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Wigging OutAt Union MillNews, Page 3
Having Adventures,Finding a FamilyNews, Page 4
Wigging OutAt Union MillNews, Page 3
Having Adventures,Finding a FamilyNews, Page 4
Quenching ‘Fires,’Saving ‘Kittens’
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Quenching ‘Fires,’Saving ‘Kittens’
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J.D. Boker, 2-1/2, hasa great time exploringa fire engine duringStation 17’s open house.
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Quenching ‘Fires,’ Saving ‘Kittens’Children enjoy Oct. 15 open house at Fire Station 17 in Centreville.
Conner Gates, 4, aims a firehose at a pretend fire withhelp from recruit firefighter Sean Smith, while firefighterPhil Sica looks on.
Also shooting water at a pretend fire is 10-year-oldAddison Pipes.
Jett Chow, 2-1/2, wears hisnew fire hat.
Ellie Freeman, 3-1/2,climbs down a ladderafter rescuing a toy kittenfrom a tree.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
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Sure, teachers at UnionMill Elementary wearcandy-colored wigs on
Fridays. But that doesn’t meanthey’re not serious about edu-cating their students — it showsthey’re standing by a colleague.
That colleague is fourth-grade teacher Melissa Kees,now in her fifth year at theschool. “I love Union Mill and Iwanted to teach at the sameschool where my kids went,”she said. “They’re now fourth-and sixth-graders there.”
All was fine for Kees until lastwinter, when she discovered anenlarged lymph node on the leftside of her neck. She didn’t goto the doctor until June; and thefirst week of July, she was di-agnosed with Hodgkin’s Lym-phoma.
“I was shocked because I
never go to the doctor and wasn’texpecting it,” she said. “I’m 41, andit usually affects people in their20s and 60s, so it was surprising.And I have no family history of it.But they said it responds well totreatment and I should have agood outcome.”
Meanwhile, Kees has a long roaduntil then. She began chemo-therapy in August and, after herthird round, her blonde hair fellout shortly after school began inSeptember. It had begun slowlyand, said Kees, “I’d told my [teach-ing] team that, if it kept falling out,I’d just shave it all and wear a wigto school. And teacher MichelleLaBarbera asked if they could wearwigs, too.”
Kees’s father lives in Las Vegasand knew the treatment wouldprobably make her lose her hair.So, she said, “He thought it wouldbe fun to send me some showgirl
Teachers, staff wear colorfulhair in support of Melissa Kees.Wigging Out at Union Mill
Union Mill Elementary teachers and staff members wear colorful wigs to show theirsupport for teacher Melissa Kees (front row, in white shirt).
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
When 10-year-old James loseshis parents, he has to livewith his two mean aunts.But things get better when
he discovers a magic potion that grows agigantic peach. James then befriends a col-lection of singing insects that ride the peachon an adventurous journey across theocean.
That’s the premise of author Roald Dahl’s“James and the Giant Peach Jr.,” AllianceTheatre’s upcoming musical about courageand self-discovery. Featuring a cast and crewof 35, it’ll be presented Nov. 5-20, at Moun-tain View High in Centreville.
All the actors are in grades three through12, and Director Maggie Swan says they’reall talented thespians, singers and dancers.“Those playing insects even had to studythe insects they’re portraying and put theircharacteristics into their roles,” she said.“For example, the worm doesn’t like to betouched and the grasshopper makes a click-ing noise, even though their characters havehuman attributes.”
“We’re using costume pieces and hats,
more than makeup, to show who they are,”she continued. “So the grasshopper wearsa green tuxedo and the ladybug wears apillbox hat. The characters are so cute andfun that everyone will love them.”
A magical narrator will help tell the storyand make things happen. And, said Swan,“The set’s going to be really cool. It wasdesigned by D. Scott Graham and built bythe crew and parents, and Leslie Ross ispainting it. There’ll be a huge peach that’sreally a jungle gym with different levels.And it’ll be like looking inside a peach.”
Swan said the audience will like “all thequirky characters, plus the story about howJames finds a whole, new life and family insome unusual ways. People of all ages willbe able to relate to this show.”
Portraying James is Noah Tajudeen, 11.“He’s very lonely, but naïve,” said Noah.“He’s curious about things, but also senti-mental because his parents passed awaywithout saying goodbye to him. But as thestory progresses, he gets more adventurousand confident and makes lots of newfriends.”
Noah likes his role because, he said, “Inreal life, I can be loud and rambunctious,but James is shyer. He has a lot of growthin this story and goes through manychanges, including heartbreak, which I findinteresting to play and explore. And it’s ex-citing having the lead role — that’s prettycool.”
His favorite song is “On Your Way Home,”which he sings at the beginning. “James iswanting to go home and wishing his par-ents were still alive,” said Noah. “He’s sadbecause he doesn’t have any family andwants someone to love him.” Overall,though, he said, “This show is so incrediblyfunny and all the characters each have hi-larious lines that will make the audience
laugh. It also has a sweet message that fam-ily and love are the most important things.”
High-schooler Noelle Buice plays a lady-bug. “She’s very maternal, sweet and lov-ing and turns the group of insects into afamily,” said Buice. “She also steps in tobecome James’s ‘mother’ after his parentsdie.”
Buice loves her character because, shesaid, “I’m always looking out for my ownfriends. And she’s so kind and considerateof everyone, and helps settle conflicts, thatI feel like I can relate to her. She also wantseverything perfect and in order; otherwise,she gets anxious.”
She says audiences “will love the show’swhimsy. It’s funny, but with an underlyingmessage of caring and acceptance and thateveryone can find their true family.”
Portraying James’s Aunt Spiker is high-schooler Dayna Balough. “She’s a reallynasty person,” said Balough. “She thinksvery highly of herself and only takes Jamesin so he can do all the chores for her. Hisother aunt, Sponge, lives with them, andboth aunts try to get him involved inpickpocketing with them.”
It’s Balough’s first time playing a villainand she’s having a great time. “You can beas mean as you want onstage,” she said.“And I get to shriek and make randomnoises.” She said the audience will like “go-ing on this great adventure with James, aswell as the variety of the characters’ differ-ent personalities. And the music is lively andupbeat, with some sad songs, too.”
Franklin Middle seventh-grader TimGustafson plays several characters in theensemble — James’s father, a police officer,a seagull, a New Yorker and Buzz, a Holly-wood agent. “Buzz is demanding, full ofhimself and likes to get things done,” saidTim. “I have fun playing him.”
Tim likes the number, “Property of Spikerand Sponge,” sung by the aunts, vagrantsand the police. “It’s a catchy song that youcan sing for days,” he said. All in all, saidTim, “People will like the show’s creativecostumes and energetic songs. And they’regoing to love the story — it’s amazing.”
Having Adventures, Finding a FamilyAlliance Theatre presents “James and the Giant Peach Jr.”
From left are narrator Will Mosierand Noah Tajudeen, who plays thetitle role.
To GoShow times are: Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 2
p.m., and Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m., at Mountain ViewHigh School, 5775 Spindle Lane (off BraddockRoad) in Centreville. For ticket prices and otherinformation, go to www.thealliancetheatre.org.
The cast of Alliance Theatre’s “James and the Giant Peach Jr.”
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p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 30, 6 a.m.Area residents, 21 and older,celebrating with alcohol may call thetoll-free SoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI (8294) and receive afree (up to a $30 fare) safe wayhome. AT&T wireless customers candial #WRAP for the same service.Visit www.soberride.com.
ROTARY CLUBChantilly/Centreville Rotary Club,
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. every Tuesdayat Eggspectation Restaurant, 5009Westone Plaza, Chantilly. Join themen and women of the Rotary Clubfor their weekly luncheon meetingand meal. Rotary is a service clubactively involved in the community.Email [email protected] join the group as their guest.
THROUGH NOVEMBERAqua Exercise Flex Passes will be
on sale throughout the month ofNovember at Fairfax County ParkAuthority RECenters and online. Passholders can use the flex passes toattend any water exercise class, spacepermitting, at the county’s nineRECenters. The Park Authority isoffering a 10 percent discount on the
purchase of a 20-visit pass and a 15percent discount on a 30-visit pass.The passes are valid for four monthsfrom the date of purchase.
FRIDAY/NOV. 4Canned Food Drive. 7 p.m. at
Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.Chantilly High School is holding theirannual “Best Fans Bring the MostCans” Food Drive competition againstWestfield High School during the
varsity football game. Communitymembers are asked to donate cannedfood. The fans with the most cans byweight will win and be announcedduring halftime. Food will bedonated to Western Fairfax ChristianMinistries Food Pantry and willdirectly benefit members of thecommunity. [email protected] for more.
Donating Care BagsThe Lane’s Mill Daughters of the American RevolutionChapter provided the residents of Katherine K. HanleyFamily Shelter/Kate’s Place with Care Bags. “We trulyappreciate donation of Care Bags to the residents ofKatherine K. Hanley Family Shelter. They are given to thefamilies upon their arrival at the shelter. The Care Bagshad all the necessary supplies and toiletries and were sonicely packed in the cutest tote bags. We thank the Lane’sMill Chapter for their support. It means so much to usand the families that we serve,” said Brian Ricks, directorof Programs and Services (Region IV). With Ricks, above,is Lane’s Mill Chapter member Valerie Sink.
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By Sharon Bulova
Chairman, Board of Supervisor
I was elected chairman in2009, just as the Great Reces-sion settled over this country
like a stubborn storm cloud. Themarket value of property in FairfaxCounty plummeted, resulting inhistoric reductions in both residen-tial and commercial tax revenues.At the same time, more peoplethan ever turned to the county forassistance. Former County Execu-tive Tony Griffin’s prediction, in
the throes ofthe Recessionyears, that“this will be
our new normal” has proven pre-scient.
Recovery from the recession hasbeen sluggish, exacerbated by theeffects of sequestration and cut-backs in our commercial sector’sbread and butter, federal contract-ing. To maintain fiscal equilibrium;real estate tax rates were raised,hundreds of millions of dollarswere eliminated from the budget,salaries were frozen and reduc-tions-in-force require ourworkforce to do more with less.County cost-cutting measures thatwere accepted as necessary whenthe Recession first materializedeventually have caused some“fraying around the edges,” perThe Washington Post, (April 2,2016). I am providing this back-drop to lend some context to ourboard’s decision to put the ques-tion of a meals tax to the voters.
In Virginia, towns and cities areallowed a greater array of revenuetools, including the right to adopta meals tax. Most cities and townswithin and around us have a mealstax: Alexandria, Arlington,Herndon, Vienna, Falls Church,Fairfax City, Leesburg, andManassas. Counties on the otherhand must rely primarily (almost80 percent of our budget) on realestate and property taxes to pro-vide local services. Other revenuesare capped or controlled by thestate.
Counties in Virginia (whichwere rural farmland when earlytax authorities were allocated) areonly able to implement a meals taxfollowing a successful voter refer-endum. This question will be putto Fairfax County voters on Nov.8.
If the referendum is successful,
and a 4 percent tax on restaurantmeals and prepared foods isadopted, it would raise almost$100 million, equivalent to over 4cents on the Real Estate tax rate.The language on the ballot ques-tion becomes law and revenuefrom the meals tax must be usedper the ballot language.
If authorized by the voters, theBoard of Supervisors would holda public hearing to adopt an ordi-nance defining specifics of the tax.Already we have made the legallybinding commitment that 70 per-cent would go to the FairfaxCounty Public Schools. The SchoolBoard has committed that itsshare, estimated to be about $70million in new funding, would beused primarily to address teach-ers’ salaries, which have laggedbehind those in neighboring juris-dictions. Fairfax County today isspending $800 less per pupil thanin 2008.
The remaining 30 percent wouldgo toward other county needs, in-cluding public safety, parks, librar-ies, and mental health. The mealstax is intended to diversify andenhance county revenue — tosupplement and not supplant —support for school and county ser-vices.
While our county continues towork hard to identify efficienciesand to stimulate our commercialtax base, we are also hoping todiversify the local revenue avail-able to provide the quality servicesour residents value and rely upon— top notch schools, safe commu-nities, and compassionate humanservices. I am proud to lead FairfaxCounty, one of the best-managed,safest and well-educated jurisdic-tions in the country. Residents loveFairfax because of our greatschools and because we are a safeand welcoming community. Main-taining that quality is a top prior-ity for the Board of Supervisorsand our partners on the SchoolBoard. It isn’t, however, a simpleor easy job given constraints un-der state law.
I hope you will vote “yes” on themeals tax referendum on Nov. 8.
By Tom Davis
Former U.S. Representative
On Nov. 8, Fairfax Countyvoters have an opportu-nity to cast a powerful
vote for themselves, and for bet-ter government by voting “no” onthe proposed Meals Tax. A “no”vote will send a message to thecounty Board of Supervisors that
higher taxesshould not beroutine, andthat county
leaders must focus on better man-agement, and more importantly,the School Board, more efficiency,and greater respect for taxpayers.
The ballot language for themeals tax referendum was care-fully worded to avoid guaranteesfor how the money will be spent,while pro-tax forces want votersto believe it will be used forteacher pay raises and property taxrelief.
In fact, there are no guaranteesfor this at all. To remedy this glar-ing political error, a public rela-tions campaign has beenlaunched, partially at taxpayerexpense, by teacher unions andsome on the county board, to tryto convince voters that the board’sintentions are to use the new rev-enue for teacher pay hikes eventhough no such requirement ex-ists.
Voters shouldn’t buy the argu-ment, and they shouldn’t approvethe new tax.
A closer look at school spend-ing shows that the intentions ofthe School Board are to delve intomore political correctness and so-cial engineering. One example, istheir recent release of an RFP toidentify a community convener to“study” and bring about the namechange of Jeb Stuart High School,despite the fact that the Stuart-area population and students op-pose the change.
There are a number of problemswith a new tax on prepared foodsand meals, but most troubling isthe very regressive nature of thisproposed new tax. The tax wouldbe imposed on all meals at restau-rants and carry-out, in addition toprepared food sold at conveniencestores, food trucks, etc. — mealsthat are necessities, not luxuries,for many working men andwomen, and busy families. Thenew tax would also be levied onall ready-to- eat foods including along list of items such as deli foodsand grocery store rotisserie chick-ens.
While there are many otherproblems with the proposed tax,it’s also troubling because it con-firms an unhealthy focus by countyleaders on higher taxes and morerevenue as opposed to better man-agement.
Earlier this year, county leaderspassed a $100 million increase inproperty taxes — also presumablyto fund education. Now, they’reback in front of voters asking foranother $100 million in the formof the Meals Tax.
Easy money makes for bad man-agement. In 1992, as board chair,I supported a meals tax. Thecounty budget was in terribleshape coming off a real estate de-pression that saw our commercialtax base collapse. Voters rejectedthe tax, we took the opportunityto reorganize our budget from topto bottom and two years later werenamed the Best Financially Man-aged County in America. The bud-get problems today are nothing ofthat magnitude. And with no guar-antees as to how the money willbe spent, plus the current SchoolBoard’s spending proclivities. I amvoting no.
It’s important that voters rejectthis, join me in voting “no” on theMeals Tax.
Tom Davis is former U.S. representativeand past chairman of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors.
Bulova: Vote YesA legally binding commitment that70 percent would go to the FairfaxCounty Public Schools.
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Reject the Meals Tax“A closer look at school spendingshows that the intentions of theSchool Board are to delve intomore political correctness andsocial engineering.”
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THROUGH NOV. 4Food Drive. At Sheehy Infiniti of
Chantilly, 4145 Auto Park Circle,Chantilly. Sheehy Auto Stores willcollect canned goods and non-perishable food as part of thecompany’s annual Fall Harvest FoodDrive to benefit Feeding America.
SATURDAY/NOV. 5Free Water Workouts. 2-5 p.m. at
all nine Fairfax County RECenters.The Fairfax County Park Authority ishosting Aquathon 2016 events. Thisfree program for teens and adultsallows participants to sample thewide variety of water exercise classesavailable at the RECenters. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks or call703-324-8662.
THURSDAY/NOV. 10Registration Open House. 9:30-
11:30 a.m. at Clifton Children’sAcademy, 14315 Compton Road,Centreville. Bring your child andcome take a tour of the campus.Clifton Children’s Academy will beholding registration for spring andfall 2017. Call 703-968-8455.
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Melissa Kees’s son Mason (in middle, underneath all the arms) and his fourth-gradeclass wear “Kees Strong” #StandUpToCancer bracelets in honor of his mom’s cancerbattle. All Union Mill fourth-grade students and teachers are wearing them.
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Wigging Out at Union Millwigs.” So the night she lost her own hair, she textedher team that they’d all wear the wigs at school, thenext day, Sept. 9, and they did. But that was just thestart.
“Since then, some of the staff has decided it’ll beFun Wig Friday each week,” said Kees. “A large por-tion of them purchased wigs to wear, and my dadsent more, too.” Because she has to undergo chemofor six months total, she won’t finish until the firstweek of January. So until then, Union Mill will bean extra-colorful place.
“The school administration and staff, and the com-munity, have been incredibly supportive,” said Kees.“If I have to be gone, we have the same substitute
who can step in immediately. I have chemo everyother Thursday; so I leave school at lunch and comeback on Monday, and it gives me time to recover. Ifeel more tired and have less energy afterward, but Ifeel more like myself before each treatment.”
Furthermore, she said, “My students have beenamazing. Every day, someone brings me in cookies,cupcakes or homemade cards. Or they’ll give medrawings of a purple ribbon, because violet is theHodgkin’s Lymphoma color. I’m overwhelmed by thelove and support that’s been there for me from theentire school and neighborhood community.”
“I’m incredibly grateful and thankful for all of it,”continued Kees. “And on those days when I’m feelingdown or sorry for myself, it gives me my strength —and I know I have help, if or when I need it.”
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ONGOINGGovernment Center Farmers
Market. Thursdays through Oct. 27,3-7 p.m. at Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Free. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
Cox Farms Fall Festival. ThroughOct. 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 16521Braddock Road, Centreville. The FallFestival features hayrides, giantslides, rope swings, the CornundrumCornfield adventure, the ImaginatureTrail, and all sorts of farm animalsand their babies. Tickets are $6-17.Visit www.coxfarms.com for more.
Fields of Fear. Through Nov. 5, 7:30-11 p.m. at Cox Farms, 16521Braddock Road, Centreville. Thefriendly Imaginature Trail takes adark turn for Fields of Fear,transforming into The Forest: Back40. Tickets are $6-17. Visitwww.coxfarms.com for more.
White House Ornament Sale.GFWC Western Fairfax CountyWoman’s Club is selling 2016 WhiteHouse Christmas ornaments. Thisyear’s ornament honors our 31stPresident, Herbert Hoover. Theornament, inspired by a White Housefire on Christmas Eve, 1929, is a firetruck carrying a Christmas tree.Ornaments are $21. Call 703-378-6841 or 703-378- 6216. It is possibleto order previous years’ ornaments.
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 26-29“Peter and the Starcatcher.” 7 p.m.
at Chantilly High School, 4201Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Join theChantilly Drama Department this fallas they present Rick Elice’s play,Peter and the Starcatcher, anadaptation of an imaginative twist ona well-known story (Peter Pan).Tickets are $12. Visitwww.chantillyhsdrama.com formore.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 28-30Chantilly Library Used Book Sale.
10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.-5p.m. on Saturday and 1-4 p.m. onSunday at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.Free to attend. Call the library at703-502-3883 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/events.
SATURDAY/OCT. 29CBC Fall Festival. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Chantilly Baptist Church, 14312Chantilly Baptist Lane, Chantilly.Free give away of clothing,household items and toys. A free carshow, health education andscreenings, food, games, andactivities for the entire family. Free.Visit www.chantillybaptist.org formore.
Clifton Haunted Trail. 7-10 p.m. atChapel Road, Clifton. This annualevent winds through Clifton’s 8 AcrePark. Admission is $15 for adults and$10 for children 12 and under. Visitcliftonhauntedtrail.com.
SUNDAY/OCT. 30Dancing With My Baby. 10:30-11
a.m. at NOVA Natural Birth Center,4200a Technology Court, Chantilly.Connect through movement, dance,
yoga, and the expressive arts as youand your family share in learningsimple dance routines to music,practice yoga poses, relax, andcreate art. Admission is on “paywhat you can” basis. Visitbrigittawhite.com/dancingwithmybaby for more.
WEDNESDAY/NOV. 2Civil War Forum. 7:30 p.m. at
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road, FairfaxStation. Preservationist and formerTopographer, Ed Wenzel, willdiscuss his recent book,“Chronology of the Civil War inFairfax County, Part I.” Free. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org.
FRIDAY/NOV. 4Author Event. 7:30 p.m. at the
Fairfax County GovernmentCenter’s Board Auditorium, 12000Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. Brandon Mull is the authorof the bestselling Fablehaven,Beyonders and Five Kingdoms seriesas well as titles in the SpiritAnimals series. Books available forsale and signing. Cosponsored bythe Friends of the Pohick RegionalLibrary and the Friends of theRichard Byrd Library. Ages 7 toadult. Sign up at 703-324-8428.
FRIDAY-TUESDAY/NOV. 4-8Cox Farms Fall Festival. 10 a.m.-6
p.m. at 16521 Braddock Road,Centreville. The Fall Festivalfeatures hayrides, giant slides, ropeswings, the Cornundrum Cornfieldadventure, the Imaginature Trail,and all sorts of farm animals andtheir babies. Tickets are $6-17. Visit
www.coxfarms.com for more.
SATURDAY/NOV. 5Civil War Soldier Campfire. 5:30
p.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. In1861 and 1862, Confederate soldierscamped at Walney Farm, and theproperty was overrun by Unionsoldiers after the Second Battle ofManassas. Join a reenactor and settlein for a Civil War Soldier Campfire.Practice drilling and see a musket-firing demonstration. Try somehardtack that soldiers commonly ate,followed by s’mores. Tickets are $10.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence or call 703-631-0013.
15th Anniversary HomeAidNorthern Virginia Gala &Auction. 6:30-8 p.m. at WestfieldsMarriott Washington Dulles Hotel,14750 Conference Center Drive,Chantilly. HomeAid NorthernVirginia celebrates its 15th
Anniversary. Tickets are $200. Visitwww.homeaidnova.org for more.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 5-6Cox Farms Pumpkin Madness. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. at 16521 Braddock Road,Centreville. Bring an old Jack-O-Lantern and destroy it by using thehigh drop, squisher, smasher, orstomping ground. Tickets are $6-17.Visit www.coxfarms.com for more.
Mini Maker Faire. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. atBarnes & Noble, 12193 Fair LakesPromenade Drive, Fairfax. A widerange of events for every age, abilityand interest. Weekend-longcelebration will feature coding andprogramming, 3D drawing,exploration of mechanical builds,motorized enhanced mechanisms,augmented and virtual reality, andFlint Hill School students willdemonstrate some of the team’scurrent project. Free. Call 703-278-0300 for more.
Halloween HappeningsSOBER-RIDE FOR HALLOWEENFree Cab Rides. Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 30, 6
a.m. Area residents, 21 and older, celebrating with alcohol may call thetoll-free SoberRide phone number 1-800-200-TAXI (8294) and receive afree (up to a $30 fare) safe way home. AT&T wireless customers can dial#WRAP for the same service. Visit www.soberride.com.
SUNDAY/OCT. 30Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Centreville United
Methodist Church, 6400 Old Centreville Road, Centreville. Children of allages are invited to the event that includes food, games, a bounce house,costume parade and creatively decorated trunks with lots of treats.Admission is free. Visit centreville-umc.org for more.
MONDAY/OCT. 3129th Annual Mall-O-Ween, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Fair Oaks Mall, 11750 Fair
Oaks Mall, Fairfax. Fair Oaks Mall is having an indoor Halloween event,where children can visit can visit “spooktacular” experiments in theshopping center’s Grand Court as well as visit multiple candy and face-painting stations.The public is welcome to attend this free, family-friendlyevent and costumes are encouraged. Visit www.shopfairoaksmall.com.
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Having just been there and done that, Ihave to tell you, it was a gruesome week.Although I’m fine now (I know, it’s a relativedescription), this past week, I was not. Andwhat specifically I am referring to is, the oddconfluence of two recurring elements of mycancer existence: a CT Scan and a chemother-apy infusion. Not at the same time, of course,but at the same place and for the same reason:being an active cancer patient.
The CT Scan (scheduled quarterly), thoughnot a difficult, invasive or time-consuming pro-cedure doesn’t generally result in an immediateinterpretation/assessment from my oncolo-gist/their radiologist. Quite the contrary.Typically, I wait up to a week for results (as I’veoccasionally written about in the past).Certainly not ideal, but over time (seven-plusyears) and hill and dale, I’ve been able toassimilate the wait into my life and go on aboutmy business, semi-normally; it’s been more dif-ficult for my wife, Dina, however, to do so.Nevertheless, with respect to the CT then, thewaiting is the hardest part. Its all psychologi-cal/emotional. There are no physical sideeffects, the side effects are all mental: fear,loathing, anxiety, stress, among many simi-larly impactful affects. It’s not all bad, but it isall-consuming. I’m really only ever sure howI’m doing cancer-wise, when I receive myresults, since rarely have I been symptomatic.
On the other hand, the chemotherapy infu-sion, which presently alternates/occurs everyfour/five weeks, does not — for me — gener-ally, have any psychological/emotional sideeffects. It is what it is, and whatever it was orwill be, I’m way past having any anxiety orstress about the process or the reasons for it.However, there are/I do experience physicalside effects (which unfortunately do weakenmy emotional resolve): fatigue, lethargy andmost significantly, eating challenges which keepme from eating “normally” for up to a week.This lack of food/comfort, results in a lack ofenergy, lack of interest/motivation, messed upsleeping pattern and a fragile emotional state. Iderive no pleasure from eating and my overallmood reflects that very necessary element —for me. As a result, I’m miserable.
In and of themselves, this post-CT-Scan-waiting and post-chemotherapy-infusion-not-eating are difficult, but manageable. However,having them occur during the same week —which had never happened before, was notexactly like being between a rock and a hardplace but rather like being under a rock and ina hard place. Not only was there a wait and aweight, there was the inescapability of it to con-sider. I had no place to go emotion-ally/psychologically. Aside from there being norest for this weary stage IV lung cancer patient,there was no respite or reprieve, either. I could-n’t stop myself from going down, so down Iwent.
And there was nothing I could do to stop it,although there was everything still needing tobe started. But all I could do was sit tight (lite-rally), and sure enough, as is the pattern, aboutsix or so days later on the Thursday afternoonfollowing the preceding Friday infusion and theWednesday CT Scan, I received an email fromoncologist with the news “CT looked good.Brain MRI clear.” “Great news,” as I replied,“with which I can live.” Coinciding as well as itusually does, with the eating fog beginning tolift and the transitioning from not eating to eat-ing a bit to eating normally beginning to occur.
It was a bad week to be sure. Not only was Iwhipsawed, I was undercut, too. I had nothingto hang onto, not even my hat. I just had toendure and try to remind myself what myAuntie Irene so often said: “This too shall pass.”And as of Saturday night at 1:53 a.m, as I sitand write this column, it mostly has. ThankGod!
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By Will Palenscar
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On Friday, Oct. 21, one of the bestrivalries in the region was played.A total of five state champion-
ships in football have been earned atCentreville and Westfield since 2000,Centreville in 2000 and 2013, Westfield in2003, 2005 and 2015. Since 2011,Centreville or Westfield has been in four ofthe five state championship games.
Westfield came into the game after athriller with Robinson when Brian Delaneykicked a FG with three seconds left to givethe Bulldogs a 29-28 victory. Centrevillecame in with a dominant performance overHerndon, 49-17. Young and old packedFrancis L. Dall Sports Complex in Chantillydespite rain being forecast. Many of the kidson these teams played youth sports togetherin SYA or CYA.
Westfield was happy to have Joey Free,Kevin Petrillo on defense and Jean Marc-Tsetou back after injuries had held the threeout of recent games.
Coach Chris Haddock from Centrevillereported that Lamar Horner had an ankleinjury and Dylan Cooper had a knee injury.
After a scoreless 1st quarter, Westfieldcapitalized with 9:01 remaining in the quar-ter when Nolan Cockrill rushed in from 1yard out.
Later in the 2nd quarter Sean Eckert ex-ploded for a long TD reception only to haveit nullified because of a Westfield penalty.Two plays later, Westfield called the sameplay and Eckert took Rehman Johnson’spass 66 yards to the end zone with 3:13 togo in the 2nd quarter. Coach Kyle Simmonssaw Centreville left the same personnel inas the negated touchdown, so he calledEckert’s number again. Westfield went intohalf up 14-0.
In the 3rd quarter, Westfield capitalizedthree more times. Eckert would score his
second touchdown of the game with a 35-yarder. Teammate Ivory Frimpong then tookanother Johnson pass 31 yards for the Bull-dogs with 5:29 in the 3rd quarter. Johnsonwould connect on 7 of his 13 passes for 163yards and 3 TDs. Eugene Asante, wouldrush in from 7 yards out with 3:01 left inthe 3rd quarter.
Neither team would score in the 4th quar-ter. Westfield would defeat # 14 Centreville35-0. Centreville had not been shutout sincea game at Robinson in 2011, 27-0. Westfieldcoach Kyle Simmons told his players afterthe game, “Winning is a great deodorant. Itcovers up what stinks. Don’t let winningmake you ignore the things you need to getbetter at.
Westfield’s Sean Eckert caught four passesfor 107 yards and 2 TDs. Eugene Asantecarried the ball nine times for 40 yards anda TD. Centreville averaged less than 4.5yards a carry on 39 carries and was led byMark Brown, who rushed for 54 yards.
Westfield improves to (6-2) (3-0), andwill play Herndon (1-7)(0-3) on Friday.Centreville falls to (6-2) (2-1) and will hostChantilly (4-4) (2-1) on Friday.
Centreville RB Julian Garrett #4 tries to push off a Westfield defender.
Westfield, Centreville 35-0
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As the holiday season ap-proaches, many beginto think about express-ing thankfulness and
giving to those who are less fortu-nate. Teaching gratitude and es-tablishing a sense of charity inchildren also becomes a priorityfor many parents.
Those lessons should begin longbefore it’s time to put the turkeyin the oven or trim the tree, how-ever. Experts say practicing grati-tude and demonstrating charitablegiving year-round in age-appropri-ate ways are keys to raising com-passionate children.
In fact, regular conversationsbetween parents and childrenabout charitable giving and grati-tude increase the chances thatyoungsters will be willing to giveto charity, according to a recentstudy. Research from the Women’sPhilanthropy Institute at IndianaUniversity’s Lilly Family School ofPhilanthropy showed that childrenwhose parents spoke to them
about the importance of giving tothose in need were 20 percentmore likely to give that those whoparents did have such conversa-tions.
“The conversations don’t need to
be formal or contrived,” saidMarcia Rosen, a marriage and fam-ily therapist in Bethesda, Md.“They can be as simple as sharingan experience about helping afriend who might need help run-
ning an errand, so we change ourplans so that we can give the giftof our time to a friend. There areplenty of examples all around useveryday.”
“The ability to empathize andtake another’s perspective in-creases as a child gets older andless egocentric,” said Dr. LindaGulyn, a professor of psychologyat Marymount University in Ar-lington. “For example, make athank you note to grandma for thebirthday gift. With little kids, theremight be a positive consequencefor writing a note, for example[saying] ‘After you write the note,we can watch the video.’ As kidsget older, have them takeGrandma’s perspective: ‘You knowhow it feels to be appreciated,don’t you?’”
Encourage children to find theirown ways to express gratitude andgive charitably. “For example,when thanking their soccer coachfor helping them all season, havethem come up with ways to thankhim, even if it’s clumsy or kid-like,”said Gulyn. “[Parents] often do itfor them. For example, parents
take up a collection of money fromother parents and then they buyand present a fancy gift to thecoach, and the kids are not thatinvolved.”
“Gratitude often relates to ex-pectations and entitlements,” saidAmy L. Best, chair of the Depart-ment of Sociology and Anthropol-ogy, George Mason University. “Itis important that young peopledevelop some sense of entitle-ment. They are entitled to dignityand have rights of care. Without asense of entitlement, claims tocare, recognition, justice and dig-nity are more difficult to articu-late. But too much entitlement canelevate expectations to too a higha level so that disappointment pre-vails and gratitude is difficult tomuster.”
Children must learn to be in themoment to take those chances,however. “Dwelling too much inthe past, through endless rumina-tion for instance, or always look-ing to the future undermines ourability to just be, to soak in andsoak up a moment,” said Best.“Consideration of past, presentand future should be in healthybalance. Young people are oftenpressured to focus on the future,and some feel a sense of hopeless-ness toward the future. Both makeit difficult to be in the moment.
“Cultivating mindfulness of selfand your connection to others andthe world is important,” sheadded. “It is important to under-stand the suffering of others andto feel a sense of empathy towardthe struggles of others to feel grati-tude. Too much ambivalence to-ward others, or too focused on theself, makes it difficult to cultivatea disposition of gratitude.”
Local charities offer a variety ofoptions for families interested ingiving this holiday season andthroughout the year. InterfaithWorks, a Montgomery County, Md.nonprofit organization with a goalof meeting the needs of the poorand homeless, holds annual drivesfor coat and cold-weather gearincluding mittens, scarves andhats. The organization is openinga new women’s homeless shelterand is in need of supplies. “Weneed things like sheets, blanketsand pillows to make the womenfeel at home and welcomed whenthey move into their new resi-dence,” said Charlotte Garvey ofInterfaith Works “So families canshop online for the ladies.”
For more information, visitwww.iworksmc.org.
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Teaching Gratitude and Charitable GivingExperts offer suggestions for instilling these practices in children.
Local charities such as Interfaith Works offer families avariety of opportunities for benevolence this holidayseason.
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