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Alexandria
Gazette Packet
25 Cents
Vol. CCXXVI, No. 9
Serving Alexandria for over 200 years • A Connection Newspaper
March 4, 2010
Taking Land
Property owners prepare to square
off in court with Sanitation
Authority over eminent domain.
Photos by Louise Krafft/Gazette Packet
By Michael Lee Pope
Gazette Packet
hat happens when
the Alexandria
Sanitation Authority determines it
needs property but the owners
won’t sell? The answer to that
question is an eminent domain
case now making its way through
the Alexandria Circuit Court. A
jury will determine the actual price
even though the public authority
has already seized the property.
“It’s outrageous,” said Charles
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Police Chief Earl Cook and Mayor Bill Euille join the 2010 celebrity award
recipients: Community Services Board Team Member Laurie Meyer, LCSW; Retired
District Court Judge Stephen Rideout and Alexandria Police Department Youth
Services Coordinator Peyton Jones.
Alexandria’s Own ‘Oscars’
“O
Snow Lengthens Day
School Board votes to add
10 minutes in the morning and
20 minutes in the afternoon.
lexandria’s public-school
students might not have
been so euphoric about
missing 10 days of school if they
knew it would lengthen the school
day for the rest of the year. But
that’s exactly what’s about to happen starting March 8.
Last week, the Alexandria
School Board voted for the plan
after considering a number of options. One proposal would have
added 30 minutes in the morning.
Another plan would have added
30 minutes in the afternoon. A
compromise plan would have
tacked on 15 minutes in the morn-
A
ing and 15 minutes in the afternoon. Board members ended up
extending the afternoon more
than the morning.
Elementary schools will begin at
7:50 a.m. and dismiss at 2:55 p.m.
Middle schools will begin at 8:20
a.m. and dismiss at 3:35 p.m. And
T.C. Williams High School will
start at 8:25 a.m. and end at 3:05
p.m.
School officials say the adjustment was necessary to meet the
requirement for 1,091.92 instructional hours this school year.
— Michael Lee Pope
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scar Night,” a special celebration to
benefit the Center for Alexandria’s
Children, honored three individuals
for their outstanding dedication to the children
of Alexandria.
❖ Retired District Court Judge Stephen W.
Rideout served as Chief Judge of the Alexandria Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court from
1989 until 2004. Rideout, during his tenure,
placed priority children: Safeguarding them,
placing their interests first and improving services for both the children and the parents in
Alexandria.
❖ Laurie Meyer, a licensed social worker on the
Community Service Board has worked for 19 years
working with children in serious emotional disorder. Meyer is a team leader on the Community
Services Board Home-Based Team working with
traumatized children. She collaborates between
the mental health providers and the social workers to ensure that the best interest of the child is
forefront.
❖ Peyton Jones, the youth services coordinator
with the Alexandria Police Department, has investigated over 3,500 runaway and child in need
of services cases and has conducted over 5,000
counseling sessions for schools, parents, children
and city agencies.
The event was held Thursday, Feb. 25, at the
Belle Haven Country Club.
Hooff, manager of the limited liability company that once owned
this 10-acre tract. “There’s just no
justification for this.”
In court documents, lawyers for
the authority accuse Hooff and
Alexandria prominent land-use
attorney Bernard Fagelson of using questionable means to acquire
the tract. Their story dates back
to the 1960s, when the Virginia
Electric Power Company took
charge of what was then known
as PEPCO Parcel 102. A team of
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Alexandria Gazette Editor Steven Mauren
703-778-9415 or gazette@connectionnewspapers.com
News
Paying Their
Own Piper
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tax bill could
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rate, a task that will be the
culmination of the budget season on
May 3. But they’ll also have to pay their
own personal property taxes.
If the council approves City Manager
Jim Hartmann’s suggested tax rate increase from 90.3 cents for every $100
of assessed value to 97.3 cents for every $100 of assessed value, the average residential property tax bill for City
Council members would be $7,845.
Councilman Rob Krupicka would have
the largest tax increase, with his tax
bill rising from $11,342 to $12,016. Councilwoman Del
Pepper is the only member of council who would have
a declining burden, with her tax bill going from $1,872
last year to $1,717 this year — an indication of the
sharply declining value of condominiums in Alexandria.
Councilwoman Alicia Hughes is a renter and does not
pay property taxes.
Mayor Bill Euille
106 East Nelson Ave.
2010 assessment: $1,090,327
possible tax bill: $10,609
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Graphic by Laurence Foong/Connection Newspapers
Pride and Shame
Remembering the good times and the bad
during the days of segregation.
By Michael Lee Pope
Gazette Packet
native of Alexandria, James Henson
is an attorney who graduated from
Parker Gray High School in 1954.
As a member of the now-defunct all-black
high school’s alumni association, he worked
with city officials to create a dedication ceremony last weekend for the gymnasium and
the pool at the new Charles Houston Recreation Center, which opened last year. The
gym was dedicated to the memory of longtime Parker Gray Coach Louis Johnson and
star football player Morris Siebert, who
would later become an Alexandria recreation employee who provided guidance and
mentoring to youth in the Parker-Gray community for more than two decades. The pool
was dedicated to nine African-American
youths who drowned while swimming in
the Potomac River because they were not
allowed at the whites-only city pool.
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Photo by Michael Lee Pope/Gazette Packet
Why did you become involved in
this dedication?
I’m involved because I love Alexandria,
and I became fascinated with history when
I used to attend St. Joseph’s Catholic School.
We used to celebrate Negro National History Week, and I found some interesting
facts. So I think I started loving history back
then. Since that time I’ve continued to love
James Henson flips through a scrapbook and remembers his days at
Parker Gray High School.
history and Alexandria’s history in particular. And so being a part of some of the African-American history in the city has been a
privilege and a source of pride.
Tell me about Coach Johnson.
I played three sports under Coach — football, basketball and track. He was quiet, but
he was very knowledgeable. He was very
persuasive. Coach had a way of speaking
quietly but carrying a big stick. When he
spoke to you he had a rather deep bass
voice, and he would say I want you guys to
do A, B and C. We didn’t question why. We
did A, B and C. He had a successful coaching career in Charlottesville before coming
to Alexandria in the 1930s. One of the ways
he motivated me was by telling me stories
of his former athletes — one of whom was
Earl Lloyd, who became the first black to
play in the NBA. But he told us about Morris Siebert also.
What was Morris Siebert like?
He had the title of being the cleanest athlete to come through Parker Gray. He took
showers twice a day. He just stayed really
clean, physically clean. And that’s a habit
that stayed with him years later when he
worked for the city’s recreation department
many years later. He played defensive end
on the football team, and I remember him
telling me a story one year, he allowed only
18 yards going around his end. That’s a
pretty stingy amount. Morris was courteous and soft-spoken person who had a very
positive effect on young males. Many of us
didn’t have a father-figure in the home, so
he was like a mentor and a guidance counselor.
What do Johnson and Siebert
represent together?
They represent two strong African-American leaders, who in their own way guided
us through the difficulties of legal segrega
See Remembering, Page 8
Business
Business Notes
Spoiler Alert
Behind the Counter
What was it like to work among the bleeding instruments and
the herbal remedies at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop?
A new tour at the city-owned museum will take visitors behind
the counter for a rare glimpse at the work space occupied by
apothecary employees from the distant past — preserved for many
years by disuse after the building was essentially abandoned.
“It makes it feel more personal,” said Michele Longo, curator of education at the Apothecary Museum. “This is the human
side of the business.”
The museum plans to conduct the $25 tours once a month,
with the next one scheduled for March 20. Visitors will see employee lockers decorated with baseball cards and pinup girls. One
area has a smiley face scrawled on the wall. These are not recreations; they’re the actual workspaces that have remained untouched for many years.
“This is an in-depth tour,” said Longo, adding that the length is
an hour and a half. “And people will have lots of opportunities to
ask questions.”
Reunions Changes Hands
When Ann Donahue opened the antique store and gift store
known as Reunions more than 20 years ago, the retail operation
was located in one of the smaller spaces at Fairlington Centre.
Since then, she grew the business and established a dedicated
client base, eventually moving to a more spacious location in the
strip mall. Now she is ready to step down and hand the business
over to longtime associate Barbara Watts.
“We’re all happy that Ann is going out on a high,” said assistant
manager Susan Hunchar. “She built a wonderful business with
a dedicated client base, and Barbara will continue the Reunions
atmosphere.”
Watts has been with the company since 1989, starting as a sales
associate before becoming assistant manager and bookkeeper.
And although Watts became owner on March 1, don’t expect
Donahue to be a stranger.
“Ann Donahue, while officially retiring, will continue to bring
the cherished one-of-a-kind antiques and decorative accessories
to Reunions,” explained an e-mail sent to the store’s loyal customers.
Network Celebrates 10 Years
Photo by Sandy Levitz Lunner/ Gazette Packet
In many ways movies are judged by their endings. Did the boy
get the girl? Did good triumph over evil? Unfortunately, life’s
narratives aren’t so simple.
Just ask Jim McCabe, owner of the Video Vault — Alexandria’s
premier location for off-the-wall and oddball films. After 25 years
in business, McCabe has decided to sell his inventory of 65,000
titles and close up shop forever. When asked to compare the ending of the Video Vault to a movie, McCabe chose the 1936 classic
“Dodsworth,” an Oscar-award winning film about automobile
tycoon named Sam Dodsworth. He closes his business and
heads to Europe, eventually leaving his cheating wife for another
woman.
“It’s been a bittersweet ending,” said McCabe. “But hopefully
the next chapter of my life will be a happier one.”
A number of plot elements have conspired in this melodramatic
tale. First, there’s the declining nature of packaged media. Consumers can get instant gratification online or order their movies
through Netflix. Then there’s the steadily raising cost of rent and
the declining willingness of customers to spend disposable income in a difficult economy. Ultimately, the business could not
survive. Spoiler alert: disaster looms.
“We’ve been hanging on by a thread for years,” he said. “It’s
time to pack it in.”
For those old-school types who prefer packaged media, the Video
Vault will be selling off all of its titles. That includes all 64 Alfred
Hitchcock movies and 24 Humphrey Bogart titles. The sale
— and the Video Vault — will end on April 30.
Black Opal Gala and
Scholarship Fundraiser
this Saturday.
By Sandy Levitz Lunner
Gazette Packet
he George Washington Masonic Temple’s
Grand Masonic Hall will be transformed into
a sea of black with purple accents this Saturday thanks to detailed planning for the Black Opal
Gala.
Even attendees will be dressed in their finest black
semi-formal or black-tie evening attire, adding to the
ambience. And everyone will be dancing to the YPN Executive Board members gather at
sounds of DJ CEO – the “best dressed DJ on the East the Duke Street office for final gala
Coast,” direct from New York City.
preparations: Director of Social Programs
“We’ve all been working hard to make our first Karen James of Alexandria (left), Presigala a success,” said Karen James, director of social dent Pamela Perkins of Lorton (center)
programs for The Northern Virginia Urban League and Director of Communications
Young Professionals Network (YPN). “And sure, we Courtney McSwain of Alexandria.
want it to be a celebration and party, but we’re also
raising funds for our scholarship program. At 2 a.m.
“Black Opal is a celebration of YPN’s 10 years of
I don’t think task. I think scholarship, and that’s what
service to families and youth in
keeps me going.”
Northern Virginia,” Perkins said.
YPN is an auxiliary organization
YPN has a commitment to
of the Northern Virginia Urban
NOVAUL
to donate at least $5,000
League (NOVAUL) geared to civicWhat: The Black Opal Gala
annually to its scholarship fund for
When: March 6, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
minded professionals ages 21 to
Where: George Washington Masonic Northern Virginia high school stu40. NOVAUL President and CEO Memorial,
101 Callahan Drive, Old dents. Perkins said Black Opal Gala
Lavern Chatman says that YPN Town, Alexandria
proceeds will go to the scholarship
makes the organization relevant.
program, but added other YPN
“This year the National Urban League is 100 years
community
programs
will benefit from the gala, too.
old. Our affiliate is 20. YPN brings in a new generaChatman
thinks
that
any organization without a
tion with skills in new technology and social netyoung,
professional
branch
is missing out.
working. We offer them a training ground where they
“YPN
raises
money.
They
raise
friends and bring in
can learn about community service and actually do
it. Their energy and enthusiasm brings the Urban members. They keep us in touch and keep us relevant as a civil rights organization,” Chatman said.
League efforts to a new level.”
Already more than 200 tickets have been sold to
According to YPN President Pamela Perkins, the
the
Black Opal Gala. Capacity is 250 and YPN is hoporganization was established in 1999 as a way to
identify and develop future leaders of the commu- ing for a sell-out.
For more information contact Karen James at
nity. Perkins says the group has grown from 20 memsocial@nvulypn.org,
703-785-9762. Tickets can be
bers when she joined eight years ago to more than
purchased
online
for
$60 at www.nvulypn.org.
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Details
Eminent Domain Case Goes to Court
From Page 1
lawyers from land-use powerhouse
McGuire Woods is ready to argue in court
that Hooff abused his position as commissioner in a scheme involving Fagelson’s secretary conveying a bogus title.
“During the course of discovery in the
condemnation action, the authority uncovered evidence that Hooff-Fagelson may not
hold title to the entire property,” the lawyers wrote. “Mr. Hooff never informed the
court that he had utilized his position as
commissioner and recorded a deed purportedly conveying PEPCO Parcel 102 to
himself and Mr. Fagelson.”
Hooff strongly denied this allegation and
accuses the sanitation authority of acting
in bad faith during their unsuccessful negotiation. He says he was willing to consider an offer of $30 million for a slice of
land formally known as the Hooff-Fagelson
Tract, but the deal fell apart when the auSee A Taking, Page 24
Photo by Michael Lee Pope
The site in dispute once had a Thrifty rent-a-car
operation, which is now closed. The wastewater
treatment facility can be seen in the distance.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 4
Open House. 6:30-8 p.m. Learn more
about Alexandria Academy, a new
independent classical day school
opening for grades 5-8 in Old Town,
Alexandria. Headmaster Thomas
Soule will be available to answer
questions. Parents are welcome to
bring their children. Visit
www.alexandria-academy.org. At the
Alexandria Academy, 400 South
Washington Street, Alexandria.
SATURDAY/MARCH 6
Park and Rec Retreat. 8 a.m. to
noon. City of Alexandria Park and
Recreation Commission Schedules
Retreat. To discuss and determine
priority actions for the next 12 to 24
months. At the Community Room at
the Station at Potomac Yard, 650
Maskell Street, Alexandria. Call 703746-5501.
Fort Ward Park History Group
Meeting. 10 a.m. to noon.
Participants are invited to the Fort
Ward Park History Group meeting at
Oakland Baptist Church, 3408 King
St., Alexandria. Workgroup members
are recording family history,
identifying features such as graves,
documenting historical photographs
including family and landscape
images, and helping with other
projects related to the history of the
site. Visit www.fortward.org or call
703-746-4554.
MONDAY/MARCH 8
‘Turn the Page’ Community
Reading Event Special
Presentation. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Presentation by Co-Author Ashley
Merryman who will discuss her book
“NurtureShock: New Thinking about
Children” and will be available to
sign copies of it after the program. At
T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King
St., Alexandria. Call 703-824-6635.
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News
ACCT on It
By McKenya
Dilworth-Abdalla
other Nature shattered
the hopes and dreams
of many first time performers participating in Celebrations Around the Globe, a performance of ACCT (Alexandria’s City
Community Theatre) sponsored
by the Department of Recreation,
Parks and Cultural Activities
Recreation this past December 2009, with
its unprecedented snow attack.
Well, since then we have had
some time to think over just how
we offended Mother Nature and
atone for the mishaps through vigorous efforts of recycling and other
things to be kind to our Earth.
Now, we can announce to our
faithful audience and supporters
that we are going to perform Celebrations Around the Globe on
Saturday, March 27, at 4 p.m. at
the Kauffman Auditorium at the
Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson Street
in Old Town. The performance
highlights the ways in which
people from all over world express
everything from happiness to rites
of passage ceremonies. We also
have the pleasure of collaborating
with other community organizations and groups with this performance, featuring Urban Inspirations, Life Through Dance at
Ramsay and The Empty Chair Theatre Company.
If you would like to donate your
time and/or resources to ACCT
please contact McKenya DilworthAbdalla at 703-746-5533.
Some of ACCT’s upcoming and
on-going workshops:
❖ Little Thespians Acting
Games (ages-5-6) (7-8) (9-10)
❖ Beginning Puppet Theatre
(ages-5-6) (7-8) (9-10)
❖ Multilingual Children’s Theatre Workshop (ages-5-6) (7-8)
(9-10).
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Correction
In the Feb. 25 edition of the Gazette Packet, the caption for the
bake sale, “Helping Haiti,” was
incorrect. The bake sale was
planned and coordinated by four
Del Ray children: Mein and
Phoebe LaMountain and Skylar
and Rain Camerlinck. Several Del
Ray neighbors donated goods for
the bake sale and over $1000 was
raised for Doctors Without Borders/Haiti relief.
Also the spelling of one of the
neighborhood children that assisted with selling should have
been noted as Carter Rutherford.
Business
Small Local Firm Offers Large Pool of Consultants
By Michael K. Bohn
Kelly,
Anderson
president
Tim
Vigotsky,
right,
meets
with
three of
his staff,
from left,
Ari
Gerstman,
LaShawn
Faison,
and
Michelle
Salta.
Gazette Packet
hen business and government executives talk about
successful consulting companies, many people think
of thousands of Booz Allen or SAIC employees ensconced in huge glass-walled skyscrapers in Tysons. Yet there is another successful consulting version, one located in a
small building on North Washington Street
that blends easily in Old Town.
Kelly, Anderson & Associates has an unusual business model that allows the company to keep a light local footprint and integrate itself with Alexandria values and
business structure.
The 26-year-old, privately held company
has only 17 employees, but draws upon a
pool of 550 experts who are retired or
former government experts. Kelly, Anderson keeps about 300 members this talented
corps working at any one time. The company offers a wide range of services to both
the federal government and private industry.
“It’s a great way to bring experienced
people to bear on a matter quickly, and
make our services more useful and efficient,” said Tim Vigotsky, Kelly, Anderson
president. An Alexandria native who attended St. Mary’s and Bishop Ireton,
Vigotsky said that some of the company’s
Photo by Michael K. Bohn
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part-timers specialize in solving problems
for government clients, while others help
those seeking to win competitive contracts
with the government. The company keeps
those two groups apart.
“Kelly Anderson is an extraordinarily ethical firm,” said Alexandria resident Cora
Beebe, formerly an assistant secretary in the
Treasury Department and a deputy assistant
secretary at Education. One of Kelly
Anderson’s busiest part time consultants,
Beebe said that the company carefully separates activities that might suggest a conflict
or interest and all involved sign non-disclosure agreements. “I love working for Kelly,
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Anderson,” said Beebe, who lives in Seminary Hill. “I can still contribute to good
government.”
Dennis Fischer, a retired government
employee living in San Diego, echoes
Beebe’s thoughts. “Kelly, Anderson helps
make the government work better for the
taxpayer,” said Fischer, an outside director
of the firm. “The firm gives many folks a
chance to contribute part time and extend
their working career.”
IN ADDITION to physically blending in
with Alexandria businesses, Kelly, Anderson seeks other ways of being a good neigh-
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bor. “It is important to our company that
we give something back to the city,” said
Jim Kelly, co-founder and chief executive
officer. Kelly Anderson participates in
Alexandria’s Holiday Sharing Program to
help needy families, and donates time and
funds to the city’s Carpenter’s Shelter.
“Our employees own half of the company
and they fully support our effort to help
those less fortunate,” said Kelly.
Vigotsky lives with his wife in Centreville,
but stays in an Old Town apartment during
the week. “I can see the St. Mary’s steeple
from my window,” he said. Vigotsky, who
retired from the federal government in
2004, started with U.S. Geological Survey
in 1979. He rose through management
ranks to become the associate director for
management at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. In 1997, he created the National Business Center at the Department
of Interior, and grew the program from a
$20 million per year operation to a billion
dollar budget in 2004. NBC is a self-funded
provider of services throughout the federal
government.
Away from work, Vigotsky coached the
Westfield High School golf team to the 2009
Virginia state AAA championship. He
learned the game as a youngster at Mount
Vernon Country Club and remains one of
the Washington area’s top amateur golfers.
Also, Vigotsky is the president of the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association.
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News
Photos by LaShawn Avery/Gazette Packet
Dedication
Mayor William Euille greets
residents at the dedication of
the Charles Houston Recreation
Center’s gymnasium and pool.
The Parker-Gray archive provided photographs for arriving guests to see
inside the Charles Houston Recreation Center lobby before the dedication
ceremony. The gymnasium is named the “Johnson-Siebert Gymnasium,”
in honor of two men who served the City’s African American youth: Louis
R. Johnson, Parker-Gray High School coach and athletic director, and
Morris R. Siebert, one of Johnson’s star players, a World War II veteran,
Pentagon employee, and part-time City Recreation employee who provided guidance and mentoring to youth in the Parker-Gray community for
more than two decades. The pool is named “The Memorial Pool,” in
honor of African American youth who drowned in the Potomac River and
in local creeks during segregation, when they were not permitted to use
the City pool on Cameron Street because of their race.
Parker-Gray alumnus Horace
Burton describes Louis R. W.
Johnson during “A Day of Remembrance” at Charles Houston
Recreation Center on Saturday,
Feb. 27.
Remembering Life During the Days of Segregation
From Page 3
tion in Alexandria. This was a time when
we had separate water fountains and bathrooms. When you got on bus, you had to
walk to the back. George Washington High
School was just a half mile from Parker Gray,
but I couldn’t go over there and use the
track. But Coach and Morris had high expectations. They gave you a positive attitude about life. They taught you to be a man
and be responsible. And while you were in
that kind of euphoria, you weren’t thinking
about sitting in the back of the bus or using
a separate water fountain. They filled our
minds with positive thoughts.
Let’s talk about the nine AfricanAmericans who drowned in the
Potomac River. What happened
with these cases?
They couldn’t go to the Cameron Street
pool because it was white only. But the river
was very close. And despite most parents
telling their kids to stay away from the river,
when parents are working and the river is
near and the day is hot, they were drawn
to the Potomac River. Some of them couldn’t
swim, really. But they got in the river and
unfortunately they drowned. They paid a
price, a terrible price.
Would they have drowned if the
city had a pool that blacks could
use?
Well, that’s a difficult question. I think
Neighborhoods
Obituary
Sally J.
Dzikiewicz
Sally J. (Raynes) Dzikiewicz,
age 71, formerly of Alexandria, died on Feb. 11, 2010, at
Maimonides Medical Center in
Brooklyn, N.Y. She was the
wife of the late Eugene
Dzikiewicz, who died in December 2007.
Born in Salem, Mass. on Feb. 16,
1938, Sally was the daughter of
the late Harry and Susan (George)
Raynes. She was a graduate of Salem High School and Salem State
College.
Upon graduation, Sally taught at
Marblehead Junior High School.
She later served as a policewoman
on the Massachusetts State Police.
After marrying she held a number
of jobs ranging from legal secretary to vintage postcard dealer.
there would probably have been no chance
of them drowning the way they drowned
in the Potomac River. But there would have
been less a chance of them drowning because they would have had the opportunity to learn how to swim from qualified
instructors. That’s why I’m so pleased that
the youth who come here to the Memorial
Pool will have a better opportunity than
the youth who came through the era of segregation when that opportunity was denied.
She lived
for many
years in Alexandria,
until her
love of New
York City
led her to
move to
Brooklyn in
2008.
M o r e
than anything else, Sally loved caring for children, whether as
mother, grandmother, aunt,
teacher, home daycare provider, or
foster mother. She will be warmly
remembered for her feisty, affectionate nature and her abundant
sense of humor.
She is survived by her two children, Joseph Dzikiewicz and his
wife, Julia of Alexandria, and Sara
Heard and her husband, Gary of
Brooklyn, N.Y.; four adored grand-
children, Andrew, Katherine, and
Diana Dzikiewicz, and Marjorie
Heard; two sisters, Mary
Stenberg of Doylestown, Pa. and
Joan and her husband, Charles
Gilligan of Beverly, Ma.; two
brothers, Richard and his wife,
Patricia Raynes of Palm Harbor,
Fla. and George and his wife,
Laura Raynes of Salem, Ma. and
several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grand-nephews. She
was predeceased by her brother,
Robert Raynes, and her sister,
Carol Marler.
Her funeral service was held on
Saturday, Feb. 20 at St. Peter’s
Episcopal Church in Salem.
In addition, there will be an
open house held at 7804 Suffolk
Court, Alexandria on Saturday,
March 6 from 2 – 6 p.m. For more
information and to send online
condolences, visit www.grondin
funeralservices.com.
Taylor Run
PANCAKES
The Rev. Amanda Eiman celebrated her birthday on Shrove
Tuesday by leading Emmanuel
Episcopal’s Youth Group as they
put on a pancake supper. Kim
Thomas and Joe Scott are coleaders.
Olivia and James Bambera,
Sylvie and Isabelle Harris,
Greer Bateman, Clair Bilodeau,
Gareth Markel, Thomas and
Perry Conner, and Jimmy
Carragher also toiled away in
the kitchen.
Among the hundred or so
who showed up to celebrate
Mardi Gras the Anglican way
were Barbara Harslem and
George Tuttle, Meredith and
Douglas Wade, Nancy and
Darry Dupree, Nancy Kuhn and
Bucky Mills, and Dakota Kelso
Hunt with father Nathaniel.
JOHNSON BRUNCH
Every now and then Darlene and
Dick Johnson roll up their sleeves
and throw a party for the whole
neighborhood.
Bravely ignoring the snow, they
did it again last week, putting
forth a splendid brunch for all except some who were in Ghana,
New Zealand, Pittsburgh, and
Florida (or bed in the case of LK
Hunt).
Lawsons,
Schmittls,
Schoenhauses, Rutherfords,
Gallaghers,
Campagnas,
Beckmanns, Swindells, Welches,
O’Kellys, Kaplowitzes, and Steve
Robins and Jan Cunyall came and
had a good time.
— Lois Kelso Hunt
News
Old Town Historic House Hosts Teddy Bear Picnic
Children learn
about Victorian
era games and
history
ith their favorite
teddy bear or
stuffed toy in tow,
more than 20 girls
from area communities enjoyed a
Victorian era picnic at Old Town’s
Lee-Fendall House last Saturday,
Feb. 27. They played traditional
Victorian era games, learned about
the history of the teddy bear and
enjoyed a picnic lunch on blankets
spread in the entryway of the museum.
Shelly Logar of Lorton brought
her daughter Ainsley for a fun
“hands-on history lesson.”
Anne Marie Brandow, leader of
Brownie Girl Scout Troop #2743
in Springfield said the girls in her
troop get to select from suggested activities, and they picked
the Teddy Bear Picnic. “It’s a fun
W
Photo by Sandy Levitz Lunner /Gazette Packet
Enjoying cookies at the Teddy Bear Picnic
are 7-year old Ainsley of Lorton and 4-year
old Hannah of Alexandria.
Details
Contributed photo
Clockwise: Leah Block, Cora Stadtmueller, Kendall Rogers, Madison
Freeman-McFarland, Lindsay Brandow, Morgan Rogers, and Jacqueline
Stallworth.
way to learn about history,” she
added.
The Lee-Fendall House is recognized for its architecture,
decorative arts and archival col-
lections. It is restored to its early
Victorian stature and represents a
Lee family home of the 1850-1870
period. Owned and operated by
the Virginia Trust for Historic Pres-
The Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden
614 Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-548-1789
http://www.leefendallhouse.org/
ervation, the house is open
Wednesday through Saturday 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. Private tours are available for groups of ten or more.
Educational tours for schools,
youth groups and Girl Scouts are
also available. Advance reservations required.
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Opinion
Increasing Burden, But No Tools
State will cut hundreds
of millions in
expenditures that
localities will have to
pay for; but how?
n Virginia, localities like Fairfax County,
Arlington or the City of Alexandria, have
only the exact powers that the Virginia
General Assembly has bestowed upon
I
them.
The right to extend protection from discrimination to particular groups? No.
The right to decide when school will open in
the Fall? No.
The authority to tax income? No, only the
state can tax Northern Virginia residents’ income, and then the state spends that income
everywhere but here. Northern Virginia gets
back less than 20 cents on the dollar it sends
to Richmond. No “piggyback” income tax allowed.
The authority for local elected officials to
consider a variety of broad based sources of
revenue to fund schools and other services?
No.
And let’s be clear, voters could evict representatives who overstepped tolerances.
So now as the state budgets is shaping up,
or shaping down would be more accurate,
without knowing the exact details or numbers,
it’s clear that hundreds of millions of dollars
in non-optional social services and education
expenses (K-12 and higher education) will shift
to localities.
Localities are already grappling with decreases in revenue because of the decline in
real estate values. And taxing real estate, commercial and residential, makes up the vast
majority of most localities’ revenue base.
Arlington has proposed increasing the property tax rate by more than 11 percent, or 9
cents.
Fairfax’s real estate property tax rate would
increase from $1.04 to $1.09, though the drop
in home values would mean that Fairfax residents would pay approximately $48.55 less on
their property tax bill than they did last year.
Home values in Fairfax declined between 3
percent and nearly 8 percent, depending on
location
(see
chart
at
http://
connectionnewspapers.com/
photoview.asp?id=218615). But consider the
drop in value since the top of the market. In
McLean, the jurisdiction that held up the best,
assessments are down 12.5 percent from the
top a few years ago. In Lorton, assessments
are down 28.7 percent from the top of the
market.
So while in Richmond, the General Assembly slashes and burns its way to a budget with
no revenue increases, here where the rubber
meets the road, there are few options, because
the General Assembly won’t allow them.
They’re passing the bill, but refusing to allow
any reasonable method of making up the difference.
Letters to the Editor
Smoke
And Mirrors
otherwise. Indeed, Hartman, City
staff and many on City Council are
shouting from the rooftops that
the City is eliminating 67 positions
and that “Staff reductions would
result in reduced service hours at
some City facilities, and cuts to
programs and services.” One
would think the world is on the
brink of disaster. To quote one of
our more illustrious Presidents:
Bull feathers!
Photo by LaShawn Avery/Gazette Packet
To the Editor:
Regardless of political persuasion, Party or other personal circumstances, it is crystal clear to all
that we are, and have been for
quite awhile, in extremely challenging and dangerous economic
times. Whether it is your business,
your employer, your local volun-
teer organization, or your own
budget, we are all cutting back and
spending less … except the City
of Alexandria.
Only in Alexandria could a
multi-million dollar budget increase and a 7.8 percent tax increase in the midst of such circumstances be considered “status quo.”
Of course City Manager Jim
Hartman (salary $233,083.59 plus
benefits) would have you think
Martha Washington teaches the proper manner to
serve and drink tea to members of Girl Scouts Troop
6345 members during “A Tea with Martha Washington” inside Gadsby Tavern
Museum on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Martha’s Etiquette
It turns out that 50 of these positions are already vacant. Indeed,
37 of these positions (55 percent)
have been vacant for at least three
months. When one penetrates the
smoke, only 17 actual City employees will actually be at risk of losing their positions. But, wait, it
turns out that most, if not all of
these individuals, will fill other
positions within the city bureaucracy. Net real job reductions:
Zero.
Upon further inquiry we were
dismayed to learn that only 2 of
these 67 positions make over
$100,000 per year, thus, proving
that egalitarian Alexandria lives by
the Golden Rule: He, who has the
Gold, makes the rules. This budget show also comports with Professional Politicians’ #1 Rule for
budget cutting: Always cut the
most visible, street level people
first to maximize public pain while
preserving the overly expensive,
but politically connected bureaucrats and nonperforming programs.
The smoke and mirrors budget
approach taken by the City should
come as no surprise to
Alexandrians. Why? The simple
fact is that the budget initiative lies
within the City bureaucracy, which
creates all the draft budgets and
sets up the overall budget framework and discussion. Simply put,
the foxes are guarding the hen
house and, as past experience has
shown, most City Council members have been too disinterested
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State Budget: Where Senate and House Differ
Patricia S. Ticer
State Senator
his week, both the House
of Delegates and Senate
have passed their version
of Virginia’s 2010-2012 biennial budget. Within the next two
weeks, a conference committee composed of an equal number of Delegates
and Senators will meet to hammer out the
differences before its final passage in the
General Assembly. Although I am encouraged by the timely progress bemade, the final product will
Weekly ing
most assuredly be disappointUpdate ing.
The Senate version passed
with 30 to 10 votes, including bipartisan
support from eight of my Republican colleagues. I share Majority Leader Saslaw’s
elation that the Senate could obtain this
margin of support from both parties.
I have heard from many of you regarding
the cut in funding for the Commission on
the Arts in the budget proposed in the
House of Delegates; their budget would
reduce the funding by 50 percent in the
2011 fiscal year and would eliminate all
funding and the Commission itself in
FY2012. I am happy to report that this is
T
not the Senate version.
The Senate Finance Committee kept Governor Kaine’s
recommendation which was to
cut the funding to the arts by
16 percent for the biennium,
and to keep the Commission
on the Arts. It is unfortunate
that we need to cut at all, but
this is consistent with the rest
of the budget. Hopefully, the Senate version will prevail through the conference
committee and this session of the General
Assembly.
As I have mentioned before, one particularly disheartening casualty of the cuts will
be the Healthy Families program. Since the
early 1990s, the Healthy Families program
has enjoyed tremendous success in Northern Virginia helping first-time parents deal
with the challenges of raising a child. Its
mission to “provide education in parenting,
health, nutrition, problem-solving, stress
management, and other areas as needed”
is invaluable in an economy which adversely
impacts couples trying to start a family. Both
versions call for at least $2 million in cuts
to the program.
Health Families is one of countless victims of the decreased revenue from the economic downturn. Educators, students, pub-
lic safety officials, those dependent on
Virginia’s health services as well as the arts
will feel the brunt of these cuts as we try to
bridge a multi-billion dollar budget gap.
Senate Democrats are attempting to
thread the needle – closing the budget gap
while satisfying Governor McDonnell’s demands for no new taxes and maintaining
the current level of car tax reimbursements.
Although these cuts are drastic, they represent the limited options we confront given
Governor McDonnell’s veto threats.
On another note, a Republican-sponsored
gas tax indexing bill, tying the state’s gas
tax to the average rate of fuel efficiency and
which I supported, was defeated by a House
subcommittee after receiving broad bipartisan support in the Senate. Money generated by the legislation would have been
used toward transportation funding. I fear
common sense revenue solutions like this
are being carelessly written off as just another tax hike. Virginians are depending on
Richmond for leadership in transportation,
and this measure would have been one step
in the right direction.
As a member of the Senate Committee
on Transportation, I agreed to carry a bill
which would have increased the minimum
distance of separation which other vehicles
must allow when passing bicycles from two
to three feet. This safety bill passed the Senate unanimously, but was laid on the table
in the House Committee on transportation
meaning it is dead for this session.
I am pleased to report that my colleague,
Senator McEachin, will hold a press conference on clean energy policies and ask the
office of Attorney General Cucinelli to provide a fiscal impact statement to the General Assembly on this matter. He has asked
me to speak as I am chair of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation
and Natural Resources which sees most of
the green legislation
Like our President and the head of EPA, I
am concerned about greenhouse gas emissions. According to an Ernst & Young survey, the top insurance risk in 2008 was climate change. Many health issues are at
stake, as well as our state’s economy. For
example, with warmer temperatures comes
higher salinity – when the two are combined
you create a situation that could have a
devastating effect on Virginia’s billion dollar fishing industry.
As always, I welcome your ideas and opinions. If you are ever in Richmond, please
come and visit. I am in Room 329 in the
General Assembly Building at 910 East
Broad Street. I can also be reached by email
at district30@senate.virginia.gov.
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through their homeowner’s fees and, on
average, about 700 residents take advantage of the shuttle on a daily basis.
Unfortunately, the Cameron Station
shuttle runs only on City of Alexandria-designated streets and the homeowner’s association is unable to clear City roads. While
we retain our own snow contractor for a
majority of the community, Cameron Station simply does not have the equipment
or manpower to clear the City-owned streets
in the community. We must turn to the City
for help.
In an apparent oversight that didn’t reveal itself until the significant December
snowfall, many public streets in Cameron
Station did not have the appropriate priority snow removal designation to allow us
to safely execute the required Cameron Station TMP. With the assistance of Vice Mayor
Kerry Donley and a great response by City
staff and Council, not only were we able to
get City streets cleared in order to operate
our shuttle safely in December, but the
street upgrade allowed for a more effective
response to the storm in February 2010.
When the Federal Government reopened at
the conclusion of the February storm, because of the City’s efforts and the work of
our own snow removal contractor, Cameron
Station was able to start moving back to
normal operations.
Like the City, we continue to learn lessons in snow removal as a result of these
historic storms. Although not perfect, our
ability to respond to snow in Cameron Station has been greatly improved by working
together with the City of Alexandria. Thanks
again to all how have been a part of our
efforts.
Here’s to spring coming sooner than when
Punxsutawney Phil had predicted.
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or afraid of special interests to protect the
taxpayers’ interests. As a result of City
Council’s previous lack of judgment and
inability to make sound financial decisions,
Alexandrians will be paying higher taxes on
devalued properties to obtain fewer services.
It is time for City Council to act on behalf
of the City’s taxpayers.
The time for real, nonpartisan, budget
reform is now.
To follow:
1. Recommendations for immediate real
budget cuts with a minimal impact on taxpayers
2. Long-term, systemic City budget reform
and operational proposals.
Bud Miller
Alexandria
Easy Choice
To the Editor:
When is an “Administrative Ass’t.” of
greater worth than a “Detective”? …. Re:
“Domestic Violence Administrative Assistant” ($82,846) and a “Vice Detective”
($71,527) … on Page 5, Alexandria Gazette;
2/25-3/3 2010, “Other Potential Police Cutbacks.” Noting the word “potential” budget
cutbacks, if it comes down to a choice between the two, I vote to eliminate the Admin
Ass’t.!
May I add a p.s. comment on pg. 12?
Congratulations to Dr. Sherman for his
“Opinion” piece on the positive aspects of
charter schools regarding standards, transwww.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Andrew Biache Jr.
Alexandria
Snowstorm
Lessons Learned
To the Editor:
On behalf of myself and the approximately 6,000 residents of Cameron Station,
I’d like to express my appreciation to the
City of Alexandria City Council and City
staff regarding their response to what may
be remembered as the Great Snow of 20092010. While it’s conceivable our City would
see storms of this magnitude over a multiyear period, having two in one season truly
is something most are not eager to see anytime soon.
Acknowledging some humor in this next
statement, we actually consider the storm
in December to be a welcome event. It
brought to light significant snow removal
issues that had never been experienced by
our community in the short 11 years of
Cameron Station’s existence, simply because we had not experienced snow storms
of this magnitude. One of the issues it revealed was how public streets in Cameron
Station are designated for snow removal by
the City of Alexandria.
As required by the City, Cameron Station
executes a Transportation Management
Plan (TMP) that provides our residents
shuttle service to the Van Dorn Metro station. Our residents pay for this service
Michael Kuhl
President,
Cameron Station Community Association
Help Protect
Winkler Preserve
To the Editor:
I, along with about 200 other people on
very short notice, gathered to support The
Winkler Botanical Preserve before attending the BRAC/Mark Center Advisory Group
meeting at Minnie Howard School on Feb.
17. The parking lots were full and the school
cafeteria was packed to standing room only
with residents of all ages who continue to
show their support for Winkler
This meeting coincided with the release
of The Virginia Department of
Transportation’s (VDOT) preliminary report, The Mark Center Access Study. http:/
/ w w w. v a m e g a p r o j e c t s . c o m /
faqsdocuments/mark-center-documents/ .
This draft report studies two exit ramp and
highway alternatives suggested by VDOT,
to solve the inevitable traffic nightmare that
awaits City residents when an estimated
6,400-plus Department of the Army, Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) employees move into the BRAC-133 facility
now under construction at Mark Center.
The VDOT report reinforces the misguided impression that Alternative D —
which calls for constructing a 34-foot high
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exit ramp and highway from I395 directly through the Winkler
Preserve — is the best alternative
to solve our traffic woes. By restricting the study to two narrow
alternatives, VDOT now presents
citizens with a false choice and a
limited one at that. Presenting Alternative D as its “best” solution,
based partly on the highly questionable assumption that HOT
Lanes are operational, serves
solely to perpetuate an alternative
that has been rejected by our community, Mayor and City Council,
the Alexandria School Board, state
delegates Charniele Herring and
David Englin, and now Congressman Jim Moran as well.
The VDOT report does not
specify exactly how much land is
needed and how the government
would acquire this land from the
Winkler Preserve and Institute for
Defense Analyses (IDA) to build
Alternative D. Both the Winkler
Preserve and IDA are privately
owned and their owners have no
desire to sell. The fact is that Alternative D would require the government to seize and take privately owned property by eminent
domain. Seizing private property
should be a last resort, for only the
most important of reasons, not a
first solution for lack of a better
idea
Congressman Moran attended
the 2/17 meeting and spoke passionately about the need to develop viable traffic solutions based
on realistic assumptions, as well
as the absolute necessity of protecting the Winkler Preserve for
our children and community. He
believes that better alternatives
exist, including the possibility of
creating access from I-395,
through the WHS property, which
the federal government already
owns. Moran concluded his remarks by announcing that he will
stop federal funding of any proposal to build a highway through
the Winkler Preserve. Congressman Moran has pledged to help
protect the Preserve and we
greatly appreciate his efforts.
The Mayor and nearly all of the
Alexandria City Council also attended the 2/17 meeting. Councilwoman Alicia Hughes deserves
kudos for her public request to
VDOT for greater transparency
about how VDOT will proceed, in
light of the overwhelming opposition in Alexandria to Alternative
D.
At this meeting, for the first
time, Alexandria residents learned
that VDOT will not take Alternative D, or any other proposal, to
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), which must approve
all new federal highway inter-
changes, without the support of
local jurisdictions. It was encouraging to hear that VDOT is required to obtain the City’s support
before any more time and tax dollars are wasted studying proposals that are not acceptable. The
many citizens who are outraged
over the current proposal expect
our City Council to hold firm now
in its unanimous support to protect the Preserve and continue to
work with VDOT to find appropriate alternative solutions
Much to everyone’s surprise,
VDOT also considers Fairfax
County to be a local jurisdiction
for purposes of this study. Fairfax
County’s Board of Supervisors has
already seen fit to weigh in, recommending Alternative D, which
requires seizing Winkler Botanical
Preserve and IDA’s property. Our
City Council must not let this go
unanswered and must insist that
Alexandria’s position is accorded
greater weight than that of Fairfax
County.
All parties need to consider multiple options as a combined solution to this looming traffic mess
before us. Congressman Moran
believes the site’s Remote Inspection Facility (RIF) is unnecessary
for this location and suggests
eliminating or relocating it to use
the space as an access point. IDA
has also proposed a similar alternative. Many residents made suggestions during the Beauregard
Small Area Plan Work-session and
Meeting in January.
VDOT is not able to build highway access in time for the 2011
opening of the WHS site. It could
be four to six years before any road
is completed. Therefore, common
sense tells us that 6,400-plus employees will not be able to get
there without causing traffic nightmares for the entire region for the
next four to six years at best. The
2011 opening date needs to be
pushed back until there is a traffic
management solution in place. It
is that simple. Building a transit
area for buses on site is not going
to help if the buses are stuck in
gridlock. At the minimum, the City
should require that occupancy be
phased in over the time that it
takes to build roads to support the
BRAC facility.
The Winkler Botanical Preserve
is truly an oasis to be treasured
within Alexandria’s increasingly
urban landscape. To walk its forested grounds is to witness firsthand the existing adverse impacts
of the looming BRAC complex and
to understand how devastating an
exit ramp and highway through
the Preserve would be. No one at
the state or federal level has even
begun to conduct studies to evalu
Alexandria Old Town Historic District Office
400 King Street
Congratulates These Fine Agentson an Outstanding Job in 2009
Master’s Club $20 Million or More
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President’s Club $3-5 Million
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Alexandria Old Town Historic District Office
Congratulates These Fine Agents on an Outstanding Job in 2009
Director’s Club $2-3 Million
Denise Elfes
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Executive’s Club $1-2 Million
Ellen Young
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Major Antiques Show in Alexandria
ntiques In Alexandria, a show featuring 60 of the nation’s top antique
dealers, returns to Flippin Field
House at the Episcopal High School, 3900
West Braddock Road, Alexandria, on March
12-14. Hours for the show are 11 a.m. to
8 p.m. on Friday, March 12; 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. on Saturday, March 13; and 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. A Gala Preview Party will be held on Thursday, March
11 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Antiques In Alexandria features a wide
array of fine American, English, Oriental
and Continental furniture, silver, porcelain,
rugs, paintings, jewelry, clocks, folk art,
garden furniture, and other decorative arts.
With 60 nationally-recognized dealers, Antiques in Alexandria has dealers of interest
A
Arts ❖ Entertainment ❖ Leisure
to all collectors.
Among the dealers exhibiting are Mark
and Marjorie Allen, W. Graham Arader III,
Alfred Bullard, Douglas Constant, Judd Gregory, G. Sergeant Antiques, Andrew
Spindler, and William Cooke.
Special events at this year’s show include
a guided show tour with a decorative arts
expert (Friday, 10 a.m. $25), an illustrated
folk art lecture with Americana expert Bev
Norwood (Friday, 2 p.m. $25), a speakeasy
party (Friday, 6-8 p.m. $45), a champagne
brunch with Chris Jussel, original host of
Antiques Roadshow (Saturday, 11 a.m.
$45), an evaluation and conservation clinic
(Saturday, 2-5 p.m. $5 per item), a lecture
and fashion show on the eight-decade history of the cocktail dress (Sunday, 1 p.m.
The show features 60 of the
nation’s top antique dealers.
($35), and a loan exhibition (Spirits in
America).
Proceeds from ticket sales and special
events benefit three Washington-area charities. Admission is $15 per person and includes
a show catalog. There is free parking, a cafe
and a bar.
Visit www.antiquesin
alexandria.com or call 703-548-SHOW.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Is March 6
The City of Alexandria and the Ballyshaners (Gaelic for “Old Towners”) will host the 29th Annual
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, in celebration of Irish-American heritage on Saturday, March 6. The parade
begins at King and West Streets and follows a route down King Street, past the reviewing stand at
North Royal Street, and ends on the block of Fairfax Street between King Street and Cameron
Street. The parade will begin at 12:30 p.m., and is expected to conclude by 2:30 p.m. The Grand
Marshal for the 2010 Parade will be Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, Commanding General, U.S. Army
Materiel Command.
The day’s festivities officially kick off with the Classic Car Show Competition. The show starts at
10 a.m. with automobiles on display on North Pitt Street at King Street. The Fun Dog Show begins
at 10:30 a.m. in Market Square (corner of North Royal and King Streets) and will conclude at noon.
All events are sponsored by the Ballyshaners, a not-for-profit group that organizes and orchestrates the Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade in partnership with the City of Alexandria. Visit
www.ballyshaners.org.
All That Jazz!
Big Band sparks “Chicago.”
By Brad Hathaway
The Gazette
he rocking jazz sound of one of the best community theater bands in recent memory kicks off the
Little Theatre of Alexandria’s new production of
Kander and Ebb’s fabulously entertaining musical “Chicago” when they launch into the flashy opening number,
“All That Jazz.” The band, however, is only one of the pleasures this superb production offers.
There is a fine pair of performances by the leading ladies. Bethany Blakey is a super-sexy hardened murderess
awaiting trial in Chicago’s women’s detention center under the extortionist supervision of “Matron Mama Morton”
(Jennifer Strand). Jordan Hougham is wonderfully flighty
on the surface but with a devious plotting brain underneath as the fame-intoxicated new arrival on murderer’s
row. Both sing and dance well either separately or as a
team in the up-tempo finale “Nowadays/R.S.V.P./Keep It
Hot.”
The show also offers an equally fine pair of principal
supporting actor performances. Andy Izquierdo is just as
flashy and flamboyant as you could want as the defense
attorney who believes he can win any defendant an acquittal through pure razzle-dazzle and he’s in fine voice
for the smarmy “All I Care About” (is love) and, aided by
Hougham, handles the faux-ventriloquism of “We Both
Reached for the Gun” with high humor. Jon Keeling pulls
off the sometimes difficult trick of drawing comic attention to his character’s principal characteristic as the
wronged husband who is such a milquetoast as to be practically invisible. His droll delivery of “Mr. Cellophane” is a
kick and he gets a great laugh when requesting his “exit
T
Photo by Shane Canfield
Andy Izquierdo (Billy Flynn) and the ensemble of “Chicago,”
which plays through March 20 at The Little Theatre of
Alexandria.
music.”
But it is the band — the 13 enthusiastic as well as skilled musicians
under the baton of music director Paul Nasto — that is the real star of the
show. Nasto is making his Little Theatre of Alexandria debut. It is a debut
that makes me hope he’ll handle music direction duties for more musicals
both here and at other community theaters in the area.
“Chicago” is a piece that requires this kind of quality performance by a
band. It is a musical that tells its story in individual scenes that are each a
type of vaudeville act in the style of the revues and variety shows of the
early part of the 20th century. The script by the original director/choreographer, Bob Fosse, and lyricist, Fred Ebb is about as fast-paced as a Broadway show’s can be, and Ebb’s lyrics are both witty and revealing of the
character of the person singing. Thus, each scene is a potential show stopper with a full-out, sell-the-number performance by the vocalists and a
loud, brassy accompaniment from the band.
John Kander composed music that ran the
gamut of early variety styles and the great
Ralph Burns orchestrated it all for 13 musicians. The show was a solid hit in 1975 and
would be remembered as a smash if it
weren’t for the fact that is was the year that
“A Chorus Line” opened to such rapturous
reviews and word of mouth that “Chicago”
was all but lost in the shuffle. But in 1996 a
revival was staged, putting all the action
on and around an on-stage bandstand.
Again using Burn’s charts, the band was very
much a part of every scene — even the conductor got into the act, announcing some
of the scenes. Nasto handles these duties
with aplomb while leading the band with
solid rhythms, a good sense of tempo and
drawing a real sense of musical excitement
from his crew.
True to the staging of the 1996 revival
which is still running on Broadway after
over 5,000 performances, the entire show
takes place on the black bandstand outlined
with proscenium lights until the final moments when a silver tinsel curtain picks up
on Ken and Patti Crowley’s multi-colored
lights for “Keep it Hot.” Throughout the
night, the cast does a capable job with the
choreography that Amy Carson has adapted
from the unmistakeable work of Ann
Reinking for the revival, which was, itself,
billed as “in the style of Bob Fosse.”
Where and When
“Chicago” plays through March 20 at the
Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe
Street. Performances are Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 - $21. Call 703-683-0496 or log
on to www.thelittletheatre.com.
Calendar
E-mail announcements to
the
Gazette,
gazette@connection
newspapers.com. Photos and
artwork are encouraged. Deadline is Thursday at noon for the
following week’s paper. Call
Steve Hibbard at 703-7789412 with questions.
MARCH 5, 6, 12, 13
“Go-Go Beach.” 7:30 p.m.
Matinee on March 7 at 2
p.m. Tickets are $10/adults,
$8/seniors and students. Call
703-212-5166. A musical
presented by Bishop Ireton
High School, Cambridge
Road, Alexandria.
NOW THROUGH MARCH 20
SATURDAY/MARCH 6
“Chicago.” Wednesday to
St. Patrick’s Day Parade/
Saturday at 8 p.m.;
Antique Car Show/ Dog
Sunday at 3 p.m.
Show. 12:30 - 3 p.m. In Old
Presented by the Little
Town Alexandria. The event
Theatre of Alexandria, 600
is co-sponsored by the
Wolfe St., Alexandria. The
Ballyshaners Inc. Contact
cast includes: Bethany
703-237-2199 or
Blakely as Velma, Jordan
www.ballyshaners.org.
Houghham as Roxie, Andy
SATURDAY/MARCH 6
Irish Heritage Program.
Izquierdo as Billy Flynn,
2 to 4 p.m. Enjoy Irish music,
Two Men in Skirts Concert. 2:30
Jennifer Strand as Mama
dancing, and other
p.m. Scottish music duo performs.
Morton, Jon Keeling as
Tickets are $20/adults, $12/students. entertainments of the late
Amos, Melissa Stamps as
1790s. Cost is $5 adults, $3
Buy tickets at www.rscdsMary Sunshine, along with
children. At Carlyle House
greaterdc.org. At the Lyceum, 201 S.
a talented ensemble that
Washington St., Alexandria. Call 703- Historic Park, 121 North
includes Ivan Davila, Akiyo
Fairfax Street, Alexandria.
838-4994.
Dunetz, Danielle Eure,
Call 703-549-2997 or visit
Jacqui Farkas, Kristen
www.carlylehouse.org.
Magee, Daniel McKay, Keith Miller, Angela
SOLA Ball. 6:30 p.m. to midnight. The 23rd Annual
Norris, Lauren Palmer.
Symphony Orchestra League of Alexandria
(SOLA) Ball. At the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City,
1250 S. Hayes St., Arlington. Silent and live
FRIDAY/MARCH 5
auctions, dinner and dancing. Prices: $150 for
World War II Lecture. With speaker U.S. Army
first-timers, $200 for others. Contact Jane Ring
Lieutenant Dee Paris, now 94, a World War II
at 703-548-7454 or jring10@comcast.net. To
Tank Commander. Sponsored by the Mount
purchase ASO concert tickets, contact the box
Vernon Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony
office at 503-548-0885 or go to
Society. At Sherwood Regional Library, 2501
www.alexsym.org.
Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria. Contact Mike
Black Opal Gala. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The 10th
Everard, President, Harmony Heritage Singers,
Anniversary Gala of the Northern Virginia Urban
703-941-1057, smartalexme@aol.com or Ron
League Young Professionals Network (YPN).
Brandt, publicity, 703-765-4779,
YPN engages area young professionals in the
brandtron@verizon.net
Urban League movement toward social and
World Day of Prayer. Noon to 1 p.m. Sponsored
economic empowerment through community
by the Salvation Army Alexandria Corps.
service, political awareness and professional
Captain Ken Argot of The Salvation Army will
development programs. Tickets are $60 until
preside over the hour long service. The Corps is
Feb. 15; $70 after. At the George Washington
located at 1804 Mount Vernon Avenue in
Masonic Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive,
Alexandria, Virginia. In addition to the World
Alexandria. Contact Karen James, Director of
Day of Prayer service, a bag lunch will be
Social Programs, social@nvulypn.org; 703-785provided.
9762.
MARCH 5-6
Gaetano Donizetti’s Comic Opera. 8 p.m. By
the Repertory Opera Theater of Washington. At
Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary
Road, Alexandria. Tickets are $20/person, $15/
seniors and students. Call 571-403 0814.
MARCH 6-7
The 24th Annual Jazz & Tap Dance Festival.
Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. At the
Northern Virginia Community College,
Annandale Campus Cultural Center, 8333 Little
River Turnpike, Annandale. Tickets: $18 – In
advance at: www.jatdf.org 1-800-595-4TIX ; $20
– At the door.
SUNDAY/MARCH 7
Landscaping With Fruits. 1:30-3 p.m. Lee
Reich, author of Landscaping with Fruits, will
speak about luscious landscaping with fruiting
trees, shrubs and vines. At Green Spring
Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria.
Cost is $10. Call 703-642-5173.
Ten Thousand Villages Fundraiser. Noon to 6
p.m. 10 percent of sales will be donated to the
Alexandria Office on Women’s Domestic
Violence Program. At 915 King Street in Old
Town Alexandria. Visit www.alexwomen.com.
Folk Festival. 2 p.m. By The United States Marine
Band — The President’s Own. Maj. Jason K.
Fettig, conducting. With Percy Grainger and
Dorothy Chang. At the Rachel M. Schlesinger
Concert Hall and Arts Center, NVCC, 3001 North
Beauregard St., Alexandria. Call 202-433-4011
or visit www.marineband.usmc.mil.
Ethiopian-American Celebration of
Motherhood. 3-5 p.m. Free. Join an intimate
gathering of women to learn about the customs,
traditions, music and food that Ethiopians use to
celebrate the coming of a new baby in their
lives. At Convergence, 1801 N. Quaker Lane,
Alexandria.
SATURDAY/MARCH 6
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 10
Alexandria Choral Society. 8 p.m. Presents
Pour l’amour de la Musique with Brian Gendron,
Artistic Director. At Fairlington United
Methodist Church, Alexandria. Cost is $10/
seniors, $20/adults over 13 years of age,
children 12 and under are free. Visit
www.AlexChoralSociety.org or
info@AlexChoralSociety.org.
Ladies Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The
Springfield/Alexandria Women’s Connection
invites everyone to our “Fashion Bargains
Galore!” luncheon. At the Springfield Golf &
Country Club. Cost of $17 includes the luncheon
and free childcare. Reservations must be made
See Calendar, Page 21
Calendar
MONDAY, MARCH 15 AND CONTINUING THRU SATURDAY, MARCH 20
From Page 20
ST. PAT’S PARTY STOP
at the
where Old Town dines
FEATURING IRISH MUSIC & IRISH SPECIALS!!!!
Grand Irish Drinks
Cream of Potato and Leek Soup
Ham & Cabbage, Irish Potatoes
Corned Beef, Steamed Cabbage, Irish Potatoes
Irish Stew topped with Green Peas
Rack of Lamb, Potatoes, Salad, Mint Jelly
Stuffed Cabbage
Beer, Irish Coffee
Try Our Key Lime Pie!!!
734 N. St. Asaph Street
703-548-1616
King Street
Irish Music
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Madison St.
Author Thomas E. Crocker
(Braddock’s March ) at 9:30 a.m.;
Children’s Author Betty Shepard
(Virginia: An Alphabetical Journey
through History ) at 9:45 a.m.; Face
THURSDAY/MARCH 11
Painting with Miss Nadine from 10
a.m. to 12 noon; Children’s Author
Our Natural Puzzle: Putting
Bebe Willoughby (Saving Emma ) at
the Pieces Together. 7:30
10:45 a.m.; Adult Novelist R. K.
p.m. Get a peek at just how
Price (I’ve Already Met the Devil )
interdependent our insects,
at 11 a.m.; Katie Balloons and her
plants, other wildlife, and even
balloon show from 12 noon to 3
humans can be and try to put
p.m.; Folk Dancers from 2:30 to
together our local nature
3:30 p.m., plus refreshments and a
puzzle. At Green Spring
Scout J.J. Stinson, who is earning
book sale! At the Ellen Coolidge
Gardens, 4603 Green Spring
Burke Branch Library, 4701
Road, Alexandria.
his Eagle Scout award by collectSeminary Road, Alexandria.
Bob Sima Concert. 7 p.m. The
ing
quilts
made
for
preemies.
Alexandria Coin Show. 9 a.m. to
warmth and sincerity of Bob’s
5 p.m. There will be 50 tables with
tone matched with his delicious
TUESDAY/MARCH 9
U.S. coins and currency, world
words are a powerful pairing.
Mount
Vernon
Quilters
Unlimited.
12:30
coins, banknotes, ancient coins,
At The Athenaeum, 201 Prince
p.m. Business meeting, Show and Tell, Preemie
hobby books, gold, silver, medals,
Street, Alexandria. Call 703quilts collected for INOVA hospital. All quilters
tokens and collectibles. Buy, Sell,
548-0035. Visit
and folks interested in quilting are welcome.
Trade. Open to the public. Visit
www.bobsima.com.
At Hollin Hall Sr. Center, 1500 Shenandoah
www.members.cox.net/
Comedy Stage Hypnotist. 7
Road
Alexandria.
Visit
alexandriacoinclub. At the Hampton
p.m. Jason Linett performs at
www.quiltersunlimited.org/mtv.htm
Inn & Suites, corner of I-495
T.C. Williams High School
Beltway and Route 1, Alexandria.
fund-raiser. Tickets are $8.
Storyteller Baba Jamal Koram. 11
Proceeds benefit the Class of 2010.
www.tauxemont.org/support/
a.m. to noon. Koram will present
At 3330 King Street in Alexandria.
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“African Stories in De Americas: The
Contact Dawn Crawford at
Dance Studio Lioudmila’s Saint
Gullah People” which explores the
dawn.crawford@acps.k12.va.us.
Patrick’s Dance Party. Beginner
Gullah culture through traditional
Rumba Dance lesson from 7:30-8:30
stories. From 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.,
p.m. Dance party from 8:30-11 p.m.
FRIDAY/MARCH 12
take part in “Black Storytelling 101.”
Cost is $15. At Dance Studio
Ballroom Dancing for Couples.
At the Alexandria Black History
Lioudmila, 18th Roth Street,
8:30-11:30 p.m. Friday Nighters St.
Alexandria. Call 703-751-8868,
Museum, 902 Wythe Street,
Patrick’s Day Dance. Enjoy waltz, fox
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music on large wooden dance floor in
Mozart in March. 7 p.m. Free.
Mount Vernon area. $15/person;
Presented by the Washington
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra.
reservations required.
Sinfonietta. At Plymouth Haven
Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m.
www.fridaynightersdancingclub.com.
Baptist Church, 8600 Plymouth Road,
With Maestro Kim Allen Kluge, violin
Alexandria. Call 703-360-4370.
soloist Allison Bailey and vocalists
Used Book Sale. Friends Book Sale.
Elizabeth Bishop and Ta’u Pupu’a. At
SATURDAY/MARCH 13
Kingstowne Library, 6500
the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert
Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. Call
Silent Auction. 7-10 p.m. To benefit
Hall and Arts Center, 3001 N.
703-339-4610.
the Tauxemont Cooperative
Beauregard St., Alexandria. Call 703March Madness Festival. 9 a.m. to
Preschool, Alexandria. Lots of great
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ernardine Mitchell and the original
cast of “Mahalia, a gospel musical,”
which includes Alexandria’s own
award-winning artist William Hubbard, have
returned to MetroStage (after a five-year absence) to cheering, clapping, swaying audiences. The story of Mahalia Jackson, gospel
music and the civil rights movement has
touched the hearts of everyone who sees it.
The production of “Mahalia, a gospel musical” is a beautiful example of the power of
theater. Whether audiences grew up with
Mahalia’s music in their homes and gospel
music in their churches, or know Mahalia in
name only, and have only a limited connection or knowledge of gospel music, one thing
is certain. Everyone responds to the extraordinary story of Mahalia Jackson and is moved
by her story, her faith, her music, and her
heart. Mahalia rose from humble beginnings
in New Orleans, moving to Chicago during
the Great Migration of the 1920’s, singing at
churches with professional gospel groups.
Many of her most famous gospel songs are
included in this production, including “Take
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Little Higher.” As the “Queen of Gospel Music,” Mahalia performed at Carnegie Hall to
great acclaim. But she also played an important role in the Civil Rights movement, as a
friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and performing in front of 250,000 at the Lincoln
Memorial in 1963. With Mitchell’s extraordinary contralto voice, critics and audience alike
find that Mitchell is literally channeling
Mahalia Jackson in both her music and her
spirit.
In addition to showcasing some of the most
talented artists in the country, MetroStage is
committed to producing plays full of heart
and soul that touch our audiences deeply and
embrace the diversity of our population. There
are only two weeks remaining in this run of
“Mahalia, a gospel musical,” but there is still
time to experience Bernardine Mitchell and
the multi-talented cast of S. Renee Clark and
Alexandria’s beloved William Hubbard as we
celebrate the music of Mahalia Jackson and
her contribution to both the rise of gospel
music and her role in the Civil Rights movement.
Carolyn Griffin is the Producing Artistic Director, MetroStage
Fine Arts
At the Art League Gallery, 105
North Union Street,
Alexandria. Go to
www.theartleague.org or call
703-683-1780.
MARCH 4-8
Biennial Ikebana Show. The Art
League welcomes The Sogestu School
for its biennial Ikebana Show in the
Art League Gallery. Ikebana is the art
of Japanese flower arranging and
Sogetsu is one of the many schools of
Ikebana. The Art League is at 105
North Union Street, Alexandria. Open
daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday
from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday until 9
p.m. This exhibit will include:
❖ Flower arranging demonstration by
Tone Olson: Saturday, March 6 at 1
p.m.
❖ Japanese Tea Ceremony and
discussion of Chado, the Japanese
way of tea, with Stephen di Girolamo
of the National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution: Sunday,
March 7, 1:30 p.m.
❖ Musical Performance by the
Washington Toho Koto Society,
performed by Mrs. Kyoko Okamoto:
Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m.
MARCH 5-31
Sidney Lowery’s “Waves.”
Reception on March 5 from 6:30 to
10 p.m. and March 28 from 4:30 to 9
p.m. At Blueberry Art Gallery, 116 E.
Del Ray Ave., Alexandria. Call 703894-8854 or
info@blueberryartgallery.com.
Enjoy a Cozy Candlelit Dinner
“The Finest Lebanese Cuisine”
Carryout, catering & delivering available
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FRIDAY/MARCH 12
Marni Maree – “Stems”
MARCH 1 TO APRIL 25
Art in the Gardens. Free. Featuring the
watercolors of Marni Maree and photographs
of Jefferson Evans. Open noon to 4:30 p.m.
daily. Meet the artist reception is Sunday, April
11 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. At Green Spring
Gardens Park Horticultural Center, 4603 Green
Spring Road, Alexandria. Call 703-642-5173 or
visit www.GreenSpring.org.
Lukacs at 703-979-8996 or
viv703@msn.com. Visit
www.TheDelRayArtisans.org.
Workshop: In the Bag. 610 p.m. Create a bag from
recycled materials, old
clothing, your favorite dress,
vintage towels and more. At
the Del Ray Artisans Gallery,
2704 Mount Vernon Ave.,
Alexandria. Advance
registration is required by
Tuesday, March 9 at https://
secure.delrayartisans.org/ssl/
Accessories.htm. Fee is $40
for DRA members / $45 for
non-members. Contact Jen
Athanas 571-332-0181 or
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NOW THROUGH MARCH 25
Springfield Art Guild Art
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include oil, watercolor,
photography, and mixed
medium. At the Franconia
Government Center, 6121
Franconia Road, Alexandria.
Contact: Reggie Garrett, FGC Show
Chair at reggiedrew@aol.com. Call
703-971-6262.
FRIDAY/MARCH 5
Women in Art: Body of Work.
Opening reception 7-10 p.m. Artists
will explore the varied roles of
women in the creative life. At the Del
Ray Artisans gallery, Nicholas A.
Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount
Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Contact
Ellyn Ferguson at 703-549-2660 or
elferguson@netzero.com or Vivienne
MARCH 11-APRIL 5
MARCH 26 TO MAY 9
Peep and Strip Show. In Rosemary
Feit Covey’s “Peep Show” series, she
combines the secret, sexual world
associated with the modern
definition of “Peep Show” with the
innocent world of Victorian-era peep
show boxes. Opening reception is
Thursday, March 11 from 6:30-8 p.m.
Cedric Williams’ Nostalgia and
Dereliction. Artist’s reception is
Sunday, April 18 from 4-6 p.m. The
hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
to Friday and during performances.
At the Schlesinger Center Margaret
W. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery, at the
Alexandria Campus of Northern
Virginia Community College.
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thority wanted to delay payments for several years. So he put the property on the
market and found a Washington-based developer who was prepared to pay $48 million. He says the land is worth much more
than the $20 million the sanitation authority is willing to pay, and he flatly dismisses
the charges he engaged in fraud.
“I did not steal this land,” responded the
Duke Street Realtor. “It’s just untrue.”
THE PROPERTY in question is bordered
on one side by a new high-rise residential
building on one side and a jail on the other.
More important is what lies on the other
end of Hooff’s Run — a wastewater treatment plant that serves Alexandria and parts
of Fairfax County. Back in 2005, members
of the Alexandria Sanitation Authority determined this slice of land would be the only
logical place to expand the city’s wastewater treatment facility in an effort to meet
new environmental guidelines. So they
hired a Maryland-based consultant, who
valued the property at $20 million. They
literally made an offer the owners couldn’t
refuse.
“This is a property that was needed to
create a safe and healthy environment,” said
Jonathan Rak, an attorney representing the
Alexandria Sanitation Authority. “As stewards of the public money, we can’t pay more
than what the independent appraiser determines the value of the property.”
The case stands to pit the power of the
state against the rights of property owners.
Somewhere in between is the need for clean
water. According to the 2009 annual report
of the Alexandria Sanitation Authority, the
water treatment plant needs the upgrade
to meet federal and state water-quality standards aimed at reducing the amount of nutrients released into the Chesapeake Bay
watershed.
“ASA must comply with these new limits
by January 2011 — and may even have to
go further as the environmental bar could
be raised higher,” the report concluded.
Each side of the dispute has its own set
of powerful players with long histories in
the city. On one side are members of the
Alexandria Sanitation Authority, a group
created by the Alexandria City Council in
1952 to handle sewage in Alexandria and
part of Fairfax County. The longtime chairman of that group is Ed Semonian, the
elected clerk of the Alexandria Circuit
Court.
“I think it would be inappropriate for me
to comment on this case,” said Semonian
when asked about the dispute.
On the other side of the case is Hooff, an
Alexandria Realtor from a storied family.
Hooff says he’s ready for the long-delayed
trial in May, and he says he’s become disappointed in people he once held in high regard. When asked about how he feels the
case will be resolved, Hooff was characteristically blunt.
“We won’t get as much money as we want
and they won’t get as much money as
they’re asking for,” he said. “But the lawyers will make out really well.”
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Democrats Oppose House Budget Rife with Flaws
By David Englin
Delegate (D-45)
ast week, I voted against the
House version of the state
budget, which the Republi
can majority wrote for the
first time in many years with absolutely no input from Democratic legislators. The fact that they shut out of
the process us Democrats — including the
Democrats who sit on the budget-writing
Appropriations Committee — is not in itself the reason I opposed
budget. But a budget
Richmond the
that incorporated ideas and
Report
input from both sides of the
aisle might have avoided
some of the fatal flaws in the two-year, $75
billion spending plan that every House Republican voted for and every House Democrat voted against on Feb. 25.
In the face of the worst revenue crisis
since the Great Depression, cuts in state
money to education are inevitable, especially considering how successfully we have
protected public education while we cut $7
billion over the past four years. However,
rather than making temporary cuts that can
be restored when the economy improves,
House Republicans seized the opportunity
to institute long-term policy changes that
will undermine public schools for years to
L
come. For example, in the
guise of “flexibility” for school
districts, they are lowering
quality by allowing larger class
sizes — even though we know
that small classes produce better outcomes. Rather than
merely reduce funds for preschool, early reading intervention, and services for at-risk
children, they have lumped these services
into a lottery-funded block grant and then
changed the distribution formula to literally take money away from poor students
and give it to students who aren’t poor. (Our
community, which has a high proportion of
low-income students, loses millions of dollars under this scheme.) Rather than build
the education budget on solid accounting,
they built the education budget on a foundation of sand, giving local governments the
authority to increase what teachers pay toward their retirement benefits, assuming
every local government will extract the
maximum amount possible from those
teachers, and then folding that fantasy figure into the state budget calculus. Any education cuts should be temporary, they
should not compromise quality in the classroom (and certainly not permanently), they
should not be on the backs of poor and atrisk students, and they should be based on
real numbers.
House Republicans have railed against the
federal government all session, passing bills
to assert “states’ rights” over everything from
health care to commerce to the manufacture of firearms. Imagine our surprise when
they included in the House budget language
to spend Medicaid funds that Congress has
not yet even approved. However, in another
fiscally obtuse move that might have been
prevented with Democratic input, they specifically redirect any new federal Medicaid
enhancement money (which they hope and
assume Congress will pass) from health care
for the neediest Virginians to non-health
care programs, foregoing the corresponding
federal matching funds. Therefore, rather
than cutting just $370 million from Medicaid, they are choosing to leave on the table
$730 million of federal matching funds, producing an overall cut of $1.1 billion.
Another area of deep concern is the highrisk plan to postpone state contributions to
the Virginia Retirement System. The Pew
Center on the States recently released a
comprehensive report on state pension liabilities, and it noted that Virginia is already
paying slightly less into our pension trust
fund than is actuarially prudent to ensure
we can meet all of our future obligations.
According to the director of the Virginia
Retirement System, if all goes well and the
economy improves — and if we don’t make
a habit of skipping these payments —
Virginia’s pension trust fund should eventually grow enough so we can still meet our
future obligations. But what if the economy
slips again or if growth does not meet expectations? Failing to fully fund our pension trust fund could find us shortchanging
teachers, fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and state and local employees of the
benefits they have earned. While temporarily postponing state contributions to the
Virginia Retirement System may be a fast
and easy (and, I fear, addictive) way to come
up with $800 million to help balance the
budget, it is too great a risk to our future
financial stability.
Massive cuts to public education and
health care and raiding the state pension
trust fund will result in tens of thousands of
lost jobs, hinder our economic recovery,
threaten our triple-A bond rating, and diminish our coveted rankings by independent
groups as best state for business, best state
to raise a child, and best managed state.
These are a mere taste of the reasons I voted
against the House budget last week, but I
remain hopeful that House and Senate negotiators will eventually produce a budget
we can all support. In the meantime, sign
up for my email list at www.davidenglin.org
to stay apprised. As always, I welcome your
ideas and your feedback at 703-549-3203
or DelDEnglin@house.virginia.gov. Thank
you for the opportunity to serve.
but thought there was no way they would
put such a huge facility in a location without metro access and adequate highway
infrastructure to support it, it isn’t too late
to get involved. There is still time for you
to contact our City Council, VDOT, the State
Transportation Board, and other elected
representatives. I strongly encourage you
to come to the VDOT Public Information
Meeting about BRAC, Mark Center &
Winkler on Thursday, March 11, at Minnie
Howard
School.
Please
visit
www.friendsofwinkler.org for more information. We need your help to protect this
precious resource for our community and
for our children. It’s the right thing to do.
where other than on-time graduation.
Whether natural aptitude, hormones, or
socio-economic factors, human talents are
not distributed evenly. Shouldn’t we be
framing the talents that society seeks to the
people we have? Why can’t we “red shirt”
our student athletes to keep them in school
if it takes them an extra year to graduate?
Why can’t we prepare them for jobs, requiring primarily physical skills instead of denigrating such jobs as “low skill”? Why can’t
we build an education component into our
high school sports program or integrate
sports knowledge into other subjects?
Eric Heiden, all time top U.S. Winter
Olympian with five gold medals, can’t seem
to speak a grammatically correct sentence.
Should we brand him a “loser” or make of
him an example for high schoolers who are
not “academically gifted” to emulate? Otherwise, ACPS will continue to win in sports,
while winnowing out players due to “fifth
year” and “academic ineligibility,” while
spending $20,000 per student even though
many won’t graduate on time (or at all).
a far with a wish or two which inspired me
to write a Christmas poem filled with hope.
We all have a wish or two and the tree
lights reflect the beauty of the city and its
environment.
Maybe if the city would take all the pennies and dimes of loose change from all the
little wishing wells and put them towards
the electric bill … every bit counts … just a
thought!
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ate this aspect of the proposal. We have
no way to know how to begin to quantify
these environmental costs, not to mention
the damage done to the Preserve’s mission
to educate Alexandria City Public Schools
(ACPS) students. Winkler provides programs to more than 12,000 children annually at no cost to the City. It would be impossible to replace this type of science education given current budgetary constraints.
This is just the sort of public/private partnership that our government and community leaders should be encouraging and promoting, not destroying.
I welcome anyone interested to join me
in a tour of the Preserve, because to see it,
is to believe in why we must help save it.
Many of our elected leaders, Congressman
Moran, state Delegates Charniele Herring
and David Englin, have dedicated time to
tour the Preserve, and left convinced that
they must help protect this special place.
We cannot thank these leaders enough for
their support and courage to take a stand
for what is right.
My family lives near the BRAC site and
will feel the effects of road construction and
the traffic that is to come. I-395 traffic is
part of our daily life since my husband commutes to and from work in D.C. As ACPS
students, our daughters have participated
in educational field trips to Winkler. We
travel through the area for errands, sports
and medical appointments. This issue will
affect all of us in Alexandria in one way or
another. If, like me, you heard about BRAC
Christina Lytle
Friends of Winkler
Sports and
Academics
To the Editor:
The Feb. 25 Gazette Packet carried two
stories which paint a clear picture of the
state of education in Alexandria: one, a
study showing an on-time graduation rate
of only 61 percent in 2005 and 2006 (supposedly “improved” to 78 percent by 2009
if one believes ACPS central office); the
other in TC Williams’ first round elimination in basketball after an 80-game conference winning streak stretching over several
successive seasons. Past TC Williams sports
teams were immortalized in film even, so
TC has established its reputation some-
Dino Drudi
Alexandria
Keep Those
Lights Lit
To the Editor:
I believe the city should keep the lights
up along King Street throughout the year.
It brings a sense of warmth filled with
wishes to many. Each reflects as a little star
Geri Baldwin
Alexandria
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Sports
Episcopal Survives SSSA Rally in Thompson Tourney
Raucous crowd adds
excitement to rivalry.
on the atmosphere and they enjoyed it.”
After Lindsey’s free throws cut the Episcopal lead
to one late in the fourth, SSSA quickly fouled Maroon point guard Anthony Deriggs, sending the senior to the free-throw line. The Brooklyn native sank
By Jon Roetman
both shots while the Saints came up empty down
Gazette Packet the stretch.
“Anthony, he’s a confident kid — he’s a New York
tudents of Episcopal and St. Stephen’s/St. City kid — and he went up to that line and made
Agnes spent Friday’s Sleepy Thompson tour- two free throws,” Fitzpatrick said. “Once Anthony
nament semifinal throwing verbal jabs went to the line and showed his confidence and made
across Goodwin Gymnasium. On the floor, those two free throws I think the rest of our team
the first-half blows were onefollowed suit. They saw him, a
sided as Episcopal entered halfleader, a point guard, go up and
time with a 16-point lead.
make the shots that counted.
But after scoring only 14
Our team took a big sigh of repoints in the game’s opening
lief and we felt confident with
half — Episcopal fans sarcastifinishing the game out.”
cally chanted “double digits”
While the Alexandria teams
when the Saints scored points
provided on-court drama, stunine and 10 with 22.1 seconds
dents of the schools were alleft in the second quarter —
most as entertaining. There
tournament host St. Stephen’s/
were common chants — “YouSaint Agnes showed it would
can’t-do-that!” after a violation;
not be knocked out easily.
“Why-so-qui-et?” to the fans of
Led by 23 second-half points
a struggling team — but also
from Dexter Lindsey, the Saints
several of the creative variety.
stormed back and pulled to
St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes fans
within one when a trio of
— St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes students chanted “Our-parentsLindsey free throws cut the
head boys basketball coach love-us!” and “It’s-your-bedEpiscopal lead to 51-50 with
Kevin McLinton time!” to the boarding school
38.7 seconds to play. But the
students of Episcopal. Saints
Maroon held on, knocking
students also chanted “U-S-A!”
down 6 of 8 free throws in the closing seconds for a as two Episcopal’s best players, Arnaud Adala Moto
57-50 victory.
and Sadiq Abubakar, are from Cameroon and NigeWith noise from a capacity — possibly over capac- ria, respectively.
ity — crowd adding intensity and pressure, EpiscoIn the end, it was the Maroon with the last laugh
pal found a way to recover from nearly blowing a as Moto scored 19 points, Abubakar added 14 and
double-digit lead.
Episcopal students chanted “Cam-e-roon!”
“That was a gutsy win for our team,” Maroon coach
Maroon senior Hunter deButts, who attended
Jim Fitzpatrick said. “It showed a lot of toughness, eighth grade at SSSA prior to attending Episcopal,
both physically and mentally — and emotionally. spoke highly of the rivalry.
What I told them in the locker room was very few
“You can tell with all those fans in here — we were
teams get to play in that kind of an atmosphere and past capacity — it’s awesome,” he said. “It’s a great
that kind of an environment. I was really proud of rivalry.”
them because they took on the challenge, they took
Bennett Jones also scored 14 points for Episcopal.
S
Photo by Louise Krafft/The Gazette Packet
“This environment is
like no other. I played
[for Maryland] in the
ACC and played at
Duke and places like
that, but I wouldn’t
trade this environment
for anything.”
St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes senior Richard Pastorino (11)
goes up for a shot as Episcopal junior Tier Gibbons
defends during Friday’s Sleepy Thompson tournament
semifinal at SSSA.
AFTER A SLOW START, the Saints gave their fans reason to cheer in
the second half. SSSA trailed by as many as 14 points in the fourth
quarter, but Lindsey put the Saints on his back and almost singlehandedly brought them back. After a Donte Allison basket cut the Episcopal lead to 12 at 44-32, Lindsey scored 14 of the Saints’ final 18
points. He finished with a game-high 27, including five 3-pointers.
See Episcopal Triumphs, Page 30
Sports Briefs
T.C. Boys Hockey Coach
Says Team Improving
After a winless 2008-09 season, one victory and a core
of young players has T.C. Williams boys hockey coach
Matt Seney saying things are looking up for the Titans.
T.C. Williams, which partners with Washington-Lee,
defeated Osbourn 8-5 on Dec. 11 and is attempting to
make up a game with Oakton which was postponed due
to inclement weather. The Titans compete in the junior
varsity division of the NVSHL.
“We were a lot more competitive in pretty much all
our games,” Seney said. “It was a young group of players. … I think we have a very good core of players that
will come back next year. … I think we’ll continue to
see [improvement].”
Ben Bilodeau, a junior, leads the Titans with 17 points,
scoring 12 goals and dishing out five assists.
“Ben is just a great all-around player,” Seney said. “He’s
been playing hockey for awhile and has excellent
athleticism on the ice.”
Kelsey Satterfield made the transition from forward
to defenseman. Seney said the sophomore’s offensive
ability helped him add an extra dimension to his new position.
“He did a great job taking one for the team,” the coach
said. “You don’t get a lot of glory playing defense.”
Seney also mentioned senior Chris Green and sophomore
goaltender Grant Stewart as athletes who give max effort
to get better. Stewart volunteered to play goaltender for
the first time last season and this campaign was the first
time Green played hockey.
Local Martial Artists Perform
on NBA Stage
The Jan. 30 snowstorm didn’t keep Seichou Karate’s Little
Ninjas of Alexandria from kicking up the halftime show in
the Wizards 106-96 victory over the New York Knicks.
After the first half, the Wizards ceded the court to 25
pint-size karate students ranging from 4 years of age. The
youths thrilled the Verizon Center audience with lightning
punches, whirlwind kicks and razor-sharp movements.
Under the direction of Seichou Karate Master Instructor
Richard Romero, his students took the NBA basketball court
and performed like seasoned professionals without a hint
of stage fright. Parents can learn how their children can
become Little Ninjas at AlexandriaKarate.com or by calling 571-257-5401.
Local Wrestler Androus
Wins Championship
Thanos Androus, 8, of Alexandria placed first at the
2010 Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation (NVWF)
Championship Finals and won the gold medal for the
74-pound weight class. He won the final match by a
score of 13-1. His record for the season was 15-2
Thanos is a second grader at Charles Barrett Elementary and a member of the Alexandria Junior Titans wrestling team. The Alexandria Junior Titans are a part of
the Alexandria Youth Wrestling Club which competes in
the NVWF.
The NVWF has over 1,700 wrestlers from 38 teams
from 12 different cities and towns in 10 Virginia counties.
To learn more about Alexandria Youth Wrestling,
please visit www.aywc.net or send an e-mail to
info@aywc.net.
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Legal Notices
Legal Notices
Alexandria Board of Architectural Review
Old & Historic Alexandria District
LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
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A public hearing will be held by the Alexandria
Board of Architectural Review on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 beginning at 7:30 PM in
Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall,
301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia on the
following applications:
The Board will hold a joint work session with
the Parker-Gray Board of Architectural Review
regarding the City Wayfinding Sign Program.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the City
Council Work Room.
Photos by Louise Krafft/Gazette
Fifty pieces of art filled the walls and table tops at artist
Lisa Schumaier and Bryan Noble’s home in Del Ray for
the 50 for 50 auction last Saturday evening.
Beth Kendall and Stephen
Howard
CASE BAR2009-0176
Request for approval of demolition at 620 & 605
Jefferson Street, 724A & 724B S St. Asaph
Street, 800A, 800B, 800C, & 800D S Washington Street, zoned RCX Residential Commercial
Mixed Use.
APPLICANT: Scott Management Inc.
CASE BAR2009-0150
Request for approval of alterations at 620 & 605
Jefferson Street, 724A & 724B S St. Asaph
Street, 800A, 800B, 800C, & 800D S Washington Street, zoned RCX Residential Commercial
Mixed Use.
APPLICANT: Scott Management Inc.
50 for 50
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ifty pieces of art were donated by more than
40 local artists to be auctioned off Saturday
evening, Feb. 27, to benefit 50 children —
orphans from the Haitian earthquake.
Five years ago artist Allison Nance with her husband Kevin volunteered with a group from the
McLean Bible Church to work in the Orfanato Ninos
de Cristo in La Romana in the Dominican Republic.
Since then, the Nance’s have been working closely
with the orphanage and make an annual trip to visit;
145 children aged six months to 18 years already
call the orphanage home.
With the additional 50 children the resources of
the orphanage will be stretched thin so all proceeds
from the auction are being sent through The Charlie
Decker Foundation, a US501(c)3 whose primary focus is the orphanage in La Romana.
CASE BAR2010-0015
Request for approval of demolition at 217 N
Columbus St, zoned RM Residential.
APPLICANT: Andrew H. Macdonald
CASE BAR2010-0035
Request for approval of alterations at 217 N
Columbus St, zoned RM Residential.
APPLICANT: Andrew H. Macdonald
CASE BAR2010-0024
Request for approval of signage at 128 N Pitt
St, zoned CD Commercial.
APPLICANT: Helen Olivia
CASE BAR2010-0025
Request for approval of demolition at 1126 &
1128 Prince St, zoned RM Residential.
APPLICANT: Sean & Helen Vermillion
CASE BAR2010-0026
Request for approval of demolition at 214 S
Henry St, zoned CL Commercial.
APPLICANT: Edmund Miller
Information about the above item(s) may be
obtained from the Department of Planning and
Zoning, City Hall, 301 King Street, Room 2100,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, telephone: (703)
746-4666
OBITUARY
Wilmot (Buddy) Gerard McDonald, Jr.
Member of US Army’s 8th Calvary
Gregg Hammond and Bill King preformed
throughout the evening. Hammond is
president of the D.C. Chapter of Guitars
Not Guns.
Renee Kitani
and Vickie Sayce.
Pamela
Viola,
Mary
Cook,
Allison
Nance
and
Steven
Krensky.
On February 28, 2010, Wilmot G. McDonald, Jr.
of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Alexandria
and Richmond, VA. Beloved husband of 63
years, he is survived by his wife, Kathleen V.
McDonald. Attended school in Richmond and
later served his country in the U. S. Army’s 8th
Calvary during World War II. An avid football
fan, he always supported his favorite team, the
Washington Redskins. He was also a big fan of
many types of music. Most of his friends never
knew that after his discharge from the military,
he had contemplated a career in show business. Loving father of Barbara A. Wright.
Grandfather of Donna J. Belcher and Tracie L.
Garner. Great-grandfather of Desiree M. Wright.
Uncle of Janet Phiffer, Sonia Brown, Butch Armstrong, Jr., and Tom Ford. Step-brother of
Alease Burton. Visitation to be held on March 4,
2010 from 11-12 p.m. at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd.,
Charlotte Hall, MD where a Memorial Service
will follow at 12 p.m. Interment will follow at
Mount Comfort cemetery, Alexandria, VA. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made
to: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 8th
Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001 or online at
http://www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp.
ABC LICENSE
Del Ray Pizzeria, LLC trading as
Del Ray Pizzeria, 2216 & 2218 Mt Vernon
Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301. The above
establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL for a Beer, Wine & Mixed Beverage
license to sell or manufacture alcoholic
beverages. Erik Dorn, Member/Owner
Susan Renee’ Kahn, 50, an executive at The
CIMA Companies, passed away on February
17th at her home in Alexandria, VA after a
lengthy battle with cancer.
Susan was a 24-year resident of Alexandria and
an active supporter of the community. She
coached the girls soccer club, Shooting Stars of
the Alexandria Soccer League, for several years
and was also a coach of youth baseball. Susan
was born and raised in southern Indiana and
was a frequent visitor to her family home in
Santa Claus.
Susan began her career at The CIMA Companies, Inc., a Washington, D.C. area risk management and insurance firm, in May of 1987 as
a Personal Lines Account Executive. She rapidly rose through the ranks becoming Manager of
the Personal Lines Department. From there,
Susan transitioned into the commercial lines
area and became involved in insurance and risk
management programs for commercial accounts, and her career path took her to the position of Account Executive, Senior Account Executive, Vice President, Officer in charge of CIMA’s Baltimore office, and finally Senior Vice
President in charge of all commercial and personal lines for CIMA. Susan was also an
owner/stockholder in the company and was responsible for the establishment of CIMA’s International Division involving partnerships
with Canadian, U.K, and EU based insurance
brokers to provide services to their clients in the
United States.
She was well-known in the industry for her expertise with non-profit and for-profit clients alike,
and was an active participant in various
insurance company advisory councils/boards.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Indiana University, and obtained the professional designations of AAI (Accredited Advisor in Insurance) and CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) while at CIMA.
Beloved wife, mother and sister, she is survived
by her husband of nearly 25 years, Peter; son,
Seth and daughter, Rebecca of Alexandria.
Also survived by four sisters, Melanie Simms of
Naperville, IL; Valerie Tulley of Farmington, NM;
Allison Preston of Golden, CO; Julia Skillern of
Littleton, CO; brother-in-law, Andrew Kahn of
Baltimore, MD; 10 nieces and nephews, and
many devoted friends. She was preceded
in death by her father, Ira “Bob” Davis, and
mother, Alice Jane Davis
Notice of Initiation of the Section 106
Process: Public Participation
Clearwire Wireless Broadband is proposing telecommunications facilities at the following addresses in Alexandria, Virginia. The proposed
developments will include attaching panel antennas and microwave dishes to an existing
building rooftop and connecting to existing onsite utilities.
1706 Commonwealth Avenue
6335 Little River Turnpike
Members of the public interested in submitting
comments on the possible effects that these
proposed projects may have on historic properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places may send their
comments to Alex Bos, RESCOM Environmental Corp., P.O. Box 6225, Traverse City, MI
49696 or call 1.231.947.4454. Project Reference #s: 0910132, 0912098
ABC LICENSE
Foundation for the preservation of Medieval
Arts & History (FPMAH) trading as Medieval
Madness, 1121 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
The above establishment is applying to the
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Beer, Wine and
Mixed Beverages on premise license to sell or
manufacture alcoholic beverages.
Thomas M. Booth and Virginia Norton, Owners.
ABC LICENSE
KKSA, 2010, Inc, trading as Chicken House,
7849, E Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA
22306. The above establishment is applying to
the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONTROL for a Beer on and off
Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Kyung Seob Kim, President
Sports
EPI Boys: Robert
Kittrell, James
Dorsett, Alex Smith,
Gene McCarthy,
Vincent Mariano,
Beirne Hutchinson,
Ben Baldwin and
Austin Parker lead
their classmates in
cheering at the annual
SSSAS Sleepy Thompson Tournament last
Friday evening.
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Episcopal Triumphs in Tournament
From Page 27
“I really tested them at halftime and challenged
them,” SSSA coach Kevin McLinton said. “At halftime the kids decided if they were going to lose, they
were going to lose going as hard as they possibly
could and that’s what they did. …[Lindsey has] been
playing like that all year long. He’s made big shots
for us. When we needed a basket, he came through.
… He didn’t want to lose.”
Richard Pastorino scored eight points for the Saints
and Justin Goldsborough added six.
“It’s crazy,” Goldsborough said of the environment
surrounding the game. “It’s like adrenaline pump-
ing. You just get hot.”
Episcopal, which won the tournament in 2009, lost
to national power Montrose Christian 47-38 in
Saturday’s championship. SSSA lost to St. Albans 6965 in Saturday’s third-place game.
While neither team won its final game of the tournament, Friday’s semifinal matchup didn’t disappoint.
“You try not to listen to the crowd, you try not to
coach for the crowd, but you can’t help but hear the
support that they gave our team,” said McLinton, who
played collegiately at Maryland. “Our kids feed off
that. … This environment is like no other. I played in
the ACC and played at Duke and places like that, but
I wouldn’t trade this environment for anything.”
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