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McLean High School Men’s Co-Captain, David Russelltakes home gold in Junior (age 17) Men’s 2000MOpen Weight category at the 2015 MidAtlantic ErgSprints, hosted by TC Williams High School on Jan. 31.

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A 2010 McLean High School gradu-ate and McLean native is servingaboard the U.S. Navy destroyerUSS Mustin (DDG 89), living and

working at the Navy’s forward-deployedbase south of Tokyo.

Ensign John Nowell is a surface warfareofficer aboard the destroyer operating outof Yokosuka, which is located approximately35 miles south of Tokyo and accommodatesthe United States’ furthest forward-de-ployed naval forces.

An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missiledestroyer, Mustin is 509 feet long or morethan 1 1/2 football fields. The ship is 66feet wide, weighs more than 9,200 tons, andits four gas turbine engines can push theship through the ocean at nearly 35 milesper hour. The ship is named in honor of theMustin family, who has recorded a rich andhonorable tradition of naval service, a fam-ily legacy to the Navy service that lastedfrom 1896 until 1989.

As a sailor with numerous responsibili-ties, Nowell said he is proud to serve hiscountry aboard a destroyer in Japan. Headded that it is an exciting time to be in themilitary, and serving in the world’s greatestNavy.

“I work on the really big, jet engines thatpower the ship,” said Nowell.

Nowell also said he is proud of the workhe is doing as part of the Mustin’s 330-mem-ber crew, living thousands of miles fromhome, and protecting America on theworld’s oceans.

“The people are awesomeand the experiences, such astraveling, are once in a lifetimefor the average American,”said Nowell. “Sometimes I willbe doing something and thenI pause and think whoa, thisis amazing.”

“Mustin is always where sheneeds to be when it matters.I am so proud of the utmostprofessionalism her sailorsdisplay every day,” said Cmdr.Joseph A. Torres, Jr., theship’s commanding officer.“Their honor, courage, com-mitment, and selfless dedica-tion to the Navy are truly mo-tivating.”

Approximately 40 officersand 290 enlisted sailors makeup the ship’s company and he-licopter detachment. Theirjobs are highly specialized andkeep each part of the $2 bil-lion destroyer runningsmoothly — this includes ev-erything from washing dishesand preparing meals to main-taining engines and handlingweaponry, as well as conduct-ing helicopter flight opera-tions.

Fast, maneuverable, andtechnically advanced, destroy-ers provide the required

warfighting expertise and op-erational flexibility to executeany tasking overseas. Withmulti-mission capabilities insurface warfare, anti-subma-rine warfare, anti-air warfare,ballistic missile defense, andhumanitarian assistance,Arleigh Burke destroyers excelas the Navy’s premier fightingwarship.

Assigned to U.S. SeventhFleet, Mustin sailors are con-tinuously on watch through-out the Indo-Asia-Pacific re-gion, acting as America’s firstresponders in that part of theworld. As a member of one ofthe U.S. Navy’s most versatilecombat ships, Nowell andother Mustin sailors under-stand they are part of a for-ward-deployed team that isheavily relied upon to helpprotect and defend Americaacross the world’s oceans.

“I love all the opportunityfor travel and moving aroundthat the Navy provides,” saidNowell. “It’s a pretty goodlifestyle.”

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McLean Native Serves Aboard USS Mustin

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By Donna Manz

The Connection

The Town of Vienna, in partnership with Historic Vienna, Inc.,celebrated the town’s 125th anniversary, calling it a “birthday”

ceremony, on closed-down Church Streetand the grounds of Freeman House on Sat-urday, Feb. 28. A time-travel play, writtenby HVI’s Jon Vrana, featured contemporarychildren learning first-hand about Vienna’sfounding by principles of 1890.

As chilly and snow-blanketed as it wason Saturday, hundreds of adults and chil-dren watched the short play on the ChurchStreet stage and stayed around for farmanimals, horse-drawn carriage rides, androasting marshmallows over open fire pits.

After guests sang “Happy Birthday,” theyretreated to a heated tent for food, cupcakesand hot beverages.

Local elected officials – U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11), State Sen. Chap Petersen(D-34), Del. Mark Keam (D-35), FairfaxCounty Chairman Sharon Bulova andFairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins(D-Hunter Mill) - made brief remarks.Mayor Laurie DiRocco presented the TownProclamation on behalf of the Vienna TownCouncil.

Vienna delegate to the General Assembly

ViennaCelebrates125 Years

Dignitaries and elected officials participate in the 125th birthday celebration commemorating incorporationin 1890.

Mark Keam joked thatmany of the issues thatVienna addressed in itsincorporation ordinancesin 1890 – from concealedcarry to taxes – are con-fronted today by theGeneral Assembly.

Congressman Connollyreferred to Vienna ashaving a “sense of place,belonging, inclusion, andcommunity.”

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Maya Chung, of McLean,a senior at ThomasJefferson High Schoolfor Science and Tech-

nology (TJHSST), is the youngest of56 artists selected to have their art dis-played in the “Artists at Work” exhibitat the Smithsonian’s Ripley Center inWashington, D.C. Chung’s black inkdrawing titled “Redbay (Perseaborbonia)” was inspired by a botani-cal sample collected in the museum’sbutterfly garden, and is in the style ofa scientific drawing.

“Last summer I was doing scientificillustrations for the invertebrate zool-ogy department,” she said. On a schoolholiday, Chung visited the Q?rius, aninteractive science gallery for students in the Natu-ral History Museum where she volunteers. With hersketchbook in hand, she drew one of the botanicalspecimens. “I just free-handed the drawing,” saidChung. “I start with pencil and then go over in pen,adding detail.”

For almost two years, Chung has interned at theSmithsonian, which is also how she found out aboutthe “Artists at Work” contest. The contest is an op-portunity for Smithsonian employees to submit piecesof their art. The exhibit features sculptures, photo-graphs, paintings and even films.

“One of my co-workers pointed it out to me andsaid I would be good,” said Chung. “I’ve done a lotof scientific illustrations, but wanted to submit a re-ally good one to the contest.” Much like her artworkin the past, Chung’s drawing was a standout piece.

She was previously a Scholastic Art Awards regionalGold Key winner for another piece, a self-portraittitled “The Unseen.” However, her primary focus ishow she can use art to help others understand scien-tific concepts.

“I find that using art and being able to draw reallycomplex scientific concepts is really helpful for teach-ing people,” said Chung. “Ultimately I want to be ateacher because I love interacting with people. Butthere are all kinds of opportunities.” While an excel-lent and award-winning artist, Chung plans to at-tend Harvard University in the fall to study physicsor chemistry. She hopes to continue exploring waysto connect her interest in both the arts and sciences.

Visitors can view Chung’s art at the Smithsonian,as well as other featured pieces, from now throughMay 1.

High school seniorwould like to useart to help others.

McLean Student’s ArtworkFeatured at the Smithsonian

Photo courtesy of Maya Chung

Maya Chung, of McLean, a senior at TJHSST, is theyoungest of 56 artists to have her artwork featured inthe “Artists at Work” exhibit at the SmithsonianInstitution’s Ripley Center in Washington, D.C.

Renovation forLewinsville SeniorCenter

The Board of Supervisors is expected to approvethe renovation of the Lewinsville Center on March3, 2015.

“Our senior citizens deserve a better senior cen-ter,” said Dranesville Supervisor John Foust.

The Planning Commission recommended ap-proval of the plan unanimously on Jan. 29.

Plans for the renovation to the county-ownedfacility have been in the making for more than 10years, with proposals for the 8.66 acre propertydating back to 2003.

When completed, the new Lewinsville Centerwill consist of two new buildings. Wesley Hamelwill build 82 units of independent housing in theresidential building and the county will renovatethe senior center, the adult day care, and twochildcare centers, according to Fairfax County

documents.Construction is expected to take 18 months and

will tentatively begin in Spring 2016, accordingto Fairfax County documents. Planners hope forresidents to move in during the Fall of 2017.

Protecting Tree CanopyMcLean Citizens Association responded to con-

cern of residents of the loss of tree canopy in es-tablished neighborhoods.

The citizens association, which is celebrating its100th anniversary of advocacy this year, will hosta “Tree Forum” at the McLean Community Centeron Tuesday, March 24, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Learn what the County and private citizens cando to preserve and protect neighborhood trees.

Dranesville Supervisor John Foust, RobertVickers of the Fairfax County Tree Commission andmembers from the the McLean Trees Foundationand Virginia Cooperative Extension will speak.

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Pictured is the ChurchillRoad Regional ScienceOlympiad team andcoaches:. From left — RajeeRamesh (coach), AudreyYin, Elaine Li, Anya Patel,Toto Brewry, Rupa Siva,Jennifer Ho, Vicky Chen,Jaerin Chung, Katie Jeong,Alex Zhang, PratyushJaishanker, Joshua Lian,Neil Kohli, Teymur Zavar,Jack Overdeck, SahanaRamesh, Arion Tripathi,Jennifer Ezzell (coach),Austin Shi, DylanTschampel, Daniel Kalishand Austin Young (notpictured are Oviya Dass,Paige Graves, Danny Quinn,Siddhant Ranka andGabriel Witkop).

Churchill Road Science Olympiad team pre-sented an outstanding performance at the VirginiaScience Olympiad Regionals tournament onSaturday, Feb. 14 at Fairfax High School. Twentythree teams from local middle and elementaryschools participated. Churchill Road Elementaryteam members placed third overall, competing

mainly against 7th and 8th graders in all of thehigh school level science categories. CRS was thetop elementary school finisher and placed behindtournament winner. The team was coached byparent mentors, Jennifer Ezzell and Rajee Ramesh.The students are looking forward to the statetournament on April 11.

Churchill Road’s Science Olympiad Team Qualifies forthe State Tournament

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Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community. Sendto [email protected] is Friday.

St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike in GreatFalls, offers musical, educational,outreach and fellowship ministries inaddition to worship services, includ-ing a 7:45 a.m. worship servicewithout music; 9 a.m. worship ser-vice, children’s chapel and children’schoirs; 10 a.m. Sunday school andadult forum; and 11 a.m. worshipservice with adult choir. 703-759-2082.

The Antioch ChristianChurch offers a time of Prayer andHealing on Wednesday evenings at6:30 p.m. for anyone wanting en-couragement and healing through

prayers. People are available to praywith you or for you. Antioch ChristianChurch is located at 1860 Beulah Roadin Vienna. www.antiochdoc.org

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a wide variety ofsupport groups for those with emo-tional, social, and physical challenges.www.jssa.org/growth-learning.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org.

McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul Fitness. Gain bal-ance, energy and strength at 9:45 a.m.Mondays and Fridays. Free childcare forregistered [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s EpiscopalChurch , 1830 Kirby Road inMcLean, holds a third Sunday serviceevery month at 10:15 a.m. which al-lows children to play active roles inthe music and as greeters and ushers.Traditional services are every Sun-day at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m.

Vienna Christian HealingRooms are open, every Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at 8200 Bell Lane. A team ofChristians is available to anyone re-questing prayer. Free and open tothe public. 703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

Chesterbrook United Meth-odist Church is at 1711 Kirby Road,McLean. Worship service is at 11 a.m.Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. foradults and children. 703-356-7100 orwww.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

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Opinion

The 2015 session of the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly came to an end lastweek, and some of the biggest newswas about what it did not do.

By far the ugliest debacle rests in theAssembly’s ongoing refusal to expand Medic-aid to cover as many as 400,000 uninsuredpeople in Virginia, even though it would comeat no cost to Virginia (Federal govern-ment pays 100 percent for the next twoyears and 90 percent after that) andwould be a massive boost to Virginia’seconomy. The local and state economy is suf-fering from the loss of federal spending in otherareas, and it’s just plain crazy and mean-spir-ited to deny medical care for people who can’tafford it otherwise, and at the same time, turnaway an economic stimulus equal to 20,000or more jobs and a direct infusion of nearly $2billion a year.

GOOD: The Assembly nixed a bill which “em-powers the Director of the Department of Cor-rections to make and enter into contracts …to compound the drugs necessary to carry outexecution by lethal injection. … Informationrelating to the identity of the persons or enti-ties compounding such drugs, the identities ofpersons or entities engaged to manufacture orsupply the materials used to compound thedrug products, and the name of the materialsor components used to compound drug prod-ucts for use in an execution are confidential,

exempt from the Freedom of Information Act,and not subject to discovery or introductionas evidence in a civil proceeding …”

The House of Delegates nixed executingpeople with secret potions. Passed in the Sen-ate, blocked in the House of Delegates. Be sureto thank those local legislators who votedagainst this craven proposal: Senators: Adam

Ebbin, Barbara Favola, Janet Howell,Dave Marsden and Chap Petersen. Del-egates: David Bulova, Eileen Filler-Corn, Charniele Herring, Patrick Hope,

Mark Keam, Kay Kory, Rob Krupicka, JimLeMunyon, Alfonso Lopez, Ken Plum, TomRust, Mark Sickles, Marcus Simon, ScottSurovell and Vivian Watts.

And ask these local legislators who voted tocarry out executions with secret drugs and se-cret methods what they were thinking: Sena-tors George Barker and Dick Saslaw. Delegates:Dave Albo and Tim Hugo.

No good comes from conducting the people’sbusiness in secret, all the more true when thebusiness is brutal. Killing people is wrong, twowrongs don’t make a right, killing people andkeeping the brutal details secret is wrong.

BAD: State Sen. Barbara Favola’s bill to ex-tend foster care services and support, includ-ing foster care maintenance payments, to quali-fying individuals age 18 to 21 years who wereformerly in the custody of a local board of so-cial services passed unanimously in Senate, and

died in the House of Delegates. The moneyspent would have been matched by Federaldollars, and every dollar spent helping formerfoster children become independent, self-sup-porting adults saves a bundle in other costsdown the line.

UGLY: “Ethics reform” put a $100 cap on eachindividual gift from lobbyists to members ofthe Assembly, with no enforcement mecha-nism, and no changes in campaign finance.Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife wereconvicted of corruption for taking more than$170,000 worth of gifts and favors from StarScientific and related individuals; this was thecatalyst for the so-called reform. It is appar-ently fine, however, that Star Scientific alsogave $108,000 to McDonnell’s campaign.More than 40 other entities gave more, in-cluding Dominion ($383,720), Altria($361,556), Smithfield Foods ($267,738),Walmart ($121,250), just as examples.(Source: vpap.org). No good comes from hav-ing our legislative body awash in this kind ofcash. You can visit the Virginia Public AccessProject at vpap.org and look up who has beengiving how much to the people who repre-sent you. It’s fascinating.

— Mary Kimm

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A look at recently endedsession of the VirginiaGeneral Assembly.

Good, Bad and Ugly

Editorial

Fair and HumaneTo the Editor,

I completely agree that thereshould be better management ofmental illnesses in jail (Editorial,“Managing Mental Illness in Jails,”Connection, February 25-March 3,2015).

This is a common pattern thatmany people are unaware of orsimply don’t care about because ofthe stigma that comes with thoseimprisoned.

It is common to assume that be-cause someone is imprisoned, theyare undoubtedly “evil.” Since sub-stance abuse and mental illnessesare common patterns among pris-oners, more awareness should bespread on this issue so that treat-ment can be improved.

If people who are not imprisonedcan receive support and treatmentfor their addictions and illnesses,then prisoners should receive thesame opportunities. It is not fair todeny people access to these re-sources just because of what they’vedone in the past. In fact, receivingthis treatment could improve theirquality of life and possibly keepthem from future criminal activities.Despite what they have done in thepast, criminals deserve fair and hu-mane treatment just as any otherhuman does. Along with humane

treatment comes effective treat-ment, involving proper support andresources for those suffering fromaddictions and mental illnesses.Natasha McKenna obviously did notreceive humane or effective treat-ment, as she was suffering fromsevere mental treatment and waspunished to the point of death forit rather than receiving adequateand proper treatment. Her situationcould have easily been avoided ifthere was better management ofmental illnesses in her jail facility.Perhaps she would not have beenso combative or aggressive if shehad received adequate care. Enclos-ing people in restrictive jail cells isnot an effective response to mentalillnesses, as we have learned in thepast from asylums and other inap-propriate “hospitals” for the men-tally ill. I hope that our society willsoon realize this so that action willbe taken.

Victoria LambReston

TakingException OnStart TimeTo the Editor,

Recently our schools have un-

dergone major changes in theschedule due to snow, but nextyear it won’t just be snow thatmodifies our schedule.

Next year the school schedule atFCPS will change for high schooland middle school students. Theschool board has decided to switchthe start times without giving thestudents an option to keep thesame start time they had.

The high schoolers get to sleeplater at the expense of us middleschool students. Although we arethe same “teens” who need moresleep, apparently we don’t countas much as the high school“teens.”.

Did anybody think aboutstudent’s sports practices? Nowthat West Springfield High Schoolwill end later, this nearly shuts outthe possibility for there to be crewpractice after school becausesafety rules say students can’t beon the water after sunset.

This change was loosely basedon studies in other areas. I thinkthe school board could’ve savedthe $143,000 hiring a consultantto conduct a study about imple-menting late start times and spentit on improvements to our decay-ing middle and high schools.

Aidan DonahueSpringfield

Bravery to ActTo the Editor:

I am a resident of Vienna,though away at college, and I sawthe article that was posted refer-ring to the young lady from Viennawho helped pass a piece of legis-lation in the House regarding res-taurants training their employeesabout food allergies (“HousePasses Keam’s Bill on Food Aller-gies,” Vienna/Oakton Connection,February 25-March 3, 2015). Ithink that it is extremely impor-tant that all food vendors areaware of food allergies; there aremany people who are gluten in-tolerant, allergic to peanut butter,etc. It is no longer an individualproblem and the fact that thisyoung lady had the bravery towrite to her representative is re-ally inspiring. I think that this billwill be extremely effective in therestaurant business because morepeople will be willing to eat atplaces where they can feel safeabout the foods that they con-sume. I really think it is importantthat she was featured in the paperto inspire others to write to theirrepresentatives about what theyare facing because rarely arepeople alone in their problems.

Alex DibbleeVienna

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No Increase onTax Rate

Chairman Sharon Bulova was scheduledto announce Tuesday, March 3 that therewill be no increase to the advertised realestate tax rate this year.

Members of the Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors will hold town hall meetingsaround the county, with presentations aboutthe budget and an opportunity for questionsand feedback.

Dranesville Supervisor John Foust andSchool Board member Jane Strauss will hostMcLean’s budget meeting on Wednesday,March 11 from 7:30 to 9:30.

The meeting takes place at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside Avenue,on Wednesday, March 11, beginning at 7:30p.m.

Other sessions include:Dranesville District Budget Meeting at

Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls, Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.

Chairman Bulova’s Community Dialogueon the Budget at Fairfax County Govern-ment Center, 12000 Government CenterParkway, Fairfax - Conference Room 9/10,Saturday, March 14, 2:30 p.m.

Gala & AuctionRegistration Deadline

The 21st Annual Gala & Auction, benefit-ing Navy Marine Coast Guard ResidenceFoundation will be held on Saturday, March14, 6-10 p.m. at the new Vinson Hall Com-munity Building at 1735 Kirby Road inMcLean.

Registration closes Thursday, March 5.The event’s honoree is Gen. Norton A.

Schwartz, President and CEO of BusinessExecutives for National Security, former19th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.Special Guest Speaker: U.S. Rep. BarbaraComstock (R-10).

Since 1969, Navy Marine Coast GuardResidence Foundation continues to fulfill itsvision to be a leader in developing innova-tive models for senior living, health andwellness preserving programs, as well ascommunity partnerships.

Proceeds will go towards Wounded War-rior Transitional Housing, Resident Assis-tance, and Research & Technology.

Please join for an evening of friendship,entertainment, and fun. $195 Per Guest,$375 per couple, Valet Parking. CocktailAttire. Military: Service Dress Blue (orEquivalent) Uniform. Sponsorship opportu-nities are still available.

Contact: Navy Marine Coast Guard Resi-dence Foundation, 6251 Old DominionDrive, McLean, Tel: 703-538-2970,www.NMCGRF.org

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Comstock AnnouncesArt Competition

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) an-nounced the 2015 Congressional Art Com-petition for the 10th Congressional District.The competition is open to all high school

students who reside in the District. Thewinner of the competition will have theirpiece of art displayed in the United StatesCapitol.

Students should drop-off their completedartwork on March 25, between 1 to 6 p.m.at Enterprise Hall on the campus of theGeorge Washington Virginia Science & Tech-nology Campus. All art submitted will beon display from April 3 to May 7 on thecampus of VSTC. Art submitted must beready to hang and entries are limited to twoper student. On the evening of May 4, theFirst, Second, Third, Honorable Mention,and Best In Show awards will be an-nounced. For information and guidelinesabout the 2015 Congressional Art Compe-tition go to Congresswoman Comstock’swebsite. Competitors can also contact LucyNorment in the Congresswoman’s office at703-404-6903 or by email [email protected]

FundraiserSupportingLift Me Up!

A fundraiser for Lift Me Up therapeuticriding center in Great Falls has been an-nounced by HBC Realty Group’s (KellerWilliams Realty) Community Charity Cham-pions. Come to dinner on Tuesday, March10, 5-8 p.m. at Pulcinella Italian in McLeanto support Lift Me Up. Approximately 70percent of the proceeds from food and drinkwill go to the charity when diners bring theflyer for the event. Contact HBC RealtyGroup at 703-734-0192 or visitwww.HBCRealtyGroup.com to get a flyer.

Lift Me Up has been providing safe andeffective therapeutic riding lessons to chil-dren and adults with disabilities in GreatFalls for 40 years. The money raised at thisevent will go to the “good fences make goodneighbors” campaign to help pay for im-provements to the property that will ensurethe safety of horses and riders. Fencingkeeps horses and people where they are sup-posed to be and is essential to the opera-tion of the program.

Sponsors of the event are: Karen Briscoeand Lizzy Conroy, HBC Realty Group ofKeller Williams Realty; Betty Sparkman andChris Lara, Reveal Remodel; Marcus Simon,EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty, Pillar to Post;Kathy and Justin Neal, The Neal Team/SunTrust Mortgage; The McLean Chamberof Commerce; and Moe Jebali withPulcinella Italian Host.

Youth Art Shows toOpen in McLean

Youth Art Shows will be on exhibit atMcLean Project for the Arts, 1234 InglesideAvenue, McLean. Youth Art Exhibition I(McLean Pyramid) will be held March 12to 22, with an Opening Reception on Sat-urday, March 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. YouthArt Exhibition II (Langley Pyramid) will beheld March 25 to April 5, with an OpeningReception, Wednesday, March 25, 4:30 to6:30 p.m. Emerson Gallery hours are Tues-day to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Atrium and Ramp Galler-ies are open Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m.to 11 p.m; Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. tomidnight; Sunday: 12 to 6 p.m.

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By Joan Brady

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Jack DeLacy was not expected tosee his second birthday. But bythe time he turned 4, it was clearthe DeLacys could start planning

for a future they never expected to have.Diagnosed with mitochondrial disease,

Jack has a great many challenges. “Mito”primarily affects children and can cause ahost of complications including loss ofmotor control, muscle weakness and pain,seizures, developmental delays and others,

according to the United MitochondrialDisease Foundation.

Allison Kaminsky, Shannon DeLacy’schildhood friend, had been volunteeringwith a non-profit that trains service dogsfor children, veterans and young adults.She encouraged the DeLacys to look into

getting Jack a dog that might help toimprove his quality of life.

Shannon and her husband had alwaysloved dogs. But they weren’t exactly surehow a service dog might benefit their non-verbal son, who, at four, was not yetwalking. And the process of getting and

maintaining a service dog would require a signifi-cant commitment including ongoing training.

But with Alison’s encouragement, they decided toapply and were accepted into the paws4people.orgprogram.

Jack loves golden retriever, Jimmy. Shannon sayshe is a perfect fit for their family. And as Jack hasgotten older, opportunities to interact with childrenoutside of his special education Intellectual Disabili-ties class have become more limited.

Because of Jimmy though, Shannon says Jack hasa kind of super hero status with the kids at SunriseValley Elementary in Reston. Other studentsapproach Jack to say hello to Jimmy or to ask abouthim if he isn’t in school. Jack shows his delight bysmiling broadly.

Jimmy’s impact isn’t limited to the DeLacy family.He volunteers with Shannon at her twin’s Viennaelementary school, Flint Hill. When KarenSparacino, the school’s reading specialist, firstannounced that parents could sign their kids up toread to Jimmy, 70 kids were signed up on-the-spot.

Sparacino says that reading to Jimmy is aboutgiving early readers confidence. Jimmy listenswithout judgment. Jimmy doesn’t correct. Thattakes some of the stress off the young readers.

And the kids know Jimmy is listening because he

Golden Retriever assistance dog connectsJack to schoolmates, community.

responds when they read words he understands,like “Treat” and “Drop it.”

Shannon remembers one little girl who arrived tothe library with her book in hand. “I don’t read verywell. Jimmy may not like this book,” she said, asshe arranged herself on the floor next to him. Shebegan reading slowly and carefully. But by the endof the book she was reading with fluidity andinflection.

And reading to a dog doesn’t end with Jimmy.Some of the kids have reported reading to theirown dogs at home. At the end of the day, the morekids read, the better, says Sporacino.

Jimmy is a trained assistance dog who definitelyworks. But he also loves to play with Jack and histhree sisters; Riley, Sydney and Skylar.

Joan Brady is a professional photographer; mentorand advocate for current and former foster children;a volunteer with paws4People, Fairfax Families4Kids,and others; and a resident of Great Falls. Reach herat [email protected]

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THURSDAY/MARCH 5Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte

Carlo. The Alden, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. $50/$40 MCC taxdistrict residents.www.mcleancenter.org.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY/MARCH 11Ice Skating at Tysons Corner

Center. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. -9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. - 11p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.TysonsCorner Outdoor Center, 1961 ChainBridge Road, Tysons. Adults,$10;Child/Senior/Military, $9; SkateRental, $6; Group of 10+, $12 andincludes skates.

FRIDAY/MARCH 6Antigone Rising. 8 p.m. Jammin’

Java, 227 Maple Avenue E, Vienna.The girls will be bringing theirtrademark sound - a fusion ofcountry, pop, rock and folk. Tickets:$15-$18.

Altan. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1551 TrapRoad, Vienna. One of Ireland’s mostrespected traditional Celtic musicacts blends lively strings and etherealvocals to transport listeners to theheart of the Emerald Isle.

Tickets: $25.Playdate Cafe. 10 a.m. Great Falls

Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Toys and Playspace forchildren. Coffee and conversation forgrown-ups.

Drop-In Chess. 3:30 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,

Great Falls. Drop-in and play Chess.All skill levels and ages welcome.

SATURDAY/MARCH 7Great Falls Grange Reopening

Ceremony. 10 a.m. 9818Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. JohnFoust, Dranesville District Supervisor,and the Fairfax County ParkAuthority hold the Re-OpeningCeremony of the Great Falls Grange.The ceremony will be held during theGreat Falls Farmers Market.

Pancake Breakfast. Vienna VolunteerFire Department, 400 Center StreetSouth, Vienna. 8 a.m. - Noon. All youcan eat pancakes, sausage, bacon,juice and coffee. Adults $8, Seniors65+ $7, Children under 12 $6,Children under 4 free. There will alsobe tours of the fire equipmentavailable. All proceeds go to theVienna Volunteer Fire Department toassist in purchasing life saving fire

equipment. Come have a deliciousbreakfast, spend time with themembers of the VVFD and thecommunity. For more informationcontact: [email protected].

Salon Simone and Med SpaCultura. 6-10 p.m. Tysons CornerMall, 1961 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Come by and bring a friendor two for a sip, a bite and mingle atTyson’s Corner Center’s newest salonand spa.

SUNDAY/MARCH 8Keaton Simons. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’

Java, 227 Maple Avenue E, Vienna.Keaton Simons’ music has been heardin dozens of feature films andtelevision shows. He has also workedas a writer, musical director, singer,bassist and guitarist with notable actslike Gnarls Barkley, Black Eyed Peas,Snoop Dogg, and Tre Hardson of ThePharcyde. His guitar playing is highly

sought-after, so much so that friendsand peers like Ben Harper and JoshKelley have asked him to join themon tour and on live TV.

MONDAY/MARCH 9Tiny Tots. 10:30 a.m. Dolley Madison

Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Avenue,McLean. Join for an excitingstorytime featuring stories, rhymesand songs. Ages 13 - 23 months withadult.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 11Buckwheat Zydeco. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap,

1551 Trap Road, Vienna. Join a“Swamp-boogie joy ride” (People) asthis Grammy-winning zydeco bandserves up their vibrant brand of

Creole music. Tickets: $28.Great Falls Historical Society

March Program. 6 p.m.Celebration of the Grange,refreshments; local memories of theGreat Falls Grange, film.

Toddling Twos and Threes. 10:30a.m. Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge Avenue, McLean. Join foran early literacy enhanced story timefeaturing stories, rhymes and songs.Age 2-3 with adult.

THURSDAY/MARCH 12-SUNDAY/MARCH 22Youth Art Exhibition I. MPA, 1234

Ingleside Avenue, McLean. Openingreception March 14 from 11 a.m. - 1p.m.

THURSDAY/MARCH 12Artist’s Demonstration. 10:30 a.m. -

12:30 p.m. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St. NW, Vienna. The ViennaArts Society invites the public todiscover how Potomac artist JackHarding creates subtle texturaleffects with watercolors on distressedrice paper. Free. 703-319-3971.

Fit2Finish. 7:30 p.m. Oakton Library,10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton.Meet Dr. Wendy LeBolt, author of“Fit2Finish: Keeping Your SoccerPlayers in the Game”. Help yourathletes play their best, preventinjury and have fun. Adults.

FRIDAY/MARCH 13Weather or Not. Vienna Art Center,

115 Pleasant St., NW, Vienna.Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4p.m. March 3 – April 4.Members ofthe Vienna Arts Society bring MotherNature. Meet the artists, to includeNational Gallery of Art copyist DickNeff and featured artist GingerSanaie, at a reception Friday, March13, 7 – 9 p.m. Free and open to thepublic.

CTK Lenten Fish Fry. 6:30 p.m.Fellowship Hall, Christ the KingLutheran Church, 10550 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Join us for fish,fries, slaw, cornbread, mac andcheese, ice cream sundaes, browniesand more. Games and activities, too.703-615-8660.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MARCH 14, 15, 21 AND 22“Totally RED!” 3 p.m. McLean

Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. An Alden Production.Meet Red (who is nobody’s fool) andthe wolf (who tries to be cool). Thestory is told in classic storybooktheatre style and the show will beperformed by MCC tax district youth.$12/$10 MCC tax district residents.www.mcleancenter.org.

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Catch Antigone Rising playing on March 6 at Jammin’Java. The girls will be bringing their trademark sound - afusion of country, pop, rock and folk.

The Vienna Arts Society invites the public to discover howPotomac artist Jack Harding creates subtle texturaleffects with watercolors on distressed rice paper onMarch 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St. NW, Vienna.


Back by popular demand af-ter three seasons, the dynamicand delightful ballet dancers indrag, Les Ballets Trockadero deMonte Carlo, return to TheAlden in McLean. The troupewill perform one night only onThursday, Mar. 5, at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $50, $40 for McLeantax district residents. The Aldenis located at 1234 Ingleside Av-enue, inside the McLean Com-munity Center.

Les Ballets Trockadero deMonte Carlo is celebrating its40th anniversary season. It wasfounded in 1974 by a group ofballet enthusiasts for the pur-pose of presenting a playful,entertaining view of traditional,classical ballet in parody form

and en travesty. “The Trocks,” asthey are affectionately known,quickly garnered a major criti-cal essay by Arlene Croce in TheNew Yorker, and combined withreviews in The New York Timesand The Village Voice, estab-lished the company as an artis-tic and popular success.

The Trocks’ inspired blend ofa loving knowledge of dance,their comic approach and theastounding fact that men can,indeed, dance en pointe with-out falling flat on their faces,has been embraced and notedaround the world.

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SATURDAY/MARCH 7Fun Dog Show. 11 a.m. Market Square, 301 King Street, Alexandria. Register your

dogs to win the contests ranging from Best Tail Wag to Best Irish Costume. Theshow starts at 11:15 a.m., and afterwards all dogs are welcome to walk in theannual Old Town Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Register and learn more athttp://www.ballyshaners.org/parade/ParadeInfo_dogshow.htm.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MARCH 27-29Super Pet Expo & Doggie Kissing Contest. Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly. The

Super Pet Expo is the largest, most amazing event for animal lovers in the DCMetro. Learn, shop and be entertained with hundreds of vendors and funactivities. Buy tickets at http://www.superpetexpo.com/tickets and use codeNOVADOG to save $3. Before the expo on Saturday morning, join hundreds ofother dogs and the people who love them to attempt to set a doggie-kissingrecord.

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SATURDAY/MARCH 14Model Railroad Open House. 1-5

p.m. 231 Dominion Road NE, Vienna.See and hear model trolleys andsteam and diesel trains plus Thomasand some of his friends in theHistoric Vienna Train Station alongthe W&OD trail just past theCaboose. The layout reflects themountainous terrain and towns ofWestern North Carolina with awardwinning structures. For moreinformation visit www.nvmr.org.

Cars & Coffee. 7-9 a.m. 760 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Early on Saturdaymornings you’ll find an amazinggathering of cool cars at Katie’sCoffee House. Antique, custom,hotrods, exotic, sports cars, they’reall here.

SUNDAY/MARCH 15Brendan Conway, Violin and

Florian Noack, Piano. 4 p.m.Saint Francis Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Amadeus Concerts welcomes Conwayand Noack for a recital titled “TheFisherman and his Soul,” featuringmusic by Faure, Schumann,Szymanowski and others. A pre-concert lecture by Music Director A.Scott Wood will begin 45 minutesprior to the start of the concert. Areception will follow the concert.$30, 17 and under free. Purchase atthe door or online at http://www.amadeusconcerts.com.

TUESDAY/MARCH 17Ukulele Phil & the Hula Kids. 10:30

a.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Singand dance with Ukulele Phil & theHula Kids.

THURSDAY/MARCH 19Artists Meet for Coffee. 8:30 - 10

a.m. Katie’s Coffeehouse, 760 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Local artists gatherto get to discuss art while enjoyingsome morning coffee.

FRIDAY/MARCH 20Enter the Haggis. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap,

1551 Trap Road, Vienna.Experimental roots-rock stalwartspush the boundaries of Celtic musicwith vigorous performances andinventive albums. Tickets: $28.

St. Paddy’s Day Party. 7-9 p.m. TheOld Firehouse Teen Center, 1440Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Thesepopular 5th and 6th grader partiesinclude music, dancing, games,snacks, videos and more. $35/$25MCC tax district residents. Advanceregistration is required. Call 703-448-8336.

SATURDAY/MARCH 21New Artist Reception. 1-4 p.m. 212

Dominion Rd NE, Vienna. New ArtistReception for Thomas Xenakis.

TUESDAY/MARCH 24Annual Children’s Printmaking

Workshop. 4-5 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Avenue E,Vienna. The Vienna Arts Societyinvites children ages 7 - 12 to createprints using fish, vegetables, andmore at a workshop. To register, callthe Children’s Librarian at 703-938-0405.

Berlin Then, Berlin Now. 7:30 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 LynnhavenPlace, Oakton. Bill Rapper, author of“Tears of Innocence” and “BerlinBreakdown” discusses the attractionBerlin continues to hold 70 yearsafter the fall of the Nazis. Adults.


Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The Langley girls’ basketball teamexceeded expectations duringthe 2014-15 season, winning 21games, including a regional

tournament contest against Osbourn Park.But that hardly dulled the pain of Satur-

day night’s season-ending loss to WestSpringfield.

The Saxons came out on the short end ofa physical contest, losing to the Spartans,47-37, in the 6A North region quarterfinalson Feb. 28 at West Springfield High School.

In a game that featured bodies hitting thefloor and officials swallowing their whistles,Langley failed to generate the offense nec-essary to overcome a six-point deficit en-tering the fourth quarter.

When a reporter mentioned the physicalnature of the contest during a postgameinterview, Langley head coach AmandaBaker said: “That’s the understatement ofthe year.”

How did officials affect the game?“I don’t think we got to the line as much

as we probably should have and those areeasy points, normally, for us,” Baker said.“Give us a few free-throw attempts and it’sa completely different game.”

Langley made 10 of 12 free-throw at-tempts Saturday. West Springfield made 13of 20.

JUNIOR GUARD Paige Galiani, whosegame-high 19 points accounted for morethan half of the Langley offense, was frus-trated with the outcome.

“Usually, I won’t complain about the ref-erees, but today it just changed the game

completely — the tempo and every-thing,” Galiani said. “… To have thatbe our last game of the season is reallyrough.”

Sophomore guard Ari Aulisi scoredseven points for Langley. Junior guardLizzy Shamloo and freshman guardJordyn Callaghan each scored fourpoints, junior forward Sarah Flatley fin-ished with two and senior forwardLauren Meyer added one.

While the season ended on a sournote, the Saxons can use the loss as mo-tivation for next season. Baker knowsfrom experience the pain of a playoffloss. As a junior, her Forest Park teamlost to Atlee, the eventual state cham-pion, on a buzzer beater in the firstround of the 2003 state tournament.The following year, Baker’s Forest Parkteam won the AAA state title.

“Sometimes, a loss like this is a dif-ferent feeling than a loss like [in] firstround of districts — it really can moti-vate a team,” Baker said. “My junioryear in high school, we lost on a buzzerbeater to Atlee and they went on to win.I remember that feeling. I told the kidstonight, ‘Remember how this feels andhow close you got and we need to re-ally work this entire offseason to overcomewhat just happened.’”

The Saxons produced plenty of positiveson which to build. Langley finished with itsfirst winning season since 2009, amassinga 21-5 record in Baker’s fourth season ashead coach. The Saxons entered the Con-ference 6 tournament as the No. 3 seed andfinished runner-up to perennial powerMadison, losing to the Warhawks, 32-28,in the conference championship game.

Langley hasn’t won a conference/districtchampionship since 1988, according to theteam’s banner hanging in the school gym.

The Saxons found success through de-fense. While Langley averaged just 47.3points per game, the Saxons limited oppo-nents to 33. Langley’s notable regular-sea-

son achievements included a 14-game winstreak, and victories against Chantilly, Madi-son, South Lakes and Fairfax.

“I think we exceeded a lot of expecta-tions,” Baker said. “Winning 21 games wasnot even on my radar, and I’m not even surethe girls thought that was a possibility. Itfeels really good to have that accomplish-ment; and then to get to regionals and nowwe know what it’s like. We’re returning abig core of our group so I feel like this is agood tone setter for next season and we cango further.”

Galiani, the team’s top offensive threat,will return next season, along withstandouts Callaghan, Aulisi and Shamloo.Baker said one area in which the Saxonsneed to improve is offensive production and

perimeter shooting from post players.

LANGLEY will lose one starter —Meyer — to graduation. Baker saidMeyer was the Saxons’ top post de-fender.

“Lauren was our heartbeat,” Bakersaid. “She was, on defense, conduct-ing traffic, [and] on offense she wouldgo after every board. Lauren was re-ally the heart and soul of the team sowe’re going to have to look for some-one to fill those shoes.”

Langley’s season ended in frustra-tion, but the Saxons laid the founda-tion for continued success.

“Despite the fact that we did end uplosing and couldn’t advance, I’m soproud because we established the [Lan-gley girls’ basketball program] andschool to now be respected,” Meyersaid. “I think in the years following,everyone is going to respect Langley.… It’s definitely a very different dy-namic. Before, when teams played us,they would be like, ‘Oh, this is an easywin. No problem, it’s just Langley.’ Butnow people had to scout us, nowpeople had to prepare for our games,and it was just a completely differentfeeling going into these games.”

Saxons win 21 games,reach regionquarterfinals.

Langley Girls’ Basketball Team Has Bright Future

Senior forward Lauren Meyer playedher final game for the Langley girls’basketball team on Feb. 28.

“I think we exceeded alot of expectations.Winning 21 games wasnot even on my radar,and I’m not even sure thegirls thought that was apossibility.”

— Langley girls’ basketball coachAmanda Baker

Langley junior Paige Galiani tries to split a pair of West Springfielddefenders during the 6A North region quarterfinals on Feb. 28.

Head coach Amanda Baker led the Langley girls’ basketball team to a 21-5 record during the 2014-15 season.

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Langley Crew’sOwen Shenk to Row atUS Naval Academy

Langley High School senior Owen Shenk has beenrecruited to row at the United States Naval Acad-emy. Following upon his commitment late in 2014,Owen received his congressional nomination fromVirginia’s 10th Congressional District.

While at Langley, Shenk has excelled with LangleyCrew including stroking the Men’s Varsity Four boatto a gold medal at Virginia State Championship, anda fourth place at SRAA Nationals last year. Follow-ing the Spring 2014 regatta season, he received theWashington Post All-Met Selection, and the LangleyCrew Most Valuable Player award. In addition, Shenkcurrently holds the record for the fastest rower (2K)in the history of Langley Crew. As a team captain forthe 2014-2015, he hopes to lead the team to anothersuccessful regatta season.

At the US Naval Academy, Shenk will row with theNavy Heavyweight Crew coached by Rob Friedrich.The Naval Academy’s crew program is one of theoldest sports at the Academy - over 135 years - andone of the most distinguished rowing programs inthe country. Navy rowers have represented the UnitedStates at the Olympics and Gold Medals in the 1920and 1952 games. Since 1980, over 30 Navy rowershave been members of the U.S. National Teams, in-cluding Olympic and Pan-Am Games representation.

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McLean High School rowers won a total of sevengold medals, two silver medals and four bronze med-als at the 2015 MidAtlantic Erg Sprints, hosted byTC Williams High School on Jan. 31. Many of McLeanHigh School medalists qualified to compete in theC.R.A.S.H-B Sprints in Boston on Sunday, March 1st.(http://www.crash-b.org)

More than 1,700 athletes from 130 teams in 14states competed. The McLean High School Crew Club

earned the Top High School Rowing Team and TopVirginia Scholastic Rowing Association Team honors.During the event, the MidAtlantic Erg Sprints cel-ebrated its 30th anniversary in Alexandria, growingfrom a handful of competitors in 1986 to become theworld’s second largest indoor rowing competition andthe largest high school indoor rowing event. Rowers,ranging from Olympic athletes to novices, from ages5 to 87, competed in more than 100 events.

McLean High Crew Wins Top Honors

McLean High School Men’s Co-Captain’sDavid Kenworthy, front, Connor Koch,behind, and McLean’s Men’s AssistantCoach Zach Johnson coaching from thesidelines. Kenworthy places 5th in theJunior (age 17) Men’s Lightweight 2000M;Koch takes home the gold in the Junior(age 18-19) Men’s Lightweight 2000M.

McLean High Women’s team memberGrace Fabrycky, coached on by McLean’sWomen’s coxwain Natalie Seppi during ErgSprint warm-ups.

The Greater McLean Chamberof Commerce announced thatMaurice A. Jones, Virginia Sec-retary of Trade and Commerce,will keynote its Winter Gala andBoard Installation on Thursday,March 12,at the Gannett Con-ference Center (7959 JonesBranch Drive, McLean).

“Mr. Jones brings deepknowledge related to conduct-ing business in the Virginiaarea. His expertise spans nu-merous industries, and we arevery anxious to have him sharehis insights with guests at ourWinter Gala and Board Instal-lation,” said Greater McLeanChamber of Commerce Presi-dent Marcia Twomey.

Mr. Jones was appointed Sec-retary of Commerce and Tradeby Governor Terry McAuliffe inJanuary, 2014. Previously, Mr.Jones served as Deputy Secre-tary for the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Develop-ment. In this capacity, he man-aged the Department’s day-to-day operations, the annual op-erating budget and the agency’s8,900 employees.

The Greater McLean Cham-ber of Commerce Winter Galaand Board Installation will beheld Thursday, March 12 from6:30 to 9 p.m. at Gannett Con-ference Center. The cost to at-tend is $90 for Chamber mem-bers and $110 for guests. Theevent includes dinner and danc-ing, a silent auction and a ce-lebrity guest bartender chal-lenge. Sponsorship opportuni-ties are available. For more in-formation or to purchase tick-ets please call 703-356-5424 orvisit www.mcleanchamber.org.

Virginia Secretary of Tradeand Commerce to KeynoteChamber Gala

Maurice A. Jones, Vir-ginia Secretary of Tradeand Commerce


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date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

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If granted, the certificate will only authorizepassenger transportation between points in theCounties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun,Virginia, to/from Reagan National Airport(DCA, in Arlington, Virginia), and to/fromDulles International Airport (IAD, in Loudoun,Virginia).

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Pinero

Good is not good, where better is expected.

-Thomas Fuller

There’s no denying the emotional factthat the CT Scan results I received andwrote about last week were a bit of adisappointment. Not a shock, mind you,because once yours truly was character-ized as “terminal,” back in late February2009, all subsequent bets came off thetable, almost literally; and expectations,such as they were explained to TeamLourie, likewise nearly ended up on thefloor, figuratively speaking, meaning theywere pretty low at that point. And eversince, my life has been about managingexpectations and reacting to scan resultsand lab work and trying to live forward.This recurring assessment has dominatedmy life over these past six years.

So receiving results last week was, inand of itself, nothing new. Heck, I’vereceived bad results before; I’ve evenbeen hospitalized because of them.Obviously, I was not hospitalized thistime. Nor will there be any changes tomy treatment protocol, although we areadvancing by one month my next CTScan, as a precaution/prudent course ofreaction to the mass which seems to beforming in my left lung. At this juncturehowever, premature as it may or maynot be, nothing really has changed. Lifegoes on.

Nevertheless, I can’t help thinkingthat change has indeed occurred.Unfortunately, the process by which onefinds out about such change: scans, sortof happens in arrears. That’s not to saythat now is definitely too late, but nei-ther is it too early. It’s more that this kindof timeline makes for worrisome daysand sleepless nights. All of which, if youbelieve the anecdotal evidence, arecounter-productive to surviving cancer.It serves no purpose, other than as anentirely reasonable and predictableresponse to an incredibly difficult set ofcircumstances, to focus on such a nega-tive. Moreover, attempting to controlsomething likely beyond one’s controlsimilarly stretches one’s emotionalstrings. Finding a balance between whatis and what isn’t quite yet, or what mightbecome of what hasn’t been confirmed,is a constant struggle.

Do I care and/or worry now and beatthe rush, or do I do neither, and care/worry later? If this growth isn’t quitesomething, do I presume its nothing? Ordo I presume it’s something even thoughit may still be nothing? Do I go around incircles or do I attempt to live long andprosper and damn any torpedoes thatinterfere with my life?

Such is life as a “terminal” cancerpatient (mine anyway); upside down andall around, and never the twain shallmeet, “except on the twack,” as myfather always joked. And though I amregularly supported – and encouraged, byfriends, family and many of you returningreaders, this surviving-cancer business ismost often a solitary endeavor. Livingwith my own thoughts, internally, thiscancer-afflicted life, regardless of what Ihear, see or read externally, is my respon-sibility and somehow I must navigate thelandscape; a landscape I knew very littleabout previously and one fraught withdanger, both mentally and physically.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

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