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St. Luke’s Epiecopal Church at 8009 Fort HuntRoad once again celebrates the fall with aPumpkin Patch program hoping to sell 3,000

pumpkins purchased from a Navajo Indian Reser-vation in New Mexico. Proceeds from the sale ofthe pumpkins will be used to finance youth pil-grimages and other youth programs. Volunteerswho helped to off load two shipments of pump-kins include Boy Scout Troop 654. In addition tothe pumpkin sale which runs from Oct. 5-31, aGerman style Pumpkin Fest will be held on Sun-day, Oct. 20, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Grilledbratwurst, potato salad, and pumpkin cake willbe offered during the Fest.

Pumpkin Patch Sale Hours are weekdays, 3-7p.m., and weekends, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Pumpkin Patch Returns

Eddie, 4, and brother Jack, 6, Garucciofrom the Wellington neighborhood.

Children at St. Luke’s enjoy the opening day of the Pumpkin Patch.

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Mount Vernon DistrictPolice are investigat-ing a bank robbery

that occurred Friday, Oct. 4.Around 12:30 p.m. a man enteredthe TD Bank located at 6615 Rich-mond Highway, and demandedmoney. The bank teller compliedand the suspect fled with an un-disclosed amount of cash. Therewere no injuries.

The suspect was described asblack, medium build, and wearing

a gray shirt and dark pants.Police have reason to believe

that this bank robbery may be re-lated to previous robberies at thesame bank.

Anyone with information isasked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus a message toCRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

Bank Robbery in Hybla Valley Area

Suspect

By Jeanne Theismann

The Gazette

The USO of MetropolitanWashington honored itstop corporate sponsors

Oct. 4 at the 10th Annual Stars andStripes Night gala, naming 37 cor-porate donors to its 2013 Circle ofthe Stars.

“We are very honored andhumbled that these corporatesponsors are active and generoussupporters of USO-Metro,” saidUSO-Metro president and CEOElaine Rogers. “Because of the in-credible support of these compa-nies, we are able to provide abroad range of programs to ser-vice members and their families,including programs for childrenwith deployed parents, supportservices for spouses and emer-gency housing programs.”

Held at the Sheraton NationalHotel in Arlington, more than 500USO-Metro supporters attended

USO honors topcorporate donors.

Circle of Stars

SFC Aaron Causey and hiswife Kathleen enjoy theUSO gala. Causey, an EODteam leader, lost both legsabove the knee in Afghani-stan in December of 2011.

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By Michael Lee Pope

The Gazette

Local and statewide can-didates for office ap-peared at an unprec-edented forum in North-

ern Virginia last weekend, a col-laboration of minority businessgroups of blacks, Hispanics andAsians. But as candidates arrivedat the Annandale campus of theNorthern Virginia Community Col-lege for a Sunday afternoon fo-rum, voters realized that the toneof the campaign would remain un-relentingly negative.

“All three of the Republican can-

didates are Tea Party right wingextremists,” said Del. Ken Plum(D-36), who is running unop-posed. “Look at their records andtheir stands on the issues.”

Plum attacked Cuccinelli’s law-suit against the Affordable CareAct as well as his investigation intoa University of Virginia professorstudying climate change. Thelongtime delegate also said theRepublican attorney general can-didate Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-25) has a similar record, includ-ing a bill that would have requiredwomen to report abortions to po-

Candidates appear at businessforum, attacking each other.

Negative Campaign

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LobsterfestMount Vernon DistrictSupervisor Gerry Hylandenjoys the festivities athis 23d AnnualLobsterfest, Oct. 5 at theJustice Snowden Farm,as he helps his volun-teers serve lobster, corn,clam chowder, andmussels.

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By Ed Simmons, Jr.

The Gazette

“Godtastic!” declared RennieChen when he learned Ris-ing Hope Mission’s 2013Gala Oct. 5 at The

Waterford in Springfield netted a $45,000profit.

Chen is a member of Christ United Meth-odist Church in Fairfax Station and likemany at his church is a frequent volunteerat Rising Hope which aids the homeless andneedy along the Route 1 corridor.

Foremost of these Christ Church volun-teers is Sharon Emory who organized thegala. For the evening’s auction she joinedforces with auctioneer Tim Dunbar fromCulpeper to appeal to a spirited crowd whoresponded with generous bids.

“At Rising Hope you will find rich andpoor working side by side,” Emory told thecrowd. Volunteering at the mission, shesaid, “is totally my passion.”

Other attendees at the dinner, auction anddance came from a slew of area churchesincluding St. Luke’s Episcopal, Burke UMC,St. Mark’s Episcopal, Mount Zion Baptist,historic Alfred Street Baptist, Harvest LifeFellowship, Fairlington UMC, Burke UMC,Good Shepherd UMC and Cokesbury UMC.Aldersgate UMC had the most people inattendance, filling five tables.

“Thank you all for coming out and sup-porting Rising Hope,” said the mission’spastor, the Rev. Keary Kincannon.

Churches gather to support one of their own.Rising Hope Gala Raises $45,000

Gala organizerSharon Emoryand auctioneerTim Dunbarbrought inhefty bids.

Rising Hope webmaster BarbaraNekoba (right) of Christ UMC joinsthe Rev. Keary Kincannon and hiswife Judy.

Rising Hope members Jackie Martin(left), Judy Maitland (right) andMary Baker relax before dinner.

Another major contributor to theevening’s success was the Close 2 HomeBand who revved up the crowd with tuneslike “Mustang Sally” and “Twist and Shout.”

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By Gerald A Fill

The Gazette

Looking for a place to show off yourclassic car? Want to relive thegood ol’ days of the past, or justwant to hang out with other clas-

sic car owners to talk shop, and show off

your ride? Well, there is a place to do that.In the Mount Vernon district, the place isthe Hollin Hall Shopping Center parking lot,at the corner of Fort Hunt and ShenandoahRoad. They get together the first Sunday ofeach month, from 8:30 - 11 a.m., weatherpermitting.

Warren Harlow, and his wife, Georgia, thegroup’s organizers of Alexandria Cars &Coffee, began promoting classic car infor-mal gatherings October 2012. Typically, thesite locations were less than ideal. Finallyit seems, they now have a perfect place tomeet, for now: the Hollin Hall ShoppingCenter parking lot. Warren Harlow dis-played a classic car worthy of admirationin any auto show venue: a “night mist blue”1967 Ford Shelby Mustang which he com-pletely rebuilt and reconditioned. His sons,

Austin and Hunter, already have the classiccar “bug”; they own a green 1970 DodgeSwinger.

This past Sunday morning about 35people and 25 classic cars were at the HollinHall Shopping Center enjoying the companyof classic car owners who love to work onand display their vintage rehabilitated cre-ations of a bygone era brought back in theform of pristine reconditioned classic cars.Among the 25 classic cars that were on dis-play: a1967 Porsche Coup, a 1972 and 1954Corvette, 1966 Ford Mustang GT, aLamborghini Diablo, several Austin Healyconvertibles, an MG convertible, a 1969Chevrolet Chevelle, a 1967 Pontiac GTO,among others.

The Harlows explained why they organizethe gathering: “Because we enjoy the hobby

Local classic car owners club meet at the Hollin Hall Shopping Center.

Local Group Brings Classic Car-Lovers TogetherAlexandria Cars &Coffee meets at theHollin Hall ShoppingCenter first Sundayof each month.

and hoped to bring other people togetherthat share the same passion. We met a lotof great people through the years with neatcars in the area but we didn’t have a localplace to meet and hang out. Most of us getour coffee or tea at Hollin Hall so meetingin the morning here seemed like a goodidea.”

The group has no formal organization, nomembership requirement, and no particu-lar agenda other than to get together toshare their love for classic cars.

“We welcome all cars, new or old, shinyor rusty, from any continent (one car ondisplay was an immaculately maintained1958 silver Porsche),” Harlow said. TheHarlows described the effort as familyfriendly, with everyone happy to share theirrides, ideas, and memories.

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Mount Vernon Gazette Editor Steven Mauren

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See Senior Volunteers, Page 6

By Steve Hibbard

The Gazette

The Mount Vernon RECenter isknown for its ice skating rink,massive indoor swimming pool

and fitness center with spa and sauna. Ithas 46 volunteers who help greet guests,clean up the fitness room, landscape thegrounds and assist people with adaptiveswimming and ice-skating programs. Ex-actly half of them are retired senior citizensover 50 in age who want to stay active whilegiving back to the community.

“Volunteers are essential to the daily op-eration of the center. They’re excellent,” saidVolunteer Manager Darryl Foster, 45. “Thepeople who volunteer want to do it, so theyare really dedicated people.”

Sue Erbele, 57, of River Farms in HyblaValley has given her time to Mount Vernonfor two years — registering new ice skat-ers, doing landscaping and cleaning exer-cise equipment.

She will be honored at a dinner on Nov.22 with the Elly Doyle Park Service Awardas Volunteer of the Year at the Waterford inFair Oaks. She was feted last month atReston’s Watermine Park with other volun-teers.

Senior Volunteers Stay Active 50 percent of Mount Vernon RECenter’svolunteers are senior citizens.

Karen Keefer, 54, works the frontdesk at Mount Vernon RECenter.

Sue Erbele, 57, enjoys landscapingthe grounds of the Mount VernonRECenter.

Alice Pelletier, 83, answers phonesat the Mount Vernon RECenter.

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the event, including Person of Interest tele-vision actor Kevin Chapman, WWE starMark Henry, former Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (ret.) andnewly crowned Miss America NinaDavuluri.

“It’s a great experience to be here,” saidKathleen Causey, wife of Army Sgt. FirstClass Aaron Causey, an EOD team leaderwho lost both legs in Afghanistan in Decem-ber 2011. “The USO has been such an inte-gral part of Aaron’s recovery and my ownrecovery as a spouse.”

Causey and her husband have spent thelast several months at the new USO War-rior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir, thelargest facility of its kind in the world. The20,000-square-foot facility offers servicesfor recovering soldiers and serves as a fam-ily hub to support wounded warriors’ fami-lies.

“The services and support provided by theUSO are invaluable to our wounded war-riors and their families,” Kathleen Causeysaid. “We would not be here today withoutthe financial support of the businesses inthe Circle of Stars.”

The Circle of Stars presentation was thecenterpiece of the night and highlighted thevalue of corporate supporters for USO-Metro’s work with military ser-vice members and their fami-lies. A special presentation wasmade to A-T Solutions presidentand CEO Dennis Kelly for thecompany’s longstanding sup-port of USO programs.

“It is our honor to support theUSO and its vital programs forour military troops and theirfamilies,” Kelly said. “They areour nation’s heroes.”

The 2013 USO-Metro Circleof Stars Four-Star honorees are:Northrop Grumman; TheBoeing Company; Cisco; Giantof Landover, MD; DynCorp In-ternational; and Verizon. Three-Star: Southern Management;Navy Federal Credit Union; and

BMC Software. Two-Star: Lockheed Martin;SAIC; Southwestern Wendy’s AdvertisingGroup & Dayton Wendy’s Co-Op; CACI; 300Brand; CenturyLink; Dell; Southland Indus-tries; Booz Allen Hamilton; Microsoft;WUSA 9; and ATK. One-Star: RockwellCollins; Four Points by Sheraton BWI Air-port; GEICO; Lenovo; DC Capital PartnersLLC; Prudential Relocation; Health Net;Hewlett-Packard Company; EMC≤ ; CSC;UBS Financial Services; EmergentBioSolutions; AT&T Government Solutions;Papa John’s National Capital Region Co-Op;Google, and Level 3 Communications.

USO-Metro is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) or-ganization that provides programs and ser-vices for active duty troops and their fami-lies at area military hospitals, five USO Cen-ters and a Mobile USO. Signature programsand services include Turkeys for Troops andProject USO Elf, emergency housing andfood assistance, and caring for wounded,ill and injured troops and their caregivers.

“The USO is essential to the recovery of alot of people,” said Kathleen Causey, whoserved as a USO volunteer at Fort Drum,N.Y. prior to her husband’s deployment.“Because of the USO, I know that both myhusband and I will be taken care of andprovided for.”

For more information on the USO and itsprograms, visit www.usometro.org.

USO Honors Top Corporate Donors

SFC Jonathan Grundy, 82nd Airborne Divi-sion liaison to Fort Belvoir and Walter Reed,and his wife Karen try their luck at thegaming tables during the USO Stars andStripes Night gala Oct. 4.

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (ret.,second from right) is joined by his wife Lynne Pace, left, Miss AmericaNina Davuluri, and USO-Metro president and CEO Elaine Rogers at theUSO Stars and Stripes Night gala Oct. 4 at the Sheraton National Hotelin Arlington.

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lice. Together with the candidate for lieutenant gov-ernor, Plum said, the ticket is Tea Party from top tobottom.

“For some reason, some folks in the DemocraticParty think that the label Tea Party is going to stimu-late some kind of negative feelings,” said JayMcConville, chairman of the Fairfax County Repub-lican Committee. “But I think those people are greatpatriots, and they are supporting the candidates theythink are best for the commonwealth.”

AS CANDIDATES for governor took the stage tomake their case to voters, the tone of the campaignremained starkly negative. Each of the candidatesspent as much time talking about their own vision ofthe future as they did castigating their opponent assomeone who would harm Virginia. For RepublicanAttorney General Ken Cuccinelli: “My time as attor-ney general and my time in the state Senate leavesme as the only candidate who would show up onday one knowing how Virginia government worksfrom having participated in it. I will not need on thejob training if you elect me on November 5th, andI’m the only candidate who can say that.”

For weeks, Republicans have been criticizing Demo-crat Terry McAuliffe for threatening to shut downVirginia government unless the General Assemblyagreed to expand Medicaid. McAuliffe attempted tobeat back that argument during the Fairfax Cham-ber of Commerce debate, pledging that he would notforce a shutdown. Meanwhile, the Democrat is nowcriticizing the Republican for appearing at afundraiser with Texas Senator Ted Cruz, whomDemocrats say is the architect of the governmentshutdown.

“Ken Cuccinelli was apparently more concernedabout his reputation with the Tea Party than withending the government shutdown that is undermin-ing Virginia’s economy,” said McAulifffe. “It’s theobligation of Virginians to send a message to Wash-ington. A government shutdown should never be abargaining chip.”

WITH ELECTION DAY only four weeks away, can-didates and their advisors are preparing for the mostintense and high-stakes portion of the race. Both ofthe major-party candidates are responding to thatdynamic by trying to frame their opposition in themost negative way possible. That leaves Libertariancandidate Robert Sarvis rising in the polls as his op-ponents take shots at each other. After McAuliffe andCuccinnelli finished Sunday evening, Sarvis offereda critical review.

“A lot of negative attacks. Not a whole lot of sub-stance,” said Sarvis, who is polling at about 10 per-cent support. “And if you want to see dysfunction of

voting out of fear for the lesser of two evils, look atthe federal government right now.”

After the candidates were finished making theirpitches, many of the voters had a hard time process-ing what they heard. The stump speeches left manywondering what the candidates would do if elected.Many of the voters at the Annandale forum said theyfelt the tone of the campaign had becomedistractingly negative, a series of attacks and counter-attacks that left many feeling isolated from the pro-cess.

“Politics has become a blame game,” said DeborahWilliams of Fairfax City. “They are always talkingabout what the other candidate is and how that’snot working, but they never say how they can fix itor what is going to lead to fixing it.”

RECENT POLLS have shown a clear and growinglead for McAuliffe, with the Democrat running fiveto seven percentage points ahead of the Republicans.That lead grows even larger if the Libertarian is in-cluded in the polls, giving the Democrat an eight-point lead in one poll. Republicans reject the ideathat their candidates are in trouble, though. Whenasked about polling numbers, McConville said Re-publicans seem more motivated than the Democrats.

“I think that there’s a lack of feeling of that samekind of excitement on the McAuliffe side,” saidMcConville. “He’s obviously a problematic candi-date.”

Democrats say they feel national Republicans havedelivered an October surprise that has harmed theirside, the government shutdown. On the campaigntrail and in interviews, Democrats are making thecase that Cuccinelli and the Republican ticket arealigned with obstructionists in Washington.

“I feel that Ken Cuccinelli is at a desperate point inhis campaign,” said Del. Charniele Herring (D-46),who is chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Vir-ginia. “He attacked Terry time and time again in-stead of talking about what he would do for Virginia.”

Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis greetsvoters at the Annandale campus of theNorthern Virginia Community College.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe takes the stageat the Annandale campus of the NorthernVirginia Community College.

Republican Ken Cuccinelli speaks at theAnnandale campus of the Northern Vir-ginia Community College

Candidates Attack at Forum

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Senior Volunteers Stay ActiveBefore she retired, Erbele was a human service

worker in the welfare program with the FairfaxCounty Department of Family Services — helpingthe less-fortunate.

“I volunteered all my life and it’s usually for peoplewho are less fortunate than I am,” she said.

Erbele likes to stay busy, and the rec center allowsher to see friends from church and neighbors. Shehelps in a chair yoga class by setting up mats andchairs; and registers for ice skating and landscapesthe grounds.“When I do landscaping, I like to makethings look nicer than before, and I like to be out-side,’ said Erbele, who has two grown children: RyanShumate, 26; and daughter Erin Shumate, 24.

If they put in enough hours, volunteers receivefree passes and free classes. “You feel good. It’s awin-win situation,” she said. “The other person’shelped and they feel good.”

Foster says “Sue’s very dedicated to the center. Herdedication, her willingness to do whatever to helpthe center, is what sets her apart.”

Brittany Diggs, the head front desk cashier, agrees.“She likes to straighten outside, plant flowers, doesmulching and trims bushes.”

For more than a year, Karen Keefer, 54, of theWellington community in Alexandria, has greetedpeople at the front desk. She gives tours, checks incustomers and helps answers the phone. On the firstday of swimming and ice-skating, which can be a“mad-house,” she does registration too.

“Most of the other people, the paid workers, areyoung kids,” she said. “It’s kind of fun working with

them; they’re young and they teach me a lot.”What she likes most about volunteering is the low-

pressure environment, and it gets her out of thehouse. “People are so nice and it’s a lot of fun. I justenjoy being around people who are healthy.”

She formerly worked in computer programmingand now dallies in the vintage and antique business,as well as volunteers for the Mount Vernon Councilof Citizens Associations. She also dotes on her res-cue dog named Hanai, which means “adopted” inHawaiian.

Diggs calls Keefer “happy-going,” very friendly andoutgoing. Foster agrees, calling her very dedicatedwith a great personality that interacts well with thepublic. For 12 years, Alice Pelletier, 82, and husbandNeil of Waynewood in Alexandria have volunteeredfour hours a week. Neil was a plant pathologist andenjoys landscaping. Alice was employed by IBM andanswers phones and greets customers. The couplehas six grown children.

“I like people,” said the smiling and social Alice. “Ilike to be doing something beautiful with my life.”

She added: “Often times it’s uplifting to encouragethem to do better. Sometimes they come in and they’rekind of depressed, and I kind of cheer them up. Ienjoy working with people.”

Foster says Alice Pelletier is an excellent volunteerand a conscientious worker. “It’s one of the more dif-ficult jobs because it’s working with customers daily,”he said of the front desk.

The Mount Vernon RECenter is at 2017 Belle ViewBlvd., Alexandria, VA 22307. To volunteer, contactDarryl Foster at 703-768-3224.


“Everything Pumpkin Festival”Sunday, October 20 • 11:30-2:00 p.m.

•Pick a pumpkin fromthe pumpkin patch

•Face painting•Pony Rides•Fire Pit to make

s’mores

•Arts and Crafts•Cake Walk• Child Identification•Lunch•Moon Bounce•Petting Zoo

Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church2001 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria, Virginia 22306

Tickets available the day of event. $1per ticket, $10 for 12 and forcan of pumpkin for UCM an additional 3 tickets. 703-765-6118

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Grand OpeningEnjoying the last of herfrozen yogurt was MaryKatheryn. She was amongstthe first 100 customerswho received free yogurtduring the Zinga grandopening.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos welcome.

Fall classes at Yoga & Health Stud-ies Center began the week of Oct. 7.This is the 42nd fall season of teachingyoga for YHSC Director Nancy Ford-Kohne, MA. Yoga & Health StudiesCenter’s yoga room looks out onto or-ganic gardens and wildlife. Small classes

in classical yoga, relaxation and breath-ing instruction mean individual needsare considered. Classes take place Mon-day evening and Wednesday morningand occasional Saturdays. Nancy Ford-Kohne is an accredited Yoga instructorteaching in the Metropolitan area sinceJanuary of 1972. She was N. Americanrepresentative for Yoga for Health Foun-dation, UK, Co founder of AmericanYoga College and on Board of Trustees

Kripa West Canada, one of the foundersof the local yoga association MAYA andUnity in Yoga and the yoga Alliance.

Healia Wellness and MassageStudios is now open at 1300 LafayetteDrive. The studio offers yoga, reflexol-ogy, acupuncture, massage, nutritionservices and more. Visitwww.facebook.com/healiawellness or703-347-9961.

Business Notes

Zinga franchisee Ashley Langlandprepares to cut the ribbon and

officially open her new yogurt shop at the Beacon Centeron Saturday, Oct. 5. She is joined by Chamber of Com-merce President Ashley Behrens, Membership CommitteeChairman Kevin Lewis (back right), Board Member JimLindsay (back left), and members of the local community.


Email announce-ments to [email protected] are welcome.

Army Reserve Pfc.Emperor Williamshas graduated frombasic combat trainingat Fort Jackson,Columbia, S.C.Williams is the brotherof Nefertiti Williams ofMount Vernon. Heearned an associatedegree in 2010 fromEverest College,Arlington.

Military Notes

Gailliot Appointed ChamberChairman

Michael Gailliot, a Realtorwith Century 21 New Millen-nium, has been appointed asthe new chairman of the MountVernon-Lee Chamber of Com-merce. Gailliot will completethe term of Barbara Doyle whois re-locating to the Bostonarea.

Gailliot is a former Chamber president and chair-man, president of Mount Vernon High SchoolBoosters, and president of Hilltop Landfill andHilltop Golf Club. He and his wife Demara residein Mount Vernon with their four children.

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Col. Rachel Armstrong, PhD,MSN, MBA, U.S. Army, Northern Re-gional Medical Command, Fort Belvoirhas been named as one of 20 RobertWood Johnson Foundation ExecutiveNurse Fellows. Executive Nurse Fellowshold senior leadership positions inhealth services, scientific and academicorganizations, public health and com-munity-based organizations or systems,and national professional, governmen-tal and policy organizations. Theycontinue in their current positions dur-ing their fellowships, and eachdevelops, plans, and implements a newinitiative to improve health care deliv-ery in her or his community. For moreinformation about the Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation Executive NurseFellows program visitwww.ExecutiveNurseFellows.org.

The Fairfax County Small BusinessCommission (SBC) added its latestmember. Appointed to the SBC by Su-pervisor Chairman Sharon Bulova,Tracey Wood now serves the Com-mission as a member at-large. Wood isan integral member of the MountVernon District of Fairfax Countywhere she works and lives. Wood hasserved five years on the board of theMount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Com-merce. She founded and chaired theChamber’s Government ProcurementRelations Committee, while also serv-

ing on the Military Affairs (formerlyEconomic Development), and the Leg-islative Affairs Committees. She beganon the executive committee as boardsecretary. Visit www.mtvernon-leechamber.org.

Wood arrived in Fairfax County in1990, as a military spouse when herhusband, Col. (retired) Kelvin Woodwas first assigned to Fort Belvoir. Shefounded a research and writing firm,Inkwell Duck, in 1989 upon returningto the United States from a militarypost in Wurzburg Germany. Over theyears her business developed into afull-service capture management firm,securing government contracts andgrants for numerous organizations.

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Around 3:05 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, a driverof a 1995 Lexus ES300 was traveling northbound on Van Dorn Street, near Vine Street.

As the Lexus approached a railroad bridge under-pass, it left the roadway and struck a concrete bridgepillar, according to Franconia District police.

The driver, 21-year-old Devin Austin of Triangle,Va., died at the scene. The front passenger, 23-year-

old Aminata Sesay of Alexandria, also died at thescene. The 20-year-old rear passenger was trans-ported to a local hospital with life-threatening inju-ries.

Preliminary investigation indicates that speed mayhave been a factor in the crash. Alcohol factor is stillundetermined as the police crash reconstruction unitcontinues its investigation.

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Obituaries

Janet Ferrill Russell died Oct. 5,2013 at home due to complications from a stroke. Jan was an

enthusiastic Alexandria resident formore than 55 years. She was an activevolunteer for both the Red Cross and theCampagna Center, a long-standingmember of the Art League, the BelleHaven Women’s Club and The BelleHaven Country Club. Jan was passion-ate about art, bridge and the KentuckyDerby.

Born Nov. 21, 1921, she grew up in Louisville, Ky.and attended The University of Louisville. In 1941,she married fellow Kentuckian Harlan (“Rick”) Ferrill,a U.S. Army lieutenant freshly graduated from WestPoint. They embarked on a 20-year career with theAir Force living in Puerto Rico, London and various

cities in-between before Rick’s death in1986.

Jan remarried Austin J. Russell (lt.general, USAF, ret.) in 1991 and wasagain widowed in 2004.

Descendants include: Jeffrey B. Ferrill(Joan), Julia Niemann (Ken), and AnnLavie all of Alexandria and granddaugh-ters Mary Ferrill, Kate Lavie, ElizabethLavie and Claire Niemann.

A Funeral Mass will be held at St.Mary’s Church, 310 S. Royal Street, Al-

exandria on Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers,the family has asked for donations to: Alzheimer’sFoundation, 322 Eighth Avenue, 7th floor, NY, NY10001 (www.alzfdn.org) or Catholic Charities USA,2050 Ballenger Ave, Suite 400, Alexandria, Va.,22314 (www.catholiccharitiesusa.org).

Janet Ferrill Russell

Russell

Anona Mae Elizabeth Gardiner ofAlexandria died on Oct. 1, 2013at Inova Mt. Vernon Hospital in

Alexandria. She was 44 years old.Anona was a homemaker and a mem-

ber of Immanuel Baptist Church of Al-exandria.

She loved her two cats, “Pookie” and“Snoopy,” as well as the PittsburgSteelers football team and the Washing-ton Nationals baseball team. She en-joyed crossword puzzles and classic rockand country music (Kid Rock).

She was sweet, loving, kind, and nurturing — shehad a big heart and would give the shirt off her backto someone in need.

She is the daughter of Robert CharlesGardiner Sr. and Anona Mae Vance. Sheis also survived by one son, three daugh-ters, her brother Robert Charles GardinerJr., and her sister Debbie Ann Gardiner.She is also survived by two grandchil-dren.

Friends were received on Oct. 4 atRaymond Funeral Chapel, 5635 Wash-ington Avenue, La Plata, Md. Intermentfollowed at Heritage Memorial Gardens,13472 Poplar Hill Road, Waldorf, Md.

Memorials may be sent to Children’s NationalMedical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW #200,Washington, DC 20310. Condolences may be sent tothe family at raymondfuneralservice.com.

Anona Mae Elizabeth Gardiner

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Evelyn L. Wunderley, 86, ofWilliamsport, Md., diedWednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at

Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown,Md.

Born July 21, 1927 in Easton, Pa., tothe late John and Lucille (Martin) Smith.She was the only one of her siblings bornin the U.S., all others were born in Ire-land. She met her husband Robert whileworking as a clerk at a 5 & 10 cent storein Easton and married him shortly afterhe returned home from World War II.

Evelyn worked as a homemaker most of her life,she also was involved in numerous church social or-ganizations and the church choirs.

Along with her husband, they were one of thefounding members of Epiphany Lutheran Church,near Mt. Vernon.

When younger she was an avid duckpin bowler,belonging to several leagues at Pen Daw Lanes in

Alexandria.She is survived by her husband of 66

years, Robert Wunderley ofWilliamsport; son Stephen of FallingWaters, W.Va.; grandson, ChristianWunderley of Luxembourg, Luxem-bourg; granddaughter, Laurel Bland ofDunedin, New Zealand; nieces andnephews, grandnieces and grandneph-ews.

In addition to her parents she also waspreceded in death by her son David and

all her siblings.A memorial service will be conducted on Oct. 26

at 1 p.m. at St. Andrews United Methodist Church,1020 Maryland Ave., Hagerstown, Md. with the Rev.Mike Henning officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may bemade to a charity of one’s choice.

Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown is incharge of the arrangements. See www.rsthvn.com

Evelyn L. Wunderley

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Discussing Fort BelvoirDon Carr, the director of Public Affairs at FortBelvoir, visited with the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Clubon Sept 4 to discuss Fort Belvoir’s growth and itsexpanding role in the community. Above, PerryLeonard, president of the Mount Vernon KiwanisClub, thanks Carr by presenting him a certificate ofappreciation, a Kiwanis pen, and a Kiwanis ball cap.For more information about the club, visit http://mtvernonvakiwanis.org. The Mount Vernon KiwanisClub meets the first and third Wednesday evenings at6 p.m over dinner at the Mount Vernon Country Club.

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With the Center for Disease Con-trol shut down along with al-most all of the Federal Govern-ment, it falls to the states to

monitor influenza activity.Visitors to cdc.gov are greeted with:“Due to the lapse in government funding,

only web sites supporting excepted functionswill be updated unless otherwise funded. As a

result, the information on thiswebsite may not be up to date,the transactions submitted viathe website may not be pro-

cessed, and the agency may not be able to re-spond to inquiries until appropriations areenacted.”

No update is required to the CDC recommen-dation that every child, woman and man overthe age of six months be vaccinated for the fluevery year, preferably by October.

Virginia and Maryland are both reportingconfirmed cases of influenza at a “sporadic”level. Since it takes two weeks for the vaccineto take full effect, now is the time to be vacci-nated if you haven’t yet had the shot.

Every year, 5-to-20 percent of U.S. residentsbecome sick with the flu, with 200,000 hospi-talizations. Children are especially vulnerable

with about 20,000 children under the age of 5hospitalized. Depending on the severity of theflu in a given year, from 1976 to 2006, esti-mates of annual deaths ranged from 3,000 toa high of about 49,000, according to the CDC.

Remember that getting the flu shot is alsocommunity service. You might be strong andhealthy and think that you will not suffer toomuch if you get the flu. But everyone has con-tact with people in the high-risk groups: peopleover 65, children under 5, pregnant women,people with other illnesses. So have your shotto protect other people.

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Editorials

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The SystemWorksTo the Editor:

The media – and unfortunatelymuch of the public – usually missthe point about most things andtoday’s government shutdown isno exception. Americans whocomplain about how Washington

is not doing their job incorrectlyaccess the current deadlock.

The impasse isn’t a symptom ofthe breakdown of our representa-tive government; rather it’s a shin-ing example of how it works bestwhen it needs to the most.

At a time when a massive gov-ernment program that very fewwant, no one understands and noone can afford was about to be

implemented, our Constitutionafforded a remedy. The U.S. Houseof Representatives used their fis-cal authority to say no and stop arunaway train. Moreover, afteryears of executive abuse by arogue President, runaway budgetsand radical social change occur-ring faster than most Americanscould assimilate, enough wasenough.

Being denied something is, ofcourse, anathema to the careerpoliticians in Washington whofeed on a bloated bureaucracy. AsI watched a recent press confer-ence with Democrats Jim Moran,Gerry Connolly and the otherusual big-government devotees, Inoticed a revealing secret. Whatappeared to be anger was, uponcloser examination, the underly-ing emotions of fear and shock.Why? Because it is entirely incom-prehensible to these ruling leftistelitists that there are actual limitsto their expansionary powers andthat that there exist checks andbalances. Most painful to them isa nascent awareness that they mayactually be servants of the public,not the masters. They’ve been ad-ministrated a cold dose of realityfrom the body politic and there isnothing more unpredictable thana career politician whose fiefdomand power are threatened.

But the system works. In fact,I’ve never witnessed more repre-sentative government in action orbeen prouder of my party. The

GOP leadership is fulfilling the rolewe elected them to perform; stop-ping the authoritarian transforma-tion of our country into a central-ized hegemony. I hope and praythat our leaders hold the line inthis valiant last-ditch effort to stopthe president from socializingAmerica.

Alvin Toffler once wisely said, “Ifyou don’t have a strategy, you’repart of someone else’s strategy.”Thankfully for us, the Republicanshave discovered a newfound re-solve and developed a plan thatbucks a system spiraling out ofcontrol. Hold the line!

Bob Dane

Assault onSmall BusinessTo the Editor:

I own a small construction com-pany engaging primarily in resi-dential remodeling. Obamacare issaving money for my business, myemployees, and me personally. Notonly has the runaway escalationin health insurance premiums lev-eled off since passage of the Af-fordable Care ACT, but due to themaximum overhead provision, ourhealth insurance provider has ac-tually had to refund money to mybusiness, and thus to me and myemployees. The ACA is helping my

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small business. Congress shouldleave it alone.

The GOP sequestration, re-peated threats of government shutdown, debt default, and the cur-rent shut down are bad for mycompany. Many of my clients aregovernment employees, contrac-tors, or folks that are economicallylinked to those groups. When myclients tell me they are delayingor cancelling a remodeling projectbecause of uncertainty about theirjobs or future income, that is theworst type of government intru-sion into my business. We are justcoming out of a recession, this isthe worst time to for the Republi-cans to initiate another assault onsmall businesses like mine, and theeconomy as a whole.

The Republicans need to stoptrying to harm businesses such asmine, accept Obamacare, and passa budget. If they would do theirjob, I would be free to do mine.

Disgusted in Virginia.

Robert FinaAlexandria

What of George’sBoyhood?To the Editor:

The new research library at theMount Vernon estate is wonderful,but it is misnamed. It should benamed the Fred W. Smith NationalLibrary for the Study of “the Adult”George Washington. For the first100 years of its existence theMount Vernon Ladies Associationembraced George Washington’syouth, the middle child of ten. ButMVLA began to turn its back onserious scholarship ofWashington’s roots about 1968 —when the Washington Papersproject was established — in fa-vor of promoting the narrative thatGeorge was born at age 16, theonly begotten son of Mary. Asfounding father John Adams said,the American public assumes “thatDr. Franklin’s electrical rod smotethe earth and out sprung GeneralWashington” to lead the Revolu-tion.

A former editor-in-chief of theWashington Papers project is saidto be working on a new biographythat will focus on Washington’syouth.

But with little scholarship todraw upon, it is likely this socialhistorian will simply restate theaccepted narrative. Lacking inter-est in – let alone knowledge of –British military history, nearly allWashington biographers fail toexplore why a death on the far side


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of the world in June 1746,changed the course of 14-year-oldGeorge Washington’s life as muchas did the death of his father threeyears earlier. Stephen Brumwell’snewly released biography —George Washington: GentlemanWarrior — is a rare exception,Brumwell being an expert on the18th century British military.

Several hundred books aboutGeorge Washington have beenpublished since Douglas SouthallFreeman’s seminal 7-volume studycame out in 1948, yet not a singlebook-length biography exists ofthe father of “the Father of hisCountry.” There is no indicationMount Vernon is interested in pro-moting research into George’syouth — such an effort might givetourists an excuse to spend their“George Washington’s” at his boy-

hood home in Fredericksburg,rather than Mount Vernon. It istime for Mount Vernon to bury thehatchet with the George Washing-ton Foundation in Fredericksburgand expand its focus to include theboy who became the adult.

Richard GambleAlexandria

SpecialConsideration?To the Editor:

I find it interesting that some ofthe fiction about Mount Vernon isbeing perpetuated during the Fed-eral shutdown. I received an e-mail from Mt. Vernon proudly pro-claiming “We are open because ofyour support ... we have never ac-cepted any government funding.”Of course the parking lots to the

northwest of the circle at Mt.Vernon are on Park Service landand were built by the government.I guess that using facilities adja-cent to your property is not tech-nically accepting funding. Alsonoteworthy is that those parkinglots were not closed like othersalong the George WashingtonParkway.

In comparison, the FairfaxCounty Park Authority managesand operates Langley Fork Park,which is on land owned by theNational Park Service, so the parkis now closed and activities in thatpark are suspended. Interestinghow special consideration can bemade.

Peter ChristensenAlexandria

Opinion

To the Editor:On Wednesday I

came home fromwork exhausted, sowhen I heard thiscrazy bird noise com-ing from my yard Iignored it. I thoughtmaybe it was one ofthese new toys kidshave. On Thursday Iheard the same noiseat the same exacttime (5:30 p.m.) andwent to investigate. Iremembered think-ing “Where am I? Jamaica?” I looked up and there’sa parrot on my roof! And it’s staring at me andscreaming.

I called animal control. They wouldn’t help. I calledmy friend the roofer for his ladder, but he couldn’tcome for awhile. I posted it on Facebook as an emer-gency. Then I grabbed some Cheerios and went upto my third story window closest to the bird. Icouldn’t reach the parrot to grab it without fallingto my death, but if I dangerously stretch I can feedit Cheerios. I thought to myself: “This is how I’mgoing to die. Feeding Cheerios to a random parrot.”

I tried to get it on a pole but it flew away. That’swhen I knew its wings weren’t clipped. Then it flewback to me. As soon as the sun went down it flewaway for the night. I was sad and freaking out. Thenan old friend called. She’s staying in my neighbor-hood (Pinewood Lakes) and says her neighborbabysits the green parrot I posted about on Facebookand has been looking for it for days.

Friday morning I went looking for this woman. Ibumped into some neighbors and a group of niceJehovah’s witnesses who helped me knock on doors.I tracked down the bird’s babysitter. I was gettingcloser. An hour later the owner called me.

Stoney the parrot had been missing since Mon-day. The owner’s husband has been very ill in thehospital and it’s believed the bird was stressed outand so made an escape. This parrot so far had sur-vived five days with as far as we know about 10Cheerios to eat. She and her husband figured their

beloved parrot to be dead.Capturing Stoney was not easy

and extremely heartbreaking. Stoney was scared todeath. And without the husband there physically itmade it even more difficult. Many neighbors cameout over the next two days to try to help. Includingchildren and people who didn’t even speak English,but understood the significance of this bird’s life. Itwas sad, frustrating and touching all at the same time.Having to stop Friday night knowing where Stoneywas perched was so difficult. But, we all had to sleepand she was too high up in a tree.

Saturday was just as difficult and the weather didn’thelp. We could see Stoney was tired and dehydrated.Yet she wouldn’t come down. Even for food. Everytime we would get near her she would climb higheror fly to another tree. Around 5 she flew to a treeand we could not find her. We almost gave up. Theowner was in the hospital with her husband. She cameback for one more look and some children told herStoney was on a tree next to the second floor en-trance to their home. Finally! Stoney hopped ontothe owner’s shoulder and they got into her car.

After the past few dreadful weeks we have had inthis area with the Naval Yard shootings (on my birth-day) and government shut down a happy ending likethis was well needed. The husband gets out of thehospital this week and Stoney will be there to greethim. I got to help save a life. And unlike our govern-ment, our neighborhood united together to accom-plish something wonderful.

Iris Chadab

Working Together To Save a Parrot

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Genuario, WP Boys’ XCWin in Pennsylvania

West Potomac’s Katie Genuario won the Champi-ons division at the 21st Annual Carlisle Invitationalcross country meet and the Wolverines took homethe boys’ team title, as well, on Sept. 28.

Genuario recorded a time of 18 minutes, 41 sec-onds for her first victory of the season. She finished27 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor and hadthe top time among Virginia girls in all divisions.

The Wolverine girls placed third out of 46 teams.Along with Genuario, Maura Fin finished 26th(20:22), Meredith Barber was 39th (20:46), KatieMurray finished 58th (21:14) and Melanie Bombergwas 59th (21:14).

The West Potomac boys’ team finished first in itsdivision. Luca Halladay placed seventh (16:32), EricTurner 11th (16:41). Cullen O’Boyle finished 24th(17:06), Nick Cucinotta was 28th (17:08) and Matt

Frame was 48th (17:24).The Wolverines will compete at the Glory Days

Invitational on Oct. 12 at Bull Run Regional Park.

Mount Vernon FootballImproves to 3-2

The Mount Vernon football team defeated Edison28-20 on Oct. 4, improving the Majors’ record to 3-2.

Mount Vernon running back Carlton Griffith car-ried 16 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns,according to stats from the Washington Post’sallmetsports.com. Bill Adusei carried 16 times for 74yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback BrendonMaturey completed 10 of 11 passes for 89 yards.

The Majors will host Washington-Lee at 7:30 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 11.

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Sports

West PotomacFootball BlankedBy Lake Braddock

The West Potomac football team droppedto 1-4 with a 58-0 loss to Lake Braddock onOct. 4.

The Wolverines will host West Springfieldat 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11.

Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos are welcome.

The following high school seniors fromWest Potomac High School were namedsemifinalists in the National Merit Scholar-ship Program: Eric Hardee and JamesNugent.

Aisha Ford, Madeline Ogden andThomas Michael Cadorette each re-ceived a bachelor of arts at Mary BaldwinCollege.

The following students graduated fromRadford University: Earning bachelor ofscience degrees were Martin BernardMiller , communication; MeronMengestab, biology; and ChantellNicole Williams, exercise, sport andhealth education. Earning a bachelor ofbusiness administration degree wasPatrick J. Reiley, management.

James Madison University’s nationallyrecognized marching band, the MarchingRoyal Dukes, begin their season with 485members, the largest in their history. Thefollowing students are members of the 2013Marching Royal Dukes: Lindsey Boggessis a junior, majoring in psychology and playsin the flute/picc section. Colin Boyd is asophomore, majoring in communicationstudies and plays in the baritone section.Joseph Figliola is a freshman, majoringin music performance and plays in the per-cussion - front ensemble section. ArminHaracic is a freshman, majoring in politi-cal science and plays in the trumpet sec-tion. Katharine Hardy is a sophomore,majoring in interdisciplinary liberal stud-ies and plays in the clarinet section. MaxKosanovich is a junior, majoring in me-dia arts and design and plays in the clari-net section. Peter Kosanovich is a gradu-ate student, majoring in media arts anddesign and plays in the mellophone section.Marcia McCants is a junior majoring inmusic and plays in the percussion - frontensemble section. Zipporah Lee Nortonis a sophomore, majoring in music and playsin the trumpet section. Kristine Sweezeyis a freshman, majoring in kinesiology andplays in the percussion - cymbals section.Chris Tadie is a freshman, majoring inaccounting and plays in the clarinet section.Sarah-Marie Wood is a junior, majoringin health sciences and plays in the guardsection.

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Address .............................. BR FB HB . Postal City .... Sold Price .... Type ....... Lot AC . PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold

1 9515 LYNNHALL PL ............... 4 .. 5 . 2 ALEXANDRIA/MV . $2,330,000 .... Detached ..... 0.71 ........ 22309 ................ OXFORD ............... 08/29/13

2 1316 BISHOP LN .................. 4 .. 3 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $2,006,250 .... Detached ..... 1.07 ........ 22302 ............. CHAPEL HILL ............ 08/15/13

3 638 KINGS CLOISTER CIR ...... 5 .. 4 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,300,000 .... Detached ..... 0.22 ........ 22302 .......... KING’S CLOISTER ......... 08/23/13

4 9051 TOWER HOUSE PL ....... 5 .. 3 . 2 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,260,000 .... Detached ..... 0.44 ........ 22308 RIVERVIEW AT MOUNT VERNO 08/09/13

5 38 ARELL CT ........................ 5 .. 4 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,250,000 .... Detached ..... 0.32 ........ 22304 ............ ARELL HOMES ........... 08/01/13

6 618 SOUTH LEE ST ............... 4 .. 3 . 0 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,189,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........ 22314 .............. OLD TOWN ............. 08/09/13

7 4118 FORT WORTH PL .......... 5 .. 3 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,180,000 .... Detached ..... 0.23 ........ 22304 ......... SEMINARY RIDGE ......... 08/23/13

8 206 N QUAKER LN ................ 5 .. 4 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,135,000 .... Detached ..... 0.73 ........ 22304 ............ QUAKER LANE ........... 08/30/13

9 8290 GLEN COVE CT ............. 4 .. 4 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,025,000 .... Detached ..... 0.27 ........ 22308 .... COLLINGWOOD ESTATES ... 08/07/13

10 1816 CARPENTER RD ........... 5 .. 4 . 1 .. ALEXANDRIA ..... $1,000,000 .... Townhouse .. 0.04 ........ 22314 ........ POTOMAC GREENS ....... 08/26/13

11 2935 KING ST ....................... 4 .. 3 . 0 .. ALEXANDRIA ....... $940,000.... Detached ..... 0.29 ........ 22302 ....... BRADDOCK HEIGHTS ...... 08/15/13

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9 8290 Glen Cove Court,Mount Vernon — $1,025,000

4 9051 Tower House Place,Mount Vernon — $1,260,000

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The colors of autumn are all around as pump-kins and squash fill produce stands andleaves change from green to orange, red and

yellow before falling from their branches.Local designers and tastemakers are unveiling

home accents that bring the warm hues of the sea-son into the home. Whether using pillows, throwsor flowers, adding the colors and textures of fall re-quires less effort than one might expect.

“Emerald green, orange and turquoise are threeof the biggest color trends we’re seeing,” said MarcusBrowning of European Country Living in Old TownAlexandria. “Throws and pillows are a given, but youcan also tie in traditional and modern accessorieswith rugs, stained glass lamps with modern or intri-cate designs.”

Small trays provide a canvas for highlighting colorand adding functionality to a room, says MarikaMeyer of Marika Meyer Interiors in Bethesda, Md.“Color and pattern are in right now,” she said. “I justpurchased the C. Wonder (http://www.cwonder.com) navy and white chevron tray formy home. It adds a punch of color and freshness to aroom. Preppy is back in a big way, too, offering lotsof patterns.”

Potomac, Md., based interior designer SharonKleinman of Transitions by Sharon Kleinman usesflowers to add warmth to a room. “I love mums,”she said. “I put them on my kitchen island and onthe hearth in my family room. I fill my yard and homewith them. They offer such great fall color. I plantthem in my flowerbeds and put them in pots on myfront porch.”

For those who don’t want the maintenance of freshflowers, Browning suggests their fabric counterpart.“Great silk flowers are nice to put in corners of sideboards,” he said. “If you have a brown table, coloredcandle stick holders add a lot of great color.”

Pumpkins, which are ubiquitous this time of year,

are also one of Kleinman’s fall accessories of choice.“I add them to the display of mums on my porch,”she said. “I have a large ceramic pumpkin … that Iput on my kitchen table surrounded by real, tinypumpkins, gourds and squash. I use that centerpiecefrom early October right through November.”

David Mitchell of David Mitchell Interior Designin Washington used a similar style concept at aMcLean home recently. “Wooden bowls are a greatway to bring in seasonal accessories,” said Mitchell.“Pottery Barn has large, vintage, carved wood bowlsthat are great for a sideboard or coffee table, andyou can fill them with mini pumpkins to add a dashof orange to a neutral space.”

Ann O’Shields, of The Nest Egg in Fairfax, said,“Hand-blown glass pumpkins are extremely popularand a great way to add a classic touch of fall in yourhome.”

Make use of fall foliage both inside and outside ofyour home, advises O’Shields. “Wreaths for fall areabundant, featuring leaves and small pumpkins, andare a great way to set the stage for fall décor,” shesaid. “Mantel decorating … is an easy way to createa focal point for fall in a room. Add leaves, fallcandles, pumpkins and more to liven up a room.”

Incorporating the hues of fall into a home’s exist-ing décor can help welcome the season in style.“Bringing in the colors of fall will add warmth toyour home as the air gets crisper,” said O’Shields.“Orange, gold, reds and brown are all earth tonesthat create a feeling of fall. Adding warm throws forcooler nights and updating throw pillows are easyways to incorporate colors for the new season.”

Decorating for FallLocal designers offersuggestions that bring theharvest into your home.

Marcus Browning, of European CountryLiving in Old Town Alexandria, suggestscandlestick holders in rich colors foradding the warmth of the season to one’shome.

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Now that last weekend’s heat wave is overand things are back to feeling fall-like,it’s time for the last historic marker bi-

cycle tour of the season, led by Bernie Bern of theCenter Hiking Club.

The ride, which starts at the East Falls ChurchMetro station Saturday morning, meanders alongtrails from Arlington into Falls Church and downto Alexandria, stop-ping roughly at one-mile intervals to ex-amine and discuss thehistory of stoneboundary markers.

Most of the markersare well over 100years old, identifyingproperty boundariesestablished by Wash-ington, D.C.’s plannersand cartographers,Berne said.

“We allow for a lot of time for talking abouthistory,” he said, and as a result the 25-30 miletrip can take all day, should the riders want tomake the full trip.

Originally, the markers were rather ornate fortheir time, featuring a compass mark on one side,

the year on another side, the seal of Virginia onanother side, and a symbol of the U.S. on the last.

“These were the first government monuments,”Berne said.

Some of the markers are in decent shape, whileothers have been exposed to the elements so long,they might be difficult for the untrained eye tofind.

The ones that tend to be in the best shape arethose now on private property, meaning some-times the tour will divert from the W&OD trail.

“One fellow created a path so people don’t walkinto his yard,” but can still get up close to themarker, which he also maintains, Berne said.

Other markers can’t be reached easily at all, in-cluding one in the flood plane near the WoodrowWilson Bridge in Alexandria. There, Four Mile Runtypically covers the marker with water, but a spe-cial platform has been put up so the post can be

seen at low tide.In some locations

where the markershave been lost to time,a plaque remains toidentify the spotwhere a marker oncestood. Berne said dur-ing the early 1900s,the Daughters of theAmerican Revolutionset out to dedicate themarkers, putting

fences around them to preserve their locations.Of course, some of those plaques themselves havebeen lost or relocated, or have been rededicatedseveral times, Berne said.

People interested in the bike tour are encour-aged to take their time riding in the group, askingquestions or adding anecdotes, he said.

Bike Through HistoryThe Center HikingClub hosts this season’sfinal historic markerbicycle tour.

DetailsThe final historic marker bike tour through Arlington and

Alexandria is schedule for this Saturday, Oct. 12, starting atthe East Falls Church Metro station at 9:15 a.m. The tour,sponsored by the Center Hiking Club, will take place rain orshine, and covers 25-30 miles. Reservations are not required,but there is a $2 fee for people who are not members of theclub. It is encouraged for participants to bring a bag lunch,water, and any kind of bike to use on the trails. Visitwww.centerhikingclub.org or contact the tour leader, BernieBerne at [email protected].

E-mail announcements to [email protected]. Photos andartwork are encouraged. Deadline isThursday at noon.

ONGOINGArt Exhibit. See “Collaborations”

through Oct. 20 at Potomac FiberArts Gallery in Studio 18 of theTorpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N.Union St. Artists share inspirations tocreate pieces combining the input oftwo or more artists. It is open from10 a.m.-6 p.m. everyday except onThursdays when it is open from 10a.m.-9 p.m. Visitwww.potomacfiberartsgallery.comfor more.

Art Exhibit. See “Deep, Full, and NotQuite Real” at The AthenaeumGallery, 201 Prince St., through Oct.20. Features four artists exploringconcepts of depth and three-dimensionality. Visit www.nvfaa.org/for more.

Life Drawing. Del Ray Artisans offers arange of open life drawing sessions tohone figure drawing skills. Drop-inwith your supplies to draw our livemodels. Fee: $8-12. View thecalendar atwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org.

The West End Farmers Market willrun Sundays from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.through November. Located at BenBrenman Park, browse food, craftsand more. Visitwww.westendfarmersmarket.org.

The Marshall House IncidentExhibition. Through 2013 at FortWard Museum, 4301 West BraddockRoad. The museum is open Tuesdaythrough Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Visitwww.fortwaRoad.org or call 703-746-4848.

Photography Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-noon at Multiple Exposures Galleryon 105 N. Union Street.Photographers and enthusiasts of allskill levels are invited to share work,ideas, and questions at this freeworkshop held on the last Sunday ofeach month, except December. Noreservations. Call 703-683-2205.

Mobile Market. Thursdays throughOctober, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in theLandmark Mall parking lot on theDuke Street side. The Arcadia Centerfor Sustainable Food and AgricultureMobile Market is a refurbished schoolbus offering produce, meat, eggs andmore from small farmers and foodartisans within 100 miles of the area.EBT cards and WIC and Senior FMNPvouchers accepted. Visitarcadiafood.org.

Theater Performance. ThroughSunday, Nov. 3, see the premiere of“Gee’s Bend” at MetroStage, 1201 N.Royal St. Watch as the true story ofthe Pettway family unfolds duringthe Civil Rights Movement and theybecome famous for their iconic quilts.Performances for Gee’s Bend will beThursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.,Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.,Sundays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Forticket reservations call 800-494-8497or visit www.metrostage.org. Forinformation and group sales call 703-548-9044.

African American ActivistsExhibition. Through Saturday, Jan.4, 2014, Living Legends ofAlexandria is an ongoing photo-documentary project created in 2006by artist-photographer Nina Tisara toidentify, honor and chronicle peoplemaking current history in Alexandria.This free exhibit is at the AlexandriaBlack History Museum, 601 WytheSt. The museum is open Tuesdaythrough Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Visit www.alexblackhistory.org orcall 703-746-4356.

Metro Club After-School Program.From Sept. 9-June 2014, theMetropolitan School of Arts presentsan after-school program for grades 1-

6. The program is located at both theLorton studio at Workhouse ArtsCenter, 9517 Workhouse Way and inAlexandria at 5775 Barclay Drive.Programs will focus on the arts,including music, dance, theatre, yogaand academics, as well as designatedhomework time. The program willrun Mondays, 1-6 p.m., and Tuesday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. Tuition runs from$130-150. Call 703-339-0444 or visitwww.metropolitanarts.org.

Art Exhibit. See the second FrontPorch Installation by Ned Egan. “Lecin’est pas une Magrite” is on displayat 18 W. Linden St.

Art Exhibit. See “Onstage” at the ArtLeague Gallery in the TorpedoFactory, 105 N. Union St. Composedof musicians, instruments andaudiences, Cindi Lewis’ paintingsallow viewers to enjoy a musicalperformances from a visualperspective. The display is open fromOct. 10-No.v 4. Visitwww.theartleague.org or 703-683-1780.

Art Exhibit. Artist John Gascot ofStudio 4, 218 N. Lee St., suite 101,creates an art exhibit to honor thelife journeys of transgenderindividuals. It will be on display thewhole month of January. Galleryhours are Thursday-Saturday, noon-7p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m.or by appointment. Visitwww.studio4oldtown.com for more.

Art Exhibit. See “Disconnect” at TargetGallery in the Torpedo Factory ArtCenter, 105 N. Union St., throughNov. 3. This all-media exhibitshowcases how technology impactsour lives. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org/target formore.

Art Exhibit. See “Portent” in theAthenaeum Gallery, 201 Prince St.,from Oct. 24 through Dec. 8. Theworks attempt to visually come toterms with, reflect or represent themagnitude of natural events. Free.Visit www.nvfaa.org for more.

Art Exhibit. See “Concrete, Glass andColor,” mosaic art by Jane Pettit atCrossroads Gallery at GoodwinHouse Bailey’s Crossroads, 3440 S.Jefferson St., Falls Church. Free. Theexhibit runs Oct. 16 through Nov. 24.703-578-7201.

Art Exhibit. “Sacred Earth, HealingWater” by Anne Bouie at SchlesingerCenter Margaret W. & Joseph L.Fisher Gallery, 3001 N. BeauregardSt. Runs through Nov. 11. Galleryhours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and during performances.Visit www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter/ for more.

PUMPKINSPumpkin Patch Sale. Browse

pumpkins from Oct. 6-31 from 10a.m.-8 p.m. at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Road.Proceeds benefit many local charitiesincluding ALIVE, Carpenter’s Shelter.Autumn crafts and cookies, brownies,cake, candy, hearty soups, gourds,mini pumpkins, apple crisps, Indiancorn and cornstalks are alsoavailable.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPSEveryday French Cooking

Techniques. Friday, Oct. 11 at 7p.m. at Judy Harris Cooking School.Learn how to use knives andequipment while making dishes.Beginner and intermediate cooksencouraged to attend. $85/person.Register at judyharris.com.

Learn How to Make Sicilian Food.Saturday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. atOsteria Marzano, 6361 Walker Lane.Learn how to make the dishes withChef Carmine Marzano and then dineon the food you’ve made. $85/person. RSVP with name, number ofparticipants, and contact info to

[email protected] How to Make Toscana Food.

Saturday, Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. atOsteria Marzano, 6361 Walker Lane.Learn how to make the dishes withChef Carmine Marzano and then dineon the food you’ve made. $85/person. RSVP with name, number ofparticipants, and contact info [email protected].

Art Classes. Tuesdays from 7-8:30p.m. at Art at the Center, 2804Sherwood Hall Lane. For childrenages 12 and up. Begin with drawingfigures and lines and work up todrawing in detail and on larger scale.Visit www.artatthecenter.org/registration.htm to register.

Art Classes. Wednesdays from 7-8:30p.m. for children ages 9 and up.Focuses on clay work in the studio.Begins Sept.11 at Art at the Center,2804 Sherwood Hall Lane. Visitwww.artatthecenter.org/registration.htm to register.

Registration Still Open. The ArtLeague School has openings in morethan 200 classes and 50 workshops,from painting, jewelry, photographyand more. Visitwww.theartleague.org to register.

Seasonal Cupcake DecoratingClasses. Tuesdays from 5-7 p.m.,Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m.,Saturdays as scheduled and Sundaysfrom 3-5 p.m. at Occasionally Cake,207 King St. Learn four differentdesigns for take-home cupcakes.

$60/person. Age 11 and youngermust be accompanied by an adult.Visit www.occasionallycake.com or703-647-9638. Call for designs.

CALL FOR ARTISTSSubmit Art for The Christmas

Attic’s Holiday Advent CalendarArt Celebration. The ChristmasAttic is looking for 25 artist and/orcommunity organizations (churches,schools, charities, businesses,individuals) who are interested inparticipating in this project. Each dayat sundown, one advent art piece willbe revealed and illuminated. Visitwww.christmasattic.com on how tosubmit the art. Sign up by Nov. 1.

OCT. 4 THROUGH 27Art Exhibit. See “Del-Ray-geous” at Del

Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount VernonAve. The exhibit focuses on theoutrageous parts of Del Ray andcommunity. Free. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org formore.

THURSDAY/OCT. 10Mother Goose Story Time. 10 a.m.

at Duncan Library, 2501Commonwealth Ave. Children ages12-24 months can enjoy stories andmore. Sign up half-hour before. Free.703-746-1705.

Who Goes There? 10:30 a.m. atMartha Washington Library, 6614Fort Hunt Road. Children ages 6-12can learn about nocturnal creaturesfrom a Huntley Meadows Parknaturalist. Free. RegistrationRequired. Call 703-768-6700.

Story Time. 11 a.m. at Duncan Library,2501 Commonwealth Ave. Childrenages 3-5 can enjoy stories and more.Free. 703-746-1705.

Yoga. Enjoy free outdoor yoga classes at1900 Mt. Vernon Ave., from 6-7 p.m.Taught by Maureen Clyne of PrasadaYoga, Harvest Moon Yoga classes aresuitable for all levels. ContactMaureen at [email protected] 703-967-8884.

Opening Reception. 6:30-8 p.m. livemusic will be part of the reception of“Onstage” at the Art League Galleryin the Torpedo Factory, 105 N. UnionSt. Composed of musicians,instruments and audiences, CindiLewis’ paintings allow viewers toenjoy a musical performances from avisual perspective. The display isopen from Oct. 10-Nov. 4. Visitwww.theartleague.org or 703-683-1780.

Second Thursday Music. 7 p.m. atThe Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. Hearmusic by Rick Udler. $10/person.Visit www.nvfaa.org or 703-548-0035.

Night Time Tales. 7 p.m. at JohnMarshall Library, 6209 Rose HillDrive. Children ages 3-5 can listen to

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Friday, October 18, 2013Help endhomelessnessin ourcommunity.Get involved!Register and allow youremployees or membersto wear jeans to workon Friday, October 18,in exchange for a $5employee contributionto the Fairfax-FallsChurch CommunityPartnership to Prevent& End Homelessness!

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Old Town TheaterWelcomes‘The Big Meow!’

Specially adapted for young audiences,Jane Franklin Dance offers a family-friendlyperformance of “The Big Meow!” Little Catis taunted by neighborhood felines becausehis meow is too loud. The dance-based per-formance is adapted from the children’sbook by Baltimore author Elizabeth Spiresand tells the story of an ever-hopeful catwho desperately wants to belong to theband of neighborhood cats.

Jane Franklin Dance presents “The BigMeow!” on Oct. 19 and Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.at Old Town Theater, 815 1/2 King St. Tick-ets are on sale at $15. Order in advance atwww.oldtowntheater1914.com or pur-chased at the door. Box office phone:703-533-5415. Visit www.janefranklin.com.

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stories. Registration required. Call 703-971-0010.

FRIDAY/OCT. 11Puppet Show. 10:30 a.m. at Kingstowne Library,

6500 Landsdowne Centre. Children ages 3-8 canlearn about fire safety through a puppet show.Children will receive a helmet, activity book andparent brochure. Free. 703-339-4610.

Archaeology Day at Shuter’s Hill. 2-3 p.m. onthe grounds of George Washington MasonicNational Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive. Seetours of the excavation conducted by cityarchaeologists and George WashingtonUniversity field school students. Reservationsrequired, [email protected] or 703-746-4399.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12Car Wash Fundraiser. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at St.

Luke’s Church on Fort Hunt Road. Boy ScoutTroop 1509 will wash cars to raise funds fortroop equipment and trips.

Boundary Stone Bike Tour. Meet at 9:15 a.m.at the entrance to East Falls Church Metrostation. See 12 historic boundary stones inArlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County. It is aleisurely bike ride with many stops. Bring lunch,water and any type of bike. $2/person. Visitwww.centerhikingclub.org for more.

Book Sale. 10 a.m. at Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Center. Find items for all ages.703-339-4610.

Lecture and Book Signing. 10 a.m.-noon atAlexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 N. UnionSt., #327. Jay Roberts “River to Rails: AGuidebook to Historical Markers in Old Town,Alexandria.” Free. Reservations required,[email protected] or 703-746-4399.

Open House. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., enjoy a free tour ofthe Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. Thetour will highlight medicinal ingredients in themuseum’s collection, a professor ofpharmacology will be on hand to shareinformation about historic ingredients that are


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still used in modern medicines. Visitwww.apothecarymuseum.org or 703-746-3852.

Potomac Poets Series. 10:30 a.m. atMartha Washington Library, 6614Fort Hunt Road. Features poets KeithMonroe and Verjeigh McMillan. Anopen mic will follow. Free. 703-768-6700.

Reptiles and Amphibians. 10:30a.m. at John Marshall Library, 6209Rose Hill Drive. Meet some animalsnative to the area and learn abouttheir lives in the wild. All ages.Registration required. Call 703-971-0010.

Wag A Tale. 10:30-11:30 a.m. atKingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre. Children ages 5-12 can register to read aloud to areading therapy dog. Registrationrequired, 703-339-4610.

Alexandria Arts Safari. Noon-4 p.m.at Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105N. Union St. Enjoy hands-on arts andcraft activities for children and theirfamilies. Children should wearclothing that can get dirty. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org for more.

Preschool Story Time. 1:30 p.m. atSherwood Library, 2501 SherwoodHall Lane. Children ages 3-5 canenjoy stories, songs and fingerplays.Free. Registration required, 703-765-3645.

Opening Reception. 4-6 p.m. “SacredEarth, Healing Water” by Anne Bouieat Schlesinger Center Margaret W. &Joseph L. Fisher Gallery, 3001 N.Beauregard St. Runs through Nov.11. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Monday-Friday and duringperformances. Visit www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter/ for more.

Get Wicked Event. 6-9 p.m. at TheChristmas Attic. Enjoy story time,face painting, spooky craft activities,tarot card reading. Get a free gift if

dressed in costume. Visitwww.christmasattic.com for more.

Performance. 7:30 p.m. at TheLyceum, 201 S. Washington St. TheWashington Balalaika Societypresents “Russkie Musikanti.” $20/advance; $25/door; children are free.Visit www.balalaika.org or 703-54-0760.

Performance. 8 p.m. at FairlingtonUnited Methodist Church, 3900 KingSt. The Alexandria Choral Societywill perform. $25/adult; $15/senioror military; $10/student. Visitwww.alexandriachoralsociety.org or703-232-1664. Any federal employeefurloughed as a result of thegovernment shutdown may receive afree ticket at the door by showinggovernment ID.

SUNDAY/OCT. 13Tift Merritt. Opening for Over the

Rhine at The Birchmere 3701 MtVernon Ave. Tickets on sale now.Visit www.tiftmerritt.com orwww.birchmere.com.

Scavenger Hunt. All day at SherwoodLibrary, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane.Teens in grades 6-12 can hunt forclues around the library. Completedforms turned in by Oct. 19 will beeligible for prizes. Free. 703-765-3645.

Art Class. Enjoy a full-day workshop atArt at the Center learning how to usea Lilypad Arduino, a programmablemicrocontroller designed to workwith traditional craft materials fordevelopment of textile projects thatrespond to input and interact withthe environment. $150/person age12 and up includes a kit or $200/parent-child pair. [email protected] toregister.

TUESDAY/OCT. 15Scavenger Hunt. All day at Sherwood

Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane.Teens in grades 6-12 can hunt forclues around the library. Completedforms turned in by Oct. 19 will beeligible for prizes. Free. 703-765-3645.

Volunteer Information Night. 6:30p.m. at Martha Washington Library,6614 Fort Hunt Road. Teens canlearn about volunteer opportunitiesin the area that will go towardscommunity service hours. Free. 703-768-6700.

History Talk. 7 p.m. at SherwoodLibrary, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane.American University professor Dr.Clarence Lusane, author of “TheBlack History of the White House,”will discuss this history, experiencesand contributions of AfricanAmericans who helped shape theWhite House. Free. 703-765-3645.

Harambee Readers. 7 p.m. atSherwood Regional Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane. For adults. Callfor title. Free. 703-765-3645.

Music Performance. 7:30 p.m. atPendleton Hall, Episcopal HighSchool, 3900 W. Braddock Road.Hear music by the National ChamberPlayers. Free. Visitwww.episcopalhighschool.org or703-933-4135.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15-16Kenny G. At The Birchmere 3701

Mount Vernon Ave.. $65. Call 703-549-7500 or visitwww.birchmere.com orwww.kennyg.com.

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Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane.Teens in grades 6-12 can hunt forclues around the library. Completedforms turned in by Oct. 19 will beeligible for prizes. Free. 703-765-3645.

Celebrate Fall. 10:30 a.m. at MarthaWashington Library, 6614 Fort HuntRoad. Children age 4-5 can enjoystories, songs and activities.Costumes encouraged. Free.Registration required, 703-768-6700.

Fun for 2’s and 3’s. 10:30 a.m. or 11a.m. at John Marshall Library, 6209Rose Hill Drive. Stories and activitiesfor ages 2 and 3 with an adult.Registration required. Call 703-971-0010.

Lecture. 7 p.m. at Gadsby’s TavernMuseum, 134 N. Royal St. Dr. PeterHenriques, professor emeritus ofhistory from George MasonUniversity, presents GeorgeWashington and the Invention ofNationhood, starting with 1783-1789. $12/person or $10/member.Visit shop.alexandria.gov or 703-746-4242 for tickets.

THURSDAY/OCT. 17Annual Fashion Show and

Luncheon. 10 a.m. at Fort BelvoirOfficers Club. Fashions for women ofall sizes will be provided byBloomingdales. Proceeds will bedonated by Yacht Haven Garden Clubto local charities and organizations.For tickets contact Terra [email protected].

Book Sale. 10 a.m. at Duncan Library,4701 Seminary Road. Browse booksfor all ages and genres. 703-746-1705.

Yoga. Enjoy free outdoor yoga classes at1900 Mt. Vernon Ave., from 6-7 p.m.Taught by Maureen Clyne of PrasadaYoga, Harvest Moon Yoga classes aresuitable for all levels. ContactMaureen at [email protected] 703-967-8884.

Poems and Stories of Edgar AllanPoe. 7 p.m. at The Athenaeum, 201Prince St. Actors from GuillotineTheatre will read some stories andpoems. $10/person. Visitwww.nvfaa.org or 703-548-0035.


Martha’s Poetry Discussion. 7 p.m.at Martha Washington Library, 6614Fort Hunt Road. Discuss the poetry ofSappho. Free. 703-768-6700.

Origami Fun for Teens. 7 p.m. atKingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre. Learn to foldbookmarks, Star Wars figures andmore. Teens age 12-18. Free. 703-339-4610.

Meet the Author. 7:30 p.m. at JohnMarshall Library, 6209 Rose HillDrive. Meet James H. Waggoner,author of “Empty Soul for Hire.”Books will be available for sale andsigning. Free. 703-971-0010.

Concert. 7:30 p.m. at the BirchmereMusic Hall, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.Vanessa Carlton performs. $29.50.Visit www.birchmere.com or call703-549-7500.

Lecture. 7:30 p.m. at The Lloyd House,220 N. Washington St. “Death &Dying During the Civil War” lecture.Free. 703-746-4554.

FRIDAY/OCT. 18Friday Affair Market. 12-4 p.m. at

historic Hollin Hall, 1909 WindmillLane. Purchase baked goods, treats,flowers and crafts from local vendors.Held the first and third Fridays ofevery month through December. Call202-256-5332.

Scavenger Hunt. All day at SherwoodLibrary, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane.Teens in grades 6-12 can hunt for

clues around the library. Completedforms turned in by Oct. 19 will beeligible for prizes. Free. 703-765-3645.

SATURDAY/OCT. 19Guided Bus Tour. Learn about the

events surrounding the death ofPresident Abraham Lincoln on April14, 1865 and the escape route of hisassassin, John Wilkes Booth. Theitinerary will focus on sites inWashington, D.C. and southernMaryland. Tour departs from FortWard Museum at 8 a.m. and returnsat 6 p.m. Registration required. $95/members of Friends of Fort Ward,and $110 for non-members, andincludes a box lunch. Deadline toregister is Oct. 7. 703-746-4848.

Annual Bazaar. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. atHollin Hall Senior Center, 1500Shenandoah Road. More than 30crafters will display their wares,lunch items will be offered, silentauction, bake sale and door prizes.703-765-4573.

Theater Performance. 2 p.m. at OldeTowne Theatre, 815 King St. See aperformance of “The Big Meow,”adapted from the book by ElizabethSpires. $10-$20/person. Visitwww.oldtowntheater1914.com or703-544-5315.

Author Discussion. 10 a.m. at theAlexandria Archaeology Museum. JayRoberts will discuss and then signcopies of his book “River to Rails: AGuidebook to Historical Markers inOld Town Alexandria, Virginia.” Free,but reservations required.

Nelly’s Needlers Fall Bazaar. 10a.m.-4 p.m. at Woodlawn Plantation,9000 Richmond Highway. Browsehundreds of handmade gifts anditems for the home, as well aspreserves and home preparedgoodies. All proceeds benefit HistoricWoodlawn. Visitwww.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/ formore.

Community Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at St.Louis School, 2901 Popkins Lane.Events include train rides, slides,games, food, bake sale, vendors andapple pie bake-off. Free admission.Small fee for each

activity. 703-799-4844.Fall Festival. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at

Armistead L. Boothe Park, 520Cameron Station Blvd. Watch apuppet show, hear music, naturecenter displays, face painting andmore. Admission is free, but ticketsrequired for pony rides, scarecrowbuilding and other events. 703-746-5592.


Wag A Tale. 10:30-11:30 a.m. atKingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre. Children ages 5-12 can register to read aloud to areading therapy dog. Registrationrequired, 703-339-4610.

Curiosity Crew: Science You CanSing To. 11 a.m. at SherwoodLibrary, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane.Children ages 6-12 can watch aninteractive science program. Free.Registration required. 703-765-3645.

Fall Festival. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. atPlymouth Haven Baptist Church.Features a chili and mac ‘n cheesecook-off, obstacle course, games,bake sale and more. Tickets cost$0.50 or 40 for $15. There will alsobe a raffle. Visitwww.plymouthhaven.org for more.

Old and Rare Appraisals. Noon atLibrary, 5005 Duke St. Allan Stypekwill do book appraisals. Free. 703-746-1702.

Improv and Comedy Theater. 2p.m. and Kingstowne Library, 6500Landsdowne Centre. Teens age 12-18

can join Letty Tomlinson and friendsfor an afternoon of improvisation andacting. No experience required. Free.703-339-4610.

Oktoberfest & Silent Auction. 3-7p.m. at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church,8531 Riverside Road. Enjoy games,live German music, authenticGerman food and more. Visitstaidansepiscopal.com or 703-360-4220 for more.

Author Signing. 3 p.m. at PotomacBarnes and Noble, 3651 JeffersonDavis Highway. Maggie Sefton willsign copies of her book “PoisonedPolitics.” Free. 703-299-9124.

Spirits, Suffering, and Society:Death in Civil War Alexandria.6-9 p.m. at Lee-Fendall House, 614Oronoco St. Enjoy re-enactments of asoldier facing his death and more.$15/person. Visitwww.leefendallhouse.org for more.

Italian Concert. 6:30-10:30 p.m. atKnights of Columbus Hall, 8592Richmond Highway. FeaturesWashington National Opera singers.$30 includes dinner by Pema’s at6:30 p.m. Call 703-360-1964 ext. 4for reservations.

Speakeasy Party and SilentAuction. 7-10 p.m. at Gadsby’sTavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St.Enjoy cocktails, heavy appetizers,silent auction and more. $40/member; $45/non-member. Visitwww.gadsbystavernmuseum.us fortickets. Period dress encouraged.

Cake Tasting and DecoratingContest. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at InovaMount Vernon Hospital. Children 18years of age and under can enter inone category; adults above age 18can enter the second category. Therewill also be a Kids Zone, Lucky DogAnimal Rescue, food and more.Submit an entry application online atwww.celebrationMVL.com or 703-360-6925. Deadline is Oct. 14.

Concert. 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’sEpiscopal Church, 8009 Fort HuntRoad. See Countertop in concert. $15suggested donations, with proceedsbenefiting United Communityministries. 703-765-4342.

SUNDAY/OCT. 20Walk for Homeless Animals. 9 a.m.

at Market Square, 301 King St. Enjoya 1.5-mile walk through Old Town tohelp the Animal Welfare League ofAlexandria prevent petoverpopulation and curb animalhomelessness. Visitwww.alexandriaanimals.org/walk tolearn more and register.

Cauldron Tea. 2 p.m. at CarlyleHouse, 121 N. Fairfax St. Enjoy aspooky afternoon tea and a tour ofthe museum where you can learnabout 18th century funeral andmourning practices in Virginia.Costumes encouraged. $30/adult;$15/child age 5-12. Reservationsrequired 703-549-2997.

In the Company of PresidentJames Madison. 3-4:30 p.m. atGadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N.Royal St. Be transported back to Oct.20, 1813 as President James Madisondiscusses the unfolding events.Reservations recommended. $15/person; $10/student. Visitshop.alexandria.gov or 703-746-4242for tickets.

“All That Jazz” Benefit. 5-8 p.m. atThe Carlyle Club, 411 John CarlyleSt. Celebrate and support At Home inAlexandria with a silent auction,music and more. 703-231-0824.

Music Performance. Focus Musicpresents Jack Gabriel with MichelleSwan at 7 p.m. at Episcopal Churchof the Resurrection, 2280 N.Beauregard St. $18/advance; $15/member. Visit www.focusmusic.orgor 703-501-6061.

Farewell Tour: Dr. Ralph Stanley.7:30 p.m. at the Birchmere, 3701 MtVernon Ave. Cost is $35. Call 703-549-7500.


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Sherwood Regional Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane. Join FairfaxCounty’s Independent Living Project,a free seminar series along withexercise classes for strength andbalance that help older adults remainindependent. The program also offersprofessional home safety reviews.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/independent.htm, call 703-324-7210,TTY 711 or [email protected].

COMMEMORATIVE SHIRTMount Vernon High School’s boys

varsity soccer team, 2013 AAAState Champions, are selling statechampionship t-shirts so the schooland community can own a piece oftheir historic win in capturing theVHSL AAA State Championship. Thisis Mount Vernon High School’s firstchampionship in 30 years, first everfor Boys Soccer - ranked #10 in thenation, #1 in the state of Virginia. T-shirts are black in color with whitelettering. They are selling for $12($14 for XXL). For any questions or aform e-mail [email protected] orcall 703-619-3142.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12Fall Rummage Sale. 9 a.m.-noon at

Fort Hunt Preschool, 1909 WindmillLane. Browse items for infants,children and maternity such asclothing, toys, games and furniture.All sales benefit the preschool.

Fall Festival. Noon-4 p.m. at HollinMeadows, 2310 Nordok Place. Allfamilies and friends from HollinMeadows and the surroundingcommunities can enjoy sport games,rock wall, children’s activities,pumpkin carving contest, raffle,marketplace, food and more. Free.

TUESDAY/OCT. 15Walking Tour and Talk. 2 p.m.,

walking tour at Old Colchester ParkPreserve, 10605 Furnace Road,Lorton. Talk by local archaeologistChristopher Sperling at 7 p.m. atPohick Church, 9301 RichmondHighway, Lorton. Free. 703-946-1031.

Informative Session. 7-9 p.m. atWalt Whitman Middle School, 2500Parkers Lane. School Board memberDan Storck will speak. Free. 571-423-1055.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 16History Talk. 9:30 a.m. at Hollin Hall

Senior Center, 1500 ShenandoahRoad. Diane Williams will show avideo on the History of the War of

1812. Free. 703-765-4573 TTY: 711.

THURSDAY/OCT. 17Program on Food Quality. 7 p.m. at

the Heritage Presbyterian Church,8503 Fort Hunt Road. Mount VernonBranch AAUW presents speakers whowill address the latest research ongenetically modified organisms. Free.703-780-5026.

SATURDAY/OCT. 19Community Festival. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

at Mount Vernon Inova Hospital,2501 Parker’s Lane. Enjoy a rockwall, pet adoptions, food, liveentertainment, kids’ zone and more.Free. Visit www.celebrationMVL.comfor more.

Country Market. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. atAlexandria Country Day School, 2400Russell Road. Enjoy a day of games,food, and fun for all ages at ACDS’sannual Country Market. This year’sevent features a performance by TheGreat Zucchini at 11 a.m. CountryMarket is open to the public andalthough admission is free, mostgames and performances require thepurchase of carnival tickets. Call 703-837-1308 or visit www.acdsnet.orgfor more information.

SUNDAY/OCT. 20College Fair. 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Fair

Oaks Mall, 11750 Fair Oaks, Fairfax.

Registered students will receive anadmittance pass that will allowcollege admissions representatives toelectronically scan their information.Free. Visit www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/collegefair/.

MONDAY/OCT. 21College Night. 7-9 p.m. at Hayfield

Secondary School, 7630 TelegraphRoad. Registered students willreceive an admittance pass that willallow college admissionsrepresentatives to electronically scantheir information. Free. Visitwww.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/collegefair/.

THURSDAY/OCT. 24Meeting. 7 p.m. at Martha Washington

Library, 6614 Fort Hunt Road. TheVirginia Citizens Coalition for PoliceAccountability will hold a generalmeeting. Free. 703-768-6700.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 25-26Family Life Weekend Conference.

John Trent will lead the conference,discussing faith in different aspectsof life and how to encourage andbuild up family members andfriends. $25/couple; $15/person.Friday, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, 9a.m.-noon at Plymouth HavenBaptist Church, 8600 PlymouthRoad. RSVP to

www.plymouthhaven.org or 703-360-4370.

MONDAY/OCT. 28Alzheimer’s Association

Presentation. 1 p.m. at Hollin HallSenior Center, 1500 ShenandoahRoad. “The Basics: Memory Loss,Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.”Free. 703-765-4573 TTY: 711.

DONATIONSHelp the Homeless Campaign. United

Community Ministries (UCM) invitesbusy community members to support itsannual “Help the Homeless” Campaignin a new way this year. UCM’s “Sleep InTo Help Out” is an online “virtual”event, where no physical attendance isrequired – but all funds donated godirectly to benefit UCM programs thathelp end poverty and preventhomelessness in Southeast FairfaxCounty. It takes just a few minutes toregister online by the Nov. 2 deadline atwww.hthwalks.org/site/TR?team_id=20280&fr_id=1862&pg=team.The online registration donation is $30for adults and $20 for youth (ages 25and younger) — and is 100 percent tax-deductible. Additional information isavailable at UCM’s Help the HomelessCampaign headquarters webpage at:www.ucmagency.org/HelpTheHomeless.html or contactDiane Hill at [email protected] phone 571-255-8978.

Bulletin Board

Letters

PoliticalGamesmanship?To the Editor:

Are President Obama and his Democratparty colleagues looking out for us — thecommon folks? You decide.

During Obama’s presidency, with Demo-crat party assistance, the U.S. debt has in-creased by $7 trillion to $17 trillion morethan all other presidents combined, 90 mil-lion people have stopped looking for work,the unemployment rate is over 7 percentwith 14 percent or more in black and His-panic communities, more people on foodstamps in the history of our country andpoverty is at record levels.

What do Obama and the Democrats do?They blame Republicans and call ordinaryAmericans who disagree with the economiccourse we are on all sorts of nasty namessuch as arsonists, jihadists, terrorists, etc.because they disagree with Obama andDemocrats in Congress and they don’t takeresponsibility for their policy failures.Obama with no push from Democrats won’tapprove the Keystone pipeline and lift theban on oil drilling to create jobs. Instead,there is a war on the coal industry to de-stroy it and put more average Americansout of work. Further, the President andDemocrats haven’t put forth a specific jobsplan to help people find work and theyrefuse to approve any Republican proposaland play the blame game. Also, the moredependency on government the better theodds of being reelected. It’s about depen-dency and total control with Democrats andObama and not about the welfare of thepeople.

The U.S. foreign policy is a disaster. FirstObama, with support of Democrats, got in-volved in Libya. America was rewarded withan attack on Benghazi and four Americanswere killed. Then Obama got involved in

Egypt and the Muslin Brotherhood tookpower and the Egyptian military did a coupand Egypt is in shambles. Then it was Syria.His red line to Syria if chemical weaponswere used ended up in a blame game.Obama said he didn’t set the red line, theworld did and Congress did when it ap-proved the treaty banning chemical weap-ons. And, his approach of not using forceas he said, then bringing Congress in thepicture and then the American people be-fore he made a decision ended up with theU.S. losing credibility and Putin becomingthe star to help settle the Syrian conflictwithout a war.

Here at home, U.S. gun running to Mexicoended up in the hands of drug cartels andone U.S agent being killed. What doesObama do? He issues an executive order sono one can find out what happened. Underhis watch, NSA is spying on Americans bygathering phone and email records in vio-lation of the U.S. Constitution FourthAmendment against unreasonable searchand seizure and, for political reasons, con-servative organizations were targeted forIRS scrutiny to quell dissent to Obama’spolicies. Obama seems to always shift fo-cus away from his failed policies by blam-ing others or accusing them of some hid-eous actions. For example, Obama said thatRepublicans want those with downs syn-drome and autism to fend for themselves.Yet, Obamacare requires those that needmedical devices to help them live a betterlife to pay a sick tax of 3 per cent if theywant to get the medical device. Is such taxa-tion for the sick caring and kind and look-ing out for those who need help to live abetter life?

The latest government shutdown is des-picable. Obama and certain Democrats kepttalking about a government shutdown be-fore it happened to set the stage to blameRepublicans. They want to make the shut-down as harmful as possible to Americans

to deter dissent and win politically. Eventhe WWII Veterans’ Memorial was shutdown. The only ones who can do that arethose in charge and that is the Presidentand his cabinet with the support of congres-sional Democrats. When WWII veterans vis-ited the memorial anyway, what was theresponse? Send more guards, buy tape withwire in it so the veterans can’t break it andprovide sand bags to keep them out.

Is that the way we respect our veteranswho put their lives on the line to help keepus free? And, since there is no money, whereare they getting the money for the guards,wire tapes and sand bags? There have beena total of 17 government shutdowns dur-ing the Carter, Reagan and Clinton admin-istrations. So it’s not a not a new deal orthe end of the world as the Obama and con-gressional Democrats are portraying thecurrent shutdown.

Again, consider the above and ask your-self if the President and his congressionalDemocrat colleagues are really helping uscommon folks or playing political games forthe next election cycle for their own per-sonal gain of political power and control?

Frank MedicoMount Vernon

ShutdownRepercussionsTo the Editor:

Most candidates use the months beforean election to speak about their past andtheir priorities, so that voters can identifywhich candidate shares their values andtheir vision for the future. From what I’veseen, Ken Cuccinelli has done everythinghe can to make sure that nobody has anyidea who he really is. First, he started hiscampaign by reversing many of his moreradical ideological positions, and since thenhe’s parked himself on the fence and refusedto say anything about anything, even whenit’s hurt him to stay quiet.

First, he took $18,000 in gifts from StarScientific CEO Jonnie Williams and spentmonths saying it wasn’t really that big of adeal. He also didn’t report all the stock heheld in Star Scientific at the same time hewas planning to defend the state in a law-suit brought by the company. When it wasdiscovered, he defended himself by sayingthat he didn’t think it was a conflict of in-terest.

Then this weekend, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz,the mastermind behind the federal govern-ment shutdown, came to campaign forCuccinelli. It could have been a perfect op-portunity for Ken to either prove his TeaParty credentials to his conservative baseand praise Cruz like he’s done in the past,or condemn Cruz and demand that he pressCongress to send federal employees backto work. He did neither.

Once again, Cuccinelli denied Virginiansa chance to figure out who he really is. All Iknow about him is that he doesn’t stand foranything, except trying to get elected. I, forone, will be making sure he doesn’t.

Sergio HernandezAlexandria


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