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By Tim Peterson

The Connection

“It is well past time forthe Fairfax CountyPolice Department tostart providing timely,

honest and effective communica-tions with everything it does.”

When former director of FairfaxCounty public affairs MerniFitzgerald delivered the final re-port and recommendations of thecommunications subcommittee ofthe Fairfax County ad hoc commis-sion to review police practices,commissioner Joseph Cammarataresponded immediately to thosewords in report’s introduction.

Cammarata wondered aloud atthe commission’s July 27 meetingif the police members of the sub-committee had read the reportthemselves. He said if they agreedthat the department had been “dis-honest” in its past communication,“We’ve got a real problem. Who-ever was giving dishonest commu-nication, those people should befired.”

Some heated exchanges amongcommissioners followed, includingover the fact that the word “dis-honest” wasn’t technically used.

Fitzgerald, chair of the Commu-nications subcommittee, answeredthat the report “reflects the viewsof the subcommittee.”

“We’re not here to assignblame,” said Michael Hershman,chairman of the commission.

“That was never the intention.”“Communications in recent

high-profile use-of-force and criti-cal incident cases were mis-handled, inadequate and untimely,leading to loss of public trust andquestions about the legitimacy ofpolice actions,” the report said.The most recent incident was theAug. 29, 2013 shooting death ofJohn Geer standing unarmed inthe doorway of his Springfieldhome.

It continued: “The failures inboth communications and its Free-dom of Information Act policieshave created this crisis of confi-dence for the Fairfax County Po-lice Department. If the departmenthad policies that fostered real

Ad hoc commission subcommitteesreport on police policy review.

‘Crisis ofConfidence’

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Lt. Col. Tom Ryan with theFairfax County Police De-partment said police recog-nize “the need to get betterat release of information,”during the July 27 meetingof the ad hoc commissionto review Fairfax CountyPolice policies

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From left, MSTI program manager CraigLewis assists Westfield High Schoolninth-grader Connor Martin andCentreville High School ninth-graderEdward Kim debunk a myth about sodaand Mentos.

Summer Fun: Building Rockets, Apps

By Abigail Constantino

The Connection

Inside W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax,Jacob Parker is watching a cartoon on thecomputer, while his teacher Dan Trau walks

around the room, answering questions from stu-dents. But the rising Lake Braddock Middle Schooleighth-grader is actually watching his own cre-ation in action.

Got an App for That? is one of the most popularclasses being taught at the Middle School TechInstitute, a program of the Thomas Jefferson HighSchool for Science and Technology. MSTI enablesrising eighth and ninth grade students to explorenumerous topics in STEM (science, technology,engineering and math) fields during one-weeksessions. The program started on July 13 and endsAug. 7.

Parker’s app is a cat-and-mouse game, inspiredby Tom and Jerry cartoons he used to watch. Ris-ing ninth-grader at Chantilly High School ArjunNachiappan’s app is also game. It is not somethinghe would play but he’s learned a lot so far. “If Ididn’t come to this class, I wouldn’t know how todo it,” he said. Luther Jackson Middle Schooleighth-grader Fernanda Molina, of Fairfax, de-signed an app that was inspired by seeing herparents being stressed out.

One app that Trau said shows a lot of potentialis a baseball app idea from one of the students.The premise of the app is to predict if the baseballis going to be a strike once it is over home plate.“It’s in the beginning phases but that could be re-ally interesting … It’s simple but it’s challengingat the same time,” he said.

BUT NOT EVERYONE is going to come up witha home-run winning product, especially in thespan of one week. Trau said that the focus shouldnot be on whether the product failed or succeeded.

“They may struggle but if they struggle and seekgrowth, then now they learn how to grow andthat’s infinitely more valuable than a particulardiscipline.” Trau said that students do better inall their classes when they shift from a “failuremindset.”

TJHSST offers STEM courses to middle schoolers.

Bottom row, from left: David Zaldana, 13, Chantilly, Franklin Middle School; MatthewZoaquria, 12, Alexandria, Holmes Middle School; Jagath Mukkamal, 13, Chantilly,Mercer Middle School; Ethan Tran, 13, Reston, Herndon Middle School; DavidAriunna, 13, Centreville, Liberty Middle School. Top row, from left: Bryce Kaplan, 14,Fairfax, Robert Frost Middle School; Kevin Zeng, 13, Ashburn, Trailside MiddleSchool; and Camila Orr, 12, Great Falls, Cooper Middle School. Students prepare tolaunch rockets they created during Middle School Tech Institute by TJHSST.

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transparency, it’s unlikely the controversiesin recent years would have lasted so longand there likely would not have even beena call to form this Commission.”

“It is strongly worded,” said Board of Su-pervisors chairman Sharon Bulova. “Wesuffered from a lack of candor, that enrageda segment of the community. Not just in theGeer case, but that really brought it to ahead.”

Commissioner and Lt. Col. Tom Ryan withthe Fairfax County Police department said,“The words don’t hurt us. We recognize theneed to get better at release of information.”

“It isn’t easy to have your profession laidopen,” Ryan continued, “we welcome that.We want to hear where we’re failing.”

The subcommittee’s recommendationsfell under the categories of Maximum Dis-closure, Minimum Delay; Community En-gagement; Policies, Procedures and Person-nel; Freedom of Information Act; Cultureof Transparency and Moving Forward. Italso proposed future regular review datesfor the Board of Supervisors to the recom-mendations and implementation of inputfrom the commission.

Shirley Ginwright, chairman of the Com-munities of Trust Committee, president ofthe Fairfax County NAACP and chairmanof the commission subcommittee on diver-sity, recruitment and vetting of police offic-ers, also shared that group’s final report and

recommendations.Ginwright said that subcommittee appre-

ciated the chief of police’s existing diver-sity council that “is paying off,” but thoughtthe department could do more outreach intocommunity forums. The subcommittee,among its recommendations, called for a“diversity goal” for each district commanderthat would make them independently re-sponsible “for enhancing diversity withinthe department.”

Once each subcommittee has filed a finalreport, the commission will assemble a com-prehensive final report and recommenda-

tions to submit to the Board of Supervisorslater in the fall.

Christian Klossner, deputy director of theWashington, D.C. Office of Public Com-plaints and at-large member of the NationalAssociation for Civilian Oversight of LawEnforcement board of directors, was theguest speaker that presented first at themeeting.

“Things are moving away from reactivemodels,” Klossner said during his presenta-tion, “moving towards more proactive, ad-dressing causes and not just the symptoms.”

When asked about the effectiveness of his

organizations, Klossner responded thereneeds to be better data collection on use ofoversight. “The key is building trust,” hesaid.

The next full meeting of the ad hoc com-mission is scheduled for Aug. 17 at theFairfax County Government Center. For theSept. 14 meeting, commissioners will be atWalt Whitman Middle School in the MountVernon area of Alexandria.

More information on the police policiesreview commission, including the full textof final reports and proposals from the com-munications and diversity, tecruitment andvetting subcommittees is available atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission.

Commission’s Subcommittees Report on Police Policy Review

Christian Klossner, deputy directorof the Washington, D.C. Office ofPublic Complaints and at-largemember of the National Associa-tion for Civilian Oversight of LawEnforcement board of directors,was the guest speaker at the July27 meeting of the ad hoc commis-sion to review Fairfax CountyPolice policies.

Mike Curtis, Manassas residentand vice president of the MountVernon area-based Virginia Citi-zens Coalition for Police Account-ability, asked guest speaker Chris-tian Klossner if an officer-involveddeath would automatically triggeran investigation by the Washing-ton, D.C. Office of Police Com-plaints.

Photos by Tim Peterson/Centre View

Fairfax County Chief of PoliceEdwin Roessler reminded membersof the community and ad hoccommissioners that he now has apersonal scorecard through theFairfax County website for citizensto rate his performance.

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“It’s a ‘I can’t do it right now but I will beable to do it if I do this, if I keep working atit, if i talk to people, if i look at it from dif-ferent points of view,’” he said.

Some 600 students from Fairfax, PrinceWilliam and Arlington counties and Wash-ington, D.C. have participated in the insti-tute. Two hundred students fromunderrepresented and economically disad-vantaged groups won scholarships fromNorthrup Grumman and the Jack KentCooke Foundation.

TJHSST principal Evan Glazer said thatit is “extremely important” to do everythingto attract students from a broader pool toSTEM fields.

STEM professions will only improve fromhaving a variety of perspectives, he said.He added that diversity is needed in allfields, as it creates a richer perspective.

Trau makes an active effort to engage girlsin computer science classes. At Falls ChurchHigh School, his class had over 40 percentgirls.

“In computer science it’s about 10 to 12percent girls taking computer sciencecourses and a lot of that has to do with per-ceptions of society and their intimidation,”he said.

Creating an environment where girlsfeel that they fit in and they belong is away to encourage them to computer sci-

ence, said Trau.

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, CamilaOrr, 12, of Great Falls, the only girl in the ItIS Rocket Science class, is about to test therocket she built. It broke during the trans-port but she feels confident that it willlaunch successfully once she reattaches thebroken piece.

“I thought that maybe the only girl thatwas there might have been late at first and

What I Did on My Summer Vacation — Built Rockets, Apps

Photos by Abigail Constantino/The Connection

Chantilly High School ninth-grader Arjun Nachiappantests his app at the summer Middle School TechInstitute by Thomas Jefferson High School for Scienceand Technology.

Fernanda Molina, 12, of Fairfax and an eighth-graderat Luther Jackson Middle School, creates an app thathelps reduce stress for the summer Middle SchoolTech Institute by Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology.

that maybe she was coming the next day.But no one else came,” she said. The Coo-per Middle School student signed up for theclass because she thought it was interest-ing.

MSTI program manager Craig Lewis saidthat 85 to 90 percent of students taking theclasses have no prior knowledge of thecourse they are going into. “They may havean interest but they may not know exactlywhat they’re doing.”

He said that teachers are able to teachstudents at any level and be able to get themthe knowledge to be proficient. “It can getas intricate as you want … You get out of itwhat you put into it.”

Classes offered at the institute include:Design for Disaster, Exploring the Night Sky,3D Printing and Animation, Infectious Bio-logical Outbreak, Fun with Electronics, amyth busters class, web page design andscience writing.


Support SchoolBackpack Program

The not for profit Western Fairfax Christian Ministries (WFCM)is seeking donations from the community of new backpacks forstudents in need who attend schools in the Fairfax County area aspart of its Collect for Kids Back to School Program.

For the fifth year, WFCM is collaborating with Fairfax County,Fairfax County Public Schools and a variety of local non-profitorganizations to provide high quality school backpacks through apartnership with the county’s Collect for Kids program.

WFCM’s goal is to provide backpacks for 2,300 qualified lowincome children who attend schools in the Centreville High School,Chantilly High School and Westfield High School pyramids. In2014, WFCM assisted 2,019 children in those schools. Due to con-tinued demand, WFCM is looking to increase its program capac-ity this year in hopes of assisting every child who needs a back-pack in western Fairfax. The most needed backpack size is a largeone with at least two compartments to hold multiple books andbinders for middle and high school students. Backpacks shouldbe of good quality, approximately $15-30 in cost.

Community members interested in helping support WFCM’sbackpack program, may donated a new, large backpack, but nocharacter backpacks, backpacks with wheels, or only one shoul-der strap. The greatest need is for large backpacks for older stu-dents; more than 1,000 large backpacks are needed for studentsin middle and high schools (dimensions 18-19 inch high x 13inwide x 8-10 inch deep, with two main compartments). Donatedbackpacks may be brought to WFCM’s Client Services Office andFood Pantry (13888 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, next to Papa John’sPizza) until Aug. 14, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., and mostWednesday and Thursday evenings from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Seewww.WFCMVA.org.

Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully District Police Station will

perform free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Aug. 13,from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in Chantilly.No appointment is necessary. But residents should install the childsafety seats themselves so technicians may properly inspect andadjust them, as needed.

Because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehicles arrivingon each date will be inspected. That way, inspectors may haveenough time to properly instruct the caregiver on the correct useof the child seat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirm datesand times.

CLRC Seeks Fall InternsThe Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) is currently seek-

ing bi-lingual (English/Spanish) fall interns to help with the dailyoperations of the worker center, its new labor-justice projects andwith producing a worker-created community newsletter. ContactCLRC Director Molly Maddra-Santiago [email protected] for more details.

Food Donations for WFCMWestern Fairfax Christian Ministries’ food pantry needs dona-

tions of 1-2 pound bags of rice, canned fruit (all types), cannedpastas, canned meats (tuna, ham, chicken), cold and hot cereals,spaghetti and sauces, peanut butter, canned vegetables (includ-ing spinach, collar greens, beets) and cooking oil.

Toiletries needed, which WFCM clients cannot purchase withfood stamps, include facial tissues, toothpaste, shampoo and soliddeodorant.

Bring all items to WFCM’S food pantry, weekdays, 9 a.m.-1:30p.m., at 13888 Metrotech Drive, near Papa John’s Pizza and KumonLearning Center, in Chantilly’s Sully Place Shopping Center. Avolunteer stocker/bagger is needed Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. Con-tact Annette Bosley at 703-988-9656, ext. 110, [email protected].

RoundupsNews

By Victoria Ross

Centre View

July is the hottest month for Hollywood’s cav-alcade of blockbuster films, as studios com-pete for audience dollars and crash into each

other to be the first to release their tent pole films,such as “Avengers,” “Jurassic World,” “Mission Im-possible – Rogue Nation,” and “Fantastic Four.”

Smuggling in snacks, snagging a ticket and find-ing parking are typically the biggest hurdles for thosewho clamor to see these blockbusters in a cool, darktheater.

But for children with autism and their families,the summer movie experience can be a daunting ar-ray of sights, smells and sounds. And with sensoryoverload comes the chance for an emotional melt-down.

“My 9-year-old son Jason can’t be exposed to over-powering or sudden noises, and he doesn’t do wellin very dark rooms,” said Marjorie Williams ofMcLean. “When he gets excited, he likes to jumparound and flap his arms, so he needs a good amountof personal space.”

Fortunately for children like Jason, AMC Theatres(AMC) and the Autism Society of America haveteamed up to offer the “Sensory Friendly Films” pro-gram — an effort to give special needs children achance to enjoy theirfavorite films in a safeand accepting envi-ronment.

“As a leading theat-rical exhibition com-pany, we are so proudto be making a differ-ence in the estimated1.5 million Americansliving with an autismspectrum disorder byoffering families a chance to see a movie together —often for the very first time,” said Ryan Noonan, pub-lic relations director for AMC.

Noonan said the concept of Sensory Friendly Filmsbegan in 2007 at the request of a Maryland mother,who took her young daughter to a matinee of“Hairspray,” a film her daughter was excited to see.

When her daughter began flapping her hands,dancing and jumping up and down, her family wasasked to leave the screening.

The next day, the mother called her local AMC

Theatre in Columbia, Md. and asked the managerif he would be willing to set up a special screeningfor children on the autism spectrum. He readilyagreed, and AMC hosted its first sensory-friendlyfilm in Columbia, Md. in 2007. The demand was sohigh, the theater sold out all 300 seats.

AMC’s corporate office took note of the successof the screenings, and contacted the Autism Soci-ety of America to join forces and mobilize affiliatesand theatres in towns around the country. AMC nowoffers monthly sensory-friendly screenings at 152theaters throughout the U.S. and Canada.

“The lights are turned up, the sound is turneddown, and the ‘silence is golden’ rule is lifted —singing and dancing along is encouraged,” said apromotion for “Sensory Saturdays” on the websiteof The Autism Society of Northern Virginia (ASNV),located in Oakton. ASNV promotes the sensory-friendly films series to their community of more than5,000 individuals and families affected by autismthroughout Northern Virginia.

Currently, AMC Theatres is the only national the-ater chain that offers these sensory-friendly screen-ings.

In Northern Virginia, sensory friendly movies areheld monthly on Saturday mornings at AMC Tyson’sCorner 16 in Mclean, AMC Potomac Mills 18 inWoodbridge, and AMC Rio Cinemas 18 inGaithersburg, AMC Georgetown 14, and AMC Capi-tal Center 12 in Washington.

Movies are typically rated G or PG, and they startpromptly at 10 a.m. Previews and advertisementsare eliminated. The lights are dimmed, but notturned off, and the surround sound is muted. Be-cause some children may have strict, special dietaryneeds, families are permitted to bring their owngluten-free, casein-free snacks from home.

“Being able to relaxand enjoy qualityfamily time withoutworrying if someonewill complain or bedisturbed by noise ofmovement is a won-derful experience,”said Ken Chan ofFairfax, whose entirefamily enjoys thescreenings, along

with his 7-year-old daughter, Emily, who has sen-sory-integration issues.

Best of all, children are allowed to be themselves.They can shout out their thoughts, clap when-

ever they feel like it, dance in the aisles or twirl intheir seats. For once, parents of children with au-tism can sit back, enjoy the show and trade smilesinstead of criticism.

“No one complains and no one is thrown out,”Chan said. “We never hear a single ‘shhh’ from otherparents. It’s such a relief.”

AMC Sensory Friendly Films Promo

Now Showing: Sensory-Friendly FilmsDancing, shouting, singingwelcome at special screen-ings for children, familiesaffected by autism.

Coming to AMC Tysons Corner 16The following list of Sensory-Friendly Films is scheduled at AMC

Tysons Corner 16. All shows begin at 10 a.m. For more informa-tion on the film series, go to amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films.

Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 - “Underdogs”Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 – “Hotel Transylvania”Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 - “Pan”Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 – “The Peanuts Movie”Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 – “The Good Dinosaur”


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By Ken Moore

Centre View

Detective Bill Woolf describedhow human traffickers use alltools possible, including socialmedia, to lure victims any-

where and everywhere, including TysonsCorner, Great Falls and McLean.

“Traffickers don’t discriminate. They arelooking for someone they can lure in,” saidWoolf, of the Fairfax County Police Depart-ment and Northern Virginia Human Traf-ficking Task Force.

Even a Fairfax County public high schoolwas recently used by traffickers as a hubfor recruiting; traffickers even used femalestudents to help recruit.

Once someone is befriended on some-thing like Facebook, or their recruiters findout all they can, somebody’s likes and dis-likes, favorite music, favorite books, favor-ite stores and favorite places to go.

And by the time there is that “chance en-counter” somewhere in the community, suchas a musical event, “He knows all the rightthings to say,” said Woolf.

The victim thinks she, or he, is falling inlove.

“You think, look at this connection. Hegets me,” said Woolf. “But it’s really that hejust did his homework.”

Two hundred teenage girls from U.S. Rep.Barbara Comstock’s Young Women Leader-ship Program filled Great Falls Library con-ference room on July 20. None is immunefrom being targeted for human trafficking,said Woolf and Beth Saunders, president ofJust Ask Prevention Project: End Teen SexTrafficking.

“They are posing as someone you can re-late to. They are luring you in with that fourletter word, love,” said Woolf.

Saunders urges everyone to look at herwebsite, JustAskVa.org.

“The best way to prevent it is to educatepeople about what a healthy relationshipis,” said Saunders.

“Everybody sitting here is a target. Ifyou’re not sure what’s going on, ask some-one. It’s not necessarily normal if a strangeris reaching out,” she said.

THE YOUNGEST VICTIM Deepa Patelhas worked with is 6 years old.

Patel, a clinical social worker at theMulticultural Clinical Center in Springfield,specializes in working with both victims ofand perpetrators of sexual exploitationcases.

“It’s horrific that I have a job,” said Patel.“Ask questions, ask somebody, ‘Are you

OK? Is there anything you need?” she said.Traffickers, recently, made a Fairfax

County High School a place to recruit, a“large case,” said Woolf.

“Recruiting was actually going on in ahigh school. Girls would do recruiting forthem,” said the detective.

Woolf asked the 200 teeangers in GreatFalls Library how many times police werecalled.

Because of fear of parents, fear of judge-ment from peers, because of fear of policeand law enforcement, potential victimsdon’t seek help.

Officials use the term human trafficking;

they are victims, not “prostitutes.”They may first be offered the opportunity

to make “good quick money” by simply un-dressing, Woolf said, but “things spiral outof control fairly quickly.”

“All of a sudden they are labeled, but, infact, they were victimized over a period ofdays, months, years, whatever the time pe-riod might be,” said Woolf

“There are deep insidious, long term ef-fects. Lifetime effects,” said Patel.

When lured into being a victim, victimslive, on average, seven years, said Woolf.

Woolf says the youngest victim he hasworked with is 9 years old. “I’ve seen thehorrific effects, essentially stealing theirlives away from them,” he said.

GANGS HAVE USED human traffickingas a means for making money, said Woolf,formerly on the gang task force.

“We started to see how many youngpeople, not just girls, that are being ex-ploited in the human trafficking industry,”he said.

Saunders once worked for a well-knowninternational hotel company and learnedabout human trafficking; how traffickersused bell hops, taxicab and other person-

nel to promote their underground exploi-tation.

“I read an article about a brother who soldhis sister into human trafficking,” she said.“I could not believe my eyes.”

She taught employees to learn warningsigns about human trafficking.

She eventually left her position, returnedto Northern Virginia and turned her atten-tion to other endeavors, but she learnedhow human trafficking has infiltrated thelocal area.

“A friend whacked me on the side of myhead,” she said. “She said, ‘What aren’t youdoing? Why aren’t you involved?’”

More than 375 calls were made to ThePolaris Hotline in 2013, according to herwebsite.

“No one has the right to exert power overanother individual. We as women have ourown voice,” said Dr. Ludy Green, presidentand founder of Second Chance EmploymentService which provides employment forbattered and abused women and is the au-thor of “Ending Domestic Violence Captiv-ity: A Guide to Economic Freedom.”

Saunders told each of the girls inComstock’s Leadership Program that she isin a position to do something, too.

“This is the shot we have to end this. Wedon’t want to be doing this in three years.We want to put ourselves out of business,”said Saunders.

“It’s a myth that it does not happen here.It is going on here,” said Woolf. “Your peersare going to listen to you before they listento me. My plea is to take this message, edu-cate yourself and educate those around you.”

Teenage leaders warned, asked to educate themselves and peersagainst sex trafficking.

Human Trafficking: ‘No One is Immune’

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10), Dr. Ludy Green, Deepa Patel, BethSaunders, and Det. Bill Woolf spoke to Comstock’s Young Women Leader-ship Program at Great Falls Library on July 20 about human trafficking.

Get HelpThe Polaris Hotline, 1-888-373-7888

The National Human Trafficking ResourceCenter is available to answer calls toll freeanywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, sevendays a week, 365 days a year.

Or text Help or Info to BeFree (233733).More than 375 calls were made to the hotline

in 2013 regarding cases in Virginia.“It’s a myth that it does not happen here. It is

going on here,” said Det. Bill Woolf, of theFairfax County Police Department.

See JustAskVa.org“The Just Ask Prevention Project is a public

awareness campaign designed to expose thegrowing prevalence of Teen Sex Trafficking inNorthern Virginia and to inspire our communityto end the scouting, manipulation and recruit-ment of our teenagers,” according to the website.

“This is the shot we have to end this. We don’twant to be doing this in three years. We want toput ourselves out of business,” said BethSaunders, president and CEO of Just Ask: EndTeen Sex Trafficking.


AUGUST 1....“THE STING”AUGUST 8....“HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2”AUGUST 15..“FROZEN”AUGUST 22..“BIG HERO 6”AUGUST 29..“PADDINGTON”

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

MONDAY-THURSDAY/AUG. 10-13Vacation Bible School. 9:30 a.m.-12

p.m. at Oakton Baptist Church,14001 Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly.The presentation is titled “Unknownto us, known to Him.” Call 703-631-1799.

SUNDAY/AUG. 23Red Cross Blood Drive. 12-4 p.m. at

The Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. Donors willreceive free admission to SummerActivities Day at the museum. Donorsmay sign up in advance by calling 1-800-REDCROSS. Visitwww.fairfaxtstation.org for more.

SATURDAY/AUG. 29“Navigating the Caregivers Maze:

Finding Support and Planningfor Your Caregiving Journey.”8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. in the BoardAuditorium of the Fairfax CountyGovernment Center, 12000Government Center Parkway. AARPand the Philippine AmericanFoundation for Charities will presenta program geared toward educatingpeople about options for seniorcaregiving. Listen to a lecture,participate in a discussion and havequestions answered by experts fromFairfax County Services for Older See Bulletin, Page 6

The following incidents were reportedby the Sully District Police Station.

WEAPON DISCHARGE: 14900block of Rydell Road, Aug. 1 at about8:50 a.m. A citizen reported hearing agunshot and then saw a neighbor witha gun. Officers located the suspect insidean apartment. Upon investigation thegun was located and the suspect wasarrested.

CONCEALED WEAPON / LAR-CENY FROM VEHICLE /POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROP-ERTY: 5100 block of Castle HarborWay, Aug. 1 at about 5:45 a.m. Officerslocated subjects who were suspected ofbreaking into vehicles. Two juvenileswere detained and interviewed. One ofthe juveniles had a handgun in his pos-session that was taken from a vehicle.One juvenile was charged with posses-sion of a firearm and carry a concealedweapon. A 26-year-old man of no fixedaddress was charged with violation of aprotective order, possession of a firearmby a convicted felon, possession of am-munition by a convicted felon and grandlarceny of a firearm.

BURGLARY: 14500 block of SouthHills Court, Aug. 1 at about 11:08 a.m.A resident reported that an unknownperson entered the home and took prop-erty.

INDECENT EXPOSURE: 13800block of Braddock Road, July 31 atabout 9:15 p.m. A subject walked up tothe victim and exposed himself. Thesuspect was described as a Hispanic orAsian male, 40s, 5 feet 8 inches, 170pounds with dark hair wearing a whiteT-Shirt and khaki pants. The suspectfled prior to police arrival.

BURGLARY: 5400 block ofChandley Farm Road, July 30 at about

11:36 a.m. A resident reported someoneentered the home and took property.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY:Paddington Lane and James Harris Way.July 25 about 10 p.m. Officers re-sponded to numerous vehicles in thearea being spray painted. No suspectinformation could be provided andthese are still under investigation.

BURGLARY, 6800 block of ColonelTaylor Lane, July 26. A resident re-ported someone entered the residenceand took property.

BURGLARY, 13600 block of ForestPond Ct., July 25 at about 10:11 a.m.Aresident reported an unknown maleentered a home and took property.When a neighbor yelled at the suspect,he dropped a bag and fled.

BURGLARY, 12500 block of WhiteDrive, July 24 at about 3:04 p.m. A resi-dent reported that someone entered theresidence and took property.

PEEPING, 6400 block of SummerPond Drive, July 20, at about 3:36 p.m.A resident looked out the window andsaw a man looking into the room. Thesuspect fled prior to police arrival. Thesuspect was described as having me-dium build, wearing a hat and glasses.

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DONATIONSThe student Auto Sales Program

operating from Centreville HighSchool works in conjunction with theCVHS automotive technology classesto bring in donated automobiles,boats and motorcycles for students towork on. Some refurbished vehiclesare sold, with 75 percent of theproceeds going back to the auto techprogram. The program is in need ofcars, trucks or motorcycles, which arefully tax deductible, for studenttraining. Contact Lyman Rose at 703-802-5588 or by [email protected] for more.

Cell Phones for Soldiers is acceptingdonations of old cellphones so thattroops can call home. Patrons may

drop off donations at 14215ECentreville Square, Centreville.

SUPPORT GROUPTelephone Support Group for

Family Caregivers of OlderAdults. 7 p.m. every second Tuesdayof the month. This telephone supportgroup is designed to help caregiversof older adults share experiences,gain support and get importantinformation without having to travel.These are one-hour free sessions.Find out more and register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ and click onCaregiver Telephone Support Group.

Fair Oaks Parkinson’s SupportGroup for people living withParkinson’s disease, caregivers andfamily, meets on the fourth Saturday

monthly, 10 a.m.-noon at Sunrise atFair Oaks, 3750 Joseph SiewickDrive, Fairfax. Call 703-378-7221 orvisit www.fairoaksparkinsons.com formore.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDShepherd’s Center of Fairfax

Burke serves those 50+ and who nolonger drive. Volunteer drivers areneeded for trips (Monday-Friday) tomedical appointments andcompanion shopping within theFairfax/Burke area. Contact BarryWickersham at 703-359-2918 [email protected] or contact JohnTaylor at 703-239-2898 [email protected]. For these andother volunteer opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.

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Morally WrongAnd Counter-ProductiveTo the Editor:

Thanks to Mary Kimm of theConnection (Editorial — “Back-packs for All,” Connection, July15-21, 2015) and Ronald Baker’sletter to the Connection for high-lighting the need for backpacksand the way to support this initia-tive. However, your readers alsoneed to know about the “VirginiaBack to School Supplies and Cloth-ing Allowance” (aka: Backpacksfor All) that was introduced in theVirginia General Assembly in 2014and 2015.

The Connection article notedthat we live in an affluent areawith these needs, however, inother areas of the state, less afflu-ent areas, the need is greater.

For example, the Richmond In-ternational Raceway, seating ca-pacity of 107,097, could be filledmore than twice with the numberof Virginia Children living in pov-erty, most of which are in familiesexperiencing the deepest poverty.

In addition to the Connectionappeal to support the backpackprogram via charitable contribu-tions, an approach that SALT alsoembraces, there is also need toadvocate for efforts by the state toaddress the issue. The article callsfor partnership, but the state isabsent, not a part of the neededpartnership. Funds are alreadyavailable for government supportof backpacks for impoverished stu-dents via the federally fundedTANF Block Grant. What is miss-ing is public awareness and sup-port to tap these funds and usethem for the intended purpose.

Support has come from stu-dents, with the leadership of RaeMoar, a freshman at ThomasJefferson High School. In her sev-enth and eighth grade years ofschool and in her freshman yearat Thomas Jefferson, she collectedover 800 signatures from studentsat her school, her church and com-munity to help give impoverishedchildren a strong start in schooland give them a learning boost.These signatures were sent tomembers of the General Assembly,and Del. Scott Lingamfelter andSen. Chuck Colgan (now retired).The legislation requires supportfrom your readers. Readers that donot know who represents themcan go to this web site: http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/.

SALT is proud to have advocatedfor the “Virginia Back to SchoolSupplies and Clothing Allowance”and promoted support for smartpolicies for kids and their families.

Failing our children today is notonly morally wrong; it is alsocounterproductive, ultimatelyleaving us less competitive in theglobal community.

John HorejsiSALT Coordinator

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Slavery in ‘theLand of the Free’To the Editor,

America, “the land of the free.”I have always considered it neces-sary for a land of free people toassist in freeing the enslaved.

Yet 36,000,000 men, women,and children throughout the worldare enslaved through human traf-ficking, according to the GlobalSlavery Index. That is more thanthere have ever been at any pointin time in the history of humanity.

How can a world that is suppos-edly improving socially also have

a constant increase in slavery? Thetwo cannot coexist, and it breaksmy heart to see the number ofhuman beings forced into slaveryincrease each day.

Human trafficking is the use offorce or fraud to control someoneto labor without payment or en-gage in sexual activity. This crimeoccurs all over the world, fromMalaysia to Northern Virginia.

In Northern Virginia alone, fromOctober 2013 through January2015, 290 victims of traffickinghave been identified, according tothe NOVA Human Trafficking Ini-tiative.

Malaysia, also a center for mod-ern day sex-trafficking and slavery,is a popular destination for men,women, and children subjected toforced labor and sex trafficking.Though the Government of Malay-sia proposed amendments to helpdecrease trafficking, these amend-ments have yet to pass throughParliament. Furthermore, despiteMalaysia’s significant increase in

trafficking investigations, the gov-ernment only convicted three traf-fickers in 2014, a sharp decreasefrom the nine convicted in 2013prior to the increase in investiga-tions. Crime does not dissipatenaturally. Significant investiga-tions and convictions are neces-sary if there is any hope for a de-crease in human trafficking inNorthern Virginia, Malaysia orworldwide.

Congress currently is reviewingthe End Modern Slavery InitiativeBill. If passed, the U.S. Govern-ment will authorize the formationof a non-profit grant-making foun-dation to fund projects and pro-grams outside of the United Statesin hopes of putting an end to sla-very. The passing of this bill is acrucial step in the fight to end sla-very.

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After taking a visit to the NavalAcademy, Clifton resident andEpiscopal rising sophomore la-crosse player Connor Jacoby re-

alized he didn’t want to take a “regular col-lege route.”

Jacoby recently committed to play la-crosse at the Naval Academy. He plans tofirst spend one year at the Naval AcademyPreparatory School after high school.

Rising sophomoreattackman/midfielderplays for Episcopal.

Clifton Resident Jacoby Commits to Naval Academy“I never really thought about going to the

academy until they recruited me and I vis-ited,” Jacoby said. “When I compared it toother colleges I visited, I realized I didn’twant to take a regular college route … Iwanted to challenge myself academically. Iwanted to challenge myself as in … being apart of something that’s huge. I reallywanted to be part of the brotherhood in theNavy.”

Jacoby said he spoke with ChapmanJasien, a 2015 Robinson graduate who wontwo state titles with the Rams and will playfor Navy, about his college choice.

“He kind of talked to me about the op-portunities you would miss if you didn’t goto the academy,” Jacoby said.

Jacoby played midfield for Episcopalas a freshman, but could play attack asa sophomore.

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Episcopal rising sophomore and Clifton resident Connor Jacoby is com-mitted to play lacrosse at the Naval Academy.

The Northern Virginia Long-TermCare Ombudsman Programneeds volunteer advocates forresidents in assisted living andnursing facilities. Training isprovided in March. Call 703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ltc formore.

Homeless Animals Rescue Team islooking for volunteers to hold dogs atadoption events, Saturdays noon-3p.m. Volunteers must be 18 or older.

Events will be held at Petsmart,13866 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly.Call 703-691-HART or visitwww.hart90.org for more.

Sully Historic Site needs volunteersto help plan and present programs.Volunteers who enjoy gardening,working with children, learning newrecipes and cooking methods, or justlike to be around interesting peopleare needed both weekdays andweekends. Sully is a historic housemuseum owned and operated by theFairfax County Park Authority.

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Museum needs volunteer docentson Sunday afternoons from 1-4 p.m.Greet museum visitors and tell themabout the exhibits, the Museum andthe its railroad and Civil War history.Opportunity for those interested inrailroads, the Civil War and NorthernVirginia history. Training andorientation provided. Other volunteeropportunities are gardening, publicityand exhibit planning. The Museum islocated at 11200 Fairfax Station

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By Bonnie Schipper

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Hundreds of swimmers, 94 teams,50 events, and two brokenrecords.

On Aug. 1, Clifton’s Little Rocky Run poolhosted Northern Virginia SwimmingLeague’s 59th annual Individual All-Starmeet. Commencing at 9 a.m., the 5.5-hour-long meet highlighted the best young swim-mers in the area.

The participants in Saturday’s meet quali-fied by swimming in one of the league’s 17divisional meets. At these meets, each ofthe 102 NVSL teams can enter two swim-mers in each event. The swimmers with thetop 18 times in the league earn a spot in

the All-Star meet.“If [one of the swimmers] has a bad divi-

sional meet for some reason, unfortunatelythey may not make All Stars even whenthey’ve been one of the top swimmers inthe event for the entire season,” RecordsCoordinator Linda Klopfenstein said.“Divisionals is the like the preliminary meetand All Stars is the finals.”

In her first race of the day, 9-year-oldCourtney Watts of Highlands Swim Club setthe NVSL record for the 9/10 girls’ 50-meterbackstroke. Her time of 34.16 beat JanetHu’s 2006 time of 34.32.

“It’s cool [to have set the NVSL record]because I’ve been trying to get [that time]all season,” Watts said. “I just felt good. I’vebeen trying to go to as many practices as I

can and work hard at those practices and ithelped a lot.”

Watts also holds the record for the 8-and-under girls’ 25-meter backstroke, with atime of 17.70, which she set during the 2014All-Star meet.

In the 13/14-year-old boys’ 50-meterbackstroke, California resident Max Cruzalso set his second NVSL record with a timeof 27.28, just breaking Jaya Kambhampaty’s2014 time of 27.31. He also holds the recordfor the 11/12 boys’ 50-meter butterfly, whichhe set during the All-Star meet last year.

“I’ve focused a lot on my main twostrokes, the back and fly, and I’ve trained alot harder and worked for long amounts oftime to prepare for this meet,” Cruz said.“My hard work paid off today, and I’m grate-ful that I could [set a record],”

Cruz, swimming for the Holmes RunAcres Recreation Association, also took first

place in the 50-meter butterfly.Other standout performances of the day

were those of Lincolnia Park’s Lukas Wuhrer,who took first place in both the 8-and-un-der 25-meter butterfly and the 25-meterfreestyle, Fair Oaks’ Anthony Grimm, whowon both the boys’ 11/12 50-meter back-stroke and the 100-meter medley, and High-lands Swim’s Maggie O’Shaughnessy, whowon the 8-and-under girls’ 25-meter but-terfly and the 25-meter backstroke.Wakefield Chapel’s Nicholas Parker, Fairfax’sLeah Rogers, McLean’s Victoria Valko, andMosby Woods’ Leaya Ma also took first placein multiple events.

“[NVSL] is part of the reason this areaproduces such successful swimmers,”Springboard Pool’s Sarah Weinstein said.“It’s fun but it’s also super competitive andI love being a part of a league that teacheskids to love swimming fast.”

Watts, Cruz set NVSL records.

Young Swimmers Make Splash at Annual All-Star Swim Meet

By Bonnie Schipper

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After losing 4-1 to LumberRiver in the third game ofthe double-elimination

Southeast Regional tournament,the SYA Greater Fairfax SeniorBabe Ruth baseball team knewthey had to fight back in order toavoid being sent home by a sec-ond loss.

“In regionals, we knew the bestcompetition we would face wouldbe Northern Fairfax and LumberRiver. On the third day we facedLumber River . . . We ended uplosing and made a bunch of er-rors,” Centreville graduate andpitcher/second baseman NateNguyen said. “Our coach kept re-minding us that the only team thatcould beat us was ourselves . . .The next day we had to playNorthern Fairfax in an eliminationgame.”

With a home run from RoanokeCollege pitcher/first baseman JoeLarimer, Greater Fairfax went onto beat Northern Fairfax 2-1,bringing them to once again faceLumber River in a win-or-go-homegame. Larimer got the start on themound, and hit a 3-run home runto help lift the team to a 5-4 win,allowing them to advance to thechampionship game against Lum-ber River. After jumping to an earlylead, Greater Fairfax won 5-2,earning a berth to the 2015 BabeRuth League World Series in Kla-math Falls, Oregon.

“This is the first SYA team in re-cent memory that has advanced toa World Series,” coach BrianSeeley said.

The SYA 13-15 year-old tourna-ment team nearly advanced to

SYA Senior Babe Ruth Team Advances to Worldtheir age group’s World Series aswell, but fell just short, losing inthe Southeast Regional final toFlorida 2-0 on Saturday.

With games starting Aug. 8, theSYA Greater Fairfax Senior BabeRuth team will compete in fourpool play games, with the topthree teams in the pool advancingto a single-elimination tourna-ment.

“The team will continue to fo-cus on the fundamentals and ourapproach will be the same. Onegame at a time,” Seeley said.

Pitcher/outfielder MatthewBlaise is one of several team mem-bers for whom this will be theirfirst trip to the West Coast.

“I love traveling. It will be fun,”Blaise said. “[The teams on theWest Coast] will be competitivebut we won’t really know [whatto expect] until we get there.”

For many of the players, thoughthe trip will be full of “firsts,” it isalso a significant “last.”

“A bunch of [my teammates]were on my All-Star and travelteams [through Little League],”Nguyen said. “With us going offto different colleges, this would bethe last time we would get to playon the same team . . . I am excitedand a little anxious to play on abig stage like the World Series.”

ESPN 93.3 FM will provide com-plete radio coverage of the BabeRuth World Series from Aug. 8-15.

“It means a lot to be on a teamthat is really special. We are all re-ally excited for the opportunity toplay and represent Virginia,”Nguyen said. “We know the com-petition will be tough and moreexperienced, but we believe in ourabilities and hope to bring a cham-pionship to Virginia.” The SYA 13-15 year-old tournament team reached the Southeast Regional final.

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Rain poured from a gray March sky.Drenched racers wound their waythrough Washington, D.C. before spilling across the finish line at R.F.K. Sta-

dium, their running shoes heavy and soaking wet.“We were freezing cold and shivering the entire

time,” said Ann Goettman of McLean. “We lookedlike we’d been through a car wash.”

Goettman and others on her team of would not letthe elements deter themfrom completing the 2015D.C. Rock’n’Roll Half Mara-thon. They’d spent the lastfour months running, walk-ing and lifting weights aspart of a

Team in Training (TNT)fundraising effort to supportthe Alexandria, Virginia-based Leukemia & Lym-phoma Society (LLS). Partici-pants pledged to raise moneyfor a charity in which theybelieve by training for andcompeting in marathons,triathlons, cycling and hiking. In turn, they get ac-cess professional fitness coaches who guide them asthey set fitness goals, boost their endurance, loseweight, and get toned taut.

“You have an opportunity to give back from a phil-anthropic perspective, but you’re also putting your-self out there to get in the best shape,” said JaclynToll, Deputy Executive Director of the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society.

“It brings you together with other like-minded in-dividuals, people who are into the combination ofphilanthropy and health and wellness.”

A central figure on Goettman’s team is LynneO’Brien. In fact, the group came together in O’Brien’shonor after she was diagnosed with leukemia three

years ago. Daunted by the challenge, but motivatedby the prospect of hope, she ran her first half mara-thon in 2013.

“A huge benefit is that we were all getting in shapeand were uniting around a cause,” said O’Brien. “Ilost weight and it was great for my stamina and over-all health. I’m 53 and it’s great to know that I canrun a half marathon.”

The coaching staff, says O’Brien, has an effectiveprogram that whips racers into shape before eachevent. Lessons range from using proper form duringa workout, stretching to prevent injury and hydra-tion and nutrition to sustain the level energy neces-sary to complete race.

“They break it down into small parts, and on oneday we’ll fast run for shorter distance and the next

day,” she said. “They getpretty specific. They’re tell-ing you how to move yourarms and hold your head andeven how you should step.”

The metamorphoses areoften beyond the physical.“In terms of their outlook onexercise and their new foundlove of long distance exerciseand endurance, the transfor-mation unbelievable trans-formation,” said SkyeDonovan, Ph.D., departmentchair and associate professorof Physical Therapy at

Marymount University in Arlington volunteers ascoach for TNT.

One of the factors in the evolution of the mindsetof the team members is camaraderie and the knowl-edge of a higher cause.

“New drugs are coming down the line,” O’Briensaid. “Doctors say it’s an exciting time for them. SinceI was diagnosed three years ago, five new drugs havecome into the market.”

Many train for and endure physical fetes thatseemed unattainable at first thought. “I am not anathlete, I’m a busy, 53-year-old mom of five kids. I’mbusy,” said Beth O’Shea of McLean. “But the nextthing you know I’m getting myself in shape, meetingnew people and going on long walks.”

The LOL team in training crosses the finish line at the Nike Women’s Half Marathon inWashington, D.C. McLean residents (from left) Chris Fraley, Mary Ellen Overend,Barbara Overstreet, Dorothy McAuliffe (McLean and Richmond. First Lady of Virginia),Lynne O’Brien, Beth O’Shea, Lauren O’Brien (Denver Colo.), Kim Aubuchon and TerryLineberger.

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BackOn Track

Having reread last week’s column atime or two now, I’ve realized that Ineglected to update you regular readers– especially those of you who read mymost recent pre- and post-scan columns:“Abyssful” Ignorance and Scant Know ForSure Anymore – on the previous week’sscan results. Once again, I have defiedthe odds – maybe statistics would be abetter word? Nevertheless, my tumorsremain stable, as do I, and I remainamazingly lucky as well. As to the reasonswhy I continue to “thrive,” perhaps it’sdue to the marketing campaign of theHMO that is responsible for my care.

Certainly I’m living proof that all is notlost when lost is where you seem to be.Six and a half years ago at my diagnosticground-zero: 2/27/09, my oncologistoffered little hope. Though he was hon-est and direct in his presentation of thefacts, statistics, treatment, etc., he wasnot particularly encouraging. To invoke aquote from Lt. Col. Henry Blake from along-ago M*A*S*H episode: my oncolo-gist didn’t exactly “blow any sunshine upmy skirt.” It was quite the opposite, infact. When we questioned him furtherabout my chances of living beyond twoyears or even beyond five years (twotime frames he cited), he did acquiesceand agree that sure, it’s possible I couldbe the one (almost literally) that couldsurvive beyond the rather grim prognosisof “13 months to two years” that I wasgiven.

Not that I doubted him, but whenyou’re a lifelong non-smoker, asympto-matic with no immediate family historyof cancer; being told at age 54 and halfthat you have late-stage lung cancer andhave maybe two years to live, is not sim-ply a hard pill to swallow, it’s an impossi-ble pill to swallow and yet swallowingnow becomes the least of your problems,especially considering that heavy-dutychemotherapy was scheduled to begin insix days. That’s when you realize you’renot in Kansas anymore, and when yourhair falls out a few weeks later and youstart to look ashen gray in the face andhollow in the eyes – and feel even worsethan you look, it’s easy to start believingthe extremely discouraging news given toyou by your oncologist.

But somehow you must – not believe,because believing can be very disheart-ening. And “disheartening” leads to andcreates negativity, and negativity is almostas harmful as the chemotherapy itself.Cancer may have a mind of its own (fig-uratively speaking), but so do you, andusing it to “laugh, think and cry” as JimValvano encouraged (“a full day” as hecalled it) in his ESPY speech in 1993while accepting the first-ever Arthur AsheCourage and Humanitarian Award, isperhaps what makes one stronger – orpossibly strong enough, emotionally. Andgiven the ravaging effects of chemother-apy, you’re going to need that emotionalstrength to compensate for the physicalweakness you’re likely to experience dur-ing your treatment. Cancer is difficultenough on its own; you don’t need tomake it any worse.

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SUMMONS By PublicationTO: Renz ShoarsYou have been sued by Sebron Jones IV, the Petitioner in the District Court in and for ADA County, Idaho.The nature of the claim against you is for Divorce.Any time after 20 days following the last publication of this Summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including case number, and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of Court at 200 W. Front St, Boise ID 85702 ph. 208-287-6900 and served a copy of your response on the other party, whose mailing address and tele-phone number are 663 E. State St. Apt F205 ph 573-418-5453.A copy of the Summons and Petition/Motion can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the other party. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an at-torney to advise you in this matter. ADA County District CourtChristopher D. Rich, Deputy Clerk

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Antonio M. Taguba says his lifechanged forever during a familyreunion in 2006, starting with anannouncement from his mother.

“She said she wanted to have a familymeeting,” said Taguba, a retired Army ma-jor general, who lives in Alexandria. “Wethought she was healthy ... but all of a sud-den she told us that she was dying of can-cer.”

The family, which also included sevenchildren and a physically disabled fatherwith dementia, had not thought about long-term care for the aging parents who livedin Hawaii. Suddenly Taguba and his siblingwere thrust in the role of caregivers.

“My siblings and I were in constant argu-ments,” he said. “I was going home to Ha-waii every other month. Eventually I hadto quit my job. Care giving is exhaustingand can be very turbulent.”

In an effort to raise awareness of the needfor advanced long-term care planning andthe resources available to assist bothcaregivers and the elderly, Taguba, who isan AARP community ambassador, is shar-ing his story. He will speak at an event spon-sored by AARP, Inc. and the PhilippineAmerican Foundation for Charities (PAFC)called Navigating the Caregiver’s Maze:Finding Support and Planning for YourCaregiving Journey on Aug. 29. The forumwill bring together experts in geriatric careand representatives from organizations thatserve the elderly and the disabled.

”The goal of this event is that participantswill walk away with knowledge of all theresources that are available for them to helpthem on their care giving journey,” saidAmber Nightingale Sultane, associate statedirector of Community Outreach, AARP Vir-ginia. “Whether it’s support groups for caregivers or adult day care, this area is rich inresources.”

Those in the field of geriatric care saysthat like Taguba, many caregivers can beunprepared for the undertaking and unsureof where to turn for help. “Sometimes you’redealing with a caregiver who doesn’t knowhow to make anassessment of theneeds of the per-son in their care,”said GraceLynch, communi-cations managerfor the FairfaxCounty Divisionof Adult and Ag-ing Services.“Sometimes youknow you need

help but you don’t know what you need, oryou have a diagnosis but don’t know how ittranslates into a specific service.” Represen-tatives from Fairfax County Division of Adultand Aging Services will be on hand at theAug. 29 long-term care event.

Lynch says one tool that can helpcaregivers begin the task of sorting outneeds is the county’s Aging Disability andCaregiver Resource Line: 703-324-7948.

SAFETY and health issues are often the firstsign that a parent or loved one needs helpwith self-care. “When you see that they’relosing weight or having trouble remember-ing things. When you see that the house isfalling down around them. These are thebasic symptoms,” said Andrew Carle, execu-tive-in-residence, Program in Senior Hous-ing Administration at George Mason Uni-versity. “The biggest factor I always startwith is whether or not they are safe?”

Denial and resistance, among both thecaregivers and the person in need of care,are common hindrances in the creation andimplementation of a long-term care plan.“The biggest thing we see and what takesthe biggest emotional toll is the parent/childrole reversal that takes place. This can bedifficult to cope with,” said Amy E. Coren,Ph.D., J.D., assistant professor of psychol-ogy at Northern Virginia Community Col-lege in Alexandria. “What we really stressis understanding that the old relationshipis finished and a new relationship must beestablished, where the previous parent isnow an individual under your care.”

Taguba believes that dynamic is one rea-son why the issue of long-term care isavoided, often until it is too late. “It’s a topicthat we don’t want to touch because wethink our parents are going to live forever,”he said. “But it’s part of a family cycle. Itsnever a good time to have to conversation,

but it starts witha four letterword: love.”

“There’s awide availabilityof resources,”said Taguba.“But it’s abouthaving the moti-vation to usethem and notwaiting until thelast minute.”

Helping Aging Parents

DetailsNavigating the Caregiver’s MazeSaturday, Aug. 29, (8:30 a.m. – noonFairfax County Government Center (Board Auditorium)For more information and a complete list of participants

and vendors, visit: http://states.aarp.org/aug29/Other resources:Fairfax County: fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadultsArlington County: https://aging-disability.arlingtonva.us/Alexandria: https://alexandriava.gov/AgingMontgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOING“Evenings on the Ellipse” Concert

Series. Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m. atthe Fairfax County GovernmentCenter Ellipse (Backyard),12000Government Center Parkway.Chairman Sharon Bulova of theFairfax County Board of Supervisorshosts weekly live music events. Relaxto the music and enjoycomplimentary samples of localwines. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.

Sully District Starlight Cinema.Saturdays through Aug. 29, gatesopen at 6 p.m. at 5860 TrinityParkway, Centreville. Evenings beginwith programs for children providedby New Life Christian Church andmovies start at dusk. Find “How toTrain Your Dragon 2,” “Frozen,” “BigHero 6” and “Paddington.” Admissionis free.

Summer Reading Program.Through Sept. 5 at all regionallibraries. Come to the library forbooks and other fun events. All ageswelcome. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ for locations andinformation.

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 to

reserve a spot.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/AUG. 17-21Wilderness Survival Camp. 9 a.m.-4

p.m. at Cub Run RECenter, 4630Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly. Camperswill learn to read maps, catchcritters, hike trails, fish, start acampfire, cook over a campfire andhow to pitch a tent. $295 for FairfaxCounty residents and $310 for out-of-county participants. Call 703-817-9407 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/camps/rec-camps.htm

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 5Balloon Sculpting. 2 p.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Learn the art ofballoon twisting and make coolcreations. Ages 12-18. Free. Call 703-830-2223 with questions and toreserve a spot.

Mystery Book Club. 7 p.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Book discussion group focusedon a mystery novel. Free. Call 703-502-3883 with questions, to learntitle, and to reserve a spot.

THURSDAY/AUG. 6The Living Rainforest. 10:30 a.m. at

the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Meet animalsfrom the rainforest. Ages 6-12. Free.Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a space.

Small Wonders. 11 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Rhymes, songs,stories, and other activities for 2 yearolds and caregiver to help build anearly literacy foundation. Free. Call703-830-2223 with questions and toreserve a spot.

Ask an Expert Series: 70 Years

Ago. 12:30-12:45 p.m. at Steven F.Udvar-Hazy Center, 14390 Air andSpace Museum Parkway, Chantilly.Learn about the flight of the B-29Enola Gay from Air and SpaceMuseum staff member JeremyKinney. Free admission. $15 parking.Visit airandspace.si.edu/events/

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 7-9Super Smash Con. Friday, 3-8 p.m.,

Saturday, 10-8 p.m., and Sunday, 10-6 p.m. at Dulles Expo Center, 4320Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly.All ages are welcome to attend thisvideo-game convention featuringvendors, exhibits, competitions,music and more. Admission is $25-34. Visit supersmashcon.com.

SATURDAY/AUG. 8Book Swap and Board Games. 3

p.m. at the Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Swap outunwanted books and challengeothers to a favorite board game.Light snacks provided. Rising grades7-12. Free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a space.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/AUG. 10-14All-American Girl Living Dolls

Camp. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Children are invitedto bring a doll friend and experiencethe life of an American girl growingup in the most interesting eras inhistory. They will practice the lifeskills girls needed in the past andrelate them to the present. Attendeeswill find activities, costumes, craftsand themed games. The camp willcost $190. Visit

www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

MONDAY/AUG. 10Sheep Dog Detectives Puppet

Show. 2:30 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Puppet show where DudleyDog and friends solve crimes in a funand fast paced manner. All ages.Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a space.

TUESDAY/AUG. 11Magic Book Club. 2:30 p.m. at the

Chantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Magic, music, and fun withmagician Brian Curry. Ages 6-12.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 12Painting Tees. 2 p.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Create a uniquetee using fabric paints and stencils.One XL tee is provided. Bringadditional clothing. Teens. Free. Call703-830-2223 with questions and toreserve a space.

THURSDAY/AUG. 13Time for Tots. 11 a.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Stories andactivities for those aged 2-3 with anadult. Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a spot.

Ask an Expert Series: RogerGoddard’s Rockets. 12:30-12:45p.m. at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,14390 Air and Space MuseumParkway, Chantilly. Learn aboutrockets from Air and Space Museum

staff member Michael Neufeld. Freeadmission. $15 parking. Visitairandspace.si.edu/events/

Civil War Lecture. 7 p.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Lecture by authorand historian Ed Bearss. All ages.Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a spot.

FRIDAY/AUG. 14Ice Cream and Butter Making. 1-2

p.m. at Sully Historic Site, 3650Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. Churnbutter, crank ice cream and playhistoric games. There is a $7 fee.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 15-16Civil War Encampment Weekend.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and 10a.m.- 3 p.m. on Sunday at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Federal andConfederate troops recreate Civil Wardaily life. Visit the weekendencampment and discover a soldier’slifestyle during the Civil War. Alsofind live music and a fashion show.House tour includes artifacts rarelyon exhibit belonging to the Haightfamily, mid-19th century residents atSully. Tickets are $9 for adults and$7 for children and seniors.

SUNDAY/AUG. 16Civil War Day. 11 a.m. at The Winery

at Bull Run, 15950 Lee Highway,Centreville. Watch a warreenactment and eat barbeque.Admission is free. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com.

MONDAY/AUG. 17Book Nerds Club. 3:30 p.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. A book club forfifth and sixth graders. Copies ofbook available. Free. Call 703-830-2223 with questions and to reserve aspace.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 19Baby and Me! 11 a.m. at the

Centreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Stories andactivities for 1 year olds and adult.Free. Call 703-830-2223 withquestions and to reserve a space.

White Glove Tour. 11 a.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Take a behind-the-scenes tour with a curator and learnmore about specialized furniture atSully. Look in cabinets and the oldclock and see the special door thatleads to hidden storage areas. Thereis a $7 fee. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 22-23Greenberg’s Train and Toy Show.

10-4 p.m at Dulles Expo Center, 4320Chantilly Center, Chantilly. Takeworkshops, admire displays and shopat vendors at this model railroadingexpo. $7-9 admission for adults. Visitwww.greenbergshows.com/.

SUNDAY/AUG. 23Summer Activities Day. 1-4 p.m. at

the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum,11200 Fairfax Station Road. Findcrafts and other hands-on activities.Tickets are $4 for adults 16 andolder; $2 for children 5-15, and freemuseum members and childrenyounger than 5. Visit www.fairfax-station.org for more.

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