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By Ken Moore

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Despite police departments notbeing “known for embracingchange,” said PhillipNiedzielski-Eichner, “we’ve

seen Fairfax County and its Police Depart-ment achieve substantial and meaningfulreform.”

Since the county’s Ad Hoc Police PracticesReview Commission formed after a countyofficer shot and killed John Geer in 2013,the county has implemented 88 percent(179 of 202) of the actions recommendedby the Commission.

“The report of the commission could haveremained on the shelf since its release threeyears ago,” said Niedzielski-Eichner, chair.

Board of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova encouraged seven commission mem-bers to continue to assist and advise thecounty and police department as commis-sion recommendations were assessed andimplemented.

The informal implementation group is-sued a Final Report on Fairfax County Po-lice Reform on Oct. 10. The report was un-dertaken by the group on its own initiative,believing that the community might ben-efit from an independent discussion ofprogress.

POLICE REFORMS will increase policeaccountability, divert those with mental ill-nesses into treatment instead of incarcera-tion, reduce use of force injuries and death,open public access to incident information,and maintain public confidence in the po-lice department, according to the Imple-mentation Group.

Implemented highlights, according to theFInal Report, issued last week, include:

❖ Diversion First, alternatives to incar-ceration for people with mental illnesses ordevelopmental disabilities

❖ Revisions to the police department’sUse of Force General Order, with de-escala-tion as the strategy of first resort when con-fronted with a threat rather than the use ofdeadly force

❖ An Independent Police Auditor who re-views investigations of death or serious in-jury cases

❖ A Civilian Review Panel to review in-vestigations of civilian complaints regard-ing “abuse of authority” or “serious miscon-duct” by an officer

❖ A Media Relations Bureau led by a ci-vilian professional who reports directly tothe Police Chief

❖ A predisposition to disclose informa-tion by making revisions to information-re-lated general orders in order to increase

public visibility of the department’s dailyactivities and performance,

❖ Revisions to policies governing vehiclepursuit that constrains their use andstrengthens supervisory oversight

❖ Recruitment of high-caliber personnelthat reflects the county’s diverse population

SOME RECOMMENDATIONS have beenapproved, but are still in the process of be-ing implemented, including a call for fulldeployment of body-worn cameras and eachpatrol officer being equipped with “tasers”as less-lethal alternatives to the use of a fire-arm,.

“Still, we believe more is possible to fur-ther build and maintain community trust,”said Niedzielski-Eichner.

The Implementation Group recommendsthe Board of Supervisors direct the policedepartment to formally respond to findingsof an Independent Police Auditor and a Ci-vilian Panel, and to give the public an op-portunity to comment on the findings andrecommendations. As the group under-stands, the Chief of Police has chosen notto respond because the Board of Supervi-sors did not specifically direct him to do so.

The Chief of Police and his commandleadership should maintain a “neutral pub-lic posture pending an investigation of apolice-involved use of force incident,” thereport recommends.

THE INDEPENDENT POLICE Auditor’sresponsibilities could expand in several ar-eas. The implementation group advocatesfor: monitoring and reviewing investiga-tions of Sheriff Deputies involved inshootings, in-custody deaths, and any useof force incident resulting in serious injuryor death; auditing police use of body worncameras, providing an annual report to theBoard and the public with findings and rec-ommendations; and participation on twointernal police review committees, the Useof Force Technical Review Committee andthe Vehicle Pursuit Review Committee.

“The Implementation Group urges ChiefRoessler and his commanders to sustainFCPD’s reform efforts and, in particular, tounfailingly meet the ‘predisposition to releaseinformation’ standard with regard to open-ness and transparency, and to commit to re-spond to findings from the Independent Po-lice Auditor and the Civilian Review Panel.”

The report also calls for a data-drivenmonitoring program that fully leveragesdata on police use-of-force and other datanow being collected in response to theCommission’s recommendations.

Continued public involvement will be keyto continuing to build trust with the com-munity, the report says.

“Continued successes and improvementswill depend on Chief Roessler, his com-manders and continued meaningful collabo-ration with citizens engaged in implemen-tation,” said group member Randy Sayles.

For more, see www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission/

Five years after an officer shot and killed John Geer in Springfield,Implementation Group offers look at successful reforms,and recommends action in other areas.

Police Reform: More to Be Done

Police Chief Ed Roessler speaks last November in Mount Vernon aboutthe new Civilian Review Panel and Independent Police Auditor. Alsopictured, Shirley Ginwright, who served on the Ad Hoc Police PracticesReview Commission and Implementation Group; Adrian Steel, inauguralchairman of the Civilian Review Panel; and Richard Schott, the FairfaxCounty Independent Police Auditor.

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“More is possible to furtherbuild and maintaincommunity trust.”

— Phillip Niedzielski-Eichner

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“substantial andmeaningful

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SOBER-RIDE FOR HALLOWEENFree Sober Rides. Saturday, Oct. 27,

10 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 28, 4a.m. Area residents, 21 and older,may download Lyft to their phones,then enter a code in the app’s“Promo” section to receive a no cost(up to $15) safe ride home. WRAP’sHalloween SoberRide promo codewill be posted at 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 onwww.SoberRide.com. The SoberRidecode is valid for the first 1,500 Lyftusers who enter the code.

THURSDAY/OCT. 18Caregivers Support Group. 10-

11:30 a.m. at UUCF UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax -Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. For caregivers to adultfamily members with dementia. Firstand third Thursdays of every month.Hosted by Shepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna, scov.org. Contactfacilitator Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838or [email protected].

New and Prospective MemberOrientation. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. atTower Club, 8000 Towers CrescentDrive, Suite 1700, Vienna. Learnmore about the Tysons RegionalChamber of Commerce and how tomake the most of membershipbenefits. Registration is required.Free for new and prospectivemembers. Sandwiches provided. Visitwww.tysonschamber.org.

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Preparing to combat that timeof year when, according to theNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA), nearlyhalf (44 percent) of all U.S. trafficdeaths involve drunk drivers, freeHalloween Lyft rides will be of-fered to deter impaired drivingthroughout the Washington-met-ropolitan area beginning Saturday,Oct. 27.

Offered by the nonprofit Wash-ington Regional Alcohol Program(WRAP), the 2018 HalloweenSoberRide program will be in op-eration beginning at 10 p.m. onSaturday, Oct. 27 and continueuntil 4 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28,as a way to keep local roads safefrom impaired drivers during thistraditionally high-risk holiday.

During this six-hour period, arearesidents age 21 and older cel-ebrating with alcohol may down-load Lyft to their phones, thenenter a SoberRide code in the app’s“Promo” section to receive their nocost (up to $15) safe transporta-tion home. WRAP’s HalloweenSoberRide promo code will beposted at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.27 on www.SoberRide.com.

Last year, a record 715 personsin the Washington-metropolitanarea used WRAP’s Halloween

SoberRide program rather thanpossibly driving home impaired.The charity also offers itsSoberRide program on St. Patrick’sDay, Cinco de Mayo, IndependenceDay, and the winter holidays.

(Last year, WRAP announced apartnership with the ridesharingservice Lyft to provide WRAP’sSoberRide service in the Washing-ton-metropolitan area.

“Nearly half (44 percent) of allU.S. traffic fatalities during Hal-loween involve drunk drivers ac-cording to the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration,”said Kurt Gregory Erickson,WRAP’s president.

SoberRide is offered throughoutLyft’s Washington, D.C. coveragearea which includes all or parts of:the District of Columbia; the Mary-land counties of Montgomery andPrince George’s; and the NorthernVirginia counties of Arlington,Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince Will-iam.

Since 1991, WRAP’s SoberRideprogram has provided 73,123 freesafe rides home to would-be drunkdrivers in the Greater Washingtonarea.

More information about WRAP’sSoberRide initiative can be foundat www.SoberRide.com.

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By Chap Petersen

State Senator (D-34)

The Vienna Metrostation is the epi-center of suburbannorthern Virginia.

Thousands of commuters comeand go every morning, drop-ping off loved ones or catchingthe Orange Line into the urbancore of the DMV. None of themare aware that just a few hun-dred yards away one of themost significant (and least known) Americanslived 250 years ago on a modest farm.

Jeremiah Moore was typical of English set-tlers who migrated to rural Fairfax County inthe colonial era to clear fields and establishfarms. Unlike most of his neighbors in Anglo-dominated Tidewater Virginia, he was a reli-gious dissenter who found inspiration in the“Baptist” movement that spread through GreatBritain in the mid-18th century.

The Baptists were not welcome in colonialVirginia. Its political and economic structurewas based upon allegiance to the Church ofEngland, which was the only permitted church.Indeed, a pastor could not open a church orpreach without a license from the Church. Re-gardless, Moore in the early 1770s became anitinerant preacher fearlessly promoting theGospel, without a license, to the farmers and

tradesmen in northern Virginia.When the Fairfax County

Sheriff found out about Moore,he confined him in the Countyjail, then located at the Countyseat of Alexandria. According tofamily lore, Moore continued topreach through the cell bars,thereby undoubtedly drivinghis captors to distraction.

This incident would havebeen forgotten but for one re-markable fact – colonial Vir-ginia in 1773 was changing

rapidly and Moore’s neighbors did not agreewith his imprisonment. Indeed, when the casecame to trial, a Fairfax County jury acquittedMoore and sent him back to farm and presum-ably his speaking engagements.

A movement was starting. Inspired byMoore’s notorious case, another Fairfax Countylandowner and attorney, George Mason, added“freedom of religion” to his “Fairfax CountyResolves” which was read to the Fairfax Countymilitia when they mustered to join GeneralWashington in May 1775. A member of theVirginia House of Burgesses, Mason added thesame language to his Virginia Declaration ofRights, which later became part of the VirginiaConstitution.

During the Revolutionary War, as the causeof liberty became national, Moore re-emergedas a spokesman for religious minorities. In

1779, he presented a petition signed by 10,000Virginia freeholders – an impressive numberin an era without mass media or big cities – toGov. Thomas Jefferson asking Virginia to adoptJefferson’s Virginia Statute of Religious Free-dom. In 1786, after years of Moore’s lobbying,the Assembly finally did so.

Moore never backed off. In his senior years,he was still writing letters to now-PresidentJefferson decrying the “the most glaring viola-tion of Rights that has ever disgraced a FreePeople,” namely Virginia’s requirement thateligible voters own at least 50 acres.

Moore died in 1814 at his farm. His grand-son Thomas became a prominent attorney inthe town of Fairfax and his great-grandsonWalton Moore served in the U.S. Congress.Descendants continue to live in the area as at-torneys, Virginia lawmakers and even as An-glican clergy.

Jeremiah Moore’s real legacy, of course, hasbeen the idea of religious freedom which hasbeen enshrined in the U.S. Constitution since1791, when Mason’s “Fairfax County Resolves”found their home in the Federal Bill of Rights.Indeed, the “establishment of religion” prohi-bition in the First Amendment directly hark-ens back to Moore’s imprisonment in 1773.

Today, the American ideal of freedom of re-ligion is still a work in progress. Yet it also pro-vides a beacon to billions around the globe whoseek to practice their faith in peace. And it allbegins in Fairfax County.

Yes, America, Religious FreedomBegan in Fairfax County

Veteran WhoSupportsComstockTo the Editor:

I’d like to highlight Congress-woman Barbara Comstock’s strongrecord of leadership:

First, I’m a Cold War/VietnamEra veteran, with a Brigadier Gen-eral son in the Marine Corps Ac-tive Reserves. So I applaudBarbara’s leadership and supportfor rebuilding our military and forgetting a new Veterans Centeropened in Leesburg.

President Reagan caused theSoviet Union to collapse — with-out firing a shot — because theUSA had a strong economy and astrong military.

Today the USA is able to nego-tiate from a position of strengthbecause the tax cuts that Con-gresswoman Comstock voted forhave created a super-strongeconomy and we have fullyfunded our military, makingreadiness a priority. JenniferWexton opposed both the tax cutsand fully funding our military.

Second, I applaud Barbara’s bi-partisan legislation to removecriminal alien gang members fromour country and not let them comehere in the first place. They preyupon their own communities. It’sno wonder that the Police Benevo-lent Association and LoudounSheriff Chapman agree with Bar-bara and have endorsed her.

Third, Barbara is actually theonly member of Congress in themetropolitan region who hasnever voted to shut down the gov-ernment and she fought for andwon federal pay raises for ourhard-working federal employees— reasons why the NARFE (Na-tional Active and Retired FederalEmployees) PAC supports her.

Finally, on the bizarre attacksthat Barbara voted for bills signedby President Trump, her opposi-tion never tells you about thosebills or that 82 percent of thosevotes were bipartisan! What aresome of the bipartisan bills thatthe opposition is so upset aboutbeing signed?

They included four bills to battlethe opioid crisis; several bills tofund the government and keep itopen; many bills that funded our

military, medical research, home-land security, our schools, andMetro; and some bills dealing withdisaster relief. The banking reformbill was supported by our twoDemocratic senators.

Of course the opposition lovestaxes and onerous governmentregulations, so they didn’t agreewith the bills she supported to cutour taxes and the bills to curbregulatory red tape. But the “re-sistance” represented by JenniferWexton says “no” to anything thePresident would sign. Ordinarycitizens dislike mindless attacks onmeaningful bipartisan legislation.

Karl PiersonGreat Falls

OpposingAnti-immigrantSentimentTo the Editor:

What I have always appreciatedabout this country is that merit,hard work, and risk-taking couldtrump issues of race, religion andethnicity. This great American

Letters to the Editor

value has contributed incalculablyto U.S. economic power, dyna-mism and innovativeness. This isthe reason that immigrants havesucceeded here and in turn havehelped make the United Statesgreat. It is significant that 40 per-cent of Fortune 500 companieswere started by immigrants ortheir children. Yet today “immi-grant” is a dirty word. It is equatedwith crime. The President’s rheto-ric of hate and divisiveness hasincreased the number of attacks onimmigrants. And BarbaraComstock has not helped at all.

Other than offering rhetoric,Rep. Comstock has not taken sub-stantive actions to oppose anti-im-migrant sentiment. Rep.Comstock’s most substantive ac-tion to date has been to introducelegislation expanding thegovernment’s authority to detainimmigrants who are gang mem-bers. I am all for improving lawenforcement’s ability to addressgang violence, but I’d also like tosee her take the lead opposinganti-immigrant and racist voices.I’d like to see her leadership on

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See Open House, Page 9

By Raneem Khan

The Connection

In celebration of Fire Prevention week,the Great Falls Volunteer Fire Depart-ment held an open house on Satur-day, Oct. 13, to educate families about

fire safety. Families brought their childrento participate in various activities through-out the day. Community members learnedabout hazard zones, how to give CPR, andwhat the inside of an ambulance looks like.

Volunteer EMT Sara McMichael gavetours of fire trucks, emphasizing how chil-dren should build a friendly relationshipwith their local firefighters, especially inemergency situations.

“We’re trying to get the kids more com-fortable; they get nervous with what theydon’t know so we’re trying to show themthat it’s not actually scary. We’re here to helpand to serve our community, and we don’twant people to hesitate to call 911.The kidsare the reason we are here,” McMichael said.

Joan Bliss, a longtime volunteer para-medic, worked with families all day to teachthem about important fire safety procedures.

“We’re really trying to emphasize thesafety aspect of it because we want to makethe Great Falls Fire Station about educationand a place to teach basic safety procedures,especially to the parents,” said Bliss. “It’simportant for families to understand thatthis is their community and we are here forthem. These are simple things, but it’s thingsthat everyone can do and really does makea difference.”

Among the educational games, there werefun activities for younger children to enjoy.

Great Falls VolunteerFire Departmentholds open house.

‘We Are Here for the Community’

Photos by Raneem Khan/The Connection

Volunteer EMT Sara McMichael gives community members afire truck tour.

Volunteer Chris Webster helps three girls navigate the prized miniaturefire truck at the Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department.


By Andrea Worker

The Connection

The ninth edition of the First TimeCampers Program at Wolf TrapPark is officially in the books.Held between Sunday, Oct. 7

and Monday, Oct. 8 at Wolf Trap Park —with a special permit in the otherwise no-camping, no-fires park — some 40 camp-ers from schools around the region and asmall army of adult and youth volunteerleaders, enjoyed pitching tents, setting upcamp, cooking their own meals using dutchovens, and activities like fishing, archery,hiking, bird watching, rock wall climbingand more.

Sponsored by the Friends of Wolf Trapand Wolf Trap National Park for the Per-forming Arts and organized and supervisedby Scout Leader Gary Pan and his experi-enced Troop 55 Scouts, the program waspiloted in 2014 as a way to help local young-sters, some from Title I schools and lowerincome families, enjoy a fun-filled over-nighter right in their own backyard.

The 30-plus hour outing is not strictly forcamping “newbies” only, said Pan, Scout-master of Troop 55 of Great Falls. “Kids whocame to the first Camp Out are here todayand we love that they want to keep comingback.”

Pan is thrilled that quite a few return tothe bi-annual adventure as volunteers, help-ing the first timers to make the most of theexperience, like Herndon Middle SchoolerTommy Maxson, who started as a camper 3years ago, and is now a patrol leader.

“I like this,” said Maxson. “Our job is tohelp out the Senior Leaders whenever weare needed, and to set a good example atall times, and help others learn how to doall the tasks properly and just make surethat everyone has a great time, safely.”

Pan may be the camp director, but it’syoungsters like Maxson, and Senior YouthPatrol Leaders and other young volunteerswho are really in charge of the action.

Nick Hodge, of Great Falls and a LangleyHigh School student, who’s been attendingthe event since the first outing, heads themale campers’ section. His fellow Langleyschool mate, MaryEllen Keating, does thehonors as the female Senior Youth Leader.

“It’s really cool,” said Keating. “I especiallylove seeing the kids who are experiencingthis for the first time, watching them as theyfind out what they can really do.”

Just as being a First Timer isn’t a require-ment for participation, neither is being aBoy or Girl Scout. “Kids come here, theymay or may not want to get involved withScouting afterward, but all are welcome,”

said Pan. “It’s still an opportunity to learnnew things, gain confidence, make friendsand just be outdoors for a bit.”

Campers like Maddie Musetti fromHerndon Elementary School, and PeterPopenko from Forestville Elementary agree.

“It’s been a great experience,” wasMaddie’s take on the camp out. Peterseemed most interested in the rock climb-ing wall. Watching his father, who was alsoon hand, shimmy up to the top of the wallleaves little doubt where the son gets his

climbing abilities.“It’s also an opportunity to discover that

there is amazing, and accessible naturalresources and activities right here, with-out having to travel far away,” added AlanDay, chair of the Friends of Wolf Trap, andone of the original organizers of the CampOut. With his knowledge of the park andits wonders, Day also leads the camperson hiking adventures on trails built by thePotomac Appalachian Trail Club — an-other collaborator in the camping eventand an organization of which Day is the

district manager.In addition to his Troop 55 and Venture

Crew 364 of Great Falls, The Friends of WolfTrap, the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club,Wolf Trap Park and the Park Service, Pan,and Day say that the assistance and partici-pation of The Great Falls Rotary Club, Orvisof Tysons, Paxton Companies, Ranger Sur-plus, Panacea Consulting, BOWA, Meadow-lark Gardens Master Gardener, the AudubonSociety of Northern Virginia and Sara Holtz,of Scouting BSA with her Master Certifica-tion in “Leave No Trace” with many otherunsung heroes, makes this adventure notonly possible, “but a true learning experi-ence all while having fun.”

Thinking about joining in on all the fun?The next outing is scheduled for April 5-6,2019. Check out the website atwww.fotw.info or send an inquiry [email protected].

Fifth and sixth graderslearn camping skillsand experience thegreat outdoors.

Wolf Trap Park Camp OutNews

It takes a lot of volunteers to work with and supervise40-plus young campers, many trying the experiencefor the first time. Camp Director Gary Pan, scoutmas-ter of Troop 55 of Great Falls, and Langley HighSchool students MaryEllen Keating, female SeniorYouth Leader and Nick Hodge, male Senior YouthLeader are just a few of those who give their time andexpertise to making the camping adventure fun andsafe for all.

Taking on the Wall: Some of the youngsters at theFirst Time Campers overnighter challenge themselveson the rock climbing wall.

Gathering of all the troops at the 9th First Time Campers adventure at Wolf Trap Park.

Photos contributed

by Gary Pan


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Open House

Heather Zimmerman,mother of two children, ages5 and 2, took her kids tomany of the activitiesthroughout the open house.

“It’s really exciting forthem because we drive bythe fire station every day. Myyounger one was a little ner-vous about seeing thefiretrucks, but she reallyliked the hands on nature ofit,” Zimmerman said. “It’sgood for them to know thatthese people are here to helpthem, It can be a little scaryand intimidating, but theyloved riding the mini firetruck and extinguishing thepretend fire.”

Leslie Smith, the organizerof the open house, enjoyedseeing families and kidscome in and out all day,learning about importantsafety procedures.

“There is nothing to beafraid of; we are here to helpthem, and they can come visitus anytime. We are here forthe community,” Smith said.

Public SafetyCareer Fair to BeHeld Oct. 20

The public safety agencies ofFairfax County invite residents tolearn more about career opportu-nities available at the FairfaxCounty Public Safety Career Fairon Saturday, Oct. 20.

Along with Fairfax County Fireand Rescue, the Sheriff’s Office,Department of Public Safety Com-munications and Police Depart-ment will have personnel on sitediscussing employment opportuni-ties available at each agency, dem-onstrating what they do every day,discussing the training opportuni-ties available, and answering anyquestions.

According to Fairfax County Fire& Rescue Department, “This is aunique opportunity to not onlylearn about the careers availablethrough Fairfax County, but tolearn why Fairfax County is a greatplace to work in public safety.Guests will be able to apply forpositions on site or sign up for ‘JobAlerts’ that will notify them assoon as a position is made avail-able.”

The event will be from 10 a.m.until 3 p.m. at the GovernmentCenter located at 12000 Govern-ment Center Parkway.

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Great Falls artist JonFisher stepped back afew feet, examininghis creation with a

critical eye. “It’s a lot higher thanmy usual structures,” he said as hestepped around the three slenderand colorful pillars making up thewooden sculpture. “The tallest onemeasured out at ten feet exactly.”

Fisher, a sculptor known for hiscomplex and vibrant wooden as-semblages, has just unveiled hislatest commissioned work outsidethe TD Bank of Great Falls, whichis sponsoring this year’s Tour(Oct.19-21) as part of its commu-nity outreach program.

“We believe that this installationwill help bring recognition toGreat Falls as a thriving arts lo-cale,” said Joanna Mason, TD BankVice President of U.S. Field Mar-keting Strategy.

“Being artists, we wanted tobring public attention to the Stu-dio Tour in an artistic way, ratherthan just hang out a big sign,” saidLinda Jones, President of GreatFalls Studios. “And TD Bank wasvery kind to help us do that bycommissioning this sculpture byJon. They have been a big sup-porter of the arts in Great Falls.”

The Tour, which opens artist stu-dios all over Great Falls, is now inits 16th year. Laura Nichols,founder of Great Falls Studios andmany of the artists participating inthe tour attended the unveiling.

“This shows the happy resultwhen you give an artist a mis-sion,” Nichols said. “Jon blendedcontent, design and color usinghis carpentry, engineering andarchitectural skills to achieve asignificant sculpture.”

“The design has two functions,”Fisher said. “We wanted to pro-mote the tour, of course, but wealso wanted to symbolize the gen-erous support from TD Bank.We’re doing that by its location atthe bank and the use of the signa-ture green color of the bank’slogo.”

The sculpture will remain out-side the bank building, located atthe intersection of Walker Roadand Georgetown Pike, from nowthrough the weekend of Oct.19-21, the dates of the Studio Tour.

“We will be interested to see ifsculpture becomes an example of‘Interactive Art,’ with people tak-ing selfies and posting them onsocial media. Anyone with anInstagram account is invited toinclude “@greatfallsstudios” intheir post and we will re-post thebest ones, said Bego–a Morton,who manages the group’sInstagram feed.

Established in 2003, Great FallsStudios is an organization of morethan 100 artists working in GreatFalls and operators of the annualGreat Falls Studio Tour each Oc-tober. The Tour is free and opento the public, enabling visitors tomeet artists “in their element”and to speak with them abouttheir work.

Great FallsStudio Tour

Great Falls Studios 16th annual openStudio Tour hours are Friday-Sunday,Oct. 19-21 from 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. at artstudios throughout Great Falls. Moreinformation and a free map can befound on the GFS website:www.greatfallsstudios.com/studiotour.

Sculpture to CelebrateGreat Falls Studios Tour

Photo by Robin Kent

Local sculptor and noted artist Jon Fisher putting thefinishing touches on one segment of his three-sculpturework honoring Great Falls Studios 15th annual StudioTour.


By Marilyn Campbell

“Ick, this is so gross,” said one 11-year-old girl with shoulderlength blonde hair. “Those arethe guts,” said her classmate, a

12-year-old, white apron-clad boy, as hepulled a handful of stringy, orange pulp outof a fat pumpkin.

“It’s part of the process. You have to cleanout the messy insides before you can startcarving a beautiful design,” said Lisa Searby,who was offering an in-home lesson in carv-ing Halloween pumpkins to a group ofmiddle school students and their parents.

A drive around most neighborhoods dur-ing this, the spookiest season of the year,will likely reveal the efforts of many to carvea sophisticated pumpkin. From frighteningto fanciful, the art of pumpkin carving is askill that eludes many. So on a chilly Sun-day afternoon, Searby, who lives inBethesda, Md. trekked to the Fairfax homeof Katie and Luke Gunther to offer a classin pumpkin carving. With a few tricks andthe right tools, Searby says that almost any-one can create a front-porch worthy gourd.

After the parent-child duos have donnedaprons and the pumpkins are placed atoptables covered with plastic and topped withnewspaper, the instruction begins. A set of

carving tools is something that Searby rec-ommends to anyone who wants to createan impressive design.

“You don’t have to break the bank, butyou need to get a set of tools that are sturdyenough to stand up the the heft of a thick-

skinned pumpkin,” she said. “You can usu-ally find them online pretty easily. Choosea set that has a tool for each step of theprocess, like a little serrated saw to cut ahole in the top and a scooper to clean outthe flesh. It makes carving so much easier.”

It appears that parents agree. “I didn’trealize that there was such a thing, but theselittle tools are awesome,” said LukeGunther, the father of 12-year-old twins.“We usually use a kitchen knife and it’s hardto cut through and the edges of the designsare always jagged, but the tools make amuch smoother cut.”

Once the tops of the pumpkins are re-moved and the pulp, flesh and seeds areacleared, the artistry begins. “Use a dry-erasemarker to to sketch the design that you wantto carve on the front of your pumpkin,” saidSearby. “Does anyone know why we’re us-ing a dry-erase marker instead of a Sharpie?Because if you make a mistake or don’t likeyour drawing, you can wipe off a dry-erasemarker and start over. Sharpies are perma-nent.”

Three hearts are what Theresa Holt andher 12-year-old son and 11-year-old daugh-ter choose for the front of their pumpkin.“This is such a fun thing to do, even if youdon’t care about the outcome, it’s a great wayto spend time together as a family,” she said.

A lesson in creating a front porchworthy Halloween pumpkin.Carving Made Easy

Those who choose to use one of Searby’spre-designed templates are instructed toattach the template to the pumpkin and usethe spike tool to trace the design onto thegourd, leaving tiny pinholes in its thickflesh. Next, the class uses one of the carv-ing tools to cut out the facial features orother designs and, voila, in less than 30minutes the group produces six pumpkinsthat are ready for Halloween.

“If you’re going to use candles illuminateyour pumpkins at night, make sure you putthe candles in a glass candle holder first,”said Searby. “Now the clean-up begins. It’sa messy process after all.”

Investing in a set of carving toolshelps create impressive Halloweenpumpkins.

Photos courtesy of Lisa Searby

Front-porch ready Halloweenpumpkins.


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ONGOINGArt Exhibition: Colors in Memory.

Through Oct. 26, Gallery hours atAryan Gallery, 2236-C Gallows Road,Vienna. Colors in Memory featuringart by Rafat is open to all. Openingreception Sunday, Sept. 30, 5-8 p.m.is limited to adults. Call 202-391-1669 or visit www.rafatart.com formore.

Row by Row Junior. Through Oct.31, local quilt shop proprietors likeJinny Beyer Studio (776 WalkerRoad, Great Falls) are welcomingchildren participating in Row by RowJunior to their shops. It’s the juniorversion of the summertime travelevent for quilt making fans known asRow by Row Experience. Kids visitshops in person, collect a free sewingpattern, and find inspiration incolorful, creative world of sewing.www.rowbyrowexperience.com orjinnybeyer.com for local quilting.

Great 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.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 17Local Songwriter Showcase. 6-10

p.m. At Jammin Java, 227 MapleAve., East, Vienna. Cost $12-$15.Nine musicians perform for “The 9Songwriter Series.” Featuring JustinTrawick, Chris Timbers, Nardo Lilly,Katie & Kelly, Kentucky Avenue,Caroline Weinroth (Cinema Hearts),Abby Rasheed, Chris Cassaday, andNovo. Contact Caroline Weinroth [email protected]

Righteous Minds Course. 7-9 p.m. atUnitarian Universalist Congregationof Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. This four-class Meetupcourse (Wednesday through Nov. 7)studies Jonathan Haidt and otherauthors who examine how humansthink and act in cultural and politicalenvironments. Free. Visitwww.meetup.com/Righteous-Minds-Trying-to-Understand-Other-Political-Tribes for details.

THURSDAY/OCT. 18Strong Girls Celebration. 6-9 p.m.

At The Atrium at Meadowlark inVienna. Girls on the Run of NOVA(GOTR NOVA) is hosting its StrongGirls Celebration, a fundraiser tosupport financial aid for the younggirls most in need of GOTR NOVA’syouth development program. Ticketsare on sale now atwww.gotrnova.org/strong-girls-celebration.

FRIDAY/OCT. 19The Old Firehouse Haunted Friday

Night Trip. 4:30-11 p.m., leavefrom The Old Firehouse Teen Center,1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Teens can get in the Halloween spiritand spend a spooky Friday night withthe Old Firehouse. Only the brave-hearted are invited on this journey.Group dinner beforehand soparticipants can stay alert for ghosts,zombies and creepy creatures. $60,$50 MCC district residents. Call 703-790-0123 or visitwww.mcleancenter.org for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/OCT. 19-20“Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet

Defends Her Life Tonight.” 8p.m.at Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna. KathleenBarth makes her Vienna TheatreCompany directorial debut when“Emilie: La Marquise Du ChateletDefends Her Life Tonight” is staged

the final two weekends of Octoberand the first weekend of November.Tickets are $14. Advance tickets maybe purchased online at viennava.gov/webtrac or in person at thecommunity center; if available,tickets may be purchased at the door.

SATURDAY/OCT. 20Riverbend Bird Walks. 8-10 a.m. at

Riverbend Park - Nature Center,8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Riverbend Park is offering freebirding walks in October. Participantsshould be prepared to walk abouttwo miles in comfortable, closed-toedshoes. There likely will be gentleuphill and downhill stretches onslightly uneven terrain. Bringbinoculars. Rain or shine. Call 703-759-9018, or stop by the Visitors’Center front desk to register.

Bulb Sale. 8 a.m.-noon at Town ofVienna Farmers Market, on thegrounds of the Vienna CommunityCenter. The Ayr Hill Garden Clubpresents its annual bulb salesupporting the community gardeningefforts of the Ayr Hill Garden Club.Email [email protected] for more.

Becky Love Foundation 5K/1K FunRun. 9-11 a.m. at Turner Farm, 925Springvale Road, Great Falls. Walk orrun to support those who struggle,have lost a loved one or have beenaffected by mental illness ordepression. Race proceeds fund toolsfor those impacted. $35. [email protected] or visitwww.beckylovefoundation.org/events-1/5k-for-mental-health. Seewww.beckylovefoundation.org for amap and more details.

Vale Club Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at ValeSchoolhouse, at the intersection ofVale and Fox Mill roads, Oakton.Children’s games, costume parade,activities and prizes, pony rides, pie-eating contest, and a caricature artist.Art and craft exhibit and sale by Valemembers. Barbecue and bake sale byVale members. Free parking andadmission. [email protected] for more.

Tea Tasting Seminar. 1-3 p.m. at ColvinRun Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Road, GreatFalls. Exploring Teas of the Himalayas –this focused tea tasting seminar withCertified Tea Specialist Chef Laurie Bellwill awaken taste buds to high grownpremium teas. Tea infused treats and atake home tea sampler included. $35.Use class activity code 266 407 0501 andvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or call 703-222-4664

Uncorking a Rich, Full Life. 5-8p.m. at the home of Supervisor JohnFoust and Dr. Marilyn Jerome Foust.Wine/Beer Tasting and BenefitAuction to raises funds for LangleyResidential Support Servicesprograms and activities. Discover the

perfect wine or beer for upcomingholiday meals and gatherings, enjoy adelicious buffet of hearty horsd’oeuvres, socialize and network withinteresting people, and bid on greatsilent and live auction items. $100per person. To register, visitwww.langleyresidential.org/wine-beer-tasting-benefit-auction.html

SUNDAY/OCT. 21Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon at

Vienna American Legion Post 180,330 Center St., N. Vienna. Getomelets, scrambled eggs, blueberrypancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuitsand gravy and more. Adults $10,children 12 and under $4. Call 703-938-6580.

20th Anniversary Gala. 5:30-10 p.m.at Westwood Country Club, 800Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna 20th

Anniversary Gala featuring. SCOVcelebrates their 20th anniversary ofservice to the community. Visitwww.scovgala.org or call 703-281-0538.

MONDAY/OCT. 22Technology Workshop. 1-3 p.m. at

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike A, Great Falls. Email questionsregarding photo management or oneon one help. Space is limited; RSVPearly, no later than Oct. 15, [email protected].

Film Screening: “Tidewater.” 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Vinson Hall, KathyMartin Community Building, 1735Kirby Road, McLean. Followingaward-winning 40-minute film,“Tidewater,” senior military expertsdiscuss challenges our military mustmeet to protect our national securityin a changing climate, and respond toaudience questions. Free. Call 571-225-9671 or visit tidewater-mclean.eventbrite.com to RSVP.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 2472nd Annual Halloween Parade. 7

p.m. On Maple Avenue in downtownVienna. Don’t miss out on thecostumes and floats, the marchingbands, the performances, and thesense of camaraderie and communityas the parade moonwalks down theroad for the 72nd time. Costumedchildren and families who wish tomarch in the parade should meet at6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of UnitedBank, 374 Maple Avenue E. Theparade is sponsored by the Town ofVienna and the Vienna BusinessAssociation. Contact the Vienna Parksand Recreation Department at 703-255-6360.

Becky Love Foundation 5K/1K Fun RunWalk or run to support those who struggle, have lost a loved one or have been

affected by mental illness or depression. Race proceeds fund tools for those im-pacted. Saturday, Oct. 20, 9-11 a.m. at Turner Farm, 925 Springvale Road, GreatFalls. $35. Email [email protected] or visit www.beckylovefoundation.org/events-1/5k-for-mental-health. Gather at the north entrance to Turner Farm Parkon Saturday. The 5K race will start at 9, the 1K Fun Run shortly after. This a certi-fied course. See www.beckylovefoundation.org for a map and more details.

Submit entertainment announcements at www.connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. The deadline is noon on Friday. Photos/artwork encouraged.


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FRIDAY/OCT. 26Riverbend Bird Walks. 8-10 a.m. at

Riverbend Park - Visitor Center, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Riverbend Park is offering freebirding walks in October. Participantsshould be prepared to walk abouttwo miles in comfortable, closed-toedshoes. There likely will be gentleuphill and downhill stretches onslightly uneven terrain. Bringbinoculars. Rain or shine. Call 703-759-9018, or stop by the Visitors’Center front desk to register.

McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m.-noon at the Dolley MadisonLibrary, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.,McLean. Naomi Chung, a semiabstract landscape painter in oils will

be the presenter. Chung has a B.F.Afrom Va. Commonwealth Universityand is a member of The McLeanProject for the Arts and The ArtCouncil of Fairfax County. She willfocus on “working towardabstraction.” Guests are welcome.Call 703 356-2998 for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 27Trunk or Treat. 4-6 p.m. at

Lewinsville Presbyterian Church,1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean,Lewinsville is hosting a Trunk orTreat Block Party event for thecommunity, safe fun for the wholefamily. Trick or Treaters go from carto car and trunk to trunk, collectingcandy from the volunteers who have

decorated their vehicles to serve as abackdrop for this spooktacular event.Free and open to the public. Call703-356-7200 or visit lewinsville.orgfor more.

SUNDAY/OCT. 28Halloween Outing. 2-6 p.m. At Krop’s

Crops, 11110 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Krop’s Crops andSafespot have partnered for a funfamily Halloween outing. Select yourfavorite pumpkin from Krop’spumpkin patch, carve or decorateyour pumpkin with help fromSafespot volunteers, take a hayrideand snack on s’mores, a treat for kidsand a treat for Safespot! All proceedsgo to Safespot Childrens AdvocacyCenter of Fairfax. Cost is $15/perperson. Early registration at https://conta.cc/2xzKusT.


other real issues like healthcare forfellow Americans, education, cli-mate change, sensible gun controlmeasures, and retraining to helpAmerican workers weather dislo-cation caused by automation.Stop wasting time on border walls,tariffs and tiny tax cuts for theaverage American while loadingup the national debt with an ad-ditional 1.9 trillion dollars.

Sheba ChackoMcLean

‘Socialized’HealthcareWorksTo the Editor:

Last week, at Walter Reed Na-tional Military Medical Centerwaiting for an appointment, I mar-veled at their quality and efficiency.

We have had “socialized”

healthcare in one form or anothermuch of my adult life. At homeand abroad, from City, military,and Medicare, the quality of carewas generally excellent.

According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the defi-nition of socialized medicine is:“medical and hospital services forthe members of a class or popula-tion administered by an organizedgroup (such as a state agency) andpaid for from funds obtained usu-ally by assessments, philanthropy,or taxation.”

My Medicare and militaryhealthcare are both socializedmedicine. The satisfaction rate ishigh for both and Medicare hascertainly enhanced the quality andlength of life for senior citizens.The bargain is a good one for theelderly, the taxpayer and the fam-ily. Costs are manageable and thequality is generally high.

Trained in economics, I cannotunderstand the numerous and re-peated Republican efforts todeny affordable, quality

From Page 6 healthcare for everyone.Instead, Republicans seek the

worst of all possible healthcareoutcomes, reducing both accessand quality at the greatest cost tothe taxpayer, both personally andcollectively.

Republicans shout socialism asif a curse; yet few are able to de-fine the word correctly. Clearly,they do not know the definition ofthe words, socialized medicine.Whether from ignorance or deceit,Republicans use the word “social-ist” broadly so as to condemn anycooperative effort to make all citi-zens’ lives better at the lowest cost.They do a great disservice to ev-ery citizen but especially ouryoung, ill, challenged and elderly.I will not vote Republican becauseof healthcare; their policies badlyharm America and Americans. InNovember, I will vote for JenniferWexton, a proven healthcare war-rior who gets results.

Hal DonahueGreat Falls

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Langley High School’s Parent Teacher Student As-sociation (LHS PTSA) announced that a majority ofLangley High School’s parent and teacher/staff sur-vey respondents support VDOT’s pilot proposal toclose the northbound I-495 ramp from 1-7 p.m.weekdays (Parents-47 percent YES/32 percent NO& Teachers/Staff 36 percent YES/27 percent NO) .An additional 16 percent of parents and 23 percentof teachers/staff who responded to the survey agreedthey might support the proposal if the hours aremodified by VDOT.

LHS PTSA President Patty Burgess said the surveyresults show increased traffic on Georgetown Pikeand feeder roads to the NB I-495 ramp is having anegative impact on Langley HS students and fami-lies. “Forty percent of Langley parent survey respon-dents said traffic congestion inhibits their child’s abil-ity to take part in extracurricular activities. A strik-ing 60 percent of parent survey respondents reportthat afternoon or evening congestion has causedthem or their child to miss an afterschool event atLHS,” said Burgess. “And 59 percent of survey re-spondents who have students participating inextracurriculars beginning after 5 p.m. report theirchild stays after school to avoid traffic congestion.Considering that school begins at 8:10 a.m., that’s a

long 10-14 hour day for students with demandingacademic schedules,” Burgess said.

Survey results also show that 8 percent of respond-ing LHS teachers and staff live in Maryland and that68 percent of responding LHS families commute 30-60 minutes or more for extracurriculars after 5 p.m.“Langley was built inside the Beltway on GeorgetownPike in 1965. Today, 70 percent of parent survey re-spondents and 63 percent of responding LHS teach-ers/staff live outside of the Beltway in Virginia. LHSfamilies and staff are increasingly at the mercy oftraffic congestion that backs up two miles or moreon Georgetown Pike west of the I-495 NB ramp,” saidBurgess. “The stellar academic quality of Langley HSis a driving force of property values in McLean andGreat Falls. We are hopeful VDOT recognizes the in-terests of public school students, teachers and staffdeserve serious consideration for this proposal,” Bur-gess said.

Burgess is sending Langley’s PTSA parent andteacher survey results to VDOT and other local offi-cials for consideration in determining whether or notto limit weekday access to the I-495 NB ramp. LHShas 1606 families, 1939 students and 187 teachers— 355 families and 63 teachers/staff members re-sponded to the survey.

Langley High Community SupportsBeltway Ramp Closure

With October as ADHD (Attention-Deficit/HyperactivityDisorder) Awareness Month, the 2018 CHADD (Children andAdults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Re-source Fair, “Building a System of Support” will be heldSaturday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m.to 1 p.m. at BASIS IndependentMcLean in McLean, at 8000 Jones Branch Drive. Free andopen to the public.

The event will showcase more than 30 exhibitors with com-munity resources to support those with ADHD.

Keynote speaker, Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., has practiced inthe Washington, D.C. area for more than 30 years, specializ-ing in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. She is aninternationally recognized authority on ADHD and has servedon the national professional advisory boards of both CHADDand ADDA, the two major advocacy organizations for indi-viduals with ADHD.

An expert panel will also be available to include: Judith

Bass, CEP of Bass Educational Services, LLC; Robert Chase,Ph.D. of Chesapeake ADHD Center; J. Thomas Giroux, Ph.D.of Inova Kellar Center; and Carey Heller, Psy.D. of The HellerPsychology Group, LLC.

Breakout sessions include: Joni Johnson, M.D. with Pediat-ric Partners for Attention and Learning, Inc. discussing ‘ADHDReimagined: From Fear to Acceptance;” Rebecca Resnik,Psy.D. of Rebecca Resnik and Associates discussing “You andWhat Army? Building Your Powerhouse ADHD Team;” andRick Silver, M.D. of The THRIVE Center for ADHD discussing“The Struggling to Launch Young Adult: From Failure to Suc-cess.”

Event sponsors include Commonwealth Academy, The RossCenter, LearningRx, Inova Behavioral Health Services of Vir-ginia, CHADD and Dominion Hospital—an HCA VirginiaHealth System.

More information on ADHD, go to www.chadd.net.

October Is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Month


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Community Meeting. 7 p.m. at McLean HighSchool, 1633 Davidson Road, McLean. Join theVirginia Department of Transportation andFairfax County for a second community meetingon efforts to identify potential congestionsolutions for neighborhoods near I-495 (theCapital Beltway). VDOT and County staff willgive an update on input received since the firstcommunity meeting in early August, and beavailable to answer questions. Residents andcommuters are invited to send comments [email protected] by Nov.12, 2018 and include “McLean Area TrafficAnalysis” in the subject line. Visitwww.virginiadot.org/projects/northernvirginia/mclean_traffic_analysis.asp for more.

SATURDAY/OCT. 20FACEing the Future Together. 8 a.m.-3:30

p.m. at Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology, 6560 Braddock Road,Alexandria. Family and community engagement(FACE) is at the center of everything that PTAsaccomplish. Join the launch of a new effort towelcome and encourage all families throughoutFairfax County to become active participants intheir school community. $10 (includescontinental breakfast, lunch and snacks).Scholarships are available for the conferenceand can be requested on the registration form.Interpreters will be available. Go towww.fccpta.org to register.

ADHD Resources Fair. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. At BASISIndependent McLean, 8000 Jones Branch Drive,McLean. Event will showcase 30 exhibitors.Keynote speaker, Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., haspracticed in the area for more than 30 years,specializing in the diagnosis and treatment ofADHD. Coincides with October as ADHD(Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)Awareness Month. Entrance is free and open tothe public. Visit www.chadd.net.

OCT. 22-NOV. 9Food Drive. Drop-off canned goods at Sheehy

INFINITI of Tysons, 8527 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.Sheehy Auto Stores will collect canned goodsand non-perishable food as part of thecompany’s annual Fall Harvest Food Drive tobenefit food banks serving each community.Benefiting food banks include the Oxon HillFood Pantry, ECHO, Manna Food Center,Central Virginia Food Bank, Ashland ChristianEmergency Services (ACES), Fauquier FoodBank, House of Mercy, Emmaus Center,Samaritan Project, The Light House, WesternFairfax Christian Ministries, Perry Hall UnitedMethodist Church, SERVE, FredericksburgRegional Food Bank and Food for Others.

TUESDAY/OCT. 232017 Tax Law and You. 7:30-9 p.m. At Patrick

Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave., East, Vienna.Free. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TrumpTax Plan) impacts every one of us. This programis designed to provide an overview of thechanges and implications to your financialplanning. Topics include: retirement planning,education savings, charitable giving, and specialrules for the self-employed. Presented by GregBernhard CFP. Contact Deborah Smith-Cohen [email protected]. Visit the website:https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4388077

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 24Tysons 2050. 4-8 p.m. at Hilton Tysons, 7920

Jones Branch Drive, Tysons. Tysons 2050 is acommunity-building event, focused on sharinginsights and visions from thought-leadershelping transform Tysons. Panelists will discussthe challenges, opportunities, and developmentsthat are on the immediate and distant horizon.$75. Call 703-281-1333 or visitwww.tysonschamber.org/tysons-2050 for more.

MCC Governing Board. 7:30 p.m. at the MCCAdministrative Offices, 6631 Old DominionDrive, McLean. All meetings of the GoverningBoard are open to the public. Tax districtresidents (Dranesville District-1A) who wish tospeak during the “Citizen Comment” portion ofthe meeting are asked to call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711 to be placed on the agenda.Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.

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