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Virtually every voter in Virginia iseligible to vote absentee, whichincludes voting in-person absen-

tee at a variety of locations from nowthrough Saturday, Nov. 1. After that, voteon Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4 at yourassigned polling place.

There are many reasons that votersare allowed to vote absentee, but themost broad of these applies to almostanyone with a job: “Any person who,in the regular and orderly course of hisbusiness, profession, or occupation,

will be at his place of work and commut-ing to and from his home to his place ofwork for eleven or more hours of the thir-teen that the polls are open (6 a.m. to 7p.m.).

You can download an absentee ballotand mail it to your local voter registra-tion office, or you can vote “absentee inperson.”

In person absentee voting is availableat the Fairfax County Governmental Cen-ter and multiple satellite locations.

❖ Office of Elections, 12000 Govern-

ment Center Pkwy, Conf. Rooms 2/3,Fairfax, 22035

Now through Oct. 31, Monday thru Fri-day - 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Thursday: 8 a.m. - 7p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

Despite low public opinion ofPresident Obama and a mini-mally productive Congress,representative Gerry Connolly

has plenty going for him as the incumbentseeking re-election in Virginia’s largelydemocratic 11th district.

Republican challenger Suzanne Scholteand independents Marc Harrold (Libertar-ian) and Joe Galdo (Green) have been try-ing to use that unproductivity to their ad-vantage, citing their lack of experience inelected office as affording an advantageous,fresh perspective.

“They’re not only not hearing us, they’renot taking the time to listen to us,” saidScholte. “I think we see that in the partisanshift, the bitterness in how people are deal-ing with each other.”

And though that’s not a bad strategy, lo-cal academics following the race say there’sreally no substitute for the strength of in-cumbency. Especially when you’ve madeyourself as a household name like Connollyhas.

“Once he fended off a serious challengerin two separate election cycles, when peoplethought he was vulnerable, that established

the perception he’s one of those hard-to-beat incumbents now,” said Mark J. Rozell,acting dean and professor of Public Policyfor the George Mason University School ofPolicy, Government and International Af-fairs.

Connolly won his first two congressionalraces by 12 points (2008) and 26 points(2010).

And now that he’s stuck around, provenhimself a winner, “most voters differenti-ate between Congress as an institution andtheir own incumbent member,” said Rozell.

“It doesn’t necessarily weaken any incum-bent who may have the favor of his or herconstituents,” he continued.

Scholte has come after Connolly for be-ing “completely out of touch with people inthis district.” Connolly has countered that,“there’s no excuse for people seeing you asgetting distant. I come home every night.When I pick up my dry cleaning I’m in myconstituency. When I grab a meal, it’s in myconstituency.”

“And as long as Connolly can present him-self as an authentic representative who’s outthere fighting for his people,” said Rozell,“fixing the problems with hyper bipartisan-ships, that protects him a good deal.”

INCUMBENCY COMES with superior

name recognition and funding, both factorsmaking it that much more difficult for out-siders to pull an upset.

As of an Oct. 15 OpenSecrets.org report,Connolly had raised $1,886,601, spent$986,053 and had $1,768,494 in cash onhand.

Scholte, by contrast, had $42,856 onhand, raised $224,457 and spent $182,601.Harrold was reported with $6,547 raised,$4,583 spent and $1,962 on hand. Galdowasn’t part of the report.

Toni-Michelle Travis, GMU associate pro-fessor of Government and Politics, agreeswith Rozell that the race is “pretty clear-cut.”

“He’s doing all the right things, but Iwouldn’t say he’s got the seat indefinitely,”she said. Travis cited changing demograph-ics in Northern Virginia as something in-cumbents shouldn’t sleep on in future elec-tions.

According to the Office of Elections, thereare 25,122 new voters registered in FairfaxCounty since Nov. 5, 2013. That figure in-cludes transfers as well first-time regis-trants.

“Every incumbent’s got to be very atten-tive to it,” said Travis. “This could erode,this could begin to change because of thenew voters. That’s tripped up many, includ-

ing Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, who usedto represent Vienna.”

Travis believes a shift could come in “sortof purple” Northern Virginia, and issues likeimmigration have the potential to “becomereal change” in favor of a challenger, at leastone with more election experience.

“It’s a training ground,” said Travis, “be-cause these things shift in Northern Virginia.Maybe next time [Scholte] might prevail.”

As well, Rozell doesn’t discount the valueof third-party candidates in the electoralprocess.

“They can force major candidate to ad-dress different issues that might get ignoredotherwise,” he said, “add something impor-tant to the debate that’s going on.”

HARROLD AND GALDO have high-lighted the need for more government trans-parency as well as pragmatic planning forsimplifying the tax code, among other is-sues.

“Unfortunately for them,” said Rozell,“voters remain strategic creatures, underthe belief that they’d be throwing their voteaway otherwise. It somewhat becomes aself-fulfilling prophesy.”

Visit Elections.virginia.gov to see the newrequirements for voter identification re-quired at the polls on Nov. 4.

The 11th District incumbent Gerry Connolly (left), Burgermeister GregBurkheart of Vienna (center) and Delegate Mark Keam practice theirDeutsche at Vienna’s Oktoberfest celebration.

(From left) Ann Juliano of Bristow, Suzanne Scholte of Falls Churchand Janet Gorn of Montclair enjoy the late afternoon sun at a cam-paign event in Gorn’s backyard.

Local academics following the 11th Districts race saythere’s really no substitute for the strength of incumbency.

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Each Thursday, from 3-7 p.m.,the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter hosts a farmers market inits parking lot at 12000 Govern-ment Center Parkway in Fair Oaks;the season’s last market is Oct. 30.

Don’t DrinkAnd Drive

This Friday, Oct. 31, at 8 p.m.,seven police agencies from North-ern Virginia will team up in all ju-risdictions to conduct saturationpatrols detecting and arrestingdrunk drivers on Halloween. Called“Extra Eyes for DWI’s,” the effort willinvolve police officers and resourcesfrom the City of Falls Church, Met-ropolitan Washington Airports Au-thority, Town of Vienna, FairfaxCounty, City of Fairfax, U.S. ParkPolice and Virginia State Police.

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One farmers market is still openin the City of Fairfax, at the cor-ner of West and Main streets. The

last one of the season is this Sat-urday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.For more information, call 703-642-0128.

Time toFall Back

Daylight Saving Time ends thisSunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m.; so be-fore going to bed Saturday night,residents should turn back theirclocks and watches one hour.

Term LengthOn Ballot

On the Nov. 4 ballot for City ofFairfax residents will be an advi-sory referendum, as follows: Doyou support changing the lengthof the terms of office for CityCouncil members, the Mayor andthe members of the School Boardfrom the current two years to fouryears. Residents will be asked tovote yes or no.

City CouncilMeeting Nov. 4

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Fairfax High’s Homecoming ParadeFairfax High’s Home-coming Parade wasFriday, Oct. 24.

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City Council is Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., at Historic Blenheim, 3610Old Lee Hwy. in Fairfax.

‘Vision Fairfax Mason’ CharretteThe City of Fairfax community and the Mason Nation are invited to

attend some or all of a three-day planning workshop, or charrette,Nov. 6-8 by, the City of Fairfax and GMU. The event will explore vari-ous short- and long-term visions for the City’s historic downtown area.It’ll deal with several aspects of downtown planning, including trans-portation, community development/design issues, economic develop-ment and housing.

The Nov. 6-7 sessions will be held at the Stacy C. Sherwood Center,3740 Old Lee Highway in Fairfax. The Nov. 8 session will be held atCity Hall, 10455 Armstrong St. On Nov. 6 at noon, speaker ChrisLeinberger will discuss “Back to the Future: Downtown Fairfax Returnsas a Walkable Urban Place.” The complete agenda is atwww.fairfaxva.gov/VisionFairfaxMason.

FoodRaiser at Fairfax HighOur Daily Bread and Food for Others are teaming up to hold their

fourth annual Complete the Circle FoodRaiser on Sunday, Nov. 9 from1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the Practice Field at Fairfax High School (3501Rebel Run, Fairfax). Admission is $5 for the event T-shirt ($10 for XXLshirt) and three food/pantry donation items. Attendees will create anArt for the Sky photo with the food donations forming the outer circleof the photograph. All donations will then be distributed to needy indi-viduals and families who reside throughout Fairfax County. The eventwill feature live music from the School of Rock Vienna; refreshments,including goodies from Cox Farms; and children’s entertainment. Nearly700 people, including those on 39 teams, are registered to attend theevent. All community members are welcome to attend. Informationand registration is available at www.CompletetheCircleFX.org, or con-tact [email protected] or 703-273-8829.


Every year is Election Year in Virginia,and this year, the ballot is short butimportant. Turn out to vote for U.S.

Senate, member of the House of Representa-tives, and a few questions.

You can vote absentee in person betweennow and Saturday, Nov. 1; after that, vote onElection Day, Nov. 4, at your assigned pollingplace. Bring photo identification with you, therules have changed.

For information, contact State Board of Elec-tions, 804 864-8901, Toll Free: 800 552-9745 FAX:804 371-0194, email: [email protected]; orvisit http://www.sbe.virginia.gov

You can read previous Connection coverageat http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/Elections/

— Mary Kimm,

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Opinion

Who says big bureaucracies can’tmake big changes?

One year into the tenure ofKaren Garza, we have two huge

changes that between them impact almost ev-ery single student, every family with childrenin Fairfax County Public Schools.

Last week, the Fairfax County School Boardvoted to move high school start timesall after 8 a.m. beginning next Septem-ber. Garza, superintendent of FairfaxCounty Public Schools, announced thissummer the implementation of full-day Mon-days, another previously insurmountable task.

A plan emerged that made this possible forunder $5 million (original estimates werewildly and prohibitively higher) while keep-ing elementary school times the same (orwithin 5-10 minutes). The goal is to movemiddle school start times later in the future.

Change comes in mysterious ways. Part ofthe support for this change comes from thescience.

The American Academy of Pediatrics this fall:“A substantial body of research has now dem-onstrated that delaying school start times is

an effective countermeasure to chronic sleeploss and has a wide range of potential benefitsto students with regard to physical and men-tal health, safety, and academic achievement.

“The American Academy of Pediatricsstrongly supports the efforts of school districtsto optimize sleep in students and urges highschools and middle schools to aim for start

times that allow students the opportu-nity to achieve optimal levels of sleep(8.5–9.5 hours) and to improve physi-

Later start times, full-day Mondays; who knows,next maybe gifted-and-talented programs forpoor students?

cal (eg, reduced obesity risk) and mental (eg,lower rates of depression) health, safety (eg,drowsy driving crashes), academic perfor-mance, and quality of life.”

We commend the leadership of the advocacygroup SLEEP in Fairfax, which never gave up,even in years when this change appeared im-possible.

We suspect the key ingredient is new lead-ership at the top at FCPS, Karen Garza.

A superintendent across the river, JoshuaStarr, will have to ask himself what’s holdingup such changes in Montgomery County Pub-lic Schools.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Change for the Better in Fairfax County Schools

Editorial

To the Editor:On Nov. 4, Fairfax County resi-

dents will vote on a Transporta-tion Bond Referendum. TheLeague of Women Voters supportsthe Bond Referendum and urgesvoters to approve it.

If accepted, the Bond wouldfund three types of projects:

❖ Spot Road Improvements:These include adding or lengthen-ing turn lanes; upgrading turn sig-nals and signage; constructingwalkways and providing cross-walks; and making popular desti-

nations more accessible.❖ Pedestrian Improvements:

These include building missingsidewalk and trail links; addingand improving signalized cross-walks and other pedestrian-friendly intersection improve-ments.

❖ Bike and Trail Improvements:These include developing new bi-cycle facilities, constructing trails,adding bicycle parking, and mak-ing popular destinations and masstransit more accessible.

These upgrades would increase

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the capacity of our transportationnetwork by allowing it to carrymore people, whether they drive,walk, bike or take mass transit. Goto fairfaxcounty.gov/bond/ for in-formation about cost, project de-tails and answers to other fre-quently asked questions.

Here’s something else to con-sider: Fairfax is one of only 32counties in the United States witha AAA Bond Rating. This allowsthe County to borrow at lower in-terest rates. And because Fairfaxhas access to other funding

sources, this Bond represents only7 percent of the cost of these im-provements.

The League of Women Votersurges you to vote on Nov. 4. Andwe encourage you to say YES tothe Transportation Bond Referen-dum. We believe that theseprojects will reduce congestionand make it easier and safer forall of us to get to the places wherewe need and want to go.

Julia Jones and Helen Kelly,Co-Presidents

League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area

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voter referendum on transportationbonds for Fairfax County. The Part-nership for a Healthier Fairfax is adiverse coalition of individuals andpublic, community, and businessorganizations that have joinedforces to improve community healthby mobilizing resources, increasingawareness, and promoting change.

The Partnership has identifiedinvestments in infrastructure thatsupport physical activity as a ma-jor priority in its community health

improvement plan. Investments infacilities and pathways for pedes-trians and bicyclists benefit every-one through enhancing safety, pro-viding active transportation op-tions, providing opportunities forroutine exercise, expanding accessto recreational opportunities, andimproving quality of life. Improve-ments funded by the bond will alsopermit more “Safe Routes toSchool,” or opportunities for chil-dren to walk or bike to school.

The goals and objectives of bothour plan and the transportation

bond issue are aligned in encour-aging a healthy lifestyle throughphysical activity and improvingconnectivity throughout the county.Residents who are able to incorpo-rate exercise in their daily lives willincur fewer health care costs andbe more productive employees,thereby contributing to the county’seconomic success. Please supportthe bond by a “yes” vote on Nov. 4.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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To patrons of the Fairfax Regional Li-brary, Alan Rems is a familiar face.A 10-year volunteer there, he’s in

the Virginia Room every Tuesday, helpingpeople with genealogy matters. And lastyear, he received a pin for putting in 1,000volunteer hours.

Now, though, he has a book of his own inthe library. Called “South Pacific Cauldron,”it’s about the forgotten WWII battlefieldsof the South Pacific – as well as a cover-upof a Marine Corps general’s death.

His article disclosing this bombshell wasfirst published in “Naval History Magazine”and earned Rems the 2008 Author of theYear award from the U.S. Naval Institute.Yet his book is much more than that.

“It’s the only game in town, as far as acomplete history of WWII in the South Pa-cific, including military operations by allbranches of the service,” he explained.“Other historians have written parts of it,but nobody has put it all together in onebook. And most have stopped in early 1944,but lots of interesting things were happen-ing at the tail end of the war, as well.”

The book’s available on Amazon, in book-stores and in local libraries. And nextWednesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m., Rems will dis-cuss and sign it at the George Mason Re-gional Library, 70001 Little River Turnpikein Annandale.

“I’m very happyto share my newand excitingPowerPoint pre-sentation,” hesaid. “It’s builtmostly aroundvivid, rarely seenphotographs ofthe Bougainvillecampaign in theSolomon Islands. I

want to catch people’s interest in the book.And even if they don’t buy it, they can readit at any of the Fairfax County libraries.”

However, Rems, 77, didn’t set out to be awriter; he’s a retired CPA who calls his sec-ond career a “pure fluke.” He grew up dur-ing WWII, so he always had a special inter-est in it. Attending a friend’s horticulturalbook talk in Fairfax in 2007, by chance helearned about a WWII general he’d neverheard of before and became curious.

“I started researching him and discoveredan autobiography of him in the VirginiaRoom of the Fairfax Library because he wasfrom Northern Virginia,” said Rems. “Thedetails of his death intrigued me and ledme to investigate further and question theofficial cause of his death and whether therewas a cover-up.”

ALONG THE WAY, he became an accom-plished writer. Between 2007 and 2013, hepublished seven articles and wrote two re-views of other people’s books in “Naval His-tory Magazine.” His own book, publishedin May, contains 29 chapters, each one tell-ing a complete story.

“I think it’s because I wrote those articlesfor ‘Naval History Magazine’ that I got ac-customed to working that way,” said Rems.“I was also getting wonderfully juicy quotes

Alan Rems (on left) receives the 2008 Author of the Year award,plus a $5,000 prize, from Marine Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Wilkerson,former CEO of the U.S. Naval Institute.

WWII History and aMystery UnveiledFairfax volunteer’sbook, “SouthPacific Cauldron,”is published.

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when I was doing the researchand I made sure each chapterwas built around one.”

The most pertinent quote ofall, he said, is in Chapter 10,“Halsey Knows the StraightStory.”

Calling it the book’s “most re-markable chapter,” Rems said itwas based mostly on his own,independent research and “onthe most amazing letters in theMarine Corps archives in

Quantico that had never been seenbefore by anyone other than thecorrespondents.”

Initially, he’d planned to write abook about the Bougainville cam-paign in the Solomon Islands. “Butthis startling, new informationabout the general was a prelude toit,” he said. “And when I realizednobody had done a complete his-tory of WWII in the South Pacific,I saw a great opportunity to do so.”

Those who’ve read “South PacificCauldron” have praised his writing

style and, said Rems, “People whoknow their military history haveweighed in on what a good book itis. But I wrote it to be read espe-cially by veterans and their fami-lies. It’s serious history, but withmore than enough of interest toattract the average, intelligentreader.”

Knowing that career military per-sonnel and military-history buffswould be among his readers, he felt“a serious obligation to tell thisstory with sufficient detail and ad-

equate authority. This was a warof many, small-scale actions thatadded up, so I had to tell the storyin that detail. I didn’t want tobroad-brush history.”

Another element making thisbook special, said Rems, is the at-tention he gives to the Australianmilitary.

“If there’s anything we don’tknow about, it’s their critical con-tribution to the war in New Guineabefore enough American troopscould get there,” he said.

He’s spoken about his book ontalk radio, at Arlington’s Army-Navy Club, at the National Archivesin Washington, D.C., and at GMU’S“Fall for the Book” event in Sep-tember.

REMS began writing it in late2009 and finished in mid-2013.Hardest, he said, was the preface,explaining its contents and whypeople should care about it. Hisgreatest satisfaction was bringingto light “an important piece of

WWII history, in Chapter 10,because of the insight it pro-vides into Admiral [William]Halsey, one of our leadingWWII figures.”

He was also pleased to high-light the Australians’ importantcontribution to the war in theSouth Pacific and to “at last beable to construct a cohesive his-tory of this critical battlegroundof WWII.” Basically, addedRems, “It’s a damn good bookand an exciting story.”

Children prepare to start the 1K fun run. Runners at the start of the 5K race.

Colorful Costumes at Goblin GallopThe 21st annual Goblin Gallop was Sunday, Oct. 26, at Fairfax Corner.

Caysen Chadha, 6, as a Ninja warrior.

Landon Peacock, 26, of Alexandria, wonthe 5K race in 15:15. A professional artist,he runs 40 miles/week to stay in shape.

The Butterfield siblings,Jaime, 4, and Joslyn, 1.

(From left) are Ryleigh Lineand Doug Kaspar.

Harry Smith is warm andcozy.

Kim and Brian Haugli anddaughter Juli, 4.

(From left) are the Graybrothers, Cillian, 5, andCallum, 2.

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By Michelle Veresink

In 1969, Nixon was presi-dent, men walked on themoon, gas cost 35 cents agallon, and the war in Viet-

nam raged on. In Fairfax, a groupof musicians came together to playone summer concert as the Citycelebrated the Fourth of July.

From there the City of FairfaxBand was born. Now kicking offits 45th season, the City of FairfaxBand has expanded to form theCity of Fairfax Band Association,boasting nearly 300 members whoperform in nine ensembles. TheCity Band stands as the flagshipensemble for the Association, car-rying on a tradition of musical ex-cellence.

One couple who has been withthe City Band since that first sum-mer is Rick and Daria Parrell.

Daria had just finished hereighth grade year and then-FairfaxHigh School band director MattHynes thought the group would bea great way for her to start off herhigh school career. As the yearspassed, their friends left for col-lege and careers. Daria explains,“Rick and I both went to GeorgeMason University and stayed inthe band. After Tom Hill took over,we had him for classes. We knewhis daughters, because they werein the high school band with us,and in the City Band at the time.It was easy to stay on.”

For the Parrells, the City Bandhas been a family affair. They hadbecome friends in the band whenthey were 14, married at 27, and

their children Ricky and Nataliehave both played in the Band overthe years. Ricky was the first childconductor of the Band when hewas seven and now serves as amusician in the U.S. Air ForceBand. Natalie is a band director inFairfax County.

Daria says, “Many people havebeen in the band 30 years or more.This is part of what gives the bandits ‘heart.’ Making music for funand the friendships that are forgedare powerful reasons to keep play-ing and helping the band.”

Rick, who serves as the Band’sassociate conductor, adds, “We livein a community that has beenblessed by the support of the City.I think people should be proud ofhaving one of the finest commu-nity bands in the country, and cel-ebrate the rich history of our won-derful City and community whosupport the arts.”

During current conductor Rob-ert Pouliot’s tenure, the City Bandperformed for the National BandAssociation convention in NewOrleans in 1996, hosted the Asso-

ciation of Concert Bands nationalconvention in Fairfax in 2002, re-ceived the Sudler Silver ScrollAward from the John Philip SousaFoundation in 2004, performedwith Tony Award-winners DebbieGravitte and Michael Maguire in2010, played at the Association ofConcert Bands national conven-tion in Allentown, Pa., in 2014, hascelebrated 18 years of awardingscholarships to deserving younghigh school musicians through theYoung Artist Competition, and hasadded an additional adult en-semble called the Main StreetCommunity Band and built a vi-brant and successful youth divi-sion with Northern Virginia YouthWinds and Northern Virginia Jun-ior Winds.

This season the City Band willpresent the World Premiere of twopieces, including a new work forchorus and band by Randol AlanBass on the Christmas text HodieChristus Natus Est. Pouliot ex-plains, “This piece celebrates ourlong association with the FairfaxChoral Society on our Christmas

in Fairfax programs.” The Bandwill also collaborate with MasonCabaret (representing the GeorgeMason University Musical Theaterprogram) on their March Give OurRegards to Broadway program.

Pouliot says, “The Band hasproven itself to be an asset to theFairfax community through ourcontinuing efforts to provide lowcost, high quality, family-friendlyentertainment offerings to thecommunity, while also giving com-munity musicians a chance to de-velop their skills through provid-ing a performance outlet.”

Jean-Pierre Auffret, who servesas Chairman of the Board, isthankful to the City of Fairfax andregional community for 45 yearsof continued support. “With threeand four generations of residentshaving attended the annual con-cert season and community eventssuch as Christmas in Fairfax andJuly 4th celebration – and nowbenefiting through our increasingmusic education and youth initia-tives - we are looking forward tocontinuing to provide top caliberenjoyable music performances andinnovative music education forfuture generations to come.”

Michelle Veresink is a clarinet playerin the Main Street Community Band.

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City of Fairfax Band Turns 45The band kicksoff their 45thseason on Nov. 1.

Season OpeningThe City Band kicks off their

45th season on Saturday, Nov. 1at 7:30 p.m. with their “Heroes,Villains & Legends” concert atFairfax High School, 3501 RebelRun, Fairfax, with host RichKleinfeldt. Tickets are $15 foradults and $10 for seniors. Stu-dents under 18 receive freeadmission. Season tickets are alsoavailable. Visitwww.fairfaxband.org for moreinformation.

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THROUGH FRIDAY/NOV. 3Adventures in Learning. 9:30

a.m.-2:45 p.m. Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 5114Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. Thisprogram is open to all adultsage 50 or better. Registrantsbring a bag lunch and stay fora full day of classes/activitiesand socializing, or pick andchoose the classes that interestthem the most. $30.www.scfbva.org or 703-323-4788.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY/DEC. 31War on the Doorstep: Fairfax

Militia in the War of 1812.Exhibition. The Civil WarInterpretive Center at HistoricBlenheim, 3610 Old LeeHighway. Open Tue.-Sat. 10a.m.-3 p.m. Free tours at 1p.m. 703-591-0560.

THROUGH SUNDAY/FEB. 8, 2015Dressing for the Occasion:

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Haunted Trail. 7-10 p.m.9601 Ox Road, Lorton. Duringan exclusive event for six hair-raising nights only, visitors canwalk the Haunted Trail withfriends and family. Visitors willexperience the macabreoutdoor scenes in the lessertraveled areas of the historicprison campus and enjoyspecial effects, live scare actorsand a nightmarish, immersivestoryline about a growinghorde of infected drones.Evening trail, $10; daytimetrail, $5.

FRIDAY/OCT. 31St. Peter’s in the Woods

Pumpkin Patch. 5911Fairview Woods Dr., FairfaxStation. St. Peter’s in theWoods Annual Pumpkin Patchis a community outreachfundraiser. Pumpkins andGourds of all sizes available forpurchase. Come buy a pumpkinand help support communityoutreach.

Genealogy Help Desk. 2 p.m.City of Fairfax RegionalLibrary, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Bring family historystumpers to the experts.Accomplished genealogists andlibrary staff will be on hand toassist. Ask at the Virginia Roomdesk or call 703-293-6227,option 6. Adults, Teens.

The National Acrobats of thePeople’s Republic ofChina: Cirque Peking. 8p.m. George Mason University’sCenter for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Witha combination of traditionaland modern music, colorfulsets, and imaginative props,

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SATURDAY/NOV. 1-MONDAY/DEC. 15FCPS Art Teachers Exhibition. Building W-16

McGuireWoods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center,9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. FCPS art teachersdisplay their art. 703-584-2900.www.workhousearts.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 1The Robinson Marketplace. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

5305 Sideburn Road, Fairfax. Shop at over 80vendors at the Holiday Market, raffle and silentauction sponsored by the Robinson SecondarySchool PTSA. Visit www.robinsonptsa.org.

Free Choral Event: Duruflé’s Requiem Mass.7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s in the Woods Church, 5911Fairview Woods Drive, Fairfax Station.Performed by the choirs of St. Peter’s in theWoods, St. John’s McLean, and students ofGMU. www.stpetersinthewoods.org

SATURDAY/NOV. 1-SUNDAY/NOV. 2Cabaret Series: Heroes Cabaret. 8 p.m.

Saturday and 1 p.m Sunday. W-3 Theatre,Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way,Lorton. Songs and music of heroes and anti-heroes. 703-584-2900. www.workhousearts.org.

THURSDAY/NOV. 2Nate Hausmann Author Talk. 2 p.m. Jewish

Community Center of Northern Virginia, 8900Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. j.talks event.Author with autism shares his story. $11/$9/$7.703-323-0880.

New Orleans Legends: Featuring thePreservation Hall Jazz Band and AllenToussaint. 7 p.m. George Mason University’sCenter for the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Join us for an evening of music. Thelegendary jazz and New Orleans R&B pianistAllen Toussaint recently received the highlyprestigious National Medal of Arts by PresidentObama in recognition of his seminal influenceon New Orleans music. Tickets: $29-$48.

MONDAY/NOV. 3Move & Groove with Mr. Skip. 10:30 a.m. Old

Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Mr.Skip, who is all about music and movement,sings original and classic kids songs like OldMcDonald to the five and under crowd. He getsthe kids off their seats and moving. For moreinformation, visit www.fairfaxarts.org or call703-352-ARTS.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 5F-150 “Drive the Future of Tough”

Consumer Event. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Ted BrittFord, 11165 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. Customerscan test-drive the new 2015 F-150. 703-218-4644.

Book Signing. 7 p.m. George Mason RegionalLibrary, 70001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale.Author Alan Rems, a 10-year volunteer at theFairfax Regional Library, will discuss and signhis book, “South Pacific Cauldron.” Enhancinghis presentation with vivid, rarely seenphotographs, he’ll talk about the forgotten WWIIbattlefields of the South Pacific, especiallyBougainville, where the Allies and Japan foughtfor nearly two years.

FRIDAY/NOV. 7Martha Graham Dance Company. 8 p.m.

George Mason University’s Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets: $28-$46.For more information call 888-945-2468.

SATURDAY/NOV. 8Christmas Craft Fair and Bake Sale. 9 a.m.-2

p.m. New Hope Church, 6905 Ox Road, Lorton.Begin your holiday shopping early. Crafts,artwork, holiday items, inspirational items,soaps/scrubs, jewelry, baked goods, jams/jellies,candies/nuts/fudge, raffles, stuffed animals,food, etc. Free. Doris Lama, 703-644-0139/571-234-7322.

I’ll be Seeing You with the FairfaxSymphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Based on actual letters from Mr.Frazier’s family written during World War II, theevening includes songs of the era by Gershwin,Kern, Carmichael, Ellington, and more. Tickets$25, $45, $60. Students ages 6-25: freefairfaxsymphony.org

Fairfax County’s 10th Annual HistoryConference. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. The theme of the conferenceis “Fire, Flight & Fury!” The War of 1812 inFairfax County-200 years later.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra presents “I’llBe Seeing You” by Luke Frazier. 8 p.m.George Mason University’s Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. For moreinformation call 888-945-2468.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m. WorkhouseArts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton.Guests can tour seven unique studio buildings,mix and mingle with artists, buy original worksof art, experience ever-changing exhibitions andmeet featured artists, all while enjoying lightrefreshments and music. Free. 703-584-2900.www.workhousearts.org.

Fairfax County - 10th Annual HistoryConference “Fire, Flight & Fury – TheWar of 1812 200 Years Later.” 8:30 a.m. –3:30 p.m. Sherwood Community Center, 3740Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Speakers will presentthe history of the War of 1812 and its impact onFairfax County. Admission registration is $20.No registrations will be accepted at the door. Acontinental breakfast, deli lunch and conferencematerials will be included. Local historicalorganizations and authors will have displays.Registration forms are available at: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/histcomm/event.htm

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The women’s show choir is interested in newtalent to perform at various Northern Virginiacommunity sites. Practices are Wednesdays10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in Burke. Contact GayleParsons, 703-644-4485 or [email protected].

Online Scavenger Hunt. Visit Fairfax tasks thoseinterested in becoming “citizen ambassadors” tothe county (those informed on fun, creativeweekend outings in the area) to find two FairfaxCounty Ambassador icons hidden throughoutthe fxva.com website in order to join theambassador team; those who find all five hiddenpins will receive a complimentary gift.www.fxva.com/online-ambassador.

Senior Fall Prevention Classes. 1:30-2:30p.m., at the Woodlands Retirement Community,4320 Forest Hill Drive, Fairfax. Tuesday and/orThursday classes in a heated pool designed towork on balance and core muscles for injuryprevention. $10. 703-667-9800.

American Red Cross CPR, First Aid andAED. Various times, at 2720 State Route 699,Suite 200, Fairfax. One-year certification, digitalor print materials and continued education onMondays through Thursday and Saturday. $70-110. www.redcrossnca.org.

Dementia Care Givers Support Groups.Various times, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church,5114 Twinbrook Road, Fairfax. The groups arefor those caring for someone with dementia orfor those interested in learning more aboutproviding care giving to a person with a disorderthat affects memory and cognition and mayimpact behavior and physical abilities. 703-451-8626 or [email protected].

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Twenty-five students from Fairfax CountyPublic Schools (FCPS) have been named 2015National Achievement Scholarship program semi-finalists in an academic competition for BlackAmerican high school students conducted by theNational Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).The students represent 12 high schools in FCPS.

The semifinalists are:❖ Annandale High School: Yonatan Ayele.❖ Edison High School: Maxine Morgan and Sha-

lom Yiblet.❖ Fairfax High School: William Sampong.❖ Hayfield Secondary School: Camryn Bishop,

Reese Cloud, and Dominique Edwards.❖ Lake Braddock Secondary School: Leul

Berhane-Meskel and Kinaya Hassane.❖ Langley High School: Leah Yirga.❖ Madison High School: Rachel Bostick, Jesse

Ernest, and Benjamin Jackson.❖ Marshall High School: Natascha Whyte.❖ South County High School: Maya Armstrong

and Olivia Jones.❖ Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and

Technology (TJHSST): Azeez Abdikarim, ArielleAmpeh, Rebecca Clark-Callender, TheodoreRichardson, Hannah Wied, and Rollin Woodford.

❖ West Potomac High School: Zoe Smith.❖ Woodson High School: Robert Cuyjet and

Daniel Pryce.The semifinalists will compete for more than 800

Achievement Scholarship awards, worth $2.5 mil-lion, to be awarded next spring. The awards willbe supported by corporations, professional organi-zations, foundations, and funds from the NMSC.To be considered for a scholarship, semifinalistsmust advance to the finalist level by fulfilling ad-ditional requirements.

Jacob Augelli, an eighth grade student atRobinson Secondary, finished in fourth placeoverall in the 2014 United States Geography Olym-piad, junior varsity division. The competitionconsisted of two parts: a written exam and a quiz

bowl tournament; Augelli placed sixth in the examand tied for seventh in the quiz bowl tournament;overall scores were compiled by averaging eachcompetitor’s ranking for each part. Over 70 juniorvarsity students from as far away as Guam com-peted in the written exam and in a preliminary quizbowl round, while those with high scores advancedto the final quiz bowl round. Questions ranged indifficulty from naming countries by their capital toidentifying obscure islets in the North Atlantic. Thetop four varsity students earned the right to rep-resent the USA at the 2014 InternationalGeography Olympiad in Krakow, Poland, this sum-mer. The Geography Olympiad was sponsored byHoughton Mifflin Harcourt and HISTORY, com-monly known as the History Channel, which alsosponsors the National History Bee and Bowl. Formore information on the competition, please visitwww.geographyolympiad.com.

The Citadel has recognized Cadet MartinKrawczak ofºSpringfield on the school’s dean’slist for his academic achievement during the springsemester. Recognition on the South Carolina mili-tary school’s dean’s list is reserved for students whowere registered for 12 or more semester hours andreceived a grade point average of 3.2 or higher withno grade below a C for the previous semester’swork.

Yihan Zhou, Fairfax, earned a place on theDeans Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University,Hays, Kan., for the spring 2014 semester. Zhou isa junior majoring in general studies. To be eligible,students must have enrolled in 12 or more credithours and have a minimum grade point average of3.60 for the semester.

Cadet Carson Giammaria, son of Rick andKim Giammaria of Lorton, graduated from the U.S.Military Academy on May 28. Giammaria gradu-ated from Hayfield Secondary School in 2010.While at West Point, he concentrated his studies inEngineering Psychology. He was commissioned asa second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within theArmor branch and will report to Fort Benning, GA.,to attend Ranger School. Upon completion, he willbe stationed in Germany.

School Notes


SoCo FootballDemolishes Woodson

The South County football team remained undefeatedwith a 69-6 drubbing of Woodson on Oct. 24.

The Stallions (8-0) have outscored their last four op-ponents 252-51, scoring at least 56 points each gameand surpassing 60 three times.

South County will host Lake Braddock at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 31.

Lake Braddock ThumpsT.C. Williams

After suffering its second two-point loss of the season, theLake Braddock football team responded with a 52-7 victoryover T.C. Williams on Oct. 24, improving its record to 6-2.

The Bruins two losses came against West Springfield (16-14) and Robinson (19-17).

Lake Braddock will travel to face undefeated SouthCounty on Friday, Oct. 31.

West SpringfieldImproves to 6-2

The West Springfield football team beat Annandale35-10 on Oct. 24, giving the Spartans three straight winsand six in their last seven games.

West Springfield will travel to face T.C. Williams at1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 before concluding theregular season with a Nov. 7 home game againstWoodson.

Sports Roundups

Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

When time expired in the firsthalf of Monday’s Confer-ence 6 field hockey tourna-ment final, the goose eggs

on the scoreboard initially signified Madi-son had escaped the opening 30 minutesunscathed against five-time defendingchampion Fairfax.

“Almost,” Fairfax senior Charlotte Dukesaid after the game.

While time ran out, play would continueas Fairfax had earned a penalty corner inthe closing seconds. The Rebels capitalizedwhen senior defender Mackenzie Burnettfound the back of the cage for the third timethis season, giving Fairfax a 1-0 advantage.

“Before [head coach Amber Beaudoin]told us all to press up, I was thinking tomyself, time is out, how great would it beto put one in and go into the second halfwith a leg up,” Burnett said. “It just hap-pened that I got to the ball and I turnedand I felt the goalie on me and I just placedit. I feel that that really gave us a push inthe second half.”

Duke added an insurance goal in the sec-

ond half and Fairfax won its sixth consecu-tive Liberty District/Conference 6 champi-onship with a 2-0 victory on Oct. 27 atFairfax High School.

The Rebels got off to a slow start againstthe Warhawks during their regular-seasonmeeting on Oct. 9, but eventually scored apair of second-half goals to win, 2-0. OnMonday, the teams were again on the vergeof entering the second half locked in a score-less tie, but Burnett’s goal gave the Rebels

a boost entering the break.“I think we knew that if we didn’t score

then,” Duke said, “then it would be a badhalftime for us and [Madison] would havemore confidence knowing that they sur-vived half the game without us scoring, onceagain.”

The Rebels started their championshiprun when Burnett was in the seventh grade.No. 21 didn’t want the streak to end on herwatch.

“It’s our six-peat, so it felt like more pres-sure,” Burnett said, “because you didn’twant to be the team to break the streak.”

Does this title feel any different than theprevious five?

“They’re all different,” Beaudoin said.“They’re different kids, they have differentpersonalities. This group is a group of fight-ers. … We’ve had injuries all year andpeople just step in and they play. I love thisgroup.”

The Rebels fought their way to a 16-3record this season with a roster loaded withtalented and experienced seniors. Last year,the Rebels finished region runner-up andearned a berth in the state tournament. Thisyear, Fairfax hopes to make another deeppostseason run. The Rebels faced Robinson,the No. 4 seed from Conference 5, in theopening round on Wednesday, after TheConnection’s deadline.

“We have a lot of pride in our school andour team,” Burnett said, “and we [want] toshow that out on the field.”

Fairfax’s Burnett, forward Duke, seniorforward Trisha Le, senior midfielder OliviaCummings, and senior defender Cori Blackeach earned first-team all-conference hon-ors. Junior midfielder Victoria Brzezynski,senior midfielder Meg Robertson and sopho-more defender Molly Tenerelli were namedto the all-conference second team.

The winner of Wednesday’s Fairfax/Robinson game will face the winner ofBattlefield/Lake Braddock in the regionquarterfinals on Thursday, Oct. 30.

Rebels beat Madisonto capture Conference6 championship.

Fairfax Field Hockey Wins Sixth Straight Title

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Senior captain Cori Black and the Fairfax field hockey team defeatedMadison 2-0 on Oct. 27.

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Fairfax senior Charlotte Duke, left, scored a goal against Madison in theConference 6 tournament championship game on Oct. 27 at Fairfax HighSchool.

Photo by Jon Roetman/The Connection

The Fairfax field hockey team won its sixth consecutive Liberty District/Conference 6 championship on Oct. 27.


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