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Fairfax Connection Editor Michael O’Connell

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Lamb Center Loses Fight Over ZoningHomeless advocates saynew ordinance couldcause difficultiesfor local charity.

Pam Baldwin knits a blanket for a friend while waitingfor lunch to begin at The Lamb Center in the City ofFairfax.

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

Over the objections of the city’s PlanningCommission, the Fairfax City Councilpassed a new zoning ordinance thatcould have broad impact on one local

charity’s ability to operate in the future.The council voted 5-1 at its

Tuesday, Jan. 11 meeting toapprove new regulations thatgive it considerably more con-trol over the types of servicesthat charities and local non-profits offer in the city andwhere those organizations canlocate.

Language in the new ordi-nance would essentially blockany permanent, overnighthomeless shelter from opening in the City of Fairfax.The new regulations would also generally requireorganizations serving the poor or homeless on theirsite to locate at least 1,000 feet from a grocery storeor other retail outlet that sold alcohol, though theCity Council would have the ability to waive thatrestriction.

Under the new regulations, these types of chari-ties and non-profits would have to prevent clientsfrom loitering near their facility. Organizations thatdealt directly with the homeless and poor at theirbuilding would also have to locate in the city’s com-mercial or industrial zones, according to city offi-cials.

Non-profits and charities already located in the citywould be “grandfathered” into their current locationsand do not have to meet the new regulations unlessthey alter their operations by expanding their facil-ity, program or staff, said officials.

MAYOR ROBERT LEDERER said the new ordi-nance brings the city’s approach to social servicesmore in line with that of the surrounding localities,where elected officials have had a say in the loca-

tion of charities and non-prof-its that serve the poor andhomeless for some time.

Before the new zoning ordi-nance passed, the city had noclearly defined rules regardingthe placement of certain socialservices, such as a soup kitchenor homeless counseling center,said the mayor. This poten-tially meant that charitiescould have started offering

such assistance at locations near residential commu-nities or in commercial areas where it may not beappropriate, he said.

“This ensures that there is a legitimate, well-de-fined process [for locating social service organiza

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“What is the hurry? Ido not believe there isa sense of publicurgency about this.”

— Council Member David Meier

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Dance Ministry Shines Light for 20 Years

Jeannine Lacquement began the dance ministryat Church of the Apostles 20 years ago.

Children of Light ministryshares God’s messagethrough dance.

“Despite how bad Ifelt, God wanted

me to give back tothe community.”— Jeannine Lacquement

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Jeannine Lacquement is a dance teacher. She alsohas fibromyalgia.

She doesn’t teach dance because she loves dance.She does it because almost 20 years ago, after she wasdiagnosed with fibromyalgia, she got a phone call from amother who wanted Lacquement to teach her children toworship dance.

Lacquement felt it was a calling from God after a yearand a half of isolation from a back injury that left her withsevere pain that developed into fibromyalgia, a disorderthat leaves the body with chronic muscular pain. She hadn’tbeen to church because she couldn’t sit down on the hardpews. She had stopped teaching worship dance at theChurch of the Apostles in Fairfax.

“Despite how bad I felt, God wanted me to give back to

the community,” she said. “It takes my mind off theillness and channels my energy into something otherthan feeling sorry for myself.” She got back in thesaddle and, 20 years later, the Children of the LightMinistry is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Lacquement doesn’t do it alone, though. Each year,she chooses a few children that she thinks show lead-ership skills to appren-tice her in a youngerclass. Eventually, thedancer will teach onhis/her own. Mary Cole,18, has been dancingsince she was three andnow teaches two danceclasses in Prince WilliamCounty with anotherChildren of the Lightdancer. She spends al-most every Friday night during the school year atdance class at revolving churches and teaching otheryounger students on various nights.

“This isn’t a typical dance studio. It’s more of afamily,” said Cole, whose mother handles when andwhere classes are held and has homeschooled Cole.


Week in Fairfax

Lauren Huang AdvancesIn Reflections Contest

Lauren Huang of Fairfax was one of four students fromThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technologyto earn the 2010-11 Reflections arts competition’s Outstand-ing Interpretation Award for their high school and the nextlevel of competition, their geographic “cluster.” Huang andSarthak Sahu, Rachel Merriman-Goldring and Emily Zhoulearned in November that they had advanced to the North-ern Virginia district.

Huang, a sophomore, composed a piece of music for herReflections entry that was inspired by 2010 trip to the GrandCanyon, where Lauren watched the sun rise. “The slow,majestic rising of the sun seemed like a song to me,” Huangsaid, “with each new ray of light that appeared playing itsown melody, soft and timid at first, but gradually swellingbrighter and louder. My musical composition weaves melo-dies together to form one brilliant sunrise, just as youngpeople work together to create a promise of a bright fu-ture.”

The remaining two levels of the Reflections competitionare State and National. Awards of Excellence and of Meritare also present, but only entries honored for OutstandingInterpretation advanced in the competition.

During the Feb. 3 TJHSST Parent Teacher Student Asso-ciation meeting, the four students will receive their TJHSSTawards for advancing in the Reflections competition. Dis-trict level results will be announced in early February.

Citizens Police AcademySlated for March 24

The City of Fairfax Police Department invites residentsand people employed in the city to learn more about theCity of Fairfax Police Department during its third CitizensPolice Academy. Attendees will receive classroom trainingregarding the police department’s operations and procedurespertaining to major crimes, gangs, crime scene investiga-tion and other law-enforcement-related topics.

The academy will be held from Thursdays, 6:30-9 p.m.,from March 24 through June 2 at the City of Fairfax PoliceDepartment, 3730 Old Lee Highway. Cutoff date for regis-tration is March 10. For more information, call 703-385-7966.

Three Charged in RobberyCity of Fairfax Police have charged three people with a

total of 20 offenses in connection with a Nov. 27, 2010 rob-bery at the Breezeway Motel at 10829 Fairfax Blvd. Shortlyafter 8:30 p.m., the victims — two 21-year-old men and a27-year-old woman — reported that they’d been robbed by

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From left, Hillary Hollaway, Jamie Green, Anna Barr, Stephen Diggs and Sarah Irvingrehearse a scene from ‘Rumplestiltskin.’

Rams Present Two PlaysRoProCo puts on‘Rumplestiltskin,’ ‘WolfTales.’

“He has a strangeobsession withcherries.”

— Hillary Hollaway,describing her character

By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Knowing that the only thing better than onechildren’s play is two children’s plays, theRobinson Production Class (RoProCo) ispresenting “Rumplestiltskin” and “Wolf

Tales.”“Rumplestiltskin” is the classic

story of how a mysterious, littleman helps a poor girl weave strawinto gold — but at a high price.And “Wolf Tales” is three storiesjoined together as one.

Show times are Friday, Jan. 21,at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday-Sun-day, Jan. 22-23, at 2 p.m. Ticketsare $5 presale, at school, $6 onlineat www.robinsondrama.org (re-served seating is an option) and $7 at the door.

Although theater Director Chip Rome is oversee-ing things, senior Frannie Nejako is directing bothplays. The actors are mainly first-year, theater stu-dents in a class only open by audition, and Nejakosays they’re doing a great job.

“At first, I was nervous when I heard the word,‘freshmen,’” she said. “But they’re extremely coop-erative and amazingly talented. They’re willing toexperiment and try new things; and I find that, themore energetic and excited I am, they are, too.”

Sarah Irving portrays the miller’s daughter,Claudia, in “Rumplestiltskin.” As such, she comesfrom a poor family. Her mother has died and herfather is a pathological liar with multiple girlfriends.

So, she tries to keep him out of trouble, especiallywith the kingdom’s new law banning lying.

“She’s also kind of reserved and falls in love withthe king at first sight because she’s so vulnerable,”said Irving. “It’s fun because I get to interact with apuppet [Rumplestiltskin]. She’s also the lead, and Ilike things challenging to me. I like playing a partthat calls for so much commitment and hard workto get it perfect.”

Irving says children will enjoy the puppet, createdby student Sam Hennerty. They’ll also like theCarpalian sisters, one of whom the king is supposedto marry. “They’re crazy and funny and have pinkdresses, extravagant makeup and overbearing per-sonalities,” said Irving.

Speaking with an Irish brogue,Eli Downs is playing the title role.“Rumplestiltskin is an old guy withulterior motives,” he said. “Hewants what he wants, when hewants it, and he’s sneaky. He pre-tends to be sweet and innocent,but his true colors come out nearthe end of the play.”

Downs watched lots of old, Irishfilms to learn his character’s slang

and cadence. He’s having fun playing a villain be-cause “There’s always a back story to make up aboutwhy he’s so evil. And you get to do things you can’tdo in real life – be mean and get your anger outthrough your character.” Overall, Downs says theaudience will like the play’s characters and silliness,plus “the imagination put into this show.”

Anna Barr portrays a princess, the king’s AuntGertrude. “She’s really abrasive and is someone ev-eryone hates,” said Barr. “She has everyone’s bestinterests at heart, but she’s in your face and is force-fully honest with people. She’s fun to play becauseI’m more reserved than her, but I get to scream at

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three men, one of whom had previ-ously met one of the victims.

According to police, after that suspectwas admitted to the room, the other twoforced their way in. All three men thenallegedly produced handguns androbbed the two male victims, assault-ing one of them, police say. They alsosay the suspects reportedly attemptedto rob the woman and then took herpurse from her vehicle as they were

leaving. The assault victim declined medi-cal treatment.

Following an investigation by theCriminal Investigations Division,the suspects were identified andwarrants were obtained. On Dec.1, Ross Reynolds, 21, of the 12500block of Philmont Drive in Herndon, wasarrested at a motel in Leesburg with helpfrom Leesburg police.

He was charged with two counts of rob-bery, three counts of use of a firearm in thecommission of a felony and one count of

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abduction. He was then held without bondin the Fairfax County Adult Detention Cen-

ter.With the cooperation of Fairfax

County Police, the other two sus-pects were arrested at theirhomes, the morning of Dec. 21.

David Adams Jr., of the 12000 block of PointPleasant Drive in Greenbriar, was chargedwith one count of burglary with intent tocommit robbery while armed, one count ofmalicious wounding, three counts of use ofa firearm in the commission of a felony, two

counts of robbery, one count of attemptedrobbery and one count of abduction.

Randall C. Colville, 17 (previously cer-tified to the court as an adult and chargedas an adult in this case), of the 12000block of Marboro Lane in Greenbriar, wascharged with one count of burglary withintent to commit robbery while armed,two counts of robbery and two counts ofuse of a firearm in the commission of afelony. Both Adams and Colville weretransported to the Adult Detention Cen-ter and held without bond.


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Del. Charniele Herring (D-46) introduces herself. Seated to her right are Dels. DavidBulova (D-37) and Scott Surovell (D-44). To her right are Del. Ken Plum (D-36), Del.Thomas Rust (R-86) and Sen. Mark Herring (D-33).

Bob Stewart of Chantilly, a member of SocialAction Linking Together (SALT), entreats legis-lators to support TANIF (Temporary Assistancefor Needy Families).

Rev. Gerald Daiden spoke on behalf of his son, who is aresident of Northern Virginia Training Center. He expressedconcern that the state of Virginia is moving to a grouphome model. He thinks that the state must maintain thetraining centers for ‘seriously retarded, behaviorally chal-lenged’ individuals.

ARC of Northern Virginia Co-director NancyMercer holds 9 year-old Maya Simbulan’sstatement. Simbulan’s sister Myra looks on.

Doris Ray of Falls Church and of theENDependence Center of Northern Virginia,holds up $1 to contrast the percentage of fundsspent in Virginia on home and communitybased services versus the $3 spent on institu-tional care for individuals with disabilities. Sheasked legislators to look at those percentagesand instead of just cutting the budget for homeand community services, to contemplate shift-ing from an institutional-based bias to onefavoring more home and community-basedservices.

On Saturday, Jan. 8, Fairfax County’s Delega-tion to the Virginia General Assembly con-ducted a public hearing about the upcoming2011 legislative session. Speakers were al-

lotted 3-minutes to make their comments.

MorningBriefingPublic briefs state legislatorson their issues of concern.

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The ‘caped-crusader for theConstitution’ also showed up tothe hearing. James Manship Sr.,

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people and they cringe whenthey hear my name.” Barr alsolikes being in a children’s play be-cause “you get to play around withyour characters more, and themotions are big, wacky, crazy andfun.”

Playing Mitchell, the prime min-ister, is Hillary Hollaway. “It’s anenjoyable challenge because I’mmore girly in the way I move but,here, I have to move like a man,”she said.

Describing Mitchell as weird andstrict, Hollaway said he reallydoesn’t like people. “He’s upperclass and snooty and has a strangeobsession with cherries, whichseems out-of-character for him,”she said. “He also gets stepped-onby horses, all the time. I’ve alwaysplayed out-there characters, so it’sdifferent playing someone so en-closed and different from me inpersonality and gender.”

Jamie Green plays King Henry.“He’s a good person, but childishand naïve, which gets him intotrouble, so he believes everythinghe hears and does what his auntsays,” said Green. “He doesn’twant anything for himself, butwants the kingdom saved frombankruptcy. So he thinks the goldClaudia will spin will do that.”Green’s enjoying playing a sillycharacter in a position of power,while “acting wimpy because he’safraid of Gertrude and falling inlove with Claudia.”

STUDENT DIRECTOR Nejako,who wrote and directed a shortplay last year, got to pick theshow’s second play, “Wolf Tales.”It’s the “Three Little Pigs” mergedwith “Little Red Riding Hood” anda story about a wolf hunt.

“Hunters Leo and Caroline arelooking for B.B. — Big Bad Wolf— and his sidekick, Max,” saidNejako. “B.B. ate one of theirchickens, so they’re after him.B.B.’s character is like a 1930s-40smobster. As the wolf interfereswith the lives of Little Red RidingHood and the three pigs, they joinforces with the hunters. But B.B.’sactually a softy and the story’scartoonish, funny and relatable.Instead of hating the wolf, yougrow to care about him becausehe’s so lovable.”

Directing children’s theater, saidNejako, “You have to think like alittle kid and what will make themlaugh, but also put in jokes for theadults, too. The best part is wheneverything comes together — theacting and technical work — andscenes go exactly as I’d imaginedthem.”

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Opinion

Editorial

As local, weekly newspapers, theConnection’s mission is to bring thenews you need about your commu-nity that you are not likely to get

anywhere else — to advocate for communitygood, to provide a forum for dialogue on localconcerns, and to celebrate and record mile-stones in community and people’s lives.

At the Connection, we begin 2011 by look-ing for more input from our readers.

First, send us photos of you and your petplus a few sentences for our Pet Connection,which will appear the first week in February.We’d like to have photos by Jan. 20.

Let us know how we’re doing, and let usknow what is going on in your part of the com-munity.

We invite you to e-mail us letting us knowabout something you especially liked or didn’tlike about our coverage, and to write us let-ters to the editor.

We learn a lot from readers’ ideas and ques-tions. If you see something that you think mightbe a story, or just something you wonder about,give us a call, or drop us a line.

We want to know if you have an idea forfixing traffic in your part of the world. We want

Be Sure To Let Us Know in 2011Reaffirming our mission in the new year.

to know if you’ve had a good or bad experi-ence with local government or your schools.

We’d like to hear your ideas about how tomake things better. If you know of a person oran organization that is interesting, doing im-portant work, and might make a good featurestory, let us know.

This year, almost every state and local electedofficial is up for reelection, and we will do our

best to let you know why thismatters and what you need toknow in short bites with somelonger analysis along the way.If you have questions you’d like

us to ask candidates as we go forward, let usknow.

We are looking for interesting people to fea-ture in our pages each week. If someone inyour family or your community published abook, became an Eagle Scout, raised moneyfor a good cause, accomplished some feat likerunning a marathon or having art included inan art show, these are all things that we wantto know.

THE CONNECTION will publish photos andnotes of a variety of community events and

milestones, including births, engagements,weddings, anniversaries, awards and obituar-ies.

We are also interested in events at yourchurch, mosque, synagogue, community cen-ter, school, etc. Email or mail us a photo and anote about the event. Be sure to include thenames of all the people who are in a photo,and say when and where the photo was taken.

We also publish notes about news and eventsin local businesses. Notes about openings, newemployees, anniversaries and other accom-plishments and events are welcome.

Our calendar of events lets people knowabout upcoming events. Send the informationat least two weeks ahead of the event, and in-clude a photo if possible. Events to be listed incalendars should be free or at nominal cost andopen to the public.

In covering the issues, we strive to provide avoice for our readers. We look forward to hear-ing from you in 2011. We have a new websitein the works (our current site has served uswell but is best described as an antique) thatwill open up many more lines of communica-tion. Stay tuned.

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Smoking BanTo the Editor:

As the 2011 Virginia GeneralAssembly session convenes on Jan.12, I would like to draw attentionto some very important legislation.House Bill No.1545, sponsored byDel. Kaye Kory (D-38), amends theexisting law related to tobacco usein public buildings to add lan-guage that would prohibit smok-ing by anyone on public elemen-tary, intermediate and secondaryschool grounds. As both a parentand as chair of Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools (FCPS) Student HealthAdvisory Committee (SHAC), I amwriting to urge Fairfax County resi-dents to support this legislation.SHAC has strongly advocated fora tobacco free school system inFCPS and the passing of House BillNo 1545 will pave the way for theimplementation of a comprehen-sive no-smoking policy for ourschools.

The direct result of this will notonly be the improved health ofemployees but will also provide abetter example for our students,hopefully cutting down on thenumber of students who beginsmoking during their adolescent(and earlier) years.

I strongly urge all concerned citi-zens to express their support ofthis legislation to improve thehealth and well being of our stu-dents and those that educate themby contacting their state legislator.Information about contacting your

state legislator can be found ath t t p : / / l e g i s . s t a t e . v a . u s /1_cit_guide/contacting_my.html.

Laura PomsChairperson

School Health AdvisoryCommittee

Brain InjuryRecoveryTo the Editor:

Our hearts go out to all touchedby the tragic shootingof U.S. Rep. GabrielleGiffords (D-Ariz.).This incident raisesmany issues: gun

control, access to public officials,effectively identifying mental sta-bility, etc. But the one thing thathits home for everyone is that any-time, anywhere anyone may suf-fer a brain injury. Generally, therecovery process is long and chal-lenging and measured over years.It’s tough not just on the patient,but also on their friends and fam-ily. To make matters worse, insur-ance typically only covers a smallportion of the services needed forthe patient’s full recovery.

When a brain injury patient hastrouble with regaining languageskills (speech, writing, under-standing the written or spokenword), the Vienna-based nonprofitorganization the Stroke ComebackCenter [Learn more at:

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If you are interested in learningmore about the process of regain-ing language skills following abrain injury, or for a source as theGiffords’ story continues to de-velop, contact me at 703-346-7111.

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This banyon tree was illumi-nated

I must have caught it in itsbeauty

the moss dangledsome of the branches tangledit was standing above mea dove died inside the nestbut stayed there to give the

tree a symbol, andemblem

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passerby mourning formore in lifeit enjoyed the soundof a harp stringand the vibrationsmade the seeds glistenand the bark firm upI couldn’t help butlook at it onemore time beforeI walked on to moretrees with less of apresence waiting to growold as a widowpast middle age onand ornamented balcony withlight from her room emanating

the darknessof the neighborhood.

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Mark Morris Dance To Perform at GMU

The Mark Morris Dance Group will appear on Friday, Feb. 4and Saturday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at the George Mason Univer-sity Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Theperformance will feature the D.C. area premiere of

“Petrichor,” set to the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, plus three classicworks from Morris’ repertory: “Going Away Party,” “Silhouettes” and“Excursions.” The performances will feature Mason dance alums RitaDonahue and Billy Smith, who are both members of MMDG. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes priorto the performance on the Center’s Grand Tier III. Tickets are $22-$44,available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

The Mark Morris Dance Group

To have community events listed, sendto [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416 with questions. Dead-line for calendar listings is two weeksprior to event.

THURSDAY/JAN. 13International Guitar Night. 8 p.m.

Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. With Clive Carroll, AlexandreGismonti, Pino Forastiere andInternational Guitar Night (IGN)founder Brian Gore. $25.www.wolftrap.org.

Jammin’ Java’s Mid-Atlantic BandBattle IV. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Things That Go. 10:30 a.m. and 11:30a.m. City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Stories andactivities. Age 3-5 with adult. 703-293-6227.

Tales for Twos: HiBURRnation.10:30 a.m. Pohick Regional Library,6450 Sydenstricker Road, Burke.Stories and activities about animalsin winter. Age 24-35 months withadult. 703-644-7333.

FRIDAY/JAN. 14The OK Corral CD Release. 6:30

p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

The Peabody Trio. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Chambermusic. $35. Wolftrap.org.

SATURDAY/JAN. 15Sing Me Insomnia and Struan

Shields at 6 p.m., JAMuary, Box &Won, Venise and Empuls at 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,

Vienna. jamminjava.com.Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8

p.m. at the George Mason UniversityCenter for the Arts Concert Hall,4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Withviolinist Chee-Yun and works byBernstein, Walton and more. Tickets$25-$55, available at 888-945-2468or cfa.gmu.edu.

Northern Virginia CountryWestern Dance Association.Accotink Unitarian UniversalistChurch, 10125 Lakehaven Court,Burke. Line dance lessons 7:30 p.m.,couples specialty dance 8 p.m., opendancing 8:30-11 p.m. Two step,waltz, line, swing, cha cha and more.Couples and singles welcome. $5-$12. www.nvcwda.org or 703-860-4941.

UFC Superstar Shane Carwin. 12-4p.m. Max Muscle Fairfax, 10694Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax. Free and opento the public. Carwin will signautographs and discuss getting fit.fairfax.maxmuscle.com/about.

Buskin & Batteau. 7:30 p.m. WolfTrap Foundation for the PerformingArts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Folkduo. $22. Wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/JAN. 16Washington, Virginia & Maryland

Garden Gauge Train Display (GGauge). 1-4 p.m. at the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station.Members will have running traindisplays. Adults $3, children $1. 703-425-9225 or www.fairfax-station.org.

Annandale High School ChoralDepartment presents BroadwayDesserts. 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.George Mason University CulturalArts Center, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax, Virginia. Broadway showtunes and desserts. $8-$20. 703-916-

0232 or [email protected] Layman Terms and Holly

Montgomery at 1:30 p.m. andMcTwist CD Release, Action Item andThe Dukes at 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

MONDAY/JAN. 17Annandale High School Choral

Department presents BroadwayDesserts. 7 p.m. George MasonUniversity Cultural Arts Center, 4400University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia.Broadway show tunes and desserts.$8-$20. 703-916-0232 [email protected].

The Toasters (30th Anniversary Tour)with Alma Tropicalia and Ugly. 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/JAN. 18English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.

Evening Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. “When WillThere Be Good News?” by KateAtkinson. Adults. 703-293-6227.

Book Discussion Group. 1:30 p.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. “The Art of Racing inthe Rain” by Garth Stein. Adults.703-978-5600.

Book Discussion Group. 6:30 p.m.Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke LakeRoad, Burke. A Mercy by ToniMorrison. Adults. 703-978-5600.

Understudies, Punch Drunk Poets,Forever The Win, Caryn Server,

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Ethan Douglas, Treble Lifter andChaotika. 6:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 19Paws for Reading. 4:30 p.m. Burke

Centre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Practice reading skillswith a trained therapy dog. Age 6-12.Register at 703-249-1520.

Pierce Pettis and Grace Pettis. 7:30p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. jamminjava.com.

THURSDAY/JAN. 20Warm Up to a Good Story. 10:30

a.m. City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Stories andactivities. Age 3-5 with adult. 703-293-6227.

Afternoon Reading Group. 1 p.m.City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. “Water forElephants” by Sarah Gruen. Adults.703-293-6227.

Schiavone, We Were Kings and MyRadio. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

SATURDAY/JAN. 22The Bigger Lights, Boys Will Be

Boys and The Love Light at 6p.m and Fight The Bear, OverdriveSuperthruster at 10 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

Perú Negro With Eva Ayllón:“Festejo.” 8 p.m. at the GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. A group of more than 30

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Entertainment

Pianist Sebastian Knauer and the DeutscheStaatsphilharmonie appear Saturday, Jan. 29 at 8p.m. at George Mason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. TheGerman State Philharmonic, conducted by PhilippeEntremont on its first tour of the U.S., performsStrauss’ “Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche” andBrahms’ Symphony No. 4, Op. 98. Entremont alsojoins Knauer on piano for Mozart’s Concerto for TwoPianos, No. 10 in E-Flat major, K. 365. Tickets are$30-$60, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

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dancers and musicians performs therhythms, sounds and movementspropagated along Peru’s coast byAfrican slaves, joined by singer EvaAyllón. Tickets $23-$46, available at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Microsoft Access. 2:30 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Introduction tocreating, modifying and masteringdatabases using Microsoft’s Accessprogram. Age 13 and up. 703-293-6227.

SUNDAY/JAN. 23Music Through An Artist’s Eyes.

2:30 p.m. Providence PresbyterianChurch, 9019 Little River Turnpike,Fairfax. A free organ recital andreception in conjunction with a juriedart exhibition.www.providencechurch.org/music_arts.

Brass of Peace. 7 p.m. Fairfax UnitedMethodist Church, 10300 StratfordAve., Fairfax. The music of Gabrieli,Bach, Mel Torme, Elgar, Joplin,Pierre Dubois and more. 703-635-5272 or www.brassofpeace.org.

Mid-Atlantic Song Contest AwardsGala. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

MONDAY/JAN. 24Tales to Tails. 4 p.m. City of Fairfax

Regional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Sign up to read to the dog.Age 6-12 with adult. 703-293-6227.

Teddy Bear Tales. 11 a.m. BurkeCentre Library, 5935 Freds OakRoad, Burke. Stories and songs.Tickets distributed 30 minutes beforeprogram begins. Age 13-23 monthswith adult. 703-249-1520.

Create A Story, Make A Friend.

3:30 p.m. Kings Park Library, 9000Burke Lake Road, Burke. Create newstories to share. Age 6-12. 703-978-5600.

Rock Against Cancer withZeroShift, Make Love & War,Bethany & The Guitar, CercaTrova, Sol Bandits and BlackDog Prowl. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/JAN. 25English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax.Conversation group for adultslearning English. 703-293-6227.

Kings Park Library FriendsMeeting. 7 p.m. Kings Park Library,9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Monthly meeting. Adults. 703-978-5600.

Twilight Tales. 7 p.m. Kings ParkLibrary, 9000 Burke Lake Road,Burke. Come in pajamas to listen tostories. Age 3-6 with adult. 703-978-5600.

Pierre Bensusan. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 26Faculty Artist Series: Philippe

Chao, Marcio Botelho andPatricia Parker. 8 p.m. at theGeorge Mason University Center forthe Arts Harris Theatre, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

THURSDAY/JAN. 27“Annie.” 7:30 p.m. Lake Braddock

Secondary School Little Theatre,9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke.

Tickets $12.www.lbmusical.webs.com.

FRIDAY/JAN. 28Mason Jazz Concert. 8 p.m. at the

George Mason University Center forthe Arts Harris Theatre, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

L.A. Theatre Works “The Real Dr.Strangelove.” 8 p.m. at the GeorgeMason University Center for the ArtsConcert Hall, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Tickets $18-$36, available at888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“Annie.” 7:30 p.m. Lake BraddockSecondary School Little Theatre,9200 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Tickets $12.

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Paul Labazzetta, the former W.T. Woodson High wres-tling coach, will be honored during ceremonies at WoodsonWednesday, Jan. 19. The ceremonies will start around 7:30p.m. in the main gymnasium, prior to the ensuing Woodsonvarsity-wrestling match versus South County.

In early December 2010, the FCPS School Board adopted aresolution naming the W.T. Woodson High School WrestlingRoom in honor of Labazzetta.

Labazzetta was at the helm of the Cavaliers from 1972through 2004 and coached three individuals who are cur-rent head wrestling coaches in the Northern Region. The Hallof Fame coach worked with over 1,000 wrestlers during histime at the helm of the Cavaliers’ program.

Allison Jones, a senior member of the Southeastern Loui-siana (Ruston, La.) women’s volleyball team and a 2007graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary, capped off a success-ful women’s volleyball season as she was selected to the Loui-siana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) 2010 volleyballteam, as selected by the sports information directors fromacross the state.

Jones, an outside hitter from Fairfax Station, was an hon-orable mention selection on the 24-player squad. She ledSoutheastern in kills per set (2.46) and was second for theLady Lions in points scored (250) and hitting percentage(.188). She had 10 or more kills in 10 matches during theseason, including a career-high 19 in a Southland Confer-ence victory over McNeese State. Jones added 18 kills againstNicholls, 15 against South Alabama and 14 at UT Arlington.

Jones, along with her prowess on the volleyball court, ex-celled in the classroom as well last semester as she earned a4.0 grade point average and maintained her status on thepresident’s list as she has for her entire four years of college.

The Thomas Jefferson High boys’ and girls’ swim teamstook on McLean Friday night, Jan. 7 in Northern Region ac-tion. The Jefferson boys (4-1) came away victorious, whilethe Lady Colonials (3-2) lost to the Highlander girls by fivepoints.

The winning Jefferson boys’ 200-medley relay team in-cluded Stephen Seliskar, a resident of McLean, and MilesOakley, who resides in Fairfax. Jon Spitz (Fairfax) won theboys’ 50- freestyle race, and Emily Saitta (Springfield) wongirls’ diving. Other first place finishes for Jefferson came fromBrianna Kim (Fairfax) in the girls’ 100-fly, and Seliskar in theboys’ 100-free. The boys’ 200-free winning relay includedAlex Li (Oak Hill), Jack Borsi (Herndon) and Spitz.

Region-qualifying swims for Jefferson at the meet camefrom the boys’ 200-medley relay, as well as individual swim-mer Seliskar (200 IM and 100 free).

Both the Jefferson boys’ and girls’ teams, through four meetsthis winter, carried 3-1 records. Following a win over Fairfax,both of the Jefferson teams lost to Madison, but reboundedin a victorious double-header weekend against both SouthLakes and Marshall.

Against a strong Madison team, the Colonial girls placedfirst and second in the 400 freestyle relay, with the teams ofSarah Liu (Annandale), Madison Phillips (Vienna), Mary KateDilworth (Clifton) and Katie Bennett (Arlington); and KatyBurgio (Alexandria), Aileen Huang (Herndon), SarahQuettawala (Herndon), and Emily Bartlett (Broadlands).

In a strong rebound meet, both the Jefferson boys and girlswere victorious against both South Lakes on Friday, Dec. 17and Marshall on Saturday, Dec. 18. Individual first place fin-ishes against South Lakes came from both Stephen Seliskar(50-free and 100-fly) and diver Emily Saitta (Springfield),as well as Brianna Kim (100-fly) of Fairfax, Leah Gonzalez(100-free) of McLean, and Aedan Collins (100-breaststroke)of McLean. Saitta’s diving qualified her for the regional meet.

Jefferson swimmers posting double digit time drops in themeet included Jack Borsi (200-free) of Herndon; Gonzalez(200 IM); and divers Sam Prestwood,(McLean), KristenSkowronski (Oak Hill), and Melody Wong (Fairfax).

Against Marshall, individual first place finishers for

Week in Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The Lake Braddock Secondary girls’ bas-ketball team earned a much-needed win-this past Monday night when it defeatedvisiting Lee, 48-29, in a Patriot District

contest.The victory was important for a Bruins’ squad that

had lost two district road games the week before, a60-31 setback to Northern Region power West Spring-field on Jan. 4, and a 61-40 defeat at the hands ofT.C. Williams last Friday night, Jan. 7.

“We rebounded well with the win over Lee,” saidLake Braddock coach Leigh Kampman, of the bounce-back win over the Lancers. “Defense has really beenthe key to our success this season and we got backto that on Monday.”

The win over Lee improved Lake Braddock’s over-all record to 5-7.

The Bruins’ prior wins this season have come overvisiting W.T. Woodson, 58-54, on Dec. 10; at WestPotomac, 41-19, on Dec. 21; versus Stuart, 57-12,on Dec. 28; and against Bethesda-Chevy Chase High(Md.), 40-30, on Dec. 30.

The wins over Stuart and Bethesda both came atthe Lady Rebels Winter Classic, which took place athost Fairfax High School.

On Dec. 29, in its second game at the Winter Clas-sic, Lake Braddock lost a close 45-42 affair to thehost team Rebels. But the Bruins came back strongwith the win over Bethesda to finish 2-1 at the show-case event.

“We lost an intense game to Fairfax, but beat Stuartand Bethesda Chevy Chase,” said Kampman. “I thinkthe tournament did a lot for us as a team and reallyhelped build our confidence.”

Lake Braddock’s leading scorer this season is postplayer Logan Russell, a strong presence on both theoffensive and defensive ends ofthe floor.

“She fights for rebounds andher overall game has really im-proved over the course of thisseason,” said Kampman, ofRussell. “I have a number ofother girls step up on differentnights, depending on the match-ups.”

Russell led the Bruins with 11points in the three-point tourna-ment setback to Fairfax. CarolineYoung was Lake Braddock’s nextleading scorer in that game with eight points. Fairfax,meanwhile, had big games from Liz McNaughton (15points) and Meredith Mesaris (13 points, 11 re-bounds). Kylee Murphree chipped in seven pointsfor the Rebels.

The Bruins led Fairfax 11-5 after one quarter andheld a 34-29 lead after three quarters. But Fairfaxoutscored its opponent by eight points in the finalquarter to earn the comeback win.

In the Bruins’ win over non-Northern Region op-ponent Bethesda, Russell also scored 11 points inthat contest to pace her team, while Maggie Collinsand Allie Snow contributed eight and six points, re-spectively. Other scoring for Lake Braddock came

Girls Hitting Mid-Season Stride

Robinson’s Tyler Hansen (20) drives withthe ball as Lake Braddock’s CarolineYoung defends during an earlier seasongame between the Rams and Bruins.Robinson, 10-2 on the season, will be athome this Friday night against defendingNorthern Region champion Oakton.

Bruins inch closer to .500;Rebels, Spartans, andStallions roll along.

from Shelby Sheridan (5 points) and Young (4).The Bruins, in the win, led 16-9 at the half before

putting the game away when it outscored Bethesda14-2 in the third quarter.

Lake Braddock was scheduled to host South Countythis Thursday evening (Jan. 13) at 7:30.

THE FAIRFAX HIGH GIRLS went 2-1 at their ownholiday tourney — the Winter Classic — which took

place Dec. 28-30. The Rebels, un-der head coach Marcus Konde,won their tournament opener overFalls Church, 69-33, on Dec. 28,then beat Lake Braddock, 45-42,the following day. But Fairfax fellto Stone Ridge (9-3), a privateschool out of Bethesda, in its finalgame of the tournament on Dec.30 by a score of 43-29.

The Rebels trailed Stone Ridgejust 22-20 at halftime, but wereoutscored 21-9 in the second half.Meredith Mesaris, a 6-foot-2 inch

senior center, scored 13 points and pulled down 11rebounds for Fairfax. Liz McNaughton, a 6-1 juniorforward, scored six points.

In post holiday action, Fairfax won Liberty Districtgames over both Madison and Jefferson to begin theNew Year. The Rebels, in the home game versus Madi-son on Dec. 3, won 47-41, behind 21 points and 11rebounds from Mesaris. McNaughton scored ninepoints and Kylee Murphree added six in the win. Fortwo-time defending district tournament championMadison, Carmen Mann scored 15 points.

Fairfax (9-3 overall, 4-0 district) defeated Jefferson,

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Jefferson included Mary Kate Dilworth (200 IM and 100-fly), StephenSeliskar (100-free and 100-back), Jake Doran (500-free), Kelsey Rainey(500-free), Sarah Graham (100-back), and Aedan Collins (100-breast).

Fairfax Adult Softball (FAS) teams are needed. Don’t miss youropportunity to enjoy one of the nation’s top adult team sports. ContactFairfax Adult Softball (FAS) before March 1 to ensure your spring andsummer evenings are filled with fun, camaraderie, and a spirit of com-petitive challenges every game night. FAS is currently accepting appli-cations for adult softball teams. Men’s, Women’s, Coed, Corporate Coed,Senior’s (age 50-plus), and Master’s (age 35-plus) leagues are avail-able. Applications are accessible via the FAS home page atwww.playsoftballnow.com.

Those without teams can visit the FAS website and register as anindividual free agent to play softball this spring.

For further information, call 703-815-9007 or [email protected].

Local boxing sensation Jimmy Lange will return to the ringon Saturday, March 12, at the Patriot Center on the George MasonUniversity campus in Fairfax, officials at Ice Promotions announcedover the holidays.

In his most recent bout, Lange, a Great Falls resident who sports aprofessional record of 34-4-2, with 24 knockouts, captured the NorthAmerican Boxing Association’s U.S. super welterweight title on Nov. 6when, in dramatic fashion, he earned a 10th-round knockout win overJoe Wyatt.

Currently rated as the No. 15th ranked super welterweight boxer(154-pounds) in the world by the World Boxing Association (WBA),Lange, the former star of “The Contender” TV show, will be headlininghis 12th live pro boxing event at the upcoming March 12 event. Hisopponent has yet to be determined. Plans are underway for anotherelectrifying undercard line-up showcasing many of the region’s top ris-ing prospects and established veterans. Doors at the Patriot Center willopen at 6 p.m. with the first fight scheduled to begin at 7. p.m.

56-41, in a road game on Jan. 6. Mesarisscored 20 points with seven rebounds in thatwin, and McNaughton tallied 17 points with10 boards.

The Rebels were scheduled to play districtgames this week versus Stone Bridge(Ashburn) on Wednesday, a make-up game,and against visiting South Lakes on Friday(Jan. 14).

SOUTH COUNTY won its first three girls’ bas-ketball games over the post holiday scheduleto improve its overall record to 8-4.

The Stallions, coached by Chrissy Kelly, wonhome contests over Herndon, 39-33, on Jan.4; Stonewall Jackson, 64-59 in overtime onJan. 6; and W.T. Woodson, 56-37, on Jan. 7.

In the Patriot District victory over Woodsonlast Friday night, 6-foot-2 front court playerSimone Antwi led the Stallions with 21 points.Also in double figures for the winners wereAlex Brown (15 points) and Angela Banks (10).

In the non-Northern Region win over Stone-wall Jackson (Manassas) last Thursday, Antwi(20 points), Brown (19) and Banks (15) againled the way, while teammate Summer Petersoncontributed six points. The Stallions came back

from a 31-23 halftime deficit in the win andultimately forced overtime, where theyoutscored Stonewall, 7 to 2, to get the win.

Earlier last week, in the win over region op-ponent Herndon, Antwi tallied 19 points andCaitlyn McLaughlin had nine. DeborahHeaden scored 19 for Herndon, a member ofthe Concorde District.

South County was scheduled to play PatriotDistrict road games this week at T.C. Williamson Monday, Jan. 10 and at Lake Braddock onThursday, Jan. 13.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, the defending North-ern Region runner-up, improved its record to11-1 with Patriot District victories in earlyJanuary over visiting Lake Braddock, 60-31,on Jan. 4; host Lee, 70-42, on Jan. 7; andwinless host team West Potomac, 67-17, onJan. 10.

The Spartans’ lone loss this season came toStonewall Jackson, 52-49, in a holiday tour-nament on Dec. 29. Pre-New Year wins forcoach Bill Gibson’s teams have come overCentreville, Westfield, T.C. Williams,Robinson, Chantilly, South County, GwynnPark (Md.), and South Lakes.

West Springfield will be at home on Thurs-day night, Jan. 13 of this week against dis-trict opponent Annandale.

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Girls’ Hoops Roundup

Local Swim Teams Get Geared for PostseasonLancers showing improvement, Bruinscompeting at good form.

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The Lee High girls’ and boys’ swimteams have yet to win a meet thisseason, but head coach JeffFirman said the Lancer teams,

despite both being 0-4, have gotten bettereach week throughout the winter schedule.

“There has been a lot of improvementthus far, and I expect that will continue inthe next three weeks as we prepare for our[Patriot] District [championships],” saidFirman.

The Lancer boys, in their most recentmeet, fell to South County, 192-122, on Dec.18 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center.Their next meet is scheduled for this Fri-day night versus W.T. Woodson at Lee Dis-trict Park.

The Lee boys have received solid seasonsfrom seniors James McKissick and MichaelJordan, sophomore Arturo Galan, and fresh-men Adam Murray. On the diving front, se-niors Chris Puddy and Tyler Nelson haveled the Lancers.

Lee’s regular season meets thus far have

come against Lake Braddock, West Potomac,Annandale and South County.

For the Lee girls, who last competed onDec. 18 — a 209-98 setback to SouthCounty — strong seasons have come fromsenior Caroline Gagarin, sophomoresHannah Bates (sophomore) and ClaireReilly (sophomore), and freshman MelissaSchwartz. The Lancers’ top diver on thegirls’ side has been senior Megan Gleason.

Like the boys, the Lee girls will go upagainst Woodson on Friday night.

This will be a busy weekend for the Leeswimmers. Along with meeting Woodson onFriday, both the boys’ and girls’ teams willalso take to the water a day later on Satur-day for a meet versus West Springfield, alsoat Lee District.

Both weekend meets are scheduled tobegin at 6 p.m.

Lee’s final regular season meet on boththe boys’ and girls’ sides is scheduled fornext Friday evening, Jan. 21 when the Lanc-ers meet the T.C. Williams teams at Lee Dis-trict. The following week thereafter will seethe Lancer teams emerge into thepostseason portion of their schedule with

the district championships set to take placeJan. 28-29 at Lee District.

At Lake Braddock Secondary, both theboys’ and girls’ swim teams have slowlyrounded into form over the course of theseason. The Bruin girls, talented but youngsquad across the roster, were 2-3 going intothis week. The girls’ team’s top point pro-ducers at meets have come from its sopho-more and junior swimmers.

Such team members as juniors AlyssaMcGarry and Alessandro Troncoso and theParry twins, Jordan and Taylor, along withsophomores Alex Hunter and Sophia Chase,have had impact seasons for the LakeBraddock girls.

“They’re definitely showing the districtwhat they have,” said fifth year Bruins headcoach Miriam Lynch, of her talented groupof underclassmen swimmers. “I’m lookingfor big things from them next year. They’veworked so hard. A lot of our swimmers are[competing] on club teams and in highschool.”

Troncoso and Chase have both qualifiedfor next month’s state meet in the 100-breaststroke event.

Diver Lizzy White, a junior and the de-fending district girls’ champion, is unbeatenand having another superb year.

The Lake Braddock girls’ team wins thusfar have come over Lee, on Dec. 3 at SouthRun Recreation Center, and T.C. Williams,

on Dec. 17 at Mount Vernon.The seniors have led the 3-2 Lake

Braddock boys’ team this season.“My seniors are the stars on the boys’

team,” said coach Lynch.One of the highlights for the boys this

season has been the two relay teams, the200-medley and the 400-free, that haveearned state qualification. Both relays aremade up of seniors Troy Chewning, JohnMcKenzie, David Maquera and NicholasLaffosse.

Coach Lynch said her boys’ team has beenboosted this season with the addition of fourformer Annandale High swimmers who arenow Lake Braddock students due to recentre-structuring changes in school boundaries.Of her boys’ team in general, Lynch said,“They’re doing quite well and will be strongat districts.”

Both the Lake Braddock boys’ and girls’teams will compete against South Countythis Friday evening at South Run. The meetis scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Fairfax High swim teams will meetMadison High Friday, Jan. 14, at 8:30 p.m.at Audrey Moore Recreation Center. TheRebels will then wrap up their Liberty Dis-trict regular season schedule the followingweek when they meet South Lakes on Fri-day, Jan. 21 at the Herndon Country Club.The district championships are set to takeplace Jan. 28-29 at Audrey Moore.


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COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP

Assembly of GodJubilee Christian Center

703-383-1170Fairfax Assembly of God

703-591-4284Way of Faith Assembly of God

703-573-7221

BaptistBraddock Missionary ... 703-830-4125

Calvary Hill…703-323-1347Fairfax Baptist…703-273-1820Fairfax Circle…703-573-7372

Greater Little Zion…703-764-9111Iglesia Bautista La Gran Comiscica...703-323-5858Judah Praise Fellowship Christian...703-758-1456Northern Virginia Primitive Baptist...703-255-0637

BibleBancroft Bible Church... 703-425-3800

CatholicSt. Leo the Great Catholic... 703-273-5369

St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church...703-978-4141

St. Paul Catholic Chruch... 703-968-3010

Coptic OrthodoxSt. Mark...703-591-4444

Disciples of ChristFairfax Christian Church... 703-385-3520

EpiscopalChurch of the Apostles

703-591-1974Truro Episcopal...703-273-1300

JewishCongregation of Olam Tikvah... 703-425-1880

Chabad Lubavitch...703-426-1980

LutheranBethlehem Lutheran...703-978-3131

Christ Lutheran...703-273-4094Kings of Kings...703-378-7272

Lord of Life...703-323-9500

MethodistBruen Chapel United...703-560-1665

Fairfax United...703-591-3120Pender United...703-278-8023

St. George’s United...703-385-4550

Non-DenominationalFair Oaks...703-631-1112

Fairfax Church of Christ..703-631-2100Fairfax Community Church...

703-323-0110Sovereign Grace Church...703-691-0600

Jesus Christ Crucified...703-385-9015Metropolitian Community Church

703-691-0930Salvation Army...703-385-9700

Shepherd’s Heart...703-385-4833Word of Life Church International...

703-978-7101

PentecostalThe Greater Pentecostal Temple...703-385-9426

PresbyterianChrist Presbyterian Chruch...703-278-8365

Fairfax Presbyterian...703-273-5300Korean Presbyterian...703-321-8090

Providence Presbyterian...703-978-3934New Hope...703-385-9056

Shalom Presbyterian…703-280-2777

Seventh Day AdventistFairfax Seventh Day Adventist

703-978-3386

United Church of ChristLittle River United Church of Christ

703-978-3060

Messiah United Methodist Churchwww.messiahumc.org

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Realtime Worship - Sunday 8:45 & 11 AMSunday School 10:10 AM

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tions], that there is a community process,” saidLederer.

Lederer wanted to have the new regulations inplace before a Fairfax judge rules on a legal disputebetween the City Council and its own Board of Zon-ing Appeals, he said.

The city’s appeals board had ruled in favor of alocal charity, the Lamb Center, that challenged zon-ing violations it was issued by the city regarding theservices it offers.

Privately funded by a network of local churches,the Lamb Center provides a number of services topeople who are homeless including free food, haircuts, laundry services, mental health counseling,minor medical care, job counseling and computeraccess. The charity also hosts daily Bible studies,prayer meetings and Alcoholic Anonymous meetingsat its facility near Fairfax Circle.

The city had claimed that the Lamb Center neededa special use permit, which the council has the powerto grant, in order to provide some of its services atthe current site. But the Board of Zoning Appealssided with the charity, saying the Lamb Center waswithin its right to offer all those services under thecurrent zoning ordinance.

The mayor and City Council decided to challengethis ruling by the Board of Zoning Appeals in courtand the verdict is due out this spring. Even if thecourt rules against the City Council, the new zoningregulations ensure that the city would have somecontrol over organizations like the Lamb Center, saidLederer.

YET, THE CITY’S seven-member Planning Com-mission voted unanimously against the new zoningordinance over concerns that the language was toovague and open to interpretation.

“We do need a predictability in this process andthere is no way to tell what this [ordinance] reallymeans,” said Planning Commissioner Dennis Cateat a meeting Jan. 10.

For example, language in the regulation concern-ing the sale of alcohol near social service organiza-tions is confusing, said Cate.

In general, the zoning ordinance indicates thatsocial service organizations like the Lamb Centershould not be within 1,000 feet of an establishmentthat sells alcohol. The City Council can waive thatrequirement, though it is not clear what criteria theCouncil should use when overlooking the restriction.

Planning Commissioner Paul Cunningham agreedwith Cate, saying that the language in the new ordi-nance would lead to subjective, rather than objec-tive, zoning decisions.

“I significantly value the ability to develop prop-erty by right. ... There is nothing that can be devel-oped by right in this area anymore,” saidCunningham.

Other planning commissioners said the new zon-ing regulation would leave the placement of socialservice organizations unfairly vulnerable to “Not InMy Backyard” [NIMBY] backlash.

“I remain concerned that there is ample opportu-nity for NIMBYism with this. Mostly, I am very con-cerned that we have stigmatized social services. Weare not doing justice to the not-for-profit community,”said Planning Commissioner David Berenbaum.

The new regulations also do not appear to apply toany charity or non-profit currently located in the citybesides the Lamb Center, which made the charity’sstaff and supporters feel targeted.

“While this ordinance is supposed to be general,the perception is that it only applies to one group,”said Planning Commissioner Jennifer Robinson.

THE LAMB CENTER’S current facility does notmeet many of the restrictions and guidelines laid outin the new zoning ordinance, and while the charityis “grandfathered” into the space for now, it is un-clear what type of change might trigger the need forcity approval to keep operating.

City of Fairfax zoning staff had stated that a smallchange, such as adding a new staff member, couldconstitute enough of a change to bring an end to theLamb Center’s “grandfathered” status.

“Let’s say we added another washing machine.Would that mean we had to get a special use permitnow? It is not a nice and clear-cut regulation at all,”said Frank McLeskey, chairman of the Lamb Centergoverning board.

McLeskey and others said the City Council shouldhave delayed the vote on the new zoning regulations,given the concerns about ambiguous language.

Two members of the council, Joan Cross and DavidMeyer, had tried to get the vote on zoning delayedbut they could not get support from the other mem-bers. In the end, Meyer voted against the new ordi-nance, in part because he did not feel that the coun-cil had engaged the community enough about thezoning changes.

“What is the hurry? I do not believe there is a senseof public urgency about this,” said Meyer.

Community

New Zoning OrdinanceFrom Page 3

Faith Notes

Jubilee Christian Center, 4650Shirley Gate Road in Fairfax, will havea new Bible Study on Tuesdays, Jan. 11-March 8 at 9:45 a.m. entitled“Discovering Who We Are in Christ.”$15. Child care available. Register at703-383-1170 or www.jccag.org.

During the month of January,the Rev. Dr. Beth Braxton ofBurke Presbyterian Church will bespeaking on Sundays about the Chris-tian faith as seen through the lens ofother world religions. Braxton spenttime visiting the worship services of fourreligious groups: Hindu, Buddhist, Islamand Judaism and has interviewed eachof the clergy of those faith communities.In her sermons she will have video clipsof those interviews. Between the 8:30a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services will be aneducation hour at 10 a.m., in whichleaders from these four faith communi-

ties will answer questions about theirtheology and practices. The services areJan. 16 – Islam; Jan. 23 – Judaism; andJan. 30 – Christianity. Burke Presbyte-rian Church is located at 5690 OakLeather Drive in Burke adjacent to theKohls department store. Visitwww.BurkePresChurch.org or phonethe office at 703-764-0456.

Muslims For Peace, in conjunctionwith Clifton Presbyterian Church, issponsoring an interfaith discussion, Sat-urday, Jan. 15, from 1-4 p.m., at thechurch (behind Trummer’s in the Townof Clifton). The event is titled, “God &Science,” and its academic purpose is toexamine the compatibility of the beliefin God, in light of modern scientific dis-coveries and advances. Another goal isto promote interfaith discussions andestablish and maintain relationshipsamong a variety of religious communi-

ties.Speakers will represent Hinduism,

Judaism, Christianity and Islam. A pot-luck lunch will be served at 1 p.m.; thosewanting to bring a dish are asked tocontact the organizers in advance, tocoordinate, (but a dish is not required tocome). To RSVP or for more informa-tion, contact Jalal Malik, outreachdirector, Ahmadiyya Muslim Commu-nity, Northern Virginia, at202-670-1588 or [email protected] Jen Dunfee, associate pastor, CliftonPresbyterian Church, at 703-830-3175or [email protected].

Interested in the CatholicFaith? Classes will be held at St. Leothe Great Catholic Church in theGuadalupe Room in the Parish Center,3700 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, 7:30p.m. every Wednesday. Contact CarolynSmith at 703-273-5369.


Home Life Style

By Joshua Baker

Today’s homeowners are muchmore informed and educatedabout what they want in ahome. Travel, home shows, the

internet and a greater focus on the impor-tance of transforming a house into a home,have led homeowners to be very particularabout what renovations they do and howthey go about them.

No longer are people limited to cookie-cutter plans from a builder selecting littlemore than the color of the tile or carpets.Instead today’s homeowners have embracedthe idea of actively participating in deter-mining customized solutions that will bestsuit their family’s needs, wants and lifestyle.

Here are remodeling trends that BOWABuilders predicts for 2011.

2011 TrendsPROJECTS – SMALLER AND BETTERThe trend to smaller, higher quality spacescontinues as many local residents discoverthat what they need is not more space, butbetter space. Often when talking with cli-ents about possible projects we find thatmaking a home larger is not the answer totheir concerns. The problem is the bulk ofthe existing homes in our area were notdesigned for the way we live today. Small,compartmented rooms, a kitchen that ismeant to be occupied by two or three peopleat most and formal rooms that separate thefamily from each other are no longer thetypes of spaces families’ desire. As a resulttoday’s home remodeling projects often fo-cus on reconfiguring, opening up and oth-erwise improving existing spaces to bettersuit the way today’s families live, play andentertain. Because many BOWA clients leadhectic schedules outside of the home, theycontinue to trend toward remodelingprojects that create highly usable, comfort-able living spaces in their home. Families

Elegant and Efficient Less is more as homeownersseek higher quality in

want practical and appropriate spaces intheir home retreats because they treasuretheir time there.

KITCHENS – TRANSFORMATION BYDESIGN Kitchens are the social center ofour homes and need to accommodate amyriad of uses. While sometimes the solu-tion is adding square footage, particularlyin homes built 30 or more years ago, fre-quently the solution lies in re-thinking thelayout and improving the connection to sur-rounding spaces, both interior and exterior.In one BOWA project, the wall separatingthe formal dining room from the kitchen wasremoved completely, creating a spaciouscasual kitchen. The new expanded eatingarea was a much improved use of the fami-lies existing space, and is now consistentwith their lifestyle and priorities.

THEATERS – AS LIVING SPACES Mediarooms have become more and more preva-

A predicted trend in remodeling for 2011 is larger bathroom tiles, as inthe Reston bathroom remodeled by Case Design.

A sophisticated media room renovation in McLean allows for much morethan viewing movies.

lent as families look for ways to incorporatethe latest technology into their homes andlives. While these rooms began as home the-aters they are evolving to fit many more as-pects of family life. No longer is their solepurpose to showcase a movie while the au-dience sits quietly in the dark in rows ofcomfortable seating. Incorporating theaterseating with lounge seating and counterspace provides an opportunity to socializewith friends during the game or gather thefamily on a weekday evening. After a recentBOWA renovation, the theater is now usedeach evening as the family relaxes togetherwith their own focus or project.

REPEAT REMODELERS Requirementsfor homes change as the family grows andmatures. Often what worked wonderfullywhen a couple is starting out with smallchildren is no longer the best option as ev-eryone gets older and schedules, hobbiesand family dynamics evolve. Many families

find that they decide to complete multipleprojects during the life of the home. In othercases it just makes sense to phase projectsto minimize interruption or spread the costsover time. Year after year, a number ofBOWA clients return to us ready to take onthe next phase of their home remodelingprojects. For one local family, BOWA re-cently completed its fifth project includinga family room expansion, a master suiteaddition and garage, a guest suite renova-tion, kids’ bath renovations, and an exte-rior make-over.

HIGH PERFORMANCE HOMES Forsome homeowners the desire to be “green”and minimize their impact on the environ-ment will drive them to investigate newavailable options, such as high-efficiencywindows. For others it is the desire to re-duce the costs of maintaining a home. Forstill others it is to reduce the contaminantsthat may exist in our homes. Today’s an-swers to these issues can be flaunted in thedesign of a renovation or seamlessly incor-porated into a home without compromis-ing the integrity of the design. Whateverthe goal, we recommend to all BOWA cli-ents that they consider having an energyaudit completed on their home before un-dergoing any renovations. The resultingreport will pinpoint many small changesthat can drastically improve a home’s per-formance. Often these items can be incor-porated into the planned renovation with-out driving substantial cost increases. Thesecan include adding insulation in unseengaps in the home envelope, changing themeans of heating water or updating out-moded appliances and equipment.

For more, see www.bowa.com.

Joshua Baker is president of

BOWA Builders.

Case Design and Remodelng identified what they believe will be thethe top eight trends in home de-

sign and remodeling for 2011. Based onemerging industry developments and cus-tomer requests, the list was compiled by BillMillholland, executive vice president atCase.

1. LED or compact fluorescent(CFL) lighting – Homeowners aremoving away from incandescentfixtures toward more energy-efficientchoices such as LED and CFL bulbs.

2. High-quality synthetic materialsfor home exteriors – Syntheticmaterials such as Hardie Plank sidingand PVC trim pieces mimic the look ofnatural materials like wood, but are

Top 8 Home design and remodelingtrends for 2011.

much more durable and better able towithstand climate changes.

3. Large format bathroom tiles –Smaller square tiles are being replacedwith tiles measuring 12” x 12” orlarger, as well as non-square shapes(12” x 18”), producing flooring andwalls that showcase more tile andfewer grout lines.

4. Multiple finishes on kitchencabinetry – Complementary multiplestains and a mix of painted and stainedfinishes on cabinetry enableshomeowners to escape the look andfeel of a “cookie cutter” kitchen whereall surfaces match.

5. Screened porches – Homeowners

smaller spaces.

See Trends, Page 17


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

1 1322 BALLS HILL RD NE ................... 7 .. 8 .. 3 ......... MCLEAN ...... $10,200,000 .. Detached .. 2.05 ................. ELMWOOD ESTS ................ 10/28/10

2 1147 CHAIN BRIDGE RD ................. 12 10 . 1 ........ MC LEAN ........ $8,250,000 .. Detached .. 5.63 ................. LANGLEY FARMS ................ 01/07/10

3 10350 ELIZABETH ST ....................... 7 . 10 . 3 ..... GREAT FALLS ..... $6,500,000 .. Detached .. 2.71 ............... GOULDMAN ACRES .............. 07/01/10

4 6622 MALTA LN ............................... 5 .. 7 .. 1 ......... MCLEAN ........ $6,160,000 .. Detached .. 1.00 ................. LANGLEY FARMS ................ 03/17/10

5 8113 SPRING HILL FARM DR ............ 5 .. 5 .. 1 ......... MCLEAN ........ $4,402,132 .. Detached .. 1.17 ................ SPRING HILL FARM ............... 04/15/10

6 7301 DULANY DR ............................ 5 .. 6 .. 2 ......... MCLEAN ........ $4,335,000 .. Detached .. 2.19 ................. ELMWOOD ESTS ................ 08/12/10

7 7681 BALLESTRADE CT .................... 6 .. 6 .. 3 ......... MCLEAN ........ $4,000,000 .. Detached .. 1.03 .................... THE RESERVE ................... 08/03/10

8 1127 LANGLEY LN ........................... 7 .. 5 .. 1 ......... MCLEAN ........ $3,850,000 .. Detached .. 0.60 ................. LANGLEY FARMS ................ 05/18/10

9 1532 CROWELL RD .......................... 5 .. 5 .. 3 .......... VIENNA ......... $3,750,000 .. Detached .. 2.83 ............ BROWNS MILL ESTATES ........... 11/11/10

10 7029 BENJAMIN ST .......................... 5 .. 5 .. 1 ......... MCLEAN ........ $3,603,350 .. Detached .. 1.10 ................ LANGLEY FOREST ................ 06/11/10

SOME OTHER TOP SALES IN FAIRFAX COUNTY11 9829 SUMMERDAY DR ..................... 4 .. 4 .. 1 .......... BURKE .......... $1,175,000 .. Detached .. 0.86 ............. BURKE LAKE MEADOW ............ 08/09/10

12 3408 MEYER WOODS LN ................. 5 .. 4 .. 2 ......... FAIRFAX ......... $1,310,000 .. Detached .. 0.83 ....... THOMPSON ROAD PROPERTY ...... 05/18/10

13 3491 ROSE CREST LN ...................... 4 .. 4 .. 1 ......... FAIRFAX ......... $1,240,000 .. Detached .. 0.99 ................ OAK HILL ESTATES ............... 05/27/10

14 11001 SANDY MANOR DR ................ 5 .. 4 .. 1 .. FAIRFAX STATION .. $1,685,000 .. Detached .. 5.01 ....... SANDY RUN FOREST ESTATES ...... 04/28/10

15 12191 GOLDENCHAIN CT ................ 4 .. 4 .. 2 ....... HERNDON ....... $1,445,000 .. Detached .. 1.25 .............. SHADETREE ESTATES ............. 09/08/10

16 11191 GUNSTON RD ........................ 5 .. 6 .. 1 ......... LORTON ......... $3,600,000 .. Detached .. 5.26 ... STONE MANOR ON THE POTOMAC .. 09/29/10

17 12827 PARAPET WAY ....................... 4 .. 5 .. 1 ........ OAK HILL ........ $1,350,000 .. Detached .. 1.20 .................. OAKTON CHASE ................. 07/23/10

18 2601 GENEVA HILL CT ..................... 5 .. 5 .. 1 ......... OAKTON ........ $1,475,000 .. Detached .. 0.94 .................. HANNAH HILLS ................. 07/29/10

19 11284 STONES THROW DR .............. 5 .. 3 .. 2 ......... RESTON ......... $1,290,000 .. Detached .. 0.69 ....... ESTATES AT WYNDHAM HILLS ...... 08/12/10

20 11776 STRATFORD HOUSE PL #11043 .. 3 .. 0 ......... RESTON ......... $1,060,000 .. Penthouse ............................... STRATFORD .................... 01/29/10

21 5253 MONROE DR ........................... 6 .. 5 .. 1 ..... SPRINGFIELD ..... $1,075,000 .. Detached .. 0.41 ........... EDSALL ROAD PROPERTY .......... 07/20/10

22 330 AYR HILL AVE NE ...................... 6 .. 5 .. 2 .......... VIENNA ......... $2,200,000 .. Detached .. 0.53 ........................ VIENNA ....................... 07/22/10

1 1322 Balls Hill Road NE, McLean

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4 6622 Malta Lane, McLean3 10350 Elizabeth Street, Great Falls 23 330 Ayr Hill Avenue NE, Vienna

A look at some ofthe top sales of 2010


Centreville14406 William Carr La..............$325,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Paulina Stowell................Long & Foster............571-275-86466524 Creek Run Dr...................$394,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Jason Sanders.................Long & Foster............703-298-7037

Fairfax5400 Long Boat Ct. .................. $339,500 ........ Sun 12-3..............Jay Jack..........................Avery-Hess................703-492-65005403 Cheshire Meadows Way...$340,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Julia Johnson..................Green Valley .............. 703-407-716012502 Flatwood Cir. ................. $385,000 ........ Sat 1-4 ................ Sarah Reynolds ............... Keller Williams .......... 703-725-304410719 Oak Pl. .......................... $399,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Denene Crabbs ................Century 21 ................ 202-487-49494014 Lake Glen Rd...................$407,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Pat Bogenn......................Long & Foster............703-961-71043911 Green Look Ct. ................ $449,900 ........ Sat 1-4 ................ Denene Crabbs ................Century 21 ................ 202-487-49493911 Green Look Ct. ................ $449,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Diana LeFrancois .............Century 21 ................ 703-930-66824950 Wyndham Creek Ct. .........$499,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Mier Jury Jury.................Long & Foster............703-303-760610500 Elmira Ct. ......................$529,000 ........ Sun 12-4..............Lena Restivo ................... Weichert....................703-855-73413981 Royal Lytham Dr..............$539,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Susan Holbrook...............Garand Realty............703-862-30004161 Legato Rd. ...................... $639,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Kerry Adams ................... Long & Foster............703-587-78414125 Trowbridge St..................$640,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Kim Darwaza ................... RE/MAX.....................703-856-22543800 Lynn Regis Ct..................$799,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Pam Milan.......................TTR Sothebys Int’l. ....202-713-31175009 Ethel’s Pond Ct................$944,270 ........ Sun 2-4................Marilyn Lyren .................. Long & Foster............703-930-2813

Chantilly13557 Smallwood La................$574,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Judy Pfarner....................Samson Properties .... 703-989-8767

Clifton12204 Henderson Rd. .............. $749,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-18127114 Ivakota Rd.......................$817,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Debbie Besley..................Long & Foster............703-346-510312851 Popes Head Rd..............$849,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-1812

Fairfax Station7114 Lake Tree Dr. ...................$799,950 ........ Sun 2-4................Pat Fales ......................... RE/MAX.....................703-503-4365

Lorton8516 Blue Bird Woods Ct. ........ $330,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Ray Courchene ................ Coldwell Banker.........703-980-36289205 Treasure Oak Ct. ..............$699,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Maurice Berry..................Senate Realty ............ 301-775-6609

Burke6616 Bestwicke Ct. .................. $449,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Jennifer Turner................RE/MAX.....................571-332-1816

Kingstowne/Alexandria5990 Founders Hill Ct. #101.....$279,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates...Long & Foster............703-822-02077509 Wexford Pl. .....................$375,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Greg Koons .....................Weichert....................703-209-76787469 Collins Meade Way .......... $469,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates...Long & Foster............703-822-02076576 Kiernan Ct. ......................$539,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates...Long & Foster............703-822-02075284 Sandyford St. ..................$559,950 ........ Sun 1-4................Tom & Cindy and Associates...Long & Foster............703-822-0207

Annandale4503 Holborn Ave. ................... $620,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Eileen Smith....................Prudential Carruthers.703-975-79848312 Upper Spring La. .............$864,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Annie Cefaratti.................Weichert....................202-841-7601

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times.

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com and click the Real Estate links on the right side.

OPEN HOUSESSAT./SUN. JAN. 15 & 16

13557 Smallwood Lane, Chantilly • $574,950 • Open Sunday 1-4Judy Pfarner, Samson Properties, 703-989-8767

To add your Realtor represented OpenHouse to these weekly listings, please call

Karen Washburn at 703-778-9422or E-Mail the info to

[email protected] listings due by Tuesday at 3 pm.

Home Life StyleTrendsare extending their living areas with screened

porches that allow them to enjoy the outdoorsthroughout the year without the nuisance ofinsects.

6. “Furniture-like” detailing in kitchens –Varied cabinet and counter heights, distressedfinishes and furniture-style toe kicks providevisual interest and help eliminate the “compo-nent” look of many kitchen cabinet designs.

7. Heated bathroom flooring – Heated matsunderneath bathroom flooring tiles provide

radiant heat that is proven to keep homeownerswarmer than forced-air heating systems, helpingto save on energy costs.

8. Kitchen cabinet accessories – With drawerinserts for cutlery, spices or dividers,homeowners are making better use of everyavailable space within their kitchens.

“The remodeling industry is poised for substantivegrowth in 2011 due to the number of options avail-able to homeowners wanting to revive their livingspaces,” said Millholland.

For more, see CaseDesign.com or call 800-513-2250.

From Page 15


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Please email your resume with salary history and requirements to

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Home Instead Senior Care

Home Instead Senior Care is the world's most trusted source of non-medical home care. We are currently hiring for two office positions:

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Must drive and have own insured vehicle. Salary, medical benefits, 401k and vacation bonus. If you do not drive but are a VA State Licensed CAN available for Live-in please call Amy Reynolds at 703-750-6644.

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Now hiring part-time/seasonal staff to work as Historic Trades Interpreters at George Washington’s Gristmill, Distillery, Pioneer Farm & Blacksmith Shop. Help tell the story of George Washington theen-trepreneur. Prior interpretive experience preferred. Please contact Steve Bashore, Manager of Historic Trades at

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“I’ve grown up with Children of the Lightand most of my friends are also dancers thatI’ve known since I was 3-years old.”

On Friday, Jan. 7, they celebrated 20 yearswith an anniversary Party at Church of theApostles, the church where it all started. It’sgrown by leaps and bounds over the years,now representing 37 churches and 135 stu-dents.

As a nonprofit, the group conducts fundraisers. There will be a winter camp in Feb-ruary that will help pay for costumes andtravel expenses. They travel often, to retire-ment homes, parades, the National Christ-mas tree lighting and most recently, toMetro stations where they perform just out-side the entrance.

Lacquement still struggles with her ownhard times and struggles and said she un-derstands that others fall upon hard times,so though the ministry charges tuition foreach child, there is a scholarship availablefor any parent who cannot afford it.

“I’ve never met anyone else that can takedance and use it as a ministry, so I wantthem to be able to go anywhere and start adance ministry,” Lacquement said of theestimated 500 students she’s taught over 20years.

It’s common knowledge for the studentsand parents that she has fibromyalgia, butthey often forget because she rarely missesa practice or performance.

“People tell me that I don’t look like I’min pain,” Lacquement said. “I say to them,‘I have really good medications, but I havean even better God.’”

Children of Light dancers presentdances from past performances atJan. 7 celebration.

During the Jan. 7 celebration, Children of Light dancers recreatedances the the group performed over the last 20 years.

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“It was amazing. There was this older manwho just stopped and watched us with tearsin his eyes. It was freezing outside, but thatmade it so worth it,” said Charlotte Hays,who has been dancing since she was 3 andalso teaches. “Sometimes in rehearsal it’snot always about God, but when we go outinto the community and perform for people,we are acting out that larger mission.”

In each class, whether it’s forkindergarteners or 14-year-olds, the danc-ers participate in a Bible study at the endof class, where the teacher reads from apassage and students are able to relate theirown lives and troubles to the passage.

“It’s really a time when we get to talk toeach other and help each other throughhard times,” Hays said.


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