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Senior Bob Sayed playsDoctor Abraham Van

Helsing in the upcomingLake Braddock Theatreproduction of ‘Dracula,’written by playwright

Steven Dietz, based on thenovel by Bram Stoker. VanHelsing is Count Dracula’s

archenemy.

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At an April 20, luncheonhonoring 275 activevolunteers working inFairfax County, Sheriff

Stan Barry and the Sheriff’s Officerecognized outstanding volunteersin four service areas: Education -Bill Ritchey; Opportunities, Alter-natives and Resources – LindaRule; Chaplain’s Office – NormanBacon; and Alcohol and Drug Ser-vices – Nate Trager. U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) presented a copy of a page from the Congres-sional Record to the Sheriff’s Office and the fourhonorees.

Sheriff’s Office volunteers help inmate programsat the Adult Detention Center and the Pre-ReleaseCenter. Their work includes helping inmates with lifeskills, job skills, parenting, personal improvement,drug and alcohol addiction recovery, educational ad-vancement and spirituality. During 2010, volunteers

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Sheriff Stan Barry greets Volunteer Robert Aiken. Capt.Derek Degeare and 2nd Lt. Patty Chartak are also pic-tured.

Sheriff Applauds Jail Volunteers

put in more than 12,000 hours and presented morethan 4,600 classes. The Sheriff’s Office partners withseveral service organizations — Fairfax-Falls ChurchCommunity Services Board; Fairfax County PublicSchools; Good News Jail & Prison Ministry; and Op-portunities, Alternatives & Resources of Fairfax.

To learn more about becoming a Sheriff’s Officevolunteer, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff/jobs/volunteer.htm, call 2nd Lt. Patty Chartak, 703-246-2845, or send an e-mail to [email protected].

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Chronic Lyme disease is real, per-vasive and overwhelmingly under-diagnosed. It is also a public health

failure because the accepted medical testsand treatment for the tick-borne illness areflawed.

Several medical professionals deliveredthat message loud and clear to Gov. RobertMcDonnell’s (R) Lyme Disease Task Forceat its final hearing Monday, April 25, at theFairfax County Government Center.

“Even in Fairfax County, you have doc-tors who say we don’t have chronic Lymedisease here. It’s shocking, actually,” saidMichael Farris, who heads up the task force.A well-known constitutional lawyer, Farrisis the founder of the Home School LeagueDefense Association and Chancellor ofPatrick Henry College in Purcellville. Hesaid his wife and seven of his 10 childrenhave been diagnosed with Lyme disease.

“There is too much denial by doctors thatchronic Lyme disease exists, and it is dra-matically misdiagnosed,” Farris said.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial in-fection found mostly in the northeastern

“Even in Fairfax County, you have doctors whosay we don’t have Lyme disease here. It’sshocking, actually.”

— Michael Farris, head of the Governor’s Lyme Disease Task Force

Lyme Disease: Public Health ControversyMedical professionals testify April 25 at finalLyme Disease Task Force hearing.

United States and is considered endemic inthe Northern Virginia area. It is usually suc-cessfully treated with three to four weeksof antibiotic therapy, according to the Na-tional Institutes of Health (NIH) and theCenters for DiseaseControl (CDC).

The length of antibi-otic treatment, andeven the term“chronic” Lyme dis-ease, is a controversyamong many Lymedisease patients andthe medical establish-ment.

“In patients who have non-specific symp-toms after being treated for Lyme disease,and no evidence of active infection, studieshave shown that more antibiotic therapy isnot helpful and can be dangerous,” accord-ing to a statement from the National Insti-tute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, oneof 27 institutes and centers of the NIH. TheNIH, like the CDC, is part of the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human Services.

About 50 residents attended Monday’shearing, which gave the eight-memberpanel an opportunity to hear medical and

health professionals propose recommenda-tions that would be part of the panel’s com-prehensive report to the governor.

Jorge R. Arias, Ph.D., an entomologistwith the Fairfax County HealthDepartment’s Disease Carrying Insects Pro-gram, was the first speaker at the hearing.

Arias said he wanted to let communityleaders that their money is well-spent, andthat Fairfax County employs a more com-

prehensive approach than many other ar-eas in the nation, where the focus is solelyon how to avoid ticks.

The county’s approach includes trackinghuman cases, tick surveillance, outreach tohealth care providers to promote early di-agnosis and treatment, deer managementand aggressive public education.

“We started our public outreach and edu-cation efforts in 2005, and we have a veryrobust program,” Arias said.

In 2007, Arias said the FCHD found thata lack of awareness about Lyme diseaseexisted among Hispanics, so the department

took out ads in Spanish-language mediaoutlets, and printed its brochures, includ-ing children’s brochures, in Spanish. TheFCHD also mailed out 425,000 brochuresto households, which provided educationand information, and advertising theCounty’s main information website[www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fightthebite].

“Approximately 250 cases of Lyme diseasewere reported to the Fairfax County Health

Department in 2010,”Arias said. “But these casesrepresent only a portion ofthe cases of Lyme diseasein our community and areused primarily to followdisease trends. We knowthat many other cases goundiagnosed and/or unre-ported.”

Dr. Robert Bransfield, a psychiatrist whoreceived his medical training 40 years agoat Fairfax Hospital, said he has treated thou-sands of patients with mental symptomsassociated with Lyme and tick-borne dis-eases. He treated patients for several yearsin Virginia before opening a practice in RedBank, N.J.

Bransfield said progress in treating Lymedisease is obstructed by the NIH and CDCfor the “narrow, rigid and restrictive diseasedefinitions.” He blasted the CDC’s recom

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Home Incarceration for Cashion, CurcioLocal chiropractors sentenced for defraudinghealth-insurance companies.

Tammy Lee Cashion and Paul J.Curcio of Clifton.

“This has brought stressand humiliation to myfamily.”

— Paul Curcio, chiropractor

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Before being sentenced last weekto home incarceration for con-spiracy to commit health-carefraud, a thin and frail-looking

Tammy Cashion pleaded her case before afederal-court judge. Crying, she asked forleniency and toldhim the harm her de-vious behavior haddone to her life.

“I stand here ac-cepting full responsi-bility for my ac-tions,” she said.“They’ve had themost devastating ef-fect on my family and my marriage. “Ibrought shame upon my patients, my fam-ily, my friends and my community.”

Similarly, on Tuesday, her husband PaulCurcio told a federal magistrate, “I’ve suf-fered irreparable damage to my practice andmy reputation, and I am remorseful.”

Having built a thriving chiropractic busi-

ness in Centreville over the past two de-cades, Cashion and Curcio were consideredfine, upstanding members of the commu-nity. Warm and caring toward their patientsat Chiropractic Family Health Centre in theCentreville Square Shopping Center, theywere successful and respected.

But at some point, they and their associ-ate chiropractor, Benjamin Hopsicker, con-

spired to bilkhealth-insurancecompanies formore money thanwas legally owedthem. This went onfrom April 2008-April 2009. Even-tually, a federal in-vestigation began,

and all three were arrested and chargedwith criminal behavior in regard to thisfraudulent conduct.

On Jan. 25 in U.S. District Court in Alex-andria, both Curcio and Cashion were con-victed. Cashion, 48, pleaded guilty to felonyconspiracy to commit health-care fraud, andCurcio, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to

commit misdemeanor theft.The wealthy Clifton couple returned to

court, within the past week, to learn theirpunishments. Besides receiving probationand stiff fines, they were each sentenced toeight months home incarceration with anelectronic, monitoring device.

According to statements of fact filed withtheir plea agreements, besides performingchiropractic adjustments which were prop-erly billed to insurance companies, “bothCashion and Curcio conspired withHopsicker to bill for physical therapy osten-sibly performed on their patients, when thetherapy was either not performed at all, orwas not performed for a sufficient lengthof time to be billable under the AmericanMedical Association’s CPT codes.”

These codes are numbers assigned to eachservice a doctor provides, and they’re usedby insurance companies to determine howmuch to reimburse the doctor for them.

Beginning in April 2008, Anthem BlueCross required physicians and licensedtherapists to spend a minimum of eight min-utes with a patient, one-on-one, perform-ing certain therapeutic procedures in orderto bill for those procedures. Regarding Chi-ropractic Family Health Centre, before An-them Blue Cross would pay any of its claims,it required Cashion and Curcio and theirassociate physicians to document in theirnotes the amount of time spent on eachphysical-therapy procedure.

Federal authorities say that, shortly there-after, “Curcio initiated an agreement with

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Week in Burke

This puppy and other are waiting to be aadopted at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.

Animal Shelter Adopts 7 DogsFrom W.Va. Hoarding Case

The Fairfax County Animal Shelter has taken in seven dogsfrom a West Virginia hoarding case in which nearly 60 dogswere found in a single mobile home without ever havingaccess to the outdoors.

The dogs, estimated to be between 10-weeks and 4-yearsof age, are likely Shetland Sheepdog/Corgi/Chihuahuamixes. They range between 12-15 pounds. Shelter staff saidthe dogs will be available for adoption within the next week,once they have received their initial medical exams andvaccinations.

The shelter is working in a regional partnership with theMiddleburg Humane Foundation who obtained the dogs andasked the Fairfax County Animal Shelter and other organi-zations to assist with placing them in new adoptive homes.

To adopt a dog from the shelter, the entire family mustfirst visit with the dog at the shelter. If the dog is a puppy, asurvey must be completed prior to the visitation. If otherdogs are in the home, those dogs must be present at thevisit. All prospective parents of adopted dogs must com-plete an application providing proof of home ownership or,if renting, proof that dogs are allowed. They must also showproof of current vaccinations for any current pets as well ascurrent dog licenses for any dogs currently owned.

The cost to adopt a dog is $40, which includes a rabiesvaccine if old enough, a microchip, and other age- appro-priate vaccinations, plus the cost of spay/neuter, which is$170. The shelter also worked with the Homeless AnimalsRescue Team, which will place three dogs from the WestVirginia hoarding case in new adoptive homes.

For more information about adopting a shelter animal,call 703-830-1100.

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Vampire Stalks Bruin Stage

Right, in an April 25 dressrehearsal of Lake BraddockTheatre’s upcoming pro-duction of Dracula,Jonathan Harker, played bySenior Jacob Gruber,battles off the ‘Vixens,’female vampires.

Lake Braddock Theatrepresents ‘Dracula.’ T

he Lake Braddock Theatre will presentthe play “Dracula,” Thursday, April 28 –Saturday, April 30 at Lake Braddock Sec-ondary School. For more information

about the production, go to www.lbtheatre.com.

Dr. John Seward notices a bitemark on Lucy Westenra’s neck.Seward is played by senior LukeEsper and Lucy is played bysenior Ilana Naidamast. — Photos by Deb Cobb

Count Dracula, played by senior Jimmy Day,gazes through a window at his victim LucyWestenra, played by senior Ilana Naidamast. TheLake Braddock Theatre will present the play,written by Steven Dietz, based on the novel byBram Stoker, Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April30.

Above, freshman AliciaMoulder is a ‘Vixen’ vam-pire in the Lake BraddockTheatre’s upcoming pro-duction of ‘Dracula,’ writ-ten by playwright StevenDietz based on the novel byBram Stoker.

Help the Lions Help the BlindThe Clifton Lions club will host its annual, White Cane

fund-raiser, Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, outside the GiantFoods stores at the Colonnade at Union Mill and at Uni-versity Mall. Lions Clubs have supported blind charitiesworldwide since Helen Keller asked them to lead a “cru-sade against darkness” at their international conventionin 1925.

Besides cash donations, the Lions will collect used eye-glasses and hearing aids. Donations will be used to sup-port charities that help the blind, including the interna-tionally renowned Lion eyeglass recycling program, LeaderDog training, and county programs that provide reduced-cost glasses to low-income families. For more information,see www.clcv.clubexpress.com.


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Camps & Schools

From left are Melissa Ayers, Katelyn Crompton, ArianaGrundvig and Michaela Proctor.

On Saturday, April 16,a team from OakView ElementarySchool won the Vir-

ginia Odyssey of the Mind StateFinals, which took place at T.C.Williams High School in Alexan-dria. The team’s next stop is theMay 27-30 Odyssey of the MindWorld Finals, at The University ofMaryland, College Park, Md.

Since October, the team, whichis made up of seven fifth-gradersfrom Oak View, has been working on a long-termproblem and practicing solving short-term problems.The team members are Isabel Danger, Connor Garcia,Emma Sanchez, Lauren Sawyer, Stephen Rosene,Elizabeth Ryan and Shannon Williams. Ron Sawyerand Nancy Rosene are the team’s coaches.

Oak View’s Elena Sonnino acts as the team’s fac-ulty sponsor and coordinator.

This is the first year that Oak View teams havetaken part in the Odyssey of the Mind competition,which requires the participants to solve long-term

Oak View’s Successful Odyssey

Members of the Oak View Odyssey of the Mind teamare, from left, Lauren Sawyer, Emma Sanchez, ShannonWilliams, Isabel Danger, Stephen Rosene, ElizabethRyan and Connor Garcia.

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and short-term problems. Problems range from engi-neering and science challenges to drama presenta-tions.

The Oak View team qualified to participate in theVirginia State Finals by winning the Northern Vir-ginia Regional Competition on March 5, at FallsChurch High School. At that competition and the statecompetition, the team presented its long-term solu-tion to the problem “Full Circle,” which was spon-sored by NASA. They also solved a short-term prob-lem within the allotted time span.

The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-Day Saints (LDS)recently awarded its high-

est honor for young women, a Per-sonal Progress Medallion, to fourlocal high school students. Thosereceiving the award were MichaelaProctor, Ariana Grundvig, andMelissa Ayers, students atRobinson Secondary School andKatelyn Crompton who attendsWest Springfield High School.They received their medallionsfrom local church leaders who rec-ognized their high levels of per-sonal commitment and service.

The LDS church considers thePersonal Progress award equiva-lent to the Eagle Scout for youngmen. The program challengesyoung women to build faith and character aroundeight values— Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth,Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works,and Integrity and Virtue. The program is demandingand takes several years of hard work to completesuccessfully. For example, a young woman must com-plete a 10-hour project associated with each of theeight value areas.

“The Personal Progress program has changed mylife,” Proctor said. “I had so many growing experi-ences while doing it. Each value helped me learnsomething different.”

About her experience Grundvig said, “I’m glad Ihad the opportunity to earn this, because I think ithas helped strengthen my faith and personal integ-

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rity.” One of her projects was fundraising for theAmerican Kidney Foundation after her grandfatherwas diagnosed with kidney disease.

For one of her projects, Ayers volunteered at theInova Fairfax Hospital gift shop on Tuesday after-noons during one summer. “It was my favoriteproject, because I enjoyed helping people, and it gaveme good work experience for the future,” she said.

“Personal Progress taught me to be less dependenton my parents,” Crompton said. “Most of my projectswere done independently, and I was able to learnmore about myself and my skills … My favoriteproject was when I did a benefit concert for SpecialOlympics with my friend Beth as part of my CapstoneWest Springfield High School Senior Project.”


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Sisters Eleora Taffere,7, and Adiel, 4, count all the eggsthey collected at the Eggstravaganza Saturday.

Having an EGG-stra Good TimeEgg hunts take placefor children of all agesand abilities.

“Look, I’ve got amillion eggs.”

— Adiel Taffere, 4

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Fairfax County Park and Recreation staffersspent about a week filling 3,000 multi-col-ored eggs for its fifth-annual EasterEggstravaganza at South Run Recreation

Center on Saturday, April 23.But it took 300 children less than

30 minutes to collect the eggs,crack them open and pocket thechocolate candy, toys and othergoodies stuffed inside the eggs.

“Look, I’ve got a million eggs,”said Adiel Taffere, 4, who collectedeggs with her sister, Eleora, 7 andbrother, Nathan 2.

In addition to the traditional Easter Egg hunt, theevent featured face-painting, craft projects and a visitwith the Easter Bunny.

“This is a great family event. It’s fun to see thechildren get so excited,” said Deanna Holz, the pro-gram director for the event. In past years, theEggstravaganza was outside the rec center, but cold,

rainy weather forced the event indoors, which didnot seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the partici-pants.

Lake Braddock Secondary School junior AshleighBen, 17, said she had a great time painting faces.“The kids are so good about sitting still. They’vemostly been asking for butterflies, bunnies and dogs,”she said.

“I think it was a great success this year. It so niceto see kids and their parents having a great time,”said Laura Marquadt, a park and recreation stafferwho helped with the event.

At the Springfield District Government Center, an-other egg hunt was going on, butthis one had specially-designedbeeping and chirping eggs for vi-sion-impaired children to gather.The event, hosted by volunteersfrom the VerizonTelecomPioneers- AlexanderGraham Bell Chapter and theColumbia Lighthouse for the

Blind (CLB), is designed for visually-impaired chil-dren and their sighted siblings.

Nancy Rebar, a longtime volunteer with VerizonTelecomPioneers, said this event helps create a last-ing memory for a child.

“Finding Easter eggs is such a cherished tradition,

Young Musicians Taking It From the Top

Brian Hong of Fairfax Station was one of five young musicians per-forming during a taping of From the Top Saturday night in CollegePark, Md.

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By Amber Healy

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Between homework, lessons, extra-curricular activities and thinkingabout college, Brian Hong of Fairfax

Station and Kimberly Hou of Arlingtonfound the time to become radio stars.

The two high school students were amongfive student musicians to take the stage atDekelboum Concert Hall in College Park,Md., Saturday night, April 16, as part ofNPR’s From the Top concert series.

NPR’s From the Top hosts about 20 con-certs per year, featuring musicians betweenthe ages of 8 and 18, said Eleanor Dowling,marketing coordinator for From the Top.Audition tapes are collected on a rollingbasis and are “always coming in,” she said.The next taping is scheduled for Tuesday,April 26, in Indiana. In total, more than2,000 young musicians have participated inthe concerts since the program launched in2007, and the concerts reach an average of2000,000 live audiences in 33 states.

“The people on From the Top don’t soundlike students, they sound like real profes-sional musicians,” Hong said. Now that he’sone of them, he said he was excited for the

performance.Hong sent his audition tape in last No-

vember and got the call in January sayingthat he’d been accepted. He played MarcoUccellini’s Sonata No. 4, on a Baroque-styleviolin, and was accompanied by ChristopherO’Reilly on a Baroque-style harpsichord,Saturday night.

His piece was similar in style to the onehe sent in as an audition, and his perfor-mance is the first one on From the Top to

feature a Baroque-style production, he said.Hou performed IV, Fuga: Allegro con

spirito from Sonata by Samuel Barber onpiano. Hou auditioned in November, in per-son, in College Park, and was called in De-cember to make sure she was still interestedin being part of the show.

“This is one of the pieces I just really love,”she said. “I have a close relationship withit. We talked about two or three pieces, butthis was the most appropriate.”

Both Hong and Hou admitted they werea little nervous before the concert, butagreed it was a great opportunity to per-form for a national audience that will havethe opportunity to hear the concert, whichwas recorded, when it is broadcast in twoor three weeks.

The two musicians also took similar pathsto the stage of the College Park concert hall— Hong began studying violin when he was5, and Hou began playing piano when shewas 4.

“I have an older brother, and he was play-ing, so of course I wanted to do what hedid,” Hong said. “There was always musicplaying around. My earliest memories, I’dbe sitting in my toddler seat in the back ofthe car and my dad would be playing clas-sical music tapes in the car.”

Hou said her mom encouraged her to tryall kinds of things when she was small, and“she could tell I like the piano right away.”Although Hou briefly tried violin, her heartbelonged to the 88 black and white keysfrom the beginning.

While Hou is home schooled and has an-other year of high school left, she is alreadydrafting a long list of colleges she plans toapply to, including Julliard, Rice and theCleveland Institute of Music.

Hong is finishing up his high school ca-reer at Robinson Secondary School this yearand will likely continue to play throughcollege, but has no set plans for how violin

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mended ELISA test for Lyme, calling it highly un-reliable and prone to false negatives. No representa-tives from the NIH or CDC attended the hearing.

According to the CDC’s website, most recom-mended tests are blood tests that measure antibod-ies made in response to the infection. These testsmay be falsely negative in patients with early dis-ease, but the CDC maintains they are reliable for di-agnosing later stages of disease.

THE ELISA test, according to the CDC, is designedto be “sensitive, meaning that almost everyone withLyme disease, and some people who don’t have Lymedisease, will test positive. If the ELISA or IFA is nega-tive, it is highly unlikely that the person has Lymedisease, and no further testing is recommended.”

“The failures of NIH and CDC to effectively dealwith Lyme disease result in missed opportunity toprevent impairment, disability and sometimes death,”Bransfield said.

He drew applause when he quoted Dr. Willy

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Burgdorfer, who discovered the spirochete thatcauses Lyme and who was featured in the award-winning documentary “Under Our Skin.”

“Dr. Burgdorfer said ‘The controversy in Lyme dis-ease research is a shameful affair, and I say this be-cause the whole thing is politically tainted. Moneygoes to the same people who have for the last 30years produced the same thing — nothing.’”

Bransfield said the task force should considerlaunching an Office of the Inspector General (OIG)investigation of NIH and CDC research funding forLyme disease.

“Our forward progress on this disease has beendeterred by the need of individual or groups forpower, money or ego. … Other countries follow thelead of American healthcare policies which magnifythe consequences of our actions,” Bransfield said.

The panel, comprised of doctors, Lyme diseaseadvocates, veterinarians, teachers and other healthprofessionals from around the state, will propose rec-ommendations to the governor in the next week. Thetask force has been conducting public hearingsaround the state for the past six months.

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SATURDAY/APRIL 30American College of Allergy,

Asthma and ImmunologyNationwide Asthma ScreeningProgram. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Shoppers Food Warehouse,Lorton Marketplace , 9409 LortonMarket St., Lorton. Allergists willoffer free screenings for peoplewho are experiencing breathingproblems, such as chroniccoughing, wheezing andshortness of breath.www.AllergyAndAsthmaRelief.org.

MONDAY/MAY 2Bereavement Training to

become a Haven Volunteer.9:30 a.m. Haven of NorthernVirginia, 4606 RavensworthRoad, Annandale. Training willbe on Mondays, Wednesdays andFridays from May 2-13. 703-941-7000 or www.havenofnova.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 4Support Group for Parents of

Children and Teens withSpecial Needs. 7:30 p.m.Jewish Community Center ofNorthern Virginia, 8900 Little

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River Turnpike, Fairfax. Gainknowledge, share resources,coping mechanisms and strategiesand provide mutual support.Register at 703-896-7615 or 703-537-3040.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 11NARFE Springfield Chapter

Meeting. 1:30 p.m. AmericanLegion Post 176, 6520 AmherstAve, Springfield. A discussion ofbenefits (including SS andMedicare) by David Snell,Director of the NARFE RetirementBenefits Service Department andformer chief of the RetirementsBenefits Branch of [email protected] or 703 313-9387.

THURSDAY/MAY 19Age 50 or Better Spring Lunch

N’ Life. 12 p.m. St. Mary ofSorrows Church, 5222 SideburnRoad, Fairfax. Sponsored by theShepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke. A history lesson from“Martha Washington” asportrayed by Bonnie Fairbank.$8. Reserve at 703-273-5730.www.fairfax-burkesc.org.

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$34.50: That’s what I estimate I spentthis past weekend on five full tripsthe entire length of the Dulles TollRoad and the Greenway, plus an ad-

ditional trip on the Dulles Toll from the Beltwayto Hunter Mill Road and back. (Rememberwhen you could buy a tank of gas for that?)

Almost all of that money, at least $22.50,went to the private owners of the Greenway,contributing not one penny to rail or any otherlocal infrastructure. I don’t mind the $12 thatmight help pay for rail nearly as much.

How will the design of the Metrostop at Dulles Airport affect its use?

Research demonstrates, along withcommon sense, that the more convenient tran-sit is, (frequency, proximity, continuity) themore people use it. It also has to be clean andsafe, but we’re going to assume those featureswill be included.

We’ve planned for decades (Dulles openedin 1962) not for rail to Tysons or for rail toReston, but for rail to Dulles, to serve a por-tion of the 24 million passengers a year thatfly through the airport; eventually the num-ber of passengers could more than double.

Saving $330 million is a worthy goal, theamount extra that putting the Dulles stop un-derground would cost. Making the rail easy touse is also important. The fact that drivers onthe Dulles Toll Road pay for a significant por-tion of construction of the rail line adds to the

controversy.There might be more than one way to

shorten the walk from getting off Metro to theterminal (where we know that there are moretrains, shuttles, corridors and escalators wait-ing). Perhaps an above ground station couldbe designed on the current hourly parking lot,conveniently a hop, skip and a jump into theterminal. Let the people who drive walk a fewextra minutes instead.

Sharon Bulova, chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, demon-strated that the walk from the aboveground station to the terminal wouldbe four-to-seven minutes. We know

that navigating once inside the terminal alsotakes time.

Meanwhile, we need more scrutiny and in-tellectual power on the tolls we already payand the tolls that are coming, and how thosecould be used to advance transportation foreveryone.

No entity, private or government, shouldcollect tolls without displaying clearly howmuch they are charging. It’s not easy to figureout what you spend using your EasyPass tran-sponder. At least on the Dulles Toll Road, thereare signs letting you know what you are pay-ing. No such luck on the Greenway. It mightbe good for everyone who uses it to have oneday a year (not the same day please) whenthey must pay by cash, just as a reminder of

how much money it is.Construction continues on the high occu-

pancy toll lanes on the Beltway, where again,a private company will collect 100 percent ofthe tolls for at least 50 years, and the cost ofone trip from near the American Legion Bridgeto the Mixing Bowl in the HOT-lanes (remem-ber, T for toll) could be as much as $12. This isfor infrastructure built on public property.

There are benefits to the construction of theHOT-lanes including rebuilding dozens of ag-ing bridges over and around the Beltway. Butthe state could have paid for the project withbonds based on tolls. Or the contract couldhave required revenue sharing.

As Virginia seems intent on going forwardwith HOT-lanes on 395-95, pubic officials oweNorthern Virginia commuters better represen-tation.

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Supervisor RaceTo the Editor:

In your article “Wade AnnouncesCandidacy for Supervisor” [Con-nection, April 14-20, 2011], aboutnominal Republican ChristopherWade running as a Democrat in aprimary against Democrat lawyerMarc Greidinger for the privilegeof facing incumbent John Cook(R) in November, Wade made acouple of ridiculous statements.First, he said he is the only com-muter in the race. If you GoogleGreidinger you see he is, or at leasthas at one time, practiced law inEllicott City, Md. If Wade doesn’tbelieve Greidinger commutes, howdoes he think the lawyer gets towork? For that matter, how doesWade think Cook gets to work?

The signature issue for JohnCook in this election is transpor-tation and the ridiculous fact thatFairfax County does not control itsown roads, something mostcounty residents were not evenaware of. It seems Wade isn’t ei-ther.

Second, Wade declares he’s allfor transparency for the countygovernment. If that is the case, hehas the wrong mentor in [FairfaxCounty Chairman] Sharon Bulova

(D-At-large) and is running withthe wrong party. Cook has pro-posed many times to open moremeetings to the public and to makethe county finances more acces-sible. These are policies Bulova ap-

parently does notagree with particu-larly when it comesto her more outra-geous ideas such as

building “luxury-subsidized hous-ing,” which seems an oxymoron atbest.

Third he believes the countyshould diversify its incomesources. Obviously, he does notunderstand that Fairfax Countydoes not have much more controlof their financing than they do oftheir roads. I would suggest Waderead up on the Dillon Rule and itsimpact and implications for Vir-ginia and specifically for FairfaxCounty.

Perhaps in another two years hewill know enough to run. In themeantime he is making a goodcase for re-electing one of thecounty’s best supervisors, JohnCook.

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Three issues affecting the waywe operate our schools emergedthis year in the General Assembly.All of them have stirred more thanthe usual amount of controversyand debate among teachers, ad-ministrators, students, and par-ents. They are, mandatory Ad-vanced Placement (AP) testingfees, a requirement for 150 hoursper week (30 minutes per day) ofphysical education for elementaryschool students and mandatoryparental notification by schoolsregarding certain disciplinary is-sues related to their children’s be-havior. Let’s take them one at atime.

In the fall of 2010, I asked theAttorney Generals office to renderan opinion as to the constitution-ality of Fairfax County Schoolscharging $75 dollars for the costof testing for each AP course a stu-dent takes. One of my constituentswas required to pay $600 for thecosts of these tests for three of herchildren. Besides the benefit of amore rigorous curriculum, whichhas intrinsic value, these APcourses assist students in the com-petition for coveted college admis-

sion slots. The problem is thatsome of these tests were con-ducted, or the results reported,after college admissions were al-ready determined and studentstherefore received no benefit fromtaking these tests. Often, studentspaid for tests they did not botherto take. The Attorney General de-termined that these mandatoryfees were unconstitutional underVirginia law. To my knowledge,Fairfax County Schools are notchallenging the opinion and in factis rebating over $2 million in fees.I hate to be the cause of lost rev-enue for an already financiallystrapped school system, but wemust abide by our State Constitu-tion.

A second controversial issuearose from the passage of SenateBill 966 introduced by Sen. RalphNortham (D-6), which wouldmandate 150 minutes per week(30 minutes per day) of physicaleducation for elementary studentsby the 2014-15 school term. Sen.Northam is a pediatric neurologistwho has concerns over the grow-ing number of young people hetreats who are seeking medication


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for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disor-der and childhood obesity.

The educational process is one that mustteach our young people the importance ofa balance between learning and the ben-efits of vigorous activity to boost learningpotential. The benefits to long term healthare obvious but the important thing here isthe message. Our children put into practiceand absorb what we emphasize. Educationis about giving students the tools to excelin a life long learning process. Teaching theimportance and value of physical activity ispart of that learning.

Although the governor has vetoed thisbill, I hope we can find a way to accom-plish this goal without undue cost and with-out sacrificing other academic pursuits re-lated to art or music. These are importanttoo. Perhaps the study by Del. Steve Landes’(R-25) committee on year round school willprovide an answer as to how we might findthe instructional time to address the physi-cal inactivity and obesity issues of our chil-dren. I just want the best for them.

The issue of Fairfax County school disci-plinary policy has also been highlighted bythe tragic suicide of a high school studentwho had been transferred to another schoolfor purchasing a legal but very harmful drugon campus. Another student was out ofschool for seven weeks because she had herprescription acne medicine in her locker.Parents of these students were concerned

about the way these violations werehandled and many parents are concernedabout how their own children might betreated in a disciplinary case.

I do not purport to know all of the detailsof these incidents or other problems thatwe are experiencing with school discipline,however, Del. Kaye Kory (D-Fairfax) intro-duced HB 1548 requiring a school to notifyparents of any infraction that would “mostlikely result in suspension.” Apparently, thiscould involve a wide range of offenses re-quiring written notification as many of-fenses could be viewed as potentially “lead-ing to suspension.” “Most likely to result in”is a legal standard that would be difficultto interpret, and I voted against this billbecause it is not the best way to deal with acomplex issue like school discipline. WhatI had encouraged the schools to do was con-vene a review group that would deal withissues like notification of parents, forcedschool transfers, “zero tolerance” rules andstudent rights, etc., in a comprehensive way.As 30-minute hearing in Richmond is notthe best way to address a problem whosesolution could lead to increased adminis-trative time being spent in other over cau-tious bureaucracy? It could potentially limitinformal handling as a methodology forresolving many infractions, and lead toschool administrators erring on the side ofcaution by notifying parents of minor issues.

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THURSDAY/APRIL 28“Dracula.” 7:30 p.m. Lake Braddock

Secondary School, 9200 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Tickets are $10 atlbtheatre.com. 703-426-1070.

FRIDAY/APRIL 29“Dracula.” 7:30 p.m. Lake Braddock

Secondary School, 9200 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. Tickets are $10 atlbtheatre.com. 703-426-1070.

“Odd Couple.” 7:30 p.m. W.T.Woodson High School, 9525 MainSt., Fairfax. The male version of theplay, with Felix and Oscar.wtwdrama.org or 703 503-4759.

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Family Fun Fest. 1-5 p.m.Katherine K. Hanley Family Shelter,13000 Lee Highway, Fairfax. Music,crafts, shopping, refreshments, silentauction, raffles and more. Allproceeds will benefit Artemis House,formerly the Fairfax County Women’sShelter. Rain date May [email protected].

Kylie Minogue. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Drive, Fairfax. Tickets $55-$125, available atwww.ticketmaster.com or 703-573-SEAT. www.patriotcenter.com.

Northern Virginia Chapter,International Plastic ModelersSociety. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fairfax HighSchool, 3500 Old Lee Road, Fairfax.Museum quality scale models,

modeling contest, vendors, raffleprizes, Make & Take event forchildren, doll houses, Lego, Ho & NScale model Railroads, radio controlmodels, lectures by area historiansand more. Food concession on site.$8 adult, $10 entire family.www.novaipms.org.

Fairfax CASA Run for the Children.8:30 a.m. Fairfax Courthouse. 4110Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. 10K and3k. Food, prizes and entertainmentfor runners and spectators. Runnerswill help raise awareness for theCASA program while also raisingmoney to support the recruitment,training, and supervision ofvolunteers from the community toserve as Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates. $25-$30. Register atwww.fairfaxrunforthechildren.com or301-871-0400.

Junior League of NorthernVirginia Children’s Health Fair.10 a.m.–2 p.m. Kings Park ShoppingCenter, 8970 Burke Lake Road,Springfield. Fitness challenges,nutrition games, interactive booths, adrawing to win a Nintendo® Wii andWii Fit and more. Exhibitors includeGiant Food, Inova Health System,Northern Virginia Healthy KidsCoalition, Anthem HealthKeepers,Let’s Dish, Nutrition Ammunition andTopKick Martial Arts. Free. 703-442-4163 or email [email protected].

Asthma Screening. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,Shoppers Food Warehouse, LortonMarketplace, 9409 Lorton Market St.,Lorton. Free screenings to identifypeople at risk for asthma and providean opportunity for diagnosedasthmatics to talk with a specialistabout their disease and how to keepsymptoms under control.www.acaai.org orwww.AllergyAndAsthmaRelief.org.

“Dracula.” 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Lake Braddock Secondary School,9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Tickets are $10 at lbtheatre.com.703-426-1070.

“Odd Couple.” 7:30 p.m. W.T.Woodson High School, 9525 MainSt., Fairfax. The male version of theplay, with Felix and Oscar.wtwdrama.org or 703 503-4759.

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Annual Patriots’ Cup CorporateChallenge 8K Race. 9 a.m. GeorgeMason University, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Proceeds benefitpeople with disabilities in NorthernVirginia. www.thearcofnova.org/events/patscup/.

Virginia chamber Orchestra“Grand Finale” Concert. 4 p.m.Northern Virginia CommunityCollege, Ernst Community CulturalCenter, 8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. Elisabeth Adkins,Beethoven Violin Concerto. Seniorsand groups $10-$12, adults $15-$18,students free. 703-758-0179 orwww.virginiachamberorchestra.org.

“Odd Couple.” 2 p.m. W.T. WoodsonHigh School, 9525 Main St., Fairfax.The male version of the play, withFelix and Oscar. wtwdrama.org or703 503-4759.

Springfield Art Guild. 2-4 p.m.Springfield Mall Community Room,6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield.“Around Town in Spring,” an exhibitof painting and photography. Lightrefreshments. 703-283-7264.

FRIDAY/MAY 6“Once Upon a Mattress.” 7 p.m.

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Lorton. Northern Virginia Playerspresents the story of the Princessand the Pea in Rodgers andHammerstein’s musical. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door.www.NVPlayers.com or 703-866-3546.

SATURDAY/MAY 7New Hope Housing, Inc.

Fundraiser. 7 p.m. WaterfordReception, 6715 Commerce St.,Springfield. South-of-the-Border stylereception, silent and live auctions,dinner and dancing to benefit NewHope, providing transitional andpermanent housing, support servicesand more for the homeless. $150 perperson. 703-799-2293 ext. 727 orwww.newhopehousing.org.

“Once Upon a Mattress.” 7 p.m.New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Road,Lorton. Northern Virginia Playerspresents the story of the Princessand the Pea in Rodgers andHammerstein’s musical. $10 inadvance, $12 at the door.www.NVPlayers.com or 703-866-3546.

SUNDAY/MAY 8Operating Model Train Displays.

12-5 p.m. Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. The PotomacModule Crew, Monty’s Legos and N-gauge model trains. $3 adults, $1children. www.fairfax-station.org or703-425-9225.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 11The Battle of Blackburns Ford,

July 18, 1861: Prelude to FirstManassas. 7:30 p.m. FairfaxStation Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station.With Manassas National BattlefieldPark ranger and museum specialistJim Burgess. Free and open to thepublic. www.fairfax-station.org or703-425-9225.

FRIDAY/MAY 13Art & Design Senior Show

Reception. 6-10:30 p.m. GeorgeMason University School of Art, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Over 90artists and performances by TheAttractions, Ketura, Solace Sovay,Jelly Gums, Atlast and StanleyCooley. Complimentary refreshmentsand food. Free admission andparking. [email protected].


SATURDAY/MAY 14Franconia in the Civil War. 10 a.m.-

5 p.m. Robert E. Lee RecreationCenter, 6601 Telegraph Road,Franconia. Two days of history,music, artifacts and informationrelating to the Franconia area duringthe Civil War, with artisans,historians and authors fromFranconia and Fairfax County. Periodmusic by elementary school groups.Adults $5 for both days, age 62 andup and age 14-18 $2.50, under age14 free. [email protected] or 703-971-4984.

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

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Bruins’ softballremains unbeatenin Patriot District.

The Lake Braddock Secondarygirls’ softball team won bothof its games at the Madison

High Spring Break Tournament lastweek, back to back victories on Mon-day, April 18 over South Lakes andLee High.

The Bruins’ actually played theirfirst game at the Madison SpringBreak Tournament nine days earlier,a 17-2 setback against the hostschool Warhawks. So bouncing backwith the two tourney wins over theSeahawks and Lancers was a bigboost for Lake Braddock, which fin-ished the tournament at 2-1.

Overall for the season, the Bruinscarried an impressive 9-2 record fol-lowing their 1-0 Patriot District homewin over Annandale this past Mon-day evening, April 25. The victoryimproved Lake Braddock’s districtrecord to a perfect 7-0.

The Bruins were scheduled to playtwo more district games this week,at home versus South County onWednesday, April 27, and atAnnandale versus the Atoms againthis Friday, at 6:30 p.m.

Most of Lake Braddock’s districtwins have been lopsided scores, theexceptions being Monday’s shutoutwin over Annandale and a 3-2 homewin over Woodson on April 11.

Bruins’ head coach George Rumoreis pleased with the way his team hasplayed. But he realizes there areplenty of good teams in the PatriotDistrict and that his squad needs tobe ready to play every game.

“My outlook for the second half ofthe season will remain the same asit did for the first part of the season,and that is to play one game at a timeand not look down the road,” saidthe coach. “All the teams in our dis-trict are very good and they shouldbe even better on the next go around.With five freshmen on the team andwith players coming and going forone reason or another this season,the whole team has [impressed].Each player has done a great job.”

The following Bruins have had par-ticularly strong seasons both at theplate and in the field thus far: fresh-men Ashley Flesch, junior KellyPlescow, senior Nicole May, sopho-more Mallory Gerndt, junior AnnaDelaney and junior Andrea Selecman

— Rich Sanders

BraddockAt Bat

South County Softball Gets Busy LateStallions will try to make-up all spring breakrainouts.

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

It was a frustrating spring break formany local high school teams whowere looking forward to getting in sev-

eral area tournament games or practicetime. But the rainy weather, for the mostpart, had the final say in what games gotplayed.

The South County Secondary softballteam, in a tournament at Hayfield Second-ary, only played one of its scheduled fivegames over spring break week because ofthe rain.

“Our spring break tournament has beenpretty much a wash out so far,” said Stal-lions coach Gary Dillow.

The coach said his team’s rained outspring break games have been re-scheduledand will be played over the next couple ofweeks. One of those make-ups took placeMonday evening, April 25, an 11-0 loss toOakton High at Hayfield. The other make-ups are scheduled for: this Saturday, April30 versus host Hayfield at 9 a.m., followedby a game versus Jefferson at 11 a.m.,; andSaturday, May 7, at 1p.m., versus Marshall

“I think we are gettingbetter every game, andare going to be a verygood team once thedistrict playoffs arrive.”

— Stallions coach Gary Dillow

High, also to be played at Hayfield.The only game South County got in over

the actual spring break week was againstWoodbridge High on Monday, April 18. TheStallions won that contest over the Vikings,9-6.

This week, SouthCounty (6-4) wasscheduled to playregularly scheduledPatriot Districtgames at LakeBraddock (Wednes-day, April 27) andhome againstWoodson, Friday,April 29 at 6:30 p.m.

The Stallions are4-3 in district playthus far. Two of the setbacks versus districtopponents were one-run losses — 8-7 atWoodson on April 1, and 5-4 to visiting WestPotomac on April 15. South County led bothgames in the latter innings.

“Hopefully, we are learning how to handlethose [close game] situations, and will dobetter as we get more experience,” saidDillow. “When you start four-to-five fresh-

man every game, some of those things aregoing to happen.”

Dillow said his young team is taking shapeas the regular season begins to wind down.

“I think we are getting better every game,and are going to be a very good team oncethe district playoffs arrive,” said Dillow.

The Stallions top players so far have beensenior center fielder Julia Kastner, senior

second basemanAlex Brown, andfreshmen short-stop WhitneyBurks.

Kastner is hitting.667, with fivehome runs, fourdoubles, 18 runsscored and 15RBI’s. Burks is hit-ting .563, withfour triples, twodoubles, 11 runs

scored, and 13 RBI’s. And Brown is hitting.500, with one double and 12 runs scored.

Kastner and Brown are team co-captains.“They have provided the needed leader-

ship to make the first half of the season suc-cessful,” said Dillow. “Overall, we are hit-ting really well, and the pitching and de-fense are coming around. We will see whatthe rest of the season brings.”

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South County juniors Cassidy Moses (7) and Molly Berberian (2) de-fend West Potomac senior Lizzie Mickevicius on Tuesday night.

Fuchs, Craven,Rowley, Rafferty andCargiulo play finalnight home game.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

South County’s girls lacrosse teamhad motivation; Tuesday was se-nior night. The team showed resil-iency. The Stallions twice overcame

four-goal deficits to tie the score againstWest Potomac. But when the final hornsounded, the Stallions were left looking foranswers while their home field turned intoa Wolverines celebration.

West Potomac defeated South County 14-12, dropping the Stallions’ record to 2-7.South County is 1-4 in the Patriot Districtwith a road game against West Springfieldon April 28 and a home game against LakeBraddock on April 30 remaining before thedistrict tournament.

“The girls are just doing phenomenal, andfor whatever reason we just can’t put thepieces of the puzzle together,” second-yearSouth County head coach Sarah King said.“We all want it so badly. We have the skill,we have the talent and the knowledge, and[we’re] hurting. We’ve got a couple more

games to get it together before we go intothe district playoff.”

Meanwhile, West Potomac enjoyed thevictory.

“We beat South County tonight,” Wolver-ines senior Margaret Kerr said, “that’s thebiggest [win] that we’ve had.”

While South County fell short, the Stal-lions proved resilient. West Potomac jumpedout to a 4-0 lead before a goal by South

County senior midfielder Katie Fuchs gotthe Stallions on the board with 10:20 re-maining in the first half. South Countycalled timeout after the goal and came outa different team.

“We called a timeout and all of our se-niors and captains were like, ‘Don’t getdown on yourself, we have this,’” junior at

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tack Molly Berberian said. “Then we started get-ting the draws and I think everything turned aroundfrom there.”

South County battled back to tie the score at 4-4and trailed 8-7 at halftime. West Potomac built an11-7 lead in the second half, but South County scoredfour straight goals to the score at 11-11. It wasn’tenough, however, as the Wolverines scored three ofthe final four goals.

Junior attacks Tara O’Connor and Berberian eachscored three goals for South County. Juniormidfielder Cassidy Moses scored two and senior de-fender Tori Craven, sophomore midfielder LindseyLawrence and sophomore attack Katherine Waltoneach scored one.

Five Stallions seniors played their final night homegame: Fuchs, Craven, defenders Tori Rowley, AngelaCargiulo and midfielder Patty Rafferty.

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Fuchs is the team’s center midfielder and one ofits top offensive threats. Rowley is a key defender,Rafferty and Craven are captains and Cargiulo willplay Division II lacrosse in Florida.

Craven’s goal was her first of the season.“She’s been talking about it all season,” King said.

“She’s smart, she stays back and she does her thing,but the starts aligned for her.”

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South County junior Sarah Engelbrektsson, left, is defended by West Potomac seniorAdrienne Hampton.

From Page 12 “The girls are just doingphenomenal, and for whateverreason, we just can’t put thepieces of the puzzle together.”

— South County head girls lacrosse coachSarah King

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The Swing for Homelessness PreventionGolf Tournament is scheduled to take placeMonday, May 9 at the Chantilly National Golfand Country Club, 14901 Braddock Road,Centreville, 20120. The purpose of the golftournament is to raise funds to help providefor the growing number of neighbors in needin the Western Fairfax area. Registration on theday of the tournament is 9:30 a.m.,followed by a shotgun start at 11.Snacks and beverages will be pro-vided during the tournament. After-wards, a reception buffet and prizesare scheduled for 4 p.m. Cost for the tourna-ment is $150, which covers lunch, range balls,carts, and the reception. The following spon-sors are needed: Platinum Sponsors: $2,000;Gold Sponsors: $1,500; Silver Sponsors:$1,200; and Hole Sponsors: $300 (limit of 18).

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The upcoming Northern Virginia SeniorOlympics (NVSO) will include cycling to itslist of events. Betsy Bailey, chairman of theNVSO Committee, has announced the addi-tion of a 10K cycling time trial to the list of2011 events. The cycling event will take place9 a.m. Sun., Sept. 18 at the Vint Hill Commu-nity Center (4235 Aiken Dr., Warrenton). The

cycling competition is open to menand women in five year age groupsand will be governed by the rulesof the U.S. Cycling Federation(USCF). Medals will be awarded ac-

cording to best times in each age group. The2011 NVSO will take place Sept. 17-28 withmore than 25 events spread out over 12 ven-ues throughout Northern Virginia. In additionto cycling, other new events are 1600 meterrun, badminton and volleyball. Registrationforms will be available in June and online atwww.nvso.us. Registration fee is $10 plus $1per event. For more, call 703-228-4721.

will stay in his life in the future.If he’d like some suggestions, he could follow in the foot-

steps of his teacher, June Huang, who is a violinist withOpera Lafayette, the Folger Consort and the Wolf Trap Op-era Company; she’s also the director of the Levine Schoolof Music String Camp/Strings Plus programs in Washing-ton. She also specializes in Baroque music, which she stud-ied at Oberlin University, and his enthusiasm reflects hers.

“It’s a really different style of thinking about music be-cause you’re thinking in terms of shapes and colors,” Hongsaid. “Obviously, you’re thinking about the notes too, butalso gestures. So many of the pieces have more than onemood in them. I think, when you play a piece, it’s morepure and powerful.”

Huang is proud of her student’s work.“Brian’s a very, he will make the world a better place,”

Huang said. “Whether it’s through music or something else,he’s going to touch a lot of people. To see him grow, notjust musically but in all ways, it’s very rewarding. He putshis heart into whatever he does.”

Huang said she was eager to see the concert, somethingshe usually doesn’t do for her students when they performbecause she doesn’t want them to try and please her intheir work. She planned to sit somewhere in the audito-rium where Hong couldn’t see her, but having the chanceto see him play was still athrill.

“I’m really happy forhim,” she said.

So is Hong’s mother,Eun-Mee Hong, who hasaccompanied her son tomany camps, clinics andother special programsacross the country to havethe chance to study withsome of the best violinistsin the world.

“My job is, he tells me he’d like to work with this personor that person, at this place and at this time, and I makethe arrangements,” she laughed. “Because he’s under 18, Igo with him.”

A few summers ago, they went to the Music Academy ofthe West in California for an eight-week program for “pre-professional musicians,” she said. The person leading thecourse was an 87-year-old master from the Eastman Schoolof Music, and while they lived in a 400-square-foot guesthouse for the entire time, she has no doubts it was worth it.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him,” she said.“He’s such a well-rounded kid. His dream is to be a secondviolinist in some world famous quartet. He says it’s the back-bone of the group, the connection between the rhythm andthe melody.”

Likewise, Hou’s mother, Lingyu Hou, said she’s beyondproud of her daughter’s accomplishments, while studyingunder Marjorie Lee in Vienna.

“It’s a huge thing,” she said of the NPR concert. “I knowher friends are excited for her too.”

Hou performs quite a bit, and also enjoys ballet, danceand debate club, but she wanted to use her musical abili-ties to make a difference, even at a young age.

Already this year, Kimberly Hou has performed a concertto raise money for the Kids in Need Foundation, providingthem $350 that can be used to purchase up to $10,850worth of basic needs for under-privileged kids. She alsohopes to put on another concert, this time to benefit Japan,this summer, Lingyu Hou said.

“She’s got such a sweet spirit,” Lingyu Hou said of herdaughter. “She accompanies people, she plays chambermusic, she loves to practice. We have a grand piano in ourhome because, at her level, it’s a necessity.”

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Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8p.m. George Mason University Centerfor the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. More than 200 choristers,soloists and musicians performingGustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2,“Resurrection.” With JeanineThames, Janine Hawley, FairfaxChoral Society and The RestonChorale. Pre-concert discussion at 7p.m. free to ticketed patrons. Adults$25 - $55, ages 6-18 $5. 888-945-2468.

Sesquicentennial Civil War Tourof Fairfax County. 8:15 a.m.-3:30p.m. Beginning at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station. CivilWar historian John McAnaw will leadthe tour to earth works inCentreville, Mt. Gilead and more aswell as a tour of Civil War weaponsat the National Firearms Museum.Space is limited. $25 for FairfaxStation Railroad members, $30 non-members. 703-278-8833 orwww.fairfax-station.org.

Fifth Annual Fair LakesSpringFest. 1-4 p.m. in the GeneralDynamics’ parking lot, 12450 FairLakes Circle, Fair Lakes. An annualgathering highlighting localbusinesses, county agencies andcommunity groups, such as WholeFoods Market, Bikes for the World,the Fairfax County Division of SolidWaste and more. Inflatable fun zone,petting zoo, face painting,community police and rescue vehiclesand more. Children’s performancesinclude “Rainforest Alive,” featuringlive animals at 1:30 p.m. and “OhSusannah” interactive children’smusic at 2:30 p.m. Bikes for theWorld will collect used bicycles to becleaned and donated to people

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Address ................................ BR FB HB . Postal City .. Sold Price .. Type ........ Lot AC ........................ Subdivision13550 GRAY BILL CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ...... CLIFTON ........ $330,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.06 ................. CENTREVILLE GREEN8548 BERTSKY LN ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $325,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ...... THE FOREST AT SOUTHRUN8903 SYLVANIA ST ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $290,000 ... Detached ..... 0.24 ......................... POHICK ESTATES7501 MAHONEY DR ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $277,000 ... Detached ..... 0.31 ......................... POHICK ESTATES5673 GOSLING DR ....................... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ...... CLIFTON ........ $271,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 ................. CENTREVILLE GREEN7577 ASPENPARK ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $266,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ......................... POHICK VILLAGE13626 WILDFLOWER LN .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ...... CLIFTON ........ $265,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .............................. SEQUOIA LEA7820 LAMBKIN CT ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $257,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ........................ SHEPHERD HILLS13553 RUDDY DUCK RD .............. 2 ... 3 ... 0 ...... CLIFTON ........ $240,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ................. CENTREVILLE GREEN13528 MALLARD WATCH WAY .... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ...... CLIFTON ........ $240,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ................. CENTREVILLE GREEN8516 BLUE ROCK LN .................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $235,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 ............... NEWINGTON HEIGHTS5661 WHITE DOVE LN ................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ...... CLIFTON ........ $230,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ................. CENTREVILLE GREEN13509 ORCHARD DR #3509 ........ 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... CLIFTON ........ $225,000 ... Townhouse ....................... PONDS AT CENTREVILLE9286 CARDINAL FOREST LN #302 ..... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $222,500 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................... GUNSTON CORNER7600 WHITLY WAY ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $218,600 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .............. WASHINGTON SQUARE8542 KOLUDER CT ....................... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $217,800 ... Townhouse .. 0.02 ............... NEWINGTON HEIGHTS8195 HALLEY CT #8195-3 ........... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $216,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ..... CONDO AT GUNSTON CORNER8570 BLACKFOOT CT ................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $214,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.02 ............... NEWINGTON HEIGHTS8313 SANDERLING WAY #21 ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $210,000 ... Townhouse ............................ GABLES AT GUNSTON9272 CARDINAL FOREST LN #201 ..... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $207,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................... GUNSTON CORNER9588 INVERARY CT ...................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $203,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 ......................... POHICK SQUARE8226 STATIONHOUSE CT ............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $202,501 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 .................. PINEWOOD STATION7658 WOLFORD WAY ................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $198,433 ... Townhouse .. 0.04 .............. WASHINGTON SQUARE8515 KOLUDER CT ....................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $197,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.02 ............... NEWINGTON HEIGHTS9514 MOOREGATE CT .................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $195,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.06 ......................... POHICK SQUARE8631 KENOSHA CT ....................... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $186,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.02 ............... NEWINGTON HEIGHTS8735 SUSQUEHANNA ST ............. 2 ... 1 ... 1 ...... LORTON ........ $177,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.03 ............ NEWINGTON COMMONS7608 WILEY DR ............................ 2 ... 1 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $140,000 ... Detached ..... 0.63 .......................................... WILEY9908 HAGEL CIR .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $135,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.01 .........................THE HIGHLANDS9798 HAGEL CIR .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... LORTON ........ $125,000 ... Townhouse .. 0.01 .........................THE HIGHLANDS9539 HAGEL CIR #08/D .............. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ...... LORTON .......... $88,000 ... Quad .................... TERRACE TOWNE HOMES OF G

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Faith Notes

St. Peter’s in the Woods, 5911Fairview Woods Drive in Fairfax Station,has announced several Holy Weekevents. Contact the church atwww.SPIW.org or 703-503-9210. Com-munity Yard and Bake Sale.Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Shopfor bargains or rent a space for $15 tosell your own merchandise.

Burke Presbyterian Church ishosting a “Name Your Price”Rummage Sale on Saturday, April 30

from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Proceeds from thesale will benefit FACETS, a local non-profit organization serving low incomeFairfax County residents, and thechurch’s partnership with a school andorphan care program in Kibwezi, Kenya.Rummage sale items will not be pricedbut based on “what the item is worth toyou.” Collection of donated items ingood condition for the sale will takeplace on Thursday and Friday, April 28and 29. BPC is located at 5690 OakLeather Drive in Burke. Contact the of-

fice at 703-764-0456 or visitwww.BurkePresChruch.org for moreinformation.

A new Women’s Bible study,“Discovering Who We Are in Christ -Part III,” will be at Jubilee ChristianCenter, 4650 Shirley Gate Road inFairfax, 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays throughMay 31. $15. Child care available. Formore informtion and to register, call703-383-1170 or go online atwww.jccag.org.


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Couple Sentenced in Fraud Casehis employee, Hopsicker, to bill for physi-

cal therapy and, when necessary, to falsifytheir physician notes, making it appear thatthey had spent a minimum of eight min-utes or more performing the procedurewhen, in fact, they had not.”

According to both plea agreements,Cashion and Curcio swindled three insur-ance companies out of a substantial amountof money — Anthem Blue Cross, $65,396;Aetna, $24,385; and United Health Care,$21,059. They agreed to repay them a to-tal of $110,000 in restitution.

In federal court last Friday, April 22,Cashion’s attorney Brian Whisler askedJudge Claude Hilton to give his client pro-bation since that’s what Hopsicker received.He also said Cashion deserved a light sen-tence because of several factors.

Whisler noted that this was “aberrant be-havior” for her, she’d accepted responsibil-ity and she has a record of “extraordinary”community service. He also stressed that,besides having two children, she’s now tak-ing care of her in-laws, as well. He said bothCashion’s mother-in-law and father-in-lawneed medical treatment and are now livingwith her and her husband.

“Over the last 20 years, she’s providedservice to the military, to people associatedwith charities and went to Haiti,” saidWhisler. “She’s enjoyed a sterling reputa-tion in the community and this is her firstbrush with the law, of any type.”

He said Cashion pleaded guilty immedi-ately and implemented compliance mea-sures at their company “to ensure that thiswill never happen again.” Billing will nowbe supervised and doctors there will betrained on CPT procedures.

“She will pay full restitution today of$71,000, and she relinquished her medicallicense, pursuant to the terms of the pleaagreement,” said Whisler. “This is, perhaps,the most punitive aspect [of her sentence].She and her husband built up their prac-tice with an unblemished record.”

He said she cooperated with federal au-thorities and gave them helpful information.“In the continuum of health-care offenses,it’s not as serious as other offenses,” he said.“There was no patient abuse or identity

theft. It was a relatively modest amount offraud.”

Whisler further said there was a dispar-ity between Cashion being charged with afelony, while Curcio and Hopsicker werecharged with misdemeanors. “She and herhusband were equally culpable, but it wasthe result of negotiations that she’d plea toa felony,” he said. “Aside from her role asoffice manager, her role wasn’t substantiallydifferent from her co-conspirators.”

However, Assistant U.S. Attorney JackHanly disagreed. “The government viewsthis as a heartland fraud case,” he said. “Thisis the type of systematicover-billing that puts anundue burden on ourhealthcare system.”

Hanly said Hopsickerreceived probation be-cause “he provided sub-stantial assistance [moreso than Cashion] and hissentence shouldn’t factorinto hers. This case de-serves some period of incarceration.”

Then Cashion stood and addressed thejudge. “I already paid a severe punishment,relinquishing my medical license after yearsof school and 20 years building up the prac-tice,” she said. Referring to something trau-matic that happened while she was a stu-dent in medical school, she told Hilton that,afterward, “It took everything I had to getthis license, finish school and graduate atthe top of my class.”

She said the whole ordeal of undergoingfederal prosecution has “had a profoundeffect on me. Please take into account thecare I’ve taken of people; I ask for yourmercy on Good Friday and I’m so sorry.”

In the end, Hilton did grant Cashion le-niency “because of [her] family situation,record and extraordinary acceptance of re-sponsibility.” He then ordered her to pay a$10,000 fine and placed her on two yearsprobation, conditioned on her doing “eightmonths of home confinement with elec-tronic monitoring.” He also allowed her tohave work release and to do errands for herchildren and in-laws.

Tuesday morning, April 26, it was Curcio’sturn. He appeared before Magistrate JohnF. Anderson, who’d also sentenced

Hopsicker. Again emphasizing the “repeatedfraudulent billing,” Hanly told Anderson toview Cashion and Curcio the same because“really, the two doctors were equivalent intheir conduct.”

He said Curcio had also done communityservice and had paid his restitution in full.“But unlike his wife, who had to give upher medical license, he intends to continuepracticing,” said Hanly. “So we’d ask forsome period of incarceration.”

However, defense attorney StevenWebster countered. “Since she cannot work,essentially he’s the breadwinner for his wife,

children and parents,who are financially des-titute and have signifi-cant health problems,”Webster said. “It wouldbe an unwarranted sen-tencing disparity if hewere incarcerated,when the othersweren’t. His wife wasconvicted of a felony.

He was only convicted of a misdemeanor.”Curcio told the judge, “This has brought

stress and humiliation to my family and toour reputation in the community. I hope andpray I will one day be able to earn back thefaith and trust of the community I’ve servedfor 20 years. I am truly sorry.”

Expressing great concern over Curcio’scriminal behavior, Anderson called it a“complete breach, inconsistent with thegood things you’ve done in your life, so youknew right from wrong. Whether it wasgreed or whatever that prompted you, Idon’t know. But it is very serious.”

“You benefited from your wife’s pleadingguilty to a felony because you still have theability to earn a living,” Anderson said.“Still, considering all the factors, includingyour family situation, I’m placing you ontwo years supervised probation, plus eightmonths home confinement.”

The judge granted Curcio “time outs forwork-related activities and taking his par-ents and children to medical care.” Ander-son also fined him $10,000.” In addition,according to the terms of Curcio’s pleaagreement, he must “voluntarily report hisconviction to the Virginia Board of Medi-cine.”

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“She and herhusband wereequally culpable.”

— Brian Whisler,Tammy Cashion’s attorney

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Burke Centre $559,900Spring Beauty, Ready to Bloom Spotless, Neutral and Vacant! 4 BR,3 full BA, 2 car Garage. Great back yard and deck on a veryfriendly cul-de-sac street. Excellent schools, pools & paths, trans-portation. Call Kay Hart, 703-503-1860. From Burke Lake Rd, R onWindward, Left on Wilmette to 6231. OPEN Sunday 5/1, 1-3 p.m.

Burke $625,000Gorgeous, Luxury, for-mer model dream home!Bright, Open &Cheerful! Loaded withBells & Whistles!Hardwood Floors onFirst & Second levels – 3BR, 3.5 BA +Study/Library – 2Fireplaces - Large,Gourmet Kitchenw/Butler’s Pantry &Adjacent Fam Rm – Deck& much, much more.

Fairfax Station $769,000Near Burke Lake! New home to be built! 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath,eat-in kitchen next to family room, master suite, basement, 2car garage on 3/4 acre lot. Floor plans and other models youcan choose from. Customize to your needs and tastes! Let’smeet with the builder and build the home that you desire!

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Fairfax $479,500JUST RIGHT… Top of the line updates, great floor plan, sought-afterschools! This three-level walk out split has cathedral ceilings, hard-woods, renovated baths & kitchen. Plus, all the essential updates…brick & hardiplank, architectural roof, vinyl windows, Hvac & more.No expense spared!! Steps to Metrobus & schools, minutes to VRE.

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$565,000Peace & Quiet! Thislight & airy 5Bdrms/2.5 baMiddleridge colonialsits on a cul de sac& backs to parkland& stream. Gorgeous

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