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By Bonnie Hobbs

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After surviving breast cancer, chemotherapyand radiation, Centreville’s Vanessa Spilleris doing well and hopes to soon receive a

clean bill of health from her doctor. Fair Lakesresident BethAnn Telford was diagnosed with aStage III brain tumor in 2005, and is still fightingfor her life.

And on Saturday, March 24, at the Fairfax Cor-ner Shopping Center, the Rev3 Run Rogue 5K willbe run in their honor. All proceeds will be splitevenly between Life with Cancer www.http://

lifewithcancer.org/ and the National Brain TumorSociety http://www.braintumor.org/.

But the two, local women won’t be sitting onthe sidelines. Both are athletes and, on race day,they’ll be running in the 5K. “Vanessa and I willbe at the starting line clad in superhero capes,appropriately marked with the words, ‘Beat Can-cer,’” said Telford.

The pair will start the race 30 seconds before

Run a Race, Help Save LivesBethAnn Telford, in yellow T-shirt and knee socks, in May 2011 at the Race forHope in Washington, D.C.

5K in honor of two local women.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Food, stylish clothing and fun are on the menufor the Fairfax Salvation Army Women’sAuxiliary’s upcoming fund-raiser. It’s slated for

Friday, March 30, at the Waterford in Fair Oaks(across from Fair Oaks Mall).

The event is the 32nd Annual Fashion Show/Lun-cheon/Silent Auction to benefit the Fairfax Salva-

tion Army. The silent auction begins at 10:30a.m., and lunch — catered by the Waterford —is at noon. Tickets are $40; contact event Chair-man Angela Ganey at 703-250-5809 or viaangelaganey@verizon.net.

Lord and Taylor is providing the fashions and,this year for the first time, men will also model. Atleast seven women and three men will each modelthree different outfits for casual wear, daytime andevening soirees. In addition, musical entertainmentwill be provided by opera star Angela Knight, cur-rently in her 13th season with the Washington Na-tional Opera.

Food, Fashion and Fun in Fair OaksSalvation Army fund-raiserincludes lunch, silent auction.

By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

Life lessons don’t alwayscome from books. Na-tional Honor Society(NHS) students at

Chantilly High are learning thatfirsthand, showing care and com-passion by collecting items to sendto U.S. soldiers overseas. Studentsat other Chantilly Pyramid schoolsare collecting, too, as part of theAmerica’s Adopt-A-Soldier pro-gram.

They’ll pack it all up, along withthank-you notes, Saturday, March24, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., in theschool cafeteria. Volunteers willassemble boxes, sort and pack do-nated items, write thank-you notesto the soldiers for their service andfill out customs forms and addresslabels.

Donations will be accepted un-til Thursday, March 22, and manymore items are needed, so it’shoped that local residents whohaven’t yet contributed will do so,and will also help with the March24 packing. They just have to showup.

“We’ve collected a lot of dona-tions, but we’re far from the num-ber we need to reach our goal ofsending care packages to hundredsof soldiers overseas,” said NHS co-sponsor Nancy Holincheck. Itemsmay be dropped off at theChantilly High office, weekdays,from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For more in-

formation, contact NHS co-spon-sor Charles Demek atctdemek@fcps.edu.

Needed are international callingcards, plastic Ziplock bags (sand-wich, quart or gallon size); bottledwater (donations of cases of wa-ter are greatly appreciated); babywipes (travel pack); sunscreen orbug repellant (no aerosols); indi-vidual instant-drink packets (i.e.,instant coffee or tea, sports drinksor Crystal Light packets); non-chocolate, individually wrappedsnacks that travel well, such asmini bags of pretzels, Pringles,crackers or cookies. (Items mustbe store-bought and packed indi-vidually; homemade items can’t beused.).

Also needed are batteries, play-ing cards, toiletries, paper andpens, socks, chewing gum, laun-dry detergent, dental floss, Q-tips,

Collecting ItemsFor SoldiersChantilly NHSstudents createcare packages.

Ariana Mollers (left) andPriyanka Srinivasan sortbags of donated items.

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anyone else, and then — for ev-ery 5K participant who passesthem — one of the event’s spon-sors will donate $1/participant insupport of the two charities.

Rogue Racers and Rev3 Adven-tures are putting on this fund-raiser. Rogue Racers is a Fairfax-based, running/triathlon club.Rev3 Adventures puts on adven-ture races in, for example, moun-tain biking, running and canoeing.

The March 24 event promises tobe fun and family-oriented. Partici-pants may walk or run a USATF-certified 5K course at 8:30 a.m.,or participate in a 1K kids’ fun runat 8 a.m., before the main event.Both courses start and end in frontof Coastal Flats restaurant. Stroll-ers are allowed in the 1K, but nodogs in either race.

Cash prizes will be given to thetop three male and female finish-ers, and the first-place winners willalso receive coupons for a free pairof Brooks shoes. There’ll be age-group awards, too, plus over-40cash prizes. Sign up at http://w w w. r u n r o g u e 5 k . c o m /Run_Rogue_5K/Race_Info.html.Donations may also be madethere. Registration is $30, 5K; and$15, 1K, ages 8 and under.

The fun includes Starbucks past-ries and coffee, face-painting andmusic. Every finisher will receivea Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream cone,and every child in the 1K will geta medal.

Both Spiller, 46, and Telford, 42,have been good friends for severalyears. They run and train withRogue Racers for various compe-titions, including the upcomingBoston Marathon in April.

In September 2011, Rogue Rac-ers decided to create a 5K for twoof its members — Spiller andTelford — and give 100 percent ofthe proceeds to charity. Spiller’shalf will go to Life with Cancerbecause it helped her so muchwhile she battled breast cancer.

Telford’s nonprofit fund-raisingorganization, Team BT, whichraises money for the NationalBrain Tumor Society (NBTS), willreceive the other half.

Since her diagnosis, Telford’sundergone two surgical resections— plus countless hours of rehabili-tation to regain her speech andphysical function after each one.But she still works full time for theU.S. Government Printing Office,has run the Marine Corps Mara-thon and participated in endur-ance races including two Ironmancompetitions.

She recently qualified for theBoston Marathon for the secondtime since being diagnosed.Telford also actively campaigns forthe NBTS and has raised morethan $300,000 for it. But herhealth problems are far from over.She has trouble sleeping, gets badpains after eating and, she said,“My brain isn’t telling other partsof my body what to do.”

Her doctor at Johns HopkinsMedical Center plans to tacklethese issues; but first, said Telford,she’s running the Boston Mara-thon, April 10, for her third time.“I was on a walker, the first partof January, after surgery for apacemaker to regulate my blad-der,” she said. “So my doctorknows how much it means to me.”

She’s also looking forward to theRev3 Run Rogue 5K. “HollyJahshan, race director of RogueRacers, is one of my dear friends,and she surprised me with thisrace,” said Telford. “She said itwould raise money for Team BTfor research to save my life andothers’. Vanessa, also a dear friend,has been there for me at my worst,and still is, so the race is for bothof us.”

Telford’s also a fan of Life withCancer. “It’s a great organizationand I still go there for counseling,”she said. “There’s a brain-tumorsupport group that meets once amonth. And I run the Virginia Run

Turkey Trot — which also benefitsLife with Cancer — every year ina ballerina tutu.”

She raises money for NBTS fromDecember through May. “I’m tired,but I can’t give up,” she said. “Forexample, the other day, I met alittle girl, Gracie, who’s 6 andstruggling with brain cancer — sothat’s why I have to keep fighting.Everything I do goes right to thecharity, and my friends help keepme going. They send me e-mailsand inspirational notes every day.”

“My motto is ‘Never, never giveup,’” said Telford. “And when I getdown, I look at those words,posted all over my house. My fa-vorite word is ‘hope’ so, if I getdown, I just look at the inner sideof my left wrist where it’s tat-tooed.”

She’s also thankful for herfriends. “Holly is amazing — shewent to chemo with me,” saidTelford. “And when I was so sick,Vanessa brushed my hair, told meit was going to be OK and helpedme run again. I couldn’t pick abetter person to fight cancer withthan her.”

Telford said each event she par-ticipates in helps raise awareness.“Team BT has so many peoplewho’ve either lost someone to abrain tumor or are struggling withit, themselves,” she said. “I raised$72,000 for it last year.”

Because of her efforts, NBTS hasalready made two, brain-tumorresearch grants in Telford’s name.One went to the Cleveland Clinicin 2009; the other, to the Univer-sity of Florida in 2011.

To prepare for the Fairfax Cor-ner event, she ran a four-mile racelast Saturday in Clarendon andwill run a half-marathon this weekin Virginia Beach. And she’s de-lighted that more than 700 peoplehave already registered for theRun Rogue 5K.

“When Holly first told me aboutthis race, I thought about how allthe people who are suffering —especially the little kids — are go-ing to be excited about it,” saidTelford. “And what better way tosupport people with cancer, helpboth NBTS and Life with Cancerand get in shape for spring, all atthe same time?”

Since cancer touches so manylives, Rogue Racers is askingpeople to share their stories of in-spiration and perseverance at therace’s Web site, http://w w w. r u n r o g u e 5 k . c o m /Run_Rogue_5K/Our_Heroes.html.“A woman wrote about how heryoung son has a brain tumor andis going to run in the 1K,” saidTelford. “She was so pleased thatthere was something for him. Thatmakes me feel so good.”

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disposable cameras, individually wrappedhard candies, hand lotion, bar soap, body-wash gel, hand sanitizer, shaving gel, sham-poo and conditioner, toothpaste and tooth-brushes, Chap Stick or Blistex, and travel-size tissues.

“Our students have been working hard onthe donation drive and in planning for thecare-packing event,” said Holincheck.“These kids have a commitment to servicethat is impressive, and they understand thesacrifice made by our troops overseas andat home. Every fall, the Chantilly NHS spon-sors a Veteran’s Day dinner for military vet-erans, and we envision our current serviceproject as another way to show our appre-ciation to the men and women who serveour country.”

Retired Army officer Mary Keeser foundedthe nonprofit America’s Adopt-A-Soldier in2009 and has helped Chantilly studentscoordinate their efforts. For more informa-tion about this program, seewww.americasadoptasoldier.org.

Holincheck, an AP physics teacher, heardabout it when Lake Braddock SecondarySchool did it. She helped out and then toldDemek and another Chantilly NHS co-spon-sor, Melissa Guerro, about it. Then theyshared the idea with the NHS officers.

“They liked it but, instead of just doing ithere at Chantilly, we expanded it to ourfeeder middle and elementary schools,” saidDemek. Then he and NHS President ArianaMollers and Vice-President Angela Virostekobtained PTSA support to help spread theword.

In addition, said Holincheck, “Our prin-

cipal, Teresa Johnson, has supported thisservice project from the beginning. She’sdone a lot to help us by getting the otherschools involved in our donation drive.”

“We briefed her in January and shebrought it up to the other principals at aPyramid meeting,” said Demek. “We thentook about 1,000 fliers to each of thoseschools, dividing up the lists of items neededamong them.”

“I love the idea and I’m excited for theNHS kids,” said Johnson. “All the Pyramidprincipals were excited about it, too. I thinkanything involving the entire community isterrific. Our kids made arrangements to pickup donated items from the middle and el-ementary schools, and the Chantilly SGAalso supported and helped advertise theproject. I’m really proud of our kids andproud of the community response, too —it’s been just amazing.”

The collection drive began Jan. 23. AtChantilly, students at each grade level wereasked to bring in different items. Freshmenand sophomores asked people in their P.E.classes for donations, and juniors and se-niors worked through their English classes.Eventually, one class in each grade level thatgets 100-percent participation will be re-warded with a pizza party.

The NHS officers and students have donemuch of the project’s planning and coordi-nating. However, stressed Demek, “This istruly a community effort. All students areinvited to participate, as well as staff at theschools and members of the community.”

Holincheck said they’ve also been “in-spired” by feedback from students at otherlocal schools. Joshua Williams and JamesVentrelli, students at Franklin Middle

School, both recently celebrated their 13th

birthdays. But instead of requesting gifts forthemselves, they asked their families andfriends to contribute money for donationsto the care packages. They received $550and used it to purchase items for the Adopt-A-Soldier drive.

At Rocky Run Middle School, civics classesand members of the National Junior HonorSociety are collecting donations and hold-ing a letter-writing event to contribute tothe cards and letters that will be includedin the care packages. And younger childrenhave contributed drawings for the soldiers.

“We got a load of material two weeks agofrom Oak Hill Elementary,” said Demek.“Parent Amy Smith worked with Franklinand Oak Hill to coordinate it. We picked updonations Monday from Greenbriar EastElementary and will pick up GreenbriarWest’s next week.”

Proud, as well, of his NHS students,Demek said, “This is a tremendous efforton their part. These kids have busy lives,and to reach out to the Armed Forces showstheir character. The students really get a lotout of it; it’s a good experience in their lives.This also shows the type of communitywe’re living in — devoted to our soldiersand our country.”

Senior Ariana Mollers said they’ve beenpleasantly surprised by how much the el-ementary students have donated. Toughest,she said, is “keeping track of everything andkeeping it all organized, from taking namesof people who’ve donated to listing namesof volunteers.

The best part, she said, is “being able togive my community a chance to give back.Seeing my peers go out and buy something

for a soldier really touches me, and the NHSis glad to give them this opportunity.”

Classmate Angela Virostek is “ecstatic —it’s been a great, unifying experience for theschool. I read the letters written to the sol-diers while sorting them for packing, andthe students’ sentiments show that it’s notjust about getting service hours for thisproject. They actually care about the sol-diers on active duty.”

“We hope more people will donate if theycan,” she continued. “It’s a great cause anda great feeling of accomplishment thatyou’ve actually made a difference insomeone’s life.”

NHS publicity officer Carrie Ceh is thrilledthat “soldiers overseas will get packages ofawesome things, like conditioner and sham-poo, that we take for granted, but they’ll beexcited to open. My dad’s worked forMarriott for over 25 years, and he broughthome a bunch of toiletries to donate. Hishotel was going to throw them out becauseit was changing products. I also wrote a let-ter to other hotels for donations and acouple came through.”

NHS historian Hattie Clougherty said oneof the nicest things about this project isbringing the whole community together. “Agroup of Girl Scouts donated eight boxesof Girl Scout cookies,” she said. “At LeesCorner Elementary, I filled my car trunkwith Ziplock bags and other items, and atRocky Run, Angela filled her SUV with do-nations.”

“It’s great to see so many people rising tothe occasion to support our troops,” con-tinued Clougherty. “They want to be partof something that’s so much bigger thanthem.”

Chantilly Students Create Care Packages for SoldiersRachel Dunning (left) and Angela Shen checkout the contents of a box.

From left: Priyanka Srinivasan, Christy Quetschand Rachel Dunning will soon help pack theseflattened boxes.

Chantilly NHS advisor Charles Demek (center)poses with (from left) Franklin Middle stu-dents Joshua Williams and James Ventrelli,who used their birthday money to buy itemsfor Adopt-A-Soldier.

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St. Baldrick’s DayCelebration

On Saturday, March 17, Centreville’seighth annual St. Baldrick’s Day celebra-tion will be held at Fast Eddie’s in theNewgate Shopping Center at Routes 28/29. Bands will perform at 3 and 4 p.m.Then at 5 p.m., participants will havetheir heads shaved bald while friends andfamilies cheer them on. Mechanical bullrides will be available for $5, with pro-ceeds going to St. Baldrick’s. The event

raises money for childhood cancer researchand is open to the public. To participate orto make a donation, go to http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/149/2012.

County BudgetMeeting, March 22

Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) isholding a Sully District Town Hall meetingto discuss Fairfax County’s proposed 2013budget. It’s set for Thursday, March 22, at

7 p.m., in the cafeteria of Rocky Run MiddleSchool, 4400 Stringfellow Road in Chantilly.Also participating will be Sully DistrictSchool Board representative Kathy Smith,plus representatives of the county’s Officeof Management and Budget.

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Certified technicians from the Sully Dis-trict Police Station will perform free, childsafety carseat inspections Thursday, March

22, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary. But residents shouldinstall the child safety seats themselvesso technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.

However, because of time constraints,only the first 35 vehicles arriving oneach date will be inspected. That way,inspectors may have enough time toproperly instruct the caregiver on thecorrect use of the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirm datesand times.

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Regarding the silent auction,attendees will be able to bid on awide assortment of items, includ-ing gift cards from local restau-rants such as Ruth’s Chris and theGreat American chain, fromWegmans grocery store and forservices provided by local mer-chants. Merrifield Garden Centeris offering gift cards for gardenaccessories such as plants anddecorative statues.

Also up for bid will be new jew-elry — pearls, earrings, bracelets,necklaces; as well as a table fullof donated, slightly used jewelry.There are several Coach bags, VeraBradley accessories, plusautographed photos of celebrities,including actor Mark Wahlberg,Washington Redskins footballplayers, soccer star BrandiChastain and Olympic gymnastKerri Strug.

Several gift baskets will also beavailable to bidders, such as Eas-ter baskets of candy and stuffedanimals; a basket of large-print,best-selling, mystery novels; plusa basket of bread donated by GreatHarvest Bread Co. In addition,there’ll be a Build-a-Bear and a giftcertificate to dress it, as well as alarge floral painting from a Viennagift shop.

“We have a really nice variety ofthings,” said silent-auction coordi-nator and Auxiliary TreasurerConnie Lauther of the City ofFairfax. “I’m hoping to have atleast 75 silent-auction items.”

Auxiliary President Ida MaeSpeeks is also looking forward toa successful event and hopes itraises at least $6,000 toward theFairfax Salvation Army’s manyprograms that help families inneed in the local area. The groupprovides utility and rent assis-tance, food, clothing and furnitureon an emergency basis, as well astoys and bicycles to needy childrenat Christmastime.

“This fashion show is our only

fund-raiser for the things the Aux-iliary supports,” said Speeks.“These include a Mexican orphan-age and our school-supplies andbackpack program for local stu-dents. And part of the ticket costis tax-deductible.”

The Auxiliary has some 15 mem-bers currently, and Speeks, 78, hasplayed an active role in it for morethan 20 years. And she’s got a goodreason.

“My papa was in WWI and diedwhen I was 17, but he’d told meabout being in the muddy trenchesin France,” she said. “He saidthey’d be so cold and wet and,whenever they got out, a dough-nut and coffee tasted so good.Sometimes, the Salvation Armybrought them and, sometimes,another organization did — butthe Salvation Army never chargedthe soldiers. So my papa alwaystold me, ‘If you ever have anythingto give, give it to the SalvationArmy.’”

Years later, said Speeks, “Twochurch friends, now gone, re-cruited me for the Salvation Army,

Luncheon To Benefit Salvation Army

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She said the Salvation Army pro-vides birthday cakes to men in aFairfax County substance-abuserehab program. And at Christmas,it receives stockings filled by localchurches and community resi-dents, sorts them into age groupsand distributes them to needyfamilies, along with toys. The Sal-vation Army also helps send chil-dren to camp and purchases mu-sic and instruments for the YouthMusic Program.

That’s why the auxiliary hopesthe upcoming fund-raiser yields asmuch money as possible to con-tinue supporting all the SalvationArmy’s charitable programs. To be-come a sponsor, buy an ad for theevent’s program or donate gift cer-tificates and merchandise for thesilent auction, contact Ganey atangelaganey@verizon.net or 703-250-5809.

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Chaz Coffin is an award-winning actor. Not onlydid he receive a Cappie

last year as part of the ensemblein Westfield High’s production of“Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat,” but he’snow the proud owner of a WATCH(Washington Area Theatre Com-munity Honors) award.

This program recognizes excel-lence in community theater in theWashington Metropolitan area,and Coffin was named Outstand-ing Featured Actor in a Musical.He won for his portrayal of thecharacter, Seaweed Stubbs, in TheAlliance Theatre’s musical,“Hairspray.”

The ceremony was Sundayevening, March 11, at theBirchmere in Alexandria, and Cof-fin and his castmates also per-formed a number from the show.His prize was a glass trophy resem-bling the Washington Monument,with the WATCH logo inside andhis name and winning role en-graved in gold on the outside.

“It’s amazing,” said Coffin. “Itreally meant a lot to me to win it,especially in my senior year. Be-ing so young, I didn’t think I was

on the same level as the othernominees, who were adults. It wasawesome — a great moment.”

He’s the son of Carolyn and Ken-neth Coffin of Centreville’s RockyRun community and has a sister,Chelsea, 21. He plans to major ineither business or arts administra-tion in college, but will also con-tinue acting and hopes moreawards will follow.

So what did he think of the leg-

endary Birchmere? “I’d never beenthere before, but I liked the atmo-sphere,” said Coffin. “It was reallycool.”

Westfield grad and theater alumJade Jones also won a WATCHaward Sunday for OutstandingFeatured Actress in a Musical. Sheplayed Nell Carter in the EldenStreet Players’ production of “Ain’tMisbehavin’.”

— Bonnie Hobbs

Two Capture Regional Acting Awards

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Jade Jones is jubilant after win-ning a WATCH award.

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Opinion

The Commonwealth of Virginia andeven Northern Virginia includesmany poor families and individu-als. But officials seem to

have trouble wrapping their brainsaround some of the difficulties this cancause.

In Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria, someanalysis of the effect of budget cuts and ser-vice cuts on families in the bottom 20 percentof income would be appropriate and reveal-ing.

Cutting library hours and service again?Consider that for many, the public libraries aretheir only source of computer and internet ac-cess. This has a significant impact on schoolperformance, the ability to hunt for a job, theability to access services and more.

It’s hard for many of us to imagine, check-

ing email at stop lights on our smart phones,that there are families who need to go the li-brary to check theirs. If anything, in the cur-

rent environment, the libraries shouldbe open more hours, not fewer.

When Fairfax County Public Schoolseliminated the year-round school cal-

endar, followed by some of the county’s poor-est schools, and summer school, poor studentswere most affected, losing access to meals inthe summer as well as a needed boost in in-struction.

Similarly, some schools systems eliminatedthe telephone hotline to find out if schools areclosed in inclement weather. Everyone checksthat online, right? Or gets their daily emailupdate?

Requirements to present a variety of identi-fication to do a variety of things also present

bigger challenges to poorer residents.

Veto Voter ID BillGov. Bob McDonnell should read the hand-

writing on the wall from the U.S. Justice De-partment about making it harder to vote.

More than 600,000 registered voters in Texasdo not have the identification that the voteridentification law would require, according toTom Perez of the Justice Department, includ-ing a disproportionate number of minorityvoters, and more than 10 percent of Latinoregistered voters.

The analysis will reveal similar disparities inVirginia. The Governor can save Virginiamoney, time and trouble by vetoing the billnow.

Mary Kimm,

mkimm@connectionnewspapers.com

Correction: Last week’s editorial failed to cor-rectly identify Del. Charniele Herring (D-46).The full editorial has been corrected online.

Poor families face challenges that officials andmany of the rest of us have trouble envisioning.

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abolition. I miss the RepublicanParty that gave us the 13th, 14th,and 15th amendments to the Con-stitution placing equal rights forall in one of our founding docu-ments. I miss the Republican Partyof Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S.Grant who restored our union andabolished slavery. I miss the Re-publican Party of Teddy Roosevelt,one of the founders of the mod-ern environmental movement. Imiss the Republican Party of

Dwight Eisenhower who led thewest to victory over forces of geno-cide and totalitarianism in Europe,and warned of the military-indus-trial complex at home. I miss theRepublican Party of EverettDirksen, who allied with HubertHumphrey, Lyndon Johnson, andMartin Luther King to pass thelandmark Civil Rights acts of the1960s. And I miss the RepublicanParty of Gerald Ford, who helpedheal the country after the shameof Watergate. Most of all, I missthe Republican Party that pre-ferred to compete with their op-position on the basis of their ideas,rather than trying to stifle their

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The Lane’s Mill Daughters of theAmerican Revolution chapter spon-

sored the Centreville Library’s February display casetitled “Bicentennial of the War of 1812 - The ForgottenWar.” Created by chapter member Marguerite Hogge,the display touched on areas of the war includingfrigates and battles. The display included a tribute to24-year-old Senate clerk Lewis H. Machen who savedSenate records before the British burned the Capitol onAug. 24, 1814. The Machen family eventually moved toCentreville and lived in on the property now known asthe Walney Visitors Center, owned by the FairfaxCounty Park Authority.

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speech, the control of their ownlives, and their right to expressthemselves at the ballot box.

Mary Kimm was spot on in hereditorial “Reenacting A Dark His-tory?,” relative to efforts by Repub-licans in Richmond to restrictspeech, access to the ballot box,and the control women have overtheir own reproductive health.Placing these efforts in a histori-cal context was very effective, andreinforces how important it is tobe vigilant about protecting accessto rights guaranteed by the con-stitution, that nevertheless had to

The Fairfax County Departmentof Transportation will hold a pub-lic meeting and an Ask Fairfaxonline discussion to inform thepublic about Phase Two of theDulles Corridor Metrorail Project.The sessions will provide informa-tion related to Phase Two projectcost, financing, physical layout andSilver Line station names. Partici-pants will be able to complete theonline Station Names Survey inperson at the public meetings. TheBoard of Supervisors will also holda public hearing to receive publiccomment on the Phase 2 project.

Residents may provide theirfeedback as follows:

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dullesmetro until Friday, March16, at 5 p.m. People may also com-plete the Fairfax County SilverLine Station Names Survey atwww.wmata.com/silversurvey orregister to speak at the Board ofSupervisors public hearing.

❖ Attend a public meeting Mon-day, March 19, at 7 p.m., in rooms9 and 10 of the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center. The topic isFairfax Connector routes 605, 621and 623.

❖ Attend the Board of Supervi-sors’ public hearing Tuesday,March 20, at 5 p.m., in the Gov-ernment Center auditorium. Sametopic as March 19. Register tospeak at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bosclerk/speaker_bos.htm.

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be fought for by succeeding gen-erations. That this is occurring isobvious. What is not so obvious iswhy.

Why would the party of Grantand Dirksen, pass a bill whose onlyresult will be to restrict the abilityto vote of minorities and the eld-erly? Why would a party foundedon the right to control one’s ownperson and property, pass a billrequiring women be subjected toan unnecessary medical procedureagainst their wishes? Why wouldthe party of Teddy Roosevelt, pushcontinued dependence on fossilfuels, and deny the truth of globalclimate change? And why woulda Party founded on a dedicationto freedom of expression, call outthe riot police to quash a peacefuldemonstration of women trying toadvocate for these rights? In myopinion the answer is fear … fearthat in our increasingly diversecountry, the ideas that have pro-pelled them to power since the1980s, will no longer resonatewith a true majority. So rather thantrying to bring conservatism intothe 21st century, they try to forceVirginia and the country back tothe 19th. They force clearly un-popular restrictions on fundamen-tal rights to privacy and speech,while hoping to restrict access tothe ballot box of those they knowwill reject their ideas. This strat-egy will work in the short term,but in the long term is a recipe fordisaster for the Republican Party… and that makes me sad.

As a lifelong Democrat I recog-nize the importance of a vibranttwo-party system. It is good for thecountry to have two parties withdifferent ideas for achieving com-mon goals, compete for power.That only works though, whenboth parties are more interestedin doing what is beneficial than inmaintaining power. It only workswhen both parties respect certainfundamental rights, including pri-vacy, speech, and access to theballot box. No party is perfect. TheDemocratic Party has struggledwith this in the past. Even FDR hadto cater to the wing of his partythat had not yet conceded losingthe Civil War. It’s not too late forRepublicans to come to the party.It is possible to be conservativewithout restricting access to theballot box. It is possible to be con-servative without infringing onrights to privacy. And it is possibleto be conservative without reject-ing scientific advance. I hope theyget there soon, because I miss theRepublican Party!

Jim DanielsCentreville

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2 3967 WOODBERRY MEADOW DR4 .. 3 .. 1 ........... FAIRFAX ............. $932,462 .... Detached ..... 0.18 ........... 22033 ... KENSINGTON MANOR ........ 01/11/12

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2 3967 Woodberry Meadow Drive,Fairfax — $932,462

4 7113 AyersMeadow Lane,Springfield —$750,000

5 8208 Silverline Drive,Fairfax Station — $747,000

7 8647 Oak Chase Circle,Fairfax Station — $734,900 9 13150 Ashvale Drive, Fairfax — $705,000

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Home Life Style

Local DesignersSome of the local designers who were

selected to make over the home offer apreview of their plans.

Potomac-based designer SharonKleinman of Transitions will deco-rate the master bedroom. “Theroom is architecturally challenging withmany doors and minimum wall space,”she said. “The focal point in the roombecomes the sliding glass doors that lookout into the garden. I use the garden viewas my inspiration. Choosing fabrics inlush greens and warm browns, I broughtthe colors of the garden indoors. I be-lieve master bedrooms should be serene

so I used lots of different textures and verylittle pattern.”

Great Falls-based designer SusanNelson of Susan Nelson Interiors de-signed a teenage girl’s bedroom. “Icombined a variety of block and geometricprints in greens, yellows, pinks, brown andcream to create a cozy haven. By using amix of new and repurposed furniture, theroom has the quality of changing along withthe girl,” she said. “For instance, the cover-let fabric is a sophisticated fabric with awater color quality to the flowers on it, butthe club chair is slip covered in a fun con-fetti print in pinks and purples that she

might have had as a child.”

Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey of SCWInteriors in Alexandria is chargedwith transforming the dining room.“I anticipate wonderful parties and celebra-tions in the dining room I will be creatingthis year and my use of color and pattern isa play on this celebratory mode. I am thrilledto help people who see the space take awaysome element in the design that might fittheir home or their lifestyle,” she said.

Victoria Sanchez of VictoriaSanchez Interiors in Alexandria iscreating a teenager’s retreat. “I have

chosen a very lively, colorful designscheme from Missoni and will be usingMid-Century modern furniture,” saidSanchez. “This room is designed to be aperfect hangout for teenagers and willreflect the energy teenagers create.”

Nancy Twomey of Finnian’sMoon Interiors in Alexandria willdesign a boy’s bedroom. “I love gooddesign, but I also know children.Children’s rooms are messy places, so itis best if there is an inherent order in thedesign elements, starting with the pal

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By Marilyn Campbell

Centre View

Some of the Washington area’s topinterior designers are unleashingtheir creative talent all in the nameof charity. Organizers of the 2012

Washington, D.C. Design House announcedthe designers who will make over the 2012D.C. Design Home.

“The selection [was] open to all area de-signers who wanted to apply,” said SusanHayes Long, chairperson of D.C. DesignHouse. “They started by coming to a de-sign walk-through to get a feel for the space,and then [submitted] up to three proposalsfor rooms, with at least one presentationboard. The board [included] their floorplan, color selections, and finishes theywould use. Our design team selected thefinal 23 designers. We had more than 80proposals this year, and so many fantasticpresentation boards. The competition wasreally tough.”

The D.C. Design House serves as a bell-wether of local design trends. “Being se-lected to design for the show house is a bitlike being crowned homecoming queen thenhaving to run a marathon in your ball gownwhile collecting items for a scavenger hunt,”said Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey of SCW In-teriors in Alexandria, who was one of thedesigners selected. “It is the most presti-gious invitation. .. For a committee of vet-eran designers and industry leaders to se-lect a designer is truly one of the highlightsof one’s career.”

With no paying clients to please, the de-signers unleash their creative talent. “I loveparticipating in show houses for the free-dom it allows me,” said Annette Hannon ofAnnette Hannon Interior Design in Burke,who was also one of the designers selected.“For each house I’ve had the opportunity toengage in, I’ve gotten to conjure up animaginary ‘perfect’ client and design accord-ing to their needs and desires. It’s a bit likecelebrating one’s birthday and getting tocreate your perfect party.”

The Washington, D.C. Design House, anonprofit entity, began in 2008 as a design

event in which some of the region’s mostsought-after designers decorate a luxuryhome to raise funds for a local charity. Af-ter completion, the home is opened to thepublic for tours. Now in its fifth year, theD.C. Design House has attracted more than30,000 visitors and raised nearly $600,000for Children’s National Medical Center(CNMC). Proceeds will go to CNMC againthis year.

Built in 1956, the 2012 D.C. Design Houseis located in Washington, D.C.’s Spring Val-ley neighborhood. It is currently on themarket for $3.9 million.

Local Designers Selected to Make Over D.C. Design HouseAnnual event raises money for Children’s National Medical Center.

Great Falls-based designer Susan Nelson, of Susan Interiors(pictured with design student Jacob Oxford), will design agirl’s bedroom.

Burke-based designer AnnetteHannon will create a comfortable,luxurious living space.

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Annandale4512 Hillbrook Dr..........................$525,000.......Sat 12-4.............Katherine Ksen..........Century 21..703-946-62614512 Hillbrook Dr..........................$525,000......Sun 12-5........................Dan Hill..........Century 21..571-278-7251

Burke10041 Marshall Pond Rd...............$524,900........Sun 1-4.....Carol Hermandorfer.....Long & Foster ..703-503-181210061 Marshall Pond Rd...............$550,000........Sun 1-4.........Caroline Walgren....Samson Props.7z03-599-02276009 Clerkenwell Ct ...................... $358,777........Sun 1-4........................Jim Fox.....Long & Foster ..703-898-67179523 Burning Branch Rd...............$489,950........Sun 1-4......Kathleen Quintarelli .............Weichert ..703-862-8808

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Fairfax10454 Malone Ct ...........................$380,000........Sun 1-4.........Susan Mekenney..............RE/MAX .. 703-283-688112560 Royal Wolf Pl ..................... $549,000........Sun 1-4.....Carol Hermandorfer.....Long & Foster ..703-503-18124124 Fairfax Center Creek Dr .......$405,000.........Sat 1-3...........Nathan Johnson....Keller Williams..703-725-29293947 Plum Run Ct.........................$342,900........Sun 1-4............Troy Sponaugle....Samson Props..703-408-55604874 Wheatstone Dr .....................$499,000........Sun 1-4..............Mary Hovland.....Long & Foster ..703-946-17754013 Quiet Creek Dr......................$529,900........Sun 1-4...................Ed Duggan..........Century 21..703-989-77354165 Legato Rd............................$585,000........Sun 1-4.................Dee Murphy..Coldwell Banker ..703-938-5600

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Kingstowne/Alexandria5789 Valley View Dr......................$719,950........Sun 1-4..Tom & Cindy & Assoc.....Long & Foster ..703-822-02076282 Wills St.................................$387,000........Sun 1-4..................Bob Dooley....Samson Props..703-581-57586111 Wigmore Ln. #B...................$304,900........Sun 1-4...............Ceari Buehler..................Active ..703-864-12686451 Waterfield Rd. ......................$589,950........Sun 1-4..Tom & Cindy & Assoc.....Long & Foster ..703-822-02076699 Ordsall St .............................$549,975.........Sat 1-4 .................. Irene Curry................PenFed..703-281-85006904 Ellingham Cir. #E..................$320,000........Sun 1-4...............Brian Murphy..Coldwell Banker ..703-731-5799

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ette,” said Twomey. “My 2012D.C. Design House room has a se-rene quietude in its bones, but itisn’t sleepy. It has timeless, classicingredients such as menswear fab-rics, juxtaposed with modern,playful ones.”

Elizabeth Krial of ElizabethKrial Design in Reston willcreate a modern nursery.“The most afforded luxury in myspace is the natural sunlight thatwashes the room,” she said. “As a

designer, I have added luxuriouslayers of softness and comfortthrough textiles. The modern nurs-ery has a lightness that will remindyou of the hope and joy that a newbaby brings.”

Matthew Moore of JohnMatthew Moore Fine Art inMcLean will decorate thefoyer and staircase. “My de-sign philosophy is clean, classicspaces. My favorite period in de-sign is the late fifties and sixties,”he said. “I feel that that is the timewhen American design came into

its own. I’ve chosen this style forthe entrance and reception hall[because] the home was built inthat period. It’s a sophisticateddesign that would be as much athome in the fifties as it is now inthe present.”

Shanon Munn of Ambi De-sign Studio in McLean willdecorate the master deck.“My concept for the space is tohave an outdoor retreat,” saidMunn. “I chose pieces that arescaled similarly to indoor piecesand provide a great lounging spot.We chose patterns that are inter-esting and bold. We plan to takethe existing railing, currently aneyesore, and make it a highlightof the deck with a long row of cus-tom benches and pedestals strate-gically placed to create focal pointsand to hide the dated metalwork.”

Annette Hannon of AnnetteHannon Interior Design inBurke designed the parlor.“The [parlor] is the first living areaa visitor will enter,” said Hannon.“My goal was to create a comfort-able, luxurious space someonewould want to linger in long afterthe party’s over. I felt it was essen-tial to add layers of interest in theroom.”

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One of just four properties in FairfaxCounty listed at HomesDatabase.comfor sale for more than $10 million, thishome sits on five acres in Clifton and

is for sale for $12.5 million. The other three proper-ties are in McLean.

The Chateau was designed by architect RonHubbard, who uses innovative green technologiessuch as three geothermal fields and 14 radiant zonesusing more than 10,000 feet of buried line to heatand cool the home.

This home has more than 27,000 square feet of

living space inside (13,500 finished), plus more than3,000 square feet of exterior living space comprisedof balconies and patios. Many of the outdoor livingareas are constructed with stamped concrete andprovide ample space for large parties, and some formore intimate gatherings.

The property also includes a 3-bedroom guest suitein one wing of the home and an indoor pool and fit-ness center in the other. The Chateau has an eight-car garage.

The house is listed by Meghan Wasinger of JobinRealty.

The Chateau in Oak Hollow

The Chateau inOak Hollow is oneof four residentialproperties forsale for morethan $10 million.It was designedby architect RonHubbard, whoblends greentechnologies withthe use of spaceand proportion.

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Herndon2.54%

$404,473

Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust (D) saw a 5.69% gain in his property value when compared to 2011.

The county valued Foust's house at $2 884 060 l t d $3 048 110 thi$2,884,060 last year and $3,048,110 this year.

Hunter Mill Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D) saw her assessment went up 4.60%

f $545 440 i 2011 t $570 520 i 2012from $545,440 in 2011 to $570,520 in 2012.

Springfield Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R) was the only member oth l b of the Fairfax County board f th F i f C t b d

to see his assessment drop this year. sment drop this yearHerrity lost 1.07% of his home value,

taking him from $525,750 to $520,120.

Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) saw her home value remain flat this year. h h l i fl t thi

Bulova owns a house in Fairfax assessed at $591,990 in both 2011 and 2012.

Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth (D) saw a 2.66% increase in the value of 2 66% i i th l f

her house when compared to last year. Smyth's home was valued at

$482,080 in 2011 and $494,880 in 2012.

Sully Supervisor Michael Freyy (R) saw a 2.88% increase in 2 88% i i

the value of his home over the lasst year. Frey's home was assessed aat

$208,480 in 2011 and $214,490 in 2012.

$545,279 (0.70%)$327,499 (1.20%)$212,764 (–0.06%)

Single Family Detached Townhouse

Condos

2011 County Average (Percent Change)

Lee Supervisor McKay (D) Jeff of 9.06% saw an increase oent in 2012. in his home assessm

orth $645,030 and Last year, his home was woat $703,450.this year it is valued a

Braddock Supervisor John Cook (R)has a new home in Springfield has a new home in Springfieldassessed at $556,920 in 2012.

ZIP CODE AREA 2011 MEAN 2012 MEAN PERCENT CHANGEAlexandria 367,948 369,362 0.38Annandale 365,880 366,097 0.06Burke 384,443 382,475 –0.51Centreville 325,536 329,756 1.30Chantilly 387,704 391,302 0.93Clifton 614,353 607,908 –1.05Fairfax 412,608 417,347 1.15Fairfax Station 590,022 588,366 –0.28Falls Church 366,509 369,938 0.94Great Falls 941,968 924,865 –1.82Herndon 394,461 404,473 2.54Lorton 325,838 330,800 1.52McLean 767,738 766,867 –0.11Oakton 615,968 625,456 1.54Reston 355,205 361,980 1.91Springfield 356,740 361,290 1.28Vienna 578,417 583,928 0.95

2012 Assessments by Zip Code Areas

SOURCE: Fairfax County

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By Rich Sanders

Centre View

Over an eight-day period in late Febru-ary, the Westfield High boys’ basketballteam put together a remarkable stretchof play which resulted in the program’s

first-ever Northern Region title and provided a life-time of highlight moments for Bulldog players,coaches and fans.

Westfield’s remarkable 2011-12 winter seasoncame to an end on March 2 when the Bulldogs, com-peting at the Virginia State AAA playoffs for the firsttime, lost to Henrico High of Richmond, 56-52, in astate quarterfinals round game played at RobinsonSecondary. For the season, the Bulldogs, under vet-eran head coach Doug Ewell, finished 24-5, the bestrecord in the 12-year history of the program.

Westfield, over the course of the regular season,including its stellar play in the Concorde District,proved to be one of the region’s better teams. But,without the breakthrough postseason that followed,the Bulldogs would have become a region after-thought to all but its own fandom. By stepping upand playing some of its best basketball at the 16-team region tournament — one of the annual high-light events of the local high school athletic calen-dar — the Bulldogs put their official seal of triumphon the season and joined those elite teams from thepast who have earned region boys’ basketball cham-

pionships.But nothing came easy and Westfield’s postseason

nearly ended in early disappointed. The Bulldogs hadwon their final 11 games of the regular season andwere the top-seed at the Concorde District Tourna-ment. Following a first round bye, the Bulldogs, be-hind 21 points from senior forward Quentin Basil,defeated defending district champion Herndon, 63-52, in a semifinals game to reach the finals againstRobinson.

But against the Rams with the district title on theline, Westfield came up just short in a disheartening62-60 upset loss to a tough, hard-fighting Robinsonteam the Bulldogs had beaten in both regular sea-son meetings.

WHILE THE LOSS to Robinson was a downer,Westfield’s season was far from over with the regionplayoffs set to begin the following week. It wouldprove to be a tournament of redemption for Westfield.In the past, Westfield had twice gone as far as theregion semifinals but, in 2011, had been eliminatedin the first round.

And Westfield nearly fell in a first round regionplayoff game this year when it went up against asuper talented Wakefield High squad from the Na-tional District on March 2. But in a close, nail-bitercontest from start to finish, the Bulldogs, playing on Julius Rosa, here shooting in the region semifinals

against McLean, was a key ball distributor and defenderfor Westfield this season.

Westfield’s Breakthrough Season WillLong be RememberedFollowing tough loss in Concorde finals, Bulldog boysrode region tournament wave to first-ever title.

See Westfield, Page 13

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A number of local athletes put together strong showings at the recentVirginia State AAA Indoor Track and

Field Championships, held Feb. 24-25 at theBoo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton.

On the boys’ side, Westfield High finishedthird overall and was the top finisher fromout of the Northern Region. The Bulldogs,this year’s Northern Region team champion,finished with 27 team points at states. Theteam champion was Western Branch (48)of Chesapeake, a member of the EasternRegion. Finishing second was Grassfield (34points) of Chesapeake.

Other top 10 Northern Region team fin-ishers along with Westfield were fourthplace Annandale (22 points) and fifth placeOakton (21). Top 20 finishers from theNorthern Region were Chantilly, which was15th place, and South Lakes and T.C. Will-iams, who were part of a three-way group See Local Athletes, Page 13

of teams (along with Stafford High ofFredericksburg) which finished tied for 16thplace. Lake Braddock finished 20th overallin the field of 58 teams represented.

First place individual boys’ finishers fromthe Northern Region were Annandale’sAhmed Bile (1,000 race) and Chantilly’sLogan Miller (1,600).

Other top individual boys’ finishers fromNorthern Region schools included:Robinson’s Ayo Raymond (fourth place, 55dash); Mount Vernon’s Michael Thomas-Brown (sixth in 55, eighth in long jump);Westfield’s Nathan Kiley (third place, 500dash); Oakton’s Michael McNamee (thirdin both the 1,000 and 1,600); Edison’s LouisColson (sixth in 1,600); Oakton’s GregPetruncio (eighth in 1,600); LakeBraddock’s Nick Tuck (fifth in 3,200);Chantilly’s Sean McGorty (sixth in 3,200);Woodson’s Paul Gates (seventh in 3,200);South Lakes’ Rashaan Jones (second in highjump); T.C. Williams’ Kahron Lee (third inhigh jump); Langley’s Logan Besougloff(second in pole vault); Lake Braddock’sSean Daugherty (third in pole vault);Herndon’s Austin Miller (fifth in pole vault);West Potomac’s Tyrone Jenkins (sixth in

triple jump); Westfield’s Justin Little (eighthin triple jump); and T.C. Williams’ JonathanAnderson (third in shot put).

Westfield’s 4x400-boys’ relay team of MaxChambers, Troy Sevachko, Nathan Kiley,and Tyrone Walker finished first in the state,ahead of second place Annandale. SouthLakes finished fifth in the same relay. TheSeahawks’ foursome was made up of IanAngara, Corey Gilmore, Jacob Grundahl,and Armando Drain.

Westfield’s 4x800 relay team of MaxChambers, Jeff Edmondson, Nathan Kiley,and Tyrone Walker finished first overall.Oakton High’s team, made up of OliverLopez-Gomez, Greg Petruncio, ChrisSprague, and Michael McNamee finishedsecond.

ON THE GIRLS’ SIDE, South County Sec-ondary finished in fifth place overall — thebest showing from the Northern Region.The top four team finishers were CosbyHigh (Midlothian), Western Branch (Chesa-peake), Nansemond River (Suffolk), andLandstown (Virginia Beach).

Other top teams from the Northern Re-gion, along with South County, were sixth

place Lake Braddock (tied with PhoebusHigh), Robinson and Herndon (both tiedfor 11th place), 15th place West Potomac,and 16th place Oakton.

South County’s Felecia Majors took firstplace in both the pole vault and long jumpevents.

Other top individual girls’ finishers fromthe Northern Region were: Herndon’s Ca-rina Peter (second in triple jump, fourth in55 dash, sixth in long jump); Robinson’sGenamaria McCant (third in 500, seventhin 300); West Potomac’s Sarah JaneUnderwood (fifth in 1,000); T.C. Williams’Sydney Schaedel (sixth in 1,000); LakeBraddock’s Hannah Christian (fourth in1,600, fifth in 3,200); West Springfield’sCaroline Alcorta (fifth in 1,600); Oakton’sHailey Dougherty (sixth in 1,600); LakeBraddock’s Sophie Chase (second place in3,200); Oakton’s Allie Klimkiewicz (fourthin 3,200); Lee High’s Bailey Kolonich (sev-enth in 3,200); Washington-Lee’s IsabellAmend (eighth in 3,200); South County’sFelecia Majors (tied for seventh in highjump); Lake Braddock’s Rachel Fasana

Local NorthernRegion athletescompete in Hampton.

Indoor Track Season Wraps Up at State Meet

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Westfield’s Breakthrough Season

their home floor, displayed great fortitude in a 57-55 triumph. In a game which was tied on nine dif-ferent occasions, C.J. Hill’s close range basket off theright side with just under three seconds remaining— off an inbounds baseline pass from teammateMark Gibson — broke a 55-55 tie and proved to bethe game-winner.

“They made a good play to make that last basket,”said Wakefield coach Tony Bentley. “It was a reallygood game throughout.”

Westfield had big games from senior point guardJulius Rosa (16 points), senior center Zach Elcano(13 points, 7 rebounds), and Basil (13 points, 7 re-bounds), who had two memorable breakaway dunksfollowing steals.

The bounce-back win helped put behind the pre-vious week’s district finals loss to Robinson and gavethe Bulldogs momentum going into theirquarterfinals round game verses T.C. Williams, oneof the region’s most heralded and historically suc-cessful programs. The game, played on Feb. 22 atT.C.’s home Garden, was defensive-dominated withWestfield coming though with a 43-38 triumph in agame the Titans had led 20-14 at the half. Westfield’sHill, who had scored the game-winner versusWakefield, led the Bulldogs with 14 points.

NEXT UP FOR WESTFIELD was a Feb. 25 regionsemifinals meeting versus McLean, the Liberty Dis-

trict champions. The Bulldogs, who had won theirprior two region playoff games by seven points com-bined, enjoyed some breathing room in a 55-41 vic-tory over the Highlanders, in the Final Four contestplayed at Robinson. But it was, in fact, a close gamethrough three quarters before the Bulldogs, leading42-39 going into the final quarter, outscored theHighlanders 13-2 in the fourth quarter to earn a spotin the finals and gain an automatic seeding for thestate playoffs, both achievements being landmarksteps for the program.

In the championship game on Feb. 27, also atRobinson, Westfield received a balanced attack be-hind Elcano (17 points), Basil (16 points, 7 re-bounds), and Gibson (10 points). At game’s end,Elcano was named tournament MVP. He was joinedby both Basil and Gibson on the seven-member All-Region Tournament team.

The game was close before Westfield broke it openwith an 18-4 scoring run over the final six-plus min-utes of the third quarter. Basil hit consecutive three-pointers during the key stretch, both treys comingfrom deep in the left corner.

“We’ve been working for this for like three years,”said a smiling Elcano, in the minutes following thegame. “We just played as a team all 32 minutes andpoured our hearts out.”

The title game win over Edison (National District)was the glowing achievement of a season in whichWestfield stepped up and accomplished more than itever had before.

Local Athletes Compete in Hampton

(fourth in pole vault); T.C. Williams’ SydneySchaedel (fifth in pole vault); South Lakes’ DamielleHale (fourth in long jump); Edison’s Anna Williams(third in triple jump); Edison’s Kristina Brown (eighthin triple jump); and Robinson’s Chioma Onyekwere(second in shotput).

The South County girls’ 4x400 relay team ofFelecia Majors, Widney Dubuisson, KierraRoundtree, and EnNijah Majors finished seventh inthe state.

In the 4x800 relay, the West Potomac girls finishedsecond overall, and Lake Braddock was third. TheLake Braddock foursome was made up of HannahChristen, Sophie Chase, Ally Robinson, and KatieRoche. Oakton’s girls finished in sixth place in the4x800. The Cougars’ four runners were AllieKlimkiewicz, Hailey Dougherty, Kristi Carrigan, andBriana Stewart. West Springfield’s foursome of AlexisMcEntire, Caroline Alcorta, Maddie Wittich, and ErinFalk finished eighth.

— Rich Sanders

Basketball CampChantilly High boys’ basketball coach Jim

Smith will hold a basketball camp over springbreak week (Monday, April 2 through Thurs-day, April 5) for boys ages 7 through 12 yearsold. Cost is $100 and checks can be made outto Charger Boosters. Daily camp times atChantilly High School will be from 9 a.m.through 1 p.m. For more information, e-mailcoach Smith at Jzsmith@fcps.edu.

By Karen Fulkerson

Centre View

Congratulations to the Centreville High indoortrack and field team members who participated inthe Virginia High School League (VHSL) state meetin Newport News Feb. 25-26. The Wildcat boys 4x400relay team of Brent Martin, Mike Wright, Texas Wil-liams and Chase Heiner finished in seventh placeoverall, earning the foursome recognition on the All-State Team. Additionally, sophomore Maryn Woodran another personal-best in the girls’ 300-meter race.

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There’s five words e-mailed from my oncolo-gist that I can live with (Duh!). Certainly betterthan the previous nine words e-mailed eightweeks ago regarding my then current CT Scan:“Scan results show progression. We’ll talk moreon Friday.” Not that early results (I think ‘earlyresults’ means after the first two infusions) guaran-tee any future results, but half good is better thanall bad. Continued ‘progression’ (growth and/ormovement; meaning the chemotherapy was hav-ing zero effect) would have been disappointing(you think?), so reading ‘stable’ in my doctor’smessage was welcome news indeed; any port in astorm, as they say. And make no mistake about it,when you’re diagnosed as a terminal patient,who’s now outlived your original prognosis – byyears – every day is a storm, and any place of ref-uge, leaky or otherwise, is a welcome sight. Justas pilots say: “Any landing you walk away from isa good one,” I’m going to create a corollary forcancer patients: any scan that doesn’t cause youroncologist to advise you to get your things inorder (“Five Wishes”) is a good one. And soTuesday, February 18th was real good – for“Kenny-with-cancer.” Alive and reasonably well.

However, just as life goes on, so too do thediagnostic scans and all the associated anxiety –and hopes and prayers as well. It’s a balancing actto be sure, to be always living on the edge (makethat precipice), but obviously I’m grateful to bedoing so – despite the emotional upheaval.Though I’ve been there – and still doing it, itdoesn’t make any of it easier going forward. Beingfamiliar with the chemotherapy (the “secondline” I’m now enduring) – and its side effects fromthree years ago when I was originally diagnosedand treated, doesn’t really lesson the anxiety of it,it more reinforces the fear of it. Regardless of thesuccess I’ve had fending off cancer’s ravages, it’sdifficult to rid yourself of the inevitability of itspower.

At least now there are e-mails (and Web sitesto access) between doctor and patient to main-tain the lines of communication and facilitate theprompt exchange of information, and to shortcutthe previously interminable waits patients hadwaiting for scan/lab results. The results are notimmediate, let’s be realistic; but they are sort ofpredictable, time-wise, and in that predictabilityevolves a certain calm. And however ‘calm’ canbe introduced into the doctor/cancer patientequation, it exponentially improves the patient’squality of life.

Now when you have your follow-up appoint-ments – and certain information has already beencommunicated, these appointments can be moreproductive, less emotional and more strategicmoving forward rather than spent reacting tomedical facts only recently in evidence. After all,the oncologist is trying to keep you alive, and anymethodology that enhances that relationship andimproves the quality of the time between doctorand patient is better for all concerned. The e-mails blunt some of that unproductive but pre-dictable emotion, which then enables the doctorand patient to more intelligently and dispassion-ately consider the options/treatments available. Atsome point, however, reality has to be addressed(I wouldn’t say embraced, though). Way backwhen, my oncologist advised us that none of thiswas going to be easy, and he was right. But hishonesty – and treatment has made it a bit morebearable for me. I wouldn’t characterize or daresay that there’s a recipe for success in anything heor I have done together or that I’ve done inde-pendently of him; so far, so good though. I amalive three years post-diagnosis after originallyreceiving a less than encouraging prognosis: “13months to two years.”

Within the next month, I will have had twomore chemotherapy infusions followed up by yetanother CT Scan, and this fun will begin all overagain. I can’t really say that I’m looking forward toit, but being terminal is all it’s cracked up to be,and looking forward is still better than not beingable to look at all.

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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

“Early Results Show Stable Disease”

Nothing is too small to know, andnothing too big to attempt.

-William Van Horne

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13941 Braddock Road, (north off Rte. 29) Centreville, VA703-830-3176 • www.thechurchoftheascension.org

Rev. Dr. Eugene Johnson, Pastor

Service Times:Sunday Morning Worship: 10:00 AMChildren’s Church and Jr. Youth Church-During regular Worship ServiceSunday School (9:00-9:45 AM/ All ages)Spiritual Development Courses: (8:45-9:45 AM)Youth Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 AM(Rev. Bobby J. Ford Jr., Youth Minister)Holy Communion (Third Sunday) 10:00 AMWednesday Prayer Meeting/ Bible Studyand Spiritual Development Courses: 7:00 PM(Includes Youth Bible Study)

6600 Old Centreville Road, Centreville, VA 20121Phone: 703 830-8769; Fax: 703 830-6718

www.mountolive-church.org.E-Mail: mtolive@mountolive-church.org

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Saint AndrewLutheran ChurchSunday Worship: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

Christian Education for All Ages: 9:45 a.m.

Adult Bible Study: Wed. 9:30 a.m.

Our mission is to welcome all people,

to grow in our relationship with Christ,

and to serve the Lord

Braddock Road and Cranoke Street

Centreville, VA 20120

www.saintandrewlc.org

703-830-2768

Sunday WorshipServices8:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

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Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7 P.M. Wednesdays

Entertainment

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYSCentreville Stitchers welcome adults who enjoy

knitting, crocheting, or other needlework craftsand conversation. Join us at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. Germain Dr.,Centreville. Admission is free. Contact Jo at 703-803-0595 or email joknitter@verizon.net.

❖ Thursday, March 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.❖ Tuesday, March 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES IN CHANTILLYLatin-based dance fitness classes — no gym

membership required. Mondays and Wednesdays7 to 8 p.m. Go to WWW.GOZUMBAFUN.COM.

THURSDAY/MARCH 15Relay for Life Meeting. 7 p.m. Fundraiser for the

American Cancer Society. Meet at nZone, 14550Lee Road, Chantilly. Come learn about Relay andthe many ways to participate: forming afundraising team of walkers; serving on theplanning committee; or volunteering at Relay onJune 9, 2012 at the nZone. Visitwww.CentrevilleRelay.org or contact BrandiSteward of the American Cancer Society atbrandi.steward@cancer.org for more information.

MARCH 15-18National Trumpet Competition. Free. Highlights

are Thursday, March 15 at 1:30 p.m. — The U.S.Army Band and Herald Trumpets with guestsoloists; Friday, March 16 at 2 p.m. — DocSeverinsen and the Army Blues; Saturday, March17 at 2 p.m. — VIP recital with five performers.Also includes master classes, adjudication, artistsand performances. At George Mason University.

FRIDAY/MARCH 16Asian Chamber Awards Gala. 6 to 11 p.m.

Tickets are $80/member; $100/non-member.With keynote speaker Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba.At the Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel,GMU Fairfax Campus, 4352 Mason Pond Drive,Fairfax. To purchase tickets, contact Cindy Shao at703-752-6292 or visit www.asian-americanchamber.org

MARCH 16 TO APRIL 7Easter Bunny at Fair Oaks Mall. Families will

have the opportunity for photos with the EasterBunny Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to8:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Every child visiting the Fair Oaks Mall FountainCourt gardens will receive a special gift. Call 703-359-8300 or visit www.ShopFairOaksMall.com.

MARCH 16 TO MARCH 25Home and Garden Show. Sponsored by Long &

Foster Realtors, the show will feature the latest inhome improvement concepts. Featured will bebath and kitchen designs by Capital Remodeling;Reamco Patio Enclosures; window treatments byRenewal by Andersen; Leaf Solutions by GutterPros of Virginia; Long Fence and Home; and,Premier Window and Building. At Fair Oaks Mall.Call 703-359-8300 or visitwww.ShopFairOaksMall.com.

MARCH 16-18Super Pet Expo. Admission is $13/adults; $8/

children. Featuring 200 exhibits. Friday from 4 to9 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Dulles Expo Center in

Chantilly. Visit www.SuperPetExpo.com.Get to Know a Great Dane. Friday, 4-9 p.m.;

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 5p.m. At 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center.Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane RescueLeague (MAGDRL). At the Super Pet Expo at theDulles Expo Center in Chantilly.

SATURDAY/MARCH 17Clifton Art Guild Show. 6 to 9 p.m. Some 15 to 20

local artists will be exhibiting in various mediumsat the grand opening show, sale and reception.Held upstairs at the NoVA Music Center, 12704Chapel Road, Clifton.

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. With pianist RickRowley. Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1919version), Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Themeof Paganini, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7, andSibelius’ Finlandia. Free pre-concert discussionfor ticketholders at 7 p.m. Tickets $25-$55.info@fairfaxsymphony.org.

SUNDAY/MARCH 18N Gauge Train Display. 1 to 4 p.m. The Northern

Virginia NTRACK members will have a display ofN Gauge trains running at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum. At 11200 Fairfax Station Roadin Fairfax Station. Cost is $3 for adults; $1 forchildren. Information on the museum and showsis at www.fairfax-station.org phone 703-425-9225.

Information on ad, contact Joyce Mitulla, 703-503-9711 or jmitulla@verizon.net

MONDAY/MARCH 19Centreville Garden Club Meets. 7 p.m. “The

Flora of Virginia — Worth the 250-Year Wait,” apresentation by Botany Chair, Marion Lobstein,of the Prince William Wildflower Society, 8712Plantation Ln., Manassas. Meet and carpool,March 19 at 7 p.m. at Sully Government Center,4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Meetingsgenerally third Monday each month. Learnmore at centrevillegardenclub.blogspot.com oremail:centrevillegardenclub@gmail.com.Visitors welcome. Call 703-830-2942.

Republican Women of Clifton. 7:30 p.m.Featuring a Meet and Greet for men and womento interact with local political candidates afterbrief talks by each one. Scheduled speakers areMatt Ames, Jay McConville, Congressman FrankWolf, Anna Lee and John Whitbeck, who arerunning for 10th Congressional DistrictChairman. At Centreville High School’s MediaCenter. Visit www.cliftongop.com.

TUESDAY/MARCH 20Concert. 7 p.m. Free. Fairfax High School Chorus

Assessment Preview Concert. There will be a free-will offering. Childcare is available. At FairfaxUnited Methodist Church, 10300 Stratford Ave.,Fairfax. Call 703-591-3120.

MARCH 22, 23 AND 24“Maid for Dogs.” 7 p.m. The Clifton Dinner

Theater’s spring play, “Maid for Dogs,” will beperformed Thursday-Saturday, March 22, 23and 24, at the Clifton Town Meeting Hall, 12641Chapel Road in Clifton. Tickets are $30 and $35and available at A Flower Blooms in Clifton, theClifton Cafe, The Clifton Wine Shoppe and T&KTreasures. Contact cliftontheater@gmail.com.