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ride during McLean Day on Satur-day. About 10,000 people attended

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By Andrea Worker

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Thousands of furloughed govern-ment employees suffered duringthe shutdown. Many wereforced to seek public and and/

or private assistance to meet basic needsand financial obligations. But during theirordeals, those government employees knewthat when they returned to work they wouldeventually receive back pay.

The same is not true for the businessesand employees who contract their servicesto the federal government. There is no pro-vision for lost personal compensation orcompany revenues from projects that cameto a grinding halt on Dec. 22. For many ofthem, the shutdown hasn’t really ended, asthey continue to struggle with late paymentnotices, loss of revenue, negative impactsto future business, the risk to security clear-ance statuses, and in some more severecases, the loss of health benefits, means oftransportation, and even their homes.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA 11) tookhis US House of Representatives Commit-tee on Oversight and Reform Subcommit-tee on Government Operations for a roadtrip on May 6. Connolly and colleagues Rep.Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C. at-large),Jamie Raskin (D-MD 8), Jennifer Wexton(D-VA 10), and Don Beyer (D-VA 8) con-vened the session in a meeting room atGeorge Mason University in Fairfax to heartestimony from area federal contract busi-ness leaders, and individuals who had beenpersonally affected by the latest – and long-est – partial government shutdown.

TO GET THE “REAL PICTURE” of theshutdown’s effect on the government con-tracting world is what brought Connolly andthe other subcommittee members out oftheir House Chambers and into the virtualstreets.

“Virginia’s 11th District is home to about55,000 federal employees … for every fed-eral employee in my district, we estimatethere are roughly about 1.5 contractors,”Connolly said in his opening statement.That means an additional 82,000+ resi-dents of just this one area were not per-forming the work of government incybersecurity, general security, technology,analytics, communications, maintenance,and much more – and not getting paid –during the shutdown, or compensated forwages lost after government resumed onJan. 25, 2019.

“Contractors serve important roles along-side federal employees, they respond to citi-zens in need by answering phones in callcenters, they analyze classified intelligenceinformation, and they help maintain agencyinformation technology (IT) systems, securefederal buildings, and provide the federal

government and American taxpayers withgoods and services. They are laboratorytechnicians, machinists, janitors, cafeteriaworkers, cybersecurity experts, and engi-neers. Our government would not functionwithout them,” Connolly said.

Government employees received theirback pay. Federal contractors did not.

“This disparity is wrong,” declaredConnolly.

On the first panel to provide testimonywere Ed Grabowski, Pres. Local 2016, In-ternational Association of Machinists andAerospace Workers; Roger Krone, CEO,Leidos; David Berteau, President and CEO,Professional Services Council; Alba Aleman,Founder and CEO, Citizant; and MichaelNiggel, CEO, Advanced Concepts & Tech-nologies.

Grabowski’s Local 2016 represents about700 workers in aerospace, including labtechnicians, crane operators, helicopter pi-lots, propellant mechanics and other highly-skilled and difficult-to-replace and quicklytrain employees. A large percentage of Lo-cal 2016’s membership, includingGrabowski himself, are veterans of thearmed services. The shutdown and the lackof “make-whole compensation” has had aprofoundly negative impact on them. “Wemust remember that the financial loss ex-perienced by these workers ripples throughthe communities they live in, … not to men-tion the deep financial impacts … that willaffect retirement investment, educationfunding, and general savings for emergen-cies,” said Grabowski.

Reston-based Fortune 500 giant Leidos,with 32,000 employees in more than 30locations may have fared better than smallergovernment contractors, but CEO Kronereported that they still lost an estimated$14million in revenue.

“But more importantly,” said Krone, “wesaw work on 22 programs of significantimportance to our country stall or come toa screeching halt.”

Company financials and concerns forcountry aside, Krone said the focus of histestimony would be “on the people side.”

Leidos used an Employee RedeploymentTeam to transfer some impacted employ-ees, assisted others financially through theLeidos Relief Foundation, and collecteddonated paid-time-off from other Leidosemployees to help offset the financial bur-dens of employees who would not be paidotherwise.

David Berteau of the Professional ServicesCouncil had a similar story to tell about theshutdown’s effect.

Berteau highlighted how, in addition tothe direct negative financial impact on fur-loughed employees, the uncertainty of em-ployment also makes recruiting and reten-tion of employees more difficult in a timeof low unemployment. Competition foremployees includes employers like Amazonand Google whose workforce is generallyimmune to the instabilities of governmentwork.

Berteau and Alba Aleman of Chantilly-based Citizant, both testified about the dif-ficulties of keeping small and mid-sized

government contract business afloat wheninvoices from before the shutdown remainunpaid. Agency contract officers are so bur-ied from work left to pile up during the shut-down that even future contracts and pay-ments are in jeopardy they said.

Twenty years in business, Aleman’sCitizant has weathered other shutdownsand events like 9/11 and Y2k. and the CEOthought they had done everything possibleto shield company and employees from the“next one.” But as invoices went unpaideven into March – even effecting paymentfor projects not shutdown and whichCitizant was contractually obligated to con-tinue to support – the company found itselfmore than $4 million in debt, maxed out ofits borrowing capacity, having to postponepaying their own vendors and with Alemanlooking at using her own retirement andsavings funds to meet payroll for her 180employees.

“I can’t begin to tell you the level of stressand panic that strikes at the heart of a busi-ness owner,” said Aleman.

AFTER A BRIEF RECESS, the secondpanel included more personal stories ofhardship because of the shutdown.

Wesley Ford, the owner of TKI CoffeeShop, described the continuing struggle tobring his business back to the profitablestate it had enjoyed prior to the shutdown.The business employs several ex-felons,“because people deserve a second chance,”

Connolly, Beyer, Wexton hold field hearing ongovernment shutdown’s impact on federal contractors.

Some Workers Hurt by Shutdown Were Not Paid

Members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Govern-ment Operations, chaired by Gerry Connolly (D-11) held hearings at George Mason University to investigatethe impact of the recent partial government shutdown on federal contractors.

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About 10,000 people attended the 104th annualMcLean Day held Satur-day, May 18, 2019, at

Lewinsville Park in McLean. Themain attraction was large carnivalrides provided by ReithofferShows on Friday and Saturday.There were 101 vendors andcrafters, and 11 food trucks includ-ing the McLean Rotary Club. Onthe Main Stage, the Joy of Danceand Big Bang Boom performed,and the Teen Character Awardswere presented by the McLeanCitizens Association. The festivi-ties also included voting for theMCC Governing Board electionsand the field games had childrenplaying Bubble Ball and Laser Tag.There was even a Petting Zoo.

According to George Sachs, Ex-ecutive Director of the McLean

About 10,000 people attend 104th

annual community get-together.

McLean DayCelebrated

Community Center: “This is anannual come together of McLean.It is specific to the McLean com-munity. The McLean CommunityCenter is the center of it all inMcLean; they do a lot of programsand activities and things for thiscommunity — this being one ofthem as an annual come-togetherwith your friends and neighbors.Also, we get to see all the differ-ent businesses in our communityand the different organizationsthat work around this community.”

The event sponsors included:State Farm Insurance Agent LynnHeinrichs, Wheat’s Landscapes,Giant Food, Washington FineProperties, McLean Properties,Squeals on Wheels, and Burke &Herbert Bank.

— Steve Hibbard

William Reed, 2, of McLean goes fishing for a prize at McLean Day onSaturday at Lewinsville Park in McLean.The Merry Go Round ride at McLean Day.

The Lolly Pop Swing at McLean Day on Saturday. Pharaoh’s Fury ride at McLean Day.

The water race game at McLean Day.Mumu Toussaint, 9, of McLean goesrock climbing at McLean Day.

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Children gofor a ride onthe Speed-way atMcLean Day.

ValeriaEspinoza, anaturalist atRiverbendPark, showschildren anEastern RatSnake atMcLean Day.

People wait in line for theconcession stand.

The Choo Choo Charlietrain ride at McLean Day.

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Make a plan to vote in the FairfaxCounty Democratic primary byJune 11. Otherwise count your-self out. Most of the path for

the future of governance in Fairfax County willbe decided when the votes are counted thatday.

All polling places will be open on June 11,polls are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

At least four members of the 10-member Board of Supervisors will benew. The chairman will be new, al-though possibly a former district mem-ber.

The two at-large vacancies in the county havethe power to change the political and socialclimate of the county, and to set priorities forreform. Every ballot in Fairfax County will haveat least these two races for the Democratic pri-mary, and it is so important to turn out andvote for them:

❖ Commonwealth’s Attorney

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on location:❖ Member Virginia Senate, 31st, 33rd or

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Districts❖ Member Board of Supervisors, Braddock

District❖ Member Board of Supervisors,

Hunter Mill District❖ Member Board of Supervisors, Lee

District❖ Member Board of Supervisors, Providence

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Editorial

Serving a NeedSwept UnderRugsTo the Editor:

As a long time resident ofMcLean, McLean High School(MHS) Alumnus and parent ofcurrent MHS students I feel I needto share my opinion on the recentheated debate surrounding New-port Academy. I see both sides.While I don’t condone NewportAcademy, I see the need for andbenefit of residential treatmentfacilities. Whether the cluster ofthree Newport Academy homes oreven Newport Academy’s opera-tion should be afforded the byright protection of a Group Homeis ultimately not up to me and inmy opinion does not address theroot cause. Why are residentialtreatment facilities run by for-profit companies (Newport Acad-emy is not the only one out there)popping up everywhere in residen-tial neighborhoods?

Regardless of the outcome withNewport, the big elephant in theroom remains the answer to thisquestion. Well, this didn’t happenovernight. This all started decadesago with the de-institutionaliza-tion and privatization of mentalhealth care which includedstripped funding for mental healthcare as a result of lower taxes.

Then after an investigation ofmental health facilities in Virginiaand other states, the Department

of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaintagainst Virginia and other states.In February 2011, the DOJ submit-ted a findings letter to Virginia,concluding that Virginia failed toprovide services to individualswith intellectual and developmen-tal disabilities in the most inte-grated setting appropriate to theirneeds. The “most integrated set-ting” interpreted to mean single-family residential communities.

Then in 2015 Virginia was calledout by the DOJ for not trying hardenough to comply. Meanwhile,teen mental illness remains theleast discussed topic among par-ents — the stigma of mental ill-ness is real … the unfounded fearof those with mental illness is real.Anxiety, depression, anorexia andADD/ADHD...these are all mentalhealth disorders. Not all teensneed residential treatment forthese mental health disorders butsome do.

The mental health crisis (espe-cially for teens) should beeveryone’s concern and finding asolution (i.e., greater oversight andregulation but not necessarily ex-clusion of residential treatmentfacilities) will require collaborationand likely compromise. We needto work together to find a solutionthat serves not only our commu-nity but the mentally ill teens inneed of our support as well.

Let’s take the opportunity towork together to de-stigmatizemental illness too (remember, thebrain is an organ and treatingmental illness is just like treating

heart disease).We do need better mental

healthcare for teens...but I don’tthink this should be somethingwhere we only seek to “treat” men-tal illness after the fact. Shouldn’tit be instead something that wealso seek to “prevent” as well?

I mean....we take our kids asearly as 3 years old to the dentistjust to make sure they have per-fect teeth and to prevent cavitiesand gingivitis; we continue to doannual preventative care visits tothe dentist. Our kids have annualphysicals (“well” visits) with thepediatrician to ensure they arephysically healthy.

Why shouldn’t every child alsohave annual mental health visit toensure they are mentally healthytoo? If we work to prevent mentalillness (just like we work to pre-vent any other illness) and/ortreat it before it gets to the pointwhere they require residentialtreatment facilities, then wewouldn’t be where we are today.

Private equity firms have seenthe lucrative business potentialand are investing big money toenable the likes of Newport Acad-emy to purchase multi-million dol-lar homes in McLean and sur-rounding Vienna/Great Falls.

Let’s face it, these for-profit resi-dential treatment facilities arehere because they are serving aneed that got swept under the rugsby everyone.

Christiane LourencoMcLean

Letters to the Editor

ProtectingMinors fromPredator PoliticalGroupsTo the Editor:

It is undeniable that a conser-vative resurgence is currently ac-tive in America and concentratingefforts on a women’s right to pri-vacy and abortion. Although me-dia focus is on Georgia and Ala-bama, the recent protest activityby D.C. Area Anti-Abortion Advo-cacy (a.k.a. DC4A) occurring out-side of D.C. area middle and highschools, including James MadisonHigh School, is a prime exampleof how quasi-political interestgroups are affecting our commu-nity.

Pro-Life activism is protectedthrough civil rights and libertieswithin the United States and pub-lic high schools; students can or-ganize clubs, write academic andnewspaper arguments, invitespeakers, and hold discussions toconvey their beliefs on abortion.The Equal Access Act, a federal lawcompelling secondary schools withfederal funding to allow non-cur-ricular student organizations, en-sures these entitlements. But, theprotestors from DC4A are differ-ent; the adult volunteers shoutthrough bull-horns at students ex-iting school, hold up photos of sev-

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ered fetuses, and approach stu-dents to video their responses onwhy they want to “kill babies.”Then, to satisfy their extremistinternet following, DC4A poststhese videos onto their Facebookand Youtube to rile members bysaying that the students “insult themurdered babies.”

Ultimately, I think what thisDC4A does is horrendous.Through means of intimidation,DC4A preys on the young mem-bers of our community when theyare unaccompanied and most vul-nerable, overwhelms them withtheir political agenda, and finishesthem off by malforming and ex-posing their identities on theinternet. Furthermore, DC4A’s lineof questioning and confrontational

nature is intended to traumatizeadolescents into believing thattheir immorality is the source ofthe perceived problem, causingthem to distrust and silence theirown opinions. However, most im-minently, DC4A negatively exhib-its the students’ identities to a radi-cal viewership — creating a ma-jor safety concern.

The state and local legislaturesneed to do more to protect minorsfrom predator political groups; al-though it is legal for minors to berecorded without their consent, itis permissible for states and mu-nicipalities to make laws regulat-ing photographing minors onschool grounds. The legislature ofthe Commonwealth of Virginianeeds to act quickly to protect stu-dents’ well-being and identitiesfrom groups who are willing to le-

By Rohan Mani

Rising Senior, McLean High School

Air pollution to many might conjure imagesof the famous London Fog or smoggy LosAngeles of 1970s. But I get to experienceit firsthand during my periodic trips to

Delhi (India) to visit my grandparents. Sometimesthe pollution levels increase to high enough levelsthat a brown haze forms around the entire city fordays at a stretch. According to medical experts, aperson in Delhi could be smoking up to 20 cigarettes— without even touching one — on a bad day. Ittherefore came as a shock to me when I recently dis-covered that cooking dinner in our home in McLeancould generate indoor air pollution as unhealthy asoutdoor air in the world’s dirtiest cities.

The root cause is found in frying, grilling, or toast-ing foods with gas and electric appliances as theygenerate pollution particles such as, nitrogen diox-ide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and othervolatile organic compounds.

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory (Berkeley Lab) have conducted studiesdemonstrating that cooking could generate particleconcentrations four times higher than major hazeevents in Beijing.

This news piqued my interest to test and under-stand my levels of exposure to pollution particles bothinside my home and outdoors in the McLean com-munity. How bad could it be? With the availabilityof portable devices in the market that measure per-sonal air pollution exposures across various microen-vironments, I was able to test this very question.

I conducted this research for my high schoolproject, where I collaborated with the researchers atthe Johns Hopkins University’s School of PublicHealth to experiment, analyze, and compare my ex-posure to particle concentrations in various indoorand outdoor environments in and around McLean.

What makes air pollution one of the biggest glo-bal concerns today? Air pollution generates airborneparticles and exposure to these fine particles (par-ticles usually less than 2.5 m in diameter) andultrafine particles (particles less than 0.1 m in diam-eter) present in our immediate environments cancause significant health damage. These tiny particlesare often able to travel deeply into the respiratory

tract, reaching and depositing in the alveolar regionof the lungs. Exposures over a period of time couldlead to asthma, lung cancer and other respiratorydiseases, as well as heart diseases. In addition, re-cent studies have correlated air pollution with in-creased incidences of diabetes and childhood stunt-ing.

According to a recent Lancet Commission report,air pollution is the largest environmental cause ofdisease and death in the world, responsible for anestimated 9 million premature deaths and 16 per-cent of all deaths worldwide annually. This is almost15 times more than deaths from all war and otherforms of violence. Surprisingly, recent research indi-cates that indoor air pollution should be as much ofa concern if not more compared to exposure out-doors.

My experiments indeed corroborate the recent re-search findings. I found that my exposure to pollu-tion particles was almost three times higher indoorsthan in outdoor locations in McLean. As expected,the largest concentration of pollution particles wasfound in the kitchen. Also, I found that particle ex-posure was particularly high during cooking times.In terms of outdoors, the McLean Commercial Dis-trict and the Mclean High School parking area dur-ing school drop-off had high concentration of pollu-tion particles, but the particle numbers were still farless than the indoor levels at home. However, withadequate ventilation, there was a considerable im-provement in measured indoor pollution levels.

Understanding such personal exposure has signifi-cant value in terms of raising awareness of people’sactivities and habits and the resulting potential ex-posures to air pollution. This also shows that we neednot be in Delhi or Beijing but can be inhaling bad aireven when cooking our favorite food inside ourhomes in McLean.

But what could be done to reduce our exposure?Experts at the Berkeley Lab suggest that we shouldventilate when we cook and ventilate more, the morewe cook. A range hood is the most effective ways todo this, especially if it moves air out of the kitchen.Other effective means for reducing indoor pollutionlevels are use of kitchen fans and open windows. Ona cautionary note, both young children and seniorsshould be particularly careful as they are the onesspending most time indoors.

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verage them for a political follow-ing. I call upon the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly to make it illegal fornon-school entities to share iden-tity - exposing videos of minors onschool grounds without their con-sent, even if the video camera it-self is not on campus grounds.

Grace KuglerVienna

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Lt. Tim Field, Fairfax County Po-lice, McLean District Station whoresides in the Town of Herndon,

participated in the 2019 Police UnityTour. He did so, as did all other riders inthe 250-mile ride, to raise awarenessabout law enforcement officers who diedin the line of duty and to raise moneyfor the National Law Enforcement Offic-ers Memorial.

According to the Police Unity Tour,participants, both riders and support,raised a minimum of $2000 each for thePolice Unity Tour. The ride began inPortsmouth, Va. and ended at the Na-tional Law Enforcement Officers Memo-rial in Washington D.C.

Lt. Field trained to prepare for the ridethroughout the year and perseveredthrough rainy conditions on Sunday, May12. After the tour, Lt. Field said that attimes, in the cold and rain, he thoughtabout quitting but then thought of thosewho died. “And I kept going,” said Lt. Field.

McLean officer, Herndon resident rides forthose who died.

2019 Police Unity Tour -Raising Awareness and Funds

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Lt. Tim Field, Fairfax County Police, McLean District Station, in the 2019Police Unity Tour at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial inWashington D.C.

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says Ford, but he had to lay off 40 per-cent of his workforce. “It will be especiallyhard for them with their backgrounds.” Fordwas “terminating a good employee for theirown good – so they could qualify for unem-ployment.”

Ford’s landlord is the Federal Govern-ment, and he asked for a rent abatement.His request was denied. “I came to under-stand that my landlord has no real under-standing of what it’s like to operate a smallbusiness.”

“Coffee and such are non-essentials whenpeople are uncertain about the next pay-check.” Ford’s business slowed even beforethe actual shutdown and is only now start-

The first panel to testify before the committee.

The second panel of witnesses brought even more personal experiencesto the proceedings, describing their own hardships and those of workersin lower-paid positions or who work through programs for the disabled.

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

Shutdown Effect: Up Close and Personaling to recover.

Tamela Worthen, a security officer withthe Smithsonian Institute, experienced ahealth crisis during the shutdown when shewas unable to pay for necessary medication.After years of working to build good credit,buy a car and a home, the shutdown andno back pay are putting her efforts at risk.

“Yes, we are back at work and gettingpaid, but I am still far behind now with noway to make it up. At least getting the backpay would get me closer to where I was.”

ServiSource is an affiliate of a group ofnonprofits whose work includes theAbilityOne Program, the largest source ofemployment for people with disabilitiesacross the United States. Mark Hall, ofServiSource, described the plight of their

79 AbilityOne employees who were fur-loughed “and just couldn’t understand whyand wanted to get back to their jobs.”

Mail clerks, dining room attendants, fa-cilities workers and administrative supportpersonnel, the AbilityOne employees earnan average of over $13 per hour with anadditional $4.27 in hourly health and wel-fare benefits. With the cost of living what itis in this area, these workers often live pay-check-to-paycheck.

BOTH PANELS offered suggestions andrecommendations for avoiding similar cir-cumstances in the future. The repeats in-cluded:

❖ Legislation that guarantees back payto contractor employees

❖ Mandate processing and paying of in-voices as essential activities that must con-tinue during any future shutdown

❖ Expand the agencies and functions con-sidered essential to the security and stabil-ity of the country

“Like everyone else in the room today,”said Connolly, “I hope that we never expe-rience another government shutdown.However, we do not know what the futureholds. Therefore, Congress must take actionto lessen the impact on contractors, workwith agencies to improve their communi-cation with contractors ahead of a shut-down, and most importantly, ensure thatcontractor employees are able to receiveback pay.”


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Great Falls, Vienna Girl Scouts Earn Bronze AwardThe Bronze Award is the highest achievement earned by Junior Level Girl Scouts andTroop 3027 of Great Falls/Vienna successfully completed their community work withadvertising, collecting and donating to the Wolf Trap Animal Rescue to provide essen-tial items to assist in the rescue efforts of puppies and kittens to find forever homes.The girls in the photo, from left, are: Isabella Anastas, Julia Wang, Roya Bowers, KaiOcloo, Gauri Pillai, Jade Woosley, Aarohi Singh, and Alexis Woosley.


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Hana Abouelenein, a sophomoreat Langley High School, has beenselected as the 2019 recipient ofthe AAUW McLean Area Branch’sSTEM Excellence Award. TheSTEM (Science, Technology, Engi-neering, and Math) ExcellenceAward is given to a female studentor team from a high school in theMcLean area with an outstandingproject in the field of Engineeringpresented at the Fairfax CountyRegional Science Fair. Hana re-ceived a certificate, a $100 award,and recognition at the Branch’s50th Anniversary Dinner held onMay 11, 2019, at the McLean Com-munity Center.

This year’s award recognized thework done by Hana on the project,“Creating a Neural Network thatDifferentiates Between Cancerousand Non-Cancerous EpithelialCells.” Hana created a neural net-work, which is a set of algorithmsdesigned to recognize patterns,

that used data about a skin cell’scharacteristics, including its width,height, circumference, and colorto predict if it was cancerous ornot. Her goal was to have an ac-curacy rate for predicting cancer-ous and non-cancerous cells ofover 80 percent and in fact withher work she was able to achieve84 percent accuracy.

At the Regional Science Fair heldin March, Hana received a ThirdPlace award for her project in thecategory of Robotics & IntelligentMachines and a second placeaward in STEM from the Ameri-can Association of Engineers ofIndian Origin, in addition to re-ceiving the AAUW STEM Excel-lence Award.

For more information on theAmerican Association of UniversityWomen and the McLean AreaBranch, visit the AAUW McLeanArea website at http://mclean-va.aauw.net.

Langley High Sophomore Receives STEM Award

Hana Abouelenein, a sophomore at Langley High School, was presented with theAAUW McLean Area Branch 2019 STEM Excellence Award at its 50th Anniversary Din-ner on May 11. Shown, from left, are Myrtle Hendricks-Corrales, Branch Co-President;Mohamed Abouelenein, Hana’s father; Hana Abouelenein; Judy Page, Branch STEMChair; and Betsy Schroeder, Branch Co-President.

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We are saddened to pass along the newsthat Alice Elizabeth “Betsy” McAlpinedied peacefully at Virginia Hospital

Center on Friday, May 10, 2019 — Share an-nounced. “We all remember Betsy as Harry’s part-ner in hospitality for the annual Share kickoffmeeting at St. John’s Episcopal each Septemberand many other Share activities. The McAlpinesare a vital part of our heritage and the entire Sharecommunity will greatly miss Betsy. We share ourfriend Harry’s loss and look forward to walkingwith him in these days of pain. Our prayers andblessings for Betsy, Harry, their son Kenneth andKenneth’s wife, Kathy, and their two sons, Cullenand Graham.

A celebration of Betsy’s life was planned forTuesday, May 21, at St. John’s Episcopal Church,6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean.

May her memory be a blessing to us all.Born on July 11, 1929, in Frederick, Md.,

Betsy was the only child of the late Russell andElizabeth McCain. She grew up in Frederick andattended Frederick High School for two years,after which she spent three years at theNorthfield School for Girls, now located inMount Hermon, Mass. After graduation she re-turned to Frederick to attend Hood College,where her grandfather, Joseph Henry Apple, hadbeen the president and founder for forty years.Betsy was an active undergraduate at Hood, andupon graduation she was named the WhiteBlazer Girl for her athletic achievements andall-around campus activities. She subsequentlyjoined the admissions staff at Hood, duringwhich time she traveled throughout the east-ern part of the U.S. interviewing applicants toHood and generating interest in the college.

In December 1955, Betsy married HarryMcAlpine, also of Frederick, after which, for thenext 30 years, Harry’s assignments with the U.S.government took them to Taipei (Taiwan), HongKong (where their son Kenneth was born),Singapore, Vientiane (Laos), Jakarta (Indonesia),and Canberra, Australia. In each of these assign-ments, Betsy threw herself into local activities:teaching in the American School in Taiwan, presi-dent of the PTA in Singapore, working with theAmerican School’s swimming team in Laos, andplaying tennis on the diplomatic circuit, which sheenjoyed. In Canberra, the U.S. Embassy created aspecial award for her, in recognition of her manyachievements there.

Upon retirement, Betsy and Harry settled inMcLean, where she again involved herself in thecommunity: the altar guild at St. John’s EpiscopalChurch, Welcome to Washington InternationalClub, Share Inc., a local charity, and part-timeteaching at Dolly Madison Preschool in McLean.Her association with Hood College continued. Shewas chair of Hood’s Board of Associates and sub-sequently a member of Hood’s Board of Trustees.In recognition of her virtual lifelong involvementwith Hood, she was awarded an honorary Doc-torate of Humane Letters in 2017. In retirement,Betsy and Harry continued their interest in travel,visiting parts of the world they had not seen be-fore.

In addition to her husband, Betsy is survived bytheir son Kenneth, his wife Kathy, and their twosons: Cullen, of Los Angeles, Calif, and Graham,currently in the U.S. Air Force.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to HoodCollege, c/o Alumnae House, 410 Rosemont Av-enue, Frederick, MD 21701.

Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ McAlpine dies.

A Death in the Share FamilyObituary

Flags to Honor HeroesThe Rotary Clubs of McLean and Tysons Corner will be erecting US

Flags at Sharon Masonic Lodge, the McLean American Legion Post andadjacent to McLean Medical Building in commemoration of MemorialDay. The flags will remain at least through July Fourth. Sponsorships ofthe flags are $60, and the honorees will receive a certificate. Honoreescan be any hero, military, first responder, public servant or educator.Please contact Paul Kohlenberger at [email protected] [email protected].

Week in McLean

May 13BURGLARY: 2200 block of

Casemont Drive, 5/12/19, 6:27 a.m.Someone entered a garage and tookthree bicycles.

LARCENIES:9200 block of Bailey Lane, property

from residence1800 block of Briar Ridge Court,

packages from residence2200 block of Casemont Drive, cell

phone from location1500 block of Cornerside Boulevard,

wallet from location2000 block of International Drive,

merchandise from business8300 block of Leesburg Pike, mer-

chandise from business8200 block of Peridot Drive, laptop

computer from location

MAY 15LARCENIES:3000 block of Nutley Street, purse

from location

MAY 16LARCENIES:1700 block of Baldwin Drive, cell

phone from residence7100 block of Lee Highway, property

from residence

Crime Report

The following incidents were reported by the McLean District Police Station.

MAY 17LARCENIES:8200 block of Crestwood Heights

Drive, wallet from location1800 block of Elgin Drive, jewelry

from location2900 block of Monticello Drive, purse

from vehicle

MAY 20PRESCRIPTION FRAUD/CON-

CEALED WEAPON: 1452 ChainBridge Road (CVS), 5/19/19, 11:10a.m. A pharmacist received a fraudulentprescription and notified officers. Theman arrived to pick up his medicine andwas arrested. A loaded handgun with anextended magazine was found con-cealed in his backpack. Maryland man,18,, was charged with obtaining drugsby fraud, carrying a concealed weapon,carrying a loaded firearm in certainspecified localities and possession ofmarijuana with the intent to distribute.

LARCENIES:1900 block of ChainBridge Road, merchandise from busi-ness8200 block of Greensboro Drive,wallet from location6700 block of PineCreek Court, wallet from residence8100block of Tysons Corner, sunglasses frombusiness

STOLEN VEHICLES:6800 block ofDean Drive, 2006 Honda Fit


By Marilyn Campbell

From fine lines to age spots,normal changes in the skinare inevitable as it ma-tures. Skincare after 50

doesn’t need to involve plastic sur-gery or products with a high pricetag. There are simple options fortreating the conditions that appearas one ages.

“Everyone ages differently, butyou may notice your skin is drierand thinner and starting to look likepaper,” said dermatologist ShellyHall, M.D. “You may notice thatyou’re developing more age spotswrinkles and creases. Your skinmight be blotchier and irritated eas-ily. You also might notice that youskins heals more slowly.”

One of the top recommendationsfor aging skincare is sunscreen. “Formost of us, skin gets more fragileas we age. That’s why it’s essentialfor seniors to take extra care andprotect themselves from the sun,”said Susan Yohe, gerontology nursefor the Fairfax County Health De-partment. “In addition to using ahigh-SPF sunscreen, we also recom-mend long, loose fitting clothingthat covers the skin, and a wide-brimmed hat when outside. Thiswill help keep you safe and preserveyour skin.”

“Wear sunglasses to reduce linesaround eyes,” added Hall. “Slatheron sunscreen that offers broad-spec-trum protection and stay out of thesun between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. It’sso important because the sun canage your skin prematurely. Indoor tanning and sunlamps expose your skins to UV rays which can alsomake your skin age faster.”

Watch for skin cancer that can occur because oftoo much exposure tothe son, warns Hall.“Everyone should seea dermatologist for askin care exam atsome point.”

Wash your facetwice a day, but avoidusing soap, suggestHall. “Use warm wa-ter and a mild cleaner,but don’t scrub.”

“Vitamin A creamcan reduce finewrinkles,” said Hall.“It also helps withrough skin and hyper-pigmentation or discoloration that comes with ag-ing and overexposure to the sun. Products that con-tain Vitamin C can lead to healthy skin and may re-verse the negative effects of aging.”

Getting adequate sleep promotes healthy skin, says Hall.“It gives our body and skin time to refresh and renew.”

Diet and lifestyle also play a role in the way one’s

skin ages. Eliminating smoking, decreasing alcoholconsumption and eating fresh fruits and vegetablesand foods rich in Omega-3 offer the nutrients neces-sary for healthy, glowing skin, says Sara Ducey, pro-

fessor of Nutritionat Montgomery Col-lege.

“Water is espe-cially important forkeeping skin hy-drated,” she said.“Fish is particularlyimportant, espe-cially fatty fish thatare rich in Omega-3 fatty acids likesalmon and tuna.Berries are great forthe skin becausethey help keep in-flammation down.

Green, leafy vegetables especially parsley and let-tuces offer tremendous nutrition.”

A simple and holistic approach is the foundationof skincare, advises Hall.

“The bottom line is maintaining a healthy lifestyle,eating a healthy diet and practicing sun protection,”she said.

Adjusting the regimen for senior skin as one ages.Skincare after 55

Senior Living

Photo by Marilyn Campbell

Berries of all types are rich in antioxidants.

“Berries are great for the skinbecause they help keepinflammation down. Green,leafy vegetables especiallyparsley and lettuces offertremendous nutrition.”

— Sara Ducey, Professor of Nutrition, Montgomery College


Submit entertainment announcements atwww.connectionnewspapers.com/Calendar/. Thedeadline is noon on Friday. Photos/artworkencouraged.

ONGOINGArt Exhibit: “Taking Territory.” Through June

1, gallery hours at MPA@ChainBridge, 1446Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Taking Territory:New Works by Susan Goldman, Barbara Kerne,Eve Stockton and Patricia Underwood, featurespieces that mine many of the techniquesemployed by artists working in printmakingtoday. An opening reception is set for April 11,7-9 p.m. Visit mpaart.org for more.

The Member of the Wedding. Through June 2at 1st Stage Theater, 1524 Spring Hill Road,Tysons. Adapted from the beloved novel of thesame name, this evocative, poetic coming of agedrama explores the pains of youth and themeaning of family. The Member of the Weddingwill run Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m.;Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sundays at 2p.m. The run time is approximately 2 hours withone 15-minute intermission. Captions and audiodescription will be offered for selectperformances. $15-$39. Visit www.1ststage.orgor call 703-854-1856 for tickets.

Oak Marr Farmers’ Market. 8 a.m.-noon atOak Marr RECenter, 3200 Jermantown Road,Oakton. Every Wednesday through Nov. 13, rainor shine. Vendors include produce, meats, eggs,cheeses, pies, cured and smoked meats,popsicles, sorbet, bread, croissants, falafelsandwiches, humus, and pesto. Call 703-281-6501 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/oak-marr for more.

McLean Farmers Market. Fridays, through Nov.15, 8 a.m.-noon at Lewinsville Park, 1659 ChainBridge Road, McLean. Sixteen local farmers andproducers will sell fresh produce and fruits;meats; breads and pastries; jams; dairy productsand eggs; herbs; flowers, coffee, and more. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mclean.

Great Falls Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. 778 Walker Road, Great Falls.

FRIDAY/MAY 24The Old Firehouse – After 7 Dance Party. 7-

10 p.m. at the Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. The Old Firehouse presents After7, a reimagined take on the Old Firehouse’sFriday Night Dances of the past. Catered foodand drinks, raffles, plus a DJ playing yourrequests and the latest hip-hop and pop hits,makes this event one can’t miss. $5 admission.Preregistration is recommended. Call 703-448-8336 or visit mcleancenter.org for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 25-26Model Railroaders Open House. 1-5 p.m. at

the Vienna Depot, 231 Dominion Road NE.Northern Virginia Model Railroaders hold anopen house at the Vienna Depot each month andon Vienna celebration days, including Viva!Vienna and the Vienna Holiday Stroll. Freeadmission. Call 703-938-5157 or visitwww.nvmr.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 26Build Bee-utiful Housing. 9-10:30 a.m. at

Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac Hills St., GreatFalls. Have fun learning about local pollinatorswhile using invasive plants to build homes forthese natives. The bees this house attracts aremason bees, pollinators and solitary bees thatrarely sting. Designed for participants 3-adult.$8 per person. Call 703-759-9018 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend.

Cathedral Brass Concert. 1-2:30 p.m. at TrinityEpiscopall Church, 9108 John S. MosbyHighway, Upperville, Va. The Cathedral Brass ofVienna Presbyterian Church will perform a freeconcert of classical, jazz, and popular favoriteswith guest artist Phil Franke, as part of theannual Hunt Country Stable Tour in Upperville.Free. Call 540-592-3343 or visittrinityupperville.org.

MONDAY/MAY 27Park Authority Salutes Military with Free

Admission Day. The Fairfax County ParkAuthority will honor those who serve and haveserved in the U.S. Armed Forces with a free dayfor military families at RECenters and lakefrontparks on Memorial Day. Families can enjoy such

amenities as pools, fitness rooms, drop-in fitnessclasses, gyms and mini-golf. The lakefront parksoffer amusements such as carousel rides, boatrides, train rides, mini-golf and camping.Amenities vary by location. Excludes the WaterMine, regulation golf and food vendors.Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/honoring-americas-veterans-memorial-day for details.

THURSDAY/MAY 30Mah Jongg Lessons. 2-5 p.m. at Temple Rodef

Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church.Mah Jongg classes. $85, includes needed MahJongg Card. Call Renee Andrews, 703-532-2217,for more.

FRIDAY/MAY 31Film Screening: Plastic Paradise. 6:30 p.m. at

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax(UUCF) Chapel in the Program Building, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Join the ClimateAction Group of (UUCF) and Faith Alliance For

Climate Solutions (FACS) for Plastic Paradise —every single piece of plastic that has ever beencreated since the 19th century is still somewhereon our planet. Visit www.unityoffairfax.org formore.

Family Movie Night. 7-9 p.m. at The OldFirehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Gather the whole family and bring yourblankets, pillows and camp chairs for ourindoor, picnic-style family movie night.Participants will enjoy unlimited free popcorn,watch the movie on our huge projection screenand have a chance to win a door prize. $3 perperson; pre-registration recommended. Call 703-448-8336 or visit www.mcleancenter.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 31-SUNDAY/JUNE 2Tysons Library Book Sale. Friday, 11 a.m.-5

p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4p.m. at Tysons Pimmit Regional Library, 7585Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Tysons LibraryFriends hosts their Quarterly Book Sale with alarge selection of books and media for all agesand interests. Sunday: half price or $10 per bagsale. Email [email protected] orcall 703-790-4031 or 703-338-3307 for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Dead Run Stream Restoration Ribbon

Cutting. Noon near the tennis courts behindthe McLean Community Center at 1234Ingleside Avenue, McLean. The Dead Runstream restoration project includesapproximately 3,200 linear feet of stream withinMcLean Central Park and the Dead Run StreamValley Park between Old Dominion andChurchill Roads. Invasive and nonnative plantswere removed, and native plants were installedto enhance stream bank stability and improvewater quality and wildlife habitat within thefloodplain adjacent to the stream. Open to thepublic.

SUNDAY/JUNE 2Piano Concert. 2-3:30 p.m. at Great Falls United

Methodist Church, 10100 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Thomas Pandolfi ,nationally andinternationally renowned piano virtuoso,performs in a fundraiser concert sponsored bythe Great Falls UMC United Methodist Women.Meet and greet reception to follow. $40Purchase tickets at www.greatfallsumc.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JUNE 7-9Celebrate Fairfax! Festival. Northern Virginia’s

largest community-wide event, the 38 th annualCelebrate Fairfax! Festival, is set to take placeon the grounds of the

Fairfax County Government Center, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. TheCelebrate Fairfax! Festival features 25 acres ofconcerts, family programs, exhibits, carnivalrides and nightly fireworks. Among the festival’shighlights are more than 120 performances onseven stages, including Better Than Ezra andSmash Mouth. Call 703-324-3247 or visitwww.celebratefairfax.com.

SATURDAY/JUNE 8Tinner Hill Music Festival. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in

Cherry Hill Park in the City of Falls Church. The26th Annual Tinner Hill Music Festival will haveNorthern Virginia rocking with music and funfestivities. Festival-goers will be treated to anarray of “villages” throughout the park,including the Artist Village showcasing painters,photographers and jewelers selling their works.Family fun is assured in the Kids’ Village, withwater play, an musical petting zoo, facepainting, puppy petting party, and more. Findtickets and

Information at www.tinnerhill.org.

SUNDAY/JUNE 9Live Music: Matt Andersen. 7 p.m. at Jammin’

Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Canadian SoulBluesman Matt Andersen has released a newalbum called Halfway Home by Morning and hasembarked on a solo acoustic international tour.He will also appear as an opening act for theSteve Miller Band/Marty Stuart tour thisSummer. Erin Costelo will open at Jammin’Java. $15. Call 703-255-1566 or visitwww.jamminjava.com.

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Piano ConcertThomas Pandolfi ,nationally and internationally renowned piano virtuoso, performs in a fundraiser

concert sponsored by the Great Falls UMC United Methodist Women. Meet and greet reception to fol-low. Sunday, June 2, 2-3:30 p.m. at Great Falls United Methodist Church, 10100 Georgetown Pike ,GreatFalls. $40 Purchase tickets at www.greatfallsumc.org.

Cathedral Brass ConcertThe Cathedral Brass of Vienna Presbyterian Church will perform a free concert of classical, jazz, and

popular favorites with guest artist Phil Franke, as part of the annual Hunt Country Stable Tour inUpperville. Franke (USMC, ret.) will be featured on two works, Bob Curnow’s Rhapsody for Euphonium,and John Hartmann’s La Belle Americaine. Franke served for more than 30 years as the principal eu-phonium player for the USMC Band, “The President’s Own.” Sunday, May 26, 1-2:30 p.m. at TrinityEpiscopall Church, 9108 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville, Va. Free. Call 540-592-3343 or visittrinityupperville.org.

Photo courtesy of The Cathedral Brass

Phil Franke performs with the Cathedral Brass.


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WEDNESDAY/JUNE 12Movie Series: New Disney Classics. 12:30

p.m. at The Alden Community Hall, McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. The Alden is kicking off a new filmseries with “new Disney Classics” – those thatwere loved during the 1990s. The films will beshown at 12:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday ofthe month through June. Free admission. Visitmcleancenter.org/performing-arts for more.

FRIDAY/JUNE 15Dining with Dorothy. 12:30 p.m. at Olive

Garden, 8133 Leesburg Pike, Vienna. – Aprogram of the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna. Join with friends or make new ones.Newcomers are always welcome. To reserve aspace contact event chair, Dorothy Flood [email protected].

SATURDAY/JULY 13Model Railroaders Open House. 1-5 p.m. at

the Vienna Depot, 231 Dominion Road NE.Northern Virginia Model Railroaders hold anopen house at the Vienna Depot each month andon Vienna celebration days, including Viva!Vienna and the Vienna Holiday Stroll. Freeadmission. Call 703-938-5157 or visitwww.nvmr.org.

ONGOINGCamp Grow Registration Open. Camp Grow at

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, in Vienna,invites children to explore nature throughhands-on activities, gardening, discovery walks,crafts, music, storytelling, and animal programs.Camp Grow is designed to engage, challenge,educate and encourage a sense of community.Camp Grow values and encourages inclusion ofall campers in every activity. Visitwww.novaparks.com/things-to-do/camps/ formore.

The Golden Girls of Northern Virginia, a seniorwomen’s softball league, is looking for players.Any woman over the age of 40 is encouraged tojoin. All skill levels are welcome. Games are onWednesday evenings and Saturday mornings inVienna, April-October. Other activities during

the year. Visit www.goldengirls.org.Trivia Night. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. at Lost Dog Cafe -

McLean, 1690 Anderson Road, McLean. Triviafeaturing multiple winners and fun door prizes.Free to play. Visit www.facebook.com/EarthTriviaDc/ for more.

Great Falls Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 Walker Road, Great Falls. Music,vendors, fresh produce, fresh prepared food,delightful bakery, spices from around the world,wild-caught fish, grass-fed, free-range meats,organic-fed poultry and eggs. [email protected] for more.

Oakton Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1p.m. at Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854 HunterMill Road, Oakton. Year-round weekly farmersmarket in Oakton. Local produce, meats/eggs,dairy, baked goods, and more. Admission is free.Visit community-foodworks.org.

Free Tai Chi. Saturdays through March 30, from7:55-9 a.m., Introduction and Beginners’Practice, meet in the Langley Hall at TrinityUnited Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. All are welcome. Call 703-759-9141 or visit www.FreeTaiChi.org for more.

The Freeman Store & Museum Wednesdaythrough Sunday noon-4 p.m. 131 Church St. NE,Vienna. The Freeman Store & Museum isdedicated to Preserving and promoting Vienna’sheritage through the identification, preservation,and interpretation of history significant places,events, and persons. Historicviennainc.org

Bingo Night. Sundays. 4 p.m. Flame Room,Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 CenterSt. S, Vienna. $10. www.vvfd.org/bingo.html.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. EmmausUnited Church of Christ, 900 E Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Gentle KundaliniYoga, one free introductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase flexibility, improve breathingand health, reduce stress. Ravi Kaur has 15years experience teaching yoga. $15 per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.

Colvin Run Mill open 11-4 p.m. daily, closedTuesday. 10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.Fairfax County’s operational 19th century waterpowered gristmill, offers recreational andeducational activities for all ages through dailytours, school programs and special events. Fees:$7/adult, $6 students 16+ with ID, $5 children& seniors. Admission to park is free except forsome special events.

Open HouseNorthern Virginia Model Railroaders hold an open house at the Vienna Depot each month and on

Vienna celebration days, including Viva! Vienna and the Vienna Holiday Stroll. Free admission. Satur-day, May 25, 1-5 p.m. at the Vienna Depot, 231 Dominion Road NE. Call 703-938-5157 or visitwww.nvmr.org.

Courtesy of NVMR

The picture is one of the HO gauge steam engines stopping at theSalisbury station. This is an award winning model of the real station inSalisbury, NC.

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Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at leasttwo weeks before event.

SUNDAY/MAY 26Taizé Contemplative Worship. 5

p.m. in St. Mary’s Chapel at Churchof the Holy Comforter, 543 BeulahRoad, NE, Vienna. From Septemberthrough May, Holy Comforter’s MusicMinistry sponsors evening services ina contemplative style, offering anopportunity to decompress andprepare for the week ahead. Theservice occurs on the last Sunday ofthe month. Visitwww.holycomforter.com for more.

MONDAY/MAY 27Memorial Day Ceremony. 11 a.m. at

The Freedom Memorial, behind GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. The annual MemorialDay ceremony will be held at theGreat Falls Freedom Memorial tohonor those who gave “the last fullmeasure of devotion” in service offreedom. The event will featurepatriotic songs, a color guard andraising of the flags by Boy ScoutTroop 55, a wreath laying, and a bell-ringing and name-reading for nativesof Great Falls killed in battle. Theceremony is open to all. Limitedseating and shelter will be provided.Attendees are encouraged but notrequired to bring portable chairs.Visit www.gffreedom.org.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 29Bullied, Broken, Redeemed. 7 p.m.

at McLean Bible Church, 8925Leesburg Pike, Vienna. Intensive anti-bullying training from Internationalauthor, speaker and trainer PaulCoughlin, founder of The Protectors.Certificate of Completion is available.Groups encouraged to attend ([email protected] group discounts). $15. Register atwww.bulliedbrokenredeemed.com/forms.

THURSDAY/MAY 30Interfaith Ramadan Dinner. 7:30

p.m. (registration); 8 p.m. (programstarts) at Fairfax County GovernmentCenter – Cafeteria, 12000Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.Join for an Interfaith RamadanDinner hosted by Fairfax CountyChairwoman Sharon Bulova. Call toprayer and dinner are at 8:30 p.m.Register at bit.ly/fxcounty2019.

Forum for Democratic Candidatesfor Chairman of the Board ofSupervisors. 7:30-9 p.m. at AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. TheGreater McLean Chamber ofCommerce will host a forum for theDemocratic candidates. Peggy Fox, ofCBS News affiliate WUSA9, will serveas moderator. Each candidate willhave the opportunity to make athree-minute opening statement anda two-minute closing statement.Questions will come from theChamber’s Legislative Committee andfrom among those submitted byattendees. Visitwww.mcleanchamber.org for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 1Peripheral Neuropathy Support

Group. 2-4 p.m. at Mason DistrictGovernmental Center, 6507Columbia Pike, Annandale. ThePeripheral Neuropathy SupportGroup for greater Washington meetsthe first Saturday of the month. Allare welcome. RSVP for availableseating. Call 301-263-0616 or visitwww.dcpnsupport.org for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 2Jefferson Obama Dinner. VIP

reception, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; silentauction, 6-7:15 p.m.; dinner, 7-9p.m. at Hilton McLean TysonsCorner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive,

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

And now the fun begins. Not!For some reason, I can’t get the Journey song,

“Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” out of my head, except that my lyrics are “Waitin’, Wonderin’, Hopin’.” I’ll know the results of last week’s di-agnostic scans soon enough, on Tuesday in fact, the day before this column publishes, when we have our next usual and customary post-scan, face-to-face appointment with my oncologist.

As it is presently scheduled, what having a Tuesday appointment after the preceding Wednesday scan means is, we won’t have re-ceived the results prior to our appointment. The interval of time is too short.

When the post-scan appointment had been on Friday, nine days out, as it has been on many occasions, my oncologist felt compelled (maybe because we ‘compelled’ him) to email the us scan’s results rather than make us wait so long. But six days is not quite so long enough before he’ll be seeing us, so I am humming a Journey song in the interim.

And let me tell you, going in cold (not know-ing the results beforehand) “is all it’s cracked up to be” -- to invoke a quote by “Hawkeye” from M*A*S*H when talking to Radar about his widowed mother being alone.

But I won’t be alone on Tuesday; my wife, Dina, will be along for the ride. A ride she has made many times, especially during the early years of heavy-duty chemotherapy when infusion

hours, door to door.The process for these post-scan appointments

is somewhat different, 45 minutes or so. It begins in an examining room with yours

truly being examined/questioned by a nurse (“Are you in any pain?”) followed by her check-ing my vitals: oxygen level, pulse and blood pressure (“Mr. Lourie, you’re blood pressure is high.” “You bet it is.”).

After she enters the information on the com-puter, she’ll excuse herself and as she exits the examining room she advises us that the doctor will be in shortly.

on his schedule, we’ll hear a knock on the door and my oncologist’s voice asking if it’s OK for him to enter. “Yes, of course,” we say.

the examining chair, where I’m sitting, is on his immediate left, partially blocked from his view as he opens the door. Dina is sitting in a chair directly ahead of him and in clear sight as he enters the room. This means she’ll see his face before I do and instinctively she’ll try to read his expression and body language for a hint of what’s to be said.

Occasionally, he breaks the ice immediate-ly and says something like “scans look good, very pleased,” knowing that we as patients are hanging on his every word. Other times, he says very little as he sits at his computer and begins asking the standard questions with which we are all too familiar.

-utes, depending on my interruptions. Generally, within the context of this exchange, the subject of my scan results will be mentioned.

This is the moment of truth. I can’t really say it’s worth waiting for, good

news or bad. It’s more about enduring. Unfortunately, we can’t change much about

this process. I have a “terminal” disease and scanning is the process by which the doctor can assess my health. Waiting for this assessment is the absolute bane of my existence.

And now with a more frequent scanning schedule, every two months, I am “bane-ing” more than ever before. I can’t say it’s a perfect set of circumstances, but it’s my journey and I’m stuck with it.

The Weak AfterMcLean. Confirmed speakers include former

Gov. Terry McAuliffe; U.S. Rep. Don Beyer; andU.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton. Fairfax Democratswill be presenting their award winners andhonoring elected officials who are retiring. Visitrfaxdemocrats.org/2019/02/19/2019-jefferson-obama-dinner.

TUESDAY/JUNE 4Park Authority Summer Jobs. 5-8 p.m. at

Oakton Elementary School, 3000 Chain BridgeRoad, Oakton. This year the Fairfax County ParkAuthority’s Rec-PAC summer camp program willoperate at 45 elementary school locationsaround Fairfax County on weekdays from July 1-Aug.8, 8:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Applicants arerequired to bring an original Social SecurityCard and a DMV photo ID. Only those who are18 years of age and older will be considered.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec-pac/jobsor email [email protected].

Climate Change in Virginia. 6:30-7:30 p.m. atOakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Dr. Jim Kinter from GMU will describeresearch about where, when, and by how muchclimate will change in Virginia in the future. Noregistration required. Free. [email protected] or call 703-242-4020 for more.

Annual Meeting. 7 p.m. The Safe CommunityCoalition of McLean will review the past year,discuss plans for next year, and welcome newmembers to the Board. [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 5Design Updates for Nutley Street

Interchange. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at JamesMadison High School, 2500 James MadisonDrive, Vienna. The I-66 design-build team hasdeveloped a new design concept for the NutleyStreet interchange. This new concept improvestraffic flow on Nutley Street compared to thepreviously proposed diverging diamond designconcept. This alternative design would reduceimpacts to surrounding properties and eliminatethe need to build a second Nutley Street bridgespan over I-66. Visit transform66.org for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 20Caregivers Support Group. 10-11:30 a.m. at

UUCF Unitarian Universalist Congregation ofFairfax - Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. For caregivers to adult familymembers with dementia. First and thirdThursdays of every month. Hosted by Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna, scov.org. Contactfacilitator Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838 [email protected].

Memory Cafe. 2-4 p.m. at Andrew Chapel UnitedMethodist Church, 1301 Trap Road, Vienna.Connect with others living with loved ones withdementia. Helping those with dementia andtheir caregivers find fun, resources and “family.”Email Carol Blackwell at [email protected] orcall at 571-236-6933.

SATURDAY/JUNE 8Caregiver Workshop. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Hollin

Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah Road,Alexandria. Join this Caregiver Workshop withPete Shrock, nationally known grief and crisisresponder, focusing on building resiliencethrough caregiving challenges. This is a freeevent, and all caregivers and family membersare invited to attend. Lunch will be provided.Visit insightmcc.org, to register or contactLindsey Vajpeyi at 703-204-4664 [email protected].

SUNDAY/JUNE 9Low Cost Rabies Vaccine Clinic. 9-11 a.m. at

Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500 West OxRoad, Fairfax. Cost is $15 per pet, cash andcheck only. Dogs, cats, and ferrets may bevaccinated at the clinic. Dogs must be onleashes; cats and ferrets must be in carriers. Allpets will receive a 1-year rabies vaccination. Toobtain a 3-year vaccine, bring pet’s rabiescertificate (not tag) showing the current rabiesvaccination expiration date. 2019 county doglicenses will be sold for an additional $10 perlicense. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/animalshelter/communityassistance/rabiesclinics for more.

TUESDAY/JUNE 11Professional Networking Breakfast. 8-10 a.m.

at Sunrise of McLean, 8315 Turning Leaf Lane,McLean. Held the second Tuesday of everymonth to network and hear more about keyhealth topics for seniors. RSVP at 703-734-1600or at [email protected].

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