14 minute read
Crime Report........................................8 News & Notes................................12,13 Calendar.......................................14,15 Sports ................................................17 Classifieds
PAGE 20 |OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2, 2022
PUBLIC NOTICE
Advertisement
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for City of Falls Church, Virginia, Independent City
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within the Independent City of Falls Church, Virginia. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for the Independent City of Falls Church, Virginia. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/ fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).
AUCTIONS
SMITH RIVER LAND AUCTION. Henry Co., VA. 1,244+/- acres with 20,500’ of Prime Smith River Frontage. These prime building and recreational tracts will be offered in 17 tracts, ranging from 18+/- acres to 144+/- acres, on November 17, 11 AM at Chatmoss Country Club – Martinsville, VA. The section of the Smith River north of Mitchell Bridge is known as the big trout waters! Property Location: 2900 Mitchell Road, Ridgeway, VA will put you in the middle of the property. For information, visit woltz.com or call Woltz & Associates, Inc. (VA#321), Real Estate Brokers & Auctioneers 800-551-3588.
ATTN. AUCTIONEERS: Advertise your upcoming auctions statewide and in other states. Affordable Print and Digital Solutions reaching your target audiences. Call this paper or Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net
FARM EQUIPMENT
Landowners – Leasing Your Land To Hunters? Double your income with Base Camp Leasing’s hunters & reduce risk with FREE $5M liability insurance. Call for a free quote (888) 871-1982
HOME IMPROVEMENT
American Standard Walk-In Tubs. Buy from a brand you trust. Patented Quick-Drain® technology. 44 hydrotherapy jets. Lifetime warranty on tub and installation! FREE in-home consultation at your convenience. Limited time offer - $1,500 in savings includes a FREE rightheight toilet. Call 1-855-864-5500 Eliminate gutter cleaning forever! LeafFilter, the most advanced debris-blocking gutter protection. Schedule a FREE LeafFilter estimate today. 15% off Entire Purchase. 10% Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-877614-6667
GENERAC Standby Generators provide backup power during utility power outages, so your home and family stay safe and comfortable. Prepare now. Free 7-year extended warranty ($695 value!). Request a free quote today! Call for additional terms and conditions. 1-877-636-0738
The Generac PWRcell, a solar plus battery storage system. SAVE money, reduce your reliance on the grid, prepare for power outages and power your home. Full installation services available. $0 Down Financing Option. Request a FREE, no obligation, quote today. Call 1-833-688-1378
Replace your roof with the best looking and longest lasting material – steel from Erie Metal Roofs! Three styles and multiple colors available. Guaranteed to last a lifetime! Limited Time Offer - $500 Discount + Additional 10% off install (for military, health workers & 1st responders.) Call Erie Metal Roofs: 1-844902-4611
The bathroom of your dreams for as little as $149/month! BCI Bath & Shower. Many options available. Quality materials & professional installation. Senior & Military Discounts Available. Limited Time Offer - FREE virtual in-home consultation now and SAVE 15%! Call Today! 1-844-945-1631 Safe Step. North America’s #1 Walk-In Tub. Comprehensive lifetime warranty. Top-of-theline installation and service. Now featuring our FREE shower package and $1600 Off for a limited time! Call today! Financing available. Call Safe Step 1-877-591-9950
CLASSIFIEDS
RECRUITMENT
HIRING? Promote job listings regionally or statewide! Affordable Print and Digital Advertising Solutions reaching potential candidates. Call this paper or Landon Clark at Virginia Press Services 804-521-7576, landonc@vpa.net
SERVICES
DIVORCE-Uncontested, $395+$86 court cost. WILLS-$225.00. No court appearance. Estimated completion time twenty-one days. Hilton Oliver, Attorney (Facebook). 757-4900126. Se Habla Espanol. BBB Member. https:// hiltonoliverattorneyva.com. Up to $15,000.00 of GUARANTEED Life Insurance! No medical exam or health questions. Cash to help pay funeral and other final expenses. Call Physicians Life Insurance Company- 844-509-1697 or visit www.Life55plus.info/vapress Portable Oxygen Concentrator May Be Covered by Medicare! Reclaim independence and mobility with the compact design and longlasting battery of Inogen One. Free information kit! Call 888-608-4974
DENTAL INSURANCE from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company. Coverage for 350 plus procedures. Real dental insurance - NOT just a discount plan. Do not wait! Call now! Get your FREE Dental Information Kit with all the details! 1-888-550-3083 www. dental50plus.com/virginia #6258
Prepare for Power Outages & Save Money
REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! ACT NOW TO RECEIVE
A $300 SPECIAL OFFER!* (833) 688-1378
*O er value when purchased at retail. Solar panels sold separately.
BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE
BEFORELeafFilter AFTERLeafFilter
THE NATION’ S GUTTER GUARD1
EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! 20% OFF + % OFF10
YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE*
SENIORS & MILITARY!
FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1
1Subject to credit approval. Call for details. Promo Code: 285 FREE GUTTER ALIGNMENT + FREE GUTTER CLEANING*
CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
1-877-614-6667
Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST
*For those who qualify. One coupon per household. No obligation estimate valid for 1 year. **Off er valid at time of estimate only. 2The leading consumer reporting agency conducted a 16 month outdoor test of gutter guards in 2010 and recognized LeafFilter as the “#1 rated professionally installed gutter guard system in America.” Manufactured in Plainwell, Michigan and processed at LMT Mercer Group in Ohio. See Representative for full warranty details. Registration# 0366920922 CSLB# 1035795 Registration# HIC.0649905 License# CBC056678 License# RCE-51604 Registration# C127230 License# 559544 Suff olk HIC License# 52229-H License# 2102212986 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 2106212946 License# MHIC111225 Registration# 176447 License# 423330 Registration# IR731804 License# 50145 License# 408693 Registration# 13VH09953900 Registration# H-19114 License# 218294 Registration# PA069383 License# 41354 License# 7656 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 423330 License# 2705169445 License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COM
OutdOOr Living
703-992-8787
www.AllGreenlandscaping.com
Services and Specialties Include: • Design & Build • Patios ( agstone, stone, or brick) • Fire pits • Outdoor Kitchens • Driveways & Walkways • Retaining Walls • Outdoor Lighting • Seasonal Landscaping & Botanical Upgrades
cOncrete 495 Concrete
www.495Concrete.com
Bobcat Grading • Excavation & Trenching Slab • Footing • Patio • Concrete Demolition We pour brand new Concrete Driveways 571-308-6559
hOme imprOvement
www.gagnonsgutterworks.com
Other ServiceS
R
Lawn ServiceS
cLeaning ServiceS House Cleaning Service
Avaliable 7 days a week Weekly - Bi Weekly - Monthly or One time Jobs Move out - Move in 28 years Experience • Good references • Free Estimates For Information Call Susy 703-901-0596
classads@fcnp.com
WALK-IN BATHTUB SALE! SAVE $1,50000 Walk-In Tubs
MADE IN THE U .S .A .
WITH U .S . & IMPORTED PARTS ✓Backed by American Standard’s 150 years of experience ✓Ultra low ease of entry and exit ✓Patented Quick Drain® Technology ✓Lifetime Warranty on the bath AND installation, INCLUDING labor backed by American Standard ✓44 Hydrotherapy Jets for an invigorating massage
Limited Time O er–Call Today! 855-864-5500
FCNP.COM | FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
LOCAL
OCTOBER 27- NOVEMBER 2, 2022 | PAGE 21
Ichabod Star Finishes First Professional Performance
by Julianna Vandermark
Special of the News-Press
Falls Church News Press:
I’m curious, how did you get into acting in Falls Church and what was your path in acting and theater that led you to this role?
Colum Goebelbecker:
Where do I start? I started acting when I was in high school. I was very much a sports kid and only played sports until I saw my sister in a production of Cinderella. That was when I was in eighth grade, and I was like, ‘Whoa, she’s making people laugh on stage.’ I think there was just something about how she was expressing herself that really drew my attention, even even as an eighth grader. I did musicals throughout high school, but it was mainly just a hobby. I then went to Georgetown and got a degree in government. It was really during Covid that I realized I wanted to pursue acting. It just gave me a lot of time to really get in touch with my arts and how I wanted to serve the world, because I’ve been really thinking about wanting to do social impact work.
I kind of naively thought of theater as almost a narcissistic thing, which I’ve fully put aside, but just as a thing for me. But then, I found this company that I currently work for, the Lab for Global Performance and Politics, which has the mission to harness the power of performance to humanize politics. So they use theater for social change and academic context and performance contexts in their work with policymakers, and it just drew my attention.
I auditioned and thought nothing of it. Because I’ve been learning as an actor, you need to just audition and then forget the auditions because you do so many and more, even the most successful actors. I heard this from a person who recently got like three out of 10 auditions. And those are people who are working and successful. So you know, I auditioned and didn’t think anything of it, and then in mid-July, I got an email. And that’s what brought me to this show.
FCNP: Do you remember your first day of rehearsal for Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? Can you describe it to me?
CG: I do remember the first day of rehearsal. I was very nervous because I looked up at my fellow actors who are all phenomenal. I looked up their bios, and these people had acted in shows throughout DC and toured with Broadway companies. It was a bit intimidating to be walking in as the youngest person in the room, but also playing Ichabod and wanting to show people that I could do it and own it. The people were very welcoming from the start.
FCNP: What were your expectations about the theater and the experience going into it?
CG: I have a friend who I met at auditions who I told right away when I got cast, because I knew that he knew of the theater. But beyond that, I didn’t know much about the theater. I really like being able to really feel the audience. The actors were walking right in front of people in the front row throughout the show. So from the first day, when I walked in, I enjoyed realizing how tight the space was. Just how much magic you can create and how you just walk into this little space and it’s just like this whole world. Margie Jervis, our amazing set designer has just done some incredible art in there. and she has a beautiful art piece of trees. This is great energy to have in the theater.
FCNP: What was your exposure to, or knowledge of, the story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow before the production?
CG: It’s America’s most famous ghost story. I had heard of it and I knew of the town. But, I really didn’t know much about the story. There’s a 1922 silent film that I watched to try and get in touch with some of the mannerisms that the people used back in the day.
FCNP: Is there kind of an idea or topic that you think The Legend of Sleepy Hollow represents as a symbol?
CG: I think it’s just an allegory for love and heartbreak. There’s so many similarities today to the urban rural divide, especially in our polarized political scene in DC.
FCNP: How has your background in government informed your experiences in theater and with this production?
CG: I work as a project associate for this program called In Your Shoes, which is essentially a performance methodology that’s all about cultivating empathy, across differences. I now work for the program and I’m doing like a different iteration. I’m working on a program in collaboration with Georgetown Center for US China dialogue, so it’s between Chinese students and Chinese American students and American students. And that, as I shared earlier has really just piqued my interest in the political ramifications of theater. I’m always thinking about how whatever show I’m in relates to political dimensions.
FCNP: What have you learned from your time so far in this production?
CG: I’ve learned to just cultivate an even deeper sense of gratitude. For collaborators who, especially like directors, who operate in a very horizontal way. I’m very passionate about theater and parks. But there’s something special about it since this is my first professional show in a theater. I’ve learned to appreciate it so much more from this show.
“Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is being performed at Creative Cauldron until October 30th. One can buy tickets for the show at https://www.creativecauldron.org/ ichabod.html.
COLUM GOEBELBECKER plays the lead role of “Ichabod” in Creative Cauldron’s performance of “Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. (Photo:
Colum Goebelbecker)
F.C. School Board Submits Student Defense Policy to Richmond
Continued from Page 3
It goes on, “The model policies leave open a door for bullying and harassment of transgender students. The proposed model policies state that a district shall not compel personnel or students to refer to transgender students according to their chosen names or pronouns. But personal affirmation is essential for all students. To permit district personnel or other students to deliberately refer to students in a manner contrary to how they view themselves is bullying, plain and simple, and causes harm.”
“Further,” the F.C. policy states. “The proposed model policies could put students at risk.” The notion “that districts shall not conceal information from parents” runs counter to the need for “students often share information with teachers, counselors and other personnel that they do not share with their parents.”
While the Board acknowledges that “providing the complete range of accommodations for transgender and gender nonconforming students requires deep parental involvement,...situations occur in which students may feel unsafe revealing that they are transgender or gender nonconforming to their parents, so that in the best interests of the students, districts should not be compelled to reveal.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors also formally opposed Youngkin’s proposed model policies, saying they would limit the rights of transgender and other gendernonconforming students.
In a letter approved at a Fairfax County board meeting Tuesday, board chair Jeff McKay said that the policies would have a negative effect on the county’s economic position and cites the human impact on students.
McKay stated, “Youngkin’s model policies – and the discrimination inherent to them – will have a chilling effect on our continued ability to attract the world’s most innovative companies to Fairfax County. To put it bluntly, discrimination is bad for business,”
McKay in his letter stated that Youngkin’s proposed policies “put the county’s children at risk by denying support and affirmation to transgender students.”
He noted, “A young LGBTQ person attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the United States. Key drivers of high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide among transgender youth are the lack of social support and affirming experiences that they often face,” the letter states.
Meanwhile, the Fairfax County School Board passed, 7-4, a resolution on “inclusive education” at its meeting Tuesday, The resolution affirms the county’s support for teachers and administrators when it comes to “inclusive curriculum and instruction.” The resolution is symbolic and does not change county policy.
