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See Street Gangs, Page 11

By Bonnie Hobbs

Criminal street gangscrave nothing morethan attention, noto-riety and power. They

want other gangs to fear them and,often, they leave public graffiti astheir calling card, to mark theirterritory or to send a message torival gangs.

But knowing this, Fairfax Countypolice have always had a policy ofwashing off or painting over ganggraffiti as soon as it’s discovered.They also make a concerted effortnot to advertise the gangs by us-ing their specific names in public.

There are some 14 gangs in thiscounty, including the Fair Oaksand Sully districts.

Sgt. Merrit Cassell with theGang IntelligenceUnit and Det. KeithBaker with theGang Investiga-tions Unit both ad-dressed a recentmeeting of theSully District PoliceStation’s CitizensAdvisory Commit-tee. They alsonoted that, when itcomes to gang ac-tivity, “Sully is qui-eter than the otherdistricts.”

“Gangs want tomake a name forthemselves andpeople to be scaredof them,” saidBaker. “All theirleadership is inprison in Central America, but theyrun the prisons there, have phonesand give people here their orders.They also tell people there whatto do when they get here.”

Gangs often try to recruit newmembers from schools, particu-larly middle schools. But they tryto do so under the radar and notbring unwanted attention to theirefforts. Said Cassell: “They don’twant to get caught by the policeand be in trouble.”

He was born in El Salvador, butcame to the U.S. when he was 5or 6. “El Salvador is very turbu-lent,” he said. “A lot of people ini-tially come here to escape a war-

torn country. Kids, 12-17 years old,see a lot of stuff here that theydidn’t grow up with. At home, theywere seeing gang wars and deadbodies on a daily basis. So when a12-year-old boy comes here, hemay already have the mentality ofa 23-year-old, hardened, savvyperson who may have alreadykilled two people and seen a lotof violence.”

“They don’t need papers or vi-sas to cross the border becausethey’re juveniles — or say theyare,” added Baker, But, hestressed, “Not every kid from theredoes [gang activity] here — it’s asmall percentage.”

To determine whether a personhas a possible gang connection, hesaid, “We don’t focus on just raceor clothing. Gang members cancome from any region of the coun-try or any socioeconomic class.”

Fairfax County’s gang unit wasformed in 1993 and began thenext year with three members. Itnow has 10 detectives and two su-

pervisors. “Wegather intelligenceand pass it on toother officers andinvestigative enti-ties,” said Baker.“We assist local,state and federalagencies and shareinformation.”

He said a crimi-nal street gang isdefined as havingthree or morepeople, with a signor symbol, in-volved with crimi-nal activity. In ad-dition, each mem-ber has committedtwo or morecrimes, with atleast one of them

being an act of violence. Then, ifcaught, police can charge themwith criminal gang participation.

“There are more than 100 iden-tified gangs in the National Capi-tal Region, with some 2,000-3,000gang-associated people livinghere,” said Baker. He also notedthat the number of gang-relatedcrimes in this county rose from1,338 in 2015 to 2,056 in 2016 —an increase of 65 percent. And, hesaid, “Most of them stem fromdrug-related incidents.”

However, added Cassell, “Theysometimes do crimes having noth-ing to do with a gang, such as hit-

Jadee, a 10-year-old English Bulldog,owned by Dee Stanley, is happy to bepetted by the Rev. Lynn Miller.

Murphy, 18 months, an Australian cattledog, sniffs a bag of dog treats afterbeing blessed by the pastor.

Billie, a Beagle mix, 16, after being blessed.

Ozzie, 2, an ItalianGreyhound mix, eyes adog bone while beingblessed.

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n honor of St. Francis, alover of animals, membersof King of Kings Lutheran

Church in Fair Oaks broughttheir animals to a spot outsidetheir church, Sunday after-noon, Oct. 1, to receive a bless-ing from the Rev. Lynn Miller.She made the sign of the cross,placed oil on each animal’sforehead and gave their own-ers a certificate of blessing.

Clare Colburn, 8, hugs her 4-year-old Lab mix, Lexi.

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Bonnie Hobbs

Learning aboutStreet Gangs“Sully is quieterthan the otherdistricts.”

“We don’t focuson just race orclothing. Gangmembers cancome from anyregion of thecountry or anysocioeconomicclass.”

— Det. Keith Baker,Gang Investigations

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Opinion

By Phillip Niedzielski-Eichner

Oct. 8 will be the second anniver-sary of the 2015 release of theAd Hoc Police Practices ReviewCommission Final Report. The

catalyst for the Ad Hoc Commission’s forma-tion by the Fairfax County Board of Supervi-sors was the August 2013 shooting death ofJohn Geer. The commission was charged withassessing the Police Department’s performanceagainst national best practices.

The commission made morethan 200 recommendations fortransforming an excellent Po-lice Department into one thatis “best in class” and for

strengthening the public’s trust and confidencein the department.

I served as commission member and as thechairman of Use of Force Subcommittee. I amalso a member of a loosely configured Imple-mentation Committee, a group of former com-mission members dedicated to helping to seethat our recommendations are effectivelyimplemented.

I commend both the Board of Supervisors(BOS) and Police Department for their progressimplementing the commission’s recommenda-tions. Significant reforms are underway thatwhen fully realized will generate increased ac-countability and public confidence. Major re-forms already in place include:

❖ forming the Office of the Independent Po-lice Auditor to determine the thoroughness,completeness, accuracy, objectivity and impar-tiality of investigations of death or serious in-jury cases.

❖ convening a Civilian Review Panel to re-view civilian complaints regarding “abuse ofauthority” or “serious misconduct” by a policeofficer;

❖ creating “Diversion First,” which offers al-ternatives to incarceration for people withmental illness or developmental disabilities;and

❖ recrafting the Use of Force General Orderto enshrine sanctity of human life as an orga-nizing principle, with de-escalation as the strat-egy of first resort when confronted with athreat rather than the use of deadly force.

WHILE MUCH HAS BEEN accomplished,more is work is needed. For example, the com-mission advocated in strong terms for infor-mation-sharing reform to promote timeliness,completeness and transparency. In this regard,a revised Police Department CommunicationPolicy is still in process.

The commissionalso called for all of-ficers to be outfittedwith body worn cam-eras, contingent onthe enactment oflaws, policies andprocedures that pro-tect individual pri-vacy. These camerasare to complementthe dashboard cam-

eras now mounted in each Fairfax patrol ve-hicle.

While a potential aid to criminal prosecu-tion, the body-worn camera’s equally impor-tant contribution is to foster greater transpar-ency and the accountability of all parties dur-ing the interactions of the police with the pub-lic. As the American Civil Liberties Union notedin an October 2014 report, body-worn cam-eras “[have] the potential to be a win-win,helping protect the public against police mis-conduct, and at the same time helping protectpolice against false accusations of abuse.”

While the county leadership has committedto deploying this technology, its approach hasbeen appropriately methodical. Key consider-ations are operational, privacy, data securityand cost. For example, the supervisors haveapproved a pilot project that will deploy cam-eras in two of the county’s nine magisterialdistricts and the department is currently evalu-ating proposals from prospective suppliers.

THIS PILOT PROJECT needs to generateanswers to following questions, among others:the county needs to establish when cameraswill be running and how will the public knowthe cameras are on? When can biometric tech-nology – such as facial recognition – be used?How will the video footage be secured fromhackers? Who will have access to the data andunder what procedures?

How will the massive amount of video databe stored and for how long? As the countyunderstands and appreciates, the cost of de-ploying body-worn cameras is not in the cam-eras themselves, but the storage of the mas-sive amount of data that is generated. As re-ported by the Center for Digital Governmentand Government Technology magazine, “Whenit comes to [body-worn cameras], data stor-age is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. Video… is a data hog.”

This reality generates cost-driven data-reten-tion policy considerations. How long shouldnon-evidentiary video be maintained? Somepolice departments say it should be 60-90 days,

others say less or more. With regard to evi-dentiary data used in criminal prosecutions,the Virginia Commonwealth requires that evi-dence be stored for 99 years.

Finally, who controls access to the data? Thisquestion is becoming an increasingly signifi-cant issue nationally. Protecting evidencechain-of-custody for purposes of criminal pros-ecution is a necessary but not sufficient role towarrant the cost and the data protection risksinherent in the deployment of body-worn cam-eras. The real return-on-investment is the po-tential for influencing the behavior, throughgreater transparency and accountability, of allparties in a law-enforcement engagement.

The drive to use this technology is inexo-rable. A recent CATO Institute/YouGov pollfound that 92 percent of the public supportsthe use of body-worn cameras. Implicit in thislevel of support are high public expectationsthat this technology will make a difference inlaw enforcement practices. Heightened expec-tations alone should give our policymakerspause, particularly when we know that no tech-nology deployment is free of all mistakes anderrors. The only thing worse in today’s con-text than not collecting the data during a con-troversial use-of-force incident, is for the pub-lic to learn that video data under the PoliceDepartment’s control is missing.

We should therefore challenge the assump-tion that video-camera data must be main-tained under the sole access control of the Po-lice Department. Options that should be givenexplicit consideration by the Board of Super-visors, Police Department andCommonwealth’s Attorney include assigningvideo data access control to the IndependentPolice Auditor or alternatively assigning thisrole to a board composed of the Police Chief,Independent Auditor and Commonwealth’sAttorney.

On this second anniversary of the Ad HocPolicy Review Commission Report, the countyand Police Department have many accomplish-ments to be proud of with regard to implement-ing the commission’s recommendations.

Quality-driven change is hard; some changesare especially difficult. Body-worn camera de-ployment is one that requires careful study anddiligent attention to complex legal and opera-tional details. I commend the county for tak-ing the appropriate measured response tomeeting this recommendation and, especiallywith regard the matter of access to video data,challenge the conventional wisdom that accesscontrol to such data must be under the solepurview of the Police Department.

Phillip A. Niedzielski-Eichner is a member of theFairfax County Planning Commission, served on the AdHoc Police Practices Review Commission and a formermember of the Fairfax County School Board.

Challenges Remain for Police ReformIncluding communications and body cameras.

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Step ForwardFor Women’s RightsTo the Editor:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken stepsto allow women to drive.

While this is a monumental step forward for

women’s rights in the country, this only fol-lows in the vein of what Muhammad soughtto bring about 1,400 years ago.

The Arabia of his time was violently anti-woman. Muhammad ended the barbaric prac-tice of female infanticide. He gave women theright to property and inheritance. He broughtabout women’s rights in marriage and in soci-

ety at large. He went so far as to say that, “Para-dise lies under the feet of your mother.” (IbnMajah)

As Ahmadi Muslims and Americans, we rou-tinely benefit from the countless freedoms pro-vided in this nation. Thus we encourage Saudia

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RSVP Northern Virginia volunteer KenKozloff moves through the pool at Provi-dence Recreation Center encouraging thechild with special needs he is teaching

to swim, to “stroke, breathe, and kick.”Kozloff high-fives his students at the end of each

lap and asks, “Are you having a good time?” All thewhile he is keeping an eye on two other volunteershe is mentoring during a Fairfax County Park Au-thority Adapted Aquatics class.

Kozloff will continue to do this for about 90 min-utes on a Sunday morning without much of a break.Sometimes he lifts students half his weight into theair so they can experience the joy of splashing intothe pool. One would never guess that the formerINOVA Alexandria Hospital CEO turned 70 years oldin August. “I don’t feel 70, I feel like 25,” he said.

Kozloff donates more than 40 hours of his timeeach month as an RSVP Northern Virginia volunteer,helping autistic children learn how to swim,mentoring economically disadvantaged citizens tomanage their finances, and directing other volun-teers at large events for RSVP, including the North-ern Virginia Senior Olympics in September.

RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) isthe region’s largest volunteer network for people 55and older and provides individualized support toseniors seeking service opportunities in and aroundFairfax County, Arlington County and the City of Al-exandria.

When he is not volunteering for other organiza-tions, he is a volunteer engagement leader for RSVP,acting as a nonprofit evangelist of sorts, spreadingthe word on why RSVP is such a great program.“What’s unique about RSVP is the approach it takesto new volunteers, helping them to find what they’relooking to do, not where we are looking to placethem,” he said.

RSVP asks each prospective volunteer, “How canwe help you find that volunteer opportunity that is

going to mean something to you?” Kozloff said. Hehas been with RSVP for over a year and a half.

Five years ago, he began volunteering with theFairfax County Park Authority’s Adaptive Aquaticsprogram, teaching children on the autism spectrumto swim. He later added another afternoon of classesat Spring Hill Recreation Center in McLean, teach-ing special needs adults to swim, including those withneurological issues or physical impairments. The parkauthority honored Kozloff in 2015 as the AdaptiveAquatics Outstanding Volunteer of the Year.

He then started working with Our Daily Bread(now called BritePaths) where he has volunteeredfor four years as a financial mentor. He is also a vol-unteer classroom instructor with Junior Achievementin Fairfax. He teaches business principles to elemen-tary, middle, and high school students. He alsoteaches students with special needs in this program.

In an eight-day span in September, the RSVP vol-unteer managed volunteers at several communityprojects including the NVSO’s indoor track meet inArlington and its swimming championships in Ster-ling and a gardening project at River Farm in Alex-andria.

“I love to help others,” Kozloff said. “I enjoy vol-unteering with RSVP, not only for what I do as a vol-unteer, but also for the social aspect of working withother people.” During the senior Olympics he man-aged anywhere from 10 to 30 volunteers at the dif-ferent events.

WHAT SEPARATES RSVP from other volunteerorganizations is its leadership and the approach ittakes, treating each volunteer as an individual, ac-cording to Kozloff. As an engagement leader, Kozlofftells prospective volunteers: “We are going to showyou things and talk to you about specific opportuni-ties that you can relate to.”

RSVP offers an array of opportunities for volun-teers including providing rides, support and mealsto older neighbors, assisting local veterans in need

Finding the right volunteer opportunity.

Keeping Young By Volunteering

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Ken Kozloff, center, instructs volunteer timers at the NVSO swim meet.


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and helping prepare communities for disasters.RSVP also recruits volunteers for various com-munity events.

RSVP volunteers enjoy flexible schedules, freeaccident and liability insurance while serving,optional mileage and meal reimbursement andare invited to volunteer group projects and so-cial gatherings.

“The big thing that I get out of volunteering isthe satisfaction of helping others,” he said. “Ilove to help others, find out what their goals areand help them achieve them, whether it is teach-ing an autistic child to swim from one side ofthe pool to the other, or teaching a stroke pa-tient who would like to learn to swim again.”

He also enjoys working with other volunteersand letting them know how important it is tomake other people feel good. He tells them thatthey will feel twice as good because they are helpingpeople.

“Ken is one of our most active volunteers and agreat example of what it means to stay active afterretirement,” said Nadia Hoonan, program managerfor RSVP Northern Virginia. “He truly exemplifies thediversity of opportunities that our program offers,from leading a variety of service projects for our vol-unteers to cleaning up garden grounds at AmericanHorticultural Society. No task is too small for Ken.We want more volunteers like Ken to be willing to beon the front lines of volunteering in Northern Vir-ginia and share their lifetime experience to make a

great impact in our community,” Hoonan said.RSVP has several upcoming opportunities during

which those interested can learn more about the pro-gram including orientations at the Fairfax RegionalLibrary, Oct. 10 and at the Beatley Central Library inAlexandria, Oct. 25. RSVP will hold a special meetand greet event for current and prospective volun-teers at Huntley Meadows Park, Oct. 13.

Those interested in learning more about RSVP or in signingup for any of these events should contact RSVP Northern Vir-ginia Volunteer Specialist Carly Hubicki at 703-403-5360, emailHubicki at [email protected] or visit the RSVPwebsite at rsvpnova.org.

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Ken Kozloff at NVSO indoor track meet

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By Shirley Ruhe

We live in the land of theDACAs. No one else reallyunderstands what thismeans.” Katherine Garcia-

Ortiz came into the United States illegallywith her father when she was 7-and-a-halfyears old. “My mother left me in Boliviawhen I was 4 years old to make a better lifefor the family in America.” She says hermother worked at a doughnut shop and alot of other places with 3-4 jobs at the sametime to make this possible.

Garcia-Ortiz remembers when she arrivedin America she thought, “who is that lady;is that my mother? I had pictures of her butthis wasn’t really my mother.” Garcia-Ortizexpected a house like they had in Bolivia,but her mother lived in a small apartment.The family situation is complicated with hermother and father entering the country il-legally, her sister born here and thus anAmerican citizen and her own DACA sta-tus.

Now due to the Executive Order issuedby President Obama in 2012, Garcia-Ortizhas Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals(DACA) status that temporarily protects herfrom deportation and allows her to get awork permit. In addition, the state of Vir-ginia has issued an opinion advising Virginiacolleges and universities that DACA stu-dents who meet Virginia’s domicile require-ments are eligible for in-state tuition. Alsoshe is allowed to apply for a driver’s license.All of this ends when her current DACA sta-tus expires. Then it’s “no license, no in-statetuition, and hiding.”

This will affect over 800,000 DACA re-cipients nationwide with 12,000 In Virginia.Since DACA is not a path to citizenship forimmigrants who entered the country ille-gally, it will take legislation to allow themto apply for permanent status.

On Sept. 5 U.S. Attorney General JeffSessions announced President Trump’s de-cision to rescind the DACA program. Garcia-Ortiz says when she heard this she criedfor three days but she decided she had toget over it and do something.

Garcia-Ortiz sits in a room at the Arling-ton Community High School on Walter Reedwith Lizzett Uria, from Fairfax, executivedirector of the Dream Project. This programwas established in 2010 to assist studentswith immigration barriers to education.Seventy-one percent are eligible for DACAstatus. The Dream Project providesmentoring, financial assistance for collegeand moral support to immigrant studentsto help them be successful. Garcia-Ortizlives in Arlington and has just graduatedfrom high school and received a $1,500scholarship from the Dream Project. She isenrolled in NOVA, majoring in biomedicalengineering, and hopes to transfer toGeorge Mason.

However, things are not easy for her fam-ily. “Our parents give up everything for usand then things in America are not easy forthem. People back home in Bolivia think weare walking on petals. They say ‘why don’t

you do more for your dad who has a her-nia?’ Hospitals here are so expensive wecan’t afford it.” Garcia-Ortiz says she is pay-ing for school out of her pocket because herparents can’t help her. “I work so much. Thescholarship from the Dream Project makesa big difference.”

“But with things the way they are nowmy parents are saying, ‘let’s just go backhome.’ They are trying to convince me togo with them because of everything that hashappened. It’s scary. Police officers are de-taining people here and over here and overhere. Life is better in Bolivia my parents say.”But if they return to Bolivia because of theirillegal status, they won’t be able to returnto America.

The culture in America is different, oftenmost of the remaining family is still in thenative country and financial struggles arecommon.

So why do they do it? Why do they de-cide to risk life in America? Sometimes it isbecause there is violence in their homecountry or conditions are bad but often theanswer is reflected in a comment by Uris:“It’s about being able to be free.”

This year the Dream Project provided fi-nancial assistance to 76 students, and theirgoal is to increase the number each year.The program includes mentoring of highschool students followed by application fora scholarship and visits to different colleges.

Uria says, “It’s important to the studentsthat they know they have support.” As theirbrochure says, “Behind every student thereis a personal story of struggle and commit-ment.” Uria says, “the students are ourvoice. They tell their stories and it helpspeople understand.

Uria’s own story began when she arrivedfrom Bolivia at the age of 12 on a touristvisa with her one-year-old sister and herparents. She said her parents told her theywould just visit their grandparents inAmerica and then stop at Disney World.That seemed great to her. But they didn’treturn to Bolivia. “I really didn’t know I wasundocumented until I was a senior in highschool and asked to get my driver’s license.My parents stalled because they didn’t knowwhat to tell me. “

She said, “My friends were all driving.They didn’t know. They saw me as a cheer-leader.

“It was a family secret. You couldn’t tellanyone. No one else knows the struggle you

go through.” Uria continues, “in Bolivia mymother was an architect and my father wasin politics.” But here her mother owns acleaning company, and her father is a cash-ier. “My mother is not happy about who shehas become.”

“But the one I feel most guilty about ismy little sister. When she was young shewould ask ‘where was mom?’ Mom was al-ways working. ‘Where was dad?’ Dad wasalways working, too. She would ask couldshe have this and the answer was no be-cause we couldn’t afford it. A birthday partyis important to a 3-year-old. Now that sheis 17 she says she can understand.

“I started working at 14 with no docu-mentation but people believed in me.” Shesays, “that’s what I tell my students. Don’tgive up.”

Uria knows people who have gone backto Bolivia to stay but regret it. In fact, shemade a trip back recently. She was able tomake this trip out of the country legallybecause she is now married to a U.S. citi-zen and has a temporary green card. “Peoplethink we got married for this reason but wewere together for 8 years.” But after takinga trip back to visit, Uria says she couldn’treturn to live in Bolivia. “Here you work allweek but you get what you need. In Boliviait is a struggle. But,” she stresses, “it’s notall financial; it’s about being able to be free,the American dream.”

Chelssi Jimenez-Flores, another DACArecipient and Dream Project scholarshiprecipient also sits at the table. She arrivedfrom Bolivia when she was 6 years old tojoin her dad who had been here a long time.She is currently a freshman at MarymountUniversity in nursing and plans to add on

biology. Her grandfather was in Americalegally and had brought over the grand-mother and other uncles. She says condi-tions in Bolivia are bad. “There are a lot ofdrugs. Teenagers drink at 12.”

Now she has finished her first year atMarymount and is a mentor to younger stu-dents in the Dream Project. “I feel like inAmerica we can all walk (anywhere wewant).” Although she lives in Arlington herparents have bought a house in Marylandin order to get a driver’s license. Marylandallows a driver’s license for undocumentedimmigrants who live in, and pay taxes, inMaryland. In Virginia a Senate Committeekilled a bill in January 2017 that would haveallowed illegal immigrants to get a driver’s“privilege card.” Jimenez-Flores says if noth-ing permanent gets passed, “we’ll see howit goes.” She pauses and says, “I’m some-what worried,” then wipes her eyes, “there’snothing we can do.”

But Uria encourages her. “There is some-thing we can do. I believe this has given usan opportunity to focus on enacting perma-nent legislation. We’ve been through thisbefore DACA and we know what to do.”Although DACA protects immigrants fromdeportation, it is not a path to legal citizen-ship which can only be guaranteed throughthe enactment of legislation.

In the meantime they live with the un-certain future and the upcoming expirationof their status. Uria says, “That small pieceof paper, it’s like magic.”

The Uncertain Land of the DACAs What happens next?

“Definitions

Immigrant: A person who is not a citizen or anational of the U.S. and who is lawfully granted theprivilege of residing in the U.S.

Illegal immigrant: A person who crosses acountry’s border, in a way that violates the immi-gration laws of the destination country, with theintention to remain in the country.

Refugee: A person who is outside his/her coun-try and who is unable or unwilling to returnbecause of persecution or a well-founded fear ofpersecution due to race, religion, nationality, po-litical opinion or membership in a particular socialgroup.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA): Status granted to immigrants who meetcertain age and education requirements, have livedcontinuously in the U.S. since June 15, 2017 andhaven’t committed serious crimes.

Lizzett Uria, executivedirector of the DreamProject

Katherine Garcia-Ortiz, scholarshiprecipient

Chelssi Jiminez-Flores, scholarshiprecipient

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IN-PERSON, TV DEBATESThe League of Women Voters of the Fairfax

Area (LWVFA) will hold four in-personforums and three televised forums for thepublic and the press to learn about thecandidates who are running for election tothe Virginia House of Delegates. The Leagueinvited all certified candidates campaigningfor office in their respective districts. At thein-person forums, question-and-answersessions will be followed by an opportunityfor informal conversations with individualcandidates. The public and press are

encouraged to attend. For more informationabout the candidates’ priorities andpositions, visit www.vote411.org.

In-person forums:❖ Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Sully

Government Center: 4900 Stonecroft Blvd.,Chantilly.

MONDAY/OCT. 16Assistance League Meeting. 10 a.m.-noon

at Sully Government Center, 4900 StonecroftBlvd., Chantilly. Assistance League ofNorthern Virginia invites communitymembers to their October meeting. Learnabout programs, including opportunities fora few new members to tutor in the ReadingExpress program. Free. Contact MaryGronlund at [email protected] or visitwww.northernvirginia.assistanceleague.org.

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By Marilyn Campbell

More than 1,000 peoplepounded the pavementin Reston last month

and raised more than $267,000.The 2017 Northern Virginia Walkto End Alzheimer’s, held at theReston Town Center, exceeded itsfundraising goal of $250,000.

Held each year in more than 500communities around the country,The Alzheimer’s Association’sWalk to End Alzheimer’s seeks toraise awareness and funds forAlzheimer’s care, support and re-search.

Ilissa Belanger of Fairfax walkedto raise money and awareness ofthe disease.

“Both my mother and mother-in-law had Alzheimer’s and it’s adifficult thing to go through,”Belanger said. “I want to helpother families who have to gothrough it. I hope to raise moneyfor treatment to slow it down orfind a cure so that no one has togo through it.”

This was Belanger’s 10th yearparticipating in the walk. This yearshe was part of a 15-memberteam, Walkers for Miriam and Anita, named inmemory of her mother and mother-in-law respec-tively.

“We do walk in honor or memory of our loved ones,but also their caregivers,” she said. “It’s important tosupport the caregivers as well. In my case, it was myfather and father-in-law who were wonderful as theirwives were going through it.”

Debbi Johnson of Centreville joined the walk for asecond year in honor of her formermother-in-law. Her team consistedof members of her church, NewLife Christian Church in Chantillyand her employer, Freddie Mac(Federal Home Loan MortgageCorporation).

“I do charity walks because I feelthat it’s important to serve,” saidJohnson. “I felt that I should dosomething for Alzheimer’s becausethere are many people I know whohave been affected.”

Janet Davis of Burke walked inhonor of her 83-year-old fatherwho has been living withAlzheimer’s for 10 years. Both her mother and herfather joined the walk this year.

“The disease has happened gradually and it’s verysad to watch,” she said. “My dad still has functionand can dress and feed himself, but sometimes hecan’t remember my mom’s name or my name. We’revery vocal about our support of Alzheimer’s.”

Elizabeth Klemens, a 27-year-old nurse who lives

in Arlington, participated in the walk for the firsttime this year. “My personal experience is that mygrandfather had Alzheimer’s and he died five yearsago at 78, but he suffered for about 10 years,” shesaid. “I’m a nurse at Reston hospital and I volunteerat the Walter Reed Adult Day Health Center, and Isee the effect of Alzheimer’s or dementia on almosta daily basis, so I’m very familiar with the disease.”

Caryl Grant of Alexandria walked in memory ofher mother who died in 2009. Herteam also consisted of her hus-band, daughter and son-in-law.“My mother had Alzheimer’s andI watched her deteriorate and itwas heartbreaking,” she said. “Thehardest thing about it for us andother people is watching them dis-appear and trying to figure out thebest thing to do.”

The Promise Garden ceremonyis a walk day event that helps il-lustrate the diverse reasons forparticipation. Participants re-ceived a Promise Garden flower ina color that represents their con-

nection to the disease.Blue represents someone with Alzheimer’s or de-

mentia. Purple is for someone who has lost a lovedone to the disease.

Yellow represents someone who is currently sup-porting or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. Or-ange is for everyone who supports the cause and vi-sion of a world without Alzheimer’s.

Walking for Alzheimer’sThousandsgather to raisemoney andawareness.

Debbi Johnson of Centreville joined the 2017 NorthernVirginia Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Her team consisted ofmembers of her church, New Life Christian Church inChantilly and her employer, Freddie Mac, including AngeRoeske, Denise Hargand, Kevan Fareed, Vandana Sharma,Christina Kangelaris, Elizabeth Gibson, Kathy Perrow,Keshia Jackson Joanne Macomber, Aslynn Hogue, Will-iam Hogue, Debbi Johnson, and Kristen Johnson.

“I hope to raisemoney fortreatment to slow itdown or find a cureso that no one hasto go through it.”

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ting a girlfriend. So it would be a gang-re-lated incident, but not gang-motivated. Andthe above numbers reflect both types of of-fenses.”

He said individual gangs identify them-selves by their particular type of graffiti,hand signs, drawings, tattoos, weapons andstyle of dress. But, said Cassell, “Nowadays,they’re not wearing certain colors like theyused to, so it’s harder to identify them.”

Their graffiti does provide some informa-tion, though. “It tells you what gangs are inan area or are claiming an area as their turf,”said Cassell. “It also indicates what gangsare fighting, arguing or have a beef witheach other.”

As for their names, he explained, num-bers in them are associated with their cor-responding alphabet letters. Local gangs orcrews have less members and no set chainof command. “They want to make namesfor themselves, are usually neighborhood-or school-specific and generally haveyounger members,” he said.

Cassell said signs that a person is involvedin a gang include many things, such as with-drawing from their family and decliningschool performance and attendance. “Theymay also dress the same way all the time,or on specific days of the week, or wearcertain attire,” he added. “Or they mayrefuse to wear certain colors of clothing.They often throw hand signs back and forthwith other gang members to communicatewith them, and every tattoo has a mean-ing.”

The National Gang Center advises parentsto discourage their children from associat-ing with gang members and to let themknow that death or imprisonment is a veryreal possibility of their involvement. Parentsshould also get to know their children’sfriends and their friends’ parents and shouldfamiliarize themselves with their children’sonline activity and popular slang terms.

They’re also encouraged to discuss withtheir children ways to deal with pressurefrom friends. Also important is making timefor the family to play, eat meals and taketrip together, as well as holding family meet-ings where children may openly talk abouttheir plans, feelings and complaints. Formore information, go towww.nationalgangcenter.gov.

Arabia to continue marching towards a trulyIslamic society in which all citizens areequal.

Men and women are equal in the sight ofGod, but in view of the differences in theirnature, they have been assigned differentroles for the smooth functioning of the hu-man society. Women have the unique abil-ity to bear children and to nurture them.Men are physically stronger. In the eye ofAllah they both will judged upon their deedsnot their physical or emotional differences

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Twice recently, in print, I have been askedthe same question. Once on an evaluation of aprevious doctor appointment, and within thelast week, on a pre-registration form for an oralsurgeon.

The question: “How is your health?” “Exce-llent.” “Good.” Fair.” “Poor.” The two times Isaw this question, I snickered. I mean, I havecancer: Stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer infact, the terminal kind.

And even though I’ve lived way beyond myoriginal “13 month to two-year” prognosis,(eight and a half years and counting, alwayscounting), I’m still undergoing treatment. I seemy oncologist every three months. I’m not inremission. My tumors, so far as I’ve been told,are not necrotic (dead). I’m still scheduling CTScans, brain MRIs and PET Scans quarterly,semi-annually and yearly, respectively. Andwhile amazingly thrilled to be still alive, my fateturns on the results of any one of these diagnos-tic scans so I wonder aloud: how is my health?

In the two most recent opportunities (I’vehad others) to answer this question, I haveerred on the side of reality (my reality) andanswered “Poor.” Whether I’m up and about ordown and out, cancer is sort of the definition of‘poor,’ isn’t it? Let’s be honest: who wants toreceive a diagnosis of cancer, regardless oftype and/or stage. Moreover, it’s hardly the giftthat keeps on giving. Quite the opposite. It’slike the houseguest who never leaves. It’salways there and the more it’s around, theworse it’s likely to get.

As much as one tries, a cancer diagnosis ishard to forget. Whether you’re still undergoingtreatment as I am, or have been told you’recancer-free/in remission/N.E.D. (no evidence ofdisease), the prospect of a life unaltered by theexperience is unrealistic, especially so whenquestions are asked pertaining to your health.It’s not as if you become stigmatized by yourcancer diagnosis and/or medical history, butyou do become a lifetime member of a clubyou’d rather not have joined (the more seriousand exact opposite of a feeling expressed byGroucho Marx when he so famously joked thathe wouldn’t want to belong to a club thatwould have him as a member). If only it werethat simple – and funny.

A straight forward question about one’shealth which requires a thoughtful and honestanswer. Yet, an answer which somehow must,in my opinion, educate the asker. I’m not a nor-mal respondent (no comments from the peanutgallery). I’m a cancer patient/survivor.Presumably, my immune system is somewhatcompromised. What’s good for the goose isprobably not good for this gander. My lifeexpectancy is all fouled up. Cancer is likely incontrol.

As much as I want to delude myself other-wise, the writing, if not necessarily on the walls,is certainly in multiple books and journals. Andnot that there aren’t exceptions to every rule(my survival is proof of that), generally speak-ing, a cancer diagnosis “spells trouble with acapital ‘T,’” if I may invoke the late actor,Robert Preston, from his career-defining role asHarold Hill in the 1962 movie, “The MusicMan.” Still, life is going on, and not too badly, Imay add. But on any given day ... .

I suppose the solution then is an asterisk.But how does one add an asterisk to a stan-dardized form. And given the evolving nature ofour almost-entirely inhumane (non-human)electronic contact, where does one go/whatdoes one say, to separate and be heard. I wantto be treated equally, but as a cancer patient,I’m not. I’m different. If there’s a box for that,I’ll gladly check it. I want the best outcome,naturally. But not giving me the opportunity toproperly define myself/my circumstances does-n’t help either one of us. And does even less forthe next respondent.

A QuestionWhich BegsWhat Answer

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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGArt Guild of Clifton Exhibit. 10

a.m.-8 p.m. at Clifton Wine Shop,7145 Main St., Clifton. Includes oilpaintings of European settings;doors, windows, and flower shops.Free. Call 703-409-0919.

Carolina Shag Dance. Wednesdays,6:30-10 p.m. at Arlington/FairfaxElks Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd.,Fairfax. Free lessons at 7:30 p.m.; nopartners needed; dinner menu at6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.nvshag.org.

Toddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

Lego Block Party. Every otherSaturday at 10:30 a.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Duplo Storytime. Every other

Wednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills forreading success. Ages 1-3 with adult.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Live After Five. Fridays at 5:30 p.m. atThe Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway. Every Friday night a bandplays on the patio of the winery. Freeto attend. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for a fullschedule.

Mondays are Family Night. 5-7 p.m.at Villagio, 7145 Main St. $45 for afamily of four. Call 703-543-2030.

Legos Kids Club. Every otherTuesday, 10:30 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Thousands ofLegos for children to play with. Ages6-12. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

Starlight Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 7 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Stories under the stars for ages4-8. Wear pajamas and bring stuffedfriends. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

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

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

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

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

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visit

www.lostdogrescue.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 5Cancer Cure Fundraiser. 6-9 p.m. at

Centreville High School, 6001 UnionMill Road, Clifton. All monies raisedwill benefit the National Foundationfor Cancer Research and donated inmemory of former coach, Laura A.Beaver, and other communitymembers that have influenced theprogram. Visit www.nfcr.org/p4tc/.

SUNDAY/OCT. 8Family Golf Festival. 1 p.m. at

Westfields Golf Club, 13940 BalmoralGreens Ave., Clifton. An afternoon offree golf instruction, clinics, funactivities, interactive golf games,family programs, a chance to win avariety of prizes. After 5 p.m.,families and children can play forfree as part of Marriott Golf’s Kids-Golf-4-Free program. [email protected].

Table Top N Gauge Model Trains.1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax Station

Railroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road. Children 4 and underand Museum members, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.

FRIDAY/OCT. 13Live Music with Hall Vote. 1-5 p.m.

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

SATURDAY/OCT. 14Station 17 Fire Station Tour. 10

a.m.-4 p.m. at Station 17 Centreville,5856 Old Centreville Road. Incelebration of Fire Prevention Week,all Fairfax County Fire and RescueStations will be hosting an OpenHouse, stop by the local station thatday to meet the firefighters, see thefire trucks, join in the activities andlearn about fire safety. [email protected].

Station 38 Fire Station Tour. 10a.m.-4 p.m. at Station 38 West

Centreville, 6001 Oday Drive,Centreville. In celebration of FirePrevention Week, all Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Stations will behosting an Open House, stop by thelocal station that day to meet thefirefighters, see the fire trucks, join inthe activities and learn about firesafety. [email protected].

Station 15 Fire Station Tour. 10a.m.-4 p.m. at Station 15 Chantilly,14005 Vernon St., Chantilly. Incelebration of Fire Prevention Week,all Fairfax County Fire and RescueStations will be hosting an OpenHouse, stop by the local station thatday to meet the firefighters, see thefire trucks, join in the activities andlearn about fire safety. [email protected].

SUNDAY/OCT. 15N Gauge Model Train Show. 1-4

p.m. at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad. Children 4 and under andMuseum members, free; ages 5-15,$2; ages 16 and older, $4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.

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

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

Reptiles and Night Ride. 5-8 p.m. atEllanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Participantswill be able to touch, see, smell andhear snakes, turtles, and salamandersat hands-on stations anddemonstrations. This campfireprogram concludes with a wagon ridethrough a moonlit meadow ands’mores. $10. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence or call 703-631-0013.

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

the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road.Costumes welcome and goodie bagshanded out. Children 4 and underand Museum members, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.

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

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

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

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

Senior ExerciseBeginning Balance Class starts Saturday, Sept.30 from 10:45-11:45 a.m. at Sully Senior Cen-ter, 14426 Albemarle Point Place, Chantilly.Certified Instructor Amanda Kelley teaches aSAIL Class, Stay Active and Independent for Lifeis a fitness class designed to promote balanceand stability and improve cardiac conditioning.The class is 12 weeks long and is offered onMondays and Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. Therewill be a pre and post class assessment survey.$15. Email [email protected] call 703-322-4475.

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