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By Bonnie Hobbs
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With identity theft andfraud being such amajor concern these
days, police Investigator TomPolhemus and Det. Mike Deanerecently presented some ways lo-cal residents can protect them-selves from becoming victims.
They’re both with the Sully Dis-trict Station’s Financial CrimesSection and spoke during a meet-ing of the station’s Citizens Advi-sory Committee. Basically, said
Polhemus, “If you know howpeople are being ripped off, you’llknow how to protect yourself.”
He told residents to watch theirbank accounts online and carefullyexamine their statements eachmonth. If something’s amiss, hesaid, “After 60 days, you own it.”
The mail also holds hidden dan-gers, said Polhemus. “When youget a pre-approved credit applica-tion in the mail, thieves will takeit from your mailbox, get the creditcard and run up the bill in yourname,” he warned.
But, he said, “There’s an opt-out
number on the application, andyou can call it from your homephone. Just follow the promptsand that’ll tell the three credit bu-reaus — Esperian, Trans Unionand Equifax — that you don’t want
this mail anymore.”Polhemus said consumers
should go towww.annualcreditreport.com, orcall this entity, to check on theircredit report for any possible dis-crepancies or charges that
Police advise residents how to protect themselves.Guarding Against Identity Theft and Fraud
Police Investigator TomPolhemus discusses theperils of identity fraud.
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Effective Tuesday morning, aCentreville resident, Lt. Col.Edwin C. Roessler Jr., becameFairfax County’s new chief of
police. He was appointed July 30 by thecounty Board of Supervisors.
The position became vacant in October2012, when former Chief Dave Rohrer waspromoted to deputy county executive forpublic safety. Roessler has served as actingpolice chief since March 23, and his newjob culminates a law-enforcement careerspanning 24 years.
“It’s a noble profession, I enjoy it and Ilook forward to being able to serve the menand women of the Police Department andthe community,” he said. “And what’s reallyexciting is that I’m a member of the com-munity, and it’s an honor to serve my neigh-bors.”
Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Roessler,49, comes from a family of New York Cityfirefighters. But a few uncles were policeofficers and, in high school, he decided tostudy criminal justice and go into law en-forcement.
Then, after a stint with the New York CityDepartment of Investigation, he and his wifemoved to Virginia for a better lifestyle.
While in college, Roessler did an internshipat American University and got a taste ofFairfax County. And earlier, two cousins hadmoved here — one joining the Police De-partment and, the other, the Fire Depart-ment.
So he came to the county, too, and be-came a patrol officer. “Route 28 was onelane each way then, and there were three
farms here when we first moved toCentreville, over 24 years ago,” saidRoessler.
He and his wife, a small-business owner,have lived in Virginia Run a year. They havethree children; their oldest daughter is incollege, their youngest daughter is a risingsenior at Westfield High and their son isstarting middle school at Stone.
Over the years, Roessler’s held severalhigh-level, management positions. But asfar as he’s concerned, the highlight of hiscareer was being a patrol officer.
“It’s the satisfaction of helping someonein crisis or just lending them a hand whenthey need it,” he said. “Sometimes, you’redoing something that changes their life.Patrol officers are given the latitude, dis-cretion and trust to help the community, andthat’s what drew me to the job.”
But throughout every assignment, saidRoessler, “It’s a police family; the people Iwork with, we’re a team. And in everycounty agency, I’ve had great mentors thatallowed me to grow. It’s a leadership styleof always being willing to help each otherout.”
“You entrust your life to others so you canget home at the end of the day,” he contin-ued. “It’s also about the working relation-ships you form. And what a terrific com-munity this is — the support we get is athrill.” He said the residents and the countyleadership are the Police Department’s part-ners in making Fairfax County a safe placeto live, work and play.
Roessler chose the supervision-and-com-mand career path, within the department,and competed for each advancement, in-cluding deputy chief. However, he becameacting chief based on his seniority. He thenapplied for the top job, and the supervisorsand county executive conducted a nationalsearch over some six months.
Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m., Roesslerofficially became chief, and he couldn’t have
Supervisors appointLt. Col. Edwin C.Roessler Jr.
Centreville Man Named County Police Chief
Enjoying National Night Out in Sully Station II in August 2011 are (frontrow, from left) Jesse and Rose Plowchin, Lt. John Trace and Capt. PurvisDawson of the Sully District Station, Kim Hines, Laura Elder and thenDeputy Chief of Patrol E.C. Roessler; and (back row, from left) PaulFraraccio and Eugene Larty of West Centreville Fire Station 38.
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Motorcyclist DiesIn Clifton Crash
Thomas V. Bowers, 25, of Burke, diedTuesday, July 2, from injuries he sustainedin a June 16 crash. The accident occurredat Clifton Road and Maple Branch Road.
Fairfax County police officers were calledto the scene that day around 2 p.m. A sub-sequent investigation determined that Bow-ers was driving his 2002 Suzuki motorcyclesouth on Clifton Road, just before MapleBranch Road. Meanwhile, a 28-year-oldwoman was driving a 2008 Scion north onClifton Road.
According to police, the Scion turned leftonto Maple Branch and into themotorcycle’s path, and the motorcyclecrashed into the vehicle. Police charged theScion’s driver, Randi Christine Thompson,of Avalon Court in Alexandria, with failingto yield the right of way.
Clement Case GoesTo Grand Jury
The case against a local man charged withsexually molesting a child is heading to thegrand jury. He is former Bull Run Elemen-tary Principal Thom Clement, 62, of LittleRocky Run.
On May 23, Virginia State Police chargedhim with two counts of felony aggravatedsexual battery of a minor. Police say a boytold them that Clement reportedly sexually
assaulted him in October 2009 while theywere on an overnight camping trip at BurkeLake Park. The boy was 9 at the time of thealleged incident, and Clement led a Scoutgroup at his church.
Wearing a dark sport coat and khakislacks, Clement appeared last Thursday,July 25, in Juvenile and Domestic RelationsCourt before Judge Kimberly Daniel. He wasscheduled to have a preliminary hearing onthat date but, instead, waived his right tothe proceeding. Daniel then certified hiscase to the next grand jury for possible in-dictment.
Free CarseatInspections
Certified technicians from the Sully Dis-trict Police Station will perform free, childsafety carseat inspections Thursday, Aug. 1,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly. No appoint-ment is necessary. But residents should in-stall the child safety seats themselves sotechnicians may properly inspect and ad-just them, as needed.
However, because of time constraints,only the first 35 vehicles arriving on eachdate will be inspected. That way, inspectorsmay have enough time to properly instructthe caregiver on the correct use of the childseat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to con-firm dates and times.
Crime Solvers5K Fundraiser
In partnership with Capital Area Runners,Fairfax County Crime Solvers is hosting itsfirst 5K run fundraiser and needs thecommunity’s support. Residents are encour-aged to sign up now to participate in thisfamily-friendly event; everyone is welcome.
It’s slated for Sunday, Aug. 4, at 8 a.m.,on Grand Commons Avenue at the FairfaxCorner Shopping Center, off MonumentDrive in Fair Oaks. Register atw w w. c a p i t a l a r e a r u n n e r s . c o m /crimesolvers5k.
CLRC Open HouseSet for Aug. 2-3
The Centreville Labor Resource Center isholding an open house, this Friday-Satur-day, Aug. 2-3, from 6 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It’sat 5956 Centreville Crest Lane, besideBrick’s Pizza, on the lower level of theCentreville Square Shopping Center.
The community is invited to visit and seethe center’s operation, including the em-ployment process and regular, morning ESLclasses. Refreshments will be offered andvisitors can see the center’s new, raised-bedgardening project.
For more information, plus photos, go towww.centreville immigrationforum.org orwww.centrevillelrc.org.
Help PlanCentreville Day
The public is invited to join the fun andhelp plan the annual Centreville Day cel-ebration. The event is slated for Oct. 19 inCentreville’s Historic District and includesmusic, food, crafts vendors, children’sgames and activities for all ages. TheCentreville Day Planning Committee willmeet Monday, Aug. 5, at 7:30 p.m., at theSully District Governmental Center, 4900Stonecroft Blvd., in Chantilly, and all com-munity members are welcome to attend andparticipate.
National NightOut: Aug. 6
This year’s National Night Out — celebrat-ing partnerships between the communityand public-safety personnel — marks theevent’s 30th anniversary. Locally, it’ll be heldTuesday, Aug. 6, from 6-8:30 p.m., at theSully Station II Community Center, 5501Sully Park Drive, in Centreville. The fun willinclude burritos, chips and salsa fromChipotle’s, an ice-cream social, Sno Cones,cotton candy, and wine and beer for those21 and over. Participating will be FairfaxCounty police, firefighters from the WestCentreville Station 38, representatives fromTarget, plus residents of Sully Station II. Formore information, call 703-815-2006.
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Local Youth Re-enact Historic Pioneer Trek
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The trek participants were grouped into “family” units, with each as-signed a “Ma” and “Pa.” Each person helped pull or push their family’shandcart. From left are Troy Beatty, Scout Burge, Morgan Wightman,Kellie Seely, Emmett McKinstry, Britton Bangerter, James Robison andJacob Budd.
Centreville’s Emily Gore spendssome time reading the Scripturesduring a break.
Doug andBeckyCarpen-ter, aCentreville“Ma” and“Pa.”
The trek participants were grouped into “family”units, with each assigned a “Ma” and “Pa.” Eachperson helped pull or push their family’s handcart.From left are Troy Beatty, Scout Burge, MorganWightman, Kellie Seely, Emmett McKinstry, BrittonBangerter, James Robison and Jacob Budd.
The participants set up their own shelters, built fires and cooked theirown food.
The youth pulled their handcarts without adult help, while the “Ma” andPa” for each “family” supervised.
More than 200 teenagers andadult advisors from theCentreville Stake of theChurch of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints — which includesCentreville, Manassas, Gainesville,Warrenton and surrounding areas — re-enacted the trek of 19th-century Mormonpioneers during a three-day youth confer-ence, July 18-20, at the Marriott Ranch inHume, Va.
Fifteen handcarts made up a train underthe direction of “trail boss” Jerry Cooper.The youth, organized into “families” eachwith a “Ma” and “Pa,” assembled and pulledthe handcarts over 12 miles. All supplieswere carried on the carts and meals wereprepared in the manner of the pioneers.
Activities during the trek included pio-neer-era games, skills and crafts, plusevening devotionals, a hoedown, and op-portunities for the youth to contemplatetheir relationship with and commitment toGod.
Beginning in 1847 and continuing formore than two decades, approximately70,000 Latter-day Saints — including 10handcart companies — crossed the prairiesto the Rocky Mountains, establishing settle-ments throughout the American west. Thefirst company of pioneers reached the SaltLake Valley, in what is now Utah, on July24, 1847.
Between 1856-1860, about 3,000 pio-neers made the journey by handcart. Bring-ing limited provisions and belongings, theypulled the carts 1,300 miles across theplains from Iowa City to Salt Lake City.
Square dancing brought welcomeentertainment after a long day, justas in the original camps. Picturedare Samantha Brisco and SethGarfield.
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It is debatable whether recurring tax holi-days for different seasonal needs aregood policy. But since this weekend isVirginia’s tax holiday on school supplies
and clothing, it makes sense to take advantageof the savings, and to spread the wealtharound. The savings are more significant thisyear with the new sales tax increases in effectas of July 1.
This year the tax holiday is Aug. 2-4.During this three-day period, school supplies
selling for $20 or less per item, and clothingand footwear selling for $100 or less per itemwill be exempt from Virginia sales tax. There
are some items that do not qualify, for exampledigital school supplies.
See http://www.tax.virginia.gov/ for moredetails.
When you are buying school supplies for yourfamily, buy extra to donate to local familieswho are not able to afford to do the same. InFairfax County, more than 40,000 stu-dents are poor enough to qualify forfree or reduced price meals at school.
In Fairfax County, local nonprofits,Fairfax County Public Schools and corporatepartners are collecting school supplies andbackpacks.
Monetary donations and backpacks are be-ing accepted by eight local nonprofits andthrough local Apple and Northwest FederalCredit Union Branches, as well as online athttp://collectforkids.org/donate/ through
Enjoy Tax Holiday, Donate School SuppliesGood timing to helpthose in need.
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Aug. 23. Last year the drive provided suppliesfor nearly 20,000 students. A $10 cash dona-tion goes a long way.
Nonprofits partnering in this collection ef-fort include Koinonia, New Hope Church,Northern Virginia Family Service, Our DailyBread, Reston Interfaith, United Community
Ministries, Western Fairfax ChristianMinistries.
For more, Collect for Kids website athttp://collectforkids.org.
FACETS is also collecting contributions ofmoney, school supplies and backpacks. Lastyear, FACETS gave backpacks filled with sup-plies to more than 300 needy students. Con-tact Liz Griffith, Development Coordinator at703-352-3268 or [email protected]. See
http://facetscares.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SchoolSupplyFlyerFY14.pdf
In light of recent incidents around the region, Fairfax County is reminding peopleof dangers involving children and hot cars.
The combination of summer heat and humid-ity can mean life-threatening conditions forchildren left in vehicles or other unsuitable en-vironments, even for short time periods. Here’sadvice from the Kids and Cars organization:
❖ Never leave children alone in a vehicle —not even for a minute. Body temperatures inchildren rise three to five times faster than inadults. On a warm day, temperatures can rap-idly rise to dangerous levels. Anyone seeing achild in distress in a parked car should contactpolice immediately.
❖ Parents should make arrangements in ad-vance with their child’s daycare or babysitterto always call if the child isn’t there as sched-uled.
❖ Recognize the symptoms of heatstroke. Ifa child shows signs such as heavy breathing,glazed eyes, rapid heartbeat, vomiting, fever,
dizziness, restlessness or excessive thirst, con-tact a physician immediately or call 9-1-1. Takesteps to reduce the child’s body temperatureimmediately.
For more information, seewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/blog.
WATCH PETS IN THE HEATFairfax County Animal Control Officers have
responded to dozens of reports of animals inhot cars in recent weeks — one dog even dieddue to apparent heat hyperthermia — and urgepeople to keep their pets at home on hot days.With continuing heat and humidity through thesummer, pet owners are urged to take precau-tions with their animals to avoid life-threaten-ing conditions for animals left in vehicle.
❖ Never leave pets in a parked car. On awarm day, temperatures can rapidly rise to dan-gerous levels. Anyone seeing an animal in dis-tress in a parked car should contact police.
❖ Shade and water are vital to pets. Pet own-
ers must provide adequate shelter protectinganimals from injury, rain, sleet, snow, hail, di-rect sunlight, and adverse effects of heat orcold.
A doghouse in the backyard with no accessto shade doesn’t protect animals from sun.
❖ Limit exercise on hot days. Take care toadjust intensity and duration of exercise. Watchfor shortness of breath and remember that as-phalt gets very hot and can burn paws; walkdogs on the grass, if possible.ºººººº
❖ Recognize the symptoms of heat-relatedillnesses. If a pet shows heavy panting, glazedeyes, rapid heartbeat, vomiting, fever, dizzi-ness, restlessness, excessive thirst and profusesalivation, contact a veterinarian immediately.Take steps to reduce the animal’s body tem-perature.
Apply ice packs or cold towels to the head,neck and chest, provide water and ice cubesfor hydration, and move the animal into theshade or air conditioning.
Protect Children, Animals in Hot Summer Weather
Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos welcome.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/AUG. 2-3Open House. 6 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the
Labor Resource Center, 5956Centreville Crest Lane. See the raisedgarden-box project and speak withstaff and interns about CLRC’s eventsand projects. Refreshments availablein the mornings. Visitwww.centrevillelrc.org.
SUNDAY/AUG. 4Crime Solvers 5K Fundraiser. 8
a.m. at Fairfax Corner ShoppingCenter, Grand Commons Avenue,Fairfax. Register atwww.capitalarearunners.com/crimesolvers5k. Learn more aboutCrime Solvers atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org.
FRIDAY/AUG. 9Shabbat Service. 7:30 p.m. at Temple
Beth Torah, 4212 C-TechnologyCourt, Chantilly. The service will beheld in the new building. Allcommunity members are welcome.Call 703-217-8938 or visitwww.BethTorah.net.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDNorthern Virginia Family Service
is seeking volunteers to organizecollection drives of toiletries productsfor clients in need. Requested itemsinclude such things as shampoo,soap, lotion, deodorant, handsanitizer, toothbrushes andtoothpaste. Learn more aboutNorthrn Virginia Family Service atwww.nvfs.org and contact ColleenRoss [email protected] if interested.
The Stuart-Mosby Civil WarCavalry Museum needs volunteersto work on Sundays at 13938Braddock Road, Centreville. Themuseum is open from 1-4 p.m. onSundays, when volunteer help isneeded the most. Civil War buffs whowant something worthwhile to do onSundays are perfect candidates.Generally at least two volunteers areon duty for each day of coverage atthe museum.
The museum is also open on Saturdaysfrom 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Mondaysfrom 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 703-785-5294 or visit www.stuart-mosby.com.
Respite Care Volunteers. Give afamily caregiver of a frail, older adulta break so they can go shopping,attend a doctor’s appointment orhave coffee with a friend. Volunteers
visit and oversee the safety of theolder adult for a few hours eachmonth. Volunteers are matched withfamilies in or near their ownneighborhoods in Fairfax County.Support and training is provided.Contact Kristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected] http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/volunteer-solutions.htm.
Advocates. The Northern VirginiaLong-Term Care OmbudsmanProgram needs volunteer advocatesfor residents in assisted living andnursing facilities throughout thearea. Training is provided. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/vol_ombud_program.htm.
ONGOINGTemple Beth Torah offers the
Northern Virginia Jewish communityservices that provide spiritual,educational, support and socialopportunities including religiousschool for member children age 3through Bar/Bat Mitzvah andconfirmation. Our congregation
welcomes all members of thecommunity to attend any of ourservices or events. For moreinformation, a newsletter, or amembership package call JenniferHarding 703-217-8938 or visitwww.BethTorah.net.
Clifton Day 2013. Vendorapplications are online atwww.cliftonday.com. Barbara Huttois the chairperson. [email protected] tovolunteer. Clifton Day 2013 is Oct.13.
Senior Fall Prevention Classes.Mondays (2 p.m.), Tuesdays andThursdays (1:30 p.m.), Fridays (11a.m.) in a heated indoor pool and aredesigned to work on balance andcore muscles in order to preventinjuries and falls. At The WoodlandsRetirement Community, 4320 ForestHill Drive. Registrations required.Call 703-667-9800 to register. Freetrial first class then register on site.$10 per class.
Centreville Garden Club Meeting.7 p.m. every third Monday at SullyGovernment Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Learn more atcentrevillegardenclub.blogspot.comor e-mail: [email protected]. Visitors welcome. Phone703-830-2942.
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By Bonnie Hobbs
Centre View
On the surface, it seems as if the residentsof Fairfax County are pretty well-off. Butthe real truth is that more than 1,500 of
them are homeless — and they need help from thoseable to give it.
And that’s not all. Besides the homeless, more than56,000 people here are living beneath the povertylevel. They struggle daily just to make ends meet sothey won’t lose their homes and will be able to feedtheir families. And that’s where Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries (WFCM) comes in.
“Our goal is to serve our neighbors in need withfood, clothes and financial assistance,” said WFCMCommunity Outreach Manager Jennie Bush. “Sowe’re inviting area residents to join us to raise aware-ness and provide support to prevent and endhomelessness and hunger in our community. We hopethey’ll help us reach our goal of 4,000 participantsby walking with us or hosting their own events.”
WFCM is a beneficiary of Fannie Mae’s Annual Helpthe Homeless Program which raises awareness and
funds for organizations working to prevent and endhomelessness. But WFCM depends on churches,schools and businesses to partner with it to meet itsfinancial needs through the Help the Homeless pro-gram. Bush said 100 percent of all the Help theHomeless program registration fees go to WFCM “tohelp us run our client-assistance programs.”
“WFCM is committed to meeting the basic needsof our clients so they can stay in their homes andmaintain their self-sufficiency,” she continued. “In2012, WFCM served 3,272 people with food, cloth-ing, rent and utility assistance.”
Here’s how to help:❖ People may host a fundraising event with par-
ticipants from their school, business or church. Ex-amples include a neighborhood mini-walk, book-clubmeeting, team practice or game, dog walk, swim-a-thon, exercise class, etc.
❖ Visit www.hthwalks.org and click on “Organizea Community Walk.” Designate Western Fairfax Chris-tian Ministries as the beneficiary.
❖ The walks or community events may be heldany time from now until Nov. 3. (Events must beregistered by Oct. 18). The registration fee is $20for youth, age 25 and under; and $30, adults. Allregistrations must be done online atwww.hthwalks.org.
❖ For more information or to schedule a “Help theHomeless Event,” contact Bush [email protected].
How To Make a DifferenceWFCM needs peopleto participate inHomeless Walks.
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been happier. “Being the chief, I feel likea cop on the street again. Being able to serveothers, I feel content. This is a calling, andI’m just proud to be part of a great organi-
zation and county. Thesupport from the com-munity — and havingterrific staff and volun-teers — makes it fun.”
As a longtime mem-ber of thedepartment’s seniormanagement team,Roessler said “severalgreat leaders have al-lowed us to developinnovative ideas to
make us a Cadillac, cutting-edge, law-en-forcement agency. It’s high-performanceand fine-tuned.”
His vision now is for the police to “con-tinue ethical leadership with an engagedcommunity so we can continue to buildupon our ability to fight crime, enhance ourculture of safety and keep pace with urban-ization.” He said the culture of safety in-cludes developing safety protocols regard-ing how the police interact with the com-munity.
As for urbanization, Roessler tied it to the11 new police positions the supervisors ap-proved as of July. Two will be Animal Con-
trol officers and nine will be the founda-tion of a new police station in Tysons Cor-ner. Others will be needed in connectionwith county growth related to projects suchas the Silver Line, rail to Dulles, the Spring-field Mall redevelopment and the revital-ization of Route 1, South County and theReston Town Center.
“So it’ll take a new style of policing,” hesaid. “For example, officers will go up a 30-story building or navigate a city-style envi-ronment in pairs.” And when large crowdsflock to places such as Fairfax Corner onthe weekends, said Roessler, “We need to
Roessler Named Police Chief
Lt. Col. EdwinC. Roessler Jr.
Before Lt. Col. Edwin Roessler becameacting and then full-fledged chief of po-lice for Fairfax County, he served in ev-ery rank as he’s moved up the ladder.Since 2010, he was deputy chief of pa-trol managing Animal Services, pluscrime-fighting efforts across eight districtstations.
Roessler also organized police emer-gency responses to a variety of naturaldisasters and tactical operational events.He deployed personnel to PresidentBarack Obama’s inauguration in Januaryand managed patrol assets committed tosolving several, multijurisdictional
Roessler’s Resume with Fairfax County Police DepartmentHe also spearheaded efforts creating
the Incident Support Services programserving department members and theirfamilies. And he both supervised andcommanded the Civil Disturbance Unit.In addition, Roessler volunteered for as-signments that would help increase andimprove police services to the commu-nity.
He’s currently a senior advisor to theInternational Association of Chiefs ofPolice for its international, police-educa-tion-and-training program. As FairfaxCounty’s chief of police, his annual sal-ary will be $188,410.
crimes. And he directed the PoliceDepartment’s strategic-planning initiatives.
He received his undergraduate degreefrom Arizona State University and hisgraduate degree from George WashingtonUniversity. He also graduated from a vari-ety of professional-development-and-lead-ership programs.
As a senior commander, Roessler headedthe Internal Affairs Bureau and the Crimi-nal Justice Academy. He managed thedepartment’s budget and human resourcesand led a Patrol Bureau division oversee-ing the Crime Analysis Unit and the con-struction of the Sully District Station.
pay attention to make sure we have ad-equate staffing to meet future needs. All thiswill happen over decades, but we need tostart planning now.”
“We’ll make five-year strategic plans, in-cluding staffing, budgets and program ob-jectives, and tweak them,” he said. In thecurrent economy, said Roessler, “We’re look-ing at where we can alter our businessmodel, without sacrificing safety, to econo-mize where we can. But as the economyimproves, we’ll be able to do more.”
Looking back on his career, what he’sproudest of is being a patrol officer. “Andit’s important for me to remember that,” headded. “They’re what the community seesevery day; they’re the first responders to 911
calls. They’re the face of the Fairfax CountyPolice Department and they’re what makesour reputation.”
Now leading 1,360 sworn officers, 352non-sworn officers, plus a core of volun-teers, Roessler takes his new position seri-ously. He said the toughest part of his jobwill be meeting the challenge of looking outfor the employees’ safety and welfare, in-cluding their pay and benefits, within bud-get constraints.
What will give him the greatest satisfac-tion, he said, is “being able to serve my fel-low employees, volunteers and the commu-nity as a leader. I love Fairfax County. Themotto is ‘A great place to live, work, playand grow old,’ and I’m living all that.”
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“The Producers” by Westfield SummerStage.Westfield High, 4700 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly. Friday-Saturday, July 26-27, at 7:30p.m. The Mel Brooks musical-comedy satire tellsthe outrageous tale of Max Bialystock and LeoBloom, who team up to make millions. Seats arereserved; tickets are $12 at www.westfieldtheatreboosters.com and $15 at the door.
“Extravacatza” at the Fairfax County AnimalShelter, 4500 West Ox Road. In the month ofJuly, the Fairfax County Animal Shelter willoffer half-off adoption fees on cats and kittens,free spay and neuter of cats and kittens and giftbags for all adopters of senior cats. For currentcat owners, experts and classes will be availablethroughout the month. The shelter is openTuesday-Friday, noon-7 p.m. and Saturday 10a.m.- 5 p.m. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar/ShowCalendar.aspx.
Super Science Saturdays. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. thesecond Saturday of each month at the Steven F.Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air & Space MuseumParkway. Visit http://airandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.
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Children’s Science Center. 10:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow
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Jazz Performance. 2 p.m. at Dulles InternationalAirport, 1 Saarinen Circle. The Wayne WilentzTrio will be performing their style mainstream/brazilian style of Jazz. Visitwww.metwashairpots.com/dulles.
Teen Book Club. 7 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. For teens ingrades 7-9. Call for title. Free. 703-502-3883.
Concert. 7 p.m. Tauk will perform at TheBungalow, 3891 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly.www.bungalow4u.com.
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Bouncin’ Babies. 10:30 a.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Babies up to 11 months can enjoy rhymes,songs, stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Small Wonders. 11:30 a.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road. Children ages12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songs andmore. Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.
Lego Mania. 2:30 p.m. at Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children in grades K-2 can
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Harper AwardedScholarshipBurgess Harper of theFoxfield Flyers was pre-sented with one of the nineHerndon Swim Leaguescholarships for 2013.Burgess has been a memberof the Herndon swimLeague for 13 seasons, firstwith the Meadows and thenwith Foxfield. He has been ajunior coach for the lastfive years and enjoys work-ing with the younger swim-mers. Burgess will be at-tending Northern VirginiaCommunity College thisyear.
Liedtke Levy ReceivesCommissioner’s Award
The pool at Virginia Runwas a busy place dur-ing the weekend ofJuly 20-21 as the Rip-
tide hosted its final “A” meet of theseason against the Fair OaksSharks on Saturday and the Re-gional IM Carnival on Sunday.Despite Friday night’s pep rallyattempt to “cool the pool” withhundreds of ice cubes, the swim-mers said the hot pool water feltlike Jell-O Saturday morning. Onewould have never known the con-ditions were less than ideal, as theRiptide athletes knifed throughthat gelatinous water to secure aseason-ending victory, 224-196.
The freestyle races were closeand first-place points were hard tocome by for the Riptide as theywon four of 10 races with ChelseaNguyen (9-10), Skyla Davidson(13-14), Chloe Hicks (swimmingup in 15-18) and Joey Castro (15-18). Even with the ably support-ing cast of second-place wins byCaitlin Kelliher (8 & under), KatieConway (9-10), Nick McGrath(13-14), and Alexa McAnally (13-14), and third-place points fromCharlie Gunn (11-12), Aaron Vu(13-14), and Patrick Kearney (15-
18), the Riptide found themselvestrailing the Sharks by 14 points,52-38, at the end of the freestylecompetition. The backstrokers be-gan their program intent on tight-ening the meet. Five swimmersachieved first place in back: An-drew Boyle (9-10), AnthonyArcomona (11-12), GeoffreyEisenhart (13-14), Didi Pace (13-14) and Matt Glowacki (15-18).Catie Gunn (9-10), OliviaMasterson (11-12), Joey Castro(15-18) and Sierra Higinbotham(15-18) secured seconds, and SamMetcalf (8&under), Isabelle Cogan(8 &under), Hilde Younce (9-10),Harry Schlatter (11-12), HannahBrazier (11-12), McGrath (13-14),Alison Meredith (13-14) andMaggie Blondin (15-18) tookthirds, making all those pointsmatter as the Riptide and Sharksposted a 45-45 tie in backstroke.
As the breaststroke events com-menced, the pressure ramped upand the Riptide swimmers steppedup. Jack Liskey (9-10), Joe Cheifitz(11-12), Olivia Masterson (11-12),Leo Wang (13-14), Davidson (13-14), and Patrick Kearney (15-18)won their races. Julia Vu (8 & un-der), Gabriella Borsato (9-10),
Emma Guidash (13-14), BrianPisarcik (15-18) and SierraHiginbotham (15-18) scored sec-ond places. And adding those all-important third-place points wereSam Metcalf (8 & under), MeghanGary (9-10), Ryan Tennille (11-12), Sammi Castro (11-12),Geoffrey Eisenhart (13-14), andNick Benedetto (15-18). So by thelast race of breaststroke the Tidehad turned as Virginia Run wonthe breaststroke 51 to 39.
As the swimmers began the but-terfly events, the meet score wasSharks 136, Riptide 134. Whilethere may have been plenty ofbutterflies in the stomachs of thefamilies and coaches, there werefew nerves among the Riptide fli-ers as they won seven of 10 races.Conway (9-10), AnthonyArcomona (11-12), Sarah Boyle(11-12), Leo Wang (13-14), DidPace (13-14), Matt Glowacki (15-18), and Hicks (15-18) took firsts.Five swimmers achieved secondplace: Connor Gary (8 & under).Kelliher (8 & under), MaggieWhiton (9-10), McAnally (13-14),and Jessica Sheftel (15-18) andfive swimmers scored thirds:Victoria Davila (8 & under), Jack
Metcalf (11-12), Jackie Hart (11-12), Thomas Beamon (13-14) andAndrew Meredith (15-18). With ahard-earned lead of 188-172, theRiptide looked to the relays to ce-ment their victory.
Prior to those relay races, theRiptide honored their graduatinghigh school senior swimmers:Brian Deely, Matt Glowacki, SamJugus, and Brian Pisarcik. Thesefour young men are scholar ath-letes, having graduated with hon-ors from Westfield High Schoolwhile lettering in swimming andachieving multiple distinctions inthe arts and sciences. Each youngman received a $500 from theWrinkle Scholarship fund for theircontribution to the Riptide teamand their community. Brian Deelywas unable to be present for theceremony as he is already servingour country as a first-year plebeat the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.Matt Glowacki is preparing for amove to Blacksburg where he willattend Virginia Tech and major inbiochemistry. Sam Jugus will at-tend George Mason University af-ter being admitted to the HonorsEngineering program and willmajor in applied computer sci-ence. Brian Pisarcik will attendChristopher Newport Universitywhere he will pursue a major inbiological sciences and business.
After the presentations of giftsto the graduating students andtheir families, the Riptide swim-mers readied for the relays know-ing that five victories would guar-antee a meet victory. The Fair OaksSharks won the first three relays,pulling within one point of theRiptide. When the 9-10 girls’ re-lay of Nguyen, Gabriella Borsato,Maddie Whiton, and Conwayswam their best race of the sea-son to win, they opened the flood-gates for the next five relay squads.Quick races were won by the 11-12 boys’ team of Ryan Tennille,
Joel Cheifitz, Anthony Arcomona,and Charlie Gunn and the 11-12girls’ team of Brazier, OliviaMasterson, Sarah Boyle, andJackie Hart. The undefeated 13-14 boys’ team of GeoffreyEisenhart, Leo Wang, ThomasBeamon, and McGrath continuedtheir winning ways and the 13-14girls, Chloe Hicks, Davidson, DidiPace, and McAnally were within.48 second of setting an NVSLrecord with their win. Coach ScottDarwin substituted a new 15-18boys’ medley team after the Rip-tide win was secured and the trioof graduating seniors, Sam Jugus,Matt Glowacki, and Brian Pisarcik,supported in butterfly by risingsenior Andrew Meredith, swam amagnificent final race to win theirrelay. The girls’ mixed age relay ofSarah Boyle, Nguyen, Hicks andSierra Higinbotham topped off theday with a win in their event.
In less than 24 hours the Rip-tide were back in their pool for theindividual medley carnival. Re-quired to swim each stroke in suc-cession, 36 Virginia Run swimmersposted personal bests in the verydemanding event. For the 10 &unders, Andrew Boyle at age 9posted a team best of 1:46.49, JackLiskey, age 10, a 1:56.27, andAlana Turflinger age 9 swam a144.96, while Nguyen, age 10,swam a 1:45.87. For the 11-12s,Anthony Arcomona, 11, swam animpressive 1:19.09 and CharlieGunn, 12 a 1:30.24, while SarahBoyle, 12, swam a 1:22.08 andBeca Mathews, 11, a 1:43.26. Forthe 13-14s, Geoffrey Eisenhart, 13,posted a sizzling 1:12.95,McGrath, 14, a 1:18.31, Didi Pace,13, a personal best of 1:18.76 andMcAnally, 14, a 1:23.05. JoeyCastro was the fastest 16 year oldwith a blistering 1:08.55, PatrickKearney at only 15 swam a1:12.49, and Andrew Meredith,17, registered a 1:15.15.
Riptide graduating seniors: Sam Jugus, Matt Glowacki,and Brian Pisarcik. Not shown is Brian Deely.
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Sara LiedtkeLevy was pre-sented with theHerndon SwimLeagueCommissioner’sAward at the21st Annual all-League Meets onJuly 20. Sara hasbeen associatedwith the leaguesince it wasfounded 31years ago. Shewatched themeets for thefirst two years, and at the age of three, she swamin the last two meets of the season. She swam for16 years, until she was 18, coached for severalyears, volunteered and completed a college intern-ship as the assistant meet director for the All-League Meets. In 2006, she took on the job of meetdirector when the commissioner, Bill Liedtke, washospitalized. In 2011, Sara proposed that theleague begin an on-line auction in order to fundadditional scholarships for graduating seniors. Atthat time, six $500 scholarships were awarded eachyear. She became the chair of the auction, andthrough her efforts over $6,000 has been raised tofund additional scholarships.
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shouldn’t be there. “Do it once ayear; it’s free,” he said.
“If you find there’s a delinquentaccount with something you didn’tsign up for, contact the creditor andfill out a police report and an affi-davit of fraud,” said Polhemus.“Have it removed from your creditreport and stay on top of it. We seea lot of credit-card fraud and sto-len credit cards. They’re taken es-pecially from women in crowdedrestaurants or at fitness centers andhealth clubs.”
He said thieves also know thatmany people leave their walletsand purses in their cars, instead ofin lockers, at their gym. So he toldresidents to keep their valuableswith them, instead.
“Some thieves will even steal a person’s keys fromtheir gym locker and then use them to open their carand steal their credit cards,” added Deane.
Senior citizens are also preyed upon, saidPolhemus. “People will take a credit card from theirpurses while they’re distracted,” he said. But thosewanting to commit credit-card fraud and identitytheft target people of all ages.
For example, said Polhemus, “A temp at yourdentist’s office has access to your credit-card infor-mation and address. She can order a $4,000 com-puter online, have it sent to your address and trackits shipping online. Then she’ll call UPS and tell themto hold it for pickup, instead. Or she’ll change theshipping address to another state.”
He said police also handle a great deal of casesinvolving counterfeit credit cards. “The most impor-tant thing to a criminal is the magnetic stripe on theback of your card,” said Polhemus. “He can swipe itthrough a device to record it — and now he has yourcredit card. And there’s no skill involved; it’s reallyeasy to do. At different times, various point-of-ser-vice computer terminals in stores and restaurants arecompromised, as well.”
Noting that crimes such as these are “now drivenby organized crime, such as the Russian Mob andthe Romanians,” he said they’ll “put a device on topof a particular ATM. So when you put in your creditcard, it’ll skim your magnetic stripe and have a cam-era photograph your pin number as you punch it intothe pin pad.”
Furthermore, said Deane, “Now they can harvestyour credit-card information remotely. If they wantit, they’ll get it, so monitor your bank statements.”
“And if you do and you contact your bank and no-
Guard Against Identity Thefttify them about any charges thataren’t yours, you will get yourmoney back,” added Polhemus.
He also advised the audienceabout check fraud, saying thatthere’s no difference between theway a real and a counterfeit checklook. What’s important, he said,are the routing and account num-bers on the bottom of the check.
“When you pay your mortgageand put the envelope in the mail-box with the ‘steal-me’ flag up, athief will take your check andcounterfeit 10 checks,” saidPolhemus. “He’ll then depositthese checks and get the cash backfrom your bank at several, differ-ent locations. So don’t mail yourchecks from home; do it fromwork or at the post office.”
Even seemingly innocuous situations may pose athreat, he said. “For instance, if you pay for Girl Scoutcookies with a check and the child’s brother gets ahold of it and gets the numbers, he can use them tomake automatic, monthly purchases for porn, orwhatever he wants,” said Polhemus.
However, he added, “If your identity’s been sto-len, you can get an identity-theft passport from theattorney general’s office to show the police, if neces-sary.”
Polhemus also warned residents to never wiremoney to strangers online. “Your nephew isn’t introuble overseas,” he said. “And the power companyisn’t going to call and threaten to turn off your powerin an hour if you don’t wire money immediately —100 percent, it’s a fraud.”
Regarding fraud against the elderly, he said peopleage 70 and over need to obtain a credit freeze.“They’d pay $10 to each of the three, credit bureausto prevent anyone else from having access to theircredit accounts. That way, no new credit would beissued.”
It’s necessary, said Polhemus, because some unscru-pulous home health-care providers will, otherwise,come into elderly people’s homes, take their creditcards and run them up. “It’s sad; we see senior citi-zens get ripped off all the time,” he said. “But familymembers can monitor their accounts online forthem.”
At the end of his presentation, a resident askedhow police decide which financial crimes to investi-gate. “Our loose criteria for investigating a case are:Is a Fairfax County resident out money, and do wehave a likelihood of prosecution?” answeredPolhemus. “It also helps if there’s a good video orsurveillance photo of the thief.”
Police Det. Mike Deaneadvises residents, “Monitoryour bank statements.”
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Fairfax County police offer the following tipsregarding identity theft and fraud:
❖ Review credit reports annually;Experian: Fraud/credit history, 888-397-
3742;Trans Union: Fraud, 800-680-7289; Credit
history, 800-888-4213;Equifax: Fraud, 800-525-6285; Credit
report, 800-685-1111.Go to www.annualcreditreport.com.❖ Opt out of receiving pre-approved, credit-
card applications by calling 888-567-8688.
❖ Monitor credit cards and bank accountsonline for early fraud detection.
❖ Don’t mail bills from home; use electronicbanking, if possible.
❖ Victims of identity theft should get a policereport and secure a seven-year fraud alert or acredit freeze.
❖ People 70 and older should contact thecredit bureaus and obtain a credit freeze, even ifthey’re not currently identity-theft victims.
❖ Never wire money to strangers online;these requests are scams.
Review Credit Reports and Avoid Ripoffs
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What little I know about life and deathand sickness, I wasn’t learning from theseprograms. And since I was raised in anextremely healthy household with anextended family that didn’t seem to be toosick, too often, my upbringing had zeroexposure to cancer – other than asking a girlfor her astrological sign. Even into my adult-hood, I had very little experience with thisdreaded disease, and when I got married andconnected with an entirely new and differentset of people/backgrounds, cancer was amaz-ingly still not impacting our lives. Obviously,we were all very lucky.
Well, I certainly know about it now: stageIV, non-small cell lung cancer (the terminalkind) diagnosed at age 54 and a half. ThankGod my parents weren’t alive when I wasdiagnosed; I imagine the news would havetaken years off their lives. As it was, theylived full lives and died at 87 and 86; mywidowed mother having died nearly threemonths before my diagnosis was confirmed.Certainly my parents would have providedgreat comfort to me, but predeceasing mewas probably for the best.
And what’s also been for the best, sincemy diagnosis, is what I’ve learned about mysituation, a situation unlike any with whichI’ve had experience. Previous to my diagno-sis, my knowledge on the cancer subjectwould likely have fit on the head of a pin.Now, it’s a bit more, not too much, but morethan enough, as you regular readers know.And mostly that knowledge has to do withchemotherapy and targeted treatment, thetwo primary treatment protocols for stage IVlung cancer patients (stage IV means the can-cer has metastasized and is inoperable; thereis no stage V).
The most distressing thing I’ve learned isthat chemotherapy/targeted treatment is nofriend of mine; more like a necessary evilwith no guarantees of success. Though thesetreatments may be an enemy of the cancer/tumors, they are no silver bullet and noClayton Moore-type life saver (maybe if myoncologist wore a mask and yelled “Hi-YoSilver” every time he saw me, my progresswould be different). Granted, I’ve survivedway longer than I was originally “prognosed”to do so (“13 months to two years”), forwhich I’m extremely grateful and fortunate.However, only reruns last forever.
Perhaps the years I spent watching theseprograms instilled in me a certain positivehopefulness that somehow things wouldwork out OK. So far they have. And eventhough these shows have mostly disappearedfrom the airwaves, I haven’t. See you nextweek. I’ll be write here.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
“Chemo- Nosabe”
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BeatingSummer HeatT
he heat is on, and so are air conditioners. Northern Virginia ElectricCooperative says running an air
conditioner can significantly increase elec-tric bills during summer months. To “coolit” and still lower home electricity costs,NOVEC encourages customers to followthese energy-saving tips:
❖ Close window shades, drapes andblinds on the sunny sides of the home toblock sun rays during the day. Attachinglow-emissivity (Low-E) glaze to existingwindows will help reflect heat.
❖ Set the air conditioner thermostat be-tween 76 and 78 degrees when the home isoccupied. Before leaving the home for sev-eral hours or when going on vacation, setthe thermostat at 80-85 degrees — just coolenough to keep humidity levels low. Investin a programmable thermostat for either astandard central air conditioner or a heatpump. Do not set the thermostat at a coolerthan normal temperature when you turn onthe air conditioner; your home will not coolany faster and the lower setting could usemore energy dollars.
❖ Use fans wisely. Set the air conditionerfan to “auto” and let the air conditionercycle on and off as needed. In rooms withoccupants, run a ceiling or portable fan withthe air conditioner. Fans do not cool aroom— only its occupants — so turn fansoff when people leave the room.
❖ At night, if the humidity is tolerable,turn off the air conditioner and open win-dows. Run whole house, window, ceiling,or floor fans and a dehumidifier.
❖ Let the monthly NOVEC bill be a re-minder to change the A/C filter; followmanufacturer’s instructions.
❖ Help conserve conditioned air by us-ing kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans justlong enough to remove heat and humidity.Run the dishwasher, clothes dryer, and ovenduring cooler evening and morning hours.
❖ Most new homes and older homes withnew roofs have ridge vents designed to al-leviate heat buildup in the attic and helpcool living spaces below. For roofs withoutridge vents, an attic fan will help expel heat.
For more energy-saving information, visitwww.novec.com/useitwisely12.
NOVEC, headquartered in Manassas, is anot-for-profit, supply and distribution elec-tric utility corporation that supplies anddistributes electricity and energy-relatedservices to more than 150,000 customersin Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince Will-iam, Stafford, and Clarke counties, theTown of Clifton, and the City of ManassasPark. For more information, visitwww.novec.com or call 703-335-0500 or 1-888-335-0500.
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Pennoni Associates elected President and CEOTony Bartolomeo, PE, as a Fellow of the Ameri-can Society of Civil Engineers.
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Clifton Baptist Church…703-263-1161Second Baptist Church…703-830-1850
Mount Olive Baptist Church…703-830-8769Ox Hill Baptist Church…703-378-5555
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Community Bible Church…703-222-7737CATHOLIC
St. Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church…703-817-1770
St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church…703-266-1310
St. Paul Chung Catholic Church…703-968-3010
St. Timothy Catholic Church…703-378-7461St. Veronica Catholic Church…703-773-2000
EPISCOPALChurch of the Epiphany…703-715-6070
St. John’s Episcopal Church…703-803-7500
JEWISHCongregation Yad Shalom…703-802-8901
Temple Beth Torah…703-263-2252 LUTHERAN
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Lord of Life Lutheran Church…703-323-9500
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Tree of Life Bible Church...703-830-4563PENTECOSTAL
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Holy Trinity Orthodox Church…703-818-8372
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St. Raphael Orthodox Church…703-303-3047
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703-830-0098Chantilly Presbyterian Church…
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Summer Fun
build. Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.
Starlight Cinema. 6 p.m. at 5875Trinity Parkway, Centreville. Moviebegins at dark. “Madagascar 3:Europe’s Most Wanted,” with voicesby Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, DavidSchwimmer and FrancesMcDormand, is rated PG; 93minutes; 2013. Free; bring a blanketor chairs and a picnic.
MONDAY/AUG. 5Bouncin’ Babies. 10:30 a.m. at
Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs,
stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at CentrevilleLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive.Children ages 2-3 can enjoy storiesand activities. Free. 703-830-2223.
Small Wonders. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songsand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Kids Knit. 4 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children in grades 3 and up can meetnew friends, learn to knit or get helpon a project. Beginners welcome.Free. Registration required, 703-502-3883.
ESL Book Club. 7 p.m. at Centreville
Regional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Ask for title. 703-830-2223.
TUESDAY/AUG. 6Small Wonders. 10:30 a.m. at
Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 12-23 months can enjoy rhymes, songsand more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Bouncin’ Babies. 11:30 a.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Babies up to 11months can enjoy rhymes, songs,stories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Storytime. 1 p.m. at Chantilly RegionalLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children age 3-5 can enjoy stories
and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Jazz Performance. 2 p.m. at DullesInternational Airport, 1 SaarinenCircle. Chelsey Green and The GreenProject will be performing their styleof classical soul style of Jazz. Visitwww.metwashairpots.com/dulles.
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 7Dig Into Reading. 10:30 a.m. at
Centreville Library, 14200 St.Germain Drive. Children age 6-12can enjoy magic tricks, a silly puppetand music with Steve Somers. Free.Registration required, 703-830-2223.
Toddlin’ Twos. 10:30 a.m. and 11:30a.m. at Chantilly Regional Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Children age
2 can enjoy stories and activities.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.
Bouncin’ Babies. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Babies up to 11 months canenjoy rhymes, songs, stories andmore. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.
Small Wonders. 4 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 12-23 monthscan enjoy rhymes, songs and more.Free. Registration required. 703-502-3883.
Mystery Book Group. 7 p.m. atChantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Adults call fortitle. Free. Registration required.703-502-3883.
THURSDAY/AUG. 8Storytime. 10:30 a.m. at Chantilly
Regional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children age 3-5 can enjoystories and more. Free. Registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
Civil War Lecture. 7 p.m. atCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Adults and schoolage children can hear “Battle ofChickamauga, Tennessee, September1863” by author and NPS Ranger,Angela Atkinson. Free. 703-830-2223.
I Dig Sign Language. 7 p.m. atChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. All ages can enjoy songs andgames introducing basic AmericanSign Language. Free, but registrationrequired. 703-502-3883.
FRIDAY/AUG. 9Yoga Storytime. 2 p.m. at Chantilly
Library, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Children ages 6-9 can enjoy storytime that incorporates basic yogamoves. Free. Registration required,703-502-3883.
Ready for School Storytime. 4 p.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Children ages 4-5can enjoy stories and more. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.
SATURDAY/AUG. 10Master Gardeners. 10:30 a.m. at
Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Adults can get tips,information and advice on theirhome gardens. Free. 703-502-3883.
Kaleidoscope Storytime. 10:30 a.m.at Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. All ages can enjoya sensory story time focusing on thestrengths and adapting to children onthe autism spectrum and with otherdevelopmental disabilities. Free.Registration required. 703-502-3883.
I Dig Sign Language. 2:30 p.m. atCentreville Library, 14200 St.Germain Drive. All ages can enjoysongs and games introducing basicAmerican Sign Language. Free, butregistration required. 703-830-2223.
Paws for Reading. 3 p.m. at ChantillyRegional Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Children ages 5-12 can meetand read to a trained therapy dog.They can read from a library book oralready owned one. Free.Registration required, 703-502-3883.
Starlight Cinema. 6 p.m. at 5875Trinity Parkway, Centreville. Moviebegins at dark. “Ice Age: ContinentalDrift,” with voices by Ray Romano,Karen Disher, Queen Latifah, JohnLeguizamo, Chris Wedge, DenisLeary, Wanda Sykes and Josh Peck, israted PG; 94 minutes; 2012. Free;bring a blanket or chairs and a picnic.
SUNDAY/AUG. 11Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m. at the
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station. N gaugemodel train show. Free for members;$4 adults; $2 children 5-15. 703-425-9225 or www.fairfax-station.org.
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