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‘Americanism’Essays Awards

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Car Fee ApprovedNews, Page 10

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Kayla Domschke doesn’t mind followingher mother Laura around the ViennaFarmers’ Market as long as the 8-year-old gets a treat while there.

Ricarda Simenson and her mother-in-lawKaty, both of Vienna, said they love theEuropean-style breads at the SwissBakery.

NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

703-778-9414 or [email protected]

By Donna Manz

The Connection

What makes an American patriotic? Fortyyoungsters from

Vienna schools each described“My Patriotic Role as a U.S. Citi-zen” in an Americanism essaycompetition sponsored by theAuxiliary of Vienna’s AmericanLegion Post 180. On April 28,the Auxiliary recognized thewinners and participants in anevening reception at AmericanLegion Hall.

“Helping one’s country beginswith helping one’s community,”wrote Louise Archer fifth-grader Raina Mittal. “Peoplemay think that helping theircommunity is a small task andhas nothing to do with being apatriotic citizen, but if every-body helps their community, itmakes the country strong.”

Mittal and Thoreau MiddleSchool seventh-grader JoshRubin came away with firstplace awards in their respectivegrade categories.

“I believe your patriotic dutyas a citizen of the United Statesof America is to be willing toput the needs of your countryahead of your own,” Rubinwrote. He cited, as examples,volunteering for the armedforces and voting in elections.

“This contest is important be-cause it introduces younger kidsto the Auxiliary and our educa-tion programs,” said AmericanLegion Auxiliary Unit 180 presi-

dent Janet Renner. “It’s an ef-fort to help teach kids whatpatriotism is.”

Education chair EdytheKelleher contacted teachingstaff at local schools during thewinter. The contest opened inFebruary and ran until March1. A five-member judging panel,headed by Americanism chair-woman Ruth Decker, dedicatedMarch to appraising the entries.

“When we all finished read-ing them, certain ones keptcoming to the top,” said Decker.

RENNER COMMENTED thatthe judges were amazed not

More than half of the American Legion AuxiliaryAmericanism essay contest participants showed upat the reception on April 28 honoring them.

Honorable Mentionrecipients KendallLangum and Sam Ressin,and first place winnerRaina Mittal, pose forfamily, classmates andAuxiliary posterity.

‘Americanism’ EssaysAwards AnnouncedVienna American Legion Auxiliaryreception honors all participants.

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Opening day of the Vienna Farmers’ Market was a page right out of MarthaStewart Living. Part commerce, partcommunity gathering and part natural

foods marketplace, the market opened on May 1 tolines waiting for the 8 a.m. bell to ring.

“I knew it (the market) was opening on the firstSaturday in May, and I knew I had to come,” saidVienna shopper Ricarda Simenson.

From newborns to seniors, Vienna townspeoplewere out in full-force on a blue-skied, heat-densemorning. Lines trailed at the hot food vendors andfreshly squeezed lemonade stand.

Besides the community spirit of the marketplace,Simenson said she particularly likes the Swiss bak-ery. “I love their European-style breads,” she said.

The Vienna Farmers’ Market, sponsored by theGreater Vienna Optimist Club, is a producer-onlymarket. Its 19 farmers and producers sell only whatthey grow, raise or prepare themselves. Vendors areconsidered local if they produce their products within250 miles of Vienna. Most, however, come fromwithin 150 miles.

“The Optimist Club works very hard to provide amarket that offers community spirit that is devoid ofcommercialism,” said co-marketmaster, Sarah JaneBrady. “We’re here because we care about the com-munity. We love the community we live in and wewant to be a part of it.”

THE SELECTIONS early in the season gravitateprimarily toward early-spring fruits and vegetables,such as asparagus and strawberries, flowering plants,hot prepared foods, breads and pastries, herbs and

spices, and breads and sweets from localbakeries. Fresh eggs and humanely raisedmeats are available, as well.

By mid-May, peas will come to market, andby the last week in May, shoppers will seesquashes.

Almost all-local produce will be available at theVienna Farmers’ Market by early to mid-June.

Shoppers’ favorites, such as Becky’s Pastries ofHerndon and Friendly Hill Farm, returned this year.New faces and products appear in response to con-sumers’ requests.

From Vienna entrepreneurs come Ole Pioneer’sKitchen pork and beef products and Gypsy Hill pack-aged spice mixes.

“We’re the only sausage and bacon producers sell-ing in Fairfax County that make and pack their ownproducts,” said Ole Pioneer’s Kitchen co-owner PaulBrock. Brock’s wife runs the outfit, Paul Brock said.

The aroma of sizzling herbed sausage permeatedthe air around the booth of Ole Pioneer’s Kitchen.The kitchen prepares freshly made sausage biscuitsfor sale to shoppers.

Barbara McLeod stopped to look over the displayof sausage and bacon. It was her first time at theVienna market and she was enjoying the variety. “Ilike supporting local farmers, too,” she said.

Donna Derus has been coming to the Vienna Farm-ers’ Market since she moved to Vienna six years ago,before the market moved to the caboose lot. She wasaware May 1 was opening day and was at the mar-ket early before the 90-degree sun melted shoppers.A routine Whole Foods shopper, Derus said she’s“here” as soon as the market opens for the season.

She bought herbs, strawberries, spice blends, eggsand breakfast crepes. “I like the openness of themarket, and I like the idea of purchasing producelocally,” Derus said. “I run into people I don’t see inthe off-season, and I’ve gotten friendly with a lot ofthe vendors. The only thing I’m sad about is that

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Vienna Farmers’ Market opensto enthusiastic shoppers.

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For the first time in several years, FairfaxCounty Public Schools may provide extrateachers to those high schools with the largest number of poor students.

Schools superintendent Jack Dale has proposedgiving nine of the county’s 25 high schools more staffnext year because they are per-ceived to have needier studentpopulations. Fairfax already al-locates extra staff to elementaryand middle schools with largerpercentages of poor students.

The Fairfax County SchoolBoard would have to approve“need based” staffing for highschools as part of the system’soverall 2011-2012 school yearbudget. The board votes on thebudget May 20.

Fairfax defines students as poor when they qualifyfor free or reduced-priced meals at school.

Some “needs based” funding was put in place atlocal high schools more than a decade ago. But thecurrent allocation was never adjusted to reflect shiftsin high school demographics over the last 10 to 15

years.According to officials, South Lakes, West Potomac

and Annandale high schools – which all currentlyreceive some money for poor students — would re-ceive even more assistance under Dale’s plan. LeeHigh School, which doesn’t receive any extra help

currently, would also get theequivalent of 3.6 extra teach-ing positions next year.

Less money would go toStuart, Edison, Falls Church andMount Vernon for “needsbased” staffing if Dale’s pro-gram was implemented.Marshall High School, whichcurrently receives an extra$87,369 for needy students,would lose all funding for

needy students by fall 2012.Overall, Dale has proposed increasing “needs

based” staffing at high schools from $2.17 millionthis year to $2.42 million by the 2012-2013 schoolyear.

— Julia O’Donoghue

‘Needs-Based’Staffing ProposedFCPS may provide extra teachers to high schools withthe largest number of poor students.

Vienna Students NamedPresidential Scholar

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the selec-tion of Nicholas J. Loftus of Vienna, who attends GeorgetownPreparatory School in North Bethesda, as a 2010 U.S. Presiden-tial Scholar.

Loftus is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniorsthat have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, ar-tistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, and service at school andin their community. The U.S. Presidential Scholars will be hon-ored for their accomplishments in Washington, D.C., from June19 to 22.

“These student leaders and scholars show that setting high ex-pectations and striving for excellence pays off,” Duncan said.“Their academic and artistic achievements reflect a sense of pur-pose that we should seek to instill in all students to prepare themfor college, careers, civic responsibilities, and the challenges oftoday’s job market.”

The 141 U.S. Presidential Scholars include one young man andone young woman from each state, the District of Columbia andPuerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15chosen at-large and 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts.

Pear Tree Cottage To HostFund Raiser

Bake for Hope is a grassroots national event consisting of vol-unteer-run bake sales the week leading up to Mothers Day, May2-8. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure local affili-ates. This year Bake for Hope is hosting sales in over 33 citiesnationwide.

Faith Boettger, a Vienna resident, is hosting Bake for Hope twobake sales in support of friends and family who have been touchedby breast cancer. “This is a wonderful opportunity to get involvedin a local event with a national impact,” Boettger said. “Whetheryou are baking, eating or shopping, this sale will make a differ-ence in our community through a donation to Susan G. Komenfor the Cure and the awareness by promoting the event.”

The next bake sale will take place on Friday, May 7, at PearTree Cottage located at 130 Maple Ave., E. in Vienna, from 12-5p.m. Pear Tree Cottage will donate a portion of the day’s pro-ceeds to Bake for Hope. www.thepeartreecottage.com.

Local businesses can still join in and donate a percentage ofproceeds for the day or the week or donate products to the Viennabake sale. Local business should contact Bake for Hope to sup-port their local areas. For more information on the sales at ThePear Tree Cottage, contact Faith Boettger at [email protected] 703-281-0349.

Bike Collection DriveBikes of the World will be on hand working with Colvin Run

Elementary School’s fifth grade team to accept your donations ofbikes and bike accessories (helmets, bike racks, extra tires, pumps,manuals etc). The donated bikes will be reconditioned and dis-tributed overseas, where they will improve the lives of impover-ished people by helping them get to work, school and health clin-ics. Receipts will be given for tax purposes.

Residents can bring the bikes to Colvin Run Elementary, 1400Trap Road, Vienna on Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Sale To Benefit Animal ShelterFriends of Homeless Animals, a no-kill shelter in Loudoun

County, will host its annual Spring Variety Sale, with all proceedsbenefiting Friends of Homeless Animals, on Saturday, May 8, 10a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St.,Vienna.

Donations for the Variety Sale will be collected on Friday, May7, from 1-9 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center. For informa-tion on acceptable donations, visit www.foha.org.

Week in Vienna

More onSchools’ Financing

For more information on challengesfacing area schools under the newcounty budget, see The County Linestory [Higher Property Tax Rate, CarFee Approved, Page 10].

High School Funding For Poor StudentsHigh School Percentage of Total Student Current Poor 2010-2011 Poor 2012-2013 Poor

Poor Students Population Student Funding Student Funding Student Funding

Stuart 56% 1,642 $419,962 $387,336 $354,709

Annandale 46.2% 2,670 $253,767 $397,635 $475,687

Falls Church 41.4% 1,565 $392,064 $320,915 $249,766

Mount Vernon 41% 1,774 $388,923 $334,653 $280,383

Lee 40.6% 1,794 $0 $187,427 $281,398

West Potomac 37.9% 2,158 $125,739 $248,708 $315,421

South Lakes 32.2% 2,073 $107,526 $204,734 $257,472

Edison 32% 1,660 $394,766 $300,023 $205,279

Hayfield 25.8% 1,941 $0 $0 $0

Herndon 25.1% 2,180 $0 $0 $0

Fairfax 22.3% 2,366 $0 $0 $0

Marshall 21.9% 1,483 $87,369 $43,685 $0


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only by the quantity of entries, butby the quality of those submitted.“It was a hard decision,” Rennersaid. “Everyone was a winner judg-ing by the quality.”

Thoreau English teacher EricTriche assigned the essay to oneof his seventh grade classes. Allstudents submitted one. Honor-able Mention recipient KendallLangum, one of Triche’s students,referred to her father’s CoastGuard service and the sacrifices heand his family makes. “I knowwhat my dad does for our coun-try,” Langum said. “My sacrificesare worth it.”

EACH PARTICIPANT was givena certificate of participation andfirst-place winners, and honorablemention winners received cashprizes, in varying amounts, aswell. The essays of the first-placewinners were forwarded to thestate level for competition. Statewinners go on to national compe-tition.

Although the national standardsset up five categories, from pri-mary grades through high school,the Vienna Auxiliary Unit 180 re-ceived essays in but two catego-ries: Category II - fifth and sixthgrade, and Category III - seventhand eighth grade. Renner hopesfor participation from local highschool students next year.

In addition to first-place awardsto Raina Mittal and Josh Rubin,the Auxiliary presented honorablemention awards to Sam Ressin, asixth-grader at Cunningham ParkElementary School, and KaitlynBryan and Kendall Langum, bothof Eric Triche’s seventh grade En-glish class at Thoreau.

Ruth Decker, Kelleher, MargaretDellinger, Shirley Martin andRenner judged this year’s Ameri-canism contest.

Past president of the 17th Dis-trict and Auxiliary 180 member-ship director Martha Hatter andVienna Mayor M. Jane Seemanlent their support with their pres-ence at the awards reception.

“Real patriotism means makinga difference,” Mittal said.

Auxiliary Unit 180 is acceptingsubmissions for its annual poppyposter contest. [email protected] formore information.

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they don’t allow dogs here.”For some shoppers, such as 8-year-old

Kayla Domschke of Vienna, the highlight ofthe farmers’ market is not produce or flow-ers. It’s the sweets and other treats. “We dothis a lot after soccer,” Kayla said, walkingalongside her mother, Laura. “She will getme doughnuts or I’ll be mad at her.”

GIVE-AWAYS and promotions are new thisyear to the Vienna market. Brady said theOptimists are trying to reach out to new con-sumers who have yet to try shopping there.Prices are comparable to grocery stores inmany instances.

Maryland-grown strawberries were sell-ing for $3.50 a pint, asparagus at $4.50 abunch. Friendly Hall Farm, with glisteningred berries on display, sold out of lettuceearly in the morning.

Herb plants were priced from $1.25 eachand flowering plants from several vendorsstarted at $5 per plant.

Turkish baklava was featured at $4 for afour-pack. That vendor, Sofra, sells savoryspinach-and-cheese filled filo pastries, aswell. Gooey crepes oozing with savory orfruit fillings, priced between $6 and $10,were going like, well, like hotcakes.

Guest vendors coming throughout the

29 for ViVa! Vienna! and on Oct. 2 forOktoberfest. Market hours: Saturdays, 8a.m.-12 noon.

See www.viennafarmersmarket.org formore information on vendors.

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Vienna Farmers’ Market Kicks Off New SeasonAbout the ViennaFarmers’ Market

The Greater Vienna Optimist Club-run marketis located in the caboose parking lot on ChurchStreet, and operates from May 1-Oct. 30. It isclosed on May 29 for ViVa! Vienna! and on Oct.2 for Oktoberfest. Market hours: Saturdays, 8a.m.-12 noon.

See www.viennafarmersmarket.org for moreinformation on vendors. Nonprofits designatedas 501(c)(3) may apply for one-time booth at nocharge.

Barbara McLeod and her young friend Gwen Setia buy some sausageproducts from Ole Pioneer’s Kitchen owner, Paul Brock, center. ErnestCaravalho helps out at the busy stand.

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farmers’ market season include an artisanalgoat cheese maker, a made-from-scratchgranola maker and a homemade-peanutbrittle producer.

Each month, the Vienna Farmers’ Marketwelcomes a 501(c)(3) to staff a booth atno charge. Qualified nonprofits may applyonline at the Vienna Farmers’ Marketwebsite at www.viennafarmersmarket.org.

On Sep. 11, American Legion Post 180 ofVienna will direct a 9/11 memorial programas part of the market services.

“In a nutshell, I come as often as I can,”said Simenson. “Most of the food here isgrown by the sellers. The atmosphere is somuch fun. The people are friendly, there arefamilies walking around. I’m willing to paya bit more for fresh local produce.”

THE GREATER VIENNA Optimist Club-run market is located in the caboose park-ing lot on Church Street, and operates fromMay 1 through Oct. 30. It is closed on May


We write as concerned senior citizens of Northern Virginia. The “we” is a loose collection of sen-iors who have previously had little or no active role in the political process. Our concerns havebeen raised and discussed among us at church gatherings, business meetings, social events, etc.

What we are gravely concerned about is the future, both for our children and for this country. Therecent passage of health reform legislation, with its secretive and anti-democratic process in theHouse of Representatives, has served as a catalyst for raising our voices. Our current congress-man, Mr. Gerald Connolly, has trumpeted the Health Insurance Reform Law as an “historicachievement” that his constituents favored. We could not disagree more with this characterization.Here are just a few of the reasons why Mr. Connolly’s justification for his yes vote is wrong:

• In passing the health care legislation, Mr. Connolly and others who voted in the affirmative,broke the covenant between those who govern and those of us who are governed. Mr. Connollyignored the fact that he is a representative of his constituents and is in that position based on theconsent of the governed. The majority of Americans (including those in the 11th CongressionalDistrict) is not opposed to health care reform, but does not want this specific health care bill.Regrettably, Mr. Connolly chose his own political self-interest over the majority view of hisconstituents.

• Mr. Connolly argues that the health insurance reform will bring down the budget deficit. Thisis political spin of which we have all grown weary. We know that this deliberately deceitfulcalculus is based on ten years of revenue and only six years of cost. We know that the $500billion that is to be stripped out of Medicare is a hot potato politically and will not likely befeasible to accomplish. But most of all, we know that the major entitlement programs of theU.S. Government in the past have all cost substantially more than originally claimed and haveadded significantly to our nation’s deficit.

• We seniors are not selfishly concerned about the effect fiscal irresponsibility will have on us.It is our children that will bear the burden of health care legislation, the stimulus package, capand trade, etc.; all pieces of legislation that Mr. Connolly has voted for. As Americans, weface unprecedented increases in our federal deficit. This year the federal budget deficit willexceed $1.4 trillion, representing some 10% of our nation’s entire GDP. Moody’s credit ratingservice has begun to call into question the AAA rating for our country. Our children are fac-ing the prospect of a lower standard of living as a result of higher and higher taxes tied toincreasing growth in government and entitlements. What was once an unquestioned principleand goal for our country, “equality of opportunity,” has now been repackaged by Mr.Connolly and others as “equality of income.”

• Mr. Connolly states that health care reform will improve Americans’ access to care. On theface of it, this is counterintuitive. The legislation is to add thirty million new people to thehealth insurance rolls without a commensurately proportional growth in physicians and healthcare facilities. The effect of this can only mean less access to care not more.

• Mr. Connolly believes that Medicare will be improved and protected. As seniors, we knowthat this is but another political ruse. The health care law reduces Medicare by half a trilliondollars. How can that be a good thing for all of us who have paid into Medicare all theseyears and are now told that we won’t be getting what we thought we had paid for? Moreover,the changes imposed on what physicians can charge and how they must account for thesecharges, will lead to a much smaller number of doctors willing to accept Medicare paymentsfor their patients. No doubt other unintended consequences will be a reduction in the numberof those choosing to pursue a medical career and a dilution of the talent pool among thosewho do.

• Finally, Mr. Connolly is certain that the new health care law will bring down premium costsfor families and small businesses. Presumably he is basing this on the Congressional BudgetOffice review. Sadly, however, this too is just so much political window dressing. During thedebate surrounding passage of the health reform legislation, in-depth studies were done thatshowed that the bill would drive up premium costs. WellPoint, parent company to AnthemBlue Cross and Blue Shield, did analyses that showed significant increases in cost for fami-lies, seniors and the young. As for small businesses, increases could occur depending uponthe size of the company’s employee population.

We believe it is time for change in the 11th Congressional District. We want to see more politicalbalance in the U.S. Congress so that what happened with health care does not occur again. Wewant a representative who is more interested in supporting his constituents rather than supportinghis political party.

No one political party should unilaterally wield power sufficient to subvert our democratic proc-ess. Our forefathers understood this and were wise enough to design a system of checks and bal-ances. Mr. Connolly is a professional politician who has voted consistently in favor of large,costly and inefficient government programs that have contributed substantially to our country’shuge and growing budget deficit. We believe he is out of step with his constituents. In Novemberhe should be “one and done.”

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ARRESTS200 Block Maple Ave., East. April 23, 4:41 a.m.

Officer Lyons observed a vehicle commit a trafficinfraction and conducted a traffic stop. Upon hisinteraction with the driver he detected signs ofpossible impairment. The driver, a 49-year-oldfemale of Glengyle Drive in Vienna, attemptedto complete a field sobriety test and wasarrested for Driving While Intoxicated. She wasthen transported to Vienna Police Headquartersfor an analysis of her breath. She refused toprovide a sample and was subsequentlytransported to the Fairfax County AdultDetention Center. There she was formallycharged with Driving While Intoxicated andRefusal to Submit to a Breath Test.

700 Block Upham Place, N.W. April 27, 6:59p.m. An alert citizen notified police regarding anunlicensed solicitor in his neighborhood. OfficerVazquez located the individual in question andidentified him. After performing a wanted checka summons was issued for the violation to a 26-year-old male of Shaver Drive in Florence, NewJersey. He was released after signing thesummons.

ALCOHOL VIOLATIONPark St. at Cherry St., S.E. April 25, 3:02 a.m.

MPO Shaver conducted a traffic stop afterobserving the vehicle, a moped, commit a trafficinfraction. Upon his interaction with the rider hedetected the odor of an alcoholic beverage abouthis person. Investigation revealed that the rider,a 15-year-old male, had consumed alcohol inviolation of law. Further investigation revealedthat the boy was going to go smash mailboxesand steal mail and packages. Petitions will beobtained charging the boy with IllegalPossession of Alcohol, Reckless Driving, and NoOperator’s License.

ANIMAL CASE300 Block Glyndon St., N.E. April 25, 3:30 p.m.

A citizen advised that he was bitten by a dog atGlyndon Park. The victim was jogging and thedog bit him while still on a leash. The victim andthe dog’s owner exchanged information. Thedog was placed under a 10 day quarantine andACO Barker will follow up on this case.

ASSAULT CASE300 Block Orchard St., N.W. April 25, 8:05

p.m. A family member called police to reportthat another family member had assaulted him.MPO Shaver investigated and determined thatthe victim and assailant were no longer in thearea. As the officers were concluding theirinvestigation the victim returned. Fairfax CountyEMS was summoned to treat the victim for aminor injury. The warrant obtainment processwas explained to the victim.

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY 10-3552Shell Gas Station, 545 Maple Ave., N.W.

April 23, 7:43 a.m. A gas station employeediscovered a counterfeit bill in the day’s receipts.This case is still being investigated.

CRASH AND SUSPICION OF DRIVING

WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS400 Block East St., N.E. April 24, 10 p.m. PFC

Lewis responded for a single vehicle crash inwhich a vehicle had travelled off of the roadwayand in to a wooded area. Upon his interactionwith the driver PFC Lewis detected signs ofpossible impairment. The driver was suspectedof operating his motor vehicle while under theinfluence of drugs. Fairfax County EMSresponded and transported the driver to an areahospital where a blood sample was taken foranalysis. No formal charges have been placedwhile awaiting the return of the blood analysis.

Crime

Activities reported by the Vienna police department through April 23.

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First, we should say that we appreciate and support the police officerswho serve and protect our communities. These are remarkable men and

women who have dedicated themselves tocommunity service even in the face of danger.They are entitled to a special level of respect.

Police in all communities also wield powerunlike any other entity — the power to detainand question, the power to arrest, the powerto respond with force when necessary, some-times deadly force.

With that power, comes responsibility — theresponsibility to operate openly and with trans-parency, the responsibility to makeavailable the greatest possible amountof information, especially the respon-sibility to provide the public with a fullpicture of what happened when somethinggoes wrong.

Somewhere along the way, police leaders inArlington, Alexandria and Fairfax have goneastray in their control of information.

The first paragraph of Virginia Freedom ofInformation Act, passed by the General Assem-bly in the 1968, states that all public records“shall be presumed open.” But the legislationincludes an exception that allows police towithhold “complaints, memoranda, correspon-dence, case files or reports, witness statementsand evidence.”

Police officials in Fairfax, Arlington and Al-exandria have adopted what they call a “blan-ket” approach to using their exemption. Thatmeans they have decided to withhold any docu-ment they can. The actual reports filed by po-

lice officers about any incident, available tothe public and the press in almost every juris-diction in America, are never released in North-ern Virginia.

“I don’t think we have to justify it,” said Al-exandria Police Chief Earl Cook.

A Fairfax County spokesperson asserted thatit was only a few “individual reporters” whowere interested in more information from thepolice.

“Conscientious and dedicated judges, pros-ecutors, public defenders, and law enforcementofficers work in a system which is as transpar-ent as it needs to be,” wrote Alexandria

Commonwealth’s Attorney RandolphSengel.

Sengel is mistaken.“Incident reports like the ones the

Virginia law enforcement authorities are say-ing can’t possibly be released across the coun-try are being released across the country ev-ery waking minute of every day,” Charles Davis,director of the National Freedom of Informa-tion Coalition, told reporter Michael Pope.

“In Florida, with the transparency level thatwe have, it helps law enforcement,” said GeraldBailey, commissioner of the Florida Departmentof Law Enforcement. “It’s made us better agen-cies simply because we proceed knowing thatour work product is going to be reviewed bythe press, by the public and by the people whoare actually involved in the cases we are work-ing.”

This isn’t an academic exercise.In the extreme example, Fairfax County po-

lice shot and killed an unarmed motorist in

November, and have said that the shooting wasjustified. But they have refused to release thename of the officer who did the shooting, re-fused to release video from the patrol car nearthe shooting, refused to release any documentat all that might shed light on what happenedor why.

In everyday examples, a scan of police inci-dents within a mile of a Tysons Corner addressreveals multiple drug offenses and sex offenses.But that’s all the information that is available— the label of the offense, the time, date andblock where it occurred. If you as a residentwant information on crimes like this near you,you should be able to see for yourself if theseare minor or isolated incidents or part of a moreserious pattern.

Police should not use a “blanket exemption”from public information laws to refuse to pro-vide specific information about any crime orpolice activity from the public.

Next week in this space, you’ll learn how tofind incidents occurred in your neighborhood,and how to ask the police for more informa-tion.

Police Power Demands TransparencyLocal police departments should open theirbooks, release original documents,welcome public scrutiny and involvement.

Join the Debate❖ Read Michael Pope’s story, “Transparency Blackout:

Police departments in Northern Virginia refuse torelease public documents,” at http://connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=338832&paper=59&cat=104

❖ Read Alexandria Commonwealth’s AttorneyRandolph Sengel’s response, “ConfidentialityTrumps Disclosure” at http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=339154&paper=59&cat=110

❖ Read an excellent rebuttal to Sengel’s letter,“Citizens Have Right to Know Details of Crimes,” byRyan J. Donmoyer

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Editorial

Facing MentalHealth ChallengeTo the Editor:

Those of us in Northern Virginiawho care about children have twoexcellent opportunities to speakout on their behalf at the upcom-ing community forums onchildren’s mental health, Wednes-day, May 12 at Loudoun MentalHealth’s Aspen Room from 7-9p.m., and Thursday, May 13 at

Inova Fairfax Hospital PhysiciansConference Center Auditoriumfrom 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Theforums are hosted by the Cam-paign for Children’s MentalHealth, a major statewide advo-cacy initiative sponsored by Voicesfor Virginia’s Children, aimed attransforming the mental healthsystem so that children get the ser-vices they deserve, regardless ofwhere in Virginia they live.

As a psychiatrist, I am wellaware of the many children in ourregion who suffer from mentalhealth problems, as I see them inmy [classroom, office, clinic, etc]every day. Too often, families areafraid to ask for help because ofthe stigma, or they do ask for helpbut get put on waiting lists. Thereare simply not enough mentalhealth services available in ourcommunity to meet the demand.

The Campaign’s forums on May12 and 13 are opportunities toshare your views on how we can

do better by our children who suf-fer from mental health challenges.For more information and to signup for the forum, go towww.1in5kids.org.

The addresses where the forumwill be held are:

❖ Loudoun Mental Health, 906Trailview Blvd., Leesburg

❖ Inova Fairfax Hospital Physi-cians Conference Center Audito-rium, 3300 Gallows Road, FallsChurch

Thomas N. Wise M.D.Medical Director, Behavioral

Health ServicesInova Health System

Role ModelAt MadeiraTo the Editor:

On April 24 students, faculty,alumni, friends and neighborsgathered for an afternoon tea to

bid a fond and appreciative fare-well to Madeira’s HeadmistressBetsy Griffith. For 22 years, Betsyhas been not only a superb educa-tor and administrator, but an in-spiration and role model to over1,500 young student ladies. Thehundreds gathered on campus thatday was not only a tribute toBetsy’s outstanding leadership, buta statement of how deeply herpresence will be missed. We neigh-bors on the Pike thank her for whatshe has contributed to the commu-nity and wish her the very best inher future exciting plans.

John AdamsPresident of the Georgetown

Pike & Potomac River Associa-tion

P.S. I will personally cherishBetsy’s humor as I wear an earliergifted “Madeira Football”sweatshirt declaring “Over 100and Still Undefeated.”

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Meghan Romangrew up inMcLean, an overweight child with

few friends and little self-confi-dence. At age 13 and 196 pounds,Meghan was teased and picked onby her peers and did not fit in withthem. Her mother understood theimportance of losing weight andgaining self-confidence beforeMeghan entered high school. Themiracle Meghan’s mother foundwas a camp in Amherst, Mass. thatfocused on both weight loss andbuilding self-esteem. During thatfirst summer, Meghan lost 35pounds, gaining confidence to trynew things and making long-termfriendships. In high school, she

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Roman, now 26 and a teacherat Churchill Road ElementarySchool, said that camp saved herlife.

“I had no confidence while I wasin middle school,” said Roman.“After this camp, I found who Iwas.”

She spent four seasons as acamper, then a counselor andeventually a division director andoperations director. In 2007, thethen-owners decided to sell thecamp and they approachedMeghan who was, at that time,working as director.

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By Julia O’Donoghue

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The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisorsapproved a higherreal estate property

tax rate, new vehicle registrationfee and increase in the quarterlysewer service charges in order toavoid deep cuts to services nextyear.

The supervisors voted 7-3 on afinal version of the budget at anApril 27 board meeting.

The county spending plan willrestore several programs that wereinitially cut by Fairfax County ex-ecutive Anthony Griffin. The su-pervisors have added money backin to keep bathrooms open at sev-eral county parks and athleticfields for example.

The Board of Supervisors wasable to avoid some of the moredrastic budget reductions pro-

posed by Griffin because Gov. BobMcDonnell (R) and the VirginiaGeneral Assembly restored $61million in funding to FairfaxCounty Public Schools, accordingto county Chairwoman SharonBulova (D-At-large).

“The process was helped tre-mendously by that additional statefunding,” she said.

But the supervisors were notable to restore all funding tocounty programs. Fairfax residentswill still have to cope with somereductions to services, such aspublic libraries operating on a lim-ited schedule.

ALL THREE SUPERVISORSwho voted against the county bud-get were members of the Republi-can Party. They primarily object tothe vehicle registration fee, whichthey said would increase the over-all county tax burden on the aver-age Fairfax resident.

And though all seven Demo-cratic supervisors ended up sup-porting the budget, at least twoconsidered voting against it be-cause of disagreement with theschool system over spending pri-orities.

Supervisors Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) and Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) were upset withFCPS Superintendent Jack Daleand the Fairfax County SchoolBoard’s plan to eliminate ProjectExcel, Focus and the year-roundschool calendar from several el-ementary schools. The three pro-grams provide extra funding, in-structional time and staff toschools with large minority andlow-income student populationsthat traditionally struggle withacademic achievement.

Dale has said he intends to re-place the current programs withanother initiative aimed at improv-ing academic achievement amongat-risk students but he could notprovide Hudgins or Hyland withmany details about what the pro-gram might look like. Several su-pervisors were also unable to con-firm whether the challengedschools that currently received

extra funding would get assistancethrough the new program de-signed by Dale.

“In all my years on the board,this was the first time I was pre-pared not to vote for the budget,”said Hyland, who wanted moredetails about how challengedschools were to be assisted after

the programs were eliminated.At the request of Hyland and

Hudgins, the supervisors passed aresolution April 27 indicating thatthe county might be willing to givethe school system more money tohelp cushion the impact of losingExcel, focus and the year-roundcalendar. The supervisors andSchool Board members will dis-cuss why the School Board choseto eliminate the programs at ajoint meeting in May.

“These programs or an alterna-tive should have been the schoolboard’s first priority, not its lastpriority. These are core programs,”said Hudgins.

AS PART OF the overall budgetpackage, the Fairfax supervisorsvoted in favor of a five-cent in-crease in the local real estate prop-erty tax rate from $1.04 per$100of assessed property value to $1.09per $100 of assessed propertyvalue. The stormwater service dis-trict tax will also increase from$0.01 per $100 of assessed prop-erty value to $0.015 per $100 ofassessed property value.

The two rate increases havebeen offset in a decline in homevalues for many Fairfax residents.The average property tax bill in thecounty is still expected to be$26.93 less than it was last year.

As part of the budget, Fairfaxwould also charge a new vehicleregistration fee, $33 for most carsannually. County residents wouldalso pay an increase on sewer ser-vice fees from $4.50 to $5.27 per1,000 gallons used, raising theaverage sewer bill by $60.

Higher Property Tax Rate, Car Fee ApprovedEven with more money, schools,libraries and parks will still makeprogram cuts.

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Cindy Dwyer, associate withWeichert, Realtors Vienna officewas recently recognized by REALTORmagazine and the Good Neighbor Soci-ety as a recipient of the VolunteeringWorks grant and mentoring program forher work with wounded warriors atWalter Reed Army Medical Center inWashington D.C. In 2004, Dwyerstarted a clothing collection and distri-bution program for the warriors andtheir families. She collects quality cloth-ing that is gently- used and transports itto Walter Reed approximately every twomonths.

Dwyer’s dedication also was dis-played through other charitable servicesincluding a golf club collection and dis-tribution of over 30,000 pounds of golfequipment in 2009.

Additionally, Dwyer and her husbandhave opened their home to the woundedsoldiers as an escape from the frustra-tion of the recuperation process and theday-to-day living in the hospital envi-ronment. She has also been activelyinvolved for the last four years in anannual formal, black tie fund raiser thatis sponsored by the Pentagon FederalCredit Union Foundation. This event,held in Washington, D.C. raises fundsfor the wounded and their families.

Contact Cindy Dwyer to see how youcan get involved with this cause. Shecan be reached at (703) 938-6070 andat Weichert, Realtors Vienna office lo-cated at 156 East Maple Avenue.

Bruce Green, regional vice presi-dent of Weichert, Realtors announcedJ.D. Callander of the McLean/Dolley

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Keller Williams Realty McLeanwill offer Principles and Practices ofReal Estate to become a licensed realestate agent. This 60-hours course isapproved by the Commonwealth of Vir-ginia as a prerequisite for taking the PSIExam (Psychological Services, Inc.) forreal estate salesperson licensure. The 4-week course is offered through the EliteSchool of Real Estate. The class willmeet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday6-10 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 1p.m.from April 19 through May 12. ContactVickie Christianson for registration in-formation. (703-636-3580)

Keller Williams Realty Interna-tional announced at its annual “FamilyReunion” Conference in New Orleansthat the McLean office won top honorsnationally among more than 30 newKeller Williams offices for 2009, with$6.5M in gross commission income.McLean was named the #1 Launch inthe nation for 2009. The McLean officelaunched 18 months ago with 30 agentsand today has nearly 100. Keller Will-iams International also surpassed Re/Max to become the #3 largest real estatecompany in the U.S. by agent count.This is the first time in 20 years that theorder has shifted.

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Vienna-born Ellen Klemm Feeney spends a great day inStowe, Vt. In August 2009 with some of her favoriteFeeneys: husband Brian; son Neil, 13; and daughterQuinn, 8.

Auntie Dana, Grandma Linda, GreatGrandma Grace, Proud Daddy David, ProudGrandpa John, and of course 3-day-oldAvery Lynne, celebrating baby Avery’shomecoming on Feb. 14. Momma Georgiatook the picture.

Frankie Russell sent us this photo of daughter and her son: After about 10minutes of taking pictures, mom is continuing to enjoy the moment, butlittle Jaidyn, 1, starts to look at everything except the camera. He obligeshis mother and doesn’t cry, but he is really ready to stop taking pictures.

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THURSDAY/MAY 6Pyramid Concert. 7 p.m. at James

Madison High School, 2500 JamesMadison Drive, Vienna. The JMHSWind Symphony in concert withThoreau Middle School [email protected] or 703-242-8724.

FRIDAY/MAY 7Jerry’s Girls. 8 p.m. at the Alden

Theatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Musicby Jerry Herman from ‘Hello Dolly,’‘Mame’ and more. $19 adults, $17seniors and students. 703-790-9223or www.ticketmaster.com.

A Grand Night for Singing. 8 p.m. atthe Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. A revue ofhit Broadway show songs. $14, $12for students and senior citizens age65 and older. 703-255-6360 orwww.viennava.gov.

Michelle Shocked and TheRoadworks All-Stars. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $20 advance, $25 at thedoor. jamminjava.com.

Luau at the Teen Center. 4 p.m. atClub Phoenix Teen Center, ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.S.E., Vienna. For Vienna area 6th,7th and 8th graders. Free. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

English Conversation. 10 a.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. Group for adultnon-native English speakers of alllevels. 703-938-0405.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405.

‘The Last Five Years.’ 8 p.m. at 1stStage, 1524 Spring Hill Road, TysonsCorner. A contemporary song cycleabout a marriage, from meeting tobreakup. $30 adults, $20 students.703-854-1856 orwww.1stStageTysons.org/years.

Vale Art Show and Sale. 10 a.m.-6p.m. at Historic Vale Schoolhouse,3124 Fox Mill Road, Oakton. Morethan 120 works by nine local artists.www.valearts.com.

Meet the Artists Reception. 7-9p.m. at ValeArts, 3124 Fox Mill Road,Oakton. More than 130 oil,watercolor and acrylic paintings bynine local artists will be exhibited.Free admission. 571-499-8272 [email protected].

SATURDAY/MAY 8McLean Orchestra Concert:

Reformation. 8 p.m. at OakcrestSchool, 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean.Brahms, Tragic Overture in D minorOp. 81; Mendelssohn, ViolinConcerto in E minor featuringConcertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef of theNational Symphony Orchestra;Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 5 “TheReformation.” 703-893-8646 orwww.mclean-orchestra.org.

Pleasant Grove 24th AnnualSpring Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atHistoric Pleasant Grove Church, 8641Lewinsville Rd., McLean. Food, funand history including a plant sale,live music, antique treasures andhomespun crafts for sale, museumtours, barbecue and homemadebaked goods. 703-893-9075 orwww.historicpleasantgrove.org.

Jerry’s Girls. 8 p.m. at the AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Musicby Jerry Herman from ‘Hello Dolly,’‘Mame’ and more. $19 adults, $17seniors and students. 703-790-9223or www.ticketmaster.com.

A Grand Night for Singing. 8 p.m. at See Calendar, Page 15

the Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., S.E., Vienna. A revuefeaturing songs from hit Broadwayshows. $14, $12 for students andsenior citizens age 65 and older. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Boys Will Be Boys, The Love Lightand The Five One. 5:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $12. jamminjava.com.

Olympia Dukakis performs aconcert version ‘Rose.’ 8 p.m. atGeorge Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax. Playwright Martin Sherman’sportrait of an 80-year-old Jewishwoman on a park bench. Pre-performance discussion, free to ticketholders, on the Center’s Grand TierIII at 7:45 p.m. Tickets are $22-$44,available at 888-945-2468 orcfa.gmu.edu.

Asian Fair. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at LutherJackson Middle School, 3020 GallowsRoad, Falls Church. Dragon and Liondances, Asian foods, workshops onAsian cooking and Chinese language,craft and business booths, children’sworld, parade and more. Freeadmission. 703-868-1509 orwww.AsianFairDC.org.

Virginia Land To Sea. 2:30 p.m. Cityof Fairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. A tour of Virginiathrough song and story with CShellsmusic. All ages. 703-293-6227.

Demystifying the NaturalizationProcess. 2 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Gloria Williams-Brevard of U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Servicesin partnership with Senator MarkWarner’s office will discuss andanswer questions aboutnaturalization. Adults. 703-938-0405.

Plant Clinic. 10 a.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. MastersGardeners from the Fairfax CountyCooperative Extension will answergardening questions. Adults. 703-790-8088.

Bob Brown Puppets. 2:30 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library,7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church.Stories and puppets. All Ages. 703-790-8088.

‘The Last Five Years.’ 2 p.m. and 8p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner. Acontemporary song cycle about amarriage, from meeting to breakup.$30 adults, $20 students. 703-854-1856 or www.1stStageTysons.org/years.

The Grandsons. 5-7 p.m. outdoors atthe Palladium Civic Place Green,1445 Laughlin Avenue, McLean.Mixed rock. Free. 703-288-9505.

Yard Sale and Bake Sale tosupport Boy Scout Troop 1539.8 a.m.–2 p.m. at Vienna AquaticClub, 625 Marshall Road, [email protected].

Church-family Yard Sale. 9 a.m.-3p.m. at Charles Wesley UnitedMethodist Church Sanctuary, 6817Dean Drive, McLean. Householditems, electronics, books, pictures,

furniture, glassware, and jewelry. Noclothes or automotive equipment.www.CharlesWesleyUMC.org.

The Smart Split: Legal Aspects ofSeparation & Divorce. 10 a.m. atMcLean Government Center, 1437Balls Hill Road, McLean. $45nonmembers, $35 members. Registerat 703-281-2657 orwww.thewomenscenter.org.

Mother’s Day Workshop forChildren. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St. N.W., Vienna. Create aspecial gift for mom. Age 3-5 at 10a.m., age 6-8 at 12 p.m. and age 9-12at 2 p.m. $35 per child. Register at703-319-3971 orwww.viennaartssociety.org.

Friends of Homeless AnimalsVariety Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at theVienna Community Center, 120Cherry Street, Vienna. Antiques,clothing, jewelry, art, china andcrystal, silver, luggage, books,movies, small appliances, smallfurniture and more. Donations forthe Variety Sale will be collected on1-9 p.m. on Friday, May 7.www.foha.org.


SUNDAY/MAY 9Washington Symphonic Brass in

the Wild West. 4 p.m. at SaintLuke Catholic Church, 7001Georgetown Pike, McLean. Musicfrom Dances with Wolves, Copeland’sRodeo and Grand Canyon Suite, JohnWilliams’s Cowboy, and more. Adults$20, seniors $15, under age18 free.866-962-7277 or www.wsbrass.com.

Aqualung and Krista Polvere. 8p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $20. jamminjava.com.

Asian Fair. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at LutherJackson Middle School, 3020 GallowsRoad, Falls Church. Dragon and Liondances, Asian foods, workshops onAsian cooking and Chinese language,craft and business booths, children’sworld, parade and more. Freeadmission. 703-868-1509 orwww.AsianFairDC.org.

Keyboard Conversations withJeffrey Siegel. 7 p.m. at theGeorge Mason University Center forthe Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax A free Young Artists Musicalewill be at 6 p.m. in the Concert Halllobby, with piano students grades 3-12, and winners of the NorthernVirginia Music Teachers AssociationHonors Recitals, performing shortpieces. $19-$38. Youth throughgrade 12, half price whenaccompanied by an adult. Charge byphone at 888-945-2468 or atcfa.gmu.edu.

‘The Last Five Years.’ 2 p.m. and 7p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner. Acontemporary song cycle about a

Photo by Traci J. Brooks

Jennifer Burke, Maggie Allman and Caroline Kenneyperform a routine from ‘Jerry’s Girls,’ playing at theMcLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre.


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marriage, from meeting to breakup. $30adults, $20 students. 703-854-1856or www.1stStageTysons.org/years.


MONDAY/MAY 10Our Daily Bread Charity Golf

Tournament. 1 p.m. at SouthRiding Golf Club, 43237 Golf ViewDrive, South Riding. $125registration fee includes a full roundof golf, driving range, golf cart, drinkcart, hors d’oevres and dinner and asilent auction. All proceeds willbenefit Our daily Bread’s programs toassist low-income families in Fairfax.Contact 703-273-8829 or www.our-daily-bread.org.

‘The Last Five Years.’ 2 p.m. and 7p.m. at 1st Stage, 1524 Spring HillRoad, Tysons Corner. Acontemporary song cycle about amarriage, from meeting to breakup.$30 adults, $20 students. 703-854-1856 or www.1stStageTysons.org/years.

Open Mic Showcase hosted byRon Goad. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $2.jamminjava.com.

Estate Planning Workshop. 10 a.m.at the Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. AttorneyDavid Hoffman will discuss wills,trusts, taxes, and probate. Free. 703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Lighters and Matches are forGrownups Only. 10:30 a.m.Patrick Henry Library, 101 MapleAve. East, Vienna. A puppet show bythe Fairfax County Fire and RescueDepartment on fire safety. Age 4-7with adult. 703-938-0405.

Woof, and Paws: Read to a Dog. 4p.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Read with areading therapy dog. Call to sign up.Age 6-12 with an adult. 703-938-0405.

In My Backyard. 10:30 a.m. Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Storiesand activities. All ages703-790-8088.

TUESDAY/MAY 11Joey Ryan, Ian Axel and Matt

Duke. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10 advance,$13 at the door. jamminjava.com.

Vienna at Your Service Meeting.7:30 p.m. at Vienna Town Hall, 127Center St. S., Vienna. Vienna nativeTed Thomas will discuss African-American history in the communityand the five historic cemeterieswithin the town limits. Participantsare asked to register with the Parksand Recreation Department. 703-255-6360.

James Madison High SchoolChamber Music Concert. 7 p.m.at JMHS, 2500 James Madison Drive,Vienna. A variety of pieces for soloand small ensembles. [email protected] 703-242-8724.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 12The Mick Taylor Band. 7:30 p.m.

Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $25 advance, $30 at thedoor. jamminjava.com.

Kite Flying at the Teen Center. 4p.m. at Club Phoenix Teen Center,Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. For Viennaarea 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Free.703-255-6360 or www.viennava.gov.

Rock-a-Bye Baby. 10:30 a.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Rhymes, stories and songs.Birth-12 months with adult. 703-938-0405.


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According to Bulova, the in-crease in the sewer service chargeis largely to help the county comeinto compliance with federal gov-ernment mandates regardingclean water.

IN GENERAL, people and orga-nizations have not objected to theincrease in the property tax rate,especially since the average Fairfaxtaxpayer would owe less than theydid last year. Even Republican su-pervisors supported a hike in therate, though Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) has objected to theamount of money dedicated tostormwater management in thepast.

Where critics of the budget havefocused their energy is the vehicleregistration fee.

“At the bottom of a recession,you hold the line on taxes and youreduce what you need to reduce,”said Cook.

Most Fairfax residents have atleast one vehicle, the new $33 feewill offset the $26.93 savings theaverage homeowner will see ontheir property tax bill, accordingto Cook.

The Fairfax County Chamber ofCommerce also objected to thevehicle registration fee, saying itwould hurt local businesses.

“It will have a huge impact onbusinesses that have a large fleet,”said chamber chairman StuartMendelsohn, a Republican whoused to represent the DranesvilleDistrict on the Board of Supervi-sors.

DEMOCRATS who supported thenew fee said the county needs todiversify its tax base. Real estatetaxes generate 62.1 percent of thefunding for Fairfax’s budget andseveral supervisors said rentersand other residents should have toshare the local tax burden withproperty owners.

“I don’t think all of our revenue

should be derived from propertytaxes. Cars are also an expense tothe county. For example, policehave to take time to deal with caraccidents and car-related thefts,”said Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence).

But at least one Democrat, U.S.Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11), alsocriticized his former colleagues onthe Board of Supervisors for bring-ing back the vehicle registrationfee. As county chairman, the con-gressman led the effort to abolishthe fee a few years ago.

Fairfax County does not intendto bring back the decal that wasattached to the vehicle registrationfee, so there is no justification forthe payment, said Connolly.

“There is no rationale for thisfee. Without the decal, it is a feeon nothing. Why not tax us for theair that we breathe?” saidConnolly, who is running for re-election this fall.

In public meetings and throughe-mails, Bulova said Fairfax resi-dents were overwhelmingly inter-ested in expanding the county’ssources of tax revenue.

“We heard from the public andthey expressed support for bring-ing back the vehicle registrationfee,” said Bulova.

PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTSmay need to brace themselves formore out of pocket expenses.

The supervisors allocated ap-proximately 53 percent of its $3.3billion general fund to FairfaxCounty Public Schools leaving theschool system with about $16 mil-lion less from the county than itreceived last year.

“It would have been my prefer-ence to at least get level funding,especially when we have seen anincrease of 1,000 students thisyear,” said Fairfax School BoardPresident Kathy Smith (Sully).

The School Board is likely tovote to keep the elementary bandand strings programs and not toincrease the average class size at

a time when some elementaryschool teachers are coping withgroups of 30 or more children.

But the School Board, which willfinalize the schools’ budget in May,is also likely to implement a $100athletic fee per student per sportin high schools and a $75 fee foreach Advanced Placement or In-ternational Baccalaureate exam astudent takes. An exception will bemade for low-income families whocannot afford the extra charges,said Smith.

Parents who choose to enrollchildren in elementary schoolgifted and talented centers, whenthey have classes for gifted stu-dents — called “local level IV ser-vices” — offered at their baseschool may also lose transporta-tion services, said Smith.

THOUGH FAIRFAX receivedan unexpected $61 million in ex-tra funding from Virginia, themoney can largely not be used tocover school programs that arefacing reductions this year.

Smith said $45 million of theextra funding from the Common-wealth will have to be put asideto address future payments intothe Virginia Retirement System forteachers and staff. McDonnell andthe Virginia General Assemblymanaged to balance the state bud-get — and allocated Fairfaxschools the extra $61 million —largely by foregoing payments tothe public employees’ retirementfund over the next two years.

The governor has said the Com-monwealth, as well as FairfaxCounty Public Schools, should ex-pect to “make up” for the two yearsof missed payments by paying theowed money back into the systemover the next decade.

“We have to put that money in areserve because we get the greatopportunity to pay that moneyback over the next 10 years at 7.5percent interest. We are going toneed the revenue to pay for that,”said Smith.

Parents Facing New Expenses

❖ There were 715 foreclosures in Fairfax Countyin February, down from 725 the month before. Thecounty reports that 115 properties came out of fore-closure in February but 105 additional propertieswent into foreclosure during that moth.

A foreclosure in Fairfax stays on the market forapproximately four and half months before selling.

❖ The number of active home sales listing inFairfax dropped approximately 25 percent from Feb-ruary 2009 to February 2010, when there were 4,456homes on the market.

❖ During the first two months of 2010, a newlybuilt townhouse sold, on average, for more than anewly built single-family home. The median priceof a new townhouse during this time was $738,073

and the median price of a single family home was$723,567.

❖ New townhouses have seen a 30 percent increasein price during the first two months of 2010 whencompared to 2009 figures. New single-family homeshave continued to sell for less, dropping 8.6 percentat the beginning of 2010 when compared to 2009.

❖ The number of previously owned single-familyhomes and townhomes that have sold has increasedmore than 10 percent since 2009 while the numberof newly constructed homes and townhomes has de-creased.

Fairfax homes that sold in February spent, on aver-age, half as many days on the market as those thatsold during the same month a year earlier.

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Beulah Road Al-Anon Group. 7:30p.m. at the Antioch Christian Church,1860 Beulah Road, Vienna.Practicing the Twelve Steps,welcoming and giving comfort tofamilies of alcoholics, and givingunderstanding and encouragement tothe alcoholic. [email protected].

MONDAY/MAY 10Vienna Town Council Public

Hearing on the proposed Townbudget for fiscal year 2010-2011. 8 p.m. in the CouncilChamber at Town Hall, 127 CenterSt. S., Vienna. Copies of the proposedbudget are available for review atwww.viennava.gov, at Town Hall,and at Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. E., Vienna. A “Budget inBrief” summary may be obtained freeof charge at Town Hall, and theentire budget document may bepurchased. 703-255-6350.

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NARFE Vienna-Oakton Chapter1116 Monthly Meeting. 1:30 p.m.at the Vienna Community Center,120 Cherry St. S.E., Vienna. Speakerswill be Senator Chap Peterson andDelegate Mark Keam. ContactShirley Keyes at 703-698-1838.

Telephone Support Group forCaregivers of Older Adults. 7p.m. Discussion topic: Working withHome Health Agencies. Shareexperiences, gain support and getimportant information withouthaving to travel. Sponsored byFairfax County Department of FamilyServices’ Fairfax Area Agency onAging. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices or 703-324-7948.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 12Multiple Sclerosis Support Group.

7 p.m. at Vienna PresbyterianChurch, 124 Park St. N.E., Vienna.Sponsored by the National CapitalChapter of the MS Society. The groupmeets the 2nd Wednesday of everymonth. Free. 703-768-4841.

Seminars for Family Caregivers:Managing Care for a DifficultOlder Adult. 7 p.m. at Little RiverGlen Senior Center, 4001 BarkerCourt, Fairfax. Free. Register atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ or 703-324-7948.

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for the first time, I felt like I be-longed. I fit in.”

TODAY, Meghan Roman and herfather, a McLean businessman,own Camp Kingsmont, a 40-year-old, summer, weight-loss camp forchildren and teens, dedicated tothe physical and emotional well-being of overweight children.

The Romans’ first order of busi-ness was to re-establish the campas a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. At a costof approximately $7,000 for aneight-week session, at the low endof cost for specialty camps,Kingsmont offers several scholar-ships and grants to eligible young-sters. Roman’s hope for the futureis to create a program accessibleto populations of all financialmeans.

“Next to working with the kids,I love to hire staff,” Roman said.Roman receives 150 applicationsa year for the camp’s 35 positions.Those she hires are mostly collegestudents majoring in nutrition,education or psychology. Many ofher staff members are formercampers who understand the ex-perience of the campers. “That’swhat the camp is all about, under-standing what the campers aregoing through,” Roman said.

THE CAMP provides exercise op-portunities throughout the dayand Roman said the camp tailorsprograms to demand. Zumba, shesaid, is a big hit, introduced shortlyafter Roman took over the camp.

In cooperation with the Univer-sity of Massachusetts – Amherstpsychology department, Kingsmontincludes a behavioral therapy pro-gram called Connections. Classesare conducted by U.Mass. –Amherst graduate students underthe direction of the program’s de-signer, a licensed clinical psycholo-gist on the faculty of U.Mass.

“My whole theory and philoso-phy of the camp is that we needto socialize these kids and getthem into a comfort zone wherethey can be who they want to be,”Roman said. “When they raisetheir self-esteem, they’re not asfocused on food.”

Yorktown High School juniorEthan Gould called his participa-tion at Camp Kingsmont one of thegreatest experiences of his life. Hisfather researched weight losscamps when Gould was 13. LikeRomans’ mother, Gould’s fatherfound Kingsmont. At first, themiddle-schooler was reluctant toattend the camp. After giving theprospect some thought, Gouldagreed to go because he thought

it would be a good experience andhis weight was not where hewanted it to be. He wanted tochange his attitude about weight.In five weeks, Gould lost 25pounds. He returned to Kingsmonttwo years after that because hewanted to lose more weight andbecause his previous experiencethere was “a lot of fun.”

At 6 feet tall and weighing 220pounds, Gould plays forYorktown’s football team. “Ilearned a lot about nutrition, andI made friends I’m still friends withnow. I learned things like insteadof going for junk food, go for anapple. I can honestly say CampKingsmont changed my life.”

CAMPERS come from all over theUnited States, from Mexico andCanada, and as far away as Dubai.Florida and Texas send manycampers to Kingsmont.

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In her work as a teacher, Romansaid it pains her to see childrengoing down the same road shewent down. “I want to be able tohelp kids go down a different roadso they don’t have to go throughwhat I did.” In every camper, Ro-man sees a bit of her former self.

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Behind the superb pitching ofSam Brady and a potent offen-sive attack, the Madison Highgirls’ softball team defeated pri-vate school opponent BishopO’Connell, 10-3, Saturdaynight, May 1 in Vienna.

Both teams have numerousstarters back from last yearwhen Madison defeated theKnights, so the packed house atMadison was anticipating agreat game. Brady pitched agem, giving up only five hits,three of which came in the lastinning when the game was outof reach. The only mark on thescoreboard for the Knightscame the result of a three-runhome run in the top of the sev-enth. Prior to that, theWarhawks had held a 10-0 lead.Brady struck out six and walkedtwo. She was supported by anoutstanding defense behind her.

At the plate, EmJ Fogel con-tinued hot hitting from theleadoff position by singlingtwice and hitting a sacrifice fly.Khristin Kyllo had three hits andan RBI and Kaila Conlon alsoknocked around three base hits.Toni MacReynolds drove inthree runs. Laura Wolff also hada good night at the plate withtwo hits, while outfielder StephBuchko, who made a sensa-tional catch on a ball hit intoright center field, added twoRBIs. Other contributors for theWarhawks were Alexa Fleming(one hit, one RBI) and firstbaseman Ally Grasso (two hits,including a double, two RBI).Madison had 15 hits in all inimproving to 11-2 overall.

A night earlier, Fogel hadthree hits, including a double,to lead the way in Madison’s 13-1 win over district opponentFairfax. Conlon, continuing herhot hitting, belted a two-runhome run and finished the nightwith three RBIs. Kyllo, mean-while, reached base three times.

Sam Brady had a hit and drovein a run while teammates AllyGrasso, Nina Waters, andMichelle Mittel also added hitsin the well-balanced offensiveattack.

Brady showed why she’s con-sidered to be one of the toppitchers in the Northern Regionby allowing only two hits whilestriking out 10 with no walks.

Earlier last week, on April 20,Madison defeated local districtrival Marshall, 7-2, at home.The loss snapped a six-gamewin streak for the Statesmen,who jumped out ahead in thetop of the first inning on a two-run single by senior pitcherChristine Grilliot. Madison an-swered in the bottom of the firstwith two runs. The highlightwas an RBI double fromConlon. Brady, the Warhawkpitcher, allowed just two hitsafter the first inning and fin-ished with 13 Ks. Kyllo contrib-uted two hits while Laura Wolffand MacReynolds also had hits.Michelle Mittel, running forpitcher Sam Brady, had a keystolen base against toughMarshall catcher, MichelleTilson, to spark a rally late inthe game.

Madison, 7-1 in district play,had a six game winning streakgoing into this week’s action.During the streak, theWarhawks have scored 10 ormore runs in five of the games.On the mound, Brady hasracked up 62 strikeouts.

Christine Grilliot con-nected for four base hits, in-cluding a pair of doubles, tolead the Marshall High girls’softball team to a 14-0 win overJefferson on April 17. The gamewas the Statesmens’ final con-test of the Hayfield Tourna-ment, a round robin showcasethat had begun with games overthe spring break. Marshall.

Madison’s Khristin Kyllo (2) slides into home plateduring the Warhawks’ 10-3 softball win over visitingBishop O’Connell last Saturday night. Kyllo,Madison’s shortstop, had three hits in the win.

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A year ago, the Madison Highgirls’ soccer team was right onthe brink of being one of thetop teams in the Northern Re-

gion. But the Warhawks, it seemed, werejust a step shy or one big goal away frombecoming an elite club.

But all of the close losses and nearmisses from 2009 have turned into victo-ries over this current 2010 season. Follow-ing a 4-1 Liberty District home win overJefferson on Monday, May 3, Madison car-ried a 10-1 overall record and continuedits winning ways in a season which hasseen the Warhawks emerge as a true re-gion contender.

“I think this year as opposed to maybe last yearthey believe they can compete with any team in theregion,” said Grant Massey, the Madison head coach.“Last year, we lost [several] close games late. Thisyear, the girls believe they can win those games.”

The 2009 Warhawks finished quite respectablywith a record over the .500 mark. Madison reachedthe Liberty District semifinals before losing toWoodson. Then, at the 16-team regionals, theWarhawks saw their season end with a 2-1 first roundloss to a Chantilly team that went on to capture boththe region and state AAA titles.

“We gave Chantilly everything they could handlein that game,” said Massey.

Things have clicked this season for a talented, hard-working Madison team that has received outstand-ing senior leadership and played with a passion in-dicative of its desire to do great things this spring.

The Warhawks, who prior to the Jefferson gamehad not played since April 22 as a result of a byeweek, are next scheduled to play a district road con-test at South Lakes on Friday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Then,next week, Madison will wrap up its regular seasonschedule with games against visiting Annandale onTuesday, May 11, and at Marshall on Thursday, May13. The district tournament will begin in two weeks.

Madison’s lone loss came on April 12 to visitingdistrict opponent Stone Bridge, 3-1. Since then,Massey’s club has won three straight games — vic-tories over Osbourn Park, 5-0, McLean, 4-2, andJefferson.

Massey credits his four senior team captains withsetting the tone for this winning campaign. Thoseplayers are midfielders Sami Kuykendall and KateMurphy, and defenders Annmarie Irwin and KatieGrasso.

“All four have worked hard and are respected bythe rest of the team,” said Massey, of the captains.“But also our five other seniors, who could also becaptains, have shown leadership.”

Those other senior team members are midfielderKatie Suranovic, forward Allison Yeates, forwardColleen Dooley, defender Claire Krejci and midfielderJuli Myers.

“We have a good group of seniors this season,” saidMassey. “They have a lot of fun but they know when

it’s time to get serious about the game. All the play-ers [on the team] get along and support and encour-age one another.”

MADISON, 4-1 in the district, received first halfscores from sophomore forward Shaydah Naraghiand Kuykendall, off a free kick assist by Murphy, totake a 2-0 halftime lead in Monday’s win overJefferson. A goal by junior forward Belle Tunstall gavethe Warhawks a 3-0 lead in the second half beforethe Colonials got onto the scoreboard with 12 min-utes remaining to get within 3-1. But with five min-utes left, Madison’s Eliza Browning scored off aheader shot to all but put the game out of reach.Browning, a junior midfielder, was the 11th Madi-son player to have scored a goal this season.

Madison, Massey said, is perhaps not as talentedoverall as some other teams in its district or acrossthe region.

“Don’t get me wrong, though, we have good soc-cer players,” he said. “They’re hard working and havebeen able to capitalize on opportunities and score.”

Seven of the team’s nine wins have come by shut-out. Over 10 games, the Warhawks’ defense has al-lowed only six goals. Key defensive players have in-cluded Irwin, Krejci, Grasso and sophomore VivianLe.

One of the team’s best seasons has come from jun-ior goalie Nadia Shebaro, who started most of lastyear and has followed that up with a stellar currentseason.

“She’s been a pleasant surprise,” said Massey, ofShebaro’s play this season. “She doesn’t get too downand learns from her mistakes. She’s a very good shotblocker and makes good reaction saves. She under-stands the positioning of where she needs to be inrelation to the rest of the team.”

On offense, Madison’s top scorers have beenTunstall (eight goals) and Kuykendall (six). Nineother players have found the net as well this season.

“We have pretty balanced scoring,” said Massey.“It has come from a lot of people.”

Four of Madison’s players have committed to playthe sport at the collegiate level next year —Kuykendall (Virginia Commonwealth University),Irwin (Cornell University), Krejci (Cornell) andMurphy (Mount St. Mary’s in Maryland).

The Madison High girls’ soccer team, with theregular season drawing to a close, have put to-gether an impressive 9-1 overall record this spring.

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Wins Keep ComingFor Madison Girls’ SoccerWarhawks have already recorded six shutout victoriesthis spring.


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Ross DeWitt Netherton, 91, died peace-fully in his Arlington home early Fridaymorning, April 30, 2010. He was born inChicago, Ill. Nov. 6, 1918, to parents RossDewitt Netherton and Orra FaxonNetherton. Growing up, he attended theUniversity of Chicago’s Lab School. He at-tended the University of Chicago, earningdegrees in history, political science and aJD; University of Michigan and SJD fromUniversity of Wisconsin both for law de-grees. He taught law at Chicago-Kent Col-lege of Law and American University’sWashington School of Law (ProfessorialLecturer 1950-1959).

A WWII Army veteran, Netherton servedfor years of active duty, part of his time spentin the China, Burma, and India theater,(931st Signal Battalion) followed by 27years in the Army Reserve, retiring as a colo-nel in 1973. He was an active member inthe Burma Star Association, organizing theFirst American Branch in 2000. More re-cently, Netherton organized and conducteda semi-monthly Military History Forum inFalls Church.

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In Northern Virginia, he and his wife, NanNetherton, had co-edited the first FairfaxCounty Directory: A Civic-GovernmentHandbook in 1957. Later, they co-authoredhistories of Arlington County and FairfaxCounty. Individually, he had written mono-graphs published by the Fairfax CountyPlanning Department on the Fairfax Court-house, the Colvin Run Mill, and GreenSpring Farm. Most recently he has co-authored a regional history of Virginia be-tween the Rappahannock and Potomac Riv-ers titled In The Path of History. He was anhonorary life member of the Falls ChurchHistorical Commission, a member of theNorthern Virginia Association of Historians,and he had received awards and profes-sional recognition for his research and writ-ings and lifetime contributions to the pres-ervation of history.

He is survived by his sons, DavidNetherton (Concord, Mass.), and RichardNetherton (Falls Church), and daughter,Nancy Netherton Stelling (Richmond), fivegrandchildren and four great-grandchil-dren. A memorial service will be plannedfor early June 2010.

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When the junior class officersat Oakton High School decided to raise money for agood cause this year, they

didn’t have to look outside their group forinspiration. One of their classmates, Brit-tany Dao, lost her sister, Emily, 20, to can-cer last year. Brittany and Emily’s sororitysisters at Virginia Tech had founded a fund-raising event, “Down for Dao,” and theOakton High junior class decided to expandthe tradition to their school. The juniors atOakton raised more than $4,000 for theAmerican Cancer Society with a springdance in April.

“Traditionally, the junior class officershold a spring dance to raise money for thejunior senior prom,” explains JenniferCorser, president of the Oakton HighSchool Junior Class Council. “This year,since there was already enough moneyraised for the prom, we decided to hold afund raiser in memory of Emily Dao. Weinvited two other area high schools to par-ticipate in the spring dance and help usraise money in Emily’s memory for theAmerican Cancer Society.”

She adds that several of the class offic-ers’ parents have either had cancer or arecurrently battling the disease.

“It is very gratifying and reassuring to seethe level of commitment to a cause likefighting cancer that the Oakton High Schooljuniors demonstrated,” said Dave Judy, areaexecutive director for the American CancerSociety in Vienna. “We are very grateful to

them for their leadership and for theirefforts to help the Society continue tomake progress in its mission to elimi-nate cancer. They set a sterling ex-ample for other youth.”

The Oakton junior class officers,which include, in addition to JenniferCorser, Sara Iacovino, Sarah Kowarski,

Sean Navin and Ceci Nguyen, made plansto continue the “Down for Dao” fund-rais-ing activity after Emily Dao’s death fromstomach cancer. They contacted students attwo other area schools, Westfield andChantilly high schools, which are fierceOakton rivals in sports, to invite them toattend the dance and donate to the “DownFor Dao” fund with their ticket purchases.To promote the event, they filmed and dis-tributed a promotional video starring Brit-tany Dao with background music “Baby AreYou Down” by Jay Sean, now posted onYouTube. The juniors also created and soldT-shirts with the message “Baby Are YouDown.”

The spring dance took place April 10 inthe Revercomb Building, which is ownedby the Fairfax County Police Association.Members of the association were so im-pressed by the goal of the group that theywaived the $1,000 rental fee for the facil-ity. Nearly 400 students from the three highschools, dressed in bright neon colors asrequested by the Oakton juniors, attendedthe dance, raising about $4,000 for theAmerican Cancer Society.

“The students spent hundreds of hoursworking on this event, and they did it bythemselves,” said Lindsey Iacovino, themother of Sara Iacovino. “The parents werereally not asked for help until eight of uswere asked to chaperone the dance. We areall very proud of our kids’ dedication to agreat cause and the success of their event.”

The junior class officers at Oakton High School in Vienna present acheck for $4,012.63 to the American Cancer Society. The students raisedthe money at a spring dance in memory of the classmate Jennifer Dao’ssister, Emily, who died of cancer last year at age 20. Pictured, from left,are Sara Iacovino; Sarah Kowarski; Oakton Principal John Banbury;Dave Judy, the Society’s Area executive director in Vienna; JenniferCorser; Ceci Nguyen and Sean Navin.

Oakton Juniors JoinFight against CancerStudents raise more than$4,000 for AmericanCancer Society.

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The dictionary defines “salad days” as the“time of youth, innocence and inexperience.”For a cancer patient (yours truly), who haschanged his eating habits, almost entirely (Igive myself a B-) to incorporate fruits and vege-tables, greens in general, and salad in particu-lar, instead of merely consuming his dailybread, there is no more ironic characterizationof time than this column’s title. And I’m eatingsalad because my “time of youth, innocenceand inexperience” is long gone. It left March 5,2009, when my oncologist explained to me(and Team Lourie) exactly what my stage IVlung cancer diagnosis meant, statistically speak-ing: I was now life-expectancy-challenged, toput it mildly; that is, with a “p.c.” spin on it.

And “correct,” with respect to my con-sumption, is what I’ve tried to be. I’m attempt-ing to follow a PH-balance-changing regimento consume a great deal more alkaline foodsthan acidic foods, thereby altering (hopefully)my blood chemistry; the theory being that can-cer cells, which we all have as part of ourDNA, figuratively speaking (maybe even liter-ally for all I know/understand), cannot exist inan alkaline environment. In effect/theory, mak-ing one’s internal combustion engine a lesshospitable environment/host to these life-threatening cells, and to extend my progno-sis/life in the process, beyond its current 13-months-to-two-years time frame.

And so, salad, sometimes days, more sonightly and on the weekends, is now a primarypart of my food for thought. These days, Ispend more time in the produce section of thesupermarket than I do in any other aisle. Notthat I’ve become the least bit knowledgeable(actually I have become the least bit knowl-edgeable), but I have become more inclinedand quite frankly, likely, to wander through thissection first (and foremost) to take in the sights– and smells – and to see if there are any itemsthat meet my still extremely narrow window ofeating opportunity. (Organic is even better, I’vebeen advised.)

No more can I cookie-cake-candy-icecream-soft drink my way through the super-market. In fact, I haven’t had an Oreo Cookie(Double Stuf) in so long, that I’m no longersure how to spell “Stuf.” Still, I wander throughthose aisles, too (I’d be lying if I said, occasion-ally), taking inventory, so to speak (sort of as apeculiar way to motivate/discipline myself) andto semi dip my toe back in the sugar-consum-ing water. But I have enough intestinal forti-tude now, to not indulge in my former eatingfantasies. (To be honest, I’m not a saint, butneither am I the sinner I once was.) It’sextremely difficult, though. Almost all the foods(or the category of foods) that I misspent myyouth – and life – eating, and love still: sugar,dairy, pasta, potatoes, rice, bread, beef/veal/pork/turkey are acidic and thus, out, at least tothe extent/percentage theorized (30 percent ofyour calories) in this alkaline/acidic, cancer-affecting discussion/debate.

As my new consuming passion then, nolonger am I eating/drinking all the friendly-to-cancer “ingestibles” that I have been for thepast 50 years (certainly nowhere near the fre-quency or ferocity, that’s for sure). Is it helping?I don’t think it’s hurting. Is it proactive? Yes, ina reactive-to-my-diagnosis kind of way. Am Idoing better than my oncologist expected? Yes!(See column titled “Between a Rock and aHard Place,” 4/21/2010 for comparison.) Is myprognosis different now in year two? No. Can Ilive with the consequences of these mostrecent actions? Happily so, and hopefully foryears beyond the original diagnosis. Are thereany guarantees? Just one: “No one gets out ofthis life alive.” So said, Ceil Lourie, my mother,many times. (For her sake, thank God she diedbefore my diagnosis.)

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