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F.C. Schools Win 3% COLA in Final Council 7-0 Vote for FY2019 Budget 2.5 Cent Tax Rate Hike is Far Below Earlier Estimates
BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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City’s relevant financial data, will hit the Big Apple on Sunday night in advance of their three meetings. Shields told the News-Press that he’s hopeful the top rankings the City has enjoyed for years from Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s and the Fitch group, will remain in force. Still, after Monday’s meetings, it will be some time before that will be confirmed, or not. It is not known what macroeconomic factors may impact the decision, such as projected inflation rates or early warning signs of the onset of a new recession.
Who among all those who squeezed into Monday night’s Falls Church City Council meeting expected the Council to vote unanimously, 7-0, for a Fiscal Year 2019 budget of $93 million that would include the full School Board transfer request of a 2.8 increase, permitting a 3 percent cost-of-living salary increase for all school and City employees? Given the rhetoric and impassioned arguments of recent weeks on the Council, it seemed as likely a majority would have voted to chop that School request down to a 2 percent growth number. But after hearing more compelling arguments by teachers, school and PTA leaders, and the general public, at the opening of Monday’s meeting — and not one person arguing the other way — members of the Council, one by one, made generally lengthy comments about the budget, focusing both on the good and the not so good, and began aligning their allegiances with the School Board request. The strongest protests to the School Board component came, predictably, from those most vocal in their concerns all along, Council members Phil Duncan and Letty Hardi. But while Duncan’s comments held ground on the need to cut the School request, Hardi’s lengthy commentary followed and abruptly concluded with her announcement that she would vote for the School request. So, when the roll call was taken, it appeared that Duncan might be the only dissenting vote, but he voted “yea” to make it 7-0.
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At the national level, earnings of public-school teachers have fallen behind inflation since the mid-1990s, and have fallen even more behind the earnings of comparable workers. SEE PAGE 19
‘S����� B���� M������ C�., S��� U��������� The winning streak is alive and well for George Mason High School boys soccer as the team downed Madison County High School 8-0 last Tuesday night. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 22
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A PORTION OF THE standing-room-only crowd that jammed into the F.C. City Council meeting Monday night. All were there to show support for the School Board’s budget request as the Council mulled its �inal vote on the FY19 budget. (P����: N���-P����)
F.C. Delegation Heads to Wall Street Monday for Interest Rate Presentation BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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The City of Falls Church’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget adopted this week includes a projected big 42.7 percent increase in its debt service line item to begin to cover the cost of borrowing $170 million over time for a new high school and renovations at City Hall and the public library and more. So, the next challenge facing the City will be to get Wall Street to cooperate to help keep the interest rate on all this borrowing at a minimum. That effort began through the budgeting process leading up to
the budget adoption vote this week, with City Manager Wyatt Shields and Chief Financial Officer Kiran Bawa making sure that embedded components were in the budget to comfortably meet unassigned fund balance policy goals and define a path forward keeping the City’s total debt within policy guidance, as well. The next step in this is for the City’s heavyweights to step aboard an Amtrak train and head to Wall Street to meet with representatives of three credit rating agencies. Those meetings are scheduled for next Monday, and the Falls Church team of Shields, Bawa and Mayor David Tarter, armed with all the
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Council Unanimously Approves FY19 Budget Continued from Page 1
A large contingent of School teachers and staff, including Superintendent Peter Noonan and most of the School Board, remained in the room following the standing-room-only crunch at the start of the meeting and a lot of petitioning during the comment period, to hear the vote. Outside the Senior Center room at the Community Center, where the Council is now holding its meetings while the year-long renovation of City Hall is underway, Noonan expressed his pleasure with the vote, saying to the News-Press, “I am very excited to be able to move forward now. I am grateful to everyone that we can move forward together, and begin recruiting the best and the brightest.” Decisive for how the vote turned out was the evolved perception during the six-week budget deliberation about what the School Board request was all about. Rather than being a debate just over the numbers — one option (the one the Council chose) was for a 2.8 percent change and the other for a 2.0 percent change, with the difference between the two of about $350,000 — the argument was refined into one about fair compensation for the school teachers and staff, since the overwhelming majority of the Schools’ budget goes to that purpose. When it became a matter of providing the teachers a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment to match the same increase for
City employees, the weight of the moral suasion shifted in favor of the Schools’ request. So, the adopted budget is for $92,547,237, a 5.9 percent increase that is offset by a 3.7 percent increase in revenues, substantial portions coming from economic development and increases in real estate assessments. The other part is the 2.5 cent (per $100 in assessed valuations) increase in the real estate tax from its current $1.33 rate to $1.355 that will add up to an increase in the average homeowner’s tax by $431. The real estate tax increase is the only increase in taxes and fees in the City’s budget for the coming year. One major area of relief in the budget came from Richmond, with the decision by the governor and state legislature to absorb the cost of the added financial burden to fix Metro’s big problems. Falls Church’s share of that fix would have added 2.5 cents to the tax rate this year, but with the state’s action, that total was reduced to a half cent. The reduction of the overall tax rate increase to 2.5 cents involved a major reduction from projections earlier last fall when some saw it rising by 9 cents, and in the period leading up to the voters’ approval of the school bond referendum last November, when it was projected to rise by 6 cents. City Manager Wyatt Shields’ projected budget recommendation issued in March had it at 5.5 cents.
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Shields told the City Council during the budget process that contact with the agencies seemed to indicate that, while the City will be taking on a lot of added debt to pay for the new capital improvement projects, there has been no indication this has raised the blood pressure of the credit rating agencies. Still, Monday will be a big day for the City of Falls Church, and fingers are crossed at City Hall that Shields, Bawa and Tarter will be on the Amtrak back Monday night as cautiously optimistic conquering heroes. Meanwhile, in another important development in the West End high school and economic development project, the Falls Church School Board voted in a special meeting Monday to retain the firm of Brailsford and Dunlavey to serve as “owner’s representative” for the George Mason High School construction project. The firm will function as a representative for the School Board in dealing with general contractors and the technical aspects of the
complex high school construction project. In a statement released by the School Board Monday, it was noted that “a team of skilled construction management professionals is needed to protect the interest of the project’s owners. Brailsford and Dunlavey (B&D) will represent Falls Church City Public Schools beginning with the review of the returned detailed proposals from companies currently bidding on the new high school project, which are due on May 17.” The move will save the project a considerable amount of money, Superintendent Peter Noonan told the News-Press this week. The firm of Arcadis, which has represented the City’s Schools in this role for more than a decade, will continue as the Schools’ representative for the Mt. Daniels Elementary construction project currently underway, but will not be involved further in the new high school undertaking. This step was not included in the original timeline for the West End project that was first released last December. B&D has planned or managed the implementation of more than
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$35 billion in completed construction projects. According to the Schools’ statement, the firm “brings to the George Mason project a strong team that knows the local market. B&D managed the new geothermal powered Dunbar High School and the LEED Gold Certified HD Woodson High School construction projects. It specializes in school program planning, RFP development, project management, and community engagement, and has experience in the delivery of PPEA projects and other forms of public-private partnerships.” Brailsford and Dunlavey, a certified minority-owned company, won the contract with the Falls Church City Schools through a competitive process that included nine interested firms. The F.C. School Board authorized the superintendent to sign the contract with B&D at its April 23 special meeting. This Friday, the coordination effort between the City and the Schools for the development of the West End project will resume with another joint meeting at the School Board offices, 800 W. Broad, at 7:30 a.m.
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Was F.C. Being Misled?
For our money, it was a laudable outcome at Monday’s Falls Church City Council meeting when the Council wound up voting 7-0 on three ordinances to set the budget for the coming fiscal year. Yes, there are a lot of competing issues, and it is the task of our elected officials to sort through and prioritize them. This Council did a very good job of that, deciding in the end to give the Falls Church City Public Schools the 3 percent cost of living boost it sought for its teachers and staff while overall, the line held well to keep overall costs in check such that the net impact on City taxpayers was a relatively modest one. We concur with those who argued Monday night that everyone on the Council is acting with the best interests of the City at heart. There’ve been times in the past when we weren’t so confident this was true, causing us to ponder whether some ulterior motive may have slipped in to, say, erode the capacity of the City to maintain its political identity as an independent jurisdiction even while swimming among much bigger fish on all sides. Frankly, it is not hard to come up with reasons why Falls Church’s jurisdictional neighbors might be encouraging, shall we say, conditions that would lead to an absorption of the City into either Fairfax or Arlington county. The City may be a meager 2.3 square miles, but it has the highest household income and best educated population of all the area and an active and independent-minded public that doesn’t usually take kindly to being told what to do by the arbitrary whims of so-called powerful people. In our Little City, it has always been the big neighbors who’ve periodically succeeded in making life here indeterminate, and it’s the big boys in the form of Fairfax County and WMATA who now appear to be colluding to optimize their economic development at the West Falls Church Metro station without any interest in bringing Falls Church to the party (see News Briefs, page 8). We are not overly skeptical, but also not too naive to imagine that the “fix was in” years ago when urban planners proposed the City limit its development on its West Falls Church school property to an area sufficiently removed from the Metro station as to yield the big stuff, and big bucks, to someone else. In fact, this appears likely to be the case. It was made easier for them by narrowly focused locals who didn’t want the football field to be moved, even slightly, to make the City’s bid for a slot right by the Metro station viable. Others may take an “oh well” attitude toward this. But if it’s true, there was a lot of duplicity and mendacity involved, and to any purveyors of truth or integrity, such constitute egregious violations of core human values. To others, sadly, it is simply “doing business.”
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The following is a letter shared with the News-Press to Falls Church Police Chief Mary Gavin: Chief Gavin, In the early morning hours of March 21, a man previously unknown to us attempted to enter our home by force. He left after being warned by my husband not to return, then subsequently returned anyway, committing an extreme act of violence against our family by setting our vehicle on fire while
parked in our driveway next to our home. We are writing to commend Officer Norlloff for her exceptional work as she assisted our family. She responded to the call for help quickly and in silent mode. In so doing the criminal was not alerted to her arrival and he failed to escape. Despite the criminal’s close proximity to our vehicle, which was then fully engulfed in flames, and the potential for harm from an explosion, she fear-
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lessly approached the arsonist as he lingered in the street. Her bravery in the face of this danger is admirable. She calmly and quickly arrested the suspect. Were it not for this act it is likely my family would have already left the city due to the fear this man caused me and my children and the possibility of his return. Just as admirable was the way Officer Norlloff treated our family throughout the night in the midst of a terrorizing event. She showed compassionate concern for our children. She shared her knowledge of the procedures that would follow in her attempts to reassure and calm me down. Officer Norlloff stayed with us in our home for several hours which helped me and made my chil-
dren and myself feel protected. She subsequently returned two days later and checked on me to ensure we were ok and again assured me that she is here to protect us. We recommend a public commendation for Officer Norloff due to her bravery and swift apprehension of a dangerous criminal, her demonstrated compassion for our family, and her dedication to keeping our family and the citizenry of Falls Church safe. Officer Norloff, a lifetime resident and George Mason High School graduate, represents the best of the best in the Falls Church City Police department. The Craig Family Falls Church
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We Can Help Improve the Mental Well-Being of Americans B� D���� Z. R���
What do you do when you see a child you don’t know moping alone on his or her front porch? What about a student being bullied at school ― who needs help, the student or the bully? Both. National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is May 10 this year and the Falls Church City Council recognized the commemoration with a proclamation this week noting some hard facts released by the U.S. government: • Nearly one in five children is dealing with a diagnosable mental health condition. • Almost half of all teens will be struck by a mental health condition. • Only half of our youth receive mental health treatment due to barriers, including stigma, cost, and a lack of providers. And Falls Church City, despite its status as an oasis of high income, a highly educated populace, one of the best school systems in the United States, and recently, as the healthiest city in the country, faces hurdles to mental health treatment, too. The price we pay is steep. Mass shootings plague our country, an epidemic we strive to stop by tightening gun laws. We can, however, also don a cloak of compassion and try and figure out why so many are so sick, so desperate, so lost. We will never be able to cure all, but we can do better.
The earlier we start, the greater chance we have of saving a child before it’s too late. And the challenge is not just for those with the most complicated illnesses — many of the people you see every day are managing through the use of antidepressants. According to a recent article in Time
“Raising awareness about the importance of mental health for children is a key part of overall development from birth. ”
Magazine, that number has jumped in the past few years. Half of adult mental illness begins before the age of 14 and three-fourths before age 24. More than 40 percent of youth ages 13 to 17 have experienced a behavioral health problem by the time they reach seventh grade. In addition, suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth ages 15 to 24. Compared with their peers, children
and youth with mental health issues are more likely to experience homelessness, be arrested, drop out of school, and be underemployed. Compared to all other chronic health conditions, mental disorders produce the greatest disability impact within this age group. And youth transitioning into adulthood have some of the highest rates of alcohol and substance abuse. Raising awareness about the importance of mental health for children is a key part of overall development from birth. Awareness Day is an opportunity for us to celebrate the positive impact that we can have on the lives of children, youth, and young adults when we are able to integrate positive mental health into every environment. This year’s theme is Partnering for Health and Hope Following Trauma. Falls Church City is fortunate in that the Aurora House Girls’ Group Home is certified in trauma informed care. Appropriate prevention, early intervention, and treatment services are necessary to deal with behavioral health issues including emerging mental health and substance use issues. As we have dealt with the City budget this year, tremendous challenges have come before us. We want a psychologist for the schools, affordable housing to welcome diversity and see to all our needs, and more. We want the best for all our citizens and to actualize more of our values: a community based on a caring, inclusive, holistic nature.
We should applaud ourselves for that mission. And we can get there as we raise our revenue. We can continue to thrive as a “little city” and we can propel higher as a sophisticated locale that develops innovative ways to ever improve our health, our well-being, while we prime our children from the start for full, productive, and satisfying lives. How do we do that while we are building these systems? By offering Mental Health First Aid training, continuing to support our Community Services Board and its providing same day assessments and intensive care, spreading the word about a new National Alliance on Mental Health short-term behavioral health services to help families connect quickly to help, and by standing up when we see someone in need, we will move strides ahead in meeting mental illness head on. Whether you see a child crying in a corner or a parent looking frustrated, reach out. Our local police can help. A teacher can make a connection. And just your saying hello and offering a smile can be the panacea that leads that child or parent to take a new step: a step toward a healing, healthy, happy life. Debra Z. Roth is a member of the Falls Church City Human Services Advisory Council and directs a number of public health education programs in the Washington, D.C. area.
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In a presentation to a Fairfax County citizens task force this week, the first since filing a report with the County Planning Commission in December, representatives of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) outlined a massive mixed use development project for its 24 acres by the West Falls Church Metro station. “The high-level WMATA development and government personnel representatives gave every indication they will aggressively pursue this plan,” Falls Church City Councilman David Snyder reported to the News-Press yesterday. “The proposal would change all residential uses now allowed on the site to mixed use with up to 150,000 square feet of office, 500 multi-family and townhouse residential units and 50,000 square feet of retail. It would increase allowable height limits up to 65 and 85 feet. Snyder remarked. In the context of earlier revelations about the secretive nature of the submission, including lack of any information sharing or collaboration with Falls Church’s efforts to develop 10 acres next door, Snyder said, “This is no placeholder. Instead, it is a knife in the back of both the City of Falls Church and neighbors. It is an unacceptable back of the hand response to our collective advocacy and monetary support of Metro.”
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Lesley R. Coronado, a 26-year-old Falls Church resident, died around 4 a.m. Thursday morning when her vehicle was rear-ended while traveling west on Interstate 66, police reported this week. Virginia State Police say Coronado was driving her 2012 Honda Civic by exit 57 on I-66 early on April 19 when a 2015 Hyundai Elantra driven by a 29-year-old woman from Manassas collided into the car’s rear. Coronado, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene of the accident. The Hyundai driver did not suffer any injuries. Charges are pending at this time, police report and Virginia State Police Fairfax Division Crash Reconstruction Team is assisting with the ongoing crash investigation.
House Fire in Pimmit Hills Due to Smoking Materials A fire was started by improper disposal of smoking materials in the Pimmit Hills neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. on April 14. Units from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue and the Arlington County Fire Department were then dispatched to the 1700 block of Pimmit Drive, in the Pimmit Hills section of Fairfax County. Units arrived on scene to find fire showing on two sides of a one-story, single family home with some extension into the attic. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. There were no reported civilian or firefighter injuries. Three occupants were home at the time of the fire. The fire was discovered by a neighbor who then notified the sleeping occupants. All three were able to self-evacuate prior to the arrival of fire department units. Smoke alarms were present but did not activate due to the fire being on the exterior of the home. Fire Investigators determined that the fire was accidental in nature and started on the exterior of the home. The fire was caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials into a plastic trash can that had been placed next to the exterior of the house. Two occupants and one pet were displaced as a result of the fire. Red Cross assistance was offered but declined. Damages as a result of the fire are approximately $101,164. The total content loss includes two vehicles that were exposed to the house fire.
Sen. Kaine: Most GOP Senators Worried About 40 of the Republicans in the U.S. Senate are privately very worried and concerned about the impact of President Trump on the nation’s, their party’s and their own best interests, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine told the News-Press in a brief interview in Arlington last weekend. “But,” he said, “they’re also worried about their political base, and this is why they’re not standing up more openly.” Kaine said that this is why aggressive campaigning by Democrats at every level this year is so important. He also made public remarks to the Arlington Democrats’ annual “Blue Victory Dinner” last Saturday, joining a strong delegation of Democratic women newly elected to the state legislature, and nearing the completion of their first legislative session. Kaine, who is seeking re-election this year, will be the special guest on May 6 in Fairfax at the Fairfax Democratic Committee’s Jefferson-Obama Dinner in McLean and at the Falls Church City Democratic Committee’s annual potluck dinner at the F.C. Community Center on June 10.
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Sleepy Hollow Residents Dissent From County’s Planned Changes BY MATT DELANEY
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Proposed changes to Sleepy Hollow Road spurred a community to action as it looked to push back against what was perceived to be government overreach in its rural refuge. Fairfax County’s Mason District officially began implementing a plan to build sidewalks, bike lanes, concrete medians and retaining walls up and down Sleepy Hollow Road last spring. It was finally time for the district to make good on an initiative that stemmed from a 2002 countywide study finding that Fairfax County averaged 20 pedestrian fatalities a year, according to Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) Pedestrian and Bike Coordinator, Chris Wells. In 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved an initiative to enable multi-modal forms of transportation throughout Fairfax County’s major and minor arterial byways. A year later the idea
of accommodations to Sleepy Hollow Road were surveyed and signed-off by 47 residents of the neighborhood, and the idea was pitched along with a package of 400 other projects in the area that was approved by the Board of Supervisors in February 2014. Now, the project is roughly a third of the way to its completion date in the fall of 2020 and community feedback and design plans had been addressed throughout 2017. Current blueprints depict a more urbanized Sleepy Hollow Road and an undetermined amount of land acquisition and tree felling on private property to make way for the new installations. This was all news to the Sleepy Hollow Road residents who packed Mason District’s governmental center on Monday night. “We all moved here knowing what we were going to get,” stated one resident in the audience, who argued earlier that the project was in violation of he and his neighbors’ rights. He followed his com-
ment up by asking Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross what she was planning to do to stop this project. Gross replied by saying there was no plan to stop the construction. Skepticism about the project’s purpose was palpable during the meeting. The pedestrian accommodations were being designed with the intention to make traversing Sleepy Hollow Road safer onfoot or bike. However, when one resident asked if the County had any numbers on the amount of pedestrian fatalities or accidents on the byway, FCDOT staffer Mark Van Zandt said they did not. Another resident asked if it was possible to install a crosswalk traffic light, similar to the ones found on Leesburg Pike just outside of Seven Corners or in the Arlington County section of Columbia Pike. Van Zandt replied by saying there wasn’t enough foot traffic to justify installing one. Some residents then wondered aloud how redesigning nearly the full length of
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Sleepy Hollow Road could be justified, but putting up a crosswalk light could not. Director of FCDOT, Tom Biesiadny, chimed in and described it as a “chicken or egg” argument. Essentially, does the need for pedestrian accommodations come first and then the construction, or does the construction of walkways and bike paths create the need for residents? Residents weren’t convinced there was solid enough ground to enact a plan removing an unspecified amount of trees and private property from citizens for the sake of a project in which they showed little interest. That mindset fed doubts about the 2013 survey’s validity. The 47 residents who responded to the survey approved of the idea of improvements toward multi-modal transportation, but they had no physical designs to reference in their decision making. In response, a resident orchestrated an impromptu heckler’s veto by asking how many people didn’t approve of the current plan as is — a roomful of hands shot up. The estimated budget of $5 million made residents even more dubious of the project’s hold on reality. “What we don’t want is a massive usurpation of property
APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2018 | PAGE 9 and denuding of Sleepy Hollow Road,” another resident added when engaging with Gross. This resident was particularly critical of the aesthetic effect the project would have by adding too much concrete to Sleepy Hollow Road. Communication about the County’s plans were spotty, though whether that falls on the residents or the County wasn’t clear. Gross’ staff reminded the audience that the 2013 survey and updates on the project were made publicly available through Mason District’s website, Facebook page and bi-annual newsletters sent out to District residents. Wherever the disconnect was before, the County has its constituents’ attention now. And despite the mostly negative attention the project received Monday night, Gross isn’t looking to call off the County’s plans just yet. “You want a better design, I want a safer design, let’s see if we can work on that and we’ll have another meeting,” Gross said to the crowd. “The time frame can be adjusted, but I don’t want it to slow down.” Gross and the rest of the County staff directed people to leave written comments at the meeting’s end so the planning staff could take them into consideration for future designs.
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Pop-Up Hosted by OneU Aesthetics to Feature Arlington Gift Shop OneU Aesthetics is hosting an open house pop-up shop featuring Covet, an eclectic independent gift shop located in Arlington, on Thursday, May 3 at 6 p.m.. Covet offers unique products made by a variety of artists and artisans in the area and across the country. Refreshments and the opportunity to learn more about OneU Aesthetics’ injectables, skin rejuvenation, PRP facials, skin care products, and other aesthetic services, will be available at this free event. OneU, a division of Pulmonary and Medical Associates, is located at 500 W. Annandale Road in Falls Church. For more information, visit www.oneuaesthetics.com.
Falls Church Arts Expands Gallery Hours at Kensington Falls Church Arts Gallery at The Kensington Falls Church has expanded its hours to include Sundays from 1 – 4 p.m. starting April 29, the day following their opening reception for their new All Member Show. The local volunteer run gallery is also open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Falls Church Arts, a nonprofit organization founded in 2003, is also hosting its annual Plein Air Arts Festival through June 15 during which artists will be painting outdoors in the City of Falls Church. The Plein Air paintings will be exhibited at the Farmers Market on Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to noon, when results from the competition will be announced. The All Member Show will be on exhibit in the gallery until May 28. For more information about the All Member Show reception or exhibit or the Plein Air Festival, visit www.fallschurcharts.org.
F.C.’s Liberty Barbecue Earns Washingtonian Recognition
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Falls Church’s Liberty Barbecue was named in Washingtonian magazine as one of the Washington Metro area’s top 13 barbeque restaurants while its Thanksgiving sandwich was one of seven barbeque sandwiches highlighted and its mushroom melt was one of five vegetarian offerings recommended in the magazine’s May 2018 edition. Liberty Barbecue is located at 370 W. Broad Street. For more information, visit www.libertyfallschurch.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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While the Metro funding relief was a big factor in lowering the rate, there was a lot said before Monday’s final vote about all the contention that wound up being over the $350,000 that was needed to get the Schools’ the money they insisted they needed. Wrestling over the size of the School transfer seems to be something that comes up almost every year, however, including this one when the Schools’ 2.8 transfer request was the lowest in many years. Farrell Kelly, the Henderson Middle School teacher who is head of the Falls Church Education Association, speaking during the petition period, decried the fact that teachers work about 60 hours a week, and “it is exhausting to have to fight every year for a fair compensation.” Heidi Lange, a teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, said that in her 31 years, this was the first time she felt compelled to speak to the Council over the long history of struggling to achieve needed school salary increases, and Lindy Hockenberry, a teacher for three dozen years in the F.C. school system who’s been the City vice mayor and currently serves on its Planning Commission, also stepped up to speak in favor of the Schools’ request, as did Pam Mahoney, Stephanie Oppenheimer and Gary LaPorta. Newly-elected Council member Ross Litkenhous, participating in his first budget deliberation, used the strongest words on the subject, saying, “It is shameful that our teachers are having to grovel to have their needs met in the context of a $92 million budget.”
He added, “People are the most important part of this budget.” Hardi also spoke to the fact that “teachers can’t be begging for money all the time,” and Councilman Dan Sze said this year’s School request was for the smallest increase in seven years, being as high as 12.4 percent in the past, saying, “We can‘t be teacher and staff poor.” Duncan said his concern about the Schools’ request “is all about reserving our taxing capacity,” the “need to leave room to adapt to the unexpected,” and the “woeful underfunding of affordable housing.” Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly, favoring the Schools’ request, said that a redoubled effort to agree to some form of revenue sharing policy agreement between the City and the Schools is needed. Hardi said that she values “equity across the entire community,” along with social values and economic sustainability. She worried that this budget involves some “robbing Peter to pay Paul,” adding that economic conditions “won’t be this good every year” going forward. She decried a “divisive tone” in the deliberations, and urged people to “stop taking artificial sides.” Mayor Tarter said that “we need unity” to make the coming challenges work, worrying that cost overruns and change orders could drive up the City’s obligations even more. “Let us not squeeze out those with modest means,” he cautioned. It was Councilman David Snyder who made the original motion for the option that included the Schools’ request, and Sze who seconded it.
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SPEAKING TO THE FALLS CHURCH City Council Monday on behalf of LGBTQ equality were these three Thomas Jefferson Elementary students – Elise Morris, Sicily Smith and Molly Mostow – all members of TJ’s LGBTQ Rights Exhibition Group. (Photo: News-Press)
Dulin Methodist Hosts Choir Concert on May 6 Dulin United Methodist’s (513 E. Broad St., Falls Church) choir and ensembles (kid’s choir, Chancel Ringers, women’s ensemble and more) will be having a concert on Sunday, May 6 at 4 p.m. titled “Faithfulness” Proceeds from the concert will go toward benefiting the mission trip to ASP Ministries, which works to make warmer, safer and drier homes for Appalachian families.
F.C. Arts Feature Over 100 Artists in Next 2 Months In the biggest Falls Church Arts event of the year, 111 artists from the area will exhibit their works in two upcoming all-mem-
ber shows at the Falls Church Arts Gallery (700 W. Broad St., Falls Church). Opening night is Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., when 56 accomplished and emerging artists will be in the spotlight at the gallery. That show, which includes artists with last names beginning A-K, will run until May 27. On June 2, another 55 artists will be celebrated on opening night of the second show at 7:30 p.m. in the downtown gallery. Those artworks from artists with last names beginning L-Z will be exhibited until July 8. Gallery hours are changing at the request of many visitors. The new hours for the exhibits are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 – 4 p.m. Admission is free.
NEW DOMINION WOMEN’S CLUB members and their families, joined by Girl Scouts from Troop 6043, helped stuff a SHARE truck at a local Giant. (From left to right) Richard, Jennifer and Libby Salopek; Kaylee Marinus; Faisa and Praha Stafford, Jana and Keira Allen; Alex and Jennifer Wood. (Photo: Anne Deger)
Charles Wesley Church Holds Indoor Yard Sale Charles Wesley United Methodist Church (6817 Dean Dr., McLean) will be holding its annual church indoor yard sale on Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Interested attendees are encouraged to bring family and friends to this diverse sale and stay for a complimentary lunch. For more information, visit thehungerchurch.org
Newfie” by author Stephanie Kwisnek, and main character, Starr. The vibrant and educational work follows Starr as she goes to school to learn how to become a therapy dog, but Starr soon finds out that not everything can be fun and games. The book incorporates an anti-bullying message that resonates with children. Following the reading, everyone can meet Starr and receive her “pawtograph.”
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One More Page Books Celebrates Bookish Holiday
Residents can visit Doodlehopper 4 Kids (234 W. Broad St., Falls Church) at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 for a special reading of “The Starr Student: A Happy Tale from the Goofy
Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) marks its fourth year of celebrating independent bookstores nationwide on Saturday, April 28, with literary parties around the country. Last year
participating bookstores saw an average increase in sales of 200 percent on Independent Bookstore Day, with some stores up as much as 1000 percent over their average Saturday sales in April. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St., Arlington) celebrates IBD with the return of their highly popular Bookseller Bake-off at 3 p.m. when booksellers vie for votes for the most delicious treats and with a special event at 6 p.m. featuring “Ask the Boozy Booksellers” where its YouTube star book reviewers bring their show to the store to answer literary questions and give book recommendations. Throughout the day, customers are invited to participate in an in-store scavenger hunt, selfie station and hourly giveaways. “Independent Bookstore Day is a
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A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY for longtime City resident and former City Council and School Board member Hal Lippman was held last weekend at Anthony’s Restaurant on Saturday and then at Lippman’s home Sunday. Above is the scene from Anthony’s where an overflow crowd packed the premises to see the City icon celebrate and relish in his 76th birthday. (P����: G��� M�����)
time to have fun with our customers and thank them for supporting us. We like to be at the store all day long so we don’t miss anything or anyone!” says Eileen McGervey, owner of One More Page Books. One More Page Books will also offer exclusive day-of merchandise created especially for Independent Bookstore Day by major publishers and authors. Since its inception in 2014, more than 200 authors have demonstrated their support for independent bookstores by donating work for Bookstore Day. This year’s items include a Colson Whitehead “Fight the Power” Utility Pouch; “The Book Club Journal” which includes reading lists from David Sedaris, John Waters, Lauren Groff and Stephen King; Julia Child and Anthony Bourdainthemed Literary Tea Towels and an exclusive Harry Potter giveaway in celebration of the book’s 20th anniversary.
City Public Works Dept. Hosts Art Competition The City of Falls Church’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is celebrating National Public Works Week (May 20-26) with an art contest. Middle school students who live in or go to school in the City of Falls Church are invited to create a piece of art
that conveys the theme, “What is Public Works?” One winner will be selected to present their design at the City Council meeting on Monday, May 14. The winner will also be invited to ride in a DPW vehicle in the 2018 Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28. The grand prize also includes gift cards to local restaurants Ireland’s Four Provinces and Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. All designs must be original, in JPEG format, and received by DPW by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2. Entries must include a signed artwork release. Entries should be emailed to lmarquetti@fallschurchva.gov (subject line: Public Works Art Contest by [name]) or mailed on a USB or CD to City of Falls Church, Department of Public Works, Attn: Lonnie Marquetti, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church, Virginia, 22046. Entries may be dropped off in person to 400 N. Washington St., Ste. 110, Falls Church. For the full list of rules and the artwork release, please visit fallschurchva.gov/DPW.
F.C. High Enrolls in Safe Food Practices Program Schools in the Falls Church High School pyramid have voluntarily enrolled in the Fairfax County Health Department’s new
program, Safety Through Actively Managing Practices (STAMP), for food service operations that meet a set of standards developed by the department. STAMP requires that food service operations adopt a proactive approach to reduce foodborne illness risk factors through the use of Active Managerial Control (AMC). AMC includes having strong written policies, recurring employee trainings, and various monitoring activities such as the use of temperature logs. STAMP enrollees demonstrate AMC through a rigorous evaluation of their records and processes and by maintaining high performance on inspections. The Health Department modeled the standards for STAMP after best practices outlined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the FDA Food Code, the national model for food service sanitation standards.
Lady D & Memphis Gold Headline Tinner Hill Show Lady D will be performaning at the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation’s House Blues Party, featuring guitarist Memphis Gold on Saturday, April 28 from 7 – 11 p.m.. Admission is $25. For information on the location of the performance, contact Tinner Hill at 703-241-4109.
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City Fitness Savants Discuss F.C.’s Health & Habits BY MATT DELANEY
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You’ve most likely heard by now that the City of Falls Church was ranked as the healthiest community in the country by U.S. News & World Report out of 3,000 communities nationwide. I know, I know, it’s just another trophy on the wall for a City that boasts a nationally renowned education system, public accommodations and civic engagement (it’s great to be on top, in case you were wondering). But the News-Press wanted to hear from local fitness establishments about why they think the Little City has so many Hans & Franzes and Olivia Newton Johns within its borders. So we scoured the area and gathered input from some of highest and fittest minds of all the land, and were pleasantly surprised by what we found — though they weren’t necessarily surprised by the ranking themselves. “I wasn’t especially surprised,” Crossfit Falls Church owner Curtis Blake said. It’s a pretty active and vibrant community with lots of opportunities to get out and do stuff. There’s no shortage of healthy ac-
tivities in Northern Virginia.” Maybe we shouldn’t be so surprised either. According to the City’s Chief Deputy Commissioner of Revenue Denise Vukmirovich, Falls Church has 24 fitness-related businesses ranging from yoga to martial arts to conventional gyms crammed into its 2.3 square mile boundary. Of the businesses interviewed for this story – Body Dynamics, Inc. and Functional Fitness VA along with Title Boxing and Crossfit Falls Church – immediate area memberships covered a wide range. Body Dynamics has 13 percent of its members from the City with a total of 26 percent including greater Falls Church, while Crossfit receives around a third of its members from the City and Functional Fitness has roughly a quarter of its members in the City and jumps up to around 90 percent when considering greater Falls Church customers. A host of exercise options has given City and area residents their pick of where and how they want to get fit. Although it’d be remiss not to mention the City’s increasing walkability and bike-friendly streets and trails throughout, including the Washington & Old Do-
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for a lot of people to feel comfortable riding to work in under an hour versus taking the train or driving which would not only take longer, but is way more frustrating and not offering any exercise,” bike retail and service shop, Bikenetic, co-owner Jan Feuchtner said. “Many people (including myself) have found biking to work to be an incredible way to reduce stress and raise overall quality of life. The benefits are not just mental and physical health, but it also saves money when you add fuel and maintenance that come along with driving.” The strongest aspect of the City’s physical health is that it has no age limit. Staying active even past a person’s physical prime in their 20s and 30s is an essential ingredient into living a longer life providing benefits like prevention and delaying of age-related diseases, increased balance and stability, improved quality of life and increased life expectancy, according to the American Senior Communities. Benefits for adults in their 40s and 50s are not as critical to a quality of life, but are nevertheless just as important as people in this age range are typically experiencing the heart of their childrearing days. So regular exercise will help prevent you from throwing out
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your arm when your kid wants to play catch or being able to move your undergrad into their college dorm without crapping out halfway through. “Our major demographic age wise is mid forties to mid sixties...Once people decide to put the time, energy, and money into working out generally that habit helps get other healthy lifestyle habits to be more a part of life and less a chore,” said Kavon Atakabi, co-owner of Function Fitness while Mario Gamboa, vice president and CFO of Body Dynamics added: “We have more seniors engaging in our programs. Our balance and cardio classes are busting at the seams. Pilates at Body Dynamics is taught with physical therapy and movement science principles in mind, so it attracts seniors who understand the importance of practicing their posture and core strength in a safe place.” With many of the City’s fitness establishments accommodating all kinds of ages and workout preferences, it’s not hard to see how getting and staying in shape has become a selling point to those looking to live in Falls Church. A lack of exotic scenery that motivates you to feel the burn, however, masks the substantive wellness culture that the City embodies. “We may not have beaches to
run on or mountain ranges to hike like many would see as the healthy communities,” said Sam Heaps, co-owner of the City’s Title Boxing Club. “But we make up for it with living active lifestyles, taking advantage of excellent fitness facilities in the town and being conscious on what foods we put in our bodies.” Falls Church has shown it’s invested in helping residents find the best version of themselves. If you haven’t caught the wave yet, there’s no better time than...now.
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Regardless of your current condition, the Colonel’s Fitness Program (CFP) accomplishes the mission because it is highly intense, targets all your muscle groups, requires little or no equipment, and burns a ton of calories. The CFP’s program is inspired by Marine Corps and other training techniques meant to build troops into tactical warrior-athletes, able to withstand any obstacles they may face. This means they must be proficient in all areas of fitness. They need to have the strength to lift heavy objects and the endurance to carry them long distances with little to no breaks, agility to navigate uneven terrain, power to jump and move quickly, speed to take them from one location to another as fast as possible, and core strength and balance to move efficiently and injury free. And when they arrive at their objective, they must then be able to close with and destroy the enemy. In the Colonel’s Fitness Program, we incorporate all these areas of fitness in a single session. Mimicking these types of scenarios will ensure you get the best workout possible.
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A�������� T������� Advantage Trainers is a local personal training studio that is working to help improve the health and fitness of people in and around Falls Church. We put together fitness programs designed to help everyday people get the most out of their lives. Our trainers work with a wide range of clients at a variety of fitness levels. Some of the goals our clients have include: having the energy to keep up with their grandchildren, improve the distance of their golf drive, lose some extra weight, improve their bench press, or work around or alleviate aches and pains. We begin working with people at every fitness level. It doesn’t matter if you have never worked out before or if you have a regular routine. We’re happy to get you started or push you to the next level. We provide one on one and small group training. Our commitment to helping people has also inspired us to start a series of free programs which can be found on our website.
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F���� C����� C����������� Dr. Theodore Perih graduated from Life Chiropractic College in 1983. He is acupuncture certified and has more than 30 years of experience serving Falls Church and the DC Metro Area. He has won the award for Best Doctor in Falls Church three times and demonstrates his excellence in both chiropractic and bedside manner. He uses his decades of experience to explain the complexities of his craft in a simple, easy-to-understand manner. In his off time, Dr. Ted is an avid sports fan and golfer, and he usually has season tickets to the Nationals games. He lives in Falls Church where he has two beautiful Bernese Mountain dogs, Stasiu and Gretel. He’s a proud grandpa to three beautiful grandkids, one of which makes frequent appearances in the office. Because Dr. Perih has lived the chiropractic lifestyle for over forty years, he is extremely passionate about having his patients share the same experience. He believes proper spinal hygiene, nutrition, exercise and stress management are essential ingredients to achieving abundant health for every member of the family. For your first visit, after arriving and filling out some paperwork, Dr. Perih will meet with you to discuss what problems you may be having, provide a comprehensive examination, with x-rays if needed, assess your current situation, and develop a customized plan of action.
Falls Church Chiropractic 803 W. Broad St. Ste. 240, Falls Church, VA 22046 FallsChurchchiro.com • 703-533-7707
F����� M������� �� F���� C����� Family Medicine in Falls Church is the practice of Dr. Gordon Theisz and Dr. Arminda Nasuti. Dr. Theisz and Dr. Nasuti are board certified family phy-
sicians with training in pediatric and adult medicine. Both “locals,” Dr. Theisz lives in Falls Church City and his children attend City schools while Dr. Nasuti lives in North Arlington and she and her family frequent City highlights such as the library and the farmer’s market. They see themselves as “country doctors” in that they like to know and care for the entire family and are able to address a wide range of medical problems. Dr. Theisz received the “Best of Falls Church” award in the Falls Church News Press for 2016 and 2017. He also has been recognized multiple years in Washingtonian Magazine as a “Top Doctor” and twice in Northern Virginia Magazine as a “Best Doctor.” He also was recognized as “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce in 2014. Dr. Nasuti is an experienced family doctor in her own right, having practiced for five years in Sauk City, Wisconsin prior to moving to Northern Virginia. Office hours are Monday through Friday 9-5, and evening hours until 8 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The practice is welcoming new patients now. Interested patients are encouraged to call the office to meet one of the doctors. Once established, patients can often be seen same day or next day for acute issues. The practice participates with most major insurances including CareFirst, Aetna, Cigna, BlueCross, Anthem, Humana, Tricare and United HealthCare. Located conveniently in the center of the City of Falls Church:
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D�. P������� H����, P������������� � F����� D������ Dr. Peterson Huang is a Dual Board Certified Prosthodontist. As a prosthodontist, he specializes in the esthetic and functional rehabilitation of the teeth, bone, and tissues of the mouth. Through the use of dental implants, crowns and bridges, dentures, and orthodontics (including Invisalign), Dr. Huang corrects problems with the jaw and align the teeth to create a better bite, as well as issues due to injury or cancer. Often, he coordinates a plan involving a full team of highly specialized medical practitioners from the greater-Arlington, McLean, and Northern VA area. Dr. Huang grew up in Vancouver, Canada where he received his Bachelor in Science degree and a Minor in Music from the University of British Columbia. After obtaining his dental degree from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, School of Dental Medicine, he received his Certificate of Specialist in Prosthodontics and a Master of Science from the University of Maryland, where he is now a Clinical Associate Professor. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, and a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Dr. Huang is also a staff member in the Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital. Dr. Huang also cares for your entire family’s oral needs. He and his staff are right here in Falls Church, serving Falls Church and the surrounding neighborhoods. So call us to set up your evaluation appointment. You deserve the very best. Not only will you look great, you will feel great too.
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D��. L��� � M�����. P.C. At Drs. Love and Miller, PC, we’re passionate about dental health. Dr. Melanie Love, Dr. Mark Miller, and our team provide painless, patientfocused care that will have your smile healthy and beautiful in no time. Our practice is committed to providing you and your family with safe, gentle, highquality dental care. We understand that you, or your child, may feel anxious about visiting the dentist. We are sensitive to your needs, and it is our goal to make you feel comfortable visiting our practice while providing the best care possible. Ours is a dental practice that puts our patients at the forefront. Everything we do is focused on your comfort, goals, and smile. We focus on preventive care, to stop problems from starting and address small issues before they become big ones. We also emphasize minimally-invasive care that yields the best results for you.
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Each of our team members is a people-person. We want to get to know you as an individual and build a long-term relationship with you. You’ll never be another name on a chart to any of us: you’re someone we care about and are honored to help. It’s essential you find a dental office where you know you’ll receive exceptional care, delivered by people you like and trust. Please call to schedule a complimentary dental consultation at our Falls Church, VA office, today. We welcome patients from Arlington, McLean, and all surrounding communities.
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Q������ C����������� Led by Dr. Camille D’Amato, Quality Chiropractic is the premier destination for compassionate and effective chiropractic care for patients from in and around Falls Church and Herndon, Virginia. The team of chiropractors, physical therapist and certified sports physician, provide a wide range of treatments including chiropractic care for auto injuries, sports injuries, pregnant women, infants, and children, physiotherapy, nutritional and weight loss counseling including the Ideal Protein program, dry needling, orthotics, laser therapy and chiropractic care for a range of complaints such as headaches and migraines, back pain, sciatica, neck pain, foot pain, whiplash and other injuries. The practice was founded by Dr. Camille D’ Amato in 1993. Patients travel to the practice from throughout Northern Virginia to access their excellent care. Services include spinal manipulation, electro muscle stimulation, moist heat and cold therapy, intersegmental traction, massage, and rehabilitative exercises. Most insurance plans are accepted at our chiropractic offices. We accept auto accident, workers compensation, personal injury cases that have resulted in back pain, neck pain, headaches, or other related pain conditions. We also accept most health insurance plans, including Medicare. Before you start a chiropractic care plan, our staff would be happy to verify your benefits
and explain them to you at no charge. Dr. D’Amato and her team, who are fluent in both English and Spanish, look forward to meeting new patients and helping them to live healthy and active lives with effective chiropractic care.
Quality Chiropractic 6231 Leesburg Pike #200, Falls Church, VA 22044 qualitychirova.com • 703-237-0404
Y��� S������ S��� It is my purpose in life to help people discover and nourish their Inner Light, and to teach them how to heal themselves. I have a life-long passion for helping people of all ages develop mind, body and spirit wellness. I do this through workshops, intuitive energy healing, and private yoga sessions designed to nourish all aspects of the individual. In 2005, I began training in Reiki and became a Reiki Master in 2007, working with individual clients and as a volunteer for Reiki in Hospital programs. Called to be a healer before then, in 2002, I earned a PhD in Developmental Psychology, focusing on the biopsychosocial factors that support healthy human development throughout the lifespan. I began my yoga and meditation journey at age 11, after which time I practiced many different styles, on and off until 2004, when a friend introduced me to Bikram Yoga. I was a Bikram devotee until 2010, when I discovered vinyasa flow, a fluid style of yoga that I found both enjoyable and challenging. Wanting to share my love of yoga and meditation with others, I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2017. In addition, I am a Certified Life Coach, and have also studied herbalism, medical intuition, and shamanism. My energy healing and private yoga sessions are offered at Dream Yoga & Wellness Center 1485 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 104, McLean, VA.
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Wellness & Benefits Fair Marks City’s 1st Since 2006 BY PATRICIA LESLIE
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A free and public health fair is taking place on May 3 at the Falls Church Community Center where quick checkups on mental, physical and financial health will be available. Falls Church’s Department of Human Resources is hosting the City’s first Wellness and Benefits Fair in more than 10 years to target city employees. Fitness benefits both employees and employers alike since research shows repeatedly that fit employees are happier and more productive. “Our mission is to give employees resources, and to educate them on little things they can do to be well in every aspect of their lives,” said Meghan DeCelle, human resources generalist, at her temporary office on Washington St. “We want employees to be healthy; everybody wants them to be healthy, and we also want to communicate to them that their health is a priority. A healthy workforce is a healthy organization and a healthy city.” Fitness gurus, counselors, financial institutions, and others
quickly snarfed up the 27 vendor spaces available on a first-come, first-serve basis, DeCelle said. Life insurance vendors, medical and dental insurance representatives will be on hand for screenings of city employees and everybody will have access to the fair’s coupons, handouts, demonstrations and more. “The more interactive the businesses are, the better,” DeCelle said. MiKiDo will probably perform martial arts demonstrations and Dancing Mind has plans to show some yoga techniques, including desk yoga. Pure Barre may bring a portable bar to use for exercise demonstrations. Massage Envy is expected to bring a massage chair. CycleBar which offers indoor spinning at its location in the Harris Teeter building, will be at the fair. Manager and co-owner Maurice Freeman says they want to see what they can for fitness in Falls Church and find out more about what citizens want. He and his partners think Falls Church is an underserved fitness market. So far they are impressed with interest shown. “The clientele is just wonderful and a lot of fun. We could not have been in a bet-
ter spot,” Freeman said in a phone interview. Jennifer Halvaksz, another vendor and owner of Falls Church Physical Therapy and Movement Health, opened her business last fall after 10 years teaching at George Washington University. She focuses on a person’s total health and she say she’s looking forward to interacting with people and talking about physical activity and how active we should be. She offers ideas to achieve them and conducts a three-minute step test to learn overall client healthiness. Last year after the benefits session, city employees expressed an interest in making the event more fun, so DeCelle and her staff went to work on the fair which Falls Church last hosted in 2006. “When you reduce your stress, and medical, financial and family concerns can cause a huge amount of stress, we have resources to help people take care of their lives,” she said. DeCelle is recruiting “walking ambassadors” to get the staff excited and has promises from City Manager Wyatt Shields and Major Rick Campbell, the deputy chief of police, to walk the almost half mile route from the city’s tempo-
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Stopping the Next Election Hack
The Democratic National Committee’s decision to file a massive civil lawsuit against Trump, the Russians and others involved in the collusion to corrupt the outcome the November 2016 presidential election is an important form of life insurance for the ongoing investigation of all this that will insulate it from desperate efforts by others, like Trump, to shut it down. The Mueller investigation could be scuttled or at least slowed down to a crawl, and with the all-important U.S. midterm elections already in process (for many upcoming primaries ahead of this November), it is imperative that some way be found to push ahead expeditiously because, needless to say, a heck of a lot is at stake. The most important element of the FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS delays now has to do with whatever the Russians have in place to meddle with this election cycle, and either the public is being kept in the dark, or there’s not that much which is being done to correct the problem. For one thing, a number of public forums have been occuring in the last year pointing to the reality that it is not that outlandish to think the Russians directly altered votes in key local elections, and that they did so to throw the election to Trump in 2016. It wasn’t just the propaganda, all those ads on Facebook, etc., that ultimately influenced the election, but the ability to hack into voting machines directly, not everywhere, but in enough places to skew the results. One small public cue about this was the action by the Virginia Department of Elections late last summer to order the urgent replacement of all voting machines lacking the proverbial “paper trail” before the November election. Somebody knew something back then, and the urgent order was not voluntary, but mandatory. The fact that the Virginia election almost completely overturned the wide Republican majority in the state is circumstantial evidence that whatever was uncovered in Virginia was discovered in time to sanitize that election. Regrettably, there is the argument out there that the public should be shrouded from such facts, because they will only serve to discourage them from becoming electorally involved. That is very specious, because it is the ability to know what is really going on that engages and activates people, not the opposite. An election hacking forum held in Orange County, California, last month included specialists on cryptology, such as Josh Benaloh from Microsoft and Alex Halderman from the University of Michigan, who described how malware can be introduced at the level of the voting machine designer and spread to voting machines. In this context, former CIA chief Michael Hayden warned that the Russians “will be targeting the 2018 election.” Halderman noted how the manipulation of unauditable machines in swing states and districts can work by infecting election management systems and hacking memory cards. But beyond protecting the machines, themselves, the bigger election issue before us goes to the cultural mindset of the voters, something that not only the Russians, but oligarchs everywhere seeking to undermine the enfranchisement of individuals, are keenly interested and invested in. How much of the 2016 election was governed by blind prejudice? How many voters cast ballots on behalf of a hatred of one quality or another in a candidate, much more than in favor of public policies that will result in the greatest good? It was blind, emotionally-charged either misogyny or racism that accounted for a vast number of votes against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic ticket’s legacy of Barack Obama. Where does the blame lie for this, and are we destined to endure it as a fact in our political life? We can see under Trump now how new legions of young, white and socially-displaced men are taking up military assault weapons to indiscriminately kill others in large numbers. Trump’s hatred enables them. Mindlessness that does not entertain any thoughts of positive improvements in society devolves into rage and violence when it feels trapped. If America makes it going forward, and it will be a close call, I fear, it will only be through a popular, full-court press aimed at reclaiming the Enlightenment culture and values of our Founding Fathers. Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
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We Don’t Need No Education
Matt Bevin, the conservative Republican governor of Kentucky, lost it a few days ago. Thousands of his state’s teachers had walked off their jobs, forcing many schools to close for a day, to protest his opposition to increased education funding. And Bevin lashed out with a bizarre accusation: “I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them.” He later apologized. But his hysterical outburst had deep roots: At the state and local levels, the conservative obsession with tax cuts has forced the GOP into what amounts to a war on education, and in particular a war on schoolteachers. That war is the reason we’ve been seeing teacher strikes in multiple states. And people like Bevin are having a hard time coming to grips with the reality they’ve created. To understand how they got to this point, NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE you need to know what government in America does with your tax dollars. The federal government, as an old line puts it, is basically an insurance company with an army: nondefense spending is dominated by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. State and local governments, however, are basically school districts with police departments. Education accounts for more than half the state and local workforce; protective services like police and fire departments account for much of the rest. So what happens when hard-line conservatives take over a state, as they did in much of the country after the 2010 Tea Party wave? They almost invariably push through big tax cuts. Usually these tax cuts are sold with the promise that lower taxes will provide a huge boost to the state economy. This promise is, however, never — and I mean never — fulfilled; the right’s continuing belief in the magical payoff from tax cuts represents the triumph of ideology over overwhelming negative evidence. What tax cuts do, instead, is sharply reduce revenue, wreaking havoc with state finances. For a great majority of states are required by law to balance their budgets. This means that when tax receipts plunge, the conservatives running many states can’t do what Trump and his allies in Congress are doing at the federal level — simply let the budget deficit balloon. Instead, they have to cut spending. And given the centrality of education to state and local budgets, that puts schoolteachers in the cross hairs. How, after all, can governments save money on education? They can reduce the number of teachers, but that means larger class sizes, which will outrage
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parents. They can and have cut programs for students with special needs, but cruelty aside, that can only save a bit of money at the margin. The same is true of cost-saving measures like neglecting school maintenance and scrimping on school supplies to the point that many teachers end up supplementing inadequate school budgets out of their own pockets. So what conservative state governments have mainly done is squeeze teachers themselves. Now, teaching kids was never a way to get rich. However, being a schoolteacher used to put you solidly in the middle class, with a decent income and benefits. In much of the country, however, that is no longer true. At the national level, earnings of public-school teachers have fallen behind inflation since the mid1990s, and have fallen even more behind the earnings of comparable workers. At this point, teachers earn 23 percent less than other college graduates. But this national average is a bit deceptive: Teacher pay is actually up in some big states like New York and California, but it’s way down in a number of rightleaning states. Meanwhile, teachers’ benefits are also getting worse. In particular, teachers are having to pay a rising share of their health insurance premiums, a severe burden when their real earnings are declining at the same time. So we’re left with a nation in which teachers, the people we count on to prepare our children for the future, are starting to feel like members of the working poor, unable to make ends meet unless they take second jobs. And they can’t take it anymore. Which brings us back to Bevin’s unhinged outburst. One way to think about what’s currently happening in a number of states is that the anti-Obama backlash, combined with the growing tribalism of American politics, delivered a number of state governments into the hands of extreme right-wing ideologues. These ideologues really believed that they could usher in a low-tax, small-government, libertarian utopia. Predictably, they couldn’t. For a while they were able to evade some of the consequences of their failure by pushing the costs off onto public sector employees, especially schoolteachers. But that strategy has reached its limits. Now what? Well, some Republicans have actually proved willing to learn from experience, reverse tax cuts and restore education funding. But all too many are responding the way Bevin did: Instead of admitting, even implicitly, that they were wrong, they’re lashing out, in increasingly unhinged ways, at the victims of their policies.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Since County Executive Bryan J. Hill presented his proposed FY 2019 budget on February 20, the Board of Supervisors and constituencies from across the county have been reviewing and evaluating the recommendations, including Mr. Hill’s proposed 2.5 cent increase in the tax rate. After nine weeks of deliberations — in budget committee meetings, town halls in every magisterial district, and dozens of meetings with constituents — the Board marked up the budget on Tuesday, with few changes. Perhaps the most significant change was the decision to reduce the proposed tax increase by a half-cent, so that the effect on most taxpayers’ bills will be slightly less than predicted. When the Board advertised the proposed tax increase at the beginning of March, most of us supported the advertisement, but indicated a desire to get to a lower number in the end. As readers may recall, state law requires that a tax rate be advertised for public hearings; final adoption can be lower than advertised, but cannot go higher than the advertised rate. The county’s budget also must be balanced. We cannot go into debt like the federal government does across the river. Instead of a tax rate of $1.155 per hundred valuation, the new tax rate that will take effect on July 1 will be $1.15. The new rate allows for full funding of the schools’ transfer request, and a 2.25 Market Rate Adjustment (MRA) for county employees. This is the first time in several years that the compensation plan for county employees is fully funded, a commitment that I, as chairman of the Board’s Personnel Committee, have long advocated. Investing in our people, just as schools must invest in teachers, is important to the well-being of our community. These are the folks – police, fire, caseworkers, building inspectors, wastewater treat-
ment operators, etc. — who provide the services we rely on, day and night. Behind the scenes are many other county employees – human rights investigators, financial auditors, procurement officers, technology experts — who ensure that county systems perform without a hitch or a glitch, meeting the expectations of county residents and the governing body. One wrinkle this year is that the Commonwealth of Virginia has not adopted its budget, which leaves localities in the dark about already-limited state support of local activities. However, anticipated state revenues should not require any changes to the county’s formal adoption of the budget on May 1. The 8-2 markup vote (Cook and Herrity voting no) likely will not change next Tuesday. Saturday, April 28, will be a busy day in Mason District. Volunteers for the semi-annual Culmore Cleanup will gather at Woodrow Wilson Library, 6601 Knollwood Drive, at 9 a.m., and fan out in teams to help rid the Culmore/Bailey’s Crossroads area of litter. No signup is needed; wear sturdy shoes and long pants. Gloves and bags will be provided. You can drop off old, unused, or no longer needed, prescription drugs on Saturday, at the Mason District Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale. Hours are 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. Shredding services also will be on site, from 8 a.m. — noon, for county residents. Up to four medium size boxes of old financial records and other sensitive documents will be accepted. This is a popular event, so plan to get in line early! 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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By Donald S. Beyer I wanted to update you on the recent efforts I have made to address the problem of helicopter noise in Northern Virginia. I appreciated the thoughtful feedback I received from constituents during my Fairlington community forum in January, and I have tried to address those complaints with amendments I introduced this past week to H.R. 4, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. While we have had an open and ongoing conversation with the FAA and the Department of Defense, the lack of tangible solutions on their end cannot go unaddressed. The amendments I submitted should help catalyze progress on helicopter noise, and give Northern Virginians a chance to offer feedback directly to the FAA. The first amendment would require the FAA to review all helicopter flight paths in the National Capital Region, including those used by Department of Defense, to assess whether some helicopter
trips could be at higher altitudes, and if so, revise the official flight maps for the region. Progress has been too slow on this issue; we must vigorously explore every plausible solution. People shouldn’t have to live with the constant thunder of helicopter noise – even those who are neighbors to the Pentagon. My second amendment, which was blocked by the Republican majority on Rules Committee, builds on recommendations from the Defense Department’s February study on mitigating helicopter noise in the National Capital Region. It would have required the FAA to create a noise inquiry website to record complaints about excessive helicopter noise. It would also have required the FAA and the Pentagon to establish a monthly helicopter noise abatement working group. You may also be interested in the steps I have taken recently to reduce airplane noise, another pervasive problem in our community. While also struck down by the GOP
majority, I submitted two amendments that would have addressed the issue of airplane noise. The first would have increased funding for the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program “noise mitigation grants.” These grants are awarded to publicuse airports to conduct noise compatibility planning and implement noise compatibility programs, to protect their surrounding communities from intrusive noise. The second amendment would have allowed residential buildings to qualify for soundproofing reimbursement from FAA if they are in certain areas subjected to increased airplane noise. Finally, I am also doing everything possible to block attempts to expand flight slots at National Airport. I will keep looking for ways to address these problems and overcome GOP roadblocks. I appreciate your engagement on these issues, and I will continue to seek the thoughts and opinions from my constituents to make Northern Virginia a better place to live.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
As a county brimming with nature-lovers, Arlington funds and manages a blossoming spray of parks now greeting the springtime. But it’s no secret that much of the labor — even some vision — comes from volunteers who fall in love with their neighborhood pastoral enclave. I recently toured my local strolling park and saw it through new eyes. Mary McLean, the master naturalist and the park steward at Tuckahoe Park who won the 2014 Bill Thomas outstanding parks volunteer award, showed me hidden features. “Tuckahoe Park is a great example of what Arlington does best…partnering with the community and Arlington Public Schools to get the most for the community,” I was told by Jane Rudolph, Arlington parks director. “Arlington parks have always gotten fantastic support from passionate community members like McLean, who put blood, sweat and tears into removing invasive plants and enhancing our natural environments.” The Tuckahoe land shared by park and school authorities sits on farmland cultivated from 18641949 by George Crossman. What was Crossman Run stream, now underground, flows from Sharp Park at the top of Sycamore St. and branches into… my backyard! But its main trunk lies underneath Tuckahoe Park woods, and there you see remnants of a stone dam where Crossman’s cattle drank. “Every other major Arlington
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park has a stream not buried in the ground,” said McLean. “Tuckahoe wants to be wet — it’s a bowl.” But Arlington authorities protecting the picnic area and tennis court became concerned about erosion from errant groundwater. So the “creek” — in which kids in the 1960s chased crawfish — was covered with an asphalt path and footbridge. A plastic piezometer in the ground measures water levels. Greg Zell, the Arlington natural resource specialist, did a species plan for the habitat certified by the National Wildlife Foundation. McLean points out the milkweed, golden ragwort and poison ivy that would escape my notice. (I’m not a registered Tuckahoe Park volunteer, but I do stop during my walks and pick up some of the trash that is continually discarded — though I would never boast of it publicly). Tuckahoe has attracted a “history of geeky nature nerds,” McLean said affectionately. She credits dedicated neighboring colleagues Kaiulani Lee, who worked to save a tall tree, and Beth Reese, who in the 1990s found grant money to create authorized signage on nature’s processes. (Those signs have deteriorated in their rusted protective cases, which are locked). Another Tuckahoe steward she commends is Bill Ross, chair of the Parks Commission. Teamwork by the county, the school and neighbors produced the wetland garden (installed by Eagle Scout Jacob Heidig), a simple amphitheater and other out-
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issued a summons for Smoking in a Restaurant. Narcotics Violations, 200 blk E Broad St, Apr 18, 2:07 PM, a male, 22, of Falls Church, VA, was issued a summons for Possession of Marijuana. Hit and Run, 6799 Wilson Blvd (Eden Center), Apr 18, 11 AM, a vehicle hit another vehicle and the driver agreed to exchange information later. Offender ultimately failed to cooperate. Investigation continues. Destruction of Property, 1000 E Broad St (24 Hour Fitness), Apr 19, between 9 and 11:15 AM, a vehicle in the parking lot was damaged. Larceny from Building, 1000 E Broad St (24 Hour Fitness), Apr 20,
door classroom seats made from fallen trees. And there’s the much-improved playground equipment, the third iteration of which was installed in 2014. The original, dangerous “log city” from the 1960s-70s “probably wasn’t up to modern safety requirements,” said neighbor Brett Brown, who played on it. The second set of slides designed in the 1990s suffered from poor visibility for kids’ chaperones. Mini-gardens in Tuckahoe Park are privately cultivated (though one memorializing a lost loved one broke the rules). McLean treasures the partnerships, but she notes that during her years of sharing projects, the department always “runs out of money.” Volunteers will be needed forever, she thinks. “The county doesn’t have the manpower to completely manage the parks.” *** After a scare, three threatened Arlington programs made their case and succeeded in fending off proposed budget slashings. The county board on April 21 approved its fiscal 2019 budget after making some restorations: Back came $70,000 for Arlington Independent Media, $365,000 for long-range planning to reimagine Lee Highway; and $40,000 for the outside facilitators who train volunteer activists at the Neighborhood Colleges. The cable and Internet-based AIM, in particular, had taken hits from skeptics writing letters to the editor. But board chair Katie Cristol said, “The board wants to give AIM more time to work toward economic self-sufficiency.” between 6:45 and 7:25 AM, items of value were taken from a locker. Hit and Run, 300 blk Douglass Ave, Apr 20, between 12:40 and 1:06 PM, a parked vehicle was struck by another vehicle which left the scene. Destruction of Property, 212 N West St (Shreve-McGonegal), Apr 20, between 5 and 7 PM, a glass door was broken. Investigation continues. Larceny from Vehicle, 500 Roosevelt Blvd (Roosevelt Towers), between 8 PM, Apr 20 and 2:11 PM, Apr 21, expiration stickers were removed from a vehicles’ license plates. Larceny from Vehicle, 200 blk Pennsylvania Ave, between 8:30 PM, Apr 21 and 10 AM, Apr 22, a side view mirror was taken from a vehicle. Hit and Run, W. Marshall St/S Washington St, Apr 22, 8:30 PM, a vehicle was struck by another vehicle whose driver declined to provide information. Investigation continues.
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Mustangs Keep Rolling, Take Down Madison Co. by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
The winning streak is alive and well for George Mason High School boys soccer as the team downed Madison County High School 8-0 Tuesday night. Mason (9-0-1) had to fight through rain and wind to secure the victory, but still managed to do so with the combination of grit and finesse that’s become a trademark of the program. Although more important than the Mustangs’ style in how they win games is that they actually are winning games, which is a product of the team’s singular focus on the opponent at hand. A welcome change this year is that Mason has never allowed itself to get too high or low after any result and gives each competitor the proper respect and attention they deserve. “This group has been good about just focusing on the next game and next team we face and honoring each of their abilities. Right now, everyone’s just talking about facing Clarke County [High School] on Friday,” Mason head coach Frank Spinello said. “Last year, we had some trouble looking too far into the future and not
zeroing in on our next game.” From the jump the Mustangs were locked into their contest with the Mountaineers. Junior forward Detsl Antezana kicked off the scoring for the night when he found the back of the net in the opening minutes of the game. In the 14th and 15th minute, junior midfielder Nick Wells knocked in back-to-back goals — the first after receiving a through ball on the right wing of the field and winning his one-on-one with Madison County’s keeper and the second as a rebound from a cross of the net’s crossbar. Senior midfielder Carlos Mercado would go on to tally consecutive goals himself. His first came unassisted in the 20th minute and his second came from Wells’ cross that found Mercado in space near the top of the box five minutes later to put Mason up 5-0 early on. Goals became fewer and farther in between from that point on. Sophomore midfielder Cole Hellert ripped a shot underneath the crossbar to give the Mustangs another notch on their belt in the 41st minute right out of halftime. Antezana recorded his second in the 68th minute and finally senior
JUNIOR MIDFIELDER Nick Wells, pictured here facing Clarke County last season, has grown into a reliable contributor on Mason’s flourishing attack. (Photo: Carol Sly) forward Peter Scardino’s corner kick found senior defender Tim Andrianarison’s head a minute later to secure the game’s final score. The slowdown in scoring wasn’t ideal, but its causes weren’t inefficiency as much as they were
too much benevolence, according to Spinello. “We were getting to be too unselfish with the ball,” Spinello continued. “We had plenty of open looks, but guys were looking to make the perfect pass and line up the perfect shot and get everyone
involved. They just needed to pull the trigger a bit earlier on their opportunities next time.” Mason’s on the road next week, traveling to face Clarke County on Friday before heading down to Rappahannock County High School on Tuesday, May 1.
Mason Girls Maintain Bull Run Dominance with 2-1 Win by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
Another week is in the books and George Mason High School’s girls soccer team is finding its footing in the midseason, picking up a 2-1 Bull Run District win over Central High School on April 20. While the year started by trading wins and losses among higher and lower classified opponents, the Mustangs (5-3) are beginning to hit their stride as they face district competition that they’ve owned for the past decade. Still, humility is a must in any contest and Mason is realizing that, despite their superior skillsets, they need to remain level-headed and approach this year’s slate of Bull Run games as aggressively as they have in the past. “In previous years we often relied on having better players — both physically and technically — when competing in the Bull Run,” Mason assistant coach Leah Partridge said. “Due to some injuries earlier in this season we don’t have that luxury right now, so we need to really stick to our fundamentals and keep a good team mentality out on the field.”
SCRAMBLING FOR A LOOSE BALL is senior defender Celine Diz against Central High School’s forward in Mason’s 2-1 victory on April 20. An early goal by the Falcons caused the Mustangs to rally, re-strategize and enforce their will on their way to the critical win. (Photo: Carol Sly) Squaring off against Central, Mason experienced more resistance than they were expecting. The Falcons struck first when a Mustang defender knocked a Central striker to the ground in Mason’s penalty box, setting up a penalty kick to the low right post that put the Falcons up 1-0 in the 19th minute. A Mustang team that was
going through the motions up until then suddenly found some fire and began pushing the pace during their possessions. However, the resulting surge fell flat at first. Mason continually pushed through balls up the middle, attempting to beat Central’s back line. The strategy failed as the Falcons repeatedly cleared away
scoring drives and kept the Mustangs stuck in the middle third of field retrying the same approach. In the 30th minute, Mason was able to flood Central’s penalty box, but a heroic effort from the Falcons’ keeper kept the Mustangs at bay. Finally, in the waning moments of the first half, Mason broke through when junior mid-
fielder Maura Mann’s left-footed shot bounced off Central’s keeper and fellow junior midfielder Maddie Lacroix won a scrum in front of the net to enter halftime tied at one apiece. Coming into the second half, the Mustangs revised their offensive tactics and quickly reaped the reward. “This was our first time facing a sweeper all season,” Partridge continued. “So when we tried to do through balls up the middle, their sweeper was waiting on the back end to clear the ball back to midfield. We switched up our attack instead to come from the wings and then cross into the middle, which opened things up for us.” In the 64th minute, freshman midfielder Emilia Cipriano received a diagonal through ball that cut across the center of the field to her on the left wing, where she then fired a low grounder past Central’s keeper to take the lead for good in favor of Mason. The Mustangs are home for their next two games, where they’ll host Clarke County High School this Friday before welcoming Rappahannock County High School next Tuesday, May 1.
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THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS of production season are �inally coming to an end as George Mason High School Theatre students prepare to put on their �inal performance of the school year, “Metamorphoses.” The play is adapted from the Roman poet Ovid’s observations of the human condition. The play debuts tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
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Wu-Rorrer Wins Presidency Of Tech & Engineering Assoc. Falls Church City Public Schools extends its congratulations to Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School’s technology, engineering and robotics teacher Ray Wu-Rorrer for his election as
President-Elect of the Virginia Technology and Engineering Education Association. Beginning at the end of July, Wu-Rorrer will add working with the group’s leadership to help strengthen technology and engineering education for all learners to his day job teaching in FCCPS.
Mason’s Hopkins Wins F.C. Rotary’s Music Contest George Mason High School student Blake Hopkins won first place in the Carol Pierstorff Music Competition sponsored by the Rotary Club of Falls Church. The prize money will help with college expenses at Boston Conservatory of Music next year where Hopkins plans to pursue a vocal performance major.
Longfellow Middle Wins 7th Straight Science Olympiad Longfellow Middle School captured its seventh consecutive Virginia Science Olympiad Tournament title in Division B.The team has earned the right to represent Virginia at the national tournament at Colorado State University May 18 and 19. Out of 25 events, the
Longfellow team placed in the top ten in every event but one, and finished first in 11 events. Longfellow team members are Victoria Chen, Emma Cox, Michael Danilov, Michelle Du, Pulak Dugar, Jessica Feng, Grace Guan, Evan Guo, Keira Hansen, Zayya Htut, Ethan Hu, Connor Humphreys, Pratyush Jaishanker, Kyuree Kim, Harry Kim, Pranav Kuruba, Elaine Li, Isaac Lin, Mikahil Mints, Faraz Mirza, Akshan Sameullah, Benoy Sen, Riley Turk, Alison Wan, Andy Wang, Victoria Wang, Gabriel Witkop, Kaiden Wu, Sanne Wu and Manda Xie.
Mason’s O’Neill Earns Spot at Governor’s School One more student from Mason has been chosen to participate in a Governor’s School this summer. World Languages announce their students separately from the other Governor’s Schools, so the word came late that George Mason High School student Katie O’Neill is headed to Washington-Lee University for three weeks this summer for the Spanish Academy. Falls Church City Public Schools congratulates O’Neill on her accomplishment.
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supply of cheap oil which had been selling for $20 to $40 a barrel was coming to an end. This insight was correct for the price of oil skyrocketed from below $20 a barrel in the late 1980s to a peak of $140 a barrel in 2008. U.S. gasoline prices climbed to an average of $4.11 a gallon and $4.67 in California. The impact of much higher gasoline prices has never been well understood because in 2008 very high gasoline prices were wrapped up with a mortgage crisis, insolvent banks, and the near collapse of the U.S. automobile industry. These economic misfortunes resulted in the great recession of 2008 and sent oil prices down by more than $100 a barrel and reduced the global demand for oil products considerably. Thanks to ever-growing demand for oil from China and other rapidly growing economies, however, oil prices quickly rebounded to a range of $80 to $110 a barrel where they stayed until mid-2014. In the meantime, a new source of oil emerged — shale oil. Although this technology had been known for many years, high prices combined with new production techniques soon led to an unprecedented surge in U.S. oil production. A combination of the right geology in the mid-western U.S. and the new American system of producing oil soon led to an increase of nearly 5 million barrels per day of U.S. oil production. The sudden surge in U.S. oil production, combined with the lifting of U.S. export restrictions, soon led to a glut of crude on the world markets. By early 2016, world oil prices had fallen from around $110 a barrel to $30. This, in turn, led not only to the relatively low gasoline prices we have had in recent years, but also set the stage for likely troubles in the decade ahead. The low prices resulted in a dramatic drop in expenditures for finding and developing new sources of oil around the world so for the first time we are now consuming billions of barrels more oil each year than we are finding. The world now consumes about 35 billion barrels of oil a year and this number is increasing at a rate of over 500 million barrels each year.
Unless there are significant geopolitical or economic disruptions, the global oil industry has got to come up with an additional 500 million barrels in each of the foreseeable years or we are going to have shortages and higher prices. All this leads up to the current question of where the global supply of oil and oil prices are going. The sudden increase of circa 5 million barrels per day U.S. shale oil production put the notion that oil supplies are limited on the back burner — at least for the time being. While conventional oil production peaked about 10 years ago more or less on schedule, the rapid increase of shale oil prevented the economic disaster that would befall the world if oil supplies run short. For the immediate future, there does not seem to be enough capital investment taking place to develop enough new sources of conventional oil. Conventional oil fields normally deplete at around six percent each year so that unless new wells are drilled to offset this decline, production will drop. For now, the future of the world’s oil supply seems to be dependent on the U.S. shale oil industry. Our government, the International Energy Agency and the oil industry keeps saying that there is plenty of shale oil in the U.S. to keep production growing rapidly for years. However, there are independent geologists who take a more pessimistic view that there is not enough shale oil left that can be produced at an affordable cost. In recent months the stories of troubles that might hamper continued rapid growth of U.S. shale oil production have been emerging from the shale basins. While there is not yet enough evidence to say whether the world’s oil supply will become considerably tighter in the next few years, it is well worth watching. In the meantime, you can keep an eye on what you are paying at the gas pump as a clue to what is going on. Tom Whipple is a retired government analyst and has been following the peak oil issue for several years.
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Creative Cauldron’s ‘Witch’ Dazzles & Delights BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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This fourth installment, entitled “Witch,” in the Falls Churchbased Creative Cauldron’s “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages” project that began its run last weekend is bold, is new and is creative to the max. It is a very edifying production in the purest spirit of the feminist mystique, doing justice to the rise of that spirit in reaction to the 2016 presidential election outcome and the millions who marched the day after the presidential inauguration across the country, many of whom have been marching ever since. In fact, the production’s creative team principals and co-directors, Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory, set as the backdrop for the production that January 2017 Women’s March on Washington, when it was so crowded on the National Mall that no one could even move. In that context, Conner and Gregory introduce us to six witches and their stories: Witches, that is, being women proudly rebelling against the male chauvinist brutalities of their days and made to suffer as a result. They are manifested
in this beautiful and original musical as precursors to the day that is coming, though not here yet, of full equality and respect for all women in our culture. Mary Webster, Moll Dyer, Margaret Hamilton, Joan of Arc, Rebecca Nurse and The Witch Gambaga in Ghana are the women profiled in this production, each with a story that the audience should read in the program beforehand so the many references to their lives contained in their lyrical songs are fully appreciated. They are channeled through the amazingly talented cast headlined by Iyona Blake as Destiny, winner of a Helen Hayes Award for her lead role in the Cauldron’s production of Tony Kushner’s “Caroline or Change,” and nominated for another for her work as Billie Holiday in the Cauldron’s “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” this February. Other talents in the cast include Samaria Dellorso as Mary, Susan Derry as Maggie, Florence Lacey as Becky, Sophia Manicone and Fiona, Catherine Purcell as Molly, and Arianna Vargas as Marie. In addition to this show’s connection to the new #MeToo and other expressions of the meritori-
ous revival of what might be called a new human sensibilities movement, tying in with the youth-led anti-gun momentum and teachers taking to the streets to demand attention to the needs of providing a decent education for the nation’s young, this play also touches the heart of what Creative Cauldron itself, Falls Church’s 17 year project of the “Nevertheless, She Persisted” founder and director Laura Connors Hull has done. As she wrote in her program notes to “Witch,” “Seventeen years ago when I was looking for a name for our organization that would reflect a more collaborative, less hierarchical approach to creating theatrical work, I channeled the name Creative Cauldron. The symbol of the cauldron perfectly embodied this artistic idea, and as an added benefit, I learned that the cauldron is an ancient symbol of the divine feminine. How perfect then that this new musical work that explores the power of the feminine spirit should get its birth at Creative Cauldron.” I do not exaggerate saying this is a production not to be missed. It is a soul-swelling tribute to the human spirit and I predict it will be repeated in much bigger venues in
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FALLS CHURCHCALENDAR COMMUNITYEVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Make It @ the Library. Bring any craft from home to work on or make something from the library’s supplies. This month’s theme is Black-out Poetry. This is not a class, but the group can troubleshoot and learn new techniques together. For Grades 6-12, registration requested. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Farmer’s Market. The awardwinning market returns every Saturday to the City Hall parking lot, filled with fresh, local produce, an assortment of fine meat and dairy products, native and non-native flowers & plants, honey, chocolates, gifts, music and much more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 8 a.m. –
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Habitat Restoration – Isaac Crossman Park. Residents can join the City’s Habitat Restoration Team in restoring the local ecosystem in Isaac Crossman Park. They’ll be planting natives that benefit our local birds and butterflies. Isaac Crossman Park (535 North Van Buren St. or next to 100 Gresham Pl., Falls Church) 9 a.m. – noon. For more information, call 571-238-6303 or contact habitatrestoration@fallschurchva.gov.
All Members Show at Falls Church Arts. Over 50 artists from the Northern Virginia area will be showcasing their works in the debut of Falls Church Arts’ new All Members Show that features artists with last names beginning with A-K. The show will run until May 27. Gallery hours are changing at the request of many visitors. The new hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 – 4 p.m. Admission is free. Falls Church Arts (700 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. 703-679-7881.
Book Sale. Adult and children’s books will be on sale this coming weekend. Titles available for sale will range from new releases to literary classics throughout American and world history. All proceeds from the library book sales support library programs and services. The book sale will also take place the following day, Sunday, April 29, but in an abridged time frame from 1 – 5 p.m. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Playtime with the Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items (aka toys) to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 703248-5034. ESL Conversation Group. A general conversation group (for adults) learning English as their second language. Meets every Monday at regularly scheduled time. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.
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Preschool Storytime. Stories and fun for children ages 0-5. Drop-in. All storytimes are followed by playtime with the Early Literacy Center toys. Mary Riley Styles Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 – 11 a.m. 703-248-5034.
Teen DJ’ing Class. This drop-in class teaches the fundamentals of DJ’ing where attendees can work on their DJ’ing skills, sharpening up on music theory, mixing and/ or scratching. Thomas Jefferson Community Center (3501 S 2nd St., Arlington) 3:30 – 6 p.m.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27 “Witch.” From the dawn of time, women have been demonized, feared and objectified whenever their power challenged the traditional order. Weaving a thread from the Salem Witch trials through modern day politics, this world premiere musical examines the complex and compelling stories of women who’ve been labeled as witches throughout the centuries. Building on a year of strong productions, both visionaries Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith bring their new work to the stage with music by Conner and book and lyrics by Smith. Creative Cauldron (410 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church). $30. 8 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY SATURDAY, APRIL 282 “Metamorphoses.” A play by renowned writer Mary Zimmerman, “Metamorphoses” is based on the Roman poet Ovid’s transformation myths. The play is a series of vignettes that touch on themes that are interlaced throughout human history such as love and neces-
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sary adaptations that make living in new times and new society’s possible. Throughout the production, which is centered around a pool of water in the middle of the stage, the play covers multiple story angles while creating a complex, yet relatable picture of humanity. George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). $10. 7:30 p.m.
703-255-1900.
“Translations.” It is 1833, and change is coming to rural County Donegal: While a hodgepodge group gather at an Irish-language hedge school to study classics of Greek and Latin literature, British army engineers arrive to map the country, draw new borders, and translate local place names into the King’s English. Languages and histories collide, kindling romance and inciting violence. A modern classic from an Irish master, directed by Studio’s Belfastborn Associate Artistic Director, “Translations” reminds us how personal the political can be. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. N, Washington, D.C.). $20. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.
Dan & Chuck. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29 ”John.” In the midst of the holiday bustle, young Brooklyn couple Elias and Jenny escape on a much needed getaway to a cozy bed-and-breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. However, under the watchful eye of the cheery, if slightly off, innkeeper, a ghost seems to haunt their crumbling relationship. With her trademark rough-edged humanity, observant humor and lyrical beauty, The Flick playwright Annie Baker blends the hyper-real with flickers of the supernatural in a quietly suspenseful and transfixing work. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $40. 2 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
LIVEMUSIC THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Sirens Of South Austin: Bettysoo, Grace Pettis, Rebecca Loebe. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-2551566. Sierra Hull. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $25 – $27. 8 p.m.
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Happy Hour: Jeff Smith. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-2419504. Rend Collective Good News Tour (at McLean Bible Church). McLean Bible Church (8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna). $18.95 - $49.95. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Najee. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Sub-Radio “Headfirst” EP Release Show with FIVES + Throwing Plates. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566.
SIERRA HULL will be at Wolf Trap in Vienna tonight. (Photo: SierraHull.com)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra with Makeness. 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW, Washington D.C.) $30. 8 p.m. 202-265-0930.
Eric Brace, Peter Cooper & Thomm Jutz Trio. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $22. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
Going Going Gone. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-2419504.
Janis Ian. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
Herb & Hanson. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Morales Bros Music Recital. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. Twisted Mister. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. Britton James Performs Live and In Concert. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-5329283.
31st Annual Evening of Comedy (two encore performances the following night at 7 & 10 p.m.). Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). $25 – $28. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. 40 Dollar Fine. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. Emo Night Brooklyn. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 10 p.m. 703-255-1566. Sheen Righter. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Dixieland Direct. JV’s Restaurant
(6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 1:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
St. NW, Washington D.C.) $25. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930.
Jon Spears Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504.
Wolf Blues Jam Weekly Show Live and In Concert. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
Irits. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 5 p.m. 703-532-9283. AYPO Percussion Ensemble: An Evening of Rock and Roll. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). 7 p.m. 703-255-1566. Herb Alpert & Lani Hall. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $65. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. Memphis Gold All Star Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-2419504.
MONDAY, APRIL 30 Kate Nash with Miya Folick Live and In Concert. 9:30 Club (815 V
TUESDAY, MAY 1 Sango with Kaelin Ellis. 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW, Washington D.C.) $25. 6 p.m. 202-265-0930. Manu Delago. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $20. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 Walkney Cursor + The Let Go + Chris Barrett Live and In Concert. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 7 p.m. 703255-1566. Bobby Lee, an Acoustic Guitarist. Cafe Kindred (450 N. Washington St. Suite F, Falls Church). 7 p.m. 571-327-2215.
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learning bridge or canasta, a ballroom dance class ... there are so many indoor options. • Go online to www.redhatsociety.com and see if there is a chapter in your area. Their goal -- having fun! While wearing red and purple! Summer gear is starting to appear on store shelves. Stock up on sunscreen and hats, and grab a new water bottle while you’re there. And maybe a red hat? Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.
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