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By Bonnie Hobbs

Silver anniversaries are special, andthat’s what this year’s CentrevilleDay celebration, the 25th annual,promises to be. It’s slated for this

Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., inHistoric Centreville Park, 5714 MountGilead Road (off Braddock Road, acrossRoute 29 from the IHOP).

The fun includes children’s activities, aparade, live music, a pet pageant, martialarts, swordsmen, dancing, food and crafts.Admission is free, and free parking andshuttles will be available at The Trinity Cen-tre, 5860 Trinity Parkway, off Route 29.

Centreville Day was started by Centrevilleresident Teri Hunt, who considered this areaa great place in need of an identity. So shecreated the first Centreville Day celebration,which was held on the 200th anniversary ofthe establishment of the town charter. Andnow, this weekend, attendees will gatherin Centreville’s Historic District to celebrate

225 years of community spirit and heritage.Friends of Historic Centreville puts on

Centreville Day in partnership with theFairfax County Park Authority. And theCentreville Day Planning Committee hashesout all the details.

“It’s an amazing group of people whowork so hard each year, but still manage tolaugh and really enjoy working together,”said event organizer Cheryl Repetti, on thecommittee since 2004. “And at CentrevilleDay, members of the community are all heretogether, exchanging smiles and hand-shakes and maybe a kind word or two. Andhopefully, we go home thinking thatCentreville’s a nice place to live.”

Event coordinator Carol Robinson is alsointegral to the celebration’s success. SaidRobinson: “From the early years of closingdown Braddock and Union Mill roads forthe parade [near Centreville High] to hav-ing our own Historic Centreville Park,Centreville Day provides ways for the com-munity to appreciate what has occurred in

our special part of local, state and nationalhistory.”

Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. at themain stage near St. John’s EpiscopalChurch, 5649 Mount Gilead Road, whereSupervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) willpresent the Centreville Day Citizen of theYear award.

The parade will start assembling at theend of Wharton Lane near Wharton ParkCourt at 10:30 a.m. It’ll kick off at WhartonLane at 11 a.m., passing the stage shortlybefore noon and continuing along Mt.Gilead Road to Braddock Road. Residents

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James Lee and son Aiden, 3, sit inside afire engine.

Katya Newburn, 3, daydreams inside a firetruck.

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Standing by a fire engine, Young Sonholds Jacob, 1.

Kylie Wood, 5, prepares to enter the mazeinside this house to find two ways out of it.

Jax Blevins, 7, stands by a game wheel filled with fire-safety questions.

Open House at Fair Oaks Fire Station.With the theme, “Every second counts; plan two ways out,” fire stations across Fairfax County held open

houses on Saturday, Oct. 14. including Fair Oaks Station 21. Posing by a fire engine with their children are (fromleft) Phil Hassell and Nick, 2, and Station 21 volunteerEMT Nima Mahmoudzadeh and Elena, 2.

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See Jury Finds, Page 5

By Bonnie Hobbs

When Clifton resident KemptonBonds was first tried for mur-der, this summer, the jurors

were unable to reach a unanimous ver-dict and a mistrial was declared. The

second time around, with a new jury, hewas found not guilty.

A 2015 Robinson Secondary Schoolgraduate, Bonds was a seasonal employeeof the Fairfax County Park Authority whenthe incident occurred, Aug. 6, 2016, atCabell’s Mill in Ellanor C. Lawrence Park.The victim was Tyonne Johns, 35, of Wash-ington, D.C., and she had just catered awedding there when Bonds fatally stabbedher.

However, the facts of the case aren’t thatcut and dried, as the jury learned during

the week-long trial thatbegan Sept. 25 in Cir-cuit Court. Bonds wasjust 19 when the wed-ding occurred, but hewas there to protect thehistoric building and hetook his job seriously.According to the wed-ding party, he was sucha stickler for the rulesthat he and they clashed throughout theevening.

Bonds took down decorations not al-lowed to be taped to the walls of the his-toric building and removed fake rosepetals from the grounds outside becausethey weren’t biodegradable. He alsoturned off the music at 9 p.m. when,according to the contract, it had to stop— an hour before the event ended at 10p.m.

He and Johns never argued until it wascleanup time and her folding chairs werebeing separated from those provided by

After Second Trial, Bonds Not GuiltyTeen was chargedwith murder atCabell’s Mill.

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By Marti Moore

Fairfax County business part-ners Susana B. Slayton andRafael Babilonia-Dudleysaw it all play out on the

television news last month. Theywatched Category 5 storm HurricaneIrma sideswipe Puerto Rico Sept. 6.In less than two weeks, they werehorrified as Hurricane Maria made abeeline toward the island — whereBabilonia-Dudley was born and hisparents live.

Babilonia-Dudley knew this was atrain wreck waiting to happen. Heexperienced the wrath of HurricaneHugo — exactly 28 years ago, whenit packed a Category 3 wallop andpunched Puerto Rico. At the time, heand his wife, Martha, lived on theisland’s northern coast in the City ofGuaynabo. It took 52 days for themto get electricity. He said he and hiswife went to nearby San Juan thenspent the next nine months workingfor the American Red Cross recoveryefforts in the mountains.

They knew Hurricane Maria wasmuch worse.

They knew a direct hit from a Category 4storm would bring stunned Puerto Ricansto their knees.

A day before Hurricane Maria nearly de-stroyed the island Sept. 20, Slayton andBabilonia-Dudley called a federal govern-ment liaison to this U.S. Commonwealthand asked how they could help.

They learned about an initiative startedby Puerto Rico First Lady Beatriz Rossellóin response to both hurricanes. United forPuerto Rico is a new tax-exempt charity thatreceives assistance from the private sectorto help islanders recover from two naturaldisasters they weathered in just one month.

It’s on like “Donkey Kong” for Slayton andBabilonia-Dudley, co-owners of DynamicAnimation Systems Inc. of Fairfax — whichcreates virtual training systems for militaryand police. These Burke residents, whosefamilies attend the same church at BurkeUnited Methodist, wanted to help. Theyrolled-up their sleeves then made space at

their warehouse in Chantilly for humani-tarian relief supplies.

Before Hurricane Maria made landfall,Slayton said, “we were creating theFacebook page.” Unidos por Puerto RicoDMV is a grassroots effort with more than1,600 followers and filled with testimoni-als from donors like Maribel Costa, whobrought a car full of provisions from Balti-more to Chantilly:

“I was happily put to work within min-utes. It was so wonderful to see so manypeople moving quickly, very focused andjust working so hard to get everything readyfor a safe trip to P.R.,” Costa remarks on herOct. 7 Facebook post. “They are so orga-nized and it just gave me so much confi-dence that all these donated goods will getto the people who need it most.”

This group is among 18 chapters nation-wide that help the Puerto Rico Federal Af-fairs Administration in Washington, D.C.,coordinate this movement.

Slayton and Babilonia-Dudley are build-ing a network of more than 200 volunteersto come to the rescue of Puerto Ricans.

Soon after Maria passed, she noticed arearesidents were in tears because theycouldn’t reach their families on the island.It took them four days to realize islanderswith cellular service from AT&T wirelesscould receive calls only. That’s how North-ern Virginians learned their friends and fam-ily in Puerto Rico had nothing.

Babilonia-Dudley checks his smartphoneconstantly. On Oct. 9 he points out the Cityof Ponce is still without power and water.His wife’s family lives there in the middleof the island’s southern coast.

He says the warehouse has only four chainsaws and two generators. “We need more.”

Babilonia-Dudley and Slayton explainPuerto Ricans are self-starters and needtools to take care of themselves. The islandsuffered so much devastation and defores-tation, residents need chain saws to quicklychew through trunks nearly 3 feet wide.Most storm survivors are slowed down bythe only tools they have. Machetes and handsaws, Babilonia-Dudley knows, hardly willmake a dent in this massive cleanup effort.

They believe portable power tools willhelp islanders regain control of their livesas they strive to rebuild.

Slayton is in awe of the immediate re-sponse from donors and volunteers. Thisexperience has taught this small businesswoman and 1980 graduate of WakefieldHigh School in Arlington: “You never knowwho you know. You never know who theyknow,” she said. “And that’s when the magichappens.”

Slayton told her landlord Dynamic Ani-mation Systems was accepting in-kind do-

nations at the Chantilly warehouse— in the Sullyfield Circle BusinessPark behind the Dulles Expo Cen-ter. In response, her landlord of-fered extra space in a vacant of-fice around the corner. Donorsbring basic human necessities tothe second-floor office at 14320-A Sullyfield Circle, which facesstate Route 28.

Volunteers sort through the sup-plies. Product is transferred to thewarehouse and prepared for ship-ment on organized pallets des-tined to cities and towns through-out the island. Trucks haul the pal-lets to nearby Washington DullesInternational Airport or to theAndrews Air Force Base in Mary-land.

Volunteers helped Slayton andBabilonia-Dudley combine re-sources through workplace con-nections. A donor heard aboutUnidos por Puerto Rico DMVthrough an employee at his bank.He asked Slayton to take him twoweeks ago to a nearby CostcoWholesale store, where he paidalmost $3,000 for supplies. While

he stood in the check-out line, Slayton wentto the pharmacy to get anti-diarrhea medi-cine — for storm victims forced to surviveon dirty drinking water and spoiled food.

A store employee asked Slayton why sheneeded so much. She explained.

The Costco pharmacist purchased theentire case of medicine then donated it tothe cause, Slayton said.

Another volunteer — Airman 1st ClassBelle Anderson of Fairfax — used her AirForce network at Joint Base Andrews tomake room aboard a KC-130 military fueltanker and help Unidos por Puerto RicoDMV fly two milk runs to the island.

“We have shipped and distributed over120,000 pounds of supplies to Puerto Rico,”Slayton said. United Airlines donated cargocontainers on their commercial planes. Shealso mentioned her group donated pet foodto the Humane Society — which made roomfor basic human necessities aboard a pri-vate plane headed to the island with theiranimal rescue team.

A local lawyer is providing pro bono aidby helping Unidos por Puerto Rico DMVobtain a tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3)from the Internal Revenue Service.

Donations are accepted between 9 and 4p.m., including weekends. The supply listcalls for these items: Flashlights, batteries,medicine, dust masks, toiletries, cleaningsupplies, adult diapers, baby food and sup-plies, pet food and supplies, clothing for all,non-perishable foods, drinking water andjuice.

The slogan of this grassroots volunteermovement is an uplifting message to stormsurvivors who will rise from the devastat-ing effects of two natural disasters:“Levantamos Puerto Rico!”

Joining Storm Recovery Efforts To Help Fellow AmericansUnidos por Puerto Rico DMV ships supplies to survivors of two hurricanes.

Fairfax businessman Rafael Babilonia-Dudley, left, runs the logistics side of amakeshift collection center while his co-partner Susana B. Slayton, right, points tothe shipping label on a pallet of humanitarian-relief supplies earmarked for thecoastal City of Naguabo in Puerto Rico. Slayton — a 1980 graduate of WakefieldHigh School in Arlington — owns Dynamic Animation Systems Inc. of Fairfax withBabilonia-Dudley. This duo dedicated space in their Chantilly warehouse to Unidospor Puerto Rico DMV, the local chapter of a national grassroots disaster-reliefinitiative of Puerto Rico First Lady Beatriz Rosselló.

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Jury Finds Bonds Not Guiltythe Park Authority. But during the course of the

wedding, Bonds felt so threatened by the weddingparty that he started taping them on his phone. Heeven called his supervisor for advice, as well as thepolice, saying he feared for his wellbeing. And atone point, he had the police come to the site andtalk to the others.

Bonds also videotaped the eight minutes beforeand after the stabbing, and the court watched thattape several times and heard what was said by ev-eryone – including the personal threats and cursingof the wedding party and Johns toward Bonds.

The tensions ultimately boiled over when, on thepatio, someone asked how many chairs the ParkAuthority provided and Bonds said, “80.” Johns re-acted by walking swiftly toward Bonds and telling

him to “Shut the f*#k up.” Bonds testified that Johnshad him backed up against a railing, grabbed himaround the neck and began choking him.

In his pocket was a folding knife he regularly usedon the job to open boxes and, at home, to cut openbales of hay for his family’s horses. It was also spe-cial to him because it was made by his late father,who was a custom knife-maker. He said he onlystabbed Johns with it to get her away from him andsave his life.

Right before then, said Bonds, “People were yell-ing at me about how awful I was and how I’d ruinedthe evening.” Noting that the bride and groom hadbeen the most verbally abusive toward him all night,he said it surprised him when the 60-pound-heavier

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By Bonnie Hobbs

PFC Robel M. Tessema has been chosen theSully District Police Station’s Officer of theMonth for June. He was honored at the Sept.

13 meeting of the station’s Citizens Advisory Com-mittee. (The committee doesn’t meet during the sum-mer).

He was nominated for this award by Sgt. JustinDrinkwater. In his nominating letter, Drinkwaterwrote that Tessema consistently performs all his du-ties in an “exemplary” manner.

“He recently worked a case where he attempted toconduct a traffic stop on a driver with felony war-rants out for his arrest,” wrote Drinkwater. “WhenPFC Tessema went to place the driver under arrest,the suspect took off running and a foot pursuit en-sued.” However, Tessema was able to catch up withthe suspect, apprehend him and place him underarrest. But that’s not all. “During a search of the sus-pect, Tessema located a large quantity of crack co-caine along with marijuana,” wrote Drinkwater. “Thesuspect was charged with possession with intent todistribute crack cocaine and possession of marijuanaand was also served with the two, outstanding war-rants.”

Drinkwater further noted that Tessema leads theentire, Sully District patrol station in field contacts.And he’s also tied with another Fairfax County po-lice officer for the most felony arrests at the patrollevel.

In addition, said Drinkwater, “To go along with hishard work in apprehending criminals, Tessema also

speaks Amharic, which is the official language ofEthiopia.” The sergeant also stressed that, severaltimes over the past month, Tessema has assisted thepolice department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau– including making a trip to New Jersey – to helptranslate.

As if all that weren’t enough, Tessema is also thestation’s Midnights B-shift squad’s Accident Investi-gation Unit officer. “He consistently assists his fel-low officers in taking pictures and collecting evidenceto assist in the prosecution of the offenders,” wroteDrinkwater. “It is a pleasure having PFC RobelTessema serving in the Sully District, and he is well-deserving of the recognition as Officer of the Month.”

Police Station Honors Tessema

PFC Robel Tessema (left) receives hisOfficer of the Month certificate from theSully District Station Assistant Com-mander, Lt. Ryan Morgan.

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By Stephen R. Ruth

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Professor of Public Policy

George Mason University

We should fear Artificial Intelli-gence. Not in the future butnow. Ask Sheryl Sandberg,chief operating officer of

Facebook. She announced that her company,with its over 2 billion users, built software itcannot fully control. “We never intended oranticipated this functionality being used thisway,” Sandberg said, “— and that is on us.”Facebook’s operating systems had allowedRussian operatives to create accounts and adsaimed at influencing the 2016 U.S. presiden-

tial election. The giganticnetwork seems to have cre-ated systems that are un-governable.

Facebook’s problem hints at the extremedangers lurking within Artificial Intelligenceas it grows throughout the world. AI Expertsare already talking about a “nightmare sce-nario,” where nations’ AI systems could ignitereal-time conflicts. Consider, hair-trigger AIsystems could eventually control several na-tions’ military responses’ and some error in anyone algorithm could possibly lead to a nuclearcatastrophe.

Between the Facebook case and the night-mare scenario is the immediate problem ofmillions of people losing jobs. Around the

globe, programmable machines — includingrobots, cars and factory robots — are replac-ing humans in the workplace. Automationthreatens 80 percent of today’s 3.7 milliontransportation jobs, one U.S. government re-port estimated, including truck and school busdrivers, taxi drivers and Uber and Lyft drivers.Another report indicates AI is threatening as-pects of the many different jobs, including callcenter operators, surgeons, farmers, securityguards, retail assistants, fast food workers andjournalists. A 2015 study of robots in 17 coun-tries found that they accounted for over 10percent of the countries’ gross domestic prod-uct growth between 1993 and 2007. Consider,a major supplier for Apple and Samsung cellphones and computers, China’s Foxconn Tech-nology Group, is planning to automate 60,000factory jobs with robots, replacing its existingemployees. Meanwhile, Ford’s factory in Co-logne, Germany, not only replaced humanworkers with robots but also on some jobs sta-tions position robots beside human workers —they are called cobots.

But these employment issues, as troublingas they are, cannot compare to the dangersenvisioned by Elon Musk and Stephen Hawk-ing. They are among the dozens of thoughtleaders who signed a letter harshly condemn-ing governments’ increasing reliance on AI formilitary use. Their chief concern is autonomousweapons, another example of AI. The U.S. mili-tary is already developing armaments that donot require humans to operate them. These

weapons are being created to offer battlefieldsupport for human troops. Autonomous armsare dramatically easier to develop and mass-produce than nuclear weapons. They will likelyto soon appear on black markets around theworld, certain to be favored by terrorist groups.To quote from the open letter, the new autono-mous weapons would be ideal for dark actionsincluding “assassinations, destabilizing na-tions, subduing populations and selectivelykilling a particular ethnic group.”

There are some economic optimists likeMIT’s Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee,who feel that AI will eventually bring long termprosperity to the world, but even they admitthat finding common ground among, econo-mists, technologists and politicians is daunt-ing. Obviously, it will be very difficult to craftlegislation about AI without more agreementabout its potential effects.

We should definitely be fearful of artificialintelligence, not just because it is clearly des-tined to affect the number of available jobs,including those in middle and even uppermiddle class domains, but because its poten-tial military use can lead to a perilous future,if not controlled. As the open letter signed byMusk and Hawking concluded, “Starting amilitary AI arms race is a bad idea, and shouldbe prevented by a ban on offensive autono-mous weapons beyond meaningful human con-trol.”

The author is director of the International Center forApplied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT)http://policy-icasit.gmu.edu/

What To Do Against the ‘Nightmare Scenario’?

Commentary

Festival of LightsTo the Editor:

This is a poem about Diwali or the Festivalof Lights, that is celebrated all over India. Itstarts on Oct. 18 and ends on the 20th. It coin-cides with the Hindu New Year. Deepawali lit-erally means Rows of Lights. Homes inside andoutside are adorned with rows and rows oflights.

The symbolism is that the lights dispel bothour inner darkness and the darkness that pre-vails in the world. The lights symbolize enlight-enment. Deepawali is celebrated by people ofall religions in India.

— Anita Mohan

Diwali - FestivalOf Lights

By Anita R Mohan

Prayers, hymns, and songsResonate in homes early morning

Children wake up delightedto new clothes, gifts, and toys

Flowers, lamps, and decorationsAdorn hallway and floors in colorful array

Tables filled with variety ofSweets, Treats, and Feasts

Family and friends gather aroundWishing health, peace, and prosperity

Lights drive away the darkness

Good defeats all that is bad

People pray the world be full ofLove, peace, and happiness

Copyright © Anita R Mohan, Oct. 14, 2017

AwarenessOf Alzheimer’sTo the Editor:

In the latest newspaper edition, I found avery interesting article about a walk to endAlzheimer’s Disease. I feel that this is a veryimportant step in finding a cure for Alzheimer’s

Illustration © Ananya Madan, age 8.

Letters

Disease. Also, I think that it was a great ideato include this article in your newspaper be-cause it creates a lot of awareness in our com-munity about this dangerous disease. I alsofound it useful that you put a lot of people’spersonal experiences into your article becauseit motivates others to join this cause and it addsa sense of emotions into the article.

I hope this walk pays off, and I hope that wefind a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease soon.

Tanishk GovilAge 12, Grade 7

Member of Boy Scout of Troop 160


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PET ADOPTIONSAdopt a Dog. Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

at PetSmart, 12971 Fair LakesCenter, Fairfax. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson Highway.Visit hart90.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy. Adopt a puppy or dog.Visitaforeverhome.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

FRIDAY/OCT. 20Matt Waller in Concert. 4:30-8:30

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

SATURDAY/OCT. 21Centreville Day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at

Historic Centreville Park, Mt. GileadRoad. 25th anniversary includesAmerican Legion Parade, Rotary PetPageant, Marketplace, Safety Expo,Food Court, Goodwill CentrevilleStage, Centreville ChiropracticHistory Train, children’s rides. Free.Visit www.centrevilleday.org formore.

Matt Waller in Concert. 1-5 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Call 703-815-2233 or visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com.

SUNDAY/OCT. 22Dan Fisk in Concert. 1-5 p.m. at The

Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Call 703-815-2233 or visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com.

OCT. 27-29Used Book Sale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at

Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road, Chantilly.Selection of used books, DVDs, CDsand audio books for children andadults. Sponsored by the Friends ofthe Chantilly Regional Library. Call703-502-3883 for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 28Vendor Fair Fundraiser. 11 a.m.-3

p.m. at Liberty Middle School, 6801Union Mill Road, Clifton. Schoolfundraiser and raffle. [email protected] for more.

Reptiles and Night Ride. 5-8 p.m. atEllanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Participantswill be able to touch, see, smell andhear snakes, turtles, and salamandersat hands-on stations anddemonstrations. This campfireprogram concludes with a wagon ridethrough a moonlit meadow and

s’mores. $10. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence or call 703-631-0013.

SUNDAY/OCT. 29Halloween on the Rails. 1-4 p.m. at

the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road.Costumes welcome and goodie bagshanded out. 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.

Lexi Jackson in Concert. 1-5 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Call 703-815-2233 or visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com.

NOV. 3-7Fall Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Cox

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

MONDAY/NOV. 20Westfield Cares. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at

Westfields Marriott, 14750Conference Center Drive, Chantilly.Prominent presenters, whoseexpertise in the areas of SubstanceAbuse and Mental Health, share theirknowledge about their respectivetopics. Call 703-488-6300 [email protected].

FRIDAY/OCT. 27Brian Franke in Concert. 4:30-8:30


SATURDAY/OCT. 28Pickleball Lessons and

Demonstration. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in

Little Rocky Run Clifton pool #1,6201 Sandstone Way, Clifton. Call703-830-0411 or [email protected].

Fall Fun Fest. noon-4 p.m. in nZone,14550 Lee Road, Chantilly. Visitwww.newlife.church/2017fff formore.

Brats and Brew Night. 6:30-10 p.m.at St. Timothy’s School cafeteria,13807 Poplar Tree Road, Chantilly. Abenefit for the Knights of Columbus.Live classic rock by Mary Lou andThe Drugstore Lovers. $20. [email protected] for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 29Garden Clean Up. 2-5 p.m. in Ellanor

C. Lawrence Park, 5040 WalneyRoad, Chantilly. Participants willhelp with weeding, removing deadplant material, clearing and rakingleaves from the garden and othereducational areas at the park. Call703-631-0013 for more.

FRIDAY/NOV. 3Levi Stephens in Concert. 4:30-8:30


SATURDAY/NOV. 4Joe Bernui in Concert. 1-5 p.m. at

The Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Call 703-815-2233 or visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com.

FRIDAY/NOV. 10Matt Waller in Concert. 4:30-8:30


SATURDAY/NOV. 11Matt Waller in Concert. 1-5 p.m. at


SUNDAY/NOV. 12Ken Fischer in Concert. 1-5 p.m. at


FRIDAY/NOV. 17David Davol in Concert. 4:30-8:30


Centreville DaySaturday, Oct. 21 is Centreville Day 10 a.m.-5 p.m. atHistoric Centreville Park, Mt. Gilead Road. 25th anniver-sary includes American Legion Parade, Rotary Pet Pag-eant, Marketplace, Safety Expo, Food Court, GoodwillCentreville Stage, Centreville Chiropractic History Train,children’s rides. Free. Visit www.centrevilleday.org.

Live MusicMatt Waller in con-cert for two shows,Friday, Oct. 20-21 atThe Winery at BullRun, 15950 LeeHighway. On Friday,see Matt from 4:30-8:30 p.m.and Satur-day, 1-5 p.m. Call703-815-2233 or visitwineryatbullrun.com.


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By Jeanne Theismann

At 10 months old, Emma Laukhufisn’t old enough to walk. But thatdidn’t stop her from joining hun-dreds of others in the 13th annual

Down Syndrome Association of NorthernVirginia’s Buddy Walk Oct. 1 on the cam-pus of George Mason University.

Emma, born last December with Downsyndrome, was carried along the MasonPond course by her parents Kent and Dana.Surrounding the family were dozens of sup-porters as part of Team #EmmaStrong,which helped raise funds for programs toassist individuals with Down syndrome inthe Northern Virginia area.

“We have been abundantly blessed by theDown Syndrome Northern Virginia team,who have welcomed us with open arms,”said Dana Laukhuf. “DSANV was an impor-tant part of our life during prenatal diag-nosis and continues to be a huge support tous today. We are proud to walk with Emmaand our new friends in an effort to givesomething back.”

Team #EmmaStrong raised over $1,900

through the Buddy Walk, which supportsthe local programs and services that DSANVprovides to individuals with Down syn-drome and their families living in NorthernVirginia. A portion of the funds raised aredirected towards the national advocacy ini-tiatives of the National Down SyndromeSociety.

Locally, DSANV services includes: help-ing families adjust to the birth of a childwith Down syndrome; provides individualswith Down syndrome and their familieswith educational, financial, medical, legaland social support and resources; providessocial and educational events for individu-als with Down syndrome and their families;works to increase community awareness ofthe capabilities and contributions of indi-viduals with Down syndrome; provides fi-nancial support to families in need withcamp scholarships, conference scholarshipsand donations of durable medical equip-ment; and supports local organizations thatprovide services to individuals with Downsyndrome.

For more information, visitwww.dsanv.org.

Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

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 previousyears’ ornaments when you call.

SUNDAY/OCT. 22Low Cost Rabies Clinic. Noon-2 p.m.

at Sully District Government Center,4900 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly,McDonnell Room. Dogs, cats, andferrets will be vaccinated at theclinic. Dogs MUST be on leashes.Cats and ferrets MUST be in carriers.All pets will receive a 1-year rabiesvaccine. To obtain a 3-year vaccine,bring your pet’s rabies certificateshowing your pet’s current rabiesvaccination and expiration date. Onlyrabies certificates will be issued (no

tags). The cost of each vaccination is$15; cash and check only. 2017County Dog Licenses will be sold ateach clinic at additional cost of $10each.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 25Candidate Forum. 7:30 p.m. at Sully

Government Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. The League ofWomen Voters of the Fairfax Area(LWVFA) will hold an in-personforum for the public and the press tolearn about the candidates who arerunning for election to the VirginiaHouse of Delegates. The Leagueinvited all certified candidates

campaigning 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 thecandidates’ priorities and positions,visit www.vote411.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 28Saturday Morning Coffee. 9-11 a.m.

at Jireh Cafe, 13848 Lee Highway,Centreville. Constituents are invitedto talk about issues of interest and toask questions about legislation

affecting the community. Call 703-310-6752 or [email protected].

Operation Medicine CabinetCleanout. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at SullyDistrict Station, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly or Fair Oaks DistrictStation, 12300 Lee Jackson MemorialHighway, Fairfax. Drop off unused orexpired medications at a FairfaxCounty Police district station. Pills orliquids only, no pressurized canistersor needles. Safe disposal of unusedor expired medications prevents drugabuse and misuse, accidentalpoisoning, and protects the

The 13th annual Buddy Walk gets underway at George Mason University.

Ava Pristas, 3, from Leesburg, and Connor Lintott, 3,from Centreville, were excited to meet Marshall fromPaw Patrol and Princess Belle from Beauty and theBeast.

DSANV event raises funds,awareness for Down syndrome.Buddy Walk 2017

Team Emma Strong poses for a photo following the DSANV Buddy WalkOct. 1 in Fairfax. Emma Laukhuf, daughter of Kent and Dana Laukuf,was born last December with Down syndrome.

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Education●Learning●Fun

By Marilyn Campbell

One of the greatest gifts that a par-ent can give a child is a healthyself-esteem. Positive feelings

about oneself can lead to success in a gamutof situations ranging from school to socialcircles, say child development experts.

“Self-esteem plays an important role atall stages of our lives,” said psychologistStacie B. Isenberg, Psy.D. “As adults, it canaffect how one approaches situations andinteracts with other people. When self-es-teem is low, it may, for example, affect workperformance or one’s ability to recognizeand enjoy accomplishments.”

Parents play an essential part in the de-velopment of their child’s self-esteem, ad-vises Cheryl Giacomelli, who teaches psy-chology at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege. “Parents foster self-esteem in manyways including leading by example, beingemotionally available, engaging with theirchildren, and providing a loving and sup-portive environment that allows children tosucceed and fail,” she said.

Parents can model this behavior in every-day tasks. “For example, while helping achild with a math assignment and not un-derstanding the math problem, the parent

Boosting a Child’s Self-Esteem A positive self imageis a lifelong gift.

who says ‘I can’t believe I don’t understandthis, I was always terrible at math” is send-ing a different message than the parent whosays, ‘I’m not sure about this one. Let’s askyour teacher to explain it to us in a differ-ent way,’” said Isenberg. “Parents can ben-efit themselves and their children by learn-ing to describe situations according to thespecific circumstances and resisting puttinga generalized label on the situation or theirbehavior.”

Since children learn by observation, mod-eling healthy relationships and habits is avital component of developing a healthyself-esteem, suggests Giacomelli. “Choosean activity once a day in which you are fullyengaged with your child,” she said. “Thismay sound like common sense, however intoday’s busy world, it’s sometimes difficultto devote all of your attention to one task.This means playing a game or reading abook and ensuring your cell phone is no-where in sight.”

“Experiences that may negatively impactthe development of a strong sense of selfoccur when we do not fully engage withour children, when we do not allow ourchildren to fail, and when we do not ac-knowledge our own faults,” continuedGiacomelli

Avoid harsh criticisms and display expres-sions of love, warmth and affection, advisesJoanne Bagshaw, PhD, LCPC, professor ofpsychology at Montgomery College-Germantown.

“Children’s self-esteem develops based onhow well their parents love them,” she said.“The best thing parents can do is to openlyand unconditionally love and accept theirchild. Parents … can do so verbally, by tell-ing their children often that they love themand by being openly affectionate, with hugs,for example. Parents can also communicatewarmth through their tone of voice, and eyecontact.”

PRAISING CHILDREN is important, butit must be sincere. Even setbacks can offeropportunities for developing a healthy self-esteem, suggests Isenberg. “Children feelgood about themselves when they have re-ceived genuine, positive reinforcement frompeople and situations,” she said. “Praisinga child’s efforts is one of the best thingsparents can reinforce, because a child cancontrol his effort, whereas outcome isn’talways within one’s control.”

One example that Isenberg offers is say-ing something like, “I’m so proud of howhard you studied for that science test. You

spent a lot of time reviewing the materialand were really dedicated to being pre-pared.”

Allowing children to learn to do thingson their own and even experience a setbackwithin a supportive environment may in-crease feelings of confidence and compe-tence, says Jerome Short, Ph.D., associateprofessor of psychology at George MasonUniversity.

“Parents may do too much for childrenor protect them from failure so that chil-dren do not learn to cope with difficult situ-ations and soothe themselves,” he said.“Children should believe that they haveworth for being a unique person.”

Fostering opportunities for positive socialinteraction with their peers can lead to ahealthy self-esteem, says Short. “Childrenwho have close friendships and reciprocalsharing with friends tend to have higherself-esteem,” he said. “Children’s success-ful accomplishment of goals also boosts self-esteem.”

Establishing boundaries and setting lim-its with children can instill a sense of safetyand security, advises Short. “Authoritativeparenting that is high in support and highin structure and expectations contributes tochildren’s positive sense of self,” he said.


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Westfield’s Noah Kim #10 completed 11 of his 17 passes for 238 yards and 4 TD’s asWestfield improved to 7-0 with a 34-14 win over Oakton on Oct. 13.

Westfield Defeats Oakton 34-14

Westfield’s Sean Goodman pulls in a passfrom teammate Noah Kim on a successfulfake punt.

Bizzet Woodley pulls in one of his two TDreceptions in Westfield’s win over Oakton.Woodley caught two passes for 21 yards.

Gavin Kiley is in motion. Kiley scored on a 45-yard pass reception in the 2nd quarter.

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Johns suddenly joined in and walkedquickly toward him saying, “Boy, I’m gonnaknock you out.”

“I was confused — it wasn’t her wedding,”said Bonds. “And as a caterer, she knew whatit was like to deal with a bad wedding party.Her hands go up around my throat, she’spushed me and I can’t breathe, I can’t move.I could feel her thumb digging into my neck.I open the knife in my pocket and stab herto get her off me. I scream for the policeand yell for the others to stay away fromme.”

Bonds shouted for the police to come helphim because, when they were there earlier,they assured him they’d stay on the scene,just out of sight, in case he needed themagain. But unbeknownst to him, they’d beencalled to an auto accident and had left. Con-sidering himself the victim of an assault, hethen then called 911 to say he’d been at-tacked and asked police to come quickly.Bonds said he hadn’t realized he’d woundedJohns fatally until he heard it over the po-lice radio in the squad car following his ar-rest.

Before the whole incident happened andderailed his plans, Bonds was looking for-ward to starting college last fall at VCU. Andonce the jury returned its “not guilty” ver-dict on Oct. 4, not only did it mean that theyoung man was exonerated, but also thathe’s free to go on with his life.

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environment. Disposal is free, convenient,confidential, and safe. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/stations/ orwww.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/index.html for more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 29Road to Success Luncheon Program. noon at

the Waterford at Fair Oaks, 12025 Lee JacksonMemorial Highway, Fairfax. Fairfax CountyAlumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc., host this free event that focuses onpreparing students for the academic, social andfinancial transition from high school to college.Business attire required. [email protected].

TUESDAY/NOV. 28FCPS Community Conversations. 6:30-8 p.m.

at Chantilly High School, 4201 StringfellowRoad, Chantilly, Lecture Hall (Region 5). FairfaxCounty Public Schools (FCPS) SuperintendentScott S. Brabrand will host CommunityConversations to hear what students, parents,employees, and members of the community arethinking about and what issues are important tothem. Brabrand welcomes citizens to attend andtake part in any of the upcoming sessions thatare convenient for them. Citizens needing atranslator can make a request for servicesonline. Visit www.fcps.edu/news/superintendent-brabrand-schedules-five-community-conversations-fall.

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.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

So I’ve been told mnemonically for years. Butwhen you’re home and automotive-repair chal-lenged as I am, everything is much easier said thandone, especially when the mnemonic device is eas-ier to handle/figure out than whatever tool and/orschematic is necessary/advisable for the at-home/in-driveway repair. (We don’t have a garage,or much of a basement for that matter. It’s more ofa cellar, actually. In fact, I call it “the dug out,” solack of spatial accommodations can exacerbate theproblem).

And that’s sort of how I feel whenever I attempta home/car-owner-type repair. Soon after I organ-ize whatever thoughts and tools I guess I mightneed: within minutes of the initial effort, I will havelikely complicated the repair and will be forced todig myself out, sometimes literally. I’ll spare you thedetails, but suffice to say, I am a man of my wordand that word is disaster. To invoke the great andoften-quoted Dirty Harry: “A man’s got to know hislimitations,” (Magnum Force, 1973), and believeme, I do.

Granted, replacing bulbs in my house, as writ-ten in the final paragraph of last week’s column:“What To ‘Ware,” ranks pretty low on the homeowner’s list of honey-can-you-do?. Nevertheless,challenges do present themselves, especially whenheight and a ladder – or a step stool, with no spot-ter, are involved. And when I’m looking up witharms outstretched attacking the problem: light fix-ture from multiple angles, sometimes, when I placemy hand on the bulb, I begin to lose my orienta-tion and am unsure where’s ‘Righty and where’s‘Lefty.’ And even though I always remember ‘Tightyand ‘Loosey,’ when ‘Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey’doesn’t immediately bring results, I tend to losepatience – and confidence, and slowly retreat tolower ground to reassess.

Unfortunately, there’s no one to call. I mean,when you fail at the most basic and fundamentalresponsibility a home/car owner has, it’s difficult,even for someone with as little ego as me, to admitabject failure. Repairing a toilet, installing light fix-tures and/or ceiling fans; sawing, sanding, measur-ing, leveling and drilling; lifting, balancing and car-rying; and anything else involving plumbing, elec-trifying; and even hammering and screwing in gen-eral, are tasks I don’t mind asking and/or paying for.Having been down this road many times before, Iknow it’s a path that won’t lead to my redemption.

So not wanting to make a bad situation worse,or create a problem where one or two previouslydidn’t exist, I have to employ the simplest of solu-tions. And what’s simpler than “a pithy observationthat contains a general truth:” an aphorism (Dictio-nary. com), an aid to one’s lack of memory andability to perform even the most basic of tasks, par-ticularly as it pertains to a home owner: bulbreplacement.

Not that this inability is at all defensible. It’s not.It’s totally indefensible and one whose defense isnot all explainable by the most offensive of terms:cancer. Which as you regular readers know hasbeen the bane of my existence going back to lateFebruary 2009. That’s when my Internal Medicinedoctor called me at work to share the results of myprevious week’s surgical biopsy. His suggestion wasthat we meet in his office to discuss the results. Ishook my head in disbelief. If he wants to meet mein person, the results must be bad, I thought.Otherwise, he’d just tell me, right? I asked him tohold on as I found a private office for us to talk (meto react) and braced myself. He told me the growthwas malignant and suggested I see an oncologist assoon as possible. An appointment was set for thefollowing Thursday.

Much has changed in my life ever since thatfateful day, but not as it concerns this home/carowner’s inability to handle the most mundanetasks. Might haven actually gotten worse. As for“the cancer,” as “Forrest, Forrest Gump” describedthe cause of his mother’s death, not so bad. I amalive and reasonably well, eight years and nearlytwo months out, six years plus past the end date ofmy original “13 month to two year” prognosis. Ofthat I’m proud. As for the home and car repairdeficiencies, I couldn’t care less. I have to admitthough, it is laughable – and pathetic.

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Centreville Day 2017

Get Ready for Centreville Day This Saturday

Charlie Anderson gives fencing lessons during Centreville Day 2016.

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living north of Wharton Lane willnotice brief, rolling, road closuresas the parade passes by.

Chantilly Academy’s Air ForceJROTC will lead the parade, orga-nized by American Legion Post1995. Participants include fire andpolice vehicles, Boy Scouts, GirlScouts, the county Sheriff’s Officeand more. Anyone can be in it andcostumes are encouraged. Prizeswill be awarded; register in ad-vance at www.CentrevilleDay.org.

Food offerings will includepulled pork and other barbecueitems, shawarmas, baklava, Thaidishes, seafood and quesadillas.And crafters, businesses andnonprofits will have severalbooths.

Also planned are a slew ofchildren’s activities, includingtrick-or-treating in costumethrough the community market-place on Mt. Gilead Road. There’llalso be a climbing wall, slide, His-tory Train rides, face-painting,pumpkin-smashing, sack races, atug-of-war, a maze and a candy-store obstacle course.

and share their extensive knowl-edge with the crowd. Living his-torians, Pirates for Sail, will becamped on that lawn, too.

This group, which also sings,will kick off the main stage enter-tainment at 10:40 a.m. And afterthe parade, The VaDeatles – com-prised of teachers mainly fromStone Middle School – will coversongs of the Beatles and other rockbands. Also entertaining will be:Powerworx Dancers, the YouthChoir of the Fairfax Choral Soci-ety, Hallelujah Tae Kwon Do dem-onstration team, Korean har-monica and autoharp players, andthe Northern Virginia Wu ShuAcademy. Rounding out the funwill be a hula-hoop contest, plusadditional acts; for more informa-tion, go to www.CentrevilleDa.org.

At the Safety Expo, people willmeet local first responders andother public-safety personnel,learn about the services they pro-vide and how to handle emergen-cies. Sheriff’s Office personnel willmake child IDs, police and fire-and-rescue vehicles will be on dis-play and, if possible, a police heli-copter.

The pet pageant is set for 2 p.m.at the main stage; register at theWebsite. Families may bring morethan one pet, and certificates willbe awarded in various categories.Contact Cammy Gawlak [email protected]. Andthroughout the day, the Rev. CarolHancock will bless pets at the SaintJohn’s tent on the church’s lawn,and the church, itself, will be openfor tours.

Attendees may also visit theSpindle Sears House, just downthe street from St. John’s. Pur-chased in 1933 from a Sears cata-log and shipped here by train, it’llbe open for tours by historianAllison Hartley.

Guided tours will be available atMount Gilead, too. It’s one of thestops for the Park Authority’s His-tory Train, driven from the SullyHistoric Site by Matt McNeal. Thetrain will take attendees betweenstations on the lawn at MountGilead and Braddock Road.

Visitors may also disembark atthe Braddock Road stop and strolldownhill to explore the Old StoneChurch – the Church of the Ascen-sion – to tour the historic churchand view an array of antique sci-entific instruments and curiosities.

Baked goods and a ploughman’slunch will be sold there, and freeface painting will be available. Thenearby Havener House and Stuart-Mosby Civil War Cavalry Museumon Braddock Road will be open fortours, too.

They can also enjoy hands-onhistory at Mount Gilead, whichwas built as a tavern in 1785. It’llbe open for guided tours and, on

its lawn, Sully Historic Site volun-teers will help children dipcandles, write with a quill pen andmake simple toys to take home.

Also there will be the Swords-men of the 18th Century, Charlieand John Anderson, who’ll dem-onstrate their swashbuckling skills

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