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ister. Price snatchedthe money from it, butknew there was alarger cache else-where in the store. Heand Wilson repeatedlyasked the victimwhere the money was,then forced him intoanother section of the
store and stole money from hiswallet.
Terrified, the clerk finally toldthe intruders where the moneywas — and they took it, tied him
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Devin Manigo didn’t par-ticipate in person in therobbery of the Chantilly
Prime Mart. But he was every bitas culpable as those who did. Andlast Thursday, July 2, in FairfaxCounty Circuit Court, he was sen-tenced to 15 years in prison forrobbery and abduction with intentto extort money.
“This defendant is the entire rea-son this robbery happened,” said
Assistant Commonwealth’sAttorney Mark Sullivan. “Hewas the mastermind whoset everything in motion.”
It was 6:15 a.m. on June22, 2007, and the 51-year-old clerk was working alonein the Prime Mart. All of asudden, two men wearingmasks and bandanas burstinto the room and shocked himthree times with a taser.
Rickey Price and Antonio Wilsonthen shut the lights, locked thedoor and headed for the cash reg-
up and fled, along with Price’sbrother Robert, who’d been wait-ing outside in the getaway car.There was only $250 in the cashregister, but the thieves left with
$30,000.Now, all four men involved in
the crime have been sentenced for
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
Two quick-thinkingCentreville teens lastweekend warned a sleep-
ing family about a fire in their ga-rage, preventing a dangerous situ-ation from potentially becomingdeadly.
“It was a good thing they werearound,” said Fairfax County Fireand Rescue Department spokes-man Will Bailey. “If the kids hadn’tdriven by there and saw thatsmoke, there’s no telling how farthe fire would have spread.”
The incident occurred early Sun-day morning, around 12:15 a.m.,as friends Mark Vaz of Belle PondFarm and Philip Weinheimer ofSully Station II were returninghome after Fourth of July festivi-ties. Mark, 18, had just droppedoff Philip, 19, at his house whenPhilip realized he’d left his walletin Mark’s car.
Mark was driving back to returnit when he noticed smoke comingfrom the garage of a home at 5710Deer Pond Road, also in Sully II.“So he told Philip and they droveto the home,” said Philip’s mom,Tina Weinheimer. “My son called911 and banged on the door toalert the sleeping family, and Markalerted the neighbors.”
By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
It’s on to the Fairfax County Board of ZoningAppeals (BZA) now for Rajdhani MandirTemple. It wants to be a good neighbor but,try as it will, it’s been unable to prevent
those coming to the temple from parking in the
adjacent residential community, Pleasant Valley.Temple officials have told their members not to
park there. Trouble is, they can’t control the ac-tions of worshippers from various other ethnicgroups who also meet at Rajdhani Mandir.
Many times, the streets are lined with parkedcars from elsewhere and residents can’t pull intotheir own driveways because of all the visitors’vehicles. But, a solution may be nearing.
This Hindu temple along Pleasant Valley Roadin Chantilly has acquired one acre next door and
Rajdhani Mandir wantsto add land, more spaces.
Temple Hopes To Fix ParkingRajdhani Mandir Temple on Pleasant Valley Road in Chantilly.
15 Years in Prison for Robbery, Abduction
Manigo
Teens alert homeowners andfirefighters about smoke.
Preventing Tragedy
Mark Vaz
Philip Weinheimer
Initially, she said, Philip thoughtit might have been smoke from lin-gering fireworks. But then, saidWeinheimer, “He saw smoke com-ing from the gutter on the roof. Hewas an Eagle Scout with Troop893, and I’m very proud of him.”
Equally proud is Mark’s mother,
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William Lee, 3, from Fair Lakes takes awhack at a fly.
Photos by Karen Doss/Centre View
Rachel Taggart, 4, from Reston is gettingsome spring painted on her face by SandieBell.
Spring Fest at Fair Lakes
Mr T performs for the crowds at the FairLakes 3rd annual Spring Fest.
Mime Lisa Polinori brought smiles to thecrowd with her plate-spinning antics.
Henry Moore, 5, from Fairfax takes a spinat the PNC Bank’s Wheel of Prizes.
Farmers Alden Lesher and Nerin Hostteterfrom Heritage Farm and Kitchen sell theirproduce and fresh meat to the crowds.They are part of Smart Markets Inc., whichhold Farmers’ Markets all around Fairfax.For more information go to http://www.smartmarkets.org
Noor Medani, 3, from Chantilly, shows offher face paint.
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Fairfax Woman Is ChargedWith Two Bank Robberies
Fairfax County police have charged a 24-year-old Fairfaxwoman with robbing two banks. She is Stephanie Marie Night-ingale of 4497 Holly Ave. They believe she robbed a McLeanbank last week, as well as a bank in Fair Oaks on June 5.
In the most recent incident, police say a woman entered Car-dinal Bank at 8270 Greensboro Drive in McLean, last Wednes-day, July 1, around 4:05 p.m. She then approached two femaletellers, ages 20 and 42, at the counter, brandished a handgunand demanded money. The tellers complied, and the robber fled.
Investigating detectives later developed Nightingale as a sus-pect and arrested her in the early morning hours of Thursday,July 2. Police say further investigation reportedly determinedshe was also allegedly responsible for the June 5 robbery of theM&T Bank, at 11721 Lee Highway in Fair Oaks.
In that incident, police said a woman entered the bank around11:12 a.m., with her face covered. Brandishing a handgun, shedemanded money and was given an undisclosed amount of cashbefore fleeing. Following her arrest, Nightingale was charged withtwo counts each of robbery and use of a firearm in the commis-sion of a felony. She’s being held without bond in the Adult De-tention Center and has an Aug. 5 court date.
Police Seek InformationAbout Car Vandalisms
Fairfax County Crime Solvers is asking for the public’s assis-tance in identifying the persons responsible for a series of carvandalisms in Centreville and Fairfax. During the overnight hoursof June 24 and June 28, the culprits shot the windows of at least32 parked vehicles with a pellet gun.
The incidents occurred on the following streets: Cedar LakesDrive, Fair Crest Court, Autumn Woods Way, Hampton ForestWay, Hampton Forest Court, Autumn Willow Court, AutumnWillow Drive and Union Village Circle. Damage to the vehicles isestimated to be more than $10,000.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime solvers at1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES/274637 or call policeat 703-691-2131. A $100 to $1,000 cash reward will be paid forinformation leading to an arrest. Callers
do not have to give their names or appear in court.
Police Charge Three with DWIFairfax County police officers conducted DWI directed patrols
throughout the Fair Oaks District, from Friday, July 3, at 11 p.m.until Saturday, July 4, at 3 a.m. to deter and apprehend drunkdrivers. Some 26 motorists were stopped for suspicion of drivingwhile intoxicated and were checked to assure that their abilitiesto drive had not been impaired by drugs or alcohol. Police chargedthree people with DWI, made one additional criminal arrest andissued nine summonses for miscellaneous traffic offenses. Eightofficers and one auxiliary police officer participated.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will
perform free, child safety carseat inspections, Thursday, July 9and July 16, from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd. in Chantilly. No appointment is necessary. But residentsshould install the child safety seats themselves so techniciansmay properly inspect and adjust them, as needed. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140 to confirm dates and times.
How High Is That Pole?A telecommunications company is planning to replace a light
pole at Chantilly High with a cellular pole. A test balloon will beflown on Saturday, July 11, from 8-10 a.m. (with a rain date ofJuly 18), so the community can see the proposed height impactof the pole on the school campus and its surroundings.
Roundups
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Author-ity officially opened Atlantis Waterpark witha ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 13.
Located at Bull Run Regional Park, Atlantis wasdesigned to evoke the world of Ancient Greece, withan array of mermaids, dolphins and Greek architec-ture. The waterpark includes a 25-foot high playstructure with a 1,100-gallon dumping bucket, wa-ter slides, waterfalls, squirters and a large sand playarea. The waterpark also boasts a 230-foot open slideand a 170-foot closed slide, as well as a spaciouswading pool.
Bull Run Regional Park is located at 7700 Bull RunDrive, Centreville. The waterpark is open daily June18-Aug. 16, weekdays, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. and week-ends, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The waterpark is open July 4,11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fees are children under 2, free, indi-viduals under 48 inches, $6.75, individuals over 48inches, $8; seniors 55 and older, $6.75 and dis-counted admission, weekdays after 4 p.m., $5. Grouprates and multi-visit passes are also available. Formore information, visit www.nvrpa.org.
Photos by Gina J. Uricoli/Centre View
The ribbon is cut at the new Atlantis Waterpark. The ribbon cutters are Todd Hafner, SuWebb, Paul Mcray, Jill Vanden-Heuvel, Chris Pauley Nicholas Tenenbaum and SupervisorMichael Frey (R-Sully).
Waterpark Opens at Bull Run
Atlantis houses an enormouswater-bucket that rings a warning
bell before dumping water onexcited ocean explorers.
Michael Jonathan Bonner was sentencedlast week to six months and four days forlying to a federal grand jury regarding
the actions of someone involved with the Centreville-based heroin ring. Bonner, 19, of Centreville, wasasked where Skylar Schnippel purchased the heroinon March 4, 2008 that proved fatal to 19-year-oldAlicia Lannes, also of Centreville.
According to his signed statement of facts, Bonnerled the grand jury to believe Schnippel bought it fromJ.R. Quick when, in fact, he’d purchased it fromDaniel Nash. Therefore, stated the prosecuting at-torneys, Bonner “intentionally withheld truthful in-formation and provided false and misleading testi-
mony.”Last Thursday, July 2, Bonner was ordered to spend
July 2-5 in jail, followed by six months home con-finement. Nash and Quick have already been sen-tenced in connection with the heroin-distributionconspiracy and their roles in Lannes’s death. On Feb.27, in federal court, Nash was given 20 years inprison, and Quick, 19 years.
Schnippel stood trial, May 4-5, in U.S. DistrictCourt in Alexandria and was found guilty of heroindistribution resulting in Lannes’s death, plus othercharges. He’s scheduled for sentencing, July 24, byJudge Leonie Brinkema.
— Bonnie Hobbs
Bonner Sentenced: Lied to Grand Jury
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is trying to amend its special permitso it may incorporate this property foradditional parking. It also wants to addmore parking to its existing site. All itneeds now is the county’s blessing.
“We want to resolve this parking is-sue,” said Neeraj Bhushan, chairman ofthe temple’s Board of Trustees. “Theone-acre parcel next to the golf course,plus an increase in the existing park-ing, will increase the number of park-ing spaces by [more than] 200 — from87 to 302.”
Speaking before the June 16 meet-ing of the West Fairfax County CitizensAssociation (WFCCA) Land-Use Com-mittee, Bhushan said the temple’s en-trance will be 230 feet further down,to improve the flow of traffic comingfrom Pleasant Valley Road and Route50.
“Egress will be from the current en-trance to alleviate traffic,” he said. “Thesidewalk by the parking area will jointhe trail; an asphalt trail will go fromthe parking area to the end of the prop-erty. The county wants us not to usethe existing entrance. But our trafficconsultant says using [that] entranceas a right-in, right-out, will better alle-viate the traffic congestion.”
Bhushan also noted that a traffic lightwill be installed at Herndon Avenueand Pleasant Valley Road, since 80 per-cent of the traffic coming into that com-
their actions. On Oct. 3, 2008, Robert F.Price, 31, of Springfield, was given a yearbehind bars. On Feb. 6, Wilson, 28, ofLorton, received eight years in prison. Nextcame Rickey F. Price, 23, sentenced March6 to six years in prison.
During Manigo’s jury trial, Feb. 3-4,Sullivan said the Price brothers and Wilsonrobbed the Prime Mart because Manigo“told them where it was, how to do it andprovided the weapon. [Manigo] said therewas only one clerk working, it’s a check-cashing place with a lot of money and itwould be an easy job.”
In a July 26, 2007 affidavit, police Det.Eric Deane noted the serial number of thetaser taken from the getaway car and wrotethat the same weapon “was shipped by Ex-press Mail to Manigo at his home address,13964 Rockland Village Drive, No. 102, inChantilly, on May 9, 2007, and received onMay 12, 2007.”
In addition, a Minnesota woman whomManigo had met online, testified in courtthat he asked her to buy a taser with hercredit card and send it to him — which shedid. On Feb. 4, the jury found Manigo guiltyand recommended he serve 25 years inprison.
He returned to Circuit Court for sentenc-
ing, July 2, and Sullivan said Manigo, now32, engineered the whole crime. “He foundthe location, recruited the group, informedthem where the money was and told themwhen to hit [the business],” said the pros-ecutor. “The defendant [even] told themhow to use the taser; he said, ‘You have toget right up on [the victim].’”
“It was a brutal robbery,” continuedSullivan. “The victim was tasered, put downon the ground, kicked by Mr. Wilson andforced to give them the money from theback room. Without Mr.Manigo’s help and guidance,it wouldn’t have happened. Ithink the only reason hewasn’t there that day wasbecause he was still on pro-bation from his federalcharges for drugs and weap-ons.”
Sullivan said the state stat-ute calls for 20 years inprison for abduction as “a strong signal thatyou just cannot do this to people.” Robberyis punishable by five years, he said, because“it simply cannot be tolerated.”
He said the others involved admitted theirparts, but “Mr. Manigo said, ‘No, prove it’— and the jury did — and now he has tolive with the consequences. And the factthat he left the courtroom before his trial
started, and we had to delay proceedingsfor a whole day, also [speaks volumes abouthim].”
Defense attorney Jason Britt, however,asked for a much lighter sentence. “You robplaces where there’s money,” he said. “Andit had been robbed on many, different oc-casions, so it didn’t take particular, crimi-nal aptitude on his part.” Until this incident,said Britt, Manigo had been “nothing shortof a model probationer and had had no newviolations of law.”
He said the reason the ab-duction penalty is so high isthat it was originally in-tended for kidnapping of-fenses, but “this abductionwas incidental to the rob-bery.” Said Britt: “Wilson andRickey Price were lockeddown by DNA evidence andRobert Price was caught[near the scene, shortly after-
ward]. Their admissions of guilt were sim-ply to save their own skin.”
Britt said Manigo’s punishment “shouldn’tbe 25 times more than Robert Price, whowas on the scene during the crime.” He thenasked for a sentence within the state sen-tencing guidelines of 3-and-a-half to 11years. Britt said his client only gave the oth-ers “the outlines of the crime — they de-
munity enters it from that end, rather thanfrom the Route 29 end.
“This issue has been a bugaboo for us,and we want the neighbors to be happy,”he said. “We don’t want people parking il-legally.”
WFCCA CHAIRMAN Jim Katcham won-dered how the temple would control right-in, right-out, traffic movements and wastold that an island would prevent left turns.He also asked if Rajdhani Mandir wouldbe willing to help fund the traffic signal.
“Originally, we were to pay $3,000 forit; but now, they want us to pay 25 percentof the cost,” said Bhushan. Figuring thetotal cost of a traffic signal at $250,000,Katcham said that would make the temple’sportion of the bill $62,500.
“But on regular days and weekends, thereare only 25-30 cars there,” said Bhushan.“We’d only need [the signal] on special oc-casions, so we don’t believe we should paythat amount because we’re not responsiblefor all the traffic [on Pleasant Valley Road].”
“Plus, this is not a thoroughfare — we’dbe using this parking lot, eight to 10 timesa year,” said temple member RameshKhanna. “Our consultant and engineer areprotesting this amount. We don’t havestimulus money for that.”
Bhushan said there’ll be a left-turn lanefrom the current entrance “so traffic won’tback up on Pleasant Valley Road.”
WFCCA’s Carol Hawn asked if this lanewould be built now, or when Pleasant Val-
ley Road is widened from Route 50 toRoute 29, years from now, as is shownon the county’s Comprehensive Plan.And Khanna assured her it would goin “now, as soon as possible.”
IN ADDITION, WFCCA’s MarkMcConn suggested a right-turn lane onPleasant Valley Road northbound, fromBraddock Road onto Herndon Avenueand into the site, and the temple rep-resentatives said they’re considering it.
The WFCCA then unanimously rec-ommended approval of the temple’sparking proposals, contingent upon apositive report from county staff, thetemple’s consideration of that lane andits contribution of some monetaryamount toward the installation of thetraffic signal.
“I appreciate all the work you allhave gone through to try and recon-cile the relationship between the com-munity and the temple,” said Hawn. “Ithink this will go a long way towardthat.”
Also pleased, Katcham told RajdhaniMandir’s representatives, “We reallyappreciate your sincere effort to makethis work. I think you’ve done a com-mendable job.”
Replied Bhushan: “That’s the pur-pose of going to the temple – to live inpeace and harmony with everyone.”
The matter now goes to the BZA,next Tuesday, July 14.
15 Years in Prison for Robbery and Abduction
A Plan To Solve Parking ProblemsFabia Vaz. “I had called him, wondering where
he was, and he didn’t call me right back,” she said.“Then, when he did call, he told me what hap-pened. I’m glad he stopped and went back; he’sthe youngest of my four children and is a reallygood kid.”
Bailey said some 30 firefighters from bothCentreville fire stations, 17 and 38, as well as fromthe Fair Oaks, Chantilly and Fairfax Center sta-tions responded. He said first-arriving units en-countered flames in the garage and were able toextinguish the blaze within 17 minutes.
He said a vehicle parked inside the garage hadsomehow caught on fire, but firefighters containedthe fire to that vehicle. The garage sustainedsmoke and water damage, but the fire didn’t ex-tend to the house.
“I think the outcome would have been differ-ent, had my son not been there,” said Weinheimer.“It could have been devastating. A husband, wifeand three children were in the house, and theythanked him afterward. When he came home, hewoke us up and said, ‘I saved a family tonight.’”
Similarly, Vaz said the blaze “could have causeda lot of damage. Mark said the lady hugged himin thanks.”
Agreeing with the moms, Bailey said, “If itwasn’t for these kids knocking on the door andwaking the people up, the fire could have been alot worse. The family was blessed that day.”
Mark Vaz is a 2009 graduate of Westfield Highand will enter the Culinary Institute of Americain New York this fall for training to become a pro-fessional chef. Philip Weinheimer is a 2008Westfield grad and is a sophomore at NOVA.
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cided on [the specifics]. The brutality wasexercised by Rickey and Antonio.”
THE FINAL SAY belonged to Judge DavidSchell. “The defendants in a criminal caseall have different backgrounds and recordsand play different roles in the crime,” hesaid. “So there’s no requirement that theyall receive the same sentence.”
“The robbery in this case was very vio-lent; a taser was used and the defendantobtained it through an innocent third partyand instructed the others how to use it,”said Schell. “So this crime is at the upperend of seriousness.”
Noting that the victim was both tied upand robbed, Schell said the court “has tofashion a sentence that’s just for the defen-dant and society.” Then, although modify-ing the jury’s recommendation, the judgegave Manigo a sentence above the guide-line maximum.
He sentenced Manigo to five years for therobbery, plus three more years — all ofwhich were suspended — and placed himon three years probation. For the abduction,Manigo received 20 years, with 10 sus-pended. Schell ran both sentences consecu-tively, for 15 years total to serve. He alsoimposed an additional two years active pro-bation following Manigo’s release fromprison.
“It was abrutal robbery.”
— Mark Sullivan,Assistant
Commonwealth’sAttorney
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See Republican Pioneer, Page 7
By Justin Fanizzi
Centre View
E. David “Dave” Foreman, a pioneer inFairfax County politics and an icon to areaRepublicans, died Thursday, June 18 aftera short battle with leukemia. Foreman, 72,
was receiving treatment at Duke Medical Care inNorth Carolina after being diagnosedonly 13 days prior with the blood can-cer, according to his son, David Foreman.
“He was the most thoughtful, loving,caring individual you could come across,both to friends and family,” David Fore-man said. “He was just an amazing per-son.”
A former Springfield resident, Fore-man began his political career in 1971when he was elected to chair the then-lagging Fairfax County Republican Com-mittee in Virginia. During his time aschairman, Foreman cultivated some ofthe most recognizable political figures in the county,many of whom still serve in political roles today, suchas U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10) and former U.S. Rep.Tom Davis.
Through his efforts to promote his party and findcandidates that appealed to Republicans of all levelsof conservatism, Foreman is credited with pulling theRepublican Party even with the Democratic Party,which had dominated Virginia politics.
“Dave really brought us into two-party parity,” saidDavis, who was recruited by Foreman to be a pre-
cinct operations chairman on weekends while he wasin law school at the University of Virginia in the early1970s. “He created a broad-based coalition and car-ried a winning attitude into the county.”
After serving Fairfax County Republicans, Foremanwas elected to chair the 8th Congressional DistrictCommittee from 1978 to 1982, where he led cam-paigns for Richard D. Obenshain, chairman of the
Republican Party of Virginia from 1972-78, when he won the party’s nomina-tion to run for the U.S. Senate in 1978.
Upon his retirement from politics,Foreman used his knowledge of the po-litical process and became a lobbyist forthe shipbuilding industry and later forvarious committees and organizations inRichmond and Washington, D.C. AmongForeman’s other activities was serving asthe executive director of the Washing-ton Redskins cheerleaders, little leaguecoach and as a sponsor for the WestSpringfield High School dance program.
“He was very active in the community throughouthis years in Northern Virginia,” David Foreman said.“He was able to do it all and do it in a successfulway. He was successful for his party, successful as alobbyist and as a husband, father and grandfather.”
About two years ago, according to his son, Fore-man moved to Sunset Beach, N.C., to spend his lateryears fishing and playing golf, two activities he loveddearly. Though he was physically removed from
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Virginia’s new law banning drivers fromtexting while driving went into effecton July 1, and no one can argue that
anyone should be behind the wheel of a mov-ing car while they type or read information ona cell phone.
It’s clear, given the state of trans-portation funding in Virginia (thereis none) that we can all expect to be spendingmore time in traffic.
My new commute into Old Town Alexandriaincludes traversing almost the entire length ofthe George Washington Memorial Parkway.(Alternatively, I can traverse nearly the entirelength of the Beltway between the AmericanLegion and Woodrow Wilson bridges.)
The GW Parkway is a beautiful drive, withviews of the Potomac River; the road is stilllined with forests, and a variety of birds sailoverhead.
Over the course of a week, the trip invari-able includes some time at a standstill, usu-ally for one of several road improvement sites,at the “hump-back” bridge, and at Spout Run,
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to name two.Most commutes via auto in Northern Virginia
probably include periods of standing still eachweek.
For the sake of productivity, it might makesense to amend Virginia’s new anti-texting-while-driving law slightly fordrivers actually stopped in traffic. Driv-
ers over 21 who are in cars that are actuallystanding still (and in “park”) should be allowedto use their phones for texting or checkingemail or even looking up traffic cameras to seewhat the hold up is.
New Law onDrunk Driving
Also beginning on July 1, 2009, drivers whohave been convicted of driving under the in-fluence in Virginia twice within a 10-year pe-riod are required to use ignition interlock de-vices for a minimum of six months.
This is an improvement over current Virginia
law that mandates the same for drivers twiceconvicted of driving drunk within five years.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving identifiesignition locks as an effective tool in the battleagainst drunk driving, with studies showingthat they reduce repeat drunk driving offensesby 64 percent. The interlock device requiresthat a driver blow into the equivalent of abreathalyzer before the car will start.
The Washington Regional Alcohol Programcites statistics from the National Highway Traf-fic Safety Administration: Drunk drivers killedin traffic crashes are eight times as likely tohave a prior conviction than fatally injuredsober drivers. People whom have been arrestedfor drunk driving are at greater risk for a fu-ture traffic fatality, and the risk increases withthe number of drunk driving arrests.
In 2007, 378 people died in alcohol-relatedcrashes in Virginia’s roadways. Virginia re-corded 28,787 convictions for driving underthe influence in 2007.
— Mary Kimm,
A hot, busy day went by for several youngMuslims as they manned the Ahmadiyya Mus-lim Community bookstall at the three-day Cel-ebrate Fairfax event last month. The group hadbeen hosting the booth at this affair on theirorganization’s part since Celebrate Fairfax firstbegan. Every year they have secured their placeto offer their peaceful message, selling a widerange of religious literature. The booth’s orga-nizer, Usman Choudhary, said that this year theyincluded books on homeopathy for their booth,as well as the Holy Quran along with other reli-gious books and pamphlets. He believed whatmade them different from other booths was thatthey were giving away their Holy Quran for freeto those who really wanted to read it.
Among the volunteers were youths who, onthe morning of Saturday and Sunday, had beeninvolved in other community service prior tohelping at the stall.
“I got the opportunity to serve in a homelessshelter this morning and spread the word ofpeace at the Celebrate Fairfax festival,” saidIbrahim Chaudhry of Centreville. “Yeah, it was
A variety of religious literature wasoffered at the Ahmadiyya MuslimCommunity bookstall at the annualCelebrate Fairfax event.
Sharing Literature atCelebrate Fairfax
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Prepare forSafe SummerTo the Editor:
On Saturday, June 20, yet another child diedof hyperthermia when left alone in a parkedcar. Two-year-old April Knight lived in Ken-tucky, and at the beginning of summer is al-ready the 13th child in the U.S. to die in a hotvehicle this year.
How can we be sure this does not happen tothe children and families in our own commu-nity?
The truth is summer may be a fun time ofyear, but it can present difficult, sometimesdangerous challenges for parents. From incon-veniences like bug bites to tragedies likedrowning and death, children themselves areoften unaware of these issues or too young tounderstand. Fortunately, many of these acci-dents are preventable. As parents, babysitters,and caregivers, it’s our job to ensure that ev-ery child remains safe and healthy in the com-ing months. Taking a few moments to be awareof these situations is a small sacrifice to makefor our children’s wellbeing.
Parents might leave their children alone in avehicle if they want to avoid waking a sleep-
a busy day, but it was worth it.”This organization is already a part of the
Adopt-a-Highway Program, and they are regu-lar volunteers for cooking and delivering foodto the Embry Rucker Homeless Shelter inReston. For this group community service isan ongoing activity that never rests, they aredriven by the dedication and love for theirneighborhood and fellow human beings, so letus be inspired by the good acts that still existin society today, and perhaps follow their ex-ample. See www.alislam.org.
Seher ChowdhryCentreville
ing baby or getting the child out of and backinto a car seat. But a child can get overheatedquickly — it only takes 10 minutes for a car’stemperature to increase 19ºF. Long lines or abroken register can make a quick trip in thestore unexpectedly longer; meanwhile, thevehicle is growing warmer. This and countlessother safety issues for children in parked orrunning vehicles are very real and very dan-gerous. A child should never be left alone in acar.
Parenting can be tough at times, and sum-mer safety issues pose a special challenge.Luckily, there are resources dedicated to help-ing parents make the season both fun and safe.Visit the Parent Resource Center on SCAN ofNorthern Virginia’s Web site at www.scanva.org– and look for the feature on summer safety.Reading through tips on kids in cars, prevent-ing sunburns, water safety, finding supervision,and other topics in our summer safety sectionis an easy way to increase your knowledge andprepare for this season. Take time to learn morenow, and keep summer the fun-filled time itshould be for you and your children.
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Republican Pioneer DiesNorthern Virginia politics, his mind never let him
stray too far. In daily phone calls, Foreman and hisson would not only discuss sports, but would alsodebate politics and other issues facing the Republi-can Party.
“We got into a lot of political disagreements be-cause I was always a little bit more of a moderateconservative than he was, but differences like thosewere great,” said David Foreman, who is chief of stafffor Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield). “It wasgreat to have those conversations. I’m very thankfulI called him every day.”
Through his contributions to his party, countyand state, Foreman’s memory will live on and those
who knew him will forever be thankful that theirlives intersected.
“He was a good man, husband and father and agood citizen,” Wolf said. “He touched a lot of livesand made a very positive difference in the common-wealth. He will be missed.”
Foreman is survived by his wife of 49 years, Rose-mary Foreman; children Dave Foreman III and wifeSusan and Sheryl Olecheck and husband Arthur; andhis five grandchildren. Other surviving family mem-bers include his brother Robert Foreman, of Naples,Fla. and sister Gertrude Alexander, of Jacksonville,Fla.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed tothe Leukemia Society of America, North CarolinaChapter, 5950 Fairview Road, Suite 250, Charlotte,N.C. 28210.
Both men who burglarized a Chantilly dough-nut store in January have now received sus-pended sentences. They are Ramiro Garcia-
Gomez, 22, of 14502 Trans World Ave. in the Mead-ows of Chantilly community, and Anibal Lopez, 34,of 4054 Chantilly Road.
The incident occurred some time between Friday,Jan. 30, at 11:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 31, at 12:55p.m. at the Chantilly Donuts store at 4394-EHenninger Court. Computers, cash and checks werestolen, but Fairfax County police arrested the cul-prits shortly afterward, when they tried to cash astolen check at a nearby check-cashing store.
Police also discovered the stolen property inside acar parked outside.
They seized the vehicle and charged each man withcharged with burglary and grand larceny. Their bur-glary charges were later dropped, but the grand juryindicted both Lopez and Garcia-Gomez on grand lar-ceny.
They each pleaded guilty in Circuit Court. On May1, Judge Bruce White sentenced Lopez to 12 monthsin jail, suspending all that time and placing him onprobation. Then on June 26, Judge Robert Smith gaveGarcia-Gomez an 11-month suspended sentence andplaced him on a year’s probation.
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Craft Vendors are needed forCentreville United Methodist Women’sBazaar scheduled for Saturday, Nov.14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church,6400 Old Centreville Road; [email protected].
THURSDAY/JULY 9Sunset Tour. 5-7 p.m. Tour Sully
Plantation, the 1794 home of RichardBland Lee, Northern Virginia’s firstcongressman, and uncle of Robert E.Lee. Tours begin every half hour withthe last tour at 6:30 p.m. The tour costis $6 for adults, $5 for students, and $4for seniors and children, andreservations are required by July 6.Sully is located at 3650 Historic SullyWay in Chantilly. Call Sully at 703-437-1794.
JULY 11-12World War II Living History
Weekend. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. onSaturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. onSunday. At Sully Historic Site, meetover 100 reenactors representing bothAxis and Allied troops, and get an up-close look at what life was like forsoldiers and civilians throughout thewar. Interpreters will have authenticuniforms, equipment, weapons andvehicles, including a half-track tank, ondisplay in their camps. Admission is$7/adult, $5/senior and child. WorldWar II vets are admitted free of charge.Sully Historic Site is located at 3650Historic Sully Way in Chantilly. Call703-437-1794.
TUESDAY/JULY 14Rotary Meeting. 11.15 a.m. at
Eggspectations, 5009 Westone Plaza,Chantilly, off Westfields Blvd.Prospective members and visitorswelcome; $12 lunch. Call Mary AnnImgram at 703-966-8168.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 15Tea Time. 1-3:30 p.m. $15. Enjoy an
interactive tour of Sully Historic Site aswell as teatime refreshments at 3 p.m.Call 703-437-1794. At 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly.
Bike Rodeo. 5-8 p.m. Three, one-hoursessions at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Bring yourbike to be tuned up by the FairfaxCounty Police Bike Squad. Safetybriefing and challenge the obstaclecourse. At Chantilly National Golf andCountry Club, 14901 Braddock Road,Centreville.
FRIDAY/JULY 17Dairy Days. 1-4 p.m. $5/person. Make
your own ice cream and churn yourown butter. The kids can play historicgames, and enjoy a taste of 18thcentury life and marvel at thedifference between today andyesteryear. At Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Call 703-437-1794.
Peterson’s Ice Cream Depot CharityFundraiser. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at 7150Main Street, Clifton. The Depot willdonate a portion of its eveningproceeds to The Bryce Foundation, acharitable organization dedicated toassisting pediatric oncology patientsand their families. For moreinformation on The Bryce Foundation,call 703-266-0146 or visitwww.BryceFoundation.org.
SATURDAY/JULY 18Clowning Around With
Shakespeare. 10-11 a.m. At E.C.Lawrence Park amphitheater. Aninteractive, fast-paced one-personshow filled with humor ofShakespeare’s clowns. Production isput on by Young Audiences of Virginia.At 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. Call703-324-SHOW (7469).
Attorney Mitch Lambros will discussapplying for Social Security DisabilityIncome (SSDI) benefits when you have‘difficult to diagnose’ syndromes whichinclude pain, fatigue insomnia, and/oranxiety. Presented by The NOVAChronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS),Fibromyalgia (FM), and MVPS/Dysautonomia (OI) Support Group.Saturday, July 18, from, 10 a.m. - 12noon, in the McDonnell Room, SullyGovernmental Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd, Chantilly. No registrationrequired; no fee. Contact Elly at 703-968-9818 or [email protected]. On theweb, see www.cfsnova.com
TUESDAY/JULY 21Rotary Meeting. 11.15 a.m. at
Eggspectations, 5009 Westone Plaza,Chantilly, off Westfields Blvd.Speaker: Sahil Sinha, president of INOSolutions, on “The Digital Divide.”Prospective members and visitorswelcome; $12 lunch Call Mary AnnImgram at 703-966-8168.
JULY 22-24Three-Day Camp. Play with
humdingers and other games ofhistory. 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Fee is$70/three days and $25/day. Call 703-437-1794 to reserve. At 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly.
The Ekoji Buddhist Temple willhold its 27th annual Obon Festival onSaturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.Festival activities include Japanese folkdancing, taiko drumming performed byNen Daiko, a candle illumination cer-emony, kid’s games and crafts, andtraditional Japanese food dishes.Temple tours and short lectures on Bud-dhism will be held during the festival.Attendance is free and food and drinkswill be sold throughout the evening. Allare welcome. Visit www.ekoji.org. EkojiBuddhist Temple is at 6500 Lake HavenLane in Fairfax Station. Visitwww.ekoji.org or call 703-239-0500.
Oakton Baptist Church will hostVacation Bible School from Monday,Aug. 3 to Thursday, Aug. 6 from 6:30-8:45 p.m. Dinner each night will beavailable at 5:30 p.m. for $3.50 a per-son or $10 for a family. There will beclasses for preschool to adults. Call thechurch to register or to get a ride eachevening. All are welcome. The church isat 14001 Sullyfield Circle Chantilly; call703-631-1799.
Jubilee Christian Center is host-ing a Vacation Bible School, July 20-24,12:30-3:30 p.m. For ages 3 throughsixth grade, the theme is “Museum at12627, the Mystery of God’s GreatPlan”. There is no charge, but must bepre-registered by July 10. Jubilee Chris-tian Center is located at 4650 ShirleyGate Rd., Fairfax. Call 703-383-1170 toregister, or see www.jccag.org.
Congregation Yad Shalom, lo-cated in Centreville, provides a varietyof programs in a traditional format witha modern flair:
❖ Ask about the K – 2 Hebrew schoolfor the children for the upcoming year.
❖ Join the congregation and Cantor
Zucker for a BBQ and Havdalah serviceon Saturday, July 18 at 6 p.m.
For more information and/or direc-tions, contact the Congregation at703-579-6079, or visitwww.yadshalom.com.
Centreville United MethodistChurch will hold Music Camp fromAug. 10-14 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Children in grades 2-6 (2009-2010school year) are invited to attend andwill enjoy a Christmas in August theme.The campers will learn and perform themusical “Radio J-O-Y!” Registrationforms can be found on the church Website www.centreville-umc.org. Registra-tion is $20 per child with a $50 familymaximum. Contact the church office at703-830-2684.
Summer Nights at Lord of Life.Bring the whole family for a free nightof fun!
❖ July 15 at 7:30 p.m.: Country Step-pers Dance Team. See a demonstrationof country-western dancing and thentry a few steps of your own. All ages.(Clifton/Centreville)
❖ July 22 at 7:30 p.m.: Reptiles Alive.Wildlife educators will have a live rep-tile encounter to show and educate us.These creatures have all been rescuedand are non-releasable. (Fairfax)
❖ July 29 at 7:30 p.m.: Bob BrownPuppets. Bob Brown will entertain uswith his puppets in a variety show forall ages, Second Hand Stars. (Fairfax).Call 703-323-9500www.lordoflifelutheran.com
Temple Beth Torah is a ReformJewish congregation and member of theUnion of Reform Judaism (URJ) thatmeets at St. John’s Episcopal Church inCentreville. Religious school is held atthe Goddard School in Chantilly. The
congregation offers the Northern Vir-ginia Jewish community services thatprovide numerous spiritual, educa-tional, support and social opportunitiesincluding religious school for memberchildren age 3 through Bar/Bat Mitzvahand confirmation. The congregationwelcomes all members of the commu-nity to attend any of our services orevents. For more information, a news-letter, or a membership package, call703-263-2252 or visitwww.BethTorah.net.
Shalom Jewish Children is a fun,hands-on Jewish educational programfor young children based on experientiallearning. Each session is about Jewishholidays, values and celebrations. Meetsin Centreville at the Rocky Run Recre-ation Center. Contact Gloria Pioso [email protected] or call703-579-6079.
Recovery and Support CareGroups at New Life: Passion for Com-munity in cooperation with New LifeChristian Church has an ongoing recov-ery and support groups for peoplesuffering with various addictions, de-structive and dysfunctional behaviors,or who just need some support. Thesegroups are a safe place to receive sup-port and healing. Contact Lucy Martinezat 703-222-8836.
❖ Recovery Connection (12-stepgroup), Sundays at 9:30 a.m. atWestfield High in Chantilly;
❖ Food Freedom (a women’s group;12-step group), Sunday’s at 9:30 a.m. atWestfield High in Chantilly;
❖ Single Mom’s support Group,Saturday’s at 9:30 a.m. in Centreville(call for location);
❖ Authentic Masculinity Men’sGroup, Thursday’s at 7:30 p.m. inChantilly (call for location).
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From left are siblings Mason, 3, and Elsa, 5, Hencken.Hailey Cronin, 2, gets awagon ride.
This patriotic float took third place inClifton’s Fourth of July parade. Front row,from left, are Morgan Stroup, 7; GarretStroup, 5 and Jason Mitchell; back row,from left, are Will Mitchell, 9; DylanRobertson, 6; Ivy Mitchell, 8; SeanRobertson, 8; and Ian Mitchell (Will’stwin), 9.
Josie Layfield, 4, rides herbike down Main Street.These two, young Nationals fans show their patriotism.
The epitome of small-town Americana, theTown of Clifton celebrated the Fourth of July,last Saturday, with a parade, a flag-raising
ceremony and a potluck picnic in the park. Childrenalso enjoyed a waterslide and old-fashioned gamessuch as tug-of-war and egg toss.
Leading the Fourth of July parade downMain Street are (from left) Wayne Nickum,Dwayne Nitz and Sierra Brooks.
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Westfield High School “SummerStage” presents the musical “Guys &Dolls” on July 23, 24, 25 and 26 at 7:30p.m. Order online reserved seating atwww.westfieldtheatreboosters.com or call703-488-6439 for more info. Tickets are$10 in advance & $12 at the door.
The Northern Virginia ElectricCooperative and the Virginia, Marylandand Delaware Association of Electric Co-operatives have awarded collegescholarships amounting to $17,000 to 11Northern Virginia high school students inFairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince Will-iam and Stafford counties.
Independent committees selected ninestudents to receive NOVEC’s Dollars forScholars from hundreds of seniors whoapplied. The committees looked for highacademic achievement, community ser-vice, work experience, extracurricularactivities, and demonstrated leadership.
NOVEC’s 2009 Dollars for ScholarsWinners:
❖ Samantha Henry, Westfield HighSchool, GPA: 4.2;
❖ Stephanie Kelly, Centreville HighSchool, GPA: 4.2, University of Virginia.
Jay R. Liotta, of Oak Hill, graduatedmagna cum laude with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in Communications from ElonUniversity on May 23.
Stephen J. Gardner of Centrevillewas recently awarded a $2,000 PamplinCollege of Business Transfer Merit Schol-arship at Virginia Tech. These scholarshipsare offered to the students with the high-est GPA’s entering Virginia Tech from anygiven Virginia community college in rec-
ognition of outstanding academic perfor-mance. Stephen attended NorthernVirginia Community College in Manassasduring the 2008-2009 school year wherehe attained an overall GPA of 3.6.
Centreville High’s Class of 1999is holding its 10-year class reunion on Oct.10 at the Embassy Suites in Old TownAlexandria. Go towww.greatreunions.com. Or call 800-655-7971.
Paul VI High School’s Class of1989 is holding its 20-year reunion onOct. 24 from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. at the HyattFair Lakes. Call Capital Reunions at 703-266-6702 or go towww.capitalreunions.com.
Chantilly High’s Class of 1989 isholding its 20-year reunion on Oct. 3 from8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Hyatt Fair Lakes.Call Capital Reunions at 703-266-6702 orgo to www.capitalreunions.com.
Lees Corner Elementary School isgathering information on children whowill be 5 years old by Sept. 30, 2009 andlive within the school’s boundaries.Boundary information can be accessed atwww.fcps.edu/boundary/. If you have achild who meets these requirements callMrs. Nolan at 703-227-3500. Visit http://www.fcps.edu/start.htm
Greenbriar West ElementarySchool is now accepting information fornext year’s Kindergarten classes. Thosewith a child who will turn five years of ageby Sept. 30 should call the school officewith the child’s information. Call 703-633-
6700 for more information.
Clifton Children’s Academy is of-fering a new Accelerated JuniorKindergarten program. It is available tothose children who may have just missedthe cut-off date for public kindergarten,those children who may not have beenquite ready to begin kindergarten this fall,or those children who are excelling on theacademic front and are looking for evengreater challenges. The program consistsof language arts, early math, social stud-ies and science, as well as foreignlanguage and visual arts. The school islocated on Compton Road in Centreville.Call the school at 703-968-8455 or visit itsWeb site at www.childrensacademy.com.
Pleasant Valley Preschool is a non-profit cooperative preschool that holds itsclasses in the Greenbriar Community Center.It offers programs for 3-5 year olds and isenrolling for the 2009-10 school year. Callthe school at 703-378-6911 or visit the Website at www.pleasantvalleypreschool.com formore information. The Community Centeris located at 4615 Stringfellow Rd. in Fairfax.
Kindergarten registration is open atUnion Mill Elementary School. Pack-ets are available Monday through Fridayfrom 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the main office,13611 Springstone Drive. 703-322-8504.
The Clifton Presbyterian ChurchPreschool is now enrolling for the2009-2010 school year. The preschooloffers classes for 3, 4, and 5 year olds.Questions, Gretchen Reamy at 703-830-3175 [email protected]
Blue Iguana would like to thankeveryone who entered the Blue IguanaFree Lunch Contest in June by droppingtheir business card in the “fish bowl” atthe front of the restaurant. The winnersof the Blue Iguana June Free Lunch Con-test are: Phylis Byrom of Chevy ChaseBank; William Sweeley of EKS Ltd., andEd Buhain of Excella Consulting.
Brett Billington, of RE/MAXGateway in Chantilly, was acceptedas a Member of the Top 5 in Real EstateNetwork, a prestigious industry achieve-ment. Members of the Network arecarefully selected and managed byRISMedia, which has provided the realestate industry with objective, unbiasednews for nearly 30 years. As a Memberof the Top 5 Network, Billington isamong the first real estate agents to beaccepted into this elite organization. Hehas been a consistent top producingagent since entering the real estate busi-ness in 2003. According to Billington, heattributes his success to having greatmarketing and communication skills, anup-to-date knowledge of the ever-changing market conditions, constanttraining and education, persuasive ne-gotiating skills and a dedicated desire toexceed client expectations.
Meet local business owners andbuild a business network through theBNI Business Roundtable. Meetings areWednesdays at 8 a.m. at Eggspectation,5009 Weston Plaza Dr., Chantilly. Costis $8 for Continental breakfast or $12for hot breakfast. Go towww.bnichantilly.com.
The Centreville Rotary Club hasmoved its meeting location from the I-Hop in Centreville to theEggsSpectations Restaurant inChantilly. The Rotary Club meets Tues-days from 11:30-12:30 p.m. for lunch.There is a new guest speaker every weekwith topics ranging from estate planningto how the Rotary helps during emer-
Business Notes
In Chantilly, the following residentshave been nominated for a FairfaxCounty Volunteer Service Award:
❖ The Interact Club of Chantillyvolunteered at Pathway Homes Inc., andare nominated for the Youth VolunteerGroup award. They were nominated byAbigail Denecke.
❖ Annalisa Waybright volun-teered for Brain Injury Services, Inc.,and is nominated for the Adult Volun-teer award. She was nominated byTomoko Taguchi.
Justin Mahlmann, PE and princi-pal in the firm, has been named themanaging director of Bowman Geother-mal. Mahlmann, who came to BowmanConsulting eight years ago, has over 15years of engineering experience, was thebranch manager of Bowman’s PrinceWilliam office, and was a regional vicepresident. He has a civil engineeringdegree from The University of Virginia.Mahlmann will be working out ofBowman’s Chantilly office.
People Notes
Health Notes
The Fair Oaks Parkinson Founda-tion Support Group meets monthly onthe fourth Saturday, from 10 a.m. -12p.m. at Sunrise at Fair Oaks, 3750 JosephSiewick Drive, Fairfax. The Parkinson
gencies. Contact Gregg Caldwell [email protected].
The Clifton Business Connec-tion chapter of BNI invites areabusiness professionals to visit its weeklynetworking meeting held every Wednes-day at 11 a.m. at Heart in HandRestaurant in Clifton. Visitwww.bninova.com.
BLOC (Business Leaders of theCommunity) is celebrating its secondanniversary as a business networkinggroup. But this business networkinggroup has a philanthropic role — besidefor always doing business and network-ing with each other. Currently BLOC hasgrown to two-chapter meeting inChantilly and Dulles. but the group islooking to expand to other areas, somore people can network with eachother and more good works can be donefor the community. Call Debra Weeks -Alexander at 703-264-7711 or [email protected]
Foundation welcomes PD patients andfamily members. Free.
Support Group leader is Bill Robbins703-830-3823. Go towww.ParkinsonFoundation.org.
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Staying Home Pays OffMatt and Mike Snyder play summer ball locally,spurring upstart Carney Pirates.
By Jason Mackey
Centre View
Matt Snyder hit eighthome runs to leadthe University ofMississippi base-
ball team this spring, and theRebels advanced all the way forthe NCAA Super Regional, a three-game series that they eventuallydropped to the University of Vir-ginia.
And although that power surgecame on the heels of Snyder’s eye-popping performance as a seniorat Westfield, where he set threeschool records with 15 home runs,40 RBIs and a slugging percent-age of 1.197, Snyder entered thissummer with one goal: gainingweight.
That, he knew, would furtherincrease his power numbers.
So instead of playing in SouthCarolina’s Coastal Plain League,Snyder asked Ole Miss for an ex-emption, saying that he and histwin brother, fellow Rebel MikeSnyder, would benefit more fromstaying home. In Centreville,
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Centre View
Despite only getting 25 at-bats at Ole Miss, Mike Snyderhas caught fire at the plate this summer for the CarneyPirates and before Monday’s game against the SouthernMaryland Cardinals was hitting .286 with two homersand eight RBIs.
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Centre View
Matt Snyder had a breakout season as a freshman this spring at Ole Miss, hitting .298with a team-high eight home runs and 31 RBIs. ‘It gave me a lot of confidence inmyself,’ he said.
working — an obvious, away-from-home requirement — wasunnecessary. So was cooking.Linda Snyder had that covered.
“I’m crushing my mom’s cook-ing right now,” joked Matt Snyder.“She makes some good food, andshe’s been putting all kinds ofweight on us.”
SINCE EARLYJune, Matt andMike Snyder haveboth played inte-gral parts for theCarney Pirates, asecond-year en-trant in the ClarkC. Griffith Colle-giate Baseball League. Because ofthe Snyder twins and others,Carney has challenged the ViennaSenators atop the league’s stand-ings.
“We just come out here every at-bat, every pitch and make theplays and have good at-bats,” saidMike Snyder, who has found hisgroove this summer, hitting .286with two home runs and eightRBIs prior to Monday’s contest
against the Southern MarylandCardinals. “We string ‘em all to-gether, and that’s why we’ve beendoing pretty well in this league sofar.”
IN FIVE head-to-head meetingsthis season, the Pirates hold a 3-2advantage, although they’ve lost
the pasttwo con-tests, in-c ludingTuesdaynight’s 7-1 deci-sion thatdroppedCarney’srecord to
15-7 this summer.In addition to Matt and Mike
Snyder, the Pirates dress 12 play-ers who graduated from Paul VI,and from a baseball standpoint,Carney has been supported by itsdynamic pitching staff. In 22games, Carney pitchers had a com-bined ERA of 2.29 and have al-lowed a league-low 42 earnedruns.
The same thing that makes thisteam special for first-year managerBilly Emerson is the same thingthat sometimes makes his headspin.
Because he coached almost theentire group either at Paul VI orthrough various travel teams,Emerson is familiar with his play-ers and how they operate.
They, in turn, are familiar withhim.
“I still have to stay on themabout everything,” Emerson joked.
Among the Paul VI guys thatEmerson benefits from, infielderMatt Murakami has taken a likingto the wooden bats, as evidencedby his .308 batting average witheight RBIs and 12 runs scoredthrough Monday.
One of three catchers on theteam from Paul VI, Rob Lamas washitting .333 through Monday.Same for shortstop Brett Bowersand catcher Chad Morgan — bothformer Panthers.
Ironically, however, the team’shottest hitter didn’t graduate fromPaul VI and doesn’t look like oneof the Snyder brothers. George
Piccirilli gradated from OsbournPark High School in Manassas andwas hitting at a .359 clip. He ledthe team with six doubles and 14RBIs.
“We’ve been getting the jobdone,” he said. “Getting guys onbase and moving them over …quality plate appearances. That’swhat our coach takes pride in usdoing: going up there and havinga quality at-bat.”
EMERSON ALSO pointed outthat staying home to play summerball has its share of distractions,whether those include after-gameplans or more money in players’pockets. (When traveling awayfrom home to play summer base-ball, working often rivals practicetime and weightlifting, leavingplayers poor but strong.)
“There are more distractions forthe local guys playing in thisleague than there are for the out-of-town guys,” Emerson said. “Theout-of-town guys are here to playbaseball.”
So too, apparently, are theSnyder twins.
“I’m crushing mymom’s cookingright now.”
— Matt Snyder, Westfieldgraduate
Centre View Sports Editor Jason Mackey
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LANDSCAPINGNow I don’t exactly know what to makeof the following observation, but I am goingto make it nonetheless. Our two cats,brothers Biscuit and Cappuccino – 3 yearsold come this September, rescued May 12,2007 at approximately 7 months old –seem to be hanging around me (the onewith cancer), touching me, maintainingbody contact with me, staying in closeproximity to me, more than they do withmy wife, Dina. Not that they ignore her,either. Hardly. But they do seem to find me.
“The Buff Boys” are uniquely affection-ate and attentive; in fact, at this verymoment, Biscuit is lying on the dining roomtable, not two feet away from me as I write,back to me of course, but still withinmeowing distance. And not that I don’thave a certain amount of animal magnet-ism, but the kind of attention I’m receivingfrom the cats who, as a breed are generallyspeaking not so instinctively inclined (cer-tainly not in the same manner as dogs are),is somewhat unsettling. Unsettling, withrespect to the alleged/presumed animalinstinct to want to comfort the sick anddying. We noticed this behavior twicebefore: once with our previous cat,Smokey, who tended to our first rabbit,Pirate (who was sick at the time) by layingaround her cage, making contact with iteven, and currently with our two “newer”cats who likewise have tended to our cur-rent rabbit, Chester (again, by laying aroundhis cage, literally) while he’s had somehealth issues of late. Heck, for all I know,this is how animals communicate; perhapsthey understand more than we do.
So what I occasionally take from thisuncharacteristic attention and body contactis a sort of cross-species aid and comfort;an instinctive, centuries-old, attempt athealing the sick. And being that I’m sick, Iam getting their attention, deservedly so, Imay add (and I’ll take as much as I can get,by the way). But how much attention is myconcern, and is their attention, varying as itmay be, reflective of something that eithermy oncologist doesn’t know or hasn’t toldme, or something only the animal kingdomis privy to? And if it is the latter, then whatam I doing writing this column? I should beunder medical observation somewhere withdoctors attempting to discern the cause ofour cats’ peculiar interest in mywhereabouts.
But perhaps I’m overreacting. Perhapsthe cats are simply exceptional in someintuitive, non-verbal method of connectingemotionally with people they see on aregular basis (who feed and water them, nodoubt)? Or maybe the cats are merelyexpressing their gratitude and appreciationfor our having “rescued” them and in turnproviding them a permanent home (ours)where they can live in cozy comfort for thenext 15 years or so? Or maybe they doknow more than we give them credit for?Maybe I am sicker than either my doctor orI have admitted; I’d hate to believe that.
No, I choose to believe that our cats areloving and affectionate and they want to bearound me as much as is “catly” possible.Thinking anything else would be unhelpful,and right now, given my rather precarioushealth situation, I can use all the help I canget; however, and from whomever.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
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The Chantilly Youth AssociationFreedom 98, a U-10 girls’ travelsoccer team, won the Hershey In-vitational Tournament during theweekend of June 20-21 in Hershey,Pa. In the championship game,Freedom 98 outlasted the HersheyWildcats, clinching the victory af-ter two overtime periods and 10penalty kicks. Team Most ValuablePlayer awards were presented toMcKenzie Wallace, Cara McFerren,Megan Vasquez and Abby Alexa.
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The Chantilly Youth Associationtrack and field program has an-nounced the recipients of its an-nual batch of scholarships. Six$100 scholarships were awardedto Chantilly High School graduat-ing seniors who were former par-ticipants in the CYA program, whohave gone on to participate in highschool track and field and whohave come back and serve as vol-unteers and coaches. This year,Josh Trikakis, Wilson Bever, CurtisSun, Kim Weinberg, Wesley Sunand Kyle Cantrell were the honor-ees. CYA track and field is thearea’s largest youth track and fieldprograms, with more than 400participants between the ages of4-15. More information about theprogram can be found atwww.cyatrack.org.
Pirates Now 2-1The Poplar Tree Pirates defeated
the Forest Hollow Gators, 215-187, on Saturday, July 4 at home.The Pirates’ record in the North-ern Virginia Swim League’s Divi-sion 9 for the season is 2-1.Double-event winners for the Pi-rates included Nick David (U-8boys’ freestyle and backstroke),Lauren Young (U-8 girls’ free andbreaststroke), Evan Baker (11-12-year-old boys’ free and butterfly),Lauren Hensley (11-12 girls’ freeand fly), Katie Dingman (13-14girls’ back and fly), Greg Borowski(15-18 boys’ free and fly) andElizabeth Hall (15-18 girls’ backand fly). The Pirates will visit theWalden Glen Wahoos in Spring-field on Saturday, July 11.
Senior DayAhead
Despite a festive Fourth of Julyatmosphere, the Brookfield Break-ers lost to the Mantua Marlins onSaturday, July 4. Many Breakersturned in great swims, especiallyAnna Kenna, Kieran Nelson andShannon Silsby, who all won two
Photo courtesy of Chris McFerren
The CYA Freedom 98 includes (back row, from left) assis-tant coach Frank Alexa, head coach Charlie Rynex andassistant coach Wayne Shiveley; (middle row) Abby Alexa,Allison Choe, Kylie Smith, Cara McFerren, CarolineBarnes, Megan Vasquez, McKenzie Wallace and MaggieYanchulis; (front row) Nicole Palmer, Grace Shiveley,Maddie Aldrich, Abby Rynex and Rachel Scherbenske.
events. Also adding wins wereBenjamin Condemi, Anne Ettare,Mary Kate Kenna, R.J. Kenna,Brandon Park, William Schulteand Claire Kenna. Next up for theBreakers will be Senior Day onSaturday against Fox Hunt whenthey recognize their graduatingseniors: Jared Whitaker, Mary KateKenna, Amberleigh Thoburn andTanner Johnson.
Soccer PlayersWanted
The Chantilly Youth AssociationReal Chantilly Black, a rising U-11ODSL soccer team, is looking toadd a few players for the upcom-ing fall season. Chantilly Black hasfun playing soccer while also fo-cusing on player development. In-terested players should contactJohn Cuellar at [email protected] 703 961-1172 or Steve Euerleat [email protected] 703-318-9197 by July 10.
SoftballRegistration
The Pioneer Softball League isconducting registration for the fall2009 season. Teams form Aug. 17and practice starts Aug. 20. Theseason will run from Sept. 8-Oct.31. Registration fees are $70 forRookies (7-8-year-old, coachpitch) and $70 for Minors (9-10,kid pitch), Majors (11-12) andSeniors (13-16). A 10-percent dis-count will be given to those whoregister before Aug. 1, and there’sa maximum cost of $250 for fami-lies with multiple players. Assess-
ments for players will be held Aug.8 and 15. For more information orto register, contact director ScottKeith at 703-933-2389 [email protected] or visitthe team’s Web site atwww.pbsl.org.
Summer CampChesterbrook Academy Elemen-
tary School in Chantilly will hosta Fit Kids Sports Mania Camp forages 6-9 from July 13-17. Campwill include an introduction tovarious sports with an emphasis onteamwork and good sportsman-ship. Featured sports include,among others, T-ball, soccer, la-crosse, hockey and flag football.Bring a water bottle and wearsneakers. Call the school to regis-ter at 703-397-0555.
Schools
Superintendent Jack Daleproposed Fairfax CountyPublic Schools add a 0.5
grade-point-average bump toscores earned in many high schoolhonors courses and advancedclasses.
He would like to implement thenew weighting for the 2009-2010school year and has proposed theschool board also make theweighting retroactive for highschool students who have alreadytaken these courses.
The school board will have toapprove which courses will earnthe extra weight and which willnot. It has previously voted to addan 1.0 grade-point-average in-crease to Advanced Placement[AP] and International Baccalau-reate [IB] classes.
Dale wants to attach a 0.5 grade-point-average weight to the fol-lowing classes:* Pre-AP English 9/Pre-IB English9* Pre-AP English 10/Pre-IB English10* World History & Geography IHonors/Pre-AP World History & *Geography I* World Civilization I Honors/Pre-AP World Civilization I* World History & Geography IIHonors/Pre-AP World History &Geography II* World Civilization II Honors/Pre-AP World Civilization II* Pre-AP U.S. History* American Civilization Honors* Pre-IB World History* Pre-IB Comparative Government* Algebra I Honors* Geometry Honors/Pre-IB Geom-etry* Algebra II Honors/Pre-IB Alge-bra II* Algebra II/Trigonometry* Pre-calculus and TrigonometryHonors/Pre-IB Calculus withTrigonometry* IB Mathematics SL I
FCPS Looks To WeightHonors, Advanced Courses
* Honors Biology/Pre-IB Biology* Honors Chemistry* Honors Physics* IB Chemistry 1* IB Physics 1
The following courses at Tho-mas Jefferson School for Scienceand Technology will be given anextra 0.5 grade-point-averageweight:* English 9, 10, 11, 12* World History/Geography 2* History of Science* 20th Century World History* U.S. Virginia History* Cultural Studies* Law and Society* U.S. Virginia Government* Science Policy* Economic Theory* Neuropsychology* Inquiry into Ideas* Religious Studies* America and the World since1989* Art, Technology & Culture* One Question* Algebra II/Trigonometry Topics* Geometry* Pre-calculus Topics* Math Techniques* Parallel Computing 1* Parallel Computing 2* Geosystems* Biology 1* Chemistry 1* Physics 1* Ethical Leadership* Computer Systems (R)* Geosystems (R)* Oceanography (R)* Astronomy (R)* Biotechnology (R)* Neuroscience (R)* Chemical Analysis (R)* Optics (R)* Energy Systems (R)* Micro-Electronics (R)* Communication (R)* Automation/Robotics (R)* Computer Assisted Drawing (R)* Prototype Development (R)
(R) indicates a research ormentorship course.
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Schools
Charles Taylortakes com-mand of thedance floor.
Austin Sweezyperforms a groupline dance with herfellow WestfieldHigh School stu-dents.
Jocelyn McCord, a student at WestfieldHigh School, enjoys herself while danc-ing at the annual Day Prom.
The annual Day Prom was held in May at theFair Oaks Waterford for area high schoolstudents with special needs and their stu-dent buddies. More than 150 students fromSouth Lakes High School, Herndon HighSchool, Fairfax High School, Centreville HighSchool, Westfield High School, Oakton HighSchool and the Kilmer Center participated inthe annual event.
At the Day PromPhotos by Robbie Hammer/Centre view
