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Centreville ❖ Clifton ❖ Little Rocky Run

Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View

‘On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!’Runners at the start of the Goblin Gallop 5K, Oct. 31, at Fairfax Corner.

More photos, Page 3

See Church, Page 2

See Connolly, Page 7

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

For many people, the classic Jimmy Stewartmovie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” is synonymouswith the holiday season. But the Lord of Life

players take it one step furtherwith their production of “It’s AWonderful Life, The Musical.”

The curtain rises Nov. 5, 6,11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., andNov. 7 and 13 at 5 p.m. Theshow will be at Lord of LifeLutheran Church, 13421 TwinLakes Road, off Union MillRoad in Clifton. Tickets are$15, and all tickets and seatsare reserved; call 703-646-5906 or 703-323-5389.

This version stars Scott Kyriakakis as Harry Bailey,his real-life wife Catherine as Mary Bailey, John Tot-ten as Henry Potter and Terry Murtaugh as Clarencethe angel. And Suzy McCarthy — who not only cho-

reographed the show, but is directing both the ac-tors and music — says it’s really going to be some-thing special.

“My cast is wonderful,” she said. “They’re intui-tive, dedicated, hardworking and talented, andthey’re giving heartfelt performances — which iswhat it takes to pull this off.”

The show includes a pit orchestra and a 20-personcrew, and the cast of nearly 40 has been rehearsingsince August. Paul Denfeld of South Riding plays thelead role of George Bailey, who wonders about and

then learns how life wouldhave been different for every-one he knows, had he neverbeen born.

“He epitomizes hometownAmerica,” said Denfeld. “He’sgenuine, gracious, generous toa fault, and always wants to dothe right thing. He’s also ambi-tious but, every time he triesleaving Bedford Falls, he gets

stuck. George knows there’s something more in theworld, but he keeps getting pulled back because ofhis big heart. He knows he can help the people of his

‘Wonderful Life’ Takes to StageLord of Life churchhosts holiday classic.

“People will recall thesongs, long afterthey’ve left the theater.”

— Paul Denfeld,playing George Bailey

By Julia O’Donoghue

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Fairfax resident LauraRoberson did not havea tough time figuringout who to support in

Virginia’s 11th Congressional Dis-trict race on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Standing outside her pollingplace at Robinson SecondarySchool on election day, Robersonsaid she didn’t have to hear muchmore about Republican candidateKeith Fimian than his commentsabout the 2007 Virginia Techshootings.

Fimian had said some victims’deaths might have been avoidedif some students had been “pack-ing heat,” a reference to carryinga firearm on campus. He laterapologized for the comment, say-ing it was a poor choice of words.

But Roberson, who was a fresh-man at university where shootingstook place, was already angry atthe candidate.

“I heard some comments thatone of the candidates made aboutVirginia Tech, and I decided tocome and vote for the other guy. Iam fairly anti-gun” said Roberson,who does not typically vote inlower profile elections, such as thisyear’s race.

Roberson found out aboutFimian’s gaffe on the local news,

though U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly’s(D-11) supporters also seized onthe Republican’s misstep to takeone final swipe at Fimian. Just afew days before the election, agroup advocating gun controlfrom outside Virginia starting run-ning television spots featuringfamily members of Virginia Techvictim and Westfield High Schoolgraduate Reema Samaha, high-lighting Fimian’s “packing heat”comment.

SUCH MISTAKES could havemade a big difference in a politi-cal race that remained too closeto officially call the day after thepolls closed. With all voting pre-cincts reporting by the middle ofthe day Nov. 3, Connolly ledFimian with 111,515 votes to110,694 votes, a slim margin of821 ballots.

Three other candidates – Inde-pendent Chris DeCarlo, Libertar

Connolly Ends NightLeading 11th DistrictLess than onepercentage pointseparatesRepublican andDemocrat.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly(D-11) smiles to the crowdat his election party Tues-day night, Nov. 2.

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town.”Denfeld is thrilled with his role because he’s al-

ways been a big, Jimmy Stewart fan. But, he said, “Ihave to be careful not to play him, but George. Thechallenge is that everybody knows this character, andI want to give my interpretation and not a re-enact-ment of Jimmy Stewart’s performance. I’m in almostevery scene, so I have a lot of lines and songs.”

His favorite numbers are Clarence’s song, “Sec-ond-Class Angel,” because “it’s catchy and fun,” and“My Life,” which he sings as George. “It’s really aprayer to God and is very heartfelt and poignant,”said Denfeld. “People haven’t seen this as a musical,but it adds another dimension to the story, so I thinkthey’ll enjoy it. They’ll recall lots of the songs, longafter they’ve left the theater.”

Portraying Mary, George’s girlfriend and then wife,is Catherine Kyriakakis of Herndon. “She’s a roman-tic who’s been in love with George her entire life,”said Kyriakakis. “Her dream is to marry him, live inBedford Falls and have a big family. She’s full ofheart, but also strong, loves her family and will doanything to protect them.”

It’s a fun part, said Kyriakakis, because Mary agesfrom 18-36 during the play. “So I first play a teen-ager and mature into a mother who’s committed tobeing a good daughter, wife and mother,” she said.“Mary is a little more playful than the one in themovie, but still the same character.”

Kyriakakis likes the song, “It’s a Wonderful Life,”because, she explained, “It says that, no matter whatlife throws at you, together you can get through any-thing.” Another favorite, “My Future,” comes afteran emotional scene in which George finally kissesMary and they realize they have strong feelings foreach other. Said Kyriakakis: “This song expressesMary’s willingness to share her life with him.”

Since the cast ranges from children to senior citi-zens, she said the show has something for every-one. “The cast members genuinely like each other,so the audience will be able to feel that,” saidKyriakakis. “And the show has a timeless messagethat will touch everyone. We all have moments whenwe wonder if we’ve made the right choices and wherewe fit in society. In reality, we’re all here for a rea-son and we all have our special gifts to offer otherpeople.”

John Totten of Clifton’sCavalier Woods community —and a retired teacher atCentreville High — playsHenry Potter, who he gleefullydescribes as “the richest andmeanest man in town. He con-trols everything in BedfordFalls except the Bailey Building & Loan. He’s aScrooge character, and I enjoy the role. Sometimesit’s easier to play a bad character than a good one.You can bring in that inner anger — something youdon’t get to show very often.”

Totten likes the jazzy number, “Pottersville,” plus“Tell Me What You Want,” which Potter sings toGeorge. “I tell him what I can offer him that he can’thave at the Building & Loan, if he comes to work forme,” said Totten. “And it’s a nice fit for my singingrange.”

George’s younger brother, Harry, is played byKyriakakis’s real-life husband, Scott. “He’s sort of theantithesis of George, who’s serious,” said Kyriakakis.

“Harry’s more fun-loving, outgoing, rambunc-tious and happy-go-lucky. He’s also a WWIIhero. It’s a fun role because he’s opposite myown personality; in real life, I’m usually quiet,reserved and shy. And Harry gets to flirt withall the pretty girls.”

His favorite number is “Would You Like toDance with Me?” which Harry sings with oth-ers during the big dance in the high-school gym.“It’s swingy and indicative of the time period,”he said. Kyriakakis believes the audience willenjoy this musical, as well as his wife Catherine,because “she has a beautiful singing voice. Andthe costuming is going to be great, too.”

Director McCarthy says the show will also bevisually appealing because “We’re building acomplete set with several scenes painted by KariCannistraro. She designed gorgeous backdrops

for us. There’ll beBedford Falls, the oldGranville house whereGeorge and Mary live,the Bailey dining room,Mary’s front porch, theBuilding & Loan, thebank and the bridge.”

She also praised the ef-forts of Terry Murtaugh, who plays Clarence,pit combo director Bobby Jasinski and producerJudy Treichel. McCarthy is delighted to “takethis classic and add the nuance and the joy thatmusic brings to it.”

“One of the things I love the best is the open-ing of the second act,” she said. “It’s ChristmasEve in Bedford Falls, and there’s a 10-minutemedley of Christmas carols, ending with ‘Hark,the Herald Angels Sing.’ It’s part of the storyand is a great, uplifting moment. It’s like a beau-tiful Christmas present from the cast to the au-dience and gets everybody in the mood for theholidays.”

“It’s A Wonderful Life, The Musical,” willbe performed Nov. 5, 6, 11 and 12 at 7:30p.m., and Nov. 7 and 13 at 5 p.m.

Church Hosts Holiday Classic

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— Suzy McCarthy,director and choreographer


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Costumed Characters at Goblin Gallop 5KChildren prepare to take off for the 1K Fun Run.

Back row, from left, are Fairfax’s Kellieand Tim Prosser with Cindy Sheehy; infront, from left, are Haley Prosser, 9,and Mackenzie Sheehy, 6.

Jennifer Burke of Greenbriar anddaughter Madelynne (MinnieMouse), 2-and-a-half.

From left are Anna Nguyen, 6, andsister Lindsey, 4, (dalmations), ofCentreville’s Faircrest community,and cousin Mia Vu, 7 (Tinkerbell),of South Riding.

Fairfax’s Tony Dipietro, co-ownerof event sponsor Valvoline InstantOil Change, with his children,Isabella, 2 (bumblebee) andSebastian, 5 (Transformer).

From left: Dane Jeeter as a mem-ber of the Publisher’s ClearingHouse Prize Patrol awards $1million to surprised “winner,”Laura Allred. Both volunteer withthe Ulman Cancer Fund, encourag-ing survivors to do their first 5K.

Pebbles and Bam Bam(from left) Allie Walsh, 4,and brother Sam, 2-and-a-half, of Chantilly’sBrookfield community.

Megan Prosser of Fairfax asa Rubik’s Cube.

Sean Norman, 11, a sixth-grader at Virginia RunElementary, shows off hismedal for winning the 1KFun Run.

Jason Gray and son Cillian,19 months, of Fairfax City,as Curious George and theMan in the Yellow Hat.

From left are CamrynChadha, 4 (Spidergirl), hercousin Dayvin Clime, 6(ghost) and her brotherCaysen Chadha, 2(firefighter), all ofFaircrest.

A record 1,857 people participated in the 17th annual Goblin Gal-lop, Sunday, Oct. 31, at Fairfax Corner. The event raised $40,000 forthe John Quadrino Foundation to Benefit Children with Cancer.

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The Walney Garden Guild hosted itsfourth annual Art in the Park show and sale,Oct. 17, at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park.Theresa DeFluri, Jennifer Grinnell Van deVijver and Katarina Spears developed theGuild to help care for and maintain theHeirloom Gardens at the park.

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ian David Dotson and Independent Green DavidWilliam Gillis – received 4,178 votes collectively, fargreater than the margin that separated the Demo-cratic and Republican candidates.

Virginia law entitles the Fimian campaign, whichtrails Connolly by only half a percentage point, to astate-sponsored recount, though it is unclear if thecampaign would pursue that option.

Connolly gave a victory speech on election nightbut Fimian did not concede the race, opting to waitfor a review of the ballots that would take place onthe day following the election.

“In an election this close, it is important to takethe time to get the result right,” said Fimian in astatement.

CONNOLLY, a freshman incumbent on Capitol Hill,served 14 years on the Fairfax County Board of Su-

pervisors before moving to the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives. In 2003 and 2007, he won countywideraces for Fairfax’s chairman seat by wide marginsand was widely thought of the leader of the localDemocratic Party and a popular elected official thatappealed to Independent and moderate Republicanvoters.

When he first ran for Congress two years ago, theDemocrat beat Fimian by more than10 percentagepoints. Despite the negative climate for Democratsoverall, several political observers were surprised tosee the race between the candidates had gotten soclose in the days before the election. Many politicalactivists in both parties had assumed Connolly wouldwin the seat by a wider margin.

“It was getting closer than we thought it wouldbe. The Cook Report had labeled it as a toss up thisweekend,” said Rex Simmons, chair of the Fairfax

11th Congressional District ResultsThe Virginia State Board of Elections published the following the “unofficial” results of the Nov.

2 election in the commonwealth’s 11th Congressional District the day after voting took place.

Candidate Connolly Fimian Chris David David WilliamDeCarlo Dotson Gillis

(Democrat) (Republican) (Independent) (Libertarian) (Independent Green)11th Congressional 111,515 110,684 1,838 1,381 959

District (49.2) (48.8) (0.8) (0.6) (0.4)Prince William County 31,792 35,764 645 431 368

(46.1) (51.6) (0.9) (0.6) (0.5)Fairfax County 75,986 71,579 1,127 878 550

(50.5) (47.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.4)City of Fairfax 3,557 3,351 66 72 41

(50.1) (47.2) (0.9) (1.0) (0.6)Braddock 16,833 14,798 6 6 3Hunter Mill 3,994 3,262 51 48 20Lee 2,246 1,877 38 28 25Mason 7,055 5,176 93 80 64Mount Vernon 10,720 9,338 158 90 68Providence 10,764 9,047 165 132 85Springfield 14,733 18,317 231 201 106Sully 3,948 4,192 59 44 42

Connolly Ends NightLeading in 11th District

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U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11) hugs hiswife Cathy.

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Feds Link Chantilly ShootingSometime between Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, two shots were fired

into a window of the Marine Corps Recruiting Station at 13881Metrotech Drive in Chantilly. Now, ballistics tests have confirmedthat this incident is related to two others in which shots werefired at targets representing the U.S. government.

On Oct. 17, someone shot at the National Museum of the Ma-rine Corps in Triangle; and on Oct. 19, shots were fired, as well,at the Pentagon in Arlington. According to the FBI — which isinvestigating all three incidents — all the bullets came from thesame weapon.

Authorities aren’t as yet releasing any specific information aboutthat weapon or the type of ammunition used. But last Thursday,Oct. 28, they confirmed the connection between all three shootings.

Anyone who may have seen a suspicious vehicle or person, or whohas any information, is urged to contact Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477 or text “TIP187” plus the message to CRIMES/274637.

Sodomy Charge to Grand JuryThe case against a child-care center employee accused of sexu-

ally assaulting a 4-year-old girl is moving forward in the legalsystem. On Sept. 24, Fairfax County police charged SiyamandSalehzadeh, 22, of Lavenham Court in Manassas, with sodomy.He was an assistant teacher at the Minnieland Private Day Schoolin Centreville.

On Oct. 13, police charged him with two similar crimes in con-nection with a 5-year-old-girl at the center. Then last Thursday,Oct. 28, Salehzadeh appeared in Juvenile and Domestic Rela-tions Court. At that time, just the sodomy charge was sent to thegrand jury for possible indictment.

Committee Hosts DiscussionOn Substance Abuse

The Citizens Advisory Committee of the Sully District PoliceStation will meet Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Sully Govern-mental Center, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. The evening’stopic will be “The Recovery Side of Alcohol and Drugs.”

The speaker, Dave Naylor, heads the Fairfax County rehabilita-tion center, A New Beginning, on Walney Road in Chantilly. Be-sides being a detox center, it’s an in-patient facility providing in-clusive treatment for substance-abuse addiction.

Fairfax County Health SurveyFairfax County has embarked on a mission to improve commu-

nity health. Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax is a coalition ofcommunity members and diverse organizations working togetherto improve community health in the Fairfax community, whichincludes Fairfax County, Fairfax City and the Town of Clifton.

A critical component of the Partnership’s work is a CommunityHealth Survey. The brief, anonymous survey will be posted onlineuntil Nov. 15 at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/mapp (printable ver-sions are also available on the Web site in five languages). Every-one who lives, works or plays in the Fairfax community is encour-aged to take a few minutes to answer some simple questions.

To learn more about the Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax orto get involved, visit the Web site, [email protected] or call 703-246-8856.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Nov. 4and 18, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. inChantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves so technicians may prop-erly inspect and adjust them, as needed.

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

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It’s a local tradition now, the annualChildren’s Centre View. The entire edi-tion, including the cover, is filled withthe work of local children and

students. Painting, drawing, sculpture,photography, and many other forms ofartwork. Poetry, short stories, opinionpieces, and many other forms of writing.

Each year it comes together as alchemy, turn-ing our newsprint pages to something golden,with the talent, insight, fresh perspective, hu-mor and thoughtfulness of local young minds.

We have regular contributions from artteachers and writing teachers who pull to-gether assignments from many classes. We re-ceive individual submissions from teenagers,and the work of home-schooled students.

Some suggestions for artwork: Drawings thatrepresent the student’s family, pets, school,

friends, activities; seasonal artwork for theholidays or winter; representations of favoritethings.

Some suggestions for writing: (sub-missions are ideally 200 words, pleasedon’t exceed 350) the most memo-rable things about 2010; one thing I

would give my family that doesn’t cost anymoney; my wish for my family or communityor school or the world; descriptive poetry; myemotions in certain circumstances; brief reviewof a movie or book or play; or anything of yourchoice.

Don’t be left out, the deadline is Dec. 1, 2010,for publication the last week of the year.

All submissions must be made digitally, ei-ther via email or by mailing in a disk, or bybringing in the data on some other digitalmedia. Artwork should be photographed or

scanned in jpeg format. Writing should be sub-mitted in a Word document saved as rich text,.rtf, or as plain txt.

Please e-mail submissions [email protected] items should go to Children’s CentreView, 1606 King St., Alexandria, Va. 22314. E-mail questions to the same e-mail address.

What Are YouThankful for?

The week of Thanksgiving, the Centre Viewwill publish a collection of viewpoints aboutwhat readers appreciate. What are you thank-ful for? We’d love to hear from you, with sub-mission of 200 words or less, and possibly in-cluding a photo either of you, or representingwhat you are thankful for.

Send your thankful notes as soon as possibleto [email protected],but not later than Nov. 18.

Thank you.

Be Part of the Children’s Centre ViewAnnual edition devoted to art, writing andcreativity of local students.

Editorials

The Old Dominion Cotillion hosted its annualInvitational Tea in September. From left: Sherry

Pressley, Founder; Olivia Joseph, (Future Debutante) Cindy Rushing,Membership Chairperson; Amanda Askari, (2010 Debutante); SuzanneMcGinness, Public Relations; Francine Gallagher, Director.The Old Dominion Cotillion accepts members throughout the year andwelcomes all young ladies in middle school through high school to jointheir program. For more information on ODC membership, contact FranGallagher, 703-476-9576, or email: [email protected].

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Work TowardWin/Win SolutionTo the Editor:

The Fairfax County Public School Board hasquite a mess on their hands. The staff is work-ing to figure out what to do with a bunch ofstudents. Currently, the county has a severeovercrowding issue along the 29 and 66 corri-

dor. Right now there are seven elementaryschools that are over capacity, all are along thatcorridor; Brookfield, Bull Run, Centreville,Eagle View, Greenbriar West, Powell and Provi-dence.

Like most citizens, I rely on our county offi-cials to make smart decisions when faced withproblematic situations like overcrowded el-ementary schools on a tight budget. As we at-

tended community engagement meetings Mon-day and Tuesday nights to review the currentboundary study, we all heard very clearly thatsome school board members have mixed feel-ings about closing Clifton and appear to be ata loss of how to fix this mess.

Thus far their solution to solve the over-crowding problem is:

❖ Shift 1,500 - 2,500 students to differentschools, resulting in nine schools at over 100percent capacity, with Fairview topping out at106 percent capacity.

❖ Add additions to three schools for a mini-mum of $18,000,000.

❖ Close Clifton Elementary with a capacityof 400 students.

All that this plan accomplishes is spreadingthe overcrowding problem around. Accordingto school board documents from 2009, if the28 schools in the planning study were to re-main open, we would have had an extra 249seats for students. Closing Clifton makes a badsituation much worse. We now have the origi-nal overcrowding situation along the 29 corri-dor and now we have new overcrowdingaround the Clifton area from the 370 Cliftonkids crowding into neighboring schools.

We need a win/win scenario. I expected ourrepresentatives to create a win/win scenarioor at least attempt to.

Clifton should have been left open and reno-vated. It would have been cheaper, and pre-served stability, academics, and alleviated allthe newly-created overcrowding south of theroute 29 corridor. As a taxpayer, I would liketo see a boundary study created with Cliftonopen. I know some of the school board mem-bers would like to see this too. That is one ofthe best ways to fix this overcrowding messand save a wonderful community/school. Ohlook ... a win/win!

Kristine JettClifton

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Berry, Murphy EngagedCol. and Mrs. Buddy Berry, formerly of Centreville,

are pleased to announce the engagement of theirdaughter Sarah, to Daniel Murphy, son of Carl andMary Murphy of Centreville, Virginia. The couple wasengaged at sunset on the Arboretum Bridge, Oak Is-land, N.C. on June 27, 2010. They will marry July 2,2011.

Sarah is a 2009 graduate of James Madison Uni-versity and is attending graduate school at the Uni-versity of Virginia. After graduation, Sarah will bepursuing a career as a teacher. Danny is a 2007 gradu-ate of Temple University and is employed at FedBidin Vienna, Virginia where he supports the Depart-ment of Defense. Both Sarah and Danny attendedWestfield High School.

Sarah Berry and Daniel Murphy

To have military news listed in CentreView e-mail [email protected]. Photos, especially color,are encouraged. Deadline is one week be-fore publication.

Charles E. Mellies has graduatedfrom the Army ROTC (Reserve OfficerTraining Corps) Leader Developmentand Assessment Course, also known as“Operation Warrior Forge,” at FortLewis, Tacoma, Wash.

He is the son of Charles B. and KarenE. Mellies of Melstone Court, Clifton.Mellies graduated in 2003 fromCentreville High School and earned abachelor’s degree in 2008 from WakeForest University, Winston Salem, N.C.

William K. Cragg graduated fromthe Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’Training Corps) Leader’s TrainingCourse at Fort Knox, Ky. The cadet is a2008 graduate of Centerville HighSchool and a student at Radford Univer-sity.

He is the son of Scott P. Cragg of S.Springs Drive, and Lynda E. Solis ofQuail Court, both of Clifton, Va.

Navy Seaman Recruit Jahaziel M.Rodriguez Tamaya, daughter ofMaria N. Tamayo and Jafet Rodriguez,both of Centreville, Va., recently com-pleted U.S. Navy basic training atRecruit Training Command, GreatLakes, Ill.

Rodriguez Tamaya is a 2010 graduateof Westfield High School.

Navy Seaman Recruit Joyce K.Sowa, daughter of Thomas P. Sowa, ofFairfax, recently completed U.S. Navybasic training at Recruit Training Com-mand, Great Lakes, Ill. Sowa is a 2004graduate of T. C. Williams High Schoolof Alexandria, Va.

Army Pvt. David J. Ha has gradu-ated from basic infantry training at FortBenning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son ofNyoung Ha of Eisenhower Ave., Alexan-dria, and Hong Ha of Vernacchia Drive,Chantilly. Ha is a 2006 graduate ofChantilly High School.

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On the Marketalso featuring surrounding areas of Fairfax

Profile In Real Estate – Lena F. RestivoLena Restivo and her husband settled in a wonderful neigh-

borhood within Fairfax Station after he retired from themilitary.

At the time their sons were still young, (they are now grown)so Lena became very involved locally. Lena has spent time as aRed Cross Volunteer at the Patuxent Maryland Hospital, as aBoy Scouts leader, including activities with her two EagleScout sons, and as a Dean and Marco Fairfax Station Swimand Tennis board member. She has been active as a member ofher local Fairfax Station School Boundary Committee, a mem-ber of St. Mary of Sorrow Church and active in the ItalianClub of St. Mary of Sorrow Church. She is also a member ofLOV, Ladies of Virginia, Fairfax. Tennis is a passion of Lena’s.

She is USTA rated and plays on three teams. She also enjoysantiquing, traveling and being with her family and grandson.

Lena became a licensed Realtor after spending more than20 years as a military wife buying, selling and purchasingher own investments and managing her own rental proper-ties. Her active schedule has allowed her to accumulate over16 years in Real Estate experience in Mount Vernon andWeichert Realtors. She has achieved recognition as a TopProducer, Top 5% Nationwide, NVAR Million Dollar Cluband Weichert Realtors President’s Club. She has experiencein worldwide military relocation, new home representation,first-time buyers and selling agent certification, rental andinvestment certification, certified relocation specialist andWeichert Realtors mentor.

Lena would love for clients to call her anytime and wel-comes the opportunity to make a difference locally in peo-ple’s lives.

Oak Hill-Beautiful .22-acre corner lot

propertyBeautiful 4 bedrooms plusloft and 3.5 baths colonialhome has three finishedlevels on a .22-acre cornerlot. Located in the highlydesirable and very active

Fairfax- LovelyHome in

Fairfax ClubEstates

Over 3,600 square feetlovely home in theFairfax Club EstatesSubdivision. Great roomencompasses an opendining area and oversizedgourmet kitchen. Thekitchen’s beautiful cherry wood cabinetry featuring granite counters, backsplash, stainless appliances, recessed lighting, built-in microwave and confec-tionary oven. Built-in bar with icemaker also can be used as a butler counter offof living room. Main level master bedroom suite includes spacious walk-incloset and plush bathroom. Community includes bike trails, outdoor pool, ten-nis court, tot lots/play ground and so much more.

For more information contact: Lena F. Restivo, Realtor,Weichert, 703-855-7341, [email protected]

Priced at: $649,900

Chantilly Highlands community of Oak Hill. Dramatic vaulted and cathedralceilings with custom wide crown molding, hardwood floors throughout theupper level, Pergo laminate flooring throughout the main level and ceramic tilefloor throughout the lower level. Upgrades to the property include the windows,kitchen granite counter tops, and gorgeous marble tile in all bathrooms, freshinterior paint, refrigerator, and most lighting fixtures. For your outdoor enjoy-ment, there is a front tile porch, back wood 2-tier deck and side walkway.

For more information call: Bernie Kagan,Vice President and Realtor

Samson Properties, cell: 703-216-0985email: [email protected]

Priced at: $549,900Henderson Road Gem-in the Heart of Clifton

This distinctive 5 bedroom, 3.5-bath chalet-style home offers clean lines, expansive windows, and an extensivepatio that unites indoor and outdoor living. Nature lovers will be delighted by the home’s private 5-acre lotgraced with rolling hills and magnificent seasonal landscaping, while commuters will be pleased with its proxim-ity to 123 and other major routes. A stucco façade, contemporary design, and an open floor plan are only some ofthe things that make this home so appealing. A stone walkway ushers you to the entrance of the home and intothe living room where massive glass sliders and an abundance of windows bring natural light streaming in. 12-foot ceilings and natural materials bring the best of the outdoors in, while a convenient main-level master suitecreates instant move-in appeal. Warm hardwood floors and a double-sided wood-burning fireplace add rusticappeal. The raised kitchen features Corian countertops, white cabinets, black appliances and a paneled refrigera-tor. A large center island and an extensive breakfast bar provide additional working space for enthusiastic chefs.The gracious main-level master suite features a raised sleeping area and separate sitting area that gives way to aprivate master bath. A powder room completes the main level. Upstairs, 2 sets of glass sliders flood the familyroom with light and open to along balcony with breathtaking views of the landscaped lot. A second fireplace cre-ates a visual boundary between the family room and multi-purpose area with wet bar. A spacious bedroom withwall-to-wall windows enjoys direct access to the covered balcony via large glass sliding doors. Three additionalbedrooms and two full baths provide the more living space that makes this home a perfect fit!

For more information, contact: Carol Hermandorfer, Long and Foster Realtors703-503-1812 or [email protected]

Priced at: $749,000

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Centreville14519 Oakmere Drive...............$375,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Helaine Newman & Paula Ferrara-Garcia ...Weichert...703-402-3134 &703-216-673013804 Choptank Ct. ................. $439,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Athena Keifer...................Weichert....................703-868-4091

Fairfax12140 Wedgeway Court ........... $325,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Ed Duggan ..................... Century 21 ................ 703-989-773510150 Bessmer Ln. ..................$514,990 ........ Sun 1-4................Jayson Whitten................Century 21 ................ 703-855-856510500 Elmira Ct. ......................$545,000 ........ Sun 12-4..............Lena Restivo ................... Weichert....................703-855-73412951 Hunters Branch Rd ..........$695,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Karen Hawken ................. RE/MAX.....................703-573-25009201 Briary Ln.........................$729,900 ........ Sun 12-3..............Deborah Larson...............Long & Foster............703-905-72693775 Center Way ..................... $749,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Ed Duggan ...................... Century 21 ................ 703-989-77359000 Southwick St...................$764,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Anne Harrington .............. Long & Foster............703-938-42005503 Ridge View Dr W............. $1,050,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Ashley O’Brien.................RE/MAX.....................571-332-1816

Chantilly13557 Smallwood Lane............$584,323 ....... Sun 1-4................Judy Pfarner....................Samson Properties .... 703-989-8767

Clifton14001 Tarn Hill Dr. ...................$962,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Karen Gales.....................RE/MAX.....................703-403-0992

Fairfax Station10945 Rice Field Pl. ................. $1,125,000 ..... Sun 1-4................Monica Adams.................RE/MAX.....................703-434-94008309 Crestridge Rd..................$1,575,000 ..... Sun 1-3................Dan Corr ......................... Washington Fine Prop....202-494-3530

Lorton8230 Catbird Cir, #201 ............. $224,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Jenny Ko Martin .............. Weichert....................703-380-88257672 Henry Knox Dr.................$624,999 ........ Sun 1-4................Sam Song ....................... Weichert....................703-819-93628594 Crosspointe Glen Ct.........$699,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Mary FitzHenry ................Long & Foster............703-425-8000

Burke10143 Sassafras Woods Ct.......$324,900 ........ Sun 1-4................Gregory Allen .................. Keller Williams .......... 703-785-379710570 Reeds Landing Cir. ........ $369,500 ........ Sun 1-4................Pat Richter ......................Residential Preferred Prop. .. 703-819-68069617 Chapel Hill Dr. ................. $590,000 ........ Sat/Sun 1-4..........Bill Hoffman .................... Keller Williams .......... 703-309-2205

Springfield8722 Ridge Hollow Ct. ............. $339,990 ........ Sun 1-4................Ryan Rice........................Century 21 ................ 571-212-83396422 Blarney Stone Ct..............$285,000 ........ Sun. 1-4...............Joe Frangipane................Long & Foster............703-628-4430

Annandale4547 Logsdon Dr, #255............$180,000 ........ Sat 2-5 ................ Donald Cosby..................Keller Williams .......... 703-562-18007718 Lafayette Forest Dr, #21 ..$239,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Amy Gould ...................... Long & Foster............703-946-15597303 Austin St. ........................$420,000 ........ Sun 1-4................Kristi Morgan .................. ERA...........................703-909-44628807 Willowridge Ln. ...............$575,000 ........ Sun 1-3................Carrie Shokraei................Long & Foster............703-658-16007514 Woodpalace Ct. ............... $895,000 ........ Thur 6-8 .............. Heather Bennett...............RE/MAX.....................703-508-5442

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13804 Choptank Ct., Centreville • $439,000 • Open Sunday 1-4Athena Keifer, Weichert, 703-868-4091

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From Page 4

Crepes Galore at Clifton Café

Clifton’s Catherine Leerar, left, and daughter Brendaenjoy lunch at the Clifton Café.

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husband’s old business was par-tially bought out, and this shopwas available, a block away fromour house,” she said. “I alwayswanted to own a coffee shop, andthis already had coffee equipmentin it, so we felt the time chose us.We felt that, if we could make itin a down economy, then when theeconomy came back, we should befine.”

It wasn’t until November 2009that crepes became the mainevent. “I’ve always had a passionfor crepes so, in August 2009, myhusband and I went to Paris andvisited several creperies,” saidTengesdal. “Then that October, wegot our first crepe machine; youhand-make the crepes, but themachine helps you cook them.”

Next, she formulated her batter’s secret recipe. Sheand her staff taste-tested several batters and cameto a consensus on the best one. “We have one, basicbatter that uses organic buckwheat hand-milled for usin Ohio,” said Tengesdal. “It’s an egg-rich batter with ahigher concentration of eggs than most crepes.”

She has 10 employees, and those who’ve suggestedtasty crepes have had them named after them andplaced on the menu. “Some of our neighbors havemade up crepes, as well,” she said. “For example,there’s Bittner’s Bliss, named after our friend, SteveBittner. It’s filled with goat cheese, spinach, arti-chokes and grilled chicken. And Randy’s Righteous-ness, named after friend Randy Thompson, has BlackForest ham with Swiss cheese and dijonaise.”

TO HAVE a successful business in a small town offthe beaten path, said Tengesdal, “You’ve got to givepeople a reason to come to Clifton, not just for cof-fee. So we figured we’d offer great, quality food madefrom scratch that’s different and unique and you can’tget anywhere else.”

So far, it’s working. Said Tengesdal: “We’ve had agreat reception and it’s comforting to see businessgrowing.” Clifton Café also caters for small officesand parties.

Besides Bittner’s Bliss, the most popular savorycrepe is the Spicy Chicken, featuring grilled chicken,guacamole, black beans, jalapenos, salsa and ched-dar cheese. A new one is Evan’s Exotic Equation,named after a regular customer and friend. It’s filledwith homemade pesto sauce, spinach, chicken, fetacheese and fresh tomatoes.

“Every crepe is made fresh to order, so we can addor take out items and customers can have crepes theirway,” said Tengesdal. “We also have monthly spe-cials not on the menu, such as Ginger Chicken, whichis grilled chicken with Havarti cheese, red peppers,onions and ginger sauce.”

The most expensive crepe, at $10.75, is Amelia’sAlaskan Adventure made with salmon, cream cheese,capers and tomatoes. But the majority of the lunchcrepes are $6.75-$8.95.

Among the dessert crepes, Ana’s Nutty Bananaberryis a favorite, along with Donna’s Decadence, namedafter friend Donna Netschert and containing home-made blintz cheese, blueberry jam or seasonal freshblueberries, maple syrup and powdered sugar. Othersweet choices include Don’s Delight, made with pea-nut butter, bananas, chocolate and powdered sugar,and Doris’s Danish, featuring melted butter, pow-

dered sugar and white chocolate.“Alli’s Stuffed French Toast is one of our best-sell-

ing breakfast crepes,” said Tengesdal. “It’s loadedwith butter and powdered sugar, cinnamon, home-made blintz cheese and fresh sliced strawberries andtopped with powdered sugar, maple syrup andwhipped cream. People either get two or come backthe next day for another — they love it.”

CLIFTON CAFÉ ALSO offers pastries, plus a vari-ety of coffee drinks. PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. of To-peka, Kansas — named 2009 Roaster of the Year byRoast magazine — roasts the coffee served there.Among the custom espresso creations are crèmebrulee, butterscotch mocha and Samoa lattes. Thelatter contains Ghirardelli dark chocolate and cara-mel, plus all-natural Monin coconut syrup and tasteslike a Girl Scout Samoa cookie. There are also sev-eral, gourmet sandwiches, such as Turkey, Havarti,Guacamole on fresh Panini bread from a bakery, andMediterranean Shaved Chicken with homemade ol-ive spread, feta cheese, lettuce, tomato and chickenon a freshly made, onion-brioche roll.

Hours are Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.; Satur-day, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., andTengesdal hopes even more people will come so theycan see the community, too. “I want to share Cliftonwith people who may not know about this charming,unique town,” she said. “It has so much to offer.”

She also likes the fact that each customer has dif-ferent expectations and needs. “What I love best issharing stories of our own lives with each other,” saidTengesdal. “The customers come back and becomefriends that I see outside of work — and that’s trulythe best part of this business.”

Clifton’s Catherine Leerar and daughter Brenda,of Washington, D.C., have birthdays close together,so they celebrated there recently with a special lunch.Leerar had a Randy’s Righteousness crepe and herdaughter ate the Melissa’s crepe filled with spinach,goat cheese, dates and grilled chicken.

“It’s delicious,” said Leerar. “The crepe’s thin andwell-prepared, not over-stuffed, and has a good mix-ture of flavors.”

“Mine has fresh ingredients in a perfectly madebase,” added Leerar’s daughter. “The dates add a hintof sweetness, which goes well with the vegetablesand meat. We’d absolutely recommend this place;it’s an independent café and a homey environmentwith reasonable prices, several choices and friendly,good service.”


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Craft Vendors are needed for theHoliday Bazaar and Craft FairSaturday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. at Centreville United MethodistChurch, 6400 Old Centreville Road.Leased spaces for vendors are goingquickly. Book your vendor space now.Contact [email protected] or 703-830-2684.

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can pick up empty shoe boxes startingNov. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Packedshoe boxes can be dropped off onTuesday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.They will be distributed to hurtingchildren overseas. Visit the ChantillyChick-fil-A, 4412 Chantilly ShoppingCenter, Chantilly; Fair Oaks Chick-fil-A in Fair Oaks Mall. Also participatingis Centreville Baptist Church, 15100Lee Highway, Centreville.

SATURDAY/NOV. 6Open House. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At

Pender Veterinary Centre at DullesGateway, 4508 Upper Cub Run,Chantilly. Activities include: CPRdemonstrations, free microchipping forpets (first 100), teddy bear surgery,hospital and boarding facility tours. Dr.Betsy Henly is the full-timeveterinarian. Call 703-277-7272.

“The Job’s Not Done!” 2-5 p.m. Cometo NOVACAN’s fourth climate changeworkshop and learn from the expertsabout the impact of climate change onthe Washington area, on our healthand the jobs that can be created as wetransition to a clean energy economy.At Merrifield Garden Center, 12101Lee Highway, Fairfax (NOT inMerrifield). Free and open to all.Contact Linda Burchfiel 703-506-4310.

SUNDAY/NOV. 7Volunteer for Change Orientation.

Noon to 1 p.m. Volunteers can choosefrom more than 60 monthlycommunity service projects throughoutNorthern Virginia. Projects includeplanting trees, bagging food forhomeless families, tutoring adult ESLstudents, playing bingo with thedisabled and more. This programfeatures a flexible online calendar offun weekend and weekday eveningprojects to fit busy schedules. At theVolunteer Fairfax Office, 10530 Page

Ave., Fairfax. Call Annie Duffield toregister for the next orientation at 703-246-3895 or [email protected].

MONDAY/NOV. 8Volunteer for Change Orientation.

6:30 to 7 p.m. Volunteers can choosefrom more than 60 monthlycommunity service projects throughoutNorthern Virginia. Projects includeplanting trees, bagging food forhomeless families, tutoring adult ESLstudents, playing bingo with thedisabled and more. This programfeatures a flexible online calendar offun weekend and weekday eveningprojects to fit busy schedules. At theVolunteer Fairfax Office, 10530 PageAve., Fairfax. Call Annie Duffield toregister for the next orientation at 703-246-3895 or e-mail [email protected].

TUESDAY/NOV. 9Open House. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Clifton

Children’s Academy will be holdingRegistration Open House for the Fall2011 for Kindergarten and Morning,Afternoon and Fullday Preschoolclasses. Bring your child and tour theschool. At 14315 Compton Road inCentreville. Visit www.childrensacademy.com. or call 703-968-8455for information.

Networking Lunch. 11 a.m.MidatlanticNetworking.com inconjunction with Greg Nerantzis ofMerrill Lynch will be hosting aNetworking Lunch for anyone doingbusiness in Chantilly. Free to anyoneparticipating but you must register inadvance. Space is limited. [email protected] toreserve a seat. At Vintage 51Restaurant and Brew Lounge at 25031Riding Plaza, Chantilly. Call 703-722-2844.

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County Democratic Com-mittee.

Like Fimian, the Democrathad also taken hits in televi-sion advertisements fundedby outside political groupsover the last two weeks.Connolly said the negativetelevision spots, in additionto an anti-incumbent andanti-Democratic sentimentamong the electorate, hadtake a toll on the campaignand diminished his lead inthe days leading up to theelection.

“Nobody had said this wasgoing to be easy. ... But thevoters have spoken and thevoters have chosen a moder-ate, pragmatic voice,” saidConnolly, in his election nightspeech.

The Democrat said heheard a “loud and clear” mes-sage from his constituentsabout focusing on the eco-nomic growth in NorthernVirginia. In an interview, he

said he planned to turn his attention towardthe U.S. Department of Defense’s plans tocut back on government contracting, whichseveral business leaders in Northern Vir-ginia said could cost the region thousandsof jobs.

“I want to foster and grow this localeconomy which is the envy of the rest ofthe country and that was built in partner-ship with the federal government,” said thecongressman.

ON A DAY when several Democratic in-cumbents lost elections around the coun-try, Connolly’s long record as an effectivelocal government leader in Fairfax Countymay have helped him draw more votes thanhis Republican opponent, said Democraticactivists.

“I was looking for experience. He has asense of what people want and need,” saidSpringfield resident Mary Anne Ericson of

Connolly Ends Night Leading 11th District

Fimian supporters gathered in the ballroom of the Mason Inn Hotel to watch theelection returns projected on a big screen. When the Republicans won or even tookover a seat, the crowd went wild. In the middle, holding the Fimian sign is Roger C.Easton III. He is a senior at George Mason University and he interned with the Fimiancampaign. He said the experience was both rewarding and enlightening. He felt thathe worked on legislation that would positively affect his generation and he wasthrilled to discover how ‘tuned-in’ voters were during this campaign.

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U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) is surrounded by well-wishers after heleaves the stage. Saba Shami, president of the New Dominion PoliticalAction Committee congratulates Connolly on his victory.

‘I would rather be out here with you, than watching the monitors in myoffice,’ Republican Keith Fimian tells the crowd at his election nightparty at the Mason Inn Hotel in Fairfax.

Connolly.The congressman fared much

better with Fairfax voters, whomake up two-thirds of the 11thCongressional District, than PrinceWilliam County voters.

The Democrat won Fairfax with50.5 percent of the vote to Fimian’s47.6 percent of the vote. But Fimianbeat Connolly in Prince William,garnering 51.6 percent of the votesto Connolly’s 46.1 percent.

“Gerry is a known quantity, espe-cially in Fairfax County,” saidFairfax County Chairman SharonBulova (D-At-large).

An unusually strong turnout inFairfax may also have benefitedConnolly. Approximately 51 per-cent of all active Fairfax County vot-ers, who were more likely to votefor the Democrat, showed up at thepolls compared to just 45 percentof active voters in Prince WilliamCounty, who tend to vote more forconservative candidates.

”Thirty-five percent of registeredvoters had come in by noon, whichis great. Only presidential electionsget this type of turn out,” said AdinaHorvarth, an election official at theMantua precinct in Fairfax.

During a similar election cycle in1997, when the only candidates on

the ballot were local congressmen, Fairfaxvoters turned out at a much lower rate of40 percent, according to county electionrecords.

But knowing that this would be a closeelection, both political parties made a sig-nificant effort to drive potential voters tothe polls.

“I was deluged by parties interested in myparticipation in the process, more so thanthe presidential election. It was almost anuisance really,” said Darphaus Mitchell,who voted at Orange Hunt ElementarySchool.

“I want to foster andgrow this local economywhich is the envy of therest of the country.”

— U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11)


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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

For years, local residents haveknown what a talented showchoir Chantilly High has. Its Jazz& Pizzazz show each May is usu-

ally sold out, all four nights, and even at-tracts people who don’t have children there.

Now, though, the whole country knowshow good Chantilly is. In October, Parademagazine began a nationwide quest to findAmerica’s Favorite Show Choir. More than50,000 votes were cast — and Chantilly’sTouch of Class Show Choir won the title.

“I’m extremely proud of them,” said Cho-ral Director Glenn Cockrell. “We were inclass Friday when the news came down. Wewere celebrating anyway because we per-formed Oct. 23 at the grand reopening ofthe Arena Stage downtown, and it was thelast day of the quarter.”

“We were having a pizza party becausethe kids had been working really hard,” hecontinued. “Then when they heard theywon, it became a real party. They werejumping up and down, screaming and hug-ging each other, and the SGA came in witha big banner saying, ‘Congratulations.’’

Initially, thousands of show choirs fromacross the U.S. entered the competition, andParade narrowed them down to 25. Americavoted, choosing the top 10. Then came an-other vote, and Parade listed the top threechoirs on its Web site, but didn’t reveal thewinner until Oct. 29 — two days before itsOct. 31 issue doing likewise.

“It was really cool that the people chosewho they liked and thought was the mostentertaining,” said Cockrell. “We were ex-cited as we moved up the chain. But wetried not to expect too much because younever know — there are a lot of good groupsout there.”

Actually, Chantilly didn’t even enter untilthe last minute. “An alumni parent sent mean e-mail about the contest, in the firstplace,” said Cockrell. “It was on a Sunday,and the deadline to submit a video and bioof the group was the very, next day — Mon-day.”

So Cockrell sent four or five different vid-eos, and Parade selected the medley from“Hair” for judging. “Then we spread theword to everyone we knew and askedpeople to vote for us,” he said. “That Tues-day, we were in the top 25 — and it was awhirlwind from there.”

To even be eligible, each show choir hadto have a high level of talent. But, saidCockrell, “What makes this special is thatAmerica picked its favorite. And since thisyear’s Jazz & Pizzazz [in May 2011] is our25th anniversary, this honor belongs to ev-ery kid that’s ever been in the Touch of

Class, combo or jazz band. They’re part ofJazz & Pizzazz — part of our family here.”

That’s what’s special, as well, aboutChantilly’s Performing Arts Department, hesaid. “We don’t do it by ourselves; it’s a teameffort,” said Cockrell, who’s taught at theschool all 25 years. “There’s not a betterPerforming Arts Department, anywhere.The staff here is amazing — we always worktogether.”

But, he added, for the Show Choir to suc-ceed, it also needs “a supportive adminis-tration and a parent community that’s onboard. What we do doesn’t happen with-out the whole community behind us.”

Cockrell called it “humbling” to be votedthe best Show Choir in the nation because

he knows the quality of the other groupsagainst whom Chantilly competed. Still, hesaid the recognition gives “traction” to whathis students do and lets them know it’s valu-able, meaningful and positive.

“TV shows like ‘American Idol,’ ‘So YouThink You Can Dance’ and ‘Glee’ obviouslyhave great appeal in our culture,” he said.“But they don’t show all the blood, sweatand tears that go on behind the scenes be-fore the performers step on the stage — andhere are real kids doing it every day.”

Furthermore, although Chantilly’s ShowChoir members graduate and go on withtheir lives, that experience remains withthem always. Many even return to see Jazz& Pizzazz when they can. Friday morning,Cockrell got a call from an alumni who’dbeen a sound technician for the show andis now a pastor in Phoenix.

“After the news was posted on the Web,this kid who was here 20 years ago calledto say congratulations,” said Cockrell. “Thekids we have now are learning the historyof Jazz & Pizzazz, as part of the 25th anni-versary, so that made the connection evenmore real for them.”

Principal Jim Kacur is also thrilled aboutthe Show Choir’s achievement and gavecredit where credit it due. “I’m extremelyproud of the Chantilly Show Choir,” he said.“The award does not surprise me; our pro-gram has been outstanding for years. Be-ing recognized by Parade Magazine is quitean honor. I see it as a tribute to the years ofdedication by Glenn Cockrell to the choirprogram at Chantilly High School.”

Kacur, too, praised the Show Choir mem-bers, their parents and the Performing ArtsDepartment faculty. And he said addingShow Choir alumni Sarah Pramstaller as achoreographer was a wonderful idea.

Meanwhile, it’s business as usual for theShow Choir. “This is an amazing honor, andwe hope to carry the title with pride anddignity as we represent the Chantilly com-munity,” said Cockrell. “We also invite ev-eryone to join us for our fall choral con-cert, Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m.”

National Acclaim for Chantilly Show ChoirIt’s voted bestin America.

A joyful Touch of Class Show Choir, with Choral Director Glenn Cockrell incenter, enjoys its national recognition and well wishes from the school.

Show TimeChantilly High School’s fall choral

concert is Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m.

Going PinkDeer Park Elementary sixth-grade students wear pink and white onField Day in honor of their teacher’s mother during National BreastCancer Awareness Month.

Clifton Children’sAcademy staff andstudents go“pink” in supportof the Susan GKomen for theCure Foundation.Boys and girlsalike “put on thepink” to showsupport. The leadteachers all hadlookalike T-shirts,the purchase ofwhich was also adonation to Can-cer Research. From left: Teachers include Virginia Rounds, TaraCondon, director; Coleen Pappas and Jessica Bowie; seated:Adminstrative Director Hulya Ongurer. Children from left: OliviaChoi, Abigail Rounds, Kendall Viar, Georg Clavin, William Fletcher,and Isabella Diaz.


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Order holiday greeneryfrom the Westfield High School’screw team. Select from two sizesand colors of florist-quality poin-settias and mixed wreaths withnoble fir and fragrant juniper withberries and cones. Orders are dueNov. 17 with pickup on Dec. 2. Goto http://www.westfieldcrew.org.Contact Candis Anhalt at 703-815-8883.

VETERANS DAYOBSERVANCES

Calling all CVHS families withservice members. Send picturesand biographical information ofveterans you would like to cel-ebrate/commemorate forVeteran’s Day. CVHS would liketo honor any members of ourschool community and their fami-lies who have served in the UnitedStates Armed Forces. Send pic-tures/information to:[email protected] [email protected] .

Know of a CVHS student with aparent who is currently servingoverseas? Military members cansend a brief (30-45 second) videomessage that will be played to theschool on Veteran’s Day. Send allvideo clips using a video file toChris Smith ([email protected])or Demby Banbury

([email protected]).On Nov. 11, in front of the CVHS

media center at 7:05 a.m., join ina brief ceremony and National An-them (sung by the CVHS choir) tocommemorate Veteran’s Day.

CVHS BAND ANNUAL CIT-RUS SALE: The CentrevilleWildcat Band will be holding itsAnnual Citrus Sale from nowthrough Nov. 22. Full and halfcases of oranges or grapefruits willbe sold. There’s also an option ofmixed cases of both grapefruit andoranges. To place an order, emailRobin Seabrook [email protected] and put“Citrus Sale” in subject line. Anorder form and prices will be pro-

vided. The fruit will be deliveredthe weekend of Dec. 3.

PARENTING YOUR TEENSEMINAR: On Thursday, Nov. 11from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in theCVHS Media Center. Being a teenis a time of inconsistencies, mis-steps, and sometimes baffling be-havior as they struggle to find theirunique place in the world, becomeself sufficient, and test physical,cognitive, and emotional limits.Learn strategies on how to inter-act with teens in a productive way— that means disengaging fromthe bad behavior, keeping calm,and earning respect rather thanfear. Presented by MicheleTureaud, an educator from Behav-ior Intervention Services.

Centreville United MethodistChurch volunteers at Hancock ManorNursing Home in Sneedville, Tenn.,are the recipients of the TennesseeHealth Care Association’s (THCA)2010 Group Volunteer of the YearAward. This award recognizes thegroup or organization that best exem-plifies the spirit of volunteerism in thenursing home setting.

Centreville United Methodist volun-teers have visited Hancock Manor fortheir annual mission trip for nineyears. Church members provide eye-glasses, hearing aids and dentalservices to those who cannot afford

them. They entertain the patients, play-ing piano, harmonica, guitar and violin.They plant flower gardens, give mani-cures, host movies, do crafts and playgames. And, in the future, they plan tofund a nursing scholarship for employ-ees at the facility.

Representatives from CentrevilleUnited Methodist accepted the awardat a special gala Aug. 31 during THCA’sAnnual Convention & Trade Show inKnoxville, where individuals, groupsand facilities were celebrated for theiroutstanding accomplishments in long-term care. Awards are presentedannually in a variety of categories.

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By Rich Sanders

Centre View

The talented Westfield High footballteam has lost close games to someof the Northern Region’s elite teams

this season. As a result of such setbacks, theBulldogs’ record going into last Fridaynight’s Concorde District home game ver-sus unbeaten Centreville was a mundane4-4.

Westfield, through its first eight games,had lost to such teams as Stone Bridge (9-0), by a 7-3 score; defending Div. 6 region

champion Lake Braddock (8-1), a 12-7 set-back; a 14-0 shutout loss to always staunchRobinson (7-2); and a 17-14 defeat at thehands of a Chantilly squad (8-1) whose onlyloss this season came in overtime toCentreville.

Westfield, going into last week, did havea couple of wins over opponents with win-ning records — a 28-24 early season tri-umph over West Potomac (6-3), and a 21-14 district win over Oakton (6-3).

All of those meetings with some of thebetter teams — win or lose — were decidedwithin seven points or less with the excep-

tion of the shutout loss to the Rams.Thus few people probably expected

Westfield to win decisively over an out-standing Centreville squad last week. Butthat’s what occurred in the Bulldogs’ 35-14win over the Wildcats, who endured theirfirst loss of the season.

It all came together for Westfield in theweek 9 matchup and the Bulldogs enteredthis Friday night’s regular season finaleat Herndon (1-8) with a winning 5-4record.

Westfield, after starting the season 1-2,won three straight to improve to 4-2. But

consecutive losses had the Bulldogs at .500again and they desperately needed a vic-tory over Centreville to have hopes of awinning season.

FOLLOWING a scoreless first quarter,Westfield scored three touchdowns over thenext two quarters to take control against aCentreville team that had been winning biggame after big game, week after week. TheBulldogs carried a 21-0 lead into the final

Westfield Football Gets That Big Win Chantilly prepping forRobinson Rams.

By Rich Sanders

Centre View

Chantilly High boys’ cross coun-try runner Sean McGorty cap-tured first place at last week’sConcorde District champion-

ships, held in wet conditions on Oct. 27 atBurke Lake Park.

McGorty’s outstanding run on the slushy,2.98 mile course resulted in a winning timeof 15 minutes, 42 seconds and a comfort-able margin of victory over second placefinisher Troy Hunsaker (16:05) of Herndon.

The Chargers, thanks to contributionsfrom all their runners, finished fourth in thesix-team district field, good enough to earna seeding at the 16-team Northern Regionchampionships at Burke Lake this Thursdayafternoon, Nov. 4, beginning at 3:15.

The other three teams to qualify forregionals on the boys’ side were first placeRobinson (54 points), second place Oakton(66), and third place Herndon (67).Chantilly totaled 81 points to finish aheadof fifth place Centreville (94) and sixth placeWestfield (138).

The top 15 runners at districts earnedboth medals and all-district status, and au-tomatically qualified for regionals. Thoserunners included Bobby Kelly (6th place)of Centreville; Chantilly’s Logan Miller(7th); Westfield’s Jeffrey Edmondson(10th); Centreville’s Chris Jones (12th); andChantilly’s Mohamed Labor-Koroma (14th).

Other locals who put together good racesincluded Chan Young Lee (19th place) ofCentreville; Steven Mitchell (25th) ofWestfield; Gabriel Rushin (26th) ofCentreville; Nathan Kiley (28th) ofWestfield; Scott Fraser (29th) of Chantilly;and Andris Sturans (30th) of Chantilly.

For Westfield, Edmondson’s 10th placefinish was the best district placing by a Bull-dog boys’ runner since 2007. A sophomore,Edmondson is a first year cross country run-ner.

“I am really impressed with Jeff’s talent,determination, and work ethic,” saidWestfield coach Kelly Deegan. “He is a greatkid with a desire to succeed and a tremen-dous amount of talent. We look forward tomany more outstanding achievements fromJeff in the coming seasons.”

IN THE GIRLS’ district race, both thirdplace Centreville (64) and fourth placeWestfield (102) earned region seedings.Oakton (32) was the district team cham-pion and Herndon (62) was second.

Centreville had three runners finish in thetop 15 and five in the top 20. IsabellaMedina finished fifth overall to lead theWildcats, while teammates Rebecca Vinter(10th) and Rachel Brown (13th) also tookhome medals. But Centreville’s next tworunners - Juliana Cuomo (16th) and JoannaAhn (20th) - were instrumental to theteam’s high standing.

Westfield, meanwhile, also ran togetherwonderfully as a team to earn fourth place.

“Our girls were thrilled with their fourthplace finish at districts,” said Deegan. “Ithas been their goal all season to advance toregionals.”

A year ago, Westfield finished fifth at dis-tricts, missing the region cut.

This year’s team finished a place higherand earned a region bid. Westfield’s top fivefinishers at districts were Lauren Hicks (9thplace overall); Brianna Berling (11th);Leidy Arias (22nd); Taylor Schwencke(29th); and Elise Orloff (31st). MeganOwens also turned in a good run for theBulldogs.

Berling is the Bulldogs’ lone senior.“We really counted on her leadership to

get us to the next level,” said coach Deegan,of Berling. “It was impressive for Briannato step things up with an 11th place finishwhich really made the difference in thepoint total for Westfield.”

The coach was also pleased with Hick’stop 10 outing.

“Lauren Hickshas run very wellall year long andcontinued to doso [at districts],”said Deegan.

The Wildcatsreceived solidruns from Arias,Schwencke andOrloff.

“Leidy Arias iscoming on strongat the end of theseason when weneed her,” saidDeegan. “TaylorSchwenke is avery tough run-ner. She has beenbattling somesickness lately,but we knew wecould count onher to do her job.”

Being part of ateam to makeregionals was ex-tra special forOrloff, a freshmanwho was celebrat-ing her birthday.

“Elise Orloff is avery promisingfreshman whostepped up whenwe needed herthe most to be ourfifth runner tocross the line,”said Deegan. “Shehad a big im-provement in her time and the other girlswere so excited for her to do so well on herbirthday. Megan Owens was right behindElise to have all of our runners in beforethe 21:30 mark.”

Deegan said her girls’ have practiced andcompeted well all season.

“This group of girls have worked togethervery well all year and they really are a greatbunch to have at practice every day. It was

nice to see their hard work pay off with anopportunity to run in the Northern Regionalchampionships.”

For Chantilly (fifth place), Megan Toole,Megan Rhoads and Natalie Plummer fin-ished 17th, 18th and 19th, respectively, tolead the Chargers. Also for Chantilly, Jen-nifer Cohen and Hannah Strub had solidoutings.

Chantilly’s McCorty Wins Concorde Cross Country TitleCharger boys, Centreville andWestfield girls qualify for regions.

At the Concorde District girls’ cross country champi-onships, local teams Centreville and Westfield werethird and fourth, respectively, to earn trips to thisweek’s regionals.

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quarter and went on to their season’s biggest vic-tory.

Westfield QB Matt Pisarcik tossed a pair of touch-down passes in the win - a 19-yarder to Tyler Mortonand a seven-yard aerial to Scotty Nicoll - and theBulldogs rushed for three scores, two from KendellAnderson and one from C.J. Craft.

For Westfield fans it must have been an invigorat-ing breath of fresh, autumn nighttime air.

While the Westfield offense was outstanding, itsdefense was also a stalwart on this night as the Bull-dogs held region running back sensation MannySmith to 53 yards and one score on 21 carries.Centreville signal caller Chance Roman completednine-of-23 passes for 71 yards, including a 12-yardscoring toss to Brett Martin.

It was a night in which Westfield, due for a bigwin, came out and probably played its best all-aroundgame of the season.

Centreville could only shake off the defeat and lookahead to its regular season finale at Robinson thisFriday night.

“Our team was disappointed in our performancelast Friday versus Westfield, but we know it is onlyone game,” said Chris Haddock, the former FairfaxHigh coach who is in his first season in charge atCentreville.

Centreville, with the loss, fell to 3-1 in the district.Chantilly and Robinson are also 3-1 in district playwhile Westfield is 2-2. Centreville can still win thedistrict, but the Wildcats must beat the Rams, whichwon’t be easy. Robinson has won three straight.

“Our players are looking forward to our match-upwith Robinson,” said Haddock. “We know it will be avery tough game as their players and coaches arealways physical, hard-nosed, and well prepared.

“We still have an opportunity to win the Concorde

District championship as well as host a first-roundplayoff game,” said the coach. “We are really con-centrating on raising our intensity level and focusthe rest of the way.”

MEANWHILE, THE CHANTILLY Chargers haverebounded nicely from their only loss of the seasonthree weeks ago against host Centreville, a 27-26OT affair on Oct. 15. The Chargers defeatedWestfield, 17-14, the following week — coming backfrom a 14-0 fourth quarter deficit to do so. Then,this past Friday night against visiting district foeHerndon, Chantilly earned a 27-10 win.

The Hornets had success running the ball behindRB Cameron Reynolds (122 yards). Josh Schow,Reynolds’ backfield mate, gained 64 yards and scoredon a 9-yard TD run. But the Chargers rushed for 174team yards, led by William Hill-Pensamiento’s 74 andtwo TDs. Chargers’ QB Carson Romine was an effi-cient 9-of-13 for 119 yards and a scoring pass —that coming on a 59-yard strike to Caleb Reinhardt.

Chantilly jumped ahead 13-0 in the first quarterand held a 20-3 halftime lead and a 27-3 advantageafter three quarters.

“I think the Herndon game was a good game thatwe got through,” said Chantilly coach Mike Lalli. “Wehad a lot of distraction during the week so to comeout and win was important.”

The Chargers hope to end the regular season witha win at Oakton and then move on to the Div. 6 play-offs with good momentum. But the Cougars, led bytalented QB Jimmy Boone, are also looking to get awin going into the playoffs.

“Oakton is a very difficult match up for us,” saidLalli. “They are a very explosive team offensively thatif you give an opening they can score from anywhere.Defensively, their front seven are big, strong and fastand are very challenging for us. This is a very diffi-cult game for us.”

Chantilly Prepping for Robinson Rams

Cheerleading: Facing dauntingodds but bolstered by spirit, determi-nation and a strong, solid routine,Centreville High School’s varsitycheerleaders proudly performedtheir way to third place in theConcorde District cheer finals, heldon Wednesday, Oct. 27 at ChantillyHigh School. Taking third place istestimony to the team’s tenacity: theWildcats were at a serious disadvan-tage coming into the competitiondue to many key injuries that de-pleted their team just as they weregetting close to district competition.

The team was also proud to havefive of its cheerleaders chosen to theAll-District Team. Those five whowill represent CVHS and theConcorde District are sophomore

Courtney Thurston, junior CarisaRivera, and seniors Melissa Chubb (cap-tain), Mariah Rivera (captain), and LinaHarfoush.

At the Northern Region semifinals onOct. 30, held at Robinson SS, CVHSplaced third again, putting them into theregional finals. Congratulations to theentire CVHS varsity cheerleading team.

Cross Country: The girls’ crosscountry team advanced to the NorthernRegion championship meet with a 3rdplace performance at the Concorde Dis-trict championship meet, held at BurkeLake on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The boys’team finished 5th place at the meet.

Football: The varsity football teamlost to Westfield HS, 35-14, to fall to 8-

1 overall (3-1 in the Concorde Dis-trict). The team next plays atRobinson SS this Friday night, Nov.5 at 7:30.

Field Hockey: The varsity fieldhockey team fell to Fairfax HS, 3-0,in the opening round of the NorthernRegion Tournament. Centreville fin-ished the season with a record of 7-9.Congratulations to the followingplayers for achieving All-District hon-ors: 1st team All-District selectionsSasha Rocke and Katy Kelly; and 2ndteam All-District honorees BrittaniePeterson and Haley Carlson. Also,congratulations to both Katie Russelland Caroline Bollman for their selec-tions to the Concorde DistrictAll-Tournament Team.

Centreville High Sports Notebook By Karen Fulkerson


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THURSDAY/NOV. 4Wine Class: Wines of Spain and Portugal. 6:30

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FRIDAY/NOV. 5Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is

$15. With the music of Dave Kitchen. Beginnerswing lesson 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancing 9 p.m. tomidnight. At the Hilton Washington Dulles AirportHotel, 13869 Park Center Road (Route 28 near theairport), Herndon.

NOV. 5-13“It’s A Wonderful Life (The Musical).” Evening

performances: Nov. 5, 6, 11, and 12 at 7:30 p.m.;late-afternoon shows: Nov. 7 and 13 at 5 p.m.; AtLord of Life Lutheran Church, 13421 Twin LakesRoad in Clifton. Tickets are $15; reserve them bycalling 703-646-5906 or 703-323-5389.

SATURDAY/NOV. 6Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will help raise

funds for the Centre Ridge sixth-grade class. AtCentre Ridge Elementary, 14400 New BraddockRoad, Centreville.

Colonial Day at Sully. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learnabout a Revolutionary War soldier’s life and workas they march, fire their muskets and practicebayonet drill. Through living history and hands-onactivities, Colonial Day highlights daily lifebetween 1775 and 1785. The cost is $8 per adultand $6 per child. At 3650 Historic Sully Way inChantilly. Call 703-437-1794.

Book and Author Luncheon. 11 a.m. Tickets $38.The lineup of authors and their books, includesHelen Simonson, Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand;Deanna Raybourn, The Dead Travel Fast; CarrieBrown, The Rope Walk; Edward Dolnick, TheForger’s Spell; and Kristin Downey, The WomanBehind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy ofFrances Perkins. Hosted by the AmericanAssociation of University Women Fairfax CityBranch. Reservations must be made by Nov. 3.Checks payable to AAUW Fairfax City Branch maybe mailed to Suzanne Mahoney at 8313 ChapelLake Ct., Annandale, VA 22003; Visa andMasterCard also acceptable; email:[email protected] or 703-978-3258. Atthe Country Club of Fairfax, 5110 Ox Rd., Fairfax.

SUNDAY/NOV. 7Bluegrass Gospel Concert. 6 p.m. Free. A free-

will offering will be received. With the band “TrueSpirit” from Richmond. At Oakton Baptist Churchof Chantilly, corner of Sullyfield Circle and Route50 in Chantilly. Call 703-631-1799.

TUESDAY/NOV. 9Centreville Stitchers. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Do you

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SATURDAY/NOV. 13Ceili Dances. 7 to 11 p.m. Admission is $12/

members; $6/youngsters; $25/family. Featuringthe Bog Wanderers Ceili Band and Friends. Ceiliand Set Dances are called by Marilyn Moore.Teaching session from 7 to 7:30 p.m. At FryingPan Park Visitors Center, 2739 West Ox Road,Herndon. Call 703-437-9101 or visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp/

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school students will present classic selectionsfrom some of the world’s best-loved stories.Selections include “Les Misérables,” “TwelfthNight,” “Charlotte’s Web,” and “Hairspray.”Children won’t want to miss the tale of theJabberwocky, the voyage of the Jumblies orvisits from the Gumbie Cat and her mysteriousfriend. At Trinity Christian School, 11204Braddock Road in Fairfax. Tickets are $4 at thedoor. Call 703-273-8787.

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However, as easy and much less compli-cated as my life has become, diagnosis to date,I do acknowledge how difficult it likely hasbecome for my wife, Dina. She still wants to livea normal life (“normal” meaning Kenny not hav-ing cancer). She still wants things to matter. Shestill has hopes and dreams. Unfortunately forher, getting me to initiate/follow through – careeven, about any of it, is almost impossible. It’salmost as if my “caring” gene has disappeared.My explanation – and rationalization – hasalways been: cancer will do that. And as muchas one tries and is encouraged to live that“normal” life and view the world “normally;”(not cancer-affected), a cancer diagnosis willchange a few things, physically certainly, butmentally perhaps even more.

And it’s not as if I’m unable to articulate myfeelings concerning this 180-degree change inmy priorities/areas of interest, it’s more that thechange is almost beyond my control. Not im-perceptible, because I’m completely aware ofmy decision-making concerning all the thingsthat formerly mattered in my life that now don’tmatter nearly so much, but it’s still difficult toprevent. It’s almost like having a new instinct, aknee jerk-type of mental response where I reactwithout thinking. Although, I am thinking andstill thoughtful in those responses. I’m just dif-ferent now. I may look the same, sound thesame, dress the same (still a point of conten-tion), but that sameness is deceiving because Idon’t feel the same – in my head. And whenyou’re terminal (or have been told you’re termi-nal), doing things you really don’t want to do,which may interest or benefit others more thanit does you, becomes increasingly difficult asyour original prognosis/timeline approaches. AsI’ve been told once (heck, I’ve been told it ahundred times) by health care providers,friends, family and fellow cancer patient/ survi-vors: “It’s all about you, Ken.” Those wordsresonate deeply when spoken by people work-ing to keep you alive.

As a result, I find it increasingly challengingto prioritize things. If it’s not health-related/ per-taining to my treatment, its significance in myworld is minimal – generally speaking. Granted,there are moments of normalcy where I’m notbogged down by the weight – and wait, of mydiagnosis/prognosis, and it’s better for me whenI’m not bogged down by it. Still, it’s hard to for-get the facts.

I haven’t given up hope or anything like that.All things considered, I’m doing remarkably welland will likely outlive my original diagnosis.However, it doesn’t make living any easier andit doesn’t help me to care about things that Idon’t care about any more. I wish it were differ-ent, but it’s not. I don’t blame myself, though. Iblame the cancer. Sometimes, the side effectsare worse than you anticipated.

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