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From left, TurningPoint Suffragist Me-morial Associationmembers KathleenPablo and NancySargeant wear sashesthat honor the suf-fragists who fought toratify the 19th Amend-ment giving womenthe right to vote.

From left, TurningPoint Suffragist Me-morial Associationmembers KathleenPablo and NancySargeant wear sashesthat honor the suf-fragists who fought toratify the 19th Amend-ment giving womenthe right to vote.

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The Community Emer-gency Response Team(CERT) program edu-

cates people about disaster pre-paredness for hazards that mayimpact their area and also trainsthem in basic disaster responseskills, such as fire safety, lightsearch and rescue, team orga-nization and disaster medicaloperations.With this training,CERT members can assist oth-ers in their neighborhood orworkplace following an eventwhen professional respondersare not immediatelyavailable.Fairfax County is of-fering four CERT trainingclasses this fall.❖CERT Class 100 at the FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue Acad-emy (Monday, Wednesday,Sept. 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 andOct. 5 — 7-10:30 p.m.)❖CERT Class 101 at the FairfaxCounty Fire and RescueAcademy(Monday, Wednesday,

Oct. 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, Nov. 2and 4 — 7-10:30 p.m.)❖CERT Class 102 at the OldFirehouse Teen Center(Tuesday,Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27and Nov. 3 — 7-10 p.m.)❖CERT Class 103 at the LortonVolunteer FireDepartment(Wednesday, Sept.23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov.4 and 11 — 7-10 p.m.)CERTtraining does not require anyspecial physical strength oragility and is free. The CERTprogram also provides personalprotective equipment for thetraining that studentskeep.Those who go throughCERT training have a betterunderstanding of the potentialthreats to their home, work-place and community and cantake the right steps to reducethe effects of hazards.To learnmore about the CERT program,visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr/cert/cert.htm.

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By Abigail Constantino

The Connection

The Turning Point Suffragist Me-morial Association held a view-ing of the 2004 film “Iron JawedAngels” directed by Katja von

Garnier on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at GunstonHall in Lorton. The 19th Amendment giv-ing women the right to vote was ratified onthis day 95 years ago in 1920. The date isdesignated as Women’s Equality Day.

The free viewing is part of an effort bythe association to raise funds for a suffrag-ist memorial that will be located inOccoquan Regional Park. The site is in closeproximity to the former Occoquan Work-house where protesting suffragists wereheld in 1917. The Frederick P. Griffith Wa-ter Treatment Plant now sits on the oldworkhouse location.

There is a hidden history of the place, saidNancy Sargeant of Turning Point SuffragistMemorial Association. The film illuminatesthe imprisonment, abuse and torture LucyBurns, Alice Paul and other suffragists en-dured while protesting outside the WhiteHouse in 1917.

On Nov. 14, 1917, Burns and 32 othermembers of the National Woman’s Partywere beaten and tortured under the ordersof workhouse superintendent W.H.Whittaker. Burns was manacled in her cellwith her hands over her head, while otherwomen were knocked out, kicked, grabbedand beaten, one even suffering a heart at-tack, on the “Night of Terror,” as it came tobe known.

THE FILM takes several artistic licenses.To separate fact from Hollywood, the asso-ciation arranged a “tweet-along” with theviewing. Using the tag #ijawithtpsm, asso-ciation members added facts about the

Social media is an effective way to reachyounger audiences who might be less likelyto know about the history of women’ssuffrage,”said Lauriane Lebrun, theassociation’s social media intern.

The Turning Point Suffragist MemorialAssociation hopes to raise $1 million by fallto start on the first phase of the gardenmemorial. Architect Robert Beach said thatit will be a “site of conscience.” Design ele-ments include a front entrance reminiscentof the 1917-era White House entrancewhere the women protested, a waterfall,footbridge and 19 different information sta-tions representing the 19th Amendment.

Board member Candice Bennett, ofLorton, said that memorializing and recog-nizing the suffrage movement is an incred-ible, important issue. “We would not bewhere we are today if it hadn’t been forthese women. We can’t forget about it,” shesaid.

“The fight is not over,” said associationboard member Kathleen Pablo, who at-tended the viewing dressed in period cloth-ing of the film’s era.

“[It’s] the 95th anniversary of having theright to vote but our choices of who we’regonna vote for are people who call usbimbos or want to claim ownership overwhat we do with our own bodies,” said ErinRyan, of Fairfax Station.

Pablo and Bennett said that it is impor-tant to be aware and informed of the issueswhen casting one’s vote. “A lot of majordecisions that affect women’s lives and fami-lies happen at the local level,” said Bennett.It is “critical” to stay abreast with state del-egate and senate races, she said.

IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, the offices of chair-man of the board of supervisors, clerk ofcourt, sheriff, as well as positions on theboard of supervisors and the school boardare on the ballot in the general election inNovember.

The League of Women Voters of FairfaxArea will hold several county-wide meet-and-greet events with the candidates.Schedule and information is posted on itswebsite, http://www.lwv-fairfax.org/2015MeetandGreet.html.

For more information about the proposedsuffragist memorial in Occoquan RegionalPark, visit http://suffragistmemorial.org/.

What are some issues women need tothink about when they cast their votes?

Viewpoints

Peggy Knight, co-president League of Women Voters of theFairfax Area:

"They need to be looking at services for women and families. Theyneed to be looking at what are our political leaders doing to supportthe family. We need to have adequate childcare, well-funded, well-supported. If you look at the pay scale of the people who take careof our elderly and take care of our children, the pay is abysmal for[those taking care of] our most delicate population groups. From awoman’s perspective, we need to have adequate housing if you lookat the number of single-parent families. And of course, equal pay forequal work. We’re not getting that. We still have such a long way togo for that. So, I would look at adequate health care, adequatechildcare, housing, equal pay for equal work.”

Kathleen Pablo, board member Turning Point Suffragist Memo-rial Association:

”They need to think that they themselves are going to vote in aninformed way. We must take the responsibility and vote. It must bean educated vote. They must be educated themselves and they musteducate others. We have to put pressure on the school system to makethis part of the social studies curriculum again.”

Candice Bennett, board member, Turning Point Suffragist Me-morial Association:

”Register to vote, remember to vote. Making sure that you’re awareof the issues. A lot of the major decisions that affect women’s livesand families lives happen at the local level. So making sure that you’revoting for your county supervisor, making sure that you’re aware ofthe issues that are going on with your state delegate races and sen-ate races is critical.

Nancy Sargeant, board member, Turning Point Suffragist Me-morial Association:

”The big thing is just to go out and vote.”

— Abigail Constantino

Suffragist Memorial in Lorton Will be a ‘Site of Conscience’Film brings tolight torture, abusesuffragists sufferedat OccoquanWorkhouse.

events corresponding to the movie’s scenes.People were also encouraged to tweet theircomments using the tag.

Sargeant said it is a way to stay engaged

while watching the movie. The tweets in-cluded “interesting facts, what’s real, whatreally happened,” she said, but the historyin the story is pretty accurate.

Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association held a viewing of “IronJawed Angels” at Gunston Hall in Lorton on Wednesday, Aug. 26,Women’s Equality Day. The film portrays the plight of suffragists inthe National Woman’s Party and their imprisonment in the OccoquanWorkhouse.

From left, Erin Ryan, of Fairfax Station, and Marty Beach, of Fairfax,attend a viewing of “Iron Jawed Angels” at Gunston Hall in Lorton onWednesday, Aug. 26, Women’s Equality Day.

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The Virginia General Assemblyenacted legislation in January2011 to ensure that local juris-dictions establish a Resident Cu-

rator Project.Fairfax County is the first Virginia local-

ity to pursue establishing such a project.The Resident Curator Project Team held

its inaugural meeting Monday, Aug. 24 inthe Fairfax County Government Center.

Nineteen county properties made at leastan initial cut from a list of 340 sites on theFairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites.

Resident Curator Project Team will holdpublic information meetings and issue re-quests for information as details of the pro-gram develop.

Possible properties include:In Great Falls, there’s the Turner Farm

House on Georgetown Pike and the PurpleHouse on Walker Road.

In McLean, the Pimmit Barn on CherriDrive, Lewinsville House on Chain BridgeRoad have potential for being considered.

In Vienna, Lahey Lost Valley House onBrookmeadow Drive, the Ashgrove Houseon Ashgrove House Lane and Hunter House,on Courthouse Road, could qualify.

In Herndon, Leesburg Pike is home to theMcDannald House and Dranesville Tavernthat have historic qualifications.

In Oakton, there’s the Gabrielson Houseon Leeds Road.

Lorton had the most properties of anytown, including the Barrett House, StepsonHouse, and the Hannah P. Clark House, allthree on Furnace Road, the Minnick Houseon Old Colchester Road, the LipscombHouse (Physician’s House).

Most of the properties are owned by theFairfax County Park Authority, with the ex-

ception of Physician’s House in Lorton andPurple House in Great Falls, both owned bythe Board of Supervisors.

“The end goal is to rehabilitate and main-tain underutilized historic properties andprovide periodic public access to appreci-ate the historical significance of the prop-erties,” according to county documents.

“EACH OF THESE properties is sounique,” Cindy Walsh, of the ParkAuthority’s Resource Management Division,said at the inaugural meeting on Monday,Aug. 24. Walsh said she had heard not onlyfrom individuals who would be interestedin living and restoring historic sites, butnonprofits, citizens associations, wineries,restaurants, art galleries, and a beekeeper.

The group will meet in September to tryto determine how to proceed.

For example, the group knows there’s alot of interest in Turner Farm House in GreatFalls, including from Great Falls CitizensAssociation, but Turner Farm House couldbe a very complicated process with masterplan process that needs to be followed.

“I have people who are really interestedin Turner Farm,” said project manager

Denice Dressel, Park Authority ResidentCurator Project manager. On the otherhand, starting with a historic house on thelist that is already ready for residential usecompatible with Planning and Zoning mightquicken getting started, said Michael Th-ompson from the Fairfax County Park Au-thority Board. Request for information andproposals, part of the process, would be sig-nificantly different depending on whichproperties are considered, he said.

“It’s critical knowing which properties areon the table,” said Christopher Daniel, fromthe Architectural Review Board.

The next group meeting is scheduled forSeptember, and more will be known by thattime. The group already has compiled listsranking properties in terms of historic andpublicly owned prerequisites, whether prop-erties have been underutilized, the condi-tions of the properties, the public interest,location, design, setting, materials, work-manship, if properties have electricity, wa-ter and sewer utilities in place.

RESIDENT CURATOR PROGRAMSidentify publicly-owned historic propertieswith no immediate or practical public use

and through an open and competitive pro-cess, select outside parties with skills, re-sources and vision to rehabilitate a prop-erty in accordance with accepted preserva-tion standards for historic buildings. In ex-change for rehabilitating the property, thecurator gains use of the property and paysno rent.

— Ken Moore

Sign at Turner Farm Park. Many people in Great Falls would like to seeTurner Farmhouse one of the first properties to be considered for theResident Curator Program. Lewinsville House at 1659 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Lewinsville Park.

Historic Sites: Resident Curators?In exchange for reha-bilitating the property,the curator gains useof the property andpays no rent.

Lahey Lost Valley House, 9750 Brookmeadow Drive, Vienna, in LaheyLost Valley Park was ranked second on a list for consideration for theresident curator program.

Possible SitesA report commissioned by Fairfax County in

2014 ranked some of the possible properties for theResident Curator Program in the order shown here.County staff caution that planning for the programis in its earliest stages and speculation about anyparticular property is premature.

Name, Address, Park❖ Barrett House, Furnace Road, Lorton, Laurel Hill

Park❖ Lahey Lost Valley House, 9750 Brookmeadow

Drive, Vienna, Lahey Lost Valley Park❖ Gabrielson House 2514 Leeds Road, Oakton,

Difficult Run Stream Valley Park❖ Lamond House, 7509 Fort Hunt Road,

Alexandria, McCutcheon Park❖ Physician’s House (Lipscomb House), Unnamed

Service Road, Lorton❖ Stempson House, Furnace Road, Lorton, Laurel

Hill Park❖ Ash Grove, 8881 Ashgrove House Lane, Vienna,

Ash Grove Historic Site❖ Hannah P. Clark House (Enyedi House), 10605

Furnace Road, Lorton, Old Colchester Park andPreserve

❖ Hunter House, 9537 Courthouse Road, Vienna,Nottoway Park

❖ Minnick House, 10419 Old Colchester Road,Lorton, Mason Neck West Park

❖ Turner Farm House, 10609 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls, Turner Farm Park

❖ Banks Property, 7400 Old Telegraph Road,Alexandria, Olander and Margaret BanksNeighborhood Park

❖ Lewinsville House, 1659 Chain Bridge Road,McLean, Lewinsville Park

❖ Pimmit Barn, 1845 Cherri Drive, McLean❖ Dranesville Tavern 11919 Leesburg Pike,

Herndon, Dravesville Tavern Historic Site❖ Stone Mansion, 3900 Stoneybrooke Drive,

Alexandria, Stoneybrooke Park❖ Clark House 6332 Bancroft Mews Drive, Falls

Church, Clark House Park❖ Purple House, 720 Walker Road, Great Falls❖ McDannald House, 11903 Leesburg Pike,

Herndon, Dranesville Tavern Historic Site

SOURCE: Fairfax County Resident CuratorProgram Study, 2014 Final Report by JohnMilner Associates Inc. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/downloads/resident-curator-program-final-report.pdf

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The Republican Womenof Clifton (RWC) willwelcome C. Mitchell

Shaw as the keynote speakerfor its September meeting. Theevent will take place Wednes-day, Sept. 16, 2015 at FairviewElementary School, 5815 OxRoad, Fairfax Station. The so-cial half-hour will begin at 7p.m., presentation to follow at7:30 p.m.

C. Mitchell Shaw served forseveral years as a Field Coordinator for TheJohn Birch Society and is now a writer andspeaker. Mitchell Shaw is a regular contribu-tor to The New American Magazine wherehe contributes on a variety of subjects re-lated to liberty and the Constitution. Most

of his writing deals with the in-tersection of liberty and tech-nology and he is currently writ-ing a book on easily availabletools and techniques for clos-ing the door on surveillance bythe NSA and others.

His educational presentation,is titled “The Amendments Con-vention: Solution or Seduc-tion.”

The Republican Women ofClifton (RWC) is the fastest

growing Republican Women’s club in North-ern Virginia and comprises conservativewomen from Clifton, Centreville, FairfaxStation, Fairfax, Lorton, and surroundingareas. For more information, visitwww.CliftonGOP.com.

The Amendments Convention:Solution or Seduction?

C. Mitchell Shaw

In an effort to open more opportunitiesfor people around the county to par-ticipate and share their views, the

Fairfax County Ad Hoc Commission on Po-lice Policies and Practices will hold its nextpublic forum in the Mount Vernon area onSept. 14 at 7:30 p.m.

The commission wants to hear thoughts,comments and questions from the commu-nity regarding policing in Fairfax County.This is a great opportunity for residents toshare their experiences and bring new in-sight and perspective to areas such as useof force, communications, mental health,diversity/recruitment/vetting, and citizenoversight. Community feedback and testi-monies will help the Commission shape newpolicy recommendations for the FairfaxCounty Police Department.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisorslaunched the Fairfax County Ad Hoc PolicePractices Review Commission in responseto public concern over the shooting deathof John Geer by a Fairfax County police of-

ficer. On Aug. 17, 2015, former FairfaxCounty Police officer Adam Torres wascharged with the second-degree murder ofGeer, who was shot dead in the doorway tohis own own home on Aug. 29, 2013 afterpolice were called in a domestic dispute.Torres was fired in July 2015, almost twoyears later.

The commission has been meeting sinceMarch as a full commission and five sub-committees. Areas of focus by committeeinclude Use of Force; Communications;Mental Health; Recruitment, Diversity andVetting; and Independent Investigations andOversight. The commission is set to reportfindings and recommendations to the Boardof Supervisors on Oct. 20.

FORUM ON POLICE POLICIES ANDPRACTICES: Monday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m.,Walt Whitman Middle School, 2500 ParkersLane, Alexandria VA 22306.

For more information on the police com-mission, see http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission/

Next Police Commission Forum

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Dated announcementsshould be submitted at least two weeks prior to theevent.

In September 2004 The Church of the GoodShepherd (Episcopal), 9350 Braddock Rd.,began offering an ESOL (English for Speakers ofOther Languages) program to serve members ofour community who wish to improve their Englishskills. Since then, hundreds of students from 5 con-tinents and more than 25 countries have attendedmorning and evening classes at Good Shepherd.For more information or to volunteer call thechurch office at 703-323-5400. Leave your nameand contact information and someone will get backto you.

The Church of the Good Shepherd ESOL Fallclasses will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, andThursday from 9:30 – noon and 7-9 p.m., Sept. 22through Dec. 10.

Registration is scheduled for Wednesday,Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 10 from 9:30 – 12 and7-9 p.m. For information call 703-343-5400.

Fairfax Baptist Temple, at the corner ofFairfax County Parkway and Burke Lake Roads,holds a bible study fellowship at 9 a.m. Sundays

followed by a 10 a.m. worship service. Nursery careand children’s church also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax Station, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.

The Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center, 10875Main St., Fairfax City provides free classes to bothnewcomers and advanced practitioners of TibetanBuddhism. The center emphasizes working withthe mind and learning how to understand theworkings of the mind, overcoming innner causes ofsuffering, while cultivating causes of happiness.Under the direction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, thecenter is a place of study, contemplation and medi-tation. Visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org formore information.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers services at twolocations, in Fairfax at 5114 Twinbrook Road andin Clifton at 13421 Twin Lakes Drive. Services inFairfax are held on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. andSundays at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services in Clifton areheld on Sundays at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 or www.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church of Springfield offersSunday school at 9:15 a.m., followed by a 10:30a.m. worship service at 7300 Gary St., Springfield.703-451-1500 or www.fbcspringfield.org.

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Opinion

Election Day is Nov. 3, and on that day,virtually every state and local officeis on the ballot. In-person absenteevoting begins Sept. 18, barely two

weeks from now. Virginia Law allows voters toabsentee vote if they could be “working andcommuting for 11 or more hours between 6a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day.” You’re al-lowed to count your worst possible commutein estimating how many hours you might beworking and commuting on ElectionDay.

On Election Day, Nov. 3, polls areopen from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.

To vote on Election Day, you must be regis-tered at your current address no later than Oct.13, 2015.

You can check your registration status onlineby going to www.sbe.virginia.gov.

It’s also worth noting that new, more restric-tive voter identification regulations took effectlast year.

FAIRFAX COUNTY: Each voter in FairfaxCounty can make choices in one State Senatedistrict, one House of Delegates district, Clerk

of the Court, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sher-iff, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Dis-trict member of the Board of Supervisors, Soiland Water Conservation Board (vote for 3),School Bond for $310 million, Public SafetyBond for $151 million. http://w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /upcoming.htm

As of last summer, there are new require-ments for voter identification that voters mustbring with them to the polling place.

Virginia law requires all voters to provide anacceptable form of photo identification at thepolls. Voters arriving to the polls without photo

ID will be allowed to vote a provisionalballot and will have until noon on theFriday after the election to deliver acopy of identification to their locality’s

electoral board in order for their provisionalballot to be counted.

Virginia’s photo ID requirements also applyto absentee voters who vote in-person in allelections.

Here are the “acceptable” forms of identifi-cation: Valid Virginia Driver’s License or Iden-tification Card; Valid Virginia DMV issuedVeteran’s ID card; Valid United States Passport;Other government-issued photo identificationcards (must be issued by U.S. Government, theCommonwealth of Virginia, or a political sub-

division of the Commonwealth; Valid collegeor university student photo identification card,must be from an institution of higher educa-tion located in Virginia; Employee identifica-tion card containing a photograph of the voterand issued by an employer of the voter in theordinary course of the employer’s business;Virginia Voter Photo ID Card obtained throughany local general registrar’s office. “Valid” isdefined as a genuine document, bearing thephotograph of the voter, and is not expired formore than 12 months.

Any registered voter may apply for a freeVirginia Voter Photo Identification from anygeneral registrar’s office in the Commonwealth.Voters applying for the Virginia Voter Photo IDCard will have to complete the Virginia VoterPhoto Identification Card Application, havetheir picture taken, and sign the digital signa-ture pad.

For More Election InformationFairfax County Board of Elections, 703-222-0776,

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12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Suite232, Fairfax, 22035; FAX 703-324-2205; [email protected]

State Board of Elections, 804 864-8901 Toll Free:800 552-9745 FAX: 804 371-0194

email: [email protected]://www.sbe.virginia.gov

How to Vote; It MattersVoting begins in twoweeks, Sept. 18.

Editorial

By Joan Brady

My mother told me neverto pick up hitchhikers.Or maybe she told me

never to hitchhike. Probably both.But I did hitchhike twice in a singleday, I was desperate, alone andneeded help. I was 20 years old.

The first guy who picked me uphad one hand on the wheel andthe other down his pants. And thesecond told me that he was a bur-lesque cleaner and told me thatwomen hired him to vacuum theirhomes and then vacuum off hisclothes. I’m lucky I made it backto college without incident.

All of that ran quickly throughmy head a few weeks ago as I wasdriving home from dinner with myhusband and saw a young woman,walking and crying, with herthumb stuck tentatively out.

I turned around and we passedher again in an attempt to assessthe situation. Her need vs. oursafety and the time it would takeif we got involved. Her thumbwasn’t out anymore, but she wasstill crying. I u-turned again andwe pulled over.

Jim rolled down his window,and asked, “Are you ok?”

“I’ve had better nights,” shesobbed.

“Do you have anaddress where youwant to go?”

She was able toprovide an address,albeit in the oppositedirection of the wayshe was walking. Itwas about a 10-minute drive away.Jim unlocked the cardoor and she slippedinside.

We rode in an un-comfortable silence,punctuated only by her sobs, as Iran through a mental checklist.What happened to her? Where isher purse? Should we ask if weshould call the police? She didn’tappear injured, but maybe therewere injuries that we could notsee? Is the address we are goingto a safe place to drop her off? Thequestions ran in circles in my head.

I suggested she check the backseat for a box of tissues. Her sobsslowed as she grabbed a handful.

I asked if she was a student. Shesaid no, and half laughed throughher tears. “I’m 30, which makes iteven more ridiculous that I am inthis situation.”

What situation? What hap-pened? I wanted to ask. But didn’t.

She didn’t have a trace of an

accent, so we were surprised whenshe told us she was was not Ameri-can-born. Her father was U.S. mili-tary and her mother had been un-willing to move to the U.S. Afteryears of trying to convince hermother to emigrate, this youngwoman had come on her own.

As we talked, her tears stoppedto an intermittent sniffle.

“Can I ask you why youstopped?” she asked.

“Joan saw you as we drove by,”Jim answered. “We turned aroundbecause she said you looked likeyou were in trouble.” The tearsreturned.

“We’ve all been in your shoes atsome point or another. And hitch-hiking isn’t safe. We thought it wasbetter if we picked you up than

someone else.”Silence and then: “I’m not reli-

gious. I don’t even believe in God.But I think God put you in my pathfor a reason. Things have been re-ally bad lately.”

“Everyone goes through badstretches. You have to figure outhow to focus on the positive, butalso to learn from times like theseand remember them. It’s what youdo with these experiences thatmatters,” Jim counseled her.

I watched in the rear view mir-ror as she nodded tearfully.

There were so many questionsdestined to be unasked and unan-swered as we pulled up at the ad-dress she had given us.

She thanked us again, told usshe would pay-it-forward andwalked into the apartment build-ing, a defeated figure in a prettybeach dress and flip-flops.

Her story will likely remain amystery that will haunt us for along time to come.

Joan Brady is a professional pho-tographer; award-winning colum-nist; mentor and advocate for currentand former foster children; a volun-teer with paws4People, FairfaxFamilies4Kids, and others; and a resi-dent of Great Falls. Reach her [email protected]

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Ava Lakmazaheri from Tho-mas Jefferson High School for Sci-ence and Technology (TJHSST)won the Best of Category Awardand a first award in Robotics andIntelligent Machines at the IntelInternational Science and Engi-neering Fair, held in Pittsburgh.Lakmazaheri earned the awardsfor her project, Brain-ActuatedRobotics: Controlling and Pro-gramming a Humanoid Using

E l e c t r o e n c e p h a l o g r a p h y.Lakmazaheri also won several spe-cial awards.

Katie Bershadsky, born andraised in Burke, has been selectedto the Delta Epsilon Iota AcademicHonor Society in the local chapterat Kennesaw State University.Delta Epsilon Iota was establishedto recognize and encourage aca-demic excellence in all fields ofstudy.

Bershadsky is expected to gradu-ate in 2018 with a major in publicrelations. Her parents are Scottand Kim Bershadsky. Her grand-parents Malcolm and Marcia havelived in Burke for more than 30years.

Jacob M. Sage, of Burke, Jun-ior, Pre-Construction Engr Mgt.has made the Scholastic HonorRoll Fall term at the Oregon StateUniversity. A total of 861 studentsearned straight-A (4.0). Another3,598 earned a B-plus (3.5) orbetter to make the listing. To beon the Honor Roll, students mustcarry at least 12 graded hours ofcoursework.

George Mason University hasrecognized William DouglasKrawczak of Springfield on the

school’s dean’s list for his academicachievement during the spring se-mester. William graduated fromWest Springfield High School andis double majoring in English andEconomics at George Mason Uni-versity. Recognition on the GeorgeMason University dean’s list is re-served for students who were reg-istered for 12 or more semesterhours and received a grade pointaverage of 3.2 or higher with nograde below a C for the previoussemester’s work

The Fairfax County Band Direc-tors Association has recognized 16Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) students for excellence insolo instrumental music perfor-mance as part of the 2015 FairfaxCounty Band Directors AssociationSolo Competition. A total of 33schools were represented; 66 stu-dents competed in the event.

The following students werenamed winners in the elementaryschool division: Third place:Maia Trafton (trumpet),Keene Mill ElementarySchool.

The following students werenamed winners in the high schooldivision: First place: HunterLorelli (bassoon), WestSpringfield High School.

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The Northern Virginia-based nonprofit organi-zation behind the

region’s free cab ride service toprevent drunk driving,SoberRide, hosted a fundraiseron Aug. 18 at Glory Days Grillin Fairfax.

The Washington Regional Al-cohol Program’s (WRAP) inau-gural “Football & Fundraising”event was opened to the publicand featured former WashingtonRedskin Ricky Ervins, a sportsmemorabilia silent auction anddoor prizes. Glory Days Grill do-

nated the hors d’oeuvres buffet forthe event.

Ervins played for the Washing-ton Redskins from 1991 to 1994 asa running back. He was the lead-ing rusher in the Redskins’ 1992Super Bowl victory over the Buf-falo Bills.

Items featured as part of theevening’s silent auction includedsports memorabilia from the Wash-ington Capitals, Nationals,Redskins and Wizards most nota-bly: an NHL hockey stick signed byCapitals’ Nicklas Backstrom; a MLBbaseball signed by Nationals’ Ryan

Zimmerman; an NFL jerseysigned by Redskins great JohnRiggins; and an NBA basketballsigned by the Wizards’ JohnWall, amongst other items.

Door prizes that evening in-cluded gift cards from Fleming’sSteakhouse, Glory Days Grill,Mad Fox Brewing Company andPaladar Latin Kitchen, amongstothers. Funds raised supportWRAP’s fight against drunk driv-ing and underage drinking inGreater Washington. For moreinformation, visit WRAP’swebsite at www.wrap.org.

Former Washington Redskin Ricky Ervins (second from left) joins WRAP’s GaryCohen, Lieutenant Rudy Landon, Liz Tobin, Kurt Erickson and Todd Heavner.

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It’s Wednesday afternoon anda cohort of George MasonUniversity staff, students andfaculty hit the pavement.

Clad in attire rang-ing from runningshorts and brightlycolored sneakersto neutral walkingshoes and businesssuits, the grouptakes part in“Who’s WalkingWednesdays,” partof an initiative toget moving for health and wellness.

“It’s really important to connectfaculty and staff into well-being

and wellness practices,” said JanetWalker, life/work connectionsmanager at George Mason Univer-sity. “It benefits everybody in termsof their own personal health andwellness. It creates a communitywhere people interact over morethan just work.”

The effort underscores the roleof workplace health and fitnessprograms can play in decreasingstress and improving overall well-being. A National Institutes ofHealth study of more than 29,000employees who participated incomprehensive workplace healthprograms that included compo-nents such as fitness, weight con-

trol and smoking cessation,showed a 14-percent decline in ill-ness over a two-year period, as well

as a six-percent increase in produc-tivity.

Workplace health programs canalso consist of health education,fitness programs, health coachingand screenings.

“There’s all sorts of researchabout how time spent outdoors andtaking walking breaks at work fos-ters creativity and problem solv-ing,” said Jeanne Bliss, director ofmarketing, Center for the Advance-ment of Well-being at George Ma-son.

Bliss says university officialshope to impact the well-being of10 million people within the nextfour years through the center. “We

want to be a repli-cable model forwell-being,” shesaid. “That hasbeen one of ourstrategic 10-yeargoals.”

“We’re in a posi-tion to help thenext generation interms of how they

connect with their own workforcein terms of health and well-being,”said Brandice Valentino, director of

well-being programs and mindfulliving coordinator at the Center for

the Advancement of Well-being.“Our programs focus on topics for

well-being and integrating mind-fulness practices.”

Staff, students and faculty at George Mason University take part in “Who’s Walking Wednesdays,” an effort to increasephysical activity and well-being. Research shows that workplace health programs can lead to increased productivity.

Workplace FitnessEmployer-basedhealth andwellness pro-grams are goodfor business.

“It’s really important to connect facultyand staff into well-being and wellnesspractices. It benefits everybody.”

— Janet Walker, life/work connections manager,George Mason University

Amy K. Turner, executive direc-tor of Innovation Health, a North-

ern Virginia health insurance com-pany formed as a result of a part-nership between Aetna and Inova,says her company has improvedthe health of its workforce throughtailored employee wellness pro-grams.

Innovation Health has also cre-ated corporate wellness programsfor its corporate clients. In fact, thecompany received the LoudonChamber of Commerce HealthyBusiness Award, which honors thewinners of the Loudon HealthyBusiness Challenge, a competitiondesigned to recognize NorthernVirginia businesses that have im-proved the health of theirworkforce through tailored em-ployee wellness programs.

A group mentality is one of thekeys. Group fitness activity canlead to success, say experts. “I feellike when you do it in a group andyou’re part of a group, you’re morecommitted,” said Turner. “It holdspeople accountable and promotessuccess.

“Our ‘Get Active Challenge’ iswhere employees set fitness goalsand challenge other teams withintheir corporation,” she said. “Itengages employees to work to-gether in teams, challenges them.We’ve found that it improves em-ployee satisfaction.”

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Plenty of reasons to celebrate the FairfaxSymphony Orchestra (FSO) about to beginits 59th season as Fairfax County’s flagshiporchestra. This year, under the baton ofmusic director Christopher Zimmerman, theFSO will celebrate the genius of Beethoven’smasterpieces while featuring the cominggeneration of virtuoso classical pianists.

Why feature Beethoven piano concertos?“I have designed most of our past seasonswith some kind of binding thread, be it fo-cusing on a composer, or a topic,” saidZimmerman. “This year I thought both acomposer and an instrumental mediumwould provide the focus for an interestingmusical exploration as well as be a strongattraction in themselves.

“The audience will hear, and be fascinatedby, how Beethoven’s compositional stylechanges and evolves from concerto to con-certo,” said Zimmerman. “I hope also thattheir enjoyment of these works will be en-

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra to Celebrate BeethovenSeason openingperformance onSaturday, Sept. 19.

Where and WhenFairfax Symphony Orchestra performs at the Center for the

Arts, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Season opening performance Beethoven: “Coriolanus” Overture,Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor” with Alon Goldstein,piano and Beethoven: Symphony No. 5. Performance on Satur-day, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $34-$58. Ticket information call703-563-1990 or visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org

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hanced by the fact that we will be perform-ing other orchestral works of his alongsidethese concertos, and also those of his im-mediate predecessor, Mozart, and succes-sor, Brahms.”

The pianists will include Alon Goldstein,already known to FSO audiences. He willbe featured in the season opener on Sept.19 at the Center for the Arts, George Ma-

son University. Awadagin Pratt, performinglater in the season, “has developed an ex-tremely distinguished career and is a ma-jor figure, particularly in this country.” SeanChen, George Li and Andrew Tysons eachhas had “a spectacular kick-off, all havingwon significant prizes at the world’s mostprestigious piano competitions,”Zimmerman pointed-out.

Each artist will provide audiences “withtheir tremendous gifts and convey to theaudience their own fresh perspective.”

As for celebrating the 59th season,Zimmerman acknowledged that “it is amajor accomplishment”. When asked aboutthe upcoming, anticipated 60th season, nowjust a year away, it “is of course a milestonewhich we will hold as something special,but I will give nothing away at this point.”

“In the coming years the orchestra willcontinue to perform at the level that theaudience expects and is proud of and ex-cited about. We will continue to collaboratewith great instrumentalists and artists of thehighest stature, and we will continue topresent programs of the greatest and mostbeautiful (in all aspects of that term) musicin combinations that hopefully will delight,stimulate and fulfill the audience in the waythat this great legacy of orchestral music—past and present—can,” said Zimmerman.

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Book-lovers rejoice; the local treasure“Fall for the Book” is arriving for aweek-long stay. This year’s celebra-

tion will feature over 150 authors represent-ing a wide-gamut of genres.

First held in 1999 at George Mason Uni-versity (GMU), the free event is now anannual fixture.

Featured authors include bestselling “Out-lander” series author, Diana Gabaldon;Ernest J. Gaines, MacArthur FoundationFellowship recipient and author of “A Les-son Before Dying”; and “Going AfterCacciato” author and National Book Award-recipient Tim O’Brien.

Local Fairfax County authors are well-rep-resented throughout the Festival. It is “oneof the go-to events for books and authorsin the mid-Atlantic region,” said TerryAlford, Northern Virginia Community Col-lege.

Alford will speak about “Fortune’s Fool,”his full length biography of the infamousJohn Wilkes Booth. “Booth is an unusual

figure - talented, handsome, popular butdriven, he thought, by a sense of fate whichimpelled him to his tragic end,” said Alford.

For author Beth Cabrera (Fairfax), “Fallfor the Book” provides an opportunity tointeract with people from around the com-munity and find inspiration. It is “a won-derful way for readers to come together andform a community of literature-lovers.”

Cabrera will discuss “Beyond Happiness.”Her book aims to help readers “thrive de-spite the challenges they continue to face.“Cabrera notes that “for years I studiedwomen’s career paths and the challengesthey faced and I realized that workingwomen’s well-being was suffering.”

According to Suzanne Rigdon (NorthernVirginia) the Festival provides “equal access

to all readers, and doesn’t limit anyone’sparticipation in this wonderful literary com-munity.”

Rigdon will participate on an urban fan-tasy panel speaking about her debut novel,“Into the Night.” Her book is about “atwenty-something in Boston who goes on afirst date with disastrous consequences andhas to cope with her new life as a vampireunder the rule of a sadistic Queen.”

Art Taylor (Burke) will speak about his“On the Road with Del & Louise,” a collec-tion of stories centered on characters mak-ing their way across America. “Del’s a small-time crook trying to go straight (and fail-ing time and again); he first meets Louisewhen he robs the convenience store whereshe’s working, and it’s pretty much love at

Meeting Favorite Authors in ‘Your Own Backyard’“Fall for the BookFestival” returns,Sept. 27-Oct. 3.

first sight” on a bumpy journey they taketogether.

“Fall for the Book” is an opportunityto find - free of charge - new preferenceswhile re-enjoying old favorites all innear-by locations.

Where and When“Fall for the Book” events at George

Mason University’s Fairfax Campus ven-ues and at other locations throughoutNorthern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland.From Sept. 27-Oct. 3. Events are free.Location and other details at http://fallforthebook.org/. Note: A Smartphoneapp is available at: http://fallforthebook.org/2015/07/27/festival-launches-2015-smartphone-app/

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Saturday, through Sept. 5. 10 a.m.-5p.m. Fairfax Library, 10360 NorthStreet, Fairfax. Come to the libraryall summer for books and events.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/fx/.

Follow Your Heart: Recent Workby Nancy Hannans through Sept.6 at Workhouse Arts Center, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. NancyHannans’ recent paintings weavestories of love, joy and harmony inmagical lands filled with unlimitedpossibilities. Hannans combines herlove for storytelling and universalsymbolism to communicate that weare all interconnected, and tocelebrate our common humanity. Thewomen in her work represent allcultures and races.

SATURDAY/AUG. 1 - SUNDAY/SEPT. 13Annual Workhouse Clay National

Ceramics Exhibition. WorkhouseArts Center, W-16 Vulcan Gallery,9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton. Thisexhibition represents the depth andbreadth of contemporary functionaland sculptural ceramic artworksbeing created throughout thecountry. Visit http://www.workhousearts.org/events/visual-arts/workhouse-clay-national-2015.

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of Fairfax Regional Library, 10360North Street, Fairfax. Build yourchild’s early literacy skills whileenjoying stories, songs and activities.Age 3-5 with adult.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 5Historic Pohick Church First

Saturday Tours. 1-3 p.m. PohickChurch, 9301 Richmond Highway,Lorton. During the colonial period,Pohick Church was the congregationof many of our country’s mostprominent families, including theWashingtons, Masons and Fairfaxes.http://www.pohick.org .

Cabaret Series: Autumn in NewYork. 8 p.m. Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9601 Ox Road, Lorton. TheWorkhouse cabaret team willperform a musical score sure to easeus into the autumn season! Featuringthe best songs ‘selectively harvested’from Broadway that will have uslooking forward to the end of thesummer heat and prove that there’sno better place for to enjoy fall

weather than New York City. Tickets:$25-$30.

Teen Writers Group. 2 p.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Do you enjoy writingfiction, poetry, non-fiction and/ormemoirs? Join us for sharing,discussion and feedback of works inprogress. Teen volunteer facilitates.Age 13-18.

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p.m. Sundays, May 3-Nov. 8.Featuring fresh produce, a Swissbakery and potted plants and herbs.VRE Parking Lot, 8990 Lorton StationBoulevard, Lorton.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/lortonmkt.htm

SUNDAY-MONDAY/SEPT. 6-7LEGO Model Train Show. Sunday:

12-5 p.m. Monday: 12-4 p.m. 11200Fairfax Station Road. A two day HOscale modular train display runningat the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum. They will be joined byMonty with a custom built LEGOtrain display.

MONDAY/SEPT. 716th Annual Labor Day Car Show.

8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Historic Clifton.Antiques, classics, foreign, customs,motorcycles and more. Pre-registerby Aug. 24.www.labordaycarshow.com. Allproceeds benefit local charities.

Labor Day Picnic. 10:20 a.m. - 4 p.m.St.Mary’s Church, 5612 Ox Rd.,Fairfax Station. Mass, entertainment,rides, games, bingo, rummage sale,crafts, food and more.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 8Storytime at Old Town Square.

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Chico’s Fall Fashion Show. 11:30a.m. Springfield Golf & Country Club,8301 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield. The Springfield ChristianWomen’s Connection inviteseveryone to their fall fashion show. Itwill feature Chico’s, a popularboutique that carries full lines inwomen’s designer fashion and

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Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North Street, Fairfax. Stories, songs,and activities. Library staff share withchildren a love for books, and parentslearn to cultivate early literacy skills.Age 2-3 with adult.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 11S.T.E.A.M Storytime. 2 p.m. Burke

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The Robinson field hockey pro-gram returns six starters fromlast year’s team that went 16-5and qualified for the region

tournament.None of those starters played defense for

the Rams in 2014.“The biggest issue that we’ve had this

year,” head coach Lindsay Arnsmeyer said,“is we graduated our whole defensive line,including our goalie.”

So far, the “issue” hasn’t hindered theRams.

Robinson defeated South County 3-2 onTuesday, improving its record to 5-1-1. TheRams ran into trouble during the secondday of the Blast ALS tournament on Aug.27 at Lake Braddock Secondary School,when the team played its fourth and fifthgames in a three-day period, but Robinsonhas otherwise experienced early-season suc-cess.

After beating Falls Church 7-0 in the sea-son opener on Aug. 25, Robinson came backthe following day and beat Mount Vernon5-0 and Woodson 1-0 during the first dayof the Lake Braddock tournament. The nextday, the Rams fell behind the host Bruinsbut managed to earn a 1-1 tie thanks to asecond-half goal by senior Gwen Carsten.

Arnsmeyer said she could tell the Rams

were tired.“Towards the end is how we’ve been play-

ing — [with] pressure,” Arnsmeyer said.“The last 10 minutes was how they’re ex-pected to play. The first 40 minutes was not.… I think we showed bits and piecesthroughout the whole game that we wereable to dominate.”

Robinson lost its final game of the tour-

nament to West Springfield 2-1.With the Rams lacking experience in the

back, Arnsmeyer moved senior KatieO’Loughlin from forward to defensive cen-ter midfielder.

“Last year I played her as a forward andthis year, just because she’s very defensiveminded and very calm in the back, I’ve hadto move her to defensive mid,” Arnsmeyersaid. “… She’s calm, she’s a leader, she com-municates really well and she’s very goodat seeing the field, so she can switch theball back and forth. She’s good not only onoffense, but defense, which is what we re-ally need.”

O’Loughlin said she plays defense for herclub team, so the transition wasn’t difficult,but she feels pressure to help some of herteammates.

“A lot of the girls, it’s either they don’thave a lot confidence in themselves orthey’re still learning how to play defense,”O’Loughlin said, “so I feel a lot of pressureto not only play well myself, but also sup-port my teammates.”

Senior forward Charlotte Clark, seniormidfielder Anna Turner and Carsten are alsoexpected to be significant contributors forthe Rams.

Robinson will travel to face Lee at 7:30p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Robinson Finds Early Success Despite Inexperienced DefenseRams go 2-1-1 duringLake Braddock tour-nament.

Robinson senior Katie O’Loughlin, middle, moved from forward todefensive midfielder this season.

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The host Lake Braddock field hockey teamstruggled during the first day of the BlastALS tournament on Aug. 26, suffering shut-

out losses against Fairfax and Centreville. On thesecond day, the Bruins responded with a 1-all tieagainst rival Robinson and a 1-0 victory over Oakton.

“I feel that we didn’t start out playing our best,but improved our play significantly each game,” headcoach Marie Bounds Bullock wrote in an email. “Thegirls worked hard to make the needed improvementsand it showed; the results of each game got betterand better.”

After opening the season with a 3-0 loss to Fairfaxand a 1-0 defeat against Centreville, Lake Braddocktied Robinson, 1-1, on Aug. 27. Senior midfielderEmily Berst scored the Bruins’ goal, with an assist bysophomore forward Allison Ormsby. Lake Braddock’sfinal game of the tournament was a 1-0 win overOakton, with a goal by Ormsby. The assist went tosenior midfielder Annina Zelkin.

Zelkin is “highly skilled and has a powerful shot,”Bullock wrote. The senior is committed to Yale.

Junior midfielder Haley Hopkins, a first-team all-conference and second-team all-region selection lastseason, is also expected to be a key contributor forLake Braddock.

“Haley is an extremely talented player,” Bullockwrote.

“She will be a distributor and one of our main ballhandlers in the midfield and on the forward line.”

Lake Braddock defeated Langley in overtime onMonday, improving its record to 2-2-1. The Bruinsfaced Westfield on Wednesday, after The Connection’sdeadline.

Lake Braddock will open Conference 7 play againstMount Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10.

“One of our goals is to win our conference,” Bul-

Lake Braddock Finishes StrongAt Blast ALS Tournament

Senior midfielder Annina Zelkin and theLake Braddock field hockey team tiedRobinson and beat Oakton during thesecond day of the Blast ALS tournamenton Aug. 27 at Lake Braddock.

lock wrote. “There is some great competition in ourconference so it will be a challenge, but one that Ithink we are up for.”

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Spartans Winning

After a rough start to thesecond day of the BlastALS field hockey tourna-

ment at Lake Braddock Second-ary School, West Springfield in-creased its defensive effort andshowed what can happen whenthe Spartans are on the samepage. West Springfield closed itsappearance at the two-day tour-nament with a 2-1 victory overRobinson on Aug. 27. The Ramsscored their lone goal during apenalty corner with time expiredin the second half.

“We were playing defense asa whole team rather than justour defenders,” West Springfieldhead coach Tina Nham said.“That was our major problem inthe beginning: our forwardsneed to come back a little bitmore, so they put in the extraeffort.” Earlier in the day, WestSpringfield lost to Centreville 2-0, but the Spartans responded

by handing Robinson its firstloss of the season.

“Our first game today wasn’tthat great,” junior midfielderMarie Laverdiere said. “Wewere all really tired and wewere playing slowly. We allstepped it up. We really wantedto beat Robinson.”

West Springfield finished thetournament with a 2-1-1record, including a 3-3 tieagainst Woodson and a 2-0 winover Mount Vernon on Aug. 26.

WEST SPRINGFIELD de-feated Oakton 1-0 on Aug. 31,improving its record to 3-1-1.The Spartans faced Lee onWednesday, after TheConnection’s deadline.

West Springfield will travel toface Chantilly at 7:30 p.m. onTuesday, Sept. 8.

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