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Emergency workers respond to a full-scaleexercise Sept. 26. Loudoun County staff reactto a simulated bombing at a park-and-ridenear the Dulles Greenway.

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Fall Farm TourCelebrates Variety

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By Martin Casey

The Connection

In the original Neighborhood Watchprograms, volunteer residents tookturns cruising the neighborhood intheir cars, or even on foot, carrying a

two-way radio connected to the Sheriff’sOffice so they could report any suspiciousactivities. Volunteers literally stood watchto help keep their neighbors safe.

But today, Dep. James Spurlock, who or-ganizes neighborhood watches in commu-nities east of Route 28, says, “I don’t wantany of you out on the street, possibly put-ting yourselves in harm’s way. I want youin your homes, but keenly alert to any sus-picious activities.”

At a neighborhood watch organizationalmeeting at Lowes Island Elementary Schoolrecently, Spurlock told his audience, “Youknow your neighborhood better than any

‘Neighborhood Watch’ Programs Safer Than Beforeof us [in uniform]. If you see some-thing unusual or different or outof place and it worries you, callus right away. Let us comecheck things out.”

The focus of modernneighborhood watchprograms is on informa-tion among residents, andcalls to the Sheriff ’s Office tocheck out suspicious activities.

Spurlock told Lowes Island resi-dents that they could start awatch program if just two orthree residents stepped forward

and volunteered to be a commu-nications conduit between his of-

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SPURLOCK OFFERS volunteers a se-lection of 22 educational program topics


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See Greason, Page 4

See Teens, Page 9

Loudoun County celebratesits thriving variety of farmsand agribusiness opera-

tions with its annual Fall FarmColor Tour Saturday and Sunday,Oct. 17-18.

Once the largest milk-producingcounty in Virginia, the county’straditional farms in easternLoudoun have given away tohomes and businesses followingthe opening of Dulles Airport in

November 1962.Yet, numerous

specialty farmsabound, espe-cially in westernLoudoun, andmany of them of-fer fun, entertain-ment and a bit ofeducation, aswell as an oppor-tunity to sampleproduce, duringthe annual FallFarm Color Tour.

Some 33 spe-cialty farms, in-cluding 14 winer-ies, will be openfrom 10 a.m. to 4p.m. both daysfor visits and

public tours. Many of these sitesoffer opportunities to see horses,chickens, sheep and alpacas; takea hayride, or pick your own pump-kin or apples. Several venues of-fer music or other entertainmentas well as having homemade pre-serves on sale. Most farm sites arenestled in the not-far-away valleysof the Blue Ridge, Short Hill andSugarloaf mountains, and offerscenic views of western LoudounCounty.

Also on the tour is the LoudounHeritage Farm Museum in ClaudeMoore Park not far from the Rec-reation Center in easternLoudoun.

Three new stops in this fall’s tourare the Ballentine Farm inWaterford where visitors can digpotatoes, take a hayride and visitthe pumpkin patch; EdgegroveFarm in Purcellville offering pony

By Emily Canal

The Connection

The two new boardmembers for theGood Shepherd Alli-ance serve a daunting

and untapped jurisdiction inLoudoun County, at the age of 17.Abby Chapple and MandyGirolami are the first studentboard members for the GSA andare responsible for educating theapproximate 1,500 high schoolstudents in Loudoun County onhomelessness and encouragingvolunteer work.

“These ladies are fearless inwhat they want to achieve,” saidMark Schmitt, a member of theboard and the treasurer for GSA.“They are good about bringinggroups together and leading allefforts to solve the problem.”

Chapple, from Loudoun CountyHigh School, and Girolami, fromBriar Woods High School, work tobring more volunteers to GSA andinform their peers of the growinghomelessness problem in the area.

They are also organizingfundraisers and encouraging class-mates to get involved.

“I was surprised that they em-braced every idea I had and theytreat me like an adult,” Chapple

said. “Its nice to have someonelook at a teenager and say, ‘wow,they are doing something withtheir life’.”

Girolami said she is excited tohelp bring awareness and attack agrowing problem in the area.

“I think with the economy now,people are realizing more andmore that other people aretrouble,” Girolami said. “That is

something I definitely want tomake an impact on.”

The girls are working togetherto build a student sub-committeefor the GSA. They said they hopethis will continue the volunteerwork with the youth after theydepart for college in the fall.

“Our goal is have a GSA club in

“Victims” from a simulated bombing at a park-and-ride near the Dulles Greenway Sept. 26 are helpedduring a joint operation by Loudoun County Fire-

Rescue, Emergency Management, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Loudoun CountyPublic Schools, Loudoun County Mental Health, Town of Leesburg Police Depart-ment, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue,and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Northern Virginia Emergency Re-sponse System held three full-scale exercises that day throughout the region.

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Emergency Response

Fall FarmColor Tourcelebrates variety.

33 Farms,14 WineriesOne Tour

First student board members helpaddress homelessness here.

Good Shepherd Recruits Teens to Board

From left to right: Board member Steve D’ Argenio, vice chair Mark Gunderman,Mandy Girolami, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Hatrick, Abigail Chapple, TreasurerMark Schmitt, LCPS director of student service Anne Lewis, chair Joy Trickett and GSAExecutive Director Vickie Koth.

By Martin Casey

The Conection

In the up-coming Nov. 3 elec-tion, Loudoun County Repub-licans have targeted Demo-

crat David Poisson, who was firstelected in 2005 and re-elected in2007 to the Virginia House of Del-egates from the 32nd District, asamong those in Northern Virginiawho may be vulnerable.

Poisson’s district includes Cas-cades, Lowes Island, CountrySide,Sugarland Run, Broad Run Farms,

Economy andtransportationare top issues in32nd district.

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The annualFall FarmColor Touris Saturdayand Sun-day, Oct.17-18.


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Ashburn, Lansdowne, Belmont and Broadlands.His Republican opponent is Tag Greason, a West

Point graduate and Army veteran with 15 years ofbusiness experience. He is executive vice presidentof Current Analysis, Inc., which provides a varietyof IT and other businesses with competitive infor-mation and market analysis.

Greason, his wife Mary Beth and their three chil-dren have lived in Ashburn the past six years. Hegraduated from Lake Braddock Secondary Schoolin Fairfax County and currently serves on theLoudoun County Economic Development Commis-sion.

In Richmond, Poisson serves on House commit-tees on local government and public safety, the Sub-stance Abuse Services Council and the Manufactur-ing Development Commission.

He’s an experienced trade association manager fa-miliar with federal governmental affairs issues whois currently of counsel to the law firm of Howe,Anderson & Steyer in Washington, D.C.

Poisson and his wife Laura have a daughter whoattends Potomac Falls High School.

Greason says his top priorities are the economyand taxes. “Pro-business policies in Richmond willallow us to create more high-paying jobs inLoudoun, and double the number of small busi-

nesses in the county,” he said. “It’s imperative inthese hard economic times that government doesnot place burdensome regulations and job-killingtaxes on businesses.”

Poisson lists transportation, the economy and edu-cation as his continuing goals in the state legislature.

“Working to ease congestion,” he lists as his toppriority. This includes “fighting to expand Route 7and build a new Potomac River crossing [as well as]investing in mass transit to extend Metrorail to Dullesand Loudoun,” he said.

Poisson promises to sponsor a tax credit “for com-muters who pay tolls electronically, helping to reduceemissions and conserve fuel.” He also promises tohelp bring new jobs to the county, to seek a tax creditrewarding businesses that hire veterans to fill newjobs, and to support “legislation to help small busi-nesses pool their resources and negotiate lower healthcare costs for their employees.”

Poisson also favors sale of Virginia’s state-operatedliquor stores to private sector buyers as a way to cutcosts for the Commonwealth and provide funds fortransportation.

In the Nov. 3 election, voters statewide will chooseamong candidates for governor, lieutenant governorand attorney general as well as local candidates forthe House of Delegates. Members of the Virginia Sen-ate do not run for re-election this year.

Greason Challenges Poisson

Cedar Lane Elementary School’s Healthy InitiativesCommittee hosted a Step into Wellness Fair on Sept. 26.Helping out during the day’s activities were DaniBurnett, 16; Rachel Slupe, 16, and Carlisle Wilkinson,16. With them is Andrew Arnstein, 5.

Kristian Wesheim, 9,jumps rope.

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National Day of ServiceStone Bridge Varsity Cheerlead-ers took part in a communityservice activity to commemo-rate 9/11 as part of the UnitedWe Serve initiative outlined onwww.serve.gov. Team membersdecorated flower pots anddelivered them to residences ofSunrise Senior Living Center inLeesburg. While at Sunrise,cheerleaders helped the seniorsplant fall flowers in their pots.Residents were also treated to adisplay of Bulldog spirit as thesquad performed several cheersand chants.

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Organizing ‘Watch’ Programs

If you see somethingunusual or different orout of place and it worriesyou, call us right

on which he can schedule training sessions designedto help residents know what to look for and what todo in their community to keep themselves and theirneighborhoods safe.

Classes include “Introduction to Policing,” a one-hour class on “how police do their jobs and how citi-zens can be the best witnesses they can be,” Spurlocksaid. Other classes cover suchtopics as burglary prevention,Internet safety, identity theftprevention and others.

Sugarland Run District Super-visor Susan Klimek Buckley,who called the communitymeeting in Lowes Island, saidlast Wednesday, Sept. 30, thatthree volunteers had steppedforward since the organizational meeting who werewilling to be contacts between Spurlock’s office andthe community.

Countywide, the Sheriff’s Office is working with91 communities with active Neighborhood Watchprograms, with another nine, including Lowes Island,“in process,” Spurlock reported last week.

Lowes Island volunteers are now building e-maillists so that they can pass information easily betweenSpurlock’s office and interested residents about whicheducational topics would be most interesting anduseful to schedule.

Buckley had called the original meeting in responseto a fatal shooting July 22 that Sheriff Steven O.Simpson called “an incident between two individu-

als” at a residential party to which a number of un-invited guests appeared.

“These days, with cell phones and text messaging,you can invite five people and a hundred could showup,” said Simpson. “They just come uninvited.” Headded that the July 22 fatal shooting “was not gangrelated,” but nonetheless urged residents to “alwaysbe vigilant.”

Spurlock’s Neighbor-hood Watch programs, in-cluding Lowes Island, willreach 14 neighborhoods inBuckley’s Sugarland RunDistrict, 18 in the SterlingDistrict, eight in thePotomac District.

There is no such pro-gram in CountrySide.

Spurlock said he had been asked some time ago tomake a presentation there that could have led to aNeighborhood Watch program, “but no one followedup to volunteer to be my contact.”

While Spurlock handles watch programs east ofRoute 28, Dep. Nathan Payne assists residents inter-ested in forming watch programs in communitieswest of Route 28.

Residents interested in forming NeighborhoodWatch programs may [email protected] [email protected]. Supervisor Buckleymay be reached at [email protected].

The non-emergency number for the Sheriff’s Of-fice is 703-777-1021.


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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7Song Circle. 7 p.m. Bring a song you’d

like to sing and teach it to the group.For all ages. At Cascades Library,21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls.

OCT. 9-18“Six Degrees of Separation.”

Presented by CCT with 2nd FlightTheater Company. Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17 at8 p.m., Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 18 at2 p.m. Admission is $15/adults, $10/students. At the Waddell Theatre onNOVA’s Loudoun Campus, 1000 HarryByrd Highway, Sterling. Go towww.cct2ft.com.

FRIDAY/OCT. 9Fall Luncheon and Fashion Show.

11:30 a.m. Featuring Ann Taylor Loft,Brooks Brothers and Liz Claibornefrom the Leesburg Premium Outlet.Sponsored by the CountrysideWomen’s Club. A gourmet lunch willalso be served with each paid ticket. AtRiver Bend Golf and Country Club.Contact Susan at 703-726-2784.

SATURDAY/OCT. 10Sterlingfest Celebration. 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Begins with a Knights ofColumbus Parade along SterlingBoulevard from Park View High Schoolto Holly Street. At 11 a.m., there willbe kids’ carnival rides at the SterlingCommunity Center and the traditionalbooths along Commerce Streetpromoting local businesses.

Community-Wide Yard Sale. 7:30a.m. to 1 p.m. See signs for directions.Sponsored by the Potomac Stationcommunity, which is located off Route7 and River Creek Parkway, Leesburg.Contact 703-669-0999.

Canine Country Jamboree. 11 a.m. to4 p.m. Features pet products, vendors,a live auction, seminars, an animalcommunicator, adoptable fuzzy furries,and more. To benefit the NorthernVirginia Spay/Neuter Alliance andClinic. At the Leesburg CanineCountry Club, 22025 Evergreen MillsRoad, Leesburg. Go towww.CanineCountryJamboree.com

An Irish Evening. 7:30 p.m. The

Cunningham Division of the AncientOrder of Hibernians is holding a dinnerwith entertainment by SeamusKennedy. At St. Theresas Church inAshburn. Tickets are $35. Contact TheDivision at [email protected].

Ashburn Classics Meeting. 10:30 a.m.“The Late Bloomers” from the CascadesSenior Center will provideentertainment. Any senior in theAshburn area age 50 and over iswelcome to attend. At the MillsRecreation Center in Ashburn Village.Call 703-723-3056.

Fairytale Festival. 6-8 p.m. Tickets are$5. Fund-raiser to benefit EthiopiaReads. A fun evening for families withstrolling musicians, fairytale games, ajuggler, face painter and caricatureartists. At the Ashburn Library, 43316Hay Road, Ashburn.

TUESDAY/OCT. 13Candidate’s Debate. 7 p.m. Between

Candidates Tom Rust and StevensMiller for the 86th District House ofDelegates seat. At park View HighSchool, Sterling.

FRIDAY/OCT. 16

“The Gay Marriage Thing.” 7p.m. Movie directed by StephanieHiggens will be shown at theUnitarian Universalists of Sterling,22135 Davis Drive, in the SterlingOaks Commerce Center.Charity Golf Tournament. 1p.m. (shotgun start). First annualOur Daily Bread Charity GolfTournament to help fight againsthunger in Fairfax County. $125 perplayer. Individual players andfoursomes are welcome. Captain’sChoice. Sponsor or register onlineat: http://www.our-daily-bread.orgor call 703 273-8829 or [email protected]. For moreinformation visit http://www.our-daily-bread.org/ODBGolfTournament.html. Held atthe South Riding Golf Club.

OCT. 16-17Ladies Board Rummage Sale.9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Offering antiques,furniture, household items, designerclothes and more. To benefit theInova Loudoun Hospital, LadiesBoard projects and nursingscholarships. At Morven ParkEquestrian Center, 41793 Tutt Lane,Leesburg. Call 703-771-2985 or visitwww.LadiesBoard.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 17Danny Federici Festival Celebrity

Jam. At Belmont Country Club inAshburn. This is a make-up date fromthe rained-out Sept. 19 festival.Original tickets will be honored, orpurchase tickets at $30 in advance,$35 at the gate. Gold Circle seating for$40. Visit www.LiveAtBellmont.com.

OCT. 17-18Farm Color Tour. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Self-guided driving tour throughLoudoun Valleys to 33 sites, including14 wineries and the Heritage FarmMuseum. Visit horses, chickens, sheepand alpacas. Take a hayride. Pick yourown apples and pumpkins. Tourinformation can be downloaded atwww.LoudounFarms.org or by calling703-777-0426.

SUNDAY/OCT. 18.Dog Days in Downtown. Noon to 4

p.m. The first block of South KingStreet in Leesburg’s town center will betransformed into a pedestrian and dogwalkway featuring a myriad of dog-related products and services. Vendorsinclude dog rescue, adoptionorganizations, pet sitters, petphotographers, veterinarians, trainers,groomers, doggie boutiques and more.Costume Contest for small mediumand large dogs will have prizesawarded for most original costume andbest owner/dog themed costume.Hosted by the Leesburg DowntownBusiness Association.

FRIDAY/OCT. 23All-Star Battle of the Bands. 6:30-10

p.m. This is the first in a series ofcompetitions to find Loudoun’s All-Starband. The winning band will open forthe headliner at

YouthFest 2010. Hosted by theLoudoun County Youth AdvisoryCouncil and Loudoun Youth Inc. AtAV-COM Visual Arts, 45965 NokesBlvd. in Sterling. Interested bands cansign up at loudounteens.org, [email protected]. Visitloudounteens.org.

Artist Recognition Reception. 5-8p.m. Free. Some 20 art instructorsfrom Loudoun County Public Schoolsexhibit two and three-dimensional,mixed-media works at the GeorgeWashington University VirginiaCampus from now through Oct. 27.RSVP by Oct. 15 [email protected] or call 703-726-3650.

“Plotting to kill the president,” 20" x 26,” Pastel on Paper,by William J. Hennessy, Jr.

THURSDAY/OCT. 15Artist Reception. 6-8 p.m. Courtroom sketch artist William J. Hennessy Jr. will

exhibit from his book, “All Rise: Courts, Crime and Courtroom Art,” at GWVirginia Campus. The exhibit is on display from Oct. 12 through Nov. 30.Complementing this exhibit is a collection in the Ground Floor Gallery, SupremeJustice: 220 Years of Supreme Court Chief Justices — portraits of U.S. ChiefJustices from John Jay through John G. Roberts. The Building 2 Gallery is locatedat 44983 Knoll Square, Ashburn. Go to www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu.

The Talisman by AntoniaWalker, oil on canvas, 36 x 36”

OCT. 7-NOV. 8“Thinking Pink” Exhibit — an exhibit of

paintings and sculpture to honor NationalBreast Cancer Awareness Month. Featuresartwork by 18 leading and emerging areaartists with a portion of sales benefitingbreast cancer research and support. Gallery222 is located at 222 South King Street inLeesburg. Visit www.gallery 222.com orcall 703-777-5498.


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NOW THROUGH NOV. 1The Temple Hall Corn Maize and

Fall Festival is back. Get Lost in its24 acres, celebrating the NorthernVirginia Regional Park Authority’s50th Anniversary. Check out thejumping pillows, corn cannons, pigraces, pumpkin blasters, cow train,pick your own pumpkin, andhayrides. Daytime Admission: Ages 3to 11: $10; per Ages 12 and older:$12; per children 2 and under: free;Seniors (55+): $10; per NighttimeAdmission (Fridays and Saturdays 6p.m. - 10 p.m. only) Ages 3 - 11 - $7;per Ages 12 and older - $9; perchildren 2 and under Free; Seniors(55 years +) - $7. Last admissionsold at 9 p.m. Open Fridays evenings,Saturdays and Sundays, nowthrough Nov. 1. Contact Details:www.nvrpa.org.

Danh V. Nguyen graduated from theArmy ROTC (Reserve Officer TrainingCorps) Leader Development and Assess-ment Course, also known as “OperationWarrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma,Wash. He is the brother of Thach V.Nguyen of Astors Beachwood Court,Chantilly. The cadet is a 2006 graduate ofBroad Run High School, Ashburn.

Nicole M. Gonder has graduatedfrom the Army ROTC (Reserve OfficerTraining Corps) Leader’s Training Courseat Fort Knox, Ky. The cadet is a student atLongwood University, Farmville, Va. Sheis the daughter of Richard C. and Lora G.Gonder of Webley Court, Sterling. Thecadet is a 2005 graduate of Potomac FallsHigh School, Sterling.

Assistant to the Chief and Public AffairsOfficer Mary Maguire of the LoudounCounty Department of Fire, Rescue andEmergency Management has successfullycompleted a year-long Regional ExecutiveDevelopment program recognizing her asa Certified Public Manager. Along withMaguire, Loudoun County governmentemployees Scott Berger and BarbaraZimmerman also completed the leader-ship development program.

Army Pvt. April F. Jaralba hasgraduated from basic combat training atFort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During thenine weeks of training, the soldier studiedthe Army mission, history, tradition andcore values, physical fitness, and receivedinstruction and practice in basic combat

skills, military weapons, chemical warfareand bayonet training, drill and ceremony,marching, rifle marksmanship, armed andunarmed combat, map reading, field tac-tics, military courtesy, military justicesystem, basic first aid, foot marches, andfield training exercises. Jaralba is a 2005graduate of Stone Bridge High School,Ashburn.

Amanda K. Maclean has enteredBasic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy, Colorado Springs, Colo., inpreparation to enter the first academicyear at the academy. She is the daugh-ter of Donald Maclean of Hidden CoveCourt, Potomac Falls. Maclean is a 2009graduate of Dominion High School, Ster-ling.

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Volunteer Loudoun (VL) recentlyhonored Nikki Ivey, a junior at BriarWoods High School, as Student Volun-teer of the Month. She was nominatedand selected for the award for her workwith the Claude Moore CommunityBuilders (CMCB) program.

Nikki was recognized by the VL Boardof Directors with a Certificate of Appre-ciation and the opportunity to present a$100 donation from VL to a charity ofher choice. Rosa Sherrod, VL StudentCommittee member, presented Nikkiwith her award and said “Nikki Ivey car-ries with her the spirit of volunteerism.Her service to her community has notonly impacted the lives of those she hasserved, but is also a testament of whatjust one teen can accomplish with a giv-ing heart.”

The Extra Mile Club at ParkView High School donated 374 sand-

wiches to the DC Central Kitchen, inrecognition of the 9/11 National Day ofService and Remembrance.

Club Officers: Katie Lynch, MelissaStuckey, Chrystyne Ruiz and BrittanyHulbert, along with sponsors MagiShepley and Liz Driggers organized thesandwich making during lunch that daywhich allowed the club to involve theentire school in the activity. To highlightthe event the classes had a relay racemaking a sandwich during thatafternoon’s pep rally. The sandwicheswent to both the Kitchen’s street teamswho work directly with homeless in DC,and to the Healthy Snacks program,which provides food to programs servingyoung children (Headstart), and at-riskyouth in after-school programs & clubs.The project received donations from;Wegmans in Sterling, Giant Food in Ster-ling, and Whole Foods in Reston. TheExtra Mile Club is Park View’s service or-

ganization.

Molly Menickelly of Sterlinggraduated from the 2009 Governor’sSchool of Agriculture held at Virginia Techon June 28 to July 25. Menickelly, a jun-ior from Dominion High School, was oneof 96 rising junior and senior high schoolstudents from across the commonwealthselected to participate in the month-longsummer residential program for giftedstudents interested in agriculture andnatural resources.

Theresa Koerner of Sterling, a se-nior at Potomac Falls High School, has wonthe 2009 Community Levee Association “In-dispensability of Virtue” essay contest,earning her a $1,500 scholarship from theassociation. Koerner competed amongLoudoun County high school students to winFirst Prize for writing an essay in a contestsponsored by the group since 2007.

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The Academy of General Dentistry an-nounced that William R. Jackomis,DDS, of Leesburg, received the Fellow-ship Award during the AGD’s Convocationceremony, a commencement celebrationthat recognizes AGD member’s commit-ment to excellence in dental education.Held at the AGD’s Annual Meeting & Ex-hibits on July 11 in Baltimore, Md.,Jackomis accepted this award along withmore than 220 other recipients.

Beginning Sunday, Oct. 18, Gate-way Community Church will serve itscongregants and all those seeking in thewestern Fairfax and Loudoun County ar-eas from a new location — Mercer MiddleSchool (42149 Greenstone Dr., Aldie).

The move from Gateway’s current loca-tion at Rachel Carson Middle School inHerndon will provide a newer, enhancedspace for the expansion of the Church’s

congregation and community ministries.

Good Samaritan Council 6175,Knights of Columbus will stage its 28th

Annual Columbus Day Parade Saturday,Oct. 10 in Sterling Park.

An invitation has been extended byGrand Knight Len Grus to all those indi-viduals and organizations in thecommunity and area to participate in thisannual patriotic event. Participants suchas bike riders, marching bands or musicalgroups, community or civic organizations,antique cars, military units, special floats,athletic leagues, and school groups are allwelcome to participate.

The parade will form at Park View HighSchool and the first unit will step off at 10a.m. Line of march will be down LaurelAvenue to Sterling Boulevard, south onSterling Boulevard to Holly Avenue and

west on Holly Avenue to the K of C “Barn”.At the Barn refreshments will be served toall parade participants.

Go to www.columbusdayparade.info.Call Parade Chairman John Reaser at703-795 - 7350 or [email protected].

The members of the VirginiaSheriffs’ Association elected new of-ficers for 2009/2010. Elected asTreasurer, Stephen O. Simpson, LoudounCounty; Secretary, Beth Arthur, ArlingtonCounty; Second Vice President, DannyDiggs, York County-Poquoson; First VicePresident, Sheriff Ryant L. Washington ofFluvanna County; and President, SheriffCharles E. Jett, Stafford County. Sheriffselected as officers will serve a one-yearterm leading the 7,800 member organiza-tion.


Sports

See Peeler, Page 11

The Stone Bridge High varsitycross country teams ran phenomenalraces this past weekend at the Stone-wall Jackson Invitational meet, heldat New Market Battlefield in theShenandoah Valley. Both the Bull-dog boys’ and girls’ teams earnedsecond place finishes among a fieldof 18 teams. Nine Stone Bridge run-ners (five boys, four girls) earned top20 medals.

Leading the Stone Bridge boys wassenior Nick Driskill, who finishedthird overall on the 3.2-mile coursewith a time of 17 minutes, 59 sec-onds. The Bulldog boys also hadstrong races from seniors Jesse

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Pedroni (9th place), Reed Sullivan(10th) and Will Thompson (12th).Other contributors to the team’s secondplace finish were sophomore DavidBenjiman, freshman Austin Lushinskiand sophomore Scott Doescher.

For the Stone Bridge girls, juniorCaroline Snell finished seventh with atime of 21:29. Other medal winners forthe girls were sophomore Karissa Love(10th place), junior Joy Ruiz (15th) andfreshman Courtney Gibson (20th). TheBulldog girls also received solid outingsfrom junior Kristen Mussleman, sopho-more Danielle Swasey and seniorShannon Hall.

Stone Bridge, under coach Jen Oblas,will compete again this Saturday at theGlory Days Invitational.

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One would be hard-pressed to imaginea high school running back playingmuch better than TJ Peeler did a yearago when he rushed for 14 touchdowns

and over 1,100 yards for a Broad Run High teamthat went unbeaten and won the state AA champi-onship.

But Peeler, the Spartans’ daunting 6-foot-1 inch,200-pound tailback, has already pretty muchmatched last year’s impressive numbers throughBroad Run’s first five games this fall. Following his254 rushing yards on 32 carries in Broad Run’s 27-12 Dulles District home win over Briar Woods lastFriday night, Peeler has already accumulated about1,100 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. He isaveraging 15 carries per game and over 10 yards perrun.

“He has tremendous power in his lower body andis able to make small runs into big gains,” said BroadRun football coach Mike Burnett, whose team is 5-0going into this Friday night’s game at district oppo-nent Dominion. “He’s worked hard in the weightroom.”

Burnett said Peele has a love for the game and isone of the leaders on a Broad Run team that facesenormous expectations following last year’s perfect

14-0 season that ended with a 13-0 state finals winover Amherst County High on a snow-filled eveningin Lynchburg. Peeler rushed for 65 yards on 17 car-ries in that title game win. A week earlier, in BroadRun’s 24-12 state semis victory over Chancellor,Peeler had one of his best games of the season ingaining 162 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries.

“He runs very, very hard and really plays with pas-sion,” said Burnett. “He brings energy to his posi-tion.”

BURNETT said Peeler has grown steadily during hisfour years as a football player at Broad Run. As aninth grader on the freshmen team, Peeler was learn-ing how to play in the team’s system. The followingyear saw Peeler take big strides forward as a mem-ber of the Spartans’ JV team.

“That was a critical year for him,” said Burnett.“He learned to run hard and hold onto the football.He learned to take a hit. He really grew in the game.”

As a junior in his first varsity season last year, Peelerimpressed his coaches with his better than averagespeed and his ability to hit the hole quickly and pickup yardage in bursts. He also displayed his naturalability to make instinctual cuts while carrying thefootball, eluding would-be-tacklers with fakes andthen breaking free for big gains. He and since-gradu

Spartans’ running back is coming off a 254-yardperformance in Broad Run’s win over Briar Woods.

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rides and horsemanship demonstrations,and Rock Hill Farm near Leesburg contain-ing a collection of late 18th and 19th cen-tury brick and stone buildings, and offer-ing a tour of one of the few pre-Civil War“bank barns” remaining in the county.

Visitors, using the guide now available,can plan their own driving tour of the farmsites that interest them most.

every school and bring in two seniorsfrom every high school,” Girolami said. “Wewant to use all the youth in Loudoun to helpthose in Loudoun County.”

The girls are also organizing events likehome game for the homeless, a fundraiserthat sells t-shirts and raffles items at im-portant games on campus. A benefit con-cert is also in the development stages.

Chapple said she is trying to start a schol-arship for a child in needwho wants to go to col-lege.

“It would be so power-ful if the students in thecounty could raise enoughto help one of their peersgo to college,” Chapplesaid. “I think that wouldbe a really great image.”

A survey performed onJuly 14 of this year foundthat there were 84 home-less singles and 195 homeless families inLoudoun County, said Vickie Koth, the ex-ecutive director of the GSA.

“We have definitely seen an increase inwhole families because of people losing jobsand homes,” Koth said. “The currenteconomy has created an additional blow tothe already difficult situation.”

Chapple said she was frightened to findthat entire families are now homeless andseeking shelter in her area.

“I want [my peers] to know the strugglethat people go through daily for food, homeand a warm bed,” Chapple said. “Some kidsin my county have everything handed tothem on a silver platter and don’t considerthose who have nothing.”

Schmitt said GSA began looking for ap-plicants last spring. They contacted the prin-

cipals at the 10 high schools in the area andasked them to nominate two rising seniorsfor the position.

“It was a humbling experience to gothrough the experienced resumes,” Schmittsaid. “We had wonderful debates and re-views of the young people’s resumes andwhat they have done is absolutely amaz-ing.”

The prospective board members were in-terviewed and selected during the summer

months.“I think it’s going to

be an injection of en-thusiasm and out ofthe box thinking,”Schmitt said. “This isanother way to bringdiversity, a differentperspective andbreathe in wonderfulthings.”

In addition to thevolunteer work with

GSA, Chapple is preparing to play Claudiain her school’s rendition of “A Midsummer’sNight’s Dream.” She is also a member ofthe Latin Club, National Honor Society, Fu-ture Educators of America and hopes to jointhe forensic team. She said she wants tomajor in either anthropology or educationin college.

Girolami is the secretary for the NationalHonor Society in her school, manages thewrestling team and is a member of the Jun-ior Teachers of America. She hopes to ma-jor in elementary education in college.

“They have a lot of energy and a lot ofpassion and they care very much about theissue of homeless,” Koth said. “I think thattheir excitement is going to catch with otherstudents. They have the potential to get alot of students motivated.”

Fall Farm Tour Celebrates Variety

Teens Added to GSA Board

The guide, including a map and directionsto all participating farms, is available at theHeritage Farm Museum, at all LoudounCounty libraries and community centers,and at the Loudoun Convention and Visi-tors Association office in Market Station offLoudoun Street in Leesburg (call 703-777-0426).

Full information is also available atwww.LoudounFarms.org.

— Martin Casey

“I think with theeconomy now, peopleare realizing moreand more that otherpeople are trouble.”

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Competing for Miss Jr. TeenKaitlynn Norton of Ashburn competed in Nation-als’ 2009 Miss Jr. Teen Northern Virginia pag-eant competition on Sept. 27. Kaitlynn submit-ted an application and took part in an interviewsession that was conducted by Anna Klejnowski,this year’s Northern Virginia Pageant Coordina-tor. Kaitlynn is a sophomore at Stone BridgeHigh School, where she is involved in drama,the international club. She went to BelmontRidge Middle School where she was a Student Council memberand involved in a number of social clubs and The Virginia Academyfrom kindergarten until the 7th grade. She is involved with heryouth group (Fire Escape) at the Community Church.


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ated tailback Breon Earl gave Broad Runperhaps the best one-two running backpunch in the state.

This year as a senior, Peeler is a leader byhis play. He and his teammates are hungryfor more postseason success later this fall.

“He leads with his play on the field,” saidBurnett. “During a game the kids will pickup on his energy. He’s quiet off the field.”

In August, Peeler committed to play col-lege football on scholarship at the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh. The Panthers are coachedby former Miami Dolphins head coach DaveWannstedt.

“They’re very excited about him,” said

The Loudoun 2000 Girls’ U9 RedTeam had opponents seeing “red” at therecent Dulles National Soccer Tournament.In their first tournament as a newly estab-lished travel team, the locals steam-rolledtheir way to the Premier Division champi-onship. The tournament took place inHerndon Aug. 29-30. The U9 Red, made upof players from across all parts of LoudounCounty, resoundingly won all four of theirgames and outscored their opposition, 27-0. The talented group of girls, who will com-pete in the Washington Area Girls Soccer(WAGS) League this year, has worked hardall summer to improve their skills and cometogether as a team. Loudoun Red is led byhead Coach Vicky Hall and assistant LouArroyo. Players include Caitlyn Arroyo, Sa-vannah Berry, Halle Boyles, Helen Boyles,Chelsea Dougherty, Jenny Dunlap, JennaEvans, Kelly Klimek, Teagan Oliver, JadenSteele and Jaihla Tillman. Check out theteam’s progress at tcteams.com/red2000.

Claude Moore Recreation Center ishosting a Fit Kids Fitness class and a Fit KidsGym Games class for youngsters ages three-to-six. Children will enjoy a variety of dif-ferent games and activities while using lotsof “kool” equipment in a non-competitiveenvironment that will keep them movingand having fun. The Fit Kids Fitness classeswill take place on Tuesdays from Oct. 13 toNov. 3 from 4 to 4:40 p.m. The Fit Kids GymGames classes will be held on Fridays fromOct. 16 to Nov. 6 from 10 to 10:40 a.m. Signup today at https://webtrac.loudoun.gov.

Our Daily Bread, Inc., a Fairfax-basednon-profit organization, invites golf enthu-siasts of all skill levels to enjoy a great af-ternoon of golf to help struggling familiesin Fairfax County. Our Daily Bread’s Char-ity Golf Tournament is scheduled for 1 p.m.on Friday, Oct. 16 at the South Riding GolfClub. Individual players and teams are wel-come to register. The event is sponsored byErnie Castro of Vienna and the South RidingGolf Club. A $125 registration fee includesa full round of golf, driving range, golf cart,hors d’oeuvres and dinner. All proceedsfrom the event will benefit Our Daily Bread’sfood, financial assistance and financial edu-cation programs for working families in theFairfax county area. Our Daily Bread con-

tinues to seek sponsors for the event as wellas donations of goods and items to be raffledoff at the Tournament dinner. For informa-tion on registration, sponsorship and donat-ing goods, visit www.our-daily-bread.org,call 703-273-8829 or e-mail Mike Kledzikat [email protected].

The Ashburn coaches defeated Reston, 7-1, at the inaugural Charity Hockey Clas-sic event, held recently at the Ashburn IceHouse. The benefit game raised more than$40,000 for Inova Blood Donor Services.With a capacity crowd of nearly 1,000 fanscheering them on, the Ashburn Xtremecoaches scored twice in the game’s first 34seconds — and added a third goal just threeminutes later — on way to a convincing 7-1 win over the Reston Raiders coaches. Thegame featured the first official meeting be-tween the adult coaches of the two rivalyouth clubs. It was initiated by Ashburn IceHouse General Manager and youth coachRob Lorenzen, who also served as captainof the Xtreme coaches team. Together withan advisory committee of Inova personneland Reston coaches, the group created anevent that also featured a silent auction,contest giveaways, and a mini-mite exhibi-tion game.

Devin Cates of Ashburn finished first inthe New Jersey Motorsports Park Race, aVolkswagon Jetta TDI Cup event. The race,round nine of the 10-round season, tookplace on a 14-turn, 2,225-mile road course.Cates took control of the race on lap 11 andnever looked back before taking the check-ered flag in the No. 29 Volkswagen Jetta TDICup Driver Selection/Cutaway Creations car.The win marks Cates’ first series win.

The Leesburg “Well Strung” ladies3.5 tennis team, coached by Don Barker, willcompete at Nationals this October in Tuc-son, Ariz. There, the local team, a memberof the Shenandoah League, will representthe Mid Atlantic Region. Barker’s team wonthe Shenandoah League title during theUSTA season before finishing second in thedistrict tournament in July, qualifying it forthe Wild Card draw of the Sectional Cham-pionships. “Well Strung” dominated atSectionals where it finished ahead of teamsfrom Virginia Beach and Maryland.

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Burnett, of the Pittsburgh football program.“He’s their No. 1 [recruited] running back.TJ made a couple of visits [to the campus]last spring and really enjoyed it. “

Burnett marveled at Peeler’s huge gamein last week’s win over Briar Woods.

“He was phenomenal and really carriedus,” said the coach. “TJ is probably on hisway to shattering all of our school’s [rush-ing] records.”

On top of being an outstanding highschool football player, Burnett said Peeleris an outstanding young man as well.

“He’s a great kid,” said the coach. “Thebest thing about TJ is that he’s fun to bearound. He lightens the atmosphere aroundhim.”

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