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By Eden Brown

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They walked to the podium:black, white, Latino, student,teacher, parent. They talkedabout two signs: one saying

“Black Lives Matter,” the other saying, “Pa-triots know: science is real, facts are notpolitical, women’s rights are human rights,we are all immigrants, diversity strength-ens us, justice is for all, kindness is every-thing.” Forty-one speakers later, the roomerupted in long, loud applause.

Ben Zazzara, a Yorktown High School stu-dent, wanted the school board to know thatleading up to these signs being put up, com-ments were made at school such as: “Maybewe should have gassed all the Jews,” and“If slavery were still legal, I’dmake all the African Ameri-cans here my slaves.”Zazzara told the board: “Thepeople being attacked arethe victims, not the peoplewho are upset at the signs.”

“Since November we haveseen incidents of bias andinsults: sidewalk graffiti say-ing ‘All Muslims are terror-ists,’ along with homophobiccomments,” said Graham Weinschenk, a stu-dent at YHS. “But the first time we heardanything from the administration was afterparents complained about the signs: minori-ties feel there is no support for them at YHS.If someone is being hateful, this is not asituation where the administration shouldstand on the sidelines. In this month ofBlack history, it has been worse.”

Jordan Dixon, a senior at YHS,told the crowd of about 200 at theFeb. 16 School Board meeting, “Ifeel like I’m in a whole new schoolever since our President waselected. Our Sister Circle chapteris one that promotes Black cultureand we believe Black history mat-ters every day. But we weremocked and verbally harassedwhen we tried to put this bannerup, and me and my African-American sisters surely did notfeel respected. I did not feel safeat Yorktown.”

Kayla Harrison, who told theSchool Board months ago she feltYorktown had a diversity issue,said, “When we put up our ban-

ner, studentsmade derogatorycomments andobscene gestures;the ‘N’ word wasused. In one class-room, “Blacks willdie” went up onthe smart board.Why do kids feelempowered to saysuch things? Both

Washington and Lee andWakefield High have clubs devoted to BlackLives Matter. The prejudice exhibited at YHShas no place in Arlington County Schools.”

Not all students were in favor of signs atschool. Colin Martinez, a YHS student,spoke in favor of taking the signs down: “Isee these signs as a violation of the policy‘services will be provided to students with-

out political bias’, he said, and added: “It isclear to me and other students these signswere directed at Trump supporters.” Hedenied those who oppose the signs are alsoopposed to ethnic diversity. “Only one ofmy grandparents was born in this country,”he said.

Martinez was followed by Andrew Uz,

who said, “School is a place foreducation; time is being wastedover this issue. We perceive thesesigns as political, and schoolpolicy says perception is real.”

Tracy Piper, mother of JohnPiper, who has been vocal aboutthe issue on Fox News and WMALRadio, said, “Our students shouldhave an apolitical environment Inwhich to learn. The sign was andcontinues to be perceived bymany as political. It goes againstthe policy, ‘Services shall be pro-vided to students and parentswithout political bias. I was toldby a School Board member thatthese signs are not political andperhaps my son should seekcounselling If he thinks they are.”

Jade Northover said, “Theschool administration gave uspermission to put the banner up;but when the assistant principaltold us to take it down, and I toldhim we felt threatened, he said,‘If I was so uncomfortable thenwhy was I at this school?’ To meand my other classmates,inclusivity was not shown to us;we are marginalized by some stu-dents and teachers.”

Peace Pyus read a statement by a friendwho is an immigrant: “My friend’s family isafraid if her face is seen they might be introuble,” she said. “Being a black young lady…. being African American in this country,is like being born with a chain around myankles, …. people look at me like I don’t

School Board promises action as theyhear some students do not feel safe.A Night to Remember

Michelle Buehlmann, a parent, and Aaron Scheultz,Yorktown High School science teacher, attend theschool board meeting. Buehlmann, a former Repub-lican staffer, said the educational professionals aredoing something right: “These signs have had animpact in the school. We would not be here tonightif they hadn’t. They made the Democratic-leaningsudents feel enfranchised, and at the same time theRepublican-leaning students still felt empoweredenough to speak up.”

“Everything ispolitical and tothink otherwiseis a luxury.”— Student Ben Zazzara

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Yorktown High School administratorsasked African-American studentswho had put up a #Black Lives Mat-

ter (BLM) banner to take it down on Thurs-day, Feb. 8, according to William Lomax,assistant principal at Yorktown High School.Lomax said some students and parents hadcomplained about the banner, saying it wasracist.

According to Lomax, Yorktown’s “SisterCircle,” a group of African-American youngwomen, wanted to put up a BLM banner inthe high school’s atrium for Black HistoryMonth. He said the students were told tohang the sign after school and refused tofollow directions. “As the atrium is a popu-lar place and must be shared,” Lomax said,“the girls were asked to wait.” The issue“became heated for the young ladies, whoinsisted on putting it up early, noting thattheir time had come and they were tired of

waiting,” Lomax said. He said, “A numberof students reacted to the banner. Some stu-dents made negative remarks, some parentscalled or wrote the school board, and someunacceptable comments were made in class-rooms. The sign became disruptive veryearly and a decision was made to removethe banner for the good order of the school.The presence of the banner was highlightedon WMAL radio station at noon. Two hourslater, it was removed.”

A similar incident took place the previ-ous week when teachers at Yorktown putup a poster with such axioms as “facts arenot political, justice is for all, diversitystrengthens us, women’s rights are humanrights, science is real, and we are all immi-grants, and kindness is everything,” whichwere perceived as political by some stu-dents. The matter was referred to the schoolboard, which supported the teachers’ rightto keep the poster up. WMAL and Fox Newshighlighted the poster’s presence at YHS.

Lomax said, “Yorktown has to be a learn-

ing environment where all students feel safeand welcomed. Our black students wereallowed to celebrate Black History Monthso they were not denied that opportunity.Many things have been said about whathappened yesterday. Some of those thingswere true and many are not. I even had onestudent say that Steve Bannon had been inthe building last week, which was not true.”

According to several YHS students, as thestudents were hanging the banner, somestudents at the school harassed them, us-ing racial slurs. The sign, which otherwisehas a positive message that Black lives mat-ter “as much as other lives matter,” createdcontroversy and disruption because somestudents believed the sign was political, ormisunderstood its meaning.

Barbara Kanninen, the school board mem-ber who was interviewed by WMAL hostLarry O’Connor about the teachers’ poster,said that while the school board supportedthe teachers’ right to put up posters, stu-dents have limited First Amendment rights

when it comes to activity which is perceivedas “disruptive:” “There are things the schoolboard can’t define for the school, and oneof those is ‘what is disruptive’.” She ac-knowledged that students who made racistcomments to the students putting up thebanner, or in classrooms, needed to be iden-tified, and that this had not yet been done.

Students like Jordan Dixon, TaylorHarrison, and Chloe Merriweather, who feltthreatened by the poster being taken downand the racial slurs they were hearing, saidthe administration told students “they were“working on it.”

The Yorktown Parent Teacher Association(PTA) held a meeting Wednesday night, Feb.15 to discuss the recent controversy oversigns. Dr. Ray Pasi, Yorktown principal, toldthe group he “had never before seen a postelection season like this, and the school issearching for a way forward to deal withthis post-election environment.”

Kanninen said the PTA meeting was posi

Black Lives Matter Banner Removed at YorktownSchool Board and administrators refer to “safety first” as rationale for removing banner.


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Lady” was a Bombay MasalaHound. Don’t go looking forthat in any dog breed book.That’s just what she was. She

was a pariah or street dog; the lady was atramp. We had found her at the entrance ofthe Willingdon Club, a very posh British co-lonial-era club in Bombay, India. How shecame into our lives, and demonstrated thepower of love, makes a pretty good story.

We’d gone to lunch, my husband and I,our first since arriving in the complicated,vast city of Bombay. As we walked up pastthe tennis courts to the colonial entrance,we were greeted by a fawn colored puppyof undetermined pedigree. She held up apaw, implying that it was hurt, and that welooked like the kind of people who couldhelp. She was about 4 months old, born onthe golf course, and already showing anunusual interest in the finer things in life.As the white gloved Indian door man pre-pared to give her a kick and send her awaymy husband stopped him. “Don’t kick thedog,” he told the doorman. “We will be backin an hour.”

Our two girls, 6 and 8, had clamouredfor a dog for almost a year, but it was still

on the “to do” list. When we found out wewere once again disrupting them from theirlife in Arlington and going abroad, wepromised: when we get there, we will get adog. It wasn’t that simple. There were onlytwo kinds of dogs for sale in the newspaperclassified, we’d checked: huge overgrownlabrador retrievers who were part New-foundland, and tiny white fluffballs thatbarked incessantly. We lived in a third floorapartment on Carmichael Road.

After a lunch of lamb curry, lime soda,and strawberry trifle, we had forgotten allabout the pup, but as we left, sure enough,the dog was waiting for us when we cameout. She had a remarkable face, with eyesthat looked as though they were lined withkohl, the local charcoal eyeliner.. My hus-band asked who owned the dog. “No one!She’s a street dog!” the doorman said. Couldwe just her to get her paw checked? Thedoorman said, “You can take her, and keepher!”

Now my husband was not a soft touch,and it puzzled me why he was reaching outto this mutt, who after all, lived on the golfcourse where dogs are susceptible toscourges like mange, fleas, and ticks. Butafter I had been returned to the office, hestopped at the school to pick up the girlson the way to the vet. The pup greeted them

like old friends. She told them, with herwhole body: “Of course I’m going to be withyou forever now.” They shrieked with de-light. The deed was done: we had foundour dog.

They got her checked out at the vet andthe list of items that came out of her wasimpressive: bones, bottle caps, saran wrap,stones, and plastic bags. She was given abath in Dettol, a rabies vaccine, and a fleacollar. She was a fast learner: leash, housetraining, sit, come, and catching rats, all inone week. She got a name, appropriateenough for her elegant posture: “Lady.” Shequickly adapted to her elevated status.

A cleaned up, collared street dog looks alot better than a mangy dog that has neverseen a bath. When we took Lady on a walkon Carmichael Road, finely-dressed Indianwomen plucking their way down a dirtystreet in gold high heeled chappals wouldcome up to us and admire her: “What a finelooking dog! What breed is that?”

We would answer honestly: this is a pa-riah dog we had rescued, and they wouldstep back a foot and barely conceal theirdistaste. “Oh? Living in your house?!” theywould exclaim.

One day, we replied: “Actually, she’s aBombay Masala Hound.” This made all thedifference. “Oh, lovely!” they said in liltingEnglish. “Where can we get one?” The girlsgiggled.

That Christmas Eve, while the cookieswere baking, and the kitchen door was opento the balcony to cool off the room (threefloors up), we were wrapping presentsdown the hall, when we heard the bloodcurdling scream of a 7 year old in pain.Running into the kitchen, I saw the cookand the girls looking over the balcony. Ladyhad leapt over the wall to chase a cat or abird, and lay still, half on and half off themonsoon ledge two floors down, bleeding.Cal went down to see what he could do,grabbing the inebriated bearer and a step-ladder, and together they managed to climbup to the ledge, lift her down, and examinethe damage. Her forelegs were shattered,multiple bones poking out of her skin. Shewas bleeding from her mouth. We lifted hergently into the back seat of the car, and myhusband drove her to the Parsi Animal Hos-pital, an old Victorian animal care institu-tion built by Queen Victoria to care forhorses and wounded elephants. It hasn’tbeen renovated since. It’s 1879, in a timecapsule.

The head veterinarian at the Parsi Ani-mal Hospital was just taking off his whitecoat and grabbing his hat to go home. “It’sChristmas Eve, man,” he said, when askedto look at the dog. “And this is just a pariahdog! And I’m on my way to a Christmasparty! ”

Cal looked at him. “I have a bottle ofJohnnie Walker Black in the car, “ he said.

Pause. “Even if I operate on this dog,” Dr.Patel said, looking at the dog with moreattention, “she will never survive withwounds like this in a septic place likeBombay: she will get infected and die. I’ve

seen it: the wounds start to ooze, the ani-mals just die of sepsis. Now, I’m late.” Hegrabbed his jacket to leave.

“My wife works at the U.S. Consulate,”my husband threw out.

Dr. Patel stopped. “Which section?”“Visa section,” my husband prevaricated.Dr. Patel sighed. He had a nephew who

was going in for an interview. “I can’t prom-ise you anything,” my husband said.

“And I can promise you even less, “ Dr.Patel said, as he tucked in his Christmas tieand washed his hands.

Lady survived the operation. She had twofull length casts on her legs. She lay uncon-scious for two days, washed down withDettol to keep infection at bay. The girlswere dismayed at her stillness. But on thethird day, she raised her head when sheheard the sound of her girls. On the fourthday she wagged her tail weakly against thecement floor. The girls went every day. Aweek later, she raised herself up on her twostick-like legs trying to get to the girls, even-tually walking on her casts even as the plas-ter bit into her shoulder. She left the hospi-tal eight weeks later.

The doctor just shook his head. “I’ve neverseen anything like it,” he said, “I’m sure it’sbecause your kids came to see her every day.Most animals die of dispair, not thewounds.” He was pleased, even though hisnephew didn’t get his visa.

Lady went on to live a charmed life, andshe showed her devotion to the girls a thou-sand times, warning the girls when an earth-quake struck, rushing into their rooms topull the covers off, and barking whenstrange cars would drive into the com-pound. She came home to Arlington, whichshe loved, because there was a back yard,then went to several other countries, expe-riencing gall bladder surgery in France, co-habiting with a goat and two peacocks inMorocco, and putting up with an Alexan-drine Parakeet who had learned to boss heraround with “No, Lady.” She came home toArlington on her last transatlantic voyage,and died a few months after the younger of“her girls” went off to college. She’d raisedthem well. Her job was done.

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The last of her breed: the rare,versatile, ladylike BombayMasala Hound.

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Pet Connection

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Natasha had been abandoned and was wan-dering the streets of Arlington under theblaze of a hot summer sun when she was

rescued and taken to a local shelter. When handlersat the shelter leashed the German Shepherd mix, shebecame aggressive with other animals. After monthsof behavior classes, however, she began to trust andher pugnacious disposition became docile. Withinmonths, Natasha was adopted by a family with smallchildren.

“Most people wouldn’t think of a German Shep-herd as a kid-friendly dog, but that’s a great exampleof how by taking a dog at their face value and look-ing at their personality rather than their breed, youcan end up with a great dog that you wouldn’t havethought of before,” said Chelsea Lindsey, communi-cations specialist for the Animal Welfare League ofArlington.

Lindsey says that Natasha’s adoption dispels a com-mon misconception that certain breeds are bettersuited than others for families with children. Lindseyand other shelter counselors say that when selectinga family pet, parents should consider factors such asthe animal’s temperament and the family’s ability toafford and care for a dog properly.

“We don’t say there are breeds that are better withkids than others. Some pit bulls are great with kidsand some aren’t,” saidLindsey. “You really have tolook at the individual person-ality of the dog. Are they go-ing to let kids tug on their earor take away their toys? Justbecause a dog is a lab orgolden retriever doesn’tmean that they’re going to begood with kids.”

Before selecting a pet,families should do an assess-ment of their ability to givethe new pet proper socialization, training, exercise,and attention. “You have to be realistic and honestwith yourself,” said Lindsey. “Puppies are appealingand hard to turn down, but they’re a lot of work.

Maybe your family is looking for an adult dog that isalready house trained.”

One of the first steps to successful pet ownershipis beginning with an animalthat is the right fit. Counse-lors are on hand at localshelters to help with theadoptions process. “We wantto understand your family’senvironment and match itup with the best dog,” saidGina Lynch, outreach coor-dinator for the Humane So-ciety of Fairfax County, Inc.“Half the people who walkin to adopt a specific dog

end up adopting something else after they talk to acounselor. You might want a puppy, for example, butif you’re gone a lot during the day, an older dog that

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Pet Connection

By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

Sasha hears familiar foot-steps and sits at the topof the stairs waiting forhis food and fun to begin.

Arlene Burstrom, pet sitter for Sit-A-Pet, says their mother travels alot for business so Burstrom comestwice a day to feed Sasha and Pip-pin, two rescue Manx brothers.

Both cats are very affectionatebut Burstrom says Sasha is themore independent one. “He comesdown the stairs until his foreheadtouches mine. He wants to begreeted.” She explains Pippin isshy and may hide before ventur-ing out.

Since it is late afternoon, it istime for the can of wet food thatthey split every day. “And they geta small cup of dry food twice a day.But no treats.” Burstrom says shefeeds Sasha in the laundry roomand closes the door while he eats,and Pippin gets fed outside in thekitchen. “That’s because Pippineats slower and Sasha would eathis own food and then the rest ofPippin’s, too. He loves to eat.”

Burstrom says she sits for mostlycats and dogs but in earlier yearsshe had a pot-bellied pig. “I walkedhim; he had a harness on. Also hehad a litter box. But,” she adds,“he wasn’t too cuddly. I also had amonkey who was on loan to theowner from the zoo. He had ahuge cage and the owner told meto turn on a certain TV channel forhim while I was there. I can’t re-member if it was Animal Planet.”And she has had a few rabbits andan iguana.

Today is a holiday weekend andBurstrom is mid-way through hernine stops with eight scheduled forSunday. She carries a clipboardwith “My Pet Schedule forPresident’s Day Weekend” and heryellow marker. “Some days this isall I do and then sometimes I havea week or two off. I like this sched-ule.”

Sasha is finished with dinnerand scratching to get out but Pip-pin is taking his time with his din-ner. Burstrom washes out the dogdishes and goes back into the laun-dry room to check the litter box.She points to a small vacuumcleaner that she uses to clean upany stray litter. “This is very con-venient. Some houses have threefloors and the water is on one floor

and the litter on another. I runback and forth. But,” she adds, “Itgives me my exercise.”

Over her 30 years of pet sittingall kinds of things have happened.She remembers seeing an unfamil-iar shopping bag sitting in themiddle of a kitchen floor. Then shediscovered the sliding glass doorswere broken and the house hadbeen robbed. “I called the police.It was kids stealing a lot of liquor.”

Another time it was in Novem-ber and getting cold. She walkedout on a balcony with a plastic cupof birdseed and without a coat.Somehow the bar on the glassdoor dropped down, locking heroutside on the balcony 25 feet up.“I was very cold. All I had was thecup so I broke it to get a toolwedge. I stuck in the handle andwiggled it and finally the handleflipped up.” She says it was 18

years ago but she can’t go anyplacewithout propping the door open.“Another time I crawled back inthrough a doggy door.” And oncea woman was In Europe and veryworried about her toilet and herceiling fan. “I don’t know how butI fixed the toilet.” She jokes, “Weare an-all service operation.”

Sasha saunters across the floorand rubs against Burstrom’s legs.“They are so sweet. They kind ofmelt into me.” Burstrom reachesfor her 25-year old Pet Teaser. Shesaid she put on a new string butthis is one of the originals. “All catsgo wild.” Pippin flips out a pawfor the bouncing string. “Try totake turns. Be good brothers.”Sasha jumps for the ball at the endof the string. “We’ve got a gamegoing here.”

Burstrom spends at least 30 min-utes at each stop. When she has

many pets, it’s usually longer. “Ihave a woman in D.C. who hasnine cats. It’s like feeding a fam-ily.” Sit-A-Pet covers the metropoli-tan area with 65 employees. ButBurstrom says she usually gets as-signed pets within 5 miles of herhouse. She has a lot of regulars buta lot of new clients, as well, dueto the nature of the transient area.Burstrom started her pet-sittingjob in November 1987 when shewas still working at a full-time jobbut wanted to make a little extramoney for Christmas.

She said she would take pet sit-ting jobs before and after work andeven one pet at lunchtime. “I en-joyed it then and now I say all thetime I love it.” She leaves carefullythought-out notes for the ownersdescribing her visit. Burstrom saysit is in her nature to do over 100percent.

Pet Sitting for 30 Years and Still Loves ItFun, foodand games.

Arlene Burstrom, pet sitterat Sit-A-Pet in Arlington for30 years, is preparing theevening meal for Sasha andPippin, two rescue Manxbrothers.

Arlene Burstrom takes out her 25-year-old Kitty Tease to start a gamewith Pippen and Sasha. “All cats gowild. I don’t know why.”

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A Night to RememberFrom Page 3

How School Board Responded

belong. Some kids had the audac-ity to call me the ‘N’ word every day,for months, until my HILT teacher in-tervened. ”

The science teachers at Yorktownstood up explaining why they hadput the rainbow posters up in thefirst place. “Despite my love of phys-ics I love teaching kids even more. Iteach them how to work with peoplethey like, and people they don’t like.I should have posted this sign yearsago,” said Physics teacher DeborahWaldron. “I thought being a solid role modelwas enough for my students. I was wrong.I didn’t support my kids enough. I have hadstudents come up to me and thank me forthe role I played in putting up the signs:they said, ‘I loved YHS but I did not alwaysfeel support here.”

Physics teacher Dan Carroll said, “Thesigns were posted in response to specificincidents. The sign tells students, “You arewelcome here.” He went on to say, “It’sabout who has the power and who can takepower. The sign was created for people whodon’t have power.” He added, “Cognitivedissonance leads to growth,” reiterating atheme heard throughout the night that hav-ing the signs up, and provoking conversa-tion, was a good thing, a learning opportu-nity, and something YHS students and ad-ministrators should not attempt to quash.

Adrienne Wright, another science teacher,lamented that students at YHS seemed tofeel more comfortable giving voice to rac-ist and ethnic slurs since November. She hadheard students say things like “I’ll brand youand make you my slave,” to Black students.She defended the signs: “We wanted to calmtheir fears. We wanted to be inclusive andkind.”

Many speakers talked about the fear im-

migrants have experienced in the past fewmonths. Rebecca Alvarado said, “I knowwhat it is to be a minority in this school. Ifsomeone feels ‘oppressed’ by signs likethese, they clearly have no idea what it isto be truly oppressed. What the school hasdone is to remove these signs, but we needthem, to remind us of who we are and topromote unity and diversity.” “I’m here be-cause some kids can’t come here out of fear,”said Gabriella Uro. “The fears I’m hearingexpressed by kids .... five or six immigra-tion agents coming into their homes, par-ents who fear walking their children toschool, students who have to work part-timebecause one of their parents has been de-ported: but little attention is being paid tothese kids.” Shari Benitez, an educator atYHS, said, “I’m here to talk about the un-derlying issues. Although we’ve always hadsome racial tension at YHS, since Novem-ber the incidents of racism have been worse.We need collaboration and effective com-munication. We need to take a stand anduphold these values especially when it isdifficult. How do we teach students empa-thy for others? Today’s student forum wassomething I am proud of; in the future wewill need to have trained people come helpthe discussion too.”

School Board vice chair Barbara Kanninen toldthe crowd that the board is studying the immigra-tion issue and had spent time with an attorneyearlier that evening: “We want to make sure stu-dents know their rights. We want to make surestudents feel prepared and aware. We aren’t readywith information yet, but we are all deeply con-cerned. As for the incidents at Yorktown, we are allshocked and hurt by what we have heard.”

Superintendent Pat Murphy, regarding the inci-dents at Yorktown High School, said, “Thank youto all the students and parents who came out tospeak.

The behaviors as described are not acceptableand will not be tolerated; this is not how the shipwill be run. We want all the schools to be a safe

place where kids grow and learn. I believe our APSstaff will continue to work to provide a safe place.If anyone has concerns, I urge you to share thoseconcerns with teachers, trusted personnel, or me.”Other members of the board expressed delight thatthe students felt deeply, stood up for theirconvinctions, and were honest and articulate. Theyapplauded the courage displayed by the students,especially those who told their story even knowingit wasn’t a popular one. Kanninen closed the ses-sion saying it had been one of the most movingevenings she had ever experienced. Hearing YHSstudents speak up — sometimes for people theydidn’t even know — proved to her that Yorktownis going to be OK. “Help each other, and when yousee something happening, take it on.”

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tive, with many parents looking for waysto pitch in and help. She left the meetingthinking this was definitely a small groupof students who were responsible for theracist comments, not the majority of YHSstudents.

Yorktown students did not wait for theschool to do something about the situation:the Yorktown Democrats held a seminar

called “Forum for Respect” after school onFeb. 15 which allowed students to voicetheir views and show each other respect.

Kanninen noted the Arlington CountyPublic Schools’ professional developmenttraining last Friday was focused on just thiskind of issue and teachers received train-ing on what to do in a situation where astudent makes a comment directed againstan ethnic or racial minority.


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By Mary Dempsey

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This coming weekend, ArlingtonCounty will honor Black HistoryMonth with its 25th annual Feelthe Heritage Festival. The event

will take place at the Charles Drew Com-munity Center from 1 to 6 p.m. on Satur-day, Feb. 25.

The event offers a variety of entertain-ment and activities for attendees, includ-ing performances from local dance compa-nies and musicians, vendors selling every-thing from artisan products to culinary cre-ations and informative displays showcasingArlington’s community organizations andhistory.

Performers include the Ebony Day DanceCompany, the KanKouran West AfricanDance Company and the N2N Band amongothers.

Ebony Day, founder of the Ebony DayDance Company, is excited to be part of theFeel the Heritage lineup for the third con-secutive year.

“I’m from Arlington myself, so it’s greatto give back to my community throughdance,” Day said. “We are so blessed thatwe are able to do that yearly.”

Day first began dancing and acting withthe Arlington Youth Street Theatre at theage of 16. She has since earned an MFA indance and choreography from AmericanUniversity.

According to Day, Ebony Day Dance Com-pany focuses on “modern Dance and litur-gical dance with a ballet foundation.” Sheadded that “for the most part we are con-temporary modern dancers. We use a lot ofmusic styles.” This year their performance

will focus on honoring the tradition of Afri-can-American hymns.

In addition to performing with her fel-low dancers, Day is looking forward to thefestival as a whole.

“[Feel the Heritage] gives the opportunityto come and learn about black history,” Daysaid. “There are vendors, things for the kids,you can shop. You can reconnect withpeople you haven’t seen for a long time. It’sjust a fun family event.”

Along with enjoying some live entertain-ment, attendees can sample food from A.R.Seafood and Rocklands Barbeque and Grill-ing Company. There will also be a multi-tude of vendors selling everything from jew-elry to hot sauce.

“A lot of the products we will have arehand-made and based in Arlington,” saidLaura Barragan, special events and commu-nications manager at Arlington County De-partment of Parks and Recreation.

One participating vendor is DamikaLevenberry. Levenberry owns ModiSH Bou-tique, an online retailer which specializesin costume jewelry.

“We have everything from basic and

simple to distinguished and outspokenpieces,” Levenberry said.

Levenberry, who was born and raised inArlington, said she appreciates how the Feelthe Heritage festival “brings [her] backhome,” and that it’s always “good to be backin the community.”

“Arlington has changed,” she added. “It’svery diverse with different nationalities.[Feel the heritage] isn’t just about BlackHistory Month. We all have a heritage.”

The festival will provide opportunities forthose in attendance to learn more aboutArlington’s past and present.

The Hall of History display area will fea-ture information and photographs high-lighting Arlington’s historically black com-munities.

“[Arlington] has a really interesting his-tory in relation to desegregation, historicallyblack neighborhoods and churches thathave been around for a very long time,”Barragan said.

According to Portia Clark, president of theNauck Community Civic Association, thisyear’s Hall of History will focus on Arling-ton residents who worked as civil rights

activists.“The area is experiencing a change in de-

mographics,” Clark said. “It’s an opportu-nity for us to communicate the heritage andhistory of our neighborhoods to the newresidents coming in.”

Clark added that some younger Arling-ton natives may also learn something abouttheir family’s role in local history.

“Some family members may not realizethey had relatives in the area who helpedbuild the community,” Clark said.

There will also be displays from some ofArlington’s community organizations, in-cluding the Arlington Food Assistance Cen-ter, BikeArlington and the Four Mile RunValley Initiative.

According to Barragan, the festival willprovide activities for children as well, in-cluding “games, face painting, balloon artand make-and-take crafts.” This year, therewill also be a children’s passport which willencourage young people to explore someof the informative displays.

“Kids can pick up a passport when theycome in,” Barragan said. “The can then goon a scavenger hunt where they can findinformation about the history and organi-zations and get a prize at the end when theyfill it all out.”

The festival is open to the public and ad-mission is free.

“It’s really diverse and we get people fromall communities and backgrounds,” saidBarragan. “It’s an event for everyone, but ithighlights Arlington’s African American his-tory.”

Feel theHeritageAnnual free festivalat Charles DrewCommunity Center.

Photos courtesy of Laura Barragan

The KanKouran West African Dance Company will add traditionalAfrican song and dance to the festival lineup.

The festival will include activitiesfor children, including games,crafts and a scavenger hunt.

Photo courtesy of Ebony Day

The Ebony Day Dance Companywill perform at Feel the Heritagefor the third year in a row. Thisyear, their dances will honor thetradition of African-AmericanHymns.

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.

ONGOINGThe Power of Color. Through Feb.

24, 8 p.m. at the GalleryUnderground, Crystal City Shops at2100 Crystal Drive. Ancient musicaltraditions of the griot with a savvyaesthetic engagement in thecontemporary moment. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org/the-power-of-color/ for more.

Kids in the Kitchen. Through Feb. 25

at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church,4000 Lorcom Lane. Encore stagepresents two siblings, with their momat their side, exploring the wonder,excitement, temptation, and nutritionthat their kitchen has to offer. Forpreschoolers. Visitwww.encorestageva.org for more.

Global Phonic Music Series.Through Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. at theRosslyn Spectrum Theatre, 1611 N.Kent St. Noura Mint Seymali - GlobalPhonic Music Series 2017. Visitarlingtonarts.org for more.

“Color Rush!” Art Show. Throughthe end of February at the GalleryUnderground, 2100 Crystal Drive.Member artists were challenged tocreate dynamic works in splashywake-you-up colors that will pop offthe walls. Opening reception: Friday,

Feb. 3, 5-8 p.m. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org formore.

THURSDAYS/FEB. 1-28Black History Month Events. 10

a.m.-noon at in National Hall atReagan National Airport, GWParkway. A month-long eventmusical series for airport employeesand passengers in celebration ofBlack History Month. Visitwww.metwashairports.com for more.

THROUGH FEB. 28Lions Fundraising Fruit Sale.

Various times, at the Overlee BathHouse (Lower Level), 6030 LeeHighway. Fresh Florida and

California citrus, Georgia pecans, andVermont maple syrup. Call 703-528-1130 or email [email protected] more.

FRIDAY/FEB. 24Opening Reception. 6-8 p.m. at the

at the Barry Gallery at MarymountUniversity, 2807 N. Glebe Road.Opening reception for “YouthSeeking Refuge: Unaccompanied,” aphoto exhibition by Oliver Contreras.Visit www.marymount.edu/barrygallery for more.

FEB. 23-MARCH 26The Gospel at Colonus. Various

times at WSC Avant Bard Theater,3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive.

Hollywood-set adaptation of one ofthe Bard’s best known romanticcomedies returns. Visitwscavantbard.org/ for more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 25Project DAPS. Lauching Saturday, Feb.

25, an ongoing online exhibition andsearchable digital collection ofdesegregation in Arlington PublicSchools at Arlington Public Librarysystem, at projectdaps.org/ builtfrom thousands of photos, documentsand recordings. Call 703-228-5966 oremail [email protected] formore.

Your Child’s Development 2017. 9a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Kenmore MiddleSchool, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road.Parents and caregivers of children

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aged 0-5 years old can meet and get resources fromseveral County agencies and communityorganizations. Free. [email protected] or call 703-228-1630for more.

Wake up, Wood Frogs. 10-11 a.m. at GulfBranch Nature Center 3608 Military Road. Learnall about these and other amphibians. Ages 5and up, $5. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/locations/gulf-branch-nature-center/ for more.

Wintertime Pruning. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.at Bon Air Park 965 N. Longfellow St. Learnhands-on training on the proper way to prunehedges, evergreen and deciduous shrubs, anddeadhead perennials. Visit mgnv.org or call 703-228-6414 for more.

2017 Feel the Heritage Festival. 1-6 p.m. theDrew Community Center, 3500 23rd St. S. Livemusic and dance, a “Hall of History” with photosand artifacts from Arlington’s historicallyAfrican-American churches and organizations.Free. Call 703-228-5725 for more.

Gospel Play. 4 p.m. at Kenmore Middle SchoolTheatre, 200 South Carlin Springs Road. “I’veBeen Changed: A Gospel Stage Play” incelebration of Black History Month Call. $30.Call 703-400-6986 or [email protected] for more.

Author Lecture. 5 p.m. at One More Page Books,2200 N. Westmoreland St., #101. Wali Shaakerdiscusses and signs “The River Village: A Novelof Struggle, Sacrifice, and Survival inAfghanistan,” based on the author’s personalexperiences and observations of the Sovietinvasion of Afghanistan 1979-1989. Call 703-300-9746 for more.

Family Game Night. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Paca Hallin St. Mary’s, 2609 N. Glebe Road. The YouthCommittee sponsoring an evening of boardgames and cards including Monopoly, Risk,Apples to Apples. cookies and cocoa served too.Call 703-527-6800 or visit stmarysarlington.org/for more.

STARTS FEB. 255K Training Group. 9 a.m. at at Bluemont Park,

601 N. Manchester St. Train for the George

Washington Parkway Classic that will be onApril 23. $85, which goes to Arlington Thrive.Visit arlingtonthrive.org/category/events/ formore.

SUNDAY/FEB. 26Author Lecture. 3 p.m. at One More Page Books,

2200 N. Westmoreland St., #101. V.E. Schwabshares from “A Conjuring of Light,” the finale ofher bestselling Shades of Magic fantasy series.Call 703-300-9746 for more.

U2-charist Service. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St Peter’sEpiscopal Church, 4250 N. Glebe Road. Amultimedia Episcopal communion service usingmusic of the Irish rock band U2. Donations. VisitSaint-Peters.org or call 703-536-6606.

MONDAY/FEB. 27Intro to Bridge: Teens and Seniors. 3-3:45

p.m. at Gunston Community Center, 2700 S.Lang St. Learn the basics of the game of bridgealongside the middle schoolers. Free. Call 703-228-6980 or visit parks.arlingtonva.us/ formore.

Musical Auditions Begin. At the SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. For current collegestudents and recent graduates to audition forOvertures, a two-week professional trainingprogram from June 19-July 1. The programculminates in an audition for local professionalcasting directors and a fully-staged showcase forthe public. Call to schedule 571-527-1857 orvisit www.sigtheatre.org for more.

Marymount Poet in D.C. 6:30 p.m. atKramerbooks, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW,Washington, D.C. Poet Holly Karapetkova, chairof Marymount University’s Literature andLanguages Department, will give a previewreading of her second collection, “Towline.” Call703-522-5600 for more.

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will be the most impacted by the new fiscalyear 2018 fees. Next week marks the startof budget season, and with it a series of pro-posed new fees and tax rates for a varietyof services.

At a County Board work session at 4 p.m.on Feb 23, County Manager Mark Schwartzwill preview the proposed fiscal year 2018budget. The budget will formally be pre-sented at the Feb 25 County Board meet-ing, where the board will vote consider re-quests to advertise 19 fee increases andother items related to the FY 2018 budget.Details on many of the larger budget ques-

tions remain hushed in the week before theofficial release, but among the 19 fee in-creases proposed at the Feb 25 meeting areseveral that could impact manyArlingtonians.

The first is a request to advertise a publichearing to consider a calendar year 2017real estate tax rate, commercial real estatetax rate, and a sanitary district tax rate. TheCounty Board will also consider a maximumgeneral personal property tax rate of $5 per$100 of assessed value, a continuation ofthe current rate. The real estate tax rate isstill to be determined.

The County Board will consider a pro-posed increase to the Household SolidWaste Rate by $6.88 to a total of no morethan $314.16 per household. According tothe budget item, the rate increase is pro-posed to raise revenues necessary to financeexpenses related to the county’s solid waste

program. The increased rate is estimatedto generate a total of $10.4 million in rev-enue in FY2018. The board will also con-sider rate increases for a variety of refuseand recycling services.

Part of the budget includes new fees forthe substance abuse treatment and services,peer support services, and medication ad-ministration provided through the Depart-ment of Human Services. Among Depart-ment of Human Services sectors hit withfees include Substance Abuse Case Manage-ment, Office-Based Opioid Treatment, PeerSupport Services, and Medication Admin-istration. Low income, uninsured clients arecharged a rate based on their income or canapply for a hardship reduction or waiver ofthe fee. These fees are expected to gener-ate $66,000 a year.

Permitting fees from the Arlington CountyFire Department, untouched since 2008,will also likely see a large increase. Cur-rently, inspections for assembly permits,hazardous materials, childcare, drycleanersand special events are all priced between$42.50 and $170, dependent on buildingcapacity or number of attendees for special

events. The county manager recommenda-tion increases these rates to between$122.50 and $250. The increased fees areestimated to generate an additional$33,645 in revenue.

The last budget item on the agenda is aproposed 3.5 percent salary increase for theArlington County Board Chairman andCounty Board members. Currently, theCounty Board chairman’s salary is $56,628and salaries for County Board members is$51,480. The total cost of the pay increasewould be $11,851.

The increase will still leave the CountyBoard chairman and members below themaximum salary. In FY 2012, the CountyBoard set the maximum salary for CountyBoard chairman at $63,071 and CountyBoard member as $57,337. The board mayset its maximum salary only once every fouryears and must do so prior to July 1 of ayear in which at least two County Boardseats are up for election. In 2015, twoCounty Board seats were up for election butthe County Board took no action to increasethe maximum salary. The next opportunityto increase the maximum will be 2019.

Preview for New Arlington Fees and Tax RatesFee increases for fire department inspectionsand substance abuse treatment while CountyBoard considers pay raise.

The 20-year history of tax rates in Arlington County.

Calendar Year 2017 real estate tax rates are still to be announced.Arlington’s 2016 real estate rate was one of the lowest rates in theregion, but one of the highest for personal property rates.

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3 BALLSTON METRO IMPROVEMENTS:Ballston-MU Metrorail station

4 CARLIN SPRINGS ROAD BRIDGE:Carlin Springs Road over George Mason Drive

5 ARLINGTON BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS:Arlington Boulevard and Irving Street

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As spring and summer get startedand the cold weather starts toclear, work will begin on trans-portation projects throughout Ar-

lington County. Along the Metro corridorand south towards Columbia Pike, construc-tion projects are planned to improve pedes-trian safety and accessibility.

1. Cherrydale “Five Points” Inter-section Improvements

Construction will begin in June on a se-ries of improvements coming toCherrydale’s “Five Points” intersection. Themajority of the improvements will benefitpedestrians and bicyclists. Bike lanes willbe added to the Military Road and N. QuincyStreet. The sidewalk will be widened withADA curb ramps included, and improve-ments will be made to the crosswalks.

2. Lee Highway and Glebe RoadIntersection Improvements

Improvements to Lee Highway and GlebeRoad will provide left turn lanes on bothnorth and southbound Glebe Road to im-prove traffic flow. The project also includesutility undergrounding, sidewalk and tran-sit access improvements.

The first phase of construction, utilityundergrounding, began in January. Thisprocess will take 18 months. Constructionis currently taking place in the surround-ing parking lots, not on Lee Highway orGlebe Road. Work will move to the mainroadways within the next few months. Con-struction work hours within the roadwaywill be 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday throughFriday. Night work will occur between 10p.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays and week-ends. During project work hours, lane clo-sures will be set up, closing a single lane of

traffic in one or both directions along LeeHighway and/or Glebe Road.

3. Ballston Station MultimodalImprovements

Several surface-level improvements arecoming to the Ballston-MU Metrorail sta-tion. The improvements largely focusaround adding to the multimodal transfersat the station, with expanded bus bays andnew bus shelters, dedicated spaces for taxis,carshares, shuttles and kiss-and-ride. Con-struction is anticipated to start in late springand early summer 2017. The county willmaintain Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) accessibility to the Metro and nearbybusinesses throughout construction.

4. Carlin Springs Road BridgeThe Carlin Springs Road bridge that

crosses over George Mason Drive will bedemolished and replaced with a new onewith improved safety features for drivers,pedestrians and cyclists. The replacementbridge will include wider sidewalks on thebridge, additional bike lanes along CarlinSprings Road, four general travel lanes andenhanced lighting on and under the bridge.Construction is scheduled to take place inlate summer and early fall, 2017.

5. Arlington Boulevard at IrvingStreet, Park Drive and ManchesterStreet Intersection Improvements

Safety improvement projects are sched-uled for three intersections along ArlingtonBoulevard. Street lighting, crosswalk visibil-ity and sidewalk improvement work will

take place at the intersections with IrvingStreet, Park Drive and Manchester Street.Construction is anticipated to start in spring2017. No road closures are planned for theproject and bus stop access will be main-tained.

6. Columbia Pike - Four Mile Run toFairfax County Line

As part of the Columbia Pike MultimodalImprovements project, streetscape improve-ments are planned for Columbia Pike atthree intersections on the western end ofthe road. Improvements include wider side-walks, new street lights, and new bus shel-ters.

Washington Gas relocations at the site willbegin March 2017, followed by utilityundergrounding and utility upgrades insummer 2017 with streetscape improve-ments to follow. Traffic disruptions and laneclosures are expected while Washington Gascrews are in the street.

7. Columbia Pike Bike Boulevard -9th St. S. from S. Wayne St. to S.Highland St.

Curb extensions and ADA curb ramps arecoming to four intersections along 9thStreet South. New signage will mark bikelanes along the nearby roads. Construction

is scheduled to begin in spring 2017.

8. Washington Boulevard TrailPhase 2 of a project to link the Arlington

Boulevard Trail to Towers Park and Colum-bia Pike will begin in spring 2017. The trailextensions will link from the existing pastalong Washington Boulevard to bike andpedestrian facilities on Columbia Pike andin Pentagon City. The network extension ispart of ongoing efforts to address limitednorth-south in this area of the County.

9. Long Bridge Drive UtilityUndergrounding & Roadway Re-alignment

At the northern end of Crystal City, util-ity undergrounding and utility connectionsare underway. The added utility connectionsare necessary for the planned Long BridgePark and aquatic, health and fitness facilityplanned at the site. Utility undergroundingbegan in late 2016 and is expected to con-tinue to summer 2017. Work hours are 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday withLong Bridge Drive reduced to one travellane during those hours.

Phase Two of the project will involve road-way realignment, scheduled to start in sum-mer 2017 following the utilityundergrounding.

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doesn’t need as much attention might bea better match.”

“When anyone adopts a dog, it’s impor-tant to work closely with the counselors whoknow the dog best, so they can tell youabout any personality issues,” continuedLynch. “If a dog has recently lost its own-ers, for example, it might be depressed.”

Becoming familiar with an animal’s his-tory before deciding to adopt is one of therecommendations Lynch offers. “It’s likewhen you buy a used car, you want to knowall you can about the car so that you can bean informed buyer,” she said.

One-on-one counseling for families tohelp with the adjustment of adding a pet toa family is recommended, says Lynch. “Weteach families that dogs have to have theirown space and an area to eat,” she said.“We want to give the best advice to make ita good situation. That’s why the whole fam-ily has to be there. Until the dog gets usedto your household, it’s best to give the ani-mal their space.”

Often, young children don’t have theemotional maturity necessary to controltheir feelings or the skill set and physicalstrength needed to care for an animal, saysLynch, so interactions with family pets mustbe observed closely by a parent to help en-sure safety.

“With regard to bringing a pet home, su-pervision is key in all interactions to makesure that both the child and the animal aresafe and comfortable and being handledappropriately,” said Joanna Fortin, commu-nity outreach and adoptions manager forthe Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.“It can take weeks to months to get accli-mated, particularly if the pet hasn’t livedwith a child before.

We encourage parents to be vigilant for afew months. We advise them about the po-tential issues that could arise so that theycan coexist peacefully.”

“When the family does bring the animalhome, we do encourage people to use cau-tion around food, toys or other items of highvalue to the dog,” added Fortin. “Proactivelysetting boundaries with the child, like [not]touching [the dog] when he’s eating or tak-ing toys out of his mouth. Respecting thoseboundaries can generally set them up forsuccess.”

Parents must watch vigilantly for the signs

that a new family pet is uncomfortable orfearful, says Fortin. “Those signs includegrowling, avoidance, like the animal choos-ing to keep its distance, or things thatthey’re visually communicating like lookingfearful. Most of the time the dog will givelots and lots of warning before it bites,” shesaid. “Children should use proper behaviorand not be too loud or too rough with theanimal.

There is a potential for an injury to oc-cur, but that is not the norm.”

“Kids often want to watch the dog eat,which is fine as long as they stay at an ap-propriate distance and respect the dog’sboundaries,” continued Lynch. “Just like youdon’t want a dog eating off your plate atthe table, a dog doesn’t want you trying topull his food away from him.”

There is a return on the significant invest-ment that goes into animal adoption withbenefits ranging from self-confidence tocommunications skills development. “Petownership teaches kids about responsibil-ity if they are actively taking part in [car-ing for] the animal,” said Lindsey. “It teachesthem compassion. They learn to listen andpay attention to nonverbal cues becausethey don’t speak the same language as theanimal. Kids who grow up with animals intheir homes are also more aware of animalwelfare issues.”

Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office of Se-nior Adult Programs, for Feb. 26-March 4.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.;Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. CulpeperSt.; Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill,909 S. Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th St.

Senior trips: U.S. Supreme Court, D.C.,Wednesday, March 1, $6; Dept. of the InteriorMurals Tour, D.C., Thursday, March 2, $8; NationalSymphony Orchestra Coffee Concert, The KennedyCenter, Friday, March 3, $19.Call Arlington County55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Registration required.

NEW PROGRAMS:Options regarding family heirlooms,

Monday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m., Langston-Brown. Regis-ter, 703-228-6300.

Current events, Monday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m.,Walter Reed. Details, 703-228-0955.

Pick-up basketball, Monday, Feb. 27, 3 p.m.– 5 p.m., Walter Reed. Details, 703-228-0955.

Genealogy 101, basic research tracing familyroots, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 11:30 a.m., Lee. Register,

703-228-0555.Veterans benefits and financial pro-

grams, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1 p.m., Walter Reed.Register, 703-228-0955.

Arlington Walking Club, Wednesday, Feb.29, 9:30 a.m., Lubber Run, $4. Register, 703-228-4403.

Arlington Spellbinders, volunteer storytell-ers, Friday, March 3, 9:30 a.m., Langston-Brown.Details,

703-228-6300.The Sounds of Classical Music, Friday,

March 3, 1 p.m., Madison Community Center. Reg-ister, 703-2228-4403.

Ballroom dance, Friday, March 3, 1 - 3 p.m.,Lee. Free. Register, 703-228-0555.

Just Playin’ Country musicians, Friday,March 3, 1 p.m., Lee. Details, 703-228-0555.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIEI suppose, given that Feb. 27, 2017 is the

eight-year anniversary of my original non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV diagnosis, fol-lowed up almost immediately with my “13month to two-year” prognosis, I should makemention of it. Not that I need any reminding,but perhaps you regular readers who don’texactly know my history, might be curious asto how long I’ve been droning on about can-cer. Strictly speaking, it was June 2009 whenmy first cancer-type (it was the diagnosticprocess, actually) column was published:“Dying to Find Out, Sort Of.” And I’ve beenself-indulging myself ever since save for theodd occasion when my mind wanders else-where and I’m able to write outside the can-cer bubble.

Which is probably a good thing, as is vent-ing every week about the good, bad and theugly, concerning my having cancer and learn-ing how to live with it. Not that the content isparticularly informative, factually, but it is anhonest description of the anxieties and fears apatient experiences. Occasionally, I willinclude a few facts, but as a sports- andchocolate-person, medicine/science and myknowledge and understanding, and ability toexplain them are mutually exclusive at bestand an oxymoron at worst, with yours trulybeing the moron. What kind of moron youask? As Curly Howard of The Three Stoogesanswered in a long-ago “two-reeler:” “Why?Are there more than one kind?”

Nonetheless, in spite of myself, life hasgone on as I’m proud and extremely fortunateto say. As to where I am in the cancer-survivorscheme of things? Somewhere between slimand none. When I was first diagnosed, myoncologist said the survival rate for similarlystaged patients (stage IV) after five years was inthe low single digits (as in 1 to 2 percent).When my wife, Dina, asked him why aren’tthere any parades for lung cancer survivors (asis so often the case with breast cancer survi-vors), he answered quite succinctly: “Becausethere aren’t any,” (survivors, that is). I appreci-ated his honesty and told him so. I was clue-less however, as to what my immediate futurewould really be like. I would know soonenough as it was recommended that I startchemotherapy as soon as possible. I remem-ber my brother, Richard, asking the oncologistwhat would he do if it was his brother diag-nosed with lung cancer; his answer was tobegin infusions without delay and so a weeklater, we began.

And so here I am, nearly eight years later,still minding my own business and sharing itwith you all every week. My infusions nowoccur every five weeks, CT Scans every threemonths. My face-to-face appointments withmy oncologist occur quarterly as well, a weekor so after the scan to discuss the results. Sofar, mostly so good. Oh sure, I’ve had mymoments (tumor growth, fluid build-up inboth lungs followed by a week-long stay in thehospital, ongoing kidney concerns, no surgerythough), but for the most part, I’ve beenincredibly lucky (my oncologist calls me his“third miracle”).

As to what I’m doing to help myself andhurt the cancer? Not nothing. In addition tothe standard fare offered by my oncologist, Ihave supplemented my treatment with a vari-ety of non-Western alternatives, many ofwhich I’ve mentioned in previous columns.Are they working? They’re not hurting, I cantell you that. Could I do more? Probably.Should I do more? Absolutely! Am I doingmore or less than I used to? Less, I’m afraid.But as Popeye the Sailor Man said so often: “I‘yam what I ‘yam.” And come Monday, Feb.27, 2017, I’ll have “yamed” myself into aneight-year lung cancer survivor. Do I hearnine? Hopefully, I hear a lot more than that.From my pen to God’s ears.

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Middle School, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. Scott Joplinopera promotes message that education is thekey to a full and free life. $4 teachers free. Visitwww.operanova.org/ for more.

TUESDAY/FEB. 28St. Mary’s Pancake Supper. 6:30 p.m. at St.

Mary’s Church, 2609 N. Glebe Road. Preparationfor the fasting season during the 40 days ofLent. $5 or $10 per family. Call 703-527-6800 ore-mail [email protected] for more.

Mardi Gras Parade. 7 p.m. on Wilson Boulevard,from Veitch to N. Adams streets. The 2017edition of the Clarendon-Courthouse Mardi GrasParade on Fat Tuesday. Weather permitting.Visit clarendon.org/mardi-gras/ for more.

FEB. 28-MARCH 26“Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing.” Various times at

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MARCH 1-31John Glenn Exhibit. Saturday and Sunday, 1-4

p.m.; Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30 p.m. at ArlingtonHistorical Museum, 1805 S. Arlington RidgeRoad. Includes his waterski from when he wentwaterskiing with Jackie Kennedy in 1962 as wellas items celebrating his Mercury flight as thefirst American to orbit the Earth. Glenn lived innorth Arlington at the time. He presented thewaterski to the AHS, and it is autographed. 571-243-1113 [email protected].

“Purple Reign” Group Show. Various times atthe Arlington Artists Alliance Gallery, 2100Crystal Drive. An all-media show devoted to thecolor purple. Member artists were challenged tocreate colorful works that evoke the majesty andmagic this color can elicit. Opening reception:Friday, March 3, 5-8 p.m. Visit

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THURSDAY/MARCH 2The Muggle Ball. 7-11 p.m. at the Clarendon

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Authors Lecture. 7 p.m. at One More PageBooks, 2200 N. Westmoreland St., #101. SusanDennard, author of “Windwitch,” the follow upto “Truthwitch,” and Jodi Meadows, co-authorof “My Lady Jane,” chat about their latest YAfantasy books. Call 703-300-9746 for more.

SATURDAY/MARCH 4Treemonisha. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson

Middle School, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. ScottJoplin opera promotes message that education isthe key to a full and free life. $4 teachers free.Visit www.operanova.org/ for more.

CycleBar Benefit. 1:30-2:30 p.m. at CycleBar,3400 Columbia Pike. Proceeds of this rockingclass will benefit the Arlington CommunityFoundation. Suggested donation of $35, $50, or$100. Visit www.arlcf.org for more.

Tango Tribute. 7 p.m. at the Rosslyn SpectrumTheater, 1611 N. Kent St. Omar “El Alemán”Fernández (invited singer), Ramón Gonzálezand Peter Fields (guitarists), Jon Nazdin(bassist) and Shadi & René (dancers) put on ashow. $35; $30 for seniors 60 and older andstudents. Call 703-548-3092 or visitwww.teatrodelaluna.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 8Community Foundation Networking. 5:30-7

p.m. at Cheesetique Ballston, 800 N. GlebeRoad. Network with fellow professional advisorsand friends. Email Brendalys Snee [email protected] or call 703-243-4785 for more.

THURSDAY/MARCH 9Visit with author John P. Richardson. 7 p.m.

at Marymount University Reinsch LibraryAuditorium, 2807 N. Glebe Road. Discussion of‘Alexander Robey Shepherd: The Man Who Builtthe Nation’s Capital.’ Visitwww.marymount.edu/ for more.

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“Sewers,Spinnersand Weav-ers,” theWoman’sClub ofArlington’sBlack His-tory Monthprogram,was pre-sented byClub Presi-dent SandyNewton onFeb. 6.

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Cherie Lejeune

Learning about 18th Century LifeSeventy-two students from Our Good

Savior Lutheran School attended theWoman’s Club of Arlington’s Black HistoryMonth program, “Sewers, Spinners andWeavers,” on Monday, Feb. 6.

Club President Sandy Newton demon-strated techniques she learned while work-ing at Pioneeer Farm at Mt. Vernon while

doing research of George Washington’s era.Students participated in 11 stations of

activities: weaving on a loom, picking seedsfrom cotton, grinding corn, grinding corninto flour, spinning wool, combing wool,separating flax, identifying 18th centurytools, trying on 18th century clothing, weav-ing, and felting wool.


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