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Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), center,waits with Bruce Wright and Kerie Hitt, for the Beulah Road Walkwayproject ribbon-cutting event to begin. Wright and Hitt demonstratedthe connectivity improvements of the project by biking from Restonto the ceremony in Vienna.

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We didn’tinheritthe earthfrom ourparents.We’re bor-rowing itfrom ourchildren.

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George C. Marshall High School’s Classof 2019 will celebrate the Memorial Dayholiday by creating a Field of Honor on May26-29. This field of American flags will bedisplayed in front of Marshall High Schoolalong Route 7.

Marshall High students are inviting thecommunity to support the Field of Honorand their class by sponsoring flags to honorthe men and women who have died whileserving in the U.S. military or to recognizethe service of a veteran or an active dutyservice member. For each flag sold, a dona-tion will be made to a local veteran’s orga-

nization and the students can send an e-card to the family or the honoree to let themknow they have been honored with a photoof the Field of Honor.

Flags sponsorship costs one flag for $5 orfive flags for $20.

The Class of 2019 will plant the flags onMay 26 and remove them on May 30.

Deadline to purchase flags is May 24. VisitPay4SchoolStuff.com (select Field of Honor)or complete an order form and mail ATTN:Field of Honor with a check payable toMarshall HS. Address: Marshall High School,7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043.

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The idea came to area residentJenifer Joy Madden many yearsago. She was attempting to walkalong Beulah Road in unincor-

porated Vienna with her young son fromtheir nearby home to the Meadowlark Bo-tanical Gardens — a journey that shouldhave been a fairly easy stretch of the legs.Instead, they dodged speeding vehiclescoming around roadway twists and turns,hugging the ditch line for safety. “We evencame across the remnants of a serious caraccident from the night before, with medi-cal paraphernalia and bits of car parts stillthere that had to be negotiated.”

Fast forward a bit. Madden saw a posterfrom then recently-elected Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors member CathyHudgins (D-Hunter Mill), saying “I want tomeet the community and hear from you.”Madden took the new supervisor up on theoffer and asked for pedestrian roadwayimprovements along Beulah Road so thatwalkers and bikers could more easily ac-cess the parks and trails that form “a beau-tiful necklace of green space” around thearea, according to Madden.

“She told me to show community inter-est and support and if I did so, she wouldget behind the effort.”

Madden want to work, and Hudgins kepther promise.

IT TOOK YEARS, lots of door-knocking,the support of her Homeowners Association,a comprehensive feasibility study, an ever-growing cadre of neighbors and people whochampion bike and walk activities in thearea and the support of Hudgins and quitea few employees of the Fairfax County De-partment of Transportation (FCDOT), butat last, the connecting walkways were sub-stantially completed in October of 2016.

Hudgins spoke at the ribbon-cutting cer-emony to officially celebrate the completedproject. Gathered beneath a tent on theBeulah Road property of Shahla Zahirieh,who is also a design engineer with thecounty, and her husband Javad Mortazavifor the occasion were a small group of lo-cal residents, trail users, FCDOT staff andrepresentatives from the engineering andconstruction groups who helped to see theproject come to life.

“This was a more difficult project thanmost people might realize,” said Hudgins.Building in an area already developed posesany number of problems, the supervisorexplained. The end result, however, “has uscelebrating that we can all work togethercreatively” to achieve something so positivefor the community.”

Madden, now the vice chair of the FairfaxCounty Transportation Advisory committee,

and Jeffrey Anderson, the Hunter Mill Dis-trict representative, Fairfax County Trailsand Sidewalks Committee, were also speak-ers at the event. Anderson, as well as beingan avid trail user himself and a member ofthe Fairfax Alliance for Better Cycling, hasbeen active with the local annual “Bike toSchool” campaign since 2009. “That’s howI got interested and how I came to join the‘Jenifer-train’ [referring to Jenifer Madden]that brought us to this point,” he said. “Youwant to promote healthy activity for ourkids, but before now, it was dangerous. Nowyou can safely get to so many trail accesspoints and places for outdoor fun. We evenhave a neighbor who can now get aroundin a motorized wheelchair and enjoy theoutdoors.”

The following summary contains various inci-dents of general interest as well as vehicularcrashes handled by the Town of Vienna PoliceDepartment from May 5-11.

INCIDENTSFraud — Navy Federal Credit Union, 820

Follin Lane, SE between May 3 at noon and May5 at 2:10 p.m. A citizen was notified by her bankthat someone entered the Navy Federal CreditUnion and withdrew money using her Bank ofAmerica debit card and other forms of identifi-cation. This case is being investigated.

100 Block Harmony Drive, SE May 4, noon.A resident reported fraudulent charges that

were made to one of his credit card accounts.This case is under investigation.

Grand Larceny — 200 Block Cedar Lane, SEbetween May 4 at 4 p.m. and May 5 at 4 p.m.A citizen reported the theft of lawn equipmentfrom his truck. This case is being investigated.

Juvenile Case — Cedar Lane School, 101Cedar Lane, SW May 5, 8:30 a.m. A studentmade verbal threats to two schools administra-tors. The staff did not wish to pursue chargesand will handle the disciplinary actions inter-nally.

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Beulah Road Walkwayofficially opened.

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Cutting the Ribbon on the Beulah Road Walkway project.

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Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), center, waitswith Bruce Wright and Kerie Hitt, for the Beulah Road Walkway projectribbon-cutting event to begin. Wright and Hitt demonstrated the connec-tivity improvements of the project by biking from Reston to the cer-emony in Vienna.

Jenifer Joy Madden, a local resi-dent, was credited by ceremonyguest speaker Supervisor CathyHudgins, as being the originator ofthe project and the driving forcebehind seeing it to completion.

ATTENDEES Bruce Wright and Kerie Hittproved the point that the improvements

added a whole new level of connectivity tothe community by biking to the ceremonyfrom their hometown of Reston. “It’s reallygreat,” said Wright. “A lovely ride. We canget to so many trails, even to Wolf Trap us-ing the bridge over the Toll Road.”

From Madden’s first suggestion, to theendorsement of the project by the Board ofSupervisors in 2007, to completion in 2016,to ribbon-cutting in 2017, the Beulah RoadWalkway may have been a long time com-ing, but for many, it was worth the wait.

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On Sunday, April 30, theeve of National LymeDisease AwarenessMonth, Vienna’s Colour

Bar Studio was full for its 3rd AnnualCut-A-Thon, which raised money forThe National Capital Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Association(NatCapLyme). NatCapLyme is a non-profit that sets out to end Lyme dis-ease and to improve the lives of peopleliving with this seemingly ubiquitoustick-borne illness. To date, Colour BarStudio has raised almost $25,000 toadvance Lyme research.

“We raised $8,700 at this year’sevent, and all proceeds go toNatCapLyme for their importantresearch,” said Tania Ferrel-Saldaña, owner of The Colour BarStudio. “We’ll keep collecting do-nations for the rest of the year, andmy goal is $12,000 in 2017.”

Six of Colour Bar Studio’s hairstylists donated four hours of theirtime, and talents, to perform 23haircuts. All proceeds went toNatCapLyme for their life-savingresearch.

“Each haircut was $100, which

all went to NatCapLyme,” Ferrel-Saldaña said. “The stylists andsupport staff all donated their timeto make sure that everything ransmoothly. It wasn’t just haircuts.There were also people who cameto The Cut-A-Thon to give us do-nations, to purchase raffle tickets,and even just to hang out.”

PEOPLE came from near and farto attend, she added. One man liv-ing with Lyme disease drove fromNew York after reading about theevent on the NatCapLyme website.

Among the community supportthat makes the Cut-A-Thon pos-sible every year, a number of localbusinesses donated items for thesalon to give away as raffle prizes.From spa treatments to retailitems, Colour Bar Studio was abledistribute 20 prizes — at no costto the salon — to those who pur-chased winning raffle tickets.

The Cut-A-Thon is close toFerrel-Saldaña’s heart because shesuffers from chronic Lyme disease.She has spent the last five yearsof her life waging her own war on

dedicated to awareness,” KarlaFerrel said. “I know personally thatit’s a relief to see events like this.”

IT ALL STARTED close to fouryears ago, when Ferrel-Saldañaasked her staff to think of a wayfor them to give back to the com-munity for its support for ColourBar Studio as it established itselfas the new business on the block.

“The Cut-A-Thon wasn’t myidea,” Ferrel-Saldaña said. “To sup-port me, my team wanted dosomething for the Lyme commu-nity, and make people more awareof what they go through.”

Though Ferrel-Saldaña stillhopes to earn more forNatCapLyme by the end of theyear, she is pleased with this year’sturnout and remains touched bythe support and sacrifice of herteam at her salon. She’s alreadystarted the planning for next year’sevent, on Sunday, April 29, 2018.

“I know what I need to do toraise even more money,” Ferrel-Saldaña said. “It takes a lot tomake it a success, but, withoutquestion, it’s worth it all the hardwork and sacrifice.”

Colour Bar Studio in Vienna held its 3rd Annual Cut-A-Thonon April 30 raising $8,700 for Lyme disease research.

Vienna’s Colour Bar Studio raisesmoney to support NatCapLyme.

Waging War Against Silent Diseasethe disease that has eaten away ather energy, memory and quality oflife. To compound her pain, she’salso watched her children strugglewith Chronic Lyme disease’s per-sistent symptoms.

Karla Ferrel, Tania’s daughter andColour Bar Studio’s salon director– also battling Lyme – is proud tobe a part of what she hopes is amovement gaining momentum. Shesaid every member of the staff,though, considers the Cut-A-Thonto be the most meaningful part ofColour Bar Studio’s year.

“It’s special to everyone becauseit supports a cause that they haveseen firsthand affect someoneclose to them,” Karla Ferrel said.“Through it all, we’ve also learnedmore about clients that suffer fromLyme disease.”

As more doctors recognize theprevalence of Lyme disease andthe chronic impact that an over-looked and undertreated tick bitecan cause, this salon’s team under-stands that they are raising greaterawareness of the epidemic.

“This is a disease that gets suchlittle attention, so it is importantfor people to see a small business

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Arrest – Forgery / Narcotics Violation — Northwest FederalCredit Union 231 Maple Avenue, East May 5, 12:38 p.m. Anemployee advised a man was in the bank attempting to passa forged check. Officers located the man and took him intocustody. A measurable amount of marijuana was located inthe man’s vehicle. The 22-year-old man from 4th Street, SEin Washington, D.C. was transported to the Fairfax CountyAdult Detention Center where he was charged with Forgery,Uttering of a Forged Check and Possession of Marijuana.

Peeping — 100 Block Patrick Street, SE May 6, 1:17 a.m.On May 4 two women who live in an apartment advised theapartment security officer of a man looking in their window.The two women observed the man again on this date andalerted the security officer again who followed the man to the7-11 at 8616 Park Street where officers located him. Thewomen did not wish to pursue charges but were advised ofthe warrant process should they change their minds.

Arrest – Drunk In Public — 7-11 8616 Park Street May 6,1:30 a.m. While Ofc. Sterling was investigating the previous

peeping case he observed the man the women identified asthe suspect showed signs of impairment. Ofc. Sterling arrestedthe 41-year-old man who had no fixed address. He trans-ported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Centerwhere he was charged with Drunk In Public and was to be helduntil he was sober.

Found Property — Taco Bama 164 Maple Avenue, WestMay 6, noon. An iPod was found at the restaurant and turnedin to the Vienna Police Station.

Arrest – Drunk In Public — 537 Maple Avenue, West May6, 9:11 p.m. A citizen advised of an intoxicated man going inand out of the convenience store. Ofc. Bulti located the manand detected signs of possible impairment. The 61-year-oldman from Lee Highway in Falls Church was placed underarrest and transported to the Fairfax County Adult DetentionCenter where he was charged with Drunk In Public.

Suspicious Event — 300 Block Lewis Street, NW May 6,10:24 p.m. A resident, who has had several recent issues withjuveniles harassing his daughter, heard a vehicle outside his

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Last week without provocation a woman in thecheck-out line at a localgrocery store told an-

other customer — a Muslimwoman — “I wish they didn’t letyou in the country.” In the ex-change that was recorded on acamera phone, the woman towhom the remark was directed ex-plained that she had been born in the UnitedStates. Rather than leave it at that, the firstwoman went on saying, “Obama’s not in of-fice anymore; you don’t have a Muslim in thereanymore. He’s gone — he may be in jail in thefuture.”

I realize that there are more people than Iwould like to acknowledge that have strongprejudices against others because of their race,religion, ethnicity or other reason. It contin-ues to shock me when I see the ugliness of theexpression of such prejudices as the recordingof this event provided. As the woman to whom

the remarks were directed pointedout, it’s abnormal to start a con-versation like that with someoneyou do not know. There really issomething wrong with people whoare so blinded by their prejudicesthat they feel compelled to lash outat a person who has done them nowrong. The comments reflect adeep-seated hatred that comes outfor reasons only a mental health

expert could help discover.What is particularly troubling these days is

the blurring of the line between political con-victions and prejudice toward individuals. Inour deeply divided political landscape, too of-ten political views become opportunities todemonize people who hold different views.Unfortunately talk radio, social media andsome cable news shows tend to invite this de-structive phenomenon.

In addition to the repulsiveness I feel aboutthe hateful comments, I was also saddened thatsocial media and news accounts described the

scene as a store in Reston, Va. I know from alot of personal experience the amount of ef-fort that so many people have made over theyears to ensure that Reston is an open, wel-coming and inclusive community. While I un-derstand why the store did nothing to addressthe situation, I wish somehow there had beena disclaimer on the video: The woman speak-ing does not represent the views of the peopleof Reston.

The situation reminds us that building com-munity is not a one-time occurrence, a work-shop, or a feel-good session. Building a com-munity of respect and love is an ongoing pro-cess that we work at a little every day. We greetthose we meet; we hug each other; we attendeach other’s houses of worship; we show re-spect to others; we speak out against hate andprejudices; we listen to each other. We useappropriate channels to discuss political views,and whether in person or online we stick tothe issues and don’t resort to personal attacks.

A display of hateful and ugly prejudice aswe have just witnessed must bring us togetherin mutual support and respect as we wantReston and every other community to display.

The Ugliness of PrejudiceCommentary

By Mollie Regan

The lead-in for the FairfaxCounty Public Schools(FCPS) Proposed FY 2018

Budget states the following: “TheFCPS FY 2018 (2017-18 schoolyear) budget reflects the schoolsystem’s priorities. It’s also a com-munications tool that informs par-ents, staff members, students, andcommunity members about ourvalues and goals.“

If that is true, then why is FCPSproposing to balance its FY18 bud-get by increasing class sizes by 0.5students in all elementary, middleand high schools?

Large class sizes have a negativeimpact on students’ ability to learnand succeed, and on teachers’ abil-ity to teach. Large classes burn outgood teachers and affect teacherdecisions about whether to con-tinue working at a school. Everytime a good teacher leaves theemploy of FCPS, we forfeit ourinvestment in hiring and trainingthat person.

In many recent meetings aboutteacher compensation, the SchoolBoard has expressed concernsabout teacher attrition. In FCPS,we lose about 40 percent of ourteachers in their first five years ofemployment, and we lose manymore teachers after their fifth year.Class size is cited — both in FCPSand in a national study — as a topfactor in teachers’ decisions toleave the school district.

At this critical time when we al-ready suffer from teacher short-ages and large class sizes, FCPSshould not be considering addi-tional class size increases as ameans to save $14.7 million. Thereare alternatives that could betteraddress the FY18 budget gap.Some alternatives actually reduceexpenses. Others just change bud-get assumptions.

For example, the School Boardcould cut $15 million of other ex-penses with the understandingthat in July, it would use the“found money” from the year-endFY 2017 budget review to restorethose programs. This is exactlywhat the board did about six yearsago, when Jack Dale was the FCPSsuperintendent.

Alternatively, FCPS could find$14.7 million by using more real-istic assumptions about employeeattrition. Every year, FCPS pre-pares its budget using unrealisti-cally low attrition assumptions,which in turn consistently produceabout $30 million/year of “foundmoney” from higher-than-pro-jected teacher attrition during thebudget reviews.

Of course, if FCPS made a sus-tained commitment to reasonableclass sizes, it could arguably avoidincreasing the costs associatedwith that teacher attrition. Imag-ine the cost savings from retain-ing our teachers. What additional

innovations could be used to re-duce the expense of endlessly re-staffing our classrooms and train-ing a new workforce?

The FCPS Strategic Plan, “Ig-nite,” affirms its commitment tostudent success and a caring cul-ture. Seeing “Ignite” in actionwould mean that our School Boardrepresentatives resolve the FCPSfinancial shortfall without againbalancing its budget on the backsof our teachers and students.

Class Size Counts created an

online petition asking the SchoolBoard not to increase elementary,middle and high school class sizesby 0.5 students across the boardas part of the FY 2018 budget.Please sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/fairfax-county-public-schools-join-class-size-counts-to-oppose-the-core-academic-class-sizes-in-fcps andjoin in the advocacy.

Mollie Regan is Vienna residentand a Class Size Matters advocate.

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President Trump has fired NewYork’s U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara,Attorney General Sally Yates and FBIDirector James Comey, when theyeach turned up their investigatoryheat. The American public is beinggiven various explanations by vari-ous members of the Trump admin-istration as to what’s going on. We

need you now more than ever.Vice President Pence advocates

for all of President Trump’s ac-tions.

Attorney General Sessions re-fuses to recuse himself. The pros-pect for an Independent prosecu-tor is tenuous. I hope the SenateIntelligence Committee staysstrong. But we need you now morethan ever.

The President may call younames. He may call you “fakenews” or “the enemy of thepeople.” But he can’t fire you.Thank goodness for the FirstAmendment. We need you nowmore than ever. Don’t let us down.

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house. When he opened the door he observedone of the juveniles at his front door. The juvenilequickly ran to the waiting vehicle and left the area.The resident was advised to continue working withthe Madison High School Resource Officer to helpresolve this problem between his daughter and theother students.

Arrest – Felony Hit & Run, Driving While Intoxi-cated and Refusal — Maple Avenue, West andJames Madison Drive May 7, 7:33 a.m. Officersresponded to the report of an accident with injury.Driver-1 was exiting the McDonald’s parking lotattempting to cross Maple Avenue. Vehicle-1 struckVehicle-2 on Maple Avenue then ran off the roadinto the brick “James Madison” sign. Driver-1 ex-ited the vehicle and was attempting to leave thescene on foot. Rescue personnel responded andtransported Driver-2 to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Ofc. Hylinski placed

Driver-1 under arrest after a short foot pursuit. Theman showed signs of impairment was acting veryuncooperative with the officer and refused anyfield sobriety tests. The officer transported the manto an area medical facility for treatment for inju-ries he sustained in the accident. Once the man wasmedically treated Ofc. Hylinski transported him tothe Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. The 32-year-old man from Talahi Road, SE in Vienna wascharged with Driving While Intoxicated 3rd Of-fense, Refusal 3rd Offense, Felony Hit and Run andDriving on a Revoked License. He was held on an$8000 secured bond.

Domestic Dispute — Polly Street, SE May 7,12:36 p.m. Officers responded for a verbal disputebetween a mother and her teenage daughter

Fraud — Northwest Federal Credit Union 231Maple Avenue, East May 8, 11:03 a.m. A bankemployee reported a possible scam involving oneof their elderly customers. The customer did notwish to pursue charges in the case.

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Fundamentals of Watercolors.Mondays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at The Artsof Great Falls, 756 Walker Road,Great Falls. Artist Lorrie Herman willhelp students get comfortableworking with watercolors andunderstanding this medium. Visitwww.greatfallsart.org for more.

Still Life Painting. Tuesdays 10:30a.m.-1 p.m. at The Arts of Great Falls,756 Walker Road, Great Falls. Stilllife provides a great tool to honeskills. Recommended for students ofall levels. Visit www.greatfallsart.orgfor more.

Evening Painting. Tuesdays 6:30 -9:30 p.m. at The Arts of Great Falls,756 Walker Road, Great Falls. JillBanks focuses on oil paintingfundamentals with two sessions eachof still life, landscapes, and portrait/clothed figure from a live model.Visit www.greatfallsart.org for more.

Intro to Jewelry Design. Tuesdays 9a.m.-noon at The Arts of Great Falls,756 Walker Road, Great Falls. JJSingh teaches a class for anyoneinterested in exploring the world ofmetal clay and its design possibilities.Visit www.greatfallsart.org for more.

THURSDAY/MAY 18MPA Spring Art Benefit. The McLean

Project for the Arts will host itsannual Spring Benefit at the privateresidence of Pat and MatthewBullock. Dr. Dorothy Kosinski,director, The Phillips Collection, willserve as the evening’s guest of honor.Event chairs for this year’s SpringBenefit are Jane A. Imperatore andNeda Yazdani. Visit www.mpaart.orgor call 703-790-1953 for details.

Meet the Author. 7:30-9 p.m. at thePatrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. E., Vienna. Meet local authorBritt Alan whose political thriller

warns of the threat of uncheckedChinese regional aggression. Booksavailable for sale and signing. Adults.Call 703-938-0405 for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 19Bike to Work Day 2017. Registration

— now open — is free and open toanyone who commutes in the region,from first timers to daily cyclists. Allregistrants will be entered in aregional bicycle raffle, and the first16,000 to register and attend willreceive a free t-shirt at one of morethan 85 pit-stops throughoutNorthern Virginia. Participants canregister online atwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org. EmailMegan Goodman [email protected], or call 202-962-3209 for more.

Meet the Artist. 10 a.m.-noon at theMcLean Art Society, Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave. GavinGlakis, a portrait artist, will be thefeatured speaker. Call 703 356-0770for more.

Luxury Accessories Pop Up. 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Jammin’ Java Lobby Bar,227 Maple Ave E, Vienna. Localbusiness Devanki will come offlinefor a day to host a pop-up sale withscarves, jewelry, and home goods.Email [email protected] or call410-375-2108.

SATURDAY/MAY 20LuLaRoe Retailers Sale. 10 a.m.-3

p.m. in the Flame Room of the FireDepartment, 400 Center Street,Vienna. Proceeds from the spacerentals benefit the fire department intheir purchase of life savingequipment to serve the community.Call 703-309-3468 or [email protected].

Tennis Charity Event. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.at McLean Racquet and Health Club,1472 Chain Bridge Road. Many


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different events will be going on duringthe day including a Clinic and HappyHour with Murphy Jensen, Stroke ofthe Day for Charity, Pro/AM RoundRobin, Junior Tennis Championshipsand our Exhibition Match featuringRichey Reneberg and Murphy Jensen.All proceeds will go to McLeanCommunity Foundation. Call 703-309-3468 or [email protected].

McLean Day. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. atLewinsville Park, 1659 Chain BridgeRoad. Features live entertainment,carnival rides large and small,activities for children such as ponyrides and face-painting, great music,food. Visit www.fairsandfestivals.netfor more.

SUNDAY/MAY 21Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon at

Vienna American Legion Post 180,330 Center St., N. Adults $9, children12 and under $3. For moreinformation call 703-938-6580.

Amadeus Orchestra. 4 p.m. at SaintLuke Catholic Church, 7001Georgetown Pike, McLean. AmadeusOrchestra with Jonathan Carney,violin. $30. Visitwww.amadeusconcerts.com for more.

MONDAY/MAY 22Charitable Golf Tournament.

noon at Hidden Creek CountryClub, 1711 Clubhouse Road,Reston. Proceeds benefit GreatFalls, Forestville and Colvin RunElementary schools. Call 703-437-5222 or visitwww.greatfallsgolf.org formore.

Dine and Donate. 11 a.m.-10p.m. at Ledo’s Pizza, 141 ParkStreet, SE, Vienna. Ledo’s willdonate 20 percent of total salesto the Shepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna. Call 703-281-0538.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 24Jammin’ Juniors Concert.

12:30 p.m. at McLean CentralPark, 1468 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. Free. FarmerJason is the brainchild of rockmusic legend Jason Ringenbergof Jason and the Scorchers. Call703-790-0123 for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 28Weekend Brunch and Cookie

Class. 9-11 a.m. at Wildfire, TysonsGalleria, McLean. Breakfast buffet,

cookie decorating class andface painting. $20. Call 703-442-9110 for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 19James Madison HighSchool Jazz Ensemble.7-9 p.m. at Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave E, Vienna.The Jazz Ensemblemusicians are Junior andSenior students at JamesMadison High School. Call877-987-6487 or visitwww.jamminjava.com formore.

SATURDAY/JUNE 3Flea Market . 8 a.m.-1

p.m. at the Oakton Churchof the Brethren, 10025Courthouse Rd, Vienna.Vendors needed. Call 703-281-4411, [email protected] visitwww.oaktonbrethren.orgRiverbend Park Benefit.6-9 p.m. at the RiverbendPark Visitors’ Center, 8700Potomac Hills St., GreatFalls. Fundraiser for thebenefit of Riverbend Parksponsored by the Friends ofRiverbend Park. $50 foradults, $25 for children,$125 for families. Register atwww.forb.wildapricot.org.

SUNDAY/JUNE 4McLean Symphony. 7p.m. at the LewinsvillePresbyterian Church, 1724

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Live MusicGriffin House is playing onJune 8 at 7:30 p.m.atJammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve., Vienna. $20 or $25door. Call 877-987-6487 orvisit www.jamminjava.comfor more.

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Artists ReceptionOn Friday, May 12 the Artist of theYear Ken Frye with the “Trees,”exhibition will be the focus of anArtists Reception, 7-9 p.m. at theVienna Arts Center, 115 PleasantSt., NW. Visitwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org or call703-319-3971 for more.

Chain Bridge Road, McLean.International Treasures, withSpotlight on the Organ, includinglocal organist David Lang. Visithttps://web.ovationtix.com for more.

TUESDAY/JUNE 6Mini – Golf for Chari-TEE. 1 p.m. at

Oakmarr Recreation Center, 3200Jermantown Road, Oakton. $8.Proceeds to benefit the Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna. Call 703-281-0538 for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 8Griffin House Concert. 7:30 p.m. at

Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.,Vienna. $20 or $25 door. Call 877-987-6487 or visitwww.jamminjava.com for more.

MONDAY/JUNE 12Musician Alex Hassan. noon-3 p.m.

at Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2589Chain Bridge Road, Vienna. Hassanwill be playing melodies from the erabetween World War I and World WarII. $10 required by June 6. Call 703-281-0538 for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 18Father’s Day Golf Tournament. 8

a.m. at Oak Marr Golf Complex, 3200Jermantown Road, Oakton. Competein closest-to-the-pin-contests, andprizes will be awarded for the topthree places in all three divisions. $65per team. Call 703-323-1641 for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 23White Elephant and Bingo Ice

Cream Social. noon-3 p.m. atAmerican Legion, 330 N. Center St.,Vienna. Call 703-281-0538 for more.

Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community. Sendto [email protected] is Friday at noon.

Trinity United MethodistChurch, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd.,McLean. Sunday worship services areat 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. SundaySchool for young adults follows the10:30 a.m. worship services and forchildren at 9:30 a.m. Youth Group forgrades 7-12 meets Sundays at 5 p.m.A 20-minute service of Holy Com-

munion is held each Wednesday at noon.703-356-3312 or umtrinity.org.

Passages DivorceCare If you areexperiencing the pain of separation ordivorce, the caring community at ViennaPresbyterian Church invites you to attendPassages DivorceCare. This program of-fers a path toward healing. The next15-week DivorceCare series will be heldTuesdays from 6:45 to 9 p.m. beginningon Feb. 21. Vienna Presbyterian Churchis located on the corner of Maple Avenue(Rt. 123) and Park Street in Vienna. Cost

to cover materials is $20, scholarshipsavailable. For more information or toregister call 703-938-9050, go towww.viennapres.org, or send anemail to [email protected].

The S.P.O.T for YouthWednesday’s at 7 p.m. A placewhere youth can come together andpray, ask questions about the faithand receive mentorship. The spot is aministry of First Baptist Church ofVienna located at 450 Orchard Street,NW Vienna.

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News

As part of their study of the 50 states,third-graders at The Langley School inMcLean reached out to small townsacross America, and they received a

numerous responses. Each student researched aspecific state and placed letters to the editor inlocal newspapers in that state asking residents tosend items to help them learn more. Envelopes

and boxes from people of Alaska, Iowa, Louisi-ana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, West Vir-ginia, and more have arrived at The LangleySchool filled with letters, postcards, maps, flags,pictures, jewelry, rocks, fossils, and souvenirs.Langley students have a more in-depth under-standing of our country thanks to this project andthe response of citizens.

Messengers ofPeaceCub Scouts and their fami-lies from Pack 1530 partici-pated in the inauguralgarlic mustard removalevent on April 29 at FairfaxCounty Park Authority’snewest Invasive Manage-ment Area (IMA) site calledDifficult Run Stream ValleyPark in the Miller Heightsneighborhood of Oakton.These Cub Scout volunteersremoved enough of thishighly invasive plant to fill20 large garbage bags. IMAis a volunteer-led, commu-nity-based program de-signed to reduce invasiveplants on public lands. CubScout Pack 1530 is part ofthe Powhatan District ofthe National Capital AreaCouncil and Vale UnitedMethodist Church is itschartering organization. Byparticipating in this conser-vation activity, scoutsearned the Messengers ofPeace patch.

America Responds to Third-Gradersat The Langley School

As part of their study of the 50 states, third-gradersat The Langley School in McLean reached out tosmall towns across America.

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Numerous envelopes andboxes have arrived at TheLangley School filled withletters,

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a WINE AND BEER ON AND OFF /DELIV-ERY PERMIT license to sell or manufacture

alcoholic beverages. APICHART PENG-CHIT, PRESIDENT. NOTE: Objections to the

issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing

legal notices. Objections should be registered

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To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, visit connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/.The deadline for submissions is noon on Friday.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDContact Volunteer Solutions at 703-324-5406,

[email protected] orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/volunteer-solutions.htm.

* The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLeanneeds instructors for the following classes: Art,Self-Defense, Chair Exercise, Indoor Gardening,Basic Spanish, Basic French, Ballroom Danceand Basic Guitar.

THROUGH SUMMERVienna Street-sweeping Program. The Town

of Vienna began its annual street-sweepingprogram beginning March 20. The Town isdivided into eight sections for purposes of thesweeping program. During the first pass throughTown, the Public Works Department asks thatresidents not park on the street. Find the“sweeping” sections at viennava.gov/sweeping. Additionally, signs will be placed onstreets marking a window of 7-10 days duringwhich the truck will come through. Contactpublic works at 703-255-6380.

THURSDAY/MAY 18Membership Meeting. 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna

Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St. S.The North East Vienna Citizens Association(NEVCA) will hold a general membershipmeeting, and Dr. Gerald Gordon, president andCEO of the Fairfax County EconomicDevelopment Authority, will speak about issuesrelated to Tysons and future plans. VisitNEVCA.org for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 19Great Decisions Discussion Group. 9-11 a.m.

at the Vienna Seventh-day Adventist Church,344 Courthouse Road SW. Designed by theForeign Policy Association to bring peopletogether in study groups to discuss, debate andlearn about important global challenges of ourtime. Call 703-281-0538 or visit www.scov.orgfor more.

SATURDAY/MAY 20Scream Free Saturday. 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at

Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334Gallows Road, Entrance 1 - Room 100, DunnLoring. Screamfree Parenting gives you the toolsto stay cool during life’s challenging moments.Lunch will be provided. Free ScreamfreeParenting book to the first 25 registrants. Learnstrategies to become the cool, calm andconnected parent your child really needs. Call703-204-3941 for more.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 24MCC Governing Board Monthly Meeting.

7:30 p.m. at MCC Administrative Offices, 6631Old Dominion Drive, McLean. All meetings ofthe Governing Board are open to the public. Taxdistrict residents (Dranesville District-1A) whowish to speak during the “Citizen Comment”portion of the meeting are asked to call thecenter at 703-790-0123.

THURSDAYS/MAY 25-JUNE 29Chronic Disease Self-Management. 9-11:30

a.m. at Kaiser Permanente - Tysons Corner,8008 Westpark Drive, McLean. Fairfax County isoffering a free Chronic Disease Self-Managementprogram. Register online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/chronic-disease.htm or call 703-324-5489, TTY711.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDShepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-

Falls Church, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd.,McLean continues to have an urgent need fornew volunteers to help area senior citizens getto and from their medical and therapyappointments. To find out more about theShepherd’s Center and how you can volunteer toprovide transportation and other services, callthe Center at 703-506-2199 or e-mail the Centerat [email protected]. The Center’s website iswww.scmafc.org

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By KENNETH B. LOURIEFor those of you unfamiliar with my column:

in Burke, Springfield, Fairfax, FairfaxStation/Clifton/Lorton, Mount Vernon andAlexandria, welcome aboard the Kenny train. Ihave been writing a weekly column forConnection Newspapers since December 1997appearing primarily in our “Tuesday papers,” aswe call them: Vienna/Oakton, McLean, GreatFalls, Reston, Oak Hill/Herndon, Arlington,Chantilly, Centre View and Potomac. The ques-tion has persisted among friends and family: Kenhe continue to, as my older brother Richardjokes, “churn out this dribble?” Apparently so, ifthe last 19 and half years are any indication.

Back in the day when I first had to character-ize my column for various local yearly PressAssociation editorial contests (of which I havewon nearly a dozen awards), I would write “Ever-ything in general about nothing in particular.” Agreat friend of mine, Edward Faine, himself anaccomplished author — of children’s and jazzbooks, and a small press publisher as well, hasdescribed my columns as “Thoughtful humor andinsightful commentary.” Perhaps between thesetwo quotes you’ll get a sense of what you’re likelyto get from my weekly wondering.

And so it continued until June 2009. That’swhen I published my first column about a diag-nostic process which had been ongoing sinceNew Years Day which ultimately lead to a lungcancer diagnosis delivered to “Team Lourie” onFeb. 27, 2009 (you bet you remember the date).That column, entitled “Dying to Find Out, SortOf,” chronicled the process, excruciating as itwas/is that one often endures attempting to deter-mine the cause of a medical problem; in mycase, a pain in my left-side rib cage which a dayor so later, migrated to my right-side and eventu-ally took my breath away — almost literally, espe-cially when inhaling and/or bending over. Thisdifficulty forced me off the couch and into my carfor a drive over to the Emergency Room. Oncethe diagnosis was confirmed, I wrote another col-umn entitled “Dying to Tell You, Sort Of” whichdetailed the findings of the nearly eight weeks theprocess took to specify my diagnosis: stage IV,non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Out of theblue, I had become “terminal,” as my oncologistdescribed me, and given a “13 month to two-year” prognosis to boot. Surreal, which is a com-mon description offered by many in similar situa-tions, is how one feels after receiving news of thiskind, and only begins to tell the tale of thechange and evolution in the individual’s life livingforward into treatment and subsequently beyondinto the great unknown.

This ‘great unknown’ is mostly what I havewritten about and published ever since; “cancercolumns” (original I know) is what I call them.Occasionally, I will write a non-cancer column,one a month or so, depending on my experi-ences. These columns will address non-cancerissues of the day, ranging from the sublime to theridiculous. Most recently topics have included themovie “The Exorcist:’ “Exercising a Demon,” pay-ing for things with a credit card: “Credit theCard,” reacting to advertising for grass seed andriding mowers: “And So It Begins,” and buying inbulk: “Bulky Boy,” but never/well, almost neverdo I write about my wife, Dina; I have beenwarned.

Though the recurring theme of these columnsis cancer, the content is rarely morbid or dare Isay, self-indulgent, believe it or not. I try to makefun a very “unfun” set of circumstances. I’m stillwriting about life; now however, it’s life in thecancer lane, a road unlike any I had ever traveledbefore. Nevertheless, I’ve gotten through eightyears and nearly three months of it relatively inci-dent free, save for a week in the hospital threeand a half years ago. And yes, I am still undergo-ing treatment.

I hope you readers will be semi amused at theslings and arrows of outrageous misfortune uponwhich my columns are based. Please know: thesignificance of their content is not that it is mewriting them, it is that cancer is being writtenabout.

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By Marilyn Campbell

During the month of May, Na-tional Water Safety Month,water safety educators arewaging a month-long cam-

paign to educate the public about respon-sible water practices before the start of sum-mer. The campaign is designed to help pre-vent drowning and water-related illness andinjuries.

“The most important tip from swim ex-perts [is] to have your child in perpetualswim lessons,” said Gina Bewersdorf, whoowns Goldfish Swim School in Reston.“Situations will always arise in which weor our children are around water, [like] ata friend’s pool party, vacation near a lake,or a boating trip, so learning the necessaryskills to stay safe is vital. It only takes a sec-ond for a child or adult to unsuspectinglyfall into a body of water.”

Constant adult supervision is the first andbest way to prevent accidents in and aroundwater, says Lisa S. Grepps, director, Mar-keting & Communications, The Associationof Pool & Spa Professionals in Alexandria.She also recommends additional safeguardsto help prevent children from gaining un-supervised access to a pool or spa or to warnof a child’s presence. “But don’t get lulled

into a false sense of security with barriersand other devices as they are just backupsto the primary means of accident preven-tion which is constant adult supervision,”said Grepps.

Keeping a cell phone nearby to make acall to 911 in case of an emergency andavoiding swimming at the first sign of badweather are two tips that Ann Thompsonof Ann’s Aquatics in Bethesda offers to herstudents and their parents. “I tell parentsthat certain flotation devices are great, butthey are in no way a replacement for re-sponsible adult supervision,” she said. “Andthe supervision should be undistracted.

Don’t get lost in a conversation or a phonecall and divert attention away from yourchildren, not even for a second. If you leavethe pool area, no matter how brief the pe-riod of time, take the children with you.”

In addition to learning to swim,Bewersdorf recommends making sure thatchildren are taught water safety skills aswell as how to perform CPR on both adultsand children. “We recommend a child en-roll in swim lessons as early as possible[and] year round, not just during thewarmer months. Persistent swim lessons areproven to be incredibly beneficial in orderto keep these life-saving skills sharp” she

said. “We offer classes as young as fourmonths old in which the parents are con-stantly with their infants. This gets the childused to simply being in and around waterand they learn simple safety skills.”

When choosing a pool, check for an on-duty lifeguard. In cases where a lifeguardis not available, look for accessible safetyequipment such as a rescue ring or pole.

“We want people to have a safe and funtime swimming and that’s why [we] issuepermits to all public pool facilities and rou-tinely inspect them to ensure they are be-ing operated in a safe and healthy manner,in accordance with Fairfax County Code,”said Martin A. Thompson, EnvironmentalHealth supervisor for Fairfax County. “It’salso important that swimmers take steps tomaximize the health benefits of swimmingwhile minimizing the risk of injury or ill-ness to themselves and others.”

Thompson advises adhering to othersafety guidelines from the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention (CDC) whichinclude looking to see if the drain at thebottom of the deep end is visible, stayingout of the pool if you have diarrhea, cover-ing any open wounds with waterproof ban-dages, showering before entering the pooland only using flotation devices that areCoast Guard approved.

Water Safety Month designed to educatepublic in advance of summer swimming.Safety in the Water

Learn to swim no matterthe age. This is one of thebest ways to be safer inand around the water.

Photo courtesy of

Goldfish Swim School

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