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The following summary contains various incidentsof general interest as well as vehicular crasheshandled by the Town of Vienna, Virginia Police De-partment from June 30, 2017 – July 6, 2017

INCIDENTSFraud – 600 Block Frederick Street, SW – Be-

tween Oct. 1, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. and June 30 at6:30 p.m. A resident appears to have been the vic-tim of fraud through several online scams. Thiscase is being investigated.

Petit Larceny – Ace Massage 301 Maple Avenue,West – June 28 7:09 p.m. An employee reported acustomer left without paying for their massage.

Missing juvenile – 600 Block Hillcrest Drive, SW– June 29 12:20 a.m. A resident reported that herteenage son left the residence at 12:20 a.m. andshe was concerned for his welfare. A few hourslater the juvenile returned home safely.

Suspicious Event – Marco Polo, 245 Maple Ave.,West – June 30 12:37 p.m. A citizen advised thereis a continuous problem with juveniles entering theabandoned building and breaking windows.

Suspicious Event – 100 Block Casmar Street, SE– June 30 6:04 p.m. A resident reported moneymissing from a room she rents in the basement ofthe home. There were no signs of forced entry intothe home and nothing else appeared to have beenmissing.

Suspicious Event – 200 Block Cedar Lane, SE –July 1 2:50 p.m. A resident advised a man enteredhis apartment through the front door. When theresident confronted the man he advised he hadbeen given permission and access to the apartmentby the resident’s mother. The mother denied giv-ing the man permission to be there. The incidentappears to have been a misunderstanding betweenthe parties. The man left the apartment withoutincident and agreed not to return.

Arrest – Driving While Intoxicated – MalcolmRoad and Lawyers Road, NW – July 1 3:09 a.m.Officers were checking on the report of an occupiedvehicle that was stopped at a stop sign and thedriver did not appear to be moving. Officers foundthe vehicle was running and the driver was asleep.

Officers were able to shut off the ignition andawaken the driver. Officers detected the odor ofalcohol and other signs of impairment. The driverwas given the opportunity to perform field sobri-ety tests, which he refused. Ofc. Post arrested the22-year-old man from White Oak Drive in Sterlingand transported him to the Vienna Police Stationwhere he was given the opportunity to provide asample of his breath for analysis. The man was thentransported to the Fairfax County Adult DetentionCenter where he was charged with Driving WhileIntoxicated and held on a $3,500 unsecured bond.

Open Door – 900 Block Hillcrest Drive, SW – July2 1:06 p.m. Officers responded for the report of anopen garage door. Nothing appeared to have beendisturbed at the residence and officers were ableto secure the door.

Arrest – Assault & Battery – 200 Block CedarLane, SE – July 2 11:28 p.m. Officers responded tothe report of a female screaming for help from in-side an apartment. Officers observed a male andfemale inside the residence arguing. The femaleadvised she and her boyfriend were arguing whenhe assaulted her. The woman suffered minor inju-ries during the assault but refused rescue. MPOBorja arrested the 21-year-old man from CedarLane, SE, Vienna. He was transported to the FairfaxCounty Adult Detention Center where he wascharged with Assault & Battery and released on a$2,500 unsecured bond.

Animal Case – Dog Bite – 300 Block AlbrechtCircle, SW – July 2 9:11 p.m. A dog walker advisedshe was walking two dogs for a client when one ofthe dogs was bitten by another dog in the neigh-borhood that was also being walked. The dogsuffered a minor injury that was examined by a vet.The two dog walkers exchanged information andit was determined that the animals were current onall of their vaccines.

Grand Larceny – Vienna Woods Swim Club, 950Desale Street, SW – July 3 between 6:30 p.m. and8:45 p.m. Two residents reported their sons’ bi-cycles were stolen from the parking lot of the swim

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About 4,000 Vienna residents attended the Fourth of July Inde-pendence Day celebration atYeonas Park last week. Spon-

sored by the Vienna Parks and Recreation,the event featured a fireworks show pro-vided by Navy Federal Credit Union, musicby the band Fat Chance, and food and drinkconcessions sponsored by the Vienna LittleLeague. Visitors spread out their blanketsand lawn chairs for picnics and to watchthe fireworks, which were shot off fromSouthside Park.

“It’s a small town event; it’s what makesVienna special. We enjoy putting on theevents for the residents and visitors. We lookforward to an even larger festival next yearwhen the community center opens,” saidLeslie Herman, Director of Parks and Rec-reation for the Town of Vienna.

— Steve Hibbard

Yeonas Park hostsfireworks, music,evening show, andpie-eating contest.

Fourth of July Celebrated in Vienna

Noelle Vaughan of Vienna with daughters Alexa andAshlyn before the fireworks began.

C.K. Allen of Oakton with his family: Scott, Campbelland Yeardley before the fireworks began.

People line up for the Vienna Little League Concession Stand. Volunteers at the Vienna Little League Concession Stand.

The band Fat Chance included musicians Scott Butler, Andy Funt,Howard Rabach, Michael Bronson and Mark Congdon.

The crowd at Yeonas Park in Vienna waits for the Fourth of July fire-works to begin.

Photos by Steve Hibbard/The Connection


Opinion

By Andrea Worker

The Connection

Alzheimer’s disease will touch everyAmerican family at some time or other.There aren’t many other conditions

you can say that about. Today, Alzheimer’s killsmore people each year than breast cancer andprostate cancer combined,” said U.S. Rep.Gerry Connolly (D-11) to the attendees of theTown Hall meeting at the headquarters of theNational Capital Area Alzheimer’s Associationin McLean on Monday, June 10.

Connolly was one of several speakers on theagenda, that included representatives from theNational Alzheimer’s Association, the Agencyon Aging from Fairfax and Prince William coun-ties, the Virginia Alzheimer’s Commission, and

the National Active and Retired Federal Em-ployees Association.

Cindy Schelhorn, senior director of commu-nication with the Alzheimer’s Association,opened the event and Connolly began the ses-sion with a personal story about the disease’seffect on his own family. “My Irish immigrantgrandmother survived the boat journey toAmerica, even being robbed on the ship. Sheworked hard. She saved. She was able to bringher own mother and her brothers over fromIreland. She wasn’t able to fight offAlzheimer’s.”

Connolly told of his grandmother’s strengthfrom years of hard work “and walking to Masseveryday.” In some ways, said the congress-man, her physical fitness proved to be less thana blessing after the disease struck. “She lived

a long time with Alzheimer’s. Watching herfade away before my eyes was one of the mostdifficult things I had to deal with growing up.The worst is knowing your loved one knowssomething isn’t right, but there is nothing theycan do.”

THE CONGRESSMAN has co-sponsored theHOPE for Alzheimer’s Act and the PalliativeCare and Hospice Education and Training Act,supported the RAISE Family Caregivers Act andis a member of the bipartisan CongressionalTask Force on Alzheimer’s. But he is concerned.“The President’s FY 2018 Budget, and manyof the bills currently on the table would wreakhavoc, throwing people out of nursing homes

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The proposed plan in the U.S. Sen-ate to give the wealthiest Ameri-cans massive tax cuts by cuttinghealth coverage for people who are

poor, have disabilities and elders, would alsoaffect the rest of the population, and theeconomy.

People without health insurance face eco-nomic uncertainty. When they do incur medi-cal bills, they often cannot pay them in full.This increases costs to providers and decreasesthe ability to participate in the economy.

People without health insurance are sickerthan people with insurance, butthey also often can’t afford tostay home from work, often ex-posing others to preventable ill-

nesses. They are less likely to have flu shotsand other routine immunizations that protectall of us, including those with the weakest im-mune systems and those who cannot be vacci-nated.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine was in Springfield thisweek talking to people who depend on Medic-aid coverage. He and U.S. Sen. Mark Warnerhave been active in opposing these major cutsto health care.

This bears repeating — here are some otherconsequences of proposals in the Senate bill:

❖ Millions of people lose their health insur-ance — 22 million fewer would have healthinsurance by 2026 according to the Congres-sional Budget Office analysis.

❖ In Virginia, more than 14,000 veteranscould lose coverage under Medicaid.

❖ States could opt out of the law’s essentialhealth benefits measure, which requires insur-ers to cover 10 main benefits, including hospi-talization, prescription drugs and other ser-vices. That is, companies could sell health in-surance that wouldn’t actually be health in-surance. Would Virginia be a state that optsout? Quite likely.

❖ Loss of coverage for pre-existing condi-tions, including cancer survivors, people whohad transplants, people with asthma, arthri-tis, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity,mental health issues, ADD, etc.

❖ Ending annual and lifetime coverage capswould also impact people who get health in-surance from their employers and the privateinsurance market. For example, a serious acci-dent or an illness that requires repeated sur-geries or bone marrow transplants could putany one of us over the coverage cap.

❖ Medicaid pays public schools for many ser-vices for special education students, but theSenate bill removes schools from eligible Med-icaid providers, costing Virginia an estimated$40 million annually; $3 million in FairfaxCounty; $2 million in the City of Alexandria.

❖ $800 billion plus in cuts to Medicaid putsthe funding for most people who are currentlyin nursing homes at risk. Many of these arepeople who were middle class and but outlived

their savings and coverage.❖ In Virginia, the proposed changes to Med-

icaid would cost the state $1.4 billion overseven years.

❖ Medicaid pays for much of the fight againstopioid addiction, including treatment. Cutswould be devastating to efforts to counter thewave of overdose deaths and other effects ofaddiction.

❖ Coverage for mental health treatment, in-cluding addiction treatment, is threatened bothby cuts to Medicaid and by changes in the pri-vate insurance market.

❖ There will be greater need for Medicaidover time. More seniors will be poor, as fewerpeople who are retiring have pensions or ad-equate retirement savings. The demand fornursing home beds will be increasing as thepopulation ages.

Read last week’s editorial, “Killing the Poorto Pay Millionaires,” here:www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2017/jun/27/opinion-editorial-killing-poor-pay-millionaires/

— Mary Kimm

mkimm@connectionnewspapers

Problems for Public HealthIncreasing the number of uninsured is badfor the rest of us, and the economy.

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We invite you to send us stories about yourpets, photos of you and your family with yourcats, dogs, llamas, alpacas, ponies, hamsters,snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whateverother creatures share your life with you.

Tell us the story of a special bond between achild and a dog, the story of how you came toadopt your pet, or examples of amazing featsof your creatures.

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Heartbreak and Hope

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club. The juveniles had left their bikes unsecuredjust outside of the pool fence while they wereswimming.

Suspicious Event – Marshall Road ElementarySchool, 730 Marshall Road, SW – July 4 between8 and 8:53 p.m. An owner of a vehicle called theVienna Police Station reporting that his vehicle wasmissing from the parking lot of Marshall Road El-ementary School. Officers responded to the parkinglot and located the vehicle, which appeared to havebeen recently involved in an accident with heavydamage. Attempts were made to contact the owneragain however officers were unable to reach himto follow up on the investigation. This case is be-ing investigated.

Missing Person – Adult – 500 Block East CreekCourt, NE – July 4 10:10 p.m. A citizen reportedthat he and his wife were attending a party at afriend’s home when his wife, who suffers fromdementia, wandered off. Within a couple of hoursthe wife returned to her home safely.

Burglary – 300 Block Charles Street, SE – Be-tween July 3 at 11:p.m. and July 4 at 4 p.m. Aresident returned home from vacation to find thatsomeone had been in their home while they wereaway. Nothing appeared to have been taken fromthe home. This case is being investigated.

Shoplifting – CVS, 337 Maple Ave., East – July5 8:37 a.m. An employee reported a man enteredthe store, concealed a six pack of beer and left thestore without paying for it. Trespassing – MapleAvenue Shopping Center, 300 Block Maple Ave.,East – July 5 12:36 p.m. A property manager withthe shopping center requested officers assist him intrespassing a female from the property. The female

was advised that if she returned to the shoppingcenter or any of the stores in the shopping centershe will be arrested for trespassing. The female leftwithout incident.

Arrest – Narcotics Violation – Lawyers Road andUpham Place, NW – July 5 11:45 p.m. Ofc. Postobserved a driver commit a traffic infraction andinitiated a traffic stop. Upon her interaction withthe driver she detected an odor of marijuana. Ameasurable amount of marijuana was located inthe vehicle. Ofc. Post issued a summons to the 24-year-old man from Trevino Lane in Falls Church,charging Possession of Marijuana. He was releasedon his signature.

CRASHESDesale Street and Yeonas Drive, SW – June 30

1:29 p.m. Vehicle-2 was northbound on DesaleStreet at the stop sign for Yeonas Drive. Vehicle-1was traveling eastbound on Yeonas at a high rateof speed and attempted to turn right onto DesaleStreet. Vehicle-1 took the turn too fast and struckVehicle-2. A passenger in Vehicle-2 was pregnantand was transported to an area hospital for evalu-ation. Driver-1 was issued a summons chargingReckless Driving – Failure to Maintain Control.

800 Block Maple Avenue, East – June 30 7:30p.m. Vehicle-2 was unoccupied and legally parkedin the parking lot. Driver-1 was backing up his ve-hicle and struck Vehicle-2 causing damage to bothvehicles.

300 Block Maple Avenue, West – July 2 5:04p.m. Vehicle-2 was stopped for a pedestrian cross-ing in the crosswalk in the 300 block of MapleAvenue, West. Vehicle-1 struck the rear of Vehicle-2 causing minor damage to both vehicles. Driver-1was issued a summons charging Failure to Pay FullTime and Attention.

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By Marilyn Campbell

A local interior designer believes in thinkingoutside the box when it comes to making thebest use of space in one’s home.

“My advice to homeowners is to embrace spaceswithin their homes as if they were never assigned,”said Joe Van Goethem of Joseph Van Goethem Inte-rior Design in McLean. “Depending on location, aspace previously designated as a walk-in closet canbe purposefully transformed into an intimate guestbedroom, home office, or multipurpose wine cellarand bar.”

Van Goethem followed his own advice when hetransformed a walk-in foyer closet in his home intoa multipurpose wine cellar, complete with a winerefrigerator, beer cooler, ice maker and cigar humi-dor. “Why a walk-in closet if it’s seldom used, andonly to become an open invitation for hidden clut-ter?” he asked. “Envision new, functional possibili-ties for every space within your home.”

Van Goethem, who not only designed the space,but also completed the construction himself, believesthat “playing with scale and attention to every de-tail are key when considering the transformation ofa confined space such as a walk-in closet,” he said.“[The] closet had a nondescript narrow solid door,glued-down wood veneer floor, shelving and hang-ing rods, and one light fixture.”

In finishing the project, Van Goethem widened thedoor framing to accom-modate a new Frenchdoor and added storagespace for a concealedtelevision. He also in-stalled an intercom to al-low those in the cellar tocommunicate with thosein the kitchen.

“I ripped up the oldfloor [and replaced it]with Spanish marble tileflooring,” he said. “Iadded a baseboard and crown moulding, and cre-ated a grid of moulding on the walls which I paintedwith Farrow & Ball’s Purbeck Stone. I installed Extra

Redefining SpaceDesigner thinks outsidethe proverbial box.

Fine Arrowroot Grasscloth hand crafted wallcoveringby Phillip Jeffries within the recesses of the grid.”

Van Goethem said his goal was to make the designof the new cellar consistent with the aestheticS of

the rest of his home. Thespace includes a largedrum light fixture andside lamps. An oversizedcabinet holds thestemware and barware.He added a commis-sioned seascape paintingby California artistJonathan Koch and mod-ern teapots by Washing-ton, D.C. ceramicist JoeHicks.

“Details are important in design, but they are ev-erything … when transforming a small space like therepurposing of a walk-in closet,” said Van Goethem.

“My advice to homeowners isto embrace spaces within theirhomes as if they were neverassigned.”

— Joe Van Goethem ofJoseph Van Goethem Interior Design

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

McLean Bible Church. FitnessClass at Body and Soul Fitness. Gain bal-ance, energy and strength at 10 a.m.Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.Free childcare for registered students.Email [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road, McLean, holds tradi-tional services every Sunday at 8:15 and10:15 a.m. Visit 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. Call703-698-9779 or visitwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

Chesterbrook United MethodistChurch is at 1711 Kirby Road, McLean.Worship service is at 11 a.m. Call 703-356-7100 or visitwww.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. Call703-938-2119 or visitwww.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 Centering

Prayer. 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. VisitShalomDC.org.

Unitarian Universalist Congre-gation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton, offers the Religious Ex-ploration program for all children, frompre-K toddlers through high school se-niors, emphasizing exploration of allreligious traditions while developing apersonal spiritual path. The program of-fers classes on Saturday afternoons andSunday mornings. 703-281-4230.

Trinity United MethodistChurch, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd.,McLean. Sunday worship services are at8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School foryoung adults follows the 10:30 a.m.worship services and for children at 9:30a.m. Youth Group for grades 7-12 meetsSundays at 5 p.m. A 20-minute serviceof Holy Communion is held eachWednesday at noon. 703-356-3312 orumtrinity.org.

Passages DivorceCare. For thoseexperiencing the pain of separation ordivorce, the caring community at ViennaPresbyterian Church offers Passages

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ONGOINGGreat Falls Farmers Market.

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Music, vendors,fresh produce, fresh prepared food,delightful bakery, spices from aroundthe world, wild-caught fish, grass-fed, free-range meats, organic-fedpoultry and eggs. [email protected] more.

The Light of Day Paintings. ThroughJuly 15, various times BroadwayGallery, 1025-J Seneca Road, GreatFalls. Featuring landscape paintingsby Michael Godfrey, ChristineLashley, Tricia Ratliff, and RajendraKC. Call 703-450-8005 for more.

Julie Cochran Photography. Varioustimes through July 29 at the ViennaArts Gallery, 513 Maple Ave. W.Exhibit called “Lotus-Palooza.” Call703-319-3971 or visitwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org formore.

Sunny Days Art. Artists exhibitionthrough July 29 at the Vienna ArtsCenter, 115 Pleasant St., NW. SunnyDays exhibition. Call 703-319-3971or visit www.ViennaArtsSociety.orgfor more.

“Summer in the City” Art Show.Normal business hours through Aug.15 at Brightview, 10200 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. Members of GreatFalls Studios will exhibit their workin a show. Call 703-759-2513 formore.

Stories and Sprinklers. Wednesdaysthrough Aug. 2, 1:30 p.m. at 144Maple Ave. E., Vienna (behind theFreeman Store). Hear a story. Visitwww.viennava.gov or call 703-255-6360.

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/

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 license

required. 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.org.

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

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

THURSDAY/JULY 13Driftwood in Concert. 7:30 p.m. at

Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $15-25. Visitwww.jamminjava.com for more.

FRIDAY/JULY 14Bat Watching. 6-7:30 p.m. at

Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac HillsStreet, Great Falls. Learn about bats,sit around the campfire and makes’mores. $8. Call 703-759-9018 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

JULY 14-30Summer Musical. 8-10:30 p.m. or

Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. at VinsonHall Retirement Community,Community Building Ballroom, 1735Kirby Road, McLean. McLean playerspresent “The 25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee.” $23-25. [email protected], call703-304-3176 or visitwww.McLeanPlayers.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 15Model Railroad Exhibit. 1-5 p.m. at

Northern Virginia Model Railroaders,231 Dominion Road, NE, Vienna.Model train and trolley activities thatrealistically depict an actual railroadthat existed in North Carolina in the19502s. Visit www.nvmr.org.

JULY 15-16Summer Colonial Market Fair. 11

a.m.-4:30 p.m. at The Claude MooreColonial Farm, 6310 GeorgetownPike, McLean. Games, children’sactivities, music and educationaldemonstrations such as theblacksmith, spinning, candle-makingand splitting rails. Children andSeniors: $4; Adults: $8; children

under 3 free; directions and more atwww.1771.org.

SUNDAY/JULY 16American Legion Breakfast. 8 a.m.-

noon at the American Legion Post180, 330 Center St. N., Vienna.Buffet includes omelets, blueberry,pancakes, sausage, bacon and more.$9, ages 12 and under, $3. Call 703-938-6580 for more.

Da Capo Barbershop Quartet. 5p.m. at McLean Central Park, 1468Dolley Madison Blvd. Barbershopquartet style music with variousmusic styles. Part of The Alden at theMcLean Community Center’s 2017Summer Sunday Concerts in thePark. Call the Center at 703-790-0123 or visit www.aldentheatre.org.

Concerts on the Green. 6-8 p.m. atGreat Falls Village Centre Green. TheOxymorons are featured. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org.

MONDAY/JULY 17JD Eicher Concert. 7:30 p.m. at

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

FRIDAY/JULY 21Chillin’ on Church. 6:30 p.m. at

Church St., Vienna. Water games,Harlen Simple band playing rock/funk/blues. Visit www.viennava.govor call 703-255-6360.

Delta Spur Concert. 6:30-8 p.m. atthe The Tysons Corner Metro StationPlaza, 1961 Chain Bridge Road. Partof the Tyson’s Concert Series. Visitwww.tysonscornercenter.com or call703-893-9401 for more.

SUNDAY/JULY 23Mountain Music Concert. 5 p.m. at

McLean Central Park, 1468 Dolley

Dickson Displays Paintings at Katie’s Coffee HouseCoty Dickson will display her oil paintings depicting “Local Scenes We Love” duringthe month of July during normal business hours at Katie’s Coffee House, Great FallsVillage Centre, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls. Visit oldbrogue.com/katies-coffee-house or call 703-759-2759 for details.

Madison Blvd. Slim Harrison and theBarnstormers, American folkmusicians, will be joined by TheRockcandy Cloggers. Part of TheAlden at the McLean CommunityCenter’s 2017 Summer SundayConcerts in the Park. Call the Centerat 703-790-0123 or visitwww.aldentheatre.org.

Concerts on the Green. 6-8 p.m. atGreat Falls Village Centre Green.Local Honey is a local band featured.Visit www.celebrategreatfalls.org.

Summer on the Green Concert.6:30 p.m. at 144 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Featuring Nitehawks SwingBand. Free. Visit www.viennava.govor call 703-255-6360.

MONDAY/JULY 24AARP Dinner Group. 5-8 p.m. at

Mylo’s Grill, 6238 Old DominionDrive. AARP has reserved a section ofMylo’s Grill for members and theirguests to enjoy dinner together witha 15 percent discount on their entirecheck. Call 877-926-8300 or visitstates.aarp.org/MylosGrill for more.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 26Meet the Cooking Author. 6:30 p.m.

at Wildfire, Tysons Galleria, 3rd floor,2001 International Drive, McLean.Lecture by John Shields, author of“Chesapeake Bay Cooking,” host ofthe PBS series Coastal Cooking, andowner of the renowned Gertrude’s inBaltimore. $65. Call 703-442-9110.

THURSDAY/JULY 27Daniel Nahmod in Concert. 7:30

p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 HunterMill Road, Oakton. New Thoughtsinger/songwriter performs originalmusic with a poetic and evocativemessage of peace, love, andcompassion. $20. Call 703-281-1767or visit unityoffairfax.org for more.

FRIDAY/JULY 28Summer on the Green Concert.

6:30 p.m. at 144 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Featuring Wayne TympanickQuartet. Free. Visit viennava.gov orcall 703-255-6360.

LeAnn Rimes Concert. 6:30-8 p.m. atthe The Tysons Corner Metro StationPlaza, 1961 Chain Bridge Road. Partof the Tyson’s Concert Series. Visitwww.tysonscornercenter.com or call703-893-9401 for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 29Big Splash Party. 1-3 p.m. at 144

Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Water gamesand slide. Visit www.viennava.gov orcall 703-255-6360.

SUNDAY/JULY 30Kara and Matty D Concert. 5 p.m. at

McLean Central Park, 1468 DolleyMadison Blvd. A couple plays songsfrom all eras, with vocal harmonies.Part of The Alden at the McLeanCommunity Center’s 2017 SummerSunday Concerts in the Park. Call theCenter at 703-790-0123 or visitwww.aldentheatre.org.

Concerts on the Green. 6-8 p.m. atGreat Falls Village Centre Green. Jr.Cline and The Recliners are playingclassics and rhythm and blues. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org.

SUNDAY/AUG. 6Big Bang Boom Concert. 5 p.m. at

McLean Central Park, 1468 DolleyMadison Blvd. Children-friendlymusic. Call the Center at 703-790-0123 or visit www.aldentheatre.org.

Concerts on the Green. 6-8 p.m. atGreat Falls Village Centre Green.Diamond Alley are playingcontemporary and classics. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org formore.


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DivorceCare. This 15-week programoffers a path toward healing. ViennaPresbyterian Church is located on thecorner of Maple Avenue (Rt. 123) andPark Street in Vienna. Cost to cover ma-terials is $20, scholarships available. Formore information or to register call 703-938-9050, go to www.viennapres.org,or send an email [email protected].

The S.P.O.T for Youth,Wednesday’s at 7 p.m. A place whereyouth can come together and pray, ask

questions about the faith and receivementorship. The spot is a ministry ofFirst Baptist Church of Vienna, 450 Or-chard Street, NW Vienna.

First Baptist Church of Viennalocated at 450 Orchard St., NW, Vienna.Sunday services are held at 7:45 and 10a.m. weekly. Wednesday Night with theFamily service is held at 6 p.m. followedby corporate singing at 7 p.m. Biblestudies take place Tuesday’s at noon.

Wesley United MethodistChurch located at 711 Spring St., SE,Vienna, Virginia 22180, at the corner of

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Send school notes to [email protected] by noonon Friday.

John Richards , of Vienna,graduated with a Master of Sciencein environmental science and policyand a Master of Business Administra-tion from Clark University(Worcester, Mass.). Richards is amember of the Beta Gamma Sigmahonor society.

Abigail Broussard, of Oakton,graduated from the University of Ala-bama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) with aBachelor of Arts in communicationand information sciences.

Ryan Barrett, of Vienna, gradu-ated from the University of Alabama(Tuscaloosa, Ala.) with a Bachelor ofScience in commerce and businessadministration .

Kayla Frederick, of Vienna,

graduated from the University of Ala-bama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) with a Bachelorof Arts .

Charlotte Sheridan, of Vienna,graduated from the University of Ala-bama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) with a Bachelorof Science in environmental engineering.

Alexander Maleski, of Vienna,graduated from the University of Ala-bama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) with a Bachelorof Science in electrical engineering .

Carlisle Wishard , of Vienna,graduated from the University of Ala-bama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) with a Bachelorof Science.

Taleen Avedisian, of Oakton, re-ceived a BA in psychology from LoyolaUniversity Maryland.

James Cunniff, of Vienna, receiveda BBA in business administration from

Loyola University Maryland.

Carina Falcon, of Vienna, madethe spring 2017 dean’s list at HofstraUniversity (Hempstead, N.Y.).

Julia Kim, of Vienna, made thespring 2017 dean’s list at HofstraUniversity (Hempstead, N.Y.).

Melissa Thiringer, of Vienna,achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA duringthe spring 2017 semester, earning aspot on the provost’s list at HofstraUniversity (Hempstead, N.Y.).

Dallas-Blake Basha, of Vienna,made the spring 2017 dean’s list atLehigh University (Bethlehem, Pa.).

Taylor Wreath, of Reston, afreshman at Randolph-Macon Acad-emy (R-MA), was inducted into theNational Junior Honor Society. Tay-lor is the daughter of Doug andHeather Wreath of Vienna.

School Notes

The Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV)recently hosted a full day outing for senior trip par-ticipants as they enjoyed a two-and-a-half-hour bustour, led by a costumed docent, of the historic areasof Baltimore plus an Inner Harbor cruise. The tourincluded stories and anecdotes about some of

Baltimore’s famous personalities such as Babe Ruth,Edgar Allen Poe, and Wallis Warfield Simpson. Thechartered bus also toured Little Italy, Fells Point,Camden Yards, Fort McHenry and the Basilica of theAssumption. After lunch the group hopped aboard fora 45-minute narrated cruise of the Baltimore Harbor.

Shepherd’s Center Hosts Bus Tour of Baltimore

Pictured before the harborcruise in Baltimore includeCharlie Balch, event orga-nizer (last row, left) and SCOVstaff Shiva Tavana, VolunteerCoordinator and Jayne Young,SCOV Director of Operationsand Events (far right).

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and adult care centers, and severely limiting careand resources for our vulnerable seniors.” A threat-ened 18 percent cut in the funding for the NationalInstitutes for Health “would gut federally fundedresearch … it certainly would bring us no closer to acure,” said Connolly. “And right now, there is no cure.There really isn’t much in the way of treatment.”

“There are about 140,000 Virginians estimated tobe suffering from some form of dementia,” said pan-elist Sharon Davis with the Virginia Alzheimer’s Com-mission, and she says the effect of the disease takesa toll on the family as well as the afflicted. “I havespent more than half of my adult life as a caregiver.”Davis’s husband is now a live-in patient at a memory-care facility, suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s.Her mother lived for 18 years with the disease.

“It’s a tragedy. It’s a disease that robs them of whatshould be the best years, time they have earned torelax and enjoy.” As Davis pointed out, it’s also adisease that can have devastating emotional and fi-nancial impacts on families, as many struggle to copephysically and financially to provide usually round-the-clock care.

Stories of heartbreak and challenges continued, butKaren Hannigan with Fairfax County Area Agencyon Aging wants to get the word out that there is helpand support, for the patient and the families andcaregivers.

“We operate based on the ‘No Wrong Door Initia-tive’ model,” said Hannigan.

That model means that persons who call for helpdon’t encounter a “sorry, wrong department and wecan’t help” response. “No matter what, we guide you.Our staff are ‘field-trained.’ We know the system. Letus do the navigating and take away at least that muchstress from the situation.”

Negotiating the government regulations, the gapsbetween Medicare and Medicaid, the insurance maze,and trying to find appropriate resources while deal-ing with the actual disease and its effects on the pa-tient, and possibly on the family as caregivers, canbe overwhelming. “Call us, Monday through Friday,8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 703-324-7948,” said Hannigan.“You don’t need to know all of the information. Wedo. Just tell us your story.”

The National Alzheimer’s Association also offers ahelpline. “It’s free care consultation. It’s nationwide.We work with agencies around the country and canhelp you get to the right people,” said Jane Priest,program manager with the association. “24/7, callus at 1-800-272-3900, or visit the website at

www.alz.org.”Along with more assistance for patients, caregivers

and families, Priest and others on the dais and in theaudience want to see more focus on education andtraining, as well. The National Alzheimer’s Associa-tion and the regional chapters are dedicating moretime and resources on outreach programs. Annandaleresident Catherine Bergstrom who attended the eventwelcomes this initiative.

Bergstrom related the experiences of her husbandwho had to be hospitalized. “This was a hospital,and they still did not know how to deal with a pa-tient suffering from this disease.”

Sharon Davis of the Virginia Alzheimer’s Commis-sion added her own stories of her husband’s treat-ment at hospitals and medical facilities that wors-ened his mental state, instead of improving the situ-ation.

“And what about a patient that can’t communicateto the emergency room staff because of their condi-tion?” asked Connolly, or even worse, the Alzheimer’ssufferer who doesn’t have a caring family memberwho can help “interpret” during medical transactionsor who can advocate on the patient’s behalf?

THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS of the Alzheimer’sAssociation seek to train the general public, as wellas doctors, caregivers, law enforcement personneland others on how to recognize if someone is suffer-ing from Alzheimer’s or dementia, and how to bestreact and assist.

Currently, there are no “Dementia Friendly Com-munities” in Virginia. The model, which seeks to raiseawareness of the disease and of dementia in generaland offer training and tips for real-life encounters isbeing tested in other jurisdictions nearby. ToniReinhart, owner of Herndon-based Comfort Keepersthat provides in-home senior and elder care services,wants to change that. This month, she is gatheringlocal service and community leaders in her area tomake Herndon a “proof of concept” project. “Herndonis so community-focused. Our leaders are very ser-vice-oriented. I think it’s the best place to get thisrolling in Virginia.”

Connolly applauded all of these efforts, as hepledged to continue to fight for Alzheimer’s fund-ing. “There are 1.1 million people in Fairfax County.Eleven percent are over 65. The fastest growing popu-lation is over 80. This is an issue that won’t just goaway. We need to take action now. Contact yourmembers of Congress — and not just the ‘friendlies!’We have a ‘moon-shot’ for fighting cancer. Well, weneed a ‘moon-shot’ to fight Alzheimer’s disease.”

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As I bring our two cat carriers up from thebasement in order for “The Buff Boys” to accli-mate in anticipation of their impending visit tothe veterinarian, I can’t help but think back to thespring of 1976. That’s when an appointment tomend my male cat, Tillie, nearly went verywrong.

To this day, the circumstances still haunt me.Tillie had been a surprise birthday gift given tome in September 1975, along with a puppy Inamed Gus (both named after a W.C. Fields’movie, “Tillie and Gus”).

Tillie was an all-black domestic short hair. Guswas a German Shepard/St. Bernard mix. He wasbeautiful. He had a white-ish beige coat, floppyears and a curly tail.

Introduced to one another at 6 weeks old,Tillie and Gus were the best of friends/siblings.Though I made sure they spent their eveningsinside, during the day, both were outside. (Wehad a fenced-in yard so Gus was confined. Tilliehowever, as you might imagine was not. He hadthe run of the neighborhood.)

Sure enough, one day, Tillie got into a catfight. His tail had been bitten and was beginningto abscess. I knew I had to take him to the veteri-narian. However, I was in college and had verylittle money to spare. Nor did I have a credit cardeither. (Those were the days before credit cardcompanies solicited college students.) In a finan-cial bind, I called my parents and asked formoney (I did work in the dining hall all throughcollege but lived in a house off campus and hadthe usual room and board-type expenses).

They sent me $25. (In my mind, I can still seethe check.) In addition to whatever other money Icould scrape together, I guess it was enough so Itook Tillie to the “vet” for repair. He stayed over-night. The next day, I got the call that he wasready for pick-up. That’s when the eventoccurred that has affected me/my animal-owninglife going on – four decades plus.

I went by myself. I had a car; a 1970 FordMaverick, but no cat carrier. I was, apparently,planning on simply holding Tillie in my arms as Ihad done the day before. However, the pick-upwas not nearly as uneventful as the drop-off.

Once I got outside the building, Tillie begansquirming (his tail had been shaved and hadstitches where the abscess/bite had been inflicted)and broke free from my grasp. He ran off about20 yards – or so to the rear of this modest one-story building and stopped just shy of a chain-linkfence which separated where we all were toanother neighborhood – beyond my reach. Myfear: had Tillie climbed over that fence somehow,he likely would have been gone forever.

Slowly I approached Tillie, repeatedly callinghis name as quietly and reassuringly as I could,trying not to rattle, startle or scare him in anyway; presuming post-surgery, in an unfamiliarplace, possibly in pain, it might not take muchfrom his father to cause him to scamper off anddisappear.

As I casually walked toward him, amazingly,Tillie sort of stood still, enough for me to scoophim up. Which I did and then carefully walkedback to my car and drove us both home withoutany further ado – except for the rest of my taking-cats-to-the-”vet” life. And yes, that means now.

And though I’m not stupid enough to trans-port cats without cat carriers anymore, I am onlyat ease once we’re back home and have let thecats out of their boxes and released them into thehouse (all our cats are indoor cats). Throughoutthis process, I must check the latches on their car-riers a half-a-dozen times; in the house, in thecar, in the parking lot outside the “vet’s” office, inthe waiting room, in the examining room andthen again afterwards; back in the waiting roomwhile I pay, in the car on the way home andfinally in the driveway as I prepare to carry thecarriers/cats across the yard and into the house.Once inside with the cats/carriers in hand, finallyI can relax. Home at last.

Forty-one years ago; it seems like yesterday, ormaybe tomorrow if the “vet” can see us. Andthat’s what worries me. Been there and unfortu-nately, have done that.

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THROUGH JULY 31Backpacks for Students. Various times at Christ

the King Lutheran Church, 10550 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Christ the King’s Team Serviceis collaborating with Reston’s aid to familiesorganization Cornerstones and school suppliescollection organization Kids R First to helpyoungsters in the community. Collections willrun through July; drop off in the church lobby.Visit www.gflutheran.org or call 703-759-6068.

SATURDAY/JULY 15Free Health Screening. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Chain

Bridge Corner Giant, 1454 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Customers can receive free bloodpressure, glucose and cholesterol screenings.Visit www.giantfood.com for more.

SUNDAY/JULY 16Intro to Connection Practice. 4:30 p.m.at

Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Learn simple, science-based tools forfeeling and expressing peace, responding withempathy and insight, and building resiliency tolife’s ups and downs. $20. Call 703-281-1767 orvisit unityoffairfax.org for more.

JULY 20-2236th Annual NFED Family Conference. 10:30

a.m.-3:30 p.m. at The Westin Tyson’s Corner,7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Anopportunity for families affected by ectodermaldysplasias to gather information on thesyndromes and treatment options; to networkwith other affected families; and to educatelegislators on Capitol Hill about ectodermaldysplasias. Visit www.nfed.org for more.

THROUGH JULY 28Vendor Application Deadline. Reston

Community Center is seeking arts and craftsvendors, food vendors and civic organizations ofall cultures for the 17th Annual RestonMulticultural Festival. The festival will be heldSaturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at Lake Anne Plaza inReston. Interested groups or individuals shouldfill out the appropriate Vendor ApplicationForm, available atwww.restoncommunitycenter.com/mcf.

THROUGH AUG. 18Artist Application Deadline. Visual artists who

wish to participate in the 17th Annual RestonMulticultural Festival art exhibit “Art MirrorsCulture” should visitwww.restoncommunitycenter.com. The festivalwill be held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at LakeAnne Plaza in Reston. Interested groups orindividuals should fill out the appropriateVendor Application Form, available atwww.restoncommunitycenter.com/mcf.

THROUGH SUMMERVienna Street-sweeping Program. The Town

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

SUPPORT GROUPSAre You A Caregiver? Shepherd’s Center of

Oakton Vienna Caregivers’ SupportGroup takes place first & third Thursday ofeach month. February 2nd and 16th, 2017 from10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Join us at theUnitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax(UUCF) - Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRd, Oakton, VA. For more info contactfacilitator, Jack Tarr, [email protected].

Haven of Northern Virginia Support Group.703-941-7000, www.havenofnova.org [email protected].

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Hanlin Zhang, the 10-year-old daughter of Jingand Catherine Zhang of Vienna, has earned “Bestin Show” honors in Cooperative Living magazine’s2017 Youth Art Contest.

The rising fifth grader at Vienna’s Flint Hill El-ementary School used colored pencils to createher winning entry of a Dalmatian puppy. For the15th annual contest, open to kindergarten throughfifth-grade students in Virginia and part of Ten-nessee, young artists were asked to illustrate some-thing about “animals.” More than 425 studentsentered the competition. Nine of the 19 winners,including, Zhang, live in Northern Virginia.

“We received drawings of everything from but-terflies to elephants,” said Bill Sherrod, Coopera-tive Living’s editor. “All the judges were impressedwith the tremendous imagination and talentshown in the students’ art.”

“My art teacher asked me to look through afolder of images and pick something that wouldinspire my art,” Zhang said. “I chose the Dalma-tian because I thought it was cute.”

Zhang’s “Best in Show” work earned her a $100prize.

Cooperative Living features a photo ofZhang and her drawing on the Julymagazine cover.

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Doe and FawnA slant of sunGilds four slender legsStepping, statelyInto the shadowsOf the woods.Wait........A bundle ofSpotted recklessnessSkips onto the lawn,Springing, bounding,Then barreling backWhere she went. — Meredith Luhrs, Vienna

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Four years ago, the ViennaArts Society began anannual therapeutic artrelationship with soldiers

suffering from PTSD in crisis treat-ment at Fort Belvoir army hospi-tal. Three volunteers, out of acadre of 12 to 15 rotating artists

dedicate their time, expertise, andcompassion to make semi-monthlyvisits to the hospital where theyshare the means of expression thatpainting releases.

“Some of our troops go to awfulplaces, and come back in an aw-ful place,” said Vienna Arts Soci-ety president Dore’ Skidmore,speaking to the guests celebratingthe new July exhibition of the

“healing wall.” More than 25 sup-porters from the arts society andFort Belvoir hospital came to theexhibit opening reception on Sun-day, July 9.

The “healing wall” is made ofpuzzle pieces, each one painted bya Fort Belvoir PTSD patient. Thepieces, like all puzzle pieces do,fit together, making the puzzlewhole. No one is prodded to join

the painting group; the artist vol-unteers are there to guide asneeded. While most soldiers optto contribute their finished art-work to the puzzle, occasionally,some elect to keep the piece.

The Vienna Arts Society artistvolunteers bring the supplies thein-treatment troops need. Vienna’sAmerican Legion Post 180 fundedthe high-quality paints the soldiersuse.

Artist volunteers are ready in arecreation setting during themorning social time and every-thing is organized for the troopsand each participant has an oppor-tunity to “practice” making a de-sign on a card.

During the two-hour open paint-

ing session, participants may paintone or more puzzle pieces. VASdirector Lu Cousins initiated theprogram when she came to thearts center. The program runs win-ter and spring every year and pub-lic funding support for the “heal-ing wall” is welcomed.

“We’re all in this together,” saidSkidmore.

The Healing Wall exhibit, at theVienna Art Center 115 Pleasant St.NW, runs through Aug. 5. The gal-lery/studio is open to the publicTuesday through Saturday; call forhours, 703-319-3971.

To learn more about events andprograms sponsored by the ViennaArts Society, visitwww.viennaartssociety.org.

Soldiers in treatment for PTSD at Fort Belvoir paintexpressive puzzle pieces with guidance from VASartist volunteers.

The Vienna Arts Society’s “HealingWall” Honors Hospitalized Troops

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The Vienna Arts Society hosted a reception on July 9 tocelebrate the opening of its July exhibit, the “HealingWall.” Among those in attendance were Jaana Kilkki, arttherapist at Fort Belvoir; Terry Svat, artist volunteer;Grace Rooney, artist volunteer; Jennifer Pratt, recreationtherapist, Fort Belvoir; Susan Scanlon, Vienna Arts Soci-ety artist and publicity chair; Dore’ Skidmore, ViennaArts Society president.

In-treatment,troops areintroduced tothe art therapyproject sup-ported by theVienna ArtsSociety duringmorning socialtime. Participa-tion is open-ended.

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