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By Michael Lee Pope
The Connection
The growing chorus of criticismabout predatory lending in Virginiamay not have prompted lawmak-
ers to start passing laws to crack down onthe industry. But it has accomplished onething, formation of a work group.
“In this town, if you are in the minorityparty in a chamber that’s two-thirds Repub-lican, you take victories where you can,”said Del. Mark Keam (D-35). “I’d like tothink something good can come out of thisif we can bring stakeholders together.”
Lawmakers are concerned about severalaspects of high-interest loans. One is thebait-and-switch nature of many of the busi-nesses, where customers walk into a car-title business but walk out with an open-end line of credit instead. Another issue isthe completely unregulated nature of open-end lines of credit, originally created fordepartment stores but now used by car-titlelenders and internet lenders. Regulatorsdon’t track them, and lenders don’t need alicense to offer them. Recent years haveseen online lenders from around the worldoffer them with interest rates of up to 5,000percent.
“If the work group doesn’t deal with theopen-end loans, it’ll be a waste of time,”said Jay Speer, executive director of the Vir-ginia Poverty Law Center. “You can makerules about the Consumer Finance Act, andthen all the internet lenders will just switchto open-end loans and it’ll all just be a wasteof time.”
WORKING GROUPS are a common wayfor lawmakers to punt, essentially puttingoff making decisions and outsourcing solu-tions to a panel that makes recommenda-tions. Sometimes the groups end up mak-ing recommendations that are adopted bythe General Assembly. Recent years haveseen successful working groups that madesignificant changes to energy policy andworker’s compensation. Many lawmakersview them as an ideal way to consider diffi-cult issues outside of the frenzied pace ofthe General Assembly sessions.
“There are what I believe to be plus sidesto being a part-time legislature, and thereare downsides to being a part-time legisla-ture. One of the downsides is you can’t keepworking during one session in a short ses-sion,” said Del. Peter Farrell (R-56). “Some-times it takes a year.”
For critics of predatory lending, the chiefgoal of the working group will be to regu-late open-end lines of credit. These havebecome the tool of choice for car-title lend-ers and internet lenders to offer unlimitedamounts of interest. And lawmakers don’tknow the scale of the problem because stateregulators don’t track them. That’s a prob-lem that critics say has an easy fix — re-quire a license to offer open-end lines ofcredit, and make them abide by the samerules as car-title lenders or payday lenders.
“I hope that we see a path forward for alllenders to be licensed,” said Dana Wiggins,who answers the Predatory Lending Hotlineat the Virginia Poverty Law Center. “Ifthey’re operating in the state of Virginia,they should all be licensed and they shouldall have to follow the same rules.”
THE SHADOWY WORLD of internetlending is also in the crosshairs of the workgroup. Some companies offer loans at in-terest rates from 600 percent to 5,000 per-cent. Some of these companies try to getaround laws designed to protect consum-ers by claiming to have affiliations with In-dian tribes, allowing them to take advan-tage of uncertainty surrounding a law from1918 — long before the World Wide Webrevolutionized modern American finance.Last month, Attorney General Mark Herringhelped secure a $15 million settlementagainst a California-based company thatwas using a fraudulent relationship to aNorth Dakota tribe to evade Virginia lend-ing laws.
“In the absence of action, the internetbecomes a lawless place that plays by dif-ferent rules than traditional commerce,”said Kevin Mauer, associate director of theVirginia Catholic Conference. “Without pro-tective regulation, the commonwealth’svulnerable consumers may fall prey to moreand more opportunistic lenders.”
Del. Peter Farrell (R-56) wanted lawmakers to force internet lendersto follow the same rules as other kinds of lenders in Virginia. Mem-bers of the Republican-led Commerce and Labor Committee rejectedhis bill but created a work group to look at that issue and otherconcerns about predatory lending in Virginia.
Lawmaker Work Group toExamine Predatory LendingPanel to investigate internet loans, car-titleloans and open-end lines of credit.
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By Fallon Forbush
The Connection
Property owners of the Old Domin-ion Shopping Center and theChain Bridge Corner ShoppingCenter are working to redevelop
the spaces into one combined mixed-use de-velopment.
Hundreds of community members at-tended a public meeting to learn about thepreliminary designs at the McLean Commu-nity Center last Thursday night on Feb. 16.
The proposal is calling for a pedestrian-oriented mix of office, retail and residen-tial uses and is based on a “Main Street”concept that is envisioned in the county’scomprehensive plan for McLean.
The Giant grocery store and its parkinglot, the PNC Bank and the Old FirehouseTeen Center on Chain Bridge Road will re-main in place. The rest will be redeveloped.
“We’re still early in the process, but wewanted to have this meeting tonight toshare our vision for Main Street and startgetting your feedback,” Vidal Sadaka, prin-cipal for McLean Properties, which repre-sents the landowners, said during the meet-ing.
Sadaka told the audience that the land-owners had four key principles guiding theirdesign plans: fostering a sense of place;serving McLean residents; creating a pleas-ant walking and driving experience; anddesigning a high-quality built environment.
“When you look at downtown McLean,it’s a lot of individual shopping centers sepa-rated by large seas of parking,” Sadaka said.“McLean lacks a central, connected, defin-ing place and creating that is our top prior-ity.”
THE PROJECT includes 425 residentialunits, approximately 470,000 square feetof office space and about 125,000 squarefeet of retail space, not including the exist-ing Giant grocery store, according to BetsyFrantz, a spokesperson for McLean Proper-ties.
Everything would be connected by the“Main Street” that would run north-souththrough the development.
“We’re going to put retail on both sidesof the street for the length of the street,”Ken Wiseman, design principal and archi-tect for the CannonDesign firm, said dur-ing the meeting.
Wiseman, a McLean resident, has beenhired to design the entire project.
Retail would also surround the site atground level, he said. Office space and resi-dential units would sit overtop the retail inbuildings as high at eight stories. He alsoenvisions designing underground parkingareas beneath all areas of the project.
Wiseman has also included a small pub-lic plaza in the upper third of the site de-sign that will feature restaurants, outdoorseating and a pedestrian connection be-tween Main Street and Old Dominion Drive.
Many audience members liked what they
heard.“This is a long time coming,” said Esther
Lee of McLean. “I’ve lived here for abouttwo years and we’ve been asking why wehave to go to Tysons for a nice meal and tosit down and enjoy good weather. This islong overdue and I hope it will be the be-ginning of more [redevelopment].”
However, the meeting left many peoplewanting more answers.
“I have a lot of questions,” said ShaliniJain of McLean. “This meeting gave memore questions than answers. What will itcost to park? What is the timeline? Willthere be residential condo units or apart-ments? Any bike paths? What about thesmall business owners? Will they be dis-placed? I’m not against the development,but they need to answer a lot of questionsfor us.”
The decision of whether the residentialunits will be apartments, condominiums or
a mix of both has not been decided, Frantztold the Connection via email after themeeting.
Zeynel Abidin Uzun, owner of the KazanRestaurant which serves Turkish cuisine onRedmond Drive in the middle of all of theredevelopment, is not worried about beingforced out when the terms of his lease areup for negotiation in two years.
“Honestly, I have no worries,” he said.“People are tired of chain restaurants.People want us to stay.”
The landowners have reassured him thatlocal businesses are an important part oftheir vision. But it is clear the redevelop-ment will affect rent.
“We will continue to talk to our tenantsthroughout the process about their long-term goals and we are working with thecounty to provide options to keep thesebusinesses in downtown McLean,” Frantz
The shopping center is bordered by Beverly Road on the north, OldDominion Drive to the east, Chain Bridge Road to the south andIngleside Avenue to the west.
Redmond Drive, which runs through the shopping center, would betransformed into a two-lane main street. The buildings have not beendesigned, but are planned to be up to eight stories in height with retailon the first floor.
‘Main Street’ Idea Revitalized for Downtown
Vidal Sadaka, principal for McLeanProperties, kicks the informationmeeting off by telling the crowdthat the property owners have fourgoals for the redevelopment: tofoster a sense of place; serveMcLean residents; create a pleas-ant walking and driving experi-ence; and to deliver a high-qualitybuilt environment.
Ken Wiseman, design principal for CannonDesign who has been hired tolead the design work, answers some questions about his preliminarymockups of the re-envisioned mixed-used shopping center.
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By Ken Moore
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When creating a newcity, county plan-ners target a pre-cise number of
parks. Vienna and McLean are themost affected by Tysons planning.
Tysons needs 20 playing fields,a vision articulated in the 2010Tysons Comprehensive Plan basedon projections through 2050 rang-ing from demographics, office andresidential use, transportation andmore.
“If Tysons is to be a place wherecitizens live, work and play, thenit must have adequate athleticfields within its borders,” saidTown of Vienna Mayor Laurie A.DiRocco.
The plan calls for one field forevery 4.5 million square feet ofmixed use development, accordingto Planning Commission docu-ments.
“The availability of 20 athleticfields will most certainly makeTysons a more desirable locationas against its competitors,” saidRob Jackson, co-chair of theGreater TysonsCitizens Coalitionand a member ofthe McLean Citi-zens Association.
“We have ex-treme concernabout any attemptto weaken the re-quirement for thelandowners to pro-vide 20 fullsize-athletic fields to al-low its residents,children, adoles-cents and adults tolive, work, studyand play inTysons,” Jacksonsaid.
Residents andbusiness owners ofTysons and surrounding jurisdic-tions testified before the county’sPlanning Commission Wednesday,Feb. 8 to respond to current reor-ganizing of the voluminous TysonsComprehensive Plan.
Speakers, planners, developersand commissioners debated spe-cifically a new sentence on page
112 of the plan:“Some of the active recreation
facility needs may be accommo-dated by adding or upgrading fa-cilities at existing or future publicschool sites or in nearby existingparks surrounding Tysons,” ac-cording to proposed edits to theComprehensive Plan Amendment.
That “stands out significantly asit is more than a mere editorialchange,” said Mark Zetts, longtimeplanning and zoning chair of theMcLean Citizens Association, whowas recognized by the PlanningCommissioners on Feb. 8 for hiscontinuous service to McLean,
Tysons andFairfax County.
“This insertedlanguage isproblematic onmultiple levels,”said Zetts.
“The Town ofVienna, contigu-ous to Tysons,currently doesnot have ad-equate fieldspace for its resi-dents and youth.We don’t wantTysons popula-tion growth toadd to the short-age and nega-tively impact ourquality of life,”
said DiRocco.Sally Horn, McLean resident and
co-chair of the MCA’s Tysons Liai-son Committee, said the “addedlanguage would increase the pres-sure to place athletic fields de-signed to serve Tysons in the sur-rounding communities, includingMcLean, which lack useable, suf-
ficient available land to meet bothTysons needs and the needs oftheir communities.”
VIENNA AND McLEAN don’thave enough fields for their ownuse, said Jackson.
“There sim-ply is insuffi-cient vacantland in Viennaand McLeanthat is suitablefor athleticfields. If therewere, existingv o l u n t e e rsports groupswould have laidclaim to the va-cant land yearsago.”
“ M c L e a n ’ sathletic fieldsare alreadyoversubscribed and ... we have ourown separate needs for additionalfields,” said Horn.
Forcing Tysons residents andemployees to “get into cars anddrive elsewhere for field accessdefeats the vision for Tysons,” saidJackson. “It also would add to traf-fic congestion, both inside andnearby Tysons.”
“While Tysons is off to a goodstart, transportation failure is stillon the radar screen,” said Jackson.
But creating a grid of streets forTysons makes planning for irregu-lar shapes difficult, especially dia-mond-shaped fields needed forbaseball and softball leagues, ac-cording to county planners.
Currently, they forecast need forapproximately 11 diamond shapedfields and nine rectangular fields.But county planners reported last
Wednesday that developers havebeen more willing to proffer forrectangular fields.
Sol Glasner, interim presidentand executive director of theTysons Partnership, said they arenot advocating for fewer fields butflexibility in how fields areplanned while Tysons takes shape.
“Proposed changes to the Com-prehensive Plan that limit flexibil-ity will make it more challengingto meet the vision of Tysons thatwe all share,” said Glasner.
Dranesville Planning Commis-sioner John Ulfelder askedDiRocco, “What if somebodyshowed up in Vienna and said,‘We’re prepared to install turf andput up lights and upgrade yourexisting diamond fields.’ Howwould you react?”
“If the county decided to do that,we’d be very happy for that to hap-pen, yes,” said DiRocco. “We arealways looking for improving ourfields and the use is needed tre-mendously.”
COUNTY PLANNERS suggestedthat some developers could bewilling to upgrade softball andbaseball fields outside Tysons.
“I know thatsome have ar-gued that sinceMcLean andVienna youthsports leaguescurrently arethe predomi-nant users ofthe fields inTysons, it wouldmake moresense for Tysonsdevelopers toupgrade thosefields ratherthan to buildthe full comple-
ment of required fields in Tysons,”said Horn.
“This argument misses thepoint,” she said. “We are not plan-ning for 2020 or even 2030; weare planning for the infrastructurerequired in 2050, when the demo-graphics of Tysons — 200,000 em-ployees and 100,000 residents —will require at least 20 urban fieldsin Tysons to meet the needs ofyouth and adults who live and orwork in Tysons.” Providence Plan-ning Commission Phil Niedzielski-Eichner scheduled a decision-onlymeeting of the Planning Commis-sion on Feb. 23.
Additional topics to be discussedinclude traffic demand manage-ment and transportation, initialdevelopment levels and forecastedgrowth, public facilities and envi-ronmental stewardship.
Planning 20 Parks: Inside Tysons or Out?Vienna andMcLean affectedby 30-year visionfor Tysons; moredebate Feb. 23.
Get Involved:Tysons Comprehensive Plan Amendment
❖ Planning Commission decision only hearingThursday, Feb. 23, 8:15 p.m.❖ Board of Supervisors public hearingTuesday, March 14, 2017, 4 p.m.Fairfax County Government Center Building, 12000 Government
Center Parkway, Fairfax, Va. 22035The Tysons vision forecasts an urban center that include 200,000
jobs and 100,000 residents, 75 percent of development within ahalf-mile walk of four Metro stations, a sustained Tysons with re-stored streams, a network of public parks, open spaces and trails,and a redesigned transportation system with circular routes, com-munity shuttles, feeder bus serve and improved pedestrian andbicycle routes and connections. The Tysons Comprehensive PlanAmendment proposes to update recommendations for the TysonsUrban Center to reconcile the text and maps with studies and plan-ning activities that have been completed since 2010, such as gridand other transportation studies, urban design guidelines and atransportation funding plan.
See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/planamendments2013
“Forcing [Tysonsresidents] to getinto cars anddrive elsewherefor field accessdefeats the visionfor Tysons.”
— Rob Jackson,co-chair, Greater Tysons
Citizens Coalition andmember, McLean Citizens
Association
“If Tysons is to be aplace wherecitizens live, workand play, then itmust have adequateathletic fieldswithin its borders.”
— Town of Vienna MayorLaurie A. DiRocco
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A fire destroyed a mansion at 818 TurkeyRun Road on Saturday, Feb. 18. Smokealarms alerted the occupants to the fireand they all escaped unharmed, accord-
ing to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Depart-ment.
Both the FCFRD and the Arlington County FireDepartment responded to the scene to extinguish theblaze. The FCFRD posted a video of the fire on itsFacebook page at 2:51 p.m. on Saturday, showinglarge and dark smoke clouds billowing into the sky
from the blazing home.In the video, you can hear a spectator ask, “Do we
need to back up, like is it going to explode more?”The 6,175-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-and-
a-half bath home is owned by the government of theUnited Arab Emirates, Armed Forces General Head-quarters, according to county property information.The home, which was built in 2003, was also valuedat $3.1 million, according to Zillow.
The fire is currently under investigation.— Fallon Forbush
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McLean Mansion Engulfed By Fire
The home, which was built in 2003, was valued at $3.1million, according to Zillow.
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Alexandria and Arlington each havea meals tax, both enacted without areferendum because as urban formsof government in Virginia, their lo-
cal elected bodies were authorized toenact the tax legislatively.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisorshad to put the meals tax on the ballotfor voters to decide, and after a heated cam-paign, the tax was voted down decisively.
Elections have consequences, a fact beingaffirmed on every level right now.
In Fairfax County, this means a more diffi-cult budget process going forward than mightotherwise have been the case. The vast major-ity of Fairfax County’s $3.99 billion budget isfinanced by property taxes, and the proposedbudget is based on no property tax increase.
The meals tax would have provided about$80 million for the schools; the current bud-get falls $61 million short of the FCPS request.
While County Executive Ed Long has saidthere can be no new programs in the budgetdefined by no tax increase, we all know thatsome things could be cut to make room fornew, needed programs. Long will conduct anonline chat answer budget questions on Fri-day, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. Submit questions here:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/AskFairfax/mobile/ActiveDiscussion.aspx?roomid=131
The county will hold a series of budget townhall meetings which will include a pre-sentation, time for questions and feed-back.
The Connection welcomes letters forpublication on the budget, send to
FAIRFAX COUNTY BUDGETTOWN HALL MEETINGSTuesday, Feb. 21 - 7:30 p.m., Great Falls Citizens
Association, Great Falls Library - 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls
Saturday, March 4 - 9 a.m., Hunter Mill DistrictCommunity Meeting, Frying Pan Park, VisitorsCenter - 2739 West Ox Road, Herndon
Wednesday, March 8 - 7 p.m., Providence CommunityBudget Meeting, Providence Community Center -3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax. - First Floor Multi-Purpose Rooms
Wednesday, March 8 - 7 p.m., Sully District Budget
Town Hall Meeting, Rocky Run Middle School -4400 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly
Thursday, March 9 - 7 p.m., Mason District BudgetTown Hall Meeting, Mason District GovernmentCenter, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale - MainCommunity Room
Thursday, March 16 - 7:30 p.m., McLean Budget PublicMeeting, McLean Community Center - 1234Ingleside Avenue, McLean.
Monday, March 20 - 7 p.m., Springfield District BudgetTown Hall Meeting, West Springfield GovernmentCenter - 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield -Community Room
Wednesday, March 22 - 7 p.m., Lee District BudgetTown Hall Meeting, Franconia Governmental Center- 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria
Monday, March 27 - 7:30 p.m., Braddock DistrictBudget Town Hall Meeting, Robinson SecondarySchool - Recital Hall - 5035 Sideburn Road, Fairfax.
CorrectionLast week’s editorial implied that in Novem-
ber 2017, the Virginia Senate will be on theballot. The 40 seats in the Virginia Senate willnext be on the ballot in November 2019. All100 seats in the House of Delegates are on theballot this November, 2017, along with Gover-nor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney Gen-eral.
— Mary Kimm
Budget Season in Fairfax CountyAttend a town hallmeeting and expressyour priorities.
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Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:On Feb. 14, the Board of Super-
visors voted to change the defini-tion of riding/boarding stables andto add teaching horseback ridingto the list of allowable Home Oc-cupations not needing a SpecialPermit. Prior to the vote, lots con-taining two or more acres couldhave only three horses “by-right”(not exceeding a ratio of threehorses per acre). “By-right” meansno permits are necessary and noreporting to the County is re-quired. If a lot had four or morehorses, it was defined as a riding/boarding stable.
Now two-acre up to, but lessthan, five-acre lots are allowed amaximum of five horses or poniesto be boarded “by-right” and amaximum of eight horses to beboarded “by-right” on lots contain-ing five or more acres, but the ra-tio of three horses per acre re-mains. Now, the definition of ariding/boarding stable for whicha Special Permit is required is ona property that exceeds these num-bers.
I opposed these changes at theFeb. 14 Board of Supervisors pub-lic hearing because of the impacton people; the environment;streams; and the horses them-selves. Here are the arguments Imade:
1. Horses need pasture. Pastureand trees are incompatible, buttrees play a very important role insoil and water conservation andpreservation. The Horse FarmManagement section of ourCounty’s website says that even asingle-horse stable in a backyardshould have a Soil and Water Con-servation Plan. Even though theCounty staff claims Soil and Wa-ter Conservation Plans would berequired, that requirement is onlyif a Home Occupation permit toteach horseback riding is obtained.In other words, if lessons are notbeing given, no soil and water con-servation plan is required. Evenwhen required, County staff ad-mitted that there would be no en-forcement unless complaints weremade to Code Enforcement. Com-plaints can only be made by per-sons “with standing”, typically aneighbor.
2. Responsible manure manage-ment is imperative to protect theenvironment and streams, butthere are no requirements in theOrdinance to use “Best Manage-ment Practices” on these proper-ties where they can now have somany additional horses “by-right.”The County’s Horse Farm Manage-ment section says one horse pro-duces nine tons of feces and urineper year. The increased number of
horses allowed “by-right” will havea major impact on the environ-ment and streams without a re-sponsible manure managementplan, but that is not a requirement.The odor from these propertieswill be unpleasant. Runoff intostreams is likely. The ChesapeakeBay will take a hit.
3. The drastic increase in thenumber of horses allowed “by-right” may result in animal abuseand we citizen neighbors need tobe on the lookout for this. Pasturerequirements for horses greatlyexceed the number of acres thatmight be available with the higherintensity of use. There are differ-ing opinions on minimum grazingacreage per horse, but theCounty’s Horse Farm Managementsection recommends “that horsesobtain 70-100 percent of their feedfrom pasture and/or hay. A signifi-cant reduction in feeding cost willbe realized if horses get the bulkof their feed through grazing. Theexercise they get while movingaround during grazing is essentialfor their digestion. Horse farmswith high density of animals peracre commonly have over-grazedpastures.” Inadequate pasture isbad for the environment and thehorses.
4. Before the changes to the defi-nition to riding/boarding stables,
owners with more than threehorses were required to obtain aSpecial Use Permit at a fee of over$8,000. Their applications had tobe presented to the Board of Zon-ing Appeals during a Public Hear-ing where neighbors and other“affected parties” would get theopportunity to explain any prosand cons about having this use inthe neighborhood. The BZA nor-mally imposes required conditionsof their approval that reflect theconcerns of neighbors and placeslimitations on the applicant.
Now, after the changes, youcould wake up one day and findout all these additional horses arein your neighborhood with ridinglessons going on from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. with lighting permitted in theevening; seven days per week; 365days per year and there is nothingyou can do about it because youhave lost reasonable rights to re-strict these activities.
* Teaching horseback riding les-sons now falls in the class of HomeOccupations by paying $50 for apermit. Supposedly, a Soil andWater Conservation Plan would berequired, but without inspectionsto enforce the plan, there is norecourse except complaints toCode Enforcement by parties “withstanding.” We usually think of pi
Riding/Boarding Stable Definition Changes:Citizen Vigilance Now Necessary
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Chase Clark Peklo, 19,of Sterling was arrested on Thursday,
Feb. 16, for carnal knowledgeof children between 13 and 15years of age and five counts ofpossession, reproduction, dis-tribution, solicitation and facili-tation of child pornography, ac-cording to police.
He was an instructor at theStage Door studio in Manassasand the Adrenaline Dance Stu-dio on Tyco Road in McLean.The McLean studio contacted police on Feb.6 to report an alleged sexual offense be-tween Peklo and one of its students.
Dance Instructor ArrestedThe preliminary investiga-
tion determined that Peklo wasinappropriately communicat-ing with a 13-year-old and two14-year-old girls from Decem-ber 2015 to November 2016.It is also alleged that he had asexual relationship with one ofthe girls while she was 14 yearsold, according to police.
Detectives believe that theremay be other victims. Anyonewho may be concerned thattheir child might have had in-
appropriate contact with Peklo may contactDetective McCoy at 703-246-7898.
—Fallon Forbush
Chase ClarkPeklo, 19, ofSterling.
‘Trevor’ Extends 1st Stage Production1st Stage, Tysons Corner’s award-winning professional theater, announces the ex-
tension of their production of “Trevor” by Nick Jones, directed by 1st Stage ArtisticDirector, Alex Levy until March 5.
The 1st Stage production of “Trevor” features Doug Wilder (returning to 1st Stagefollowing his Helen Hayes Award- winning appearance in “One Man, Two Guvnors”),Aaron Bliden, Sun King Davis, Amanda Forstrom, Leigh Jameson, and Jacob Yeh.
“Trevor” will now run until March 5, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m.,Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. The run time is approxi-mately 90 minutes with one intermission.
General admission tickets are $30. Senior (65+) tickets are $27. Student andmilitary tickets are $15.
Tickets, subscriptions, and flex passes can be purchased online at www.1stStage.orgor by calling the 1st Stage box office at 703-854-1856.
Pancake Supper atRedeemer Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church’s Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be heldTuesday, Feb. 28. Pancakes will be served starting at 6 p.m., everyone is welcome.All donations will support youth mission work.
Redeemer Lutheran Church is located at 1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Bringfriends and neighbors, enjoy pancakes hot off the griddle, and support youth mis-sion work.
Week in McLean
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SATURDAY/FEB. 25Community Tax Assistance Day. Deloitte
presents its 10th annual Community TaxAssistance Day or Volunteer Income TaxAssistance Day (VITA) to serve qualifiedindividuals and families. Deloitte employee/volunteers will assist families with 2016 Federaland state tax returns for households with a totalincome of $54,000 or less. Translations servicesin Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese will beprovided. In addition, American Sign Languageinterpreters will be available. Location is FairfaxSkillSource Center, Heritage Center, 7611 LittleRiver Turnpike, Annandale. Appointments arerecommended: [email protected] or call 703-246-3896. Walk ins are welcome. Visitwww.nvacash.org. On tax preparation day,clients should bring all pertinent documentation.For a complete list, visitwww.volunteerfairfax.org.
SUNDAY/FEB. 26Jazz Sunday. The 9 and 11:15 a.m. services at St.
John’s Church, 6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean.Visit www.stjohnsmclean.org or call 703-356-4902 for more.
Guest Preacher. 10:15 a.m. at Church of theGood Shepherd, 2351 Hunter Mill Road. Rev.Jay M. Hanke will be the guest preacher. Visitwww.GoodShepherdVA.com for more.
MONDAY/FEB. 27Town Council Meeting. 8-10:30 p.m. at Town
Hall, 127 Center St. S. Individuals are invited toattend and provide their input. Go towww.viennava.gov for more.
THURSDAY/MARCH 2Caregivers’ Support Group. 10-11:30 a.m. at
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax(UUCF) - Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. Contact Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838 or [email protected].
TUESDAY/MARCH 7Application Deadline. The U.S. Small Business
Administration is reminding businesses inVirginia that working capital loans are stillavailable to small businesses, small agriculturalcooperatives, small businesses engaged inaquaculture and private nonprofit organizationsaffected by the severe storms and tornadoes onFeb. 24, 2016. Deadline to file is March 7, 2017.https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Visitwww.sba.gov/disaster or [email protected].
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Pet Connection
Chippewa is now 10 pounds with an even biggerpersonality.
Here we are cuddling by a campfire last fall.
Finding ChippewaI
walked into the PotomacYard PetsMart in Alexan-dria with my partner on a
Saturday morning in 2012 ex-pecting to quickly go in to grabsome cat litter and get out. Af-ter all, we were both preoccu-pied with knocking out our listof errands so we could move onto better things. That’s when asix-pound puppy stole myheart. We walked right into apet adoption event.
Chipp is a Chihuahua-ShibaInu mixed breed that was un-derweight, riddled with kennelcough and left alone after herbrother was adopted withouther. How could I say no to thatlittle, sesame-colored face?
Here we are five years later,happy and healthy, cuddling bya campfire and walking in Oak-land Park in Arlington. Thankyou Last Chance Animal Res-cue!
Last Chance Animal Rescue,Inc. is a nonprofit organizationwith a mission to minimize theeuthanasia of homeless petsthrough both adoption and pro-viding low-cost, high-qualityspay/neuter for both dogs andcats. It partners with more than30 PetSmart and Petco stores inthe region to provide full-ser-vice, in-store adoptions. Adopta pet today: www.lastchanceanimalrescue.org.
— Fallon Forbush
MorningWalk in
McLeanMy pets and the young man
who walks them everymorning: He ties their
leashes together in a knotand lets them walk them-
selves with him along side.It is so cute to see the threepets trying to keep up witheach other every morning.
In this photo are AdrianCarrasco, and my threeBlenheim cavalier KingCharles Spaniels., from
left: Holly, Ginger andNoella. Ginger and Noella
are rescues.— Rachel Georgelas,
McLean
A Bundle of LoveShadow is a 9-month-old Labmix, rescued from HomewardTrails in May. The photo is ofthe day we brought her home.She is with my children,Michaela and Nathan.Shadow has since grown intoa 45-pound bundle of love.She adores other dogs andchildren. Adults are accept-able if the other two groupsare not around (but they’renot nearly as much fun!). Herfavorite activities includechewing and chasing all thewild animals in our yard.
— Alexis Pearce, McLean
AlexandraCooker of Great
Falls cuddlingwith her favorite
pet cat “Bells.”
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News
Supervisor Pat Herrity’s (R-Spring-field) office, along with a varietyof business and community orga-
nizations, hosted two teen job fairs andresume building workshops last year.These events focused on students andyounger job seekers looking for a vari-ety of employment opportunities; fulltime, after-school, seasonal positions,internship opportunities, and volunteerpositions. These two job fairs providedhundreds of teenagers the opportunity
to get in front of employers and for employ-ers to find talented Fairfax County studentsto fill their positions. More than 600 stu-dents and more than 70 employers attendedboth events combined.
This year, Herrity is teaming up with theSupervisors Kathy Smith (D-Sully District),Linda Smyth (D-Providence), and DanielStorck (D-Mount Vernon) to bring our com-munity four Fairfax County Teen Job Fairs andResume Building Workshops. It is open to allteens in Fairfax County looking for employ-
ment or tips to build their resume. Free boothspace will be provided to any business or or-ganization to advertise their available posi-tions. Both teenagers and businesses/organi-zations may register to attend by visitinghttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/springfield/teenjobfair.htm
2017 Schedule❖ Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m. to 12 noon,
Chantilly High SchoolCo-sponsored by Supervisor Kathy Smith,
Chantilly HS STEM Academy, and Dulles Re-gional Chamber of Commerce
❖ Saturday, March 18, 1 to 3 p.m., OaktonHigh School
Co-sponsored by Supervisor Linda Smyth andOakton HS Marketing Department
❖ Saturday, April 1, 12 to 2 p.m., WestSpringfield High School
Co-sponsored by West Springfield HS Stu-dent Government Association and GreaterSpringfield Chamber of Commerce
❖ Saturday, April 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SouthCounty Secondary School Co-sponsored by Su-pervisor Dan Storck, South Fairfax Chamber ofCommerce, South County Federation, andSouth County Secondary School
Job Fairs Match Teens, Employees
By Fallon Forbush
The Connection
The McLean HighSchool AthleticBoosters is lead-ing an effort to
approve a $250,000 deal thatwould pay for three newscoreboards for the highschool’s football, baseballand softball fields.
Manassas-based F.H. FurrPlumbing, Heating and AirConditioning, Inc., agreed topay McLean High School$25,000 per year for the next10 years in exchange fornaming rights to its stadiumand fields. This deal wouldpay for all the estimated ex-penses to replace the agingscoreboards, according toGreg Miller, the school’s di-rector of student activities.
“They are outdated and rundown,” Miller said of thescoreboards, which were in-stalled in 1989. “Truthfully, Ihold my breath every Fridaynight football game hopingthe scoreboard will functionfor four full quarters.”
He emailed parents and theschool community on Tues-day, Jan. 24, asking them to support the dealby attending the FCPS Board meeting onThursday night, Jan. 26. The board was tovote on whether to approve the deal. Theemail also asked supporters to show up and“Rock the Red” to support the school.
The McLean High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association also sent an email onbehalf of the boosters the following day,Wednesday, Jan. 25, urging the communityto email FCPS board members. The emailincluded a list of board members’ emails anda template message of support. A reminderto attend the school board meeting the nextday was also included.
AT 4 P.M. just three hours before the 7 p.m.meeting was to begin, more emails were
sent. Only this time, they informed recipi-ents that the FCPS Board had removed theschool’s naming deal vote and discussionfrom its agenda.
“Postponing the item will allow the boardmembers to have further discussion aboutthe policy going forward,” Sandy Evans,chairperson of the FCPS, said during themeeting. “We welcome additional input onthe naming policy that underpins the pro-posal as the board continues its discussionon this policy.”
The FCPS policy states that the schoolboard may consider a change in the nameof a school or facility “for reasons wherethere exists some compelling need.” Theprocess and guidelines for this considerationinclude conducting public meetings and al-
lowing households to vote. The policy alsostates that a name change would take ef-fect at the beginning of the next school yearfollowing the board’s vote.
While the deal was removed from theagenda, the school board still allowed pub-lic testimony on the matter. Miller and twomen from the booster club showed up totestify in favor of the deal. There was notestimony opposing the deal.
“Bottom line is, McLean High Schoolneeds three new scoreboards,” JeffreyGrammes, father of a senior at the school,said during his testimony. “The currentscoreboards are almost 30 years old andthere are no replacement parts that existanymore.”
Grammes has been a board member of
the school’s booster clubfor the past four years andwas its president for thefirst three.
“If you elect not to voteyes for the agreement, Iurge you to include addi-tional funding for theMcLean High Schoolscoreboards in next year’sannual budget,” he said.
Miller took to the lec-tern next.
“FCPS pays for game of-ficials, coaching stipendsand transportation, butoutside of that, theschools are responsible tocome up with the moneyto pay for most of our ath-letic needs,” he said.
RUNNING THESCHOOL’S yearly ath-letic program costs ap-proximately $95,000,Miller said. Ticket sales togames, which the schooluses to fund most of itsathletic program ex-penses, generated$65,000 last year, leavingthe school with a $30,000gap, he continued.
“This financial gap issupported through the hard work of ourboosters club and through relationships webuild through local businesses,” he said.
Glenn Goldenhorn, a single father of asenior at the school and a booster partici-pant, was the final person to testify and urgethe board to approve the deal.
It is unclear when the board will discussand vote on the deal, but it is certain that adebate is forthcoming.
“I’m very proud of [the McLeancommunity’s] advocacy and it is importantthat our schools, our parents and our fac-ulty come to the board to let us know ofyour needs as you search for a solution toyour problems,” Jane Strauss, the schoolboard’s vice chair and Dranesville Districtrepresentative, said during the meeting.
School Board Punts Highlander Deal Down The Field
Greg Miller, McLean High School director of student activities, testifies in support of the namingdeal before the Fairfax County Public School Board in Falls Church on Thursday, Jan. 26.
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News
By Joan Brady
America the Beautiful greeted allwho entered the Sisterhood ofthe Salaam Shalom Unity Vigilon Feb. 16, 2017, at Temple
Rodef Shalom in McLean.The event was co-hosted by the Northern
Virginia and Reston Chapters of the Sister-hood.
More than 130 women, men and childrenof many faiths gathered from Fairfax,Loudoun and Prince William counties, evendrawing attendees from Maryland and D.C.for the interfaith service which included themusical stylings of Rachel Schreiman andRob Weissman.
“We are here tonight to join our fellowSisterhood chapters across the country whoare right now holding similar Unity Vigilsin the face of deepening concerns over hatespeech and discriminatory policies in ourcountry. We are here to share our hopes fora world where we live together in harmonyand with respect for one another, no mat-ter our religion, our nationality, our skincolor or our sexual orientation... We arehere to support and care for each other andfor the stranger and for the refugee. We arehere to show our children how we worktogether for a better world — one whichthey will inherit…” Susan Kohn, co-lead forthe Northern Virginia Sisterhood of the Sa-laam Shalom chapter kicked off the event.
“We gather here together to continue ourlearning process, because ignorance of eachother’s traditions leads to divisiveness, whileknowledge of the other encourages under-standing.”
❖ The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom(SOSS) is a national organization, whoseprimary goal is to build trust, respect andsustainable relationships between Muslimand Jewish women.
There are more than 140 chapters acrossthe United States. The chapters are
grounded in the practice of dialogue, break-ing bread, and community service. We fo-cus on our commonalities, learn to respectour differences, and pursue friendship,peace and justice. We speak out against allforms of prejudice, hatred, and discrimina-tion, in an effort support and elevate eachother. To learn more go to the website at:sosspeace.org or the Facebook Page: https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r o u p s /516079245151121/
❖ If you are interested in getting involved:Jewish Islamic Dialogue Society (JIDS) has
been conducting monthly dialogues since2009 that bring together dozens of Jews andMuslims for friendly, yet frank, encounters.We encourage participants to speak theirminds, but to do so respectfully. We believethat if participants cannot find a way tomake a point with love in their hearts, it isbetter saved for another day.”
❖ Alliance for an Indivisible America2020: (AIA) wants all Americans to per-ceive, and connect with, Muslims as theyare: People who see America as a beacon offreedom, of hope for the future, of healthy
and stable communities, and of prosperityfor families; and people who commit toAmerica and its values, as have their fellowimmigrants throughout American history.We wish all other Americans to recognizetheir Muslim neighbors as industrious, in-clusive, and often highly educated contribu-tors to the nation from its very earliest days,and to welcome American Muslim friends,neighbors and colleagues who share fun-damental values and our uniquely Ameri-can inclusiveness, and concern about thethreat of violent extremism worldwide.”
Young greeters to the Vigil.Reston and Northern Virginia Chapter leads: Rumana Abedin, SusanKohn, Leina Wahba and Nancy Bloch.
Sisterhood of the Salaam Shalom Brings Communities TogetherLocal Unity VigilDraws Crowd fromall over Metro Area.
Reston and Northern Virginia Chapters of the Sisterhood of the Salaam Shalom.
Bob Murro, member of Board of Trustees and chair ofGovernment Relations & Interfaith for Adams Center. Dan Spiro, Jewish Islamic Dialogue Society
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told the Connection via email.“I’m not going to leave unless rent skyrockets,”
Uzun said. “They’re nice people. I’m not worried.”
OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS were not astrusting and were worried about the congestion itcould cause and whether there was enough roomfor all the mixed uses.
“I can’t imagine residential there,” said CaroleHerrick, McLean resident and chair of the FairfaxCounty History Commission. “I can’t imagine eightstories. This would be the heart of McLean and it isnot what I envision. I can’t imagine there’s enoughroom.”
“I asked how many parking spaces are in the siteand the revised site and they didn’t know,” said EdHorahan of McLean. “It’s an outrage they don’t knowthis fundamental information.”
In addition to Giant’s parking lot, there will besurface parking along the Main Street. Most of theparking for the project, however, will be structured,both above and below ground, according to Frantz.
“One of our goals is to create a pleasant experi-ence for pedestrians and drivers, and part of thatmeans providing desirable parking, so our plan is tooffer free public parking,” she told the Connectionvia email after the meeting.
The landowners have commissioned a traffic studyof the area, including intersections.
“It’s over 25 intersections,” Chris Tacinelli, princi-pal of Gorove/Slade, a transportation engineeringand planning firm, said during the meeting.
“We’re at that phase of documenting and evaluat-ing,” he said.
The study will be shared with the Fairfax CountyDepartment of Transportation and the Virginia De-partment of Transportation.
“It’s hard to believe how far back in time we gowith this project,” Supervisor John Foust, who rep-resents the Dranesville District on the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors, said at the meeting.
It’s been over 20 years since the “Main Street” ideawas first proposed, Foust said. The long period of“nothing really substantive happening” was prima-rily because the land needed to create the develop-ment was split amongst many owners, he said. Theseparcels have since been consolidated.
It will take several more years to bring the plan tolife.
First, the landowners will need to file a proposalfor a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoningwith the Fairfax County Planning Commission andBoard of Supervisors.
“If everything goes well, I think they can get theirdecision [from the county] this year,” said Foust, whoconceptually supports the redevelopment.
Site plans would then take another 18 months. Itwould then take about two years to complete con-struction of the first phase, according to Foust.
“You’re talking four to four-and-a-half years, prob-ably,” he said.
More public meetings will be held in the future,according to Frantz. For now, landowners are col-lecting feedback on the initial design atwww.mainstreetmclean.com.
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ONGOING“Around the World” Arts. Through March 6,
various time at Vienna Arts Center, 115 PleasantSt., NW, Vienna. Members paintings. Free. Visitwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org or call 703-319-3971.
The Golden Girls of Northern Virginia, asenior women’s softball league, is looking forplayers. Any woman over the age of 40 isencouraged to join. All skill levels are welcome.Play on Wednesday evenings and Saturdaymornings in Vienna. Visit www.goldengirls.org.
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
Weekly Storytime. Wednesday and Saturday. 11a.m. Barnes & Noble, 7851 L Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Themes and titles vary. Freeadmission.
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.
Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice. Saturdays, 8-9a.m. St. Luke’s Catholic School Gymnasium,7005 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Weekly Tai Chipractice. Group has met for over 20 years. Free.FreeTaiChi.org. 703-759-9141.
Fishing Rod Rentals 8700 Potomac Hills St.,
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Great Falls. Rentals available during visitorcenter hours. Fishing tackle and live bait areavailable for purchase. Reservations required forgroup rentals. $6/rental (2 hour max). Validdriver’s license required. Rod/reel combinationsare perfect for beginners and children. AVirginia or Maryland freshwater fishing licenseis required for those 16 years or older. The parkdoes not sell fishing licenses.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/
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. January and Februar hours: 11 a.m.-4p.m., last tour 3 p.m. Admission to park is freeexcept for some special events.
THROUGH FEB. 28FPA Television Series. Various times on Verizon
FiOS TV and Cox Communications in FairfaxCounty, and by Comcast in Reston. The specialswill air on FPA CHANNEL 10, FPAINTERNATIONAL CABLE 30, and FPASPIRITUAL TV 36. Fairfax Public Access (FPA),will premiere a special series of new movies anddocumentaries throughout February, inrecognition of Black History Month.
FRIDAY/FEB. 24Unruly Theater Project. 7-9 p.m. at the The Old
Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Professional teen improvisationcompany offers a night of comedy, and more.Free. Visit www.mcleancenter.org/teens.
FEB. 24-25Scrapbooking Weekend. 6 p.m.-midnight at the
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary,400 Center St. S., Vienna. Snacks included,vendors on-site so you can purchase supplies orget expert advice. $60. Contact Lisa Emerson at
[email protected] or 703-981-4504.
SATURDAY/FEB. 25Cars & Coffee. 6-9 a.m. at Katie’s Coffee House,
Village Centre, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls.Antique, classic, and new cars are on display,share stories over morning coffee with carowners, neighbors, and friends Visitkatiescarsandcoffee.com/ for more.
Meet Me in Paris. 8 p.m. at The Alden inMcLean, 1234 Ingleside Ave. The Hot Club ofSan Francisco’s “Meet Me in Paris” brings anevening of gypsy jazz. $35 for the generalpublic; $20 for McLean tax district residents.Visit mcleancenter.org/alden-theatre or call 703-790-9223 for more.
SUNDAY/FEB. 26Pasty Preview. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pure Pasty
Company, 128 Church St. NW, Vienna. PurePasty will be competing in the World PastyChampionships in March. Come preview the sixentries they will be taking along — 20 percentoff, limit 2 per customer. Visitwww.purepasty.com for more.
Grand George Washington Ball. 1-4 p.m. atGreat Falls Tavern Visitor Center 11710MacArthur Blvd., Potomac, Md. The Chesapeake& Ohio Canal National Historical Park hosts Dr.Larry Keener Farley and his 19th-century danceensemble for an afternoon of Civil War-eradance. Free but there is a fee to enter the park,currently $10 per vehicle for a single visit,unless a passenger has an applicable park pass.For more visit www.nps.gov/choh or call 301-767-3714.
Southern Avenue Concert. 8 p.m. at JamminJava, 227 Maple Ave E. $12-$20. Go towww.southernavenueband.com for more.
TUESDAY/FEB. 28Pancake Supper. 6 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 1545 Chain Bridge Road, Mclean.Pancake dinner in support of Support YouthMission Work. Visit redeemermclean.org/ formore.
FRIDAY/MARCH 3Friday Fun Storytime. 11:30 a.m. at the Dolley
Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Stories and activities about Dr. Seuss’s Birthday.Age 2-5 with adult. Free. Call 703-356-0770.
SATURDAY/MARCH 4Wine Tasting River Bend Country Club 7 - 10
p.m. There will be a delicious selection of Horsd’oeuvres, cheeses and fine wines and minglingwith long-time and new Great Falls neighbors.
TUESDAY/MARCH 7Lecture and Book Signing. Noon at Trinity
United Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley MadisonBlvd., McLean. Sandra Grimes, former CIAofficer who helped unmask Aldrich Ames andco-wrote 2012 book “Circle of Treason” on thesubject. Free. Visitwww.mcleanwomansclub.org. or call 703-556-0197.
Mobile Tech Tuesday. 2 p.m. at the DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave. McLean.Bring a smart phone or tablet and learn aboutbasic mobile device functions, or move beyondthe basics.
THURSDAY/MARCH 9LEGO Club (S.T.E.A.M.). 4:30 p.m. at Great Falls
Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Have fun, use the imagination and keep theengineering and problem-solving skills flowingwith lots of LEGO® bricks. Age 5-12. Free. Call703-757-8560 for more.
SATURDAY/MARCH 11Essential Oils for Spring. 1 p.m. at the Dolley
Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean.Learn about the benefits of essential oils and themany reasons to use them. Adults. Call 703-356-0770 for more.
Effective Communication Workshop. 1-3 p.m.at Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Tom Pfeifer, the author of “Write it,Speak it: Writing a Speech They’ll APPLAUD!”presents tools for a more effective communicatorand leader. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/libraryor call 703-938-0405 for more.
SUNDAY/MARCH 12Chantilly Egg Hunt. Saturdays and Sundays.
26469 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly. Join theEaster Bunny and search for candy and toy-filledeggs. Visit www.ticonderoga.com/about.
MONDAY/MARCH 13Lunch N’ Life. Noon at Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road. Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna’s first Lunch N’ Lifeevent of the year, with “Scandals in the City”Alice Roosevelt Longworth as portrayed byentertainer, Elaine Flynn. $10, prepaymentrequired by Wednesday, March 8. No refunds.Visit www.scov.org or call call 703-281-0538 .
‘Art Around theWorld’The Carpet Weaver,Turkey, by PatriciaDeege is part of the“Art Around theWorld,” exhibit at theVienna Arts Societyshow running fromthrough March 6 at115 Pleasant St. NW inVienna.
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Seriously ready to tackle just about any cook-ing challenge or recipe calamity, Wildfire’s newsous chef Jeffrey Katz comes to this Tysons
Galleria hot destination, Wildfire. Busy from lunchto the end of dinner service, this third-floor restau-rant offers a robust menu of basically American stan-dards, with a dinnertime focus on hefty beef dishes.Who could really turn down a 22-ounce prime ribcut, rubbed with garlic, salt, and coarse-ground blackpepper?
Fortunately for Wildfire, Katz knows a thing or twoabout cooking, especially putting out high-end meals.“I have been passionate about cooking since my child-hood in New York,” he said, telling how his motherand grandmother were always in the kitchen. “Iwanted to be a veterinarian,” he continued. “But Iwatched my mother and grandmother cook tradi-tional Jewish holiday food for Passover and otherevents and I was interested in that, too. I was reallyconflicted because I enjoyed cooking.”
To make his decision even more complicated, hisfamily did not live near a farm, but participated inthe 4-H Club. Animals such as goats, ducks, and evensnakes, became part of the household. “It seemedvery rural,” said Katz. “I came to respect all kinds oflife. I just didn’t always want to get up at 6 a.m. tofeed the chickens.”
Consequently, as a junior in high school, Katz tooka vocation class in cooking. Then, in his last few yearsof high school, he attended a culinary vocationalschool. “I thought I would give it a shot,” he said,“and 30 years later, I am still doing it.”
After high school, Katz spent several years work-ing in area kitchens to get some hands-on experi-ence, noting that gaining that work know-how isgreat preparation for a future culinary career. “Youhave to be dedicated and really enjoy cooking,” hesaid. “You have to learn about team spirit with otherstaff members, so you will all be on the same page.”
With several years of culinary work under his belt,Katz attended the Culinary Institute of America(CIA), and in his final year, did an externship with
the Kettle House Inn in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., under then-chef Mark Kaplan. For Katz, that was a real turningpoint, for Kaplan not only taught him how to readcookbooks and experiment in new recipes, he be-came and has remained Katz’s mentor. “Today, he isstill my best friend,” Katz said.
In fact, Kaplan went on to open his own restau-rant, the New American Bistro in Mamaroneck, N.Y.,and took Katz with him. After four years, he gaveKatz some invaluable yet tough advice: go out intothe world and learn from other chefs, other restau-rants. That he did, and ultimately Katz has workedas executive chef and chef all over the Northeast,gaining needed experience and expertise. As a re-sult, Katz said that he loves all kinds of cuisines, anddoesn’t specialize in any one. So when a boss says tohim, “Jeffrey, make this,” he takes the basic recipe,but gives it his own special twist. “I love the creativ-ity part of my job,” he said, “and I love the camara-derie here at Wildfire.”
Wildfire McLean, Tyson’s Galleria, 2001 Interna-tional Dr., McLean. 703-442-9110. Hours: Lunch anddinner daily. Visit wildfirerestaurant.com/mclean.
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By KENNETH B. LOURIEI suppose, given that Feb. 27, 2017 is the
eight-year anniversary of my original non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV diagnosis, fol-lowed up almost immediately with my “13month to two-year” prognosis, I should makemention of it. Not that I need any reminding,but perhaps you regular readers who don’texactly know my history, might be curious asto how long I’ve been droning on about can-cer. Strictly speaking, it was June 2009 whenmy first cancer-type (it was the diagnosticprocess, actually) column was published:“Dying to Find Out, Sort Of.” And I’ve beenself-indulging myself ever since save for theodd occasion when my mind wanders else-where and I’m able to write outside the can-cer bubble.
Which is probably a good thing, as is vent-ing every week about the good, bad and theugly, concerning my having cancer and learn-ing how to live with it. Not that the content isparticularly informative, factually, but it is anhonest description of the anxieties and fears apatient experiences. Occasionally, I willinclude a few facts, but as a sports- andchocolate-person, medicine/science and myknowledge and understanding, and ability toexplain them are mutually exclusive at bestand an oxymoron at worst, with yours trulybeing the moron. What kind of moron youask? As Curly Howard of The Three Stoogesanswered in a long-ago “two-reeler:” “Why?Are there more than one kind?”
Nonetheless, in spite of myself, life hasgone on as I’m proud and extremely fortunateto say. As to where I am in the cancer-survivorscheme of things? Somewhere between slimand none. When I was first diagnosed, myoncologist said the survival rate for similarlystaged patients (stage IV) after five years was inthe low single digits (as in 1 to 2 percent).When my wife, Dina, asked him why aren’tthere any parades for lung cancer survivors (asis so often the case with breast cancer survi-vors), he answered quite succinctly: “Becausethere aren’t any,” (survivors, that is). I appreci-ated his honesty and told him so. I was clue-less however, as to what my immediate futurewould really be like. I would know soonenough as it was recommended that I startchemotherapy as soon as possible. I remem-ber my brother, Richard, asking the oncologistwhat would he do if it was his brother diag-nosed with lung cancer; his answer was tobegin infusions without delay and so a weeklater, we began.
And so here I am, nearly eight years later,still minding my own business and sharing itwith you all every week. My infusions nowoccur every five weeks, CT Scans every threemonths. My face-to-face appointments withmy oncologist occur quarterly as well, a weekor so after the scan to discuss the results. Sofar, mostly so good. Oh sure, I’ve had mymoments (tumor growth, fluid build-up inboth lungs followed by a week-long stay in thehospital, ongoing kidney concerns, no surgerythough), but for the most part, I’ve beenincredibly lucky (my oncologist calls me his“third miracle”).
As to what I’m doing to help myself andhurt the cancer? Not nothing. In addition tothe standard fare offered by my oncologist, Ihave supplemented my treatment with a vari-ety of non-Western alternatives, many ofwhich I’ve mentioned in previous columns.Are they working? They’re not hurting, I cantell you that. Could I do more? Probably.Should I do more? Absolutely! Am I doingmore or less than I used to? Less, I’m afraid.But as Popeye the Sailor Man said so often: “I‘yam what I ‘yam.” And come Monday, Feb.27, 2017, I’ll have “yamed” myself into aneight-year lung cancer survivor. Do I hearnine? Hopefully, I hear a lot more than that.From my pen to God’s ears.
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ano lessons or language lessons asHome Occupations. There is almost noimpact from those Home Occupations.Those teachers aren’t “required” to havea Soil and Water Conservation Plan.
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Lettersthe Board of Supervisors. If problemscome with this increased intensity ofland use, perhaps the Board of Supervi-sors will have to re-visit this drastic ex-pansion in the number of horses permit-ted “by-right” and the enormous amountof time lessons can be taught, which willprobably spoil your outdoor time on theweekends.
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Megan Newman told her story atthe Alzheimer’s Association“Wall of Hope” reception at
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It came at a difficult time for Megan, asshe was headed off to college. She was sup-posed to be at the “best years of your life”stage. She laughs about it now, but switch-ing roles with her parent at that point inher life was anything but funny. When shewent to college, her mother went with her.When she moved off campus, she movedwith her mother. The long days ofcaregiving, studying and managing the livesof two people took a toll on Megan. Hermother didn’t really appreciate being toldshe had to brush her teeth or that she wasn’tgoing to be able to drive her car any longer.Alzheimer’s patients don’t always exhibit agood-natured response to having childrentell them what to do. Megan wasn’t alwayspatient and forebearing. And that botheredher. When it became time for her to holddown a job, Megan couldn’t manage both
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A Record YearAlzheimer’s Association of the NationalCapital Region honors its supporters.
tasks anymore. That is why she was sograteful to find the Alzheimer’s Association,and why she will always give back to thisorganization: they helped her manage hermother and supported her, she said. Thereception on Feb. 9 recognized event par-ticipants and supporters who distinguishedthemselves through leadership and exem-plary fundraising during the year. Support-ers were able to see the unveiling of newplaques on the Wall of Hope, which honorsthose who suffered from the disease andtheir friends and family who gave in theirname. Attendees at the event made up 2percent of the fundraisers and sponsors whoraised over 45 percent of total funds fromevents. In 2016, 7,700 participants raiseda record $1.78 million. And they had a goodtime doing it. Chris Boullire, the CEO of theNational Capital Area Alzheimer’s Associa-tion chapter, honored the 29 cyclists whocreated the “Ride to Remember,” riding 100miles and raising more than $20,000; the260 Longest Day participants who raisedover $118,000 participating in creative ac-tivities; the “Blondes v. Brunettes” (a flagfootball game for women,) which had 80participants and raised over $85,173; andthe biggest event for 2016 in this area: theWalk to End Alzheimer’s had 7,300 partici-pants at seven walks throughout the regionwho raised $1.53 million.
The Alzheimer’s Association in the areais always looking for additional Walk vol-unteers and teams for 2017. Interestedpeople can visit www.alznca.org/walk.
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