senior Zulma Solis, the club’s vice-president, said. “Putting these pads in the bathroom lets these girls say, ‘Can I

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go to the bathroom’ instead? and they don’t need to explain what they’re doing.” Justice already had an abundance of pads located inside its nurse’s office. Once the club procured and assembled the bins to dispense the pads, their blueprint was quickly put into action. According to club members who spoke with the NewsPress, which included Tasneem and fellow co-president Diana Chavez Cruz, treasurer Katherine Fernandez, Layan Al-Baiti and Solis, all seniors, the program has been well-received by their classmates. So much so that bins have to be restocked on a weekly basis. Interest in the club has also skyrocketed in the past year. Efforts to add different menstrual products required Girl Up to look for help outside of the school system. Fairfax County Public Schools’ concerns about toxic shock syndrome prevented it from supplying funds for tampons. To accommodate the preference that some students had, the club reached out to Justice’s parent community for donations. Soon enough, tampons became a regular offering at the bins. The club’s ambition — and execution of that ambition — eventually caught the eye of FCPS’ school board. “[At-large school board member] Karen Keys-Gamarra came to a meeting last year because she wanted to learn more about the program and talked to the club about how this was something she was going to bring to the board,” Jen Golobich, the club’s sponsor, said. “Without the pilot here at Justice, I don’t think we would’ve gotten the county one so quickly.” Justice’s Girl Up members have become “ambassadors” for the program, as Golobich described it, as well sought after voices for

women’s issues. Annandale High School and Falls Church High School’s Girl Up clubs reached out to see about setting up their own method of distributing menstrual products in their schools. Tasneem and the club’s former president were invited by U.S. congresswoman Grace Meng (D - N.Y. ) to speak in front of Congress about the Menstrual Equity Bill in March. Solis spoke on a panel at a women’s leadership summit in Washington, D.C., while Tasneem also discussed Justice’s efforts with clubs from Loudoun and Prince William counties at regional meetups. Maybe most significantly, the club is disassembling the taboo around periods. “In a way, it’s forbidden to talk about periods with male family members. Being in a school, in a safe space, felt like something I could do,” Al-Baiti said, with Solis adding, “As a young girl growing up, no one wants to talk about [having your period]. It’s very frustrating and scary. I feel like most girls can relate to that, but now we have the support, and more programs like this are coming out and putting it out to the public.” Other regions are also taking action to remove any kind of obstacles female students might encounter when they have their period at school. States such as Illinois, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania and even cities such as Boston, Massachusetts, Columbus, Ohio and Toronto, Canada are requiring public schools to provide free menstrual products for their female students. The change in attitude toward periods nationwide is well-timed for National Period Day, slated for Saturday.

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Ward 2 Polling Place Moved for Nov. 5 Election Due to delays in a renovation of the Falls Green apartments (formerly Oakwood), the City of Falls Church’s Ward 2 polling place has to be moved for the upcoming Nov. 5 election. The polling place has been relocated, for this election only, to the F.C. Community Center, where it will share space with voters at the polling location there in the Ward 3 portion of the City. Renee Bergmann Andrews, secretary of the F.C. Electoral Board, said that her group had been monitoring progress in the Falls Green renovation over the summer, originally having been assured it would be completed in time for the election. However, it was decided to make a move by the beginning of October if it did not look like it would meet the election day deadline. The Virginia Department of Education approved the local board’s petition to change the location, and the board’s efforts now will focus on informing voters, which by law will occur by mail, although other means are also being sought. In the meantime, Andrews told the F.C. City Council Tuesday night, there exists the availability of early in-person and by-mail absentee voting. Voters may choose from a list of 20 valid reasons to vote absentee. The registrar’s office at City Hall is open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays of Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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F.C. Stormwater Focus on Private Property Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields reported to the F.C. City Council Tuesday night that the City’s stormwater prevention efforts are centered on protecting private property, homes and businesses, and that the effort is stymied by the need to recruit two engineers to work on the problem and by high costs of general contracting work, a problem for the entire region now due to its “heated economy.” Smaller jobs are being handled “in house,” he said, such as work on the Laura Drive to Poplar Drive area and the 900 block of Lincoln Avenue. Other areas needing attention are W. Columbia at Shadow Walk, the 1200 block of Lincoln Avenue, the lower Hillwood Avenue where sanitary sewer and basement flooding issues exist, Sherrow Lane from Tripps Run, and E. Columbia from the Harrison Branch. He said the work cannot prevent major floods like the July 8 event, but can help with routine “nuisance” flooding.

Rabid Raccoon Put Down in F.C. Last Week A rabid raccoon was euthanized by police on Oct. 4 near Lea Court and S. Spring St. in the City of Falls Church. In a statement released last Thursday, City of Falls Church Police report the Fairfax County Health Department confirmed Wednesday, Oct. 9, that the animal put down on Oct. 4 was suffering from rabies. Police say no human was exposed to the sick raccoon but warn that residents should be aware of the endemic threat of rabies to the area. Rabies is a serious disease caused by a virus that can infect wildlife, especially raccoons, foxes, skunks and bats and domestic animals such as dogs and cats, especially feral cats. Birds and reptiles cannot contract rabies and are not a threat for that disease. Rabies is in the saliva of infected animals and can be spread through a bite, scratch or exposure to saliva and brain and central nervous tissue. Rabid animals may act normal during the early stages of the disease and sometimes it can be hard to detect, however animals that appear to be staggering, drooling or appear paralyzed are suspect. Wildlife that appear to be overly friendly or showing signs of distress should also be avoided.

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Community News & Notes City Election Candidates Forum Thursday Oct. 17 Candidates for Falls Church City will be the focus of a forum sponsored by the Village Preservation and Improvement Society and the Falls Church League of Women Voters tonight at 7 p.m. at George Mason High School’s auditorium (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Candidates will respond to questions posed by the moderator and those provided by audience members. Attendees are encouraged to come ready to engage with the candidates and expect a free-flowing exchange of information. The

VPIS Candidate Questionnaire will be available in print and on the website VPIS.org. All welcomed. For more information, call 703-241-1672.

Author, News-Press Copy Editor Has Story Recognized Local author and News-Press copy editor, Ted White, had his short story added to a book, titled, “The Best American Mystery Stories 2019,” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). The story, “Burning Down the House,” was written with sciencefiction readers in mind, so the addition of it to a book of stories focused on crime/mystery came as

a surprise to White. White originally wrote the story in 2013. Its protagonist is an orphaned girl living in a dystopic future. White felt the story and the triumph of its main character made it worthy of publication, but the science fiction magazines to which it was submitted did not. It was roundly rejected. In 2017, Gordon Van Gelder, one of the editors who had initially passed on the story, asked to see it again, this time for an anthology he was editing. The story had stuck in Van Gelder’s mind, and this time he bought White’s story for “Welcome to Dystopia” (OR Books), a collection of 45 stories, published in 2018. Though glad

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to see the story finally in print, White was convinced it would be lost in such a large book, until the news of it being added to the prestigious collection, “Best American Mystery Stories,” reached him.

Choralis Opens 20th Season With Eclectic Requiem Choralis announces the celebration of its 20th anniversary season with the first of its six new performances taking place Oct. 20. In the first performance of the season, Choralis will present The Maestra’s Eclectic Requiem. The program includes Mozart’s “Introit, Kyrie, and Recordare,”;

Duruflé’s “Introit, Kyrie and Sanctus,”; Verdi’s “Libera Me;” Britten’s “Agnus Dei;” Brahms’ “Ein deutsches Requiem (Movement VI)” and excerpts from Fauré and Vogler. Attendees can also listen to maestra Gretchen Kuhrmann and associate director and keyboard artist, Todd Fickley, discuss the program. To honor Choralis’ 20th anniversary, 30 alumni choristers, assistant conductors, conducting fellows, keyboard artists, singers and board members will participate in this concert. Soloists: Katelyn Aungst, soprano; Erin Sanzero, soprano; Roger Isaacs, countertenor; Robert

THE NEW INTERIM PARK at Bailey’s Crossroads is up and running, with benches and sunshaders dotting the park’s landscape. The park is meant to be a temporary part of the area (hence the name) but will host an Oktoberfest event sometime this month. (Photo: News-Press)

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On Sunday the one and only (and infamous) Eileen Levy (center, with dog) celebrated her 90th birthday. She’s still going strong while enjoying every minute of life. Close friends were in attendance, including City of Falls Church Mayor David Tarter. (P��: C�� S�� V�� S��) Petillo, tenor; Mark Wanich, bass. Guest conductor, Jeffrey Benson. To purchase tickets, visit choralis.org/concerts/#tickets. Prices are as follows — Adults $40 – $50 / Young adult $20 / Students $5 (with ID) / 12 and under free. Group discounts are available.

Mason High HOF Inductees Welcomed Next Weekend George Mason High School’s Hall of Fame weekend will take place on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26. There will be eight athletes and one team honored at halftime, during the football game against Skyline High School on Friday., Oct. 25 Ceremonies for all inductees will be held at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Honorees include Cal Simmons, Class of 1968, tennis; Byron Mendenhall, Class of 2007, baseball; Anthony Andrianarison, Class of 2009, basketball, soccer; Nick Smirniotopoulos, Class of 2010, soccer; Violet Miller, Class of 2011, soccer; Stephen Lubnow, Class of 2012, football, basketball, baseball; Leah Roth, Class of 2012, cross-country, basketball, soccer; Stephanie Cheney, Class

of 2013, basketball and the 2011 State Champion Girls’ Soccer team.

McLean Receives 2 Rec & Park Society Awards McLean Community Center (MCC) received two awards at the Virginia Recreation and Park Society’s 64th Annual Conference “Growing to New Heights,” which was held in Tysons Corner from Sept. 7-10. More than 500 delegates from around the state gathered to learn, exchange ideas and discuss areas of common interest to recreation and park professionals. Highlighting each year’s conference is a formal presentation of awards to individuals, departments and organizations throughout the state who have demonstrated excellence during the previous year. One hundred and fifteen applications were received for awards in 14 different categories. Judged by a jury of its peers, MCC received an award in the Best New Renovation/Addition (Bricks and Mortar-population 25,001-50,000) category for the MCC Renovation and Expansion Project and Most Innovative Marketing Piece (population

25,001-50,000) for the MCC 2018 Summer Camp Guide.

Trunk or Treat at Columbia Baptist Oct. 26 Columbia Baptist Church (103 W. Columbia St., Falls Church) will host its annual Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 26 from noon – 2 p.m. (rain or shine). The annual Trunk or Treat event is designed to be a safe and convenient way for children and families in the community to celebrate Halloween in one location. Over 40 vehicles are parked together, decorated in a Halloween theme and are full of candy and goodies. Children can walk from trunk to trunk to look at the decorations and receive candy and other treats. This provides a controlled and safe family environment for trick-or-treaters of all ages. This free event will also include attractions such as a bouncy house, face painting, crafts, a balloon artist and an obstacle course. If any attendees are interested in eating lunch, Chick-fil-a and Vocelli’s will be available, on site, for purchase. For more information, contact Kim Murphy at KMurphy@ columbiabaptist.org.

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PAGE 12 | OCTOBER 17 - 23, 2019 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES: LOUDOUN-OX 230 KV TRANSMISSION LINE PARTIAL REBUILD CASE NO. PUR-2019-00128

On August 13, 2019, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia ("Dominion" or "Company") filed with the State Corporation Commission ("Commission") an application for approval and for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate electric transmission facilities in Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax Counties, Virginia ("Application"). Dominion filed the Application pursuant to ยง 56-46.1 of the Code of Virginia ("Code") and the Utility Facilities Act, Code ยง 56-265.1 et seq. Dominion proposes to rebuild, entirely within an existing right-of-way or on Company-owned property, five separate segments of its existing 230 kilovolt ("kV") transmission Lines #2173, #295, #265, #200, #2051, #2063, #266, and #2008, which are collocated at various points within the existing transmission line corridor between the Company's existing Loudoun and Ox substations ("Rebuild Project"). The Company proposes to: (i) remove approximately 4.4 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #2008 between Structure #2008/1A and Structure #2008/24, retire approximately 8.4 miles of existing 115 kV transmission Line #156 between Loudoun Substation and Bull Run Substation, cut and loop in existing Line #265 into Bull Run Substation as the line passes directly overhead, and perform related substation work at the Loudoun, Bull Run, Mosby, Sully, and Clifton Substations (collectively, the "Loudoun-Bull Run Segment"); (ii) remove approximately 3.9 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #2173 on double circuit structures between Structure #2173/1A and Structure #2173/21, remove idle 230 kV transmission Line #I265, and rebuild approximately 3.9 miles of Line #2008 and Line #2173 on new, shared double circuit structures along the Line #2008 centerline between #2008/1A and Structure #2008/21 (collectively, the "Loudoun-Elklick Segment"); (iii) rebuild approximately 4.4 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #295 on new double circuit structures from existing Structure #295/21, remove idle 230 kV transmission line #I265, rebuild 0.4 mile of Line #2008 between Elklick Junction and Dulles Junction on structures shared with Line #295, and rebuild approximately 4.0 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #265 between Dulles Junction and Bull Run Substation on structures shared with Line #295 (collectively, the "Elklick-Bull Run Segment"); (iv) rebuild approximately 3.2 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #265 on new double circuit structures between Bull Run Substation and Structure #265/4, rebuild approximately 0.6 mile of existing 230 kV transmission Line #200 on structures shared with Line #265 between Bull Run Substation and Pender Junction, and rebuild approximately 2.3 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #2051 on structures shared with Line #265 between Pender Junction and Structure #265/4 (collectively, "Bull Run-Clifton Segment"); and

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Copies of the Application and other supporting materials also may be inspected during regular business hours at the following location: Dominion Energy Virginia 10900 Nuckols Road, 4th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23060 Attn: Lane Carr, Siting and Permitting Specialist Interested persons also may obtain a copy of the Application by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, David J. DePippo, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. If acceptable to the requesting party, the Company may provide the documents by electronic means. Any person or entity may participate as a respondent in this proceeding by filing, on or before December 20, 2019, a notice of participation. If not filed electronically, an original and fifteen (15) copies of the notice of participation shall be submitted to Joel H. Peck, Clerk, State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. 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. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00128. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission's Order for Notice and Hearing and the Correcting Order. On or before April 15, 2020, any interested person wishing to comment on the Application shall file written comments on the Application with the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. Any interested person desiring to file comments electronically may do so on or before April 15, 2020, by following the instructions on the Commission's website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Compact discs or any other form of electronic storage medium may not be filed with the comments. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR-2019-00128. 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 5-20-150, 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 and the Correcting Order in this proceeding may be obtained from the Clerk of the Commission at the address set forth above. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY

(v) rebuild a combined total of approximately 6.4 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #2035 on new double circuit structures and rebuild a total of approximately 6.4 miles of existing 230 kV transmission Line #266 on structures shared with Line #2063 along the Clifton Substation DP section and the Moore DP-Ox Substation section (collectively, the "Clifton-Ox Segment"). Dominion states that the Rebuild Project is necessary to maintain the structural integrity and reliability of its transmission system in compliance with mandatory North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standards. Further, the Company states that the Rebuild Project will replace aging infrastructure that is at the end of its service life. The Company states that the expected in-service date for the Rebuild Project is December 31, 2024. The estimated cost of the Rebuild Project is approximately $67.5 million, which includes an estimated $59.0 million cost for transmission-related work and approximately $8.5 million for substation-related work. The estimated cost for each segment of the Rebuild Project is approximately (i) $8.11 million for the Loudoun-Bull Run Segment, (ii) $9.65 million for the Loudoun-Elklick Segment, (iii) $13.14 million for the Elklick-Bull Run Segment, (iv) $9.72 million for the Bull Run-Clifton Segment, and (v) $18.35 million for the Clifton-Ox Segment. The proposed Rebuild Project is located entirely within Dominion's service territory and existing right-of-way in Loudoun, Prince William, and Fairfax Counties. The Loudoun-Elklick Segment includes replacement of 19 structures, currently ranging in height from 106 feet to 136 feet, with an average height of 124 feet. As proposed, the new structures for the Loudoun-Elklick Segment would range in height from 50 feet to 150 feet, with a proposed average height of 131 feet. The Elklick-Bull Run Segment includes 2 sections: the Elklick Junction-Dulles Junction section and the Dulles Junction-Bull Run Substation section. The Elklick Junction-Dulles Junction section includes replacement of 4 structures, currently ranging in height from 35 feet to 115 feet, with an average height of 93 feet. As proposed, the new structures would range in height from 50 feet to 125 feet, with a proposed average height of 101 feet. The Dulles Junction-Bull Run Substation section includes the replacement of 24 structures, currently ranging in height from 95 feet to 140 feet, with an average of 117 feet. As proposed, the new structures would range in height from 85 feet to 147 feet, with an average height of 125 feet. The Bull Run-Clifton Segment includes 2 sections: the Bull Run Substation-Pender Junction section and the Pender Junction-Clifton Substation section. The Bull Run Substation-Pender Junction section includes replacement of 4 structures, currently ranging in height from 109 feet to 151 feet, with an average height of 129 feet. As proposed, the new structures would range in height from 110 feet to 152 feet, with a proposed average height of 132 feet. The Pender Junction-Clifton Substation section includes replacement of 13 structures, currently ranging in height from 101 feet to 134 feet, with an average height of 119 feet. As proposed, the new structures would range in height from 110 feet to 147 feet, with an average height of 129 feet. The Clifton-Ox Segment includes replacement of 39 structures, currently ranging in height from 101 feet to 158 feet, with an average height of 119 feet. As proposed, the new structures would range in height from 110 feet to 162 feet, with an average height of 130 feet. All distances, heights, and directions are approximate. A sketch map of the proposal accompanies this notice. A more detailed map may be viewed on the Commission's website: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/pur/elec/transline.aspx. The Commission may consider a route not significantly different from the routes described in this notice without additional notice to the public. A more complete description of the Rebuild Project may be found in the Company's Application. The Commission entered an Order for Notice and Hearing and a Correcting Order in this proceeding that, among other things, scheduled public hearings in Fairfax County and Richmond, Virginia. A local public hearing will be convened on January 29, 2020, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, for the sole purpose of receiving the testimony of public witnesses. The public hearing will resume on April 22, 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 Application from the Company, any respondents, and the Commission's Staff. Any person desiring to testify as a public witness at this hearing should appear fifteen (15) minutes prior to the starting time of the hearing and contact the Commission's Bailiff. Copies of the Application and documents filed in this case 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.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

The Morningstar program in Culmore was created by Carmen Fernandez more than 20 years ago. Morningstar seeks to provide safe and fun activities for at risk youth in a nurturing atmosphere. For a few hours each Saturday morning, Morningstar participants meet at the Woodrow Wilson Library to play games, do crafts, learn about their diverse cultures, and volunteer for community clean-up projects. The Morningstar program operates on a shoestring, depending on volunteers to create and carry out the weekly activities, as well as provide snacks and clean up. Hundreds of youth have attended the program; Morningstar gave them that extra dose of encouragement that can lead to success. In late 2002, Carmen approached me about conducting a workshop with the girls. She wanted them, and me, to get acquainted in a casual environment. In turn, I wanted them to have something tangible from the session, but could we all work together and make something to show for it? The answer was yes, but it took longer than one Saturday morning. I had made tied quilts for our daughters when they went away to college, and I thought the girls could make doll-size quilts to take home. They would learn to cut, sew, and iron, and how to put the pieces together. The girls liked the idea of making “a” quilt, but they wanted to make one big quilt, not a dozen little ones. A trip to the fabric store gave us the theme — it was November, but they liked the pastel floral fabrics. The quilt would be “Springtime.” The girls learned to cut fabric squares with the “good” scissors, and lay them out to make a pattern for the quilt. They worked as a team, changing out squares to test how well the colors worked, finally arriving at a design they all could support. Learning to use a sewing machine was fairly easy; tied quilts just need straight stitching. Ironing the fabric squares after they were sewn together was harder; the iron

was hot, and a little scary. Putting the quilt top, batting, and bottom piece together was challenging. We had worked with smaller pieces at tables, but now had to lay all the pieces out on the floor, get down on our knees, and make sure that everything fit together without bunching up the fabric. That’s where the smallest girls could be especially helpful. A couple of girls actually crawled in between the layers to straighten an errant bit of fabric. When the quilt was finished, we added a muslin square on the back, with the date (January 25, 2003) and signatures of all the girls. We had built a quilt! The girls wanted to present the quilt for display at the Woodrow Wilson Library, where they spent so much pleasant time. The quilt hung in the community room for more than a decade — and then was lost. The quilt was taken down for safekeeping when the library was renovated, but when the library reopened, no quilt. This spring, Carmen called with the good news that the quilt had been found in the back of someone’s closet, and was still in good shape. Hooray! All we had to do now was re-present it to the library. And that’s what we did on Saturday. The girls who built the quilt have new adult lives, but some of the adult volunteers are still volunteering, and a whole new group of Morningstar girls are learning about the quilt, first created 17 years ago. The quilt will be on permanent display at the library, a testament to the ongoing work of Morningstar, which continues to provide Culmore youth with safe and fun activities, and good decision-making, still under the careful leadership of Carmen Fernandez. Brava, Carmen, and brava, Morningstar!  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.

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Delegate Marcus Simon’s

Richmond Report Ain’t baseball great? I’ve had the privilege to attend one game from each round of the National League playoffs, including the wild card round. It’s been so good for my soul to spend three hours surrounded by like-minded folks all pulling for the same thing (with the exception of the stray Brewer or Dodger or Cardinal fan here and there) at the same time, in the same place. Everyone wearing their lucky outfit, the one that they haven’t washed since Juan Soto broke the game open in the bottom of the 8th against Milwaukee. Some of us imagine that our superstitious rituals have a real influence on the outcome of the game. We cheer and wave our towels together. We stand as one when the pitch count reaches two strikes. We pat each other on the back when the other team gets the better of us that night. Rarely do we ask each other “Where were you born?” “What language do you speak at home?” “Is that your friend you brought to the ballpark or your ‘friend’?” “Who are you voting for?” We are all there for the same reasons. To enjoy America’s favorite pastime and perhaps get a break from the daily grind. This is probably why I also like the Nationals current popular HashTag or team motto, “Stay in the fight,” so much. It’s relevant to this year’s team that started the season playing poorly and enduring bad breaks. Yet they never did quit or stop believing in themselves and each other. They stuck with what they knew was right and trusted that the results would follow. Stay In The Fight describes the team well. I also really like the hashtag/ motto from years ago. One pursuit. That’s a motto that I think still applies to those of us that fill the stands each night, clad in red jerseys featuring our favorite player’s name and number. We are all there pulling for the same thing, all of us in our own way. I think by now you might see where I am going with this. Besides having World Series playoff fever, I think my Nationals fandom may hold some hints for how to cure what ails us as a nation. We need to recognize that all of us really are rooting for the same things. We all want to live in a country, a commonwealth and a community where we can

feel safe and welcome, where we have opportunities to prosper, and build a world where our children can be better off and have an easier time than we did. Of course, the best way to achieve that is subject of some debate. You can debate whether Davey should have brought in a left-handed relief pitcher or not. Fervent fans can have heated disagreements about that. The beautiful thing about baseball is that everyone is judged on their results. Some of us believe the best path to prosperity is to create an economy where no one is left behind, and no one is excluded because of who they are, where they came from, how they got here, or who they love. We can all have a bigger slice of pie if we all throw in some more ingredients — or some of us can have a whole pie by taking it home and eating it ourselves. (Wait, that’s a food analogy, not baseball. I must be hungry!) This is my last column before the Nov. 5 election. I’ve written previously about what’s at stake and what policies are likely to be enacted if my “team” wins control of the legislature. I’ve also seen the letters to the editor decrying the policies I’ve called for, suggesting they’ll be destructive and impede us in our pursuit of that shared vision of prosperity and opportunity and safety for all. I hope that once the outcome is known, we’ll remember that we are all on the same team. We all want the same thing for ourselves and our loved ones, and we will root for whomever wins to be successful. My hope for 2020 is that when I leave the baseball game and tune the radio form the sports station to the news, all my positive feelings that come from being amongst a community working together, playing together, even many of us praying together in our own ways — that all those positive feelings don’t evaporate when I hear the latest quotes from our national leaders. So, let’s root for the home team and for a post-election season that moves us forward. Let’s play ball!  Delegate Simon represents the 53rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates. He may be emailed at DelMSimon@house. virginia.gov

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The Trump-Putin Axis of Evil

It’s an age-old strategy of a sociopathic thug to aggressively accuse his enemies of exactly what he is doing. Trump has done this repeatedly and no one has seemed to catch on. All the Russian abuses in the 2016 election he turns into Democratic abuses based in Ukraine. All his crimes are mirrored in his wanton allegations against his Democratic opponents. “I didn’t do it, you did!” he exclaims, and has done it so often it would take a huge volume just to catalogue them. The wrong answer to that claim is to say, “No, I didn’t!” That suddenly puts the burden of truth on you not him. Some form of “Prove it!” then comes from him, and the geometry of FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS the battlefield shifts. The right answer is some form of “You are full of s..t!” and to double down on the accusations against him, and to keep that up. It takes steel nerves to do this as he starts to blow up in anger. Some Democratic politicians are beginning to figure this out. The media are the slowest to get it. Otherwise, how can Trump’s totally groundless claims about Joe Biden and his son’s activities in Ukraine suddenly become a serious campaign election issue? It’s so bogus it doesn’t deserve a mention. But no, too many in the major media think it’s “news,” if only because it’s Trump who made the claim. In reality, what Trump has been doing in Ukraine, through his surrogate Giuliani and others, is softening it up for a Russian takeover. That’s what Putin wants, and he’s getting it. The claim that Trump was squeezing the Ukraine president in exchange for dirt on the Bidens is false, or at least only a sideshow. Trump was withholding almost $400 million in military aid to Ukraine for months until it became public. That was a gift to Putin. To say it was done as leverage to force the Ukraine president to cough up a contrived false report about the Bidens diverts attention from the fact that the military aid was cut off in the first place. The scenario was to have Ukraine President V. Zelensky provide the false report, and then to say it was not good enough and demand still more, all the while the military aid is withheld. At some point, Russia would invade and take over Ukraine, a very major objective for Putin. Now, has come a second front for Russian military aggression, and that is in Syria and who knows how much more of the Middle East. So why has no one made the connection between withholding almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine and withdrawing the U.S. military presence in Syria? The two are part of the same operation by this Russian agent in the White House and his controller in Moscow. U.S. foreign and military policy are now the consequence of some form of direct communication between Putin and Trump. The U.S. military and counterintelligence leadership is seen to this tandem not only as superfluous but as the enemy. As long as the media and too many elected officials in both parties can be tied into knots by Trump’s “It’s not me, it’s you” form of calculated deception, the Trump-Putin operation will continue behind a smokescreen. Of course, there are also Russian “agents” in the U.S. government and giant corporations, plants recruited by time-honored means (money, sex blackmail, ego), that are enabling and also providing cover for the Trump-Putin axis. Slowly, through the process of the Congressional Democrats’ questioning of key figures in the process are replicating the same process that Mueller did earlier in compiling his report of grievous abuses, and will by that means come closer to the ugly truth, which will be more astonishing than most of them are anticipating. The U.S. will be sorely weakened as this axis drives the U.S. out and the Russians in to key territories that are rapidly placing the entire western world in jeopardy. China awaits its turn. The question of this millennium is: Are there sufficient American patriots in the right places to put a stop to this?  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

Perusing her just-published suspense paperback, I noticed the slew of Arlington locations in the latest from novelist Siri Mitchell. The Lyon Park resident delivers in the new “State of Lies” a narrative that unfolds around the MedStar Capitals Iceplex, Columbia Pike, Ballston, Clarendon Ballroom, Cherrydale Hardware and the Northside Social Coffee & Wine. Over coffee, the intense Mitchell allowed me to quiz her on the process by which she produced her 17th commercial entry in today’s cutthroat publishing business too crowded with the self-published. Her thriller released under the Thomas Nelson imprint of HarperCollins weaves together a hit-and-run, a nominee for Defense secretary, government contracting, digital technology and family betrayal. The first in her two-book contract, the mystery represents Mitchell’s shift to the suspense genre following years writing historical fiction as well as “chick lit” entries, some of which put her “in a box that began to feel small.” After moving here in 2006 with her Air Force officer husband, Mitchell found it “hard to be in D.C. without being immersed in politics.” Ideas for thrillers came to her from images ranging from the dangerous waters of Great Falls to commuter slug lines at the Pentagon. To research “State of Lies,” she was given a tour

of that five-sided building by its historian. Mitchell cheerfully accepted it when her unusual first name — of Scandinavian origin — was taken up by the Apple’s artificial intelligence narrator Siri. It’s now easier to put across, she says. (Mitchell has used a backwards version, Iris Anthony, as a nom de plume.) Her road to status as published novelist was circuitous. A wordsmith since childhood, she dabbled in journalism at the University of Washington but concluded that she didn’t have the “hard-nosed” personality. She got a business degree, married an Air Force officer and moved to Paris. There she found it easier to start a first book than to admit she wasn’t a “real” writer. She was introduced to British author Noreen Riols, who critiqued her early efforts and “thickened my skin,” Mitchell recalls. She approached agents and editors with nonfiction and fiction queries, enduring 10 years of more than 150 rejections. Finally, a proposal hit the sweet spot, and she had to produce three sample chapters. Even with success, Mitchell eventually succumbed to “burnout” and writer’s block. She recently took two years off, and her agent encouraged her to “write whatever comes out, and we’ll find a publisher.” As a “character author,” she had to learn pacing and plotting for the suspense readership. Away from her Christianthemed publisher, the new

approach allowed a bit more sex (tastefully rendered) and shades of government corruption. “Part of writing what I wanted was freeing myself from those restrictions,” she says. Nowadays with an advance, Mitchell generally writes four hours a day, four days a week, producing 3,000 words in the drafting stage, 10-20 pages a day during rewrite, and polishing 30-50 pages a day during the final six-month production period. “Don’t get stuck in the research,” she advises, expressing gratitude for an editor she obeys and trusts. “The muse is like a cat,” Mitchell adds. “You can’t wait for her, but the minute you start working, she comes.” *** The jury in Arlington Circuit Court Oct. 10 denied freedom for Galen Baughman, the graduate of H-B Woodlawn whom I wrote about last month as a convicted sex offender. Following testimony in the civil case by a paid psychological specialist who called him untreatable, the activist for reform of sexual predator laws was prosecuted by the state Attorney General for violating parole when texting a teenage boy. Baughman, 36, “has had no criminal charges or accusations since leaving prison in 2012,” said an attorney-spokesman for his pro bono defense team. After three years in Arlington jail, he is headed to the Center for Behavioral Health for the rest of his life. “There are appeals, which he should win, but it will be a long process.”

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Dropping to 3-3, Mason Looks to Fix 2nd-Half Woes by Natalie Heavren

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George Mason High School football (3-3) fell to Warren County High School in a close, 37-33, game last week. “We played fantastic in stretches on Friday but I think clearly we need to continue to keep up the intensity in the second half. This is two games in a row we have slowed down offensively instead of completely putting teams away late in the contest,” said Mason head coach Adam Amerine. “[We] need to clean up all three phases of the game. We lost points on special teams, didn’t tackle great on defense, and obviously had a couple big turnovers on offense.” The Mustangs had an impressive first half, leading 26-7 after the first 24 minutes of play. However, both the offense and defense down shifted in the second half and the Wildcats scored the winning touchdown with 22.6 seconds left in the game. Despite the circumstances, Mason did not quit and moved the ball from the 45 yard line to within the 10. The Mustangs had

JUNIOR LINEBACKER Walter Roou (left) was injured early against Warren County, but sophomore Joshua Stillwagoner has proven to be a capable replacement. (Photo: Courtesy Tracy Roou) two chances to score from that position but ultimately failed to. Amerine reflected on his team’s effort on the last drive saying, “I have to credit [sophomore quarterback Evans] Rice and [senior wide receiver Enzo] Paradiso making a great play there to give us a shot to win. Just needed to make one more play.” Amerine believes this can game can be a turning point in regard to maintaining leads. “We stress 48 minutes every

week and we let up and it snowballed in Warren’s favor. I don’t believe we’ll let that happen again.” Still, Amerine has seen improvements week-to-week. “We have been able to expand the playbook on both sides of the ball and the kids are executing fairly well. Our pass blocking is getting better each week allowing us to think about throwing more. If we can become a threat in the air, it will just open up the run game.”

Rice was 3-6 for 173 yards and two touchdowns, a significant improvement from games earlier in the season. Overall Amerine points to two improvements he would still like to see going forward — cleaning up the penalties during the games and controlling the team’s emotions, especially in tight, competitive games. The goal for the team over the bye week was to get healthy, however, junior linebacker Walter

Roou injured his knee in the first quarter. He is the third starting linebacker to go down with an injury this season, which are a recurring problem for the team. The Mustangs have still been able to succeed this season despite the injuries in part due to their depth. Amerine identified sophomore linebacker Joshua Stillwagoner as someone who impressed him against Warren County. “Stillwagoner is really becoming a great leader at linebacker, he took over as the lone remaining starter from August after Roou went down in the first quarter and got everyone lined up, led us in tackles, very impressive for a sophomore.” Stillwagoner had 11 tackles, two for a loss, as well as an interception. Senior running back/defensive back Connor Plaks was successful on both sides of the ball. He rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 17 attempts and had five tackles as well as an interception. The Mustangs return home to take on Central High School tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Field Hockey

A RED HOT OCTOBER helped even up the Mustangs’ record. Going 4-2 over the past two and a half weeks, starting with a 2-0 win over Fauquier High School on Oct. 1, Mason carries some momentum into the postseason. A 3-2 HEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS at 8-8 is George Mason High School’s field win over Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School Tuesday night capped hockey team. The Mustangs will host Culpeper County High School tonight off a resurgent season, with senior goalkeeper Josie Shaw (left photo) proin the Northwestern District quarterfinals. Mason split its two games against tecting the net while junior forward Natalie Boldt (right photo) and the rest of the offense continuing to pressure opposing defenses. (Photo: Carol Sly) Culpeper this season. (Photo: Carol Sly)

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Demetriades and assistant principal Edward Cooper, a song by second graders and art created by kindergarten students. Students are asked to wear pink and white to celebrate the occasion.

West F.C. Project Town Hall Moved to Nov. 13 The town hall for the West Falls Church Economic Development project adjacent to the new George Mason High School initially scheduled for Oct. 16 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13, at City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Ahead of that, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, there will be a presentation by the developer at 7 p.m.

Fairfax Co. Teacher Art Exhibition Held in Lorton

THE COSTUMED CHAMPIONS of the Falls Church City Elementary PTA’s costume competition were unveiled at the Fall Festival on Oct. 5. Other activities at the festival included a bouncy house, a mechanical bull and carnival games inside Thomas Jefferson Elementary School’s gym. (Photo: FCCPS Photo/ Carol Sly)

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School News & Notes Henderson PTA Hosts Spaghetti Dinner Oct. 18 The Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) PTA is hosting one of its family-focused spaghetti dinners this Friday, Oct. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The timing of the “Friend-Raiser” dovetails with the chance to head down to the

Mustang stadium in time for the football team’s kickoff against Central High School at 7 p.m. Donations for dinner are accepted with all proceeds going to support the students’ GIVE Day fundraising efforts. Current 5th graders and their families are welcome to come and start becoming familiar with Henderson.

Westgate Elementary To Plant Cherry Trees Westgate Elementary School (7500 Magarity Rd., Falls Church) has received six Japanese cherry trees, donated as part of a partnership between the National Cherry Tree Festival Tree Planting Program and All Nippon Airways (ANA). Westgate is one of five schools in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to receive the trees in honor of the friendship between Japan and the United States. A tree planting ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, beginning at 2:30 p.m. and will include a message from principal Hallie

In collaboration with the Workhouse Arts Center, the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Fine Arts Office presents the 12th annual Artist Teacher Exhibition, an art exhibition recognizing the creativity and technical expertise of FCPS art teachers, which began on Oct. 9. Teachers were invited to submit original works for consideration. This year, 111 original works of art were submitted by 56 teachers. Art Juror Ju Yun, owner and director of Ju Ju Art Gallery and J Art Studios, selected 50 artworks to be included in the exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public from Oct. 9 – 26, in the McGuire Woods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center (9601 Ox Rd., Lorton). Featured visual artists from local schools include: Christina Carroll, McLean High School; Lisa Devore, Stenwood Elementary School; Jean-Marie Galing, Willow Oaks Center; Janet M. Lundeen, Jackson Middle School; Bethany L. Mallino, Wolftrap Elementary School; Suzy Scollon, Bailey’s Upper Elementary School; Susan Silva, Willow Oaks Center; Kate Wallestad, Justice High School and Jonathan Weiner, Westlawn Elementary School.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 Candidate Forum. Candidates for Falls Church City Council will be the focus of a forum sponsored by the Village Preservation and Improvement Society and the Falls Church League of Women Voters. Candidates will respond to questions posed by the moderator and those provided by audience members. George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike., Falls Church). 7 p.m.

include: Downloading eBooks and eMagazines; email, searching the library’s databases and more. No previous experience with computers is required. To schedule an appointment, stop by the Reference Desk or call 703-2485035 (TTY 711). Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

corrosive, or reactive. This event it not possible without the help of the community. Volunteers age 16 or older are welcome to join City staff to earn hours or just give back to The Little City. To volunteer, visit surveymonkey.com/r/ GM5H3Z8. Recycling Center (217 Gordon Rd., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703-248-5160.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

Fall Community Clean-Up. Clean up the City of Falls Church and keep litter out of local waterways. This volunteer opportunity is perfect for community groups, church groups, families and individuals who want to help clean up The Little City. Volunteers can either request or be assigned to a specific work area. All work will be done outdoors, so volunteers should wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty and closed toe shoes. The City will provide trash pickers, trash bags, recycling bags, gloves and reflective vests for vol-

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

Farmers Market. The year-round market is filled with fresh, local produce, meat, dairy and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5034.

1-on-1 Computer Tutoring. Receive personalized assistance using computers, internet, and ebooks. Registration required. Each month the library offers individualized one-on-one tutoring sessions. Topics covered can

Recycling Extravaganza. Recycle electronics, computers, eye glasses, bikes, clothing, textiles, batteries and more. Shred up to three boxes of documents. And, properly dispose of consumer products that are either toxic, ignitable,

THEATER&ARTS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

Sunday Morning Power Vinyasa with Karma Yoga. Interested attendees can enjoy a free power vinyasa class with Karma Yoga. Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block of W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9 – 10 a.m. 703-248-5210 (TTY 711).

“Disenchanted!” Ditch the glass slippers, kissing frogs, and charming princes, and enter the magical land of “Disenchanted!” Watch the princesses you know and love as you’ve never seen them before, in the regional premiere of this musical adventure. Nominated for ‘Outstanding OffBroadway Musical’ (Outer Critics Circle Awards) and ‘Best New OffBroadway Musical’ (Off Broadway Alliance Awards). Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $35. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

Talk to City Staff: Environmental Planning. Residents who have a question they would like to ask or an issue they would like to discuss with City of Falls Church staff about environmental planning are encouraged to talk to staffers at Mr. Brown’s Park (100 block of W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5210.

“Escaped Alone.” In a serene British garden three old friends are joined by a neighbor to engage in amiable chitchat — with a side of apocalyptic horror. The women’s talk of grandchildren and tv shows breezily intersperses with tales of terror in a quietly teetering world where all is not what it seems. Acclaimed Washington,

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D.C. actress Holly Twyford takes the helm as director for the Washington premiere of this dazzling and inventive masterpiece. Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington) $56 – $95. 2 p.m. sigtheatre.org. “Trying.” This two-hander explores the author’s real experience working for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, DC from 1967-1968. Judge Biddle, Former Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt and Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg is notoriously hard on his staff as he tries to cement his legacy. Can the old Philadelphia aristocrat and his young Canadian assistant bridge the generational divide and come to understand one another in this “comic and touching” play (The New York Times)? 1st Stage Theatre (1524 Spring Hill Rd.., Tysons) $42. 8 p.m. 1ststagetysons.org.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 “Doubt: A Parable.” The Bronx, 1964. Suspicions surface at a parochial school about a charismatic young priest’s interest in a Catholic school’s first and only Black student. Absent hard proof, Sister Aloysius, the school’s starched and self-assured principal, tries to protect the innocent—but is she doing God’s work or is her certitude actually pride? Anchored by Studio mainstay Sarah Marshall, “Doubt” is John Patrick Shanley’s masterpiece about faith, ambiguity, and the price of moral conviction. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW Washington, D.C.) $60. 2 p.m.studiotheatre.org.

LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 Chris Brunn. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333. Charlie Hunter and Lucy Woodward Live and in Concert. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $22 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566.

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Pat McGee Band — Almost Everything with Kyle Davis. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $37. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. Karaoke. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-8589186. Thrillbillys. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 Shartel and Hume Band. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. Happy Hour: Mike Tash & Mary Shaver. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-241-9504. An Evening with Amy Rigby: Girl to City - Songs and Stories. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703255-1566. Gayle Harrod Trio. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186. Accidental Charm. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504. Something Shiny. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 Nobody’s Business Band. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 2 p.m. 703-2551566. The Exaggerations. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. IRITS. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703532-9283. My Generation. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington

DIXIELAND DIRECT will be at JV’s Restaurant on Sunday. (Courtesy Photo) Street, Ste A Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-858-9186. Jesse Cook. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $42. 8 p.m. 703-2551900. Fast Eddie’s & The Slow Pokes. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703241-9504. Mars Rodeo. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 Dixieland Direct Jazz Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-2419504. The Dobre Brothers – Live. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $29 – $600. 5:30 p.m. 703-237-0300. Magpie — 45th Anniversary Live

and in Concert. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $22. 7 p.m. 703-255-1900.

An Evening with Caz Gardiner. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m.

Moonshine Society — Fundraiser. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22

Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-8589186. Josh Allen Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Eilen Jewell “Gypsy” Record Release Show + Jordie Lane with Clare Reynolds. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $30. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Mark Wenner & The Blues Warriors. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

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Foy Vance Live and in Concert (at Sixth & I Synagogue). Sixth & I Synagogue (600 I St., NW Washington, D.C.) $25 – $28. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.

Open Mic Night. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

An Evening of Comedy. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m.

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Hector Rivera, who served as City Manager for the City of Falls Church from May 1997 until his resignation this August, has accepted the position of Executive Secretary of Braintree, Massachusetts, a suburb of 33,000 south of Boston. The post is generally similar to the City Manager role he served here in Falls Church.

Trailing in all polls with less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 election, Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Creigh Deeds shifted his campaign focus sharply last week to intensify efforts to get out votes in the decisive Eastern Fairfax-Falls Church region. The candidate, from rural Bath County, began Friday a blitz of the local area. Oct 10 and 6 PM, Oct 12 a Salsa Timberjack bicycle with blue spokes, wide tires, and a silver colored titanium frame was taken from an unsecured vehicle.

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Route 29 Pedestrian Safety, Improvement Meeting Set for Oct. 24 Residents and businesses interested in pedestrian safety or other areas of improvement for Route 29 (Lee Highway/S. Washington Street) between Tinner Hill and Graham Roads are invited to attend a strategy meeting at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be lead by graduate students from Virginia Tech’s Urban Affairs & Planning Department and include an open discussion of ideas and concerns. This is purely a citizen-driven initiative; it is not being run by Falls Church City, Fairfax County, or any local civic association. There are no plans or preconceived thoughts; this is purely a discussion about ways to make our stretch of Route 29 safer, more enjoyable and more economically vibrant. For more information, visit the www.facebook. com/fallschurch29.

Beadazzled, Bead Paradise Team Up for Trunk Show Saturday Beadazzled is hosting a trunk show with Ruth of Bead Paradise this weekend. Ruth will bring a very unusual and eclectic array of jewelry components, with emphasis on Asian and African antique beads, pendants and focal beads. The event will run Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 20 from noon – 6 p.m. at Beadazzled, 444 W Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ Beadazzled.USA.

F.C. Modern Dentistry Hosting Grand Opening, ‘Trunk or Treat’ Falls Church Modern Dentistry will be hosting a grand opening and a “Trunk or Treat” event on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 2 – 6 p.m. The event is free and open to those interested in learning about the new dental practice, refreshments, and trick or treating in a safe environment. Falls Church Modern Dentistry is located at 1212 W. Broad Street. For more information, visit www.FallsChurchModernDentistry.com.

Erik M. Pelton & Associates Celebrates 20 Years Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting a reception and networking mixer for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Clare & Don’s Beach Shack. Erik M. Pelton & Associates is an intellectual property law firm known for its trademark work, consulting and brand strategy services. The event is free for Chamber members and friends of Erik Pelton and his firm. Funds during the event will be raised for Decorate A Vet. For more information about the firm, visit www.erikpelton.com. For more information about the event, visit Pelton’s Facebook event page or www.FallsChurchChamber.org.

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