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Dems Win House, 3 Virginia Women Elected to Join New Party Majority Kaine, Beyer Win Big, Commonwealth Now Has 7 Democratic U.S. Reps

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A special Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at the Falls Church City Veterans Memorial in front of the Community Center this Sunday at 11 a.m. SEE NEWS BRIEFS, PAGE 9

F.C. H��’� M�� R�� W�� J�� In his senior season, Falls Church High School running back Dakwandre Marshall has totaled more than 2,200 yards to go along with 37 touchdowns. And he’s not done yet. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 15

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With a 3-1 victory over onceundefeated Wilson Memorial Tuesday, George Mason High’s volleyball team heads to the state tournement for the first time. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 14

INDEX

Editorial............... 6 Letters................. 6 News & Notes 10–11 Crime Report ......12 Comment ..... 12–13 Sports ..........14-15

Calendar ..... 18–19 Classified Ads ... 20 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword ........ 21 Critter Corner.... 22 Business News . 23

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The outcome of the two races on the ballot in the City of Falls Church — incumbent Democrats Tim Kaine and Don Beyer running to retain their U.S. Senate and House seats, respectively — was never in doubt in Tuesday’s election, but that did not deter the enthusiasm at the polls here, where a whopping 74.1 percent of registered voters turnout despite a steady, heavy rain. The 74.1 percent number, according to City Registrar David Bjerke, is almost equal to the

77 percent that turned out for the 2016 presidential election and far higher for a midterm election, with Kaine carrying 82 percent of the votes cast, and Beyer, representing the 8th District of Falls Church that includes the City of Falls Church, with 80 percent. Kaine won statewide by a 56.9 to 41.3 percent margin over Corey Stewart, and Beyer won in the 8th District by a 76-24 percent margin over Thomas Oh. Both state Constitutional amendments on the ballot, one to extend benefits for families of slain service members

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U.S. SEN. TIM KAINE delivered an impassioned victory speech Tuesday night after winning reelection in the 2018 midterm election. (P��: N��-P��)

Hugh Brown, 92, Longtime Owner Of Iconic Brown’s Hardware, Dies BY MATT DELANEY

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Hugh Brown, the owner of Falls Church’s home improvement staple Brown’s Hardware, died shortly after midnight Monday morning. He was 92. Brown suffered from natural medical complications throughout his last month of life. He spent 10 days of treatment in Virginia Hospital Center before being moved to the rehabilitation center in the Arlington-based retirement community, The Jefferson for another two week stint. Brown was then relocated into a hospice unit at The Jefferson where his condition worsened rapidly to a point that further treatment was no longer sufficient. Having no direct

relatives, his medical power of attorney was given to the hardware store’s manager John Taylor, who was alerted of Brown’s death soon after midnight Monday morning. Despite Brown’s passing, Brown’s Hardware will continue to operate as usual, according to Taylor. Prior to his death, Brown set up a trust to ensure the store will stay afloat following his passing. Taylor also told the NewsPress that there are no plans to relocate the establishment unless, as he joked, someone presents “an offer we can’t refuse.” The Brown family has a long legacy in the City of Falls Church. In 1883, Brown’s grandfather, James W. Brown, opened up the store. It is the City’s oldest business at 125 years old. In 1949,

the store switched from being a general store to a hardware store. Hugh Brown had been running the store in a hands-on fashion since 1959. That same year, Brown helped oversee the store’s relocation to its current spot on the corner of Broad St. and Washington St. Brown’s father, Horace E. Brown, was an original trustee of the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department in 1925 and participated in ceremonies in 1952 to dedicate the (then) new George Mason High School. News of Brown’s death reverberated through the Falls Church community this week. An outpouring of condolences and appreciation from current and former residents continue to flood the

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comment section on a news article of his passing, praising Brown for his lifelong service to the city. A memorial service will be held for Brown on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church (225 E. Broad St., Falls Church).

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Va. Dems Pick Up 3 Seats in U.S. House Continued from Page 1

and one to give extended tax breaks for certain homeowners in flood-prone areas, won easily in Falls Church and statewide. The expected lopsided votes in Falls Church led many activists to spend time in other more hotly contested rates in the region, and for Democrats, that paid off with a victory for State Sen. Jennifer Wexton, unseating incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock, 56 percent to 44 percent, in the 10th District adjacent the 8th that runs from McLean to the West Virginia border in the far northern part of the state. While the 10th District (which once covered Falls Church before redistricting moved it out in 1990) went to a Democrat for the first time since 1988, it was a surprisingly strong victory for Wexton over Comstock, and TV networks called the result only a half hour after polls closed, making it the earliest such call in the entire national election. Also, to the near south, first time candidate and former CIA special-

ist Democrat Abigail Spanberger knocked off Tea Party Republican incumbent Dave Brat in a gerrymandered 7th District running from Arlington to Richmond, by a tight one-percent margin. Further south, Democrat first-timer Elaine Luria edged Republican Scott Taylor by two percent. In addition to Beyer, three other incumbent Democratic U.S. Reps all won as well, Bobby Scott unopposed in the 3rd District, Donald McEachin by a 62-36 margin in the 4th District and Gerry Connolly by a 71-27 margin in the 11th. That limited Republican U.S. House wins to Rob Wittman over Vangie Williams in the 1st District by 56-44, Denver Riggleman over Leslie Cockburn in the 5th District by 54-48, Ben Cline over Jennifer Lewis in the 6th District by 60-40, and Morgan Griffith over Anthony Fiaccavento in the 9th District by 65-35. The result has shifted the makeup of Virginia’s U.S. House delegation from 7-4 Republican

LO CA L to 7-4 Democratic, and sets up the 2019 state senate and house of delegate elections, offering Democrats the opportunity to win majorities in both legislative bodies in Richmond that now have narrowly thin Republican margins. While there were no more local races in the ballot in Falls Church, in neighboring Arlington the Democratic-endorsed Matt de Ferranti won over incumbent independent John Vihstadt for county board. At Kaine’s victory celebration at Falls Church’s Fairview Marriott Hotel, a long list of party dignitaries, including Kaine and Beyer, spoke, along with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. A smaller gathering of City of Falls Church Democratic loyalists gathered at the Mad Fox Brewing Company that included a solid contingent of Young Democrats from George Mason High. In his remarks Tuesday night, Kaine stressed that the election was “about who we as a people are, and who we aren’t.” He’d campaigned heavily for Democratic candidates throughout the state, and said he will do it again for state delegate and state senate candidates next year. Beyer said, “Tonight, the American people voted to elect a House that will hold the presi-

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dent accountable, something that Republicans have refused to do for the past two years.” Picking up a total of 29 seats overall, the Democrats have secured a 223 to 199 margin in the House, while the Republicans expanded their margin in the Senate to a 51-46 margin. Electing the most diverse group of candidates in its history, the Democratic Party picked up seven governor seats, and six state legislatures, breaking four Republican state legislature supermajorities. Democrats flipped over 290 individual state legislative races, bringing the total in the election cycle to 330. Four states voted to expand voting rights, including a constitutional amendment in Florida restoring voting rights to more than a million people with felony records, three state supreme courts flipped, three red states voted to expand Medicaid, two states voted to raise their minimum wages. Two women, Ayanna Pressley and Jahana Hayes, became the first African American women elected to the U.S. Congress from Massachusetts and Connecticut; Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are two Muslim women who became the first elected to the House; Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia are two women who

became the first Latinas elected to represent Texas in the House; Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland are two women who became the first Native American women to be elected to the House; Colorado’s Jaris Polis became the first openly gay governor elected in the U.S. and also its first Jewish governor; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Abby Finkenauer became the youngest women ever elected to Congress; Lauren Underwood became the first African-American elected to Illinois’ 14th District; Tish James became New York’s first AfricanAmerican women attorney general; and, military veterans Mikie Sherrill and Elaine Luria were two among six military veterans to flip House seats from red to blue. In key races that Democrats made competitive but lost, their gains nonetheless advanced the political careers of Beto O’Rourke in Texas, Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida. Newly elected and re-elected LGBT Democrats included U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and U.S. Reps. Katie Hill, Mark Takano, Sharice Davids, Angie Craig, Chris Pappas, Sean Patrick Maloney, David Cicilline and Mark Pocan. Seven LGBT Democrats won statewide races, and 12 scored state legislative wins.

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Lowering Speed Limit to 20 MPH In F.C. Neighborhoods Mulled

by Nicholas F. Benton

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Falls Church’s Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation (CACT) came before the City Council at its work session Monday night and suggested that it is considering recommending a reduction in the speed limit on residential streets in the City from 25 to 20 miles per hour. A study is still needed on the subject, said CACT chair Andrea Caumont, but if such a policy was adopted it would not apply to arterial streets, but only ones deep in residential neighborhoods in a limited number of places. One of the immediate issues would involve enforcement. Meanwhile, the committee’s work with the City staff on traffic calming measures is moving ahead slowly, taking on only two new cases a year as a matter of policy, though City Planner Jeff Sikes, the City’s advisor to the CACT, said that orchestrated citizen appeals directly to the Council tend to throw an orderly approach

to the schedule out of order. Council member Letty Hardi asked the CACT team about its top five priorities for “walkability,” and said the issue is around permit parking on the streets around the impending 4.3-acre Founders Row development at the northeast corner of the N. West and W. Broad intersection, where a groundbreaking is expected soon. “It is important that a permitted parking policy is in place prior to when Founders Row comes out of the ground,” said Mayor David Tarter, and a lot variables, such as the difference between daytime and nighttime parking demand, need to be taken into account. The City’s latest experiment in permit parking, introduced to the Winter Hill neighborhood to address concerns for overflow parking at the new 301 West Broad apartments and the Harris Teeter grocery, has been inconclusive concerning its effectiveness, or even, as Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly suggested, its need. It is unclear whether lack of

complaints is evidence it is working or not, City Manager Wyatt Shields said. “You’re going to be one of the most important committees in the next five to seven years,” Councilman Ross Litkenhous told the CACT members, because of all the new development that is expected (including Founders Row, the West End 10-acre development and the Broad at Washington plan). “You’re on the front lines of many important battles because of these big projects,” Councilman Phil Duncan added, “But I’d like to see more time devoted to traffic calming in neighborhoods.” He said, “The confidence of citizens to accept the big things is based on our ability to do the little things well.” Meanwhile the CACT is working with the Chamber of Commerce on a meeting of citizens, business owners and property owners to address the ongoing problems of parking and predatory towing in the downtown area. The signage, for one thing, is “insufficient and confusing,” Hardi noted.

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MEMBERS OF THE Falls Church Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation appeared before the City Council Monday. L to R: Paul Baldino, Andrea Caumont and Dave Gustafson. (Photo: News-Press) Starting in May, there has been a significant upsurge in the number of tows of cars out of that area. In March it was only 13, but in May it surged to 87, followed by 61 in June, 79 in July, 76 in August, 32 in September and 52 last month. Hardi, spearheading a special parking issues committee that is holding a public meeting Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church on E. Broad St., said that four key elements need to be put into a plan, including 1. the maximum use of existing

assets (by adding electronic signs on the Kaiser and George Mason Square garages, for example), 2. finding new opportunities, 3. taking a comprehensive approach and 4. incentivizing more efficient parking creation, sharing and behavior. Incentivizing could include liability, storm water and tax relief. Caumont suggested metered parking should not be ruled out, either. Dave Gustafson and Paul Baldino joined Caumont as CACT members present at Monday’s Council work session.

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Virginia’s Historic Election Outcome

Virginia deserves enormous credit for its role in this week’s electoral outcome nationally, epitomizing the much wider trend to repudiate all the excessive misogyny, discrimination and attacks on core U.S. institutions, such as the media, that the current Republican leadership across the Potomac represents, and nobody deserves more credit for this than Sen. Tim Kaine. The relentless progress to convert this commonwealth from “red” (GOP) to “blue” (Democratic) over the last 35 years, to reject the extreme anti-women posture of its Republican lawmakers that made it a laughing stock of the nation only a few years ago (remember the call for governmentmandated pre-abortion transvaginal ultrasounds just six years ago?), has now deepened in extraordinary ways. Three Democratic women, two running for public office for the first time ever, ousted Republicans in Virginia on Tuesday, flipping the state’s Congressional delegation from seven Republicans and four Democrats to seven Democrats and four Republicans. Virginia’s U.S. Democratic congressional delegation, led by two U.S. senators, Kaine, re-elected by a landslide, and Mark Warner, and its veteran congressmen, all re-elected handily Tuesday, Rep. Don Beyer, Gerry Connolly, Bobby Scott and Donald McEachin, has now been joined by newcomers Jennifer Wexton, Abigail Spanberger and Elaine Luria, added to the all-Democratic statewide office holders, Gov. Ralph Northam, Attorney General Mark Herring, and Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax, to ensure that the next step in 2019 will be to win control of the State Legislature. In fact, the race was on as of yesterday, when Del. Danica Roem formally announced her bid for reelection and Del. Jennifer Boysko her campaign to fill the state senate seat vacated by Wexton. This wave will position Virginia to be solidly in the Democratic camp for the 2020 presidential election and to draw fair lines for the redistricting of all the state and national electoral representation over the subsequent decade. Virginia will be an even more welcoming place for everyone, including for major corporations bringing tens of thousands of new, wellpaying jobs, reflecting an enormous reversal of the state’s history of racial violence and repression, and setting a shining example for all the shrinking and aging residual “red zones” across the country. No one deserves more credit Sen. Kaine, who brushed off the bitter loss of his campaign for vice-president in 2016 to pull out all the stops for a tireless and impassioned campaign, not just for himself, but for all Democrats on the ticket in this election statewide. Kaine’s passion was nowhere more evident than in his victory speech (see story, elsewhere this issue). He put front and center the “the kind of people we are, and the kind of people we aren’t” in contrast to Trump and the GOP leadership’s support for him.

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Falls Church Was Lucky To Have Hugh Brown

Editor, My husband was in Brown’s Hardware on a bitterly cold day when a down-on-her-luck lady walked in with multiple baggage. She asked if she could come in. The immediate answer was “yes.” Someone brought her a chair and placed it on top of the heat register. Someone else went

next door to get her a cup of coffee. She stayed quite a while and was welcome while she stayed. Falls Church was so lucky to have Hugh Brown with us. I hope Brown’s Hardware continues to welcome everyone. I think they will. Sally Phillips Falls Church

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If You’re Tired Of Raking, Try Mowing Leaves Editor, Neighbors, for those of you who are tired of raking leaves (and for the most part, who isn’t except those living in condos), there can be a much easier way to take care of the leaves than raking. Sure, I still rake leaves but I now take care of a majority of the leaves by mowing them, dumping them back on the grass, and mowing them again.

Then I take them and put them in a plastic composting “fence” with large air holes to make compost. By mowing the leaves two times, it also compacts the leaves so they seem to take up 1/10 of the space. I leave the leaves in the plastic “fence” until the next summer, then I have super rich compost I can use in my yard. It is free and I don’t have to get my van dirty hauling compost back from a gardening store. You also save tax dollars for the leaves that the city doesn’t have to collect, and it make the streets cleaner and safer. Shirley Connuck Falls Church

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Despite decades of concern, beginning seriously with the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1977, water quality improvement in the Chesapeake Bay after 40 years is disappointingly small. Most of the action has been focused on reducing urban point-source pollution — wastewater treatment plants, that is. The reason water quality has not improved significantly is simple. The largest source of pollution, inefficient crop fertilization, has never been meaningfully addressed. Farmers, supported by the powerful agricultural lobby, seek to maximize their harvest (profit) without paying for the pollution they cause. Society benefits from the cheap food they produce. Most of the grain produced in the Bay watershed feeds animals raised for meat, not humans. What must be done to ensure that water quality improves significantly, indisputably and permanently? The answer is the same worldwide — fertilize more efficiently so crops use more of the applied nutrients, thus reducing environmental nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. All scientific publications stress that continued nutrient reduction is necessary if additional Bay water quality improvement is to be realized. Reduced nutrient pollution cannot continue to focus on urban areas. That low-hanging and expensive fruit has already been picked. Reducing pollution from chemical crop fertilization is necessary, although many com-

plex issues are involved. How many people know that conventional chemical fertilization efficiency is typically no better than about 65 percent when the fertilizer is applied at the time of planting? Fertilizer application should closely match

“Reducing pollution from chemical crop fertilization is necessary.” plants’ needs throughout the growth cycle. This has been expressed as the “4 Rs” – apply fertilizer from the right source at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place. That is easier said than done. Applying fertilizer in increments as the plants grow is more efficient than a single-application at the time of planting. Controlled- (timed-, delayed-, stabilized-, encapsulated- or slow-) release fertilizers can significantly increase fertilization efficiency, but they are more expensive. Could they be subsidized? Chemical crop fertilization will always be “leaky,” but it can be made much more efficient. Modern encapsulated fertilizer, onthe-go variable rate applicators and strains of grain that scavenge nutrients and use less water can raise fertilization efficiency considerably. Rotating a variety of crops, producing biofuels from perennial crops instead of corn can also considerably reduce nutrient pol-

lution, as can vegetative buffers alongside creeks and rivers. The 2005 Virginia Cooperative Extension On-Farm Corn Test Plots Report documents an average yield of 174 bushels of grain per acre using 192 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer for an efficiency of 64 percent. In the 2015 report, yields increase to 214 bushels per acre using only 168 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer for an efficiency of 89 percent. The extent to which these “test plots” reflect average fields is unknown, but the data show conclusively that a significant increase in chemical fertilization efficiency is possible. The fertilization efficiency of small grain test plots also increased over the same decade, from 57 percent to 76 percent. But none of that gets at the problem of massive pollution from the disposal of manure by land application. Manure is an extremely inefficient fertilizer because the nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, must be released from organic compounds by microbes in order to be available to the crop. Nothing can be done to change that or to increase the efficiency of the fertilizer. When sewage sludge is applied to land in Virginia, it is assumed that only 30 percent of the nitrogen will be available to the crop. Most of the remaining 70 percent of the nitrogen causes pollution, amounting to hundreds of pounds of nitrogen per acre. The phosphorus “cap” is astronomical, so all of the phosphorus is disposed whether the crop needs it or not. Lawmakers are obviously more concerned with the profits of the manure producers and a few farmers than they

are about water quality. They need to be held accountable. Current permissive and complex regulations that permit phosphorus disposal in excess of crop needs are merely excuses for cheap waste disposal. The simplest fix would be to limit the land application of poultry litter, sludge and manure to the amount actually needed by the crop, as determined by soil analysis. This waste can be a source of methane that will not contribute to global warming, even from a properly designed landfill. Urban areas bear most of the burden of Bay nutrient reduction because wastewater and stormwater are regulated. Bay water quality can only improve significantly when the largest source of pollution, crop fertilization, becomes much more efficient. Every study concludes that the worth of a healthier Bay based on the value of seafood, recreation and property far exceeds the worth of the most highly polluting agricultural entities. Anyone, including nongovernmental organizations and elected officials, who wants real improvement in Bay water quality should actively advance the strategy to ban manure. Unless there is a groundswell of focused opposition to the most easily addressed source of substantial Bay pollution, the land application of manure will continue for the usual political reasons, and improvements in Bay water quality will remain small. Lynton Land, for the Bay Journal News Service, is emeritus professor of geological sciences at the University of Texas in Austin.

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NEWS BRIEFS Veterans Day Ceremony Set Here Sunday A special Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at the Falls Church City Veterans Memorial in front of the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.) on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The public is invited to join other members of the community for special remarks and remembrances, a tribute for those missing in action, a wreath presentation and prayer for departed veterans, and performances by the Falls Church City Concert Band. Presided over by Master of Ceremonies Harry Shovlin, the Veterans Ceremony includes representation from the Greater Falls Church Veterans Council including American Legion Post 130, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Martin-Leppert-Sipes Post 9274, Catholic War Veterans Paul and Jacques Martin Post 1652, Falls Church Daughters of the American Revolution, Northern Virginia WWII Veterans, the Veterans Memorial Committee, and dedicated volunteers under the coordination of the City of Falls Church Recreation and Park Department.

F.C. Government Hours for Veterans Day Set The Veterans Day operating schedule for the City of Falls Church on Sunday, Nov. 11 and Monday, Nov. 12 is as follows: Sunday, Closed: Mary Riley Styles Public Library; Open: Community Center, 8:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.; As scheduled: Veterans Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial in front of the Community Center (223 Little Falls St.); Monday, Closed: All City government offices and services, Closed: Mary Riley Styles Public Library; Closed: Senior Center, Open: Community Center, 8:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Sen. Warner Blasts Removal of Sessions Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday: “No one is above the law and any effort to interfere with the Special Counsel’s investigation would be a gross abuse of power by the President. While the President may have the authority to replace the Attorney General, this must not be the first step in an attempt to impede, obstruct or end the Mueller investigation. Senators from both parties have repeatedly affirmed their support for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Every one of them should speak out now and deliver a clear message to the President that the Special Counsel’s investigation must continue without interference.”

Community Service Grant Applicants Sought Applications for the City of Falls Church Community Services Fund (CSF) for Fiscal Year 2020 are now available and will be accepted through Dec. 7, 2018 at 5 p.m. The total amount of funds available is expected to be about $83,400 and grant amounts vary, City officials report. The CSF is an annual competitive grant program that provides funds to nonprofit organizations seeking support for human service programs and activities serving City of Falls Church residents. Organizations may access the application and information packet at www. fallschurchva.gov/HHS, or by contacting Housing and Human Services, 703-248-5153 or hhsinfo@fallschurchva.gov. The City’s Human Services Advisory Council will review and forward their recommendations to the City Council as part of the annual budget appropriations process. Grants are discretionary and will be awarded subject to funding availability.

Medicaid Expansion Beneficiaries Signing Up Fast According to the Virginia Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, between Oct. 29 and Nov. 3, the call center of Virginia’s Medicaid Expansion program, Cover Virginia, took 19,000 calls and helped 3,200 people file applications for Medicaid expansion. On Nov. 5 and 6, DMAS received 7,500 paper applications based on the letters they sent to folks believed to be eligible. Under the state’s current Medicaid program, low-income childless adults with no disabilities are not eligible for coverage, and income for a family to qualify is capped at $6,900 a year and at $9,700 a year for a person with disabilities. Under Virginia’s Medicaid Expansion program, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019, childless adults are now eligible and income caps for both persons with disabilities and families has been increased. There are several ways to apply for coverage: 1) calling the call center at 1-855-242-8282; 2) applying through the online application portal at commonhelp.virginia.gov; 3) applying through your local Department of Social Services agency (City of Falls Church residents may apply through the Fairfax County Department of Family Services).

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YOUNG DEMOCRATS from Falls Church’s George Mason High School joined F.C. Democrats who gathered at the Mad Fox Brewing Company after the polls closed Tuesday to watch the election results on TV. (Photo: News-Press)

Parking Issues Public Meeting to be Held Sunday Does more development mean more parking woes in the City? Are there solutions that could provide relief and increase functionality of the downtown area? Councilwoman Letty Hardi will share her working group’s findings on the state of parking downtown and some possible solutions and City planning director Paul Stoddard will discuss plans for a “Great Street” of Park Avenue and development in the City-at-large at this public event on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church Social Hall (225 E. Broad St., Falls Church). Open discussion. All are welcome. This event is sponsored by the Village Preservation and

Improvement Society. For more information, call 703-241-1672.

Saint James Introduces New Security Measures Saint James Catholic School (830 W. Broad St., Falls Church) is offering Safe Students Online this fall to help parents keep their children safe from threats found on social media. The program is for all parents of students in grades 4 – 8. The program allows parents to monitor their children’s social media activity for inappropriate or potentially dangerous posts and will receive alerts to help them act when necessary. The tool is available through participating schools. “At Saint James, we are committed to providing a safe

OVER 100 BROADMONT neighbors gathered for the 4th Annual Fall Fest on Forest on Sunday, Oct 21st. Kids painted pumpkins, marched in the annual costume parade and ate way too much sugar. Parents mingled and sampled delicious pasta and desserts made by Katherine and Gabe Thompson who are opening a new restaurant in the former Argia’s space next spring. (Photo: Courtesy Jessica Owens)

environment in which to educate our children, and where all those who come to find the sacred in Sacrament and community may recognize the face of Christ in each other,” says Father Patrick Posey, pastor at Saint James Catholic Church. Additional security systems added to Saint James Catholic School in 2018-2019 are: Guard911 gives faculty, staff, catechists, coaches, clergy and religious personnel a way to broadcast emergency messages instantly to each other (schoolguard.guard911.com.) Door jammers gives teachers a quick and easy way to make it difficult for an intruder to enter their classrooms (installed at bottom of door and into floor.) Blue Light Lockdown notification system will be

installed at the school in the spring of 2019, and will give all building occupants and those outside on school grounds immediate notification of the presence of a dangerous intruder so that they can get behind a locked door or evacuate, if possible.

Announcing the 7th Annual ‘Made in Virginia’ Awards Two local establishments were recognized in the seventh annual “Made In Virginia” awards, presented by Virginia Living, were announced this past weekend. Falls Church Distillery’s Great Falls Gin and The Lost Whiskey Project’s (homebuilding company) off the grid cabins were the two local companies and products who were able to crack the list. Featuring products created

in the Commonwealth, the 2018 “Made in Virginia” Awards celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship and craft in food, drink and home + style. From hundreds of submissions, Virginia Living’s editors selected this year’s 22 winners, including the overall winner, Flying Fox Vineyard in Afton. Virginia Living’s 2018 “Made in Virginia” awards are featured in the December 2018 issue, which will be mailed to subscribers on Nov. 2 and will land on quality newsstands around the state by Nov. 15.

Hilton Garden Inn Hosts Final Honor Flight of Year The Hilton Garden Inn Falls Church (706 W. Broad St., Falls Church) will welcome and host

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THE NEIGHBORHOOD BARBERSHOP was open for a whopping 25 hours this past Saturday to raise money for New Hope Housing, which operates the Bailey’s Crossroads Homeless Shelter and partners with the Friends of Falls Church Homeless Shelter. The shop’s effort paid off as they raised over $12,000 for New Hope Housing. (P��: J. M�� W��) its final Honor Flight of the year this Thursday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 p.m. with a slew of events this weekend organized to celebrate the arrival of America’s veterans to the Washington, D.C. area. The veterans come to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends. Many of the veterans never received a ‘thank you, welcome home’ when they returned from their service, so the Hilton staff are encouraging the public to come in hopes of getting a large crowd together for the veterans arrival. If any interested residents are unable to make it, feel free to drop off thank you letters/card, posters, etc. The weekend schedule is as follows: Friday, Nov. 9 — Breakfast at 7 a.m.; Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus (5115 Little Falls Rd., Arlington). Interested attendees are requested to help serve food Saturday, Nov. 10 — Breakfast at 7 a.m., then departure.

Rotary Club of McLean Announces Flags for Heroes November 11, 1918 marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice and end of the First World War. In honor of that milestone, the Rotary Club of McLean is announcing the Flags For Heroes project to commemorate those who served the country during that war as well as subsequent conflicts. The Rotary Club will display 100 flags on Nov. 11 at the Sharon

Masonic Lodge (999 Balls Hill Rd., McLean). If any residents wish to honor a war hero, veteran, first responder or a personal hero, they are requested to purchase a flag to remember that person or group. Contact Rotarian Vance Zavela at vance.zavela@gmail.com.

Fairfax Co. School Board Member To Speak in F.C. The public is invited to join the Falls Church Branch of American Association of University Women for the Nov. 12 meeting at the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church) at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker Dalia Palchik. Palchik is a member of the Fairfax County School Board and at 35 is one of the younger members. She was born in Argentina and came to the United States as a child and graduated from Fairfax County Public Schools. Palchik is a world language teacher and community development professional. She has taught Spanish, English and French to students from kindergarten to post-college. She has worked as a communications and media director in international development. Palchik will be speaking on Fairfax County School Board education priorities for young women and girls. She will address new programs and suggest how one can volunteer or otherwise be involved.

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Polling Opens for Marshall Coach in Nat’l Competition Polling for FloTrack’s “Hometown Hero” national competition, in which Marshall High School’s distance running coach Darrell General is one of five finalists in the country, is now open until Friday, Nov. 16. Interested voters can cast their ballot for General at flotrack.org/ articles/6261064. This is a public poll; no registration or log-in required. The winner will receive a $25,000 grand prize. For more information on General, visit tinyurl.com/ VoteCoachG.

Cub and Boy Scouts Make Rounds for Food Donations On Saturday Nov. 10, Falls Church-area Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will walk through neighborhoods to collect food as part of the annual Scouting for Food drive to benefit local food pantries. Scouts left notes on resident doors last Saturday, Nov. 3 with instructions on how to donate if they were interested. This Saturday the Scouts will return to collect food donations that residents set outside their front doors before 9 a.m. that day. Scouts will not enter buildings to distribute bags, but residents of apartments and condominium buildings can deliver food donations to the parking lot of Falls Church Presbyterian Church (225 E. Broad St., Falls Church) between 9 – 10 a.m. on Nov. 10.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross

There are few court actions that generate happy tears, but when a judge signs the final adoption papers, tears will flow every time, sometimes from the judge, too. The courtroom came to the Fairfax County Government Center last Saturday, as the celebration of November as Adoption Awareness Month was highlighted when 10-year-old Alyssa, in party dress and sparkly shoes, formally became little sister to two older brothers and a sister in the Turner family. Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Smith, himself an adoptive parent, regaled the attendees with his experience travelling to Russia, more than 20 years ago, to adopt a young son and daughter. That proceeding was conducted all in Russian, using an interpreter, he said, remembering his apprehension to get through the adoption and safely back to the United States. In his remarks before signing the official adoption papers, Judge Smith pointed out that, in most court cases, there is a plaintiff and a defender, separated by a v. The v. makes it adversarial – someone against someone else. In adoption cases, there is no v., he said. The case simply is listed as “in the matter of…” since adoption cases are cooperative, not adversarial. The court clerk signed the adoption papers, followed by young Alyssa’s signature and, finally, the judge, to make the adoption official forevermore. Tears and cheers followed, from family members and the audience. At the age of 10, Alyssa was fortunate to find her forever family. Older children in foster care often “age out” of the system at 18, and are no longer eligible for services. I was reminded of an especially poignant adoption celebration a few years ago, when Judge Jan Brodie signed adoption papers for

a 17-and-a-half year old teen who was dangerously close to aging out of the system. Happily, his foster parents decided on adoption, ensuring that he always will have a loving home for birthdays, holidays, and other traditional events that bring friends and family together. Today in Fairfax County, about 200 children are in foster care. These are youngsters whose worlds often have been turned upside down, need a safe haven in difficult times, come from diverse backgrounds, and feel frightened and alone. All children need support from loving adults, and foster parents can be single, divorced, or married, including LGBTQ couples. Foster parents may receive reimbursement for room and board, clothing, and related expenses, and access to medical and dental care. Training and support are available for foster parents, and many children eventually are able to return safely to their birth families or relatives. For those who cannot, the greatest need is for loving homes for sibling groups and those who are nine years of age or older. The Fairfax County Foster Care and Adoption Program conducts monthly information meetings for those interested in becoming foster parents. For more information, call 703-324-7639. A lovely poem by Fleur Conkling Heyliger reflects the love and commitment of foster and adoptive parents: “Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart — but in it.”  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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From the Front Row: Kaye Kory’s

Richmond Report As a member of the Joint Health Care Commission, I requested a two year study on the Medical Aid in Dying legislation being adopted by a notable number of states across the country. My question was: What has been the outcome of this legislation? Is this a step that we Virginians should consider taking? The report is now online for public comment. The Commission is preparing to discuss the results and decide what the next steps, if any, may be. I have been very disappointed in the Catholic Conference’s unrelenting mischaracterization of my request and the nature of the study as a call for physician-assisted suicide. Of course, I welcome factbased criticism and disagreement. But opposition based upon misrepresentation of facts is not worthy of any well-respected institution, especially the Catholic Conference. Removing the archaic legal restrictions that the government imposes on individual choices over life and death decisions is only a small wave in the inexorable, rising tide of individual freedoms. Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) legislation simply confirms that every person facing imminent death has the inherent right to terminate their life. In addition, the legislation allows medical professionals voluntarily, after a vetting process, to assist such patients by providing with lethal dose of pain medication. MAID legislation would define conditions to be met — competence, the evidence of intent, the nature of the condition, etc. — and outlines basic procedures, such as waiting periods. MAID is not identical to Physician Assisted Suicide, in which the doctor plays a more active role in administering the lethal drug or other means of death. The most vehement opposition to MAID comes from the Catholic Church, as well as many Protestant and Muslim denominations. While the fundamental religious argument is based on dogma, opponents prefer attacks based on a litany of hypothetical procedural defects that could result in a death that they believe the deceased would rather have postponed. This focus on procedural defects defies common sense. Opponents concoct a world of bad actors and incompetent doctors driven by ulterior motives — e.g. “death panels” trying to save money — almost to

the extent of bad faith. In the real world the vast majority caregivers are motivated by respect for patient wishes and compassion for their condition. If a patient or their family hesitates in considering MAID, it’s preposterous to assert that pressure would be applied to move forward. It is certainly the case that families might object to decisions patients make and that in some cases the MAID process would go forward over family objections. But, support for individual “agency” in such cases is the essence of an individual right. In the past physicians groups have objected to MAID legislation. Practitioners have been concerned about government interference in the doctor-patients relationship as well as the perceived pressure to violate their oaths and/ or religious principles. However, as technology has magnified their ability to extend life, with little consideration of quality, the majority opinion has shifted to a position of support for MAID, so long as participation remains an individual choice of the medical professional. While no procedural framework for MAID can be foolproof, the practical experience garnered from the eight states that have recognized this fundamental human right have demonstrated flimsy basis of procedural concerns. We are left, then with the religious and ethical questions. Personally, I doubt that God would favor practices that inflict unfathomable suffering on people during their final days. To what end? Certainly God would expect free will to apply to end-of-life choices rather than expect the government to take this choice away and inflict what amounts to a punishment. Even if this is the Church’s position, any state that imposes this fate on nonbeliever can only be called what it is: a theocracy. But, we are not a theocracy. The Constitution guarantees us individual choice in these matters. Applying spurious labels with terrible connotations — like murder or suicide — in circumstances that are far more nuanced and human, is simply a disservice to public dialog and in my opinion not consistent with American values.  Delegate Kory represents the 38th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. She may be emailed at DelKKory@house.virginia.gov.

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A New, Universal Spirituality

It’s misleading to treat electoral results strictly from the standpoint of winners and losers, and not from a more nuanced perspective that is able to detect “long wave” trends and potentials. In the case of the 2018 Midterms, a sober and insightful approach shows that the nation is increasingly sick and tired of everything that the disgusting President Trump, and his GOP sycophants, represent. It marked a refreshing and hopeful desire and intent of millions of Americans, including a growing portion of its swelling ranks of the young and minorities, to turn this nation in a new direction, and to treat the menace in the White House now as a clarion FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS call for a revival of core values. The election, as Virginia U.S. Senator Tim Kaine said during his victory speech Tuesday night, marked not just a “Blue Wave” of Democratic wins, but a new wave of compassion, character, caring, love, righteousness and justice, and a rejection of “the ugliness coming out of the Oval Office.” Referring to Virginia’s slogan, “Virginia is for Lovers,” he added that it is “for inclusion, for welcoming and not for judgers, doubters and haters.” “America is great only when its leaders are good,” he said, and he began an extended riff on his own motivating spirituality. “We all have issues which motivate us. Mine calls us,” he said, quoting George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, “to walk cheerfully over the world answering that of God in everyone.” He then referred to this season’s Hindu celebration of Navaratri that he said was poignant for representing the triumph of light over darkness and understanding over ignorance. The correspondence of that celebration with this week’s electoral victory “is not an accident,” he said. Kaine’s unique overarching approach of values to the campaign invigorated voters throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Not faced with a serious challenge this time (his opponent being an overthe-top right wing pro-Trump Republican) Kaine campaigned tirelessly for other Democratic candidates in the state, keying more and more on the issue of values as the election approached, and it worked beautifully, as three Democratic women running for Congress for the first time upended their Republican counterparts and combined with the comfortable wins for the state’s four incumbent Democrats to bring the state to a 7-4 majority for Democrats in Congress. Kaine made it clear that his own spirituality, although Catholic in its roots, is not theologically or ideologically narrow. On the contrary, his serious reference to the Quakers and the Hindu holiday are evidence of his ecumenical sentiment, as was his missionary work at a Jesuit school and role as a fair housing advocate in his early adult years prior to running for the City Council in Richmond, becoming its mayor, and then winning difficult and close statewide elections for Virginia lieutenant governor, governor and U.S. Senator. As Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016, he brought his solid, values-based approach to his campaign, earning a fatherly reputation, even a nerdy one, such as playing his harmonica on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show.” But in the context of the Year of the Woman profile of these midterm elections, and the record progress made for minority and LGBT candidates, it perhaps was the openly-articulated spirituality of this ecumenical candidate that certainly set the tone for Virginia’s significant triumphs, and maybe for more of the nation than recognized. By contrast, the evangelical right wing, associated with Franklin Graham, son of the late Billy Graham, and other aging white men like former presidential candidate Pat Robertson, attached itself to Trump and stuck with him ferociously despite all the evidence of his unrepentant personal excesses. This crowd joyously aligned itself with Trump’s cruel approach to immigration and the plight of Central Americans and other women and children fleeing severe poverty and political repression. Over time, these contrasting approaches to matters of the spirit will resonate deeply in the American psyche, one embracing humane universal values and the other grasping to a mindless ideology and obedience to authoritarian political leadership.  Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.

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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark

It’s a drizzly gray Saturday morning in October, and a squad of eight volunteers have “invaded” the South Arlington home of Hattie Johnson, age 99. They’ve come armed not with weapons but tool chests, handyman know-how and personal commitment to something larger than themselves. Their t-shirts show they’re part of the joint Arlington/ Fairfax/Falls Church affiliate of the national nonprofit Rebuilding Together. I knew the group when I volunteered for home restoration labor under its previous moniker “Christmas in April.” The name change was phased in over a decade ago, I was told by my neighbor Don Ryan, the healthy home specialist now on his “third or fourth” career as Rebuilding Together’s director of partnerships, as a nod to the need for all-year volunteering — not just a single National Rebuilding Day. Homeowner Johnson had heard about the group from a neighbor who had benefited from the trained volunteers who swoop into the homes of lowincome elderly and outfit them with everything from bathroom grab bars to functioning smoke and Co2 detectors. She “couldn’t believe they could do this,” said the South Carolina native who came to Arlington from New York with a job with IBM. As she nears the century mark, Johnson still works evenings at the coat check at nearby Army-Navy Country Club.

The homeowner seems completely at ease as strangers poke their way around her wall-mounted collection of hats and her piano chock-a-block with photos of her late husband and multigeneration extended family. The subdivided teams chat amiably as they install a new handrail on her stairs, plumb in a new toilet and erect fresh screens on windows. They also reattach her kitchen countertop, re-secure cabinet hinges and test her fire extinguisher. There to help during a stop on the campaign trail is county board member John Vihstadt. The goal of a safe and healthy home is more central to Rebuilding Together’s mission than a simple paint job, Ryan told me, especially when bad weather prevents improvements to the home’s exterior. “Anyone can paint,” but his volunteers bring higher skills they teach to others, he adds. Johnson, as it turned out, had suffered a fall coming down from her attic. That’s why the “invaders” work to spot “fall hazards” — the loosened two-step stoop they repair at her back entrance. “A good deal of our experience is helping seniors age in place,” said Ryan, who previously lobbied agencies and did legislative work for healthy housing. “AARP recommends identifying fall hazards, but it’s easier for wealthy people,” he adds. “Low-income people are at the mercy of lowbid contractors.” The local affiliate of Rebuilding Together as an affordable housing enhancer received

a $70,000 grant from Arlington, and another $145,000 from Fairfax for the group’s office on Fairfax’s Main Street run by Executive Director Patti Klein. The larger budget comes more from corporate sponsors, faithbased groups and individual donations. It allowed the group in fiscal 2018 to attract 1,300 volunteers who contributed 11,600 hours to 101 projects (89 individual homeowners; nine group homes, two nonprofit service centers, and one community park). “I’m going to turn the water pressure back on,” shouts a volunteer who has the drill down to a science. Said Ryan, “It shows what a difference you can make with a little money and volunteers.” *** Many of my childhood friends who settled away from Arlington still ask whether people remember Halls Hill. Author and motivational speaker Wilma Jones, who grew up in that African-American development off Lee Highway and N. George Mason Dr., just published a paperback “My Halls Hill Family: More Than a Neighborhood.” (Available on Amazon.com.) Part memoir, part historic chronicle, Jones’ multi-generational narrative begins in 1850 and sketches modern drama in an evocative, personal statement on segregation and life-long community ties. My favorite passages deal with the building of Langton School (now a community center), and creation of the Halls Hill baseball team, the Virginia White Sox, in the regional “colored” league.

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Mason Enters New Territory in Region Final, State Tourney by Matt Delaney

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It’s been a historic start to the postseason for George Mason High School’s volleyball team as it dethroned an old demon and made its first ever Class 2 state title berth. Thanks to winning their Region B home opener against Robert E. Lee High School, 3-1, on Nov. 1 and thwarting the then-undefeated Wilson Memorial High School, 3-1, on the road Tuesday night, the Mustangs (16-6) have fought their way into the Region B final and their first ever trip to the Class 2 state tournament starting this Saturday. That first win over Lee proved seminal though, as the past three years in a row Mason was stumped in home regional openers and saw strong seasons go for naught in the playoffs. Not so in 2018. “It felt really, really good,” senior setter Evelyn Duross said, who along with fellow seniors McKenzie Brady and Shea Ruyak, were a part of those losing teams. “If we really put our mind to it, we can beat all these teams. With

volleyball, it’s mindset, so if you work as hard as you can and think that you can do it, then you can.” There was a definite scare early into the match against Lee. Sophomore libero Caroline Poley’s ace put Mason up 16-15, but three straight kills for the Leemen, including a bang-bang call where officials determined an attempted kill by the Mustangs was saved by Lee, had Mason on the ropes. The Leemen secured the first set 25-21 and the “Here we go again” feeling was palpable in the gym. That was until Duross flipped the script with her own stellar play. The senior scored four aces in a 5-0 run to start the second set and had the Mustangs humming from the jump. Lee closed the gap to 11-7, but another Duross service run netted her three aces to go with kills from Brady and sophomore outside hitter Megan Boesen to put Mason in firm control at 19-7. Sophomores Roza Gal and Olivia Pilson would help close the set 25-15 for the Mustangs. Riding high off the momentum, Mason got out to fast starts in the third and fourth sets to clinch the

SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER Riley Ruyak helped Mason overcome their bad recent history in regional home openers with a 3-1 victory over Robert E. Lee High School. (Photo: Carol Sly) match. Duross and Brady’s service runs in the third gave Mason a 9-2 lead, and the whole lineup helped quash Lee’s morale with a convincing 25-14 set win. Duross’ serves again gave the Mustangs a jolt in the fourth set, but it was a six-point run steered by sophomore middle hitter Vanessa George and Boesen to go up 15-5 that put the Leemen out of commission. Mason would clinch the match with a 25-15 fourth set win, though the mental hurdle was

downplayed in practice leading up to the contest. “I was aware of it, but I don’t to focus on that because then you overstress yourself,” first-year Mason head coach Derek Baxter said. “When the girls would talk about it, I said, ‘Great, that’s true, but let’s not focus on that. Let’s focus on what’s next in front of us which is our next pass, next set, next hit.’” The fun didn’t stop there for Mason, who went on to upset

Wilson Memorial on the road Tuesday night. The Mustangs took the first set 25-10 before squeaking out the second set 25-23. The Hornets took the third set 25-12 before Mason responded to win the fourth set and clinch the match. Mason played Madison County High School for the Region B crown last night, but results weren’t available by press time. The team’s match in the Class 2 State quarterfinals is set for this Saturday, Nov. 10.

Mustangs’ Season Ends on Low Note with 35-12 Loss to Madison County by Matt Delaney

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George Mason High School’s 2018 football season came to a close last week when the Mustangs lost 35-12 to Madison County High School on the road. It was an unceremonious end to the year for Mason (2-7). After rifling off two consecutive wins to start the year (both of which were shutouts, mind you) Mason dropped seven straight and squandered an outside chance to crack into the Class 2 Region B playoffs. Not exactly the end to the season anyone wanted, but a young Mustang team that graduated a bevy of seniors in 2017 was able to rediscover its strength in the run game in the past few weeks, putting a positive spin on what’s to come in 2019. “Not being able to run certainly hurt us throughout the season but over the last two games against Clarke and Madison we got a few things going on the ground being about to rush about 200 yards in each of those games,” Mason head coach Adam Amerine said. “It’s a good sign leading into 2019 so we

MASON HEAD COACH Adam Amerine likes what he saw from his young players this season despite the 2-7 record, but wants to see major improvement come 2019. (Photo: Carol Sly) are excited about that aspect of the offense.” Just as it was against Clarke County two weeks ago, two bad drives put the Mustangs in a bind they couldn’t escape against Madison County. After both teams punted to end their first offensive posses-

sions, the Mountaineers got into a rhythm during their second go around and put seven on the board. Mason, looking to strike back quick, elected to pass with freshman quarterback Evans Rice. In his effort trying to move the ball, Rice threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown,

effectively taking the wind out of the Mustangs’ sails. Although trailing 14-0, Mason still sparred with Madison County. Junior wingback Michael Turner took over rushing duties for the night and scored a touchdown in the second quarter while tallying 152 yards on the ground through-

out the game. Junior running back Connor Plaks would also find the endzone in the second quarter, however, so did the Mountaineers, who built their lead to 28-12 by halftime. The second half was fairly uninteresting. Madison County tacked on another score, but the Mustangs were held in check offensively, bringing the game to its final margin. It’s the second time in three years that Mason was only able to muster two wins in a season, the last coming in 2016 (2-8). Yet even with the unwelcome results, Amerine is hopeful that once this team matures in another year it’ll bear some greater returns. “Some of the young kids got valuable playing experience that will hopefully help their confidence heading into next season [but] we need to get stronger in the off season and understand some of our football concepts a little better going into August,” Amerine added. “We as coaches really like some of the young talent. We just need to build it and surround them with a few more players.”

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Virginia as a state may be one of the country’s hotbeds of football talent, but the four Falls Church area high schools aren’t regular contributors to that status. That’s why the diminutive but dominant Falls Church High School senior running back Dakwandre Marshall is so special within the local sports scene. Standing at 5’7 and 160 pounds, Marshall wouldn’t strike anyone as an elite product by just scanning the Jaguars’ sideline. But the Falls Church native has made a name for himself despite the perceived limitations of his stature. In his senior season, Marshall’s amassed 2,278 yards on the ground to go with 37 touchdowns. Coupled with a sophomore season when he rushed for 1,610 yards and 31 touchdowns and a “down” junior year where he compiled 1,988 yards but only 17 touchdowns, the running back is a mere 124 yards shy of breaking 6,000 in his career and getting a personalized dedication in the school’s trophy case. It’s an otherworldly accomplishment for a player whose skills aren’t apparent until he’s got the ball in his hands. “The strongest part of my game is finding the holes where to run through, and not being brought down by one tackler,” Marshall said, before Falls Church head coach Said Aziz chimed in, “Some coaches will tell me that they didn’t know he was that fast or quick, but most of them say they didn’t know he was that physical.” Marshall lived up to his billing in the school’s annual rivalry “Bell Game” against Justice High School last Friday. Duking it out for bragging rights of Falls

Church’s best on the rain-soaked turf, it only took five plays for Marshall to showcase his talent. That’s when he took a stretch run to the left for about 20 yards before slipping in between two would-be tacklers and booking it to the endzone to complete the 51-yard dash. On a goal line possession late in the third quarter, the very threat of Marshall was on display. A play-action set caused linebackers to swarm Marshall, only to give Falls Church’s quarterback a clear path to pay dirt. The senior stuck the knife in and twisted it with a hectic 11-yard run where he reversed field for one score and a standard goal-line dive for another to help win the Bell back for the Jaguars in a 31-12 victory. He finished the night with 257 yards to go with three touchdowns. Defeating Justice clinched the National District title and set up Falls Church to host two playoff games, starting with one this Friday versus Potomac Falls High School. But a month and a half ago, this scenario barely seemed possible. The Jaguars face-planted out of the gate by losing their first four games. It was a frustrating time for the team, especially Marshall, who felt his talent was being masked in order to prevent teams from keying in on him. Aziz’s tight bond with Marshall allowed him to sense the senior’s frustration and decided it was time to quit being cute about his star’s integral role in the offense. “He’s a Division 1 running back — he should get the ball every play,” Aziz added, while mentioning he’s using a similar template with Marshall as he did when he coached two-time Super Bowl champion Torrey Smith down at Stafford High School.

“Now he gets the ball 35-40 times a game, and we’re successful when we give him the ball a lot.” The offense now runs through Marshall, and only switches its approach when opposing defenses over-commit to stopping him. During the Jaguars six-game sprint, Marshall accumulated 1,737 of his yards, averaging 289.5 yards per game, to go with 31 touchdowns — including one game where he scored seven and two others where he scored six. Common knowledge would suggest that Marshall’s production positions him as one of the most desirable recruiting prospects in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region. However, he hasn’t passed the eye test to many college programs that are unsure how his size will translate to a more competitive game. And that’s after Aziz has sent his game tape to over 100 schools nationwide while serving as Marshall’s unofficial agent. Currently, Marshall’s verbally committed to Morgan State in Baltimore, though that won’t be official until national signing day in early February. He’s still holding out for an offer from a Power 5 school in the meantime. Until then, Marshall doesn’t worry about how other schools view his value, just what he has to do to get in their good graces. “I’ll just keep grinding, and hopefully I’ll start getting some more of those looks from bigger schools,” Marshall said. Coming into the year, Marshall had three goals: Win the district, win back the Bell and rush for over 2,000 yards. By his count, he’s checked off every item on the list. Now he’s free to set his sights on bigger challenges to conquer. That’s cause for concern for the teams on the Jaguars’ schedule.

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Hey, you. Yeah, you! Jim Norton’s coming to Falls Church!...Oh, you don’t know Jim? Never even heard of him? And you openly admit this isn’t a prop back-and-forth orchestrated by the writer to play on Norton’s insecurities as a professional? Then listen here before you get the regret sweats after finding out how valuable those tickets to the State Theatre this Sunday actually are. It all started with a kid who, like most, found his funny bone in school. But turning that knack for delivering his impishly dark humor into a living would prove to be a tougher challenge, if only in perception to Norton himself. He cut his teeth doing stand-up throughout the northeast and in parts of Florida, and got his big break when Andrew Dice Clay enlisted Norton as the opening act for Clay’s tour in 1997. The exposure catapulted Norton to all kinds of avenues over the next 20 years: regular appearances on the Opie & Anthony radio show, TV spots from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to sitcoms, even movie cameos as well as podcasts and authoring books. For all intents and purposes, Norton is a success in a highly unstable field; yet he still can’t escape the fear that his career is built on fatal fault lines. “When I got hired doing radio for Opie & Anthony I realized ‘OK, I can make some kind of a living,’ but I still haven’t had any comfortable ‘Eureka’ moment. Everyday is panic-stricken and I’m thinking everything is going to be taken away,” Norton said flatly, before lightening the mood by quipping, “Every time I walk around as a comedian or a

JIM NORTON (COURTESY PHOTO) hetero male I have imposter syndrome.” Or was it a joke at all? Norton’s known for his brand of cringe humor, or black comedy, a style that bores right into the absurd (and often times, ugly) reality of whatever cultural moment we’re sharing in. He coaxes audiences into embracing their reflexive uneasiness by leading off with a string of self-deprecation before taking the scalpel to hot topics we’re all divided on. Whether it’s about his own shortcomings or a societal bout of stupidity, Norton finds a release in speaking the truth of the matter. It’s why he bucks at the recent phenomenon where the national peanut gallery (mainly residing online) tries to dictate what can and can’t be used as material for a joke. “A comedian’s job has never been to take what is comfortable for people and make it more comfortable. It’s always about expressing dislike or distaste in what people find comfortable,” Norton added. “The idea of only finding subjects that’re palatable is exhausting and impossible because the rules keep changing for what you’re allowed to say.”

Norton notes that this is a tendency found more in younger comics who are scrapping it out for stage time rather than established acts, but it begs the question of why comedy gets this treatment and other art forms don’t. He wonders aloud why, for example, filmmakers are free to make a movie about a rapist, but when it comes to comedian cracking a joke about rape, suddenly it’s taboo. To him, standup abides by an unwritten (and asinine) rule that people must agree with the punchline in order to enjoy it, while they can accept the controversial content in other art forms for pure entertainment value. In short, Norton believes that if you can’t laugh about how messed up the world is, you’re neglecting not only a therapeutic experience but a prism in which the truth exists. So come to the dark side, and see things his way — you may leave the show having laughed and learned more than you expected. Jim Norton will be performing at the State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church) on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. For tickets, go to thestatetheatre.com/events/e2101.xml.

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GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL students participated in their own kind of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration by decorating skulls that’re typically associated with the holiday and writing statements to accompany the artwork. (P��: FCCPS P��/M�� C��)

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students before they leave the job site or mail to the address that will be provided. The donation will be divided equally among the students who worked a given job. To sign up — fill out the online 2018 MUSIC Days Jobs form available at BandBoostersFCC.org. or, email the volunteer coordinator below musicdaysgmhs@gmail.com

F.C. Education Foundation Uses Grant to Help Students Math students at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School are benefiting from a math department super grant from the Falls Church Education Foundation. The grant added 14 standing desks to the improvised four that had been in use and had proved helpful. The new desks allow students to move while working. Other students are pedaling their way to solid concentration with the under-desk pedals provided by the grant. These are welcome adaptations to help students learn. Falls Church City Public Schools extends a special thanks to the FCEF.

Famille & Mason Team Up for Prom Fundraiser Family Sundays are now taking place at Famille Cafe (700A W. Broad St., Falls Church)

with a bonus of helping support George Mason High School’s Junior/Senior Prom. Interested attendees can bring their family for breakfast, lunch or a quick snack during every Sunday in November from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. while the Junior Class SCA is having a fundraiser for the 2019 Junior/Senior Prom.

Marshall HS Opens Fall Show, ‘Geek!’ this Weekend Steampunk armies, timekeepers, Jedis and elves are part of a strange and wonderful cosplay subculture in Statesmen Theatre’s fall production of “Geek!” from Nov. 8 – 10. Set for adventure at an Inferno-esque anime convention in Ohio, this fantasy-fueled play addresses serious issues like suicide and bullying with storytelling, technology, costumes and humor that have universal appeal. “Geek!” opens on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. with additional shows on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m., and two shows on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The show will be at George C. Marshall High School’s main auditorium (7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Tickets are $8 for students and seniors, $12 for adults and can be purchased online at www.statesmentheatre. org or at the Box Office before each performance.

New Look at Parking Prospects for Falls Church Does more development mean more parking woes in the City’s downtown? Are there solutions that could provide relief and, in fact, increase the vitality and functionality of the downtown area? Looking at the situation from two angles will help to shed light on not only the challenges but the opportunities to make the downtown a more desirable destination, and one that offers a variety of ways to get around. Letty Hardi, City Councilwoman, will share her working group’s findings on the state of parking downtown and some possible solutions. Planning Director Paul Stoddard will discuss the plans for turning Park Avenue into a "Great Street" and what that will mean. They will reflect on the wider implications of their presentations for development in the City-at-large and respond to audience comments and questions. All Welcomed. Social mixer and refreshments follow.

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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 The New Yorker Discussion Group. Interested residents can drop into the monthly New Yorker reading group to share their thoughts on what they’ve read in a variety of articles. Pick up the articles at the senior center or at the circulation desk of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. A librarian will coordinate the discussions. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 2 – 3 p.m. 703-2485035.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 DMV2Go at City Hall. The accessible mobile office provides all DMV transactions including: Applying for and renewing driver’s licenses; purchasing

EZ Passes; obtaining ID cards (including photos) and Virginia’s veterans ID cards; taking road and knowledge tests; obtaining copies of driving records, vehicle titles, license plates, decals, and transcripts; ordering disabled parking placards or plates and updating an address after a move for DMV and voter registration. Customers should be prepared with the required documents to complete transactions. City Hall (Temporary) (400 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Build-Your-Own Composter Workshop. Participants will start this workshop with a pile of recycled lumber, a recycled pickle barrel and assorted screws and bolts, but you will leave with a fully functioning tumbler style composter! We will take

you through the construction steps and also give you some primers on proper composting technique. The finished composter will hold 55 gallons of organic material. All lumber will be pre-cut and all tools and materials will be provided. The cost of the workshop is $75 and registration is limited to 15 people, although you may bring helpers to assist with the construction. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Veterans Ceremony. The event features remarks and remembrances, a tribute for those missing in action, a wreath presentation and prayer for departed veterans and performances by the Falls Church City Concert Band. This program is prepared by representatives of the Greater Falls

Church Veterans Council including American Legion Post 130, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Martin-Leppert-Sipes Post 9274, Catholic War Veterans Paul and Jacques Martin Post 1652, Falls Church Daughters of the American Revolution, Northern Virginia WWII Veterans, the Veterans Memorial Committee and dedicated volunteers. Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 11 a.m – noon. 703-248-5199. Parking Public Meeting. Councilwoman Letty Hardi will share her working group’s findings on the state of parking downtown and possible solutions and City planning director Paul Stoddard will discuss plans for a “Great Street” of Park Avenue as well as other developments. Falls Church Presbyterian Church (225 E. Broad St., Falls Church). 3 – 4:30 p.m. 703-241-1672.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 “Heisenberg.” A chance encounter at a London train stop changes the course of life for two people in this hit Broadway play by Tony Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”). After mistaking him for someone else, Georgie finds herself improbably drawn to the much older Alex. Their instant connection ignites a tender, funny and intimate journey in an electric new play directed by Joe Calarco. Signature Theatre (420 Campbell Ave., Arlington) $40 – $80. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.com.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 “Actually.” Tom and Amber, freshmen at Princeton University, seem to be on the same page about where their relationship is heading, until suddenly they aren’t. What begins as a casual hook up turns into a Title IX hearing in which both students have everything to lose. Tackling the highly

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charged topic of sexual consent, this provocative new play by Anna Ziegler (“Photograph 51”) investigates the intersection of gender and race in campus politics today, offering a nuanced and psychologically rich portrait of a generation. Arena Stage (1101 Sixth St. SW, Washington, D.C.) $35 – $69. 8 p.m. theaterj.org.

“Peter Pan and Wendy.” When Wendy meets Peter, the little boy who refuses to grow up, the adventure for the Darling children begins. With a few magical thoughts they learn to fly and Peter leads them on an adventure of a lifetime. This original adaptation featuring music by Matt Conner was first produced in 2013 and quickly became one of our audience and critics favorite “Bold New Works for Young Audiences” productions. Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church) $18. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 “The Fall.” As the statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes was dismantled at the University of Cape Town, seven students wrote “The Fall,” charting their experiences as activists who brought down a statue and then grappled with decolonizing what was left standing in its wake: the legacies of race, class, gender, history, and power 24 years after the official end of Apartheid. Political and deeply personal, vibrating with song, dance, and the energy of youth, “The Fall” comes to DC with the urgency of history being told as it’s created, resonating with America’s debates about “appropriate” ways to fight for long-promised equality. Studio Theatre (1501 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.) $20 – $52. 3 p.m. studiotheatre.org.

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Introducing: John Lloyd Young. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $35 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. Hot Dub Time Machine. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $10 – $13. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. Thrillbilly’s. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. Battle of The Jam: An Open Jam Session with Prizes. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 10 p.m. 703-255-1566.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Andrew O’Day. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 5:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. Josh Allen Duo. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-241-9504. JC & The Lava Lamps. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-8589186. Agents of Good Roots with Chris Timbers. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18 – $30. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. A Night of Grander Music featuring Molly Nuss, Audrey Morman and more. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $27 – $30. 7:30 p.m. 703-237-0300. Rock a Sonics. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. Cockpit. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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Andy Branigan. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Elvis Randoll Rivers Brunch Show Live and In Concert. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-2419504.

Decorate A Vet Fundraiser. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 2 p.m. 703-532-9283. The Exaggerations. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. Open Mic. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington St. A, Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-858-9186. Tyler Ramsey (Band of Horses) with Rookin. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $13 – $15. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566. Jim Norton Live. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). $35 – $65. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 The Bachelor Boys Band. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

Comedy Night. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 An Evening with Adrian Legg. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. Matt Kelly’s Swang Bang. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. Majestic: Drag Show. Diva Lounge (6763 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church). 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Nicole Atkins. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $22 – $27. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. Comedy Open Mic. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.

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Former Mayor Brangman Contends Arlington Debt was Never a ‘Surprise’ Alan Brangman, who retired after a two-year stint as mayor of Falls Church last June, weighed in as a qualified and impartial resource yesterday to assert that characterizations of the $2.9 million the City owes Arlington County as a “surprise to City officials” is “unfair.” “When I was on the City Council, we were fully aware of the deal with Arlington whereby Falls Church would pay its share.”

Threats in Person, 200 blk W Broad St, Oct 29, 4:00 AM, police responded to a complaint of a verbal dispute. All parties were identified and interviewed. Investigation continues. Narcotics Violation, 6900 blk Fairfax Dr, Oct 29, 4:48 PM, police stopped a vehicle for equipment violations. A male, 33, of Falls Church was issued summonses for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Hit and Run, 301 W Broad St (West Broad Apartments parking garage), between 9:00 PM on Oct 28 and 7:45 AM on Oct 29, a black Ford was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene. Assault, 1051 E Broad St (Koons Ford), Oct 30, 4:01 PM, police were notified of an assault which had occurred earlier. Following an investigation, a male, 28, of Winchester, VA was arrested for Felony Assault. Hit and Run, 100 blk Haycock Rd, Oct 29, 8:20 PM, a taxi failed to yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk, ran over their foot, and failed to stop at the scene. The suspect driver is described as a light-skinned male with a beard. Investigation continues. Drunkenness, 6763-R3 Wilson Blvd (Diva Lounge), Oct 31, 3:07 AM,

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The Falls Church City Council reaffirmed its commitment, first made in August, to the 174-unit new affordable housing complex planned for the City’s downtown Monday. It voted a preliminary approval for fee and tax exemptions and a $2 million subsidy by 4-1 margins in the two votes Monday. A final round of votes is due in early December, when the Falls Church Housing Corporation will earn tax credits.

CRIME REPORT Drive While Intoxicated, 6600 blk Wilson Blvd, Oct 29, 1:43 AM, police stopped a vehicle for traffic and equipment violations. A male, 28, of Arlington, VA was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence, Unreasonable Refusal of Breath Test, and Driving While Suspended.

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officers responded for a complaint of an intoxicated subject on the premises. Police arrested a male, 29, of no fixed address, for Drunk in Public. Drunkenness, 500 blk Roosevelt Blvd (Oakwood Apartments), Oct 31, 10:48 AM, officers responded for a complaint of an intoxicated subject on the premises. Following an investigation, police arrested a male, 49, of Falls Church for Drunk in Public. Hit and Run, 201 N Washington St (Kaiser Permanente parking garage), Oct 30, 12:15 PM, a gray Toyota was struck by an unknown vehicle that failed to stop at the scene. Trespass/Peeping, 210 E Fairfax St (Merrill House), Nov 1, 8:09 PM, police responded for a complaint of an unknown subject peeping into ground floor windows. Upon investigation, a window screen was found to have been disturbed. Police canvassed the area for the suspect with negative results. The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’10” tall, with a skinny build, wearing light-colored clothing. Investigation continues. Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, 624 S Washington St (Atlantic Auto Repair), Nov 2, 2:32 AM, suspect(s) unknown removed a vehicle that had been left for service at the business. The vehicle was later recovered. Investigation continues. Destruction of Property/Narcotics Violation, 706 W Broad St (Hilton Garden Inn), Oct 27, 5:23 AM, police responded for a complaint of a loud verbal dispute in a guest room. Responding officers discovered damage to the guest room and narcotics on the premises. Police arrested a male, 26, of Washington, DC for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Destruction of Property, 301 W Broad St (West Broad Apartments), Nov 2, 10:50 AM, unknown suspect(s) cut and removed the lock from an exterior fence. Drunkenness, 6757-15 Wilson Blvd (H2O Cafe), Nov 2, 8:26 AM, officers responded for a complaint of an intoxicated subject on the premises. Police arrested a male, 48, of Woodbridge, VA for Drunk in Public. Liquor Law Violation, 7100 blk Leesburg Pike, Nov 3, 7:23 AM, police stopped a vehicle for equipment violations. a male, 25, of Arlington, VA was issued a summons for Possession of Open Container. Larceny from Vehicle, 1000 E Broad St (24 Hour Fitness parking lot), between 4:45 PM and 7:00 PM on Nov 3, suspect(s) unknown smashed the window on a gray Honda and removed items from inside the vehicle. Investigation continues. Hit and Run, 134 W Broad St (CVS parking lot), between 9:00 AM and 7:27 PM on Nov 3, a gray Honda was struck by an unknown vehicle which failed to stop at the scene. Narcotics Violation, 300 blk S Washington St, Nov 4, 9:26 AM, police stopped a vehicle for equipment violations. A male, 22, of Falls Church was issued summonses for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Larceny – Theft from Building, 200 blk Lawton St, between 8:00 AM on Oct 31 and 3:52 PM on Nov 4, an unknown suspect took a bicycle from the front porch of a residence. Narcotics Violation/Drive While Revoked, 1000 blk Madison Lane, Nov 4, 9:25 PM, police stopped a vehicle for equipment violations. A male, 57, of no fixed address was issued a summons for Drive after License Revoked (DUI related). A female, 54, of no fixed address was issued a summons for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

HALLOWEEN IS FUN FOR THE KIDDOS, but for Tuffy, the 14-year-old lifelong City resident, it’s a different story. His fluffy-ness makes him a kid magnet but he’s wary of strangers so Hallows Eve isn’t his favorite time of the year. He’s seen here apprehensively anticipating the annual parade of his adoring fans to drop by the Miller residence. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.

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Business News & Notes Pursuing Vintage Expanding Its Scope Pursuing Vintage is expanding its design consultation work and will be opening space with the Jefferson Street Artists at 205 W. Jefferson Street, in January. An expanded assortment of items will also be available online while the new location will be open by appointment only and during FIRSTFriday of Falls Church events. To celebrate the new focus and location, Pursuing Vintage is hosting a sale of 20-40 percent off merchandise in its current location at 260 W. Broad Street, Suite A, on Thursday, Nov. 8 and Friday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, visit pursuingvintage.com.

Potomac Cleaners Shutters in Broaddale Shopping Center Potomac Cleaners in the Broaddale Shopping Center at 346 W Broad Street in Falls Church has closed. The space has been cleared out and a sign appears on the door stating that they had to close suddenly, that they appreciated their time with their customers, and that they would be in contact with those who still had garments in the cleaners when it closed. The leasing agent is Paraclete Realty’s Charlie Phelps who can be reached at Charlie@ParacleteRealty.com.

Mad Fox Cask Festival Set for This Weekend Mad Fox Brewing Company is hosting the Mid-Atlantic’s largest cask ale festival on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11. More than 30 cask conditioned ales will be featured from around the region and across the country. Mad Fox is located at 444 W. Broad Street. For more information, visit www.MadFoxBrewing.com.

VPIS Hosting Public Parking Meeting with City Officials The Village Preservation and Improvement Society is hosting a public meeting on parking this Sunday, Nov. 11 from 3 – 4 p.m. The meeting will include a presentation by City Council member Letty Hardi on her working group’s findings on the state of parking downtown along with potential solutions, and one by City planning director Paul Stoddard on the “Great Street” plans for Park Avenue. All are welcome to attend this free event, which will be held at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 225 E. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www. vpis.org.

Grace Christian Academy 10K Race Set for Monday Grace Christian Academy will be hosting the annual On Eagles’ Wings Veterans Day 10K Race on Monday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. Proceeds from On Eagles’ Wings will be shared between the Grace Christian Academy tuition assistance program, which helps provide scholarships for economically disadvantaged families, and DecorateA-Vet, a local nonprofit that provides landscaping and Christmas outdoor decorating services to local veterans. The registration fee for the 10K race is $45; $50 on race day. For more information or to register in advance, go to www.gracechristianacademy.org/10K.

‘Mrs. B’ Taking Maternity Leave Rebecca Czarniecki, aka Mrs. B of Tea with Mrs. B, a special event tea room, will take a well-deserved maternity leave while enjoying tea service from her private collection of tea sets. Sadie Bauer has joined the team to help host birthday parties, camps, and adult showers, all with etiquette lessons woven throughout. Lady Sadie has a love for children as well as theater training and a professional marketing background. Tea with Mrs. B is located at 136 W. Jefferson Street in Falls Church. For more information, visit www. teawithmrsb.com.  Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.

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