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On Wednesday, Sept. 13, Centreville El-ementary staff members took theschool’s new book bike into the localneighborhood and offered students the

opportunity to take or donate a book. In addition,another bike with a trailer offered popsicles. “It was

a blast, as students and families poured into thestreets to read and eat,” said school counselor LeeKaiser. “In addition to our Summer Library Hoursand Barbecue, New Family Orientation, WelcomeWalk and Welcome Back Picnic, this was anothergreat way we look to build community.”

Bicycles, Books and Popsicles

Email announcements to [email protected]. Photos are welcome.

Justin Simmons has accepted an assistant principal po-sition at Westfield High School. Simmons started his careerin education as a college advisor in Charlotte-MecklenburgSchools. In FCPS, he was a middle school Counselor atGlasgow Middle School, Education Specialist for the CollegePartnership Program, and Program manager for the CollegeSuccess Program. During the 2016-2017 school year,Simmons served as a staff development assistant principal atWestfield High School. Simmons earned both a B.A. in soci-ology and a M.Ed. in school counseling from The Universityof North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his adminis-trative endorsement through the University of VirginiaAccelerated Certification Cohort (ACC XI).

Sonya Williams has accepted the Director of StudentServices position at Westfield High School. She is replacingHarry Wolin who transferred to Centreville High School toserve as Director of Student Services.

Williams is an Edison High School graduate. She started hercareer in education as a probation counselor working withadolescents at the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center.Years later, Williams began her career in FCPS as a schoolcounselor at Langley High School and later transferred toHerndon High School. In 2011, she returned to Langley HighSchool as the Director of Student Services.

Williams earned a B.S. in Psychology and a B.S. in Crimi-nal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University. Shereceived her M.S. in School Counseling Psychology fromMarymount University.

Ellen Waymire, of Centreville, made the dean’s list atUniversity of Kentucky for the spring 2017 semester. Waymireis a senior majoring in merchandising, apparel and textiles.

Adam Waldmiller, of Centreville, who is studying com-puter engineering technology, made the dean’s list for the2017 spring semester at Rochester Institute of Technology(Rochester, N.Y.).

Megan Linton, of Clifton, graduated from University ofWisconsin-Madison’s College of Engineering with a Bachelorof Science-Engineering Mechanics.

Meghan DiPippa, of Centreville, earned dean’s list hon-ors for the spring 2017 semester at Saint Joseph’s University(Philadelphia, Pa.).

George Litman, of Centreville, earned dean’s list honorsfor the spring 2017 semester at Saint Joseph’s University(Philadelphia, Pa.).

School Notes

Supporting the BrainFoundation-The Joe Harsh Centreville HorseshoeLeague’s end of season extravaganzaon Sept. 9 raised more than $1,000for the Brain Foundation, an all-volunteer non-profit organizationwhich provides housing for the men-tally ill of Fairfax County. The openhorseshoe competition was won bythe team of Delano Hamrick and GregHarsh. “The Corvairs,” a local band,played old favorites and new tunesand donated its fee to the BrainFoundation. Visit www.brain-foundation.org for more.

From left (back row): Josh Douds (Principal aka Ice Cream Man), Morgan Occhuizzo(Assistant Principal aka Book Bike Peddler), Lee Kaiser (School Counselor – aka Loud-speaker), Lindsey Kaiser and Andrew Blount (Assistant Principal aka Skateboarder).Front row: unidentified.

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Centreville High’s homecomingparade was Friday, Sept. 15.Wildcats’ Homecoming Parade

Centreville High’s marching band. The Class of 2021 float. The parade theme was “A Night in the Islands.”

Centreville Elementary teacher AmyBeth Roywith the school’s mascot.

Senior Court members pass out candy.The class of 2020 float.

The Class of2019’s tropicalfloat.

Young SYA cheerleaders on parade.

Wildcat Dance Team members

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Opinion

Every year is Election Year in Virginia,and each year the election matters.This year, all the members of the Vir-ginia House of Delegates are up for

reelection, along with statewide races for Gov-ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney Gen-eral.

So many things are at stake. The deadline toregister to vote in the General Election on Nov.7, or update an existing registration, is Mon-day, Oct. 16.

Of the 30 incumbents in the Virginia Houseof Delegates who are runningunopposed, 11 are in NorthernVirginia: Mark Keam (D-35);Ken Plum (D-36); David Bulova(D-37); Vivian Watts (D-39);

Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41); Mark Sickles (D-43);Paul Krizek (D-44); Mark Levine (D-45);Charniele Herring (D-46); Patrick Hope (D-47); and Rip Sullivan (D-48).

Marcus Simon (D-53) faces no Republicanchallenger, but will face Mike Casey, an Inde-pendent.

In Northern Virginia, there is only one openseat, the 42nd, vacated by Dave Albo (R) whosays he can’t afford to continue dedicate somuch time to the legislature at the expense ofhis law practice. Kathy Tran (D) faces LolitaMancheno-Smoak (R).

Other contested races: Kathleen Murphy (D-34) faces Cheryl Buford (R). Kaye Kory (D-38)faces Paul Haring (R). Tim Hugo (R-40) faces

Donte Turner (D). Alfonso Lopez (D-49) facesAdam Roosevelt (R). Jim LeMunyon (R-67)faces Karrie Delaney (D). Jennifer Boysko (D-86) faces Linda Schulz (R).

The local Connection newspaper to each ofthese races has covered or will write about eachcontested race; you can find the stories on ourwebsite.

The League of Women Voters of the FairfaxArea (LWVFA) will hold both in-person andtelevised forums for the public to learn aboutthe candidates who are running for election tothe Virginia House of Delegates.

❖ Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at ProvidenceCommunity Center: 3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax.Invited candidates: Mark L. Keam (D), DavidL. Bulova (D), Eileen Filler-Corn (D), KathyK.L. Tran (D), Lolita I. Mancheno-Smoak (R),Marcus B. Simon (D), and Mike S. Casey (I).

❖ Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at HayfieldSecondary School, Lecture Hall: 7630 Tele-graph Road, Alexandria. Invited candidates: L.Kaye Kory (D), Paul B. Haring (R), Vivian E.Watts (D), Mark D. Sickles (D), Paul E. Krizek(D), Mark H. Levine (D), Alfonso H. Lopez (D),and Adam Roosevelt (R).

❖ Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at SullyGovernment Center: 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Invited candidates: Kenneth R. “Ken”Plum (D), David L. Bulova (D), Donte T. Tan-ner (D), Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo (R), Karrie K.Delaney (D), James M. “Jim” LeMunyon (R),Jennifer R. Boysko (D), and Linda C. Schulz

(R).The remaining televised forum at Fairfax

County Public Access are on Channel 10 orlivestreamed on YouTube “Inside ScoopLivestream.” The public can submit questionsby email to [email protected] orcall 571-749-1142 between 7-8:30 p.m. Tunein on:

❖ Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.: Invited candi-dates: Kathleen J. Murphy (D), Cheryl A.Buford (R), Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum (D), DonteT. Tanner (D), Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo (R), R.C.“Rip” Sullivan, Jr. (D), Karrie K. Delaney (D),James M. “Jim” LeMunyon (R), Jennifer R.Boysko (D), and Linda C. Schulz (R).

Killing the PoorTo Pay Millionaires,Current Attempt

Because the current effort in the Senate tovote on “repeal and replace” for the Afford-able Care Act is, if anything, worse than theprevious attempts in substance, I hope that youwill read my previous editorial from June.http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2017/jun/27/opinion-editorial-killing-poor-pay-millionaires/

— Mary Kimm

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Voting Every Year, But Always CriticalLeague of Women Voters provides forums to learn about the candidates.

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Inspiring through MusicCentreville High School Marching Band performs for Union Mill El-ementary School students to inspire young musicians to join band.

Route 29Widening Meeting

Find out about plans to add a third lane tonorthbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) in

Centreville from just before Pickwick Road toa quarter-mile beyond the traffic signal. VDOTwill hold a design public hearing on this projectnext Thursday, Sept 21, from 6:30 p.m.-8:30p.m. It’ll be held in VDOT’s Northern VirginiaDistrict Office, 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax

(off West Ox Road, across from Costco). In thePotomac Conference Room there, people mayview displays and learn details about this spot-widening project. VDOT staff will be availableto answer questions. Review information atwww.virginiadot.org/projects, at the publichearing or during business hours at VDOT’sNorthern Virginia District Office. (Call aheadat 703-259-2907 to ensure appropriate person-nel are available to answer questions).

Attendees may give written comments at thehearing; but anyone may submit them by Oct.1 to Ms. Hong Ha, P.E., Project Manager, Vir-ginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Al-liance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, or [email protected]. Refer-ence “Route 29 Northbound Spot Widening”in the subject line.

Support ErinPeterson Fund

Register for the 10th Annual Erin PetersonFund (EPF) Golf Tournament, to be held onThursday, Sept 28, at Westfields Golf Club. Todate, EPF has donated $85,000 to support theWestfield High School Young Men’s LeadershipGroup. The fund will also be supporting ayoung women’s group at Westfield and StoneMiddle. Register by going towww.erinpetersonfund.org click on Golf Reg-istration. Pay by credit card or mail a check to:Erin Peterson Fund, P.O. Box 232170,Centreville, VA 20120.

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By Shirley Ruhe

Centre View

Despite forecasts of post-Hurricane show-ers, things rolled along in bright sun atthe Northern Virginia Senior Olympicsbocce competition on Thursday, Sept. 14.

Nineteen competitors in five age groups from 50-99are signed up at Green Acres Senior Center in Fairfax.Competitors and onlookers sat at picnic tablesmunching donuts and drinking water to cool downas they waited for the competition to begin.

Ninety-two-old Henry Coletto from Oakton, theoldest competitor, has no one in his age group forcompetition so he was paired with Sonny Caputofrom Springfield in the 80-89 age group. Caputo saysthis is his first Senior Olympics although he is play-ing in the regular bocce league. Coletto’s regularleague partner, Nicholas Garito of Fairfax, is alsocompeting. “Henry and I had a tough year. We camefrom last place to third place,” Garito said, adding

he got the bocce program started 10 years ago andconvinced the Lions Club to build the court five yearsago.

Coletto says he lived in Massachusetts for 82 yearsand then four of his children who live around here“kidnapped me and brought me here.” He had drivento the competition from Oakton. He said, “My chil-dren don’t believe I should drive too much anymore.”

Robena Reid of Lorton and Lynn Thompson ofFairfax started out with the women’s 55-59 competi-tion. Reid says she is kind of a novice, and Thomp-son says this is her first tournament, and she haspracticed twice. Pink balls, blue balls, back and forth.

Charlie Perla, bocce ref, said, “Here we go mea-suring again. Blue is closer and touching. No, no, noit’s red.” He adds, “Get out the dollar bill.” The testof touching is whether you can get a dollar bill be-tween the balls. “I can’t believe it: did they both getgold?” He measures again and the final result is Reidwins by one inch.

Herb Levitan of Arlington plays one of the latercompetitions. He says he is registered in 27 eventsthis year but may not be able to do a couple of themon Saturday since he is also organizing a table ten-nis match at the same time.

Green Acres Senior Centerhosts bocce competition.

Senior Olympics Rolls AlongLynn Thompson of Fairfax.Nicholas Garito of Fairfax.

Crowd cheers boccecompetitors — andmunches donuts.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The leaves are turning colors andautumn is here — and thatmeans it’s time for the 45th an-nual Fall Festival at Cox Farms

in Centreville. Whether people go there forthe hayrides, rope swings, giant slides, babyanimals, pumpkin catapult, apple-ciderdoughnuts or space aliens in the cornfield,the festival offers something for everyone.

It’s on 90 acres at 15621 Braddock Road,just off Pleasant Valley Road. The festivalruns daily from Sept. 22-Oct. 31, from 10a.m.-6 p.m., and Nov. 3-7, from 10 a.m.-5p.m.

The scarier portion, Field of Fear, aimedat older teens and adults, comes alive Fri-day and Saturday nights, Sept. 22-Nov. 4,plus a bonus night on Sunday, Oct. 8, from7:30-11 p.m. The pumpkin-smashing event,Pumpkin Madness, is slated for Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 4-5, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Fall Festival now offers four tiers ofadmission: Discount, Value, Regular andPeak. And this weekend, Sept. 23-24, pub-lic servants may receive a $5 discount onup to four Fall Festival tickets. Governmentemployees, educators, first responders, lawenforcement, nurses and military person-nel just have to present a valid badge oridentification at the ticket booth. For moreticket information, see www.coxfarms.com.

The fall festival draws thousands ofpeople each week from throughout theWashington Metropolitan area. For manyfamilies, it’s a tradition passed downfrom one generation to another. All in all,said Lucas Cox-Galhotra, “co-farmer-in-chief” with his sibling, Aaron Cox-Leow,“It’s a great way to spend a fall day withthe family.”

The many outdoor activities include livebands, a goat village, an enchanted barn,tunneling through a mountain of hay and aCornundrum Cornfield Adventure — com-plete with funhouse mirrors and a pirateship. And as always, each new festival sea-son brings new additions to the fun.

This year marks the debut of Foamhenge— a full-sized replica of Stonehenge madeentirely of Styrofoam. Originally created in2004 by artist Mark Cline of EnchantedCastle Studio, it stood in Natural Bridge,Va., until 2016. Since then, it’s undergoneextensive renovations and is now ready forvisitors at Cox Farms.

Besides that, tractor buffs will enjoy stroll-ing through the new, “please touch” Trac-tor Museum featuring 16 tractors from 11of the largest manufacturers over the pastcentury. And along the Imaginature Trail,people will be able to walk through a forestfilled with fairytale characters and fun sur-prises, such as the three bears’ house,Rapunzel’s tower and the Hobbit house.

HAYRIDE, MUSIC, MININGThe ever-popular, hayride lasts 20 min-

utes and travels by clever vignettes, includ-ing cartoon characters in the cornfield,

comical space aliens, a witches’ house, su-perheroes, trolls, cowboys on horseback, awild-west town and the Black CauldronCafé — the witches’ coffee bar.

“And we added dinosaurs, this year,” saidCox-Galhotra. “They’re pretty fun.” At theend, the hayride travels through a large, en-chanted barn filled with music, flashinglights and scenes of wizards, witches andmagical plants and creatures.

The free, weekend events also include en-tertainment on the music stage. Live bandsperform, and Farmer Jack sings and tellsstories while milking his cow, Bingo. Sev-eral bands — including The Page CountyRamblers, Jimmy Cole All Stars, Tom Blood& Late as Usual, and the Patty Reese Band— will perform bluegrass, country and rockmusic.

Visitors may also enjoy the mining sluice.It’s a tower that dumps water into a curvytrench where people can pan for fossils,gemstones and arrowheads.

FARM ANIMALS, KIDDIE ZONEBunnyville, inside the slide barn, hops

into action once more. A slide comes out ofthe top of the barn, and the bottom parthouses Bunnyville. There’s a model of Wash-

ington, D.C., with the monuments andWhite House, and about a dozen bunniesjump around in them.

But they’re not the only furry friends —Cox Farms has animals galore. Children mayfeed baby goats in their own Billy Goat Vil-lage. Sheep are on the mountain leadingup to the dinosaur slide, with some alpacasclose by and a couple peacocks roamingfree. There are also baby chicks, ducks, hensand chickens, a llama named Chewie, tur-keys, calves and milking cows, pigs and pig-lets — including one set born Sept. 13.

Geared for 2-6-year-olds, the farm-choresarea features old-fashioned water pumpsand troughs, a corn conveyor belt, chickencoop and a little garden where children maypump water into buckets and water thecrops. They may also lift up straw bales bya rope and pulley.

The Kiddie Zone gives children 5 andunder a calmer place to play. The fun in-cludes smaller themed slides, rope swings,hay bales and a wooden train. Little onesmay also play on the Three Little Pigs’ houseand slide and climb on a wooden Jeep inthe front yard.

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It’s time for CoxFarms’ 45th annualFall Festival.

Rope Swings, Pumpkins, Hayrides, Baby AnimalsPhotos Courtesy of Aaron Cox-Galhotra

The hayride is always one of the more popular attractions. The view from atop one of Cox Farms’ giant slides.

Cox Farms employee Greg Shelters talks to anewborn piglet. Two of the baby goats to be found at Cox Farms.


Education●Learning●Fun

By Marilyn Campbell

As a new school year got underwaythis month, Sebla Tobin, a familytherapist in Rockville, Md., noticed

an uptick in the number of her patients whoare parents, expressing concern about theteachers their children had been assigned.

“So many parents are leery of new teach-ers or teachers who are young,” she said. “Iencourage them to give the teacher a chancebefore passing judgment and marching intothe principal’s office to ask for a differentteacher. Just because a teacher graduatedfrom college last spring doesn’t mean thatthey won’t effective. And a teacher who’sbeen in the classroom for 20 years may bejaded and grumpy.”

Teacher effective-ness is a concernamong parents asthe school year getsunderway, saysTobin, and shepoints to researchwhich shows howteachers can affectstudent achievement. A 2011 study fromHarvard and Columbia universities showeda link between effective teachers and stu-

dents who were more likely to attend col-lege, have lower teenage pregnancy ratesand other positive outcomes. So what quali-ties constitute an effective teacher?

Effective teachers are knowledgeable ofthe subjects they are teaching, says PamelaGarner, Ph.D. professor of Childhood Stud-ies at George Mason University. “Effectiveteachers are able to transfer that knowledgeto students who have different comprehen-sion levels,” she said.

Creating a classroom environment that issafe for student learning is also important,adds Garner. “Overall, effective teacherswork hard to create a positive classroomclimate which is characterized by provid-ing opportunities for student input in deci-

sion making andsupport for indi-vidual differences,”she said.

Setting high ex-pectations for all stu-dents, but realizingthat students have avariety of abilities, isan important factor,

believes Jessica Lewis, Ed.D., professor ofeducation at Marymount University. “Forsome students getting a C is like a medal of

New Year, New Teacher How to identify effective teachers.derstands the student and their abilitiessends a positive message that the teacher ison their side when it comes to learning.”

A teacher who is able to demonstrategenuine concern for students is necessaryto create an effective learning environment,adds Lewis. “Parents often say ‘I want ateacher who knows their content,’ but I al-ways go back to ‘does the teacher care?’ Ifa teacher doesn’t care, then they’re not go-ing to be effective. An effective teachermotivates students to want to learn.”

An ability to form a strong relationshipwith students is another characteristic thatLewis believes is important. “The more rap-idly the teachers can get to know the indi-vidual students and things they enjoy liketheir hobbies, the sports they like, thesooner that teacher can see that studentsare real little people behind those names,”she said. “As a teacher you have to put theheart first and policy second. What factorsare going on at home that can throw thestudent for a loop. If you have a caring adultto say, ‘Hey do you want to talk about it?’that can make a big difference.”

An effective teacher accepts students forand where they are, adds Lewis. “Studentscan learn more from a teacher when theteacher shows that they care,” she said.

“An effective teachermotivates students towant to learn.”

— Jessica Lewis, Ed.D.,Marymount University

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

A positive classroom helps wel-come students back to school is animportant factor in student learn-ing, says Pamela Garner, Ph.D. ofGeorge Mason University.

honor and that’s OK,” said Lewis. “Studentswant to do well and be pushed, but pushedwith support. Knowing that a teacher un-


News

By Steve Hibbard

Centre View

Seventy-five people were honored atthe 34th Annual Infant ToddlerFamily Day Care Provider Apprecia-tion Celebration on Sunday, Sept.

17, at Dunya Banquet and Restaurant in Al-exandria.

Infant Toddler Family Day Care is a non-profit organization that provides childcareresources and referral services to 320 fami-lies (serving 350 children) in Northern Vir-ginia, including the counties of Fairfax, Ar-lington, Prince William, Loudoun, and theCity of Alexandria.

It screens daycare providers by doing back-ground checks, criminal history checks, ref-erence checks and home evaluations, whichis a safety inspection to find the best peopleto do the job of caring for children. It workswith children ages 6 weeks to 14, or up to18 with special needs. They recruit, screen,train, approve, and monitor the providers.

Thirty percent of the 120 early childcareeducators have either the Infant ToddlerCertificate from Northern Virginia Commu-nity College or the Child Development As-sociates credential. They come from 28 dif-ferent countries and speak 15 languages.Many of them arrive in the U.S. as immi-grants/refugees and have benefited fromthe Workforce Development program.

The organization is a network of profes-sional childcare educators with a commit-ment to the principle that learning beginsat birth. Since it started in 1983, it has sup-ported the emotional, social, and intellec-tual development of infants, toddlers,preschoolers and school-age children in

safe, nurturing high-quality childcare envi-ronments.

The nonprofit has 12 people on its Gov-erning Board of Directors and was co-founded by Phyllis Cassell and IleeneHoffman in 1983. Cassel, 88, of Annandale,retired from the business 16 years ago. “Iloved working with the children and teach-ing the adults, and I loved the training. Wehad eight classes. I wrote the manual at thetime and was certified in CPR,” she said.

In the early days, she taught 40-hourclasses in professionalism, safety in thehomes, social development, emotional de-

velopment, intellectual development, physi-cal development, nutrition, first aid andCPR. “They had to pass in order to becomea provider,” she said.

Event planner Malia Anderson ofChantilly has been part of the Infant/Tod-dler management team for 30 years in vari-ous roles. “The purpose of the event is toshow providers how much they are appre-ciated by having a luncheon in their honorand to emphasize to them the importantpart they play in making Infant/Toddler asuccessful program,” she said. “It’s a pro-gram that’s very dear to my heart.”

Lisa Farinholt-O’Brien, the director ofWorkforce Development, said Infant/Tod-dler screens and monitors providers as wellas gives training and referrals. They workwith immigrant families that are interestedin starting their own childcare business.

“We have a licensing process they gothrough, taking them through home inspec-tions for safety and training classes. Oncethey get approved, we assist them withmarketing their childcare and we refer fami-lies to them,” she said. “Once a person startsdoing daycare, they have monthly visits.Staff members work with them to keep theirhomes safe and to provide an educationalenvironment for the children. We do annualtraining with the providers and handle thebilling and bookkeeping for them.”

Provider Freida Steele of Springfield, whois originally from India, has been with In-fant/Toddler for four and a half years. Shesays she loves working with the children. “Itgives me an opportunity to teach and to learnfrom them. They give me the opportunity tolearn from them so that I can provide betterservices to the little ones in my care.”

Provider Shaista Laiq of Fairfax is origi-nally from Pakistan and has been with In-fant/Toddler for 18 years and in daycarefor 26 years. “They provide all the trainingand all the paperwork. I feel like I’m work-ing for a company. I am in this businessbecause I love the kids,” she said.

Provider Farzana Jabeen of Fairfax isoriginally from Pakistan and has been withInfant/Toddler for 10 years. She providescare to five children, ages 3 months to 3years. “I took the classes and I learned howto take care of the kids; they give us goodclasses. I also teach sign language to infants;I use sign language for the kids. I enjoy itso much,” she said.

To learn more, visit www.itfdc.com or onFacebook: www.facebook.com/InfantToddlerFamilyDayCare.

34th Annual Infant Toddler Family Day Care ProviderAppreciation Celebration honors childcare workers.

Infant/Toddler Appreciation Luncheon

By Hope Nelson

Centre View

Bill Grella has seen a lot of the coun-try — from the inside of restaurantsout. From west to east, north to

south, he’s visited dozens of states anddined at literally hundreds of cafes and eat-eries — all featured on the Food Networkshow “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” star-ring Guy Fieri.

“I’ve been from Maine to Florida to Ha-waii, to places in between,” Grella said.

And he’s just getting warmed up.On Saturday night, Grella — a Fairfax

native and Leesburg resident — stuck rela-tively close to home while he marked his600th visit to a restaurant featured on “Din-ers, Drive-ins, and Dives,” venturing justacross the Potomac River to Washington fora meal at The Carving Room.

That’s right – 600. Six hundred visits toeateries featured by Fieri, ranging from

barbecue joints to food trucks to all man-ner of other cuisines.

Grella started his quest in 2008 with a visitto The Village Café in Richmond, near thecampus of Virginia Commonwealth Univer-sity, and before he knew it, the expeditionsbegan to grow. Soon, he was delving deeperinto researching potential spots to visit —and then making the trips happen.

“I just started going to more and moreplaces — in fact, any time I would travel I’dlook up first on the Food Network website— they used to keep a really good listing ofall the places,” Grella said. Now, he and like-minded foodie adventurers use third-partysites such as FlavortownUSA.com to cata-logue all of Fieri’s selections and plan tripsaccordingly.

And Grella is decidedly not alone in hisadventures. Scope out any of the show’s fansites and you’ll find quite a few Fieri fol-lowers, some with hundreds of restaurantvisits under their belts. But no one Grella

knows has hit his own personal records justyet, he says.

“It’s sort of a fun thing,” he said. “I’ve beenable to meet a lot of great people.”

And he’s seen some great sights.“I’ve been able to see a lot of the country

that I probably wouldn’t have had any in-kling to go to (otherwise),” he said. “Just

last month, I went to Louisville — I’d neverbeen to Louisville before — and went to thesix places [Fieri has featured].”

In terms of the food, Grella says he’s en-joyed quite a few memorable meals.

“My favorite meals have been up at theMaine Diner [in Wells, Maine] – lobster pie,which was unbelievable,” he said. “There’sa place down in Dallas which is called thePecan Lodge – it had some of the best bris-ket I’d ever had.”

Other favorites from the past 600 visits:Hillbilly Hot Dog in Huntington, W. Va. (“Itlooks like a really bad yard sale out front,”Grella chuckled) as well as Sip & Bite justup the road in Baltimore (“Guy calls theowners The Lucy and Ricky of Flavortown”).

After capping off his latest milestone lastweekend, Grella says he has no plans to stophis foodie adventures.

“Every time I get to a milestone, I say I’llslow down, but something always pulls meback,” he said.

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SLIDES, FIRE ENGINE, FOODFestival visitors always enjoy the six giant slides.

“Each slide is themed differently, so you’ll fly out ofcastles, barns and volcanos, exploring everythingfrom dinosaur digs to mining towns to giantbeanstalks,” said Cox-Galhotra.

The fun also includes straw tunnels, plus theCornundrum Cornfield Adventure. The latter fea-tures funhouse mirrors, a hall of doors, giant vortexand a pirate ship. Also on hand is the Great Pyramidwith hieroglyphics and some surprises inside.

Another hit with children is a red, 1961 fire en-gine, near the volcano slide. It has two slides com-ing out of the back so children may climb up, goacross and slide down.

Food is available for purchase throughout the farm.The selection includes hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos,Dominion root beer and root-beer floats. Home-smoked, pulled-pork, barbecue sandwiches are alsoon the menu, as are chocolate-chip and sugar cook-ies.

Kettle corn is offered, too, plus homemade cara-mel apples and apple-cider doughnuts. Cox Farmsalso has a milk-and-cookies stand and, this year, italso features nitro, cold-brew coffee.

Fresh cider and apples are free. And if desired,visitors may bring their own lunches (no alcohol)for picnics on the grounds. They may also buy a widevariety of treats in the farm’s market. The goodiesinclude freshly baked apple pies, local apples, kettlecorn, apple cider, dessert breads, jams, local honey,Indian corn, squash, gourds and fall decorations. Visi-tors even get to choose a free, patch pumpkin totake home.

FIELDS OF FEAROnce night falls, scary creatures arise and roam

free, so the 20-acre Fields of Fear isn’t recommendedfor children under 12; and anyone under 14 must beaccompanied by an adult, 18 or older.

Those brave enough to enter the Fields of Fear areled to the Cornightmare to experience cornfield ter-rors in the dark. There, they walk through the Hallof Whispers, Bug Room and Claustrophobia, secludedin tall corn with creatures that aren’t human. Thereare also crazed clowns, illusions and a secret finale.

The Dark Side Hayride is all new for 2017 and nowboasts The Lost Circus. Abandoned in the early 1900s,it comes to life when the living approach. It includesSideshow Alley and magicians. Said Cox-Galhotra:“We built a brand-new barn for it, and it ends withthe scary Clown Chaos.”

In the Fields of Fear, the normally friendlyImaginature Trail takes a dark turn, too, transform-ing into The Forest: Back 40 – a half-mile of fright.But not everything is scary at night. Foamhenge isalso part of the after-dark fun, as are a big, six-laneslide and karaoke. People can hang out at giant bon-fires, listen to music and roast marshmallows whilewatching live entertainment.

For Cox Farms, said Cox-Galhotra, “Hosting friendsand families in Northern Virginia every fall is morethan a tradition — it’s a passion. The weather’s beau-tiful, and there’s nothing better to do with your timethan to come and have fun on a farm.”

His favorite part is the hayride. “We bill it as ‘Theworld’s best hayride,’ and there’s something for ev-erybody,” he said. “No matter how many times youtake it, you’ll always see something new. And thatgoes for me, too — and I helped set it up.”

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ORNAMENT SALEGFWC Western Fairfax County

Woman’s Club is selling 2017White House Christmas ornaments.This year’s ornament honors the32nd President, Franklin DRoosevelt. The two-sided ornamentfeatures a gilded eagle, flags and theGreat Seal. 2017 ornaments cost $21.Proceeds benefit charity. Order nowby calling 703-378-6841 or 703-378-6216. It is possible to order previous

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IN-PERSON, TV DEBATESThe League of Women Voters of the

Fairfax Area (LWVFA) will hold fourin-person forums and three televisedforums for the public and the press tolearn about the candidates who arerunning for election to the VirginiaHouse of Delegates. The Leagueinvited all certified candidatescampaigning for office in theirrespective districts. At the in-personforums, question-and-answer sessionswill be followed by an opportunityfor informal conversations withindividual candidates. The public andpress are encouraged to attend. Formore information about the

candidates’ priorities and positions,visit www.vote411.org.

In-person forums:❖ Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at

Providence Community Center, 3001Vaden Drive, Fairfax.

❖ Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m.at Sully Government Center: 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly.

The televised forums at Fairfax CountyPublic Access are on Channel 10 orlivestreamed on YouTube “InsideScoop Livestream.” The public cansubmit questions by email [email protected] or call571-749-1142 between 7-8:30 p.m.Tune in on: Monday, Sept. 11 at 8p.m.; Monday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m.;and Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.

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Our long, local, overnight nightmare isalmost over. By the date this column publishes:Sept. 20, 2017, I will, for the first time in nearlynine weeks, not had to have snaked down inthe dark, our “turny-twisty” and narrow 150-year-old staircase to walk from the upstairsmaster bedroom to the downstairs and onlyusable commode. Though the renovation ofthis upstairs bathroom is not entirely completenor ready for primetime (it is mostly usable asthe water is now running and flushing), thedemolition/renovation process apparently mustgo on/adhere to a schedule so, on Tuesday,Sept. 19 the downstairs bathroom, with all itsfully functioning amenities will come under thesledge hammer – among other tools, and pro-vide no further use until on or about Oct. 24.

This heretofore (“Good Will Hunting”) logis-tical challenge has not presented too many dif-ficulties for my wife, Dina. But given that I’m amale of a certain age, quite the opposite hasbeen true for me. Once or twice and occasion-ally even more per overnight depending uponhow late and how much I’ve had to eat ordrink before bedtime, I’ll need to visit the bath-room to attend to some very personal business.To be clear, the ‘challenge’ to which I refer isgetting to the bathroom, not starting and/or fin-ishing what I intended once I get there.Moreover, when the task at hand has beencompleted, of course I need to retrace my steps– usually in the dark, and walk back upstairs.Though not nearly as difficult as walking down-stairs; nevertheless, at the time I am goingdown and back up, in the middle of the night,my vision might not so readily acclimate andmy balance is, let’s just say: inconsistent, espe-cially when trying to avoid the miscellaneousbathroom-remodeling boxes staged in the livingroom on the very route I must travel.

Needless to say, having this nightly nonsensecome to an end is most definitely a columnworth writing. Not necessarily to self-indulgeanymore than usual but more so to amuse youregular readers and possibly even prepare youfor your own in-home renovation. And consid-ering that this renovation is our first – and wehave minimal experience with these matters, Ithought it useful to write it forward and perhapsshare a less-than-obvious impact of taking theone-and-only-on-the-same-floor bathroom outof service. Sinks, mirrors and shower/tub issuesnotwithstanding, all of which can be withstoodand endured with the reorientation to thedownstairs bathroom, the commode issue, con-sidering its unpredictability, naturally trumps allother real or imagined difficulties.

Though the upstairs bathroom is incompleteand lacking multiple finishing elements, itstransformation so far is incredible – to our eyes.I’ll spare you any details because that reallywould be self-indulgent and not at all the pointof this column. But the two months or so it willhave taken for the upstairs bathroom tobecome operational again and the nightly effectit’s had on me appears to have been worth thewait.

As concerns the downstairs bathroom, weare now ready, willing and able to integrate itsdestruction into our routine. Given that it ismore of a powder room than a master-typebathroom – though it will include a shower-only enclosure, no longer will it be my twice-nightly destination. In addition, I am lookingforward to its transformation because theinterim process will not prevent me from goinganywhere I regularly go nor inconveniencingmy wife, Dina, when she readies for work inthe morning.

Monitoring its progress will be more of acuriosity than a calamity, since, in my mind,there will be no sense of urgency about thepace of this project as there had been with theupstairs bathroom because my bathroom accesswill not be affected in the least. And in themost, I am extraordinarily grateful – andrelieved.

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SUNDAY/OCT. 1Blessing of the Animals. 4 p.m. in the parking

lot at in the King of Kings Lutheran Church,4025 Kings Way, Fairfax, weather permitting.During the Blessing celebrate and give thanksfor our pets and pray for their health and well-being. Call 703-378-7272 for more.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLINGResidents Can “E-cycle” at the I-66 transfer

station. It is free but residents may be asked toshow proof of residency. Personal waste only.The I-66 station is located at 4618 West OxRoad, Fairfax and open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. fromMonday-Saturday and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. onSundays. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/electric-sunday.htm for more.

DONATIONSThe Student Auto Sales Program operating

from Centreville High School works inconjunction with the CVHS automotivetechnology classes to bring in donatedautomobiles, boats and motorcycles for studentsto work on. Some refurbished vehicles are sold,with 75 percent of the proceeds going back tothe auto tech program. The program is in needof cars, trucks or motorcycles, which are fullytax deductible, for student training. ContactLyman Rose at 703-802-5588 or by [email protected] for more.

Cell Phones for Soldiers is accepting donationsof old cellphones so that troops can call home.Patrons may drop off donations at 14215ECentreville Square, Centreville.

SUPPORT GROUPSupport Groups. Jubilee Christian Center of

Fairfax is having its “Living Free” support groupsfor the spring on Wednesdays, 7:15 p.m. Thesupport groups are free, and will cover“Stepping into Freedom,” “Concerned PersonsGroup” (for family and friends of addicts), “TheImage of God in You,” and “Handling Loss andGrief.” There are also support groups onSundays, 10:10 a.m. 4650 Shirley Gate Road,Fairfax. For information or to register, call 703-383-1170, email [email protected] or seewww.jccag.org.

Telephone Support Group for FamilyCaregivers of Older Adults. 7 p.m. everysecond Tuesday of the month. This telephonesupport group is designed to help caregivers ofolder adults share experiences, gain support andget important information without having totravel. These are one-hour free sessions. Findout more and register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/and click on Caregiver Telephone SupportGroup.

Fair Oaks Parkinson’s Support Group forpeople living with Parkinson’s disease,caregivers and family, meets on the fourthSaturday monthly, 10 a.m.-noon at Sunrise atFair Oaks, 3750 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax.Call 703-378-7221 or visitwww.fairoaksparkinsons.com for more.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDRSVP, a volunteer network for seniors seeking

service opportunities in and around FairfaxCounty, Arlington County and the City ofAlexandria, offers a wide array of opportunitiesfor volunteers 55 and older. RSVP volunteersenjoy flexible schedules, free accident andliability insurance while serving, optionalmileage and meal reimbursement and areinvited to volunteer group projects and socialgatherings. Visit www.rsvpnova.org.

Volunteers needed at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road,Fairfax Station. The Museum offers a variety ofexciting volunteer opportunities in Museumevents, programs and administration. [email protected] or 703-945-7483to explore services that will fit your scheduleand interests. Visit www.fairfax-station.org, orcall 703-425-9225 for more.

Volunteers Needed as Bird Counters.Volunteers are needed in the field and as feederwatchers. The count circle includes ManassasNational Battlefield, Bull Run Regional Park,undeveloped areas south of Dulles Airport, andmany other locations. [email protected]

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THURSDAY/SEPT. 21Food for Kids Community Packing

Event. 10-11:30 a.m. in Room 6 atDominion Energy, 3072 CentrevilleRoad, Herndon. [email protected] or visitnorthernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 22Live Music with Wild the Waters.

6-9 p.m. at The Winery at Bull Run,15950 Lee Highway. Call 703-815-2233 or visit wineryatbullrun.com.

Lullabye a Lamb. 7-8 p.m. at FryingPan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Come to Kidwell Farm atFrying Pan Farm Park to see thebedtime routine for the park’s farmanimals. Bring a flashlight or lanternfor this twilight tour of the park. $8.Call 703-437-9101 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.

Around the Campfire. 7 p.m. atEllanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Interpretersdressed in period attire demonstratecooking a peach cobbler using aDutch oven. Call 703-631-0013 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

SEPT. 22-31Fall Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Cox

Farms, 15621 Braddock Road,Centreville. Featuring Foamhengeand more. Visit www.coxfarms.com.

SEPT. 22-24Capital Home Show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

at Dulles Expo Center, 4320 ChantillyShopping Center, Chantilly.Featuring HGTV’s “Masters Of Flip”stars Kortney and Dave Wilson, andKevin O’Connor of the PBS series“This Old House.” $10. Visitwww.capitalhomeshow.com.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 23Lullabye a Lamb. 7-8 p.m. at Frying

Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Come to Kidwell Farm atFrying Pan Farm Park to see thebedtime routine for the park’s farmanimals. Bring a flashlight or lanternfor this twilight tour of the park andsee how animals on a farm settledown for the night. $8. Call 703-437-9101 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 24Building a Train Set. 1-4 p.m. at the

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation. Activities include making asample train layout as well asinvolvement in demonstrations ofrailroad artifacts. Museum membersand ages 4 and under, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4. Craftsupplies included in admission. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.

MONDAY/SEPT. 25Tai Chi Easy. 2-3 p.m. at King of Kings

Lutheran Church, 4025 Kingsway,Fairfax. Pauline Reid, teaches TaiChi, a form of the Chinese self-carepractices known as Qigong. This classis suitable for beginners throughadvanced practitioners. $90 forMonday nights through Nov. 6. EmailPauline at [email protected] or

contact the church office 703-378-7272 at extension 221.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 26Youth Choral Auditions. 5-7:30 p.m.

at Centreville Presbyterian Church,15450 Lee Hwy., Centreville. Visitwww.fairfaxchoralsociety.org orcontact the FCS office at 703-642-3277 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 27Uniform and Shoe Sale. 10 a.m.-6

p.m. at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital,3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax.INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital VolunteerAuxiliary is hosting the sale in theHospital Atrium. Visit INOVA.org orcall 703-776-4001.

Meet the Civil War Author. 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad. Local historian, lecturer andauthor, Arthur Candenquist will lookat a Confederate military railroadthat ran between Centreville andManassas Junction. Free, open topublic. Visit www.fairfax-station.orgor call 703-425-9225.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 28Uniform and Shoe Sale. 7 a.m.-2

p.m. at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital,3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax.INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital VolunteerAuxiliary is hosting the sale in theHospital Atrium. Visit INOVA.org orcall 703-776-4001.

Benefit Golf Tournament. Supportthe Erin Peterson Fund for youngmen and women at Westfield HighSchool and Stone Middle School. Puttogether a team for the tournament.Visit www.erinpetersonfund.org.

SEPT. 28-OCT. 1Centreville Library Used Book

Sale. Various times at CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St GermainDrive. Sale includes children’s books,cookbooks, mysteries, romance,thrillers, lots of fiction paperbacksand hardcover books, literature,biographies, history, foreignlanguage, and more, plus movieDVDs and music and bookCDs.Proceeds benefit the library andits patrons. Call 703-830- 2223 orvisit www.friendsofcentrevillelibrary.

SEPT. 29-OCT. 1ValeArts Fall Art Show. 10 a.m.-9

p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday at Vale Schoolhouse,3124 Fox Mill Road, Oakton. Thenine artists of ValeArts will present“Transformations,” an exhibit ofmore than 150 works of local art.Call 703-860-1888.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 30International Festival. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

at St Timothy Church, 13807 PoplarTree Road, Chantilly. [email protected] or call703-378-7646.

Walk for Poor. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at St.Timothy Catholic Church, 13809Poplar Tree Road, Chantilly. Eventsupports St. Vincent de Paul SocietyFood Pantry. Three-mile walk startsat St. Timothy’s then proceedsthrough Ellanor Lawrence Park.Register or donate atwww.fopwalk.org.

SUNDAY/OCT. 1Rare Artifacts on Display. 11 a.m.-4

p.m. at the Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Someof the rarely seen 19th centuryartifacts on display at Sully HistoricSite now through Nov. 20. Call 703-437-1794 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site/.

MONDAY/OCT. 2“Fore” the Kids Golf Tournament.

8:30 a.m. at the InternationalCountry Club, 13200 Lee JacksonMemorial Highway, Fairfax.Benefiting The Boys & Girls Clubs ofFairfax County. Visitwww.bgcgw.org.

SUNDAY/OCT. 8Family Golf Festival. 1 p.m. at

Westfields Golf Club, 13940 BalmoralGreens Ave., Clifton. An afternoon offree golf instruction, clinics, funactivities, interactive golf games,family programs, a chance to win avariety of prizes. After 5 p.m.,families and children can play forfree as part of Marriott Golf’s Kids-Golf-4-Free program. [email protected].

Table Top N Gauge Model Trains.1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road. Children 4 and underand Museum members, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.

Entertainment

Fall FestCox Farms Fall Fest, Sept. 16-17 and 22-31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.at Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Road, Centreville. Featur-ing Foamhenge and more. Visit www.coxfarms.com.

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