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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Transportation, guns in schools andMedicaid were among the top issuesdiscussed last week at a town hallmeeting in Chantilly. Prior to the Jan.

9 start of the Virginia General Assembly session,Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67) and state Sen. ChapPetersen (D-34) met with some 65 constituents.

They shared some Northern Virginia and state-wide priorities, talked about the budget and gotan earful from residents about issues importantto them.

They said Northern Virginia priorities in this 45-day session are transportation construction andmaintenance funding, Dulles Rail phase II, morein-state students at public colleges and universi-ties, and WMATA cost control.

Statewide issues also include transportationfunding, plus school safety, teacher pay and evalu-ations, possibly lifting the ban on uranium min-ing in Virginia, and Medicaid expansion.

“Medicaid expansion will be a huge issue thatwe’ll tackle this year,” said Petersen, who now alsorepresents part of Chantilly and Centreville, be-sides Fairfax. “Under the new, federal health-carelaw, we’re able to expand it and have the fedspick up the cost — about $2.2 billion/year.”

However, LeMunyon said transportation will bethe big issue. “The governor wants us to have $500million in new transportation money by fiscal year2018,” he said. “And phase I of Dulles Rail, to

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) and Del. JimLeMunyon (R-67) covered many subjectsduring last week’s town hall meeting. But

the topic of guns in the schools proved to be thehot-button issue of the evening, quickly inflam-ing passions on both sides.

“I’m concerned about school safety, and the ideaof giving principals guns is absolutely ludicrous,”said Tina Wallace of Oak Hill. “We really need to

address the problem of mental illness, so if there’sa bill [about arming principals], please voteagainst it.”

Cindy Burgett, an eighth-grade civics teacherat Rachel Carson Middle School, agreed. “Thereare eight or nine different entrances at my school,”she said. “Our first line of defense are the schoolsecretaries. My job as a teacher is not to providemilitary defense.” She also said assault weaponsand high-capacity ammunition clips should beoutlawed.

Should There Be Guns in Schools?

State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67)

Politicians Get an EarfulResidents tell LeMunyon,Petersen what’simportant to them.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

For police Capt. Ed O’Carroll,taking command of theSully District Station was

like coming home again. He servedas a shift supervisor of the eveningsquad when the station opened inMay 2003; and for four monthsnow, he’s been in charge.

Actually, he’s served his commu-nity since he was a teenager. “I’vealways had an interest in publicsafety and helping people,” saidO’Carroll.

Born and raised on Long Island,N.Y. — the youngest of eight chil-dren — he became CPR-certifiedat age 14. He joined the rescuesquad in his hometown when hewas 18 and, by age 20, he was anEMT assistant chief while attend-ing college.

Meanwhile, he’d applied toFairfax County, which in 1988 was

doing an employment outreach inNew York. “That enticed me,” saidO’Carroll. “And my brother used tolive in Chantilly, so I’d visited hereand knew all this area had to of-

Taking CommandSully District police commanderglad to be at station’s helm.

Capt. Ed O’Carroll is thecommander of the SullyDistrict Police Station.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

At the helm of the Sully Dis-trict Station, police Capt.Ed O’Carroll, 43, has a

clear view of his priorities.“I’ve told the squads to support

our most valuable asset — ourpeople,” he said. “I care immenselyabout what the officers need tosafely perform their job in thecommunity.”

That’s why O’Carroll’s emphasisis on staffing. “With the continu-ing growth in this part of thecounty and the challenges we facewith issues such as traffic, I’m alsofocused on training and equip-

ment — what [the officers] haveand what they need,” he added.“I’ll be an advocate for their safetyand wellbeing and will also buildthe strongest bond possible withthe community.”

He’s also a strong supporter ofthe station’s Citizens AdvisoryCommittee and is a staff memberand alumni of the Citizens PoliceAcademy. Said O’Carroll: “I trulybelieve in ensuring that the com-munity recognizes the role andfunction of law enforcement insociety.”

Thefts from homes and vehicles— especially those left unlocked— are the most prevalent offenses

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Trevor Brown of Chantilly gradu-ated from Coastal Carolina Universityon Dec. 15 He received a bachelor ofscience in business administration de-gree in management.

Erin Kurle of Oak Hill, was initiatedinto Phi Kappa Phi. She is pursuing adegree in political science at VirginiaTech.

Fairfax resident Wesley Litton wasnamed to the dean’s list for the 2012 fallsemester at Messiah College.

Joshua Mann, a sophomore fromChantilly, and Matthew Cumpian, asenior from Chantilly, were named tothe dean’s list at Harding University.

School Notes

Toys for TotsThe Ed Lang Team and Remax Premier hosted anothersuccessful Annual Toys for Tots Movie Event. On Saturday,Dec. 1, the Centreville Rave Multiplex opened their doorsat 7:45 a.m. for the Ed Lang Team’s Annual Toys for TotsFree Movie Event featuring the Rocky Run Middle SchoolBand and Chorus. This event is free to local residentseach year with the donation of at least one unwrappednew toy per guest. This charity event has brought in morethan 10,000 gifts for the Toys for Tots Foundation overthe past 15-plus years.

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Stopping ByTo Say Thanks

Poplar Tree ElementarySchool, along with sevenother elementary schools inFairfax County, were selectedto participate in the AnnualFairfax County Police StationSanta’s Ride for the ChildrenToy Drive for Fairfax Hospitaland children in the commu-nity.

Each year, they select eightschools “for being exception-ally good.” As a special treat,students lined up outside tosee the Fairfax County PoliceMotor Squad escort Santa,Rudolph, Frosty, Mrs. Clausand an elf visit the school andsay thank you for participat-ing in the toy drive.

Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Poplar Tree Elementary School.

Rudolf meets with the students.

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New Sully Police AssignmentsIn December, police Capt. Ed O’Carroll, commander of the Sully

District Station, announced some staff changes there. Lt. RyanMorgan now heads up the Neighborhood Bicycle Patrol Team andOfficer Lincoln Kiefer is the Neighborhood Patrol Officer.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Jan. 10and 24, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves so technicians may prop-erly 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.

Clifton Dinner Theater AuditionsAdults are welcome to audition for the March performance of

the Clifton Dinner Theater. Open auditions, regardless of experi-ence, will be held Saturday Jan. 12, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at theClifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641 Chapel Road in Clifton. Formore information, contact Dianne Janczewski at [email protected].

Recycle During Electric SundayResidents may recycle old TVs, computers, peripheral electronic

devices – such as keyboards, speakers, printers and scanners, aswell as household hazardous wastes – including fluorescent lightbulbs and tubes, for free, during Fairfax County’s “Electric Sun-day” events.

The next one is slated for Sunday, Jan. 13, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,at the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road in Fairfax. Formore information, call 703-324-5052.

King Festival Jan. 20Each year, the Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement

Committee celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther KingJr. This year’s event is slated for Sunday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m., atWestfield High. The theme is “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Defin-ing the Dream in an Era of Change.” Students from schoolsthroughout Centreville and Chantilly will perform in his honor.The event is free and the public is welcome.

Help Assemble Food BagsEach week, more than 70 Centreville Elementary students who

receive free and reduced-price lunches also receive food in theirbackpacks on Fridays so they won’t go hungry on the weekend.To help this program, Mount Olive Baptist Church has purchasedand donated the foods needed to go into the backpacks.

But volunteers are needed Saturday, Jan. 26, starting at 9 a.m.,to help assemble more than 1,200 food bags at the church at6600 Old Centreville Road in Centreville. A sign outside the churchwill identify which doors to use. These bags will then be drivento the school for distribution by the school counselors.

“Any amount of time anyone in the community can volunteerto help that day will be greatly appreciated,” said Centreville El-ementary counselor Lee Kaiser. “It’s for a really good cause.” Formore information, contact him at [email protected].

Advocates Needed for ElderlyThe Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

needs volunteer advocates for residents in assisted living andnursing facilities throughout the area. Training is provided inSpring 2013. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or email

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Caring and compassion can reside inpeople of all ages. Just 13, Centreville’sKatie Puckett showed that when she cre-ated a charity called Horses in Need of

Heroes.“She’s been passionate about horses since the age

of 3,” said her mother, Julie Puckett. “When shelearned [in 2011] that each year horses are neglectedand abused, she wanted to help.”

Actually, Katie started the charity with her friends,sisters Penelope and Sophia Edwards. All three girlslive in Centre Ridge. Katie is ineighth grade at Liberty MiddleSchool; Sophia, 12, is a seventh-grader there; and Penelope, 10, isin fifth grade at Centre Ridge El-ementary.

“My friends and I began the or-ganization to take action to helphorses,” said Katie. “We are threemotivated, young girls who wishto make a difference in the livesof horses.”

“With the hope and dream ofbeing ‘heroes’ to horses, we beganby coming up with a mission — todecrease the number of abusedand slaughtered horses,” contin-ued Katie. “We named it Horses inNeed of Heroes because it’s allabout people — us and others —helping horses live to their full po-tential.”

Often, these horses are formerracehorses whose owners no

longer want them. But, said Katie, “Just because theyaren’t fast anymore doesn’t mean they should stopliving.” Other horses end up in jeopardy when theirowners, for a variety of reasons, can’t take care ofthem anymore.

So Katie designed, wrote and set up a Web site,www.HorsesinNeedofHeroes.org, to educate peopleabout the plight of such horses and provide themwith a place to support their charitable efforts. Thegirls also created and printed business cards.

“We’ve put a lot of time and research into this,”said Katie. “We also have donation jars that we de-signed to look like horses, and we’ve placed then insaddlery stores in Northern Virginia, explaining ourmission.”

Locally, they’re at Clifton Saddlery in Centreville,Deepwood Veterinary Clinic in Centreville and Do-

‘Horses in Need of Heroes’Centreville girls benefitequines via charity.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Last week, the family of ChantillyHigh grad Justin Wolfe washopeful he’d be released from

custody after U.S. District Court JudgeRaymond Jackson vacated Wolfe’s con-victions and sentences for drug distribu-tions and the March 2001 murder of 21-year-old Centreville High grad DannyPetrole.

Jackson said the original prosecutorswithheld evidence that could havehelped Wolfe, now 31.

He also said they intimidated the mainwitness against Wolfe, Owen Barber IV— who killed Petrole and initially testi-

fied that Wolfe hired him for the crime, butlater recanted.

Special Prosecutor Ray Morrogh nowwants to retry Wolfe, who’s spent the past11 years on death row. And he believes hehas solid evidence for another conviction.But since Barber is now unable to testifyfor Wolfe in court — since, according toJackson, he’s been threatened with thedeath penalty, himself, if he does so — Jack-son said any retrial of Wolfe has also beentainted.

On Dec. 26, 2012, Jackson orderedWolfe’s unconditional release and barredhim from being retried. And last Wednes-day, Jan. 2, Prince William Circuit CourtJudge Mary Grace O’Brien said she’d up-hold that order unless Virginia’s attorney

general requested a stay of it by 5 p.m.on Jan. 3.

The stay came through before thedeadline so, for now, Wolfe remains in-carcerated in the Prince WilliamCounty/Manassas jail. Jackson’s orderhad been appealed to the 4th U.S. Cir-cuit Court of Appeals in Richmond,which granted the stay.

Next step is for that court to hear full,oral arguments on both sides of the is-sue at the end of this month. All along,Wolfe has maintained his innocence;and although the case against him is stillin limbo, his mother, Terri Steinberg,remains positive.

“Though yesterday sent a devastatingblow to my family, we will not give up,”she said last Friday. “We pray the 4th

Circuit hearing only reassures all thathe had nothing to do with this murder.”

Wolfe Release Order Is Stayed

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in the Sully District. “It’s still an ongoingissue, so that will be a focus of the seniorstaff and line-level officers, to reduce crimein Sully,” said O’Carroll. “That includes strictenforcement of both traffic and non-trafficoffenses, plus the presence of both uni-formed and plainclothes officers in the com-munity to curb crime.”

He said the toughest part of his job willbe countywide budget reductions leadingto cuts in personnel and service. “That’s thebiggest challenge we face as a community,”said O’Carroll.

Once he took over the reins at the sta-tion, he quickly got up to speed on all thecurrent issues within the station and itspersonnel at large. He also visited all thelocal middle and high schools with policeSgt. Bill Fulton — in charge of all the FairfaxCounty SROs (school resource officers), metthe principals and SROs and discussed theirissues and concerns, student populationsand police response scenarios. Doing sohelped re-acclimate O’Carroll, as well asprepare him for his role in any potential,school-related emergencies.

Overall, he said, what will give him themost satisfaction in his job is “to be able tostrengthen existing partnerships, create newones, reach out to those less fortunate andhave outreach that expands over culturaldivides in the community. I also want to besupportive of survivors and victims of crimewhile taking care of the residents and theofficers — and I’m up for the challenge.”

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Sully Commander: ‘I’m Here for the Long Term.’

Capt. Ed O’Carroll stands by his police vehicle after work.

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fer.”He was accepted as a police cadet and, in

August 1990, graduated from the county’spolice academy at barely 21 years old. Nextcame patrol assignments at the West Spring-field and Franconia district stations. Thenhe served as the crime-prevention special-ist at both stations.

In the early 2000s, the county launchedseveral programs, including women’s self-defense, Neighborhood Watch, victims ofdomestic violence, and Citizens AdvisoryCommittees, home-security inspections andchild safety, and O’Carroll eagerly partici-pated.

“I loved it working with the local resi-dents,” he said. “It was truly engaging thecommunity and empowering the Neighbor-hood Watch volunteers to assist in safe-guarding their neighborhoods andpartnering with police in successful crime-prevention strategies.”

O’Carroll also served as president of theVirginia Crime Prevention Association andis still certified as a crime-prevention spe-cialist. In 2002, he became a sergeant andled a midnight patrol squad at Franconia.The following year, he was working at theSully District Station when it opened un-der Capt. Bill Gulsby.

“It was exciting to be here when thecounty launched a new station and a newarea,” he said. “I vividly remember leavingthat first day to patrol the Sully District —it was a thrill.”

In 2005, O’Carroll became an auxiliarypolice coordinator in the Traffic Division,overseeing the police department’s volun-teers. Then he was promoted to first lieu-tenant and, in 2006, he went to the Re-source Management Bureau, overseeing thepurchase and deployment of police vehiclesand equipment — uniforms and associatedgear — everything but weapons.

“I also oversaw the safety and security ofpolice facilities,” he said. “That was in di-rect response to the May 8, 2006 shootingsat the Sully District Station. [Two officers,

Det. Vicky Armel and MPO Mike Garbarino,were shot and killed by a heavily armed,mentally disturbed teenager]. The countyreleased $1 million and we made signifi-cant security enhancements. It was a busyand rewarding assignment.”

O’Carroll next became assistant com-mander of the Fair Oaks District Station in2007, leaving in 2009 to oversee the schoolresource officers (SROs). Within months, hewas promoted to captain and, from Janu-ary 2010 to September 2012, he was as-signed to the Internal Affairs Bureau as com-mander of the Investigations Division.

“We investigated allegations of policemisconduct and deployment of deadlyforce,” he said. “Some 297 cases total wereinvestigated by the seven detectives on myteam. They were complicated and time-con-suming and required extensive interviews.We also investigated any lawsuit against thepolice department.”

But, said O’Carroll, “It’s the right thing todo, and [our colleagues] understood ourrole and commitment to the community touncover the facts of the case. It reaffirmedthat we’ve got good, solid personnel in allranks of the department — caring folks whoput their lives on the line to protect strang-ers. And those who were found to have donewrong were dealt with accordingly.”

In his own career, he said, “I’ve been onthe scene of horrific traffic crashes and afirst responder on murders and domestic orchild-abuse cases. It’s tough to not becomehardened or desensitized to the violenceand sadness. But I always maintain focuson the job task — maintaining aid and vic-tim/survivor support, plus successful courtprosecution.”

“In 23 years with the county, I’m still com-mitted to every call,” continued O’Carroll.“And I encourage my officers not to be dis-couraged by the challenges we find in lawenforcement.”

He’s also served for many years on thePeer Support Team, helping officers dealwith both on-the-job and personal chal-lenges and tragedies. And he’s been in-

volved in the hostage-negotiation team.Said O’Carroll: “In law enforcement, younever know what you’re going to findaround the corner.”

He’s also the proud father of a son, 15,and a daughter, 10. “As a family, we lovetaking cruises to the Caribbean,” he said.“We’ve also gone on trips to the Grand Can-yon, California, Florida and Maine.”

In September, O’Carroll replaced the re-tiring Purvis Dawson as commander of theSully District Station. “I was hoping to beselected for that position,” he said. “I wasexcited to work with the good men andwomen here — including the sworn offic-ers, the volunteers and the civilian person-nel [comprising] the station’s staff.”

“They say there’s no better assignmentthan being a district commander,” saidO’Carroll. “But we’re a team, and all theofficers and personnel engage well with thecommunity. And having been here previ-ously, I had a great insight into how sup-portive the community was. We have greatprograms here, plus a superior group of citi-

zens and businesses that participate wellwith us in our community efforts.”

He says this station has “always had aspecial place in my heart — both for beinghere the day it opened and for working onvarious squads and with the people here —so it’s exciting to come back. And the expe-rience I’ve gained since I left undoubtedlywill help as I lead Sully in the years to come.I’m here for the long term.”


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By Victoria Ross

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When it was Kenneth Gans’turn to speak to the panelof Virginia state legislators,the 78-year-old father of a

severely-disabled son kept his remarks brief.“This is absolute madness, a bloody di-

saster,” Gans said, shaking his head. “You’regoing to fix a problem by destroying a per-fectly good place,” Gans told lawmakers,referring to the closing of the Northern Vir-ginia Training Center, where his son Jeffrey,53, has lived for more than 40 years.

He was among nearly 25 parents,caregivers and stakeholders to plead withlegislators to reconsider the timeline forclosing the center, a state-run facility onBraddock Road which houses nearly 200residents. The center is scheduled to closein 2015.

“We consider NVTC a miracle, a blessing,”Gans said. “My son Jeffrey is 53, but he willremain an infant the rest of his life. Mygreatest fear is that he will not survive forlong in a group home,” Gans said.

The annual public hearing, held Saturdayat the Fairfax County Government Center,gives any constituent the opportunity—in

three minutes or less—to lobby FairfaxCounty’s delegation to the General Assem-bly.

During Saturday’s public hearing, 77 resi-dents addressed the panel for nearly fourhours on an array of topics. Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova, who opened the public hearing,stressed thecounty’s need foradditional fundingfor education andtransportation.

“As you know, K-12 and transporta-tion continue to bekey funding issuesfor Fairfax County,”she said, reiterat-ing that Gov. Rob-ert McDonnell’sproposed $48 million is transportation fund-ing is “nowhere near enough to solve thecommonwealth’s transportation problems.”

“In Fairfax County alone, we have identi-fied $300 million in transportation needsannually for the next 10 years,” she said.

John Horesji, coordinator for Social Ac-tion Linking Together (SALT), asked law-makers to support a number of social policy

reforms to help the state’s most vulnerableresidents. He said SALT’s priorities includethe expansion of Medicaid and banning thepractice, through legislation, of shacklingpregnant women in Virginia prisons.

Helen Kelly, a representative for theLeague of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area,pressed lawmakers to consider no-excuse

absentee votingand onlinevoter registra-tion.

“Our vote isour voice. Let’smake sureV i r g i n i a ’ svoices areheard,” Kellysaid.

But a recur-rent topic fornearly half the

speakers concerned the closing of the NVTC.They want legislators to slow down thetimeline for shuttering the center, and toincrease funding for Medicaid disabilitywaivers. The waivers help families pay formedical services and equipment for thosewith intellectual or developmental disabili-ties.

The closing of NVTC is not a surprise.

LAST JANUARY, the Commonwealth ofVirginia and the U.S. Department of Jus-tice reached a settlement to close all butone of the state’s training centers for thedevelopmentally and intellectually disabled.At the time, Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) and Chairman Bulova releaseda statement saying the county supports“community-based care,” but that it was“critical in this regard that sufficient fund-ing is provided in order to make the transi-tion successful.”

The question now, according to parentsand stakeholders, is whether the state hassufficient funding to provide that qualitycommunity-based care.

“The waivers provide funding for services,but the state does not fund the waivers at ahigh enough rate to meet costs in the North-ern Virginia market . . . ” said Cook, whosedistrict includes the NVTC facility. “We be-lieve that the state needs to increase thelevel of funding for the waivers.”

Rikki Epstein, executive director of theARC of Northern Virginia, echoed Cook’ssentiments. She told legislators that whileVirginia’s settlement agreement with the

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Timeframe for closure puts disabled adults at risk, advocates say.

“You’re going to fix a problemby destroying a perfectlygood place. This is absolutemadness, a bloody disaster.”— Kenneth Gans, a McLean resident whoseson, Jeffrey, has been an NVTC resident for

more than 40 years.


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The 2013 30-day session of the Vir-ginia General Assembly begins onWednesday, Jan. 9. We can onlyhope that the various legislative

proposals do not provide as much fod-der for comedy as last session. The Vir-ginia House of Delegates and the Sen-ate of Virginia will offer live streamingvideo of the 2013 Legislative Sessions,and it is well worth tuning in once or twice.

The General Assembly typically considersbetween 2,000 and 3,000 bills during a ses-sion. It’s like drinking from a firehose. Therewill be proposals about revenue and lackthereof, transportation and education funding,bills proposing to allow concealed weapons inschools, bills to allow civil penalties againstgun owners who fail to secure their guns, billsthat would limit access to insurance coveragefor contraception, bills to further limit abor-tion, bills about undocumented immigrants,and other bills beyond imagination.

Every resident of Virginia is represented byone delegate and one state senator. You canfind out who your representatives are, and lookup what they actively propose and how theyvote on the General Assembly website at http://virginiageneralassembly.gov

Here is a sample of bills local legislators haveprefiled as chief patron.

Del. Dave Albo (R-42), Seventh and eighth gradeend-of-course mathematics Standards ofLearning assessments; calculator useprohibited. Prohibits students in the seventh andeighth grades from using any calculator on anymathematics Standards of Learning assessment. Thebill also provides that no eighth grade student whofails to receive a passing grade on the end-of-coursemathematics assessment shall be placed in anAlgebra I course, or a more advanced mathematicscourse, in the ninth grade.

Del. David Bulova, Landlord and tenant laws;Virginia Residential Property DisclosureAct; disclosure of methamphetaminelaboratory; remedy for nondisclosure.Requires a landlord of a residential dwelling unitwho has actual knowledge that the dwelling unitwas previously used as a clandestinemethamphetamine laboratory and has not beencleaned up in accordance with the guidelinesestablished by the Department of Health to provideto a prospective tenant a written disclosure that sostates. The bill provides when the disclosure shall bemade by the landlord and the remedy for the tenantfor nondisclosure. The bill also requires an owner ofresidential property when selling the property tomake the same disclosure. The bill has a delayedeffective date of July 1, 2014.

Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34): School calendar.Makes local school boards responsible for setting theschool calendar and determining the opening of theschool year and eliminates the post-Labor Dayopening requirement and “good cause” scenarios forwhich the Board of Education may grant waivers ofthis requirement.

Del. Charniele L. Herring (D-46): Tax credit forsmall businesses hiring graduates ofVirginia’s public colleges. Establishes,beginning Jan. 1, 2013, an individual and corporate

income tax credit for certain small businessescreating new full-time jobs that are filled by personsholding associate’s or bachelor’s degrees from publicinstitutions of higher education in theCommonwealth. The credit would equal $2,500 foreach such new full-time job. The credit would beclaimed for the taxable year at which time the newfull-time job was continuously filled for at least 12months. Any unused credit would be allowed to becarried over for five taxable years. The tax creditwould sunset in 2015.

Del. Tim Hugo (R-40): Admission of studentsdomiciled in Virginia at public institutionsof higher education. Provides that the board ofvisitors or other governing body of each publicinstitution of higher education, except for VirginiaMilitary Institute, Norfolk State University, andVirginia State University, must establish rules and

regulations requiring that by the start of the2018-2019 academic year, at least 75percent of students admitted and enrolled atthe institution are domiciled in Virginia.

Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45): Customer access torestrooms; civil penalty. Requires a retailestablishment that has a toilet facility for itsemployees to allow a customer who suffers fromCrohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or other medicalcondition that requires immediate access to a toiletfacility, to use that facility during normal businesshours if certain conditions are met. The measuredoes not apply to certain filling stations or servicestations or to banks or savings institutions. Theoperator of a retail establishment that violates thisrequirement is subject to a civil penalty of not morethan $100. A violation does not subject the retailestablishment to further liability to the customer.

Del. Tom Rust (R-86): In-state tuition;undocumented persons. Establishes that anundocumented person who is unlawfully present inthe United States shall not be eligible for in-statetuition unless he (i) entered and began residing inthe United States prior to his 16th birthday; (ii) hasgraduated from a public or private high school inthe Commonwealth ...; (iii) has registered as anentering student in a public institution of highereducation in the Commonwealth; (iv) has resided inthe Commonwealth for at least five yearsimmediately preceding ...; (v) has provided anaffidavit to the institution stating that he has filedan application to become a permanent resident ofthe United States … or will do so as soon as he iseligible, and that no grounds exist for the denial ...;and (vi) has submitted evidence that he or, in thecase of a dependent student, at least one parent,guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, hasfiled, unless exempted by state law, Virginia incometax returns for at least one year prior to the date ofenrollment.

Del. Vivian Watts (D-39): Safe deposit boxes.Requires the bank or other entity renting a safedeposit box to permit limited access to the box bythe deceased lessee’s spouse, next of kin, guardian,conservator, agent under a power of attorney, oragent in an advance medical directive, or by a courtclerk, to look for a will or other testamentaryinstrument. Currently, the lessor of the safe depositbox has the option of allowing entry for suchpurpose.

Sen. George Barker (D-39): Possession of opencontainer of alcohol in a motor vehicle;penalty. Provides that no person shall possess analcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motorvehicle upon a public highway of the

Commonwealth in other than the manufacturer’sunopened, original container. The bill punishesviolators with a civil penalty of $25. (Barker alsoproposes license plates for Washington Nationalsfans.)

Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30): Nondiscrimination instate employment. Prohibits discrimination instate employment based on race, color, religion,national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or relatedmedical conditions, age, marital status, disability,sexual orientation, or status as a special disabledveteran or other veteran covered by the Vietnam EraVeterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, asamended. The bill defines “sexual orientation” as aperson’s actual or perceived heterosexuality,bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity orexpression. The bill expressly provides that “sexualorientation” shall not include any person’s attractiontoward persons with whom sexual conduct would beillegal due to the age of the parties.

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31) Eligibility for TANF;drug-related felonies. Provides that a personwho is otherwise eligible to receive TemporaryAssistance for Needy Families assistance shall not bedenied assistance solely because he has beenconvicted of a felony offense of possession of acontrolled substance, provided that he complieswith all obligations imposed by the court and theDepartment of Social Services, is actively engaged inor has completed substance abuse treatment, andparticipates in drug screenings.

Sen. Janet Howell (D-32) Elections; absenteevoting. Provides that qualified voters may voteabsentee in person without providing an excuse orreason for not being able to vote in person onelection day. The bill retains the present statutorylist of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast anabsentee ballot for those persons who vote absenteeby mail.

Sen. David Marsden (D-37): Use of firearm incommission of crime; civil liability. Providesthat a person may be held civilly liable for injury tothe person or property of another or for wrongfuldeath resulting from the use of a firearm in thecommission of a crime if it can be shown by clearand convincing evidence that the firearm came intothe possession of the person who committed thecrime because of the failure of the civil defendant toadequately secure the firearm from theft orunauthorized possession.

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34): Fuels taxes; indexingof tax rates. Increases or decreases each year therates of Virginia’s fuels taxes using a fuel efficiencyindex. The bill defines the fuel efficiency index asthe quotient that is obtained when using as thenumerator the total annual vehicle miles traveled inthe Commonwealth for the relevant year and usingas the denominator the total gallons of motor fuelconsumed for highway use in the Commonwealthfor the relevant year, as published by the FederalHighway Administration of the U.S. Department ofTransportation.

Sen. Toddy Puller (D-36): Tax credit for hiringmilitary veterans. Establishes beginning Jan. 1,2013, but before Jan. 1, 2018, an individual andcorporate income tax credit for taxpayers hiringreturning or disabled military veterans into new jobspaying an annual salary of at least $50,000. (withother restrictions)

— Mary Kimm,

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More Fodder for Comedy?2013 Session of theVirginia GeneralAssembly will tackleserious issues.

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Should There Be Guns in Schools?But Carol-Anne Kaye — who identi-

fied herself as a Cub Run Elementaryteacher and a NRA member — had adifferent point of view. “We have glassdoors in front of the school and windowsin our classroom,” she said. “As a teacher,I’m willing to be armed and trained be-cause my students and I are sittingducks. We don’t have an SRO and haveno means of defense.”

But a man in the back of the roomsaid, “Arming everyone isn’t a solution.We need better I.D. checks of peoplepurchasing guns and no more assaultweapons. People come to Virginia to buyguns, and it’s a disgrace. Going into anarms race is lunacy.”

Centreville’s Joe Samaha, whosedaughter Reema was killed at VirginiaTech, said there’s not just one fix, but amulti-faceted approach involving bothhardware and software. “The hardwaredeals with locks on doors, bulletproofglass, metal detectors at schools andSROs or someone trained with a gun,”he said. “But the long-term solution, orsoftware, is the work we have to do inour schools with our students.”

He said this involves “creating safetynets for students with issues, implement-ing cutting-edge programs in schools toaddress students’ social integration anddealing with mental-health issues at ayoung age. So teachers and counselorsneed to be trained to address these is-

sues and implement these programs.”But, said Samaha, “These programs

and our mental-health programs needto be adequately funded. Tim Kaine put$32 million into Virginia’s mental-healthsystem when he was governor, but it’ssince been depleted and not re-budgetedto the level it needs to be.”

“This is about embracing and compas-sion — it’s about fixing our culture long-term,” he continued. “If we don’t payfor the fixes now, we’ll pay for it laterwith the lives of our children — likewe’ve been paying at Aurora, VirginiaTech and Connecticut.” Samaha alsorefers people to the Actively Caring forPeople Web site, www.AC4P.org, to seehow such programs may be successfullyimplemented. Returning to the weaponsissue, Stephen Vandivere of Centreville’sCabell’s Mill community, said, “I’m con-cerned with whether the students’ per-ception of guns in the school will be sodistracting that they won’t learn.”

Burgett said Rachel Carson eighth-graders have discussed it and don’t wantguns in their school. “They were afraidkids would steal the guns,” she said.

Sean Duffy, also an FCPS teacher,agreed with her. “I’m adamantly op-posed to guns in the schools,” he said.“Even though violent crime is down,we’re still killing 34 people a day inAmerica [with guns]. So there’s a Con-necticut massacre disbursed around thecountry, every single day.”

Many elementary and high schoolsin the local area are either overcrowded or full to the brim. But

relief — although far off — is on the way inthe form of a new elementary school and anew high school.

Fairfax County Public Schools has justproposed its $871.2 million, fiscal year2014-18 Capital Improvement Program(CIP), which includes new schools and ad-ditions, capacity enhancements, renova-tions and infrastructure requirements, overfive years.

Some $190.9 million of that amount iscurrently funded with approved schoolbonds, leaving a balance of $680.3 millionunfunded. So completion of projects asscheduled in this CIP will require schoolbond referenda in 2013 and 2015.The CIP includes funding for three new el-ementary schools, one of which would bein western Fairfax County to provide relieffor schools such as Colin Powell Elemen-tary, which has been crowded almost sincethe day it opened.

The proposal also includes money for anew high school in the southwest area of

the county to help alleviate overcrowdingat Centreville, Chantilly and South Lakeshigh schools.The School Board has scheduled a worksession on Jan. 14 and will vote on the CIPat its Jan. 24 business meeting. Detailsabout the FY 2013-17 CIP may be found athttp://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/cip.shtml.

❖ Centreville’s building capacity is 2,056and its current enrollment is 2,381 studentsfor 116-percent building utilization. By2017-18, it’s projected to have 2,498 stu-dents using 121 percent of its building.

❖ Chantilly was renovated several yearsago to increase its building capacity to 2,583students. It already has 2,681 this year for102-percent building utilization. And its2017-18 projections are for 2,761 studentsusing 107 percent of its building.

However, according to Ajay Rawat, FCPScoordinator of Facilities Planning Services,“It could take seven to 10 years [for the newhigh school to materialize]. We don’t evenhave a site for it now.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

New Elementary and High SchoolProposed for This Part of County

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Residents Tell Legislators What State Needs To DoReston, should finish this fall.”

He said residents have contacted him re-garding the difficulty of “getting some ofour best high-school seniors into our beststate schools. So I’m going to require thoseschools to charge the out-of-state studentsfair-market-value tuition to make room formore in-state students.”

Regarding teacher pay and evaluations,LeMunyon said Gov. McDonnell proposesapplying Fairfax and Loudoun counties’teacher-evaluation system to the rest of thestate. Teachers in those counties receiveformal evaluations every three years andinformal ones in between, to weed outteachers not doing their jobs well.

Said LeMunyon: “The governor said he’sgot $50 million to $60 million in the bud-get to offer the top teachers a 2-percent payincrease.”

He also noted that McDonnell wants toconvene a task force on school and campussafety “to ask if we’re doing enough in Vir-ginia to keep kids safe in school.” It willinclude teachers, administrators, mental-health professionals and the secretaries ofeducation and public safety.

As for transportation, LeMunyon said Vir-ginia takes money every year — to the tune

of $500 million — from its transportation-construction budget to fund transportationmaintenance. “The 17.5 cents/gallon gastax funds it,” he said. “But with more fuel-efficient cars, there’s less gas-tax revenue,so we need another way to pay for roadmaintenance.”

Besides that, said Petersen, “The gas taxhas lost value due to inflation, so we haveless money to work with. So we need toindex the gas tax to keep up with inflation.To me, that’s the best solution — or we needa new source of revenue. I also believe thetax rate should be uniform in all parts ofthe state.”

He said the CTB (Commonwealth Trans-portation Board) actually allocates theTransportation Trust Fund money and“Northern Virginia and Hampton Roadshave been chronically underrepresented onthat board. But we now have the popula-tion to change its composition.” Conse-quently, added LeMunyon, Del. Tom Rust(R-86) “will carry that bill again in theHouse this year.”

Regarding McDonnell’s proposal to takemoney from Virginia’s general fund fortransportation, Petersen said he’s opposedbecause general-fund money needs to beused for higher education, social services

and public safety.LeMunyon said, “We should look at how

much the general fund will grow to see ifwe have any extra money [that could gotoward transportation].” But Petersen saidthe Senate wouldn’t approve it.

A woman asked aboutthe possibility of FairfaxCounty maintaining itsown roads, but LeMunyonsaid it’s a big responsibil-ity and “the state still hasto cut the check.”

Switching gears,Centreville’s Jerry Foltzsaid, “Some residents areexcelling in high school,but their parents are un-documented. So theycan’t go to college andwe’re missing their ben-efits to our society.”

“Children here against their will are in adifferent category,” replied Petersen. “I seethe nuances of the issue and I think we’llsee some elements of the Dream Act. Ifpeople are here for a period of years, havepaid taxes or served in the military, I mightbe in favor of it.”

Noting the U.S. government’s inaction onthis matter, LeMunyon said, “The federalgovernment ought to really do its job anddecide this and set the policy. Then statescould act on that.”

“According to federal law, we have to edu-cate every child in Fairfax County,” addedPetersen. “But according to state law, [un-documented youth] can’t get a Virginia li-

cense or attend a Virginia university, so theycan’t participate fully as citizens.”

A woman interested in Medicaid expan-sion asked if there could be “a way to makeit more serviceable? For example, I can’t getan orthopedic doctor or ENT to serve me in

Fairfax County. We wantpeople on Medicaid to beable to get the servicesthey need so they can goback out and contributeto society.”

But LeMunyon said itwould be difficult be-cause “the state’s 50-per-cent match of Medicaidtoday is the fastest-grow-ing part of the budget.”

A male surgeon in thecounty also spoke up.“Doctors can’t take Med-icaid patients, too, and

pay all their other costs – staff, rent, mal-practice insurance, etc. – and keep theirdoors open,” he said. “So there are a lot ofother pieces of the pie that have to be ad-dressed first.”

On another matter, Molly Maddra of Cen-tre Ridge said, “There are a lot of homelessand unemployed people in Centreville andnot enough mass transit for them.”

In response, Petersen said, “We want abus rapid transit line along the I-66 Corri-dor for people living west of the ViennaMetro, and we’re already zeroed in on this.”

LeMunyon may be reached [email protected]. Petersenis at [email protected].

“There are a lot ofhomeless andunemployed peoplein Centreville andnot enough masstransit for them.”

— Molly Maddraof Centre Ridge


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Give Caregivers a BreakFairfax County needs Respite Care volunteers

throughout the county to give family caregivers of afrail older adult a well-deserved break. Volunteersvisit and oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their own neighborhoods. Sup-port and training is provided. Contact Kristin Mar-tin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].

Meals on WheelsVolunteers

Fairfax County needs Meals on Wheels drivers inChantilly and group Meals on Wheels coordinatorsin both Chantilly and Fairfax. Contact Volunteer So-lutions at 703-324-5406, TTY 711,[email protected] or visit

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/vol-unteer-solutions.htm.

Self DefenseProgram for Women

The Fairfax County Law Enforcement Foundationis partnering with the Fairfax County Police Depart-ment to offer the Women’s Self Defense Training pro-gram. It’s based on the SAFE program formerly pro-vided by the Police Department, but now being taughtby C&J Security Corp.

The program is a two-day class that will meet onconsecutive Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:15-9:30 p.m. It’s currently offered free and all class mate-rials are included. Program funding is provided throughthe Fairfax County Law Enforcement Foundation.

The course is offered to females, age 13 and older.A female guardian must accompany girls 13-18. Nomen other than the instructors are permitted to bepresent during a class.

For more information, call 703-246-7806, [email protected] or go towww.fairfaxfoundation.org.

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ver Saddlery in Chantilly. Others are in Leesburg andManassas. The girls have six more horse jars if anyother local companies are willing to have one of themon their counter. They may be reached [email protected].

Katie also wrote brochures to publicize the char-ity, and she, Sophia and Penelope distributed themthroughout their community and in nearby neigh-borhoods.

“We find that people have chosen to support ourorganization because we are just three kids tryingto help,” said Katie. “People don’t always know whatis happening with horse abuse and slaughter. Some-times they just need an eye opener, and that’s wherewe come in. We want people to feel comfortable giv-ing donations to our group.”

So far, they’ve raised more than $800 and plan tocontinue their efforts to raise funds and support localhorse organizations. Already they’ve begun to help.

After much research and many visits, the girls de-cided the best use for the money they collected wouldbe to donate it to the Equine Rescue League (ERL)

in Leesburg (www.equinerescueleague.org). Thisnonprofit organization provides care, rehabilitationand training for horses at its farm shelter and adoptsthem out to qualified people who’ll provide them withgood homes.

So at an open house in October, Katie, Sophia andPenelope gave $390 — what they’d raised at thatpoint — to the Equine Rescue League. And membersof the organization were thrilled.

“These young ladies have gone above and beyondand certainly are making a difference in the every-day lives of horses,” said the ERL’s Cheryl Rogers.“With this money they’ve raised through their char-ity called Horses in Need of Heroes, they will be ableto help many, many horses in need. We need moreheroes like them willing to go that extra mile to helphorses that have been abused and neglected.”

Recently, the girls have added more information totheir Web site, including videos and photos. To in-crease support, they’ve also created a Facebook fanpage at “Horses in Need of Heroes” and written let-ters to their neighbors about their efforts. For moreinformation and to help, go towww.HorsesinNeedofHeroes.org.

‘Horses in Need of Heroes’

Homemade horse donationjars help raise money forHorses in Need of Heroes.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos wel-come.

THURSDAY/JAN. 10Storytime. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 3-5 can enjoystories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

E-book Help. 5 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults can get any questionsabout their eBook reader answered.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Civil War Lecture. 7 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Adults and schoolage children can call for lecture title.Free. 703-830-2223.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults canpractice with other students.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Ask an Expert Lecture. 12:30 p.m. atthe Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air &Space Museum Parkway. Short talksabout aviation and space relatedobjects in the museum. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

FRIDAY/JAN. 11Ready for School Storytime. 1:30

p.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Childrenages 4-5 can enjoy stories and more.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Cleanup Night. 6 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Teens can help with a varietyof projects in the library. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/JAN. 12Kaleidoscope Storytime. 10 a.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. All ages can enjoya sensory storytime focusing on thestrengths and adapting to children onthe autism spectrum and with otherdevelopmental disabilities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.


Paws for Reading. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 5-12 can readaloud for 15-minute sessions with atherapy dog. Bring a book or chooseone from the library. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Junk in the Trunk Event.Participants at least age 5 can look atthe items in trunks at Sully HistoricSite, 3650 Historic Sully Way,Chantilly, and figure out what theyare, how they were used and bywhom, play games and make a craft.Offered at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. $6/person. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or 703-750-9018.

Super Science Saturday. At theUdvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air &Space Museum Parkway. Learn aboutthe Wright brothers. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

MONDAY/JAN. 14Book Group. 2:15 p.m. at Chantilly

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children in grades 3 and 4 canparticipate. Call for title. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Afternoon Adventures. 3 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Meet authorKristin Levine. Children age 9-12 canhear about how and why she gotstarted writing and discuss herbooks. Free. 703-830-2223.

Writers of Chantilly. 6:45 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults can sharetheir work and receive feedback.Free. 703-502-3883.

ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Ask for title. 703-830-2223.

Overdrive E-book and E-readerWorkshop. 7 p.m. at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Learn how to use an e-readerand the library’s e-book collection.Free. 703-830-2223.

TUESDAY/JAN. 15English Conversation Group. 10:30

a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Adults canpractice with other students.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songsand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Imagine That. 11 a.m. at CentervilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Children ages 3-5 with adultcan enjoy stories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-830-2223.

Bouncin’ Babies. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs,stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Storytime. 1:30 p.m. at Chantilly

Entertainment

Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 3-5 can enjoystories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Tuesday Tales. 7 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. All ages can enjoy music,movement and fun. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 16Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.

at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children age 2can enjoy stories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months canenjoy rhymes, songs, stories andmore. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.

Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children 12-23 months canenjoy rhymes, songs and more. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Girls Book World. 7 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Girls in grades 5 and 6 canparticipate. Call for title. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.


THURSDAY/JAN. 17English Conversation Group. 7 p.m.

at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults canpractice with other students.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Guys Read. 7:30 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Boys in grades 5 and 6 canparticipate. Call for title. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

SATURDAY/JAN. 19Wheeee! 10:30 a.m. at Centerville

Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Children ages 3-5 with adultcan enjoy stories and activities. Free.Registration required. 703-830-2223.

Theater Performance. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Chantilly HighSchool presents humorous storiesand fairy tales featuring audienceparticipation. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.

Mill Races. 10 a.m. at Cabell’s Mill,5235 Walney Road. Race paper boatsin the same stream that used topower the mill just down the roadfrom the E.C. Lawrence Park. $7/child age 7 and older. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or 703-222-4664.

TUESDAY/JAN. 22English Conversation Group. 10:30

a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Adults canpractice with other students.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Ready for School Storytime. 4 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 4-5can enjoy stories and more. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.

Starlight Storytime. 7 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. All ages can bringa stuffed animal and enjoy storiesand fun. Free. Registration required.703-830-2223.


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Detached ................ 0.20 ......... 20151 ............ BIG ROCKY FOREST ............................. 11/26/1213566 MELVILLE LN ........................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $667,000 .... Detached ................ 0.40 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 08/14/124900 FOX CREEK CT ........................... 4 ... 2 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $655,000 .... Detached ................ 0.24 ......... 20151 ............ BIG ROCKY FOREST ............................. 08/23/1213588 SMALLWOOD LN ..................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $654,900 .... Detached ................ 0.23 ......... 20151 ............ MARIAN WOODS ................................. 05/31/1214030 EAGLE CHASE CIR .................... 7 ... 4 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $648,800 .... Detached ................ 0.27 ......... 20151 ............ WALNEY ROAD .................................... 09/24/1213807 SANGIOVESE ST ...................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $645,000 .... Detached ................ 0.14 ......... 20151 ............ CHANTILLY GREEN .............................. 03/22/1213424 MARBLE ROCK DR ................... 4 ... 4 .... 0 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $635,000 .... Detached ................ 0.26 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 07/27/1213507 QUIET STREAM CT ................... 5 ... 4 .... 0 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $632,000 .... Detached ................ 0.34 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 05/15/1213461 POINT PLEASANT DR ............... 5 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $630,000 .... Detached ................ 0.23 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 07/26/124309 POPLAR BRANCH DR ................. 5 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $630,000 .... Detached ................ 0.34 ......... 20151 ............ HUNTERS RUN .................................... 08/06/123788 LOUISE AVE ............................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $625,000 .... Detached ................ 0.10 ......... 20151 ............ CENTREVILLE ROAD PROP ................... 01/12/124503 HAZELNUT CT ........................... 4 ... 2 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $625,000 .... Detached ................ 0.23 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 02/10/1213441 MARBLE ROCK DR ................... 5 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $625,000 .... Detached ................ 0.27 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 04/27/124391 POPLAR TREE CT ....................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $625,000 .... Detached ................ 0.20 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR ESTATES ................................. 05/17/124636 STAR FLOWER DR ...................... 4 ... 2 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $601,000 .... Detached ................ 0.29 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 08/02/124439 WOODS EDGE CT ...................... 5 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $597,000 .... Detached ................ 0.26 ......... 20151 ............ POPLAR TREE ESTATES ......................... 04/20/1213605 ANGELICA CT .......................... 5 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $595,000 .... Detached ................ 0.23 ......... 20151 ............ ARMFIELD FARMS ................................ 07/16/1213113 FARMSTED CT ......................... 4 ... 2 .... 1 ........ HERNDON .......... $591,000 .... Detached ................ 0.21 ......... 20171 ............ SYCAMORE RIDGE ............................... 01/05/124402 GALESBURY LN ......................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $590,000 .... Detached ................ 0.27 ......... 20151 ............ WAVERLY CROSSING ............................ 05/31/1214041 EAGLE CHASE CIR .................... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $585,000 .... Detached ................ 0.27 ......... 20151 ............ WALNEY ROAD .................................... 05/25/124305 WOODWARD CT ........................ 4 ... 2 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $580,000 .... Detached ................ 0.34 ......... 20151 ............ WAVERLY CROSSING ............................ 11/09/1243530 LOUDOUN BARN WAY .............. 6 ... 4 .... 0 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $577,610 .... Detached ................ 0.09 ......... 20153 ............ EAST GATE COURT .............................. 09/28/1213946 VALLEY COUNTRY DR ............... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $575,000 .... Detached ................ 0.24 ......... 20151 ............ WAVERLY CROSSING ............................ 06/29/1214036 WALNEY VILLAGE CT E ............. 5 ... 4 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $570,000 .... Detached ................ 0.13 ......... 20151 ............ WALNEY VILLAGE ................................ 09/21/1214038 WALNEY VILLAGE CT ............... 4 ... 3 .... 1 ....... CHANTILLY .......... $560,000 .... Detached ................ 0.11 ......... 20151 ............ WALNEY VILLAGE ................................ 07/13/12

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4884 Autumn Glory Way, Chantilly — $780,000

4774 Walbern Court, Chantilly — $700,000

13706 Chianti Court, Chantilly — $685,000


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Arlington2932 Buchanan St #B2.......$369,000...Sun 1-4............Lena Restivo ..........Weichert..703-855-7341

Burke9610 Deep Lake Way..........$754,495..Sat 12-5.............Clark Massie........Tetra Corp..703-391-62459626 Deep Lake Way..........$748,995..Sat 12-5.............Clark Massie........Tetra Corp..703-391-62459618 Deep Lake Way..........$738,995..Sat 12-5.............Clark Massie........Tetra Corp..703-391-62455958 Coopers Landing Ct...$599,000...Sun 1-4 .Carol Hermandorfer..Long & Foster..703-503-18129750 Rehanek Ct................$550,000...Sun 1-4..........Doris Crockett ..........Weichert..703-615-84119507 Burning Branch Rd....$489,950...Sun 1-4..Kathleen Quintarelli ..........Weichert..703-862-88089417 Ulysses Ct..................$414,950...Sun 1-4..Kathleen Quintarelli ..........Weichert..703-862-8808

Centreville5637 Sherborne Knolls.......$349,900...Sun 1-4..................Olga Aste.......Century 21..703-624-4199

Chantilly25989 Rachel Hill Dr...........$434,999...Sun 1-4.......Trudy Zenerovitz.......Century 21..703-895-9927

Clifton8209 Cub Den Ct .............$1,125,000...Sun 1-4............John Cooney..............Fairfax..703-989-99698215 Cub Den Ct ...............$699,999...Sun 1-3 ......... Lisa Clayborne..Long & Foster..703-502-8145

Fairfax Station11107 Hampton Rd.........$1,295,000...Sun 1-4 ...........Dana LaFever ..........Weichert..703-609-34798030 Woodland Hills Ln..$1,100,000...Sun 2-4...................Pat Fales...........RE/MAX..703-503-43656321 Youngs Branch Dr ..... $719,000...Sun 1-4....Christine Shevock...........RE/MAX..703-475-3986

Lorton9529 Peniwill Dr.................$989,900...Sun 2-4...................Pat Fales...........RE/MAX..703-503-436510726 Anita Dr ...................$579,000...Sun 1-4.........Colleen Pavlick.......Century 21..703-347-67008960 Fascination Ct #314...$349,990..Sat 11-3............Shawn Evans..Long & Foster..703-795-39738960 Fascination Ct #111...$265,990..Sat 11-3............Shawn Evans..Long & Foster..703-795-3973

Springfield5519 Eastbourne Dr............$467,000...Sun 1-4..........Susan Metcalf ......Avery-Hess..703-472-6512

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Home LifeStyle

By Marilyn Campbell

Centre View

What are the design trends that will definethe way we live in 2013? Localtastemakers and design experts break-

down the trends that will be popular this year.Potomac, Md., area architect David Benton of Rill

Architects says that while architecture is a long-terminvestment, rather than a passing trend, there aresome design and construction techniques that willbe in demand in the coming months.

“Sustainable or green design is still growing inpopularity as people become more educated on thetopic,” said Benton. “In the coming year, we expectclients to continue to investigate areas of added en-ergy efficiency. For example, spray-in insulation, geo-thermal heating and cooling, high quality windowsand LED lights, to name a few.”

Benton adds that the concept of donating discardedbuilding materials is growing in popularity: “Insteadof demolishing an existing house and trucking it to alandfill, we have been dismantling the home anddonating the building parts to charities. Everythingfrom kitchen cabinets, counters and sinks, to sidingand windows can be donated.”

Potomac-area designer Nadia Subaran of AidanDesign believes that creative storage spaces will bebig in 2013. “With limited storage space, displayingutensils is a creative and functional alternative todrawer storage,” she said. “The hanging knife rackin the butler’s pantry is another clever storage tech-nique, as well as a great way to create a visual ele-ment along a wall. Another trend we’re seeing is openshelving so items are easily accessible and close athand.”

Benton also predicts an increased interest amonghomeowners in creating rooms that serve dual pur-poses. “The traditional living room is becomingsmaller or has been replaced by the study or library,”he said. “Clients want to use every part of their home

to get more bang for the buck. Rooms that were onlyused occasionally or were for show, like the living ordining rooms, are now multi-functional spaces.”

The demand for contemporary design will be onthis rise. In the past, traditional architecture has beenthe go-to design of choice in [the Washington-re-gion],” said Benton. “Now clients are more comfort-able with contemporary design, not only with theinterior layout, but also the exterior. Large expansesof glass and open interiors will continue to grow inpopularity for 2013.”

When it comes to color, vibrant hues will replacemuted tones: “Grey is the new black, and jewel toneslike emerald green and fuchsia, mixed in with graysand whites, will be very hot this spring and fall,”said Chantilly-based designer Sallie Kjos. “People aregoing for a much cleaner look, a little more contem-porary mixed with traditional.”

In the home accents department, Courtney Tho-mas, of The Picket Fence in Burke says blue and whitewill be popular this year. “It is a pretty classic combi-nation,” she said. “Any sort of décor, like decorativebowls and urns in a blue and white color schemewill be popular.”

Thomas also says soy candles will continue to bepopular. “They burn clean and last a long time. Flo-ral scents are popular in spring and citrus scents arealways big for kitchens.”

Home Design and Décor Trends for 2013Designers predict what wewill see in the year ahead.

David Benton of Rill Architects predictsthat contemporary design will increasein popularity in 2013.

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Whether you’re planning to renovate anentire house, update an antiquated bath-room, create a more functional kitchen

or simply add more color to your home, there willbe inspiration and ideas aplenty at the 2013 Homeand Remodeling Show.

The expo, scheduled for Jan. 18-20 at the DullesExpo Center in Chantilly, will fea-ture more than 400 remodelingindustry experts as well as thetrendiest home design productsand services.

Some of the biggest names in thehome business will attend theshow, including Heloise, queen ofhousehold hints and nationallysyndicated columnist; Josh Flagg,the LA real estate mogul and star of Bravo’s MillionDollar Listing; and Spike-TV’s Mike Baird, who starsin Flip Men. In addition, show-goers will have op-portunities to meet with local remodeling experts in

one-on-one information sessions.“Anyone who is thinking about or getting ready to

do work on the inside or outside of their home cancome to this show and not only talk to experts, butalso hear from a pretty interesting slate of headlin-ers,” said Jill Collins, of Oak Hill, show spokeswoman.“There is a big educational component. You can getadvice and consulting from the top to the bottom ofyour house and everywhere in between.”

For example, Robert J. Kalmin of RJK Construc-tion, Inc. in Fairfax, who sits onthe Board of Directors for theD.C. Metro Chapter of the Na-tional Association of the Re-modeling Industry (NARI), willprovide an information guideand checklist for those consid-ering home remodelingprojects.

“I am going to be as informa-tive as possible and relay information about makingsure consumers have the proper people involved intheir project from the design, planning and budgetphase,” he said.

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Chantilly Boys’ BasketballImproves to 12-1

The Chantilly boys’ basketball team defeated Oakton,58-41, on Jan. 7, improving the Chargers’ record to 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the Concorde District.

According to stats from the Washington Post’s Website, Brian Sydnor led Chantilly with 20 points. DeandreHarris finished with 15 points and Tyler Femi added nine.

The Chargers will host Herndon at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs-day, Jan. 10.

Chantilly Girls’ BasketballEdged by Oakton

The Chantilly girls’ basketball team lost to defending AAAstate champion Oakton, 47-43, on Jan. 7, dropping theChargers’ record to 5-9 overall and 0-2 in the ConcordeDistrict.

According to stats from the Washington Post’s Web site,Kelsey Young led the Chargers with 18 points. Allison Rowefinished with nine points and Bryndie Ballam added eight.

Chantilly will host Herndon at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.10.

Westfield Girls’Basketball Beats Robinson

The Westfield girls’ basketball team defeated Robinson,48-31, on Jan. 7. It was the Bulldogs’ third consecutivewin and improved their record to 9-3 overall and 2-0 inthe Concorde District.

According to stats from the Washington Post’s Website, Jules Abruzzo led Westfield with 16 points. MeghanDiPippa added seven.

Westfield will host Centreville at 5:45 p.m. on Thurs-day, Jan. 10.

Sports Briefs

Sports

By Jon Roetman

Centre View

First-year Centreville head girls’basketball coach Tom Watson hastransformed the Wildcats from ahalfcourt team to an up-tempo

group that applies pressure at both ends ofthe floor.

With short, quick athletes, Centrevilleruns up and down the court, creating stealson defense and turning them into easy buck-ets. Receptive to the change, the Wildcatshave run their way to a 13-1 record.

Centreville’s latest victim: Herndon,which the Wildcats dispatched, 72-39, onJan. 7 at Centreville High School. Herndonmatched Centreville bucket-for-bucket inthe opening minutes before the Wildcatsswatted the Hornets with relentless pres-sure. Centreville forced 32 turnovers andhad 10 different players score. The lopsidedmargin of victory was nothing new. In 13wins, the Wildcats’ average margin of vic-tory is 31 points.

“We keep the pressure up because we’retrying to work on our defense and ourpress,” junior point guard Jenna Green said.“I feel bad and we feel bad, but it’s going tomake us a better team if we keep it up.”

On defense, Watson said the Wildcatshave a help-style approach that encouragesa defender to take chances, knowing shehas a teammate or two to cover her back.The result on Monday was steal after steal,including nine for Green.

“Right now we’re really working on de-fense because once we get up against theharder teams, that’s what’s going to makeus win the games and that’s what’s reallyimportant to us,” she said. “Once we getthose steals we can [go on fastbreaks] andthat works for us.”

Offensively, Centreville gets a lot of easybaskets in transition, but the Wildcats canalso shoot from the perimeter. Junior guardAshley Brusick knocked down a trio of 3-pointers against Herndon and finished with

nine points.“We were very excited,” Brusick said

about the Wildcats switching to an up-tempo style. “We’re too small, I think, toplay a halfcourt game. We’re more aboutpushing it because we’re all very fast andwe all work together very well.”

Green led Centreville with 22 points. Ac-cording to stats from the Washington Post’sWeb site, Green is averaging 17.9 points percontest.

“She’s a [Division I] player, without adoubt,” Watson said. “A lot of colleges arealready calling about her. … She runs thefloor well, she’s a leader on the floor and

Centreville Girls’ Basketball Runs to 13-1 RecordWildcats beatHerndon, 72-39, withup-tempo style.

Centreville junior guard Jenna Green scored 22points and totaled nine steals against Herndon onJan. 7.

Centrevillejunior guardAshleyBrusickburied three3-pointersand finishedwith ninepointsagainstHerndon onJan. 7.

First-yearCentrevillehead girls’basketballcoach TomWatsonspeaks to theWildcatsduring agame againstHerndon onJan. 7.

District championships. Centreville will facethe Cougars for the first time on Jan. 18.

Watson, who spent six seasons as aCentreville assistant coach, said the Wild-cats will have a tough time matching upagainst Oakton’s 6-foot-1 post ElizabethManner.

Green is confident Centreville can takecare of business.

“It will be a great game and I think thatwe can definitely beat them,” she said. “Itwill be close, but if we play tough defensewe can definitely beat them.”

Centreville will travel to face Westfieldat 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10.

she’s our whole team right now.”Herndon head coach Otto Jette was also

impressed with Green.“Jenna Green,” he said, “is probably one

of the best guards in the county.”Brusick is averaging 11.2 points and

nearly three 3-pointers per contest, accord-ing to the Post’s website. Senior forward ToriCollar scored 10 points and grabbed eightrebounds against Herndon. Junior guardKatie Blumer scored seven points andsophomore forward Caroline Wakefieldscored four points and grabbed seven re-bounds.

Oakton has won the last eight Concorde

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

It’s not nice to steal — and it’s especially notnice to swipe Christmas decorations from anoutdoor display that brings pleasure to manypeople. But that’s what happened recently in a

Little Rocky Run neighborhood.Anton Bestebreurtje and his family have lived

there 25 years and, each Christmas, they’ve turnedthe outside of their home into a holiday extrava-ganza.

“We’ve got about 30,000 lights and 31 or 32 three-dimensional, lighted lawn ornaments — some ofwhich are animated,” said Bestebreurtje. “They in-clude nine penguins, two trains, Santa, a skater, sev-eral reindeer, a moose, a cow holding a gift aloft anda snowman with its baby.”

The display has become so famous that it’s includedon a local, Christmas-light website and it’s grownevery year. Visitors flock to the home on StonehuntPlace to gaze at its sparkling delights.

“Jake, my son, has grown up in eager anticipationof Christmas annually, so we can go visit the ‘CrazyHouse’ — his nickname for the place,” said neighborKaren Fulkerson. “I believe Anton does it for sheerlove, tradition, and knowing how many people en-joy his work.”

Bestebreurtje and his wife have two grown daugh-ters — 2000 Centreville High grad Katie, now mar-ried and living in San Diego, and 2004 Centrevillegrad Lindsey, working on her Ph.D in history at GMU.And each year, the girls give their dad new lawn or-naments for the display.

“This year’s gifts were a pair of white dogs thatlooked like Labradors and had blinking white lights,”said Bestebreurtje. “They were 30 inches tall, withred collars and Santa hats.”

He put out his massive, holiday display in earlyDecember, giving the dogs a place of honor on the

curb, between the driveway and mailbox. He an-chored them to the ground by stakes in the grass.

“Everything looked great,” said Bestebreurtje. “Weget quite a bit of traffic, especially as people havelearned about our display fromwww.fairfaxchristmaslights.com.”

It takes him about 160 hours to put up and takedown all those lights and decorations. But whatmakes it all worthwhile, he said, is “the reaction ofthe small children who see it. They love it, so I get alot of enjoyment out of that. In fact, years ago, I re-ceived a crayon drawing of my home and lights witha child’s scrawl saying, ‘Thank you.’ I have it framedand hanging in my office.”

This year, however, a Grinch struck. Sometimeduring the early morning hours of Dec. 29, thievesyanked the dog decorations out of the ground andswiped them. So Bestebreurtje posted signs — tell-ing what was stolen and giving his phone number —on stop signs in half of his neighborhood. “I askedpeople to keep their eyes and ears open and call meif they knew anything.”

So far, the dogs haven’t been returned, but the in-cident has provided unexpected — and most wel-come — benefits. “One mother came to the housewith her three little girls to say how sorry they werethat the decorations were stolen,” said Bestebreurtje.“And they told me how much they’d enjoyed mylights.”

Another neighbor came by with a tin of homemade,chocolate-chip cookies and a card signed by about adozen neighbors, expressing the same sentiment.

So, said Bestebreurtje, “I’ve lost a couple of Christ-mas ornaments, which can be replaced. But the win-ner in this was me because I got this outpouring ofconcern and affection from my neighbors.”

“The people who took the decorations are the los-ers,” he continued. “You’ve just got to feel sad forpeople who’d entertain themselves by stealing Christ-mas ornaments.”

Theft Yields Unexpected RewardsNeighbors express appreciation for holiday display.

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Today is a day I feel like writing – notmerely one when I am looking forward tohaving written, but rather one when I aminterested and motivated by the process.The situational gods have been aligned: Ihave time on my hands, an empty housewith peace and quiet, and adult cats whoare a sleeping and a kitten who is blissfullyasleep (not always the case). Unfortu-nately, I don’t have anything particularlyinsightful to “prose” about. But I will per-severe, as the opportunity with which I’vebeen presented rarely presents itself, andcertainly not nearly as often as literary pur-suits might require – for me, anyway.

Oddly enough, what I think I’ve foundis, as a writer, prattling on about nothing –as I have in the first paragraph, is sort of anexercise in mind stretching (not futility) –akin to when athletes maneuver them-selves into awkward-looking, pre-gamewarm-ups. The act of writing something,mildly coherent but not necessarily on anyparticular topic, sort of warms me and mysynapses up as well and hopefully getsthem firing on enough cylinders so thatwhat words are eventually written arewords worth reading. (No comments fromthe peanut gallery, please?)

I imagine you regular readers areprobably wondering how I cold possiblyrelate the content of these initial para-graphs to my stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer diagnosis (a fact with which you allare excruciatingly familiar), or if thisweek’s column might possibly avoid thesubject altogether – for once, as perhapscancer-fatigue may have finally set in.After all, too much of a good thing can betoo much, as it has often been said.Moreover, too much of a bad thing then(and being diagnosed with terminal cancercertainly qualifies as a “bad thing”) canlikewise be way more than “too much;” itcan be, as my mother so often said aboutso many subjects/circumstances: “Enoughalready!” (I’m almost finished.)

The point of these “cancer columns,” asI call them, is not to bring anybody downemotionally/make anybody miserable(least of all, me); in fact, there is no point.I’m simply telling a story – that I’m able totell in a reasonably intelligent andunflinching way, about the trials and tribu-lations of being a lung cancer diagnosee,not because of who I am (hardly), butrather because of what I have. Cancer is akiller and since I’ve been fortunate to stillbe a “liver,” – in spite of the odds, predic-tions, presumptions, statistics, etc., 45months post-diagnosis, continuing thesecancer columns weekly as I do, seemsmore like a success story than a failure.Ergo, writing about cancer reinforces tome all the positives – even while occasion-ally writing about the negatives, and themore positives I can infuse into my ownlife, the healthier I’ll likely be. So pleaseindulge my writing these cancer columns,as they have probably contributed to myabove-average, better-than-expected, lifeexpectancy. Given how much longer I’velived than my original prognosis: “13-months to two-years,” I don’t see any rea-son to stop now. My future is ahead of me,not behind me.

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

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ClosureTimelineDOJ “provided us with a historic opportu-nity to reform the entire disability supportstructure in Virginia,” funding for disabil-ity waivers also needed reform.

Epstein urged the delegation to vote forwaiver rate reforms that reflect “real andregional costs of providing services, so fami-lies can hire attendants who are able to stayon the job and to allow providers to sup-port individuals with the most complexneeds.” She said more than 10,000 Virgin-ians will be stuck on waiting lists for thenext decade unless the state provides “morewaivers than the DOJ settlement requires.”

Kymberly DeLoatche, a Falls Church resi-dent, told lawmakers about her family’sstruggles with Medicaid waivers whilestanding with her 9-year-old son, Charlie,who has Down syndrome. She said the cur-rent Medicaid waiver program does not pro-vide consistent, adequate care for her son.She told legislators that in the seven yearsher family has qualified for Medicaid waiv-ers, Charlie has received just three weeksof the 24-hour daily care he needs.

“It sounds crazy, and it is. My job and mysanity depend on your actions,” she toldlegislators.

Vienna resident Jack Bruggeman told leg-islators his family is “reluctantly facing anew reality” regarding moving his sisterCathy, an NVTC resident for 30 years, to anew community home.

He gave legislators copies of a Decemberletter from Mark Sites, chair of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board(CSB), which provides services for 88 indi-viduals living at NVTC, that raises questionsabout the state’s timeline for closing theNVTC.

“I am holding in my hand two letters,” hetold the delegation. “One I received just lastFriday from Heidi Dix [the state’s assistantcommissioner of developmental services].In her three-page letter, Ms. Dix outlines anelaborate placement process for the transi-tion of current residents of NVTC to com-munity placements. This will be done start-ing July 1 of this year and continue into2015 . . . ”

“I also have another letter,” Bruggemancontinued “addressed to GovernorMcDonnell in which [CSB Chair Mark Sites]says there is not enough funding or enoughtime to develop adequate capacity and ser-vices for the transitioned resident of NVTC.So which of these two letters do I trust?”

He has a point, said Del. David Bulova(D-37).

“There is a lot of concern and discomfortamong legislators about plans to closeNVTC, especially on a very tight deadline,”Bulova said after Saturday’s session. “WhileI strongly support increasing community-based services, we also do everyone a greatdisservice if we close NVTC without theproper support and oversight to make surethat the level of care is equal, if not greater,than what is received at NVTC.”


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nity on the midnight shift and has done an excellent jobwith his superior traffic-enforcement efforts,” saidO’Carroll. “Having served as our highest traffic enforcerfor several years, Brian has done an exceptional job, notonly issuing uniform traffic citations, but also preparingfor court.” Rochefort was honored during the Dec. 12meeting of the station’s Citizens Advisory Committee(CAC) and, at that time, he’d exceeded 1,200 traffic cita-tions in 2012 and had also made several drunk-drivingarrests.

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p.m. at Lord of Life Lutheran Church,13421 Twin Lakes Drive, Clifton.Basic, intermediate or advancedstudents welcome. $15/fee plus $25for textbook. Childcare provided forschool-aged children. Visitwww.lordoflifeva.org or 703-323-9500.

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Lifetime Leadership Program at 11a.m. at Leadership Fairfax, 8230 OldCourthouse Road, Suite 350, Vienna.

THURSDAYS/JAN. 17 AND JAN. 31Registration Open House. 9:30-

11:30 a.m. at Clifton Children’sAcademy, 14315 Compton Road,

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p.m. at The Women’s Club FitnessCenter and Day Spa, 14175 SullyfieldCircle, Chantilly. Get tips on foodsthat boost metabolism, how toexercise efficiently and more. Free.Registration required. Visitwww.thewomens-club.com or 703-817-0700 to register.

SATURDAY/JAN. 26Luncheon and Meeting. 1:30 p.m. at

Greenbriar Community Center, 4615Stringfellow Road. The GFWC-Western Fairfax County Woman’sClub will host a luncheon andpresentation titled “Around theWorld in 40 Minutes.” To registercontact Marion Brown at 703-631-7093 or e-mail [email protected] by Jan. 18.

TUESDAY/JAN. 29Preschool Open House and

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Lifetime Leadership Program at 11a.m. at Leadership Fairfax, 8230 OldCourthouse Road, Suite 350, Vienna.

TUESDAY/MARCH 12Civil War Lecture. 7 p.m. at Cabell’s

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TUESDAY/APRIL 9Civil War Discussion. 7 p.m. at Sully

Historic Site. Angie Atkinson willdiscuss the second day of the battleat Gettysburg, including Little RoundTop and Devil’s Den. Donation of $5will be accepted for Sully HistoricSite. Reservations required, 703-437-1794.

TUESDAY/MAY 14Civil War Discussion. 7 p.m. at Sully

Historic Site. Matt Atkinson willdiscuss the final day of the battle atGettysburg. Donation of $5 will beaccepted for Sully Historic Site.Reservations required, 703-437-1794.

TUESDAYS AND/OR THURSDAYSSenior Fall Prevention Classes.

1:30-2:30 p.m. Classes are held in aheated indoor pool and are designedto work on balance and core musclesin order to prevent injuries and falls.At The Woodlands RetirementCommunity, 4320 Forest Hill Dr.Registrations are required. Call 703-667-9800 to register as space islimited. Cost is $10 per class.

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family caregiver of a frail, older adulta break so they can go shopping,attend a doctor’s appointment orhave coffee with a friend. Volunteersvisit and oversee the safety of theolder adult for a few hours eachmonth. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their ownneighborhoods in Fairfax County.Support and training is provided.Contact Kristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/volunteer-solutions.htm.

Advocates. The Northern VirginiaLong-Term Care OmbudsmanProgram needs volunteer advocatesfor residents in assisted living andnursing facilities throughout thearea. Training is provided. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/vol_ombud_program.htm.

The Stuart-Mosby Civil WarCavalry Museum at 13938Braddock Road. is now open,Saturdays and Mondays, 10 a.m.-4p.m. Docents and additionalvolunteers needed, plus peoplewilling to donate or loan artifacts.Call Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984.

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