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Local Leaders Praise Transportation Funding BillState Senator Chap Petersen wants you to curb your enthusiasm.

Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) discusses anupcoming bill on the House floorof the Capitol in Richmond onMonday, Feb. 18.

Sen. Chap Petersen confers on theSenate floor with a colleague inRichmond on Monday, Feb. 18. Sen.Dave Marsden (D-37) is sitting toPetersen’s right.

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By Victoria Ross

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Politics makes strange bedfellows,and sometimes estranged ones aswell. On Saturday, the last day ofthe Virginia General Assembly,

state legislators struck a bipartisan 11thhour deal to pass a comprehensive trans-portation funding plan—the first long-termplan in 27 years.

Republican Governor Robert McDonnell,who received credit for hammering out the“compromise” legislation, declared passageof the bill “a historic day in Virginia."

“There is a ‘Virginia Way’ of cooperationand problem solving, and we saw it workagain today in Richmond,” McDonnell saidin a statement Saturday.

The proposal, financed largely by highersales and car taxes, is projected to raisemore than $3.5 billion for roads and railsover five years and nearly $900 million an-nually after 2018. Northern Virginia wouldget hundreds of millions from the state, in-cluding $300 million committed to com-plete Metro’s Silver Line extension to DullesInternational Airport.

Many local leaders—Republicans andDemocrats alike—applauded the packageas a “win” for Northern Virginia.

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) saidhe was “thrilled” at the additional fundingfor Northern Virginia.

“Money in this bill will also help finishthe Dulles Rail project, alleviate congestedroads and ensure existing infrastructure isproperly maintained,” Cook said. He addedthat he’s spoken with numerous voters intown halls and neighborhood meetings, andone of the top concerns has been the dete-riorating condition of Fairfax County’s roadsand increased congestion.

“With this bill, we’re one step closer tosignificant improvement in these areas,” hesaid.

SHARON BULOVA, the Democratic chair-man of the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors, said the bill was a “great step towardaddressing the transportation challenges weface in Fairfax County and the NorthernVirginia region.”

Bulova was instrumental in creating theUrban Crescent Coalition—a group of 54mayors and county chairs of the state’s 46most populous regions stretching fromNorthern Virginia to Richmond and Hamp-ton Roads. For months, the coalition hasbeen lobbying top commonwealth leadersto adequately fund Virginia’s “crumbling”transportation system.

Bulova said she was “especially pleasedwith the commitment of $300 million forthe Silver Line “which will help to keep tollsin the Dulles Toll Road affordable for North-ern Virginia motorists.”

Both Cook and Bulova applauded the bi-partisan efforts of Governor McDonnell,Sen. Janet Howell (D- 32), Del. David Albo

(R-42) and Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) forreaching agreement on a funding strategythat “moves us in the right direction,”Bulova said.

But State Senator Chap Petersen (D-34)put the brakes on the cross-party celebrat-ing. In a series of scathing comments andposts on his blog OxRoadSouth, Petersencalled the bill “the train wreck that was thefinal compromise on HB 2313,” and said itmay be unconstitutional as well.

“If you like discriminatory taxes againstNorthern Virginia, then you might like thisbill. I think it’s a terrible policy,” Petersensaid in an email on Tuesday.

The bill provides new revenues for trans-portation through increased taxes and userfees that, in many cases, are higher for tax-payers in Northern Virginia than other partsof the state. For example, under the newbill, the sales tax rises from 5 to 6 percentonly in Northern Virginia and HamptonRoads, and to 5.5 percent everywhere elsein the state.

❖ There’s also a new 0.25 percent salestax on homes in Northern Virginia. Thatmeans an additional transfer tax of $1,250on the sale of a $500,000 home, on top ofcapital gains tax.

❖ Virginia’s car tax rises from 3 percentto 4.3 percent, meaning a new $30,000 caror truck will come with a $1,290 tax bill.

❖ The 17.5-cents-per-gallon tax on gaso-line, which has remained unchanged since1986, has been replaced by a wholesale taxon gasoline at 3.5 percent. For consumersof diesel fuel, the tax rises to 6 percent. Thetax will not show up at the pump when con-sumers pay for gasoline, but will likely beincorporated into the price by distributors.

❖ State road funds are linked to Internettax legislation currently pending (languish-ing) in Congress. For Northern Virginians,

the wholesale gas tax and diesel tax con-tain “triggers” that will cause them to riseif Congress does not authorize the state tocollect sales tax on Internet purchases,which analysts say is unlikely to happenbefore the Jan. 1, 2015 “trigger date.” IfCongress does not act on the legislation bythat date, the tax will jump from 3.5 per-cent to 5.1 percent, increasing the gas taxto 17.85-cents-per-gallon.

❖ For Northern Virginia taxpayers, thatmeans they are likely to be paying more ingas taxes after Jan. 1, 2015, than they arenow.

❖ The local hotel tax increases 3 percent.Revenue from the Northern Virginia-spe-

cific taxes will be locally controlled, throughthe Northern Virginia Transportation Au-thority.

Petersen said that’s not enough to turn abad bill into a better deal.

He described the final deal as “a grotesquecombination of tax cuts, tax rebates, taxincreases, new taxes, old taxes which arephased out (and then reappear elsewhere),regional alliances … special projects, andexceptions to all of the above.”

He asked his Republican colleagues: “Didyou have to rewrite the entire code book,so you could use the fake ‘but we’re cuttingtaxes too!’ line on gullible voters?”

He conceded the bill will raise millionsfor transit, including new support for Railto Dulles, which is “critical” for the region.

And for many commuters in NorthernVirginia, that may be enough reason toembrace a long-awaited transportation-funding package.

“This bi-partisan compromise is far fromperfect, but it was supported overwhelm-ingly by the business community and wearycommuters,” said former state delegateMargaret Vanderhye, a Democrat from the

34th district who was narrowly defeated inher 2009 reelection bid by Republican Bar-bara Comstock. “It contains $300 millionfor Dulles Rail and a funding mechanismto allow our region to raise funds that stayhere for our transportation priorities—something we tried and failed to accomplishwith the 2002 referendum.”

Vanderhye said she was “outraged” thatsome Northern Virginia legislators wouldvote “no” solely based on their pledge toAmericans for Tax Reform, the organizationcreated by anti-tax crusader GroverNorquist. In the Taxpayer Protection Pledge,candidates and incumbents solemnly bindthemselves to oppose any and all tax in-creases, and the ATR has the role of pro-moting and monitoring the pledge.

Since its rollout with the endorsement ofPresident Reagan in 1986, the pledge hasbecome de rigeur for Republicans seekingoffice.

Like most Democrats, Petersen staunchlyopposes the ATR and its pledge. “The onlypledge I will take is to my wife,” Petersenhas said.

But his “no” vote on the transportationpackage puts him the same camp as Repub-lican Del. Tim Hugo (R-40), who did notvote in favor of the governor’s bill “as I donot believe that it is the right vehicle toaddress Virginia’s transportation needs.Now is not the time to increase taxes onVirginia’s hard-working families. While Idisagree with the bill’s approach, I appreci-ate my colleagues’ efforts to solve our trans-portation needs,” Hugo said.

AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM ap-plauded Hugo and 18 other Virginia law-makers—including Comstock, ScottLingamfelter (R-31), Robert G. Marshall (R-13) and David Ramadan (R-87) for “stand-ing firm” against “a $6.1 billion tax increase.… These lawmakers serve as an example ofwhat legislative leadership looks like,” theATR said in a statement released Saturday.

Petersen said he’s unfazed by any falsecomparisons to those in the ATR camp, andstands by his opposition to the bill basedon what he calls the bill’s “lack of vision,”the inequities to Northern Virginians andwhat he believes is the bill’s ultimate fail-ure to solve the state’s transportation prob-lems. Del. Scott Surovell and Sen. AdamEbbins were the only other Northern Vir-ginia Democrats to vote against the bill.

“The method for raising these funds iscomplicated, contradictory and will even-tually create ‘two Virginias’—with differingtax rates and, ultimately, differing levels ofsupport from Richmond,” Petersen said.

Petersen contends that any sustainabletransportation funding solution should be“simple, uniform and equitable. It shouldstick to the historic premise that ‘the userpays’ for our highways. It should treat alltaxpayers equally.”

“I’ve been told that my opposition to thisplan may result in the demise of my politi-cal career. If so, I can only state, at leastthere’s some benefit,” Petersen quipped.

Springfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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VFW Post 7327 LadiesAuxiliary President LindaBond, Patriot’s Pen Awardfirst place winner ShaneKing, second place winnerSion Kim, third placewinner Rishon Elliott, PostCommander Gary Kelchand Michael Collins, fromCongressman GerryConnolly’s office. Thewinners were all sixthgrade classmates fromKeene Mill Elementary.

Voice of Democracy Award first place winner MichaelMarriott and second place Kathryn Cummins pose withLadies Auxiliary President Linda Bond, Post CommanderGary Kelch, and Michael Collins from Congressman GerryConnolly’s office.

VFW Ladies Auxiliary President Linda Bond, SpringfieldDistrict Station Capt. Joe Hill, and Officer George Jocapose following Joca’s receipt of the Police Office of theYear Award.

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Good Citizenship HonoredSpringfield VFW Post 7327 hosts annual award ceremony.

By Andrea Worker

The Connection

Sunday, Feb. 24, was the long awaited datefor a fabulous awards ceremony, but if youare thinking of that other red carpet event,think again. The honorees for the Springfield

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7327 and its LadiesAuxiliary Annual Awards really stole the show. At aluncheon held at long-time VFW and community sup-porter JW & Friends Restaurant in Springfield, thePost and its Auxiliary presented the recognition andmonetary awards for local winners in a variety ofcategories. After a call to order by former Post Com-mander and this year’s Chairman of the Awards Com-mittee Wayne Yancey, the Pledge of Allegiance bythe gathering, and a welcome to honored guests byAuxiliary President Linda Bond, Post CommanderGary Kelch described each award and began callingthe winners to the podium.

“The VFW believes strongly in good citizenship andfostering patriotism in our leaders of the future,” saidCommander Kelch. The Patriot’s Pen and the Voiceof Democracy (VOD) Awards do just that. The formeris a 300- to 400-word essay contest open to studentsin grades sixth through eighth. This year’s theme was“What I Would Tell Our Forefathers.” The VOD is anoral competition, in which students in grades ninethrough 12 submit recorded three to five minute spo-ken essays. “Is Our Constitution Still Relevant?” wasthe topic that challenged the young entrants in theVOD category.

KEENE MILL ELEMENTARY School’s sixth gradeput on a strong showing, providing all three win-ners of the Patriot’s Pen awards. First place went toShane David King. Second place was awarded to SionKim, with third place honors received by Rishon A.Elliott. Appearing a bit nervous but equally proud,all three youngsters stepped forward in turn to re-ceive a Letter of Congratulations from Sen. MarkWarner, a copy of the Congressional Record announc-ing their achievement, provided by CongressmanGerry Connolly, a Certificate of Accomplishment fromthe VFW and checks from Post 7327 and from theLadies Auxiliary in varying amounts.

Home-schooled sophomore Michael D. Marriottwas the first place winner of the Voice of DemocracyAward and he personally presented his essay on therelevance of the Constitution today. “OurConstitution’s very relevant function is to limit thegovernment’s power; the people’s responsibility is toenforce this document,” he declared to the gather-ing. Home-schooled senior Kathryn Cummins ac-cepted the second place honors in the VOD competi-

tion.The Post and Auxiliary also paid tribute to a num-

ber of adults and local companies. Two history teach-ers, Erin Poppe from Hayfield Secondary, and MichaelWalser from Poe Middle School received the lettersof recognition, Congressional Record, monetaryprizes and a special “crystal apple” plaque for their“outstanding commitment to teach Americanism andpatriotism.”

Public Safety Awards went to EMT of the Year KaylaThompson of the Greater Springfield Volunteer FireDepartment of Fairfax County, and George Joca ofthe Springfield District Station was declared the po-lice officer of the year.

Karen Stone represented the hosting venue JW &Friends Restaurant in accepting an award for ser-vice and support. Commander Kelch made note ofJW’s generous support not only of the awards cer-emony, but also for last year’s Honor Flight eventwhen the Post hosted a group of World War II veter-ans on a trip to visit the Nation’s Capital. Althoughthey do not offer catering services, JW’s rose to theoccasion and provided the celebratory dinner for theveterans.

THE FINAL AWARD went to the Northern VirginiaSurgery Center, accepted by Joanne Kelch, for theirsupport of the Post’s annual Holiday Food and GiftProgram that helps local military families makes endsmeet at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

From left—Tom Baldwin, Chief BlakePayne, EMT of the Year winner KaylaThompson, VFW Post Commander GaryKelch, Congressman Gerry Connolly’srepresentative Michael Collins. Up frontare Phuong Mai and Susan Burch. The Fireand Rescue attendees and their winningcolleague come from the Greater Spring-field Volunteer Fire Dept.


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Opinion

All’s Well That Ends Well

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Not only did the 2013 session ofthe General Assembly end ontime last Saturday, but it alsoended on a high note. Having sat

through a couple of decades of failed effortsto pass meaningful legislation addressing ourtransportation needs, I was not optimistic thatwe would be successful this year. Thegovernor’s proposal to fix a billion dollar prob-

lem with a revenue-neutral solu-tion did not give me much hope.I was both amazed and delightedwhen the House passed a trans-

portation funding bill by a vote of 60 to 40that provides new revenue to meet road andtransit needs. In addition to providing newmoney, the bill also addresses other problemsby switching the gas tax from a per gallonamount to a percentage to help it keep up withfuture needs. The bill also provides for addi-tional monies to be raised in Northern Virginiaand spent in our region. While the bill will not

totally resolve ourtransportation con-gestion, it does pro-vide money for masstransit and $300 mil-lion towards the costof the Silver Line thatwill help to keep thetolls down.

There are aspectsof the omnibus trans-portation compro-mise that I do notlike. The charging of

a $100 per year fee for hybrid vehicles—be-cause their fuel efficiency reduces the gas taxcollected on them—is in conflict with policieswe should be adopting to encourage the useof such cars. The planned reliance on the taxon internet sales that has yet to be passed bythe U.S. Congress is open to question althoughthere is a mechanism for making up for lostfunds if the tax is not enacted.

Equaling the transportation bill in impor-tance was a compromise approved in the clos-

ing hours of the session that opens the way forthe expansion of the Medicaid program in Vir-ginia to provide insurance for about 400,000individuals. Governor McDonnell had opposedpassage of the Affordable Care Act and hadrefused to go along with accepting an ex-panded Medicaid program until reforms wereput into place. The compromise bill establishesa joint committee of legislators who will ap-prove Virginia’s entry into the program as soonas certain reforms are made. It is expected thatthe state could enter the program as soon asthe summer. Thanks to the many persons whocalled and wrote to the conferees and the gov-ernor; your voice did make a difference.

As is the case with most legislation, the finalresults are compromises. What was reassuringabout this session that I had not seen in recentyears was a willingness on the part of the ma-jority to compromise with those of us in theminority. That made for an outcome that wasbetter for everyone. I will be writing aboutother outcomes of the session in future col-umns and will be holding public meetings toreport back to you.

Creating Safer Environment, Preventing Another TragedyBy Timothy D. Hugo

State Delegate (R-40)

After the Virginia Techshooting in 2007, I be-came committed to ad-

dressing mental health issues sothat many of our young peoplecould receive the help they needin the hopes of preventing anothertragedy. Working with my col-leagues in 2008, the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly enacted comprehen-sive mental health legislation in-cluding several pieces of legisla-tion that I co-sponsored. Last year,the governor signed my legisla-tion, HB 1075, which requirescommunity service boards to pro-vide hospitals with informationalmaterials on substance and alco-hol abuse services to minors.

During this year’sGeneral Assemblysession, I introducedHB 1609, whichstrives to improve thecoordination be-tween public four-year higher educationinstitutions, mentalhealth facilities, andlocal hospitals. I in-troduced this legisla-tion at the request ofCentreville residents, Angel FundPresident Lu Ann McNabb andBoard Member Greg Richter. An-gel Fund (www.angelfundva.org)was established in honor of one ofthe Virginia Tech victims, WestfieldHigh School graduate ReemaSamaha. The fund seeks to createan atmosphere of acceptance

where schools andcommunities have acaring, supportive,and inclusive environ-ment to help youngpeople.

HB 1609 ensuresthat all four-year pub-lic colleges and uni-versities have mecha-nisms in place in or-der to expand servicesavailable to students

seeking treatment. Specifically, itallows universities and communityservices boards to work togetherso that there is notification whena student is involuntarily commit-ted, or when a student is dis-charged from a facility and he con-sents to such notification.

During the bill’s hearings,

Virginia’s universities unanimouslytestified in support for HB 1609. Asthis article goes to print, my legisla-tion, along with Senator ChapPetersen’s identical legislation, isbefore the governor for his signa-ture.

I believe that ensuring the men-tal health of our children is of theutmost importance. This year’s leg-islation is important as it willstrengthen the connection be-tween higher education institu-tions and mental health facilities.It will also create a safer and moresupportive environment for stu-dents and may help to prevent fu-ture tragedies.

If you would like additional in-formation on this issue, pleasecontact me at 703-815-1201 [email protected].

How I GotMy Dog

By Ellen Fox

We had been lookingfor a new dog forclose to 10 years—I

would occasionally stop at theanimal shelter or at a rescuegroup set-up—but I reallydidn’t know how to pick out adog, so I just didn’t. Our previ-ous dogs had basically justfallen into our laps by differingcircumstances.

When I heard that my waiter

where I frequently eat lunch haddropped dead of a heart attackwhile out running with his dogs, Iimmediately said that I would takeboth dogs, sight unseen. I knewthat the pets of deceased ownerswere frequently just taken to theshelter. However, I was told thathis ex-roommate had taken bothdogs, was keeping one, and thathe had given the other one to agirl who would be attending col-lege in Richmond in the fall.

A year later, at the beginning ofMay 2012, I heard that the girl inRichmond had loaded up the dogand all her belongings (bed, leash,dish, etc.) and taken her to theRichmond Animal Shelter at the

beginning of February, threemonths before. I thought, oh no,the dog wouldn’t still be alive at ashelter after three months if noone had adopted her. I got back tomy office as soon as possible andsaw there was more than one ani-mal shelter in Richmond. I didn’teven know what she looked like,but the first one I pulled up hada dog by her name. I called theadoption coordinator, and it washer! That was a Tuesday, and Ifilled out the adoption applica-tion and provided references. Iwent to Richmond on that Sat-urday and we brought home ournew dog, who had also fallen intoour laps!

She keeps my parents, whoare in their late 80’s, companyduring the day. My motherwanted me to write this becauseshe can’t stop marveling thatLuna had sat in the shelter forthree months and no one hadtaken her since she is extremelysmart, well behaved, and prac-tically perfect in every way. Ithink she was waiting on us(and our thanks to the Rich-mond Animal Shelter and itswonderful coordinator whogave her the chance to find anew home).

—Ellen Fox has been a Burke resi-dent since 1980, and is a Springfieldnative who works in McLean.

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At 4 a.m., under a full moon,more than 200 volunteersfanned out across Fairfax

County on Monday, Feb. 25, toidentify the more than 300 peoplewho are literally homeless, livingin cars, on the street or in thewoods around the county. Coordi-nated by the Fairfax-Falls ChurchPartnership to End Homelessness,the weeklong effort is part of the100,000 Homes campaign, an in-tensive approach to identify andfind homes for the chronicallyhomeless.

Cedric Smith, 40,has been home-less and living ina tent for thepast five years.On Monday,Supervisor CathyHudgins (D-Hunter Mill)talked withSmith aboutresources avail-able to help himfind a permanenthome.B

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The information gathered duringRegistry Week—the multi-dayevent where volunteers go out onthe streets and create a name andphotographic “registry”—will beused to help Fairfax County priori-tize housing and support resourcesfor the chronically homeless. Thecounty’s goal is to get half of themin housing within three years.Read more about the 100,000Homes campaign in next week’sConnection Newspapers.

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The ASPCA estimates that nationwide,somewhere between 5 and 7 mil-lion “companion animals” wind up inshelters each year. Of that number, 60

percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats are euthanized... each year. The prominent humane organizationalso figures only about 20 to 30 percent of cat anddog pets were acquired from rescues and shelters.

Unfortunately not every animal can find a homebefore it’s too late, but for the lucky ones who do getadopted, many end up becoming indispensable mem-bers of their foster families. Each of these womenbrought at least one shelter-rescue animal into theirlives. And each animal has carved a special place inits adopted family.

SPRINGFIELD RESIDENT Amy Lubinski adoptedDaphne, a mix of Labrador, pit bull and boxer, twoyears ago from Dog World Rescue in Alexandria(dogworldrescue.com). The pair makes weekly visitsto the South Run Dog Park, where Daphne displays

the more outgoing side of what Lubinski describedas a “split personality.”

“At home, she’s sweet and cuddly,” Lubinski said,“but she can be very protective. She thinks the UPSman is coming to kill me.”

The defensive instinct is part of a strong maternalinclination in Daphne, according to Lubinski. In ad-dition to a suspected abusive past, Daphne was re-portedly picked up as a stray, scavenging through trashto provide for her own litter of pups. “Wherever wego, she attracts puppies,” said Lubinski. “They’ll justcome up and try to nurse off of her, and she will standthere in all her motherly glory.”

A WHIPPET-BEAGLE MIX named Tangle wasadopted by Laurel Ward and her family over four yearsago on the very day the animal was scheduled to beput down in a Greenville, S.C., high-kill shelter. TheFairfax Station resident found Tangle through anonline agency called K-9 Lifesavers (k-9lifesavers.org).

The non-profit organization seeks to remove ani-mals from “high risk” scenarios and set them up withfoster homes and ultimately long-term adoptions.

Looking through the listings for small to medium-sized animals, Ward said, “I saw that there were 500dogs 30 pounds and smaller up for adoption, and itbroke my heart. I’m surprised I stopped at one.”

The Ward family was replacing a crossbred

Labradoodle that looked like the perfect fit, on pa-per. “She was supposed to be a wonderful combina-tion of loving personality, trainability, modest size,”said Ward, but by the time the puppy had become a75-pound adolescent, she was “none of the above.”

Finally, an incident involving an attack on anotherdog forced Ward to look for another home for thedog, which she was fortunately able to accomplish.Tangle, despite an initial anxiousness in most socialsituations, warms up quickly to an attentive, cheru-bic disposition.

Ward previously owned a rescued animal, whoseloving and loyal personality was sorely missed in theLabradoodle. Tangle has picked up the torch for thefamily. “We’re adoption people,” said Ward. “I woulddo it again in a heartbeat.”

THE WAICKWICZ BACK YARD in Fairfax Stationis a bit worse for wear, thanks to the playful interac-tions of two golden retrievers—7-year-old sistersMolly and Maddie—and a 14-month-old bull mastiffnamed Sassy.

Fortunately, the family’s additional three cats andhorse all play elsewhere. Growing up on a farm northof Baltimore with “the whole menagerie of cats andchickens,” Eleanor Waickwicz admits it’s only naturalthat her home is packed with pets. (To be fair, the re-tired thoroughbred “JP” is boarded in Richmond and

receives weekly visits from Waickwicz’s daughter Emily.)“The lows are the vet visits,” she said, “and the

amount of fur. I vacuum every day. But everyone whohas pets can relate. I wouldn’t give it up.”

Waickwicz and her family spent three years livingin Iceland and five in San Diego, adding strays andadoptions to their own menagerie along the way. Thatincludes 12-year-old alpha feline Asa who hails fromIceland. The 7-pound blend of European Burmese andIcelandic Siamese is “very different, all the wayaround,” according to Waickwicz, and “controls ev-erything around the house.”

Seeking a replacement for a second cat from Ice-land that didn’t survive the move, the family foundLynxie at a Petco adoption day in San Diego(petco.com). The tabby was soon joined by anotherstray, that “appeared on our doorstep—pathetic littlething,” said Waickwicz.

The house was at cat capacity, so she attempted tofind a no-killing shelter in the area. “They laughed atme,” Waickwicz said. It appeared the second tabbywas staying put. “My husband said, ‘What’s onemore?’” Now Fatty, as she’s called, “is just the sweet-est cat, sweetest personality and disposition—what adoll, everyone loves her.”

“They’re all part of the family,” concludedWaickwicz. Which is a more desirable fate for anyanimal than becoming another grim statistic.

Families grow withadopted pets.

People and Pets

Harper and Nancy Soschin,of Springfield, are a team,trained by the Animal As-sisted Care volunteer pro-gram at Inova Fairfax Hospi-tal. They visit patients at thehospital to cheer them and toencourage the healing pro-cess. Soschin says Harperloves his job and takes itseriously: “As soon as I puton his purple vest and saylet’s go to work, he is ‘on.’ Athome Harper is my constantcompanion. He loves takinglong walks and playingcatch.”

Harper with Spring-field owner NancySoschin. Harperwas adopted at theage of 12 weeksseven years agofrom a farm inPurcellville, Va.,that rescues dogs.The farm waslocated off ofHarper’s FerryRoad, hence thename Harper.

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Esther at Burke Presbyterian

Renee Colligan, a senior at Robinson,works on her makeup for a dress re-hearsal for an upcoming production ofEsther at Burke Presbyterian Churchwhile Catherine Ariale, a sophomore atWest Springfield, also works on hermake-up behind her. Admission to theshow is free, but all seats must bereserved by e-mail [email protected].

Sarah Miller, a sophomore at Robinson,portrays the role of the Queen of Persiain the Burke Presbyterian Church’supcoming production of Esther.

Amy Grupenhagen, asophomore atRobinson, Katie Frost, afreshman at WestSpringfield, andMichelle Ross, a sopho-more at Lake Braddock,practice their roles foran upcoming produc-tion of Esther at BurkePresbyterian Church.The musical will beperformed at thechurch on Feb. 28 andMarch 1 & 2 at 7 p.m.,and March 3 at 3 p.m.

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Katy Summerlin, on the right, helps Garret Niles, aneighth grader at Lake Braddock, with his make-upbefore the beginning of a dress rehearsal for anupcoming production of Esther at the Burke Presby-terian Church on Sunday evening.

Gregg Diggs, technical direc-tor, finishes painting the setof Esther before theproduction’s first dress re-hearsal at Burke PresbyterianChurch on Sunday evening.

Send notes to the Connection [email protected] orcall 703-778-9416. Deadline is Friday.Dated announcements should be sub-mitted at least two weeks prior to theevent.

SATURDAY/MARCH 2The Broken Spell. 1 p.m., at the

Workhouse in the W-3 Theatre, 9601Ox Road, Lorton. A children’s theatreperformance that tells the story ofthe princess that keeps falling asleepuntil her parents try to fix it by spell.However, it doesn’t work and truelove must be found. $12 for adults;$8 for children.www.workhousearts.org.

Springfield Art Guild OpeningReception. 7-9 p.m., at NorthernVirginia Community College, RichardJ. Ernst Community CulturalCenter—Building CE 2, 8333 LittleRiver Turnpike, Annandale. TheSpringfield Art Guild, incollaboration with the AnnandaleCampus of the Northern VirginiaCommunity Colleges, presents amonth long exhibit and sale in theErnst Auditorium lobbies.

FRIDAY/MARCH 8Josh DeWeese Ceramics. 7-9 p.m.,

at the Workhouse, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. Josh DeWeese, assistantprofessor of art at Montana StateUniversity, Bozeman, and formerresident director of the Archie BrayFoundation for the Ceramic Arts inHelena, Mont., exhibits ceramic piecethat have been thrown then altered,using pottery as an expressive artform in a contemporary context.www.WorkhouseArts.org.

Saawariya: Dinner and a MovieNight. 8 p.m., at the W-3 Theatre inthe Workhouse, 9601 Ox Road,Lorton. Film, dinner and soft drinksmake it an arts experience to savor;the Bollywood masterpiece directedby Sanjay Leela, inspired byDostoyevsky’s White Nights, shows.Reservations (indicate dietaryneeds). $39 per person.www.workhousearts.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 92nd 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.

City Works Opening Receptionand Book Signing. 6-9 p.m., inStudio 4, the Workhouse, 9601 OxRoad, Lorton. The paintings of John

Gascot and Mary Gallagher-Stout, or“The Art Monkeys” explore urbanlife, culture and architecture—theircollaboration, or “ongoingconversations,” began with their firstchildren’s book, USA to Z: ArtfulABC’s for Kids of All Ages.www.TheArtMonkeys.com.

Northern Virginia Chorale. 7:30p.m., at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,5800 Backlick Road, Springfield. Thechorale, accompanied by a jazzensemble, presents “AmericanJourneys,” a sentimental musicaljourney that recalls sights and soundsacross the nation from Route 66 toNew York, New York and the like.$20 at the door; $15 in advance.www.northernvirginiachorale.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 16Fairfax Symphony Orchestra:

Masterworks V. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Conductor Christopher Zimmermanperforms J. Strauss’ Emperor Waltzand Tick Tack, Pizzicato, Trisch-Tratsch Polkas and Overture to DieFledermaus; R. Strauss’ Suite fromDer Rosenkavalier, Till Eulenspiegel’sMerry Pranks and Salomé’s Dance.$25-$55. 703-563-1990 orwww.fairfaxsymphony.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 17Display and N Gauge Trains. 1-4

p.m., at the Fairfax Station RoadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. A display withtrains runs all afternoon; museumopen with shows. $3 for adults; $1for children. 703-425-9225 orwww.fairfax-station.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 20West Springfield Pyramid Art

Show. 6-7:30 p.m., at WestSpringfield High School, 6100Rolling Road, Springfield. Ashowcase of art from the entirepyramid school system of WestSpringfield High School,kindergarten through 12th grade.www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 21West Springfield Pyramid Art

Show. 7 a.m.-1 p.m., at WestSpringfield High School, 6100Rolling Road, Springfield. Ashowcase of art from the entirepyramid school system of WestSpringfield High School,kindergarten through 12th grade.www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs.

Artistic Duo IVWatercolor artist Carolyn Grossé and photographer Stephen Gawarecki exhibit

their work at a joint show at Green Spring Horticultural Center Gallery, 4603 GreenSpring Road, Alexandria, through Sunday, April 28, daily from noon-4:30 p.m.Grossé’s paintings range from realistic to abstract and Gawarecki’s work featuresa window series as well as moody landscapes. The artists’ reception is on Sunday,April 7, from 1-3:30 p.m. 703-642-5173.

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Messiah UnitedMethodist Church…

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Love InternationalChurch…703-354-3608New Life Open Bible

Church…703-922-7577New World Unity

Church…703-690-7925International

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Grace PresbyterianChurch…703-451-2900Harvester PresbyterianChurch…703-455-7800Kirkwood PresbyterianChurch…703-451-5320

Assembly of GodHarvest Church…

703-971-7070Word of Life Assemblyof God…703-941-2312

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of Christ…703-451-4011Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter Day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints…

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Ohev Yisrael MessianicCongregation...703-550-0888

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Burke9347 Peter Roy Ct ..............$439,900....Sun 1-4...............Pam Cornelio......McEnearney..703-549-929210807 Oak Wilds Ct............$439,000..Sun 12-3......................Yong Lee ..............Classic..703-791-98935936 Burke Cove Rd #102..$249,950....Sun 1-4......Kathleen Quintarelli............Weichert..703-862-8808

Centreville6487 Trillium House Ln ...... $964,900..Sun 10-4................Jean Marotta......Birch Haven ...703 402-9471

Clifton8215 Cub Den Ct ...............$699,999....Sun 1-3.............Lisa Clayborne...Long & Foster..703-502-8145

Fairfax Station7102 Laketree Ct.................$914,950....Sun 1-4......Kathleen Quintarelli............Weichert..703-862-88088610 Running Fox Ct..........$899,999....Sun 1-4............Billy Thompson..Samson Props...703 409-034011681 Yates Ford Rd..........$859,000.....Sat 1-4.........Judyanne Pfarner ..Samson Props..703-989-8767

Fort Belvoir9169 Prices Cove Ln...........$599,999....Sun 1-4..Tom & Cindy & Assoc...Long & Foster..703-822-0207

Kingstowne/Alexandria3409 Sharon Chapel Rd......$598,000....Sun 1-4 ............Kyle Graumann..Keller Williams..703-562-18006104 Mulberry Ct................$569,500....Sun 1-4.............Brian Mahoney..................EXIT..703-766-46006022 Cromwell Pl...............$499,950....Sun 1-4..Tom & Cindy & Assoc...Long & Foster..703-822-02076649 High Valley Ln............$347,000.....Sat 1-4......................Man Ngo...........Westgate..703-208-99997513 Ashby Ln #K..............$294,900....Sun 1-4...............Cristina Sison..Keller Williams..703-224-6120

Lorton9269 Blu Steel Way ............ $992,500....Sun 1-4....................Bob Lovett ............RE/MAX..703-690-00376830 Tiddle Way.................$699,000....Sun 1-4 ................Beckie Owen...Long & Foster..703-328-4129

Springfield6421 Wainfleet Ct ...............$529,000....Sun 1-4.............Joe Frangipane...Long & Foster..703-628-4430

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Home Sales In January 2013, 79 Springfield homes sold between $800,000-$141,900.


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Edison Girls’ Basketball Wins Northern Region TitleEagles overcome 17-point first-half deficitagainst South Lakes.

Edison freshman Jada Graves cuts off a piece of thenet after the Edison girls’ basketball team beat SouthLakes to win the Northern Region championship onFeb. 23 at Robinson Secondary School.

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When South Lakes seniorMary Severin made a free-throw with 5:54 remainingin the second quarter, the

Edison girls’ basketball team found itself ina 17-point hole in the Northern Regionchampionship game.

Rather than chew out the Eagles for notplaying well early in the contest, head coachDianne Lewis tried to calm them. With nineout of 12 players on the roster being eithera freshman or sophomore, the Eagles werenervous on the big stage. Edison started toimprove and, after sophomore LindseyKrisak buried a 3-pointer with 12 secondsremaining, Edison trailed 31-23 at halftime.

That’s when freshman Jada Graves tookover.

After she scored just one point in the firsthalf, Edison coaches remained positive withthe young guard, who exploded for 22 inthe second half and led the Eagles to a 60-52 victory against South Lakes in the North-ern Region tournament final on Feb. 23 atRobinson Secondary School.

Edison trailed 20-5 at the end of the firstquarter and didn’t record a field goal untiljunior Caitlyn Riley made a layup oneminute into the second quarter, but a slowstart didn’t stop Edison from winning its firstregion title since 2007.

“We knew that they came out hard on us,our kids were tight [and] they were nervous— it was clear they were nervous,” Lewissaid. “My job then was justto calm them down. I keptasking them to just calmdown. [South Lakes] madetheir run, [the Eagles are]going to be fine.”

Graves made sure of it,scoring 13 of her game-high 23 points in the thirdquarter as the Eaglesbattled back to take a 44-42 lead at the end of three.

“I know she was nervous,” Lewis said.“She had a few plays at the beginning whereshe turned the ball over, she made somebad decisions. As a coaching staff, we saidwe’re not going to jump on her becausethat’s just going to compound it. Let’s justkeep encouraging her. You have to coachthis group like that.”

Graves got it done from the inside andfrom the perimeter. She made a trio of 3-pointers and also attacked the rim despitethe presence of South Lakes center AbigailRendle. The 6-foot-2 junior finished with14 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocks, butwas also whistled for three first-half fouls.

“I’m not scared of anybody,” Graves said.“I was going to take it and try to get her in

foul trouble. If she blocks it, [I’m] just go-ing to go again.”

South Lakes led 50-47 after a Rendlebucket with 4:27 remaining in the fourthquarter. Edison answered with back-to-back

3-pointers from freshmanMegan Hendrick andKrisak, which gave theEagles a 53-50 advantageand started a 13-2 run toclose the game.

“There really was neverany doubt,” Krisak saidabout the Eagles overcom-ing a 17-point first-halfdeficit. “... [A]ll of our

teammates were encouraging us. We knewwe had this game.”

Edison’s Riley and Krisak each finishedwith 10 points. Krisak made three 3-point-ers. Senior forward Sheila Sherrill scorednine points and Hendrick had eight.

Graves was named tournament MVP andSherrill was named to the all-tournamentteam.

Edison finished runner-up to MountVernon in the National District, losing threetimes to the Majors during the season. SouthLakes defeated Mount Vernon 46-45 on abuzzer-beater in the regional quarterfinals.

Edison will face Northwest Region run-ner-up Colonial Forge in the VHSL AAA statequarterfinals at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1at Robinson Secondary School.

Edison’s Lindsey Krisak shoots against South Lakes inthe Northern Region final on Feb. 23.

Members of the Edison girls’ basketball team celebrate winning theNorthern Region championship on Feb. 23 at Robinson Secondary School.

“There really wasnever any doubt. ...We knew we hadthis game.”

— Edison sophomoreLindsey Krisak


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