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NewsMcLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Despite the intermittent down-pour, McLean CommunityCenter’s Fourth of July Fire-works Celebration was held at

Churchill Road Elementary School on Mon-day, July 4, with a couple of hundred peoplein attendance versus the usual thousandsof spectators in years past. On the 240thbirthday of the nation’s independence, therewas musical entertainment by a local discjockey and food trucks on the grounds sell-ing a variety of entrees and snacks. The fire-works were lit and launched over the treesat nearby Cooper Middle School.

—Steve Hibbard

McLean Celebrates withFireworks

Trying to stay dry in the rain are Rick Saddic, James Thomas, Dr. NicoleThomas and Drew Thomas of McLean.

Trying to stay dry with their umbrellas are Rensso Morales andChanaporn Sripha of Springfield.

The Tallant Family of McLean before the festivities: Kimmy, Alyson,Becca, Robert and Tony.

People wait in line for the ice cream truck before thefireworks begin.

The early crowd lines up for the fireworks on the track of Churchill RoadElementary School’s playground.

Enjoying thefirework fes-tivities areKatrina and IvyChen ofMcLean.

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Opinion

Summer for most children in NorthernVirginia is a time of fun and activities,camp and vacation, trips to the pooland possibly to the library. Specialized

camps and activities tuneup sports skills andacademic skills. Parents try to ensure snacksare at least somewhat healthy.

In this environment, most of us don’t comeinto much contact with families that might behaving trouble feeding their children. We can’timagine that there are children who are hun-gry in summer.

But many children in our region don’t knowwhat their next meal will be in summer. Dur-ing the school year, many have depended onschool to provide breakfast and lunch duringthe school year. Volunteers have stepped in toprovide backpacks to go home with hungrystudents on the weekend.

In the City of Alexandria, 60 percent of stu-dents in public schools qualify for subsidizedmeals at school.

In Fairfax County, that overall number is

lower at 27.5 percent, but in many areas, morethan 50 percent of students qualify for subsi-dized meals at school.

In Arlington, more than 30 percent of stu-dents qualify for subsidized meals at school.

But most of the students who counted onschool meals during the school year are not inschool for the summer.

There are hungry children in Northern Virginia,more so in summertime.

Hungry in SummerFairfax County operates more than 20 open

sites in areas where more than 50 percent ofstudents qualify for free or reduced mealswhere students can go in summer for break-fast and/or lunch. These locations are alongthe Route 1 corridor, in Herndon, Reston,Fairfax, Chantilly, Lorton, Falls Church andmore. See links above for locations.

It also falls to many nonprofits and food pan-tries to fill the gaps, and those organizationsneed help keeping food available.

The Pet Connection, a twice-yearly specialedition, will publish on July 27, and photosand stories of your pets with you and your fam-ily should be submitted by July 17.

We invite you to send us stories about yourpets, photos of you and your family with yourcats, dogs, llamas, alpacas, ponies, hamsters,snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whateverother creatures share your life with you.

Our favorite pictures include both pets andhumans.

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What WasFoundingFathers’ Intent?To the Editor:

On this Independence Day (July4, 2016) I am reading PaulCarlock’s letter (“Gross Misreadingof the Second Amendment,” TheConnection, June 29-July 5, 2016)setting forth his views on themeaning of the Second Amend-ment. In his letter he is suggest-ing that our Senator, Tim Kaine,and our Congressman, GerryConnolly, “simply do not under-stand history.” Well, I don’t knowhow well either of these gentle-men understand history, but I surehope they have a better grasp of itthan does he. His insistence on hisunderstanding of what he refersto as “the truth behind theFounder’s intent when they wrotethe Second Amendment,” givesone pause. Let’s review! Our na-tion was founded on July 4, 1776.Our Founding Fathers were thosewho, on that day, pledged theirlives, their fortunes, and their sa-cred honor. During the course ofthe war that followed their proc-lamation of the creation of ournation, 13 of the 56 Founding fa-thers were killed or died fromwounds and hardships caused bythe war. But the infant Republicthey had founded prevailed. Someyears later, a determined group of

men led by Alexander Hamiltondecided they didn’t much care forthe way the country was governedand constructed a new form ofgovernment with less Democracyand a much more powerful cen-tral government. But AlexanderHamilton, despite all the musicalhoopla on Broadway, was not a“Founding Father.” (He is morecorrectly referred to as a“Framer.”) In fact, of the 56,Founding Fathers only a handfulplayed any role in writing the Con-stitution or any of its amendments,and only six Founders signed thefinal document. Consequently, it’sa bit of a stretch to claim to be ableto discern what the Founding Fa-thers intended. They were, for themost part, hardly involved.

Peter M. StormVienna

Focus on Windand Solar PowerTo the Editor:

Virginia’s transition to clean en-ergy is now underway. On Tues-day, June 28, Governor TerryMcAuliffe issued an executive or-der to create a workgroup that willspend the next year determininghow to reduce Virginia’s carbonemissions. This important first stepwill go forward in spite of opposi-tion delaying President Obama’sClean Power Plan, making Virginia

a key leader in combating climatechange.

Having lived in northern Vir-ginia all my life, I am proud to seeour state standing up for the envi-ronment. Those living in Norfolkand Tangier Island are alreadystruggling with rising sea levels,and Richmond has been named anAsthma Capital by the Asthma andAllergy Foundation of America.Across the state, myself and otherasthma patients, today’s children,and the elderly have and will con-tinue to be particularly hurt by theeffects of climate change. The ac-tion Governor McAuliffe took yes-terday benefits us all.

But the path toward cleaner en-ergy we’ve started on could stillveer off in the wrong direction. Itis vital that we encourage Gover-nor McAuliffe to ensure that theVirginia power plan truly helpscreate a healthier environment forour families. Carbon emissionsshould be reduced by improvingenergy efficiency and transitioningto clean, renewable energysources. Contrary to what fossilfuel lobbyists insist, natural gas isnot the solution we need due toits emissions.

I hope to see our state focus onwind and solar power as we goforward, not only for our own ben-efit, but for the sake of the ex-ample we will set for the rest ofthe country. As a recent highschool graduate, I will be workingwith Environment Virginia this

summer to focus on this cause.Contact

[email protected] volunteer opportunities tojoin me.

Marley FinleyFalls Church

DeafeningSilenceTo the Editor:

All of us recall that during herlast campaign Rep. BarbaraComstock made a major issue ofbeing demeaned as a woman. Dur-ing the current election cycle thetop of her ticket is a man who con-stantly and

consistently degrades women.What do we hear from Comstockabout this? I’m listening hard andam deafened by her silence. In factwhat she does say is that she has“moved past” the coming election.Really? It matters so little to herwho becomes the President of theUnited States?

I want a representative whocares about who runs this countryand the impact on all of us. I don’twant someone whose interest issolely about herself and her ownelection. I don’t want BarbaraComstock.

Joyce SchumanMcLean

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Summer has been dubbed "traumaseason" by health care professionals. Warm temperatures makeswimming, biking, hiking,

waterskiing and other outdoor activities ir-resistible during the summer, but this alsomeans a rise in concussions and other inju-ries. In fact, every 19 seconds someone inthe United States sustains a traumatic braininjury.

The National Institutes of Health definea concussion as a mild traumatic brain in-jury caused by an external force, such as ablow to the head. Symptoms can include aheadache or neck pain, nausea, ringing inthe ears, dizziness, or fatigue, while seri-ous symptoms include seizures, troublewalking or sleeping, weakness, numbness,or decreased coordination, repeated vom-iting or nausea, confusion, and slurredspeech.

Michael Lewis, M.D. is the president ofthe Brain Health Education and ResearchFoundation in Potomac, Maryland. Lewis,who retired from the U.S. Army after morethan 30 years of service, is dedicated to im-proving public health. He spent the last fiveyears of his military career working on nu-tritional interventions to help prevent andtreat brain injuries from physical andpsychological trauma.

His interest in brain injury treatment wassparked by the 2006 explosion at the Sagocoal mine in Sago, West Virginia. The blast

and collapse trapped 13 miners for nearlytwo days.

“Only one guy survived,” said Lewis.“They used high dose omega-3 fish oil tohelp his brain recover from carbonmonoxide poison. I wondered if it wouldhelp soldiers recover from traumatic braininjury. I put together a program to do thatkind of research for the military. How canwe improve from the inside out for anysolider or athlete who is at risk for headinjury?”

Lewis’ focus is on the clinical use ofomega-3 fatty acids for the prevention,acute treatment, and rehabilitation of braininjuries from traumatic brain injury andconcussions, stroke, PTSD and other con-ditions.

On a more personal level, Lewis’ 16-year-old son Isaac attends Winston ChurchillHigh School and plays two sports often as-sociated with concussions: football and la-crosse. Lewis says his son has never sus-tained a concussion, but he is working withthe school’s athletic staff on strategies toprevent concussions among athletes. Healso makes sure his son takes fish oil everyday.

“The value you get from sports far out-weighs the risks, but we should mitigate therisks as much as possible,” Lewis said. Healso advises his patients to “take a fish oilsupplement every day or eat good sourcedsalmon.”

Symptoms of a concussion might not beimmediately apparent. “The more subtlesymptoms are those that appear days or

weeks after an injury,” said Lewis. “The per-sonality might change, a person might be-come more irritable, have brain fog or havetrouble thinking, or their head feels like it’sstuffed with cotton.”

Among the signs that one might have sus-tained a concussion are a “loss of conscious-ness, followed by marked confusion,” saidRobert Wade, Ph.D., dean of nursing, North-ern Virginia Community College’s MedicalEducation Campus, “Most likely a headache,too.”

No two injuries are the same. “Each con-cussion is different, which means the samechild could have different symptoms dur-ing different concussions,” said RyanWildenhain, head of sports medicine atMarymount University.

When students are back in school, par-ents should watch for another common in-dicator of concussions in student athletes.“One of my warning signs are grades thatare falling off,” said Lewis. “A straight ‘A’student whose grades drop is a warningsign. A good kid who all of a sudden be-comes irritable should prompt questioning.Kids are not always good at telling, theytend to want to play through it — it’s partof our culture.”

Wearing proper protective equipment isrecommended as a way to prevent concus-sions. “Minimizing the risk of a child sus-taining a concussion is extremely difficultand dependent on the type of activities thechild does,” said Wildenhain. “Every childshould be properly educated on how con-cussions occur, the signs and/ or symptomsof a concussion, and how to avoid danger-ous situations for the specific activity theyintend to do.”

Lewis warns that even protective equip-ment isn’t foolproof.

“Even if you’re wearing a football, hockeyor motorcycle helmet, when you hit some-thing, another helmet or another head, itcauses injury,” he said. “If coaches see any-thing that is any way questionable theyshould get them off the field and out ofharm’s way. I think it’s a parent’s duty tostop the game and pull the kid out of a gameif they see something that a coach doesn’tsee or doesn’t respond to.”

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Strategies for Preventing Concussions This Summer

By Nikki Cheshire

The Connection

In light of growing international con-cerns regarding the spread of theZika virus, the Fairfax County Health

Department is holding open public meet-ings to inform residents how to best pre-vent the disease from spreading.

While the Zika virus has existed formore than half a century, its rapid spreadacross South and Central America wasunprecedented. The outbreak has beengoing on since early 2015, and doesn’tseem to be slowing down just yet. “I’msure it’ll spread to 2017 too,” said ShawnKiernan, the district epidemiologist at theFairfax County Health Department.

According to Kiernan, the disease has

occurred in Northern Virginia, but of the16 known cases in the area, none of themhave spread locally. Kiernan said all of thecases are directly linked to travelers whovisited a country currently affected by theZika outbreak. However, the FCHD is ac-tively working to detect the possibility oflocal transmission, meaning they’re lookingfor signs the disease is actively spreadingfrom person to person via mosquitos. As ofyet, this has not occurred in Virginia.

According to Josh Smith, an environmen-tal health supervisor for Fairfax County, themosquitoes known to carry Zika are presentin the area. However, the mosquito thatspread the disease the easiest, aedes aegypti,is very rare in Northern Virginia.

Another mosquito that can carry Zika, theAsian tiger mosquito, is common in the area

Open public meeting in Great Falls on howto prevent the disease from spreading.

Preventing Zika: Doing Your Partstanding water, including things such asempty plant pots, uncovered anddrained hot tubs, old tires, and anyother place that can collect averageamounts of standing water (but exclud-ing swimming pools, as they’re too largefor the insect). Additionally, the mos-quitos that are known to carry the Zikavirus do not breed in still water ponds,pooling lakes, stormwater managementareas or drainage ditches, so Smith con-siders those areas to be of least concernwhen it comes to combatting the Zikavirus.

If a container can’t be dumped, theFCHD recommends treating the waterwith a mosquito larvicide, available atlocal home improvement stores. The lar-vicide specifically targets mosquito lar-vae, and will not harm other animals.

“Source reduction is the most impor-tant effort,” said Smith. According to theFCHD, active homeowners are often thebest line of defense.

but doesn’t spread the disease as well dueto its characteristics.

“It’s just not a good vector,” said Smith,meaning that particular insect isn’t a veryeffective means for the virus to spread.Smith said that Asian tiger mosquitos areawkward flyers, and don’t travel far beyondwhere they breed, so if you see them flyingaround, “they’re most likely from your ownbackyard.”

Additionally, Smith said these insectsaren’t picky, so they spend most of their timefeeding on hosts that aren’t necessarily hu-man.

The best way to prevent the spread of theZika virus and other mosquito-borne ill-nesses is to interrupt their life cycle, accord-ing to the FCHD. “But we can’t go every-where,” Smith said, referring to the fact thatmost places where these insects breed arecontainers on private property.

The FCHD encourages homeowners towalk their property at least once a weekand dump out any containers that hold

“The value you get fromsports far outweighs therisks, but we shouldmitigate the risks asmuch as possible.”

—Michael Lewis, MD, president,Brain Health Education and Research

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While summer means weekends filledwith trips to the beach, backyard grill-ing and al fresco dinner parties, thefood that accompanies these gather-

ings is often laden with fat and calories (think icecream, potato salad, hot dogs, s’mores and summercocktails) and can wreak havoc on a healthy balanceddiet.

“Summer here is by the far the best time for foodin the mid-Atlantic region and it goes all the waythrough September,” said Nick Phelps of From theFarmer. “Unfortunately, that’s when most people areout of town.”

An online food delivery company, From the Farmerdelivers fresh, primarily local produce, sustainablemeats and artisanal pantry items to clients in Mary-land and Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Al-exandria and Fairfax County.

Phelps recommends serving plenty of fresh fruitwhen planning summer entertaining. Fruit has a highwater content and is not only refreshing, it’s also fill-ing and can satisfy a craving for sweets. “The mostexciting [locally grown producer] are fruits likepeaches and plums, which come out mid-summer,”

Phelps said. “There are still some spring produce likestrawberries and blueberries.”

Summer ushers in fresh vegetables that are burst-ing with color and packed with fiber. Eating themraw or cooked minimally helps preserve the amountof fiber and vitamins.

“I think entertaining is easier during the summer,”said Terri Carr of Terri’s Table in Potomac, Maryland.“There’s so much available that can be cooked orprepared easily, and there’s just so much that youcan do with the produce and the fresh herbs that wehave in season now.”

The bounty even yields alternatives to ubiquitousice cream. “You can make sorbet with fruit and beau-tiful berries,” said Carr. “With heirloom tomatoes,it’ll be a Caprese salad or gazpacho, and I have atomato torte that’s made with a lot of basil.”

Carr will demonstrate her favorite summer cook-ing techniques and recipes in her class that teacheshow to cook for hot weather. She advocates avoid-ing heavy dishes in favor of “healthy and beautifulcombinations that can create a protein-rich and sat-isfying main course.” Using the best of the season’sbounty, Carr will use ingredients such as fish, chicken,tomatoes and a variety of greens to show others howto create delicious salads.

Her focus on healthful eating extends beyond herclassroom. “I often grill salmon and vegetables,” shesaid. “Or I make a big bowl of pasta with heirloomtomatoes and peppers. I love entertaining in the sum-mer. It doesn’t take as much skill and it certainlydoesn’t take as much time.”

Tips for serving bounty oftasty, fresh produce.

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By Kevin O’Brien

The Connection

Local schools let out forthe summer a week anda half ago on June 23,

which is the same day thatFairfax County began its annualSummer Reading Challenge.The program hopes to keepchildren engaged in readingthroughout the summer, so thatthey return to school in the fall,their reading skills are rightwhere they left off, if not evenstronger.

“It has been crazy. Our juve-nile fiction section is almostbare. They are devouring thebooks, it’s amazing,” said TinaMraz, the Youth Services man-ager at Dolley Madison Library.

Dolley Madison’s branch is re-ceiving more customers thanusual because the Tysons-Pimmit Library is undergoingrenovation right now. DolleyMadison provides incentives forthe children to complete thechallenge. The kids have to read

a certain number of books, de-pending on their age, to completethe challenge, and if they do, theyreceive coupon books for dis-counts or treats at a number ofarea establishments.

Stacy Smouse, whose two chil-dren, Hannah and Hayden werechecking out books, said, “Theyloved it because of the couponbook last summer. We used it fora discount at Six Flags and Rita’s

Italian Ice. There was a one forMcDonald’s and another for pizza;it’s a good incentive that they haveto write the books down and thenthey rate the books.”

At Dolley Madison, though, thechildren receive something extrathat is especially appealing to itsyoungest participants. “I give thema smelly bookmark, which a lot ofthe little kids really look forwardto. Right now, I have strawberry,watermelon, root beer, popcorn,caramel, orange and s’mores. Thelittle kids love it,” said Mraz.

Dolley Madison has lots of waysbesides coupon books of appeal-ing to the kids. According to Mraz,“In July, in our display case, we’regoing to have a fun display wherethe kids can guess the number oftoys that are in the display andwhoever’s closest to the numberwithout going over wins every-thing in the display case, so that’sgoing to be a lot of fun.”

The purpose of the reading chal-lenge program is to create avidreaders, which may or may not beeasier when friends are involved.Hannah Smouse, 11, is reading aseries of books, despite having hadsome details spoiled by her friends

Scores of children begin Summer Reading Challenge.

Dolley Madison Library Gears Up For a Busy Summer

Photo by Kevin O’Brien/The Connection

Stacey Smouse (center) and her two children, Hayden andHannah, check out books for the Summer Reading Chal-lenge.

who have already read the se-ries.

“I like fantasy books. There’sa series called A Land of Sto-ries. I’m in the middle of thesecond one. It’s about two kids,Conner and Alex, they get abook and – it’s kind of weirdand exciting – but they get in-side the book and they’re in thisfairytale land where allfairytales connect,” Hannahsaid.

The program is not limited tokids anymore, either. For thefirst time ever, the Dolley Madi-son branch will have an adultreading challenge. Adults re-ceive a bingo card with all sortsof different activities. For ex-ample, the card includes aspace to read a classic book,join a book club and followFairfax County Public Libraryon Facebook among otherthings. Any parent who com-pletes the card is entered into adrawing for a Kindle Fire. It’s away for the library to engagethe whole family in the read-ing program and make comingto the library a family event.

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By David Siegel

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School is out for the summer with va-cations coming, but the McLean Com-munity Players (MCP) take on themusical “Footloose” will give local

audiences a reason to have a “staycation.” Af-ter all, it is an infectious musical that answersthe question, should dancing be a crime in asmall heartland American town?

“Footloose,” the stage musical, is based uponthe big 1984 hit movie of the same name. It isabout a regular teen-aged boy who finds himselffar from his city roots. All he wants to do is bringsome semblance of joy and happiness to his newhometown so full of sadness. How? Well, hewants to convince some rigid citizens that danc-ing really is a good thing. “Footloose” is set inthe early 1980s, a time very different from now.

With a 30-member cast and nearly 20-musi-cal number, “Footloose” has well-known songssuch as “Let’s Hear for the Boy,” “Mama Says,”and “Footloose.” The rock music is by Tom Snow,lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Kenny Loggins withbook by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.

Shaun Moe directs and choreographs the

production. He promises “to bring all the ex-citement and dancing of the musical ‘Footloose’to the Alden. It is a show with depth aboutreal human relationships and feelings. Emo-tions will be visual through detailed high-en-ergy, well-executed dance and a great band.”

Stage veteran Morgan deHart plays Ren, thenew boy in town. While the role of Ren is “achallenging one, it is a dream to be cast as Ren.He is a character with such confidence thatothers are attracted to him.”

Nikkie Culbreth plays Ren’s love interest,Ariel. Ariel is the daughter of the local churchleader saddened by the unexpected death of

his son. “My stage father has completely emo-tionally abandoned me with his deep sadness.My character wants to find a way to bring hap-piness back to my family and my town.” saidCulbreth. “Then I meet Ren, who becomes thelight arriving to try to make things better.”

Jay Tilley is the Reverend Shaw Moore whoseson passed away. His sadness leads him to con-vince his community to ban dancing and othersigns of joy. The Rev. Shaw Moore “is a goodman in pain” in need of “emotional catharsis”.

With its talented cast and crew, the McLeanCommunity Players invite audiences to take inits dynamite production of “Footloose.”

McLean CommunityPlayers present musicalJuly 8-24.

‘Footloose’ coming to Alden Stage

Photos by “Irish Eyes Photography by Toby/Courtesy of McLean Community Players

“Footloose” cast of the teens at the high school prom.

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Great Falls Village Centre Green,Great Falls. Unique arrangements ofboth classic and modern rhythm &blues and soul with rockin’ edge andfull brass sound. http://www.celebrategreatfalls.org/

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And cancel the third shift. My constant(lifelong) craving for sugar seems to have sub-sided since my last chemotherapy infusion.Typically, for a week to 10 days after my Fridayinfusion, food doesn’t appeal to me. Evenchocolate (in particular) and sweets in generaldo not affect the eating challenges I experi-ence during this near fortnight. Usually, thepattern, going on 18 months or so now, is after10 days, give or take, my interest in foodreturns and it’s Katie-bar-the-door as I ravagethe house looking for food that I had neglectedthe previous 10 days. To say I’m hungry after aweek of not eating is to disrespect the obvious.There’s not a word that accurately character-izes how I’m feeling when the urge to splurgefinally returns. Suffice it to say, it’s not safe forfood to be around me. And the food which ismost often around me are from Kenny’s fourmajor food groups: cake, cookies, candy andice cream.

But not this time. Actually, let me be hon-est: not nearly as much as usual and waybelow what anyone who knows me wouldconsider normal for me. As of Saturday, two-plus weeks out from my last infusion, in thehouse I have zero cookies, zero candy, zerocake and some ice cream – from approxi-mately three weeks ago, which remains frozenand untouched in my freezer, which in and ofitself is a miracle. In fact, ice cream has proba-bly never been in my freezer longer than aweek – cumulatively, in my entire life. Yet,when I open the freezer door now, to checkinventory, there sits two Ben & Jerry’s pints,one Breyer’s quart and a half and two boxes ofDove Bars (six bars total), missing only twobars since its purchase. This kind of availabilityis foreign to me and speaks to the depth of mydistaste and disinterest in all things sweet/chocolate. No doubt, if you believe many ofthe professional opinions, cancer patients needto reduce their sugar intake. Could it be thatafter seven-plus years of treatment, my brainhas finally gotten the message and taken over –or been affected/instructed somehow, and toldmy receptors to stop being receptive to sugar?

If so, alert the authorities because there’sgoing to be a bump in the unemployment ratenext month. M&M Mars, Nabisco,Entenmann’s, Hostess Brands, Tastykake, LittleDebbie and NECCO (New EnglandConfectionary Company) among a few othermiscellaneous selections will be cutting staff.And if my lack of sugar craving continues, thedrop will be precipitous. As Muhammad Alisaid back in the day (about his boxing prow-ess): “It ain’t bragging if it’s true.” Well, I ain’tbragging, either.

Now don’t get me wrong, when in thesupermarket, I’m still making my usual roundsthrough all my familiar aisles and taking noteas I walk. But for some inexplicable reason,this particular post post-chemo week, I don’thave – to quote a singing Tom Cruise and ValKilmer from their 1986 movie “Top Gun,”“that loving feeling.” It seems/feels as if I’veactually lost it. And though not consumingmass quantities of sugar would certainly bebad for the cancer cells – who do crave it (andgood for my overall health), it definitely does-n’t help the snack food/dessert industry. But Isuppose I can’t really worry about that. I havebigger problems: stage IV, non-small cell lungcancer. I don’t anticipate that my current aver-sion to sugar will last, but in an odd way I’menjoying my new-found freedom. Every min-ute of my life is now not spent thinking abouteating and/or avoiding chocolate. To invoke aMoe Howard (of The Three Stooges) line froma classic two-reeler: “What an experience!”(Although, he was talking about changing hissocks.) So too has this been an experience.One I hope which doesn’t continue for muchlonger.

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THURSDAY/JULY 7MCC FY 2017 Planning Meeting. 6 p.m. Old

Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. .Tax district residents (Small District One A-Dranesville) who wish to speak during the“Citizen Comment” portion of the meetings areasked to call the Center at 703-790-0123. http://bit.ly/1UhKIUC.

FRIDAY/JULY 8VBA Breakfast Meeting. 8-9:30 a.m. Vienna

American Legion Post 180, 330 North Center St.,Vienna. Vinay Kumar “Creating BreakthroughResults.” $8/$10/$20. RSVP by Wednesday.Registration information [email protected] or 571-550-2483.

MONDAY/JULY 11Vienna Town Council Meeting. 8-10:30 p.m.

Town Hall Council Chambers, 127 Center St.South, Vienna. Agenda available by noon Fridayat viennava.gov. 703-255-6300.

TUESDAY/JULY 12Educational Dementia Seminar. 3 p.m.

Brightview Great Falls, 10200 Colvin Run Road,Great Falls. dementia expert Christi Clark andlearn how to successfully transition a loved oneto a residential care community. Discoverimportant communication tips and reassuringapproaches to help ensure a stress freeadjustment while getting answers to otherquestions and concerns you may have. Free.RSVP at 703-759-2513.

TUESDAY/JULY 19Public Art Commission. 7 p.m. Town Hall, 127

Center St. South, Vienna. Advise and assist TownCouncil on matters relating to the advancementof public art in the Town, including thedevelopment and funding of a public artprogram. 703-255-7801.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 20Faith@Work Evenings. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Maggiano’s Little Italy, Tysons II, 2001International Drive, McLean. $25/$35. Food,networking, inspirational speaker and discussion.Speaker Shira Harrington. http://www.bridgepointconnections.org/faith-at-work/.

Vienna Board of Zoning and AppealsMeeting. 8-10 p.m. Town Hall CouncilChambers, 127 Center St. South, Vienna. 703-255-6341.

THURSDAY/JULY 21Real Estate Education Series. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

McEnearney Associates, 1320 Old Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Sponsored by Kathy Neal,SunTrust Mortgage on “Fair Housing - What is it?How did we get here and where are we going?Includes lunch provided by Seasons 52 Fresh Grilland Wine Bar. Free. 703-790-9090.mcleanchamber.org.

TUESDAY/JULY 26Vienna Transportation Safety Commission. 8

p.m. Town Hall, 127 Center St. South, Vienna.Studies intersections, traffic signs, speed limits,and other matters relating to street safety andmakes recommendations to Town Council. 703-255-6382.

ONGOINGSCOV Caregivers Support Group meets twice a

month, on the first and third Thursdays, ascoming up from 10 am to noon. All caregivers arewelcome to join anytime. Location: UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax (UUCF),2709 Hunter Mill Road, Program Bulding,Oakton. The group includes those presently andpreviously caring for a loved one of any age orcircumstance. For more info, please contact thefacilitator, Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838.

The Northern Virginia Long Term CareOmbudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.

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