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At 6:30 a.m., lines of voterssnaked through the hallways atVienna Elementary School asvoting got underway throughoutFairfax County this morning.

It’s Election Day:Vienna, Oakton Vote

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NewsVienna/Oakton Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Vienna Elementary School - 6:30 a.m.At 6:30 a.m., lines of voters snaked through the hallways at ViennaElementary School as voting got underway throughout Fairfax Countythis morning.

Flint Hill ElementarySchool 6:10 a.m.More than 100 voters were linedup and ready to vote by the timethe polls opened at 6 a.m. At FlintHill Elementary School in Vienna.Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7p.m. For those who are planning tovote on their way home from work,election officials want them tokeep in mind that they need to bein line by 7 p.m at their poll loca-tion in order to cast their vote. Aslong as they are in line by 7 p.m.,they will be able to vote.

Photos by Victoria Ross/The Connection

Oakton High School -7:15 a.m.

Photos by Victoria Ross/The Connection

Voters faced chilly temperatures asvoting got underway at pollsthroughout the county this morn-ing. At Oakton High School, bandmembers quickly sold out of bakedgoods and hot drinks to the dozensof people lined up to vote firstthing this morning.

James Madison High School - 6:43 a.m., and 11 a.m.Some early-morning voters in Vienna were a little flustered trying to figureout which line to wait in as two separate precincts voted in the MadisonHigh School cafeteria. By 11 a.m., lines had diminished, but campaignworkers say they expect another rush during the noon lunch hour.



Photos by Francesca M Branson

Student Government Associationmembers collect cans during thirdperiod class.

The Madison News Network Broad-cast Journalism class collected somany cans in Week #1 that a cartwas needed to transport them.

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Madison High School is running its an-nual canned food drive from Oct. 31 to Nov.22. Each year, the school runs an internalcompetition to see which class can donatethe most amount of food, with the ultimategoal of giving back to the community. Alldonations from the drive go directly to FoodFor Others in Fairfax. The staff and studentsspend four weeks bringing in canned goodsbut focus on a specific type of donation eachweek such as rice, pasta, canned meat and

fresh fruit. It is the Student GovernmentAssociation that visits classrooms each dayto collect the donations. These student lead-ers tally how much food is brought in eachweek, box the food and prepare it for deliv-ery to the food bank. With more than 8,000lbs. of food collected in the 2015-2016school year, the SGA has a goal to breakthat record this year and have challengedeach student to bring in at least one canduring the drive.

Madison High Students Collect Food for Others


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Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) ten-nis team, OLGC – Wimbledon I, ended theregular season with a 12-0 record and hadmatch record score of 72-3 in total gamesplayed. The team members included fourthgraders: Giavana Glogowski, Pari Abadian,Tatum Carney, Camila Velasquez, Mae

Gillespie and Ronan McConville, fifth grad-ers: Nataly Jadrijevic, Jason Carino, MichaelMurphy, Joshua Perrone and Max Perez.

The coaches ar Gregg Glogowski and LanNguyen. In the semifinals they edged outSt. James Red 2-1 and in the finals OLGCknocked off St Mary’s White 2-1.

Justin Hu, a freshman at James Madi-son High School, was honored as one ofthe brightest students from around theworld at an international awards cer-emony by the Johns Hopkins UniversityCenter for Talented Youth (CTY).

This year, more than 27,000 studentsparticipated in CTY’s Talent Search, rep-resenting all 50 states and more than 60countries, but only the top 3 percentearned a seat at the Talented YouthGrand Ceremony.

“Students, your excellent test scores

are what brought us here today, but thisis a celebration of what is behind thosescores: a love of learning, a strong workethic, and a high value placed on takingrisks and welcoming challenges,” saidElaine Tuttle Hansen, executive directorof CTY.

Justin is a dedicated STEM student andtwo–time national Wushu (Kung Fu)champion and Pan–American WushuChampionship Gold medalist, who looksforward to his high school life at Madi-son.

Madison High School Student honored byJohns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

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Justin Hu at the Johns Hopkins Grand Ceremony with Elaine TuttleHansen, executive director of Center for Talented Youth.

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OLGC – Wimbledon I: Bottom row kneeling - from left - Jason Carino,Michael Murphy, Joshua Perrone; Standing, from left: Camilla Velasquez,Pari Abadian, Gregg Glogowski, Tatum Carney, Natalay Jadrijevic, MaeGillespie and Giavana Glogowski.

OLGS Wimbledon Tennis TeamEnds Winning Season


Opinion

By Kenneth R.

“Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

As I write this col-umn the finalvotes of this elec-

tion year will not havebeen cast and hence nottallied. The winners andlosers are not yet known. Whethervoters in my district took the rec-ommendations in my Voter Guide2016 or made different judgmentswill only be known as the finalvotes are counted the day beforethis column appears in print.

Regardless of who the new presi-dent is and who controls the Con-gress there is much work to bedone. Suddenly the realities of sig-nificant issues become clearer thanthe simplistic slogans of cam-paigns might suggest. There are noeasy answers to ever-increasingtensions in many parts of theworld, to the rising cost of healthcare and its lack of availability totoo many people, to major inequi-ties in wealth and opportunityamong the people of our countryand among the nations of theworld, to crumbling infrastruc-

ture—to name just a few!The greatest challenge

of all may be the sharpdivision of opinion ap-parent during the elec-tion season on the rolegovernment should playin responding to these

needs. Complicating any reason-able discussion of the differencesof opinion is the lack of trust ofgovernmental institutions andpoliticians felt even more stronglyafter the rough and tumble of thiselection season.

While the only state level elec-tions this year were special elec-tions to fill vacancies, the tenorand outcomes of federal electionsare likely to have an impact onhow business is conducted in the2017 session of the General As-sembly beginning in January. If theextreme right is successful in thisyear’s elections, those that are inthe General Assembly may feelemboldened to continue to opposetaking federal health care monies,to adopt additional restrictions onabortions, and to pass laws thatdiscriminate against LGBTQ citi-

Regardless of who the new presidentis and who controls the Congressthere is much work to be done.

After the Elections

zens. While Governor McAuliffewill still be around to wield hisveto pen, there could be many pro-tracted debates on social issues.

On the other hand, if Democratsare successful in capturing thepresidency and one or both housesof Congress, moderate Republi-cans in Virginia may feel less needto insist on hard lines on many is-sues as we have seen in the past.After all, Virginia will elect a newgovernor and House of Delegatesin 2017, and both parties will wantto side with the prevailing politi-cal winds.

It is essential that all politicalleaders learn from this election

cycle and do what we can to helpmend divisions in our state and inthe nation. One thing we can dois listen. Senator Janet Howell andI will have our annual public meet-ing to talk with voters on Monday,Dec. 19, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at theReston Community Center at LakeAnne Plaza. Come and tell us whatis on your mind and offer your sug-gestions as to what we should doin the upcoming General Assem-bly session. Also, my constituentsurvey is on my website,www.kenplum.com, and I encour-age you to complete it. After all,the elections are over: time to getback to work.

Commentary

During the last week of each year,The Connection devotes its entireissue to the creativity of local stu-dents and children. The results are

always remarkable. It is a keepsake edition formany families. Even readers without childrenof that age spend time admiring and chuck-ling over the issue. The annual Children’s Con-nection is a tradition of well over a decade.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.

We ask that all submissionsbe digital so they can be sentthrough email or delivered onCD or flash drive. Writing

should be submitted in rich text format (.rtf).Artwork should be photographed or scannedand provided in jpeg format.

Some suggestions:❖ Drawings or paintings or photographs of

your family, friends, pets or some favorite ac-tivity. These should be photographed orscanned and submitted in jpeg format. Photosof sculpture or larger art projects are also wel-come.

❖ Short answers (50 to 100 words) to someof the following questions: If you could giveyour parents, family or friends any gift thatdidn’t cost money what would that gift be?

What are you most looking forward to in theupcoming year? What is one thing that youwould change about school? What do you wantto be when you grow up? What is your favor-ite animal? What is your favorite toy? Whatmakes a good parent? What makes a goodfriend? Describe one of the best or worst thingsthat ever happened to you? What is the bestgift you’ve ever given? Ever received?

❖ Your opinion (50 to 100 words) about traf-fic, sports, restaurants, video games, toys,trends, politics, etc.

❖ Poetry or other creative writing.❖ News stories from school newspapers.❖ Photos and text about activities or events.We welcome contributions from public and

private schools, individuals andhomeschoolers.

To be published, we must have the full firstand last name of the student artist/writer.

Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-ing the student’s full name, age, grade andtown of residence, plus the name of the school,name of teacher and town of school location.

To send CDs or flash drives containing art-work and typed, electronic submissions, markthem clearly by school and hometown and mailthe CD or flash drive to: Children’s Connec-tion, 1606 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please send all submissions by Friday, Dec.2. The Children’s Connection will publish thelast week of 2016.

You can see last year’s editions by visitingwww.connectionnewspapers.com/PDFs/ andscroll down to Children’s Edition.

Email submissions for the Children’s Connec-tion to the paper closest to you:

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Get creative and send art, poetry and more.

Coming: Children’s Connection 2016

Editor’s NoteEight of the 15 Connection Newspapers go to

press during the day on Tuesdays, including earlierthis week on Election Day. Reporters visited pollingplaces and filed photos and short stories during theday on Election Day, election results were not yetavailable when this paper went to press. See nextweek’s papers for more insight.www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

— Mary Kimm

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30th Annual Northern VirginiaDementia Care ConsortiumCaregivers Conference, Friday,Nov. 11, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The con-ference “Gems: A Treasure Chest ofIdeas” will have speakers and resourceson topics important to caregivers. The$30 fee includes continental breakfast,lunch, materials, and certificate of atten-dance. First Baptist Church ofAlexandria, 2932 King St., Alexandria.Find out more at www.–fairfaxcounty.–

gov/–olderadults and click onCaregivers Conference.

The Fairfax Commission on Agingmeets on Wednesday, Nov. 16, atnoon at the Kings Park Library, 9000Burke Lake Rd., Burke. The public is wel-come to attend and join in the commentperiod that begins each session. Find outmore at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/coa.htm. Call 703-324-5403, TTY 711 for meeting access needs.

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Vietnam VeteransHost Army Radio,TV Broadcaster

Chapter 227, Vietnam Veteransof America Inc., invites all veter-ans, friends, and the general pub-lic to attend the Nov. 17 chaptermeeting at Neighbor’s Restaurant,262D Cedar Lane, Cedar LaneShopping Center, Vienna, at 7:30p.m. Tony Booth, radio broad-caster, for the Richmond FM sta-tion, 107.3 WBBT, will share hisArmy service as a DJ on the Ameri-can Forces Radio and Televisionservice in South Korea and SouthVietnam. His presentation includessound bites from Radio Hanoi,“Hanoi Hannah,” pirate radio sta-tions, and military public serviceannouncements during the war.The general public, teachers, andall veterans are invited. Admissionis free. For information, call LenIgnatowski at 703-255-0353 orvisit the web page atwww.vva227.org.

The membership serves as a“Fire Support Base” for veteranswho are seeking closure on theirTour of Duty and a renewal of theirVietnam camaraderie. The chap-ter supports veteran’s activitiesand non-veteran communityprojects.

Vienna Church toHost Benefit Carand Bike Show

Rev your engines, bring somecanned goods and come on out tothe Thanksgiving Car and BikeShow on Saturday, Nov. 19 at TheChurch of the Good Shepherd(United Methodist) in Vienna. Theevent, a benefit for Family PassFairfax, will be held in the park-ing of the church at 2351 HunterMill Road in Vienna from 10 a.m.to 3:30 p.m.

“We are teaming up with a localcar club (UnAffiliates Mopar Club)to raise food and funds for thehungry,” said Good Shepherd pas-tor Eric Song. “There also will bea bounce house for children, soplease come and join in on thefun!”

Entry fee for those who show acar or bike is $20 (or $15 plus fivecanned goods). Spectators havefree admission, but are asked tobring canned goods for the hun-gry.

Registration is from 10 a.m. tonoon. Judging of the cars andbikes will be held at 12:30 p.m.,and awards presented at 3:30 p.m.

For more information, visit thechurch website atwww.GoodShepherdVA.com

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HomeLifeStyle

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By John Byrd

Talk about rustic charm.

In 2007, Bill and Brenda Boschpurchased what boutique remodelerssometimes refer to as a “barn conversion”

— specifically, a spacious modern home which, fiveyears earlier, had been constructed inside the exte-rior of a 1935 dairy barn.

With its metal roof, stucco siding and silo, the5,800-sq-ft., five-bedroom Great Falls residence ex-uded nostalgic references to the community’s bucolicpast.

Getting the house to owner requirements, how-ever, entailed a commitment.

For starters, the second level primary living area(formerly, a hay loft) was too dark and poorly fin-ished, and offered only limited views of the splendidsetting through re-purposed skylights. An early reno-vation effort focused on “gutting” the kitchen, din-ing room and family room, and introducing a moreappropriate glazing solution that included dormerwindows in key locations.

More recently, as the children moved on to col-

lege, Bill and Brenda Bosch began to see the housefrom an empty-nester’s perspective.

The first level master bathroom was plainly stillunacceptable. With its circa 1990s white ceramic tile,tiny vanity and walk-in shower stall, the design waslike something out of a builder-grade starter home.

Moreover, at 90 sq. ft., it was cramped and pinched,offering no opportunities for such upscale necessi-ties as built-ins for toiletries and towels, a shower-ing option for every whim, unhurried zones to dry-off and re-acclimate, and (especially) a breathtak-ing view of classic Virginia countryside.

Views, in particular, ranked high on the couple’swish list.

“We wanted to see our beautiful surroundings fromthe bed, but this wasn’t feasible,” Bosch said.

The problem: the southwest corner of the housewhere the master suite was located was wrappedaround 80-year old post-and-beam supports that heldup the second floor. Given the critical structural con-sideration, the original master bedroom had beenconfigured into an L-shape (sleeping quarters with asitting room addenda). Moreover, under the exist-ing plan, one entered the bathroom though anequally-size sitting room, an arrangement whichBosch saw as wasted space.

“We wanted to reconfigure the rear corner quad-rant of the house to improve both the space planand the view fields,” Bosch said, “I just wasn’t sure

Master bath renovationexplores themes fromGreat Falls’ bucolic past.

A Design Solution as Big as a Barn Door

Originally a circa 1935Great Falls dairy barn,Bill and Brenda Boschbegan converting thestructure into their per-sonal residence in 2007.

Photos by Dimitri Ganas


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how to do it.”Enter Chris Arnold of Foster Remodeling Solutions,

the firm that had successfully renovated several as-pects of a friend’s home over a 10-year period.

As Arnold recalled: “We were asked for ideas for asweeping interior makeover, but nothing could hap-pened without implementing a significant structuralchange.”

Arnold’s plan: shift second floor loads to an 8” x17' steel beam attached to vertical supports concealedbehind interior walls. The move would widen avail-able bedroom floor space by 50 square feet and addanother 20 square feet for an upgraded master bath-room.

To reinforce the emerging design statement, theexposed steel beam is to be wrapped in reclaimedbarn board. The new bedroom flooring is, likewise,made from old barn wood that’s been milled to speci-fication. As a final grace note, one enters the com-mode via a reclaimed barn door mounted onantique rollers.

With the additional floorspace, the couple’snew king-sized bed is now positioned on awider interior wall that features a spot-onview of rolling paddocks and grazing horses.

Though augmented by a comparativelymodest increase in square footage, the newmaster bath is, likewise, far more comfort-able.

“Brenda and I can occupy the new bath-room at the same time,” Bosch said, “whichwas difficult before.”

Meanwhile, at 21 square feet, the“curbless” walk-in shower — fitted out witha bench and personal cubbies — boasts manycutting-edge amenities, including a program-mable control that remembers each user’spreferred water temperature.

Consistent with the broader design goals,the shower now features a window with anadjustable screen that affords a panoramicview of wooded back acreage.

The interior itself is a study in textural and tonalcontrasts that reinforces a softly relaxed ambiance.

The porcelain tile flooring — which Arnold foundafter careful research — is an exact match for natu-ral blue stone. As an added nod to personal comfort,the flooring is heated via electrical coil integratedinto the underside of the tile itself.

Other design details, explore themes from the1930s and earlier. Period cabinetry provides draw-ers and shelving for towels and personal toiletries.Quartz counter surfaces and mirrors framed in pol-ished nickel help to balance the light and dark con-trasts. The scones are early-electric Edison-style rep-lica with an exposed filament.

“The project has allowed us to express our creativ-ity,” Bill Bosch said. “That’s what really makes a homespecial.”

Foster Remodeling Solutions periodically offersworkshops on home remodeling topics. For Informa-tion call 703/550-1371, orwww.fosterremodeling.com.

John Byrd ([email protected] orwww.HomeFrontsNews.com) has been writing about home

improvement for 30 years.

A DesignSolution as Bigas a Barn Door

The interior to the new master bath is a study intextural and tonal contrasts. Porcelain tile floor-ing. Mirrors framed in polished nickel. Planta-tion shutters. The door to the commode is re-claimed barn door mounted on antique rollers.

To make room for the larger master suite,Chris Arnold at Foster Remodeling Solu-tions devised a way to eliminate an ob-structive bearing wall by installing an 8” x17' steel beam attached to concealedvertical supports. To reinforce the rusticdesign theme, the exposed beam iswrapped in reclaimed barn board. Thefloors are also old barn wood milled tospecification.

The “curbless” walk-in shower boastsmany cutting-edge amenities, including aprogrammable control that rememberseach user’s preferred water temperature.The porcelain floors are heated.

Photos by Dimitri Ganas


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ONGOINGThe Frame Factory Hosts “Ten Best

Friends” The show will run from Oct. 8 -through Nov. 19 at The Frame Factory Gallery,at 212 Dominion Rd., NE, Vienna. A solo showfeaturing Joan Fegan’s oil portraits of the tenmost popular breeds of dog, based uponAmerican Kennel Club registrations. Galleryhours are Monday -Saturday, 9:30 am - 5:30pm, on Thursday 10:30 am - 5:30 pm.Theframefactory1.com

Prayer Room at Vienna Assembly of GodTuesday’s through election day Nov. 8 2 - 8 p.m.100 Ayr hill Ave, NE Vienna. The Prayer Roomswill be open, come while your kids are in schoolor after work and dinner. Stay as long as youlike. www.viennaag.com

The Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest is acompetition that encourages teens to write andproduce a 90-second video to explore the valueof saving and use their creativity to inspireothers to become lifelong savers. This programinspires students to take an active role in beingsmart money managers and ties in well withnew state financial literacy requirements. TheContest is open to students age 13 – 18 years oldand is free and easy to enter. Students can winup to $5000 in the national competition. Burke& Herbert Bank is awarding $350, $100, and$50 to the top three local winners. The entrydeadline is December [email protected]

Make a Soldier’s Day with a Sweet Treat -Operation Gratitude 262M Cedar Lane,Vienna A little bit of candy can go a long way tomaking one’s day a little better, particularly ifyou’re a soldier serving overseas. The Town ofVienna is participating in Operation GratitudeHalloween Candy Program, through whichdonated candy is sent to troops serving overseas.All goodies must be donated by November 11.You can drop off candy at Club Phoenix in the

Parks and Recreation Department’s temporaryheadquarters at 262M Cedar Lane from 8 a.m.-4:30p.m. Monday through Friday. One note: Nopixy stix please, but all other treats are happilywelcome. 703-255-6360.

The Freeman Store & Museum Wednesdaythrough Sunday noon - 4 p.m. 131 ChurchStreet NE Vienna. The Freeman Store & Museumis dedicated to Preserving and promotingVienna’s heritage through the identification,preservation, and interpretation of historysignificant places, events, and persons.historicviennainc.org

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday and Saturday. 11a.m. Barnes & Noble, 7851 L Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Themes and Titles vary. Freeadmission.

Bingo Night. Sundays. 4 p.m. Flame Room,Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 CenterSt. S, Vienna. $10. www.vvfd.org/bingo.html.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. EmmausUnited Church of Christ, 900 E Maple Ave. E,Vienna. Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Gentle KundaliniYoga, one free introductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase flexibility, improve breathingand health, reduce stress. Ravi Kaur has 15years experience teaching yoga. $15 per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.

TUESDAY/NOV. 8, 2016Election Day. General election.

www.sbe.virginia.gov/ and fairfaxcounty.gov/elections

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 9Post-Election Unity Service McLean Baptist

Church 6:30 p.m. 1367 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Though the past months have beenfilled with partisan election coverage, we havethe opportunity to come together as the unitedbody of Christ for worship. No matter thedivision in our country, there is “one Lord, onefaith, one baptism, and one God and Father ofall who is over all, through all, and in all.” We

hope you will join us for a night of worship andprayer. [email protected] 703-356-8179 http://mcleanbaptist.org/

THURSDAY/ NOV. 10Vienna Arts Society Meeting 115 Pleasant St.,

NW, Vienna 10 - 7:30 p.m. Demo by SandyOlszowy using alcohol inks.

FRIDAY/NOV. 11Everything Christmas Sale Preview Sale: 4 - 7

p.m. Main Sale is 9 a.m.- noon on Saturday. AtThe First Baptist Church of Herndon 681 EldenSt. There will be holiday decorations and avariety of gift options. The proceeds benefit TheCloset of the Greater Herndon Area, whichsupports the Herndon-Reston communitythrough grants to local nonprofits and collegescholarships to local students.

SATURDAY/NOV. 12Everything Christmas Sale 9 a.m.- noon At The

First Baptist Church of Herndon 681 Elden St.There will be holiday decorations and a varietyof gift options. The proceeds benefit The Closetof the Greater Herndon Area, which supports theHerndon-Reston community through grants tolocal nonprofits and college scholarships to localstudents.

Vienna Volunteer Fire Department FallBazaar and Craft Show 10 - 4 p.m. held inthe Flame Room at the fire department, locatedat 400 Center Street, South. The craft showfeatures crafts and home based businesses.Admission: Free. Proceeds from the rental of thetable spaces and raffles benefit the firedepartment in their effort to raise funds forlifesaving fire and rescue equipment. To reservea space call Carol at 703-309-3468 or [email protected].

Model Trains and Thomas Open House. 1-5p.m. Historic Vienna Train Station, 231Dominion Road NE, Vienna. See and hear modeltrolleys and steam and diesel trains plus Thomasand some of his friends. layout reflects themountainous terrain and towns of WesternNorth Carolina with award winning structures.Free. nvmr.org. 703-938-5157.

Parents’ Night Out Charles Wesley UnitedMethodist Church 6817 Dean Drive, McLean.6 - 9 p.m. Need an evening without the kids?Drop them off to enjoy games, arts & crafts anda movie while you enjoy your time or have adate night. Includes pizza, snacks and drinks aswell as games, crafts, movie and popcorn.Registration is required – no walk-ins. Toregister please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0845aca829a31-registration

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Visitors checking out the model trains set up by Northern VirginiaModel Railroaders who are holding an open house on Saturday Nov. 12from 1 - 5 p.m. at Historic Vienna Train Station, 231 Dominion RoadNE, Vienna. There will be model trolleys and steam and diesel trainsplus Thomas and some of his friends. Layout reflects the mountainousterrain and towns of Western North Carolina with award winningstructures. Admission is Free. nvmr.org. 703-938-5157.

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A piano recital by Andrew Miller a doctoral candidate at George Masonwill be held on Sunday Nov. 13 from 4 - 6 p.m. in the Sanctuary of theChurch of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Rd, Vienna. The program willfeature a sonata by Beethoven and Mussorgsky’s famous “Pictures at anExhibition” in the original version for solo piano. Miller is a native ofSpringfield. He is active as a soloist, accompanist and teacher, and atwo-time winner of George Mason University’s Concerto Competition.

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By Tim Peterson

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A 12-year-old African Americanboy watched as a city of Denverpatrol car with two white policeofficers drove slowly by his

house, where he reported people attempt-ing to break in.

The boy had to call the dispatcher sev-eral times to get a response to the scene.When the officers failed to stop or check onthe house, the boy called the dispatcheragain. He was told the officers had stopped,and that no one was home.

The boy became enraged, and obsessed,with the goal that one day he would be-come a police officer, and be a good one.

Randy Sayles of Oak Hill, now 68, grewup in predominantly white Denver, Colo. Hewas the only child of single mother DeloresSayles. She was a domestic worker whodidn’t have a lot of education, he said.

To protect her son from drugs and law-lessness, Sayles’ mother wouldn’t allow himoutside much, where he could play withother children.

He also remembers from an early age sheinstilled in him that having a “moral respectfor other people is the most important thingyou can contribute to society.”

THOSE WORDS would guide Sayles’ per-sonal and professional actions for decadesto come.

Sayles retired in 2003 after more than 35years in law enforcement. But he’s contin-ued following what he believes is his civicduty to get involved when he sees an injus-tice.

Since 2002, Sayles has been collectingtrash along a stretch of Centreville Road,documenting everything as he goes. In2013, he signed on to do the work officiallyas part of the county’s Clean Streets pro-gram.

At one time he went six nights a week.Now he’s out three nights a week.

The non-profit Clean Fairfax estimatedlast year alone Sayles picked up more than800 bags of trash and 1,200 illegally placedsigns.

Sayles was honored for his efforts at theOct. 18 Fairfax County Board of Supervi-

sors meeting as one of two individuals towin an Environmental Excellence Award.

Sayles’ nomination for the award read:“There are many residents of Fairfax Countywho are passionate about keeping thecounty clean, green and sustainable, but fewfollow through with Herculean efforts likeMr. Sayles.”

It took as much effort if not more forSayles to overcome what he said was a pat-tern of harassment from some FairfaxCounty police officers while volunteering.

His objection to being treated disrespect-fully by some officers as he cleaned up thetrash along the roads in Chantilly also ledhim lend the benefit of his years of experi-ence in law enforcement to another area ofservice to Fairfax County. Sayles contributedhundreds of hours over the past 20 monthsto the efforts of the Ad Hoc Police PracticesReview Commission.

AFTER SERVING HIS COUNTRY as aU.S. Marine from 1967 to 1968 (he washonorably discharged from a Vietnam as-signment to care for his sick mother) Saylesserved as a patrol officer and detective withthe Denver Police Department for five-and-a-half years.

“He did his job without fear or favor,” saidJerry Kennedy, retired division chief of theDenver Police Department. “He got alongwell with his peers, was willing and proac-tive. That’s what I liked in a policeman.”

Sayles learned to negotiate the brother-hood of police culture as well as his placein it as an African American.

“You have to look out for one another,”he said. If someone is wrong, makes a mis-take, you had to protect those you reliedon, “even if you don’t agree at the time.”

He remembers seeing officers in Denverwho wouldn’t stand up to stop things theyknew were wrong. But that was contrary tohow he wanted to carry himself, how he’dbeen raised.

“Wherever I worked,” Sayles said, “if I sawinjustice, I would speak up for what Ithought was right.”

He was recruited in 1974 as the first Afri-can American Special Agent at the Denverregional office for the Drug EnforcementAdministration.

JOHN “JACK” LAWN, retired DEA admin-istrator, met Sayles in the mid-1980s in NewOrleans, where Sayles was supervising agroup of young agents.

Lawn was already impressed with Sayles’background, which included Sayles’ lifesav-ing role in a 1979 crisis where the U.S.embassy in Islamabad was attacked and seton fire. Sayles received the U.S. AttorneyGeneral’s highest award for heroism andvalor for assisting U.S. Marines inside theembassy to save the lives of 90 individualswho were trapped there.

“His background as a law enforcementofficer, a younger Marine, left him with aunique experience on how to deal with cri-sis situations,” Lawn said.

He was also impressed with Sayles’ sin-cerity: “His interest [was] in seeing the rightthing was done on every occasion, makingdifficult decisions.”

Sayles was tapped to be a member of afederal monitoring committee for the DEA,to make sure promotions, assignments andother areas of employment were being dis-tributed fairly.

As a junior agent, Sayles said he had seendiscrimination in being passed over for pro-motions. His job on the committee was toensure compliance.

“He didn’t over-try,” said Bob Bryden, re-tired DEA chief of operations. “He let thefacts show up. He never let his position inthe African American community affect adecision. I’ve known few people through theyears with the true depth of integrity thathe has. He knows the difference betweenpopular and right.”

SAYLES TYPICALLY goes out between thehours of 1:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. to clean upthe trash along the roadway near his home.“At those hours the only people are policeand me,” he said.

On several occasions, Sayles said, he wasapproached by law enforcement officers —Fairfax County Police, state and federal pro-tective police — while volunteering. He

would be asked repeatedly by FCPD offic-ers what he was doing, despite giving thesame answer over and over again. Someofficers said he was creating a hazard fortraffic, despite the lack of traffic at that hour,he said. Others said it was their job to re-move the illegal signs, not his.

Sayles said officers treated him with no-table lack of respect. “Like they don’t be-lieve in being respectful and professional.It gets me mad. ... I’m just a citizen, tryingto do civic duty, and won’t let them con-tinue to disrespect me.” His dismay at of-ficers who would treat people with suchdisrespect and dismay is palpable whenSayles talks about it.

These interactions came on top of a num-ber of situations where he said he was ha-rassed by Fairfax County Police officers af-ter being pulled over at various times driv-ing.

One morning, when Sayles was stoppedon the side of the road looking for his FairfaxCounty RECenter card, he said a cruiserstopped in the through lane next to him,lights flashing. The officer asked for his li-cense and registration then walked away.Sayles didn’t want to identify himself asformer law enforcement as he didn’t thinkit was relevant.

Some time later, a second, female officercame to Sayles’ window. He said shescreamed at him: “Do you have a weapon?”Sayles remembers the saliva coming out ofher mouth as she continued to yell, “Don’tyou know the first thing you should’ve toldus is if you had a weapon?”

At that point, Sayles said he didn’t sayanything, rolled up his window, and satlooking straight forward while the officercontinued to scream.

“Her tone, her demeanor, pissed me off,”he said.

The officers ended up giving him a ticketfor parking illegally blocking a through laneof traffic, which he found ironic as they were

Life in Law EnforcementRandy Sayles Career Timeline1969-1974: Patrol officer and detective,

Denver Police Department.1974-1979: Drug Enforcement Administration

Special Agent, assignments in Phoenix, NewYork City, Los Angeles, San Francisco,Atlanta, New Orleans and Mississippi.

1979: First DEA overseas assignment asAssistant Country Attaché in IslamabadPakistan Office, American Embassy.

1980-1981: Staff coordinator at DEAheadquarters; Watch officer at El PasoIntelligence Center.

1981-1984: Assistant Country Attaché, DEABrasília, Brazil, American Embassy.

1984-1995: Group supervisor, New Orleans.Special Assistant to the Special Agent inCharge-DEA Training, co-located with FBITraining, FBI Academy; Associate DeputyAssistant Administrator, Office OfInformation Systems-DEA Headquarters;Executive Secretary to the Career Board-DEAHeadquarters; and Assistant Special Agent inCharge-Chicago.

1996-1998:Senior NarcoticsLiaison Officer:Re-establishedseveredoperational,intelligenceefforts betweenDEA and theU.S. ArmySouthernCommand,headquartered in Panama City, Panama.

1999-2001: Senior Executive Service andCountry Attaché, Lima, Peru; Re-assigned toFBI headquarters as SES section chief.

2001-2003: DEA Deputy AssistantAdministrator, DEA headquarters.

2002: Begins street clean-up effort.2003: Retirement.2015: Begins serving on Fairfax County Ad Hoc

Police Practices Review Commission, Use ofForce Subcommittee.

2016: Receives Fairfax County EnvironmentalExcellence award.

Former Denver police officer, DEA agent,Ad Hoc Police Commission contributorand long-time county resident receivesEnvironmental Excellence Award.

Face of Integrity

Photo contributed

Center, Randy Sayles of Oak Hill receives the Fairfax County Environmen-tal Excellence award, joined by (from left) WK Williams, FCPD ChiefEdwin Roessler, wife Frances Sayles and David Westrate.


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blocking the through lane of traffic them-selves. At that point, he finally pulled outhis law enforcement identification.

“You of all people should’ve been able toanswer better,” the officer responded, ac-cording to Sayles.

After the incidents when he was pickingup trash, Sayles requested to report a com-plaint with police staff of FCPD Chief EdwinRoessler, but was refused.

But later at the Fairfax County Govern-ment Center, Sayles said he encounteredRoessler himself and asked him about mak-ing an appointment. The chief suggestedthey look for an empty room and meet rightaway. Roessler sat with Sayles for 45 min-utes.

“He listened without interrupting,” Saylessaid, “let me tell my side.”

Roessler gave Sayles a few recommenda-tions for his volunteer work, including put-ting a flashing yellow light on his van.

Within 24 hours, Sayles was back out onthe road, police saw him, and kept driving.

Roessler attributed the repeated stopswhile Sayles was on Centreville Road to alack of communication among overlappingjurisdictions that border the area: the Sully,Fair Oaks and Reston District stations.

To bridge the gaps, Roessler connected thestations and introduced Sayles face-to-face.

These experiences with law enforcementin Fairfax County, as well as his time in thefield motivated him to serve on the Use ofForce subcommittee for the Ad Hoc PolicePractices Review Commission.

As a U.S. Marine, police officer, DEA spe-cial agent and supervisor, he had been per-sonally involved in most of the types of sce-narios — shooting at suspects, being shotat, using force, working undercover — thatwere being discussed for changing policies.

Sayles said understood from his time inDenver the need both to cover a fellow of-ficer in the moment, but if they trulyscrewed something up, to be transparentabout that with his supervisor.

“To me, that’s very important; it’s at theheart of the argument we make for the re-form for the FCPD,” Sayles said. “There’s aculture there that they cover each otherwhen they know they’re wrong. That hasto be broken before we can truly have re-form in the PD.”

Following the police commission recom-mendations, the Board of Supervisors hasalready voted to create an independentpolice auditor to review use of force inci-dents and complaints in particular. Nextmonth the Board is scheduled to vote on

establishing an independent civilian reviewpanel that would look at other types of citi-zen complaints against officers for miscon-duct.

“Now it’s making it where if someone isharassed, they have another mechanism,”Sayles said. “You can feel you’re getting fairtreatment with a police complaint, withoutgoing to court.”

The potential review panel, Sayles said,could be huge for community perception oflaw enforcement, particularly in low incomecommunities.

ROESSLER SAID Sayles has been involvedin a core group from the Ad Hoc Commis-sion that’s continuing to meet with him andassist in implementing recommendations.

“He has decades of experience,” Roesslersaid. Having him, he added, “has been ablessing, makes us think.”

Roessler said he’s impressed how Saylesspeaks directly, as well as his passion andhis ethics.

The fact that projects like those from theAd Hoc Commission are being delivered tomeet the needs of the community “are be-cause of people like Randy,” Roessler said.

Sayles said the environmental award wassome vindication for the “trying times” he’shad with Fairfax County law enforcement.

But he also said he wanted to recognizethe hundreds of volunteers who go out anddo civic work, volunteer that people don’tknow. “So many are equally qualified,”Sayles said, “they don’t ask for recognition.”

Sayles Receives EnvironmentalExcellence Award

Photo contributed

After serving his country as a U.S. Marine from 1967 to 1968, RandySayles of Oak Hill served as a patrol officer with the Denver Police De-partment for five and a half years.


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In spite of mostly-successfully not beingpreoccupied with my condition/circum-stances/disease, when a lung cancer survivordies, even one with whom I’ve had minimalcontact; one whom I could barely call anacquaintance, the link in the chain that makesall of us lung cancer patients/survivors strongeris most definitely effected.

Not that every lung cancer patient’s diag-nosis is identical; be it the staging (1-4), thetype (non-small, small, etc.), the molecularprofiling (ALK, EGFR, KRAS, HER2, etc.), thetreatment or whether they were smokers ornot, one cancer survivor’s death is not neces-sarily related to another’s. Like most things inlife, more information is needed.

Nevertheless, it doesn’t minimize the loss.When one survivor dies, we all die, a little bit.Recently, a prominent figure in the lung can-cer world, Jerome Sorkin, a nine-plus yearlung cancer survivor died. I did not know him,though I knew of him. I passed him oncewhile walking in a hallway at The Key BridgeMarriott after attending the annual LUNGevityFoundation conference held every year in lateApril. We were both leaving but heading inopposite directions. He saw me and said“Love your column.” I replied “Thanks,” andthat was the extent of our interaction.

In general, and in the lung cancer world inparticular, typically one wants to hear positivenews/be around positive people. Otherwise,maintaining your emotional equilibrium andyour living/dying existence is simply too damndifficult. The razor thin line on which all of uslung cancer survivors teeter-totter cannot tol-erate too much interference. Who knowsexactly what news — personally or publicly,will cause one’s cancer do what it so oftendoes: inflict more damage followed by aninevitable decline.

This does not imply/encourage that cancerpatients should or could quite frankly, live inan emotional bubble where only positivefeedback and life-affirming words are allowedin. As my deceased father would have said:“The idea has merit.” The reality is however,that such an option is impractical and unreal-istic (except on Seinfeld; see “Bubble Boy”).Still, it doesn’t diminish the fact that cancersurvivors need to be “infused with positivity,”as I like to say. Moreover, anecdotal evidencesuggest that a good attitude and a positiveenvironment affects a cancer patient’s progno-sis and enhances their lives.

Not only do I joke about having cancer, Iwant to be around others who joke as welland who can go with my flow and not bringme back to my reality. I spend enough timethere on my own; I don’t need any helpreturning. Nor do I do well when I hear badnews; specifically, the death of a fellow lungcancer survivor. Intellectually, I understandthat lung cancer survivors are all different, livedifferent lives, have different motivations, etc.Nevertheless, I feel for Jerome Sorkin, I feelfor his family and friends and I feel forLUNGevity where Mr. Sorkin was ViceChairman of LUNGevity’s Board of Directors.I don’t want any lung cancer survivors to diebefore their presumptive time. I want lungcancer to, at the very least, become achronic/treatable disease (like diabetes) whereone can live their life to a relatively normalexpectancy; and if I were to dream really big,I want lung cancer and all cancers of course,to be curable/reversible.

Until these days arrive, all of us patientslive on the edge. Just as I am strengthened bystories of resolve, I am weakened by stories offellow survivors succumbing to their disease.Right now I am weakened.

News

On Thursday, Dec. 1, theWoman’s Club ofMcLean will hold its an-

nual MarketPlace fundraiser from9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at TrinityUnited Methodist Church, 1205Dolley Madison Blvd. (Route 123),in central McLean. The event willfeature more than a dozen localvendors, a silent auction of goodsand services from numerous localproviders, a lunch facility and tick-ets for the McLean Holiday HomesTour. (Tour tickets are also avail-able at several local stores, includ-ing Mesmeralda’s, in McLean, andcost $25 before Dec. 1 and $30after.) The MarketPlace will alsoserve as the home base for freeshuttle buses to the tour. Car park-ing will be available at the church.

Among the vendors will beDave’s Candy, Name Droppers(children’s items), Juicy Jack Ad-ventures (children’s books), TwoLaughing Ladies (women’s ready-to-wear), women’s wear fromPeru, Beautycounter cosmetics(chemical-free), Oxford handbags(eco-friendly), Two the Moon(home accessories), CaroleHerrick’s books on local history,Ginny’s Gems (jewelry, scarves andhats), Father Christmas figures, silk flowerdesigns from local crafters, Claude MooreFarm delicacies and Woman’s Club bakedtreats. The silent auction will run from 9:30a.m. to 3 p.m., with winners announced at3:30 p.m. It is requested that bidders bepresent at that time, if possible. Providerswill include Ruth’s Chris Steak House,Clyde’s of Tysons, Clyde’s Willow CreekFarm, Staybridge Suites, J. Gilbert ofMcLean, First Stage, Eclips Salon and DaySpa, McLean Racquet and Health Club,Masala Indian Cuisine, Lamps Unlimited,Figuroes Salon, Great Falls Organizers, KimJohnson Designs and Fleming’s Steak

House. All proceeds of the MarketPlace andthe Homes Tour will be donated to localcharities and nonprofits, such as Share, Inc.,Capital Caring, the Wounded Warriors pro-gram, Alternative House, the McLeanProject or the Arts, Claude Moore ColonialFarm, the McLean Volunteer Fire Depart-ment and Fisher House, as well as used forscholarships and education.

The top sponsors of the Homes Tour andthe MarketPlace are Eagle Bank, WydlerBrothers Real Estate and Karen Duval.

For more information call 703-556-0197;www.mcleanwomansclub.org.

—Laura Sheridan

Trinity United Methodist Church,McLean, location of MarketPlacefair and base for Homes Tour buses.

‘MarketPlace’ Fundraiser Set forDec. 1 During Annual Homes Tour

The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Cornerwas named the “Best Hotel ofthe Year” by Virginia Restaurant,

Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA).The distinction was presented at VRLTA’sinaugural Ordinary Awards Dinner, dur-ing which 15 individuals and organiza-tions were recognized for their “out-standing work in the hospitality field andwithin their communities,” according tothe association. Engineering Coordina-tor Kristin Winderweedle was alsonamed “Hotel Employee of the Year.”

“What a remarkable honor it is to berecognized this way by such an esteemedgroup of our colleagues,” said Raj

Khubchandani, general manager, TheRitz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. “From theday-to-day operations and guest servicesto our dining, spa and private eventsprograms and everything else in be-tween, there’s a lot of our passion andhard work that goes into where we aretoday. It wouldn’t be possible without ourterrific team of ladies and gentlemen andwe look forward to delivering the verybest service for years to come.”

For more information about specialevents, offers and pricing at The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, become a fan ofour Facebook page:www.facebook.com/ritzcarltontysonscorner.

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