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Voters dodge raindrops at Madison Com-munity Center for early morn-ing voting which was judged to be heavy this year.

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Changes to Clarendon CircleWork began last month on the intersection of Wilson, Clarendon and Washing-

ton boulevards known as Clarendon Circle. Improvements to this intersection wereidentified in the Clarendon Sector Plan, which was adopted by the County Boardin 2006. When this project is complete, residents, businesses and visitors can ex-pect an intersection with shorter pedestrian crossings, wider sidewalks andimproved alignment of Washington and Wilson boulevards. North Irving Street willbe closed at the intersection, and green streets elements will be added. In addi-tion, there will be upgraded traffic signals, new Carlyle streetlights, wider centermedians at all crossings, curb extensions at the Liberty Tavern corner, new bikelanes and new street trees. Residents and visitors should expect travel lane andsidewalk closures throughout construction, but no full road closures are planned.The first phase of construction will involve concrete work along eastbound Wash-ington Boulevard, west of Wilson Boulevard and Fairfax Drive. Construction isexpected to be completed in fall 2019.

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rested a Stafford, Va.man following a do-mestic-related homi-cide investigation inCrystal City. RodolfoRivera, 24, was ar-rested and chargedwith murder. He is being heldwithout bond in the ArlingtonCounty Detention Facility.

At approximately 9:40 a.m.on Nov. 3, police were dis-patched to the 1700 block ofJefferson Davis Highway for thereport of a possible death. Uponarrival, officers located a femalevictim deceased inside a hotelroom. The suspect was on scenewhen police arrived and taken

into custody withoutincident.

The victim has beenidentified as NatashaRivera, 20, ofStafford, Va. Cause ofdeath will be deter-mined by the Office ofthe Chief Medical Ex-aminer.

Anyone with informationabout this homicide is asked tocontact Detective G. Skeens ofthe Arlington County PoliceDepartment’s Homicide/Rob-bery Unit at 703-228-4166 [email protected]. Infor-mation may also be providedanonymously through the Ar-lington County Crime Solvershotline at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477).

Homicide Suspect Arrested

Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

DONATION DRIVESPet Food Bank. AWLA is establishing a

Pet Food Bank to serve qualifyingresidents of Arlington County and theCity of Falls Church. In considerationof the effect financial obstacles haveon a pet owner’s ability to afford petcare, the AWLA Pet Food Bankprogram’s goal is to keep family petsout of shelters. If you are anArlington County or City of FallsChurch resident and are in need ofassistance in feeding your pet, followthis link and fill out a pre-registrationform. Visit goo.gl/forms/s2FuFdaYWdZm4tPw2

Scouting for Food. Starting Nov. 3,Scouts will post reminder flyers tohomes throughout area, then returnto collect non-perishable food itemsthat will nourish the area’s hungry on

Nov. 10. Scouting for Food is heldevery fall prior to Thanksgiving.Local food banks rely on it to stocktheir shelves for the upcomingholiday months, when food demandsare the greatest. Items in highestdemand include: canned protein(tuna, salmon, chicken, peanutbutter); soups and stews (beef stew,chili, meat-based soups); 100 percentfruit juices (all sizes); grains (pasta,whole grain pasta, rice, brown rice,boxed macaroni and cheese); cereals(multi-grain, low sugar cereals,oatmeal); canned vegetables; cannedfruits; condiments; and hygieneproducts (diapers, toilet paper,tissues, soap, toothpaste). Visitwww.ncacbsa.org for more.

Food Collection. Through Friday,Nov. 16, PenFed is collecting boxedand canned foods at all of its DC areabranch locations. PenFed, NBC4,Telemundo44 and The Boys and GirlsClub of Greater Washington willcollect the boxes and assemble over

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The heavy drizzle didn’t dampen the spirits of early morningvoters at Madison Community Center. Ten people waited inline in the dark for the doors to open at 6 a.m. By 7 a.m. itwas difficult to find a place in the parking lot and cars waited

to find a place. One of the long-time poll workers observed there was alot more traffic than in previous years. But he added,”it’s hard to handout brochures when you are holding an umbrella and even harder whenthey have an umbrella, too.”

Due to Connection press deadlines, election results will be posted online atwww.connectionnewspapers.com.

Weather Doesn’t Stop Arlington Voters

By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

Culpepper Garden broke groundApril 11 on a major renovationof 204 low-income apartments

built in 1975 for seniors. MaryMacCarthy, one of the first residents tomove back into her newly-renovated ef-ficiency apartment, sits at the table inher living room. She says she moved outJune 18 and moved back in Oct. 19.

MacCarthy says, “The move was sweet. Themoving company agreed to put everythingin the exact position in my temporary apart-ment one floor up.

“They never asked us to box up anything.It was finished in a matter of hours, andnothing was broken.” She says she did packup her knick knacks and her boxes of books.She was a long-term sub English teacher inLoudoun County and is very particularabout her books — Scandinavian (“The Girlwith the Dragon Tattoo” which is so much

better in the original language), herShakespeare texts from high school, theLake Wobegon series.

MacCarthy says, “I asked to be part of thefirst move to avoid the noise.” Shecontinues,”It’s noisy. Sound travels. It startsat 7 a.m. on the dot.” As if on cue a ham-mering ricochets from down the hall.MacCarthy moves to the kitchen. “It’s muchbetter in the kitchen. The cabinets wereugly, dark and the top shelf so high youcouldn’t reach it.” Now the kitchen has bet-

ter lighting and ventilation with a stovefan as well as new cabinets and a newfridge.

The lights in the apartment suddenlyblink off. “Sometimes that happens. Theywill go back on soon.” She picks up aflashlight and heads around the cornerto show off the newly-remodeled bath-room. “This was another big improve-ment. They took out the bathtub and putup the handrails. We hate the handrails,”but she points to the large mirror affixedto a generously-sized medicine cabinet,

Seniors ease back into newly renovated apartments.

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Pamela Fisher and Michael Lasky are headed for the gymat Madison Community Center. They had already voted atTuckahoe Elementary School. “We always vote,” Fishersays. “I voted all blue, for the Democratic plate, notVihstadt. It was a mistake to come in and not support theColumbia Pike streetcar. I felt like even though I’m fromNorth Arlington that it was North Arlington people pull-ing all the dollars from South Arlington.” Lasky adds,“What she says.”

Mark Seikaly and Hillary Scofield have voted because it istheir civic duty. “Kaine, mostly blue.” Scofield says, “Youhave to get out and do your part, vote for the representa-tive in Congress that is aligned with your views.”

Betty Lorino is handing outliterature at MadisonCommunity Center forIndependent JohnVihstadt’s reelection to theArlington County Board. “Ibelieve in what he standsfor, bringing balance to theboard, fiscal responsibility.He is a bright guy with awonderful wife.”

Dressed in her rain gear, AudreyClements, Independent candidate forArlington County School Board, handsout literature in front of the CentralLibrary. Ron Boykin stops by to let herknow he voted for her. “I’m 72 years oldand I attended W&L and I’m against thename change.” Clements comments itwas “political correction run amok.”

Lizzy Neal, Girl Scout Troop 6880, standsunder the tent her mother had just poppedup to cover their donut stand outside ofthe Central Library polling spot. “It’ssupposed to rain hard later so we had tobe prepared.”

Teresa Morin hands outDemocratic campaignliterature outside theCentral Library. “I’ve beenhere since 5:30 a.m. Theline was backed up so itwas 16 minutes to vote andsome people had to wait

George Stutdman, a stu-dent at Washington-LeeHigh school, is working forthe Republicans. “Mygovernment teacher re-quested volunteers. Iwanted to do my part. I’m

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The 2019 Miss Arlington’s Outstanding Teen and MissDominion’s Outstanding Teen Pageant was held on Oct. 6at Wakefield High. Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen wasorganized in conjunction with Miss America’s Outstanding

Teen to encourage positive achievement by helping to nurture and buildthe scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living,and community involvement of Virginia’s youth.

Competing inTeen Pageant

Emili McPhail (center), Miss Virginia, with EllaStrickland, Miss Arlington’s Outstanding Teen 2019 andMorgan Rhudy, Miss Dominion’s Outstanding Teen 2019.

Ella Strickland iscrowned Miss Arlington’sOutstanding Teen 2019by Miss Virginia EmiliMcPhail.

Ella Strickland, MissArlington’s OutstandingTeen 2019, and MorganRhudy, Miss Dominion’sOutstanding Teen 2019,congratulate each other.

Ella Strickland stands beforethe audience after winningthe Miss Arlington’s Out-standing Teen 2019 title.Strickland’s platform is Type1 Diabetes Awareness andSupport. She was diagnosedwith the disease at age 12.

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By Shirley Ruhe

The Connection

The Alliance for Housing So-lutions (AHS) was created in2003 by a group of citizenswho were concerned that Ar-

lington was rapidly becoming a commu-nity in which only affluent families couldafford to live.

According to Michelle Winters, execu-tive director of AHS, in 2016 the countyadded 219 units of committed affordablehousing but lost 874 units of market rateaffordable housing that had been afford-able to renters at 60 percent of AMI. Shesays, “The challenges have persisted andintensified because the housing markethas accelerated in the country.”

Winters says while 7,000 committedaffordable units have been created since2000, 14,000 market-rate affordableunits were lost in Arlington County inthat same timeframe. The county’s in-vestment is not adding to the affordablehousing stock — it’s not even keepingup with the loss.

Winters says AHS has created an Arling-ton for Everyone campaign to continue tobuild widespread support to meet theneed for affordable housing. “We are try-ing to get as many supporters as possible

to sign on.”Supporters believe in three principles in-

cluding support for an Arlington for Every-one in which people from all walks of lifeare welcomed to live and fully participatein our community, that Arlington is a greater

place because of its openness toinclusivity and dedication to socialand economic diversity and thatcreating and maintaining a varietyof housing options and a commit-ment to long-term affordability inArlington is essential to this diver-sity.

The Arlington for Everyonewebsite features Arlington storiesfrom public housing residents toretirees to millennials. Tania wasborn in Lebanon and loves the di-versity in her current apartment.“The sense of community that youfind in Arlington is one of my fa-vorite things about living here. Myhope for Arlington is that our com-munity continues to grow andwork toward maintaining diversityand affordability for all of its cli-ents.”

Alex moved here from a smalltown in Kansas as an AmeriCorps

VISTA worker with A-SPAN. She says shewas shocked when she saw apartments simi-lar to her $335 a month apartment inWichita going for $1,500 per month here.Because housing is so expensive here, shebounced around a lot but after she started

making more money was able to purchasein the Columbia Forest neighborhoodthrough help from Virginia Housing Devel-opment Authority. “I absolutely love myneighborhood in Arlington. Columbia For-est is diverse both economically and ra-cially.”

Arlington for Everyone is hoping to addmore stories of living in Arlington from resi-dents willing to share their experiencesabout living in their communities. Contactthe Arlington for Everyone website orBethany Keener, communications director [email protected].

Winters looks ahead to next year’s bud-get challenge. “We have to remind peopleto be pushing as hard as they can. There isa projected budget gap of $25-30 million,bigger than last year’s and that was verypainful. Last year one of the big issues wasthat there was no tax cut. This year mostpeople are saying they need to open thepossibility of a tax increase.” She adds thatArlington has a lower tax rate than othernearby jurisdictions.

AHS is a non-profit organization work-ing to increase the supply of affordablehousing in Arlington County and NorthernVirginia through public education, policydevelopment, advocacy and innovation.

Arlington for Everyone website featuresstories from public housing residents toretirees to millennials.

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new flooring. It’s fresh; it’s new.”Another advantage to the redo is newly-in-

stalled individual thermostats in each apart-ment that allow each resident to control thetemperature of the apartment. “There used tobe an overlap of still hot outside and we didn’thave access to air conditioning at the end ofthe summer.”

She says they are going to try to put laundryrooms on each floor and bathrooms for visi-tors and aides. “Now you have to do laundryin the basement. We don’t know yet what hourswe will have access to the laundry room. I hopeit’s early and late.” She says they have com-munity meetings every month in which a rep-resentative from the builder tells them aboutthe next stage. “We know so little.”

She says she likes living at Culpepper Gar-den. It’s like an unbelievably small town likewhere she grew up — and so smart with trans-portation. She can take the bus and walk any-where she wants to go. Also she loves the smallspace— from four kids and five bedrooms toan efficiency apartment with just enough roomto put out her books and her sewing machinewhere she makes some of her own clothes.

Next door Geraldine Quinn also sits in a liv-ing room lit only by the outside light comingthrough her large picture window. She said shemoved out of her efficiency apartment on Aug.10 to one floor below but was back in hernewly-renovated space on Oct. 19. “I was sur-prised that I moved out and back in so quick. Ihad no idea that was going to happen.”

“The only thing that bothered me was Icouldn’t see the new place before I moved in. Ididn’t know how big the space was. You cansee I am loaded. That was my problem.” Shepoints to several trunks stacked with her ge-nealogical albums. She characterizes her styleas “early thrift shop and give away vintage.”

But Quinn says, they didn’t take the time toset up or put the furniture in the same loca-tion as her old apartment. She says she learnedher lesson on the move back in, and “I askedcould the men come back later and move this

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Home Sweet Home at Culpepper

with volunteers who can teach you anythingyou want. She points to the bare walls. “I can’tput up pictures yet because they are workingon the apartment next to me and the picturesmight jiggle right off the walls.” She says thataround. “They were very, very good to do it.”

Her computer isn’t set up yet but she is in nohurry. They have a computer space downstairs See Culpepper, Page 11

Geraldine Quinn points to apage in her genealogyalbum with seven brothersin the military. She saysthey are all gone now.“That’s the end of thatgeneration.” Culpepper apartment kitchen and bathroom pre-renovation.

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Geraldine Quinn sits in the living room of her newly renovated effi-ciency apartment in front of her bare walls. She says the walls have nopictures since the construction workers are still working on the apart-ment next door and “the pictures could jiggle right off the wall.”

Lights suddenly go out due to con-struction so Mary MacCarthy pointsher flashlight to highlight the newshower in her bathroom. It replaced

Mary MacCarthy points to the newkitchen cabinets in her renovatedapartment at Culpepper Garden.

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Entertainment

Jingle ARRGH the Way!A mysterious message left in the crow’s nest of their ship brings Captain Braid Beard and his pirate mates back to North

Beach to seek out young Jeremy Jacob to help solve a riddle and find the Christmas treasure. Favorite characters, a rollickingstory, great songs, and a trip to the North Pole to find “you know who,” this production is based on a story by Melinda Long,author of How I Became a Pirate. For ages 4 and older. Nov. 16-18, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Dec. 7-9 – Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Satur-days at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets $15/adults, $12/children, students, military, and seniors. Tickets atwww.encorestage.org or 703-548-1154.

Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.

ONGOINGDía de los Muertos: Prints from

Self-Help Graphics. Through Dec.5 at the Arlington Arts Center, 3550Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Inconjunction with its 15th annual Díade los Muertos celebration, AACpresents a selection of prints on loanfrom Self-Help Graphics & Art (SHG),a community-driven nonprofit basedin Los Angeles that is devoted tofostering the creation andadvancement of new work byChicano/a and Latinx artists. For itsannual Día de los Muertoscelebration, begun in 1973, SHGcommissions a Día de los Muertos-themed print from a new artist eachyear. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Fall SOLOS 2018 Art Exhibit.Through Dec. 15 at the ArlingtonArts Center, 3550 Wilson Blvd.,Arlington. Dawn Whitmore: A houseis like a mind that holds everything isa 5-channel immersive soundinstallation that delves into therelationship between the mind andthe house as metaphorical dwellings.In a constructed room that reads as asimple domestic residence, the artist’svoice, reading from various classicaltexts, emanates from multiple pointsin the room, becoming almostunintelligible at times as therecordings are layered on top of oneanother. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Adult Dance Technique. ThroughDec. 22, 9:30-11 a.m., Saturdays, atArlington Cultural Affairs Bldg., 3700S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington.Improve balance, range of motion,strength, coordination and interactwith friendly people. Drop-in for aclass or enroll for a series. Join at anytime. The class instructors are JaneFranklin Dance company members,all experienced professionaleducators. Tuition: $110 for six classcard/$60 for three class card/$25single class. Enroll atwww.janefranklin.com/adult-danceor call 703-933-1111.

“Billy Elliot The Musical.” ThroughJan. 6 at Signature Theatre, At 4200Campbell Ave., Arlington. All 11-year-old Billy wants to do is dance.While the 1984 miners’ strikesqueezes his family and splits histown, Billy’s passion for ballet firstdivides, then ultimately unites, thecommunity – and changes his life inextraordinary ways. Tickets are $40-$102. Visit www.sigtheatre.org.

THURSDAY/NOV. 8Conversations About Race. 7:30-9

p.m. at Central Library, WilsonRoom, 1015 N. Quincy Street,Arlington. Free. Join in an openconversation about race in a safeenvironment to ask questions,discuss, and learn together.Conversation led by two alumni ofChallenging Racism. Contact LatonyaFrancis and Ami Foster [email protected].

Deep Dive: Built By Beavers. 8-9p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Take a Deep Dive intonatural history that scratches morethan just the surface. You may knowthat beavers are dam-builders, butdid you also know they were nation-builders? The natural history ofbeavers is an important pillar in thehistory of both Canada and theUnited States. Ages 18+. $5 perperson. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/events/deep-dive-built-by-beavers.

FRIDAY/NOV. 9Parents Night Out. 6-10 p.m. at

Walter Reed Community Center,

Arlington. The Teens Making ADifference Club (T-MAD) is offeringparents a night out while theirchildren ages 4-11 enjoy an eveningof games, art and fun Fridaysthrough May. Cost is $25. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/2018/09/parents-night-out-is-back/.

Virginia’s Squirrels Campfire. 6-7p.m. at Long Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Find out about the fivekinds of squirrels that live in Virginiaand how they live through theseasons. Also learn a squirrel songand dance. All ages. $5 per person.Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/events/virginias-squirrels-campfire/.

SATURDAY/NOV. 10R.I.P. - Remove Invasive Plants.

9:30 - 11:30 a.m. At Gulf BranchNature Center, Arlington. Adults,teens, and families ages 8 and up.Want to restore habitat and increasenative species diversity right here inArlington? Work parties are heldevery month and are making adifference with the return of ferns,wildflowers and the animals thatdepend on them to areas oncecovered in destructive invasiveplants. Help make it happen. Call703-228-3403.

DC Walk for Carcinoid Cancer. 10a.m. at Quincy Park in Arlington.eGlobalTech has partnered with theNeuroendocrine Tumor ResearchFoundation to host the DC Walk forCarcinoid Cancer. Both organizationsare raising money to fundneuroendocrine tumor research forcures and more effective treatments.All proceeds will be donated toNETRF. The route goes through

Arlington’s Clarendon and Ballstoncommunities and finishes back atQuincy Park for a celebration withmusic, a playground, moon bounce,food trucks, and arts and crafts. Visitwww.dcwalk4carcinoidcancer.com/.

Tree ID Hike. 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.at Long Branch Nature Center,Arlington. For Adults. The leaves arejust starting to fall. Learn to identifytrees without using the leaf shape asa clue. Dress for the weather. Teensages 14 and up welcome, but must beaccompanied by a registered adult.Call 703-228-6535.

Free Play Days. 1:30-3 p.m. at GulfBranch Nature Center, Arlington.Ages 5 to 9. Give childrenunstructured time they can call theirown; they will love this chance toexplore the woods, make mud pies,throw rocks in the creek and just befree. Dress to get wet and dirty, andwear closed-toe shoes. Call 703-228-3403.

Backstage Tours of “Billy ElliotThe Musical.” 5 p.m. At SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,Arlington. $10/person. Stepbackstage into the exciting world ofBilly Elliot and learn how they bringthis high-energy musical to life withour backstage tours, led by an actorfrom the show. A cast member willtake you through the dressing rooms,the green room, and more to talkabout the design and productionprocess. Visit www.sigtheatre.org.

Sisters Called to Serve. 6 p.m. AtArlington Arts Center, 3550 WilsonBlvd., Arlington. Cost $60/person.Hosted by the Northern VirginiaAlumnae Chapter of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc., the fund-raisingevent will support scholarships to

high school graduates attendingcollege during the 2019-2020 schoolyear. Email [email protected] visit dstnovac.org/.

EyeSoar. 7:30 p.m. at ArlingtonCultural Affairs Building, 3700 S.Four Mile Run, Arlington. Cost is$22. Presented by Jane FranklinDance, the “EyeSoar” projecthighlights the landscapes near 3700S Four Mile Run Drive, the rooftopand outdoors across Nelson Street,the footbridge and Jennie Dean Park,and engages people who occupy theneighborhood. This area is a heavyutilized, an under recognized publicsite drawing bike path and recreationusers, footbridge traffic andindividuals to the auto repair shops,the Shirlington Dog Park, AFAC, NewDistrict, Shirlington Education andEmployment Center and otherbusinesses. Visit janefranklin.com/performances/tickets.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 10-11Annual Fine Crafts Show and Sale.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 12-4 p.m.Sunday at Lee Arts Center, 5722 LeeHighway, Arlington. Looking for one-of-a-kind gifts this holiday season?The studio artists of Lee Arts Centerwill hold their Annual Fine CraftsShow and Sale. Featuring finepottery, sculpture, prints and jewelryby regional artists. Call 703-228-0560 or visit www.leeartscenter.org.

SUNDAY, NOV. 11Centennial Ceremony. 10:30 a.m.-

noon. At Clarendon Central Park,3140 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Join inthe annual ceremony at the Arlington

War Memorial in Clarendon CentralPark. This year will be a specialrecognition of the 100th anniversaryof the end of World War I withremarks by County officials. A freereception will follow at AmericanLegion Post 139. Visitcommissions.arlingtonva.us/events/100th-anniversary-of-armistice-day-veterans-day-commemoration/.

GoGo Symphony Concert. 11 a.m.-5p.m. At The Church at Clarendon,1210 North Highland St., Arlington.Free. The GoGo Symphony, an aptmulti-ethnic orchestra which fusesWashington DC’s go-go music withclassical, will provide interactiveentertainment. The event, titled“Becoming Better Together,” is thechurch’s unique way of celebratingthe first pastoral anniversary of Rev.Danielle L. Bridgeforth, its firstAfrican American and woman pastor.Visit www.1bc.org.

Bells of Peace: A World War IRemembrance. 11 a.m. Thousandsof organizations, religiousinstitutions, cities and individualsnationwide will take a moment fromtheir daily activity to toll their bell 21times in remembrance of the morethan 100,000 American soldiers whopaid the ultimate sacrifice in WorldWar I. The Arlington HistoricalSociety will join All U.S. Navy andU.S. Marine Corps ships andinstallations, as well as manyhistorical sites around the country.They will all participate in theceremonial toll while Philadelphia’sIndependence Liberty Bell serves asan honorary landmark for this specialhistoric moment. For moreinformation on how to get involvedwith “Bells of Peace: A World War IRemembrance,” visit:www.ww1cc.org/bells.

Bowen McCauley Dance. 4 p.m. AtKenmore Middle School Auditorium,200 S. Carlin Springs Road,Arlington. Bowen McCauley DanceCompany announces its 23rdPerformance Season Schedule withthe 100th Anniversary of ArmisticeDay (1918).

MONDAY/NOV. 12Fort C.F. Smith Park Walking

Tour. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. at Fort CFSmith Park, 2411 N. 24th St.,Arlington. Families ages 7 and up.Register children and adults; childrenmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Fort C.F. Smith was one of thelast Union forts built to protectWashington during the Civil War.Learn about the park’s history,including the role of the fort and thesoldiers stationed there in the CivilWar. Dress for the weather, andterrain will be uneven and possiblymuddy. Call 703-228-4775.

Fort Ethan Allen Park WalkingTour. 1-1:45 p.m. at Fort EthanAllen, 3829 N. Stafford St.,Arlington. Families ages 7 and up.Register children and adults; childrenmust be accompanied by a registeredadult. Fort Ethan Allen was built bythe Union Army in September 1861to command the approach to ChainBridge and has the most extensiveremaining features of any Civil Warfort in Arlington. Explore theearthworks and discuss how and whythe fort was built. Dress for theweather as terrain will be unevenand possibly muddy. Call 703-228-4775.

TUESDAY/NOV. 13Birding Mason Neck. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Meet at Barcroft Park Sports &Fitness Center, 4200 S. Four MileRun Drive, Arlington. Adults. Join usto search woodlands, meadows andwetlands at some of the protectednatural areas on Mason Neck forearly waterfowl, Bald Eagles andother raptors, as well as winter andyear-round resident songbirds. There


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Ft. Myer cavalry displaying a charge during a 1920s exhibition.

History of Fort MyerFind out about the rich history of Fort Myer, just in time for Veteran’s Day. Originally part of the Custis Estate at the begin-

ning of the Civil War and now the home of the Old Guard. Former Ft. Myer Historian Kim Bernard Holien will provide youwith little known facts and debunk myths including the Navy theft of the “Three Sisters,” the Society Circus of Maj. GeorgePatton, the female German spy who escaped from Quarters Two, the lost bunker from the Berlin Airlift of 1948, the remainsof the White House under the tennis courts, the mystery rock walls underneath the parking lot of the Class Six Store, theBuffalo Soldiers of the West and more. Thursday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. At Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University, 2807N. Glebe Road, Main Campus, Arlington. Free. Visit arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

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The cast of Avant Bard’s Illyria. (Top row:) Jenna Rossman, Frank Britton, Ezra Tozian,Emma Loughran Hébert, Adam Lemos. (Bottom row:) Miss Kitty LeLynx, MontanaMonardes, Katie Gallagher, Christopher Henley, Matthew Sparacino, Dani Stoller.

‘Illyria, or What You Will’Adapted from Twelfth Night by Jonelle Walker and Mitchell Hébert and directed by Mitchell Hébert, presented by Avant

Bard Theatre. Illyria reimagines Shakespeare’s comedy of mixed-signal love as a bohemian cabaret set in a Manhattan divebar in the early 1980s, where identity, sex, and gender are what you will – and habitués find freedom to be who they trulyare. Through Nov. 19 at Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington. Tickets are $40. Visitwww.avantbard.org/tickets or call 703-418-4808.

will be approximately two to threemiles of walking on gently rolling,unpaved surfaces. Participants shoulddress for the weather and bringbinoculars, a bag lunch and a drinkand snacks for the day. Call 703-228-6535.

Antlers Storytime. 10:30-11 a.m.Meet at Long Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Families ages 2 and up.Register children only. Join us toread stories about animals that carrybranches on their heads. Call 703-228-6535.

Jane Franklin Dance Classes.11:30-1:30 p.m. at Arlington CulturalAffairs Building, 3700 S. Four MileRun, Arlington. Presents JaneFranklin Dance Presents Forty+Project. This eight-class seriesexplores movement technique andcreative strategies in developing awork for concert performance. Thesession is led by choreographer JaneFranklin, artistic director andfounder of Jane Franklin Dance. Ifyou’ve never performed, but wantedto try; if you haven’t danced sincecollege, but would like to get backinto it, this is the perfect project tostep back into the joys of dance,performance, and participation. Costis $160 for the eight-session series.Visit www.janefranklin.com/adult-dance/forty-plus.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY/NOV. 13-14Dominion Guild Merry Market. At

Knights of Columbus, 5115 LittleFalls Road, Arlington. Hours are5:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday; 9:30 a.m.-4p.m. Wednesday at Knights ofColumbus, 5115 Little Falls Road.Annual holiday boutique featuring25-plus specialty vendors offeringsomething for everyone. Cost $25/$15. Visitwww.thedominionguild.org.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 14Coffee and Conversation. 10-11

a.m. At The Springs Apartments,Multipurpose Room, 4318 NorthCarlin Springs Road, Arlington. JoinArlington Neighborhood Village’s“Coffee and Conversation” series.Bring your own coffee, learn aboutaging in place, and hear from DeanNaujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper forthe Potomac Riverkeeper Network,who will share the Network’sactivities over the past 3 years. NoRSVP needed.

NOV. 14-15Fur, Scales and Slime. 1-2 p.m. At

Long Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Fluffy mammals, scalyreptiles, slimy amphibians and fish.On Nov. 14, 15 and 28, 1-2 p.m.,Nov. 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Comelearn why different species have avariety of outer coverings and ouch

some live animals too. Ages 3-5. $5per person. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events/fur-scales-and-slime-4/.

THURSDAY/NOV. 15Floral Arrangements. 11 a.m. At

Little Falls Presbyterian Church’sFriendship Hall (lower level), 6025Little Falls Road, Arlington. EllenSeagraves of Bethesda’s Chic FloralDesigns will demonstrate thearrangements that have graced theWhite House and Blair Houseinteriors among other addresses. Freeand open to the public. Sponsored byRock Spring Garden Club. Clubmeeting begins at 10 a.m. Anoptional light lunch follows theprogram at noon. Visitrockspringgardenclub.com or [email protected].

FRIDAY/NOV. 16First Thanksgiving Campfire. 6-7

p.m. At Long Branch Nature CenterAmphitheater, Arlington. See andhold Native American artifacts whilewe discuss how tribes survived offthe land and helped the Pilgrims.And of course…there will be s’mores.$5 per person. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 16-18“Jingle ARRGH the Way!” At

Gunston Arts Center - Theatre One,2700 S. Lang St., Arlington. Fridaysat 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 11 a.m.and 3 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. Amysterious message left in the crow’snest of their ship brings CaptainBraid Beard and his pirate matesback to North Beach to seek outyoung Jeremy Jacob to help solve ariddle and find the Christmastreasure. For ages 4 and older.Tickets $15/adults, $12/children,students, military, and seniors.Tickets at www.encorestage.org or703-548-1154.

FRIDAY/NOV. 16-JAN. 2019Arlington’s Holiday Kitchens. At

Arlington Historical Museum, 1805 S.Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington.Nothing says holiday celebrationmore than food, so the ArlingtonHistorical Museum is raiding thekitchen. In this new holiday exhibit,see all the tools grandma used andthose used by her forebears longbefore electricity. Some artifacts willbe like what today’s kitchens havewhile others you may ponder whatthey would have been used for. Visitarlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 17Recycling Event. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. At

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Complete DognessComplete Dogness is a family friendly performance about a delightful little doggy

with bad habits. She can eat a delicious wool sweater or steal a whole block ofcheese. But there is hope as Barky learns new tricks and as the whole family ad-justs. The performance incorporates spoken word, movement, music, kineticimaging and animation by Hong Huo and interactive participatory activities foryoung children. Sunday, Nov. 11, 4 p.m. at Theatre on the Run, 3700 S. Four MileRun Drive, Arlington. Cost $15 adults; $10 children under age 10; $45 for a fam-ily of 4. Visit www.janefranklin.com/performances/tickets.

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Washington-Lee High School),Arlington. Arlington County will holdits biannual Environmental Collectionand Recycling Event (E-CARE). E-CARE is an event where residents cansafely dispose of hazardoushousehold materials, recycle bikes,small metal items and more. For afull list of acceptable items, go towww.arlingtonva.us and search “E-CARE.”

Bikes for the World. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.At 1425 North Quincy St. (acrossfrom Washington-Lee High School),Arlington. Arlington’s Bikes for theWorld collects repairable bicycles inthe U.S., and donates them tocharities around the globe forproductive use by those in need ofaffordable transport for access towork, school, and health care. A $10-per-bike donation is suggested todefray a share of shipping andhandling. Visitwww.bikesfortheworld.org.

Families Unplugged: PrintedCards and Calendars. 10 a.m.-noon. At Arlington Mill CommunityCenter. The experts from theCommunity Arts team will guide youand your family through a fun projectfor each upcoming holiday: a woodenturkey craft perfect for Thanksgivingdecor, winter holiday cards, and a2019 calendar. All ages. $8 perperson. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/events/families-unplugged-printed-cards-and-calendars/.

Feathers, Fins and Fur. 10:30-11:30a.m. At Gulf Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Different animals have avariety of body coverings. Fromsmooth, moist skin that helpsamphibians breathe to the warmth offeathers and fur, explore all thesebody coverings. Also see and touchsome live animals up close. Ages 6-10. $5 per person. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events/feathers-fins-and-fur-2/.

Watercolor Workshop: Portraits.1-4 p.m. at Arlington Arts Center,3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Forages 14-18. In this intensiveworkshop, students will developpainting skills and build confidencein watercolor technique andportraiture. Students will learn tocapture human expressions as theyexperiment with the fluid andtransparent qualities of watercolor.Art historical references will bepresented to serve as additionalinspiration. All skill levels are

welcome, though drawing and/orpainting experience is recommended.Visit www.arlingtonartscenter.org.

Secrets of Squirrels. 2-3:30 p.m. AtLong Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Come learn about thesefurry rodents who are busy in the fallhiding nuts. How do they find themlater? Where do they raise theirbabies? Why are some gray squirrelsblack? Learn the answers in aclassroom and on a fun nature hike.Ages 5+. Free. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events/secrets-

of-squirrels-5.Backstage Tours of “Billy Elliot

The Musical.” 5 p.m. At SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,Arlington. $10/person. Stepbackstage into the exciting world ofBilly Elliot and learn how they bringthis high-energy musical to life withbackstage tours, led by an actor fromthe show. A cast member will takevisitors through the dressing rooms,the green room, and more to talkabout the design and productionprocess. Visit www.sigtheatre.org.

Singles Dinner & Movie Night. 5p.m. At Samuel Beckett’s Irish GastroPub in Shirlington, 4150 CampbellAve., Shirlington. Followed by movieof your choice at AMC Shirlington 7.Cost of $35 at door includes dinner,soda, tip and movie ticket. AdvanceRSVP required for reserved seats atmovies: [email protected] by New Beginnings, asupport group for separated/divorcedmen and women. Visitwww.newbeginningsusa.org.

Oh Deer! Campfire. 6-7 p.m. At GulfBranch Nature Center, Arlington. Thewhole family is invited to join us atthe Gulf Branch fire ring for lots ofold-fashioned fun. This engagingprogram will be filled withentertaining activities that mayinclude stories, special animal guests,games, songs and of course, S’mores!Ages 3+. $5 per person. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events/oh-deer-campfire/.

Bingo Night. 7-9 p.m. At St. John’sEpiscopal Church, 415 S. LexingtonSt., Arlington. St. John’s EpiscopalChurch and La Iglesia de Cristo Reyare hosting a bingo night. The cost is$5 for two cards, a raffle ticket and adessert. Prizes will be awarded, andrefreshments will be available. [email protected] or call703-671-6834. Visitwww.stjohnsarlingtonva.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/NOV. 17-18Pre-Holiday Artful Weekend. At

Fort C.F. Smith Park, 2411 24th St.N., Arlington. Reception: Friday,Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m.; show hours:Saturday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;and Sunday, Nov. 18, noon-4 p.m. Apopular pre-holiday event inNorthern Virginia, the art on displayis created by 40 top Arlington-basedartists. Featured are paintings ofmany genres, ceramics, jewelry,sculpture, artist’s cards, unframedworks and more. Great for holidayshopping. Visitwww.arlingtonartistsalliance.org.

SUNDAY/NOV. 18R.I.P. – Remove Invasive Plants. 2-

4 p.m. At Long Branch NatureCenter, Arlington. Help restorehabitat and increase native speciesdiversity in Arlington. Work partiesare held monthly and are making adifference with the return of ferns,wildflowers and the animals thatdepend on them. Help make ithappen! Free. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/events/r-i-p-remove-invasive-plants-at-long-branch-15.

Washington Balalaika Concert. 3p.m. At Kenmore Performing ArtsCenter, Arlington. Come hear thelargest Russian folk orchestra in theUnited States, with 55 members onstage, with a musical repertoirereplicating a typical RussianwinterVisit www.balalaika.org.

Notable Nature. 3:30-4:30 p.m. AtLong Branch Nature Center,Arlington. Lessons in naturejournaling and sketching. Construct anature journal, hone writing anddrawing skills and talk about theseason while hiking. Ages 5+. Free.Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/events/notable-nature-41/.


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resident is due to move in the nextweekend “but the noise is not go-ing to stop because there is an-other floor of apartments beingworked.” Approximately 40 apart-ments have been completed todate.

Quinn walks into her newkitchen. “Somebody did a beauti-ful cosmetic job on the cabinets.The appliances are new, and thelighting is excellent which is im-portant. You see, I added a cabi-net of my own. I am so gratefulfor the extra wall space.” She stopsa minute and listens. “At least thejackhammer has stopped. Thenoise was so horrendous.”

Her neighbor knocks on the doorto hand her a notice about thescheduled power outage from 10a.m.-2 p.m. today due to construc-tion.

Quinn worked for the Army sohas lived all over and is very usedto moving, “but at 82 I intend thisto be my last move.” She says shedidn’t expect to end up in elderlyhousing but, “I think it is a won-derful situation. I am happy to be

Home Sweet Home at Culpepperhere. They have such extensiveschedules of things going on. It’sso alive and bustling.”

Quinn says, “You can go downand listen to music. They hadkaraoke night and it was a lot offun. They had politicians come in,”and she adds, “the chef is justmarvelous. He is a very uniqueperson to be associated with aninstitution like this.” However,Quinn says that when they gavethe residents the opportunity toopt out of the mandated one meala day, she took it. “It was a realsavings for me and a necessity.”

Her next task will be what todo with the trunks full of geneal-ogy albums. “I have 40 albumsthis size with seven generationsdocumented. This picture is ofseven brothers in the military.That generation just died. Shethought she would just start withcousins “but it’s so addictive” andshe has been collecting for 35years.

Culpepper Garden is an afford-able nonprofit retirement commu-nity dedicated to serving low-in-come seniors aged 62 and older.They opened in 1975 with 204

independent living apartmentsthat were expanded in 1992 withthe addition of 63 one-bedroomapartments. Assisted living wasadded in 2000 with 73 one-bed-room apartments. According toLinda Kelleher, executive director

of ARHC, the current renovationeffort is expected to be completedin 2020. It is being funded by low-income housing tax credits, Arling-ton County Affordable HousingInvestment Fund and VirginiaHousing Development Authority.

Photo by Shirley Ruhe/The Connection

Banner in Culpepper hallway chronicles the renovation of204 apartments.

“Flourishing After 55” from ArlingtonOffice of Senior Adult Programs forNov. 18-24.

Senior centers: Lee, 5722 LeeHwy.; Langston-Brown Senior Center,2121 N. Culpeper St.; Walter Reed,2909 S. 16th St.; Arlington Mill, 909 S.Dinwiddie St.; Aurora Hills, 735 S. 18th

St. Senior centers will be closed Thurs-day, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23

Senior trips: Front Royal WalkingTour, $8 plus lunch at Main Street Mill,Tuesday. Nov. 20; Dutch’s DaughterThanksgiving lunch, Frederick, Md.,Thursday, Nov. 22, $70. Call ArlingtonCounty 55+ Travel, 703-228-4748. Reg-istration required.

NEW PROGRAMS:Classical music appreciation,

Monday, Nov. 19, 1 p.m., Langston-Brown. Details, 703-228-6300.

Chinese brush painting, Monday,Nov. 19, 10 a.m.- noon, Walter Reed.Register, 703-228-0955.

Ballroom Dance instruction,Mondays beginning Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m.,$42/6 sessions, Walter Reed. Partnernot necessary. Register, 703-228-0955.

Senior Boot Camp begins Monday,Nov. 19, $30/6 sessions. Register, 703-228-0955.

Exercises to build strong anklesand feet begin Monday, Nov. 19, 8:50a.m., $31.50/7 sessions, Arlington Mill.Register, 703-228-7369.

Senior ice skating, MedStar Capi-tals Iceplex, Ballston Mall, level 8,Mondays, 8:10-9:20., Wednesdays,8:30-9 a.m. Details, 703-228-4771.

Pickleball beginners, Mondays, 9a.m., Arlington Mill; 9:45 a.m., WalterReed. Details, 703-228-4771.

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For those with seemingly endless to-do lists, taking a nap or sleepinglate might seem like a luxury theycan’t afford. Foregoing sleep in lieu

of checking email, doing laundry or study-ing for an exam, could decrease the qualityof those tasks.

“Two well-known effects of inadequatesleep are cognitive processing problems in-cluding attention, storing information andretrieving information from memory,” saidDr. Linda Gulyn, professor of psychology atMarymount University. “That’s why some-one who is consistently sleepy has difficultyin classes, getting work done, and takingtests. This is problematic especially for highschool and college students.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-vention recommends that school-aged chil-dren get nine to 12 hours of sleep eachnight, teenagers get eight to 10 hours,adults 18-65 get seven to eight and adults65 and older get seven to eight hours. TheCDC also reports that one in three peopledon’t get enough sleep.

“This country is very achievement-ori-ented. It’s go, go, go and we think that sleep-ing is for wimps,” said Adam Winsler, Ph.D.professor of applied developmental psychol-ogy at George Mason University and lead

author of an article published in the Jour-nal of Youth and Adolescence called “Sleep-less in Fairfax …”

But in addition to a decrease in produc-tivity, a lack of adequate sleep can have anegative impact on one’s overall wellbeing.Winsler’s study looked at 39,000 8th, 10th

and 12th graders in Fairfax County. The re-searchers recorded the average number ofhour of sleep the teens get each night andfound that sleep deprivation can have aprofound impact on mental health and cer-tain behaviors. “We found that getting eightto nine hours of sleep each night lowers therisk of underage drinking, smoking and se-

rious drug use in kids and adolescence. Eachhour more of sleep a night adolescents getis associated with less depression, suicide,and drug use for teens,” said Winsler. “Butgenerally, the reality is that most kids andteens are considered deprived. A lack ofsleep hurts them emotionally and can makethem feel depressed and grumpy. Youngerchildren who don’t get adequate sleep canexperience problems with self-control andbehavior regulation.”

“When we are tired, we are more likelyto be agitated and this affects social rela-tionships. [Someone who’s sleep deprived]might have a tough time completing tasks,”added Gulyn.

There are physical and mental health ben-efits to getting proper sleep, says Dr. JeromeShort, a clinical psychologist and associateprofessor of psychology at George MasonUniversity who has also studied the effectof sleep patterns on overall health andwellness. “Sleep clears the brain of toxicproteins, repairs muscles, and restores theimmune system. Adequate sleep is associ-ated with less obesity, diabetes, heart dis-ease, and cancer,” he said. “In recent re-search with college students, I found thatthe combination of vigorous exercise andsleep satisfaction led to next day positivemood, he said. “The combination of mod-erate exercise and longer sleep led to re-

duced negative mood.”“During sleep, the body releases hor-

mones that stimulate growth, increasemuscle mass, and repair cells and tissues,”said Julia Dorsey, RN, School Public HealthNurse – Fairfax County Health Department.“Hormones also help boost the immune sys-tem to better fight infection. Chronic sleepdeficiency is linked to an increased risk ofobesity and type II diabetes, as well as heartdisease, high blood pressure, and stroke.”

ADEQUATE SLEEP can be elusive in asocial environment where social media andinformation on demand are prevalent. “It’scritical to reduce screen time before bed andnot allow video games and computers andphones use late at night,” said Winsler.“Dimming the lights and doing calming ac-tivities also helps. One big ussie is that teenssleep with their phones next to them andthe phones vibrate and wake them up.”

“Daily exercise, reduced light, physicalcomfort, and a regular sleep routine of go-ing to bed and getting up at the same timeincrease duration of, and satisfaction with,sleep,” added Dr. Jerome Short.

To improve the quality of one’s sleep,Gulyn advises that “if sleep problems areassociated with excessive worry or depres-sion, then it’s important to seek professionaladvice.”

A Good Night’s Sleep The impact of sleep deprivationand how to avoid it.

Avoiding activities like playingvideo games before bed can im-prove the quality of one’s sleep,says researchers.

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Getting InvolvedMore than 70 young professionals participated inVolunteer Arlington’s second annual Young Profession-als Care event on Saturday, Oct. 13, which was held atthe Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston. A Volunteer Fairgave participants an opportunity to explore 27 localnonprofit and county organizations regarding theirmissions and specific volunteer opportunities.

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Shaye Ferris has been namethe 2018 Virginia CIT Peerof the Year by the Virginia

CIT Coalition. The award honorsa dedicated and active peer froma Virginia Crisis Intervention Team(CIT) program whose contribu-tions have greatly enhanced theprogram’s success.

Ferris is a certified peer recov-ery specialist working out of theDHS Behavioral Healthcare Divi-sion. She has made a number ofcontributions to the Crisis Inter-vention Team. She provides CITtrainees with instruction on peerrecovery specialists, includingtheir role in the Arlington CountyDepartment of Human Servicesand in the Crisis Intervention Cen-ter (CIC). After completing the 40-hour CIT training herself, she rec-ognized the need to increase edu-cation around stigma in the pro-gram. To address this, she addedmaterial to the peer specialistblock of CIT instruction to empha-size the effect of stigma on thosewith mental health and substance

use issues and the need to de-stig-matize mental health in the work-place.

Ferris helps consumers in crisisin DHS’s Crisis Intervention Cen-ter. Consumers often request herupon their arrival at the CIC; someoften just check in to speak withher over the phone.

Arlington’s Shaye Ferrisaccepts congratulationsfrom Patrick Halpern,VACIT Coalition president.

State Honor for DHS Staffer

Charles L. Mooreis serving inone of the high-

est leadership positionsat Woodberry ForestSchool in WoodberryForest, Va. Charlie, a se-nior, is a member of theprefect board, which isresponsible for administering thestudent-run honor system.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.Cary E. Moore of Arlington.

In addition to intro-ducing new students tothe honor system,through which allWoodberry studentspledge not to lie, cheator steal, Charlie servesas a mentor to youngerstudents and assists with

dormitory supervision. Now in its130th year, Woodberry ForestSchool is a boarding communityfor boys in grades 9-12.

Moore Serves on Prefect Board


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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

With apologies to Simon and Garfunkel: burping, hiccuping, coughing, “expectorating,”

nose bleeding, nose blowing, “gassing,” gur-gling and “nauseating.”

If this were football, I’d likely receive a pen-alty for piling on: too much not of a good thing.

For me, it’s just another day in cancer’s side-effect paradise. For my wife, Dina, how-

so to speak. Aside from how cancer makes you look and feel, there is also an element of how it makes you sound.

just more self-aware. But there’s only so much one can do, or quite frankly, want to do to manage/control one’s sights and sounds.

After all, side effects are sort of the cost of doing business in the medical/pharmaceutical world. And though every patient doesn’t expe-rience identical symptoms, we’re all warned equally that there could be trouble in them “thar” pills. Part of that trouble is internal: what you feel, and part of that trouble is external: what you see and hear. And depending upon what medication you’re receiving, you could be experiencing side effects that manifest more like main effects.

Generally speaking, unless I was really uncomfortable and/or insistent when speaking to my oncologist, he has refrained from treating side effects – too much. His thinking has been that too many pills treating too many side effects makes Kenny an extraordinarily dull and dependent boy, and likely makes matters worse. Granted, there have been exceptions.

But prescribing an ever-increasing number and variety of pills seems akin to chasing one’s own tail. It may be amusing to look at (if you’re a cat or dog owner), but it’s a hell of a price to pay for a minimal amount of relief. You may not be any worse for the wear, but neither are you any better off than when you started.

Obviously, in the cancer-treatment world, there’s going to be some discomfort, and I have been prescribed some side-effect medication accordingly: for a skin rash, for constipation, to boost my appetite, for pain and for neuropathy. But overall, to ease my worried brow, we’ve tried to stay away from letting side effects affect my primary care.

Unfortunately, the reality is, every med-ication, every treatment, every procedure produces side effects. Trying to keep your eye on the ball during multiple processes, can become challenging. And though it may not be rocket science, it is medicine/science which for a Humanities graduate like me is as unnatural as it can possibly be.

All I understand is trying not to make mat-ters worse, but when you’ve been diagnosed as “terminal,” which I was, things have already become worse. Ergo, knowing how to manage your situation so as not to exaggerate the chal-lenge you already face itself becomes a side effect for which there’s very little treatment.

Knowing when to add or subtract medica-tions, knowing when to change one’s infusion medicine, knowing when to schedule infu-sion intervals and knowing when to schedule diagnostic scans, are all wrenching emotional decisions which might have life-ending conse-quences so these decisions do carry the weight of the world. And though my father always told me that I had broad shoulders (meaning I could carry the weight), I have never been tested as I have these last nearly 10 years.

Having survived for as long as I have, pre-sumably, I have made some correct decisions. Nevertheless, I still feel like I’m one wrong move from disaster. And it’s never more clear to me then when I’m listening to what I’m hearing.

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4,000 turkey baskets to be distributed to localfamilies, seniors, veterans and others in need.Visit visit PenFed.org. PenFed branch locationscollecting donation items include:

❖ Fort Myer – 2nd St. & McNair, Building 450, FortMyer

❖ Pentagon City – 701 S. 12th St., ArlingtonToy Drive. Each year from October to December,

OAR hosts a Toy Drive to collect new, donatedtoys and gifts for children of parentsincarcerated, ages newborn to 18 years, as apart of OAR’s Project Christmas Angel inDecember. OAR does this in an effort to bridgethe gap between those involved in the criminaljustice system and their children. Donationboxes set up at businesses and organizationsthroughout the D.C. metro area. To find the listof all donation sites and for more details aboutOAR’s Annual Toy Drive and how to getinvolved, visit www.oaronline.org/archives/6591.

SATURDAY/NOV. 10“The Eighth Annual Sisters Called to Serve:

Celebrating Art, Culture, and SisterhoodMix and Mingle.” 6 p.m. at Arlington ArtsCenter, 3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Thisfundraising event will support Northern VirginiaAlumnae Chapter (NoVAC) of Delta Sigma ThetaSorority, Inc. efforts to provide scholarships towell deserving high school graduates attendingcollege during the 2019-2020 school year, aswell as community and youth programs. Theevent will also recognize NoVAC’s 60 years ofservice in the community. Guests can enjoy artexhibits and live entertainment. $60. Visitwww.dstnovac.org for tickets.

MONDAY/NOV. 1232nd Annual Caregivers Conference. 8 a.m.-

3:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Alexandria,2932 King St., Alexandria. 32nd AnnualCaregivers Conference: Finding Hope &Harmony in Caregiving is presented by theNorthern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium.$35. Register online at www.eventbrite.com/e/32nd-annual-caregivers-conference-finding-hope-harmony-in-caregiving-registration-48699561700. View or download the conferencebrochure at alz.org/media/nca/documents/NoVA_Dementia_Care_Consortium_Conference_2018.pdf.

TUESDAY/NOV. 13Open House. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Saint Ann

Catholic School. 980 North Frederick St. SaintAnn Catholic School is hosting its first openhouse of the 2018/2019 school year.Kindergarten Information Night takes place 7-8p.m. Call 703-525-7599 or visit www.stann.orgfor more.

Public Input Sought. 5 p.m. at at 241 18thStreet, Lobby Level Suite 103, Arlington. TheU.S. Postal Service is proposing the relocation ofthe Crystal City Post Office, at 2180 CrystalDrive, to a yet-to-be-determined location asclose as reasonably possible to the current site.Public input on this relocation is welcome.Written comments are also being accepted for30 days following the public meeting. Send to:

Richard Hancock, Real Estate Specialist, U.S. PostalService, PO Box 27497, Greensboro, NC 27498-1103 or [email protected].

American Friends of Neve Shalom. 7 p.m. atCongregation Etz Hayim at 2920 ArlingtonBlvd., Arlington. Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam,founded 40 years ago, is Israel’s only intentionalArab-Jewish village, committed to bilingual,multicultural equality and a genuine anddurable peace. Samah Salaime and VeredMarom, members of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, Israel’s Oasis of Peace will be speaking.This event is sponsored by Kol Ami, theUnitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, theFabrangen Tzedakah Collective andCongregation Etz Hayim. Visitwww.kolamivirginia.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 14Arlington Committee of 100 Program. 7 p.m.

at Phelan Hall - Marymount University, 2807 N.Glebe Road. Despite seismic changes, the retailindustry in Arlington seems to be doing well. Isit? How are the independent mom-and-popstores faring? Hear two different perspectives onthis important topic from Michael Stiefvater ofArlington Economic Development (AED) andSasan & Nasrin Rashidi, owners of LA Moves, awomen’s clothing store in Crystal City. Open tothe public, all are welcome. To purchase dinner,reservations must be made by Sunday, Nov. 11.Visit www.arlingtoncommitteeof100.org/get-involved/make-a-reservation.


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