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Kathy Kiernan isfirst in line to voteat Arlington’sMadison Precinct.

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By Vernon Miles

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Arlingtonians lined up to vote onElection Day to choose betweenDemocratic U.S. Sen. MarkWarner and Republican chal-

lenger Ed Gillespie. At a more local level,they also chose a candidate to represent the8th district in the House of Representatives,to vote on the candidates for County Boardand School Board, and to vote on fourbonds.

The first voters came into the MadisonCommunity Center before dawn and linedup in the hall, with election workers pass-ing out sample ballots and urging citizensto have their identification ready, all of themwaiting for 6 a.m. Thirteen hours later, thepolls were scheduled to close at 7 p.m.

For Caroline Klam, one of these electionofficials at the Madison precinct, there stillwon’t be enough voters coming through theprecinct. Looking at the room morecrowded with campaign workers than vot-ers, Klam noted that turnout would likelyimprove later in the day, but it wasn’t ascrowded as she had hoped it would be.

“55-60 percent voter turnout is abysmal,”said Klam. “We should have Saturday vot-ing … we should make it easier for peopleto vote.”

Klam got involved during the 2008 Presi-dential election. In 2008, the Madison pre-cinct cast a total of 1,745 votes in the Presi-dential Election. For midterm elections, theturnout tends to be lower, between 39-42

percent. In the 2013 Virginia Governor’sElection, the Madison precinct reported1,696 votes, roughly 51 percent of the Madi-son precinct’s 3,304 total voters. DeborahLott, an election officer at the Marshall pre-cinct who’s worked on elections for eightyears, said she expects the turnout in herprecinct to be closer to 49 percent this year.

“We had a line out the door at six o’clockthis morning,” said Lott. “This is a close race,and we generally get more people for thefederal elections, so that’s a draw. Thecounty seat is pretty tight as well, and thebonds affect people here.”

“This particular ballot has real choices onit,” said John Beach, one of the first votersat Madison. For Beach, the senatorial race

and the bonds on the Arlington ballot werehis biggest focuses. “This county is very ef-fective in supplying goods and services toits constituents. It’s a very effective county;it’s not the debt here that I’m worriedabout.”

The Arlington ballot’s four major bondissues total $219 million to fund transpor-tation, parks, local infrastructure and pub-lic schools. Carmen Miller, another voter atthe Madison precinct, has said the bondswere her biggest issue going into her vote.

“We’ve got kids in school here,” saidCarmen Miller. “The schools are too over-crowded, and we need to make sure wehave enough infrastructure to supportthem.” For Carmen’s husband, Matt Miller,the focus was on the Senate race.

“The majority in the senate is up for grabs,and I want to make sure we keep MarkWarner,” said Matt Miller. “He’s a great sena-tor.”

The senate race, for many voters, waswhat got them out of bed and to the pollsthat morning.

“[The biggest issue is] control of the sen-ate and the house of representatives,” saidSusan Gajewsky at the Marshall precinct.

As in most elections, the streets outsidethe polls were dotted with staff from thevarious campaigns. Marjorie Singer was oneof the volunteers representing the Arling-ton County Democratic campaign in theelection.

“In this state, elections can be won in ahandful of votes, as we saw with the re-count for attorney general,” said Singer.

“Look at what Mark Herring has done al-ready; he’s made marriage equality possiblein Virginia. That’s very important for mebecause one of my kids is in a same sexmarriage and now her partner can adopt,legally, their child.”

On the opposite side of the sidewalk,Chris Walsh represented the campaign ofJohn Vihstadt, an independent running forreelection to the Arlington School Boardagainst the Democratic challenger AlanHowze.

“There are specific issues that are impor-tant, but the election is more about tone,”said Walsh. “[It’s about] finding commonground; less about Republican, Democrat,or independent, but do you have good ideasand can you work with the other people inthe legislative body to get those ideas imple-mented into law. I’m old enough to remem-ber when there was more civility in poli-tics, not that people were any less passion-ate. There were ways to work together, bothat a national and a local level.”

John Schneider, a senior at Yorktown HighSchool, was also helping to run the polls atthe Madison precinct. Schneider is 18, andwhile he did not register in time for the elec-tion, he was encouraged by his governmentteacher to find other ways to participate inthe local elections.

“I’m planning on writing about the pro-cess for my class,” said Schneider, whoadded that if he could vote, budget issueswould be his biggest focus in the election.Check www.arlingtonconnection.com forthe final results of the election.

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County: ‘Banning the Box’Arlington County is “banning the box” on county employment

applications, eliminating questions about criminal convictions.While these questions do not automatically disqualify applicants,they can be a barrier to employment for anyone with a criminalrecord, negatively impacting millions of Americans. An estimated65 million adults in the U.S. currently have a criminal record.

More than 50 jurisdictions around the country and at least 10states already have “banned the box,” choosing to ask the ques-tion later in the interview and hiring process. Arlington joins Vir-ginia localities such as the City of Alexandria, Newport News,Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth and Richmond in this initiative.

Beginning Nov. 3, Arlington will be:❖ Eliminating the question regarding criminal convictions on

the initial application, for positions not related to public safety.❖ Eliminating the question regarding a DWI (Driving While

Intoxicated) or DUI (Driving Under the Influence) conviction onthe initial application, provided the position does not rely on driv-ing as a part of the job, such as a CDL (commercial) driver orpublic safety. Questions regarding criminal convictions may stillbe asked at the time of the interview. Non-public safety candi-dates may be required to sign a statement that they have had noconvictions in the last three years, or if they do have a conviction,they may provide a written explanation regarding the offense.

State HonorsCounty’s Housing Efforts

Arlington County has received two state awards for its effortsto preserve affordable housing and meet housing needs alongColumbia Pike. The Columbia Pike Planning Initiative, a joint ef-fort with the Pike Planning Plenary Group, was named “Best InMy Backyard ‘IMBY’” at the 2014 Governor’s Housing Conference.Arlington Mill Residences, a joint effort with Arlington Partner-ship for Affordable Housing (APAH), was named “Best HousingDevelopment.”

The awards recognize statewide excellence and innovation inmeeting housing needs.

Arlington County and the Pike Planning Plenary Group collabo-rated with residents, property owners, developers and consult-ants to complete a community-based planning effort to preservethe existing 6,200 affordable rental units along the Pike. To imple-ment plan goals, the county adopted a Neighborhoods Form BasedCode zoning tool that incorporates affordable housing require-ments and design regulations. It added new financial tools, in-cluding the Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Fund and theColumbia Pike Tax Increment Financing Area.

Arlington Mill Residences, completed by APAH in February 2014,is the first new affordable housing development of the ColumbiaPike corridor revitalization effort. Its development on county-owned land is one of the features that helped it win this year’saward. The 122-unit, four-story building includes 98 two- andthree-bedroom units to support larger families and has increasedhousing along the Pike for extremely low-income households,including 13 units designated for formerly homeless individualsand families.

Orthopaedic Foot& Ankle Center Opens

The Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center in Falls Church has ex-panded with a second office located at 1307 North Highland Streetin Arlington.

The building on North Highland Street has been renovated andwill be outfitted with the latest technology, including digital x-ray imaging, according to Arlington resident Matthew Buchanan,M.D. In addition, Arthur Black, D.P.M. will be joining center andpracticing full time at the new location. Black will be treatingpatients with common foot problems, including hammertoe andbunion deformity, fungal nails, athlete’s foot, diabetic foot care,as well as ankle sprains, strains and fractures.

The Falls Church facility at 2922 Telestar Court offers on-sitephysical therapy, as well as custom orthotics and bracing services.

News Briefs

Mattie Ndearia works the counter in the kitchen.

Church member GarySmucker volunteered fordining room duty at theannual bazaar on Saturday.

Soup & Pie Bazaar & Yard Sale

Church neighbor Ken Kunecentertains shoppers anddiners with musical selec-tion on his accordion.

Melody Fitzgerald waits totake the next diner’s order.

The Arlington Church ofthe Brethren held its an-nual Soup & Pie Bazaar &

Yard Sale at the church on N.Montague Street in Arlington onSaturday, Nov. 1.

The menu included a selectionof soups that included beef barley,beef vegetable, chicken tortilla,chicken vegetable, chili (regular)

Handcrafted holiday gift items fill a row of tables in thechurch hall.

and regular or hot venison chili,potato cheese soup and tomatobasil.

For dessert, diners could choosebetween apple, banana cream,dark cherry, red cherry, chocolatecream, coconut cream, key lime,lemon meringue, mixed berry, pe-can, peanut butter, pumpkin orstrawberry rhubarb pie.

Along with the featured home-made soups and pies for dining, avariety of yard sale items, bakedgoods, and a selection of gifts wereoffered for sale.

The annual Soup and Pie Bazaarsupports Heifer Inc. and SERVV In-ternational and the many minis-tries of the Arlington Church of theBrethren congregation.

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Friday 6-9pm: “WIN” and “Cheese” Silent Auction, Food,Entertainment... Holiday Bazaar Opens! with jewelry, metaphysicalitems, creative gifts, candles, books, baked goods, and more!Saturday 9-5pm: Bazaar continues with Readers, Astrology Readingsand Aura Photos/ConsultationsSunday 10-4: Silent Auction Closes at 1:00 pm.... Bazaar and eventscontinue SUPPORT OUR ONGOING HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE for localcharities, your donation of non-perishable food will earn you raffle ticketsor prizes throughout the weekend!!!

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 5History Workshop. 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.

at Arlington Central Library, 2ndFloor Multi-Purpose Room,1015 NQuincy St. Participants will learnhow to research the history of theirown home or any historic property inArlington. Visitwww.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 7Meet Local State Legislators. 9:45-

11:30 a.m. Fairlington CommunityCenter, 3304 South Stafford St.,Arlington. Senators and Delegatesrepresenting Arlington andAlexandria have been invited toparticipate to provide an opportunityfor the public to discuss aging issueswith them prior to the GeneralAssembly Session that begins inJanuary 2015. Visitwww.commissions.arlingtonva.us/coa, email [email protected] orcall 703-228-1700.

SATURDAY/NOV.8Become a Foster Parent. 10 a.m.-

noon. Learn how to become a fosterparent at this information session.Call 703-228-1550 or visitwww.arlingtonva.us/fostercare.

Annual Prayer Brunch. 11 a.m. atWestin Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson

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To the Editor:

The following open letter was addressed to the CountyBoard.

The board and members of the Ar-lington Historical Society have fol-lowed proposed changes to theCourthouse area as a result of the

Envision Courthouse Square Planning and Ur-ban Design Planning Study. We understand thatthe County Board will be considering the studysoon, perhaps at a December meeting.

We urge the County Board to consider sitingthe Arlington Heritage Center inthe Courthouse Square study area.We understand that support for thisidea has been expressed in the

workshops, surveys, interviews and meetingsconducted in connection with the study. Wealso understand that the letter dated Oct. 9,2014 to the County Board from the ArlingtonCounty Historical Affairs and Landmark ReviewBoard expressed support for exploring thisidea.

As you are likely aware, the principal com-ponent of the proposed Arlington HeritageCenter would be public exhibit space for thehistorical artifact collections of the ArlingtonHistorical Museum and the Arlington BlackHeritage Museum. Other essential componentsof the Arlington Heritage Center would be lec-ture, reception, administrative office, curato-rial work, and collection storage space. Com-munity meeting space would be a worthwhileaddition. The exhibit space should be contigu-ous with the other public activity areas of thecenter, such as lecture, reception, and commu-nity meeting rooms.

Non-public administrative, curatorial andcollection storage space could be located offsiteif the exhibit space location cannot accommo-date them. For example, non-public activitiescould be considered for location in the historicHume School building at 1805 S. ArlingtonRidge Road. As you know, the Hume Schoolbuilding now houses the public exhibit spaceof the Arlington Historical Museum. It will soonhouse additional exhibits on the African-

American experience in Arlington beingjointly curated by the Arlington HistoricalMuseum and the Arlington Black HeritageMuseum. That public exhibit space would nolonger be necessary if sufficient public exhibitspace for the two museums is located in theArlington Heritage Center.

Through exhibitions, programming, educa-tional initiatives, and providing space for com-munity meetings, the Arlington Heritage Cen-ter would:

❖ help build a sense of community in Ar-lington by linking Arlington residents to theircommon past and to one another;

❖ create an environment for Arlington resi-dents to delve deeply into their community’shistory

and cultural heritage;❖ allow Arlington residents to make personal

and meaningful connections to their commu-nity;

❖ link different and diverse individuals andgroups together to form new relationships; and

❖ provide forums for civic dialogue on local

history and other topics.As you are likely aware, at the urging of the

Arlington Historical Society, the ArlingtonBlack Heritage Museum, and the HALRB, theCounty Board on January 1,2003 appointed a15-member Arlington Heritage Center TaskForce under the leadership of CharleneBickford to make recommendations to theCounty Board on the concept and siting of theArlington Heritage Center.

The thinking was that the current exhibitspace of the Arlington Historical Museum inthe historic Hume School building could neverbe developed in a way that would support thekind of historical museum that Arlington de-serves to have, primarily because of parkinglimitations. It was also thought that telling thestory of the African American experience inArlington, the mission of the Arlington BlackHeritage Museum, could be accomplishedmuch more successfully if physical exhibitspace were available in addition to the cur-rent online-only presence of the that museum.

Although the Task Force’s charge from theCounty Board did not specify a location for the

Arlington Heritage Center, the group earlyon focused on land on Columbia Pike wherethe Navy Annex once stood. It was thought thatthis property offered a good location for thecenter and could be conveyed to ArlingtonCounty by the Federal Government upon thescheduled closing and demolition of the NavyAnnex. Among other assets, the location over-looked the historic site of Freedman’s Village,an important place in the history of the Afri-can American experience in Arlington. In late2012, the Arlington County Manager an-nounced that the county staff had ceased ef-forts to have the Federal Government conveythe former Navy Annex property and was in-stead working to secure a closely proximatelocation for the Arlington Heritage Center.

A major reason to locate the Arlington Heri-tage Center in the Courthouse Square studyarea is because the Courthouse Square studyenvisions the area as the “civic and culturalheart of Arlington.” The center would fit wellin the area that Arlington County envisions asits civic and cultural hearl. Indeed, locating the

center there would help achieve that vision.As to siting of the Arlington Heritage Center

within the Envision Courthouse Square studyarea, at least two locations come to mind. TheHALRB letter (referred to above) calls for thepreservation in place of the Simmonds Build-ing at 2041 15th Street North (now the loca-tion of a Jerry’s Subs and Pizza restaurant) asthe “last remaining vestige of ‘Lawyers’ Row,’once the location of many who practiced lawin Arlington’s courts.” As recognized by theHALRB, preservation of this building “wouldcreate a distinctive corner and provide a re-minder of what the Courthouse Square was andhow the area got its name.” This facade of theSimmonds Building could provide a welcom-ing entry into exhibit space for the ArlingtonHeritage Center.

Another possible site for the Arlington Heri-tage Center is inside the four-story civic/cul-tural building of 68,OOO square feet at thenorthwest comer of N. Courthouse Road andN. 14th Street that is called for in the Court-house Square Draft Concept Plan issued byCounty staff on Sept. 2, 2014. Use of a portionof this building for the Arlington Heritage Cen-ter, a civic and cultural resource of the highestorder, is consistent with the vision of that plan.

This letter does not address the cost of es-tablishing/maintaining the proposed ArlingtonHeritage Center, nor who would be expectedto pay. The Arlington Historical Society is anall-volunteer organization whose current an-nual budget is in the $50,000 range. Achieve-ment of the Arlington Heritage Center wouldrequire a public-private partnership involvingall stakeholders. The Arlington Historical So-ciety would pledge itself to join a coalition toobtain funding for the Center, but ArlingtonCounty’s willingness to play a leadership rolewould be essential to success.

The Arlington Historical Society appreciatesthe opportunity to comment on this issue andis prepared to be of further assistance to theCounty Board if requested.

John P. RichardsonPresident

Arlington Historical Society

Siting the Arlington Heritage Center

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To the Editor:

The following open letter was addressed to AubreyLayne Jr., Virginia Secretary of Transportation.

The opening of the Silver Line is a ma-jor milestone for our region. We ap-plaud all of the leaders with the vi-

sion and tenacity to bring this project forward.We would be remiss, though, if we didn’t em-phasize the significant need for new Metrofunding made clear by this effort. The Blue Linethrough Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax nowmust work at significantly reduced capacitywith reduced trains during peak hours from 7trains an hour to 5. This means Blue Line com-muters will have an increased average waittime of 12 minutes between trains, up from8.5 minutes.

The Yellow and Blue Lines through Alexan-

dria, Arlington and Fairfax play critical rolesin our region’s economic development as bothmove through the Carlyle and Potomac Yardareas of Alexandria as well as Crystal City inArlington. Carlyle is a growing mix of residen-tial, jobs and retail with over 3,400 residents,48 storefronts and over 5,141,465 square feetof existing office space. Potomac Yard is quicklyexpanding, with nearly 2,000 residential unitsbuilt or under construction in south PotomacYard. Crystal City, the heart of Arlington’s busi-ness district is home to 36 million square feetof mixed-use development, more than 17,000residents and about 54,700 jobs. By 2040, Crys-tal City and Pentagon City are estimated to adda total of 8,500 more residents, and 35,500more jobs. Each of these high-density transitcommunities depends on transit to grow and

Addressing Metro Capacity


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Knopf To Lead55+ TravelOffice

ChristineKnopf hasbeen namedsupervisor ofA r l i n g t o nC o u n t y ’ s55+ TravelOffice. AnA r l i n g t o nresident, shehas been acounty em-ployee for nine years in the De-partment of Parks and Recreation,Sports and Recreation Division.

“We are excited to have a per-son like Christine who lives in Ar-lington and started volunteeringwith DPR at the age of 14,” saidsaid Cheryl E. Johnson, manager,Office of Senior Adult Programs.“Her organizational skills and in-terest in quality programming willbe a valuable asset to OSAP andthe travel office.”

Sharleka Ashton, who has beenacting supervisor will assume therole of assistant supervisor.

For information about 55+Travel, call 703-228-4748.

“Flourishing After 55”

“Flourishing After 55” from ArlingtonOffice of Senior Adult Programs for Nov.17-22.

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

St.Senior trips: Monday, Nov. 17, tour

NPR headquarters, D.C., $8; Thursday,Nov. 20, Leesburg Outlets, $8; Friday,Nov. 21, Ford’s Fish Shack, Chantilly,$8. Call Arlington County 55+ Travel,703-228-4748. Registration required.

New Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, seated,stretching, cardio boxing and more ex-ercise programs beginning week of Nov.17. Call for fees and days, 703-228-4721.

Connecting to social networks,one-on-one, Monday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.,Lee. Free. Call for appointment, 703-228-0555.

Pickleball games and instruc-tion , Mondays, Walter, Reed, TJ,Arlington Mill. Details, 703-228-4721.

Tennis, Monday through Friday, 8a.m. – 12 p.m., Bluemont Courts. De-tails, 703-228-4745.

Seated exercise, Monday-Wednes-day-Friday, 9 a.m., Madison. $60/15sessions; $4 drop-in. Details, 703-228-4878.

Madison Chess Club, Mondays,9:30 a.m., Madison Comm. Center.Free. Details, 703-228-0555.

Ice skating, Mondays, 8:10 a.m. –9:20 a.m., Kettler Capitals Iceplex,Ballston Mall, $1. Register, 703-228-4745.

Seniors-only weight roomhours, Langston-Brown, $60/15 ses-sions. Details, 703-228-6300.

Foreign language conversationgroups, free. Details, 703-228-4721.


Schools

By Michael McMorrow

The Connection

I can’t say enough about how proudI am of the students’ effortsthroughout the day. It was by farthe coldest, windiest, and rainiest

day they have had to perform in all year,”said Brian Bersh, band director of YorktownHigh School in Arlington.

“I was absolutely thrilled with [my stu-dents’] efforts” in “very difficult conditionsfor a marching band,” said Band DirectorAdam Foreman of Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and Technologyin Alexandria.

USBands is an independent scholasticservice organization that manages a com-petitive circuit for high school bands coast-to-coast. On a given weekend, the firm over-sees 125 events in 25 states involving 700bands with 70,000 student musicians.

On the first of this month, a northeast

regional competition was held in the Navy-Marine Stadium at Annapolis. A glance atlicense plates in the parking area reflectedwide-spread interest from CN, DC, MD, NC,NJ, NY, PA, WV and VA.

Standing in the miserable weather andhearing of a “wind warning” on the nearbyBay Bridge, any first-time observer wouldquestion whether the competition would goforward. Justin Heimbecker, USBands direc-tor, saw no reason not to proceed. Hours

later under the still gray skies during thebreak before finals began, he opined that“overall the event has been fantastic” and“as for the band members, they are allchampions.”

Heimbecker explained the popularity ofband competitions. “Yes; challenging otherbands is exciting. However, the more im-portant element involves each student com-peting against himself or herself.” It is thislatter part, he went on, that generates per-sonal satisfaction derived from doing thebest you can, striving to do better each timeand contributing to the band and your otherband members. Having students from awide geographic area isn’t a particular prob-lem for TJ’s 95 band members. “Theychoose to attend the school. If any problemarises, it is usually solved by the parentswho are very supportive of the band,” Fore-man said. As an example, he said “a bigcarpool system is in place.”

A certain group can be found hoveringaround each band. They scurry about lift-ing and pushing whatever needs a lift or apush. Band directors are able to focus on

And the Winners Are ...The preliminaries involved 32 bands.Only 16 were invited to the Platinum Regional

Finals and both representatives of Northern Vir-ginia were included.

Arlington’s Yorktown High School (“MarchingPatriots”) finished in 10th place.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Scienceand Technology (“Marching Colonials”), located inAlexandria but drawing many students fromnearby districts, wound up in 2nd place and alsowon the award for music.

And the Bands Played OnTwo local highschools reach finals.

Band directors Adam Foreman of TJ (left) and BrianBersh of Yorktown.

Yorktown bandenters the arena.

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music and marching only because of thiscadre called “band moms” and “band dads.”Barb Males of McLean, whose daughter at-tends TJ, said: “Billie is very committed toher music. That is why I am here.” Whilespeaking, she covered large musical instru-ments with towels to shelter them from therain.

Once the event concluded, Bersh ofYorktown ventured a thought with respectto his band members. Memory of the dayshould be that “they performed their bestshow of the year despite the weather,” andwithout any misplaced “regret they didn’tperform well because of the weather.”

From left,MichaelMorrison(father of bandmemberMichaela),AnneWittenberg(mother ofband memberAndrew) andBenny Neilsen(Yorktownjunior classpercussionist)fixing a drum.

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Email announcements [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photosare welcome.

Marymount University wasawarded a $144,000 grant from theNational Science Foundation to con-duct research that will help createthe next generation of the Internet,which will make it easier for comput-ers to search and discover scientificdata.

Dr. Tom Narock, an assistant pro-fessor of information technology atMarymount, will lead Marymount’sefforts working with Woods HoleOceanographic Institution inFalmouth, Mass.; Columbia Univer-sity; the University of Maryland,Baltimore County; the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara; WrightState University; and the Consortiumfor Ocean Leadership.

Woods Hole is the world’s largestprivate, non-profit oceanographic re-

search institution and a leader in thestudy and exploration of the ocean. Lastyear Marymount worked with it to cre-ate a prototype search engine calledOceanLink. The work at Marymount willinvolve both graduate and undergradu-ate students.

Elizabeth M. Bryan enrolled atColby College in Waterville, Maine, thisfall. A graduate of University ofEdinburgh, Bryan is the daughter ofJohn Bryan and Nancy White of Arling-ton.

Amanda Ellison participated in afour-week study abroad program thispast summer in which students devel-oped multimedia content documentingthe people and places of Urbino, Italy,and the surrounding Marche Region.Ellison, a senior media arts and designmajor at JMU, was one of 28 JMU stu-dents to participate in the annual studyabroad trip, known as the UrbinoProject.

Their work is featured at2014.inurbino.net/.

Sarah Lundgren graduatedfrom Walsh College, in Troy, Mich.,with a Master of Business Adminis-tration degree.

Diptina Tikhatri is amongSoutheast Missouri StateUniversity’s summer 2014 gradu-ates.

Tikhatri graduated with a Bach-elor of Science with a major inhealth management: health promo-tion option.

Amber Roberts, of Arlington,is one of eight students from theUniversity of Virginia School ofLaw who will take part in theuniversity’s Tri-Sector LeadershipFellows program, a leadership pro-gram aimed at giving students anew approach to addressing press-ing societal challenges.

School Notes

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Davis Highway. The theme of this year’sbrunch is “Sisters Called to Serve:Honoring Youth Who Serve in OurCommunities.” This signature eventprovides scholarships for graduatingseniors in the Northern Virginia areaand subsidizes programs for thecommunity. $65. Visitwww.nvdecs.org for more.

SUNDAY/NOV. 9Jewish Genealogy. 5 p.m. Volunteer

Room, Unitarian Universalist Churchof Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd.Rabbi Leila Gal Berner will be co-teaching with genealogist JulianPreisler. [email protected] for more.

MONDAY/NOV. 10Seminar. 10-11 a.m. at Vienna

Community Center, 120 Cherry St.,Vienna. The Alzheimer’s Associationwill host a workshop titled, “Knowthe 10 Signs: Early DetectionMatters.” This free workshop is for

anyone who would like to know moreabout Alzheimer’s disease and relateddementias. Call 800-272-3900

Cold War Lecture. 3-4:30 p.m.Arlington Central Library, 1015Quincy St., Arlington. Part of EncoreLearning’s fall lecture series ”Meetthe Speaker.” Gary Powers Jr. willspeak on various Cold War events,including the 1960 U-2 incidentinvolving his father. Powers willdetail his family’s efforts to set therecord straight and will discussefforts to preserve Cold War history.A book signing will follow thepresentation. Call 703-228-2144.

TUESDAY/NOV. 11Operation Christmas Child

Collection. Chick-fil-A Crystal City,2200 Crystal Drive and BallstonCommons Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd. Aspecial collection day withparticipating Arlington area Chick-fil-A’s and Operation Christmas Child, aproject that sends millions of gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children


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Fashion Workshop at White HouseTen Marymount University students participated at afashion workshop at the White House on Oct. 8. From leftare Humberto Leon, Marymount fashion design studentTaylor Fitzgerald and Carol Lim. Leon and Lim are co-owners of Opening Ceremony. The workshop includedFirst Lady Michelle Obama, Vogue magazine Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and designer Jason Wu, a favorite ofthe First Lady.

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

ONGOING“Elmer Gantry.” Runs through Nov.

9. Signature Theatre, 4200 CampbellAve. The second show of SignatureTheatre’s 25th Anniversary season.Tickets now on sale. Visitwww.signature-theatre.org/shows/elmer-gantry for more.

Sparket: A Creative Market.Wednesdays, through Nov. 12, 11a.m.-2 p.m. at 1900 Crystal Drive. Anelectric and colorful shoppingexperience. Free admission; $30 tobe a vendor. Visit crystalcity.org/do/sparket for more.

Art Exhibit. Through Sunday, Nov. 30at Terrace Gallery. Artist talk isSaturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. at TerraceGallery. Artsphere, Terrace Gallery,1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 932. ThinkWith Your Hands: IllustratedJournals Come to Life ThroughAugmented Reality. Free Admission.Visit www.artsphere.com for more.

“Sex with Strangers.” At SignatureTheatre, 4200 Campbell Ave.,Shirlington. The play by Laura Easonruns through Sunday, Dec. 7. Ticketsgo on sale July 1 and performancesare Tuesday-Sunday evenings withmatinees on Saturdays and Sundays.$40 and up. Visit www.signature-theatre.org for more.

Fall SOLOS. Through Saturday, Dec.20, artists from across the Mid-Atlantic region are selected for soloexhibitions to take place in one ofAAC’s seven separate gallery spaces,or outside on the grounds. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org/solos/apply for more.

Art Exhibit. Runs through Jan. 5. atCherrydale Branch Library, 2190Military Road. “We Are Arlington,”an exhibit of vintage photographsand memorabilia. Monday-Thursday,10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday -Wednesday, 1-9 p.m. Friday -Saturday, 10 a.m.-5p.m. Call 703-228-6330 for more.

Family and Teen Skate Nights.Through March 28 at The ThomasJefferson Community Center, 300 N.Park Drive. The evenings start withFamily Skating from 6:30-9 p.m. andclose with Teen Nights from 9-10:45p.m., for middle and high schoolstudents. $2 per person/$3 skaterental. Visit parks.arlingtonva.us/kids-events/roller-skating-nights-skate-parties-thomas-jefferson formore.

LGBT & Straight Friends Social.Tuesdays. Happy Hour, 3 p.m.-7p.m.; Mikey’s “Bar A” Video Wall, 7p.m.; start time at 8 p.m. IOTA Club& Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. IOTA Club& Cafe has designated every TuesdayLGBT & Straight Friends Social Nightfor those 21 years and older. Free.Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com/ formore information.

Open Mic Comedy. Wednesdays 8-10p.m. at Ri Ra Irish Pub, 2915 WilsonBlvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. 21 and uponly. Free show, $25 cash prize forbest joke. Call 703-248-9888 or visitwww.RiRa.com/Arlington for more.

Invasive Plants Removal. Workparties are held every month to keepthe parks free of destructive invasiveplants. Teens, adults and familieswelcome. Every second Sunday of themonth 2-4:30 p.m. at Gulf BranchNature Center, 3608 Military Road;call 703-228-3403. Every thirdSunday of the month 2-5 p.m. atLong Branch Nature Center, 625 S.Carlin Springs Road; call 703-228-6535 or visitregistration.arlingtonva.us. Free, no

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registration required.Comedy. Every Saturday at 3 p.m. at

Comedy Spot, in Ballston CommonMall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., children canenjoy ComedySportz for Kidz. $10.Visit www.comedyindc.com or 703-294-LAFF.

Comedy. Every Friday at 8 p.m. andSaturday at 7:30 p.m. isComedySportz (“clean”) and at 10p.m. on Friday and Saturday is theBlue Show (“adult”), both at ComedySpot, in Ballston Common Mall, 4238Wilson Blvd. $15 each. Visitwww.comedyindc.com or 703-294-LAFF.

Poetry Series. 6-8 p.m. second Sundayof the month at IOTA Club & Cafe,2832 Wilson Blvd. Hosted by poetMiles David Moore. Featured artistsshare their poetry followed by openreadings. Free. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call703-522-8340.

Open Mic Nite. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.every Wednesday at IOTA Club &Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd. Sign-uptimes are 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.Bring instruments, fans and friends.Featured musicians perform from9:30-10 p.m. Visitwww.iotaclubandcafe.com or call703-522-8340.

Karaoke. 8 p.m. on the first Sundayevery month at Galaxy Hut, 2711Wilson Blvd. Visitwww.galaxyhut.com or call 703-525-8646.

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

Storytime. Mondays and Fridays,10:30-11:00 a.m. at Kinder HausToys, 1220 N. Fillmore St. Storytimewith Ms. Laura. Call 703-527-5929.

Lego Club. Monthly on the firstWednesday. 4-5 p.m. GlencarlynBranch Library, 300 SouthKensington St. The library providestubs of legos and a special challengeand after the program the creationsare displayed for everyone to see. Noregistration required. Call 703-228-6548 for more.

Family Nights. 7 -9 p.m. on the firstFriday of the month at Arlington MillCommunity Center. E-mail [email protected]. orcall Emily Thrasher at 703-228-4773for more.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSTheatre Classes. Encore Stage &

Studio is holding classes and minicamps for children in grades K-8 aton Saturdays at Thomas JeffersonCommunity Theatre, 125 S. OldGlebe Road and Tuesdays andWednesdays after-school at Theatreon the Run, 3700 S. Four Mile RunDrive. Visit www.encorestageva.orgfor a list of classes.

Synetic Theater. Synetic Studio, 2155Crystal City Plaza Arcade T-19,Arlington. Synetic offers anintroduction to the world of physicaltheater, acting and dance throughenergetic and athletic feats thatinspire students to creativity. Classesinclude programs for elementary,middle and high school students, aswell as adults. Discounted packagesand payment plans are available.Visit www.synetictheater.org/studioor call 703-824-8060.

Class registration is now open atArlington Arts Center, 3550Wilson Blvd. This fall Arlington ArtsCenter is offering after school classesfor children, weekend sessions forteens and evening classes for adults— not to mention special workshopslike Day of the Dead, Art’s Cool! ArtSchool and Gift Mania. Visitwww.arlingtonartscenter.org or call703-248-6800.

❖ Ages 4-6Saturday/Dec. 13: Gift Mania —

Trade Roots Features Local ArtistTrade Roots, 5852 Washington Blvd., an eco-friendly, locally

made and fair trade shop, will feature work by ceramic artist SusanFox Hirschmann in November. The show, “Rooted in Clay,” willhighlight Fox’s pottery for mixing, serving, using and enjoying.Natural fibers and recycled elements, such as locally grown plantfibers and bamboo compliment many of her pieces. The “First Fri-day Meet the Artist” will take place Friday, Nov. 7, 6-9 p.m. Fox willdiscuss the work being featured through the month of November.Visit

“Circle ofFriends,”handcarvedstonewarewith dyedreeds andnaturalgrapevines,by SusanFoxHirschmann.

“Circle of Friends,” porcelain bowl,handcarved, airbrushed glazes,Annandale bamboo, dyed reeds, bySusan Fox Hirschmann.

Handcarved stoneware bowl with crys-talline glazes for mixing, serving andenjoying, by Susan Fox Hirschmann.

weekend workshop❖ Ages 7-10

Oct. 22-Dec. 10: Legends and Lore—after school sessionSaturday/Dec. 13: Gift Mania —weekend workshop

❖ Ages 11-14Saturday/Dec. 13: Gift Mania —weekend workshop

❖ Ages 14-18Pre-College Weekend WorkshopsSaturdays/Nov. 8 & 15: Ink & theFigure

❖ Ages 18 and OlderThursday/Dec. 4: Golden AcrylicsLecture & Demo (free, RSVPrequired)

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 5Panel Discussion. 7 p.m. at Arlington

Central Library,1015 N Quincy St.,Arlington. This series of paneldiscussions on writing young adultfiction moderated by author JonSkovron will be hosted by One MorePage Books. Call 703-300-9746 orvisit www.onemorepagebooks.comfor more.

THURSDAY/NOV. 6Sponsored Lunch. 11:30 a.m. at

Temple Rodef Shalom, 2100Westmoreland St. Jane HamptonCook, award-winning author whomakes history and biographiesrelevant to today’s news, currentevents, issues of faith and modernday life, will be the guest speaker atthe luncheon. Call 703 506-2199 formore.

FRIDAY/NOV. 7Meet The Artist. 6-9 p.m. at Trade

Roots, 5852 Washington Blvd. Susanwill discuss her work being featuredthrough the month of November. Call571-335-4274 for more.

“ARTrageous.” 5-9 p.m. in the CrystalCity Shops at 2100 Crystal Drive,Arlington. A first-ever ArlingtonArtists Alliance silent auctionfeaturing art (including framedoriginal paintings, jewelry, pottery

and sculpture), music and food for agood cause. Also available for bid:luxury vacation homes, pet portraits,unique commissions, art lessons, andmore.Come by for an in-personpreview of all the art to be auctioned,on view at Gallery Underground fromMonday, Nov. 3- Friday, Nov. 7, 10a.m.-6 p.m. Visitwww.arlingtonartistsalliance.org formore.

Wine Tasting. 6:30 p.m. at One MorePage Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. Enjoywine tasting features wines perfectfor the holiday season. Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

Family Night. 7-9 p.m. at ArlingtonMill Community Center, 909 SDinwiddie St., Arlington. Enjoytraditional board games andinteractive game stations for thewhole family. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/programs/kids/family-nights-mill/ for more.

SATURDAY/NOV. 8Puzzle Festival 2014. 8:30 a.m.-4

p.m. at Arlington Central LibraryAuditorium, 1015 North Quincy St.,Arlington. Fourth annual ArlingtonPuzzle Fest, brought to you by theFriends of the Arlington PublicLibrary. Register now for an all-daycelebration of crosswords, Sudoku,brain teasers, word games, math andlogic puzzles, and other brain-expanding challenges whilecompeting and cooperating withfellow puzzle-lovers. Free butregistration requested, 703-228-6339. Visit library.arlingtonva.us/ai1ec_event/arlington-puzzle-festival-2014-central.

Field Guide Applications. 2 p.m. atPotomac Overlook Regional Park,2845 N Marcey Road, Arlington. Joinnaturalist staff for a new program allabout field guide applicationsavailable on smartphones and tablets.This program will mostly focus oniPhones and iPads. Visitwww.nvrpa.org/park/

potomac_overlook for more.Documentary Screening. 7 p.m. at

Regal Cinema’s Ballston, 671 NorthGlebe Road, Arlington. Volunteers ofAmerica Chesapeake is hosting anexclusive, free screening of the GlenCampbell film “I’ll Be Me” with a VIPreception after. Includes Q&A withDirector James Keach and ProducerTrevor Albert. RSVP is required:www.voachesapeake.org/Get-Involved/Upcoming-Events/Glen-Campbell-Ill-Be-Me.

SUNDAY/NOV. 9Remove Invasive Plants. 2-4:30 p.m.

at Gulf Branch Nature Center, 3608N. Military Road, Arlington. Workparties are held every month to keepthe park clean. Call 703-228-3403 formore.

Notable Nature. 3-4 p.m. at GulfBranch Nature Center, 3608 N.Military Road, Arlington. The wholefamily is invited for a lesson innature journaling. Call 703-228-3403for more.

Book Club Discussion. 4 p.m. at OneMore Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheMother-Daughter Book Club willmeet and discuss “A Wrinkle in Time”by Madeleine L’Engle. Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

House Concert Series. 6 p.m. inMcLean. Arlington-based IBISChamber Music presents concerts inprivate homes, followed by areception. Proceeds fund communityconcerts. $25, limited space. [email protected] or call703-755-0960 for reservations. Visitibischambermusic.org for more.

TUESDAY/NOV. 11Arlington National Cemetery

Veterans Day Ceremony.Arlington National Cemetery,Arlington. About 5,000 visitorsattend the annual remembranceceremonies in the MemorialAmphitheater. Visit


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Golden Paw Gala. 5:30-10 p.m. atWestin Arlington Gateway 801 NGlebe Road, Arlington. The AnimalWelfare League of Arlington will rollout the red carpet to honor shelteranimals during its 2nd AnnualGolden Paw Gala. Pawparazzi andguests alike will mix and mingle withVIPs (Very Important Pooch) sheltercelebrities as they strut and pose onthe red carpet. Proceeds will directlysupport shelter animals, as well ascommunity programs and servicessupported by The Animal WelfareLeague of Arlington. $150-$200. Visitawla.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 12Book Club Discussion. 5 p.m. at One

More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheTeen Book Group will meet anddiscuss “I’ll Give You the Sun” byJandy Nelson. Call 703-300-9746 orvisit www.onemorepagebooks.comfor more.

Happy Hour. 5-8 p.m. at Continental,1911 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington.Join A-SPAN for this happy hoursupporting an end to veteranhomelessness. There will be a liveraffle and ping-pong and pool

tournaments. Visitwww.rosslynva.org/do for more.

Book Signing. 7 p.m. at ArlingtonCentral Library,1015 N Quincy St.,Arlington. Author, plant curator andphotographer Rick Darke will discussand sign “The Living Landscape:Designing for Beauty and Biodiversityin the Home Garden.” This event ishosted by One More Page Books. Call703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

THURSDAY/NOV. 13Doggie Half Mile. 1:30 p.m. at

Thomas Jefferson Community Center,3501 2nd St. Visit www.pvtc.org/welcome#dogdash for more.

Author Talk. 7 p.m. at One More PageBooks, 2200 North Westmoreland St.Author Barbara Bonner will sharefrom her collection of stories andpoems, “Inspiring Generosity.” Call703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

FRIDAY/NOV. 14Book Club Discussion. 11 a.m. at

One More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheDaytime Book Group will meet anddiscuss “The Rosie Project” byGraeme Simsion. Call 703-300-9746or visit www.onemorepagebooks.comfor more.

SATURDAY/NOV. 15Native American History. 10:30 a.m.

at Potomac Overlook Regional Park,2845 N Marcey Road, Arlington.Learn about the history of the NativeAmericans who lived in Arlingtoncenturies ago through a slide show,

hands-on activities and a visit to aNative American encampment site.Visit www.nvrpa.org/park/potomac_overlook for more.

Casino Night. 7-11 p.m. at ColumbusClub of Arlington, 5115 Little FallsRoad, Arlington. A Night to Beat theOdds will raise funds for TeamAlexis, a local chapter of The CureStarts Now, in honor of Alexis Aginwho was battling a form of braincancer. Food and drink, a variety ofgaming tables, live and silentauctions, and music. Visitwww.dc.thecurestartsnow.org formore.

SUNDAY/NOV. 16House Concert Series. 5 p.m. in

Washington, D.C. Arlington-basedIBIS Chamber Music presentsconcerts in private homes, followedby a reception. Proceeds fundcommunity concerts. $25, limitedspace. [email protected] or call703-755-0960 for reservations. Visitibischambermusic.org for more.

MONDAY/NOV. 17Laughter Yoga. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at

Arlington Central LibraryAuditorium, 1015 N. Quincy St. Usebreathing, clapping and movementexercises to relax and boostcreativity. Session ends with silentmeditation. Free. [email protected] formore.

TUESDAY/NOV.18Book Club Discussion. 7p.m. at One

More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheMystery and Suspense Book Club will

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WEDNESDAY/NOV. 19Book Club Discussion. 7p.m. at One

More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheNonfiction Book Club will meet anddiscuss “The Empathy Exams” byLeslie Jamison. Call 703-300-9746 orvisit www.onemorepagebooks.comfor more.

FRIDAY/NOV. 21Author Talk. 4:30 p.m. at One More

Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. Best-selling author and illustrator LeUyenPham will share from her latestbooks, “The Twelve Days ofChristmas” and “Princess in Black”and will show customers how tomake a Christmas ornament craft.Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com formore.

MONDAY/NOV. 24Book Club Discussion. 7p.m. at One

More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheHolistic Health and Wellness BookGroup will meet and discuss “InDefense of Food” by Michael Pollan.Call 703-300-9746 or visitwww.onemorepagebooks.com.

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More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington. TheSpirituality Book Club will meet. Call

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SATURDAY/NOV. 29Small Business Saturday. At One

More Page Books, 2200 NorthWestmoreland St., Arlington OneMore Page will participate in SmallBusiness Saturday, a nationwidecampaign designated by the ShopSmall movement to encourageholiday shoppers to shop locallyduring one of the busiest shoppingweekends of the year. The store willalso participate in Arlington SmallBusiness Day, a local campaign toencourage the public to shop at localbusinesses. Call 703-300-9746 orvisit www.onemorepagebooks.com.

Wonder of the Woods. 2:30-4 p.m. atPotomac Overlook Regional Park,2845 N Marcey Road.Explore theamazing life, complexity andwonders that the woods can offer.Visit www.nvrpa.org/park/potomac_overlook for more.

SUNDAY/NOV. 30Animal Encounters. 12:30 - 1:30

p.m. at Potomac Overlook RegionalPark, 2845 N Marcey Road. Comemeet some of nature’s mostinteresting wild animals. Participantswill learn how they grow, live andhave adapted to take on their currentform. Visit www.nvrpa.org/park/potomac_overlook for more.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 3-SUNDAY/JAN. 4Gothic Adaption of Beauty and the

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Arlington Farmers Market at Courthouse. Adjacent to the ArlingtonCounty Courthouse Parking Lot, at the intersection of N. Courthouse Roadand N. 14th Street. This is a ‘producer only’ market with more than 30producers. From January through March, the market is open on Saturdays9 a.m.-noon. Visit www.arlingtonfarmersmarket.com for a list of vendors.

The Crystal City FRESHFARM Market is open April-November onTuesdays, 3-7 p.m. with a selection of foods and goods from localproducers, in front of 251 S. 18th St. Visit www.crystalcity.org for more.

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thrive. The lost capacity in the Blue Line is detri-mental to this economic development potential. Also,reducing the capacity of the core of our Metro sys-tem, as we all know, limits the ability of the systemto grow outward, further stifling economic develop-ment and potential transit utilization.

We are confident our region, just as it rallied forthe Silver Line, can rally to address these significantstructural issues in our Metro system capacity. Wewould like to work with partners at the local, stateand federal levels in continuing to support robusteconomic growth throughout the region. Washing-ton Area Metro Transit Authority’s (WMATA) strate-gic plan “Momentum” and its Metro 2025 initiativesprovide clear steps to enable future growth, and toimprove service to existing Metro stations. Two ofthose initiatives are moving to all eight car trainsduring peak periods and expanding core Metro sta-tions, such as building a second Rosslyn station, tohandle the increasingly heavy loads. The order ofmagnitude estimate for reaching 100 percent eightcar trains is $2 billion in 2012 dollars, while the es-timate for a new Rosslyn station is $1 billion. Unfor-tunately, current funding streams are insufficient forboth of those initiatives. Just to maintain our exist-ing system, it is estimated that Metro will need $1billion annually. To successfully expand the core andsystem capacity they will need an additional $500million per year through 2025. Metro’s Capital Fund-ing Agreement continues through FY2016 and theyare working to seek a renewed commitment fromregional partners, but they need new fundingstreams.

In searching for short-term solutions for Blue Lineriders facing a longer commute, Metro has proposedand implemented various changes to bus service forthe mitigation of those impacts. There are limited-stop buses, buses to bypass the added congestion at

Rosslyn Station, and Metro has also increased thenumber of Yellow Line trains running during peakhours to provide Blue Line riders with an alternateroute. These short-term solutions show a commend-able effort to alleviate some of the burden now placedon Blue Line riders, but we must make long-termimprovements to the Metro core and system capac-ity a priority. Investing in our Metro system is im-perative to encouraging healthy growth of the Wash-ington-Metro area. We should not keep expandingthe Metro system until we can ensure doing so willnot impair service quality that is already strained.

We are asking that you support the Metro Momen-tum plan and also that you help us bring togetherNorthern Virginia regional leaders to develop a com-prehensive funding plan that identifies state, localand other resources that can be woven together toaddress our Blue Line needs. In the near future, cur-rent bond funding will end if we do not restore itand replace it with new sources. We will need to iden-tify new sources of funding to support bonds as wellas our Metro system in general. We are writing toask that you help us commit to creating an short,medium and long term funding plan that will en-sure the core of our Metro system as well as hopedfor growth can be supported well into the future.Well functioning infrastructure is critical to the eco-nomic growth of our region. We will be contactingyou to set up a meeting to discuss the issues facingthe Blue Line and the Metro’s inner-system and howwe can work to find real solutions to our Metro fund-ing needs in person.

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By Jon Roetman

The Connection

The Washington-Lee girls’ crosscountry team continued its re-cent success, earning a regionberth with a runner-up finish at

the Conference 6 championship meet onOct. 29 at Burke Lake Park.

This time, the W-L boys’ team put forth achampionship performance of its own.

The Generalswon the confer-ence champion-ship with ascore of 38.Each of W-L’sfive point-scor-ing harriersplaced in thetop 15, and itsseven best fin-ished in the top17.

Madison fin-ished runner-up with a scoreof 61, followedby South Lakes(88) and Fairfax (108).

“From the beginning of the year, I thoughtthe boys were extremely cohesive and deep– we have seven or eight boys that werebattling all season for our varsity spots andI was really pleased with the squad webrought to the conference meet,” W-L headcoach Matt Przydzial wrote in an email.

“Since last season, the boyshave certainly been in theshadow of the girls’ team andthis season they’re certainlymaking a name for them-selves.”

Patrick Odlum was the Gen-erals’ top finisher, placing thirdwith a time of 16:02. Christo-pher Mutty finished fourthwith a time of 16:05, MatthewTatum took sixth (16:12),Bryan Meade finished 12th(16:31) and Isaac Mortimer-Lotke took 13th (16:32).

James Gusmer finished 16th(16:36) and Martino Serafinitook 17th (16:40).

“The boys’team did exactlywhat theyneeded to do,”Przydzial wrote.“ On paper, theywere favored towin but we real-ized Madison is agreat team, verywell -coached,and [if] wedidn’t run ourbest, it couldhave ended up alot closer. ... Fiveof our top sevenran PRs. I was

particularly pleased with MattTatum, our No. 3, running ahuge PR and picking up anumber of spots to make for alow team score.”

The W-L girls’ team, whichfinished state runner-up last season, placedsecond at the conference meet behind a

dominant Madison team, which had indi-viduals finish 1-4.

W-L Boys’ XC Wins Conference 6 ChampionshipGirls’ finishrunner-up, qualifyfor regionals.

“Since last season, theboys have certainlybeen in the shadow ofthe girls’ team andthis season they’recertainly making aname for themselves.”

— W-L cross country coach MattPrzydzial via email

Madison posted a total of24, followed by W-L (54),McLean (99) and South Lakes(106).

“Madison girls are certainlyone of, if not the, best team inthe state,” Przydzial wrote.“We knew our girls were rac-ing for second place but theycertainly got the job done.”

Donia Nichols led the wayfor W-L, placing fifth with atime of 18:28. JordanGrimaldi finished seventhwith a time of 18:38. KathrynEng took 11th (18:56), LauraRamirez finished 12th (19:00)and Elizabeth Seff finished19th (19:28).

“Elie Seff, our No. 5 runner,has improved more than 2minutes over the last threeweeks,” Przydzial wrote.”She’s stepping up at exactlythe right time and keeping ourtop five girls very close to oneanother, helping our teamscore tremendously.”

Washington-Lee will com-pete at the 6A North regionmeet on Wednesday, Nov. 5 atBurke Lake Park.

“Since the beginning of theseason, our goal on both sideshas been to take as many run-ners as possible to the Statemeet, whether it be a numberof individuals or one or twofull teams,” Przydzial wrote.“The ultimate goal would beto bring both the boys andgirls full teams to the state

meet, which has never happened in schoolhistory.”

Christopher Mutty (2867), seen earlier this season, andthe Washington-Lee boys’ cross country team won theConference 6 championship on Oct. 29.

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The Washington-Lee football team improved to 6-3with a 27-20 victory over Arlington foe Wakefield onOct. 31.

The Generals have won four of their last five gamesand clinched a winning season.

Wakefield dropped to 6-3.W-L will close the season with a home game against

rival Yorktown (6-3) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7.Wakefield will host winless Mount Vernon at 7:30.

O’Connell FootballEdged by Good Counsel

The Bishop O’Connell football team dropped its fourthstraight after a 5-0 start, losing to Good Counsel 16-14on Oct. 31.

O’Connell has lost to St. John’s, DeMatha and GoodCounsel by a combined 14 points.

The Knights (5-4) will travel to face Bishop McNamaraat 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Patrick HenryElementary Honored

The Virginia Board of Education recognizedPatrick Henry Elementary School on Oct. 23 as aTitle I Distinguished School. Henry is one of 57schools honored for raising the academic achieve-ment of economically disadvantaged students.

The award is based on student performance onStandards of Learning (SOL) assessments duringthe 2013-14 and 2012-13 school years. Title I Dis-tinguished Schools are recognized for meeting allstate and federal accountability requirements fortwo consecutive years and achieving reading andmathematics SOL pass rates at 85th percentile orhigher.

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Educa-tion Act (ESEA) provides funding to school divi-sions and schools for programs to raise the achieve-ment of students identified as being at risk of aca-demic failure. ESEA requires schools and schooldivisions to meet annual objectives for increasingstudent achievement on statewide assessments inreading/language arts and mathematics.

Sports Brief School Notes

National Merit ScholarshipSemifinalists Named

Nineteen Arlington students are semifinalists in the 60th annual Na-tional Merit Scholarship Competition. Semifinalists are the highest scor-ing entrants in each state and represent less than one percent of thenation’s seniors.

The Arlington students are among the 16,000 semifinalists namednationally.

The semifinalists include:H-B Woodlawn: Alexandra Gartner, Amanda HayesWashington-Lee High School: Andrew Fleckenstein, Quinn

Montante, Isaac Mortimer-Lotke, Donia Nichols, Claire Spaulding, andKatherine Windham

Yorktown High School: Jacqueline Anders, Keaton Anderson, WillClay, Madeline Gardner, Margot Hanclich, Emma Hobday, AdamHoward, Warren McQueary, Joseph Potochny, Griffin Romanek, andSydney Stocks

In addition, nine students from Arlington County attending ThomasJefferson High School for Science and Technology (in Fairfax) havebeen named National Merit semifinalists.

They include: Corwin De Boor, Nolan M. Kataoka, David H. Lanman,Rebecca Merriman-Goldring, John X. Morris, Claire E. Murphy,Sushrutha P. Reddy, Zane M. Rossi, and Katherine Salamido.


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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

If you’re engaged in fall clean-up orgardening and find that you’re miss-ing a key tool to finish your project,imagine being able to go to your lo-

cal library and check out one, just as youwould check out a book. That vision hasbecome a reality thanks to a partnershipbetween the Arlington Public Libraries andCase Design/Remodeling, Inc.

“We serve the homes and people withinour communities,” said Bruce Case, presi-dent of Case Design/Remodeling, Inc.“Without them, we would be nothing. Andwe feel that libraries serve as a hub for theircommunities. They are more than just books— they are about connecting people, knowl-edge and resources.”

The Arlington Public Library CentralBranch unveiled a new lending servicehoused in an on-site shed this fall. For Ar-lington community members who are in-terested in gardening, but want an afford-able way to acquire gardening tools, theTool Library is the answer.

“There has clearly been a demand for andinterest in garden agriculture,” said PeterGolkin, spokesman for Arlington Public Li-braries. “This service is good for people who

only need a tool one or two times. It cansave you money and time because you canborrow the tools for free. You don’t need togo to hardware store. You only need a li-brary card to get a tool and everybody wholives in Arlington County qualifies for one.”

Like checking out a library book, commu-nity members can swing by and borrowtools of their choice. With the generalpublic’s burgeoning interest in vegetablegardening, getting back to nature, and be-ing eco-friendly, library officials felt thiswould be an important service to the Ar-

lington community.Case Design constructed the Tool Library

structure pro bono using materials pur-chased by the library. “We are very happywith the way it turned out and are excitedto be a part of this new offering for Arling-ton residents,” said Case.

The Tool Library shed opened in Septem-ber at the Arlington Public Library CentralBranch, located between the Ballston andVirginia Square metro stops.

Arlington resident Peter Myers was sur-prised to learn about the service. “It’s ex-

pensive and takes a lot of time to driveHome Depot to pick up a tool I onlyneed for a few hours, he said. “ Thisseems like a better way to get a pieceof equipment that I only need for one

Check out a garden tool as ifchecking out a library book.A Library for Gardening Tools

Arlington Countyresident can nowcheck out toolsfrom ArlingtonCounty PublicLibraries in thesame way theywould check outa book.

“... We feel that librariesserve as a hub for theircommunities. They aremore than just books —they are aboutconnecting people,knowledge andresources.”

— Bruce Case, president of CaseDesign/Remodeling, Inc.

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or two hours for a project in my yard.”For more information or to become

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Two George Mason University pro-fessors recently won a prestigiousand competitive grant that they

hope will lead them closer to success in theirfight against Alzheimer’s disease.

Professor Joseph J. Pancrazio, chair of theDepartment of Bioengineering, and Profes-sor Robin Couch, an associate professor inthe Department of Chemistry and Biochem-istry, were awarded grants from theAlzheimer’s and Related Diseases ResearchAward Fund, which is administered by theCommonwealth of Virginia’s Center on Ag-ing.

“I am very appreciative to the VirginiaCenter of Aging for giving us the opportu-nity to pursue this new line of potentiallyhigh impact research,” said Pancrazio.

Although they are using different ap-proaches, both Pancrazio and Couch arestudying ways to defeat or slow down the

progression of Alzheimer’s disease, whichCouch characterizes as “the progressivedeterioration of cognitive and functionalabilities, leading to the loss of bodily func-tion and death.”

Pancrazio and his research team are look-ing at ways brain cells react to certain medi-cations. “Our main research goal is to de-velop an engineering platform that can beutilized to study the underlying mechanismsof Alzheimer’s disease and eventually to testnew therapeutic options,” said Pancrazio.“By growing brain cells, neurons, on a dishwhich is very similar to a computer chip,

we can then measure the electrical activityof the cells and determine how the activitywould change in presence of an Alzheimer’sdisease biomolecule such as amyloid betapeptide. We believe our platform providesa fast, non-invasive and accurate screeningtool.”

Electrical and computer engineeringPh.D. student Hamid Charkhkar is onPancrazio’s research team. “Every day, I feelmore devoted to pursue this research, notonly because it satisfies my scientific curi-osity, but also [because] I am very hopefulthat the outcomes of my research would

potentially help patients with Alzheimer’sdisease,” he said.

Couch and his research team are treatingbrain cells with molecules to prompt themto release a “nerve growth factor,” a pro-tein that keeps neurons alive.

“While the pathology of Alzheimer’s dis-ease is related to the accumulation of pro-tein deposits — or plaques — in the brainand the death of specific neurons, the cur-rently employed therapeutics address thecognitive decline, but do little to halt oreven slow the progress of neuronal decay,”said Couch. “A radically different approachto the treatment [and] prevention of AD isknown as neuroprotection, which involvesthe use of therapeutic agents, such as nervegrowth factor, to defend the neurons fromdeath. Nerve growth factor, naturally pro-duced in the brain, binds to … the neuronsassociated with Alzheimer’s disease andpromotes their survival.”

Justin B. Davis, who is the lead Ph.D. stu-dent on Couch’s research team, said, “Whilethe complexities of Alzheimer’s disease andits progression make it an academicallystimulating research topic, the gravity of thedisease and its effects on the population arethe true driving forces behind our efforts atGeorge Mason.”

Funding will beused to studyAlzheimer’s disease.

Mason Professors Win Virginia Center of Aging Grant

Photos by Evan Cantwell/GMU Creative Services

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Wellbeing

By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

When 35-year-old AndreaEvenson decided to trymeditation, exercise andyoga to deal with her anxi-

ety, she had already been on a myriad ofanti-anxiety medications. The Alexandriaresident had seen several psychiatrists,who’d prescribed a variety of anti-depres-sants and anti-anxiety medications with sideeffects that ran the gamut from weight gainto lethargy, but never quite controlled hersymptoms, which included irritability andmood swings.

“Some of the medication helped withsome of the symptoms, but I was never ableto find the right combination to help mefeel like my old self again,” said Evenson.“I tried a combination of meditation andexercise along with medication, and that iswhen I began to see a difference.”

Mental health professionals say anxietyis a normal human emotion everyone ex-periences at one time or another. Commonanxiety often manifests itself in the form ofa nervous feeling that many experiencewhen faced with common life difficulties. See Remedies, Page 17

However, anxiety disorders such asEvenson’s can interfere with a person’s abil-ity to lead a normal life; they can be crip-pling, serious mental illnesses.

“Anxiety is a feeling similar to worry or

nervousness,” said clinical psychologistStacie Isenberg, Ph.D. “To a lesser degree itis adaptive and serves the purpose of keep-ing us alert and aware so that we performat our best. For example, having some anxi-ety about a test can motivate one to payclose attention to the question. To a greaterdegree, it causes intense discomfort and canbe overpowering for example freezing onthe test and not completing it, or avoidingthe test altogether.”

“Complementary treatments such asmeditation, mindfulness, yoga, massageand exercise can also be effective in man-aging anxiety,” Pamela Schultz, an Arling-ton-based psychotherapist. “That doesn’tmean that these treatments should be usedinstead of traditional medicine, especiallyfor a person with anxiety that has reachedthe level of mental illness and affects theirability to function.”

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON comple-mentary treatments for anxiety is yoga.“Just one yoga class has proven to lower… stress levels,” said Luann Fulbright, di-rector, certified yoga instructor and thera-pist at Dream Yoga Studio and WellnessCenter in McLean. “I also have worked pri-vately with many students on anxiety andpanic disorders [called] therapeutic yogawith success. This is a dominant reasonfolks come to yoga.”

“I’ve had clients who’ve used Reiki, atreatment where a practitioner lays his orher hands on or just above a person, and

reported experiencing a sense of calm,” saidSchultz. “I’ve also had clients report thatyoga nidra, a sleep-like state where a clientexperiences extreme relaxation, is helpful.”

Exercise, both strength training and aero-bic, helps manage anxiety, said

Christian Elliot, founder and CEO of TrueHealth and Wholeness in Arlington. “A lotof it has to do with the chemicals that exer-cise releases in your brain. They help withmood and digestion” he said. “[Exercise]has benefits across the hormone spectrum.There are not many hormones that it doesn’tbenefit positively. Exercise is your body’sway of saying ‘This person is serious. I’mgoing to have to shut down the system andclean it up.’”

Elliot adds that exercise not only improvessleep, it enables deeper sleep. “Some of myclients will come in feeling grumpy andcome out feeling a lot more positive.” Elliotrecommends exercising at least three to fourtimes each week.

Bodywork and therapeutic massage thera-pist Bud Earley, said, “I try to promote easeand responsiveness in my clients by utiliz-ing an eclectic blend of massage techniquesgeared toward the individual’s needs. I willalso employ … breathing techniques to helprelax the client and to support the changesfrom the bodywork.”

Earley says that when a person experi-ences anxiety of any degree, “their func-tional field becomes more limited, and thus,

Experts say complementary medicaltreatments can help relieve anxiety andother mental disorders.

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more narrow and rigid,” he said. “The ‘fight or flight’response kicks in in response to threats, real or imag-ined. The response can become chronic, where thesympathetic nervous system is continually discharg-ing hormones to keep the individual prepared to re-spond to perceived threats.”

Early says he has seen complementary medicaltreatments help clients first hand. “I had a client whowas an expert in a particular type of kung-fu,” hesaid. “However, a high level of stress and anxietyprevented him from functioning at the level he de-sired.”

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Sara VanderGoot, co-owner of Mind the Mat Pilatesand Yoga in Alexandria and Arlington, teaches cli-ents to use meditation and mindfulness, a practiceof keeping one’s thoughts in the present moment.“Our team has worked with clients with [post-trau-matic stress disorder], as well as terminally ill cli-ents,” said VanderGoot. “In both cases, the practiceof yoga, deep breathing and mediation have reducedthe stress response significantly, and, in many cases,

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“Yoga, breath practices and meditation curb theflight or fight response of an activated sympatheticnervous system and aid the practitioner to shift intoa state of awareness, where he/she can observe whatis happening in his or her body without judgment ora need to change it,” said VanderGoot. “From aware-ness, a natural sense of well-being often arises andthe need to fight or flee disappears. Then the practi-tioner is able to enjoy full presence in the momentregardless of what sensations arise in the body.”

While Schultz said complementary practices canbe effective, she offers a caveat. “The key is comple-ment,” she said. “I would recommend these modali-ties be used while also working with a licensed men-tal health professional.”

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Instinctively, I am not the most open-to-new-ideas/new-things kind of person.However, an unexpected diagnosis of stageIV, non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) atage 54 and a half – along with its equallyunexpected “13-month to two-year progno-sis,” changes a few things. And thanks to agreat friend, Rebecca Nenner, whom I havewritten about previously, I have/have had tobecome more open, and consequently, haveassimilated into my life many non-Western,non-traditional alternatives (pills, supple-ments, super foods, activities/behaviors, etc.)with which I was totally unfamiliar (I’m asports and chocolate kind of person), in anattempt to outlive my prognosis. And nearlysix years later, I am here to say: been there,still doing that; by following many ofRebecca’s suggestions. Moreover, as a pas-sionate health and fitness advocate, andnow “Certified Holistic Health Coach,”Rebecca has guided me through the mazewhich characterizes life living with cancer.Presumably, given the fact that I’m still in thegame, it’s likely her recommendations havecontributed to my overall good health andunexpected life expectancy.

Nevertheless, stories abound electroni-cally and in literature, of cancer patientswho have eradicated their tumors in uncon-ventional ways; ways that I’m not at presentpursuing. Rebecca, for one, has regularlyprovided me with an evolving array of infor-mation/success stories for my consideration.In spite of it all, I don’t, generally speaking,feel compelled to add as many new things asI once did; finally, the point of this column: Iwant to feel good about what I’m alreadydoing, rather than feel bad about what I’mnot doing. Heck, I should be one of thosesuccess stories with patients wanting toknow what I’ve accomplished.

Even though being alive 68 months post-diagnosis is a “miracle,” according to myoncologist, I really shouldn’t/can’t rest on mystill-alive laurels and close back up again. I’dlike to think I’ve learned something from mysurvival. Yet I don’t want to feel as if I haveto add something new because somethingold might not be working anymore. Part ofmy hesitation is, “if it ain’t broke,” whyshould I fix it? Maybe my thinking shouldbe: just because it was broke, don’t mean itcan’t be fixed. If I don’t add/dare I say,upgrade – or worse, subtract and start fol-lowing my not-very-open instincts – I maybe closing the only opening I have left. Or,and here’s where the problem/decision onhow best to proceed gets muddled (at leastin my head), might I be affecting my statusas quo, which given the February, 2009prognosis, is pretty amazing? My worry is: if Iadded some new things, would I be threat-ening my present or securing my future?Unfortunately, there’s no way to know.Whatever I do/don’t do however, my goal isto feel good about what I’m doing/notdoing, not bad about it. And as I’m sure youall can imagine, as a characterized-as-termi-nal cancer patient, there’s already plenty tofeel bad about. The trick is…heck, there isno trick. It’s just mind over matter, and trynot make matters worse while somehow notbeing afraid to make matters better.

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WEDNESDAY/NOV. 12Home Garden Design. 6:30 p.m. at Arlington

Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Rick Darke,a nationally known landscape design consultantand award-winning author, will discuss how todesign home gardens that are both beautiful andable to support a broad array of wildlife.Booksigning at 6:30, talk begins at 7 p.m. Free,open to the public. Registration required atmgnv.org or 703-228-6414.

Nomination Deadline. Nominations for the 16thAnnual James B. Hunter Human Rights Awardare due. Arlington residents, community groups,non-profit and businesses are eligible. All entriesshould reflect human rights achievements on anindividual basis, through work with otherindividuals, or through specific examples,products, or activities. Each example must havesome visible, tangible or measurable impact onthe perception of, attitude toward, or respect forand treatment of others. Visit http://commissions.arlingtonva.us/human-rights-commission-hrc/james-b-hunter-award/ foraward criteria and guidelines.

THURSDAY/NOV. 13Memory Screening. 9. a.m.-noon at Langston

Brown Senior Center, 2121 N Culpeper St.,Arlington. Virginia Hospital Center and CareOptions will be sponsoring free, confidentialmemory screenings to promote detection ofmemory problems and provide education aboutsuccessful aging. The one-to-one, noninvasivescreening takes only about five to 10 minutesadministered by a qualified healthcareprofessional. For more information or toschedule an appointment, call 703-237-9048.

Arlington Historical Society PresentsColumbia Pike Documentary Project. 7p.m. Arlington Central Library Auditorium, 1015North Quincy St., Arlington. The ArlingtonHistorical Society will host the filmmakers andphotographers behind the Columbia PikeDocumentary Project, a portrait of thecontemporary life of people and sites along theethnically diverse and rapidly changingColumbia Pike corridor. Five photographershave been collaborating since 2007. Free. Visitwww.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org or call 703-228-5990.

SATURDAY/NOV. 15Shred Day. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 4784 Lee Highway,

Arlington. Re/Max will offer free shredding, upto four paper cartons of shred material perperson. Personal information such as old taxreturns can be commercially shredded in theSafeguard Shredding truck. No drop offs.

SUNDAY/NOV. 16Friends and Family Sunday. 10 a.m. St. John’s

Episcopal Church, 415 South Lexington Street,Arlington. Service at 10, followed by a party.There will be a moon bounce for the childrenand special treats made by the youth. Visitstjohnsarlingtonva.org for more.

TUESDAY/NOV. 18Presentation. 7 p.m. at Patrick Henry Elementary

School Library, 701 S. Highland St. The invisibleWomen in Arlington, an informative programabout homeless women in the county will shareinformation. Call Sara Anderson at 703-532-3830.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 19Day of Prayer. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Central United

Methodist Church, 4201 N. Fairfax Drive. All arewelcome. Sanctuary will be open for personalprayer — for self, family, community and world.Call 703-527-8844 for more.

FRIDAY/NOV. 21Healthy Aging Lecture Series. 11 a.m.-noon at

601 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington.Nutrition: Living Healthy with Heart Diseasewith Mary Ann Petryszyn, RD. One of thenation’s biggest killers is diseases related tolifestyle choices. Learn about maintaining ahealthy diet with VHC’s registered dietitian.Free. Call 703-558-6859 to RSVP.


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