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TheLuke Carron and his mentor Capt.Joseph Quenga release their bal-loons that float upward with mes-sages for departed military rela-tives. This ceremony was part of afive-day event sponsored by theTragedy Assistance Program (TAPS)headquartered in Clarendon.

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By Vernon Miles

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Around August last year, a car went speedingdown 1st Street in the wrong direction. Whenresident Alec Strong and a few other neigh-

bors came out to tell the driver he was going thewrong way, the driver picked up speed and begancareening into other nearby cars, racing towards theexit at the far end of the street. Residents chased thecar down and stood in front of it, holding the driverthere until police could arrive to take his informa-tion.

But this isn’t that unusual at 1st Street. Residentson the one-way road say speeders and drivers goingthe wrong direction are a daily occurrence. Aftercomplaining to the county and being told photo-graphic evidence of the traffic violations would berequired, Brian Meenaghan established“BadDRiversOf1stRdS,” a Twitter account that col-lects the neighbors’ pictures of the daily cases of driv-ers violating traffic laws on their street. And yet,Meenaghan says they only catch one in five. Someof the encounters have included a WMATA bus go-ing the wrong way down the street and a school busin a standoff with a wrong-direction car.

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By Erin Conway

And Vernon Miles

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Thousands of bikers filled the Pen-tagon parking lots before roar-ing out of the north entrance andacross the Arlington Memorial

Bridge and around the national mall, be-fore their final stop in West Potomac Park.

The bikers carried American flags as wellas various veteran-support flags. Some woreblack leather jackets and spike helmets,while others wore vests decorated in dif-ferent patches, all of which held differentmeanings. As one, they all met and mingledin Arlington as part of the annual RollingThunder rally.

The Sunday, May 29, event honored vet-erans, prisoners of war, and those missingin action.

“Rolling Thunder’s main function is toinform the public with issues of Prisonersof War and those Missing in Action,” said

Motorcyclists from across the nation gather outside the Pentagon.

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By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

Luke Carron sat at the edge of theastroturf waiting for the balloonrelease that will carry the note to

his father in heaven. Luke came fromCharlotte, N.C., with his mother to bepart of Good Grief Camp organized bythe Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPS)to honor America’s military fallen andtheir families over the Memorial Dayweekend. Susan Carron wore a name taglabeled “Suicide Survivor Support Team.”

Luke has written his father’s name on anote and will tie it to a balloon.

Luke joined about 500 other childrenat Virginia Highlands Park on HayesStreet in Arlington on Sunday, May 29along with their mentors for the week-end. These children are survivors griev-ing the loss of a loved one in the mili-tary.

Luke’s father died in 2010 in Afghani-stan when his mother was eight monthspregnant with Luke. Good Grief Campgives children a chance to talk abouttheir feelings and to meet other childrenwho have shared similar experiences. OnFriday each child picked a super heroand a super power. Luke said, “My su-per hero power is to fly.” When hismother asked him where he would fly,he yelled out “TAPS.” Luke made a maskand a white cape where he had drawn astick figure of his father on the left anda picture of his mother and himself hold-

ing hands above. His name was in largeblue letters at the bottom. His mentor,Army Capt. Joseph Quenga, said, “I washis sidekick … but sometimes he firedme.”

Quenga, who is stationed at Ft. Braggand just met Luke this weekend, said thementors are with the children all week-end to help with whatever they mightneed and try to get them to open up andtalk. “At this age it is hit or miss. But hehandles it really well. Every now andthen he will mention his father. He al-ways uses his father’s full name ‘LukeDouglas Garron.’”

Bonnie Carroll founded TAPS in 1994after her husband, Tom Carroll a briga-dier general in Alaska with the ArmyNational Guard, crashed in the moun-tains with seven others. “At that timethere was no national program to sup-

Luke Sends Balloon to Heaven to Honor DadTAPS sponsors five-day event over Memorial Day.

Capt. Joseph Quenga, LukeCarron’s mentor for theweekend, ties Luke’s note tothe balloon that will float toheaven with the message forhis father who died inAfghanistan in 2010.

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By Eden Brown

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How did I keep up a positiveattitude despite segrega-tion? I believe most of uswanted to prove that we

were as good or better than the otherfirefighters in the county,” said HartmanReed. “Because, you know, it was whisperedaround that we ‘colored’ men didn’t haveas much courage as the white guys. Wewouldn’t enter a burning building, theysaid. It was the same during World War II.They didn’t put us on the front lines becausethey said we would run. So yes, of course,we wanted to show we were as good ... orbetter. And I believe we did that.”

As he warned the assembled crowd atthe National Rural Electric Cooperative As-sociation Building on Wilson Boulevard onSaturday, May 21, the 89-year-old likes totalk. Four of the original 14 Hall’s Hillfirefighters who were hired, for the firsttime, to fight fires and save lives duringsegregation, were on the dais Saturday, re-galing those who had come to honor them.

According to a proclamation read byCounty Board Chair Libby Garvey at theevent, in 1918, Hall’s Hill residents orga-nized Fire Station 8 because their commu-nity was denied service from any of the ex-isting white stations. The all volunteer forceworked until eventually 14 “Negro”firefighters were hired by Arlington Countyand constituted the first and only station inArlington with paid black firefighters.

More than 200 people gathered for thechance to hear from men who lived lifelarge. It was a better time, and a worse time.In those days, the men recounted, theCherrydale fire station wouldn’t come toHall’s Hill to fight a fire. So they had to fight

their own fires. They learned on the job.They had inferior equipment. The firehousewas built on land they donated. But the sto-ries they told were about firefighting, neigh-bors helping each other, and pride.

“This one fire, Station #3 was alreadythere,” said Julian Syphax. “We were sec-ond due. As soon as we got outside, thebuilding exploded. It burned to the ground.I heard a man talking about the expensivecrystal goblets he had lost in the fire. Theyhad cost a lot — maybe more than $100 aglass. “Don’t put too much stock in things,”the man said to his son, putting his armaround the boy. “I will always rememberthat,” Syphax said.

“I’m 89 years old,” Syphax reminded thegroup. “I remember when the Pentagoncaught fire. It was, when? The middle ‘60s.That was my most memorable fire. A lot ofpeople didn’t know about the basement inthe Pentagon. There was microfiche stored

down there. We went down and there wasa lot of heat, smoke, and no ventilation. Theonly breathing apparatus we had was thatold military breathing equipment with acannister at the end. The cannister itselfwould get hot, so I ripped it off. I was over-whelmed with smoke. I’ll always remem-ber the Anderson clinic. I woke up in theclinic and thought I was in heaven. But thenI remembered I’d been in that fire.”

“This fire happened right on Hall’s Hill,”said Reed. “There was a family named‘Jeeves.’ Remember them? They had comedownstairs because of the cold; it was toocold upstairs. Their blanket caught fire. Iremember we took them out and laid themon the grass and they passed. I never for-got that.”

It was not all work. The firefighters toldthe crowd, “We pulled pranks on each otherall the time. Sometimes it would take awhole week to get the other guy back, but

sooner or later, we would. The fire stationwas a community place with games. Peoplewould stop in and play a game of chess orcheckers. We even had some golf, In theback, a nice little three-hole green.”

Also honored, but unable to attend, wereGeorge McNeal, Archie Syphax, Alfred W.Clark, James K. Jones, Carroll Deskins,Ervin Richardson, Henry Vincent, WiltonHendrick, William “Bill” Warrington,Jimmie Lee Terry, and Thurman “Bobby”Hill.

As the afternoon came to a close,

By Shirley Ruhe

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All rise. The court is in session. JudgeLiam O’Malley opened the sex traf-ficking criminal trial USA vs.

Maynes et al on Monday, May 18 in FederalDistrict Court in Alexandria. MichaelLawrence Maynes, with several aliases in-cluding Horseblock, Jr., was charged withconspiracy to commit sex trafficking; sextrafficking by force, fraud and coercion; andkidnapping.

The indictment brought charges in Fairfaxand Arlington counties.The co-conspiratorsprostituted women all up and down the eastcoast but they focused much of their pros-titution in Fairfax as well as Arlington andAlexandria.

The first witness for the prosecution, Brit-tany Walker, testified as both a co-conspira-tor and a victim of sex trafficking. WhileWalker had worked with Maynes to trafficprostitutes, she also had been a victim her-self. She had been charged with commer-cial sex trafficking in an earlier trial, pledguilty and was facing a mandatory 15-yearsentence. She testified she was hoping toget a reduced sentence for cooperating withthe prosecution. Walker said she didn’t con-sider herself as a victim at the time of herguilty plea a few months ago, “but thingshave definitely changed here today.” De-fense attorney Gregory E. Stambaugh askedhis client if there was some reason Walkerwould be saying things falsely about him.Maynes said, “Our children have been takenaway from us. She wanted to get them back.She had to cooperate. I understand why shedid it.”

Walker said Maynes held onto her ID soshe couldn’t use it and she couldn’t havefriends or talk to other men. “He liked to

keep me secluded. I told him I didn’t wantto do this, and we had big fights.” Walkertestified that at one point she tried to getaway from him: “He choked me until Ipassed out. I ran and locked myself in thecar. I was screaming. He broke the car win-dow to get in.”

Walker explained she had worked asMayne’s “bottom bitch,” the girl who is theboss in charge of the other prostitutes. Shesaid everyone wanted to be the “bottombitch” because they got special attentionfrom the pimp, more privileges, a little morecontrol. “The girls all wanted to spend timewith the pimp; they considered him a boy-friend,” she said. Many of the girls testifiedthey got Maynes’ upside down horseshoelogo tattooed on their body as a sign of loy-alty. Hers was on her inner thigh, “his fa-vorite spot on me.” And many of the girlsconsidered the pimp to be the only familythey have ever known.

Maynes testified that Walker, the motherof his two children, was the love of his life.

Lead Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia T. Gilesasked him how he could prostitute the loveof his life and he replied “that has nothingto do with my love.” Walker said Maynestold the jury that you don’t want to think ofyourself as a prostitute; it’s just work.”

Walker and 10 other prostitutes laid outfor the jury a culture of coercion and force,balancing the need to be taken care of withthe loss of freedom and verbal and physi-cal abuse. The second witness, Betty JoAvery, testified she was 18 when she startedprostituting for Maynes. She said she knewa 15-year old working for him. She testi-fied Maynes said, “I don’t care if she is un-derage. I’ll take any girl.” During the testi-mony Avery stared intensely at the ceilingand said she was trying to forget everything.She testified she left Maynes several timesbut came back. Other witnesses laid out apattern of broken promises, children with-held and their earnings forcibly taken. Theprosecution played a phone call in which

Neighbors, Colleagues Honor Firefighters of Hall’s HillReunion of firefighters, families, and neighbors was tribute to early firefighters.

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From left: Captain Hartman Reed, Julian Syphax, and Carl Cooper speakabout their years on Hall’s Hill.

Kitty Clark-Stevenson greets JulianSyphax, with current Fire Station 8firefighters in the background.Syphax said he would never beable to adequately thank ArlingtonCounty for opening its door earlyto integration. “I remember whensomeone asked an Arlington repre-sentative ‘Why were we hired?’they simply said: ‘Because it wasthe right thing to do’.”

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Tribute to Early FirefightersFrom Page 4

One of the first helmets ofFire Station 8.

Alexandra Bocian, head of theJohn Langston Civic Association,thanked the organizers — BarbaraCarter, Marguarite Gooden, KittyClark-Stevenson, Rochelle Day,Peggy Jones, Donald Reed andJerome “Dale” Smith, as well asthe County Board and SchoolBoard members who attended.Bocian referred to the recent 8-2vote by the Fire Station 8 Task Force to keep the firestation in its current location. She thanked LibbyGarvey, Jay Fisette, and John Vihstadt, the threeboard members who pushed for the task force to re-view the decision to move the station, and the twonew board members who urged a conversation onthe issue: Christian Dorsey and Katie Cristol. Theroom erupted in applause.

Rita Mansfield, who grew up in Hall’s Hill and stilllives in the area, said she had spoken up at one meet-ing on Fire Station #8 saying she would go to theNAACP if the station moved. She said when it wasfirst announced, as a fait accompli, the county offi-cials said — just like that — “they are moving it andthey are putting affordable housing in its place.”Mansfield had been shocked. “Cherrydale wouldn’tfight our fires,” she said. “We aren’t going to just letour fire station go. My mom is 95,” she added. “Shemight need emergency services as much as the per-son further north in the county.”

Apart from the congratulations letters from Presi-dent Obama, Governor McAuliffe, and Senator MarkWarner, there were awards handed out to the 11

firefighters who weren’t at the cer-emony. Captain James K. Joneshad a note from his family whichdescribed the racism he encoun-tered as a firefighter. A biased fireexam was designed to fail menfrom Fire Station 8 who tried totake the test. Jones had to tutorother firefighters who chose totake the test so they could pass it.Sometimes they would take it,

pass it, and pass it with a score in the top five per-cent, and still see others with lesser grades get pro-moted first, because of their color.

Syphax told the group, “My mother wrote me therewas an ad in the paper. They were hiring ‘coloureds’in the fire department. I wanted to be a fireman sobad that I got out of the Navy and wanted to startthe next day. I will always be grateful to Hall’s Hill. Imarried and raised my children there.”

Captain Tiffany Wesley from Station 5 providedclosing remarks, noting she had risen to become thefirst black female captain, “standing on the shoul-ders of giants.” She was ashamed to say when shefirst was asked if she knew who the first black cap-tain was in Fire Station 8, she did not know. Fromthat moment she made it her job to know the historyof Hall’s Hill station, so she and her fellow blackfirefighters would know their history and carry onfrom where the men on the dais had left off.

“I may be the first African-American woman to bepromoted fire captain in Arlington, but I am sure Iam not the last,” Wesley said, closing with, “All I am,I owe to you. I live eternally in the red.”

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Opinion

It’s hard to talk to your teens and youngadults about alcohol and drugs.

But consider this.Last year, more people died in Virginia

of heroin overdose than in car accidents, morethan 700 in all. There have been multiple over-doses of high school students in the last few

months, high school students likeyours. At this point in the opiateepidemic, you also need to talk

about heroin and pills.On graduation day in 2007, West Potomac

High School endured the unimaginable trag-edy. Two young women who had graduatedjust hours before died in a car driven by an-other young woman who had alcohol in hersystem. The driver and another passenger, a2005 West Potomac graduate, also died in that

crash.More recently, in June, 2015, Alex Murk and

Calvin Li, shortly after graduation from Tho-mas Wootton High School in Rockville, Mary-land, died in a car accident after leaving a partywhere alcohol was served. The owner of thehouse where the party took place, the fatherof the student hosting the party, was fined forknowingly allowing underage drinking. Anewly passed law in Maryland, named for Alexand Calvin, means parents who knowingly hostunderage drinking parties in Maryland couldface the possibility of up to a year in jail if anunderage drinker leaves their home and is in-jured or killed in a car crash. The driver re-cently pled guilty to two counts of vehicularmanslaughter.

Summer is the most dangerous time of yearfor teenagers.

Many teenagers will be celebrating, or pos-sibly self-medicating, with alcohol. Many willengage in binge drinking.

While drinking and driving, or getting intoa car with a driver who has been drinking, can

kill, there are many other problems that comealong with binge drinking. The question ofconsent and sexual activity looms. Young menand women need to hear from their parentsthat they are expected to respect the idea ofconsent, all the more so in circumstances wherealcohol or drugs might be involved. The po-tential consequences are enormous.

Parents owe it to themselves to talk to theirteens about it, even as the teen turns away,rolls eyes, and otherwise indicates he or she isignoring everything you say, some informationwill go in. They do hear you. They can’t hearwhat you don’t say.

Keep talking. Tell them you love them. Tellthem it’s been too much work to get them tothis point to risk losing them now. Tell themnot to text and drive. Tell them not to drinkand drive. Tell them not to get in a car withanyone driving who has been drinking or oth-erwise under the influence. Tell them to weartheir seatbelts.

Tell them you’ll come pick them up anytimethat they need a safe ride home, with the onlyconsequence that they have to talk to you aboutit the next day.

Talk to Your TeensSo much at stake asteens approachgraduation, summer.

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School

The students in Mrs. Byron’s and Mrs.Kirsch’s TA [home room], at ThomasJefferson Middle School, completed

their IB community project by doing a gloves,hat, and scarf drive. The purpose was to pro-vide families in need with warm clothes. ElNiño storm system was supposed to happen inthe 2015-16 winter which guaranteed a lot ofsnow and cold weather. Our TA wanted to en-sure that everyone would be warm and safethroughout the long, cold winter. One sixthgrader who was helping us, Javell Edge, said,“This is a wonderful opportunity to collectitems from my church to support our schooland the community.”

Boxes of gloves, hats and scarves were collected by Thomas Jefferson Middle School students.

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School-wide Project Made Winter WarmerStudents organizedgloves, hatand scarf drive.

TJ middle school has a variety of differentfinancial situations throughout the school andwe knew that some families might need someextra support throughout the cold season. Weresearched the demographics of our school anddiscovered that about 45 percent of studentsat Jefferson are on free/reduced lunch.Jefferson Middle School has the second high-est percent of students with lunch benefits outof all the middle schools in Arlington. Wewanted to be sure that as many Jefferson fami-lies as possible could be warm and safe duringthe long winter.

To do our project, first we placed postersaround the school and presented our projectto school via the morning announcements.Then we went around to individual TA’s andpromoted our project. Within a week, multipleTA’s started bringing in warm clothes. We col-lected winter clothes from January to March.The items that were collected were washed andbrought down to the Jefferson closet. At theend, we tallied up the clothes and found outthat Ms. Holbert and Ms. Banach’s TA’s werewinning.

We gave donuts as promised to both TA’s andthen took the newest clothes to the Jefferson

closet. The Jefferson closet is a storage placefor clothes to give to Jefferson families. We putone final announcement on the TV. We told theschool our winners and thanked all the TA’sthat brought in clothes. We had collected over100 items in all!

Our homeroom really hopes that we accom-plished our project goals and provided warmwinter clothes for our school and communityfor years to come.

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Trafficking ConvictionFrom Page 4

Maynes was heard to say, “I knowhow to lie to get whatever I want,to make people think whatever ...I want so I can get what I want.”

The final witness for the pros-ecution was Fairfax County Detec-tive William Woolf, who had beenwith the case since the beginning— investigating along with Home-land Security — tracking downvictims and witnesses, interview-ing them, gathering and analyzingevidence.

He said this was an importantcase because of the sense of theoperation itself, the depth of theinvestigation, number of victimsidentified and with multi co-con-spirators. He said it took a longtime to get the trust of thesewomen and to convince them totestify.

In closing arguments, AssistantU.S. Attorney Whitney DoughertyRussell argued Maynes had com-mitted fraud by making promisesto prostitutes such as giving themhousing or letting them keep aportion of their earnings which hecalled “donations.” Flashing uppictures of the victims, Russellsaid, “In essence, it’s all a lie.” Theydidn’t get a home, and the moneythey made was put in a bank ac-count controlled by Maynes and

given out sparingly for things likePampers for their children. Maynesdenied these charges, saying “inthis kind of game, you don’t makepromises. That’s just commonsense.” And he said that he wasn’there to keep a female; they werehere to keep him.

Maynes was also charged withcoercion. Russell said he withheldaccess to their children until theyhad brought in their quota of dol-lars, sometimes threatening themwith force, took their ID’s and so-cial security numbers, set theirrates and number of dates.

Russell concluded, “These arereal women with real histories andchallenges. Maynes preyed onthem using their own vulnerabili-ties.”

Gilles, addressing the jury said,“These women have a voice now.You are their voice.”

The judge instructed the jury tofollow the law, not what they thinkthe law ought to be. “You must notbe swayed by prejudices or sym-pathies.”

After three hours of deliberationthe jury found Maynes guilty onall sex trafficking counts. Mayneswas acquitted on the kidnappingcharge. Sentencing of Maynes isscheduled for Sept. 9 with therange of 15 years to life.

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“Flourishing After 55”


By Steve Hibbard

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Signature Theatre is staging “LaCage Aux Folles,” a musical aboutfamily, identity and loving who youare, May 31 through July 10, 2016.

The play is based on a book by HarveyFierstein (“Newsies,” “Kinky Boots”) andlyrics and music by Jerry Herman (“Hello,Dolly!,” “Mame”).

The gender-bending comedy focuses ona gay couple in a 20-year relationship:Georges, the manager of a Saint Tropeznightclub that features drag entertainment,and Albin, his romantic partner and headdrag performer, and what happens whenGeorges’s son Jean-Michel brings home hisfiancee’s ultra-conservative political parentsto meet them. To please their son, Georgesand Albin agree to hide their lifestyle andplay it straight for a dinner with the poten-tial in-laws. However, Albin’s different defi-nition of normal threatens to upend the en-tire supper.

The original 1983 Broadway production

received nine nominationsfor Tony Awards and wonsix. The 2004 Broadwayrevival won the TonyAward for Best Revival,and the 2010 Broadwayrevival was nominated for11 Tony Awards, winningthe Tony Award for BestRevival of a Musical.

Paul Scanlan plans therole of Jean-Michel, theson of Georges and Albin,who comes home after awhile away from home,with the news that he’sgetting married.

Scanlan said the show isabout family, what makesup our definition of that word and who ourfamily really is. “(Director) MatthewGardiner has shaped this show into not onlya gorgeous, visually stimulating show, buta very warm and tender piece about howstrong the bond of family is and can be,” hesaid.

‘Family Is Family’ Signature stages gender-bendingmusical comedy “La Cage Aux Folles.”

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOINGSci-Fi Book Club. Third Wednesday of

each month, 7-8:30 p.m. at JavaShack, 2507 N. Franklin Road. Free.Visit www.library.arlingtonva.us.

Nancy McIntyre: “The Rhythms ofTime.” Through June 5, galleryhours at The Art League, 105 N.Union St. Nancy McIntyre’ssilkscreens and paintings focus ondifferent scenes and subjects overvarying periods of time, from fiveminutes to four decades. Free. Visitwww.theartleague.org for more.

Kenmore Students Glass ArtExhibit. Library hours at ArlingtonCentral Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.Kenmore Middle School students willhave stained glass art displayed.Free. Email [email protected].

Spring SOLOS 2016. Through June12, gallery hours at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. ArlingtonArts Center announces its SpringSOLOS 2016 artists. Following a callin early 2015, jurors Melissa Ho,Assistant Curator at the HirshhornMuseum and Sculpture Garden inWashington, D.C., and Chicago-basedartist, Jefferson Pinder,recommended 14 artists for inclusionin center’s 2015-16 cohort of SOLOSartists. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org formore.

Exhibit: “As You Spread, I amErased.” Through June 12, galleryhours at Arlington Arts Center, 3550Wilson Blvd. Hedieh Javanshir Ilchiexplores the notion of “duality,” tocomprehend her cultural identity asan Iranian-American immigrant andthe complexities of such culturalexperiences. Her paintings reflect aninterest in the fusion of Westernabstraction and Persian Art, with an

emphasis on the ornamentations of“Tazhib,” or the art of illumination.Free. Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Exhibit: “Emerging Artists ofVacation Lane.” Through June 12,gallery hours at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. Thisexhibition features works by a groupof six high school seniors: AgnesCheng, Nathan Dobbins, NanaGongadze, Salome Gongadze, MarieJohnson and Evan McLean, studentsin the AP art class at H-B WoodlawnSecondary Program. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org formore.

Exhibit: “Jeweled Traditions.”Through June 12, gallery hours atArlington Arts Center, 3550 WilsonBlvd. Paper-cut scenes depict ritualsof local families as remembered andenacted by Melanie Kehoss’ summercampers at Arlington Arts Centerduring the summer of 2015. Free.Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org

Accepting Submissions: SigWorks.Through June 15. The SigWorks:Monday Night New Play ReadingsSeries features rising playwrights.Signature Theatre is acceptingsubmissions for full-length plays (nomusicals). Visit www.bitly/sigworksubmissions to submit: fullscripts with a clear cast/characterbreakdown, synopsis, name, address,phone number and email address.

Gallery Underground: “The ViewFrom Within.” Through June 25 at2100 Crystal Drive. “View fromWithin,” is a solo show by localpainter Anna Schalk. The exhibitionexplores the artist’s experience wheninteracting with another person.Free. Visit www.galleryunderground.org.

“La Cage Aux Folles.” Through July10, various times at SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.Signature Theatre presents the storyof the 20-year relationship betweenAlbin, the lead drag performer of TheSaint-Tropez Night Club on theFrench Riviera, and Georges, theclub’s owner, facing a test when theirson announces his engagement to the

daughter of ultra-conservativepolitical parents. Tickets start at $40.Visit www.sigtheatre.org for more.

Twilight Tattoo. Wednesdays throughAug. 3, 7 p.m. at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Summerall Field,Sheridan Ave., Fort Myer. TwilightTattoo is an hour-long, live-actionmilitary performance that blends theprecision and discipline of the 3rdU.S. Infantry Regiment (The OldGuard) with the orchestral soundsand pop music from The U.S. ArmyBand “Pershing’s Own.” Free. Visitwww.twilight.mdw.army.mil.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 1Northern Virginia Bird Club Walk.

8:30-11 a.m. at Long Branch NatureCenter, 625 S. Carlin Springs Road.Join members of the NorthernVirginia Bird Club for an informalwalk through Long Branch andGlencarlyn Parks in search of residentand migratory birds. Experienced andbeginning birders welcome. Bringbinoculars and field guides if youhave them. Free. Call 703-228-6535for more.

Summer Pruning of Shrubs andPerennials. 1-3 p.m. at 2758 N.Wyoming St. Horticulture AgentKirsten Buhls will demonstratesummer pruning techniques in thehome landscape. Free. Call 703-228-6414 or email [email protected].

Greater Washington DC ChoralExcellence Awards. 6:30 p.m. atClarendon Ballroom, 3185 WilsonBlvd. The Ovation Award forOutstanding Contributions to ChoralMusic will be presented to Stanley J.Thurston, Artistic Director of theHeritage Signature Chorale and ofthe Washington Performing ArtsMen, Women, and Children of theGospel Choirs. Dinner will be served.Tickets are $125. Visitwww.choralis.org for more.

Wednesdays in the Garden. 7-9p.m. at Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. This series,taught by Arlington Food AssistanceCenter volunteers and VCE MasterGardeners, is designed to teach

gardening skills to a wide audience.Topic for this session will be “Top 10Vegetable Plant Diseases.” Free. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 2Book Talk. 1 p.m. at Walter Reed

Senior Center, 2909 S. 16th St. Dr.Charles Toftoy, Professor Emeritus,George Washington University, willdiscuss his most current book,“Amazing Fireside Talks.” Free. Call703-228-0955 [email protected] formore.

“Gulf Branch Nature Center: TheBirth and Future of ArlingtonParks.” 7 p.m. at The ArlingtonCentral Library, 1015 N. Quincy St.Three speakers will be featured:Local author Charlie Clark, on howthe creation of Gulf Branch in 1966in response to the construction ofMetro and I-66 sparked the move toprotect parkland in Arlington; JaneRandolph, director of ArlingtonCounty Parks and RecreationDepartment,who will review thestatus of park and green space inArlington, and what they have on thedrawing board; and Peter Harnick,Trust for Public Lands, on creatingnew parks in heavily urbanized areas.Free. Visit site.friendsofgbnc.org/home.html.

Introduction to Citizen Science. 7-8 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center,3608 Military Road. Explore BugGuide, eBird, Project Budburst,iNaturalist, and more to find out howyour outdoor excursions cancontribute to a much bigger scientificsnapshot of the natural world. Free.Call 703-228-3403 for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 3Keeping Mini-Beasts. 4:30-5:30 p.m.

at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608Military Road. Learn all aboutdifferent animal’s lives while caringfor them over a month. At eachsession, you’ll return last month’scritters and learn about and receivenew ones. $30 fee covers all three

sessions, additional $20 materials feefor first time participants paid on-site. Call 703-228-3403 for more.

Opening Reception: “The ViewFrom Within.” 5-8 p.m. at GalleryUnderground, 2100 Crystal Drive.“View from Within,” is a solo show bylocal painter Anna Schalk. Theexhibition explores the artist’sexperience when interacting withanother person. Free. Visitwww.galleryunderground.org formore.

Rosslyn Cinema: “E.T. theExtraterrestrial.” 5-11 p.m. atGateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway.Food will be available for purchasefrom Killer Tomato Pizza Food Truckand from 5 p.m. until the film starts,grab a glass of beer or wine at theMobile Bar. Free. Visitwww.rosslynva.org for more.

Vintage Crystal: Wine in theWater. 6-10 p.m. at Crystal City,1750 Crystal Drive. Wine in theWater Park is an outdoor eventfeaturing wine varietals and livemusic in the neighborhood’s CrystalCity Water Park. ArtJamz is offeringa free painting session at Wine In theWater Park. Free. Visitwww.crystalcity.org for more.

Summer Night Hikes. 7:30-8:30 p.m.at Fort C.F. Smith Park, 2411 N. 24thSt. $5 registration. Call 703-228-3403 for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JUNE 3-5“Cul de Sac.” 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 11

a.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Saturdayand Sunday at Thomas JeffersonCommunity Theatre, 125 S. OldGlebe Road. Encore Stage & Studiopresent a play about 4-year-old AliceOtterloop and her brother, Petey,who learn about friendship and theimportance of being yourself in thisworld premiere play adaptation ofRichard Thompson’s comic strip, Culde Sac. Tickets are $15, $10 forchildren, students, military, andseniors. Visit www.encorestage.orgfor more.

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He added that workingin “La Cage” has been ex-citing for him, yet difficult.“It’s required me to beemotionally vulnerable,something I haven’t had todo on stage in my most re-cent work, so going to thatemotional place you don’tnormally find yourself incan be very uncomfortable,but ultimately rewarding,”he said.

Jessica Lauren Ball playsthe role of Anne Dindon,the fiance of Jean Michel,and the daughter ofDeputy Edouard Dindon,“the most famous anti-ho-

mosexual on the Riviera.”She said the most challenging aspect for

her in working on “La Cage” has been fig-uring out who Ann is when there’s not a lotof text in the script about her. “Paul and Iand Mitch and Sherry got together withMatt Gardiner and talked about our family

history, and that helped a lot,” she said.“That kind of dialogue is often very fun, butwhen your character doesn’t have much tosay, the possibilities can be endless. It’s atough decision to trust what is the ‘right’answer when, in this case, there really isn’ta ‘wrong’ answer.”

She added: “I hope that after seeing “LaCage,” audiences will have the sense thatacceptance is very easily attainable betweenall of us, and begins best in our own fami-lies. Even though there may be major dif-ferences in the ingredients, when you boilthem down, family is family.”

Signature Theatre is staging “La Cage AuxFolles,” from May 31 through July 10.Showtimes are Tuesdays through Saturdays,at 7:30 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.and 7 p.m. Speciality Nights include Post-Show Discussion Nights June 7 and 15; PrideNights June 17 and July 1; and Open Cap-tioned Performances June 19 at 2 p.m. andJuly 5 at 7:30 p.m. Signature Theatre is lo-cated at 4200 Campbell Ave. Call 703-820-9771 or visit www.sigtheatre.org.


SATURDAY/JUNE 4Native American Spirits Campfire. 7-8 p.m. at

Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. CarlinSprings Road. This program will be filled withactivities which may include stories, specialanimal guests, games, songs, and s’mores.Tickets are $5. Call 703-228-6535 for more.

Outdoor Lab Anniversary Gala. 7-10 p.m. atNRECA Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd.The Outdoor Lab celebrates 50 years withcocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dancing and more.Tickets are $50. Visit www.outdoorlab.org formore.

SUNDAY/JUNE 5Bilingual Walk. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Long

Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin SpringsRoad. Learn about the animals there and thenhike in the park to explore local nature. Bring adrink and a snack. Free. Call 703-228-6535 formore.

Green Home and Garden Tour. 1-5 p.m. atvarious places in Arlington. Tour local greenhomes and environmentally-friendly gardens.Free, $5 suggested donation. Visitwww.arlingtonenvironment.org/events/gardentour.

Cool Creek Critters. 2-3 p.m. at Lubber Runamphitheatre, 200 N. Columbus St. Children 5-9are invited to explore waterfalls and take acloser look at the critters that inhabit the creek.Free. Call 703-228-6535 for more.

Champion Trees Bike Ride. 2-4 p.m. atBluemont Junction Park (at the Caboose), 744N. Emerson St. Bring your own bike, water,snacks, and repair kit. Free. Call 703-228-6535for more.

Magical Strings. 3 p.m. at Wakefield HighSchool, 1325 S. Dinwiddie St. The WashingtonBalalaika Society orchestra, which performs themusic of Russia and Eastern Europe ontraditional instruments, will present ‘MagicalStrings,’ featuring Peter Omelchenko, a domravirtuoso with Moscow’s Osipov Russian Folkorchestra. Tickets are $20-25. Visitwww.balalaika.org for more.

Book Talk: Tracy Barone. 3-4 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. Westmoreland St. TracyBarone discusses her debut novel, “HappyFamily” about an independent woman who isforced to come to terms with the family whoraised her, the one who gave her away and theone she desperately wants. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com for more.

“A Touch of Jazz.” 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s EpiscopalChurch, 3439 Payne St., Falls Church. NoVALights Chorale presents a free performance of “ATouch of Jazz,” a program featuring the jazzstandards including “Night & Day,” “FascinatingRhythm,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Mack the Knife”and more. Free. Visitwww.novalightschorale.jigsy.com or call 703-346-3512.

MONDAY/JUNE 6Lecture: Bee Keeping. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Aurora

Hills Branch Library, 735 S. 18th St. Learn allabout bee keeping with the Northern VirginiaBeekeepers Association. Free. Call 703-228-5715for more.

Book Talk: Ron Fournier. 7-8 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. Westmoreland St. OneMore Page will host Senior Political Columnistfor National Journal Ron Fournier, who willdiscuss his memoir, “Love That Boy.” Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com for more.

JUNE 6-JULY 9“Flights of Fancy.” Gallery hours at Lee Arts

Center, 5722 Lee Highway. Featuring worksinspired by either texture, color, and/or literalimpressions from the Lee Arts Center’s ButterflyGarden. Free Visit www.leeartscenter.org formore.

TUESDAY/JUNE 7“Enriching Lives” Breakfast. 8-9 a.m. at Army

Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive.“Enriching Lives” is a one-hour complimentarybreakfast and fast-paced program designed toraise funds and awareness in the community

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Book Talk: David Swinson. 7-8 p.m.at One More Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. David Swinsondiscusses and signs “The SecondGirl,” the first book in a new seriesfeaturing a retired police detective-turned-drug addict who is thrust backin the limelight. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 8Book Talk: Sara Hammel. 7-8 p.m.

at One More Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. Sara Hammelshares from “The Underdogs,” herdebut children’s novel featuring two12-year-old girls who investigate themysterious death of a teenage girl atan elite tennis club. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

Wednesdays in the Garden. 7-9p.m. at Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. This series,taught by Arlington Food AssistanceCenter volunteers and VCE MasterGardeners, is designed to teachgardening skills to a wide audience.Topic for this session will be “Weeds,Mulches, Tillage.” Free. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 10Rosslyn Cinema: “Beethoven 2.” 5-

11 p.m. at Gateway Park, 1300 LeeHighway. Food will be available forpurchase from Chix N Stix FoodTruck and from 5 p.m. until the filmstarts, grab a glass of beer or wine atthe Mobile Bar. Free. Visitwww.rosslynva.org for more.


SATURDAY/JUNE 11Arlington History Bike Tour. 9 a.m.

at Ballston Metro Station. Bike from1 to 23 miles visiting Arlington parksand historic sites and tour historiclocations dating from colonial timesto early 20th century. Tickets are $2.Reservations required. Visitwww.centerhikingclub.org for more.

Book Talk: Ruth Ann Aron. 3-4 p.m.at One More Page Books, 2200 N.Westmoreland St. “CorruptedJustice” tells the story of a Potomac,Md. woman who in 1994, at therequest of the National Republican

Senatorial Committee, became acandidate for the United StatesSenate. Free. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 11-12Air Force Association Cycling

Classic. 11:30 a.m. Saturday and 7a.m. Sunday at 2011 Crystal Drive.Participate in the challenge ride,children’s race and more.Registration is $40-45, free for thechildren’s race. Visitwww.cylcingclassic.org for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 12Sunday in the Organic Vegetable

Garden. 1-4 p.m. at PotomacOverlook Park, 2845 Marcey Road.VCE Master Gardeners who maintainthe Organic Vegetable DemonstrationGarden will be in the garden toanswer questions about organicgardening, including controllingpests and diseases without the use ofchemicals. Free. Call 703-228-6414or email [email protected].

Gulf Branch’s 50th AnniversaryParty. 1-4 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road.Free. Call 703-228-3403 for more.

Mozart’s Requiem. 4 p.m. atUnitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. TheClerestory Choir will sing Mozart’s“Requiem” for soloists and chorus.Plan to hear the Choir perform thisgrand masterpiece which was W.A.Mozart’s final large compositionbefore an untimely death at age 35.Free. Visit www.uucava.org for more.

Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. at MountOlivet United Methodist Church,1500 N. Glebe Road. Arlington JazzCollective and Yorktown Jazz Bandfrom Washington-Lee and YorktownHigh Schools perform. Free. Visitwww.mountoliveumc.com for more.

MONDAY/JUNE 13Documentary Screening. 3-4:30

p.m. at Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. Encore Learningwill offer a showing of a filmdocumentary called “Best of Enemies,the 1968 Buckley and Vidal DebatesRevisited.” Free. Call 703-228-2144.

Outside Going-In Concert. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Westover BaptistChurch, 1125 Patrick Henry Drive.The Arlington Chorale (formerly theMetropolitan Chorus) presentsselections from its 50th season“Outside Going In.” Free. Visitwww.metchorus.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 15Wednesdays in the Garden. 7-9

p.m. at Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. This series,taught by Arlington Food AssistanceCenter volunteers and VCE MasterGardeners, is designed to teachgardening skills to a wide audience.Topic for this session will be “InsectPests & Beneficials.” Free. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 17Rosslyn Cinema: “Eat, Pray,

Love.” 5-11 p.m. at Gateway Park,1300 Lee Highway. Food will beavailable for purchase from Bao BanhBoys and from 5 p.m. until the filmstarts, grab a glass of beer or wine atthe Mobile Bar. Free. Visitwww.rosslynva.org for more.


FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS/JUNE 17-SEPT. 18Lubber Run Concerts. 8 p.m. Fridays

and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays atLubber Run Amphitheatre, 200 N.Columbus St. International artistsincluding Cissa PAz and Mbongo Starperform. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 18Columbia Pike Blues Fest. 1-8:30

p.m. at the corner of Columbia Pike& S. Walter Reed Drive. Music, localfood, arts and crafts vendors,community groups, local businessesand kids’ activities. Free. Visitwww.columbia-pike.org/bluesfest.

“Many Voices, Many Songs.” 7 p.m.at Kenmore Middle School, 200 S.Carlin Springs Road. The ArlingtonCommunity Chorus will present itsspring concert. Directed by McKennaStenson and accompanied by TatianaLoisha, the chorus will perform avaried repertoire of choral music,featuring songs from around theworld. Free. Visit www.apsva.us/adutled for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 19Crystal Car: Father’s Day Car

Festival. 2-6 p.m. at 2121 CrystalDrive and 220 20th St. S. The daywill feature a variety of excitingautomobile categories includinginnovative electric vehicles, areasports car auto clubs, classic musclecars, and a beer garden hosted by theWashington Wine Academy. Free.Visit www.crystalcity.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 22Wednesdays in the Garden. 7-9

p.m. at Arlington Central Library,1015 N. Quincy St. This series,taught by Arlington Food AssistanceCenter volunteers and VCE MasterGardeners, is designed to teachgardening skills to a wide audience.Topic for this session will be “SolarCooking.” Free. Visitlibrary.arlingtonva.us for more.

As part of the Signature Theatre “Sizzling SummerNights” Cabaret Series Ines Nassara and her band, Hero-ine, perform a cabaret-style concert inspired by by theJoni Mitchell classic “A Case of You.” The show is at 9p.m. on July 8. Signature is located at 4200 Campbell Ave.Tickets are $35. Visit www.sigtheatre.org.

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The start of summer means pools and back-yard grilling. It also means an increasedrisk of accidents and injuries. Localsafety officials are offering safety tips

during June, which is National Safety Month.With warm weather come health threats posed by

ticks and mosquitoes. In addition to the Zika virus,which is not currently a local threat, mosquitoes cancarry the West Nile Virus, while ticks can spread Lymedisease.

Recommended defenses against these pests includeusing insect repellant to protect against mosquitobites and eliminating potential mosquito breedingsites like pools of standing water or heavily foliagedspaces such as tall grass, where bugs often hide.

“We … have to be preparedand be ready in the event thatwe get local spread of [the Zikavirus],” said Mary Anderson, aspokeswoman for MontgomeryCounty. “The information on pre-venting bites and ridding yourproperty of mosquitoes is goodwhether we have Zika or not.”

Local county health depart-ments, including Montgomeryand Fairfax, have establishedwebsites with current informa-tion on the Zika virus. Andersonalso recommends a Zika viruswebpage, created by the Centers for Disease Con-trol, which includes a map with updated informa-tion on areas where Zika is spreading: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html

“We’re taking the Zika virus seriously and prepar-ing as though as though it could be a potentialthreat,” said Kurt Larrick, spokesman for the Arling-ton County Department of Human Services.

In addition to insect bites, time spent outside inhot weather can lead to heat-induced illnesses likesunburns, heat rashes, heat exhaustion and heatstroke, and the elderly and very young children areat greatest risk. Health officials say that the best linesof defense include limiting sun exposure, especiallybetween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the period considered

the peak intensity hours. Wearing a hat and sun-glasses that provide 97 -100 percent protectionagainst both UVA and UVB rays, and applying sun-screen even on cloudy days and reapplying it everytwo hours or after swimming or sweating are alsoadvised.

“You want to dress lightly and intake a lot of fluid,but avoid alcohol and sugary, sweet drinks whenyou’re in the heat,” said Captain Troy Gibbs, a spokes-woman for the Alexandria Fire Department’s Com-munity Services Unit. “Staying hydrated by drinkinga lot of water is your best bet.”

Health officials recommend checking on elderlyneighbors who don’t have air conditioning and avoid-ing leaving pets, small children and older adults insmall, enclosed spaces like cars, where conditionscan turn deadly even after a short period of time inextreme heat.

Local county facilities, including libraries and com-munity centers, are air conditioned and open to thepublic. Know the warning signs that it’s time to getout of the heat, says Gibbs.

“If they stop sweating, that can be a bad sign,” shesaid. “Profuse sweating can be an indicator that thebody is trying to compensate, but if a person stops

sweating totally, that is usuallynot a good sign.” While spend-ing time at the pool is a popularcooling method during hotweather, residents should beaware of the potential threat ofrecreational water illnesses(RWI). Taking a shower withsoap and checking the diapers ofsmall children frequently canhelp keep germs that lead to RWIout of pool water. Health officialssay that chlorinated waterdoesn’t kill all germs, diaperssometimes leak and both adults

and children should stay out of the public pool whenthey are sick. Other preventative measures includefrequent hand washing, discouraging children fromdrinking water that is used for swimming and givingyoung children bathroom breaks at least every 60minutes.

“We take safety seriously all the way across theboard from pools to barbequing to riding bikes andeven walking,” said Larrick.

In addition to RWI, other water-related dangersspike during the summer. Ensuring that childrenknow how to swim, watching young children verycarefully when they are near water, swimming witha partner and wearing a life vest when boating areimportant safety precautions.

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❖ Use sunscreen with at least SPF (sunprotection factor) 15 and UVA (ultra-violet A) and UVB (ultraviolet B)protection every time you and yourchild go outside.

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With a trip to the region semi-finals on the line, the unde-feated Oakton boys’ soccerteam came in looking to re-

main hot. Washington-Lee had other ideas.A key second half goal from Generals se-

nior midfielder Benhur Gebretnsaie at the65-minute mark propelled them to a 2-1victory over the Cougars on May 26 atOakton High School.

The Washington-Lee senior wasn’t con-cerned with Oakton’s undefeated recordafter the game.

“Before the game, coach [JimmyCarrasquillo] was telling us, make sure thisisn’t our last game,” said Gebretnsaie. “Westarted a new formation today and I thinkit worked the entire game.”

That new formation was successful, asearly on the Generals were applying all thepressure. The attack was headed by forwardMaycol Nunez, along with the VirginiaGatorade player of the year Lucas Mendes.

“They’re just dynamic,” said Washington-Lee assistant head coach ChristopherDaggett-Rowzee. “They make things hap-pen and their skill level is amazing, so theycreate chances for everybody. When they

can take on people and make the defensemove a little bit more than they want, itgives opportunities for anyone that’s in thebox.”

The game consisted of strong play fromboth Cougars goalkeeper Jonny Silver andGenerals goalkeeper Julian Esquer-Perez,keeping the game scoreless in the first half.After that, the Generals were able to openup the scoring when a corner kick fromHarrison Ramos that was headed in by se-nior defenseman Noah Goodkind, whojumped up on the play at minute 57 to make

the score 1-0.Then, eight minutes later, Gebretnsaie

capitalized on a deflected ball after a shotfrom Mendes to pad the lead to 2-0 in fa-vor of Washington-Lee.

For the Cougars, head coach ToddSpitalny thought they had great chances toput the ball in the net.

“We had some very good chances to putaway and we just didn’t,” said Spitalny.

“The issue is both of their goals came fromus trying to do something we shouldn’t havedone.

A simple trap and a play, and we’re out ofit. Instead, an unnecessary trap, theycounter back and score.”

Oakton did have plenty of chances to geton the board in the second half. One chancewas put wide by Trey Lodge, which was fol-lowed by another Cougar chance which wasknocked wide again by midfielder CarsonKhadka.

Despite the loss, Spitalny gave credit toCarrasquillo’s Generals.

“They’re a great team, we knew that com-ing in,” said Spitalny. “You have to protectyourself on the backend, and unfortunately,we ran out of legs toward the end.”

A couple of injuries did leave the Cou-gars shorthanded down the stretch, as acouple of players had to play with linger-ing injuries in the game including NickCarrigan and Tyler Morgan.

Oakton was able to add a goal by Mor-gan at the 79th minute. Oakton finishedwith a record of 15-1-1 to end a great sea-son.

“The loss doesn’t define us,” Spitalny toldhis team after the game. “The family doesn’tend with the final whistle, we still fight to-gether and we still play together. Tonight,we just came up short.”

As for Washington-Lee (14-1-2), the Gen-erals will host Langley at 6 p.m. on June 1in the semifinals after the Saxons defeatedLake Braddock.

“We just have to come in with this sameattitude next week,” said Gebretnsaie. “Thiswas probably our toughest matchup all yearand next week will be just as tough.”

Washington-Lee’s Benhur Gebretnsaie scored a goal against Oaktonduring the Generals’ 2-1 win on May 26.

Lucas Mendes and the Washington-Lee boys’ soccer team defeatedOakton in the 6A North region quarterfinals on May 26.

Unbeaten No More: W-L Boys’ Soccer Tops OaktonGenerals advance toregion semifinals withwin over Cougars.

Maycol Nunez and the Washington-Lee boys’ soccer team will hostLangley on June 1 in the 6A North region semifinals.

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Tara Khanmalek Yazdi wasnamed to the dean’s list at Bates College(Lewiston, Maine) for the fall semesterending in December 2015. KhanmalekYazdi, the daughter of Farinaz Amirsehiof Arlington, and Pirouz Khanmalek

Yazdi of Falls Church, is a 2013 gradu-ate of the Field School. She is majoringin rhetoric and mathematics at Bates.

Parker Denny, of Arlington, hasbeen granted the Presidential Scholar-ship to study Healthcare Science atAlvernia University (Reading, Pa.) in thefall. Denny is currently a senior atYorktown High School.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Per-forming Arts honors six outstandinghigh school performing arts teacherswith grants as part of the annual WolfTrap Grants for High School PerformingArts Teachers. Awardees for the 2015-2016 school year include Brian Fisherof Wakefield High School. The grantsrecognize the instruction and perfor-mance achievements of public high

school music, dance and theatre teach-ers. Awardees receive a grant of $3,500to support special projects that parallelWolf Trap’s performance and educationpriorities. Fisher is using his grant tobring composer Anthony O’Toole tocommission new music for theWakefield High School Band Ensemble.The students will perform O’Toole’scomposition at the school’s spring con-

cert in May 2016.

Isabella Turilli, of Arlington, hasbeen awarded a National Security Lan-guage Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)scholarship for 2016-17. Turilli willstudy Korean in South Korea for thesummer, and receive formal instructionand informal language practice in animmersion environment.

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“We were told years ago that school buseswouldn’t use our street, that it wasn’t onour route,” said Meenaghan. “But we seeschool buses on here four or five times aday. Now, there’s a school bus going up theblock and one person going down the blockthe wrong way. It’s a recipe for disaster andit perfectly encapsulates what the problemis.”

Strong, Meenaghan’s neighbor, said atone point a woman speeding in a car full ofchildren nearly hit him as he crossed thestreet. He told herto slow down andshe startedhonking at him.

“[The streethas] 22 houseswith 15 children under age 8,” said Strong.“It’s a dense street with a lot of character,but we’re concerned about our children.That’s what this boils down to.”

Meenaghan says the ideal solution wouldbe more signs informing drivers enteringin the wrong direction and to have the en-trance narrowed to be less inviting.Meenaghan also said speed bumps along thestreet would help immensely with thespeeding problem.

But Larry Marcus, Bureau Chief for Ar-lington Transportation Engineering and

Operations, says that measures like speedbumps and street adjustments are not in 1stRoad S.’s immediate future. Marcus saidthat the county relies on collected data fromtraffic studies, not anecdotal evidence, tomake decisions about traffic calming.

“We keep trying to help, but, as thecounty, we have standards across theboard,” said Marcus. “We have guidelineson how to assess this. On this case, prettyconsistently, the average speed is 19 milesper hour.”

But Marcus says that the county is cur-rently working to make the signage on the

street more visible.“We want the signs

and markings to beas clear as possible,and we’re revisitingthat now,” said

Marcus. “We want to help, but we want tobe fair and do what addresses the situation.”

But Marcus did say, if the issue wasbrought up and gained support in theNeighborhood Conservation Program, acommunity-based prioritization system,that there would be resources to fund thosetraffic-calming measures.

But Strong said the county’s approach tospeeding and wrong-way traffic on theirstreet is indicative of a broader problem.Strong says when it comes to street clean-ing, enforcement, and snow plowing, the

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A wrong-way carand aschool bushave anear miss.

residents have to constantly beg the countynot to skip over them.

“[We] want basic services,” said Strong.“We hear a lot about capital investments,but if you talk to a lot of Arlington residents,we just want basic services. You see time

and time again, whether it’s snow plowingafter storms or sidewalks falling apart, pot-holes with the construction in Ballston andnear Courthouse. It’s basic services that areoverlooked because they’re not sexy. We justwant to make our street safe.”

“It’s a recipe for disaster.”— Brian Meenaghan

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Frank Polidore, part of a Rolling Thunderchapter that came to the event from NewJersey. “Veterans are not treated right. Refu-gees get an open door while people say ‘tohell with veterans.’ Not enough is done forthe veterans.”

Polidore has been going to the event for15 years and says that not much haschanged since it was started. But for oth-ers, while the core message has stayed con-sistent, they’ve noticed some shifts over theyears.

Mike Hawkins came up from Stafford, Va.,with the Chapter 540 Christian MotorcycleAssociation, called the Solid Rock Riders.Hawkins said that over the years, as theevent has grown, it’s gotten more organized.Hawkins says he’s been at the event everyyear since 2002 and said the morecentralikzed organization of the event hashelped increase the size and scope.

David Humphrey rode up with Hawkinsand the two helped provide water andsnacks for the attendees. Humphrey saidmany of the supplies were donated from theexcess of local food banks.

“It is much bigger than in the past,”saidHumphrey. “There are also a lot morewomen riding big motorcycles now, ratherthan just being passengers.”

While many came to the event from acrossthe country, others were local. Alberto Cruzis a D.C. native and a part of the local chap-ter for the Latin American Motorcycle As-sociation (LAMA).

LAMA hosts bike washes, charity events,and scholarship funds locally and interna-tionally, and each chapter comes to RollingThunder to ride together. It’s Cruz’s 11thyear at the event, and like the other long-time attendees, he says the event haschanged for the better as it’s gotten moreorganized in recent years.

“We come out here to honor those peoplewho have laid down their lives for our free-dom,” said Cruz. “It’s always a great time.”

For Jim and Colleen Pendry, the trip wasalso a homecoming. Colleen Pendry wasborn in D.C. and raised in Arlington. Thetwo have ridden together to the event an-nually for the last 14 years.

“We make this trip every year,” ColleenPendry said. “This is home for me.”

Jim Pendry is a Vietnam veteran, servingin Vietnam in 1968 as part of the 1st Bat-talion, 84th artillery attached to the 9thInfantry. He was 21 years old at the time.

“Every year it’s pretty consistent, but ithas gotten a lot bigger,” said Jim Pendry.“It’s nice to come here and meet with peoplethat were in my same division during thewar.”

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port and comfort family survivors.” So withabout a dozen others, Carroll organized agroup and held the first Memorial Day eventin Washington 22 years ago. She says theTAPS national headquarters are inClarendon and she makes her home in Ar-lington and Anchorage, Alaska.

Five days of events in the Washington-area sponsored by TAPS also included in-teractive activities for children and teens onFriday, an opening ceremony emceed byCNN’s Kimberly Dozier, family outings toWashington monuments and a WashingtonNationals baseball game, playfield in thepark with Washington Redskins, participa-tion in the National Memorial Day paradeand Memorial Day observances at Arling-ton National Cemetery. Carroll says TAPShas assisted more than 60,000 survivingfamily members, casualty assistance offic-ers, chaplains and others. TAPS offers peer-based emotional support and seeks to fillgaps in need by offering assistance that isnot duplicated by the Federal governmentor the public sector.

The red and gold uniformed fife and buglecorps opened the event. Small bodiesdressed in red T-shirts with T*A*P*S printedon the front wiggled on the bleachers asthe time approached for the balloon release.

Katherine Dey, long-time TAPS Volunteer,directed the children toward volunteers onthe field, each holding a bunch of red,white, and blue balloons.

Luke stepped up and asked for his red

balloon. Quenga helped Luke attach thenote to the end of his string and then tied itaround Luke’s wrist so the balloon doesn’tfloat away before the signal. Dey at themicrophone says the time has come for allof the children to gather in the center ofthe field. “Quickly,” she urged. “Now we’reready for the countdown. Five, four, three,two, one ...” Hundreds of red, white andblue balloons float up in the air, tanglingstrings, and slowly disappear with messagesto heaven for departed family members.

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Luke Carron, wearing his TAPSGood Grief Camp shirt, sits withnearly 500 other children who aremilitary survivors, waiting for theballoon release in Virginia Heri-tage Park on Sunday, May 29.

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