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‘Sponsor a Birthday’News, Page 2
Damage Widespread As Residents Seek Relief News, Page 3
Power of a StreamNews, Page 3
Lucas Yarushuk,8, shows the small “sunny” he caught to a very nosy dog named “Juno,” who wasn’t sure which was more interesting: the hot dog bait or the fish dan-gling from the pole.
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By Shirley Ruhe
The Connection
Gabrielle Goodson has reener-gized the A-SPAN “Sponsor aBirthday” program. The pro-gram allows volunteers to sign
up for providing birthday gifts to A-SPAN’sclients in permanent supportive housing.
Kathy Sibert, president/CEO of A-SPANsaid, “The A-SPAN client Advisory Board forour Board of Directors made this sugges-tion because many of our clients receivenothing on their birthday.”
Goodson says A-SPAN has roughly 100clients on their birthday list so when a vol-unteer says they are interested in provid-ing a gift, she sends the volunteer twomonths worth of dates to choose from. Oncethe volunteer picks what works best forthem, Goodson contacts the client’s casemanager to get a birthday wish list. She saysthey have nine birthdays in August and sixin September. “Typically the client wouldprobably include household items or giftcards.”
Since Goodson has started advertising thebirthday wish program recently, she says
Celebrate someoneelse’s birthday.
‘Sponsor a Birthday’
there has been much support from volun-teers. Anyone interested in participatingmay contact Gabrielle Goodson [email protected]. Unwrapped giftscan be dropped off at the Homeless ServicesCenter at 2020A 14th Street N.
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Clarence Johnson, A-SPAN client,opens birthday present on June 22.
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Lucas Yarushuk had “gone fishin’.” It wasthe day after the big storm in Arlington onMonday, July 8, and the stream was showing the signs of the storm’s ravages. Banks
were a few feet further back, tree roots exposed, largepieces of metal were bent and twisted along thebanks, water had reached 20 feet up the bank, push-ing trash cans apart. The stream itself was muddyand turbulent, but calm enough to sit and fish.
“Usually you can see a really big snapping turtle
in this spot,” said Lucas’ mother. “And we’ve seen alot of snakes, too,” said Lucas. They fish regularly,because she feels it is important for youngsters toput away the books and iPads for the summer anddo what little boys like Lucas used to do in her na-tive country Albania: go fishing. Sitting there, watch-ing the animals around him, hearing the rushingwater, Lucas was learning a lot about the other kindof power a stream has.
— Eden Brown
Four Mile Run offers the chance to learn aboutpatience, science, water, and summertime.
Power of a Stream
The destruction along Four Mile Run following the big storm on Monday was evidentjust a day or two later, with trees, large pieces of metal, and rocks shifted by thepower of a stream.
Two trash cans were disturbed by water that went morethan 20 feet up the bank.
Lucas Yarushuk fishes withhis mother on Four MileRun. He used hot dogs asbait and said he had al-ready caught a nice sizedeel and a fairly large fish.His mother said she woulduse the eel for Unani sushi.
Lucas Yarushuk baits thehook with hot dog. Hismother said he can spendhours fishing. She hasencountered quite a fewpeople his age who havenever seen a boy fishing,and wanted to know how“you get that pole?” Shegave them turns fishingand they all declared fish-ing “really cool.”
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The on-line networks in Arlingtonare abuzz with unhappy commentsabout flood insurance, storm drain
projects, building permits, and ArlingtonCounty responsiveness to flood damages.It wasn’t just homes that were damaged:footbridges and fencing in parks, andstream banks themselves, were affected. Aspolitics and putrid basements joust for pri-
Piles of Ruined Household Items Tell Story of FloodingDamage widespread asresidents seek relief.
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Basements along 35th Street Northwere flooded. Damage along Military Road to the Gulf Branch nature area.
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Opinion
By Bill Woolf
Executive Director, Just Ask Trafficking
Prevention Foundation.
The recent news about JeffreyEpstein’s arrest in New York onnew sex-traf-ficking charges in-volving allegations that date to the
early 2000s is alarming to many.It wasn’t for us. That’s the bad news. The
Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foundation, aglobal leader in combating human trafficking,is all too familiar with cases like Epstein’s.
The good news is we’re doing somethingabout it. Our real-world experience and glo-bal knowledge about combating human traf-ficking enable us to do much more than sym-
pathize with Epstein’s vic-tims of these alleged newcrimes. We know how tofight back, and we are.
To better understand what we do and whywe first must understand what sex traffickingis. The federal government defines It as therecruitment, harboring, transportation, provi-sion, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of aperson for the purposes of a commercial sexact, in which the commercial sex act is inducedby force, fraud, or coercion, or in which theperson induced to perform such an act has notattained 18 years of age (22 USC § 7102).
There’s a lot more to sex trafficking than justprostitution. The sex trafficking industry is apart of the world’s second largest and mostlucrative criminal enterprise grossing morethan $150 billion annually.
Defeating a billion-dollar industry isn’tmerely a battle. It’s a world war with the goodguys significantly outgunned financially. Forexample, the United Nations Voluntary TrustFund, created in 2010 to provide humanitar-ian, legal and financial aid to victims of hu-man trafficking to increase the number of those
rescued and supported, and broaden the ex-tent of assistance they receive, only received$6.7 million as of May 2019. Jeffrey Epstein’sproposed bail package is estimated to be ashigh as $77 million alone.
Winning the battle is simply a matter of un-derstanding and then eliminating the logisticsbehind the world’s second largest criminal en-terprise. Logistics? Yes, we need to reduce boththe supply of victims for human traffickers andthe demand for them. Our best weapon? Hu-man trafficking awareness and prevention isthe most effective and least expensive methodto reduce and ultimately eliminate the supplyand demand for the sex trafficking industry.
First, we must stop the supply of human traf-ficking victims by educating at-risk populationsabout what human trafficking is, how they canbe targeted, and what to do to become immuneto their tactics. Most victims fall prey to thelikes of predators like Epstein because they areunaware they are being lured in by lies or falsepromises for things like money, prestige, power,or safety until it is too late. Then, trapped, thevictims become resolved to their fate, impov-erished, or worse, suicidal because of theirsense of hopelessness. On average, once a per-son becomes involved in human trafficking,their life expectancy plummets to just sevenyears because of the enormous stress and physi-cal abuse, their bodies and minds endure.
Secondly, we need to acknowledge criminalslike Jeffrey Epstein exist. Our awareness ofthem is the first step toward defeating them.As awareness grows for potential victims,awareness grows for prospective clients of hu-man traffickers. By educating potential sex traf-ficking clients about the realities of prostitu-tion and sex trafficking as a crime, research hasproven it lowers demand by swaying them notto purchase sex or tolerate or support the prac-tice of buying sex within their peer groups. Inaddition to awareness programs, the enforce-
ment of our human trafficking laws can helpdeter future criminals by making it clear to thepublic that if you participate in human traffick-ing, you’re going to get caught and more im-portantly, you’re going to be held accountable.
The Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Founda-tion is a global leader in education and aware-ness campaigns for people of all ages, demo-graphics, occupations and nationalities. Oneof our most effective programs is our school-based curriculum, which has reached morethan 160,000 students worldwide and contin-ues to grow. In northern Virginia, two coun-ties, Fairfax and Loudoun, employ our pro-gramming directly through the school system’sFamily Life Education (FLE), maximizing theopportunity to engage our children when theyare most at risk. Programming in schools iscritical because it’s where most of the victimsare. Statistically speaking, while anyone canbe a potential victim of human trafficking, theprimary target for predators are girls betweenthe ages of 14-16 years-old.
Just Ask does more than educate children,though. We educate parents, teachers, schoolofficials, police officers, businesses, politicians,local, state, federal government employees,and even world leaders about what human traf-ficking is and how to combat it. ...
The bottom line is we have to condition com-munities to not only resist becoming victimsof human trafficking but remove the desire toparticipate in it as customers as well. Crimi-nals who are always on the prowl for success-ful money-making opportunities will vacatehuman trafficking as a business model oncethey see the funding potential dry up. ...
If you want to help, us eradicate human traf-ficking, visit our website atwww.justaskprevention.org.
Just Ask Trafficking Prevention Foundationis based in McLean.
Human Trafficking Supply and Demand
Commentary
CAMPSSummer Camp. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at
Arlington County Cultural AffairsBuilding, 3700 S. Four Mile RunDrive. Jane Franklin Dance SummerCamp for ages 5-12 builds physicalskill and creativity throughmovement, theatre, and visual art.The five-day camps includes dancetechnique and creative movement,visual art projects, outdoor trips to anearby park, performance practiceand a concluding performance at theend of the week. Sessions throughAug. 23. $250 (scholarshipsavailable). Call 703-933-1111 or visitwww.janefranklin.com/camps.
MARINE CORPS MARATHON ENTRYAmerican Cancer Society.
Guaranteed entry into the MarineCorps Marathon & 10K with theAmerican Cancer SocietyDetermiNation team. Group runs andfundraising activities. Register bySept. 10. [email protected] orcall 765-586-2222.
ONGOINGRoad Closure. Through the summer,
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Onesouthbound lane on George Mason
Drive will close as the Lubber RunCommunity Center and Parkconstruction team begins sewer lineand storm water tie-in work for thenew facility. Contact Michael Manosat 703-228-4437.
THURSDAY/JULY 18Voter Registration for
Arlingtonians with Disabilities.1-3 p.m. at Endependence Center ofNorthern Virginia, 2300 ClarendonBlvd. The League of Women Voters ofArlington, in conjunction with theEndependence Center of Arlingtonhosts the 2019 REV UP VoterRegistration Event. Accommodationsneed to be made two weeks inadvance. Free. ContactEndependence Center, 703-525-3268. Register atwww.eventbrite.com/e/voter-registration-for-arlingtonians-with-disabilities-and-celebration-of-29th-anniversary-of-the-tickets-63589720566.
FRIDAY/JULY 19Survey Deadline. The Fire Station No.
8 Replacement project kicked off inSpring 2019. At a communitymeeting on June 12, the Fire StationNo. 8 project design team presentedpreliminary building concepts for the
“Flourishing After 55” from ArlingtonOffice of Senior Adult Programs for July28-Aug. 3.
Senior centers: Lee, 5722 LeeHwy.; Langston-Brown Senior Center,2121 N. Culpeper St.; Walter Reed,2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S.Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18thSt.
Senior travel: Wolf Trap, “RebaMcEntire,” Sunday, July 28, $109; MGMCasino, Oxon Hill, Md., Tuesday, July30, $6; Monticello, Charlottesville,Wednesday, July 31, ($53 includes boxlunch); Wolf Trap, “Lyle Lovett and HisLarge Band,” Thursday, Aug. 1, $70;High Tea at Crest Hill Antiques and TeaRoom, The Plains, Va., Saturday, Aug. 2,$40. Call Arlington County 55+ Travel,703-228-4748. Registration required.
NEW PROGRAMSNorthern Virginia Senior Olym-
pics, registration open, check website,www.nvso.us or call 703-228-4721.
How to transfer non-titledproperty, Monday, July 29, 1 p.m.,Aurora Hills. Register, 703-228-5722.
Computer help, Mondays, Fridays,one-on-one, 10-11 a.m., Lee. Call forappointment, 703-228-0555.
Online travel resources ex-plained, Tuesday, July 30, 11 a.m.,Arlington Mil. Register, 703-228-7369.
Traveling by train, best fares, ac-commodations, most scenic, Tuesday,July 30, Walter Reed, 703-228-0955.
Burgers and Bocce, Tuesday, July30, 5 p.m., $8, Walter Reed. Register byJuly 26, , 703-228-0955.
Poker basics, beginners crashcourse, Wednesday, July 31, 6:30 p.m.,Arlington Mill. Details, 703-228-7369.
Arlington Walking Club for se-niors will walk along Embassy Row,D.C., Wednesday, July 31. 9:30 a.m.,$4. Register, 703-228-4771.
‘Flourishing After 55’
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replacement station along withmultiple “opportunities” forpreserving the history and honoringthe legacy of Fire Station No. 8.Complete a brief online survey on theproposed opportunities at
www.surveymonkey.com/r/55WFLYJ. Visit the project page atprojects.arlingtonva.us/projects/replacing-fire-station-no-8/ for more.
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Entertainment
By Steve Hibbard
The Connection
With a cast of 44 members,ages 12 through adults, En-core Stage & Studio is stag-ing “Disney’s Newsies” from
July 19-28. Set in turn-of-the-century NewYork City, the show is the tale of Jack Kelly,a charismatic newsboy and leader of a bandof teen aged “newsies.” When titans of pub-lishing raise distribution prices at the news-boys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies fromacross the city to strike against the unfairconditions and fight for what’s right. Theshow’s music is by Alan Menken, lyrics byJack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein.
Having to learn 20 songs for the show,Music Director Sarah Markovits said themusic surprised her with how complex andinteresting it was. “It’s a fair amount ofmusic to learn and there’s a lot of dancing.They’re singing high-energy music with alot of dancing. The show just keeps on go-ing, like it’s in constant motion,” she said.
She added: “I had only seen the movieversion of ‘Newsies’ before we started work-ing on this show. So, it’s been really fun tosee how well the music is constructed.There’s some interesting harmonies and thecast is doing a great job with the harmo-nies and complexities in the music andbringing that out.”
She said the show has a lot of parallels totoday’s society. “I hope they will see howrelevant this show is to our climate todayin that no matter who you are, if you haveconviction you can take on the rich andpowerful. With a little help from yourfriends, you can overcome any obstacle,”she said.
Garrett Rinker, 19, of Arlington is play-ing the lead role of Davey, the new kid inthe group. “Davey’s more uptight, not in anegative sense but uncomfortable with theway the newsies behave. He’s been taughtto behave in a different way from the oth-ers,” he said.
The VCU sophomore added: “Some of the
challenges with Davey is the fact that heprobably has more of a change in charactersince he’s coming in trying to look after hisbrother and trying to sustain his family. Heeventually gets caught up in the strike andI think he realizes it’s a greater cause andit’s more than them. He realizes it’s notabout him and his brother, or the newsiesat all; it’s about the working kids trying tomake a living.”
Kyle Rhysdalsimer, 18, of Annandale isplaying the role of Jack Kelly, the oldest ofthe newsies. “He’s a boisterous, loud, some-what arrogant leader on the outside, butit’s sort of a front to impress the other boysand to keep everything running. He feelslike he has a responsibility to make sure theother kids are OK and functioning and ev-erything is going right for them,” he said.
To prepare for the role he said he dugdeep into the history of the newsies strikesince it was based on a true story. “I baseda lot of my character on being a fan of base-ball and drawing from that and findingunderstanding of being someone who putsout a façade but who is actually very self-less — just understanding the character byreading the script and finding the little key-words and details the playwright left asclues to who this character really is,” saidthe rising freshman at Rider University.
Sierra Hoffman, 20, of Fairfax plays therole of Race, one of the newsies who’sfriends with Jack. “We’re part of the groupof newsies who go on strike. Race has a ci-gar with him at all times; that’s his mainpersonality trait,” she said.
As far as challenges, the Ball State Uni-versity student said: “This is the first timeI’ve played a boy. I am a dancer, so I thinkthe dancing was the easiest part, but it washarder getting into the acting; I have anaccent as well.”
She added: “I hope (audiences) get themessage that just because people are young,that they can make a difference in thisworld. And it’s the next generation of kidswho will be the ones who change the
In musical, “Newsies” go on strikeand fight for what’s right.
Staging ‘Disney’s Newsies’
Photo by Steve Hibbard/The Connection
The cast of Encore Stage and Studio’s “Newsies.”
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world.”Amanda Nell, 25, of Alexandria
who also works on the productionteam plays the role of Finch. “He’salways in the action; always readyto go and get the guys ready. He’svery involved in the strike thatoccurs and spreading the word tothe other newsies,” she said.
She added: “This role has beenvery fun to work on because it’svery dance-heavy, which is some-thing I have not done a lot in myexperiences. I had to work in myown time in keeping in shape andmaking sure all the dance movesare well practiced.”
She continued: “A fun challenge
has been working with some of mystudents in this show as I some-times teach through the year; I amgetting the opportunity to workside-by-side with the actors in theproduction. So, it’s an interestingtwist to change that dynamic. It’sbeen a lot of fun.”
Encore Stage & Studio is stag-ing “Disney’s Newsies” from July19-28. Show times are Thursday,July 25 at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, July19 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays,July 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. and 7:30p.m.; and Sundays, July 21 and 28at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15/adults;$12/others. The venue is KenmoreMiddle School, 202 S. CarlinSprings Road, Arlington. Visithttps://www.encorestageva.org.
‘Newsies’ Go on Strike and Fight for What’s Right
The cast of Encore Stage and Studio’s “Newsies” rehearses a fight scene.
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ONGOINGAmanda Browder: City of Threads.
Through July 21, at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. AACwelcomes visiting artist AmandaBrowder, whose large-scale fabricinstallation will enliven the exteriorof AAC’s building. Browder’s vibrantinstallations are created withdonated fabric in collaboration withcommunity members. Her processinvites members of the public to getinvolved with the process of creation,spurring conversations aboutcommunity, art, architecture, andpublic space. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org or call703-248-6800.
Summer Cabarets. Through Aug. 4,at Signature Theatre, 4200 CampbellAve. See seven acts over three weeks:musicals, Motown and more. Sung byartists including Broadwayperformers and local stars – MariaRizzo: Vamping; Joe Coleman: NoBoundaries; Awa Sal Secka &Christian Douglas: Two’s Company;The Christie Dashiell Quarter: Earth,Wind & Fire; Erin Driscoll: MyFavorite Things; Melissa Errico:Sondheim Sublime; and WesleyTaylor: Finally, a Show about ME.$38 or subscribe to all seven showsfor $175. Visit www.sigtheatre.orgfor more.
Treasure Island. Through Aug. 18, atSynetic Theater, 1800 S. Bell St. Anall-new adaptation of Treasure Islandfollows Jane Hawkins, an orphanwho longs for adventure, as she isswept up on a wild hunt for buriedtreasure with a ruthless band ofbuccaneers. Tickets start at $35. Visitsynetictheater.org.
Summer Movie Nights. ThroughAug. 24, Fridays at Arlington MillCommunity Center and Saturdays atPenrose Square. The Columbia PikeRevitalization Organization (CPRO)is proud to announce the theme forits popular Summer Movie Nights for2019, “Heroes and Sheroes: Movieswith a Mission.” From hidden mathheroes to fantasy flying figures, enjoya summer of 22 films that featurecomic book heroes and icons of socialjustice. All films are rated G, PG, orPG-13. Visit www.Columbia-Pike.orgfor schedule.
Glow Yoga at the Fountain.Sundays, through Aug. 25, 7-8 p.m.at Crystal City Water Park, 1601Crystal Drive. Join Mind Your Body
Oasis at the Crystal City Water Parkfor fun and free yoga sessions. Resetfor the week ahead with a relaxinghour-long workout under the glow ofthe fountain lights. Free. Call 703-412-9430 or visitwww.crystalcity.org/do/yoga-at-the-fountain for more.
Rosslyn Putt-Putt + Candy BAR.Through Aug. 31, Fridays, 5-9 p.m.;Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 1401Wilson Blvd. Arlington’s newest pop-up, Rosslyn Putt-Putt + Candy BAR,will feature mini golf and a retrosnack stand. Play nine holes of minigolf ($3) featuring constructions offavorite neighborhood landmarks.The adjoining Candy BAR will beserving up beer, wine, candy andpopsicles. There will also be carnivalgames and old-school video gamesindoors. Visit www.rosslynva.org/putt for more.
Summer Exhibitions. Through Sept.7 at Arlington Arts Center, 3550
Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org or call703-248-6800.
❖ Transitional Objects. Working insculpture, installation, and video,these artists experiment withunconventional materials, takeinspiration from or producefunctional objects, and createsculptures that elucidate both theallure and the difficulty of materialforms.Transitional Objects artists:Kyle Bauer, Calder Brannock, DexterCiprian, Emily Culver, Liz Ensz, KyleHittmeier, Trish Tillman, and HollyTrout.
❖ Jen Noone: Sort of, Kind of,Almost. Noone repeatedly coats thesurfaces of acrylic boxes, pictureframes, and shelving units, beforescraping away layers of the driedlatex. Each new layer of paintrepresents an attempt to improveupon the previous layers. While thepursuit of perfection may inevitably
result in failure, Noone’s worksuggests that the quest for the idealform, even if it repeatedly misses themark, has a beauty and charm all itsown.
❖ Jason Horowitz: Ashton HeightsRe/Seen. Photographer JasonHorowitz uses the Photo Sphere/Street View app and his smartphone’scamera to create immersive abstractviews. For Ashton Heights Re/Seen,Horowitz presents a selection ofimages from the Re/Seen series allmade a short distance from ArlingtonArts Center.
Outdoor Zumba. Wednesdays,through Sept. 25, 12:30 p.m. in theCourtyard at 2121 Crystal Drive. TheCrystal City BID, Sport and Healthfitness club and JBG SMITH inviteyou to join them for free middayZumba in the courtyard of 2121Crystal Drive on Wednesdays. Zumbafuses Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-
kind fitness program for all to enjoy.Free. Call 703-412-9430 or visitwww.crystalcity.org/do/outdoor-zumba-2018 for more.
Fridays at the Fountain. Fridays,through Oct. 25, 5-9 p.m. at TheStand at the Crystal City Water Park,1601 Crystal Drive. Fridays at theFountain is a seasonal pop-up beergarden set within the Crystal CityWater Park, featuring food, drink anda rotating lineup of live music fromlocal bands and musicians. Free toattend; selection of food available forpurchase. Call 703-412-9430 or visitwww.crystalcity.org/do/fridays-at-the-fountain for more.
Arlington Mill Farmer’s Market.Saturdays, through Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-1p.m. at Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Themarket features produce, meats, anddairy products from our region’s toplocal vendors. Support local farmersand entrepreneurs. Come for openingday and meet special guests, theArlington Art Truck, South ArlingtonMoms Club, Long Branch NatureCenter, and more. Visit columbia-pike.org/fm-arlington-mill.
FRIDAY/JULY 19Long Branch Tiny Tots. 1-1:45 p.m.
at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road. Ages 18-35months. Adults must remain withchildren during program. $5.Register at 703-228-4747 orregistration.arlingtonva.us. 703-228-6535 or [email protected] information.
Grasshoppers & Crickets. 4-5 p.m.at Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road. Ages 3-5 years.Adults must remain with childrenduring program. $5. Register at 703-228-4747 orregistration.arlingtonva.us. 703-228-6535 or [email protected] information.
Author Event: Mark Greaney. 7p.m. at One More Page Books, 2200North Westmoreland St. New YorkTimes bestseller Mark Greaney sharesfrom Red Metal, a realistic newWorld War III novel and his firststandalone novel co-written withactive duty Marine, Lt. Col. HunterRipley Rawlings IV. Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.
Friday Night Movies: First Man.Begins just after sunset at ArlingtonMill Community Center, 909 S.Dinwiddie St. Limited seatingprovided, bring your own chair. Visitwww.columbia-pike.org/movie-nights.
Summer YogaCelebrate summer at Ballston Exchange with free yoga provided by CorePower Yoga on select summer Fridays. After
yoga, grab a free pastry and $5 off anything at the clean eating restaurant DIRT. Fridays, July 26, Aug. 9 and 30; 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Ballston Exchange, 4121 and 4201 Wilson Blvd. Visit www.ballstonexchange.com for more.
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Live Music: DOGO. 8 p.m. at Lubber RunAmphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2nd StreetN. DOGO founded the DC-based Afropop/Afrofunk band Elikeh and is performing solomusic as well. Free. Call 703-228-1850 or visitwww.arlingtonarts.org.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 19-21Newsies. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7:30
p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. at Kenmore Middle SchoolTheatre, 202 S. Carlin Springs Road. EncoreStage & Studio proudly presents Disney’sNewsies. Set in turn-of-the century New YorkCity, Newsies is the tale of Jack Kelly, acharismatic newsboy and leader of a band ofteen aged “newsies.” This musical isrecommended for ages 6 and up. $15 adults;$12 children, students, military, and seniors.Visit www.encorestage.org or call 703-548-1154for tickets.
SATURDAY/JULY 20Invasive Plant Removal. 10 a.m.-noon on third
Saturdays at Tuckahoe Park, 2400 N. SycamoreSt. Help protect our watersheds and keepArlington County parks beautiful. For moreinformation and to register, email Sarah Archeror call 703-228-1862.
100th Anniversary Celebration. 10 a.m.-7p.m. at the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire House,3900 Lee Highway. The Cherrydale VolunteerFire Department is celebrating the 100thanniversary of the fire house. Festivities will kickoff at 10 a.m. with a parade through theCherrydale neighborhood, followed by acelebration at the Cherrydale Volunteer FireHouse 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Participants will also havethe opportunity to play “basket bingo” and bidon silent auctions for items donated by localorganizations 3-7 p.m. All proceeds will gotowards preserving the historic fire house. Visitwww.facebook.com/CherrydaleVFD to RSVP.
Planetarium Celebration. Noon-3 p.m. at theDavid M. Brown Planetarium, 1426 N. QuincySt. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moonlanding, with a film festival, live music, MoonOreos, Lego lunar spacecraft, and moresurprises. Events and shows are free. Visitfriendsoftheplanetarium.org for details.
Cool Creek Critters. 3-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 N. Military Road. Ages 5 to10. Dress to get wet as we spend some timeexploring waterfalls, trying to catch waterstriders, and taking a closer look at some creekcritters. Must wear closed-toe shoes in water.Free. For information: 703-228-3403.
Author Event: Bianca Marais. 4 p.m. at OneMore Page Books, 2200 North Westmoreland St.Book club leader Ellen Elow-Mintz interviewsSouth African author Bianca Marais about hernew novel, “If You Want To Make God Laugh,” astory of three women in post-Apartheid SouthAfrica who are brought together in their darkesttime. Visit www.onemorepagebooks.com.
Netherlands Carillon Recital Series. 6-8 p.m.at Arlington Ridge Park, George WashingtonMemorial Parkway. Enjoy sweeping views ofWashington, D.C., while guest artists playpatriotic music, jazz, and pop on the carillon’s50 bells. Meet on the lawn at the foot of thecarillon. Free and open to everyone. Visitwww.nps.gov/gwmp/planyourvisit/netherlandscarillon.htm for more.
Slithering Snakes Campfire. 7-8 p.m. at GulfBranch Nature Center, 3608 N. Military Road.The whole family is invited for old-fashioned funincluding stories, special animal guests, games,songs and of course, S’mores! For information:703-228-3403. Meet at Gulf Branch NatureCenter. $5. Register children and adults;children must be accompanied by a registeredadult. Register at 703-228-4747 orregistration.arlingtonva.us.
Live Music: The Hot Lanes. 8 p.m. at LubberRun Amphitheater, N. Columbus Street & 2ndStreet N. The Hot Lanes is a 16-piece jazz group.Free. Call 703-228-1850 or visitwww.arlingtonarts.org.
Saturday Night Movies: Akeelah and theBee. Begins just after sunset at Penrose Square,2501 9th Road S. Limited seating provided,bring your own chair. Visit www.columbia-pike.org/movie-nights.
SUNDAY/JULY 21Adapted Nature Hike. 10:30 a.m.-noon at
Barcroft Park, 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Allare welcome to join us on a leisurely paced hikethrough a park. The forested trails will beaccessible, smooth and shaded for a fun hike to
explore and examine whatever we discover.Restrooms and water fountains inside BarcroftSports & Fitness Center, paved trails open in sununtil forested area, trails are flat, benches at thepicnic area for rest. For information: 703-228-6535. Free. Register children and adults;children must be accompanied by a registeredadult. Register at 703-228-4747 orregistration.arlingtonva.us.
Family Performance: Rainbow Rock Band.11 a.m. at Lubber Run Amphitheater, N.Columbus Street & 2nd Street N. Join theRainbow Rock Band as they entertain withtunes, laughs and more. Free. Call 703-228-1850 or visit www.arlingtonarts.org.
An Italian Concert. 3-5 p.m. at Wakefield HighSchool, 1325 S. Dinwiddie St. Opera singerAngela Pregano headlines an Italian-themedconcert that will honor the area’s widespreadItalian-American community. $20. Call 703-536-7557 or visit www.operanova.org for more.
Author Event: Melanie Rigney. 3:30 p.m. atOne More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St. Author and columnist MelanieRigney shares from her latest book “Woman ofWorth: Prayers and Reflections for WomenInspired by the Book of Proverbs.” Visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com for more.
TUESDAY/JULY 23Twilight Landscape Gardening III. 7-8:30
p.m. at Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S.Stafford St. The Fairlington Community Centerhas a vegetable garden filled with state-of-the-art techniques for food gardening in smallspaces. This class is outdoors and seating is notprovided. Free. Advance registration requestedat mgnv.org. Telephone 703-228-6414 or [email protected] with questions.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 24Decades of Summer Concerts: 19th Street
Band. 6:30-8:30 p.m. in front of the SignatureTheatre at the Village of Shirlington. Rock outwith favorite local bands performing a mix of’70s, ’80s, ’90s and original tunes. Enjoy $5 winetastings courtesy of Cheesetique, take out a mealfrom a favorite Shirlington restaurant, and soakin the setting sun to live music. Visitvillageatshirlington.com/events for more.
Garden Talk: Mushroom Growing. 7 p.m. atArlington Central Library garden, 1015 N.Quincy St. Grow your own mushrooms on logs.A hands-on demonstration with techniques &materials needed for success. Free. Noregistration necessary.
Photo courtesy of Opera Nova
Angela Pregano
An Italian ConcertOpera singer Angela Pregano headlines an Ital-
ian-themed concert that will honor the area’swidespread Italian-American community. Sunday,July 21, 3-5 p.m. at Wakefield High School, 1325S. Dinwiddie St. $20. Call 703-536-7557 or visitwww.operanova.org for more.
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Sports
ThunderboltsVanquishVienna Woods
In their fourth meet of the NVSLDivision III season, the DonaldsonRun Thunderbolts were victoriouson the road against Vienna Woodson Saturday, July 13. The finalscore was 266-154.
DR swimmer Sean Conley broketwo of his own former DR teamrecords in 50 free and 50 backwith times of 24.26 and 27.32 re-spectively.
Double individual race winnersfor Donaldson Run were: JamesMadden (boys’ 8 & under 25 freeand 25 back); Charlie Greenwood
(boys’ 11-12 50 free and 50 back);Michael Maloney (boys’ 8 & un-der 25 breast and 25 fly); JackTsuchitani (boys’ 13-14 50 breastand 50 fly); Andrew Meighan(boys’ 15-18 50 breast and 50 fly);Annika Ledford (girls’ 8 & under25 free and 25 fly); Rachel Conley(girls’ 11-12 50 free and 50 fly);Diya Redburn (girls’ 11-12 50 backand 50 breast); Grace Jansen(girls’ 13-14 50 free and 50 fly).
The team’s single winners were:Sloan Stafford (boys’ 9-10 50free); Charlie Taylor (boys’ 13-1450 free); Hank Holley (boys’ 13-14 50 back); Sean Conley (boys’15-18 50 back); Hayden Hill (boys’9-10 breast); Jimmy Egan (boys’11-12 50 breast); Thomas Rodman(boys’ 11-12 50 fly); Eleanor
Cabocel (girls’ 8 & under 100free); Samantha O’Brien, DiyaRedburn, Rachel Conley, ScarlettBennett (girls’ 11-12 100 medley);Rose Hayman, Anna Trainum,Emma Hutchison, Grace Motta(girls’ 15-18 200 medley); MichaelMaloney, Miles Ledford, Jack Tay-lor, James Madden (boys’ 8 & un-
Jack Tsuchitani in the boys’ 13-1450 breaststroke.
der 100 free); Miles Nelson,Hayden Hill, Peter Madden, SloanStafford (boys’ 9-10 medley); WillTaylor, Charlie Greenwood, Tho-mas Rodman, Jimmy Egan (boys’11-12 100 medley); PhillipBrooke, Jack Tsuchitani, HaydenStolzenberg, Charlie Taylor (boys’13-14 100 medley); Sean Conley,
Relay Carnival Donaldson Run Thunderbolts team celebrates its 2019Division 3 Relay Carnival victory on Wednesday, July 10.
Jack Cowden, Andrew Meighan,Harrison Rehr (boys’ 15-18 200medley); Charlie Greenwood,Sloan Stafford, Jack Tsuchitani,Andrew Meighan (boys’ MixedAge 200 free); Rachel Conley,Eleanor Wertzler, Grace Jansen,Emma Hutchison (girls’ Mixed Age200 free).
Wertzler (girls’ 9-10 50free); Emma Hutchison(girls’ 15-18 50 free);Yvelisse Cabocel (girls’ 8& under 25 back);Keegan Clark (girls 8 &under 25 breast); EvelynMaloney (girls’ 9-10breast); Ryan Clark (girls’9-10 fly).
Donaldson Run won 10relays. Winning relayteams included: AnnikaLedford, Keegan Clark,Anna Edgerton, Yvelisse
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By Marilyn Campbell
A collection of rocks collected atMt. Vesuvius in Naples, a souve-nir from the leaning tower ofPisa, crayon-on-construction pa-
per drawings of the beaches in Naples, Italyare all part of the travel journals that SoniaPruneda-Hernandez preserved. These arekeepsakes that her son began creating whenhe was in preschool. Recently she perusedthose journals, reliving the memories withher son who is now a 22 year-old collegestudent.
“As a military spouse I had the opportu-nity to live in Naples, Italy,” said Pruneda-Hernandez, who now works as the Direc-tor of Early Childhood Education Initiativesat Montgomery College. “When we traveledin Europe, I provided my son travel jour-nals. As a preschooler, he drew pictures ofthe places we visited and I would write partsof our conversations on the drawings. Ashe learned to write, his travel journals be-gan to become more complex with himdrawing and writing. I saved those journalsand he is able to relive the memories ofthose experiences.”
Journals created during summer vaca-tions allow families to maintain the experi-ence of their trips long after they’ve re-turned home. Whether one’s plans includea safari in Kenya or a staycation among themonuments along the National Mall, keep-
Such diaries can spark family conversa-tions and create opportunities to practicewriting skills, advises Michelle Villano, afourth grade teacher who encourages herstudents to write accounts of their summeradventures. “Children can enjoy a vacationand learn from the scenes around them,”Villano said. “A child’s travel journalshouldn’t just be a list of things that theydid or saw. Parents should encourage themto engage all of their senses like sound,touch, taste and feel. For example, if you’reon a vacation in Paris, did you smell freshlybaked baguettes when you walked into arestaurant for lunch? If you ate a croissant,could you taste the butter or feel the flakeson your tongue?”
The options for both the format of jour-nals and the way that a child chooses todescribe their experiences are abundant,says Rowe. “Children can include museumtickets, airplane boarding passes, leavesthey collected from a park they visited,” shesaid. “Parents should encourage them tothink long-term about things they mightenjoy remembering later.”
“Travel journals allow young children tobe actively involved in the experience oftheir journey,” added Pruneda-Hernandez.“They do not have to be written. Childrenthat are not able to write yet, should beprovided opportunities and materials suchas a simple notebook, markers, crayons, orpencils to draw what they see and theirexperiences.”
Prompts can be used to encourage thosewho are resistant to keeping a record oftheir vacations, says Villano. “Start by ask-ing them to write about something they sawby describing its color or shape,” she said.“They can describe the shape and color of arock they saw while hiking in the GrandCanyon.”
“Parents can sit and ask open-ended ques-tions at the end of the day,” said Pruneda-Hernandez. “This provides a [them] an op-portunity to express themselves orally andprovides opportunities for them to thinkabout the experience.”
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ing detailed records gives children who areliving in the age of selfies and social mediaposts, a thoughtful option for holding ontomemories.
“Travel journals are important becausethey [allow children], to have those memo-ries of those experiences,” said Pruneda-Hernandez.
Advanced planning leads to creative jour-nals that are a form of self-expression, sug-gests Wendy Rowe, a writing tutor and artteacher. “Before you leave for your trip, askyour child to think about what they’re mostexcited about and the type of journal they’dlike to keep,” she said. “For example, mydaughter likes to paint watercolor picturesof things that she sees. Other children mightmake a journal that’s a written narrative.What’s important is that parents allow chil-dren to choose the type of journal they wantto make and then purchasing and packingthe supplies that they might need, whetherit’s colored pencils and craft paper or asimple notebook and a pen.”
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From Page 4
MONDAY/JULY 22Open Door Mondays. 7-9 p.m. at
Aurora Hills Branch Library, 735South 18th St. Drop in to chatinformally, one-on-one, with anArlington County Board Member onany topic. No reservation is needed.Visit countyboard.arlingtonva.us/open-door-mondays.
Bulletin Board
Police ArrestSuspect inSexual Assault
The ArlingtonCounty Police De-partment hascharged a suspectfollowing asexual assaultand fraud investi-gation. Yohannes Gebreyesus, 36,of Arlington, was arrested andcharged with attempted rape,credit card theft, credit card fraudand served with an outstandingwarrant for felony probation vio-lation. He is being held withoutbond in the Arlington County De-tention Facility.
At approximately 7:42 p.m. onJuly 13, police were dispatched tothe report of an assault that justoccurred. Upon arrival, it was de-termined that the female victimwas inside a business when anunknown male suspect entered,cornered her and made inappro-priate sexual comments. The vic-tim yelled at the suspect and force-fully pushed him away, promptinghim to flee the scene on foot priorto police arrival.
It was later determined that thevictim’s credit cards had also beenstolen during the incident andused at multiple locations. Offic-ers developed a suspect descrip-tion based on additional informa-tion. Officers on patrol near theCrystal City Metro on July 14 ob-served an individual matching thesuspect description. The suspectwas taken into custody withoutincident, determined to be previ-ously wanted out of ArlingtonCounty, and subsequently chargedwith various criminal offenses re-lated to the July 13 incident.
This remains an active criminalinvestigation. Anyone with infor-mation related to this investigationis asked to contact Detective J.Echenique of the Arlington CountyPolice Department’s Special Vic-tims Unit at 703-228-4241 [email protected]. Infor-mation may also be providedanonymously through the Arling-ton County Crime Solvers hotlineat 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
News
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News
ority, here are two sites that could be help-ful to residents.
❖ Arlington’s Solid Waste Bureau is do-ing its best to manage the large piles ofdebris on the streets. According to KatieO’Brien of the Solid Waste Bureau, residen-tial customers with storm-related debris andtrash should be properly prepared forpickup on their designated collection day.For large and/or bulk household items, fol-low these guidelines: https://recycling.arlingtonva.us/residential/trash-recycling/.
❖ If you live in Arlington and you suf-fered damage that won’t be covered by in-surance, it’s in your interest to provide yourdata to the county:
w w w. c r i s i s t r a c k . c o m / p u b l i c /arlingtonVA/citizenRequest.html.
Damage
Photo by Eden Brown/The Connection
It is not difficult to see why theSolid Waste Bureau is over-whelmed this week.
Photo by Eden Brown/The Connection
Another victim of the flooding atVermont and 35th Street North.
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