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John Ulfelder,Dranesville DistrictFairfax County PlanningCommissioner andformer senior vice presi-dent and partner of theWest Group ManagementLLC, spoke about howlate Gerald “Jerry”Halpin pioneered thedevelopment of Tysons,starting in the 1960s.

John Ulfelder,Dranesville DistrictFairfax County PlanningCommissioner andformer senior vice presi-dent and partner of theWest Group ManagementLLC, spoke about howlate Gerald “Jerry”Halpin pioneered thedevelopment of Tysons,starting in the 1960s.

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McLean business leaderslearned about the historybehind the shaping of theever-expanding Tysons

area and how one man played a pivotal rolein transforming it from farmland to urbancore.

The late Gerald “Jerry” Halpin pioneeredthe development of Tysons during his ca-reer as co-founder and owner of West GroupManagement LLC, a developer of commer-cial, residential, and industrial facilities. TheGreater McLean Chamber of Commercehosted an intimate breakfast this monthwhere Halpin’s legacy was rehashed anddiners learned how he and his companyenvisioned Tysons as an urban office andshopping hot spot well before anyone else.

As the group dined at J. Gilbert’s inMcLean, John Ulfelder, the Dranesville Dis-trict Fairfax County Planning Commissioner,spoke about the late real estate guru’s riskyinvestment that he, family members andbusiness partners made in the 1960s, whichmade his company one of the single largestTysons landowners.

The Beginning of Tysons: 1962“Well, 1962 was an extremely important

year,” Ulfelder told the group. “That wasthe year that the sections of the [Capital]Beltway opened … It was the year that the[Washington Dulles International Airport]construction was completed and the airportwas dedicated, along with the [Dulles Ac-cess Road] — no toll road.”

That year, Fairfax County also approvedthe rezoning for the Tysons Corner Centermall that would open in 1968 and began acomprehensive planning process for the

area, according to Ulfelder.“There was a lot of focus, a lot of atten-

tion,” he said.Another event happened in 1962 that was

key to shaping Tysons into what it is today,which involved the Ulfelder family.

“Jerry Halpin got on a plane with my uncleRudy Seeley and he flew to Mexico … to gomeet with my grandmother to talk to herabout having her put portions of her remain-ing farmland in with Jerry and his partners,”Ulfelder said.

Halpin and his West Group partners —Thomas “Tom” Nicholson, Rudolph “Rudy”Seeley and Charles “Chuck” Ewing — suc-cessfully combined the Ulfelder and Stormfamily dairy farms to form a property ofabout 260 acres, which they developed intothe Westgate Office Park later that year,Ulfelder said.

Again, Ulfelder reiterated that there was,“a lot going on in 1962.”

Immediately, West Group sold off smallportions of land in the office park to gener-ate cash and capital to build out the devel-opment, “step-by-step,” Ulfelder said.

“They put themselves, their houses, theirfamilies at financial risk because they be-lieved in what they were doing and theyhad confidence in what they were doing,”Ulfelder said.

Later, West Group’s portfolio in the areawould total over 500 acres, according toUlfelder.

“Jerry saw the opportunity sooner thansome others, but he also had a vision; a vi-sion over time that would provide invest-ment opportunities for himself and his part-ners and long-term growth,” Ulfelder said.

Mitre Corporation made its way to Tysonsin the 1960s, according to Ulfelder.

Planning Commissioner speaks about lateGerald “Jerry” Halpin’s vision “still expanding.”


John Ulfelder, Dranesville District Fairfax County Planning Commis-sioner and former senior vice president and partner of the West GroupManagement LLC, spoke about how Gerald “Jerry” Halpin pioneered thedevelopment of Tysons, starting in the 1960s.

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By Michael Lee Pope

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The campaign for governor is abit like a Rorschach test as thecandidates close in on the finalstretch toward Election Day.

Democrat Ralph Northam and RepublicanEd Gillespie are presenting a series ofinkblots to voters about everything from thehealth of the economy to the value of Con-federate statues.

How voters feel about President DonaldTrump and the Affordable Care Act may endup playing more of a role deciding the fateof the election than all the carefully craftedpolicy proposals and press releases.

“The critiques that one is leveling at theother that aren’t policy oriented are de-signed to undermine the opponent’s basebut also energize their own base,” saidQuentin Kidd, professor at ChristopherNewport University. “But while they do haveto play politics and critique each other,they’ve got to talk about policy, and they’vegot to talk about the things they would doto solve problems and make life better forVirginians.”

Polls show Northam holding a steady butslight lead since March, the last timeGillespie was leading in a statewide poll ofvoters. One of the most recent polls wasconducted by the University of Mary Wash-ington earlier this month, which showsNortham edging out a 5 percent win overhis rival — a lead that’s so slight it waswithin the margin of error. Polls haveNortham crushing Gillespie in vote-richNorthern Virginia. But they also showGillespie leading among independent vot-ers and holding strong in conservative partsof the state.

“You see a lot of undecided voters, whichmeans both campaigns have a lot of workto do between now and November,” saidStephen Farnsworth, professor at the Uni-versity of Mary Washington. “When you

take out the portions of the electorate whowill reflexively vote for a Democrat or aRepublican, you are left with people whoare going to be motivated by community-level issues.”

THE DEBATE in Northern Virginia onSept.19 illustrated the fickle nature of Ror-schach politics in the age of Trump as bothcandidates tried to shape the narrative.Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Cham-ber of Commerce and moderated by ChuckTodd of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the tele-vised debate was held at Capital One head-quarters in McLean on Sept. 19. Panelistsincluded Julie Carey of NBC4, AaronGilchrist of NBC4 and Mark Rozell ofGeorge Mason University.

Several times during the debate, Gillespierattled off a series of data points about slug-gish job growth and stories of people leav-

ing Virginia to move to other states. Hissolution to the perceived weakness is a 10percent reduction in the individual incometax rate, a proposal that would cost morethan $1 billion over the next five years.

“We have tended to put a lot of focus onwhat I call whale hunting — trying to get aFortune 100 company to move lock stockand barrel into Virginia,” said Gillespie af-ter the debate. “And I’m all for it. We needto make a run at Amazon, and we’re goingto. But that can’t be the singular focus ofour economic development agenda and vi-sion.”

Northam criticized Gillespie’s plan as atax cut for the wealthy, a proposal thatwould blow a billion-dollar size hole in thebudget and crowd out spending for roadsand schools. Instead, he said he would liketo continue on the path of current Gov. TerryMcAuliffe’s “New Virginia Economy,” em-

phasizing lowering the unemployment rateand a series of corporations that havemoved their headquarters to the common-wealth. During one point in the debate,Northam turned to Gillespie and said all histrash-talking about the Virginia economycould prevent Amazon from setting up shop

Candidates for governor present inkblots onissues from health of the economy to thevalue of Confederate statues.

Rorschach PoliticsDemocrat Ralph Northam (right) speaks at the Sept.19 debate.Republican Ed Gillespie speaks at the Sept.19 debate.

Photo courtesy: Washington Post

At the end of Tuesday’s debate Gillespie and Northam share a hand-shake. The debate was notable for its civility on all sides.

“You see a lot ofundecided voters,which means bothcampaigns have a lotof work to do betweennow and November.”

— Stephen Farnsworth,professor at the University of

Mary Washington

in Virginia.“Right now, Ed, we are having negotia-

tions with Amazon — 50,000 jobs,”Northam said to Gillespie. “Amazon doesn’twant to hear from people like you, espe-cially if you want to be the next governor,that we are doing poorly in Virginia.”

CONFEDERATE STATUES are creatingan emotional flashpoint in the campaign, adisagreement between the candidates high-lighted by the violent clashes that eruptedin Charlottesville after white supremacistsmarched across the campus of the Univer-sity of Virginia chanting Nazi slogans andholding tiki torches. Gillespie said the stat-ues should stay in place with some addedcontext, and he called for adding a statueof Virginia’s first black governor to the stateCapitol. Northam said local communities


Opinion

By Dave Marsden

State Senator(D-37)

Some people loveto play fantasyfootball.

Almost all of us loveto play fantasy politics. Fantasypolitics occurs when we becomeenamored of a candidate be-cause somehow their back-ground fits our ideal and we im-bue them with characteristicsthat we have determined wouldmake for a great chief execu-tive. Be that a president or, inour upcoming election, a gov-ernor. However, our judge-ments are often unrelated to anindividual’s knowledge andability to succeed in office.

It is often a harmless exerciseand it does stimulate conversa-tion around how we address theproblems that confront us butwe need to be careful. This yearin Virginia we have a choice tomake in our gubernatorial elec-tion. What I think we tend toundervalue, because we havelimited exposure to it, is theimportance of existing relation-ships for a governor with thelegislature and the role thatplays in getting importantthings done.

I am as guilty as anyone ofplaying this game but thelonger I have been in electedoffice the more I realize thatrelationships are key to agovernor’s success in dealingwith the legislature. Workingwith each other on bills, reso-lutions, and budget determina-tions is the way legislators ofboth parties get to know, re-

spect, and feel comfort-able with each other’sjudgments.

We have the opportu-nity this year to elect someonewho is known, respected, andeven liked by Republicans andDemocrats in both the Houseand Senate of Virginia. Lt. Gov.Ralph Northam served in theSenate for six years before be-coming Lieutenant Governorand it’s easy to see the affectionlegislators have for him, regard-less of political party. (This isin addition to his backgroundas the head of the Honor Coun-cil at the Virginia Military In-stitute, his years as an Armydoctor working on our seriouslywounded during Desert Stormand the outstanding career hehas maintained as a pediatricneurologist.) Does that meanthat everyone will blindly fol-low his lead? Of course not. Butwhat it does mean is that hisconversation with the legisla-ture as governor starts with fa-miliarity and trust, allowing forcompromise and progress forthe citizens of Virginia.

You only get four years asgovernor in our Common-wealth. Spending your first yearintroducing yourself to every-one in Richmond has provennot to be a productive use oftime. Our Commonwealth hasbeen in a sustained period ofgrowth and stability as we re-cover from the Recession of

Playing Fantasy PoliticsCommentary

“Dire and urgent.” Those are thewords used by U.S. Sen. MarkWarner to describe the needto turn back the most recent

attempt to repeal and replace the AffordableCare Act.

In addition to repealing and replacing theAffordable Care Act with a plan thatwould result in chaos, the Graham-Cassidy bill also repeals Medicaid as weknow it, Virginia’s senators said in acall with reporters last week.

“Why are they going after Medicaid?” asked U.S.Sen. Tim Kaine. Per capita caps on Medicaid have“nothing to do with the Affordable Care Act.”

The proposed cuts include $243 billion lessbetween 2020 and 2026 for the ACA’s expan-sion of Medicaid, and cuts to the rest of Med-

icaid of $175 billion during the same period,according to the Center on Budget and PolicyPriorities analysis. The cuts would grow dra-matically in 2027, with nearly $300 billionmore in cuts that year alone.

“Why go after Medicaid? Why?” Kaine askedagain. Kaine is pretty sure he knows the an-

swer: To generate money for billionsin tax cuts for the wealthy.

“Senators who support this [repeal],who think that the Federal government

should not be paying for health care for thepoor, for the aged, for the disabled, are plan-ning to give this money to the wealthiestAmericans in tax cuts.

“We must resist that at all costs.”While the Graham-Cassidy bill appears to

lack the votes to pass right now, and many

people predict that the Senate will move onfrom trying to repeal and replace the afford-able care act, vigilance is still required.

These ongoing efforts to repeal the Afford-able Care Act also threaten the quality of cov-erage for everyone by shredding protectionon pre-existing conditions, by stripping fund-ing for addiction and mental health treat-ment in the midst of a nationwide opioid epi-demic, by allowing lifetime caps on cover-age that would leave the most seriously illpatients without coverage, by underminingwhat constitutes “essential benefits,” the verydefinition of what one expects to be coveredby insurance.

— Mary Kimm

[email protected]

Does current repeal effort set the stagefor billions in tax cuts for the wealthiest?Dire and Urgent

Editorial

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By Kenneth R. “Ken”

Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Fairfax County iscelebrating the275th anniversary

of its formation when in 1742 itwas split off from Prince WilliamCounty to be a separate county en-compassing what we now know asthe current county plus Loudounand Arlington Counties and thecities of Alexandria, Falls Church,and Fairfax. It was named for Tho-mas, sixth Lord Fairfax who had aproprietary of 5,282,000 acres. Fora time a part of the county that isnow Arlington County and the Cityof Alexandria was a part of the 10square miles that makes up theDistrict of Columbia until those ju-risdictions were returned to Vir-ginia.

Fairfax County is compared to-day with jurisdictions throughoutthe country as it leads in economicgrowth and development in manyways. That national comparisonwas not always appropriate. In itsearly years it was a struggling com-munity raising tobacco with thelabor of enslaved black persons. By1749 the county’s population was28 percent enslaved persons; by1782 that number had reached 41percent.

The county’s early fame camefrom its two most important resi-dents: George Mason who wrotethe Virginia Declaration of Rightsand the Virginia Constitution andwhose work led to the Bill ofRights in our national Constitutionand George Washington who asour first president brought thecountry together and whose ser-vice in office set important prece-dents that continue today.

Surprisingly FairfaxCounty voted with theSouth to secede from theUnion leading up to the

Civil War. While the County wasnot the scene of major militarybattles, there were many skir-mishes and an almost constantflow of troops passing through it.After the war and reconstruction,investments started to flow to thecounty that helped its recovery.Although still an agricultural com-munity at that time, the followingdecades brought significantchanges that led to the communityas we know it today.

Not surprisingly, one of the bigissues was transportation. In theearly years most settlements werealong the rivers that provided ameans for transporting tobaccoand crops. As inland developmentsoccurred there was no governmen-tal mechanism for building roads.Those that were in place were nar-row without a hard surface. Newturnpikes supported by tolls in-cluded the Little River Turnpike,Columbia Turnpike, LeesburgTurnpike and Falls Bridge Turn-pike. The start of railroads beforethe Civil War accelerated with theelectric trolley lines that followed.It is estimated that as many as amillion passengers or more werecarried per year by the Washing-ton, Alexandria, and Mt. Vernonelectric railways that ran 30 tripsper day.

The growth of the federal gov-ernment after the Great Depres-sion and the World Wars broughthuge growth to Fairfax County. Its

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“You see what presence Mitre has today,”he said. “They started out with a 10,000-square-foot building in the mid ’60s inWestgate. It was their first building outsideof Bedford, Mass.”

Companies ebbed and flowed with theeconomy, but Tysons continued to grow.

The Gannett Company moved from Ar-lington into Tysons in the ’90s by purchas-ing property in Westgate, Ulfelder said.Capital One Financial would later purchase28 acres from the West Group to build itsNorthern Virginia corporate campus in2000.

The bank is now redeveloping its morethan 5.2 million-square-foot site in Tysonsto include its corporate headquarters, pub-licly-accessible parks and open space, a per-forming arts venue, and retail space.

“Jerry — early on — saw the evolution,”Ulfelder said. “Jerry stuck with his vision,even when we went through various mar-ket changes and ups and downs,” he added.

The ‘HENS’The years 1990 and 1991 were tough for

commercial real estate, Ulfelder said, hav-ing started working for the West Group af-ter law school in 1989, a year after his uncledied.

“We went through some changes, butJerry continued to have strong confidencein the future of Tysons while he was watch-ing others kind of sort of fall by the way-side and stuck with it,” he said.

Ulfelder received an education in businessby watching his uncle’s business partnersat work.

“What I learned was, if there was an is-sue that was to be decided … Jerry, Tomand Chuck would have known exactly whatthe other one thought,” he said. “In otherwords, they had worked together so welland so closely that they had a built-in senseof each other’s positions, and they helpedsupport each other; and they all representeddifferent facets of the decision-making pro-cess.”

The four were referred to as the HENS:H: Halpin was a World War II veteran who

served on a Navy construction battalion and

possessed a background in land acquisition;E: Ewing possessed an engineering and

construction background;N: Nicholson possessed a finance back-

ground; andS: Seeley possessed strong roots in the

community and a banking background.“It was an education for me to watch Jerry

as a negotiator,” Ulfelder said. “If thingswere starting to get sticky, he would blameit on the lawyers,” he added.

Ulfelder also spoke of Halpin’s strongcommunity involvement. In his lifetime, heserved as a trustee or board member of theAmerican Horticultural Society; NationalFish and Wildlife Foundation; FrontierFoundation; West Lynch Foundation; Inter-national Together Foundation; AmericanMuseum of Immigration; National Parksand Recreation Association; Virginia Mu-seum of Science; Wolf Trap Foundation;Boarder Baby Project Gala; Medical Carefor Children Partnership; and Northern Vir-ginia Community College Awards Dinners.

Halpin also supported local groups likethe McLean Orchestra and the McLeanProject for the Arts, according to Ulfelder.

“Jerry encouraged his employees to beinvolved in different community organiza-tions, both civic and nonprofit — whateverwas of particular interest to them,” Ulfeldersaid.

Tysons Still RedevelopingHalpin’s interest in farm land nestled in

between Vienna and McLean was an invest-ment that certainly paid off.

In 2010, at age 87, Halpin sold the WestGroup’s entire Tysons portfolio. At his deathin January at the age 94, Ulfelder saidHalpin’s vision is still expanding.

When Amazon announced that it waslooking for a second headquarters earlierin the month, Ulfelder said he was certainthe Fairfax County Economic DevelopmentAuthority would ensure that the Seattle-based electronic commerce and cloud com-puting company would “take a hard look atlanding” in Tysons.

“People have always spoken aboutMcLean as a suburb of Washington, butmaybe now it’s more of a suburb of Tysons,”he said.

Halpin Honored

Tysons McLean OrchestraPresented atChamber’s BreakfastThe Greater McLean Chamber of Commercebreakfast included a Nonprofit Spotlightpresentation, where Ann Page, the newexecutive director of the McLean Orchestraas of Aug. 1, introduced herself and an-nounced that the orchestra is changing its name to the TysonsMcLean Orchestra. She explained that adding “Tysons” to the namewill help the orchestra avoid being confused with the McLean Sym-phony and will also reflect its plans on playing in performancevenues that are being constructed in Tysons. “We’re excited aboutthe new name and we believe that we’re going to be very active inTysons as well as McLean,” she said.

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ONGOINGGreat Falls Farmers Market.

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Music, vendors,fresh produce, fresh prepared food,delightful bakery, spices from aroundthe world, wild-caught fish, grass-fed, free-range meats, organic-fedpoultry and eggs. [email protected] more.

McLean Farmers Market, Fridays,through Nov. 17, 2017; 8 a.m. tonoon, 1659 Chain Bridge Road,McLean, Master Gardener PlantClinic on site to answer questionsabout plants in your landscape

Vienna Saturday Farmers Market,through Oct. 28, 8am-noon,sponsored by the Optimist Club,Across from Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment in parking lot of FaithBaptist Church, 201 Center StreetSouth, Vienna

Free Tai Chi. Every Saturday, from7:55-9 a.m., Introduction andBeginners’ Practice, meet on theoutdoor basketball court locateddirectly behind the Dolley MadisonPublic Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.in McLean Central Park, McLean. Call703-759-9141 or visitwww.FreeTaiChi.org for more.

The Freeman Store & MuseumWednesday through Sunday noon-4p.m. 131 Church St. NE, Vienna. TheFreeman Store & Museum isdedicated to Preserving andpromoting Vienna’s heritage throughthe identification, preservation, andinterpretation of history significantplaces, events, and persons.Historicviennainc.org

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and titles vary. Freeadmission.

Bingo Night. Sundays. 4 p.m. FlameRoom, Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. S,Vienna. $10. www.vvfd.org/bingo.html.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ,900 E Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax,2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.Gentle Kundalini Yoga, one freeintroductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase flexibility,improve breathing and health, reducestress. Ravi Kaur has 15 yearsexperience teaching yoga. $15 persession. www.edimprovement.org.571-213-3192.

Fishing Rod Rentals 8700 PotomacHills St., Great Falls. Rentalsavailable during visitor center hours.Fishing tackle and live bait areavailable for purchase. Reservations

required for group rentals. $6/rental(2 hour max). Valid driver’s licenserequired. Rod/reel combinations areperfect for beginners and children. AVirginia or Maryland freshwaterfishing license is required for those16 years or older. The park does notsell fishing licenses.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/

Colvin Run Mill open 11 - 4 p.m.daily, closed Tuesday. 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. FairfaxCounty’s operational 19th centurywater powered gristmill, offersrecreational and educationalactivities for all ages through dailytours, school programs and specialevents. Fees: $7/adult, $6 students16+ with ID, $5 children & seniors.Admission to park is free except forsome special events.

Fundamentals of Watercolors.Mondays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at The Artsof Great Falls, 756 Walker Road,Great Falls. Artist Lorrie Herman willhelp students get comfortableworking with watercolors andunderstanding this medium. Visitwww.greatfallsart.org for more.

Evening Painting. Tuesdays 6:30 -9:30 p.m. at The Arts of Great Falls,756 Walker Road, Great Falls. JillBanks focuses on oil paintingfundamentals with two sessions eachof still life, landscapes, and portrait/clothed figure from a live model.Visit www.greatfallsart.org for more.

Fall Fun & Entertainment

THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Tysons Tailgate Fundraiser. 4-8

p.m. at Valo Park, 7950 Jones BranchDrive. Play bocce, corn hole, beer,wine, food trucks, live music byJustin Trawick, raffle prizes, and anopportunity to help our neighbors inneed, Second Story, the only youthemergency shelter in NorthernVirginia. $25/ticket in advance, $30at the door. Visitwww.tysonspartnership.org for more.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30Harvest Happenings. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

at St. Luke’s School, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. Liveentertainment, a petting zoo, craftsand games. All activities are free,except for the cost of purchasingpumpkins for crafts activities andfood concessions. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 1McLean ArtFest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at

McLean Central Park. Activitiesincludes Children’s Artwalk, Open AirArt Studio, a variety of STEAM(STEM+Art) experiences and foodfrom local restaurants. Visitmpaart.org/mpaartfest for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Vienna Oktoberfest.11 a.m.-7 p.m.

along Church St., Vienna. Liveentertainment on three stages, beer,food, games, German Auto Show.Visit www.viennaoktoberfest.org/ formore.

Fall Fest. 3-7 p.m. at Francis EpiscopalChurch, 9220 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Featuring local food,music, wine tasting, children’sactivities, and a fabulous silentauction. Call 703-450-0321 or visitwww.stfrancisgreatfalls.org/ formore.

2017 Oktoberfest. 6-9 p.m. at The

Harvest HappeningsOn Saturday, Sept. 30, it’s outdoors for “Harvest Happen-ings,” 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Luke’s School, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. Live entertainment, a pettingzoo, crafts and games. All activities are free, except forthe cost of purchasing pumpkins for crafts activities andfood concessions. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.

Pavilions of Turkey Run, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Attendthe Claude Moore Colonial Farm’s2017 Oktoberfest to help support theprograms and services of thisprivately operated local NationalPark and living history working farm.$35 Adults; $25 Volunteers; $12 Kids6-12; Kids under 6 free admission.Email [email protected] for more.

OCT. 20-22Great Falls Studios Tour. 10 a.m.-5

p.m. at various venues in Great Falls.A self-guided driving tour of localartists in their personal studios. Thisthree-day event is family-friendly,free, and offers the opportunity tosee art being made in the community.Artists will be available 10 a.m.-5p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday,rain or shine. Visitwww.greatfallsstudios.com for more.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 2571st Annual Halloween Parade. 7

p.m. on Maple Avenue, Vienna. Joinfriends and neighbors, ghouls andgoblins for one of Vienna’s traditions:the 71st annual Halloween Parade,hosted by the Vienna BusinessAssociation. Pre-registration isrequired for businesses andorganizations who wish to march inthe parade. No registration neededfor children who want to wearcostumes and walk in the parade;children must be accompanied bytheir mummy or another adult. Visitbit.ly/2huu6L0 for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 29Spookappella Halloween Jam. 2

p.m. at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. Cover band rocking R&B,Hip-Hop, Funk, and soul hits of thelast five decades. $10 in advance,$15 at the door. Visitwww.jamminjava.com for more.

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Artists Take Over McLean Central ParkMPAartfest is an annual community-wide cel-

ebration of the visual arts presented by McLeanProject for the Arts.

During MPAartfest on Sunday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-5p.m. McLean Central Park is transformed into alandscape of mini art galleries showcasing and of-fering for sale the work of acclaimed artists fromthe Mid-Atlantic region.

McLean’s only juried arts festival will showcase

50 local and regional visual artists. Presented incooperation with lead community sponsor McLeanCommunity Center, this free event features con-temporary art in a variety of media, Children’s ArtWalk, hands-on art studio, STEAM experiences,food vendors, and live music throughout the day,making MPAartfest a must-attend communityevent for art lovers of all ages.

Visit mpaart.org/mpaartfest for more.

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Artist’sboothsline theMPAartfest2015 atMcLeanCentralPark inMcLean.


THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Tysons Tailgate Fundraiser. 4-8

p.m. at Valo Park, 7950 Jones BranchDrive. Play bocce, corn hole, beer,wine, food trucks, live music byJustin Trawick, raffle prizes, and anopportunity to help our neighbors inneed, Second Story, the only youthemergency shelter in NorthernVirginia. $25/ticket in advance, $30at the door. Visitwww.tysonspartnership.org for more.

Frank Family Wine Dinner. 7 p.m.at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 8521Leesburg Pike, Tyson’s Corner. Thedinner is hosted by BeverageManager Peter Sobota and guestspeaker Master Sommelier Liza Galliaof Frank Family Vineyards. $125. Call571-422-8788 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/SEPT. 29Meet the Artist. 10 a.m.-noon in

rooms 1 and 2 at the Dolley MadisonLibrary,1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. A presentation by local artist

Gwen Bragg, an artist member of theVirginia Watercolor Society and theNational Watercolor Society, andpast president of the Potomac ValleyWatercolorist. Call 703 356-2998 formore.

Dance Party. 7-10 p.m. at The OldFirehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Teens can enjoy cateredfood and drinks while immersingthemselves in music played by a DJ,for 7th-12th graders. $5. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org for more.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30Myasthenia Gravis Benefit. 9 a.m.

at South Run Park, 7550 ReservationDrive, Springfield. Oakton resident,Tom Larsen and his team, “Tom’sRockets – Blast Off for the Cure,” areraising money and boostingawareness of the incurableneuromuscular disease Visitwww.myasthenia.org/ for more.

Books, Movies, CD Sale.10 a.m.-4p.m. at Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Free. Call703-938-0405 for more.


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Vienna Oktoberfest celebrates its 10th anniver-sary this year with an expanded beer garden andfood court as well as new vendors and entertain-ment options. The festival has historically drawn20,000-30,000 attendees. Presented by the theVienna Business Association and Town of Vienna,Oktoberfest will be held from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat-urday, Oct. 7, on historic Church Street. All agesare welcome, and admission is free. Vienna’s 2017Oktoberfest will feature:

❖ Live entertainment on three stages: MainStage, Kid’s Stage, Acoustic Stage

❖ German Beer and Food Garden featuring theCaboose Brewing Company * Domestic Beer andMultinational Food Garden located on Mill Street

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Presented by the the Vienna Business Association and Town of Vienna, Oktoberfestwill be held from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, on historic Church Street.

Vienna Oktoberfest Celebrates 10th Anniversary❖ German Auto ShowOktoberfest’s steady growth signifies markedly

increased interest in Vienna as a destination forshopping, eating, and beer. Vienna’s own, CabooseBrewing Company, is the Platinum Sponsor for thesecond consecutive year. “We’re so excited to bean Oktoberfest partner again,” said Caboose co-owner Matt Greer, “we love being part of thishyper-local, family-friendly community event andare thrilled to help raise money for local charitieswith the VBA Foundation. It is the next best thingto the Munich Oktoberfest!”

Well behaved dogs are welcome to attend theevent on leashes. No festival-specific parking orshuttles are available; public parking spaces areavailable throughout the Vienna commercial area.There will be a designated Uber/Lyft pick-up anddrop-off area within feet of the festival.

Visit www.viennaoktoberfest.org.

Harvest Happenings. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.at St. Luke’s School, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. Liveentertainment, a petting zoo, craftsand games. All activities are free,except for the cost of purchasingpumpkins for crafts activities andfood concessions. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 1McLean ArtFest. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at

McLean Central Park. Activitiesincludes Children’s Artwalk, Open AirArt Studio, a variety of STEAM(STEM+Art) experiences and foodfrom local restaurants. Visitmpaart.org/mpaartfest for more.

Books, Movies, CD Sale. 10 a.m.-2p.m. at Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Free. Sundayonly, fill shopping bag for $5. Call703-938-0405 for more.

Choral Concert. 4-6 p.m. at SaintLuke Catholic Church, 7001Georgetown Pike, McLean. As part ofthe Music in McLean Concert Series,Cathedra, a choir of professional


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singers, will perform a cappella choralworks by Palestrina and Poulenc.They will be under the direction ofMichael McCarthy, Director of Musicat Washington National Cathedral.$30. Visit www.singcathedra.org/ formore.

TUESDAY/OCT. 3Professional Impersonator Elaine

Flynn. 11:30 a.m. at Trinity UnitedMethodist Church, 1205 DolleyMadison Blvd., McLean The McLeanWoman’s Club presents professionalimpersonator Elaine Flynn and “AChat With Dorothy Parker”, a womanof the 1920’s who wrote best-sellingpoetry and stories. Free. Visit

tires, bed springs, bottles, cans andother debris from the localwaterways. Visit bit.ly/FCPAwatershedClean or call 703-759-9018 for more.

Naming Ceremony. 10 a.m. at KenLawrence Park, 8081 Jones BranchDrive in Tysons. Jones Branch Fieldsand Arbor Row Park will beconsolidated to form the new KenLawrence Park in Tysons. Call 703-324-8662 or [email protected] formore.

OCT. 14-15Cello Concert. Various times at several

locations around town, such as theMcLean Project for the Arts’ ChainBridge Gallery, 1446 Chain BridgeRoad.; Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge Ave.; and Spring HillRECenter, 1239 Spring Hill Road.The Alden in McLean presentsinternationally renowned cellist MattHaimovitz in a multi-partperformance of “A Moveable Feast.”Call 703-790-9223 for more.

TUESDAY/OCT. 17Meet the Author. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at

St. Francis Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Hoffman is an American writer and aContributing Editor at theWashington Post and has been ajournalist for 30 years and PulitzerPrize winner in 2010 for a bookabout the legacy of the nuclear armsrace. [email protected],call 703-938-6411or visitgfseniors.org.

OCT. 20-22Vienna Theatre Company

Production. Various times at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. SE. Upcoming production“In Living Sound - Back Home!,” liveradio drama directed by PatriciaBoswell Kallman. $14. Visitwww.viennatheatrecompany.org formore.

Great Falls Studios Tour. 10 a.m.-5p.m. at various venues in Great Falls.A self-guided driving tour of localartists in their personal studios. Thisthree-day event is family-friendly,free, and offers the opportunity tosee art being made in the community.Artists will be available 10 a.m.-5p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday,rain or shine. Visitwww.greatfallsstudios.com for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 22Capitol Steps Comedy Troupe. 3

p.m. at Oakton High School, 2900Sutton Road, Vienna. A singing,dancing, satirical show that focuseson politics, proceeds go to theShepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna.$35. Visit www.scov.org/fundraiser-tickets or call 703-281-0538.

Bonis Ensemble. 4 p.m. at SaintFrancis Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. PlayingMozart, Mahler and Bonis. Visitwww.amadeusconcerts.com.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 2571st Annual Halloween Parade. 7

p.m. on Maple Avenue, Vienna. Joinfriends and neighbors, ghouls andgoblins for one of Vienna’s traditions:the 71st annual Halloween Parade,hosted by the Vienna BusinessAssociation. Pre-registration isrequired for businesses andorganizations who wish to march inthe parade. No registration neededfor children who want to wearcostumes and walk in the parade;children must be accompanied bytheir mummy or another adult. Visitbit.ly/2huu6L0 for more.

www.mcleanwomansclub.org or call703-556- 0197.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 4McLean Newcomers and

Neighbors. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. atthe McLean Project for the Arts, 1446Chain Bridge Road. The purpose ofthe club is to create new friendships,provide opportunities for socializingand to acquaint residents with thecommunity. VisitMcLeanNewcomers.org or emailMcLeanNewcomers@ yahoo.com.

OCT. 4–NOV. 22Fit for Life Classes. Wednesdays, 11

a.m.–noon at Bruen Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 3035 Cedar Lane,Fairfax. Sponsored by the Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna, to improvestrength, balance and mobility forolder adults, taught by instructor,Michele DeGarmo. $5. Call 703-281-0538 or [email protected]

FRIDAY/OCT. 62017 Community Leadership

Award Presentation. 6:30 p.m. atMcLean Hilton Tysons Corner, 7920Jones Branch Drive. Honoring Markand Brenda Moore. Visitwww.leadershipfairfax.org/ for more.

OCT. 6-8Annual Used Book Sale. Friday 9

a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.,and Sunday noon-4 p.m. at theSpring Hill Recreation Center, 1239Spring Hill Road, McLean. Hosted bythe McLean Area Branch of theAmerican Association of UniversityWomen (AAUW) featuring theauction of a signed WashingtonNational Max Scherzer shirt and cap.Visit www.aauw.org/ for more.

OCT. 6-9Glass Art Exhibit. Various times at at

the Vienna Art Center, 115 PleasantStreet, NW. “Catching Eyes withWatercolor and Glass” with CaroleChoucair Oueijan.

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Stuff the Truck Food Drive. 9 a.m.-4

p.m. at Safeway, 9881 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Benefit forCommittee for Helping Others (CHO)and Artemis House to provideemergency food aid to those in needin Vienna, Oakton, Dunn Loring andMerrifield. Artemis House is FairfaxCounty’s only 24-hour emergencyshelter for victims of domestic andsexual violence, stalking and humantrafficking. Sponsored by The Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsand the Great Falls Baha’is as part ofthe regional Day to Serve initiative.Visit www.daytoserve.org/ for more.

Vienna Oktoberfest.11 a.m.-7 p.m.along Church St., Vienna. Liveentertainment on three stages, beer,food, games, German Auto Show.Visit www.viennaoktoberfest.org/ formore.

Fall Fest. 3-7 p.m. at Francis EpiscopalChurch, 9220 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Featuring local food,music, wine tasting, children’sactivities, and a fabulous silentauction. Call 703-450-0321 or visitwww.stfrancisgreatfalls.org/ formore.

2017 Oktoberfest. 6-9 p.m. at ThePavilions of Turkey Run, 6310Georgetown Pike, McLean. Attendthe Claude Moore Colonial Farm’s2017 Oktoberfest to help support theprograms and services of thisprivately operated local NationalPark and living history working farm.$35 Adults; $25 Volunteers; $12 Kids6-12; Kids under 6 free admission.Email [email protected] for more.

FRIDAY/OCT. 13British Car Tour for Military Kids.

9:30 a.m. A 750-mile maidenAmerican tour through the hills andautumn foliage of Maryland, WestVirginia and Virginia. Called the DCArea America’s Reliability Run, it’s afundraiser for Our Military Kids, anonprofit in McLean, Virginia. Visitwww.ourmilitarykids.org or call JudyMcSpadden at 703-734-6654.

SATURDAY/OCT. 14Watershed Cleanup Day. 9-11:30

p.m. at Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. Anopportunity for individuals, students,families, scouts and other communitygroups to be part of this year’sInternational Coastal Cleanup. Helpclear the earth’s arteries by collectingtires, bed springs, bottles, cans andother debris from the localwaterways. Visit bit.ly/FCPAwatershedClean or call 703-759-9018 for more.

Watershed Cleanup Day. 9-11:30p.m. at Scott’s Run Nature Preserve,7400 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Anopportunity for individuals, students,families, scouts and other communitygroups to be part of this year’sInternational Coastal Cleanup. Helpclear the earth’s arteries by collecting


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For the City Council, thelargest looming issue inthe upcoming months of2017 is always the city’s

budget. The routine is fairly simi-lar year after year: the city andschool system haggle to a compro-mise over expanding school enroll-ment costs whileother city depart-ments rotatethrough yearly bud-get increases anddecreases. But this

year, according to the City Coun-cil, the budget process is shapingup to look a little more dire thanusual.

“The budget isgoing to be a verybig deal,” saidC o u n c i l m a nTimothy Lovain.“It always is. It’sour main busi-ness, but it will beparticularly chal-lenging withMetro needs,school needs, andother infrastruc-ture. Those capi-tal needs are criti-cal to the futureof the city. Weneed to address them as best wecan.”

While school capacity needsgenerally take the largest focus inthe budget discussion, this year aMetro system in crisis and crum-bling city infrastructure are mus-cling into the spotlight. The issuesbeing discussed and weighedaren’t new, but Councilman Paul

Smedberg says the scale of thedemands exceeds previous years.

“We’ve had these issues before,but the dollar amounts and thesize is bigger,” said Smedberg.“Schools, infrastructure, andtransportation are all core to whatwe do. How we prioritize the restis what we have to decide.”Across the council, schools, in-

frastructure, and transportationare agreed to be the core budgetpriorities in 2016.“Blooming student enrollment

in the schools also presents a realchallenge,” said Lovain. “It largelyshows up for us in school construc-tion funding needs. It’s a happyproblem, it’s a compliment to oursystem, but we’re adding so manystudents. There’s a structural defi-cit we face. [Our]needs are grow-ing faster thanrevenues. Thatshows up on thecapital side andfor schools.”

In terms ofcapital costs, theapproved Alexan-dria City PublicSchools (ACPS)FY 2017 - FY2026 Capital Im-provement Plan(CIP) budget lastyear totaled$273,988,551. The FY 2018 - FY2027 CIP proposed by Superinten-dent Alvin Crawley raises that 10-year total to $515,739,655.“We need to expand the num-

ber of schools that we have andsomehow or another accommo-date renovations and expansion,maybe building a whole new

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“If you leave the wick in the hot wax fortoo long or dip too often withoutgiving it enough time to cool, the waxwill melt off the wick and back into the

bucket,” living history interpreter Tamara Mooreexplains to her budding candlestick makers eachyear at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean.Visitors to the open-air chandler shop can purchasea wick for a dollar, dip it quickly into a bucket ofwax, patiently watch it cool then repeat the pro-cess as they build a candle.

It is one of many hands-on activities people ofall ages can experience on a colorful fall weekendduring the autumn market fair Oct. 21 and 22between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 6310Georgetown Pike.

Put on your trail shoes and walk along a dirt pathinto the Langley woods by Turkey Run stream tosee what life is like for local tenant farmers in 1771– “A time when citizens can buy and sell, eat anddrink, play games and musick, attend their militia,exchange gossip and news of the day and put asidethe routine chores and cares of life,” states a redhistoric marker that beckons curiosity seekers intothe past. Watch a blacksmith bend metal and makefarm tools, or enjoy a show at the puppet theater.

Admission Saturday and Sunday is $4 for childrenages 3-12, and seniors 65 and older. Adults pay $8.

Food and beverage vendors will sell chicken sau-sage, lemon chess pie and root beer. There will also

Claude Moore Colonial Farmto Host Autumn Market

be an on-site tavern. Bring your own hand wipesbecause they weren’t available back in the 18th cen-tury. Also, Colonial Period merchants are present andready to help with your holiday gift needs.

Call the Claude Moore Colonial Farm at 703-442-7557 or visit their website at www.1771.org.

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From left: Sabrina Moore of Clifton and hersister Tamara Moore of Greer, S.C., meltbuckets of beeswax and beef tallow for theircandle making demonstration in the annualautumn market fair at the Claude MooreColonial Farm, where they help their motherrun the chandler booth. It is one of severalactivities for visitors of all ages Oct. 21 and22 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 6310Georgetown Pike in McLean.

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Wesley United MethodistChurch located at 711 Spring St., SE,Vienna, Virginia 22180, at the corner ofSpring Street and Moore Avenue. 10:30a.m. fellowship time in the fellowshiphall; 11 a.m. traditional family worshipin sanctuary. If you are seeking a churchhome which encourages: caring andsupportive fellowship, an active anddevoted prayer life and study of scrip-ture, support for local and worldmissions, an open, responsive aware-

ness to the presence and power of God’sHoly Spirit.

Youth Activities at WesleyUnited Methodist Church. Activitiesare open to all 6th-12th graders. YouthSunday School meets every Sunday at10 a.m. in the upper room. Youth BibleStudy will meet every Sunday at 4:30p.m. off-site. Following bible study, ridetogether to the church for youth group.Email the Youth Ministry Staff for theaddress. The Anchor meets every Sun-day from 6-8 p.m. in the fellowship hall.Join us for dinner, games, worship, anddiving deeper into the Word. During thesummer, Youth Sunday School meets

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To receive the newsletter or for more in-formation contact [email protected].

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, atthe intersection of Lewinsville and Brookroads in McLean, invites you for a casualSaturday Service at 5 p.m., followed byconversation and fellowship or for Sun-day Services at 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. SundaySchool for Youth and Children takesplace during the 10 a.m. Service. Checkwww.stthomasmcleanva.org for specialevents and services through the year. St.Thomas’ Episcopal Church, 8991 BrookRoad, McLean, 703-442-0330.

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2007. It is hopeful that our backlog of needs canbe addressed and Virginia can continue its climb backto being the best state to do business, the best man-aged state, and continue our status as the best stateto raise a child.

As much fun as fantasy politics can be, and as

much as we like to make statements with our politi-cal choices, we have a Commonwealth to run. It hasbeen rare in the past 30 years that we have electeda governor with strong existing relationships withthe legislature. It may not sound exciting to makeour political choices based on that criteria… but itworks in our best interest. Ralph Northam is ourbest choice for governor.

in the country to live and to start a business, we haveclearly left behind our humble beginnings. It is worth-while to remember our history and the 275th anni-versary provides many different opportunities(www.fxva.com/275/).

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To the Editor:White supremacists incited

deadly violence in Charlottesville,Va. in defense of a Confederatemonument. We must show thecountry that Fairfax County givesno safe harbor to such hatred. Let’sremove the John Quincy Marrmonument in Fairfax.

Confederate symbols on publicland endorse a movement foundedon white supremacy. We will neversolve our community’s problems ifan entire group of citizens is alien-ated or feels targeted for discrimi-nation.

Confederate symbols belong inmuseums and on private property,

Confederate Symbols Belong in Museumsand the time has long passed tomove the John Quincy Marrmonument to an appropriateplace. Our community should fig-ure out how to remove the monu-ment and act on it.

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IN-PERSON, TV DEBATESThe League of Women Voters of

the Fairfax Area (LWVFA) willhold four in-person forums andthree televised forums for thepublic and the press to learnabout the candidates who arerunning for election to theVirginia House of Delegates. TheLeague invited all certifiedcandidates campaigning for officein their respective districts. At thein-person forums, question-and-answer sessions will be followedby an opportunity for informalconversations with individualcandidates. The public and pressare encouraged to attend. Formore information about thecandidates’ priorities andpositions, visit www.vote411.org.

In-person forums: Thursday, Sept.28 at 7 p.m. at ProvidenceCommunity Center: 3001 VadenDrive, Fairfax.

The televised forums at FairfaxCounty Public Access are onChannel 10 or livestreamed onYouTube “Inside ScoopLivestream.” The public cansubmit questions by email [email protected] orcall 571-749-1142 between 7-8:30 p.m. Tune in on: Monday,Sept. 11 at 8 p.m.; Monday,Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.; andMonday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 27Public Hearing on FY 2019

Budget. 7:30 p.m. at MCCAdministrative Offices, 6631 OldDominion Drive, McLean. TheMcLean Community CenterGoverning Board invitesDranesville tax district residentsto attend a public hearing onMCC’s FY 2019 Budget. Residentswho would like to speak at the

public hearing should call the Centerat 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, to havetheir names added to the speakers’list. The hearing will be immediatelyfollowed by the regular monthlyboard meeting for September. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org for more.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 28RSVP Volunteer Orientation. 11

a.m. at the Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. RSVP,Retired and Senior VolunteerProgram, is looking for volunteers 55and older. Email RSVP VolunteerSpecialist Carly Hubicki [email protected] or callRSVP at 703-403- 5360.

SEPT. 28-NOV. 16Adventures in Learning. A variety of

daytime classes at UUCF UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax -Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. Classes open to those50 years and older. $40 for allclasses. Call 703-821-6838 or [email protected].

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30Garden Club Yard Sale. 9 a.m.-1

p.m. in the parking lot, 10610Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. TheGreat Falls Garden Club is hosting amulti-family yard sale. Visitwww.gfgardenclub.org for more.

THURSDAY/OCT. 5Caregivers Support Group. 10-

11:30 a.m. at UUCF UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax -Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. For caregivers to adultfamily members with dementia, firstand third Thursdays of every month.Free. Call 703-821-6838 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 18McLean Newcomers Luncheon.

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Mylo’s Grill,6238 Old Dominion Drive. Nancy

Harvey Steorts, a formerChairman of the ConsumerProduct Safety Commission, willdiscuss “How Safe is YourHome?”. $30. Visitwww.McLeanNewcomers.org [email protected].

SUPPORT GROUPSAre You A Caregiver?

Shepherd’s Center of OaktonVienna Caregivers’ SupportGroup takes place first & thirdThursday of each month.February 2nd and 16th, 2017from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Join us at the UnitarianUniversalist Congregation ofFairfax (UUCF) - ProgramBuilding, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd,Oakton, VA. For more info contactfacilitator, Jack Tarr, 703-821-6838 [email protected].

Haven of Northern VirginiaSupport Group. 703-941-7000,www.havenofnova.org [email protected].

Virginia Chronic Pain SupportGroup Meets from 1:30 - 3 p.m.the 2nd Wednesday of each monthat Kaplan Center for IntegrativeMedicine, 6829 Elm St., Suite 300,McLean. Group leader, JodiBrayton, LCSW. 703-532-4892.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDRSVP, a volunteer network for

seniors seeking serviceopportunities in and aroundFairfax County, Arlington Countyand the City of Alexandria, offersa wide array of opportunities forvolunteers 55 and older. RSVPvolunteers enjoy flexibleschedules, free accident andliability insurance while serving,optional mileage and mealreimbursement and are invited tovolunteer group projects andsocial gatherings. To sign up foran upcoming orientation, emailCarly Hubicki [email protected] orVisit www.rsvpnova.org.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

I don’t want to praise the Lord too much forproviding me with such a trivial and mundanebenefit but, I sure am grateful when my 112pounds of cat litter arrives/is delivered to myfront porch, mere feet away from our cats’ litterboxes. “Auto Ship,” baby. No more am I lugging28 to 44 pound boxes of cat litter into our five-indoor-cat household from the local supermarketand/or pet superstore. I don’t want to plagiarize atelevision “spokesthing” from my youth so I’llgive “Speedy” from Alka Seltzer proper attribu-tion when I write as enthusiastically as I can:“Oh, what a relief it is!”

The litter is my second auto-ship of sub-stance; having made an earlier/similar commit-ment to 16 pound bags of dry cat food. I do getsome fancy, multi-vitamins auto-delivered andmy wife, Dina, as well receives special eye vita-mins in the mail, but I thought that was the onlyway to purchase them, given that the manufac-turers were out of town so I never consideredthem an auto-type ship. Previously, I had alwaysresisted inquiring about getting products deliv-ered from a national company when they areavailable locally. My thinking had been that sinceI’m home during the day, and regularly in andout doing errands at many of the stores that sellthis merchandise, why ship it when I can shop it?It seemed redundant.

Now however, given the pleasure I felt when Isaw that litter sitting on the porch without myhaving had to life one finger; well, a few fingersinitially when I “keystroked” my way through thiscompany’s online registration, the light has comeon. Moreover, given the neuropathy I have in myfeet, I’m tired of walking around those giantwarehouse stores. Sure, the local proximity andavailability is helpful but the bigger the buyer, themore effort the unloading/restocking is requiredat home. Perhaps I’ve simply come to a realiza-tion, and not necessarily an accommodation tomy age, that less effort equals more overall value.And if in addition to less effort, I can buy prod-ucts at equal or even lower cost than doing solocally, than I am sittin’ pretty in high cotton, if Imay double-down on the benefit?

Not that I’m overworked and underpaid forthe household duties I perform but, I’d rather beunder worked and overpaid, if you catch mydrift? And given certain realities to the many tasksnow performed by hand, it’s up to me to rein-vent the wheel, so to speak. And so, I’m startingto consider very seriously, ordering more stuff thisway, especially bulky/weighty stuff and to let myfingers do the clicking rather than my arms andlegs doing the walking and carrying. Let commer-cial/corporate America do the driving and deliv-ering. I don’t have to prove my shopping mettleanymore. I’m ready to sit back and let the boxesdo my talking.

I’m not quite ready to order food/perishablehowever. I feel a certain sense of calm and seren-ity wandering down supermarket aisles takingmental inventory of what’s present and what’snot — and what’s new and what everythingcosts. Not that I try many things as anybody whoknows me knows, but occasionally, Entenmann’sor Hostess or Nabisco will surprise me with anew item and thus will have made the visit allthe more sweeter. I wonder if I’ll have the samesensation perusing and clicking my way througha site that so far has been unseen — by my eyes,anyway. I guess it can’t hurt to explore a bit. Imean, it’s not exactly the dark web. (Is it?) Nordo I expect to use bit coins or have to create anavatar for myself. Nevertheless, the process doesseem a little daunting; changing habits that havebecome habitual, and routines which havebecome routine. Seems a bit like turning anocean liner around after it’s headed out to sea.They don’t turn on a dime and neither do I. Still,I’m intrigued by the possibilities, and besides, I’mnearly out of laundry detergent.

Perhaps a test is in the offing. I don’t think I’mquite ready to join a club/pay a membership fee,but I am open to investigating. Time will tell Isuppose, as will my first bill.

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should be able to determine what they wantto do with their statues, although he addedhe wants to see them in a museum.

“I think what is important is to talk aboutsome of the statues that aren’t built ofbronze, the inequities that we still have inour society,” said Northam during the de-bate. “Inequities in access to health care.Inequities in access to voting rights. Ineq-uities that we have in education.”

Views of the Affordable Care Act are alsoexpected to play an important dividing linein the election. Northam has been consis-tent in his support for expanding Medicaid,criticizing Republicans for undermining asystem that has expanded health insuranceto millions of Americans who previously hadno coverage. Gillespie has been consistentlycritical of the landmark achievement offormer President Barack Obama, althoughhe was noncommittal when asked about hisview of the reform proposal currently work-ing its way through Congress.

“I’m not endorsing or opposing any spe-cific legislation that is being talked aboutright now. I haven’t had a chance to readit,” said Gillespie after the debate, addingthat Virginia should not be punished fordeclining to expand Medicaid. “But as aprinciple I’ve been consistent in this regard,and that is where I am today.”

PERHAPS NOTHING looms as large overthis election as Donald Trump. The presi-dent has become a lightning rod of opposi-tion and a rallying cry for people who feelmarginalized. Virginia was the only South-ern state Trump lost, and polls show thathe remains unpopular here. Gillespie hasbeen trying to distance himself from thepresident by opposing some of his budgetproposals and declining to answer questionsabout whether he’ll ask Trump to campaignfor him in Virginia.

“Probably the biggest thing being hungaround Ed’s neck is the Trump administra-tion,” said Republican strategist DanScandling. “But depending where you arein the state determines how much of aweight that is. If you’re downstate, that’snot a problem. If you’re up here in North-ern Virginia, it’s a potential problem.”

Democrat Hillary Clinton won Virginiawith 50 percent of the vote, with Trump at44 percent. Many of those presidential yearvoters might not show up in an odd year-election, when the electorate tends to beolder and whiter. For Democrats, the goalheading into Election Day is to run up thenumbers in Northern Virginia and over-whelm Republicans in parts of the state thatstill support Trump. For Republicans, thechallenge is find some kind of way of em-bracing Trump voters without alienatingindependents who might feel conflictedabout the president.

“I think what’s really going to drive theelection is President Trump,” said Demo-cratic strategist Ben Tribbett. “A lot of vot-ers are going to vote either for or againstEd Gillespie based on how they feel aboutDonald Trump.”

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