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News

Area Votes for Obama, Kaine, House IncumbentsPresident Barack Obama wins second term,Kaine wins Senate seat, Moran, Wolf,Connolly re-elected.

Reaction to the announcement that President Barack Obama has been re-elected at the Fairfax County Democrats Victory Party on Nov. 6.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) helps a Greenspring resident find elec-tion officials at the Greenspring Polling Station to determine whether hecan vote in the election.

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

In a bitter and historically expensivebattle, President Barack Obama de-feated Gov. Mitt Romney, winning asecond term Tuesday after grabbing

the key swing state of Virginia after mid-night.

With the addition of the Commonwealth’s13 electoral votes—as well as those of Colo-rado, Iowa, New Hampshire and Wiscon-sin—Obama sailed over the electoral cliffwith the critical 270 electoral votes heneeded for victory.

More than 200 Democrats gathered at theTysons Sheraton Tuesday evening—somecautiously optimistic, some nervous—aboutthe Democrats’ chances of another fouryears for Obama in The White House.

Mondana Nicksolat, an Obama volunteerfrom McLean, said she was so nervous aboutObama’s chances for victory, “I feel like I’mgetting ready to take a final exam. . . . I’mnervous. I’m not sure he will win,” Nicksolatsaid. But as the evening wore on, Nicksolatbecame more optimistic.

“Obama shouldn’t be called a politician,”she said. “He is a human being. He has alot in common with the American people.We are not all rich; we all did not go toelite schools; some of us are immigrants andwe’re Americans. Obama is with us.”

Close to midnight, the Sheraton crowderupted in cheers, hugs and tears whennews networks projected the win forObama.

“The country and women are safe for fourmore years,” one guest shouted.

According to the Fairfax County Board of

Elections, Obama won the county withnearly 60 percent of the vote.

Kaine Wins SenateSeat

It was one of the most competitive andclosely-watched Senate races in the nation,but after 17 months of brutal campaigning,former Virginian Governor and DNC ChairTimothy M. Kaine grabbed the seat of retir-ing U.S. Sen. Jim Webb from former Gov-ernor George Allen. Kaine won 51.85 per-cent of the vote over Allen’s 47.97 percentwith 100 percent of the state’s 2588 pre-cincts reporting, according to the VirginiaState Board of Elections.

The 11th District:Connolly

U.S. Rep Gerry Connolly (D-11) knowshow close a race can be on election night,beating challenger Keith Fimian in 2010 bya razor-thin margin, but Connolly handilydefeated Republican challenger ChrisPerkins Tuesday night along with four othercandidates: Chris DeCarlo (Independent),Mark Gibson (Independent), Joe Galdo(Green Party) and Peter Marchetti (Inde-pendent Green Party). Connolly received60.05 percent of the vote, or 163,212 votes,compared to Perkins’s 36.22 percent of thevote with 98,456 votes.

“Tonight our voters also sent a messageabout our politics. They want more func-tional government,” Connolly said, stand-ing with his daughter and wife at the

opponent J. Patrick Murray with 63.42 per-cent (174,974 votes) of the vote overMurray’s 31.5 percent of the vote (86,910 votes). A senior member of the Ap-propriations Committee, Moran serves asthe ranking member on the Subcommit-tee on the Interior and Environment andalso serves on the Defense and MilitaryConstruction Subcommittees. Through-out his two decades of service in theHouse of Representatives, Moran haschampioned regional transportation so-lutions, the environment, women’s is-sues, technology, fair and open trade, andfiscal discipline. He is also well known forhis efforts to protect federal employees andmilitary retirees.

Sheraton. “They don’t want more rabid,partisan rhetoric as a substitute for real so-lutions to real problems.”

Connolly said he was honored “to havebeen reelected, by my widest margin ever,and to have received the thrust of our vot-ers to represent them for the next two years.On their behalf I will fight for the valueswe share while seeking common ground tomove our country forward.”

Connolly also displayed his trademark witwhen he told the crowd he had anotherannouncement: “CBS News just called it forTim Kaine. … Not so fast, Tea Party!”

The 10th District:Wolf

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10), the mostsenior of the 11 members of the House ofRepresentatives from Virginia, won his 17thconsecutive term on Tuesday. This year, Wolffaced a challenge on two fronts: DemocratKristin Cabral and Independent KevinChisholm fought hard to take his seat.

Wolf won 58.71 percent of the vote(194,817 votes) compared to Cabral’s 38.38percent of the vote (127,355 votes) with192 of 195 precincts reporting at 1 a.m.

Wolf sits on the powerful House Appro-priations Committee, where he is the chair-man on the Commerce-Justice-Science sub-committee. In addition, he is the co-chair-man of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Com-mission, a bipartisan organization made upof more than 200 members of Congress whowork together to raise awareness about in-ternational human rights issues.

The 8th District:Moran

U.S. Rep. James P. Moran won a 12th termin Congress, easily beating his Republican

Ron Wiersma of Springfield andCaroline Smith of Reston cel-ebrated with other Democrats atthe Sheraton on Tuesday. “Lookaround you. This is America,”Smith said. “Black, white, Asian,Latinos, men and women, youngand old. . . . This is our America.”

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The County Line

Eminent Domain Amendment Prevails by Wide MarginSome lawmakers predict amendment will cost taxpayers millions down the road.

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Local lawmakers said they were notsurprised that nearly two and halfmillion voters (74.6 percent) ap-proved a state constitutional

amendment last night further restrictingVirginia’s power of eminent domain.

But they do predict the unintended con-sequences of enshrining those restrictionsin the state constitution—which some callan act of “corporate welfare”—will coststate and local governments and taxpayerstens of millions of dollars in added com-pensation to businesses and private land-owners.

“The same people who voted for it willexpress outrage at how much more expen-sive it is to make road improvements orextend sewer to properties with failing sep-tic systems a year from now,” said FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-At-large).

At issue was not if the government coulduse the power of eminent domain, but howmuch corporations, business owners andlandowners could be compensated when—in the course of building roads, power linesand many other public projects—the gov-ernment takes their property through emi-

nent domain.Many local lawmakers argued the amend-

ment goes too far, requiring taxpayers tocompensate landowners not only for thevalue of condemned property, but for lostaccess to their property and lost benefits.

In 2007, responding to a populist back-lash against a Supreme Court decision al-lowing the govern-ment to use thepower of eminent do-main to aid privatedevelopment, Vir-ginia legislatorspassed a law restrict-ing that power.

“The language inthis amendment iscompletely unneces-sary—it bans actions currently illegal in Vir-ginia,” said Del. Scott Surovell (D-44).

“I don’t think anyone’s arguing that pri-vate property owner’s rights are not impor-tant,” said City of Fairfax Councilman DanDrummond. “But this is a solution in searchof a problem.”

He said the fear is that the amendment willhave a “chilling effect” on economic progressand projects that benefit the public.

“Nobody really knows from a local gov-ernment perspective how this will be used,

but the fear is that it could open up aPandora’s Box of litigation that would leavetaxpayers footing the bill.”

Bulova said business-owners could con-strue the amendment as “taking away ordiminishing” their profits when streets areclosed and their shops are shut down dur-

ing popular paradesand festivals, such asViva Vienna or theCity of Fairfax FallFestival, events thatattract up to 40,000people during oneweekend.

“These are commu-nity-building events,and we’re concernedthe language in the

amendment can be read by individuals asway to seek compensation for lost profits,”Bulova said.

“A shop owner could complain they lostrevenue, that festival vendors are taking theirbusiness away,” Bulova added. “What ifsomeone decided to make that an issue andseek compensation for lost profits under [theamendment]? The Town of Vienna can’t af-ford to reimburse every shop owner ...”

Del. Dave Albo (R-41), who co-sponsoredone of the versions of the law, acknowledged

that “lost profits and lost access” could endup making roads more expensive to build.

“But it’s fair,” Albo said. “If they run a roadand cut off your driveway to the point thatno one can get into your restaurant and ruinyour business, you should be compensated.”

“Basically, we don’t want the governmenttaking private property for something thatis not a bona fide government use, for ex-ample taking old houses in the name of eco-nomic development and then transferringthe land to a private hotel,” Albo added.

At the crux of the debate is the SupremeCourt’s landmark 2005 decision known asthe “Kelo decision,” widely considered byscholars, land-use attorneys and local gov-ernment to be one of the most controver-sial rulings in recent U.S. history. “Kelo v.City of New London” came before the Su-preme Court in 2005. In a 5–4 decision, thecourt held that the general benefits a com-munity enjoyed from economic growthqualified private redevelopment plans as apermissible “public use” under the TakingsClause of the Fifth Amendment.

“I think all of this is an overreaction toKelo,” said Toni-Michelle Travis, a GMU as-sociate professor of government and poli-tics and editor of “The Almanac of VirginiaPolitics.” “Historically, property owners havealways been favored under Virginia law.”

Proposed ConstitutionalAmendment Question 1

Precincts reporting: 2588/2588Votes:Yes—2,408,032 (74.64 percent)No—818,314 (25.36 percent)Total Votes—3,226,346*Information provided by The Virginia State Board of Elections


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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

TUESDAY/NOV. 13Warm Coat Drive Distribution Day.

11 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Moose FamilyCenter, 9612 Fernedge Lane, Lorton.A distribution of warm caots, gloves,scarves and boots with new hats forfamilies in need; the items may bedropped off at the LCAC at 9518Richmond Hwy., Lorton between 8:30a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday throughFriday any day prior to thedistribution day. 703-339-5161.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 14NARFE Springfield Chapter

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SUNDAY, NOV. 18Toy and Food Drive. To brighten the

holiday season for area families inneed, the Democratic Women ofClifton (DWC) will once again betaking donations for the FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue Toy Drive,plus grocery-store gift cards for OurDaily Bread. Anyone who wants tohelp may drop off these items duringthe DWC’s Sunday, Nov. 18, meetingfrom 3-5 p.m., in the Clifton TownMeeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road inClifton. For more information, [email protected] or visitwww.democraticwomenofclifton.org.

ONGOINGThank veterans for their service

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Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or call703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be submitted atleast two weeks prior to the event.

The Women’s Ministry at JubileeChristian Center is having a Fall BibleStudy on Tuesdays, 9:45 a.m.-noon, eachTuesday through Nov. 20. The study is on“The Sower and the Seed,” and there is nocharge for the study. Jubilee is located at4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax. 703-383-1170. www.jccag.org.

A Walk through AncientBethlehem, Dec. 8-9, 2012. Walkthrough a replica of ancient Bethlehemduring the time of Jesus Christ’ birth. OnDec. 8 and 9, Parkwood Baptist Churchof Annandale will present its 12th annualre-creation of Bethlehem. Tours con-ducted from 4 to 8 p.m. will featurecostumed re-enactors including Romansoldiers and tax collectors, musical per-formances, and a nativity scene with liveperformers and animals. Activities andcrafts for children and refreshments forall. No admission charge. 8726 BraddockRoad, Annandale. Details available atwww.bwalk.org or 703-978-8160.

Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive. Services in Fairfax areheld on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sun-days at 8:15, 9:45 and 11:15 a.m.Services in Clifton are held on Sundaysat 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.


Opinion

Barack Obama came to Northern Virginia on Saturday,Nov. 3 with Bill Clinton and Dave Matthews.

Mitt Romney packed the Patriot Center at George MasonUniversity on Monday, Nov. 5. Anne Romney asked: “Willwe be neighbors soon?”

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Feeling ImportantPresidential campaigns traversed Northern Virginiaon last days, marking the importance of every vote.

The images from the last weeks ofthe presidential election of 2012make it clear that it would be hardto overstate the importance of vot-

ing, especially in Virginia, especially in North-ern Virginia.

Every vote will be important. What I wishfor today from Northern Virginia is record turn-out and smooth sailing for voters casting theirvotes.

Writing this the morning of Election Day, it’sstill fair to say that the race for president andfor the U.S. Senate in Virginia is too close tocall. It’s hard to overstate the difference it will

make when the election results are final.Mitt Romney came to the George Mason

University Patriot Center on Monday, also be-stowing attention on Republican Senate can-didate George Allen. It was one of several tripsto the area.

President Barack Obama came to Prince Wil-liam County on Saturday, along with BillClinton. On Monday, Vice President Joe Bidencame to Claude Moore Park. Both visits gave aboost to Democratic Senate candidate TimKaine.

The money that has been spent—and raised—here in Virginia is daunting. At the end of Octo-

ber, in 2012, Romney had raised $10.1 millionand Obama $8.2 million in checks of $200 ormore from Virginians, according to the VirginiaPublic Access Project. Inside the Beltway donors(different from Northern Virginia in VPAP’s cat-egories) gave $3,193,148 to Obama and$3,104,160 to Romney. Northern Virginia out-side the Beltway gave $2,694,030 to Obama and$3,525,796 to Romney.

While either way, about half of voters willbe disappointed by the outcomes here, no onewill be sorry that this campaign season is over.It’s been fun to be a favorite child in some ways,but it will be OK to go back to addressing localissues without the magnification of such animportant election.

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Anti-advertismentTo the Editor:

As you drive down our roads,it is worthy to recall MichaelLee Pope’s October 18th article“The Message is not the Me-dian: Fairfax Roadsides NowFree of Political Speech.”

In that article, Springfield Re-publican Delegate David Albotouted his new legislationwhich according to SpringfieldRepublican Supervisor PatHerrity clearly addressed andoutlawed the posting of politi-cal placards in the medians onFairfax County roads whichhave “bothered people for anumber of years.”

“When I see a political sign,to me that’s an anti-advertise-ment,” said Albo. “Here’s a per-son who is running to writelaws, and they are purposefullyviolating laws.”

Just before I received an e-

mail from the Republican Partyasking me to join Delegate Alboat the Springfield BaskinRobbins to campaign for Repub-lican candidates, I saw this longline of 18 George Allen signs inthe median just outside myneighborhood, one of many re-markably similar large group-ings of Allen signs up and downthe median in Braddock Road.

Unlike the very few scatteredsigns for other candidates, youcan tell these placards wereplaced by an organized cam-paign by how many there are(they are expensive) and by theway they are spaced, main-tained, and moved around aspart of a strategy to ensure thatthey are noticed.

I agree with Delegate Albo onone thing at least: we shouldnot be voting for the candidatewhose name is on these signs.

Marc GreidingerSpringfield

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News

Rob Whitfield and Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield).

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock), right, talks withKevin and Linda O’Brien.

Fairfax Republicans ComeTogether for Election

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Losses by MittRomney, GeorgeAllen, ChrisPerkins putdamper onRepublicanCommittee event.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

What started as anight of hope forthe FairfaxCounty Republi-

can Committee ended on some-thing of a sour note, as Republi-can presidential, senate and con-gressional candidates were notable to oust incumbents.

“I think we got off to a greatstart, I was pleased to see some ofthe early big states go to Gover-nor [Mitt] Romney, but when Ilooked up and saw it tied at 153for about half an hour, I thoughthe might have run out of steam,”said George Pindrell of FallsChurch. “It just got hard to remainoptimistic seeing states like Penn-sylvania go to President Obama,and Mitt needed to win a few sur-prises to stay in the race, and thosejust never came.”

“We did a lot of hard workthanks to a lot of dedicatedpeople,” said Committee Chair JayMcConville. “We knocked on about130,000 doors since March, andit just wouldn’t have been possible to reach and lis-ten to so many people without our volunteers.”

As Republican presidential candidate Romney builtan early lead thanks to victories in several southernstates, Republican senatorial candidate George Allentook an early lead over Democrat Tim Kaine as well.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), said he wasenergized by the feeling he got at the polls duringthe day.

“I haven’t seen this much excitement within theparty since we elected Bob McDonnell in 2009,” saidHerrity. “I felt it while knocking on doors the lastseveral months, I felt it in the number of yard signs Isaw in front yards across Fairfax County and I felt itat the polls today.”

Herrity said reports from his district were long linesthroughout the morning, with a gradual slowing intothe evening.

“That shows me that everybody, on both sides, feltthe need to get out and vote as soon as they could,”he said. “It’s a great thing to make voting that kindof a priority.”

The only candidate in attendance at the event wasRepublican challenger Chris Perkins, who ran againstGerry Connolly for the 11th district. As the precincts

started rolling in, Connolly’s lead became insur-mountable, and Perkins conceded around 10 p.m.

“The numbers were just not there for us this time,but we fought a great fight, and it has been one ofthe most incredible experiences of my life,” Perkinssaid. “It’s hard to capture everything I’m feeling rightnow, but the gratitude for everyone who was withme on this experience is overwhelming.”

Much of the crowd seemed to disperse after Perkins’concession, only to get excited one more time as itwas announced that Romney won North Carolina,one of the east coast states that had been deemed“too close to call.”

But soon the west coast Polls closed, handingBarack Obama California, Washington and Hawaii,bringing his total to 244 electoral votes. Just after11 p.m. the news broke that Obama had won Ohio,virtually sealing his re-election bid.

“It looked for a bit there like things would turnout right, with Romney and Allen winning, but itwent downhill pretty fast,” said Chase Neil of Fairfax.“In the end, the only victory Republicans have waskeeping Frank Wolf and the majority in the house,but we had those this morning. As people said in acampaign four years ago, we were ready for change.”

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From left, owner Amber Sutton and Asst. Mgr. AshleyBrassock take a quick breather from meeting and greetingthe human and canine guests at the Grand Opening Cel-ebration of Dogtopia Springfield. Sutton is the brand’sfirst multi-unit franchisee, having opened a location inWoodbridge in 2008.

Dogtopia Comes to Springfield

Bill and Arleens Burston of Springfield brought Lady Louto check out the facilities.

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By Andrea Worker

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The grand opening celebration ofDogtopia in Springfield on Satur-day, Nov. 3, had barely begun be-fore a steady stream of party

poochers were taking over the spacious lobbyand accompanying their humans on staff-guided tours of the new facility. The furryinvitees politely examined the spa rooms, playareas and crate accommodations for overnightguests, but it was obvious by all that nosetwitching, tail wagging and gentle leash-tug-ging that the collected canines were anxious toget to the room where treats and toys awaitedamid a mobile studio set up for free photos byFrame House Photography, partnering vendorslike Becky’s Pet Care and Colonial Animal Hos-pital, and even cake and other culinary delightsfor the fewer-footed.

Dogtopia is a leading national dog daycareand spa franchise founded by Amy Nicholswhen she opened the first dog daycare in FairfaxCounty, in Tysons Corner.

THIS SPRINGFIELD LOCATION, owned byAmber Sutton, represents the company’s first

multi-unit franchisee. Sutton left a job withNASA to open her Dogtopia in Woodbridge, Va.in 2008. “Yes, I took the leap and opened myown place, right at the start of the recession,”said Sutton with a bit of a laugh. “Getting thebanks to cooperate was difficult, but we madeit. And things are good enough to make thisnew location the next logical step.” Sutton livesin the district with her Australian shepherd mix,Zeke, who also attended the opening. In a com-pany press release, Sutton pronounced herselfto be “thrilled to expand my relationship withDogtopia and continue to combine my businessskills with my love for animals.” During thecelebration, Sutton admitted that a third loca-tion is already on her mind.

Laura Cruz, operations support specialistfrom the home office, was on hand to help outduring the festivities. “Dogtopia corporate of-fers support on many levels,” she said. “Priorto the openings, we also provide training to thestaff and we ensure that each location meetsthe standards for all. We are all part of thebrand,” she added. “And we are all account-able to each other for our success, and for thehealth and happiness of our canine guests.”

Dogtopia currently has 22 franchised locationsand three company-owned operations, with fourmore slated for opening by year’s end, and anambitious growth plan for more franchised lo-cations over the next seven years. Using a bright,upscale model that looks a lot like a little Johnny

or Jane’s pre-school, the facilities comprise mul-tiple playrooms to better accommodate the dif-fering sizes, ages and temperaments of those atplay, and includes special flooring that’s easieron joints and prevents slipping. There are evenwebcams installed in the playrooms so ownerscan check-in to be sure that their furry familymember is, indeed, having a great time. All po-tential new playmates go through rigorousscreening and must provide proof of appropri-ate vaccinations and certificate of health.Dogtopia doesn’t “breed discriminate.” Socialdogs of all breeds are welcome.

While Saturday’s event may have been pri-marily intended to introduce their services tothe Springfield community, Sutton’s staff alsowelcomed doggie day campers who currentlyattend the Woodbridge location, like chocolatelab Calypso. Calypso’s “mom” and “dad,” Jonand Beth Carpenter, have been taking him therefor quite some time. “It’s great energy manage-ment,” was Jon Carpenter’s comment. “And Ithink it has made him a friendlier, more socialguy.” The Carpenters plan to use the Spring-field spot for convenience on the way to work.

AMBER SUTTON’S NEW DOGTOPIA is lo-cated at 7401 Fullerton Road, Site A, in Spring-field. Information about Dogtopia is availableonline at dogdaycare.com and Sutton and her staffat both locations welcome poochy parents to comeby for a visit. “It’s really a fun place for all of us.”

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Cutting a RugResearchers say dancing can improve balanceand mental ability in seniors.

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“Dance classes, just by their very nature, help maintain balance,coordination and agility. These all help reduce the risk of falling.”

—Juanita Kuntz, wellness coordinator

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Springfield resident Fred Griffin enjoys agood hoe down and takes pleasure in do-ing a do-si-do. In fact, he has been squaredancing since high school.

“At this time in my life, square dancing is themost enjoyable exercise activity, as well as the mostconsuming mind and body activity, that I partici-pate in,” said Griffin, a 76-year-old resident ofGreenspring retirement community.

Researchers say dancing can improve mental andphysical well-being in the elderly. According tostudies published in Frontiers in Aging Neuro-science, dancing can improve cognitive ability andbalance, and decrease the risk of falling that oftenincreases with age.

“The key to improving balance and coordination,regardless of age, is to challenge it,” said RitaWong, a professor of physical therapy atMarymount University in Arlington. “Dance can bea fun and effective way to challenge your balanceand to improve the control and coordination ofyour muscles. [This gives you] better control ofunanticipated challenges to your balance that oc-cur in real life situations, which may result in a

fall if the body is not able to quickly respond to abalance challenge.”

Wong said dancing is effective because it requiresusing arms, legs, and torso in coordinated patterns.

“Ongoing dance classes should gradually increasethe speed and complexity of the dance steps as par-ticipants improve with practice,” she said. “Theamount of challenge should start out geared to thephysical activity level of the person.”

Juanita Kuntz, a Springfield-based wellness co-ordinator, agrees: “Dance classes, just by their verynature, help maintain balance, coordination andagility. These all help reduce the risk of falling,”she said. “Aerobic activity provides extra energyand helps you relax and sleep better.”

Dancing, like other forms of exercise, can im-prove mental clarity: “Research shows that physi-cal activity can positively affect connections be-tween nerves in the brain, thereby improving at-tention and information-processing skills,” Domi-nique Banville, director of George MasonUniversity’s Division of Health and Human Perfor-mance in Fairfax, said in an email.

Kuntz also said that dancing can be a pleasur-able social opportunity for seniors: “Add the funand friends to the mix of a dance class, and it is anear perfect activity for many…seniors.”


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THURSDAY/NOV. 8An Absolute Turkey. 7:30 p.m., at

the Dale S. Rumberger Auditorium,South County High School, 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton. A Frenchbedroom farce looking at adulteryfrom moral and comic angles; ages13-plus. $10, $8 for senior citizensand students.www.southcountytheatre.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 9Dinner & a Movie Series: To Catch

a Thief. 7 p.m., at the W-3 Theaterin the Workhouse, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. Culinary and cinema art fusewith a three-course dinner and theAlfred Hitchcock jewel thief talestarring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.$50 (includes meal, screening, coffeeservice and hors d’oeuvres).www.WorkhouseArts.org.

An Absolute Turkey. 7:30 p.m., atthe Dale S. Rumberger Auditorium,South County High School, 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton. A Frenchbedroom farce looking at adulteryfrom moral and comic angles; ages13-plus. $10, $8 for senior citizensand students.www.southcountytheatre.org.

Masters of Melody. 8 p.m., at theErnst Community Cultural Center,8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. The NOVA-AnnandaleSymphony Orchestra playsOffenbach, Schubert, Duke Ellingtonand others at their fall concert. $15and $10, students with ID; childrenare free. 703-569-0973 orwww.reunionmusic.org.

NOVA-Annandale SymphonyOrchestra. 8 p.m., at the ErnstCommunity Cultural Center, 8333Little River Turnpike, Annandale.“The Great C Major” Symphony No. 9

to benefit the Springfield Chapter ofQuilters Unlimited, a non-profitpreserving the tradition, culture andhistory of quilting; items are donatedby members and include gift basketsand quilt top. https://sites.google.com/site/squfallauctionor [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 14Timeless Jewelry Luncheon. 11:30

a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Springfield Golf &Country Club, 8301 Old Keene MillRoad, Springfield. An antique and

estate jewelry appraiser, apresentation on appraising and a talkon worry and fear; food, prizes andchild care provided. Reservations byNov. 9. $17. 703-590-6562 [email protected].

Civil War Forum. 7:30 p.m., at theFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road, FairfaxStation. A talk on the manuscript“This Forgotten Land: A Tour of CivilWar Sites and Other HistoricalLandmarks South of Alexandria, VA.”703-425-9225 or www.fairfax-station.org.

Thirty Works in 30 Days—30X3030x30 challenged artists to create 30 small works in 30 days just in time for the

holidays, a time to gift and own unique artwork from artists in the community.The 30x30 artists created their 30 pieces based on a theme and all in the samemedium. The exhibit will open on the Workhouse’s annual Black Friday, with eachpanel ranging from $30-179. The opening reception and sale are on Friday, Nov.23 from 5-7 p.m.

A few of Mary Gallagher Stout’s currently untitled pieces.

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St. John Lutheran Church, 5952Franconia Rd., Alexandria. The craftfair and bake sale feature homemadeentrees, baked goods, jams, purses,ornaments, painted woodcrafts, theannual quilt and many hand-crafteditems. 703-971-2210 orwww.sjlc.com.

The Marketplace: A HomemadeFundraiser. 9 a.m.-noon, at GraceBible Church, 9115 Lorton StationBlvd., Lorton. Goods and services forsale to benefit the Assist PregnancyCenter; to sign up for a table contactjulie at [email protected] orStacey at [email protected].

6th Annual Christmas CraftBazaar. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., atAnnandale United Methodist Church,6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale.Forty-plus artists, crafters andvendors with handcrafted jewelry,ornaments, glass art, bath and bodyproducts, pottery, woodwork, needlework, children’s clothes, sandgardens, fabric art and blankets; thehistoric Little White Church andmuseum open for free tours; a usedbook sale, cafe and bake sale alsoselling fresh pecans; and children’sentertainment at 11 a.m., the GreatZucchini. 703-256-8330.

An Absolute Turkey. 2 p.m., at theDale S. Rumberger Auditorium,South County High School, 8501Silverbrook Road, Lorton. A Frenchbedroom farce looking at adultery

from moral and comic angles; ages13-plus. $10, $8 for senior citizensand students.www.southcountytheatre.org.

Post 7327 Buddy PoppyDistribution. 2-4 p.m., at theCardinal Forest Giant, 8320 OldKeene Mill Road, Springfield. Donatean hour or two of your time to theworthy cause of encouragement. 413-313-9211.

2nd Saturday Art Walk. 6-9 p.m.Workhouse Art Center, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. Meet each building’sfeatured artist, a reception in W-16from 6-7 p.m. and more.www.WorkhouseArts.org.

Flea Market. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. VRECommuter Rail Parking Lot, 6900Hechinger Drive, Springfield.Sponsored by Springfield-FranconiaLions Club. Vendor fee $20 perparking space. Proceeds benefit localcharities. 703-569-3074 or http://sfhostlions.org/fleamkt.html.

SUNDAY/NOV. 11Veterans Day Joint Service. 11

a.m., at the Springfield AmericanLegion, 6520 Amherst Ave.,Springfield. Honor troops andveterans together with VFW Post7327. [email protected].

National Symphony Orchestra. 3p.m., at the Lorton Workhouse, 9601Ox Road, Lorton. The season ofMusic Friends’ Concerts at the Aldenopenings concert featuring NatashaBogachek and Dasha Gabay withviolin and piano. 703-620-9535 [email protected].

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Winning GoalSouth County senior Alexis Schramm assisted thegame-winning goal against Fairfax in the NorthernRegion Field Hockey semifinals on Nov. 1, which gavethe Stallions a state tournament berth.

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Lake Braddock’s Nick Tuck placed second at the NorthernRegion championships, helping the boys’ team finishfourth and earn a state berth.

Lake Braddock senior Sophie Chase set a school recordwith a time of 16:42 during the Northern Region champi-onships on Nov. 2 at Burke Lake Park.

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Lake Braddock seniorSophie Chase looked atthe clock and realizedshe was on the verge of

something special as she ap-proached the finish line during theNorthern Region cross countrychampionships on Nov. 2.

Chase’s resume already includedmultiple Patriot District and North-ern Region titles and the 2011 AAAstate championship. But as sheneared the end of her final race atBurke Lake Park, Chase found away to add achievements to herdecorated career as a high schoolharrier.

Chase won her third consecutiveregion title, finishing with aschool-record time of 16:42, whichalso equaled the third-best girls’time in the history of the BurkeLake Park course.

“I think the last thing I saw be-fore I closed my eyes coming downthe last straightaway because I wasstraining was the clock, and it waslike 16:30, 16:31, 16:32,” Chasesaid. “I was [thinking], ‘Aaahhh,I’ve got to run!’ I got through andthen I knew I got [the schoolrecord], so I was really excited.”

Chase broke Wendy Neely’s LakeBraddock record of 16:49.2, set atthe 1986 Northern Region cham-pionships. Chase’s time of 16:42tied Hayfield’s Melissa Dewey(2004) for third-best all time.Langley’s Erin Keogh set the courserecord of 16:09.7 at the 1985Northern Region championships.

“There’s been so much historyon this course,” Chase said, “thatbeing able to finally be up therechasing those legends—likeWendy Neely, Erin Keogh, all thosegreats—it’s incredibly surreal andjust amazing.”

CHASE’S EFFORT helped LakeBraddock win the girls’ teamchampionship. The Bruins finishedwith a score or 38, followed byOakton (92), Chantilly (109) andWest Springfield (116). The topfour teams and top 15 individualsadvanced to the state meet, sched-uled for Saturday, Nov. 10 at GreatMeadow.

Lake Braddock’s Hannah Chris-ten placed third with a time of17:08. Katie Roche (17:33) fin-ished sixth, Katy Kunc (18:08) was

13th and Misha Suresh (18:30)was 18th.

“What we keep telling girls is wecan’t take anything for granted,”Chase said. “No matter how fastwe ran today, no matter how goodour team looks going into states,you can never take anything forgranted.”

EARLIER, IN THE BOYS’RACE, Lake Braddock capturedthe fourth and final state berth,finishing with a score of 124.Chantilly won the boys’ champi-onship with a score of 39, followedby Oakton (85) and Robinson(87).

Lake Braddock’s Nick Tuckplaced second with a personal-besttime of 15:03. Chantilly’s SeanMcGorty won the race with a timeof 14:19.

Tuck just missed becoming thefirst Lake Braddock boys’ runner

to break 15 minutes at the BurkeLake Park course.

“I ran as hard as I could,” Tucksaid. “If I didn’t break 15, it wasn’tmeant to be, but I’m so glad I ranthat close to 15.”

Tuck finished 44 seconds behindMcGorty and 20 seconds ahead ofthird-place Logan Miller fromChantilly.

“I did the same thing at the dis-trict meet, so it’s something I’mfamiliar with,” Tuck said aboutrunning alone. “I tried to do whatI didn’t do last time and stayawake during that middle mile.[That’s where] I lost most of mytime last week. I focused more onthat this time and that reallyhelped.”

Lake Braddock’s Alex Corbett(15:43) finished 13th, ForrestIsenhour (16:06) was 37th, KevinMonogue (16:12) finished 43rdand Ben Fogg (16:23) was 55th.


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OBITUARYAnne E. Green, age 89, of Great Falls, VA died on October 14, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.

"Annelie" Kuhn was born on January 13, 1923 in Fritzlar, Ger-many. In addition to her native German, Anne spoke French, English, and Spanish. She met her beloved husband, the late COL. Frank R Green USAF retired, in the first months after World War II when Anne was assigned to work as a translator with the dashing young Army Air Corps pilot. They fell deeply in love and Frank became the first field grade officer to be granted permission to marry a German citizen after the war. Frank and Anne sailed off to a new life in the USA and Anne took to the life of a US military officer’s wife immediately, be-coming an active participant and even president, of the officers' wives clubs wherever Frank served. They enjoyed traveling the world with the USAF and also as private tourists. Anne even rented a car and took her young daughters on a month-long trip of a lifetime through Europe so she could share her European heritage with them. Her language skills, ebullience and extraordinary energy made life and travel with Anne a cherished adventure. After retirement, Frank and Anne lived initially in the Lake Barcroft area of Falls Church, moving to Great Falls in 1978. In Great Falls Anne was active in the Re-publican Women's Club and the Great Falls United Methodist Church. She also raised funds for the telecommunications for the deaf program.

Anne was the devoted mother of Anne Green Baughman of Vienna, VA and Barbara J. Green of Cohasset, MA. She also is survived by her two grandsons, Stephen R. Baughman of Ar-lington, and Philip W. Baughman of Great Falls, who cherish-ed their extremely close relationship with their grandmother, and by her son-in-law, William W. Baughman, Jr.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, November 11th at 3pm at the Great Falls United Methodist Church, 10100 Geor-getown Pike, Great Falls, VA 22066. Funeral Services at Ft. Myer Old Post Chapel will be held on Monday, November 26th at 3pm, with graveside services immediately following at Ar-lington National Cemetery.

The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to the Military Officers' Association of America (MOAA) Schol-arship Fund (www.moaa.org, 201 N. Washington Street, Alex-andria, VA 22314), or to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum (www.mightyeighth.org, P.O. Box 1992, Savannah, GA 31402), or the Air Force Memorial Foundation (www.airforcememorial.org, 1 Air Force Memorial Drive, Arling-ton, VA 22204). Please view and sign the family guest book at www.moneyandking.com. Arrangements by Money and King Funeral Home, Vienna, VA.

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