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Silver Line to OpenJuly 26

The Silver Line metro stations will beopen July 26.

A press release was issued Monday stat-ing the latest developments in the newmetro line.

“We have set the opening date for the Sil-ver Line as Saturday, July 26,” said MetroGeneral Manager and CEO Richard Sarlesin the press release. “The five new SilverLine stations will open to customers at noon,and the first Silver Line train will departWiehle-Reston East, bound for Largo TownCenter, at that time.”

Trains will run every 6 minutes duringrush hour and every 12 to 20 minutes dur-ing off-peak times, according to the state-ment.

Phase I will mark the opening of theMcLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, SpringHill and Wiehle-Reston East stations.

Hunter Mill District Supervisor and Wash-ington Metropolitan Area Transit Author-ity Principal Director Catherine Hudginssaid the community is ready for the stationsto open.

“I think it has progressed to the point thatit is safe and reliable,” she said. “I know, inthe non-service hours, they will have theopportunity to do additional work.”

She said residents should stay informedas the stations gets ready to open for a pos-sible opportunity for a “sneak peek.”

“This is opening our corridor in a signifi-cant way,” she said.

Tysons Corner will be home of the major-ity of the new metro stations.

“We are delighted that Silver Line serviceis about to start, and that everyone in DCMetro area can soon enjoy all the excite-ment in Tysons,” said Tysons PartnershipExecutive Director Michael Caplin in anemail.

Echols, Center StreetClosures

Until July 17, Echols Street in Vienna,from Branch Road to Delano Drive SE, willbe closed to traffic for pavement rehabili-tation. Drivers should follow the traffic-con-trol signs for detours. Work hours are week-days, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. A detour map is on theTown Website, www.viennava.gov.

In addition, Center Street will be closedfrom Locust Street to Maple Avenue for twoto three months, beginning June 30. It’snecessary so workmen may remove andreplace the curb, gutters and sidewalk.

Vienna Celebrates 4thof July

Vienna’s Independence Day celebrationwill be held Friday, July 4, from 11 a.m.-4p.m., at the Community Center, 120 CherrySt. S.E. The fun includes games, rides, artsand crafts vendors, a circus show, antiquecars, a chili cook-off, live music and cos-tumed Pooches on Parade. Registration forthis pet parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at theCommunity Center gazebo.

Fireworks will start at 9:15 p.m. atSouthside Park, 1315 Ross Drive S.W., withentertainment by Fat Chance at 7 p.m. Spec-tator seating opens at 5 p.m. For more in-formation, go to www.viennava.gov. In caseof rain, call 703-255-7842; rain date for fire-works only is Saturday, July 5.

Vienna Town CouncilMeeting

The next meeting of the Vienna TownCouncil is set for Monday, July 7, at 8 p.m.It’s at the Town Hall, 127 Center St. S.

Vienna Farmers Mar-ket

The Vienna Farmers Market is held Sat-urdays, from 8 a.m.-noon, in the Faith Bap-tist Church parking lot at 301 Center StreetS. And it will remain open during the con-struction on Center Street that begins June30. Customers may access the market viaCourthouse Road to Locust Street or viaPark Street to Cherry Street.

New Public Informa-tion Officer Selected

Town Manager Mercury T. Payton hasannounced the appointment of Ken Kroskias Vienna’s new public information officer.

Kroski was selected among 121 candi-dates. “Ken’s communications and leader-ship abilities, along with decades of experi-ence working with government and private-sectors, will prove to be of great value toVienna,” said Town Manager MercuryPayton

Kroski’s experience includes six years witha trade association, thirteen years with Bal-timore County Public Schools, and the lastthirteen years as a public information of-ficer with the City of Phoenix, Ariz.

Kroski holds a Bachelor’s Degree in MassCommunications from Towson University.

He will assume his new duties on Mon-day, July 14, 2014.

Town Council Reap-pointments

At its June 16 meeting, the Vienna TownCouncil reappointed David Lanphear andJim Hendricks to the Planning Commission.Both will serve two-year terms, from June2014 to June 2016.

Blood Drive July 11Town of Vienna employees are sponsor-

ing a blood drive on Friday, July 11, from10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Vienna Commu-nity Center, 120 Cherry St. S.E. The Inovabloodmobile will be parked in front of thecommunity center.

To make an appointment to donate blood,go to www.inova.org/donateblood

Week in Vienna

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

One chapter closed and anotherone opened last week for theVienna Town Council. After12 years of service, Council-

woman Laurie Cole chose not to run for re-election; so last Monday, June 16, was herlast Council meeting.

It was also the evening that Mayor LaurieDiRocco was officially sworn in, as werenew Council members Pasha Majdi andLinda Colbert, plus incumbent EdytheKelleher. They’ll all serve two-year termsbeginning July 1.

Town Council Bids Farewell to ColeDiRocco, Majdi,Kelleher and Colbertare sworn in.

As for Cole, she served previously on thePlanning Commission from 1996-2000, theBoard of Zoning Appeals (BZA) from 2000-2002 and on the Community EnhancementCommission, as well.

Acknowledging her long and distin-guished history of involvement in betteringVienna, DiRocco presented her with aplaque.

Cole thanked the voters for “the oppor-tunity to serve and for being engaged” inthe town. “There’s no topic somebody inVienna isn’t an expert on,” she said. Colealso thanked her family for all their patienceand recognized the “marvelous people whowork here in town.”

She acknowledged Director of Planningand Zoning Greg Hembree and Town At-torney Steve Briglia for their help and guid-ance. Cole also expressed appreciation tothe past Council members who showed herthe ropes of the job.

“The only training we get is on-the-job,”

she said. “But I had great examples whotaught me [what they knew] and also bythe way they conducted themselves. EmilAttanasi, Ed Chase and Gary Gillum on thePlanning Commission all were enormouslyhelpful.”

Cole also thanked past Councilmen BobRobinson and Vince Olson, plus formerMayor “Jane Seeman for her compassionand resolve and the way she lived her lifeand conducted the business of the town.”

To her current Council colleagues, Coleadvised them to “please remember the valueof dissent – comparing viewpoints, challeng-ing ideas and provoking discussion. I re-member my ‘no’ votes; when somethingdoesn’t feel right, you’ve got to say that.Thank you all very much – it’s been so muchfun.”

Praising Cole’s attention to detail,DiRocco told her, “You speak your mind andreally care about the town – and it’s veryappreciated.”

Vice-Mayor Carey Sienicki told Cole,“You’ve been wonderful to me as a guide[to] doing the right thing. You epitomizedwhat it means to be a servant of the town.You kept the farmers market going, andyour work with the Northern Virginia Re-gional Park Authority has really helped thetown.”

Councilman Howard Springsteen notedthat Cole “gave us the leverage to get thefire station built by joining the capital cam-paign committee.”

“I’m going to miss you, Laurie,” saidKelleher. “We came on the Council together,and I remember going to the newly electedclass with you. Thank you for all you’vedone.”

Town Manager Mercury Payton thankedCole for her “insight, wisdom and service”to Vienna. “When you left the PlanningCommission for the BZA, we missed you,”added Attanasi. “And we’ll continue to missyou now.”

Several members of the Vienna Po-lice Department participated June5 in the 29th annual Law Enforce-

ment Torch Run for Virginia Special Olym-pics. They, along with more than 2,000other officers helped deliver the torch toRichmond.

This event in Virginia involves officersfrom more than 300 agencies who takepart in torch relay of eight days and morethan 2,000 miles to pass the Special Olym-pics “Flame of Hope” across the Common-wealth. All the relays then converge inRichmond for the lighting of the cauldronduring the Special Olympics Virginia Sum-mer Games Opening Ceremonies.

To date, Virginia’s Law EnforcementTorch Run has raised more than $15 mil-

Vienna Police Are in Annual Torch Runlion for Special Olympians in thestate. Law enforcement participantsraise money to fund the programvia T- shirt and cap sales, donationsand fundraisers such as Tip-A-Cop,Polar Plunge and golf tournaments.

T-shirts with or without theVienna Police Department logo, andbaseball caps, will remain availablefor purchase at the Vienna PoliceDepartment by contacting eitherRuth Rohr [email protected] [email protected].

— Bonnie Hobbs

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Team VPD membersare (from left) Of-ficer Blake Tremont,MPO Dean Bailey,MPO Erik Hall, Det.Scott Leroux, ColonelJames A. Morris,Deputy Chief DanielJanickey, DispatcherAmy Milliman, Sgt.Mike Reeves, OfficerJohn Digan, Det.Mike Finelli, Admin-istrative AssistantJennifer Dinges andPFC Juan Vazquez.

Photo by Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection

Vienna Councilwoman Laurie Cole (on left) receives a plaque from MayorLaurie DiRocco as (from left) Council members Emil Attanasi, EdytheKelleher and Howard Springsteen, plus Town Manager Mercury Paytonapplaud.

Photo Courtesy of Tara Ruszkowski

(From left) Vienna Town Council members Edythe Kelleher, Pasha Majdiand Linda Colbert are sworn in.


By Reena Singh

The Connection

Ryan McElveen knows somethingabout second chances.

The Fairfax County Schoolsboard member talked about hairloss, rejection and motivation

during his speech for Marshall High School’sClass of 2014 graduation June 18 at Con-stitution Hall.

The first time McElveen ran for the schoolboard, he was not voted in. However, whenthe winner of the election was disqualified,he got his second chance and ran for theposition again.

“I was given a second chance, and sec-ond chances don’t come along often in life,”he said.

McElveen is a researcher for TheBrookings Institution John Thornton ChinaCenter and the youngest person to beelected on the FCPS school board.

“Don’t sit back and wait for your turn,because your turn may never come,” hesaid.

His stories were all about accepting thatrejection will be a part of the students lives,and these students will experience rejectionworse than they did in high school - beingrejected by their dream school or by some-one they had feelings for.

“Grow thick skin, don’t take things toopersonally and ignore the haters,” he ad-vised.

The faculty speaker, teacher Dean Woodsaid the best advice he ever received wasto not wish the days away. He also learned- from being in Boy Scouts - to make everyplace a little bit better than how you foundit.

“Don’t wish that college started tomor-row,” he said. “Don’t wish you were all onyour own. That’s going to come soonenough. Right now, listening to me, yourparents are wondering where the days wentwhen you were five years old. Don’t wishthe days away and don’t wish that your reallife will start tomorrow.”

He noted that the now alumnus of thehigh school are some of the hardest work-ing people he has known, and to not worryabout people who pressure them about howthe real world will be hard.

“I used to hate it when people would say,‘What are you going to do when you go outinto the real world?’” he said. “Believe me,Class of 2014, I’ve seen you work harderthan many of the people I know have beenin the alleged real world with. High schoolwasn’t a game for you. It was hard.”

He said college is supposed to be hard,and that’s what makes it worth it.

“And if it’s hard, it’s the real world,” hesaid. “Don’t let anyone belittle your accom-plishments in high school by asking aboutthe real world. This is the real world andyou killed it for the last 12 years. You’renot about to start the race. You’ve been run-ning ever since you got up on your wob-bling little feet.”

Marshall High 2014 graduates told not to beafraid of rejection and ‘real world.’

Facing a‘Real World’

Marshall High School students of the Class of 2014 proceed to the stageto recieve their diplomas from school Principal Jay W. Pearson.

The Statesman Singers directed by Keri Staley sing ‘Go The Distance’ byAlan Menken & David Zippel, arranged by Ed Lojeski.

Graduation 2014

Marshall High School senior class officers Samuel Criscitello, EmmaHeiden, Karim Saoud and Hayleigh Walton reflect as the StatesmanSingers perform a musical selection.

Lilian Grace Roth was alsoawarded one of the two 2014Statesman Awards.

Daniel Joseph LaBarbera arriveson stage to receive one of the two2014 Statesman Awards.

Photos by Louise Krafft/The Connection


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When the Rotary Club of Viennapassed the torch from the 2013-14 “leadership team” to the 2014-15 team it did so in style.

On June 19 at the Grand Atriumin Dunn Loring, Vienna Rotaryhosted a banquet and open barrecognizing the achievements of2013-14 Rotarians, and installingand welcoming the 2014-15 lead-ership team.

Awards were handed out to PaulHarris Fellows Lisa Escoto, MarkRogoff, and Greg Bernhard. Mas-ter of Ceremonies Larry Warrenpresented a trophy gavel andplaque to outgoing president RonBalderson. Rotary District 7610Assistant Governor ScottDidericksen introduced incomingpresident Kelvin Pierce. Pierceacknowledged he was “shy” whenhe first joined the Vienna Rotaryin 2009, but, he said, he was wel-comed and embraced. “Givingback just feels good,” Pierce said.“It changed my life.”

Vienna Rotary Installs NewLeadership TeamMembers who put‘service above self’honored.

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Kathleen Snisky-Miller,general chair of the 2014ViVa! Vienna! festival, wasrecognized for “serviceabove self.”

Rotarian of the Year TedWelch is applauded byKeith Bodamer on behalf ofvoting past presidents whoselected Welch.

Meetings secretary Ted Welchwas voted by Rotary’s past presi-dents as Rotarian of the Year, andwas awarded an inscribed plaque.

For her work year-round as“general chair” of ViVa! Vienna!,Kathleen Miller was honored withthe “Service Above Self” award.Miller serves as chair of the “NewGenerations” committee, as well.

Yasmine Bonilla was voted “NewRotarian of the Year” for her dedi-cation and efforts to bring newmembers in and was acknowl-edged as a Paul Harris Fellow.

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Vienna & OaktonOpinion

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

risk for drinking and driving.Make a plan. Plan to celebrate with access

to public transportation. Plan to have a desig-nated driver. Plan to celebratein a place safe and comfort-able to spend the night.

But in case those plans goawry, here is a safe alternative.

The Washington Regional Alcohol Programwill offer free taxi rides home (up to $30) be-ginning 10 p.m. the night of July 4 for six hoursuntil 4 a.m. the morning of July 5. Participantsmust be at least 21. Call 1-800-200-TAXI.

On July 4, 2013, nearly 300 people usedWRAP’s SoberRide service rather than possi-bly driving home impaired.

In summer, 44 percent of all U.S. trafficdeaths are caused by alcohol-impaired drivers,according to statistics provided by WRAP.SoberRide is a way to help keep local roadssafe from impaired drivers during this tradi-tionally high-risk holiday.

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

While you hope that young adults under 21aren’t drinking — because there are lots ofdangers to binge drinking beyond drinking anddriving — you know that many of them willbe drinking. Let your younger family membersknow that you would much rather pay for acab or come get them yourself than run therisk of losing them.

Since 1993, WRAP’s SoberRide program hasprovided 60,565 free cab rides home to would-be drunk drivers in the Greater Washingtonarea.

For more information, visitwww.soberride.com.

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By Maura Williams

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FACETS

Sandara was scared of herspouse so she fled and lefther life and job behind.

Tom suffered from an undiag-nosed disease that cost him his job,home and life savings. These un-fortunate events led to both be-coming homeless and living in thewoods of Fairfax County. That’swhere on a cold winter morningvolunteers organized by FACETSand other local nonprofits foundthem while participating in the100,000 Homes Fairfax: A Homefor All Campaign, which is part ofthe national 100,000 Homes pro-gram, which counts, photographs,and interviews the chronicallyhomeless in an effort to endhomelessness.

Fairfax County has nearly 2,900people who are homeless—14 per-cent of whom are chronicallyhomeless. Over the course of threemornings, our volunteers met andinterviewed more than 400 peoplewho are chronically homeless. Thefindings were used to create pro-files of people to ensure that eachindividual experiencinghomelessness is counted and thattheir progress in finding housingand services can be better tracked.

Supporting the County’s 10—year plan to end homelessness, the100,000 Homes Campaign is fo-cused on building efficient localsystems that target resources toindividuals who are most vulner-able. Campaign partners are com-mitted to getting half of the peoplemost vulnerable who are chroni-cally homeless in supportive hous-ing in three years—which will savemoney and possibly lives.

Already we have seen success.With the data collected by staffand volunteers, we were able toconnect Sandara and Tom withservices that have helped them

regain their lives, safety, and dig-nity. Less than a year later, wecelebrated with each of them and16 others at a housewarming cel-ebration, hosted by FACETS, anonprofit that opens doors byhelping those who suffer the ef-fects of poverty in Fairfax County.

During the housewarming, wewelcomed these neighbors expe-riencing homelessness into theirown apartments through our newprogram called TRIUMPH II Hous-ing, which also provides support-ive services. These recent suc-cesses have propelled the commu-nity to meet our goal of 50 people

housed in a year—and we stillhave two years to go for this cam-paign with a goal of housing 50people each year!

We also had the chance to cel-ebrate the program’s nationwidesuccess. Last week, I attended anevent in DC with Becky Kanis, thedirector of the national 100,000Homes program, to announce amajor milestone as the 100,000thperson—a vet who has beenhomeless from Arlington, Va.—moved into housing through thisambitious effort. In announcingthe milestone, she emphaticallydeclared: “We can forever dispensewith the Neanderthal view thatpeople don’t deserve or aren’tready for housing.”

Although the “100,000” numbersounds big, it’s the people part thatmakes it special. Through thiscampaign, we are able to put alocal face on homelessness withreal stories about real people.Some are grandmothers, fathers,sons, daughters, and friends.Many work and others have pro-tected our nation. When we metthem, they lived in cars, encamp-ments or on the streets, but theycontinued to smile and seemedhopeful that our caring commu-nity would help find them a home.And for 100,000 of them andcounting, we have.

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Marshall High Graduates: Wheredo you see yourself in 10 years?

Sarah Baldwin,18, Vienna. At-tending The Col-lege of Williamand Mary.

“Wow. Well, I planto study finance andbusiness, so I hopeto find a financialposition in the mu-sic industry.”

Alex Dittmann, 17,University of Illinois -Urbana.

“In the next 10 years,hopefully I will be finishedwith grad school, althoughyou never know how longthat will take. I hope to bedoing some post-doctoratework.”

Emily Holmes,18, Vienna. At-t e n d i n gDuquesne Uni-versity.

“I’d like to startmy own business.I’m going to collegein Pittsburg, sohopefully it’ll bethere.”

Johnathon Hoynes,18, Falls Church.

“I want to work in theprivate sector - public sec-tor. I want to work incyber security, so maybein the military. Whateveris best.”

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

Turning their tassels and tossingtheir caps into the air, nearly 500Madison High students gradu-ated last Wednesday, June 18, in

Robinson Secondary School’s field house.And 118 of them were honor graduates,having earned a 4.0 GPA over all four yearsof school.

Citizenship awards were given to studentsOlivia Hartt and Tyler Chaput. Madison’shighest honor, the Faculty Award, went toLexie Graham. According to Principal MarkMerrell, 94 percent of this year’s Madisongraduates will go on to college. And, headded, “They received 600 scholarships

worth in excess of $5 million.”Before they left the security of high school,

though, student speaker Lauren Bachmanngave them some sage advice. “A fascinating,new world lies before us and we owe it toourselves to make the most of it,” she said.“Let’s get lost without losing ourselves."

“We have to look at the unfamiliar beforewe can objectively look at where we’ve beenand where we’re going,” continuedBachmann. “The unknown scares us, but weshould take this opportunity to dive into [it]and take risks.”

She told her classmates that their “North-ern Virginia bubble” isn’t the only reality outthere. “It’s our time to educate ourselves andbecome well-rounded and resilient humanbeings,” she said. “Embrace change, get lostin college, explore and find yourself again.”

Also speaking was economics teacher An-drew Foos, who also coaches swimming anddiving at Madison and mentors new teach-ers. He and his wife have two children anda third on the way, but he told the students

he considers all of them his children, as well.“I care about you like you’re my own kids,

and I spend more time with you [than withmy own children] during the school year,”he said. “As a teacher, I serve on your par-ents’ behalf – and I take this responsibilityseriously. I love my kids freely and uncondi-tionally and I’d do just about anything formy students and athletes – you’re part ofmy tribe.”

When a person has that kind of attitude,said Foos, “You can change someone’s lifein a profound way. So do what’s best for oth-ers; we want you to grow and develop intothe best people you can be. Go into the worldfearlessly, tackle challenges with courageand know that we’ll be there for you, nomatter what.”

Furthermore, he said, “Seek out otherswho accept you for who you are and who’llgive of themselves for you. Thank you forall the times we’ve shared together, and thegreat memories, and may God bless you onyour graduation.”

Madison Highgraduates 496 studentson June 18.

‘Go into the World Fearlessly’

Posing with grad Matthew Calem are (from left) hisgrandmother, Leanore Calem; mom Hindy Shaman anddad Mark Calem. Matthew will study engineering andrun long-distance track at Rice University.

Grad Lauren Marron (on right) with Aunt VictoriaWinkowski. Lauren will study journalism at GrossmontCollege in San Diego.

With graduate Corrinne Hibbs are (from left) her sister-in-law, SarahMartucci; brother David Hibbs III and dad David Hibbs Jr.

The new Madison High grads toss their caps into the air.

The Madison Madrigals sing the Beatles song, “I Will.”

Photos By Bonnie Hobbs/The Connection

Graduation 2014

By Emma Harris

The Connection

With a handshake from the prin-cipal and a snap of a camera,about 500 Oakton High

School seniors graduated Thursday morn-ing, June 19 at the Patriot Center inFairfax.

Around 130 of students were HonorGraduates, meaning they maintained acumulative grade point average of 4.0 orhigher.

“Oakton is its community,” said EricLim, the student speaker who highlightedthe people of Oakton High School. He toldof how the “amazing people” helped himgrow from a ninth grader who felt like afailure into a high school graduate whofeels comfortable with himself. Andthough high school was “equal parts mo-notony and thrill,” the people “made usmore us than we could have ever beenon our own,” he said. “Remember thepeople who made you who you are,” Limsaid. “I think they’re kind of the point.”

IN MEMORY OF JEANINEMUSGROVE, a freshman biology teacherand AP Environmental Science teacherwho passed away due to a sudden heart

attack in August 2013, the Class of 2014’sgift is to add to the fund for an outdoor class-room.

“Mrs. Musgrove always talked about build-ing an outdoor classroom,” said Bailey Vitz,executive council member of the Class of2014. “At least once a week, no matter whatthe weather was like, she would bring herclasses outside to do different activities,” shesaid.

There is already a “perfect location” forthe classroom — a place where no trees haveto be cut down and there is already a path— and the Class of 2014 hopes that the class-room will be built this summer, Vitz said.“Mrs. Musgrove touched so many studentlives, so as a class we are happy to leavethis school with something that will helpeveryone remember her forever,” she said.

THE ANNUAL FACULTY AWARD wasgiven to Evelyn Wang for her outstand-ing scholarship, school service, participa-tion, character and integrity, said Dr. JohnBanbury, principal of Oakton High School.“This speaks volumes on behalf of the fac-ulty and staff,” he said. Wang plans to at-tend the University of Virginia next year,Banbury said.

Summing up the morning ceremony,guest speaker Denis Greene, president ofbusiness operations for the WashingtonRedskins and parent of a Class of 2014graduate, offered three pieces of adviceto the graduates: apply yourself soonertowards an objective, don’t be afraid tofail and be happy. “Enjoy the ride,” hesaid. “It gets better.”

About 500 OaktonHigh School studentsgraduated Thursday,June 19.

CougarsCongratulated

Denis Greene, president of business operations for the WashingtonRedskins and parent of a Class of 2014 graduate, offers the graduatesthree pieces of advice in his speech.

Oakton High School students walk across the stage to receive theirdiplomas Thursday, June 19.

Photos by Emma Harris/The Connection


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THURSDAY/JUNE 26Artists Meet for Coffee. 8:30-10 a.m. Katie’s

Coffeehouse, Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Local artists drop in to meet for coffee. 703-759-2759.

Patrick Henry Book Club. 1 p.m. Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave E, Vienna. Currentlyreading Unsinkable, by Debbie Reynolds. Adults.

Jessie and James: Mutts Gone Nuts! 2 p.m.Oakton Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. See Jessie and James and theirmischievous pack of mutts present a thrillingand comic dog show with juggling, rope walkingand crowd play. All ages. 703-242-4020.

FRIDAY/JUNE 27McLean Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Fridays, May 2-Nov. 21. 1659 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mcleanmkt.htm

Summer on the Green Concert. 6:30 p.m.Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue E,Vienna. Bring chairs and blankets to come hearSarah Bennett Swanner and some soulful blues.No alcoholic beverages allowed; recommendedpets be left at home.

Handel Giulio Cesare. Check website for exactshowtimes (also on Sunday, June 29 andTuesday, July 1). Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. New production, sung in Italian withEnglish supertitles. Inside the Opera preshowtalk begins one hour before curtain. Tickets:$36-$88. www.wolftrap.org/

Kayak Tour Island Hopping. 5-7 p.m.Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac Hills St., GreatFalls. Explore the upper Potomac River islandsby kayak. Ages 14+. $59-$74. Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/kayaktours.htm.

Look at the Stars! Observatory Open. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Turner Farm Park, Springvale Road,Great Falls. Come to the observatory park forFriday Night viewings. www.analemma.org.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. Patrick Henry Library,101 Maple Ave E, Vienna. Learn and play! Ages5-18.

SATURDAY/JUNE 28Great Falls Farmer’s Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Great Falls Village, 778 Walker Road, GreatFalls. Don’t forget to bring your recyclable bag.www.greatfallsfarmersmarket.org.

Oakton Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Yearround. Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854 HunterMill Road, Oakton.ºwww.smartmarkets.org/

Vienna Farmers Market.º8 a.m.-12 p.m. FaithBaptist Church Parking Lot, 301 Center StreetSouth, Vienna.ºwww.viennafarmersmarket.com.

Cars & Coffee. 7-9 a.m. Katie’s Coffee House, 760Walker Road, Great Falls. Early on Saturdaymornings you’ll find a gathering of cool cars –antique, custom, hotrods, exotic, sports cars,they’re all here. 703-759-2759.

Beethoven’s 9th. 8:15 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645Trap Road, Vienna. Triumphant performance ofBeethoven’s “Ode to Joy” masterpiece and moreby preeminent singers and one of the world’sleading orchestras in its only 2014 DC-areaappearance. Tickets: $25-$65.www.wolftrap.org/

SUNDAY/JUNE 29 Tysons Farmers Market. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. NADA

Campus, Greensboro & Westpark Drive.www.tysonspartnership.org

Concert on the Green – Rock/The Dusty45’s. 6-8 p.m. Great Falls Village Centre,Georgetown Pike & Walker Road, Great Falls.Come out with your picnic baskets and chairs foran entertaining evening of live [email protected].

Summer on the Green Concert. 6:30 p.m.Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue E,Vienna. Bring chairs and blankets to come hearThe Tonics and some bluesy-rock. No alcoholicbeverages allowed; recommended pets be left athome.

Diana Ross. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,Vienna. Motown’s supreme legend has inspiredgenerations of singers with an endless stream ofNo. 1 hits from “You Can’t Hurry Love” to “I’mComing Out.” Tickets: $35-$60.www.wolftrap.org/

Handel Giulio Cesare. Check website for exactshowtimes (also on Tuesday, July 1). Wolf Trap,

The Town of Vienna’s annual July4th celebration will be held onFriday, July 4, at the Vienna

Community Center, 120 Cherry StreetSE. Admission is free.

Activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. willinclude games and rides, arts and craftsvendors, circus show, community orga-nization booths, antique cars, a chilicook-off, live music and “Pooches on Pa-rade,” sponsored by Hope Advanced Vet-erinary Center, Pet Lovers Companionand NOVADog Magazine. Pet lovers areinvited to bring their pets dressed in theirfinest Independence Day costumes and

Vienna’s July 4th Festivitiesparticipate in a parade on the festivalfield at 11 a.m. Registration begins at10:30 a.m. at the Community CenterGazebo. Free.

A fireworks show will be held atSouthside Park, 1315 Ross Drive SW, be-ginning at 9:15 p.m.; spectator seatingareas open at 5 p.m. Pre-fireworks en-tertainment by Fat Chance begins at 7:00p.m.

For a detailed map of the fireworksshow site and schedule information, visitwww.viennava.gov. In the event of rain,call 703-255-7842 for cancellation infor-mation. The rain date for fireworks onlyis Saturday, July 5.

The McLean CommunityCenter’s (MCC) annual Independence Day Celebra-

tion will be held on Friday, July 4,on the sports fields at Langley HighSchool, 6520 Georgetown Pike. Thegrounds will open at 8 p.m. The fire-works show will begin at approxi-mately 9:15 p.m. Admission andparking are free.

In case of inclement weather, thefireworks display will be presentedon the rain date, Saturday, July 5, at8:30 p.m. Smoking, pets, fireworks,sparklers and alcohol are not al-lowed on school grounds. The fire-works display will be provided byEast Coast Pyrotechnics. MCC Gov-erning Board Chair Chad Quinn willbe the guest speaker and the JointArmed Forces Color Guard of theMilitary District of Washington willpresent the colors.

A free shuttle bus service will beavailable from St. John’s EpiscopalChurch (6715 Georgetown Pike) andMCC (1234 Ingleside Ave.), begin-ning at 7 p.m. A handicap-accessiblebus will be available at both sites.

For more information, call 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visit:www.mcleancenter.org.

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McLean Community Center Presents 4th ofJuly Fireworks Show at Langley High

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Independence Day Celebration will beheld on Friday, July 4, on the sportsfields at Langley High School.

1645 Trap Road, Vienna. New production, sungin Italian with English supertitles. Inside theOpera preshow talk begins one hour beforecurtain. Tickets: $36-$88. www.wolftrap.org/

HYPERLINK “http://www.tysonspartnership.com/”2nd Annual Tour de Tysons BicycleRaces. 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Jones Branch Drive,Tysons Corner. Ten bicycle races, food trucksand vendors. The Tour de Tysons is a funexperience for the whole family — compete orsimply enjoy. Visit www.tysonspartnership.comfor more.

MONDAY/JUNE 30 – JULY 9Teen Yoga. 5 – 6 p.m. Margaret Haddad Studio of

Classical Ballet, 9911 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls. Classes are held Mondays andWednesdays. The cost is $60/session. Noprevious experience required. Please bring ayoga. To register, email [email protected].

MONDAY/JUNE 30American Giants of Science. 7 p.m. Patrick

Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave E, Vienna. MeetAmerica’s most famous inventors and see themcome to life onstage with Bright Star Theatre.Age 6-12.

Top Secret. 2:30 p.m. Dolley Madison Library,1244 Oak Ridge Ave, McLean. Amazing magictricks, silly puppets and music with SteveSomers. All ages.

Spectacular Science. 2:30 p.m. Great FallsLibrary, 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Explore the secrets of fireworks, bubbles andmore with Mad Science. Ages 6-12.

American Giants of Science. 7 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave E, Vienna. MeetAmerica’s most famous inventors and see themcome to life onstage with Bright Star Theatre.Age 6-12.

TUESDAY/JULY 1Pilobolus. 8:30 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road,

Vienna. Wild creativity and daring, athleticmodern dance. Tickets: $10-$48.www.wolftrap.org/

Handel Giulio Cesare. Check website for exactshowtime. Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap Road, Vienna.New production, sung in Italian with Englishsupertitles. Inside the Opera preshow talk beginsone hour before curtain. Tickets: $36-$88.www.wolftrap.org/

THURSDAY/JULY 3Crosby, Stills & Nash. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap, 1645

Trap Road, Vienna. Folk royalty of Woodstockreunite in musical celebration of one of the mostcreative supergroups in rock ’n’ roll history.Tickets: $35-$60. www.wolftrap.org/

FRIDAY/JULY 4Great Falls Fourth of July Celebration. 9

a.m.-1 p.m. Great Falls Village Centre, 776Walker Road, Great Falls. Walk/run, parades,festivities, fun and food. Fireworks at TurnerFarm Park on Saturday, July 6. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org for more.

Vienna 4th of July Festival and FireworksShow. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Live musicalentertainment, arts and crafts for kids, antiqueand classic car show and fireworks. Visitwww.viennava.gov.

SUNDAY/JULY 6 Diamond Alley Celebrate Great Falls

Concert on the Green. 6-8 p.m. Great FallsVillage Centre Green, Georgetown Pike andWalker Road, Great Falls. Come out with yourpicnic baskets and chairs for an evening of live,free, contemporary and classic hits. (571) 293-0474.

FRIDAY/JULY 11 Summer on the Green Concert. 6:30 p.m.

Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue E,Vienna. Bring chairs and blankets to come hearsome rock and country with Stealin’ the Deal.No alcoholic beverages allowed; recommendedpets be left at home.

SUNDAY/JULY 13 Summer on the Green Concert. 6:30 p.m.

Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Avenue E,Vienna. Bring chairs and blankets to come hearthe Village Jazz Band. No alcoholic beveragesallowed; recommended pets be left at home.

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The inflatable castle and the rock-climbing wall had lines, althoughthe caterpillar and obstacle course offered quick access at Vienna’sannual Independence Day festival last year.


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By Victoria Ross

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Vienna floral designer BryanSwann of Karin’s Floristrecently took home the

title of All-Stars Champion inVaseOff!, a nationwide designcompetition hosted by the Societyof American Florists (SAF).

In May, Swann was selected asa final contestant and tasked withcreating an arrangement that in-spires a friend to live life to thefullest, depicting the notion, “LiveColorfully – Dare to be Different.”

“A dear friend taught me one ofthe best life lessons, which is tolive every day to the fullest. Em-brace life,” Swann said, describinghis floral arrangement. “As floralartists, we are able to convey thatlesson through the beauty of flow-ers. I have always loved the inher-ent energy that is found in the col-ors of hot pink, purple and coral. Istarted my design by creating abox with the liatris and then wovethe other elements throughout thisforest of liatris to bring the designOutta the Box!”

His bold design wowed voters.National flower enthusiasts,

bloggers, and florists who partici-pated in the online competitionposted glowing comments aboutSwann’s entry: “This arrangementsends a message of true taste andbeauty. Class, consistency and cre-ativity.”

Another comment reads,“WOW! Love the colors, choice offlowers, the design and execution,but the little detail of the finelywoven ‘ribbon’ of grass reallypushes this over the top for me!”

Swann competed with four pre-vious VaseOff! Challenge winnersfrom across the nation.

Hosted by AboutFlowersBlog.com, the VaseOff!competition gave the opportunity for visitors to voteon their favorite arrangement from May 15-29—withSAF announcing Swann as the winner on May 30.

“We are so proud of Bryan to represent Karin’s Flo-rist in this competition,” said Maris Angolia, Karin’sFlorist President.

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Karin’s Floristwins NationalAll-Star FloralDesignCompetition. Bryan

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The 2013-14 high school sportsseason was full of memorablemoments and accomplishments,including an undefeated record

and national ranking for the Centrevillefootball program, an emotional return tothe state tournament for the Woodson boys’basketball team, and the first state champi-onship in the history of T.C. Williams boys’soccer.

The following is a look back at some ofthe highlights from around Fairfax County.

Fall SportsThe Centreville football team crushed the

competition in 2013, going 10-0 with anaverage margin of victory of 38 points dur-ing the regular season. The carnage con-tinued in the postseason, as the Wildcatsdefeated South Lakes, South County, Stone-wall Jackson and Westfield on their way tothe Virginia 6A North region championship.

In the Group 6A state championshipgame, Centreville throttled nationally-ranked Oscar Smith 35-6, capturing theprogram’s first state title since 2000. TheWildcats finished with overwhelming ad-vantages in total yards (338-88), rushingyards (327-14), and time of possession(34:02-13:58).

The victory improved Centreville’s recordto 15-0 and jumped the Wildcats into theNo. 15 national ranking in USA TODAY.

“It’s certainly the best team that I’ve everbeen around in 21 years of coaching highschool football,” Centreville head coachChris Haddock said. “… We actually talkedto our kids a lot about our place in historyand setting a higher standard and that’ssomething that the kids wanted to do. Theywanted to make history. I don’t know whereyou place us in the all-time teams, but we’recertainly one of the best in Northern Vir-ginia and we’re definitely the best atCentreville.”

Centreville center Josh Smith, guardKainoa O’Connor, running back/kick re-turner AJ Turner, wide receiver/defensiveback Charles Tutt, and linebacker Tyler Loveearned VHSL all-state honors. LinebackerChad Wiggins was the 6A North region andConference 5 Defensive Player of the Year,and quarterback Scott Walter was the con-ference Offensive Player of the Year. Had-dock received conference and region Coachof the Year honors.

In golf, Connor Messick, Juhee Bae, VishalGiri and Mike Sciorra helped Chantilly winthe Virginia 6A state championship. Sciorrawon the individual state title, and Bae wonthe girls’ state championship.

In field hockey, Westfield won the firststate title in Starr Karl’s decorated coach-ing career, which includes more than 300wins in 24 seasons. The Bulldogs defeatedtwo-time defending champ First Colonial 2-1 in the Virginia 6A state final.

In cross country, the Chantilly boys’ andthe Oakton girls’ teams captured Virginia

6A state titles at Great Meadow.The W-L girls’ team producedthe best finish in program his-tory, taking state runner-up.Oakton senior John Stoney wonthe boys’ individual champion-ship, and West Springfield se-nior Caroline Alcorta won thegirls’ individual title with ameet-record time of 17 minutes,13 seconds.

“I was just hoping to win,”Alcorta said. “I didn’t expect toget the course record.”

In volleyball, Langley won itsfirst state championship, beat-ing First Colonial in the Virginia6A final. The Saxons became thefirst team from the old North-ern Region to win a state title.

“I think the fact that most ofthe players had been to statesthe year before helped a lot withpreparation and the mental as-pect of the game,” Langley headcoach Susan Shifflett wrote.“Obviously, we were very tal-ented, as well. First time I haveever had two outstanding out-side hitters (Jessica Donaldsonand Rachel Andrejev). SisiHolderman (libero) reallystepped the second half of theseason. And of course, there isAlex. That helps a lot.”

Winter Sports Members of the W.T.

Woodson boys’ basketball teamdealt with the death of two classmates dur-ing the 2014 6A North region tournament.While the tragedies affected the emotionsof several Cavaliers, the team found a wayto continue winning and eventually cap-tured the program’s second consecutive re-gion title.

Woodson secured a berth in the Virginiastate tournament by defeating Herndon 63-62 in overtime in the region semifinals. Thefollowing evening, Woodson defeated LakeBraddock 66-56 in the region final. TheCavaliers had lost their previous threematchups with Lake Braddock by a com-bined eight points.

“[I’m] really happy for our kids, reallyhappy for our school community,” Woodsonhead coach Doug Craig said. “This was avery difficult week. The fact that our Cav-alry (student section) was out in such greatnumbers says a lot about the school com-munity. To give them an hour-and-a-half,hour-and-45-minute distraction tonight,something to feel good about, that’s whatsports is supposed to be about at the highschool level.”

The Wakefield boys’ basketball team wonthe 5A North region championship and ad-vanced to the Virginia state tournament forthe second consecutive season. The LakeBraddock boys’ basketball team repeated asPatriot District/Conference 7 champions.The Herndon boys’ basketball team won the

Conference 5 championship and finishedwith a 23-3 record. The West Springfieldgirls’ team reached the state tournament forthe fourth time in five years. The SouthLakes boys’ and girls’ basketball teams wonConference 6 championships.

In wrestling, Robinson won its third Vir-ginia state championship in four years.Rams’ heavyweight Jake Pinkston won hisfourth consecutive region championship,reached the state final for the fourth straightyear and won his second state title.

Centreville junior Tyler Love, after win-ning a state title with the football team inthe fall, captured the 195-pound state wres-tling championship.

In gymnastics, Washington-Lee won itsthird consecutive region championship andfinished third at states. McLean finishedregion runner-up for the third straight year,and placed second at states. T.C. Williams,fielding its first complete team since theearly 1980s, won the Conference 7 cham-pionship.

“I just remember being a freshman andhaving to compete with other teams,” T.C.Williams junior Grace Girard said. “Now Ihave my own girls to compete with and it’sa great feeling.”

South County’s Collea Burgess won the6A North region all-around title. Hayfield’sMolly Overstreet won the individual barsstate championship, and Westfield’s Katie

Freix finished third in the all-around.

In swimming, the Oaktongirls’ and Robinson boys’ teamstook home state championships.In Maryland, the Wootton girls’team won a state championship,edging rival Churchill. TheWootton boys’ team finishedrunner-up.

Spring SportsThe T.C. Williams boys’ soccer

team entered the 2014 seasonwith hopes of getting past theregion quarterfinals. The Titanstook care of that — and thensome.

TC won the first state cham-pionship in program history,beating Washington-Lee 2-0 inthe Virginia 6A state final.

The Centreville girls’ teamreached the 6A championshipmatch, but fell short againstBattlefield, 0-0 (4-3), in a pen-alty-kick shootout. The Wildcatsfinished region and state run-ners-up despite winning justthree of their first 10 matches.

The South County softballteam won the program’s firststate championship, beatingpreviously undefeated Cosby 4-1 in the 6A final. Stallionspitcher Rebecca Martin finishedher high school career with an-other gem in the circle, tossinga complete-game three-hitter

while striking out 10. Catcher Haylea Geerhit a momentum-swinging solo home runin the fourth inning.

In lacrosse, the Robinson boys’ andWestfield girls’ lacrosse teams won statechampionships. Westfield defeated Oakton13-11 in the girls’ final after losing to theCougars in the Conference 5 and 6A Northregion championship games. Robinsonstarted the season 1-3 before closing with17 straight victories, including a 9-7 winover Langley in the state final.

In baseball, Chantilly won the first regionchampionship in program history andreached the Virginia 6A state final. McLeanreached the state semifinals, the furthestpostseason advancement in program history.

In track and field, T.C. Williams broughthome the Virginia 6A boys’ state champi-onship. The South County girls’ team fin-ished state runner-up. In Maryland, theWootton boys’ team finished 4A state run-ner-up.

In tennis, the Lake Braddock boys’ teamdefeated Langley in the Virginia 6A statefinal. The Oakton girls’ team finished staterunner-up. Oakton’s Adrien Bouchet wonthe boys’ singles championship, and LakeBraddock’s Jacob Daugherty and LongHuynh won the boys’ doubles title. Oakton’sLizzie Stewart won the girls’ singles title andStewart and Lindsey Le won the girls’doubles championship for the Cougars.

2013-14 High School Sports Season Produces Memorable Moments

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Oakton’s John Stoney won the 2013 individual 6Aboys’ state cross country championship.


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Vienna Police Officer An-drew Slebonick graduatedMay 5 from the 61st Ses-

sion of the Fairfax County Crimi-nal Justice Academy. The cer-emony was held at the FairfaxCommunity Church, and hisgraduation culminated six monthsof training in all aspects of policeprocedures.

It includes more than 920 hoursof instruction in curriculum in-cluding 320 hours of academics,94 hours of firearms training, 84hours of emergency vehicle opera-tion, 110 hours of physical train-ing and 130 hours of defensivetactics training.

After graduation, Slebonick wasassigned a field training instruc-tor for 10 weeks. The instructorobserves and guides the newofficer’s performance in officersafety, traffic enforcement, citizeninteraction, report writing, ve-hicle-crash investigation and manyother law-enforcement duties.

Previously, Slebonick graduatedfrom Old Dominion Universitywith degrees in Criminal Justiceand Sociology.

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LANDSCAPING Forrest Gump knew when he voicedover: “Mama got the cancer and died on aTuesday. I bought her a new hat with littleflowers on it. And that’s all I have to sayabout that.” And if you watched the movieas often as I did (it was one of my mother’sfavorites), you may also recall “Mama alwayssaid you got to put the past behind youbefore you can move on.” However, as regu-larly as I try to follow Forrest’s and hisMama’s sage Greenbow, Alabama advice,being a real-life cancer patient, some daysare more difficult than others, especiallywhen your oncology nurse calls the you theday before your every-three-week chemo-therapy infusion to tell you that some of thelevels tested for in your every-three-week,pre-chemotherapy lab work are abnormal(creatinine too high, GFR too low) whichmay put a stop to the treatment this week.And if there’s one psychological crutch I’lladmit to having, it’s the need to not miss anyof my regularly-scheduled infusions or any ofthe other scans or miscellaneous appoint-ments as a means not to my premature end.

Although this potential blip in my lungcancer trip has happened previously: whiteblood cell count too low, potassium too high,blood work hemolyzed; which also led to re-tests, new prescriptions, stoppage of treat-ment, etc., hearing it is never good news.Among other considerations, it means com-plications and likely delays concerning thingsthat yours truly, as the patient, doesn’t wantto think it means: trouble with a capital “T.”Nevertheless, the experience is not unfamil-iar and mostly the results have been over-turned on appeal, if you follow my drift. Still,until the new results are posted and/or thenew prescription is filled or the infusionscontinue, it’s difficult to put the past behindyou because the present won’t let you.

After the initial disappointment haspassed, Ron, my oncology nurse, and I dis-cuss my options since medically speaking,everything needs to be re-confirmed. I optfor a re-test immediately in the hope that asecond test – a day later, that very day in fact– would provide whatever time my bodyand/or the lab needed to determine that myresults did indeed fall within the normalparameters, for me, and so the infusioncould go on – in, actually. If the results areunfortunately still too high/too low, we havea plan for that but since neither Ron nor Iare inclined to beat the rush and panic now,we’ll patiently (no pun intended) wait for there-test’s results. And since my blood work isalways “STAT” (a.s.a.p. for you lay peopleout there), we’ll receive confirmation by 4p.m. this afternoon, more than enough timeto still maintain my infusion schedule fortomorrow and move forward, which forthose of us being actively treated, is crucial.At least to this patient, it is (in my head,anyway).

Approximately four hours after my con-versation with Ron, including the 45-minutedrive to the lab, the 30-minute wait to bedrawn and then the 10-minute drive home,Ron calls to tell me that he’ll see me tomor-row. The re-test came back normal and wecan all proceed with the infusion – and cau-tion as usual. Whether you take Rolaids ornot, you can spell r-e-l-i-e-f now. Nowwhether a week’s delay due to the levels inmy lab work would have actually matteredin the short, middle or long term infusionschedule, one certainly can’t know. At leastnow, I can go forward and not worry asmuch about the past since we’re presentlyon track once again. Life really is like a boxof chocolates. Although I like the caramelsand soft centers best.

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

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