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See Center, Page 5“This is the cream of the crop,” says Master PoliceOfficer Annie Mack-Evans. MPO Mack-Evans is withFairfax County Police Department’s recruiting division.

Police Officer First ClassRichard Cash (left), aninstructor at the FairfaxCounty Criminal Justiceacademy observes NickRebovich, a junior atChantilly High School andFairfax resident, move a150 lb. “victim” out ofharm’s way. Below,Centreville High SchoolSophomore Dani Williams.

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Police Officer First Class Shannon Briney, a policeofficer/paramedic, describes the nature of her work toTaylor Christie (far left), a sophomore at WestfieldHigh School, and Stephanie White (middle), a junior atWestfield High School.

The Fairfax County Crimi-nal Justice Academyhosted the 4th annual

High School Criminal JusticeAcademy Competition Day onMonday, May 3.

First year Criminal Justice stu-dents from Fairfax County’s HighSchool Academies came togetherto demonstrate their mental andphysical acuity in a challenging— but friendly — competition.

Students ran through an agil-ity course that mimics the onethat police academy cadets mustsuccessfully compete duringtheir training. They processedmock crime scenes and werejudged on their thoroughnessand attention to detail. At theend, students connected withrepresentatives from differentcomponents of Fairfax County’spublic safety community.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The Centreville Immigra-tion Forum (CIF) contin-ues to investigate the pos-

sibility of a worker center inCentreville for the local day labor-ers. Now the members are discuss-ing the finer points of what itshould offer and how it shouldoperate.

A.J. Dwoskin, who owns most ofthe Centreville Square ShoppingCenter, has said he’d provide atrailer for this purpose on propertyhe owns, behind the shopping cen-ter. It would not only be a placewhere employers could go to hireworkers, but could also serve as acenter where the day laborerscould receive English classes, aswell as information about servicesavailable to them.

Dwoskin would set it up and payfor utilities, but he’s asked the CIFto head the daily operation. Itwould provide volunteer staff

members and determine how bestto use them. First, though, said CIFleader Alice Foltz, the CIF should

Work Center forDay Laborers?

Frey To HostMeeting June 1

Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) will host a public meeting,Tuesday, June 1, at 7 p.m., to dis-cuss the possibility of having aworker center in Centreville forday laborers. The meeting will beheld in the cafeteria of CentreRidge Elementary, 14400 NewBraddock Road, in Centreville.

The owner of the CentrevilleSquare Shopping Center has pro-posed locating a trailer behind theshopping center so the day labor-ers currently gathering for workoutside the library would, instead,gather at this trailer to obtain jobs.Representatives of this shoppingcenter and Centrewood Plaza willattend, and community membersare welcome to give their inputand participate in the discussion.For more information, call 703-814-7100.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Summertime for college stu-dents is usually filled withsunshine and relaxation

and, normally, 2007 WestfieldHigh grad Cameron Blake spendshis by the pool, coaching SullyStation’s swim team.

This year, though, he’ll still getplenty of sunshine, but not muchchance to chill. Instead, he’ll be ona 3,863-mile, cross-country biketrip to raise money for affordablehousing efforts. And when he’s notpedaling, he’ll be building homes.

Currently a junior at UVA, Blake,21, is majoring in systems engi

Westfield Grad Will BeBiking and BuildingCross-country trip is fund-raiserfor affordable housing.

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In National CompetitionStudents from Chantilly High Schoolwon the Fifth District championshipround of the 2010 Fed Challengecompetition held at the FederalReserve Bank of Richmond. Thiswinning team included, seated,Emily Wright, Joe Clement (coach)and Emily Powers, and, standing,Gary Suljoti, Suraj Malladi, SyedHussain and Jack Carlson. Chantilly,which represented the Baltimoreoffice of the Richmond Fed, ad-vances to the national finals to beheld May 18 in Washington, D.C.

Activities reported by the Sully Dis-trict of the Fairfax County PoliceDepartment through May 7.

SIMPLE ASSAULT/ARRESTA 19-year-old man and an 18-year-

old woman were allegedlystabbed by an acquaintance in the5700 block of Cedar Walk onWednesday, April 28 around 10:34a.m. A 33-year-old male of the 5700block of Cedar Walk in Centrevillewas taken to jail and charged withtwo counts of simple assault. Bothvictims were transported to a localhospital for non life-threateninginjuries.

RABIES TESTA skunk collected from the 13300

block of Scotch Run Court inCentreville around 4:19 p.m. onTuesday, May 4 tested positive forrabies. Two dogs that came intocontact with the skunk were givenbooster shots and put on a 45-dayquarantine.

LARCENIES14700 block of Carlbern Drive.

Tools stolen from vehicle.Darter Court/ Ruddy Duck Road.

VDOT signs stolen from location.14700 block of Gatwick Square.

Laptop computer stolen from vehicle.14900 block of Greymont Drive.

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Centreville Chiropractic Centeris holding a food drive for the month ofJune. It will be collecting non-perish-able items such as canned tuna, peanutbutter, soups, cereals, etc. All foods willbe sent to Food for Others. Donors willbe offered $1 off a massage for everyone pound of donated food (up to 10pounds). Centreville Chiropractic Cen-ter is at 13880 Braddock Road, #108,Centreville. Call 703-266-0505. Visitwww.centrevillechiro.com.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Capt. John Piper is thecommander of the SullyDistrict Police Station

and, with his family background,it’s no surprise he chose law en-forcement as a career.

“My father retired in 1991 fromthe [Washington], D.C. Police De-partment, after 21 years,” saidPiper. “So I knew, early on, what Iwanted to do.”

Born and raised in Dale City,Piper, 37, took over the reins atSully in early December. Formerstation commander, Capt. CindyMcAlister, was promoted to majorand became director of the Crimi-nal Justice Academy.

Piper began his career as a pa-trol officer at the Mount Vernonstation in 1994. After four years,he transferred to the OrganizedCrime and Narcotics Division andlater became a detective on theRegional DEA Task Force.

“We worked on the bigger casesdealing with large distributions ofdrugs — often involving othercounties, states and countries,”said Piper. “They were prosecutedin federal court, so that was anawesome experience for me,as a young officer, seeing an-other side of the law.”

Only one of his cases wentto trial, he said, because thesentencing guidelines were sohigh that most of the defen-dants instead pleaded guilty.“One case involved threebrothers selling large amounts ofcrack cocaine out of Prince Will-iam/Manassas,” he recalled. “Inthe end, they got sentences rang-ing from 10-27 years in federalprison. It stuck out because I em-pathized with the mother whosethree children were going toprison.”

Piper worked in narcotics forthree years total before returningto Mount Vernon. Then came apromotion and a transfer to theMason station, where he was apatrol sergeant on midnight andevening shifts during a particularlystressful time.

“I was there while we lived un-der the cloud of the snipershootings,” he said. “The officersdid lots of preparation and plan-ning for a response if he struckhere. Our officers had to providemore coverage on the streets anddo longer shifts.”

Another thing Piper remembersfrom his year there was how di-verse that area was, particularlyCulmore. “We were really im-mersed in the Hispanic popula-tion, so I learned a lot from thatexperience, such as how to getbasic information from them inSpanish.Ó

THEN, PROMOTED to secondlieutenant, he spent the next 3 1⁄2years at the McLean station in

charge of the Neighborhood PatrolUnit — the police bike team. “Itwas probably one of the best jobsI’ve had in the department,Ó hesaid. “You could get outside in niceweather and it was a great tool fordealing with the community. It wasgreat exercise, too.Ó

Furthermore, Piper also headedthat station’s Christmas Anti-TheftTeam, working mostly at theTysons Corner I mall. “We had alot of great cases there and seizedlots of stolen cars and guns,” hesaid. “From the day after Thanks-giving to the first week in Janu-ary, we seized well over $100,000of merchandise stolen from themall.”

“People would come from as faras Baltimore and D.C. to steal,” hecontinued. “For example, they’dsteal something in Baltimore, tryreturning it in Tysons and then usethe [refund] money to support a

drug habit or other vice.”Piper became a first lieutenant

in August 2008 and was assignedto the police department’s Dis-patch Center. “I was a police liai-son commander working with theduty officer in the field, and we’dboth make operational decisionsfor the entire police department,”he said. “For example, in a barri-cade situation, you’d notify up thechain of command. If it was afterhours, you’d call out people from

CIB [Criminal InvestigationsBureau] to come to a crimescene. You were also a re-source for the patrol supervi-sors when their commanderswere home.”

After a year there, Piperspent nine months as theSully District Station’s assis-

tant commander under Capt.McAlister. “It was my first experi-ence in station command, and Ienjoyed being out in patrol andinteracting with officers and thecommunity,” he said. “It was a yearafter the police shootings here [inMay 2006], and I saw how sup-portive the community,homeowners associations and citi-zens were of the police depart-ment.”

Afterward, Piper worked brieflyin the police chief’s office beforejoining the Criminal IntelligenceDivision to handle cases involvingnarcotics, stolen property, orga-nized crime groups and gangs. In-cluded was a year-long investiga-tion in Annandale regarding sto-len property, untaxed cigarettes,money laundering and illegal fire-arms. Said Piper: “We ended uparresting 40 people.”

Profile of a Police CommanderCapt. John Piperheads the SullyDistrict Station.

Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View

Police Capt. John Piper is the commander of the SullyDistrict Station.

“Different demandsconstantly pull at you.”

— Police Capt. John Piper, com-mander, Sully District Station

Chantilly Gas Station RobbedFairfax County police are looking for

the person who robbed the Shell gas sta-tion, 13704 Lee Jackson Memorial High-way in Chantilly. The incident occurredSaturday, May 1, around 1:40 a.m. Po-lice say a man entered the station’s con-venience store, approached the clerk,grabbed him, brandished a knife and de-manded money. The robber then fledwith money and cigarettes; no one wasinjured.

The suspect was described as black,35-40, around 6 feet 3 inches and 200-220 pounds. He wore alight-green, waist-length, hooded raincoat, long white T-shirt andblue jeans. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimesolvers at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus a message toCRIMES/274637 or call police at 703-691-2131.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

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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 properuse of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

Lyme Disease Town MeetingBoard of Superviors Chairman Sharon Bulova and Supervisor

Linda Smyth (D-Providence) will host a town meeting on Lymedisease, along with special guest, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th),Saturday, May 15, at 10 a.m., at the Government Center. A panelof experts will present information and answer questions.

Seminar on Disabilities ActBreaking Down Barriers is a free seminar on the updated,

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The seminar will feature an overview of the Americans withDisabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, an overview of thenew Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008, plusinformation on filing a complaint and navigating the EEOC andOHREP investigative processes. There’ll also be a question-and-answer session.

Obtain information on the rights of persons with disabilitiesand the responsibilities of employers. Service providers, nonprofitorganizations, employers, advocacy groups and individuals in-terested in the rights of persons with disabilities are encouragedto attend.

Further information and registration is available by contactingNicole Rawlings at 703-324-2953, TTY 703-324-2900.

WFCCA Land-Use MeetingThe West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Antiques, folk-art carvings, a collection of CivilWar sabers and a peaceful, colorful garden— all these things and more await visitors to

the 38th Annual Clifton Homes Tour and Market-place.

Presented by the Clifton Community Woman’sClub, it’ll be held Thursday, May 20, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 ontour day; single home admission is $10.

“We have a nice selection and variety of homes,”said Homes Tour Chairman Linda Beckman. “There’salso a wonderful silent auction and a marketplacewith vendors.”

Marketplace activities include an art show and sale,silent auction and boutique which run from 9:30a.m.-5 p.m. The boutique features fiber-art necklacesand scarves, clothing, glassware, designer jewelry,chocolates, herb mixes and clothing accessories.

The art show is in the fellowship hall of CliftonPresbyterian Church and features the work of localartists. There’s also a drawing for a $50 gift certifi-cate for a local restaurant.

At the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 ChapelRoad, people may browse and bid on a variety ofsilent-auction items such as theater tickets, themedbaskets and gift certificates from area merchants, andpurchase gifts from vendors at the boutiques. Ad-mission is free to the activities at the church and townhall. For more information, see www.cliftoncwc.orgor call contact Linda Beckman at 703-266-0213.

The event is the woman’s club’s primary fund-raiser. “All the net proceeds go to our Charitable TrustFund, which supports local charities,” said Beckman.“We give college scholarships and help support foodbanks and places such as the Kate Hanley FamilyShelter and the Bethany Shelter for abused familymembers.”

That’s why she’s hoping for a good turnout. SaidBeckman: “Come and enjoy the day, bring friends,support the community and local charities and fallin love with our, little town.”

Homes tour tickets are available at The CliftonStore and Cottage Art, in the Town of Clifton; Adler’sArt & Frame, in the Colonnade Shopping Center;Judy Ryan, in the Twinbrooke Shopping Center inFairfax; Banner’s Hallmark in the Centrewood Plazain Centreville; and Five Star Hair, The Picket Fenceand Yarn Barn in Burke.

Tickets may also be purchased on tour day, at anyof the tour homes, or at the town hall at 12641 Chapel

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Braun HouseHomeowners Jane Elizabeth and Richard Braun bought

their land in 2004, and along with it came a two-story logcabin that may have belonged to George Washington’s half-brother. It’s now a guesthouse, and the main residence is aGeorgian brick house. The large, country kitchen has just beenrenovated — but with elements such as beams from old barnsand hammered-copper sinks — to give it historic character.

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Four Houses and a GardenAnnual CliftonHomes Tour is May 20.


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“The Virginia Organizing Projecthelps small, nonprofits getstarted,” she told the three dozenpeople attending the April 27 CIFmeeting. “This is the best idea I’veheard for a way to get startedquickly.”

Regarding the center, itself, BillThrelkeld — who ran the day la-bor center in Herndon for RestonInterfaith — advised the CIF to“talk to agencies who’ve been in-volved in working with [such] cen-ters.”

THE TRAILER would be a 64x14,modular office with two roomsplus a bathroom. Foltz saidDwoskin’s looking into possiblyobtaining a discarded unit fromthe school system or another en-tity. She also said Dwoskin wantsto know whether the laborerswould be willing to go to the cen-ter, instead of gathering outsidethe Centreville Regional Library, asthey do now.

Similarly, Centre Ridge residentJim Katcham asked, “Will thepeople hiring the workers find itconvenient and accessible to park,get out of their vehicles, go in andsign up to hire someone?”

“We want this to be done fairly,so that employers who hire themwould pay them for their work,”replied Foltz. “This would discour-age them from not paying them.”

Some of Centreville’s day labor-ers attended the meeting and, atFoltz’s request and via translators,they gave their own thoughts onthe matter. A man namedAlejandro thanked everyone for“trying to make our lives better,without asking anything in return.I hope you’ll always help immi-grants; God bless you.” He said hethought the workers would use thecenter “so the local residentswouldn’t think badly of us and wecould earn more.”

A worker named Jacinto saidthere are many day laborers inCentreville and they’re “thankfulfor this. A worker center would bemuch more desirable than the cor-ner, because of the cold in the win-ter, and it would be safer and moresecure for us.”

Another laborer, Domingo, ex-pressed appreciation for the workthe CIF is doing for him and theothers. He said he was praying forthe center to become a reality “soit can actually work.” He also saidthe CIF would someday be re-warded for all the good deeds it’sdoing.

Domingo said only a handful ofday laborers were present at that


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NORTHERN EDITION

Opinion

The first paragraph of Virginia Free-dom of Information Act, passed bythe General Assembly in the 1968,states that all public records “shall

be presumed open.”But the legislation includes an exception that

allows police to withhold some information.Police officials in Fairfax, Arlington and Al-

exandria have adopted what they call a “blan-ket” approach to using their exemption. Thatmeans they have decided to withhold any in-formation and document they can.

The actual reports filed by police of-ficers about any incident, available tothe public and the press in almost ev-ery jurisdiction in America, are never releasedin Northern Virginia.

Leaders in Northern Virginia’s police depart-ments continue to assert that most peoplearen’t don’t care about the level of secrecyemployed by police.

“Let us hear that concern,” said a FairfaxCounty police spokesperson. “We are not hear-ing it from anybody except the media, exceptindividual reporters.”

“I don’t think we have to justify it,” said Al-exandria Police Chief Earl Cook.

It’s time to let them hear the concern, and

tell them that they do have to justify decisionsto withhold public information. Contact yourchief of police, along with your state and localelected officials. We’d appreciating receivinga copy of any letter you send.

Police should move to make as much infor-mation open to the public as possible. Shouldthey have the right to redact some informa-tion, for example, the name of an undercoverofficer? Certainly. But withholding informationshould be a rare exception, not a blanket policy.

But the process of repressing critical in-formation undermines the contract oftrust between police and community,like the name of the shooter and exact

details when police shoot and kill an unarmedcivilian, as in the case of David Masters.

“Citizens truly do have a right to know thedetails of crimes in their neighborhoods, notsummary information the police choose to re-lease,” wrote Ryan Donmoyer in a letter to theAlexandria Gazette Packet. “And the press playsa pivotal role in the unfettered disseminationof such essential information.”

We continue to be grateful for the service,presence, expertise and judgment of the po-lice officers patrolling our neighborhoods. Themisguided decision to abuse the ability to with-

hold every piece of information possible comesfrom the leadership level. The police officersyou come into contact with in your daily ac-tivities are not at fault here.

— Mary Kimm,

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Citizens have a right to know the details of crimesin their neighborhoods and activities of police.

‘Let us Hear that Concern’See for Yourself

Police departments include a wealth of infor-mation online, from statistics to the locations ofsome incidents. But the information is exactlywhat police choose to release. Each site includessome disclaimer like this one from the Alexan-dria Police website: “Detailed information fromcrime reports, such as victim names, specificaddresses, and motive, may be confidential andmay not be available to members of the public.”

FAIRFAX COUNTYhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/crime/,

and click on mapping or incident reports.

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For contact information for elected officials,sample Freedom of Information Request letterswith contact addresses, and related coverage,see www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

Fairfax County Chief of Police, Colonel David M.Rohrer, 4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA22030, 703-246-2195

Editorial

Chantilly Academy Competes in AFJROTC CompetitionThe Chantilly Academy

AFJROTC competed on the Vir-ginia State AFJROTC DrillTeam and Color Guard Com-petition in Richmond on April24. There were 25 schoolsfrom all across the state com-peting. The Chantilly Acad-emy cadets came in secondplace in the state in ColorGuard and Unarmed DrillTeam. They placed in morethan 15 events in competitionsin Delaware, Maryland, Vir-ginia and North Carolina.

Color Guard Team MembersIsa Abutaa - ChantillySamer Abdallah - CentrevilleWilliam Daybell - ChantillyKevin Sander - ChantillyDrill Team MembersIsa Abutaa - ChantillySamer Abdallah - CentrevilleWilliam Daybell - ChantillyMarina Garay - FairfaxJoshua Kosters - CentrevilleJoshua Langland - ChantillyMoo Jin Lee - FairfaxGolf Nopnirun - ChantillyRadha Rampersad - ChantillyKevin Sander - ChantillyHuy Tran - Westfield


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Forum Mulls Worker Center Proposal

Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View

Day laborer Jacinto, left, addresses theCentreville Immigration Forum while O.G.Harper of Clifton translates his words.

“Set up the rulesand then deal withproblems as theycome.”

— O.G. Harper

evening’s meeting. “There are so many thatare scared to come here,” he said. “They don’tknow what’s going on, and I’ll try to spreadthe word among them. I thank God for any-one doing anything to try to help immigrants.”

THRELKELD SAID homeowners often wantto hire the workers for yard work, painting,etc., especially in the summer, but feel “intimi-dated” to approach laborers standing on thecorner. But, he said, “When word gets out thatthe worker center is a hospitable place to hireday laborers, people will go there.” He saidthe center would also provide a way for em-ployers and workers to find each other again.

“Employers would have to give their name,their company’s name and address, phonenumber and license-plate number, and theparticulars about the type of work they needdone,” said Threlkeld. “You also need to at-tach a many incentives to the center, as pos-sible. For example, it could offer English les-sons and information referrals. It should alsobe a place for workers to meet safely, withoutfear – like in the square in their home towns –and socialize, plan soccer games, etc.”

“We don’t know if they have papers, or not, be-cause that’s reality,” added Edgar Aranda, an advo-cate with the Legal Aid Justice Center in Falls Church.“The only thing we care about is that each persongets justice. We care about thesehuman beings who’ve been look-ing for work on the corner.”

Foltz stressed that the CIF hasnot taken a position on immigra-tion reform, itself. “It’s a huge, fed-eral question, and we’re providinga local response to the fact thatimmigration reform hasn’t hap-pened at the local level,” she said.

Immigration attorney LisaJohnson worried that, “If employers had to give theirown information, it might deter them from using thecenter.” But, replied Foltz, “That’s the risk we’ll haveto take.”

“You have to establish something,” said Clifton’sO.G. Harper. “Set up the rules and then deal withproblems as they come.”

“Definitely, it’s a deterrent to some employers, soyou have to educate them about the rules and thelaw,” said Threlkeld. He also noted that “if you’rehiring irregular, domestic labor, it doesn’t requiresomeone filling out an I-9 tax form.”

AS THE MEETING went on, about a dozen moreday laborers arrived, and Esteban Garces of Tenantsand Workers United noted their presence and theirearlier words. Said Garces: “The participation of theimmigrant community here means they’re interestedin this center.” And Kitty Stapleton, with CentrevilleUnited Methodist Church, said she’d make a list ofwhat the workers would like to see in the facility.

Those attending the meeting then broke intogroups to discuss specific issues relating to the workercenter. One group dealt with its operation. With in-put from the laborers, the members suggested thatit be open weekdays from 5:30 or 6 a.m.-noon; andweekends, from 7 a.m.-noon or 1 p.m. Threlkeld rec-ommended that staff remain there, after hours, toanswer phones.

Stapleton asked the laborers how they’d like to bematched up to employers, and they said it should bedone according to the names of the workers and the

types of work they’re able to do, such as painting,construction, carpentry, landscaping, etc. Workersshould also list how many years experience they haveand what hours they can work.

“What is a fair way to choose if, for example, some-one needs three plasterers and fiveare available?” asked Stapleton.“By experience,” answered theworkers.

“Then how would the less-expe-rienced people get work?” won-dered Stapleton. “The centerwould have to monitor that. Also,if a worker has worked for some-one previously, and they werepleased, then that employer could

request them, by name.”At Herndon’s center, said Threlkeld, if certain

people didn’t work much during the week, they couldbe chosen first on Saturdays, when there’s often themost work. But he said laborers here would have tochoose the system that’s the most just for them.

Claudia Escobar of Clifton suggested that employ-ers could also call in and say, for instance, “In threedays, I’ll need workers to do certain jobs,” so therecould be a database.

Threlkeld said the laborers could be given a col-ored ticket as they arrived at the center. One halfwould go into their pockets, and the other half, intoa bowl – and employers could select from there. “Youcould also have different-colored tickets in corre-sponding bowls, according to who spoke English andwho didn’t,” he said. “This would be for general la-borers.”

He said the colored-ticket idea could also be usedfor workers with specialized skills, such as electri-cians and painters. “The workers would put their tick-ets in an empty bowl and the employer would choosefrom there,” said Threlkeld. “The workers would haveto be honest about their skills and experience, or itwould be harmful for all the workers in the future.”

Staple suggested the workers could attend Englishclasses while they waited for jobs; she also asked ifwomen would come to the center, too. The femalelaborers at the meeting said they could clean houses,wash cars and do cooking, laundry and gardening.

As a result, Escobar said, “This [center] needs tobe geared toward women, too. I think it’s crucial.”


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Centreville5283 ELLICOTT DR .................. $545,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Kim House ...................... Long & Foster ......... (703) 961-710215343 JORDANS JOURNEY DR...$649,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Marianne McKittrick.........RE/MAX .................. (703) 444-31116606 McCambell Cluster .......... $669,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Spencer Marker ...............Long & Foster............703-830-61236269 WELTON DRIVE...............$675,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Helaine Newman..............Weichert ................. (703) 216-67305132 Pleasant Forest Drive.......$1,293,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Denene Crabbs ................Century 21 ................ 202-487-4949

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Clifton11705 Amkin Drive .................. $850,000 ........ Sat 1-4 ................ Courtney Sebastian..........Jobin Realty...............703 932 06546801 Tepper Dr. ....................... $899,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-1812

Fairfax3907 Golf Tee Terrace #201 .....$249,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Kristine Price...................Samson Properties .... 703-328-102512102 GREEN LEAF CT #102....$249,999 ........ Sun 2-4................Pat Stack.........................Weichert ................. (703) 597-93733801 RIDGE KNOLL CT #8A......$257,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Pat Stack.........................Weichert ................. (703) 597-937311784 ROCKAWAY LN #62 ....... $349,500 ........ Sat 2-5 ................ Aliko Mwaisela ................ Prosperity ............... (703) 863-92183906 Green Look Ct. ................ $478,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Diane Lenahan.................Keller Williams .......... 703-283-73283900 GREEN LOOK CT ............. $479,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Pat Stack.........................Weichert ................. (703) 597-93734023 Werthers Court................$479,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Spencer Marker ...............Long & Foster............703-830-612310725 Norman Ave .................. $500,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Ron Fowler......................Weichert....................703-691-055510694 JOHN AYRES DR ........... $540,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Barbara Voorheis.............Weichert ................. (703) 938-607012302 CANNONBALL RD..........$629,000 ........ Sun 2-4................Donna Stoll ..................... ERA ........................ (703) 742-690013050 Blackbird Pl...................$689,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Charles Jackson .............. Weichert....................703-863-99573522 LAUREL LEAF LN.............$1,125,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Carolyn Wilson................Long & Foster ......... (800) 603-73414636 VILLAGE DR....................$1,149,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Lisa Moffett.....................Coldwell Banker.......(703) 938-5600

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Fairfax Station6006 Captain Marr Ct. ..............$625,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Betty Barthle ................... Long & Foster............703-425-44666096 Arrington Dr. ...................$659,000 ........ Sun 2-4................Betty Barthle ................... Long & Foster............703-425-44666542 Little Ox Rd.....................$749,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Debbie Mesen..................Weichert....................703-201-772311508 Clara Barton Dr..............$750,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Vicki Stottlemyer .............Long & Foster............703-873-51117407 South Reach Dr. .............. $829,995 ........ Sun 1-4................Kathleen Quintarelli ......... Weichert....................703-862-88087951 Kelly Ann Ct. ................... $1,200,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Carol Hermandorfer .........Long & Foster............703-503-181211107 Hampton Rd. .................$1,890,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Fran Rudd ....................... ERA...........................703-980-2572

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Burke6110 Wilmington Dr. ................$399,999 ........ Sun 1-4................Bill Mackenzie ................. Weichert....................571-309-77065216 Dunleigh Dr. ....................$589,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Matthew Ingram .............. Weichert....................571-235-3257

Springfield5803-A Rexford Dr. .................. $210,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Kathy Stark ..................... Weichert....................703-201-96565428 Donnelly Ct. .................... $320,000 ........ Sun 12-3..............Cristina Botnari ............... Belinsky .................... 703-914-04006448 Blarney Stone Ct..............$359,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Traci Rochon...................Keller Williams .......... 703-562-18005953 Queenston St. ................. $375,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Bruce & Tanya Tyburski ... RE/MAX.....................703-239-25258607 Langport Dr.....................$429,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Bruce & Tanya Tyburski ... RE/MAX.....................703-239-25257283 John Ryland Way.............$534,500 ........ Sun 1-4................Sylvia Jurek.....................Coldwell Banker.........703-938-56007611 Paloma Ct. ...................... $575,000 ........ Sun 1-4................David Unterman...............Keller Williams .......... 703-815-57006452 Summerton Ct.................$589,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Hugo Romero..................Coldwell Banker.........703-518-83007217 Calamo St. ...................... $950,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Lee Keitz ......................... Libra Realty...............240-715-1528

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Address ................................ BR FB HB . Postal City .. Sold Price .. Type ........ Lot AC ........................ Subdivision3920 BOKEL DR ............................ 3 ... 1 ... 1 .... CHANTILLY ...... $417,500 ... Detached ....... 0.22 .................. ARMFIELD ESTATES4018 LAKE GLEN DR .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $417,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.08 ................................ FAIR LAKES2522 TERRA COTTA CIR .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $415,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ... COPPERMINE CROSSING LAND15123 PHILIP LEE RD ................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .... CHANTILLY ...... $405,000 ... Detached ....... 0.34 .................... PLEASANT VALLEY12023 LISA MARIE CT .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $405,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ......................... PENDERBROOK12310 FOX LAKE CT ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $400,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ................................ FAIR RIDGE13211 JASPER RD......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $400,000 ... Detached ....... 0.22 ...................... CHANTILLY FARM2448 LAURA MARK LN ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ..... HERNDON ....... $395,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ............................. COPPERMILL4218 KINCAID CT ......................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 .... CHANTILLY ...... $387,000 ... Detached ....... 0.23 ............................. BROOKFIELD4327 THOMAS BRIGADE LN ........ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $386,500 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ............ CARR AT CEDAR LAKES2526 TERRA COTTA CIR .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 ..... HERNDON ....... $385,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ... COPPERMINE CROSSING LAND3881 ZELKOVA CT ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $385,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ............................. FAIR WOODS4637 DEERWATCH DR .................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... CHANTILLY ...... $375,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 ......................WALNEY VILLAGE3849 ALDER WOODS CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $375,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ............................. FAIR WOODS4007 LAKE GLEN DR .................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... FAIRFAX ......... $375,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ................................ FAIR LAKES

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Posner HomeThe Main Street home of Arlene and Paul Posner was the

birthplace of two, Hollywood movies. In 1962, William Barrettwrote the book, “Lilies of the Field” there; and years later, JeffArch wrote the story which became “Sleepless in Seattle.” AtArch’s request, the poster for this movie still hangs on a wallin the family room.

Clifton’s first mayor, Robert Buckley, built this house for hisbride in 1896. A later owner enlarged it by adding back stairsto the master bedroom, plus the current kitchen with fireplaceand cabinets with cherry-blossom carvings. Also adorning thehome are fanciful and whimsical folk-art carvings.

Nanto GardenMosako and Dick Nanto live on

Wycklow Drive, and their manicured,formal garden is the first garden toever be part of the homes tour. Theidea for it germinated 10 years ago,when Dick Nanto was consideringbuying his wife a dozen roses. But togive her a more lasting gift, he in-stead planted rose bushes.

Their garden blossomed fromthere, and their 2-acre lot is similarto an English, country garden. Andwithin this garden are other, specialtouches, such as a Japanese garden— complete with koi fish swimmingin a pond. There’s also a rose garden,rainfall pond and vegetable garden.Whimsical decorations tuckedthroughout the garden add to itscharm.

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Four Houses and a GardenRoad in Clifton.

Or order them bymailing a check ormoney order pay-able to CCWC to:Clifton CommunityWoman’s Club, P. O.Box 229, Clifton,VA 20124. Includea phone number ore-mail address toreceive verificationof receipt. Ticketswill be held forpick-up at the townhall on tour day.

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The Mass Comes Alive! A Catho-lic Vacation Bible School week for St.Timothy Catholic School is scheduledfor July 19-23 each day after the 9 a.m.mass.

The program will run from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day. Children will growin their Catholic faith with songs, crafts,

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games and snacks. The goal is to helpchildren better understand the CatholicMass and deepen their love for Jesus inthe Eucharist.

The last day, Friday is a fun familypicnic day meant to be enjoyed withchildren and their families. Registrationis now open. Contact Jeannette

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St Timothy Youth Group meets onSunday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. inthe school cafeteria. Come join the funand fellowship. Bring a friend.


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Cameron Blake and his bike, on the UVAcampus.

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Grad on Cross-country Fund-raiserneering and minoring in engineering business, and

he heard about the national Bike & Build programfrom college buddies who’d done it previously.

“Being a brother of the Delta Sigma Phi NationalFraternity, I’ve learned the values of leadership, com-munity, and service,” he said. “This could be my lastsummer before entering the workforce as an engi-neer, and I can’t think of any better way to spend mysummer.”

Bike & Build funds construction projects organizedand carried out by young adults. In seven years, par-ticipants have contributed $2,305,345 and spentmore than 63,500 hours building homes.

The 2010 ride has eight, different routes crossingthe U.S., and Blake is cycling in the one going fromProvidence, R.I., to Seattle, Wash. His group has 31riders and two leaders.

“We leave from Providence, June 12, and will getto spread the word — in large cities and small towns— about the affordable-housing issue facingAmerica,” he said. “And we’ll help them become in-volved in efforts to alleviate the problem. We’ll alsoput on bike-safety presentations for kids.”

But that’s not all. “There’ll be several days wherewe’ll trade our bikes for hammers and help constructaffordable homes in 10 cities,” said Blake. “We’ll buildalongside others from organizations like Habitat forHumanity and Rebuilding Together.”

He’s been interested in Habitat for Humanity sincehigh school, but it’s the first time he’s committed hisentire summer to a charitable cause or to affordablehousing. But he’s happy to participate and has beenbusy preparing.

“AS PART of my commitment to Bike & Build, I’ll beworking this spring learning about affordable hous-ing and helping to build homes,” said Blake. “Wehave to do 10 hours of building before the start date,so I’ll be building alongside Habitat for Humanity,either in Charlottesville or Centreville.”

Every rider also pledges to log at least 500 milesbefore the start of the trip, to get ready. Blake’s long-est ride, so far, is 40 miles, but he plans to do somecentury milers because, on the road, they’ll have sixor seven days of 100 miles each.

In addition, to take part in the event, each cyclistmust raise $4,000. He’s almost reached his goal, buthopes to raise even more for the cause. So on Satur-day, May 29, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sully Station’sswim team will hold a fund-raising car wash at itscommunity pool. Donations to Blake may also bemade by going to www.bikeandbuild.org and select-ing his name.

His group will arrive in Seattle around Aug. 18and, during the two months the riders are on theroad, they’ll average 70 miles a day. They’ll get up at6 a.m., eat breakfast, get directions to that day’s des-tination and cycle there.

“Along the way, we can stop and sightsee, if we

want,” said Blake. “We ride in groups of two to fivepeople; some of the roads are narrow, and it’s saferfor drivers to pass a small group than 33 people, allat once.”

Each person will have 50 pounds of supplies —one change of clothes, besides a biking outfit, plus asleeping bag. Lunch will typically be peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, fruit, and water or Gatoradefrom a van accompanying the cyclists.

“Then we’ll continue biking ’til about 2:30 p.m.and the whole group will arrive in town together, allwearing the same thing,” said Blake. That attractspeople’s attention and gives the riders an opportu-nity to explain what they’re doing and why.

“ROUTE LEADERS call ahead and set up somemeals and places to stay,” said Blake. “But not every-one is expecting us, so we hope they’ll put us up inchurches, YMCAs, on gym floors, etc. We’ll be luckyif we get a shower and maybe a hot meal. But previ-ous riders told me they were really pleased at hownice the communities were to them; sometimes theyate potluck dinners at churches.”

Eager to get started, he’s looking forward to “theexperience and challenge of biking across the coun-try; giving back to the communities; the relationshipsI’ll build with the people from all over the countrythat I’ll be spending 24 hours/day with, for twomonths; and seeing America in a different way fromhow most people see it.” Once the trip begins, peoplemay follow his journey and see his blog and photosvia http://bikeandbuild.org/ride/3758.

Blake said his parents will probably fly to Seattlefor the ceremony at ride’s end and to bring him home.“School starts the next week, so I’ve got to get back,”he said. At Westfield, he was on the crew and volley-ball teams and played French horn in the marchingband. At UVA, he’s in the Triathlon Club and playsmellophone — which resembles a large trumpet —in the Cavalier Marching Band.

Because of Bike & Build, he said, “I’m sure I’ll get anewfound appreciation for community service andfor how a community can open up its arms, and I’mjust excited to leave. Hopefully, this will inspire otherpeople to get involved in something like this, too.”

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Profile of a Police CommanderIN JANUARY 2009, he was assigned tothe CIB’s Investigative Support Division atthe new, public safety building on West OxRoad. “I loved it,” he said. “I was the actingcommander, and under that division werecrime- scene investigations of major of-fenses such as shootings, commercial rob-beries and suicides, plus NOVARIS, theNorthern Virginia Regional IdentificationSystem.”

That system maintains a regional database of latent fingerprints collected at crimescenes and, when people are arrested, theirfingerprints are compared with those inNOVARIS to solve cases. Piper also oversawcomputer forensics — which extracts infor-mation from computers for crimes such asdistribution of child pornography — andelectronic surveillance, helping detectivescollect electronic evidence of variouscrimes.

Then in December 2009, Piper was pro-moted to captain and returned to Sully asthe head honcho. “I was pleasantly sur-prised because not everybody is fortunateenough to get a station command, right offthe bat,” he said. “But I had a knowledge ofthe community, and both Cindy [McAlister]and her assistant were leaving, so I fit thebill.”

So far, he’s enjoyed it. “We’re fortunateto have a good mix of senior and youngerofficers here — 109 sworn officers total,”said Piper. “There’s also such a great, sup-portive community that really appreciateswhat we’re trying to do as a station.”

Biggest problems here, he said, are speed-ing and aggressive driving on Routes 50,

28 and 29, and quality-of-life crimes — ve-hicle break-ins resulting in the thefts ofpeople’s property, especially GPS devices,plus larcenies of tools from work vans.

“So we’re going to take an aggressive ap-proach to try to find these people and alsoeducate the public to take steps to reducethese crimes,” said Piper. “For example,people should park in well-lit areas, locktheir cars and not leave the GPS on itsstand.”

In addition, he said, “The Centreville areais changing drastically, demographically.Not only do we have the Latinos and daylaborers, but a huge increase in the Koreanpopulation. It brings unique challenges withboth the language barrier and cultural dif-ferences.”

Piper said police have found it difficultgaining the Koreans’ trust because, “In Ko-rea, there’s often an inherent distrust ofpolice. People don’t like to call them for stuffthey feel could be handled internally.” How-ever, it’s helpful that two Korean-speakingofficers are at his station.

With a wife and three, young children,he says the toughest part of his job is jug-gling work and home. “I’ve seen the amountof time I want to spend after hours at com-munity meetings, special events,homeowners associations, festivals, etc.,” hesaid. “And you want to be available to yourfamily and to your officers on various shifts.Different demands constantly pull at you.”

The most satisfaction, said Piper, comesfrom “knowing the community respects usand knows we have their best interests atheart, maintaining the officers’ morale andkeeping them challenged and enthusiasticabout doing good police work.”

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When the county was creating the bound-aries for the Historic District, a particularparcel was included. But the owners ob-jected, sued the county to be removed andwon. So now, the county will be rezoningtheir property out of the Historic District.

Recycle DuringElectric Sunday

Residents may recycle old TVs, comput-ers, peripheral electronic devices – such askeyboards, speakers, printers and scanners,as well as household hazardous wastes –including fluorescent light bulbs and tubes,for free, during Fairfax County’s “ElectricSunday” events. The next one is slated forSunday, May 23, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., atthe I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West OxRoad in Fairfax. For more information, call703-324-5052.

Sully DistrictCouncil Meeting

The Sully District Council of Citizens As-sociations and its Land-Use Committee willmeet Wednesday, May 26, at 7 p.m., in theSully District Governmental Center, 4900

Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. Call JeffParnes, evenings, at 703-904-0131. Severallocal legislators will give their RichmondReport on the recent, General Assemblysession. Confirmed, so far, are Sen. DaveMarsden (D-37th) and Dels. Mark Keam (D-35th), Tim Hugo (R-40th), Jim LeMunyon(R-67th).

Exchange StudentsNeed Homes

Hosts are sought for international ex-change students. People opening theirhearts and homes to a young person fromanother culture will be exposed to newworlds and have an unforgettable experi-ence. Contact Kathy Kinter [email protected] or703-988-9565. for more information, seewww.ie-usa.com.

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Students Bring Home the Gold,” [May 6,Centre View] a student’s name was mis-spelled. It should have been printed asStephanie Blum.


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ONGOINGClifton Town residents Julie and

Randy Thompson will be fulfillinga long time dream of opening a wineshop and wine tasting room. “We willcarry unique wines from mostly smallvineyards from Virginia and all overthe world,” said Julie Thompson.“Most of which you can’t just get atthe local grocery store.”

With the recent opening of ParadiseSprings Vineyard and Winery justoutside of the town of Clifton, thiswill be another stop in the area for aweekend wine tasting experience.“We will always have something totaste all day seven days a week,” saidJulie. “But on the weekends we willhave formal wine tastings from opento close.”

The shop is located on 7145C MainStreet in Clifton, on the side of theHeart & Hand (Buckley) buildingfacing the railroad tracks. There willbe a grand opening celebration onSaturday, May 15, featuring multiplewine tastings and a five-piece Jazzband.

Trinity Centre Farmer’s Market —The Trinity Centre Farmer’s Market islocated at 5875 Trinity ParkwayCentreville. It will run May 7 - Oct.29 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Come enjoylocal produce from the finest farmersand specialty vendors in Virginia.Check out the website atwww.smartmarkets.org.

New Neighbors League Club ofNorthern Virginia is looking forwomen who are new to the area,looking to reconnect, or justinterested in meeting new people forfun and friendship. Attend one of itsmonthly coffees or luncheons, thenjoin one of a number of clubs such asbridge, couples bridge, mah jong,gardening, quilting and stitching,bible study, bowling, bunco,Southern living dining, movieoutings, cards or board games,couples mixers, book club, nursinghome sing-a-longs, and many otheractivities. For more information visitwww.newneighborsvirginia.com

FRIDAY/MAY 14Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Admission is $15. With the band,Rock and Roll Relics. Beginner swinglesson from 8:30-9 p.m.; dancingfrom 9 p.m. to midnight. With Sueand Gary Caley. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel,13869 Park Center Road, Herndon(Route 28 near the airport).

Father/Daughter Dance. CentrevilleElementary School is hosting annualdance for all students. Girls areencouraged to invite their fathers,stepfathers, uncles, brothers andgrandfathers to celebrate the eveningwith dancing, refreshments andprizes.

SATURDAY/MAY 15Walk-for-Williams WS Awareness

Week. Registration at 9 a.m.; Walkbegins at 10 a.m. At 3567 ArmfieldFarm Drive, Chantilly (pool parkinglot). Registration and pledge formsare available [email protected]. ContactMalia Anderson at 703-478-0987.

Flea Market. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Foodand home baked items will beavailable for purchase. At OaktonBaptist Church of Chantilly. Locatedat Route 50 and Sullyfield Circle,Chantilly.

Church Yard Sale. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.Jubilee Christian Center is hosting ayard sale to raise funds for a YouthMissions trip to Appalachia thissummer. Donated items may be

dropped off at the church beginningMay 10 at 4650 Shirley Gate Road,Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170 or go towww.jccag.org.

Rummage Sale. 7 a.m. to noon.Hosted by the Centreville HighSchool Choral Department. Held infront of Centreville High School or inthe cafeteria in the event of rain.

Little Rocky Run Yard Sale. LittleRocky Run will host itsNeighborhood Yard Sale. ContactTori Ogus at [email protected].

Greenbriar Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 2p.m. Many homes in this largecommunity participating. Come findyour treasures of toys, clothing,household goods, collectibles, andmore. Community access fromStringfellow Road or Route 50 inChantilly. Rain date Sunday, May 16.Contact: Sandy Williams, 703-378-6984.

Charity Poker Run. Registration 10a.m. to noon; last player returns by5:30 p.m. Donate $20/hand and rideyour Harley or any other bike, car ormeans of transportation through pre-determined route picking up a cardat each stop. Winning hand for theday gets $300; 2nd Place $150; 3rdplace $50. All proceeds go to CapitalHospice’s Point of Hope Camp forgrieving children, teens and adults.At Patriot Harley Davidson, 9739 LeeHighway, Fairfax. Contact JulieWeatherington at 703-396-6199 [email protected]

Wellness Conference. 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Topics will include Mindfulnessin Daily Living, Spiritual Practicesfrom around the World, anintroduction to Yoga, Tai Chi,Qigong; Lessons from A Course inMiracles; Integrative Medicine; andGuided Meditation. Registration feeis $89, which includes lunch and thechoice of a sunrise or sunset beginneryoga class. At the Hilton Garden Inn,3950 Fair Ridge Drive, Fairfax.Register atwww.practicingoneness.com. Call703-504-8700.

Relay for Life Fund-raiser. Noon to6 p.m. At Fast Eddie’s in theNewgate Shopping Center, Routes28/29. Sponsored by the ShootingStars team, and the fun includes alive band featuring Jason Dean, dartand bean-bag tournaments and a 50-50 raffle. Pre-register for thetournaments on Wednesday, May 12,from 4-7 p.m., or May 15 at noon.Games begin at 1 p.m. The Relay forLife raises money for the AmericanCancer Society.

Fibromyalgia, CFS, and OI SupportGroup. 2-4 p.m. Meeting aboutFibromyalgia and Joint Hyper-mobility at monthly meeting of theNOVA Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM), andOrthostatic Intolerance (OI) SupportGroup. The group also welcomesthose with MVPS/ Dysautonomia,multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS),Chronic Lyme, IBS, IC, POTS andsimilar syndromes. At SullyGovernmental Center, McDonnellRoom, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd,Chantilly. Contact 703-968-9818 [email protected]. Visitwww.cfsnova.com.

2010 Spring Fest. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Fair Lakes will be painted green foran afternoon of eco-friendly fun.Highlights local eco-friendlybusinesses and community groupssuch as Whole Foods Market, KaneOffice Shredding, Bikes for the Worldand the Smart Markets farmers’market. Held in the GeneralDynamics’ parking lot, 12450 FairLakes Circle, across from Kohl’s andDick’s Sporting Goods. Visitwww.FairLakes.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 16Seniors Dinner. 2 p.m. Seniors are

invited to a free dinner offered by the

Knights of Columbus, Father NuddCouncil. All are welcome to attend.At St. Timothy School cafeteria,13809 Poplar Tree Road, Chantilly.

MONDAY/MAY 17Western Fairfax Co. Woman’s Club

Meeting. 7 p.m. Installation ofofficers for next club year.Refreshments and social time.WFCWC is nonprofit organizationcommitted to community service.Call Eileen Chambers 703-378-7054or Jackie Ware 703-378-8551. AtGreenbriar Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 19Clifton Cup Golf Tournament. At

Westfields Golf Course. Proceedsfrom the tournament will bededicated to the renovation of theClifton Primitive Baptist Church.Catered dinner by Bonefish Grill.Registration will be limited to 100golfers and is quickly filling up http://cba.cliftonva.us/cliftoncup5. Cost:$175 per golfer.

MAY 19 TO JUNE 23Credit Smart Course. 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Free. A six-week course offered bythe non-profit Our Daily Bread.Dinner and child care will beprovided at each meeting. Spaces arelimited. Call Our Daily Bread at 703-273-8829 or visit the web site,www.our-daily-bread.org. AtChantilly High School, Room 253,4201 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.

THURSDAY/MAY 20WFRWC Meeting. 7 p.m. Western

Fairfax Republican Women’s Clubmeeting. Ret. Maj. Gen. RichardSecord will be speaking on PresidentObama’s Foreign Policy in the MiddleEast. At the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, Sully DistrictStation, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly.

Clifton Community Woman’s Club2010 Homes Tour. 9:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m. Guided tours of four homesand a garden in the Clifton/FairfaxStation area. In addition to theHomes Tour, there will be a SilentAuction, Boutique and an Art Showand Sale by local artists. Tickets are$20/advance and $25/day of tour.Single home admission is $10.Contact Linda Beckman at 703-266-0213. Visit www.cliftoncwc.org.

Free 4 All Film and AnimationFest. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Come Vote forthe Best Animation and VideoMonetary & product Prizes for “BestIn Show” and “People’s Choice “ willbe awarded. A panel of professionalanimators will be there to answerquestions about new media careers.At Fairfax High School Auditorium.

FRIDAY/MAY 21Swing Dancing. 9-12 p.m. Admission

is $15. With the Daryl Davis Band.8:30-9 p.m. drop-in beginner swinglesson. 9-12 p.m. dancing. At theHilton Washington Dulles AirportHotel, 13869 Park Center Road,Herndon.

MAY 21-23Used Book Sale. Centreville Regional

Library is hosting its semi-annualevent on Friday, May 21 from 10a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, May 22from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday,May 23 from 1-5 p.m., at 14200 St.Germain Drive, Centreville. Friendsof the Centreville Library are invitedto the Preview and Pre-Sale onThursday, May 20 (6–8 p.m.). Callthe Library at 703-830-2223 or go tohttp://friendsofcentrevillelibrary.blogspot.com/


Sports

Beau Donahue, a Westfield Highfreshman and a member of the Bull-dogs’ varsity wrestling team this pastwinter, finished second in the 140-weight class at the recent NationalHigh School Wrestling Champion-ships. The finals took place on March26. The showcase event, in its 21styear, was organized and put on by theNational High School Coaches Asso-ciation (NHSCA). It was presented bythe U.S. Navy and took place at theVirginia Beach Convention Center.Donahue advanced all the way to the140 finals before losing to a statechampion from Georgia. This pastwinter, Donahue was part of aWestfield High team that won its thirdconsecutive Northern Region champi-onship and finished third in the state.Donahue was one of 14 Westfieldwrestlers to qualify for the state tour-nament. Chuck Hoskins, Westfield’shead wrestling coach since the schoolopened in 2000, has worked hard inpreparing his team for the highestlevel of competition while focusing onbuilding the team from within thecommunity. Congratulations to AllAmerican Beau Donahue and to CoachHoskins for a great season.

The Centreville Highgirls’ lacrosse teamwrapped up its spring seasonwith a first round ConcordeDistrict tournament loss toChantilly last Thursday, May6. The Wildcats, under firstyear coach Brian Newell, fin-ished a respectable 5-7 over-all, a nice improvement fromthe year before when theteam went 2-11.

“We had huge gains in indi-vidual skill level and also inunderstanding the game,”said Newell.

Centreville scored a com-bined 144 goals this season,while allowing 169. Last year,Centreville scored 98 andgave up 198.

Eight returning starters areexpected to be back nextschool year for the Wildcats.The future does indeed lookbright for the Centreville program. TheWildcats’ JV team finished an outstanding9-2 this season.

Eleven members of the Centreville var-sity earned All-Concorde District accoladesthis season.

First Team honors went to sophomore

midfielder Hayley Anderson and seniordefenseman Rachel Behne. Making the Sec-ond Team were: senior attack SolangeDuong, sophomore attack MaggieDulkerian, junior midfielder Flo Duong,sophomore defenseman Molly Donovan,junior defenseman Mackenzie Johnson and

senior goalie CarolynMacek. And making honor-able mention all-districtwere senior midfielderEmily Bollman, freshman at-tack Katrina Wright andsophomore attack JessieDagata.

Centreville’s top scorersthis season were: HaleyAnderson (47 Goals, 6 as-sists), Maggie Dulkerian (25goals, 4 assists), SolangeDuong (17 goals, 8 assists),Jessie Dagata (12 goals, 3assists), Erin Sanders ( 10goals, 5 assists) and FloDuong (10 goals, 4 assists).

The Clifton Cup GolfTournament will be heldat Westfield’s Golf Course onWednesday, May 19. All pro-ceeds from the tournamentwill be dedicated to the

renovation of the Clifton Primitive Bap-tist Church. There will be prizes and acatered dinner by Bonefish Grill. Reg-istration will be limited to 100 golfersand is quickly filling up. Cost is $175per golfer. Go to cba.cliftonva.us/cliftoncup5.

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There is nothing really overpow-ering or intimidating about theWestfield High baseball team.The Bulldogs have hit just three

home runs all season. On the mound, theteams’ top two pitchers, while quite effec-tive, do not blow the ball past opposingbatters with top of the line fastballs.

Nevertheless, Westfield, a traditionalbaseball power in the Northern Region overthe years, is, once again, one of the topteams around despite the lack of the longball at the plate or 90-plus fastballs fromthe pitching mound.

In past years, Westfield has been a teamthat belted its share of home runs — any-where from 25 to 35 a season. But this year’steam is not built that way. Instead, the teamhas proven to be successful on offense byhitting for high average with men in scor-ing position (.420) and also having a “teamfirst” mindset when hitting. There is noth-ing wrong with moving a base runner fromsecond to third base by hitting a groundball

to the right side of the infield with nobodyout. Westfield takes pride in that kind ofhitting approach.

“The guys are doing a real good job withfundamental or situational hitting,” saidWestfield head coach Chuck Welch. “They’removing guys around the bases. The playersare very unselfish with their at-bats.”

The Bulldogs have a knack of hitting wellwith runners in scoring position.

“I think we’re hitting well in the clutch,”said Welch. “We’re taking advantage whenwe get runners in scoring position.”

Westfield’s top hitters this season havebeen senior third baseman Aaron Scoville(over .500 batting average), sophomoreshortstop Kyle Corwin (.424), junior leftfielder Josh Luatua and senior NathanColonna (.406).

Westfield accounted for two of its threehome runs this season in last week’s 12-3district road win at Herndon on Fridaynight, May 7. Colonna and sophomorebackup first baseman Wade Arduini bothknocked pitches over the fence in the winagainst the tough Hornets (10-5). For bothplayers, it was their first ever varsity homeruns.

The homers against Herndon were theexception and not the rule this season.

“This year we just don’t hit the long ball,”said Welch. “But we do a good job of scor-ing runs.”

WESTFIELD’S TOP starting pitchers havebeen senior right hander Danny Thorpe,

who is 9-0 with a 1.24 earned run average,and junior Aaron Hoover, who is 4-3 with a2.55 ERA.

Neither pitcher has an overpoweringfastball. Thorpe has outstanding ball move-ment.

“He can’t throwthe ball straight,”quips Welch, of hisace.

But Thorpe,who gives battersa different lookwith varying re-lease points,knows how to hitboth the insideand outside cor-ners.

“He throws from the side and has verygood ball movement and deception,” saidWelch.

Hoover consistently hits the catchers’ tar-get.

“He has pin-point control,” said Welch.Westfield, going into this week, was 13-4

overall and 4-2 in the district, which putthem in a tie for first place with Centreville(12-5, 4-2). The Bulldogs were set to closeout the regular season this week with dis-trict home games versus Chantilly onWednesday, May 12 and Oakton, Friday,May 14.

There is a good chance both Westfield andCentreville will conclude the regular sea-son tied for first place. If they do, Centreville

will go into next week’s district tournamentas the No. 1 seed as a result of having beatenWestfield two times with no losses this sea-son. Both teams, as either the No.1 or No.2 seed, will receive first round district play-off byes next week and automatically

qualify for the fol-lowing week’sNorthern Regionplayoffs.

In contrast, theother fourConcorde Districtteams will have towin first round dis-trict playoff gamesin order to see theirseasons continue.

“It’s a lot ofweight off your shoulders,” said Welch, offinishing first or second in the regular sea-son standings and, as a result, earning afirst round district tournament bye. “It’s nicegetting an automatic bye and being re-warded [for a good] regular season.”

Both of Westfield’s district losses havecome from Centreville. The latest loss to theWildcats came on April 30 when the Bull-dogs, playing at home, lost 8-2. Since then,Westfield has bounced back strong withwins over Robinson, 9-2, and Herndon.

“Centreville had our number that day,that’s going to happen,” said Welch, of theApril 30 defeat at the hands of the Wild-cats. “Centreville, that day, was better thanus.”

Westfield Baseball Just Keeps WinningBulldogs enter thefinal week of theregular season tiedfor first place.

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“It’s a lot of weight offyour shoulders. It’s nicegetting an automatic byeand being rewarded [for agood] regular season.”— Westfield head coach Chuck Welch

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Gymnastics MeetThe Level 6 Virginia State Gym-nastics Meet was held inRoanoke on Sunday, April 18.Three students from Union MillElementary participated in themeet. Katherine Bennett (left)competed for Apollo Gym andfinished second in the 10-Juniorage group, with an all-aroundscore of 37.2. Lindsay Rogers(middle) competed for CapitalGym, placing first in the 10-Junior age group, with an all-around score of 37.325. AndJenna Taweel (right), also fromCapital Gym, placed fifth in the11-Junior age group, with anall-around score of 35.0.C

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TMG President Tanya Matthews pre-sented the scholarship award at the 10thAnnual ACE Mentorship Program AwardsBreakfast, held at Ronald Reagan Washing-ton National Airport where TMG is a taskorder contractor.

Rossi, who plans to study architecture atVirginia Tech, was recognized for her aca-demic record as well as her many extracur-ricular activities. She is an active memberof the Spanish Honor Society and tutorsother students in Spanish. She’s also a mem-ber of the Environmental Awareness Club,Future Business Leaders of America,Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Asso-ciation and volunteers with Our Daily Bread.

Chantilly High School senior Maria Rossi(center) receives an ACE Mentor Programscholarship check from TMG ConstructionPresident Tanya Matthews (second from right),who was accompanied by TMG Human Re-sources Manager Nancy Derby and TMGProject Manager Craig Harrison.

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Eleven Chantilly High School DECA students traveled to Louisville, Ky., April 24-28 toparticipate and compete in the DECA International Career Development Conferencealong with 14,000 other students from around the world. Students took tests andparticipated in event-specific role plays all focused around marketing and businessactivities. Each event had over 100 competitors. Chantilly DECA had four students earntheir way to the finals: Senior Kenny Lau won 3rd place in the Sports and EntertainmentIndividual Series Event in the World; Juniors Kristin Perkins and Hannah Strub won Top10 in the Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Event; Junior Ngoc Duongwon Top 10 in the Restaurant and Food Service Individual Series Event in the World.

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Am I glad March 27, 2010 has passedwithout me having passed. That was thelower end of the infamous “13 month totwo years” time frame that my oncologistprognosticated, statistically speaking, thatstage IV lung cancer patients have until,well, you know. The next date is two yearsfrom the original date of diagnosis/prognosis,meaning next February 27, 2011 – 11months from now, you know when. It’s notlike I’m looking at the calendar every dayand crossing out days however, markingwhat time I have left, or not. Still, it’s impos-sible not to be mindful of dates, given theless-than-ideal health situation in which Ifind myself ensnared.

But somehow, I must. Somehow, I mustgo on living as if there’s no end in sight, goon living as if my prognosis, my disease, ismerely a blip on my life’s radar rather thanthe multitude of blips (tumors) that actuallyappear on the medical scans that I regularlyundergo. Having juggled this mental conun-drum for more than a year now, I have toadmit, I’ve had better days (and weeks, andmonths, etc.), but March 28 (the day after)was certainly one of them.

Unfortunately, one date does not a life-time (normal life expectancy) make.Nevertheless, as a cancer patient currentlyundergoing treatment, any kind of news,result, answer, date, that can be interpretedas positive is to be embraced and exagger-ated (within reason of course). Because find-ing a path of least resistance, mentally,through the uncharted – and very unpredict-able – waters seems to be key to the intangi-bles working for you instead of against you.

But who knows, really? There are somany opinions, so many studies, so manypapers; some educated, some not; someproven (in a manner of speaking), some not;pertaining to fighting and defeating cancer,that knowing what course of action hasmerit and what course is merely discourse, isyet another mental hurdle. The informationavailable online, from medical professionals,from well-meaning friends and family (withtheir own anecdotal evidence/informationfrom their respective circles/lives) and fromother miscellaneous “educators” is over-whelming. Who to believe? How best toproceed? How much to hope? How muchto care? It’s much easier said than done.(And it’s not that easy to say it, either; it’smuch easier for me to write it; ergo the can-cer columns.)

But finding a way, you must. Because thealternative is grim, and that’s no fairy tale.That’s reality, the harshest reality there is:between a rock and a hard place (see col-umn of the same name published4/21/2010), with no place to go except acliff (metaphorically speaking) on which youroncologist originally said your next 13months to two years will sort of teeter (I’mparaphrasing a bit, but you get the idea, I’msure).

And teeter, physically (from the neuropa-thy and muscle weakness, among othercancer-and the-side-effects-of-the-treatment-of-cancer-related effects) you willand mentally, too, from the obvious strainon your brain, dealing with this new reality.The trick is; heck, there is no trick. There aregood days and bad days, and some actualdates that carry you forward (and some thatcarry you backward, too); some of themmeaningful, some of them meaningless. It’smind over matter. Somehow, you have tonot mind what matters and not let matterwhat’s on your mind.

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Local students earned individual honors at theVirginia SkillsUSA competition held recently.SkillsUSA is the student organization for studentsenrolled in career and technical courses in highschools and community colleges.FCPS student winners included:

❖ Sajjad Ali of Chantilly Academy, first place inAutomotive Refinishing Technology.

❖ Miajah McGraw, Patricia Guerrero, RachelLandrith, and Stephanie Sosa of Chantilly Acad-emy, first place in Entrepreneurship.

❖ Stephanie Blum and model Kristin Lubkowskiof Chantilly Academy, first place in Esthetics.

❖ Jordan Ryan of Chantilly Academy, first placein Food Preparation Assistant.

❖ Jessica Hong of Chantilly Academy, first placein Spelling.

Students with top five finishes included:From Chantilly Academy, Tyler Barnes, second

place in Job Interview; Isabel Duarte, RachelLandrith, and Rebecca Funk, silver medal in Cos-metology Technical Exam; Crystal Cox, third placein Cosmetology-PS; Yasmin Saloman, third placein Customer Service; Betty McConn, third place inSpelling; Daniela Fant, Kristin Lubkowski, MiajahMcGraw, Stephanie Blum, and Stephanie Sosa,bronze medal in Cosmetology Technical Exam;Ashley Hendrickson, fourth place in OccupationalDisplay; Amanda Middlebrook, fourth place inCollision Repair Technology; Daniela Fant, fifthplace in Customer Service; Ashleigh Summers, fifthplace in Job Skill Demonstration.

Lees Corner Elementary School is gather-ing information on children who will be 5 years oldby Sept. 30, 2010 and live within the school’sboundaries. Boundary information can be accessedat www.fcps.edu/boundary/. If you have a childwho meets these requirements, call Mrs. Nolan at703-227-3500. Enrollment information and formswill be mailed out prior to the Monday, May 3 Kin-dergarten Registration/Orientation. Visit http://www.fcps.edu/start.htm

Chantilly residents named to the fall 2009dean’s list at Virginia Tech at Blacksburg:

Gregory M. Jenks, junior majoring in psychol-ogy

Stephanie A. Jones, freshman majoring inbusiness

Albert Liu, freshman majoring in general en-gineering

Melissa R. Lobo, sophomore majoring in busi-ness information technology

Traci M. Luzi, sophomore majoring in univer-sity studies

Daniel R. Lyell, sophomore majoring in soci-ology

Peter T. Nguyen, junior majoring in electricalengineering

Thomas J. O’Connor, sophomore majoring inmathematics

Tyler G. Ott, sophomore majoring in account-ing and information systems

Venkata Manoj Paleti, sophomore majoringin business information technology

Haley M. Rauch, sophomore majoring in po-litical science

Ryan E. Reaske, junior majoring in marketingmanagement

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