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Westfield High’s Marching Band performing in a parade last spring.

From left: Alissa Yoder, Erin Robson andRachel Seldowitz watch the Tournamentof Roses Parade together.

Westfield Band Is Pasadena BoundWill march in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade.

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Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, Westfield Highmarching band members and their par-ents watched the 124th annual Tourna-

ment of Roses Parade on a big screen in the schoolauditorium. Next year, they’ll be in it.

Held each New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Ca-lif., it’s viewed live by more than 1 millionpeople and televised to more than 50 millionpeople in the U.S. and 100 million worldwide.And Westfield will be only the third Virginiapublic high school to ever march in this pre-Rose Bowl parade.

“We found out at one of our football games inOctober,” said sophomore Erin Robson, who playspiccolo. “They announced it at halftime over theloud speaker and the band went crazy. Everybodywas hugging each other and crying.”

“There hasn’t been a band from Virginia in thisparade since the early 1960s, and never one fromFairfax County,” said Pleasant Valley’s BeckyAnderson, publicity chair of Westfield’s Tourna-ment of Roses Committee. “Out of 120 applicants,only 18 bands total — and just 12 from highschools — were selected.”

The marching band has more than 200 mem-bers and has earned Virginia Honor Band statusnine times since the school opened in 2000, plusnumerous championships at local, state and na-tional competitions.

“THE APPLICATION process started last spring,with the details in a binder two inches thick,” saidAnderson. “They submitted a video of them per-forming on the football field; letters of recommen-dation from politicians — Sully District Supervi-sor Michael Frey, Gov. Bob McDonnell, Del. TimHugo, Rep. Frank Wolf and Sen. Mark Warner;award and championship information through theyears; our fundraising plan and Band DirectorStephen Panoff’s resume.”

Tuesday, while the young musicians watched theparade at school, Panoff was in Pasadena, walk-ing the parade route and seeing the festivities inperson. But he was able to talk to the students

Will Justin WolfeBe Freed?Family, friends await court’s action.

By Bonnie Hobbs

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In March 2001, CentrevilleHigh grad Danny Petrole, 21,was shot and killed outside

his Bristow townhouse. The crimeinvolved drug-dealing and money,and the shooter — Chantilly Highgrad Owen Barber IV, who pleadedguilty — received 38years in prison.

Largely on Barber’stestimony, Chantillygrad Justin Wolfewas convicted of hir-ing Barber for thedeed and, in June2002, was sentencedto death. He also re-ceived 33 years inprison for drug andfirearm charges.

Since then — be-cause Prince WilliamCounty prosecutorsdeliberately withheld informationthat would have impeachedBarber’s testimony — two federalcourts vacated Wolfe’s convictionsand sentences. Initially facing thedeath penalty, Barber testified hedidn’t know Petrole, but killed himbecause Wolfe hired him. It waslater revealed that prosecutors anda detective influenced Barber tosay those things in exchange forhis charge being reduced fromcapital to first-degree murder.

During a November 2010 hear-ing in Federal Court in Norfolk,U.S. District Court JudgeRaymond Jackson heard evidencenot presented previously. Subse-quently, in his July 2011 decisionto overturn Wolfe’s convictionsand sentences, Jackson said

Wolfe’s due-process rights hadbeen violated before and duringhis capital-murder trial.

Jackson wrote that the common-wealth “failed to disclose evidenceindicating Barber had a relation-ship with Petrole” prior to hisdeath. This disclosure, he wrote —plus statements from a confiden-tial informant that “Barber owed

Petrole money [and]Petrole had a hit outon Barber” — couldhave impeachedBarber’s testimony.

FURTHERMORE ,prosecutors didn’t re-veal that, while firstinterviewing Barber,Det. SamsonNewsome said impli-cating Wolfe “couldmean the differencebetween execution orlife in prison” for Bar-

ber. Jackson said the prosecutionalso didn’t disclose that Barbertold his roommate, JasonColeman, he’d murdered Petroleon his own. But Coleman said soat the evidentiary hearing.

In August 2012, citing“prosecutorial misconduct,” theU.S. Court of Appeals for theFourth Circuit upheld Jackson’sruling. But with Fairfax CountyCommonwealth’s Attorney RayMorrogh as special prosecutor,Prince William County decided toretry Wolfe.

However, in a ruling filed Dec.26, Jackson wrote that — becauseon Sept. 11, 2012, the originalprosecutors again threatened Bar

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Our Neighbor’s Child provided new toys and clothes to morethan 830 local families. On Sunday, Dec. 16, volunteers pickedup the families’ packages from the ONC warehouse and deliveredthem in time for Christmas.

Loading a bike into a car is Westfieldfreshman Grayson Smith.

Chris Lavin (on left) helps a deliverer loadpackages into his car.

Westfield students Alston Cocke (left), a senior,and Duncan Roberts, a sophomore, load bi-cycles into a van.

Westfield High’s Nick Magnusson holds pack-ages for delivery.

Virginia Run’s Rob Osterhout delivered presents to fourfamilies with his grandchildren, Andrew and Emma Boyd.Westfield High lacrosse team members with bags they’ll pack in a

deliverer’s vehicle.

From left: ONC volunteers Brooke Bowen andAnna Berberoglu hand out wrapping paper andcookies to be delivered with the presents.

Virginia Run’s Pat Shelton (left) and GerryJepson check package numbers before gifts areloaded into cars.

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Fatal Crash on Route 28Fairfax County police are investigating a fatal crash early Mon-

day morning that took the life of George Tabash, 27, of Centreville.It happened Dec. 31, around 1:45 a.m., on Route 28 on the I-66overpass. Police say Tabash was driving a 2007 Chevy Avalanchepickup truck that struck the rear of a tractor trailer lawfullystopped at a red light on Route 28.

The pickup truck erupted into flames and Tabash died at thescene. The driver of the tractor trailer, a 44-year-old Pennsylva-nia man, was not injured. Detectives have not yet determinedwhether speed or alcohol were factors in the crash, and the in-vestigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime solvers at1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, text“TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES/274637 or call police at703-691-2131.

Car Crash Kills Local Man, 72A local man was killed Monday, Dec. 17, around 7 p.m. after a

car crash in Centreville. The victim was Charles V. McCormick,72, of the 5700 block of Ottawa Road in Centreville’s CountryClub Manor community.

Fairfax County police say a 70-year-old Leesburg man was driv-ing a 1999 Mercedes SL500 north on Centreville Road approach-ing Compton Road. Meanwhile, McCormick was driving a 1984Oldsmobile two-door south on Centreville Road approaching theCompton intersection.

According to police, McCormick tried turning left onto ComptonRoad and turned into the path of the oncoming Mercedes, caus-ing the Mercedes to strike the Oldsmobile’s passenger side.McCormick was pronounced dead a short time later at a localhospital. Police say speed and alcohol don’t appear to be factorsin the crash; both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

Town Hall Meeting Jan. 3The 2013 Virginia General Assembly Session begins Jan. 9 and,

before it does, Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67) and Sen. Chap Petersen(D-34) want to hear what issues are important to their constitu-ents. So they’re holding a town hall meeting this Thursday, Jan.3, at 7:30 p.m., at the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly, to listen to residents’ ideas and pri-orities and share their own views on the issues.

EQAC Environmental HearingThe Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council

(EQAC) will hold its annual public hearing on the environmenton Monday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m. The hearing will be in the countyGovernment Center auditorium, and citizens are invited to at-tend, share their views and identify environmental issues appli-cable to the county.

Environmental issues considered by EQAC include water qual-ity, air quality, noise, hazardous materials, solid waste, streamvalley protection, wildlife management, light pollution, visualpollution, energy, climate change response and adaptation, landuse, transportation and the use and preservation of ecologicalresources.

Local Defense against TerrorismThe next meeting of the Sully District Citizens Advisory Com-

mittee is Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at the Sully DistrictGovernmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Thetopic will be how local residents and their communities are thepolice department’s most valuable partners in helping to fightterrorism.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Jan. 10,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

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According to the Virginia Department of Mo-tor Vehicles, from 2006-11, Fairfax Countyhad 1,941 alcohol-related crashes involving

drivers ages 15-24. Some 54 percent happened be-tween midnight and 3:59 a.m., and 10 percent moreoccurred in January than in other months.

In addition, from 2009-2010, 72 percent of thealcohol-related crashes of those ages 15-24 in FairfaxCounty were county residents. And 21 percent ofcrashes by that same age group in Arlington Countywere residents of Fairfax County.

“More males than females were involved in thesetypes of crashes,” said Kevin Bianco, a research andevaluation associate with GMU’s Center for the Ad-vancement of Public Health. “But the number of fe-male crashes is rising.”

He was addressing a recent meeting of the SullyDistrict Police Station’s Citizens Advisory Commit-tee (CAC), and the evening was a community forumon drinking and driving by youth and young adults.

It was sponsored by the Unified Prevention Coali-tion (UPC) of Fairfax County, a nonprofit with morethan 50 community partners dedicated to prevent-ing violence, alcohol and other drug use by youthand young adults. Its current goal is to reduce theamount alcohol-related motor-ve-hicle crashes involving driversages 15-24.

In 2012, UPC received a VirginiaState Incentive Grant to conducta community assessment to iden-tify underlying causes of underageand binge drinking that lead todrinking and driving in FairfaxCounty. So at the Sully District fo-rum — one of five held in thecounty — Bianco presented factsand sought the opinions of thoseattending.

He’s helping the UPC and said ithopes to lessen drunk driving inthis county by 5 percent in the nexttwo or three years. He defined

drivers ages 15-20 as youth or “underage” and those21-24 as young adults.

The UPC wants to get a better understanding ofcommunity perceptions of underage drinking, bingedrinking, drinking and driving, and enforcement ofthe drinking laws. So Bianco asked those at the fo-rum, “Where’s the interplay between knowing drink-ing and driving is wrong, and driving after having afew drinks?”

CAC Chairman Leslie Jenuleson said there aremany factors, but “education is a huge piece of it.Most people don’t realize where that .08 [blood-al-cohol content, or BAC] limit is, how their abilities todrive are diminished after drinking and how dan-gerous it is.”

Mike Shipley of Clifton’s Union Mills communitysaid people’s size and weight also play a role in howalcohol affects them, “but [drinking and driving] isstill wrong.”

“Is it acceptable in your community to drink untilyou’re drunk?” asked Bianco. “Absolutely,” repliedJenuleson. “If you do it at home and stay there, it’sOK — but not if you’re driving.”

“How do you define ‘drunk’?” he asked. “When Italked to some youth [here], they said ‘hammered’was drunk.”

However, Marguerite Hogge of Centreville’s MountGilead community said it means “impairment of somesort affecting your walking and thinking.”

Bianco said “a pocket of alcohol-related crashesby 15-24-year-olds in 2009-10 were also related tobad intersections — where Routes 50 and 28 meet,where Routes 50 and 123 meet, and where BraddockRoad meets the Beltway.”

Regarding underage drinking, Shipley said, “I thinkpart of the problem is the way par-ents raise their kids. But peers area big part of it.” And police Lt.John Trace noted that, “With so-cial media, kids advertise theirparties [online],” so word canspread quickly.

“You hear of kids trashing ahouse when no one’s home, orolder people buying alcohol forthem,” added Jenuleson. “So weneed our police to keep monitor-ing this.”

“How wrong do most parentsthink underage drinking is?” askedBianco.

From left: Police 2nd Lt. Matt Doyle, the CAC’s Steve Pollard, Sgt. Bill Fulton, Lt. JohnTrace and Leslie Jenuleson listen to the speaker.

Focusing on Drinking and DrivingPlans underway toreduce alcohol-relatedcrashes here.

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briefly, saying, “It is unbelievable here;it’s 100-percent Rose Parade fever.”

Junior Joe Beddoes plays percussionand will be on Westfield’s drumlinenext year. “It’s an amazing chance forus; our marching band will be on na-tional television,” he said. “I’m look-ing forward to the practices we’ll havefor this. The band will spend more timetogether and it’ll be lots of hard work,but it’s worth it.”

Rachel Seldowitz, a sophomore pic-colo player, is looking forward to “see-ing everybody lining up to see the pa-rade. And the floats will look cool be-cause they’re so intricate.” She said theband members must be able to marchthe nearly 6-mile parade route andplay their instruments at the sametime, so she’s glad she chose the pic-

colo. “It’s light andeasy to marchwith,” she said.“And it’s easy tohear it over theother instruments.”

Robson saidPanoff gave themall a recommendedexercise plan tomake sure they canall hold their in-

struments and walk at the 2.5-mph cliprequired of the parade participants. Inaddition, there’s nearly a 2-mile walkto reach the parade and another 2miles or so at the end; so all together,the students will be walking almost 10miles that day.

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Westfield Band to March in 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity.”

— YonathanDessalene, bari-

tone player

Westfield band members JosephAversa (left) and Nick Serbu arelooking forward to the 2014 Tour-nament of Roses Parade.

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ow that Westfield’s marchingband has been accepted to par-ticipate in next year’s Tourna-

ment of Roses Parade in Pasadena, itmust get busy raising the money neededfor the trip.

“We need a total of $450,000 to sendthe band,” said Theresa Carpenter ofCentreville’s Sully Station community.That number includes transportationcosts for the students, staff, chaperones,equipment and instruments.

Carpenter and her husband Jim are co-chairs of Westfield’s Tournament of RosesCommittee. Some 11 people are on thecommittee and 85-100 others are help-ing them, so it’s a big task. But the Car-penters’ two sons graduated fromWestfield and were in the band, so they’rehappy to participate.

“We’re organizing the major elementsof the program — the fundraising, logis-tics, publicity, and coordination of thetravel arrangements for the students andparents,” said Theresa Carpenter. “Weanticipate half the money will come fromband-parent fees and the rest will be

raised through corporate sponsorships,plus fundraisers.”

Ideas include a Bingo night with a si-lent auction, as well as a Run for theRoses event. It will be similar to a tagday; but instead, band members will so-licit donations door-to-door and con-tributors will each receive a rose.

Meanwhile, the band is offering a va-riety of sponsorship levels and amountsto area businesses. The largest corporatedonor will have the honor of having itscompany logo displayed on Westfield’suniforms during the internationally tele-vised parade.

All donations are tax-deductible.Here’s how to help:

❖ Mail checks payable to WHSBBO to:Westfield Band Booster Organization,5667 Stone Road, P.O. Box 575,Centreville, VA 20120.

❖ Donate using PayPal atwww.WestfieldBand.org.

For more information, contact SarahBarton, fundraising co-chair, at 703-830-9747 or [email protected].

— Bonnie Hobbs

THEY’LL ALSO do a field show, like atfootball halftimes, on another day while inPasadena. And, said Anderson, “All themusic our band will perform is being writ-ten by local musicians specifically forWestfield, so our field show will be all origi-nal.”

Sophomore Alissa Yoder is in the colorguard, which marches ahead of the band.“I’m really excited because this is huge,” shesaid. “I don’t think it’s even hit me, yet. We’ll

try to take 30 color guard members, plussome dancers. We’ll have to practice a lot,but it’s going to pay off.” Watching the pa-rade on TV, she added, “It’s really cool tothink, ‘Next year, I’m going to be there.’”

Trombone player Yonathan Dessalene, afreshman, plays baritone in the marchingband. When Panoff announced they weregoing to the Rose Parade,said Dessalene, “Iwas really happy — Iwas cheering. I’m alsogoing to put it on mycollege application,saying I marched in the125th annual Tourna-ment of Roses Parade.”

His baritone weighsabout 6 pounds so, hesaid, “It’s kind of heavy.But I’ll practice holding itwhile walking as long asI can, until I reach 6 miles.It’s an honor watching the parade on TVand knowing that we’ll be in it next year —it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Westfield marching in the NATO Parade of Nations, April 2012, in Norfolk.

Freshman trumpet player Joseph Aversais glad he’s an underclassman and will stillbe in the band next year. Being in the pa-rade, he said, will be challenging becauseof the long parade route, but fun becauseit’s something he and his bandmates arepassionate about. “I’m looking forward to

the experience,” he said.“I never thought of doinganything like this.”

Junior Nick Serbu alsoplays trumpet and is ex-cited about the parade.But he knows it won’tbe easy. “Part of theroad has a 90- or 100-degree turn which isreally tight,” he said.“Most bands just doan awkward turnthere, but we do a

synchronized turn that’sdifferent from everybody else.”

He said each line of marchers will stop ata certain point, and “it will look like theedge of a blade. Then when the final line isfinished stopping, the first line will startturning. It’s a really hard concept, especiallyfor high-school students, but it looks excel-lent.”

Still, said Serbu, next year’s new bandmembers will have to learn it from scratch.So next spring, the rising freshmen will startmarching with Westfield’s band to learn thisspecial turn, plus all the other marching rou-tines. In addition, said Serbu, “We’ll all bechanging our marching formation to makeroom for the new people, so we’ll all haveto learn everything again; we’ll work overthe summer, too.”

But he’s thrilled to take part in a nationaltradition. “Everyone watches the Rose Pa-rade on New Year’s Day,” he said. “Over 100bands applied and only 12 high schools gotin; so for us to be accepted our first time isa huge honor.”


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Local Venue Serves Up LaughsWestfield grad is inSully’s comedy show.

Allison Wruk

By Bonnie Hobbs

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Sully’s Restaurant is the place to be on Fri-day, Jan. 4, at 8 p.m., when Westfield Highgrad Allison Wruk joins headlining comedianRob Maher in an evening of comedy. Sully’s

is at 14511 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway inChantilly; cover charge is $5.

Also on the bill are up-and-coming, Washington,D.C., stand-up comedians Matt Mero, DannyCharnley, Jon Yeager and Rachela Forcellese. Maheris a regular performer at the D.C. Improv and at clubsin Richmond. And he’s a two-time finalist in Com-edy Central’s laugh-riot competition.

“Rob is also a featured performer for Armed ForcesEntertainment, having performed for our troops in12 countries,” said Wruk. “He’s performed with DaveAttell, Lewis Black, Jim Norton and many others.Having Rob as the headliner out here in Chantilly isvery exciting.”

Wruk grew up in Centreville and graduated fromWestfield in 2008. Afterward, shestudied media criticism and pro-duction at George Mason Univer-sity, as well as at the Universityof Milan, during the summer of2010. She graduated from GMUin 2011 and then began pursu-ing a career in stand-up comedy.º

“I have always gravitated to-wards comedy,” she said. “AtWestfield, I was on the improvteam and lucky enough to takeworkshops at Second City andImprov Olympic in Chicago. AtGMU I starred in, co-wrote and produced a weeklyshow on the Mason Cable Network titled ‘The Lind-say Gray Show’ and always dabbled in small projectsin between.”

Although Wruk doesn’t know exactly why, she’salways wanted to be a comedian. “I guess what itcomes down to is simple,” she said. “Making peoplelaugh feels good — it’s therapeutic.”“In my comedy I poke fun at a wide range of sub-jects, but my main focus always tends to be the worldfrom a young woman’s perspective,” said Wruk. “Ilike to focus on the irony of gender roles and theway females are portrayed in the media.”

Many of her jokes are about the themes of dating,

laugh off the end of a busy work week, go on a cre-ative and wallet-friendly date night or just [have] alaughter-filled night out with friends,” said Wruk.“Matt Mero or Jon Yeager will host a new openingact of 5-10 minutes, a featured act of 20 minutes

and a headlining act of 60 min-utes. So every show will be brandnew and will have something foreveryone.”

She said there’s an abundanceof comedic talent in the North-ern Virginia/D.C. area but get-ting to a club to see it can be ahassle. “So many of my friendsfrom home, or their parents, areeager to see comedy shows, butcan’t always make it all the wayto the city,” said Wruk. “Let’s faceit — getting in your car, paying

to park, getting on the Metro, making changes, fi-nally getting off and navigating your way throughthe city to the venue is difficult and stressful.”

Recognizing this fact, Mero and Yeager organizedFriday’s event at Sully’s, plus the ones to follow there.As a result, said Wruk, “These guys are bringing D.C.’sbiggest talent straight to our backyard.”

Besides being affordable, she said, the shows are“filled to the brim with rising talent. A majority ofthese performers are the people you’re going to seeon Comedy Central, HBO, Showtime, at the LaughFactory in LA or even on SNL [‘Saturday Night Live’]in the years to come. And many of the headlinershave even already appeared on these shows.”

girlfriends, diets and televisionshows. “I would say it’s like a slum-ber party meets a 400-level media-criticism class — unloading andchallenging the deeper meaningsbehind these seemingly shallowsubjects,” she said. “For me, it’sbetter to challenge the norms andchange someone’s perspectivewith a witty joke, as opposed to aheated argument.”

The Jan. 4 show will also kickoff a stand-up-comedy series thatSully’s will offer every Friday nightfrom 8-10 p.m. Each week will fea-ture a different powerhouse head-liner, plus on-the-rise local com-ics.

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Happy New Year, Keep in TouchReflecting andreinforcing the senseof community.

Editorial

Fourth-grade students at Greenbriar WestElementary spent a December afternoonwith Fairfax County Public Schools Food

Services Operation Specialist Teresa Hindslearning about healthy diet and exercise. Af-ter discussing how to stay healthy, the studentscleaned their hands, donned plastic gloves andprepared pizzas and fruit kabobs.

While the pizzas cooked, the studentsworked in food-related workbooks. Then afterenjoying the food they’d made, they exercisedduring recess. The lesson was part of theschool’s science curriculum on health and nu-trition. GBW is encouraging its students to eata healthy diet and exercise regularly.

GBW StudentsLearn aboutGood Nutrition

Teresa Hindsanswerschildren’squestions atGreenbriar WestElementary.

Na’Dia Rainesspreads sauce on herpizza.

From left: Ethan Lee, Carson McClintock, JanaValappil and Divia Narayan make fruit kabobs.

Emily Escobar enjoys the pizzaand fruit.

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See Honoring Veterans, Page 13

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Each year, Chantilly High honorsAmerica’s armed-services person-nel with a dinner and an eveningof entertainment. The event is al-

ways special, and this year’s Veteran’s DayDinner was no exception.

“This night makes me very proud — bothto honor you and to show off our kids fromthe National Honor Society [NHS], culinaryarts, Performing Arts Department, band andchoral program,” Principal Teresa Johnsontold the crowd. “Thank you for serving ourcountry.”

“The students and faculty have put thistogether for you because you’re worth it,”added NHS advisor Charles Demek. “You’reimportant in the life of your country, sothank you.”

Some 210 people attended the Nov. 28event in the school cafeteria, and Johnsoneven invited her brother, retired Army Lt.Col. David Davis, who sat at her table.

The Chamber Orchestra String Quartetperformed as the guests entered the room,and NHS President Sandeep Malladi wel-comed everyone and introduced theevening’s theme, Liberty and Freedom.Chantilly’s Air Force JROTC presented thecolors and the Chamber Chorale sang thenational anthem.

The school’s culinary arts students pre-pared the meal and about 100 NHS studentsserved it. Giving the invocation, Vietnamveteran John Sullivan said, “We should re-member the 516,000-plus veterans whodied and were never able to have this mo-ment of joy.”

Senior Rachel Dunning, NHS historian,helped serve dinner and played clarinetwith the Symphonic Band. She also spokewith some of the veterans.

“They’re sweet and polite, and I like hear-ing their stories from the wars they’ve beenin,” she said. “It’s important to give back tothe veterans. We can never fully repay them,

but this [event] is a token to say, ‘Thankyou and we honor your service.’”

Senior Heather Maher also enjoyed inter-acting with the veterans while serving theirfood. “My dad was a colonel in the Army,and it’s important to recognize that thesepeople fight for us,” she said. “They deservemore recognition for what they do.”

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall,who led the Air National Guard in Hawaii,was the guest speaker. “What a phenom-enal evening; it’s my honor to be here withyou tonight,” she said. “America will onlystay the land of the free as long as we cel-ebrate the brave. We must not only remem-ber their gallantry on the field, but theirlegacy of service to their country.”

Hall said military personnel are servicemembers for life and veterans are “unitedby a common bond — their determinationto serve this nation. Our veterans and theirfamilies have given so much, and we mustremind them that they will always remainthe strength of this nation.”

However, she said, thousands of veteransof all ages are now unemployed and sup-

porting them requires a team effort by theDepartment of Defense, other governmentagencies and the community.

“We should rally for these heroes in peace-time, as well,” said Jelinski-Hall. “We canvolunteer in the community and encouragebusinesses to hire veterans. The leadership,technical and decision-making skills theylearn in the military make them valuableassets in the workplace.”

She said veterans are also team playerswith “an unwavering commitment to excel-lence. So let’s make sure our young veter-ans have the opportunity to reach theirhighest potential [because] those are ourAmerican heroes. May God bless you andmay He continue to bless the United Statesof America.”

Chantilly junior Kate Scott attended thedinner with her mother, Kimberly. “We’rehere representing my dad, Mark, who wasa lieutenant colonel in the Air Force for 25years,” said Kate. “At age 42, he was diag-nosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and isnow in an assisted-living facility for veter-ans and their dependents in Richmond.”

“He would have loved this event,” shecontinued. “He was passionate about mili-tary history. His history teacher in highschool inspired him to join the military.When he was 18, he won a scholarship tothe Air Force Academy. But his family’s farmin Missouri was failing and, as the oldestson, he had to stay home and save it.”

Eventually, however, Scott enlisted,

Giving Gratitude to Those Who ServeChantilly High honorsAmerica’s veterans.

Junior Michael Reingold serves the entrée to a table.

From left are Chantilly junior KateScott and her mom Kimberly, bothrepresenting Kate’s father andKimberly’s husband, Air Force Lt.Col. Mark Scott.

Chantilly Principal Teresa Johnson(left) and Chief Master Sgt. DeniseJelinski-Hall.

NHS Advisor Charles Demek (center) visits withJoanne and Rob Doolittle of Chantilly’s FranklinGlen community. Rob’s father served in the Navy.

Junior Cassandra Redenteprepares to serve the beefentrée.

Some Symphonic Band members and Director Drew Ross (sec-ond from right) play “Stars and Stripes forever.”

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Mary Garner’s New Year’s resolu-tion is to increase the intensityof her workout routine. The 69-

year-old retiree plans to seek the advice ofa fitness trainer to create a plan to achieveher goal.

“Over the last three months, I’ve hit a pla-teau with my workouts,” said Garner, whospent more than 40 years working as a mathteacher for Alexandria County PublicSchools. “During the holidays I ate too manycookies. I’d like to lose at least 10 pounds,but I don’t want to put too much pressureon myself.”

In December of 2011, Clint and VickieLambert resolved to shed extra pounds in2012. The decision was promoted by a con-versation with the couple’s cardiologist whosuggested weight loss. As they said goodbyeto 2012, Clint, who is 68 had lost 45 pounds,while Vickie, who is 69, had lost 35 pounds.The Lamberts, who live at Greenspring re-tirement community in Springfield, say they

Advice for Seniors on FitnessSuggestions formaking and keepingexercise resolutions.

Mary Garner’s New Year’sresolution is to increase theintensity of her workout rou-tine in an effort to lose weight.

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Keeping Exercise Resolutionsclinical nurse specialist. “We were just eating too

much.”Vickie Lambert, former dean and

professor emerita of the GeorgiaHealth Sciences University, Col-lege of Nursing, said, “It is nice tofinally feel comfortable in ourclothes and enjoy the positive com-ments from our friends.”

Local fitness experts say the NewYear is an ideal time to set andbegin working to achieve fitnessgoals. Even those seniors withmobility issues can benefit fromphysical activities done in an up-right position. “The activities mustbe done regularly and with agradual increase in the amount ofchallenge, as you improve,” saidRita Wong, P.T., professor of physical therapy atMarymount University. “Therefore, upright activitiesthat are fun and will keep your interest are ideal.”

To maximize success, experts say goals should bemeasurable, detailed and attainable. “Set small, re-alistic and concrete steps,” said Maria Londono, aChantilly resident and mental health therapist withFairfax County Health Network in Alexandria, Restonand Falls Church.

Create a plan that includes strategies for dealingwith the temptation to get off track. Boredom is acommon detractor when it comes to exercise. Add-ing variety helps combat workout doldrums. “Switchup to include other activities like cycling, swimmingor an aerobics-based class,” said Michelle Walters-Edwards, Ph.D., professor of health and human per-formance at Marymount University in Arlington.

Develop a detailed strategy for achieving one’s

goal. The plan should include a method of trackingprogress and recording successes as well as rewardsfor small achievements. “Once the resolution has

been identified the first step is toconsider ways to turn that goodintention into action,” said Spring-field-based social worker SueFranke, LCSW. “The next step is todo the habit consistently by settinggoals, thinking about past suc-cesses, choosing a role model andabove all staying positive.”

Franke said that changing ahabit requires doing it consistentlyfor at least six months. “While sixmonths seems like a long time, ittakes that amount of stick-to-itiveness to really make the reso-lution a regular habit,” she said.

Local fitness experts say the NewYear is an ideal time to set and be-

gin working to achieve fitness goals. “Consult yourphysician [and a] senior personal trainer before be-ginning an exercise program,” said Juanita Kuntz, aSpringfield-based wellness coordinator who special-izes in fitness for the elderly. “Physicians will giveyou needed recommendations and restrictions to beused for your personal exercise program. A seniorfitness professional is knowledgeable in functionallimitations and possible chronic health conditions orimpairments that senior adults may need to look outfor.”

To maximize success, experts say goals should bemeasurable, detailed and attainable. “Start slow, setreasonable goals and choose an activity you enjoy,”said Kuntz, “If you actually enjoy something you aremuch more likely to get out of bed and do it. Don’texpect to reach your goals instantly. Be patient withyourself.”

“Once theresolution has beenidentified the firststep is to considerways to turn thatgood intention intoaction.”

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Police Seek To Reduce Alcohol-related CrashesFrom Page 3

“It’s 100-percent wrong,” replied Shipley.“But other people’s perceptions might bedifferent, based on cultural differences, suchas drinking at home with their parents.”

When Bianco asked where teens are get-ting alcohol, attendees said conveniencestores. And “where are they drinking it?”he asked. Jenuleson said many of themgather around trailers and community poolsto do so. But there are other places, too.

“In houses, in the woods, at sportingevents, etc.,” answered Sgt. Bill Fulton, whosupervises the county’s SROs (police offic-ers in schools). “They’re also hiding vodkain water bottles. The majority of the alco-hol offenses I see in the school system areliquor, not beer. On the first day of school,one student had an incredibly high BAC of

.20.”Bianco then asked attendees for their

definition of a designated driver. SaidJenuleson: “I’ve been out and heard peoplesay, ‘I’ve only had one or two drinks, so I’lldrive.’” In a group, added Shipley, “It’s of-ten the least-impaired person.”

If people are unable to drive becausethey’re drunk, asked Bianco, “Why don’tthey take cabs home?” Replied Fulton: “Be-cause then their parents would know whatthey’ve been doing.”

“How effective do you think your com-munity is at enforcing the laws againstdrinking and driving?” asked Bianco.

“Very good, but it’s a tough job,” saidShipley. Jenuleson noted that Centreville’sSully Station II community has a Neighbor-hood Watch and sends out information from

the police regularly. But, she added, “A lotof communities aren’t there, yet. And I thinka lot of kids think they’re invincible andwon’t get caught.”

The problem, said Fulton, is that “alco-hol is socially accepted and easy to get fromhome and there are ads about it every-where. So to most kids, it’s not a big deal.”

That’s why, said Trace, “We have to sendthem a message of zero tolerance.”

Jenuleson suggested the DMV show amovie of alcohol-related crashes whilepeople are waiting there and offer relevantbrochures in several languages. She said itshould also make drivers “sign somethingshowing they understand the dangers ofdrinking and driving.”

Thanking everyone for participating,Bianco said the UPC wanted to know “what

the community thinks would be most effec-tive here to combat drinking and driving— education, enforcement of the laws orincreasing the perception of their enforce-ment.”

In November, the UPC gave its report ofall five community forums to VCU, whichis the executor of UPC’s grant. Plans willthen be made to carry out the best sugges-tions received to reduce alcohol-relatedcrashes and deaths. Bianco said the moneywill “probably” be available sometime thisyear “to implement our strategies.”

Meanwhile, local residents must remainvigilant of and alert against the dangersposed by drunk drivers. “Alcohol is too easyto get,” said Shipley. “It’s my life and yourlife out there in jeopardy when people getbehind the wheel of a car drunk.”

While still in high school,Nikki Ferraro was diag-nosed with a rare form

of thyroid cancer. But that didn’tstop her; instead, while receivingtreatment, she organized a Relayfor Life team and raised $20,000for the American Cancer Society.

She’s now a survivor, but this2011 Chantilly High grad is stillcaring for others battling the dis-ease. She and her parents formedthe nonprofit Bite Me CancerFoundation, www.bitemecancer.org, to help teens with can-cer and to fight thyroid cancer.

And now Ferraro distributes sup-port bags she’s filled with music,a special message from her andother items to help and inspireteens going through what she did.

This Thursday, Jan. 3, from5:30-7:30 p.m., Bite Me Cancerwill hold its 2013 kick-off recep-tion at the Greater Reston Cham-ber of Commerce office, 1763Fountain Drive in Reston.

Ferraro and others will talkabout the foundation and theirgoals for it this year.

The event is free, but seating islimited, so those planning to at-

Bite Me CancerKickoff Is Jan. 3

Nikki Ferraro.

tend must register in advance athttp://bmckickoff.eventbrite.com.

— Bonnie Hobbs

There’s still time to regis-ter for the “Every HeartCounts” fundraiser set for

this Saturday, Jan. 5, from 7-11 p.m.,at the Westfields Golf Club, 1940Balmoral Greens Ave. in Clifton. Theevent includes an international wine-tasting sponsored by the Clifton Wine

Shop, live and silent auctions, food anddancing.

Money raised will purchase EKG ma-chines to provide free EKG screenings forFairfax County high-school students duringtheir annual athletic physicals. Thesescreenings will offer a critical new level ofheart testing that is currently unavailable

— and they can potentially identify a heartabnormality before it is too late. To registerfor the fundraiser, go towww.ryanlopynski.org.

The event is in memory of Ryan Lopynskiof Clifton’s Hampton Chase community. Hewas a a freshman at Virginia Tech in spring2009 when he suffered a fatal heart attack.

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No appointment is necessary. But residents shouldinstall the child safety seats themselves so techni-cians may properly inspect and adjust them, asneeded.

However, because of time constraints, only the first35 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.

Alliance HoldingAuditions for ‘Grease’

The Alliance Theatre will hold auditions for themusical, “Grease,” on Jan 4, 5 and 7. This versionwill be directed by Jen Farmer. To register to audi-tion, go to www.thealliancetheatre.org.

Actors will be asked to prepare a song and a mono-logue and be ready to dance. The auditions on Fri-day, Jan 4, and Monday, Jan 7, will be from 6-9 p.m.at Mountain View High School in Centreville. TheSaturday, Jan 5, audition will be from 8:30-11:30a.m. at the Centreville Regional Library. Snow datesare Jan 6, 8 and 9.

Rehearsals will begin in May and the performancedates are July 13-28 at Chantilly High. For moreinformation, visit www.thealliancetheatre.org, call703-220-8101 or e-mail [email protected]. Alliance is also on twitter@TAT_NorthernVA.

Anyone unable to make these audition dates/timesshould contact Alliance as soon as possible to makedifferent arrangements.

Ryan Lopynski Fundraiser Set for This Saturday, Jan. 5

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.

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 class materialsare included.

Program funding is provided through the FairfaxCounty Law Enforcement Foundation.

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, call 703-246-7806, [email protected] or go towww.fairfaxfoundation.org.

His grieving family later establishedThe Ryan Lopynski Big Heart Foun-dation to honor him and to increasepublic awareness of Sudden CardiacArrest through education and action.

— Bonnie Hobbs


SportsCentre View Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-224-3015 or [email protected]

By Jon Roetman

Centre View

The Chantilly boys’ basketball teamsuffered its first defeat of the sea-son on Dec. 28 — a 68-63 semifi-

nal loss to Mountain View which kept theChargers out of the championship game oftheir own tournament.

The disappointment stemming from sucha situation could have affected Chantilly thefollowing night when the Chargers facedSouth County in the third-place game. In-stead, veteran head coach Jim Smith wouldreference his team’s effort when talkingabout its potential to be something special.

Then again, having a standout scorer, anenforcer in the paint and several enthusi-astic athletes doesn’t hurt, either.

The Chargers improved to 10-1 and se-cured third place with a 69-56 victoryagainst South County at the PohankaChantilly Basketball Classic on Dec. 29 atChantilly High School. After trailing by sixpoints in the opening the quarter, the Charg-ers outscored the Stallions 50-24 during thenext 16 minutes, 30 seconds to take con-trol.

Chantilly built a 36-29 halftime lead be-fore outscoring South County 26-13 in thethird quarter.

“I like the energy that this team playswith,” said Smith, who has coached atChantilly for more than two decades. “Whenyou have that, you usually have a chanceto be good. We have a lot of guys that enjoydefending. Tonight, we’re playing in a third-place game, which you could be a littledown about. There are not a lot of peoplein the gym, and, yeah, we got off to a slowstart, but in the second quarter … guys wereflying around the floor.”

ONE NIGHT AFTER scoring a career-high30 points against Mountain View, Chantillysenior Brian Sydnor dropped 31 on SouthCounty. The 6-foot-4 forward earned all-

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Chantillysenior TreyCoatesscored 10and grabbed10 reboundsagainstSouthCounty onDec. 29.

Chantilly Places Third in Pohanka ClassicChargers enter 2013with 10-1 record.

tournament honors by totaling 78 pointsduring the three-day event, the seventh-bestindividual output in tournament history.

Against South County, Sydnor made 14of 24 field-goal attempts, knocked downone 3-pointer and grabbed 11 rebounds.

“He’s just doinga great job scoringthe ball,” Smithsaid. “He’s playingwith a lot of confi-dence, he’s scoringa lot of differentways — he getssome in transition,he’s hitting shots,he gets on theglass.”

Sydnor credited the younger Chargers’ ea-gerness to improve as a reason for theteam’s success.

“We have young guys that want to learn,”

Westfield Boys’ BasketballFinishes Runner-Up

The Westfield boys’ basketball team finished runner-upin the Bulldog Bash, losing to Battlefield, 73-70, in thechampionship game on Dec. 29. Westfield defeatedSewickley Academy (Pa.), 62-41, on Dec. 27 and Fairfax,51-36, on Dec. 28 to reach the championship game.Westfield (6-5) will travel to face Chantilly at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 4.

Westfield Girls’Basketball Wins 2 of 3

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games at the Bulldog Bash. Westfield beat St. Hubert (Pa.),49-36, on Dec. 27, lost to Monacan, 48-40, on Dec. 28 andbeat Madison, 62-51, on Dec. 29. The Bulldogs (7-3) willhost Chantilly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4.

Centreville Girls’Basketball Starts 10-1

The Centreville girls’ basketball team improved to 10-1by winning its final two games at the Bulldog Bash.Centreville suffered its first loss of the season against Madi-son on Dec. 27, 53-48. The Wildcats responded with victo-ries against Woodbridge (76-46) on Dec. 28 and St. Hubert(87-51) on Dec. 29. Centreville’s Jenna Green scored 26points against Woodbridge and 24 against St. Hubert.Centreville will travel to face Robinson at 5:45 p.m. on

Friday, Jan. 4.

Centreville Laxer NewellCommits to JMU

Reagan Newell, a sophomore at Centreville High School,committed to James Madison University on Dec. 15. Shewill play for the women’s lacrosse team as an attack. Sheis the first 2015 player to commit to their program. Newellstarted on the Centreville varsity last year as a freshmanand lead the team in scoring. She was instrumental in lead-ing the team to the regional finals. She is coached by herfather, Brian Newell and Christina Griel. Newell’s cousin,Caroline Wakefield, a sophomore, has also been offered toplay at JMU. She hopes to make a decision shortly. Thetwo have played together since second grade.

“I like the energy that thisteam plays with. When youhave that, you usually have achance to be good.”— Chantilly boys’ basketball coach Jim Smith

Sydnor said. “They’re not just young guyswho are just on the team because there areopen positions on the team. They’re here,they work hard [and] they want to learn.When you have young guys who want tolearn [mixed] with a couple older upper-

classmen, itcreates a lotof goodchemistry.”

Chantillysenior TreyCoates fin-ished with10 pointsand 10 re-bounds. The6 - f o o t - 4 ,

215-pound forward plays with an aggres-sive mentality in the paint.

“I just try to be stronger than them, justfight harder,” he said. “Just play like I want

it more than they do.”Coates scored 10 points and grabbed

seven rebounds against Mountain View andfinished with 11 points and nine boardsduring the Chargers’ 68-62 victory againstPatriot on Dec. 27.

“Trey’s a big, strong kid,” Smith said. “He’shaving a great year. Pretty much every gamehe’s pretty close to a double-double — hegets 10 and 8 or better each game, so he’sgiving us nice play inside.”

Junior guard Deandre Harris scored 10points and grabbed nine rebounds againstSouth County. He scored 23 points againstPatriot, shooting 4-for-9 from 3-point range.Senior forward Sean Huelskamp made hisfirst start of the season against SouthCounty, finishing with four points and eightrebounds.

Chantilly will open Concorde District playat home against Westfield at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 4.

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Honoring Veteransworked his way up the ranks and

later became a history teacher atthe Air Force Academy. “I’m stillso proud of my daddy,” said Kate.“He’ll always be my hero. So we’rehere tonight in honor of him.”

Junior Michael Reingold en-joyed waiting on the veterans. “It’sa good cause, and the food’s greathere, so they get to enjoy a reallynice meal,” he said. “NHS is allabout service and giving back tothe community, and one of thegreatest aspects of our society isour veterans. So this is a great wayto show appreciation toward themfor all the hard work and fighting

they did to keep us safe.”Classmate Arvin Daneshmand

said the NHS members arrived forthe 6:30 p.m. event at 3:30 p.m.to prepare the room by setting upthe chairs, tables, silverware, nap-kins, flowers, salt, pepper andcandles and wouldn’t leave until10:30 p.m. — an hour after itended. But he was happy to do it.“It’s a service to the people whoserved us,” he said. “It shows thatwe’re helping our community andwe care about our country and thepeople who put their lives at riskfor us.”

The patriotic program includedthe Symphonic Band performing

“Stars and Stripes Forever,” theChamber Chorale singing“Shenandoah,” the Brass En-semble playing “America the Beau-tiful” and student Amanda Masonsinging “I’ll be Seeing You.”

There was also a tribute to thefallen, with the Chamber Choralesinging “Blades of Grass & PureWhite Stone.” Chantilly Band Di-rector Drew Ross performed“Taps” and the Symphonic Bandgave rousing renditions of thesongs representing each branch of

the service. Afterward, CoastGuard Capt. Bob Bevins, on activeduty at Coast Guard Headquartersin Washington, D.C., said he wasimpressed with the program. AnOak Hill resident, his son David isa Chantilly senior.

“It’s absolutely amazing,” saidBevins. “And you see this sametype of dedication and effort in somany other activities here, too.Chantilly’s staff brings out the bestin the students, and I’m glad I’vebeen stationed here long enough

for my son to attend this school.”David’s in the NHS and, said

Bevins, “It’s nice that the studentslearn to focus on serving someoneelse. It gives them a great life les-son that they can carry on.”

Agreeing, Chantilly PTSA Presi-dent Tina Wallace said she was“honored to be invited. I think wecan’t do enough to thank thosewho served. I’m grateful to see thishere at Chantilly, and I appreciateMr. Demek for producing such awonderful event.”

Email announcements [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photos arewelcome.

Fairfax County Public Schools studentjournalists were honored for their workon student publications at the Journal-ism Education Association-NationalScholastic Press Association fall conven-tion held last weekend in San Antonio.Publications recognized with NSPA Bestof Show awards included:

Odyssey, Chantilly High School, in

Yearbook 325 or more pages. ElizabethGraviano, editor; Mary Kay Downes,adviser. Chantilly High School Englishand journalism teacher Mary KayDownes received the Medal of MeritAward for making significant contribu-tions to scholastic journalism.

Emily Morris, of Oak Hill, was re-cently inducted into the Fall 2012 classof Flagler College’s circle of OmicronDelta Kappa, a national organizationhonoring students for leadership.

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Email announcements [email protected] welcome.

The Ed Lang Team at Remax Pre-mier will contribute up to $500 fromeach home sale in 2013 to their clients’local school PTA.

Washington Redskins have opened itsnewest Redskins Team Store at theFair Oaks Mall. The new super store of-fers a variety of Redskins jerseys, hats,

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T-shirts and apparel in the region andwill serve as the official merchandiseheadquarters for Redskins quarterbackRobert Griffin III. An official grandopening was held at Fair Oaks Mall onSaturday, Dec. 1.

A Chantilly engineering firm, ECSMid-Atlantic, has received two MeritAwards in ACEC Virginia’s EngineeringExcellence Awards competition. OneMerit Award is for ECS’ work as thegeotechnical engineers for the new U.S.

Coast Guard facilities in Washington,D.C.; the second award was for ECS’observation testing and quality controlfor the development of the NationalGeospatial-Intelligence Agency on the130-acre Engineering Proving Ground atFort Belvoir.

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Like most people, I have material – so tospeak, that I use repeatedly (ad nauseam,some might say). Most are lines from “TheThree Stooges,” “M*A*S*H,” “Star Trek”(the original) and “Seinfeld.” As I enteredinto the cancer world, I continued to usethis material – where/when appropriate, asmany of you regular readers know.However, as my time in the cancer conun-drum has continued (thank God!) andevolved, I have found myself uttering andmuttering à la “Popeye the Sailor Man,”amusing myself, mostly, but always with thebest of intentions: my survival. A few exam-ples follow. (My answers are in quotes.)

See you again. “Let’s hope so.”Nice to see you. “Nice to be seen.”Glad you could be here. “Glad I could

be anywhere.”How are you doing? (#1) “I’d be crazy

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How are you doing? (#2) “I’m holdingmy own. (“Whose else would I beholding?”)

Happy to have you here. “Nice to behad.”

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You look in pretty good shape. “I’m inpretty good shape for the shape I’m in.”

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What’s up? “My weight. Thank God!”Would you like to buy any “Forever”

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What are you doing here? “I won’t behere tomorrow. I’ll be attending a funeral(hopefully not my own).”

How are you holding up? “I’m holdingmy own. (“Whose else would I beholding?”)

Occasionally, even when I initiate theconversation, I find myself “cancering”wise. “How are you doing?” Hanging inthere. “Tell me about it.”

And finally, a well-meaning greeting tomy wife, Dina, from one of her girlfriends:“So nice Kenny is getting to celebrateanother birthday.”

Content/words that we couldn’t haveimagined finding the least bit problematicpre-cancer diagnosis back in February,2009, we (mostly I, if truth be told) find asfodder for self-preservation. I see the light-ness, not the darkness. I see the best ofintentions, not the worst of omissions.Somehow, some way, we have made thebest of a bad situation. Whether it’s beenfriends, family, co-workers; or readersreaching out, health care professionalshelping out or my speaking out (in print),our life has gone on and as I’ve said manytimes before – and once already in this col-umn: “I’d be crazy to complain” (and I’mnot crazy, by the way).

I’m not exactly Lou Gehrig – or a Yankeefan for that matter, and I don’t know aboutthe “face of the Earth,” but this Bostonianstill feels pretty lucky.

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ber with the death penalty if he didn’tstick to the story he told at trial — they“scared Barber into invoking [the] FifthAmendment,” thus rendering him unable toaid Wolfe in a retrial. Consequently, wroteJackson, “Instead of curing the constitu-tional defects in [Wolfe’s] original convic-tions, the original [prosecutors] perma-nently crystalized them.”

Because of this and because the courtdidn’t retry Wolfe within a 120-day limitthat had been set, Jackson ordered Wolfereleased “unconditionally” on all pastcharges and barred his retrial on “any othercharges stemming from [Petrole’s death]which require [Barber’s] testimony.”

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2, in Prince WilliamCircuit Court, Morrogh said the attorneygeneral was appealing and requesting a stayof Jackson’s order and would appeal to theSupreme Court, if necessary. Morrogh statedhe’d brought his own, independent chargesagainst Wolfe and could “prove without anydoubt” that “Barber lied in federal court.”

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Ultimately, Judge Mary Grace O’Brienupheld Jackson’s ruling. She said that since“the new charges stem from the originalcharges,” she was granting “the defense’smotion [for release]. I’ll enter an order [Jan.3] at 5 p.m., providing I don’t receive a stayfrom the attorney general by then.”

WITH THAT, Wolfe’s mother, TerriSteinberg, cried with relief while huggingfriends and relatives. Wolfe, now 31, hasspent more than 11 years in solitary con-finement, and she’s eager to have him homeagain.

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Husband Ben Steinberg was “cautiouslyoptimistic. So many times we thought wewere at the end, but the commonwealthkeeps going. But I think Justin’s hopeful, aswell. You could see the smile on his face.”Meanwhile, Chantilly student LindsaySteinberg said she’d missed her big brother.“I’m really excited,” she said. “He hasn’tbeen home since I was 4.”

Family friend Pamela Gillen was alsohappy “to see justice being served. I hon-estly didn’t think we’d see this day.” AndIrving was “hopeful this will hold. It’s stilltenuous, but I’m pleased for today.”

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SATURDAY/JAN. 19Rev Up Your Metabolism. 12:15

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Email announcements to [email protected].

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Teen Book Club. 3:30 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Call for title. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Reception. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at GreaterReston Chamber of Commerce, 1763Fountain Drive, Reston. Paisano’s andBite Me Cancer, a local non-profitgroup, join forces to raise money toresearch thyroid cancer. Register athttp://bmckickoff.eventbrite.com.

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Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Ages 12-23 months. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/JAN. 5Practice English. 3:30 p.m. at

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MONDAY/JAN. 7Kids Knit. 4 p.m. at Chantilly Regional

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ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Ask for title. 703-830-2223.

TUESDAY/JAN. 8English Conversation Group. 10:30

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Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at CentervilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Children ages 2-3 with adult.

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Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 3-5. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Toddlin’ Twos. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 2. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Mr. Skip. 7 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Allages can enjoy music, movement andfun. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 9Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

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Bravo for Spanish. 1:45 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children age 3-5can enjoy stories and activities inSpanish and English. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

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Starlight Storytime. 7 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. All ages can bringa stuffed animal and enjoy storiesand fun. Free. Registration required.703-830-2223.

Chantilly Book Discussion Group.7:30 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Adults, ask for title. Free. 703-502-3883.

THURSDAY/JAN. 10Storytime. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly

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E-book Help. 5 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults can get any questionsabout their eBook reader answered.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Civil War Lecture. 7 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Adults and schoolage children. Free. 703-830-2223.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Ask an Expert Lecture. 12:30 p.m. atthe Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air &Space Museum Parkway. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

FRIDAY/JAN. 11Ready for School Storytime. 1:30

p.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Ages 4-5.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Cleanup Night. 6 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Teens help with a variety ofprojects. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/JAN. 12Kaleidoscope Storytime. 10 a.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. All ages can enjoya sensory storytime focusing on thestrengths and adapting to children onthe autism spectrum and with otherdevelopmental disabilities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

E-book Help. 2 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Paws for Reading. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Ages 5-12 read aloud for 15-minutes with a therapy dog. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Junk in the Trunk Event. 1 and 2p.m. Participants age 5 and older canlook at the items in trunks at SullyHistoric Site and figure out what theyare, how they were used, play gamesand make a craft. $6/person.Register at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or 703-750-9018.

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