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A Tribute toMartin Luther King, Jr.

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Siblings Jada and Ricky McGlothin, ofLees Corner Elementary and FranklinMiddle, respectively, perform “WeShall Overcome” at the annual MartinLuther King, Jr. Festival held Jan. 10 atWestfield High School.

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Three suspects in theft at Fair Lakes Shoping Center.

Police Seek Identities of SuspectsF

airfax County Police are seeking a man andtwo women suspected in a theft at the Toys RUs store in the 13000 block of Fair Lakes Shop-

ping Center on Saturday, Dec. 19, at around 9 p.m.A shopper had left her purse unattended in her shop-ping cart; one of the female suspects placed the pursein her cart and covered it with a jacket, asccordingto the police. The three suspects then paid cash fortheir items and left the store with the purse and itscontents.

The suspects were described as white. The malesuspect had a thin build, red hair and a beard. He

wore a burgundy and gold beanie-style hat, a blackhooded sweat shirt and jeans. Female suspect #1 hadshoulder length brown hair and wore a greysweatshirt with a pink under armor symbol on thefront. Female suspect #2 had brown or blonde hairand wore a burgundy sweatshirt with orange writ-ing on the front. Anyone with information is askedto contact Crime Solvers electronically by visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting“TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES(274637)** orby calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

Meet with LeMunyonState Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67) will host a Town

Hall Meeting this Saturday, Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m. atthe Sully Government Center, 4900 Stonecroft Bou-levard, Chantilly.

The meeting seeks public input on residents’ is-sues and priorities.

True Islam CampaignThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA recently

launched a campaign to separate True Islam fromextremism. The program, to be held at MubarakMosque, 4555 Ahmadiyya Drive, Chantilly, on Sat-urday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m.-noon, is open to the public.

Public officials from Fairfax County as well as theSchool Board will attend.

For more information on the nationwide True Is-lam and the Extremists campaign, visitwww.trueislam.com.

Replenishing Food PantryFairfax County’s annual “Stuff the Bus: Helping

Fairfax Families” program will arrive on Saturday,Feb. 6, at the Clifton Giant, 5740 Union Mill Road tobenefit Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. All do-nation hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Garza’s 2016Listening Tours

Fairfax County Public Schools SuperintendentKaren K. Garza will hold five listening tours in 2016,and invites students, parents, employees, and com-munity members to participate. The local session willbe held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 29 at CentrevilleHigh School.

Garza, accompanied by the regional assistant su-perintendents, will provide an update on the bud-get, Strategic Plan, classroom initiatives, and otherhappenings in FCPS and listen to ideas, comments,and questions from the audience. Those planning to

attend are asked to register in advance online atw w w . s u r v e y m o n k e y . c o m / r /2016ListeningTour6YZ7PCY and indicate if an inter-preter is needed.

Wedding Ring FoundA rose gold/diamond wedding ring was found in

the parking lot at Shoppers Food Warehouse in theMarketplace at Centre Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Itwas given to the store manager who put it in his safeuntil the owner is found.

Moving EquipmentIs Sought

The Centreville Labor Resource Center is in needof moving equipment to add to its tool supplies. Re-quested items are back braces, lift belts, sliders andstraps that are used for moving jobs.

This equipment can be checked out by workers andbrought back when they complete jobs. It will en-sure that they’re able to complete moving jobs moresafely.

In addition, the CLRC is seeking Spanish-speakingpeople to fill a number of volunteer positions. Con-tact Molly Maddra-Santiago [email protected].

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police

Station will perform free, child safety carseat inspec-tions Thursday, Jan. 21, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the sta-tion, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary. But residents should install thechild safety seats themselves so technicians may prop-erly inspect and adjust them, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first 35 ve-hicles arriving on each date will be inspected. Thatway, inspectors may have enough time to properlyinstruct the caregiver on the correct use of the childseat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirm datesand times.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Take two popular fairytales, adda couple gigantic puppets andmix well inside the mind ofChantilly High Theater Director

Ed Monk, and the result is the school’s up-coming children’s play.

Written by Monk, “Jack and Jill and theBeanstalk” is set for Friday, Jan. 29, at 7p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30, at 2 and 7 p.m.;and Sunday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. Tickets are$5 at the door or viawww.chantillyhsdrama.com. A mashup oftwo stories, the show is double-cast and hasa cast and crew of 60.

“Jack gets his family in trouble becausehe grew an illegal beanstalk and the cityfines them $20,000,” said Monk. “So he andhis friend Jill — who’s secretly in love withhim — have to find a way to get somemoney to keep Jack’s family from going tojail. But at the top of the beanstalk, theyfind many amazing things — including twogiants.”

Chantilly received a grant from the WolfTrap Foundation for the Arts to bring agroup of elementary-school students to seethe show during the day and to bring in apuppet designer to teach Chantilly’s thes-pians how to build puppets. So they cre-ated two, huge puppets to portray the gi-ants and, said Monk, “That’s been a verycool process to watch. One student will beinside each giant costume, operating the

mouth and saying the lines, while two otherstudents work the arms.”

Freshmen and sophomores put on theschool’s children’s shows, and Monk said,“As always, it’s fun to see the new talent inthe Drama Department. And we’re excitedto have people come see the show becauseit’s going to be a lot of fun for everyone.”

Sophomore Patrick Collins plays Jack.“He’s a poor boy, about 13, and is energeticand fun to be around,” said Collins. “Buthe doesn’t think before acting and is some-

times unaware of what’s happeningaround him. He’s also socially awk-ward and lonely and doesn’t havemany friends, so he talks to his cow.”

Collins likes his role because, al-though it’s a challenge since it’s his firstbig part, “Jack kind of carries the play.”He says the audience will love theshow because “There are many timely,topical jokes that the parents will en-joy while the kids will like watchingthe characters’ funny actions.”

Portraying Jack’s estranged father,Milton Weedwhacker, is sophomoreBen Klosky. He’s normally a lightingtech but, for this production, he’sbecome an actor. “Jack’s father dis-appeared mysteriously, two years ear-lier, but reappeared when he ran outof chip dip in the basement, wherehe’s been hiding,” said Klosky. “He’sa little timid, but tries to assert him-self and doesn’t like it when peopleget in the way of his sports-watch-ing.”

He, too, is enjoying acting and “cansee myself sticking with it in the fu-ture. My character has lots of one-liners and jokes, and the audiencewill love him and what he brings to

this show.” Besides that, said Klosky, “Thekids will like the neat, bright colors of thechanging background lighting, the wackycharacters and the bizarre and unique cos-tumes.”

Sophomore Caroline Woodson plays Jill.“She’s still a little girl trying to grow up andis dealing with her parents’ pressure on herto fall in love,” said Woodson. “But she’sstrong in her beliefs and is willing to tellJack when he’s being an idiot. She also pre-tends not to like him, when she really does.She’s bubbly, confident and girly, while un-afraid to speak her mind.”

Woodson’s having fun playing someoneyounger than her and, she said, “I can usebig motions in a children’s show. And Jilluses her intelligence to get her out of toughsituations, which is a good character traitto have.” Woodson said both children andadults will find humor in this show and“everyone’s worked so hard to create uniquecharacters to make this play different fromany others.”

She’s also on the costume team and said,“We used bright, colorful, fairytale cloth-ing mixed with modern-day outfits so itlooks like a modern fairytale,” saidWoodson. “And we’re even making a spe-cial costume so a goose can lay three eggson stage.”

Matthew Aldwin McGee is the profes-sional actor and puppet designer workingwith the students. He’s guided themthrough the process of building giant pup-pets out of different types of foam rubber.

“They helped transfer the pattern to thefoam and learned how to get from the de-sign stage to the finished product,” saidMcGee. “I’m also working with the actorswho play the giants to help them bring thepuppet characters to life. Three students

will have to work in synch as a team to makeeach giant move and speak. And that’s aharder challenge for an actor than to justplay one character by himself.”

To give them height and scale, the giants’heads were placed on a pole attached to aharness and backpack worn by the students.Then their costumes were draped and fit-ted onto the arms and head.

“It’s been fun; different people each dayhave worked on it,” said McGee. “They’vebeen excited to see the progress and see thepuppets taking shape. I’m the puppet de-signer and they’re the labor; but by helpingout, they’ve learned how it’s done and havelearned a different side of theater and adifferent skill set.”

Chantilly Highpresents “Jack and Jilland the Beanstalk.”

Fairytales, Puppets and Laughter for Everyone

The cast and crew of Chantilly High’s “Jack and Jill and the Beanstalk.”

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The Jacks and Jills are (back row, fromleft) Patrick Collins and CarolineWoodson and (front row, from left)Gabe Ribeiro and Emily Fareid.

Puppet designer Matthew AldwinMcGee creates puppet fingers outof foam.

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Students Perform at King FestivalS

ponsored by the ChantillyPyramid Minority StudentAchievement Committee(CPMSAC) and Westfield

High, the annual Martin LutherKing Festival was held Jan. 10 atthe school. Welcoming the crowd,Westfield Principal AnthonyCopeland said he was pleased tobe part of the event.

Festival Co-Chair Kim Grahampaid tribute to the late ShirleyNelson, CPMSAC founder, and herhusband Johnny Nelson, CPMSACpresident.

Holding up a picture of King,Johnny Nelson said, “I’m from Bir-mingham, Ala., and I was able todo a lot of things because of thisman.”

Chantilly High’s Chamber Chorale performs “How Can IKeep from Singing?” The Colin Powell Elementary Puma Choir sings “Follow Your Dream.”

Lees Corner sixth-grader DeSeanAndrews reads “Re-membering Dr. King.”

Westfield High’sBobby Nevarez sings“All I Need.”

Playing “Tekele Lomeria” are the GreenbriarEast Elementary Amazing Strings.

The Chantilly Baptist Church Mime Team illus-trates “The Dream.”

Bill Burke (far left) conducts the Centreville High WildcatGuitar Ensemble.

Praise in Movement performs“The Storm is Over Now.”

Brookfield Elementary’s fifth- and sixth-gradechorus sings “Freedom is Coming.”

The Lees Corner Elementary Fifth-Grade Choirsings “Like the Beat of a Drum.”

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By Isabel Knight

The Connection

Ever since the Human TraffickingTask Force began collecting datain October 2013, there have been400 victims of sex trafficking

found in 244 cases with over 130 suspectedperpetrators in Northern Virginia.

Last year, before the state of Virginiapassed its first sex trafficking laws, SB 1188and HB 1964, it was the last state in theUnited States without any sex traffickinglegislation.

According to Taryn Offenbacher, the com-munications director for Shared Hope In-ternational, a nonprofit nongovernmentalorganization dedicated to ending sex traf-ficking, this lack of legislation may haveattracted more sex traffickers to Virginia.

“Traffickers are going to go the path ofleast resistance. They know the laws are intheir favor, and there is minimal risk in Vir-ginia to commit these crimes.”

Money is also a strong draw.“Sex trafficking is en economic crime …

there has to be demand. Traffickers gowhere the money is.” said Detective BillWoolf, former head of the Human Traffick-

ing Unit of Fairfax County Police Depart-ment.

Kay Duffield, the executive director of theNorthern Virginia Human Trafficking TaskForce, reports that from October 2013 toOctober 2015, the task force has identified400 victims of sex trafficking. Fifteen per-cent of these cases have been gang relatedand 55 percent of the victims are white fe-males.

These numbers are underestimates of truerates, because there is currently no realmechanism for collecting data. Woolf esti-mates that true rates are likely closer to the10,000 victims reported in San Diego, whichhas similar demographics to Fairfax County.The Task Force covers Alexandria, Arling-ton, Fairfax, Stafford, Loudoun County, andPrince William County.

This problem exists across the UnitedStates. In 2015, the U.S. Immigration andCustoms Enforcement’s (ICE) HomelandSecurity Investigations arrested 1,437 in-dividuals for human trafficking across thecountry.

According to Woolf, the biggest hurdlelaw enforcement faces in catching sex traf-fickers is lack of resources. The Human Traf-ficking Unit was established in 2013, when

A free public event is offering infor-mation about human trafficking takingplace around Northern Virginia. A rap-idly growing crime on the national level,Fairfax County is no exception.

The Alexandria Commission forWomen, The Arlington County Commis-sion on the Status of Women, The Cityof Fairfax Commission for Women andthe Fairfax County Commission forWomen are co-sponsoring the event onJan. 31. Organizers are looking to bothincrease awareness of trafficking andoffer information and support for victims.

Elizabeth Scaife, director of training atShared Hope International, is the key-note speaker for the awareness event.She’s the group’s main trainer on domes-tic minor sex trafficking.

In addition to the speaker, the eventwill also include workshops on the roleof law enforcement, engaging with stu-

dents on the issue, activating the busi-ness community and international traf-ficking.

Workshop leaders include DetectiveBill Woolf, a special trafficking investi-gator with the Fairfax County Police De-partment, and Dr. Liz Payne, coordina-tor for Health, Family Life Education andPhysical Education with Fairfax CountyPublic Schools.

“Human Trafficking: Get the Facts andTake Action!” is scheduled to take placeJan. 31 from 1-4 p.m. at the Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center, 3740 OldLee Highway in Fairfax.

Those attending the free event canbring used cell phones to recycle throughthe Verizon HopeLine program. TheArtemis House domestic violence shel-ter will receive all proceeds.

— Tim Peterson

Meeting Focuses on Sex Trafficking400 sex trafficking victims found in two years.

Money, Lax Laws Draw Sex Traffickers

the Fairfax County Police Department re-ceived a two-year grant from the U.S. De-partment of Justice which expired. Woolfinvestigated 244 trafficking cases.

Often, sex trafficking can only be ad-

dressed if they overlap with a related unitthat gets more funding, such as the GangUnit. Even the FBI addresses sex traffick-


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ChantillyOpinion

The Virginia General Assembly be-gan its 60-day 2016 session onWednesday, Jan. 13. Here in North-ern Virginia, residents are often far

more cognizant of national politics and gov-ernment than state and local government. Butthere are several reasons why, especially inVirginia, especially if you live in North-ern Virginia, you should pay attention.

In Virginia, localities have only thepower expressly given by the GeneralAssembly. So living in Fairfax or Arlington orAlexandria, your local governments and regu-lations are often not able to reflect the valuesand preferences of residents.

For example, for Fairfax County to have anysay about whether a gun store can operateadjacent to a school, where students can seecustomers coming and going with weapons,the General Assembly would have to vote togive the county that authority. While this hasbeen a hot topic here, and several legislatorshave introduced “authorizing legislation,” itwould be remarkable if the currently consti-tuted assembly would allow this to go forward.

Living in the wealthiest areas of the Com-monwealth also raises concerns. Localities havevery limited options for raising revenue. Therevenue that is actually based on someone’sability to pay, income taxes, is only collectedby the state; localities cannot claim any por-tion of income tax. Of course Northern Virginiais the economic engine of the state, and so itmakes sense that a significant portion of the

state budget would be funded with NorthernVirginia dollars. But it is unfair that the Gen-eral Assembly limits localities ability to accessother revenue choices to fund local necessitieslike schools.

There are dozens of other examples, andmost are complicated. But local officials are

elected, and if local government takesaction not supported by local voters,they will be voted out.

Because of gerrymandering of dis-tricts in both the House of Delegates and theVirginia Senate, the makeup of the General As-sembly is far more conservative than the Com-monwealth overall, as evidenced by Democratselected to all statewide offices. This makes thecontrol from Richmond all the more egregious.

Every resident is represented by one delegateand one senator in the Virginia General As-sembly. You can visit the General Assemblywebsite to find out who represents you, forcontact information, for session livestreamingand more.

http://virginiageneralassembly.gov

Vote Now forPresidential Primary

Who will be the next President of the UnitedStates also matters.

In order to vote in either of Virginia’s presi-dential primaries on March 1, voters must beregistered by Feb. 8. Voting “absentee in per-

son” (early voting available for myriad reasons,including anyone who will commute to workon Election Day) is already underway.

In Virginia, voters do not register by party.In the primaries for President, you can voteeither the Democrat or Republican ballot, butnot both. If you choose to vote the Republicanballot, you will be required to sign the follow-ing statement first:

Section 24.2-545 of the Code of Virginia al-lows the political party holding a primary todetermine requirements for voting in the pri-mary. The Republican Party of Virginia hasdetermined that the following statement shallbe a requirement of your participation. STATE-MENT: My signature below indicates that I ama Republican.

For More ElectionInformation:STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS804-864-8901 Toll Free: 800-552-9745 FAX: 804-371-

0194email: [email protected]://www.sbe.virginia.gov

FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS703-222-0776, http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/

elections/upcoming.htm12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Suite 232,

Fairfax, 22035; FAX 703-324-2205; [email protected]

For details on absentee voting in Fairfax County, seewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm.

Pay Attention General Assembly actionmatters more in Virginia.

Editorial

By Jim LeMunyon

State Delegate (R-67)

We have been making progress on anumber of transportation projectsin Northern Virginia. A partial list

of key transportation projects in our area isprovided below. A complete list of transporta-tion projects can be found at: http://virginiaroads.org/. Real-time snow plowingprogress may also be monitored at this websiteduring snowy weather.

VDOT is implementing a law I authored in2012, H.B. 599, to require that proposed trans-portation projects in Northern Virginia be ratedaccording to how much traffic congestion isexpected to be reduced by each project. In thisway, the best rated projects can be funded ona priority basis. This system is also being usedby the Northern Virginia Transportation Au-thority. Evaluations of more than 40 projectshave been completed within the last 18months, with another two dozen projects un-der review. I have introduced legislation thisyear to direct VDOT to evaluate the benefitsof building two new bridges across the PotomacRiver upstream and downstream from Wash-ington, D.C.

Since the 2013 sales tax increase, which isdedicated to funding transportation, the North-ern Virginia Transportation Authority hasagreed to fund 69 road and transit projects witha financial commitment of $535 million from

outside the Beltway have been proposed. Thisincludes new express bus service, and ex-panded and new commuter parking. Two HOVlanes with tolls for non-HOV traffic are in-cluded in each direction in the proposal simi-lar to the Beltway Express Lanes. Route 28/I-66 interchange improvements will be part ofthe I-66 lane expansion.

At the present time, the Secretary of Trans-portation anticipates that the toll would becollected by a private company that wouldconstruct the improvements to I-66, althoughno final decision will be made until the bidsare reviewed from the potential contractors.More information about the status of theseplans may be found atoutside.transform66.org. In the meantime, Iam evaluating the cost estimates for theproject, which may approach $2 billion, witha view toward ensuring that Northern Virginiareceives its fair share of state tax dollars forthis project.

A recent congestion analysis of the plan forI-66 outside the Beltway shows a significantimpact in terms of reduced travel times. How-ever, it’s clear that by adding lanes eastboundoutside the Beltway but not inside the Beltway,the bottleneck at the Beltway would persist.Reducing congestion outside the Beltway willbe limited unless additional lanes are addedinside the Beltway.

For VDOT’s updates on this project, seeinside.transform66.org.

Update on Transportation Projectsthe 2013 tax. More projects are being consid-ered.

In the process of rating transportationprojects, VDOT has estimated that congestionin Northern Virginia totals approximately900,000 hours of delay each work day. Put-ting this into perspective, a person who lives900,000 hours lives to be about 103 years old.Clearly, congestion is costing our region mil-lions of dollars of lost productivity each day— not to mention missed time with family andfriends, wasted gasoline, pollution, etc. Mygoal is to reduce this 900,000 figure as quicklyand as cost efficiently as possible with smarttransportation solutions.

I-66 SHOULDER LANES are now open any-time they are needed between Route 50 andthe Beltway. There were some initial problemswhen this Active Traffic Management (ATM)system became operational in September, butthese have been largely (not completely)ironed out. Thank you to the many residentswho provided comments on this new system,especially when it first became operational. Youmay have noticed that the old signs are still inplace stating the previous policy that the lanesbe opened only at fixed times. They will becorrected. Also, if you encounter momentswhen the shoulder lanes should be open andare not, please let me know. I will pass thisinformation to VDOT to further improve ATM.

In addition to ATM, additional lanes on I-66


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ONGOING Santa Through the Ages. Through

Jan. 31, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, exceptTuesdays, at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Thisexhibit of Santa figures depicts Santathrough different time periods.Tickets are $7 for adults. $6 forstudents, and $5 for seniors andchildren. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov for more.

Fine Art Exhibit at Clifton WineShop. Through Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-8p.m. at The Clifton Wine Shop, 7145Main St., Clifton. This exhibitincludes landscapes, watercolors, andacrylics from artist Michele Frantz.Free. Visit www.artguildofclifton.org.

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

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

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

English Conversation Group.Saturdays, 3 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Practice English with a groupof students and adults. Free. Call703-830-2223 for more.

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

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

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

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet and

discuss a book chosen by the group.To find out book title, call 703-502-3883.

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

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

Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for a fullschedule.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAYS/THROUGH MARCH 7Castles & Catapults Workshops. 1-

2 p.m. or 4:45-5:45 p.m. atChildren’s Science Center, 11948 FairOaks Mall, Fair Oaks. Children willlearn about science and engineeringprinciples, like gravity, buoyancy,and simple machines, presented inthe context of medieval times.Activities include building towers,boats, draw-bridges, and catapults aswell as designing medieval coats of

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Science Solutions Workshops.2:15-3:15 p.m. at Children’s ScienceCenter, 11948 Fair Oaks Mall, FairOaks. Children will apply science,math and engineering solutions tohelp the owners of the “E.Z. ScienceJournal.” They will create sandclocks, design an experiment, build astronger egg carton, solve knotpuzzles, design journal cover art,sketch and construct a newinvention, and develop more efficientdelivery routes. The price perparticipant is $160. Visitwww.childsci.org for more.

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15950 Lee Highway, Centreville.Tasting room manager DeanGruenberg will lead a wine tasting ofmeritage blends from Argentina,California, France, Washington State,South Africa, and Virginia. Ticketsare $20-30. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com/events.

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p.m. at The Winery at Bull Run,15950 Lee Highway, Centreville.Experience magic, psychology,hypnosis, etc. Tickets are $32-40.Visit www.wineryatbullrun.com.

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American Pioneers in Aviationand Space. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390Air & Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. Learn more about theaccomplishment of African Americansin the fields of aviation and spaceexploration. Free. Call 703-572-4118or visit airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

Recipes from the Hearth. 1 p.m.and 2 p.m. at Sully Historic Site,3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.In the 1794 kitchen, learn aboutThornton, the enslaved cook of theLee family. Make beaten biscuits likethe ones that were served in thedining room, and corn pone, a stapleof the enslaved community’s diet.Compare the recipes and taste thedifference. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site.

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By Will Palenscar

Prior to the tipoff of Westfield’s Jan.12 game against Oakton, Bulldogsenior Blake Francis was honoredby head coach Doug Ewell for

becoming the second Westfield basketballplayer to reach a 1,000 points in his career.

Maurice Hubbard was the other.“Blake is an amazing scorer who works

extremely hard on his game,” Ewell said.“Over the last three years Blake has devel-oped into an all-around player, not just ascorer.”

Francis scored 23 points, including three3-pointers, against Oakton and Westfieldwon 75-51. The Bulldogs beat Centrevillethree days later, improving their record to11-2 overall and 3-0 in Conference 5.

Hank Johnson, scored 26 points againstOakton, going 7-for-8 from the charitystripe.

“Hank has been great this season doing alot of great things,” Ewell said. “We willneed him to continue if we want to playlate in the season.”

Opponents face a challenge in dealingwith a team that shares the ball as well asWestfield does. Westfield has four playerswho average double figures, with Tyler

Scanlon averaging 24.9, Blake Francis 21.9,Kory Jones 12.1 and Hank Johnson 11.

When asked about his coaching staff,Ewell said, “I am blessed to have had myassistants for a long time.”

The Westfield basketball staff has over 60years of experience. JV coach JamieShepard has 16 years, Mike Coyle has 16years — four as assistant JV and 12 yearsas varsity assistant — Ephraim Hawkins has10 years as an assistant coach working withguards, and Garry Mendelsohn has 10 yearsworking with post players.

Westfield jumped out to a 17-12 lead af-ter the first quarter. In the second, Westfieldoutscored the Cougars 20-11. In the thirdquarter Oakton managed to hold Westfieldto 17 points however still trailed 54-38 en-tering the 4th. Westfield would outscore theCougars 21-13 in the fourth.

The Centreville swim and drive teamdefeated Lee on Jan. 7.

First-place finishers for Centreville in-cluded: The boys’ 200 medley relay(Noah Desman, Daniel Shin, KyleCassidy, David Chu); The girls’ 200 med-ley relay (Cara Patrick, Joanna Zhao, LexiCuomo, Gabby Kuehhas); Kyle Cassidy(200 free); Thalia Costanza (200 free);

Esther Lee, Lexi Cuomo); Kyle Cassidy(100 back), Cara Patrick (100 back),Joanna Zhao (100 breast), and the boys’400 free relay (Daniel Levin, SebastianRojas, Michael O’Donnell, AustinMysinger).

Centreville will host a tri-meet againstHerndon and Stuart at 6 p.m. on Fri-day, Jan. 22.

Centreville Swim and Dive Beats Lee

Bulldogs improve to3-0 in Conference 5.

Westfield’s Francis Reaches1,000 Career Points

Westfield senior guard Blake Francis recently reached 1,000 points forhis career.

Westfield senior Hank Johnson scored 26 points against Oakton on Jan.12.

Tyler Scanlon is one of the Westfield boys’ basketball team’s primaryscoring threats.

Lexi Cuomo (200 IM); Noah Desman (50free); Gabby Kuehhas (50 free); TylerKurowski (men’s diving); Agnella Machete(women’s diving); Noah Desman (100 fly);Gabby Kuehhas (100 fly); Daniel Shin (100free); Lexi Cuomo (100 free); the boys’ 200free relay (Kyle Cassidy, Noah Desman,Daniel Shin, David Chu); the girls’ 200 freerelay (Thalia Costanza, Gabby Kuehhas,

Photos by Will Palenscar


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When musician Jeanne Kellywas asked to be a part of astudy on creativity in the ag-ing, she readily accepted.

She was a natural to be tapped for the job,since she was running a program for olderadults at the Levine School of Music’s Ar-lington campus. She was tasked with help-ing to measure the impact of professionallyconducted cultural programs on olderadults.

“The study found that artistic excellencehas huge benefits, physically, mentally andsocially. Out of that study, I decided to startEncore,” said Kelly, referring to a group ofsingers, all seniors, who are part of one ofthe 18 Encore Chorales that make up En-core Creativity for Older Adults.

Encore is a nonprofit organization thatoffers arts education and performance op-portunities for seniors. The chorales arecurrently accepting new members throughthe end of January.

CHORALE MEMBERS pay a fee whichcovers sheet music and the cost of the per-formances. In exchange, members receivemusic education and training from profes-

sional musicians, a chance to make socialconnections and an opportunity to performchallenging choral music. Participants learnproper breathing techniques and ways inwhich they can improve their voice, all un-der the guidance of a conductor.

“We don’t dumb things down for our olderadults,” said Kelly. “Our members reallyappreciate the respect they get.”

Adjustments are made, says Kelly, to ac-commodate the needs of some seniors. Forexample, rehearsals are held during the dayout of consideration for those who don’tdrive at night, and members with mobilityissues are not required to stand during re-hearsals or performances.

Encore focuses on offering a classicalmusic repertoire. Choral works such asGiuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” arechosen to pair well with seniors’ voices.

“Our voices do change as we age,” saidKelly. “Soprano voices aren’t as high as weage, for example, so we choose wonderfulmusic that really shows them off and willchallenge them to the max.”

“What they’re doing is beautiful becausethey’re not only making healthy social con-nections, they’re also challenging theirbrains which helps maintain their cognitiveflexibility,” said Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D, as-sistant professor of psychology at Northern

Virginia Community College in Alexandria.“To be able to memorize a piece of music isimpressive.”

Encore Chorales travel and perform atvenues around the globe. Janet Hansen, thechorale master for the Langston Brown En-core Chorale in Arlington, traveled to Cubalast year. “It was a marvelous experiencethat I wouldn’t have had if I hadn’t been inEncore,” said Hansen, who is a retired edu-cation policy researcher. “I wanted to trynew things that were different than I didwhen I was working. This one has been veryrewarding.” Chorale masters are singerswho assist the conductor with administra-tive duties, serve as contact for singers withquestions, etc.

The chorales are open to everyone overthe age of 55, regardless of musical experi-ence or ability. Members range from begin-ners to accomplished musicians.

Joan and Ted Thayer are members of theGeorge Mason University Potomac ArtsAcademy Encore Chorale in Fairfax. TedThayer has been a musician for most of hisadult life, majoring in music at the Univer-sity of Illinois and spending more than 30years in the National Symphony Orchestra.Joan Thayer, however, had no musical ex-perience. Both participate in their chorale.

Joan Thayer says she has enjoyed learn-

ing and sharing one of her husband’s pas-sions. “Singing is challenging for me, but Ialways come away happy and relaxed afteran hour and a half rehearsal,” she said. “It’sa great group of people, and it’s nice to beable to talk with someone about somethingthat happened in the 1940s or about thingsthat seniors are going through now, andactually be understood.”

ENCORE has more than 1,200 membersin 17 Chorale locations in the Washington,D.C. area and six Chorales in other cities.Opportunities for performance and travelfor 2016 include a French Riviera cruise andintensive summer training at college cam-puses around the country.

Improving and preserving the qualityof life through music education.Seniors Who Sing

Encore ChoralesSingers accepted through the end of January.

Visit encorecreativity.org, call 301-261-5747 oremail [email protected]. Fee is $150 for15 weekly rehearsals, sheet music and perfor-mances, unless noted below.

❖ GMU Potomac Arts Academy EncoreChorale – Rehearsals on Tuesdays at 11 a.m.at St. George UMC, 4910 Ox Road, Fairfax.

❖ Encore Chorale of Reston – Rehears-als on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. at RCC HuntersWoods in Reston. Fee is $160 for Reston resi-dents/$320 for non-residents for 15 weeklyrehearsals, sheet music and performances. Reg-istration is through Fairfax County/RestonCommunity Center.


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ing in the Crimes Against Children Unit,which addresses a broad spectrum ofcrimes, Woolf said.

His work requires balancing the desire fora quick case to protect as many victims aspossible, while still collecting enough evi-dence to support a viable prosecution.

Woolf pointed out the disadvantage of nothaving officers trained in human traffick-ing specifically means officers will oftenprosecute the victims themselves for pros-titution instead of the pimps. He also oftenhas to use nontraditional methods to divertpotential victims from harm without lettingthe traffickers know they are being investi-gated.

The cases that end in arrests and pros-ecutions may not be representative of themajority of sex trafficking cases, but insteadreflect cases that require fewer resourcesto investigate. For example, he said, gang-related trafficking is often prosecuted muchmore routinely than sex traffickers operat-ing out of commercial establishments likemassage parlours because those cases aredifficult to investigate and require exten-sive resources.

Before 2012, this problem had gonelargely unnoticed for a number of reasons.A number of victims see this as their onlysource of livelihood. Many victims are un-documented immigrants. The National Cen-ter for Missing and Exploited Children findsthat 68 percent of sex trafficking victimshave been a part of the foster care systemat one time, though Woolf said that percent-age is probably lower for Northern Virginia.

Many victims of sex trafficking don’t seethemselves as victims, but rather the mainperpetrators of the crime, which is why only

a very small percentage of them ever re-port trafficking to the police. That is whyFairfax County schools have been startingeducation initiatives to spread awarenessof this crime from a young age.

“Despite the fact that Fairfax County isstatistically the safest jurisdiction of oursize, predators still exist here. It’s the job ofeveryone to be aware. Speaking as a motherand a grandmother, we need to make sureour young people are educated about preda-tors and have their eyes open.” said SharonBulova, chairman of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors.

Fairfax County Public Schools beganimplementing a formal curriculum on sextrafficking in its family life programmingin spring of 2014 in response to several sextrafficking cases in spring of 2012.

This program currently begins in 6thgrade and runs through 10th grade, withanother year of programming for 12th grad-ers, and the school is currently working oncurriculum for 11th graders to begin nextyear because the school considers the issuegrave enough to warrant continuous edu-cation on the matter.

After two years, these programs appearsuccessful. Liz Payne, the coordinator forHealth, Family Life Education, and Physi-cal Education of Fairfax County PublicSchools, said, “Reporting has gone up sincethis program has been implemented, so Ithink we are making strides.”

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Italian Potluck Dinner will be held in theVirginia Run Community Center on at 6 p.m. forthe Virginia Run 55 Plus Club. Call Mary Parker703-818-1834.

THROUGH JAN. 31Affordable Care Act Enrollment Assistance.

Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS) isscheduling Saturday appointments withCertified Application Counselors to assistindividuals to apply for and select a health plan.Free. Call 571-748-2580 or visitwww.getcoveredamerica.org/connector formore.

THURSDAY/FEB. 4Nomination Deadline. Volunteer Fairfax invites

organizations to nominate volunteers who haveprovided outstanding service to an organization.Details are available atwww.volunteerfairfax.org. Nominees will behonored at the 2016 Fairfax County VolunteerService Awards breakfast on Friday, April 8 atthe Waterford at Springfield.

THURSDAY/FEB. 18Scholarship Application Deadline. The Joyce-

Gillespie-Harrington Educational and CharitableFoundation, Inc., invites applicants for its 36th

Annual Jewel Scholarship award. The $1,500scholarship is awarded to 10 local studentsaspiring to pursue an undergraduate degree atan accredited college or university. Thescholarship assists with tuition and othereducational expenses. For over 36 years, JGHhas recognized and awarded certificates ofachievement and scholarships to high achieving,socially and/or economically disadvantaged

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date, time, location,description and contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least two weeks before event.


C E N T R E V I L L ECOMMUNITIESOF WORSHIP

To highlight your faith community,call Karen at 703-917-6468

The Church of the AscensionTraditional Anglican Catholic Services

1928 Book of Common Prayer, 1940 Hymnal,and the King James Bible with Apocrypha

www.ascension-acc.org (703) 830-3176

Holy Communion 10 a.m. Sundays (with Church School and Nursery)

13941 Braddock RoadCentreville VA 20120

in the “Old Stone Church”of Historic Centreville

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students during its annual awardsprogram in June. Visitwww.JGHFDN.org.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLINGResidents Can “E-cycle” at the I-66

transfer station. It is free butresidents may be asked to show proofof residency. Personal waste only.The I-66 station is located at 4618West Ox Road, Fairfax and open from8 a.m.-4 p.m. from Monday-Saturdayand from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sundays.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/electric-sunday.htm formore.

DONATIONSThe student Auto Sales Program

operating from Centreville HighSchool works in conjunction with theCVHS automotive technology classesto bring in donated automobiles,boats and motorcycles for students towork on. Some refurbished vehiclesare sold, with 75 percent of theproceeds going back to the auto techprogram. The program is in need ofcars, trucks or motorcycles, which arefully tax deductible, for studenttraining. Contact Lyman Rose at 703-802-5588 or by [email protected] for more.

Cell Phones for Soldiers is acceptingdonations of old cellphones so thattroops can call home. Patrons maydrop off donations at 14215ECentreville Square, Centreville.

SUPPORT GROUPTelephone Support Group for

Family Caregivers of OlderAdults. 7 p.m. every second Tuesdayof the month. This telephone supportgroup is designed to help caregiversof older adults share experiences,gain support and get importantinformation without having to travel.These are one-hour free sessions.Find out more and register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ and click onCaregiver Telephone Support Group.

Fair Oaks Parkinson’s SupportGroup for people living withParkinson’s disease, caregivers andfamily, meets on the fourth Saturdaymonthly, 10 a.m.-noon at Sunrise atFair Oaks, 3750 Joseph SiewickDrive, Fairfax. Call 703-378-7221 orvisit www.fairoaksparkinsons.com formore.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThe Shepherd’s Center of Western

Fairfax County (SCWFC) needsvolunteer drivers for medical/foodbank appointments. SCWFCserves age 50+ residents inChantilly, Centreville, Clifton, andwestern Fairfax/Fairfax Stationhelping them remain independentand age in place at home. Visitwww.scwfc.org or contact 703-266-3548or [email protected].

The Northern Virginia Long TermCare Ombudsman Programneeds volunteer advocates forresidents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact LisaCallahan at 703-324-5861, TTY 711or [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.

Homeless Animals Rescue Team islooking for volunteers to hold dogs atadoption events, Saturdays noon-3p.m. Volunteers must be 18 or older.Events will be held at Petsmart,13866 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly.Call 703-691-HART or visitwww.hart90.org for more.

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