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Harbinger of SpringA Buddha peeks out from above in the terraced garden at one of the homes on theGarden Club of Fairfax’s tour for 2011 Historic Garden Week. The Fairfax Tour willbe held on Tuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 prior to thetour and $25 day of tour; they may be purchased online at www.VAgardenweek.orgor locally at participating retailers: Executive Press in Fairfax, Heart in Hand inClifton and Judy Ryan of Fairfax. Tickets may also be purchased with a map andbrochure by sending a self-addressed stamped, legal- size envelope along with acheck, payable to The Garden Club of Fairfax by April 8 to Mrs. George Whipple,11508 Yates Ford Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039, or telephone 703-978-4130.

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Chantilly High’s throwing“A Purple Tie Bash” andthe public is invited. It

costs $100/person, but the moneywill go to-ward thepurchase ofa synthetic-turf field forthe school’sfootball sta-dium.

“We wantto have it inplace in time for the fall sportsseason,” said Career ExperienceSpecialist Joan Ozdogan, who’s co-

ordinating the event. “And wewant the community to realizethat this new field will benefitmany more young people than justChantilly students.”

So the school is throwing a hugebash, Saturday, April 30, from 6:30

p . m . - m i d -night, at theWestin Wash-ington DullesH o t e l .Chant i l ly ’ scolors arepurple andwhite, soguests are

urged to wear party clothes and apurple tie. For tickets, go to

From left: Elizabeth Casey, Madyson Brown and LaurenMashinski of the Charger Girls Varsity Soccer Teamkneel beside puddles that have cancelled access to theplaying field for their Tuesday, April 5 game againstLangley. Adverse grass field conditions frequentlywreak havoc on game schedules.

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Purple Tie BashTo Benefit FieldChantilly High pursues fundraiserto purchase synthetic-turf field.

“… this new field willbenefit many moreyoung people than justChantilly students.”

— Joan Ozdogan

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To have community events listed in Centre View, e-mail [email protected]. Call Steve Hibbardat 703-778-9412.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYSCentreville Stitchers welcome adults who enjoy knitting,

crocheting, or other needlework crafts and conversation.Meets at the Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St.Germain Dr., Centreville. Admission is free. If you have anyquestions, contact Jo at 703-803-0595 or [email protected].

Thursday, April 14 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.Thursday, April 28 — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYSZUMBA Classes. 7 to 8 p.m. Latin based dance fitness class.

The first class is free; afterward it’s $7-$9 per class. AtCornerstone Montessori School, 4455 Brookfield CorporateDrive, Suite 201, Chantilly. Visit www.gozumbafun.com.

NOW THROUGH APRIL 23Easter Bunny at Fair Oaks Mall. Free visits. The Fountain

Court will be transformed into “The Merrifield Garden,” ahome for the Bunny, filled with flowers, shrubs and trees.Children visiting with the Easter Bunny will receive a freegift. Photo packages are available. Hours are Monday toSaturday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Atthe Fountain Court at Fair Oaks Mall. Visitwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com or call 703-359-8302.

APRIL 7-9“A Mouse That Roared.” Free. April 7 and 8 at 7 p.m.;

April 9 at 3 p.m. Presented by The Perennial Players ofChantilly Bible Church. Enjoy an evening of humor andentertainment as the cast of third- to eighth-grade dramastudents, performs this comedy. At Chantilly Bible Church,4390 Pleasant Valley Road, Chantilly.

APRIL 7 TO 9“Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.” 7 p.m. each night.

Liberty Middle School presents a cast and crew of 60 in themusical, “Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.” Show times areThursday, Friday and Saturday, April 7-9, at 7 p.m. eachnight. Tickets are $5 at the door or during school lunches.

APRIL 8-10Chantilly Library Used Book Sale. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.Huge selection of adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, plus audio/video recordings. Sponsored bythe Friends of the Chantilly Regional Library to fund specialprograms, renovation projects, activities and equipmentpurchases for the library. Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Call the library at 703-502-3883 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/events/booksales.htm.

FRIDAY/APRIL 8Sixth-grade Basketball Game. 6 p.m. Between rival

schools, Oak Hill and Lees Corner Elementary Schools.Held at Chantilly High School. A pep rally will be held atOak Hill Elementary at 2:30 p.m. in the school gym.

Youth Coffeehouse. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. The YouthMinistry at Clifton Presbyterian Church will hold its YouthCoffeehouse. It will feature musical acts from high schoolage kids. If community youth would like to participate,email or call Matt at [email protected] or 703-266-0128.

Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. Withthe band, Atomic Swing Club. Drop-in beginner swinglesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. tomidnight. At the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel,13869 Park Center Road (Route 28 near the airport),Herndon.

A Police Unity Tour Bartenders Night. 8 p.m. tomidnight. To benefit the National Law EnforcementOfficers Memorial Fund, in honor of fallen law-enforcementofficers. Tips to bartenders will be donated to the cause,and Washington Nationals jerseys and Glory Days gift cardswill be raffled off. At Glory Days Grill, 13850 BraddockRoad in Centreville (in the Old Centreville CrossingShopping Center). Visitwww.policeunitytourchapter4.com.

SATURDAY/APRIL 9Super Science Saturdays. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. The

theme is “How Things Fly.” Super Science Saturdays takeplace from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the second Saturday ofeach month, offering activities focused a different scienceconcept. Through demonstrations and hands-on activities,visitors will become immersed in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) topics related toaviation and space exploration. At the National Air andSpace Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Airand Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly. Visit: http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/superscience/.

Fairy Tale Party. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $10/child. Dressup in your favorite fairy tale costume; face painting, tiaras,crowns, masks, Cinderella wands and a moon bounce.

Enjoy a performance by the dance troupe of The Joan IzzoAcademy who will perform from their Cinderella Ballet. Atthe Joan Izzo Academy of Dance, 14231 Willard Road,Suite 1000, Chantilly. Reservations required; call 703-327-8402.

Easter Egg Hunt. 1 to 3 p.m. Children ages 3 to 7 areinvited to hunt for filled Easter eggs, make a spring craftand visit with baby animals. Hunts are scheduled at 1:30and 2:30 p.m. Cost is $5/child. Call 703-437-1794 toreserve your space. At Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way in Chantilly. Register online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes, call 703-222-4664, or contact the parks directly.

Merrifield Garden Center 40th Anniversary. Customersare invited to come out and enjoy cake, punch, old photos,special offers and more. On Lee Highway in Fairfax.

APRIL 9 TO 10Bonsai Society Spring Show. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday;

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. At the show Society memberswill be doing demonstrations illustrating varioustechniques, including wiring of trees, trimming, shaping,root pruning, etc. At Merrifield Garden Center, 12101 LeeHighway, Fairfax. The Northern Virginia Bonsai Societymeets 9 A.M. on the second Saturday of each month at theWalter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Street, SouthArlington. Contact Gary A. Reese at [email protected]

SUNDAY/APRIL 10CAbi Show Fundraiser. 2 to 5 p.m. Hosted by Friends of

Community Schools and Kathy Kinter to help save CliftonElementary. At 12207 Cliffwood Court in Clifton.

Strides for Success 5K Race/1K Walk. 8:30 a.m. Theevent targets novice to advanced-level runners. Sponsoredby the Junior League of Northern Virginia. At FairfaxCorner Shopping Center, 11950 Grand Commons Ave.,Fairfax. Advance registration is $30 for the 5K race untilApril 5, and increases to $35 after that date. Adultregistration is $20 for the 1K fun run and walk. Childrenunder 10 can register for the 5K or 1K for $15. Registeronline at http://www.jlnv.org/stridesforsuccess untilmidnight on April 8, 2011. Call 703-442-4163 or [email protected].

MONDAY/APRIL 11Easter Egg Decorating. 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. For age 5 and

older. Learn the Ukrainian Art of Pysanky. Cost is $10/person plus a $2 craft fee. Separate classes for those under12 and those over 12. At Cub Run RECenter, 4630Stonecroft Blvd., in Chantilly. Call 703-817-9407 toregister.

TUESDAY/APRIL 12DASH to Flippin’ Pizza. 4 to 9 p.m. Help Dating Abuse

Stops Here continue to spread the word about teen datingabuse by taking part in a fundraiser in memory of SiobhanRussell on the second anniversary of her death. At Flippin’Pizza, 13916 Lee Jackson Highway, Chantilly. Visitwww.datingabusestopshere.com.

FRIDAY/APRIL 15Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. With the band, Rockin’

Bones. Drop-in beginner swing lesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the Hilton WashingtonDulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road (Route 28near the airport), Herndon.

Dinner Theater. 7 p.m. The Cotton Patch Gospel. “What ifJesus was born 70 years ago in Gainesville, Georgia?”Presented by Truro Church Undercroft. Cost is $25/person;$40/couple. The dinner will benefit the scholarship fundfor Truro Youth Journey to Jerusalem. At Truro Church,10520 Main Street, Fairfax. For tickets, visit http://www.trurochurch.org/springartsfestival

APRIL 15-17Spring Arts Festival. Events will kick off Friday evening

with Broadway actor Bruce Kuhn performing “Cotton PatchGospel” as Dinner Theatre. Saturday will include amarketplace of crafts from area artists, a juried art show,outdoor concert stage, Battle of the Bands, a Writer’sWorkshop, food court and a variety of family activities forall ages. Applications are available online atwww.trurochurch.org/springartsfestival, or by contactingKirsten Boyd [email protected] 703-273-1300 ext.220. Cash prizes will be awarded for the Juried Art Showand the Concert Stage/Battle of the Bands.

SUNDAY/APRIL 17Bunny Paws Event. 9 to 11 a.m. Dogs and cats can have

their picture taken with the Easter Bunny. At the“Merrifield Garden” at Fair Oaks Mall’s Fountain Court. Allpets must be on a leash or in a lightweight cage with aharness and are asked to use the mall entrance next toTodai Restaurant. Various photo packages will be offered.Purchase “Package A” and Fair Oaks Mall will donate $10to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.

Bluebell Walk. 2 p.m. Naturalists lead groups at a leisurelypace through a one and a half mile trail. A tradition forover four decades, this event features one of the largeststands of bluebells and spring beauties in the mid-Atlanticas well as many other wildflowers and signs of spring. AtBull Run Regional Park, in the pool parking lot inCentreville. Call 703-631-0550. Visit www.NVRPA.org.

Spring Fun & Entertainment


Celebrate spring with a weekend meal on the town.

By Julia O’Donoghue/The Connection

Spring Fun: Brunch

CHUTZPAH A REAL NEW YORK DELIOwner Eric Roller hired a Brooklyn-born chef

Todd Epstein when he decided to start this

authentic Jewish deli.

All dine-in customers are given coleslaw and

a pickle at the start of every meal. Breakfast

scrambles include one that mixes eggs,

Matzo and onions. A stuffed cabbage entree

is also on the menu.

Main breakfast plates are priced from $2.95-

$12.95. Most sandwiches and entrees,

served later in the day, are $9.50-$16.95.

Chutzpah is open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday; 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on

Saturday; and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday.

Most breakfast food is not served after 11

a.m., through a small sampling of breakfast

scrambles are served all day.

The restaurant is located at

12214 Fairfax Towne Center, Fairfax, Va.;

703-385-8883.

PALM COURT RESTAURANTThe hotel restaurant only serves brunch on the last Sunday of the month and reservations

are required.

The meal features several kinds of prepared salmon and trout — including that which is

flavored with truffle, citron and applewood. A diverse selections of salads — such as those

with soba noodles and penne pasta — is also available.

The entrees range from a Halibut filler in lobster and chive cream to tenderloin with a veal

glaze. There is also a Belgian waffle station.

The brunch costs $53 for people 11 and over and $22 for children ages 5-10. All holiday

brunches are subject to a 20 percent gratuity charge.

This Palm Court is located in the Marriott at

14750 Conference Center Dr., Chantilly, Va.; 703-818-3520.

O’SULLIVAN’S IRISH PUB AND

RESTAURANTOwner Karen Griffiths was born and raised in

County Kerry, Ireland. The pub’s namesake

is a homage to her Irish maiden name,

O’Sullivan.

The restaurant’s brunch menu features

traditional Irish food including black and

white pudding, rashers (Irish bacon) and

bangers (Irish sausages.)

Brunch entrees are prices from $7-$13.

Mimosas, Bloody Marys and Guinness are

also offered for $5 per drink.

O’Sullivan’s serves brunch from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. It is located

at

754 Elden St., Herndon, Va.; 703-464-0522.

BACKYARD GRILLThis locally-owned restaurant has a large

patio area that allows patrons to enjoy the

spring weather while eating their meal.

Backyard Grill’s brunch menu includes

oysters, Ceviche, made-to-order omelets,

and ham and roast beef carving station.

Pasta salads, fresh fruit and dessert are also

offered.

Brunch has a fixed prices of $12.95 for

adults and $8.95 for children under 10

years-old. People are able to get two

mimosas or glasses of champagne for

$17.95.

Backyard Grill serves brunch from 10 a.m.-2

p.m. on Sundays only. It is located at

13999 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, Va.; 703-

802-6400.

TRUMMER’S ON MAINStefan and Victoria Trummer opened this

restaurant in the historic town of Clifton two

years ago.

Trummer’s serves a fixed brunch menu of

three courses.

The meal starts with homemade pastries and

moves onto dishes like fried green tomatoes

with tomato jam and oatmeal brulee with

pineapple and cappuccino froth. The third

course features entrees like a duck confit

and oyster hash or a fried chicken with a

bourbon drizzle.

Trummer’s fixed price for brunch is $32.

Patrons can also have dessert for an addi-

tional $5 and sides for an additional $4.

Brunch is served on Sundays only from 11

a.m.-2 p.m. Trummer’s is located at

7134 Main Street, Clifton, Va.; 703-266-

1623.

TURCUISINEThis restaurant aims to bring a Turkish style

breakfast to Herndon.

A brunch, Turcuisine serves “Kahvalti” — an

assortment of Turkish salamis, Turkish

cheeses, Turkish olives, honey butter,

tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers and

black tea. More traditional fare, including

omelets and scrambled eggs, is also avail-

able.

Most dishes are $8-$14. Turcinsine serves

brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays

and Sundays. It is located

13029 Worldgate Drive, Herndon, Va.;’ 571-

323-3330.

EGGSPECTATIONThis casual dining chain restaurant serves

eggs-based dishes at lunch and dinner as

well as breakfast.

Some of the 160 menu items include the

Breton Benedict — where crepes are used

instead of an english muffin — and the

“Eggsiliration” — where the customer gets

both a chicken breast and two eggs, cooked

in any style.

Breakfast entrees tend to cost $11.49-

$17.99. Hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday

through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday.

The restaurant’s Chantilly location is at

5009 Westone Plaza Dr. Chantilly, Va.; 703-

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Spring Fun: Hitting the LinksAs the weather warms, the area’s many golf courses, practice facilities and

driving ranges offer great opportunities. From rookies to scratch golfers,

from youth to adult, there are options for everyone. From a nationally

recognized course at Laurel Hill, to a beginner’s delight at the Par 3 at

Burke Lake Park, to putt-putt that ranges from cartoonish to difficult,

there are plenty of greens to approach.

A WOODY’S GOLFCelebrating 30 years,

Woody’s features a full

driving range and “The Perils

of the Lost Jungle,” an 18-

hole mini-golf course that

features animatronic

animals, which reflect owner

Woody FitzHugh‘s creativity.

The course has been ranked

nationwide as one of the

best mini-golf courses, and

was recognized by

Newsweek in 2007. The shop offers video

swing analysis and custom club fitting, as

well as other services.

11801 Leesburg Pike, Herndon,

703-430-8337

B GOLF PARK AT HUNTER MILLWith 100 tee stations and a 300-yard landing

area, the Golf Park at Hunter Mill offers

golfers of all skill levels a place to practice.

They use Top Flite tour-quality balls, and the

ball inventory is replaced every year. There

are also practice bunkers available. Swing

coaching and beginner golf lessons are

offered, as well as custom Legend Custom

Club fitting, which were named among the

world’s Top 100 Golf Fitters in 2007 and

2008 by WorldGolf.com.

1627 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna,

703-759-5664

C TOP GOLFTop Golf offers a twist

on the standard driving

range, using technology

to track each players

ball as it goes into any

number of portals on

the range. Each of the

76 spots on the range

are covered and

heated. Two 18-hole

mini-golf courses, the “mountain” and

“valley” courses are also onsite, featuring a

variety of obstacles. The location also

features a clubhouse with a full-service

restaurant and bar.

6625 South Van Dorn Street, Alexandria,

703-924-2600.

D HERNDON CENTENNIAL

GOLF COURSEThe 18-hole, Par 71 course in Herndon was

designed by Tom Clark, one of the most

prolific golf-course designers in the area. It

also features a driving range with grass and

mat stations, an 11,000 square foot putting

green, chipping area and practice bunker.

The course has been recognized as one of

Golf Digest’s “Places to Play” for the past 14

years. A five-event seniors tournament

series begins this month, and the annual

Free Junior Golf Clinic allows children ages 7

to 16 a chance to learn the game.

909 Ferndale Avenue, Herndon,

703-471-5769

E RESTON NATIONAL

GOLF COURSELocated just off Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston

National Golf Course is currently redoing the

bunkers in response to customer feedback,

and are about halfway finished. Home to the

Mid-Atlantic’s only Nike Golf Learning Center,

lessons, clinics and camps are open to

golfers of all skill levels. They also feature a

G BURKE LAKE GOLF COURSEThis 18-hole Par 3 offers a chance for golfers

of all skill levels to hone their skills. Located

on the 888 acre Burke Lake Park, the

course features a lighted driving range,

a practice bunker and an 8,000 square

foot putting green. Private and group

lessons are offered, as well as a Junior

Golf Program. A current special offers

nine holes for $10, 18 holes for $15,

Mondays through Thursdays after

2:30, excluding holidays. Nearby Burke

Lake Park also has an 18-hole mini-golf

course.

7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station,

703-323-1641

H GREENDALE GOLF COURSEThe 18-hole regulation course over 148

acres features a practice green and club-

house with food service. Open since 1967,

staff say they’re proud to offer an old

fashioned course with consistent customer

service. Until May 15, there will be a dis-

count on multiple rounds purchased, 10

percent off five rounds, 20 percent off 10

rounds, etc. Also home to the Greendale

Senior Golf Club and the Greendale Women’s

Golf Association.

6700 Telegraph Road, Alexandria,

703-971-3788

I OAK MARR

GOLF COURSELocated at the Oak

Marr Recreation Center,

one of the premiere

training facilities in the

area features a 1,456-

yard, nine-hole course,

a lighted, 76-station

driving range, a mini-

golf course and practice

bunkers, chipping area

and putting green. Golf

instruction is available

in groups or privately for adults and juniors.

Training includes driving range practice, on-

course playing lessons and video swing

analysis. Club fitting, repair and regripping

also available.

3200 Germantown Rd, Oakton,

703-255-5390

J PINECREST

GOLF COURSEKnown as “the best

kept secret inside the

beltway,” the nine hole,

par 35 course mea-

sures 2,462 yards. The

course is dotted with

ponds and hills to

create a challenge for

novices and experts

alike. Clubs, riding and

pull carts are available

for rental, and golf

lessons are offereed.

There is also a putting green, 10 driving

cages and a full service pro shop.

6600 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria,

703-941-1061

full driving range and putting and chipping

greens. Reston National also participates in

the Capital Area Golf Membership, which

allows members to play at reduced rates at

four other local courses.

11875 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

703-620-9333

F LAUREL HILL GOLF CLUBThis 18-hole course was designed by Bill

Love, who said his objective was to let the

natural beauty of the property dictate the

character of the course. Bud Key of the

Teetime Golf Press said the course “occupies

280 acres and takes advantage of the site’s

outstanding features and views of the

historic prison compound. Bar none, it rivals

any course you’ll play in Northern Virginia.”

Classes for beginners, intermediate and

women are available.

8701 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton,

703-493-8849

By Alex McVeigh/The Connection


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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Plans are progressing for a day-laborer workercenter in Centreville and, if all goes well, itcould open as soon as this summer. But that’s

a big “if.” First, a whole lot of funds need to materi-alize.

“We need $152,000 to run the center, fully staffed,for a year,” said Ed Duggan, treasurer of theCentreville Immigration Forum (CIF), which is spear-heading efforts to open the facility. “To date, we’veraised $43,500, so we still need $108,500.”

Al Dwoskin, owner of the Centreville Square Shop-ping Center, agreed to provide the space for the cen-ter and pay its utility bills. CIF volunteers wouldparticipate in the day-to-day operation, under theguidance of a full-time, professional director.

Speaking during the March 23 meeting of the CIF,Duggan said the donations received so far came from“36 generous individuals, two foundations andgrants, plus several churches. We have additionalgrant applications out for $75,000 more in funding,which we may or may not get. But we’ve got anachievable goal and we’re going to get there.”

He said the majority of the money needed is for

staff salaries. And CIF head Alice Foltz noted thatthe value of Dwoskin’s donation is $87,000. She alsoagain went over some of the high points of the docu-ment detailing the center’s rules and regulations andcodes of conduct.

Cabell’s Mill resident Stephen Vandivere asked ifthe center would provide guidance to the workersabout their responsibilities to pay taxes, and Foltzsaid it would. “We’ll give information to both em-ployers and workers about what they’re required todo regarding taxes,” she said.

“I encourage you to volunteer for the center,” Foltztold the nearly three dozen people attending themeeting, besides the laborers, themselves. “We’reexpecting our fund-raising to put us in a position toopen this summer.”

Toward that end, the CIF held a volunteer trainingsession April 2 and plans another one on Wednes-day, April 13, from 7-9:30 p.m., at Korean CentralPresbyterian Church, 15451 Lee Highway inCentreville. For more information or to sign up fortraining, email Joyce Lynn [email protected] or phone 703-378-9726.

“Even if you don’t want to be a volunteer at thecenter, it’ll be helpful for you to take part in the train-ing because you’ll learn how it’ll be run,” said Foltz.“Bill Threlkeld of Reston Interfaith will help us since

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Addressing the last meeting of the CentrevilleImmigration Forum (CIF), SupervisorMichael R. Frey (R-Sully) discussed the

changing face of the district he serves. He also calleda worker center here a “common-sense solution” toa community problem.

“The census is complete and, no surprise, diver-sity has continued to grow,” he said. “Sully Districthas the largest Asian percentage, 23 percent, of anyof the county’s magisterial districts. Diversity hasgrown in the western part of the county as immigra-tion continued. People began families and movedhere because, relatively speaking, it’s a little moreaffordable to live here.”

Stressing that the “overwhelming majority” of theresidents believe diversity is “healthy and a good

thing” for the community, Frey said the “opportuni-ties presented by this diversity to all of us makes fora very rich life. Assimilation and acculturation bythe various immigrant groups is occurring far fasterthan ever before because of technology and theschools.”

Immigration has always been controversial, hesaid, and a part of American history. “A certain seg-ment has always resisted it,” said Frey. “Today’s nodifferent, and we just have to accept that some peopledon’t like change and will oppose it. But I don’t thinkthat’s the majority.”

“Many say the focus of our efforts should be toenforce immigration law,” he said. “The [FairfaxCounty] Board of Supervisors has never adopted thatphilosophy. Immigration is an issue to be worked outat the national level, and the county has no desire toget in the middle of [it]. It’s against the law to be inthis country illegally, but it’s not the job of the FairfaxCounty Police Department to enforce that — there’sreal crime for them to focus on.”

Frey said day-labor sites are relatively new and

CIF Treasurer Ed Duggandiscusses worker-centerfunding. CIF head, Alice Foltz.

Esther Holtermann trans-lates the meeting intoSpanish for the day labor-ers attending.

Worker Center Goals DiscussedMore volunteers sought.

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By the time the Connection is deliv-ered to homes and businesses thisweek, there is a good chance thathow you vote and who you can vote

for will have changed. No one will have con-sulted you about this.

Virginia’s every-10-year, hyper-partisan pro-cess of drawing political districts is in rare formthis year. It’s all the more disappointing sincetwo years ago, there appeared to be develop-ing consensus that this process should be ap-proached in the best interests of voters.

Instead, the Democrats in control of the Vir-ginia Senate and the Republicans in control ofthe Virginia House of Delegates have createda nearly obscene mess without even lip ser-vice to providing effective representation.

Proposed changes in districts split commu-nities, localities, counties and even precinctsand homeowners associations. The City of Al-exandria will likely now have three state sena-tors. Arlington, which could be represented bya single state senator in a compact and highlyeffective district, could instead have as manyas three Senate districts within its boundaries.Arlington’s primary senate seat, District 31, willnow snake along the Potomac River throughMcLean and Great Falls and actually encom-passing part of Sterling, covering three coun-

ties in a densely populated area that begs forcompact districts.

This means residents of McLean and GreatFalls will likely be represented in the VirginiaSenate by someone from Arlington,who will try to understand the com-plexities of three very different coun-ties. The change shifts Janet Howell’sdistrict 32 to the west, leaving thousands ofresidents to get to know new candidates whowill likely be focused on other areas first.

Mount Vernon, a highly diverse community,will also have its senate representation split,likely resulting over time in half being repre-sented by someone from the City of Alexan-dria and half represented by someone fromPrince William County, neither with the graspof community needs that a Mount Vernon cen-tered district would allow.

George Barker’s district 39 scoops up partsof Prince William, the least densely populatedparts of Fairfax County in Clifton and FairfaxStation, then takes a turn through denselypopulated Lorton, Newington and Franconiabefore poking its head into the City of Alexan-dria. This certainly does not comprise a “com-munity of interest.”

If Democratic voters were wealth, this wouldbe the plan to spread the wealth around.Whether that will actually be effective for theDemocrats in retaining seats is dubious. We’veseen numerous examples of seats specificallydrawn to benefit particular candidates or partythat fail to hold up.

There are almost as many examples as thereare senate seats in Northern Virginia.

There are similar problems with the Repub-lican drawn delegate seats, but the smaller dis-

tricts make for more compact districts, withthe problems a bit harder to cherry pick.

Every seat in the General Assembly will beup for reelection in a few months, with Au-

gust primaries and caucuses and No-vember general election, which is onereason this process is happening withso little citizen scrutiny. Proposed

boundaries will have been public for only afew days, and will be voted on and approvedby the end of the week. Homeowners Associa-tion presidents who might object to havingtheir neighborhood split won’t have time toreact, for example.

Is there hope to circumvent the madness for10 years from now?

It really is time to give control of the redis-tricting process to an authority that will notconsider voting patterns or incumbency, butinstead will focus on what will create moreeffective representation.

Keeping communities of interest together iskey. That means not splitting jurisdictions, cre-ating compact shapes, minimizing the distancefrom one end to the other of populous districts.

But it’s unlikely that the winners of the com-ing elections will be that interested in theproject.

After all, they will be the beneficiaries of thecurrent flawed process.

It’s time for a constitutional amendment thatwould save us from districts shaped like boaconstrictors and clawed dragons a decade fromnow.

— Mary Kimm,

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Simply DisappointingSad to report thatproposed GeneralAssembly districts arenot an April Fool’s joke. Editorial

See Letters, Page 11

ReduceBudgetTo the Editor:

The following presentation, ad-dressed to Sharon Bulova, chairman ofthe Board of Supervisors, and Michael

Frey, Sully District supervisor, was givenat the Board of Supervisors public hear-ing.

I have several issues that I wishto discuss at this hearing. First ofall, I do support the speech givenby Mr. [Arthur] Purves, presidentof the Fairfax County Taxpayers

Alliance (FCTA). I certainly sup-port reducing the county budgetand real estate taxes that have in-creased over the past 10 years atapproximately three times the rateof inflation. Here are my items ofconcern:

SCHOOL BUDGETAccording to your 190-page

Fairfax County Proposed 2012School Budget, it shows for FY2012 proposed expenditures of$2.2 billion or a 3.6 percent in-crease over last year (page 5).While the nationwide inflation for2010 was slightly over one per-cent, the budget increase is threetimes the amount of inflation. Whyis that? According to the budget(page 4), the proposed transferfrom the county will be $48.8 mil-lion projected for 2012 or 3 per-cent over FY2011. The majority ofthe school budget is 88 percent foremployee compensation (page37). The Superintendent’s Officeand the eight cluster offices makeup 3.6 percent of the budget (page71). The Superintendent’s totalproposed FY2012 budget is $3.2

million and the assistant principalsbudget is $24.1 million (page156). As I understand, the countypays the Superintendent over$300,000. This seems high! Afterall, we pay our U.S. senatorsaround $180,000 per year. Whatmakes up these large figures? Whydoes Fairfax County School systemneed “Cluster Directors” or Assis-tant Superintendents for each ofthe eight clusters? Why does theschool system need an AssistantPrincipal for each grade in highschool ? When I went to WakefieldHigh School in Arlington, Va. forone year in the fifties, the schoolhad one principal and one assis-tant principal for a county schoolwith around 2,000 students. Idon’t recall “cluster districts.”Lastly, I note that the school bud-get (page 158) shows $214.7 mil-lion for employee retirement ben-efits. It is shocking to learn thatthe Fairfax County Governmenthas a $1.7 billion unfunded pen-sion liability. What is your plan ofaction to resolve this? As I under-stand, this retirement package is

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

The Fourth Annual Erin Peterson Fund Gospel Celebration will be held this Sunday,April 10, at 4 p.m., at Centreville High. The

Rev. Eugene Johnson, pastor of Mount Olive BaptistChurch, where Erin worshiped with her family, willspeak about her and what she deemed important.Then her memory will be honored in music anddance.

Her parents, Grafton and Celeste Peterson, beganthe Gospel Celebration in remembrance of theirdaughter Erin, a Westfield High grad who perishedin the April 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy. They alsostarted the Erin Peterson Fund in May 2007 to con-tinue Erin’s commitment to achieving excellencethrough education and helping those less fortunate.

It’s completely dependent on donations, though,so it continually needs to be endowed to carry on itswork. Donations collected during Sunday’s programwill help provide educational scholarships and grantsfor deserving students.

Ayatullah Kirkland is the master of ceremony. Per-formers will include the Beacon Hill Praise Team fromBeacon Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Herndon,soloist Anna Moore, the Mount Olive Baptist ChurchLiturgical Dancers, and the Inspirational Praise En-

semble of Mount PleasantBaptist Church in Herndon.

“This Gospel celebrationis important because it al-lows family, friends and thecommunity to honor Erin’smemory and celebrate hervery rich, full life and thelegacy she left behind,” saidevent organizer DeneenVaughn. “For me, it’s an ex-ample of how, out of trag-edy, good can come about.”

Erin’s family has established several scholarshipsand grants in her name, including the Legacy Initia-tive, given each year in memory of someone whodied in the Virginia Tech tragedy. Scholarships alsogo to graduating seniors at Westfield and Falls Churchhigh schools, in addition to two national scholarships.

“Over the past several years, nearly $40,000 inscholarships has been awarded to approximately 25young people,” said Vaughn. “Additionally, the Lead-ership of Tomorrow program that serves and sup-ports at-risk young men that attend Erin’s high-schoolalma mater, Westfield, has received grants from theErin Peterson Fund totaling about $24,000, to date.”

“Because of these things, Erin continues to make adifference in the lives of many,” she added. “Throughthe fund and each of the students who’ve received ascholarship or support from it, her legacy lives on.”

For more information about the Erin Peterson Fund,see www.erinpetersonfund.org.

Remembering Erin PetersonFourth annual GospelCelebration is Sunday.

Erin Peterson

Marjorie Ann Bull Crossett, who was residing atSunrise Assisted Living Center, in Fairfax, went to bewith her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ peacefully af-ter an extensive and courageous battle withAlzheimer’s.

Marjorie was born and raised in Wellman, Iowa.She received her teaching credentials from CornellCollege and taught for more than 27 years as ateacher retiring from Centreville Elementary in 1997.She was an only child born to the late Lloyd and IdaBull and was a beloved wife to her late husbandJames Crossett. She was preceded in death also bytwo grandchildren, Rachel Crossett and SeanCaldwell. Marjorie will be remembered by her be-loved children Nancy Caldwell, James Crossett andJohn Crossett; seven treasured grandchildren An-drew Crossett, Robert Crossett, Sarah Crossett, Chris-topher Crossett, James Crossett, Kimberly Crossett

and Catherine Crossett as well asone great-grandchild AlannaCrossett. Marjorie will be missedby countless other family mem-bers and friends who have beenblessed to know her.

Marjorie enjoyed serving oth-ers as displayed in her love forteaching and countless missiontrips. She frequently went to Peruand Paraguay with her church,

Pender United Methodist. Marjorie touched the livesof many people with her smile and generosity.

A funeral service was held Monday, April 4, 2011at Pender United Methodist Church, 12401 AlderWoods Drive, Fairfax. Interment will take place atArlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieuof flowers memorial contributions may be made inMarjorie’s memory to: Alzheimer’s Association, P.O.Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011

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Crime

Activities reported by the Sully policedepartment through April 1.

BURGLARYA business in the 4000 block of

Westfax Drive was burglarizedsome time between 8 p.m. onThursday, March 24 and 7:30 a.m.the next day. An investigationdetermined entry was forced througha door and cash was stolen frominside.

GEESE MANAGEMENTHelp control the growing resident

Canada geese population inFairfax County: Volunteers areneeded for the Geese Management

Program in April and May. Ifinterested in becoming a geesemanagement volunteer, contact theFairfax County Wildlife Biologist [email protected] 703-246-6868.

LARCENIES14000 block of Keepers Park.

Bicycles stolen from residence.13600 block of Lee Jackson

Memorial Highway. Cash stolenfrom vehicle.

13400 block of Melville Lane.License plate stolen from vehicle.

5600 block of Ox Road. Bag stolenfrom business.

5900 block of Spruce Run Court.

Chrome wheels stolen from vehicle.5900 block of Spruce Run Court.

Tires and rims stolen from residence.4900 block of Stonecroft Blvd.

Wallet stolen from business.5900 block of Trinity Parkway.

Gym bag, cell phone and keys stolenfrom business.

VEHICLE THEFTS13900 block of Big Yankee Lane.

2003 Toyota Corolla.13900 block of Rockland Village

Drive. Honda.14900 block of Rydell Road.

Chevrolet Tracker.4000 block of Westfax Drive. 2007

Ford F550 and 2011 Ford F450.

To have military news listed in CentreView e-mail [email protected]. Photos, espe-cially color, are encouraged. Deadline isone week before publication.

Army National Guard Pvt.Travis J. Rey has graduated from ba-sic combat training at Fort Jackson,Columbia, S.C. He is the son of CarlosRey of Leaflock Street, Lake Forest, Ca-lif., and Justine Eodown of Laurel GroveWay, Fairfax. Rey graduated in 2006from Dana Hills High School, DanaPoint, Calif.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Jus-tin R. Powell graduated from basicmilitary training at Lackland Air ForceBase, San Antonio, Texas. The airmancompleted an intensive, eight-week pro-gram that included training in militarydiscipline and studies, Air Force corevalues, physical fitness, and basic war-fare principles and skills. Airmen whocomplete basic training earn four cred-its toward an associate in appliedscience degree through the CommunityCollege of the Air Force. Powell gradu-ated in 2002 from Centreville HighSchool, Clifton.

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a “defined benefit” system. Thisis a costly system that most pri-vate industry does not have. Eventhe Federal Government changedtheir Civil Service Retirement Sys-tem (CSRS) effective for 1987, fornew employees, to the Federal Em-ployees Retirement System whichis more toward a 401k retirementsystem. They did this because theyrecognized at that time if they con-tinued with the expensive CSRS,they would go bankrupt fundingsuch an expensive system. Mostpeople in this area are familiarwith both the CSRS and the FERSand know that the FERS is notnear as generous as the CSRS. Isn’tit time for the county officials tomake a wise and frugal decisionto change the retirement for allnew employees to a “FERS” typeof system? We do want to empha-size that we have tremendouspraise for the school teachers!

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTORGENERAL

Several years ago, FCTA recom-mended that the county govern-ment implement an OIG. This rec-ommendation has been ignored bycounty officials. MontgomeryCounty, Md. and the District ofColumbia government both havethe OIG. With a county total bud-get over $6.1 billion, why doesn’tFairfax County have such an of-fice? The OIG, in the Federal Gov-ernment, performs not only inde-pendent audits but also conducts

inspections and investigationsleading to prosecutions for fraudand/or corruption. Such activitieslead to improved integrity and ac-countability. It encourages themost efficient, effective, and eco-nomic use of resources and ulti-mately improves management.The OIG prevents and detectswaste, fraud, abuse, mismanage-ment and corruption and identi-fies vulnerabilities and recom-mends constructive solutions. Inthe Federal Government Depart-ments and Agencies, it has savedbillions of dollars! Here is a recentexample of the MontgomeryCounty OIG in action. The Wash-ington Post reported on the Metrosection page B1 on March 16,2011 that developers were over-paid. The Post reported, “ devel-opers of a Germantown subdivi-sion were reimbursed twice by lo-cal government agencies for build-ing a pumping station and watermain collecting more than $6 mil-lion on a project that cost them $3million, according to the Mont-gomery County OIG.” The OIGconcluded that there was a lack ofaccountability from both Mont-gomery County officials and offi-cials of the Washington SuburbanSanitary Commission.

COST OF ILLEGAL ALIENSThe Washington Post dated 12/

15/05 stated, “With an estimated200,000 illegal immigrants in Vir-ginia, according to the Pew His-panic Center, this could mean as

many as 156,000 idle people,whose presence adds to our al-ready overpopulated social wel-fare, education and health caresystems. As the oft-repeated claimthat illegal immigrants and un-documented immigrants contrib-ute to the economy, new finds re-fute this contention.” The Wash-ington Post further reported that,“A study by the University ofFlorida found that immigrantfamilies cost the state a net of$1,800 per household annually.”It was also reported that, “A studyby the Center for ImmigrationStudies found that the averagewelfare payout to illegal immi-grant households, is about $2,700a year — more than 50 percenthigher than the payouts for citi-zens and legal immigrants.”

The Post further stated that, “Ap-plying the more conservative Uni-versity of Florida study finds forVirginia’s 200,000 illegal or un-documented immigrants is $360million per year.” Of that amount,Delegate [David] Albo in 2005estimated $125 million is spent onillegal aliens in Fairfax County. Un-fortunately, I do not have morerecent data. Why can’t the countyofficials review this situation andresolve this drain on the taxpay-ers?

We request a written responseto our questions in this letter.

Charles & LindaMcAndrew

Oak Hill

Temporary Shed at CHSAlthough devastated by the recent, unexpected demolition of their “Spirit Shed”by AT&T, Chantilly High students refuse to be daunted and last month erected thistemporary shed on school grounds. And to show their school spirit, the shed hasalready been painted with encouraging messages.


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Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, April 7and April 21, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residentsshould install the child safety seats themselves so technicians mayproperly inspect and adjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehiclesarriving on each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors mayhave enough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the cor-rect use of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to con-firm dates and times.

More Volunteers SoughtAt Centreville Worker Center

When the Centreville worker center opens, it will need severalvolunteers, Monday-Saturday, from 6 a.m.-noon. People may as-sist for one-hour or longer time periods. Volunteers are neededto: Greet people; register workers and employers; help in thewaiting area; and help with training such as ESL, job skills, re-sume-writing, financial counseling and tax assistance.

Training will be held Wednesday, April 13, from 7-9:30 p.m., atKorean Central Presbyterian Church, 15451 Lee Highway. Formore information or to sign up, contact Joyce Lynn [email protected] or phone 703-378-9726.

Park Authority To MeetThe Fairfax County Park Authority will meet Wednesday, April

13, at 7:30 p.m., in the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Cen-ter Parkway, Suite 900 in Fairfax. Call Judy Pedersen at 703-324-8662.

Learn about Fresh Local FoodThe Centreville Local Food Fair will be presented by Transition

Centreville/Clifton on Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m., at theCentreville Regional Library. Seven speakers will include repre-sentatives from farmers markets from four area farms, a mastergardener and a backyard chicken enthusiast. This event providesan opportunity to discover sources of fresh local food and speakwith vendors and producers.

Featured will be Jean Janssen of Smart Markets; Jay Yankey,Yankey Farms; Leigh Hauter, Bull Run Farm; Joshua Graves, Vir-ginia Green Grocer; Matt Nolan, Manahoak Farms; Kathy Frame,Master Gardener; and Bill Curry, “Raising Backyard Chickens.”

Transition Centreville/Clifton is a neighborhood group dedi-cated to increasing the resilience and self-reliance of communi-ties in light of the energy, climate, economic and ecological shocksof the 21st century. It plans to raise awareness of vital issues withmonthly presentations, films workshops, and demonstrations.

Teen Alcohol, Drugs DiscussedTeen Alcohol and Drugs is the topic of the next meeting of the

Sully District Citizens Advisory Committee. It’s set for Tuesday,April 19, at 7 p.m., in the Sully District Governmental Center,4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.

In addition, police Capt. Purvis Dawson will be introduced asthe new commander of the Sully District Station. As of April 9,former station commander Capt. John Piper became commanderof the Criminal Intelligence Division in the Police Department’sCriminal Investigations Bureau.

Guest speakers include Clara Rupp, whose son Bo, a WestfieldHigh student, recently died in a traumatic incident. She’ll speakabout the issues surrounding the events leading up to his death.Cori Synder, a Virginia ABC agent investigating these events, willalso attend.

Police Sgt. Bill Fulton, SRO supervisor, will participate, too, andWestfield SRO Lou Munoz will provide insight into issues withteens and alcohol within the school.

Roundups

Students displayed their projects during GreenbriarWest Elementary’s science fair on March 31.

Students Sparkle at GBW Fair

GeorgePekarsky, inthird grade,investigatedhow theamount ofwater in aglass bottleaffects thesound itmakeswhen thebottle istapped. Helearned that“if you putin morewater, it has

IsabelAlarcon, insecondgrade,wanted toknow whatcausesvolcanoes tobe extinct.“I thoughtthey’d beextinct aftererupting,”she said.“But thatwas wrong.”

Fourth-graderSamerSaffariniwanted tosee ifaddingweightwouldslow downa movingobject.SaidSamer: “Ifit’s some-thingthat’senergy,

PranavKarthikeyan,a fourth-grader,investigatedcapillaryaction andosmosis. Hewas trying toprove thatcapillaryaction is aprocess ofwater mov-ing upagainstgravity. Heput different

From left: Fifth-graders Katie Zhang and Grace Ko investi-gated which type of milk gets cereal the soggiest. Theytested sweetened condensed, soy and organic milk, andsoy made it the soggiest.

Fifth-grader ShivaniMullapudi wanted to see iffood contains DNA. Shetested broccoli, bananas,grapes and an onion anddetermined there is DNA infood. “I thought therewas,” she said. “Otherwise,a seed would yield a differ-ent product each time.”

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colors of dye in glasses of water andplaced a carnation in each glass, and theblue dye went up to its flower fastest.

a lower pitch. If you have less water, thepitch is higher.”

and not electric, it will be slowed.”


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Frey Speaks about Diversity, Immigration

Sully District SupervisorMichael Frey talks aboutthe worker center.

Police Lt. John Trace saysSully District has one of thelowest crime rates in thecounty.

“We can makeour communitymore hospitableand welcomingand morehumane.”

— Michael Frey, SullyDistrict Supervisor

have only sprung up in the pastdecade. “They’re evidence of achanging economy,” he said. “Busi-nesses looked for people to hire fora specific job, and it caught on.Tourism, construction and the ser-vice industry have jobs they can’tfill with Americans — and that’swhat brings immi-grants here.”

“So we shouldn’tbe surprised by theexistence of day-la-bor sites,” he said.“These centersaren’t unique toCentreville. The ef-forts to calm fearsand correctmisperceptions aregood things, and Icommend Aliceand those involvedwith the CIF for allyour hard work — it is a dauntingtask.”

To him, said Frey, “The conceptof a gathering place or center is acommon-sense solution to thesefears and misperceptions. I under-stand when women have ex-pressed fears about going to thelibrary or shopping centers be-

cause of large gatherings of men[waiting outside for potential em-ployers]. Any large gathering ofmen can be intimidating, no mat-ter what their ethnicity.”

Since the idea of a worker cen-ter here came from the communityand churches, he believes thatbodes well for its success. And it’s

now spread be-yond the commu-nity, as well, sinceGMU studentshave also helpedwith Centreville’sday-laborer popu-lation.

“When peoplewho are against itsay we should en-force the immigra-tion laws, I tellthem they shouldcall their congress-man and that we

can’t solve [the national immigra-tion issue] here,” said Frey. “Butwe can make our community morehospitable and welcoming andmore humane. We can enforcesome rules to make sure the work-ers get paid.”

“This isn’t a county-funded pro-gram, but I think there’s clearly

community support,” he contin-ued. “I’m happy to be of any helpI can, and we can solve [people’s]concerns. I’m proud and pleasedto work with the CIF, and I lookforward to getting the center opensoon and addressing the problemswe’ve had.”

A male resident noted that mostof the perceptions he’s heard aboutthe local immigrants “have dealtwith fears, not with facts.” And heasked if there’s been more crimewhere the men have gathered,

hoping for jobs.To the contrary, replied Frey,

“This area has had lower crimestatistics than many other commu-nities. The [loitering] problems atthe 7-Eleven in Herndon and itsnearby [neighborhoods] returnedwhen Herndon’s worker centerwas closed.”

Underscoring what Frey said, Lt.John Trace, assistant commanderof the Sully District Station, said,“We as a police agency do not en-force immigration laws, and theSully District has one of the low-est crime rates of the entirecounty.”

Centreville Square businessowner Jim Daniels added, “Ihaven’t noticed any increase incrime in our area, and I’ve gottento know some of the workers ascustomers. As a result, I becameinvolved with the CIF.”

Centre Ridge is one of the neigh-borhoods closest to where the daylaborers have been gathering, andMelinda Artman — with the Cen-tre Ridge Neighborhood Watch —said she’s totally for the establish-ment of a worker center inCentreville. “At first, people in mycommunity thought every carbreak-in was because more immi-

grants had come here,” she said.“But the facts are otherwise.”

Now, said Artman, “We’ll be ableto take care of the fear factor byhaving a day-labor center. It’ll besupervised and will minimize theexploitation of workers. I’mthrilled that it’s opening and I’mglad to be a part of the CIF. MikeFrey does a hell of a job, and weowe him a debt of thanks for hav-ing the political courage to step up,and Al Dwoskin, too, for being agood community leader.”

Worker Center Operation, Funding Goals DiscussedFrom Page 6

he has experience running a workercenter.”

Vandivere suggested a skills list be pub-licized so potential employers wouldknow whether it’s worth their while togo there. “There’ll be lotteries for jobsaccording to job skills,” said Foltz. “Somewill be for more-specialized skills than

others, and some will be for workers speak-ing English.” In addition to having an of-fice inside the worker center, she also hopesto have a place inside where English andjob skills may be taught and where theJeanie Schmidt Clinic can do health checks.“Mr. Dwoskin is looking for a space in theshopping center that’ll be accessible, but notinterfere with the shopping-center opera-tion,” said Foltz. “One of his main concerns

is to serve the needs of his shopping-centertenants.”

The CIF also plans an International Danceand Music Festival on Saturday, April 30,from 6-9:30 p.m., in the Centreville UnitedMethodist Church gym. Any dancers want-ing to participate should e-mail ClaudiaEscobar at [email protected].

“The inspiration for this fund-raiser came

from the Guatemalan community inCentreville,” said Foltz. “Many of the daylaborers are from there. They’ve per-formed for us before, and we were soimpressed that we wanted to see more.”

Added the CIF’s chief grant-writer,Terry Angelotti: “This event reflects ourvalues as an organization because it’sabout bringing people together and cel-ebrating our cultures.”

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C. Michael and Sharon Ferraroof Training Solutions, Inc. havebeen honored as Inscape Publishing2010 Diamond Award winners.

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TD Bank has promoted Nancy H.Abbott of Chantilly to CommercialPortfolio Loan Officer III in CommercialLending at Tysons Corner. She will con-tinue to manage large portfolio loanrelationships for business customersthroughout the Washington D.C. metroregion.

Abbott has more than 11 years of ex-perience in retail and commerciallending.

She joined TD Bank in 2009 as a Com-mercial Lending Account Manager. Priorto joining TD Bank, she served as a Re-

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A Chantilly resident, Abbott is a 1999graduate of George Mason Universityand a 1983 graduate of James MadisonHigh School in Vienna.

Bowman Consulting ofChantilly has hired the following tech-nical leaders to enhance its existingtechnical capabilities:

❖ Transportation SpecialistErich W. Strohhacker, PE joins Bow-man as a team leader in itstransportation division. In this role,Strohhacker is responsible for providingtransportation engineering studies, datacollection and traffic impact studies todetermine the effects of proposed devel-opment plans.

❖ Oil and Gas Geologist Ken-neth E. Bannister, CPG joins

Bowman as a Senior Hydrogeologist, asa result of increased demand in the oiland gas industries. In this role, he willlead technical work on geothermal stud-ies, water-resources projects,hydrogeological investigations andhealth-and-safety programs.

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Purple Tie Bash To Raise Fundswww.alumnifidelity.com/PurpleTieBash.html.A reception and silent auction will be followed by

dinner at 8 p.m. and a program highlighting the rolethat athletic and music programs play in develop-ing leadership and character in young people.There’ll also be dancing to the live music of Jr. Cline& the Recliners.

“We wanted to do something fun to bring the com-munity together,” said Ozdogan. “We hope to attract500 people and raise $50,000 to $100,000. Alumni,retired faculty and school administrators donatedterrific items for the silent auction. We have a reallynice variety — everything from weekends at beachhouses, to art work, professional services, winerytours and tastings and iPads.”

Co-chairs for this event are Chantilly AthleticBoosters President Terri Donovan and Director ofStudent Activities Terry Brown, and they’re hopingit’ll be a big success. “Currently, there’s no commu-nity use on the stadium field,” said Brown. “A new,turf field would lead to a significant increase in com-munity use.”

The Chantilly Youth Association (CYA) has madea major commitment to what’s dubbed “Charger Turf2011” by pledging $350,000. The school’s AthleticBoosters have contributed $15,000, and the MusicBoosters have donated $10,000. But more is stillneeded, and that’s where the community and “APurple Tie Bash” come in.

Since many organizations such as CYA will ben-efit from a durable playing field, Ozdogan says it’llbe “a real asset to our greater Chantilly community.We need all who cherish youth athletics to supportthis initiative — every gift will make a difference.”

As things stand now, she said, “It’s difficult to putkids on the Bermuda-grass field in the summer be-cause it’s growing for football season. And on rainydays, you can’t play on the grass without ripping itup, so games are cancelled. But that’s not the casewith synthetic turf.”

Furthermore, the new, synthetic field may be usedall year ’round. And, said Ozdogan, “It’ll be in an es-tablished location with parking and lights. We’ve cal-culated that this field will provide 2,400 hours ofcommunity access, so we really need community sup-port to help us realize our funding goal.”

“As a Chantilly High graduate, Class of 1980, it’sbeen an honor to have my three children attendChantilly as student athletes,” added Donovan. “Thebenefits of belonging to a team, the leadership skills,organizational skills and Charger pride have beenbuilding blocks for their future endeavors. The prideof participating in a sport and representing their highschool has built a level of self-esteem that cannot belearned in a classroom; most importantly, it’s sharedwith teammates and is everlasting.”

“There’s nothing like hearing the thunder [of thecrowd] on Friday nights,” she continued. “ButChantilly has one of the smallest parcels of propertyin the school system. With the support of CYA, in-stalling a new turf field will not only make possiblemore games playable there, even in inclementweather. It will also minimize the teams’ off-site prac-tices and traffic congestion on Stringfellow Road.”

Basically, said Ozdogan, “There’s no public moneyfor this, but it really needs to be done. We have nam-ing and sponsorship opportunities, as well, and we’restill accepting silent-auction items.” To donate them,call Ozdogan at 703-222-7464. For more informa-tion about “A Purple Tie Bash,” call either her orBrown at 703-222-8100. Overall, Chantilly is work-ing to raise $1 million for capital improvements toits sports complex. With an estimated cost of nearly$700,000, the turf field is phase one. Future improve-ments include outdoor rest rooms and a new conces-sion stand with access to water.

“The stadium is a gathering place for people whoenjoy following Charger sports,” said Ozdogan. “Evenpeople who no longer attend Chantilly or have chil-dren in the school come to the games. It has a veryspecial spirit.”

Earth DayCleanupIn honor of EarthDay 2011, SACCstudents at LeesCorner Elemen-tary walkedthrough theimmediate neigh-borhood andcollected six largebags of trash andfive jumbo bags ofrecyclable materi-als.


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By Rich Sanders

Centre View

Game-in and game-out over thefirst part of the Westfield Highgirls’ soccer season, the Bull-dogs have found ways to win

games or at the very least play their oppo-nent to a deadlock.

Westfield, once again, is showing it isamong the elite teams in the Northern Re-gion. A year ago, the Bulldogs went an im-pressive 12-5-1 overall and reached theNorthern Region semifinals where their sea-son finally ended with a 4-1 loss toRobinson.

This season, third-year head coach KristiWilliams’ squad has gotten out of the gatesquickly and could very well match or bet-ter last year’s success.

Following good play during exhibitiongames — a 6-0 win over Fairfax High, anda 1-1 tie versus visiting non-region oppo-nent Loudoun Valley — Westfield began theregular season in frustrating fashion withconsecutive 1-1 tie games versus visitingMcLean on March 16 and on the road atdistrict foe Robinson on March 22. Count-ing the exhibition game with Loudoun Val-ley, the Bulldogs had played three consecu-tive 1-1 tie games.

That was followed two days later with adominating 5-0 win at South Lakes onMarch 24. The win over the Seahawks wasthe start of a Westfield four-game winningstreak — the triumphs coming over visit-ing district opponent Herndon, 2-0, onMarch 28; visiting South County, 2-1, lastWednesday, March 30; and guest teamYorktown, 3-2, on Friday, April 1.

So, heading into this week’s action,Westfield carried a 4-0-2 regular seasonrecord.

“I am happy with the team’s performanceto date,” said Williams. “The players are

playing with a tremendous amount of ef-fort and determination, and they strive toplay quality soccer. We continue to improve,and are working hard in training to improveour ability to possess the ball and increaseour speed of play. We had a tough week thispast week playing three really good teams,but we came out of it 3-0, so the team waspleased about that.”

Westfield has received outstanding playin the net from junior goalie Shannon Casey.

“She has an incredible blend of techniqueand instinct, and has already made severalkey saves,” said Williams.

Casey has received plenty of defensivesupport in front of her with the sound playof senior Mollie Leon and sophomoresCarolyn Seltzer, Kaylee Hohein and MeghanDiPippa, a foursome which has anchored astingy defense.

Williams has also been pleased withWestfield’s play in the midfield where jun-iors Carley Jenkins, Nichole Bonzano, GraceDeBell, and Amanda Cameron have helpedthe Bulldogs transition into the offensiveattack.

Up front, senior forward Kirsten Miller,sophomore forward/midfielder BiancaBlazquez, and junior midfielder CarleyJenkins, the team’s leading scorer, have putsteady pressure on opposing defenses.

LAST YEAR’S Westfield squad, by reach-ing the region semifinals, fell one tourna-ment victory short of reaching the title gameand earning an automatic seeding at thestate tournament. Earlier that postseason,the Bulldogs had reached the Concorde Dis-trict tournament semifinals before losing inovertime to Oakton. But Westfield, atregionals, bounced back with wins overboth Woodson, 1-0, and Yorktown, 3-0, toreach the Final Four.

Westfield hopes to ultimately create somegreat playoff memories later this season aswell.

“We had a great year last year, and a funride going deep into regionals and onlymissing states by one game,” said Williams.“That experience definitely helps all of thereturnees this year understand how impor

Westfield Girls Building on Last Year’s SuccessBulldogs unbeatenthrough their first sixgames this spring.

Westfield, in gold, defeated Yorktown High in last year’s Northern Re-gion quarterfinals.

Centre View Sports Editor Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

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The results have gotten progressivelybetter for the Chantilly High girls’soccer team over its first three

games this season. The Chargers, who went10-3-2 last year, lost their opener to visit-ing Fairfax High, 1-0, on March 14. In itsnext game, Chantilly played Concorde Dis-trict opponent and home team Herndon toa 2-2 tie on March 22. Then on March 28,the Chargers earned their first win of theseason when they defeated district oppo-nent Oakton, 1-0, at Chantilly.

Chantilly, during the first month stretchof the season, had one game — a sched-uled March 16 non-district home game ver-sus Wakefield — postponed due to poorweather.

So it’s been an uneven start to the springfor Chantilly, the 2009 Northern Regionchampions who were eliminated by Lee

High in a first round region playoff gamelast year.

“So far, we’ve started off a bit slowly,” saidChantilly coach Melissa Bibbee. “We have aloss to Fairfax and a tie to Herndon. We hadsome major injury issues early and areworking back into the swing.”

Key players back in this year’s line-up in-clude senior defender/forward MadysonBrown, who is set to play college soccer atJames Madison University next year; jun-ior forward Jackie Sieder; junior midfielderOlivia Colella; senior defender ElizabethCasey; junior defender Lauren Yates, andjunior midfielder Emily Strait.

Chantilly has a solid, talented team andwill look to have another strong regularseason like a year ago. And at postseasontime, the Chargers will be highly motivated,after last spring’s early elimination atregionals, to go as far as possible.

“We ended last year with a good overallrecord, but lost at the first round of

Chantilly Girls Gaining Early Season MomentumBibbee’s girls’ squad gets intowin column by defeating Oakton.

Olivia Colella (10), one of Chantilly’s key returning players, makes amove with the ball during the Chargers region playoff game againstLee last year.

regionals to Lee,” said Bibbee. “This yearwe are hoping to improve our finishing abil-ity.”

Chantilly was scheduled to play a non-district home game versus Langley earlier

this week on Tuesday, April 5. Later thisweek, the Chargers are set to compete atthe Lees Summit West Missouri AdidasHeart of America Showcase from April 7-9 in Kansas City.

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Building on Last Year’s Successtant district games are for seeding in the [district]

tournament and for positioning yourself forregionals, and it gives them some extra motivationto do something special.”

As successful a postseason as it was for the Bull-dogs in 2010, there is still the sting of having lostsemifinals games in both the district and region tour-naments.

“It is great to get as far as we did, but they are stillonly memories since we weren’t able to bring homethe tangible district banner,” said Williams. “Everysingle player set that as their team goal for this sea-son, so we will just have to play the best we can,handle our business, and see where the cards fall atthe end.

We play in an absolute power conference withexcellent girls’ soccer programs.”

Certainly, in a Concorde District featuring someof the region’s most powerful teams such as Chantilly,Robinson, Oakton and Centreville, there is no guar-antee of even making it out of the district and quali-fying for regionals. Centreville High, one of the

region’s best teams during the regular season last year,did not qualify for the regional tournament.

Whatever the future holds for Westfield as far aspostseason success, one can be certain Westfield willplay all-out throughout the regular season and con-tinue to be a formidable opponent. Williams lovesher teams’ positive mindset as well as its on-fielddetermination to play smothering defense and toconvert offensive scoring chances.

“We have incredible team spirit and camaraderieamong the players, a work ethic and determinationduring games that is very impressive, commitmentto pressuring the ball and converting opportunitieswhen we get them,” said Williams. “We have a desireto keep improving each day in training and in games.I am lucky to coach them. They understand when itis time to work and time to have fun, and they trulylove and are committed to their school and their pro-gram.”

Next Monday night, April 11, Westfield will play anon-district game at West Springfield High. The Bull-dogs’ next home game is scheduled for next Wednes-day, April 13 versus district opponent Oakton.

The Centreville High varsitybaseball team, in a special game thisFriday night, April 8, will be hosting afundraiser to benefit the Wounded War-rior Project in a home contest againstConcorde District rival Herndon High.The two teams will be wearingWounded Warrior Project hats for thegame and a donation box will be circu-lated. The Centreville players will alsobe wearing camouflage jerseys withWWP patches on them and the teams, inceremonies prior to the 6:30 ball game,will honor several current and formerUnited States military personnel thatwere injured while serving in Iraq orAfghanistan. “We are excited to takepart in the Wounded Warrior Project,”said Centreville head baseball coachMorgan Spencer. “It is an honor to sup-port our soldiers who put their lives onthe line for us and protect us each andevery day. I hope that our players willreally learn from this night and under-stand what it truly means to make asacrifice. We appreciate our troops andall the sacrifices they make for our coun-try.”

Several local businesses are involvedin the event, which the Wildcats hopewill attract local media, politicians anda large crowd of students and baseballfans throughout the Centreville andHerndon communities in hopes of rais-ing over $2,500 towards the cause.

“This is an event that we are thrilledto be a part of,” said Herndon head base-ball coach Greg Miller. “I don’t thinkmany people have a true appreciation ofwhat some people do to defend ourcountry. We’re excited to be a part ofsomething that is raising money for sucha great cause.” The Wounded WarriorProject was founded in Roanoke, Va. bya group of veterans and friends whotook action to help the injured servicemen and women of this generation.WWP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan orga-nization headquartered in Jacksonville,Fla., with additional program officeslocated in New York City and Washing-ton D.C. For more information or tolearn how to become involved in theevent, contact Joey Kamide, an assistantcoach at Centreville, at either 703-919-5049 or go to [email protected]. Formore information on the Wounded War-rior Project, visitwww.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Fairfax-based non-profit Our Daily

Bread, Inc. invites golf enthusiasts of allskill levels to enjoy a great afternoon ofgolf to help struggling families in theFairfax County area of Virginia. OurDaily Bread’s Charity Golf Tour-nament is scheduled for Monday, May16 at the South Riding Golf Club (43237Golf View Drive, South Riding). Regis-tration and lunch begin at noon, with ashotgun start at 1 p.m. Individual play-ers and teams are invited to register. A$130 registration fee includes lunch, fullround of golf, driving range, golf cart,beverages, raffles, silent auction, dinnerand prizes. Sponsorships are welcome.For information on registration, spon-sorship and donating goods, visitwww.our-daily-bread.org, or call 703-273-8829.

Joey Marson (Chantilly Highgraduate) and Josh Furnary (Viennaresident, Gonzaga High) both talliedgoals for the University of Mary Wash-ington men’s lacrosse team in the Eagles’9-8 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC)home win over Marymount last Wednes-day afternoon, March 30 inFredericksburg. Another former North-ern Region player, Ryan Kleman(Robinson Secondary), had 10 saves inthe net as the Eagles’ goalie. Marson, afreshmen, scored the game’s first goalfor Mary Washington, which improvedto 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the CAC withthe win.

Registration for SYA SummerSports is now available online atwww.syasports.org. Summer sports in-clude basketball, select basketball andtrack and field. Registrations for selectbasketball will be available after tryoutsare held. Tryout schedules will beposted on the website in early May. Foradditional information on a particularsport, visit the individual sport website.Register early.

Washington Redskin Pro BowlerBrian Orakpo will be hosting his own“Brian Orakpo Football Camp” this sum-mer on the week of June 26-29. Thecamp, which offers overnight and daycamp options, will be held at GeorgeMason University in Fairfax. Orakpo, thecamp director, is a two-time Pro Bowllinebacker for the burgundy and gold.The camp is designed for players ages 7to 18 and will feature daily instruction,lectures and demonstrations by Orakpo

and other members of the WashingtonRedskins. The college and high schoolcoaches on staff will ensure individualand team instruction on both offenseand defense. Football newcomers andseasoned players alike will also experi-ence teamwork, self-discipline, selectingthe correct role models and how to at-tain their sports and life potential.

A former All-American at the Univer-sity of Texas, Orakpo finished his rookieseason in 2009 with 11 sacks, becomingthe first Redskins’ rookie to make thePro Bowl since 1978. He followed thatup with another stellar season in 2010,leading all Redskins with 8.5 sacks andearning a second consecutive trip to thePro Bowl.

Football players can obtain more in-formation and request a camp brochureby calling 1-800-555-0801, or by visit-ing www.footballcamps.com.

Local boxer Jimmy Lange (35-4-2record, 24 knockouts), who earned hismost recent victory on March 12, isheaded back to Hollywood, Calif., wherehe was a former star on the TV series,“The Contender.”

Lange, the NABA U.S. Super Welter-weight Champion, will fight actor MarioLopez, a former actor on the TV series,“Saved by The Bell,” in a three-roundcelebrity exhibition bout at the SportsL.A’s KO Cancer charity event onWednesday, April 6 at the BeverlyHilton in Beverly Hills.

“I’m honored to be part of such aworthy cause and help raise money andawareness for the City of Hope,” saidLange, a Great Falls resident. “I lookforward to stepping into the ring withMario to see what he’s got. I just hopethat the referee doesn’t need to step into give Mario time to be ‘saved by thebell.”

City of Hope is one of 40 nationalCancer Institute-designated comprehen-sive cancer centers.

Lange appeared on the first season ofthe NBC reality boxing show, “The Con-tender,” in 2005 where he developed aloyal following.

While he lost in week eight, viewersvoted him back as a “Fan Favorite” andhe won his return bout. Since his real-ity show appearance, Lange hascaptured the WBC’s USNBC and Conti-nental America’s 154-pound titles whileaveraging 5,000 hometown fans at thePatriot Center in Fairfax.

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While I’m discussing problems (see lastweek’s column titled, “What It Is I Do Know”),let me tell you something else I know – andsort of understand: not admitting – to myself,that I may have worsening symptoms whichindicate that the semi, symptom-free honey-moon I’ve been on since my treatment begantwo years ago is taking a turn for the worse –which it’s not (so I say, ergo the problem). Mythinking is, if I don’t admit to it, it’s not reallyhappening (sort of like George Costanza’sadvice to Jerry Seinfeld on how to beat a liedetector test: “It’s not a lie if you believe it”).

As asymptomatic as I’ve been, generallyspeaking/comparatively speaking, I’m alwayslooking for a sign that might portend trouble,health-wise. My oncologist has answered my“How will I know?” questions with a simpleexplanation: “Any change or worsening ofsymptoms, a persistent cough, shortness ofbreath/difficulty breathing, please call.”Logically then, if I’m not experiencing thesekinds of symptoms/changes then I’m not slip-ping away; “slipping” refers to the “slipperyslope” reference a few columns ago.

And let’s be honest here: my diagnosis,stage IV lung cancer, is hardly the 24-hour flu.It’s not going away. It’s not getting better. It is,as my oncologist said way back when: “Incu-rable.” He “can treat me, but he can’t cureme.” Consequently, every day where I don’tfeel a worsening/change of symptoms is oneday closer to the day when I will. I don’t knowthat this is an absolute fact, but stage IV lungcancer survivors are fairly rare. In fact, whenwe specifically asked my oncologist, after hegave us my 13-month to two-year prognosis,what percentage of lung cancer patients sur-vive beyond two years, his answer was that thepercentage was in the low single digits, and asfor five years, his answer was “Zero percent.”Not emphatically, mind you, but rather con-vincingly. Then he added: “Could you be thefirst? Absolutely!”

Hearing that then and continuing to livewith it now (25 months post-diagnosis/-prog-nosis), is the basis for the underlying mentalchallenges I endure every day. As a long-timesalesman, I can characterize my thought proc-ess with two well-worn sales adages: “Waitingfor the other shoe to drop;” meaning, some-thing bad/discouraging is ultimately going tohappen and, “Every no is one step closer to ayes;” meaning, results are just a matter oftime, sort of. As the son of a salesman, havinggrown up in the world of sales and spent myentire adult career as a salesman, I am sensi-tive to and clearly effected by, these extremelyfamiliar expressions/explanations.

I am not a fatalist, though. Nor am I a pessi-mist. And I’m not morbid about my rather lessthan favorable health circumstances. I am arealist, though. And my real approach, givenmy personality and career choices is: to notaccept the reality of my circumstances, thinkpositively and hope that somehow, that combi-nation will win the day (and the night, and themonth, year, decade, etc.). Nevertheless, it’simpossible to ignore the underlying facts. Andoccasionally, they are overwhelming andprobably the cause for my incessant need toarrange, interpret and clutter those facts/ feel-ings in the confusing and haphazard mannerthat I do in order to not be driven completelyinsane by them.

Still, if I were to be really honest here, I’dhave to say that my initial diagnosis, given thatI’m a lifelong non-smoker, was plain bad luck;and that my most recent, much-better-than-predicted, life expectancy/quality of life, hasbeen just the opposite: good luck. Whether –and how – control or mental fortitude (or dietand exercise) played a role in any of it, I’llnever know. And how much longer can I goon not knowing? That’s something I definitelydon’t know. That much I do know.

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

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Following three days of intense competition,the chess team from Greenbriar West El-ementary School made history on the veryground George Washington had defeated

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The Greenbriar West Elementary Team won the2011 K-3 and K-5 State Championship titles.

Fifth graders Alvin Cao and William Sun tied for1st place and are reigning 2011 K-5 State Co-Cham-pions.

For the fifth consecutive year, GBW is the K-5 (El-ementary School) State Champion.

In addition, GBW reclaimed the K-3 (PrimarySchool) State Championship thanks to nine playersin Grades K-3.

In the Middle School Section (K-8), GBW won the6th Place Team Trophy.

Greenbriar West K-3 Team: Andrew Wang, VivianCao-Dao, Aasa Dommalapati, Ryan Xu, Revanth Vejju,Rishabh Misra, Atharva Patil, Siddharth Dhumne andKaavya Karthik.

Greenbriar West K-5 Team: Alvin Cao, William Sun,Yuyang Wang, Rahil Shah, William Li, DiegoGutierrez, Pranav Karthik, Ashish Tondwalkar,Sadhana Suri, Mahati Malladi, Navya Gudimetla andAdityasai Koneru.

Greenbriar West K-8 Team: Tanmay Khattar,Abhinay Dommalapati, Jonathan Cao and Mason Lee.

GBW Captures StateChess Championship

The K-5 team includes Adityasai Koneru, Rahil Shah, William Sun, Alvin Cao, PranavKarthik, David Wang, William Li, Navya Gudimetla, Diego Gutierrez and AshishTondwalkar.

The K-5 co-champions, from left, are William Sun, AlvinCao and Akhil Goel.

The K-5 team on-stage include Alvin Cao, David Wang,William Li, Diego Gutierrez, Coach Paul Swaney andNavya Gudimetla.

The K-8 team, from left, include Jonathan Cao, AbhinayDommalapati, Tanmay Khattar, Mason Lee (behind). Withthem are Coach Paul Swaney and Principal Lori Cleve-land.

The K-3 team, from left, includes Aasa Dommalapati, Kaavya Karthik, Andrew Wang,Revnath Vejju, Vivian Cao-Dao, Atharva Patil and Siddharth Dhumne.


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On Sunday, April 3, the Sully Historic Site re-opened its East Wing exhibit room. The East Winghas been refurbished with a new exhibit, focusingon Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia’s firstCongressman and his home; Sully, built in the late18th century. Colorful panels and new electroniccomponents help visitors discover more about theLee family, the enslaved community, the farm,politics of the time, gentry life, and how Sully wassaved.

This has been a long-term project with a commit-ted project team of Park Authority staff, gatheredinitially in 2008. The team began to develop plans,concepts and research with which to replace the1975 exhibit in the East Wing.

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display was funded in part by Park Bonds, as wellas a Mastenbrook Grant, and was co-sponsored bythe Sully Foundation, Ltd. in memory of Mr. HenryMackall, former Sully Foundation board member.

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APRIL 7, 14, 21, 28A new Women’s Bible study, “Discovering Who

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MONDAY/APRIL 11Kindergarten Orientation. Cub Run

Elementary will conduct a kindergartenorientation/registration for parents and risingkindergarteners in the school cafeteria. Parentswill receive an overview of the curriculum andmeet the teachers. Last names beginning with A-L are from 1:30-2:30 p.m. and M-Z are from2:30-3:30 p.m. Kindergarten students will visitthe classrooms while parents are registering.Bring an original birth certificate, proof ofresidency (lease or deed) and physical/immunization records. Call the school office at703-633-7500 for registration forms.

Colin Powell Elementary School will conductits Kindergarten Registration on Monday, April11 from 2 to 4 p.m. and on Monday, April 25from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. Forms are

available on line at: http://www.fcps.edu/start/kindergarten.htm. Kindergarten orientation fornewly registered kindergarten students andparents is Monday, May 23 at 2:30 p.m. Parentswill receive an overview of the curriculum andmeet teachers. Call 571-522-6000.

THURSDAY/APRIL 14Assistance League of Northern Virginia

Weekend Food for Kids will hold a special eventto pack 1,000 bags of food for three area Title 1schools on Thursday, April 14, at 9:30 a.m. atthe Sully Government and Police Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Assistance League ofNorthern Virginia is a nonprofit volunteerorganization dedicated to promoting literacyand well-being through community-basedprograms. Call Linda at 703-591-2312 or email:[email protected] Go towww.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.

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