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Annual Holiday SpectacularChantilly High’s Band, Choral, Drama andOrchestra departments join forces for theschool’s annual Holiday Spectacular andTiny Tots Show. More than 300 students willtake the stage to perform a wide range ofchildren’s and family favorites for theholidays. Several Disney classics and car-toon characters will join the fun. From “TheGrinch who Stole Christmas” to “Adven-tures Under the Sea,” the Chantilly Perform-ing Arts students will bring these classics tolife for all to enjoy. The Tiny Tots concertsare Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 9:15, 10:15 and11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., in the schoolauditorium. Tickets are $5. The HolidaySpectacular is Thursday-Friday, Dec. 9-10, at7 p.m. each night, also in the auditorium.Tickets are $10. Order tickets online for allshows at www.chantillychoral.org.

Annual Holiday SpectacularChantilly High’s Band, Choral, Drama andOrchestra departments join forces for theschool’s annual Holiday Spectacular andTiny Tots Show. More than 300 students willtake the stage to perform a wide range ofchildren’s and family favorites for theholidays. Several Disney classics and car-toon characters will join the fun. From “TheGrinch who Stole Christmas” to “Adven-tures Under the Sea,” the Chantilly Perform-ing Arts students will bring these classics tolife for all to enjoy. The Tiny Tots concertsare Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 9:15, 10:15 and11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., in the schoolauditorium. Tickets are $5. The HolidaySpectacular is Thursday-Friday, Dec. 9-10, at7 p.m. each night, also in the auditorium.Tickets are $10. Order tickets online for allshows at www.chantillychoral.org.

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For holiday fun, the Town ofClifton is the place to be, this Sat-urday, Dec. 4. A parade of horsesdecorated in Christmas finery willwalk through the town at 2 p.m.Afterward, children may havetheir pictures taken with Santaand parents may patronizeClifton’s shops and restaurants.Then, from 4-7 p.m., five homes,two churches and the town ca-boose with be open to visitors.

There’ll be strolling, Dickensiancarolers, plus entertainment in thechurches. Violin, piano and harpstudents will perform at CliftonBaptist, and the Chantilly HighCarolers plus the Presbyterianchurch’s Bell Choir will entertainat Clifton Presbyterian.

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Children’sClothing Needed

Each year, the all-volunteer OurNeighbors Child (ONC) providesnew toys and clothes for childrenof families in financial crisis inCentreville, Chantilly and westernFairfax County. Local churches,schools, businesses and individu-als help out; but now, readying forits 19th holiday season in the faceof a difficult economy, ONC needshelp more than ever.

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NewsCentre View Editor Steven Mauren

703-778-9415 [email protected]

See Our Neighbor’s Child, Page 4

See Local Dance Group, Page 5

By Bonnie HobbsCentre View

Sure, Christmas is always abusy time — buying pre-sents, baking cookies and de-livering everything on time.But try doing it for more than 800families, including more than 2,300children.

That’s the monumental task the vol-unteers of the nonprofit, OurNeighbor’s Child (ONC) is faced with,this year, so it needs help from thelocal community more than ever.

“It’s always a struggle, and wenever know for sure what the weatherwill bring or the impact this economywill have,” saidONC ExecutiveDirector KellyLavin. “But aslong as the com-munity continuesto come throughin the great wayit always has,then we’ll be ableto serve everyonereferred to us.”

School counse-lors, social work-ers and WFCM(Western FairfaxChristian Minis-tries) submit re-ferrals to Our Daily Bread, which actsas the clearinghouse and sends the re-ferrals to ONC, which then finds outand fulfills parents’ gift requests.

So for the 19th year in a row, ONCis providing new toys and clothing forfamilies in need in Centreville,Chantilly, Clifton, Fair Oaks and FairLakes. And it’s definitely no smallundertaking; it requires more than400 volunteers, 25 project leadersand the generosity of area residentswilling to help make it all possible.

“We still have a lot of need for cloth-ing,” said ONC Clothing CoordinatorDenise McInerney. “We still needpeople to volunteer to adopt a childfor a coat, winter boots — even ten-nis shoes; we have a lot of requestsfor them. I was astonished at the num-ber of requests for shoes and boots,but when you see how much they

Local Residents Share Their Holiday Traditions

Dia Hayes,Head Start preschoolteacher:

“On Christmas Evewith my in-laws, we’reall in our pajamas andwe each take turnsreading Christmasstories and poems. Itgets us in the Christ-mas spirit. Then wewrite our Christmaslist for Santa and sendit up the chimney. Weburn the edge of thepaper and the smokegoes up to Santa.”

A Centreville resident plus staff membersof Poplar Tree Elementary share theirfamilies’ holiday traditions:

Kathy Palermo,school secretary:

“I grew up in upstateNew York — SaratogaSprings — and when Iwas little, on ChristmasEve, we went to ourneighbors’ ChristmasTree farm. We’d chooseour tree and cut itdown, and then we’dsing Christmas carols tothe family who ownedthe farm, in paymentfor the tree — that’swhat they wanted.”

Mary Paska,fourth-grade teacher:

“We eat Polish food,the night before Christ-mas. It’s a Polishtradition. It’s supposedto be all fish, but ourkids wouldn’t eat it; soinstead, we havepierogies, golombkis,kielbasa and babka.”

Mary Farris,kindergarten teacher:

“On Christmas Eve,we visit the Christmastrees on the Ellipse inWashington, D.C., andthen we get dessertdowntown.”

Lisa Melchiori,kindergarten teacher:

“In my family, we havea white top hat and wegive white-elephant giftsto each other. And whenit’s your turn to give agift, you put on the hat.Then if you’re next in lineto get a gift, you wear aspecial, Pakistani yacht-ing hat that my dad gotwhen he taught at theU.S. Naval Post-GraduateSchool there. So by theend of Christmas, thereare pictures of thiswhole, huge family wear-ing both hats — it’s just alot of fun.”

Alex Bedont,Centreville’s Gate PostEstates community:

“Every Christmas, wecut down a live tree; Idon’t like fake ones. Wemake a whole day of itand have hot chocolate.It’s a nice way to bringin the season. I thinkeveryone should have areal tree.”

Photos by Bonnie Hobbs/Centre View


Featuring dazzling costumes, colorfulsets and songs and dances burstingwith Christmas spirit, Encore Theat-rical Arts Project (ETAP) presents its holi-day show, “Santa Got Frostbite.”

Marking the group’s 15th anniversary, it’sa new and original musical showcasing the

talents of guest performers Tina and DanDelafield, plus nearly 40 students whomainly attend school in Centreville orChantilly.

“Tabitha Dees designed the set, and itmakes you feel you’re in a magical space,”said director Raynor van der Merwe.“There’s Christmas in New York, withRockefeller Center and Radio City MusicHall; the North Pole; and an enormous

Santa’s Workshop with staircases and Nut-crackers.”

WATCH (Washington Area Theatre Com-munity Honors) award-winner van derMerwe also choreographed the show, so herdancers will perform with split-second pre-cision. They’ve been rehearsing since Au-gust.

“II have so many wonderful singers, too,”said van der Merwe. “They truly are grow-ing to be triple threats, singing, dancing and

Encore Holiday Show Will Dazzle, DelightLocal dance group stages “Santa Got Frostbite.”

Raggedly Ann and Andy dancers take the stage during Encore Theatrical Arts Project’s holiday show, “SantaGot Frostbite.”

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ONC BringsHoliday JoyOur Neighbor’s Childproviding giftsfor more than800 local families.

“With thecommunity’ssupport, we

hope to serveevery family

that’sreferred.”

— Kelly Lavin, ONCexecutive


From Page 1cost, you can see why.”She said warm, winter clothes are needed

for children from 1-17 years old, and thosein need are nearly equally divided betweenchildren age 12 and under, and those age13 and up. Instead of asking for toys fortheir children, said McInerney, many par-ents simply want clothes.

“We have so many more requests forclothing than we’ve ever had,” she said.“Parents are asking for jeans, sweaters, but-ton-down shirts – things their kids can wearto school. And some teen-agers need clothesin men’s sizes.”

To adopt a child for clothing or to con-tribute, e-mail McInerney [email protected]. Mention cloth-ing, and the e-mail will be forwarded to her.

AREA RESIDENTS can also help by con-tributing at two events happening this Sat-urday, Dec. 4. One is at Stone MiddleSchool; the other is at Wal-Mart in the FairLakes Shopping Center.

❖ For the third year in a row, members ofStone’s National Junior Honor Society areholding Panther Pick-up Day. Students al-ready distributed fliers in their communi-ties, asking for donations of brand-new toys,books, games and new or like-new cloth-ing.

Parents will then drive them to homes to

pick it up and bring it back to school whereparents and students will sort, box and helpload it into a truck for transport to the giftwarehouse. “The convenience of people be-ing able to donate at their door is wonder-ful,” said Lavin. “Everyone has somethingin their closet with the tags still on it thattheir children either outgrew or won’t wear.Give it to us – we’ll take it.”

Drop-off donations from residents any-where will also be accepted at the schoolfrom 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

❖ Inside the Wal-Mart will be a GivingTree decorated with paper ornaments con-taining the age and sex of a child and theitem he or she wants for Christmas. Resi-dents may then purchase it and place it, un-wrapped, in the big, ONC gift box outsidethe front of the store between 10 a.m.-4p.m. They may also fulfill as many children’swishes as they’d like. The Omni Travel Soc-cer Team and various Girl Scout troops willman the gift-collection box.

❖ Several local churches, schools andbusinesses also have Giving Trees wherepeople may drop off gifts for the families.(See list). And Stone Middle students madethe majority of the gift ornaments for them.

❖ With ONC providing for even morefamilies this year, than last year, Lavin saidanother way groups or businesses can helpis by collecting gift cards to donate. Espe-cially popular with teens, she said, are Tar-

get, Wal-Mart and iTunes gift cards.❖ Volunteers are needed Sunday, Dec. 12,

from noon-2 p.m., to help with the initialwarehouse set-up. Contact Jean Novak [email protected].

❖ Each family receiving gifts from ONCwill also be given two dozen, homemadecookies. And with more than 800 familiesgetting gifts, roughly 20,000 cookies willbe needed. “They help our delivery peoplego to the door,” said Lavin. “The cookiesare a great ice-breaker and a festive, holi-day treat that the families might not other-wise have.” Anyone wishing to bake cook-ies for the families should drop them offThursday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., atthe Virginia Run Community Center, 15355Wetherburn Court, off Route 29 and Pleas-ant Valley Road, in Centreville. The type ofcontainer doesn’t matter; they’ll all be re-packaged so each family gets an assortment.

❖ Packaging Day is also Dec. 16, whenhundreds of people will be needed to helpmatch up each item to the wish list pro-vided by the recipient parents for their chil-dren.

❖ Delivery Day is Sunday, Dec. 19, from1-4 p.m. People interested in volunteeringfor either packaging or delivery should goto www.ourneighborschild.org.

❖ Financial donations are also welcomeand appreciated. Either contact KarenMoore at [email protected] or sendchecks payable to Our Neighbor’s Child toP.O. Box 276, Centreville, VA 20120, atten-tion Karen Moore.

ONC IS ALSO adding a “donate now” but-ton to its Web site where people can makedirect donations. One hundred percent ofall monetary contributions is used to buygifts for the recipient families.

Lavin said individual volunteers are stillneeded, but now many of them are part ofgroups. For example, on delivery day, mem-bers of Westfield High’s lacrosse team de-liver gifts to the families and their coachcoordinates them. “I’d love to hear frommore teams or service groups — maybefrom Chantilly or Centreville high schools,”she said.

However, they’re already helping in someways. Centreville and Westfield SGA stu-dents help package cookies, and Chantillystudents do a huge, wrapping-paper drive

for ONC.“The student government groups at the

three high schools are the backbone of ONCtoday,” said Lavin. “Those kids are the rea-son we’re able to serve as many people aswe do. They’re enthusiastic and energized.”

“Besides doing cookies and gift wrap,their annual commitment is providing themanpower it takes to distribute all the giftsdropped off at the donated warehousespace,” continued Lavin. “They bring every-thing brought there by the various busi-nesses, churches and schools and take it toeach family’s numbered space.”

They help do the initial prepackaging ofgifts, sort donated clothing, set up tables ofgirls’ and boys’ toys and select age-appro-priate gifts for each child. The students don’thave access to any of the families’ personalinformation — each recipient is identifiedonly by a number — but they do know thetypes of gifts needed and the ages, gendersand gift wishes of the children receivingthem.

So on Dec. 13, 14 and 15, hundreds ofstudents will be busy doing these things.Then on Dec. 16, adults will check eachfamily’s gift bag and make sure everythingit’s getting is in there. Then all the itemsare packaged into numbered bags for eachfamily so that delivery day runs smoothly.

Suzanne Olijar is helping coordinateONC’s Spanish-speaking volunteers, plusthe clothing sorting at the warehouse. “Shehas so much energy and is doing a greatjob for us,” said Lavin.

In addition, Holly Cameron is coordinat-ing the donation efforts of youth dance com-panies, cheer groups and soccer and swimteams. Any group wanting to do a gift col-lection for ONC should contact her. BothCameron and Olijar may be reached [email protected].

“In these tough, economic times, we’vewatched adopt-a-family programs falterwhen those donating can’t fulfill the needsof an entire family,” said Lavin. “But withONC, because people can give individualgifts, more people can contribute to what-ever extent they’re able.”

“Every gift is important,” she said. “Andwith the community’s support, we hope toserve every family that’s referred. Our hopeis to not have to turn away a single family— but we can only give what is donated.”

Our Neighbor’s Child Brings Holiday Joy

Centreville High students help sort donated clothing during a previous,holiday season.

Members of Westfield High’s basketball team with some of the toys for local families.

Helping brighten holiday spirits for ONC are (from left)Pam Motafches, Kelly Lavin and Westfield Assistant Prin-cipal Dave Jagels.

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Community College’s Richard J. Ernst The-ater, 8333 Little River Turnpike inAnnandale. Show times are Saturday Dec.11, at 12 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; SundayDec. 12, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Friday, Dec.17, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18, at 12 p.m.,3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday Dec. 19, at1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are $18-$21; call703-222-5511 or see www.Encore-tap.org.

Written by Brandon Kalbaugh, “Santa GotFrostbite” shows what happens when JackFrost, who is always jealous of Santa Claus,tries to shift the spotlight from Santa to him-self. “If Santa or the elves drink coffee, in-stead of hot chocolate, they fall under JackFrost’s spell,” said van der Merwe. “But withthe help of the reindeer, Mrs. Claus savesthe day.”

The Encore dancers rehearse more than20 hours a week, leading up to the perfor-mances, and van der Merwe said it’s reward-ing to see their passion and dedication.“They get inspired by Encore alumni suc-cess, such as Paige Williams, now aRockette,” she said. “And they also havetheir own sense of pride in performingwell.”

Noting the camaraderie between thedancers and audience during Encore’s holi-day shows, she said this year’s extravaganzawill affect all of the audience’s senses. “It’s

lighthearted and is something for the wholefamily,” she said. “This Broadway-style spec-tacular will take their mind off everythingelse and transport them to a special place,and everybody will leave the theater feel-ing uplifted.”

Centreville High senior Ali Waldman hasbeen with Encore since fourth grade andappreciates the opportunities it’s given her.“We performed in Spain, in various theatersand for different groups and get to meet alot of people,” she said. “And I love the rushI get from performing on stage.”

Over the years, said Waldman, van derMerwe’s taught her many life lessons thathelped her prepare for college. “I know I’llbe fine because of the time-managementskills and other things she’s taught me,” saidWaldman.

Her favorite number in this show is“Wooden Soldiers,” in which the dancerswear long red jackets, black pants and tallhats like Buckingham Palace guards. “It’sfun moving stiffly like a wooden soldier.”She added that the product will bring joyto the audience. “Its also really funny,” saidWaldman. “Everything about this show isphenomenal.”

Katie Dudzik, also a Centreville senior, isdelighted that what she loves to do makespeople smile. “Being in Encore is amazing,”she said. “We all share a special bond be-cause we’ve been through so much together,and it shows on stage when we perform.”

She said van der Merwe has taught herdiscipline and that “you can do anything aslong as you set your mind to it. Go afterwhat you love and put your whole heartinto it, and you’ll be happy.”

Dudzik especially likes the “Reindeer”song in which the dancers wear brown-vel-vet jackets and antlers. “It’s really upbeatand fun and is technically difficult, so it’s areal crowd-pleaser,” she said. “All the danc-ers work well to make the show come to-gether; it puts you in the holiday mood. Ourcostumes and sets are always fantastic, oursinging is wonderful and our dancing is justgreat.”

Melissa Pyne, a Fairfax High senior andmember of the Fairfax Dance Academy ather school, is in her ninth year with Encore.She said that she’s bonded with people out-side her home and the peers who’ll help fur-ther her future. She said all dancers startout with passion, but van der Merwe “makessure it stays alive.”

Her favorite number is “Santa Claus isComing to Town” because it’s bright andpeppy, “stylized and versatile, and includeseveryone from Santa to elves to Rockettes.”And, she added, “The ‘Multiplying Santas’number is always exciting to see.”

Pyne also likes the new, Starbuck’s wait-ress costumes that are white with green-satin aprons. “They’re gorgeous and so well-put-together,” she said. “Dawn Martin, themother of our dancer Grace Martin, de-

Dance Group Stages ‘Santa Got Frostbite’Holiday Guide

signed and sewed them.”Sully Station’s Yanelle Artieda, who is

homeschooled, has danced with Encoresince she was 9. “I used to dance at a balletcompany,” she said. “Then I saw an EncoreChristmas show, with the whole package,singing, dancing and acting, and decidedthat’s what I like.”

She said she’ll carry van der Merwe’s lifelessons with her forever. “She tells us tostrive to be the best at what we do, but keepa good attitude about it,” said Artieda.

She likes the “Here Comes Santa Claus”routine because of the variety of dancestyles and costumes it contains, especiallythe gold outfits Martin created for it. Artiedasaid the audience will see all the hard workeveryone put into each element of this showand will enjoy the way “it all comes togetheron stage.”

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Opinion

The season for holiday parties isupon us, and with it the increasedincidence of driving under the influence. This year, with increasedawareness about so-called “distracted driving,”it’s worth noting that both driving after drink-ing at a party and using your cell phone whileyou drive are behaviors you can control.

The possible consequences of driving drunkand underage drinking are often hard to com-prehend, but the stories and grief of local fami-lies who have lost loved ones to such accidentsprovide a chilling reminder.

William Cameron Schlifke, born in Fairfaxand a graduate of Robinson Secondary School,died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, less than threedays after he was rear-ended in Newport News.He was 22. Schlifke was serving as designateddriver for friends in his fraternity at Christo-pher Newport University. The driver whocrashed into him, 20 at the time and also astudent at CNU, was arrested at the scene andcharged with DUI refusal, reckless driving andunderage possession of alcohol, and was con-victed of manslaughter.

Unfortunately, such tragedy is not rare. In

fall 2008, a different young man from Fairfaxwas sentenced to three years in jail for invol-untary manslaughter because of a drunk-driv-ing accident on Dec. 3, 2007 that resulted inthe death of one of his friends in the car andpermanent injury for another. One family losta beloved daughter after she clung to life forfive brutal days; one family has seen their ac-tive son reduced to 70 pounds and “unrespon-sive” and living in a nursing home.

Such tragedies, if they do not touch us per-sonally, often seem remote. Perhaps in thesetough economic times, it’s also worth addingup some the financial cost of an arrest for driv-ing under the influence. In Fairfax County,there were more than 3,100 arrests for driv-ing under the influence in 2008. In Arlington,677 arrests. In Alexandria, 515 arrests. In theCity of Fairfax, 181 arrests. Such an arrest islikely to cost as much as $20,000 or more inlegal fees. A conviction results in long termincreases in insurances costs of $1,500 a yearor more. A conviction could result in losing ajob. And once convicted you’ll have to answer“yes” on any job application that asks if youhave been convicted of a crime.

DON’T TAKE THE RISK. Plan ahead, leaveyour car at home, take public transportation,arrange for a designated driver, or choose toabstain if a designated driver isn’t available.

But if you find yourself in the unfortunateposition of drinking without a safe way homeon your own this holiday season, the Wash-ington Regional Alcohol Program has providedyou with a safety net called SoberRide. Taketheir number with you when you head out, andbe sure any young adults (must be 21 or over)in your family are similarly armed.

Founded in 1982, WRAP is a public-privatepartnership working to prevent drunk drivingand underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan area. The program gave morethan 500 people a safe ride home on Hallow-een weekend this year.

Parents are well advised to talk to their teensand let them know that if they find themselveswithout a safe ride home, that they can calltheir parents to be picked up. There are conse-quences of binge drinking for teens that gobeyond driving under the influence. But it isalso important for parents to let their teensknow that whatever happens, it is not OK todrink and drive or to get into a car driven bysomeone who has been drinking.

WRAP’s 2010 Holiday SoberRide program isavailable beginning from 10 p.m., Friday, Dec.17 to 6 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. To re-ceive a free cab ride home (up to a $30 fare),call 800-200-8294. You must be 21 or older.(Callers are responsible for anything over $30.)

Safely HomeWashington Regional Alcohol Program’s 2010 Holi-

day SoberRide program will begin at 10 p.m., Friday,Dec. 17, 2010, and run through 6 a.m., Saturday, Jan.1, 2011. To receive a free cab ride home up to a $30fare, call 800-200-8294. You must be 21 or older.WRAP needs sponsors and contributions to continueto offer this service. See www.wrap.org to contribute.

Plan ahead,have a designateddriver and carry theSoberRide number.

Holiday Safety Net for Celebrating with Alcohol

In AppreciationTo the Editor:

Thank you participants, volun-teers and sponsors of the 22ndVirginia Run Turkey Trot.

We wanted to thank theCentreville community for theircontinued support of the VirginiaRun Thanksgiving Day TurkeyTrot. The weather cooperated andwe had a record turn out of par-ticipants this year, over 4500 totalrunners and walkers. All of themoney raised will go to Life withCancer (LWC). We are hoping totop the $62,000 that the TurkeyTrot raised for the non profit groupLWC last year. We thank the fami-lies of Jim Sanders and DaltonGulsby for allowing the event tobe held in their memory.

Congratulations to the finishers ofthe 5k race. The overall male win-ner, Ethan Rissell from PA finishedin a fast 15:39 and female over win-ner Nikeya Green from Centrevillecame in at 17:22. The top male Vir-ginia Run resident winner was JohnAversa at 18:56 and WHS studentLauren Hicks with a time of 20:52.All times can be found atwww.virginiarun.com/turkeytrot

The planning for this event be-gins in May by an all volunteer

committee who spends countlesshours ensuring the event is a suc-cess. A big thank you to the com-mittee for everything they do:Mary Mitchell, Tim Baker,Mirchelle Enright, Dean Jones,Jean Novak, Sandy Boyles, JanetLogan, Steve Boyles, Steve Lo-gan, Kelly Novak, JacquelynHorstmann, Donna Latham,Helaine Newman, Bonnie Majors,Ann Wilkes, Karen Soles, JodiBlonski, Tom Redmond, GregRichter, Kathleen Lazor, RonLazor, Betsy Higgins, John Lalleyand Brian Gavaghan.

We also need to thank our com-munity volunteers from FairfaxCounty Police, Virginia State Po-lice, Boy Scout Troop 893, BoyScout Troop 30, Cub Scout Pack1684, Centreville PresbyterianChurch, Korean Central Presby-terian Church, Westfield HighSchool students, Stone MiddleSchool students and all of the Vir-ginia Run residents that came outto help at pack pick up and onThanksgiving morning.

And a very big thank you to ourwonderful sponsors you are trulythe best: Mitchell Eye Institute,John D Mitchell M.D.;

American Windows & Siding ofVa.; Elantech Systems, Inc.; VA

Runner; Chesapeake Landscapeand Design; Wilmot Sanz;Edelman Financial Services; Ko-rean Central Presbyterian Church;Virginia Cancer Specialists;NASDAQ OMX; NOVEC; Falbo andThomas, DDS, P.C; Odyssey Travel;Luck Stone;

Louis C. Filippone, Orthodon-tics; Centreville Animal Hospital;Neal B. Jones, DDS; Sequoia Man-agement Company; Café RightAngle – Dewberry Building; Jo-seph White Insurance Agency;

Gregory Nosal DMD & Family;Mike’s Carpets of Virginia; Rich-ard Donohue, DDS; Securitas Se-curity Services; Cody’s 12th Birth-day Bash; Neighborhood Know-It-All Realtors; Verizon Federal atFort Belvoir; Miller Orthodontics,

Leading Edge Screen Printing;Chantilly Chiropractic Center;Fairfax Oral & Maxillofacial Sur-gery; Pacers Running Store; JohnS. Ehreth, DDS, Endodontics;Econo Building Maintenance;Orthodontics by Crutchfield; LeslieNeiss Realtor-Keller Williams Re-alty McLean; Bion Inc.; Chadwick,Washington, Moriarty, Elmore &Bunn, P.C, Virginia Surgery Asso-ciates; Centre View newspaper;Centreville Presbyterian Church;Greg Richter & friends; CoxFarms;, Centreville Baptist Church,and Glory Days.

Thank you to all.

Dominic Devincenzo andLaurie Horstmann

Event co-directors

2010 Virginia Run Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot

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FRIDAY/DEC. 3Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight.

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DEC. 3-19“Camelot.” The Alliance Theatre

presents the story of King Arthur,Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and theKnights of the Round Table. Directedby Zina Bleck. Show times areFridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.— Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18; Sundaysat 2 p.m. — Dec. 5, 12, 19;Thursdays at 7 p.m. — Dec. 9, 16. AtMountain View High School, 5775Spindle Court, Centreville. Visitwww.TheAllianceTheatre.org or call703-220-8101.

SATURDAY/DEC. 4“Winterfest.” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free,

There will be a Silent Auction, a LegoBrick Challenge, a Chili Cook-Off anda Craft Fair. At Poplar TreeElementary School, 13440 MelvilleLane, Chantilly. Sponsored by thePoplar Tree PTA. [email protected].

Alternative Gift Fair. Noon to 5 p.m.Free admission. Honor special peopleon your gift list by giving gifts thatbenefit local nonprofits and people inneed. At Truro Church, 10520 MainStreet, Fairfax. Visitwww.giftsthatgivehope.org/fairfax or703-608-2231.

DAR Meeting. 1 p.m. Lane’s MillChapter Daughter of the AmericanRevolution Meeting. At the home ofCharlene Grace of Clifton. If youwould like to attend, [email protected].

Singles Dinner and Movie Night.Fixed price dinner beginning at 5p.m. At PF Chang’s, 4250 FairfaxCorner Ave., Fairfax Corner.Followed by movie of your choice atFairfax Corner 14. Cost of $30 atdoor includes dinner, soda, tip andmovie ticket. RSVP required.Sponsored by New Beginnings, asupport group for separated/divorcedmen and women. Call 301-924-4101or visit www.newbeginningsusa.org.

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SUNDAY, DEC. 5Southern Gospel Concert. 6 p.m.

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“A Prelude Christmas.” 7 p.m.Westfield High School’s WindSymphony will perform with guestmusicians Dave Detweiler and

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Wine Class: Champagne andSparkling. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thistasting and seminar is perfect forthose looking to discover a sparklingwine that best suits their budget andpalate. Eight sparkling wines will betasted, including a Cremant deBourgogne, Cava, Californiasparkling and four stunningselections from Champagne. Classincludes wine selections, tastingsheets, take home materials, anddiscounts on wine presented in class.$25 per class. At Chantilly’s TotalWine & More, Greenbrier TownCenter, 13055-C Lee Jackson Hwy.,Chantilly. Call 703-817-1177.

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Swing Dancing. 9 p.m. to midnight.Cost is $15. With the band, AtomicSwing Club. Drop-in beginner swinglesson from 8:30 to 9 p.m.; dancingfrom 9 p.m. to midnight. At theHilton Washington Dulles AirportHotel, 13869 Park Center Road,(Route 28 near the airport) Herndon.

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Performed will be: “’Twas theNight Before Christmas,” directed bySarah Bowden and Zoe Tippl; “TheGrinch,” directed by Taylor Reeseand Brittany Simmons; “A CharlieBrown Christmas,” directed byElisabeth Bloxam and KerowynBrewer, “The Hanukkah Story,” di-rected by Daniel and JoshBraunstein; and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” directed by DanHepler and Andy Roca.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: Thethird annual Centrevil le HighSchool Christmas Tree sale will betaking place in front of the schoolagain this year. Frasier Firs rangingfrom 5-8.5 feet tall will be sold.Prices range from $55-$65. Alltrees bought will bailed and cut atthe customer’s request. Hours ofoperation Wednesdays-Fridays5:30-8:30 p.m.; weekends from 10a.m.- 6 p.m. All proceeds to ben-efit the Athletic teams atCentreville High School. [email protected] or 703-802-5416.

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Lee Seidner, a junior fromCentreville, majoring in music inthe College of Liberal Arts and Hu-man Sciences who plays the clarinetand also has the honor of being asection leader, has gained member-ship to the Marching Virginians atVirginia Tech.

Chelsea Black, a senior fromCentreville, majoring in bothchemical engineering and math-ematics in the Colleges ofEngineering and Science, has gainedmembership to the Marching Virgin-ians at Virginia Tech.

Carolyn Korch, a sophomorefrom Centreville, majoring inhospitality and tourism managementin the Pamplin College of Businesswho plays the clarinet, has gainedmembership to the Marching Virgin-ians at Virginia Tech.

Sarah DeVito, a sophomorefrom Centreville, majoring inmathematics in the College of Sci-ence who plays the alto sax, hasgained membership to the MarchingVirginians at Virginia Tech.

Chelsea Croll, a sophomorefrom Centreville, majoring inmanagement in the Pamplin Collegeof Business who plays the piccolo,has gained membership to theMarching Virginians at VirginiaTech.

Life Time Fitness Centrevillemembers contributed to collecting 180units of blood during the destination’sNov. 11 blood drive in support of theAmerican Red Cross. The amount raisedduring the one-day event is capable ofsaving as many as 540 local lives.

A Centreville resident and memberof the African Aids Organization willspeak at Wellspring UCC, Centreville, onSunday, Dec. 5, in recognition of WorldAIDS Day. Delphine On will share theexperience of her family in work for AIDSvictims, especially children, in sub-Sa-haran countries.

Wellspring UCC worships at 5649Mount Gilead Rd., Centreville 20120, at3:30 p.m. on Sundays. Fair Trade coffeeand treats welcome worshipers at 3 p.m.,and worship is followed by fellowshiphour. Dec. 5 is also the second Sunday inAdvent. Pastor Dr. Al Fuertes is preach-ing. Call 703-257-4111 or check thewebsite, www.wellspringucc.org.

Thomas C. Block, a financial advisorwith Ameriprise Financial in Centreville,has achieved the professional designationof Chartered Retirement Planning Coun-selor (CRPC) through The College ofFinancial Planning. Mr. Block, who livesin Ashburn, successfully completed therequirements that include course workand a series of examinations covering thefollowing areas: The Retirement PlanningProcess & Meeting Multiple FinancialObjectives, Sources of Retirement Income,Personal Savings: Investing and Planningfor Retirement, Employer-SponsoredPlans, Individual Deferred Compensation,Planning for Incapacity, Disability & Long-Term Care, Retirement Plan Distributions,Asset Management & Investment StrategyDuring Retirement, Income Taxes & theRetiree and Estate Planning.

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Profile In Real Estate – Jay JackJay’s experience is broad and diverse—the FBI,

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Besides work, Jay enjoys family time and is lucky

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Clifton- In Popular Little Rocky RunThe Dartmouth model is known for its progressively designed open floor plan. This home features arare 4-foot expansion off the family room, garage and even into the full dug-out basement! That’sapproximately an extra 430 square feet that some of the other Dartmouth models do not have!Smartly renovated kitchen has Silestone countertops, top-notch stainless appliances including raretrash compactor, ceramic tile floor, modern recessed lighting and Center Island. Timeless 42” cabi-nets feature pullout drawers, appliance “garage”, and expanded cabinetry into breakfast area. Twolarge garden windows are the kitchen’s focal point! Step-down Family room (22 x14!) has soaringvaulted ceiling, two skylights and a raised masonry wood-burning fireplace flanked by built-in book-cases. Unique French doors lead to desirable screened-in porch with two entries, one to deck withstairs to open yard and one to fenced back yard. The Upper level features brand-new plush neutralcarpeting up the staircase and in all four bedrooms. Master bedroom has a vaulted ceiling and deco-rator’s shelf plus a dressing area with a walk-in closet and a mirrored reach-in closet. Master bath fea-tures a double sink vanity, ceramic tile floor and separate soaking tub and shower. Lower leveldesigned into 3 finished areas that will accommodate any life-style, complete with full bath and util-ity/storage room. Rare fully-excavated area under family room has been finished into the perfectmedia/game room. The 4-foot expansion in the attached garage easily accommodates two cars plusthat 2nd refrigerator, workbench and shelving! Cul-de-sac lot and excellent location within LittleRocky Run: walk to all public schools & Recreation Center #2 with pool, tennis courts & play-ground. 6006 Moss Glen Court, Clifton, VA 20124 (Little Rocky Run), FX7472263

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See ‘Guys and Dolls Jr.’, Page 12


Sky Masterson, Nathan Detroit and all the char-acters from Damon Runyon’s popular tale oflove and gamblers in 1940s New York City willburst upon the local stage when Stone Middle Schoolpresents the musical, “Guys and Dolls Jr.”

Show times are Thursday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m.; Fri-day, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 4, at 3p.m. Tickets are $5, and those for Thursday’s showmust be purchased in advance.

The cast and crew of nearly 50 has been hard atwork since September, and Director Lois StanzianiWalsh says her young thespians are doing a terrificjob. “They’ve grown together like a family and havecome to appreciate the score and the dances,” shesaid. “At school, I hear them humming the tunes andpracticing the dance steps — and their New Yorkaccents provide an additional component.”

Seventh-grader Collin Fiala portrays Masterson.“He’s a cool, suave gambler who dates lots of girls,but isn’t serious about any of them — until he meetsSarah Brown, who leads the mission that helps gam-blers stop sinning,” said Collin. “He likes crazy betsand he’s the top gambler.”

‘Luck, Be a Lady, Tonight’Stone Middle presents“Guys and Dolls Jr.”

Posing against a New York City backdropfor “Guys and Dolls Jr.” are (from left)Luke Knodt, Sam Dempsey, Sarah Damersand and Collin Fiala.

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Collin’s having fun playing him and es-pecially likes the songs Masterson sings andthe clothes he wears — a striped jacket,colorful tie, dark shirt and fedora hat. Healso likes the snappy dialogue betweenMasterson and the other gamblers, who areCollin’s friends in real life.

His favorite song is “Luck, Be a Lady, To-night,” which his character sings with hisfellow gamblers. “Sky’s admitting that he’sbeen gambling and hopes to win,” saidCollin. “Then, all these guys would go tothe mission and Sarah would be happy withhim.”

Playing Sarah Brown is seventh-graderSarah Damers. She described her characteras smart and confident. “She believes in Godand thinks she knows what she’s doing andwhat’s right and wrong,” said Sarah. “It’sfun showing how she changes during theshow, and you find out things about her thatyou wouldn’t have expected.”

Sarah likes the song she sings, “If I Werea Bell,” because “most of Sarah Brown’ssongs are about falling in love and gettingmarried but, in that song, she goes kind ofwild.” As for the show, she said, “It’s notwhat you think of when you think aboutmiddle-school productions, because of thelarger scale, storyline and 1940s time pe-riod. But the audience will enjoy it and willlike the way the songs and choreographyfit together with the story.”

Eighth-grader Sam (Samantha) Dempseyplays Adelaide, the lead dancer at NewYork’s Hot Box club. “She’s a very peppy andhappy girl, is nice to others and loves herfiancé, Nathan Detroit,” said Sam. “They’vebeen engaged 14 years and Adelaide wantsto get married, but Nathan doesn’t.”

Sam said Adelaide’s great to play becauseof her mood changes from upset to cheer-ful. “You never know how she’s going to actin each scene, and she’s a little kooky,” saidSam. “And I love dancing and her dancesare really fun.”

Her favorite number is “Adelaide’s La-ment.” Said Sam: “I love this song becauseshe’s reading a psychology book aboutwomen and says things in the song that arevery funny. She feels she may lose Nathanbecause of his gambling and lies and, there-fore, never marry him.” Sam said the audi-ence will like the message that “It’s not bestto gamble; it’s better to fall in love, trustyour partner and have a good life together.”

Portraying Nathan Detroit is eighth-grader Luke Knodt. “Nathan’s kind of dis-organized and creates his own problems,”said Luke. “He loves Adelaide, but wants toavoid marriage at all costs. He’s under a lotof pressure to tell the other gamblers wherethe big craps game is going to be. He triesto be a good guy, but the game gets in theway.”

It’s fun playing Nathan, said Luke, be-cause “he’s such an odd personality and it’s

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The Westfield High girls’ basketball team lost somekey players to graduation from last year’s success-ful squad. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs have a highnumber of quality players back on the roster and could beheaded for another strong showing in the Concorde District.

Another local team, Centreville High, meanwhile, has highhopes of improving on last year’s six-victory season. The Wild-cats have a number of returning players back in this year’sline-up, including Erin Meador, Centreville’s top player fromlast winter.

The 5-foot-10 inch Meador, who can play any position onthe floor well, earned First Team All-District honors in 2009-10 when she averaged 17 points and six rebounds per game.She tied a school record when she scored 31 points in a gameagainst Langley.

Fifth-year Centreville head coach Wally Horton said theremight be better players than Meador across the NorthernRegion in certain facets of the game — shooting, rebound-ing, ball-handling. But he loves the fact that Meador excels inall of those areas and then some. And on top of that, she hasa hunger to help her team excel.

“I wouldn’t trade her for anybody,” said Horton. “She’s gotthe whole package. She can play all over the floor. We’ll beplaying her as a guard [foremost]. She’s a determined, strongplayer.”

Meador can score points in a variety of ways. One of herstrengths is driving to the basket where she often gets fouled.Horton said Meador got to the foul line more than any playeracross the entire metropolitan area last year, taking 165 shotsfrom the charity stripe.

Two other key backcourt players for Centreville will be jun-ior Kayley Shomers and freshman Jenna Green. Shomers wasthe starting point guard for the 10-4 JV Wildcats last year.She will see varsity court time at both the point and shootingguard positions this season.

“Kayley gives us some real nice versatility [in thebackcourt],” said Horton. “She’s used to handling the ball,she’s quick and she’s a wonderful passer.”

Green, as a ninth-grader, will be an impact varsity playerfrom the start this season. She is a seasoned player who hascompeted within the local SYA league as well as on AAU teams.She has been attending Centreville High girls’ basketball campseach summer since the fifth grade.

“She has a good basketball IQ,” said Horton. “Jenna has theability to handle the ball, sees and runs the court well andcan run the offense. She has the opportunity to really have anice freshmen year. She has a lot of experience playing.”

In the front court, Centreville has a talented returning playerin six-foot junior post player Chaney Forbush, who earnedThird Team All-District recognition a year ago in a season inwhich she averaged 10 points and five rebounds as a sopho-more. The Wildcats will also receive good post play from Tay-lor O’Hara, Centreville’s third leading scorer last year.

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