The Girl Scouts of the USA organization continues to attract critics for straying from its roots in a more secular and non-traditional direction. The most recent offense of this nature has prompted St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in Chantilly, Virginia (left) to ban the organization from meeting on its grounds because of its alleged connections to Planned Parenthood.
The church has barred Girl Scout troops from meeting in both the church and its school; furthermore, the girls are no longer permitted to wear their uniforms on church premises.
The church is located on Poplar Tree Road in Chantilly.
A crash between a mobile lounge and a Southwest Airlines baggage truck apparently caused the death of the driver of the baggage truck today. The incident occurred Thursday at Washington Dulles International Airport. Southwest Airlines released the following statement:
On Thursday, Jan. 26, at approximately 7am, a Southwest Employee was involved in a collision between a baggage cart and a mobile lounge at Washington Dulles Airport. Immediately following the accident, the injured Employee was rushed to an area hospital to receive medical attention. We learned earlier today, Friday, Jan. 27, that the Employee passed away as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. We continue to work with all relevant agencies, including the local authorities and the airport, to investigate events surrounding the accident. The Southwest Airlines Family is greatly saddened by the passing of our Southwest Family Member, and we extend our heartfelt sympathies and support to his entire family at this time.
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter will host its Jan. 29 low-cost rabies clinic at the Sully District Governmental Center.
The cost for rabies shots at the clinic is $12.00 per dog, cat or ferret. All pets will receive a one-year rabies vaccine. To obtain a three-year vaccine, citizens must bring their pet’s rabies certificate showing the animal’s current rabies vaccination and vaccination expiration date. Rabies certificates will be issued, no tags. All dogs should be on leashes and all cats and ferrets should be in carriers.
Fairfax County 2012 dog licenses will be sold separately at the clinic and cost $10.00 per dog.
Cash or checks only will be accepted at the clinic. No credit cards.
The clinic is a partnership with the office of Fairfax County Board Supervisor Michael R. Frey and is being hosted by the Fairfax County Animal Shelter and Deepwood Veterinary Hospital.
For more information about the rabies clinic at the Sully District Governmental Center, please call (703) 830-1100.
How much traffic does this site get? Not as much as I would like, but perhaps more than you would expect given that the number of posts is relatively small.
Some 2011 traffic statistics, courtesy of Google Analytics:
6,348 Visits (17.39 per day)
5,356 Unique Visitors (14.67 per day)
10,056 Pageviews (27.55 per day)
795 mobile visits (12.5% of visits)
Top mobile device: iPad (221 visits)
Top five pages and posts:
Home page (3,340 page views)
Facts about Oak Hill (583 page views)
About Oak Hill, Virginia (293 page views)
Man floats down Rt. 29 in Fairfax on an inner tube (245 page views)
Update on Public Storage fire (199 page views)
Is the site growing? Yes! Compared with 2010, visits are up 57% and page views are up 50.4%.
What’s up with this site? Things tend to slow down during the winter. I’ve noticed this for a few years now. Oak Hill is in general a pretty quiet community. Cold weather keeps people inside. Crime goes down in the winter as well. I’ve monitored the various police reports and very typically there is nothing to report inside Oak Hill itself, just sometimes on the periphery of Oak Hill in Reston, Herndon and Chantilly.
The good news is that based on my monitoring Oak Hill is truly one of the safest communities you can possibly live in. Even minor vandalism rarely occurs. Southern parts of Oak Hill fall under the Fair Oaks police station, which rarely has any events of note. Many weeks pass with no major incidents reported. Northern parts fall under Reston where the same is true. Herndon has its own police department of course, because it is a town, but I try to confine relevant news to Oak Hill if possible, or on its immediate edges otherwise since many Oak Hill communities touch these neighborhoods.
Community associations are also often silent during the winter, or have content behind firewalls, indicating not much is happening as well. There are events at Frying Pan Park, which I check for and post periodically. Most church and school web sites are also scanned, but only rarely have events of interest to the community.
So if things are happening, one of the best ways to get the news out is to send me an email. I have owned the domain since 2000, and still feel a community web site has potential. It needs your input. So if you are a newshound and have appropriate news articles to post, they can be posted through me or, if you are trusted, I can set up an account and allow you to submit them yourself.
Posts are relatively infrequent, in part because there is not much publicly accessible content for Oak Hill, but also because I try to keep a tight community focus.
I expect as warmer weather returns you will be seeing more posts on this site.
A 23-year-old man was reportedly robbed in the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane
around 9:55 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17. The victim was approached by two other men on the
sidewalk. One suspect reportedly brandished a gun and demanded money. The suspects took
property from the victim and fled. The suspects were described as black, in their early 20s.
Winterthur Lane is just north of Hunters Woods. We reported on a similar robbery back in November.
Reston Police District – Investigation has led police to charge three individuals in this case. Jose Santos Ponce Zuniga, 31, has been charged with murder. Amilcar Noel Urbina Zelaya, 29, and Saul Pacheco Mejia, 45 were both charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine. All three are believed to have fled the country.
If you know the whereabouts of these two suspects or have additional information about them, please contact Fairfax County Police.
The Fairfax County Police Department, in cooperation with the Prince William County Police and the Manassas Park Police Department are investigating a series of armed robberies that have been occurring since December 29, 2011, and which involve a white female suspect.
The first robbery occurred on December 29, 2011, at a Shell Gas station located at 13704 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in the Chantilly area. Around 10:30 p.m., a woman entered the business, displayed a small silver handgun and demanded cash. The clerk gave cash to the suspect who then left in a dark colored station wagon.
The second robbery also occurred on December 29, 2011 at the 7-Eleven store, located at 8521 Centreville Road in Manassas Park. Around 11:09 p.m., a woman entered the store, displayed a black handgun and demanded money. Before the clerk could comply, a customer approached the store and the suspect fled to a car parked nearby.
The third robbery occurred on January 1, 2012 in the Manassas area of Prince William County. Around 2:30 a.m. a woman entered the 7-Eleven store located at 10740 Coverstone Drive, displayed a black handgun and demanded money. The clerk complied and the suspect fled on foot.
The latest robbery occurred on January 10, 2012 at an Exxon Gas station, located at 7519 Leesburg Pike in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. Around 10:05 p.m. a woman entered the business and displayed a small black handgun and demanded money. The clerk gave cash to the suspect who then fled on foot toward the Idylwood Plaza shopping center located near Route 7 and Pimmit Drive.
In each case, the suspect has been described as white, in her early to mid-20s, 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans or dark colored pants, and displaying a silver or black handgun. In the last case the suspect wore a black mask to cover the lower portion of her face.
The suspect is associated with a dark-colored, small station wagon style vehicle, similar to a Subaru Forrester or Outback.
Anyone with information about these cases is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org, or text “TIP187”plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131, Prince William County Police at 703 792-6500, or the City of Manassas Park Police at 703-330-0330.
The Elden Street Players garnered 22 nominations as the Washington Area Theatre Community Honors announced the nominees for the 2012 WATCH Awards Jan. 15 at the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria.
Last year’s production of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” garnered 11 nominations including Outstanding Musical. Outstanding Play nominee “A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream” earned seven nods while “Thrill Me” walked away with three and “Frozen” with one nomination.
Nominations include:
* Outstanding Direction of a Play – Evan Hoffmann – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play – Jaclyn Young as “Hermia/Snout/Wall” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Play – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play – Evan Hoffmann – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Set Painting in a Play – Kate Meier & Karl Meier – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Sound Design in a Play – Ben Allen – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Stage Combat Choreography – Katherine Frattini – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
* Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Richelle “Rikki” Howie – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Patrick Doneghy as “Andre DeShields” – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical – Christopher Prince as “Ken Page” – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Michelle Harmon as “Armeila McQueen” – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Rikki Howie as “Charlayne Woodard” – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Jade Jones as “Nell Carter” – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Music Direction – J. Michael d’Haviland – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Musical – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Set Construction in a Musical – James Villarrubia et al – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Set Design in a Musical – James Villarrubia – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Set Painting in a Musical – Cathy Rieder & James Villarrubia – Ain’t Misbehavin’
* Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play – Adam Downs as “Ralph” – Frozen
* Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical – Christopher Smith as “Nathan” – Thrill Me
* Outstanding Light Design in a Musical – Tom Epps – Thrill Me
* Outstanding Set Design in a Musical – Grant Kevin Lane – Thrill Me
Congratulations to our excellent neighborhood theater!
Authorities said they did not have any details of the arrest but confirmed that Johnny D. Guillen Pimentel, 40, was in custody in Peru and that police were “just starting the process of working with federal and international authorities to return him back to Fairfax County,” said Officer Shelley Broderick, a Fairfax County police spokeswoman, in a statement.
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