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Thanksgiving Basket DriveJoAnna Goldberg of Storage Village in Chantilly drops off the makings of 20Thanksgiving meals to the Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Food Pantry onNov. 19 for their holiday meal program. WFCM Community Outreach ManagerTerri Kelly (on right) says that the organization will provide Thanksgiving basketswith a turkey and supplies to make the fixings to 534 families as part of theirholiday outreach before Thanksgiving. Storage Village has participated in theThanksgiving basket drive for several years. The company ran a special in Novem-ber called “Room for Dinner” and committed to providing the pantry with aThanksgiving Day meal for every unit opened. More photos, page 8.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
As Thanksgiving ap-proaches, the CentrevilleImmigration Forum (CIF)
has much for which to be thank-ful. It recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, it’s hired a direc-tor for the Centreville Labor Re-source Center and that center willopen in December.
“This is a very exciting time forall of us,” said CIF President AliceFoltz. “It’s a time to celebrate; theopening of the center is the cul-mination of much effort.”
During a recent CIF meeting, sheintroduced the center’s director,Shani Moser, who started her newjob Oct. 24. Many of the workerswho’ll use the new center attendedthe meeting, and Bill Threlkeld —
who formerly ran the day-laborcenter in Herndon — translatedthe proceedings into Spanish forthem.
The CIF’s new board of directorswill begin in January 2012. Leav-ing the board are Barb Shaiko andClaudia Escobar, whose terms areexpiring, but who’ll remain in theCIF. Two returning board members
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Shani Moser was hired as di-rector of the new CentrevilleLabor Resource Center be-
cause of her background and ex-perience. Selecting her was thecenter’s Operations Committee,comprised mainly of the workers,themselves.
“She’s fluent in Spanish, hasgood management skills, hadsome experience working in aworker center, taught Spanish atseveral grade levels — includingat GMU, and has traveled exten-sively in Latin American coun-tries,” said Alice Foltz, presidentof the Centreville Immigration Fo-rum (CIF), responsible for thecenter’s daily operations. “Shebrings a lot of skills and enthusi-asm for the work ahead.”
Moser, of Vienna, has a daugh-ter, Kana, almost 10, and a son,Corey, 7. She’s also spent much of
Time To CelebrateCIF marksits one-yearanniversary.
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Introducing Shani Moser,Labor Center DirectorHer mission:To empowerthe workers.
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Schools
Turkey – “You need to buy a turkey, bring it home andstuff it with lettuce. Put it in the oven for 10 hours at hot.”
— Leena Jassor, 6
Mashed potatoes – “You cut a potato and melt it downon the plate. Then make it hot in the microwave, put somegrease on it and eat it.”
— Amr Ismael, 6
Pumpkin Pie – “You get a pumpkin and a plate and cookit in the oven for 4 minutes. Serve it with whipped cream,jelly beans, sprinkles and M&Ms.”
— Jason Lopez, 6
Turkey – “Put it in an oven for 8 minutes at 19 degrees,and then eat it with a fork.”
— Dimarh Cabrera-Baires, 6
Turkey – “I’d get a net and catch a turkey from thewoods. Then I’d cook it in the oven for 20 seconds.”
— Diego Pena, 7
Chicken – “I would stuff it with chicken soup, put it inthe oven and cook it for 5 minutes at 500 degrees.”
— Flor Marchorro Yanes, 6
Green Beans – “I’d add turkey soup to them and put nutson top. Then I’d put them in the oven for 9 minutes.”
— Kyle Nguyen, 7
Turkey – “I’d get it from Costco and put it in the oven for100 seconds at 5 degrees.”
— Fredrick Johnson, 6
Cornbread – “You’d get bread and corn and boil it, andthe corn magically goes away and dries up real quick.”
— Selena Lecomte-Rowland, 6
Ham – “You put it in a pan and cook it in the oven for 7minutes at 500 degrees and serve it with potatoes.”
— Raquel Acevedo-Fernandez, 6
Pumpkin Pie – “You mix pumpkin and sugar and eggs.Then put it in a pan in the oven and cook it for 5 minutes.”
— Antonia Peters, 6
Turkey – “You buy a turkey, cook it in the oven for 9minutes and serve it with rice.”
— Raegan Coughlin, 6
Chinese Chicken and Broccoli – “We’d go buy it and haveapples for dessert.”
— Cyndy Flores, 6
Turkey – “I’d stuff it with mashed potatoes, put it in apot and cook it on top of the stove for an hour.”
— Nina Overholt, 6
Pumpkin Pie – “The pumpkin would grow, and you’d cutit and mix it with a spoon. Put seeds on it and bake it for10 minutes and put cream on it.”
— Dipta Pokharel, 6
Chicken – “You put it in the oven and cook it 25 minutesat hot.”
— Alex Healey-Eldred, 6
Turkey – “I’d catch it with a big net, cut the skin off andcut it up. Then put it in the oven and eat it in a sandwich.”
— Anthony Jackson, 6
Mashed Potatoes – “Get some potatoes, mash them upwith pepper and salt and cook them in a pot for 24minutes; then — put butter on them.”
Tatyana Stewart, 6
Turkey – “I would get it at Giant and stuff it with mashedpotatoes. Then I’d cook it in the oven for 20 seconds atwarm and serve it with gravy.”
— Leo Rey, 6
‘Get a Net and Catch a Turkey’
Turkey by Selena Lecomte-Rowland.
Pumpkin pie by Dipta Pokharel. Turkey dinner by Raegan Coughlin. Thanksgiving dinner by Amr Ismael.
Thanksgiving dinner by Cyndy Flores.Turkey by Anthony Jackson.Thanksgiving dinner byTatyana Stewart.Turkey by Diego Pena.
Students in teacher Melissa Tarascio’s first-grade classat Brookfield Elementary tell their favorite part ofThanksgiving dinner and how they’d prepare it.
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Kitchen Fire Causes$40,000 Damage
Fire officials say a house fire Sunday evening, Nov. 13, causedan estimated $40,000 damage to a house in Centreville’s Newgatecommunity. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units responded around6:45 p.m., to a single-family home at 14413 William Carr Lane.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming fromthe front door of the two-story home. They brought the blazeunder control in approximately 20 minutes. The fire was primarilycontained in the kitchen, although extending somewhat to the floorabove. Two adults and two children were displaced, but no onewas injured.
According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental and wascaused by food left on the stove. To avoid similar incidents, the firedepartment advises residents to keep their burners, stove top andoven clean and free of grease and other flammable debris.
Flammable items such as hot pads or towels should not be nearburners, and residents should never leave cooking food unattendedor spray aerosols near a flame. They should turn pot handles in-ward to avoid knocking a pot off the stove and should never wearclothing with long, loose sleeves while cooking. In addition, electri-cal cords and gas connections should be periodically inspected forwear and damage.
Getting Around without CarsThe Centreville Car-Free Mobility Forum to discuss biking, walk-
ing and public transit will be held Monday Nov. 28, at 7 p.m., atthe Sully District Governmental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd., inChantilly. Speakers will include Bruce Wright and Fionnuala Quinnof Fairfax Advocates for Better Biking; Mike Coyle of Sully Dis-trict government on public transit; and Stephen Vandivere on walk-ing from home to local shopping centers. Transition Centreville ishosting the forum. For more information, call Jackson Harper at571 208 9245.
Fair Oaks CAC to MeetThe Citizens Advisory Council of the Fair Oaks District Police
Station will meet Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m., in the roll-call roomof the police station. It’s at 12300 Lee Jackson Memorial Highwayin Chantilly.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will
perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Dec. 1,and Dec. 15, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents shouldinstall 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 correctuse of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.
Adopt a Shelter AnimalIn ‘Operation Empty Cage’
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter has launched “OperationEmpty Cage” as part of its two-month-long “Home 4 the Holidays”adoption push. One of the goals is to empty the shelter’s cages byfinding a home for each animal available for adoption.
As part of this event, the shelter — at 4500 West Ox RoadºinFairfax — will offer free spay/neuter for the first 100 dogs andcats adopted from it until Dec. 31. Animals available for adoptionat the shelter may be seen Tuesdays through Fridays, noon-7 p.m.,and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call 703-830-1100.
Roundups
Isobel Cobb and Elise McCue help eachother stretch early Sunday morning Nov.20, shortly before they run the Girls onthe Run Fall 5K race held at Jiffy LubeLive. Cobb and McCue participated inthe girls empowerment program at LeesCorner Elementary School.
Linda Spires, team mom and volunteerfor the Girls on the Run team at LeesCorner Elementary School, assists herdaughter Lauren Spires and teammatesAnna Walowsky and Maya Aboul-Hosnwith pre-race questions before the startof the Nov. 20 Girls on the Run Fall 5kheld at the Jiffy Lube Live center.
Team Lees Corner poses with head coach Lori Walowskybefore the start of the Girls on the Run of NorthernVirginia Fall 5k at the Jiffy Lube Live center in Bristow.Team members have participated in a 10-week programof physical training and classroom focused on buildingself-esteem and improve emotional and physical health.
Lees Corner Elementary School Girls onthe Run coach Lori Walowsky receives a“Community Begins with Me” award fromGirls on the Run of Northern VirginiaProgram Manager Kathy Washa and Execu-tive Director Catherine Keightley. Last fall,Walowsky was coaching the Lees CornerGirls on the Run team but had to stepaside because she was deployed to Iraqwith the Air Force. While in Iraq, she helda “shadow” 5K on Dec. 4, the same dayher team at Lees Corner ran in the Girlson the Run of Northern Virginia ReindeerRomp 5K. Six hundred people registeredfor the shadow race in Iraq.
Rachel Spencer, a runner on the LeesCorner Elementary School Girls on theRun team, clowns around with someantlers before the start of the Nov. 20Girls on the Run Fall 5k held at the JiffyLube Live center.
Brad Spiers pins a racingbib on his daughter LaurenSpiers in preparation forthe Girls on the Run ofNorthern Virginia Fall 5Kheld at Jiffy Lube Live onNov. 20. Lauren Spiersparticipated in the Girls onthe Run program at LeesCorner Elementary School.
On the Run
Photos by Deb Cobb/Centre View
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Centreville Immigration Forum Marks Its One-Year AnniversaryPublic Events
The Centreville Labor Resource Center isat 5956 Centreville Crest Lane, beside BrickPizza, on the lower level of the CentrevilleSquare Shopping Center. It faces Route 29and the Route 28 on-ramp.
❖ Friday, Dec. 2, from 4-7 p.m. – OpenHouse for tenants of Centrewood Plaza andCentreville Square businesses. CIF memberswill host the event, serve refreshments andgreet the businesspeople who stop by. Super-visor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) will speak at4:30 p.m.
❖ Saturday, Dec. 3, from noon-4 p.m. –Open House for the community, with re-freshments and a ribbon-cutting at noon.Frey and other local leaders will be on handat 2 p.m.
From left: Carlos Gonzalez, Alice Foltz, Terry Angelotti and Shani Moserhelp celebrate the CIF’s one-year anniversary.
Jerry and Alice Foltz enjoy the CIFanniversary celebration.
Alice Foltz, left, andClaudia Escobar.
who had one-year terms and will serve threemore years are Miki Carrillo and AlejandroSantiago, representing the workers.
Joining them will be new board membersMarci Huntsman and Melinda Hartman.“It’s a wonderful opportunity to be able toserve on this board,” said Huntsman. “I’velived in Centreville since 1980 and, in myheart — first and foremost — is buildingcommunity, building bridges and bringingpeople together.”
Agreeing, Hartman said, “I’ve worked inlocal government and urban planning, andam now a full-time seminarian at VirginiaTheological Seminary in Alexandria,” shesaid. “I’m the child of an immigrant, so thisis something I feel very passionately about.”
Noting the recent “Citizen of the Year”award she and her husband Jerry recentlyreceived from the Centreville Day PlanningCommittee, Foltz said it should really go toall the CIF members and workers.
“It’s an indication of the kind of supportand spirit in the CIF,” she said. “Centrevilleis a wonderful place to live, and it’s in partbecause we are such a diverse community.And that’s what CIF is all about — affirm-ing that diversity by talking and workingtogether, and enriching our lives by gettingto know each other.”
The purpose of the worker center is toget the day laborers off the streets and pro-vide them with a place where employers cancome to hire them. There’ll be rules andregulations, and the workers will also takeESOL classes there and receive informationand instructions about paying their taxes.
Al Dwoskin, owner of the CentrevilleSquare Shopping Center, initially proposedthe idea for the center, donated one of hisstorefronts for it and will pay for utilities.Funding for salaries and other items comesfrom grants and private donations. The cen-ter will be open Monday-Saturday, from 6a.m.-noon, and CIF volunteers will partici-pate in its day-to-day operation, underMoser’s direction.
Foltz thanked CIF Treasurer TerryAngelotti and Finance Chair Ed Duggan fortheir efforts. “They and others on the fund-raising committee have done a wonderfuljob so we could open the worker center,”said Foltz. “That included discussions withMr. Dwoskin about where the site shouldbe and where it would be best for the work-ers and employers.”
She also praised Carlos Gonzalez, Carrilloand Santiago for researching and then de-veloping the rules, regulations and code ofconduct for the center and then sharingthem with the workers.
“The day laborers are really the directorsof this project and must be front and centerin everything we do,” said Foltz. “In a prac-tical sense, the center will not succeed un-less they’re in leadership. And I think that’swhy we’ve been so successful, because theywere willing to stand up and be leaders.”
She also noted that, for the past two sum-mers, interns from the United Church ofChrist program spoke with the workers andencouraged them to participate in CIF ac-
tivities, including sharing the dances fromtheir native country for the group.
“In the spring, they organized a dancefund-raiser, and we raised more than $4,000for the center,” said Foltz. “So it was a won-derful expression of their faith in the cen-ter that they did this.”
Besides raising enough money to hireMoser and open the center’s doors, Duggantold the CIF members, “We’re now fundedfor the next 12 months — which is a de-
light to those of us who’ve been involved inthis for the past two years. We’ve receiveddonations from $1, $5 and $10 to $20,000and $30,000.”
Angelotti said the CIF began acceptingdonations in August 2010 and, by the endof last month, had amassed $124,000. “Wehave about 120 donors — individuals, in-stitutions and foundations,” she said. “Wellover half of the contributions were $100 orless, and I think that speaks to the breadth
of support we have from the community.”She said next year’s budget for the center
is $228,868, with three staff people. “So theboard developed a bare-bones budget of just$17,000 more than what we have now,” saidAngelotti. “And we’d love to raise thatamount before the end of December. Oncewe do, we’ll continue on to our next goaland will be able to hire a third staff per-son.”
“We’ve gotten generous support fromCentreville United Methodist Church, bothin donations and meeting space, so I say aspecial thank-you to them,” said Foltz. “Inmany ways, we wouldn’t be where we aretoday without the support of the faith com-munity.” She also thanked the GMU stu-dents for their support throughout the year,plus the Korean Central PresbyterianChurch for providing summer office spacefor the CIF.
Then, in fluent Spanish, Moser told theworkers and CIF members, “It’s a privilegeand an honor to stand here as the directorof our new center. We have a lot of the sameshort- and long-term goals. This center hasa great future and great potential for whatwe want it to become.”
“I want this to serve as the first point ofcontact daily between workers and employ-ers,” she continued. “It will be a safe placefor everyone and a place where workers canreceive educational and professional devel-opment while waiting for jobs. I’d like thiscenter to become a warm, welcoming placeinterested in the welfare of the workers.”
Moser said she also wants to show localresidents and businesses that Centreville’sHispanic population “has much to offer asan integrated part of this community. “I’mjust so thrilled to be part of this dream be-coming a reality for so many of you,” shesaid.
“It says so much that Al Dwoskin wouldgive this space to us and that this kind ofspirit exists here. I’m going to invest all mylove, enthusiasm, energy and support in thisproject.”
“Supervisor Michael Frey [R-Sully] alsodeserves tremendous credit, along with Mr.Dwoskin, for encouraging us to move for-ward with the center,” added Foltz. “Thecenter, itself, doesn’t resolve all the immi-gration questions for the U.S., but it wastheir vision that this be a local solution to alocal problem.”
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Each Christmas, OurNeighbor’s Childprovides new toysand clothes for fami-
lies in need in Centreville,Chantilly, Clifton, Fair Oaksand Fair Lakes. But it can’t doit alone, so below are ways thelocal community can help:
❖ Visit the giving tree insidethe Fair Lakes Wal-Mart, onSaturday, Dec. 3, purchase anitem or two written on the pa-per ornaments and drop them,unwrapped, into the ONC gift-collection box outside thestore, with the ornament at-tached. ONC volunteers will bethere from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., thatday, but the giving tree will beinside the store until Dec. 11.
❖ Also on Saturday, Dec. 3,bring toys, books, games, andnew or like-new clothing toStone Middle School, where they’ll be collected un-til 1 p.m.
❖ Warm, winter clothes are especially needed. To“adopt” a child and purchase his or her specific cloth-ing needs, e-mail Denise McInerney [email protected].
❖ Groups or businesses can collect gift cards to
Helping Our Neighbor’s Child
donate. Especially popular with teens are Target, Wal-Mart and iTunes gift cards. If companies would con-sider collecting gift cards or making donations, ONCmembers would have the flexibility to either buy thegifts, themselves, or purchase gift cards – especiallyfor the clothing items so desperately needed, but dif-ficult to choose, for teen-agers.
ONC project leaders are: (front row, from left) Pam DeBell,Leslie Dominy, John O’Neill and Brooke Caskey; and (backrow, from left) Holly Cameron, Denise McInerney, KristaSeltzer, Jenny Bowen, Suzanne Olijar, Jean Novak, LoryDennis, Nicole Rogers, Karla Rupp and Lucy Richter. (Notpictured): Kelly Lavin, Karen Moore, Chris Hobbs, Bob Biagi,Marty Clarke, Kathleen Hagan, Pam Ryan, HelenScherbenske, Ross Lavin, Melissa McKee, Ginger Katz andMaddy Curry.
Every yearbetween Christ-mas and NewYear’s, CentreView turns itspages over to thecontributions oflocal students. Weare seeking art-work, photogra-phy, poetry, opin-ions, short storiesand reflections.We welcome con-tributions frompublic schools, pri-vate schools andstudents who arehome schooled.
E-mail to:[email protected], ormail (.jpg and textfiles on disc only)by Nov. 30, to1606 King St.,Alexandria, VA22314. Please besure to include thestudent’s name,age, grade, schooland town of resi-dence along witheach submission.For information,call 703-778-9410.
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During the last week of each year,The Centre View devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are
always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families.
The annual Children’s Centre View is a tra-dition of well over a decade, and we begingetting inquiries from teachers andparents about submitting artwork andwriting almost as soon as summer isover.
We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories and pho-tographs.
We ask that all submissions be digital so theycan be sent through email or on CD. Identifyeach piece of writing or art, including thestudent’s full name, age, grade and town ofresidence, plus the name of the school, nameof teacher and town of school location.
Please provide the submissions no later thanFriday, Dec. 9.
Some suggestions:❖ Drawings, paintings, photographs of 2-D
and 3-D artwork that have been digitallyphotographed or scanned as .jpeg files.
❖ Short stories, poetry, essays, class-wideprompt writings.
❖ Opinion pieces about family, friends,movies, traffic, sports, food, video games,toys, trends, etc.
❖ News stories from school newspapers.We welcome contributions from families,
public and private schools, individuals andhome schoolers.
Email submissions for the Centre View toSteven Mauren [email protected].
To send CDs of artwork or CDs of typedsubmissions, mark them clearly by schooland/or hometown and mail the CD to
Children’s Centre View, 1606 KingStreet, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Kurspahic TakesOver as Editor ofFour More Papers
Kemal Kurspahic, longtime Connection man-aging editor, has taken the helm of the Spring-field Connection, Burke Connection, FairfaxConnection and Fairfax Station/Lorton/CliftonConnection. He adds these responsibilities tohis editing of the Vienna/Oakton Connection,McLean Connection, Great Falls Connection,Reston Connection and Oak Hill/Herndon Con-nection.
Kurspahic, who has won some of the mostprestigious international awards as well asmany awards for local news coverage, focuseson a well-honed local mission with a lean teamof reporters, photographers and freelancers, aswell as editorial assistant Amna Rehmatulla.
Kurspahic was among the 50 World PressFreedom Heroes named more than a decadeago, honored again in Vienna, Austria in Sep-
tember, 2010.In December 1988, Kemal Kurspahic was
named editor-in-chief of Oslobodjenje,Sarajevo’s 70,000 circulation daily newspaper,the first editor of that paper not appointed bythe Communist Party. Then after the commu-nists were ousted, Kurspahic maintained edi-torial independence against a coalition of na-tionalist parties who wished to control thepress.
During the siege of Sarajevo, with snipers’bullets flying, shelling which destroyed thepaper’s building, no electricity and very littlenewsprint, Kurspahic guided the paper’s multi-ethnic staff in a nuclear bomb shelter, publish-ing the paper, providing one of the city’s onlysources of information. Often its pages werefilled with lists of the dead.
A U.S. citizen since 2001, Kurspahic is theauthor of several books, including “As Long asSarajevo Exists” and “Prime Time Crime.” Hewas a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Senior Fel-low at the U.S. Institute for Peace and alsoworked for the United Nations.
Questions? Comments? Story ideas?You can reach Kurspahic at
- Mary Kimm,
Twitter @marykimm
Children’s Centre View Call for studentartwork and writing;deadline Dec. 5.
Editorial
RaisingAwarenessTo the Editor:
November is National PancreaticCancer Awareness Month and I amproud to say that I am raisingawareness about the fourth lead-ing cause of cancer death in theUnited States. It has been 40 yearssince the enactment of the 1971National Cancer Act and over thepast decade there has been signifi-cant improvement in overall can-cer survival rates. Sadly pancreaticcancer survival rates are not re-flected in this. In fact this insidi-ous disease has seen an increaseof cases and deaths since 1998 andremains the only cancer that stillhas a five-year survival rate in thesingle digits at six percent.
There are heroes in our commu-nity, along with myself, that arevolunteering to make a differencein the outcome for those diagnosedwith pancreatic cancer. We arefighting alongside the PancreaticCancer Action Network, the na-tional organization creating hope ina comprehensive way through re-search, patient support, communityoutreach and advocacy for a curewith a goal to double the pancre-atic cancer survival rate by 2020.
My sister Mandy, was diagnosedtwo weeks before her 50th birthdayand she is the mother of five won-derful kids who are currently in highschool and universities across theEast Coast. She underwent aWhipple procedure a year ago Mayand has been in the fight for her life.She is currently back on chemo-therapy and has just finished radia-tion and has had many set backs butis so strong and deep in her faithand her fight, that she has been ableto overcome them. We have beeneducated by getting involved inPancan symposiums and proactivein writing letters to our public offi-cials, but unfortunately this diseaseneeds more funding and publicityto change the 6 percent survivalrate. Please help reach out to every-one you know to get involved in thisdreadful fight because even thoughyou may not be effected by it now,someone you know may soon beaffected. Be ahead of the game.
Now is the time to be a hero in thefight against pancreatic cancer andvolunteer for progress. Please visitwww.knowitfightitendit.org to findout how you can become involved.
Together we can make a differ-ence.
Laura ChristieCentreville
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Helping OutJody Howell gets his hair cut during CommunityResidences’ Clothing Drive and Mini-Makeover DayNov. 12. Community Residences employees andother supporters donated clothing and the PaulMitchell Beauty School’s “Be Nice or Else” teamvolunteered their time to provide hair services.Community Residences is a non-profit organizationdedicated to helping individuals with a range ofdisabilities to live as independently and with high aquality of life as possible. Howell is a participant intheir Newbrook Place Day Program.
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Her Mission: To Empower Workers
Shani Moser met localresidents at the CIF’s boothat Centreville Day.
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her life helping the Hispanic com-munity.
“I’m still a friend of my first-year,high-school Spanish teacher,” shesaid. “My great teachers instilledin me a passion for the languagebecause I realized it could open upwhole, new worlds and I couldcommunicate with all types ofpeople.”
Moser continued studying Span-ish at Pacific University in ForestGrove, Ore., while also doing vol-unteer work with the migrantcommunity in Northern Oregon,west of Portland. She brought theworkers food and blanketsthrough Centro Cultural, now inits 40th year in Cornelius, Ore.
“My college’s optometry schoolwould give free eye exams and eyetreatment to the workers, and they asked me to helptranslate to the workers,” she said. “There was a manwho was hit in the eye with a stone when he was aboy, so the doctor gave him a prescription for glasses.He could see for the first time, and he cried, andbeing part of that magic was a real thrill.”
Moser was majoring in Spanish and InternationalStudies, and her junior year required her to spendsix months abroad; so in 1992, she went toGuayaquil, Ecuador. At night, she was a student;during the day, she was a volunteer, fifth-gradeteacher in a slum with no lights, electricity or run-ning water.
“The people lived in cane houses lit with candles,”she said. “My uncle sent me $50 to buy school sup-plies.” Besides doing so, she and the other teachersalso bought the children sweets, plus balloons to fillwith water. “We let the kids have fun,” said Moser.“They needed that. It was there that it hit me that Icouldn’t change the world — and I really wanted to.So it was an eye-opener and made their plight muchmore personal to me.”
When she returned to Oregon, she started givingESL classes to her university’s custodial staff, on herown, and continued them through her senior year.Then later that year, she was hired as a migrant aide,teaching ESL to elementary through high school stu-dents in the Banks School District.
“So I had to be flexible,” said Moser. “I also trans-lated TB tests and dealt with bullying issues. Therewas a lot of anti-Mexican sentiment, and I was thecomfort person. The students knew they could talkto me — I was safe.”
After college, she lived in Japan for three yearsbecause of her now ex-husband’s job, and taughtEnglish. She then did graduate studies in Spanish atTulane University in New Orleans. Her family thenlived in Oregon and Europe, settling in Virginia nearly10 years ago.
Now, Moser’s beginning another new chapter inher life and she couldn’t be happier. She considersFoltz an “amazing woman” and Centreville a won-derful community. “My idea of being part of a com-munity is giving back, so that’s one of the core val-ues I want the center to have,” she said. “Perhapsthe workers could, for example, help maintain thelibrary grounds.”
She also has great empathy for the Hispanic immi-grants. “What if we were refugees and had to flee toanother country and clean people’s toilets?” sheasked. “Would we be able to accept those wages?”
For the past five years, Moser’s run her own busi-
ness, teaching Spanish and trans-lating, out of her home. And now,some of her adult clients want toexpand their classroom learninginto real life by volunteering at thecenter.
She applied for the director’s jobbecause she’d long wanted to re-turn to working with the Hispaniccommunity. “It also seems custom-made for me,” she said. “But thisis not my center — it’s theirs —and if they’re not happy, it won’twork.”
Moser and her assistant willnotify the employers about thecenter, and flyers will be distrib-uted to spread the word. Once thecenter opens, Dec. 5, the men willno longer stand on the streetsseeking work. Instead, employerswill have to hire them from the
center. “So the center could be a gift to both themand the community,” said Moser. “In my heart, I be-lieve it’ll be a real benefit to everybody, and I thankeveryone for their support.”
“We’d also like to empower the workers to see whatthey can do for themselves,” she continued. “That’swhy we’ll offer English classes and computer literacy,and help them make business cards and businesscontacts on their own — with the center as the pointof contact for them and the employers.”
Toughest, said Moser, will be advocating for therights the workers do have. But, she added, “TheLegal Aid Center will be watching our backs.” Whatwould give her the most satisfaction, she said, wouldbe “a fuller integration of the immigrant commu-nity here. Not seeing a me-vs.-us mentality, but a wementality, would be extremely gratifying. We’re allhuman, and this is just another extension of ourhumanity.”
How Many 11’s?Noah Shepherd Harper, first-born sonof Daniel and Shari Harper, turned 11years old on 11/11/11. He was bornin FairfaxHospital andhas lived inCentrevillehis entirelife. Herecentlyearned hisgold belt inTae KwonDo fromBlack BeltAcademy; atright, heholds twotrophiesfrom hisfirst tournament where he wonsecond place for forms and first placefor defensive blocking. In addition tohis parents, Noah has a 4 1/2 yearold brother, named Jayden, andSadie, a white standard poodle whoturns 11 in February.
“I believe it’ll be a benefit to everybody.”— Shani Moser, center director
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Thankful for Volunteer Efforts
Community
Cindy Nichols, pantry manager at Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries, an outreach organization serving theCentreville and Chantilly areas, moves boxes of cannedgoods on Nov. 19 collected by Sully-area Boy Scouts theprevious weekend. In a matter of 12 hours, 1,900 volun-teers gathered 55,000 pounds of canned goods, sortedand delivered it to the WFCM pantry on Nov. 12. Beforethe delivery, the shelves in the pantry were almost bare.
The Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Food Pantry isone of the few “choice” pantries in the area. Clients canwalk through the shelves of the “store” filling their cartswith food that they pick for their allotment. On Nov. 19,New Hope Fellowship held a special shopping day in thepantry. Frank Somers, Minister Pat Deavers, and EricHanemann shop for groceries and for items for the Sun-day breakfast they provide before their service at theGreenbriar Community Center.
A client shopping in the pantry at Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries on Nov. 19 says of WFCM, “It’s a life saver… we don’t make it without them. We’d have emptycabinets. When this place doesn’t have food, we don’thave food either.”
The Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Food Pantry is one of the few “choice” pan-tries in the area. Clients can walk through the shelves of the “store” filling their cartswith food that they pick for their allotment. In the past year, they gave out 32,006bags of groceries to clients. That translates into 500,093 pounds of food.
The Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries food pantryhad nearly bare shelves onNov. 12 when the Sully areaBoy Scouts dropped off55,000 pounds of food theycollected during theirannual food drive.
Everything donated finds ause at Western FairfaxChristian Ministries FoodPantry.
Western Fairfax Christian Ministries Director of ClientServices Lea Ann Furr puts together Thanksgiving Mealsin the WFCM conference room on Nov. 19. The organiza-tion will give out 534 Thanksgiving baskets by Nov. 24.
Photos by Deb Cobb/Centre View
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Entertainment
NOW THROUGH DEC. 25Enchanted Ice Palace. 10 a.m. At Fair Oaks Mall’s Grand
Court, the Ice Palace features falling snow, interactiveelements, footage of arctic animals and landscapes alongwith stories and fun facts. The stroll concludes with a visitwith Santa and Mrs. Claus. Guests will have fouropportunities to have their pets’ pictures taken with Santa.The annual “Santa Paws” will be offered on Sunday, Nov.20 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4 from 8 a.m. to10 a.m. and again from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; and onSunday, Dec. 11 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Visitwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com.
NOV. 23 TO JAN. 8Bull Run Festival of Lights & Holiday Village.
Admission: Monday - Thursday $15 Cars or vans (1-14people), $25 Van (15-34 people), $50 Bus (35 or morepeople); Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Holidays $20 Cars orvans (1-14 people), $30 Van (15-34 people), $55 Bus (35or more people). Monday - Thursday: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.;Fridays - Sunday and holidays: 5:30 to 10 p.m. At Bull RunRegional Park, 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville.
FRIDAY/NOV. 25Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. With
the Soul Tones of Swing. Beginner swing lesson 8:30 to 9p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. At the HiltonWashington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road,Herndon.
SUNDAY/NOV. 27Southern Gospel Concert. 6 p.m. With “The Dixie Echoes”
from Pensacola, Fla., at Oakton Baptist Church, 14001Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly. A free-will offering will bereceived. The church is located on Route 50, 1/5 mile eastof the Route 28 overpass on the corner of Route 50 andSullyfield Circle. Call 703 631-1799.
MONDAY/NOV. 28Centreville Carfree Mobility Forum. 7 p.m. The
Centreville Carfree Mobility Forum to discuss biking,walking, and public transit will be at the Sully DistrictGovernment Center, 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard. Speakerswill include Bruce Wright and Fionnuala Quinn of FairfaxAdvocates for Better Biking, Mike Coyle of Sully DistrictGovernment on public transit, and Stephen Vandivere onwalking from home to local shopping centers.
FRIDAY/DEC. 2Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $15. With
the band, Rockin Bones. Beginner drop-in swing lessonfrom 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. Atthe Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon.
SATURDAY/DEC. 3Clifton Candlelight Tour. 4 to 7 p.m. Free. The Holiday
Horse Parade and Contest, sponsored by the Clifton HorseSociety, begins at 2 p.m. Following the Parade andContest, visit Town shops and restaurants. The CandlelightHomes Tour begins at 4 p.m. and includes four HolidayHomes, two Churches with live music, the Clifton Cabooseand the Masonic Acacia Lodge. Also, enjoy the DickensCarolers strolling around Town. Tickets are for sale in theTown of Clifton at A Flower Blooms, NOVA Music and T&KTreasures. Also at Picket Fence in Burke and Banner’sHallmark in Centreville. Event takes place on Main Streetin Clifton.
GuitarArt Reception. 7 to 10 p.m. GuitarArt by J. DouglasVokes. There will be demonstrations of the guitars, as well
as a chance to meet and chat with Vokes. The guitars willbe available for viewing or purchase through the month ofDecember. At NOVA Music Center in historic Clifton. At12704 Chapel Rd, Clifton; visitwww.NOVAMusicCenter.com or call 703-830-7141.
“Plaid Tidings.” 7:30 p.m. Westfield Theatre presents theholiday musical comedy “Plaid Tidings,” the Christmasversion of the 2004 Westfield Theatre production of“Forever Plaid,” by Stuart Ross. The Plaids — Jinx (JoePhillipoom), Smudge (Jim Mitchell), Sparky (CharlieManship), and Frankie (Brian Johnson) - return withChristmas standards such as “Mr. Santa,” “Let it Snow,” and“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” plus 15 otherclassics sung in perfect heavenly harmony. Tickets are $10.At Westfield High School, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly.Visit www.westfieldtheatreboosters.com or 703-488-6439.
Gifts That Give Hope Alternative Gift Fair. 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Free. Honor special people in your life by giving giftsthat benefit others through local non-profit organizations.Hosted by the Giving Circle of HOPE. At Truro Church,10520 Main St., Fairfax. Visit www.givingcircleofhope.org.
Holiday Treats for Sully Critters. 1 p.m. Create a treatfor woodland friends whose ancestors may have lived atSully. Using natural materials make edible ornaments forthe birds and squirrels. Hang one on a tree in the park andtake one home for your own backyard critters. At SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Call 703-437-1794.
Winter Fest. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Four activities: A silentauction, a craft fair, a chili cook-off (R.B., the GM of HardTimes Café in Fairfax will be on hand to judge the event at12:30 p.m.) and a LEGO Challenge. At Poplar TreeElementary School. Visit www.poplartreepta.com.
TUESDAY/DEC. 6Colonial Flower Workshop. 3 p.m. In 1795, Mrs. Lee
wrote of her love for gardening. In this workshop, createyour own floral work of art to enjoy throughout theholidays. Fresh and dried flowers as well as seasonalmaterials will be provided in this class taught by a florist.At Sully Historic Site, 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.Call 703-437-1794
THURSDAY/DEC. 8Lecture “Battle of Dranesville, VA” 150th
Anniversary Event. 7 p.m. Free. Speaker Mr. MarkTrbovich discusses the “Battle of Dranesville, VA” at thisspecial 150th anniversary lecture. Event sponsored by theBull Run Civil War Round Table. At Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Dr., Centreville. Call 703-830-2223.
FRIDAY/DEC. 9Messiah Sing-Along. 7:30 p.m. The Truro Parish Choir and
director Michael Mentzel will lead in a joyful sing-alongevent of Part I of the Messiah and the Hallelujah Chorusaccompanied by a chamber orchestra, organ, and soloists.Bring your own score or purchase one at the door. Non-singers are invited to come and enjoy listening to thispopular Christmas musical tradition. A freewill offeringswill be taken with net proceeds to benefit CrosslinkInternational. www.crosslinkinternational.net. Open SingerRehearsal: Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
DEC. 9-11The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. Some 300 artisans will
showcase their wares. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 9-11, at theDulles Expo Center in Chantilly. Hours are Friday-Saturday,10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets are $7/adults online; $9/door. Visit www.sugarloafcrafts.com orcall 800- 210-9900.
People Notes
The Association of Residential CleaningServices International, Mr.Clean Professional and Ragsto Riches presented the NewCleaning Company of theYear Award to RaymanHamid, owner of 2 Maids &a Bucket in Manassas, onOct. 20 at the ARCSI Clean-ing Convention in Las Vegas.
This award recognizes oneresidential cleaning company annually thatepitomizes the quality, competency and reli-ability that the Association of ResidentialCleaning Services International (ARCSI)strives to promote within the cleaning indus-try. Applicants must operate constantly inaccordance with the best and fully acceptedethical standards, conduct backgroundchecks on all employees, and submit endorse-ments from several current clients.
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School Notes
Michelle Beatty, a Chantilly native and senior engineer-ing student at James Madison University, is using animalcharacteristics as inspiration for reducing drag in semi-trucksas her Capstone Project for the program. Beatty will be part ofJMU’s first graduating class of engineering students.
The developing program began in 2008 and will be gradu-ating 47 students this spring. As part of their graduationrequirements, engineering students are required to completea capstone project, usually executed over a two-year period.Students work as a team to complete these self-chosen projects,which range from designing high efficiency compost systemsto creating components for sustainable health clinics in Africa.
Beatty’s team will be conducting biomimicry, by observingcharacteristics of the fast and efficient travel and movement ofanimals to inspire technological advancements in transporta-tion. The group was inspired by the skin of sharks to use asimilar application to reduce drag on semi-trucks. They areresearching the scale-like skin of the shark to discover proper-ties which could be extended to a semi-truck for more efficienttransportation. Adding an exterior like that of a shark to thesemi-truck, the group will reduce the drag faced during move-ment.
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News
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Christmas in Clifton is unlikeChristmas anywhere else.That’s because it takes place ina storybook-beautiful town and
includes a candlelight tour of homes and aholiday parade on horseback.
The fun begins Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m.,with a parade of horses and riders deco-rated in Christmas finery. Sponsored by theClifton Horse Society, it travels up MainStreet, goes through town and along ChapelStreet to a field where participants and spec-tators gather for cookies and the awardingof prizes.
Visitors may then shop in Clifton’s storesand enjoy the town’s restaurants prior tothe homes tour. People may also be photo-graphed with their pets and Santa, from 2-4 p.m., at the Holistic Veterinary Clinic,12700 Chapel Road. Photo proceeds go toa nonprofit, animal-rescue group.
The homes tour runs from 4-7 p.m. Fivehouses are on the tour, plus two churches,the Clifton caboose and the Masonic Aca-cia Lodge. The churches will have live mu-sic, and Dickens Carolers in old-fashioned,holiday attire will add to the ambience.
“Clifton is a historical town, and this is awonderful opportunity to share its unique-ness with others,” said event Chairman Jen-nifer Chesley. “It’s also the only chance visi-tors have to see the inside of these beauti-ful homes and get a glimpse of Clifton’spast.”
“When I walk around the town and seeall the Christmas lights and decorations, it’sso picturesque, it really is reminiscent of aNorman Rockwell painting,” continuedChesley. “I love the candlelight tour and amglad I’ve been able to help out our town byorganizing this special event for the past10 years.”
Tickets are available in town at A FlowerBlooms in Clifton, NOVA Music and T&KTreasures. They’re also at Picket Fence inBurke and Banner’s Hallmark inCentreville.ºCost is $20, adults; $5, childrenunder 12, before Dec. 3. That day, they’re$25 and $10, respectively. For more infor-mation, e-mail Chesley [email protected] or see
www.cliftonva.us.Also that evening, from 7-10 p.m., NOVA
Music Center at 12704 Chapel Road willhold a reception to welcome J. DouglasVokes and his guitar art. Combining theconcept of visual music with musical art,he began embellishing working instrumentswith his designs and created ArtGuitars.
On Dec. 3, his guitars will be demon-strated at NOVA Music, and visitors maymeet and chat with Vokes. These guitarsmay be viewed or purchased there throughDecember. For more information, go towww.NOVAMusicCenter.com or call 703-830-7141.
The sites on tour are as follows:
THE JARRENDT HOMEBuilt in 1870, this house on Chapel Road
is now home to Royce and Margie Jarrendt.But it originally housed Clifton’s first Pres-byterian minister, the Rev. William Bradley,and his wife Elizabeth. It was restored in1981, adding more bedrooms and updat-ing the kitchen.
Added 10 years later were a family area,an informal eating space, laundry room anda rear stairway to the second floor, nowcontaining the master-bedroom suite. Thedesign included a rear, wrap-around porchproviding sheltered outdoor space.
THE STEIN HOUSEJeff and Michelle Stein live on Dell Av-
enue in one of Clifton’s “newer” houses,built circa 1904. It underwent extensiverenovations in 2003, with an eclecticallydecorated addition nearly doubling thehome’s original size. Natural woods, tile andstone are used throughout.
The large homey, family room and din-ing room are perfect for informal, festivegatherings. And while enjoying the decora-tions for Hanukah, the Festival of Lights,
visitors will note this family’s fun-loving flairfor life.
THE LUSTMAN HOMEConstructed in 1904, the home of Jeremy
and Jennifer Lustman is also on Dell Av-enue. A 1999 addition included a largemaster suite and family room. Then theentire house was remodeled during a ma-jor renovation in 2007. Jennifer Lustmanredesigned the kitchen, herself, choosing alight and airy shaker style.
For the holidays, a “White Christmas”theme adorns the front of the home, extend-ing outside to the newly expanded porch.In the family room, the decor is warm, rus-tic and family-friendly to complement thestone fireplace and barn-beam mantle. Andthe Christmas tree is decorated with flocksof owls and birds.
THE RUSNAK HOUSEHome to Chuck and Helen Rusnak, this
house on Chapel Street was built in 1904,in Folk Victorian style, by the Poindexterfamily. It has one of the earliest uses of con-crete in the foundation with simple orna-mentation of turned spindles, porch postsand frill work. And its two-story porch isreminiscent of Southern plantation archi-tecture.
Laura Poindexter named the house“Ferndale” due to the abundance of fernson the hillside. Longtime Clifton residentMargaret Detwiler Webb lived here as ayoung woman in her 20s. She was an avidpainter, and in a corner of the living roomis a painting of the house signed by her.
Actress Helen Hayes vacationed here inthe 1950s when her nephew, Ruel Fugett,lived in this home. Ferndale’s facade wasrestored in 2000 based on a photo takenwhen it was built.
THE BITTNER HOMEIn 1870 on Chapel Street, Gustie
Mayhugh built a one-room tavern knownas Mayhugh’s Tavern. A former member ofMosby’s Rangers, he ran a genteel and or-derly bar and, in 1876, added another roomand a second floor. Kim and Steve Bittnerlive here now, and their tavern room stillhas its original locks on the front door.They’ve also decorated that room as it mighthave looked originally.
In 1970, the house was moved from theback of the lot, where it faced the railroadtracks, to its current site. More rooms wereadded and, in the 1980s, Clifton architect
Jim Hricko designed another addition pro-viding a family room, den, hearth room,sunroom and two more upstairs bedrooms.
CLIFTON BAPTIST CHURCHThe Clifton Baptist Church, at 7152 Main
St., was admitted into the Potomac BaptistAssociation in August 1875. Services werefirst held in the home of George W. Tilletand other area men who served withMosby’s Rangers during the Civil War. Thefirst church building was constructed in1877 and was used for both worship andcommunity functions.
The cornerstone of the present buildingwas laid Nov. 24, 1910, with constructioncompleted in 1912. With its gabled roof,steeple and Gothic arched windows, it’s oneof the most beautiful buildings in historicClifton. During the homes tour, piano stu-dents of Belinda Stevens will perform in thechurch.
CLIFTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHThe Clifton Presbyterian Church, at 12748
Richardson Lane, has served the commu-nity as a place of worship and communitylife since its founding in 1870 by familiesof soldiers who fought in this area duringthe Civil War and settled here afterward.
In the early 1900s, the church acquiredthe manse next door, later adding an an-nex for classroom, office and fellowshipspace in the 1950s. Its recently renovatedsanctuary won a Fairfax County Architec-tural Design award for creative use of his-toric space. During the homes tour, theChantilly High Carolers will perform insidethe church.
THE CLIFTON CABOOSEThe Clifton Caboose, in the Weston’s park-
ing lot, was built circa 1949. It was obtainedfrom Norfolk Western Railroad by formerClifton Mayor Jim Chesley and is a reminderof the town’s railroad roots. Years ago, theClifton stop on the Orange & Alexandria railline was known as Devereux Station. CliftonLion’s Club members will greet caboose visi-tors during the homes tour.
MASONIC ACACIA LODGEThe Acacia Lodge building at 7135 Main
St. has existed since the 1870s, when it wasjust one story and used as a mill. The build-ing was purchased by Masonic members ofAcacia Lodge No. 16 in 1904, and its mem-bers have met there continuously since1877.
It’s Almost Time for Christmas in CliftonAnnual eventincludes home tour.
The Jarrendt home. The Stein house. The Lustman house.
The Rusnak home. The Bittner home.
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Honoring VeteransPoplar Tree Elementary honored the nation’s veterans in a school-wide ceremony at theschool on Thursday, Nov. 10. The program included a number of parents and grandpar-ents who serve the country in the U.S. Armed Forces. The speakers shared what they doto protect the country and its freedoms. Students wore red, white and blue and sangthe U.S. Armed Forces’ songs. From left: Lt. Col. Daniel Sparks, Lt. Col. Jason Girard,Specialist 4 Matt Joyce, Tech Sergeant Stuart Lett, Master Sergeant Darlene Szudera, Lt.David Motherway Jr., Lt. Commander Scott Powers, Lt. Commander Sean Hannigan,Commander Bill W. Surles, Lt. Commander Richard Sargeant, Sargeant Russell Farkouh,Poplar Tree Principal Sharon Williams and Lt. Colonel Steven Zwicker.
Learning about ArtSarah Terrone’s fifth grade class at Greenbriar WestElementary School met with Fine Artist Joseph Terroneto discuss Plein Air painting on Nov. 10. Terrone spokewith the class about what a makes a Plein Air painterunique, which the students discovered is a French sayingmeaning “in open air.” Terrone, a professional NewJersey-based artist, is the father of teacher SarahTerrone. Following the demonstration, the class workedfrom a still life to create their own works of art.
‘Hat Day’Lexi Pike and RosaBroadberry, 4th graders atLees Corner Elementary,show off their favorite hatsrecently on “Hat Day”
Effort Pays OffWhile Saint TimothySchool in Chantilly didnot receive the grandprize of $15,000 fromthe summer CouponCabin Back to SchoolVideo Contest, itsstudents did receive a$100 American Ex-press Gift Card just fortrying to make adifference for theirschool. When Targetlearned of this, it
added a $50 Target gift card making for a very nice total to be spent on recess equip-ment for the school. Third graders (above) were the first to try out all the new balls,sidewalk chalk and hula hoops — newly purchased recess equipment from Target.
Schools
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It’s All on the Line for Centreville, WestfieldLocal football rivals set to meet in Div. 6 Region titlegame on Saturday.
Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/Centre View
Kendell Anderson (23) scored three touchdowns in thevictory over the Wolverines.
By Rich Sanders
Centre View
It’s only fitting that local andConcorde District high schoolfootball rivals Centreville and
Westfield are meeting in this Sat-urday afternoon’s Northern RegionDiv. 6 (larger schools) champion-ship game. All season long, thetwo have, for the most part, domi-nated their opponents andemerged into region forces.Westfield, with a perfect 12-0record, is one of just two unde-feated teams in the region, theother being Div. 5 (smallerschools) region finalist Yorktown.Centreville’s lone loss came inovertime against Westfield.
Either team, based on their re-spective seasons, would be worthyof a Div. 6 region crown and a tripto the upcoming Virginia StateAAA playoffs. But, in fact, only oneof the two will emerge fromSaturday’s gridiron title tilt victo-rious as region champions with thestate playoffs to look forward to.The losing team, meanwhile, willhave to settle for an outstandingseason minus the accolade of re-gion champion.
To say the least, there is a lot onthe line for both Centreville andWestfield in Saturday’s Thanksgiv-ing weekend, Div. 6 championshipgame affair, set to take place 1:30p.m. at Westfield.
“Saturday should be a great at-mosphere and I expect it to bequite a battle,” said Westfield headcoach Kyle Simmons.
In the regular season meetingbetween the rivals on Oct. 28 atCentreville, Westfield overcame a10-0 halftime deficit to defeat theWildcats, 13-10. Westfield kickerMatt Delaney converted a fourthquarter field goal to tie the gameand an overtime field goal to winit for the Bulldogs.
The week nine game, with thedistrict title on the line, was ahard-hitting, well -played contestwith down-to-the-wire drama.Both teams, afterwards, realizedthere was a good chance theywould faceoff again in thepostseason.
“I just remember the high emo-tions, high intensity of the game,”said Centreville High senior quar-terback Mitch Ferrick, of the ear-lier game between the two. “It waslike that on both sides of the ball.We knew that game would be
Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/Centre View
Centreville High quarterback Mitch Ferrick and the Wild-cats will be looking to avenge their only loss of the sea-son when they face Westfield on Saturday.
Photo by Craig Sterbutzel/Centre View
Westfield High junior defensive lineman Brian Deeley(40) puts pressure on West Potomac quarterback CalebHenderson in last Friday’s Div. 6 region semifinals gameat Westfield.
something special. I look for thesame type of game this time. Bothteams are evenly matched.”
CENTREVILLE (11-1), on itsroad to the title game, has wonhome playoff games over Fairfax,42-19, and Lake Braddock, 21-18.The close win over the Bruins lastFriday ended Lake Braddock’squest of winning a third straightDiv. 6 region crown. LakeBraddock had won the regioncrown in both 2009 and 2010 —defeating Chantilly in last year’sfinals. This year, the Bruins, fol-lowing a so-so 6-4 regular season,won big at Oakton, 50-21, in aquarterfinals round playoff gametwo weeks ago. In the semis, theygave Centreville a strong game butcould not overcome a 14-0 firsthalf deficit and came up short.
“I thought our kids handledsome adversity well,” saidCentreville coach Chris Haddock,of Friday’s win over LakeBraddock. “We ran the ball welland controlled the clock and madesome key fourth down attemptswhen we needed to.”
Lake Braddock coach JimPoythress said his team had anunderdog mindset going into theplayoff meeting againstCentreville, a squad which fea-tures several outstanding highschool players such as runningbacks Manny Smith and ConnorCoward , wide receiver ChaseWalter, and tight-end/defensiveend Ken Ekanem. Smith, arguablythe best back in the region, had ahuge night against Lake Braddockwith 161 yards and all three of theWildcats’ touchdowns, including a35-yard scoring run in the final
quarter.“Going into the Centreville
[playoff] game we knew they hadbetter impact players than wedid,” said Poythress, whose team,way back in the season opener,had lost to the Wildcats 23-8. “Wehad no equalizer for Ekanem,Walter, or Manny Smith. We feltthat we had improved enough asa team to be competitive and thatwe could win the game if we lim-ited their big plays. Both ChaseWalter and Manny Smith madehuge plays after breaking tackles.Our guys were in position to makestops, but just couldn’t quite getthem down.”
Ferrick, the Centreville QB whoplayed a solid game against LakeBraddock last Friday with 10completions in 16 attempts for129 yards, said the Wildcats werewell aware during the days lead-ing up to the region semifinalsgame that the Bruins were two-time defending champs.
“Coach Haddock talked abouthow Lake Braddock had [biggame] experience,” said Ferrick.“We knew it was going to be toughand we played tough, physicalfootball. Our running game iswhat we do best. Having Mannyrun well and the guys up frontblocking opened up our passinggame.”
By winning, Centreville ad-vanced to its first region title gameunder Haddock, the team’s secondyear head coach. A year ago,Centreville lost in the region semi-finals.
Haddock, upon taking over theCentreville team nearly two yearsago, made it clear his intentionwas to help Centreville one day
win a region crown. He had previ-ously helped build Fairfax Highinto a football winner.
“When coach Haddock met usthat first day he told us he camehere for one reason — to hang aregion [championship] banner andto size [championship] rings,” re-called Ferrick, of Centreville’s firstmeeting with the coach a coupleof years ago. “Once coach Haddockgot here, we knew we had achance to win the region and goto states.”
In Haddock’s first season lastyear, the Wildcats started strongbefore struggling over the lastmonth and finishing 9-3. This pastsummer, many of the Centrevilleplayers, under the watchful direc-tion of former NFL player BhawohJue, worked vigorously in theweight room to get bigger andstronger. Jue, a former ChantillyHigh running back who helpedlead the Chargers to the statecrown in 1995 before enjoying aprolific collegiate career at PennState, resides in the Northern Vir-
ginia area.“After last year we were pretty
disappointed with how the seasonended after we started so strong,”said Ferrick. “So over the summerwe worked real hard. We used [allof the hard work] as a motivatorto not come up short again.”
Centreville’s chance to realize itsdream of winning a region titlewill come Saturday.
“Our team is excited to play Sat-urday versus Westfield,” said Had-dock. “We feel we played themwell last time and hope to do soagain.”
WESTFIELD, the No. 1 seed ofthe eight-team Div. 6 playoff field,broke open a close game in thesecond half of a 21-3 quarterfinalsround win over visiting Robinsontwo weeks ago before winning ahigh-scoring semifinals game af-fair over West Potomac, 42-34, lastFriday night.
In its win over Robinson,
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Westfield held just a 7-3 halftimelead to an underdog Rams’ teamwhich slipped into the Div. 6 play-offs as the No. 8 seed. Robinson,with the loss, concluded its firstseason under head coach Trey Tay-lor with a 4-7 record. The Ramswere 1-5 at one point this seasonbefore winning three of their finalfour regular season games tosqueeze into the Div. 6 playoffs.They had a huge challenge in fac-ing top seeded Westfield. But theRams did not wilt and gave theBulldogs a good game.
“I thought Trey Taylor and hisstaff did a great job,” saidSimmons, Westfield’s first yearhead coach. “Their kids played agood game and they deserve a lotof credit. It was a 7-3 game wellinto the third quarter. To be in a7-3 game in the third quarter, Ithought we realized we had to getthe job done. Our defense playedtremendous.”
The Westfield defense is allow-ing less than 10 points per gamethis season and has posted twoshutouts. But in Friday’s semifinalsthey showed some vulnerabilityagainst West Potomac, members ofthe Patriot District, and itsstandout quarterback Caleb
Henderson, who completed 25-of-42 passes for 348 yards and atouchdown. Westfield senior line-backer Mark Gibson returned aninterception 30 yards for a touch-down to help the Bulldogs’ cause.
On offense, Westfield’s lineopened up holes for running backKendell Anderson, who rushed for181 yards and three touchdowns.Bulldog quarterback Matt Pisarcik(8-of-16, 192 yards) threw longtouchdown passes to Quentin Ba-sil (45 and 65 yards).
“I thought West Potomac was avery good football team andplayed us very tough throughoutthe game,” said Simmons, whoseteam trailed 24-21 at halftime.“We ran the ball very well andwere able to get the ball verticalto Quentin Basil quite a few times.Field position and special teamsworked to our advantage.”
Westfield outscored the Wolver-ines 14-0 in the third quarter totake control of the game. A key tothe win was the Bulldogs’ first pos-session of the third quarter — a14-play touchdown drive cappedby a five-yard Anderson touch-down run.
A little while later, Westfield’sGibson, on a West Potomac first
down play, came up with his clutchinterception return for a touch-down.
“I thought the turning pointcame in the start of the third quar-ter,” said Simmons, of the se-quence of consecutive Bulldogscores. “After missing a field goalbefore the half and being down [atthe half] we responded on theopening drive [of the third quar-ter] with a 14 play drive to scoreand go up. We then went three andout on defense. On their next pos-session Mark Gibson had a pick sixon the first play. We were prettymuch in control the rest of thegame although we almost let themback in it after a blocked fieldgoal.”
Simmons and his squad willhave a tough task in defeatingCentreville for a second time thisseason when the two teams meetfor the region title on Saturday.
“We need to play much better onoffense this time around,” saidSimmons. “Defensively, we areworking on stopping their longdrives that eat a lot of clock. Goodspecial teams play, winning theturnover battle and good field po-sition have been parts of the gamewe have excelled in all year.”
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Storage Village of Chantilly willbe saying “Thank You” by helping toensure that no neighbor goes hungrythis Thanksgiving. Through its “Roomfor Dinner” campaign, Storage Villagewill be feeding families in the area thatwould otherwise be unable to enjoy aThanksgiving meal.
Through the annual Room For Dinnerinitiative, Storage Village will donate aThanksgiving meal to a family in needfor each unit rented Nov. 1-17. The com-pany has pledged a minimum of 100meals. They have put no maximum onthe number of meals they are preparedto donate, and look forward to breakingthe minimum for the second year in arow.
Storage Village’s Chantilly location ispartnering with Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries, a local non-profit thatserves the most pressing needs of ourneighbors living in poverty, to distributeThanksgiving dinners to families in ourcommunity. Storage Village is locatedoff Walney Road at 14159 Mariah Courtin Chantilly.
Marketing executive Ed Cassidyhas been named marketing and sponsor-ship director for Fair Oaks Mall. Cassidywill be responsible for developing pro-grams and events, community relationsand all marketing and sponsorship ac-tivities for the shopping center.
Fairfax Dentists Dr. Tara L. Zierand Dr. Riaz Rayek are offering adiscount on dental services in order toassist people who need dental care in
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Chantilly-based HomeAidNorthern Virginia, which builds andrenovates homeless shelters, transitionalhouses, food banks, medical clinics,counseling centers, and other facilitiesthat help homeless families and indi-viduals, announced that NorthernVirginia Family Service (NVFS) has wonits Non-Profit Care Provider Project ofthe Year award. This award recognizesan organization that has made a deeperimpact on the community and on thelives of the clients it serves because of itspartnership with HomeAid.
Fulcrum IT, the Manassas-basedinformation technology consulting firm,signed an 88-month lease for 26,301square feet at 5870 Trinity Parkway inCentreville. Known as Trinity Centre I,the building will serve as the company’snew headquarters. The six-story build-ing totals 151,696 square feet and is inthe Route 28 Corridor just off of I-66.Clark Construction owns the property,which delivered in 1999. Larry
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Virginia Tire & Auto, the Fairfax-based leading full-service provider ofautomotive maintenance, repair and tireneeds, has been named the winner ofTire Review magazine’s 2011-2012’s“Top Shop in North America” Award.
Headquartered in Fairfax, with 11retail locations throughout the area,Virginia Tire & Auto is family-ownedand operated by Myron Boncarosky,his wife Carole, daughter JulieHolmes, and her husband MikeHolmes. With locations in Ashburn,Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax, FallsChurch, Gainesville, South Riding,Springfield, Sterling and Vienna, Vir-ginia Tire & Auto carries a variety oftire brands, including Bridgestone,Firestone, Goodyear, Kelly, Dunlopand Toyo.
As part of its continuing network in-vestment to support growing demandfor advanced mobile devices and appli-cations, AT&T announced the activationof a new mobile broadband cell site inthe Chantilly area, in the Hattontownneighborhood, near McLearen Road andCentreville Road, that will enhance cov-erage for area residents and businesses.With mobile broadband speeds, AT&Tcustomers can surf the Web, downloadfiles faster, and enjoy the very latest in-teractive mobile applications.
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However, in the last decade or soresearch has yielded insights into how cancercells grow. Genetic mutations in cancer cellshave also been discovered which have led totargeted therapies – such as Tarceva andAvastin as an example, that can attack thetumor itself – directly, or that alternatively,can attack the blood vessels feeding thetumor, thereby cutting off its blood supply.When targeting the tumors in this manner,there’s less damage (make that side-effects)to the patient and greater damage/effect onthe cancer/tumor. John, the other stage IVlung cancer patient and I are living proof.Nevertheless, lung cancer patients – likemyself, still face a rather unenviable futurewith few guarantees. Every day brings hopehowever, that more research, clinical studies,gene therapy, whatever else, will yield newand different strategies to help cancerpatients/survivors, survive.
As for preventing lung cancer in the firstplace, Dr. Akerley answered that it is possi-ble: “Stop smoking. Eighty-five percent ofthose diagnosed with lung cancer are smok-ers. The second leading cause of lung canceris exposure to Radon Gas, so have yourhomes checked.” There’s also a confirmedlink between exposure to asbestos and lungcancer.
Enough cancer talk. It’s Thanksgiving andI’m hungry, and thankful as well for all I’vebeen given. I am alive and reasonably well,having survived stage IV lung cancer fornearly three years; after originally receiving a“13-month-to-two-year prognosis” by myoncologist. Now would someone please passthe gravy? Thanks.
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Fair Oaks Mall will turn “Black Friday” green for 17 luckyshoppers when it presents The Great Gift Card Giveaway onFriday, Nov. 25. Shoppers will be able to register to win a $250Fair Oaks Mall gift card. One winner will be announced everyhour on the hour beginning at 6 a.m. and continuing until theshopping center closes that evening at 10 p.m. Shoppers may alsoregister online to win at www.ShopFairOaksMall.com beginningat 5 a.m. on Nov. 25. Winners need not be present to win oneof the $250 Fair Oaks Mall gift cards. Drawings beginning at 6a.m. will be random, with rules available at the Fair Oaks MallCustomer Service Center or online atwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com.
Guitar Booster Holiday Wreath Sale. Wildcat guitarstudents are conducting their second annual Holiday WreathSale from now through Nov. 28. The wreathes are 24" in diam-eter and made of Fresh Frazier Fir and white pine ... trimmedwith pine cones, statice, berries and a red velvet bow. The costis $37. It will be shipped directly to your house or, if it is a gift,directly to the recipient’s house with a gift card. Call Suzi Mauk
at 703-830-7648 or email [email protected] Ed Lang Team/Remax Premiere is extending its
Holiday Pie Giveaway to the local community. It will be givingaway free ColdStone Creamery holiday pies to the first 150 emailrequest sent in to the Ed Lang Team. In the past this has been a“clients-only event”, but this year they wanted to have our Com-munity members stop by our Remax Premier Office, meet theEd Lang Team, and receive a Free Thanksgiving Pie. Go onlineto www.Edlang.com/free-holiday-pie.php .
Ed Lang’s Free Movie Event will take place Saturday, Dec.3 at the Centreville Multiplex Theatre. This year they will fea-ture Disney’s new movie, “The Muppets”.
White House Ornament Sale. The Western FairfaxCounty Woman’s Club is selling 2011 White House Christmasornaments. This year’s ornament honors the 26th president,Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. This ornament features a view ofthe White House with Santa approaching carrying a bag full oftoys. The 2011 ornaments cost $19. Proceeds benefit charity.Order by calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216.