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Vienna Wolfpack players Norman Boykin, Zachary Butler, Jack Emory,Jonathan Grubbs, Dhylan Henry, Parker Knowlton, Toby Kuhns, JaceLemm, Brandon Merski, Jack Morningstar, Will Morris, Drew Nayak,William Parrish, Hunter Pena, Roman Pena, Abraham Pezzutti, ConnorScinto and Justin Wood. Vienna Wolfpack is coached by head coach TroyGrubbs, asst. head coach Brent Emory, and assistant coaches BrianKnowlton, Allen Morningstar, Tim Nayak and Dave Pezzutti.

Vienna Wolfpack players Norman Boykin, Zachary Butler, Jack Emory,Jonathan Grubbs, Dhylan Henry, Parker Knowlton, Toby Kuhns, JaceLemm, Brandon Merski, Jack Morningstar, Will Morris, Drew Nayak,William Parrish, Hunter Pena, Roman Pena, Abraham Pezzutti, ConnorScinto and Justin Wood. Vienna Wolfpack is coached by head coach TroyGrubbs, asst. head coach Brent Emory, and assistant coaches BrianKnowlton, Allen Morningstar, Tim Nayak and Dave Pezzutti.

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There’s pro football,college football, highschool football …

and then, there’s VYI football.On a crisp fall day, it’s a long-time Vienna Saturday tradi-t ion. And now, FairfaxCounty’s youth football seasonis in full swing.

Vienna Youth, Inc., aka VYI,kicked off its regular season onSept. 14. Waters Field was busyall day with games, one afteranother. Waters is not the typi-cal youth football field, either:it’s made of artificial turf, has ahuge lighted scoreboard and ithas stadium lights for nightgames. And, unlikeWashington’s professionalteam, VYI teams have a winningrecord. Youth football divisionsare based on weight and agetogether.

Garbed in Vienna black/red/white, the 80-pound divisionWolfpack took the field inSaturday’s opening game. TheFt. Hunt Titans came in fromAlexandria and, in a close fin-ish, lost to the Wolfpack 13–12.Twelve-year-old Zachary Butler,number 66, ran for Vienna’sfirst touchdown and extrapoint. Drew Nayak, 9, scoredthe second touchdown forVienna. Jonathan Grubbs, 9,recovered a fumble for theWolfpack.

Play-by-play “reporters”Tommy Grubbs and AndrewButler, both 13 years old, ranalong the sidelines giving anaccount of the plays and downs.Butler, whose own game wasscheduled for early evening,plays for the 115-pound divi-sion. Asked if it was harder tobe an NFL player or a youthfootball player, Butler was quickwith a response. “It’s harder forus because we have school allday and practice to juggle,”Butler said. “And we’re not get-ting paid.”

Butler and Grubbs each hadsiblings playing for theWolfpack, who made big playsfor the team.

Grubbs said he thoughtVienna’s strength was its de-fense. Butler thought Vienna’sstrength was its offense. Bothsaid the offense had some“amazing” plays.

With less than one minute leftin the game, the Titans had theball and were marching to thegoal line. As the defense madesubstitutions, a coach pulledaside one of his tackles. “No onegets past that line,” the coachsaid. “Hold them.” The defensedid, the offense got the ballback, and closed out the gamewith a win.

—Donna Manz

Vienna Youth FootballSeason Kicks OffCounty league plays sevenregular-season games.

The Vienna Wolfpack and Ft. Hunt Titan mostlyfought a ground war at Waters Field on Sept. 14.

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By Donna Manz

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On a hot and humid September 11, 2013,people in Vienna—as they did in townsand cities across America—reflected onthe horrific terrorist attacks that altered

the lives of Americans from that date forward 12years ago. More than 3,000 innocent human beingslost their lives when jetliners slammed into the WorldTrade Center twin towers, the Pentagon and a fieldin Pennsylvania. Patriot Day pays tribute to lives lost,lives impacted and to the living who put themselvesin harm’s way to protect the nation.

The Town of Vienna and American Legion Dyer-Gunnell Post 180 of Vienna hosted “A Day to Remem-ber,” a “community commemoration,” on the groundsof Freeman House on the anniversary of 9/11. MayorM. Jane Seeman, Town Manager Mercury Payton andTown Council members attended, as did approxi-mately 30 area residents. Ron Miluszewski, NationalSergeant-at-Arms of the American Legion and ad-missions director at Virginia Hospital Center on 9/11/2001, gave the keynote speech.

THE BELLS at Vienna Presbyterian Church tolledat 8:20, 9:30 and 9:45 am, in tribute to the victimsof the three plane attacks.

“Men and women, good and decent people, diedas a result of terrorism,” said Miluszewski, a U.S.Navy medical corpsman from 1967 to 1972. “Righthere in our own backyard, the Pentagon was at-tacked.” Virginia Hospital Center, in Arlington, re-ceived the greatest number of Pentagon victims, 44,of any D.C. area hospital.

Miluszewski was making his rounds in the hospi-tal, director of hospital admissions for only twomonths. In the outpatient surgery waiting room,people’s attention was focused on the television. Aplane had crashed into the World Trade Center. Thenews motivated Miluszewski to review the hospital’sdisaster plan. At about 9:45 a.m., the emergencydepartment of the hospital was alerted that therewas a possible plane crash at Pentagon. Almost im-mediately, Miluszewski said, Virginia Hospital Cen-ter implemented its code yellow, the hospital’s di-saster plan. Non-critical emergency room patientswere transferred, admitted or discharged to makeway for the unknown number of casualties. Within

the hour of the attack on the Pentagon, almost 50physicians, more than 100 nurses and numerous sup-port staff stood at the ready. The first patient arrivedat approximately 10:35 a.m. And, then, more arrived… by emergency vehicle, by private vehicle. Casual-ties were color-coded according to the severity oftheir wounds.

“One of the most moving moments was when Inoticed two young servicemen [classified as non-lifethreatening], each with a minor injury, watching theevents at the Pentagon and the World Trade Centeron the TV in the waiting room,” said Miluszewski.“As tears rolled down their cheeks, they ripped offtheir disaster tags and wanted to go back to the Pen-tagon because their comrades needed them … whichthey did.”

MAYOR M. JANE SEEMAN read the Town ofVienna proclamation identifying September 11 as aday to remember.

The Vienna Choral Society opened the programwith the National Anthem and closed it with “Americathe Beautiful.” The Vienna Police Department HonorGuard, wearing heavy dark uniform, presented thecolors and withdrew them.

“On that day, indeed, the hospital staff and, on alarger scale, our community, demonstrated an un-shakable character and a rich fabric of unity in thewake of the disaster,” Miluszewski said. “… And, indoing so, we honored the memories of those wholost their lives.”

Vienna Commemorates‘A Day to Remember’Town, American LegionPost 180, pay tribute to liveslost on September 11, 2001.

Mayor M. Jane Seeman and “A Day toRemember” keynote speaker RonMiluszewski listen as American LegionDyer-Gunnell Post 180 Commander RonPatterson gives opening remarks atVienna’s community commemoration ofSeptember 11, 2001.

The Vienna Choral Societysang “Shenandoah,” “TheStar-Spangled Banner” and“America the Beautiful” atthe September 11 com-memoration ceremony.

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Arrest Made inHomicide in theVienna Area

Police are investigating an over-night homicide that occurred out-side the Residence Inn, located at8616 Westwood Center Drive. Of-ficers were called to the locationaround 2 a.m. on Sept. 15 for thereport of a person who was shot.They located the victim on thesidewalk and began efforts to re-suscitate him; however, he waspronounced dead at the scene withinjuries to the upper body.

The deceased has been identi-fied as Gerard Gomez, 16, of theMount Vernon area.

Police have made an arrest inthis case: Jose Alberto Blanco-Calzadilla, 23, of 8625 WoodwardAvenue in Alexandria, turned him-self into police the same day andwas charged with murder. Anyonewith information is asked to con-tact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail atwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org ortext “TIP187” plus your messageto CRIMES/274637 or call FairfaxCounty Police at 703-691-2131.

Oktoberfest Re-turns on Oct. 5

The Vienna Business Associationhas assumed the responsibility forOktoberfest 2013 which takesplace on Saturday, Oct. 5. This willbe the sixth anniversary of theVienna Oktoberfest.

Vienna Oktoberfest 2013 willoffer fun for all from 11 a.m. to 7p.m. on the Vienna Town Green.Entertainment has been arrangedfor the children, food concessionshave signed up to deliver greatfood, the Birgermeister (ceremo-nial mayor for the ViennaOktoberfest) has been appointed,the Lone Ranger has agreed toappear and perform, vendors havecommitted to space, and the localGerman car dealers have agreedto display selected models.

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By Victoria Ross

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On Wall Street, a “beta” test re-fers to assessing the risk, vola-tility and expected return ofa particular portfolio.

If Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL)officials had a crystal ball to assess the vola-tility of its planned beta tests this fall, it’slikely they may have steered clear of theproject that became a quagmire of epic pro-portions.

“Yes, absolutely, this is the worst PR night-mare,” said Library Director Sam Clay, inan interview with The Connection Tuesday,Sept. 10. “I’ve been amazed at the powerof social media, and the inaccuracies in allthe blogs, emails and reporting. There’s noone magic button to press to correct all theinaccuracies.”

There may not be a magic button, butLibrary Board Chair Willard O. Jasper spokethe magic words that more than 250 criticsof the plan turned out to hear during theLibrary’s Board of Trustees meeting on Sept.11 at the George Mason Regional Libraryin Annandale.

Jasper announced that the library boardhad voted to immediately halt the beta testsuntil the board could schedule more out-reach and communication opportunities foremployees and patrons. The crowd, whichspilled out into a hallway where they couldwatch the proceedings on a video monitor,applauded as the board approved Jasper’s

motion to suspend consideration of theplan, a motion submitted by library Direc-tor Sam Clay.

“This is a new beginning for us,” Clay saidafter the two-hour meeting. “This is an op-portunity to get more feedback and peopleinvolved in the process.”

Karrie Delaney, the Sully District appoin-tee to the Library Board of Trustees, ac-knowledged “challenges ahead,” but addedthat it was “great to see people so engagedand to know that our public libraries aretreasured. … With the support of our com-munity, and the expertise of our library staffand administration, I believe we can build

and sustain an exceptional library systemthat serves all the people of Fairfax County.”Delaney has already planned a series ofpublic town hall forums at Centerville andChantilly libraries in October.

SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICspoke briefly before the board’s vote, im-ploring board members to put the beta planon hold.

“Libraries are sacred space. Books aresacred vehicles that transmit our culture,”

said Kathy Kaplan, a longtime Reston resi-dent and member of the Fairfax County Fed-eration of Citizens Associations. “You arethe trustees of the library. You have a sa-cred trust to protect the libraries for thepeople of Fairfax County,” Kaplan said toapplause from the audience.

Criticism of the beta plan had been build-ing since July, when Clay unveiled a pro-gram that would test a new organizationmodel at the Burke Centre Library and theReston Regional Library, the busiest librarybranch in the county. The reorganization,Clay said, streamlined staffing and elimi-nated redundancies while retaining a highlevel of service.

But the plan, which include reduced staff-ing, cross-training staff members and low-ering the education requirements for librar-ians sparked outrage among library volun-teers, staff and patrons who call the plan“disastrous,” “a library meltdown” and “theend of our libraries as we know it.”

Clay said he was taken aback by the toneand tenor of the criticism.

“Everyone has difficulty with change.When all is said and done, when you havebeen in a job for a while, change is quiterightly a concern. I understand that,” Claysaid.

Clay, who has a Master’s of Library Sci-ence degree and has been head of theFairfax library system for 31 years, said a

Library trustees voteto discard beta plan infavor of more publicoutreach sessions.

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Tresa Schlecht, a member of the Board of the Friends of Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, was one of five public speakers during the Sept. 11Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees meeting held at George MasonRegional Library in Annandale. She criticized the library’s process fordiscarding books and urged board members to reconsider the “beta” plan.

From left—Library Board of Trustees member Charles Fegan, BoardChairman Willard Jasper and Library Director Sam Clay listen to publictestimony during the Sept. 11 Fairfax County Library Board of Trusteesmeeting held at George Mason Regional Library in Annandale. More than250 people attended the meeting.

The Clements family of Fairfax heldup signs protesting proposed“beta” changes during the Sept. 11Fairfax County Library Board ofTrustees meeting held at GeorgeMason Regional Library inAnnandale. More than 250 criticsof the plan attended the meeting.

Michele Sendow of Herndon andAnita Ramos of Centreville, bothlongtime library supporters andpatrons, attended the Sept. 11Fairfax County Library Board ofTrustees meeting held at GeorgeMason Regional Library inAnnandale to urge board membersto put the “beta” plan on hold.More than 250 critics of the planattended the meeting.

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Vienna & OaktonOpinion

The strength of Virginia’s economy,especially Northern Virginia’seconomy, comes significantly fromfederal spending.

So while the governor and other elected of-ficials claim that Virginia’s success isbecause Virginia is a low-tax state withfewer regulations, it’s worth consider-ing that the sequester and continuinggridlock in Congress threaten Virginia’s mostimportant resource, federal spending.

Virginia receives more federal money percapita than any other state except Alaska. Vir-ginia received $136 billion in federal funds in

2010, more than $17,000 from the feds percapita, and paid $2,807 per capita in federalincome taxes. (Data from Consolidated Fed-eral Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2010 by stateand county from the Census Bureau.)

Two examples: $1.3 billion in federaltransportation money came to Virginia.Virginia was on the receiving end ofmore than $5,000 per capita in defense

spending.Current Virginia elected officials have barri-

caded the doors against expansion of an in-dustry that would add more than 30,000 qual-ity jobs in Virginia at no cost to taxpayers. The

expansion of Medicaid, which would providehealthcare to as many as 400,000 Virginianswho currently cannot afford health insurance,would give Virginia’s economy a significantboost, and create more than 30,000 jobs. Vir-ginia taxpayers will still pay the taxes that willfund the expansion of Medicaid in other stateswithout reaping the benefits of a healthierpopulation and economic stimulus.

Private sector growth in Virginia depends onits educated and sophisticated workforce, ontop school systems and universities. It dependson reliable transportation systems and accessto high-speed Internet. And it depends on con-tinuing to attract federal contracting dollars.

Virginia’s U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and MarkWarner both work in the best interests of thecommonwealth when they work to promote aculture of moderation and compromise in Con-gress.

Ending gridlock in Congress and supportinghealth care reform would be huge steps insupporting economic recovery in Virginia.

Addressing Virginia’s Economy

Editorial

By Delegate Barbara

Comstock

R-34th District

You’re pretty. Youcould makesome money.”

That was the headline of arecent Washingtonian Magazinearticle about young girls in our re-gion who are lured through socialmedia into the terrifying world ofhuman trafficking.

The piece featured the experi-ence of a Fairfax County girl whoresponded to that message onFacebook only to find herself ut-terly vulnerable in a car with fourcomplete strangers. One of themen told her they were going toprostitute her as a type of initia-tion. She pushed the man’s handsaway when he offered her cocaine.When the white powder spilledover the car seat, the man thensmashed her head into the window.

She was pulled out of the car andled around the corner of an apart-ment building. Her nightmare wasjust beginning to unfold. The manheld a knife to her neck and whenshe refused his sexual demandssliced her across the forearm withthe knife. She was raped 15 timesthat night—first by the man in thecar and then subsequently by astring of other johns. Early the nextmorning, the men called her a“whore” and a “slut” as they droveher home and threatened to kill herif she ever told anyone what hap-pened.

These horrific events happenedin Fairfax County—right in ourcommunity. That is why over thepast four years, we in the Virginia

General Assembly have puttogether a bipartisan coa-lition that is working withgroups like the PolarisProject, a leading anti-traf-ficking organization whichadministers the nationalhuman trafficking hotline,

US Attorney Neil MacBride, andThe Richmond Justice Initiative topass new laws to combat humantrafficking.

Our legislation cracks down onthese predators and the gangs in-volved in this activity; increasespenalties for those engaged in anyway in this inhumane industry;and provides more public informa-tion and outreach to victims as wellas parents, teachers and faith com-munities so this crime can nolonger operate in the shadows. Weused to think human traffickingonly happened in foreign countries(which of course it does) or towomen illegally smuggled into thiscountry (which is also true). Butthis growing criminal enterpriseknows no boundaries—it is presentright in our backyard and must bebattled on all fronts.

Since new laws have been imple-mented, police and federal agentshave arrested 28 juvenile sex traf-fickers in Northern Virginia, andhave identified 41 juvenile victims,and 100 reported adult victims—all of them American citizens, amajority from middle or upper-class families. We know this is justthe tip of the iceberg.

Three years ago, Virginia was atthe bottom of the Polaris Project’sAnti-Human Trafficking StateRankings. Since we began ourwork with the coalition, my col-

leagues and I have been success-ful in passing significant legislationand finding partners in the lawenforcement, business and reli-gious communities to collaboratewith in fighting this growing crime.Just last week, the Polaris Projectannounced that Virginia is nowranked in the top category (Tier 1)for our efforts in fighting humantrafficking.

We have a great local partner inthis effort, Fairfax County Detec-tive Bill Woolf, whose work incracking down on this crime ledhim to recommend numerouspieces of legislation to the GeneralAssembly. HB546, which I intro-duced on the recommendation ofDetective Woolf and other law en-forcement supporters, providedadditional penalties and tools forprosecutors pursuing traffickers,particularly in the area of gangssuch as MS-13, who are now oper-ating prostitution rings in our areathat exploit local girls.

We also passed legislation thatmakes the soliciting of a minor aClass 5 Felony. Another bill passedthis year, HB1870, would allow amulti-jurisdiction grand jury to in-vestigate human trafficking activi-ties in cases where the suspect re-ceived money for procuring anotherindividual to engage in prostitution.

In May we hosted a Human Traf-ficking Forum to raise awarenessof this growing issue. I was joinedby our Congressman Frank Wolf, aleader in Congress on this issue;Detective Bill Woolf, our local lawenforcement champion battlingthis crime; our House RepublicanCaucus Chair Delegate Tim Hugo;Sara Pomeroy, director of the Rich-

mond Justice Initiative; and Dr.Courtney Gaskins from Youth ForTomorrow, a residential facilitythat works with at risk youth—in-cluding those who have been vic-tims of human trafficking. This fo-rum was held as part of our con-tinuing efforts to ensure that resi-dents are educated on recent de-velopments and can help us in pre-venting and exposing the humantrafficking in our area.

This summer, I brought SaraPomeroy as a guest speaker to ourYoung Women’s Leadership Pro-gram Event. I established this sum-mer program for young womencurrently enrolled in middle schoolor high school in the Northern Vir-ginia area. The program’s aim isto provide an opportunity for theparticipants to meet a variety ofwomen leaders involved in varioussectors, roles and occupations sothat they can ask questions andengage in their own personal andcareer development. Sara Pomeroywas able to share with the youngwomen her story, talk about howshe became a leading advocateagainst human sex trafficking andeducate the women so that theyare better equipped to becomeleaders themselves on halting sextrafficking amongst their peers.

Our community efforts can andwill have a real impact on the healthand safety of our children andneighbors. Stopping this modernday slavery is very much a 21st cen-tury abolition effort. With increasedtools to battle this growing crimeand a growing group of partners,we can work together to halt thisviolence in our own communitiesand throughout the world.

Combatting Human Trafficking in Our Own Communities

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To the Editor:You can prevent homelessness, you can

end chronic homelessness, you can movepeople rapidly out of homelessness. Whatyou cannot do is stand aside and letpeople fall.

This simple belief—that together wecan change the rate and severity of peoplelosing their homes—brings togethernonprofits, for-profits, civic leaders andgovernment staff. We each play a specialrole, depending on our location andmission. For United Community Ministries(UCM), prevention is the key.

What does that look like day-to-day?Consider the children. They need earlylearning and safe care to get a good start.They need parents that understand howto help them. The children need earlyintervention for any physical or mentaldelays.

So programs such as the Bryant EarlyLearning Center, full-day care for parentsof diverse incomes and backgrounds,ensures a good start. Healthy Families,operated by three nonprofits in FairfaxCounty, provides in-home education andsupport to new parents. And caringprofessionals in all these programs ensurethat children receive the care they needand deserve.

Consider the adults. In Northern

Virginia, a minimum wage job does notget you far. Rent, transport, food andmedicine, clothing... workers need help,not just to get a job, but to get trainingand support to move on to a career.Without long term increases in income,workers fall further behind every year.

I have not mentioned housing. Manylow cost options, such as boardinghouses, have been zoned out of existence.We struggle to create enough homes forthe workers in our midst. Land is expen-sive, businesses need profits and neigh-borhoods worry about property values.

We have had some notable successes inproducing affordable units, especiallynonprofit partners like Cornerstones andWesley Housing. But to make an impacton the large number of families strugglingto stay out of homelessness, we must domuch more. We must increase our preven-tion efforts while we find new incentivesfor affordable housing development.

Homelessness literally is a lack ofhousing. Whether a family keeps theirhome through more earning power orthrough lower rent, the benefit to thecommunity is the same: stability, securityand success.

Shirley Marshallwww.ucmagency.org

Joining Forces to Prevent Homelessness

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Historic ChurchGets New RoofThe historic Antioch Chris-tian Church is getting anew roof. The structuregetting the new roof wasbuilt 1902-1903. AntiochChristian church is locatedat 1860 Beulah Road inVienna. The church servicesinclude: Starting Pointcontemporary worship at9:30 a.m.; classic/tradi-tional worship at 11 a.m.;Sunday school Bible studiesat 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Several times a year, theWhole Foods Market stores holdcommunity giving days (other-wise known as “5 percentdays”) where five percent ofthat day’s net sales are donatedto a local nonprofit. TheShepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) in partnershipwith Our Daily Bread were therecipients of a recently heldWhole Foods “5 percent Day” atthe Vienna store where $4,338was raised.

Quoting a 2013 Congres-sional Commendation Pre-sented by the office of the U.S.Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-11)to the Shepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna honoring theirvolunteers, “the services andprograms offered by this ex-traordinary organization(SCOV) help to ensure that ourseniors stay connected to thecommunity through promotionof active lifestyles, ongoing so-cial integration and availability

of resources for older residentsto use their experience, train-ing and skills in significant rolesin society.”

Founded in 1997, SCOV is a501 c3 nonprofit organizationdedicated to providing oppor-tunities for adults (50-plus) toseek rewarding lives and to liveindependently in their homesfor as long as possible. In 2012SCOV provided services andprograms to more than 3,000older adults in the Oakton,Vienna, Dunn Loring, Merrifieldand portions of Reston andFairfax areas. In 2012 it wasvoted the Best Nonprofit of theYear (2012) by the ViennaTysons Regional Chamber ofCommerce.

To learn more about theShepherd’s Center of OaktonVienna, visit their website atwww.scov.org or contactMichelle Scott, executive direc-tor at 703-281-0538 [email protected].

Whole Foods Supports theOakton-Vienna Shepherd’s Center

From left—Michelle Scott, executive director of SCOV,and Tracy A. Zambito, Whole Foods Marketing Teamleader. SCOV will be presenting their annualfundraiser on Oct. 27 with a return engagement ofnationally recognized humorist and speaker, JeanneRobertson.

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In July of this year, the Town of Vienna launchedthe Shop Vienna initiative, an online directory list-ing all in-town businesses. The directory is organizedby category and individuals who “claim” their busi-ness will have their own micro-site on the town’swebsite.

Shop Vienna is designed to give residents and visi-tors fast and up-to-date access to all of the town’sbusinesses, from restaurants to shoe repair, from ar-chitects to hair salons, and everything in between.Businesses benefit from being included in the direc-tory as they will have full control over their micro-site and can link to their business’ website, socialmedia platforms and list job openings, sales and cou-pons. Visitors to the site have the option to “follow”particular businesses and receive notifications whenthe business’ site has been updated. In addition, the

more that a business updates their portal, the morevisibility the business profile will receive in the di-rectory.

There is a $25 annual fee for businesses to partici-pate in the Shop Vienna program. Businesses whoclaim their business in the Shop Vienna directoryfrom May 1, 2013 through March 30, 2014, will bebilled a pro-rated fee of $15. Businesses will havethe opportunity to opt in to the Shop Vienna pro-gram each year during the annual business licenserenewal process.

The Shop Vienna directory is mobile. Access busi-nesses on the go by downloading the free ShopVienna app in the Google Play or Apple App Store.

Residents and visitors can view the Shop Viennadirectory and owners can claim their business by vis-iting www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?nid=1034.

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Joe Gittinger of Dunn Loringwon this year's historical firstknown fishing tournament inthe country to offer a designated

cash purse for individuals with intellec-tual disabilities. He collected $250 withthe 1st place prize of the Travis SmithSpecial Angler Award. The designated cashpurse was added to this year’s LancasterCounty Little League Spanish Mackereltournament on Saturday, Aug. 24th. Thetournament is based in Kilmarnock, Va.,located in Virginia’s Northern Neck, with56 vessels competing in the waters of theChesapeake Bay.

Joe, along with his father BruceGittinger, competed for over $35,000 inprize money aboard the Liquid Assets II (LA 2), a 46’vessel captained by Billy Pipkin and mated by hisson Billy Pipkin, Jr. His mother, Jone Gittinger, wasalso on hand dockside dispatching leader board up-dates from the weigh station at the Chesapeake BoatBasin.

Joe is a 2013 graduate of the Options program atPaul VI High School in Fairfax, where he excelled ina number of sports that included soccer, basketballand track and field. Although he came into the tour-nament with little saltwater fishing experience, hequickly caught on to the nuances of landing Spanishmackerel.

He and his family declared in May for the LiquidAssets II team, sponsored by Fish Dispatch USA. Theycompeted alongside four other families with specialneeds children. The Gittingers having been hostedfor the tournament weekend by a family in WhiteStone, Va., had to awake at 5 a.m. Saturday morn-ing for a clandestine departure at 6:15 a.m. fromthe Ingram Bay Marina located in Wicomico Church.

THE SPECIAL ANGLER TEAM, loaded with pre-tournament fish catch intelligence data, had kept thedeparture location secret to avoid tipping off othercompetitors that large schools of mackerel were avail-able just south of the Smith Point Lighthouse nearthe mouth of the Potomac River.

Early catches of Spanish mackerel and bluefishwere made by the team.

Captain Billy Pipkin reported that “The team hadto overcome early obstacles that most novices expe-rience They made great strides in learning how tocatch and carefully reel in mackerel without losingthem.”

Although the historical feat seemed all but certainby 9 a.m., the team continued to compete for addi-tional catches and prize money up until the 3 p.m.deadline. They also created a bit of additional drama.By 3 p.m. the Liquid Assets II was still near the mouthof the Potomac River, some 15 miles away from theofficial tournament weigh station in Kilmarnock. Theentire success of the effort was now totally upon theLA II crew to get the vessel to the dockside weighstation. Having undergone a recent $34K + over-haul of the Caterpillar engine the previous week, theLA II, whose engine was not fully broken in, was notpermitted to run full steam. Captain Billy Pipkincalled in to say that arrival by the deadline would be“touch and go.” With a raucous crowd having formedon the docks, the LA II cruised in past the designatedBoat Basin buoy with no more than five minutes tospare.

BY SEVEN O’CLOCK that evening, four SpecialAnglers would receive the coveted tournament awardplaques: Gittinger, 1st (1.45 lbs, $250), Sarah Cappof Centreville (1.40 lbs, $150), Jessica Dietrichsonof Dumphries, Va., 3rd (1.35 lbs, $100), and TashaAdkins-Blanch of Arlington (1.2 lbs, $100).

And the Winner Is …Joe Gittinger of Dunn Loringwins fishing tournament.

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Vienna Among Top-earningTowns, Best for Families

In addition to being one of the top three “Best Places to Live,” MoneyMagazine has named Vienna on its list of “Top-Earning Towns.” Viennais ranked 24 in a list of 25 towns across the country that have abovenational average household income and home prices. Vienna is joinedon the list by Falls Church, at number 18 on the “Top-Earning Town”list. For more information, visit money.cnn.com/gallery/news/economy/2013/08/12/best-places-top-earning-towns.moneymag/24.html. Money Magazine also ranked Vienna as number 12 on the listof “25 Best Places for the Rich and Single,” which was compiled bylooking at the percentage of the community who is single, the medianfamily income and quality of life. According to the magazine, 35.2percent of Vienna’s population is single. Two other Virginia localitiesalso made the list with Falls Church ranked at number six and TysonsCorner listed at number 14. For more information, visit money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/ 2013/08/12/best-places-rich-single.moneymag/12.html. Vienna was also recognized earlier this year by NerdWallet asthe number two “Best City in Virginia for Young Families.” NerdWalletconsidered public school standardized test scores, affordability, includ-ing real estate taxes, insurance costs, utilities, fuels and other monthlybills, and the community’s local economy, and compiled a list of thebest communities in Virginia for young families. Vienna was behindGlen Allen, VA in Henrico County and followed by Fairfax City. Formore information, visit www.nerdwallet.com/blog/2013/best-cities-virginia-young-families/.

Volunteers Needed for MPAartfestMcLean Project for the Arts needs volunteers for its 7th annual

MPAartfest in McLean Central Park, Sunday, Oct. 6. Volunteers areneeded to help with pre-event promotional activities and, during theevent, setup and breakdown of artist tents, volunteer check-ins, greet-ing and counting visitors, entertainment setup, assisting with creativeactivities and projects for attendees and assisting artists with miscella-neous activities. Sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054EACA6283-mpaartfest or e-mail [email protected].

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A quiet stunner. Under thefine eye and caring di-rection of StevieZimmerman, the 1st

Stage production “The PitmanPainters” by Lee Hall is inspired. Itis a fleshing-out of the mysteriesof creativity from quite unlikelysources. Audiences will lean for-ward admiring what is set beforethem as this insightful productiontakes hold.

Hall based the play upon the

lives of the Ashington Group; Brit-ish miners from the 1930s-1940s.They worked long hours in diffi-cult conditions. Then they unex-pectedly unlocked their artistic tal-ents while taking an art apprecia-tion course offered by their union.

For Hall, the play is “a play aboutreal conflict.” He is fearless in prob-ing the usually unspoken question;“Is it possible to be a working classperson, an ordinary person, andstill be an artist?” His pedigree in-

cludes the Tony Award winning“Billy Elliott, The Musical” and thescreenplay for the Academy Awardwinning “War Horse.”

Zimmerman has a pleasing brushstroke level touch as the produc-tion quietly lassos the audience tocare about the miners’ journeyeven as some of Hall’s Act II dia-logue can sound a bit like stale drypolitical rhetoric from a by-gonetime. Zimmerman is a miniaturistpainter with her eight-member

ensemble. Each actor provides dis-tinctive personality for their “ar-chetype” character, even when dia-logue is sparse.

The cast includes 1st Stage vet-eran Matt Dewberry as Lyon, theupper-class, at first impermeableteacher who helps awaken the min-ers to their talents; Dylan Myer asOliver, with perhaps the deepestcreative talent and questioningmind; Alden Michels, a union stew-ard played like the comic Dilbert’s

boss and James Miller, givinggroup-think Marxism some heart.MiRan Powell plays the impervi-ous, moneyed woman dabbling inpeople’s lives as if they were justart to be bought and hung up. RyanAlan Jones has a formidable out-burst at the top of Act II thatbrought Picasso’s iconic, anti-war“Guernica” to bleeding, breathinglife.

Steven Royal’s set design withTewodross Melchishua’s video pro-jections provide lovely visual clues

When and Where1st Stage presents “The Pitmen Painters” at 1524 Spring Hill Road, Tysons Cor-

ner. Performances through Oct. 13, Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.,and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets: General admission: $27. Seniors: $22.Students and Military: $15. Visit: www.1ststagetysons.org or 703-854-1856. Note:Appropriate for ages 12 and up. http://www.ashingtongroup.co.uk/home.html.

Stimulating “The Pitmen Painters” at 1st stage.

Artistic Talents UnlockedMiRan Powell as Helen and Dylan Myer as Oliver in“The Pitmen Painters” at 1st Stage.

From left—James Miller as Harry, Alden Michels asGeorge, Ryan Alan Jones as Young Lad, Dylan Myer asOliver and Jason Tamborini as Jimmy in “The PitmenPainters” at 1st Stage.

Matt Dewberry as Lyon and MiRan Powell as Helen in“The Pitmen Painters” at 1st Stage.

like silent dialogue using actualAshington painting images. Light-ing by Kristin Thompson and soundby Bradley Porter seamlessly sup-port the verbal action and duringthe many “brown-out” scenechanges. A shout-out to AlexanderStrain for his British dialects coach-ing as well.

“The Pitman Painters” is a hand-some evening that takes the audi-ence on a feisty journey. Don’t let“thought-provoking” scare youaway. Don’t pass up this production.

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Friday, October 18, 2013Help endhomelessnessin ourcommunity.Get involved!Register and allow youremployees or membersto wear jeans to workon Friday, October 18,in exchange for a $5employee contributionto the Fairfax-FallsChurch CommunityPartnership to Prevent& End Homelessness!

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

If you walk into Art at the Center in MountVernon on a Tuesday morning, you might finda group of preschool students and their par-ents or caretakers squishing potting clay with

their fingers. In the same room, several other totscould be brushing an array ofpaint colors across art paper, mak-ing a mess but having fun. Thechildren are part of the Center’sArt Explorers class, designed forchildren ranging from 18 monthsto 5 years old.

“Parents say it is their happyplace where they can explore withtheir child without worryingabout a mess,” said Kathryn HornConeway, director of Art at theCenter. “It brings both parent andchild into the present moment.”

In addition to having fun, arteducators say that art can helpchildren develop a myriad of skillsand abilities that range from self-expression to self-confidence.

“Creating art can help them work through theiremotions,” said Gioia Chilton, an art therapist whoteaches art at Marymount University in Arlington.“It gives them a place where they can be confident,and where they can feel powerful and in control oversomething.”

Creating art teaches patience, said Coneway.“When children are working withclay, for example, there is littleinstant gratification. You make apiece, it has to be fired and thenglazed. It is a process. But at theend, they can tell the story ofhow they made it.”

Chris Haggerty, a professor offine and applied arts atMarymount University, says re-search shows that art developsthe right side of the brain, whichaffects perception rather thanlogic. “Creating art teaches prob-lem-solving skills,” she said.“They get to try things out, see ifthey work, change their mindsand start over.”

Coneway, who is also an art

therapist, said she has seen first-hand how art canhelp children share feelings that are difficult to ver-balize. “Making things is a wonderful way for kids toconnect ideas, express emotions and share what isgoing on with them,” she said. “Additionally, art isnoncompetitive. Children progress at their own rate.”

Art also helps establish a sense of community, sheadded. “Sometimes connections happen when chil-

dren share their art,” she said. “Itis neat when kids ask questionsof each other. The sharing of whatthey make is as important as whatthey make.”

Carolyn Webber, an art teacherat St. Andrew’s Episcopal Schoolin Potomac, Md., said, “Art is auniversal language. Art educationenables students to make creativeconnections with art and theworld around them. [It] provideslife-long learning in areas of vi-sual arts, art history, interdiscipli-nary connections,multiculturalism and job oppor-tunities.”

Haggerty said, “The most suc-cessful people are creative thinkers, people who don’tjust think linearly, but who think outside of the box.”

Coneway hopes that both her classes and othersestablish a life-long appreciation for art. “One of thethings that I hope is happening is that parents andchildren are leaving my classes, going home and ask-ing, ‘Can we set up a corner of our basement andhave an art studio at home?’”

Local experts say art classeshelp children develop new skills.Art Matters

Creating art projects, such as these, which were made bystudents at Art at the Center in Mount Vernon helpsstrengthen artistic behaviors such as observation, persis-tence and reflection.

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“Art is a universallanguage. Arteducation enablesstudents to makecreative connectionswith art and theworld around them.”— Carolyn Webber, art teacher,St. Andrew’s Episcopal School


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Few bodies of water in the world are as revered,as fought over, or as polluted as the lower JordanRiver, whose vital waters are shared by Israelis, Jor-danians and Palestinians. Yet this river of historicconflict has become a symbol of peaceful coopera-tion, largely through the efforts of Friends of theEarth Middle East (FOEME), a unique, award-win-ning, tri-national organization that unites Jordani-ans, Palestinians, and Israelis around one very simpleidea: the peaceful stewardship of the Earth. On Mon-day, Sept. 30, these gentlemen, who were namedHeroes of the Environment by Time magazine, willbe making a rare visit to the U.S., stopping in Oaktonto speak to faith communities to raise awareness,build political momentum, and share their reasonsfor hope with Americans possessing strong spiritual

ties to the Holy Land. They will be appearing atchurches, mosques, synagogues and houses of wor-ship in the Washington area from Sept. 27 to Oct. 5,followed by events in Chicago and New York.

The event at Unity of Fairfax will begin in the sanc-tuary at 7:30 pm on Monday, Sept. 30 at 2854 HunterMill Road in Oakton, followed by a brief reception.The event is free and open to the public, and mem-bers of the news media are welcome.

For more information on FOEME, visit www. http://foeme.org. For updates on their speaking engage-ment at Unity of Fairfax, visit http://www.unityoffairfax.org/s-friends-earth-middle-east-seminar. The supplemental information included isavailable to use for news organizations along withthe press release.

Environmental Peace Makers to Visit Unity of Fairfax in Oakton

The three co-directorsof Friends of the EarthMiddle East on thebanks of the JordanRiver. From left: GidonBromberg (Israel),Munqeth Meyhar(Jordan) and Nader Al-Khateeb (Palestine).

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WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 18VPS Photography Competition. 7:30-9:30

p.m., at Thoreau Middle School, 2505 CedarLane, Vienna. Alan Goldstein, a specialist inarchitectural judges the show with theme of“children.” www.vpsva.org.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 18-22Balducci’s Free Chocolate Days. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.,

at Balducci’s McLean, 6655 Old Dominion Drive,McLean. A chocolate and wine tasting event onSaturday, Sept. 21 from 2-5 p.m., and freesamples along with the chance to win aChocolate Lover’s Gift Basket. 703-448-3828 orBalduccis.com.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY/SEPT. 18-OCT. 4Artists Atelier Exhibit: Carol Howard and

Lisa Tureson. Reception Saturday, Sept. 28,noon-4 p.m., at The Artists Atelier, 1144 Walkerroad, Suite G, Great Falls. Meet the artists at thereception and view Tureson and Howard’s workhighlighting contrast as seen in both artists’style.

WEDNESDAY-TUESDAY/SEPT. 18-OCT. 15Shari MacFarlane’s Student Art Show. 6:30-

8:30 p.m. at the Saturday, Sept. 21 reception.6:30-8:30 p.m., at Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. The art of 22 students, ages 4 to 12 willbe displayed. A reception is slated for Sept. 21.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 19Meet the Artist. Morning hours, at Katie’s Coffee

House, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls. TerriParent’s fine art photographs are displayed in a

show during the month of September. Meet andchat over coffee with Parent Thursday mornings.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 19-29Home of Distinction Tour. Thursdays-

Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m.,with parking at The Surge Community Church,1988 Kirby Road, McLean Thursdays andFridays; Saturdays and Sundays at LongfellowMiddle School. See a McLean-area ABC 7 Home

of Distinction. $10 tours, proceeds benefit EasterSeals Veteran Staffing Network program.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 20Encaustic Art Talk. 7-9 p.m., at the Emerson

Gallery at McLean Project for the Arts, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Susanne K. Arnold gives an art talk onher three dimensional encaustic techniques.http://www.mpaart.org/exhibitionsfutr.php.

Tony Denikos. 8 p.m., at Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Maryland-basedcontemporary singer-songwriter Tony Denikos,the grand prize winner in the 2012 Mid-AtlanticSong Contest, is among the artists fromMaryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. payingtribute to Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrisonduring a special “Dream Discs” show. $25.www.jamminjava.com/events/dream-discs/seats.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 21Encaustic Art Workshop. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the

Susan B. DuVal studio at MPA, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Artist Susanne K. Arnold works withartists interested in the medium of encaustic, orhot wax and pigment, also using charcoal, toolsand brushes to create works on panels; bringadditional paper, tools, pastels, collage material,if desired, and a smock. $60 per person (max of10). [email protected].

Painting Demonstration: Robert Thoren. 1-4p.m., at Color Wheel Gallery 65, 1374 ChainBridge Road, McLean. Robert Thoren presents apainting demonstration and talk about paintingand the “En Plein Air” artistic process. He will bedemonstrating the painting process from initialdrawing, to blocking in, to refinement andcompletion. 703-356-6345, X165.

Pickling Day. 1-4 p.m., at Claude Moore ColonialFarm, 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Help thecolonial farm wife prepare vegetables and othertasty treats for pickling. Learn how to combinesalt, water, vinegar and spices to preservesummer crops. $3 for adults, $2 for children.http://www.1771.org/directions.htm.

Ballroom Dance. 8-9 p.m., lesson, 9-11:30 p.m.dance at Colvin Run Dance Hall, 10201 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. American Tango lessonfollowed by a dance with DJ music by BillPowers & TJ Ra playing favorite dance tunesfrom the 1930s to today. Attire is ballroomcasual, no partner or experience is needed. 703-759-2685 or www.colvinrun.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 21-29Around Town: A Plein Air Event. Various

times, around Vienna; enter at Vienna ArtCenter, 115 Pleasant St. N.W., Vienna. TheVienna Arts Society calls artists to enter a pleinair painting competition to win up to $700 in

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awards. For entry details, artists may either dropby the Vienna Art Cente, call 703-319-3971 orcheck the website www.ViennaArtsSociety.org.The paintings inspired by Vienna will be judged,with awards presented at a reception at the artcenter on Oct. 5, 3-5 p.m.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 22America’s Adopt a Soldier 5K/10K Fun

Walk/Run. 10 a.m., at Lake Fairfax Park, 400Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. Wear red, white orblue and run or walk varied terrain in support ofAmerica’s Adopt A Soldier projects andprograms; donate coats for homeless veterans orother items (see at http://run-walk.eventbrite.com/) for care packageassembly during and after the event.Preregistration only. $40. http://run-walk.eventbrite.com/.

Tea 101: The Basics of Premium Teas. 1-3p.m., at Salud Healthy Pantry, 1137 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Learn about white, wulongand pe erh teas, the difference between scented,blended and flavored, and taste teas from avariety of regions in the seminar. Advancereservations and payment required. $25. 703-757-6209 or www.greatfallsteagarden.com.

MONDAY/SEPT. 23The Art of Bonsai. 1 p.m., at the Ayr Hill Garden

Club Meeting, Emmanuel Lutheran Church-Front, 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna. Dr.Joseph E Gutierrez will explain and demonstratethe art of bonsai at the next meeting of the AyrHill Garden Club. One of Dr. Gutierrez’sfavorite activities is collecting trees in the RockyMountains of Colorado, each to become acarefully-tended tree-in-a-pot. Besides findingand taming old trees that have been dwarfed bynature, he works bonsai magic on such readilyavailable plants as azalea, maple and boxwood.Refreshments provided. RSVP. 1-203-400-3668or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 25Photograph Matting Workshop. 7:30 p.m., at

Thoreau Middle School, 2505 Cedar Lane,Vienna. The Vienna Photographic Society holdsa workshop. [email protected] [email protected].

THURSDAY/SEPT. 26Great Falls Writer’s Group. 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.

at the Great Falls Public Library in the largeconference room, 9830 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Facilitator and author Kristin Clark Taylorwill lead the group discussion on details of howto get published. Local writers and authorswithin the community are invited to take part inthe twice-a-month meetings. 703-757-8560.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 28Flea Market. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at American Legion

Post 180, 330 Center St., N., Vienna. Proceedsbenefit Project Enduring Pride and children’scharities; to rent a table contact RichardCunningham. [email protected].

SUNDAY/SEPT. 29Ralph Covert’s “Ralph’s World.” 11 a.m. and

2 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. The Grammy nominee performs songsfrom his eight Disney albums in two family-friendly performances. $15. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

“An Amazing American Immigrant Story.”7:30 p.m., Neighbor’s Restaurant, 262D CedarLane, Cedar Lane Shopping Center, Vienna.Alexey Ivanchukow survived the RussianRevolution and Hitler’s Germany as a child andthen served in the U.S. army and the U.S. StateDepartment. Free. For more information, callLen Ignatowski at 703-255-0353 or visit the webpage at www.vva227.org.

TUESDAY/OCT. 8District 97. 8 p.m., at Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple

Ave. E., Vienna. One of the leading lights of thenew generation of Prog Rock bands performsoriginal work along with a selection of workfrom his legendary tenure with King Crimson,much of it not performed live in 40 years.www.jamminjava.com.

“Church Street,” plein air watercolor by Harris Miller. The Vienna ArtsSociety “Around Town!” plein air event is open to all artists, Sept. 21-29,where artists can paint pieces inspired by Vienna to compete for $700 inawards.


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11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are Contemporary Service

Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service

The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Laura Cochran

703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org

1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston

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front of the Vienna Saturday Farm-ers Market located at 301 CenterStreet South (Faith Baptist Churchparking lots) in Vienna, on Sept.28 from 8 a.m. to noon. Parentsbring your children to enjoy a Funwith Air Day: including a bouncyhouse, cotton candy and more.And on Oct. 5, TJ Michaels will bein the market creating balloon art-istry for the kids from 8 a.m. tonoon. For more information aboutthe Optimist Club of GreaterVienna sponsored market pleasego to viennafarmersmaret.com.

Metro LaunchesSilver LineWebsite

Metro has launched a website—www.silverlinemetro.com—for in-formation on the Silver Line.

The site will be updated fre-quently with new service details,destinations and partner informa-tion. If you have additions to sug-gest or links you would like Metroto include, email your commentsto [email protected].

To have community events listed inthe Connection, send [email protected] deadline for submissions is the Fri-day prior to publication.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 18Vinson Hall Low Vision Group.

10:30 a.m., at Vinson Hall, 6251 OldDominion Drive, McLean. All arewelcome; call for more info. 202-234-1010.

Vienna Woman’s Club Meeting. 7p.m., at the Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St. S.E., Vienna.The club kicks off its first meeting ofthe club year; the program speaker,from Final Salute, shares on hermission to provide homeless femalveterans with safe and suitablehousing; non-members are welcome.703-281-2664, 703-283-1070 [email protected].

Civil War Re-enactment. 7 p.m., atthe Great Falls Library Meeting room,9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Rick and Debbie Turner, Civil War re-enactors, make a live presentation incharacter. Refreshments served.

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 18-21Stretch to the Cure. Various times, at

Body Grace Fitness & Yoga, 215 MillSt. N.E., Vienna; other yoga studios.The National Foundation of CancerResearch’s campaign partners withyoga studios to offer free classes inhopes yogis of all levels will donateproceeds to cancer research.www.nfcr.org/stretch.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 21Taste of Tysons. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., 8829

Boone Blvd., Vienna. The TysonsRegional Chamber of Commercepresents a day of food, wine and beer,community vendors, entertainmentand the Kidz Zone. Vendors arewelcome to showcase their businesses.For information regarding restaurantvending, 703-749-3141; exhibitors,703-281-1333; logistics, 703-286-7735; publicity, 703-876-4848;sponsorships, 703-281-1333. http://www.tasteoftysons.com/.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 2210th annual Super H 5K Run,

Walk & Wheel. 7 a.m. registration,8 a.m. race, 9 a.m., after-race partyat Tysons Sport & Health, 8250Greensboro Drive, McLean. A walk/run/wheelchair course to benefitMedStar NRH Adaptive SportProgram, helping those with physicaldisabilities enjoy recreation. Thosewho register get a free two-weekmembership any Sport & HealthClub. firstgiving.com/nrh/superh5k.

MONDAY/SEPT. 23Park Authority Meeting: McLean

Central Master Plan. 7 p.m., atMCC, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.The Fairfax County Park Authoritywill hold a public meeting to presentchanges to the McLean Central ParkMaster Plan, made in response tocomments from the June 2013 publicmeeting and afterward. 703-356-0551 [email protected].

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY/ SEPT. 24, 26Registration for ESL. 7 p.m., at St.

Mark Christian Formation Center,9972 Vale Road, Vienna. All studentswishing to take fall ESL classes in the10-week term with seven proficiencylevels, from Beginner 1 to Advanced2, must be registered and tested. Acitizenship preparation class will beavailable to students eligible to applyfor citizenship who have attained atleast an intermediate proficiency level(6:30-8 p.m.). $25 (optional Englishconversation group 7-7:45 p.m. forregistered intermediate and advancedstudents for an additional $10.) 703-626-3585 (English or Spanish); 703-994-8510 (Korean); 703-879-7296(Mandarin); 505-400-7026(Vietnamese), [email protected],or http://service.www.stmark.org/esl/.

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

Immanuel PresbyterianChurch in McLean holds an“Immanuel in the Evening” serviceSundays at 5:30 p.m. This informalservice with faith-sharing momentsfeatures music led by guitar and pi-ano, and the same sermon offeredduring the morning service. Great forfamilies with Sunday morning con-flicts or those who just like a laterstart. The “Second Season Premiere”of “Immanuel in the Evening” at 5:30p.m. on Sept. 22 has an ice cream so-cial to follow. Immanuel PresbyterianChurch, 1125 Savile Lane, McLean.http://ipcmclean.org for additionalinformation. Author Brian McLarendiscusses his book, “Why Did Jesus,Moses, the Buddha and MohammedCross the Road? Christian Identity ina Multi-Faith World” at Immanuelover the weekend of Oct. 19 and 20(see http://ipcmclean.org/ for addi-tional details).

Passages at Vienna Presbyte-rian Church, on the corner ofMaple Avenue and Park Street, offersa 15-week Divorce Care series Tues-days, 7-9 p.m., beginning Sept. 24 forthose going through the pain of sepa-ration or divorce. $20 (coversmaterials, scholarships available).7 0 3 - 9 3 8 - 9 0 5 0 ,[email protected] orwww.viennapres.org.

GriefShare, a weekly supportgroup for adults grieving the death of

a loved one, meets Sundays 6-7:30 p.m.at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 PartSt., Vienna with a video/discussion for-mat through Dec. 8. $20 for [email protected].

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

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

McLean Bible Church FitnessClass at Body & Soul Fitness. Gainbalance, energy and strength at 9:45a.m. Mondays and Fridays. Freechildcare for registered [email protected].

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church,1830 Kirby Road in McLean, holds athird Sunday service every month at10:15 a.m. which allows children to playactive roles in the music and as greetersand ushers. Traditional services are ev-ery Sunday at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m.

Vienna Christian HealingRooms are open, every Saturday, 1-5p.m., at 8200 Bell Lane. A team of Chris-tians is available to anyone requestingprayer. Free and open to the public.703-698-9779 orwww.viennachristianhealingrooms.com.

Chesterbrook United MethodistChurch is at 1711 Kirby Road, McLean.Worship service is at 11 a.m. Sundayschool is at 9:30 a.m. for adults and

children. 703-356-7100 orwww.ChesterbrookUMC.org.

Centering Prayer Groupmeets Fridays, 9:30 a.m. at An-drew Chapel United MethodistChurch, 1301 Trap Road, Vienna.The hour includes a brief readingrelated to prayer, followed by a 20-minute prayer [email protected] or703-759-3509.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Washington and theJewish Outreach Institute offer theMothers/Parents Circle, an umbrellaof free educational events and re-sources. Jewish rituals, ethics andthe creation of a Jewish home, regu-lar meetings and group Shabbats andholidays. Participants includeSha’are Shalom, Congregation BethEmeth, Temple Rodef Shalom andthe Jewish Community Center ofNorthern Virginia. ShalomDC.org.

St. Francis Episcopal Church,9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls,offers musical, educational, outreachand fellowship ministries in additionto worship services, including a 7:45a.m. worship service without music;9 a.m. worship service, children’schapel and children’s choirs; 10 a.m.Sunday school and adult forum; and11 a.m. worship service with adultchoir. 703-759-2082.

Unitarian Universalist Con-gregation of Fairfax , 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, offers theReligious Exploration (RE) programfor all children Saturdays and Sun-days. 703-281-4230.

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makeover of the of the library sys-tem was necessary to deal not onlywith diminishing budgets, but alsoa digital world, where the Internethas replaced newsprint, e-bookshave supplanted paperbacks, andthe latest films stream directly toyour laptop.

Clay noted that in the past fiveyears, the libraries’ budget hasbeen cut by 23 percent and libraryvisits have declined about 10 per-cent. Circulation is down about 6percent over that time.

“We have a responsibility to lookat the future of libraries and findways to evolve and compete,” Claysaid. “It’s a constant question—‘can you try to change too much?’The beta plan was not etched instone. It was a test,” Clay said.“And it seemed to me it was pru-dent, to say, ‘let’s try these thingsout. Let’s look at things like appro-priate staffing levels.’”

But certain measures in the betaplan, such as giving the county theflexibility to hire librarians whomay not have a master’s degreeand reshaping the role of youthservices librarians—infuriated em-ployees and patrons and sparkeda storm of protest.

Clay said he is committed to“starting from scratch,” gettingfeedback and input from stake-holders and employees. “New be-ginnings are always good. We wel-come everyone’s input,” Clay said.

Michele Endow of Herndon saidshe looked forward to participat-ing in the outreach meetings. Alifelong library patron, Endow saidshe was disappointed that FairfaxCounty seemed to be losingground when it came to keepingup with library innovations.

“I signed up for computerclasses, and instead of computerterminals, the instructor had justa slide machine. These classesshould be hands-on, with com-puter terminals for students.

BUT SOME library staff andmembers of the volunteer Friendsof the Library groups remain skep-tical of any real change as a resultof outreach efforts.

“I’m glad they put this on hold,”said Anita Ramos of Centreville.“But I won’t be happy until thisentire beta plan is dead. Dead,dead and dead. Fairfax librarieshave played an important role forethnic minorities and people whodon’t speak English. We need spe-cialists who can provide theknowledge that the Internetdoesn’t.”

Another longtime library advo-cate who asked not to be named

Library TrusteesSuspend Beta Plan

because of possible job repercus-sions said much of the damage hasalready been done.

“Trashing thousands of perfectlygood books, proposing the elimi-nation of librarians, proposing theelimination of services for kids,proposing the downgrading of li-brary staff both in literal grade andin the variety of depth of theirwork, sidelining the staff andFriends in the planning process—it is almost a posture of resigna-tion and despair,” he said. “Thereis already a ruptured trust and lackof confidence from almost everystakeholder group which makes ithard to envision a bright, hopefulnew future for FCPL under thisleadership.”

“My 32 year commitment hasbeen to produce the very best pub-lic library services in FairfaxCounty and the City of Fairfax,”Clay said. “There’s no way I wouldjeopardize that.”

Clay said the criticism stings—“It is hard. … I can’t say this wholething doesn’t bother me”—butwhat he needs to focus on is help-ing navigate the future of the li-brary “at an incredibly periloustime.”

“Here’s the bottom line for me.I want the Fairfax County PublicLibrary to be so vital and so vibrantin five years that no one couldimagine going a day without in-teracting with our library,” Claysaid.

Several George MasonRegional Library staffmembers as well as pa-trons gathered in the lobbyof the George Mason Re-gional Library inAnnandale Sept. 11 towatch the proceedings ofthe library board of trust-ees broadcast on a videomonitor. More than 250people attended the meet-ing. The main meetingroom was so full that thelibrary set up an overflowarea in a hallway lobby.

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Just when Sam Clay, Fairfax County’s PublicLibrary director, thought FCPL’s public im-age couldn’t get any worse, SupervisorLinda Smyth (D-Providence) released pho-

tos of bins filled to the brim with discarded librarybooks.

Acting on a tip from a volunteer Friend of the Li-brary member, Smyth drove out to the library’s tech-nical operations center in Chantilly, glanced into abin and saw hundreds of discarded books. A few dayslater, she made a second trip, found twice as manytossed books and filled a box full of rescued books.

Clay admits the photographs Smyth (D-Provi-dence) took of books in seemingly good conditionpaid for by taxpayers tossed in trash bins are a pow-erful, startling image.

But he insists the story is more complex than thephotographs suggest.

“The books that were in the dumpster were mate-rials that, in a professional librarian’s opinion, a li-brarian who holds an MLS degree, that these bookswere no longer usable,” Clay said.

“Have we never thrown away a book that was [us-able]? Have we ever made mistakes? Of course wehave. … But we go through all kinds of processesand options before the books go to the recycle bins.… So the material that was discovered, those werecarefully reviewed and vetted by our best minds, byMLS librarians,” Clay said.

Clay said FCPL’s collection includes nearly 300million books.

“It’s an incredible library asset that requires ex-tensive library management; it’s not just about ac-quiring, but de-quiring. We don’t build enoughshelves to house all of our books, no library does,because a certain number is always in circulation,”Clay said.

“But you see a dumpster full of books, and youthink ‘My God, what are they doing?’ They are beingefficient and good stewards of the taxpayer’s moneyby maintaining a vibrant collection, a great collec-tion. We’ve done that in the face of 50 percent bud-get reduction in past five years for books.”

Smyth is not quite satisfied with that answer. Af-ter hearing allegations about trashed library booksfrom members of the Friends groups, Smyth decidedto investigate the claims herself. On Aug. 29, shedrove to the Fairfax County Public Library’s techni-cal operations center in Chantilly.

WHAT SHE FOUND, she said, was mystifying anddismaying.

“I found stacks and stacks of books tossed away inthese bins behind the center,” Smyth said. A few dayslater, she went back and found that the pile of dis-carded books had grown.

Furious, she collected a box of books, several inseemingly good condition, and dumped them on thedesk of Fairfax County Deputy County ExecutiveDavid J. Molchany. Molchany is in charge of thecounty’s libraries and archives. The next day,Mochany issued a directive to all branches suspend-ing the practice until the Board of Supervisors cangather more information, and the public can give itsfeedback.

According to Smyth, the library suspended the

sharing of books with Friends of the Library groupsfrom October, 2012 until May, when the libraryshifted to a “floating collection” system. Smyth saidshe estimated about 250,000 books have beenthrown out since October.

“What really bothers me is the incredible waste oftaxpayers’ money. We’re in Fairfax County, forHeaven’s sake, and our libraries and books are im-portant to us.”

“Every system has discards, I assure you they allhave discarded books,” said Sam Clay, FairfaxCounty’s library director, during an interview withThe Connection on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

Although the discard issue was not part of the betaplan discussion, Library Trustee Chair Willard Jas-per said he was going to launch an “evaluation andcommunications committee that now will determinewhere we are right now and where we want to go.”

He said David C.F. Ray would head the committeeand that Susan C. Thorniley and Mary Petersen wouldalso be on it, along with members of the public andlibrary staff.

On Sept. 2, Tresa Schlecht, a member of the Friendsof Tysons-Pimmit Library and one of five publicspeakers at the Library Board meeting on Sept. 11,sent an email to Smyth thanking her for investigat-ing the matter:

“Apparently, there are several interpretations of thefacts surrounding disposal of excessed books duringthe past year… I personally visited Tech Ops inChantilly to request that we be allowed to pick updiscarded books, especially children’s books, beforethe books were placed in the dumpster by Tech Ops.I was told that my request would be considered, butthat it was unlikely that TY Friends could obtain dis-carded books, as it would be unfair to let TY Friendshave books simply because we were willing to pickthe books up when other Friends groups could not.

… TY offered to share the books with any otherFriends groups, or to use the discarded books as di-rected by FCPL. Thus, our request for books wouldnot have required FCPL personnel time, other thanan e-mail to me naming the time/dates for pick-ups,nor would it have involved any cost to the county.TY Friends was not granted permission to pick updiscarded books at Tech Ops … ”

County suspends discardingof library books.

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Discarded children’s books in a dumpster.

Dumpster filled with discarded librarybooks.

Photos by Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence)


The McLean Galaxy Green U11 boys’ soccer team wonMaryland’s August Cup. Pictured are: Coach YuriBogdanov, Jaz Bisset, Philip Bogdanov, ChristopherCoppola, Hayden Evans, Michael Fields, Ian Gresenz,Jad Kanaan, Nico Karagounis, Luke Maloney, LukeMicale, Sami Qusrawi, Aidan Singer and Ryan Wiener.

Great Falls Soccer Courage BlueWins Title

The Great Falls Soccer Courage Blue U10 girls’ soccer team wona championship in the Pride Division of the PWSI Toys for TotsTournament over Labor Day Weekend. The team advanced to thefinals undefeated by winning against McLean Gold, and two PWSIteams. They then beat McLean White U10 Girls 1-0 in a hardfought final championship game. The team is coached by Lan-gley High School girls’ soccer head coach Billy Blake and CoachDavorin Husazinovic.

McLean Football Beats MarshallThe McLean football team defeated Marshall 32-3 on Sept. 12.

The victory improved the Highlanders’ record to 1-1. Marshalldropped to 0-2.

McLean will travel to face Falls Church at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Sept. 20. Marshall will host Freedom at the same time.

McLean Galaxy GreenWins August Cup

The McLean Galaxy Green U11 boys’ soccer team won a cham-pionship in Maryland’s August Cup on Aug. 25.

The team advanced to the finals undefeated by winning againstLoudoun Soccer Red, DC Stoddert Blue Metros and Maryland RushAcademy Blue. They went on to beat Braddock Road Youth Elite4-0 in the finals. The team is coached by Yuri Bogdanov.

The Great Falls Soccer Courage Blue U10 girls’ soccerteam won a championship over Labor Day Weekend.Pictured are: Coaches Blake and Davorin, ElsaBillingslea, Lynley Birchard, Isabel Butler, RayaDavidson, Alexa Gianoplus, Macey Jacobs, MayaKanaan, Avery Perez, Lexie Perez, Gianna Russo,Teresa Ryan and Caitlyn Shumadine.

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Episcopal head footballcoach Panos Voulgarisstood on the field atFlint Hill School and de-

scribed Maroon running backNigel Beckford following theteam’s season opener on Sept. 13.

“He’s a Division I running back,”Voulgaris said. “Someone’s goingto get real lucky when they get himat the next level.”

While Beckford’s future appearsbright, the senior from Bridgeport,Conn., showed on Friday the Epis-copal football team is lucky tohave him now.

Beckford rushed for 312 yardsand five touchdowns on 33 carries during Episcopal’s48-28 victory over Flint Hill. Ripping through theHuskies as part of the Maroon’s no-huddle offense,Beckford scored on runs of 1, 5, 18, 1 and 36 yards.

“He’s the best running back I’ve coached,” Voulgarissaid, “and as long as he stays disciplined, he can havea great year.”

Episcopal’s potent, up-tempo offense was on dis-play early, as the Maroon marched 70 yards in eightplays during the game’s opening drive. Beckfordpunched it in from 1 yard, capping the 2-minute,20-second drive and giving Episcopal a 7-0 lead.

AFTER FLINT HILL’SENSUING DRIVE stalledat the Episcopal 11-yardline, the Maroon drove 89yards in five plays, takingjust 66 seconds off the clock.Beckford’s 5-yard touch-down gave Episcopal a 14-0 advantage.

“[This offense is] a newthing for me coming to Epis-copal under CoachVoulgaris,” Beckford said.“It’s a fun offense. I’m newto the zone [scheme]. I’m adownhill-type runner, but… [it has made me more]versatile.”

Beckford’s 18-yard touch-down run with less than 9minutes left in the third quarter gave Episcopal itslargest lead of the day at 28-6.

“I think he’s a very good running back,” Flint Hillhead coach Tom Verbanic said. “I think he does a lotof things very well. … To go along with that, wewere out of position and against a back like that,when you put yourself out of position, you’re in realtrouble.”

After falling behind by three scores, Flint Hillshowed resiliency. A 28-yard pick-six by JakeSalewski and a two-point conversion cut the Episco-

pal lead to 28-14. Beckford scored on a 1-yard runto push the Maroon lead to 21 with 4:02 remainingin the third, but the Huskies quickly answered whenJonny Howard returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yardsfor a touchdown.

Flint Hill running back Christian Martey broke a33-yard touchdown run with 10:17 left in the fourthquarter, pulling the Huskies within one score at 35-28, but Episcopal closed the contest with a pair oftouchdowns, including a 68-yard interception returnby defensive back Gary Williams, who picked off apair of passes.

“We didn’t do many thingswell today,” Verbanic said.“… I just think that theycame out and theyoutplayed us today. We fun-damentally did not playvery well. … It was almostchaotic, to be very honestwith you, which means thatI didn’t do a very good job,either.”

Episcopal senior quarter-back Will Hollister(Leesburg) completed 11 of17 passes for 128 yards, onetouchdown and one inter-ception. He also rushed fivetimes for 38 yards.

Maroon receiver BrianChase (Baltimore) hauled ina 30-yard touchdown recep-

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FLINT HILL’S MARTEY carried 24 times for 120yards and a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Jus-tin Saleh completed 15 of 32 passes for 205 yards,one touchdown and two interceptions.

Episcopal will travel to face Bishop Ireton at 2 p.m.on Saturday, Sept. 21.

Flint Hill dropped to 1-1, including a 27-18 vic-tory against Paul VI on Sept. 6. The Huskies will travelto face Collegiate at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.

Senior running back runs for 312 yards, 5 touchdowns.

Beckford Carries EpiscopalFootball Past Flint Hill

Flint Hill running back Christian Martey carries the ballagainst Episcopal on Sept. 13.

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— Flint Hill head coach Tom Verbanicabout Nigel Beckford


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The decision for yours truly to participate ina Phase 1 Study at N.I.H. or Johns Hopkins(depending upon availability and qualifica-tions) discussed in last week’s column hasbeen put on hold, temporarily. It seems thatmy oncologist was thinking about me over theholiday weekend and called me on Wednes-day following Labor Day to say he had a diag-nostic idea concerning me: a 24-hour urinecollection (a “Creatinine Clearance Study”)which would provide a more accurate reading(than the regular lab work I have; from blood)of my kidney function. Although the logisticshaven’t been worked out – insofar as exactlyhow I get a sample to their lab – “the idea” asmy father used to say, “has merit,” so I happilyagreed in principle and awaited a phone callfrom my oncology nurse to explain the dosand don’ts.

Apparently, there is yet one more chemo-therapy drug – of recent vintage, and design,that my oncologist would like to try. He hasn’tsuggested its infusion previously, because likemany drugs, it is filtered through the kidneys;and after four-and-a-half years of varying typesof chemo/targeted therapy, (I.V. and oral) thedamage to my kidneys – particularly as evi-denced by my elevated creatinine level andbelow-average “glomerular filtration rate” (45when 60 is normal) is and always has beencause for concern and caution. Collateral dam-age as I call it, is still damage, and renal fail-ure/kidney dialysis is all it’s cracked up to be:not good, so diagnosis-to-date, we’ve avoidedthe risk. I’ve always agreed that since troublehas already found me, I’m hesitant to look forit. Perhaps there will yet be a reward for ourprudence and patience.

Per the over-the-phone instructions I even-tually received, I submitted my 24-hour sam-ple on Monday morning. At 10:11 that eve-ning, my oncologist e-mailed my test results.Although the colors were not flying, the testresults were nonetheless improved, sufficientlyso that we are indeed going ahead with I.V.chemotherapy once again. Therefore, for theimmediate future, anyway, N.I.H. and JohnsHopkins are “back-burnered.” Alimta, the I.V.chemotherapy drug which I will be infusing, ismy new best friend. A drug designed specifi-cally for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (me); every three weeksliving forward, I will be infused at the InfusionCenter. The entire process will take about twohours, I was told. “Two hours” I can do in mysleep, which sometimes is exactly what I do(the BarcaLoungers are extremely comfortableand the warm blankets are super cozy). Sohere we go, again. Nevertheless, it feels right.

If I had been accepted into a Study, mytreatment would have been experimental andas much – if not more, about the next person.As it was explained to me by my oncologist, Iwould have been sort of a guinea pig, beinginjected with an experimental, non-FDA-approved medicine that previously hadshowed some promise when treating mice. Ihave no problem with this process and under-stand that such pursuits occasionally providemiraculous outcomes, and I’m certainly opento reconsidering should the opportunity pre-sent itself. However, going from a definitemaybe at N.I.H to an FDA-approved for thetreatment of non-small cell lung cancer drugseems like a no-brainer, even for me. Granted,I’m still a long way from anywhere, but it feelsgood to be back in the game, rather than beingon the sidelines, sort of (with all due respect toN.I.H. and Johns Hopkins).

My future is now and thanks to this mostrecent diagnostic test, my treatment withAlimta can also be now; Friday the 20th,actually.

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

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