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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Barack Obama’s presidential-cam-paign office in Centreville hadn’teven opened, yet, before it began

attracting interest.“On Wednesday [July 23], while we were

scraping the windows, people came hereand volunteered to help,” said SullyStation’s Jim Southworth. “And other storeowners came to get voter-registration in-formation and exhibits to put in their

stores.”The presumptive Democratic candidate

for president has opened 20 campaign of-fices in Virginia — “where they’ll have thebiggest impact,” said Sully District Demo-cratic Committee (SDDC) member PatsyBrown. “Virginia is definitely in play, and Ithink western Fairfax just may well votedemocratic for president this year. The ex-citement is enormous.”

The local office is at 14260 CentrevilleSquare, next to the Moscow Market, acrossfrom the Centreville Regional Library and

off Machen Road. SDDC ChairmanMary Lee Cerillo and committeemember Morris Meyer got it up andrunning, with help from volunteers,and now it’s open daily, 9 a.m.-9p.m.

“We’re just so thrilled,” saidCerillo. “Who would have everthought we’d have an Obama officein Centreville?” Southworth saidthe Obama campaign is staffing andoperating the office, but individu-als within the community paid forthe rent, air conditioning andphones.

“In my 40 years I’ve been in the

Obama opens campaign office in Centreville.

Time for a Change?(From left) Young Obama supporters Cathleen Watkins, 13, ChristynaFord, 10, and Deja Dozier, 11.

CCF President Marvin Powell with hisdaughter Kaihla.

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When Herb Hunter diedlast Friday at age 82, alarge chunk ofCentreville history went

with him. A resident since 1946, he andthe others of his time helped in great partto lay the community’s foundation.

“He’s one of the last of the ‘old guard,’”said Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully), naming some other prominentresidents who’ve also passed on. “RogerBostic’s gone, Tom Hatcher and nowHerb.”

Noting all the people who moved herein the 1940s and ‘50s, Frey said they werethe ones who started the volunteer firedepartment, the Centreville Lions Cluband “all the community and service or-ganizations that were the backbone ofthe community.”

“Herb reminded you of a time, not longago, when everybody in Centreville kneweach other and took care of each other,”said Frey. “Centreville was kind of iso-lated from the rest of Fairfax County. It

wasn’t a town and there was no govern-ment, so everything was volunteer. Thechurches and residents were all part ofthe fabric, and Herb was in the fore-front.”

Hunter, of Gate Post Estates, led a fulland colorful life, but the final chapterended July 25 when he died of COPD(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Herb Hunter dieslast Friday at 82.

Adieu to an Icon

Julia and Herb Hunter

Friends Recall HunterBy Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

At Herb Hunter’s funeral service,Wednesday morning, the Rev.Michael Shockey talked about

the Centreville man’s life, contributionsto his country and lessons passed on toothers.

“He was a man of dignity and honor,courage and integrity, and he sharedthese values with his family,” saidShockey. “And those who knew and lovedhim will always remember him and carryhim within their hearts.”

This week, as friends learned ofHunter’s death, they recalled fondmemories of him and spoke about thethings that made him special to them.

One of them was Kenyon Davis, 88, ofCentreville’s Rocky Run community.

“I’ve known Herb 50 years or more,”he said. Hunter enjoyed building and re-finishing furniture and, said Davis, “Any-thing he was repairing with metal, I’ddo for him, and he’d do wood repairs

“We straightened outall the world affairs

every morning.”— Kenyon Davis,

longtime friend

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Gas-Station Robber SoughtPolice are investigating a robbery at a Franklin Farm gas sta-

tion that left one man injured. Last Wednesday, July 23, at 11:12p.m., Fairfax County police were called to the Sunoco gas stationat 13300 Franklin Farm Road for a report of a robbery.

Officers learned that the employee, a 24-year-old Annandaleman, and a customer, a 24-year-old Herndon man, were bothinside the store when the suspect walked in and immediately de-manded money. He pushed the customer and proceeded aroundthe counter to the clerk.

Police say the robber then pulled a knife and shoved the em-ployee, too. The employee struggled briefly with the suspect andwas injured by the knife. The robber then took money from theregister and fled out the front door. The employee was treated atInova Fair Oaks Hospital for non life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was described as black, with a large build. He wasabout 6 feet and 230 pounds. He wore a long, white T-shirt, bluejeans and a black do-rag covering his hair and eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers at1-866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES (274637), or call policeat 703-691-2131.

Man Touches Girl, 11Fairfax County police are looking for the person who improp-

erly touched an 11-year-old Centreville girl at the CentrevilleSquare Shopping Center. The incident occurred last Sunday, July27, about 3:30 p.m., while she was shopping with friends.

Police say an unknown man walked by them in the parking lot,grabbed the girl’s buttocks and walked away. He’s described asHispanic, in his 30s, about 5 feet 5 inches and 160 pounds. Hewore a red ball cap, a yellow-and-orange Polo-style shirt and bluejeans.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers at1-866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES (274637), or call policeat 703-691-2131.

Woman Charged with AssaultFairfax County police arrested a Centreville woman after she

allegedly assaulted one police officer and two firefighters. She isSonya C. Pritchard, 38, of 14126 Red River Drive in the HeritageEstates community.

Police were called to a restaurant in the 6300 block of Multi-plex Drive, on Sunday, July 20, at 11:24 p.m., regarding an in-toxicated patron who would not leave. They found the woman —reportedly identified as Pritchard — inside the restaurant andescorted her out.

Rescue was called because of her condition and she was trans-ported to Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. However, say police, while enroute to the hospital, she reportedly physically assaulted one of-ficer and two firefighters.

Upon her release from the hospital, she was taken to the AdultDetention Center and charged with one count of assaulting a policeofficer and two counts of assaulting a firefighter. None of themrequired medical treatment.

Drug Charges to Grand JuryMost of the drug charges against a Centreville teen have now

been dropped, but two of them are moving forward in the legalsystem. The teen is Joshua Quick, 18, of 6304 Hidden CanyonRoad in the Pleasant Hills community.

On Jan. 30, Fairfax County police charged him with three countsof possession with intent to distribute heroin. Then on March 7,they charged him with two counts of possession with intent tosell schedule one or two drugs.

Last Wednesday, July 23, in General District Court, the heroincharges were dropped. However, Judge Devine certified Quick’sother charges to the grand jury for possible indictment.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Centreville’s Mycal Salter batted .500 lastweek in court. One of the charges againsthim was dropped; however he was found

guilty of the other one and received a suspendedsentence.

Fairfax County police arrested Salter, 18, of 13724Winding Oak Circle, Apt. 202, in May, charging himwith escape by force and receiving and buying sto-len goods.

In a May 21 affidavit for a warrant to search Salter’shome, police Officer Jonathan Lowery wrote that,on May 13, he began investigating a credit-card fraudat the Fair Lakes Target store.

He stated that store management had received atip that a juvenile was going to buy an Xbox 360game console with a stolen credit card. So manage-ment set up a transaction with the juvenile, but keptthe stolen card. When a store employee asked thejuvenile for identification, wrote Lowery, “She fledon foot.” But the officer soon learned where she lived.

Lowery verified with the credit-card company thatthe card had been reported stolen and received alist of all the fraudulent purchases made with it. “Thestolen credit card was used at Game Crazy at 6315Multiplex Drive in Centreville, successfully, just priorto the attempt at Target,” wrote the officer. “[I] re-trieved a copy of the forged receipt.”

Lowery then went to the juvenile’s home where,in her parents’ presence, he wrote, she implicatedSalter in the crime. According to Lowery, she “wasinstructed to meet Salter at Game Crazy [where] shewas given the stolen credit card. Salter informed herthat he’d stolen the credit card while he was at aparty in Centreville.”

“The juvenile entered the store and purchased anXbox 360 game titled ‘Madden NFL 2008,’ contin-ued the officer. “She presented the stolen credit cardand forged the cardholder’s name on the receipt. Thejuvenile returned to the vehicle where Salter in-structed her to drive to the Fair Lakes Target andpurchase an Xbox 360 game console.” Lowery notedthat her attempt was unsuccessful.

The officer also spoke with the lawful owner ofthe credit card, who stated that her purse, credit anddebit cards, driver’s license and identification hadall been stolen.

Then, following up on another fraudulent chargethat had been made with the victim’s Wachovia card,Lowery went to the CVS Pharmacy on Pickwick Roadin Centreville. He viewed security video footage ofthat transaction and, wrote Lowery, saw Salter “swip-ing the stolen Wachovia debit card and then signingfor the sale.”

Police arrested him following a May 21 traffic stop,and Lowery noted that a search of Salter’s car subse

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Summer may be in full swing, but WesternFairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM) is al-ready looking ahead to the start of school.Toward that end, it’s partnered with

KidsRFirst to provide backpacks and school suppliesfor local children in need.

These two, nonprofit organizations have done sofor more than 10 years, but the need is as great asever — and the local community can help.

“We have 870 requests from a total of 24 elemen-tary, middle and high schools,” said WFCM’s PamRyan, coordinating the effort. “The backpack driveis part of our overall, School Outreach program.KidsRFirst collects the school supplies and we col-lect the backpacks.”

She’s obtained sponsors — churches, businessesand individuals — for all the schools. But that stillmay not be enough to fulfill all the requests. “Forexample, we have a church sponsoring CentrevilleHigh School,” said Ryan. “But it needs 175 backpacksand we don’t know if we’ll hit the mark.”

Altogether, she said, Centreville High, LibertyMiddle School and Union Mill Elementary, alone,need 225 backpacks. So, said Ryan, “If anyone wantsto pick up a backpack or two and drop it off to us,they’re welcome to; it would be greatly appreciated.”

In the spring, she contacts school counselors andasks how many students will need backpacks andschool supplies in the fall. “They tell us how manystudents they have in the free- and reduced-lunchprogram,” she said. “That’s what it’s based on. Theyalso give us a breakdown of how many kids are in

each grade level.”That information goes to the Reston-based

KidsRFirst which was started by some retired school-teachers. Then, guided by teachers’ lists from thevarious schools, their volunteers gather all the sup-plies the children will need, such as paper, pencils,markers, rulers, etc.

Before school ended in June, Ryan matched upeach school with a sponsor. Then the sponsors be-gan purchasing the backpacks and delivering themdirectly to the schools. Later, when the supplies aredelivered, school volunteers will either fill the back-packs with them or, prior to the start of school, set

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(From left) Meghan Thompson andVanessa Storm outside Caribou Coffee inFairfax Corner.

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Eager to broaden their family’s horizons,Centreville residents Lisa and DonHalterman opened their Gate Post Estateshome, this school year, to a Norwegian

teenager via the International Student Exchange Pro-gram.

Parents of Annie, 14, a Stone Middle eighth-grader;Gretchen, 11, a Bull Run Elementary sixth-grader;and Dan, 18, a freshman at Virginia Tech, their goal,explained Don Halterman, was “to give our kids aninternational and worldly feel, without sending themabroad.”

So they hosted 18-year-old Vanessa Storm, a stu-dent from Oslow, Norway. Here since last August,she attended Westfield High, graduated with its se-nior class and returned home to her family, June 24.

But before leaving, she and her best friend here,Meghan Thompson, 17, also a 2008 WHS grad, spoketo Centre View about their experiences together.Storm also discussed the differences between life inNorway and life in the U.S.

For example, although she walked across the stagewith the Westfield grads and received a diploma,she’s still not done with high school. “It’s 13 years ofschool in Norway, so I’ve got to go back for my se-nior year,” said Storm. “But we don’t have the cap-and-gown ceremony like you have here, so that’s whyI wanted to walk with Westfield.”

Thompson lives a few doors down from theHaltermans and was Storm’s first friend here. “I knewDaniel and was close friends with his family,” Th-ompson said. Although he’s the Halterman siblingclosest to Storm’s age, he was mainly away at col-lege.

Thompson was on Westfield’s var-sity swim team, where she excelledat the 100-meter butterfly. “I got sec-ond place at states, this year, in 55.9seconds,” she said. Thompson will at-tend N.C. State on a swimming schol-arship and plans to major in anthro-pology.

In Norway, Storm lives with her parents and sisterRebecca, 16. “It’s urban; I live in an apartment andeverything is within walking distance,” said Storm.“So that’s a huge difference; here we always takethe car someplace.”

Rebecca visited her sister over spring break for her18th birthday. “That was neat; we all went toDisneyworld,” said Storm. “I actually went twice —once in November with my best friend from Nor-way. She’s an exchange student in Alabama and shemet me in Disneyworld. Then I visited her in Ala-bama in May.”

Storm said high school in Norway is more like col-lege in the U.S. “We have eighth-to-10th grades ashigh schoolers,” she said. “And based on our grades,we apply to the high school we want to attend, andthen we go for three more years. There are 10-15high schools in my area, specializing in differentthings like music, art, business or all the subjects.”

In the U.S., she said, the subjects are “split up”into, for example, algebra, geometry, trigonometry,etc. But in Norway, “We study them together,” said

Storm. “Similarly, we don’t have biology, chemistryand physics separately; we have them all together.That way, you keep up with all your subjects so youdon’t forget them.”

She said many classes here were easier than she’dexpected, but government was hard because of thelanguage. Said Thompson: “We’d read original ar-ticles written by people like Thomas Paine, so hiswords were more formal.”

Extracurricular activities were also a change. “InNorway, we don’t have any after-school activities, sports or clubs,” saidStorm. “So that was one of the rea-sons I wanted to come here — becauseI’d seen them in all the high-school,teen movies and I wanted to experi-ence them.”

“In Norway, school is school,” shecontinued. “You sign up to do other activities pri-vately. Some of my friends there play soccer or go tothe gym. Although, at Westfield, there are so manystudents, I didn’t try out for sports.”

“It’s really, really competitive,” added Thompson.“Even people playing soccer all their lives sometimesdon’t make the team.” So instead, Storm was part ofthe school’s symphonic orchestra.

Her mother was born in Norway and grew up inWisconsin. She then moved to Norway, met Storm’seventual father, married him and lived with him fornine years in New York, where Storm was born. “Theyreturned to Norway when I was 3 months old,” shesaid. “I have dual citizenship and I felt a connectionto America because of that, so that’s why I wantedto come here. I wanted to live in America by myselfand make my own connection.”

And Thompson enjoyed having a friend from a dif-ferent culture. “I make fun of her when she messesup on a word — because she normally has perfectlyfluent English,” said Thompson. “It was great hav-

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and emphysema — which caused the COPD.“In the past few months, it was really dif-

ficult for him to breathe,” said his son, HerbHunter Jr. of Annandale. “We were surprisedthat he hung on that long, given his condi-tion.”

He said his dad went into Inova Fair OaksHospital, a fewweeks ago, butrallied and leftthere, July 24.But he was in afrail state andstill needed care.

“My wife,Margaret, is di-rector of nursingat PowhatanNursing Homein Falls Church,and we con-vinced him to gothere for a littlewhile,” saidHunter Jr. “He didn’t want to, but he hadn’teaten in a few weeks and needed to regainhis strength. We told him he just had to eatand, as soon as he could walk, he’d get outof there.”

He agreed and was adjusting well. Hebegan eating and was happy and talkative,so his family was delighted. “He was quip-ping with the administrator, nurses and staffand was quite upbeat,” said his son. Butthen tragedy struck.

“As he talked to the administrator, all of asudden he stared off into space, his breath-

ing became rapid and she ran to get thedoctors,” said Hunter Jr. “They determinedhe had a massive stroke. I guess it was justwaiting to happen, but no one had any in-dication of it. He died about 10 hours later,early on the morning of the 25th.”

“It just came out of the blue,” he contin-ued. “But one good thing is that he didn’tsuffer — and thank God for that.” He saidhis dad knew he wasn’t alone and his fam-ily had been with him, that day.

BORN IN NEW JERSEY in 1925, Hunterenlisted in the Navy as ateenager and was a ra-dio operator on a fleettanker in the Pacific. Be-ginning in early 1944, heparticipated in severalinvasions, includingSaipan and Okinawa,plus other missions inthe South China seas andJapanese territorial wa-ters. And on Aug. 30,1945, he entered TokyoBay with AdmiralHalsey’s Third Fleet to witness the Japanesesurrender on Sept. 2.

He later was involved in the family hard-ware, real estate and insurance businesses.He belonged to the Acacia Masonic Lodgein Clifton and the Centreville Lions Club andwas past president of the Centreville Citi-zens Association, which promotedCentreville’s growth.

Hunter was devastated by the death ofhis wife of 58 years, Julia, in December2004, but their family rallied ’round. Be-

sides Herb Jr., they have a daughter, SharonHickok of Centre Ridge, another son,Geoffrey Hunter of Stafford, seven grand-children and seven great-grandchildren.

“When he was feeling better, we’d visithim and go out to dinner daily,” said HunterJr. “In the last few months, my cousin CelinaBlanco took care of him and made his meals,and one of us children would visit him ev-ery day.”

He said his dad was always a loving fa-ther, helping his children any way he couldand providing guidance and advice through-

out his life. Andnot surprisingly, hehas many memo-ries of his dad atHunter Hardware— which, forabout four de-cades, was the hubof Centreville.

Hunter, hisbrother Jack andtheir father, JohnC. Hunter, ownedthe store from No-

vember 1951 to the late 1980s, when Bosticbought it. More than just a business, it wasthe place where friends gathered for thelatest news and gossip.

But Bostic died in June 2006 and the storeclosed for good, five months later. When itdid, Hunter said, “Change is the one posi-tive and steady thing in this life. But wehad a good run, these many years, and al-ways did our best by the community.”

“I have fond memories of him taking usto the hardware store and to our

Community Bids Farewell to Herb Huntergrandfather’s farm in Centreville,” saidHunter Jr. “We played and had so muchfun.” He’s also comforted by knowing how

much his fa-ther meant toso manypeople.

“The peopleat theCent rev i l l eGiant, where Ifilled his pre-scriptions, al-ways askedabout him,”said HunterJr. “Thepeople atDenny’s inM a n a s s a swere like fam-ily to him,

and the bank manager at Virginia Com-merce Bank in Fairfax said she’d miss him,his sense of humor and how he always caredabout everybody. They say the love you takeis equal to the love you gave, so we knowhe took a lot of love with him.”

Besides that, he added, “He never sufferedat the end, was debilitated or in any pain.This is honestly the way he would havewanted it — in mid-sentence, joking.”

FUNERAL SERVICES were Wednesday,July 30, at Everly Funeral Home in Fairfax,with burial at Fairfax Memorial Park. Do-nations may be made to the American LungAssociation, 61 Broadway, New York, N.Y.10006.

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Hunter at age 18

for me.” The two were also part of thegroup of early Centreville residents whogathered regularly at Hunter Hardware.

“We straightened out all the worldaffairs every morning and complainedabout the government,” said Davis.“Herb liked to joke and pull your leg,but he was down-to-earth and a real,good guy who’d tell it like it was. We’regoing to miss him, that’s for sure.”

Davis said Hunter was active in thefirst Centreville Citizens Association, inthe 1960s. “He and Tom Hatcher werein it together and spoke before the Plan-ning Commission,” said Davis, who wasCentreville’s first fire chief.

Former Sully District Planning Com-missioner Ron Koch was also saddenedat the news of Hunter’s death. “Herb wasalways one of my favorite people, andhe always told you what he thought,”said Koch. They first met each other in

the early 1980s.“I was speaking at a meeting about stop-

ping development,” said Koch. “We weretrying to keep the density down, and he toldme, ‘You’re just a Johnny-Come-Lately.Where were you when we started the firedepartment, brought water to Centrevilleand got road improvements made?’”

“AND HE WAS RIGHT,” said Koch. “Theold Centreville people who had land wantedto see it developed at a higher density, andhe had a good point. They’d worked hardto make Centreville a better place. But Herband I became very close friends over theyears and I really respected him. He andhis wife were a lovely couple, and Herb wasa kind man with a great, wonderful spirit.”

Longtime resident Claudette Ward, of theWillow Springs community, also knewHunter at least 50 years. “It’s another bigpart of the old Centreville gone,” she said.“He and my husband John were active inthe Centreville Volunteer Fire Department

for many years. He said my husband wasthe only person in the fire department asskinny as he was.”

Helen Bostic, whose husband Rogerbought the hardware store from the Hunterfamily and was friends with them for some60 years, recalled how much “Herb lovedto tell jokes and to have people laugh. Rogerand I went to the Bahamas with him andhis wife Julia in the ’80s and had a greattime.”

Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) re-membered the big cars Hunter used to driveand how they’d chat together in theNewgate Shopping Center. “Herb knew ev-erybody and everybody knew him,” saidFrey.

He and Frey met in the early 1980s whenthe Centreville Core Study was beginningand Hunter and his neighborhood were in-volved in it. Frey said Hunter understoodthat “people were coming, Centreville hadto grow and it needed to be planned. Herbwas never shy about sharing his opinions,

Friends Recall Fond Memories of Hunterbut he was always a gentleman.”

One of Frey’s most treasured posses-sions is a gavel Hunter handmade forhim, years ago, along with a wooden

box to keep it in. Hunter gave it to himafter he was elected supervisor in 1991.

“He said, ‘Here, you’re on the Board[of Supervisors] now; you’ll need agavel,’” said Frey. “I said, ‘Herb, I’m notthe chairman.’ He said, ‘Keep it; you’llneed it someday,’ and I’ve had it in myoffice ever since.”

“Herb reminded you ofa time when everybodyin Centreville kneweach other and tookcare of each other.”

— Michael R. Frey,Sully District Supervisor

“Herb loved to telljokes and to have

people laugh.”— Helen Bostic


By Noah Martin

Centre View

The hallways in TheChantilly Academyhave been overrun bysquealing girls in the

throws of their final preparations.Sparkles, feathers, glitters, andtextiles are strewn throughout thecorridor.

The Fashion camp, sponsored byFairfax County Public SchoolsMarket Advisory Board, ran fromJuly 21-25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The advisory board is a group oflocal business professionals whoassist Fairfax County PublicSchools in developing curriculumfor summer marketing programs.

Campers ranged from risingfirst-graders to high school stu-dents. The campers engaged infield trips to the craft store, prepa-ration of the fashion show stageand background, jewelry and ac-cessory making, and the total re-design of one outfit that eachbrought from their home. “Ilearned how to walk and do funfashion stuff; we went to the ac-cessory store, and made braceletsat the shop. We brought dressesfrom home and cut them. I put onstickers of Hannah Montana andCheetah Girls. Its really fun and Iwant to come next year and I wishit never ended,” said one daringsecond-grader willing to give thisreporter an interview. The camp-ers were divided into separate age

shirts, skirts, dresses, and skirts —all of which were made and gar-nished by the campers. Earlier inthe week, a photographer hadcomposed a photographic slideshow that was displayed on a largemovie theater screen above thestage for the show. Each camperhad carefully prepared their cat-walk, poses, and routine through-out the week. “We are going toshow you what we’re workingwith,” said one on the walk to theauditorium.

The camper’s demonstrationtook place in 12 scenes. The firstsix scenes were cat walks by eachgroup sporting their designergoods in increasing age order. Thegirls entered as singles, couples,and triplets. Each walk had aunique choreography designed by

Fashion Camp at The Chantilly Academy offers aglimpse into the world of modeling and fashion.

Lights, Camera …Now, Strike a Pose

groups and sponsored by differentcouture lines: Justice, Gymboree,Target, and Aéropostale lent outclothing for the show. In additionto the production aspect of fash-ion, the camp hosted guest speak-ers who addressed topics of hair,nail, and skin care.

“It’s great experience for some-one who wants to go into the fash-ion industry. Not for me person-ally, I just wanted to try somethingdifferent. It made me feel like areal model,” said one rising middleschool student from the MercerArea School District.

In preparation for the show, thegirls’ hair were stylized by LibbyLu, and each girl was adorned inbeauty-pageantesque make-up. Inthe high school auditorium, thestage was decorated with paper

the campers. The last six sceneswere the children dressed in theirown outfits that they had rede-signed. For the grand finale, thecampers entered the stage on anelegant tiered walkway with all of

their creativity on display. “Girlslove this girly stuff and I’m suremy daughter will be back nextyear,” said one mother expectantlyawaiting the beginning of theshow.

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Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police

Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspec-tions, Thursday, July 31, and Thursday, Aug. 7, from5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. They’ll make sure the carseat is correct forthe child’s age, height and weight, the child is se-curely placed in the seat, and the seat is properlyinstalled in the vehicle.

No appointment is necessary. But residents shouldinstall the child safety seats themselves, so techni-cians may properly inspect and adjust them, asneeded. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140 to confirmdates and times.

Help Plan Centreville DayThe annual Centreville Day celebration will be held

in September, and local residents and businesses areinvited to get involved in planning it. The next plan-ning meeting is slated for Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m.in the Sully District Governmental Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.

Land-Use MeetingThe Springfield District/Fairfax Center Land-Use

Committee will meet Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. inrooms 4 and 5 of the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter. Discussed will be a Sun Trust Bank proposedfor the Greenbriar Town Center.

Join National Night OutThis year’s National Night Out — when residents

come outside, have a block party and meet theirneighbors and local police to keep their communitysafe — will be Tuesday, Aug. 5. Communities wish-ing to participate need to sign up in advance withMPO Wellford M. Brock, Sully District Station crime-prevention officer, via phone at 703-814-7048 or bye-mailing him at [email protected].

Having ProblemsWith Wildlife?

In his Sully District newsletter for July, SupervisorMichael R. Frey (R-Sully) advises neighborhoodshaving problems with wildlife to contact the HumaneSociety of the United States (HSUS), Humane Wild-life Decisions Division. Its services include animalremoval, deodorizing to discourage return, Installa-tion of animal proofing for entry and exit holes,and customer education regarding follow-up.

HSUS may be reached at 1-866-9HUMANE or [email protected].

everything out and let the students pick out theirown school supplies from what’s been collected.

“But we always love to get individual sponsors,too,” said Ryan. “That’s because they help us makeup gaps in the amount that comes in, as well as anyadditional, late requests for supplies.”

Anyone wishing to help may drop off backpacks atWFCM headquarters at 13981 Metrotech Drive inChantilly, between Midas Muffler and Backyard Grill.WFCM is collecting them through August. Monetarydonations, payable to WFCM, with “backpacks” writ-

quent to his arrest yielded the Madden NFL 2008game. He also wrote that, as he tried handcuffingSalter, he “knocked [my] hand off and ran.” How-ever, Lowery pursued him on foot and quickly ap-prehended him.

According to Lowery, “Salter admitted that the game

ten on the memo line of checks, may be sent to:WFCM, P.O. Box 220802, Chantilly, VA 20153.

“Until you know that everything’s at the schools,you worry that you’ll have enough,” said Ryan. “Butthe community always comes through because it’sfor the kids.”

What’s most satisfying to her, she said, is that “ev-erybody involved is so grateful. The kids and thecounselors are grateful, as are the sponsors, for anopportunity to help. This drive is child-specific andpeople love it. And they like knowing that it’s forkids in their neighborhood schools.”

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was purchased with the stolen credit card. [I] was alsoable to locate the shirt worn by Salter [on the video]when the fraudulent purchases were made at CVS.”

Salter appeared July 16 in General District Courtand, at that time, his charge of escape by force wasdropped. Judge Stewart Davis found him guilty ofreceiving and buying stolen goods and sentenced himto six months in jail, suspending all that time.

Suspended Sentence for Salter

“You worry that you’ll have enough.”— Pam Ryan, WFCM, backpack drive coordinator

Exchange Student’s Observationsing a friend in the neighborhood, and I plan to visither next summer. I also love Norwegian food; hersister brought some and I ate it all before Vanessagot any. It was goat cheese — brown, sweet and salty.”

“Shrimp from Norway tastes a whole lot better,too,” said Thompson. “It has a different texture andmore flavor.”

“Food here is so fattening,” said Storm. “There’s aMcDonald’s sign everywhere; that, and Starbucks.But Chipotle is so good, especially the burritos —they’re the best.” However, she admitted missing

From Page 4 having “really dark wheat bread” for sandwiches. Shealso noted that the Haltermans ate dinner out or or-dered in more than her family in Norway does.

“I think we eat healthier there because Americanshave busy schedules and try to make pre-made foodsquickly,” said Storm. “In Norway, it’s more fromscratch.”

Regarding each other’s language, Thompson onlylearned how to say two things in Norwegian — “Ilove you” and “placenta.” Said Thompson: “In [Fam-ily Life Education] class, I had to help Vanessa out.”

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By Julia O’Donoghue

Centre View

The rejection in Richard Seltzer’svoice could be heard loud andclear through the receiver of thetelephone July 16.

Seltzer, president of the Civic Associationof Hollin Hills, lives in Alexandria. Period.He didn’t seem happy to hear other people,like Mount Vernon Supervisor GerryHyland, might think otherwise.

“These homes have been here since thelate ‘40s and ‘50s and they have always beenin Alexandria,” said Seltzer, whose neigh-borhood is a mile south of Old Town.

“My personal opinion is I like being partof Alexandria,” he said.

OF COURSE, Seltzer and his neighbors arenot, technically, a part of the City of Alex-andria. Hollin Hills is lo-cated in Fairfax County,even if it has an Alexan-dria mailing address.

Many eastern Fairfaxresidents have Alexan-dria postal codes, a situ-ation that causes confu-sion, according to theFairfax County Board ofSupervisors. During ameeting earlier thismonth, Hyland floatedthe idea of contacting theU.S. Postal Service andsurveying his “Alexandria” constituents tosee if they would like to change their mail-ing address to something else, like “MountVernon, Va.”

The Fairfax County board backedHyland’s request, with several supervisorssaying they understood his concerns. Inaddition to Hyland, Mason District Super-visor Penny Gross and Lee District Supervi-sor Jeff McKay also live in and representcounty residents in the Alexandria area.

Other supervisors said they have similarproblems in other communities — likeFairfax, Herndon and Vienna — which sharea mailing address with a neighboring townor city.

BUT THE QUESTION over mailing ad-dresses is about more than where taxes aresent. It is also about a community’s iden-tity.

“I think the Mount Vernon District’s iden-tity is lost with the same designation as theCity of Alexandria. We are different fromthe city and a distinction is needed. I wouldlove to see us have a Mount Vernon mail-ing address instead of Alexandria,” saidMack Rhoades, president of the Hunting-ton Community Association, in an email.Most people in Rhoades’ community wouldprobably vote for the change, he added.

Many Lee District constituents, who donot live in Mount Vernon, would also liketo see a change from the Alexandria mail-

ing address because they don’t feel any as-sociation with the city, said their supervi-sor.

“I regularly get complaints about it. …The ‘Alexandria portion of FairfaxCounty’ is a community of its own.… When we say we live in Alexan-dria, we want people to knowthat means Fairfax,” said McKay.

Still, the community is dividedon the issue. There are other county“Alexandria” residents — especiallythose in the northeast tip — who areoriented to the City of Alexandria and liketo be identified with it.

“When I say we live in Alexandria out-side the Beltway, people know exactlywhere we live,” said Seltzer.

Like Hollin Hills, Caulley Deringer’s com-munity, Belle Haven, is located right out-side of Alexandria. Deringer, who is the

president of Belle HavenCitizens Association, saidhis neighbors wouldprobably be adverse tothe change in address aswell, though the commu-nity has not discussedsuch a proposal.

THE ISSUE of mailingaddresses appeared lessdivisive in areas of FairfaxCounty like Herndon andVienna.

Unlike Alexandria, resi-dents in the Town of Herndon and the Townof Vienna are also considered county con-stituents and are represented by supervi-sors on the county board. Town citizens inboth places are surrounded and outnum-bered by their “county only” counterpartswho share the same mailing address.

“The town is about 15,000 in population.… And greater Vienna is about 60,000. Wecan’t support our commercialdistrict by ourselves,” saidEdythe Kelleher, a Vienna Towncouncil member.

The town opens a lot of itsservices, including classes atthe community center, toVienna residents living outsidethe town and some residentsare not quite sure whether theylive in the town or not, she said.

“People are confused all thetime. If they pay a second taxbill, they know they are in thetown,” said Kelleher.

Many residents of the“county only” portion ofHerndon said they would beopposed to having their mail-ing address changed.

Occasionally, new residents of theKingston Chase neighborhood are confused.Some assumed that they would be part ofthe Town of Herndon and would not haveto purchase trash collection services, wrote

Silvio Krvaric,president of thesubdivision’s homeowner’sassociation, in an e-mail.

“To us, the risk of confu-sion between the variousparts of Herndon is small.… I guess if the residentsof the Town of Herndonwould like to change itsmailing address HerndonTown, Va. that would beup to its residents,” hewrote.

UNLIKE KingstonChase, another portionof the “county only”Herndon community has al-ready developed a different mailing ad-dress. Residents in the large section ofHerndon with the ZIP code 20171 also goesby the mailing address of Oak Hill, Va.

The change took place in December of1999, when the Oak Hill post office opened,

said Joan McDonald, whoworks at the branch.

“Developers wanted it to becalled Oak Hill for more pres-tige. … but the utility bills stillsay Herndon. They don’t rec-ognize Oak Hill,” saidMcDonald, who has worked forthe U.S. Postal Service for 20years.

McDonald remembers whenthere was only the post officein downtown Herndon. Nowthere are three — Herndon,Reston and Oak Hill.

THIS IS ALSO true in onearea of eastern Fairfax County.Kingstowne, a development

with an Alexandria mailing address, hasbeen told it can use “Kingstowne, Va.,”postal address because the Kingstowne de-velopment takes up almost all of the 22315ZIP code.

“It is technically Alexandria, Va. but if you

write inKingtowne, Va., itgets to the sameplace. It is just

not that big of a deal if itsays Kingstowne or Alex-andria as long as it hasthe right ZIP code,” saidMcKay.

Other large communitydevelopments could be in-terested in a similar ar-rangement.

Roger Cryan, president ofthe Mantua Citizens Associa-

tion, said it would make sense for his com-munity, which shares “Fairfax, Va.,” postalcode with the City of Fairfax, to be able touse “Mantua” and “Fairfax” interchangeablyas a mailing address. Mantua takes upnearly the entire 22301 ZIP code, on itsown, he said.

“Mantua shows up on a lot of maps, evenbefore other places recognized by the postoffice,” said Cryan.

He added: “This is not really an issue thatdeserves an awful lot of energy or expense.”

Some people believe real estate valuesand prestige drive community discussionsover mailing addresses. Yet Realtors said thename of a community rarely has a lastingimpact on its reputation and a community’sassociation with certain areas can changeover time. For example, many locals usedto associate the mailing address “Lorton,Va.,” with the D.C. prison and trash dump10 years ago. But now, young families havemoved in and consider it an attractive placeto live, said Jill Landsman, with the North-ern Virginia Realtors Association.

“There was a time when neighborhoodsin Lorton were depreciating and everythingelse was appreciating. Now, the Lorton ad-dresses are comparable to other Fairfaxneighborhoods,” said Landsman.

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Vienna

Town of Vienna

Fairfax Station

FairfaxFairfax

Great Falls

Clifton

Town of Clifton

Centreville

Chantilly

Alexandria

City of Alexand

Annandale

McLeanReston

Burke

Springfield

Lorton

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Falls Church

City of Falls Church

Herndon

Town of HerndonHerndon

Residents diverge on mailing address changes.

What’s in a Name?

The Oak Hill postoffice is a branch ofthe larger Herndonpost office.

Some think that the Mantuacommunity should have theoption of using “Mantua,Va.,” as a mailing address.

Residents who live in BelleHaven would likely beopposed to changing their

address from “Alexandria”to “Mount Vernon.”

Photos by Julia O’Donoghue and

Graphic by Laurence Foong/

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Opinion

Why does it matter how manystudents of different ethnic orracial groups apply or are ac-cepted to Fairfax County’s

world-famous math and science magnetschool?

The problem isn’t so much what happens atThomas Jefferson High School for Science andTechnology. In a county of more than amillion people, and more than 165,000public school students, the populationat TJ is a drop in the bucket.

What matters is how the county is nurturingpassion and talent for math, science and othersubjects in all 137 elementary schools and thenin its 26 middle schools.

In 2004, a Blue Ribbon Commission ad-dressed concerns about under-representedminority groups at Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology. The underrepresented groups are African-American andLatino students, who do not apply for admis-sion in numbers proportional to their enroll-ment in the school system.

That commission recommended that admis-sions look at students more holistically anddepend less on strict cutoffs of grade pointaverages and test scores.

We don’t really know how that “holistic ap-proach” has worked in the admissions trenches.The initial pool of applicants to be consideredhas about doubled, but the number African-American and Latino applicants has, if any-thing, decreased.

The 2004 commission found black studentsaccounted for 1.1 percent of TJ’s students and

Hispanics making up 2.4 percent. And thoughone out of five students in Fairfax County ispoor enough to qualify for free and reduced-price meals, only one out of every 100 studentsat TJ is poor by the same standards.

The student population granted admissionfor fall 2007 was about 1.86 percent African-American (nine students) and 2.06 percent

Hispanic (10 students).It’s time for schools to consider each

individual student. Every first gradeteacher in every elementary school

should be asked to identify a half-dozen to adozen students who have interest in math andscience. All students should be exposed tohands-on science, field work in the naturalworld and experiments that will light up theinterests of young minds.

Of course we know that the current curricu-lum is supposed to accomplish this, and thathigh stakes testing in elementary school hasalso put more focus on certain areas. But wewonder whether the focus on testing has forcedmore of an academic, paper and pencil ap-proach, rather than investing in the excitementof discovery.

But by having a list starting in first gradeand moving forward through elementaryschool of students with passion for science, theschools will have data and resources to nur-ture these students. It’s a powerful motivatorfor a teacher to tell a student as young as sixor seven or eight that he or she has a specialtalent or love for science, or math, and thatthe student might want to consider being ascientist when he or she grows up.

Focusing on individual children in elemen-tary schools that have the highest percentageof poor children is also essential.

This sort of approach will result in more stu-dents, of all races and economic background,excelling in math and science across the board,not just at TJ.

But in addition, half the slots at TJ shouldbe assigned by middle school, on a percentagebasis, so that students from different geo-graphic locations in the county have guaran-teed access to the school. And encouraging stu-dents who qualify for free-and-reduced meals,students who are from poor families, is alsocritical.

Real passion for science, the kind of passionthat results in young men and women choos-ing careers in science, is not measured in testscores and grades. It’s measured in enthusi-asm and attention. If as school board mem-bers say, they want to see TJ add to the num-ber of people who go on to be leaders in mathand science, they’ll have to find a way to fos-ter and measure passion and interest.

A recent proposal to have a 3.0 grade pointcutoff for applicants is not a step in that direc-tion.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Start by nurturing passion for science inyoung students from all backgrounds.

Seeking More Diversity at TJ

Editorial

Applying to TJEighth grade students who live with their

parent or legal guardian who resides full-timein a participating school district (the countiesof Fairfax, Arlington, Fauquier, Loudoun, orPrince William or the city of Falls Church) areeligible to apply to Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology. See http://www.fcps.edu/news/tj.htm, or http://information.tjhsst.edu/admissions/

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To the Editor:Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) simply

does not get it. Gov. Tim Kaineproposed new revenue for solvingtransportation problems and Hugosaid “We’ve got a cure for the cold,and he’s decided that’s not goodenough. He wants a cure for can-cer.” Hugo’s comment is not onlya bad joke and incredibly insensi-tive to cancer victims, it is a re-vealing comment to compare ourtransportation woes to the com-mon cold — a malady that you getover even when you do nothing.

Forbes magazine recentlyranked the Washington area traf-fic as the worse in the nation. TheNorthern Virginia TransportationAuthority estimates that we needan average of $700 million in newconstruction for each of the next25 years in this region just to keeptraffic from getting worse. Otherestimates say we need $1 billionannually in Northern Virginia to

make headway. While GoverningMagazine has again rated Virginiaas one of the three best-managedstates, it noted the lack of invest-ment in transportation infrastruc-ture and graded Virginia with a C-in that category. We simply can-not have an A+ system with C-funding. Our state is moving in thewrong direction on transportationfunding. Nothing invested will getnothing in return.

Like some other Republican leg-islators, Hugo has signed a pledgewith a Washington, D.C. extrem-ist, right-wing organization tonever support a tax increase. Thisirresponsible approach to govern-ment has resulted in decreasingpurchase power of the 17.5-centstate gasoline tax since it was lastincreased 22 years ago. Sincemaintenance of existing roads getsthe highest priority, the moneyavailable for new construction israpidly eroding. With the increas-

ing costs of asphalt, labor andsteel, there has been almost a 50percent decrease in projects thatcan be completed in the currentsix-year plan of the Common-wealth Transportation Board. Ad-ditionally, Virginia has over 70bridges that are classified by high-way engineers as “structurally de-ficient” — the same category usedfor the bridge that collapsed inMinnesota last year (three of thesebridges are in Hugo’s own dis-trict).

Hugo helped the Republican-controlled General Assembly patchtogether a transportation fundingplan last year that relied on bor-rowed money for the next sevenyears (that must be repayed for thenext 32 years), a regional tax planthat has been declared unconsti-tutional by the Virginia SupremeCourt, and the unpopular abusivedriver fees which were totally re-pealed this year. Even with the

gimmickry in this plan, it fell shortby not meeting fully the regionalneeds and failing to address thelong-term needs statewide. Wedeserve better. Voters should tellHugo that the governor’s plan isnothing to sneeze at.

Rex Simmons2007 Delegate Candidate

40th District

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To be eligible for the tax break, schoolsupply items must be priced at $20 orless and clothing and footwear must bepriced at $100 or less. The tax holidaydoes not apply to the purchase of com-puters.

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Fairfax County Public Schoolshas received $31,000 worth of cardio-vascular and resistance- trainingequipment from Life Time Fitness. Theequipment — which includes 70 piecesof cardiovascular equipment and 23pieces of strength-training equipment —will be used in Fairfax County highschools beginning with the 2008-09school year.

Kyle Julian, a third-grade teacher atVirginia Run Elementary School, wasawarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchangegrant and will travel abroad during the2008-09 academic year.

The Fulbright program is the U.S.’sflagship international educational ex-change program and is sponsored by theU.S. Department of State, Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs. Sincebeing established in 1946, the programhas provided more than 286,000 indi-viduals — including more than 108,000Americans and more than 178,000 stu-dents, scholars, and teachers fromforeign countries — with the opportu-nity to observe each other’s political,economic, educational, and cultural in-stitutions and to exchange ideas or toembark on joint ventures benefiting thegeneral welfare of the world’s inhabit-ants. The program operates in morethan 155 countries.

The following students enrolled atVirginia Tech were named to the dean’slist for the spring 2008 semester. Toqualify for the dean’s list, students mustattempt at least 12 credit hours gradedon the A-F option and earn a 3.4 gradepoint average (on a 4.0 scale) during thesemester.

❖ Lindsay E. Gardner of Centreville isa junior majoring in psychology in theCollege of Science.

❖ Kaitlin T. Glennon of Centreville isa junior majoring in marketing manage-ment in the Pamplin College ofBusiness.

❖ Sean B. Glennon of Centreville is asenior majoring in finance in thePamplin College of Business.

❖ Matthew J. Grimsland ofCentreville is a sophomore majoring inuniversity studies at Virginia Tech.

❖ Michael C. Hahl of Centreville asophomore majoring in accounting andinformation systems in the Pamplin Col-lege of Business.

❖ Saira Haider of Centreville is a se-nior majoring in communication in theCollege of Liberal Arts and Human Sci-ences.

❖ Andre K. Han of Centreville is asophomore majoring in biochemistry inthe College of Science.

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Dewey Animals Inc.,Centreville, recently has joined otheranimal welfare organizations in the areathat list their homeless pets onPetfinder.com, the oldest and largestdatabase of adoptable animals on theInternet. The site currently has over250,000 homeless pets listed, and it isupdated continuously.

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Michael and Laura Pierce, pro-viders of non-medical in-home careservices to local families, were recentlyhonored by CK Franchising Inc. for theirperformance as a Comfort Keepers fran-chise owner. The Pierces wererecognized during the Celebration Din-ner and Awards Ceremony during theComfort Keepers Annual Conferenceheld in Tucson, May 31.

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and six wooden shelters to beplaced away from homes in orderto diminish the cats’ presence andany negative behaviors, such asyowling.

Alley Cat Allies advocates a trap-neuter-return policy for strays asopposed to the other option —animal control seizes the cats andmost likely puts them to death ata shelter. While none of the catsare dangerous, the absence of neu-tering assures that even if cats areremoved from the environment,the remaining ones will still breedand augment their numbers.


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ASSEMBLY OF GODCentreville Assembly of God…703-830-1841

BAHA’IBaha’i Faith…1-800-22-UNITE

BAPTISTCentreville Baptist Church…703-830-3333Chantilly Baptist Church…703-378-6880Clifton Baptist Church…703-263-1161Second Baptist Church…703-830-1850

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

BIBLEChantilly Bible Church…703-263-1188

Community Bible Church…703-222-7737CATHOLIC

St. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church…703-817-1770St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church…703-266-1310

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

CHRISTIAN SCIENCEChristian Science Society…703-818-8914

CHURCH OF CHRISTCentreville Church of Christ…703-815-0617

Fairfax Church of Christ…703-631-2100CONTEMPORARY CATHOLIC

One Spirit Catholic Community…703-818-8080

Faith

Jubilee Christian Center an-nounces a revised schedule forWednesday evenings in August. There willbe no Wednesday evening service on Aug.6 and 20, and a free Family Movie Nightis scheduled on Aug. 13 at 7:15 p.m. Theregular Wednesday evening service andfamily activities will resume on Aug. 27 at7:15 p.m. Jubilee Christian Center is lo-cated at 4650 Shirley Gate Rd., Fairfax.Call 703-383-1170. See www.jccag.org.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church ishosting an Open House at its new facil-ity at 13421 Fair Lakes Dr, Centreville, 10a.m. –noon, Aug. 2, 9, 16, and 23. Thecommunity is invited to tour the buildingand learn about programs and ministries.

❖ Aug. 2- free car wash;❖ Aug. 9- meet the music director;❖ Aug.16- free car wash;❖ Aug. 23- free hot dogs and snow

cones;Go to www.lordoflifelutheran.com .

SMASH CAMP — Summer Music,Arts & Sports for Him

Aug. 11-15, from 9 a.m. to noon. Yourchild can choose to participate in eitherSports Camp or Music/Arts Camp.

Rising 2nd – 5th Graders, $30/eachchild. Centreville Presbyterian Church,15450 Lee Hwy.,www.centrevillepres.com. Register byJuly 31. Information available on the Website or call 703-830-0098. Email:

[email protected]

The Ekoji Buddhist Temple hostsa Naikan workshop on Saturday, Aug. 9from 1-4 p.m. Naikan is a method of self-reflections that can help people betterunderstand themselves, their relationshipsand the fundamental nature of their exist-ence. Ekoji Buddhist Temple is at 6500Lake Haven Lane, Fairfax Station. Free.Lunch provided. Go to the Web site: http://www.ekoji.org.

The Alliance Church Center ofthe Christian and Missionary Alli-ance will be holding its Vacation BibleSchool on Thursdays and Fridays Aug. 7and 8 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. and Sat-urday morning, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. - 12:30p.m. A picnic will be held for all on thechurch lawn on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 12:30p.m. The theme will be “Growing the Fruitof the Spirit” with Bible stories, crafts,games and snacks provided. On Saturdaymorning pony rides and farm animals willbe on the premises for the children toenjoy followed by a hot dog roast. All ac-tivities are free. Call 703-264-1273. Thechurch is located at 12113 Vale Road,Oakton.

“Brethren In Harmony,” A Male acappella Christian Barbershop Sound, willbe held on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. atOakton Baptist Church of Chantilly. Thechurch is located at the corner of Sullyfield

Circle and Route 50 in Chantilly. A free-will offering will be received. Call703-631-1799.

Unity of Fairfax will offer the semi-nar, “Journey into Divine Love.” AndrewHarvey, reknowned mystical scholar, de-scribes his vision of why Rumi’s poetryand sacred knowledge of Divine Love arebeing experienced all over the world.From 7-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, and9-5 p.m. on Aug. 2. The church is locatedat 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Call703-281-1767, www.unityoffairfax.org.

Congregation Yad Shalom ofCentreville provides a variety of programsin a traditional format with a modern flair.It openly invites inquiries about participa-tion in these activities by the community.There are a number of activities for thefamily for the new year:

❖ Join the congregation for a specialbrunch with Natalie Lavine of the JewishHistorical Society of Greater Washington.Natalie will present an overview of Jew-ish Washington – a scrapbook of theJewish American community. This eventwill be held on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m.at Little Rocky Run Recreation Center #3 (near Centreville High School).

❖ Other special events are being sched-uled for the summer – check the Web sitefor up-to-date details.

For further information and/or direc-tions, contact the Congregation at

703-579-6079, or visit the Web site atwww.yadshalom.com.

Music Camp at CentrevilleUnited Methodist Church (CUMC):Music Camp will be held Aug. 11-15from 9:30 – 12:30 at CUMC. The themeis “All God’s Creatures Got a Place in theChoir”. There will be singing, ringinghandbells, crafts and fun movement ac-tivities throughout the week. Childrenwho are rising 2nd through 6th gradersare invited to participate in camp. Youthin grades 7 – 12 and adults are invited toparticipate as helpers. Registration is $20per child with a $50 maximum per fam-ily. Forms are available in the churchoffice or on the CUMC Web sitewww.centreville-umc.org.

DivorceCare is a 13-week, Christ-cen-tered, divorce recovery program whichhelps participants face the emotional,physical, and spiritual challenges of sepa-ration and divorce and moves toward therebuilding of lives. The class is limited to12 people and will be held at CentrevilleUnited Methodist Church on Sundaynights from 7 - 8:30 p.m., beginning onAug. 31. The leader is Richard Focht(703-802-1095). The cost is $15 for theworkbook.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church’ssecond location, 13421 Twin Lakes Dr.,Clifton, is now open. Everyone is invited

to worship services at 10 a.m. on Sun-day. Call the church office at703-323-9500 or go towww.lordoflifelutheran.com.

Summer Nights at Lord of LifeLutheran Church — Fun for AllAges! Fairfax Location, 5114Twinbrook Rd.

❖ July 30 — Mad Science: The MadScience Workshop will present an awe-some interactive workshop that willspark the imagination of children of allages and increase understanding ofwhat science is really about.

Call the church office at 703-323-9500 or go towww.lordoflifelutheran.com.

Clifton/ Centreville Location, 13421Twin Lakes Dr.

Are you looking for acres of funthis summer? Then you’ll want to joinSt. John’s Episcopal Church for a bas-ket full of good times at the SonHarvest County Fair! At the Son Har-vest County Fair Vacation Bible School(VBS) you’ll learn about the Fruit ofthe Spirit, make cool crafts, learncatchy farm tunes, play super fungames and make lots of new friends.Registrations is $20 per child/$17 perchild for 2 or more children per fam-ily (max. $50 per family, scholarshipsavailable). Call 703-803-7500 or visitwww.stjohnscentreville.org


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CENTREVILLE

Clifton Presbyterian ChurchIn Historic Clifton behind the Hermitage Inn

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.(Nursery Provided)

The Rev. Lynn Stanton-HoyleYouth & Families Pastoral Asst.

Jennifer Dunfee(703) 830-3175

Rediscover your faith with us.703-881-7443 • www.clearriver.org

CLIFTON

EPISCOPAL

Christ the Redeemer…703-502-1732

Church of the Epiphany…703-715-6070

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

JEWISH

Congregation Yad Shalom…703-802-8901

Temple Beth Torah…703-263-2252

LUTHERAN

King of Kings Lutheran Church…703-378-7272

Lord of Life Lutheran Church…703-323-9500

St. Andrew Lutheran Church…703-830-2768METHODIST

Centreville United Methodist…703-830-2684

Pender United Methodist Church…703-278-8023

Pleasant Valley United Methodist…703-327-4461

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Centreville Community Church…703-580-5226

Christian Life Center…703-754-9600

Clear River CommunityChurch…703-881-7443

Covenant Christian Center…703-631-5340

Fair Oaks Church…703-631-1112

New Life...703-222-8836

Tree of Life Bible Church...703-830-4563

PENTECOSTAL

Capital Worship Center…703-530-8100

Church of the Blessed Trinity…703-803-3007ORTHODOX

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church…703-818-8372

St. Raphael Orthodox Church…703-303-3047

PRESBYTERIAN

Centreville PresbyterianChurch…703-830-0098

Chantilly Presbyterian Church…703-449-1354

Clifton Presbyterian Church…703-830-3175

Young Saeng Korean PresbyterianChurch…

703-818-9200UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Wellspring United Church ofChrist…703-830-0695

Worth Noting

ONGOINGFair Lakes Farmer’s MarketWednesdays — 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.Sundays — 9 a.m.-1 p.m.The Fair Lakes Farmers Market, located in

the Whole Foods parking lot, off theFair Lakes Parkway, is openWednesdays from 3:30-7 p.m.; andSundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Avariety of local producers will be therethroughout the season.

The Community Farmers’ Market,sponsored by the Downtown FairfaxCoalition, is held Saturdays from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. through October in theCity of Fairfax at the corner of Westand Main Streets (behind the historicFairfax County Courthouse). Morethan 25 vendors, the market offersshopping for the whole family —locally grown fruits and vegetables,bakery items, Shenandoah Valleymeats, Argentine chorizo, specialtyfoods, local arts and crafts, antiques,plants and flowers and more. EverySaturday, Chiche’s Chorizo adds a dashof fun to the market by charcoalgrilling their locally produced chorizofor sandwiches. Visitwww.geocities.com/communitymkt.

The Republican Women of Cliftonmeets on the third Monday from 7-9p.m. at Clifton Elementary School,7010 Clifton Road. The group invitesall women in Northern Virginia tomake a positive impact on thecommunity. It helps with community

service projects, supports the troops,legislative affairs, philanthropy, andparticipates in local, state and nationalelection campaigns. Call Terrie J.Rollins, President at 703-322-0691 oremail [email protected]. TheWeb site is www.CliftonGOP.com

Craft Vendors are needed forCentreville United Methodist Women’sBazaar scheduled for SaturdayNovember 8 from 9 am to 3pm at thechurch, 6400 Old Centreville Road;contact [email protected].

FRIDAY, AUG. 1Swing Dances are held every Friday

night at the Dulles Hilton in the RedFox Room with Sue and Gary Caley.Drop-in beginner lesson included inprice of admission from 8:30-9 p.m.Live music from 9 p.m. to midnight.Cost is $15. All ages welcome, largedance floors, air conditioned. HiltonWashington Dulles Hotel, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon.

· Aug. 1 — The Grandsons;· Aug. 8 — King Cadillac;· Aug. 15 — Rockin Bones;

The Starlight Cinema Family Drive-InMovie series will be shown at theparking lot of the Trinity OfficeBuilding, 5875 Trinity parkway,Centreville. Gates open at 6 p.m., pre-movie activities start at 7:30 p.m.,films are shown at dark. Go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/

❖ Saturday, Aug. 2 — “Bee Movie”— Barry B. Benson, a bee who justgraduated from college, is disillusionedwith his only job prospect, honey.When he ventures outside of the hivehe breaks a cardinal rule and talks to ahuman, a florist named Vanessa, and isshocked to find out that humans havebeen stealing bees’ honey for centuriesand decides to sue them in thisanimated comedy.

SATURDAY/AUG. 2Join Tigerlily Foundation, a breast

cancer non-profit organization for“Lunch for Life” at Bonefish Grill inCentreville. This event will raise moneyfor young women living with breastcancer. It will be held at Bonefish Grill,6315 Multiplex Drive, Centreville, onSaturday, Aug. 2 from noon to 2 p.m.Purchase tickets in advance at https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=3dda40 orat www.tigerlilyfoundation.org/events.html. The price is $25 for adultsand $15 for children under 12 yearsold.

Dave Lieberman, personal chef, authorand host of The Food Network’s “GoodDeal with Dave Lieberman” and “DaveDoes,” will be at the Macy’s at FairOaks Mall on Saturday, Aug. 2.Lieberman is bringing the best of fresh,local and sustainable foods to the FairOaks Macy’s for an in-store cookingdemonstration at 3 p.m. The first 125people to the event will receive freesamples, tote bags, recipes cards and

issues of Edible Chesapeake magazine.Guests receive a free copy of Dave’sDinners, Lieberman’s second cookbook,with a purchase of $50 or more inTools of the Trade cookware.Lieberman also is available to sign thecookbooks following thedemonstration.

MONDAY, AUG. 4The Northern Virginia Soil and

Water Conservation District willbe sponsoring a build-your-own rainbarrel workshop on Monday, Aug. 4at 7 p.m. at the Sully DistrictGovernmental Center. Registration isrequired and a materials fee of $50 willbe charged. Rain barrels can beattached to your downspout to collectwater flowing from your roof. Eachbarrel holds approximately 50 gallonsof harvested rain water that can beused around the home for manyhousehold needs! For registrationinformation visit,www.arlingtonenvironment.org/barrel.htm or contact Taylor Beach at703-324-1428 [email protected]. Limit:2 rain barrels per household.

TUESDAY, AUG. 5Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) will host a

free forum to educate residents aboutticks and Lyme disease at the LoudounCounty School Board office (21000

Education Ct., Ashburn) at onTuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. Dr.David Goodfriend, director of theLoudoun County Health Department;Dr. Jorge Arias, manager of thedisease-carrying insect program for theFairfax County Health Department,and Dr. Samuel Shor, associate clinicalprofessor, George WashingtonUniversity Health Care Sciences, arescheduled to speak. Call 202-225-5136.

The Northern Virginia HolisticMoms Network will meet onTuesday, Aug. 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.at the City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North Street, Fairfax. Thismonth’s topic is: “Back To School Eco-Fashions” Be stylish andenvironmentally conscious – tips onfashion for moms and kids! Call 703-988-0285.

WEDNESDAY/AUG 6Chick-fil-A at Fair Oaks Mall hosts

“Family Night” every Wednesday from5-7 p.m. Every week there is a free,different activity to entertain kids of allages. Come celebrate at Fair OaksMall, located inside the main entrancebetween Sears and Macy’s. Call us 703-279-1883 or email [email protected].

Aug. 6 —Free Icedream!Aug. 13 — Angela’s Art ProjectAug. 20 — Mr. Don’s Sing Along!Aug. 27 —Face Painting!


Sports

Senior Sluggers Put on ShowNorthern VirginiaSenior Softball hostsannual All-Star Game.

By Andrew Dodson

Centre View

Ben Fisher remembers playing LittleLeague baseball against Gary Parksin Arling-ton over a half century. Af-ter the days of Little League, they

did not see each other until they met up onthe diamond again — 50 years later.

“We always played against each other,”Fisher said. “And now we get to play againsteach other again.”

Fisher and Parks, both 65, are All-Stars ofthe National League of Northern Virginia Se-nior Softball (NVSS) along with several oth-ers. Teammates and managers elect the bestplayers from their respective team and thoseplayers compete for either the Washington orWilson Division.

NVSS offers a unique opportunity for se-niors — who are at least 50-years-old — tocontinue play the game that they grew uploving.

“Whatever level of play you are and as longas you are in some kind of shape, we’ll have ateam for you to play on,” said NVSS PublicityChairman Dave Scheele. “It’s great for yourhealth and it’s just a great opportunity to havefun.”

The league has three sub-leagues: Conti-nental, American, and National. The Conti-nental is the equivalent of AA ball, Americanis AAA, and the National League is the pre-mier division. League managers evaluate play-ers at the beginning of the season to deter-mine which league fits their respected abili-ties.

DO NOT LET the gray hair fool you; theseboys play with as much heart and strength asMajor League All-Stars of today. Many of themhave the ability to crank the ball over 300feet out of the park — ask any of the playersabout Bill Grewe.

“Those are automatic for him,” said out-fielder Bob Williams. “He can hit homers atwill.”

Both dugouts lock focus on his smoothswing each at bat waiting for another ball togo the yard. Last year, Grewe set the NVSSrecord, clobbering 58 homeruns in a singleseason.

While other sports like tennis and golf pro-vide great recreational and healthy activity,softball offers something more, according tooutfielder Peter Shockley.

“The thing about softball is it’s a team sportand you have that atmosphere,” Shockleysaid. “You can make a lot of friends out here.”

Shockley sat the all-star game, nursing aback injury. He said he is saving his back forthe games that really matter in the comingweek. His team currently sits in a tie for firstin the division.

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Tom Garofalo high-fives Jim Ridgell after Ridgell made a nice catch toend the inning.

Defense was pivotal in the first two inningsfor both teams. The Wilson division All-Starsscored the first run of the game in the thirdinning.

Powerful hitting continued in the fourth andfifth inning for the Wilson team, racing to a7-1 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth.

One memorable highlight came when sec-ond baseman, ‘Crazy’ Jerry Sviatko laid outfor a diving grab in the infield. Sviatko threwthe ball to the shortstop covering the base forthe inning-ending out while still on theground. Teammates and opponents both ap-plauded the play by the retired schoolteacherand Sviatko walked back into the dugout witha small grin on his face. Washington Division’sAll-Stars rallied for an extra run in the sev-enth inning, but Wilson’s All-Stars answeredwith two runs. Going into the ninth inning,Washington trailed 9-2.

“Come on guys,” one player shouted. “Let’sdo this one bat at a time.”

A controversial out at first caused the Wash-ington dugout to jeer at the first base umpire.

“Come on Blue,” shouted one player. “Yeah,we need all the help we can get right now,”echoed another.

Power hitter Tom Wells pelted a ball intocenterfield. The outfielder quickly threw backto first, causing the first baseman to leap fora catch. When the first baseman came down,

Wells collided with him. The collision forcedthe Washington manager to pull the injuredWells out of the game.

With two outs, the Washington Division All-Stars strung together a slew of hits and pulledin a run, but it was not enough to overcomethe 9-3 deficit. The game ended with agrounder thrown to first.

AFTER THE GAME, both teams met atcenterfield for a line of handshakes. The gameproved that you are never too old to enjoyAmerica’s favorite pastime. Each player comesfrom a different background, yet the 500-plusmembers of NVSS each join for the same lovefor the game.

First baseman Jerry Sheetz said he feelsprivileged to play with some of the greatestguys he has ever met.

“It’s amazing when you look around andsee that this guy had bypass surgery, or thisguy has cancer. It kind of makes it hard tocomplain about a paper cut,” said Sheetz.

A picnic followed the game and as playersheaded over for it, all they talked about werecertain plays during the game and what theywould have done differently. It was quite evi-dent these grown boys truly love baseball.

“It doesn’t matter who you are,” saidScheele. “As long as you love the game, comeon out and play ball.”

2008 All-Star SelectionsNational Conference: WashingtonBill Grewe AlexandriaWayne Masefield RestonTony Giannini OaktonSteve Adamson SterlingMike Kosar ViennaDon Webber SpringfieldPete Shockley AlexandriaBen Fisher FairfaxJerry Sviatko AlexandriaTom Ramberg RestonJerry Sheetz LortonAlan Gillespie Springfield

National Conference: WilsonDave Shultz AshburnMike Burchfield AnnandaleFrank Jacobs South RidingMike Bellows FairfaxDavid Black BurkeTom Bowers HerndonDonzell Jackson Fairfax StationLarry Scarlata SpringfieldWayne Cowles SpringfieldSteve Turchan BurkeDan Barolo AlexandriaDavid Hobson ArlingtonPaul Math AnnandaleJeff Harrison SpringfieldBruce Remick SpringfieldBryon Stiftar Springfield

Continental Conference: JeffersonRoger Redelman FairfaxDon Luhn AlexandriaJim Ridgell AlexandriaJim Fuller BurkeBarry Sidman McLeanBruce Pels ArlingtonBarry Newman AnnandaleLloyd Spafford Great FallsNorman Aronovic ViennaRon Sarson Oak HillTom Garofalo Great FallsRon Paulson SpringfieldRob Stotz McLeanHenry Ruempler AlexandriaGuy Sapienza HerndonJim Meyers AnnandaleBaz Baziliuk BurkeSteve Ordun ViennaJohn Miller LortonTed Ringelheim SpringfieldPaul Schmitt ViennaHoward Walton FairfaxPete Hoffman OaktonDick Peyer Falls ChurchTed Brown SpringfieldMark Canoyer FairfaxBaz Bazan CentrevilleCharlie Rainey ViennaJohn Szpanka FairfaxDon Bartlett Fairfax Station

American Conference: MadisonEd Shoemaker BurkeTom Horio FairfaxJim Johndrow AlexandriaErnie Wakeham OaktonCharlie Green SterlingJay Kalner ArlingtonGlenn Downer FairfaxStever Kopstein OaktonAl Harvey FairfaxDick Knox OaktonJohn Ray SpringfieldR.C. Phillippi FairfaxJohn Quast AlexandriaHal Lippman Falls ChurchBill Wells AlexandriaC.W. Watkins Sterling

American Conference: MonroeChuck Cournoyer CentrevilleRay Holt ArlingtonEric Garand FairfaxJesse Christian ArlingtonChuck Leone ViennaDon Beless OaktonBob Davey Fairfax StationBrian Payne FairfaxTony DiDonato FairfaxO.D O’Donnell FairfaxJerry Reichel Falls ChurchLew Glasener ViennaDon Meli AnnandaleMichael Brazie Sterling, Va.Herman Porter Fairfax

“Whatever level of play you are and aslong as you are in some kind of shape,we’ll have a team for you to play on.”

— Dave Scheele, NVSS Publicity Chairman

Centre View Sports Editor Paul Frommelt

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Thompson said it was “neat tolearn little bits and pieces abouther country. But mostly, we talkedabout what was going on here —friend stuff.”

“I feel like we’re real friends, notjust exchange-student friends,”said Storm. “I was the only ex-change student at Westfield, so Ifelt like I should hang out withAmericans and integrate into theirculture.”

BUT THOMPSON learned somethings, too, and was surprised tolearn “how cheap stuff is” inAmerica, compared to Norway.Said Storm: “Norway’s about thefourth-most-expensive country inthe world.”

As for souvenirs, Storm boughtsome clothes and accessories here,including a winter coat. But, shesaid, “I feel like America is a lot ofyears behind in fashion. For ex-ample, some people wear flaredjeans here; we wore them in the‘90s and not since. And when Iwore full-length tights, everybodyasked, ‘What’s she wearing?’”

“Or it would be a little cold out-side, and she’d be wearing a bigcoat and freezing,” said Thomp-son. “And I’d say, ‘Why are you socold? You’re from Norway.’”

“People think it’s winter all year‘round in Norway, but it’s not likethat,” said Storm. “Although, it’smore humid and a little highertemperature in the summer. Whatwas really funny was when theyclosed school here for snow days.That would never happen in Nor-way unless we got 3 feet of snow.

And even then, we’d probably stillhave to go to school.”

She also did quite a bit of trav-eling in the U.S. “Exchange stu-dents get offered different tripsthrough Discover America, and Iwent to Hawaii in February,” saidStorm. “There were 50 other ex-change students there, mostlyfrom Mexico and Norway, and itwas really fun.” She also visitedNew York at Christmas and sawTimes Square, rode on the StatenIsland Ferry and ice skated in Cen-tral Park. Then came spring breakin Florida with her sister, plusother trips.

“The Haltermans have a beachhouse at Bethany Beach and wewent there for Memorial Dayweekend and Meghan came withus,” said Storm. “And they hadawesome outlet malls for shop-ping.”

“It was a really nice, child-friendly environment and a nicebreak from school,” said Thomp-son. “And some of our friends wereat the same beach that weekendso we met up with them.”

When asked about the biggestdifferences between them, Stormreplied, “Teen are teens every-where.”

Added Thompson: “She’s justlike I am.” Except for the language,said Storm. But, said Thompson,“That makes it more interestingand fun.”

The best part, said Storm, was“the whole, high-school experi-ence and friends. I liked doingsomething different from myfriends at home and being inde-pendent — and I have so manygood memories.”

“And she couldn’t have had abetter host family,” said Thomp-son. “The Haltermans are the nic-est people ever.” On that point, thetwo girls are in total agreement.Said Storm: “They treated me likea family member, not like a stu-dent living with them.”

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Six Brookfield Breakers swimmersqualified for the NVSL All-Stars whichwill be held on Saturday. They areClaire Kenna, Anna Kenna, BrandonPark, Nick Tremols, William Schulte,and Shannon Silsby.

Sequoia FarmsSwims atDivisionals

“Post-season” for the Colonial Swim-ming League began last weekend withthe holding of the League’s Divisionalmeets, where swimmers from through-out the region met for the chance todistinguish themselves and their teams.The top swimmers will meet at the All-Star meet, the final event of the season,this Saturday. The teams met also torecognize and present awards to themost successful team and age groups ineach division.

Sequoia Farms had the good fortuneand the right swimmers, to be presentedwith the award for the leading group of11-12-year-old, boy swimmers. Thisgroup was represented by StingraysSean Barto, Brian Chapman, BlakeFeichtl and Conner Murphy. Up againstthe stiffest competition in years (includ-ing an Olympic trial athlete), theSequoia Farms Stingrays held their ownagainst some of northern Virginia’s bestswimmers. In fact, a number of Sequoiaswimmers came away with first-placewins against swimmers they had facedunsuccessfully, earlier in the season. Inthis meet, three heats of six swimmerseach competed in each event. The Se-quoia Farms stand-outs were theseStingrays who finished in the top six oftheir events (with finishing places).

❖ Sean Barto (4, 5, 6)❖ Erin Boyle (1, 2, 3)❖ Brian Chapman (1, 3, 4)❖ Holly Chapman (2, 5)❖ Matthew Cohen (4)❖ Patrick Deegan (5)❖ Shelby Delcambre (5)❖ Blake Feichtl (5, 5, 5)❖ Brooke Feichtl (3, 6)❖ Gillian Hadermann (3)❖ Kelsey Hamer (5, 5, 6)❖ Brice Harris (4, 4, 6)

❖ Julia Hilburger (5)❖ Emma Lark (2, 4, 4)❖ Hannah Lark (6)❖ Chris Martin (2, 2, 3)❖ Bridget O’Malley (1, 2, 2)❖ Jennifer Steinhilber (1, 1, 5)❖ Russ Steinhilber (1, 4, 6)The results of these league-wide Divi-

sional meets determined whichswimmers would be qualified as thebest-of-the-best, and swim in the Colo-nial League All-Star meet. The followingStingray All-Star qualifiers swam theirway to this prestigious event (qualifyingstroke and seed number are shown):

❖ Erin Boyle: freestyle (7), breast-stroke (9), butterfly (13)

❖ Sean Barto: butterfly (16)❖ Brian Chapman: freestyle (1),

butterfly (11)❖ Holly Chapman: breaststroke

(12)❖ Shelby Delcambre: butterfly (13)❖ Gillian Hadermann: breaststroke

(13)❖ Julia Hilburger: breaststroke (18)❖ Brooke Feichtl: backstroke (18)❖ Emma Lark: backstroke (12)❖ Chris Martin: freestyle (8),

breaststroke (4), IM (9)❖ Bridget O’Malley: freestyle (10),

backstroke (7), butterfly (11)

❖ Jennifer Steinhilber: breaststroke(10), butterfly (18)

❖ Russ Steinhilber: breaststroke (1),IM (16)

SSTs receive AllStar announce-ments

The Sully Station SSTs had a strongshowing at the NVSL Division 3 meet onSaturday, July 26, at Sleepy HollowBath & Racquet club. The SSTs had 75of their best times showcased at the di-visional races with all of their swimmersdazzling the crowd with outstandingshowmanship. As a result of their per-formances at divisionals, 14 of the SSTswimmers went on to qualify for indi-vidual All-Stars. During the team’send-of-season banquet Saturday nightthe swimmers and their families weregiven the exciting news that they’d re-ceived All-Star qualification. Theindividual 2008 All-Stars from the SSTteam are Will Dzubak, Brandon Fiala, CJFiala, Collin Fiala, Zoe Hemmer, MeganHickey, Matt McPherson, MichaelMcPherson, Elise Mozeleski, ReaganWarrington, Harrison White, Missy Witt,Maddie Word and Richard Xue. The All-Star meet will be Saturday, Aug. 2 atLittle Rocky Run in Clifton.

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Armfield Farms

(Front, from left): Will Dzubak, Harrison White, MattMcPherson, Elise Mozeleski; (Second row): Megan Hickey,Zoe Hemmer, Collin Fiala, Michael McPherson; (Thirdrow): Brandon Fiala, Coach Samantha Wooddell, CoachCameron Blake, Coach Jenn Campbell, CJ Fiala, MissyWitt, Maddie Word; (not pictured): Reagan Warringtonand Richard Xue.

Pictured are the Boys 13-14 Relayteam consisting of Harlen Mantelli, MattLouis, Brady Caslavka and JamesKovach. Not only did they help defeatChantilly National by a narrow marginof 14 points, but they broke their ownpool record for this event! ArmfieldFarms ended the season as the Divisionchamps!


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Michael Southern, above, of theLee-Graham Swim Team preparesfor race in the 50-meter freestyle.Dacid Emson, left, of the OverleeSwim Club competes in the 50-meter freestyle.

Matthew Kuhlik of the Chesterbrook Swim Team competes in the 50-meter freestyle.

Swimmers race in the 50-meterfreestyle during the NorthernVirginia Swimming League DivisionI meet at Lee-Graham pool on July26.

Mia Cleary of the Lee-Graham Swim Team competes in the 50-meterfreestyle.

Katarina O’Reilly of the Vienna Aquatic Club competes in the 50-meter freestyle.

The Best of the Best

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The Northern Virginia Swimming League and the Colonial Swim Leagueheld their divisional championships over the weekend and the top swim-mers in each division didn’t disappoint, with three records falling in theNVSL and four in the CSL. Mosby Woods’ Janet Hu set her 13th NVSL

record at the NVSL Division 10 championships by breaking the 11-12 girls 100-meterindividual medley with a time of 1 minute, 7.81 seconds. Two records fell in theNVSL Division 2 championships, with Eva Greene breaking the 13-14 girls 50-meterbackstroke record with a time of 30.59. Later, Sean Fletcher broke the 50-meterbutterfly record with at time 25.28.

In NVSL Division 9 at Walden Glen, Elizabeth Hall of Poplar Tree tied the mark forthe girls 15-18 50-meter butterfly with a time of 28.94 – set by Forest Hollow’s MaryQuinn in 1984.

At the CSL Blue Division championships, Chase Club’s Ellyn Baumgardner loweredher own 15-18 50-meter breaststroke record with a time of 33.07. It was the thirdtime that Baumgardner lowered the 15-18 50-meter breaststroke mark in two sea-son.

At the CSL Red Division championships, Chantilly Highlands’ Robert Grimmett-Norris set three CSL marks. Grimmett-Norris set the boys 15-18 100-meter individualmedley record with a time of 1:01.38 – besting his own time by .09 seconds. In theboys 15-18 50-meter butterfly, he swam a time of 26.52, beating a 11-year old record.Grimmett-Norris finished his day by breaking the 15-18 50-meter backstroke record,with a time of 27.44.

—Paul Frommelt


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Washington area and voting, I’ve neverseen the level of — not just frustration —but anger, at the current administration,”said Southworth, who installed the phonesand data for the office. “People are readyfor a change, big time.”

“This is a fertile area,” he continued. “It’salways been Republican, but now we’veseen a significant transition. And it’s not justthe ethnic population — it’s the voters ofall colors, shapes and sizes. We’re seeingpeople vote with their hearts and their con-sciences, and not just their voter card.”

THE OFFICE’S grand opening was Satur-day, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; some 175 peopleattended and 156 people signed up to vol-unteer. “We had a steady stream of people,the whole time,” said Cerillo. “Even peoplejust passing by stopped in. At one point, wehad 60 people in here. We’d only publicizedit through word-of-mouth, so that was fabu-lous. There was a lot of enthusiasm, and itseemed like people who weren’t involvedin politics as much in the past came out. SoI’m very happy that the community turnedout in such large numbers.”

“We’re going to be doing voter registra-tion in the multi-ethnic neighborhoods inCentreville and voter identification in theSully magisterial district,” said Meyer. “We’llbe reaching out to infrequent voters, ask-ing them to become involved in the politi-cal process to lend their voice toward chang-ing the country.”

He said volunteers will be canvassing,phone banking, entering data and doingtheir best to “convince voters that a votefor Barack Obama will change the directionthe U.S. has been going in, the past eightyears. This office was created by activistsand will be a home for active Democrats inthe western part of the county. A lot of folksare fired up and ready. I don’t think there’sever been a national, Democratic campaignoffice in Centreville, and we hope to turnCentreville into a Democratic [stronghold]for years to come.”

Saturday, Penny Douskalis of Gate PostEstates helped register voters at a tableoutside the new office. “I think it’s great,and I’m so excited,” she said. “This office is

teer, call 612-710-7707 or e-mail Meyer [email protected].

“I work across the street, so I’ll probablycome over here for lunch and hang out,”said new volunteer Wanda Maturo ofManorgate. “I’ve not been able to do muchwhen the Democratic campaign office wasin McLean, the past few years, so this isgreat. I’m cautiously optimistic that Obamawill win. But we can’t take it for granted,so we’ll work harder.”

WESTFIELD HIGH sophomore ShaneGrannum, 15, of Sully Station II, came toget voter-registration training and offer hissupport. So what does a presidential cam-paign office in Centreville say about thisarea? “It says that they’re paying more at-tention to Fairfax County,” said Shane’s dad,Roger Grannum. “We’re becoming moreimportant and they’ve seen how we’ve gonemore democratic in the past elections.”

Inside the office, Gregory Brown of Cen-tre Ridge held some Obama bumper stick-ers and campaign literature. An informa-tion-technology project manager, heplanned to volunteer any way he could, asdid his wife, Edwina.

“Seeing an African-American nominatedfor president of the United States was some-thing I never thought I’d see in my lifetime,”he said. “So I didn’t want to sit back and letthis opportunity pass without doing every-thing I could to lend my support.”

Brown believes Obama has “a very goodchance of winning the election. Right now,America is not satisfied with the currentpresident. The country is experiencing eco-nomic hardships and we’re finding it verydifficult just to make ends meet. The wareffort has taken its toll on America backhome, so Barack provides a fresh opportu-nity for change — and so many people needthat.”

He said having a campaign office heremeans “Centreville is abandoning its tradi-tional views and has really grown over thepast five to 10 years. It’s multi-cultural andit’s done what Barack’s doing — offeringchange and opportunity. For this office tobe right down the street from my house, Icouldn’t have imagined it. And we want tolet Barack know that Centreville, as smallas it is, can have a major impact.”

Excitement Runs High at Obama Office

(From left)WandaMaturo signsup tovolunteer forObama,helped byCathie Flynn,Patsy Brownand PennyDouskalis.

Alex Lee leads a group on voter-registration training.

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totally community-sponsored; a lot ofpeople are doing a lot of hard work here.It’s 100 days today until the election andwe’re counting down. A lot of people arepulling for Obama.”

Centreville Community Foundation Presi-dent Marvin Powell came with his daugh-ter Kaihla, a fourth-grader at CentrevilleElementary. “I like any opportunity we getto have people participate in the democraticprocess and enjoy being active in Sully Dis-trict,” said Powell. “And I love the fact thatthis kind of office brings out the diversityin the community and gives us all a chanceto plug in.”

SDDC member Jon Graft of Little RockyRun said it’s wonderful having a central,campaign office in Centreville. “It makes iteasy for people to come here and volun-teer. Earlier this week, before we even gotthe office open, we just leaned an Obamasign against the window and there werepeople coming in to volunteer. There’s a lotof excitement about Sen. Obama.”

Sully Station’s Cathie Flynn said the of-fice still needs lots of items, though, includ-ing a microwave, office supplies, printerpaper, bottled water, coffee, paper platesand cups, plus snacks for the teen volun-teers. To donate any of them or to volun-

think he’d change the direction of the country and wouldrestore our reputation in the world.”

“I was absolutely thrilled to be selected,” continuedCerillo. “It’s an honor to represent the 10th District andVirginia. It’s very exciting and I feel that going out to theconvention is a chance in a lifetime.”

While there, she’ll participate in caucuses and cast a vote.She’ll also work on the Democratic platform and take partin other, related activities. Cerillo said she and the otherdelegates will probably also volunteer in the nearby com-munity — not in a political manner — but to just be goodneighbors and “help do whatever the community needs.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

When the Democratic convention for presi-dent convenes, Aug. 25-28, in Denver,Colo., Mary Lee Cerillo of Centreville’sBraddock Ridge community will be there.

“I’m the female, national delegate from the 10th Con-gressional District for Obama,” she said. “Two men fromLoudoun County were also chosen, plus an alternate fe-male delegate from McLean.”

Cerillo, chairman of the Sully District Democratic Com-mittee, was elected in May at the 10th Congressional Con-vention in Leesburg. And it’s something she reallywanted.

“I’d just worked so hard for the Democratic Party since2004 and believe so much in Barack Obama,” she said. “I Mary Lee Cerillo, Sully Democratic chairman

Cerillo Is Democratic Convention Bound

“A lot of folks are fired up and ready.”— Morris Meyer, Sully District Democratic Committee

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North Springfield Preschool Part time teacher positions available for fall. Please call

703-256-7748

Nysmith SchoolPreschool - 8th Grade

Hiring for Fall• Teachers: College degree required

* Elementary Co-Teachers (Science/Social Studies/Language Arts)

* Preschool Teacher* Computer Teacher* French Teacher (PT)* Middle School Math Teachers (PT)

Send resumes to: [email protected]: 703-713-3336Web: www.nysmith.com

OFFICE ADMIN ASSISTANTF/T. Genr’l Office Admin Assistant for Restaurant Mgmt Co. Duties to incld but not limited to: filing, data entry, answer phone, filling supply requests, sort mail. Must have strong organizational skills, knowl of MS Word & Excel. Friendly of-fice environ. Salary neg, depending on exp. Benefits: 401(K), med/dent, pd vac.

Fax resume to 703-273-9870 or email to: [email protected]

HAIRDRESSERS & FACIAL ROOM FOR RENT

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ing. Facial Room for rent. Fairfax area. Call 703-359-2525 or 703-220-6808

BUSINESS OPP

NATIONAL CHILDRENS CENTERNo sell! Salary + Bonus + Benefits!

Weekdays 9-4

TELEPHONE

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A great opportunity toWORK AT HOME!

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Call Sue @ 703-451-5864Email: [email protected]

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PEDIATRIC DENTAL ASSISTANTBusy fun office in Sterling look-ing for experienced reliablecompassionate team player forMon + Thurs. $ excellent $

Fax resume to Valerie703-444-8607

VET RECEPTIONISTSeeking skilled receptionist to join our team. The position requires responsibility, punctuality, and prior relevant experience. Qualified candidates must have excellent customer service skill and a high attention to detail. We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. Please call 703-273-5110 or email [email protected]

Orthodontic Clinical Assistant-Part Time

Looking for an experienced, energetic, self-motivated, friendly person who enjoys a team approach, to work in a quality-ori-ented, fast paced, fun ortho practice in Oakton. One day per week (Monday’s). Call for an interview@703-938-1900

VETERINARY ASSISTANTReliable person needed to join our team. FT/PT weekend and evening positions available. Experience preferred but we will train the right person.

Call 703-273-5110 or email: [email protected]

PP//TT RREECCEEPPTTIIOONNIISSTT

Fair Lakes firm is seeking mature mind-ed, reliable individual with superior cus-tomer service skills for part time recep-tonist position. Work schedule is 1-5pm M-Th and every other Friday 9am-2pm. No experience req’d, willing to train right candidate. This is a great opportunity for someone just reentering the workplace. Fax resume/cover letter to

703-631-9596 or email to [email protected]

COLLEGESTUDENTS

& ‘08 H.S. GRADSSUMMER WORK!

$17.00 Base-Appt, FT/PT,Sales/Svc, No Exp Nec,

All Ages 17+, Conditions Apply703-359-7600

OFFICE/ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT, P/T

Receptionist will answer phone, input accounting data and perform various tasks in small business environment. M-W-F, 8-12, $10.00/hr. Chantilly.

Contemporary Woodcrafts, Inc. 703-787-9711

RECEPTIONISTS, FT & PTMust love Dogs. Groom ‘N Glory Pet Salon in Centreville seeks responsible, caring, motivated individuals for F/T & P/T Receptionists positions. Tues-Sat.

Call: 703-830-5574

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703-431-9677 571-297-4242

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We Accept All Major Credit CardsLicensed, Insured, Bonded • Free EstimatesPhone: 703-887-3827 Fax: 703-803-3849

E-mail: [email protected]

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Licensed, Bonded, Insured

703-266-1233

M. C. LynchHome Improvement

Family Owned & Opererated

H O M E R E M O D E L I N G

Call Steve Paris(703) 830-5681 - 703-932-0270

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Call Thomas Martins703-327-1889

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Sod Installation, Mulch

703-850-3295MBS Services

Trees & Plants | Walls & Walkways| PondsPatios | Lighting | Sod Installation | Much More

*Free Estimates*703.919.4456

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540-869-0948 • Cell 703-732-7175

Since 1987

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703-863-7465LICENSED

• Basement Finishing• Retaining Walls • Patios• Decks • Porches (incl. screened) • Erosion & Grading Solutions• French Drains • Sump Pumps• Driveway Asphalt Sealing

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We Fix Patios, Sidewalks,Driveways and Retaining

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Serving Northern Virginia for Over a DecadeWinner of American Painting Contractors

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• Interior and Exterior Painting• Faux Finishing

• Drywall Hanging, Finishing and Repairs• Interior Moldings Crown-Chair Rail-Shadow Boxing

• Exterior Trim Repair/Replacement• Decks cleaned and Sealed

• General Contractor Services• For Evaluation and Consultation Call

703-437-3037Licensed Insured

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•Deck Cleaning & Sealing •Siding Cleaning •We CleanBrick, Concrete, Pool Decks, Sidewalks, Decks and much more.

We Use A Low Pressure SystemDeck Cleaning Special Only $89 (Up To 200 Sq ft)

House Wash Special Starting At Only $219.00Town Home Special Deck & Fence Clean & Seal Only $475!

H2O Power Wash703-435-3408

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• REFERENCES & WRITTEN WARRANTEES

ALL TYPES OF:RoofingSiding

GuttersWindows

Emergency Repairs

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•Flat Roofs

Licensed & Bonded

703-968-9871

CLEANING

A CLEANING SERVICE

Since 1985/Ins & BondedQuality Service at a Fair Price

Satisfaction GuaranteedComm/Res. MD VA DCacleaningserviceinc.com

703-892-8648

CONCRETE

RATCLIFFCONSTRUCT.

CO.Concrete & Brick Stone Specialist

Additions & Basemnts 4th Generation,

Class A Lic & Ins Free Est.

800-820-1404

GUTTER

703-802-0483

MOWING, TRIMMING,EDGING, MULCHING

& TRIM HEDGES

LAWN SERVICE

Group Rates Avail.!

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PINNACLE SERVICES,

703-802-0483GROUP RATES

AVAILABLEFREE EST

•GUTTER CLEANING•SMALL REPAIRS•SCREENING•POWERWASHING

HANDYMAN

RCL HOME REPAIRSHandyman Services

Springfld • Burke • Kingstowne

Light Electrical • Plumbing • Bathroom Renovation •

Ceramic Tile • Drywall Repair

703-922-4190www.rclhomerepairs.com

Licensed Insured

Snapperdesign.comPowerwashing,

Handyman, Electrical, Plumbing.

Lawn & Landscapingwork too!

703-631-9273

HAULING

Spring GeneralYard Cleanup, Tree

& Trash removal

ANGEL’S HAULING

703-863-1086703-373-3297

New#- 571-312-7227

AL’S HAULINGJunk & RubbishConcrete, furn.,office,

yard, construction debrisLow Rates NOVA

703-360-4364

IMPROVEMENTS

We Accept VISA/MC

703-441-8811

HOME INSPECTION LISTREPAIRS, CERAMIC TILE,PAINTING, DRYWALL,CARPENTRY, CUSTOMWOOD REPAIR, LT. PLUMBING &ELECTRICAL, POWER WASHING

Since 1964

TheHANDYMANA DIVISION OF NURSE CONSTRUCTION

LANDSCAPING

SUMMERCLEAN-UP

Yard Work, Trees & ShrubsTrimmed/Removed!Mulching, Hauling,Gutter Cleaning, etc.Free estimates!703-385-3338

A&SLANDSCAPING

Retaining Walls • PatiosDecks • French Drains

703-863-7465

•Tree Stump Removal• Clean-up Grounds

•Leaf Removal

ANGEL’STREE & HEAVY

TRASH HAULING

703-863-1086703-373-3297

PAINTING

www.Patriot Painting.net

Free Est. • Satisfaction Guar.!

Lic./Ins. Int./Ext.

703-502-7840Cell

571-283-4883ROOFING

Roofing & Siding(All Types)

Soffit & Fascia WrappingNew Gutters

Chimney CrownsLeaks RepairedNo job too small

703-975-2375

TREE SERVICE

•Tree Stump Removal• Clean-up Grounds

•Leaf Removal

ANGEL’STREE & HEAVY

TRASH HAULING

703-863-1086703-373-3297

New#- 571-312-7227

When eating fruit, think of theperson who planted the tree.

— Vietnamese Proverb



ClassifiedClassified

‘00 Ford Exp 78k miles $9,800 Fully loaded Eddie Bauer, Never wrecked 4WD tow package Black & Tan, well maintained, All paperwork

Call 703-313-0671

202 Domestic Auto 202 Domestic Auto

21 Announcements 21 Announcements

3 RE for Rent

Basement, walkout, attached bathrm Stringfellow Between Rt 50 & 29 703-502-0048

26 Antiques

We consign/pay top $ for antique/semi antique furn.

including mid century & danish modern Teak

furniture, sterling, mens watches, painting/art glass,

clocks, jewelry, costume jewelry, etc. Call Schefer

Antiques @ 703-241-0790.

29 Misc. for Sale

$250 KING Pillow Top Mattress & Box set (3pc)-Brand New, Never Used

w/warranty. (Retail $500+) Deliverable 571-926-1990

7 PC Cherry SleighBedroom

set - Brand new in boxes, Worth $1200+

(Can help deliver)Asking $575

Hardwood Artisans Twin Loft bed, solid oak w/

upgrade English Oak stain (looks great with antiques) Solid hardwood decking (no slats), allows for young children-college age and easier to make. 5 step

ladder allows for small children. Perfect condition,

2 years old, retails for $1725 new

www.hardwoodartisan.com, For Sale $600, phone

QN Pillow Top Mattress & box set Brand new in plastic

w/warranty! Can deliver. (Worth $300+) MUST SELL

$150 571-926-1990

116 Childcare Avail.

BURKE Childcare avail in my home,OFC Lic, FT & PT,

days, evenings, Back-up care &

special needs children welcome. Large yard for lots


Emails, text messages, instant messages;the written word is rarely written any more.It is typed and then read and frequentlyresponded to in similar fashion — non-verbally. It’s been my experience thatcommunicating in this manner has lead tothe existence, you might say, of a paralleluniverse. It’s as if these electronic/digital-type communications have a life of theirown and once typed, sent and replied to,need not have any mention of their havingbeen typed, sent or replied to. There’s nodoubt the exchange occurred, theinformation was definitely transmitted, butmore often than not, I’m not seeing — orrather hearing — any acknowledgment oftheir transmission.

Moreover, geographic distance seems notto have any bearing on this lack ofacknowledgment. Whether the contactee ismiles away, out of state or in adjacentcubicle a mere desk divider away, seemslikewise not to matter. Neither does it seemto matter if this individual is family, friendor foe. Communications madeelectronically (via computer, Blackberry, cellphone, etc.) need not, apparently, besynced up to any real-time, one-to-one,face-to-face actual-type conversation wherewords are spoken — and heard, and thenresponded to using your mouth rather thanyour fingers.

This is not to say that the substance ofthese electronic exchanges won’t beworked into subsequent conversations, it’smore that they won’t be footnoted; they’llbe understood but not worth referencing.Ironic given the fact that the currentconversation is often built on the veryinformation provided by that previousemail. It’s sort of the opposite of a house ofcards. Rather than the foundation of thisdiscussion (electronic exchange, actually)being built on shaky, unreliable grounds,grounds that under most circumstanceswouldn’t even exist, that is if peopleactually spoke to one another —withrespect to the underlying emails previouslyreceived and likely responded to — thiselectronic house of cards does exist and onvery solid, verifiable grounds, but itsexistence seems irrelevant, or in the veryleast, forgettable, and not worthmentioning, in current conversationsanyway.

In fact, as I sit and write this column, Ican’t recall any in-person conversation I’vehad where someone has said, “I want tocontinue the discussion we were havingelectronically.” No, what I’ve heard, whatI’ll hear, if anything is, a verbal signature, aPost Office-type return receipt, you mightcall it: no facts, no feelings — no nothing,just a hollow acknowledgment. That seemsto be as good as it gets. No real personaltouch, just a bland, robotic almost, JoeFriday (Dragnet)-type reply. Whether true ornot, it sure looks — and feels — that way,pending further investigation of course.

And as I investigate further, what Ianticipate finding, is more of the sameelectronic world that seems to exist untoitself, like the avitars in the make-believe,computer-generated faux universe thatexists on-line. It certainly seems real but towhom, and why should I pay attention toits reality anyway? Or is it a moresophisticated form of horse play and itstime has come and mine has passed? Andwith respect to email exchanges, whichseem real enough (and are real, so far as Ican tell), why aren’t they integrated into thereal world? Why do they seem to just floataround, unclaimed by either the sender orthe receiver? If they’re not worthmentioning — or worth claiming, then whydid you email me in the first place? And inthe second place, if a phone call is toomuch trouble, then don’t bother emailing.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

Read ButNot SpokenBy KENNETH B. LOURIE

0320-4

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LOCATION,LOCATION,LOCATION!This lovelySFH onquiet street

features so many upgrades!Remodeled kitchen, updatedbaths, hardwood floors, front &back porch, newer roof, siding& more. This meticulouslymaintained lot also features afenced-in backyard, perfect forentertaining! Minutes to I-66and Metro stop. $465,000

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Virginia RunPristine 4 BR/2.5 BA Colonial on15,600 sq. ft. lot. All hardwood flrs.,gourmet kit. w/new appliances, tilefl. in all bathrooms, Fam. Roomw/firepl. cathedral. ceil., bright DRw/bump out window. New paint.Excellent condition. $589,900

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This recently upgraded home has a beau-tiful large wooded lot Many recentupgrades include a new furnace and a/c,roof and skylights, new paint, carpet andredone hrdw floors. It looks great! 4BR/3BA and garage. Great schools! Call foran appointment. $574,990

LOCATION,LOCATION,LOCATION!!This PristineEnd UnitFeaturesGourmetKitchenW/42”

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AlexandriaCharming 4 BR/2 BA stone Cape Cod offers manyrecent updates: HVAC, H20 heater, most win-dows, kitchen cabinets & appliances, roof, refin-ished HW floors, fresh paint. Brand new full BAon upper Lvl. & wood stove in a spacious LivingRoom w/exposed ceiling beams. Large BR. Hugeprivate backyard. Located on a quiet street min.from Rte 1, Ft. Belvoir, Huntington Metro,Beltway & Old Town. $389,900

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