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Centreville Dance Theatre shows its spirit during Centreville Day.

Fun for All at Centreville Day Centreville Day was Saturday, Oct.20, in Historic Centreville Park.

Pirates for Sail entertain the crowd with folk songs. Stone Middle students recognize the event sponsors.

Cub Scout Pack 2525 marches in the parade. SYA cheerleaders pose for a picture after the Centreville Day parade.

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Leading the parade is the Fairfax County Sheriff’sOffice Color Guard. Children try their luck at the climbing wall.

Parade participants from Mt. Kim Tae Kwon Do.

Vendor Jennifer Theut and daughter Quinn sellQuinn’s Bath Bombs making bath water fuzzyand scented.

From left: Twins Greer and LoganKunkel wear traditional Chinesedresses to Centreville Day.

Brendan Bernat, 6, chops woodwith a piece of lumber.

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Coffee withDel. David Bulova

Area residents are invited to have coffeewith Del. David Bulova (D-37), on Satur-day, Oct. 27, from 9-11 a.m., at Jireh Cafe,13848 Lee Hwy. in Centreville. Constituentscan talk to him about issues of interest andask questions about legislation affectingtheir community. It’s casual and informaland appointments aren’t needed.º

Free CarseatInspections

Certified technicians from the Sully Dis-trict Police Station will perform free, childsafety carseat inspections Tuesday, Oct. 30,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-

ment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves sotechnicians may properly inspect and ad-just them, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first35 vehicles arriving on each date will beinspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct thecaregiver on the correct use of the child seat.Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.

VolunteersNeeded for Event

Volunteers are needed to help with theannual Boy Scout “Scouting for Food” Driveto benefit Western Fairfax Christian Minis-tries’ Food Pantry. It’s set for Saturday, Nov.10, at the parking garage at 14280 ParkMeadow Drive in Chantilly. Students, fami-

lies and other groups are welcome to lenda hand. Strong arms/backs are helpful tolift crates of food and to also be a truck-driver helper.

Three-hour shifts are available between10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. For more informa-tion and to sign up, go to:[email protected].

Meals on WheelsDrivers Sought

Meals on Wheels Drivers pick up mealsand deliver them to individuals on a spe-cific route. Routes take a maximum of twohours to deliver all meals. Deliveries aremade midday Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-days.

Deliveries can be made by an individualor as part of a volunteer group. [email protected].

Several VolunteersNeeded

Western Fairfax Christian Ministries at4511 Daly Dr. Suite J, Chantilly seeks indi-viduals to volunteer for the following:

❖ Volunteer(s) to answer phones andschedule appointments, Tuesday and Thurs-day, 2 - 4:30 p.m. Requirements: goodphone skills, personable, able to conductpantry tours. Interview and completed ap-plication required.

❖ Volunteer(s) for Client Services Intake,Monday and Friday, 9:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.Requirements: Spanish speaker preferred,ability to work with clients, able to conductpantry tours. Interview and completed ap-plication required.

See http://wfcmva.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer-program/

Roundups


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By Bonnie Hobbs

After a night of drinking atCentreville sports bar Velocity5, two men who didn’t knoweach other got into an alterca-

tion. But things turned tragic when one ofthem pulled a knife and fatally stabbed theother. The victim, Centreville residentHarold Garnett, 27, later died at the hospi-tal.

The assailant, Vidal Flores Cuchillas, 38,also of Centreville, was apprehended bypolice and charged with second-degreemurder. And after a four-day trial, Oct. 1-4,in Fairfax County Circuit Court, the juryfound him guilty of voluntary manslaugh-ter and recommended he serve 10 years inprison.

“The defendant claims self-defense,” saidAssistant Commonwealth’s Attorney RyanBredemeier in his opening statement. “Butthis was not a justified killing. [FloresCuchillas] didn’t have to use a knife to stop[Garnett]. This was an intentional and ma-licious act.”

The tragedy occurred Nov. 4, 2017,shortly after 2 a.m., in Velocity 5’s parkinglot in the Trinity Centre off Route 29. Po-lice Officer Matthew Schafer was the firstofficer responding to the scene. “I saw[Garnett] lying on the ground with a largewound on his chest and bleeding profusely,”he testified. “A bartender was applying pres-sure to the wound, and I told him to con-tinue.”

Schafer said several pools of blood on theground indicated where a fight had oc-curred. He found Garnett beside the rear,passenger side of a blue car. Officer DarrellHaley then arrived and applied a chest sealover Garnett’s wound, And an ambulancefrom Fire Station 17 rushed the injured manto Reston Hospital.

Trauma surgeon Ranjit Pullarkat treatedGarnett. He said Garnett’s heart “wasn’tactively pumping” because it had a 2- 3-centimeter laceration in the right ventricle.After stitching it closed, doing “open-car-diac massage” and giving him medications,the doctor got Garnett’s heart beating again.Garnett was then moved to the IntensiveCare Unit, where he remained in criticalcondition until he died, that evening.

Dr. Meghan Kessler, assistant chief medi-cal examiner for Virginia performed theautopsy on him. She said his stab woundwas 1/2-inch long, but deeper than itslength and resembled a letter Y. She saidits shape was caused “either by the knifechanging direction or the motion of [thevictim]. From the surface of his skin towhere the knife entered the heart was ap-proximately 1-3/4 inch deep.”

“Is it possible that the knife actually wentdeeper than your measurements?” askedBredemeier. Kessler replied yes. She alsosaid the wound’s path was from front toback and downward. Noting that the cut inhis right ventricle was 3/16 of an inch long,she said that, without medical intervention,“It can be rapidly fatal.” And when the pros-ecutor showed her Flores Cuchillas’s knife

– which policewere able to find– she said it was“compatible andconsistent” withGarnett’s wound.

Under cross ex-amination by pub-lic defender DawnButorac, Kesslersaid a toxicologytest done onGarnett showedboth metabolized

cocaine, plus a substance consistent withRitalin, in his bloodstream. But forensictoxicologist Dr. Carol O’Neal said both sub-stances were “lower than our lowest cali-bration.”

Next, Garnett’s friend and roommate,Christopher Cunningham, said the two weredrinking at Velocity 5 and Flores Cuchillaswas there with two other men. They all leftat closing time, with Garnett leaving aheadof Cunningham.

When he got outside, said Cunningham,Garnett and the three men were arguing.“They bum-rushed my friend, and that’swhen it became a [physical] fight,” saidCunningham. “Harold shoves one of theguys back and he hit the ground. I was in afight with the two shorter guys, and thenboth ran away. Harold was fighting [FloresCuchillas].”

Cunningham said he couldn’t see theirfight but, afterward, Garnett walked towardhim with “a blank stare on his face” andcollapsed, falling and hitting the back of hishead on the pavement. He also said Garnetthad no weapons on him. “He was bleedinga lot,” said Cunningham. “I was freakingout, yelling for help and asking people tocall 911.”

“I saw [Flores Cuchillas] running away,across Route 29,” he continued. “I took offafter him and said, ‘You’re not gonna getaway.’ When I got closer to him, I said I wasgonna kill him.” But Flores Cuchillas raninto The Meadows neighborhood, and po-lice arrived and stopped Cunningham.“They came out with guns drawn, and I toldthem, ‘He’s over there; don’t let him getaway,’” said Cunningham.

Garnett’s friend, Brandon Jones, workedat Velocity 5 and saw the melee outside. Hesaid Flores Cuchillas approached Garnettand Cunningham told him to go away. “Isaw [the defendant] reach under his shirt,and Harold was backing up. Next I knew, Isaw a body laying next to a car; and when Igot to it, I saw it was Harold.” Butorac askedJones why he hadn’t told police that FloresCuchillas had reached under his shirt. Re-plied Jones: “Because it was so long ago,and I was trying to remember it all.”

Meadows resident Michael Wood thentestified about hearing “a ruckus out back,”in the early morning hours, and seeing apolice K-9 unit arrest someone who’d beenhiding in the bushes there. Later that after-noon, he found Flores Cuchillas’s openknife, “put it in a plastic bag without touch-ing it” and called police.

Homicide Det. John Vickery, a native-Spanish speaker, interrogated FloresCuchillas, who only speaks Spanish, and thejury received an English transcript of thatinterview. In her opening statement,Butorac said Flores Cuchillas, a mover, al-ways had a folding knife with a 4-inch bladeon him because he uses it for work. She alsostressed that Garnett was 273 pounds and5 feet, 9-1/2 inches; Flores Cuchillas is 140pounds and 5 feet, 4 inches. And she saidthe man Garnett pushed to the ground wasEdwin, a mute friend of her client’s.

During the altercation, she said, “Garnettlands a couple blows to Flores Cuchillas’shead. He sees Garnett reach into his waist-band and remembers he has a knife. So hetakes it out and holds it in front of him toscare Garnett and defend himself. Un-daunted, Garnett comes toward him, isstabbed and backs away. Flores Cuchillasdidn’t realize what he’d done and thoughtthe fight was over.” However, Vickery testi-fied that the defendant never told himGarnett hit him or ran into his knife.

Also testifying, via Spanish interpreters,was Flores Cuchillas. He said he didn’t knowwhy Garnett and the others were arguing,since Garnett was speaking English. Butwhen he saw Garnett push Edwin to theground, he said he intervened “so theywouldn’t hit him anymore on the ground.Garnett came over me, pushing me.”

“I told him, in Spanish, that we were leav-ing and didn’t want any problems,” contin-ued Flores Cuchillas. “I raised my hands totell him to calm down and that I didn’t wantto fight. But he continued coming after me.I swung at him because I was trying to de-fend myself. He hit me in the head manytimes and wouldn’t stop. He was touchinghis waistband and I thought he could havea weapon. I had fear because he was big; Iwas afraid he would kill me because he wasvery aggressive.”

Flores Cuchillas said he drew his knife todefend himself. He said Garnett then pulledback, “but I didn’t know that I’d hurt him. Ididn’t want to harm or kill anyone; I wantedto go to my house.” He said he didn’t payattention to Garnett after that and startedwalking home. Then Cunningham began

threatening him and coming after him, sohe ran.

When Butorac asked why he got rid ofthe knife, he said, “Perhaps I dropped it.”But he’d told Vickery he’d thrown it away.He told Butorac he was exhausted fromrunning and hid in the bushes “from theone following me.” But he told the pros-ecutor he wasn’t hiding, just resting in abush.

Bredemeier also asked Flores Cuchillaswhy he told Vickery that Garnett hadn’tpunched him. “Because I didn’t feel any-thing [then]; I was nervous,” he replied. Healso said that, when he heard Garnett wasin the hospital, he didn’t want to complainabout his head.

In his closing argument, Bredemeier saidFlores Cuchillas had “convenient amnesia”about the stabbing and, until he testified incourt, hadn’t said Edwin was being hit. Fur-thermore, said Bredemeier, “The angle ofthe knife wound is consistent with what themedical examiner said. That’s not an acci-dent or self-defense; that’s how you comeat somebody – from above to down. Thisdefendant took the knife out and plungedit into Garnett’s chest.”

Judge Brett Kassabian instructed the juryon the specifics needed to find the defen-dant guilty of various offenses, plus the cir-cumstances under which they could declarehim innocent. After deliberating severalhours, the jury of five men and sevenwomen found him guilty of voluntary man-slaughter – meaning the crime wasn’t com-mitted maliciously, but was intentional anddone in the heat of passion during mutualcombat.

The attorneys then presented sentencingarguments. Noting her client’s six children,Butorac asked for a year in jail. ButBredemeier said Garnett, too, had children,plus another on the way, and his family willnever see him again. Requesting a sentenceat the high end of the 1- 10-year sentenc-ing range, he told the jury, “You can’t bringhim back, but you can provide justice forhis family.”

After more deliberation, the jury recom-mended 10 years; sentencing will be Dec.21.

Guilty Verdict in Parking Lot Killing Jury recommends 10 yearsprison for Flores Cuchillas.

Vidal FloresCuchillas

The victim,HaroldGarnett ofCentreville,was 27years old.


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Pumpkin Fantasy for Halloween

Noel Dickover has been designingand carving Halloween pumpkinsfor 20 years. So each Halloween,

more than 1,000 people visit his front yardat 14223 Hartwood Court in Centreville tosee the fanciful array of fantasy pumpkinshe and his family have created.

This year’s highlights include WashingtonCapitals’ goalie Alex Ovechkin’s champion-ship ring, plus the Stanley Cup. And nextWednesday, Oct. 31, they’ll be among morethan 30 pumpkins on display outsideDickover’s home.

Stanley Cup Championship Ring Deadpool

They’ll depict everything from cartooncharacters for children to scary and intri-cate characters from science-fiction novels,movies and video games.

There’ll be zombies, Winnie the Pooh,superheroes, Deadpool, The Incredibles,Mickey the Sorcerer, and Dickover’s favor-ite, his Star Wars Jump to Light Speed. Pic-tured here are a few pumpkins that’ll greetvisitors on Halloween. To see more, go towww.fantasypumpkins.com.

— Bonnie Hobbs


Opinion

See Letters, Page 10

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Recently I wrote about the dire warn-ing of the latest report from the In-tergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange about the more immediate

consequences of climate change than had origi-nally been predicted. Avoiding the damages toour planet and to our way of life would re-quire “transforming the world economy at aspeed and scale that has no documented pre-

cedent,” according to thereport.

The greatest economiesin the world must lead the

changes necessary to preserve our planet andthe quality of life for our families rather thandismissing or debating its findings. The timefor action is now with the report describing aworld of worsening food shortages and wild-fires and a mass die-off of coral reefs as soonas 2040, a little more than two decades away.

What we have instead are politicians at thehighest level of the federal government mak-

ing promises at political rallies in West Virginiato bring back coal, the greatest offender of cli-mate change, and in Iowa to increase corn pro-duction for ethanol that when added to gaso-line may release more carbon from the landsthan it saves. Scores of regulations intendedto reduce climate change have been rescindedto gain favor of those who see them as inter-ference in their quest to make more bucks orto gain more votes from a political constitu-ency.

Absent little or no help on this concern atthe federal level for the next couple of years,what can be done in the meantime? At the statelevel I will be pushing for a strengthening of acommitment by state government to increaseits efforts at energy conservation, eliminatingany subsidies for coal production, intensiveeconomic development in green jobs for areaspreviously dependent on coal, a tax on car-bon, accelerating the use of renewable energy,and establishing Virginia as a green state in itspolicies as well as reforestation. There aremany reasons to take this immediate action inVirginia if for no other motive than that we

stand to be among the first states to lose a sig-nificant chunk of our land mass with climatechange and sea level rise.

I am pleased that Fairfax County has made anod in the direction of concern about sea levelrise, but there is reason to believe that one ofthe wealthiest counties in the country can findthe will and the resources to do even more.We have been planting trees, but we need toplant many more. We have been working toget people out of their individual cars, and wemust incentivize more people to use cleanertransit. Thanks to School Board Member PatHynes for her resolution calling for state andfederal action on climate change. It is a begin-ning, but the locality must budget as a socialcost for the county and not for the school dis-trict the addition of solar panels on the mil-lions of square feet of roof space on our schools.Also, our school lots should be forested andnot lawns.

Small actions taken by many can producesignificant results. We have our warning. Notime for hand wringing. We need to get towork.

Responding to Climate Change Warnings

Commentary

ComstockFails SNAP TestTo the Editor:

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) has takena hard core right wing stance in supportingPresident Trump and the House’s Farm Billversion that would gut the vital SNAP nutri-tion program.

In contrast, state Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33), the Democratic nominee in the 10th Con-gressional District, has endorsed the moder-ate, bipartisan Senate version that preservesthe SNAP program and passed with over-whelming support by most US senators of bothparties, 86-11. The House version barelypassed by 2 votes, 213-211.

We have asked several times if Rep.Comstock would move to the Senate versionto avoid the House bill that would cut benefitsand inevitably result in kicking deserving Vir-ginians off of this key nutrition program. Allwe have received is a generalized commentthat she supports a compromise that ends theimpasse, and this does nothing to answer thequestion about SNAP,.

The SNAP nutrition program is vital for alldemographic groups, including the large Latinocommunity which makes up approximately 13percent of the population in the 10th District.

We received feedback on key safety net is-sues like SNAP at our nonpartisan forum for10th District candidates in McLean in late May,and the Comstock campaign was the only oneof the then eight campaigns from both partiesthat was not represented by either the candi-date or a senior surrogate.

As many nonprofits and anti-hunger andpoverty advocates in northern Virginia know,even in our relatively prosperous area thereare substantial numbers of people who areimmigrants, economically under stress, home-less, or otherwise in need of nutrition assis-tance.

The Farm Bill is essential for the SNAP nu-

trition program that is the key bulwark againsthunger and malnutrition, as well as agricul-ture provisions that are important for farmersin the western part of the 10th District. SNAPpromotes food security, enhances health, im-proves child development and learning, liftshouseholds above the poverty line, helpspeople facing temporary setbacks, and stimu-lates local economic activity.

We have not gotten any meaningful feedbackfrom either the Comstock Congressional orcampaign offices despite repeated efforts, andVirginians need to know that Comstock notonly voted for the House version earlier in theyear that would harm SNAP, but published astatement praising the House’s reactionary bill.

Comstock and Congress as a whole can’tevade responsibility for taking a stand on thiscrucial issue by kicking the can down the roadand saying, “Trust us, we’ll come up with aresolution after the election.” The SNAP votereportedly will now take place some time af-ter mid-November or later.

We have commended many thoughtful Re-publicans in the US Senate who voted for theconstructive Senate version.

Billing the House version as pushing alleg-edly “lazy” people to find work is demagogu-ery, because the great majority of SNAP recipi-ents are either people who already have low-wage jobs, seniors, people with disabilities, orunemployed people who are doing their bestto find work, and SNAP already has programsto help people to find work.

SNAP benefits are very small at approxi-mately $1.43 per person per meal, so there isno incentive for people to avoid work and tryto “live off” SNAP, formerly known as foodstamps.

This program has a waste and abuse level ofa little over 1 percent, which is very good forsuch a huge program. There are always a fewbad actors in any program involving about 39million recipients and about 766,000 peoplein Virginia, and government officials are do-ing their best to eliminate waste and abuse.

The program is sound.

Lee Powell, Economic EqualityCaucus Virginia Committee

J. Walter Tejada, Virginia LatinoLeaders Council

AlignedWith ComstockDear Friends,

We are writing to you today to endorse ourfriend and fighter for Virginia’s 10th Congres-sional District … Barbara Comstock. In ourextensive careers serving Virginia, we haveworked with Barbara. We know she is auniquely effective legislator with deep relation-ships throughout the 10th District and in Con-gress that enables her to deliver bipartisan re-sults that are improving the lives of her con-stituents as well as our community.

As the congresswoman for the 10th District,Barbara Comstock has demonstrated that sheis a strong fighter for the people and diverseinterests of the district — our military, our vet-erans, our federal employees, our farmers, ourtechnology community, our hospitals and medi-cal and research community, our schools anduniversities, our historical and heritage com-munities, our charities, and more. Barbara isimmersed in the issues vital to the 10th Dis-trict, her constituent service continues to bestrong, and we strongly endorse her re-elec-tion.

As the only female member of the Virginiacongressional delegation, Barbara has taken onan important leadership role for women: Bar-bara led the charge on cracking down on sexualharassment in Congress and the workplace,passing major reform legislation to requiremandatory training for all staff and Membersof Congress to prevent harassment, as well aslegislation to reform the process by providinga victims advocate office and demanding more

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The following incidents were reportedby the Fair Oaks Police Station.

ROBBERY: Fair Lakes Parkway atWest Ox Road, Oct. 21, 8:22 p.m. Thevictim was walking home from workwhen he was approached by two men.The suspects pushed him to the ground,took money and ran away. The victimwas not injured.

ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCE-MENT/DRUNK IN PUBLIC: 2900block of Chain Bridge Road, Oct. 16,12:23 a.m. Officers were investigating adomestic dispute when an 18-year-oldwoman from Oakton became disorderlyand uncooperative. She had a strongodor of alcohol on her breath and re-fused to go inside her home. Whenofficers went to arrest her for drunk inpublic, she punched one of the officers.

ROBBERY (ATTEMPT): 13047 FairLakes Shopping Center, (Target), Oct.15, 9:05 p.m. The victim was selling awatch to an unknown subject andagreed to meet a buyer inside the Tar-get. When the buyer arrived, heimmediately grabbed the watch but wasblocked by the victim. The suspectpushed her down, and and drove off ina car, without taking the watch. Thesuspect was described as a black manwith a beard and tattoos on both arms,wearing a gray T-shirt, black pants, goldand white shoes and a gold chain.

BURGLARY: 10300 block ofSoutham Lane, Oct. 14, between 9:30 –11:38 a.m. When the homeowner ar-rived home she noticed a window wasshattered and the back door was open.Jewelry and cash were missing from thehouse. Detectives are following up onleads.

BURGLARY: 2500 block of BanshireDrive, between Oct. 4 and Oct. 6. Thehomeowner checked on his vacant resi-dence when he noticed a boarded-upwindow was out of place. It appearedthat someone had broken in and rum-maged through the house, however,nothing was taken.

BURGLARY: 3400 block ofValewood Dr, on Sept. 24, around 10:45p.m. Officers responded for a report ofa burglary. A homeowner woke to thesound of someone entering her homethrough an unlocked door. She checkedthe home and noticed money was miss-ing from a purse left in the kitchen.

BURGLARY: 3200 block of Fox MillRoad, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00p.m. on Sept. 21. Officers responded fora report of a burglary. The homeownerreturned home and found several itemsmissing from their house. The home-owner believes that all doors werelocked however no signs of forced entrywere found. The only items taken weretwo purses and two pairs of women’sshoes valued at $10,000.

DESTRUCTION: 2500 block ofBanshire Dr, between Sept. 12 and Sept.20. Officers responded for a destructionof property. The homeowner reportedthat the house has been vacant and onSept. 20 they noticed there was a bro-ken window. Upon further inspection, itappeared a suspect may have beensquatting in the home. Officers checkedthe home and did not locate anyone in-side.

ATTEMPTED UNLAWFULWOUNDING: Social Security Adminis-tration Office, 11212 Waples Mill Road,Sept. 18, 10:24 a.m. Officers respondedto the Social Security AdministrationOffice for a report of a woman assault-ing a security guard. The security guardnoticed a 56-year-old woman from NewYork, in the office yelling at employees.When he approached, she hit him in thehead with her fanny pack. The securityofficer immediately escorted her fromthe building. Once outside, she dis-played a knife and threatened thesecurity guard who immediately closedthe door. An officer found the woman

nearby and arrested her without inci-dent. When she was arrested, officerschecked her fanny pack and located asmall pigeon inside. The pigeon wastaken to the animal shelter and wasfound to be unharmed. The woman wascharged with attempted unlawfulwounding for attacking the guard withthe knife. No one was injured during theencounter. Animal Protection Police arebeing consulted regarding other pos-sible charges. The pigeon will bereturned to the wild after the investiga-tion is complete.

ASSAULT/BIAS CRIME: 12000block of Alder Woods Drive, Sept. 5,4:30 p.m. Officers responded to the FairOaks Hospital for a report of a road rageincident and bias crime. The victim wasdriving on 66 East in Prince WilliamCounty and noticed the driver behindhim was making rude hand gestures andappeared to be visibly upset with thevictim.

Both drivers pulled over on 66 at theFairfax County Parkway. The victimwalked up to the suspect’s car and wascalled a racial slur several times beforethey both drove away. The suspect con-tinued to follow the victim, who pulledover again on Alder Woods Road nearthe Fair Oaks Hospital. The victim ap-proached the suspect again only to besprayed in the face with pepper spray.The victim grabbed the suspect’s steer-ing wheel and the suspect acceleratedaway dragging the victim for severalseconds before he fell receiving severalabrasions from the road. The suspect isdescribed as a bald white man driving atwo-door blue Honda.

RECKLESS DISCHARGE: 13000block of Mansarde Avenue, Sept. 5,10:40 p.m. Officers responded for a callwhere a man was cleaning his handgunand accidentally discharged a roundinto the brick wall of his home. No onewas injured and the round did not pen-etrate the wall. Police are following upwith the Office of the CommonwealthAttorney in regards to any possiblecharges.

ROBBERY/ASSAULT: 4500 blockof Fair Valley Drive, Sept. 2, 5:25 a.m.Officers were called to Fairfax Hospitalfor a teenage boy who was injured in afight earlier in the morning. The victimwas at a party when several men pickedup his jacket. When the victim asked forhis jacket back, one of the suspectspunched him. A fight ensued and one ofthe men took his Nike Jordan 12 sneak-ers. The victim was taken to the hospitalby a friend with non-life threateninginjuries.

OCT. 22LARCENIES11800 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, cell phone from location3200 block of Jermantown Road,

wallet from location3500 block of Frostleaf Court, wallet

from vehicleOCT. 18LARCENIES11800 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from businessSTOLEN VEHICLES3200 block of Jermantown Road,

2014 Toyota SiennaOCT. 16LARCENIES11900 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from businessSTOLEN VEHICLES9500 block of Blake Lane, 2002

Dodge StratusOCT. 15LARCENIES11700 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from business9300 block of Lee Highway, bike rack

from vehicle11700 block of Lee Highway, liquor

from business13800 Sunrise Valley Drive, tools

from vehicle

11700 block of Fair Oaks ShoppingCenter, merchandise from business

STOLEN VEHICLES4200 block of Jefferson Oaks Circle,

1998 Mercedes SLK2309600 block of Masterworks Drive,

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee LaredoOCT. 12LARCENIES12100 block of Maple Forest Court,

license plate from vehicleOCT. 11LARCENIES3900 block of Fair Ridge Drive, mer-

chandise from business12200 block of Price Club Plaza, mer-

chandise from business12300 block of Lee Jackson Memorial

Highway, wallet from vehicle11900 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from business2200 block of Abbotsford Drive, li-

cense plate from vehicleOCT. 10LARCENIES2300 block of Carta Way, tires from

vehicle2500 block of Wasser Terrace, televi-

sion from residenceOCT. 9LARCENIES4800 block of Christie Jane Lane,

merchandise from vehicle2900 block of Sutton Road, merchan-

dise from business11000 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from business11000 block of Fair Oaks Shopping

Center, merchandise from business13000 block of Blueberry Lane, wal-

let from park13000 block of Fair Lakes Shopping

Center, merchandise from business13000 block of Franklin Farm Road,

wallet from vehicle3600 block of Joseph Siewick Drive,

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See Westfield, Page 9

By Jon Roetman

With less than five minutes remaining inthe first half and Westfield leading by twotouchdowns, Centreville quarterback

Presley Egbers dropped back on third and goal fromthe 17 and fired the football toward the end zone.

The perfectly placed pass split a pair of defendersand hit the intended receiver in the hands near thegoal line. However, the ball bounced off the receiver’shands and into the arms of Westfield defensive backTahj Summey, who secured the interception in the

end zone and squashed the Wildcats’ scoring oppor-tunity.

It was an experience that would become all toofamiliar for visiting Centreville.

The three-time defending state champion WestfieldBulldogs extended their winning streak to 32 gameswith a 21-0 victory over Centreville on Oct. 19 in abattle of undefeated rivals at Westfield High School.

Despite being held to 113 yards of total offense,the Wildcats (7-1) managed to reach the red zonethree times Friday night.

Robert Vlissides #45 , Jordan wright #5 and Carey Dickinson #3 teamup to stopWestfield RB Sean Goodman #20.

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Each time, Centreville came upempty.

“That’s our staple,” Westfielddefensive back Taylor Morin said.“That’s Westfield football. You’regoing to get down (the field), butyou’re not going to punch it in.”

Not long after Summey’s inter-ception ended Centreville’s firsttrip to the red zone, the Wildcatsreturned with a first and goal atthe Westfield 10 in the finalminute of the first half. After a 7-yard pass and a spike to stop theclock set up third and goal at the3-yard line, the Westfield (8-0)defense stepped up once again.Egbers threw incomplete on thirddown and running back JordanWright was stuffed for a 1-yardgain on fourth down, all but en-suring the Bulldogs would enterhalftime with a 14-0 lead.

“I think that definitely took somewind out of their sails going intohalftime,” Westfield head coachKyle Simmons said. “That certainlyworked in our favor.”

On the third play of the secondhalf, Centreville defensive linemanGavin Thomas, listed at 5 feet 10,300 pounds, intercepted a passand returned it to the Westfield 9-yard line. But after two penalties,a 4-yard run, a 3-yards pass andan incomplete pass, the Wildcatsmissed a 31-yard field goal at-tempt.

Centreville didn’t threaten forthe remainder of the contest, whileWestfield added a touchdownwhen receiver Bizzet Woodleyhauled in a Noah Kim pass overthe top of a defender for an 11-yard score with 3:38 remaining inthe fourth quarter.

“I don’t think anybody on ourstaff would have said we could geta shutout against this offense, soobviously we’re very proud ofthem,” Simmons said. “… [I]n

some situations where it lookedlike they were certainly, at least,going to put something on theboard, to get stops, turnovers andcaused penalties, that is prettyawesome for our defense. They aregrowing in the right direction atthe right time.”

The Westfield defense hasposted a shutout in three of its lastfour games, and the Bulldogs areholding opponents to just over 10points per contest this season.

“A lot of it is game-planning,”Westfield senior linebacker/defen-sive lineman Joe Clancy said aboutthe Bulldogs shutting down theWildcats. “We kind of know …what is going to go on, percent-age-wise, down and distance.Other than that, it is just will. Wehave the will to compete. A lot ofpeople were ruling us out in thisgame, saying we were going tolose, but we knew coming in wehad [been tested]. We playedMadison, we played LakeBraddock, we played Patriot. Theyhadn’t really played anybody, inour mind, that seemed like a truetest compared to our defense.”

Westfield took a 7-0 lead whenrunning back Isaiah Daniel scoredon a 21-yard run with 2:28 re-maining in the opening quarter.

The Bulldogs increased theiradvantage during their next pos-session, when Clancy capped anine-play, 57-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 9:15 leftin the second quarter.

Junior quarterback Kim com-pleted 14 of 22 pass attempts for210 yards and a touchdown. Hewas intercepted once.

Woodley caught five passes for75 yards and a score. Morin hadfive receptions for 73 yards.

Westfield hasn’t lost since Oct.7, 2016, when the Bulldogs fell toBriar Woods, 35-34, according toresults on maxpreps.com.

Westfield then closed the 2016season with nine straight wins andits second consecutive state cham-pionship.

Twenty-three more victories andanother state title later, the Bull-dogs don’t appear to be slowingdown.

How do the players stay moti-vated?

“First of all, my (coaching) staff

is so strong that the kids have alot of respect for them and listento what they have to say,”Simmons said. “We say our recordspeaks for itself. If you’re question-ing what we’re trying to get youto do, then you probably need togo somewhere else.

“It’s a daily conversation. Theway we carry ourselves, we set theexample that we’re here to work

and to get better. No matter if weblow a team out or have a closewin, we’re still going to go to thefilm and try to get better from it. Ithink they see how hard we workand how important we make thelittle things and they follow suiton that.” Westfield will host WestPotomac at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Oct. 26. Centreville will hostChantilly at 7 p.m.

Bizzet Woodley #17 caught 5 passes for 81 yards and aTD in win over Centreville.

*These meetings will be held in conjunction with planned I-81 Corridor Improvement Plan meetings. Fall meeting materials will be available at http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/planning/fallmeetings/ beginning October 15, 2018.

Comments will be accepted until December 13, 2018.

The Commonwealth is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its services on the basis of race, color, or national origin, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need further information on these policies or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, please contact the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Title VI Compliance Officer at 804-786-2730 or the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s Title VI Compliance Officer at 804-786-4440 (TTY users call 711).

Monday, October 15, 2018at 4 p.m.

Culpeper District Office1601 Orange RoadCulpeper, VA 22701

Wednesday, October 17, 2018* at 4 p.m.

Blue Ridge Community CollegePlecker Center for Continuing Education

One College LaneWeyers Cave, VA 24486

Monday, October 22, 2018*at 4 p.m.

Southwest Higher Education CenterOne Partnership Circle

Abingdon, VA 24210

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(Note: Start time has changed)Holiday Inn - Valley View3315 Ordway Drive NW

Roanoke, VA 24017

Tuesday, November 13, 2018at 4 p.m.

Hampton Roads District Office7511 Burbage DriveSuffolk, VA 23435

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Lynchburg District ComplexRamey Memorial Auditorium

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You are invited to participate in public meetings held by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The meetings will begin with an open house followed by a public comment period. At the open house you can learn about various transportation initiatives, as well as Virginia’s project prioritization process (SMART SCALE), Virginia’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, and the VTrans Multimodal Transportation Plan. Representatives from the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment and Departments of Transportation and Rail and Public Transportation will be in attendance to highlight their transportation programs and discuss your ideas and concerns about Virginia’s transportation network. The open house will be followed by a public comment period, where you can provide comments about the various initiatives. Comments will be accepted at the meeting and may also be submitted via email or online at www.CTB.Virginia.gov.

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accountability and transparency.Barbara has also been a leader promoting women

in the STEM fields with the passage of her “INSPIRE”Act and other STEM education efforts, and she es-tablished the 10th District Young Women’s Leader-ship Program that has mentored over 1,500 youngwomen in high school and junior high school.

Barbara has fought for and delivered results forthe 10th District on key issues vital to our commu-nity:

❖ Rebuilding our Military: Barbara champi-oned rebuilding our military and ending the nationaldefense sequestration budget cuts that were hollow-ing out our military and threatening readiness andhurting Virginia’s economy

❖ Fighting for our Veterans: Barbara hasfought for better health care and choice for our vet-erans and she worked with local and federal offi-cials to bring a Veterans Community Access Centerto Leesburg – in just 8 months — which now pro-vides a wide range of services for veterans as wellas active duty military personnel and their families.

❖ Battling the Opioid Crisis:Barbara hasfought the opioid crisis, working with local sheriffs,schools, hospitals, churches, faith-based groups toaddress the addiction crisis. She fought for $4 bil-lion in new resources for coordinated responses andtreatment as well as law enforcement help. She ob-tained HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking As-sistance) for the western part of the district and hasled efforts to increase this funding.

❖ Fighting for Metro Funding: Barbara hassecured $150 million in funding for Metro every yearshe has been in Congress – sometimes having to fightattempted cuts by her own Republican colleagues.Barbara also introduced much needed Metro reformlegislation that was endorsed by the Loudoun Cham-ber of Commerce, former D.C. Mayor Anthony Wil-liams and bipartisan leaders and business groups.

❖ Protecting Dulles Airport: Barbara has hadto fight the extremely powerful Texas CongressionalDelegation to protect Dulles Airport when her Texascolleagues tried to change the flights in our regionat Reagan and Dulles Airports. With this victory,Dulles Airport will remain a thriving economic en-gine for our entire region.

❖ A Stalwart for Federal Employees: Bar-bara is the only member of the National Capital Re-gion to never vote for a government shutdown andshe firmly believes that we cannot balance the fed-eral budget on the backs of our hardworking fed-eral employees. That is why she worked to broker abipartisan agreement with her colleagues to include

scheduled pay increases for federal employees. Thepolitical action committee for the National Active andRetired Federal Employees (NARFE) supports Bar-bara.

❖ Preserving our History:Barbara works withthe Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation andThe Journey Through Hallowed Ground and its part-ners to preserve the hallowed ground of the Valley’sCivil War battlefields, to share its Civil War story withthe nation, and to encourage tourism and travel tothe Valley’s Civil War sites and increase economicgrowth tied to our historic sites, parks, restaurants,and hotels.

She has continued to support grants for preservingour historical areas and that is why she has strongsupport from our heritage community as well as ourtourism and hospitality community.

❖ Tax Cuts for Families and Businesses:Barbara delivered on tax relief for our families andbusinesses; lowering personal tax rates; doubling thechild tax credit to $2k and giving 90 percent of Ameri-cans increased take home pay; providing new taxincentives for family leave; lowering utility costs;cutting business taxes by 40 percent and tax cuts forsmall businesses all helping bring back jobs to theU.S. and grow our economy by over 4 percent. Thatis why Barbara has the endorsement of the U.S. Cham-ber, NFIB and all the major business groups – sheworks with and understands our diverse businesscommunity.

❖ Claude Moore Colonial Farm: Barbara isfighting to preserve this historical landmark in ourcommunity that we supported decades ago and shehas introduced legislation to keep the farm open andbroker a continued public-private partnership solu-tion so that families can enjoy it for years to come.

For these reasons and more, Barbara Comstock is aleader in every sense of the Virginia way and is al-ways fighting for her constituents and the District. Itis important that the region continue to have biparti-san leadership in Congress because one-party domi-nation in our region would ill serve many of our con-stituencies that need both parties fighting for theirinterests.

We strongly support her in her re-election to Con-gress this year, and ask 10th Congressional Districtresidents to vote for her on Nov. 6.

John WarnerFormer U.S. senator for Virginia

Frank WolfFormer U.S. representative for 10th District

Tom DavisFormer U.S. representative for 11th District

Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

SOBER-RIDE FOR HALLOWEENFree Sober Rides. Saturday, Oct. 27,

10 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 28, 4a.m. Area residents, 21 and older,may download Lyft to their phones,then enter a code in the app’s“Promo” section to receive a no cost(up to $15) safe ride home. WRAP’sHalloween SoberRide promo codewill be posted at 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 onwww.SoberRide.com. The SoberRidecode is valid for the first 1,500 Lyftusers who enter the code.

WHITE HOUSE ORNAMENTSGFWC Western Fairfax County

Woman’s Club is selling 2018White House Christmas ornaments.This year’s ornament honors the 33rdPresident, Harry Truman. The two-

sided ornament illustrates changes tothe White House during the Trumanadministration, the Truman balcony,Presidential Seal and renovation ofthe Blue Room. 2018 ornaments cost$22. Proceeds benefit charity. Ordernow by calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216. It is possible to orderprevious years’ ornaments.

THURSDAY/OCT. 25Public Comment Deadline. The

Virginia Department of Rail andPublic Transportation (DRPT)announces a 45-day public commentperiod for it’s proposed policy andguidelines for transit capitalprioritization and urban transitagency strategic plans. The proposedplans are available online atdrpt.virginia.gov/transit/tsdac/public-comment. Comments on theplans can be sent to Jen DeBruhl [email protected] or DRPT,600 East Main St., Suite 2012,Richmond, VA 23219.

SATURDAY/ OCT. 27VolunteerFest. A region-wide day of

community service helps nonprofitsaccomplish tasks they would nothave time or resources to do on theirown. Visit www.volunteerfairfax.org/individuals/volunteerfest.php formore.

MONDAY/NOV. 1232nd Annual Caregivers

Conference. 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. atFirst Baptist Church of Alexandria,2932 King St., Alexandria. 32ndAnnual Caregivers Conference:Finding Hope & Harmony inCaregiving is presented by theNorthern Virginia Dementia CareConsortium. $35. Register online atwww.eventbrite.com/e/32nd-annual-caregivers-conference-finding-hope-harmony-in-caregiving-registration-48699561700. View or download theconference brochure at alz.org/

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media/nca/documents/NoVA_Dementia_Care_Consortium_Conference_2018.pdf.

TUESDAY/NOV. 13American Legion Meeting. 7:30-9 p.m. at Sully

District Government Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. The American Legion is aveterans and community service organizationwhose mission is to support veterans, promotepatriotism, and work with local communities onprograms that support Americanism and Youth/Children such as Boys/Girls State and Scouting.Post 1995 Centreville’s monthly membershipmeetings are held the second Tuesday of eachmonth. The Post’s Auxiliary unit also meets in anadjoining room. Family members are welcome.Free. Email [email protected].

TUESDAY/DEC. 11American Legion Meeting. 7:30-9 p.m. at Sully

District Government Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. The American Legion is aveterans and community service organizationwhose mission is to support veterans, promotepatriotism, and work with local communities onprograms that support Americanism and Youth/Children such as Boys/Girls State and Scouting.Post 1995 Centreville’s monthly membershipmeetings are held the second Tuesday of eachmonth. The Post’s Auxiliary unit also meets in anadjoining room. Family members are welcome.Free. Email [email protected].

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

station. It is free but residents may be asked toshow proof of residency. Personal waste only.The I-66 station is located at 4618 West OxRoad, Fairfax and open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. fromMonday-Saturday and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. onSundays. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/electric-sunday.htm for more.

DONATIONSThe Student Auto Sales Program operating

from Centreville High School works inconjunction with the CVHS automotivetechnology classes to bring in donatedautomobiles, boats and motorcycles for studentsto work on. Some refurbished vehicles are sold,with 75 percent of the proceeds going back tothe auto tech program. The program is in needof cars, trucks or motorcycles, which are fullytax deductible, for student training. ContactLyman Rose at 703-802-5588 or by [email protected] for more.

Cell Phones for Soldiers is accepting donationsof old cellphones so that troops can call home.Patrons may drop off donations at 14215ECentreville Square, Centreville.

SUPPORT GROUPSParent Support Partners, a service of the

Healthy Minds Fairfax initiative, are all parentswho have received training and are qualitied tooffer education, support and assistance at nocost to families or caregivers. They providereliable information that families can use indecision-making and are familiar with servicesand resources that can help families in distress.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/healthymindsfairfax or www.nami-northernvirginia.org/parent-peer-support.html.

Support Groups. Jubilee Christian Center ofFairfax is having its “Living Free” support groupsfor the spring on Wednesdays, 7:15 p.m. Thesupport groups are free, and will cover“Stepping into Freedom,” “Concerned PersonsGroup” (for family and friends of addicts), “TheImage of God in You,” and “Handling Loss andGrief.” There are also support groups onSundays, 10:10 a.m. 4650 Shirley Gate Road,Fairfax. For information or to register, call 703-383-1170, email [email protected] or seewww.jccag.org.

Telephone Support Group for FamilyCaregivers of Older Adults. 7 p.m. everysecond Tuesday of the month. This telephonesupport group is designed to help caregivers ofolder adults share experiences, gain support andget important information without having totravel. These are one-hour free sessions. Findout more and register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/and click on Caregiver Telephone SupportGroup.

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Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

There I was, Wednesday evening, Oct. 17, around 6:30, sitting on my living room couch, club sandwich in hand, preparing for the League Championship Series game 5 between my Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros when as I’ve done a thousand times before, grabbed the remote to turn on the television. Pressing the usual button, I was distressed to see no picture and hear no sound. Having experienced this kind of disappointment numerous times before, I didn’t panic yet. I went about the diagnostic

I checked my remote to see if the batteries

pointed the remote back at the television, but still no response.. Next, as I have been prompted previously under similar circumstances (“Your X-1 platform ... .”), I pulled the plug and waited 30-plus seconds before reconnecting. Thirty seconds later, I re-plugged and still my television

check the status of my computer since they’re “cableized” together. The lights on my modem

one of my desk top icons and was met with the

my worst suspicion. For the moment, 90 minutes before game time, I was out of service (heck, I was out of luck). Finally, I called my cable pro-

I was met with the equally dreaded pre-recorded message: “There has been a service interruption in your area. Service is expected to be restored tomorrow afternoon.” “TOMORROW AFTER-NOON? THE GAME IS TONIGHT!” That was the exclamation I can print. What came next was not particularly complimentary.

For the next hour or so I puttered and mut-tered and did nothing to improve my circum-stances. At 9:30 pm I called my brother to get a score. (He lives in Washington, DC and has a

phone, a k a “stupid phone”). Unfortunately, he had left his cell phone in another room and didn’t hear my call. Frustrated, I swore yet again and trudged upstairs to go to bed. After getting into my “jammies,” I laid down in bed and rolled onto my left side to set the alarm on my clock radio when it hit me (not the clock radio); the baseball game is being broadcast on the radio! And so I scrolled the dial on the clock radio until I heard ESPN radio broadcasters John Shambee and Jessica Mendoza calling the game. If I can’t watch the game, I can certainly listen to it. And so I did, just like I did as a “little-leaguer” all those many years ago listening to Ken Coleman and Ned Martin of the “Boston Red Sox radio network” while living on Athelstane Road in Newton Centre, Ma. Except this time, I wasn’t clutching a transistor radio. I was hands free, listening.

For the next nearly three hours, I laid in bed and listened. Most of the broadcast I heard and some of it I missed as occasionally I fell asleep. But for a time I was transported back in time sort of, before cable television proliferated when the games were broadcast almost exclusively on radio and baseball was seen through the eyes of those sitting in the “Catbird seat,” to quote the legendary Red Barber. Listening to how they described what they saw during the game was how many of my generation - and the preceding generation, fell in love with baseball: “How about that!” to quote the late, great, Mel Allen.

It was a late night, but happily, for me and Red Sox Nation, the Sox won and will now be

since 2013. Game one will be Tuesday night, Oct. 23. I can’t imagine that there will be a repeat non-performance from my cable provider, but if there is, and I am forced to go to plan “B”, radio, I will do so. The circumstances got us a

wouldn’t get us a win in game one, too. After all, it’s not only the ballplayers that are superstitious.

Resorting to Radio


Holiday in October

Craft Bazaar

Saturday, October 27, 2018 - 9 AM to 4 PM

Local Artisans & Handmade Items!

FREE ADMISSION • Indoor event

More info email [email protected]

Submit entertainment announcements atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/Calen-dar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGCox Farms’ Fall Festival. Open

daily, through Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.(5 p.m. in November). The FallFestival features favorite attractionsincluding hayrides, giant slides, ropeswings, the Cornundrum Cornfieldadventure, the Imaginature Trail,Foamhenge, the Tractor Museum,and all sorts of farm animals andtheir babies. Admission varies $6-$20. Last admission one hour beforeclosing. Visit www.coxfarms.com formore.

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 24-27”Chicago: HIgh School Edition.” 7

p.m. At Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. TheChantilly High School TheatreDepartment will open its showseason with “Chicago: High SchoolEdition.” A fast-paced dark musicalcomedy full of dance numbers fromthe roaring ‘20s that is sure toentertain everyone. The story followsthe journey of two scorned females,Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly as theyseek to gain fame through theirgreed, corruption and exploitation ofall those around them. For ticketsand information visitwww.chantillyhsdrama.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 26-28Used Book Sale. Friday, 10 a.m.-6

p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; andSunday, 1-4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly. Gently used books,DVDs, CDs and audio books forchildren and adults. Sponsored byFriends of the Chantilly RegionalLibrary to benefit programs andrenovation projects at the library.Free admission. Call 703-502-3883 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/events.

SATURDAY/OCT. 27Holiday Craft Bazaar. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

at Saint Andrew Lutheran Church,14640 Soucy Place, Centreville. Tobenefit Bethany House of NorthernVirginia Shelter. Indoor event withover 65 crafters with glassworks,wood carved toys, baby items, copperdesigns, gift ideas, furniture wreaths,holiday decor, ornaments and more.Lunch catered by The Village Cafe.Admission is free. Visitwww.saintandrewLC.org for more.

Sully’s All Hallows Eve. 4-7 p.m. atSully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Travel throughtime this Halloween season at Sully’sHistoric All Hallows Eve. Fromlantern-guided tours and traditionalfolk stories to trick-or-treating forold-fashioned candy, celebrate 300years of festive traditions. Tractor-drawn wagon rides around thegrounds will be available for an extra$2 per person. Admission is $9 perperson. Advance registration isrecommended and can be madeonline at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully. Call 703-437-1794 formore.

Clifton Haunted Trail. 7-10 p.m.Located at Clifton Town 8-Acre Park,Clifton. Eight acres filled with scaryskits and spooky scenes. MonsterMovies under the moon. Concessionstand selling food, drinks and othergoodies. Wear sturdy shoes. Trail isone half mile long and is in thewoods. Parking is available in townand at Clifton Elementary. No dogsallowed on trail. All proceeds benefitthe Town of Clifton. Adult Ticket:$15; 12 and under ticket: $10.Tickets on the night of the trail cost$20 (adults) $15 (12-). Buy Ticketsonline till Oct. 27 at noon. Last ticket

sale at the trail is at 9:30 p.m. Ticketsare available for purchase online atwww.cliftonhauntedtrail.com.

The Astonify Show. 8-9 p.m. at TheSecret Parlor Theatre, 14560 LeeRoad, Chantilly. The Astonify Show –Magic & Ghosts, is a 19th CenturyStyle Magic Show with a short fulllight Seance. Presented by illusionistDean Carnegie. Tickets required,$35-$55. 16 and older, not suitablefor small children. Theater is nothandicap accessible. Call 703-404-8902 or visit astonify.com for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 28Halloween Carnival. 1-4 p.m. at the

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road, FairfaxStation. The Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum will hold a HalloweenCarnival with lots of train relatedgames and activities for all ages.Tickets earned can be exchanged forcandy prizes. Additional tickets canbe purchased $1 for five tickets.Children in costume receive a couponfor a free admission to a futureMuseum event. Ages 16 and older,$4; 5-15, $2; 4 and under, free. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org,www.facebook.com/FFXSRR, or call703-425-9225.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 31Halloween Storytime. 1-2 p.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.Join inHalloween-themed stories, songs,and some trick-or-treating around thelibrary. Costumes welcome. Ages: 3to 5. Call 703-502-3883, TTY 711 oremail [email protected].

Frankentoys. 7-9 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly. Bring along a senseof destructive creativity as you makeyour own creepy toy. Grades: 7 to 12.Call 703-502-3883, TTY 711 or [email protected].

SUNDAY/NOV. 4Wine Social. 1-4 p.m. at Paradise

Springs Winery, 13219 Yates FordRoad, Clifton. Assistance League ofNorthern Virginia is hosting a fallfundraising Wine Social at thisfamily-run winery. Tickets, availableat the door or for advance purchase,include two glasses of wine and horsd’oeuvres. Proceeds benefit the non-profit’s children’s programs. $25.Visit www.alnv.org for more.

Hands-On Activity Day. 1-4 p.m. AtFairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road, FairfaxStation. Featuring railroad, modelingand local history activities and gamesfor all ages. Admission includes allsupplies: Museum members and ages4 and under, free; ages 5-15, $2;ages 16 and older, $4. In additionthat day, donations for Britepaths,formerly Our Daily Bread will beaccepted. Items needed include non-perishable food items such as cereal,oil, canned chicken, rice, snack foodsfor children’s lunches such as granolabars, pretzels, popcorn, peanutbutter, jelly, pasta sauce in cans,canned fruit in its own juice.Toiletries needed: diapers size 6 andPull Ups, any size. $10 to $20 foodstore gift cards are helpful forfamilies to purchase milk and meats.Visit www.fairfax-station.org,www.facebook.com/FFXSRR, 703-425-9225.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 7Free Singing Lessons. 7:30-9 p.m. At

Lord of Life Church, 13421 TwinLakes Drive, Clifton. Free singinglessons for men of all ages. Come jointhe Fairfax Jubil-Aires and directorRichard Lewellen for a night of funand song. Lessons available on Nov.7, 14, 28 and Dec. 5. Contact AaronWatts at [email protected]. 703-731-2764 or visit the website:www.fairfaxjubilaires.org

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