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By Andrea Worker
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D) spentalmost two hours with arearesidents at a Town Hall-stylegathering in West Springfield
on the evening of Jan. 11, hosted by theFairfax County NAACP and moderated bythe organization’s president, Kofi Annan.
Annan began: “From the outside, fromour perspective, it looks like no one knowswhat’s going on, it’s chaos [on Capitol Hill].How are things going in your view?”
The junior senator from Virginia since2013, Kaine answered that in terms of thedaily workings of the Senate, his responsewould be mostly unchanged from the lastfew years to this moment. “In our generalwork, more happens cooperatively than youthink. A lot less happens than should. Forexample, Obama Care. We spent a yearfighting to protect health care for 32 mil-lion Americans. Instead of repeal, we shouldhave been working on improve, and weweren’t.”
But the real change today in Kaine’s viewis “the Trump Effect, not knowing, quitefrankly what new surprise will come along.”
Kaine spoke of the alleged vulgar remarksmade by President Trump earlier in the dayabout immigrants and some of the coun-tries from which they came. “I mean, youhear that and you just don’t know what tosay.”
THIS LATEST CONTROVERSY, accord-ing to Kaine, makes the work being done toaddress the Deferred Action for ChildhoodArrivals Act (DACA) and immigrants in thecountry under Temporary Protection Status(TPS) that much more difficult.
“And then we didn’t know that last week
was going to be ‘open season for off-shore drilling week’ around the coun-try,” Kaine added, saying that this deci-sion was followed this week by an ex-ception for the state of Florida. “WhyFlorida? Because we listen to Floridiansand the Governor there opposed it. Well,so do we in Virginia.”
Kaine admitted that the “Trump Ef-fect” was chaos-causing and frustratingwhen there “is so much critical work onthe table, like hurricane emergency re-lief and avoiding a government shut-down,” but instead, he says, that workgets side-tracked. “Every week it’s lefthooks, curve balls and surprises.”
Annan also asked the senator his opin-ion of racism in America, including“Why isn’t the Ku Klux Klan categorizedas a terrorist organization?”
“I don’t know,” replied Kaine. “To me,it is. I am not sure of the process, butyou know, I now plan to find out.”
Racism has long been a societal scourge,Kaine said, but that it was the election ofDonald Trump and the actions and com-ments made by the Trump administrationthat “gave permission to express those rac-ist views” basically with impunity. But hestill sees good that may come from this newattitude of “taking off the mask.”
“You know who and what you are upagainst. To really deal with a problem youhave to know its dimensions.” It is Kaine’sbelief that the exposure of the depth andbreadth to which racism continues to existwill help bring focus to the issue and aid inthe fight against it.
The attendees questioned Kaine and thetopics were wide-ranging.
Nayely Lopez is a field employment spe-cialist with CASA, an organization thatworks with low-income immigrant commu-
nities. She attended the session withSookyung Oh, area director for the NationalKorean American Service and EducationConsortium (NAKASEC), and Jung Bin Cho,also with NAKASEC. “Will you vote to ap-prove the continuing resolution [to fund thegovernment] if there is not a clean DACAbill before then?” she asked.
Kaine was unwilling to commit to her re-quest. Despite being a “passionate advo-cate” for immigrants, he also said “I am ananti-shutdown person” and cited the dam-age done to the Virginia economy and manyof its citizens because of the governmentshutdown in 2013. “I need to see the de-tails of the bills being put forth before I canmake a decision. I think we are really close.”
THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNSkept coming — environmental protections
and the effects of climate change, LGBTrights and the status of transgender per-sons in the military, protection againstvoter suppression, advancing opportuni-ties for minorities at Governors Schoolsin Virginia (a program started in 1973by then-Governor Linwood Holton whowould later become Kaine’s father-in-law), even the possibility of promotingprograms like Fairfax County’s DiversionFirst (aimed at diverting individuals withmental health issues to medical care ver-sus the criminal justice system) on thenational level.
Jorel Sabado of Springfield wanted toknow how the senator’s Catholic faith af-fected his political actions. “Of course,your values inform your decisions,” re-plied Kaine, but added that it was nothis job to make everyone follow the rulesof his church. “That is not why we areelected.”
Naila Alam from Herndon, and a mem-ber of the All Dulles Area Muslim Soci-ety (ADAMS) worries about the travelbans that have been in and out of effectand in the courts since President Trumpfirst introduced them as an Executive
Order January last year. Kaine vowed tocontinue to fight against them.
Asked to comment on the election of moreDemocrats to the Virginia Legislature, Kaineresponded that it gave him a level of en-ergy and confidence for his own chances inVirginia, it bode well for the expansion ofMedicaid in the state, and that as a mem-ber of the Senate Health and EducationCommittee there was a synergy that couldresult.
Kaine is seeking re-election in November,and has already made campaign stops “insome areas of our state that are really suf-fering,” but said that the Town Hall meet-ing wasn’t about campaigning, but aboutkeeping up a dialogue with all Virginians.“Hearing what the concerns are, and keep-ing people informed — that’s practicingdemocracy.”
Fairfax County NAACP hostsTown Hall gathering with Kaine.
Town Hall Told of ‘Chaos-Causing Trump Effect’
Kofi Annan, president of the Fairfax County NAACP, moderates the TownHall-style conversation with U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D), in a communityroom above Giardino Italian Restaurant in West Springfield.
Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D) speaks with Dr. Michelle Woody with the FairfaxCounty NAACP, the organization that hosted the Town Hall with thesenator.
Yasmeen Durrani and Naila Alan, bothof Herndon, came to the meeting to askwhat U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D) would doabout the Trump travel bans. “Keep upthe fight, work with those who opposethem,” replied the senator.
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Great Falls
By Barbara Favola
State Senator (D-31)
It is always exhilarating andhumbling to sit in the Cham-ber as the President of theSenate gavels an unruly
body of 40 senators into order. OnJan. 10, Lieutenant GovernorRalph Northam did just that. Thenext day, Lt. Gov. Northam pre-sided over the Senate for the last time. Wewished him well and sent him off to be inau-gurated as the 72nd Governor of Virginia.
HIGHLIGHTS OF MY WEEKTransparency: Committee votes will now be
recorded and live-streamed, so Virginians canhear the substantive debates on bills as theywork their way through the process. Most bills,especially controversial ones, face their defeat
in committee meetings. This longoverdue bit of sunshine will enableVirginians to see for themselveshow seriously lawmakers are tack-ing issues important to them. Thelink to view meetings can be foundunder the “Members and Session”tab of thevirginiageneralassembly.gov
website.Education: Option for Four-Year Teaching
Degree: I am proud to say that my bill SB 76to enable prospective teachers to potentiallygain a teaching degree in four years, ratherthan five, passed out of the Senate Health &Education Committee unanimously. This willreduce the opportunity cost of becoming ateacher, a factor that weighs heavily on pro-spective teachers who have incurred a largeschool debt, yet they have the desire to enter
an important but low-paying profession.Children & Families: Kinship Care Bill — My
bill (SB 44) provides support payments to rela-tives who are willing to offer kin in foster carea permanent home. It passed out of the Rehaband Social Services Committee but was re-ferred to Finance. More than 75 percent of thecost of this kingship program, called “Foster-ing Futures” is born by the Federal Govern-ment. I really hope the money committees canfind the $45,000 to start this program.
On a lighter note, my bill to help small busi-ness that bake alcohol infused confectioneryproducts obtain an ABC license, so they maycontinue to grow their businesses, passed outof committee, as well.
Your emails and support are crucial to thelegislative process. It is an honor to representyou and to fight for our values.
The state senator represents parts of Arling-ton, Fairfax, and Loudoun.
First Week in RichmondCommentary
By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum
State Delegate (D-36)
One of the first tasks in anew session of the Vir-ginia General Assembly
is to decide who is going to runthe show. In the Senate of Virginia,the decision is made by the votersof the Commonwealth when theyelect the Lieutenant Governorwhose principal duty is to preside over theSenate.
In the House, the Speaker of the House isthe presiding officer who is elected by themembers of the House. The political party withthe most members has control of the Houseand elects the Speaker. Republicans control ofthe House is 51 to 49 this session, a sharp dropin the 66-34 control of recent years. The close-ness of the balance of power led to some mean-ingful discussions that should result in moretransparency in the operation of the House.
My interest in becoming the presiding of-ficer of the House by being elected Speakerwas well known. Once the two disputed del-egate elections were decided in favor of the
Republicans there was no way Icould reasonably expect to win.Only the Republican who hadworked in his party and in the leg-islature for decades was nomi-nated, and he was elected unani-mously. That helped the sessionget underway in a cooperativespirit. There will be ample oppor-
tunity for debate when the many bills thatreflect the issues before the General Assem-bly are considered.
What does a Speaker wannabe do when hisparty does not gain control of the legislativebody? I have decided for myself that if I can-not be the formal Mr. Speaker of the House ofDelegates then I can return to my role as Mr.speaker (small “s”) speaking out on tough is-sues that some may want to duck, and I canspeak out on institutional practices that are nottransparent or fair. In this way, I can best servemy constituents and the long-term interest ofthe Commonwealth. I can also serve as a men-tor to the many new exciting members thatare joining the House of Delegates, and I can
help to reduce any feelings of intimidation theymight be experiencing. Certainly the legisla-ture provides experiences that are not repli-cated in any other role in life.
The techniques of mass communicationthrough phone calls, postcards, rallies, opin-ion writings, and other practices that were sosuccessful in helping to get candidates electedcan be utilized in the legislative process to helpinfluence the outcome of legislation. I havealready been seeing groups shifting from ad-vocacy for individual candidates to advocacyfor issues. On issues like expansion of healthcare and independent redistricting, a strongpublic voice and advocacy are necessary forsuccess.
There will be more opportunities for the pub-lic to follow the legislature in real-time this yearthan ever before. Video streams of meetings ofHouse Full Committees can be accessed online.Download an instruction sheet at https://publications.virginiageneralassembly.gov/display_publication/209.
You can contact me in Richmond by usingregular email, [email protected] or by call-ing my local telephone number 703-758-9733,which will ring in my Richmond office.
Mr. speaker — Not Mr. SpeakerCommentary
Preserving Characterof McLeanTo the Editor:
Downtown McLean is being invaded by pro-spective developers looking for tiny pockets ofland to build high density buildings. The cur-rent proposed six-story condo with a parkinggarage, to be built on the existing parking lotbehind Chipotle is the most imminent.
The notion that a small parking area can betorn down and redeveloped into a huge condocomplex sets a precedent for others to follow.
We have already been negatively impacted
by the Tysons development, which is causingrelentless traffic, and is slowly changing thecharacter of our town.
McLean residents, before we lose our down-town McLean to Urban Sprawl and becomeanother Clarendon or Reston Town Center,write your Supervisor and say No to the pro-posed condo behind Chipotle in McLean.
Lynn O’LooneyMcLean
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News
By Donald M. Sweig
It was a frigid 4 or 5 degrees in Great Falls National Park on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 7.Even so, a hearty and determined group ofbirders carried on with their usual Sunday
morning bird walk. Part way into the walk, the leader,Kris Lansing, noticed something unusual about a knothole in a large tree 40 or 50 feet away. She and an-other birder, looking carefully with their binoculars,realized it was an owl.
When spotted by the birders, the little (about 8.5inches high), rufous-morph, Eastern Screech-owl(Megascops asio) was perched in the sun on the edgeof the hollowed-out knothole that was its roostingretreat. Doubtless the owl was hoping that even theweak January sun would provide some warmthagainst the frigid morning cold. For the birders, itwas a pleasant and delightful surprise, eagerlyviewed with binoculars and spotting scopes, and re-corded with cameras. Screech-owls are not unknownor unseen on the bird walk or in Great Falls Park,but they are a rare occurrence. At another point onthat morning’s walk, the birders found and observeda larger (about 21 inches tall), gray-brown, BarredOwl (Strix varia), a more frequent sighting in thepark than the Screech-owl.
TO MOST BIRDERS, many ornithologists, not tomention the general public, owls are often a matterof great interest and often fascination.
Four years ago, in January 2014, the appearanceof at least two migrant Snowy Owls (Buboscandiacus), about 23 inches high, at National Air-port, and two more in downtown Washington, gen-erated great interest and discussion. Snowy owlsmigrate during the winter months as far south as
Winter Owls in our Midstthe Washington area irregularly. But, Screech-Owls,Barred Owls, and the even larger Great Horned Owls,live and breed in local woodlands. They are perma-nent residents, even in the frigid winter.
Finding local owls can be, and usually is, both chal-lenging and unpredictable. But when one is spottedit often becomes a subject of intense interest. Forthat reason, most birders and other responsible ob-servers, refrain from posting on the internet or oth-erwise revealing the location of a roosting owl, forthe owl’s protection. The Screech-owl found on theSunday bird walk was reported on E-bird and theVirginia birding listserv, with a notation that the lo-cation would remain undisclosed. Even so, birdersand ordinary folks do find and see local owls, par-ticularly in the winter when there are no leaves onthe trees.
GREAT FALLS NATIONAL PARK, and environs,as well as along the C&O Canal in Maryland, areexcellent places to look and listen for, and occasion-ally find owls. Similarly, they are sometimes locatedin wooded areas such as south of Alexandria, as wellas in local parks and even residential yards. Localowls are often as ubiquitous as they seem elusive.They frequently roost or nest in hollows in large trees,often completely out of sight. It helps to have anexperienced owl-finding companion or two whenlooking for the secretive birds.
The Sunday morning Great Falls bird walk is asgood an opportunity as any to chance upon a localowl. The walk meets at 8 a.m. every Sunday in thefirst large parking lot at Great Falls National Park,Va. Everyone is always welcome on the walk, al-though there is no guarantee of seeing an owl.
Donald Sweig, a local birder and nature photogra-pher, is an occasional contributor to the Connection.
This rufous-morph,Eastern Screech-owlwas found andphotographed inGreat Falls NationalPark in January2018.
Photo by Donald M. Sweig
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Sports
By Colin Stoecker
The Connection
In a crowded gym at Langley HighSchool Friday night, the Saxons BoysVarsity Basketball team defeated theMcLean Highlanders for the tenth
straight time, 60-53.Both teams were squarely matched until
the fourth period when the Langley Saxonspowered through to win with just five fouls.The McLean Highlanders struggled to re-claim the ball in a full court press down tothe final seconds of the game.
The rivalry between McLean and Langleyhas always been a friendly one. But betweenboth sections of cheering students the gymwas sweaty and the rivalry was strongerthan ever.
“The gym will be sold out. We will playin front of a packed house. It’s always a nailbiter, and that’s the way a high school gameshould be,” said Mike O’Brien, McLean’sHead Coach.
“Mike O’Brien and I are good buddies. Ilove the rivalry game when both teams aregood. Tonight is going tobe one of the best Langley-McLean games in a while.There’s a buzz around therivalry,” said Langley HeadCoach Scott Newman.
Langley’s five-mansquad is led by two se-niors, Chase Beckett andColter Carton. Beckett,small forward for the Sax-ons, had 21 points andseven rebounds.
“There were ups anddowns and we started outslow, but we proved we
In Packed House,Langley Beats McLeanSaxons win tenth consecutive rivalry game.
could play hard and we did,” said Beckett.McLean’s 5-7 record this season had them
optimistic going into the game, Especiallywith a close win against Herndon on Tues-day, 81-62.
“We’ve started playing pretty well. Wedidn’t win a game last year and we neededto get the kids used to winning games,” saidO’Brien. “The kids have a lot of belief rightnow, to understand that they can win gamesand take that momentum into tonight.”
But Langley proved the better team evenwithout Tre Vasiliadis, Langley’s sophomorestarting point guard who spent Friday’sgame on the bench from a previous con-cussion. He missed the last six games, butaccording to Newman, he will be playingagain soon.
Mike Redding, a senior at McLean HighSchool, was keeping score at Friday night’sgame. “Both teamsplayed hard and it camedown to the best one. Itcame down to the endand they put out a goodeffort,” said Redding.
McLean Highlanders guard, Robert Leggett, junior, holds the ball frombeing stolen by two Langley defenders Friday night in a rivalry game atLangley High School.
Langley High School fans rush the court after the Langley Saxons BoysVarsity Basketball team wins against the McLean Highlanders Fridaynight in a rivalry game at Langley High School.
McLean Highlanders guard, EvanStout, junior, defends the hoopFriday night in a rivalry game atLangley High School.
McLean Highlanders point guard,Matias Prock #10, junior, goes upfor a layup against Langley’sdefense Friday night in a rivalrygame at Langley High School.
Langley HighSchool seniors,Grace Roemerand ChrisObolensky, bothfrom Great Falls,collected moneyfor Rise AgainstHunger Fridaynight at aMcLean rivalrygame at LangleyHigh School.
Photos by Colin Stoecker/The Connection
Supporting RiseAgainst Hunger
Rise Against Hunger was acceptingcash donations at the game in largeblack buckets carried by Langley HighSchool seniors, both from Great Falls,Chris Obolensky and Grace Roemer.
Rise Against Hunger’s goal inpartnership with Langley High School isto raise $29,000 this year to package100,000 meals to be air-dropped incountries affected by hunger around theglobe. They are accepting donations atLangley High School through Jan. 19.
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News
By Michael Lee Pope
The Connection
When a City of Alexandriawoman was booked intothe Fairfax County jail, shewasn’t wearing white un-
derwear, the only color allowed. It’s not likeshe packed a bag, and she didn’t know thatshe would be arrested on a shopliftingcharge. So when the deputies confiscatedher underwear she started worrying aboutwhat would happen when she started men-struating.
“They give you these pads after they havenot given you any underwear, so there’sreally no place to hold the pads,” she said.“If you start a menstrual cycle while youare in there with no underwear, they don’tgive you anything to protect yourself.”
While she wasbehind bars in2015, inmateswere limited totwo pads a day.She says theywere the cheap-est kind avail-able, whichmeans they werevery thin andmore than two were often needed. She saidshe heard some of the other inmates beg-ging for more pads, but the deputies wouldnot provide them.
“So I’ve had to sit on one pad for half ofthe day and then use the other pad to sleepthrough the night so that when I wake upin the morning I could get two more pads,”she said. “It definitely makes you feel lessthan a person, like I’m not even worth a50-cent pad.”
HER EXPERIENCE in the Fairfax Countyjail is common say leaders of a nonprofitgroup known as Bringing Resources to AidWomen’s Shelters — known by the acro-nym BRAWS. That’s why they are pushingmembers of the General Assembly to pass anumber of laws to provide “menstrual eq-uity,” a growing movement in state capitalsacross the country.
“It’s not right to charge them, especiallycharging prisoners who really don’t havemuch access to money at all,” said Del. Kaye
Kory (D-38), who has a bill that would re-quire jails and prisons to provide femininehygiene products on demand. “So it’swrong. And we shouldn’t do it.”
Del. Jennifer Boysko (D-86) has two billsthat work toward menstrual equity. Onewould add feminine hygiene products to thelist of products that are exempted from salestax during the annual back-to-school taxholiday. The other bill would eliminate thesales tax for these products altogether.
“A woman doesn’t have a choice whetheror not she wants to buy menstrual prod-ucts,” said Boysko. “And because she’s taxedon it that’s unfair and it’s discrimination andso it’s a parity issue and a fairness issue.”
THE ISSUE HAS been gaining steam forseveral years, although lawmakers are stilltrying to get their bills out of committee
and onto thefloor. Del. MarkKeam (D-35) hasbeen working onthis issue since2016, and hesays every yearthe effort gainsmore supporters.He’s currentlyworking on a bill
that will require public schools to providefeminine hygiene products in restrooms.
“Boys may snicker and joke about it, butthe reality is that these are serious psycho-logical as well as physical problems thatgirls have to deal with,” said Keam. “I’vetalked to many young women who said thishas happened to them and it’s so embar-rassing, and they can’t study or focus onwhat’s happening in the classroom.”
Keam acknowledges that his bill wouldbe an unfunded mandate for school divi-sions across Virginia. That’s one of the rea-sons state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) is tak-ing a different approach — a budget amend-ment that would provide funding for groupslike BRAWS to distribute feminine hygieneproducts to prisons and homeless shelters.
“It’s an area that’s probably been over-looked just because it’s not a subject thatpeople talk about often in public,” saidPetersen. “Really what we are talking aboutis more matching funds for the community,and we are basically coming late to the party.”
General Assembly to consider of billsproviding feminine hygiene products inschools and prisons.
Northern Virginia LawmakersPush for Menstrual Equity
Send school notes to [email protected] by noon on Friday.
W. Spencer Hedge, of Great Falls, has beenadmitted to study at Oxford, UK. Hedge has at-tended Great Falls Elementary, Cooper MiddleSchool, Langley High School and George MasonUniversity.
“It’s an area that’s probablybeen overlooked just becauseit’s not a subject that peopletalk about often in public.”
— State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34)
Julia Stucky, of Great Falls, qualified for thefall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University (Nash-ville, Tenn.).
Paige Galiani, of Great Falls, was named to thefall 2017 dean’s list at Lehigh University(Bethlehem, Pa.).
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With the holidays now amemory, local organizersare getting requests fromthose with overflowing
buckets of ambition to create and maintaina clutter-free space.
“One of the first things to learn is that afew minutes spent on a few tasks each daycan go a long way in maintaining order,”said Jodie Jacobs of SOUPerior Organizing.“Decide how important a clean, clutter-freespace is to you and follow through on keep-ing it that way. Prioritize it like other im-portant things in your life.”
One habit that Susan Unger of ClutterSOSteachers her clients to focus on simplethings that can be done easily and fre-quently. “In general, I recommend keepingup with household duties on a daily basisso none of them become a bigger project,”said Unger. “For example, don’t leave dishesin the sink. Load the dishwasher after ev-ery meal and put all cooking and food prepitems away so the counters are clear.”
Establishing a daily routine so that tidy-ing becomes second nature is a techniquethat Unger uses in her own life and teachesto her clients. “I always make my bed firstthing in the morning,” she said. “Having aneat bedroom is a great way to start the
day.”Also on her recommended list of daily
tasks: apparel. “Be sure to put all clothesaway on a daily basis rather than leavingthem on a chair or the floor,” said Unger.“Clean clothes should be hung up or put indrawers and dirty clothes in the laundrybasket.”
In fact, Unger tells clients to gather theentire family at the end of each day andspend 10 minutes tidying as a group. “Makea sweep of your house and determine whichitems need to be put in their proper place,”she said. “It makes for a less stressful and
more pleasant morning when you’re notwaking up to clutter sitting around,” saidUnger.
Deal with mail on a daily basis so itdoesn’t pile up, advises Unger. “Immediatelyrecycle or shred the junk mail and put bills,items to file and reading in an appropriateplace.”
Whether it’s a small basket by the frontdoor or storage boxes placed under a bed,one technique for tidiness is having a des-ignated space for items. “Kids’ homeworkshould have a landing place like a back-pack,” said Jacobs. “The backpack should
go in a particular place, like on a hook. Youhave to figure out what works for your fam-ily.”
Keep bathrooms in order by adding over-the-door hooks to hold towels, suggestedTodd Martz, Home on Cameron in Alexan-dria. “This might make the room appearsmaller, but it [offers] a place to put tow-els,” he said. “Include a decorative bag onthe door hook for toiletries so they’re outof the way.”
“Add an ottoman or coffee table with stor-age,” continued Martz. “Maximize the spacenext to a utility or laundry room by addinga … shelf to hold blankets.”
Whether it’s once a week or once a month,schedule time to spend on organizationprojects and record it on a calendar, advisesJacobs. “Tie it to something that you alreadydo and select a time that won’t be overrunby other events, she said. “If you know thatevery Sunday at nine o’clock, you alwayswatch a television show, set aside that timeto go through mail, pay bills and respondto invitations while you’re watching. Thatway, your time won’t get bumped for a soc-cer game or business meeting.”
One caveat that Jacobs offers her clientsis, “Maintaining a routine doesn’t mean thatyou won’t slip up at times,” she said. “Youhave to hold yourself to realistic standardsor you’ll get discouraged.”
Local organizers teach methodsfor streamlining a space.New Year, New Order
Photos courtesy of Jodie Jacobs
Small tasks such as putting away clothes each daycan lead to a organized space.
Teaching childrento put away toys atthe end of the daycan create a peace-ful environment.
PLEASE MAIL YOUR CHECKS and this page with your banquet selections TO: GREAT FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O BOX 56, GREAT FALLS VA 22066 BY FEB 7
Name: _______________________________________________Phone: (_____) ________ _________E-Mail: _______________________________________________
Number Attending _______ x $45 per person (includes tax and gratuity) = $____ _________T otal Number ____________Prime Rib Au JusNumber ____________Blackened Salmon SaladNumber ____________Irish Farm House Chicken
Again Reservations are due by February 7, 2018 since we must have number for the Brogue by then.Jan Schar (703-801-3940) and Betty Swartz(703-759-2376) Hospitality Chairs
R. S. V. P (Reservations Due by February 7)
Carole
Herrick2018 Jean Tibbetts
History Award Winner
Please join us in honoring Carole’s many contributins to local history
TIBBETTS AWARD BANQUETTuesday, February 13 at 6:30 PM
At the Old Brogue Great Falls Village Center, 760 Walker road, Great Falls
Appetizer Buffet & Cash Bar Entrée Choices(Please select from below)
Prime Rib Au JusBlackened Salmon SaladIrish Farm House Chicken
DESSERTCake, Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks
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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.
ONGOINGThe 2018 Eclectic Essentials
production features four plays thatfocus on relationships: For Whom theSouthern Belle Tolls, Death Be NotLoud, Capsmittment and One ClickAway. Eclectic Essentials:Relationships will be performed at 8p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20, 26-27, Feb. 2-3, as well as at 2p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, and 2 p.m.on Sunday, Feb. 4. Tickets aregeneral admission and available for$14 at the Vienna CommunityCenter, online at viennava.gov/webtrac, or at the door, if stillavailable. Visitviennatheatrecompany.org or [email protected] for moreinformation.
Friday Night Telescopes. The Roll-Top observatory is available to thepublic for viewing the skies on Fridaynights: Jan. 19 and 26, 7:30-9:30p.m. The Analemma Society holdsFriday Night Public Viewing Sessionsat Turner Farm on Springvale Roadin Great Falls. The public may usethe newly mounted telescopes orbring their own telescope orbinoculars to use outside. There is alot to see in the night sky. Events areweather dependent. Please check theAnalemma tweet page (or directly at@AnalemmaSociety) for updates onFriday viewing if the weather looksquestionable. Visitwww.analemma.org.
Art Exhibit. Through March 31 atGreat Falls Library (Small ConferenceRoom), 830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. View an exhibit of watercolorsby Artist Betty Ganley featuring herlove of nautical scenes. Visitbettyganley.com.
Great Falls Farmers Market.Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Music, vendors,fresh produce, fresh prepared food,delightful bakery, spices from aroundthe world, wild-caught fish, grass-fed, free-range meats, organic-fedpoultry and eggs. [email protected] more.
Free Tai Chi. Every Saturday, from7:55-9 a.m., Introduction andBeginners’ Practice, meet on theoutdoor basketball court locateddirectly behind the Dolley MadisonPublic Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave.in McLean Central Park, McLean. Call703-759-9141 or visitwww.FreeTaiChi.org for more.
The Freeman Store & MuseumWednesday through Sunday noon-4p.m. 131 Church St. NE, Vienna. TheFreeman Store & Museum isdedicated to Preserving andpromoting Vienna’s heritage throughthe identification, preservation, andinterpretation of history significantplaces, events, and persons.Historicviennainc.org
Bingo Night. Sundays. 4 p.m. FlameRoom, Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. S,Vienna. $10. www.vvfd.org/bingo.html.
Colvin Run Mill open 11 - 4 p.m.daily, closed Tuesday. 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. FairfaxCounty’s operational 19th centurywater powered gristmill, offersrecreational and educationalactivities for all ages through dailytours, school programs and specialevents. Fees: $7/adult, $6 students16+ with ID, $5 children & seniors.Admission to park is free except forsome special events.
The Arts of Great Falls Schooloffers winter classes for adults andchildren of all skill levels. Visitwww.greatfallsart.org for more.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 17Art Workshop. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the
Vienna Arts Center, 115 Pleasant St.Artist Jacqueline Saunders is hosting aone day workshop. Call 703-319-3971or visit www.ViennaArtsSociety.orgfor more.
McLean Newcomers and NeighborsLuncheon. 11:30 a.m. at the KazanRestaurant, 6813 Redmond Drive,McLean. Deborah Kosciw, CPA, willdiscuss “Getting Info Ready for TaxTime”. $30. Visitwww.McLeanNewcomers.org for more.
FRIDAY/JAN. 19Improv-Extravaganza. 7 p.m. at
Herndon ArtSpace, 750 Center St.,Herndon. For one-night-only, TheAlden’s (the) Unruly Theatre Projectand Loudoun County High School’sImprovasaurus will bring theirsignature improv styles to ArtSpaceHerndon. Visitwww.artspaceherndon.org.
MONDAY-FRIDAY/JAN. 22-26Wildfire’s 10th Anniversary.
Wildfire at Tysons Galleria, 3rd floor,McLean. Wildfire is celebrating 10years and will offer special menus,and prize drawings. All week long,Wildfire will feature 10 Year BirthdayLunch and Dinner specials. Call 703-442-9110 or visitwildfirerestaurant.com/mclean.
THURSDAY/JAN. 25Genealogy Meeting/Program. 7:30-
9 p.m. at Kilmer Middle School, 8100Wolftrap Road, Vienna. FairfaxGenealogical Society monthlymember meeting and program.Librarian Leslie Anderson will discussthe Alexandria Library’s resourcesand help available to family historyand other researchers. Open tomembers and public. Snow date, Feb.1. Free. Email [email protected],call 703-644-8185 or visitwww.fxgs.org for more.
The Unruly Theatre. 7 p.m. atMPA@ChainBridge, 1446 ChainBridge Road, McLean. The area’shottest professional teen improvtroupe will bring you a hilariousnight of comedy. Come help themspread some joy while being wildlyentertained. Sponsored by The Alden.Free admission. Visitmcleancenter.org.
FRIDAY/JAN. 26Splitsville & Paragon Village. 8
a.m.-6 p.m. at The Old Firehouse,1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.The Old Firehouse teacher workdaytrip. Teens can experience glow-in-the-dark bowling with big screenvideo walls and a booming surroundsound system that plays their favoritesongs. It’s a non-stop, high-fiving,
unforgettable good time. Followingbowling, the group will unwind witha movie. $65/$55 MCC districtresidents. Fee includes bowling,shoes, lunch and movie tickets. Bringadditional money for movieconcessions as desired. Visitmcleancenter.org.
Artists Reception. 6-9 p.m. atTorpedo Factory Artists @ Mosaic,2905 District Ave, Suite 115,Fairfax.Artist Susan Gulick will bethere discussing her show“Uncommon Visions,” which will beon display Jan. 24-Feb. 25. Visittorpedofactory.org for more.
SATURDAY/JAN. 27Genealogy Education Session. 10
a.m.-1 p.m. at Dunn Loring VolunteerFire Station, 2149 Gallows Road,Vienna. Librarian Leslie Andersonpresents “Private Live, PublicRecords, and the ‘Free Negro’Dilemma in Virginia—a discussion ofthe history and records available onthe US Colored Cavalry, as well as onthe Free Black community inVirginia. Snow date, Feb 3. [email protected], call 703-644-8185 or visit www.fxgs.org for more.
Artists Reception. 4-6 p.m. at ViennaArt Center, 115 Pleasant St., NW.Jazz It Up! Exhibit open until March3. Free and open to the public. Call703-319-3971 or visitwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org formore.
A Winter Serenade. 4 p.m. atCarderock Falls Manor, 1323 CalderRoad, McLean. Tysons McLeanOrchestra presents A WinterSerenade Programme Musicale, awine and hors’deuvres reception withCarlos Ibay, pianist and tenor. With aspecial preview of Patrons’ Gala 2018“April in Paris.” $80 per person, $150per couple. RSVP by Saturday, Jan.20 to 703-893-8646.
“Anchorman: The Legend of RonBurgundy.” 8 p.m. at The OldFirehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. This 2004 comedy filmstarring Will Ferrell is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s,particularly the new “action news”format. Join The Alden staff to quotealong with the dialogue, recreatingscenes with the help of props andonscreen subtitles and cues. Admissionand popcorn are free. Prop bags are $5each. Visit www.mcleancenter.org orfor Old Firehouse activities, call 703-448-8336.
Helping Hearts and ChangingLives. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,Inc., Chi Beta Omega Chapter of FallsChurch City is partnering with LillyPulitzer of Tysons Corner to elevateawareness of heart health. The LillyPulitzer store of Tysons Corner willhost an all-day shopping event with10 percent of retail sales for the daygoing directly to the American HeartAssociation. Visit
www.chibetaomega-aka.com.
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Art ExhibitThrough March 31 at Great Falls Library (Small Conference Room), 830
Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. View an exhibit of watercolors by Artist Betty Ganleyfeaturing her love of nautical scenes. Visit bettyganley.com.
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Faith Notes are for announce-ments and events in the faithcommunity. Send [email protected] is Friday at noon.
Youth Activities at WesleyUnited Methodist Church.Activities are open to all 6th-12thgraders. Youth Sunday Schoolmeets every Sunday at 10 a.m. inthe upper room. Youth BibleStudy will meet every Sunday at4:30 p.m. off-site. Following biblestudy, ride together to the churchfor youth group. Email the YouthMinistry Staff for the address. TheAnchor meets every Sunday from6-8 p.m. in the fellowship hall.Join us for dinner, games, wor-ship, and diving deeper into theWord. During the summer, YouthSunday School meets most Sun-days at 9 a.m. in the upper room.
To receive the newsletter or formore information [email protected].
St. Thomas’ EpiscopalChurch, at the intersection ofLewinsville and Brook roads inMcLean, invites you for a casualSaturday Service at 5 p.m., fol-lowed by conversation andfellowship or for Sunday Servicesat 8 a.m. or 10 a.m. SundaySchool for Youth and Childrentakes place during the 10 a.m.Service. Checkwww.stthomasmcleanva.org forspecial events and servicesthrough the year. St. Thomas’Episcopal Church, 8991 BrookRoad, McLean, 703-442-0330.
Church of the Holy Com-forter, 543 Beulah Road, NE,Vienna, offers a monthly HealingEucharist with the Laying on ofHands and Anointing for Healing(first Sunday of the month, 5 p.m.at St. Mary’s Chapel). The Heal-ing Ministry is led by the Rev.Valerie Hayes and AlexandraMacCracken and includes a teamof lay healers who have gonethrough intentional training andformation. Contact the Rev.Valerie Hayes [email protected].
Living Dr. Kings’s Dream
Viewpoints
— Mercia Hobson
Eliza Seigel, HighSchool Student,McLean
“With the increasingly po-larized times that we live in,sometimes it feels like thedifferences between oneanother are becoming moredecisive. With every politi-cal and social event that hashappened these past yearsboth locally and nationally that was meant to divideus or separate us, there have been reactions thatbrought all kinds of people from all walks of life to-gether.
“With every event that happened in Charlottesville,where there was a group of people who were op-posed to the livelihoods of people of certain religions,races, and identities, there was a community thatcame together to say that hatred and violence areintolerable and we must progress to make the worlda better place.
“That community in the aftermath brought peopletogether, and in that particular sense, Dr. King’sdream is very much alive.”
Laura Warrington,Student, Great Falls
Since Dr. King’s time,there has been muchprogress in our society, es-pecially in Northern Vir-ginia, which has become adiverse and welcomingcommunity. However, thereare still instances that makeme think my country is tak-ing a step backward. Like
the march in Charlottesville. I think Reston, in par-ticular, has maintained its welcoming positionthrough difficult times in the past year and serves asan example of Dr. King’s dream for other communi-ties to follow.”
Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection
Faith Notes
Great Falls Historical Society toHonor CaroleHerrick
The Great Falls Historical Societyhas announced area historian CaroleHerrick as the recipient of the 2018Jean Tibbetts History Award.Herrick’s contributions to local his-tory will be recognized at theTibbetts Award Banquet on Tuesday,Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the OldBrogue, Great Falls Village Center,760 Walker Road, Great Falls.
For reservations, due by Feb. 7,contact Hospitality Chairs Jan Schar(703-801-3940) and Betty Swartz (703-759-2376).
Home Seller Seminar toBe Held in Great Falls
Lyons McGuire Homes & Estates of Keller Williams Realty will host aHome Seller Seminar Be A Savvy Seller, as a free, no obligation com-munity service on Sunday, Jan. 28, 1-4 774-A Walker Road, Great Falls.Speakers include professional stager and organizer. Learn insider se-crets to getting the most money for your home.
RSVP to [email protected].
Remembering Sally RideThe Great Falls Senior Center (GFSC) will have Mary Ann Jung,
award-winning actress, Smithsonian scholar, writer and director rec-reate one of history’s outstanding women, Sally Ride, who became thefirst American woman to go into space when she flew on the spaceshuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983. She made two shuttle flights,and later became a champion for science education and a role modelfor generations.
The Feb. 20 event will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220Georgetown Pike , Great Falls, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includeslunch; a contribution for lunch would be welcomed. Reservations arerequired, contact Polly Fitzgerald at [email protected] or call703-759-4345. Visit gfseniors.org. To become a member for 2018, visit thewebsite or stop by the Hospitality Desk; dues are $15 per year perperson.
The event sponsor is Great Falls Assisted Living ,1121 Reston Av-enue, Herndon, promoting independence and dignity for residents di-agnosed with dementia.
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Photo contributed
Carole Herrick
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Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
As a baby-boomer, I’ve transitioned fromblack and white television to color to “H.D” -and of course now to “Smart Television;” andwithin that evolution, so too has the variety,content and number of channels– and the“demand” that we consumers can make –from home, transitioned as well. And I don’tsuppose much of it could have happenedwithout advertising and the revenue it hasgenerated. Promoted by people, places andthings. From sports heroes to celebrities tonews makers to cartoon characters to puppetsand on to anthropomorphic agents/avatarsand other creative mouthpieces.
I grew up watching television – without aremote, not listening to the radio. I rememberseeing “Mr. Clean,” “The Jolly Green Giant,”“Mr. Magoo,” “Speedy” – from Alka Seltzer –among other iconic creatures of the creative,all of whom sent so many messages to somany consumers, ripe for the plucking. Abrand new medium had arrived: television,and its audience was extra large and extraeager.
And even though these spokes-things werenot exactly speaking from the heart (whatheart?), they were speaking/symbolizing withconviction – and repetition. The impressionsmade on impressionable future consumerswere incalculable. It launched a generation.Not the “Greatest Generation,” mind you, buta generation nonetheless, prepped and readyto make its mark: in the drug store, the con-venience store, the supermarket, the box storeand now the on-line store. We are not merelywhat we buy, we are what and how we areadvertised to.
Previously I had written a column abouthow I loathe the computer-generated charac-ters which have been utilized on television inan attempt to capture consumers’ interest. Assoon as they appear on television, I switchrather than fight. For me, it’s an immediateturn off, literally and figuratively. I am not lis-tening to inanimate objects/creations tell an“animate” (yours truly) object what to do. Andthough I understand the humanity behind themessage, as far as I’m concerned, the deliverysystem does not compute (an old-fashionedusage). Artificial spokes-things are not worththe computer screens they’re drawn on.
What has brought this rant on is a new ele-ment in the artificially-intelligent world inwhich many of us are subjected: holidaygreetings from a computer. Mass emails sentby manufacturers from whom as a consumerwe’ve emailed, inquired, bought, sold, etc.,wishing me a “happy, healthy, prosperousholiday/New Year,” yada, yada, yada;click/delete. As fast as I can. Are you kiddingme? It’s not bad enough that as consumers weare regularly watching/listening to fake spokes-things on television, I am now being directlyinteracted with through my personal emailstoo. No. That’s where I draw theline/terminate my attention span.
However well-conceived, I am not gettinginvolved with what is in effect, a thing. Pre-programmed messages of this kind are theunkindest cut of all; “Et tu, Brute?” If you/yourcompany can only treat me like a number –and not as a person, don’t treat me at all.Don’t think for a nanosecond that a holidaymissive to a massive holiday audience carriesany substantial weight. It doesn’t. It providesthe exact opposite: a greater wait until Irespond. It’s akin to be weightless in outerspace. It’s for bemusement. It serves no func-tional purpose. And though I can certainlyappreciate how getting into thousands/millionsof personal email accounts with one keystrokehas an appeal, you risk squandering a previ-ously hard-earned resource: goodwill.
You want me as a customer? Don’t emailme feelings. Email me facts and figures. Youreally want me as a customer? Then speak tome, really. Save your greetings; and not fornext year either.
SeasonsGratings
Submit civic/community announcements atConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos andartwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, atleast two weeks before event.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONChild turning 5 years old by Sept.30? If so,
contact your child’s school to makearrangements for kindergarten enrollment. Mostschools begin getting information together nowfor parents of incoming kindergartners, andmany host an orientation or open house. Allkindergarten programs are full-day and locatedin FCPS elementary schools. Check your school’swebpage or contact the school directly forspecific enrollment information and dates oforientationor visit www.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration.
FY 2019 SCHOOLS BUDGETFCPS Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand will present
the 2018-19 school year (FY 2019)Proposed Budget at the School Boardmeeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, at JacksonMiddle School at 7 p.m. The School Board plansto hold a budget work session on Jan. 22, and apublic hearing on the Proposed Budget on Jan.29, with additional hearings on Jan. 30 and Jan.31, if needed. Get more information on theFCPS budget at www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/budget/fy2019.
GOVERNING BOARD CANDIDATESThe McLean Community Center (MCC) is
seeking candidates to run for seats on its 2018-2019 Governing Board. A candidate must residein the Center’s tax district (Small District 1A-Dranesville). Three adult positions and twoyouth positions are open this year. Key ElectionDates:
❖ Monday, Jan. 22: Petition Packets are available.❖ Friday, March 16: Completed Petition Packets are
due at MCC by 5 p.m.❖ Monday, March 19: Candidates’ Orientation, 7
p.m., The Old Firehouse Center, 1440 ChainBridge Rd.
❖ Monday, April 9: Absentee Voting begins at theMCC Administrative Office, 6631 Old DominionDr., and The Old Firehouse Center, 1440 ChainBridge Road.
❖ Sunday, May 6: Candidates Meet and Greet, 2-4p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of MCC, at theOld Firehouse Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road.
❖ Wednesday, May 16: Absentee Voting ends at theMCC Administrative Office and the OldFirehouse Center at 5 p.m.
❖ Saturday, May 19: Elections at McLean Day from10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visitthe Center’s website: http://bit.ly/2ix7qc1.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 17Public Meeting. 7 p.m. in Room 106 of the
Herrity Building located at 12055 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. The Fairfax CountyPark Authority will hold its annual publiccomment meeting on the agency’s proposed feeadjustments. The public meeting agendaincludes a brief presentation on the fee processfollowed by an opportunity for public comment.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/feemeetingfor more.
THURSDAY/JAN. 18Economic Conference. 7:30-11:30 a.m. at at the
Fairview Park Marriott 3111 Fairview ParkDrive, Falls Church. The Northern VirginiaChamber of Commerce will host the 26thAnnual Economic Conference — One Region,One Future: Accelerating Economic Growth,TOGETHER. $100 for Northern VirginiaChamber members and $125 for non-members.Visit www.novachamber.org for more.
Caregivers Support Group. 10-11:30 a.m. atUUCF Unitarian Universalist Congregation ofFairfax - Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. For caregivers to adult familymembers with dementia, meets first and thirdThursdays of every month. Call 703-821-6838 ofemail [email protected] for more.
JAN. 18-MARCH 15Winter Classes. The Shepherd’s Center of
Oakton-Vienna continues its Adventures inLearning (AIL) line up of classes with theirWinter 2018 semester schedule. Students mayattend one or all of the classes for one $45 feeand are encouraged to create their own
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