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Herndon High Schoolgraduates exit GeorgeMason University’s PatriotCenter as members of theClass of 2015.

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By Mary Kimm

The Connection

The Fairfax CountyBoard of SupervisorsPublic Safety Commit-tee, chaired by Gerry

Hyland (D-Mount Vernon), met onTuesday, June 9 for the first timesince June 2011. Since then, therehave been six officer-involvedshootings in Fairfax County, includ-ing the August 2013 shootingdeath of John Geer. Police handlingof the communications and inves-tigation of that shooting led to theformation in March 2015 of the AdHoc Police Practices Review Com-mission.

All 10 members of the Board ofSupervisors were in attendance,including Penny Gross, who ex-cused herself after about 75 min-utes saying: “I’m a little preoccu-pied today,” to laughter. Gross (D-Mason) faced the first primaryelection challenge of her career,winning with 56 percent of thevote over challenger JessicaSwanson.

POLICE BODY CAMERASIn a discussion of FCPD proposal to imple-

ment body cameras for all patrol officersPolice Chief Edwin Roessler described cam-eras as “another step to total accountabil-ity.” Cameras “capture officer’s actionswhether they are good or bad … technol-ogy to hold ourselves accountable,” he said,

“This is for public trust and transparency,”said Deputy County Executive David M.Rohrer.

But the draft policy and procedures ac-companying Capt. Robert Blakely’s presen-tation did not list transparency or account-ability among the purposes of the body cam-eras.

Purposes listed included: to capture crimi-nal events and provide evidence of thoseevents in court; to document crime scenes;to document victim, witness and suspectstatements; to act as a deterrent for pur-poses of officer safety; to reduce unreason-able and/or false complaints against offic-ers; to provide training and “performancemechanism to ensure the professionalismof all officers.”

Cost estimates were $4 million for startupand acquisition with ongoing operatingcosts of $4 million a year. Estimating thatcameras could capture an hour of video foreach 8-hour shift for each officer, Blakelypointed to the need for massive data stor-age of more than two petabytes of dataannually. That’s more than 20,000terabytes. Costs include the addition ofeight-to-10 positions including a redactionspecialist and three Freedom of Informa-tion clerks. And three “might not beenough,” Blakely said.

Some jurisdictions “had to take action toblock certain aspects of FOIA because the

demands were so high,” Blakely said. Notall video would be subject to all the provi-sions of FOIA, he said.

Roessler told the cautionary tale of theearly days of dashboard cameras in patrolcars which included VHS tapes, complicatedchain of custody issues and a suspension ofthe program while the technology matured.

“The moral to this is, ‘Nothing is simple,’”said Chairman Sharon Bulova. “This is com-plicated.”

POLICE COMMISSIONMichael Hershman, chairman of the Ad

Hoc Police Practices Review Commissionreported to the committee that the com-mission is undertaking a large scope ofwork in a short time frame, using five sub-committees: Use of Force; Communica-tions; Mental Health; Investigations andOversight; and Recruitment and Vetting.There are 35 members of the commission,plus an additional 25 members of subcom-mittees.

In addition to reviewing internal policiesand data, the commission is looking at otherlocalities, reading independent reports, andreviewing best practices.

“We’re trying to do a better job of beingtransparent and sharing information,” saidBulova.

“We have a commitment to finish and giveyou recommendations in October, and wewill be doing that,” Hershman said.

It’s a complex, emotional topic, and thereare differences of opinion among membersof the commission, he said. But “the dis-agreements we’ve had have been very civil.”

“It’s very possible there will be majorityfindings and minority findings when webring our report to you.”

Supervisors pressed Hershman to holdadditional public forums in other parts ofthe county, including Mount Vernon, Restonand Culmore.

“This is a large county, this is a long-termissue,” said Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill).“I would like to know that we are going toput it to bed as best we can with new poli-cies and procedures.”

Hershman responded: “Let me say thisabout putting this to bed once and for all ...

it’s healthy to review the state of policingevery several years. It’s a never-ending pro-cess.”

Gross asked whether Hershman wascomfortable with diversity on the commis-sion.

“We weren’t satisfied with the diversity… of the commission,” Hershman an-swered. “No, I’m not comfortable. But wehave worked very, very hard, and we’re notstopping, at every turn we reach out.”

John Cook (R-Braddock) cited recent sta-tistics indicating that at least 25 percent ofpeople shot by police in the U.S. werepeople with mental illness: “I want to makesure that we are looking at that issue as anational phenomenon.”

All meetings of the Police Commissionand subcommittees are open to the public,and the documents and data gathered bythe commission are available online. Seeh t t p : / / w w w. f a i r f a x c o u n t y. g o v /policecommission/ for schedule and mate-rials.

CRISIS INTERVENTION/PEOPLEWITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN JAIL

The committee heard about police depart-ment goals to train 100 percent of its offic-ers in crisis intervention, and efforts to re-

duce the number of people withmental illness in jails.

The new Community ServicesBoard facility, the Merrifield Center,was built to accommodate a 24-hour drop-off for people with men-tal illness instead of having policetake them to jail, but more moneyand resources will be needed toimplement that, said, Tisha Deegah,executive director of the Fairfax-Falls Church Community ServicesBoard.

Cook pointed to an 80 percent re-cidivism rate for people with men-tal illness who were incarcerated,vs. a 20 percent rate with diversionto treatment, and the economic costassociated with that.

Hudgins expressed frustrationthat the same goals were in placefor mental health reform in 2007,but the resources have not accom-panied the goals. “We actually sub-stituted the jail for mental healthservices,” she said.

Rohrer said that the resourceshortage wasn’t just on the part ofcounty funding, but also state fund-ing and choices made by hospitalsto close beds that could serve people

with mental illness in crisis. Many nightsevery week, for example, officers are dis-patched to deliver as far as Salem or Nor-folk where a bed is available for treatment,tapping critical police resources, but alsoputting the person in crisis and that person’sfamily in greater difficulty, Rohrer said.

POLICE & FIRE GAMES opening ceremo-nies for the nearly 10,000 registered ath-letes from around the world, are about twoweeks away, and organizers appeared be-fore the committee with enthusiasm and asmall amount of trepidation. Opening cer-emonies will be Friday, June 26, at RFK sta-dium, including lighting of a cauldron anda flyover. Tickets to the opening ceremo-nies are free, available at http://fairfax2015.com.

Athlete’s Village, the social hub for thegames, will be in Reston, with major ven-ues around the county.

The public can attend any of the 1,600medal events in more than 60 sports at morethan 50 venues for free, no tickets required.See http://fairfax2015.com/schedule

More than 5,800 volunteers have signedup to fill some of the 18,000 shifts, said BillKnight, executive director of Fairfax 2015.There are more than 930 medical volun-teers.

Closing ceremonies will be at Wolf Trap,Sunday, July 5.

The committee also heard plans to de-velop legislation on animal cruelty thatwould include regulations on dog tether-ing. Currently the county can enforce statelaws.

Disclosure: Mary Kimm is a member ofthe Ad Hoc Police Practices Commission.

First meeting since 2011 includespacked agenda, full house.Supervising Public Safety

Presentation slide on body camera.

Herndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Opinion

Independence Day is a national celebra-tion, and for many, that celebration in-cludes alcohol. The summer overall andJuly 4 in particular are times of greater

risk for drinking and driving.This is true for the young adults over

21 living with you, and unfortunatelyalso for many teens who are under 21.More on that below.

For all revelers in independence: Make aplan. Plan to celebrate with access to publictransportation. Plan to have a designateddriver. Plan to celebrate in a place safe andcomfortable to spend the night.

But in case those plans go awry, here is analternative safety net.

On the night of Saturday, July 4, the Wash-ington Regional Alcohol Program will offer freetaxi rides home (up to $30), beginning at 10

p.m. for six hours until 4 a.m. the morning ofJuly 5. Participants must be at least 21. Call 1-800-200-TAXI.

On July 4, 2014, more than 150 people usedWRAP’s SoberRide service rather than possi-

bly driving home impaired.In summer, 44 percent of all U.S. traf-

fic deaths are caused by alcohol-im-paired drivers, according to statistics

provided by WRAP. SoberRide is a way to helpkeep local roads safe from impaired driversduring this traditionally high-risk holiday.

On July 4, historically, nearly 40 percent oftraffic deaths in the U.S. are caused by drunkdrivers; more than 20 percent of the drunkdrivers involved in those deaths during the2013 July 4 holiday had blood alcohol con-centrations of nearly twice the legal limit, saidKurt Erickson of WRAP.

For parents of young adults who may be liv-ing at home and parents of those under 21,this is time to talk. Ask about plans, ask spe-cifically about getting home. Remind thoseover 21 to take the WRAP phone number withthem.

While you hope that young adults under 21aren’t drinking — because there are lots ofdangers to binge drinking beyond drinking anddriving — you know that many of them willbe drinking. Talk with your teens about theproblems of binge drinking. Let your youngerfamily members know that you would muchrather pay for a cab or come get them yourselfthan run the risk of losing them.

This is a message important for the tail endof graduation season and good for the wholesummer, which is the time of the highest riskfor teen drivers.

Since 1993, WRAP’s SoberRide program hasprovided more than 62,500 free cab rides hometo would-be drunk drivers in the Greater Wash-ington area.

For more information, visit www.soberride.com.

Talking and planning about celebrating July 4,and throughout the summer months.

Safe Planning for Independence

Editorial

By Chap Petersen

State Senator (D-34)

Over the past weekends, I’ve beenknocking on doors in Vienna, nextto the I-66 sound walls. A few quiet.

Tall maple trees stand over top traditionalranch-style houses. Kids ride bikes down thestreet.

Welcome to the I-66 corridor.Sixteen years ago, I was a freshman Coun-

cilman representing Fairfax City at the NOVARegional Commission. I was young, obliviousand surrounded by the leading minds in localgovernment.

One day, we were reviewing the issue of I-66. VDOT had an ambitious plan for addingfour new lanes from the Beltway to Gainesville.I listened to the presentation, then asked a

question befitting my lack of sophistication:“What’s the point in widening I-66 outside

the Beltway, if it’s still four lanes inside theBeltway? Where will these cars go?”

Sixteen years later and I’m still waiting forthat answer.

The latest VDOT I-66 plan adds more pave-ment from Dunn Loring to Centreville butagain fails to add capacity inside the Beltway.

What’s even more grating is the idea – ap-parently originating in Richmond – that thisplan, including “multi-modal” improvements,will be financed by lucrative new tolls insidethe Beltway. (This may be the motivating forcebehind VDOT funding the project itself ratherthan bringing in a private investor).

In other words, my Fairfax County constitu-ents will be paying $10 a trip to the District,so there can be new bike racks in Clarendon.

Last week, I talked to a VDOT representa-tive about this tolling plan – and when it wouldbe matched with inner Beltway capacity.

I was told that those new lanes were plannedfor 2040. Yes, that’s correct, 25 years from now.This is a bad idea and it’s time to start callingit out publicly. Nobody in Fairfax County sup-ports the tolling of a highway that’s currentlyfree to the public. If you want to create tollsinside the Beltway, then create new lanes. Don’ttake away the existing lanes which are opento the public. All friendly kidding aside, I amin awe of my Arlington colleagues who havelobbied to keep I-66 narrowed to four lanesinside their jurisdiction. So why are FairfaxCounty homeowners not given the same def-erence? Why do we have to accommodate tenlanes, plus a bike lane? We need to get I-66right. Yes, the solution should be multi-modal,with buses and trains playing a major role. Butwe have to drop the mindset of ONLY makingimprovements outside the Beltway. Otherwise,to cite David Byrne and the Talking Heads, wewill truly be on a Road to Nowhere.

VDOT plan makes Fairfax commuters andneighbors pay for I-66 construction.

I-66: Who Pays the Price?

To the Editor:State Delegate Ken Plum’s lat-

est commentary on Medicaid ex-pansion (“Political Prospects forMedicaid Expansion,” The Con-nection, June 4) is not the firsttime he has written on the subject,but he has yet to explain how Vir-ginia would pay for this.

If one understands the proposalcorrectly, the federal governmentwill fund the program using “fed-eral funds” (a euphemism for tax-payer dollars) the first two years,with Virginia then starting to pick

up increasingly larger shares of theprogram in out years. Virginia’s tabwould start with 10 percent of thecost after the first two “teaser”years paid by those Federal fundsand then progressively increase.

Given Governor McAuliffe’s ownpreviously announced multi-yeardeficit of $2.4 billion, $882 mil-lion over the next two years, andpotential state employee lay-offs,where would that money comefrom—even for the ten percent?Law enforcement? Education?Transportation? Higher taxes?

What happens when the Medicaidexpansion becomes a line item inthe Virginia budget for perpetuity?

As a delegate, Del. Plum has fi-duciary and fiscal responsibility tomanage the budget for all Virgin-ians. Those favoring a Medicaidexpansion in the State—predomi-nantly Democrats—who writesuch commentaries, do not discusscost specifics—i.e., how to pay forit—when it would become a per-manent line item in the Virginiabudget. Currently, commendablealtruism exceeds the reality of thebalance in the state’s checkbook—as confirmed by Governor

McAuliffe’s own projections. Re-publican-led fiscal prudence andfiduciary responsibility on this is-sue is the correct course of actionfor Virginia.

Chris J. KrisingerColonel, USAF (Ret)

Burke

Editor’s note: Virginia’s contri-bution would be capped at 10percent.

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Graduation 2015

“Hope is a feeling that ev-erybody understands. Itmeans the same thing inevery lan-guage,” said

Herndon High School senior Fatma Gdoura.Gdoura was one of the nine senior class

council members to address Herndon’sgraduating class on Wednesday afternoon,June 17 at George Mason University’s Pa-triot Center.

“It is what unites us now,” she said, toher classmates, teachers, administrators,school board members, Board of Supervi-sors, superintendent, parents, friends, fam-ily and more.

Herndon High School Principal WilliamBates told students what he thought of theClass of 2015.

“We encourage you, we support you, weappreciate you,” said Bates, who was hon-ored by the Fairfax County Board of Super-visors earlier this spring.

“We thank you,” he said.Students selected teacher Christopher

Gannon to speak at their graduation.Although first honored, he said, his emo-

tions started to shift as he analyzed whatmust have been the true motivation behindhis selection by his students.

“I think I was asked to give this speech asa sign of revenge,” he said, to laughter fromthe crowd.

He said he then tried to empathize; hethought about how his students tackled theassignments he gave them throughout theyear.

“I contemplated not doing it,” he said.“Then I did what I know all my students

do, I texted a friend,” he said, to more laugh-ter.

Then, in an act he said he finds just asanthropologically peculiar as parents must,Gannon took a “selfie” of himself giving hiscommencement address to “immortalize”the moment.

“I believe all students are capable of suc-cess. I am eager to see all that you do tocontribute to the world,” he said.

Emma Rose Hammersley received astanding ovation from her peers as she

stepped from the podium with an escortfrom Herndon’s High School NJROTC mem-ber Ian Herring.

About 448 of her classmates graduatedlast Wednesday.

Principal Bates said the last words to hisstudents, before they shifted their tassels,tossed their caps in the air, and left theGeorge Mason basketball floor forever ashigh school graduates from the Class of2015. “We know you will change the world,”Bates said. “The world is counting on you.”

- Ken Moore

Herndon’s Class of 2015 enters George Mason University’s Patriot Centerfor its commencement ceremony.

A handful of Herndon graduates received prolonged applause whenPrincipal William Bates announced their intention to serve the UnitedStates in the military following graduation.

Herndon High School’s Class of 2015:“To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.”‘World Is Counting on You’

Herndon High School Principal William Bates pre-sented the faculty award to senior Charlie Tong Shen,“one of the most brilliant students” teachers saidthey’ve worked with.

Emma Rose Hammersley was accompanied by IanHerring of the Herndon High School NJROTC.

Troy Anthony Brunson, JessicaFrempomaa Addai and numer-ous other students finishedHerndon High School with agrade point average over 4.0.

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Graduation 2015

The South Lake Chorus sang “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis ScottKey and “I Was Here” by Diane Warren.

More than a thousand spectators rooted for South Lakes seniors onThursday, June 18.

‘Blessed to Be a Part of It’ 546 students graduated from South LakesHigh School on Thursday, June 18.

Zoe Jones and Sarah Kanu enjoy their last minutes together as SouthLakes seniors.

Brentan Walter shakes School Board At-Large Member Ilryong Moon’shand before the ceremony.

Peter Kownacki’s bow tieswere referenced during thegraduation ceremony at thePatriot Center. Kownackitold graduating students toalways be advocates fortheir own learning.

Students watch classmates walkthe stage.

By Ken Moore

The Connection

English teacher Valerie Padgettsometimes consulted an urbandictionary to understand herSouth Lakes High School stu-

dents.“You all made me laugh,” she said. “I have

been blessed to be a part of it.”The senior class chose her to be the fac-

ulty member to give the commencementaddress at their once-in-a-lifetime com-mencement ceremony.

“Of all the students I have taught, youhave had the most heart,” she told theSeahawks Class of 2015.

“I was both honored and horrified,” shetold them, to laughter. “I first want to thankyou for the sleepless nights, the generalizedanxiety, and right now, the overwhelmingfeeling of nausea.”

She talked of her first year teaching in1989 when she was determined to motivatestudents to love F. Scott Fitzgerald.

After 25 years of teaching, her point ofview has changed.

“The goal is not to be inspiring, but to beinspired,” she said to the 546 seniors whomatriculated.

More than 110 South Lakes students re-

ceived grade pointaverages over 4.0.

About six studentswill serve the UnitedStates in the mili-tary, and receivedstanding ovationsfrom teachers, class-mates and people inthe audience.

“The power ofyour spirit is alwayswithin you,” Padgetttold the graduatingstudents.

Benjamin Gaiarinwas the studentspeaker.

“My lips are, in asense, everyone’slips,” he said. Hethen kissed a relicspirit swivel stickused by faculty andsenior class during the school year. But thewords that followed spoke for and to theentire student body.

“Wherever your next steps may take you,notice the little moments,” he said. “Thesmall moments ... bring out the flavor wenever expected.”

Gaiarin remindedeverybody of theloss of a classmate inclass of 2015, EmmaClark, who died inSeptember.

“We will alwaysremember Emma’swarm smile,” hesaid. “Today, Emmawalks with us.”

Class officer KhoaNguyen introduced

teacher Peter Kownacki, who gave the prin-ciple address.

“He gave us a lot more than just an ap-preciation for bowties,” Nguyen said.

“Always be an advocate for your ownlearning,” said their teacher. “Remember

never to sit idly by when you don’t under-stand something.”

“I am in awe of your future potential,”Kownacki said. Students entered the GeorgeMason Patriot Center to hear South LakesBand play “Pomp and Circumstance” byEdward Elgar and “Fanfare and Flourish II”by James Curnow.

During the ceremony, they heard fellowgraduates in the 2015 Senior Chorus singthe “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis ScottKey and “I Was Here” by Diane Warren. Andafter receiving their diplomas, studentsmarched off the George Mason Universityfloor to “Keep Ya Heads Up,” “Happy,”“ABC,” and “Shake it Off.”

Valerie Padgett referenced J.R. Tolkien.“Class of 2015, safe travels, until we meetagain.”

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By Camille Kidwell

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“I wasn’t always this good looking.I also wasn’t always this humble.On the first day of high school, Igot lost and almost started cry-

ing. I even wore my gym clothes and hadto wait half the day to change out of them.Now, I’m tall, dark, and handsome." This isa story of Senior Megh Kumar set the tonein his humor-filled “Reflection” speech atOakton High School’s 47th commencementceremony on Monday, June 22. Over 500seniors crossed the stage at George Mason’sPatriot Center, receiving their diplomas andaccolades among proud friends and family.Among these students, 154 graduated withhonors, the highest number in school his-tory.

“We have grown and challenged ourselvesthrough our passions and activities,” saidclass president Millan Khadka. “Our classhad athletes, humanitarians, musicians andfuture leaders. We have achieved the high-est of honors, all with Cougar pride.”

“Four years ago, graduation seemed so faraway, and finishing high school so over-whelming. Yet, these were the good ol’ days.What really made these moments good wasthe class of 2015 becoming my family, andOakton a second home to me,” said Khadka.“We will always share in the pride of beingOakton Cougars.”

Guest speaker, Elwyn “Chip” Comstock,former vice principal of Oakton, challengedstudents in his speech by posing the ques-tion: “How complete is your portrait?” Hecompared a blank canvas to the life of astudent, telling them that they have been“primed” by family and role models. “Youmay have a masterpiece,” he said, “but someparts need to be enhanced. Think to your-self: What will your portrait be?” He thenoffered words of advice from his experiencein being both a parent and an educator. Hetold them with a smile: “Today you canclearly say you won the day. Now go outand win every day.”

Students threw their caps in celebration,as Oakton became their alma mater.

And how did Megh Kumar’s story end?“I’m excited,” he said. “We will rememberthe bonds we made, the tummy-achinglaughs we had and the many firsts we ex-perienced here at this school. We look tothe future as a beacon of hope.”

Oakton High Schoolgraduates the Classof 2015.

Graduatingwith CougarPride

Graduation

2015

Photos by Camille Kidwell/The Connection

Students and faculty file into the Patriot Center.

Students cross the stage to receivetheir diplomas.

Oakton’s class of 2015 at the school’s 47th commencement ceremony onMonday, June 22.

Viewpoints

Oakton Graduates:Where do youwant to be in fiveyears from now?

— Camille Kidwell

John Shebat:“In five years I will have gradu-

ated from the University of Texas,where I will be swimming.”

Lillie Dustin:“Hopefully in five years I will be in

the Peace Corps.”

Alexa Villaflor:“I am planning on doing an

accelerated master's program atVirginia Tech.”

Abby Javer:“I want to be directing movies.”

Jonah Driessen:“In five years I see myself living in

an apartment with a roommate. Ihope to be living a happy, produc-tive life.”


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Collective U.S. Tour 2015. 7:30p.m. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. InternationalSongwriters Lily Kiara (Holland),Floatstone (Belgium), and JimmyRobinson (USA) make Herndon astop on their 2015 U.S. Tour. Tickets$15.

Herndon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 7-Nov.12. Twelve Vendors sell a variety ofproducts including kettle corn andfresh made Italian pasta. Old TownHerndon, 700 Block of Lynn St.,Herndon. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/herndonmkt.htm

FRIDAY/JUNE 26Frying Pan Fridays. 6:30 p.m. Frying

Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Delve into a different pieceof your favorite Farm Park on astress- free adventure includinghands-on activities and short hikes.

SATURDAY/JUNE 27Towne Square Singers Spring

Show. 7:30 p.m. Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Come join the TowneSquare Singers at their next concert,“Poetry in Motion,” to not onlyexperience choral music, but to hearan array of poems written by greatmasters. Call 703-787-7300 topurchase tickets.

MONDAY/JUNE 29Lego Club. 2 p.m. 768 Center Street,

Herndon. Stop in and practiceengineering and problem solvingskills with LEGO bricks. Age 6-12.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/he/.

MONDAY-FRIDAY/JUNE 29-JULY 3World Police & Fire Games

Athletes’ Village: Billards. 8 a.m.

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July 4th in Fairfax CountySATURDAY/ JULY 4Vienna 4th of July Festival and Fireworks Show. 12-9 p.m. Vienna

Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue, East, Vienna. Free event with food anddrink, music, family games, children’s entertainment and more. Fireworksshow begins at 9:15 p.m. http://www.viennava.gov/index.aspx?nid=894

McLean 4th of July Fireworks Celebration. 8 p.m. Cooper MiddleSchool, 977 Balls Hill Road, McLean. Food and music. Shuttle buses willbe available at St. John’s Episcopal Church at the McLean CommunityCenter. http://www.mcleancenter.org/special-events

Great Falls 4th of July Celebration & Parade. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. VillageCentre Green, 776 Walker Road, Great Falls. 5K walk/run, blood drive,Little Patriot Parade, and floats, horses, antique cars and pets making aloop in the Main Parade. Fireworks start after dusk at Turner Farm Park.http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org.

Herndon 4th of July Celebration. 6:30 p.m. Bready Park, HerndonCommunity Center, 814 Ferndale Avenue, Herndon. A family-fun eventfeaturing games, arts and craft activities, bingo, food face painting,balloon artists, and fireworks. Fireworks show is choreographed to musicand begins at dark, approximately 9:30 p.m. www.herndon-va.gov.

Lake Fairfax Fireworks Spectacular. 4-8 p.m. Lake Fairfax, 1400 LakeFairfax Drive, Reston. Live music, enjoy the Water Mine park and more.http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lakefairfax/

Firecracker 5K for the Troops. 8 a.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market Street, Reston. A 3.1 mile race, live music, face painting, wavingflags, and free massages. prraces.com/firecracker/

Historic Pohick Church 4th of July Tours. 1-3 p.m. Pohick Church,9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton. Costumed history docents will give freeguided tours of the historic colonial church. http://www.pohick.org

July 4th in Paradise. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 YatesFord Road, Clifton. Open for normal business hours with live music andfood available throughout the day. http://www.paradisespringswinery.com

Fairfax’s Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks. 10 a.m.-10:30p.m. in the Downtown Fairfax Historic District. Independence day parade,historical tours, games, entertainment and fireworks begins at 7 p.m.www.fairfaxva.gov.

Mount Vernon’s An American Celebration. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. GeorgeWashington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway,Mount Vernon. Daytime fireworks in patriotic colors fired over thePotomac River at 1 p.m. The event also includes an inspirationalnaturalization ceremony for 100 new citizens, military re-enactments, aspecial wreath-laying ceremony, free birthday cake for all and a visit fromthe “first” first couple, “General and Mrs. Washington.”www.mountvernon.org.

“Inter-Play” is a show of a new series of oil and acrylicpaintings by Claudia Samper on exhibit from June 5 untilJuly 2 at Reston Art Gallery & Studios, 11400 WashingtonPlaza.

- 6 p.m. Breakers Sky Lounge, 2445Centreville Road, Herndon.Fairfax2015.com.

TUESDAY/JUNE 30Sheep Dog Detectives. 2:30 p.m. 768

Center Street, Herndon. WatchKaydee Puppet’s show, Dudley Dogand friends, who solve crimes in afun and fast-paced show. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/he/.

THURSDAY/JULY 2Herndon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 7-Nov.12. Twelve Vendors sell a variety ofproducts including kettle corn andfresh made Italian pasta. Old TownHerndon, 700 Block of Lynn St.,Herndon. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/herndonmkt.htm

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RSTA swimmers got their summeroff to a good start on the firstmorning of summer break by

showing up bright and early to partici-pate in the third meet of the season. Witha 7 a.m. warmup time, there’s no sleep-ing in on Saturdays for swimmers! Re-sults of the meets are as follows:

Hunters WoodsBlue Marlins 553,NewbridgeDolphins 501

For Hunters Woods, triple event win-ners were Andrew Chen, John Evans,Marissa Jerome, Liam Tolbert, and BrianZhou. Double event winners were JackHenry Ham, Andrew Li, Jonah Medler,Seth Parcell, Ben Szeto, Ashley Thai,Chloe Tuberson, Katie Vintimilla, ChrisYang, and Roger Zeng. For Newbridge,triple event winners were JustinCompton, Lily Compton, David Joyner,Sofia Milosevic, and Sarah Zhong.Double event winners were EliseBaldwin, Niki Chava, Celia Compton,Mary Carol Cook, Jean-Louis Guill, IanHa, Ryan Ha, Amrita Khalsa, MeganSlater, and Sabine Soltys.

Lake Newport

Lightning 665,AutumnwoodPiranhas 455

For Lake Newport, triple event winnerswere Jeffrey George, Amanda Jacobson,Dan Ni, Grant Romero, Meghna Sharma,Lauren Spar, and Vania B Zeledon. Doubleevent winners were Fabricio Alvarez, GrantBommer, Kent Bommer, Alexandra Connelly,Jack Edgemond, Sophia Egge, MichaelGeorge, Caroline Kohn, Anna Redican, EmiRedican, Joseph Redican, Siena Shannon,Alyssa Spar, Zoe Van Winckel, Zach Wang, andMichael Zhou. For Autumnwood, doubleevent winners were Donovan Willson, TorenN Greenfield-Tuthill, Emily Hur, John MLyons, and Phineas Ulmishek-Anderson.

Lake AudubonBarracudas 617, LakeAnne Stingrays 450

For Lake Audubon, triple event winnerswere Sydney Cook, Max Daum, MatthewFritz, Sabrina Groves, Suya Haering, ConorMcBride, Sophia Randall, and AidanScanlan. Double event winners were EmilyFritz, Kaliyana Haering, John Hughes,Dylan Mulvaney, Alana Pudner, and GriffinScanlan.

For Lake Anne, triple event winners were

Summer Kicks Off with Swim Meets

Lake Audubon’s Suya Haering, Brenna Scanlan, and Danielle Elliottcompete in the girls’ 9-10 50-meter butterfly.

Kali Majoros, Autumnwood coach, swims the 15-18 50-meterbutterfly.

By Ryan Dunn

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From June 19 - 21, Herndon helpedhost the 18th Annual KoreanAmerican Sports Festival. The 18thKorean American National Sports

Festival (KASF) is a semi-annual national

event where Korean American’s celebrateheritage through sports. Festival PresidentAhn Kyung-ho said Washington D.C., hadbeen the host to eight successful events.“Korean-American’s are the only minorityto have multi-sports events in the USA andI am very proud to host this year’s event inD.C.,” said Sam Chung, chair of the 2015KASF Organization Committee. Sam Chungsaid the Korean American community, in-cluding sports figures, politicians andchurches, helped pull together for the event.On Friday, June 19 there was an openingceremony at Dulles Expo Center. Chairman

of the Fairfax County Board of SupervisorsSharon Bulova and Town of Herndon Coun-cil member Grace H. Wolf attended the cer-emony. “I commend the Korean AmericanSports Association of Greater Washingtondedication to enhancing Korean Americanathletics and supporting athletics excel-lence,” stated Wolf. At the Friday eveningopening ceremony, the festival’s GrandMarshall, 1984 Olympic gold medalist SeoHyang-Soon demonstrated her archeryskills. “This festival is truly a remarkablegathering of sportsmen and women fromacross the nation and a proud presentation

of diversity and investment in our commu-nity,” said Del. Mark L. Keam (D-35). Manyof the sport events took place within Herndon.On Saturday, the tennis, track and field, judo,soccer, and taekwondo events were held atHerndon High School. Herndon CommunityCenter was the festival headquarters andhelped host the games. On Sunday, June 21,a 10K and 5K race were held. The courseswent through historic downtown Herndon,and were USATF certified. The closing cer-emony was Sunday, June 21, at Herndon’sBready Park. Sponsors for the sports festivalincluded Telos, Delta and Rally Sports.

Friday, June 19 there was an opening ceremony at Dulles Expo Centerfor the18th Annual Korean American Sports Festival. The festival in-cluded athletes of many ages from cities across the United States.

Town of Herndon Council member Grace H. Wolf along with FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova attended theopening ceremony for the 18th Annual Korean American Sports Festivalheld in June.

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As Father’s Day approaches, (writtenThursday, June 18th) I am reminded of one ofmy father’s standard lines which characterizehis positive attitude on life, for which I ameternally grateful – because I inherited it. Myfather would say that every morning that hewoke up was a good day. Ultimately, myfather would die a few months past his 87thbirthday, having lived longer than either of hisparents and his seven siblings. A child of theDepression, born in 1919, he spent his forma-tive years not playing Little League baseball asI did, but rather selling newspapers and hotdogs at Fenway Park in Boston. Upon hisreturn home, his mother would hold out herapron, into which my father would pour hisday’s earnings. At that time, life was not somuch an adventure as it was finding a job/wayto make money so the family could eat. Hismother/my grandmother worked for a caterer,and at the end of her day, she would bringhome remnants of her day’s/evening’s work:food that was discarded before the meal(chicken wings were not so highly regardedthen as they are now.) My father/the Louriefamily ate chicken wings often. And through-out his life, my father was happiest when eat-ing chicken wings. The experience did notweaken him; it seemed to make him strongerand more grateful for what good fortune fellupon him later in life. In fact, all he everwanted in life – aside from the obvious things,was “a hot meal and clean sheets.” Hisupbringing and the hardships he enduredseemed to simplify his life.

Another story he would tell – with a smile– was concerning the bathroom in the tene-ment building where he lived with his nineother family members: it was down the hall,outside of the apartment in which he lived.There was no toilet paper; toilet paper costmoney, money which they didn’t have. Therewere, however, catalogues (Sears, MontgomeryWard, etc.) that were mailed and thus werefree. Tenants would cut the pages into squaresand hang them in the bathroom on a nail con-venient to the commode. My father nevercomplained about this; they were too poor tocomplain. Occasionally though, staples werenot removed from all the squares.Unfortunately, my father, like many other resi-dents I’m sure, found out a bit too late. Iimagine there was some pain and suffering,but my father always laughed when he toldthis story, as much for others’ benefit nodoubt as it was for his.

And so too do I try to make people laughwhen I am asked to share my cancer stories. Ido this because my father always found thehumor in things. And before I realized what Iwas doing and/or why I was doing it, itbecame clear that unbeknownst to me, I hadbeen following a family tradition and one Iam most proud to be continuing. This is notto say that being diagnosed with “terminal”cancer is a wonderful opportunity to findhumor and attempt to make people laugh.Nevertheless, I’m not going to be negative.After all, I am my father’s son. Of that I’mpositive.

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