Lawson Honored as Officer of Quarter
Police officers don’t have to be out on the streets to make a difference in their communities. School Resource Officers (SRO)s make an impact every day, and for all he’s done in that capacity, PFC Steve Lawson was honored recently as the Sully District Station’s Citizen’s Advisory Committee’s Officer of the Quarter.
Remembering Erin Peterson
Joyful music will fill the air when the Fifth Annual Erin Peterson Fund Gospel Celebration is held Sunday, April 15, at 4 p.m., at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Centreville. Erin worshiped with her family here and, after she died in the April 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy, her own family and her church family celebrated her life together.
Bull Run Elementary Is K-5 Team Champ
Bull Run Elementary School Chess Team won the 2012 Virginia Scholastic K-5 team Chess Championship. Fourth grader Eli Kirtley led the way with six victories in six games, good enough to make him the individual 2012 Virginia K-5 Chess Champion.
Easter Egg Hunt for the Visually Impaired
The Alexander Graham Bell Chapter of the Pioneer Volunteers and the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind held its 33rd annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 31 for the visually impaired at the Centreville Moose Lodge, Chapter 2168, in Fairfax. The beeping eggs, built by the Alexander Graham Bell Chapter of the Pioneer Volunteers, emit a variety of tones for visually impaired children to hone-in on, allowing them to use their ears and sense of touch to find the eggs.
Fairfax Residents Awarded Inspiring Champions Award
The Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter recognized thirteen individuals as Inspiring Champions at a special reception on Feb. 29 at its corporate offices in Fairfax.
At the Libraries
Thursday/April 5 Small Wonders. 11 a.m. Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville. Stories and activities. Age 13-23 months with adult. 703-830-2223.
Westfield’s Dezelick Receives National Honorable Mention
When it comes to talent, those who’ve seen Westfield High senior Colby Dezelick perform — first as a dancer with Encore Theatrical Arts Project in Chantilly and then as an actor on the Westfield stage — know he’s got what it takes to succeed. And now it’s official.
County Aims to Prevent Substance Use and Abuse
Alcohol use down, painkiller and inhalant use on the rise.
Twenty-one questions in the 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey dealt with substance abuse. The survey asked about lifetime use of alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes, as well as use in the past month of 13 different substances.
Operation Enduring Collaboration
From March 19-21, the Fairfax County government held a three-day emergency exercise called Operation: Enduring Collaboration during which county agencies and partners worked through worst-case scenarios relating to a major tornado outbreak in Fairfax County.
Fair Lakes Girl Honored at Ball
She’s a leukemia survivor.
Skyler Hundley, a 9-and-a-half-year-old fourth-grader at Poplar Tree Elementary, lives with her parents, John and Stacey, twin sister Jordan and little brother Christian, 5, in Fair Lakes. An active girl, she likes riding her bike and scooter, jumping on a trampoline and playing CYA soccer.
At Jazz Festival
Under the direction of Robert Zazzara, the Stone Middle School Jazz Ensemble participated in the 32nd Annual Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival on March 16. They received a “Superior” rating for their performance and received a second place trophy out of five middle school performing groups. First row, from left: Michael Baylock, Donovan Davis, Mikenna Moore, Casey Comer, Britain Bangerter, John Dickenson, Christian Nunley; second row: William Dzubak, Christopher Hoffman, Sarah Shim, Catherine Corradino, Sydney Park, Garrett Anderson, Nicole Ruckert, Austin Porter, Sean Luffy; third row: Alex Jorgensen, Thomas Lattomus, Lauren Mannikko, Cole Sorrells, Chloe Hicks, John Nguyen, Samuel Kim and Kathryn Mozell. Absent: Connor Charters.
Celebrating 100th Birthday of Girl Scouting
The Girl Scouts of Service Unit 56-3, which includes girls from local Centreville, Chantilly and Fairfax elementary and middle schools, enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream and a night of songs on March 15 that Greenbriar West Elementary School. Daisies, Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes were led in song by ladies from the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital “Sing-A-Long” service. Approximately 100 girls and their leaders/parents attended the 1.5 hour event which ended with each participant receiving a balloon and a goodie bag with, among other items, a special 100th anniversary patch for their uniforms.
Fairfax Assists in Murder Investigation
On July 14, 1996, Thelma Scroggins was found dead in her home on Batna Road in Lignum (Culpeper County), Virginia. Scroggins was shot multiple times and died as a result of her injuries. Raymond Morrogh, the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney, has been appointed as a special prosecutor in the case. The Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office along with the assistance of the Fairfax County Police Department is currently investigating the death of Scroggins.
Clifton Man Also To Be Honored
Two battles with lymphoma.
David Timko became the executive director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Washington, D.C., chapter in 1987 and, the following year, helped create the fund-raising Leukemia Ball. Little did he know then that he’d someday be one of the event’s patient heroes.
Centre View Crime Report March 23
Activities reported by the Sully police department through March 23.