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Four-year-old Jana Zaghalof Vienna dazzled in herprincess gown at the68th Annual ViennaHalloween Parade onWednesday, Oct. 29.

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Election 2014Vienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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At Wolftrap Elementary School themorning of election day, Nov. 4,voters came in a steady stream,but no large crowds at a single

time. Wait time to vote was a couple of min-utes. Until about 8:30 a.m., there appearedto be a greater number of male voters than

Early Voter Turnout Steady

What issues influencedyour vote today?

Viewpoints

Photos by Donna Manz/The Connection

Early-morning turnout at Wolftrap Elementary School brought a steadytrickle.

Randy Beeman“The economy is a

huge issue. It’s not justabout getting jobs butgetting good-paying jobs.I want someone whorepresents the people,not just their party.”

Peter Wintermute“Correcting the direc-

tion of Congress and slow-ing down Obama and hisradicalism.”

James Martell“Congressional gridlock.

We need a different leaderin the Senate. I like MarkWarner but I’m votingRepublican. Harry Reid isthe problem, so, I’mvoting against HarryReid.”

Jackie Bailey“I like to support social

programs, infrastructureand education.”

Bernadette Berset“Wanting to roll back

some of the things thathave been passed the lastcouple of years, likeObamacare, and illegalimmigration, and abuse ofgovernment overreach.” The Town of Vienna and the Vienna

Business Association have announcedthe winning entries in the 2014 ViennaHalloween Parade. Winners wererecognized at the Nov. 3 Town Councilmeeting.

❖ Best in Show – Creative Worx/Optimist Club/Velocity

❖ Youth Band – 1st Place: JamesMadison High School Band; 2nd Place:Marshall High School Band

❖ Adult Band – 1st Place: WashingtonRedskins Band; 2nd Place: NorthernVirginia Firefighters Emerald SocietyPipe Band

❖ Floats (with music) – 1st Place:Creative Worx/Optimist Club/Velocity;2nd Place: Northwest Federal CreditUnion; 3rd Place: Vienna Youth GirlsSoccer U10

·❖ Floats (without music) - 1st Place:Coldwell Banker Realty; 2nd Place:Ladies Oriental Shrine; 3rd Place:Montessori School of Oakton

❖ Youth Performing Groups – 1st

Place: Vienna Jammers; 2nd Place:Vienna Dance Academy; 3rd Place:Cuppett Performing Arts

❖ Adult Performing Groups – 1st

Place: Money and King Funeral Home;2nd Place: Bikes@Vienna; 3rd Place:Fairfax VA HOGS

❖ Antique/Classic Cars – 1st Place:Northern Virginia Corvette Club; 2nd

Place: National Capital Region Mus-tang Club; 3rd Place: Glen Bates

The following Halloween Paradesponsors have been recognized theircontributions: Stemtree-Mathanasium,Bright Horizons, JDA Homes, GaraiOrthodontics, Hope Center, IslandChildren’s Dentistry, Northwest FederalCredit Union, Plum Tree Financial,Saavy Rest, United Bank,Skintelligence, Govan, 94.7 CBS Radio,Georgen Scarborough, and the manygoodie bag sponsors.

Halloween Parade Winners Announced

female, and among those voters who voicedsentiments, several expressed that theywere voting more against the status quothan voting for a candidate.

Sample-ballot distributors standing out-side the school said there seemed to be anolder demographic coming in to vote. By“older,” they were referring to voters over50 years old.

— Donna Manz

Voters talk near thevolunteer booths asthey exit the polls atGreat Falls Libraryon Tuesday.


By Bonnie Hobbs

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Arrington Properties LLC owns thesite at 120 Church St. N.W. inVienna and it has plans to rede-

velop with a building containing bothresidential and commercial uses. Detailswere presented during the Oct. 20 meet-ing of the Vienna Town Council.

Planned is a 9,000-square-foot, two-story building containing two restau-rants, including one take-out, on theground floor, plus three residential unitson the second floor. The site already has38 parking spaces.

“This building will be designed to codeminimum so it’ll be all ready for tenantsto move in,” said Paul Layer, the archi-tect representing Arrington. “And allunits will have private elevators to theupper floor.”

The plans call for two, two-bedroom,two-bathroom apartments of 1,100square feet each. Also on tap is one,2,100-square-foot, three-bedroom apart-ment with a private porch.

“They’ll be rentals,” said Layer. “Theentire property will be owned byArrington Properties LLC.”

There’d be two parking spaces perapartment, with 59 parking spaces total,

including three handicap-accessible spaces.A two-way entry is off Church Street and aone-way entry off Route 123.

“But we’re going to put up signs to moreaccurately direct traffic through the site,”said Layer. “They’ll read, ‘One way, do notenter,’ plus we’ll have arrows painted on theroad. We’re also removing one curb cut toreduce the site’s entry and exit complexity.”

Currently, the parking lot has no landscap-ing, but Layer said they’ve created a land-scaping plan for it. As for the building, hesaid, “The back is designed with nearly thesame intensity of detail [as the front so it’llbe attractive on both sides] and have easyaccess both ways.”

He said it’s redeveloping under the Town’sChurch Street Vision project adopted in the1990s and no portion of the building willbe higher than 35 feet. It’ll also featureawnings; and at ground level, there will bea bike rack and four benches.

Furthermore, said Layer, “All the

stormwater runoff will be directed. The vastmajority of the water that used to run ran-domly off the site will be taken care of bytwo stormwater outlets.”

Underscoring his words, Vienna DeputyDirector of Planning and Zoning Matt Flissaid Town staff and the Department of Pub-lic Works reviewed the applicant’sstormwater-management plan several timesand “it meets our stormwater-managementrequirements. And the architect said thestormwater runoff from this site will notaffect the adjacent condos.”

The property is presently a vacant lot. AndFlis noted that, since the curb cut in frontof the building will be closed, the result willbe two more parking spaces on ChurchStreet.

However, Fady Afif, whose mother livesat the corner of Center and Church streets,had a few problems with the proposal.“There are eight air compressors on theirplan, and this will be a huge noise issue for

us,” he said. “And two trash bins are feetaway from the swimming pool.”

Besides that, said Afif, “There’s notenough turn-around space for trucks andrestaurant loading and unloading in backof the building. And only 17 spaces areavailable for the new businesses’ employ-ees and the apartments’ visitors to park.”

In response, Layer said the air compres-sors are all “low-level units,” there’s abrick wall next to them and they’ll beshielded from view all the way around.“We feel we’ve adequately addressed thetrash problem; we moved it farther awayfrom the pool and screened it,” he said.“So we believe we’ve improved the sitegreatly and put the bins in the only placethey could go.”

Agreeing, Flis said Town staff believesthe screening is adequate to address thenoise issue. Regarding space for thetrucks, Layer said the front-end-loadertrash trucks don’t have to back up, but“we’re looking for something even bet-ter. And we increased the amount ofparking.”

In the end, the Town Council unani-mously approved Arrington’s site plan,building elevations, master sign plan andsite-plan modifications. “We appreciate[the applicant] adding parking spacesabove [the amount called for in the]code.”

“I think this is a very nice proposal,”added Councilwoman Carey Sienicki.“I’m looking forward to seeing how itworks with the fabric we already havethere.”

Artist’s rendition of the proposed redevelopment of 120 Church St. N.W.in Vienna.

Restaurants and Apartments Planned for Church StreetNow vacant lotproposed forredevelopment.

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Flashing emergency lights, blaringfire and police sirens, and roaringVienna and Fairfax County policemotorcycles kicked off the 68th

Annual Vienna Halloween Parade onWednesday, Oct. 29. Thousands of specta-

tors lined Maple Avenue as the parade ofcostumed children, pop and folk dancers,school bands, the Redskins band, and floatswent by. Earlier in the day, many peoplemarked their spots with blankets or chairs,and, along the parade route, caterers served

friends who joined together for a pre-pa-rade supper.

The parade’s theme for 2014 was a cel-ebration of girls’ sports in Vienna, and manyof the floats reflected that theme.

Fairfax Public Access cable, channel 10 vid-

eotaped the parade for viewing. On schedule26 presentations. Go to http://www.fcac.org/schedule?channel=10&date=2014-11-01 forprogram schedule.

— Donna Manz

Vienna Halloween Parade Takes Over Town

Photo by Donna Manz/The Connection

Costumed kids marched with school groups, clubs, and with theirfriends and families.

Courtesy photo

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) and wife Cathy waving to crowd at the 68thAnnual Vienna Halloween Parade Wednesday night. Connolly has partici-pated every year since 1995.


Vienna Mayor’sWalking Group

Vienna residents are welcome to join Mayor LaurieDiRocco’s walking group. It meets every Friday at9:30 a.m. at the Town Hall, 127 Center St. S. Thewalks are about 2.5 to 3 miles, with a different routeevery Friday. The next walk is Nov. 7.

Calling All CraftersThe Vienna Woman’s Club is seeking crafters and

vendors for its 54th annual Holiday Bazaar set forSaturday, Nov. 8, at the Vienna Community Center.Proceeds support the club’s scholarship awards. Forinformation and applications, email Diane Abel [email protected].

Town Cleanup Day Nov. 8The annual Town Cleanup Day, sponsored by

Vienna’s Community Enhancement Commission, willbe held rain or shine on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9-11a.m. Individuals, families and community-servicegroups are invited to participate in making Vienna amore beautiful community.

People may clean up their own neighborhoods orbe assigned an area of town needing attention. Checkin at the Vienna Community Center at 120 CherrySt. S.E. on Cleanup Day to receive garbage bags andgloves. Walk-ins are welcome, but organizations areasked to sign up early. For more information, con-tact Cathy Salgado at 703-255-6356 [email protected].

Oakton Farmers MarketThe Oakton Farmers Market is held Saturdays, from

10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854Hunter Mill Road in Oakton.

Town CouncilWork Session

The Vienna Town Council will hold a work sessionMonday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m., in the Vienna Town Hall,127 Center St. S.

Beware IRS Scam CallsTown of Vienna police are advising residents of

several recent reports of callers claiming to be IRSemployees. The callers claim the resident has eithercommitted tax fraud or improperly filed previous taxreturns. The caller says the resident must send aWestern Union payment or purchase a prepaid debitcard for payment, or the resident will be arrested.But, say police, “This type of call is a scam. Neversend a payment unless you have verified the validityof the caller.”

Leaf Collection in ViennaVienna’s fall leaf collection will continue through

December. Residents are asked to rake their leavesto the curb any time between now and Dec. 31. Leafpiles should be free of limbs, sticks, acorns or otherdebris which may clog the vacuum hose. Or residentsmay bag their leaves for collection. Place them inclear, plastic bags or paper yard-waste bags. For moreinformation, call 703-255-6380 or visitwww.viennava.gov/index.aspx?NID=163.

Week in Vienna


Opinion

By Joe Meyer

Executive Director/Shelter

House, Inc.

Fairfax County is home toone of the wealthiest popu-lations in the country. Un-beknownst to many, the

county is also home to the secondlargest population of homelessness inthis region. In fact, more than 1,200residents of Fairfax County are without stableand safe homes.

Homelessness in Fairfax County is a realproblem and many cannot fathom an issue ofthis nature plaguing their community. Thereis a need for greater understanding ofhomelessness in Fairfax County. Some mythsmust be dispelled, especially if we want to endthese cycles.

Homeless doesn’t mean jobless. The 2014Point in Time Data for Fairfax County states59 percent of homeless adults in families areemployed.

Additionally, the American Payroll Associa-tion states more than two thirds of Americanslive paycheck-to-paycheck.

Shelter House is working to cure the epi-

demic of homelessness in our com-munity. There are differing opinionson how to treat the symptoms, butShelter House knows the most effec-tive cure for homelessness is preven-tion. It requires an understanding ofthe root causes and a compassionateapproach. Programs like Housing

First and Rapid Rehousing have proven mosteffective with the clients.

It is clear the emergency shelter system canonly accommodate a small fraction of the grow-ing number of homeless families. Many areforced to live in places unsafe or unsuitablefor human habitation. Others move place toplace with children, staying intermittently withothers. Emergency shelters cannot provide in-tensive long-term assistance necessary to sta-bilize lives. While transitional housing providesassistance, families respond better to serviceinterventions from a stable, permanent hous-ing base. Thus the reason HUD’s Housing Firstis a viable option.

SHELTER HOUSE is also finding success in

HUD’s Rapid Rehousing Program. The programtargets those who would find themselveshomeless if not for the assistance. Financial as-sistance and supportive services are providedto prevent individuals and families from everbecoming homeless.

FAMILIES DON’T WISH TO BE HOME-LESS. Many aren’t interested in handouts,just a hand up. Accountability for a portionof their rent can help to build them up afterbeing torn down by the weight of their world.Case management, financial literacy classes,and credit counseling gets them back on track.They are challenged and supported in devel-oping realistic plans they can implement andsee through. There’s dignity in the ability tosupport your family in your own home. Thisprogram gives them that dignity. HUD re-ported 83 percent were still stably housedafter two years.

People who are homeless are not a nuisance.We are all part of a community. If we work tochange our perception, we can change theirreality.

If you want to be part of the solution in end-ing homelessness in your community pleasevisit shelterhouse.org.

Sometimes Perception Really Isn’t RealityCommentary

By Joan Brady

The Connection

If you are lucky, you don’tknow what it’s like to live inthe precarious limbo that de-

fines foster care in this country. Aworld where you go to sleep atnight, not knowing if, in the morn-ing, your social worker is going toshow up and tell you that it’s timeto move, again. A world whereeach move is faced with the des-perate hope that this new familywill be the one who commits.

Not everyone is in a position oreven interested in adoption. Butanyone can help spread the wordabout specific children who areavailable for adoption. You couldbe the person who helps to con-nect a child to the family who willbe there to support and cheer him/her on through life.

November is National AdoptionMonth. Consider that regionally,there are about 3,000 children in

derless kids every year, dumpedinto society. (Sources: The Adop-tion and Foster Care Analysis andReporting System (AFCARS); TheNational Capital Region AnnualReport on Foster Care by the Met-ropolitan Washington Council ofGovernments, 2013.)

The Washington MetropolitanCouncil of Governments (COG)and I have teamed up to createThe PicMe Project. Each child isfeatured in a one-minuteslideshow that introduces his/herstory. Leveraging social media todistribute the slideshows, we hopethat someone will see each storyand want to learn more.

To succeed, we need a networkof people. People willing to takejust a few moments each monthto share each child’s story withhis/her own network throughFacebook, Twitter, friends andfamily and religious and profes-sional organizations. For just a fewminutes every month, you mightbe the person who helps to con-nect a child to his/her forever fam-ily.

If you are interested in joiningThe PicMe Project network, con-tact Anne Havlovick:[email protected]

Joan Brady is a professional photogra-pher; mentor and advocate for current andformer foster children; volunteer withpaws4People, Fairfax Families4Kids, andothers; and a resident of Great Falls. Reachher at [email protected]

Here’s how youcan help find aforever family forchildren andteens waiting infoster care.

November Is Adoption Month

foster care. About 300 teenagersage-out of foster care from aroundour region without being adopted

or reunited with family every year.Three hundred may sound like asmall number, but that’s 300 rud-

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By Victoria Ross

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What started out as a routine afterschool trip to the Oakton Library lastweek turned into a real-life disasterfilm for one Vienna mom and her

son.Monday, Oct. 29, was pleasant fall afternoon, so

Shadi Peikari and her son, Bayan, 13, made a last-minute decision to walk to Abbey’s Hallmark storein the Oakton Shopping Center.

It was a decision they would soon regret.“We were looking at Halloween decorations, and

we saw a mirror we liked,” Shadi Peikari said. “I askedthe sales girl to see if it came in a box, and we startedto walk to the back of the store with her.”

At the same time Peikari and her son were follow-ing the salesgirl to the back of the store, an 87-year-old man and his wife were preparing to back out ofa parking space directly in front of the gift store.

Instead, the elderly motorist hit the gas pedal,jumping the curb and plowing his Cadillac SUVthrough the display window, tearing straight throughthe store to the back of the gift shop.

The driver later told authorities he had acciden-tally hit the gas pedal when he thought the vehiclewas in reverse.

“At first we heard a tremendous crash. A very, veryloud crash…When I turned around, I saw the ceilingmoving and the sound was getting closer,” Peikarisaid. “I thought the building was collapsing, or maybesomeone had attacked the building. I heard peoplescreaming ‘run, run.’ The salesgirl waved us over‘here, here!’ We didn’t know what was happening.”

Bayan Peikari said he felt like he was in the middleof disaster film.

“It was like all the destruction was coming towardsus,” the teen said. “The ceiling was falling down, ashelf fell on my leg and I couldn’t walk for a fewdays. If my mom hadn’t pulled me out of the way, Iwould have been flattened like a pancake.”

“I grabbed Bayan’s hand and yanked him with meas we ran as fast as I’ve ever run in my life. Honestly,I couldn’t feel my legs at all, and thought I’d col-lapse because I couldn’t stand.”

Peikari said glass was flying everywhere as she ranto the back of the store with her son. She said sheheard what sounded like a train barreling straighttowards them.

“I still didn’t know what was happening, only thatthis sound was getting louder and louder and I wasterrified,” she said.

“When we reached the back of the store, I’m hold-ing Bayan, shaking, and then, boom! We see a carcome through and stop. I could not believe myeyes…I mean this massive car was suddenly in thecard aisle,” Peikari said.

Ana Mastrogiuseppe, a cashier working in the storeat the time, told authorities she initially thought acustomer had broken a plate, but soon realized itwas more serious. She said the car accelerated as itwent through the store.

“After the accident, everyone was completely andtotally shocked. I was crying and shaking, anotherlady who was in the same aisle was crying and shak-ing,” Peikari said. “The employees, two teen girls,were completely shocked, but going around askingeveryone if they were ok. Everyone else seemed to-tally stunned to me.”Firefighters at the scene reported no serious inju-ries; however the building sustained some structuraldamage, according to reports.

“It was a miracle everyone was ok. Thank God ev-eryone survived,” Peikari said.

Vienna mom and her sonshopping at Oakton giftstore when 87-year-oldmotorist plows SUVthrough the store.

Vienna mom Shadi Peikari and her son,Bayan, 13, were in Abbey’s Hallmark inOakton Shopping Center on Monday, Oct.29. when an elderly motorist accidentallyjumped the curb and smashed through thewindow of the store in a Cadillac SUV. Thecar tore through the store, finally stoppingat the gift card section in the back of thestore.

A salesgirl at the Oakton Hallmark storehelps the passenger out of the car afterher husband, 87, accidentally plowed hisCadillac SUV through the gift store onMonday, Oct. 29.

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When 35-year-old AndreaEvenson decided to trymeditation, exercise andyoga to deal with her anxi-

ety, she had already been on a myriad ofanti-anxiety medications. The Alexandriaresident had seen several psychiatrists,who’d prescribed a variety of anti-depres-sants and anti-anxiety medications with sideeffects that ran the gamut from weight gainto lethargy, but never quite controlled hersymptoms, which included irritability andmood swings.

“Some of the medication helped withsome of the symptoms, but I was never ableto find the right combination to help mefeel like my old self again,” said Evenson.“I tried a combination of meditation andexercise along with medication, and that iswhen I began to see a difference.”

Mental health professionals say anxietyis a normal human emotion everyone ex-periences at one time or another. Commonanxiety often manifests itself in the form ofa nervous feeling that many experiencewhen faced with common life difficulties.However, anxiety disorders such asEvenson’s can interfere with a person’s abil-ity to lead a normal life; they can be crip-

pling, serious mental illnesses.“Anxiety is a feeling similar to worry or

nervousness,” said clinical psychologistStacie Isenberg, Ph.D. “To a lesser degree itis adaptive and serves the purpose of keep-ing us alert and aware so that we performat our best. For example, having some anxi-ety about a test can motivate one to payclose attention to the question. To a greaterdegree, it causes intense discomfort and canbe overpowering forexample freezing onthe test and notcompleting it, oravoiding the test al-together.”

“Complementarytreatments such asmeditation, mind-fulness, yoga, mas-sage and exercisecan also be effectivein managing anxi-ety,” PamelaSchultz, an Arling-ton-based psychotherapist. “That doesn’tmean that these treatments should be usedinstead of traditional medicine, especiallyfor a person with anxiety that has reachedthe level of mental illness and affects theirability to function.”

Experts say complementary medicaltreatments can help relieve anxietyand other mental disorders.

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ONE OF THE MOST COMMON comple-mentary treatments for anxiety is yoga. “Justone yoga class has proven to lower … stresslevels,” said Luann Fulbright, director, cer-tified yoga instructor and therapist at DreamYoga Studio and Wellness Center in McLean.“I also have worked privately with many stu-

dents on anxietyand panic disorders[called] therapeuticyoga with success.This is a dominantreason folks come toyoga.”

“I’ve had clientswho’ve used Reiki, atreatment where apractitioner lays hisor her hands on orjust above a person,and reported expe-riencing a sense of

calm,” said Schultz. “I’ve also had clientsreport that yoga nidra, a sleep-like statewhere a client experiences extreme relax-ation, is helpful.”

Exercise, both strength training and aero-bic, helps manage anxiety, said

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Elliot adds that exercise not only improvessleep, it enables deeper sleep. “Some of myclients will come in feeling grumpy andcome out feeling a lot more positive.” Elliotrecommends exercising at least three to fourtimes each week.

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more narrow and rigid,” he said. “The‘fight or flight’ response kicks in in responseto threats, real or imagined. The responsecan become chronic, where the sympatheticnervous system is continually discharginghormones to keep the individual preparedto respond to perceived threats.”

Early says he has seen complementarymedical treatments help clients first hand.“I had a client who was an expert in a par-ticular type of kung-fu,” he said. “However,a high level of stress and anxiety preventedhim from functioning at the level he de-sired.”

“I did intensive work with the client, inconjunction with a therapist experienced inneurofeedback, which teaches self-regula-tion of brain function,” he said. “Over amatter of several months, it was a pleasureto see his countenance change dramaticallyand to see him functionally and obviouslyso much more relaxed and at ease withinhimself and with his surroundings.”

Sara VanderGoot, co-owner of Mind theMat Pilates and Yoga in Alexandria and Ar-lington, teaches clients to use meditationand mindfulness, a practice of keeping one’sthoughts in the present moment. “Our teamhas worked with clients with [post-trau-matic stress disorder], as well as terminallyill clients,” said VanderGoot. “In both cases,the practice of yoga, deep breathing andmeditation have reduced the stress responsesignificantly, and, in many cases, have beenthe only practices that these clients could

turn to for relief.”

NATURAL ANXIETY treatments can becreated on an individual basis. “For somestudents, having a very vigorous practice,perhaps in a heated room, and then a timeto meditate in savasana, [also known as]corpse pose, reduces anxiety,” saidVanderGoot, certified message therapist andregistered yoga teacher “For others, deepbreathing and the quiet repetition of an af-firmation, such as ‘I am relaxed,’ does thetrick. Either way, these practices must bedone consistently over time. Scientific stud-ies have shown that steady practice of deepbreathing and meditation can significantlyreduce levels of anxiety as well as aid inthe healing of depression.”

“Yoga, breath practices and meditationcurb the flight or fight response of an acti-vated sympathetic nervous system and aidthe practitioner to shift into a state of aware-ness, where he/she can observe what is hap-pening in his or her body without judgmentor a need to change it,” said VanderGoot.“From awareness, a natural sense of well-being often arises and the need to fight orflee disappears. Then the practitioner is ableto enjoy full presence in the moment re-gardless of what sensations arise in thebody.”

While Schultz said complementary prac-tices can be effective, she offers a caveat.“The key is complement,” she said. “I wouldrecommend these modalities be used whilealso working with a licensed mental healthprofessional.”

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THROUGH SATURDAY/NOV. 15East & West. Tuesday-Saturday, 10

a.m. – 4 p.m. Vienna Arts SocietyGallery on the Village Green, 513Maple Ave. W, Vienna. Artist LibbyEckert exhibits her oil paintingsinspired by her travels acrossAmerica. Call 703-319-3220 or visitwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org for moreinformation.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 5Cre8tive Movies Part 2. 10 a.m. –

Noon. Tysons Corner Microsoft Store,1961 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.The Cre8tive series of workshops willintroduce attendees to differentforms of art using Windows 8.1. Edit,add effects and sound to your ownmovies. Free. Call the Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton Vienna (SCOV)office to register for classes or foradditional information, 703-281-0538.

GFL Pokemon League. 4:30- 6 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Come playPokemon with your friends. Ages 5 to15.

THURSDAY - FRIDAY/NOV. 6 - 7Justin Hayward. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap,

1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Featuringthe guitarist of The Moody Blues.Tickets: $75.For more informationcall 877-WOLFTRAP.

THURSDAY/NOV. 6 Artists Meet for Coffee. 8:30-10

a.m. Katie’s Coffeehouse,Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Localartists meet for coffee. All arewelcome to drop in.

FRIDAY/NOV. 7Field Trips Medieval Times. 3:30-10

p.m. Old Firehouse Teen Center,1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Trip departs from and returns to teencenter. $50/40 MCC districtresidents. www.mcleancenter.org.

Bonhoeffer DocumentaryScreening. 7:15 p.m. St. John’sEpiscopal Church, 6715 GeorgetownPike, McLean. One of the foremostChristian theologians of the 20thcentury, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was aleader in the Confessing Church anda vocal opponent of Hitler. He wasimprisoned by the Gestapo in 1943and executed in a concentrationcamp in 1945—just a few days beforeit was liberated by the Allies. Comelearn more about his life and legacy.Light refreshments will be served.Q&A with filmmaker MartinDoblmeier to follow.

SATURDAY/NOV. 8 - SUNDAY/NOV. 9McLean Antiques Show & Sale.

Saturday 10 a.m - 6 p.m., Sunday 11am. - 5 p.m. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave. $10 goodfor both days.www.mcleancenter.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 8Annual Fall Bazaar. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Vienna Fire Department, 400 CenterStreet, South, Vienna. The Auxiliaryto the Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment will hold their bazaarsale that includes crafts, holidaydecorations and more, Forinformation, or to reserve a space,please call Carol at 703-309-3468 oremail [email protected].

Great Falls Farmers Market. 9 a.m– 1 p.m. Village Centre, 778 Walker

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SUNDAY/NOV. 9Trio Galilei Benefit Concert. 4 p.m.

St. Franics Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Tosupport Trio Galilei’s ongoing workwith wounded warriors and theirfamilies. The concert is free and opento the community. Contributions areencouraged but not required.

Capitol Steps Performance atLangley. 7 p.m. Langley HighSchool, 6520 Georgetown Pike,McLean. The nationally acclaimedCapitol Steps comedy troupe will beperforming. Tickets: $30.

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GFL Pokemon League. 4:30- 6 p.m.Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Come playPokemon with your friends. Schoolage 5 to 15.

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Lights. 5:30 p.m. MeadowlarkBotanical Garden, 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. A winterwonderland, including a flowingstream of softly glowing lights, a twostory animated fountain and aGingerbread Village. Admission: $13adults, $8 children ages 3-12;children under 3 are free.

FRIDAY/NOV. 14Field Trip: Double Feature at AMC

Tysons. 3:30-10 p.m. Old FirehouseTeen Center, 1440 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Trip departs from andreturns to teen center. $30/20 MCCdistrict residents.www.mcleancenter.org.

Christopher K. Morgan & Artists:“Inconstancy.” 8 p.m. The AldenTheatre, McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. TheAlden, Professional Artists Series.$30/$20 MCC district residents.www.mcleancenter.org.

Gasland Part II Screening. 7:30p.m. Unity Church of Fairfax, 854Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Freescreening of the film Gasland Part II,an explosive follow-up to the Oscar-nominated film Gasland. FilmmakerJosh Fox uses dark humor to take adeeper, broader look at the danger ofhydraulic fracturing, or fracking.Discussion following the film led byDusty Horwitt, senior counsel,Environmental Working Group. Formore information visitwww.faithforclimate.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 15Model Railroad Open House. 1-5

p.m. Historic Vienna Train Station,231 Dominion Road NE, Vienna. Seeand hear model trains. Freeadmission.

ThanksGIVING Toy Sale. 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. St. Francis EpiscopalChurch, 9220 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Items include: dolls, cars,trucks, legos, trains, games, puzzles,books, videos, bikes, sportsequipment, strollers, holiday dresses,costumes and much, much more.Proceeds of the sale will go tosponsored charities and educationalscholarships. In conjunction, we willalso be collecting gently used coats tobe donated to the broader D.C.community.

The Mystery of Oolong Teas. 1-3p.m. Colvin Run Mill, 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. Taste avariety of “wulong” teas as you learnhow they are created and whatmakes each style special, whileenjoying some tea infused treats.Advance reservations and payment($30 per person) required throughthe Mill at 703-759-2771.

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Commission member Tara Ruszkowski and TownMayor Laurie DiRocco presented the homeownerswith their awards during the Oct. 20 Town Coun-

cil meeting.Barbara Hueske’s house at 108 Elmar Drive S.E.

was recognized for its “exceptional landscaping.”Mark and Maria Woodward’s home at 909 LullabyLane S.E. was honored for its “exceptionally sustain-able garden,” and Nancy Christmus’s house at 1303Cottage St. S.W. was recognized for its “beautifulbackyard.”

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Madison FootballDrops Heartbreaker

The Madison football team lost to Lan-gley, 21-20, after the Saxons scored atouchdown and added a two-point con-version in the final minute on Oct. 31.

Langley drove 80 yards in less than 2minutes and pulled to within one whenquarterback Jack Anderson hit DanielSalamone for an 11-yard touchdownwith 17 seconds remaining. Runningback Tyler West carried in the two-pointconversion for a 21-20 Saxons lead.

Madison got the ball down to the Lan-gley 32 in the final seconds, but misseda 49-yard field goal attempt.

Madison quarterback Jason Gastrockthrew a pair of touchdown passes, in-cluding a 59-yarder to Nate Williams onthe game’s first play from scrimmage. His9-yard scoring toss to Matt Bacigalupogave the Warhawks a 20-13 lead with1:55 remaining. Wiley Counts’ 16-yardtouchdown run gave Madison a 13-0 leadin the first quarter.

The Warhawks (4-5) will conclude the

regular season with a road game againstMarshall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.

Oakton FootballBlanked byWestfield

The Oakton football team lost toWestfield 38-0 on Oct. 31, dropping theCougars’ record to 4-5.

Oakton will close the regular seasonwith a home game against Robinson at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.

South Lakes Boys’,Girls’ XC TeamsQualify forRegionalsThe South Lakes boys’ and girls’ crosscounty reams earned regional berthswith top-four finishes during theConference 6 meet on Oct. 29.

Sports Roundups

The Madison girls’ cross countryteam produced the top four indi-vidual finishers during the Confer-

ence 6 championship meet on Oct. 29 atBurke Lake Park and cruised to the teamtitle.

Each of the Warhawks’ point-scoring run-ners placed in the top 15, and the team’sseven best finished in the top 16. Madisonwon the event with a score of 24, followedby Washington-Lee (54), McLean (99) andSouth Lakes (106).

Amanda Swaak led the way for Madison,winning the individual conference title witha time of 17:39. Devon Williams finishedrunner-up with a time of 17:54, followedby teammates Morgan Wittrock (18:05) andLaura Sullivan (18:24).

“They ran well,” Madison head coachCraig Chasse wrote in an email. “They wereseeded to go 1-4 and had to do well to makeit come true. It did tie our all-time low scorefor winning the conference/district.”

Jeana Bogdon placed 14th for Madison

with a time of 19:04. Amelia Wilson was15th (19:04) and Marissa Marsh finished16th (19:19).

“Jeana Bogdon and ‘Campbell’ AmeliaWilson had a great race,” Chasse wrote,“and finished well to get the last two medalspots and finish 5/6 for us.”

The Madison boys’ team qualified forregionals with a runner-up finish. Washing-ton-Lee won the title with a score of 38,followed by Madison (61), South Lakes (88)and Fairfax (108).

Eli Galiano led the way for the Warhawks,placing fifth with a time of 16:09. SeanGrimm placed eighth with a time of 16:17,Jackson Schueler finished 10th (16:26),Ross Kolko was 18th (16:43) and PatrickMurphy came in 20th (16:51).

“Jackson Schueler (10th overall) had aminute personal record,” Chasse wrote,“and Patrick Murphy had a 56-second per-sonal record to finish as our fifth runner.”

The 6A North region meet is scheduledfor Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Burke Lake Park.

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Sports

A scheduling mishap led to mem-bers of the Oakton girls’ crosscountry team having additionaltime away from competition.

The Cougars did not appear rusty on Oct.30.

The defending state champion Oaktongirls’ cross country team repeated as Con-ference 5 champions, winning the confer-ence meet with a score of 30 at Burke LakePark.

Each of the Cougars’ five point-scoringharriers placed in the top 10, and Oakton’sseven best each placed in the top 15.Robinson finished runner up with a total of49, followed by Westfield (83) and Chantilly(116).

“We have some kinks to get out becausewe haven’t raced in a while, but overall theywere good performances, for sure,” Oaktonhead coach Alisa Byers said. “They all ranbeyond what I thought they were ready torun, so that’s always a good sign.”

Byers had planned on the Cougars com-peting at the Glory Days Invitational on Oct.11, but thought the meet was full, so shecancelled the trip to Bull Run Regional Park.It turns out Oakton was already signed up,Byers said, and the error led to additionaltime away from competition.

It didn’t matter on Oct. 30, as Oaktonjammed seven runners into the top 15.

Allie Klimkiewicz led the way with a third-place finish, recording a time of 17:46.Casey Kendall placed fourth (17:48), LeyaSalis finished fifth (17:54), Kira Buttrey waseighth (18:24), Jill Bracaglia finished 10th(18:28), Kara Kendall took 13th (19:03)and Thi Nguyen placed 14th (19:04).

Robinson’s Lauren Berman won the indi-vidual competition with a time of 17:39.

“We want to make it back to states, obvi-ously, and do the best we can,” said Byerswhen asked about the team’s goals. “Train-ing-wise, we’re a little bit behind where wewere last year.”

The Oakton boys’ team finished runner-up, earning a regional berth. Chantilly won

the event with a score of 47, followed byOakton (52), Robinson (62) and Centreville(86).

Simon Iyob led the way for Oakton, plac-ing third with a time of 15:24. Chris Hol-land placed eighth (15:42), Isaac Mills fin-ished ninth (15:43), AJ Woodhouse finished

14th (15:59) and Phillip Hrinko was 18th(16:13).

The 6A North region championship meetis scheduled forWednesday, Nov. 5 at BurkeLake Park.

— Jon Roetman

Oakton Girls’ XC Wins Conference 5 Championship

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Instinctively, I am not the most open-to-new-ideas/new-things kind of person.However, an unexpected diagnosis of stageIV, non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) atage 54 and a half – along with its equallyunexpected “13-month to two-year progno-sis,” changes a few things. And thanks to agreat friend, Rebecca Nenner, whom I havewritten about previously, I have/have had tobecome more open, and consequently, haveassimilated into my life many non-Western,non-traditional alternatives (pills, supple-ments, super foods, activities/behaviors, etc.)with which I was totally unfamiliar (I’m asports and chocolate kind of person), in anattempt to outlive my prognosis. And nearlysix years later, I am here to say: been there,still doing that; by following many ofRebecca’s suggestions. Moreover, as a pas-sionate health and fitness advocate, andnow “Certified Holistic Health Coach,”Rebecca has guided me through the mazewhich characterizes life living with cancer.Presumably, given the fact that I’m still in thegame, it’s likely her recommendations havecontributed to my overall good health andunexpected life expectancy.

Nevertheless, stories abound electroni-cally and in literature, of cancer patientswho have eradicated their tumors in uncon-ventional ways; ways that I’m not at presentpursuing. Rebecca, for one, has regularlyprovided me with an evolving array of infor-mation/success stories for my consideration.In spite of it all, I don’t, generally speaking,feel compelled to add as many new things asI once did; finally, the point of this column: Iwant to feel good about what I’m alreadydoing, rather than feel bad about what I’mnot doing. Heck, I should be one of thosesuccess stories with patients wanting toknow what I’ve accomplished.

Even though being alive 68 months post-diagnosis is a “miracle,” according to myoncologist, I really shouldn’t/can’t rest on mystill-alive laurels and close back up again. I’dlike to think I’ve learned something from mysurvival. Yet I don’t want to feel as if I haveto add something new because somethingold might not be working anymore. Part ofmy hesitation is, “if it ain’t broke,” whyshould I fix it? Maybe my thinking shouldbe: just because it was broke, don’t mean itcan’t be fixed. If I don’t add/dare I say,upgrade – or worse, subtract and start fol-lowing my not-very-open instincts – I maybe closing the only opening I have left. Or,and here’s where the problem/decision onhow best to proceed gets muddled (at leastin my head), might I be affecting my statusas quo, which given the February, 2009prognosis, is pretty amazing? My worry is: if Iadded some new things, would I be threat-ening my present or securing my future?Unfortunately, there’s no way to know.Whatever I do/don’t do however, my goal isto feel good about what I’m doing/notdoing, not bad about it. And as I’m sure youall can imagine, as a characterized-as-termi-nal cancer patient, there’s already plenty tofeel bad about. The trick is…heck, there isno trick. It’s just mind over matter, and trynot make matters worse while somehow notbeing afraid to make matters better.

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

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