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All volunteers for Our Neighbor’sChild, Westfield High grad CodyGrimes (center) helps Libby and LanceMcCullough pack gift bags into theirvehicle for delivery before Christmas.

All volunteers for Our Neighbor’sChild, Westfield High grad CodyGrimes (center) helps Libby and LanceMcCullough pack gift bags into theirvehicle for delivery before Christmas.

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Franklin Middle eighth-grader MaryDonnelly made sure each recipientfamily received three rolls of wrap-ping paper for their gifts.

Handing out homemade cookies to go with each delivery – while beingphotobombed by an inflatable penguin – are (from left) Suzanne andMolly Donnelly, Mary Allison, Kevin Donnelly, Brandon Fiala andKatherine DeBell.

Virginia Run’s ChrisZimmerman loads a bicycleinto the back of his SUV.

ONC Makes Deliveries for Christmas

Westfield High students (from left)David “Neon” Caccivio and TimRoessler prepare to carry gift bagsout to the waiting cars.

Ready to carry bags of gifts from ONC’s warehouse tocars for delivery are (from left) Frank Giancola, JohnDeBell and Justin Hill.

Conferring about the remaining deliveries are (fromleft) ONC founder Kelly Lavin with husband Chrisand son Ross.

Rob Trimble loads bags of gifts into a vehiclefor delivery.

Chantilly Highlands residents Steve and JoanneL’Heureux are ready to deliver Christmas gifts,including a Big Wheel.

Loading bicycles into a vehicle are (from left)Westfield grads Ben Shirley and Kevin Deely.

Thanks to Our Neighbor’s Child,more than 800 local families inneed received new toys andclothes for the holidays. And

with help from ONC volunteers and thecommunity, on Sunday, Dec. 18, they deliv-ered it all.

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By Fallon Forbush

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A new squad of police officers has started patrolling the county and theyhave only one mission: to

combat impaired driving.The new Fairfax County Police De-

partment DWI Enforcement Squadbegan working on Dec. 1 and are av-eraging several DWI arrests pernight.

You’ll know who they are by theircruisers, which are specificallymarked with “DWI EnforcementSquad,” said 2nd Lt. Dana Ferreira,who runs the squad.

The nine officers who were chosenfor the squad have a prowess forcatching those who drive whiledrunk. The officers averaged a totalof 241 DWI arrests during the pastseven years.

The squad will work from 7 p.m.to 5 a.m. in four-day rotationsthroughout the county eight patroldistricts. As a team, the squad willbe deployed each night to focus ontwo districts per shift.

“Our crime analysts will pull prob-lem areas for us,” Ferreira said.

The department has wanted to create theteam of specialized patrollers for severalyears, but were unable to find the budgetto do so until a federal grant was awarded.

THE SQUAD is operating under the Traf-fic Division of the department’s OperationsSupport Bureau. However, the equipmentand salaries have been paid for by a$984,785 grant from the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration.

Expenditures that are not covered by thefederal grant are the squad’s vehicle main-tenance and fuel.

“Every year, we have to reauthorize andreapply for the grant if we decide to con-tinue with this program,” says Ferreira.

The department has a desire to keep itgoing, according to Lt. Eli Cory, who is theassistant commander of the FCPD’s TrafficDivision.

“However we can continue it, we’re go-ing to pursue that, whether it’s grant or

other funds,” says Cory.Without the grant, the squad would be a

large financial undertaking.All the new positions in the new squad

were filled by pulling existing officers outof their assigned communities where theypatrolled the streets in the department’spatrol bureaus or the bike team, accordingto Ferreira.

But the holes that the new positions leftin the street will be filled by new officers,according to Lt. Eli Cory, who is the assis-tant commander of the FCPD’s Traffic Divi-sion.

The desire for the squad came from a needin the community, says Cory.

Statistically speaking, DWIs have gonedown in the county but the department hasseen drug use increase.

Last year, there were 522 crashes causedby impaired driving in the county, accord-ing to Officer Megan Hawkins, a spokesper-son for the department. There has been lessthis year, with 461 as of Dec. 13.

That’s a 12 percent decrease.“Although DWIs are down, we want to

address the impaired driving while underthe influence of drugs,” Cory said.

“Whether it’s marijuana, heroin, cocaineor anything that affects your ability toclearly operate a motor vehicle, it’s some-thing we need to address in the county,”said Cory.

The squad will receive special training sothey can handle drug-related incidents.Squad members will receive advanced train-ing in DWI detection, drug recognition, andeffective testimony to ensure successfulprosecution.

“We chose officers for this as-signment that not only are effec-tive at enforcement, but also ef-fective in prosecution and convic-tion,” said Ferreira. “We’re notonly taking people off the street,but we’re going to successfullyconvict them in court.”

To ensure they stay that way,they will be regularly workingwith the Commonwealth’s Attor-ney General’s Office to receivetrainings so that they are up-to-date on case law.

The team will be certified asDrug Recognition Experts throughthe Drug Evaluation and Classifi-cation Program.

The training requirements forcertification have been estab-lished by the International Asso-ciation of Chiefs of Police and theNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration.

“In Virginia, the number of DREcertified officers is in the singledigits,” said Ferreira. “Our entireteam will eventually receive thatcertification when training comesout.”

The DRE training is designed tohelp officers determine if an individual isunder the influence of drugs other than al-cohol, or the combined influence of alco-hol and other drugs, or suffering from someinjury or illness that produces similar signsto alcohol and drug impairment.

While prosecution is paramount to thesquad, voluntary compliance is the best wayto combat impaired driving.

“Our ultimate goal is not making arrests,but is actually reducing the number ofcrashes in the county,” said Ferreira. “If wehad a year where we didn’t make a singleDWI arrest and didn’t have a single impair-ment accident, I’d call that a success.”

ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE things thedepartment does to deter drivers from dis-obeying DWI laws is through sobriety check-points.

“If you look at statistics from other statesthat don’t employ DWI checkpoints, you cansee that their DWI crash rates and fatalityrates are much higher than Virginia andother states that utilize DWI checkpoints,”Cory said.

Primarily, the squad will be on the streetlooking for traffic safety issues, includingDWIs, speeding, reckless driving and dis-tracted driving.

“I’d far rather call a family member andtell them that their loved one has been ar-rested than tell them that they’ve been in-jured or killed in an accident,” Ferreira said.“If it takes me bringing someone to jail andtaking their freedom even only temporarilyto get them off of the roads so they don’tharm themselves or someone else, it’s en-tirely worth it to me.”

Police Out To Catch Drunken DriversGrant funds new DWI Enforcement Squad for Fairfax County Police Department.

“You’ll know who they are by their cruisers, which are specificallymarked with DWI Enforcement Squad,” said 2nd Lt. Dana Ferreira, whoruns the squad.

Capt. Blakley started the squad’s first roll call on Dec. 1, 2016.

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Making Spirits Brighter at Hanley ShelterT

he Katherine Hanley FamilyShelter serves homeless moth-ers and their young children.And on Dec. 19, for the fourth

year in a row, Chantilly High photographystudents and police from the Fair Oaks Dis-trict Station helped brighten their holidays.They brought gifts and wrapped the onesthe moms selected for their children, andeven Santa Claus made an appearance.

MPO Wayne Twombly, of the FairOaks District Station, carries adollhouse into the shelter. Chantilly High students pose for a group photo after arriving at the Katherine Hanley Family Shelter.

Organizing toys by age group are (from left) seniorsChip Ponsart and Madi Barry, grad Autumn Tury,sophomore Zoe Tury and senior Jessica Satterthwaite.

Standing in front of the shelter’sChristmas tree are (from left)Chantilly High freshmen KimberlyNguyen, Emma Tilley and MeganSweeney.

Surrounding Santa Claus (MPO Wayne Twombly) areChantilly students (from left) Brittany Sharabi, EmmaGustafson and McKenzie Ahmadi.

Helping serve dinner to the shelter children are(from left) Chantilly freshmen Sabaa Al Nassar,Marium Farukh and Amari Reid, plus sheltercook Calvin Robertson.

Helping wrap up games and toys are (fromleft) sophomores Grace Guergai, EmmaRowson, Noah Dantinne, Kayla Lee and KelsiTomeldan.

Wrapping children’s gifts are (from left) jun-iors Afera Banoo, Liabah Malik, Sohana Odari,Manahil Noor and Wajiha Malik.

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State Department ConferenceSamme Sheikh of Chantilly and Ellen Choi of Centreville were part of adelegation of Northern Virginia Community College students who re-cently attended the John C. Whitehead Conference on Diplomacy at theU.S. Department of State. The NOVA delegation also included studentsAllison Beltran of Hyattsville, Md., Furqan Bin Amjad of Bristow, TiffanyFabian of Manassas, Thomas Horton of Haymarket, and Clair Nguyen ofAldie. They were accompanied by professors Linda Campos and MelissaBeaudoin. Most of the students are in NOVA’s Honors Program thatprovides enrichment opportunities for motivated students.

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The call for reform and transparencyin Fairfax County Police began longbefore the shooting death of JohnGeer in August 2013. Some mem-

bers of the Fairfax County Police Practices Re-view Commission pressed for reform for nearlya decade before the formation of the commis-sion. Their experience also should answer anyquestion about whether reform was reallyneeded.

Anita and Sal Culosi lost their son Dr.Salvatore “Sal” Culosi Jr. when he was killedby a Fairfax County Police officer Jan. 24, 2006

outside his Fair Oakstownhouse by a SWAT teammember executing a searchwarrant. Police knew Culosi

was unarmed and did not consider him dan-gerous. The shooting was ruled an accident andthe officer faced no charges.

“My son would still be alive today,” Culosisaid at the first meeting of the commission inMarch 2015, “but for 2006 Fairfax County poli-cies to routinely use SWAT and aggressive pro-cedures against citizens certified to be lowrisk.”

Culosi Sr. told members of the commissionthat David M. Rohrer told him that use offorce policy changes had been made sincehis son’s shooting, but that Rohrer declinedto give him copies of the changes or tell himexactly what changes were made. Rohrer,now deputy county executive for publicsafety was Fairfax County police chief whenCulosi Jr. was killed.

As the commission began its work, PoliceChief Edwin Roessler and Rohrer among oth-ers, embraced Sal Culosi Sr.’s involvement, andworked with him on many details of policy

changes ranging from how SWAT teams aredeployed to “ready gun position.” New policieswere developed with his input, are available tothe public and mark significant improvements.

NICHOLAS R. BELTRANTE, a retired D.C.homicide detective and Mount Vernon resident,founded Virginia Citizens Coalition for PoliceAccountability in 2010 in response to the shoot-ing death of unarmed David A. Masters whowas shot and killed by a Fairfax County Policeofficer on Richmond Highway and Fort HuntRoad on Nov. 13, 2009. Masters, a former U.S.Army Green Beret, struggled with mentalhealth issues.

Beltrante decried the secrecy surroundingthe Masters and Culosi cases among others,and began advocating for the formation of acivilian review panel.

He wrote to the Connection in 2012:“During the years 2010-2011, the CCPA has

directed a number of letters to Chief David M.Rohrer regarding these and other citizen alle-

gations of police abuse, misconduct, and neg-ligence. These letters have gone unanswered.As a result the CCPA began in January 2012mailing letters of complaint to Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulovawith the understanding they would be for-warded to Supervisor Gerald W. Hyland, theboard’s Public Safety Committee chairman, forappropriate action. In recent weeks the CCPAhas written to Supervisor Hyland in an effortto determine what action, if any, he had taken.To-date, we have not heard from SupervisorHyland.

“The apparent lack of accountability by vari-ous entities of the Fairfax County Governmentregarding these serious issues has caused manycitizens grave concern and some have ex-pressed their frustration by indicating theirbelief this may constitute a case of malfea-sance.”

Beltrante noted that no one, including thefamilies of the deceased victims, had been ableto obtain a police incident report despite thefact that the four cases were closed.

The establishment of a civilian review paneland an independent police auditor, both ap-proved last year by the Fairfax County Boardof Supervisors, plus changes in policies aboutuse of force, transparency and crisis interven-tion, among many others, are major accom-plishments.

The Culosis and Beltrante began the call forsuch changes many years before the death ofJohn Geer. Geer’s best friend, Jeff Stewart, alsoserved on the Ad Hoc Commission. Stewart waspresent on the scene when his friend was shotdead. Stewart’s voice was also critical on thecommission. The personal involvement of thesefamilies and individuals in the process, plusthe new openness of leadership in the FCPD,made all the difference.

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Sal Culosi (left), father of Dr.Salvatore “Sal” Culosi Jr., who waskilled by a Fairfax County Policeofficer in 2006, and NicholasBeltrante (right), executive directorof the Virginia Citizens Coalition forPolice Accountability.

Personal involvement of Culosi, Beltrantekey to success of police commission.

Unsung Heroes of Police Reform

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SupportAppreciatedTo the Editor:

The recent Presidential electionhas no doubt divided the Ameri-can people, and with the outra-geous remarks by Trump on vari-ous races and religions, there hasbeen an increasing uproar for areplacement of a more tolerablepresident-elect. Signs of protests,riots, and arguments have brokenout all across the country, masscrowds of different races march-ing through the streets, shouting“Not my President.” It’s obvious tosay America is in a time of up-heaval. However, multiple faithsand races have come together inhopes of restoring love and sup-port that this country desperatelyneeds.

Recently after the election, apopular interfaith service tookplace in L.A., where Archbishop

Jose H. Gomez talked about theimportance of unity. He reassuredthat the church would continuesupporting the migration of immi-grants. Various faiths also joinedhim, such as Rabbi Sharon Brousand Salam Al-Marayati, presidentof the Muslim Public Affairs Coun-cil, calling justice for all.

Although this famous gatheringeased the tension of targeted vic-tims, it doesn’t necessarily take ahuge gathering of well-knownpeople to assure their support.Members of the Ahmadiyya Mus-lim community were delightfullysurprised when they found com-passionate words in chalk writtenon the sidewalks of the Mosque,saying “We are your brothers andsisters.”

Things as little of this have en-couraged the members to keeppracticing their faith and that de-spite what repellent things Trumphas said about the Muslim com-munity, there are many people out

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there that will fight and have thebacks of minorities.

Sabiha BasitCentreville

Don’t LetAttacks DivideTo the Editor:

An individual drove a truck intoa Christmas Market in Germany,killing 12 and injuring another 56.The suspected attacker, of Tunisiandescent, Anis Amri died in ashootout with police in Milan,Italy. The Islamic State

has taken responsibility. The 12who died were from six differentcountries and the injured onesfrom 10 different countries.

As Ahmadi Muslims, we whole-heartedly condemn this latest at-tack by the so-called Islamic Stateand we pray for the victims andtheir families fervently. We wish to

point out that the Qur’an equatesthe killing of one innocent beingto the murder of the entirety ofmankind. (5:33)

Many in Germany and else-where are already pointing to fur-ther scrutiny against Muslim im-migrants, arguing that such at-tacks would be preventable withstricter immigration policies.While we endorse adopting sen-sible security measures to preventterrorist attacks, we would stressthat giving in to an attitude of fearonly plays into the hands of ex-tremists.

Their goal is to further dividefringe Muslims from Western so-ciety. We must unite against suchgroups and not give in.

To find out more about theAhmadiyya Muslim Communityand to learn more about true Is-lam visit www.alislam.org.

Zahid YousafCentreville


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By Barbara Comstock

U.S. Representative (R-10)

As I finish my first termserving you in Con-gress and prepare forthe next Congress, I

wanted to share with you what Iconsider some of the key top pri-ority legislation that we passed.A lot of these issues – like crack-ing down on human trafficking – are oftenunderreported by the press but are impor-tant for our region and our communities.My staff and I have met with stakeholders,local elected officials, and advocacy groupsand have had hundreds of meetingsthroughout our District with constituents tofind critical solutions to problems that af-fect us all. In total, I visited over 600 localbusinesses, technology companies, schools,rotaries, charities, and many other differ-ent groups in Virginia’s Tenth District overthe course of the last two years.

❖ The House just cleared the AmericanInnovation and Competitiveness Act, whichincluded provisions from my Research andDevelopment Efficiency Act. Our region ishome to a significant amount of researchprofessionals and this legislation will limitredundant regulations to allow these re-searchers to focus on their jobs withoutbeing impeded by inefficiencies.

❖ Recently, Congress passedthe 21st Century Cures Act, whichwas just signed into law. This islegislation that will have a realand immediate benefit to fami-lies and communities not just inour District, but throughout ournation.

❖ Congress passed the National DefenseAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017,which notably gave our troops the largestpay raise they have seen in six years. Astrong national defense is essential to thesafety and freedom of our fellow citizens.This bipartisan legislation contained two ofmy amendments and will strengthen ournational defense at a time when we mustdefend against the daily threat of terrorism.

❖ We have worked across the aisle to endhuman trafficking and a major step in thefight against this scourge was our passageof the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.This ongoing battle is one that must befought at the local and state level as well asthe federal level. We will continue to workagainst human traffickers who have a reck-less disregard for the well-being of our chil-dren.

❖ A priority of mine has been to honorour veterans for their many sacrifices and

improve their daily lives. One such piece oflegislation is H.R. 203, the Clay Hunt Sui-cide Prevention for American Veterans Act.It must be incumbent upon us to ensure ourveterans are taken care of after they serveour nation and we worked in a bipartisanmanner to pass this legislation, which wassigned into law.

❖ Opioid addiction was recently declareda Public Health Emergency in our Common-wealth and we must utilize every resourceavailable to fight against this disease. I haveworked with my colleagues on both sidesof the aisle as a member of the BipartisanTaskforce to Combat the Heroin Epidemicand we came together to pass the Compre-hensive Addiction and Recovery Act, land-mark legislation that will considerably im-prove our treatment and prevention servicesand help those tragically addicted. I alsojoined with local elected officials and re-gional representatives in Loudoun andFairfax Counties to form a Heroin Opera-tions Team that employs a comprehensiveapproach to battling this epidemic that hitsso close to home.

❖ I voted for over $600 billion in tax re-lief to fuel our economy and our local busi-nesses and to give our hardworking fami-lies the much-needed help they deserve. TheHouse passed the PATH Act, which makesthe Research and Development Tax Creditpermanent and will help unleash innova-

tion and economic growth in the Common-wealth.

❖ My legislation, the INSPIRE WomenAct, passed the House earlier this year. Wecontinue to focus on educating our nextgeneration in the new, 21st century skillsetsnecessary to succeed as our economy in-creasingly relies on innovative new tech-nologies to advance and grow. The INSPIREWomen Act will encourage young womento pursue skilled STEM careers as we buildthe next generation of technological entre-preneurship. Unfortunately, the Senate didnot take up this bill, but we have high hopesit will be passed by both chambers andsigned into law in the 115th Congress.

❖ During the past two summers, we heldannual 10th Congressional District YoungWomen Leadership programs. Over 800young women participated and learnedfrom successful entrepreneurs, business-women, scientists, and other women in awide range of fields.

In all, 17 of my legislative initiatives weresigned into law during the 114th Congress—most of which originated with the meetingswe took with constituents. During the nexttwo years, I will continue to focus on directinteraction with constituents and businessesin Virginia’s Tenth, as that is the best wayto represent you in Congress.

It is a privilege to serve you in the TenthDistrict.

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ONGOINGArt Guild of Clifton Exhibit. 10

a.m.-8 p.m. at Clifton Wine Shop,7145 Main St., Clifton. Includes oilpaintings of European settings;doors, windows, and flower shops.Free. Call 703-409-0919 for more.

Carolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,6:30-10 p.m. at Arlington/FairfaxElks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; nopartners needed; dinner menu at6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.nvshag.org for more.

Open Rehearsal. Wednesdays, 7:30p.m. at Lord of Life church, 13421Twin Lakes Drive, Centreville. TheFairfax Jubil-Aires barbershop chorusinvites men of all ages who enjoysinging. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilairs.org for more.

Toddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

English Conversation Group.Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

English Conversation Group.Selected Saturdays, 3 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Practice Englishwith a group of students and adults.Free. Call 703-830-2223 for a list ofdates.

English Conversation Group.Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Practice English with a group ofstudents and adults. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

ESL Book Club. Mondays, 7 p.m. atthe Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive. Meet anddiscuss a book chosen by group. Free.Call 703-830-2223 with questionsand to reserve a spot.

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet anddiscuss a book chosen by the group.To find out book title, call 703-502-3883.

Lego Block Party. Every otherTuesday, 3 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Duplo Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills forreading success. Ages 1-3 with adult.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m.at The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visit

www.wineryatbullrun.com for a fullschedule.

Singing. 7:30 p.m. at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 13421 Twin LakesDrive, Clifton. The Fairfax Jubil-Airesrehearse every Wednesday whichincludes training by an award-winning director. Visitwww.fairfaxjubilaires.org for more.

Legos Kids Club. Every otherTuesday, 10:30 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Thousands ofLegos for children to play with. Ages6-12. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

Starlight Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 7 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Stories under the stars for ages4-8. Wear pajamas and bring stuffedfriends. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

PET ADOPTIONSAdopt a Cat or Dog. Fridays, 6:30-

8:30 p.m. at PetSmart, 12971 FairLakes Center, Fairfax. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson Highway.Visit hart90.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy. Adopt a puppy or dog.Visitaforeverhome.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

THROUGH JAN. 8Bull Run Festival of Lights.

Monday-Thursday 5:30-9:30 p.m.;Friday-Sunday and holidays 5:30p.m.-10:00 p.m. at 7700 Bull RunDrive. Admission fees vary. Call 703-

631-0550 or [email protected].

THROUGH JAN. 9Recycle Christmas greens. Northern

Virginia Electric Cooperative willaccept evergreen Christmas trees,wreaths, and garland at its technicalcenter at 5399 Wellington BranchRoad, Gainesville, VA 20155, near I-66. 703-392-1580;[email protected]

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 11Free Singing Lessons. 7:30 p.m. at

Lord of Life Church, 13421 TwinLakes Drive. First of five, one-hourlessons, no commitment. World classinstructor. Contact [email protected]. Sponsored by The FairfaxJubil-Aires. www.fairfaxjubilaires.org

SUNDAY/JAN. 15G-Scale trains at the Fairfax

Station Railroad Museum. noon-4 p.m. at 11200 Fairfax Station Road.If looking for a train to run in thegarden, this is the event to see thesetrains and speak with experiencedpeople about this facet of the modelrailroading hobby. Museummembers, free; adults 16 and over,$4;children 5-15, $2; under 4, free.www.fairfax-station.org, 703-425-9225.

MONDAY/JAN. 16Centreville Garden Club. 7 p.m. at

Sully Government Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. “5 Designer Secretsto Take Your Garden to the NextLevel” by Carolyn Mullet, gardendesigner. 703-266-9233,[email protected],Centrevillegardenclub.blogspot.com.

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Every January for the last five years FayeRipke has resolved to lose weight and leada healthier lifestyle. However, the onlything she has to show for it, she says, is a

trail of unused gym memberships and a wardrobe ofclothes that have increased in size.

“Both of my parents died from heart attacks,” saysRipke, 57 of Fairfax Sta-tion. “My doctor keepstelling me that I needto do more aerobic ex-ercise to get my heartrate up every day anddrop about 75 pounds.”

Losing weight, get-ting organized, achiev-ing physical fitness andimproving one’s fi-nances are the most fre-quently made resolu-tions, often the guilt-in-duced responses toholiday indulgence. Ac-cording to a study pub-lished last month in theJournal of Clinical Psy-chology, only eight per-cent of people whomake New Year’s reso-lutions keep them andachieve success.

“One reason thatmany people fail toachieve their goals isthat they might not beready to make thechange, even if theywould benefit from do-ing so,” said JoelBitman, a Bethesda-based psychotherapist.“Another reason is thatpeople often set unre-alistic goals or don’t have a planto achieve their goals.”

Actually wanting to make thechange that the resolutionwould bring about is the firststep followed by developingstrategies to achieve it. “Whenyou set a goal, say quittingsmoking for example, ask your-self whether it’s something thatyou really want to do or some-thing that you think you shoulddo,” said Bitman. “If you’re do-ing it because you think youshould or because society is tell-ing you that you should, but thereality is that you really enjoysmoking, it will be much harder, if not impossible, toquit.”

While it is easy and often tempting to look at pic-tures of ultra thin models and resolve to transformone’s body by the end of the year, setting unrealisticexpectations can sabotage a set of goals, says AliciaBrand, a Falls Church personal trainer.

“Trying to lose 60 pounds in time for a beach va-cation during spring break isn’t going to happen,”he said. “But losing 10 pounds by April is absolutelyachievable for most people.”

A key to that achievement is creating a set of con-crete goals that are realistic, specific, measurable andinclude a timetable, says Bittman. “You actually haveto make mindset changes and behavioral changes inorder to successfully reach a goal, and changes inbehaviors are often quite difficult,” he said. “But ifyou are able to make small changes and reach smallweekly, daily or even hourly goals, you’re more likely

to gain confi-dence to keep go-ing. It’s easy tobecome discour-aged and giveup.”

“If you want tobecome more fit,but you haven’texercised inyears, you mightbegin by commit-ting to walking30 minutes a day,three days aweek,” saidBrand. “That ismuch more real-istic than signingup for a gymmembership andplanning tospend an hourthere every dayuntil you’vewhittled yourbody down to asize two.”

Failing to rec-ognize small ac-complishmentsand rewardingoneself for reach-ing milestones isone reason thatBittman believes

many resolutions made in Janu-ary fizzle into a pipedream byFebruary. “If you commit toskipping morning coffee at yourfavorite coffee shop each dayfor a week, and saving themoney that you would havespent, you can celebrate by al-lowing yourself to have a smalllatté on Sunday morning.”

Avoiding high-risk environ-ments that can sabotage eventhe best-laid plans is a sugges-tion that Brand gives to her cli-ents. “It’s like if you’re an alco-holic you should stay out ofbars,” she said. “If you’re try-

ing to lose weight surround yourself with people whohave healthy eating and fitness habits.”

Realistic goals andspecific plans amongkeys to success.

Keeping Resolutions

Photo by Marilyn Campbell/The Connection

Losing weight and getting in shape are twopopular resolutions that people make at thebeginning of a new year.

Wellbeing

“One reason that manypeople fail to achievetheir goals is that theymight not be ready tomake the change, evenif they would benefitfrom doing so.”

— Joel Bitman


Sports

The Washington Post and Confer-ence 5 coaches selected their topoffensive and defensive players.

Brian Delaney was named 1st team AllMet for punter and kicker. Westfield QBRehman Johnson, and WR Sean Eckertwere honorable mention All Met selec-tions. Centreville’s Kobie Turner was alsoan All Met honorable mention for offen-sive line. Westfield’s Nolan Cockrill wasselected honorable mention and the lonedefensive lineman selected.

Conference 5 coaches also selectedtheir choices for the same recognition.Offense had seven players selected fromWestfield; Rehman Johnson (QB), IvoryFrimpong (WR), Sean Eckert (WR), Ed-ward Quitugua (OL),Brian Delaney (K),

Saadiq Hinton (KR)Nolan Cockrill (ATH).Chantilly’s Corey Thomas was selected(TE). Centreville selections were JulianGarrett (RB), Isaiah Culver (WR), KobieTurner (OL), Offensive player of the yearRehman Johnson (QB). Centreville ledthe conference for selections on defensewith 6 players. Centreville selectionswere Kobie Turner (DL), Carter Egbers(DL), Lamar Horner (LB), Isaiah Culver(PR, DB), and Dylan Cooper (ATH).Westfield selections were Aaron Daise(DL), Zach Jewell (DL), Kevin Petrillo(LB), Joey Free (DB), and Brian Delaney(P). Chantilly’s Hunters Streb (DB). Con-ference coach of the year went toWestfield head coach Kyle Simmons.

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Top Players Named

By Will Palenscar

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The 15th annual OurismannChantilly Toyota 2016 BulldogBash was hosted by WestfieldHigh School Dec. 27-29. Eight

teams — seven from Northern Virginia andone from Potomac, Md., took to the hard-wood: Holy Child, Centreville, Westfield,Lake Braddock, Forest Park, James Madi-son, West Springfield and Thomas Jefferson.1st Round Games

James Madison defeated Centreville 46-41, Holy Child defeated West Springfield71-44, Lake Braddock defeated Forest Park54-22 and Westfield defeated ThomasJefferson 50-45.2nd Round Games

Centreville defeated West Springfield 61-24, Holy Child defeated James Madison 40-35, Thomas Jefferson defeated Forest Park63-35 and Lake Braddock defeated

Westfield 48-24.3rd Round Games

West Springfield defeated Forest Park 58-29, Thomas Jefferson defeated Centreville45-42 James Madison defeated Westfield44-39 and Holy Child defeated LakeBraddock 45-33.Championship Game

Lake Braddock defeated Forest Park andWestfield to advance to the championshipgame with Holy Child who defeated WestSpringfield and James Madison. In the 1stquarter, Holy Child got off to a fast starttaking a 20-4 advantage, including two 3’sby Marley Burgess. In the 2nd quarter HolyChild again outscored the Lady Bruins 16-10 to take a 36-14 halftime advantage. Inthe 3rd quarter Lake Braddock would score15 while holding the Holy Child offense to2 points.

In the 4th , the two scored a combined11 points and Holy Child pulled out the win45-33 clinching the 2016 Bulldog Bash.Lake Braddock was led by Kathryn Esper’s12 points and Devin Sheridan’s 9. HolyChild was led by Marley Burgess, whoscored a game high 15 points including 5three point baskets and Tori Yantsos added9 points. Holy Child improves to (7-1) whileLake Braddock falls to (5-4), to claim therunner up.

The Erin Peterson MVP was awarded toTori Yantsos. Yantsos averaged 8 points forthe tournament.

The award is named after Erin Petersonwho died in the shooting at Virginia Techon April 16,2007. Erin’s number 45 wasretired at Westfield. Donations can be madeto the Erin Peterson Fund atwww.erinpetersonfund.org . Checks canalso be made and sent to: The Erin PetersonFund, 5309 Braddock Ridge Drive,Centreville, VA 20120.

Kate Esper received the OutstandingPlayer Award. Espers averaged 13.6 pointsper game in the tournament.

Westfield’s Tory Martin averaged 13

points and was selected to the All Tourna-ment Team. Joining Martin for the all Tour-nament team were Ruth Axton, CentrevilleHigh School; Jada Dapaa, Holy Child; DianaMiskell, James Madison High School; Sa-rah Conforti, James Madison High School;Sarah Dickson, Thomas Jefferson HighSchool; Savannah Wilson, Thomas JeffersonHigh School; and Molly Sharman, WestSpringfield High School.

Kirah Johnson #4 controls the tip over Thomas Jefferson’s MalloryBrodnik #55.

Elise Toliver #4 and teammate Rita Yoham # 30 fight for ball withLake Braddock’s Kate Esper #30.

Tory Martin rises to avoidMadison’s Megan Miskell #24 andSarah Conforti #25.

Tori Yantsos and Celeste Petersonembrace after Yantsos received theaward named for Peterson’sdaughter Erin.

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I Digress,Yet Again

I went to my local Giant supermarket theother day, a trip I make regularly, so regularlythat I deserve a close-in, employee-of-the-month-type parking space. Unlikely as thatmay be, I do get to park in a special close-inL.E.V., (“low emitting vehicle”) space when Idrive the Honda which is a ‘low emitting vehi-cle.’ (This Giant was built with special “Green”amenities.) Not that I couldn’t use the exerciseif I were to park further away and actuallywalk a little bit. Nevertheless, between thechemotherapy-induced neuropathy in my feetand the associated fluid build-up in my legs —and feet as well, walking, even short dis-tances, is hardly a comfortable stroll. Nor is ita walk in the park.

Once inside the store though, I am lessinhibited by my condition — or merely justfocused on the shopping task at hand, particu-larly so when I find myself sauntering downand perusing the candy/cookie aisle, wheremy presence is a fairly familiar sight. In fact, ifthe candy/cookie aisle could talk, “You again”would be what it say upon seeing me takinginventory. And as I was doing my due dili-gence this day: checking availability, price andvariety — and taking my time doing so, anemployee working in the same aisle who musthave noticed my deliberation asked quiteinnocently and sincerely if I needed any help.Realizing that I was the only customer in theaisle and that the employee must have beentalking to me, I started snickering and laughingto myself and did not immediately respond tohis offer of assistance. Soon enough though, Iturned around, smiled and said: “No. I don’tneed any help. If there’s one place in thesupermarket where I don’t need any help, it’sthis one. Every other aisle, not so much. Butcandy and cookies, I can handle. Thanks any-way though.”

I ended up buying two medium-sized bagsof mint M&Ms which were on sale, the pur-chase of which were made more enticing afterI noticed a coupon dispenser nearby distrib-uting an additional $1.50 off-two coupons.That was all the inducement I needed. Notthat I’m necessarily driven by sales and cou-pons but, given my tendencies — and cashflow, the only self-control I can successfullyimpose on myself, is price. I won’t buy theitem unless it’s on sale and then I can’t stopmyself from buying it. Moreover, if I have acoupon as well and the item is on sale, well,it’s “Katie bar the door.” The only question is:how many coupons do I have? However, if theitem is not on sale and I also don’t have a cou-pon, then unless I’m desperate — whichoccasionally I am, I can withstand the tempta-tion and not buy the item, usually. Such is lifein the chocoholic lane.

Unfortunately, the chocolate problem con-tinues once I get home, that is if it has-n’t already reared its ugly head in the carwhile sitting in the parking lot after I’ve fin-ished my shopping. (And what’s worse, mydrive home is barely five minutes. Yet some-times, it’s too long to wait.) Once inside thehouse, not immediately though, I’ll probablystart getting urges. I rationalize these urges byinsisting that I need to eat the candy/cookiesso I won’t have the candy/cookies in thehouse, thereby eliminating said temptation.However, the problem isn’t exactly solved; it’sjust recreated, so to speak. Once I’ve eaten allthe candy/cookies in the house, and there areno more candy/cookies in the house, I needto go out and get some because — there areno candy/cookies in the house. Ergo, my regu-lar visits to the Giant. It’s not pretty, but it ispredictable.

I wouldn’t say I’m a man on a mission, butI am a man on sugar. And though I certainlyrealize that cancer and sugar are bad together,Kenny without sugar — and with cancer,might actually be worse.

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The following incidents were reportedby the Sully District Police Station.

ROBBERY: 13900 block of GunnersPlace, Dec. 25, around 8 p.m. A food-delivery man was bringing an order tothis location when a man approachedhim, displayed a handgun and de-manded money and the food. The victimgave the suspect what he had and thesuspect ran off. The victim did not re-quire medical attention. The suspectwas described as black, about 30 yearsold, 6 feet tall, and 180 pounds, wear-ing a green sweater and had his facecovered.

ROBBERY: 4100 block of Dawn Val-ley Court, Dec. 21, around 1:30 p.m. A52-year-old woman was walking to hercar when she was approached by awoman who assaulted her and took herpurse. The suspect, who left in a blueToyota, was described as black with aheavy build. The victim did not requiremedical attention.

ROBBERY: 13800 block of BraddockRoad, Dec. 19 around 11 p.m. A pizzadelivery man was robbed. He got out ofhis car and two men approached him.One implied a weapon and demanded apizza. The victim handed it over andwalked away. The suspects left the area.One suspect was described as Hispanic,about 5 feet 9 inches tall, between 20and 25 years old, with black hair, wear-ing baggy jeans and black jacket. Theother was described as black, with amedium complexion and short hair. Hewas about 5 feet 10 inches tall and be-tween 20 and 25 years old. The victimdid not require medical attention.

DEC. 30STOLEN VEHICLES13900 block of New Braddock Road,

2005 Toyota Camry

DEC. 28LARCENIES4300 block of Hollowstone Court,

camera from vehicleDEC. 27LARCENIES13700 block of Astilbe Court, cash

from vehicle14500 block of Picket Oaks Road,

cash from vehicle6100 block of Sandstone Court, credit

cards from residenceSTOLEN VEHICLES13900 block of Rockland Village

Drive, 2008 Lexus ES350DEC. 22LARCENIES6300 block of Multiplex Drive, docu-

ments from vehicle14100 block of Saint Germain Drive,

wallet from vehicleDEC. 21LARCENIES15400 block of Kentwell Circle, prop-

erty from vehicle.15100 block of General Steven Court,

package from residence.6200 block of Astrid Cove, package

from residence.

The following incidents were reportedby the Fair Oaks District Police Station.

BURGLARY: 10300 block of HickoryForest Drive, Dec. 29, 11 a.m. A residentreported someone entered the residenceand took property.

BURGLARY: 3200 block of SarahJoan Court, Dec. 29, 3:45 p.m. A resi-dent reported someone entered theresidence and took property.

ROBBERY: 13700 block of Lee Jack-son Memorial Highway. Dec. 27, 10:32p.m. A man came into the Shell Gas sta-tion, pointed a gun at an employee and

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demanded money. The victim handedover an undisclosed amount of cash andwas not injured. The suspect ran away.He was described as black, in in his 20s,about 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a me-dium build.

BURGLARY WITH APPREHEN-SION: 12800 block of Rose GroveDrive. Dec. 27, 1:04 a.m. Police re-sponded to a residential burglary alarmand found that someone had forced en-try into the home. Officers stopped asuspicious car leaving the area andfound property from inside the home, inthe car. Four suspects were detained inthe car and the investigation continues.Charges are pending.

VEHICLE TRESPASS/LARCENY/POSSESSION OF CONCEALEDWEAPON/ARREST: Majestic Lane/Point Pleasant, Dec. 23, around 1:35a.m. Officers responded to a call for fourmen who were looking into cars in aneighborhood. An investigation ledthem to identify and charge three sus-pects. An 18-year-old man from FallsChurch was charged with receiving sto-len goods and released. An 18-year-oldman from Chantilly, and an 18-year-oldman of no fixed address were taken tothe Adult Detention Center. The firstsuspect was charged with vehicle tres-pass, credit card theft, petit larceny andpossession of a concealed weapon. Thesecond suspect was charged with petitlarceny and vehicle trespass.

BURGLARY: 3400 block ofSweetberry Court. Dec. 26, 11:37 a.m.A house sitter reported that someonebroke into the home while the ownerswere away on vacation. Several roomshad been ransacked but it is not yetknown what, if anything, was taken.

ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCE-MENT/DISORDERLY CONDUCT/ARREST: 11700 block of Fair OaksMall, Dec. 23, around 8 p.m. ChristmasAnti-Theft Team (CATT) officers saw aman cursing and making lewd gesturesinside the mall. They attempted to re-move him from the public area when hebecame combative and disorderly. The18-year-old man from Fairfax, was ar-rested, taken to the Adult DetentionCenter and charged with attempted as-sault on law enforcement and disorderlyconduct.

DEC. 30LARCENIES13700 block of Coppermine Road,

cash from residence11400 block of Fogarty Court, en-

gagement ring from residence13300 block of Franklin Farm Road,

tablet from business3600 block of Joseph Siewick Drive,

cash from business11900 block of Palace Way, cell

phone from businessDEC. 29LARCENIES11700 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from business

Fire EngineIn Crash

On Dec. 17 at approximately5:25 a.m., a Fairfax County FireAnd Rescue Department fire en-gine was involved in a crash atRoute 50 and I-66 East in the FairOaks section of Fairfax County.

The engine, from Fire Station21, Fair Oaks, was responding toa call when the crash occurred.There were no reported injuries.Icy road conditions were a contrib-uting factor in the crash. An addi-tional unit was dispatched to theoriginal call.

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