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Centreville Day

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By Bonnie Hobbs

Centre View

It’s time for sweaters, autumn leaves,pumpkin-spice lattes — andCentreville Day. This year’s event, the24th annual, will be Saturday, Oct. 15,

from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., in Historic CentrevillePark, 5714 Mount Gilead Road (offBraddock Road, across Route 29 from theIHOP).

With the theme, “Celebrating CentrevilleCommunity,” it features everything from aparade to a pet pageant, music, dancing,children’s activities, food and crafts. Admis-sion is free, and free parking and shuttleswill be available at The Trinity Centre, 5860

Trinity Parkway, off Route 29.“With day-to-day life being so hectic for

most people, it’s often hard to step back andrecognize what a great place Centreville is,”said event organizer Cheryl Repetti, presi-dent of the Historic Centreville Society.“From its earliest settlement in the 1760s,to the dynamic and culturally diverse com-munity we know today, Centreville has along and interesting history celebrated eachCentreville Day in the very places wherethat history happened.”

The festivities begin at 10 a.m. with open-ing ceremonies at the main stage near St.John’s Episcopal Church. Cub Run Elemen-tary students will sing the National Anthem,and Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) willwelcome the crowd and present theCentreville Day Citizen of the Year award.

ParadeThe Centreville Day Parade is always col-

orful and exciting, and this year’s eventshould be no exception. American LegionPost 1995 organizes it, and the participantswill include fire engines from Station 17,Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, members of the

Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office and more.Anyone can join in the fun — even childrenwith decorated bikes and scooters, and cos

Map of this year’s Centreville Day attractions.

Parade, Pets, Music, Children’s Games24th annualCentreville Day isSaturday, Oct. 15.

A rock-climbing wall willagain be a Centreville Dayfeature.

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Pets, Music and Children’s Gamesthe women of Alpha Delta Kappa will host face-paint-ing, tug-of-war and sack races.

Children can also enjoy hands-on history at MountGilead, which was built as a tavern in 1785. It’s oneof the oldest, surviving buildings in Centreville, dat-ing back to the original crossroads village of Newgate,and it’ll be open for guided tours. Outside on thelawn, Sully Historic Site volunteers will help chil-dren dip candles, write with a quill pen and makesimple toys to take home.

Also on the lawn will be the Swordsmen of the18th Century. Long-time Centreville residents Charlieand John Anderson will demonstrate their swash-buckling skills and share their extensive knowledgewith the crowd. Meanwhile, attendees may also findanother group of living historians, Pirates for Sail,also camped on Mount Gilead’s lawn. (Centrevillewas once home to a pirate; see sidebar on Mrs.Spindle and Captain Ralls.)

EntertainmentMaster of Ceremonies is Westfield High theater

student Nathan Marshak, who’ll host mainly localtalent at the main stage. At 10:45 a.m., Pirates forSail — described by Repetti as “A group of hearty,singing privateers sailing out of Baltimore with a trea-sure of song” — will begin the day’s entertainment.Following at noon will be a local favorite, the VaDeatles, comprised of teachers mostly from Stone

Middle School — Joanna Vadala, Liz Meyer, JohnLorusso and Robert Zazzara — who’ll cover songs ofthe Beatles and other rock bands.

The dancers of Powerworx from Chantilly will per-form at 1:10 p.m., and the Fairfax Choral Society’sYouth Choir will sing at 1:30 p.m. Next will comethe power and precision of the Hallelujah Tae KwonDo Demonstration Team at 1:50 p.m.

Then at 2:15 p.m., Korean Senior Center memberswill play tunes on their harmonicas, followed by CubRun’s Dance Team at 2:40 p.m. Displaying anotherform of martial arts, the Northern Virginia WushuAcademy entertains at 3:30 p.m. And at 4 p.m., theHarmony Road Players will perform instrumentalselections.

The day’s final acts haven’t yet been announced,but check www.CentrevilleDay.org or CentrevilleDay’s Facebook page.

Pet Parade, Blessing“For the second year in a row, Centreville Day will

go to the dogs — and the cats, birds, snakes, lizards,rabbits and mice,” said Repetti. “The Centreville-Chantilly Rotary Club is sponsoring a fabulous andfriendly Pet Pageant for pets of all kinds.”

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Mrs. Spindle has become something of aCentreville Day mascot, but the Friendsof Historic Centreville, who organize the

event, have no idea who she really is. Her photo-graph was taken in March of 1862, days after theConfederate Army had left Centreville. The UnionArmy claimed the town. Travelling with them wasphotographer George Barnard who worked inMathew Brady’s studio.

He took many photographs of Centreville and itsenvirons, particularly sites related to the Battle ofManassas which had occurred a few months ago.Among Barnard’s photos is a picture of a Centrevillefamily and their wagon piled high with householdbelongings.

Made into a carte de visite entitled “Departurefrom the Old Homestead, Centreville.” On the backof the card were lines from a poem by Oliver Gold-smith: “And trembling, shrinking from the spoilershand/Far, far away, thy children leave the land.” Ina later publication of the photograph the little fam-ily is described as Union sympathizers seeking sanc-tuary in the north.

Whether their sympathies were for the North orthe South, for the Friends of Historic Centreville, theplain woman with a pipe clenched in her teeth and adetermined look on her face represents the people ofCentreville: working people who persevered in theface of sometimes overwhelming challenges, such asoccupying armies. The buildings in the backgroundresemble the Spindle house, located west of town,which was used by the Union Army as a hospital andphotographed repeatedly by Barnard, hence the so-briquet “Mrs. Spindle.”

The pirates are from an earlier period, whenCentreville was known as Newgate. A crossroads townbuilt on the trade of travelers, Newgate boasted noseas to sail but it did have a number of taverns, be-ginning with the Newgate Inn built in the 1760s,Mount Gilead in 1785 (then named House at the Signof the Black Horse), and Wapping in 1789. Wappingwas owned by George Ralls, whom historian EugeniaSmith believed was Captain George Ralls, master ofa schooner in the Virginia Navy during the Revolu-tionary War.

He sailed as a “privateer,” a kind of quasi-legal pi-racy where Ralls could attack British merchant shipsand claim whatever cargo they carried to be dividedamong himself, his crew, and the Virginia Navy. Un-fortunately for Ralls, he wasn’t a very good pirate,and after being captured twice, he was invited to leavethe Navy. He then moved to Newgate and openedWapping, the name of an infamous slum on the Lon-don waterfront and perhaps a tip of the hat to Ralls’piratical past. He lived the remainder of his life hereand helped to transform Newgate into the new townof Centreville.

Who Is Mrs. Spindle, Anyway?And why are piratesroaming around atCentreville Day?

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awarded in categories such as Most Unusual Pet andMost Creative Costume.

Prizes are donated by local pet stores and veteri-narians. For more information, contact CammyGawlak at [email protected].

The Rev. Carol Hancock will be blessing a varietyof pets throughout the day at the Saint John’s tenton the lawn of the historic church. Hot coffee willbe available and the church and grounds will be openfor tours. Discover the door in the ceiling or explorethe old cemetery.

HistoryJust down the street from St. John’s is the Spindle

Sears House. Purchased in 1933 from a Sears cata-log and shipped here by train, this tiny house will beopen for tours led by Ellanor C. Lawrence Park histo-rian Allison Hartley.

Besides the guided tours of Mount Gilead, cookiesand tea will be offered on the home’s porch by theIrongate bakers in period garb. Mount Gilead is alsoone of the stops for the county Park Authority’s His-tory Train, driven from the Sully Historic Site by MattMcNeal.

Repetti advises visitors to get off the train at theBraddock Road stop and “stroll down the hill to ex-plore the Old Stone Church — the Church of the As-cension — where you can tour the historic church


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Also there will be more bakedgoods, plus a ploughman’s lunchfor sale. And the nearby HavenerHouse and Stuart-Mosby Museumwill be open for tours, too. TheStuart-Mosby Civil War CavalryMuseum on Braddock Road fea-tures items related to the lives ofcavalrymen Gen. JEB Stuart andCol. John Mosby.

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Nicholas Garito, Fairfax, shakes hands with his regular leaguebocce partner Henry Coletto after Coletto completes his bocce matchin the 90-year old plus category in the Senior Olympics on Sept. 15.Garito says, “Henry turned 91 two weeks ago and instead of a cakeI decided to celebrate with Oh Henry candy bars. I had to look allover to find them.” Colette says he put his in the freezer for the fu-ture. After the match they watch the other players and reminisceabout the wars — World War II for Colette and Korean War forGarito.

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Tom Tobias, 83, from Haymarket swims the 50 yard freestyle inthe 80-84 age group on Sept. 16 at the Claude Moore RecreationCenter in Sterling.


Gail Johnson from Gainesville begins the final lap in the 50 yardbackstroke for the 70-74 age group on Sept. 16 that was held at theClaude Moore Recreation Center in Sterling.


Judy Landolt-Korns from Clifton in the 60-69-year-old age group practices throwing horseshoeswith Barbara Klementz from Annandale at theFairfax Senior Center-Green Acres. Klementz isin the 80-89 year old age group. “She has alreadywon gold in every event she entered this year,”Landolt-Korns explains, “and she has basketballnext.” They decide they may try bocce next year.Landolt-Korns says, “we’re always looking forsomething new to try.”

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Phil Doherty from Burke and his doubles partner Neil Lanefrom Reston won bronze medals in the men’s doubles semi-finals match in the 80-89 age group held on Sept. 15 atWakefield District Park in Annandale. They lost their match9-7 (8 game pro set) after battling back after a slow start.


Springfield resident Kathy Wilson sports a Bryce Harper jersey as she com-petes in the Softball Hit event in the 55-59 age group at Wakefield DistrictPark in Annandale on Sept. 14. Wilson hit the softball 97’ 10” to take home asilver medal.


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Eva Sorenson from Springfield (left) and Marge McNare from Fairfax (right) are two of 22 women tobowl in the Senior Olympics at Bowl America Shirley on Edsall Road on Sept. 12. They are bowling inthe 90-94 year old age group. Sorenson says she has been bowling for 70 years or more since she waspregnant in 1944 with her son. “He came out an athlete.” In her first game of three required games shebowled 133, “”my average score.” She wins a gold medal with a score of 617 for three games. McNareis bowling on lane 10 wearing a Senior Olympics 1987 green shirt but says, “I started bowling the yearbefore that but I lost that shirt.” McNare says she used to bowl about 140 until she hurt her shoulderlast month. Her first game this time was 124. “I’ll take what I can get.”


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If you arrive at your polling place on Elec-tion Day without an acceptable form of photoidentification, don’t panic or give up. You willbe given the opportunity to vote a provisionalballot.

After completing the provisional ballot, theindividual voting will be given written instruc-tions from the election officials on how to sub-mit a copy of his/her identification so that his/her vote can be counted.

A voter will have until noon on the Fridayfollowing the election to deliver a copy of theidentification to the local electoral board or toappear in person to apply for a Virginia VoterPhoto ID Card. Voters may submit a copy oftheir ID via fax, email, in-person submission,or through USPS or commercial delivery ser-vice. Please note that the copy of the ID mustbe delivered to the electoral board by noon onFriday, or the provisional ballot cannot becounted.

Also by noon on Friday following the elec-tion, the voter may appear in-person in theoffice of the general registrar, in the locality inwhich the provisional ballot was cast, and ap-ply for a Virginia Voter Photo ID Card. At thecompletion of the application process, the votermay request a Temporary Identification Docu-ment. This document may be provided to theelectoral board to suffice the identification re-quirement.

Absentee Voting inPerson inFairfax County

Voting begins Sept. 23, and with record turn-out possible, voting early if you qualify is agood choice.

There are 19 valid reasons to vote absenteein Virginia, including working and commut-ing to and from home for 11 or more hoursbetween 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day,which basically means anyone who commutesto a job. Check the Virginia Department of Elec-tions list to see if you are eligible. http://elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/absen-tee-voting/index.html

If you vote absentee in-person you will fillout the application when you arrive at the in-person absentee location.

Absentee Voting Begins Sept. 23Fairfax County Government Center, Confer-

ence Room 2/3,12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax,

22035Weekday Schedule:❖ Sept. 23 to Oct. 14, Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;Thursday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Closed, Monday,

Oct. 10, Columbus Day.❖ Oct. 17 to Nov. 4, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.

to 8 p.m.❖ Saturday Schedule: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

and November 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 5 is thelast day to absentee vote in-person.

Absentee Voting at Satellite LocationsSaturday Schedule: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and

Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Weekday Schedule: Oct. 17 to Nov. 4, Mon-

day - Friday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Satellite Voting Locations:❖ Providence Community Center - 3001

Vaden Dr., Fairfax, 22031❖ Franconia Governmental Center - 6121

Franconia Rd., Alexandria, 22310❖ McLean Governmental Center - 1437 Balls

Hill Rd., Community Room, McLean, 22101❖ North County Governmental Center, 1801

Cameron Glen Dr., Community Rooms, Reston,20190

❖ West Springfield Governmental Center -6140 Rolling Rd., Springfield, 22152

❖ Mason Governmental Center - 6507 Co-lumbia Pike, Annandale, 22003

❖ Mount Vernon Governmental Center -2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, 22306

❖ Sully Governmental Center - 4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, 20151

❖ Lorton Library - 9520 Richmond Hwy.,Lorton, 22079 SATURDAYS ONLY (ClosedWeekdays)

Consider voting absentee in person since morethan 500,000 other voters are likely to turnout onElection Day.

Voting Never Mattered MoreVOTE: Upcoming Dates

❖ To vote in November’s election, you mustbe registered by Oct. 17: Voter RegistrationDeadline - In-Person: 5 p.m., Onlinewww.vote.virginia.go❖ 11:59 p.m. Todetermine whether you are eligible andregistered to vote in this election, visit theVirginia Department of Elections website athttp://elections.virginia.gov/ or call FairfaxElections office at 703-222-0776.

❖ In-Person Absentee Voting began Sept.23 and will continue until Nov. 5. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/absentee.htm

❖ Nov. 1: Last Day to Apply for an Absen-tee Ballot by Mail, Fax, Email or Online: 5p.m.

❖ Nov. 5: Final Day for In-Person AbsenteeVoting

❖ On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Pollsare open from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.

❖ Nov. 8: Absentee Ballot Return Deadline:7 p.m.

For more information on voting in FairfaxCounty:

Voter Registration: 703-222-0776, TTY 711Absentee Fax: 703-324-3725Email: [email protected] Officer Info: 703-324-4735, TTY

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ON THE BALLOT IN FAIRFAX COUNTY:❖ President and Vice President❖ U.S. House of Representatives, 8th, 10th,

or 11th District❖ Meal Tax Referendum❖ Three Proposed County Bond Questions❖ Two Proposed Constitutional Amend-

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See the Connection’s community guide onhow to vote and what’s on the ballot atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2016/aug/25/how-vote-fairfax-county/

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anniversary on July 16 by celebrating thedebut of five young women in the com-munity. Since its inception, the Old Domin-

ion Cotillion has focused on preparing young womenfor adulthood with grace, poise and a sense of socialresponsibility. The year-long program culminates witha ball held at Westfields Marriott in Chantilly.

The Board of Governors announced the debut ofMiss Darby Rachelle Bouweiri, daughter of Ms.Kristina Bouweiri of Leesburg and Mr. WilliamBouweiri of Lovettsville; Miss Josephine RayannBowen, daughter of Ms. Mandy Bowen of Chantilly;Miss Bradan Alexandra McBurney, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Shawn McBurney of Fairfax; Miss CarolynMarie Shabe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LaurenceShabe of Oakton; and Miss Margaret Anne Thomp-son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson ofFairfax Station.

The Debutantes, dressed in white Cinderella-likeball gowns were escorted by Cadets from FishburneMilitary School. After the formal presentation, theDebutantes, their escorts and guests danced to mu-sic by Rendezvous.

This year’s Assembly included six Pages, five Fu-ture Debutantes, six Post Debutantes and three Post-

Post Debutantes, along with active alumnae fromclasses dating back to 1992.

In addition to learning social graces, the youngwomen also participate in many philanthropic ac-tivities throughout the Social Season. The Old Do-minion Cotillion’s philanthropic mission is to pro-vide experiences that encourage social awareness andcompassion for the needs of the community. This yearthe membership contributed over 900 hours of ser-vice to their designated charity, The RonaldMcDonald House in Falls Church and other organi-zations.

The ODC program is open to all young women ingrades seven through 12. Membership is now openfor the 2016-2017 Social Season, which begins inOctober with the Invitational Tea and concludes withthe 26th Anniversary Debutante Ball in July 2017. Ifinterested in learning more about ODC or to beplaced on the invitation list for the Invitational Teato be held Oct. 23, contact the Mrs. Sherry Pressley,founder, or Mrs. Francine Gallagher [email protected].

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Centreville Wildcats on Parade Centreville High’s Home-coming Parade was Sept.30 in Little Rocky Run.

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ONGOINGGovernment Center Farmers

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Cox Farms Fall Festival. ThroughOct. 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 16521Braddock Road, Centreville. The FallFestival features hayrides, giantslides, rope swings, the CornundrumCornfield adventure, the ImaginatureTrail, and all sorts of farm animalsand their babies. Tickets are $6-17.Visit www.coxfarms.com for more.

Fields of Fear. Through Nov. 5, 7:30-11 p.m. at Cox Farms, 16521Braddock Road, Centreville. Thefriendly Imaginature Trail takes adark turn for Fields of Fear,transforming into The Forest: Back40. The Forest has doubled in lengthfor 2016, and now consists of half amile of fear. The Forest joins twoother haunted attractions at Fields ofFear, the Dark Side Hayride and theCornightmare. The Firegroundsfeature several bonfires, a six-laneslide, music, entertainment, tastytreats, and Fear Games, including thedark maze, Nyctophobia. Tickets are$6-17. Visit www.coxfarms.com formore.

White House Ornament Sale.GFWC Western Fairfax CountyWoman’s Club is selling 2016 WhiteHouse Christmas ornaments. This

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SATURDAY/OCT. 8Yard Sale. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Deepwood

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RESET Bookfair. 1 p.m. at Barnes &Noble, 12193 Fair Lakes PromenadeDrive, Fairfax. Welcome RESET(Raising Excitement for Science,Engineering & Technology) for thelaunch of Educator AppreciationWeek. Generate excitement in theclassroom by learning newexperiments and hands on learningopportunities for students. Bookfairproceeds to benefit RESET schoolfield trips, which are used tointroduce students to the joys ofmath and science. Free. Call 793-278-0300 for more.

Book Talk: “Master ofCeremonies.” 5 p.m. at Barnes &Noble, 12193 Fair Lakes PromenadeDrive, Fairfax. Educator JonathanHarris has seen opportunitiessquandered. With a desire to helpteens, Harris has set out to craft aroadmap to success. Tackling today’stough topics – how to improve self-esteem, embracing spirituality,crafting unbreakable bonds withloved ones and the practical mattersof life such as job hunting, finances

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SATURDAY/OCT. 1510th Annual K-9 Krawl 5K. 8:30

a.m. at Fairfax County GovernmentCenter - 12011 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax. This dog walk wascreated to raise awareness of the linkbetween domestic violence and petabuse. Pets are part of the family andoftentimes abusive partners use thebond between victims and theircompanions to control, manipulate,and isolate them. Registration is free.Visit www.fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/10th-annual-k-9-krawl-5k.

Breakfast with Cat in the Hat. 10a.m. at Barnes & Noble, 12193 FairLakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax.Breakfast specials, Cat appearances,crafts and more. Free to attend. Call793-278-0300 for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 15-16Northern Virginia Fall BrewFest.

11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Bull Run RegionalPark, 7700 Bull Run Drive. The two-day Northern Virginia Fall BrewFestwill feature seasonal beers and cidersfrom more than 45 regionalbreweries, as well as educationalprograms, live music, a cornholetournament, sports on the bigscreens, and other activities to keepthe entire family entertained. Ticketsare $25-35. Visitwww.novabrewfest.com for more.

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Museum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. Museummembers and children 4 and under,free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 andolder, $4. Visit www.fairfax-station.org or call 703-425-9225.

SATURDAY/OCT. 22VolunteerFest. A region-wide day of

community service helps nonprofitsaccomplish tasks they would not havetime or resources to do on their own.Visit www.volunteerfairfax.org/individuals/volunteerfest.php.

Blood and Guts Run. 9:30 a.m. atBull Regional Park, 7700 Bull RunDrive, Centreville. A zombie-themed5K. Registration is $35. Visitwww.bloodandgutsrun.com for more.

Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat.11 a.m.-2 p.m. at The LearningExperience, 4150 Pleasant ValleyRoad, Chantilly. Trunk or treat,bounce house, cake walk and basketraffle and more. Free. Call 703-378-7391.

Halloween Family Day: Air &Scare. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Steven F.Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air &Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly.Participate in creepy crafts, spookyscience experiments, and otherHalloween-themed activities. Arrivein costume to get into the Halloweenspirit and enjoy safe indoor trick-or-treating. Free, $15 parking.Call 703-572-4118 or visitairandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.

Historic All Hallows Eve. 4 p.m.Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. Experience thetraditions of Virginians in the 18thand 19th centuries by celebrating AllHallows Eve with story telling,fortune telling, fall foods and familygatherings. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-

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SUNDAY/OCT. 23Fall Festival at Deepwood

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Lecture: “Learn to Pray andHeal.” 2 p.m. at Stacy C. SherwoodCommunity Center, 3740 Old LeeHighway, Fairfax. Find out how youcan “Learn to Pray and Heal” at thistalk sponsored by the ChristianScience Church. Free. Visitwww.thinkdifferentlyfairfax.com.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY/OCT. 25-26Handbag and Luggage Sale. 8 a.m.-

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SUNDAY/OCT. 30Dancing With My Baby. 10:30-11

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