Vienna and Oakton of Vienna - Ellington...

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ May 3-9, 2017 ❖ 1www.ConnectionNewspapers.com online at www.connectionnewspapers.com

Opinio

n, Page 6

❖

Entertainm

ent, 0

❖

C

lassifieds, Page 14

May 3-9, 2017

Pho

to

by D

onna M

anz/T

he C

onnectio

n

ViennaViennaand Oaktonand Oakton Enjoying Tasteof Vienna

News, Page 3

Rising AgainstHunger in ViennaNews, Page 13

Planting the Tree onArbor DayNews, Page 4

From left: Madison High School students AbbieBolinger and Nicole Adkins said their Kustard& Co. decadent floats were worth the $10 perdrink charge at Saturday’s annual Taste ofVienna. Bolinger pulled out the candy bar fromher “nutty Nutella” to start the imbibing pro-cess while Adkins studied her “dirty brownie”for a few moments.

WellbeingPage 8

2 ❖ Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ May 3-9, 2017 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

INCIDENTSSuspicious Event – Fresh

Market 150 Branch Road, SE April21, 5:15 p.m. A citizen advised ofa woman who appeared to be un-conscious in her vehicle. Ofc. Ster-ling located the vehicle and foundthe woman was sleeping in hervehicle. The woman did not ap-pear to be intoxicated or in anyphysical distress. The woman leftthe area without incident.

Assault – Giant Food 359Maple Avenue, East April 21, 9:31p.m. A truck driver making a de-livery to Giant Food got into an ar-gument in the rear parking lot witha driver for Domino’s Pizza. Dur-ing the argument the Domino’semployee spit at the other driver.The truck driver was advised of thewarrant process should he wish topursue charges.

Lost Property – Wolftrap Ho-tel 430 Maple Avenue, West April21, 9:44 p.m. A citizen staying atthe hotel reported that his Fitbitwatch had either been lost or sto-len from his room during the day.

Noise Violation – CabooseBrewing Company 520 Mill Street,NE April 21, 11:09 p.m. A residentreported loud music coming fromthe area of the Caboose BrewingCompany. Officers found the mu-sic was coming from the outdoorspeakers at the establishment andspoke to an employee regardingthe noise. The employee immedi-ately shut the music off.

Destruction of Property –Locust Street, SE April 21, 11:35p.m. A resident heard glass break-ing then observed a man runningfrom the area. Ofc. Hylinski re-sponded to the area and found abroken window at a residence. Hespoke to the woman who livesthere. She advised her adult sonwas attempting to get into the resi-dence. She refused to allow himin and he kept pounding on thewindow until he broke it. He thenfled the area. This case is underinvestigation.

Illegal Dumping – 100 BlockPatrick Street, SW Between April22 at 8 p.m. and April 23 at 1 p.m.A resident reported an ongoingproblem with people dumpingbeer bottles and trash in the area.

Suspicious Event – 300 BlockLewis Street, NW April 23, 2:30p.m. Officers responded to anopen 911 telephone line from acell phone. The area was checkedand nothing was found. Officersspoke to the residents where thecall appeared to be generatedfrom, and everyone advised therewere no problems or need for as-sistance.

Grand Larceny – Foster’sGrille 138 Maple Avenue, WestApril 23 between 5 p.m. and 5:50

p.m. A juvenile reported his bi-cycle was taken after he left it un-secured next to Foster’s Grille.Animal Case – 100 Block MapleAvenue, East April 24, 11 a.m.ACO Barker located a black andwhite female cat in the area be-hind the Vienna Inn. The animalappeared to be sick or injured. Thecat had no collar or chip for iden-tification so it was transported tothe Fairfax County Animal Shelterwhere their vet will examine it anddetermine treatment.

Juvenile Case / Shoplifting– The Dollar Tree 264 Cedar Lane,SE April 24 2:31 p.m. Two juve-niles were observed concealingfood in their sweatshirts and back-packs. An employee confrontedthe juveniles as they were exitingthe store and notified the policedepartment. The juveniles re-turned the items they had taken.The parents for both juveniles re-sponded to the store to take cus-tody of their sons. The store man-agement did not wish to pursuecharges at this time.

Grand Larceny – Navy FederalCredit Union 1007 Electric Av-enue, SE April 21 between 11:30a.m. and 12. An employee re-ported his iPad 2 was stolen fromthe area of the construction site.Suspicious Event – Patrick HenryLibrary 101 Maple Avenue, EastApril 24 7:01 p.m. A juvenile fe-male advised she was in the quietstudy room when a man enteredthe room, sat next to her, readingthe paper. The man began staringat the juvenile, and then beganrubbing the crotch of his pants.The juvenile quickly left the roomand alerted a library employee.The man left the library beforepolice arrived.

Grand Larceny – Cedar LaneSchool 101 Cedar Lane, SW April26 2:29 p.m. A teacher reportedher Apple MacBook was stolenfrom her classroom. This case isunder investigation. Animal Case– 100 Block Casmar Street, SEApril 26 8:10 p.m. A residentfound a green and yellow parakeetin his yard. The resident had madeattempts to locate an owner. Thebird was transported to the FairfaxCounty Animal Shelter.

Suspicious Event – WolftrapHotel 430 Maple Avenue, WestApril 27 12:39 a.m. Officers re-sponded for a dispute betweentwo guests, boyfriend and girl-friend, who were staying in aroom. The boyfriend had lockedthe girlfriend out, and then left theroom. Employees provided thegirlfriend access to the room toretrieve her belongings.

Vandalism – 300 Block Lewis

Vienna Police Highlights

The following summary contains various incidents of general interest as well asvehicular crashes handled by the Town of Vienna, Virginia Police Department fromApril 21-27, 2017.

See Police, Page 12

Vienna/Oakton Connection ❖ May 3-9, 2017 ❖ 3www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Vienna and the surrounding com-munities came out on April 29for the Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment’s all-day 6th Annual

Taste of Vienna Food Festival. From “B” to“V,” the area’s most popular restaurantsteased hundreds of festival-goers as they

sampled their way through dozens of tentsselling their signature dishes. Strollingthrough the grounds of the VVFD festivalwith food in-hand or taking a respite fromthe sweltering heat under the big tent,teens, families, and mature adults sampledthe ethnic foods, iconic American, upscale

News

VVFD’s annual food festival supports thefire station while offering a variety of foods.

Enjoying Taste of Vienna

While little kids had an opportunity to jump inthe bounce house, teens took advantage of thevirtual reality offered by Verizon FIOS.

Ledo Pizza sold its famous pizza by the sliceand handed out flying discs to the kids.

Friends Chip and Dara Dirth and Michele andJimmy Boykin met up for beer and bottledwater.

At 90 degrees, many people ate under shelter.

emerging trends, and beer and wine of morethan 20 vendors.

Musicians performed on-stage through-out the day and a bounce house kept lots ofchildren happy for a few minutes. Somefood purchasers wandered across the streetto watch the baseball games at Waters Field.

By 6 p.m., the supplies of the foods at thefestival were dwindling although crowdswere not.

Taste of Vienna is both a community funoutreach and a fundraiser for the ViennaVolunteer Fire Department.

— Donna Manz

Taste of Vienna is as much a social event as a food festival and TinaAmin and her friends enjoy happy moments together.

Pho

to

s by D

on

na M

an

z/T

he C

on

nectio

n

Vienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]


Great Falls, VA 05/07/2017 from 10 am to 3 pm. Great Falls Animal Hospital is inviting the community to come tour the hospital and see the behind the scenes activities that keep your pets healthy. We will have demonstrations of animal CPR, x-rays, Dental techniques, and Teddy bear surgery on any stuffed animals brought to us for treatment. We will have Hope & Serenity Equestrian Center & Farm Sanctuary and The Wildlife Rescue League, both 501(3)c organizations, giving talks and providing the opportunity for animal interactions. We will have a Pet Microchip Clinic – $20 per chip, a $40 savings! Bring your friends! Wolf Trap Fire Station will be here to discuss pet safety in emergency situations. We will have a Pet Talent Contest, the Cutest Pet Contest, and a Coloring Contest. Hourly door prizes will be awarded.

Great Falls Animal Hospital is hosting an Open Houseand Community Get Together

Great Falls AnimalHospital is having an Open House on 5/7/17

Learn About Adver� sing in the Connec� on

and Digital Op� ons!Adver� sing in the Connec� onAdver� sing in the Connec� on

and upcoming special sec� ons: and upcoming special sec� ons:

connectionnewspapers.com/advertisingconnectionnewspapers.com/advertising

or call 703.778.9431

News

Town of Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco and ViennaTown Council Members along with Vienna-based CubScout Pack 1116 planted a young Swamp White Oaktree this past Thursday, April 27 to commemorateArbor Day 2017.

The ceremony included an opening and closing flagceremony conducted by Vienna-based Cub Scout Pack1116, followed by a presentation of the Arbor Day

Proclamation by Mayor DiRocco. Jim McGlone, Vir-ginia Department of Forestry, presented DiRocco witha flag commemorating Vienna as Tree City USA forthe 16th year.

The celebration concluded with the planting of theyoung Swamp White Oak tree by Mayor DiRocco,the Town Council, and Cub Scouts of Pack 1116. Thetree was donated by the Town of Vienna.

Planting the Tree on Arbor Day

From left: Doug Noble and TaraVoigt, councilmembers; Laurie

DiRocco, Town of Vienna Mayor;Howard Springsteen,

councilmember; Jack Ruszkowski,Community Enhancement Com-

mission Student Representative;Carey Sienicki, Councilmember;

Desiree DiMauro, CommunityEnhancement Commission mem-

ber; Jim McGlone, Virginia Depart-ment of Forestry; Tara Ruszkowski

Community Enhancement Com-mission member; Leslie Herman,

Director, Parks & Recreation.

Members of CubScout Pack 1116 helpMayor LaurieDiRocco plant thenew Swamp WhiteOak tree at MeadowLane Park.

Photos contributed

The 100+ Women Who Care NOVA chapterchose the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna astheir February 2017 funding recipient. 100+Women Who Care NOVA was founded in May2012. It is designed for women who are interestedin making a positive impact within their local com-munity, but who also have limited time and re-

sources to give. The group meets four times a yearto contribute $100 each to a selected local non-profit for a combined impactful donation.

To volunteer, donate or learn more about howyou can help, visit www.scov.org or contact theoffice at 703-281-0538, [email protected].

Shepherd’s Center Receives Donationfrom 100+ Women Who Care

Pictured duringpresentation to theShepherd’s Centerof Oakton-Vienna(SCOV) are 100+

Women Who CareNorthern Virginiachapter members,

from left, NancyMayes; Traci

Richards; MichelleScott, ED

Shepherd’s Centerof Oakton-Vienna;

Jean Reaves andLaura Symanski.

Photo courtesy of SCOV


News

The Westfields Business

Owners Association hostedthe 5th annual WestfieldsTriathlon powered by Revolu-

tion3 Triathlon on April 30, at the CubRun RECenter in Chantilly. The sprinttriathlon consisted of a 250-meter pool

swim, a 12-mile bike ride, and a 3.1-milerun. The beneficiaries of this year’s racewill be Our Military Kids and The Leuke-mia & Lymphoma Society, Team in Train-ing. The Westfields Triathlon marked thekickoff to the triathlon season in the D.C.Metro area.

Triathlon Supports OurMilitary Kids and LLS

Photos by Tom Manning/The Connection

Competitors take to the pool for the first event of the day while otherswatch while waiting for their turn.

KrissyBlackwood

from Viennatransitions

from the bikearea to begin

the final event— the 3.1-mile

run.


Opinion

By Bill Hafker

Fairfax County resident

As a National Parks enthusiast, I feltvery privileged to be in Acadia Na-tional Park on Aug. 25, 2016 whenthe National Park Service (NPS) cel-

ebrated its centennial. I got my favorite Na-tional Park souvenir there; a picture of theiconic “Bubbles at Jordan Pond,” signed by theentire Maine Congressional delegation. Theywere there to celebrate that event, and it wasinspiring to hear their unanimous, bipartisan,and emotional support for Acadia and the en-tire National Park system. It made me hopethat my Virginia Congressional delegation wasas unambiguously supportive of the many Na-tional Park sites we are blessed to have just

minutes, or a few hours,from our doorsteps inFairfax County.

NPS spent the past 100years protecting many of America’s most sce-nic landscapes, its diverse but often threatenedwildlife, and key elements of our cultural his-tory. As we celebrate 100 years of “America’sBest Idea,” and look forward to further addi-tions to the system, we must not lose track ofthe critical work of properly caring for andmaintaining the gems already in the system.

Americans and visitors to the U.S. are visit-ing the parks in record numbers. However, inthe face of this great show of support, the NPSis facing a serious challenge: a $12 billion back-log of necessary infrastructure repairs. These

range from unmaintained trails, to crumblingroads, to visitor centers built over 50 years agoin desperate need of updating.

Some things can be replaced later at in-creased expense if left beyond repair, but manyothers, like historical buildings cannot. I’vestood in line to use a Porta Potty next to a shut-tered bathroom, whose continued use wouldleak raw sewage into the environment fromold or damaged pipes. This decaying infrastruc-ture jeopardizes both the future of these trea-sured pieces of America’s heritage, and the lo-cal economies that they significantly support.

IN VIRGINIA, National Parks are not justplaces that protect important pieces of ourenvironment and heritage, they are also ma-jor economic engines. According to NPS esti-mates, visitors to Virginia Parks in 2015 haddirect spending of $982.9 million in local gate-way regions. This supported over 15,000 jobs,and added an estimated $1.3 billion in sec-ondary economic output to the Virginiaeconomy.

Virginia Parks face a staggering $816 mil-lion in needed repairs. Rangers and other parkstaff do the best they can, but if left unfunded,these issues will negatively, and in some casespermanently, affect the condition of these trea-sured resources and the visitor experience, ul-timately leading to fewer visitors to the park.

If the backlog continues, the future of theseincredible assets, and the economic vitality ofthe businesses and gateway communities theysupport, remains threatened.

Thankfully, bipartisan legislation recentlyintroduced by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA)and Rob Portman (R-OHIO) would provide theNPS more resources to begin to make a dentin the backlog. The National Park ServiceLegacy Act (NPSLA) would phase in the allo-cation of up to $500 million annually until2047 from existing government revenues fromoil and natural gas royalties.

This bill, if enacted, would help put our Na-tional Parks on the right track. By investing inour parks, we will not only start to tackle thisbacklog, but make our parks more resilient,and prepared to continue welcoming visitorseager to explore our nation’s most meaningfuland special places.

Congress created the Park Service a centuryago to protect America’s treasured natural, his-torical, and cultural sites, and ensure thatAmericans can enjoy them. There is no betterway for Congress to help our parks as theybegin their second century, than to support themaintenance funding needed to keep them theworld class assets that they are. We need toaddress the backlog, and keep a new backlogfrom developing.

Whether you love the parks for what theycontain and tell of our country and its val-ues, or are concerned more with providingjobs and economic vitality to our state andcountry, the NPSLA, and the allocation of ad-equate funds in the normal budget process,is, if not “America’s Best Budget/FundingIdea,” at least an awfully good idea that weshould all support.

Preserving ‘America’s Best Idea’

Commentary

Stressful100 DaysTo the Editor:

If you’re one of over half a mil-lion Virginians with a pre-existinghealth condition, the 1st 100 Daysof the Trump Administration werestressful enough to aggravate thatcondition.

After failing in its effort to cut24 million Americans fromObamacare, the White House nowsays it now has the votes to get abill through the House that willallow states to deny coverage forpre-existing conditions.

Do you think the same lawmak-ers who voted to mandate an ul-trasound for women seeking abor-tions will want to pay for my ormy daughter’s pre-existing healthconditions?

Without insurance, it would costabout $1,000 a month to buy thepills that keep my daughter alive.She suffered a stroke in utero andneeds two Epilepsy medications tokeep her from having grand malseizures.

She also has serious mentalhealth issues.

I’ve had breast cancer and wouldgo without health insurance if I

had to, but that’s not an option formy daughter. With each new re-port of Republicans toying withthe mandate to cover pre-existinghealth conditions, I do the mentalmath to determine how long herDad and I could pay $12,000 ayear for her meds. And that doesn’tinclude expensive hospitalizationsfor a life threatening seizure likeshe had last March.

Meanwhile, Trump spends $3million in taxpayer dollars eachtime he visits his posh resort inSouth Florida to play golf. Thatmoney could be spent savingpeople’s lives that need help pay-ing for health care. Please call yourrepresentative in Congress. Tellthem to fight hard against any ef-fort to weaken coverage for pre-existing health conditions.

Linda FalkersonReston

MeetingConstituentsFace-to-FaceTo the Editor:

I’m disappointed that U.S. Rep.Barbara Comstock has chosen to

avoid constituents at town hallmeetings. Among the 435 Membersof Congress, her district is amongthe closest to the Capitol. Theoreti-cally, that would enable her togather input frequently. Unfortu-nately, she hasn’t bothered to stepin front of her neighbors in a pub-lic forum at all this year, and hasno plans to do so according to herstaff. For reference, Hawaii is morethan 4,700 miles from D.C. Duringtwo weeks in April alone, Hawaii’sMember of Congress Tulsi Gabbardhosted seven face-to-face town hallmeetings. Again, RepresentativeComstock ... zero in all of 2017.Representative Comstock disre-spects her constituents by shirkingthis important responsibility.

Andrew SethMcLean

Comstock’sTroubling‘Yes’ VotesTo the Editor:

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock por-trays herself as a “centrist” on en-vironmental issues. She points toher co-sponsorship of a House

Resolution acknowledging thenegative impacts of climate change,calling upon the House to work onsolutions. But her votes on actuallegislation in the current 115th Con-gress reveal a different picture.

In every case (13 separate votes)so far this year she has voted “Yes”on bills and resolutions that willharm the goals of protecting the airwe breathe, the water we drink,and the food we eat. Every time,as in 100 percent. Examples in-clude votes to delay or terminatesafeguards against the emission oftoxins into our air and water, per-mitting continued “flaring” ofmethane by oil producers, and es-tablishing regulatory guidelines todisregard the public benefits of en-vironmental safeguards and onlyconsider the costs to industries.

I could find no example of anyvote by her in this Congress thatwould actually improve or evenmaintain current environmentalprotections. And during the 114thSession, it was no different: Shevoted against environmental pro-tections 71 times and favorablyonly twice. This is not the recordof a “centrist.”

Robin KentGreat Falls

Letters to the Editor

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

An independent, locally owned weeklynewspaper delivered

to homes and businesses.Published by

Local Media Connection LLC

1606 King StreetAlexandria, Virginia 22314

Free digital edition delivered toyour email box. Go to

connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe

NEWS DEPARTMENT:[email protected]

Kemal Kurspahic Editor ❖ 703-778-9414

[email protected]

Donna ManzContributing Writer

[email protected]

Kyle KincaidEditorial Assistant

[email protected]

ADVERTISING:For advertising information

[email protected]

Don ParkDisplay Advertising

[email protected]

Andrea SmithClassified Advertising

[email protected]

Debbie FunkNational Sales703-778-9444

[email protected]

David GriffinMarketing Assistant

[email protected]

Editor & PublisherMary Kimm

[email protected]@MaryKimm

Executive Vice PresidentJerry Vernon

[email protected]

Editor in ChiefSteven Mauren

Managing EditorKemal Kurspahic

Art/Design:Laurence Foong, John Heinly,

Ali KhalighProduction Manager:

Geovani Flores

Special Assistant to the PublisherJeanne Theismann

[email protected]@TheismannMedia

CIRCULATION: [email protected]

Vienna & Oakton


Meeting on May 18 to HighlightFuture Jones Branch Connector

The Virginia Department of Transportationhas scheduled a “pardon our dust” meetingon Thursday, May 18, to learn more aboutwork getting underway to provide a new linkto Route 123 over the Capital Beltway, toaddress local traffic access and providing anoption for area bicyclists and pedestrians.

The meeting will be in an “open house,”format between 7 and 9 p.m., at the VDOTProject Office, 7925 Jones Branch Drive,Suite 210LL, and the formal presentationstarts at 7:30 p.m.

The half-mile project includes new road-way from the interchange of the I-495 Ex-press Lanes and Jones Branch Drive toScotts Crossing Road. Improvements willalso be made along the access road from

Jones Branch Drive to the Express Lanes,as well as along Scotts Crossing Road.Project features include:

❖ Two travel lanes and on-street bikelanes in each direction

❖ Three bridges over the I-495 Expressand general-purpose lanes

❖ 8- to 12-foot-wide lighted sidewalks,landscaping and other streetscape ameni-ties

❖ A wide, raised median to accommodatefuture transit

Some preliminary work began earlier thisyear. The project is scheduled to be partiallyopen to traffic (with a connection fromRoute 123 to Jones Branch Drive) in late2018, with final completion in late 2019.

The publicinformationmeeting onMay 18 will

highlight theplan for this

future bridgeover I-495.

Virginia Department

of Transportation

News


Wellbeing

By Marilyn Campbell

A 2016 study by the National In-stitutes of Health (NIH) showsthat while most people who losea significant amount of weight

(10-percent or more of their originalweight) tend to regain it, those who weresuccessful in maintaining a weight loss werevigilant in maintaining lifestyle changes thatled to the weight loss.

“One reason maintenance is so difficultis that your body isn’t seeing that weightloss as a good thing,” said Domenica M.Rubino, M.D., director, Washington Centerfor Weight Management. “It’s not just willpower, it’s biology. It’s your hormones tell-ing your brain that your body is really notfull. There are medications that target theparts of the brain that are involved incravings and feelings of hunger.”

The reasons that maintaining a significant

weight loss can be challenging range frominactive lifestyles, unhealthy diets and theside effects of medication to mental healthissues and metabolic disorders, says ColleenSanders, assistant professor of Nursing atMarymount University.

“The best recommenda-tion for maintainingweight loss is makinglifestyle changes and stick-ing with them,” said Sand-ers. “Surgery and weightloss medications willachieve weight loss, but iflifestyle choices are notmade then weight is typi-cally regained. Diet andexercise will foster weightloss, but once a healthyweight is achieved therehas to be healthy eatingand routine exercise tomaintain that weight.”

Avoid fad diets and in-stead make lifestylechanges that can be maintained long-term,advises Nick Sborz, instructor of physicaleducation at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege.

“Consistency is [necessary] and a betterapproach is going to include multiple strat-egies,” he said. “One of those is to increaseyour physical activity. [Type], amount andintensity will vary from person to person,but for some it will include walking, ridinga biking, walking hills or swimming. Forothers … some form of strength training.

Strategies for Maintaining Weight Loss

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

A lifestyle overhaul is necessary tomaintaining a desired weight.

Study shows lifestylechanges are critical tokeep off unwantedpounds.

Recommendations vary, but should be closeto 150-minutes of moderate intensity ac-tivity or 75-minutes of high intensity activ-ity each week.”

The dietary changes needed for weightloss and maintenance can be daunting, con-tinued Sborz. “This is probably the most dif-ficult thing to change, he said. “… [F]orlong-term success, try not to be perfect. Ilike the 90/10 rule. If 90 percent of the time

“People have to understand thatobesity is a chronic disease. Youcan’t just … not exercise and eatwhatever you want. You’re not goingto be able to go back to living yourlife the way you did before you lostweight. There are no quick fixes,there’s no magic.”

— Domenica M. Rubino, M.D., Director,Washington Center for Weight Management

See Maintaining, Page 9


Dermatology & AllergySPECIALISTS OF VIRGINIA

www.dermspecial is tsva.com

Phone 703-709-1492 • Fax 703-709-5111

1800 Town Center Dr., Ste. 415Reston, VA 20190

1715 N. George Mason Dr., Ste. 105Arlington, VA 22205

Accepting New Patients

Allergy Patch Testing • Asthma • Hives • Allergy EczemaFood & Environmental Allergy Testing • Sinusitis

Insect Venom Allergy Testing • Immunotherapy • Allergic Rhinitis

Dr. Sowerwine has specialized training and experienceto find out what causes your allergies, prevent andtreat symptoms, and help keep them under control.

Dr. Kathryn J. Sowerwine is a boardcertified Allergist and Immunologistwith a special interest in dermatologicaldiseases linked to allergy. She completeda residency in Internal Medicine atGeorgetown University Hospital and herclinical and research fellowship in allergyand immunology at the National Institutesof Health in Bethesda, MD.

Kathryn J. Sowerwine, MDI do my best to make a better, healthier choices then10 percent of the time I can eat what I enjoy.”

Keeping track of food intake, counting calories andfat grams and avoiding skipping meals are strate-gies those in the NIH study credited with weight lossmaintenance. “… [W]e need to eat and drink lesssugar,” said Sborz. “Sugar is a big reason why peopledon’t see the results they are looking for. Eat morereal food and less [processed] food. Generally speak-ing, to be considered real, food is must contain fiveingredients or less. Focus on good quality carbohy-

drates [like] whole grains, fruit, beans and veg-etables, which can provide additional nutrients tohelp you maintain a healthy weight.

Exercise is one of the most important aspects ofmaintaining your weight, adds Rubino.

“People have to understand that obesity is a chronicdisease,” she said. “You can’t just take medicine andnot exercise and eat whatever you want. The medi-cines help, but you’re not going to be able to go backto living your life the way you did before you lostweight. The medicine works in conjunction with dietand exercise. There are no quick fixes, there’s nomagic.”

From Page 8

Wellbeing

Mainting Weight Loss Takes Work

Faith Notes

Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send [email protected] is Friday at noon.

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road, McLean, holds tradi-tional services every Sunday at 8:15 and10:15 a.m. www.stdunstans.net.

Vienna Christian HealingRooms are open every Saturday, 1-4p.m., at 8200 Bell Lane. A team of Chris-tians is available to anyone requestingprayer. Free and open to the public.703-698-9779 or www.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

Chesterbrook United MethodistChurch is at 1711 Kirby Road, McLean.Worship service is at 11 a.m. 703-356-7100 or www.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church,2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, isholding Sunday evening worship servicein a less formal atmosphere and moreintimate setting to help you get readyfor the week ahead. Sundays, 6 p.m.Communion offered. No childcare. 703-938-2119 or www.elcvienna.org.

Andrew Chapel United Method-ist Church holds Centering PrayerGroup Fridays, 9:30 a.m. at 1301 TrapRoad, Vienna. The hour begins with a20-minute prayer period, followed by abrief reading related to CenteringPrayer. E-mail Chris Mason [email protected] or call the church at 703-759-3509.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and the Jew-

ish Outreach Institute offer theMothers/Parents Circle, an umbrella offree educational events and resources.Jewish rituals, ethics and the creation ofa Jewish home, regular meetings andgroup Shabbats and holidays. Partici-pants include Sha’are Shalom,Congregation Beth Emeth, TempleRodef Shalom and the Jewish Commu-nity Center of Northern Virginia.ShalomDC.org.

Unitarian Universalist Congre-gation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton, offers the Religious Ex-ploration (RE) program for all children,from pre-K toddlers through high schoolseniors, emphasizing exploration of allreligious traditions while developing apersonal spiritual path. The RE programoffers classes on Saturday afternoonsand Sunday mornings. 703-281-4230.

www.lostdogandcatrescue.org

lost (adj): 1. unable to findthe way. 2. not appreciatedor understood. 3. no longer

owned or known

Helping Animals FindTheir Way Since 2001

Adopt/Donate/Volunteer

Volunteers needed for adoption events, fostering,transportation, adoption center caretaking and more.


Entertainment

Send entertainment announcements toconnectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/.Deadline is Friday at noon for the follow-ing week’s paper. Photos/artworkencouraged.

ONGOINGArtists Show. Various times through

May 31 at the Broadway Gallery,1025-J Seneca Road, Great Falls.“Levels of Abstraction,” showfeaturing the works of Hiromi Ashlin,Genna Gurvich, Sandi Ritchie Miller,and Buck Nelligan. Visitwww.broadwaygallery.net or call703-450-8005 for more.

Artists Show. Various times throughMay 31 at Katie’s Coffee House,Village Center, 760 Walker Road,Great Falls. Artist Joyce Lee. Call703-759-2759 for more.

Free Tai Chi. Every Saturday, from7:55-9 a.m., Introduction andBeginners’ Practice, meet on theoutdoor basketball court locateddirectly behind the Dolley MadisonPublic Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.in McLean Central Park, McLean. Call703-759-9141 or visitwww.FreeTaiChi.org for more.

The Golden Girls of NorthernVirginia, a senior women’s softballleague, is looking for players. Anywoman over the age of 40 isencouraged to join. All skill levels arewelcome. Play on Wednesdayevenings and Saturday mornings inVienna. Visit www.goldengirls.org.

First Sunday Jazz Brunch 11-2 p.m.Recurring monthly on the 1st Sundayat Bazin’s on Church 111 Church StN.W., Vienna. Enjoy brunchaccompanied by the soft jazz soundsof Virginia Music Adventure. Visitwww.fxva.com/listing/bazins-on-church/1686/

The Freeman Store & MuseumWednesday through Sunday noon-4p.m. 131 Church St. NE, Vienna. TheFreeman Store & Museum isdedicated to Preserving andpromoting Vienna’s heritage throughthe identification, preservation, andinterpretation of history significantplaces, events, and persons.Historicviennainc.org

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and titles vary. Freeadmission.

Bingo Night. Sundays. 4 p.m. FlameRoom, Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. S,Vienna. $10. www.vvfd.org/bingo.html.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ,900 E Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax,

2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.Gentle Kundalini Yoga, one freeintroductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase flexibility,improve breathing and health, reducestress. Ravi Kaur has 15 yearsexperience teaching yoga. $15 persession. www.edimprovement.org.571-213-3192.

Fishing Rod Rentals 8700 PotomacHills St., Great Falls. Rentalsavailable during visitor center hours.Fishing tackle and live bait areavailable for purchase. Reservationsrequired for group rentals. $6/rental(2 hour max). Valid driver’s licenserequired. Rod/reel combinations areperfect for beginners and children. AVirginia or Maryland freshwaterfishing license is required for those16 years or older. The park does notsell fishing licenses.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/

Colvin Run Mill open 11 - 4 p.m.daily, closed Tuesday. 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. FairfaxCounty’s operational 19th centurywater powered gristmill, offersrecreational and educationalactivities for all ages through dailytours, school programs and specialevents. Fees: $7/adult, $6 students16+ with ID, $5 children & seniors.Admission to park is free except forsome special events.

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY/MAY 6Oak Hill Fun Run. 6-10:30 a.m. Oak

Hill Elementary School, 3210 KinrossCircle, Oak Hill. Support the school

or earn service hours by running theannual Oak Hill 1K or 5K. Call 703-467-3535 or [email protected] formore.

Ayr Hill Garden Club. 8 a.m.-noon onthe lawn next to the Freeman Store,131 Church St. NE, Vienna. Thisyear’s sale, which features plants thatcome largely from club members’gardens, will emphasize benefits ofnative plants to the local ecology.Garden flea market items also will beavailable. [email protected].

Five Hills Garden Club Yard Sale.8 a.m.-noon on the corner of GarrettSt. and Lawyers Road, Vienna. Visitfivehillsgardenclub.org/ for more.

World Labyrinth Day Workshop.noon-4 p.m. at Unity of Fairfax, 2854Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA. Free.Call 703-281-1767 or visitunityoffairfax.org for more.

Art Opening and Reception. 5:30-8p.m. at the Frame Factory, 212Dominion Road, NE, Vienna. ArtistThomas Xenakis presents“Retrospective in Gold: BridgingSacred and Secular,” which runsthrough June 8. Call 703-281-2350for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 7Community Open House. 10 a.m.-3

p.m. at Great Falls Animal Hospital,10125 Colvin Run Road. Tour thehospital and see the behind thescenes activities that keep your petshealthy. Visitwww.GreatFallsAnimalHospital.comfor more.

Jazz Concert. 7 p.m. at ViennaPresbyterian Church, 124 Park St.Featuring Duke Ellington’s “AlmightyGod Has Those Angels” sung byMetropolitan Opera soprano DanielleTalamantes Visit viennapres.org/ orcall 703-938-9050 for more.

DEADLINE MAY 8Kid’s Adventure Race

Registration. Register online atviennava.gov or in person at theparks and recreation offices at 262M(upstairs) Cedar Lane. The racebegins rain or shine at 10 a.m.Saturday, August 12, at SouthsidePark, 1315 Ross Drive. The PotomacNationals mascot “Uncle Slam” willlead pre-race warm-ups.

FRIDAY, MAY 12Road to Independence Gala. 6-10

p.m. at the Hilton McLean TysonsCorner 7920 Jones Branch Drive,McLean. The Road to IndependenceGala celebrates Northern VirginiaFamily Service as the leading

Calendar

Great Falls Art Walk Kicks off May 5

Art Walk in the Village will be held firstFriday each month, May through Decem-ber, at Village Green in Great Falls.

Plan a night out in Great Falls on the first Fridayeach month, May through December. Art Walk in theVillage: First Fridays kicks off on Friday, May 5 inGreat Falls Village Centre. Three working artist stu-dios and galleries are open for this free, communityevent from 6-8 p.m. Live music starts at The Brogueat 9 p.m. Celebrate spring by visiting 27 artists’ stu-dios at Artists on the Green (776B Walker Road),Artists’ Loft (766 Walker Road), and Artists’ Atelier(756 Walker Road). See live painting demonstrationsand talk with the artists about their process and in-spirations. Make a night of it with dinner on the greenat The Old Brogue, Pio Pio Pollo, Wild Ginger or grabice cream at Great Falls Creamery. Families are wel-come. Sponsored by The Arts of Great Falls. Detailsare online at www.greatfallsart.org/ArtWalk.


Date and Time: Location:05/12/2017 at 12:00 PM The Capital Grille

1861 International Drive(Tysons Corner)McLean, VA 22102

Speaker:James Simsarian, MDNeurology Center of Fairfax Event Code: TR417186 (1382920)

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT.Hear from an MS expert and learn about

an oral treatment option for relapsing MS.

Copyright ©2015GZUS.MS.15.05.1423(2)

PLEASE RSVP*:• RelapsingMultipleSclerosisEvents.com• 1-866-703-6293• [email protected]

*Registration is limited to two people per RSVP. Photo ID may be requested at event entrance.

Complimentary parking or valet available. A light meal or snack may be provided.

You’re

Invi

ted

Entertainment

resource for Northern Virginia families in need. Thisprestigious event features live and silentauctions, and draws 600 business andcommunity leaders invested in local families.This year’s honorees are Karen Cleveland andformer U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf. $300. Call 571-748-2502, or email [email protected] for more.

Big Screen on the Green. 8 p.m. at the TownGreen, 144 Maple Ave E, Vienna. Officials willinflate the “walk-in” theater on the Town Greenfor a viewing of Disney-Pixar’s “Cars.” Inaddition, the Town will be serve cake and awardgiveaways in celebration of the 10-yearanniversary of the Town Green’s dedication atapproximately 7:30. For more call parks and

recreation at 703-255-6360.

SATURDAY/MAY 13Love Your Baby Day. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at

Beloved Yoga, 1137 Walker Road, Suite 2, GreatFalls. Learn about the many aspects of theprenatal and postnatal journey and supportavailable to have a healthy pregnancy, and raisea healthy and happy baby and family. Visitwww.belovedyoga.com for more.

Teens on the Green. 11 a.m. at the Town Green,144 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Town officials willhost of local talent will perform on the TownGreen stage. For more call parks and recreationat 703-255-6360.

THURSDAY/MAY 18MPA Spring Art Benefit. The McLean Project for

the Arts will host its annual Spring Benefit at theprivate residence of Pat and Matthew Bullock.Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, director, The PhillipsCollection, will serve as the evening’s guest ofhonor. Event chairs for this year’s Spring Benefitare Jane A. Imperatore and Neda Yazdani. Visitwww.mpaart.org or call 703-790-1953 fordetails.

Meet the Author. 7:30-9 p.m. at the PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Meetlocal author Britt Alan whose political thrillerwarns of the threat of unchecked Chineseregional aggression. Books available for sale andsigning. Adults. Call 703-938-0405 for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 19Bike to Work Day 2017. Registration — now

open — is free and open to anyone whocommutes in the region, from first timers todaily cyclists. All registrants will be entered in aregional bicycle raffle, and the first 16,000 toregister and attend will receive a free t-shirt atone of more than 85 pit-stops throughoutNorthern Virginia. Participants can registeronline at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org. EmailMegan Goodman at [email protected], orcall 202-962-3209 for more.

MONDAY/MAY 22Charitable Golf Tournament. noon at Hidden

Creek Country Club, 1711 Clubhouse Road,Reston. Proceeds benefit Great Falls, Forestvilleand Colvin Run Elementary schools. Call 703-437-5222 or visit www.greatfallsgolf.org.

Dine and Donate. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. at Ledo’sPizza, 141 Park Street, SE, Vienna. Ledo’s willdonate 20 percent of total sales to theShepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna. Call 703-281-0538.

SATURDAY/JUNE 3Flea Market. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Oakton Church

of the Brethren, 10025 Courthouse Rd, Vienna.Vendors needed. Call 703-281-4411, [email protected] or visitwww.oaktonbrethren.org

McLean Project forthe Arts’ SpringBenefit May 18

Ticket sales opened for McLeanProject for the Arts’ (MPA’s) SpringBenefit. MPA, now in its 55th year, re-lies on the funds raised at Spring Ben-efit to further its mission to bring artto the community. In the last yearalone, MPA presented 14 art exhibi-tions representing 140 artists in itsgalleries, taught nearly 200 art classesand offered 19 talks by local and guestartists. MPA’s award-winning ArtReachprogram conducted 139 gallery toursfor more than 3,000 individuals, in-cluding school children, low-incomeseniors and adults with disabilities.The 10th annual MPAartfest—MPA’sfree, one-day juried art festival—wel-comed 6,000 guests and represented50 artists.

The 2017 Spring Benefit will takeplace on Thursday, May 18 from 7-9p.m. at the home of Pat and MatthewBullock. The event will feature a si-lent auction of contemporary paint-ings in collaboration with MPA staffand teaching artists. VIP ticket hold-ers will be invited to a VIP-only recep-tion from 6-7 p.m. Individual ticketsare $350; sponsor levels from $1,000to $10,000. Tickets are available atmpaart.org/spring-benefit-2017/.

Outdoor MoviesOfficials will inflatethe “walk-in” theateron the Town Greenfor an outdoor view-ing of Disney-Pixar’s“Cars” movie at 8p.m. on Friday, May12 at the Town Green,144 Maple Ave E,Vienna. In addition,the Town will beserve cake and awardgiveaways in celebra-tion of the 10-yearanniversary of theTown Green’s dedica-tion at approximately7:30. For more callparks and recreationat 703-255-6360.

Calendar


Select yourproducts from

our MobileShowroomand Design

CenterFully Insured &

Class A LicensedSince 1999

Free Estimates703-999-2928

From Now to WOW in 5 Days Guarantee

Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com

Home of the $6,850 Bathroom Remodel

TWO POOR TEACHERSKitchen and Bathroom Remodeling

10% downnothing until the jobis complete for the

past 17 years

10% downnothing until the jobis complete for the

past 17 years

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF VIENNA450 ORCHARD STREET, NW

VIENNA, VA 22180703-938-8525

email: [email protected]

SUNDAY WORSHIP, 7:45 AM & 10:00 AMCHRISTIAN LEARNING ACADEMY (SUN.) 9:00AM-9:45AM

MIDWEEK SERVICES, WED. 7:00 PM

Visit TheseHouses of Worship

To Highlight YourFaith Community, call Karen at

703-778-9422

7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Sunday School: preschool - grade 2Music: grades 3 - 7

10:25 a.m. Sunday School Grades 3 to 6Music 4 years to 2nd grade

11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service

Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service

The Rev. John C. N. Hall, RectorThe Rev. Laura Cochran

703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org

1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston

ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston

Welcoming, Diverse, Progressive

LITTLE CHURCH WITH A BIG HEART

Antioch Christian Church1860 Beulah RoadVienna, VA 22182

An Independent CongregationSunday Worship at 10:30 AM

Visit our website:

antiochccvienna.orgfor youth, child, and other adult services

Street, NW April 26 between 8 and10 p.m. A resident reported graf-fiti on his driveway.

Domestic Assault – Park Ter-race Court, SE April 27 1:10 p.m.Officers responded to a report ofan argument in an apartment thatescalated to a domestic assault

From Page 2

Vienna Police Highlights

between boyfriend and girlfriend.The officers received conflictinginformation from the parties in-volved. Officers explained the war-rant process should they wish topursue charges.

Arrest – Warrant Service –Wolftrap Hotel 430 Maple Avenue,West April 27 9:12 a.m. Officerslocated a man staying at the hotel

who was wanted on a warrant inFairfax County. Ofc. Bulti arrestedthe 37-year-old man from CusackLane in Dumfries, Va. He wastransported to the Fairfax CountyAdult Detention Center where thewarrant was served, charging mis-demeanor Destruction of Property.The man was then released on hisown recognizance.

At the 24rd Annual Tysons Regional Chamber ofCommerce Stars event in April, 42 students from 21Fairfax County area schools were recognized for theirpositive achievements and significant improvements.

More than 130 attendees joined the event, includ-ing Jay Pearson, executive principal, Region 2,Fairfax County Public Schools and Maureen Loftus,the executive director of LearningRx of Vienna andReston, and chair for the Tysons Regional Chamberof Commerce. Each year, the Tysons Regional Cham-ber partners with area schools to celebrate and honorselected students who deserve recognition for posi-tive potential or significant improvements. TheChamber Stars event celebrates the accomplishmentof students who have persevered despite significantobstacles or personal struggles.

As part of the award students selected two books:one for their school library and one to keep. Stu-dents and guests also enjoyed breakfast at EarlsKitchen and Bar, and received awards recognizingtheir accomplishments.

The Chamber Stars program is possible because ofsponsorships from Navy Federal Credit Union, EarlsKitchen and Bar and LearningRx of Vienna.

Fairfax County students that received a ChamberStar include: Romina Fahiminia, Lauren Banks, CristelNavarro-Garcia, Jeffrey Diaz-Cerna, Nicholas Walsh,Tomy Araujo Coreas, Brayan Giron, Iain Hodge,Kelsey-Ann Clarke, Keyla Torres, Jackson Hamrick,Oliver Irving, Rusyaidi Mohamed Roslan, AimanMohd Balkhishah, Faith Ogao, Autumn Ritz, AlonitraMayorga-Irias, Cecilia Rey Canizares, Daniel ReyesMejia, Allison Padilla Soler, Clara Cebral-Marani,Halimat Sidiq, Shagofa Mohammadi, Yesenia “Eliza-beth” Villanueva, Edme Batres-Perdomo, ErickMartinez Aleman, Caiden Allen, Alex Martin, BellaMoreno, Alex Nolasco-Castro, Lapson Silas, DuniaManjivar-Lopez, Edwen Figueroa, MaxineTeitelbaum, David Mercado, Janae Lancaster, ElijahJose, Israel Kidane, Seda Demir, Hanan Clark, LinahElobeid and Cristina Castillo.

For more information, go to www.learningrx.com.

Tysons Chamber Recognizes Students’ Achievements

Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized 42 students for their achievements.

News

Pho

to

co

ntributed


Community

By Colin Stoecker

The Connection

Saturday was the Rise Against Hun-ger Drive at the First BaptistChurch of Vienna. At the 11 to 1shift, volunteers crowded a base-

ment room wearing red hairnets. They packedsmall bags of rice with soy flour and spicesfor Rise Against Hunger to deliver overseas.

“I want to show my kids community ser-vice by helping somebody else. It’s impor-tant, knowing you are making a differencein someone else’s life. We always set asidethe last Saturday in April for this,” saidBenita Parks, a U.S. government employee.

Rise Against Hunger is a non-profitstarted by retired U.S. Marine and UnitedMethodist Minister, Ray Buchanan. Whatstarted in 1998 as Stop Hunger Now be-came Rise Against Hunger, an organizationdedicated to ending world hunger.

This is the second year that the First Bap-tist Church of Vienna has participated in thefood drive with Rise Against Hunger. Lastyear, volunteers packaged about 30,000meals for hungry people all over the globe.This year their goal was 50,000.

“This is one of our prize initiatives, it’sreally watching faith in action,” said SeniorPastor, Dr. Vernon C. Walton. “We don’t al-ways know where the meals are going, but

we work with schools in Jacmel, Haiti. I’veseen it in action when I traveled there.Sometimes this is the only meal these stu-dents get all day.”

Volunteer William Boykin, 70, a memberof the church, jumped at the opportunitywhen he and his wife heard about the event.“My wife and I travel a lot and see the need.My wife works in Haiti, and this is our op-portunity to give back.”

Alex Hart, the Assistant Community En-gagement Manager from Rise Against Hun-ger stood up periodically to bang a gong af-ter every 1000 bags had been packed. “It’s agreat partnership, the gong is a motivator, butthe volunteers all want to come here and dosomething good,” he said. “Anyone from age2 to 91 can participate and it’s really a com-munity event. The meals go to school feed-ing programs and help to keep kids in school.”

Learn more about ending world hungerat riseagainsthunger.org.

Rise Against HungerPartners with ViennaFirst Baptist Churchto fight global hunger.

Rising AgainstHunger inVienna

Benita Park’s son, Kendall holds a finished package of Rise AgainstHunger packaged meals. The volunteers met their goal of packaging50,000 meals this year, 20,000 more meals than last year.

Volunteer Coordinator Darryl Carson and William Boykin, 70, retired,pose for a picture in front of a pallet of rice bags. The packaged ricemeals will be sent to countries like Haiti to feed school children.

Jaden Seay, 13, an eighth grader at Beville Middle School and Alex Hart,Assistant Community Engagement Manager from Rise Against Hungerhold a completed box of packaged meals for delivery to students in needaround the globe.

Volunteers at the First Baptist Church of Vienna workto load bags with rice, soy flour, and seasoning forschool children in Haiti and other countries. This isthe second year that First Baptist Church of Viennapartnered with Rise Against Hunger.

Alex Hart, Assistant Community Engagement Managerfrom Rise Against Hunger, stands to bang a gong incelebration after 1,000 bags have been loaded intoboxes for delivery.

Pho

to

s by C

olin

Sto

ecker/T

he C

on

nectio

n


ClassifiedTo Advertise in This Paper, Call by Monday 11:00 am 703-778-9411

WWW.CONNECTIONNEWSPAPERS.COM

Announcements Announcements




YARD SALESaturday, May 6 / Social Justice Yard Sale

7am - 1pm. Unitarian Universalist Congrega-

tion of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oak-

ton. Proceeds from the sale will be shared

with Family PASS, UUCF Social Justice

Council, The Shepherd’s Center of Oakton/

Vienna and The National Alliance on Mental

703-281-0538.

Announcements

Computers

JENNIFER SMITH

➣ Speed Up SlowComputers

➣ Virus Removal

➣ Computer Setup➣ Help with Windows 8

571-265-2038

HDICOMPUTER SOLUTIONS

[email protected]

Serving the Area Since 1995

Announcements

We pay top $ for STERLING, MEN’S WATCHES,

JEWELRY, COSTUME JEWELRY,

FURNITURE, PAINTINGS AND CLOCKS.

Schefer Antiques703-241-0790

[email protected]

Painting & Decorating

Interior & Exterior

* Drywall

* Carpentry

* Powerwash

* Cleaning/Organizing

* Roofs

Call Jorge anytime

703-901-6603

Painting

Schools

BASIS Independent McLean(BIM) French students decided totake their break in Senegal, farfrom their classroom, for the edu-cational value a trip like thisbrings. World travel is an optionalopportunity for BIM students look-

ing to take their education outsidetheir textbooks and familiar set-tings. Senegal not only gave stu-dents an immersive environmentin the French language, but alsoprovided them a viewpoint of lifeoutside of McLean.

BASIS Independent McLeanStudents Travel to Senegal

Daniel Reilly, BASIS Independent McLean fourth grader,at Fulani village in Thies, Senegal, with village chief,learning how to retrieve well water.

Makenzie Reilly, sixth grader at BASIS IndependentMcLean, in Dakar, Senegal, with a local artist and thegroup’s tour guide, Cherif Ndiaye.


Business DirectoryTo Advertise Your Business, Call Karen at 703-778-9422

WWW.CONNECTIONNEWSPAPERS.COM

ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL

GUTTER GUTTER

IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS

LANDSCAPING

Alfredo’s Construction Company, Inc.

www.alfredosconstructioncompany.com

Phone:

VA: (703) 698-0060 • MD: (301) 316-1603

•Concrete Driveways•Patios •Sidewalks

•Stone •Brick

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING

TILE / MARBLE TILE / MARBLE

TILE / MARBLE TILE / MARBLE

Good is not good, where

better is expected.

-Thomas Fuller

An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mis-

takes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.-Werner Heisenberg Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for

The Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIEI can hear ye and I can see ye. And I don’t

need life insurance to pay for the cost of myfuneral, and neither do I need supplementalinsurance to co-pay my Medicare coverage.These are both solicitations/direct mail piecesI’ve received in my mailbox in the last week. Ican’t help but wonder why? Have I gottenolder before my very eyes without regard tomy actual age? Have I somehow become aqualified applicant without realizing the conse-quences of my living so many years beyond myoriginal “13 month to two-year” prognosis? (Ialways place quotation marks around my prog-nosis as an indication of its having been said bymy oncologist, and as a bit of a dig since here Isit and write eight years and two months postdiagnosis.) Or do the people sending the directmail pieces know something about me, myhousehold and my neighborhood that I don’t?

Not that I really want to think too deeplyabout why I’ve been bombarded with thesepresumptive age-sensitive solicitations but, thepiling-on effect of the past two weeks hasstoked my embers. It’s not as if being target-marketed burns me up or increases the tem-perature under my collar, but it does cause meto think and consider; always dangerous. AsMoe Howard of The Three Stooges said tobrother Curly in a typical two-reeler story line:“Every time you think you weaken the nation.”

I wouldn’t say the onslaught has been at allequivalent to the volume mailboxes see in theweeks leading up to an election, however. Thematerials I’ve received lately have felt morepersonal than the usual and customary onesthat arrive before an election promoting a can-didate, a cause or an amendment. Thosepolitical pieces merely wanted my vote. Thepieces I’ve received of late wanted my life. Notliterally of course. But they want me, notexactly a pound of flesh, but more than apiece of paper (computer entry, actually).

I haven’t had the opportunity as yet tospeak with any of my neighbors to find out ifthe entire neighborhood was similarly solicitedor was it just yours truly, the cancer patientwhose survival has raised a marketing flag? Imean, with all the hacking/unauthorizedaccess to phone numbers, addresses, bankaccounts, Social Security numbers and privatemedical information, I don’t suppose it’sbeyond a hacker’s reach to secure lists of “te-rminal” (I also put quotation marks around ‘te-rminal’ because again, it’s how my oncologistdescribed me in late February 2009, and as yetanother dig because I’ve lived so long beyond‘terminal’) patients who quite frankly might bemore open to/in need of and sensitive aboutcertain conditions/situations/circumstances notnecessarily characteristic of the generalpopulation.

Or maybe these direct mail pieces hadnothing to do with me (I’m not a narcissist,really; just sort of writing for semi bemuse-ment), but are simply modern-day equivalentsof the old town cryer – without the bell? Butwith a similar goal: to reach as many people aspossible, hopefully under favorable circum-stances, not in the square, but rather in the pri-vacy of their own homes.

Naturally, I tossed all of it. I didn’t takeoffense though, nor am I the least bit defensiveabout it having landed IN MY MAILBOX. It’ssimply sound marketing. Find a neighbor-hood/zip code with the demographics thatmatch your product and voila, a connection ismade, supposedly. No connection here how-ever, merely fodder once again for a column.(Besides, I have life insurance and I’m tooyoung for a “med supp.”).

Editor’s Note: Learn more about Kenny and hisadventures in life (and life with cancer) onlineat www.ConnectionNewspapers.com.

Hear Ye,Hear YeTo have community events listed in the Connec-

tion, visit connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/.The deadline for submissions is noon on Friday.

SOBER-RIDE FOR CINCO DE MAYOFree Sober Rides. Friday, May 5, 7 p.m.

through Saturday, May 6, 4 a.m. Arearesidents, 21 and older, may download Lyft totheir phones, then enter the code CINCODC inthe app’s “Promo” section to receive a no cost(up to $15) safe ride home. The SoberRidecode is valid for the first 1,500 Lyft users whoenter the code. Visit www.soberride.com.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDContact Volunteer Solutions at 703-324-5406,

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

❖ The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLeanneeds instructors for the following classes:Art, Self-Defense, Chair Exercise, IndoorGardening, Basic Spanish, Basic French,Ballroom Dance and Basic Guitar.

THROUGH SUMMERVienna Street-sweeping Program. The

Town of Vienna began its annual street-sweeping program beginning March 20. TheTown is divided into eight sections forpurposes of the sweeping program. During thefirst pass through Town, the Public WorksDepartment asks that residents not park onthe street. Find the “sweeping” sections atviennava.gov/sweeping. Additionally, signswill be placed on streets marking a window of7-10 days during which the truck will comethrough. Contact public works at 703-255-6380.

SATURDAY/MAY 6Document Shredding Event. 9 a.m.-noon at

Long & Foster 1355 Beverly Road, McLean.Free, secure document destruction for thecommunity, bring your unwanted documentsand TrueShred will do the rest. Call 703-790-1990 for more.

SUNDAY/MAY 7Talk about Planning “Life Celebrations.”

2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregationof Fairfax, Program Bldg Rms 3 & 4, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Mary Albrethsen,licensed funeral director and embalmer, willdiscuss current trends in the funeral industryat the semi-annual meeting of the MemorialSociety of Northern Virginia. All are welcome.Call Ron Brandt, 703-765-4779 [email protected].

TUESDAY/MAY 9Mayor @ Your Service. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the

Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. E,Vienna. Entertainment and ice cream as theVienna Mayor, Laurie DiRocco highlights localnonprofits. Visit www.viennava.gov for more.

Information Open House. Open House 7-9p.m., Presentation at 7:30 p.m. at the VDOTProject Office, 7925 Jones Branch Drive, Suite210LL, Tysons. The Virginia Department ofTransportation invites local residents anddrivers to a “pardon our dust” meeting tolearn more about work getting underway toprovide a new link to Route 123 over theCapital Beltway, improving local traffic andaccess for drivers, as well as providing anoption for bicyclists and pedestrians. Visitwww.virginiadot.org/ for more.

Town Hall Meeting. 7:30 p.m. at the GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike A, GreatFalls. Neighborhood Parks lecture and GreatFalls Civic Association board nominations.Email [email protected] for more.

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

Dunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334Gallows Road, Entrance 1 - Room 100, DunnLoring. Screamfree Parenting gives you thetools to stay cool during life’s challengingmoments. Lunch will be provided. FreeScreamfree Parenting book to the first 25registrants. Learn strategies to become thecool, calm and connected parent your childreally needs. Call 703-204-3941 for more.

Bulletin


By Andrea Worker

The Connection

By an 8-2 vote, the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors voted onTuesday, April 25, to approve theFY 2018 Budget Mark-up. Al-

though the formal adoption of next year’sbudget won’t take place until May 2, his-torically the board does not make changesto the package after the mark-up is held.

“I’m pleased that the majority of my col-leagues were able to support a budget pack-age that preserves vital county and schoolprogramming,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay(D-Lee), who chaired the Budget Commit-tee. For the record, McKay read the county’sThird Quarter FY 2017 Review, the Mark-Up recommendations, the board’s BudgetGuidance for FY 2018 and FY 2019, andthe FY 2018 – FY 2022 Capital Improve-ment Program (CIP) before the supervisorsdiscussed each portion of the budget pro-cess and cast their votes.

The final draft is a balanced budget. Su-pervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) saidthat while it does not provide for “real taxrelief,” the budget still represents a “victoryfor taxpayers” since it holds the propertytax rate at the current level of $1.13 per$100 of assessed value, although somehomeowners will see a slight increase (0.7percent for the average taxpayer) due toincreases in property values.

THE AMENDMENTS to the FY 2018 Ad-vertised Budget that was originally pre-sented by County Executive Ed Long on Feb.14, restored funding to several human ser-vices programs that had been shifted to the“unfunded for 2018” column, including theInsight Memory Care program that providesday care services for county residents suf-fering from mid-late stage dementia. TheCommunity Readiness and Support Pro-gram, under the umbrella of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board,

was also given a reprieve, and its four staffpositions re-instated to continue offering anintensive, low ratio-to-client service to thosewith a variety of mentalhealth and developmentaldisability issues.

There was general consen-sus that finding at least par-tial funding to launch PhaseII of the Diversion First Pro-gram, which seeks to providetreatment instead of incar-ceration for people with men-tal health or developmentaldisability issues who comeinto contact with law enforce-ment for low-level offenses,was a real achievement in theapproved Budget Mark-up. The programsucceeded in diverting 375 individuals frompotential arrest in its first year.

WHEN THE MOTION to approve theMark-up was called for, the dissenting voteswere cast by supervisors Dan Storck (D-Mount Vernon) and Kathy Smith (D-Sully).

“This budget will not meet our needs,”said Smith, who also questioned whetherthe budget process was “working the wayit should.”

Among her concerns is the gap between

Several of the supervisors commented onthe county’s limited options for raising rev-enue, and in a statement released after themeeting, McKay wrote: “We will again havea dialogue with Richmond … state law lim-its our revenue sources, we are left withproperty taxes as our main resource. Thisis not sustainable.”

Further discussion surrounded the pro-posed Budget Guidance, which serves as atemplate for the county executive and staffin the development of the next budget andthe financial plans for years to come. In-cluded for consideration and for sourcing“fiscally-constrained funding options” are:addressing the growing opioid abuse cri-sis, tax relief for spouses of first respond-ers killed in the line of duty, the procure-ment and implementation of a pre-notifi-cation 9-1-1 data repository system, fur-ther Public Safety staffing, county em-ployee pay and pension review, and howto deal with the looming increases ex-pected for funding the county’s commit-ment to the Metro system.

The motion to adopt the Budget Guidanceas written passedunanimously. With onebudget not yet officiallyadopted, the supervi-sors seemed eager tobegin their work on theissues set forth in theBudget Guidance, withSupervisor Penny Gross(D-Mason) asking staffto begin looking for ad-ditional meeting timeslots in order to tacklethe working agenda.

“Looking ahead,”said Bulova, “the FY 2019 budget will posenew challenges, including potential federalcut backs and sequestration … As always,Fairfax County will remain vigilant to anyfuture changes that may impact the localbudget in the upcoming fiscal year.”

SUMMARIES of the documents discussedand approved at the Budget Mark-up ses-sion are available on the county’s website,www.fairfaxcounty.gov. The meeting, whichwas streamed live, is archived and can bewatched via the website.

Photo by Andrea Worker/The Connection

Fairfax County Board Chairman Sharon Bulova and Budget CommitteeChair Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee).

Final adoption of thecounty budget takesplace on May 2.

News

Board Approves Budget Mark-Up with 8-2 Vote

the Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS)financial ask for FY 2018 and what thecounty transferred. Smith, who served on

the School Board before her election to theBoard of Supervisors, says the gap will meaneven more teacher vacancies and largerclasses. The FCPS did receive an additional$1.7 million during the mark-up process,resulting in an operating transfer increaseof 2.79 percent over last year.

Storck thinks “we’re making a mistake”with this budget, calling for a plan that fo-cuses more on investments that will growrevenues. Storck said Fairfax County “keepsfunding the success of the rest of the stateat the expense of our own.”

“Looking ahead, the FY 2019 budget will posenew challenges, including potential federalcut backs and sequestration … As always,Fairfax County will remain vigilant to anyfuture changes that may impact the localbudget in the upcoming fiscal year.”

— Sharon Bulova, Fairfax County Board Chairman

Yoga Helps StudentsRelax and Focus

Churchill Road students are incorpo-rating yoga into their weekly routines asa way to help students relax and focus.The student sessions are taught by WesSmith, the school’s social worker, who isalso a yoga instructor. Smith said, “Theteachers have reported that for theclasses who do yoga, the students areable to self-regulate better.” Smith hopesto expand the program to more classesin the coming months.

Churchill Road kindergarteners Blake Davis, VijayGrenier, Ryan Dougherty, Jordan Jackson, PaxtonKing, Evie Cunningham, Pippa Kim, Minjun Choi,Roniya Janardhanan (and classmates) give treepose their best try during their weekly yoga class.

Churchill Road students Ryan Dougherty and RuhiRana are all smiles while practicing warrior posewith their yoga instructor, Wes Smith, during a recentsession.

Pho

to

s by K

im

M

oran

Vienna and Oakton of Vienna - Ellington...

Documents

Transcript of Vienna and Oakton of Vienna - Ellington...