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By Bonnie Hobbs

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Purchases madeonline can sometimes be a diceyproposition. When

it comes time to meet an un-known buyer or seller to ex-change an item for money, it’sbest to do so in a safe environ-ment.

So the Sully District PoliceStation has just establishedFairfax County’s first-ever Ex-change Zone, right in its park-ing lot. Two parking spacesmarked with “Exchange Zone”signs are now in front of thestation and under 24-hour sur-veillance.

“My dad’s a police chief out-side Pittsburgh and they do thisthere,” said PFC Tara Gerhard.“The community loves it, so wetook the idea from him. It’s alsoan opportunity for the police tomake the community feel safe,and it builds good relationshipsbetween them.”

The Exchange Zone was offi-cially dedicated on Monday,June 27, and Supervisor KathySmith (D-Sully) was on handfor the ceremony, as was Lt.Matt Owens, the station’s assis-tant commander/acting com-mander.

“I’m happy they were pro-ac-tive about it here,” said Smith.“It’s a great resource for thecommunity and creates safetyfor them when they do ex-changes with people they don’tknow.”

Besides that, said Gerhard,“It’s also an opportunity forfamilies with child-custody ar-rangements to exchange chil-dren, if the situation betweenthem isn’t good. People behavebetter if they know they’re un-der video surveillance.”

Often, items purchased on

Craigslist, for example, require aface-to-face interaction for the ex-change, and meeting with astranger can put consumers in avulnerable position and createopportunities for criminals. Thingsdon’t always go smoothly and,throughout the year, police re-spond to numerous reports of rob-beries, thefts and assaults.

Many times, people who justwanted to get a good deal on anitem they’d hoped to buy becomeunsuspecting victims of crimes. InMount Vernon, “There were lots ofrobberies and larcenies of cellphones during exchanges. So thatmade us endorse this idea evenmore.”

And Owens couldn’t be happierto have the Exchange Zone rightsmack in front of the police sta-tion. “We’re very pleased to offer

this to the public,” he said. “Itenables them to make businesstransactions that began overthe Internet in a safe place. Asopposed to bringing a completestranger into their home ormeeting them in an unfamiliarlocation, here the exchange isbeing captured on video.”

“And it’s a good lead for of-ficers to use, should anythinggo wrong,” he continued. “Ifpeople are here using the Ex-change Zone and an emergencyoccurs, they can call 911 so anofficer can respond. Or if theyprefer, they may come insidethe building and make a reportor ask to speak to an officer.Even if they just have a feelingthat something isn’t right,they’re welcome to come insidethe station.”

A Safe Place To Buy and SellSully DistrictPolice Stationnow has anExchange Zone.

From left are Lt. Matt Owens, PFC Tara Gerhard andKathy Smith at the Exchange Zone outside the SullyDistrict Police Station.

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By Tim Peterson

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Fairfax County PublicSchools has secured fourmore years with Dr. Karen

Garza at the helm as superinten-dent.

The School Board membersvoted unanimously to extend hercontract through June 30, 2020 attheir June 30 meeting.

“Dr. Garza has been an agent ofpositive change for Fairfax CountyPublic Schools,” School BoardChair Pat Hynes, said in a state-ment, as she was absent from themeeting. “She has positively en-gaged the community in a num-ber of critical issues and has beena passionate advocate for our stu-dents and teachers.

“Dr. Garza’s leadership has in-cluded creation of the Portrait ofa Graduate, now viewed as a na-tional model,” Hynes’ statementcontinued, “Ignite, FCPS’ five-yearstrategic plan; the implementationof later high school start times; theelimination of early-release Mon-days; and investments in teacherpay and lowering class size, all ofwhich have had a significant, posi-

tive impact for our students andstaff members.”

At-large board member IlryongMoon seconded acting chair andMason District representativeSandy Evans’ motion for the ex-tension.

“Dr. Garza has not only the rightskill set, but also temperament tocontinue leading,” he said.

Braddock District representativeMegan McLaughlin added, “Weare deeply deeply fortunate in thisgreat county of over one millionpeople, the10th largest school sys-tem in the country, that we havebeen able to not only bring youhere, but continue building on arelationship with you.”

“You have led with vision andcourage and innovation, and Iwant to thank you for that,” Evanssaid.

After the unanimous vote in sup-port of Garza, she took a few mo-ments to thank the board, the lead-ership team and the school com-munity.

“You took a chance on me, thatTexas girl, and brought me here,”Garza said. “Thank you for yourcontinued support, absolutely, thisvote of confidence.”

Four More YearsSchool Board renewsSuperintendent Garza’s contract.

Former Fairfax County PoliceOfficer Adam Torres walkedfree Wednesday morning,

June 29. He was the first officerin the force’s history to be chargedwith killing someone.

Five days after being sentencedto serve 12 months in prison forthe felony charge of involuntarymanslaughter of Springfield resi

Torres Walks FreeFormer police officer releasedfive days after sentencingfor killing John Geer.

See Torres, Page 5

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A Northern Virginia Electric Cooperativelineman saved a man’s life on June 17in Springfield by using cardiac pulmo-

nary resuscitation skills he learned at NOVEC.Nicholas Reckmeyer, a 35-year-old first class

NOVEC line technician, saw a young womanon the ground near a car holding a 29-year-old man while Reckmeyer and his family weretraveling in their van that Friday evening.

According to a release from NOVEC,Reckmeyer told his wife he was going to helpsince he had been trained by the NOVEC infirst aid, CPR, and automated external defibril-lator (AED) use.

“I rushed over and asked if anyone had called911,” he said. “They had not, so I pulled outmy cellphone.”

Reckmeyer felt and looked for a pulse andrespiration on the bleeding 29-year-old man.He found none.

“I had the woman lay the man’s head flat,”Reckmeyer said. “I checked his airway and thenbegan CPR chest compressions. After about aminute of CPR, he began gasping and theyoung woman started yelling that he wasbreathing. But I knew gasping was a sign ofcardiac arrest because of my experience in theGaff-n-Go Rodeo.”

At the annual Gaff-n-GoLineman’s Rodeo, judgesscore journeyman and ap-prentice linemen from 14electric utilities in six stateson their speed, accuracy,and safety skills, includingCPR.

“After three minutes ofchest compressions, I was

getting tired and worried that he was not go-ing to make it,” Reckmeyer said. “The olderman took over while I checked the victim’s vi-tals, but he still had nothing. Since I noticedthe older man was not doing compressionsproperly, I continued the CPR. After another30 compressions, the younger man startedcoughing and moaning. I checked his pulse.He had a faint heartbeat and I could see hischest rising and falling with his breathing.About this time the ambulance and paramed-ics were pulling up and came over to help. Ilet them know they should get an AED on himjust in case his heart stopped again. They did.”

Reckmeyer gave the emergency medical ser-vice technicians information about the inci-dent.

“As I was walking back to the van I saw theman sitting up on the stretcher in the ambu-lance,” Reckmeyer said. “A paramedic and po-lice officer stopped me and said the man wasalive because of my quick action in a stressfulsituation.”

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Reckmeyer was savedby CPR as a child.

Reckmeyer

Reckmeyer explained to his wife and chil-dren, who watched from the van, that “in anygiven situation if you can help someone inneed, regardless of whether you know themor not, you should help.”

Reckmeyer credits the bi-yearly CPR and AEDtraining at NOVEC for saving a life. He said,“Although I am the one who performed CPR, Imust give credit to all those people at NOVECwho helped me be prepared for the situationand the folks responsible for the Gaff-n-GoRodeo for including CPR as an event.”

“We are thankful to the passerby whostopped to help and render aid to the manduring this medical emergency,” said PFC T. J.Wright, public information officer with theFairfax County Police Public Affairs Bureau.“Having been trained in CPR and able to uti-lize the skill in attempt to save another man’slife is commendable and he should be proud.”

“We’re proud of Nick and all our line techni-cians,” NOVEC President and CEO StanFeuerberg said. “These men often work in ter-rible weather conditions when power outagesoccur. They must be mentally sharp and physi-cally tough to work around energized lines.And as Nick proved, they need to know ex-actly what to do when it really matters.”

Reckmeyer almost drowned in a backyardswimming pool when he was two years old. Aneighbor performed CPR on him and saved hislife. Reckmeyer said, “Now it was my turn touse CPR to save a life.”

Effective July 1, AnimalControl Officers have anew title: Animal Pro-

tection Police Officer. Countyofficials, working in conjunc-tion with state delegates, haveauthorized the title reclassifica-tion, which expands the offic-ers’ current role to include fulllaw enforcement scope and au-thority.

Animal Protection Police Of-ficers will continue to investi-gate all calls for service and re-ports of animal welfare and in-

jured wildlife. Previously, theofficers were limited in theirability to obtain criminalcharges pursuant to an investi-gation. The new state law al-lows them to prosecute crimi-nal statutes pertaining to allanimal welfare laws and crimi-nal law.

The new Animal ProtectionPolice Service officers will re-ceive additional training to en-hance their knowledge andskills in Virginia laws and po-lice-related topics.

Title Changes, Role Expands

The following incidents were reportedby the Sully Police District.

TRESPASSING / DESTRUCTIONOF PROPERTY: 6200 block of Single-tons Way, June 24, 6 a.m. An employeereported that someone entered theproperty and destroyed property.

VEHICLE TAMPERING/POSSES-SION OF MARIJUANA/ARREST:14400 block of Four Chimney Drive,June 16, 5:12 a.m. A resident reportedto police that she observed someonenear her vehicle. Police saw a man whomatched the description and upon see-ing the police, he fled. Officers were ableto make an apprehension and furtherinvestigation revealed that the man wasintoxicated and in possession of mari-juana. A 19-year-old man fromCentreville was arrested, transported tothe adult detention center and charged

with drunk in public and possession ofmarijuana.

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY:13800 Lee Highway, June18, 5:18 a.m.Officers responded to a burglary alarmand found an unsecured door. Furtherinvestigation revealed that property hadbeen taken from the business.

UNLAWFUL ENTRY/ASSAULT/ARREST: 14400 block of SaguaroPlace, June18, 5:31 p.m. Officers re-sponded for a report of a man who hadentered the victim’s residence, assaultedher, and would not leave. The victim didnot know the man. A 37-year-old manof no fixed address was arrested, trans-ported to the adult detention center,and charged with assault and batteryand unlawful entry.

BURGLARY: 6400 block of La PetitePlace, June 11, 11:13 a.m. Resident re-ported someone broke into his home

through a sliding glass door. No prop-erty was taken and no suspectinformation.

TRAFFIC PURSUIT/ARREST:Sully Road/Willard Road, June 4, 11:30p.m. Officers attempted to stop a vehiclethat was in violation of a traffic offense.The driver failed to stop and a pursuitensued that entered into Prince WilliamCounty. Once the fleeing vehiclestopped, a man and a woman both fledon foot. The man was apprehended byofficers a short while later. A 41-yea-oldLeesburg man was arrested, transportedto the adult detention center, andcharged with speeding to elude, recklessdriving, driving on a suspended license,improper registration, and failure toappear. The woman was not appre-hended but could face charges ifidentified.

SHOOTING INTO AN OCCUPIEDDWELLING: 4100 block of Meadow-land Court, June 5, 10:22 p.m. Officersresponded to the report of shots firedinto a residence. An investigation deter-mined the victims were inside theirhome when they heard several gunshots.No one was injured and this incident isunder investigation. Detectives do notbelieve that this is a random event.

STRONG-ARM ROBBERY: 14200Saint German Drive, June 6, 9:17 p.m.The victim was walking along a side-walk when he was struck from behindby two men. They took property fromhim and fled. The suspects were de-scribed as Hispanic and the victim didnot require medical attention.

JUNE 30LARCENIES4900 block of Stone Road, items from

vehicle5800 block of Stone Road, tools from

residence5800 block of Stream Pond Court,

purse and wallet from vehicleJUNE 29

LARCENIES14300 block of Sullyfield Circle, hub-

caps from vehicle4700 block of Walbern Court, wallet

from vehicleJUNE 28LARCENIES14800 block of Wood Home Road,

jewelry from residenceJUNE 24-27LARCENIES5800 block of Belcher Farm Drive,

phone and electronic device from ve-hicle

5800 block of Post Corners Trail, wal-let from residence

14100 block of Rock Canyon Drive,wallet from vehicle

5100 block of Westfields Boulevard,beer from business

JUNE 24LARCENIES14600 block of Croatan Drive, items

from vehicle14400 block of Woodmere Court,

electronic devices from residenceJUNE 23LARCENIES11300 block of Regal Crest Drive, bi-

cycle from residenceJUNE 22LARCENIES5400 block of Tree Line Drive, back-

pack from vehicleJUNE 21LARCENIES4200 block of Airline Parkway, elec-

tric meter from residence4300 block of Chantilly Shopping

Center, phone from business5900 block of Trinity, wallet and key

from businessJUNE 17-19LARCENIES6600 block of Ashmere Lane, wallet

and electronic device from vehicle4600 block of Deerwatch Drive, cash

from residence

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Help Flood VictimsMembers of the Fairfax County Police Motor Squad are collect-

ing items for victims of the flooding in West Virginia. To make adonation, visit the Sully District Police Station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd, Chantilly, where the drop off boxes are located. They areaccepting the following items; canned foods, cleaning supplies,bottled water, baby items and diapers, pet food and toiletry items.The boxes will be picked up on Saturday, July 9 and delivered toWest Virginia communities affected by the recent flooding.

Summer Parent Clinic ReturnsThe Fairfax County Public Schools Office of Intervention and

Prevention Services will again be offering Summer Parent Clinic.Parents will have an opportunity to schedule a 45-minute consul-tative appointment with a school psychologist or school socialworker.

Supportive consultation is available for parents when childrenare experiencing social-emotional, behavioral, or academic chal-lenges such as anxiety, attention, poor school performance, bul-lying, and poor peer or family interactions. School psychologistsand school social workers will be available to parents for assis-tance in identifying community resources, guidance on how tomanage challenging behaviors, as well as how to workcollaboratively with school teams around issues of academic orbehavioral concern.

This summer, Parent Clinic appointments will be available nowthrough Aug. 19. To schedule an appointment, call the FCPS Par-ent Clinic at 703-503-2506 or email the Parent Clinic at http://www.fcps.edu/dss/parentclinic/mailform.html.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, July 7,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust it, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehicles arrivingon each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the correct useof the child seat. Call 703-814-7000 to confirm dates and times.

Volunteer Drivers Are NeededFairfax County needs volunteers to drive older adults to medi-

cal appointments and wellness programs. For these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406 or go towww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on Volunteer Solu-tions.

Interested inCitizen Corps Council?

There is an opening for a Sully resident to serve on the CitizenCorps Council. The Citizen Corps is FEMA’s grassroots strategy tobring together government and community leaders to becomeinvolved in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience.

For additional information, follow the link to its website: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/oem/citizencorps/.

If you’re interested in volunteering, contact Laura Floyd atlaura.floyd@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Moving Equipment SoughtThe Centreville Labor Resource Center is in need of moving

equipment to add to its tool supplies. Requested items are backbraces, lift belts, sliders and straps that are used for moving jobs.

This equipment can be checked out by workers and broughtback when they complete jobs. It will ensure that they’re able tocomplete moving jobs more safely. In addition, the CLRC is seek-ing Spanish-speaking people to fill a number of volunteer posi-tions. Contact Molly Maddra-Santiago atdirector@centrevillelrc.org.

By Bonnie Hobbs

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Mental illness is a bigger problem inthe U.S. than most people realize, andpolice come in contact with manypeople suffering from some form of

it. So Fairfax County police officers undergo train-ing to prepare them to deal with these people andmake sure they receive the services they need.

At a recent meeting of the Sully District Station’sCitizens Advisory Committee, thetopic was crisis intervention. Thespeakers were Lt. Ryan Morgan,the station’s Crisis InterventionTeam (CIT) coordinator, and Sgt.Dave Kuhar, a supervisor at the sta-tion.

“A lot of guys with low-risk be-havior and mental-health prob-lems don’t do well in jail,” saidMorgan. “We try to reduce thestigma of mental illness, but youcan’t always see the symptomsuntil they’re manifested throughactions.”

On average, he said, those withmental problems are no more vio-lent than other people. And some-times, they become victimized injail because they lack coping skills.Morgan also noted that peoplewith severe mental illness will liveabout 25 years less, largely due to treatable medicalconditions caused by smoking, obesity, substanceabuse and inadequate access to medical care.

“An estimated 26.2 percent of U.S. adults 18 andolder — about one in four — suffer from a diagnos-able mental disorder in a given year,” he said. “Theseinclude bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia and depres-sion. For example, a divorce or the death of a lovedone could put someone in a crisis.”

Actually, said Morgan, “Mental disorders are theleading cause of disability in the U.S. for people ages15-44. As a police department, we’re just trying tode-escalate situations quickly and safely.” He told theaudience that “when criminal activity is happeningand you’re afraid someone’sgoing to get attacked, call thepolice. But we also get crisis-stabilization calls that are medi-cal-related; and in those cases,you should ask for a CIT-trainedofficer.”

Morgan teaches eight, 40-hour, crisis-intervention classesa year to other officers, withsome 22 officers per class.“They get a background in men-tal health and a schizophreniasimulation so they understandwhat it’s like to hear voices,” heexplained. “It’s uncomfortablefor them to get into a stranger’sbusiness, but it’s what they haveto do to serve the community.”

“The state wants 25 percentof the offices trained [in this

field], but our chief wants everybody trained,” con-tinued Morgan. “Alzheimer’s patients fall into thiscategory, too, so they also receive training on it.”Kuhar added that stress is “one of those un-diagnos-able things,” but may also lead to mental problems.

“There are more than 2,200 people identified inthe criminal system as suffering from mental illness,”he said. “And this number is very muchunderrepresented. There are 3,200 to 3,500 inmatesin Virginia jails on any given day with mental illness— and they regularly have a recidivism rate of 70percent.”

In Fairfax County, said Kuhar, involuntary mentalcommitments can consume a police officer’s entireshift. “And these commitments are often ineffectivein getting long-term resolutions. The Adult Deten-

tion Center has an average popu-lation of 1,050, and about 25 per-cent have mental illness.”

He said a small number ofpeople often account for a largenumber of calls to the police. Andin this county, “The number ofmental-health incidents goes upeach year,” said Kuhar. “So the Cri-sis Intervention Team educatesand prepares officers to come intocontact with people in crisis, rec-ognize the signs of mental illnessand respond appropriately.”

To simulate schizophrenia, hesaid, “We’ll make the officers wearheadphones so they ‘hear voices’while I’m asking them questionsand belittling them. We’ll alsosimulate real-life scenarios to seehow the police use their active-lis-tening skills and patience. The ob-

jective is to reduce injuries to the officer and the per-son for a safe outcome for everybody in the commu-nity.”

Kuhar said the police call-takers and dispatcherstake this training, too, but it takes a long time to geteveryone trained. “We want officers not just to re-act, but to slow down and think first,” he said. “Itgoes a long way when dealing with these people.CIT is a way to divert people needing assistance, in-stead of or before incarcerating them, and officersafety is never jeopardized.”

“By no means are we mental-health professionals,”said Morgan. “But when we believe someone is adanger to themselves or others, we can take them to

receive the help they need.” Hesaid the police can take the per-son to a mental-health centeror, if the person has committeda violent crime and is in jail,they’ll seek treatment for themthere.

“As police officers, we’re try-ing to help a vulnerable popu-lation, as best we can, and keepthem out of jail,” said Morgan.“To house one person in jail forone year costs the taxpayer$67,000. The treatment cost forone year is $2,500 — and that’snot pocket change.” Basically,he said, “CIF training is aboutrecognizing how that person’sfeeling, trying to put yourself intheir shoes, talking with themand helping them.”

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Police learn tode-escalate situations.

Helping People in Crisis

Lt. Ryan Morgan teachescrisis-intervention classes.

Sgt. Dave Kuhar discussesmental illness.

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Bite Me Cancer,a nationaln o n p r o f i tbased in

Fairfax that supportsteenagers with cancerand raises funds for thy-roid cancer research,named Dr. Irene Min ofWeill Cornell Medicinein New York as the recipient of thegroup’s third research grant.

The $57,500 grant is being ad-ministered in conjunction withBite Me Cancer’s partner, TheAmerican Thyroid Association.

“It is my great honor to beawarded for the thyroid cancerresearch,” Min said. “This meansa lot to me because I have beentrying hard to establish a newproject on thyroid cancer and toobtain funding that supports theproject with independence.”

“We are very excited about theresearch Dr. Min will be doing andthat Bite Me Cancer and its won-derful supporters can help furtherher work,” said Nikki Ferraro, athyroid cancer survivor who

founded Bite Me Cancersix years ago.

Min received her BS inbiology from SogangUniversity, Seoul, SouthKorea and her M.Philfrom the Department ofPhysiology, from Cam-bridge University in En-gland. She earned a

Ph.D. in Genetics from Tufts Uni-versity School of Medicine in Bos-ton.

An experienced basic researchscientist with a focus in stem cellbiology, genetics and genomics,Min’s research program will focuson specific immune therapeuticsthat can loosen the immune sup-pressive environment to reach agreater level of improvement inthyroid cancer tumor targeting.

Bite Me Cancer’s first grantfunded a thyroid cancer researchproject at The University of TexasM. D. Anderson Cancer Center inHouston. The group’s second grantsupported thyroid cancer researchat Memorial Sloan Kettering Can-cer Center in New York.

Bite Me Cancer is close to secur-ing a majority of the fundingneeded to fund a fourth thyroidcancer research grant.

Thyroid cancer is the third mostdiagnosed cancer among childrenbetween the ages of 15-19 in theU.S., according to the NationalInstitutes of Health in Bethesda.

Ferraro was diagnosed with arare form of thyroid cancer in2010 when she was 17. Shestarted raising money for cancerresearch just weeks later even be-fore her first major cancer surgery.

Along with raising funds for thy-roid cancer research the groupprovides support, encouragementand understanding for teenagerswho have been diagnosed withcancer. Bite Me Cancer providesTeen Support Bags to teenagers intreatment for all cancers throughtheir 70-plus hospital partnersacross the country.

The American Thyroid Associa-tion, headquartered in FallsChurch, is devoted to thyroid bi-ology and to the prevention andtreatment of thyroid disease

through excellence in research,clinical care, education, and pub-lic health.

To learn more about Bite Me

Bite Me Cancer Presents Thyroid Cancer Research Grant

Dr. Irene Min

From left, Bobbie Smith, executive director of the Ameri-can Thyroid Association; Bite Me Cancer founder andboard member Nikki Ferraro, and Nikki’s mom SharonFerraro (who also is on the Bite Me Cancer board ofdirectors) pose with a check for $57,000 from the BiteMe Cancer Foundation that will fund a thyroid cancerresearch grant being administered by Bite Me Cancerand its partner, The American Thyroid Association. Thisis the third research grant Bite Me Cancer has funded.

Cancer to or find out how to con-tribute time or money to supportthe foundation, visitwww.bitemecancer.org.

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The Zeta UpsilonLambda (ZUL) Chap-ter, Fairfax County, of

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.,through its Joyce GillespieHarrington Educational andCharitable Foundation, Inc.,sponsored two area high schoolstudents, DaSean Gallishaw ofWestfield High School and Jo-seph Randiki of Laurel HighSchool, to participate as AlphaAmbassadors in the 2016 Lead-ership Development Institute(LDI) program. LDI was held onthe campus of Hampton Univer-sity, in Hampton, Va., June 23-

26. The theme for the programwas “The Resilience of Leader-ship.”

Prior to and while attendingLDI, these Alpha Ambassadorsdemonstrate maturity, charac-ter, scholarship, and service. AtLDI, members of Alpha Phi Al-pha Fraternity, Inc., institutefaculty and mentors nurturethe leadership potential of eachambassador, which, in turn,supports the personal growthof each ambassador.

To learn more about thefoundation or to make a dona-tion, go to http://jghfdn.org.

From left are Joseph Randiki, Laurel High School;Charles M. Coffin, Jr., ZUL Chapter mentor, andDaSean Gallishaw, Westfield High School, at HamptonUniversity.

Becoming Leaders

Oakton High School junior Matt Bocharnikovand Westfield High School junior AvaantiSridhar were presented with the third an-

nual Cliff Hardison Youth Leadership Award estab-lished in memory of the late West Potomac HighSchool principal.

Hardison was a member of the Unified PreventionCoalition (UPC) of Fairfax County board of directorsand committed to the nonprofit’s mission to keepyouth and young adults safe and drug free. Hismother Patricia Lotane and sister Karen Hardisonwere on hand for the presentation made by UPC In-terim Executive Director Diane Eckert.

Matt has served as the Youth Council’s vice presi-dent this year, and Avaanti was the group’s treasurerand will serve as vice president next year. Eckert alsorecognized 15 members of the Youth Council for their

Avaanti Sridhar with Patricia Lotane.

UPC Presents Hardison Award

dedication to the vision of a community where youthgrow up healthy, safe and drug free.

John “Jack” Carroll Stinson, former presidentof the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society, diedon June 28, 2016; he was 85.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Dewey Leeand Bessie McDearman Stinson; brother, Dewey LeeStinson Jr.; and son, John Carroll Stinson Jr.

Jack is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Stinson,two sons: Frederick Ashby Stinson and DonaldGilman; seven grandchildren: Laura, Patrick andKatie Gilman; Trey and Cole Dickerson; Ashton andTurner Stinson; and one great granddaughter, Sa-vannah Dickerson.

Jack was born in Newport News, Va. on Sept. 16,1930. He met his sweetheart, Betty Ann Wright, inhigh school. They were married in 1952 and enjoyed63 years as “the love of each other’s lives.”

In 1953, Jack graduated from Randolph MaconCollege in Ashland, Va. He worked for Reynolds

Metals Company immediately out of college and re-mained there for 39 years. Jack had a passion forhistory, his library was full of books on “the war be-tween the states” and he frequently visited histori-cal memorials, reenactments, and battlefields. Hewas a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans,Freemason Society, past president of the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society and past commander of TheMilitary Order of the Stars and Bars.

He and Betty Ann loved horses and taught theirsons to ride at an early age. In 1995, Jack and BettyAnn moved to Midlothian to be closer to family; theywere both members of Bethel Baptist Church. Jackwas very handy, his grandchildren always said, “Papacan fix anything.” The funeral service was held atBethel Baptist Church, Midlothian, Va. on July 1.Graveside service will be held at Dale Memorial Parkon July 6 at 11 a.m.

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Address ..................................... BR FB HB ......... Postal City .......... Sold Price ........... Type .................. Lot AC .... PostalCode5879 IRON STONE CT ......................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $985,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.83 ................. 201206845 SMITHFIELD CT ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $837,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.66 ................. 201206366 LEE FOREST PATH ...................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $815,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.30 ................. 201204740 COCHRAN PL ............................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $754,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.15 ................. 201204705 COCHRAN PL ............................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $734,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 201205503 COREOPSIS CT .......................... 4 ... 5 ... 0 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $731,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.17 ................. 2012015621 MEHERRIN DR ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $727,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.60 ................. 2012015500 VINE COTTAGE DR ................... 6 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $660,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.39 ................. 2012014211 PONY HILL CT .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $660,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.19 ................. 2012115264 EAGLE TAVERN WAY ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $649,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.36 ................. 201206622 MCCAMBELL CLUSTER .............. 5 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $640,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 201206301 DRILL FIELD CT .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $635,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.31 ................. 201215688 GENERAL JOHNSTON PL ........... 4 ... 4 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $629,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.07 ................. 201206475 GRISTMILL SQUARE LN .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $625,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 201206454 GRISTMILL SQUARE LN .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $611,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.35 ................. 201205215 HIGH GROVE HILLS LN .............. 5 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $610,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 201205245 BRAYWOOD DR ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $610,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.15 ................. 2012014511 PICKET OAKS RD ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $600,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.34 ................. 201216440 MUSTER CT ............................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $587,500 .............. Detached ................. 0.26 ................. 2012115433 MARTINS HUNDRED DR .......... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $585,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 2012015422 MEHERRIN CT ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $575,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.30 ................. 2012014700 HANNA CT ............................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $569,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 2012114409 ROCKYMOUNT CT ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $569,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 201206510 WHEAT MILL WAY ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $549,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.18 ................. 201215097 PALE MOON WAY ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $549,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.07 ................. 201205214 JARRETT CT ...............................4 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $545,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 201205425 TREE LINE DR ............................ 5 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $535,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 2012015036 GREYMONT DR .........................3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $530,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.43 ................. 201205637 FLAGLER DR ...............................4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $530,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.14 ................. 2012015116 CARLBERN DR ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $525,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.24 ................. 201205208 BELLE PLAINS DR ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $524,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.21 ................. 2012013232 MAPLE CREEK LN ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $499,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 201205603 ROWENA DR...............................3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $489,998 .............. Detached ................. 0.33 ................. 2012015112 CARLBERN DR ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $479,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.27 ................. 201205834 STONE RIDGE DR ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $475,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 2012014224 BRENHAM DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $470,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.08 ................. 201215642 ROCKY RUN DR ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $469,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.22 ................. 2012013984 SAWTEETH WAY ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $465,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 2012113462 TWILIGHT GLOW DR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $460,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014727 CRANOKE ST ............................4 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $459,900 .............. Detached ................. 0.31 ................. 2012013666 LAVENDER MIST LN ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $455,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 2012013505 LAVENDER MIST LN ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $453,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 2012013983 CABELLS MILL DR .................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $449,100 .............. Detached ................. 0.23 ................. 2012015303 BLUERIDGE VIEW DR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $445,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.25 ................. 2012014829 CRANOKE ST ............................4 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $438,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.32 ................. 201205211 KNOUGHTON WAY .................... 4 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $433,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.20 ................. 201206007 SAINT HUBERT LN ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $429,500 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 201216615 CREEK RUN DR .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $425,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.08 ................. 2012114610 CREEK VALLEY CT .................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $419,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014613 CREEK VALLEY CT .................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $418,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014356 UNIFORM DR ............................3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $415,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 201216079 ODAY DR ....................................3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $410,000 .............. Detached ................. 0.20 ................. 201205525 SULLY LAKE DR .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $404,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 201205140 WINDING WOODS DR ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $400,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014770 FLOWER HILL DR ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $400,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 201206320 FIELD FLOWER TRL ................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $400,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 2012114318 SILO VALLEY VW ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $400,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 201215121 WOODFIELD DR .........................3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $399,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014639 SEASONS DR ............................3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $399,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014534 PITTMAN CT ............................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $399,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 2012114568 CREEK BRANCH CT .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $396,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.07 ................. 201205487 MIDDLEBOURNE LN .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $394,990 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 2012014637 STREAM POND DR ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $392,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 201205835 STREAM POND CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $390,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014605 FLOWER HILL DR ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $390,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014053 WINDING RIDGE LN ................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $390,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 201216837 KERRYWOOD CIR ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $390,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 201216239 FROSTY WINTER CT .................. 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $383,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 201206205 FROSTY WINTER CT .................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $378,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012013871 COLEMAN CT ............................4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $375,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 201206720 ROCKLEDGE PL .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $370,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 201215177 GLEN MEADOW DR ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $369,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014623 BATTERY RIDGE LN .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $369,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012014338 PAPILION WAY ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $369,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 2012114508 BATTERY RIDGE LN .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $365,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 2012014268B WOVEN WILLOW LN #52 ....... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $364,900 .............. Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... 2012113680 WATER SPRINGS CT ................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $363,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 201216029 ROCKTON CT ............................. 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $360,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 2012113903 WATER POND CT ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $360,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 201216338 FIELD FLOWER TRL ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $359,900 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 2012113967 ANTONIA FORD CT .................. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $359,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 201215816 WATERMARK CIR ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $355,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.05 ................. 2012014037 BETSY ROSS LN ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $354,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.04 ................. 2012114059 BETSY ROSS LN ....................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $352,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.06 ................. 201215810 WATERMARK CIR ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......... CENTREVILLE ........... $350,000 .............. Townhouse .............. 0.03 ................. 20120

In May 2016, 137 Centreville homes sold between $985,000-$153,500.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $985,000-$310,000 range.

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Torres Released from Jaildent John Geer in 2013, Torres was released fromFairfax County Adult Detention Center at 8 a.m. onJune 29.

Torres had been in jail since August 2015. TheFairfax Circuit Court judge counted the time servedin determining the release.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond Morrogh saidfollowing the sentencing that 10 months is typicalfor release of a prisoner serving a year-long sentence.

At the time, Morrogh estimated Torres would be re-leased within a few weeks of the sentencing.

Attorneys said Torres would be returning to a wife,two young children and an infant that was born re-cently.

Wearing a button-up blue-checked shirt and carry-ing a few personal effects, Torres walked to a carand declined to answer questions.

— Tim Peterson

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Summer for most children in NorthernVirginia is a time of fun and activities,camp and vacation, trips to the pooland possibly to the library. Specialized

camps and activities tuneup sports skills andacademic skills. Parents try to ensure snacksare at least somewhat healthy.

In this environment, most of us don’t comeinto much contact with families that might behaving trouble feeding their children. We can’timagine that there are children who are hun-gry in summer.

But many children in our region don’t knowwhat their next meal will be in summer. Dur-ing the school year, many have depended onschool to provide breakfast and lunch duringthe school year. Volunteers have stepped in toprovide backpacks to go home with hungrystudents on the weekend.

In the City of Alexandria, 60 percent of stu-dents in public schools qualify for subsidizedmeals at school.

In Fairfax County, that overall number is

lower at 27.5 percent, but in many areas, morethan 50 percent of students qualify for subsi-dized meals at school.

In Arlington, more than 30 percent of stu-dents qualify for subsidized meals at school.

But most of the students who counted onschool meals during the school year are not inschool for the summer.

There are hungry children in Northern Virginia,more so in summertime.

Hungry in SummerFairfax County operates more than 20 open

sites in areas where more than 50 percent ofstudents qualify for free or reduced mealswhere students can go in summer for break-fast and/or lunch. These locations are alongthe Route 1 corridor, in Herndon, Reston,Fairfax, Chantilly, Lorton, Falls Church andmore. See links above for locations.

It also falls to many nonprofits and food pan-tries to fill the gaps, and those organizationsneed help keeping food available.

The Pet Connection, a twice-yearly specialedition, will publish on July 27, and photosand stories of your pets with you and your fam-ily should be submitted by July 17.

We invite you to send us stories about yourpets, photos of you and your family with yourcats, dogs, llamas, alpacas, ponies, hamsters,snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whateverother creatures share your life with you.

Our favorite pictures include both pets andhumans.

Please tell us a little bit about your creature,

identify everyone in the photo, give a briefdescription what is happening in the photo,and include address and phone number (wewill not publish your address or phone num-ber, just your town name).

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Locations forSummer Meals

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Reading BeginsAt HomeTo the Editor:

As a current teacher, I observechildren who develop literacyskills at home achieve in school.Studies show home environmenthas an impact on children’s begin-ning reading skills.. One way todevelop literacy skills is to askquestions while reading (e.g.,what will happen next? How didthe story end?) One study found92 percent of first graders werestronger readers because of lit-eracy skills fostered at home.

You may be thinking, “Whatskills should we work on?”

Your child’s teacher is a resourcefor suggesting beginning readingskills. Many children need letter/sound recognition, and rhymingskills. Letter/sound recognitioncan be reinforced by writing let-ters

on cards, mixing them, and prac-ticing 6-8 cards daily. Also, singnursery rhymes to ; stress therhyming pattern. If your childdoesn’t enjoy reading indepen-dently, ask him/her to read aloud,or take turns reading.

Having access to books helpschildren practice, and researchshows when students read athome their reading achievementand motivation increases. Visitingthe local library and/or having abook swap (i.e., where childrentrade/share books) can provide

children multitude of books atlittle/no cost. As parents, it is im-portant to understand that chil-dren need to be motivated to read.A study revealed reading engage-ment is directly linked with read-ing achievement.

There are activities to motivateyour child to read: Visiting the li-brary; choosing daily time to read;having a bookshelf for your child’sbooks; choosing magazines to bedelivered.

Reading is a skill beginning inearly childhood and developingthroughout schooling. Researchshows if children are exposed to avariety of literature early, they aremore motivated to read difficultmaterial in adolescence.

When children are exposed toliteracy skills early, they are morelikely to be successful. As a par-ent, remember that supporting lit-eracy skills begins at home.

Carla RichterFairfax

CelebratingBeing AmericanTo the Editor:

“You don’t celebrate Easter?”“No …”“What about Memorial Day?”“Yes. I am an American just like

you!”The script above is the dialogue

I would usually encounter withother classmates on the play-

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ground growing up. As an Ameri-can Muslim, I would not partakein Easter since it is a Christianholiday.

As I rushed home after schoolsomedays I would ask my parentsor siblings which holidays wecould get excited about and cel-ebrate. I was slightly puzzled sincemy family and I didn’t celebrateevery holiday listed on our calen-dar. Other students in my classwould get hyped about certainupcoming holidays and I was theninformed that some of these eventswere celebrated by those of differ-ent faiths. All I knew at the timeas a young child was that I was amember of the Ahmadiyya Mus-lim Community. I thought of Eidas being the Muslim community’sChristmas since as a kid I wouldget presents on that day. My fam-ily explained to me that we didcelebrate Thanksgiving, Memorial,Independence and Veterans’ Daybecause those were holidays thatcould be enjoyed by every Ameri-can citizen. It was exciting to knowthat I could sport red, white, blueattire on patriotic holidays. Hav-ing such holidays gave me purposeand identity of who I am and towhich country I could preach myloyalty to. Prophet Muhammad(peace and blessings be on him)had said that, “Loyalty to one’shomeland is a part of faith.”

America has given its citizensreligious freedom whereas inmany countries people are not freeto practice what they believe. Why

shouldn’t I be loyal to my coun-try?

A country that has never ex-posed me to darkness seen in othercountries today. A country that hasgiven me free education as a childand has given me the ability to betaught alongside other children ofdiverse backgrounds.

Woody Guthrie’s, “This Land isYour Land,” still plays in my headtill this day:

“This land is your land, This landis my land

From California to the New Yorkisland;

From the redwood forest to theGulf Stream waters

This land was made for you andme.”

This song didn’t mean much tome in music class in elementaryschool but as an adult, I appreci-ate and understand the strongmessage it can enforce in theminds of young Americans.

Marium Sadia SosanMalik

Chantilly

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ONGOINGEvenings on the Ellipse Summer

Concert Series. Thursdays throughAug. 25, 5:30 p.m. at Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.In addition to different music eachweek, find wine tastings. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov for more.

Government Center FarmersMarket. Thursdays through Oct. 27,3-7 p.m. at Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Free. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov formore.

Art Guild of Clifton Exhibit. 10a.m.-8 p.m. at Clifton Wine Shop,7145 Main St., Clifton. Includesclassic fine art oil paintings ofEuropean settings; doors, windows,and flower shops. Free. Call 703-409-0919 for more.

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

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

Toddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and

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11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ESL Book Club. Every other Saturday,11 a.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults learningEnglish are welcome to meet 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.at The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com.

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.

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FRIDAY/JULY 8Sipping & Painting. 6:30 p.m. at The

Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway, Centreville. Instructors willhelp guests create their ownmasterpiece. Tickets are $40-45. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 9Stretch & Sip. 11 a.m. at The Winery

at Bull Run, 15950 Lee Highway,Centreville. Bring a yoga mat and aglass of wine will be included at theend of the session. Tickets are$13.50-15. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for more.

Dairy Delights. 12-3 p.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Help hand crank icecream and enjoy flavors such asvanilla, peach, strawberry and evenasparagus. Listen to music, playperiod games and make a memento.Train rides also available for $2.Admission is $8. Call 703-437-1794or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

MONDAY/JULY 11“How to Throw a Rockin’

Facebook Party.” 7-9 p.m. atGunnell House at Truro Church,10520 Main St., Fairfax. Facebookcan be a marketing tool for authors.Capital Christian Writers presentstips on throwing a successfulFacebook party with Heather Gray,vice president of Virginia’s AmericanChristian Fiction Writer and thefounder of The Inspired Inkpot, a co-op street team for authors writingChristian fiction. Free. Visitwww.capitalchristianwriters.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 15Summer Wine Pairing Dinner. 7

p.m. at The Winery at Bull Run,15950 Lee Highway, Centreville. Eata five-course dinner paired with BullRun wines. Tickets start at $115.Visit www.wineryatbullrun.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 15-17Collectors’ Showcase of America.

2-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday atDulles Expo & Conference Center,4320 Chantilly Shopping CenterDrive, Chantilly. Find sportscollectibles and celebrity autographguests. Tickets are $8 for adults, $15for a weekend pass, free for children12 and under. Visitwww.dullesexpo.com for more.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 20Civil War Author Book Signing. 6

p.m. at The Winery at Bull Run,15950 Lee Highway, Centreville. JoinCivil War enthusiast and authorWilliam Connery for a book signingof his new book, “Civil War NorthernVirginia 1861.” Free. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 23-24D.C. Big Flea Market. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday atDulles Expo & Conference Center,4320 Chantilly Shopping CenterDrive, Chantilly. Find period andantique furniture. Tickets are $10 forboth days. Visitwww.thebigfleamarket.com for more

SUNDAY/JULY 24Book Sale. 1-4 p.m. at The Fairfax

Station Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station.Books of all genres will be offered forsale with an emphasis on booksconcerning history and the Civil War.Regular admission rates apply butdiscounts may be given forpurchases. Museum members andchildren 4 and under, free; children5-15, $2; adults 16 and older, $4.Visit www.fairfax-station.org.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/JULY 25-29Westfield Theatre Young Actors’

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SATURDAY/JULY 30Bull Run Bargains. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at

Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 BullRun Drive, Centreville. A flea marketand vendor fair. Free to attend,prices vary for vendors. Visitwww.novaparks.com/parks/bull-run-regional-park.

SUNDAY/JULY 31Nation’s Capital Model T Ford

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Sports

Viewing Party for Chloe HicksChloe Hicks, who is part of the VirginiaRun Riptide swim team since she was 5,competed in the 200 Back Stroke at theOlympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. on Friday,July 1. Since her swim team could not allbe there to cheer her on, the Riptide helda viewing party in the neighborhood Rio-style. Hundreds of parents and fellowRiptide swimmers packed the communitycenter to cheer on Chloe. She was seeded122 and finished 60th. Chloe is a recentWestfield High School graduate attending Virginia Tech in the fall with plans toswim for the Hookies. Chloe said, “Swimming in the Olympic trials was one of thegreatest experiences I have ever had. I got to learn so much about elite swimmingand I met some amazing people along the way. I can’t wait to train hard for thenext four years and see what I can do for 2020.”

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The Sully Station II Piranhaswere absolutely dominant in theirfirst win of the season on July 2over Holmes Run Acres. Swim-mers captured 31 individual wins,completed four age group sweeps,and worked together to bringhome nine of 12 relay victories.Spirits were high as the teamsported their finest red, white andblue attire and celebrated Inde-pendence Day a bit early with a259-154 victory.

The 8&U boys set the tone fromthe start with a freestyle sweep inthe first event. AJ Sexton was adouble event winner in free(20.02) and butterfly (24.46) andwas joined by Gabriel Alquinta(24.34) and Mark McLendon

At their first home meet of theNVSL season, the Virginia Run Rip-tide tested the nerves of their fanswith a “nail-biter” of a morningmeet, narrowly nipping thePinecrest Piranhas by a score of215 to 205. It took 59 personalbest swims and five new teamrecords by Nicholas Harris (6 &under backstroke), AnthonyArcomona (13-14 free and fly),Nick McGrath (15-18 free), andLeo Wang (15-18 breast) to securethe win on the day.

Summer swimming is unique inthat an eight year old can earnpoints equal to an 18 year old andthe Riptide under 8’s carried theday winning more points than anyother age group. Kevin O’Connorswam for first in free and breast-stroke, while Nicholas Harris tookfirst in back and fly. Jack Jeffrieswas second in free and back, TylerDahm was second in fly, and An-drew Harkins was third in back.Charis Roundtree captured a first

in girls free and fly, while LaurenFitch was first in backstroke. All-important third place points werewon by Mary Shaad in back, JennaVan Buren in breast and AnnaKelliher in fly.

The 9-10’s earned the secondmost points for an age group withCharles Beamon first in free, Will-iam Whitton first in back, GriffinOsterhout first in breast and DavisCollinsworth first in fly. Therewere supporting second place fin-ishes by Davis Collinsworth in free,Charles Beamon in back and Grif-fin Osterhout in fly, and third placeswims by Jay Rennyson in breastand William Whitton in fly. For the9-10 girls Megan Margo swam fora second in free and fly, GraceRamey a second in back, NehaSrinivasan a second in breast andthird in free, while Natalie Orwatwas third in back, Sara Van Burena third in breast, and TeresaSeraphin a third in fly.

Strong performances in the 11-12’s were turned in byOwen Thomas who wonback and breast, AndrewBoyle who was first in flyand third in back, andJackson Blansett third infree. Maddie Whitton wonthe girl’s fly and place sec-ond in free, while AlanaTurflinger was second inback and breast.

Points for the 13-14’swere hard to come by withAnthony Arcomona win-ning free and fly. In back-stroke William Beamonswam to second and JackLiskey captured third,while in breaststroke JackLiskey captured a seconda David Barron a third.Chelsea Nguyen took sec-ond in free and back asBecca Matthews claimedthird in free and back.Megan Gary was third inbreaststroke and Catie

Gunn third in butterfly.For the 15-18 cohort from the

Riptide and Piranhas who competeagainst each other in high schoolvarsity swimming, the meet wasintense. Leo Wang won the breast-stroke, Nick McGrath was secondin free and Patrick Kearney wasthird in free and fly. Mia Newkirkwon the free and breast, Didi Pacewon first in fly and third in free,Meredith Matz was second inbreast and Sara Boyle was thirdin back and fly.

As the meet headed into the re-lays the Riptide had to capture fiverelays for a tie, six for a win. The8 & unders won both boys andgirls relays. The undefeated 9-10boys were victorious and the Rip-tide fans started the countdown —three down, three to go. Pinecrestwon the next race, but the 11-12boys came through — four down,two to go. Pinecrest won the nextrace and then the 13-14 boys won— five down, a tie was assured.One more win for the meet victory.Pinecrest won the next two relays— the tension mounted. The 15-

18 girls Mia Newkirk, MeredithMatz, Didi Pace and Sarah Boylestepped up their effort and wontheir relay by 2.5 seconds and se-cured the win for the Tide.

Riptide pride was on display theentire weekend as their own Chloe

Riptide Defeats Pinecrest

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Leo Wang set a new team 15-18breast record.

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Nicholas Harris getting set tobreak the team backstroke recordfor 6U.

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Winning 8U relay team of C. Roundtree, A. Kelliher, L.Fitch, and C. Friess.

Hicks competed at the U.S. Olym-pic Swim Trials, where her quali-fying time placed her at 122nd inthe 200 m backstroke. Chloeplaced third in her heat and herfinal place was as 60th fastest inthe country in the 200 back.

(25.02) in the sweep. Jason Li alsonotched two wins in backstroke(24.18) and breaststroke (24.58),followed by teammate ZacchaeusPost with a strong second placeshowing (32.71).

The 15-18 girls showed spiritand depth with two sweeps enroute to tallying 35 out of a pos-sible 41 points on the meet. Thefreestyle sweep was completed byKarenna Hall (27.44), Carly Logan(29.57), and Georgia Stamper(29.65). Double event winnerCaitlin Campbell brought homethe backstroke win (30.90) andled the fly sweep (30.48) with Hall(31.41) and Hope Alston (33.86).

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Summer has been dubbed trauma season byhealth care professionals. Warm temperaturesmake swimming, biking, hiking, waterskiing

and other outdoor activities irresistible during thesummer, but this also means a rise in concussionsand other injuries. In fact, every 19 seconds some-one in the United States sustains a traumatic braininjury (TBI).

The National Institutes of Health define a concus-sion as a mild traumatic brain injury caused by anexternal force, such as a blow to the head. Symp-toms can include a headache or neck pain, nausea,ringing in the ears, dizziness, or fatigue, while seri-ous symptoms include seizures, trouble walking orsleeping, weakness, numbness, or decreased coordi-nation, repeated vomiting or nausea, confusion, andslurred speech.

Michael Lewis, M.D. is the president of the BrainHealth Education and Research Foundation inPotomac, Md. Lewis, who retired from the U.S. Armyafter more than 30 years of service, is dedicated toimproving public health. He spent the last five yearsof his military career working on nutritional inter-ventions to help prevent and treat brain injuries fromphysical and psychological trauma.

His interest in brain injury treatment was sparkedby the 2006 explosion at the Sago coal mine in Sago,W.Va. The blast and collapse trapped 13 miners fornearly two days.

“Only one guy survived,” saidLewis. “They usedhigh dose omega-3 fish oil to help his brain recoverfrom carbon monoxide poison. I wondered if it wouldhelp soldiers recover from traumatic brain injury. Iput together a program to do that kind of researchfor the military. How can we improve from the in-side out for any solider or athlete who is at risk forhead injury?”

Lewis’ focus is on the clinical use of omega-3 fattyacids for the prevention, acute treatment, and reha-bilitation of brain injuries from traumatic brain in-jury and concussions, stroke, PTSD, and other con-ditions.

On a more personal level, Lewis’ 16-year-old sonIsaac attends Winston Churchill High School andplays two sports often associated with concussions:football and lacrosse. Lewis says his son has neversustained a concussion, but he is working with theschool’s athletic staff on strategies to prevent con-

cussions among athletes.He also makes sure his sontakes fish oil every day.

“The value you get fromsports far outweighs therisks, but we should miti-gate the risks as much aspossible,” Lewis said. “Iimplement this with myown 16-year-old son.” Healso advises his patients to“take a fish oil supplementevery day or eat goodsourced salmon.”

Symptoms of a concus-sion might not be immedi-ately apparent. “The moresubtle symptoms are those

that appear days or weeks after an injury,” said Lewis.“The personality might change, a person might be-come more irritable, have brain fog or have troublethinking, or their head feels like it’s stuffed with cot-ton.”

Among the signs that one might have sustained aconcussion are a “loss of consciousness, followed bymarked confusion,” said Robert Wade, Ph.D., deanof Nursing, Northern Virginia Community College’sMedical Education Campus, “Most likely a headachetoo.” No two injuries are the same. “Each concus-sion is different, which means the same child couldhave different symptoms during different concus-sions,” said Ryan Wildenhain, head of Sports Medi-cine at Marymount University.

When students are back in school, parents shouldwatch for another common indicator of concussionsin student athletes. “One of my warning signs aregrades that are falling off,” said Lewis. “A straight ‘A’student whose grades drop is a warning sign. A goodkid who all of a sudden becomes irritable shouldprompt questioning. Kids are not always good at tell-ing, they tend to want to play through it — it’s partof our culture.”

Wearing proper protective equipment is recom-mended as a way to prevent concussions. “Minimiz-ing the risk of a child sustaining a concussion is ex-tremely difficult and dependent on the type of ac-tivities the child does,” said Wildenhain. “Every childshould be properly educated on how concussionsoccur, the signs and/ or symptoms of a concussion,and how to avoid dangerous situations for the spe-cific activity they intend to do.”

Lewis warns that even protective equipment isn’tfoolproof.

“Even if you’re wearing a football, hockey or mo-torcycle helmet, when you hit something, anotherhelmet or another head, it causes injury,” he said. “Ifcoaches see anything that is any way questionablethey should get them off the field and out of harm’sway. I think it’s a parent’s duty to stop the game andpull the kid out of a game if they see something thata coach doesn’t see or doesn’t respond to.”

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And cancel the third shift. My constant(lifelong) craving for sugar seems to have sub-sided since my last chemotherapy infusion.Typically, for a week to 10 days after my Fridayinfusion, food doesn’t appeal to me. Evenchocolate (in particular) and sweets in generaldo not affect the eating challenges I experi-ence during this near fortnight. Usually, thepattern, going on 18 months or so now, is after10 days, give or take, my interest in foodreturns and it’s Katie-bar-the-door as I ravagethe house looking for food that I had neglectedthe previous 10 days. To say I’m hungry after aweek of not eating is to disrespect the obvious.There’s not a word that accurately character-izes how I’m feeling when the urge to splurgefinally returns. Suffice it to say, it’s not safe forfood to be around me. And the food which ismost often around me are from Kenny’s fourmajor food groups: cake, cookies, candy andice cream.

But not this time. Actually, let me be hon-est: not nearly as much as usual and waybelow what anyone who knows me wouldconsider normal for me. As of Saturday, two-plus weeks out from my last infusion, in thehouse I have zero cookies, zero candy, zerocake and some ice cream – from approxi-mately three weeks ago, which remains frozenand untouched in my freezer, which in and ofitself is a miracle. In fact, ice cream has proba-bly never been in my freezer longer than aweek – cumulatively, in my entire life. Yet,when I open the freezer door now, to checkinventory, there sits two Ben & Jerry’s pints,one Breyer’s quart and a half and two boxes ofDove Bars (six bars total), missing only twobars since its purchase. This kind of availabilityis foreign to me and speaks to the depth of mydistaste and disinterest in all things sweet/chocolate. No doubt, if you believe many ofthe professional opinions, cancer patients needto reduce their sugar intake. Could it be thatafter seven-plus years of treatment, my brainhas finally gotten the message and taken over –or been affected/instructed somehow, and toldmy receptors to stop being receptive to sugar?

If so, alert the authorities because there’sgoing to be a bump in the unemployment ratenext month. M&M Mars, Nabisco,Entenmann’s, Hostess Brands, Tastykake, LittleDebbie and NECCO (New EnglandConfectionary Company) among a few othermiscellaneous selections will be cutting staff.And if my lack of sugar craving continues, thedrop will be precipitous. As Muhammad Alisaid back in the day (about his boxing prow-ess): “It ain’t bragging if it’s true.” Well, I ain’tbragging, either.

Now don’t get me wrong, when in thesupermarket, I’m still making my usual roundsthrough all my familiar aisles and taking noteas I walk. But for some inexplicable reason,this particular post post-chemo week, I don’thave – to quote a singing Tom Cruise and ValKilmer from their 1986 movie “Top Gun,”“that loving feeling.” It seems/feels as if I’veactually lost it. And though not consumingmass quantities of sugar would certainly bebad for the cancer cells – who do crave it (andgood for my overall health), it definitely does-n’t help the snack food/dessert industry. But Isuppose I can’t really worry about that. I havebigger problems: stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer. I don’t anticipate that my current aver-sion to sugar will last, but in an odd way I’menjoying my new-found freedom. Every min-ute of my life is now not spent thinking abouteating and/or avoiding chocolate. To invoke aMoe Howard (of The Three Stooges) line froma classic two-reeler: “What an experience!”(Although, he was talking about changing hissocks.) So too has this been an experience.One I hope which doesn’t continue for muchlonger.

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Their winning ways continued withStamper capturing breaststroke in 34.03.

The 11-2 girls were similarly powerfulwith strong showings in all events and asweep in fly led by double event winnerCaroline Li (32.95) followed by MadisonStalfort (37.56) and Callie Ver Planck(37.59). Li brought home the backstrokewin in 34.74 and Angela Cai secured twomore victories in free (28.58) and breast-stroke (36.24). Mahika Rawat added pointsto the board with a terrific swim in freestyle,and the girls bonded together to turn in anoutstanding relay time.

Six more Piranhas were double eventwinners on the day. Turning in impressiveperformances were Ehma Stalfort in free(17.59) and fly (21.59), Collin West in free(29.60) and fly (34.40), Anthony Kang in

free (27.02) and back (32.08), Colin Brownin breaststroke (38.12) and fly (30.57),Faith Alston in free (26.37) and back, andDelaney Kennedy in breaststroke (36.40)and fly (31.12).

Individual event winners also includedSimon Campbell in free (35.31), KellenCampbell in back (28.17), andbreaststrokers Caden Seng (48.56), AlyssaSeng (28.30) and Hayley Norris (46.25).Piranhas adding key points to the boardincluded Hannah Kang, Cecilia Alquinta,Jack Jiang, Nick Jiang, Darius Dittmer,Brody Campbell, Elijah Post, Payton Susko,Kelly Elson, Mary Campbell, Liliana Glancy,Gabriel Quitugua, Charles Tai, Jacob Susko,and Michael Jiang. A special shout out toswimmers Martin Trabal, Casey Glick, andBrooke Franconeri who swam up an agedivision and competed with heart for theirteam.

SS2 will travel to Country Club Hills fortheir next A meet on Saturday, July 9.

Piranhas

8&U boys set the tone for the Sully 2 meet. From left are MarkMcLendon, AJ Sexton, Jason Li, Gabriel Alquinta, and Luke Heard.

Sully 2 in red, whiteand blue. From leftare Georgia Stamper,Coach Katie O’Brien,Coach Scott Brown,and Caitlin Campbell.

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Pirates VanquishCottontail Cobia

The Pirates of Poplar Tree went fishingfor Cottontail Cobia in their NVSL Division4 season opener on June 25 and, after aseveral hours-long battle, successfullylanded their catch and emerged victorious.

There were 66 best times and three teamrecords set:

8&U Girls Free Relay New Record1:16.79 Allie Farello, Sara Small, Kathy

Nie, Emily Radcliffe 6/25/2016Previous Record1:17.53 Haley Alderman, Mary Kominski,

Lauren Young, Julia Young 6/20/20099-10 Boys Medley Relay1:17.29 Adrian Coray, Blake Madsen, Ben

Farello, Nick Chernisky 6/25/2016Previous Record1:18.27 Jonathan Wen, Zachary

Cummins, Fletcher Madsen, Steven Longino7/8/2009

15-18 Girls Medley Relay2:14.15 Julia Young, Corinne Kominski,

Haley Alderman, Lauren Young 6/25/2016Previous Record2:15.03 Lauren Hensley, Katie Dingman,

Brianna Fridy, Hannah Warnick 7/10/2013

Tyler Fiening started the meet off witha fast first place finish in Freestyle. EmilyRadcliffe took first in the Girls 8UFreestyle with Kathy Nie placing second.Adrian Coray placed first in the Boys 9-10 and Skylar Small did the same for theGirls 9-10 while Lauren Radcliffe tooksecond place for the Girls. Kellen Niebrought home third in the 11-12 Boys, whileNeha Balaji took first place for the Girls.In the 13-14 age group, Conner Madsenfinished third and Natalie Farello took

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Adrian Coray, Blake Madsen, Ben Farello, and NickChernisky Allie Farello, Sara Small, Kathy Nie, and Emily

Radcliffe

second place while Sarah Radcliffeplaced third. Marcello Corey took firstplace for the 15-18 boys. Lauren Youngalso pulled in first place while Julia Youngtook third.

Blake Madsen kicked off the Backstrokeraces with the top spot and RobertPacifico pulled in the second spot as well.The girls swept the event with, EmilyRadcliffe, Allie Farello, and CaeleighHoll placing 1-2-3, respectively. AdrianCoray placed first in the Boys 9-10 andLauren Radcliffe took first place for theGirls as well. For the 11-12 Boys, Kai Tafttook first place and Nicholas Martin sec-ond.

Emma Chernisky, finished second andElena Benson took second place for the11-12 Girls. Lucy Chen and MaryKominski took first and second places forthe 13-14 Girls. Fletcher Madsen narrowlyout-touched Jonathan Wen to go 1-2 in

the 15-19 Boys while Julia Young andHaley Alderman took second and thirdplace for the 15-19 Girls.

Blake Madsen started off theBreastroke races strong with the top spotand Robert Pacifico pulled in the secondspot as well. Sara Small and IsabelleFernandez continued the Pirate run tak-ing the first and second spots for the U8Girls. The 9-10 Boys Ben Farello and NickChernisky placed first and third.

The 9-10 Girls swept the event withSklyar Small, Marissa Erickson andEva Bartnik taking it 1-2-3.

Kellen Nie took first for the 11-12 Boyswhile Josh Thomas placed second alongwith Neha Balaji for the girls. In 13-14Girls Mary Kominski took first for thegirls. Fletcher Madsen and JonathanWen placed second and third whileCorrine Kominski and Julia Brunnertook the top spots for the 15-18s.

Tyler Fiening flew away with the firstplace finish in Butterfly. Sara Small pulledin first place as well. For the 9-10 Boys BenFarello pulled down first then theErickson sisters, Marissa and Sydneyfinished 2-3 for the girls. Kai Taft took firstfor the 11-12 Boys. Conner Madsen andMatthew Benson placed 2-3 for the 13-14 Boys. The girls swept with NatalieFarello, Sarah Radcliffe and Lucy Chenbringing home the honors. Marcelo Coreyplaced second for the 15-18 Boys. LaurenYoung placed first and Haley Aldermansecond.

The Pirates cleaned up on the relays, win-ning most of the events.

The final tally was Pirates 237, Cotton-tail 182. Next Saturday the Pirates be host-ing the Crosspointe Cruisers at home.

Complete results may be found at: http://nv s l . nvb lu . com/schedu l e s .h tm l?srch_for=div&sel_year=2016&sel_div=118&sel_date=0

Email announcements to centreview@connectionnewspapers.com. In-clude date, time, location, description andcontact for event: phone, email and/orwebsite. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

SEPT. 10-212016 Northern Virginia Senior

Olympics. Online registration willopen July 5. Registration forms willbe mailed to previous participants inlate June and will be available atcommunity and senior centers, seniorresidences and event venues. Theregistration fee of $12, which coversmultiple events, remains the same.Three events have an added fee, tenpin bowling, golf and orienteering.Deadline for registering is Aug. 27(by mail), Sept. 3 (online). Call 703-830-5604 or emailnvso1982@gmail.com for more. Tovolunteer, call 703-403-5360.

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.

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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 e-maillyman.rose@fcps.edu 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 GROUPSupport Groups. Jubilee Christian

Center of Fairfax is having its “LivingFree” support groups for the springon Wednesdays, 7:15 p.m. Thesupport groups are free, and willcover “Stepping into Freedom,”“Concerned Persons Group” (forfamily and friends of addicts), “TheImage of God in You,” and “HandlingLoss and Grief.” There are alsosupport groups on Sundays, 10:10a.m. 4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax.For information or to register, call703-383-1170, emaillivingfree@jccag.org or see

www.jccag.org.Telephone 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 Northern Virginia Long Term

Care Ombudsman Programneeds volunteer advocates forresidents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact LisaCallahan at 703-324-5861, TTY 711or emailLisa.Callahan@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Respite Care volunteers give familycaregivers of a frail older adult abreak so they can go shopping,attend a doctor’s appointment or justhave coffee with a friend. Volunteersvisit and oversee the safety of the

older adult for a few hours eachmonth. Support and training areprovided. Contact Kristin Martin at703-324-7577, TTY 711, orKristin.Martin@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Volunteer Fairfax invites individualsand families, youth and seniors,corporate groups and civic clubs tovolunteer. Fulfill hours, give back, orpay it forward through a varietyservice options. Visitwww.volunteerfairfax.org or call703-246-3460.

The Shepherd’s Center of WesternFairfax County (SCWFC) needsvolunteer drivers for medical/foodbank appointments. SCWFCserves age 50+ residents in Chantilly,Centreville, Clifton, and westernFairfax/Fairfax Station helping themremain independent and age in placeat home. Visit www.scwfc.org orcontact 703-266-3548orscwfc.office@gmail.com.

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.

Sully Historic Site needs volunteersto help plan and present programs.Volunteers who enjoy gardening,working with children, learning newrecipes and cooking methods, or justlike to be around interesting peopleare needed both weekdays andweekends. Sully is a historic house

museum owned and operated by theFairfax County Park Authority.Volunteer at Sully can choose anaspect of historic interpretation,event support or any other area tomake a difference for visitors. Call703-437-1794 for an interview. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site for more.

The Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum needs volunteer docentson Sunday afternoons from 1-4 p.m.Greet museum visitors and tell themabout the exhibits, the Museum andthe its railroad and Civil War history.Docents should possess good peopleskills. Opportunity for thoseinterested in railroads, the Civil Warand Northern Virginia history.Training and orientation provided.Other volunteer opportunities aregardening, publicity and exhibitplanning. The Museum is located at11200 Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation. Call Michael at 703-945-7483 for more information, or visitFairfaxstation.org

Northern Virginia Family Serviceis seeking volunteers to organizecollection drives of toiletries productsfor clients in need. Requested itemsinclude shampoo, soap, lotion,deodorant, hand sanitizer,toothbrushes and toothpaste. Learnmore about Northern Virginia FamilyService at www.nvfs.org and contactColleen Ross cross@nvfs.org ifinterested.