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By Bonnie Hobbs

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The Battle of Ox Hill was fought Sept.1, 1862 in a torrential thunderstorm.When it ended, two key Union gener-als were dead and more than 1,500

soldiers had been killed or wounded.It’s the only major Civil War battle that occurred

in Fairfax County. But, said historian John P.Murphy, “Since it happened two days after theBattle of Second Manassas and 16 days before

Antietam, not many people know about it. It ap-pears as a footnote in history.”

However, Fairfax County preserved almost 5acres of the 500-acre battlefield and, each Me-morial Day, a ceremony there honors the fallensoldiers of the Battle of Ox Hill/Chantilly. The 18th

annual ceremony was held Monday afternoon,May 27, on the historic site at the corner of WestOx Road and Monument Drive in Fair Lakes.

The ceremony at Ox Hill Battlefield Park in-cluded music, a description of the battle and pre-sentation of the colors and two wreaths at the OxHill monuments. Presenting the event were theAncient Order of Hibernians (Father WilliamCorby Division) and the Fairfax County Park Au-thority.

Murphy, a member of the Bull Run Civil War

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

During Thom Clement’s three de-cades in education, there wasnever a hint of impropriety. When

he retired from Fairfax County Public Schools in July2006, he was a well-liked and well-respected princi-

pal and former teacher.He opened Bull Run Elementary and

served as its leader for seven years.Before leaving that school, he was feted

by both students and parents. Teachers,staff and alumni hosted a dinner in hishonor, and the SCA and PTA had his pic-ture carved into a granite plaque which stilladorns the school lobby.

And sixth-grade teacher John Kelly ex-pressed the sentiments of his colleagues when he said

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

At first glance, FairfaxCounty’s plan to expandthe park-and-ride lot at

Stringfellow Road and Fair LakesBoulevard in Chantilly doesn’tseem controversial. The idea is toadd more parking spaces, threenew bus bays and a small, transit-center building.

Trouble is, nearby residents sayit’ll make their Stringfellow Roadtraffic problems even worse andimpact their ability to exit theirneighborhoods. Worse yet, theysay, it’ll happen concurrently withthe already-disruptiveStringfellow Road wideningproject — and no one told themabout it in advance.

“We feel this [park-and-ride]

project has a significant impact onthe neighborhoods acrossStringfellow Road, so we need tohave more input on this,” said Bar-bara Osgood of The Greens neigh-borhood. “I’m sure it’s beautifullydesigned; but if you haven’t takenthe people it affects into consider-ation, it’s not a complete project.”

She was speaking during an in-formational meeting, last Wednes-day night, May 22, at Rocky RunMiddle School. The county’s De-partment of Transportation willconstruct and maintain the build-ing, and VDOT — which owns theland — will maintain the parkingspaces.

Roxanne Tomlinson, with theBuilding Design branch of thecounty’s Department of PublicWorks and Environmental Ser

Scouts salute the monuments of Generals Isaac Stevens and Philip Kearny in OxHill Battlefield Park.

A Time of RemembranceMemorial Day ceremonyheld at Ox HillBattlefield Park.

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Former Principal Accused of Molesting BoyState Police arrestThom Clement.

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‘We’re MakingAll the Sacrifices’Residents say Stringfellow Roadpark-and-ride expansionwill worsen traffic troubles.

Site plan of the park-and-ride expansion. The newparking spaces are in yellow.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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Each year, the nonprofitFriends of the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter(FFCAS) raises money

to pay for things the shelter can’tafford. And in June, it holds awine-tasting and invites the pub-lic to participate.

In past years, it’s been at a bev-erage store. “But this time, we’redoing something totally differ-ent,” said FFCAS President EvelynGrieve. “We’re having it at Para-dise Springs Winery. And besidesthe wine-tasting, there’ll be ap-petizers, desserts and a raffle.”

The event is slated for Sunday,June 9, from 1-5 p.m., at the winery at13219 Yates Ford Road in Clifton. Ticketsare $30/person at www.ffcas.org. Or mailchecks payable to FFCAS to FFCAS, P.O. Box2321, Centreville, VA 20122. It’s called“Wine, Whiskers & Wags” and includessamples of six or seven different wines, plusa free souvenir wine glass, and dogs arewelcome.

“It’s a fun event because it’s an outingwhere people can just come and have agood time, while also helping the animals,”said Grieve. “It’s important to help supportthe shelter and ensure that all animals geta good home. These animals can’t speak forthemselves, so we have to speak for them.”

FFCAS raised nearly $12,000 at last year’sevent and, said Grieve, “We hope to do thesame, this year. We may even have a small,silent auction, but we’ll definitely sell raffletickets for cool things.”

Raffle items include baskets of wines;handmade, decorative, animal-print wallquilts; baskets of cat and dog treats, res-taurant gift cards and items from TraderJoe’s. Also up for grabs will be genetic test-ing kits for animals; the winners will be ableto test their dogs to see what breed orbreeds they are.

Although most of the animals at the shel-ter are dogs and cats, the facility takes inpractically any potential pet imaginable,such as birds, snakes, turtles, chinchillas andhamsters. Currently, it has several babychicks that were given as Easter presentsand then turned in to the shelter.

It’s also undergoing a major renovationthat should be complete by fall. The dogholding areas — including isolation, quar-antine, stray and adoption kennels — areall finished now, and all the dogs have beenmoved into the new section of the build-ing. Cats for adoption have all been relo-cated to 40 cat condos in the new cat adop-

tion room.When construction is complete, there’ll

also be 40 holding cages for cats. Othersmall animals are also now housed in thenew area, and the new adoption wing isopen, as is the new lobby. But the shelterstill has many other needs, and that’s wherethe FFCAS comes in.

The all-volunteer group gives all themoney it raises to the shelter. Proceeds fromlast year’s wine-tasting event were used totrain shelter staff and volunteers to workwith the dogs. This year, said Grieve, oneof the things FFCAS wants to focus on isthe dog-holding areas.

“Last year’s fundraiser enabled us to buyKuranda beds for the dogs,” she said.“They’re nicer and softer than their old bedsand are elevated off the ground. So fromthis year’s funds, we’d like to buy another20-30 beds.”

A couple months ago, said Grieve, “Wealso bought special housing for all the smallanimals, like hamsters and mice, and thatwas about $3,500. And we purchased anID-tag machine for about $3,600 to maketags for all the animals that leave the shel-ter. It’s free to each adopter — they get anID tag and a collar with their new pet.”

So besides the dog beds, she said, FFCAShopes to buy more tags and collars — and,perhaps, another small-mammal habitat.Then there are Nylabones. “Something westarted this year is that all dogs coming tothe shelter now receive Nylabones,” saidGrieve. “They’re hard, bone-shaped toys andwe’d like to purchase more of them.”

FFCAS also helps fund some special needsof the animals — such as when a dogbrought in after being hit by a car requiresemergency medical treatment, or older ani-mals need lab work done to prove that

Fundraiser PlannedFor Animal ShelterWine-tastingevent slatedfor June 9.

Pictured are some of the many residents ofthe Fairfax County Animal Shelter.

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I-66/Route 286 Ramp ClosingsThe I-66 ramps to and from northbound Route 286 (the Fairfax

County Parkway) will be closed overnight this week as crewscontinue final paving for the new Fair Lakes/Fairfax County Park-way interchange. Drivers should follow posted detours Thurs-day, May 30, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Friday, May 31, from 9p.m. to 9 a.m. Police will be on site for assistance.

Single-lane closures and detours onto Fair Lakes Circle are alsoin place Sunday-Friday nights, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., for the nexteight weeks. Crews are working along Fair Lakes Parkway as wellas the Fairfax County Parkway from Route 29 to Rugby Road.

The new $69.5 million interchange improves pedestrian andcycle access, widens more than three miles of the Fairfax CountyParkway, and improves traffic flow by separating local and Park-way traffic. The entire project is scheduled for completion thisOctober.

CPMSAC Awards CeremoniesThe Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Com-

mittee (CPMSAC) is holding its 28th Annual Youth Motivationand Academic Awards programs. They’re slated for Saturday, June1, at 5 p.m., at Chantilly High for middle- and high-school stu-dents, and Sunday, June 2, at 4 p.m., at Centreville Elementaryfor the elementary-school students. This year’s theme is “SocialNetworking: A Key to Helping Close the Academic AchievementGap.”

Police Warn of Utility ScamFairfax County police are seeing a trend in the number of vic-

tims reporting a scam involving utility payments. It’s receiveddozens of reports that someone is contacting residents claimingthat their electric meter is broken and could even explode, ifthey don’t buy a payment card and pay up immediately.

The scammer tells residents they should go to a conveniencestore and buy a pre-payment card in the amount of several hun-dreds of dollars, or their power will be shut off. Many times,residents are frightened and feel intimated by the scammer.

While residents of all ethnicities have been victimized, policesay recent targets appear to be Latino residents. Some live inapartments or multi-dwelling units. The scammer speaks in Span-ish and several times has identified himself as “Jose Martinez.”

Police warn residents to contact Dominion Power or other utili-ties, as well as police, if they receive calls of this nature. They’realso advised to never provide their social security number, creditcard number or banking information to anyone requesting it overthe phone, unless they’ve initiated the contact with the caller.

Anyone receiving a call from someone claiming to be their util-ity company — and feeling pressured for immediate payment orpersonal information — should hang up and call the utility toreport the incident.

Police Pilot DUI WatchTo encourage residents to become more involved in their com-

munities by spotting and reporting suspected drunk or impaireddrivers, the Sully District Police Station is starting DUI Watch.Volunteers will be fully training in early recognition of impaireddriving, the dangers of impaired driving and its impact on thecommunity.º

The first-ever DUI Watch training session will be Wednesday,June 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. Pre-registration is recommended, but not required.Contact PFC Fruecht at 703-814-7018 or [email protected] with questions or to register.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, June 6,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect and

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

When she was 17,Chantilly’s NikkiFerraro was diag-

nosed with a rare form of thyroidcancer. It wasn’t what she’dplanned, but she attacked it head-on and continued fighting for oth-ers battling the same disease.

Before graduating fromChantilly High in 2011, she orga-nized a Relay for Life team andraised $20,000 for the AmericanCancer Society. Later, she and herparents formed the nonprofit BiteMe Cancer Foundation (BMC),www.bitemecancer.org, to helpteens with cancer and to fight thyroid cancer by fund-ing research grants.

Throughout her own diagnosis, surgery and ongo-ing cancer treatment, Ferraro, of the Armfield Farmcommunity, discovered there were several programsfor children and adult cancer patients, but littlegeared specifically toward teenagers.

So since September 2010, BMC has provided teencancer patient support bags she’s filled with music,a special message from her and other items to helpand inspire teens going through what she did. Thebags are distributed to teens in hospitals.

Also included is a video program which has alreadyreceived more than 4,000views and provides ongo-ing support to both teensand caregivers via its pri-vate, online forum: BiteMe Cancer Cares and BiteMe Cancer Caregivers.

But it takes money tocreate and fill these bagsso, on Sunday, June 9,from 5:30-8:30 p.m., BMCwill hold its second annualfundraiser, “Take a Swingat Cancer,” at the DullesGolf Center and SportsPark in Sterling. More in-formation and ticket/sponsorship details are at http://www.bitemecancer.org/take-a-swing-at-cancer.asp.

“I’m really excited about it,” said Ferraro, 20, arising junior and marketing major at JMU. “We’vegot things for both adults and kids to do — Xboxes,dance games, batting cages, 18-hole miniature golf,a driving range, basketball, beach-style volleyball,food and a deejay.”

Meanwhile, funds have come in from other sources.To mark the three-year anniversary of Ferraro’s April6, 2010 diagnosis and her continuing victory over it,BMC held three fundraisers to celebrate everythingshe’s accomplished in such a short timeframe.

During the weekend of April 6, the InternationalCountry Club in Chantilly held its annual 5K/10Krun/walk and donated the proceeds to BMC. Laterthat day, the Nicole Miller store in the Tysons Galle-ria donated a percentage of that evening’s sales toBMC.

The following day, Potomac Falls Lube Express andCar Wash held a car clinic for women and teens andgave BMC the proceeds. The three events raised$2,311, which Bite Me Cancer will use to provide

more teen support bags and fund thyroid-cancer re-search.

Knowing that thyroid cancer is the fastest-grow-ing cancer among both men and women in the U.S.,one of Ferraro’s first goals for BMC was to raiseenough money for a two-year, $50,000 research grantto help advance the fight against thyroid cancer.When the campaign kicked off in 2012, BMC adopted“$50K for 50K” as its theme, in honor of the morethan 50,000 people expected to be diagnosed in 2012with thyroid cancer.

By April 2013, BMC was $15,000 short of that goal.But on April 7, Sara Barokas — a BMC Advisory

Council member and athyroid-cancer survivor,herself — stepped up anddonated that last $15,000,along with her husbandBen.

“As a thyroid cancer sur-vivor, I am committed tosupporting Bite MeCancer’s thyroid researchgrant mission,” she said.“Thyroid cancer is a seri-ous disease that affectsmore people every year.Three surgeries, treatmentwith radioactive iodine,

and several new tumors later have taught me first-hand just how critical finding more solutions for thetreatment of this disease is.”

Barokas said BMC and the people behind the foun-dation have been a “tremendous support” to her sinceher diagnosis. “I am deeply appreciative of the workthey have done and continue to do,” she said.

“This generous donation from Sara and her hus-band is a wonderful example of making a difference,as well as recognizing others for the good they havedone,” said BMC Advisory Council member StephanieEberhart. She said it’s also a celebration of thestrength and courage of Ferraro and others with thy-roid cancer.

“We’re so excited and grateful for Sara and Ben’sdonation,” added Ferraro. “We’ll be able to watchand see what happens as a result of that grant.”

But with more than 60,000 people predicted to bediagnosed with this disease in 2013, she knows thework is far from over. So she said BMC will continueraising money to support a second thyroid-cancerresearch grant. Anyone wishing to contribute toward

Bite Me Cancer FundraiserFun activities planned for children and adults.

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Nikki Ferrarro (center) with parents Sharon andMichael Ferraro.

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Memorial Day Ceremony at Ox Hill Battlefield Park

Historian John P. Murphy discussesthe Battle of Ox Hill. Residents sing “America the Beautiful” to close the ceremony.

The Father William Corby Divisionof the Ancient Order of the Hiber-nians presents the colors.

From left: Jenee Lindner, KateKane and Stevie Morris performStephen Foster’s “Hard Times.”

Scouts prepare to place a wreathby the monuments of two UnionArmy generals.

Roundtable and the Father William CorbyDivision, explained why the fray is some-times called the Battle of Chantilly. He saidthe Northern army named battles after thenearest towns and the Southern armynamed them after prominent, geographicpoints.

“Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee thoughtMaj. Gen. [John] Pope was going to makea stand in Centreville,” said Murphy. “So hesent [Maj. Gen. Stonewall] Jackson’s troopsup to Northern Virginia to hold Pope’s armyuntil Lee got there to destroy it.”

However, Union Army Maj. Gen. JohnPope sent two brigades under the commandof Maj. Gen. Isaac Stevens to block Jack-son, and Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny’s divisionjoined them. By the time Jackson’s armyreached Ox Hill, they were tired, hungryand battle-weary — and Stevens’ men at-tacked them immediately.

The battle ultimately ended in a draw but,said Murphy, “If Lee had sent Maj. Gen.[James] Longstreet, instead of Jackson, itmight have turned out differently. He hadmore men and they were in better shape.And if events were different at Ox Hill, itmay have changed events later in Antietamor in the war.”

Ox Hill Battlefield Park contains monu-ments to both Stevens and Kearny, and dur-ing Monday’s ceremony, a Boy Scout plusGirl Scouts from St. Leo the Great CatholicSchool in Fairfax placed wreaths betweenthe monuments.

The Father William Corby Division pre-sented the colors, and Kate Kane and JeneeLindner sang while musician Stevie Morrisaccompanied them on the fiddle and gui-tar.

Ed Wenzel of the Bull Run Civil WarRoundtable is a trustee of the monuments,and he told those attending the event offuture plans for the battlefield park. “We’regoing to plant corn, and we have some railfences to improve and lengthen,” he said.“We also want to place six markers alongthe offsite walking trail that crosses thebattlefield to give additional informationabout what happened here.”

Planned, as well, are markers for fourUnion and four Confederate soldiers whofought at the Battle of Ox Hill/Chantilly. “Wealso plan future Union and Confederatesoldier monuments with their regimentsand units inscribed on obelisks,” saidWenzel. “We’ve got two generals commemo-rated here, but we never commemoratedthe soldiers, so we’re going to do that.”

Noting that 516 Confederate soldiers andat least 1,000 Union soldiers were eitherkilled or wounded during the battle, he saidthe annual Memorial Day ceremony at OxHill Battlefield Park is important and mean-ingful.

“Memorial Day is a day when we remem-ber our war dead,” said Wenzel. “It startedin May 1865 when women and young girlslaid flowers on the graves of the soldierson both sides of the war, and now Memo-rial Day is for all the dead. But it was origi-nally called Decoration Day because theywere decorating the soldiers’ graves.”

The Battle of Ox Hill, the Confeder-ate name for what the Union Armycalled the Battle of Chantilly, took

place on the afternoon of Sept. 1, 1862. Thefighting occurred during a fierce storm thatfield reports described as so thunderous itdrowned out the cries and clamor of thebattle.

Dry ammunition became scarce, and thefighting degenerated into a brawl of bayo-nets and musket clubs. The chaotic conflictlasted a little more than two hours andended at dark as a stalemate. Two Uniondivisions under the command of Gen. IsaacStevens and Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny en-gaged Confederate troops at Ox Hill and

both commanders were killed.The events at Ox Hill were triggered by

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s attemptto outflank the retreating Union army. Af-ter the battle of Second Manassas along BullRun on Aug. 28-30, 1862, the Federal Armyretreated toward the well-protected capi-tal city of Washington.

Ox Hill marked the end of the SecondManassas Campaign. After the engagement,the Federal Army completed its retreat tothe fortifications around Washington. TheConfederates turned north and crossed thePotomac River, igniting the Maryland Cam-paign.

At Ox Hill, the fighting was spread over

some 500 acres of farmland and woods oneither side of what is now West Ox Roadbetween Route 50 and Fair Lakes Parkway,and between Fair Oaks Mall and the FairfaxCounty Parkway. Much of that area todayis covered by housing and commercial busi-ness outlets.

So Civil War preservationists stepped for-ward in the 1980s to protect the current4.8-acre park site from the developmentthat encompasses the rest of the battlefield.The Fairfax County Park Authority owns andmaintains Ox Hill Battlefield Park to pro-tect and enhance it as a historical resource.

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Nikki Ferrarro

either the grant or the bags maydo so at http://w w w. b i t e m e c a n c e r. o r g /Donate.asp.

As for her own health, Ferrarosaid, “I feel great.” However, sur-gery may be in her future. “Thedoctors are seeing if I’ll have tohave outpatient surgery on myvocal cords so that it’s easier forme to talk,” she said. “I feel likeI’m straining a bit, especially innoisy situations where I have totalk louder so people can hearme.”

She said it’ll be the third orfourth time she’s had that proce-dure done because it’s only tem-porary. But this time, doctorsmight be able to do something different. “If my en-

docrinologist gives me the OK af-ter my scans on June 11, then I’llhave permanent surgery on myneck,” said Ferraro. “They’ll put ina vocal-cord implant so I won’thave problems talking.”

She just added a notebook, pen,sodoku book and car magnet tothe teen bags and redesigned thebags to make them stronger.“We’re now starting to order thenext 100 bags,” she said. “Somewill resupply Inova Fairfax Hospi-tal and some will go to the M.D.Anderson Cancer Center in Texas.”

Ferraro’s also looking forward tothe June 9 fundraiser. “There’ll belots of things to do,” she said. “It’llbe a great event and, hopefully, anice day and lots of fun for every-

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adjust them, as needed.However, because of time constraints, only the first

35 vehicles arriving on each date will be inspected.That way, inspectors may have enough time to prop-erly instruct the caregiver on the correct use of thechild seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

Food DonationsFor WFCM

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantryurgently needs donations of spaghetti sauce, cannedfruit, rice (2-lb. bags), canned pasta, peanut butter,canned tuna and meat, hot and cold cereal, fruit juice,and pancake mix and syrup. Bring all items toWFCM’S new food-pantry location at 13888Metrotech Drive, near Papa John’s Pizza and KumonLearning Center, in Chantilly’s Sully Place ShoppingCenter.

Meals on WheelsVolunteers

Fairfax County needs Meals on Wheels drivers inChantilly and group Meals on Wheels coordinatorsin both Chantilly and Fairfax. Contact Volunteer So-lutions at 703-324-5406, TTY 711,[email protected] or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/vol-unteer-solutions.htm.

Give Caregivers a BreakFairfax County needs Respite Care volunteers

throughout the county to give family caregivers of afrail older adult a well-deserved break. Volunteersvisit and oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their own neighborhoods. Sup-port and training is provided. Contact Kristin Martinat 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].

Women’s SelfDefense Program

The Fairfax County Law Enforcement Foundationis partnering with the Fairfax County Police Depart-ment to offer the Women’s Self Defense Training pro-gram. It’s based on the SAFE program formerly pro-vided by the Police Department, but now being taughtby C&J Security Corp.

The program is a two-day class that will meet onconsecutive Tuesday and Thursday evenings from6:15-9:30 p.m. It’s currently offered free and all classmaterials are included. Program funding is providedthrough the Fairfax County Law Enforcement Foun-dation.

The course is offered to females, age 13 and older.A female guardian must accompany girls 13-18. Nomen other than the instructors are permitted to bepresent during a class. For more information, call703-246-7806, e-mail [email protected] go to www.fairfaxfoundation.org.

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Opinion

Don’t Be Among the MissingLast time Virginia elected a governor, 1.7 millionvoters failed to vote after voting the previous year.

Editorial

In 2008, 74.5 percent of Virginia’s regis-tered voters turned out to vote in thepresidential election. In 2009, the lasttime Virginians elected a governor, lieu-

tenant governor, attorney general and mem-bers of the House of Delegates, just 40.4 per-cent of registered voters came out to vote.

That is to say that 1.7 million voters wentmissing in the Commonwealth.

Last November, more than 70 percent ofVirginia’s registered votersturned out. Will this Novembersee 40 percent or less? Choicesat the statewide level could

hardly be more stark, and low turnout willmake the outcome unpredictable.

It’s a mistake for people offended by the in-flammatory and derogatory rhetoric by theRepublican nominee for Lieutenant GovernorE.W. Jackson to think that he is unelectable inVirginia or that his negatives will make KenCuccinelli, Republican nominee for Governor

unelectable.It all depends on who turns out to vote.As an example, in November 2007, incum-

bent state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) won re-election by less than one-half of a percentagepoint, with an edge of just 92 votes out of37,185 ballots cast, beating Democrat JanetOleszek. Approximately 32 percent of regis-tered voters in the 37th District cast ballots atthe polls in that election. Imagine what mightbe different today if that race had gone differ-ently. Cuccinelli was first elected to the Vir-ginia Senate in 2002 in a special election.

Primary June 11Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 11,

with absentee voting currently underway.Voters in the Democratic primary will choose

between Ralph S. Northam and Aneesh Choprafor lieutenant governor; and between Mark R.Herring and Justin E. Fairfax for attorney gen-

eral.The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

on June 11.Good sources for information on upcoming

elections.Virginia State Board of Elections, http://

www.sbe.virginia.gov/Virginia Public Access Project, http://

www.vpap.org/candidates?display=stateFairfax County Board of Elections, http://

w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v / e l e c t i o n s /ecalendar.htm

Father’s Day PhotosFather’s Day is June 16, and as in years past,

The Centre View will publish a gallery of pho-tos of fathers, grandfathers, great grandfathersand sons and daughters. Send your photos,including names of everyone in the photo, agesof children, town of residence and a brief de-scription of what is happening [email protected]

— Mary Kimm

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Letters to the Editor

TransportationPieTo the Editor:

A recent breakfast gathering ofthe transportation cognoscenti ofthe region and hosted by theNorthern Virginia TransportationAlliance posed this question: Howwill our various Northern Virginiajurisdictions split up the pie of newtransportation money? Countyleaders or their representativesfrom Fairfax, Prince William, Ar-lington and Loudoun comprisedthe panel of presenters. Perhapsthe most interesting information,however, came from the discussionsheets provided to the audience.

To preface what we found on thesheets, readers need to recall thatseveral years ago, voters approvedthe formation of a Northern Vir-ginia Transportation Authority,which until now has had no abili-ties to function as intended, sincethere was no transportationmoney. That changed with the pas-sage of the Governor’s transporta-tion package, which makes avail-able $189,475,000 for FY 14projects. The authority is com-prised of appointees drawn mainlyfrom the chairs/mayors of the ninecities and counties comprising theauthority, along with a smatteringof General Assembly members,transportation officials and guber-natorial appointees. By its nature,the pie will be split according toparochial interests. There is an-other transportation group that

has been on the ground for a num-ber of years, the Northern VirginiaTransportation Alliance, headedby Bob Chase. Bob and his organi-zations are the gurus to which ourchamber and most all other cham-bers pay attention when questionsarise about roads and bridges.They are non-partisan and they areexperts. Mass transit is not part oftheir core mission.

So now, back to the sheets. Bothgroups were tasked with provid-ing a list of their prioritizedprojects for spending the newmoney. The authority and the alli-ance completely disagreed on des-ignated projects for Fairfax County.

The Fairfax representatives ofthe authority proposed:

❖ Widening to 6-8 lanes forRoute 28

❖ A design/build for the Inno-vation Center Metrorail Station forwhich the county just agreed toassume the debt

❖ Several smaller improvementsin Herndon.

The alliance chose instead:❖ Support rehabilitating I-66

outside the Beltway to a newmulti-modal facility with addi-tional conventional lands and railextension right-of-way toCentreville, along with upgrade ofthe Route 28/I-66 interchange

❖ Widen to 6-8 lanes for Route7 between Tysons Corner and theLoudoun line

❖ Widen to 6-8 lanes on FairfaxCounty Parkway between theDulles Toll Road and Route 50

❖ Add two lanes on Route 50

(Arlington Blvd.) between FairfaxCircle to I-495.

For Loudoun County, its author-ity members requested:

❖ Construction start of Route 28hot spot improvements (SterlingBlvd. to Dulles Toll Road)

❖ Design start of grade separa-tion at Route 15 Leesburg Bypassand Edwards Ferry Road

❖ Leesburg Park and Ride❖ 2 new transit buses❖ Widening of Route 15 from

Route 7 Bypass south to Route 234in Prince William County

Meanwhile, the alliance was rec-ommending:

❖ Route 50 widening from FCline west to Route 15

❖ Adding 2-4 lanes on Route 7Bypass between Leesburg andPurcellville

❖ Widening Route 60 as part ofthe Dulles Loop and constructingan interchange at Route 50

❖ Completion of GloucesterParkway to Route 28 to alleviateRoute 625 corridor congestion.

Both the authority and the alli-ance concurred about wideningRoute 659 (Belmond Ridge Road)north of the Dulles Greenway. Themost expensive projects (as esti-mated by the authority) for Fairfax

would be the Innovation CenterMetrorail Station at $41 million,followed by the Route 28 widen-ing from the Toll Road to Route50, priced at $20 million.Loudoun’s most expensive projectwould be the Belmont Ridge Roaddesign/build at $20,000.

Only the authority requestedmonies for public transit alterna-tives such as work at three VREstations and two WMATA projects:traction power upgrades on theOrange Line and 10 new buses onVirginia routes, together totaling$12 million.

What does this mean to us thecitizens? It gives two differentviews of how to prioritize trans-portation needs, one from amainly legislative body, one froma transportation expert viewpoint,one encompassing both roads andmass transit, the other just roads.I hope you will use it as a road mapto inform your own point of viewand to share that with your legis-lators. It will be the authority thatcuts the pie. For more information,visit www.thenovaauthority.org.

Eileen CurtisPresident, Dulles Regional

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they’re in good health and are stilladoptable. In addition, it providesmoney and education for other pro-grams, including the importance ofspaying and neutering pets.

During all of 2012, FFCAS raisedalmost $60,000 total for the shelter.And Grieve would like more peopleto donate, join the group’s mailing listand help support its work.

Anyone wishing to donate to FFCASmay do so at the Web site, or by send-ing checks payable to the organizationto: FFCAS, P.O. Box 2321, Centreville,VA 20122. It’s also part of the Com-bined Federal Campaign, so contribu-tions may be made there, as well, bydesignating number 88219.

For more information, people mayalso check out the organization onFacebook at Friends of the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter.

“We want people to think of thismore as a resort for animals — a beau-tiful place, not just a shelter,” saidGrieve. “The shelter staff and volun-teers all do a great job. There arebeautiful animals at the shelter andthey all deserve a second chance. Wewant the animals to come in, be well-taken-care-of and go out as soon aspossible to loving, caring homes.”

Fundraiser

In January, the family of Chantilly Highgrad Justin Wolfe hoped he’d be a freeman after U.S. District Court JudgeRaymond Jackson vacated Wolfe’s

convictions and sentences for drug distri-bution and the March 2001 murder of 21-year-old Centreville High grad DannyPetrole.

Jackson said the original prosecutorswithheld evidence that could have helpedWolfe, now 31. He also said they intimi-dated the main witness against Wolfe, OwenBarber IV — who killed Petrole and initiallytestified that Wolfe hired him for the crime,but later recanted.

Special Prosecutor Ray Morrogh nowwants to retry Wolfe, who’s already spent11 years on death row. But since Barber’snow unable to testify for Wolfe in court —since, according to Jackson, he’s beenthreatened with the death penalty, himself,if he does so — Jackson said any retrial ofWolfe has also been tainted.

On Dec. 26, 2012, Jackson ordered Wolfe’sunconditional release and barred him frombeing retried. And on Jan. 2, Prince Will-iam Circuit Court Judge Mary Grace O’Briensaid she’d uphold that order unless Virginia’sattorney general requested a stay.

He did, so Wolfe was kept incarcerated

in the Prince William County/Manassas jail,where he’d been moved for his new trial.Jackson’s order was appealed to the 4th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond,which granted the stay.

That court heard full, oral arguments onboth sides of the issue at the end of Janu-ary. All along, Wolfe has maintained his in-nocence. Nonetheless, last Wednesday, May23, the 4th Circuit ruled that Jackson ex-ceeded his authority when he orderedWolfe’s sentences vacated and Wolfe re-leased and barred his retrial. So after a newdate is set, Wolfe will again stand trial inPrince William Circuit Court.

Court Rules Wolfe May Be Retried

The following incidents were reported from theSully District Station:

UNLAWFUL ENTRY, 6400 block ofPaddington Court, May 23, 11:05 a.m. A residentreported someone entered the home but nothingwas stolen. There were no signs of forced entry.

PEEPING, 13700 block of Marsden Court, May18, 5 a.m. A 29-year-old woman reported someonewas allegedly looking into her home. Her husbanddetained the individual. A 33-year-old man of nofixed address, was charged with peep into a dwell-ing.

WEAPON, 14100 block of Lotus Lane, May 18,12:20 a.m. Officers were called for a loud noise.Following an investigation, a 21-year-old man fromCentreville, was charged with reckless discharge ofa firearm. No one was injured.

ASSAULT, Centreville Road/Machen Road, May

11, 4:15 a.m. An officer found an individual whoappeared intoxicated and injured. Rescue person-nel responded to examine and transport him. Heallegedly became combative assaulting the rescueofficer. An 18-year-old man from Chantilly, wascharged with being drunk in public and assault.

BURGLARY, 5600 block of Thorndyke Court,May 10, 4:55 p.m. A resident reported someoneentered the home and stole several items to includea wallet. There were no signs of forced entry.

LARCENIES❖ 13500 block of Sequoia Lea Drive, steering

wheel from vehicle❖ Bay Valley Lane/Compton Lane, cell phone

from vehicle❖ 4300 block of Chantilly Shopping Center,

credit card from business❖ 4300 block of Cub Run Road, bicycle from

residence❖ 14300 block of Penrose Place, license plate

from vehicle❖ 4000 block of Westfax Drive, steel pipes from

business❖ 13900 block of Big Yankee Lane, bicycle from

residence❖ 7200 block of Ordway Road, jewelry from resi-

dence❖ 14600 block of Thera Way, inspection sticker

from vehicle❖ 4000 block of Airline Parkway, hair products

and furniture from business❖ 6700 block of Jenny Leigh Court, wallet from

business❖ 4100 block of Pleasant Meadow Court, back-

pack from vehicle❖ 5400 block of Arrowhead Park, bicycles from

residence

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HUMANE SOCIETY OF FAIRFAX COUNTYHours: Monday-Friday 10-4 and Saturday 10-3 • 703-385-PETS

Adoptions: By appointment only. • www.hsfc.org

THIS IS “HOPE”Her name is Hope, because she hopes to have a familywilling to accept the love she wants to give them. Sheis one of the sweetest dogs you’ll ever meet. She loveseveryone but is picky with her canine friends. Hopeloves to talk in her Scooby Doo voice when trying toget your attention. She’s 3 years old, has a cool whitecoat with liver-colored spots and weighs approximately50 pounds. She’s a mixture of all the best breeds. TheLab in her shows in her playfulness, the Spaniel in hercomes out when she is hunting for her toys, and the Pitin her shines through with her loyalty and devotion tohumans. Make your appointment today to meet Hopeand we’ll let her know, hope forher is on the way. To know heris to Love her!

Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos wel-come.

ONGOINGThe Airbus IMAX Theater at

National Air and SpaceMuseum Udvar-Hazy Center,14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway,is showing movies including“Hubble,” “Fighter Pilot,” “SpaceJunk,” “Air Racers”, “The Dream isAlive” and ”Star Trek: Into theDarkness.” Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy/ orcall 703-572-4118 for the .

REGISTER NOWYoung Actors’ Workshop. June 24-

28 from 9 a.m.-noon at WestfieldHigh School. Students in grades 3-6can discover the artist insidethemselves through games, actingexercises and more. $125. Visitwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.comfor an enrollment form or call 703-488-6439. Register early as space islimited and camp sells out.

THURSDAY/MAY 30Thriving Three to Fives. 1:30 p.m. at

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Children age 3-5can enjoy stories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-830-2223.

Lego Block Party. 7 p.m. at ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children ages 8-12 can build. Free.Call for this month’s theme.Registration required, 703-502-3883.

FRIDAY/MAY 31JazzCats Cafe. 7 p.m. at Centreville

High School cafeteria, 6001 UnionMill Road, Clifton. Hear music fromtwo bands. $8/advance or $10/door,includes music, dessert and a drink.E-mail [email protected] formore.

Comedy Showcase. Doors open at7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. atFast Eddie’s, 14114 Lee Highway.Watch Tommy Sinbazo, Rob Farley,Mike Brown and Kevin McCarronperform. $5/person. 703-266-1888.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Summer BBQ. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the

pond at Eleanor C. Lawrence Park.Meet people from the fire departmentand police department. Hosted by theEd Lang Team. Free. Visitwww.northernvirginiahomes.com/

barbeque.php for more.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 5Broadway Pops. 7:30 p.m. in the Roy

A. Skip Maiden Theatre at CentrevilleHigh School. Features the entirechoral program, soloists and astudent-directed a capella group.Free for students; $5/generaladmission.

THURSDAY/JUNE 6Broadway Pops. 7:30 p.m. in the Roy

A. Skip Maiden Theatre at CentrevilleHigh School. Features the entirechoral program, soloists and astudent-directed a capella group.Free for students; $5/generaladmission.

FRIDAY/JUNE 7Comedy Showcase. Doors open at

7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. atFast Eddie’s, 14114 Lee Highway.Watch Mariya Alexander, BeccaSteinhoff and Dana Bell perform. $5/person. 703-266-1888.

SUNDAY/JUNE 9Train Display. The Northern Virginia

NTRAK group will be displayingrunning tabletop (T-TRAK models) NGauge trains at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road, Fairfax Station, from 1-4 p.m. $3/adult; $1/child. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org or 703-425-9225.

THURSDAY/JUNE 136th Annual Erin Peterson Fund

Tournament. Held at WestfieldsGolf Club, 13940 Balmoral GreensAve., Clifton. To register visitwww.erinpetersonfund.org.

CVHS Choirs Perform Summer ConcertThe 2013 Centreville High School Choral Department summer concert, “Broadway Pops” is scheduled for Wednesday,

June 5 and Thursday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Roy A. Skip Maiden Theatre at Centreville High School.

Summer Fun

All the Centreville High School choirs come together on stage during the 2012 CVHSChoral Department summer concert.

Fairs & Festivals

THURS./MAY 30-SUNDAY/JUNE 2Herndon Festival. The Town of

Herndon’s Parks and RecreationDepartment hosts the annualHerndon Festival. This is a town-wide event and attracts more than80,000 people from the greaterWashington, D.C. Metropolitanarea. There is no admission fee toenter the Herndon Festival. Seethe Fairfax County Calendar fordetails. www.herndonfestival.net.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 7-9Celebrate Fairfax! Festival.

Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. Enjoymusical performances, rides,games and food at the CelebrateFairfax! Festival. 703-324-3247 orwww.celebratefairfax.com/.

SATURDAY/JUNE 8Relay for Life. 3 p.m., 14550 Lee

Road, Chantilly. Centreville andChantilly Relay for Life will takeplace at the nZone. Call 703-937-1903 or email [email protected].

SATURDAY/JUNE 22Clifton Wine Festival. 11 a.m.-6

p.m., in the Children’s Park, 7140

Main St., Clifton. Visit historicClifton, with wine, food, musicand arts and crafts to make it acelebration; rain or shine.www.cliftonwine.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 3-4County 4-H Fair and Frying Pan

Farm Park Show at Frying PanFarm Park, 2709 W. Ox Road,Herndon. Farm animals, rides,displays, horse and dog shows,the tractor pull, children’s craftsand face painting and live music.www.4hfairfax.org/.

SUNDAY/AUG. 1827th Annual Pakistan

Independence Day FestivalUSA. Noon at 7700 Bull Run Dr.,Centreville. The PakistanIndependence Day Festivalincludes musical performances,rides and games.www.pakistanfestivalusa.com.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 14Dulles Day Plane Pull. Dulles

International Airport, Dulles. The2013 Dulles Day Family Festival& Plane Pull is a day of airplaneand auto exhibits, children’s zoneand bus pull, displays, activities,vendors, food and entertainment.www.planepull.com.


Ticonderoga Farms703.327.4424 • www.ticonderoga.com

26469 Ticonderoga Rd., Chantilly, VA 20152

Old FashionChildren’s Dog Show11:00 am, June 8th, 2013 • Rain Date June 9th

Children can bring their dog to show offin several categories and classes

By Reservation Only ~ Deadline June 6th• Puppies: 10 weeks to 6 months • Dogs: 6 months and up

Showing groups will be broken into 4 categories:• Children ages 5 – 8 years handling puppies

• Children 5 – 8 years handling dogs• Children 9 - 12 years handling puppies

• Children 9 - 12 years handling dogsClasses: Best Costume, Best Trick, Smallest Dog, Biggest Dog, Shortest

& Longest Ears and Tail, Lightest Colored Dog, Darkest Colored Dog,Shortest Legs, Longest Legs, Shortest Coat & Longest Coat.

Classes for Obedience: Best Sit/ Stay for 1 minute,Best Down/Stay for 3 minutes.

Obedience Demonstration and Free Class on teaching Sit andDown and how to proof your Stay and Recalls (Come).

By Reservation Only • Reservations must be received by June 6th.See our Website for entry form. Prepayment not required; may

pay upon admission day of show.

Next Event: Teddy Bear Picnic, June 22nd (rain date June 23rd)

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THROUGH JUNE 12Independent Living Project. Fairfax

County is offering this free six-weekprogram that includes a gentleexercise program to improve strengthand balance, presentations on countyservices, a healthy cookingdemonstration, advice on how tomanage health care andprescriptions, and more. Led byprofessional social workers, thegroup meets weekly at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive, Centreville from10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/independent.htmor call 703-324-7210, TTY 711.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Tips for Buying a TV. 1-2 p.m. at

Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Scotty Scott will talk abouthow to buy a tv. Free. 703-502-3883.

THROUGH SATURDAY/JUNE 1Operation Medicine Cabinet

Cleanout. Drop off unused orexpired medications at a FairfaxCounty Police district station (pills orliquids only, no pressurized canistersor needles). Disposal is free,convenient, confidential and safe.Safe handling of unused or expiredmedications prevents accidentalpoisoning, prevents drug abuse andprotects the environment. The SullyDistrict Station is located at 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Visitwww.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org

or call 703-938-8723, TTY 711.

MONDAY/JUNE 3Centreville Toastmasters. 7 p.m. at

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Overcome yourfear of public speaking in a provenprogram that has helped thousandsover the last 89 years. All welcome.

Greenbriar Garden Club. 7:30 p.m.Greenbriar Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road, Fairfax. Apresentation by the Audubon Societyof Northern Virginia on attractingbirds and butterflies to your garden.Contact Diane at 703-378-0994 orKathy at 703-817-0708.

County Forum. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.at Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Share ideas onensuring the county continues to be alivable, lifelong community for itsgrowing older population. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults

or call 703-324-5411.

TUESDAY/JUNE 11Ladies Book Club. 7:30 p.m. at Beth

Torah, 4212-C Technology Court,Chantilly. Bring a drink or appetizerto share and discuss “Snow inAugust” by Pete Hamill.

THURSDAY/JUNE 136th Annual Erin Peterson Fund

Tournament. Held at WestfieldsGolf Club, 13940 Balmoral GreensAve., Clifton. To register visitwww.erinpetersonfund.org.

MONDAY/JUNE 17Centreville Toastmasters. 7 p.m. at

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Overcome fear ofpublic speaking in a proven program.All welcome.

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‘WomenFight Back’

Women’s Self DefenseSeminar will be held at thenZone in Chantilly on July13, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. This isa no-nonsense, practicalself-defense seminar de-signed for women ages 13and up. Subjects coveredare: awareness, mentalpreparation, targets of op-portunity, and physicaltechniques and skills. Thisclass is limited to 40 partici-pants. To register call thenZone at 703-266-0118 orgo to www.thenZone.com.


Henry MieloLong-time Greenbriar

resident Henry (Hank)Mielo died Friday, May17, 2013, at the age of 76,from complications of dia-betes.

Attending the New Jer-sey Institute of Technol-ogy, George WashingtonUniversity, and the De-partment of Defense War

College, heearned degreesin engineeringand manage-ment. After re-tiring from theDepartment ofthe Navy (atNavSea) Hankwas a substituteteacher atChantilly HighSchool, Rocky

Run Intermediate, and bothGreenbriar elementary schools be-fore joining Pender VeterinaryClinic as a bookkeeper.

He coached numerous CYA bas-ketball and baseball teams, includ-ing the first girls select basketballteam, as well as tutoring math tomany students over the years. Healways loved running into formerstudents and team members as“grown ups.”

Hank is survived by his wife

Helen, brother Gary, sisters-in-lawJill, Marilyn and JoAnn, brother-in-law Don Edwing, his children,Jennifer and Bob Shook, Pam andDorian Zaelke, Mike Mielo, hisgrandchildren, Brad Goldie andNina, Daniel and MadhumetaShook, Debbie and Rhys Franck,and life-long friends and fellowYankee and Giant fans, DonaldFucci and Steve Feldman.

Hank is also survived by manybeloved nieces and nephews and

Obituary

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Pennoni Associates, an ENR Top 100engineering, design, and consultingfirm, announces that William Allen,PE, has joined the firm as a vice presi-dent and will focus on businessdevelopment. He previously worked asdirector of project development, largeprojects group for Skanska USA Civil,Inc.

Allen has 40 years of experience inthe engineering and construction indus-try, primarily through the managementof large engineering and constructionorganizations. He has a proven record ofsuccess in marketing and in the acqui-sition of major projects and has builtprofitable engineering and constructionbusiness lines. Allen has extensive ex-pertise in creating and implementingpublic-private partnership projects. Agraduate of the Pennsylvania State Uni-versity, he is a registered professionalengineer in eight states, including Vir-ginia, Maryland, and the District ofColumbia. He is involved with manyorganizations, including ACEC, ASCE,AASHTO, APWA, SAME, the Design-Build Institute of America, and theAmerican Underground ConstructionAssociation. He also served on the boardof directors of the American Road andTransportation Builders Association.

The Nest Egg in Fairfax has beennamed one of Home Accents Today’s 50Retail Stars for 2013 by editors of thepremier trade magazine for the homeaccents industry. The business, foundedin 2003, is located at 11940 Grand Com-mons Avenue and is owned by Ann andSean O’Shields. The Nest Egg hostsevents throughout the year that benefitlocal organizations such as the MainStreet Child Development Center andJourney 4 A Cure. The shop offers inte-rior design services and offers aselection of customizable American-made furniture and upholstery.

If weather forecasters are correctabout the Mid-Atlantic and New En-gland regions having a colder winterthan normal this year, many low-incomepeople will need help paying for heat.Northern Virginia Electric Coop-erative customer-owners can help byparticipating in NOVEC’s OperationRound Up fund. By participating,NOVEC customers authorize NOVEC toround up their monthly electric bills tothe next dollar. For example, if a bill is$69.54, NOVEC will round it up to $70and put the extra 46¢ into the ORUfund. Customers who participate donatean average of $6 a year. One hundredpercent of all donations go into thefund.

NOVEC customers may join ORUonline at www.novec.com/oru12 under“Community,” or they may call the cus-tomer service center, Monday throughFriday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at 703-335-0500 or toll-free: 1-888-335-0500.

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those who remember, “He helpedme pass the math test that got methe job, the school, etc.”

As per his wishes, Hank will becremated without ceremony andrequested that in lieu of flowers,contributions be made to the Ju-venile Diabetes Research Founda-tion. He felt strongly that childrenshould be spared diabetes. Tomake a donation, go to JDRF.org,click Donate, click Memorial Do-nation, and fill in the blanks.

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ANGLICANChurch of the Epiphany…703-481-8601

Christ the Redeemer…703-502-1732ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Centreville Assembly of God…703-830-1841BAHA’I

Baha’i Faith…1-800-22-UNITEBAPTIST

Centreville Baptist Church…703-830-3333Chantilly Baptist Church…703-378-6880

Clifton Baptist Church…703-263-1161Second Baptist Church…703-830-1850

Mount Olive Baptist Church…703-830-8769Ox Hill Baptist Church…703-378-5555

BIBLEChantilly Bible Church…703-263-1188

Community Bible Church…703-222-7737

CATHOLICSt. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church…

703-817-1770St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church…

703-266-1310St. Paul Chung Catholic Church…

703-968-3010St. Timothy Catholic Church…703-378-7461St. Veronica Catholic Church…703-773-2000

EPISCOPALChurch of the Epiphany…703-715-6070

St. John’s Episcopal Church…703-803-7500JEWISH

Congregation Yad Shalom…703-802-8901Temple Beth Torah…703-263-2252

LUTHERANKing of Kings Lutheran Church…

703-378-7272

Lord of Life Lutheran Church…703-323-9500

St. Andrew Lutheran Church…703-830-2768

METHODISTCentreville United Methodist…

703-830-2684Pender United Methodist Church…

703-278-8023Pleasant Valley United Methodist…

703-327-4461NON-DENOMINATIONALCentreville Community Church…

703-580-5226Christian Life Center…703-754-9600

Clear River Community Church…703-881-7443

Covenant Christian Center…703-631-5340Fair Oaks Church…703-631-1112

New Life...703-222-8836Tree of Life Bible Church...703-830-4563

PENTECOSTALCapital Worship Center…703-530-8100

Church of the Blessed Trinity…703-803-3007

ORTHODOXHoly Trinity Orthodox Church…

703-818-8372The Greek Orthodox Parish

of Loudoun County…703-421-7515St. Raphael Orthodox Church…

703-303-3047PRESBYTERIAN

Centreville Presbyterian Church…703-830-0098

Chantilly Presbyterian Church…703-449-1354

Clifton Presbyterian Church…703-830-3175Young Saeng Korean Presbyterian Church…

703-818-9200UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTWellspring United Church of Christ…

703-257-4111

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13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.thechurchoftheascension.org

Holy Communion 10 A.M. Sundays(with Church School and Nursery)

Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7 P.M. Wednesdays

The Greek Orthodox Parishof Loudoun County

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Scarlet SpeedsterThe Ed Lang Team celebrated Mother’s Day by sponsoring the Angel Kisses Race, whichit does every year. But this year, DC Comics star, The Flash, attended and was takingpictures with all the runners to help them run faster. Flash was played by Matt Beeman,a senior at Oakton High School. At left, The Flash is with Paige Imperial and her hus-band and, on right, with Craig Warnick and his son.

Science CompetitionEach year in the local Catholic schools middle school students can be found doingscience experiments, testing their hypothesis, and graphing and charting their resultson board displays that eventually get judged by science judges. These local winnersthen travel onto the Diocesan level competition where more than 400 students gather tocompete for top honors in various science topics ranging from chemistry, to behavioralscience. Saint Timothy Catholic School was represented this year by Sarah Bresnahan(Honorable Mention Behavioral and Social Sciences), Kevin Coutry (Honorable MentionBiochemistry), Katherine Daly, Ashley Forster (1st place Microbiology), Katie Grandinetti(3rd place Microbiology), Kelsey Hamer, Ricky Kowalski, Peter Montwill (HonorableMention Chemistry), Chris Susco (1st place Chemistry), and David Topping. With thestudents are Karen Young and Anita Ostrander, science teachers at Saint Timothy.

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Westfield High School jun-ior Nick O’Connell has beenaccepted at StanfordUniversity’s Summer College,where he will be studyingcomputer programming andelectrical engineering thissummer.

Stanford’s Summer Collegeis an eight-week college experience where programparticipants build a schedule comprised of college-level courses, and credit earned is documented on aStanford University transcript. Stanford credit may betransferable to other educational institutions depend-ing on the transfer policies of the specific college oruniversity.

O’Connell, who plans to double major in computerscience and electrical engineering in college, is alsoa varsity member of Westfield’s track and field andcross country teams. He will attend Stanford be-tween June 18 and Aug. 18. When he returns he willbegin practice for the 2013 fall cross country season.He also launched and coordinates an annual outreachon behalf of So Others Might Eat, through which hecollects and donates clothing and essentials for home-less families in neighboring Washington, D.C.

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Email announcements [email protected]. Photos are welcome.

Francis J. Rechner has beenawarded an Air Force ROTCscholarship to attend a host col-lege or university. High schoolseniors from across the UnitedStates are selected after a com-petitive application process basedon comprehensive tests scores,scholastic achievement, schoolofficials’ evaluations, extra-cur-ricular activities, and communityinvolvement. Rechner is the sonof Frank and Daphne Rechner ofChantilly and the grandson ofEva Stinson of Colorado Springs,Colo., Frank and Sue Rechner ofPhoenixville, Pa. and HelenRechner of King of Prussia, Pa.Rechner is a 2012 graduate ofChantilly High School.

Army Reserve Pvt. John P.

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Diaz has graduated from basiccombat training at Fort Jackson,Columbia, S.C. He is the son ofAnamaria Abarca of Herndon, andMario Diaz of Hagerstown, Md.Diaz graduated in 2010 fromWestfield High School.

Army 2nd Lt. Michael B.Kohn has graduated from the In-fantry Basic Officer Leader Courseat Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.Kohn is the son of Henry and Bar-bara Kohn of Myrtle Beach, S.C.He is a 1990 graduate of ChantillyHigh School and earned abachelor’s degree in 1997 fromGeorge Mason University.

Marine Corps Pfc. Dennon J.Carranza-Kee, a 2012 graduateof Westfield High School, earnedthe title of United States Marineafter graduating from recruittraining at Marine Corps RecruitDepot, Parris Island, S.C.


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Residents Fear Increased Traffic Problems

Fairfax County employee Roxanne Tomlinson discusses the StringfellowRoad park-and-ride expansion project.

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vices, is the project manager. And she pre-sented details during the meeting.

Adjacent to I-66, the existing lot has 378parking spaces. However, a 2007 bond ref-erendum funded an additional 300 spaces,plus a bus-transfer facility with a climate-controlled waiting room, benches,restrooms, drinking fountain and bike racks.

Tomlinson said $4 million was approvedfor the parking expansion and $1.5 millionfor the bus-transfer building, and they’vebeen combined into one project. “The pur-pose is to enhance bus ridership and pro-mote carpooling and, ultimately, use ofMetrorail [when it’s extended to this area],”she said.

Michael Guarino, a county DOT transpor-tation planner, said the current lot fills upand there’s a demand for more parking. AFair Lakes Crossing resident noted that over-flow vehicles from the lot are parking inhis neighborhood, and Osgood said theypark in The Greens, too.

Three bus bays will be added, and car andbus traffic will be separated on the lot. Carswill enter and exit the lot from theStringfellow/Fair Lakes Boulevard intersec-tion, and the existing entrance onStringfellow will be for buses only.

The building will be 1,345 square feet,with solar panels and a large roof to coverbicycle parking on each end. “We’ll also addbio-filters to the site, plus porous pavement,a landscaped dry pond and educationalsignage so people can learn about these fea-tures,” said Tomlinson.

Mark Gunn, a civil engineer with RinkerDesign Associates, is involved in the sitedesign. “We’ll add a dual left turn from FairLakes Boulevard to Stringfellow, toward I-66,” he said. “There’ll be dual-use paths forpedestrians and bicyclers. And we’ll do thelighting design and landscape plan so it’llbe both aesthetic and secure for the users’safety.”

Gunn said the porous pavement, dry pondand bio-filters — which are small, vegeta-tive rain gardens — are part of a green ini-tiative to improve the quality of the site’swater runoff. In addition, the entire frontwill be reforested and replanted.

The existing traffic signal at Fair Lakesand Stringfellow will go from three-way tofour-way, to accommodate the additionalvehicles using the lot. But Jon Rochetti ofthe nearby Waters Edge community saidthat change “will cause residents driving onFair Lakes to wait even longer to get out oftheir community because the signal willnow go through an extra cycle.”

He said that intersection is already heavilycongested, handling traffic going to the FairLakes Shopping Center, plus residentialdrivers; school, Metro and Connector bustraffic heading to and from the I-66 HOVentrance/exit. Gunn said the dual left willimprove movement, but Rochetti was skep-tical.

“Traffic, weºfear, may increase so quicklyonce the widened Stringfellow Road opensthat it mayºrevert back to the current, rush-hour gridlock in no time — just four lanesof gridlock vs. two,” he said. “The additionalparking spots will only add more trafficcongestion — and the lot will be mainlyused by people outside our community.”

Furthermore, said Rochetti, “The single left-turn lane from Fair Lakes Boulevard ontosouthboundºStringfellow consistently backsup, [and] the length of the current unusedturning lane appears [to] accommodate just8-10 cars, which won’tºoffer much relief.We’re concerned that traffic will continueto block GreatºHeron Drive, making it chal-lenging, if not unsafe” for Water’s Edge andThe Greens residents to exit their neighbor-hoods at Fair Lakes.

Osgood also worried about “traffic in-creasing significantly and affecting pedes-trians and bicyclists in the neighborhood.”Gunn said his office would coordinate withthe county and incorporate the residents’feedback. Comments may also be sent toSupervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) sincethe lot’s in his district.

“Between the Fairfax County Parkway andStringfellow widening project — and VDOTparking its construction trailers and dozensof pieces of equipment in our area, we’vegot construction fatigue,” said Rochetti. Andwith one transportation-related project af-

ter another, the residents will get no relief.The park-and-ride expansion is slated to

begin in January 2014, and the work towiden Stringfellow just started and will lastuntil July 2015. Said Guarino: “It’s incon-venient, but these projects need to be donewhen we can do them.”

Residents also stressed that — althoughthe county and VDOT consider theStringfellow widening and park-and-rideexpansion two separate projects — theydon’t. Both will happen at the same time,but the park-and-ride project wasn’t men-tioned during a recent, public meetingabout the widening.

There are 196 homes in The Greens and220 in Water’s Edge and, said Tony Petruzziof The Greens, “The Stringfellow wideningproject affects this project and our commu-nities, and we weren’t told about this projectuntil now. More than 400 families are be-ing impacted by this, and we never got aflier or an e-mail about it.”

Osgood said the impact on Great Heronshould be studied and remedied as part ofthe park-and-ride project before it opensand problems occur. And, she said, “We’dlike a sidewalk at Northbourne [Drive] andon The Greens’ side of Fair Lakes Boule-vard.”

Added Petruzzi: “At the entrance to TheGreens and Water’s Edge, there are school-bus stops and traffic backs up, as it is —and nobody looked at this.”

Guarino said there’s “not an easy fix” forThe Greens, and he said separating the busand car park-and-ride entrances would re-move some traffic from Stringfellow andshift it to Fair Lakes Boulevard. But, repliedOsgood, “You have not studied the impacton the neighborhoods. I’d suggest you meetwith the neighborhoods because it’s impor-tant for them to have a say.”

“This project helps keep this site as a tran-sit hub, which has overall benefits,” saidGuarino. “And it works with our future plan-ning, bus routes and HOV lanes on I-66.”

That’s all well and good, said Osgood, but“there are a lot of bits and pieces you couldfix to make this project work better overallfor everyone. We’re making all the sacrifices— we should get some of the benefits.”

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Part of the Stringfellow Road park-and-ride lot expansion will be theconstruction of a 1,345-square-

foot bus-transfer building. Architect JohnWirth, of Ritter Architects, talked aboutit during last week’s public meeting.

“It’ll be a glass building with a long,butterfly roof with secure bike parkingunderneath,” he said. “There’ll be a kioskwhere people can get tickets and mapsand add money to SmartCards. There’llalso be restrooms, three benches and adrinking fountain.”

The glass façade will allow staff to see

outside during business hours; the build-ing will be locked, otherwise. It’s anticipatedto be staffed Monday, Tuesday and Thurs-day, 6:30-10:30 a.m., and 3-7 p.m. Cur-rently, buses using that lot run weekdaysfrom 4:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

“We’re pursuing LEED silver certificationon this project,” said Wirth. He said thebuilding will employ energy efficiency, wa-ter-use reduction, renewable materials,natural light and solar panels.

The facility will be centrally located onthe site, which will also feature cutoff,shielded lights that won’t illuminate across

Bus-Transfer Building and Project Details

Artist’s rendition of the bus-transfer facility being built atthe Stringfellow Road park-and-ride lot.

Stringfellow Road. Also planned are two,asphalt, pedestrian/bicycle paths leading tothe building. And there’ll be a crosswalk atthe Fair Lakes Boulevard entrance, with apedestrian button on the traffic signal there.

The lot’s bus loop will be up front, dividedfrom the vehicular and pedestrian traffic.And the state will review all permits beforework is begun. The site’s design is slatedfor completion in August, and the projectwill open for bids in December. Construc-tion is scheduled to start in January 2014and be finished in late December 2014,when the expanded lot is set to open.

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Centreville BaseballFalls in RegionalQuarterfinals

The Centreville baseball team ended itsseason with a 5-4 loss to Marshall in theNorthern Region quarterfinals on May 27at Madison High School.

The Wildcats had the tying run in scor-ing position in the bottom of the seventhinning, but Marshall pitcher Mike Evansended the game with a strikeout.

Centreville senior Danny Russell finished3 for 4 with two RBIs. Carson Bach went 2for 3 with a double and Daniel Drangsveitwas 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI.

Centreville defeated West Potomac 6-2 inthe opening round of regionals on May 24.

The Wildcats ended the season with a 16-5 record and finished atop the ConcordeDistrict regular-season standings underfirst-year head coach Scott Findley.

CentrevilleSoftball ReachesQuarterfinals

The Centreville softball team knocked offPatriot District champion Lake Braddock 4-2 in the opening round of regionals on May24, but ended its season with a 4-1 loss toMcLean in the quarterfinals on May 27.

Lake Braddock entered the game againstCentreville with a 21-1 record.

Centreville Boys’ LaxThe Centreville boys’ lacrosse team re-

cently saw multiple players named to boththe 2013 all-Northern Region team, and the2013 all-Concorde District team.

The following players were named to the2013 all-Northern Region team: AndyBalberde (first team); Antonio Choi (secondteam) and Nathan Marks (honorable men-tion).

Varsity Wildcats receiving 2013 all-Concorde District first-team honors were:Kainoa O’Connor, Andy Balberde, AntonioChoi and Nathan Marks.

Second-team honors were awarded to:Tyler Vennergrund, Carson McEver, KyleRichbourg, Pat Lilburn, Logan Wakefield andPat Prosser.

Receiving honorable mention honors were:Danny Meador, David Weisbrodt, Sean Doyle, BrettClark, John Clements, Ben Kandel and Jake Hyde.

Both regional team honors and Concorde Districtteam honors are voted upon by varsity head coachesfrom the Concorde District member high schools andthe Northern Region member high schools.

Head JV coach Ryan Richardson was also recog-nized as the Assistant Coach of the Year, leading hisJV Wildcats to an undefeated 2013 season.

Chantilly Boys’ LaxHeaded to States

The Chantilly boys’ lacrosse team will travel to faceAlbemarle in the state quarterfinals at 6 p.m. on Fri-day, May 31.

Chantilly finished runner-up in the Northern Re-

gion, losing 7-6 to Madison on May 24.

Chantilly Girls’ SoccerThe Chantilly girls’ soccer team faced Woodson in

the Northern Region semifinals on May 27, afterCentre View’s deadline. The winner secured a berthin the state playoffs.

Westfield Girls’ SoccerLoses to Yorktown

The Westfield girls’ soccer team ended its seasonwith a 2-0 loss to Yorktown in the Northern Regionquarterfinals on May 23.

The Concorde District runner-up Bulldogs endedthe season with a 14-2-1 record.

Scott Walter and the Centreville baseball teamended their season with a loss to Marshall in theNorthern Region quarterfinals on May 27.

Centreville sophomore Daniel Woodruff pitchedagainst Marshall on May 27.

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State PoliceArrest Clementabout Clement, “It’s hard to see him go be-cause he’s an administrator good at his job— and a good friend, as well.”

Tuesday afternoon, however, shockwavesspread through the community as local resi-dents learned that Clement, 62, of LittleRocky Run, had been arrested by VirginiaState Police and charged with sexually as-saulting a minor.

His arrest stemmed from a complaint re-ceived in February by Virginia State PoliceSpecial Agent J.B. Root at state police head-quarters in Culpeper County. Police say aboy told them that Clement reportedly sexu-ally assaulted him in October 2009 whilethey were on an overnight camping trip atBurke Lake Park.

The boy was 9 at the time of the allegedincident, and Clement led a Scout group athis church. He was taken into custody lastThursday, May 23, and charged with twocounts of felony aggravated sexual batteryof a minor. He was released Tuesday, May28, from the Fairfax County Adult Deten-tion Center on $20,000 bond and has a June24 court date.

State Police spokeswoman Corinne Gellerdeclined to identify the county in which theboy lives and said the reason he didn’t re-port the alleged incident to authorities un-til February is “part of the ongoing investi-gation.”

She said police are also seeking any otherpossible victims who might have been mo-lested by Clement.

“At this time, this is the only victim wehave evidence of,” she said. “But the poten-tial [for other victims] in these circum-stances is there, so we’re asking anyone withinformation about this incident, or who mayhave been victimized by him, to come for-ward and contact police.”

Special Agent Root may be reached at540-829-7744.

The state police’s Bureau of CriminalInvestigation’s Culpeper Field Office is do-ing the investigating, but the case will beprosecuted in Fairfax County’s Juvenile andDomestic Relations Court.

Clement began his 31-year career in edu-cation — 28 of them with FCPS — in 1975as a middle-school teacher in LoudounCounty.

He joined Fairfax County Public Schoolsthree years later, teaching fourth, fifth andsixth grades for the next 14 years. And hetaught at Union Mill Elementary when itopened in 1986.

He then was a resource teacher in theArea IV administrative office before becom-ing assistant principal of London Towne El-ementary in 1989.

Afterward, beginning in 1991, he servedas principal of Canterbury Woods Elemen-tary for eight years. And on Feb. 1, 1999,he became the first principal of Bull RunElementary.

He and his wife — a former elementary-school librarian — have been married 33years and have four grown children.


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