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Jan. 5 public hearing in Arlington to ad-dress the waiting list for Medicaid waivers.

Pete Scampania, with his mother ShariTakimoto, asked state legislators during a

Jan. 5 public hearing in Arlington to ad-dress the waiting list for Medicaid waivers.

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BORROW A SNOWBLOWERThe Department of Parks and

Recreation lends a limited numberof snow blowers to civic associationsand community groups, increasingthe number of passable sidewalksduring snow events. Their goal is toensure snow blowers are

geographically distributedthroughout the county. Snow blowersare loaned to groups who agree toplow for the public good and whomeet specific criteria. Learn more atemergency.arlingtonva.us/weather/snow-ice/snow%20blower/

FIRST TUESDAY EACH MONTHVolunteer Bike Repair Night. 6-9

p.m. at Phoenix Bikes, Barcroft Park,4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive.Volunteers gather to refurbish bikes,sort parts or help with essential tasks.No experience [email protected]

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 25Student Screenwriting Contest

Deadline. New screenwritingcontest for all middle and high schoolstudents in Arlington Public Schools,made possible by grants from theWashington Forrest Foundation andthe Arlington Department of ArtsEducation, as well as APS studentsand parents. www.instagram.com/arlingtonstudentfilmfest/

FRIDAY/JAN. 27Application Deadline. Apply for the

spring 2017 class of ArlingtonRegional Master Naturalists, which

lasts from Feb. 27-May 22.Volunteers provide education, citizenscience, and outreach to conserveand manage natural resources andpublic lands. 703-525- 3614

SATURDAY/JAN. 28Vegetable Gardening Part 1:

Jumpstart Your Garden WithSeeds. 10:30-noon at the WestoverBranch Library, 1644 N. McKinleyRoad, Get the scoop on seedselection, hybrid vs. heirloom, whatseeds to start indoors, germinationtips, and best bets for seed saving.Find out how to make your ownstarter pots, and easy-to-create

lighting systems to bring the sunlightinside. 703-228-6414 or [email protected].

MONDAY/JAN. 30Placement Exams for English as a

Second Language for Adults. 5p.m. at Arlington Mill CommunityCenter, 909 S. Dinwiddie St.Arlington Public Schools’ REEPProgram is giving placement examsfor the Feb. 21-May 11. English(ESL) classes to be held at ArlingtonMill Community Center/ThomasJefferson School. $200 for countyresidents, $350 for non-residents.703-228-4200 or www.apsva.us/reep

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TRAINING STARTS FEB. 17Tree Stewards. Tree Stewards of

Arlington and Alexandria arevolunteers who take the lead withintheir communities to enhance asustainable urban forest throughvolunteer activities and publiceducation programs including:

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By Vernon Miles

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Tina Oxendine wasn’t sure aboutthe new breakfast program.Oxendine, a third grade teacher

at Oakridge Elementary, said she usuallydid desk work and a problem of the dayat the start of each class session as stu-dents were coming in the door. Studentshad previously been allowed to eatbreakfast in the cafeteria in the morn-ings, but the new policy in fall of 2016brought the breakfast food into the class-rooms to give all students a chance toeat at the start of class.

“I was worried about time constraints,”said Oxendine, “but sometimes when youlet kids take over, it works just fine.”

Students eligible for free and reducedlunch receive breakfast for free whileother students paid $1.60. A core func-tion of the program is that students can-not tell which of their classmates is re-ceiving the free and reduced meal andwhich students are paying.

The change has dramatically impactedthe school’s breakfast participation. InOctober 2015, only 35 percent of stu-dents eligible for free and reduced pricemeals who ate lunch also ate breakfast.One year later, that number increased to71 percent. Two hundred percent morestudents total now participate in theschool’s breakfast program.

On Jan. 9, Virginia First Lady Dorothy

McAuliffe visited the school to see theprogram’s effect in action. McAuliffe haspromoted Breakfast After the Bell mod-els in elementary schools. In the FY2017school year, over $1 million in state fund-ing was committed to help schools tran-sition to this model. For FY2018, 765schools have applied to receive the fund-ing and 463 have been accepted.

“We didn’t realize the positive impactthat having children eating togetherwould have,” said Lynne Wright, princi-pal of Oakridge. “It allows everyone tocome to school with a full belly. We’reflexible with [teacher and student]schedules and teachers have found thatbehavior has improved.”

Three hundred breakfasts are preparedevery afternoon, and extended-day stu-dents at the school help deliver the mealsto the classrooms.

Dana Dougherty has two students atthe school and says her 5th grade stu-dent has been the one who really takesadvantage of the program. Doughertysays her children eat breakfast at home,but on days where her students do physi-cal fitness, Dougherty says she encour

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By Eden Brown

The Connection

State Del. Patrick Hope (D-47) tolda crowd of roughly 70 Arlingtonresidents on Jan. 5 that he and hiscolleagues took the comments and

feedback from residents provided at meet-ings like this seriously, and would incorpo-rate the comments into their work at theshort session of the General Assembly whichbegins Wednesday.

Also present at the meeting were del-egates Adam Ebbin (D-30); Rip Sullivan (D-48); Alfonso Lopez (D-49) also MinorityWhip of the House Democratic Caucus; stateSenator Barbara Favola (D-31) and JanetHowell (D-32). Del. Mark Levine (D-45)was out of town and unable to attend.

Nancy Tate from the League of WomenVoters, which sponsored the event, ad-dressed the meeting and noted the specialemphasis the Virginia League is pursuingthis year: improving the Virginia system ofelections. Some of the changes they arehoping to see enacted: automatic voter reg-istration done in coordination with the stateDepartment of Motor Vehicles and no ex-cuse needed for absentee voting.

Issues raised at the meeting by more than30 speakers included: Mental health policypriorities; the County Board’s passing a

resolution endorsing I-395 express lanesdespite many unanaswered questions; theaggressive marketing of express lanes bydevelopers; the need to restore funding forindependent living services and transition;support for brain injury services which tooka cut in funding; the Medicaid waiverissue(s); and amending Virginia code sec-tion 18.2-427 regarding virtual harassment.

Also raised: Virginia leads the nation withthe number of school referrals to law en-forcement, affecting graduation rates andstudent success; suspension of drivers li-censes as a means of getting someone topay a fine as counterproductive; predatorytowing as a multi-million dollar businessharming retailers; comments that progres-sive legislation in the area of renewableenergy is absent: there is no significant in-stalled wind capacity in any southeasternstate except Tennessee. The comment in-cluded concern about Dominion Resourcesowning wind farm leases off the VirigniaCoast which it bought to prevent rivals fromdeveloping Virignia’s offshore wind energypotential, as well as concern that Domin-ion Resources contributed $3.3 million tostate legilators between 2012 and 2016,including to Howell, Favola, Hope, Ebbinand Lopez.

Residents recommend issues to addressin new legislative session.

Delegation Gets Earful

About Those Medicaid Waivers ...

Pete Scampania spoke loudly andclearly at the Arlington County Gen-eral Assembly Delegation Meeting

on Jan. 5, telling the delegates he had re-cently been laid off.

“I need another job. I need someone tohire me,” he said.

His mother, Shari Takimoto, followed up:“I’m here as a member of the Developmen-tal Disabilities Committee Event. But I’malso here as Pete’s mom. Pete is 28 yearsold and has Costello Syndrome, which re-sults in complex and critical health anddevelopmental needs. I seek your supportin tackling the current Medicaid Waiverwaiting list. There are currently 12 peoplein the Priority One wait list in Arlington anda total of 156 people who need the waiver.Pete is amazing. He has a complex array ofstrengths and challenges.

“We’ve done all we can to support hisdevelopment and independence. But as weage and he yearns for more independence,we see many of his positive attributes fad-ing away. He went to the George Mason LifeProgram and got a taste living away fromhome for a couple of years. But he’s cur-rently not receiving any services from Ar-lington County and we see him losingground in his independence.

“Like most 28 years olds who live athome, it’s time for Pete to move out. Butunlike other 28 year-olds, he needs addi-tional monitoring and support. He did wellin the apartments and dorms at Mason withpeer support and we applied for the Hous-ing Choice Voucher. We even identitied apeer to live with him and help him with hisdaily needs. But the slots in Arlington wentto folks who are already on the MedicaidWaiver list. Pete’s been on the the MedicaidWaiver waiting list for over 10 years andshould have been on the urgent waiting listfor seven years. Four months ago, he wasremoved from the urgent list because newchanges in priority no longer considerpeople over the age of 28 a priority.

“So at this point, we are going to be inhospice or dying before Pete has any hopeof receiving Medicaid services. This isn’t thelife we planned for Pete and it isn’t the lifewe planned for ourselves. The Governor’sbudget proposed reducing the commitmentof funding for fiscal year 2018 by nearly $5million, that results in the loss of servicesof almost $10 million because of the Med-icaid match.”

Jeff Poro also addressed the delegates:

See Delegation, Page 5

See Waivers, Page 5

Minor change tomorning meal makesmajor difference inArlington school.

Breakfast After the Bell

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Breakfast in an Oakridge El-ementary third grade classroom.

Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe with Oakridge ElementarySchool staff.


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By Mary Dempsey

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Arlington resident and entrepre-neur Garrett O’Shea is using hisnew startup to help local resi-dents, nonprofits and businesses

with their shipping needs.O’Shea, an Arlington resident of seven

years, co-founded PockitShip in 2014. Thebusiness provides an on-demand movingservice for heavy items across the greaterWashington area via its mobile app andwebsite.

“PockitShip was born basically over abarbeque,” said O’Shea. He was talking withfuture fellow co-founder Steve Senkus.Senkus is a 20-year logistics expert who wasworking with a company called NonstopDelivery.

Through his work with Nonstop, Senkushad facilitated heavy item delivery servicesfor large companies like Home Depot, buthe realized that there was a gap in the mar-ket for a similar service that would meetthe needs of individuals and small busi-nesses.

According to O’Shea, he was eyeing the“do-it-yourself market, people who are rent-ing trucks from Penske and U-Haul becausethey don’t have another option.”

They began discussing what such a busi-ness model would look like and envisionedsomething like an Uber for delivery of heavyitems, where customers could use an appto get accessible transportation for anythingfrom a single item to an entire apartment’sworth of furniture.

Senkus told O’Shea that he wasn’t surehow to reach such a market. O’Shea replied,“I know a little bit about that. I’ve beendoing it for 17 years.”

At the time, O’Shea was working forRedPeg Marketing in Alexandria, where hehad been since he first entered the market-ing industry as an intern. He moved upthrough the company, taking on a varietyof different roles.

After that initial discussion, O’Shea be-gan to think that it was time to move onfrom RedPeg and take a dive into entrepre-neurship.

After all, O’Shea had been working to-wards pursuing a greater role as a localleader and self-starter since his time in theLeadership Arlington program at the Lead-ership Center for Excellence.

According to Betsy Frantz, president andCEO of the Leadership Center for Excel-lence, the program is for “established lead-ers.” Leaders who are already “making adifference in the broader community, al-ready engaged,” but who want a more “in-depth level of engagement.”

Frantz emphasized that the program isabout developing leadership qualities, butnot for the sake of personal or financial gain.

“People don’t apply to this program whodon’t have a heart wanting to give to oth-ers,” Frantz said. “[O’Shea] wanted to bemore connected to the community in a waythat would be meaningful.”

O’Shea recalled a particular instance dur-ing his time in Leadership Arlington whenhe went with his class to visit area schools.

They visited Randolph Elementary in Dou-glas Park, and O’Shea was astounded bywhat he saw there.

“[The principal] showed us the track,”said O’Shea. “It was a rainy, cold day. Shesaid ‘this is the track that the girls run onafter school.’ I asked her, ‘what do youmean?’” The principal then explained thatthe local Girls on the Run chapter used thetrack for practice.

O’Shea said the track was muddy and run-down. He was told that the PTSA was work-ing on raising funds to rebuild the track butwas still about $10,000 short.

“[My heart] sank,” said O’Shea. “[Ithought], this isn’t right. This is in Arling-ton County. If this was in my neighborhood,we would fix this.”

He then began working immediately withhis Leadership Arlington class to raise funds.They were able to do so in less than a year.

After the track was completed, O’Sheaand his classmates joined the school andcommunity members to celebrate.

“We walked the track with the wholeschool,” said O’Shea. “It was so good to seethis awesome new thing get done, and we

helped it happen. I felt so connected to thecommunity. It was really because of BetsyFrantz and Leadership Arlington.”

Frantz also recalls that experience fondlyand says that the effort was driven by a spiritof curiosity and innovation.

“A lot of people would have seen thattrack and thought nothing of it,” Frantz said.“It’s amazing what people can do if they arepaying attention. [O’Shea and his class] al-lowed it to get under their skin. They choseto act.”

Since that time, O’Shea has continued hismission of service, and has been using hisresources at PockitShip to do so.

According to Abel Habte, the food inven-tory associate at Martha’s Table, PockitShiphas been assisting them in their efforts toreduce hunger in the Washington metroarea.

“During the holiday season, we see a largespike in sandwich donations, which supportone of our most well known programs,McKenna’s Wagon,” Habte said.

Maya Rubino, PockitShip’s social mediaand events coordinator, contacted Martha’s

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Other issues were: the shortage of psychiatric hospi-tal beds; preventing gun violence; and the issue ofclean energy. Virginia lags behind other states in ex-panding access to solar energy, and another speakerasked legislators to fund investment in usage of mi-cro grids within the electric grid and public trans-

portation. One speaker asked about the coverage gapfor working Virginians who cannot afford health careat retail cost.

Legislators closed by inviting Arlington residentsto come to Richmond any time and to weigh in onissues on their websites. A full list of email addressescan be found at: https://vote.arlingtonva.us/elec-tions/elected-officials/

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“I’m here to tell you briefly thestory of my family’s experiencewith the waiver system. I have ason who just turned 18. He wasadopted from Russia. He is a won-derful boy, but he has Fetal Alco-hol Syndrome. Starting in the 5thgrade, it became clear that he hadviolent outbursts which resulted indestruction of property and, I’msorry to say, harming others.

“We tried individual therapy,group therapy, psychiatry, familytherapy, residential hospital stays,special therapeutic schools, hospi-tals, and an arrest on assaultcharges. Last year, as he was inresidential treatment and ap-proaching 18, we realized my fam-ily could no longer provide thesupport he needed. We lookeddeperately for alternatives.

“Thanks to the help of the ARC of Northern Vir-ginia and to county agencies here in Arlington, welearned about the Medicaid Waiver. Trying to findout how to apply for it was difficult for me, and I

have completed a Ph.D. Nothingcompares to the complexities oflearning how to make the waiverwork. When we fist applied for it,we recived a number of ‘3,000’which would have meant manyyears of waiting. Then the systemchanged and we got a PriorityTwo, which again meant manyyears of waiting. In the end, withthe help of the ARC and wonder-ful people at Arlington County’sDepartment of Human Services,we received a waiver and my sonis receiving services at a grouphome in Richmond.

“We had a personal happy end-ing but there are many familieswith children like my son who donot have the resources to navigatethe system. Families have to waityears while their children deterio-rate. These kids end up on the

streets or in jail. These alternatives are extremelydamaging to society and they are much more costlythan an expanded waiver system.”

— Eden Brown

About Those Medicaid Waivers ...

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Discussing his son’s suc-cess with Medicaid waiver,Jeff Poro asked state legis-lators to consider all thosestill on the waiting list.

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Car MinistryOn Thursday, Jan. 5, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington gave adonated car to 34-year-old Wade Sheriff, a mother of three girls in needof a car. Before she got behind the wheel though, Father Paul Berghoutblessed the car. Sherriff works at a senior center and has three girls,ages 4, 9, and 13. For more than 20 years, the Catholic Charities’ CarMinistry has been transforming lives by helping low-income familiesobtain vehicles. The program accepts donations of both working andnon-operational cars. Catholic Charities gives working cars, along withtheir titles, to qualified recipients to own. Non-operational cars are sold,and proceeds go to its programs. Last year, Catholic Charities’ Car Minis-try donated 56 cars to low-income families. For more information, callCatholic Charities’ Car Ministry at 703-841-3898.

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In 2015, Arlington County’s Waste, Fraudand Abuse Hotline was opened to allowemployees to confidentially report poten-

tial cases of financial malfeasence. One yearlater, the hotline was expanded to allow re-ports from any member of the public. And inthat time, with 24 reports submitted on thehotline, the county has found zero fraud,waste, or abuse.

According to Maria Meredith, deputy direc-tor of the Department of Management and Fi-nance, said that every report is taken seriouslyand investigated. Of those 24, three were non-unique duplicates. Ten, including the dupli-cates, are under investigation. Fourteen inves-tigations have been closed with no waste, fraudor abuse found.

A review committee, appointed by the countymanager, does an initial review of the com-plaints. If something criminal is found, thecomplaint will be immediately referred to theArlington Police. Investigations can also resultin an internal or external audit. Some com-plaints are passed on to the Human Resourcesdepartment, but Meredith said no result wasfound when the complaints were sent to thatdepartment either.

Complaints are not sent directly to the re-view committee but, to ensure confidentiality,are run through an external company calledEthical Advocate. This system allows the re-view committee to leave questions for theanonymous writers to help investigate thestory. One issue Meredith says the hotline hasexperienced is that after filing their complaint,many never check their complaint again forquestions. As the system is designed for ano-nymity, Meredith said it’s important for thosefiling a complaint to write down and remem-ber the user-ID and password used on the site.

To reach the Arlington County Waste, Fraudand Abuse Hotline, call 866-565-9206 or writein at arlingtonva.ethicaladvocate.com.

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“They brought usthe vehicles andthe manpower.They didn’t wantanything inreturn.”— Master Sergeant David

Pizana, coordinator,Washington area Toys for

Tots program

Table in November 2016, offering the useof their trucks to help deliver the sand-wiches.

“Pockitship has been a huge help by step-ping in and handling this pickup for us thepast couple of months,” Habte said. “Theyproactively work to make sure everythingis in order for the pickup and proceed todeliver the sandwiches in a punctual man-ner each month. This has freed up my col-leagues and I to stay on-siteand focus our efforts onmanaging other aspects ofthe donation process.”

Most recently, PockitShipused its resources to aid theU.S. Marine Corps ReserveToys for Tots Program.

“It just happenedserendipitously,” O’Sheasaid. “We called to be a do-nation spot.”

They were told, however,that Toys for Tots was nolonger accepting additionaldonation spots. Rubino,who was reaching out toToys for Tots on behalf ofPockitShip, asked if they could help in someother way. She was told that they neededhelp transporting the toys.

“I love that my team knows to ask morequestions,” O’Shea said.

Thereafter, O’Shea used his PockitShiptrucks to move toys for the charity on sev-eral occasions. Once for a large donationfrom Toys R Us for an event with First LadyMichelle Obama and then throughout theweek leading up to Christmas for the majordistribution of toys at RFK Stadium. Thetrucks transferred as many as 10,000 toysa day in order for Toys for Tots to provideholiday gifts to 18,000 area children.

Master Sergeant David Pizana, who co-ordinated the Washington area Toys for Totsprogram this year, praised the work thatO’Shea and his PockitShip team did for theorganization.

“It seemed too good for a company towant to offer so many services without ask-ing anything in return,” Pizana said. “Theybrought us the vehicles and the manpower.They didn’t want anything in return.”

He added that without the help ofPockitShip, they would have had to rely onrented trucks and the few Marines directlyinvolved in the organization.

“People think we have all this manpower,”Pizana said. “We have 27 Marines. It’s acollateral duty that we have. They were ableto absorb that burden. Another dollar not

spent on renting trucks is another dollar fora toy for a kid.”

Despite his own dedication to service,Pizana seemed baffled that O’Shea and histeam were so willing to provide their re-sources without any quid pro quo.

“I’ve been a Marine for 20 years and I’veseen a lot,” Pizana said. “There’s genuinelynothing that they gained from assisting us.A lot of people will never know how muchthey did. They were a real class act.”

Of course, PockitShip isa business and relies onregular customers to thrive.In addition to individualsusing PockitShip to moveitems for Craigslist pur-chases and apartmentmoves, the startup hasfound a market among lo-cal Realtors and businessowners.

Jennifer Powell, owner ofthe Arlington-based PowellTeam with Keller WilliamsRealty, has been able to usePockitShip to enhance herbusiness. According toPowell, the startup has be-

come invaluable in the staging work herteam does for all of their clients.

“We offer complimentary home stagingfor all of our listings,” Powell said. “We havea warehouse of furniture and accessoriesthat we deliver to our clients’ homes, basedon their needs ... I always know that I cancount on them to be on time, professionaland take great care when moving my itemsand interacting with my clients.”

Local custom furniture designers and re-tailers have also found that they can trustPockitShip to deliver their hand-crafteditems with care.

Martha Leone, owner of Martha LeoneDesigns in Herndon, restores vintage furni-ture with finishes and painted designs.Leone ships much of her work nationwide,but PockitShip has allowed her to reach lo-cal clients more easily.

“My clients can coordinate the deliveryof their custom pieces through thePockitShip website or mobile app, where theinterface is seamless,” Leone said. “Theirdrivers take great care while wrapping andtransporting furniture and are always pro-fessional and respectful.”

O’Shea plans for the company to expandrapidly in the coming years. He aims to addBaltimore and possibly Philadelphia to theirservice area in the next year.

“I’m going to create a big brand,” saidO’Shea. “It’s going to be a household name.”

“Flourishing After 55” from Arlington Office ofSenior Adult Programs for Jan. 16-21.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 Lee Hwy.;Langston-Brown Senior Center, 2121 N. CulpeperSt.; Culpepper Garden, 4435 N. Pershing Dr.;Walter Reed, 2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909S. Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th St.

Senior trips: Buffet-style afternoon tea,Normandy Farm Restaurant, Potomac, Md.,Wednesday, Jan. 18, $42; Maryland Live! Casino,Hanover, MD, Saturday, Jan. 21, $9. Call Arling-

ton County 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Registra-tion required.

NEW PROGRAMS:Yoga classes begin week of Jan. 16. Details,

703-228-4771Cardio boxing classes begin Tuesday, Jan.

17, 9 a.m., $35/7 sessions, Barcroft Sports & Fit-ness. Register, 703-228-4771.

Zumba cardio dance class begins Tuesday,Jan. 17, 2:15 p.m., Lee. $31,50/7 sessions. Regis-ter, 703-228-0555.

“Flourishing After 55”


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See New Year, Page 9

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

If retrieving an item from thetop shelf of one’s linen closetsets off an avalanche of mis-matched sheets and tattered

towels, it might be time for a linencloset reorganization. With a planand a few tools, tackling the messwon’t be a daunting task, say lo-cal organizers and designers.

To start, take inventory of exist-ing linens and toiletries to deter-mine storage needs, says KellyEmerson, designer/showroommanager at Aidan Design. “Beginby organizing like items together,”she said. “For example gather bed-ding and towel sets for specificrooms [like] the guest, master andkids rooms, in groupings so thatthey are easily identified. If youhave the space, consider labeledbins to identify the rooms to whicheach set belongs.”

Install an LED light inside thecloset operated by an automaticswitch, so that the light turns onwhen the door is opened, suggests

Chuck Khiel, vice president of FredHome Improvement, a division ofCase. “Create multiple depthshelves, such as deeper shelves onthe bottom, shallower shelveshigher up,” he said. “Deeper lowershelves will allow more efficientuse of space.”

Organize storage so the mostfrequently used items are mosteasily accessible. Allot extra spaceon upper shelves for seldom-usedsupplies, like extra blankets andpillows. “Dedicate a shelf to toi-letries,” said Emerson. “Group tallbottles together … and use traysor decorative baskets to organizesmaller items.”

“If one closet is used for multiplebathrooms, consider creating adedicated shelf for each bath-room,” added Kheil.

Devise a solution that is adjust-able and flexible enough to handlefuture changes. “Consider custombuilt-ins where possible for a morede-centralized storage approach,”said Emerson. “This allows for

Organizing an unruly linen closet.

New Year, New Order Address .............................. BR FB HB ...... Postal City .... Sold Price ... Type .......... Lot AC . PostalCode ..................... Subdivision1881 NASH ST N #2201 .............. 3 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $3,700,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22209 ..... TURNBERRY TOWER CONDO1111 19TH ST N #2903 ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $2,149,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22209 ....................... THE WATERVIEW3111 MONROE ST N ................... 7 ... 5 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $2,050,000 .... Detached ........ 0.79 ........ 22207 .................. BELLEVUE FORREST3414 UTAH ST ............................ 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,999,600 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22207 ....................................... NONE4300 40TH ST N ......................... 6 ... 6 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,900,000 .... 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ARLINGTON .... $1,525,000 .... Detached ........ 0.24 ........ 22205 .......................................... LAC3401 KENSINGTON ST ................ 6 ... 5 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,480,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22207 ....................... CRESCENT HILLS2311 KENSINGTON ST N ............. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,440,000 .... Detached ........ 0.14 ........ 22205 .................. TUCKAHOE VILLAGE1505 16TH RD N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ROSSLYN ....... $1,421,650 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22209 ............................ ROSSLYN KEY1881 NASH ST #1403 .................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,375,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22209 ................. TURNBERRY TOWER1513 16TH RD N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........... ROSSLYN ....... $1,349,493 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22209 ............................ ROSSLYN KEY3447 13TH ST N ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,338,000 .... Detached ........ 0.18 ........ 22201 ............................. CLARENDON3566 MILITARY RD ...................... 5 ... 4 ... 2 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,285,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22207 .................... BROYHILL FOREST1588 COLONIAL TER ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,245,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.05 ........ 22209 ................................ HIGHGATE2910 UNDERWOOD ST ................ 4 ... 4 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,225,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22213 ............................... OAKWOOD3318 WOODROW ST ................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,200,000 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22207 ............... COUNTRY CLUB HILLS2013 EMERSON ST ..................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,185,000 .... Detached ........ 0.13 ........ 22207 ....................... HIGH VIEW PARK3606 NELSON ST ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,180,000 .... Detached ........ 0.47 ........ 22207 .................... BELLEVUE FOREST4307 35TH ST N ......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,175,000 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ........ 22207 .................... BROYHILL FOREST227 N. EDGEWOOD ST ................ 5 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,173,827 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22201 ............................... LYON PARK434 LINCOLN ST ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,157,500 .... Detached ........ 0.25 ........ 22201 .................... ASHTON HEIGHTS4136 RICHMOND ST ................... 3 ... 4 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,135,000 .... Detached ........ 0.26 ........ 22207 .......................... ARLINGWOOD1921 GEORGE MASON DR N ........ 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,100,000 .... Detached ........ 0.11 ........ 22207 ....................... HIGH VIEW PARK4770 40TH ST N ......................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,100,000 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22207 ................. BLACK OAK CLUSTER4801 37TH ST N ......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,080,000 .... Detached ........ 0.32 ........ 22207 ............... JAMESTOWN VILLAGE1228 DINWIDDIE ST .................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,075,000 .... Detached ........ 0.14 ........ 22205 ............................... WAYCROFT3833 8TH ST S ............................ 6 ... 5 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,070,000 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22204 ..................... ALCOVA HEIGHTS4135 27TH ST N ......................... 5 ... 4 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,065,000 .... Detached ........ 0.35 ........ 22207 ..................................... DOVER1525 23RD ST S .......................... 5 ... 2 ... 2 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,059,000 .... Detached ........ 0.23 ........ 22202 .................... ARLINGTON RIDGE2820 JEFFERSON ST N ................ 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,035,000 .... Detached ........ 0.31 ........ 22207 .................. NORTH ARLINGTON1880 PATRICK HENRY DR ............. 4 ... 4 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,028,000 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22205 ..................... LEEWAY HEIGHTS2001 15TH ST N #1211 ............... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,000,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22201 .................................. ODYSSEY728 18TH ST S ............................ 6 ... 6 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON .... $1,000,000 .... Detached ........ 0.14 ........ 22202 ................... ADDISON HEIGHTS4814 15TH ST N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $975,000 .... Detached ........ 0.27 ........ 22205 ............................... WAYCROFT2301 MONROE ST N ................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $965,000 .... Detached ........ 0.15 ........ 22207 ............................... MAYWOOD1110A STAFFORD ST N ................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $955,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.03 ........ 22201 ... BALLSTON AREA TOWNHOUSES2321 QUANTICO ST .................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $955,000 .... Detached ........ 0.21 ........ 22205 ...................... OVERLEE KNOLLS1602 BRYAN ST ........................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $950,000 .... Detached ........ 0.17 ........ 22201 ........................... LYON VILLAGE825 WAKEFIELD ST ..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $950,000 .... Townhouse ..... 0.02 ........ 22203 ..................... BALLSTON GREEN4909 13TH ST N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $922,900 .... Detached ........ 0.19 ........ 22205 ............................... WAYCROFT2232 MILITARY RD ...................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $915,000 .... Detached ........ 0.14 ........ 22207 ..................... DONALDSON RUN1033 17TH ST S .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $882,500 .... Detached ........ 0.14 ........ 22202 ................... ADDISON HEIGHTS1745 13TH ST S .......................... 3 ... 3 ... 2 ........ ARLINGTON ....... $867,895 .... Townhouse ..... 0.00 ........ 22204 .......................... CARVER PLACE

Home Sales

Copyright 2016 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of December 15, 2016.

In November 2016, 244 Arlington homes sold between $3,700,000-$106,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $3,700,000-$610,000 range.

For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com


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easy access to everyday items and takessome pressure off the main linen closet.”

One final recommendation, for those withlimited space, a clear over-the door shoeholder is a tool that professional organizerSusan Unger of ClutterSOS in Vienna ad-vises, “It changes dead space — the back of

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Whether located in abasement, spare bedroom or kitchen corner, one of the keys to

creating a functional home office is or-ganization. Local designers offer sug-gestions for styling a space that is bothpractical and aesthetically appealing.

“Start by thinking about how youwould like to use your home officeand plan accordingly,” said MeganPadilla, senior designer at Aidan De-sign. “Will it be a desk that easily con-

verts to a homework station or craft areaor a dedicated home office for the every-day telecommuter?”

Keeping office equipment out of sight willgive the space a home-like feel, says Padilla.This can be accomplished by using storagesolutions like printer drawers.

Practical home office organizational so-lutions include roll-out trays for computeraccessories like printers and a wire man-agement system above and below the deskfor power cords and computer cables bothon top of the desk, advises Chuck Khiel, vice

president of Fred Home Improvement, adivision of Case. “Create a Bluetooth op-erational office space,” he said.

“Organizing all of the smaller office sup-plies can be accomplished with a series ofcoordinated containers for tools such aspencils, scissors and markers … or withindrawers,” added Padilla. “Consider a mixof drawer heights to allow ample storagefor smaller desk supplies as well as yourtypical file folders.”

Use open shelving to allow for quick ac-cess to frequently used items and book stor-

Design ideas for workspace order.Organizing a Home Office

age. “[It] can also make a smaller space feelmore expansive,” said Padilla.

If a home office is in a spare bedroom,closets can be repurposed and organized tohide copy and fax machines, says ShannonKadwell, interior designer at AnthonyWilder Design/Build.

“Add fabric bulletin boards in prominentlocations and in a complementary color forvisual appeal,” she said. “Custom built-insmake a huge difference as you can tailorthe storage space to individual needs andcreate more functional spaces.”

Photos by Morgan Howarth

This new home office by Anthony Wilder Design/Buildincorporates a custom-designed cord control system.

Storage solutions such as those in this office by MeganPadilla help make home offices aesthetically appealing.

Photo by Robert Radifera

“Custom built-insmake a huge difference

[because] you cantailor the storage

space to individualneeds and create more

functional spaces.”— Shannon Kadwell,

Anthony Wilder Design/Build.

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the door — into a fabulous space [by]… holding toiletries. Unger and felloworganizer Lauri Mennel co-authoredthe book, “Fifty Shades of Organizing.”

New Year,New Order

Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Create multiple depth shelves such as those in this Arlington bathroomby Case/Fred Home Improvement helps with organization.

“Consider custombuilt-ins where possiblefor a more de-centralizedstorage approach.”— Kelly Emerson, designer/showroom

manager at Aidan Design


Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

ONGOINGMoving Words Poetry Contest.

Through Jan. 12. The annual poetrycontest Moving Words is now openfor submissions. The work of sixwinning poets will be printed onplacards and displayed for threemonths between April and Septemberinside Arlington Rapid Transit (ART)buses. This year’s Moving Wordscompetition is juried by ArlingtonCounty’s Poet Laureate, Katherine E.Young. Submit entries [email protected]. Visitwww.arlingtonarts.org/ for rules.

Signature Theater’s “Titanic.”Through Jan. 29 at Signature Theatre4200 Campbell Ave. A voyagethrough stories of love, ambition,hope and courage on board thefateful ship. www.sigtheatre.org

Friday Night Live. 8 p.m. at theChurch at Clarendon, 1210 N.Highland St., Suite A. Localmusicians perform. Free. Visit1bc.org for more.

Arlington’s Historical MuseumOpen on First Wednesdays. TheArlington Historical Museum is opento the public on the first Wednesdayof every month from 12:30-3:30 p.m.The museum consists of exhibitschronicling Arlington County’shistory from Native Americansettlements up to the present day.The museum will continue to be openon Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4p.m. Admission is free. The museumis located in the former 1891 HumeSchool building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. Contact Garrett Peck at571-243-1113 or [email protected].

LGBT & Straight Friends Social.Tuesdays. Happy Hour, 3-7 p.m.;Mikey’s “Bar A” Video Wall, 7 p.m.;start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. For 21 yearsand older. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com for moreinformation.

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Age 21and up only. Free show, $25 cashprize for best joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visit www.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Food Truck Thursdays. 5:30-8:30p.m. at the corner of North Irving St.and Washington Blvd. Find a round-up of regional food trucks. Free toattend. Visit www.dmvfta.org.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, noregistration required.

Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sundayof the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. 703-522-8340 orwww.iotaclubandcafe.com.

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com orcall 703-522-8340.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. www.galaxyhut.com or703-525-8646.

Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. every Sunday atWhitlow’s on Wilson, 2854 WilsonBlvd. Prizes for first place. Free. Visitwww.whitlows.com or call 703-276-9693.

Storytime. Wednesdays and Fridays,10:30-11 a.m. at Kinder Haus Toys,1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytime withMs. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 S. Kensington St.The library provides tubs of legos anda special challenge and after theprogram the creations are displayedfor everyone to see. No registrationrequired. Call 703-228-6548 formore.

Crystal City Sparket. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.on Wednesdays at 1900 CrystalDrive. Sparket — A Creative Marketis an extension of DC’s EasternMarket with arts, crafts, andhandmade goods. Free to attend.Visit www.crystalcity.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays, at 8p.m., sign ups are at 7:30 p.m. and10 p.m., at Iota Club & Café, 2832Wilson Blvd. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com/.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of each

month. The Hyatt Regency CrystalCity’s “Art for Life” Partnership withNational Kidney Foundation brings anew artist each month to The Hyattfor a reception. Free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Brunch at Freddie’s. Third Saturdayof every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. atFreddie’s Beach Bar, 555 23rd St.The Arlington Gay and LesbianAlliance gathers for an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet ($9.99). All arewelcome. No reservation is required.Visit www.facebook.com/events/700174390103305.

Fall Food Drive. Through December,Always Best Care of Arlington at2708 S. Nelson St. is partnering withArlington Food Assistance Center tocollect food for the holiday season.703-845-8486

THROUGH JAN. 15Encore Stage & Studio’s “A Little

Princess.” Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:30p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m.and 3 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m.at Thomas Jefferson CommunityTheatre, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. $15Adults, $10 Children, Students,Military, and Seniors. Tickets for thePrincess Ball is $20. Tickets to the 11a.m. performance are sold separately.Tickets are available online atwww.encorestage.org or by callingthe box office at 703-548-1154.

THURSDAY/JAN. 12Restoring Streams and Stream

Valleys: Finding Balance inAltered Landscapes. 7-9 p.m. atArlington Central Library, 1015 NQuincy St. A talk by Charles Smith.vnps.org/potowmack/

FRIDAY/JAN. 13Parents Night Out. 6-10 p.m. at

Walter Reed Community Center,2909 16th St. S. The Teens Making aDifference Club (T-MAD) is offeringparents a night out, while childrenhave an evening of games, art, andfun. $25. Ages 4-11. 703-228-7780

Comedian Tom Green. 7:30 and 10p.m. at Arlington Cinema &Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike.$25. www.arlingtondrafthouse.com

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/JAN. 13-15Annual D.C. Tattoo Expo. Various

times at Crystal Gateway Marriott,1700 Jefferson Davis Highway. Theexpo will feature more than 30,000square feet of local, national andinternational tattoo artists. Tickets$25 per day and $60 for a three-daypass, under 12 free with payingadult. www.dctattooexpo.com/

SATURDAY/JAN. 14Forty+ Movement and Theatre.

7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run3700 S. Four Mile Run Dr. Forty+features a collection of worksgrounded in movement andtheatricality. With eight performers,the short works combine to acollective whole to traverserelationship, the inventiveness ofsituation, and the progression of life.$15 in advance, $20 at door. 703-933-1111,[email protected]

The Big Meow. 3 p.m. at Theatr on theRun, 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive.Specially adapted for youngaudiences, Jane Franklin Danceoffers a family-friendly performanceof “The Big Meow.Ó Little Cat istaunted by neighborhood felinesbecause his meow is just too darnloud. “The Big MeowÓ is a story ofhope, disappointment, courage andthe need for belonging. $15 generaladmission, $10 [email protected] or

703-933-1111Bilingual Children’s Theatre

Festival. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. RosslynSpectrum Theater, 1611 North KentSt. Six hours of continuous theatre,magic, dance, music and otheractivities, including a bilingual play.Adults $15; children $10; 4 andunder free. 703-548-3092www.teatrodelaluna.org,[email protected]

SUNDAY/JAN. 15Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr. 5-6:30 p.m. at at Wakefield HighSchool, 1325 S. Dinwiddie St. Livemusic from Duke Ellington School forthe Performing Arts Show Choiralumni; a dance performance byKingdom Fellowship Church’sWorship Without Words MimeMinistry; music by longtime CottonClub of New York Gospel residentHelen Slade; poetry by Arlingtonresident Anne Smith; and muchmore. www.mlktribute.org/

Writers Resist Poetry Readings. 2p.m. at One More Page Books, 2200N. Westmoreland St., #101.Arlington Poet Laureate KatherineYoung, Gregory Luce, JacquelineJules, Holly Karapetkova, NaomiThiers, Francisco Aragón, SusanMockler, and others in support ofdemocracy, free expression andinclusion. 703-300-9746 orwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

MONDAY/JAN. 16Martin Luther King Jr. Day of

Service 2-4 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 N. MilitaryRoad. Honor Dr. King’s legacy byvolunteering to improve habitat andtrails in our park. Dress to workoutside. 703-228-3403

WEDNESDAY/JAN. 18‘Flicker and Mist’ Author Mary G.

Thompson. 6:30 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 N. WestmorelandSt., #101. Thompson will discuss thewriting process, take audiencequestions and sign books. 703-300-9746 orwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

THURSDAY/JAN. 19Erin Harpe and the Delta

Swingers 8:30-11 p.m. at SehkraftBrewing, 925 N. Garfield St., Suite A.The show combines delta boogieblues with reggae, funk and soul, fora rootsy rockin’ dance party.www.erinharpe.com/

FRIDAY/JAN. 20Concert for Courage. 8 p.m. at

Unitarian Universalist Church ofArlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. Thisconcert features three progressivesongstresses on the eve of theWomen’s March on Washington.Artists include Heather Mae, CrysMatthews, and Jean Rohe. Admissionis free, but contributions will benefitPlanned Parenthood and EqualityVirginia. 202-656-2748

SATURDAY/JAN. 21Family Yoga. 10 a.m.-noon at

Arlington Mill Community Center,909 S. Dinwiddie St. An expert yogainstructor from NuYou Wellness willguide participants through a familyyoga class for beginners, followed bya tasty post-workout snack tutorialwith a Parks and Recreation nutritioneducator. Ages 4 and up. 703-228-4772

JAN. 21-MAR. 26Artist Curators Spotlight. Various

times at Arlington Arts Center, 3550Wilson Blvd. Curators Spotlightprovides a platform for new curators,artists, and ideas in the Mid-AtlanticRegion to create groundbreakingexhibitions. Opening receptionSaturday, Feb. 11 from 6-9 pm.Gallery talks with selected curatorsare scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 4,1-4 p.m.www.arlingtonartscenter.org or 703-248-6800

SUNDAY/JAN. 22Author Cyndi Turner on Alcohol

Abuse. 3 p.m. at One More PageBooks, 2200 N. Westmoreland St.,#101. Cyndi Turner, a licensedclinical social worker and licensedsubstance abuse treatmentpractitioner, shares from her newbook ‘Can I Keep Drinking? How YouCan Decide When Enough is Enough,’focusing on the 90-million- pluspeople who struggle with alcohol inthe United States. 703-300-9746 orwww.onemorepagebooks.com

MONDAY/JAN. 23Meet the Speaker. 3-4:30 p.m. at the

Arlington Central Library, 1015Quincy St. Christine Negroni, anexpert on aviation accidents, willspeak on “The Crash Detectives:Investigating the world’s MysteriousAir Disasters.” The public is invited.Encore Learning and the ArlingtonPublic Library jointly sponsor thisevent. 703-228-2144

TUESDAY/JAN. 24Finding a Job, a Career, and a

Passion. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Central

Entertainment

Events to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.SUNDAY/JAN. 15Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 5-6:30 p.m. at at Wakefield High

School, 1325 S. Dinwiddie St. Live music from Duke Ellington School forthe Performing Arts Show Choir alumni; a dance performance by KingdomFellowship Church’s Worship Without Words Mime Ministry; music bylongtime Cotton Club of New York Gospel resident Helen Slade; poetry byArlington resident Anne Smith; and more. www.mlktribute.org/

MONDAY/JAN. 16Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2-4 p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature

Center, 3608 North Military Road. Honor Dr. King’s legacy by volunteeringto improve habitat and trails in our park. Dress to work outside. 703-228-3403

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. 10 a.m.-noon at Barcroft Park,4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Volunteers and community members to cleanup trash and debris from Four Mile Run stream in Barcroft Park and alongFour Mile Run Drive. [email protected]

Day of Service at Culpepper Garden. 10 a.m. at Culpepper Garden, 4435N. Pershing Drive. Volunteer work to honor the life and legacy of Dr. MartinLuther King. www.culpeppergarden.org or [email protected].

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The Arlington Philharmonic and The U.S. ArmyChorus perform at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29 atWakefield High School Auditorium, 1325 S.Dinwiddie St. Admission is free; a $20 donation peradult is encouraged. www.arlingtonphilharmonic.org


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Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. WashingtonPost columnist and New York Timesbest-seller Jeffrey J. Selingo willshare tips for students and theirparents choosing a college, gettingthe most out of the undergraduateyears, and mastering post-collegelife. arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/2844425, 703-228-5990

THURSDAY/JAN. 26Seniors Concert Featuring Opera,

Classical and Broadway Music.1 p.m. at Our Savior LutheranChurch, 825 South Taylor St. $5.703-892-4846

Exotic Animal Vet and Author. 7p.m. at One More Page Books, 2200N. Westmoreland St., #101. Exoticanimal veterinarian Dr. Laurie Hessdiscusses and signs ‘UnlikelyCompanions: The Adventures of anExotic Animal Doctor.’ 703-300-9746or www.onemorepagebooks.com

SATURDAY/JAN. 28Arlington Thrive Runners

Informational Meeting. 10 a.m.at First Presbyterian Church, 601 N.Vermont Ave., Rm. 103. A programfor runners who want to train for theApril 23, George WashingtonParkway Classic 10 mile or 5K race,or a separate half-marathon thisspring. New participants are requiredto attend this meeting. 703-558-0035or [email protected]

Vegetable Gardening Part 1:Jumpstart Your Garden WithSeeds. 10:30-noon at WestoverBranch Library, 1644 N. McKinleyRoad. Get the scoop on seedselection, hybrid vs. heirloom, whatseeds to start indoors, germinationtips, and best bets for seed saving.Find out how to make your ownstarter pots, and easy-to-createlighting systems to bring the sunlightinside. 703-228-6414 [email protected].

Winter Day of Art and Creativity.11 a.m.-2 p.m. at FairlingtonCommunity Center, 3308 S. StaffordSt. Paint, build, create in creativeworkshops to an art swap, fromcooking activities to a sound studio.703-228-6588

The Big Meow. 3 p.m. at Theatre onthe Run, 3700 S. Four Mile RunDrive. Specially adapted for youngaudiences, Jane Franklin Danceoffers a family-friendly performanceof “The Big Meow.Ó Little Cat istaunted by neighborhood felinesbecause his meow is just too darnloud. “The Big Meow” is a story ofhope, disappointment, courage andthe need for belonging. $15 generaladmission, $10 children. 703-933-1111

Forty+ Movement and Theatre.7:30 p.m. at Theatre on the Run,3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive. Forty+features a collection of works

grounded in movement andtheatricality. With eight performers,the short works combine to acollective whole to traverserelationship, the inventiveness ofsituation, and the progression of life.$15 in advance, $20 at door. 703-933-1111,[email protected]

Bella’s Bartok Concert. 9 p.m.atSehkraft Brewing, 925 N. GarfieldSt.The Vaudevillian Folk Punkpowerhouse group melds klezmerpop with a circus vibe.www.sehkraftbrewing.com

SUNDAY/JAN. 29Arlington Philharmonic and The

U.S. Army Chorus. 4 p.m. atWakefield High School Auditorium,1325 S. Dinwiddie St. Admission isfree; a $20 donation per adult isencouraged. 3 p.m. is the art show.www.arlingtonphilharmonic.org

JAN. 31-FEB. 4Nicholas Rodriguez Sings 1970’s

favorites. Various times atSignature Theatre, 4200 CampbellAve. Rodriguez’s cabaret will fuse hislove of all things 1970s with themusic of Bossa Nova, disco, folk andBroadway. www.sigtheatre.org

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/FEB. 2-4Crystal Couture Show and Sale. 5-

10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 and Friday,Feb. 3; 2-10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.4. 251 18th St. More than 30boutiques and designers under oneroof for a one-stop shoppingexperience that lets guests browsediscounted offerings on the rack andon the runway. crystalcity.org/do/crystal-couture7

FRIDAY/FEB. 3Valentine’s Day Card Making. 6:30-

8:30 p.m. at Arlington Arts Center,3550 Wilson Blvd. AAC instructorJennifer Penick will lead the classthrough a few relief-stamp makingand printmaking techniques to createa set of custom Valentine’s cards.Thisone-night workshop has been craftedfor any and all skill levels. [email protected]

Kleine Kammermusik Concert. 8p.m. at St. George’s EpiscopalChurch, 915 N. Oakland St. “Tidesand Treaties: Music of the 1720s,” aprogram celebrating the changingtides of European culture fostered bythe 1720s treaties of peace andreconciliation. $25 generaladmission/$10 students. 410-303-2053 or [email protected]

SATURDAY/FEB. 4Waterfowl at Gravelly Point. 8-9:30

a.m. at Gravelly Point, George

Washington Memorial Pkwy. Visitdifferent birding spots in Arlingtonthroughout the year and buildCounty bird lists. Birders of allexperience levels can participate andloaner binoculars are available. Ages8 and up. 703-228-3403

SUNDAY/FEB. 5AFAC Empty Bowls Lunch

Fundraiser. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. atSt. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4000Lorcom Lane. On Superbowl Sunday,for the price of a ticket, guestsreceive their choice of a bowl, hand-crafted by local potters, and meal ofsoup, bread, dessert. Two seatings,11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Ticketsare $35; children 5 and under arefree. [email protected], 703-845-8486 x309 or afac.org/afac-events/empty-bowls/

MONDAY/FEB. 6Meet the Author. 3-4:30 p.m. at

Arlington Central Library, 1015Quincy St. Encore Learning willcelebrate Black History Month with alecture by Carolyn Quick Tillery, anaward-winning food historycookbook editor. 703-228-2144

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 8“Grasses for the Masses”

Workshop. 7-8:30 p.m. atFairlington Community Center, 3308South Stafford St., Room 118.Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s

program provides an opportunity forVirginia residents to help restore thehealth of the Chesapeake Bay andVirginia. $40. www.cbf.org/grasses

THURSDAY/FEB. 9Adapted Yoga for Adults. 7:35-8:25

p.m. at Langston-Brown CommunityCenter, 2121 N. Culpeper St. Thisyoga class is specifically for adultswith disabilities and will includesound therapy (chanting), eyeexercises, breathing exercises, bodypostures, and deep relaxation. Aguardian or caregiver is included inthe cost of the class. $87www.specialyoga.com

A Centennial Celebration ofAfrican American Churches. 7p.m. Marymount University ReinschLibrary Auditorium, 2807 N. GlebeRoad. 571-243-1113 [email protected]

FRIDAY/FEB. 10Celestial Stroll. 7-8 p.m. at Fort C.F.

Smith Park 2411 N. 24th St. Amoonlit walk through the forestsearching for nocturnal animals.Come learn how the moon moves, itsphases, its effect on wildlife andlearn legends about the moon. 703-243-4342 or [email protected]

SATURDAY/FEB. 11“Grasses for the Masses”

Workshop. 9-10:30 a.m. atFairlington Community Center, 3308

S. Stafford St., Room 118.Chesapeake Bay Foundation’sprogram provides an opportunity forVirginia residents to help restore thehealth of the Chesapeake Bay andVirginia. $40. www.cbf.org/grasses.

Composer Camille Saint-Saëns.7:30 p.m. at the Rosslyn SpectrumTheatre, 1611 N. Kent St. Frenchromantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns celebrates the Valentineholiday. Free garage parking,entrance on Arlington Ridge Road.301-540-4842

SUNDAY/FEB. 12We Love Animals. 1-2 p.m. at Gulf

Branch Nature Center 3608 MilitaryRoad. Make your favorite animal avalentine, and learn ways you canhelp them in the wild. Ages 6-10. $5.703-228-3403

FEB. 8-MARCH 29Arlington Arts Light & Shadow

Class. 4:30-6 p.m. at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd. This newmultimedia course focuses on value,arguably one of the most importantelements of art. Exercises in charcoal,acrylic, chalk, and collage will lead todramatic, high-contrast images.$195. arlingtonartscenter.org

FEB. 15-MARCH 19Wordless Production of “The

Taming of the Shrew.” 5-6:30p.m. at Synetic Theater, 2155 CrystalPlaza Arcade T-19. $35. 866-811-4111 or www.synetictheater.org

SATURDAY/FEB. 18Arlington’s Earliest Amphibians.

10-11 a.m. at Gulf Branch NatureCenter 3608 Military Road. Woodfrogs, spring peepers and spottedsalamanders that have spent thewinter hibernating will soon begin tomove to our ponds. Come learnabout Arlington’s amazingamphibians. Ages 13 and up. $5.703-228-3403 [email protected]

Keeping Warm Campfire. 6-7 p.m.at Gulf Branch Nature Center 3608Military Road. Spend a chilly eveningby the warmth of the campfire whilemaking s’mores and learn howanimals have adaptations to staywarm and survive winter outdoors.Ages 3-10. $5. 703-228-3403 [email protected]

Flora & Fauna Concert. 7:30 p.m. atWestover Baptist Church, 1125Patrick Henry Drive. “Flora & Fauna”will offer traditional andcontemporary music by Durufle,Barber, Orff, Whitacre and others.www.arlingtonchorale.org

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Bella’s Bartok performs on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m.atSehkraft Brewing, 925 N. Garfield St. Band features AsherPutnam (Vocals and all-around entertainer), Chris“Fancy” Kerrigan (guitar, clarinet, vocals and physicis),Dan Niederhauser (bass and vocals), Saera Kochanski(accordion and mandolin) Amory Drennan (trombone/banjo and vocals), Crisco (drums/percussion and trum-pet) and Gershon Rosen (trumpet).

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The Arlington County Board approved on Jan.3 the purchase of the last of three propertiesneeded to build the planned Nauck Town

Square, in the heart of the Nauck neighborhood. Thecounty had previously purchased the other two prop-erties for the town square. The purchase paves theway for construction to begin on the town squarelate in 2017.

The board approved a purchase price of $803,000for property at 2400 Shirlington Road, home to aplumbing business owned by Leslie J. Engelking, Sr.,who owns the property with his son, Leslie J.Engelking, Jr.

The board’s 5-0 vote to approve the purchase fol-lowed a closed session held to keep the sale of the

property moving forward. The Arlington County Cir-cuit Court in December gave preliminary approvalto the sale, pending the board’s approval. The nextstep will be for the court to ratify the agreement ofsale.

Nauck Town Square will cover the block between24th Road South and South Shirlington Road, andserve as a gathering place for the community, whereevents can be held and residents and visitors canlearn about Nauck’s cultural heritage throughplanned public art by award-winning landscape ar-chitect and artist Walter Hood. Total estimated costto build the town square is $5 million, with fundingcoming from a voter-approved Community Conser-vation Bond.

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Email announcements [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photos arewelcome.

Last summer, Arlington high schoolstudents Graham Weinschenk ofYorktown High School, and EssiWunderman of Washington-Lee HighSchool, spent time overseas with VI-SIONS Service Adventures, aninternational community service pro-gram for teens.

Marymount University has namedDr. William J. Ehmann as its newprovost and vice president for academicaffairs and enrollment management.

Arlington resident, Olivia Viola,who’s majoring in Stage and ProductionManagement at Emerson College, is cur-rently part of Emerson Stage’sproduction of “Mrs. Warren’s Profes-sion.”

The following Arlington residents re-cently were initiated into The HonorSociety of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’soldest and most selective collegiatehonor society for all academic disci-plines.

This includes Virginia Common-wealth University students AlexanderCarroll, Kathryn Nedelcovych,Rachel Lustig, Thy Dai and Virginia

Tech student Samantha Spytek.

Marymount University’s Sr. PatriciaHelene Earl, IHM, received the ExCorde Campus Ministry Award for herexemplary service and student SarahHall received a Volunteer of the Yearaward.

Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidgehonored members of the diocese fortheir volunteer service at an awards din-ner at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church onTuesday, Dec. 13.

Rui Wang, of Arlington, received aBachelor’s Degree from the University ofAlabama during the winter commence-ment.

School Notes

Board Approves Polling ChangesThe Arlington County Board in December adopted changes to

the ordinance on precincts and polling places to relocate severalpolling places and create two new precincts. The board voted 5-0to adopt the amendments to the ordinance.

Polling place changes❖ Moving the polling place for 006 Crystal City from Water

Park Towers, 1501 Crystal Drive to Crystal Place 1801 CrystalDrive.

❖ Moving the polling place for 010 Wilson Precinct from Wil-son School, 1601 Wilson Blvd., to the Art Atrium at Bennett ParkApartments, 1601 Clarendon Blvd.

❖ Moving the polling place for 022 Abingdon Precinct fromAbingdon School, 3035 South Abingdon St., to the FairlingtonVillages Community Center, 3005 South Abingdon St.

❖ Moving the polling place for 028 Claremont Precinct fromClaremont Immersion School, 4700 South Chesterfield Road, toWakefield School, 1325 South Dinwiddie St.

❖ Changing the name of 043 Arlington Mill Precinct to 043Campbell Precinct. The precinct originally voted at the ArlingtonMill Community Center but now is at Campbell School – the namechange better reflects the location.

❖ Moving the polling place for 041 Woodbury Precinct fromthe former Verizon Building, 1320 North Courthouse Road, to theNavy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd., and changing the pre-cinct name to 048 AUSA.Precinct boundary changes and new precincts

❖ Moving the portion of 026 Fillmore Precinct east of Washing-ton Boulevard to 038 Arlington View Precinct. (Affects about 234voters).

❖ Creating a new precinct, 053 Met Park, from part of 021Virginia Highlands Precinct, with a polling place at The Bartlett,520 12th Street South. About 2,400 voters will vote at The Bartlett,reducing the Virginian Highlands Precinct to about 2,250 voters.

❖ Changing the polling place of 021 Virginia Highlands Pre-cinct from the Aurora Hills Recreation Center, 735 18th StreetSouth, to the Aurora Hills Library at the same address.

❖ Creating a new precinct, 054 Garfield Park from part of 015Lyon Park Precinct, with a polling place at Garfield Park Apart-ments, 925 North Garfield Street. About 1,500 voters, most fromthe part of Lyon Park Precinct east of Washington Boulevard andnorth of North Pershing Street, will move to Garfield Park, reduc-ing Lyon Park Precinct to about 1,850 voters.

Netherlands Carillonto be Restored

The Netherlands and the National Park Service (NPS) havejoined forces to restore and improve the Netherlands Carillon inArlington. The project is estimated to cost $5.8 million. The NPShas announced it will commit at least $4 million to rehabilitatethe Carillon.

Dutch Ambassador Henne Schuwer is pleased with the willing-ness of the American government to make available $4 million torefurbish the memorial. The Dutch people gave the Carillon tothe United States in 1952 as a way of thanking America for herrole in liberating the Netherlands and for the Marshall Plan torebuild the economy. After more than 50 years the Carillon, needsrestoration.

The Royal Netherlands Embassy, through the Netherland-America Foundation, is raising $1.2 million to restore the Carillon’schimes, its operating system, and the surroundings of the monu-ment. The fundraising effort will also pay to add three bells tomake the monument a Grand Carillon, create an educational cur-riculum to familiarize visiting Americans with the historical sig-nificance of the Carillon, and cover future repairs. Three compa-nies have already pledged a combined $250,000 to US fundraisingof this project:

❖ Royal Dutch Shell ($100,000)❖ Aegon/Transamerica Foundation ($100,000)❖ Eenhoorn LLC ($50,000)The fundraising will also be open to the public via

www.nlintheusa.com/carillon.

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On Jeopardy!Blair Moorhead, a social worker from Arlington, got thefinal Jeopardy! question right on her appearance Monday,Jan. 9 and moved on to the next round of the TV gameshow.

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StudyingLab DogsDr. Stacy Lopresti-Goodman, anassociate professor of psychologyat Marymount University, is shownwith Belle, a dog rescued byBeagle Freedom Project. Lopresti-Goodman has conducted a studyof the psychological impact oflaboratory experiments on dogs.According to Lopresti-Goodman,nearly 61,000 dogs are in U.S.labs. The majority of them arebeagles.

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Clinic Receives $10,000 GrantVanessa Serrano, a social services case manager at Ar-lington Free Clinic, works with a patient to assess hisneeds and to navigate him to the most appropriate com-munity resources. The clinic was the recipient of a$10,000 grant awarded recently by the Dominion Founda-tion, the charitable arm of Dominion Resources. Thegrant from Dominion will be allocated toward theorganization’s Community Bridge Program that connectspatients to no-/low-cost advanced diagnostic and treat-ment services. Visit www.arlingtonfreeclinic.org.

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The NBCC Foun-dation, an affili-ate of the Na-

tional Board for Certi-fied Counselors, Inc.(NBCC), recentlyawarded one of the2016 Center forCredentialing & Education (CCE)professional development awardsto Dr. Susan F. Branco, of Arling-ton. The goal of this scholarshipprogram is to advance the profes-sional identity and development of

CCE credential holders.Branco will receive $500to advance her profes-sional identity and de-velopment. Branco is aclinical assistant profes-sor in the Pastoral Coun-seling Department at

Loyola University Maryland, inBaltimore. She also serves as thedivision director of Loyola ClinicalCenters, an interdisciplinary clinicserving community members of Bal-timore and surrounding areas.

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I think I can say with some certainty thatthe one constant in my life these past eightyears has been the many conversations I’vehad with myself. Trying to maintain an evenkeel; heck, any keel that would keep me emo-tionally afloat. Obviously, encouraging andsupportive words from others have filled manygaps, but there are way more gaps when I’malone that need to be filled. Reading, writing,‘rithmetic, radio, television and theInternet, fill some and provide distraction forothers, but still there are many more timeswhen you’re left alone with your thoughts;when the rubber really hits the road andsomehow you must get through the night orthe post-chemo weak or the before, duringand after “scanxiety” and navigate the slingsand arrows of the outrageous misfortunewhich has befallen you.

Mostly I have been successful. Occasionallythough I have been depressed. Occasionally Ihave felt lonely. Occasionally I have felt out ofcontrol. And more than occasionally, I havejust plain worried. Like now, when I’m sickand tired and wondering if persistent coldsymptoms portend the beginning of somethingworse. After all, I do have lung cancer so anybreathing-related and/or coughing problemscould indicate an exacerbation of my underly-ing condition, or so I would guess.

Ah yes, guessing. That’s perhaps the realproblem. How do you stop yourself from goingdown that rabbit hole, especially when you’vealready quadrupled the back end of the num-ber of years: two, offered up by your oncolo-gist eight years ago? I don’t suppose I couldexperience a normal life expectancy afterbeing given a terminal diagnosis. Could I? Iguess it’s possible. Probable? I wouldn’t know.However, there’s no harm thinking about it.Except if you’re thinking about it all the time.

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ages them to eat if they feel hungry again.At nine in the morning, students file into

the classroom. Most head straight to theirdesks, but a few stop by the front and graba breakfast from the cooler. Oxendine saidshe had been worried breakfast would bedisruptive, but most of the students grab-bing their breakfast eat in silence and read.In fact, Oxendine said she’s seen a notice-able improvement in the temperament ofsome students.

“This has had a huge impact on studentscoming to school stressed or uneasy,” saidOxendine. “Breakfast after the bell has beenwonderful.”

Students polled in Oxendine’s classroomunanimously said the breakfast cereal Cin-namon Toast Crunch was their favorite,though there was a strong contingent lob-bying to bring corndogs back to the menu.

“Sometimes, I wake up too late to eat

breakfast at home,” said Lauren, a studentin Oxendine’s class. “Breakfast is my energysource.”

Like all of the programs in Arlingtonschools, rising enrollment has continued topush the costs of Food and Nutrition Ser-vices in the school system up. In the 2017school budget, the Food and Nutrition Fundcost $8.5 million, with half of its revenuecoming from local and state sources and theother half in federal funding. Amy Maclosky,food service director for Arlington PublicSchools, said the program did not incur anyadditional costs for the school system. Manyof the supplies for the program, like thecoolers carrying the breakfasts, were do-nated by Mid Atlantic Dairy. Maclosky saidOakridge is currently the only elementaryschool to offer breakfast in the classrooms.In the high schools a similar program, sec-ond chance breakfast, runs a kiosk that of-fers students breakfast after their first pe-riod class.

Breakfast After the Bell

Photo by Vernon Miles/The Connection

Tina Oxendine teaches her third grade class while some students finishtheir breakfast.

News

For the fifth time in his 19years on the CountyBoard, Jay Fisette was

unanimously elected CountyBoard chair. Fisette is the mostsenior member of the Board

“You don’t come in and picka new issue as County Boardchair,” said Fisette, “You focuson the biggest things.”

For Arlington right now,Fisette says the biggest thing isthe Metro.

“Nothing is more important than resolv-ing Metro in the long term,” said Fisette.“We built our community and economyaround the Metro. We will find a way [toensure quality] but we don’t know what thatis yet. Finding a new dedicated fundingsource is going to be a big part of that.”

In the short term, Fisette said Arlingtonians

could see fare increases and de-creases in service. But Metroisn’t the only concern for Arling-ton across the Potomac. Fisettesays an unstable federal govern-ment could be a major issue forArlington.

“One basic concern is withborrowing money,” said Fisette.“We have a AAA bond rating inArlington, but in the last fewmonths the bond markets havebeen more volatile. It could cost

us more for our bonds in the future.”On Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.,

Fisette will speak with residents about up-coming initiatives and answer questions atthe George Mason University ArlingtonCampus in the multi-purpose room.

— Vernon Miles

Fisette Elected Board Chair


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