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Helping OurNeighbor’s Child
News, Page 3
Helping OurNeighbor’s Child
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Get the 411 onPublic SafetyNews, Page 2
Westfield Throttles Lake BraddockIn Region SemifinalsSports, Page 8
Get the 411 onPublic SafetyNews, Page 2
Westfield Throttles Lake BraddockIn Region SemifinalsSports, Page 8
December 4-10, 2014 online at www.connectionnewspapers.com
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By Bonnie Hobbs
The Connection
In western Fairfax County, the entitiesprotecting local residents include officers from the Fair Oaks and SullyDistrict police stations, the Sheriff’s
Office and the Virginia State Police. Repre-sentatives gathered recently in Chantilly toexplain what they do.
STATE POLICEFirst to speak was Sgt. Robert Alessi of
the state police. “We’re responsible for theI-66 Corridor from the Beltway to theFauquier County Line,” he said. “We’veposted troopers daily on I-66 [west] atRoute 28 to enforce against people cuttingin at the last minute [to exit there], and ithas cut down on the amount of accidentstremendously.”
He noted that, once a quarter, the statepolice make a special effort to crack downon aggressive drivers, people speeding andmotorists driving in the red-X lanes on I-66. And, he said, “We’ve increased DUI en-forcement 100 percent over the year before,so the troopers are really pounding thepavement and working hard.”
Alessi said a trooper is assigned to FairfaxCounty Public Schools. He attends meetingsand shows displays emphasizing safety, andhe’s visiting all 158 schools during theschool year. Alessi also said people in thisarea are fortunate because “the support youget in this area from the state, county andlocal police is amazing, compared to otherparts of the state.”
FAIR OAKS STATIONMPO Wayne Twombly is the crime pre-
vention officer at the Fair Oaks District Sta-tion. “Like Sully, Fair Oaks has plenty ofneighborhoods with speeding issues and wehave two officers dedicated just to traffic,”he said. “We put out sign message-boards
and speed signs and write lots of tickets.We also have ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaignsto remind people of the importance of wear-ing their seat belts.”
The police “Slow Down” program beganin August. Under it, residents may contacttheir local supervisor and obtain signs toput in their yards saying, “Slow down; welive here, you live here.” And recently, of-ficers did a pedestrian-safety event at theVienna Metro Station to encourage peopleto use the crosswalks.
Twombly said the police promote the useof Sober Ride during holidays and pass outthe organization’s flyers to restaurants andbars to encourage people to call a taxi whenthey’ve had too much to drink.
“We want them not to drink alcohol anddrive,” he said. “And four times a year, wedo shoulder taps at businesses, sendingunderage cadets into a business to buy al-cohol. Businesses should ask for their ageand ID.”
SULLY DISTRICT STATIONTara Gerhard, crime prevention officer at
the Sully District Station, said the PoliceDepartment’s crime-mapping app “providesreal-time data so you can see all the differ-ent crimes going on around you right now.Or you can check a particular type of crimewithin a certain [geographic] area, or checkfor crimes happening within a certain timeperiod.”
Similarly, Twombly said people may alsouse that app to click on the police helicop-ter to see why it was flying in their neigh-borhood, the night before.
“You can gather your own crime statis-tics with this app,” added Gerhard. “We alsohave a daily blog with crime reports tellingwhat’s happening throughout the County.”
She said the Sully District police protectlocal residents in many ways. For example,said Gerhard, “We had an all-hands-on-deckin April, with 56 officers all working at the
same time. We have six officers dedicatedto traffic enforcement and, with the holi-days coming up, they’ll be focusing onDUIs.”
The Sully District Station has held senior-citizen safety seminars, including one onhow to avoid being a victim of financialcrimes. Officers also did VIN etching onvehicles and participated in the K-9 Krawl.October was Teen Safe-Driving AwarenessMonth, and November brought a distracted-driving seminar.
Emergency preparedness was the topic ofthe November Citizens Advisory committeemeeting, and December is the time for theannual Santa’s Ride, when the station gath-ers toys for children in the hospital andthose from families in need.
SHERIFF’S OFFICERepresenting the county Sheriff’s Office
was 1st Lt. Jason Travis, who supervises theCivil Enforcement Section. “I’m in chargeof our Project Lifesaver program,” he said.“We look out for children with autism orDown Syndrome and adults withAlzheimer’s or dementia.”
“We ask for a $25/month donation andwe put a special bracelet on them,” saidTravis. “Then if they go missing, our depu-ties find them quickly. We have 50-60 cli-ents now and 50 on a waiting list; by nextyear, we’ll probably have 150 clients.”
He said members of the Sheriff’s Officework in the courts, Adult Detention Centerand civil enforcement. There are 529 sworndeputies and about 96 civilian personnel.“I have 27 deputies, including me, plus sixcivilians, in Civil Enforcement,” said Travis.“We serve 200,000 papers/year and 800/day – everything from evictions to sum-monses, document requests, subpoenas,capiases [failure to appear in court], re-quests for information, etc.”
“We serve about 4,200 eviction notices ayear, plus 1,800 lock changes a year related
to evictions” he continued. “We’re respon-sible for serving protective orders in caseof domestic violence, and many are servedimmediately. We average about 900 domes-tic-violence cases/year – four or five a day.”In fact, said Travis, Juvenile and DomesticRelations Court added an afternoon courtto handle some of the protective-ordercases.
In addition, he said, sheriff ’s deputiesperform child safety seat inspections, oneSaturday a month, at the county court-house, plus child ID events. And they par-ticipate in Santa’s Ride, as well as Shop witha Sheriff, during which they take homelessfamilies shopping for school clothes andsupplies.
“We also go after owed, personal-prop-erty taxes — especially vehicle taxes,” saidTravis. “We return $1 million in unpaidtaxes/year to the county — $4,000/day.We’ll boot the car and, if the taxes aren’tpaid, we’ll sell it.”
Tara Gerhard is the Sully DistrictStation’s crime prevention officer.
From left are 1st Lt. Jason Travis of the Sheriff’s Office, and police crimeprevention officers Tara Gerhard and Wayne Twombly.
Virginia State Police Sgt. RobertAlessi makes a point.
Get the 411 on Public SafetyLocal, state police, plus sheriff’s representative, explain their jobs.
Sheriff’s Office 1st Lt. Jason Travislistens.
MPO Wayne Twombly wants speed-ing drivers to slow down.
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Truckers Cited for ViolationsLaw-enforcement officers stopped and inspected 11 trucks, last
Tuesday, Nov. 25, in the 5800 block of Old Centreville Road inCentreville. Five vehicles were taken out of service and 56 totalviolations were found. Eight out-of-service violations and 11 sum-monses were issued.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will
perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Dec. 4and Dec. 18, from 5 p.m. to dusk, at the station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residentsshould install the child safety seats themselves so technicians mayproperly inspect and adjust them, as needed.
Because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehicles arrivingon each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the correct useof the child seat. (The inspection may be cancelled in the eventof inclement weather). Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirmdates and times.
Food Donations for WFCMWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantry urgently needs
donations of canned fruits and vegetables (except for greenbeans), cereal, canned pasta, crackers, canned tomatoes, pan-cake mix, rice and noodle mixes, cooking oil, Jello, and cannedtuna and chicken. Also needed are toiletries, which WFCM cli-ents cannot purchase with food stamps. Especially needed aretoothpaste, bars of soap and toilet paper.
Bring all items to WFCM’S food pantry, weekdays, 9 a.m.-1:30p.m., at 13888 Metrotech Drive, near Papa John’s Pizza andKumon Learning Center, in Chantilly’s Sully Place Shopping Cen-ter. A volunteer stocker/bagger is needed Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m.Contact Annette Bosley at 703-988-9656, ext. 110, [email protected].
Volunteering Made EasyFairfax County introduces its new volunteer management sys-
tem, paving the way for easier navigation of county volunteeropportunities. People may visit volunteer.fairfaxcounty.gov, fillout one application and search for opportunities meeting theirinterests by geographic location, dates, type of people or pro-gram type. They may view positions from a variety of agenciestrack their hours and review upcoming volunteer jobs. They mayeven volunteer to serve during emergencies.
Give Caregivers a BreakFairfax County needs Respite Care volunteers throughout the
county to give family caregivers of a frail older adult a well-de-served break. Volunteers visit and oversee the safety of the olderadult for a few hours each month. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their own neighborhoods. Support and train-ing is provided. Contact Kristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711,or [email protected].
Helping Immigrant ChildrenThe Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) is collecting
donations for the 70 immigrant children and 15 young mothersbeing housed at a secure facility in Bristow while awaiting hear-ings. The children need health and hygiene supplies, clothingand bedding. Donations may be brought to CLRC, 5956 CentrevilleCrest Lane in Centreville. Especially needed are clothing and un-derwear for both boys and girls, ages 7-17; white towels, twin-sized blankets, sheets and bedspreads; new pillows and personal-hygiene products including shampoo, conditioner, hand soap,lotion, deodorant, hair brushes and accessories, tooth paste andtoothbrushes, and disposable diapers.
For more information call CLRC Director Roberto Fernández at703-543-6272, Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m.-noon, or Foltzat 703-346-6030.
Roundups
By Kelly Lavin
Executive Director
Our Neighbor’s Child
There are currently 1,784 children who livein Centreville, Chantilly and Fairfax (westof Fair Oaks Mall) who have been referred
to Our Neighbor’s Child for holiday assistance. That’sa far cry from the 15 children we began serving in1991.
We live in Fairfax County, one of the wealthiestcommunities in the United States, but it’s expensivefor low-income families to live here. The gap betweenthe “haves” and “have nots” is widening and, as acommunity, we have the ability to pull together andhelp bridge that gap – especially during the holidays.
The families on our list live in a vari-ety of situations. Some are on our listfor many years due to hardship that’snot easily overcome, and some reach outfor just one year. Some of those families
join us as volunteers once they’ve regained their fi-nancial footing.
This year, some of the families ONC will serve in-clude a family protected in an abused women’s shel-ter, a single mother with six children who recentlymoved to the area, and a longtime local family strug-gling with the illness of its main provider. There aremany others.
Yet no matter their situation, parents are still con-cerned about holiday gifts for children of all ages –including those still enrolled in high school. Andparents will often do whatever it takes to bring theirchildren joy at the holidays, even if it means dippinginto funds that should be reserved for January’s rentor electric bills. We’re glad to help reduce some ofthis stress and quite possibly reduce some of the needfor emergency assistance for these families in the newyear. So we hope people will check out the How-to-Help box and join the effort – their help will be greatly
appreciated.The all-volunteer, ONC team has enjoyed incred-
ible consistency over the years. This season, two long-time volunteers will celebrate 20 years with the or-ganization. Karen Moore is still the organization’streasurer. Jenny (Lorentzen) Bowen started withONC when she was a 17-year-old senior at CentrevilleHigh School, and she’s still the face at our front desk.Several others are nearing that milestone, and morethan half have worked with the organization for 10years or more.
Our Neighbor’s Child credits its long-term successto volunteers like these and the churches, schoolsand businesses that pledge their support and con-tinue to return, year after year. We believe this con-sistent support is the key to providing peace of mind
Chantilly High’s lacrosse team volunteered to do ONC’s warehouse clean-up.
Virginia Run’s Beth Cleveland (left) anddaughter Megan, a 2008 Westfield Highgrad, give out batteries for the toys duringlast year’s ONC packaging day.
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Ourisman’s Bob Biagi and Bob Hager, plus Centreville, Westfield andChantilly high school students unload bikes for ONC to deliver to localchildren in need. Ourisman has donated the truck to pick up the bikesfor the last five years.
Westfield High’s football team unloads ONC trucks on Monday for the12th year.
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Our Neighbor’s Child Prepares for Holidays
How To Help❖ Visit the ONC website at
www.ourneighborschild.org for volunteer op-portunities and “adopt-a-family” information.Volunteers are currently needed on the follow-ing dates:
still has 117 (of more than 1,000) clothingitems on her list and would love to hear fromanyone who’d be willing to “adopt” a child orfamily’s clothing wishes. Please contact her [email protected].
❖ Provide a toy, a book or clothing – contactONC at [email protected]. Orbring an item for a child on its list to StoneMiddle School, this Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9a.m.-noon, during the annual Panther Drop-Offto support ONC. Or select an ornament fromthe ONC Giving Trees at the Wal-Mart FairLakes or Wal-Mart Chantilly.
Our Neighbor’s Child (ONC) is now in its 23rdyear of bringing holiday joy to financially strug-gling local families. But it can’t provide all theclothes, toys and cookies to all the people in needwithout the help and generosity of the commu-nity. It’s an all-volunteer, nonprofit groupfounded by Executive Director Kelly Lavin ofCentreville. Chantilly SGA students helped unload gifts from churches, schools and
businesses this week.
Leslie Dominy and MickeyMcDermott take a break to posewith a penguin. They make surethe right gifts go into the rightbags and check that they’re labeledwith each family’s ID number, plushow many bags they’re receiving.
(at least at the holidays) to thecommunity’s struggling families.
My greatest concern is that people willsee our operation and mistakenly believewe’re so set that we’d be all right withoutthem. But it’s because we can count on helpfrom the community each year that we’restill here.
I’m worried that some of the churches willforget what it was like 23 years ago beforewe started ONC. At that time, families inneed would go from church to church seek-ing assistance, and no church was reallysure if they were duplicating the other’s ef-forts.
If ONC were to lose the support of thecommunity, we simply couldn’t do it. Withthe growth of our community, this wouldbring more than 800 families to the doorsof local churches or schools at the holidayseason, desperate for help. We hope wenever need to go back to that. ONC is com-mitted to help coordinate this effort – wejust need everyone to do his or her part.
Requests for clothing items (over toys) aregreater than ever this year. If you are con-sidering the purchase of a gift for a local
child, the 1,784 children currently on ONC’slist break down as follows:
We really appreciate the more than 45businesses, schools and churches who agreeto take ornament wishes for these children.ONC doesn’t put out ornament requests forgift cards, but we’ve received 451 gift cardrequests from teenagers for clothing items.
If you, your company or social groupcould help provide some of these gift cards– or donations to purchase them – it wouldbe wonderful. ONC uses every penny topurchase gifts for a child in need. Not a centgoes toward overhead, salaries or anythingelse. Our founding partners provide anyexpenses outside of gifts.
We are all grateful to live in a communitythat truly cares about its neighbors and thechildren who all deserve a holiday seasonfull of joy. Please lend a hand to help makethis season brighter for them.
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Chantilly High’s Peer Helping class will behosting a “Superheroes and Princess FrozenFestival” for children. The fun will happen
on Saturday, Dec. 13, when the cafeteria is turnedinto a winter wonderland. There’ll be super heroesand Disney princess, Santa, children’s activities,games and food, plus music provided by the RockyRun Middle School band and choir.
The games and activities will run from 8:30-10a.m., followed by a showing of the movie, “Frozen,”
at 10 a.m. in the Chantilly theater. Admission is one,new, unwrapped toy per guest to be donated to Toysfor Tots.
Children will be able to meet their favorite car-toon and movie characters, including Spiderman,Superman, Batman, Power Rangers, Anna, Elsa,Snow White, Cinderella and Belle.
They may also have their photos taken with Santa.For more information, go towww.toysfortotsmovieevent.com.
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During the last week of each year,The Connection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are
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We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.
We ask that all submissions be digital so theycan be sent through email or delivered on CDor flash drive. Writing should be submitted inrich text format (.rtf). Artwork should be pho-tographed or scanned and provided in jpegformat.
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are some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of
your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format. Photosof sculpture or larger art projects are also wel-come.
❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words)to some of the following questions: Ifyou could give your parents any giftthat didn’t cost money what would that giftbe? What are you most looking forward to inthe upcoming year? What is one thing that youwould change about school? What do you wantto be when you grow up? What is your favor-ite animal? What is your favorite toy? Whatmakes a good parent? What makes a goodfriend? What is the best or worst thing thatever happened to you? What is the best giftyou’ve ever given? Ever received?
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Want to help spread theholiday spirit?Chantilly Youth Asso-
ciation (CYA) is looking for would-be Elves and Santa’s Helpers-in-training to help make the seasonbrighter for children fighting can-cer.
CYA is again helping DCCandlelighters Childhood CancerFoundation provide gifts for theannual Pediatric Oncology HolidayParty. “Last year, CYA collected 325gifts for the party,” CYA PresidentMark Abbott said. “We hope to atleast match that number this year.”
Unwrapped gifts can be broughtto the CYA Office, located next toCassel’s Sports and Awards at13996 Park Center Rd, Herndon,by Dec. 8. If no one is in CYA of-fice, donations can be dropped offat Cassel’s.
Gifts valued at $20 - $25 areneeded for children of all ages —from infants to teens. “We set alimit on the value because we wantall of the kids to get nice gifts, butnothing over-the-top that wouldmake one child feel extra-special,while others might think Santadidn’t like them as well,” Abbottsaid.
“Many of the kids who come tothis party are immune-compro-mised, so going to the mall to seeSanta really isn’t an option,” saidDC Candlelighters’ Meg LawlessCrossett, who is organizing theannual event with Growing Hope,another group offering support tofamilies affected by childhood can-cer. “This party may be the onlychance they get to sit on Santa’slap and have that keepsake photo
taken this year.”Gifts are provided for all of the
children in a family, not just thechild with cancer. “People don’talways realize how hard it is forbrothers and sisters,” Crossett said.“They have to deal with a lot ofuncertainty in their lives. Thisparty gives everyone in the family
a chance to relax and forget aboutcancer.”
Elves and helpers are alsoneeded to wrap the gifts on Sat-urday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. tonoon, and to help deliver the giftsto Inova Fairfax Hospital the morn-ing of Sunday, Dec. 14. Familieswho would like to volunteer to
help with wrapping and/or deliv-ering gifts should send a note toAbbott [email protected].
“This is an easy way to have aterrific impact on a child with can-cer, and make the Holiday Seasonmore meaningful for our ownfamilies, too,” Abbott said.
From left: Connie Connor, Mrs. Claus; Mike Buhr, dad; Santa (Scott Lock); JeannieBuhr, mom; and Ava Buhr.
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Gift Cards. The Families in Crisisprogram at Westfield works withcounselors to support current WHSfamilies facing immediate financialhardships and is seeking donations ofgift cards in any $5 increment. Largedonations should be split amongmultiple smaller denomination cards,as opposed to one large one. Sendany donations to the main office ormail to: WHS-Families in Crisis, Attn:Meg Crossett, 4700 StonecroftBoulevard, Chantilly.
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United Methodist Church, 12401 AlderWoods Drive, Fairfax. Children will havewonderful time learning about the truemeaning of Christmas while movingthrough different rotations of Christmasstory, craft, music and recreation. Ticketsare $10 per child. Visitwww.penderumc.org/christmasvbs.
SUNDAY/DEC. 7Annual Fundraising Gala. 7 p.m. at
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Jerry Hulick. Tickets are $218. Visitwww.jccnv.org for more.
TUESDAY/DEC. 9Temple Beth Torah Ladies’ Book
Club. 7:30 p.m. at 4212-CTechnology Court · Chantilly. This isa “pot-luck” style book club thatmeets every other second Tuesday ofthe month. Open to all women. Bringa drink or appetizer to share.Discussing “The History of Love” byNicole Krauss. Call Jennifer Harding703-217-8938 or visitwww.BethTorah.net.
Telephone Support Group. 7-8 p.m.on the second Tuesday of the month.For family caregivers of older adults.Discuss “The Good, the Bad and theUgly-Caregiving with Family andFriends.” Share experiences, gainsupport and get information withouttravel. Free. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/
WEDNESDAY/DEC. 10Fairfax County Park Authority
Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in theHerrity Building, 12055 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/boardagn2.htm for meetingmaterials, archives and more. Call703-324-8662.
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1:30 p.m. at the Pennino Building,12011 Government Center Parkway,Fairfax. Public education programfrom the Fairfax-Falls ChurchCommunity Services Board Wellnessand Health Promotion. Over a two-day course, certified instructors helppeople learn to assist someonedeveloping or experiencing a mentalhealth problem or crisis. $25. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/hscode/ereg/Registration.aspx?groupID=47.
TUESDAY/MARCH 3Listening Tour. 6:30 p.m. at Chantilly
High School, 4201 Stringfellow Road.Fairfax County Public SchoolsSuperintendent Karen K. Garza willhold a series of listening tours duringthe 2014-15 school year, and invitesstudents, parents, employees andcommunity members to participate inthese upcoming sessions. Visitwww.fcps.edu/news/listening-2014-15.shtml for more.
WHITE HOUSE ORNAMENT SALEThe Western Fairfax County Woman’s
Club is selling 2014 White HouseChristmas ornaments in honor ofthe 29th President Warren G.Harding. This two piece trainornament is a reminder of Harding’suse of trains during his campaign andWhite Hour years. Ornaments cost$20 and proceeds benefit charity.Order by calling 703-378-6841 or703-378-6216.
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By Jon Roetman
The Connection
Facing third-and-11 on the thirdplay from scrimmage, LakeBraddock quarterback KyleEdwards retreated toward his own
end zone, trying desperately to find a placeto throw the football while eluding a packof Westfield defenders.
As the Bulldogs closed in, Edwards at-tempted to get rid of the football, butWestfield defensive lineman Brandon Florestipped the pass in the air. The ball droppedinto the arms of linebacker Jack Clancy, whostepped into the end zone for a touchdown.
Edwards’ interception placed LakeBraddock in a 7-0 hole less than 90 secondsinto Saturday’s 6A North region semifinalcontest. It turned out to be the first in along line of Bruin miscues.
Lake Braddock turned the ball over threetimes in the opening quarter, leading to apair of Westfield touchdowns and the Bull-dogs cruised to a 42-20 victory on Nov. 29at Westfield High School. It was the secondyear in row Westfield beat Lake Braddockin the region semifinals.
The Bulldogs led 35-0 at halftime and 42-0 in the fourth quarter before the Bruinsscored a trio of late touchdowns to makethe score appear closer than it actually was.
Westfield’s lone loss of the season was a36-23 defeat against Lake Braddock onSept. 19. On Saturday, the Bulldogspounded the Bruins and earned a trip totheir fourth consecutive region champion-ship game. Westfield (12-1) will travel toface defending state champion Centreville(11-2) at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Things couldn’t have started much worse
for Lake Braddock. After the Bruins’first drive ended with a pick-six, LakeBraddock’s second drive reached thered zone, but Edwards was inter-cepted in the end zone by Westfield’sDonteiro Moore.
After the Lake Braddock defenseforced a three-and-out, a 68-yardWestfield punt pinned the Bruinsback at their own 3-yard line.Edwards fumbled on the next playand the Bulldogs recovered, leadingto a 2-yard touchdown run by EvanGray and a 14-0 Westfield advantage.
“It was huge because their quar-terback, as everybody knows, is oneof the best in the state, honestly,”Westfield linebacker Clancy said ofthe Bulldogs forcing three first-quar-ter turnovers. “I’m just proud of ourdefense.”
Lake Braddock turned the ball overthree times in its first 12 offensiveplays.
“We jumped on them really quickthere at the beginning,” Westfieldhead coach Kyle Simmons said. “Thatcertainly gave us some momentumand I’m sure it made them, offen-sively, feel a little uneasy. That was abig start for us.”
Facing third-and-20 at its own 10during its ensuing possession, LakeBraddock elected to quick kick, giv-ing Westfield the ball at its own 48.Five plays later, running back TerrellBethea scampered 36 yards for a touchdowna 21-0 lead.
On the second play of the second quar-ter, Westfield quarterback Mason Scovilleconnected with Hank Johnson for a 34-yardtouchdown and a 28-0 advantage.
Scoville connected with Tyler Scanlon fora 2-yard touchdown with 4:17 left in thefirst half, increasing the Bulldogs’ lead to35-0. Westfield’s final touchdown came with10:27 remaining in the fourth quarter, whenScoville hit Scanlon with a 19-yard pass,
giving the Bulldogs a 42-0 lead.Scoville completed 9 of 10 passes for 104
yards and three touchdowns.“When he’s comfortable and he’s playing
well,” Simmons said of Scoville, “we’re atour best.”
Terrell Monticue led the Westfield groundattack with 72 yards on three carries. Bethearushed seven times for 50 yards and Graycarried 11 times for 43 yards.
“Last week, we struggled a little [on of-fense], bit but we fought through it in the
second half,” Scoville said. “Thisweek, we were going pretty well.”
Running back Dejoun Lee scoredthree touchdowns for Lake Braddock.Edwards completed 29 of 58 passesfor 382 yards. He was sacked sixtimes and limited to 10 yards on theground on 16 carries.
The win sets up a region finalrematch with Centreville, which beatthe Bulldogs 35-14 last season on itsway to a state title and an undefeatedrecord. Westfield won the regular-season meeting between the teamsthis season, 42-41, in double over-time on Oct. 10.
Centreville is a talented team withmultiple players committed to playat the Division I level. The Wildcatsended last season nationally rankedand opened this year with a nation-ally televised game against Gonzaga,a private school in Washington, D.C.Despite Centreville’s credentials,Westfield safety James Gibson, whois committed to play for Army, saidhe’s pleased to be facing the Wild-cats.
“We beat them before, I think wecan definitely do it again,” Gibsonsaid. “I’m just happy that it’sCentreville. We know those guys andit’s going to be fun. A lot of peoplethink they’re unstoppable. They hadthat game on ESPN. We know them.We know our strengths, we know we
can beat them. I’m not worried about anyof their commits or anything like that. That’swhat a lot of people say: When you play ateam like Centreville, you have to worryabout [their commits]. We’re just going toplay.”
Simmons views Westfield as the under-dog.
“I don’t think anybody gives us a shot atwinning the football game,” Simmons said,“but we think we can win it, so I figure we’llshow up and play.”
Bulldogs will faceCentreville in regionfinal rematch.
Westfield Throttles Lake Braddock in Region Semifinals
Westfield linebacker Jack Clancy (41) sets his sights on stopping LakeBraddock quarterback Kyle Edwards during the 6A North region semifi-nals on Nov. 29.
Photos by Louise Krafft/The Connection
Westfield quarterback Mason Scoville threw three touchdown passesagainst Lake Braddock in the region semifinals on Nov. 29.
Westfield receiver Hank Johnson makes aleaping attempt for the ball during the Bull-dogs’ 42-20 victory over Lake Braddock onNov. 29.
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Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos are welcome.
Chantilly SGA will be having awrapping paper drive through Dec. 4 forOur Neighbors Child which is a non-profit organization that providesresources such as holiday wrapping pa-per and gifts for underprivilegedfamilies in our local community around
the holidays. There is a drop off box inthe front office. Students can receiveNHS service hours for donating wrap-ping paper.
Student publications from five FairfaxCounty public schools won honors at theJournalism Education Association -Na-tional Scholastic Press Association’sNational High School Journalism Con-vention last week in Washington, D.C.
Chantilly High School’s year-book “Odyssey” won eighth place,Best of Show in the category Yearbook325 or More Pages; Mary Kay Downes,adviser.
More than 6,200 students and teachersfrom around the country attended theconvention to participate in educationalworkshops and contests. Pulitzer Prizewinner and investigative reporter BobWoodward delivered the keynote address.
School Notes
The Giving TreePoplar Tree Elementary School Assistant Principal Holly Walker and Principal SharonWilliams gather with SCA representatives and officers in front of the school’s annualGiving Tree and Toy Drive.
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Nevertheless, it is cause for concern. Thekidney is a major organ. As it goes, so mightyours truly go, and consequently its affect hasbeen an ongoing theme/point of awarenessduring my six years of treatment. Fortunately,miraculously maybe (for all I know), a weeklater the second/rescheduled lab workshowed that my creatinine levels hadreturned to its previous high normal and thuschemotherapy went on/in as semi usual. Andthus begins, according to my oncologist, mynew normal: I will continue to be scheduledfor infusion every three weeks with my pre-chemotherapy lab work completed theWednesday before the Friday. If my creati-nine levels are high, we’ll delay, and resched-ule the infusion for a week later as happenedduring this past interval. Now, we didn’t dis-cuss what schedule we’d follow if abnormalcreatinine levels persist. As has been estab-lished during previous conversations betweenTeam Lourie and my oncologist, scenarioquestions are not helpful and we rarely ven-ture into any what-ifs/what-abouts until abso-lutely necessary.
But what we did discuss at this lastappointment was my future, a little bit.Considering the “shrinkage” written about inlast week’s column, my oncologist was veryencouraged and characterized my treatmentgoing forward as something we’re going to bedoing for awhile. But he said it so matter-of-fact, that we sort of took it for granted. Hedidn’t really fuss about it and we didn’teither. He said it. He didn’t really emphasizeit. But he meant it. It was all good, that’s forsure.
On the way home, my wife, Dina and Ireviewed what my oncologist had said andwe became even more giddy at what hadtranspired/been said. It was certainly newswith which we could live and that’s what weintend to do. I’m not about to look a giftoncologist in the mouth. Since nothing seemsbroken, I’m not looking to fix anything.
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By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
Last month, Linda and Tom Bullentraveled from Boston to Arling-ton, to celebrate Thanksgivingwith their son Matt, daughter
Rachel and her partner Grace Knight.But Rachel Bullen, who spent weeks cre-
ating a menu and coordinating a table set-ting that would please even Martha Stewart,was deflated by one question from hermother.
“Do you think you might be eating toomany carbs?” Linda Bullen asked as herdaughter scooped up a second helping ofpotatoes.
“What I eat is none of your business,”Rachel Bullen responded. She spent the restof meal fuming in silence and feeling hu-miliated in front of her partner and brother.
Family dynamics — and the drama thatoften ensues — are often unwelcome, butfrequent guests at family gatherings dur-ing the holiday season. While spending timewith family can be a source of comfort, itcan also be fraught with anxiety. And themore people and dynamics involved, themore effort it takes to create or maintainharmony.
“During the holidays, people who live farapart and are not part of one another’s dailylives often come together,” said Stacie B.Isenberg, Psy.D. “As a result … people coverlot of territory, catching up in a shortamount of time, instead of gradually asthings naturally happen throughout theyear. People give opinions without under-standing all of the details.”
Being aware of the feelings and emotionsof others can help minimize family conflicts,however. “Sensitivity allows us to tune into what others might be feeling at a par-ticular moment or in a particular situation,”said Katherine Knapp, Ph.D., a marriage andfamily therapist based in Burke. “It helpsus make wise decisions about things thatmight say or decide not to say.”
For example, Linda Bullen was concernedabout her daughter’s weight.
“Rachel recently lost about 25 pounds,”she said. “As a teenager she’d been over-weight and had self-esteem issues.” Shethought she was being a supportive andhelpful mother.
“When family members are sensitive toeach other’s feelings, they think before theyspeak about how what they say might af-fect another person’s feelings,” Knapp said.“Even innocent comments or questions candamage a relationship when we speak fromour own perspective and don’t considerwhat another person might be feeling.”
The pressure to create a perfect holidaycan exacerbate pre-existing difficulties aswell.
“People are often stressed during the holi-
days, especially those preparing meals, hav-ing out of town guests staying in theirhomes,” said Isenberg. “Guests can bestressed too, as they are staying in some-one else’s home, don’t have their own space,and are operating according to someoneelse’s agenda. So tensions are alreadyhigher, and patience is shorter.”
The ability to be flexible and recognizethat even the most organized plans can fallapart, will reduce pressure as well, saidPamela Daniels, a licensed clinical socialworker and psychotherapist based inLorton. “Flexibility allows us to roll with thepunches,” she said. “Rigidity can be a recipefor disaster, especially during the holidays.”
FAMILY MEMBERS can help ease tensionby expressing their needs up front.
“Some people just have a need to feelappreciated,” said Knapp. “Everyone hasdifferent needs, but others, including fam-ily members won’t know those needs un-less we tell them.”
Rachel Bullen needed her mother to rec-ognize and validate the effort that she’d putinto preparing a healthy Thanksgiving din-ner and an aesthetically appealing table,and to maintaining a lifestyle that had kepther fit.
“I’ve always seen my mother as thin, beau-tiful and the perfect hostess,” said RachelBullen. “And she can always find somethingwrong with everything that I do, but shecan find no wrong with my brother.”
Recognizing that such old patterns anddynamics may be rekindled during big gath-erings can help family members navigatedifficult relationships.
“Even though there may be months oreven years between visits, people’s triggersand sensitivities are the same unless they’vepreviously worked through them with theirfamily members and reached an under-standing about the best ways for them tointeract,” said Isenberg. “The judgmentalparent or uncle will still be judgmental andthe inquisitive grandmother who pushesboundaries will still do so.”
Prior to spending time with family, shesuggested, it’s a good idea to think aboutthe actions, words or situations that ignitetensions and decide how they can beavoided.
“Consider topics to discuss with certainfamily members and how you will politelysteer away from topics you’d rather not dis-cuss,” Isenberg explained. “If you anticipatethat there will be a topic or way of interact-ing that is too difficult to be avoided withsubtlety, you may want to consider gentlyapproaching it prior to the holidays. Forexample, tell your parents you don’t feelcomfortable discussing your relationshipwith your significant other in front of theextended family and ask them not to men-tion it during dinner, and provide them withan answer to give when relatives inquire.”
Rachel decided to begin seeing a thera-pist to help strengthen her relationship withher family. “Hopefully Christmas will be lesstense,” she said. “If not this Christmas, thennext.”
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Entertainment
Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.
ONGOINGPolar Bear Reading Club. Saturday,
Dec. 6-Saturday, Jan. 31. CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive, Centreville. Read any fivebooks between Dec. 6 and Jan. 31and get a prize. Up to Grade 6.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ce/ or 703-830-2223.
Lights Festival. Thrugh Sunday, Jan.4 at 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville.Almost two and a half miles of lightdisplays and a Holiday Village tocelebrate the season. Visitwww.bullrunfestivaloflights.com.
Workbook on Display. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. The exhibitis open through January 2015, in thepark’s visitor center and admission isfree. The highlight of the exhibit is anoriginal workbook created by LewisH. Machen who purchased Walney in1843 and lived there until his deathin 1863. Call 703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence for more.
Exhibit of Colorful Nutcrackers atHistoric Sully. Through Jan. 31.Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. See an array ofnutcrackers, both old and new, in acolorful case exhibit. This holidayexhibit is included in a guided tour ofthe 1794 house. Sully, the home ofRichard Bland Lee, northernVirginia’s first congressman, will bedecorated for the holiday seasonfrom Dec. 3-22. 703-437-1794 or
visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully
THURSDAY/DEC. 4The End (Or Is It?) Book Group.
7:30 p.m. Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.Book discussion for 5th and 6thgrade students. December’s title is”Mockingbird” by Kathryn Erskine.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
FRIDAY/DEC. 5PJ Library Book Buddies
Storytime. 11:30 a.m. ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly. Moms, dads,grandparents, caregivers and childrenwho loves books are welcome to joinfor stories and fun that relate to thejewish culture, traditions andholidays. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
Ready for School Storytime. 2 p.m.Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Earlyliteracy program for children ready tobe on their own without caregivers orsiblings. Age 4-5.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
p.m. at Jubilee Christian Center,4650 Shirley Gate Road, Fairfax.Enjoy the musical drama, “The Gift”depicting the story of a soldier andfamily at the end of WW II. Call 703-383-1170 for more.
Holiday Performance. Friday, 7:30p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 3p.m. at Mountain View High School,
5775 Spindle Court, Centreville.Enjoy “Twas the Night BeforeChristmas” by special arrangementwith Samuel French, followed byChristmas caroling, and anopportunity to sit with and take yourown pictures with Santa. VisitTheAllianceTheatre.org for more.
SATURDAY/DEC. 6Champagne Holiday Breakfast. 8
a.m.-2 p.m. at Judy Ryan of Fairfax,9565 Braddock Road, Fairfax. Kickoff the season with Judy Ryan ofFairfax. Enjoy a continentalbreakfast, complete with champagneand mimosas and storewide savings.Judy’s elves will wrap gifts. Call 703-425-1855.
Decorating with Fresh Greens andFlowers. 10 a.m. at MerrifieldGarden Center, Fair Oaks MeetingRoom, 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax.See how to use fresh cut pine, holly,cedar, boxwood, magnolia and otherplants to fill a home with thefragrance and beauty of the season.Call 703-968-9600 or visitmerrifieldgardencenter.com for more.
Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair. 11a.m.-3 p.m. at Brookfield Elementary,4200 Lees Corner Road, Chantilly.Enjoy pictures with Santa and localcraft vendors offering potential giftideas. Contact 703- 814-8700.
St. Nicholas Workshop. 1-4 p.m. atSaint Raphael Orthodox Church,4429 Brookfield Corporate Drive,Suite 500, Chantilly. Children canmake crafts and gifts. Free,registration required. 703-426-8719.
Holiday Art Show. 2-6 p.m. at CliftonTown Meeting Hall, 12641 ChapelRoad. Enjoy shopping for quality,original art, made entirely by Cliftonartists. Visit www.artguildofclifton.org for more.
English Conversation Group. 3:30p.m. Centreville Regional Library,14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville.English conversation practiceopportunity for adults learningEnglish. Volunteer led program.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ce/ or 703-830-2223.
SUNDAY/DEC. 7A Cathedral Brass Christmas. 4
p.m. Christ Presbyterian Church,12410 Lee Jackson MemorialHighway, Fairfax. The concertfeatures Christmas carols and otherholiday favorites including ’Twas theNight Before Christmas, narrated byAlan Cole. Free, donations [email protected] or 703-346-3512.
MONDAY/DEC. 8ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. Centreville
Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive, Centreville. Adults learningEnglish meet to discuss a bookchosen by the group.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ce/ or 703-830-2223.
TUESDAY/DEC. 9LGBTQ Book Club. 4:30 p.m.
Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. A bookdiscussion focusing on LGBTQthemes. Ask for title. Grades 9-12.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
Magic and Mayhem. 4:30 p.m.Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. A sci-fi/fantasy book discussion group forgirls and boys. Discuss “Doll Bones”by Holly Black. For students in 6-8thgrade. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/
Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m. ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly. Adults. Ask for title.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
FRIDAY/DEC. 12Holiday Book Sale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Gift-quality used book sale. All agesholiday book sale.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ce/ or 703-830-2223.
Kinder-Budds: Book Buddies forKindergarteners. 4:30 p.m.Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. A bookdiscussion group for boys and girls.Ask for title. Kindergarteners.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/DEC. 12-13Used Book Sale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at
Centreville Regional Library, 14220St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Booksfor all ages will be offered at bargainprices. The book sale is open to thepublic. Call 703-830-2223 for more.
6p.m. at Dulles Expo Center, 4320Chantilly Shopping Center Drive,Chantilly. More than 250 of thenation’s finest artisans will displayand sell their handcrafted work. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com for more.
SATURDAY/DEC. 13Holiday Book Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Gift-quality used book sale. All agesholiday book sale.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ce/ or 703-830-2223.
Thriving Three to Fives. 10:30 a.m.Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive, Centreville.Stories and activities. Age 3-5 withadult. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ce/ or 703-830-2223.
Kaleidoscope Storytime: AnAdaptive Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly. Familysensory storytime geared to childrenon the autism spectrum and withother developmental challenges.Stories, songs and movement in awelcoming atmosphere.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
ESL Book Club. 11 a.m. ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly. Adults learningEnglish meet to discuss a bookchosen by the group. Ask for title.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
Paws for Reading. 3 p.m. ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly. Read aloud for a 15-minute session with atherapy dogs.Bring own book or choose a bookfrom the library. Age 5-12.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ch/ or 703-502-3883.
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