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Greenbriar resident Beth Pokorny holds two of the valentines she made for retired veterans at RSVP’s volunteer event.

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Valentine’s Day meet-and-greet at Overture Fair Ridge wasmore than just a social event forthe attendees. It enabled them

to learn about volunteer opportunities inFairfax County; and while listening to theguest speakers, they created handmade val-entines for members of the Vinson Hall Re-tirement Community in McLean.

Overture is a Fair Oaks apartment com-plex for people 62 and over. And hostingthe Feb. 14 event there was RSVP (RetiredSenior Volunteer Program), a partnershipof Volunteer Fairfax, Volunteer Arlingtonand Volunteer Alexandria.

“We match people 55 or older with vol-unteer organizations in their communities,and then we send volunteers their way,” saidCarly Hubicki, a volunteer specialist withRSVP. Those interested choose how, whereand how often they want to serve, with com-mitments ranging from a few hours to 40hours a week.

Descriptions of many of the volunteeropportunities are on the organization’swebsite, www.rsvpnova.org. After checkingit out, said Hubicki, potential volunteerswould come to an RSVP orientation andthen fill out an application.

“They tell their experience, interests andskills, as well as the things they want to do,”added RSVP volunteer Denise Mackie-Smith. “Then the volunteer coordinator in-terviews them, and they’re matched up withvarious organizations that need help.” Atlast week’s meet-and-greet, she said, “To-day, people will find out about the programand, hopefully, meet others they’d like tovolunteer with.”

One of the speakers seeking volunteerswas Jessie Wilson, representing InsightMemory Care in Fairfax. “I’m specifically

with Volunteer Solutions. She works for thecounty’s Area Agency on Aging and has3,000 volunteers. “We provide volunteersfor various programs, such as Meals onWheels, to 14 senior centers and to adult,day, health-care centers,” she said. “We needvolunteers to supervise social visiting, dogrocery shopping, drive people to medicalvisits and check in on them.”

Besides working with RSVP, Mackie-Smithalso volunteers with New Hope Housing,which manages homeless shelters. She saidher organization is always looking for vol-unteers to help with coat drives, read tochildren and help adults write resumés forjobs.

Holly Booker, with the nonprofit JuniorAchievement, also made her pitch duringthe Valentine’s Day event. She coordinatesthe in-classroom programs for NorthernVirginia students in grades kindergartenthrough 12.

“We teach financial literacy, work readi-ness and entrepreneurship,” she said. “Allour programs are taught by volunteers, notteachers. The volunteers teach from a book,and no experience is necessary. As long asthey can read, they can do it.”

Patti Senft, Junior Achievement’s man-ager of program engagement, said, “Weneed at least 18-25 volunteers a day becausewe need a minimum of 2,500 volunteersevery school year. But we have a goal of3,000.” The organization runs Finance Park,at 4099 Pickett Road in Fairfax, nearWoodson High and Frost Middle School,and serves 15,000 students a year.

“But we can’t do this without our won-derful community of volunteers,” said Senft.“It’s a fantastic program, and we’re happyto have people volunteer so that these kids

looking for volunteers for our early-stage,Reconnections program for people recentlydiagnosed with dementia,” she said. “Weneed outside speakers to come and providea special program about history, travel or aparticular passion they have.”

Doing so, said Wilson, would help the lis-teners become active and engaged. “Thespeakers could share photos from their va-cation and talk about it or reminisce aboutlife events, such as a wedding. That way,they’d be offering a different perspectivefrom someone new.”

Guests can come there any of three daysa week, any time between 10 a.m. and 3p.m. They could lead chair exercises, showpeople how to dance, sing songs or playmusical instruments. “People who want toshare whatever talents they have are wel-

come,” said Wilson. “We use visual aids, andI’m happy to help put the program together.”

Insight is also flexible with scheduling.“Volunteers can come for an hour or more,depending on their availability,” said Wil-son. And for those attending the program,she said, “It’s an opportunity for them tolearn and give their opinions and feedback.They love meeting new people, interactingand socializing.”

“It makes them feel like they can give backand keep their abilities as long as possible,”she continued. “It doesn’t focus on theirlimitations, and they’re being productivewith their day. It also gives their familymembers a break.” To volunteer at Insight,contact her [email protected].

Also at RSVP’s event was Emily Thomas

By Bonnie Hobbs

Instead of honoring just one Officer ofthe Month, as usual, Sully District Sta-tion police recently recognized two.

PFC Kenner Fortner and PFC James “Troy”Hill were named Officers of the Month forNovember 2017 at the Jan. 10 meeting ofthe station’s Citizens Advisory Committee.

In her writeup nominating them, Sgt.Sharon Perry explained why both officerswere deserving of the honor. And she notedhow they were able to use specialized train-ing to help save a man’s life.

She said that, during pre-shift, roll-calltraining on Nov. 2, 2017, members of theMidnights A-Shift conducted refresher drills

using Police Department Tactical EmergencyCausality Care (TECC) kits. These kits,which are mounted in each police vehicle,include several lifesaving tools an officermay need to assist a community memberin a time of emergency and until special-ized rescue personnel can arrive.

“The initial TECC officer-training beganin 2013, and each patrol officer has a goodunderstanding of the equipment and its in-tended use,” wrote Perry. But, as with anyskill, proficiency with the TECC kit may di-minish over time.

“To keep current, officers are encouragedto remain familiar with the equipmentthrough training and to practice learnedtechniques,” she wrote. “One of the mostimportant items in the TECC kit is the tour-niquet – a device for stopping the flow ofblood through a vein or artery, typically bycompressing a limb.”

On Nov. 2, little did Fortner and Hill know

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From left: Linda Andrews, Mary Marple and daughter Barbara Marplewith some of the valentines they created.

Valentine’s Day and Volunteers Seniors learn about opportunitiesto serve their community.

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CAC Chairman Leslie Jenuleson(left) and PFC Kenner Fortner.

PFC James “Troy” Hill (left) andSully District Station AssistantCommander Ryan Morgan.

Sully District Police Honor Two OfficersFortner and Hillare recognized forlifesaving actions.

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you’re not supposed to have firearms in thechurch,” Chafin said in a speech on the Sen-ate floor. “Even if the faith leaders of thechurch, even if the people that own thechurch, even if the people who control thechurch want to have some members of theirchurch provide protection.”

For Republicans, the debate over gun con-trol is a matter of good versus evil. Theirsolution to the epidemic of gun violence inAmerica is not to restrict who can have gunsand where they are allowed. It’s to arm whatthey call the “good guys” who will takedown what they call “bad guys.” After theschool shooting in Florida, many responded

by calling for more guns in the classroom.“Training and arming a few teachers in

each school would make these attackersthink twice about ever opening fire,” saidPrince William County Board of SupervisorsChairman Corey Stewart, a Republican whois challenging U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine. “Theonly way to stop these mad men is to re-turn fire.”

CAMPAIGN FINANCE records show bigmoney on both sides of this debate. Advo-cates for gun control donated $2.4 millionto candidates in the last election cycle,mostly to the Democratic statewide candi-

House Republicans killed more than two dozen gun reform bills thisyear.

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By Marti Moore

It’s Friday night in Fairfax.

Instead of going out for a weekendevening of fun in Northern Virginia,

more than 300 people gathered outdoorson both sides of the street at 11250 WaplesMill Road in front of the National Rifle As-sociation headquarters to light candles forthe lives lost to gun violence.

For nearly an hour, they stood in the dark,cold night to mourn the loss of 14 studentsand three faculty members killed Feb. 14in a South Florida high school shortly be-fore classes ended for the day.

According to the seven-page booking re-

port at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office,Nikolas Jacob Cruz, 19, entered the MarjoryStoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,Fla., where he killed 17 people with an AR-15 assault rifle he purchased a year ago.He was charged with 17 counts of first-de-gree premeditated murder following hiscapture and held without bond, policerecords state.

“We should not be mourning yet anotherschool shooting,” said Martina Leinz, presi-dent of the Northern Virginia Chapter of theBrady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence.

“Seventeen people murdered, 14 injuredwith a military-style assault weapon thathas no business on American streets, should

never be in civilian hands,” she said.“It was easier for this shooter to get a gun

that had that firepower legally, than itwould be to buy a six-pack of beer,” she said,“because he wasn’t old enough for the beer.”

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Vio-lence claims a law called an “Extreme RiskProtection Order” can remove guns tempo-rarily from troubled individuals like Cruzvia court order. Florida does not have thislaw, according to the Brady Campaignwebsite.

U.S. Rep.Gerry Connolly (D-11) also ex-pressed his disdain at the Feb. 16 candle-light vigil by adding “the NRA does haveblood on its hands. They kill our children.”

He called for action, in three measures toprotect the American public: A ban on as-sault weapons, universal background checksand close the gun show loophole.

“And those three things will make Americamore safe,” he said.

Connolly says the reason we don’t haveuniversal background checks is “because ofthe NRA and their blood money.”

“And members of Congress and state leg-islators who are enthralled to that bloodmoney, and have sacrificed our children atthe altar of the NRA,” he added.

Connolly’s staff says the congressmanknows the NRA is based in his district andrates lawmakers with a report card accord-ing to their voting record. In a preparedstatement Connolly said: “Every year theNRA gives me an ‘F’ rating … and I couldn’tbe prouder of that ‘F’.”

By Michael Lee Pope

When lawmakers arrived inRichmond last month,Democrats were hopefulthat they would be able to

use their new numbers to gain some trac-tion on the gun debate. Now that the ses-sion is half over and the nation is reelingfrom yet another mass shooting, little hasbeen accomplished at the Capitol.

Republicans are still very much in con-trol of the House of Delegates, even if theyhave a one-vote majority.

Perhaps most significantly, they controlthe process, which sends all gun bills to aseven-member subcommittee that has sixRepublicans and one Democrat. All reformefforts died in that subcommittee, includ-ing proposals to close the gun show loop-hole and ban bumpstocks. When Del.Marcus Simon (D-53) introduced a bill tocreate a new Stop Gun Violence licenseplate, Republicans amended it to raisemoney for mental health.

“They were trying to make the point thatwe don’t have a gun violence problem wehave a mental health problem,” said Simon.“I think that’s wrong. We actually have agun violence problem, and it is in fact aboutthe instrument.”

INSTEAD OF MOVING forward on gun con-trol, the Republican majority is moving inthe other direction — finding ways to in-crease where people can take guns.Churches, for example. Virginia law prohib-its firearms in places of religious worship.After 26 people were killed in a Texaschurch last year, religious leaders acrossVirginia began lobbying to change that.State Sen. Ben Chafin (R-38) responded byintroducing a bill that would allow guns inchurches during worship services.

“Virginia has the archaic law that says

dates who were successful. But gun rightsgroups pumped more than $160,000 intotargeted House of Delegates races thathelped Republicans keep control of thechamber and quash reform efforts. Mem-bers of the subcommittee that routinely killsgun reform effort were showered with tensof thousands of dollars in campaign contri-butions.

But money doesn’t always win the day.One race that pro-gun groups targeted

was a hotly contested election in PrinceWilliam County, where eight-term incum-bent Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-31) tryingto hold onto a district with shifting demo-graphics.

The NRA gave him $2,500. The VirginiaCitizens Defense League gave him $2,000.A Portsmouth gun dealer gave him $10,000.But he ended up losing that race to Demo-crat Elizabeth Guzman.

“I support the Second Amendment andthe right of every citizen to own a gun,”said Guzman during the campaign. “How-ever, we need to implement responsible gunlaws that protect our communities from gunviolence.”

Unfortunately for Guzman and advocatesfor gun control, that agenda was dead onarrival as lawmakers arrived at the Capitol.The Republican majority killed more thantwo dozen gun safety bills this year — ef-forts to limit handgun purchases to one amonth, proposals to ban high-capacitymagazines and laws to keep guns out of thehands of people who present a threat tothemselves or others. Republicans are moreinterested in getting rid of gun-free zones,including schools.

“The idea that we disarm people in theschools, we forbid out teachers and ourstaff from carrying concealed firearms, isa mistake,” said state Sen. Dick Black (R-13) in a Senate floor speech after theFlorida shooting.

Democrats unable to gaintraction on reform.Gun Debate on Lockdown

Protesters at NRA headquarters decry killings,demand lawmakers pass laws to stem gun violence.

Candlelight Vigil for Florida Shooting Victims


Opinion

You can feel the change in the air. Thistime the victims — teenagers — areoutraged out loud about the deathsand wounding of their fellow stu-

dents, the terror, horror and trauma that willhaunt each of them in different ways for therest of their lives.

Instant activists from last week’s schoolshooting massacre in Florida, now connectedto so many others around the country, knowthat this was preventable, that mass shootingscan be stopped.

Common sense tells them that the shooter, aformer classmate, shouldn’thave had access to guns of anykind, never mind an assault

rifle. Common sense tells them that the absenceof the most reasonable safeguards is a failureof elected officials at both the federal and statelevel. Common sense tells them it’s time forreal accountability.

Gun control of course will be complicated.No one is trying to take guns away from themillions of Americans who are gun owners, butthe mavens of divisiveness, seeking to stokethe ire of gun owners, will tell them that whatactivists, what Democrats, what moms want isto take their guns away. It’s not true. But gunreform is more complicated and runs deeperthan donations from the NRA to elected offi-cials.

Anyone with common sense knows that ifwe don’t have systems in place to keep weap-ons capable of so much carnage in three min-utes out of the hands of someone so openlytroubled as the teenage shooter in Florida lastweek, then we are doomed to relive that dayin other tragedies, over and over.

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Another Assault on Common SensePerhaps this timemight be different.

Demonstrations of hundreds of protestersturned out in multiple places in the last fewdays. At NRA headquarters in Fairfax, atGeorge Mason High School for a candlelightvigil, in front of the White House.

“I’m with hundreds of Northern Virginiansat the NRA headquarters to mourn those lostat Parkland and to demand common sense gunsafety measures to protect our children frommassacre and violence,” U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly tweeted from the demonstration

there. “As a nation, how can we continue toallow this to happen?”

“I’m with the students calling for gun reformoutside the White House,” said U.S. Rep. DonBeyer. “So proud to see America’s young peopleleading the way. Stay mad, and stay focused.… Don’t let anyone tell you that there isn’thope, that we can’t fight for change and win.There is and we can.”

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The following release was issued by theFairfax County Public School’s Office Safetyand Security.

The tragic event in Parkland, Fla. atMarjory Stoneman Douglas HighSchool is another sobering reminder

for all of us to continue to exercise due dili-gence when it comes to safety and securityoperations within FCPS. Because of the con-tinuing potential of both intended and unin-tended threats to our schools, FCPS has focuseda great deal of attention to emergency proce-dures, and is vigilant about protecting thesafety of its students and employees. Theschool division has spent considerable time andeffort in planning and practicing day to daysafety and security measures, as well as ad-dressing response to a major critical incident.Among these measures are:

❖ Physical Security (Locked doors, intrusionalarms, electronic door access, CCTV)

❖ Visitor Management System and Proce-dures (Deployed system wide)

❖ Emergency planning coordination withpolice, fire, and emergency management of-fices

❖ Comprehensive division-wide crisis man-agement plan

❖ Individual school crisis plans-updated an-nually (includes evacuation, and parent reuni-fication plans)

❖ Lockdown, Fire, and Tornado Drills❖ Table Top exercises at all schools❖ Critical incident terms awareness and

training (Lockdown, Secure the Building, Shel-ter in Place, Stay Put Stay Tuned)

❖ Threat assessment process❖ Confidential tip, text, and email programs❖ Uniformed school security patrols (24x7)❖ Employee training in crisis management

and communication. (Lockdown, Evacuation,and “Run, Hide, Fight”)

❖ SROs at all middle and high schools❖ FCPS security personnel at all middle and

high schoolsIn specific response to the Parkland incident,

FCPS school security has increased its presence

at schools, and the Fairfax County Police De-partment has ordered an increased patrol pres-ence near and around our schools. While thereare no specific threats to our area, this step isbeing taken out of an abundance of caution,and to provide reassurance to students, staff,and the community after the events that oc-curred in Florida.

While no methodology is fool-proof, FCPS isfortunate to be in an area where the schooldivision and the county work together to takeevery precaution in the event of an emergency.This is a continual process in which FCPS willalways look to improve our safety and secu-rity footprint. Safety and security is everyone’sjob.

Staff, students, parents and the communityat large are reminded to incorporate safety andsecurity awareness as routine, and to immedi-ately report any unusual activity to the authori-ties.

Our thoughts are with the families and staffof Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School andthe residents of Parkland.

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Editorial


By Marilyn Campbell

Throughout the year, but more in-tensely during February, VincentIntondi, Ph.D., uses literature toteach aspects of African Ameri-

can history that are often overlooked orforgotten.

While slavery and the Civil Rights Move-ment are two of the most poignant periodsof Black history, Intondi, a professor of his-tory and the director of the Institute forRace, Justice, and Community Engagementat Montgomery College, and other educa-tors say reading books about lesser knownfigures and periods in African American his-tory is one way to paint a complete picture,not only of the history of African Americans,but American history as a whole.

“For example, while we focus on MalcolmX, after spending time with his daughter,Ilyasah, I came to realize just how muchhis wife Betty did and what she meant tothe family. Therefore having a book thatfocuses on her is important,” said Intondi,who is the author of “African AmericansAgainst the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colo-nialism, and the Black Freedom Movement.”

“One could argue that there wouldn’t

have been a March on Washington were itnot for Bayard Rustin, but we don’t learnabout him because he was gay,” continuedIntondi. “So part of what’s important aboutthese books is not only that they are wellwritten and have amazing illustrations, butbecause of who they specifically focus on.”

Infusing reading with dramatization andmemorization, particularly with young chil-dren, is a technique that Ana Lado, Ph.D.,professor of Education at Marymount Uni-versity uses in her lessons. “I like to recom-mend award-winning books or books by

award-winning authors,” she said. “I alsopick books that can be part of a program[and] can be recited, can be dramatized,can be retold.”

“Books that I made students memorize[include] ‘I, Too, Am American’ and ‘MyPeople,’ both books of poetry by LangstonHughes; ‘I Have a Dream,’ [speech by Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. published as a book];‘Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,’ [speech byPresident Abraham Lincoln published as abook], ‘Martin’s Big Words: The Life ofMartin Luther King, Jr.,’ ‘Tar Beach’ and‘Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in theSky,’ [both by Faith Ringgold] and ‘If a BusCould Talk, the Story of Rosa Parks’ are bookthat my youngest students can dramatize,”said Lado.

“Underground: Finding the Light to Free-dom” by Shane W. Evans is another bookthat Lado encourages students to read. “Thisis the absolute easiest way to dramatize theUnderground Railroad,” she said. “I evenuse it with students with special needs andbeginning English learners.”

One quality to look for is books aboutmodern day African American heroes whowill likely go down in history. When com-piling recommend books for African History

Month displays, Henrik Sundqvist of theArlington Public Library said, “We try to picktitles which have been published within thelast five years.”

Among the books Arlington County Li-braries is recommending are: “Firebird: Bal-lerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young GirlHow to Dance Like a Firebird” by Copeland.

One book that offers a historical perspec-tive and deeper understanding of a currentissue, says Intond, is “The John CarlosStory” by Dave Zirin and John Carlos.“There is arguably no one better to writeabout sports, race, and politics than DaveZirin,” he said. “The book is great for a widerange of audiences. If one wants to under-stand Colin Kaepernick and what is happen-ing today in sports then they should readthis book.”

Using such narratives offers a deeper un-derstanding of America’s past and puts cur-rent happenings into perspective. “Studentscan learn and appreciate those who camebefore them, sacrificed, fought, put them-selves on the line and paid with their free-dom and lives for equality,” said Intondi.“Students will learn that they are part ofthe long movement for freedom and theytoo can change the world.”

Local educators suggest books to read in celebration of African American History Month.

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Sports

Girls BasketballAll Conference

The Concorde DistrictAll Conference Team

from (from left): CoachNoel Klippenstein

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McNamara (Westfield),Katy Sharon (Madi-

son), Meghan O’Brien(Chantilly), Peyton

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Boys BasketballAll ConferenceThe Concorde District AllConference Team (fromleft): Aaron Darab (Madi-son), Kendall McHugh(Chantilly), BraedenJohnson (Oakton), BryceDouglas (Centreville), JakeDigby (Oakton), MarshallReed (Westfield), DJ Gre-gory (Westfield), and Jor-dan Hairston (Westfield).

Photos by Will Palenscar

The Chantilly IceHockey team won bigon Senior Nightagainst South Lakes,

11-1, on Feb. 2 at SkateQuest inReston. Liam Kelly led the way forChantilly with four goals, followedby Owen Morgan with a hat trickof his own. Nine Chantilly seniorswere honored with their familiesbefore the game. Chantilly fin-ished the regular season 6-3-1 andwill have to wait for the otherteams to conclude their regularseasons to find out if they havesecured a playoff spot. The play-offs begin on Feb. 23.

Senior Night Victory on Ice

Chantillyplayersgather tocelebratetheir 11-1victory overSouth Lakes.

Senior Jonathan Braden, goalie, with hisparents Denise and Mark during pregamefestivities.

Senior forward, Charles Mack, with hismom Mary, sister Amalia, and dad Eldonbefore the game.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Either it was the programming on CBS wewere “demanding,” or the recorded pro-gramming we were watching from PBS; butfor the week it was, repeatedly, and I meanREPEATEDLY, we were subjected to the samecommercials over and over again. Torturedoesn’t begin to describe the excruciatingreaction I had every time I saw the samepeople saying the same words. Instead ofturning me on to the product or services, ithad quite the opposite effect: it tuned meoff. Buy what they were selling? More likegood-bye.

Not that I understand the strategy behindtelevision and/or radio advertising/promotingas I have zero experience. But I do havesome experience, 21 years in fact, sellingnewspaper/display advertising. And whatknowledge I’ve gained says advertising fre-quently in multiple media platforms is thekey to success. Picking and choosing resultsin hitting and missing. But hitting me con-stantly without missing a beat is hard to taketoo, and not necessarily managing the consis-tency desirable for most businesses to thrive.Moreover, bludgeoning me into submis-sion/buying is not creating a positive experi-ence either and one not likely to lead torepeat business.

With respect to this test – of will power, Ican’t help wondering if there’s a tippingpoint of sorts when the con-sumer/watcher/listener becomes less inter-ested/more antagonistic to the message andby association, perhaps even less tolerant ofthe medium. Not that one can, generallyspeaking, blame the messenger, but whenunder the constant barrage of repetition,which in this instance I was forced to endure(“on demand” disables the fast-forward func-tion so it forces you to sit and squirm), youwant to blame someone, anyone. Too muchof a good thing is not, after awhile, a goodthing; and I’m being kind in mycharacterization.

Having seen the same commercial forwhat seemed like a dozen times, over a con-densed period of time, during nearly everycommercial break, I can’t imagine how Icould place my head on this pillow and notsee this man from Minnesota, his warehousestaff, and most disturbingly, his presencewhen I open my medicine cabinet. Sleep?Hardly. More like shock and not awe as I laymy head down to rest. Visions of sugar plumfairies or sheep prancing over a fence I’maccustomed to, but a man with a moustachetelling me what he knew he would about myreaction to his pillow, I can’t quite abide.

Relax? More like reacts. Presumably if themessage, messenger or medium is somehowdisturbing in its consumer/market penetra-tion; rather than being clear, concise andeffective, all that was hoped to have beengained is lost in the muddle. And preciousdollars wasted in the process. I imagine thequestion becomes: How much is too much,and how much is not enough? (Other thansports and chocolate, I wouldn’t know.)

All I know is what my reaction has beento seeing and hearing endless (or so itseemed) repetition: almost visceral. I’m sortof angry and put upon for having had to lis-ten so much to learn so little. And though Ican certainly appreciate its context and pre-sumptive strategy, I still can’t help feeling likea victim of sorts; the cost of doing business, Isuppose. I understand that watching what Iwant requires watching some of what I don’twant; it’s a trade. A trade I can balanceexcept when what I don’t want to watch hasa stronger/more negative impact on me thandoes the programming I want to watch.

Remember the goal is to capture myattention, not abuse it.

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that, less than an hour after receiving therefresher training, it would prove invalu-able to them when they used it on a call.That night, shortly after 9 p.m., a man calledthe Department of Public Safety Communi-cation Center and said he’d accidently shothimself in the leg.

“PFC Hill and PFC Fortner quickly re-sponded to the scene,” wrote Perry. “Ontheir arrival, the officers located thewounded man on his front porch, wavinghis arms and screaming in pain for help.”

Seeing his bleeding leg, both officers tookimmediate action. With a complete TECCkit in hand, Hill used the scissors to quicklycut away the man’s pants leg to better as-sess the injury.

“Hill noticed that the bullet wound waslocated on the front, left thigh and imme-diately applied pressure to the wound tohelp stop the bleeding,” wrote Perry.“Fortner coordinated with Hill and appliedthe tourniquet above the bullet wound.Fortner took over applying pressure to theleg wound while Hill checked the man foradditional or secondary injury.”

Meanwhile, said Perry, “During this stress-ful time, the wounded man shouted hys-terically that he was going to die. Fortnercompassionately calmed the man as best asthe situation would allow, despite noticingthe man turning pale in color and shakinginvoluntarily. Fortner worked to keep theman’s focus on staying alive and encour-aged him to take slow, deep breaths to slowhis rapid heart rate.”

When Emergency Medical Personnel ar-rived, they were able to take over the life-saving efforts. “After the man had made itsafely to the hospital and his situation fullystabilized, both emergency-department doc-tors and the on-scene paramedics praised theofficers for their decisiveness and correctplacement of the tourniquet,” wrote Perry.

She said the medical professionals con-curred that the care provided by Hill andFortner was “instrumental in preventingmassive blood loss and potential loss of life.”So, she wrote, “Because of their quick ac-tion, decisiveness and selfless acts to help acommunity member in a great time of need,PFC Troy Hill and PFC Kenner Fortner havebeen chosen as Officers of the Month forNovember 2017.”

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Volunteersare ready to take on challenges in a 21st-

century, global economy. We’ve gotten anumber of great volunteers from VolunteerFairfax and RSVP.”

For more information or to sign up for anorientation, go to www.rsvpnova.org, call703-403-5360 or [email protected]. An upcomingorientation is set for Thursday, March 22,from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at JuniorAchievement’s Finance Park in Fairfax.


C E N T R E V I L L ECOMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP

To highlightyour faith

community,callDonat

703-778-9420

bThe Church of the Ascension

Traditional Anglican Catholic Services1928 Book of Common Prayer, 1940 Hymnal,

and the King James Bible with Apocrypha

www.ascension-acc.org (703) 830-3176

Holy Communion 10 a.m. Sundays (with Church School and Nursery)

13941 Braddock RoadCentreville VA 20120

in the “Old Stone Church”of Historic Centreville

The Church of the Ascension(703) 830-3176 www.ascension-acc.org

Centreville Baptist Church(703) 830-3333 www.cbcva.org

Centreville UnitedMethodist Church

(703) 830-2684 www.Centreville-UMC.org

Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

LIBRARY FUNToddlin’ Twos. Tuesdays, 10:30 and

11:30 a.m. at the Chantilly Library,4000 Stringfellow Road. Earlyliteracy storytime with songs andactivities included. Age 2 withcaregiver, free. Call 703-502-3883 toreserve a spot.

Storytime for Three to Fives.Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. at the ChantillyLibrary, 4000 Stringfellow Road.Stories and activities for children age3-5 with caregiver. Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve a spot.

Plant Clinic. Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. A neighborhoodplant clinic with horticultural tips,information, techniques, and advice.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspace.

Lego Block Party. Every otherSaturday at 10:30 a.m. at theChantilly Library, 4000 StringfellowRoad. Legos will be provided for anafternoon of building. Grades 3-6.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Duplo Storytime. Every otherWednesday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. atthe Chantilly Library, 4000Stringfellow Road. Develop andreinforce early literacy skills forreading success. Ages 1-3 with adult.Free. Call 703-502-3883 to reserve aspot.

Legos Kids Club. Every otherTuesday, 10:30 a.m. at theCentreville Regional Library, 14200St. Germain Drive. Thousands ofLegos for children to play with. Ages6-12. Free. Call 703-830-2223 to

reserve a space.Starlight Storytime. Every other

Wednesday, 7 p.m. at the CentrevilleRegional Library, 14200 St. GermainDrive. Stories under the stars for ages4-8. Wear pajamas and bring stuffedfriends. Free. Call 703-830-2223 toreserve a space.

PET ADOPTIONSAdopt a Dog. Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

at PetSmart, 12971 Fair LakesCenter, Fairfax. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson Highway.Visit hart90.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. atPetco, 13053 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy. Adopt a puppy or dog.Visitaforeverhome.org for more.

Adopt a Dog. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. atPetSmart, 12971 Fair Lakes Center,Fairfax. Adopt a puppy or dog. Visitwww.lostdogrescue.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 21Travel Presentation and Wine

Tasting. 3 p.m. at Total Wine andMore, Greenbriar Shopping Center,Chantilly. Learn about the GalapagosIslands and travel in Ecuador andPeru. Complementary SouthAmerican wine tasting. Meet formerand repeat Galapagos travelers, aswell as cruise line representatives.Free and open to the public, althoughdue to space requirements an RSVP isrequested. To RSVP, contact PeterHimmelberger at 703-496-4125 or atwww.travelcruiseandtour.com/galapagos.

FRIDAY/FEB. 23Capital Remodel and Garden

Show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. at Dulles ExpoCenter – 4320 Chantilly ShoppingCenter, Chantilly. Headlining the2018 Capital Remodel and GardenShow at the Dulles Expo Center willbe HGTV’s Going Yard stars Chrisand Peyton Lambton plus TLC’sTrading Spaces Joanie Sprague. Morethan 300 companies will be on handto showcase the latest products andservices in home remodeling,renovation, home décor, landscapeand garden design. $9 online, $12 atdoor; $3 children 6-12, 5 and underfree. Visit capitalremodelandgarden.com.

SATURDAY/FEB. 24Grand Opening. 9 a.m. at Dunkin’

Donuts, 13902 Lee Jackson MemorialHwy., Chantilly. The restaurant willoffer the first 50 guests free coffee fora year, which includes a coupon bookredeemable for one free coffee aweek for 52 weeks. The store is alsohosting a Donuts for Donationscampaign — guests will receive a freedonut when they make a donation of50 cents or more to local BrookfieldElementary (one pre customer). Visitwww.DunkinDonuts.com.

Capital Remodel and Garden

Show. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. at Dulles ExpoCenter – 4320 Chantilly ShoppingCenter, Chantilly. Headlining the2018 Capital Remodel and GardenShow at the Dulles Expo Center willbe HGTV’s Going Yard stars Chrisand Peyton Lambton plus TLC’sTrading Spaces Joanie Sprague. Morethan 300 companies will be on handto showcase the latest products andservices in home remodeling,renovation, home décor, landscapeand garden design. $9 online, $12 atdoor; $3 children 6-12, 5 and underfree. Visitcapitalremodelandgarden.com/ formore.

SUNDAY/FEB. 25Capital Remodel and Garden

Show. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Dulles ExpoCenter – 4320 Chantilly ShoppingCenter, Chantilly. Headlining the2018 Capital Remodel and GardenShow at the Dulles Expo Center willbe HGTV’s Going Yard stars Chrisand Peyton Lambton plus TLC’sTrading Spaces Joanie Sprague. Morethan 300 companies will be on handto showcase the latest products andservices in home remodeling,renovation, home décor, landscapeand garden design. $9 online, $12 atdoor; $3 children 6-12, 5 and underfree. Visit capitalremodelandgarden.com/ for more.

Build a Bird Feeder. 2:30-3:30 p.m.at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Ellanor C.Lawrence is going to the birds. Bringempty milk jugs and/or two-litersoda bottles and learn how to turnthem into bird feeders. Also learn toidentify some of the birds likely tovisit local feeders, so bring somebinoculars along. $8 per person.Children must be accompanied by anadult registered for the program. Call703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

SATURDAY/MARCH 4Outdoor Kids at E.C. Lawrence. 2

p.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. In thisprogram, children ages 4-6 exploredifferent habitats, trails, wild animalsand wild places. Topics vary bymonth. $6 in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 7History Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 9:45

and 11 a.m. at Ellanor C. LawrencePark, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly.In this program, youngsters ages 1-3will explore history through sight,sound, taste and touch. Topics varyby month. $6 in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

SATURDAY/MARCH 10History Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 10

a.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. In thisprogram, youngsters ages 1-3 willexplore history through sight, sound,taste and touch. Topics vary bymonth. $6 in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.

NVFS’ Bowl-a-Thon. 1-4 p.m. at BowlAmerica Manassas, 9000 Mathis Ave.,Manassas. Join NVFS at BowlAmerica Manassas for an afternoonof bowling and fundraising that’sperfect for the entire family. AllBowl-a-Thon proceeds benefit NVFS’#SERVECampus. Minimum of $275raised by each team. Call 571-748-2537 or visit www.nvfs.org/events/bowl-a-thon/.

Joanie Sprague from TLC’sTrading Spaces.

Chris and Peyton Lambtonfrom HGTV’s Going Yard.

Capital Remodel and Garden ShowHeadlining the 2018 Capital Remodel and Garden Show at the Dulles Expo Cen-

ter will be HGTV’s Going Yard stars Chris and Peyton Lambton plus TLC’s TradingSpaces Joanie Sprague. More than 300 companies will be on hand to showcase thelatest products and services in home remodeling, renovation, home décor, land-scape and garden design. $9 online, $12 at door; $3 children 6-12, 5 and underfree. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23-24, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 25 10 a.m.-6p.m. at Dulles Expo Center – 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly. Visitcapitalremodelandgarden.com/ for more.

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