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Great Falls Little Leaguers Go InternationalNews, Page 6

Retiring Scoutmaster Recognized at Goshen Scout ReservationNews, Page 5

Katie’s Cars andCoffee Drives a Crowd

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Paul Shoremount, a teacher from Winchester and a member of the Tri-State DeLorean Club, sits in his Delorean at Katie’s Cars and Coffee. Familiar from the ‘Back to the Future’ movies,

three Deloreans side-by-side were a magnet for car enthusiasts on Saturday, July 28.

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By Maia Spoto

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If you’re serious about cars, six to nine a.m. ona Saturday is sacred time. While Great Fallssleeps, the parking lot of Katie’s Coffee Housecomes alive as car lovers unite in automotive

paradise.By 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, July 28, six or seven

hundred visitors and 325 show cars had driven toKatie’s, Coffee House owner Mike Kearney said. Hisshop had already sold 110 gallons of coffee. That’s1,760 eight-ounce cups.

“There’s a lot of energy going on here,” Kearneysaid. “It’s like a street carnival, every week.”

This Saturday was a slow day, Kearney said. On afast day, the street will be packed all the way aroundthe block.

Kimverly Bustillo, a Katie’s barista from Sterlingsaid, “It gets busier. There are so many lines.”

THE KEY to showcasing your car is arriving early.Kearney said his staff gathers at 4:45 a.m. every Sat-urday morning. By then, 15 show cars will have al-ready appeared in his parking lot.

“Many millions of dollars of cars show up, andsome are real collectors. To get a prime spot, youhave to show up by 5:15 A.M,” said car owner JoeDowley, a retired lawyer from McLean.

Katie’s Cars and Coffee attracts car enthusiastsacross state lines. Lance Randall, an engineer, is asecond-time Cars and Coffee visitor who drove downfrom Baltimore. He also goes to another car show inhis hometown.

“This one here has more interesting cars, though,”Randall said.

Zach Tempone collects even more mileage thanRandall, hailing all the way from Philadelphia. Hisgirlfriend, Margaret Amos, is a nursing student inD.C., and the two are regulars here.

“I come every time I’m in D.C.,” Tempone said. “I’vebeen coming every other weekend for two years.”

One reason enthusiasts are willing to wake up be-fore the sun and battle geography to get to Katie’sCoffee House is the variety they find.

“You never know what’s going to show up,” saidJordan Feltcorn, an entrepreneur from Fairfax. “Thisweek we’ve got the Brabus G Wagon, we’ve got allthese Porsches, three Deloreans, which you don’t seeoften. It’s always a nice surprise.”

VARIETY is present in both the cars and the visitorsat Katie’s.

John Herriges, an entrepreneur from Great Falls,said he comes to Cars and Coffee “to meet people.”

“I’m a businessman and a car lover and I end updoing business here,” Herriges said. “I love the carsand coffee.”

“You get all kinds here,” said Alan Hansen, an ar-chitect from Potomac Falls said. “You get kids, 20-somethings, 80-somethings, heads of developmentcompanies. You just get everybody here. Also, fromaround the world.”

Hansen has heard conversations in German andFrench at Katie’s. People ship cars in from overseasto present at the show, Hansen said.

Hansen said Katie’s Cars and Coffee is not a reck-less event. “It gets overblown, with McLarens andpeople taking their Ferraris out, getting in accidents.That’s rare.”

To Hansen, cars are an important creative outletfor owners who choose to add their own personaltouch. Hansen said a driver once told him to checkout the snake ornaments on the driver’s car, claim-ing they had teeth. Hansen leaned in close, and thesnakes puffed out smoke.

“D.C. is not known for being creative, like L.A., sothis is special,” Hansen said.

Cars and enthusiasts rev upwith coffee at Katie’s everySaturday morning.

Katie’s Cars and Coffee Drives a Crowd

Percy Alexander, left, of Aldie and JoeDowley, of McLean stand with their cars.“This was my bucket list car,” Alexandersaid. Dowley has two MGs. “If I could clonemyself, I’d bring them both,” Dowley said.

Lance Randall, of Baltimore, photographsa snake detail while a crowd looks on,taking mental photographs.

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The crowd of carenthusiasts. OwnerMike Kearney said thatsix or seven hundredvisitors came to Katie’sthis Saturday morning— ‘a slow day.’

Viewpoints

What Brings You toKatie’s Cars and Coffee?

Jordan Feltcorn, entrepre-neur of Fairfax“I honestly wait thewhole week to look for-ward to Katie’s. And afterKatie’s I’m like, great. Igotta wait another week.I almost take it person-ally when I see theweather forecast lookingbad on a Saturday morn-ing. This is my day!”

Barry Bartimo, retired copand current governmentcontractor of Severn, Md.“I’ve been to 97 car shows.This is the best cars andcoffee around. You neverknow what you’re going tosee here. It’s just carpeople coming to hangout, enjoying what theysee. This has been goingon for a long time. I hopeit continues.”

Andrew Pye, mechanicalengineer of Leesburg andson Riley Pye““He loves cars, and Ilove cars. It’s the perfectcombination. It wasgreat to be able to driveout here with my son. Heknows his cars very well,better than any seven-year-old I’ve ever met.”

Noah Teates,managementconsultant ofMcLean and sonGrove Teates (8)of Churchill RoadElementary“Mom likes tosleep in, so we getout of the way.”

— Maia Spoto


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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

The only common requirement for holdingelective office is thatone be a registered

voter in the state meaning then ofcourse that you must be at least18 years of age.

You do not need to be a residentof the district you hope to repre-sent although you will have to move into thedistrict if you win. The concept of a citizen leg-islature is that it is made up of people from all

walks of life in the commu-nity who can collectivelyspeak for the community atlarge. Supposedly there

would be no professional politicians—justregular everyday folks. Such an approachshould work out well to have the communitybroadly represented.

In the past, because of laws and practices,most legislatures have been filled mostly withold white men. Recent years have seen a shiftincluding in Virginia as more women are run-ning for office and getting elected. This yearhas more women, young people, and people

of color running than ever before.With the diversification of who

sits in the legislature the challengebecomes taking people of manydifferent backgrounds, perspec-tives and constituencies and bring-ing them together to work for con-sensus on legislation to get a ma-jority vote. While skills acquiredin business and civic activitiesteach many of the soft skills of in-terpersonal relationships and

team building that are transferable to a legis-lative body, there are unique differences thatare important to recognize.

Most legislatures with which I am familiarhave orientation programs to acquaint newmembers with where the bathrooms are, rulesof order in committee meetings and on thefloor, and operating procedures around thecapitol. Putting legislation together, develop-ing a strategy for its passage, and keeping con-stituents back home happy are most oftenhandled by the political party caucuses or help-ful mentors.

Another source of in-service training I havefound invaluable are conferences put togetherby professional associations, specifically the Na-tional Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

I am at their national conference this week.NCSL keeps up with what is happening in

state capitols around the country and throughpublications, conferences and consultancykeeps legislators informed. The association istruly non-partisan, although its leadership—chosen from among state legislators across thecountry—maintain their party allegiance whilethe staff is able to stay out of the partisanship.

Virginia of course had the first representa-tive legislature in the western world beginningin 1619. Not everyone followed the Virginiamodel however in writing their constitution oforganizing their legislatures. I continue to beamazed as I work with colleagues from aroundthe country as to the number of different waysthat legislative bodies can organize themselvesand do their business. No one has a corner onthe best way to do the people’s business, butwe can learn from taking a look at how otherstates conduct their business.

NCSL refers to the states as the laboratoriesof democracy. The description is appropriateas we all face mostly the same challenges. Ourresponses are different, however. By gettingtogether for what some would call a confer-ence, but what I think is more appropriatelycalled in-service training, we can do a betterjob for the people we represent.

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Commentary

Closing theBeltway RampNot a SolutionTo the Editor:

It is nice that the matter of heavycongestion on Georgetown Pike inan around the Ball Hills Rd areaand the chronic traffic safety con-cerns in the surrounding neighbor-hoods has finally received the at-tention of local elected officialsand VDOT. Unfortunately, the pro-posed solution of closing thenorthbound ramp to the Beltwayoff Georgetown Pike fails to ad-dress the underlying problemsand, quite frankly, is blunt andlazy; rich with unintended conse-quences. The root of the problemstems from out of state commutertraffic seeking relief from conges-tion on Leesburg Pike/Rt 7 andassociated attempts to avoid tollson the Dulles Toll Road at theSpring Hill Plaza. The problem isexacerbated due to the lack of en-forcement and a justifiable meansto abate the neighborhood “cutthrough” traffic.

First and foremost, efforts toexpand capacity on Leesburg Pikeneed to be accelerated. Thisproject is long overdue, needs tobe fully funded and receive theattention and emphasis it deservesto get the project underway andcompleted as soon as possible.

This will take time, so there aretwo other measures that can takenear immediate effect that willserve to address the problem.

The first is a temporary toll re-duction or toll abatement programat the Spring Hill toll plaza from1 p.m. to 7 p.m. (same durationas the proposed road closure pilotprogram). The husband of Del.Kathleen Murphy, Bill Sudow, wasappointed to the WMATA Board byformer Governor Terry McAuliffewhile the Chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors sitson WMATA’s Dulles Corridor Ad-visory Committee (DCAC). Withthis type of local representationand access at WMATA, I am sure atemporary toll abatement is a vi-able solution and can be taken upby the Board in their next meet-ing.

The second is the posting of traf-fic signs supported by active en-forcement prohibiting throughtraffic on the surface streets be-tween Leesburg Pike andGeorgetown Pike. This permitsnormal road use by area residentswhile taking on the real problem.These neighborhood surfacestreets are not designed to handlethe speed and volume of commut-ers looking to get to and fromwork in the most expedient man-ner. Commuter traffic attentionand awareness to tight turns andcurves, steep and narrow shoul-ders, cars entering and leaving

driveways, pedestrian traffic andstop signs is low. Addressing thisproblem is a safety issue as muchas it is a nuisance matter.

This solution attacks the coreunderlying issue and provides forimmediate, material relief withoutimpacting the freedom and rightsof those who live in the surround-ing neighborhoods. It breaks thepatterns the pilot is seeking to dis-rupt while tackling the longer termissue of increasing traffic capacityon major commuter roads.

Craig ParisotGreat Falls

GerrymanderingContinues toMess with OurElectionsTo the Editor:

No matter where we stand onthe political spectrum, the possi-bility that anyone interferes ortampers in our elections is unac-ceptable. Meanwhile, gerryman-dering continues to mess with allour elections.

Gerrymandering is drawing vot-ing districts to expand the impactof some votes and shrink others.In 2019, Virginians will elect 100state delegates and 40 state sena-tors. In 2020 another national cen-

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sus will be taken, and in 2021 theincumbents elected in 2019 (withmore influence from the majorityparty) will draw voting maps thatfavor their own re-election. Hav-ing incumbents draw their owndistricts is a serious conflict of in-terest. Unless we find a fairer way,this process will be repeated in2029, 2031, and so on.

You can help by (1) identifyingwhich candidates favor fair redis-tricting, (2) voting for them, and(3) checking outOneVirginia2021.org. where you(like more than 80,000 other Vir-ginians) can send a message toyour representatives demandingan independent commission toapportion districts fairly.

Karen ScarfoneClifton

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Great Falls resident Bob Leggett,Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop1128, sponsored by AndrewChapel United Methodist Churchin Vienna, retired in April after 38years as Scoutmaster of the Troop.To honor his service the Troop andChurch families raised funds toname the sub-camp within CampBowman at Goshen Scout Reser-vation that the Troop visits eachsummer, Camp Leggett.

Participants in the ceremonywere sixty-five boys from Troop1128 who were at Goshen for theweek, the new Scoutmaster, SteveEnglund, numerous AssistantScoutmasters, Dennis Hall, char-tered organization representativefrom Andrew Chapel, PhilBarbash, Director of Operations atGoshen Scout Reservation, and LesBaron, Scout Executive/CEO ofthe National Capital Area Councilof the Boy Scouts of America.

The dedication plaque includesa quotation from Bob and reads:

“This campsite is dedicated toRobert N. Leggett Jr. DevotedScoutmaster of Troop 1128 for 38years ‘Building the future ofAmerica one boy at a time. Dedi-cated July 2018”

Scoutmaster Leggett was in-volved in Scouting as a boy. Heearned his Eagle Scout award inVicksburg, Miss. He also earnedthe Explorer Silver Award and Godand Country Award, and was in-ducted as a Vigil member of theOrder of the Arrow.

When Scoutmaster Leggett tookover leadership of the troop in1980, there were nine boys in thetroop. At its peak the troop grewto more than 110 boys. It currentlyhas more than 85 boys.

During Leggett’s tenure as

Scoutmaster the troop developeda strong boy-led program. TheTroop supported and encouraged150 young men who became EagleScouts.

He implemented a very activecamping, backpacking, and highadventure program, leading andparticipating in many of the activi-ties. The troop typically sends 60-70 scouts to Goshen Scout Reser-vation each summer. The highadventure program included tripssuch as backpacking at PhilmontScout Ranch in New Mexico, WindRiver Range in Wyoming, Cana-dian Rockies, Olympic NationalPark, Beartooth Range outsideYellowstone National Park, EagleCap Wilderness in Oregon, and alocal high adventure trip in Penn-sylvania and West Virginia. Bobhas made six Philmont treks, themost recent in 2010 at age 70.

Leggett has also been active inBSA events outside of Troop 1128.He is Wood Badge trained. He hastaught many District and Counciltraining courses, and has servedon both District and Council com-mittees. He has served at 7 Na-tional Jamborees, including 5 asScoutmaster. Twice he was se-lected by the National Capital AreaCouncil of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica to attend the nationalmeeting of 50 scoutmasters fromaround the country to discuss andprovide feedback on future pro-gram directions.

Leggett has received the DistrictAward of Merit, the Silver BeaverAward, the God and ServiceAward, two awards for service toGoshen Scout Reservation, and theNational Eagle Scout Association(NESA) Outstanding Eagle ScoutAward (NOESA).

Retiring Scoutmaster Recognized atGoshen Scout Reservation

New Scoutmas-ter SteveEnglund pre-sents the CampLeggett dedica-tion plaque toretired Scout-master BobLeggett.

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See Baseball, Page 8

The graduating class of Great Falls LittleLeague has had its fair share of baseballthis summer. After finishing their finalhouse season and competing in an excit-

ing championship, many players went on to partici-pate in All Stars and will now be playing their finallittle league tournament next week in Cooperstown.

But this past week presented a particularly special

experience for the Great Falls Nationals 12U team,managed by Wilson Kim, as it hosted a friendly gameagainst a visiting team from China, called thePowerbaseball Angels.

The Chinese team comprises orphaned and abandoned10-12 year-old children who were brought together in acamp on the outskirts of Beijing to play baseball. TheAngels are led by Lingfeng Sun, the former captain ofthe Chinese national baseball team, and are funded byprivate donations and charitable contributions.

Jay Song, Jeff Minsky and Mike Costello from GreatFalls collaborated in organizing this game, which wasplayed at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball

Nationals 12U host afriendly against visitingChinese team.

Great Falls Little Leaguers Go International

Great Falls pitcher Danny Fleming in action.

Great Falls player Sasha Minsky exchanging pre-gamegifts with Chinese counterparts.

Great FallsNationals andPowerbaseballAngels.

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Wellbeing

By Marilyn Campbell

As parents compile back-to-school task lists,health officials say thatalong with backpacks,

notebooks and pencils, parentsadd the vaccinations that are re-quired by Maryland and Virginiastate laws in order for students toattend school. Now is the time toget those immunizations to avoidthe back to school rush.

“We have free, walk-in clinicswhere you can get vaccines be-tween now and the beginning ofthe school year,” said Mary Ander-son, Montgomery County Depart-ment of Health and Human Ser-vices. “We urge parents to go nowand not wait. We offer vaccines atclinics every day of the week atfour different locations.”

Appointments are not requiredfor immunization visits in Mont-gomery, Arlington and Fairfaxcounties. The Alexandria HealthDepartment, however offers ser-vices by appointment only.

“We would certainly encourageparents to make an appointmentnow,” added John Silcox, FairfaxCounty Health Department. “Ap-pointments fill up quickly, andthere are some walk-in appoint-ments, but the closer you get toschool the more crowded our clin-ics get.”

Fairfax County has five clinicswhich offer vaccines. “School-re-quired immunizations are alwaysfree at our clinics, whether a per-son has insurance or not,” saidSilcox. “We highly encourage par-ents to call the clinic that is mostconveniently located to them É sothat they have you vaccines in timefor school.”

Parents must bring a copy of thechild’s existing immunization record. “A parent ordesignated adult must be with the child when the goto get vaccines,” said Anderson. “If a parents doesn’thave or can’t find their child’s record, we can try toreconstruct it.”

As recently as May, the Washington, D.C. regionsaw a case of a vaccine preventable disease, saysAnderson. “There was a case of measles that thisparticular individual had contracted outside of thecountry,” she said. “But this is a reminder about theimportance of vaccinations because if you had comein contact with this individual and hadn’t been vac-cinated you could have gotten sick.”

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Parents are encourage to get required vaccines now toavoid the back-to-school rush.

Some students may be granted an exemption fromthe Virginia and Maryland state requirements forreligious for medical reasons. “There is an exemp-tion form that people would need to get filled outand turn into their school in order to be exempt fromthe state requirement.”

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“We have free, walk-in clinics where youcan get vaccines between now and thebeginning of the school year. We urgeparents to go now and not wait.”

— Mary Anderson, Montgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services


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News

10th DistrictVeterans JobFair Aug. 24

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock(R-10) announced the secondAnnual 10th CongressionalDistrict Veterans Jobs Fair thatwill take place on Aug. 24. TheVeterans Jobs Fair will consistof federal and state agencies,businesses, local Chambers ofCommerce, and veterans or-ganizations seeking to employor assist skilled military whenthey transition to civilian jobs.

“Today is National Hire aVeteran Day, and our service-men and women of the armedforces have made great sacri-fices in service to our nation.The years of service and sac-rifice made by our veteranshave given them unique tal-ents that they can now put touse in civilian jobs. As part ofour commitment to helpingour veterans transition fromlife in the military to the civil-ian workforce, we will be host-ing the 10th Congressional Dis-trict Veterans Jobs fair whereveterans can come to meetwith and learn about localemployers who desire themany diverse talents of ourveterans. This year’s veteransjobs fair brings together localemployers, chambers, veter-ans groups, state and localagencies, and many other ser-vice organizations togetherwith our veterans so those job-searching can see the manyopportunities available tothem locally,” Comstock saidon July 25.

The Veterans Jobs Fair willbe held Friday, Aug. 24, from10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at LoudounCounty Public School Admin-istration Building, 21000 Edu-cation Court, Ashburn.

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Area Briefs

Academy in southeast D.C. As Great Falls recoversfrom continuing days of rain, the Nationals baseballorganization graciously offered up their facility andturf field, which was a real treat for both teams.

For the Great Falls Nationals, this was more than abaseball game. This was a cultural experience thatgave these rising seventh and eighth graders an op-portunity to meet foreign counterparts on a commonfield. While the fundamentals are the same for bothteams, the Angels brought an international flavor,

Little Leaguers Go Internationalwhich included batters bowing to the umpire as theyapproached home plate, batters shouting from theirstance before hitting, and cheering in unison fromthe dugout.

Before the game, each player exchanged pins withtheir counterpart, while the coaches presented eachother with team shirts and autographed baseballs.After six-innings of hard fought baseball, the teamslined up and shook hands, which seemed like a newand fun experience for the Chinese team. Everyonecame away with the feeling that they had been partof something special. Aggressive Angels batter. Photo contributed

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Alden Summer ConcertsOne of Alden’s favorite summer bands isback – Kara and Matty D return in a fam-ily-friendly show Sunday, Aug. 5 at 5 p.m.in McLean Central Park, 1468 DolleyMadison Blvd. Free parking at DolleyMadison Library. Visit aldentheatre.org.

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ONGOINGArt Exhibit: “Too Much of Too

Much.” Through Aug. 18, galleryhours in the Bullock | Hitt Gallery atMPA@ChainBridge, 1446 ChainBridge Road, McLean. McLeanProject for the Arts will open “TooMuch of Too Much: Overstimulated,Overexposed, and Overextended,”featuring works by mid-Atlanticartists whose works explore the ideasof overstimulation, excessiveness andbombardment, be it through toomuch information, activity,expectation, or by any other means.Visit mpaart.org.

Row by Row Junior. Through Oct.31, local quilt shop proprietors likeJinny Beyer Studio (776 WalkerRoad, Great Falls) are welcomingchildren participating in Row by RowJunior to their shops. It’s the juniorversion of the summertime travelevent for quilt making fans known asRow by Row Experience. Kids visitshops in person, collect a free sewingpattern, and find inspiration incolorful, creative world of sewing. Athome, families can find free tutorialsupport and activities online byvisitingwww.rowbyrowexperience.com orjinnybeyer.com for local quilting.

Great Falls Farmers Market.Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 778 WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Music, vendors,fresh produce, fresh prepared food,delightful bakery, spices from aroundthe world, wild-caught fish, grass-fed, free-range meats, organic-fedpoultry and eggs. [email protected].

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Colvin Run Mill open 11-4 p.m. daily,closed Tuesday. 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. Fairfax County’soperational 19th century waterpowered gristmill, offers recreationaland educational activities for all agesthrough daily tours, school programsand special events. Fees: $7/adult,$6 students 16+ with ID, $5 children& seniors. Admission to park is freeexcept for some special events.

Fishing Rod Rentals. Riverbend Park,8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Rentals available during Visitorcenter hours. Fishing tackle and livebait are available for purchase.Reservations required for grouprentals. $6/rental (2 hour max).Valid driver’s license required. Rod/reel combinations are perfect forbeginners and children. A Virginia orMaryland freshwater fishing licenseis required for those 16 years orolder. The park does not sell fishinglicenses. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

THURSDAY/AUG. 2Games at Riverbend Park. 4:30-6

p.m. at Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls.Looking for new ways to keepchildren entertained this summer?Play traditional Eastern WoodlandIndian games of skill and luck thatwere popular at the time the firstEuropeans reached this area. Enjoythe tradition of oral storytelling andmake a game to take home. For ages4-adult. $12 per person. Childrenmust be accompanied by an adultregistered for the program. Call 703-759-9018 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/

riverbend.Nottoway Nights. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at

Nottoway Park, 9537 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. Featuring JohnMcCutcheon (Folk). Bring blanketsand chairs and enjoy music fromaround the world every Thursdayevening at Nottoway Park. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/nottoway-nights.

FRIDAY/AUG. 3Festival of Shakespeare and

Mythology. 4:30 p.m. at TheMadeira School, 8328 GeorgetownPike, McLean. After weeks of learningclassical theatre, practicingmovement and vocalizing, androasting s’mores over the fire,Traveling Players’ youth ensembleswill present a festival of three plays.The schedule for the full day is: 4:30-6:15 Ariadne’s Thread & The MonkeyKing; 6:15-7 break for dinner(picnicking is welcome); 7-9:30Merry Wives of Windsor. $10 ticketsavailable at the door. Visitwww.madeira.org/about-madeira/contact-us/ for directions.

Summer on the Green: NowhereMen. 6:30 p.m. area residents cancatch a new and diverse musical actat the Town Green or at Chillin’ onChurch. Bring blankets and chairs,but please leave Fido and any otherpets at home. The concerts are freeand open to the public. Visitwww.viennava.gov.

SATURDAY/AUG. 4Paddle the Potomac. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

at Riverbend Park, 8700 PotomacHills St., Great Falls. Watch for deerforaging on the islands and ospreyand bald eagles searching for fish asyou paddle a kayak through awildlife-rich section of the PotomacRiver. This is not a whitewater tour,and no previous experience isrequired. Kayaks will be provided –one person per kayak. Forparticipants age 14 to adult runs.Download the waiver at go.usa.gov/xnFNc and bring the completed formto the tour. $40 per person. Call 703-759-9018 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend.

W&OD 10K. 6 p.m. starting andfinishing at Centennial Park, 131Church St., NE, Vienna. In memory ofSally Hamilton (1962-2009), directorof Friends of the W&OD Trail, Fairfax4 Horses, and Hunters Valley RidingClub. The out-and-back course runsthrough one of the area’s firstenvironmentally-protected zones, anundeveloped meadowland where thedeer and the antelope play. Visitwww.active.com and search “Friendsof W&OD” to register.

SUNDAY/AUG. 5Concerts on the Green: Dr. Guy

Van Syckle. 6-8 p.m. on the GreatFalls Village Centre Green. Sundaysthroughout the summer, bring apicnic and chairs for an evening offree, live music. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org.

MONDAY/AUG. 6Submission Deadline. Vienna Arts

Society’s annual Photography Showis calling for photographers fromaround the Capitol Region. Thetheme is “Visual Stories.” Show willbe open Aug. 14-Sept. 15. $10 perpiece for VAS members, $15 perpiece for non-members. Enter nomore than two photographs.Prospectus available atwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 8Summer Stories, Songs, and

Sprinklers. 1 p.m. on the lawn ofthe Freeman Store, 131 Church St.NE, Vienna. Young children andfamilies are invited to listen to astory, tune into some favorite songs,then have a little casual fun withwater sprinklers at 1 p.m. Free andappropriate for all ages. Visitwww.viennava.gov.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY/AUG. 8-9Studio Ghibli: Spirited Away.

Wednesday, 7 p.m. (Japanese withEnglish subtitles); Thursday, 11 a.m.(English dubbed) at Angelika FilmCenter – Mosaic, 2911 District Ave.,Fairfax. The Angelika Mosaic willfeature animated films from the

celebrated Studio Ghibli praised fortheir originality, stunning animation,and ambitious storytelling. All ticketsare regular admission. Visitwww.AngleikaFilmCenter.com.

THURSDAY/AUG. 9Nottoway Nights. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at

Nottoway Park, 9537 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. Featuring CathyPonton King (Blues/Soul). Bringblankets and chairs and enjoy musicfrom around the world everyThursday evening at Nottoway Park.Free. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances/nottoway-nights.

FRIDAY/AUG. 10River Fishing by Boat. 5:30-7:30

p.m. at Riverbend Park, 8700Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. Fishfor smallmouth bass and sunfish froma canoe or boat with an introductoryclass on boating and fishing basics.No previous experience paddling orrowing is required. Boats andpersonal flotation devices (PFDs),fishing rods and bait are provided.Designed for participants age 5 toadult. Maximum of three participantsper boat, one of whom must be 16 orolder. $16 per person, and eachparticipant must register. Call 703-759-9018 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend.

Summer on the Green: RichardWalton Group. 6:30 p.m. arearesidents can catch a new and diversemusical act at the Town Green or atChillin’ on Church. Bring blanketsand chairs, but please leave Fido andany other pets at home. The concertsare free and open to the public. Visitwww.viennava.gov.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 10-12Beauty and the Beast. Friday-

Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30p.m. at the Vienna CommunityCenter, 120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna.Vienna Youth Players’ premieres WaltDisney’s Beauty and the Beast. Thecast and crew features more than 30aspiring student-artists, ages 8-18.This production will be a swan song

as it is director Barbara ‘Babs’ Dyer’sfinal show with the company afterhelming the director’s chair 26 years.Tickets are $15 each generaladmission, at viennava.gov/webtracor at the community center.

SATURDAY/AUG. 11Bands for Bikes. 1-4 p.m. at Old

Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 ChainBridge Road, McLean. Rising collegefreshmen Jack Lichtenstein andMorgan Poirier, will host their 5thannual “Bands for Bikes” concert tobenefit Wheels to Africa (a youth-ledall volunteer 501c(3) that collectsused bikes for needy children).Joining the boys as an organizer thisyear will be Langley risingsophomore and musician, ClaireFulton. Area student musicians andbands will be performing on theoutdoor stage. Bike donationswelcome (but not required) and canbe dropped off 10 a.m.-4 p.m. thatday.

Live Music: Dan Navarro. 8 p.m. atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. With a career spanningdecades and a dozen albums withLowen & Navarro, Dan Navarro hasjust released his first true studio-recorded solo album, “Shed MySkin.” $20-25. Visitwww.jamminjava.com.

SUNDAY/AUG. 12Alden Summer Concerts: Morgan

Taylor’s “Music of GustaferYellowgold” (Family Friendly).5 p.m. in McLean Central Park, 1468Dolley Madison Blvd. Free parking atDolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave. The Alden’s 2018 SummerSunday Concerts in the Park expandthis year to include a “welcome,summer” concert on Sunday, June 3,and then seven concerts from July 1through Aug. 12. Visitwww.aldentheatre.org.

Concerts on the Green: RewSmith. 6-8 p.m. on the Great FallsVillage Centre Green. Sundaysthroughout the summer, bring apicnic and chairs for an evening offree, live music. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org.

MONDAY/AUG. 13Dining with Dorothy. 12:30 p.m. at

Ledo Pizza, 141 Park St., Vienna. Aprogram of the Shepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna. Join with friends ormake new ones. Newcomers arealways welcome. To reserve space,contact event chair, Dorothy Flood [email protected].

Donation Deadline. During bankhours at Sonabank, 6830 OldDominion Drive, # A, McLean.Sonabank is collecting schoolsupplies at all branches, including:notebook paper, three-ring binders,spiral notebooks, compositionnotebooks, No. 2 pencils, pencilpouches, colored pencils, calculators,crayons, pencil erasers, dry erasemarker, glue sticks, bottle glue,pocket folders, three-prong folders,pocket dictionaries, markers,highlighters, rulers, tissues, handsanitizers, copy paper, sticky notes,backpacks and blunt-end safetyscissors. Visit www.sonabank.com.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 13-17Mini-Miller Camp. 9 a.m.-noon at

Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. The mini-millercamp gives children ages 6-12 anopportunity to work a 200-year-oldoperating grist mill. They’ll learn theskills the miller needed as well asthose of a blacksmith, and have achance to make their own butter.Cost for the full week of camp is$197. Call 703-759-2771 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvin-run-mill.


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By Mercia Hobson

The Connection

The winter losses of honeybee colonies over the2017 – 2018 seasonwere greater than ex-

pected. To address the problem andincrease the number of activelymanaged bee colonies, the 2018Session of the Virginia General As-sembly established the Beehive Dis-tribution Program.

“An individual who submits anapplication to the Department ofAgriculture and Consumer Servicesfor a beehive unit through the Pro-gram will be registered as a bee-keeper with the Department … In-dividuals may receive no more thanthree basic beehive units per fiscalyear (July 1 thru June 30). Onlyresidents of Virginia who are 18years of age or older at the time theapplication is submitted are eligibleto receive a beehive unit throughthe Program.”

“The winter losses were 59.5 per-cent,” said Keith Tignor, State Apia-rist. This is the highest rate since2000 when the state began moni-toring winter losses. It is the fourthhighest reported in the nation fortotal winter all colony loss with onlyArizona, Tennessee and Louisianareporting higher losses according tothe nonprofit Bee Informed Partner-ship.

Virginia Department of Agricul-ture and Consumer Services said“VDACS staff found high levels of Varroa mites andnosema infections in wintering bees. Both of thesemaladies shorten the lifespan of worker bees, increas-ing mortality rates in winter months.”

VDACS cautions that applicants must comply withall state and local requirements related to beehivemanagement and other beekeeping activity as well

as contact the locality in which the beehive(s) willbe located to ensure compliance with all applicableordinances.

Applications for beehive units may be submittedelectronically to the at www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant-i n d u s t r y - s e r v i c e s - b e e h i v e - d i s t r i b u t i o n -program.shtml

Where Have All the Honeybees Gone?Virginia General Assembly establishes theBeehive Distribution Program, after the shockingnumber of total winter colony losses.

Tim Field of Herndon checks his honeybee hives. Al-though his hives did not suffer colony loss, 60 percent ofreporting beekeepers in the Commonwealth of Virginiadid, the fourth highest loss percentage in the UnitedStates.

In an effort to in-crease the bee popu-lation in Virginiaafter a reported near60 percent totalcolony loss by report-ing beekeepers in theCommonwealth,individuals 18 yearsand older may re-ceive up to three freebee hives throughthe Virginia Depart-ment of Agricultureand Consumer Ser-vices Beehive Distri-bution Program.

Photos by Mercia Hobson/The Connection


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

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Intestinal or otherwise. “All hands to the pump,” (Downton Abbey), emotionally speaking. The weight of it all is not too much to bear, but it is pretty close to it:

24-hour urine collection on Tuesday; Pre-chemotherapy lab work and quarterly CT

Scan on Wednesday (not often occurring on the same day but this cycle unfortunately they did);

Balance of Wednesday and Thursday waiting for lab results which ultimately determine whether I’m approved for chemotherapy on FRIDAY;

Thursday through Monday (or longer): waiting for scan results from previous Wednesday (my life doesn’t hang in the balance exactly, but it’s

Friday: my actual chemotherapy; Sunday through Thursday (post chemother-

apy): feeling lousy, hardly eating, irregular sleep, tired all the time (typical post-chemotherapy side effects)

“Phoning It In,” talking with my oncologist over the phone to discuss my scan, my treatment going forward, my life, etc.

6, two weeks of cancer “centricity.”

used the word hope and expressed per pen the written emotion so much in my previous two columns. When cancer or any other treatment for a serious disease, operation, recuperation, physical therapy and so forth is concerned, ultimately, what else is there?

Whether you’re following doctor’s orders and/or supplementing it with non-Western, holistic-type alternatives, rarely are there any guarantees other than as they say “death and taxes” and for a time

Nevertheless, hope springs eternal, as a former-ly long-suffering life-long member of Red Sox Na-tion can attest: three World Series Championships since 2004 after breaking/braking the “Curse of the Bambino,” (the 86-year drought since the Red Sox had last won the World Series in 1918 – Babe Ruth’s last season playing for the Red Sox).

And as I live on/write on nine years and nearly eight months past a “13-month to two-year” prog-nosis diagnosed back in late February 2009, I am eternally hopeful – and always forever grateful.

And in spite of my amazing, miraculous good fortune, the last thing I do, and I mean the absolute last thing I do, is take any of it for granted. That is why the emotion so often expressed in pen and in person is hope. I am never going to betray/dismiss who and/or what has power over my outcome/life expectancy.

I mean, at the end of the day (heck, at the beginning of the day), I am a mere mortal and don’t presume for a minute (or even a second) that

greatest advisory mankind has ever known: cancer. And though I am generally positive and optimistic, I am cautiously so.

After all, I’m just not supposed to blow by (live through) my original prognosis as if it was an arbitrary statement. It was the real deal, and when

At this actual real-time Friday-morning mo-

my pre-chemotherapy lab results are acceptable for today’s infusion. (Otherwise, this fortnight will be extended by seven days.) As any cancer patient under treatment knows, one’s presence is never

you. Soon, I will be advised. In all the intervening moments, I am still

waiting to hear back concerning the results from my CT Scan on Wednesday. Hopefully (there’s that word again), we will hear before the weekend. It’s so much easier to suffer through/anticipate the fort-night when news is known sooner rather than later.

Fortitude For a Fortnight

Submit civic/community announcements atConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos andartwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, atleast two weeks before event.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESThe Fairfax-Falls Church Community

Services Board’s Merrifield Center offers anew stand-up information kiosk. Part of a pilotproject, the new feature aims to improve thecustomer service experience and decrease waittimes for individuals who are seeking mental(behavioral) health services. To check in,individuals respond to five simple questions,then the CSB’s Patient Track software alertsstaff. Based on clinicians’ schedules andavailability, as well as the needs of the client,individuals are triaged and seen by the nextavailable staff member. For more information onavailable services, call the CSB at 703-383-8500(Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.). In anemergency 24/7, call CSB Emergency Services at703-573-5679 or the Fairfax Detox Center at703-502-7000 (TTY 703-322-9080).

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 1Application Deadline. Think and Act Green. The

Town of Vienna’s Community EnhancementCommission (CEC) is challenging localbusinesses and nonprofits to adopt greenpractices and self-certify as “sustainable” basedon points earned. Find a list of suggested greenstrategies and the Sustainability Challengechecklist at viennava.gov/sustainabilitychallenge. Submit to Town Hall at127 Center Street S., Vienna to the attention ofthe Community Enhancement Commission.Contact Desiree Di Mauro at [email protected].

THURSDAY/AUG. 2Caregivers Support Group. 10-11:30 a.m. at

UUCF Unitarian Universalist Congregation ofFairfax - Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. For caregivers to adult familymembers with dementia. First and thirdThursdays of every month. Hosted by Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna, scov.org. Contactfacilitator Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838 [email protected].

Community Meeting. 7 p.m. at McLean HighSchool, 1633 Davidson Road, McLean. Join theVirginia Department of Transportation andFairfax County for the first of two communitymeetings on efforts to identify potentialcongestion solutions for neighborhoods near I-495 (the Capital Beltway). VDOT and FairfaxCounty staff will be on hand to answerquestions. Visit www.virginiadot.org/projects/northernvirginia/mclean_traffic_analysis.asp fordetails. Send comments [email protected], andinclude “McLean Area Traffic Analysis” in thesubject line.

THROUGH AUG. 3Public Comment Period. The Metropolitan

Washington Airports Authority is hosting threepublic hearings to inform and solicit commentsfrom the community about proposed toll rateincreases along the Dulles Toll Road.An “onlineopen house” will be available atwww.dullestollroad.com/toll/toll-setting-processthroughout the comment period. It will containan explanation of the informational exhibits anda comment form. Comments may also besubmitted at the public hearings, via email [email protected] or mailed during thecomment period to: MWAA Public CommentPeriod, c/o HNTB, 2900 South Quincy St., Suite600, Arlington, VA 22206.

FRIDAY/AUG. 3Networking Breakfast. 7:30-9 a.m. at Tower

Club, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1700,Vienna. DemBiz welcomes former VirginiaGovernor and former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffeas part of their Signature Breakfast Series. Joinfor a discussion of Virginia business and whathe’s hearing on the ground as he speaks all overthe country. Visit www.dembiz.org for more.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 3-5Tax-Free Holiday. During Virginia’s sales tax

holiday, qualifying school supplies, clothing,footwear, hurricane and emergencypreparedness items, and Energy Star andWaterSense products can be purchased withoutpaying sales tax. Visit tax.virginia.gov/virginia-sales-tax-holiday for details.

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