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The Robertsons’ “Kivett House”was built circa 1902 and namedfor
a shopkeeper, builder, realestate and insurance salesman,town
booster, newspaper corre-spondent and Clifton mayor from1904-1908
R.M. Kivett. The housewill welcome visitors at CliftonHoliday Homes
Tour on Dec. 3.
Interfaith ServiceCelebrates DiversityNews, Page 3
Getting into HolidaySpirit with EncoreHoliday Entertainment,
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Interfaith ServiceCelebrates DiversityNews, Page 3
Getting into HolidaySpirit with Encore
‘Warm Hospitality’ atClifton’s Holiday Homes Tour
News, Page 4
‘Warm Hospitality’ atClifton’s Holiday Homes Tour
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Two Percent Project is Northern Virginia’snewest Teen Pregnancy
Resource Center.The organization was founded by formerteen mother
and CEO Autumn Williamswho defied the odds and is now dedicatingher
life to helping other teen parentsachieve their dreams. The
organization wasfounded off of her own personal experiencesbecoming
pregnant right out of high schooland her dedicated journey to
provide a bet-ter life for her child. The center will be of-fering
non-bias options counseling, a uniqueparenting program, material
resources,community resources, peer support, andreal life
training.
They are raising funds to provide addi-tional life support to
clients based on theuniqueness of their situation. Further,
TwoPercent project will assist clients with edu-cation completion
and postsecondary op-portunities, workforce development,
andeducation on building and sustaininghealthy relationships.
Two Percent Project will also be provid-ing ongoing support to
clients after they
give birth. They will be assisting clients withnot only
educational and material support,but emotional support from a
unique staffthat has been there. The TPP team is com-posed of
former teen parents who beat theodds and is dedicated to helping
other par-ents who have now found themselves in astandstill in
their lives.
Tickets are now on sale for their HolidayKickoff Event,
Moonlight and MistletoeHoliday Extravaganza. Tickets are $45.
Theevent will be held at The Bungalow Ale-house in Woodbridge Dec.
16, from 6 - 11p.m. Be ready for an evening filled withfood,
drinks, music, dancing, and vendorsfor those last minute Holiday
gifts, desserts,games, silent auction and so much more.Dress is
black tie/holiday best. Perfect fordate night or just an evening
with the girls.Tickets are avaliable at
https://www.eventnation.co/event/TPPHoliday.
To learn more about this new teen preg-nancy initiative visit
Two Percent Project’swebsite at www.twopercentproject.org orcontact
them via email [email protected].
Send notes to the Connection [email protected] or
call 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday. Datedannouncements should be
submitted at least twoweeks prior to the event.
Fairfax Baptist Temple, at the corner ofFairfax County Parkway
and Burke Lake Roads,holds a bible study fellowship at 9 a.m.
Sundaysfollowed by a 10 a.m. worship service. Nursery careand
children’s church also provided. 6401 Mission-ary Lane, Fairfax
Station, 703-323-8100 orwww.fbtministries.org.
The Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center, 10875Main St., Fairfax City
provides free classes to bothnewcomers and advanced practitioners
of TibetanBuddhism. The center emphasizes working withthe mind and
learning how to understand theworkings of the mind, overcoming
inner causes ofsuffering, while cultivating causes of
happiness.Under the direction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, thecenter is a
place of study, contemplation and medi-tation. Visit
http://www.guhyasamaja.org formore information.
Lord of Life Lutheran offers services at twolocations, in
Fairfax at 5114 Twinbrook Road andin Clifton at 13421 Twin Lakes
Drive. Services inFairfax are held on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.
andSundays at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services in Clifton areheld on
Sundays at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 or
www.Lordoflifeva.org.
First Baptist Church of Springfield offersSunday school at 9:15
a.m., followed by both tra-ditional and contemporary worship
services at10:30 a.m. at 7300 Gary St., Springfield. 703-451-1500
or www.fbcspringfield.org.
Clifton Presbyterian Church , 12748Richards Lane, Clifton,
offers Sunday worship ser-vices at 10 a.m. and Cup of Fellowship at
11 a.m.Nursery care is provided from 9:45-11:15 a.m.Christian
education for all ages is at 9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.
The Jewish Social Services Agency (JSSA)offers a wide variety of
support groups for thosewith emotional, social, and physical
challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.
Two Percent Teen Pregnancy CenterOpens in Lorton
Photo courtesy Two Percent Teen Pregnancy CenterAutumn Williams,
center, the founder of newly opened Two Percent TeenPregnancy
Center in Lorton, VA. The center will host a holiday kick offevent
at The Bungalow Alehouse 2840 Prince William Pkwy, Woodbridge,from
6 - 11 p.m.
Faith Notes
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By Tim PetersonThe Connection
Co-pastors at Burke PresbyterianChurch Rev. Meg PeeryMcLaughlin
and her husbandRev. Jarrett insist the interfaithThanksgiving
service held in their worshiphall on Nov. 22 was not in response to
anyperceived disunity in the country followingthe Presidential
election.
In fact, this was the 33rd annual serviceparticipated in jointly
by Burke Presbyte-rian, the Congregation Adat Reyim inSpringfield
and Saint Mary of SorrowsCatholic Church in Fairfax.
Ezher Bloom Mosque of Fairfax joined anumber of years ago,
Jarrett said, and in2013 members of St. Andrew’s EpiscopalChurch of
Burke and the Durga Temple ofFairfax Station also became
involved.
“We feel fortunate to lean on the goodinterfaith work of
generations before us andthat this kind of work is Burke
Presbyterian’sDNA,” said Jarrett.
Jarrett’s wife Meg admitted, however, “Wereally needed it this
year. Post-election,there’s a lot of anxiety about the
country.”
The huge turnout from multiple faithcommunities Tuesday night,
Meg called “ahuge sign of hope.”
“You can lament about the hate in thecountry right now,” she
said, “but there’s agreat sense of readiness to act in a differ-ent
way, that we’re capable of being differ-ent and being
together.”
The service featured traditions of prayerand musical performance
from Christian-ity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism, includ-ing
individual groups from the participat-ing faith communities and a
combined choir.
Jarrett delivered the thanksgiving mes-sage, or sermon. In it,
he meditated on Psalm46 from the Bible, including the line “God
isin the midst of the city; it shall not be moved;God will help it
when the morning dawns.”
He referenced Spanish-speaking illegalimmigrants being
confronted at a worshipservice with a banner spray-painted
tellingthem it was for “whites only,” a man wear-ing a “Make
America Great Again” hat be-ing assaulted while riding the subway
anda Muslim girl being called a terrorist forwearing a hijab to
school.
“I refuse to believe that God is unmovedby this or anything else
that undermines anyone of God’s creations,” Jarrett said. “Andso I
don’t want to be unmoved either.
“When we are moved in our hearts – whenwe allow the pain of our
neighbors, espe-cially those who are different from us, tomove us
in here,” Jarrett began to conclude,“when we are honest about what
troublesus and when we listen to one another’s sto-ries and when we
hold those secret hurtstogether, I believe that is when our
unitybecomes stronger, when we dig in evendeeper until we cannot,
in fact, get tossedaround by the raging of the nations.”
In an interview, Meg reiterated that thehard work of being
united is not about “pol-ishing off our differences,” but rather
cel-ebrating them.
“It’s OK to not be the same. We don’t di-lute our faith. But how
can we be different,distinct, and still be friends?” she asked.
“Weneed to understand our differences.Sameness, we’ve had enough of
that.”
Another interfaith service is scheduled tobe held at
Congregation Adat Reyim, lo-cated at 6500 Westbury Oaks in
Springfield,Jan. 13 at 8 p.m.
33rd Interfaith Thanksgiving service at BurkePresbyterian Church
celebrates differences.
Celebrating Diversity in Burke
Burke Presbyterian Church Pastor Rev. Meg Peery McLaughlin
(left) isjoined by leaders of Adat Reyim Synagogue in Springfield,
Saint Mary ofSorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax, Ezher Bloom Mosque
of Fairfax, St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church of Burke and the Durga
Temple of FairfaxStation at an interfaith Thanksgiving week service
held at Burke Presby-terian Church Nov. 22.
The Nov. 22 service featured traditions of prayer and musical
per-formance from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism,
includingindividual groups from the participating faith communities
and acombined choir.
Photos contributed
Lorton/Fairfax Station/Clifton Connection Editor Kemal
Kurspahic703-778-9414 or [email protected]
Nov. 22 was the 33rd annual interfaith service participated in
jointly byBurke Presbyterian, Congregation Adat Reyim in
Springfield and SaintMary of Sorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax.
Ezher Bloom Mosque ofFairfax joined a number of years ago, Jarrett
said, and in 2013 membersof St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of Burke
and the Durga Temple ofFairfax Station also became involved.
Burke Presbyterian Church PastorRev. Jarrett McLaughlin
deliveredthe interfaith Thanksgiving mes-sage on Nov. 22.
Rabbi Bruce Aft of CongregationAdat Reyim leads the “Passing
ofthe Peace” at the Nov. 22 interfaithThanksgiving service held at
BurkePresbyterian Church on Nov. 22.
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By Tim PetersonThe Connection
There was reportedly a tree grow-ing through the abandonedhouse
that once stood on 7239Dell Avenue where Darah andher husband Matt
Curran now live.
The original, built circa 1904, “did nothave indoor plumbing,
had never been up-dated,” Darah said. “The house was in
suchdisrepair, it became a bit of an eyesore onthe street.”
The Currans had the old house demol-ished and a new one built in
its place. Onethat would fit the character of the
historicneighborhood. Their builder worked closelywith the town,
getting design elements ap-proved — the house’s tin roof is a
notabledetail to match the rest of the town.
Matt grew up coming to Clifton, Darahsaid, so making it their
home in 2015 was abit of a long time coming. The Currans wereasked
to open their new house to the pub-lic as part of the annual
Historic CliftonHoliday Homes tour on Dec. 3.
“We love being part of the town, wewanted to give back in any
way we can,”Darah said. “It’s really neat for our houseto be part
of it now.”
The tour features several other homes, aswell as two of the
town’s churches and itsextremely photogenic Norfolk and
WesternCupola Caboose.
“People are photographing themselveswith that thing all day,
every day,” saidClifton resident John Powell, who has taken
up repairing the caboose as a personalproject.
“It really began a journey for me, I didn’tknow much about
railroads or cabooses inparticular,” Powell said. “My goal was
torefurbish it. It does need some work, it’s alittle raw condition,
but beautiful originalraw condition.”
The caboose was in service from 1974-1991, Powell said, and pays
homage to theClifton’s history as the Devereux Stationdepot for the
Orange & Alexandria.
“It doesn’t have a particular Christmasconnection,” said Powell,
“but it is just areal genuine piece of railroad history andClifton,
a railroad town.”
For the first time, Powell said, the inte-rior of the caboose
will be open to the pub-lic as part of the homes tour.
Trish and husband Jonathan Robertsonat 7222 Dell Avenue are
Homes Tour veter-ans, having hosted twice before in previ-ous
years.
“Holiday tours are fun, everyone is in agreat mood, it’s
family-oriented,” Trish said.
The Robertsons’ have lived in their homebuilt on “rubble
foundation” (large, indig-enous rocks rather than man-made slab)
for17 years.
“It has mostly original woodwork,” shesaid, dating back to
around 1902 when thehouse was built, “meaning there are no
rightangles, in a good way.”
Clifton residentswelcome visitors forHoliday Homes Tour.
‘Warm Hospitality’TO GO THERE
The Historic Clifton Holiday HomesTour runs Dec 3, 2016, from 4
- 7 p.m.Early tickets $25 adults, children under13 $5; day of
tickets $30, children under13 $10; credit card $35. For more
infor-mation, visit clifton-va.com.
See Holiday Homes, Page 8
12651 School Street, Hayley and Erik KatchmarkThe Katchmarks
have owned the School Street property, which accordingto folklore
was originally used as a chicken coop, since 2007. In betweenit was
restored to become a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
Photo contributed
Clifton Caboose, Chapel Road and Main StreetThe photogenic
Norfolk Western Railroad caboose was in service from1974-1991, John
Powell said, and pays homage to the Clifton’s history asthe
Devereux Station depot for the Orange & Alexandria.
Photo contributed
Primitive Baptist ChurchChuck Rusnak of Clifton is now a trustee
of the Clifton PrimitiveBaptist Church, built in 1871 and just
reopened for Clifton Day forthe first time in a decade. The church
was once used as a one-roomschool house for African Americans until
the 1890s.
Photo by Tim Peterson/The Connection
12717 Chestnut Street, Casa de Saldivar, Lorena SaldivarLorena
Saldivar’s “Yellow Dollhouse” was built in 1910 and serves as
agathering place for Clifton women. Saldiva added a retaining wall
andseveral Hydrangea plants in 2013.
Photo contributed
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Fairfax County FireAnd RescueParticipating InToys for
TotsCampaign
The Fairfax County Fire and Res-cue Department will again be
par-ticipating in the Annual NationalCapital Region Fire and EMS
De-partments’ 2016 Toys for Tots Cam-paign. The intent of the
campaignis to “bring holiday joy and delivera message of hope to
children.”
Last year, thanks to the generos-ity of those who live and work
inFairfax County, the Fire and Res-cue Department collected
morethan 13,000 toys.
Children who are served by thiscampaign include toddlers
andyouths through age 17. The cam-paign will only accept new
un-wrapped toys and you can dropthem off at any of our Fire
andRescue Stations. Toys used asweapons or considered to be
weap-ons (i.e., toy guns or knives of anykind) will not be
accepted. Checksor money orders for donationsmust be made payable
to Toys forTots.
Fairfax County Fire and RescueStations will accept
donationsthrough Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
Public Meetings onDraft Action Plans
Fairfax County has developedDraft Action Plans for the
Chesa-peake Bay, Sediment, Polychlori-nated Biphenyl (PCB), and
Bacte-ria Total Maximum Daily Loads(TMDLs) that have
assignedwasteload allocations (WLAs) tothe county’s Municipal
SeparateStorm Sewer System (MS4). Thedraft plans will be presented
at twopublic meetings:
❖ Public meeting to present theCounty’s Draft Sediment, PCB,
andBacteria TMDL Action Plans:Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6 to 8
p.m.,Fairfax County Government Cen-ter, 12000 Government
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❖ Public meeting to present theCounty’s Draft Chesapeake BayTMDL
Action Plans: Thursday, De-cember 15, 6 to 8 p.m., FairfaxCounty
Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway,Fairfax,
Conference Rooms 2/3
The meetings will mark the be-ginning of public comment
periodson all four Draft TMDL Action Plansthat will run through
Monday, Janu-ary 23, 2017. Please contact theStormwater Planning
Division [email protected] or703-324-5500, TTY 711, with
anyquestions regarding the publicmeetings.
Area Roundups
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Opinion
By Scott SurovellState Senator (D-36)
The success of early vot-ing in the 2016 Presi-dential Election
reaf-firms my conclusionfrom visiting 12,000 homes last year—
Virginia should expand early vot-ing.
In 2016, I personally knocked on over 12,000doors and after July
1, using an online secureapplication form, I helped over 900 voters
signup to vote by mail from their home. Nearly allof them had no
idea they could vote early orvote from home. The vast majority of
thesevoters did not participate in non-presidentialelections (or
even some presidential elections)because of a disability, lack of
transportation,long commutes or disabled family membersthat
required 24-7 home care.
This year, early voting exploded. In 2008, alittle over 99,000
Fairfax County residentsvoted early. That dropped to 92,000 in
2012,but exploded this year to 120,000. The samewas true in Prince
William County. The rea-son? Localities opened more early voting
loca-
tions and kept them open longer.There are two major reasons
people do not vote early or by mail.They do not know they are
eligibleor voting early in-person is not al-ways convenient.
There is no question that the leg-islature should pass what’s
called
“no excuse” early voting. The State Senate haspassed no excuse
early voting twice, but thelegislation is always killed in the
House ofDelegates and it is unlikely to pass in the nearfuture.
In the short term, Northern Virginia’s locali-ties need to
expand early voting, and they can.
Nearly all voters who ride the Metro’s Yel-low, Blue and Orange
Lines or the VirginiaRailway Express are eligible to vote by mail
orvote early because they work outside of thejurisdiction in which
they live. Localities needto set up early voting stations at all
Metro andmajor transit stations.
If you cross a county line — from Staffordinto Prince William,
Prince William into Fairfax,or Fairfax into the City of Alexandria
— you
can vote early by mail or in-person. If yourwork day takes you
more than 11 hours fromhome, you can vote early.
Seniors who have trouble standing in lineare eligible to vote
early. So are individualscaring for disabled family members. All
firstresponders are eligible to vote early or by mail.
Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford Countygovernments and
public schools employ thou-sands of people. They need to get early
votinginformation out to their employees. Social ser-vice providers
need to ensure that qualifiedvoters receive information.
Finally, in non-presidential elections, manyvoters choose not to
take time from work toparticipate in state and local elections.
Ourlocalities should better publicize early votingstations and have
longer hours to increase par-ticipation.
Facilitating more early voting will requiremore election
officers and thus more money,but shorter lines and fewer
disruptions saveall of us time on Election Day and encouragesmore
participation in our democracy.
It is an honor to serve as your state senator.Email me at
[email protected] if you haveany feedback.
Expand Early Voting Now in NOVA
By Kenneth R. “Ken” PlumState Delegate (D-36)
W hen my friend AugustWallmeyer wrote hisbook, “The Extremes
ofVirginia, Southwest, Southside andthe Eastern Shore: Two
Separatedand Unequal Commonwealths. Ru-ral, Poor and Largely
Unknown” (De-menti Books, 2016), he included achapter on illegal
drug use for obvious rea-sons—In 2014 for the first time on record
fa-tal drug overdoses became the most commoncause of accidental
death in the Common-wealth, according to the Office of the
ChiefMedical Examiner. As the Secretary of Healthand Human
Resources reported to Mr.Wallmeyer, “In 2015 we lost more than a
thou-sand Virginians to opioid or heroin overdoses.More Virginians
now die from drug overdosesthan from car accidents.” For another
reason,the rate of fatal drug/poison overdoses in thepoorest areas
of the state are 47 percent higherthan those in Virginia as a
whole. The picturehas been getting worse.
Last week the state health commissioner Dr.Marissa J. Levine
declared opioid addiction tobe a public health emergency in
Virginia. Shesaid the Commonwealth has seen a 77 percentincrease in
opioid deaths from 2012 to 2016.So great is the concern about this
epidemic thatCommissioner Levine issued a standing orderthat allows
all Virginians to obtain the drugNaloxone without a specific
prescription. Nalox-one is used to treat narcotic overdoses in
emer-gency situations. Persons who know someonewho is struggling
with opioid addiction areadvised to visit a local pharmacy to
obtainNaloxone and keep it on hand for possible over-
dose emergencies. For more informa-tion on Naloxone, go to
http://www.getnaloxonenow.org. Anotherwebsite of Virginia
government of-fers resources on how to best discussaddiction with
someone, http://vaaware.com/treatment-recovery/.
Attorney General Mark Herring isextremely active in combating
drug
abuse problems in Virginia. A documentary heproduced on the
heroin and prescription drugepidemic in Virginia is available to
individualsand organizations for their use. Preview it
athttp://www.hardesthitva.com. The AttorneyGeneral has led the
effort to distribute 80,000drug disposal kits to individuals
through theDepartment of Health and to hospitals, law en-forcement
and nonprofits. These kits will al-low for the safe disposal of
prescriptions that
Opioid Epidemic in Virginia
During the last week of each year, TheConnection devotes its
entire issue to thecreativity of local students and children. Itis
a keepsake edition for many families. Theannual Children’s
Connection is a traditionof well over a decade.
We publish artwork, poetry, essays, cre-ative writing, opinion
pieces, short stories,photography, photos of sculpture or
othercreative efforts.
We ask that all submissions be digital sothey can be sent
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could be abused by others. There is a stronglink between misuse
of prescription drugs,opioid addiction, and the use of heroin
whenprescription drugs become too expensive or areno longer
available. Some studies found thathalf of young people who use
heroin got startedabusing prescription opioids. The AttorneyGeneral
reported that more than 500 peoplewent to a Virginia emergency room
from aheroin overdose in the first four months of2016, a 250
percent increase over 2015.
No longer is the problem of opioid abuse onethat is primarily in
the poorer, “extremes” ofthe state. It can be found in all areas of
thestate affecting people of all income levels andbackgrounds. The
strong response to the needby the Attorney General and the State
HealthCommissioner are very important. Coordina-tion among agencies
and work at the local levelto end root causes are critical.
Fortunately theyare underway to end this epidemic.
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individuals andhomeschoolers. To be published, we musthave the
first and last name of the student.Please include the student’s age
and/orgrade, school attended and town of resi-dence, plus the name
of the school, name ofteacher and town of school location.
Pleaseprovide submissions by Friday, Dec. 2.
Email submissions for the Children’s Con-nection to
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Long & Foster Real Estate, the No. 1 pri-vately owned
residential real estate com-pany in the United States, has
announcedthat its Burke/Fairfax Station/Clifton officewill support
the U.S. Marine Corps Reservein its Toys for Tots campaign this
year.
Toys may be dropped off at the Burke/Fairfax Station/Clifton
office, located at6045 Burke Centre Parkway, seven days aweek from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All donationsmust be made before Dec. 10.
“The Toys for Tots initiative is always afun, important cause
and we’re excited toonce again take part while providing
ourneighbors a convenient location to drop ofdonations,” said Paul
DiCicco, manager ofthe Burke/Fairfax Station/Clifton office.“It’s
great to know that by collecting toysthroughout the holiday season,
we can helpmake sure children who are less fortunatein our area
have a more cheerful holiday.”
Long & Foster offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic region are
participating in the Toysfor Tots donation drive. This year marks
thecompany’s 26th year participating in theholiday collection
campaign. Between nowand mid-December, each of Long &
Foster’smore than 200 offices throughout sevenstates and the
District of Columbia will ac-cept toy donations. Long & Foster
employ-ees at the company’s home office inChantilly will also
participate in the annual
holiday campaign.“Giving back to the many communities
in which we live and work is important toour Long & Foster
family, which is why weparticipate in the Toys for Tots drive
yearafter year,” said Jeffrey S. Detwiler, presi-dent and chief
operating officer of The Long& Foster Companies. “The U.S.
Marineshave built a tremendous program with Toysfor Tots, and our
employees, agents andtheir clients appreciate and enjoy the
op-portunity to share the holiday spirit withchildren who might not
receive anythingotherwise.”
Once the toys are collected and presentedto the U.S. Marines,
they are distributedthrough churches and social welfare agen-cies
to the neediest children throughout thecommunity. Started by the
U.S. Marines in1947, the Toys for Tots campaign is an an-nual toy
collecting drive that now reachesthroughout 50 states, Washington,
D.C., andPuerto Rico. Toys for Tots has distributedmillions of toys
to millions of children overthe years, and Long & Foster
contributes tothis effort by collecting thousands of newtoys
throughout the company’s Mid-Atlan-tic market area each year.
For information on this year’s Toys for TotsCampaign, call the
Burke/Fairfax Station/Clifton office at 703-425-8000 or
visitwww.toysfortots.org.
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Holiday Homes TourOn the spirit of the afternoon,
Robertson added, “it’s just a warm-friendly time of year —
keepingin Clifton spirit with warm hospi-tality.”
The official schedule for Dec. 3is:
2-3 pm: Caroling on Horsebackparade on Clifton’s Main
Street,
sponsored by the Clifton HorseSociety
4-7 pm: Holiday Homes tour4-7pm: Clifton Art Guild, Clifton
Presbyterian Church, located at12748 Richardson Lane
Twenty percent of the proceedsfrom the homes tour will be
do-nated to each homeowners’ non-profit organization of choice.
7227 Dell Avenue, Michelle and Jeff SteinThe Steins’ circa 1904
home was renovated extensively in2003. Expect natural woods, stone
and tile throughoutthe house, with decorations for Hanukkah as
well.
Photo contributed
7222 Dell Avenue, The Robertson FamilyThe Robertsons’ “Kivett
House” was built circa 1902 andnamed for a shopkeeper, builder,
real estate and insur-ance salesman, town booster, newspaper
correspondentand Clifton mayor from 1904-1908 R.M. Kivett. The
housebegan life as a Sears kit and was modified substantiallyto
become the carpenter-gothic Victorian it is today.
Photo contributed
7239 Dell Avenue, The Curran FamilyThe Currans had the old,
abandoned house demolishedand a new one built in its place last
year. One that wouldfit the character of the historic neighborhood.
Theirbuilder worked closely with the town, getting designelements
approved — the house’s tin roof is a notabledetail to match the
rest of the town.
Photo contributed
Narinder KaurBaweja
Narinder K. Baweja, 91, Dies
The beloved mother,grandmother andgreat grandmother,Narinder
Kaur Baweja,passed away Sunday Oct.23, on her 91st birthday. Sheis
survived by 4 children, 10grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren
and wasloved by all. Following herpassing a religious cer-emony was
held for her inFairfax Station.
She was born in Burma to Dr Jodh Singh andLakhmir Kaur. She
received her BA in English andwas married to army officer Daya
Singh Baweja. Theythen moved to India, where she enjoyed a happy
lifein an army family, with an active social life and
manyactivities. She had four daughters and after constantnagging
from her mother in law, they tried for a boyand had their fifth
child, Paul.
She spoke fluent English and as a result the familywas able to
communicate and develop a close bond.In fact, all of her
grandchildren called her “grandma”instead of Nani because she was
so great at speak-ing English, it just seemed fitting.
The couple suffered a major setback in 1982 whentheir youngest
daughter, Babli, had a car accidentand fell into a coma and passed
away a decade later.This event was so devastating, but she found
solacein spirituality, devoting herself to path and
Kirtan(spiritual singing) at the local gurdwaras in BuenaPark and
Santa Ana. She became so devoted to kirtan,she was known to play
the vaaja uninterrupted for
Obituary
prolonged periods of time, at many important events,despite the
physical limitations that come with age.
She loved her family and loved her husband. Shealways said she
had the best husband, who alwayscelebrated her birthdays, Mother’s
Day, and evenValentine’s Day. He would write her handwritten
af-fectionate notes for special occasions, but always gaveher the
same silk rose flowers.
In 2008,he died. Grandma suffering the pain ofthis loss became
disabled. She was moved to a nurs-ing home in Virginia, where she
could receive thecare she needed.
Her Granddaughter Wrote to The Connection:“My massi Preeti and
my mama Paul took great
care of her. My mother visited her at least twice ayear to
celebrate Mother’s Day and her birthday. Morerecently, as she was
deteriorating, I was lucky enoughto meet my mom in D.C. where she
spent the last 5days of my grandmother’s life with her. My mom andI
were actually able to celebrate her birthday therewith her and the
family. Your body may no longerbe with us, but your soul will
forever remain in ourhearts. My mom will always miss you calling
her yourdaughter and will miss you calling me your grand-daughter.
We will cherish your memory forever.
My grandmother’s request was that we recite BentiChaupai. Here
is a passage:
“Lord, anyone who has recited your name is savedfrom poverty,
tyrants, and pain. The Lord provides ashield for my protection,
with your hands you havesaved me. You bestow help on me at all
places andrescue me from pain and the designs of my demons.The
mother of the world has been kind towards meand I have completed
the book this auspicious night.”
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Railroad Museumto Host HolidayTrain Show
The Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum will host its 27th
AnnualHoliday Train Show on Saturday,Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.and Sunday, Dec. 4 noon to 4p.m. A multitude of model
trainsincluding: Z, N, HO, LEGO,O,Standard, and G scales. Bringyour
broken locomotive to the“Train Doctor” for the gooddoctor to fix or
advise you ofyour other options. Stop andadmire the antique cars
visitingfor this event, weather permit-ting. Visit Museum’s gift
shop forholiday gift items and Santa maystop by to visit. The
museum islocated at 11200 Fairfax StationRoad in Fairfax Station.
Adults16 and over - $5; children 5 to15 - $2; 4 and under –
free;museum members – free.Information on the museum andshow can be
found atwww.fairfax-station.org or call703-425-9225.
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CalendarSend notes to the Connection at
connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/ orcall 703-778-9416. The
deadline is theFriday prior to the next paper’s publica-tion at
noon. Dated announcementsshould be submitted at least two
weeksprior to the event.
ONGOINGSpringfield Town Center Toy Drive
through Dec. 24 located at 6500Springfield Mall,
Springfield.Springfield Town Center ispartnering with America’s
Adopt ASoldier Foundation to sponsor a ToyDrive to gather new toys
to bedonated to children undergoingtreatment at Walter Reed
MedicalCenter.
Please bring new toys to the bin locatednext to Guest Services,
on the LowerLevel near Starbucks to donate andbring joy to a child
struggling withillness during this Holiday Season.
6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield.‘Storytime & Craft’ at
lucy
Activewear Every Friday inDecember at 10:30 a.m. lucyActivewear
11899 Grand CommonsAvenue, Fairfax. An opportunity toget holiday
shopping done in peace.lucy Activewear will be hosting‘Storytime
& Craft.’ This event isappropriate for ages 3-8. Please
signup.
THURSDAY/DEC. 1Russell Theater at Robinson
Secondary School 7 p.m. 5035Sideburn Road, Fairfax. RobinsonHigh
School Holiday Concert - Enjoyholiday tunes and the music of
Bach,Mozart, and Bartok, as well asDvorak’s New World
Symphony.Admission: Free. 703-426-2143
THURSDAY/DEC. 1 -SATURDAY DEC. 3Richard Byrd Library Holiday
Used Book Sale 3 - 5 p.m. 7250Commerce Street,
Springfield.Friends of Richard Byrd Libraryholiday used book sale
is a semi-annual fundraising event. Fundssupport adult and
children’sprogramming and subscriptions atthe Richard Byrd
[email protected]
FRIDAY/DEC. 2The Lion, The Witch and the
Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 6:30p.m. Dinner with 7:30
p.m.performance. Truro Anglican Church10520 Main Street, Fairfax.
Come seethe play for a Holiday celebration ofthe classic C.S. Lewis
novel - take atrip to Narnia. http://www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org
My Gym Community Event 10:30a.m. Burke Centre Library 5935
FredsOak Rd, Burke, VA 22015.Developyour child’s large motor skills
withphysical exercise and games. Fundedby the Friends of Burke
CentreLibrary. Age 1-3 years with adult.Visit:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
SATURDAY/DEC. 3City of Fairfax Festival of Lights
and Carols noon - 7:30 p.m. OldTown Square 10415 North
Street,Fairfax. Come enjoy live holidaymusic, hot cider, s’mores by
the Yulelog, petting farm, ferris wheel,caroling and lighting of
theChristmas tree in the winterwonderland. Visit
http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carolsfor
times and locations.
Lunch with Santa 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.Old Town Hall, 3999
UniversityDrive. Children ages 10 and undercan enjoy lunch with
Santa at OldTown Hall. Two lunch seatings willbe offered one at
11:30 a.m. andanother at 12:30 p.m. Tickets: $6 per
child on sale at the Parks &Recreation office at City
Hall,Sherwood Center, and Green AcresCenter. Limit of 10 tickets
perperson.
Pre-Registration is required for thisevent - children 1 years of
age andyounger may attend at no cost butstill must be registered.
Parents donot need to purchase tickets. All arewelcome - both
Fairfax City residentsand non Fairfax City residents.Tickets can be
purchased
onlineat:https://apm.activecommunities.com/fairfaxcityrecdept/Activity_Search/9853
Holiday Book Sale 10 - 4 p.m. BurkeCentre Library 5935 Freds Oak
Rd,Burke, VA 22015.Peruse and shop aselection of gently used
holiday-themed books collected by theFriends of the Burke Centre
Library.Visit:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
City of Fairfax Festival of Lightsand Carols Time TBA
SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Come enjoy
liveholiday music, hot cider, s’mores bythe Yule log, petting farm,
ferriswheel, caroling and lighting of theChristmas tree in the
winterwonderland. Visit
http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carolsfor
times and locations.
The Lion, The Witch and theWardrobe by C.S. Lewis 2
p.m.performance. Truro Anglican Church10520 Main Street, Fairfax.
Come seethe play for a Holiday celebration ofthe classic C.S. Lewis
novel - take a
trip to Narnia. http://www.fairfaxcitytheatre.org
Holiday Book Sale 10 - 4 p.m. BurkeCentre Library 5935 Freds Oak
Rd,Burke, VA 22015.Peruse and shop aselection of gently used
holiday-themed books collected by theFriends of the Burke Centre
Library.Visit:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/
City of Fairfax Festival of Lightsand Carols. Time TBA
SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Come enjoy
liveholiday music, hot cider, s’mores bythe Yule log, petting farm,
ferriswheel, caroling and lighting of theChristmas tree in the
winterwonderland. Visit
http://www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/festival-of-lights-and-carolsfor
times and locations.
27th Annual Holiday Train Show 10 -5 p.m. 11200 Fairfax Station
Road inFairfax Station. The Fairfax StationRailroad Museum will
host a trainshow with droves of model trainsincluding models: Z, N,
HO, LEGO, O,Standard, and G scales. Bring yourbroken locomotive to
the “TrainDoctor” for the good doctor to fix oradvise you of your
other options. Stopand admire the antique cars visiting forthis
event, weather permitting.Admission: Adults 16 and over -
$5;children 5 to 15- $2; 4 and under –free; museum members –
free.www.fairfax-station.org 703-425-9225.
SATURDAY/DEC. 3Friends of Burke Centre Library
Holiday & Gift Book Sale 10 - 5p.m. 5935 Freds Oak Road,
Burke.
Featuring holiday themed books foradults and kids along with
bookssuitable for gift giving.
SUNDAY/DEC. 4National Men’s Chorus Presents
Yeletide Carols with Debi Smith4 p.m. Providence
PresbyterianChurch 9019 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. Debi Smith
of TheBirchmere will be singing with thechorus, and Tom Pandolfi
will also beour featured pianist. Admission: $20at the door.
Students and childrenfree. Parking is
Free.nationalmenschorus.org
Fair Oaks Mall Hosts Pet Partieswith Santa 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Santa’sFlight Academy in Grand Court11750 Fair Oaks. FairfaxFair
OaksMall will offer pet parents a chanceto celebrate the holiday
season andvisit with Santa. Pet photos will takeplace at the
interactive Santa’s FlightAcademy holiday set located inGrand Court
West. Please note thatpets must be up-to-date on theirvaccinations
and must either be on aleash or carried in a lightweight,portable
pet carrier with harness.www.shopfairoaksmall.com/events.
27th Annual Holiday Train Shownoon - 4 p.m. 11200 Fairfax
StationRoad in Fairfax Station. The FairfaxStation Railroad Museum
will host atrain show with droves of modeltrains including models:
Z, N, HO,LEGO, O, Standard, and G scales.Bring your broken
locomotive to the“Train Doctor” for the good doctor tofix or advise
you of your otheroptions. Stop and admire the antiquecars visiting
for this event, weather
permitting. Admission: Adults 16 andover - $5; children 5 to 15-
$2; 4 andunder – free; museum members –free.
www.fairfax-station.org 703-425-9225.
Friends of Burke Centre LibraryHoliday & Gift Book Sale 1-
4p.m. 5935 Freds Oak Road, Burke.Featuring holiday themed books
foradults and kids along with bookssuitable for gift giving.
MONDAY/DEC. 5Friends of Burke Centre Library
Holiday & Gift Book Sale 10 - 8p.m. 5935 Freds Oak Road,
Burke.Featuring holiday themed books foradults and kids along with
bookssuitable for gift giving.
TUESDAY/DEC. 6Hayfield Secondary High School
Orchestra 6 p.m. Springfield TownCenter 6500 Springfield
Mall,Springfield.
https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
BHS Research Seminar 7 - 9 p.m.Burke Centre Library 5935 Freds
OakRoad, Burke. Expand your researchwith harder-to-find sources,
throughinterlibrary loan, digitized bookarchives, and articles in
variousperiodicals and scholarly journals.Presenter: Sharon Hodges.
Registeron the library
website:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/bc/ Admission:
[email protected]
THURSDAY/DEC. 8Annandale High School Band
Performance 6 - 8 p.m. SpringfieldTown Center 6500 Springfield
Mall,Springfield.
https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
SATURDAY/DEC. 10Lake Braddock Senior High
Orchestra Performance 10 - 2p.m. Springfield Town Center
6500Springfield Mall, Springfield.
https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
Metropolitan School of the Artsand Santa’s Frosty Follies 4
p.m.& 5 p.m. Springfield Town Center6500 Springfield Mall,
Springfield.https://springfieldtowncenter.com/calendar/view/626
THURSDAY/DEC. 8 - FRIDAY DEC. 9Tiny Tots Concert at Robinson
Secondary School’s RussellTheater Thursday 10 a.m. Friday 10a.m.
and 7 p.m. Great holiday fun for“kids from 1 to 92” Robinson
HighSchool’s Symphonic Band playsholiday tunes and introduces
theaudience to different types of musical
instruments while costumed charactersmake appearances: Frosty
theSnowman, Rudolph and more. Forgroup reservations contact
KarenIngle at [email protected].
SUNDAY/DEC. 11Fair Oaks Mall Hosts Pet Parties
with Santa 6:30 - 8 p.m. Santa’sFlight Academy in Grand
Court11750 Fair Oaks. FairfaxFair OaksMall will offer pet parents a
chanceto celebrate the holiday season andvisit with Santa. Pet
photos will takeplace at the interactive Santa’s FlightAcademy
holiday set located inGrand Court West. Please note thatpets must
be up-to-date on theirvaccinations and must either be on aleash or
carried in a lightweight,portable pet carrier with
harness.www.shopfairoaksmall.com/events.
Photos courtesy of Workhouse Arts CenterJohn Hardy performing in
"A Christmas Carol." Workhouse Arts Center presents “AChristmas
Carol” adapted from the original story by Charles Dickens.
Performed atWorkhouse Arts Center, Theater W-3, 9518 Workhouse Rd,
Lorton. Performance on Dec.3, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 to
$25. Call 703-584-2900 or visitwww.workhousearts.org. Note: Runs
approximately eighty minutes in one act. Appro-priate for audiences
of any age but best suited for ages ten and above.
Rex Dougherty and DavenRalston in Hub Theatre’sproduction of
"The Magi."Performances will take placefrom Dec. 2-18 at The
NewSchool, 9431 Silver King Court,Fairfax. Show times: Fridays at8
p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m.and 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$30.Call 1-800-494-8497 or
visitwww.thehubtheatre.org
Photo courtesy ofThe Hub Theatre
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Temple B’nai Shalom in Fairfax Station andLutheran Church of the
Abiding Presencein Burke held a 30th consecutive jointThanksgiving
Eve service Nov. 23 at theJewish congregation’s synagogue.
Each year the host alternates, with the visitingclergy offering
the primary homily, sermon or holi-day message.
The ever-popular service included music performedby a mixed
choir with representatives from both faithcommunities.
Food donations were collected at the service thatwill go to the
Lorton Community Action Center.
— Tim Peterson
Thirtieth Joint Thanksgiving EveService Held at Temple B’Nai
Shalom
Photo contributedThe ever-popular Thanksgiving Eve service at
Temple B’nai Shalom included musicperformed by a mixed choir with
representatives from both faith communities.
From left, Rev. Meredith Keseley and SeminarianHeidi Eickstadt
of Lutheran Church of the AbidingPresence in Burke, and Rabbi Amy
R. Perlin, D.D. andRabbi Laura Rappaport, D.D. of Temple B’Nai
Shalomin Fairfax Station, at the 30th consecutive jointThanksgiving
Eve service, held Nov. 23 at the Jewishcongregation’s
synagogue.
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Holiday Entertainment
By Bonnie HobbsThe Connection
Just the thing to put people into theholiday spirit is
“Christmas Under-cover.” Encore Theatrical ArtsProject’s
song-and-dance extrava-ganza bursts upon the stage Dec. 9-18
atNOVA’s Annandale campus.
“It’s a really cute plot with a detective feelto it, plus Santa
Claus,” said Director Raynorvan der Merwe. “There’s a strong
storylinethat sets up beautiful vocal and dance num-bers that
further tell the story. It’s a veryentertaining show for the whole
family. Fortwo hours, the youngest to the oldest willbe transported
to a different world.”
IN NEW YORK CITY, Northern PostalService workers are actually
undercoverelves. While delivering packages through-out the city,
they check on all the childrenand scan them to measure their level
ofChristmas spirit. Then they can determinewhether to put them on
Santa’s naughty ornice list.
Marzipan, a young female elf, is on herfirst assignment and
measures a girl namedNoel with 0 percent Christmas spirit. Andwhen
Marzipan and the other elves returnto the North Pole, they
inadvertently bringNoel with them. But her presence causeshavoc
with the energy there. So the NorthPole historian, played by Jack
Stein, mustfigure out how to make things right.
“We have a beautiful, new, North Pole setthat’s gorgeous and
breathtaking – includ-ing a revolving library,” said van der
Merwe.“Tabitha Dees has done an amazing job de-signing it. We have
a 32-person cast, includ-ing three guest adults, and I’m so
excited
about the wonderful progress I’ve seen inmy dancers this year.
They’ve stepped it upto a whole, new level and inspire,
challengeand reward me as a teacher.”
Maya Tischler plays Marzipan. “She’s aneccentric character who
can get dejectedwhen things aren’t looking up,” saidTischler. “But
when someone says they canhelp her, she immediately perks up and
be-comes excited. And she has an easy timemaking friends.”
Tischler’s enjoying her role because “I cansometimes relate to
Marzipan in real life,and I like her personality and how she
en-joys talking to new people.” Her favoritesong is “Be a Santa”
because “It’s fun todance and, in the storyline, Marzipan is
try-ing out to become an undercover Santa anddo new things.”
She said the audience will love everythingabout this show. “The
creativity, set, props,character development, colors and cos-tumes
all bring the story to life,” saidTischler. “And people will
especially like allthe dance numbers.”
Claire Griese portrays Cookie, an under-cover elf who “couldn’t
keep a job if her lifedepended on it,” said Griese. “But she
also
keeps quitting jobs because she thinks herco-workers might be on
to her. She’s veryanxious, but also super peppy and whatyou’d
imagine an elf to be like – happy, kid-like and friendly.”
Griese’s having a good time playing herbecause, in previous
years, she played char-acters that weren’t as uplifting. “But now
Ihave humor in my part and get to be goofy,have fun onstage and
make children laugh,”she said.
She’s also pleased about Encore’s new,reindeer Rockette number
to the song,“Here Comes Santa Claus.” She said thereindeer costume
is “really cute; and thisyear, we’ve added bells to it. And we
reallygo for it and dance.
Aside from the great characters, this showhas constant action
and will surprise theaudience. There’s always something
inter-esting happening onstage, and we have agreat set and script.
I’m excited, and I hopepeople will laugh – it’s definitely a
funnyshow.”
Playing Holly, an undercover elf in NewYork, is Jenna Frisby.
“She’s the leader ofthe group; she’s more mature and sarcasticand
tries to keep order,” said Frisby. “She’s
very take-charge and tries to solve problemsand help the other
elves get out of trickysituations. They’re optimistic, but she’s
morerealistic.”
“She’s different than the typical elf char-acter because she’s
so witty, so I really en-joy playing her,” continued Frisby. “And
Ilike being the leader; it’s fun bossing theother elves
around.”
HER FAVORITE NUMBER is “The MostWonderful Time of the Year”
because it’s likea waltz and she gets to show her ballet tech-nique
– “which is one of my strengths,’ saidFrisby. “And the costumes are
pretty andflowy. I wear a red-mesh, halter dress thatflares out
when I turn, and the other elvesare in long gowns.”
She said the audience will enjoy seeing“the journey these elves
go on. There are alot of funny moments, and the audience
willrecognize the traditional Christmas songs.”
Portraying Noel is 11-year-old EllaAbramovich. Describing Noel
as “energetic,talkative, happy and joyful,” Ella said hercharacter
is upbeat and smiley, all the time.“She’s like my personality, so
she’s easy toplay,” she said. And Ella especially likes thesong,
“He’s Got a List,” because “It’s allabout children giving their
letters to Santa,and everybody’s singing and happy.”
Overall, she said audience members “willlike seeing how
everything works out in theend, and the happiness and the switch
inscenes from New York to the North Pole.They’ll actually feel as
if they’re there.People should definitely come see thisshow.”
Colorful elves strike a pose. Rockin’ reindeer take the
stage.
Getting into Holiday Spirit with EncoreMusical
extravaganza,'Christmas Under-cover,' takesthe stage.
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Vocal musicians from 12 Fairfax Countypublic schools have been
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heldat the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Nov.17-19. FCPS
students named to the 2016 VirginiaHonors Choir include the
following students fromour area schools: Woodson High School:Megan
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and Hayfield Sec-ondary School: Jessica Pressley.
Jonathan Whittington, Kathryn Herring,Emma Zettlemoyer, of
Springfield; BridgetRay and Kirsten Chase, of Burke; received$2,000
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Jane Gibbins-Harding, of Springfield, wasnamed to the dean’s
list at Bethany College forspring 2016.
U.S. Air Force Airman Brian A. Zamfinograduated from basic
military training at Joint BaseSan Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio,
Texas.Zamfino is the son of Joanne and Joseph Zamfinoof
Springfield. He is a 2015 graduate of WestSpringfield High
School.
Thomas Miskimins, of Fairfax, graduatedwith a master of arts, in
Spring 2016 from theUniversity of New Haven.
Jordan Ecker, of Fairfax, is on the spring 2016dean’s list at
the University of Minnesota-Twin Cit-ies.
Caroline Dickson, of Fairfax, is on the spring2016 dean’s list
at the University of Maine-Orono.
Allison Righter Moore, and Sarah Ann HughesCushing-Spiller, of
Springfield, is on the dean’s listat Hollins University, for the
2016 spring semester.
James Butler, a Lake Braddock SecondarySchool graduate, was
inducted into the NavalAcademy Class of 2020 on June 30, 2016.
Kyle Austin Walsh, of Fairfax, and AbigailLynn Lackey, of
Springfield, were named to thehonors list for the 2016 spring 2016
semester atAverett University in Danville.
Katherine Marie Hough, of Fairfax Station,is on the dean’s list
at George Mason University forspring 2016.
Anna Kormis, of Springfield, graduated fromEmory and Henry
College in spring 2016.
Kyle Austin Walsh, of Fairfax, graduated fromAverett University
in June 2016. was among the261 students to receive diplomas during
AverettUniversity’s May 7 Commencement,
Megan R. Seymour, Megan F. Cummins,Thomas S. Cohen, of Fairfax,
Joshua D.Harlowe, Samantha E. Kinde, Melissa A.Schwartz, of
Springfield; Sean C. Baird, ofFairfax Station; graduated from
Boston Universityin spring 2016.
Helene J. Decosse, Alexis J. Fahrney, Jes-sica M. Ochoa, of
Fairfax, are on the dean’s listat Boston University for spring
2016.
Seth Lehman, Thet San, of Fairfax, graduatedfrom Furman
University in spring 2016.
Luke Hartman, Natalie Heinitz, of Spring-field, graduated from
Manhattan College in spring2016.
Maria Larrazabal Carrillo, of Fairfax is onthe dean’s list for
May 2016 at Iowa State.
Kayse McGough of Fairfax is on the dean’s listfor May 2016 at
St. Mary’s College.
Jared Rondeau of Clifton, graduated May2016 Triple Major in
Physics, Mathematics, andChemistry from Emory and Henry
College.
Moriah Dreisbach, of Fairfax, is on UnionUniversity’s
president’s list for spring 2016.
Irene Martinko, of Springfield, is on thespring 2016 dean’s list
at Muhlenberg College inAllentown, Pennsylvania.
James F. Agnew, Kyle T. Deivert andNathaniel Oliver, of Fairfax,
are on the dean’slist at Hampden-Sydney College.
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By Tim PetersonThe Connection
Bill Vitaletti of Springfieldhad fractured his jaw inthree
places, broken abone in his eye socket,chipped a tooth and cracked
twoother teeth that would eventuallyhave to be pulled.
But he didn’t know any of thatat the time. What he knew was
hestill had at least 20 miles left tobike and 26.2 miles to run
beforecompleting his first Ironmantriathlon.
“I didn’t want to let myselfdown,” Vitaletti said. “I’d
beenworking for so long. To stop, feltlike admitting defeat. I
didn’t wantthat. I have family, different peoplegoing through hard
times. Iwanted to show them, you cantake bumps and bruises along
theway.”
That was in Cambridge, Md. inOctober this year. More than
threeyears ago, at age 57, Vitaletti lefthis job at CACI. A
workaholic, 35pounds overweight, he said hewanted to do something
different,“something for me this time.”
VITALETTI was once an All-American backstroker for the
StateUniversity of New York atOneonta. He got back in the poolat
South Run RECenter. His neigh-bor convinced him to take up
run-ning. When he went too hard toofast and injured himself, the
neigh-bor encouraged him to get on thestationary bike to
recover.
While on the bike at South Run,
Vitaletti began meeting and talk-ing with people. He was
motivatedto sign up for road races, includ-ing the George
Washington Park-way Classic and Cherry Blossomten-milers. He built
up to the Ma-rine Corps Marathon, which he ranfour times.
Then someone suggestedVitaletti try out triathlon, as hewas
working on all three disci-
plines anyway. A friend from SouthRun and triathlon veteran
FrankCastro helped him work out a planfor working up to
triathlon’stoughest race: the Ironman.
Starting from the shortest dis-tance, the sprint, moving up
toOlympic, then half-Ironman andon to full Ironman (a
consecutive2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and26.2-mile run), “It all
clicked,”Vitaletti said.
In 2015, Vitaletti participated inhis first half-Ironman. He
wasn’tout to beat anyone, just finish. Thisyear at a half-Ironman
in May, hewanted to go faster.
Helping him get faster was aninformal training group thatformed
at South Run, novices ofvarious ages. Susan Calhoun ofFairfax
Station is one of them.
“Bill is very determined,” shesaid, “it’s very inspirational
towatch him put so much effort intosomething.”
“He just has so much knowl-edge, he’s very good at givingsome
advice, a lot of people comeup to him,” Calhoun added.
Together, the group signed up todo triathlons at Quantico and
inWashington, D.C.
“It’s definitely not a single-per-son initiative,” Vitaletti
said.
For his Ironman, Calhoun andCastro were his “sherpas,”
helpingsort out gear and eating logisticsfor him.
Vitaletti was going strong untilaround the 80-mile mark on
thebike ride: He glanced over hisshoulder to let some riders
passhim and didn’t see the potholecoming up in front. The front
tireblew completely and Vitaletti wasthrown from the bike, face
firstdown to the pavement.
A support vehicle saw the acci-dent and came to render aid
im-mediately. They called an ambu-lance and began doing repairs
on
his bicycle as well.Vitaletti said he remembers be-
ing “stunned” by the crash, butthen asking the paramedics
whostrapped him to a gurney “Whatare we doing here?”
THE MEDICS recommendedVitaletti go to a hospital for
fulldiagnostics, and it occurred to himthat meant not finishing the
race.Not getting to see Castro, Calhoun,or his brother- and
sister-in-lawwho had driving up to Cambridgefrom the Washington,
D.C. area tocheer for him at the finish line.
“What do I have? What are myvitals?” Vitaletti asked the
medics.Upon hearing that those were sur-prisingly stable, he asked,
“How’smy bike?”
The repair team had gottenVitaletti’s bike rideable again,
andwith a makeshift chin-sling hold-ing his jaw in place, he took
off tofinish the race.
Fighting off considerable painthe rest of the way, Vitaletti
drewstrength and motivation from hissherpas at checkpoints and
otherracers, including a man who askedto pray with him for at least
15minutes of running.
Coming up to the “gauntlet”home stretch, Vitaletti grabbed apair
of Maryland state flags andunfurled them as he ran across
thefinish.
“I wanted to finish with joy,” hesaid. “I was overcome with joy,
notjust that I finished, but it was aclimax of all that work. I was
sohyped up to do this.”
Calhoun is now signed up forher first half-marathon. She’ll
betraining with Vitaletti and thegroup as he prepares for his
sec-ond Ironman next year in LakePlacid, N. Y.
“With a lot of determination,and a little bit of crazy,”
Calhounsaid, “anything’s possible.”
Springfield man recovers frommid-race Ironman accident.Bumped,
Bruised, Better
Coming up to the “gauntlet” home stretch, Bill Vitaletti
ofSpringfield grabbed a pair of Maryland state flags andunfurled
them as he ran across the finish of his firstIronman triathlon.
Photos contributedLeft, Bill Vitaletti and his Ironman “sherpa”
and trainingpartner Susan Calhoun (center) pose with the race
direc-tor of the October Ironman Maryland.