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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

If all goes well, Audi andMercedes dealerships willeventually be coming to the

Stonecroft Business Park inChantilly. But first, Penske AutoGroup — which needs a special-exception permit from the countyto locate the dealerships there —has to iron out a few details, espe-cially regarding lighting.

Planner Sarah Mariska pre-sented a first look at the proposal,last week, to members of the WestFairfax County Citizens Associa-tion (WFCCA) Land-Use Commit-tee. Appearing at their Tuesday,

June 17 meeting, she told themwhat’s planned for the site at thecorner of Stonecroft Boulevardand Stonecroft Center Court.

“It was previously approved fora single, 70,000-square-foot build-ing, and we’re instead proposingtwo buildings,” said Mariska. “Thenorthernmost one, for the Audidealership, would be 23,500square feet. The southernmostone, for the Mercedes dealership,would be 43,500 square feet.”

She said county staff requestedthe applicant align its western en-trance with the nearby Nissandealership’s western entrance, andit’s now done so. “We also removedsome parking spaces and made thesite access a bit easier,” saidMariska. “And we added seasonalflowers to have a more-attractivestreetscape.”

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James Harrison IV celebrates graduation from Chantilly High School on Monday,June 16, with his family; he will be attending NOVA.

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In March 2007, many localresidents gathered atWalney Road and EagleChase Circle in Chantilly for

the groundbreaking ceremony fora mosque to serve the NorthernVirginia chapter of the AhmadiyyaMuslim Community (AMC). Thesite plan has since been approved,although building has not yet be-gun.

Yet the 400 local members wereamong some 6,000 in the Wash-ington Metropolitan area with rea-son to rejoice this week. That’sbecause their worldwide leader,His Holiness, Mirza Masroor

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When it comes to children’s shows, there’sa general rule of thumb: If it comes fromthe mind of Chantilly High Theater Di-

rector Ed Monk, it’s going to be funny.Therefore, it’s pretty much a given that his latest

creative effort, “Mother Goose’s Really Fabulous FairyTales!” will be a hit with area children. The showswill be presented Wednesday, July 9, at 3 and 7 p.m.,and Thursday, July 10, at 3 p.m., in the school the-ater. Tickets are $5 at the door. For further details,see www.ChantillyHSDrama.com.

“‘Mother Goose’s Really Fabulous Fairy Tales!’” isa very silly play that the whole family will enjoy,”said Monk. “Mother Goose has come to tell some ofher most delightful fairy tales to all of the boys andgirls.”

However, they’re unlike anything heard before.Mother Goose has a slight mishap, with hilariousresults.

“Unfortunately, she bumps her head on some scen-ery and gets a little confused,” said Monk. “As shenarrates the fairy tales, she gets them a little mixedup. Hansel and Gretel wind up meeting Robin Hoodand Sleeping Beauty and Rupunzel and PrinceCharming and Darth Vader — and, well, who knowswho else they’ll run into before it’s all over?”

The only way to find out is to attend the ChantillyChildren’s Theatre production of “Mother Goose’sReally Fabulous Fairy Tales!” sponsored by theChantilly Drama Boosters.

— Bonnie Hobbs

Rickey Price Is IndictedOne brother has already pleaded guilty to the

June 22, 2006 robbery of a Chantilly conveniencestore, and now the grand jury has indicted theother brother for the same crime.

The incident occurred at the Prime Mart in the4300 block of Chantilly Shopping Center. Accord-ing to Fairfax County police, two masked men“using a taser/stun gun” entered the store justafter 6 a.m., while an accomplice waited outside.The clerk was alone, and the intruders overpow-ered him and stole cash, plus store and personal items, and fled.

Police were called, and Robert F. Price, 30, of 5750 BacklickRoad, No. 202, in Springfield, was soon apprehended nearby. Hewas charged with robbery and abduction with the intent to ex-tort money. Rickey Fentrell Price, 21, of no fixed address, wasarrested July 10, 2006 in Macon, Ga., and charged with the sametwo offenses.

In Circuit Court on June 10, Robert Price pleaded guilty to rob-bery and his other charge was dropped. He’s scheduled for sen-tencing, Oct. 3. As for Rickey Price, last Monday, June 16, thegrand jury indicted him on both charges. He’s slated to enter aplea on Aug. 4.

Woman’s Charges Are DroppedOn March 30, Fairfax County police charged a Little Rocky Run

woman with five counts of contributing to the delinquency of aminor. They’d been called to Ginaline Bateman’s home, around10:30 p.m., for a complaint of a loud party.

“When officers arrived, a party was going on,” said police spokes-woman Camille Neville. “Officers smelled alcohol on many of theteens attending the party and [allegedly] saw evidence of alco-hol use.”

Bateman was given a date to appear in Juvenile and DomesticRelations Court; however, her case was continued twice — mostrecently, to last Tuesday, June 17. But on that date, when theprosecution wasn’t ready to proceed, Judge Teena Grodner de-clined to continue the case another time and dismissed Bateman’scharges.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, June 26,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’s age, heightand weight, the child is securely placed in the seat, and the seatis properly installed in the vehicle.

No appointment is necessary. But residents should install thechild safety seats themselves, so technicians may properly inspectand adjust them, as needed. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140 to con-firm dates and times.

UOSA Decision June 26The Fairfax County Planning Commission is slated to make its

decision this Thursday night, June 26, about the Upper OccoquanService Authority’s (UOSA) plan to replace many of its deterio-rating, decades-old, sewage pipes in the Centreville and Chantillyareas. However, several items needed to be ironed out before thecounty was willing to give UOSA its permission to proceed withthe project.

“On May 16, we had an all-hands meeting at [Sully DistrictSupervisor] Mike Frey’s office,” said Sully District Planning Com-missioner John Litzenberger. “UOSA, the Park Authority and Plan-ning Commission representatives discussed their differences andseemed much closer.”

He said UOSA is considering putting in foot bridges over CubRun and has also agreed to cordon off some of the large treeswithin the [construction] easement, to save them. In return, saidLitzenberger, the Park Authority would expand UOSA’s easementin other areas so it could store its pipes there while the work isbeing done.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

It’s on to the Planning Commission now for aproposed, new hotel for Chantilly. It got athumbs-up last week from the West FairfaxCounty Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-

Use Committee.Fairbrook Hotels would own and manage the fa-

cility on a five-acre site at 14530 Lee Road, south ofRoute 50, and north of Willard Road. It’s zoned I-3,light industrial, and Fairbrook is seeking a special-exception permit for a hotel use there.

Before receiving WFCCA’s approval at its June 17meeting, land-use planner Elizabeth McKeeby, rep-resenting Fairbrook, discussed changes made to theproject in the past two months. She said county staffwas concerned about an existing industrial buildingon site and requested “additional buffering to thesouth and as you drive along Lee Road.”

However, the changes to the hotel, itself, were evenmore dramatic.

The building is now proposed to be five stories,instead of four, with the structure’s height increasedfrom 50 to 75 feet.

“That gave us more space on the ground floor,”

Round-ups

Rickey Price

Artist’s rendition of the new hotel.

Building’s height changesfrom four to five stories.

New Hotel Gets WFCCA’s OK

Several of the cast members of “Mother Goose’s Really Fabulous Fairy Tales” get intocharacter before beginning rehearsals for the show.

New Children’s Show Set for Chantilly

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William and Bobby Carlin stop for a quickpictures with family. Both have joined theMarines and will leave for boot camp thissummer.

Trang Thai and her large group of family andfriends. Trang will attend the University ofVirginia in the fall.

Grads wait for their names to be called.

James Harrison IV celebrates graduation withhis family; he will be attending NOVA.

Phillip Cox and his parents celebrate. He willattend NOVA in the fall.Rahmath Syed Mohamed and her family gather

together after the ceremony; she will attend theUniversity of Virginia.

The traditional tossing of the hats signalsgraduation is official.

A Chantilly grad gets a hug from her emotionalgrandma.

Keyana Collins and her mom. She will attendLiberty University.

Andrew-Nguyen and his family; he will attendVirginia Tech.

Abdifatah Sheikh with his family at the PatriotCenter. He will be attending Virginia Tech.

Graduation Day

Amaan Ahmed with her family; she plans to goto NOVA.

Procession of ScholarsSeniors from Chantilly High School participate in 2008Commencement at the Patriot Center.

Photos by Karen Doss/Centre View


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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

School’s out and most students are ex-cited about summer vacation. ButArvin Ahmadi, 15, of Centreville’s SullyStation II community, also has some-

thing else to look forward to — he’s the newstudent representative on the Fairfax CountySchool Board.

A rising junior at Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology, with a 3.9GPA, Ahmadi will assume his new role July 1.He replaces Langley High’s James Rosenquist.

“I heard about it and the elections [for thenew student representative], but wasn’t plan-ning on running until one of my friends toldme I’d be good for the job,” said Ahmadi. “AtT.J., I was sophomore class president and I’m a

good leaderand like publicspeaking, sothat helped.”

In addition,he participatesin Odyssey ofthe Mind, wasassistant newseditor of hisschool paper, tjTODAY, and is amember of his

school’s Model U.N. Club which competesagainst other schools in debates of various top-ics.

On a personal note, he’s the son of Raanaand Shahrokh Ahmadi and has three siblings.Sister Neeki is a rising sophomore at WestfieldHigh, brother Arman is a rising eighth-graderat Stone Middle, and sister Nava is a rising fifth-grader at Deer Park Elementary.

As for his new position on the school board,Ahmadi is both enthusiastic and realistic aboutit. “It’s a lot of weight on my shoulders,” hesaid. “Everything I say will reflect the views of157,000 students.”

There were 12 students competing and thejob usually goes to rising se-niors; so, at first, he didn’texpect to win. But, he said,“When I made it past the sec-ond round of cuts, I thought,‘Hey, this could really hap-pen.’”

The actual election washeld Feb. 7 at the StudentAdvisory Council Conven-tion at Robinson SecondarySchool. “The whole morningwas filled with speeches andquestion-and-answer peri-ods,” said Ahmadi. “Each school has four del-egates on the Council, and they watch thewhole process and narrow down the field from12 people to seven to three and then to one.”

Each candidate came up with his or her ownplatform and talked about issues they consid-ered important and would want to bring up

with the School Board. Ahmadi had several ideas.“I want more student perspective to be taken into

consideration before School Board decisions aremade,” he said. “There should be more venues forstudent discussion — especially online, where peopleof my generation are nowadays. I suggested Facebookand Blackboard — a Fairfax County Web site wherestudents check their homework. Students could freelyrespond to questions and express their opinions there,and it would be a lot easier for them.”

Making schools greener and more eco-friendly isalso important to Ahmadi. “With the current budgetcrisis, we could emphasize recycling more,” he said.“We could turn off computers overnight; use morenatural light, instead of fluorescent lights; and havesolar panels. And we could do other initiatives whenthere’s more money in the budget.”

“I also want an emphasis on students’ evaluationsof teachers,” he continued. “Teachers could give outsheets asking kids what they could do to improve,and students could fill them out online or on paper.Then the teachers would use this feedback to im-prove and/or enhance their class.”

Ahmadi found out, the day of the convention, thathe’d be the new, student representative on the SchoolBoard, and he was thrilled. “It was a really great feel-ing,” he said. “I was surprised because I went into itthinking it wasn’t much of a possibility this year. ButI’m totally looking forward to it; and, now, I see amillion possibilities of things I want to accomplish.”

Between February and now, he’s kept up with theissues under discussion by either going to the boardmeetings in person or watching them on TV. And his

predecessor, Rosenquist, sharedhis own board experience withAhmadi to help prepare him forhis duties.

“I’m a non-voting member, butI’m the student voice,” he said.“And I believe it’s important tokeep the students’ best interestsin mind, at all times.”

With an interest in both biologyand law, Ahmadi doesn’t yet knowwhat specific career he’d like topursue someday. However, he’deventually like to go into politics.

For now, though, he’ll have his hands full with hisrole on the board and, come September, with schoolagain. But he says he’ll be able to handle it all. “I’vealways been good at time management,” saidAhmadi. “When I’m really passionate about some-thing, I find a way to work hard, manage my timeand make it happen.”

Teen Joins School BoardTJ junior Arvin Ahmadi torepresent county students.

ArvinAhmadiwants morevenuescreated forstudentdiscussion —especiallyonline.

“Everything I saywill reflect theviews of 157,000students.”— Arvin Ahmadi, new School

Board representative

“... I believe it’simportant to keepthe students’ bestinterests in mind,at all times.”

— Arvin Ahmadi, new SchoolBoard representative


Salute to Westfield High GraduatesSome 792 seniorsparticipate in 2008Commencement atthe Patriot Center.

The Class of 2008, the seventh class to graduate from Westfield High School, consisted of 792 graduates.

Westfield High’s graduationceremony was held on June 18on the campus of George MasonUniversity.

Westfield High School seniorsmarch to their seats.

Christopher McKenzie, Jacob McLernon and LauraMechlin greet faculty members prior to the begin-ning of their graduation.

The Westfield High School Class of 2008 at the campus ofGeorge Mason University.

Friends and familymembers attend the

Westfield High SchoolClass of 2008 gradua-

tion ceremony at GMU.

Mario Escobar was presentedwith the faculty award during thegraduation ceremony for theWestfield High School Class of2008 on June 18 on the campusof George Mason University.

Westfield HighSchool se-niors marchto their seatsat the PatriotCenter.

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Robbie Hammer

Centre View


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said McKeeby.The building’s orientation

was also shifted slightly tothe north, “where it’s highlyunlikely to be developed,”she continued. “And we

added a slightly raised bermand plantings between thebuilding and parking lot fora more-attractive entrance.”

McKeeby said staffthought the building’s exte-rior was “a bit bland,” soFairbrook “tuned up the ar-chitecture to add more re-lief and texture to the build-ing to make it more interest-ing.” It’s also agreed to pro-vide easements forinterparcel connections andalong the Lee Road frontagefor a future bus-stop shelterplanned by the county.

The land isowned byChantilly resi-dent VinayPatel, thepresident ofFairbrook Ho-tels. His com-pany alreadyhas hotels inSterling andHerndon, and the one inChantilly would be a lim-ited-use facility, similar to aHampton Inn.

In other changes, thenumber of guest rooms wasdecreased from 112 to 105.Patel also noted that theamount of community-meeting space within thehotel was increased from900 square feet to about1,500 square feet.

AFTER THE NEEDS of thehotel’s clients are met,WFCCA Chairman JimKatcham asked Patel to nextgive preference to local,Centreville and Chantillygroups wanting to meetthere. WFCCA’s Ray Gustaveeven wanted such a state-

New Hotel Goes toPlanning Commission

ment made part of the hotel’s prof-fers, and McKeeby didn’t see anyproblem with it.

Then WFCCA’s Carol Hawnpraised Fairbrook’s representa-tives. “I want to thank you becauseyou guys really listened to thecommunity and have taken the

community’s thoughts into con-sideration,” she said. “It was anice application to begin with,but we appreciate all thechanges you’ve made.”

The WFCCA members alsoadvised them to meet with theMeadows of ChantillyHomeowners Association andtell them the hotel will be five

stories, instead of four, “becausethese residents will probably beable to see it from their neighbor-hood.”

AT-LARGE Planning Commis-sioner Jim Hart wondered howhotel patrons would be able to getto the shopping center nearby.

“Probably some of the guestswon’t have a car and will want towalk to Cici’s Pizza, Five Guys, Tar-get or Starbucks,” he said. “Howcan they get there from the hotel?”

Patel said there’s a sidewalk thatparallels Lee Road, and Hart re-plied, “Let’s make sure there’ssome pedestrian connection to it.”

Patel said guestscan “just walkacross our lot; andwe’ve also got ashuttle that can beused to go there.”

Hawn thenmoved for approvalof the project, sub-ject to a positive

staff report — which McKeeby as-sured her Fairbrook was receiving,an attempt to contact thehomeowners association and in-corporating pedestrian access toLee Road.

Gustave wanted to have theguidelines for the communityrooms put into writing, butWFCCA’s Scott Miller doubted thatthey’d be enforceable “since it’sprivate property.”

However, Katcham said the in-tent is “just to put it in generalterms.”

The panel then approved thehotel proposal unanimously; nextstop is the Planning Commissionon July 10.

“Thank you very much for tak-ing our concerns into consider-ation,” Katcham told the represen-tatives. “We wish you success.”

“You guys reallylistened to thecommunity.”— Carol Hawn, WFCCA member

“We wish yousuccess.”

— Jim Katcham,WFCCA Land-Use

chairman


The County Line

By Julia O’Donoghue

Centre View

When Virginia’s delegationtakes its seat on the floorof the Democratic NationalConvention in late August,

Lowell Feld will be right next to them.The Democratic National Committee

(DNC) selected Feld, an Arlington residentwho runs the left-leaning www.raisingkaine.com, to be Virginia’s “embedded”blogger at the event in Denver, Colo. Afterreceiving approximately 400 applications,the committee picked a handful of bloggers— people who voice their opinions throughonline diaries — to covertheir state delegationsand provide a “localangle” on theconvention’s proceed-ings, according to letterposted on the Web site.

Launched in 2005,Feld’s blog, which he callsRK, focuses on state andnational politics from aDemocratic perspective.The Web site featuresabout 12 regular con-tributors and is popularwith political activists,journalists and electedofficials around Virginia.

The DNC’s decision to hand out conven-tion credentials to more bloggers like Feld,an unapologetic partisan, speaks to thegrowing influence of this type of media.

According to Microsoft’s www.sitemeter.com, RK averages 2,751 visitors ev-ery day. Some Democratic activists say theyturn to local blogs before newspapers, ra-dio or television for the most up-to-dateinformation on local politics.

“I find [bloggers] to be a very thoughtfuland fair group. They are good about get-ting information out,” said Mame Reilly, anAlexandria resident who is a DemocraticSuper Delegate and Gov. Mark Warner’sformer political director.

YET FELD and others are not bound bythe same rules as traditional journalists. Heand a few other local Virginia bloggers havebeen paid by candidates to do “netrootsoutreach” and other political consulting.

A mainstream news organization wouldnot employ a journalist who took moneyfrom a political campaign, but, for bloggers,the practice often coincides with their rea-sons for starting a Web site.

“[Blogs] are a hybrid. They are sort ofjournalism, sort of citizen activism. We arelike political operatives in a way,” said Feld.

Feld founded RK to help get progressiveDemocrats elected in Virginia and his paidwork on political campaigns can comple-

ment the mission of the blog, he said.The Democratic activist worked on U.S.

Sen. Jim Webb’s campaign and is currentlyconsulting for Democratic congressionalcandidate Judy Feder, a Democrat who willface U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R) in November.

Feld also received at least $500 fromformer congressional candidate LeslieByrne, according to Byrne’s campaign man-ager, Joe Fox.

Feld and other local Democratic bloggersonly work for candidateswho share their values,candidates they wouldsupport regardless ofwhether they were paid.

“I think Judy Feder isgreat. I did two years agowhen she was running in2006 and I didn’t receivea penny from her then,”he said. Feld uses politi-cal consulting to makeends meet. He quit hisday job with the U.S. De-partment of Energy a fewyears ago, in part becausehe was prohibited fromraising money for politi-

cal candidates. “I could make more moneyin a lot more stable job working for the gov-ernment. I choose to do this,” he said.

THERE IS some question about whetherbloggers who work for political campaignsshould be thought of as journalists at all.

“This is an example of the difference be-tween a journalist who blogs and a non-journalist who blogs. The blogosphere isfilled with people who are not journalists.They wear multiple hats,” said Bob Steel,who studies and teaches journalism valuesfor the Poynter Institute.

Steel went on to say: “Bloggers are notnecessarily journalists. A blogger might owna hardware store and write about a prod-uct he sells in the hardware store. There isnothing wrong with that but [he is] notbeing a journalist.”

It is important to always bring a dose ofskepticism when reading a blog, accordingSteel. For bloggers who also work as politi-cal consultants, he suggests transparency.

“I think if something is written by a po-litical consultant, the reader deserves toknow that it is written by political consult-ant,” said Steel.

SOME LOCAL BLOGGERS handle theoverlap of their paid political work and Website content in the way that Steel suggests.If Feld writes about a candidate that pays

him, he discloses his relationship to thecampaign at the bottom of the post, he said.

“I am very clear about what I am doing,”said Feld.

Kenton Ngo also revealed the he wouldbe managing Ramona Morrow’s campaignfor school board in 2007 and then shutdown his blog www.kentonngo.com/750volts, until after the election.

“One of first things I did was to put theblog in mothballs. … You can say you aregoing to talk about things other than thecampaign but eventually you are going tosay something that shouldn’t be associatedwith the candidate,” said Ngo.

Blogger Ben Tribbett did not disclose hewas being paid by state Sen. Chap Petersenevery time he posted about the politician’scampaign on his Web site, notlarrysabato.typepad.com, last fall. But Tribbett,who is from the Burke area, has also re-stricted his paid work to candidates whohad already employed him during previouscampaigns. “I have avoided taking on newpeople even though I have been asked towork on a number of campaigns,” saidTribbet, whose political blog is among themost popular in Virginia.

For Petersen, Tribbett worked on cam-paign strategy, a topic he would not be post-ing about on his blog. He also made it clearthat “Not Larry Sabato” would not be a“mouthpiece” for the campaign, he said.

“I was not puttinganything up on behalf ofthe campaign. That wasthe one of the agree-ments we came to,” hesaid.

Tribbett did promotePetersen and disparagehis opponent, Jeannemarie Devolites Davis,frequently on his blog inthe weeks proceedingthe election. The Demo-cratic activist said hewould have champi-oned Petersen, whetherthe candidate had paidhim or not.

STILL, THE PRACTICE of paying bloggershas unsettled some local Democrats, espe-cially those who have been suffered undertheir attacks. “I, myself, don’t believe inputting bloggers on the payroll. I think it isakin to putting journalists on the payroll,”said Fairfax County Board of Supervisorschairman Gerry Connolly, who is the Demo-cratic nominee for Virginia’s 11th districtcongressional seat.

In spite of being a Democrat, Connollyhas been one of the left-leaning bloggingcommunity’s top targets for criticism. Sev-eral local bloggers backed Connolly’s op-ponent, Leslie Byrne, in the Democratic pri-mary June 10. Connolly won the primaryby a wide margin. In the days leading up tothe primary election, many bloggers posteddisparaging remarks about Connolly ontheir Web sites. Tribbett ran a bracket, muchlike those put together for a college basket-ball tournament, of Connolly’s “worst mo-ments” as an elected official.

Last week, the Virginia Democrats’ 11thcongressional district committee chair,George Burke, announced he would circu-late a petition among Virginia’s Democraticdelegates asking them to remove Feld’s “em-bedding” privileges at the national conven-tion. Among Burke’s concerns is the fact thatFeld and Tribbet do work as political con-sultants.

“I think it is just inap-propriate for peoplewho promote them-selves as journalists tobe paid hacks for can-didates. They presentthemselves as journal-ists but they are actuallypublic relations practi-tioners,” said Burke.

But candidates whohave hired bloggers forpolitical consulting saidthey are paying for aperson’s expertise atnetworking over theinternet, not positive

coverage on the blogger’s Web site. “I haveknown Ben for a long time but I don’t at-tempt to have any editorial control overanything he does on his blog. I have prettymuch no input on that,” said Petersen.

Feder’s campaign manager, LukeMcFarland, said Feld has mainly been in-volved in developing a Web site,www.farewellfrank.com, on the Democrat’sopponent, Republican Rep. Frank Wolf.

McFarland and others said it is commonfor campaigns to hire bloggers.

Political campaigns putbloggers on the payroll.

Blog ExcerptsCommentary on political blogs ranges

from the thoughtful to the ridiculous.Here are some excerpts related to theDemocratic primary for Virginia’s 11th

congressional district earlier this month.Fairfax chairman Gerry Connolly won

the election by a wide margin, thoughmany Democratic bloggers favored

candidate Leslie Byrne overConnolly.

“It is important to note thatGerry Connolly did not winthis by running on his record

as a proud pro developer centrist moderate. Hewon by running more to the left than he has in along time.”

❖ wrote Karen Duncan on http://anonymousisawoman.blogspot.com, Duncansupported Byrne but has endorsed Connollysince he won the Democratic primary.

“There is plenty of ammo on Connolly;unfortunately none of it has proven effective yet.However, with the bevy of material, there isbound to be some good hits in there some-where.”

❖ Posted on http://tooconservative.com by ablogger who supports Connolly’s Republicanopponent, Keith Fimian.

Media for Hire?

Lowell Feld, who runs www.raisingkaine.com, will be Virginia’s“embedded” blogger at the Democratic National Convention in August.

“I think it is justinappropriate forpeople who promotethemselves asjournalists to be paidhacks for candidates.

— George Burke,Democrats’ 11th congressional

district committee chair

“I find [bloggers] tobe a verythoughtful and fairgroup. They aregood about gettinginformation out.”

— Mame Reilly,a Democratic Super Delegate

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Snatching defeat from the jaws of vic-tory, the Virginia Supreme Court over-turned an unlikely and hopeful trans-portation funding plan passed by the

Virginia General Assembly earlier this year.At the same time, funding for rail to Dulles

has hit several bumps that could derail theproject.

But at the beginning of this week,members of the General Assembly wereback in Richmond, supposedly to pro-duce a plan that would replace the $300million or more that the now defunct plan wouldhave raised.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has made some sen-sible proposals, but the forces of “no, never, notaxes” say they will scuttle many if not all of thepossible sources of new revenue to pay for tran-

sit, roads and other transportation improvements.Kaine points out that Dulles Airport and the

Port of Virginia are responsible for an estimated375,000 jobs and $895 million in state revenue.“These are our two most valuable connectionswith the global economy, but they depend upona network that will allow easy movement ofpeople and goods to and from these critical trans-

portation hubs,” Kaine said at the open-ing of the special session Monday.

Here’s what he proposes:❖ Raising the annual vehicle registra-

tion fee by $10 and increasing the sales tax onautomobiles from 3 to 4 percent. Virginia’s autotitle tax would still be significantly below thenational average.

❖ Fix the regional packages by imposing a 1percent regional sales tax on goods other than

food, medicine or automobiles.❖ A grantors’ tax on property sale proceeds —

25 cents for each $100 in value to create a Trans-portation Change Fund, with 75 percent of therevenue going for new transit strategies and 25percent dedicated to projects for economic de-velopment. This would support public transit,carpooling, teleworking, etc.

These add up to a sensible proposal, and wouldprovide money needed for maintenance as wellas dedicated funding for Metro.

Meanwhile, if you’re sitting in traffic, highergas prices might be the future source of somerelief. Finally, with a clear economic motivation,perhaps some real alternatives will arise, someplan that calls for something other than millionspeople with jobs getting into cars one person ata time and heading to and from work at aboutthe same time every weekday.

We can only hope that new technologies andnew approaches developed over the next decadeor two will provide less need to clog the road-ways.

Special session in search of transportationsolutions begins this week in Richmond.

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To the Editor:On May 31, my son, along with

23 other students from CentrevilleHigh School, began what theyhoped to be an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime experience of going totheir senior prom. The details ofthe event had been planned weeksin advance. Reservations wereconfirmed and reconfirmed. Tuxeswere rented, dresses were bought,flowers were ordered. Unfortu-nately, the hopes and dreams ofthese students were soon dashedby the limo company, Chariots forHire.

The “party bus” for which thestudents paid over $2,000 arrivedon time at the home of one of the

student’s grandparents. The stu-dents headed off to Georgetownfor their dinner. When it was timeto leave D.C., however, the buswould not start and they waitedan hour for help to arrive and getthe bus on the road. At this pointit was 9:45 p.m., and the studentsstill figured they could get to theprom in Reston by 10:30 p.m..From there, an already bad situa-tion got worse. The driver tookthe wrong road toward Reston andhad to travel all the way to DullesAirport. After that, he got lost atleast two more times. Finally, oneof the girls made a phone call toher mom who guided the driverto the Reston Sheraton. The bus

arrived there at 11:52 p.m. withEIGHT minutes left of the prom.

It seems that there would be noquestion about the liability of thelimo company and that they wouldbe anxious to make restitution tothe students. Yet when the parentwho put the limo fee on his creditcard called the company Mondaymorning, he was met with resis-tance. The parent asked for thelimo fee to be refunded and for thecompany to reimburse each stu-dent for his/her prom ticket ($60each). Although the limo com-pany was entirely responsible forthese students missing their prom,they refused to agree to the refundof the prom tickets and were only

willing to refund the limo cost.The students each had many ad-ditional expenses for which theydid not ask for reimbursement,and this would be a small good-will gesture on the part of the com-pany.

For those parents out there whohave yet to go through the “PromExperience,” write the name of thiscompany down and do NOT usethem. They are taking advantageof young people, many of whomhad to work many hours to earnthat $60!

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To the Editor:Attention convicted burglars,

thieves and all other non-violentfelons … the Democrats want you.If you’ve behaved for a mere threeyears, Gov. Tim Kaine (D) haspromised to expedite your votingrestoration so you’re eligible tovote this fall. And that’s just thebeginning … you’ll also be able tosit on a jury and could even castthe deciding vote in a trial of your“peers”. A jury composed of crimi-nals is truly a jury of thedefendant’s peers. And if that’s notenough, if you don’t like the lawsthat put you in jail, you can nowrun for office and change them.

Now I know what you’re think-ing, this is not fair to the murders,rapists, and robbers who would also

like to cast their vote. Unfair as itmay seem, they have to wait anadditional two years for a whoppingtotal of five years before they canvote, sit on a jury, or run for publicoffice. The party of Roosevelt,Kennedy and Truman may one daybe the party of Manson, Dahmer,and Bundy. “I’m the Son of Samand I approve this ad.”

With Virginia now as a keyswing state, the democrats wantevery vote they can muster evenif they now have to court the childmolester for it. Forget the victimsand families who’ve been devas-tated by the hands of an evil doer.Let us instead embrace the oneswho have inflicted the pain and letcriminals help us decide how so-ciety should be run.

As a 26-year veteran in law en-forcement in Northern Virginia, Inever thought I’d see the day whenany political group would activelyseek the support of thousands ofconvicted felons. I remembermany years ago hearing about agroup called, “NAMBLA.” I couldnot believe there was an actualorganized group attempting to le-galize adult men molesting under-aged boys. I must say the Demo-crat Party pursuit of the vote fromany and all felons is even moredisturbing because you expectthere to be some sane mindswithin the party. Where’s the out-cry from Democrats over this?Does Barack Obama want thefelon vote?

Instead of Gov. Kaine putting

this question to the voters, he in-stead is taking it upon himself tobestow his own will to do what-ever it takes to get his man electedthis fall. Enough is enough. Vir-ginia did not take their votingrights away. They gave up theirright to vote when they chose“criminal” on career day. Insteadof working on getting felons tovote, how about using your re-sources to try and keep your like-minded constituents from endingup behind bars. Crimes can havepermanent consequences for boththe victim and the perpetrator. Ifyou want to vote, obey the law. It’sactually very simple.

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Ahmad, came to the U.S. for the 60th an-nual convention as part of his world tourcelebrating 100 years of spiritual leadershipwithin the AMC.

On Monday night at the McLean Hilton,he addressed his followers and made sureall those listening knew the sharp and dis-tinct differences between AMC and radical,warring Muslims. He also stressed that

people who are terrorists are not living bythe guidelines of Islam.

“He’s dedicated his life to the promotionof humanity and peace,” said Dr. AhsanUllah Zafar, AMC’s amir, or national presi-dent. “I’m introducing my saint and thesaint of tens of millions of Ahmadies aroundthe world who admire, respect and look upto him.”

AHMADIYYA MUSLIMS have some 68

chapters in the U.S., including two in Vir-ginia and are a sect of Islam whose mottois “Love for all, hatred for none.” Some 20million people in nearly 190 countries arein the AMC and believe that there is no jus-tification for violence and terrorism. In-stead, they advocate peace, tolerance, loveand understanding among followers of dif-ferent faiths.

Ahmad is the fifth and current Khalifa, orworldwide supreme leader of AMC, and

lives in London with his wife, two childrenand two grandchildren. And those whocame to hear him speak Monday night in-cluded representatives of several countries— including someone from the Vatican,three retired Air Force generals and vari-ous dignitaries from the governments ofboth Fairfax and Montgomery County —where AMC’s national headquarters are, in

“True Jihad is about reforming one’s self and purifying one’s soul.”— Mirza Masroor Ahmad, worldwide head, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

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Silver Spring.“Peace and blessings upon you all,”

said Ahmad in greeting to the crowd.“Many people believe that Islam is a

religion of ex-tremism anddeath.” But hecalled this an“ e r r o n e o u sconcept” ands a i dA h m a d i y y aM u s l i m saren’t con-nected to theextremists.

He alsonoted thatMuslims whobelieve they’llbe rewardedfor terrorists

acts by receiving virgins in paradisehave “awakened a peculiar conceptof Jihad and dying in the name of Al-lah. These groups who try to convertpeople by the sword are a byproductof this teaching and concept. Andthese acts of ignorant and over-enthu-

siastic Muslims gave a false impression ofIslam.”

Ahmad then said he would try to presentthe true teachings of Islam, as presented bythe founder of the AMC and the teachingsset out in the holy Quran.

“The true concept of Jihad is not a lawfulwar, for it is clearly against the command-ments of God and is a sin,” he said. “TheHoly Prophet established a state in whichall people were granted freedom and hadequal rights.”

“The holy Quran tells us, ‘Be always just— that is nearer to righteousness.’” contin-ued Ahmad. “Be in accordance with theteachings of Islam and be a role model forothers. It is only good deeds that will at-tract others, and not evil deeds done by ter-rorists. Islamic teachings are meant for theestablishment of justice. Put your trust inAllah and extend your hand in peace.”

ACTING IN THIS MANNER, he said, isthe only way to maintain peace in the world.“The feelings and beliefs of every religionshould be respected,” he said. “The wars ofthe last few centuries were mainly politicaland geographical in nature. The founder ofthe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community definesJihad in the present age as the cruel shed-ding of blood. But true Jihad is about re-

forming one’s self and purifying one’s soul.”Ahmad explained that such a Jihad “only

permits war against those who preventthem from worshipping and following God,and does not engage in any religious war.Serving mankind is the real Jihad — bring-ing mankind nearer to its Creator and help-ing people in need throughout the world.”

Therefore, he advised all those presentMonday night to “refrain from evil and be

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leader truly compassionate to mankind so that youmay be shown mercy in the heavens. Thetrue message of Islam — which teachespeace and security — is to cleanse yourheart, lose yourself in God and spread peaceon earth.”

“Pull down the walls of hatred and spreadlove and affection,” concluded Ahmad.“Speak out for justice so an atmosphere oflove and peace is created.”


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WFCCA’s Ray Gustave asked what the lightswould be like and whether they’d be shielded,so as not to disturb nearby residents or passingmotorists. And Mariska said they’d be on 25-foot poles and “We’re willing to shield that light-ing and direct it downward.”

“Where will the lights be? On the buildings?”asked WFCCA’s Judy Heisinger. Mariska saidthey’d be both on the buildings and in the park-ing lot. She also said the buildings would haveservice area in the back and the Audi dealer-ship would also have a carwash.

WFCCA’s Dorothy Steranka asked how trafficwould flow through the property, and Mariskasaid that, to reach the service or sales area,people would be directed by signs to turn rightor left. Then WFCCA’s Mark McConn weighedin on the lighting plan.

“You’ve got almost 50 lights,” he said. “Rightalong Stonecroft, you’ve got seven double-ped-estal lights. It seems like a lot of illuminationalong that whole, front area. If you put thatmuch lighting over there, you’re going to dis-tract drivers.”

Mariska replied that, when the site plan isfinalized, some of the proposed lights “may beremoved.” WFCCA’s Scott Miller then asked ifPenske proposed constructing LEEDS-certifiedbuildings — meeting approved standards for“green,” environmentally friendly structures.“No,” she answered. “But we’re going to incor-

porate several green prac-tices. For example, 80 percentof the carwash water will berecycled.”

At-Large Planning Commis-sioner Jim Hart said one ofhis concerns is what the out-side, car-display area wouldlook like. “Are there going tobe lights and banners and‘low mileage’ written on thewindshields?” he asked. “Orwill it be an area screened bytrees and bushes? And I’d likelimits on neon signage insidethe windows [of the build-ings]. It ought to be consis-tent with the otherdealerships there.”

As for doing things in agreen manner, Hart advisedMariska, “There are alsomeasures you can take re-garding plumbing fixtures,carpet and paint. More andmore, we’re going to be expecting energy effi-ciency from uses requesting special-exceptionpermits.”

Gustave asked if an external, public-addresssystem is planned. Mariska didn’t know, but saidshe’d find out. If there is, said Gustave, he’sopposed to it. Agreeing, Miller, of the PleasantValley community, said, “Lighting and the P.A.

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There’ll be rejoicing ga-lore, this weekend, atThe Church of theBlessed Trinity, in

Centreville’s Gate Post Estatescommunity. Its founder and min-ister, Bishop Floyd B. Brown Jr., iscelebrating 50 years as a pastor.And both he and his wife Marjoriewill be honored by the congrega-tion.

“Although our father is the pas-tor, our mother was by his side andhas been there faithfully, downthrough the years,” said theirdaughter, Ezora Brown. “No oneknows like we, the children, howmuch sacrifice, love, time, prayerand money has been sown into thisministry.”

❖ This Friday, June 27, at 8 p.m.,

the church will hold an apprecia-tion service in Pastor Brown’shonor. For more information, call703-361-3585 or e-mail EzoraBrown at [email protected] orher brother, Elder Eric Brown, [email protected].

❖ This Saturday, June 28, at 3p.m., will be the anniversary ser-

vice. Keynote speaker is BishopAngelo Brown from Philadelphia.

Those who cannot attendSaturday’s celebration, but wouldlike to send a monetary gift, maysend it to: Church of the BlessedTrinity, 15011 Sacred Lane,Centreville, VA 20121-2192 attn:Dr. E. K. Brown.

Floyd and Marjorie Brown have been married 56 years.They have three children, three grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild.

Church Honors Its FounderFloyd Browncelebrates 50years as BlessedTrinity pastor.

A Fairfax County grand jury last week indicteda local man for robbery. He is Alexander W.Clark, 19, of 3205 Kinross Circle in the

Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill.Clark is charged with the Dec. 21, 2007 armed

robbery of a Sunoco gas station at 13300 FranklinFarm Road. The victim was the clerk, a 19-year-oldman from Harrisonburg.

Fairfax County police said a customer pulled intothe Sunoco station, shortly after 1:30 a.m., and sawa man run out of the office carrying what lookedlike a money bag. The customer entered the stationand saw the clerk lying on the floor. The clerk wasnot injured, but said he’d just been robbed at gun-point and asked the customer to call the police.

Patrol officers, a K9 team and the police helicop-ter responded to the area. Soon after arriving abovethe scene, the helicopter’s crew — using a forward-looking infra-red camera, located a suspect in a park,several blocks away from the station, in a residen-

tial area.Directed by the helicopter crew,

patrol and K9 units quickly ap-prehended the suspect who wasthen allegedly identified as therobber and arrested.

Police charged Clark with rob-bery, use of a firearm in the com-mission of a felony and grand lar-ceny.

His court case was then contin-ued several times, until June 10, when he appearedin General District Court. At that time his grand-lar-ceny and firearms charges were dropped, and JudgeMitchell Mutnick sent the robbery charge to the grandjury for possible indictment.

And at its Monday, June 16, session, the grand jurydid just that. Clark was slated to enter a plea thisWednesday, June 25.

— Bonnie Hobbs

Grand Jury Indicts Clark for Robbery

Clark

Coffee, Tea, You and Me! willhold the seminar “Developing YourPersonal Networking Strategy,” onFriday, June 27 from 3-5 p.m. atPanera Bread, 5762 Union Mill Rd.,Clifton. The host is Marvin Powell.Call 703-201-4267.

Northwest Federal CreditUnion Foundation (NWFCUFoundation) will hold a free seminarfor college students on Wednesday,Aug. 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at itsHerndon office, located at 200Spring Street. The seminar, titledMoney Management 101, will helpcollege students learn how to man-age their money on a student budget,

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The 33rd Green Breakfast will beheld on Saturday, July 12 from 8:30-10a.m. at the Old Country Buffet in FairCity Mall, Route 235 in Fairfax City. Theprogram, “Trees Are Among Man’sCoolest Friends,” will be presented byJim McGlone, Urban Forest Conserva-tionist with the Virginia Department ofForestry. McGlone, a long-time environ-

mental activist and urban forester,will talk about the importance oftrees in rapidly urbanizing FairfaxCounty.

Two Chantilly companies areamong the 500 largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the nationbased on revenue, according to theJune issue of Hispanic Businessmagazine. The local companies are:#303. Citizant, Chantilly; and #476. MAC Aerospace Corp.,Chantilly.

The Fairfax County companies areamong 18 from Virginia on the His-panic Business 500 list.

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Batter-Up Chantilly Chargers take part inbaseball clinic with Nationals.

Members of the Chantilly Chargers, the 12-year-old All-Star baseball team, take part in warm-up activities duringa youth baseball clinic held at the Washington NationalsStadium with the coaching staff of the Nationals onSaturday morning.

Brendon Willis ofCentreville participates inpitching drills during ayouth baseball clinic.

Jon Ohanran of Chantilly participates inpitching drills during a youth baseballclinic put on by the Washington Nationalson Saturday morning.

Youth from around the metropolitan area participated in a youth baseball clinic ranby coaching staff of the Washington Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Stadium. TheDiamond Dream Foundation, an organization promoting the values of baseball andworking with local charities to make baseball accessible to youth around the metroarea, also sponsored the clinic.

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Ben McGrath of the Chantilly Chargerswarms up along with his teammates at theWashington Nationals Stadium on Satur-day morning.

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Centreville, VA 20121 703-830-8769

Rev. Eugene Johnson, Pastorwww.mountolive-church.org

“MOVING FROM MEMBERSHIP TO DISCIPLESHIP!!”

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7:30 am and 10:45 amSunday 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

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Saint AndrewLutheran Church

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Bishop Floyd B. Brown Jr., of TheChurch of the Blessed Trinity, inCentreville’s Gate Post Estates commu-nity, is celebrating 50 years as a pastor.This Saturday, June 28, at 3 p.m. will bea time of rejoicing for the church, asboth he and his wife Marjorie are feted.Keynote speaker at the anniversary ser-vice is Bishop Angelo Brown fromPhiladelphia.

The church will also hold an apprecia-tion service in Pastor Brown’s honor,this Friday, June 27, at 8 p.m. For moreinformation, call 703-361-3585 or e-mail Ezora Brown [email protected] or her brother, El-der Eric Brown, [email protected].

Those who cannot attend Saturday’scelebration, but would like to send amonetary gift, may send it to: Church ofthe Blessed Trinity, 15011 Sacred Lane,Centreville, VA 20121-2192 attn: Dr. E.K. Brown.

Jubilee Christian Center will beholding a basketball camp for boys andgirls ages 3rd-6th grade (as of Fall2008), July 21-25, Monday-Friday, 10a.m. - 3 p.m. (bring your own baglunch). The camp will be at the JubileeChristian Center gym, at 4650 ShirleyGate Rd., Fairfax. Cost is $100; reserva-tions and $50 non-refundable depositare due by June 29. Before and aftercare are available, if Jubilee is notified

ahead of time. Call 703-383-1170 forregistration or questions, or go towww.jccag.org.

Wellspring Church holds a specialsummer music service, with music byMaria Baylock (cello) and Alan Baylock(trumpet), along with the Wellspringchoir. Mike Morse will be worship leader.Sunday worship is at 11 a.m., at thechapel on Route 29, 13510 Lee Highway,Centreville. The chapel is on the northside of Route 29, just west of the LeeHighway-Union Mill Rd. intersection.

Wellspring’s Bible study group called“Living the Questions” meets during theweek, and the Arts and Spiritualitygroup meets on Sunday afternoons.Check the Web site, wellspringucc.org,or call Sara Little at 703-257-4111 forinformation on these and other specialevents.

Wellspring is thoughtful, prayerful,justice-seeking, and Open and Affirmingto seekers of all backgrounds. Worshipis informal.

Jubilee Christian Center will behonoring the U.S. Armed Forces andcelebrating the 232nd IndependenceDay on Sunday, June 29, during the8:45 and 11 a.m. services. It will be acommemoration and celebrationthrough music and personal testimoniesof the blessings of being Americans andof freedom through the Word of God.

Located at 4650 Shirley Gate Rd.,Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170, or seewww.jccag.org.

The Ekoji Buddhist Temple, lo-cated at 6500 Lake Haven Lane inFairfax Station, will hold its 27th annualObon Festival Saturday, July 12 from5:30 to 9 p.m. Festival activities includeJapanese folk dancing, taiko drummingperformed by Nen Daiko, a candle illu-mination ceremony, games and crafts,and traditional Japanese food dishes.Temple tours and short lectures on Bud-dhism will be held during the festival.Although attendance is free, food anddrinks will be sold throughout theevening. All are welcome. Visitwww.ekoji.org or call 703-239-0500

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! Clifton/ Centreville Location,13421 Twin Lakes Dr.

❖ July 9 at 7:30 p.m. — Miss Cathy’sChildren’s Productions: This is an inter-active storytelling evening where thechildren will dress the parts and act out

the stories. Bring your camera for anevening of laughs and fun.

❖ July 16 — Christine and Aleko theRescue Dog: Christie and her dog will dem-onstrate search and rescue techniques.They belong to Mid-Atlantic D.O.G.S. (MA/D), an experienced and dynamic searchand rescue organization that providesskilled canine search and rescue teams tomissing person emergencies.

Fairfax Location, 5114 Twinbrook Rd.❖ July 23 — NOVA Bat Lady: Bat

World NOVA will use multimedia pre-sentations, biofacts, and live bats to helpus get to know these secretive and eco-logically important creatures.

❖ 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.

Summer Olympics Camp — June30th through July 3rd from 9 a.m. until12 p.m. For rising 1st through rising 4thgrade students who enjoy discoveringGod’s love and strength through scrip-ture, Bible stories, songs, arts and crafts,and fellowship. Racquet games, volley-ball, floor hockey, basketball,cooperative games, bowling, team

games, and lots more! Emphasis will beon good sportsmanship, fair play andcommunication. Call the church office at703-323-9500 or go towww.lordoflifelutheran.com.

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

Vacation Bible School -Outrigger Island. The adventure be-gins Monday July 14 through FridayJuly 18, 2008 starting 10 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Lunch provided. Oakton BaptistChurch of Chantilly, 14001 SullyfieldCircle, Chantilly. Call 703-631-1799.

Centreville Baptist Church willcelebrate 50 years this coming July. Ifyou have ever attended CBC, visit theWeb site at www.cbcva.org/50years tosign up for information on all the eventsand festivities! Call Wendy Nostheide at703-830-3333.


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.

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ONGOINGExtravaCATza is back for the month of

July at the Fairfax County AnimalShelter. The fanCATstic cat and kittenadoption event will spotlight FairfaxCounty’s felines at the shelter locatedat 4500 West Ox Road in Fairfax.Families interested in adopting a cat orkitten are encouraged to drop by theshelter throughout the month of Julyto meet the animals that are availableand looking for a loving new home.The first 100 cats adopted from theshelter during the month of July willreceive a free spay or neuter; apotential savings of between $70 and$115 for adopters. As part of theExtravaCATza, the shelter is partneringwith area animal rescue organizationsthat will bring their cats and kittensavailable for adoption, to the shelteron Sundays in July. The adoptionprocess and corresponding fees vary bygroup. The shelter will also be open itsnormal adoption hours throughout themonth: Tuesdays – Fridays, 12 p.m. to7 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5p.m. The special Sunday adoptionhours will be from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. onJuly 6, 13, 20 and 27. Call 703-830-1100.

Fair Lakes Farmer’s Market!Wednesdays — 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.Sundays — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.The Fair Lakes Farmers Market, located in

the Whole Foods Parking Lot, is now

open Wednesdays from 3:30-7 p.m.;and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Host to many great local producers.This market will continue through theseason, every Wednesday evening andSunday morning. Located off the FairLakes Parkway in Fair Lakes.

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.

JUNE 25-27Hop Into History at Sully Historic Site

Summer Camp. The Fairfax CountyPark Authority is offering a historycamp at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly.The camp, held from June 25-27,encourages children to love andappreciate local Virginia heritage.Sully’s ties to early American historymake it the perfect camp setting. Thecamp runs daily from 9:30 to 11:30a.m. and is suited for children, ages 5to 6 years, who have completedkindergarten. Kids will hop intohistory by playing 18th century games,making take-home crafts and touringthe main house, outbuildings, slavequarter and garden. Snacks will beserved. Prepaid reservations arerequired by June 20 and parents mustcomplete permission and emergencyforms prior to the camp starting date.The cost is $70 for each camper. CallSully Historic Site at 703-437-1794.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Swing 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, large dance floors, airconditioned. Hilton Washington DullesHotel, 13869 Park Center Road,Herndon.

❖ June 27, Rock and Roll Relics❖ July 4, No Dance❖ July 11, TBA❖ July 18, TBA❖ July 25, JP McDermott & Western Bop

THURSDAY, JULY 3Mothers First — Chantilly/

Centreville is a nonprofit supportorganization dedicated to helpingwomen who have chosen to alter theircareers to raise their children at home.Meetings are first and third Thursdaysat 10:15 a.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library,14200 St GermainDr., Centreville. Contact 703-827-5922or www.mothersfirst.org.

JULY 9-10“Mother Goose’s Really Fabulous

Fairy Tales!” is a silly play that thewhole family will enjoy. Mother Goose

has come to tell some of her mostdelightful fairy tales to all of the boysand girls. Unfortunately, she bumpsher head on some scenery and gets alittle confused. As she narrates thefairy tales, she gets them a little mixedup.Hansel and Gretel wind up meetingRobin Hood and Sleeping Beauty andRupunzal and Prince Charming andDarth Vader and well, who knows whoelse they’ll run into before it’s all over?Come find out as The Chantilly DramaBoosters presents The ChantillyChildren’s Theatre production of“Mother Goose’s Really Fabulous FairyTales!” The shows are Wednesday July9 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and ThursdayJuly 10 at 3 p.m. at Chantilly HighSchool. Tickets are $5 at the door. Goto ChantillyHSDrama.com

FRIDAY, JULY 11The Chick-fil-A chain, including

stores in Chantilly and Fairfax, willcelebrate its annual CowAppreciation Day event on Friday,July 11, by offering a free meal toany customer who isn’t “too chicken”to visit fully dressed as a cow. Anycustomer who comes dressed like acow will receive a free meal.Customers wearing partial costumesor accessories will receive a freeentree. This marks Chick-fil-A’sfourth annual Cow Appreciation Day

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Cara LorraineDrager, 12, waschosen as a statefinalist in the Na-tional AmericanMiss Virginia Pag-eant to be heldJuly 24-25 at theHyatt Regency inReston. The pag-eant is for girlsages 10-12. Thewinner of the pag-eant will receive a $1,000 cash award,the official crown and banner and airtransportation to compete in the na-tional pageant in Disneyland inCalifornia. Drager’s activities includetap, jazz and ballet, swimming, photog-raphy and drawing. She also enjoysgoing to the beach, spending time withfamily, taking care of her three cats,holding lemonade stands to raise moneyfor local church youth programs. She at-tended Virginia Run Elementary and isa rising seventh-grader at Stone MiddleSchool.

Austin Monroe, the son of KathleenMonroe of Centreville, graduated fromRandolph-Macon Academy on May 31.

While at R-MA, Austin was active inthe Academy band. He was recognizedfor his musical contribution when hewas awarded a first place at the D.C.Festival of Music. Cadet Master Ser-geant Monroe was a member of the AirForce Junior Reserve Officer TrainingCorps (AFJROTC) at the Academy. Aus-tin plans to attend Allegany College ofMaryland in the fall.

A Summer Chinese LanguageImmersion class called theSTARTALK program for middle schoolstudents will begin July 7-29 in Fairfax.This summer program will help risingsixth- to eighth-graders jump-start theirChinese language skills. In addition tolearning the language, students will alsoengage in cultural activities such as thelion-dance, Chinese Yo-Yo, and Chinesecalligraphy. For more STARTALK cur-riculum information, [email protected].

The Fairfax STARTALK language classis Monday through Friday (8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.) from July 7-25, (threeweeks) at Lanier Middle School (3801Jermantown Road, Fairfax). The classeswill be taught by STARTALK programcertified teachers, also there will be two-day camp on July 28 and July 29.

The tuition is $150, which covers 60hours of language and culture classes(20 hours per week) from July 7-25, anda two-day summer language camp heldon July 28-29. Discount and financialassistance are available. Parents are re-sponsible for their student’stransportation to and from the summerprogram at Lanier Middle school.

Go to the Experimental ChineseSchool Web site at http://www.nvaecs.org/ and look for the“STARTALK Summer Language Pro-gram” hotlink for registration forms anddetailed information. Students of thetwo-day camp may have an opportunityto win scholarships or an iPod nano. Ifyou are interested in this unique pro-gram, contact the site programmanager, Mrs. Schueen Cher([email protected] ).

Susan Pollard of Centreville hasreceived a scholarship from VirginiaCommonwealth University in recogni-tion of her efforts inside and outside ofthe classroom. Pollard, a junior Englishmajor at VCU, was one of 12 students toreceive scholarships at the Fourth An-nual VCU Business Services ScholarshipAward Ceremony on April 29. Pollardwas selected for the VCU Scholarship forthe Advancement of Women, which rec-ognizes work that benefits, promotesand advances women or women’s issuesat VCU. She will receive $2,500.


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As this year’s class of graduat-ing seniors prepare for thenext phase of their lives, Cen-

tre View would like to take one morelook at the student-athletes that madea difference, on and off the field, dur-ing their four years of high school.Honorees were chosen for a varietyof reasons – whether to highlight thetop athletes in our area one last time,to shine light on an athlete who mayhave been overlooked during theirtime in school, to praise those whosesuccess on the field was matched bytheir success in the classroom, or justto tell a story that needs to be told.Special thanks to Robbie Hammer,Craig Sterbutzel, John C. Marcario,Nicolas A. LaMont, Michael Garcia,Andrew Dodson, Greg Rosenstein,John Smith and the entire productionstaff at the Connection Newspapers.

—Paul Frommelt, Eric J.

Gilmore, Rich Sanders

Westfield: Mike Glennon, Kelsey MaloneyCentreville: Drake DiamondChantilly: Christina PattonMadison: A.J. CybulskiOakton: Ashley Kimener, Joe LoRussoFairfax: Carlos Perez, Emily FergusonLake Braddock: Melanie Akwule, ShaneHalleyW.T. Woodson: Mike MuldoonRobinson: Katherine Yount, Derek BuiSouth County: Jesse BealWest Springfield: Jeff Haeuptle, BrittanyKlippsteinHayfield: Daniel Mills, Erica GuevaraR.E. Lee: Clint Bronder, Brittany GroppEdison: Tara White, Ademola TitcombeWest Potomac: Kelly Carmichael, ElizabethCroweMount Vernon: Beverly Hoath, Bryan BahrT.C. Williams: Cara Donley, Carlos CanalesWakefield: Ben Huff, Maddie TorresWashington-Lee: Daniel Abecia, NatalieDahlstromYorktown: Maggie Dean, Steven KourilBishop O’Connell: Eric Kurtzke, KatieWallsBishop Ireton: Nick and David Weber, Col-leen McFaddenSt. Stephen’s & St. Agnes: James Will-iams, Annie TaylorEpiscopal: Zach Glubiak, Trina BradyMarshall: Samantha SulserMcLean: David RoffmanLangley: Alex MeadowsHerndon: Marra HvozdovicSouth Lakes: Santos CerdaBroad Run: Kelly SmithPotomac Falls: Uche OnyeadorPark View: Samantha LoukStone Bridge: Kevin ElliottDominion: Dee Dee FryerBriar Woods: John Maghamez

2008 Senior Send-Off

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By Paul Frommelt

Centre View

Mike Glennon entered hisfreshman year at WestfieldHigh School with highhopes and an equal amount

of pressure. Just one year after his olderbrother, Sean, lead the Bulldogs to a AAADiv. 6 Virginia state title, Mike Glennonsuited up for the Bulldogs.

“Going into high school, I had the men-tality to play varsity right away,” saidGlennon. A broken arm, however, forcedGlennon to rethink his plans. During sum-mer practice, Glennon heard a ‘pop’ afterthrowing a pass.

“I shattered the growth plate in my rightelbow,” he said. “I was out for the first sixweeks of the season and it was never thesame for the rest of the year.”

It wasn’t the start that the quarterbackenvisioned.

“It was very disappointing. What he hadto do was sit on the sidelines the wholeyear,” said his father, John. “He nevermissed a practice. He stuck with it, but thatset him back a little bit.”

By the first game of the his sophomoreyear, however, Glennon was staring undercenter for the Bulldogs – bringing back

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Mike Glennon finished his senior season with 2,557 passing yards with 32 throwing touchdowns and sixrushing scores. Glennon led the Bulldogs to a AAA Div. 6 Virginia state title.

Mike Glennon leads Westfield to second AAA Div. 6 state football title.those same high hopes – and the same pres-sure.

“I think that there is underlying pressureno matter what,” said John. “We did ourbest to keep him grounded. We tried to playdown the expectations because, quitefrankly, Sean had achieved so much successthat we knew from a probability perspec-tive that it is hard to match that. There cer-tainly wasn’t any outward appearance of thepressure but underneath his cool exterior,he was under a tremendous amount of pres-sure.”

Westfield head coach Tom Verbanic tookthe same approach.

“All along, he was his own person,” hesaid. “We really didn’t try to compare thetwo at all.”

SIMILARITIES BEGAN TO arise, how-ever, as Glennon began his junior year atWestfield, his first as the Bulldogs No.1quarterback. The younger Glennon dis-played his brother work ethic, his arm,and his command of the field. Glennonalso picked up his first scholarship offerto play for the University of Virginia, inthe same Atlantic Coast Conference thatSean played in with Virginia Tech.

During his junior year, the 6-foot-6Glennon completed 123 of 205 passes for

1,662 yards, with 18 touchdowns. By thesummer before his junior year, Glennoncommitted to N.C. State, ensuring that hewould join his brother in the ranks of ACCquarterbacks.

“The one thing that Mike was very goodabout was that he knew that he wantedto get to a place where he would be in anoffense that fit his style of quarterback.He was very realistic and knew what hewas looking for,” said Verbanic. “He madethe recruiting process fairly easy. He knewwhere he wanted to fit it.”

One thing that was missing, however,was a state title of his own.

“When we were freshman, that was al-ways our goal and we always had our eyeson that prize,” said Glennon.

With a 42-14 win over Woodbridge lastDecember, that goal was reached – cap-ping Glennon’s senior season in which hepassed for 2,557 yards with 32 throwingtouchdowns and six rushing scores.

“His goal was for us to go 15-0 andwhatever way that suited us, he washappy to do it,” said Verbanic.

Glennon will travel to N.C. State on July6, to start summer school and work outwith the team in preparation for theWolfpack’s 2008 season opener againstSouth Carolina.


By Paul Frommelt

Centre View

To say that Kelsey Maloney had asatisfying senior season for theWestfield volleyball team would be

an understatement. The first-team all-regionselection recorded 294 kills, 115 digs and 19aces on a Bulldogs squad that finished 15-6.More importantly, however, was the simplefact that Maloney was able to play.

In October of her junior year, Maloney camedown with pneumonia. Her health continuedto decline and she began getting severe head-aches, joint pains and began to experiencenumbness and memory loss. She was admit-ted to two different hospitals but was unableto be diagnosed.

“She wasn’t getting better and we were try-ing to find out what was wrong. It was veryfrustrating for her trying to pinpoint becauseshe wanted to work so hard but she wasn’tgetting better,” said Westfield head volleyballcoach Jim Bour. “You’re crushed for her be-cause she is such a wonderful young lady.”

Finally, by December, after two months,Maloney was diagnosed with Lyme disease.After being out of school since the beginningof October, she learned that she would missthe remainder of the school year. One of thefirst things that she thought about was theWestfield volleyball team.

“When it happened I just knew it was some-thing I had to get through. I just did every-thing I could to get better and it helped that Ihad volleyball. It gave me a goal to work to-wards and I know I wanted to play again,”said Maloney.

Volleyball was a relatively new love forMaloney at the time of her diagnosis. One ofher childhood friends was heavily into vol-leyball but the Westfield grad never had any

Overcoming Adversity

interest in playing. That changed in eighthgrade when Maloney decided to give the sporta try. She instantly fell in love with it. Withonly five months of playing under her belt,Maloney made the junior varsity team in herfreshman year. By her sophomore year, shewas making a difference on the varsity squad.

“She is the type of kid, that when you teachher how to do something she can do it,” saidValerie. “She is just really a natural and hasgreat instincts and quick reflexes. She is veryquick and very agile. She learned quick, it wasreally amazing.”

MALONEY WAS FORCED to experienceher junior year from her home, keeping upwith the curriculum through homeboundteachers. Her friends and teammates, how-ever, made sure to visit her as much as pos-sible.

“Everyone sent me cards and came to visitme all the time,” Maloney said. The Bulldogskept Maloney’s presence at every game, dress-ing a volleyball in Maloney’s jersey and mak-ing sure that their “Kelsey Ball” always had aseat on the bench.

“I think it was probably about halfway thatwe knew she wasn’t going to be coming back,”said Bour. “We were almost in like mourningand shock for a week as we, you know, welost somebody that the girls cared so muchabout and was a vital part of the team. To seeher stricken with that was a lot to take men-tally for these young girls.”

Maloney never stopped working towardsher goal of getting back on the volleyballcourt.

“She has been amazing, she has never oncesaid ‘Why me,’” said Valerie. “ She’s not thattype of kid.”

By the summer leading up to her seniorseason, Maloney was playing volleyball again,

Westfield’s Kelsey Maloney returned for hersenior season after battling Lyme disease.

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Westfield’s Kelsey Maloney (11) is headed to the University of Wisconsin.

and even though she wasn’t entirely at 100percent, she was just happy to be back on thecourt.

“It was really nice to play with my team

again,” said Maloney, who has committed toplay volleyball at the University of Wiscon-sin. “It was fun playing volleyball and hang-ing out with my friends again.”

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By Paul Frommelt

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It ’s easy to understand whileChantil ly graduate ChristinaPatten was voted as the “Most Ath-letic Girl” by her peers in this

year’s Chantilly yearbook. Patten, whogrew up playing sports, played on an ath-letic team at Chantilly each season for allfour years.

“Sports are in my family and so I havealways liked doing activities and sportsto keep me busy,” said Patten. ”I have triedevery sport.”

In the fall, Patten was a member of thefield hockey squad. In the winter she tookto the Chantilly basketball court as amember of the Chargers girls basketball

Four Years, Three Sports, 12 SeasonsChristina Patten excelled in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse.

team. In the spring, Patten finished up herbusy school year playing girls lacrosse.

“The great thing about her is that she hascreated her own history,” said her father,Joel, whose son Jake, 23, played footballat Chantilly before joining the Virginia Techfootball team. “It is hard sometimes whenyou have siblings in the school. She hasdone a great job creating her own.”

This year, Patten was a key member ofthe Chantilly field hockey team that wonthe Concorde District and was an first teamall-district member of the girls lacrosse teamthat went undefeated in the regular season.

“We’ll miss her leadership as a senior aswell as her upbeat mentality. She was al-ways being positive,” said Chantilly girlslacrosse head coach Michele Gates, whosaid that Patten wasn’t the type of player

that desired the spotlight. “She has alwaysbeen a team player. She is just consistent.Sometimes that goes unnoticed, except bythe coaching staff.”

EVEN THOUGH SHE has graduatedfrom Chantilly, Patten is not through withher athletic career. Following in her olderbrother’s footsteps, Patten will traveldown to Blacksburg to attend VirginiaTech, where she’ll play lacrosse.

“I really already liked the school,” saidPatten, who said that being able to playlacrosse in college was an added bonus.

When asked what playing sports atChantilly has taught her, Patten re-sponded: “Leadership and commitment,”before adding, “And exercising – obvi-ously.”


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By Paul Frommelt

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Centreville graduate DrakeDiamond set out to do asmuch as he could during

his four years in high school. Theboys basketball captain not onlywas a leader on the court for theWildcats, but he also excelled onthe Centreville tennis team, wasa co-editor in chief of the schoolnewspaper and was the captainof the school’s “It’s Academic”team. He also maintained a4.016 GPA.

“In any endeavor whether aca-demically or athletically, he al-ways gave his best,” said hismother, Patty. “He is a very self-directed, teachable, hard-work-ing young man.”

The 6-foot-8 Diamond startedplaying basketball in the secondgrade and worked his way up theCentreville ladder on the fresh-man and junior varsity teamsbefore joining former head coachBrian Doyle’s squad last year.

“In high school, we talk aboutthe student-athlete and some-times that gets lost a little bit,”said Doyle. “He is a great ex-ample to the kids on the team orkids that watch our team play.You can be successful both in theclassroom and on the basketballcourt.”

While basketball dominatedhis winter months, this spring,Diamond decided to go out forthe Wildcats’ tennis squad, earn-ing a role as Centreville’s No. 5singles player.

“I took three or four lessons toget the basics then I played withmy dad and a bunch of myfriends and I guess from watch-ing people better than me play, Igot better,” said Diamond. “I justplayed over the summer once ortwice a week for fun.”

Diamond earned a 7-5 recordand was voted the team’s mostvaluable player.

“I didn’t want to look back onmy high school life and say,‘What if I had done this. ’ Iwanted to try new things becauseif you are living a static life, itgets boring after awhile,” saidDiamond.

As his basketball career atCentreville drew to a close, Dia-mond decided that he wasn’tready to stop playing the sport.

“I decided that I wasn’t happywith ending my athletic careerafter high school,” said Diamond,who looked at a variety of col-

Diamond’s Not So Static Life

Centreville graduate Drake Diamond (54)

Centreville graduate Drake Diamond made sure to getthe most out of his college experience.

leges before settling on Div. IIIWheaton College in Wheaton, Il-linois.

“Basketball wasn’t going to de-termine where he was going tocollege. He was really looking forthe best fit academically and so-cially,” said Doyle.

Wheaton is a member of theCollege Conference of Illinoisand Wisconsin and finished 22-8 last season, advancing to thequarterfinals of the NCAA tour-nament.

“He has certainly been verysuccessful as an all-around stu-

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I wanted to try new thingsbecause if you are living a staticlife, it gets boring after awhile.”

— Drake Diamond


Breakers PullOut Win

The Brookfield Breakers, be-hind half way through themeet, pulled out a stunning winon Saturday in their first meetof the 2008 season. Brookfieldbeat the visiting Stingrays ofHunt Valley with a final score of211 to 191. The Breakers hadto win one of the final two re-lays to claim victory. Inconvincing style, Brookfieldwon both of the final Mixed Agerelays to secure the win.

Double first-play finishers forthe Breakers included MonicaLabine, Ben Carey, NickTremols, William Schulte, AnnaKenna and Shannon Silsby.The Breakers were also helpedwith wins by Christopher Laing,Joseph Kenna, Martina Conti,Rory Nelson, Brandon Park, JoeMiller, David Laing, Mary KateKenna and Patrick Silsby.Helping the Brookfield teamwith second-place finishes wereMatt Ludden, Claire Kenna (2),Kieran Nelson (2), LaurenSchulte, Joe Miller, PatrickSilsby, Kaitlyn Forsht, IzabellaEstrella, Kimberly Shifflett,Christopher Laing, StephanieProctor and EJ Tremols. TheBreakers swept the girls 9-10butterfly as Monica Labine,Claire Doyle and MelissaKapfer swam to capture the topthree spots. Brookfield showedits talent by winning seven re-lays with wins in the 8 andunder girls, 9-10 girls, 11-12boys and girls, 13-14 boys, and bothMixed Age relays. The Breakers willtravel to Fairfax on Saturday in hopesof continuing their winning ways asthey swim the Frogs of Fairfax.

— Maryellen Silsby

Pleasant ValleyPiranhas

The Pleasant Valley Piranhas (0-1)fell to the Lake Braddock Lakers 172 to230 in NVSL Division 12 action on Sat-urday, June 21. New team records wereset by R. Hayden (Boys 15-18 Back), L.Payton (Boys 13-14 Fly, who also wonBoys 13-14 Breast), and D. Carinci(Boys 11-12 Free, a record last set in1991.) Double winners for Girls 50-m events were:C. Knies (9-10 Free & Fly) M. Graham (11-12 Free& Fly) and A. McCormack (15-18 Back & Breast.)Double

Franklin GlenThe Franklin Glen Gators, a member of the Co-

lonial Swim League’s white division, started offtheir season with a splash by winning their meetagainst Hayden Village (243-201). The Gatorsswept the 9-10 boys free, breast and fly events aswell as the 11-12 boys back and breast. Ryan Allain(10) who took first in all three of his events, hadbroken pool records in 50-free and 50-breast theprevious week at time trials.

Contributing to the victory were wins by Mat-thew Benecki who also had first-placeperformances in free, back and fly. Matthew leavesthis week to compete at the Olympic Trials inOmaha, Neb. Matthew will be competing in the400m free and 1500m free events.

Several first time Saturday swimmers wereMichael Hawley, Grace Warne, Megan Connell,Caroline Weeren, Kevin Kendall and ConnorPennell, many who stepped up to help win their IMrelays for the 8 and under boys and girls.

New head coach, Mike Scott and assistantcoaches, Danielle Sammler, Kaylene Posey andKelly Tarrant were proud of all their swimmers andare looking forward to a great swim season.

New swimmers with the Franklin Glen Gators

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Poplar Treeat FairfaxClub Estates

The Poplar Tree Pirates weredefeated in their first meet ofthe new 2008 NVSL season asthey lost to the home teamFairfax Club Estates Flippers,175-227. The Pirates never ledin this Division 9 fish fight, butwere competitive throughoutthe meet.

The Pirates swam hard tokeep it close in the freestyleevents. Corinne Kominski took

first in the 8-and-under girls, followed by EvanBaker in the 11-12 boys and Lauren Hensley in the11-12 girls. Katie Dingman swam up one agegroup and delivered a strong victory in the 13-14girls. Elizabeth Hall rounded out the Piratefreestyle victories with a win the 15-18 girls. At theconclusion of the freestyle events the Pirates trailedthe Flippers 44-46.

The Pirates took first place in five of the 10 back-stroke events. Marcelo Coray and Fletcher Madsencombined for the first one-two Pirates finishes ofthe season in the 8-and-under boys. Julia Youngclaimed a victory in the 8-and-under girls andHannah Warnick soon followed with a win in the9-10 girls. Rachel Cummins and Jenny Chen de-livered a first and second place win for the 11-12girls. Susan Andrejcak went out fast and grabbedgold in the 13-14 girls for the final Pirate back-stroke victory. Through 20 events, the Piratestrailed the Flippers by just two points, 89-91.

The Flippers were strong in the breaststrokeevents as the Pirates were only able to capture fourof the 10 events. James Gilchrist in the 9-10 boysand Nicole Baker in the 9-10 girls grabbed Piratevictories, while Austin Vassallo in the 11-12 boysand Elizabeth Hall in the 15-18 girls rounded outthe Pirate first places in the breaststroke events.The Pirates trailed the Flippers 125-145 through 30

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events.The Pirates won three of eight fly events.

Zachary Cummins took first in the 9-10 boys. KatieDingman swam up one age group for the secondtime and delivered her second victory of the morn-ing in the 13-14 girls. Greg Borowski rounded outthe Pirate individual victories for the day with awin in the 15-18 boys. Through 38 individualevents, the Pirates trailed the Flippers 155-187.

The Pirate victories in the relays went to the 9-10 boys 100-meter medley with Jonathan Wen,James Gilchrist, Zachary Cummins and StevenLongino; the 11-12 girls 100-meter medley withLauren Hensley, Rachel Cummins, Katie Dingmanand Jenny Chen; and the 15-18 girls 100-metermedley with Sarah Setter, Elizabeth Hall, MeghanRhodes and Kim Weinberg. The Pirates concludedthe meet with a victory in the girls mixed-age 200-meter freestyle relay with Katie Dingman, NicoleBaker, Susan Andrejcak and Elizabeth Hall.

Double individual event winners for the Piratesincluded Katie Dingman (13-14 free and fly), andElizabeth Hall (15-18 free and breast).

Single individual event winners for Poplar Treeincluded, Corinne Kominski (8&U free), EvanBaker (11-12 free), Lauren Hensley (11-12 free),Marcelo Coray (8&U back), Julia Young (8&Uback), Hannah Warnick (9-10 back), RachelCummins (11-12 back) Susan Andrejcak (13-14back), James Gilchrist (9-10 breast), Nicole Baker(9-10 breast), Austin Vassallo (11-12 breast),Zachary Cummins (9-10 fly), and Greg Borowski(15-18 fly).

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Chiropractic AssistantChiropractic Assistant wanted for a Well-ness Center in the City of Fairfax. The can-didate for this position would assist the practitioner with patient treatment and learn alternative therapies to include NAET, nu-trition and detoxification protocols. Other responsibilities would include greeting pa-tients, ordering supplies and maintaining or-ganization in treatment rooms. Hours of op-eration are Tuesday and Thursday 1 to 7pm and Wednesday, Friday and one Saturday per month 9 to 1pm. Please fax or email a resume. Fax #: 703-273-7056.Email address: [email protected].

Christian PreschoolReston, Teacher & Asst. Teacher posi-tions, 3 mornings/week, Asst. Teacher position 4 afternoons/week. Degree or CDA required for Teacher. Please call703-437-1127 or fax to 703-391-0865.

DENTAL ASSISTANTFamily practice located in Burke needs

Bright, Energetic person to join our team3-4 days per week. Fax resume to:

703-591-3522

Experienced Vet TechPT Tech needed for a fast-paced, 4 doctor AAHA-certified animal hospital. Tech skills fully utilized. Excellent pay and benefits, flexible hours. Please call 703-451-1995

Afternoon/evenings for busy animal hospital.Please stop by or fax resume to 703-281-7838

Herndon-Reston Animal Hospital 500 Elden Street

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HOUSE CLEANERSPT/FT. M-F. Day work. Sal. range $10-14/hr. Will train. Car necessary. Call 703-255-0746

HVAC TECHNICIANSEstablished Metro area HVAC Company is seeking experienced commercial tech-nicians for the Northern Virginia area w/minimum 5 years experience. Top wages, excellent benefit package, up to date training & education program. Send resumes by fax to 301-921-0265, [email protected] or call Dave @ 703-876-9599.

JANITORIALChurch in Reston, 20-25 hours/wk. Flex hours: afternoons or evenings. Exp pref’d but will train. Call: 703-620-3065

LISCENSED VETERINARYTECHNICIAN

Needed for full service Veterinary Hospital in Chantilly. Call: 703-868-8202

MASSAGE THERAPISTExperienced MassageTherapist to share of-fice space with Wellness Practitioner in the City of Fairfax. Experience in Shiatsu, Acu-pressure and/or Myofascial Release(ART) massage a plus. The office availability would be mornings and afternoons Monday through Saturday. Please fax or email a re-sume. Fax#: 703-273-7056 Email address: [email protected]

MEDICAL OFFICE STAFFBusy Fairfax pediatric office seeks PT, M-W-F, 9:30-5:30 billing desk clerk.

Experience not necessary. Fax resume to 703-691-4791, or call Ericka 703-691-7992.

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TEACHERS, ASSISTANTS & SUBSSeeking Degreed / ExperiencedTeachers, Co-Teachers, Assistantsand Subs for Non-Profit Child CareCenter in Chantilly. COMPETITIVESALARY and OUTSTANDINGBENEFITS. Call today to becomepart of our “Westfields Family”

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P/T Customer Service RepFinancial Services technology firm locat-ed in Westfields needs part time customer service rep immediately for low stress, professional environment. Duties include inbound service and technical calls, telephone training, light office work. BA/BS with banking, cor-porate or tech background helpful. Po-tential advancement for right individual. Mother’s hours okay. Good hourly rate.

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celebration. Festivities are planned throughout the day, so visit your localChick-fil-A for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner.

Chick-fil-A of Chantilly/Fair Oaks Mall4412 Chantilly Place/11750 Fair OaksChantilly/Fairfax703 631-2253 or 703 279-1883

SATURDAY/JULY 12Sully Historic Site hosts its annual World War II Living History Weekend on

Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. Meet over 100 re-enactors representing both Axis and Allied troops,and get an up-close look at what life was like for soldiers and civiliansthroughout the war. Interpreters will have authentic uniforms, equipment,weapons and vehicles, including a halftrack tank, on display in their camps.On Saturday at noon and 2 p.m. enjoy period music by TreVoché, performingmusic reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters. Tour the 1794 home of RichardBland Lee and learn about home life during World War II at Sully and inFairfax County. Children can participate in games and make a period craft totake home. American Legion Post 177 will be providing food and drink forpurchase. The event will go on rain or shine. Admission is $7 per adult and $5per senior and child. All World War II veterans are admitted free of charge.Sully Historic Site is located at 3650 Historic Sully Way in Chantilly. Call 703-437-1794.

Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia is hosting the Maple RidgeGround Breaking Ceremony and block party on Saturday, July 12 from 11a.m. – 1 p.m., at 4150 Stevenson Street in Fairfax. There will be foodsponsored by Windows Catering Company, live music performed by “CommonGround,” face painting, games, a raffle, and a chance to meet the futureresidents of Maple Ridge. Go to www.habitatnova.org or call Megan Colemanat 703-521-9890, ext. 111.

SUNDAY, JULY 13The Fairfax County Animal Shelter will change the time for each of its

remaining 2008 low-cost rabies clinics. The clinics will now be held from 2–4p.m. at the animal shelter at 4500 West Ox Road, Fairfax. Dates for the 2008clinics are: Sunday, July 13; Sunday, Sept. 14; Sunday, Nov. 16. The cost forrabies shots at the clinic is $10. The clinic is held for dogs, cats and ferrets. Alldogs should be on leashes and all cats and ferrets in carriers. Fairfax County2008 dog licenses will be sold separately at the clinic and cost $5 for altereddogs and $10 for unaltered dogs (bring proof of your pet’s spay or neuter).The clinic is sponsored by the Fairfax County Police Department AnimalServices Division and Deepwood Veterinary Hospital. Call 703-830-1000. Formore information about the rabies clinic, visit the Fairfax County AnimalServices Division Web site at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices

THURSDAY, JULY 17Mothers First — Chantilly/Centreville is a nonprofit support organization

dedicated to helping women who have chosen to alter their careers to raisetheir children at home. Meetings are first and third Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St Germain Dr., Centreville. Contact703-827-5922 or www.mothersfirst.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 24Create and paint a piece of early American-style redware pottery with Grace

Wolf of Clay Cafe Studios of Chantilly. Make a mug on Thursday, July 24; anda bowl on Saturday, Aug. 23. Fired and finished items will be ready for pickupone week later at Clay Cafe Studios. This hands-on art activity is great foradults, scouts, and children, ages eight years and up. Each session will be heldat Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly, from 10 to 11:30a.m. The cost is $25 per class. Pre-paid reservations are required and a house

Sports Briefs

Westfield’s Bulldog Baseball Camp will be held June 30 - July 3,2008 for ages: 7-13. The cost is $120. Registration form onbulldogbaseball.org Web site.

The 16th annual Catholic Charities golf tournament will take placeMonday, June 30 at 1 p.m. at International Country Club on Route 50 inChantilly. Features a putting contest and silent auction. The $275 registra-tion fee covers lunch, access to the putting green and driving range beginningat 11 a.m., and beverages during the tournament. Also included are greensfee, golf cart, goody bag, a cocktail reception, and dinner. To register or assistas a sponsor or donor, call 703-841-3835. Go to www.ccgolfclassic.org andwww.ccda.net. The address is 13200 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax.

The CYA Fusion is a rising U13 Girls Team playing in the Old Domin-ion Soccer League (ODSL) and is looking for a few good players. Team goalsare to develop players and have fun! The Fusion will be holding tryouts overthe summer. Contact John Collins ([email protected], 571-236-8939),Ed Miller ([email protected], 703-615-1530), or Dale Butler([email protected], 703-568-3584).

CYA 94 Dragons (U14G, ODSL D2 in Fall 2008). The Dragons are look-ing for dedicated players (born 8/1/94 and younger) committed todeveloping individual technical skills as well as team tactics so as to consis-tently improve as a soccer player and as a soccer team. The Dragons’coaches/trainers have decades of experience coaching in NCAA, WAGS,ODSL, and in other leagues, and in playing the game. Contact: Dennis Sixbey(703-376-8989, [email protected]) and/or John Cuellar (703-961-1172,[email protected]). Tryout held upon request at Greenbriar East Elemen-tary, 13006 Point Pleasant Drive, Fairfax.


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I’ve often wondered, as I get older and wider,and have to take more prescription medica-tions as a direct result, if there is some kind ofpractical, safe and sensible recyclable-typeoption concerning all the various and unusedprescription medications still bottled up in my(and in so many other’s, too, I’m sure) medi-cine cabinet. It just seems like such a waste ofgood and effective medicine — not to men-tion money — to allow these medications tosit idly by, ignored mostly, and not doing whatthe pharmaceutical companies intended themto do.Obviously I’m aware that prescription medica-tions, new or used (or rather unused) are pre-scribed for a specific medical reason/patientand as such are hardly as donatable/usable asan unopened jar of mayonnaise or a cannedgood, as an example of some of the items col-lected for good will. But if condiment makerscan create a blend of mustard and mayon-naise (dijonaise), certainly the pharmaceuticalcompanies or the creative minds at the F.D.A.(Food and Drug Administration) can devise asystem, a secondary-type market, where pre-scription medications bought and paid for byperson “x” can somehow be recerti-fied/requalified as a 100 percent reusableoption for those less able to pay. I mean, werecycle trash, can’t we find a way to recyclehealth and welfare products, too?Granted, this task is fraught with danger andregulatory reflux but what greater good isthere than to provide aid and comfort to yourown citizens — and fellow countryman — at atime when more and more of them, it seems,need it (the aging of the population) and anincreasing percentage of them can’t afford it;medications that is, to ease their troubledminds and insufficient incomes? If, as a coun-try/planet, we are becoming an ever-green-ing/carbon footprint-type populace, and we’remotivated to “save the trees,” as but oneexample of the hundreds of selfless acts ofcompassion witnessed on a daily basis, can’twe at least attempt to save/conserve the bene-ficiaries of all these other “conservation”efforts, too, the actual people themselves? Imean, it’s only human, to save the humans,even if corporate America is involved, right?Despite the fact that corporations are entities(things, not individuals), they are in fact madeup of human beings who know full well thetrials and tribulations of their fellow man. It’sgetting them to take care of it that’s the prob-lem. If we could somehow devise a systemthat would enable corporate America to turnthe problem into a solution, and a profitableone at that, thousands, if not millions of theirfellow citizens (perhaps even some of their fel-low shareholders) could benefit. And whatbetter story to market than one that advancesthe causes and minimizes the concerns of anentire generation (the Baby Boomers), a gen-eration that will dominate, demographicallyspeaking, for decades yet to come?Who among us doesn’t have bottles of pre-scription medications, some unopened even,accumulating dust, and serving no particular— and current — purpose other than takingup space? Certainly there has to be a betterand more useful end for these potentially lifesaving, and at the very least, life changingmedications, than a flush.Our best and brightest have researched andtested, and mass-produced solutions to hun-dreds if not thousands of conditions/problems,everything from angina to xenophobia, prob-lems that are symptomatic of the times inwhich we all live. Let’s not allow their goodwork and good deeds to go undone. Why notfind a way to “treat” every American with therespect and dignity he — or she — deserves?America is a wealthy country. Unfortunately,many of its citizens are not. So let’s find a wayto share that wealth, medically speaking.Now that would be a prescription worth pay-ing for.

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ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!The “BEST OF THE BEST”! Enter a 2-story foyer w/windingstaircase and hardwood floors on most of the main level! Built-ins! Tray ceilings! Cherry cab, w/granite counter tops and s/sappl! Huge country kit w/ breakfast room & Sun Room!Professionally landscaped & private yard that will remind youof an English garden! MORE! MORE! MORE! $1,099,000

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This Sought AfterHampton ModelFeatures GourmetKitchen, HardwoodFloors, 4 BayWindows OverlookingMeticulously

Maintained Fenced-In Backyard & Deck, Master SuiteW/Adjoining Sitting Room, Luxury Master Bath & MuchMore. Welcome To Poplar Tree Estates; Enjoy All TheAmenities Such As The Pool, Tennis Courts, & Tot Lots.Minutes to I-66, FX Co Pkwy & Metro Stop. $609,000

ELIZABETHMcGUINESSRealtor, GRI, [email protected]

ChantillyFabulousCondo in

South Riding!Garage condowith door to foyerand up the stairsto main livingarea. Separate

Dining area next to Kitchen. Kitchen bigenough for a small table. Large MasterBedroom, two large closets and grand bath-room. Second bedroom is good sized with largecloset. Good storage in garage. $235,000

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ManassasPark

Sip coffee from thefront porch of thisbeautifulTraditionalColonial in popularBlooms Crossing. 4Spacious upper

level bedrooms and a walk out basement with finishedRec. Room, Full Bath and Possible 5th bedroom. OpenFoyer. HW floor and an island in great kitchen. Sepdining room with Bay window. Huge Deck overlooksprivate yard. Close to VRE. $399,000

CentrevilleBeautiful end unitbacking to woods.Hardwood floors in liv-ing room, ceramic tilein kitchen and baths.Master suite w/walk-incloset and separatevanity. 3 bedrooms upw/ 2 full baths. Lowerlevel w/ fireplace andwalk-out to fullyfenced rear yard andpatio. Deck w/ stairsoverlooks beautifulwooded area. $308,000

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CentrevilleJust move in,everything hasbeen done foryou! All neutralhome withupdates galore,including sid-

ing, roof, heat pump, Corian kitchen count-ers, new floors, carpet, paint, Andersonstorm door & slider in family room, bothupper baths have been completely remodeledw/ high end cabinets, tile, fixtures, solid sur-face counters & sink, nice deck and privateback yard. $489,900

WoodbridgeWelcome home! 3 lvls, 4 BR/3.5 BA, 2-story foyer,hardwood flrs, 2 lvl morning rm. w/vaulted ceil-ings, FP in living room, new finished basementwith walkout, master suite has vaulted ceilings,luxury master bath w/separate tub and shower,columns separate dr & lr, 2-car garage, plusmuch more. $329,900

ManassasGorgeous 4 BR home is set on a rare lot backing tocommon area, trees, & pond. Many upgrades, 3 finishedlevels upgraded kitchen with tile, granite, luxuriousMaster suite, beautiful brick patio, planters, and grill,huge deck, 2 story brick fireplace in family rm., largerooms through out, arch. features, close to I-66, VRE,R28, PW pkwy, shops, good schools, and more. $455,500

REDUCED!Wonderful openfloor plan w/2-cargarage in SouthRiding! Large cen-ter island kitchenand expansivecounter tops!Fireplace! Fencedin rear yard! Freshpaint! Great

location in walking distance to pool,tennis courts and shopping! $369,900

CentrevilleSully Station endgarage townhomew/all the trim-mings!Meticulously main-tained home w/newcarpet, fresh paintand a professionallylandscaped &fenced yard! Openfloor plan!Palladiumwindows! High ceil-

ings thru-out! 2 gas fireplaces!Absolutely gorgeous! $399,988

AshburnALL YOU’RE LOOKINGFOR & MORE! END Gar THis Perfect Combination ofPrice, Design & Location!Formal LR & DR w/3-SidedFPL * Spacious Kit w/SepEating Area & Bay Window *MBR w/W-I Closet & Lux BA* Vaulted Ceilings * Big Rec.Rm. w/FPL * AwesomeDouble Decks & Patio over-look Large COMMON AREA

* Fresh Paint, New Carpet & Neutral Decor * Light &Bright w/Xtra Windows * SEE REST, THIS IS BEST!NO BANKS $365,000

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StunningColonial

Brick front,5 BR/3.5 BA. Newhardwood onmain level, newcarpet in lowerand upper levels.Master suitew/ luxury master

bath, sitting/dressing area, and walk-in closets.Gourmet kitchen w new granite counters and wet bar.Formal living and dining areas. Huge lower level w/ 5thbedroom and full bath, and tons of storage. Multi leveldeck w/ hot tub. This on is a jewel, don’t miss it!!

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