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By Bonnie Hobbs Centre View F or Lucy Klene, who’s played clarinet for a year, Franklin Middle School’s Band and Orchestra Camp was a chance to im- prove her skills. It was also all about the new. “I like playing clarinet and wanted to get more prac- tice,” said Lucy, a rising sev- enth-grader at Franklin. “I’ve learned some high notes and some new music and made a ton of new friends.” She was one of 657 stu- dents from 95 elementary and middle schools who par- ticipated in Franklin’s 21st an- nual music camp. It ran June 23-July 18, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. “I’d recommend it to others because it’s fun,” said Lucy. “The teachers are really nice and you can actually get up to a higher level of playing; I went from beginning band to cadet.” A Greenbriar East Elemen- tary sixth-grader, Nick Reid is in his first year of saxo- phone and also came to the camp for the first time. “My mom said it would give me a head start on the saxo- phone,” he said. “I learned all the notes on it, and my favorite piece of music was ‘Lamb Chop Rock.’ It’s a mixture of two songs — ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ and “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.’ The camp was cool.” The camp’s symphonic band director, Brian Steffens, plays French horn and directs band Students make joyful noises at band and orchestra camp. Tuning Up Skills Practicing during a flute sectional are (from left) Emily Kelley, Willow Springs Elementary; Eleni Trapp, Greenbriar West Elementary; Julia Idelson, Carson Middle; and Christina Li, Centreville Elementary. See Learning, Page 4 “If children enjoy what they’re doing, they’ll continue it.” — Wendy Lane, flute instructor By Bonnie Hobbs Centre View T he sun was blazing hot — the tempera- ture already 90 degrees and still morn- ing — yet the colorful flowers growing in Georgette Kohler’s garden remained bright and spunky, much like the woman in whose honor they were planted. More than 50 people gathered Saturday morning at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria for a dedica- tion of that garden to Kohler, who died of cancer in March at age 60. A resident of Centreville’s Sully Estates community and a member of the Fairfax County Park Authority, she was also active in Demo- cratic politics and loved to garden. “We’re here to remember a good friend and a col- league,” said Park Authority Chairman and Sully District representative Hal Strickland. “Georgette was many things — an impassioned member of the Park See Garden, Page 4 Friends, family, dignitaries remember county Park Authority Board member. Garden Named for Kohler Photos by Bonnie Hobbs /Centre View Christopher Kohler by his mother’s garden. Attention Postmaster: Time-sensitive material. Requested in home 7-24-08 SOUTHERN EDITION JULY 24-30, 2008 "Bloom where you are planted" 25 Cents Newsstand Price Volume XXII, NO. 30 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Elkton, MD PERMIT #31 Centreville Clifton Little Rocky Run Hal Strickland and Sharon Bulova unveil the plaque, while Frank Ojeda (on right) looks on.
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By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

For Lucy Klene, who’splayed clarinet for ayear, Franklin Middle

School’s Band and OrchestraCamp was a chance to im-prove her skills. It was alsoall about the new.

“I like playing clarinet andwanted to get more prac-tice,” said Lucy, a rising sev-enth-grader at Franklin. “I’velearned some high notes andsome new music and madea ton of new friends.”

She was one of 657 stu-dents from 95 elementaryand middle schools who par-

ticipated in Franklin’s 21st an-nual music camp. It ran June23-July 18, from 8:30 a.m.-1p.m.

“I’d recommend it to othersbecause it’s fun,” said Lucy.“The teachers are really niceand you can actually get up toa higher level of playing; I wentfrom beginning band to cadet.”

A Greenbriar East Elemen-tary sixth-grader, Nick Reidis in his first year of saxo-phone and also came to thecamp for the first time. “Mymom said it would give mea head start on the saxo-phone,” he said. “I learnedall the notes on it, and myfavorite piece of music was

‘Lamb Chop Rock.’ It’s a mixtureof two songs — ‘Mary Had aLittle Lamb’ and “Baa, Baa,Black Sheep.’ The camp wascool.”

The camp’s symphonic banddirector, Brian Steffens, playsFrench horn and directs band

Students make joyful noisesat band and orchestra camp.

Tuning Up Skills

Practicing during a flute sectional are (from left)Emily Kelley, Willow Springs Elementary; Eleni Trapp,Greenbriar West Elementary; Julia Idelson, CarsonMiddle; and Christina Li, Centreville Elementary.

See Learning, Page 4

“If children enjoywhat they’re doing,they’ll continue it.”— Wendy Lane, flute instructor

By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

The sun was blazing hot — the tempera-ture already 90 degrees and still morn-ing — yet the colorful flowers growingin Georgette Kohler’s garden remained

bright and spunky, much like the woman in whosehonor they were planted.

More than 50 people gathered Saturday morningat Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria for a dedica-tion of that garden to Kohler, who died of cancer inMarch at age 60. A resident of Centreville’s SullyEstates community and a member of the FairfaxCounty Park Authority, she was also active in Demo-cratic politics and loved to garden.

“We’re here to remember a good friend and a col-league,” said Park Authority Chairman and SullyDistrict representative Hal Strickland. “Georgette wasmany things — an impassioned member of the Park

See Garden, Page 4

Friends, family, dignitariesremember county ParkAuthority Board member.

Garden Named for Kohler

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Christopher Kohler by his mother’sgarden.

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Hal Strickland and Sharon Bulova unveil the plaque, while Frank Ojeda (on right)looks on.

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Featuring a cast of 90 — some 39 adults and51 children —The Alliance Theatre’s SummerStars program will present “Beauty and the

Beast” in the Chantilly High theater.Show times are Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July

25-27; Thursday, July 31; and Friday, Saturday andSunday, Aug. 1-3. Sunday shows are at 2 p.m.; allothers begin at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, seewww.thealliancetheatre.org or call 703-834-0200.

The story takes places in a French provincial townwhere a horrible beast is holding a young woman’sfather captive. She trades her freedom for his andthe tale unfolds as the castle’s inhabitants fall undera spell changing them into objects, such as a clock, ateapot and a wardrobe.

Erin Cooper, a 2006 Chantilly High grad, portraysBelle, who rescues her father and ultimately falls in

Police Officer Allegedly AssaultedThe easy part was arresting a 23-year-old Manassas man for al-

legedly driving while intoxicated. After that, things got dicey. Ac-cording to Fairfax County police, they stopped Jeremy Trujillo, July6, around 11:30 p.m., for a traffic violation at Fair Lakes Parkwayand Quiet Woods Lane.

After charging him with DWI, police drove him to the Adult De-tention Center. However, along the way, police say Trujillo, of 7895Apache Ridge Court, reportedly kicked the officer twice and thenkicked out the window of his cruiser.

When they finally reached the jail, police also charged him withassault on a police officer, refusal to take a DWI test, driving on asuspended license, destruction of property and an outstandingwarrant from a separate incident. He has an Oct. 20 court date.

One Innocent, One GuiltyAfter investigating several, locker-room thefts from members at

Life Time Fitness in Centreville, Fairfax County police in Februaryarrested a family employed by the facility. Five people were chargedaltogether, including husband and wife, Rose Gamarra and YonyJavier Gamarra-Jara, both 41, of 7642 Chadds Landing Way inManassas. They were each charged with one count of embezzle-ment and one count of possession of stolen property.

On April 16 in General District Court, before Judge Ian O’Flaherty,Gamarra-Jara’s stolen-property charge was dropped. And on April21 before Judge Donald McDonough, his embezzlement charge wasalso dropped.

Also that date in General District Court, Gamarra’s embezzle-ment charge was dropped. However, McDonough found her guiltyof the other charge and sentenced her to a year in jail, suspendingall that time.

WFCCA Elects Committee HeadsThe West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) elected

chairmen of its standing committees during its quarterly meeting,Monday, July 21. They are: Education, Mark McConn; Environment,Stephen Vandivere; Parks and Recreation, Chris Terpak-Malm; So-cial Services and Outreach, Dorothy Steranka; and Transportation,Scott Miller.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, July 24and July 31, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.in Chantilly. They’ll make sure the carseat is correct for the child’sage, height and weight, the child is securely placed in the seat, andthe seat is properly installed in the vehicle. No appointment is nec-essary. But residents should install the child safety seats themselves,so technicians may properly inspect and adjust them, as needed.Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140 to confirm dates and times.

Join National Night OutThis year’s National Night Out — when residents come outside,

have a block party and meet their neighbors and local police tokeep their community safe — will be Tuesday, Aug. 5. Communi-ties wishing to participate need to sign up in advance with MPOWellford M. Brock, Sully District Station crime-prevention officer,via phone at 703-814-7048 or by e-mailing him [email protected].

Having Problems with Wildlife?In his Sully District newsletter for July, Supervisor Michael R.

Frey (R-Sully) advises neighborhoods having problems with wild-life to contact the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS),Humane Wildlife Decisions Division. Its services include animalremoval, deodorizing to discourage return, Installation of animalproofing for entry and exit holes, and customer education regard-ing follow-up.

HSUS has wildlife biologists on staff and abides by strict healthand safety standards. In addition, its staff members are trained inhumane, urban-wildlife control. HSUS may be reached at 1-866-9HUMANE or at [email protected].

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The music of Rodgers and Hammerstein willbe played by a live orchestra when WestfieldSummer Stage presents the musical, “South

Pacific.” It takes place on a Polynesian island duringWWII and deals with the lives and loves of the resi-dents, U.S. military men and nurses stationed there.

Show times are Thursday, Friday and Sunday, July24, 25 and 27, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, July 26,at 2 p.m., in the Westfield High theater. Tickets are$10 in advance, $12 at the door; seewww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com or call 703-488-6439.

Jonathan Goldsmith and Brittany Martin, 2008Westfield grads, play the leads, Emile DeBecque andNellie Forbush, respectively. Said Director ZoeDillard: “I’m so proud of Jonathan and Brittany forworking hard to capture the dramatic moments be-tween them.”

Goldsmith describes DeBecque as “a wealthy,

Westfield Presents ‘South Pacific’French planter who wants some new happiness inhis life. He falls in love with a younger girl with allthis energy that brings out the best in him. And he’sso honest that, in every single line he says to Nellie,he’s telling her he loves her.”

Playing him is “a joy,” said Goldsmith. “He’s aninteresting character who sees things as they are,without all the complications. And it’s a unique ex-perience for me because most of my scenes are one-on-one.”

Brittany Martin calls Nellie fun-loving, easy-goingand optimistic. “At first, she’s naïve and unaware ofworldly issues,” said Martin. “But she connects withherself and things going on around her and becomesmore accepting.” Nellie’s a Navy nurse on the islandwhere DeBecque owns a plantation. “I love Nellie;she’s so dynamic,” said Martin. “She discovers thingsabout herself that she doesn’t necessarily like andtries to work on them.”

Alliance Offers ‘Beauty and the Beast’love with the Beast. For Cooper, this part is a dreamcome true. “‘Beauty and the Beast’ has been my fa-vorite musical since I was little,” she said. “So whenI first walked into rehearsal with the dress on, andall the little kids gasped, it was so cute. When I wasa little girl, I would have done it, too.”

Centreville’s Jim Mitchell plays the Beast, exter-nally an animal, but inwardly a man. “He’s slowlybecoming more beast than man — and fighting thetransition,” said Mitchell. But he’s having fun withthe role because “I get to be so over-the-top all thetime.”

Cooper says people will love the show because“there’s so much going on — action, romance andfunny parts. Everyone plays their roles so well andall the characters are easy to love.”

in October held a bake sale, Saturday, in front of the Fair Lakes Wal-Mart to raisemoney for their loved ones’ Marine Corps Birthday Ball in November. Membersinclude 2001 Centreville High grads Sean O’Neill and Ryan Burke. From left are:Jaime Clarkson, Megan Roldan, Shaina Williams, Sarah Dudek, Sarah DeFluri,Sage Kim, Leslie Jordan, Adele Doudaklian, Taline Doudaklian, Linda Norris andSevan Doudaklian. To contribute to the cause, send checks payable to Delta Co.,4th LAR, c/o Rosina Burke, 13931 Springstone Drive, Clifton, VA 20124.

— Bonnie Hobbs

— Bonnie Hobbs

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Authority board, a community activist, acaring mother and wife, a businesspersonand a very dedicated gardener.”

Calling Green Spring Gardens an “inspi-ration for gardeners,” he likened it to anoutdoor classroom for children and fami-lies, as well as a museum and a nationalhistoric site offering glimpses into historydating to Colonial times. It contains awooded stream valley with ponds, a native-plant garden, several demonstration gar-dens, a greenhouse filled with tropicalplants and flowers, and a horticultural ref-erence library.

“Today, Green Spring Gardens is a placededicated to advancing the understandingof the natural world and our place in it,”said Strickland. “Georgette appreciated thatsentiment, and it is appropriate and fittingthat today we dedicate a garden here in herhonor.”

Next to speak was county Board of Su-pervisors Chairman GerryConnolly who appointedKohler to the Park Author-ity Board in January 2004and reappointed her in2008. “Georgette was, inher own way, a force of na-ture, and she was passion-ate about what she threwherself into,” he said. “She was an avidhorticulturalist who believed in the wordsof Ella Grasso, the former governor of Con-necticut, who advised people to ‘Bloomwhere you are planted.’ And Georgettebloomed in this county.”

Connolly said Kohler was an advocate forthe green agenda he set as chairman andshared the Park Authority’s and county’sgoals championing the stewardship of na-ture and promoting the cross-county trail,tree-preservation initiative and the plan tokeep one out of every 10 acres in the countyas parkland.

“Georgette came through my life like astorm,” he said. “But instead of leaving dev-astation, she left it a beautiful place.” Agree-ing, Sharon Bulova, supervisors’ vice-chair-man, called Saturday’s event “a beautifultribute to a person who loved beautifulthings.”

Then Ed Batten, Lee District representa-tive on the Park Authority Board, gave anespecially moving testimonial. “The ParkAuthority and its board loved Georgette,and we’re here because she was one of us,”he said. “I had the pleasure of sitting next

to her at our board meetings,and we had fun together; wealso worked hard.”

“Georgette was enterpris-ing and never one to backdown from conflict,” he con-tinued. “Her sudden loss stillhaunts me.” Referring to apassage by author Nathaniel

Hawthorne lamenting a sudden frost on hisgarden, Batten said, “Georgette’s passingwas, and is, a strike to our hearts. But itwas also an opportunity for us to focus onthe gifts she left us. She always had a smileon her face, she cared for the environment,her family and friends — and we wantedto know her longer.”

He said the beauty, sweetness and joyfound in her garden at Green Spring areindicative of those attributes that he foundin Kohler. “She was a blessing in my life,and she became a counselor and confidantto both my kids. Georgette was someoneextraordinarily special to me, and I do andwill miss her, and so will my children.”

“When we’re in the boardroom and I lookto my left and realize Georgette’s not physi-cally among us, it tugs at my heart,” saidBatten. “But I know she’s still with us onthe board and with those who knew and

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loved her. The seeds of beauty, joy and in-spiration she’s sown in the garden of mylife will forever blossom in my heart.”

He then thanked Kohler’s husband, FrankOjeda, and their family for sharing her witheveryone. Someday, said Batten, there’ll beirises, zinnias, birds and butterflies in hernew garden and that would surely pleaseher. “This garden is but a small tribute inher honor,” he said. “When one person livesan extraordinary life, she has no right keep-

Georgette Kohler’s garden and plaque.

ing it to herself. Such was Georgette Kohler,and she shared that life with us.”

Ojeda, who attended the ceremony withhis daughter Victoria, her son Mason, 2, andKohler’s son Christopher, said his wife’s gar-den was not only her literal one at home,but her community, family and friends. “Shewas, to me, a truly wonderful woman, soI’m grateful the Park Authority and FairfaxCounty are dedicating this garden to her,”said Ojeda. “Thank you; this is a fantasticfacility that people will enjoy for years onend.”

Mary Olien, manager of Green SpringGardens, said Kohler “greeted you with asmile and often brought her grandchildhere.” She said the exact place for her gar-den was chosen because “this is a spot thatwelcomes you as you walk into the horti-cultural center.”

Olien said Kohler would have appreciatedthe large variety of flowers and seasonaldisplays her garden will have. It will bloomin spring with a succession of bulbs fromFebruary through April — pink squills, bluescillas, yellow narcissus and an assortmentof crocuses. Next will come tulips, irises and

Garden Named in Honor of Georgette Kohler

Georgette Kohler

“It’s nice toknow she lives inpeople’s hearts.”

— Christopher Kohler,son

at Stone Hill Middle in Ashburn. He’s also taught atthe camp for seven or eight years. So what makes himreturn?

“The high quality of the students and the tone ofthe camp — which is owed to [camp director andFranklin Band Director] Lawrence Walker,” saidSteffens. “It’s a child-friendly, student-centered campfor children interested in taking 18 days out of theirsummer to increase their [musical] abilities and bringthose benefits back to their own school.”

He also enjoys working with the staff Walker as-sembles. “They’re experts in their field, but always withthe child in mind,” said Steffens. “Sometimes, teach-ers on the middle- and high-school level are guilty ofStudents concentrate during a strings sectional.

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From Page 1 teaching the subject, and not the child. I think there’sa very healthy balance at the camp.”

Nicholas Nguyen, a Colin Powell Elementary fourth-grader, plays sax and attended camp for the secondtime. “I enjoy playing scales with my first-sectionteacher because it’s fun,” he said. “And I’d recom-mend the camp because it’s cool and you makefriends.”

Besides that, said Franklin seventh-grader AlexJames, who plays alto sax, “It’s fun to play my instru-ment in the summer; otherwise, it would just sit thereand not get played. The camp helps you learn notesyou don’t know how to play. And I’ve learned that,even if a piece looks really hard, if you just try it in

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More than 50 friends, relatives and dignitaries attended the tribute toGeorgette Kohler, last Saturday, at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria.

See Kohler, Page 20

Learning Proves Fun at Camp

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The idea of Happy Faces Day Care as a hy-brid between a commercial and home-runeducational environment that valueschildren’s individuality came from a trau-

matic incident with a blankie in 1990.Just having moved from England, Nayana Betchar

was working at a commercial day-care, alongside herenrolled 2-year old son, Ash. Still adjusting to America,Ash insisted on clutching to his blankie during transi-tional times, such as nap-time. Though it provided himcomfort, the day care didn’t allow it.

“I REMEMBER hearing the teacher in the next roomyelling at Ash about putting the blankie away, as hecried in his thick British accent ‘why can’t I have it?’That was the breaking point for me, when I decided Iwas going to join the system myself and create a lovingand nurturing educational day-care where individual-ism is encouraged,” said Betchar.

She quit the commercial day care job, and thenstarted one in her home in Centreville called ‘HappyFaces Day Care’. “Ash chose the name Happy Faces,because he said, ‘you have to be happy to come to ourschool,’” said Betchar. Sticking to her initial goal of aclose-knit, personal environment, Betchar kept her en-rollment number at a strict 12 children, and employedtwo staff members.

Eventually, the waiting list for the 12-child slot grewto a tremendous size, so Betchar decided it was time tosearch for a new facility. The second she was intro-duced to the classic Victorian house off Braddock Road,it was love at first sight. “I wanted something with char-acter and a not a sterile building. My dream was for itto have a picket fence. It’s also in a nice safe location.Its tucked back in a wooded area and the entrance is inthe back,” said Betchar. So, Nayana and her husband,Rosen, started the adventure of renovating.

After reconstruction of the new Happy Faces build-ing, Betchar was keen to continue with the pattern oflow student-to-teacher ratios. “We’re really big on com-munication here, our children are not a piece of paper-work for us. Everything they do and say, we take it allin for when its time to decide what is best for theirdevelopment. We don’t want kids to get lost in theshuffle. I’ve heard horror stories from other places, andit just doesn’t happen here,” said teacher and assistantdirector, Abbey Stanely. Since the opening of the new

building, Happy Faces has undergone its second phaseof growth with a new infant wing and 3 - 5 year-oldpre-school students.

BECAUSE THE students are in a smaller environmentthan regular commercial day cares, Happy Faces hasthe ability to run a smooth daily schedule and instillconcepts of discipline and routine for the children. “Ihave seen a difference in my child since enrolling herat Happy Faces — like her ability to stick to a scheduleis pretty amazing. She is like clockwork on the week-ends, and she’s very happy and social. I believe it’s be-cause of how Nayana runs the center,” said parent,Heather Finney from Fairfax.

Even lunchtime is educational for the students. Theday care eating area is called the “Rosalina Café”, andis treated like a public restaurant, where they learnfrom their teachers about the importance of keepingtheir feet under the table, waiting until everyone is fin-ished to leave the table, and using please and thankyou. “We don’t shout at lunch because it’s like a movietheatre. We don’t want to ruin it for everyone else there,”said 5-year-old Kate Marnell.

The school follows the guidelines of the “MotherGoose” curriculum, which teaches essential lessons withevery activity the students participate in. The list isendless of projects and activities there are for the chil-dren. “I like bike day. We rode our bikes and can ridearound in the parking lot. That was fun,” said 5-year-old, Spencer Irons.

Since the children are in small classes, the bond be-tween the staff and students is unique. “I love the staffand how nurturing and loving they are. The teachersreally take care of the children; its very obvious thatthey care. They are aware of your children needs andknow each child pretty well. There’s just a lot of careand love,” said parent, Laura Hunt from Centreville.The teachers personally feel the strength of the bondsas well. “The children are very well behaved, happy,and always busy. Sometimes, the children cry becausethey don’t want to leave the day care. In other places,it’s usually not like that. Usually kids can’t wait to getout,” said teacher, Betty Simpson.

Happy Faces Day Care is located 13923 BraddockRoad in Centreville and is open from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.,Monday through Friday. Call 703-830-1200 and theWeb site is www.happyfacesdaycare.com.

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The Union Mill community celebrated its“Union Mills Day” with an annual poolparty on Saturday, July 12. Everyone enjoyed a fun summer day at the pool that

included a barbeque, swimming, fun games and activi-ties with prizes, festive music, dancing, and door prizes.

Special thanks to the following businesses thatmade kind and generous donations towards theevent: Safeway, Giant, Bella Pizza, Starbucks, Block-

Union Mills Day OffersFun in the Summer Sun

buster and 7 Eleven.Thanks to the Union Mill HOA board and the pool

party team members for making the party a success:Bob Cash, John Keenan, Aida Muzo, Jessica Card,Joan Devine, Isabella Muzo, Tanya Kumar, BrittanyCash and Brooke Cash. Special thanks to the UnionMills Day Pool Party Co-Chairpersons CarolHendrickson and Cathy Cash for working so hardand making it happen.

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By Noah MartinCentre View

Chris Atwood, 18, of LittleRocky Run, earned therank of Eagle Scout —

the highest achievable rank of theBoy Scouts of America on July 11.The recent graduate of ThomasJefferson High School is the sonof Tom and Eileen Atwood and isa member of Boy Scout Troop 918.

“It was a truly inspiring andmemorable event, honoring Chrisand his remarkable scouting ca-reer,” said his mom Eileen. Theceremony, or Eagle Scout Court ofHonor in scouting vernacular, con-sisted of multiple presentations byfriends, mentors, and clergy — iteven included a speech by Chrishimself on accomplishing the rankof Eagle Scout. In order to earnthe rank, Chris chose to repair, re-furbish, and paint a dilapidatedplayhouse on the property of TruroChurch. He wanted to do some-thing, “beneficial to the Church.”Chris is currently an acolyte atTruro, which is located at 10520Main St., Fairfax.

Over a period of two weekends,

Chris organized 12 volunteers,mostly other Boy Scouts, to assisthim in his project. Overall the vol-unteers clocked more than 160hours of labor.

“The hardest part of organizingthe volunteers was getting themto stop painting each other andactually paint the house,” saidChris. When asked what the mostchallenging part of the project asa whole was, Chris responded,“Getting organized to do theproject. I had to buy the paint, thepaint scrapers, the windows, andthe other little materials. I also had

to make sure that allthe volunteersshowed up andweren’t hindered bya lack of planning.”

Atwood began as aCub Scout in 1997and was always anactive participant inthe Cub Scout activi-ties offered: lessons,games, and Pin-ewood Derbies.

Since 2001 Chrishas, “perseveredthrough the Tender-

foot, Second Class, First Class,Star, and Life ranks, performingservice and leadership and earn-ing the 21 merit badges requiredfor Eagle,” as stated in his Courtof Honor biography.

Besides his 11-year career in theBoy Scouts, Chris is an engineer-ing enthusiast. His various projectshave included: fighting robots,remote underwater devices, andmedieval siege weaponry.

In the fall, Chris will attend theRochester Institute for Technologyto pursue a degree in mechanicalEngineering.

Atwood Earns Rank of EagleScouting

Chris Atwood leads several scoutsduring his Eagle Scout project.

Lane’s Mill Chapter is pleased to rec-ommend Claudette Ward, a longtimeresident of Centreville, for the NationalSociety National Daughters of theAmerican Revolution’s Community Ser-vice Award.

Ward was presented with the awardat the chapter’s meeting on June 6, infront of many members of her familyand several friends.

The purpose of the NSDAR Commu-nity Service Award is to recognizeworthy local citizens for outstandingachievements in educational, humani-tarian, patriotic, historical or citizenshipendeavors, or environmental conserva-tion. The recipient must havecontributed to his or her community inan outstanding voluntary heroic, civic orbenevolent manner, or participated in ororganized community activities withinthe past five years.

The Lane’s Mill Chapter NSDAR ispleased to bestow the Community Ser-

vice Award on Ward due to her hours ofvolunteer efforts in preserving local his-torical sites, such as the one-roomedCrouch School, a Civil War archaeologi-cal site, and the remaining foundationof the Eagle Tavern.

Ward’s family has lived in theCentreville area since the 18th centuryand through her own reading and docu-mentary research, Ward hasaccumulated a far-ranging knowledge ofthe Centreville/Clifton area. She is per-sonally known to Dr. Ted McCordthrough their membership in the His-toric Centreville Society.

Dr. McCord wrote in his testimonialletter of recommendation, “From myperspective, Claudette Ward has demon-strated unselfish dedication to herpresent community and she has workedtirelessly to remind that community ofits roots — of the people and the placesthat have created our identity over thecenturies.”

(From left): Eleanor Hahne, Claudette Ward and BrendaDeJarnette.

Claudette Ward Wins Nat’l DAR Award

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The County Line

In light of a projected $430 million shortfall intheir next budget cycle, the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors and School Board agreed to “pro-

portionate” funding cuts during a joint meeting July18, though it was unclear what exactly the word “pro-portionate” is supposed to mean.

Fairfax County Public Schools consumes 53 per-cent of the local government’s revenue and two su-pervisors, Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and John Foust(D-Dranesville), asked whether the resolution wassupposed to imply that the school system would beresponsible for shaving 53 percent of the county’s$430 million deficit from its budget.

Fairfax County chairman Gerry Connolly (D-At-large) stopped short of saying this would be thecase, though he answered questions about the reso-lution vaguely saying it was “recognition that if youare 53 percent of the budget,” you need to do yourpart.

Several school board members had frowned up anearlier version of the resolution that included a spe-cific percentage of the shortfall that the school sys-tem would be responsible for absorbing.

While the supervisors usually grant the school sys-tem three to four percent increase in funding annu-ally, Connolly warned the school officials to preparefor a cut in the county’s allocation during the fiscalyear that begins July 2009.

“The [funding] transfer could be less than zerogrowth,” he said.

County staff had estimated a shortfall of nearly$350 million on its own, before the school systemindicated there would be an additional $80 millionin other unmet needs. Alone, the $350 million is ap-proximately 10 percent of the county’s annual gen-eral fund budget, an amount equal to Fairfax’s pub-lic works, judicial administration, community devel-opment, parks, recreation, libraries, central servicesand legislative-executive function budgets combined.

Without touching the schools budget, the countywould have to cut more than one fifth of the rest ofits spending to make up for its shortfall, accordingto staff documents.

But school board members warned that school sys-tem cuts shouldn’t be too deep. Superintendent JackDale said the schools’ had already cut five percentout of its central administration budget this year andthat any additional cuts were likely to have an im-pact on classroom services.

“We have a tough time not cutting things out ofschools any time we have a major reduction,” hesaid.

School Board member Phil Niedzielski-Eichner (D-Providence) added that he “had no doubt the cutswould have an impact on the quality” of FairfaxCounty Public Schools education.

Connolly responded that Fairfax County had spentseveral years investing heavily in its school systemand that the community would only be weatheringa one-to-two year downturn in spending.

The two boards have agreed to hold several jointmeetings with community members to try and gaugewhat residents’ priorities are as they scale back thebudget.

— Julia O’Donoghue

By Julia O’DonoghueCentre View

Fairfax County Public Schoolshas seen an unexpected increase in student enrollmentof approximately 2,500, in

part because approximately 1,000 stu-dents from Prince William Countymoved to Fairfax schools.

“You can see a definite exodus,” saidFairfax’s Superintendent Jack Dale,who added that the students have beentracked using their transcripts.

At least one member of Dale’s staff,the school’s acting chief operating of-

Supervisors, schools agreeon ‘proportionate’ cuts.

How To ShareBudget Pain

Fairfax enrollment increases as Prince William decreases.

2,500 More Studentsficer Susan Quinn, implied that thestudents had moved from Prince Wil-liam County because of that locality’seffort to crackdown on illegal immi-gration. Critics of Prince William’s ef-forts have accused the county ofscaring away legal immigrants, aswell as illegal immigrants, with itsnew policies.

“We are seeing a significant in-crease in enrollment, due to deci-sions made by neighboring jurisdic-tions,” said Quinn, who was quicklyinterrupted by Fairfax County Boadof Supervisors chairman GerryConnolly (D).

“I hope you didn’t say what I think youjust did,” said Connolly in the middle ofQuinn’s presentation.

LAST SUMMER, Connolly had publiclyrefused to implement measures similarto those put into place by Prince Will-iam. Now Connolly, who is running forU.S. Congress, objected to the implica-tion that his decision might have had anegative impact on Fairfax in a time oflimited resources.

This is a “very sensitive if not explo-sive” issue, said Connolly to Quinn.

But Dale stood his ground.It is very unusual for a large group of

students to move from Prince Williamschools to Fairfax schools. Additionally,about 80 percent of the students whohad left Prince William County schoolshad settled in Fairfax, said the superin-tendent.

Yet Connolly said it was not appropri-ate to speculate about why people weremoving from one locality to another.Dale could not say how many of thepeople moving from Prince Williamidentified as Hispanic or used English-as-a-second-language services. Theschool system is prohibited from askingwhether a student is a legal or illegalimmigrant.

“I am concerned about people leap-ing to conclusions,” Connolly said.

Fairfax schools’ enrollment increase isspread out evenly across the schoolsystem’s eight clusters, indicating thatpeople might be coming to the countyfor reasons other than fleeing PrinceWilliam’s uninviting statutes, saidConnolly.

THE CHAIRMAN also added that itdoes not make sense for immigrants whotypically have limited resources to movefrom a more affordable locality likePrince William to a more expensive placelike Fairfax. He added that some PrinceWilliam residents might have just cho-sen to move to Fairfax because of therising gas prices.

The school system also admits thatmore students staying put in Fairfaxschools, adding to the total enrollment.Normally, families “migrate out” to otherschool systems as their children getolder, but residents don’t appear to bemoving to Loudoun or Prince Williamin as large numbers as they used to, saidDale. But the fact that Prince Williamcracked down on illegal immigrants,and that Fairfax did not, most likely hadconsequences, said Supervisor PatHerrity (R-Springfield). “Members ofthis board are putting their heads in thesand about why [Prince William resi-dents] came here. … Maybe a few camebecause of gas prices, a few,” saidHerrity.

HOT Lanes ContributionsThe two private companies who are building the “High Occupancy Toll” (HOT)

lanes on the Capital Beltway have contributed a significant amount of money to lo-cal elected officials. Transurban (USA) Inc., the American branch of an Australiancompany also responsible for the Dulles Greenway, contributed $177,000 to Virginiastate candidates in total from 2005 to 2008, though candidates have been requiredto return the money. Election law prohibits foreign companies and foreign nation-als from giving money to political campaigns in the United States. The other companyinvolved in the HOT lanes project, Fluor Corp., has given $243,000 since 2001.

— Julia O’DonoghueHere a list of local elected officials and political action committees who took

money from either company.Name Transurban Donations Fluor Donations

(2005-2008) (2001-2008)Senate Leadership Trust (Republican PAC) $12,000 $28,500Dominion Leadership Trust (Republican PAC) $12,500 $20,000Commonwealth Victory Fund (Democratic PAC) $10,500 $17,500 Kaine Inaugural 2006 $10,000 $10,000Virginia Republican House Campaign Committee $7,500 $10,000Fairfax County chairman Gerry Connolly (D) $5,000 $6,400Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-35) $6,000 $4,500Moving Virginia Forward (Democratic PAC) $4,500 $5,000Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) $1,500 $4,500Attorney General Bob McDonnell (R) $1,000 $5,000Gov. Tim Kaine (D) $5,000 noneSen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) $1,250 $3,500Sen. Janet Howell (D-32) $3,000 $1,250Del. Brian Moran (D-46) $3,000 $1,000Del. Tom Rust (R-86) $2,000 $2,000Leadership PAC (Republican) $2,500 $1,000Del. Joe May (R-33) $1,000 $2,500Virginia Democratic Senate Caucus $2,000 $1,000Virginia Republican Senatorial Committee $1,000 $2,000Supervisor Sharon Bulova (D- Braddock) $1,000 $1,250Virginia Democrats – State $2,000 noneVirginia State Legislative Black Caucus $2,000 noneDel. Jim Scott (D-53) $1,500 $750Sen. Toddy Puller (D-36) $500 $1,500Sen. Patricia Ticer (D-30) $1,000 $1,000Del. Kris Amundson (D-44) $500 $1,500Del. Dave Albo (R-42) $500 $1,000Sen. Mark Herring (D-33) $500 $1,000Del. Dave Marsden (D-41) $250 $1,000Del. Steve Shannon (D – 35) $750 $500Virginia Senate Majority Leader PAC (Republican) none $1,250Del. Ken Plum (D-36) $500 $500Virginia’s Future Leaders (Republican PAC) none $1,000A Strong Majority PAC (Democratic) $1,000 noneSen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D – 31) $1,000 noneSupervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) none $1,000Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) $1,000 noneVirginia State Republicans $1,000 noneDel. Dave Englin (D-45) $250 $500Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) $500 $250Del. David Bulova (D-37) $500 noneDel. Margaret Vanderhye (D-34) $500 noneSen. George Barker (D-39) $500 noneMajority Whip PAC (Republican) $500 noneDel. Chuck Caputo (D-67) none $500Del. Adam Ebbin (D-49) none $500Del David Poisson (D-32) none $500Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) none $200Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D- Mount Vernon) none $200Supervisor Michael Frey (R- Sully) none $200

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Seek Help Before DecidingLocal governments,schools, authorities,should get expert,citizen input on budgets.

EditorialLocal governments and school districtsare facing the prospect of actuallyhaving less money in the next bud-get cycle, and higher expenses.

While the just-concluded budget setting in-cluded gnashing of teeth over “shortfalls,” over-all this meant that schools and governmentprograms didn’t get quite as much of an in-crease as they needed to continue spending atthe same rate as before.

The looming year will be different. There willactually be less money, not less of an increase.

Many families and businesses in Northern

Virginia have already been coping with highercosts and less income and without the optionof raising the tax rate.

Fairfax County government and schools, likemost local governments, are now tackling anoverall analysis of where the money goes.

This is a critical exercise in a budget cuttingcycle, but in addition to analyz-ing themselves, each localityand school system should seekthe free, expert help that is

available right next door in the process.Northern Virginia is blessed with residents

that include some of the top economic andpolicy minds in the nation. Some would bewilling to donate their time despite busy livesto analyze and bring perspective to differentparts of the budget.

Each branch of local government should es-tablish its own “Blue Ribbon Commission” (us-ing any name each one chooses) to study these

huge, complex budgets, most in the billions ofdollars and containing thousands of programs.

Seek out citizens with budget and programexpertise in particular areas, and set them towork assigned to specific parts of the budget.Then take their recommendations seriously.

But in tight times, it’s important to resistending programs that are needed and impor-tant, even if we could live without them for afew years. Some programs should be elimi-nated; many can operate on reduced fundingfor a few years. But it’s important to recognizethat if you cut something out entirely, it willprobably not be back.

Many families and businesses have faced costcutting in the past year at a level that localgovernments will probably not have to achieve.But this year will require that they actuallyspend less than they did the year before.

— Mary [email protected]

Clarifying Catholics’ Views on GaysTo the Editor:

I would like to rebuke a state-ment made in a recent article, “‘We the People’ Explores Diversity”in the May 15-21 edition of theCentre View.

The statement was made by DanHrebenak as he explained why hewrote, “Rainbows and Brimstone”for the Westfield High Schoolspring play. His piece is about hisbrother who is gay. Apparently he

was inspired to write this piecebecause his family is Catholic and“...at church, they see gays as theseed of evil and [when they saidthat], we laughed out loud andhad to leave.”

As a practicing Catholic, I can-not let this scandalous statementgo unchallenged. In the Cat-echism of the Catholic Churchwhich is “a sure and authenticreference text for teaching catho-

lic doctrine...” one finds the fol-lowing in reference to homosexu-als, “They must be accepted withrespect, compassion and sensi-tivity. Every sign of unjust dis-crimination in their regardshould be avoided.”

The Catechism further pointsout that “homosexual persons arecalled to chastity,” since homo-sexual acts are viewed as “contraryto the natural law.”

I do not see any reference to“seed of evil” here. If young Mr.Hrebenak did indeed hear a priestpreach that homosexuals are “theseed of evil” at his family’s parish,he needs to bring this error to hispriest’s attention and also to thebishop of the diocese, Bishop PaulLoverde.

Mary SalmonClifton

There’s Money to Replace Existing Sound Walls?To the Editor:

I read the story, “HOT LanesProject Could Lead to an Increasein 495 Noise” [Centre View, June6], with great interest.

I find it interesting that thecounty and state are talking aboutspending money to replace exist-

ing sound walls along the interstate[I-495] when there are still com-munities that have no sound wallsto protect us from the ever-increas-ing traffic-generated noises of I-66.

When the initial study of in-creasing the lanes on I-66 in theCenterville area to include a third

HOV lane, the study was based onusing the HOV lane only duringrush hour time periods — not allthe time.

And the noise has only increased— impacting on our quality of life.

So, if there is money to tear downand rebuild other sound abatement

walls... I would ask our supervisorand the board why is there notmoney to first build such wallswhere there are currently none?

Ken StilesFair Lakes Forest

Centreville

New Laws Effective This MonthTo the Editor:

I’d like to inform you of some ofthe more significant new legislationthat I have supported that take ef-fect this month. To learn more aboutcertain pieces of legislation, or to seethe full list of bills that passed, visit:http://leg1.state.va.us/

* Repeal of Abuser Driver Fees:The measure repealed the abuserdriver fees. Those who already paidfees will be issued a refund. Thislaw was immediately effective. Iwas the chief co-patron of this bill.

! Payday Loans: The measuresets limits on the fees and interestrates that payday lenders cancharge. It also sets other limits onpayday lenders to limit the types of

loan abuses that can send borrow-ers into steep debt.

! Career and Technical Educa-tion: The measure increases schol-arships to teachers pursuing careerand technical education. This mea-sure works to combat the teachershortage and to reward teachers forpursuing technical degrees.

! Emergency Management: EachVirginia public college and univer-sity must develop an emergencymanagement plan and notificationsystem.

! Alternative Energy: The mea-sure makes it simpler to develop anduse alternative and renewable en-ergy. It seeks to encourage busi-nesses and entrepreneurs to use al-

ternative sources of fuel.! Firearms Purchase and Mental

Health Treatment: The measureemphasizes that orders for involun-tary mental health treatment mustbe forwarded to the Central Crimi-nal Records Exchange. Persons or-dered to involuntary treatment maynot purchase, possess or transporta firearm.

! Identity Theft Protection: Themeasure requires that an individualor business that operates a databaseof personal information must informboth the office of the Attorney Gen-eral and the affected persons if thereis a breach of that database.

! Telework: The measure createda state office to encourage telework.

This is a family and business friendlymeasure that will lessen traffic andreduce air pollution.

! Tuition for Service Members:The measure makes it easier formilitary service members to receivein-state tuition at Virginia colleges.

It has been an honor serving the40th District in Richmond! Pleasefeel free to contact my office if youhave any comments or questionsregarding the aforementioned leg-islation or possible future legisla-tion. It would be great to hear fromyou!

Del Timothy HugoCentreville

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While giving an update, Monday night,on the Katherine K. Hanley FamilyShelter, Christine Hacherl, its assis-tant director, presented some sober-

ing statistics.“Homelessness in this county is not something we

think about because we don’t have people lying inthe streets,” she said. “But we do have almost 2,000individuals who are homeless — either sleeping inparks or streets or hopping from place to place, call-ing friends and asking if they can spend a night withthem.”

Hacherl was speaking at the quarterly meeting ofthe West Fairfax County Citizens Association. In in-troducing her, WFCCA President Ted Troscianeckicalled the shelter “our neighbor” and said it “reallyprovides a vital service to the community in offer-ing temporary housing to those in need and helpingpeople get back on their feet.”

Of the 2,000 homeless people in this county, saidHacherl, 1,100 of them are in families and “thoseare the families we’re serving at the shelter. About66 percent are working full time, but 83 percent ofthem are making $30,000 a year or less.”

“And who can survive in Fairfax County as a single

mom with threekids — and pro-vide food,clothes, pay forschool field tripsand put a roofover theirheads?” sheasked. “It’s im-possible. So wehelp these peoplebudget and showthem how tostretch themoney theyhave.”

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“It’s a really nice shelter,” saidHacherl. “But still, it’s a shelter.However, the unique part of ourshelter is that it’s part of thecounty’s 10-year plan to endhomelessness. So we’re the firstshelter in the state operating un-der the ‘housing first’ model.”

She said the shelter philosophyis to get people into their ownhomes first and then address theirparticular issues, such as mentalproblems, depression, drug use,physical illness, lack of job skills,etc. Said Hacherl: “It’s difficult tofocus on solving your problemswhen you don’t have a roof overyour head.”

AT THE HANLEY shelter, itscase-management team followsfamilies leaving the shelter intothe community. It does so for sixmonths to a year to make sure thefamilies don’t lose their homes andare able to maintain them.

“We’ve had many success sto-ries,” said Hacherl. “We’ve movedout 24 families, and 12 havemoved into permanent housingand haven’t cycled back into theshelter. This month, we’ve had sixfamilies move out.”

She said the goal is for each fam-ily to move out in 45 days. Butgenerally, the average length ofstay in the shelter is 115-130 days.

New families receive 30-, 60- or90-day stays, based on their needs.Some leave in just three weeks.Sometimes, working parents justneed a month to save up a month’srent. But some situations aretougher.

“For example, for a physically ormentally disabled mom with kids,there are no friends, no family andno place for them to go,” saidHacherl. “So we help them save,budget and make their money goas far as it can.”

Other situations can be heart-breaking, she said, “when a par-ent is not going to work becausethey need to spend their terminalchild’s last days with them.” Inanother case, she said, one youngmother has to take her young childto the hospital two or three days aweek, plus do follow-up visits. Soshelter staff is doing its best to helpher.

“What can the community do tosupport the shelter?” askedTroscianecki. “How can volunteershelp?”

“We have lots of volunteer op-portunities for people,” replied

See How To Help, Page 20

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CAPITAL WORSHIP CENTER

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703 530-8100

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Bible Study-9:30 a.m.Worship- 10:30 a.m.

• Programs for Children, Youth & Adults• Nursery Provided

(703) 815-8860 www.ccbc-va.com Pastor, Gary L. Maines

Tree of Life Bible ChurchTree of Life Bible Church

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Mount Olive Baptist Church6600 Old Centreville Road

Centreville, VA 20121

703-830-8769

Rev. Eugene Johnson, Pastor

www.mountolive-church.org

“MOVING FROM MEMBERSHIP TO DISCIPLESHIP!!”

Worship Services:

Sunday Praise & Worship Services:

7:30 am and 10:45 am

Sunday Children’s Church 8:00 am and 11:00 am

Sunday Communion Services

Third Sundays 7:30am and 10:45 am

Sunday School 9:45am - 10:45 am

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm

Summer Worship Hours8:30 AM and 10:30 AM

Coffee/Fellowship Hour at 9:30 AM Our mission is to welcome all people,

to grow in our relationship with Christ,and to serve the Lord

Braddock Road and Cranoke StreetCentreville, VA 20120

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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 NotesThe Ekoji Buddhist Temple hosts

a Naikan workshop on Saturday, Aug. 9from 1-4 p.m. Naikan is a method ofself-reflections that can help people bet-ter understand themselves, theirrelationships and the fundamental na-ture of their existence. Ekoji BuddhistTemple is at 6500 Lake Haven Lane,Fairfax Station. Free. Lunch provided.Go to the Web site: http://www.ekoji.org.

The Alliance Church Center ofthe Christian and Missionary Al-liance will be holding its Vacation BibleSchool on Thursdays and Fridays Aug.7 and 8 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. andSaturday morning, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. A picnic will be held for allon the church lawn on Sunday, Aug. 10at 12:30 p.m. The theme will be “Grow-ing the Fruit of the Spirit” with Biblestories, crafts, games and snacks pro-vided. On Saturday morning pony ridesand farm animals will be on the pre-mises for the children to enjoy followedby a hot dog roast. All activities are free.Call 703-264-1273. The church is lo-cated at 12113 Vale Road, Oakton.

“Brethren In Harmony,” A Maleacappella Christian Barbershop Sound,will be held on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 6p.m. at Oakton Baptist Church ofChantilly. The church is located at thecorner of Sullyfield Circle and Route 50

in Chantilly. A freewill offering will bereceived. Call 703-631-1799.

Unity of Fairfax will offer the semi-nar, “Journey into Divine Love.” AndrewHarvey, reknowned mystical scholar,describes his vision of why Rumi’s po-etry and sacred knowledge of DivineLove are being experienced all over theworld. From 7-9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug.1, and 9-5 p.m. on Aug. 2. The churchis located at 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Call 703-281-1767,www.unityoffairfax.org.

Cedar Run Community Church,located at 13560 McLearen Road, OakHill, will be hosting the Good NewsGames Vacation Bible School. VBS willbe held July 28 – Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. –12 p.m. All children age 4 throughfifth-grade are welcome to attend.There is a $10 fee for the week or $20max per family. Register atwww.cedarrun.net.

Congregation Yad Shalom ofCentreville provides a variety of pro-grams in a traditional format with amodern flair. It openly invites inquiriesabout participation in these activities bythe community. There are a number ofactivities for the family for the new year:

* Join the congregation for a specialbrunch with Natalie Lavine of the Jew-ish Historical Society of Greater

Washington. Natalie will present anoverview of Jewish Washington – ascrapbook of the Jewish American com-munity. This event will be held onSunday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. at Little RockyRun Recreation Center # 3 (nearCentreville High School).

* Other special events are beingscheduled for the summer – check theWeb site for up-to-date details!

For further information and/or direc-tions, contact the Congregation at703-579-6079, 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.Youth in grades 7 – 12 and adults areinvited to participate as helpers. Regis-tration is $20 per child with a $50maximum per family. Forms are avail-able in the church office or on the CUMCWeb site www.centreville-umc.org.

DivorceCare is a 13-week, Christ-centered, divorce recovery programwhich helps participants face the emo-tional, physical, and spiritual challenges

of separation and divorce and movestoward the rebuilding of lives. The classis limited to 12 people and will be heldat Centreville United Methodist Churchon Sunday nights from 7 - 8:30 p.m.,beginning on Aug. 31. The leader isRichard Focht (703-802-1095). The costis $15 for the workbook.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church’ssecond location, 13421 Twin Lakes Dr.,Clifton, is now open. Everyone is invitedto 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 Son HarvestCounty Fair! At the Son Harvest CountyFair Vacation Bible School (VBS) you’lllearn about the Fruit of the Spirit, makecool crafts, learn catchy farm tunes, playsuper fun games and make lots of newfriends. Registrations is $20 per child/$17 per child for 2 or more children perfamily (max. $50 per family, scholar-ships available). Call 703-803-7500 orvisit www.stjohnscentreville.org

Shalom Jewish Children is a fun,hands-on Jewish educational programfor young children based on experientiallearning. Each session is about Jewishholidays, values and celebrations. Meetsin Centreville at the Rocky Run Recre-ation Center. Contact Gloria Pioso [email protected] or call703-579-6079.

* These are the days when ShalomJewish Children will be followed byShabbat services at 10 a.m. Visitwww.yadshalom.com for updates, di-rections, details, and membershipinformation. Shalom Jewish Children isfree for members of Congregation YadShalom.

Craft Vendors are needed forCentreville United Methodist Women’sBazaar scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church,6400 Old Centreville Road; [email protected].

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CHANTILLY

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

SchoolsMilitary Notes

Pleasant Valley Preschool ishosting a fund-raiser Monday, July 28from 10 a.m.-noon at the Sully Govern-ment Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.Chantilly. At 10:15 a.m. — Mommy &Me and Preschool activities lead by MyGym of Chantilly. At 10:45 a.m. —Character book reading sponsored bytree top kids, Fairfax Corner; at 11 a.m.— musical performance by OhSusannah. At 11:45 a.m. — grab somegrog with Capt. Jack Sparrow. Reserva-tions required. Cost is $10. The addressis 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Call703-598-7066. Go towww.pleasantvalleypreschool.com.

ASSE International Student Ex-change Programs (ASSE) is lookingfor volunteers to serve as Area Repre-sentatives in the community. ASSEprovides academic year, semester andshort-term exchange programs in theU.S. for high school-aged students fromaround the world. Students are 15-18years old, have passed a series of aca-demic and character requirements.Contact Louise Hackman at 540-286-2529 or call 1-800-677-2773.

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 grade

point average (on a 4.0 scale) during thesemester.

! Jeneffer P. Bey of Centreville is asenior majoring in biological sciences inthe College of Science.

! Sara J. Brickman of Centreville is asophomore majoring in psychology inthe College of Science.

! Emily C. Brown of Centreville is asenior majoring in psychology in theCollege of Science.

! Michael S. Casey of Centreville is asophomore majoring in electrical engi-neering in the College of Engineering.

! John R. Cassara of Centreville is asenior majoring in history in the Collegeof Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.

! Brynn A. Charlton of Centreville isa senior majoring in animal and poultrysciences in the College of Agricultureand Life Sciences.

! Jiyoung Cho of Centreville is afreshman majoring in biological sciencesin the College of Science.

! Sara K. Church of Centreville is ajunior majoring in biological sciences inthe College of Science.

! Lindsay M. Clifton of Centreville isa freshman majoring in finance in thePamplin College of Business.

! Megan A. Cole of Centreville is ajunior majoring in psychology in theCollege of Science.

! Kathleen V. Corcoran of Centrevilleis a senior majoring in biological sci-ences in the College of Science.

! Tara A. Darby of Centreville is ajunior majoring in marketing manage-ment in the Pamplin College ofBusiness.

! Michelle L. Decker of Centreville isa junior majoring in management in thePamplin College of Business.

! Mary K. Dennie of Centreville is asenior majoring in chemical engineeringin the College of Engineering.

! Colleen N. Dolinger of Centrevilleis a junior majoring in fine arts in theCollege of Architecture and Urban Stud-ies.

! James E. Dorman of Centreville isa senior majoring in aerospace engineer-ing in the College of Engineering.

! James M. Duffy of Centreville is asenior majoring in mathematics in theCollege of Science.

! Nga T. Duong of Centreville is asophomore majoring in university stud-ies at Virginia Tech.

! Katherine E. Dye of Centreville is ajunior majoring in biochemistry in theCollege of Science.

! JoonHo Eun of Centreville is asophomore majoring in accounting andinformation systems in the Pamplin Col-lege of Business.

! Susan A. Furst of Centreville is asenior majoring in statistics in the Col-lege of Science.

! Jordan M. Gallivan of Centreville isa sophomore majoring in aerospace en-gineering in the College of Engineering.

Ellen E. Im has graduated fromthe Uniformed Services University, F.Edward Hebert School of Medicinein Bethesda, Md. The graduate waspromoted to the rank of captain com-missioned to serve in the MedicalCorps of the Air Force.

The university is the Departmentof Defense’s military school of medi-cine which educates students fordirect accession in the Medical Corpsof the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force,and Public Health Science. At theschool, students complete a four-year course of study to be a militaryphysician. The curriculum includesextra hours in epidemiology, healthpromotion, disease prevention, tropi-cal medicine, leadership and fieldexercises, medical effects of weaponsof mass destruction, and other sub-jects related to the military medicalcareer field.

The Uniformed Services Universityis the nation’s only fully accreditedfederal school of medicine andgraduate school of nursing, and hasa worldwide reputation as a center ofexcellence for military medical edu-cation and research.

She is the daughter of Kenn andSun Eui Im of Buckhorn Ridge,Fairfax.

Im graduated in the year 2000

from Chantilly High School, and re-ceived a bachelor’s degree in 2004from Johns Hopkins University, Bal-timore.

Navy Seaman RecruitAlexander F. McDonough, a2003 graduate of Centreville HighSchool, Clifton, recently completedU.S. Navy basic training at RecruitTraining Command, Great Lakes, Ill.During the eight-week program,McDonough completed a variety oftraining which included classroomstudy and practical instruction onnaval customs, first aid, firefighting,water safety and survival, and ship-board and aircraft safety. Anemphasis was also placed on physi-cal fitness. The capstone event ofboot camp is “Battle Stations”. Thisexercise gives recruits the skills andconfidence they need to succeed inthe fleet. “Battle Stations” is de-signed to galvanize the basic warriorattributes of sacrifice, dedication,teamwork and endurance in each re-cruit through the practicalapplication of basic Navy skills andthe core values of Honor, Courageand Commitment. Its distinctly‘’Navy’’ flavor was designed to takeinto account what it means to be aSailor

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Sports Briefs

Online registration is availablenow for fall SYA sports atwww.syasports.org. Fall sports include:football, cheerleading, field hockey, soc-cer, Babe Ruth, cross country, baseballand softball. Register early to avoid latefees and assure team placement. Visitthe sport on the SYA Web site. Registra-tion for summer sports includingbasketball, track & field and rugby isalso still available. Register now beforesummer registration closes.

Now registering for SummerSports Camps at Growing Footsteps inCentreville and Fairfax. Fit Kids is offer-ing 9:30-11:30 a.m. camps with full dayprograms available. Soccer, basketball,multi sports, track and field camps. Call703-830-1010 in Centreville.

The Loudoun South Eagles Gold12U team seeks experienced players toparticipate in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009seasons. The 12U Gold team plays alittle league friendly schedule and oftenworks out (field work and instructionalindoor workouts) with the 12U travelEagles (a regionally recognized travelteam). The 12U Gold team does nottravel outside the metropolitan area.Contact Bill Sullivan at:[email protected]. Include yourson’s name, birth date, playing experi-ence, positions and your full contactinformation in your e-mail.

The Orphans 2nd Annual Fiesta5K Fun Run / Walk will be held Sun-day, Oct. 5 at 8 a.m. at George MasonUniversity’s Patriot Circle. Start/ Finishat the Mason Pond Drive by Centre forthe Arts Cost is: $25 Adults / $15 Youth.A Creep and Crawl mini race for chil-dren under age 6 is free butpre-registration is required. Friends’Web site: www.friendsoftheorphans.org//ma-ne. Register at:www.active.com Direct Link to registra-tion page: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1523949&assetId=5aa0f3aa-5882-48ee-9c0c-d5576de9132d. AdditionalInfo: Call Kristin McLeod at 703-848-2072 or [email protected]

The CYA Fusion is a rising U13Girls Team playing in the Old DominionSoccer League (ODSL) and is looking fora few good players. Team goals are todevelop players and have fun! The Fu-sion will be holding tryouts over thesummer. Contact John Collins([email protected], 571-236-8939),Ed Miller ([email protected], 703-615-1530), or Dale But-ler ([email protected], 703-568-3584).

CYA 94 Dragons (U14G, ODSL D2in Fall 2008). The Dragons are lookingfor dedicated players (born 8/1/94 andyounger) committed to developing indi-vidual technical skills as well as teamtactics so as to consistently improve asa soccer player and as a soccer team.The Dragons’ coaches/trainers have de-cades of experience coaching in NCAA,WAGS, ODSL, and in other leagues, andin playing the game. Contact: DennisSixbey (703-376-8989,[email protected]) and/or JohnCuellar (703-961-1172,[email protected]). Tryout held uponrequest at Greenbriar East Elementary,13006 Point Pleasant Drive, Fairfax.

The Ashburn-based NOVA“NFL” Youth Flag Football League2008 Fall League Season registration isnow taking place online atwww.novaflag.com. The League is opento all children ages 5-14 years of age.Practices begin in late August withgames running through to the end ofNovember. Visit the Web site atwww.novaflag.com

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To have community events listed inCentre View, mail to 7913 WestparkDrive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail [email protected] fax to 703-917-0991. Call SteveHibbard at 703-917-6434.

ONGOINGThe Republican Women of Clifton

meets 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 communityservice 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].

ESL and Immigrant Ministries needsvolunteers to teach English to adultimmigrants in 17 locations in NorthernVirginia. Training is provided inAugust. Day and evening classes beginin September. For more information orto submit an on-line application, visithttp://eslim.org.

Fair 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.

Centreville Regional Library isseeking volunteers to put their greenthumbs to good use. A motivatedperson who can offer suggestions onhow to improve the landscaping isneeded to start and run a team ofgardening volunteers. Work hours areflexible. Help others improve theirEnglish! Do one-on-one tutoring or co-lead conversation groups for peoplewho want to practice and improvetheir English skills. The greatest need isfor evening and weekend sessions.Prior teaching experience is notrequired, just a good command of theEnglish language, as well as an out-going, friendly and patient manner.Located at 14200 St. Germain Drive,Centreville. Call 703-830-2223.

Craft Vendors are needed forCentreville United Methodist Women’sBazaar scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church,6400 Old Centreville Road; [email protected].

Guiding Eyes for the needs puppyraisers who are willing to open theirhomes to Labrador Retriever puppiesuntil they are old enough to beprofessionally trained as guide dogs,usually 16-18 months. Training andguidance provided by localexperienced counselors. Volunteerpuppy raisers provide love andaffection, behavior training andsocialization experiences. Call 703-242-2232 or visitwww.gebdominion.org. To completean application, visitwww.volunteer.guidingeyes.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 24A Gamble on Education Charity

Poker Tournament will be heldThursday, July 24 from 6-10 p.m. atthe Long & Foster Building, 6101Redwood Square Center, Lower Level,Centreville. There will be poker,raffles, prizes, food and fun. Allproceeds benefit the CentrevilleCommunity Foundation’s scholarshipfund. Four scholarships are distributedamong Centreville High, ChantillyHigh, Westfield High and Mountain

View School.Create and paint a piece of early

American-style redware pottery withGrace Wolf of Clay Cafe Studios ofChantilly. Make a mug on Thursday,July 24, and a bowl on Saturday, Aug.23. Fired and finished items will beready for pickup one week later at ClayCafe Studios. This hands-on art activityis great for adults, scouts, and children,ages 8 years and up. Each session willbe held at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly, from 10to 11:30 a.m. The cost is $25 per class.Pre-paid reservations are required anda house tour is included. Call 703-437-1794.

JULY 24-27The Centreville High Boosters Club

is sponsoring a Summer Carnival fund-raiser July 24-27 at Centreville HighSchool, Union Mill Road. The carnivalwill include a Ferris Wheel, Merry-GoRounds, and about 10 other rides withconcession stands and games. Proceedswill benefit the CHS Booster Club andarea youth sports team.

FRIDAY, JULY 25Swing 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.

* July 25, JP McDermott and WesternBop.

SATURDAY, JULY 26Children’s book author Susan

Crites will be signing copies of hernew book, “I Love You More ThanRainbows,” on Saturday, July 26 from2-4 p.m. at the Fairfax Barnes & Noble,located at Fair Lakes Promenadeshopping center. Call 703-278-0300.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 30See comics from around the world and

create your own with graphic artistand author Matt Dembicki at theCentreville Regional Library onWednesday, July 30 at 7 p.m.

Chick-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].

· Wednesday, July 30 — Build-A-BearParty!

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SATURDAY, AUG. 2A Tigerlily Foundation fund-raiser to

benefit Breast Cancer research will beheld at Bonefish Grill, Centreville onSaturday, Aug. 2 from noon to 2 p.m.The Lunch for Life event is $25/adultsand $15/children. Tigerlily Foundationhelps towards providing women withchemotherapy buddies, financial

assistance, cleaning, grocery deliveryand maid services, free mammogramsand more. Call 888-580-6253.Bonefish Grill is at 6315 MultiplexDrive, Centreville.

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 andissues 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.

TUESDAY, AUG. 5The Northern Virginia Holistic

Moms 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.

THURSDAY, AUG. 7Mothers First — Chantilly/Centreville is

a nonprofit support organizationdedicated to helping women who havechosen to alter their careers to raisetheir children at home. Meetings arefirst and third Thursdays at 10:15 a.m.at the Centreville RegionalLibrary,14200 St Germain Dr.,Centreville. Contact 703-827-5922 orwww.mothersfirst.org.

AUG. 8-10Truro Church is holding its Used Book

Sale Friday, Aug. 8 (12-5 p.m.);Saturday, Aug. 9 (10-4 p.m.); Sunday,Aug. 10 (12-2 p.m.) The church willaccept donations of all types of books,videos, CDs, DVDs, and cassettes priorto the sale. Magazines will not beaccepted. Donations may be droppedoff at Truro in the church basementbeginning July 28 through Aug. 7. Taxdonation forms available at drop-off.Call 703-631-1275. Sale runs Aug. 8-10. Truro Church is located at 10520Main Street, Fairfax. Directions:www.trurochurch.org.

SATURDAY/AUG. 9Sierra Club 101. Learn how the local

Group of the Sierra Club works andhow you can get more involved, frommaking a phone call or writing a letter,to leading a campaign. To be heldSaturday, Aug. 9 from 2-4 p.m. Cometo get your questions answered andenjoy light refreshments at the new,LEED-designed Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Questions?Contact Linda Burchfiel at 703-506-4310 or [email protected].

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SportsCentre View Sports Editor Paul Frommelt

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The Greenbriar Dolphins finishedtheir season with three-way tiefor second place in NVSL Divi-

sion 6, with a 3-2 record, beating HuntValley on Saturday. In the 8 and underage group, Liam Maison and JacquelineClabeaux took first in the freestyle.Maison also took first in the backstroke(as part of a sweep with Dalton McKeeland Jon Tammaro), while Clabeauxtook first in girls backstroke. CarolanCorcoran took first in the breastroke.In 9-10, Owen Gentry and LaurenMcKeel took first in the freestyle.

Brent Norwood and Lea Gwennaptook first in the backstroke, while DavidTammaro took the blue ribbon in thebreastroke and Gentry took first in thebutterfly. In 11-12, Alex Strait and KellyUpdike took first in the freestyle andbackstroke, while Christina Gonzaleztook first in the breaststroke and but-terfly. In 13-14, Brian Rothschild tookfirst in the freestyle and butterfly, whileAndrew Duesterhaus took first in thebreaststroke.

In 15-18, Mitch Phillips took first inthe freestyle and butterfly. Earlier in theweek both mixed age relays of Chris-tina Gonzalez, Lea Gwennap, MaggieShaw, Leigh Siegfried and Alex Strait,Owen Gentry, Brian Rothschiild andMitch Phillips swam in the NVSL AllStar Relays.

Members of the Greenbriar Swim team at the All Star Relay Carnival,from left, Christina Gonzalez, Maggie Shaw, Brian Rothschild, LeaGwennap, head coach Shelley Gesker, Owen Gentry, coach MaraBealey, coach Kevin Nguyen, coach Cody Majer, Mitch Phillip, LeighSiegfried, Alex Strait and coach Emily Duesterhaus.

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The SYA Storm U9 girls soccer teamwon the 2008 Beach 5 Sand SoccerTournament held on June 21st in

Ocean City, MD. Throughout their tournamentplay, the SYA Storm went undefeated 4-0-0with 23 goals for and 3 goals against. Thepreliminary round ended with SYA Stormhaving won all three games, accruing 21 goalsfor and only allowing 2 goals against. TheSYA Storm advanced to the championship fi-nal with several injured players. With nohealthy subs, the game was a very excitingmatch with the SYA Storm prevailing 2-1 in adouble-overtime ending. The SYA Storm arecoached by Kurt Gordon and Ray Motha.

Storm Wins Sand Tourney

The SYAStorm U9

The SYA 9-10 All Star team won the District 10 Championship, beat-ing CYA 6-2 on Sunday, July 13th. The district 10 All Star Tourna-ment started with 16 teams in a double elimination format. Picture,front row, from left, Carter Bach, Zach Forbes and Kyle Barnes.Middle row, from left, Tyler Gambone, Michael Coritz, ChristainLeckert, Daniel Woodruff, Matthew Blaise, Daniel LaChance, RonnieOrie, Trey House and Sean Culleiton. Back row, from left, coachHouse, coach LaChance, manager Bob Woodruff and coach Coritz.

SYA All-Stars Win District 10

The Southwest U15C Boys Lacrosse team won the Northern VirginiaYouth Lacrosse League championship for their division. They entered theplayoffs ranked 8th, but were able to come together as a team anddefeat their opponents in well-played matches. Pictured, front row, fromleft, Matt Winesett, Andrew Alberter, John Badger, Matt DeVera andAlston Cocke. Middle row, from left, Frank Healy, Nick Ciardiello, NickMiller, Jarrett Short, Matt Misleh, coach Dave Thompson and JoshAndrews. Back row, from left, assistant coach Gary Winesett, NizarTaifour, Ian Thompson, Jake Lock, Stephen Broussard, Jack Fornadel,Tyler Vennergrund, Alex Hogge and assistant coach Steve Broussard.

Southwest U15C Lax Wins NVYLL Title

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Little Rocky RunVictorious OverLee-Graham

On July 19th, in the final dual meetof the NVSL’s 2008 season, Little RockyRun hosted the swimmers from Lee-Gra-ham, in an exciting face off. Little RockyRun is the only Division I team in theClifton/Centreville/Chantilly area. Themeet finished in a victory for the Stin-grays with a score of 220-182.

Before the competition began, HeadCoach Beth Bedell took a moment torecognize and say goodbye to nine se-nior swimmers who are “graduating”from the team after this season. Thehonorees were: James Briar, Laura Free-man, Taylor Knight, Mallie Lesniewski,Elyse Dietz, Mo Hummel, StephenNorair, Beka Kintzing and KathrynPeterson.

The races got off to a solid start withKyle Cassidy taking a first in the 8 &Under Boys, 25M Freestyle, finishing in18.39. The Girls 8 & Under, 25M Freealso went to the Stingrays whenKatherine Bennett swam to a first-placefinish in 19.22. This was followed by a31.01 win from James Murphy in theBoys 9-10, 50M Free and Rachel Ander-son claiming the top spot with a 31.5finish in the Girls 11-12, 50M Free.David Welliver closed out the Freestylewins with his victory time of 30.71 in theBoys 13-14, 50M category.

The Stingrays only sweep of themorning came from the 8 & Under Boysin the 25M Backstroke, as Daniel Levin(25.07), Collin McCranie (26.28) andScott Ruelle (26.66) took the top threespots respectively. Kameron Dailyearned a blue ribbon with her strong fin-ish in the Girls 9-10, 50M Back with atime of 46.29. Her win set the tone forKatie Yost, claiming victory in the Girls13-14, 50M Back in 38.8, and TaylorKnight swam for his final NVSL blue rib-bon with a winning time of 29.62, in theBoys 15-18, 50M Back.

Little Rocky Run was dominant in theBreaststroke, starting with 8 & UnderMyles Brown, whose winning time inthe Boys 25M race was 25.47. Team-mate Patrick Goldammer won the Boys9-10, 50M Breast finishing in 44.59.Fellow 9-10 swimmer Ally Bedell wonthe Girls 50M Breast with a time of50.23, and Shannon O’Donnell followedwith a winning finish of 41.4 in the Girls11-12, 50M event. David Welliver wonhis second blue ribbon of the day witha strong finish of 38.35 in the Boys 13-14, 50M Breast and Brett Merker wasthe top finisher for the 15-18 Boys, with32.25 in the 50M Breast.

James Murphy was a double blue rib-bon winner, this time taking the Boys9-10, 25M Fly with a time of 15.68 andGrace Warhurst took the blue ribbonwith her time of 18.65 in the Girls 9-10,25M Fly. Rachel Anderson won her sec-ond blue ribbon of the day when sheswam to a 33.53 win in the Girls 11-12,50M Fly. Abby McCranie flew by hercompetitors in the Girls 13-14, 50M Flywith a time of 34.43.

The Stingrays captured seven of the12 relays. The 8 & Unders had twostrong finishes. The 100M Free relaywent to the boys team of Myles Brown,Scott Ruelle, Collin McCranie and KyleCassidy with a time of 1:20.80. The Girls100M Free relay was won in 1:20.82,with Grace Guthrie, Ruth Axton, ChloeRoss and Katherine Bennett swimmingfor the Stingrays’ win. In the 9-10, 100MMedley event, the Boys team of BillyYost, Patrick Goldammer, JamesMurphy and Cole McCranie swam to afirst-place finish in 1:12.00, and the 9-10 Girls team of Kameron Daily, AllyBedell, Grace Warhurst and ElizabethMurphy finished first in the 100M Med-

ley race with a time of 1:22.76. Swim-ming in the Boys 13-14, 100M Medleywas the winning team of MichaelHelme, David Welliver, Sean Hathawayand Jonathan Clark finishing in 1:04.9.The Girls 13-14, 100M Medley wasclaimed in 1:08.0 by Katie Yost, ErinHessler, Katie Schwindt and AbbyMcCranie. Wrapping up the relay victo-ries with a winning time of 1:57.8, wasthe Boys 15-18, 200M Medley team ofTaylor Knight, Brett Merker, BobbyKelly and James Kintzing.

Second-place swimmers contributingpoints to the team were: Myles Brown,Billy Yost, Ally Bedell, Abby McCranie,Taylor Knight, Katherine Bennett, KyleMarshall, Brooke Worley, MichaelHelme, Katie Schwindt, Kyle Cassidy,Grace Guthrie, Carly Grecco, LukeGuthrie, Erin Hessler, James Kintzing,Cole McCranie, Bobby Kelly and MoHummel. Also adding to the Stingrays’points were third place finishers: ChloeRoss, Elizabeth Murphy, Kevin Hagan,Shannon O’Donnell, Erin Hessler, SusieLesniewski, Grace Guthrie, CarlyGrecco, Rachel Avery, Jonathan Clark,Mitch Keifer, Logan Ross, Sam Maney,Luke Guthrie, Sarah Hessler and KatieSchwindt.

Virginia Run GivesSouth Run a Run

South Run wasn’t really sure theywon this weekend’s meet against Vir-ginia Run until the final score wasannounced: 207-195 in favor of theSeahawks. It was a very tough meet asVirginia Run came up just a tad shortwith the relays proving to be the deci-sion making races once again.

Getting to that point took a lot of bigRiptide efforts as 38 Personal Best timeswere achieved and 22 of those PersonalBests put points on the board.

Two of the Riptide’s graduating Se-niors made a splash as Joey Angelloplaced First in both 15-18 B 50M Freeand Fly and Melissa Bartoletta took Firstin the 50M G Free. The Riptide tooktime out to honor Joey and Melissa aswell as Michael Ziegler, Natalie Podoand Douglas Phung — the rest of theVirginia Run Seniors that have beenexceptional role models for the youngerteam swimmers to look up to.

Patrick Kearney continues to get outof his own way breaking the team 9-10Boys 50M Breaststroke for the 3rd timethis season with a 43.17! Patrick wasfirst in the 50 M Free as well. Roundingout Freestyle with 2nd place finisheswere: Bobby Monroe, Didi Pace, Kyle

McGill, Jessica Sheftel, Matt Pisarcik,Nadia Podo and Mo Lacey. The Riptidepicked up 3rd place points in Free withswims by Joe Clancy, Alexa McAnally,Brian Deely, Bryanna Angello andMarissa McGill.

Backstroke saw First Place finishes byGeoffrey Eisenhart (8 & U B 25M), DidiPace (8&U G 25M), Alexa McAnally (9-10 G 50M) and Joey Castro (11-12 B50M). Riptide 2nd and 3rd place finisheskept the score close as Bobby Monroe,Kylie Lanigan, Jack Clancy, MattRethman, Morgan Tweddle, MaggieBlondin, Matt Glowacki, MatthewPisarcik, Sierra Higinbotham, KellieSanders and Mo Lacy were all part ofreally tight races!

Erin Steen’s first-place finishes in 9-10 G 50M Breaststroke and 50M Flyseesawed the score some more as addi-tional first place Breaststroke swimmersSerena Emanuel (11-12 G 50M), BrianGay (15-18 B 50M) and Tat Duchak(15-18 G 50M) plucked the tail feathersof the Seahawks. Geoffrey Eisenhart,Emma Guidash, Reilly Tweddle, SierraHiginbotham, Kyle McGill and MichaelGay clipped their wings further with 2nd

place finishes in their respective agegroups and Autumn Loebl and AmandaPhung touched the wall for 3rd placeBreaststroke finishes.

In Fly, Matt Glowacki (13-14 B 50M)and Joey Angello (15-18 B 50M)joined Erin by landing in First followedclosely in 2nd and 3rd place by JackClancy, Sarah Horgan, Joey Castro,Brian Deely, Serena Emanuel, JessicaSheftel, Amanda Phung, Chris Kearney,Hanna Parcell and Stasia Schlatter.

By the time the Relays rolled around,the weather wasn’t the only thing thatwas hot as the Riptide went in 12 pointsbehind and pulled within 2 at one point.A fingernail finish by Melissa Bartolettain the Girls 15-18 200 M Medley Relay(2:13.43 vs. 2:13.44—Mo Lacey, TatDuchak, Hannah Parcell, MelissaBartoletta) nearly gave everyone heatstroke! The 15-18 Boys 200 M Medley(Joey Angello, Brian Gay, ChristopherKearney, Douglas Phung) also sizzledwith a 2:05.17 vs. 2:05.40 finish! TheRelays were an even split at 6-6 as theVR 8&U Boys 100M Free, 9-10 G 100MMedley, 11-12 G 100 M Medley and 13-14 G 100 M Medley kept the South RunSeahawks on the run. A fun meet! Nowon to Divisionals!

Manorgate Marlinsvs. Fort Myer

Swimming

See Swimming, Page 19

NVSL Record Setting Team - Stingrays James Murphy, BillyYost, Cole McCranie and Patrick Goldammer set a newrecord for the NVSL at the 2008 All-Star Relay Carnival,for the Boys 9-10, 100M Medley with a time of 1:07.84.They are pictured with their assistant coaches, BrolinWalters and Katie Lesniewski.

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The Manorgate Marlins competedstrongly in the season finale against thehosting Fort Myer Squids on Saturday,July 19th.

In this captivating meet, the Marlinsstarted strong winning 47 points in thefreestyle versus the Squid’s 35.Manorgate’s momentum continued,gaining an additional 61 during back-stroke to Fort Myer’s 38. With a 35 pointlead, the Marlins achieved 33 breastrokepoints to the Squid’s 48. Still ahead by20 points, the Marlin’s battled throughthe butterfly, earning 28 points to FortMyer’s 60. The home turf advantagedSquids jetted through the relays with afinal score of 238 to 206.

Congratulations Fort Myer Squids!

SS2 Piranhas TakeNVSL Division 12Championship

The Piranhas rode the wave of excel-lent swimming this week with their BMeet at Sideburn Run, the fast RelayCarnival at Commonwealth, and a homemeet Saturday against the Lakers ofLake Braddock … swimming away withthe NVSL Division 12 Championship!

During the meet against LakeBraddock, the SS2 were up by twopoints after the individual events with ascore of 172-170. The Piranhas contin-ued to swim hard and eventuallydominated the relays for a final score of217-185.

Swimming against Lake Braddock,SS2 had 56 Best Times, in 31 of the 38individual events!º The relays were veryexciting and showed the Lakers whatPiranha Pride is all about! Team recordswere broken by the 15-18 Boys 200meter medley relay team of TylerMunger, Matt Pangman, Eric Schulze,and Alex Sullivan with a time of2:04.76. Team records were also set byNick Campbell in 13-14 50 meterFreestyle with a time of 27.61, by NickCampbell in 13-14 50 meter Backstrokewith a time of 32.38, by Tyler Mungerin 15-18 50 meter Backstroke with atime of 29.85, and by Tyler Munger in15-18 50 meter Fly with a time of 28.06.Double event winners included Ben Wu,Kenzie Elliott, Carli Molano, CaitlinCampbell, Nick Campbell, and TylerMunger. Other high point winners wereJennifer Byrne, Dasom Lee, MeganKelly, Andrew Kwon, Tara Banks,Chanele Molano, Kyle Nash, MatthewPangman, Stephanie Salazar, and ErinSchulte.

Largest improvement swimmers in-cluded Bailey Beres, HarmonSaint-Germain, Ryan Cho, ArjunDeopujari, Max Morris, Jake Mitchell,Olivia Witt, Isabel Soto, Michael Jiang

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(swimming up from 11-12 to 15-18Breaststroke), Lily Li, and ChristianMitchell (swimming up in 15-18 Butter-fly).

SS2 swimmers worked hard all sea-son to improve their times and perfecttheir strokes. Their hard work paid off,earning the SS2 Piranhas title of Divi-sion 12 champions with an undefeatedrecord. Congratulations to the SS2 Pira-nhas on an outstanding swim season!

Sequoia FarmsEnds the Dual MeetSeason

In their final meet of the ColonialSwim League regular season, twoCentreville community swim teamswent at it in the pool at Chase Club.With the divisional title out of reach, theSharks and the Sequoia Farms Stingraysmet, with team pride on the line. At theend of the morning both teams sat rightin the middle of the league’s Blue Divi-sion, with identical 2-3 records.

A Sequoia Stingrays team weakenedby the absences of key swimmers, facedan almost full-strength Sharks team. Inthe Chase Club home pool it was appar-ent from the beginning, that it would bea long morning for Sequoia Farms. The-ses two teams have a shared history ofa great cross-town rivalry and mutualrespect, and this meet reflected just that.History again repeated itself as the Stin-grays went down in defeat to theSharks, as they had almost a year ago.

Despite the stinging loss, there wasstill good news for the Stingrays. Agutsy performance was turned in by theentire Sequoia Farms team, includingthe establishment of a new team recordby the Sequoia Girls 15-18 Medley Re-lay team of Holly Chapman, BrookeFeichtl, Kathleen Gardner and AmandaKarstetter. Also in the relays, Sequoiaremained competitive with the follow-ing Medley winners:

! Boys team of Brendan Hadermann,Avery Harris, Ryan Morris, RussSteinhilber.

! Girls team of Gillian Hadermann,Molly Hamer, Sydney Loper, BridgetO’Malley.

! Girls team of Kelsey Hamer, JuliaHilburger, Meghan O’Malley, NicoleWilliams.

! Boys team of Sean Bartro, BrianChapman, Blake Feichtl, ConnerMurphy.

! Boys team of Kyle Chin, GeorgeDeegan, Chris Martin, Michael Martin.

This week’s leading individual swim-mers were:

! Brian Chapman - double event win-ner in freestyle, backstroke.

! Lauren Chin - event winner in

breaststroke.! Blake Feichtl - event winner in

breaststroke.! Kelsey Hamer - triple event winner

in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly.! Chris Martin - triple event winner

in freestyle, breaststroke.! Daniel Morris - double event win-

ner in freestyle, backstroke.! Bridget O’Malley - triple event win-

ner in freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly.! Kathleen O’Malley - event winner

in backstroke.! Jennifer Steinhilber - event winner

in butterfly.! Russ Steinhilber - event winner in

breaststroke.

SSTs win final meetof regular season

It was hot and humid at the Sully Sta-tion pool this past Saturday. Not onlywas the weather hot but the home teamwas sizzling in their last regular meet ofthe season winning over their Division3 competitors from Sleepy Hollow 228to 174.

Sully Station took an early lead in theFreestyle event with significant contri-butions from the team’s 8 & under agegroup swimmers. Will Dzubak finished2nd in the 25 meter event followedclosely by Harrison White (3rd) and An-drew Warrington (4th). Elise Mozeleskicommanded a first-place finish sup-ported by second-place finisher NicoleHunter and Kristen Pisone in 4th place.Collin Fiala, Matt McPherson, andDominic Huffman swept 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

place in the 9-10 age groups. The girls’9-10 age group saw Maddie Word in 2nd

place, Skye Koutstaal 5th and Mary AliceGerland 6th place. 12-year-old DennyCha finished a solid 1st place in the boys’11-12 age group. Nick Render andSkyler White followed closely in 3rd and4th place respectively. Megan Hickeyposted a (2nd) place finish with supportfrom Grace McKnight (3rd) and AmandaHolt (5th). 14 year old Richard Xue de-manded a 1st place finish in the boys’13-14 age group with support fromteammates Bo Hartman (3rd) and MoKatz (6th). The 13-14 girls also had astrong showing with Lexi Scoville in 2nd

place, Allie Humphrey in 3rd place andAli Hahn in 4th place. The 15-18 agegroups had solid results to help build thelead over Sleepy Hollow. The boys hadJosh Hahn in 2nd place, Kevin Katz in 3rd

place, and Ryan Otroba in 5th. MissyWitt secured a 1st place finish, followedclosely by Kerry Hartman in 2nd placeand Samantha Wooddell in 6th.

The backstroke event saw key contri-butions from both the boys and girls. Inthe 8 and under age group the team sawthe following results: Will Dzubak (2nd),Hogan O’Brien (3rd) and Patrick Cole

(4th). Elise Mozeleski brought home a 1st

place finish for the girls with supportfrom Katie Stulga (2nd) and KatieHerbstritt (4th). The kids in this agegroup have had a tremendous season –it will be exciting to see them grow andexcel as they continue to compete incoming years! The 9-10 age groups hadcontributions from Collin Fiala (2nd),Carl Gerland (3rd), Sean Hickey (4th),Heather Herbstritt (3rd), ShainaGreenberg (5th) and Lauren McDermott.Michael McPherson (Boys 11-12) had asolid 2nd place finish followed byZachary Tauscher (4th) and Jake Bowen(5th). The steadfast Zoe Hemmer se-cured a solid 1st place finish (Girls11-12) followed by Madison Stulga (4th)and Emma Sax (5th). Richard Xue whocontinues to exhibit his aquatic excel-lence finished 1st (Boys 13-14) a full 3seconds before his nearest competitor.His teammates Reid Koutstaal and JoshGreenberg provided support with 4th

and 5th place finishes respectively.Reagan Warrington helped to continuethe SST lead with her strong 1st placefinish (Girls 13-14) followed closely byMeghan McPherson (2nd) and AllieHumphrey (4th). The 15-18 age groupsrounded out the backstroke event withCJ Fiala’s classic 1st place finish, DavidWarrington’s 3rd place finish and RyanSmith’s 4th place finish. The girls alsoshowed great form with Olivia McKnightin 4th place and Arianna Ahmadi andJessica Humphrey in 5th and 6th placerespectively.

The SST’s continued to build the leadwith strong finishes in the breastrokeevent. The team posted the followingresults: Boys 8 & under - Harrison White1st, Andrew Warrington 4th and PatrickCole 5th. Girls 8 & under – Payton Moore1st, Katie Herbstritt 2nd and Katie Stulga4th. The 9-10 age groups: MattMcPherson 1st, Jarid Bowen 3rd andLucas Tauscher 4th, Maddie Word 2nd,Lauren McDermott 3rd and Elayna Ren-der 5th. The 11-12 age groupscontributed with solid finishes by DennyCha (2nd), Zachary Tauscher (3rd) SkylerWhite (4th), Megan Hickey (1st), GraceMcKnight (4th) and Maddie Stulga (5th).Brandon Fiala took a 2nd place finish(Boys 13-14) with Michael Smith in 4th

and Reid Koutstaal 5th. Corinne Hollandplaced 1st (Girls 13-14) with supportfrom Darby Nelson (3rd) and Ali Hahn(4th). CJ Fiala and Ryan Smith contrib-uted second and third-place finishes inthe boys 15-18 event respectively withJosh Hahn finishing 4th. The ever consis-tent Missy Witt has a solid 1st placefinish with teammates JessicaHumphrey and Allie Otroba in 5th and6th place.

Key contributions were made bymany of the SST swimmers in the but-terfly event. In the Boys 9-10 age groupSean Hickey secured a 2nd place finishwith Jarid Bowen & Dominic Huffman

placing 3rd & 4th. The Girls 9-10 sawHeather Herbstritt, Skye Koutstaal &Elayna Render finish 2nd, 4th and 5th re-spectively. The 11-12 age groups sawtwo stellar 1st place finishes by MichaelMcPherson and Zoe Hemmer with helpfrom Nick Render (2nd), Jake Bowen(6th), Amanda Holt (4th) and Emma Sax(5th). The 13-14 aged SST swimmerscontinued with solid performances.Brandon Fiala finished 2nd place, BoHartman 4th and Mo Katz 5th. The girlsprovided support with ReaganWarrington finishing 1st place, CorrineHolland 3rd and Meghan McPherson 4th

place. Rounding out the butterfly eventthe 15-18 age boys saw Kevin Katzstroke home a 1st place finish, DavidWarrington 2nd and Ryan Otroba 4th

place. The 15-18 girls saw SamanthaWooddell finishing 3rd, Kerry Hartman4th and Olivia McKnight 5th.

The SST’s had a stellar performancein the relays winning eight of the 12relays. Both the girls & boys in the 8 &under age groups won their relays. Theteam of Will Dzubak, AndrewWarrington, Patrick Cole and HarrisonWhite took 1st place. The girls also took1st place with the team of Katie Stulga,Kristen Pisone, Nicole Hunter and EliseMozeleski. Sully Station got a win fromthe boys’ 9-10 relay team made up ofCollin Fiala, Matt McPherson, JaridBowen and Dominic Hoffman. The 11-12 age groups saw 1st place finishes forthe boys & girls with the following med-ley teams: Denny Cha, ZacharyTauscher, Michael McPherson and NickRender and Zoe Hemmer, MeganHickey, Grace McKnight and AmandaHolt. The 13-14 girls (MeghanMcPherson, Corinne Holland, ReaganWarrington, and Lexi Scoville) also wontheir 100 meter relay.

Sully finished the meet with wins inthe boys 200 meter mixed age relay(Michael McPherson, Collin Fiala, Rich-ard Xue and CJ Fiala) the girls 200meter mixed age relay (Zoe Hemmer,Maddie Word, Reagan Warrington andKerry Hartman). Sully saw strong 2nd

place finishes with the relay teams of 9-10 age girls: Heather Herbstritt, MaddieWord, Elayna Render and SkyeKoutstaal; 13-14 Boys: Bo Hartman,Brandon Fiala, Richard Xue and MoKatz; 15-18 Boys: David Warrington, CJFiala, Kevin Katz and Josh Hahn; 15-18Girls: Jessica Humphrey, Missy Witt,Samantha Wooddell and KerryHartman.

In a moving tribute fellow team mem-bers, family and supporters took amoment to acknowledge this year’s de-parting seniors: Kerry Hartman, JessicaHumphrey, and Samantha Wooddell.Each of these young women has been anintegral part of the team for many years.The entire Sully Station communitywishes them the best in their future en-deavors in college and throughout theirlives.

The Sequoia Farms 13-14 Medley Relay Team ofBrian Chapman, Conner Murphy, Sean Bartro andBlake Feichtl.

13U Mets WinsUSSSA MajorsWorld Series

The 13U Mets travel baseballteam won the USSSA Majors Na-tionals World Series last week inMyrtle Beach, S.C. The Mets won7-0 beating the Florida StateChamps in the finals and the NorthCarolina State Champs in thesemifinal’s. The Mets only trailedfor half an inning the entire series.

(Back row, from left): Coach John Koons, Jackson Rogers,Micheal Palma, Sean Berry, Will Zirzow, Texas Williams,Marshall Peters, Evan Wollum, Alan Machobee and DannyBulas. (Front row): Coach Tom Russell, Bat Boys KennyBerry and Tanner Koons, Josh Koons, Wade Aurdini,Danny Russell, Brandon Ginch, Conner Sullivan, AndyMachobee, and Coach Brian Ginch.

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pieces, it’s really easy.”Clarinetist Corie Koffler, a Franklin

eighth-grader, said camp “helps you playfaster, you learn a lot of stuff and see friendsyou don’t usually get to see.” ChristinaLandrum, a Centreville Elementary sixth-grader in her first year of flute-playing, alsohad a great time.

“I was inspired to play the flute by myfriend because she played it for me and Iliked the sound so much,” said Christina. “Imight even do it for a career.” Speaking af-ter a flute sectional during which she wasintroduced to the piccolo, she said, “I juststarted it today and can already play thereally high notes that took me two weeksto learn on the flute. I’ve met a lot of newfriends and I don’t like it when camp endseach day.”

FLUTE INSTRUCTOR Wendy Lane, whoteaches privately, taught at the camp thissummer for her first time. Her daughterAllison attended last year and loved it, andLane has “tons of flute students” who comehere every year. It’s the equivalent of twoyears of elementary-school playing becausethey only have it there once a week.”

“Plus the caliber of the teachers here isso high,” said Lane. “For example, [trum-pet player] Dave Detwiler has played withthe National Symphony, so it’s humbling toteach with them. And Mr. Walker is so calmand makes a point of the camp being fun— and that’s a lesson for all of us. If chil-dren enjoy what they’re doing, they’ll con-tinue it.”

Drum and percussion teacher Gary Lang,a junior at Chantilly High, attended thecamp four years and has taught there thepast two years. “The kids are great; I loveteaching them,” he said. “They love thecamp and love learning. It’s their choice tocome, and I like seeing them have fun.”

By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

After more than two decades, onemight expect Franklin MiddleSchool’s Band and OrchestraCamp to wane in popularity. But

quite the opposite is true.“This is the largest camp so far,” said

Lawrence Walker, who began and has di-rected the camp since its inception. “To helpsplit the lunchtime and ease the traffic con-gestion leaving, this year we had two dif-ferent times for each ensemble. Orchestraran from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and band,from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.”

Some 35 teachers and assistants com-prised the staff, including teachers and bandand orchestra directors from Fairfax andLoudoun County public schools, privateschools and freelance private teachers.Some were retired, military-band members,

such as percussion instructor AubreyAdams, who served in the Air Force, andtrumpet teacher Dave Detwiler, who’s re-tired from the Army Blues and frequentlysubs for the National Symphony. And fluteinstructor Wendy Lane is also a professionalmusician.

Lawrence said the camp ran smoothly andhe was pleased with the students’ skill leveland the teaching abilities of their instruc-tors. “Many high-school kids come here toswitch instruments,” he said. “And middle-schoolers come to be reintroduced to a cer-tain skill level. They work on tone quality,articulation, sight reading and scales tobetter prepare them for the ensemble they’llbe assigned to in September. They may evenmove up, based on a second audition attheir schools.”

He said every elementary- and middle-school band and orchestra director he’stalked to has been “impressed with the

progress their students have made” as aresult of being at the camp, playing in theensemble bands and receiving the crosstraining of the master and sectional classesoffered.

A MASTER, or instrument, class is a grouplesson for a single instrument, such as a fluteor clarinet, and students work only on tech-nique.

Sectionals combine like instruments, suchas woodwinds, brass or percussion, and fo-cus only on music, while reinforcing whatthe band director is doing.

Students attended four classes each day— two band rehearsals, one master classand one sectional. And band and orchestrastudents performed in beginning, cadet orconcert symphonic ensembles.

“On the first day of camp, we auditionevery child and then they’re placed in anensemble,” said Lawrence. “We don’t use

the application for placement. Kids can alsomove up from one band or orchestra en-semble to another, based on skill level.”

What gives him great satisfaction, he said,is “working with a wonderful group of kidswho want to be here. I especially like see-ing their development from their first dayto the final concert, and seeing them playmusic at a stellar level that they initiallywould have thought impossible.”

Lawrence also takes joy in watching thestudents “appreciating the sectional andinstrument teachers who totally showcasewhat the band directors are doing. And it’salso amazing to see students who havelearning issues in core classes during theschool year excel here. Music enhances adifferent part of their brain, which enablesthem to have self-confidence in self-expres-sion. It also gives them an opportunity tobe champions in an area which salutes ex-cellence.”

What Contributes to Franklin’s Camp’s Success?

He said it’s helped him become a betterteacher and a couple students even signedup for private lessons with him. Lang, him-self, got tips from another percussionteacher on holding the drumsticks and keep-ing the students playing in time. As for thestudents, he said, “The camp will help thema lot in their school bands and later on inlife. Some of the elementary and middleschools don’t teach percussion very well.But here, they learn straight percussion and,if a particular student is having trouble, wecan help them.”

Reston’s Erin Miller, whose 6-year-olddaughter Olivia has played violin by theSuzuki method for several years, was theyoungest camper — and Miller raved abouther progress. “They’ve taught her note-read-ing in a matter of a month — it’s amazing,”she said. “There’s been a definite improve-ment in her, doing it every day. She camein playing, but not reading music. And now,it’s really easy for her.”

hour,” she added. “Here, it’s $155 for fourweeks of four hours a day, so it’s unbeliev-able. I would completely recommend it toothers. We’re new to Fairfax County andwe’re very impressed.”

So are the students. Willow Springs El-ementary sixth-grader Larry Gong hasplayed cello two years and attended thecamp for his second time. “My mom thinksit’s a good experience, and it has been,” hesaid. “The teachers are nice and I’ve learned

how to play some notes on the G string. It’sa fun camp and you learn more than you’dlearn in school.”

Lauren Cheetham, a Stone Middle sev-enth-grader, is in her second year of violinand came to camp so she could play better.“I’ve improved lots,” she said. “I’ve learnedharder songs and different strings. Andcamp is fun — you have a lot of choicesabout songs and the songs are really happy.I’ll come back again.”

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“It’s a fun camp and you learn more than in school.”— Larry Gong, cello player, Willow Springs 6th grade

Clockwise, from top left, are tuba players NickWelham, Rachel Carson eighth-grader, and JayCowen, Centreville High freshman, plus baritoneplayer Catie Reed, Franklin eighth-grader.

It may not be 76 trombones, but it still sounds good.

Miller saidschools normallybegin teachingmusic in thirdgrade but, at thecamp, childrencan start muchyounger. “Thecost of privatemusic instructionis very expensive— $60-$90 an

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Hacherl. “For example, someone who knows howto knit could teach it to someone to take their mindoff their troubles, for awhile.”

She said people are also needed to staff the frontdesk, weekdays, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., or staff the re-source rooms and show clients how to get on theInternet and look for jobs and houses. They couldalso teach computer skills, such as Microsoft Wordor Excel.

“We have such a great community, bringing us hy-giene items,” said Hacherl. “But we could use helpsorting them to give to families as they arrive.”

WFCCA member Dorothy Steranka, who volunteersthere, said families also need sponsors “for when theygo into their own housing, plus furniture. And it’s

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How To Help at Hanley Shelternice if someone in the community helps them withbudgeting.”

Hacherl said volunteers are also needed to super-vise the children’s playroom in the shelter. “And weneed real-estate agents willing to rent to people withlimited incomes, knowing that Fairfax County is be-hind them,” she added. “So anything people can doto help is most appreciated.”

She said they have no place to store clothing dona-tions, but they could use small household items, suchas plates and silverware, for families who don’t havethese things. And diapers are always needed.

The shelter plans to have a fund-raising, mini-walkon Oct. 11. Meanwhile, for more information aboutvolunteer opportunities and shelter needs, seewww.shelterhouse.org.

By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

A Fairfax County grand jury on Monday, July21, indicted four people for crimes in the lo-cal area. They are as follows:

DEMASNicholas Anthony Demas, 23, of 12861 Island

House Loop, No. 202, in Woodbridge, is accused ofburglarizing his former employer, Deepwood Veteri-nary Clinic in Centreville.

According to police, Demas was fired fromDeepwood in May 2007 for allegedly stealing nar-cotics. Then on Oct. 16, 2007, the clinic was bur-glarized at night, after business hours.

Entry was made by breaking a window, and policewere reportedly able to match Demas’s prints —which they already had on file — with those left onthe glass. On Nov. 19, 2007, police arrested him andcharged him with burglary. He’s scheduled to entera plea, July 30, in Circuit Court.

GAMARRA-CAVEROOn Feb. 25, police charged Angel Arturo Gamarra-

Cavero, 19, of 7642 Chadds Landing Way inManassas, with three counts of grand larceny andtwo counts of possession of burglary tools. He wasone of five people arrested in connection with sev-eral thefts from members at Life Time Fitness inCentreville.

The crimes occurred between August 2007 and Feb.7, 2008. In each case, property was stolen fromlocked locker. Items taken included iPods,

Four Indicted by Grand JuryBlackBerries, cell phones and a diamond ring. Aninvestigation allegedly led to a family employed byLife Time Fitness, including Gamarra-Cavero. He’snow slated to enter a plea, Aug. 19, in Circuit Court.

SWAINIn November 2007, Fairfax County police charged

a 20-year-old Centreville man with malicious wound-ing by mob and participation in a criminal street gang.He is Brian Swain of the Singleton’s Grove commu-nity.

According to police, on May 12, 2007, around 7p.m., a teenage boy was outside a Burger King inReston when he was approached by a group of males.They allegedly accused the teen of being from a rivalgang and then they knocked him to the ground andbeat and kicked him.

Police said Swain was reportedly identified as oneof the participants in the assault, and he was arrestedon Nov. 29, 2007. He’s scheduled for an Aug. 27 jurytrial.

SALCEDOGianfranco Salcedo, 20, of 14519 Lock Drive in

Centreville’s Country Club Manor community, ischarged with one count each of receiving stolen prop-erty, selling stolen property, possession with intentto distribute marijuana and possession with intent todistribute cocaine.

Like Gamarra-Cavero, he’s reportedly implicated inthe locker thefts, between August 2007 and Feb. 7,2008, at Life Time Fitness in Centreville. Salcedo wasarrested Feb. 23. He’s scheduled for a Sept. 10 jurytrial.

More Roundups

Blood Donations Are SoughtThe Inova Blood Donor Center in the Centremed I Building

on Route 29 in Centreville (across from the Centreville Multi-plex Cinemas) is in urgent need of blood donations — espe-cially O positive or negative, as well as A and B. They’re ac-cepted Tuesday-Friday, noon-8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.For an appointment to give blood, call 703-322-1970, or dropin.

Reaching Out to KoreansThe Fairfax County Police Department has created three new

public service announcements airing on WKTV – WashingtonKorean Cable television. They’re an effort to reach out to theKorean community to create closer relationships and a betterunderstanding of public-safety services and initiatives. They’reon Cox Cable Channel 450 during evening newscasts.

The object is to display linguistic and cultural competenciesof Fairfax County police officers being applied professionally inmeeting the safety and security needs of the diverse popula-tion. To view the public service announcements, go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/video/fcpd-korean-psa-p1.wmv

Role Models for ChildrenVolunteers are needed throughout Northern Virginia to be

positive role models for children who currently have an incar-cerated parent. Mentors meet with children two hours per week.Weekly meetings are supplemented by monthly group recre-ational activities. The only qualification required is a desire tohelp a child in need.

To sign up for the mentor training session at the Center forMulticultural Human Services in Falls Church, call Ellen Klene,Volunteer Program manager, at 703-533-3302, ext. 107, or seewww.cmhs.org.

Police Want Seniors’ InputThe Fairfax County Police Department is seeking county resi-

dents over 55 who are interested in serving on new Seniors &Law Enforcement Together (SALT) councils. The councils’ fo-cus will be to enhance law enforcement’s response to crime-related issues experienced or feared by older residents.

The police department wants to hear firsthand from olderresidents about any of their unmet needs and quality of lifeissues. These councils are anticipated to play an important rolein helping guide department programs and policies. For moreinformation or to volunteer, call 703/246-4564.

Text or E-mail Crime TipsWith the recent creation of its new Web site,

www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, Fairfax County Crime Solvers hastapped into the latest technology available for receiving anony-mous tips. Call 1-866-411-TIPS/8477 and follow the voiceprompts to Fairfax County.

From Page 4daffodils.In June, the pink-petaled Cam-

panula “Elizabeth” will appear, fol-lowed by a parade of brightly col-ored annuals. And in fall, blue staramsonia, leadwort, Sargent cherryand fall crocus will be among thehighlights.

“We are only stewards of thisearth,” said Olien. “And that’s themessage Georgette would want usto take away from the gardens we

Georgette Kohler is Remembered in Flowersnurture.”

Everyone then gathered aroundKohler’s garden for the unveilingof the plaque in its center. It reads:“Through this garden, we remem-ber Georgette’s passion, humor,service and dedication.” Under-neath are the words of RalphWaldo Emerson, “Earth laughs inflowers.”

Afterward, attendees mingledand enjoyed refreshments and themusic of harpist Charlotte Roe.

John Dargle, the new Park Author-ity director, said the Park Author-ity will continue Kohler’s legacy ofpreservation, conservation and theprotection of open space.

Also there was PeteContostavlos, former Sully DistrictDemocratic Committee chairman.“I was always overwhelmed byGeorgette’s passion to make thingsbetter — in people’s lives, in busi-ness, on the Park Authority boardand in Democratic politics,” he

said. “That’s why she was activein politics — to help people.”

Christopher Kohler, a businessconsultant in New York City, waspleased with the tribute to hismother.

Calling Green Spring Gardens“absolutely gorgeous,” he said, “Icouldn’t be happier with the parkand the presentation. When she’dcome to New York, we’d go to theWest Side Promenade, by the wa-ter, and see the flowers and

plantings — and she knew thenames of 98 percent of them.”

“It was great for me to see thesupport of the community and howmany people turned out for her onthis 90-degree day and to hear alltheir kind words,” he continued.

“And what they said was spot-on. Seeing how much she touchedpeople’s lives makes me proud tobe her son. Although she’s passedon, it’s nice to know she lives inpeople’s hearts.”

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OFFICE ADMIN ASSISTANTF/T. Genr’l Office Admin Assistant for

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Hawthorne Estates Homes Association (HEHA) provided a

deposit to MidAtlantic Tennis Courts and Supplies on February

28, 2008 for the resurfacing of a single tennis court within our

community. Work that was to begin in May 2008 has not com-

menced. Attempts to contact this company using information

provided by them and at the company’s website have proved

ineffective. HEHA publicly requests that the owners of MidAt-

lantic Tennis Courts and Supplies contact HEHA immediately.

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As a long-standing member of the“Mechanically declined,” as originallydrawn by cartoonist Gary Larson, in one ofhis “Far Side” panels, (a tee-shirt of which Ihave as an extremely prized possession), sotoo must I now confess a similar cluelessnessconcerning automobile repair/maintenance.As an example, when broken down by theside of the road, I have never understoodwhat popping open the front hood of yourautomobile was supposed to do (let theengine breathe?).

Often you’ll see, when motorists and/ortheir vehicles are in some sort of distress,emotional or otherwise, their vehicle’s fronthood open and angled at its familiar 60degrees (approximately — how would Iknow, really?) with the driver, maybe eventhe passenger, too, staring at the engineunderneath. (I don’t know much, but, Iknow, generally speaking, that the engine islocated under the front hood, in almost allcars, right?) What happens next, other thanthe inevitable swearing, is way beyond theknowledge of this mortal man.

Presumably, these strandees are lookingfor some indication, some sign, some clue,some piece of evidence that will unlock themystery of why their car is sitting, not evenidly by, and not running; by the side of theroad, in a parking lot, in the middle oftraffic, etc. In all honesty, I really do knowwhat to do under such circumstances: makea phone call. And, thanks to cell phones, solong as your bars are battery-charged, help,or a tow to help, is just a phone call away,and not, as it used to be, a walk to a phonebooth or to some unsuspectinghome/business, whichever appears first, torequest use of their telephone to make thatcall. Thanks to wireless technology, nowwhen your car stops and you have no placeto go, after you pop the hood, you simplymake your distress-type call and then,weather permitting or safety circumstancesallowing, either remain with/in your vehicleor seek shelter and comfort nearby.Regardless of which you choose (or rather,which I choose), I need not know one thingaboutfixing/assessing/evaluating/understanding mycar’s engine’s failure/future. I only need toknow who to call when such a mechanicalfailure occurs and on what number. Notknowing anything (or knowing next tonothing) is no longer a problem. Not havinga cell phone, or a person to call who canidentify the problem, is the problem.

Indirectly, I suppose popping the hood isstill a means to an end then. It’s just that theend is not as near as if the driver and/orpassenger had some engine repair-relatedknowledge. Apparently, popping the hood ismerely an interim step, a warning to otherdrivers if you will, like putting on youremergency/flashing lights or if you’reproperly prepared, placing emergency flaresat 10-yard intervals behind your vehicle towarn other drivers of your immobility.

If that is indeed the case, then I reallydon’t need to know anything other thanhow to pop my car’s front hood. I don’tneed to know what to look for, what toolsand/or fluids to have in-trunk (or on hand),nor do I need any diagnostic instincts ortraining. All I need to know, and be honestenough to admit it is, that I know nothing,absolutely nothing, but there are otherpeople who do and calling them will resolvethe problem, eventually. And so long as Ihave a credit card in my wallet to solve thewhat-if-I-don’t-have-enough-cash problem,then I’m good to go, or rather not go. Ergo, Ihave now eliminated both the mechanicaland emotional distress often associated withhaving to repair one’s vehicle, unexpectedly.

Actually paying the bill is anotherproblem, but that’s a problem I can handleor at least one I’m used to, whetherstranded or not.

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

Hood-winked

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

0319-4

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CentrevilleSully Station end garage townhome w/allthe trimmings! Meticulously maintainedhome w/new carpet, fresh paint and aprofessionally landscaped & fenced yard!Open floor plan! Palladium windows!High ceilings thru-out! 2 gas fireplaces!Absolutely gorgeous! $399,988

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