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From left, Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-HunterMill), Reston resident Jean Pacelli and Fairfax

County Board of Supervisors Chair SharonBulova after Pacelli was given a Volunteer

Service Award Friday, April 27. Pacelli volun-teers at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter.

Reston From left, Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-HunterMill), Reston resident Jean Pacelli and Fairfax

County Board of Supervisors Chair SharonBulova after Pacelli was given a Volunteer

Service Award Friday, April 27. Pacelli volun-teers at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter.

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Police were called to the Bankof America, located at 748 WalkerRoad, around 10:53 a.m. on Tues-day, March 20, for an attemptedbank robbery. An investigationdetermined a man approached ateller and demanded money. Thesuspect then fled the bank with-out any money. No one inside thebank required medical attention.

The suspect was described aswhite, 25 to 30 years old. He wasabout 6 feet tall, 200 pounds andwas wearing a white T-shirt andan orange construction vest.

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A man was seen by park employ-ees stumbling around Frying PanPark around 11 a.m. on Thursday,April 26. He was described aswhite, about 5 feet 8 inches talland 160 pounds. It is unknown ifhe was involved with the incident.

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Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors present MarilynSilvey of the United Christian Parish with a Volunteer Service Award onbehalf of her organization.

Members of the Fairfax Board of Supervisors recognize Richard and PegBrown with a Volunteer Service Award Friday, April 27 for their effortsvolunteering with several local nonprofits.

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Reston Volunteers RecognizedLocal residents, organizations honored atannual Volunteer Service Awards.

By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

Several Reston residents and orga-nizations were honored at the 20th

annual Fairfax County VolunteerService Awards Friday, April 27.

The United Christian Parish, a faith-basedgroup consisting of four denominations aswell as Richard and Peg Brown, SarahSamuel and Jean Pacelli were all awardedduring the ceremony.

The United Christian Parish was given theAdult Volunteer Award. Consisting of mem-bers of the United Meth-odist Church, Presbyte-rian Church of theU.S.A., the UnitedChurch of Christ andthe Christian Church, itdonated more than$150,000 to countycauses and activitieslast year.

“The United ChristianParish congregation is asteadfast communitypartner that not onlycontributes time, energy and compassion,but even renowned culinary skills to ourprograms,” said Mandy Guernsey, volunteermanager with Reston Interfaith. “The vol-unteers are so vibrant because of the com-mitted involvement in their community…their spirit is a driving force behind our or-ganization as well as so many other areanonprofits.”

The parish also commits manpower inaddition to their monetary contributions.They organize game nights at the EmbryRucker Community Shelter, performed im-provements at the Ronald McDonald Houseat INOVA Fairfax and prepare dinners for

local shelters.In 2011 they also commenced a partner-

ship with Lake Anne Elementary School, pro-viding lunch money for low-income studentsand implementing a tutoring program.

THE RISING STAR AWARD was pre-sented to another Reston Interfaith volun-teer, Jean Pacelli. Pacelli serves on the frontlines of the Embry Rucker Community Shel-ter, distributing winter clothes, greeting do-nors, answering calls and more.

“Jean has the same calm demeanor inevery situation, whether it’s taking a call

from someone in crisiswho’s sleeping in a caror replacing a lost tooth-brush with a new onefrom the supply closet,”said Susan Alger, volun-teer manager withReston Interfaith. “She’smarvelous with chil-dren, patient and en-couraging with clientswho have mental healthproblems and good withalmost every kind of vol-

unteer. She just rolls with everything andthat wonderful smile of hers never slips.”

The shelter served more than 650 men,women and children last year, and Pacelli’sknowledge and expertise has helped thestaff focus more on clients.

Richard and Peg Brown have spent almostfour decades serving the Reston area. Theytransport clothes and furniture to residentsof Reston Interfaith Shelters and knit babyblankets for low-income families leavinglocal hospitals.

“The Brown family demonstrates the joyof giving firsthand to everyone with whomthey interact,” Guernsey said. “Whether car-

“The Brown familydemonstrates the joyof giving firsthand toeveryone with whomthey interact.”

— Mandy Guernsey, volunteermanager with Reston Interfaith

rying cardboard from offices to be recycledadding a musical touch to an event or help-ing put together a donated bunk bed for afamily transitioning from a homeless shel-ter, Richard and Peg invest their talents andcompassion in any task they undertake.”

In addition to their work with Reston In-terfaith, the Browns volunteer with FACETS,Meals on Wheels, Senior Employment Re-sources and Volunteer Fairfax. They havealso gotten their grandchildren involved intheir various activities.

ANOTHER RESTON RESIDENT andFACETS volunteer, Sarah Samuel was giventhe Senior Volunteer award. Samuel has

worked in many aspects of the nonprofitsince 2009, updating databases, working ondonor acknowledgements and volunteeringat local hypothermia shelters.

“When we are really busy, Sarah is alwayswilling to come in an additional day to helpus,” said Stacy Boden, development coor-dinator for FACETS. “She helps me trouble-shoot problems with the database so that Ican accomplish all my work. Sarah hastaught me so much, I don’t know how Icould do anything without her help.”

Showing up is one thing, but Samuel isalso known for her warm personality whilevolunteering, and a go-to consultant withalmost all of the FACETS programs.

Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors present SarahSamuel, a volunteer with FACETS, a Volunteer Service Award.


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South Lakes Principal Retiring in JuneAfter 31 years asteacher andadministrator,Butler isstepping down.

By Amiee Freeman

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After 31 years as teacherand administrator,South Lakes PrincipalBruce Butler is retiring.

Butler’s last day will be June 29.Butler came to South Lakes as

an assistant principal in 1998 af-ter being a science teacher andthen assistant principal atHerndon High. In 2005, whenthen-principal Realista Rodriguezretired, Butler applied and wasselected for the post.

“When Rodriguez retired, itseemed like a logical challenge,”said Butler referring to his deci-sion to apply to be South Lakes’principal seven years ago. “Out-side of family, being principal herehas been the greatest, most re-warding experience. It has beenunbelievably engaging and re-warding.”

During Butler’s tenure as prin-cipal, South Lakes was faced withsome high profile challenges andsome day-to-day triumphs.

In 2007, Fairfax County PublicSchools began holding town hallmeetings to discuss the re-draw-ing of South Lakes’ boundaries.During these meetings SouthLakes’ low test scores and the highnumber of students receiving freeor reduced lunches, an indicatorof poverty, was criticized. FCPSdecided to re-draw South Lakes’ boundaries despitethe opposition. Since 2007, enrollment has increasedby nearly 800 students.

At the same time as the redistricting debate, SouthLakes was undergoing a $48.2 million renovation.Renovation altered the interior space from the inef-fective “open classroom” design of the original con-struction to a more conventional and less distract-ing classroom space. Renovations were complete intime for the 2008/09 school year.

The International Baccalaureate program, a rigor-ous pre-university course of study offered at eightFCPS high schools, has continued to grow. Every yearstudents transfer into South Lakes to take part inthese classes.

Butler has also attracted highly-skilled and moti-vated teachers to the school, such as the teacher ofthe Geo-Spatial Information Systems (GIS) class. Thiscollege-level course was offered for the first time atSouth Lakes this year. The former science teacher inButler shines through when he talks about this new-est addition to South Lakes’ curriculum.

During the year-long class, students learn about theGIS program and design a project. As the school yearwraps up, the GIS students are currently putting the

finishing touches on their projects which include top-ics such as analyzing the scale of destruction of anuclear blast using projected wind patterns, the im-pact of sea-level rise on agricultural production in theChesapeake Bay region, and tornado density maps.On May 23, the students will present their projects toGeorge Mason professors. Students who successfullycomplete the course will receive college credit.

“Some of these kids have changed what they wantto do in university because of this class,” said Butler.

Butler says the spirit and kindness of community,give him hope.

“We’ve made some great strides as a school. Thekey has been the dedication of the teachers, our in-credibly strong assistant principals, the parents whocontribute so much, and the spirit of our kids,” saidButler. “The kindness of the community and the kind-ness of the kids is inspiring and an affirmation. Itgives me great hope for the future.”

Butler said that he will continue to work with FCPS,not as an employee, but as an adviser and liaison forother county school renovation projects. FCPS willbegin the hiring process by holding a communitymeeting with Cluster VIII Superintendent FabioZuluaga.

South Lakes Principal Bruce Butler talks with Geo-SpatialInformation Systems students about their end-of-yearprojects. Students will present their projects to GeorgeMason professors in May. Students who successfullycomplete the course will receive college credit. Butlerrecruited the teacher of this class to come to South Lakes.

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Reminders to Press Ahead for Housing

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Spring discussion onhypothermia shelterscould help preparationsfor winter.

In February, 2007, 59-year-old RobertBruce Miller was found dead outdoorsin Chantilly. Miller was homeless, knownto businesses and residents in the area.

He died of hypothermia, exposure to the cold.Since that time, houses of worship and non-

profit organizations have stepped into the gap,providing shelter from the storm on a “no-turn-away” basis from November to March.

In Fairfax County, about 35 houses of wor-ship provide shelter to approximately 1,000homeless men and women during the wintermonths. Each year, various churches, syna-gogues, mosques and temples take turns pro-viding space to provide food and shelter forthe homeless population during the wintermonths. Last year, there were no hypothermia-related deaths reported. Similar programs op-erate in Arlington and Alexandria.

An alarm went up over the past month assome churches that have been providing hy-pothermia shelter heard that they could bebarred from providing the service due to fire-code violations. While some faith leaders saidthey had heard as many as 18 would be un-able to reopen, Sharon Bulova said that justfour might have insurmountable fire code vio-lations for serving as emergency shelters. Ob-viously no one wants to put both church vol-unteers and those seeking shelter at risk.

“Fairfax County has a uniquepartnership with our faith com-munities and non-profits. Weare committed to serving the

homeless population in a way that is compas-sionate and ensures their safety,” Bulova said.

It’s important to recognize that providingshelter from life-threatening conditions is infact a government function. Faith-based orga-nizations and nonprofits are stepping in on thisissue and many others to provide leadership,inspiration and services, saving local govern-ments enormous sums of money.

The county should consider if it might beappropriate for firehouses with capacity mightbe open in rotation as hypothermia shelters,

staffed with church volunteers, if somechurches cannot make the changes needed byfire code regulations.

More important is to recognize the need forhypothermia shelters as an indicator that wehave not ended homelessness. Providing hous-ing first to people who need a variety of ser-vices saves money and makes the most effec-tive use of scarce resources.

Amanda Andere, head of FACETS, CatherineHudgins, member of the Board of Supervisors,and others reminded the group concerned aboutthe shelters that the real issue is housing.

“Shelter is a temporary solution. We needhousing,” Andere said.

It is telling that many services are providedto the homeless men and women who come tothe hypothermia shelters.

Housing advocates continue to press formore affordable housing. It’s a goal that is ur-gent to keep in mind as Fairfax County looksat what is likely to be its last massive growthin development, the increased density andbuilding around the county’s coming Metrorailstations.

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Commentary

Funding SqueezeBy Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

A favorite target for budgetcutters in Virginia andother states during the

economic recession has beenhigher education. While public in-stitutions of higher education relyon state funding, there are othersources of funds available to them,the most obvious being tuition andfees. As the number of wealthyalumni grows, there is the potentialfor increased endowments.Fundraising campaigns at the Uni-versity of Virginia, for example, havegoals in the billions of dollars andexceed many private institutions.Contracts with the private sectorand government agencies help togrow university research budgets.

There is no denying the fact thatcolleges and universities in Virginiahave been hard-hit with budget re-ductions. Some schools find them-selves operating at the level of 2004state funding when they must meetinflationary cost increases and ex-pected student growth. There ap-peared to be hope for the collegesand universities when GovernorMcDonnell announced a goal of100,000 more graduates and in De-cember of last year communicatedthat he was going to seek additionalmonies for higher education.

With the Governor’s support theGeneral Assembly did increase fund-ing for higher education. Last week,however, the Governor sent college

presidents a letter asking them tolimit in-state tuition and fee increasesto the Consumer Price Index (CPI).While keeping tuition down is a le-gitimate concern of parents and stu-dents, the limitation means that ef-forts to expand programs and ser-vices will likely be curtailed.

The Commonwealth Institutefor Fiscal Analysis in Richmondfound in its study that during thetime Governor McDonnell hasbeen in office state funding forhigher education has not kept upwith the CPI. In addition, the FY2013 increase in state support forhigher education is not evenenough to make up for declines insupport in FY 2011 and FY 2012when inflation is factored in.While the decline in state supportfor higher education has been akey factor in institutions having toraise tuition and fees in recentyears, the limitation of keepingtuition and fee increases to the CPImeans that something else willhave to go, whether it is programsor classes. According to the Insti-tute, if Virginia’s funding forhigher education had kept up withinflation since FY 2010, then FY2013 and FY 2014 general fundsupport for higher ed would havebeen $1.76 and $1.79 billion, re-spectively. Instead, the levels were$1.67 billion per year. Clearly,higher education is caught in afunding squeeze that is likely toresult in a reduction in programsif funding is not increased.

Letters to the Editor

Never EnoughTo the Editor:

Once again the Democrat-major-ity Fairfax County Board of Super-visors gives the hard-pressed tax-payer one in the eye. With thenation’s public debt heading into thestratosphere, yet more money is tobe taken from those that actuallypay taxes (primarily homeowners)to sate the supervisors’ appetites.But wait, Supervisor Hudgins(Hunter Mill District) has come upwith a novel justification.

“I don’t think taxes are a bur-den,” she opined, “they’re a pricewe pay for a civilized community.”So that’s all right, then. The higherthe taxes, the more “civilized” thecommunity? Not a penny, appar-ently, can be cut from the overallbudget covering the county’s “es-sential” services. The CitizenHandbook listing the county’smyriad offices, “services,” and as-sorted taxes gets bigger by theyear. Don’t drop it on your foot!

Harry LocockReston

Learning fromMistakesTo the Editor:

In response to Ms. ElaineMontgomery’s letter (Letters to theEditor, The Reston Connection,April 25-May 1, 2012), I make twopoints. One, reproductive rightsare given to us by our Creator – apoint of view not necessarily as-

cribed to by those with the exis-tential mindset that sex is para-mount and reproduction of thehuman species secondary. It is dis-ingenuous on the part of Ms. Fluketo include recreational sex as apart of reproduction rights. I be-lieve we are learning that repro-duction is critical to maintaininga viable democracy – somethingour offspring may face by 2050.There is usually a downside toadvances in science. It is also dis-ingenuous on the part of Ms.Montgomery to infer that thoseopposed to the birth control pilladvocate the denial of drugs pre-scribed by competent authority toalleviate human suffering.

Secondly, it must be pointed outthat President John F. Kennedy in-herited his wealth, Presidential-can-didate John Kerry married hiswealth and gave nothing to charity.Presidential- hopeful Mitt Romneyearned his wealth and, in accor-dance with his religious beliefs titheshis income. He further donated theentire legacy his father willed to himto charity. I do not believe we willsee Mitt and Ann Romney spendingmillions of tax-payer dollars for a“date” in New York City.

I agree with Ms. Montgomery, itis sad that our discourse cannotquestion the policies that have re-sulted in the Entitlement Genera-tion - a product of the failed Waron Poverty. Why cannot we learnfrom our mistakes?

Jack KennyPast President, Republican

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pist, she rolled up her sleeves andwent to work helping those in need.Markey works as a volunteer twiceeach week at the Arlington Free Clinic,offering physical therapy to the clinic’slow income and uninsured patients.

“The clinic fills a huge gap,” saidMarkey. “We have people who walk inwho don’t have access to medical carefor basic illnesses like high blood pres-sure and diabetes.”

Markey is motivated by a sense ofresponsibility to give back to the com-munity. “If everyone did their part,the world would be better place,” shesaid. “I had a patient once who was aconstruction worker. He’d had backsurgery and needed physical therapyto recover fully. He didn’t have insur-ance and couldn’t afford to pay fortherapy. If he hadn’t received freetherapeutic services to help him re-

cover, he would have lost his job.”

NOVA SPECIALTY ACCESS, a projectof the Northern Virginia Health ServicesCoalition is looking for more volunteerslike Markey to provide medical servicesto low-income, uninsured patients fromlocal “safety-net” clinics. The projectmatches patients with local medical spe-cialists who volunteer their services.

The coalition has reserved several daysin May and June for medical profession-als, such as specialty care doctors, nurses,and nurse practitioners, to volunteer atHead to Toe Specialty Clinics. The clinicswill give patients enrolled at area safety-net clinics an opportunity to receive spe-cialty health care services, including dia-betic eye screening, foot care, diabeticnutrition counseling and audiology test-ing.

“The event is … an important initia-tive where community members have theopportunity to get the health screeningsthey need,” said Sterling resident KarenRudat, nurse manager for Fairfax Com-munity Health Care Network.

Project officials say their most urgent

shortage is of physicians: “Our greatestvolunteer needs are for audiologists, po-diatrists and ophthalmologists,” said

Ulrich. “If there are other specialists thatcome forward, we would add other ser-vices as well. The program is ongoingand we’re hoping to generate interesteven if it is not on these specific dates.”

Health care professionals must hold aVirginia license and volunteer in an areathat is consistent with their licensure.

VOLUNTEERS ARE CRITICAL to themission of the clinics.

“We work with a fantastic group ofvolunteer physicians, mostly specialists.We are so grateful for their generosity asthey give their time and talent to in-crease the quality and access to care,”said Dr. Jean Glossa, medical director,Community Health Care Network ofFairfax County and Molina Healthcareº“Without them, I don’t know how someof our most vulnerable patients wouldbe able to get the specialty care theyneed when they need it the most.”º

Services and availability vary from clinicto clinic. To be eligible for service at thesafety-net clinics, patients must be adultswho have a household income of 200percent or less than the federal povertylevel and no health insurance.º Ulrichsuggested that those interested in theservices visit http://novaclinics.org to finda clinic that is right for them.

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Four Northern Virginia vol-unteers were honored fortheir charitable efforts re-cently. Edward Shahin of

McLean, Marie Markey of Alexan-dria and Mattie Palmore and KariWarren of Mt. Vernon received theMolina Healthcare CommunityChampions Award during a cer-emony at the at the Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center inFairfax.

“We are pleased to celebrateMarie, Ed, Mattie and Kari — indi-viduals who have made such apositive impact in the lives of oth-ers through their selfless work,”said Dr. Jean Glossa, medical di-

rector of the Fairfax County Com-munity Health Care Network(CHCN) for Molina Healthcare.“Each of their stories is so inspir-ing, and the work that they do tobetter the health and well-being oftheir communities is so important.It is our pleasure to not only rec-ognize these four winners, but alsoto be able to support their worthycauses.”

Palmore and Warren were hon-ored for their work to support vic-tims of domestic violence throughtheir organization, the Women’sGroup of Mt. Vernon.

“This award means that the workthat we do is not done in vain,” saidPalmore. “We don’t do the workthat we do for recognition. We doit to help the victims.”

one of the elected members of theMcLean Community Center Gov-erning Board.

“I retired three times,” saidShahin. “I was afraid to retire un-til I could fill my life with worth-while pursuits. I have taken upcauses on behalf of seniors and itis the most worthwhile thing thatI have done. I am more proud of

this award than any award that Ihave received for anything in thepast because it is giving of myselfto help others.”

The winners were nominated bycommunity-based organizations

Four locals receive Community Champions Awards forHealth Care and Social Services to the Community.

Northern Virginia ResidentsHonored for Volunteer Efforts

Four Northern Virginia volunteers receive Community Champions Awards for their ser-vice to the community. Pictured are: Dr. Jean Glossa of Fairfax County Community HealthCare Network; Mattie Palmore and Kari Warren of Mount Vernon; Marie Markey of Alex-andria; Ed Shahin of McLean; and Gloria Calderon of Molina Medical Group.

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Local Safety Net Clinics Seek a Few Good DoctorsSpecialty care physicians and other medical professionals needed toserve low income, uninsured patients.

Volunteers Needed“Head to Toe” Specialty Clinic for low income,

uninsured patients.❖ Saturday, May 19th- : Loudoun Free Clinic,

224-B Cornwall St, Leesburgg,Va.❖ Saturday, June 2nd-2: Community Health Care

Network, Bailey’s Crossroads - — 6196Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, Va.

❖ Saturday- , June 30:0th- Prince William AreaFree Clinic, St. Margaret’s Clinic, (also forpatients of the Family Health Connection)13900 Church Hill Drive, Woodbridge,Va.

Two volunteer shifts: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00p.m.noon and 11:00 a.m. - 2:30p.m.Volunteers needed to fill the followingslots:

❖ Registration Volunteers❖ Translators❖ Audiologists❖ Nursing Volunteers❖ Podiatrists❖ Ophthalmologist/Optometrists❖ Volunteers must be 16 years or older. For

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and received $1,000 grants to do-nate to nonprofit organizations oftheir choice. Markey donated her

Wellbeing

Markey, a volunteer atAnnandale Christian Communityfor Action, is the coordinator andchair for the group’s Family Emer-gency Assistance program. As a re-tired physical therapist, she alsoprovides free physicaltherapy for clients atlocal free clinics.

“I believe that help-ing people is what oneshould do if one hasthe time and the op-portunity,” she said.“The ‘haves’ shouldhelp the ‘have-nots.’”

Shahin is a senior citizen fromMcLean who advocates on behalfof other Fairfax County seniorsthrough his volunteer work atLewinsville Senior Center and as

grant to Annandale Christian Com-munity for Action. Shahin gave histo the McLean Rotary Club Foun-

dation. Palmore and Warren giftedtheir grant to the Women’s Groupof Mt. Vernon.

Alexandria resident, Marie Markey, volunteers her timeto low-income uninsured patients at the Arlington FreeClinic. Local safety-net clinics are looking for volunteersparticularly specialty care doctors and nurses.


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WEDNESDAY/MAY 2Nature’s Altered Seasons. 7 p.m.

USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston. Free public lecture with Dr.Jake Weltzin. The USA NationalPhenology Network, a programsponsored by USGS, is a nationaleffort to help track the timing ofplant and animal activity as anindicator of environmental variationand climate change. Thispresentation describes currentresults. Federal facility, photo Idrequired. www.usgs.gov/public_lecture_series.

Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697Spring St., Herndon. EveryWednesday. Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 3The Phoenix Winds Trio. 2 p.m.

Reston Community Center, HuntersWoods, Center Stage, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. Jane Hughes onoboe, Bill Jokela on bassoon and

Allan Howe on clarinet. Free. 703-503-3384 or -476-4500.

Lupe Fiasco. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. Tickets $35-$45, available atwww.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Accessible seating is availablefor patrons with disabilities by calling703-993-3035.

FRIDAY/MAY 4ValeArts Spring Show. 10 a.m.-9

p.m. Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox MillRoad, Oakton. “Full Spectrum,”featuring nine local artists.Reception, 7-9 p.m. Free admission.www.valearts.com.

Towne Square Singers SpringConcert. 7:30 p.m. IndustrialStrength Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. Tickets $12,available at the Herndon CommunityCenter or 703-787-7300.

Free Fridays with InterAct StoryTheatre. 5-7 p.m. Greater RestonArts Center, 11900 Freedom Drive,Reston Town Center, Reston. Familyart-making, storytelling, andexploration. 703-471-9242 orrestonarts.org.

Exhibit Opening. 10 a.m. ArtInsightsAnimation and Film Art Gallery,11921 Freedom Drive, Reston TownCenter, Reston. “Creature Comforts -Beloved Animals in Animation &

Film,” art from Lady and The Tramp,101 Dalmatians, Balto, Fox & TheHound, Winnie the Pooh and more.703-478-0778 or artinsights.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 5 Reston Farmers Market opens for

its 15th season Saturdays at LakeAnne Village Center, with 28farmers/vendors and much more, 8a.m.-noon.

Spring Festival. 1-5 p.m. Walker NatureCenter, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.Live animals entertainment, children’scrafts, fishing in Lake Audubon. Canoeand kayak rentals, $3. Environmentaldisplays and [email protected] or 703-435-7986.

❖ Raptor Conservancy: Live AnimalShow. 1 p.m.

❖ Reston Historic Trust: WildflowerHike. 1:30 p.m.

❖ Tom Bodine: Acoustic Music. 2 p.m.❖ Bob Brown Puppets: World on a

String. 4 p.m.ValeArts Spring Show. 10 a.m.-6

p.m. Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 FoxMill Road, Oakton. “Full Spectrum,”featuring nine local artists. Freeadmission. www.valearts.com.

New Dominion Chorale. 4 p.m.George Mason University Center forthe Arts Concert Hall, 4400University Drive, Fairfax.Mendelssohn’s Elijah, featuringsoprano Esther Heideman, alto Laura

Zuiderveen, baritone TimothyLeFebvre, tenor Issachah Savage andthe New Dominion Chorale. Tickets$5-$30, available at cfa.gmu.edu/tickets, 703-993-2787,www.tickets.com or 888-945-2468.

Northern Virginia 5K VisionWalk.Lake Newport Swim Club at Brown’sChapel Park, 11601 Lake NewportRoad, Reston. Registration 8:45 a.m.,walk starts 10 a.m. Proceeds benefitthe Foundation Fighting Blindness.www.VisionWalk.org.

Fairfax Civil War Day. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Historic Blenheim Estate, 3610 OldLee Highway, Fairfax.Commemorating the sesquicentennialof the American Civil War. $5 adult,$3 age 12 and younger. Proceedsbenefit the restoration of the HistoricBlenheim Estate. www.fairfaxva.govor 703-591-0560.

❖ Demonstrations on blacksmithing withan 1862 traveling forge, railroads,naval artifacts, medicine, jewelry,toys, slave life and soldier research.

❖ Re-enactors will portray GeneralRobert E. Lee, General Ulysses S.Grant, General George B. McClellan,Colonel John S. Mosby, photographerMatthew Brady and a “YankeeSchoolmarm.”

❖ Talks on generals Lee, Grant andMcClellan; Germans; and soldiers’ IDtags.

❖ Demonstrations of a Howitzer cannonartillery gun, “boot camps” for

children, author/vendor tents andmore.

❖ Wagon rides through soldier camps,period music by Southern Horizonand period dancing.

❖ Guided tours of the first floor of theBlenheim house, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Social Justice Yard Sale. 7 a.m.-1p.m. Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 HunterMill Road, Oakton. Proceeds benefitfour charities. Cash only, no checks.www.uucf.org [email protected].

Towne Square Singers SpringConcert. 7:30 p.m. IndustrialStrength Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. Tickets $12,available at the Herndon CommunityCenter or 703-787-7300.

Tails on Trails Dog Walk and PetAdoption. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market St.,Reston. Pet Fiesta, liveentertainment, face painting andcaricature artists. Tails on Trails dogwalk $20 plus $5 each additionaldog. All proceeds benefitGoodDogz.org. www.petfiesta.org or571-233-4557.

Ancient Technology Expo. 9 a.m.-5p.m. Claude Moore Park, 21544 OldVestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. Discoverancient Native American technologyas seen by Captain John Smith in

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The Connection

Romeo and Juliet arewaiting for you tocome see them at

South Lakes High School. Inaddition to the “Star-CrossedLovers,” you’ll also get to seeand hear lavish productionnumbers with “A Cast of Thou-sands” and a lot of gorgeousmusic.

The SLHS Theatre Arts De-partment produced LeonardBernstein & StephenSondheim’s “West Side Story”this past weekend and will again present it forReston on May 3, 4 & 5. With ticket prices at $10,it’s clearly next weekend’s attractive big bargain.

Faithfully reproducing the Broadway musical,the audience was treated to the beautiful melo-dies of Bernstein and the wit and smart lyrics ofearly Sondheim. Fine choreography was foundthroughout, done once more by SLHS alumna LisaGirdy, while the orchestra, placed to one side asthere is no “pit,” was conducted by her husband,Air Force veteran Michael Girdy, doing his fourthshow for SLHS.

The production numbers, with a large cast ofenergetic and appealing students, were especiallywell done. They were perfectly prepared, vibrant,engaging and the audience just loved them.

Although the spotlight was literally on Maria(Juliet) and Tony (Romeo) for a good deal of thenight, Riff, the leader of the Jets gang played bySean McCoy, and Bernardo, the leader of theSharks, played by Mitchell Parker, were both spot-on, powerful performers all night.

The lovely, graceful and fine soprano MichelleSlivinski, had an important role as Marie’s closestfriend Anita, and she extolled the virtues ofAmerica. But a friend, Rosalia, played by MeganDesisti, who sang and danced to perfection, keptremembering Puerto Rico more fondly. It wasfunny; it was well played; it was musical theatreat its best.

But the show belonged to Maria, played by anexperienced singer-actress-dancer by the name ofAriana Kruszewski, who was cast perfectly. Herinterpretation of “I Feel Pretty” was a knockout. ASenior this year, Ariana threw herself confidentlyinto this huge role.

In addition, Tony was played by Ben Peter, KenzyForman was the Stage Manager, the lighting andsound was good and the entire production wasdirected by Maria Harris, the well known andwidely experienced Theatre Arts Director who isalso the Performing Arts Chair at SLHS.

Details regarding tickets, etc. are atwww.southlakesdrama.com/wss/boxoffice.htm

SLHS Scores a Success with‘West Side Story’

Ariana Kruszewski, theSenior who plays Maria,the lead.

Michelle Slivinski, a Juniorwho plays Anita, Maria’sbest friend.

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Saturday, May 12, 2012 • 8:00 P.M.GMU’s Center for the Arts, Fairfax

p.m. Reston Community Center,Hunters Woods, Center Stage, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston.Saxophonist Richard Kleinfeldt andpianist Yuniko Rogers. Free. 703-503-3384 or -476-4500.

FRIDAY/MAY 11An Evening with The Avett

Brothers. 8 p.m. George MasonUniversity Patriot Center, 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. $39, availableat www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Accessible seating isavailable for patrons with disabilitiesat 703-993-3035.

Sunset Splendors. 7 p.m. WalkerNature Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston. All ages. Sunset nature walk.$4-$6. 703-476-9689 [email protected].

“The Happy Movie.” 7 p.m. Unity ofFairfax Church, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. 703-300-1857.

SATURDAY/MAY 12Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. 8

p.m. George Mason University Centerfor the Arts, 4400 University Drive,Fairfax.

With pianist Adam Golka. Britten’sSinfonia da Requiem, Debussy’s LaMer, Ravel’s Concerto for the LeftHand, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.Free pre-concert discussion forticketholders at 7 p.m. Tickets $25-$55. [email protected].

Northern Virginia Chapter,International Plastic Modelers

Society Model Classic 2012. 9a.m.-4 p.m. Fairfax High School,3501 Rebel Run, Fairfax. Museumquality scale models, a modelingcontest consisting of over 80categories, model kit, book andsupplies vendors. Raffle prizes, Make& Take event for children, dollhouses, Lego, HO and N scale modelrailroads, radio control models andmore. Food concession on site. $8adults, $10 entire family.www.novaipms.org.

Celebrate Communication 2012.10 a.m.-3 p.m. George MasonUniversity’s Center for the Arts, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. The area’spremier expo for the deaf and hard ofhearing communities, with 50+exhibitors on all topics relating todeafness and hearing loss, includingthe latest in hearing assistivetechnologies and wirelesstechnologies. [email protected].

Great Falls Garden Club Plant Saleand Flower Show. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Flower Show 10 a.m.-4p.m. and Plant Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m.www.gfgardenclub.org.

Fairfax County Women in theNAACP Community Yard Sale.8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. 703-470-2137or [email protected].

Birds in Boxes. 11 a.m. Walker NatureCenter, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.Nest box monitoring. $4-$6. 703-476-9689 [email protected].

The 21st Annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival willtake place at the Reston Town Center, 12001 Market St. inReston on May 18-20, with handcrafted artwork, contem-porary and original performances, artist demonstrations,children’s activities and live music. Over 200 masterartisans in 18 different categories, including oil andacrylic painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics,printmaking, jewelry, metal, leather, wood, furniture,wearable and fiber art will be featured. Free admission;$10 gift certificate for participating Reston Town Centerrestaurants available. www.RestonArts.org orwww.NorthernVirginiaFineArtsFestival.org.

1608 with hands-on and Make & Takeactivities. Make an ancient style pot,grind corn, try spear-throwing(atlatl), create shell/bone jewelryand more. Enjoy archaeologicalartifact exhibits and photo galleries.$3, under age 5 free. 571-258-3700.

Squirreling Around on a SpringDay. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Children age 6 andup. Find squirrels throughout thehistoric house. $5. 703-437-1794.

SUNDAY/MAY 6Reston Town Center March of

Dimes Walk. Reston Town CenterPavilion, 11900 Market St., Reston. A4-mile walk with a picnic, live bandand children’s activities to supportMarch of Dimes.www.marchforbabies.org/team/rtcmarchers.

ValeArts Spring Show. 10 a.m.-6p.m. Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 FoxMill Road, Oakton. “Full Spectrum,”featuring nine local artists. Freeadmission. www.valearts.com.

May Bird Walk. 7:30 a.m. Bright PondLane, Reston. Age 16 and up.Beginning and expert birderswelcome. 703-476-9689 [email protected].

Towne Square Singers SpringConcert. 2 p.m. Industrial StrengthTheatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. Tickets $12, available atthe Herndon Community Center or703-787-7300.

MONDAY/MAY 7Spring Tee with FCAC Deltas Golf

Tournament. Reston National GolfCourse, 11875 Sunrise Valley Drive,Reston. Fairfax County AlumnaeChapter of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc., present Captain’sChoice, 4 person best ball. $125.www.FCACGolf.info [email protected].

TUESDAY/MAY 8Battle of Ox Hill Lecture. 7 p.m.

Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. David Welkeron the Sept. 1, 1862 Civil War battlenear present-day Fair Oaks. $5.Register at 703-437-1794.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 9Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m-1:30 a.m.

Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern, 697Spring St., Herndon. EveryWednesday. Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

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SportsReston Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

703-224-3031 or [email protected]

For the second time this season, theSouth Lakes Seahawks baseballteam battled the Langley Saxons

(9-7 record) but came up just short in a5-3 loss. The Liberty District game tookplace last Friday night, April 27 at Lan-gley.

Despite knocking out eight hits, theSeahawks (4-11) couldn’t get enough timelyhits to pull this one out. It was a gritty ef-fort by Seahawks pitcher Billy McLaughlin,who pitched a complete game. Offensively,South Lakes was led by Ryan Forrest, whohad three hits, including a double to leadoff the game. Unfortunately for theSeahawks, they couldn’t move him aroundas they ended the inning leaving a runnerin scoring position - the first of six for thenight.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning,South Lakes broke through with an RBIsingle by McLaughlin in the third inning.The Seahawks’ defense kept the game close- thanks to a diving catch by Hayden Hallat the wall in left field, and a leaping grabof a line drive by second baseman MattWojciechowski.

After the Saxons tacked on another runin the fifth to take a 4-1 lead, the Seahawksresponded with two runs in the sixth in-ning. The inning started with a leadoffdouble off the left field wall by Kyle King,who eventually scored on an errant throwby the pitcher. Austin Gibbons’ RBIgroundout got South Lakes back within onerun.

After an insurance run by Langley in thebottom of the sixth inning, the Seahawks

had two men reach base in the top of theseventh but stranded them to end thegame.

EARLIER LAST WEEK, South Lakes de-feated the Thomas Jefferson Colonials, 9-5, on Tuesday, April 24 in a district roadgame. The Seahawks got off to a fast starton a two-run home run by freshman KyleKing, his second homer in as many games.

Junior pitcher Bobby Rae Allen workedaround two first inning hits by the Colonials(2-11), thanks to a double play started andcompleted by senior third baseman AustinSchweppe and a caught-stealing throw byfreshman catcher Jared Abelson. Allenpitched four solid innings and helped hisown cause by picking off two runners at firstbase.

The Seahawks scored in each of the firstsix innings and took a 4-2 lead in the thirdinning on an RBI single by Schweppe thatscored sophomore JoJo Lear.

South Lakes extended the lead to 6-3 inthe fourth inning thanks to doubles by Aus-tin Gibbons and Ryan Forrest and an RBIby Lear. Allen gave up two earned runs infour innings and was relieved by Lear inthe fifth inning. After the first two Colonialsreached base, catcher Abelson picked off therunner straying too far from second base tohalt the rally.

The Seahawks tacked on two more runsin the fifth inning, thanks to a two-run RBIdouble by Allen. In the seventh inning,South Lakes brought in senior BillyMcLaughlin to preserve the win for Allenand the Seahawks.

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Despite being far from100 percent healthy,the South Lakes Highboys’ lacrosse team

assured itself of a winning recordthis season by defeating McLeanHigh last Thursday night, April 26,by a 9-7 score in the Liberty Dis-trict contest played at South Lakes.

With the late regular season win,South Lakes, under head coachCraig Lunde, improved its overallrecord this spring to 7-4. TheSeahawks were scheduled to wrapup the regular season earlier thisweek on Monday, April 30 with adistrict home game versus Langley.South Lakes was set to celebrateits Senior Night that evening.

The postseason Liberty Districttournament is scheduled to beginthis Friday night with quarterfinalsround games. Friday’s first roundwinners will not only advance tothe district semifinals, but alsoqualify for the upcoming 16-teamNorthern Region playoffs.

In last week’s win over McLean,several South Lakes players - start-ing defenseman Freddy Lehner,midfielder Kyle Savage, NajeeLewis, starting attackman AlexRofail, and captain Jeff Church -were unavailable due to injury orillness, or hurt during the courseof the game.

But other Seahawks helped pickthe team up. Especially stronggames for South Lakes came from:Nolan ‘Nails’ Boyle, who playedalmost the entire game at midfieldand scored for the Seahawks;sophomore Ben Bush, who scoredtwice from the midfield; juniorPeter Moran, who won most of hisface-offs; and freshman Joe Flynn,who started on attack.

Sophomore Hank Madden andjunior Srikar Kuppa, who filled infor the injured Freddy Lehner,played solid games. Junior ZachSmith stepped in for the injuredAlex Rofail and scored a muchneeded goal. It was a total teameffort, said coach Lunde, who wenton to credit Tony Dickerson, ChrisJennings, Dave Mathews andDough Esherick with playing stel-lar games as well versus McLean.

For the South Lakes seniors(Class of 2012), who have been apart of the Seahawks’ program

over the course of their high schoolcareers, the victory over the High-landers was extra special becauseit was their 27th career varsitywin, the most any South Lakesclass has ever experienced. Five ofSouth Lakes’ 12th graders will beplaying the sport at the collegiatelevel next school year. Those play-ers are: John Oakes (OhioWesleyan); Harrison Drier, JeffChurch, and Freddy Lehner (all atChristopher Newport University);and Nolan Boyle (FrostburgState).

The win over McLean was ahuge one for South Lakes.

“The guys were so excited to winconsidering we have had a toughyear for injuries,” said Lunde. “Theyounger guys stepped up and gavethe seniors the record.”

OVERALL, IT HAS BEEN anoutstanding season for SouthLakes, which opened the season

its season again until April 13when it hosted and defeated Lib-erty District opponent MarshallHigh, 15-12, to improve to 5-2overall and 2-0 in the district (theprior district win coming overFairfax).

The Seahawks, however, lostconsecutive district road games -8-7 in overtime at Jefferson onApril 17, and 8-1 at Stone Bridgeon April 19 - to fall to 5-4 and 2-2.

However, Lunde’s squadbounced back strong last weekwith a district road victory atMadison, 8-7, on Monday, April23, and then the home win overMcLean four days later on Friday.The win over the Highlanders putMcLean at 7-4 overall and 4-2 inthe district going into its finalgame versus Langley.

Versus Madison early last week,both the South Lakes’ varsity andJV teams were victorious in gamesover their Warhawk counterparts.South Lakes had never beforebeaten Madison. The Warhawks,for years, have been a stalwartmember of the Liberty District.

One key to South Lakes’ successhas been a mindset of individualplayers stepping up to make thingshappen. That simple ‘Do it Your-self ’ philosophy, cultivated bycoach Lunde, has helped theSeahawks as a team.

Instead of reacting to the oppo-nent or waiting for a teammate toinitiate a play, Lunde encourageshis players to make somethinghappen, within the context of theteam, with aggressive, but smart,controlled play. That mantra hashelped lead the Seahawks to en-joy an exciting season - one inwhich Seahawks’ supporters hopewill extend deep into thepostseason.

South Lakes senior NolanBoyle, nicknamed ‘Nails,’was a First Team All-LibertyDistrict selection last year.This spring he has onceagain been a big part of theSeahawks’ strong season.

Brothers Nick and Alex Tucker, seniors on the SouthLakes High boys’ lacrosse team, came up through theReston Youth League. Both are three-year varsity startersfor the Seahawks.

with three straight wins - 15-1 overvisiting Falls Church (National Dis-trict) on March 13; 11-7 atYorktown (National District) onMarch 20; and a 12-8 triumph atLiberty District opponent Fairfaxon March 28.

Over spring break, the Seahawkscompeted at the West SpringfieldTournament. There, they lost theirfirst game to defending NorthernRegion champion Chantilly High(Concorde District), 10-8, on April2. The following day, however, theSeahawks edged tournament hostWest Springfield (Patriot District),12-11. In its third and final springbreak game on April 4, SouthLakes lost to Westfield High(Concorde District), 9-5.

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The Mid-Atlantic Region of theFerrari Club of America held theirAnnual Spring Thaw event inReston Town Center on Saturday,April 14. The weather cooperatedbrilliantly and the cars, parkedalong Market Street as well as inthe Pavilion itself, sparkled in thesunshine. The pedestrianizedstreet was crowded with peoplechecking out the vehicles and stop-ping to take photos of themselvesand family members in front ofcars both new and classic. Therewere many local entries, as wellas cars from Maryland, Pennsylva-nia, and even Florida on display.The arrival and departure of thecars seemed to excite the crowds,as the distinctive sounds of sportscar exhaust systems echoedthrough the Town Center.

Ferrari Red was the dominantcolor of the day, but long-time FCAmembers Doug and Phyllis Teagueof Warrenton had their light blueFerrari on display. Doug’s firstFerrari, purchased in 1987 andshipped with him to Tokyo wasoriginally owned by Richard Car-penter, one half of the 70s musi-cal group The Carpenters. “It hada great license plate,” said Doug.“It read SONG4U. Sadly that plate

Laura Ebert, founder andorganizer of the RegionalEvent.

went ‘missing’ during the ship-ment.” Doug and Phyllis designand lead one of the Club’s most

popular annual events, the Vir-ginia Grand, a two-day runthrough the back roads and moun-tain areas of Virginia with inter-esting stops along the way andovernight stays at historic inns oractive resorts.

Laura Ebert, the event’s localfounder and organizer describedthe turnout as a real success. “125participants with 78 cars beingexhibited. About 75 percent of theentries are Ferraris and the rest aremixed exotics like Lamborghinisand Maseratis,” she reported fromher station at Clyde’s Restaurantwhere the registrants were aboutto enjoy lunch with door prizesand special Ferrari surprises.

By Michael McKee

The Connection

“Well, that was fun, and it cer-tainly was different!”

That’s the comment that wasoften heard as the appreciativecrowd left the Reston CommunityCenter Saturday evening. Utilizinga different venue and a totally newtheme, the Reston CommunityOrchestra put on a successful An-nual Benefit that was pleasing toeveryone.

Indeed, it was different not tosee cellists Joellyn Kinzer in ablack gown and Kurt Usowski inhis tux. To see Maestro DingwallFleary and clarinetist DavydBreeskin in wildly colored floralshirts instead of being formallyattired was a rather radical depar-ture from the usual. And that’sprecisely what the RCO desired. Itwas a casual night of island mu-sic, food, dancing, drinks and fun.The silent auction and the raffleswere appreciated, as was the cashbar, and the “Resort Wear” contrib-uted to this casual, happy evening.

The RCO will conclude celebrat-ing their 24th season on Sunday,May 20, at 4 p.m. in the RCC withtheir always popular highlightingof young local talent, this yearentitled “Embracing Youth.”

Reston Community Orchestra Celebrates‘Caribbean Night’

Beverly Cosham, President of the Board of Directors of theReston Community Orchestra, sings at “Caribbean Night.”

Ellen Graves, organizer ofReston’s Founder’s Day thesame afternoon, is alwaysone of the major volunteersfor the Reston CommunityOrchestra.

Joellyn Kinzer, a cellist,transformed the RestonCommunity Center into aCaribbean setting. She ispictured here with herhusband Lloyd Kinzer,President of the RestonChorale and Past Presidentof the RCO.

Photos by Michael McKee/The Connection

Ferrari Club Holds Annual Spring Thaw

Ferraris in a row on Market Street.Photos by Andrea Worker/

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As our Publisher and fellow cancer survi-vor, Mary Kimm, e-mailed back to me lastweek: “Who knew ‘stable’ could be soexciting?”

Yes, ‘stable,’ as in the results of my mostrecent diagnostic scan after four heavy-dutychemotherapy infusions; even though I havebeen diagnosed with stage IV (meaningmetastatic, meaning: moved already) lungcancer, nothing much is happening. For themoment, and that moment has now lastedthree-plus years, I continue to be, fortu-nately for me, an anomaly: alive and rea-sonably well. Can I hear an “Amen?!”

Though I’ve tried, repeatedly, since June’09 when I first went public, column-wise,and confirmed my diagnosis/prognosis inprint, it still remains nearly impossible toarticulate exactly what bounces around inthe head (figuratively speaking) of an other-wise healthy, then 54-year-old male (now57), non-smoker, with no immediate-familyhistory of cancer – or of even having eversmoked cigarettes, to be diagnosed withadvanced-stage (IV; there is no V) “terminal”lung cancer. However, I continue to try, asyou regular readers know. And thanks to thevaried feedback I receive: cards, letters, e-mails, books, inclusions on prayer lists, andthe expressions of encouragement and sup-port typically contained, I am relativelyhealthy, in no small measure I believe, to thewords and prayers – of hope and faith,directed to me.

Though I didn’t start writing these “can-cer columns,” as I call them, for any greatergood – it was simply what interested me,given my circumstances – they have evolvedinto a kind of cathartic exercise that perhapshas enabled me to still write them, if youknow what I mean? If I didn’t have this out-let (space) to indulge myself (thank youagain, Mary Kimm), and subject you readersto the rigors – both physically and emotion-ally, of the ongoing struggles of a cancerpatient living day by day, and writing aboutit week by week, I don’t suppose I would beso proud of what I’ve accomplished/whatI’ve endured.

That is not to imply that I have sufferedany more than any other cancer patientand/or any other diagnosed-as-terminalpatient; in fact, comparatively speaking, Ithink I’ve had it pretty easy (other than thereality of it all). Nevertheless, being diag-nosed with cancer is all it’s cracked up tobe, despite one’s relative good fortune inmanaging to outlive their prognosis (“13months to two years”). I still can’t get thecharacterization “incurable disease” as ini-tially used by my oncologist, out of my head.As such, as good a result as what I recentlyreceived, it’s still a temporary result, albeit itan amazing/great/miraculous one, but onesubject to change, from what I understand.And as much as I want to receive and hear apermanent you’re-cured-type of assessmentfrom my doctor, apparently the chances arefairly unlikely. Still, I have to remain satisfiedwith the “stable” because the “stable” is allit’s cracked up to be. And for a terminalpatient, when you’re no longer stable,generally speaking, you’re no longer ananomaly.

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

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Bull Riding Comes to Frying Pan Park

On Saturday April 28, the Friends of Fry-ing Pan Park, in partnership with theFairfax County Park Authority, spon-sored a professional Bull Riding Event

at Frying Pan’s Indoor Arena. Dozens of bulls and

riders entertained a sold-out crowd of 1,200 fans withtheir feats of athleticism. The event is a fund- andfriend-raiser for the Friends of Frying Pan Park andis the second such event held at the Park.

— Deb Cobb

Cowboys participating in the 2012 Frying Pan Farm Park Professional Bull Riding eventare introduced to a sold-out crowd inside the park’s indoor arena on April 28. This isthe second time the park has hosted the event, a collaboration between the FairfaxCounty Park Authority and the Friends of Frying Pan Park.

Sixteen-year-old Leigha Willoughby of Charlottesvilleprepares for the chute to open on April 28, at the indoorarena at Frying Pan Farm Park during a professional bullriding event sponsored by the Friends of Frying Pan Parkin partnership with the Fairfax County Park Authority.She has been riding bulls for ten months.

On Saturday April28, a horsewomantrots an Americanflag around theindoor arena atFrying Pan Park atthe start of theProfessional BullRiding event co-sponsored by theFriends of FryingPan Park and theFairfax CountyPark Authority.Dozens of bullsand riders enter-tained a sold-outcrowd of 1,200fans with theirfeats ofathleticism.

A bull tries tothrow off a riderduring a profes-sional bull ridingevent at the FryingPan Farm Parkindoor arena onSaturday April 28.The event wassponsored by theFriends of FryingPan Farm Park inpartnership withthe Fairfax CountyPark Authority.

A rider is buckedoff a bull during aprofessional bull

riding event atthe Frying Pan

Farm Park indoorarena on Saturday

April 28. Theevent was spon-

sored by theFriends of FryingPan Farm Park inpartnership with

the Fairfax CountyPark Authority.

A bull comes outof the chute

bucking during aprofessional bull-

riding event at theFrying Pan Farm

Park indoor arenaon Saturday April.28. The event wassponsored by theFriends of FryingPan Farm Park inpartnership with

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