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Campaigning forSully SupervisorIncumbent Frey Challenger Malik

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Michael Frey has beenSully District supervi-sor ever since the dis-

trict began in 1992, and he’s run-ning for reelection because of thepeople he serves.

“The people Imeet and get tohelp — that’s re-ally why I do it,”he said. “It’s notalways bigthings; it’s mostlytrying to makethe community alittle better and safer and make ita nice place to live. “I listen topeople’s concerns and do the bestI can for them.”

For example, a teen-age girlwanting to join the police cadetprogram didn’t meet the visionrequirements, and lasik’s not rec-ommended until age 18. So Freycalled the police chief on her be-half and she was admitted to theprogram with glasses; at 18, shehad the eye surgery.

“She later went to college andthe police academy and graduatednumber one in her class,” he said.“She’s now a Fairfax County po-lice officer.”

Just recently, a Vietnamese im-migrant had problems getting re-imbursed from Inova for a bill hisinsurance company had paid. SoFrey called and discovered themistake had also affected others.“Five days later, he got his check,”said Frey. “It made a big differenceto him.”

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Shahid Malik has never be-fore run for public office,but he has a history of ser-

vice. He served nine years as presi-dent of the Ahmadiyya MuslimCommunity –which is cur-rently building amosque inChantilly – anddoes volunteerwork for Human-ity First in Afri-can and CentralAmerican coun-tries.

Humanity First is a private, non-government organization, and he’sdirector of its Water for Life pro-gram. It puts drinking-waterpumps where people live so they’llhave cleaner, healthier water, in-stead of getting it from streams.

“So I have the passion to servecommunities and to serve people,”said Malik, 56, of Chantilly’sWalney Oaks community. Andnow, he’s the Democratic chal-lenger vying against Republicanincumbent Michael Frey for SullyDistrict supervisor.

Malik’s lived in the district for24 years, and he and his wife of29 years, Bushra, have four grownchildren, two sons, Danisch andFaiq, and two daughters, Lebeedaand Sosan. He owns a small busi-ness, R U Being Served, an event-management company, inChantilly.

He says he’s running for super-visor because he wants to “give

See Frey, 2 See Malik, Page 10

Frey Malik

From Centreville’s Newgate and London Towne com-munities are Nicholas Hardy, 4 (pirate) and the Lucasbrothers, Aaron, 5 (front), and Neal, 10 (back).

Centreville’s BrookeFranconeri, a second-grader at London TowneElementary, as a pile ofleaves.

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Having fun at the GoblinGallop are (from left)Ron and Carolyn Weber(Oscar the Grouch andSuper Grover) anddaughter Kara, 2 (Elmo).

The starting line of the Goblin Gallop 5K race. Some 2,300 peopleparticipated Sunday, Oct. 30, in the 18th annual Goblin Gallop atFairfax Corner, raising more than $45,000 for the John QuadrinoFoundation to Benefit Children with Cancer. More photos, page 3.

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Help ScoutsCollect Food

It’s time again for the BoyScouts’ annual Scouting for Fooddrive — and a chance for local resi-dents to help provide food forneedy families in their own com-munities. The Scouts will drop offplastic bags to homes across theregion on Saturday Nov. 5, re-questing food donations.

They’ll return to pick up thefilled bags, the following Saturday,Nov. 12. On that date, residentsare asked to place their food-filledbags outside their door before 9a.m. and a Scout will pick themup. The food will then be taken toa collection area to later be dis-tributed by Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries (WFCM) via itsfood pantry to local families inneed. Last year, more than 900Scouts, plus some 700 other stu-dents and adults from the SullyDistrict – which includesCentreville, Clifton and portions ofChantilly and Fairfax – collectedmore than 52,400 pounds of food.With the current economic situa-tion, the need is much greater nowthan in years past. So this year, thelocal Scouts hope to collect morethan 60,000 pounds of food.

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NewsRoundups

Billeter’s Charges DismissedIn August 2010, Fairfax County police charged special-education

teacher Jennah Billeter of Fair Oaks with mistreating two youngboys in her care during Deer Park Elementary’s summer programfor autistic children. She was later indicted and was scheduled for ajury trial, last Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Circuit Court. However, on thatdate, Judge Bruce White dismissed her charges.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Nov. 3 and17, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents should installthe child safety seats themselves so technicians may properly in-spect and adjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehiclesarriving on each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors mayhave enough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the correctuse of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirm datesand times.

Turn Back Those ClocksDaylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning at 2 a.m. So before

going to bed Saturday night, Nov. 5, residents are advised to turnback their clocks, watches – and the time setting on their miscella-neous electronic devices – one hour.

Show Choir Contest VotingFor the second year in a row, Chantilly High’s Touch of Class Show

Choir has advanced to the top 12, among thousands of entries, in“Parade” magazine’s search for America’s Favorite Show Choir. Tovote for Chantilly, go to www.parade.com/choir. The title goes tothe choir receiving the most votes by midnight, Nov. 6.

Blais Town Hall MeetingIndependent Dianne Blais, running for 40th district delegate

against Republican incumbent Tim Hugo, will hold a town hall meet-ing at the Centreville Regional Library. It’s set for Sunday, Nov. 6,from 3-4 p.m. Blais wants to meet 40th-district constituents and ex-plain her campaign.

Park Authority to MeetThe Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, Nov. 9,

at 7:30 p.m., in the Herrity Building, 12055 Government CenterParkway, Suite 900 in Fairfax. Call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662.

Help Scouts Sort Food Western Fairfax Christian Ministries’ (WFCM) is recruiting volun-

teers for the Boy Scouts’ annual Scouting for Food drive being heldSaturday, Nov. 12. People are needed to fill three shifts at both theBoy Scout sorting site – an empty warehouse at 4313 Walney Roadin Chantilly – and at the WFCM Food Pantry at 13981 MetrotechDrive in Chantilly.

The shifts are 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; 1-4 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Anyone vol-unteering in the Food Pantry must be at least 16; younger childrenare fine for the other site. To sign up, contact Annette Bosley at 703-988-9656 ext. 110 or [email protected].

WFCM Seeks Food, VolunteersWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ (WFCM) food pantry urgently

needs donations of jelly; jam; spaghetti sauce; boxed potatoes;canned meats, fruit, spaghetti and vegetables (no green beans); juice;pancake mix and syrup; oil; sugar and cereal. Also needed are de-odorant and toilet paper. (Toiletry items cannot be purchased withfood stamps).

The most-urgent, thrift store needs are the donations of babyclothes and coats for re-sale in the thrift store. Bring all items toWFCM’S food pantry at 13981 Metrotech Drive (near Backyard Grilland Bar) in Chantilly.

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Chantilly women dressed as bakers are (from left) KerriePeterson, Janine Newman, Tracy Doyle, JeanetteTownsend, Barbara Riddle, Cindy DiPalma and SelwaAhmadieh.

From left: Jessica Cox ofCentreville’s ComptonVillage community andfriend Andrea Wood ofWoodbridge.

The Susann siblings (from left) Michael, 9;Chris, 5; William, 4; and Julia, 7.

Some 2,300 people participated Sunday, Oct. 30, in the 18th annual Goblin Gallop at Fairfax Corner,raising more than $45,000 for the John Quadrino Foundation to Benefit Children with Cancer.

From left are Clifton’s Jennifer Watts, herson Bretton, 11, and daughter Cassidy, 7,of Willow Springs Elementary, and friendSandy Wilcox of Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Goblin Gallop: A Big Success

Greenbriar’s MadelynneBurke, 3 and a half, asRapunzel.

This Hershey’s Kiss isElissa Woodall ofCentreville’s HeritageForest community.

Max Purvis, 3, as Spider-Man.


See Murder Charge, Page 11

News

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Francis Koroma was Dora Gbolonyo’sboyfriend of four years, and theylived together with his son in an

apartment in Centreville’s Westfield Villagecommunity. But on May 27, Koroma, 38,was stabbed to death, and that son, 18-year-old Gbassay “Omar” Koroma, was chargedwith his murder.

Last Wednesday, Oct. 26, in FairfaxCounty Juvenile and Domestic RelationsCourt, Gbolonyo recounted the horrific de-tails of that night during the teen’s prelimi-nary hearing. When she was through, thecase against him was sent to the grand jury.

The tragedy occurred around 10:45 p.m.,after Gbolonyo had gone to bed. “I wokefrom sleep when I heart Omar scream,” shesaid. “I opened my door, and Francis was atmy door, bleeding, with one hand on hischest. He said, ‘Call 911 – he [Omar] killedme.’ I saw Omar standing near the maindoor with a knife in his hand.”

Assistant Commonwealth’s AttorneyKathy Stott then showed Gbolonyo a pho-tograph of a knife and she identified it asthe one she’d seen that night. Stott then in-

troduced it into evi-dence.

Continuing to testify,Gbolonyo said she wentback inside her bed-room to get her phonebut, because of whatshe’d just seen, she wasunable to make a call.“I dropped it twice; Iwas shivering,” she said.“I went back out andsaw Omar had gone, so

I went outside and asked two ladies to call911.”

Suddenly, she saw Omar Koroma in theparking lot. Upon seeing her, she said, “Heyelled, ‘You better call 911,’ with the knifein his hand.”

Returning to the apartment, saidGbolonyo, “I saw Francis had fallen on thecarpet, and I kneeled down and saw thathe was breathing. Then Omar came in andI ran out the back door. I’d heard his foot-steps and was scared. I went to one of theapartments to get a husband to call 911.”

The police arrived around 10:55 p.m. andthe victim was rushed to Inova Fairfax Hos-pital. But he succumbed to his wounds,early the next morning, May 28, around4:15 a.m.

Gbolonyo told defense attorney Jonathan

‘Call 911 – He Killed Me’Murder chargesent to grand jury.

GbassayKoroma


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The Centreville High School Field Hockey team paintedtheir pitch with pink markings, wore pink-ribbon socksand instead of charging admission, they asked fordonations.

Playing‘For the Cure’

The Centreville High SchoolField Hockey teams played “Forthe Cure” against Oakton HighSchool on Oct. 11 to raiseawareness of breast cancer andraise money for cancer research.The team sported special pink-ribbon socks, played with a pinkball, and marked the pitch withpink. As a show of good sports-manship, they gave their oppo-nents from pink shoelaces. Theteam asked for donations in-stead of admission, sold t-shirtsand pink hair extensions. Theyraised $1213.50 to be donatedto the Susan G. Komen Founda-tion.

See Check, Page 15

By Victoria Ross

Centre View

The insider’s game of politi-cal baseball known as re-districting usually draws

yawns from voters, but FairfaxCounty’s chief election official isissuing voters a wake-up call.

“It’s critical that voters pay at-tention this year,” said CameronQuinn, Fairfax County’s generalregistrar. “Even if they haven’tmoved, they may be voting in anew place or in a different elec-tion district. We don’t want themto wait until Election Day to findout they don’t know where to vote,or they’ve researched the wrongcandidate.”

This year’s election, the firstsince the redrawing of boundarylines of the Virginia State Senate,House of Delegates and FairfaxCounty‘s Board of Supervisorsmagisterial districts along withrelatively new statewide voter reg-istration software, could be theperfect storm of potential head-aches for voters and campaign of-ficials come Election Day.

“From the perspective of an elec-tion administrator, this [electioncycle] is a bad one,” Quinn said.“Anytime there’s redistricting, youhave to anticipate there will besome confusion and concern, butwe’re doing everything we can tomitigate the problem.”

Quinn said she and nearly 75full-time and seasonal employeeshave been working around theclock to double and triple checkvoter registration information, andcorrect any discrepancies beforeElection Day. One of the tools theyare using is the county’s Geo-graphic Information Systems(GIS) department street files and

matching them to the voter data-base to search for errors.

“This is my third time redistrict-ing,” said Judy Flaig, a senior elec-tion official with the county. “Inmany respects, the technologymakes it more accurate. I remem-ber the days we were crawling on

the floor with huge maps andmarkers circling districts. Redis-tricting takes place every 10 yearsafter the U.S. Census is complete.”

ELECTION OFFICIALS sent outvoter cards on Oct. 7 to every one

Check Those Voter Cards


People

Rachel A. S. Haney, a 2007graduate of WestfieldHigh School, has been

awarded a Fulbright U.S. StudentProgram scholarship to Vienna,Austria. The Fulbright Program isthe flagship international educa-tional exchange program spon-sored by the U.S. government andis designed to increase mutual un-derstanding between the people ofthe United States and the peopleof other countries.

Haney graduated with honorsfrom Pitzer College in Claremont,Calif. with a B.A. in history and aminor in German studies. Shecredits her love of history to herteachers at Stone Middle Schooland Westfield High School. Haneyalso notes the influence of CoachesJim Bour and Bruce Guth ofWestfield High School Volleyball.

A long-time vegetarian andFairfax County Animal Shelter vol-unteer, Haney will conduct herresearch project “Sowing theSeeds: Austrian Organic Farmingand the Advancement of AnimalWelfare” at Universität fürBodenkultur Wien (The University

Haney Is Named Fulbright Scholar

of Natural Resources and Life Sci-ences, Vienna). She will also teachEnglish to Austrian middle andhigh school students in continua-tion of the Fulbright mission ofcultural outreach.

While at Pitzer College, shespent a semester in Landau, Ger-many where she researched Ger-man national development andunification, laying the foundationfor her senior thesis entitled “MyCountry Right or Wrong: GermanImmigrants and the American Ex-perience.”

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Ed Lang’s Free Movie Event will take placeSaturday, Dec. 3 at the Centreville Multiplex Theatre.This year they will feature Disney’s new movie, “TheMuppets”.

Our Neighbors Child (ONC) is the local vol-unteer organization coordinating holiday assistance(gifts of new toys and clothing) for children of fami-lies in financial crisis in Centreville, Chantilly and

Western Fairfax. This community effort is made pos-sible each year through the generous support fromlocal churches, schools, businesses and individuals.Preparing for its 20th holiday season, ONC needs helpmore than ever from groups or individuals willing to“adopt” the special needs of local children. The num-ber of requests for winter coats/jackets, boots andwarm clothing continues to increase. Specifics suchas sizes, etc. will be available the week before Thanks-giving. If you would like to help, contact DeniseMcInerney, ONC Clothing Coordinator [email protected]. Specify in your email the num-ber of children you wish to assist and age-rangepreferences, if any. For other volunteer opportunitiesor to make a donation, please visitwww.ourneighborschild.org.

The weekends of Nov. 5 and 12 Scouts willbe “Scouting for Food” to help the needy. Scouts willbe going door-to-door in neighborhoods Nov. 5 and

6 distributing bags to households and encouragingpeople to fill those bags with canned goods and othernon-perishable food items. The following weekend,Nov. 12, the food-filled bags will be collected byScouts and taken to collection centers, like Commu-nity of Faith, where the food will be distributedthrough food pantries and other means in the com-ing months. Community of Faith United MethodistChurch in Franklin Farm, Herndon, is again one ofthe key collection and distribution centers.

White House Ornament Sale. The WesternFairfax County Woman’s Club is selling 2011 WhiteHouse Christmas ornaments. This year’s ornamenthonors the 26th president, Theodore “Teddy”Roosevelt. This ornament features a view of theWhite House with Santa approaching carrying a bagfull of toys. The 2011 ornaments cost $19. Proceedsbenefit charity. Order yours now by calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216. It is possible to order

previous years’ ornaments.

NOV. 4 AND 5District 29 Toastmasters. Members of clubs

from Fredericksburg to Leesburg will meet at theDulles Hilton in Herndon. They will listen to thewinners of five division contests speak togetherin the District’s championship of Table Topics.They will honor Hannah August, press secretaryto Michelle Obama. Visit http://bit.ly/nGM6US.

THURSDAY/NOV. 10Open House. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Clifton

Children’s Academy will hold a RegistrationOpen House for Kindergarten and morning,afternoon and full day preschool classes. This isfor registration for Fall 2012. The school is at14315 Compton Road, Centreville. Call 703-968-8455 or visit www.childrensacademy.com

Bulletin Board


Opinion

You can find Centre View stories

on candidates and races, plus lettersfrom readers,on our Website,www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

We’re keeping this week’s editorial short tomake room for more letters relevant to the elec-tion. You can vote early, “absentee in person,”

from now until Nov. 5 if youthink that there is any chanceyou could be away from homefor 10 hours on Election Day.

Anyone who commutes or who has any sort ofcommitment away from home on Election Daywould qualify. Remember: Saturday, Nov. 5 isthe last day to vote early, absentee ballot in-person. Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Election Day, withpolls open from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.

For more election information:Alexandria Board of Elections, 703-746-

4050, http://alexandriava.gov/ElectionsFairfax County Board of Elections, 703-324-

4700, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/Arlington Board of Elections, 703-228-3456,

http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/voterregistration/voterregistrationmain.aspx

City of Fairfax General Registrar, 703-385-7890, http://www.fairfaxva.gov/Registrar/GeneralRegistrar.asp

Virginia Board of Electionshttp://www.sbe.virginia.gov

Vote (No Later than) Tuesday, Nov. 8Voting early could saveconfusion on ElectionDay; most commuterseligible to vote early.

Editorial

Letter

ExperienceAnd InvolvementTo the Editor:

I was a vocal participant against the South-western Boundary changes last year. While Iwas not initially pleased with the results, I feltthat my opinions were heard and respected. Ihave spoken to [School Board member Kathy]Smith on various issues over the last four yearsboth as a parent and as a PTA representative.At times we’ve agreed on issues and other timesour views differed, but I was always listenedto, respected, and given a clear message. I un-derstand that some hard changes had to bemade last year, even if I disagreed with them.

I have three young children. My two school-age ones have not only adapted well but arethriving at their new school. I’m now an activevolunteer at Poplar Tree. Having been PTA vicepresident, parent liaison for the School Im-provement Plan, and an active member onschool committees at our previous school,Greenbriar West.

I want a school board member that has putin the time as a parent to understand the cur-rent process so that changes can be made basedon experiences. Because of this, I wish to vo-calize my support for Kathy Smith.

Kathy Smith has a history of service and com-mitment to Fairfax County Schools. She joinedthe PTA when her oldest started kindergartenand then served a total of seven years as PTApresident at the elementary, middle, and highschool levels while her four children were stu-dents.

Smith also served on various school commit-tees and the Fairfax County Council of PTAsbefore pursuing her seat on the School Board.She has remained committed and dedicated asshe has served as the Sully representative overthe past nine years. She continues to have astrong desire to serve the community and workfor our children. Her knowledge and insightare important to keep.

Many people would consider me the last per-son to write this letter after the boundarychange last year. Perhaps that is why I am com-pelled to write now. When looking at the schoolboard I want someone who has the time, expe-rience, and understanding at a parent level,educator level, and representative level. For me,Kathy Smith is that candidate.

Laurie SenioCentreville

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SOUTHERN EDITION

By Seher Chowdhry

Sully District has grown in many ways,whether it be in the increase of busi-nesses, the mixture of diversity, or the

expansion of buildings such as schools,churches, government offices and other es-tablishments. What once used to be a thinlypopulated area, connected by dirt roadsused by Civil War troops, now is the larg-est district in Fairfax County. And it will bewhere the Ahmadiyya mosque will be built.

The land for the site was purchased onDec. 16, 1998 for $335,000. It was a rea-son for a number of Muslim families fromthe Ahmadiyya Community to relocate tothe Sully area, as opposed to traveling toSilver Spring, Md., where the next nearestone happened to be. But now over a de-cade later, the Ahmadi Muslims can be en-couraged to see their patience paying off.

“We are close to 80 percent complete,”said Usman Ghumman, a member of theproject committee. “The mosque will servethe many Muslims that live in this area tooffer their daily and Friday prayers. Thecenter will also serve for our continuingchildren’s classes and other community pro-grams. The delays can be contributed to ashortage in collection, and due to the factthat our mosques are built without financ-ing.”

Supervisor for Sully District Michael Freyencourages the new development as he hasbeen around to see it progress from thestart, and as in this case, has seen growthin other faith-based buildings too. Whenasked about his thoughts on the upcomingaddition of the Ahmadiyya mosque, he saidthat “growth in faith is always positive.”

It has taken quite some time to see it comethis far, and as good as it will be for theMuslims there is the thought of what thelocal residents might think of a new mosquecoming to their neighborhood. “Personally,whether a Christian church, synagogue ormosque was to be built on that site reallymakes little difference to me,” said residentBeth Haubach. “What does matter, in myopinion, is whatever religious affiliationoccupies that space they should integrateinto the surrounding community. The orga-nization should be open and supportive ofthe needs of the neighborhood and commu-nity into which they have moved.”

Will Radle, Independent candidate forFairfax County Board of Supervisors chair-man has also expressed his support. “Thepeople of Fairfax County are building a bet-ter future together. Decades of planning,prayer and generosity culminate in theforthcoming celebration of our region’s firstmosque. We celebrate our diversity and ourcommunity’s shared values.”

The Ahmadi Muslims are ready to helpintegrate the mosque into the community;it will be open to all in and around the neigh-borhood. Ghumman is confident that it willbe a welcoming addition for Sully; he be-lieves it will enlighten and educate nonMuslims of the true belief of Islam. “TheAhmadiyya Community is one of the oldestMuslim communities in the U.S. with wellover 70 centers. Most of the local chaptermembers have lived long around the SullyDistrict and work for the federal governmentdirectly and indirectly as well as at local ITfirms. They have grown up in this area andactively participate in community pro-grams.”

The building is projected to be completedsometime in January 2012. The AhmadiyyaMuslim Community hopes that it will bringpeace, love and brotherhood among its sur-roundings.

For more information on the AhmadiyyaMuslim Community, visit www.alislam.org.

New Addition to the CommunityAhmadiyya mosqueto be completedby January.

Centre View welcomes views on any public issue.The deadline for all material is noon Friday. Letters must be signed. Include home address and home and

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6400 Old Centreville Rd., CentrevilleHand-Made Crafts • Silent Auction • LuncheonGrandma’s Attic • White Elephant • Bake Sale

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NOW THROUGH NOV. 13“Little Shop of Horrors.” Presented by The Alliance Theatre

at Mountain View High. The show runs three weekends,Friday-Saturday, Nov. 4-5 and Nov. 11-12, at 7:30 p.m. eachnight. There’s one matinee, Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. Ticketsare $16, adult; $14, children 12 and under, plus seniorcitizens. A special Scout program, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., givesticket holders a pre-show sneak peak behind the scenes.Group rates are available; call 703-220-810 or [email protected]. Visitwww.thealliancetheatre.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 4Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. With JP

McDermott and Western Bop. Drop-in beginner swing lessonfrom 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At theHilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park CenterRoad in Herndon.

SATURDAY/NOV. 5Colonial Day. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hear the crack of muskets as

soldiers and militiamen muster at Sully Historic Site. At SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way in Chantilly. Call 703-437-1794.

Singles Dinner and Movie Night. 5 p.m. Meets at PFChang’s at Fairfax Corner, 4250 Fairfax Corner Ave., Fairfax,followed by movie of your choice at Fairfax Corner 14. Cost is$30 and includes dinner, soda, tip and movie ticket. RSVPrequired. Sponsored by New Beginnings, a support group forseparated/divorced men and women. Call 301-924-4101 orvisit www.newbeginningsusa.org.

Lane’s Mill DAR Chapter Meeting. 1 p.m. meeting; 12:30p.m. social time. Daughters of the American Revolution. AtSully Station II Community Center, 5501 Sully Park Dr.,Centreville. Prospective members should [email protected].

NOV. 5 AND 6Cox Farms Pumpkin Madness. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;

Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Grand Finale of the Cox FarmsFall Festival! Bring us your used jack o’ lantern to be droppedfrom the High Drop, hurled with the Catapult, squished withthe Squisher. Plus Hayrides, Giant Slides, Animals, RopeSwings, Music. At Cox Farms, Pleasant Valley and BraddockRoads in Centreville.

NOV. 10, 11, 12“I Remember Mama.” Tickets are $8. Written by John Van

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recent Norwegian immigrants living in San Francisco duringthe Great Depression. Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.; Friday,Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. At ChantillyHigh School, Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Visit www.chantillyhsdrama.com.

FRIDAY/NOV. 11Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. Drop-in

beginner swing lesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9p.m. to midnight. With Natty Beaux. At the Hilton WashingtonDulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road, Herndon.

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SATURDAY/NOV. 12Holliday Happenings Craft Show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More

than 90 vendors will be offering fused glass, ceramics, artisanand fashion jewelry, scarves, embroidery items, knitted/crocheted items, hair accessories, pet accessories and more. AtWoodson High School, Entrance #2 and #3, 9525 MainStreet, Fairfax.

Bluegrass Gospel Concert. 6 p.m. At Oakton Baptist Church,14001 Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly. The church is located onRoute 50 near the Route 28 overpass at Sullyfield Circle. Call703-631-1799.

The 19th annual Holiday Happenings Craft Show will beheld Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at W.T.Woodson High School, 9525 Main St. in Fairfax.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax.With harpist Yolanda Kondonassis. Mozart’s Symphony No.10, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Ginastera’s Harp Concerto,Barber’s First Essay for Orchestra, and Schubert’s SymphonyNo. 5. Free pre-concert discussion for ticketholders at 7 p.m.Tickets $25-$55. [email protected].

Super Science Saturdays. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. The themeis “The Moon and Beyond.” Super Science Saturdays takeplace from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Saturday of eachmonth, offering activities focused a different science concept.Through demonstrations and hands-on activities, visitors willbecome immersed in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) topics related to aviation and spaceexploration. At the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F.Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. Visit: http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/superscience/.


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balance” to the Sully District. “There area lot of issues more tilted toward land de-velopers and interest groups than to theresidents, themselves,” he said. “Some ofthe homeowners associations are havingproblems. Whenever there’s a new devel-opment coming in, things are imposed onthem, rather than their voices being heard.The developer sends a representative to talkto them, but then nothing happens.”

Malik supports Fairfax County’s networkof bicycle and pedestrian pathways, as wellas the expansion of Metro rail toStringfellow Road and beyond. He’d alsolike to see VRE expanded to connect withthe Connnector buses. “It’s too far for peopleto connect to VRE, so they should be ableto connect to it by bus,” he said. “And thereshould be more and more frequent Connec-tor buses.”

“We want to take some of the cars off theroads and add more people in buses sothere’s less pollution,” he said. “And thebuses should be green, using propane gas.”

MALIK WOULD ALSO “encourage hous-ing affordable to our children, senior citi-zens and workforce. We should be able toprovide these services to our people.”

He wants to make taxes affordable forresidents and businesses and make sure thatcounty programs and services are “efficient,cost-effective and well-run. As a citizen, I’vehad experience with county departments onvarious levels, and I believe Fairfax Countyemployees are doing an excellent job. Butsome of the things that are system-ingrainedneed to be improved.”

Doing so is especially important, saidMalik, in cases “where one departmentdoesn’t know what another is doing. Sothere needs to be more communication be-tween departments so they can get theirwork done in a shorter period of time andit’s less burdensome on the county, itself.”

If elected, he plans to pursue economicdevelopment and revitalization opportuni-ties “to have a vibrant economy. Since I’m asmall-businessman, I’ll support the commu-nity and encourage this partnership.”

Furthermore, Malik wants to make countygovernment “accessible, responsible andaccountable to the constituents, through thesupervisor’s office, to provide customer ser-vice. I’ll be there for them.”

While he was president of the AhmadiyyaMuslim Community, he said, “We partici-pated in a number of programs to serve theSully District. These included Adopt-a-High-way, feeding the hungry and providingschool supplies and backpacks to childrenin Fairfax County who are below the pov-erty line.”

“I’m also going to introduce an Adopt-a-Stream program to protect our drinkingwater, stream valleys, air quality and trees,”said Malik. “This would be done throughresponsible environmental regulations andpractices. I’m very green and interested inthe environment. I’d start it in the SullyDistrict and, hopefully, have the Board ofSupervisors adopt it countywide.”

Most importantly, he said, he would workwith the county police to keep the streetsand neighborhoods safe. “Presently, I’mworking with the Fairfax County police ona recruitment program to build a diversi-fied police force,” said Malik. “We have somany different ethnic groups here, in bignumbers, so the police need people who cantranslate and also understand the mannersand behaviors of those cultures.”

If he becomes Sully District supervisor, hesaid, “What I’d do first – my top priority –would be to find out all the issues we havein each neighborhood and discuss themin town hall meetings. Then we could seewhich is the most pressing issue.”

Malik said people should vote for himbecause “I will bring my energy and newideas to this district. I believe I’m the bestperson for this job and I’ll be there forthe people – for the citizens of Sully Dis-trict.”

For Frey, being Sully’s supervisor is hisonly job and he does it full time. But Malikwould still run his business at the sametime. However, he said, “We’ll see how itworks; my business wouldn’t interfere withmy running of the Sully District.”

Waseem Sayed lives in Los Angeles, butspends three weeks of each month on theEast Coast. And as a national executive withthe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, he’sknown Malik since 1991 and wholeheart-edly supports his bid for supervisor.

“I admire his tenacity with his work withthe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community andwith serving the community where he lives,”said Sayed. “He knows what’s needed hereand can put his knowledge, experience,passion and skills to use. I’m helping himwith his campaign, and I can personallyattest to his integrity and honesty.”

IN ADDITION, said Sayed, Malik “knowshow a supervisor impacts an ordinary fam-ily in the Sully District, and he can addressissues from a fresh perspective.”

West Springfield’s Usman Chaudhary hasknown Malik about 12 years, also throughthe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. “Heactually helped me come to this area fromNew York,” said Chaudhary. “I think ofShahid as a good, stand-up citizen, activein the local community. I’ve worked withhim on different projects, over the years,and he’s also a friend.”

Calling Malik straightforward and genu-ine, Chaudhary said, “He gets people fromall different backgrounds together to getthings done and solve problems, and he hasa great work ethic. He organized theAhmadiyya Muslim Community youthgroup to bring food to the Embry RuckerShelter [in Reston] on a monthly basis, andit’s been done for seven years now. He’s al-ready been serving the community.”

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People Note

The Fairfax County Public Library Board ofTrustees hosted the Friends Choice Awards on Oct.12 to honor the hard work, dedication and contin-ued service of members of Library Friends groups.The following Friends were honored:

❖ Friends of the Centreville Regional Library —Jack Keppel and Jim Mercer.


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Murder Charge against Son Sent to Grand JuryEsten that she hadn’t seen the

father and son interacting, earlierthat day. Responding to his ques-tioning, she also said that, in thethree to seven days leading up tothe incident, the two had notfought with each other.

Esten asked where the victimwas when she found him, andGbolonyo said, “When he fell,Francis was lying with his head inmy room and the rest of him inthe hallway.” She also stated thatno one else had been in theirhome, that night, but the three ofthem.

Then when Esten asked her howshe’d recognized the knife in thephotograph, she replied, “It wassomething I used every day in thekitchen. It was kept in the kitchenon the countertop.”

“Did you feel threatened byOmar that day?” he asked? “No,”she answered. “I was just scaredabout what I saw.”

Testifying next was police homi-cide Det. Robert Bond. He’d at-tended Francis Koroma’s autopsy,May 28, and identified for Stottthree photos from it. She then en-tered them into evidence, as well.

At the conclusion of the testi-mony, Esten made a motion tostrike it all and have the caseagainst his client dismissed. “Noone saw him stab Koroma,” hesaid.

But Stott argued that she had,indeed, established probable causethat Omar Koroma had murderedhis father. “The autopsy shows sixstab wounds – four to the abdo-men, one to the left hand and one

to the left forearm,” she said. “Thecoroner said one went into theheart and one went into the stom-ach – both deep. People who dothat intend to kill.”

Judge Teena Grodner then de-nied Esten’s motion, found prob-able cause and certified Koroma’scase to the grand jury for possibleindictment. She also ordered that

he continue to be held withoutbond in the Adult Detention Cen-ter.

Francis Koroma was one of foursiblings, including a brother inNorway and a sister in Australia.Afterward, outside the courtroom,his other sister, Isatu Jalloh ofCentreville, spoke about him.

“He was a nice, regular guy,

working hard,” she said. “Heworked in the produce departmentat Harris Teeter in McLean andwas dedicated to his son.” ButJalloh said Omar, who attendedCedar Lane Alternative School inVienna, was troubled and had pre-viously been a patient at Domin-ion Hospital, a psychiatric facilityin Falls Church.

“I’d lived with them in the pastand saw some behavior problems,so I was worried about it,” shesaid. Jalloh said her brother’sdeath has been “very hard on thefamily.” But, she added, “I hope thecourt will look into Omar’s psychi-atric problems, because he lovedhis dad. He was the only personOmar was close to.”

Crime Report

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTYPolice responded to the Pleasant

Valley Golf Club at 4715 PleasantValley Road for a report of damagecaused to the golf course between7:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10 and6:45 a.m. the next day. Aninvestigation determined someonedrove through the golf course.Investigation ongoing.

BURGLARYThe MITRE Corp at 14130

Sullyfield Circle was burglarizedbetween 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct.17 and 8:30 a.m. the next day. Aninvestigation determined entry wasgained through the adjoiningbusiness and several laptopcomputers were missing.

LARCENIES14400 block of Albemarle Point

Place. iPad stolen from business.13800 block of Braddock Road.

Sodas stolen from business.6600 block of Old Centreville

Road. Copper wire stolen frombusiness.

14500 block of Riverwind Terrace.Plants stolen from residence.


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Politics

FreySeptember’s heavy rains generated flooding here,

and several residents had problems with their drain-age ditches, clogged stormwater ponds and downedtrees. “So I spent days communicating and coordi-nating with the various agencies to try to get theirproblems solved,” said Frey. “People often don’t knowwhich entity to call, so they call us. Then we makethe call for them and have a staff person from thatentity call them back.”

Being Sully supervisor is his full-time job. And overthe past two decades, Frey, 55, of Centreville’s Lon-don Commons community, has amassed a list of ac-complishments and improvements for the constitu-ents he serves.

He’s especially proud of the expansion ofCentreville’s Historic District, which was enlargeddramatically from 18 to 72 acres. “I created the taskforce that decided what would be included in it andthen helped secure Planning Commission and Boardof Supervisors approval.”

The Historic District boundaries were originallydrafted based on five historic buildings there. “Butclearly, the historic significance goes well beyondthat,” said Frey. “It includes the sites of Civil Warencampments, earthworks and forts, plus the views.”

Frey was also instrumental in the acquisition ofsome 2,400 acres to be permanently protected asparkland. Now, specific sections are used for recre-ation, ballfields, horses and model airplanes, andsome will remain permanent open space.

Regarding transportation, the county finished wid-ening Centreville Road from Route 50 to the DullesToll Road. “I got it funded through the county bondin 2007,” said Frey. “Then I worked with county staffand VDOT and enabled it to be built by the Route28 public/private partnership. Because I got it in-cluded in this partnership, it was substantially lessexpensive and quicker to get it done that way.”

Stringfellow Road’s widening has already begun.“So I’m working with the community to mitigate anynegative impacts to the homeowners,” said Frey.“One way is by shifting the road where we can –and having 2-foot-wide bike lanes on the road, in-stead of 4-foot lanes. Twenty-five years ago, whenright-of-way was acquired there, it didn’t allow fortrails and bike lanes. Stringfellow will be one of thefirst roads in the county to have on-road bike lanes.”

He also helped get Stringfellow in the county’sbond issues, and did likewise for Poplar Tree Road,currently being widened. And he’s pleased about theswitch from Metro buses to Fairfax Connectors. SaidFrey: “I first proposed that in 1996, and it’s provenmore cost-effective and efficient.”

“We’ve expanded service to the Stringfellow park-and-ride lot and some to the Westfields area,” he con-tinued. “My next goal, depending on demand, is toprovide North-South service from Centreville toReston/Herndon and the Route 28 Corridor.”With tough economic times, the supervisors will con-tinue dealing with federal and state budget-cut rami-fications – whether in transportation or programsaffecting senior citizens or people with developmen-tal disabilities. “So it’ll be a real challenge,” said Frey.“People will come to us at the local level for help.”

Therefore, he said, more public/private partner-ships are needed. An example is the redesign of theChantilly Regional Library; the county designed thelayout and Friends of the Chantilly Library fundedthe work. He said the county will also have to part-ner with groups such as WFCM and FACETS to pro-vide some of the needed human services.

He’s glad to see the district’s population diversifi-cation and the faith community’s growth, and he’sworked to help both the CYA and SYA youth sportsgroups achieve their goals.

Frey also believes more teachers are needed tohandle rising school enrollment, and the county mustget “back to where we can give the schools moremoney.” And, he added, “We need to make salary in-creases a priority for teachers and county employeesin the next budget year.” Overall, he said, “I enjoyhelping people, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of the20 years I’ve served them.”

Centreville business-owner Dennis Hogge, who’sknown Frey some 25 years, said he’s fair and listensto all sides. “He tries to reach consensus and thendoes what’s best for the people of his district,” saidHogge. He also said Centreville’s Historic Districtwouldn’t exist without Frey’s unwavering support.

“Because of his land-use knowledge, he’s one ofthe best supervisors this county’s ever had,” saidHogge. “He’s overseen the transformation of this oncerural and agricultural area into a world-class, resi-dential and business community. Things such as theWestfields Corporate Center and the Air and SpaceMuseum annex came to fruition under his watch. Ittakes someone with his tremendous expertise to shep-herd these complex projects through.”

Dan and Leslie Jenuleson began Sully Station II’sNeighborhood Watch and called Frey “an extremelyactive supporter of all our community and policeevents, including National Night Out and the annual9/11 candlelight vigil. He attends these events everyyear, on his own time.”

“Michael actually lived in Centreville before thecreation of the Sully District and takes great pride inhis neighbors and community,” continued LeslieJenuleson. “We know we can count on him if we havea question or concern. He’s passionate, honest and atrue leader.”


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My father was right: there are consequencesto every action. And that Barry Lourie parentaladmonition is never more true than it is in themedical world, specifically the prescriptionmedication world. In life, as my father tried towarn me, there are consequences; in medicine,there are side effects. Don’t I know it! As a sur-viving, stage IV lung cancer patient, my worldnow (fortunately a world in which I’m still alive;however, there are no promises or predictionsabout my future) is regularly about dealing with– and treating – side effects.

The maintenance treatment drug, Avastin,with which I have been infused every three tofour weeks going in for nearly 30 months now –and counting, (about 45 minutes per session)has kept my malignant tumors from growingand/or moving (perhaps causing a little shrink-age as well but not enough that my oncologisthas described it as an official effect). However,aside from its presumptive success stalling (Iwouldn’t yet characterize its infusion as a defeatof my cancer, although I am in “partial stableremission,” according to my oncologist), it hasover my extended use caused a few sideeffects. Nothing major, nothing we can’t con-trol, but something we have to monitor. Andthe longer it continues (meaning the longer Ilive), the more chronic some of these condi-tions/side effects appear to becoming. As such,these conditions/side effects themselves need tobe treated or else they’ll potentially cause atype of collateral damage – that we’re all tryingto avoid, and one that could possibly weakenmy immune system and compromise mydefenses yet again.

I’m not talking nausea or vomiting or neuro-pathy, or a host of other side effects with whichmany chemotherapy patients are familiar. No,I’m referring to, at least in my circumstance:“the silent killer,” as it sometimes called, highblood pressure as it is more well known. Everytwo weeks I’m “cuffed” and my numbers arerecorded by a nurse. The issue, as it specificallyrelates to me, and my treatment, is that unlessmy blood pressure is under a certain pair ofnumbers (diastolic and systolic), the protocolprevents me from being infused with Avastin.And since neither the doctor nor myself want toruin a good thing, we’ve been treating my ele-vated blood pressure fairly aggressively. In sodoing, however, the increase in, and the addi-tion of, new medication has itself caused a sideeffect: edema, the medical term for swelling.And it has not been swell.

Primarily, the swelling has occurred in mylegs and feet (I’ve had to buy larger shoes – byone full size) and walking has become difficult.In sharing this new condition/side effect withmy oncologist (“new” symptoms are veryimportant and always worth mentioning, I’vebeen advised, repeatedly), I was prescribed awater pill (one with an extremely long name) toeliminate the excess fluid in my legs; “benign”though, is how my doctor described this sideeffect. Two weeks into its unsuccessful use, I’vebeen instructed to stop because the stress onmy kidneys caused by its ingestion and subse-quent filtering out of the body (through the kid-neys) is worrisome. And if there’s been oneconsistent theme to my treatment, it has beento carefully consider the effect on major organswhere we don’t want to create a new problemwhile treating the underlying problem.

Now, as my oncologist said, we’re treatingthe side effect of the treatment of a side effectof a side effect of the Avastin. Less than ideal,you might say. I wouldn’t say the whole thing ismaking me dizzy (another side effect?) becauseI might be prescribed another medication (justkidding; maybe not?). I’m not worried that I’mcascading downward; I’m merely venting a littlecause and not-so-great effect.

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Check Those Voter Cards

Voter InformationOn Tuesday, Nov. 8, polls will be

open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.Following are links to sites election

officials suggest voters check out beforeElection Day:

❖Map Information: this site showsthe 2011 adopted districts, precincts,boundary changes and polling placechanges in Fairfax County. (Scroll downto find the maps)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/1precinctchanges_adopted7262011.pdf.

❖Voting Precincts: this site gives in-formation on an individual’s votingprecincts on Fairfax County’s websiteMy Neighborhood pages at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gisapps/myneighborhood/

❖Sample Ballots: this site will showyou sample ballots, listed by supervisordistrict, along with precinct maps. Be-fore going to this site, you need to havethe correct precinct name/number tofind the correct ballot, which can befound on the My Neighborhood pagesabove. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/upcoming.htm .

❖Voter Information, Directions toPolling Places: this State Board of Elec-tions website has information usefulnow and for future elections. https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/P u b l i c S i t e / P u b l i c / F T 2 /PublicLookup.aspx?Link=Registration .

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of Fairfax County’s 640,000-plusactive registered voters. They wantvoters to review those cards. Now.

“I can’t say this enough. Pleasereview those cards. Go to one ofour websites. We’d rather peoplecall us with questions now than getfrustrated when they go to thepolls,” Quinn said.

Quinn said that nearly half ofthe county’s registered voters willsee a change on their cards,whether it’s a new polling place,or a new House or Senate district.

“Most changes in polling loca-tions are not significant,” Quinnsaid. “There are places in Virginiawhere people may drive 20-30miles to a new polling place. Thathasn’t happened here.”

Because of legislative redistrict-ing, as well as the number of of-fices being contested, the electionsoffice has created a record 76 dif-ferent ballot combinations thisyear. Complicating matters is thefact that election officials cannever predict how many voterswill show up at the polls.

“We’re sort of like event plan-ners, only we’re planning 240 si-multaneous parties with 700,000potential guests and no RSVPs,”Flaig said. “There‘s a point whenyou just have to keep your fingerscrossed.”

“Chances are that we will nothave found all needles in the hay-stack. While we can mitigate therisk of problems, we can’t com-

pletely eliminate them,” Quinnsaid.

Election officials are still mak-ing corrections to the registrationrolls, and voters may get a newcard between the Oct. 7 mailingand now. Quinn said voters shouldmake certain the card they rely onis the last one they received.

ON ELECTION DAY, staff will be

coming through voter lines with ahandheld device called Ask ED,which contains the entire Countyvoter list to check once again if thevoter is in the correct precinct. Ifthere is a discrepancy betweenwhat’s on the voter’s card, and themost current information on thecounty’s election rolls, the staffperson will call the registrar’s of-fice.


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Westfield Football Edges Wildcats in Overtime

Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/Centre View

Westfield running back Kendell Anderson (23) takes a handoff fromquarterback Matt Pisarcik during the Bulldogs big Concorde Districtshowdown football game at Centreville last Friday night.

Bulldogs at 9-0 while Centreville experiencesfirst loss; Chantilly snaps 3-game skid.

By Rich Sanders

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The Concorde District’s biggest foot-ball game of the season lived up toexpectations last week in

Westfield’s 13-10 overtime win overCentreville. With the district title on the line,both teams played a good, hard-hittinggame which ultimately went into extra playwhere Westfield senior kicker MattDelaney’s 19 yard field goal proved to bethe difference for the visiting Bulldogs.

Both teams entered the week nine show-down with unbeaten records at 8-0. Follow-ing a scoreless first quarter, Centreville,playing in front of a large home crowd, builta 10-0 halftime lead as a result of a five-yard scoring run by Chase Walter and a fieldgoal to close the half.

Westfield’s special teams helped turn thegame around momentum-wise when jun-ior linebacker Beau Donahue, on aCentreville kickoff return, picked up a looseball and ran four yards into the end zonefor a touchdown. Delaney’s point-after kickgot Westfield within 10-7.

Delaney booted a 24-yard field in thefourth quarter to tie the game before kick-ing what proved to be the game-winner inOT. On Centreville’s possession followingDelaney’s overtime field goal, Westfield’sTyrone Walker recovered a Wildcat fumbleto end the game.

Centreville lost despite getting a big gamefrom running back Manny Smith, whorushed for 167 yards. But Westfield weath-ered Smith’s big game and got the victory.

“Obviously I am very happy we won thegame,” said Westfield Coach Kyle Simmons,

of his team’s come-from-behind win. “I amproud of how we never gave up and werevery opportunistic. Bend but don’t breakdefense and special teams play won thegame. Turnover’s helped but two of thethree were on special teams’ plays, both ofwhich led to scores. If we plan to win theregion we need to be able to beat themagain.”

Indeed, it is not far-fetched that the Bull-dogs and Wildcats could play again at theupcoming eight-team Northern Region Div.6 playoffs, set to begin Friday, Nov. 11.

Both teams still have one regular seasongame remaining on their schedules asWestfield will be at home versus districtopponent Herndon (2-7) while Centrevillewill travel to district opponent Oakton (8-1), both games set for this Friday night.

Oakton is one of the top teams in the re-gion. The Cougars, whose lone loss came acouple weeks ago to visiting Westfield, arecoming off a 42-8 district home win atRobinson.

Centreville Coach Chris Haddock knowshis team will have a tough task in going upagainst Oakton, one of several ConcordeDistrict teams which will be in the runningfor a Div. 6 crown in the upcoming weeks.He said his Wildcats, even with their questof an unbeaten regular season ended, willbe ready to go on Friday night.

“Our kids have handled the [Westfieldgames’] result fine,” said Haddock. “Weplayed well on both sides of the ball; wejust made a few costly errors. We play agood football team in Oakton this week andwe will be ready.”

Westfield, in going up against Herndon,will have to avoid a letdown. Herndon has

displayed an explosive offense at times be-hind playmakers Josh Schow, a senior run-ning back, and junior quarterback KyGilmore-Parrott. Schow, in Herndon’s 56-38 homecoming loss against Robinson twoweeks ago, rushed for 174 yards and fourtouchdowns.

But Herndon, on offense, has been up anddown. In four of their losses, the Hornetshave scored seven points or less, includinga week ago when they were shutout by vis-iting district rival Chantilly, 28-0. ButHerndon, still in search of its first districtwin, has also been a high-scoring outfit inseveral other games this season - a 33-7 winover South Lakes in week two; a 42-41home loss to Oakton in week six; a 47-25road win at Washington-Lee in week seven;and the 56-38 home loss to the Rams in

week eight.Defensively, Herndon has struggled to

stop good offensive teams. The Hornets aredangerous because of their ability to scorein spurts.

“Herndon is one of the best 2-7 teams I’veseen,” said Simmons, the Westfield coach.“They have ability, as shown by some oftheir scores. They played a close gameagainst Oakton and were only down 7-0 atthe half against Chantilly. Our focus needsto be on getting back to being productiveon offense. This is the biggest game thisweek and we need to get better, find morecontributors and stay healthy.”

CHANTILLY GOT BACK onto the wincolumn last week with its 28-0 district shut-out at Herndon. The Chargers (6-3) had losttheir prior three games — setbacks toConcorde powers Westfield, Oakton, andCentreville — before righting the shipagainst the Hornets.

Running back Will Hill-Pensamientorushed for 197 yards and two scores in thewin over the Hornets and also caught atouchdown pass from Chargers’ quarterbackSonny Romine (14-of-25, 197 yards).Romine also threw a scoring pass to CalebReinhardt. Chantilly led 7-0 at halftime and14-0 after three quarters.

Chantilly, headed for the Div. 6 playoffs,wraps up the regular season with a districthome game against Robinson this Fridaynight.

Chantilly Coach Mike Lalli said his Charg-ers believe they can experience big successthe remainder of the season.

“I think our players are confident in whatthey can accomplish,” said Lalli. “Our fo-cus is on playoff positioning.”

Chantilly, which can finish the regularseason 7-3 with a win over the Rams thisweek, will likely be playing a first roundplayoff home game in two weeks.

Freshmen Receive ‘Champions of Character’ AwardsOn Tuesday evening, Oct. 18, Centreville

High freshman Paul Baumgartner was hon-ored with the Sully District Champions ofCharacter Male Athlete of the Year award, ina ceremony presented by the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors at the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center.

Designed to coincide with National Charac-ter Counts Month, and sponsored by theFairfax County Athletic Council (FCAC), theawards program is dedicated to honoringyouth, coaches, and parents who have shownextraordinary service in working to achieveathletic victory with integrity and class.Awardees have been nominated as outstand-ing examples of community sportsparticipants who have modeled the basic traitsof good character: trustworthiness, respect,responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

The Southwest Youth Association (SYA)soccer program nominated Paul for this awardafter he was previously one of the CharacterCounts award recipients for SYA travel soccer.Paul was noted for “His unwavering sports-manship and positive influence on teammatesand parents alike. … equally recognized bythe players and the parents, as the player whoencourages all teammates and even the play-

ers from opposing teams. His natural abilities atgoaltending are quickly noticed while on the field,yet he has always kept an open ear to directionfrom his coaches, parents and former coaches. Heis an example and role model to teammates, par-ents, coaches and spectators alike.”

Although being a soccer goalie has historicallybeen Paul’s passion, he elected to give up soccerafter getting a concussion in March of 2011 andmissing a substantial period of time from school.

According to Paul and his parents, Lou and Rob-ert Baumgartner, the highlight of the award night’sceremony was having all of Paul’s past coachesthere to support him.

Currently, Paul is working out with theCentreville High baseball team during their off-sea-son in hopes of playing on the team in the spring,and is also planning to join the swim/dive team

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during the winter sports season.

ALSO RECOGNIZED at the same cer-emony was another Centreville freshman,Grace Hinton, as the Sully District Championsof Character Female Athlete of the Year. Gracewas honored for being “Respectful, polite andincredibly hard working as a player, but alsodue to her proactively volunteering her ser-vices in setting up and taking down equipmentas needed.”

She was lauded as the prototypical “‘First toarrive and last to leave’ player who is alwaysready to lend a hand, help a teammate or op-posing player up from the ground during amatch, or play out of position if needed.”

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It’s Post Season Time forCross Country SquadsCentreville girls headed toregionals meet, as aregirls’ and boys’ teams fromboth Chantilly, Westfield. Photo by Craig

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Centreville’sChan YoungLee earned aTop 15 medalat districtslast week.

By Rich Sanders

Centre View

Both the Westfield High girls’ and boys’ cross coun-try squads earned fourth place team finishes at lastThursday’s Concorde District Championshipspostseason meet, held on the hilly 2.98-mile courseat Burke Lake Park on Oct. 27.

With their fourth place showings, both Westfieldteams qualified for this week’s Northern RegionChampionships, set to take place on Thursday, Nov.3 at Burke Lake. The top four teams in both the girls’and boys’ races at districts automatically qualifiedfor regionals.

“I was very proud of both our girls and boys teamsat the district championships,” said Deegan. “Theycame to compete and did what they needed to do togive themselves a chance of competing at the regionalmeet.”

What Deegan especially liked from both teams wasthat several runners put together season-best runs.

“Almost every one of our runners ran their besttimes,” she said.

Four Westfield boys’ runners, Jeff Edmondson, MaxChambers, Steven Mitchell and Nick O’Connell, andtwo girls, Leidy Arias and Elise Orloff, moved ontoWestfield’s all-time list of runners with the best timeson the Burke Lake course, joining teammate LaurenHicks.

Arias was Westfield’s top finisher in the district girls’race, ninth place overall with a time of 19 minutes,19 seconds. She and Orloff (13th place, 19:40) bothearned Top 15 medals and All-District recognition.Rounding out Westfield’s top seven runners were:Megan Owens (22nd place), Hicks (23rd), KarinaFrank, Taylor Schwenke, and Reagan Warrington.

The overall individual race champion was AllieKlimkiewicz (17:44) of Oakton. Finishing second andthird place were Robinson’s Macey Schweikert(17:47) and Oakton’s Hailey Dougherty (18:10).

Oakton was the team champion with 45 points,finishing ahead of second place Chantilly (54), thirdplace Centreville (82), and the fourth place Bulldogs(101). Robinson and Herndon finished fifth and sixth,respectively.

Coach Deegan is looking forward to watching herWestfield girls compete at regionals.

“This group of runners is a special group that areenthusiastic and work extremely hard to achieve theirgoals,” said Deegan. “I look forward to watching themcompete [at regionals].”

For the region-qualifying Westfield boys, JeffreyEdmondson was the Bulldogs’ top finisher at districts,placing sixth and earning All-District honors with atime of 15:58. Chambers (19th place) was the nextBulldog runner to cross the finish line. Rounding outthe Westfield lineup were: Mitchell (23rd place),John Nicholas (24th), Thomas Lazor, Nathan Kiley,and James Blersch.

Chantilly’s Sean McGorty was the boys’ race’s first

place finisher at 14:57, finishing ahead of secondplace Patrick Spahn of Robinson and third place Lo-gan Miller of Chantilly.

Oakton, just as it was on the girls’ side, was theboys’ team champion with 42 points, finishing aheadof runner-up Chantilly (49), third place Robinson(60), and fourth place Westfield (103). Centrevillefinished fifth and Herndon was sixth.

THE CENTREVILLE GIRLS earned a third placefinish at districts to qualify for this week’s regionalsmeet. Meanwhile, the Wildcat boys, finished fifth butdid not qualify regionals.

Rebecca Vinter was the Centreville girls’ top fin-isher at districts, finishing fourth place overall witha time of 18 minutes, 28 seconds. Jackie O’Shea(19:13), meanwhile, was eighth place overall for theWildcats. Centreville’s other top finishers were:Joanna Ahn (17th place), Emily McLenigan (24th),McKinsey Smith (29th), Natalie King (30th), andKylie Cuomo (31st).

For the Centreville boys, Chan Young Lee finished14th overall to earn a Top 15 medal. Also for theWildcats, Bobby Dunn and Chris Jones were 25thand 27th places, respectively.

FOUR CHANTILLY boys’ runners earned Top 15medals at districts, led by McGorty’s first place fin-ish. The strong individual showings helped the Charg-ers garner their second place team finish.

Along with McGorty and third place Logan Miller,Chantilly’s other Top 15 runners at districts were FarisSakallah (8th place) and Peter Malander (15th). TheChargers’ Joshua Parshall finished 22nd overall whileAndris Sturans and Ryan McGorty were 26th and28th.

For the second place Chantilly girls, five runnersearned All-District recognition by finishing in the Top15. Alexa Cowne (7th place, 18:40) was the Charg-ers’ top finisher, while Nora Raher was 10th place.The next three Chantilly finishers were CarolynCarlson (11th place), Natalie Plummer (12th), andSamantha Lull (14th). Also for Chantilly, PatriciaCason finished 19th and Hannah Lull was 26th.


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Dean Adams says that he has been smokingfor 25 years. The Alexandria-based bar-tender has only tried to quit once, a cold-

turkey attempt that was unsuccessful.“It’s kind of a manic thing for me,” said Adams. “I

smoke all the time, probably a pack to a pack andhalf a day.”

He plans to try again on Nov. 17, a day designatedas the Great American Smokeout, a campaignlaunched by the American Cancer Society to spot-light the dangers of tobacco use and the challengesof quitting.

“Most smokers make three to five serious quit at-tempts (i.e., for 24 hours or more) before they arefinally successful,” said Thomas J. Glynn, Ph.D.Glynn resides in Great Falls, and is the Director ofCancer and Science Trends for the American CancerSociety. “Deciding to quit smoking seems easy, butactually doing it is where the real challenge begins.That’s why the Great AmericanSmokeout can be so helpful — itgets smokers on the road to beingsmoke-free.”

ONE OF THE GOALS of theGreat American Smokeout is toraise awareness and make smok-ers aware of the obstacles to smok-ing cessation and the resourcesavailable to deal with those barri-ers.

“Cigarettes have a strong physi-ological pull on their users,” saidGlynn. “Nicotine maintains theirphysiological dependence, and theroutines of smoking — reachingfor the pack, lighting up … thecigarette after a meal, etc., main-tains their psychological depen-dence.”

Medical experts say that before deciding on a ces-sation method, a smoker must first have a desire tostop. “Most important is for the smoker to want toquit,” said Dr. Jasmine Moghissi, of Fairfax. “It is al-most impossible to get your wife/son/mother/cousinto quit if they don’t want to. It has also been myexperience that it is extremely difficult for someoneto quit for their future health. If the smoker wants

to quit because it’s a filthy, smelly, dirty habit — thatseems to be most effective.”

Tools for quitting run the gamut from hypnosis andacupuncture to medication and laser therapy. Glynnsays that no one method works best.

“Recent studies do suggest that a combination ofmedications [such as] Varenicline or Chantix and

nicotine gum and counseling —either individual, group or byphone — may work best for manypeople.”

Maureen Meehan, a certifiedhypnotist with Maryland Hypno-sis, is a former substance abusecounselor who found hypnosis tobe an effective tool for addressingaddiction. “The reason it works sowell to help people become non-smokers is because it deals withyour subconscious mind which ispowerful, alert and awake,” saidMeehan. “We talk to the subcon-scious mind and tell it to cut thecord to bad habits.” Meehan saysher method has a high successrate.

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Butting Out“Great AmericanSmokeout” getssmokers on the roadto quitting for good.

Dean Adams (right) and JonathanBisagni have tried unsuccessfully to stopsmoking. Researchers say it often takesseveral attempts for smokers to quit.

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Helping Smokers Learn To Quitinstructor.

Psychologist Dr. Gayle K. Porter of the Gaston andPorter Health Improvement Center in Potomac, Md.has counseled those who have stopped smoking suc-cessfully.

“I’ve worked with people who’ve been addicted toa variety of substances, and smoking was the mostpowerful addiction to give up,” said Porter, a formerfaculty member in the Department of Psychiatry andBehavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School ofMedicine. “It is like a friend that never leaves. Ifyou’re lonely, sad, angry, you can always light up.”

Along with Dr. Marilyn Gaston, Porter wrote “PrimeTime: The African American Woman’s CompleteGuide to Midlife Health and Wellness.” The bookincludes an eight-step smoking cessation plan.

“First and foremost is stress reduction,” said Por-ter. “If you’re stressed, it is going to be hard to stopsmoking, and if you’ve already stopped smoking andyou’re stressed, it is going to be difficult not to re-sume. You have to get control over your stress.”

Porter and Gaston also founded Prime Time SisterCircles, a health support group that includes a com-ponent designed to help smokers kick the habit. Por-ter believes a team effort is necessary.

“It is important that people who are trying to quitsmoking have support,” she said.

Another smoking cessation tool is tobacco control.A study by Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion (CDC) shows a link between strong tobacco con-trol policies and a reduction in the adult smokingrate in the U.S.

“These findings add urgency to the continued needfor strong tobacco control laws … including tobaccotax increases, strong smoke-free laws … and poli-cies that are proven to reduce adult smoking ratesand discourage kids from ever starting to use tobacco…” said John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive of-ficer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Actionnetwork.

Maryland’s current cigarette tax is $2 per pack,the 11th highest in the nation, while Virginia’s cur-rent cigarette tax is $0.30 per pack, the second low-est in the nation. Maryland’s smoke-free law requiresall of the state’s workplaces, restaurants and bars tobe 100 percent smoke-free.

Thomas J. Glynn, Ph.D., of Great Falls,the director of Cancer and ScienceTrends for the American Cancer Society,says most smokers attempt to quit threeto five times before they are successful.

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