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Redefining SpaceHomeLifeStyle, Page 9
John Henry Stamper and Molly Van Treesare the leads in Westfield Summer Stage’s
production of “Beauty and the Beast.”
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Sacred Threads, Powerful MessagesThe Sacred Threads quilt exhibition comes every two
years to Floris United Methodist Church in Oak Hill. Withineach work, artists tell stories of love, loss, joy, hope, heal-ing, spirituality, peace and inspiration.
“City Cycling” by Janice Jones, Joy category.“The Pearl of Great Price,” by Patsy Kaufman,Inspiration category.
“Marafiki” is Swahili for “friend.” QuilterBarbara Allen believes people are “born with ashared heart and love for each other; racism isa product of broken adults.” Peace & Brother-hood category.
“Origins” by Lucinda Graber, Peace & Broth-erhood category.
“A Wildfire-Breathing Dragon,” by JulieHallquist, about how, inexplicably, a forest firedestroyed her neighbor’s house, while herssurvived. Grief category.
Now in its 12th year, this national, juried exhibition ofmore than 200 quilts runs through July 23, Monday-Fri-day, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Meet the artists, Sat-urday, July 15, 2-4 p.m.
“Pulse” by Laurie Ceesay in memory ofthose killed in the 2016 Orlando nightclubtragedy. Done in the style of the lateYvonne Porcella, who founded an interna-tional art quilt association.
“No Olvidados/Not Forgotten,” in memory ofthose who died trying to cross the U.S./Mexicoborder and were buried, unidentified, withcrosses reading “No Olvidados.” Grief category.
“Vinyasa” yoga poses by Susan Kline,Healing category.
Photos by
Bonnie Hobbs
“Art withBenefits,”by DianeDresdner ofChantilly,Healingcategory.
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Opinion
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 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.
Editorial
Send in Your Pet Photos NowThe Pet Connection, a twice-yearly special
edition, will publish the last week of July, andphotos and stories of your pets with you andyour family should be submitted by July 20.
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.
Do you volunteer at an animal shelter ortherapeutic riding center or take your pet tovisit people in a nursing home? Does your busi-ness have a pet? Is your business about pets?
Have you helped to train an assistance dog?Do you or someone in your family depend onan assistance dog?
Or take this opportunity to memorialize abeloved pet you have lost.
Just a cute photo is fine too. Our favoritepictures include both pets and humans.
Please tell us a little bit about your creature,identify everyone in the photo, give a briefdescription what is happening in the photo,and include address and phone number (wewill not publish your address or phone num-ber, just your town name).
Email [email protected] or submitonline at www.connectionnewspapers.com/pets.
Celebrating the FourthReyna Colon, 9, of Centreville and hersister Chloe, 7, each chose the perfectaccessory to wear for Herndon’s 4thof July Celebration – a double-the-dazzle fireworks headband.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDVolunteers needed at the Fairfax Station
Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Road,Fairfax Station. The Museum offers a variety ofexciting volunteer opportunities in Museumevents, programs and administration. [email protected] or 703-945-7483to explore services that will fit your scheduleand interests. Visit www.fairfax-station.org, orcall 703-425-9225 for more.
THROUGH AUG. 25Summer Lunches. The Fairfax County Public
Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Serviceswill be hosting the FEEDS (Food for Every Childto Eat During Summer) BBQ program, a USDA-funded program is free to all children 18 yearsand under and $2 for adults. There is noregistration involved, and open to everyone.
Meal service will be provided at the followingsites Monday-Friday, 11:30-1 p.m. No service onJuly 3 and 4. In the Centreville area, FEEDS isoffered at London Towne Elementary School,6100 Stone Road.
THURSDAY/JULY 13The American Legion Department of
Virginia Hiring Fair. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at TheHilton Washington Dulles Airport, 13869 ParkCenter Road, Herndon. Call 202-578-9255 orvisit hiringourheroes.org for more.
JULY 17-21Girls Fire and Rescue Academy Summer
Camp. The Fairfax County Fire and RescueDepartment offers the Academy, open to femalestudents that are Fairfax County residents (ages14-15) and is free of charge to participants. TheAcademy will provide a unique insight into lifeas a Firefighter/EMT to encourage young womento consider the fire service as a career, eitherafter high school or college. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr/.
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See Car-Title Lenders, Page 7
By Michael Lee Pope
Centre View
How many cars did TitleMax re-possess last year? What wasthe average loan amount forLoanMax? How many judg-
ments did Fast Auto Loans obtain againstpeople who were so hard up for cash thatthey handed over the title to their automo-biles? That’s all information that these com-panies handed over to state regulators lastyear. But according to a new ruling fromthe Supreme Court of Virginia, it’s also in-formation that these companies can keepsecret. Justices were considering an appealfiled by the Center for Public Integrity,which filed a public-records request withthe State Corporation Commission.
“Clearly my client is disappointed in thedecision,” said state Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36). “The Supreme Court seems to have in-terpreted the State Corporation Commission’sorder differently than we did, and theyelected to dismiss it on a technicality. That’sdisappointing, but that’s what they did.”
The battle for access to regulatory docu-ments is the latest battle in the ongoingcontroversy surrounding car-title lenders,which charge more than 200 percent an-nual percentage rates. Recent years haveseen a number of news organizations de-tail how the industry takes advantage ofpeople on the margins of society, includingpeople who are facing serious medical prob-lems or unemployment. Stories have ap-peared in Connection Newspapers and onpublic radio, setting the stage for an inves-tigation by the Center for Public Integrity.But when investigators for the Washington-based nonprofit organization tried to getdocuments car-title lenders filed with stateregulators, they ran into a brick wall.
“We get denied records all the time,” saidFred Schulte, who was a reporter for theCenter for Public Integrity when it issuedthe 2015 report. “But it’s pretty unusual fora public official to say there’s nothing in thelaw that says this is anything but a publicrecord, but we’re not going to give it to youanyway just because we want to satisfy theindustry.”
STATE REGULATORS initially notifiedthe car-title lenders that they would be re-leasing the annual reports because theywere unable to identify any legal basis thatwould prohibit them from treating them aspublic records. But then the industry struckback. TitleMax, LoanMax and Fast AutoLoans filed separate petitions arguing regu-lators should not release “personal finan-cial information” about the businesses.Members of the State Corporation Commis-
sion considered the public-records requestand determined that the term “personal fi-nancial information” was ambiguous. Theyultimately determined that that the Bureauof Financial Institutions had never releasedthe documents before, and they saw no rea-son to release them now.
“The bureau’s historical practice has beento treat the specific annual reports as con-fidential, and there has been no statutorychange that would require a change in thatpractice,” the commission argued in a legalbrief submitted in the case.
The question of whether or not TitleMaxis protected from public disclosure of “per-sonal financial information” was not re-solved by the State Corporation Commis-sion, which decided to rely on its historicalpractice rather than forging new territory.Likewise, justices on the Supreme Court ofVirginia also left that question unanswered.Instead, they dispatched the case on a tech-nicality. The justices concluded that the “as-signments of error” the Center for PublicIntegrity attributed to state regulators didnot comply with court rules.
“The case was decided on what some maysay is a technicality, not whether the StateCorporation Commission’s ruling was cor-rect,” said Jay Speer, executive director atthe Virginia Poverty Law Center. “The ques-tion of whether the law’s prohibition againstreleasing personal financial informationapplies to a corporation trying to keep thepublic from knowing how many cars it re-possesses or how many bad loans they havemade will now have to be decided by theGeneral Assembly.”
NOW THAT the Supreme Court has dis-patched the Center for Public Integrity’scase, lawmakers may be more willing toconsider legislation outlining how much —if any — information in the annual reportsshould be considered part of the publicrecord. The State Corporation Commission
TitleMax, LoanMax and Fast Auto Loanswill be able to keep details about theirbusiness secret.
Supreme Court of VirginiaSides with Car-Title Lenders
Photo by Michael Lee Pope/Centre View
LoanMax is one of the car-titlelenders arguing that its annualreports should not be disclosedbecause they contain “personalfinancial information.”
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By Bonnie Hobbs
A timeless classic, “Beauty and theBeast” is always a hit with audi-ences. So it’s no wonder then thatWestfield Summer Stage has cho-
sen it as its upcoming musical.Featuring a cast and crew of nearly 60,
it’ll be presented at Westfield High, Friday-Saturday, July 21-22 and July 28-29, at 7p.m., with matinees Sunday, July 23, andSaturday, July 29, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12at www.westfieldtheatreboosters.com and$15 at the door; all seats are reserved. Inaddition, a children’s tea with Belle and herfriends will be offered July 22 at noon.
“The actors are all really talented kidswho bring a lot to the table,” said DirectorRachel Harrington. “I’m especially excitedabout the big dance numbers and all thegreat singing and energy they provide. Thisshow also has a lot of humor, and the castmakes it particularly funny. I find myselflaughing at parts I didn’t realize were funnybefore.”
Calling this show wonderful for all ages,she said, “It’s a great musical with lots ofmemorable songs and dances, colorful setsand costumes, plus enthusiastic actors. Thecast fills this story with magic.” The char-acters will wear the traditions costumesfrom the movies, and the scenes will takeplace inside the Beast’s castle and in Belle’svillage. “We’ve really tried, in all aspects ofthe set, to stick to the original, French ar-chitecture and design of the [1800s] timeperiod,” said Harrington. “And it has a lotof Disney whimsy, as well.”
Portraying the beast is Westfield sopho-more John Henry Stamper. “He’s very an-gry at himself and his situation,” saidStamper. “Although he’s still human inside,he’s been turned into a beast because hewas mean as a young prince. So he’s givenup on just about everything, including love.But his servants try to help him find thatspark of hope that he could become humanagain.”
Stamper said the Beast is also “emotion-ally and physically closed off. He conceals
himself in the west wing – the forbiddenpart of the castle. He hides in the shadowsbecause he’s ashamed of himself, what helooks like and his decisions.”
The Beast is a challenging character toplay, said Stamper, because he undergoessuch an emotional and physical change bythe story’s end, after Belle helps him openup his heart. “He’s also a different type ofmale protagonist – not the happy, good guy,”said Stamper. “So my intention is to havepeople rooting for him because they wanthim to not be a beast anymore. He evensings a song about how he screwed up andwishes he could change.”
His favorite song is “Something There,”sung by Belle, the Beast, Cogsworth,Lumiere and Mrs. Potts. “It’s where theBeast and Belle are developing feelings foreach other and falling in love,” saidStamper. “And the others are regaining hopethat the spell will eventually be lifted andthey can be human again.”
He said the audience will really like theset, the “phenomenal pit orchestra and fan-tastic choreography. “Everyone loves thisclassic story,” said Stamper. “And everyonein the ensemble is so high-energy and ishaving such a great time, that the audiencewill, too.”
Westfield senior Molly Van Trees is play-ing Belle. “She’s very intelligent and kind,but also strong-willed,” said Van Trees.“She’s different from other girls in her townbecause she doesn’t like Gaston and is herown person. She also has beautiful songs,and the rest of the cast is so talented andfun to work with that it makes playing hera joy.”
For Van Trees, it’s also a dream come true.
“When I was little, Belle was my favoriteprincess in my favorite movie, and I relatedto her because I read all the time, too,” shesaid. “It’s a beautiful story and I’m very ex-cited that we get to do it.”
She especially likes the show’s openingnumber, “Belle,” which she starts singingalone and is then joined by other cast mem-bers, as the whole town comes to life. “It’sbusy and fun and highlights the ensembleand their characters,” she said. “And it’s acool song to listen to and watch.”
Van Trees said “Beauty and the Beast” issuch an “iconic show that people will beexcited to see it. They’ll also enjoy the wayMrs. Harrington is directing it and we’reinterpreting it.”
Portraying Lumiere, the servant who’sturned into a candelabra, is Harry Schlatter.“He’s this suave, French, ladies’ man — al-ways trying to make mischief or somethingexciting happen,” said Schlatter. “Some-times, he does it just to annoy Cogsworth,the head of the household/clock. But he alsodoes it in his own interests because he likesBabette, the maid/feather duster. He’sbright, cheery and always wants to inviteguests into the castle.”
Schlatter’s having fun playing Lumierebecause it’s such a comedic role. “He’s al-ways trying to be charming and get the girl,and I really like speaking in a French ac-cent,” said Schlatter. “My favorite song is‘Human Again.’ Lumiere and the other ser-vants sing it together, reminiscing aboutwhat they’ll do when they become humanagain. It changes moods and is challengingto sing, and I like how the tune flows andthoroughly describes how great it’ll be tobecome human once more.”
He said the audience will find manythings to love about this show. “The set’sgoing to be huge and awesome; our Belle,Beast and Gaston [Chantilly High gradAdam LeKang] are extremely talented andall the actors have been working really hardto bring their characters to life,” saidSchlatter. “And our choreography encapsu-lates the message of each scene and song.”
Westfield sophomore Lauren LeVine playsthe head of the kitchen/teapot, Mrs. Potts.“She’s kind of the mother of the castle,” saidLeVine. “She can be stern, but has a softside and gives the others advice. She’s re-ally nice and is a good mother to her son,Chip. She also tells the Beast to act like agentleman and be nice to Belle. She doesthat because she wants the spell lifted, butalso because she’s wise and knows it’s notthat easy for people to fall in love.”
Enjoying her role, LeVine said, “I havequite a few lines and songs. I like talkingwith a British accent and I’ve enjoyed meet-ing all the other cast members. As a teapot,one of my arms is up and I can’t move it, soit’s been challenging learning the dances.But it’s also been fun.” She especially likesthe number, “Be Our Guest,” because“Everyone’s in it and wears elaborate cos-tumes. And it’s choreographed really welland is a song most people know the wordsto already.”
As for the audience, said LeVine, “They’llenjoy that this is a family show; even teensand adults will like seeing somethingthey’ve grown up with. They’ll also like ourspins on the characters and the jokes weput in with our mannerisms. Everyone hasa lot of energy and we all work togetherreally well.”
Westfield Summer Stage presents “Beauty and the Beast.”
‘The Cast Fills This Story with Magic’
John Henry Stamper and Molly VanTrees rehearse a scene.
Some of the main characters are (kneeling) Isabel Nemati and (standing, from left) Susannah Kratt, KeeleyRogers, Harry Schlatter, John Henry Stamper, Molly Van Trees, Colin Brown and Lauren LeVine.
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BURGLARY: 13600 block of BentTree Circle, July 1 around 5:30 a.m. Ateenaged boy entered a home throughan unlocked door and stole a speaker.The suspect was described as Hispanic,with a light complexion and a thin build,between 15 and 17 years old and about6 feet tall. He had shaggy, dark brownhair and was wearing black tennisshoes, a blue shirt and carrying a navyblue book bag with gray stripes.
FAILING TO PROVIDE AD-EQUATE SHELTER/ARREST: 14300block of Chantilly Crossing Lane, June30 around 6:30 p.m. A man was chargedwith leaving his dog, a Golden Retriever,inside a parked car. An 81-year-oldFairfax man was issued a summons. Thedog did not require medical attention.
HIT AND RUN: Meadowland Court/Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, June26 around 2 a.m. An officer attemptedto stop a car involved in a hit and runminutes earlier. The vehicle accelerated,then came to a stop and the driver fledon foot. The suspect was not located,but officers believe they have identifiedhim. Charges are pending.
COMMERCIAL ROBBERY: 4000block of Walney Road (Loanmax TitleLoans), June 16 around 5:52 p.m. Aninvestigation determined a man enteredthe business, displayed a weapon anddemanded money. He fled after receiv-ing an undisclosed amount of cash. Thesuspect was described as Hispanic, in hismid 20s, 5 feet 7 inches tall with thickfacial hair. Detectives are investigating.
COMMERCIAL ROBBERY: 6200block of Multiplex Drive (TD Bank).June 17, 12:44 p.m. A man entered thebank, handed a teller a note announc-ing a robbery and demanding money.The teller handed over an undisclosedamount of cash and the suspect left thebank. The suspect was described aswhite, 20 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall,with a slim build. He had black hair anda beard. He was wearing a black base-ball cap, a black shirt and light blueathletic shorts.
FAILING TO PROVIDE AD-EQUATE CARE/ARREST: 14200block of Sweetwater Lane, June 18around 6:45 p.m. Officers responded fora report of a small dog locked inside acar. An investigation determined thetemperature inside the car was likelyaround 100 degrees. The fire depart-ment freed the dog as the owner couldnot be immediately located. Officersmade contact with a 31-year-old womanfrom Alexandria, and issued her a sum-mons for inadequate animal care.
ANIMAL CRUELTY/ARREST:4300 block of Chantilly Shopping Cen-ter, June 9 around 2:50 p.m. AnimalProtection Police Officers responded fora report of two dogs left inside a parkedcar. When officers arrived, they locateda beagle/cattle dog mixed breed and aChow mixed breed inside a 2004
Chevrolet Express van. The temperatureinside the van was more than 100 de-grees. Both dogs were taken from thecar, sent to a local vet and treated fordehydration. Officers spoke to theowner, a 73-year-old man from Union,W.Va., and issued him a summons foranimal cruelty.
ROBBERY: 14200 block ofCentreville Square (Advanced America),June 8, around 5:15 p.m. An employeewas working when a man entered thebusiness. The suspect displayed a knifeand demanded cash from the 27-year-old victim. He then ran out of thebusiness with an undisclosed amount ofcash. The victim did not require medi-cal attention. The suspect was describedas light-skinned, 25 to 30 years old,about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thinbuild, wearing a green and yellowhooded sweatshirt.
ROBBERY: 13600 block of Lee Jack-son Memorial Highway (Title Max),June 8, around 6:15 p.m. An employeewas working at the counter when a manwalked in and demanded cash. The sus-pect implied he would harm the45-year-old victim if he did not comply.The suspect fled with an undisclosedamount of cash. The victim did not re-quire medical attention. The suspectwas described as light-skinned, 25 to 30years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tallwith a thin build, wearing a black hatand dark pants.
JULY 10 — LARCENIES5700 block of Wood Creek Lane, tools
from vehicle
JULY 7 — LARCENIES14400 block of Cool Oak Lane, wal-
let from vehicle14300 block of Saguaro Place, shoes
from residence4900 block of Stonecroft Boulevard,
jewelry from vehicle4000 block of Westfax Drive, cash
from business
JULY 6 — LARCENIES5700 block of Union Mill Road, wal-
let from business4300 block of Poplar Forest Court, li-
cense plate from vehicleSTOLEN VEHICLES4700 block of Stonecroft Boulevard,
2018 Honda Accord
JULY 5 — LARCENIES5600 block of Pickwick Road, mer-
chandise from business4900 block of Stonecroft Boulevard,
property from residence5100 block of Woodfield Drive, prop-
erty from residence
JUNE 30 — LARCENIES5600 block of Ox Road, tools from
business14700 block of Pickets Post Road,
ring from business
JUNE 28 — LARCENIES5700 block of Harrier Drive, property
from vehicle13400 block of Melville Lane, elec-
tronic device from residence6600 block of Oak Rock Court, cell
phone from business13500 block of Portage Place, prop-
erty from vehicle
JUNE 26 — LARCENIES4400 block of Chantilly Shopping
Center, beer from business4400 block of Chantilly Shopping
Center, cash from business13900 block of Melton Place, cell
phone from school
JUNE 23 — LARCENIES14400 block of Chantilly Crossing
Lane, gun from vehicle4400 block of Chantilly Shopping
Center, merchandise from business5900 block of Baron Kent Lane, bi-
cycle from residence14200 block of Centreville Square,
beer from businessSTOLEN VEHICLES6300 block of Multiplex Drive, 2007
Chevrolet box truck
JUNE 20 — LARCENIES4200 block of Kincaid Court, ring
from residence14200 block of Saint Germain Drive,
wallet from business
JUNE 19 — LARCENIES11400 block of Braddock Road,
equipment from construction site4500 block of Daly Drive, cell phone
from business11400 block of Wolfs Landing, watch
from residence
JUNE 16 — LARCENIES4300 block of Chantilly Shopping
Center, merchandise from business3000 block of Virginia Dare Court,
firearm from residence
JUNE 15 — LARCENIES4300 block of Chantilly Shopping
Center, merchandise from business
JUNE 12 — LARCENIES4100 block of Chantilly Road, bicycle
from residence13800 block of Rock Terrace, bicycle
from residence14100 block of Saint Germain Drive,
wallet from business4900 block of Stonecroft Boulevard,
cell phone from business14200 block of Wood Rock Way, mer-
chandise from business
JUNE 8 — LARCENIES4500 block of Brookfield Corporate
Drive, beer from business6400 block of Paddington Court, li-
cense plate from vehicle14400 block of Woodmere Court,
blower from residence
Crime
The following incidents were reportedby the Sully District Police Station.
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currently issues an annual report on the industry,which shows how many cars were repossessed by all26 car-title lending companies. But individual an-nual reports submitted by TitleMax and LoanMax,for example, remain secret.
“The actual aggregate data is already reported,”said Surovell. “So it’s not clear to me why gettingindividual data from individual car-title lenderswould for some reason prejudice anybody unlessthey’ve got something to hide.”
Earlier this year, the General Assembly consideredmore than a dozen bills on car-title lending this year,
although none of them made it out of committee.Instead lawmakers created a special work group toconsider possible solutions to be considered next year.The work group is considering a number of issuesrelated to predatory lending, including bait-and-switch behavior of some car-title lenders offeringmore than one kind of lending product and unregu-lated loans made online.
“We could change the law, and we should,” saidDel. Mark Levine (D-45), a member of the workgroup on predatory lending. “But I think the SupremeCourt got it right in this case — at least with regardto the statutes cited by them. There is no require-ment to release this information.”
Court Backs Car-Title Lenders
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By Andrea Worker
Centre View
“Alzheimer’s disease will touchevery American family atsome time or other. Therearen’t many other condi-
tions you can say that about. Today,Alzheimer’s kills more people each yearthan breast cancer and prostate cancer com-bined,” said U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) to the attendees of the Town Hall meet-ing at the headquarters of the National Capi-tal Area Alzheimer’s Association in McLeanon Monday, June 10.
Connolly was one of several speakers onthe agenda, that included representativesfrom the National Alzheimer’s Association,the Agency on Aging from Fairfax andPrince William counties, the VirginiaAlzheimer’s Commission, and the NationalActive and Retired Federal Employees As-sociation.
Cindy Schelhorn, senior director of com-munication with the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion, opened the event and Connolly beganthe session with a personal story about thedisease’s effect on his own family. “My Irishimmigrant grandmother survived the boatjourney to America, even being robbed onthe ship. She worked hard. She saved. Shewas able to bring her own mother and herbrothers over from Ireland. She wasn’t ableto fight off Alzheimer’s.”
Connolly told of his grandmother’sstrength from years of hard work “and walk-ing to Mass everyday.” In some ways, saidthe congressman, her physical fitnessproved to be less than a blessing after thedisease struck. “She lived a long time withAlzheimer’s. Watching her fade away beforemy eyes was one of the most difficult thingsI had to deal with growing up. The worst isknowing your loved one knows somethingisn’t right, but there is nothing they can do.”
THE CONGRESSMAN has co-sponsored
the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act and the Pal-liative Care and Hospice Education andTraining Act, supported the RAISE FamilyCaregivers Act and is a member of the bi-partisan Congressional Task Force onAlzheimer’s. But he is concerned. “ThePresident’s FY 2018 Budget, and many ofthe bills currently on the table would wreakhavoc, throwing people out of nursinghomes and adult care centers, and severelylimiting care and resources for our vulner-able seniors.” A threatened 18 percent cutin the funding for the National Institutesfor Health “would gut federally funded re-search … it certainly would bring us nocloser to a cure,” said Connolly. “And rightnow, there is no cure. There really isn’tmuch in the way of treatment.”
“There are about 140,000 Virginians es-timated to be suffering from some form ofdementia,” said panelist Sharon Davis withthe Virginia Alzheimer’s Commission, and
she says the effect of thedisease takes a toll on thefamily as well as the af-flicted. “I have spent morethan half of my adult lifeas a caregiver.” Davis’shusband is now a live-inpatient at a memory-carefacility, suffering fromearly-onset Alzheimer’s.Her mother lived for 18years with the disease.
“It’s a tragedy. It’s a dis-ease that robs them ofwhat should be the bestyears, time they haveearned to relax and en-joy.” As Davis pointed out,it’s also a disease that canhave devastating emo-tional and financial im-pacts on families, as manystruggle to cope physi-cally and financially toprovide usually round-the-clock care.
Stories of heartbreak and challenges con-tinued, but Karen Hannigan with FairfaxCounty Area Agency on Aging wants to getthe word out that there is help and sup-port, for the patient and the families andcaregivers.
“We operate based on the ‘No Wrong DoorInitiative’ model,” said Hannigan.
That model means that persons who callfor help don’t encounter a “sorry, wrongdepartment and we can’t help” response.“No matter what, we guide you. Our staffare ‘field-trained.’ We know the system. Letus do the navigating and take away at leastthat much stress from the situation.”
Negotiating the government regulations,the gaps between Medicare and Medicaid,the insurance maze, and trying to find ap-propriate resources while dealing with theactual disease and its effects on the patient,and possibly on the family as caregivers, canbe overwhelming. “Call us, Monday throughFriday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 703-324-7948,”said Hannigan. “You don’t need to know allof the information. We do. Just tell us yourstory.”
The National Alzheimer’s Association alsooffers a helpline. “It’s free care consultation.It’s nationwide. We work with agenciesaround the country and can help you get tothe right people,” said Jane Priest, programmanager with the association. “24/7, callus at 1-800-272-3900, or visit the websiteat www.alz.org.”
Along with more assistance for patients,caregivers and families, Priest and otherson the dais and in the audience want to seemore focus on education and training, aswell. The National Alzheimer’s Associationand the regional chapters are dedicatingmore time and resources on outreach pro-grams. Annandale resident CatherineBergstrom who attended the event wel-comes this initiative.
Bergstrom related the experiences of herhusband who had to be hospitalized. “Thiswas a hospital, and they still did not knowhow to deal with a patient suffering from
this disease.”Sharon Davis of the Virginia Alzheimer’s
Commission added her own stories of herhusband’s treatment at hospitals and medi-cal facilities that worsened his mental state,instead of improving the situation.
“And what about a patient that can’t com-municate to the emergency room staff be-cause of their condition?” asked Connolly,or even worse, the Alzheimer’s sufferer whodoesn’t have a caring family member whocan help “interpret” during medical trans-actions or who can advocate on the patient’sbehalf?
THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS of theAlzheimer’s Association seek to train thegeneral public, as well as doctors,caregivers, law enforcement personnel andothers on how to recognize if someone issuffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia, andhow to best react and assist.
Currently, there are no “DementiaFriendly Communities” in Virginia. Themodel, which seeks to raise awareness ofthe disease and of dementia in general andoffer training and tips for real-life encoun-ters is being tested in other jurisdictionsnearby. Toni Reinhart, owner of Herndon-based Comfort Keepers that provides in-home senior and elder care services, wantsto change that. This month, she is gather-ing local service and community leaders inher area to make Herndon a “proof of con-cept” project. “Herndon is so community-focused. Our leaders are very service-ori-ented. I think it’s the best place to get thisrolling in Virginia.”
Connolly applauded all of these efforts,as he pledged to continue to fight forAlzheimer’s funding. “There are 1.1 millionpeople in Fairfax County. Eleven percent areover 65. The fastest growing population isover 80. This is an issue that won’t just goaway. We need to take action now. Contactyour members of Congress — and not justthe ‘friendlies!’ We have a ‘moon-shot’ forfighting cancer. Well, we need a ‘moon-shot’to fight Alzheimer’s disease.”
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly hostsAlzheimer’s Town Hall.Heartbreak and Hope
Photos by Andrea Worker/Centre View
The panel at the Alzheimer’s Town Hall included U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11), and representatives from the National and localAlzheimer’s Association, Area Agencies on Aging, the VirginiaAlzheimer’s Commission, and the National Active and Retired FederalEmployees Association.
Catherine Bergstrom of Annandalerelates the hospital experiences ofher husband, who suffered from thedisease. “It was a hospital … andthey did not know how to deal withthis condition or situation. We needto educate and raise awarenesseven to doctors and medical staff.”
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly with Toni Reinhart whois spearheading efforts to make Herndon the first“Dementia Friendly Community” in the Common-wealth, with education and training in real-lifeencounters and situations to make living withdementia easier on patients, caregivers, familiesand the community.
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Home LifeStyle
By Marilyn Campbell
A local interior designer believes inthinking outside the box when itcomes to making the best use of
space in one’s home.“My advice to homeowners is to embrace
spaces within their homes as if they werenever assigned,” said Joe Van Goethem ofJoseph Van Goethem Interior Design inMcLean. “Depending on location, a spacepreviously designated as a walk-in closetcan be purposefully transformed into anintimate guest bedroom, home office, ormultipurpose wine cellar and bar.”
Van Goethemfollowed hisown advicewhen he trans-formed a walk-in foyer closetin his home intoa multipurposewine cellar,complete with awine refrigera-tor, beer cooler,ice maker andcigar humidor. “Why a walk-in closet if it’sseldom used, and only to become an openinvitation for hidden clutter?” he asked.“Envision new, functional possibilities forevery space within your home.”
Van Goethem, who not only designed thespace, but also completed the constructionhimself, believes that “playing with scaleand attention to every detail are key when
Redefining SpaceDesigner thinksoutside theproverbial box.
considering the transformation of a con-fined space such as a walk-in closet,” hesaid. “[The] closet had a nondescript nar-row solid door, glued-down wood veneerfloor, shelving and hanging rods, and onelight fixture.”
In finishing the project, Van Goethemwidened the door framing to accommodatea new French door and added storage spacefor a concealed television. He also installedan intercom to allow those in the cellar tocommunicate with those in the kitchen.
“I ripped up the old floor [and replacedit] with Spanish marble tile flooring,” hesaid. “I added a baseboard and crown moul-ding, and created a grid of moulding on thewalls which I painted with Farrow & Ball’sPurbeck Stone. I installed Extra Fine Arrow-root Grasscloth hand crafted wallcoveringby Phillip Jeffries within the recesses of thegrid.”
Van Goethemsaid his goalwas to makethe design ofthe new cellarconsistent withthe aestheticSof the rest ofhis home. Thespace includesa large drumlight fixtureand side lamps.
An oversized cabinet holds the stemwareand barware. He added a commissionedseascape painting by California artistJonathan Koch and modern teapots byWashington, D.C. ceramicist Joe Hicks.
“Details are important in design, but theyare everything … when transforming asmall space like the repurposing 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
Photo courtesy of Joe Van Goethem
Interior designer Joe Van Goethemtransformed a walk-in closet in hisMcLean home into a wine cellar.
Joe Van Goethem painted theFrench door of his wine cellar with“Pitch Black” by Farrow & Ball. Hehung wood blinds on the door tomatch those on the other Frenchdoors in other parts of his house.
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Piranhas BattleLaurel Hill
On July 8, the Sully Station II Pira-nhas traveled to Lorton to battle LaurelHill in the third A meet of the summerseason. Persevering though absencesand illness, swimmers gave their all andfell just short by a score of 218-197.Highlights of the morning includedthree sweeps, five double event winners,five relay victories and several Piranhasswimming up and subbing in as trueteam players.
The 15-18 girls once again dominatedtheir age group, with Karenna Hall andDelaney Kennedy leading the way withfirst place finishes in all individualevents. The sweep in backstroke wascompleted with Carly Logan and Geor-gia Stamper touching second and thirdand also contributing points in freestyleand breaststroke. The girls had a blastduring relay warmups and their fun ap-proach combined with their evident skillresulted in a win by over 6.5 seconds.
Equally impressive were the 11-12girls, led once again by double eventwinners Angela Cai and Caroline Li.Callie Ver Planck turned in two strong second place finishesin free and fly. Teammate Hayley Norris also secured secondplace in both back and breaststroke. With such depth, it wasno surprise that the girls scorched the pool with a relay vic-tory of over 8 seconds. As the lone representative for 11-12boys, Ethan Wilson showed a lot of heart in capturing third
On a hot, humid July morning, when the crowd watchingthe meet was wishing they could jump in the practice pool,the Virginia Run Riptide traveled inside the beltway to chal-lenge the Lee Graham Dolphins. During a week when CharisRoundtree (8&UG) and Leo Wang (15-18B) set new teamrecords and their teammates recorded 42 personal best times,the Riptide were nosed out by the Dolphins.
The always enthusiastic 8 & under swimmers swam withgusto as Nick Harris and Charis Roundtree won their freestyleraces with Anna Kelliher capturing third with a new best time.The boys swept their backstroke race with Mason Conlon first,Tyler Harris second, and Ethan O’Connor third and the girlsanswered with Carson Coughlin first and Ann Kelliher third.In breaststroke Mason Conlon was second and ChristopherThomson was third, while Lauren Fitch swam for second. Witha new team record in butterfly (17.85) Charis Roundtreemaintained her undefeated season, with Caroline Friess tak-ing second while Aidan Bange swam for a third for the 8&Uboys fly.
Ryan Friess of the 9-10 boys swam two best times to takea first in free and a second in fly, while Davis Collinsworthswam to first in breast and second in back. Ginny Fitch ( 9-10 G) placed second in back and breast, with Angela Thomsongaining a second in fly. Earning those valuable third placepoints were Ryder Hicks and Alison Harkins in freestyle andAshley Neuman in breaststroke.
For the 11-12’s Jackson Blansett swam for first in free andsecond in fly. William Whitton took more than 1.5 secondsoff his previous best backstroke time to win first, a feat re-peated by Charles Beamon who took off more than 2.0
seconds to win breaststroke and 1.5 seconds off to place thirdin back. Griffin Osterhout swam for a second in breast and athird in fly. Isabel Cogan swam a personal best to win herbreaststroke race and placed second in free. Caitlin Kelliherwas second in back and fly, while Neha Srinivasan swam forthird in breastroke.
The 13-14 squad worked hard for their points. Owen Tho-mas was first in back and third in free. Andrew Boyle wassecond in back, Kevin Wang was second in breast and MichaelHart third in breast. Maddie Whitton took a second in freeand, swimming a personal best, took first in fly. ChelseaNguyen swam for second in back and third in free, Alana
Riptide Travels to Lee Graham
Record Setters: C.Roundtree and L. Wang.
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Winning 9-10 Relay: R. Hicks, D. Collinsworth, R. Friess,and C. Lee.
M. Matz with winning breaststroke form.
See Riptide, Page 11
See Piranhas, Page 11
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From left: Sully Station II Piranhas, 9-10 boys, EmersonSaint Germain, Bryan Kim, Caden Seng, Jason Li, ElijahPost, and Jeremy Bordacs.
place in breaststroke.Eight-year-old Payton Susko captured two wins in free and
back and anchored the relay win for her age group. TeammateAlyssa Seng led the fly sweep along with Grace Ver Planck andMary Campbell. The girls also added crucial points in back and
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
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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breaststroke and were encouraging team cheersthroughout the meet.
Kellen Campbell brought home the win in 15-18boys backstroke and the sweep in that event wascompleted by Colin Brown and Brantley Cervarich.Kellen combined with Max Morris to finish 2-3 infly, while Harmon Saint Germain and BrodyCampbell finished 1-2 in breaststroke and 2-3 infree. The 8&U boys relay of Gabriel Alquinta, MarkMcLendon, Zacchaeus Post and Michael Zhangbested their opponents handily. Individually,Zhang and McLendon finished 1-2 in backstroke,Alquinta added a gutsy win in fly and Post capturedsecond in breaststroke. Additionally, Zhang andPost combined to go 2-3 in freestyle for a thorougheffort in the youngest age group.
Nine-year-old Jason Li bested Laurel Hill to takefirst in breaststroke and touched second in fly.Teammates Caden Seng and Bryan Kim addedpoints for the 9-10 boys in breaststroke and free.Securing top three finishes for the 9-10 girls wereEhma Stalfort and Ella Ammons in free, Lilly Wil-son in back, Stalfort in breaststroke, and SuzannaWalser in fly.
Strong swimmers in 13-14 boys includedHarrison Saint Germain in free and breaststroke,Charles Tai in back, and Carson Saint Germain infly. A standout performance was 13-year-old Madi-son Stalfort claiming second in both back and flydespite a painful inner ear infection. Grateful Pi-ranhas were inspired when spectator and formerteammate Dorothy Cervarich donned a bathing suitfrom the coach’s car to scratch into the breaststrokeevent. It was a spontaneous decision and she wasclutch in claiming second place on such short no-tice. More importantly, she demonstrated that onceyou are a Piranha, it is a part of you forever.
Sully II will host its first home A meet of the sea-son next Saturday, July 15 against CanterburyWoods.
Turflinger swam for second in breast and third inback, and Emily Jon swam for third in breaststroke.
Competition among the 15-18-year-old highschool swimmers was intense. Leo Wang broke hisown team record, winning the breast with a 29.31and also placed second in the fly. Nick McGrathswam for second in free and breast. Meredith Matzwon the breast by over 2 seconds. Didi Pace placedsecond in free and fly while Lauren Stovall swamfor third in free.
As the heat of the morning intensified, the meetentered the relay stage. While the Dolphins wonthe majority of the races to lock up the win, theRiptide relay team kept many of the races close andwill be swimming again this Wednesday when Vir-ginia Run will be hosting the Division 4 RelayCarnival.
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Ethan Wilson was all smiles withSS2 Coaches Katie O’Brien andCaitlin Campbell. In back is CoachScott Brown.
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Over-40 Softball League. A Fairfax-based league is looking for enoughplayers to form another team. Playersmust be at last 40 years of age to beeligible. All games are doubleheaders-played on Sundays at Bready Park inHerndon between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.If interested, [email protected] for more.
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Sully Summer Shindig. 3-7 p.m. at10508 Wickens Road, Vienna. AnnualSully Democrats fundraiser, whichsupports Sully Democrats running foroffice and other operationalexpenses. $15 in advance, $25 atdoor. [email protected] or visitsullydemocrats.org for more.
SUNDAY/JULY 16NTRAK Scale Model Train Show. 1-
4 p.m. at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. $4 for adults16 and over $2 for children 5-15 freefor Museum members and childrenunder 5. Visit www.fairfax-station.org or phone703-425-9225.
SATURDAY/JULY 22Arts in the Parks. 10-11 a.m. at E.C.
Lawrence Park, 5040 Walney Road,Chantilly. Musician 123 Andrésperforming children songs. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/arts-in-the-parks orcall 703-631-0013 for more,
Live Music by Ken Fischer. 1-5 p.m.at the Winery at Bull Run, 15950 LeeHighway, Centreville. Visitwww.wineryatbullrun.com for more.
SUNDAY/JULY 23Z Scale Model Train Show. 1-4 p.m.
at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax StationRoad, Fairfax Station. Z scale is thesmallest mass-marketed model trainavailable anywhere. Museummembers and ages 4 and under, free;ages 5-15, $2; ages 16 and older, $4.Visit www.fairfax-station.org, or call703-425-9225 for more.
Entertainment
Photo courtesy of the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
Model Train ShowOn Sunday, July 23 the Z Scale Model Train Show, 1-4 p.m.at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road in Fairfax Station. Z scale is the smallestmass-marketed model train available anywhere. Museummembers and ages 4 and under, free; ages 5-15, $2; ages16 and older, $4. Visit www.fairfax-station.org, or call703-425-9225 for more.
