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On the last day of April, 2019, the golfers gathered at the tee on holes one and 10 at the Springfield Country Club with dreams of making the cut to play

in the Ladies Pro Golf Association tour.

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A civilian who assistedFairfax County Policeofficers in apprehend-

ing a shoplifting suspect, a de-tective who took a simple creditcard case and followed it untilit resulted in uncovering a na-tionwide conspiracy and an of-ficer who took a runaway teenunder his wing were amongthose honored Friday by theGreater Springfield Chamber ofCommerce at its Valor AwardsBreakfast.

The event recognizes first re-sponders in the Greater Spring-field area who go beyond theirjob description to provide ex-emplary service to the commu-nity. More than 100 business-men and businesswomen, firstresponders and elected officialsattended the breakfast at theSpringfield Golf and CountryClub. Staci Redmon, presidentof Strategy and ManagementServices Inc. (SAMS), served asmaster of ceremonies. Col.Edwin C. Roessler Jr., FairfaxCounty police chief, presentedthe keynote speech.

Roessler noted Fairfax County isthe safest jurisdiction of its size inthe United States while maintain-ing the lowest officer-to-residentratio of any major U.S. city.

“However, there is no magic for-mula to the Police Department inand of itself to have that low crimerate,” he said. “We are blessed thatthis word ‘engagement’ is through-out Fairfax County because en-gagement helps us prevent andfight crime.” In addition to engage-

ment with community groups suchas the Greater Springfield andother chambers, Roessler creditedthe Police Department’s close re-lationships with the Sheriff’s Of-fice and Fire and Rescue Depart-ment for keeping the county safe.

The awards were presented infour categories: Lifesaving Award,Certificate of Valor, MeritoriousCivilian Award and Unit Citation.

❖ The Lifesaving Award waspresented to Fairfax County Police

Private First Class Robert Marshall,who, at great personal risk, pre-vented a subject from dying of sui-cide.

❖ Certificates of Valor went tothree recipients, including Detec-tive Angelena Griffiths of the WestSpringfield Criminal Investiga-tions Section, who maintains thehighest successful closure rateamong all property crimes detec-tives in the entire county and isresponsible for uncovering thenationwide stolen credit card con-spiracy. Also honored in this cat-egory was Fairfax County PoliceOfficer Andrew Zelms of the WestSpringfield District Station, whotook a runaway teen under hiswing and kept him safe, warm andfed until he could be reunited withhis Maryland social worker. Thethird honoree was Master TechHyun Lee, probationary trainer atFairfax County Fire and RescueDepartment’s Fire Station 427,who is credited with training newrecruits to the highest standards.

❖ Volunteer In Police Service(VIPS) Dave Saunders and EricOginsky received the Meritorious

Civilian Awards. Saunders re-ceived the honor for the count-less hours he volunteers at theWest Springfield District Sta-tion. Oginsky was honored forhelping Fairfax County policesafely apprehend a shopliftingsuspect at the Springfield TownCenter.

❖ The Chamber awardedthree Unit Citations: A Sheriff’sOffice team that secured a fa-cility during an active shootercall, Lt. Ilsa Blaney, head of theFairfax County PoliceDepartment’s highly effectiveWest Springfield District Crimi-nal Investigations Section, andthe Fairfax County PoliceDepartment’s Christmas Anti-Theft Team (CATT), which keptthe Springfield Town Centersafe during the 2018 holidayshopping season.

Jessica Walters, chair of theGreater Springfield ChamberBoard of Directors, presentedplaques and certificates to thehonorees. For more informa-tion about the Chamber visitspringfieldchamber.org.

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Jessica Walters, chair of the Greater Springfield ChamberBoard of Directors, presented plaques and certificates tothe honorees.

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By Mike Salmon

The Connection

On the last day ofApril, 2019, thegolfers gathered atthe tee on holes

one and 10 at the SpringfieldCountry Club with dreams of mak-ing the cut to play in the LadiesPro Golf Association tour. This isbig step for young women hopingto make it as a professional golfer,and a big tournament for this lo-cal country club.

“This is an avenue for them,”said Jennifer Cox, who was cad-dying for her daughter Carley, a22-year-old from North Carolina.“She’s chasing her dream,” shesaid.

Before Elizabeth Coffren got upto the tee, she used her routine tocalm the nerves. “I kind of zoneout, I throw the ball in the air todistract me,” she said.

Then there was Melanie Walker,a freshman at Robinson Second-ary School that was younger thenmost of the others, but hit her firstshot down the right side of the fair-way just before the creek about thesame distance as the others. She’sa member of the country club, but

plays other courses too.“I like Burke Lake,” she said. She

was out there with fellowRobinson student Alexandra Aus-tin. Ashley Au is a senior in highschool in Columbus, Ohio, and

plans on playing in college nextyear too. Before teeing off at theevent, she was in good spirits. “Domy best and see what happens,”she said.

They were among the 50 play-

ers out on the course April 30 forthe U.S. Women’s Open Qualify-ing round, a major step in LPGA,and a credit to have at a localcourse. “It’s a prestigious event,speaks to the caliber of the golf

course,” said Liz Cooper, the HeadGolf Pro at Springfield CountryClub.

“Virginia hasn’t had a PGA Tourevent since Kingsmill hosted onein the early 2000s,” added ChrisLang of the Virginia State GolfAssociation, located in Midlothian.Kingsmill Golf Club inWilliamsburg will be the site of theLPGA’s Pure Silk Championship inlate May, and the PGA Tour Cham-pions Dominion Energy CharityClassic is at Country Club of Vir-ginia in Richmond in October. Butfor courses in Northern Virginia,there aren’t any planned, so thisputs Springfield’s course in a cat-egory of it’s own this year.

“Springfield has hosted a U.S.Junior Girls’ Championship quali-fier in recent years and was a natu-ral club for us to ask to host thisevent,” said Lang.

There were several threesomesteeing off all day. There werehooks, slices and putts from acrossthe greens, but at the end of theday, the winners were AmandaHollandsworth and KarolineStormo who are the qualifiers tojoin the LPGA. Anita Uwadia isfirst alternate. Allie Knight is sec-ond alternate.

LPGA Event Puts Springfield On the MapQualifying round brings in women golfers from everywhere.

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By Kofi Annan

President, Fairfax County NAACP

During a 1960 speech to a mixed au-dience in New York City, Dr. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. said, “There is apressing need for a liberalism in

the North which is truly liberal.” While Virginiais a southern state, it gets bluer with each elec-tion, therefore we should take heed to MLK’swords, which essentially challenges liberals tofight the gravitational pull to the right on is-sues of civil rights and equity. It is difficult tosee both the election of Ralph Northam, hissubsequent actions, and the actions of the partyto protect him as anything but the party sig-naling to the center-right that they have theirback and are willing to sacrifice a few blackvoters if need be.

Liberals have long sought to convince Afri-can Americans that they alone can shield usfrom conservative’s intent on rolling back thehands of time. And African Americans normallyrespond to that message, having never waveredin our loyalty for the last half century. Everyelection cycle we make or break elections infavor of the Democratic Party, even though forthe most part we get marginal improvementin our quality of life overall, and in many mea-surable ways we actually regress. Our averagecollective net worth remains a fraction ofwhites, our employment rate remains half thatof whites, our neighborhoods are still gentrifiedin the name of progress, predominantly blackpublic schools are still underfunded, we stillmake up 40 percent of the nations’ incarcer-ated, and school administrators still consis-tently dole out harsher punishments to our kidscompared to their white counterparts, even indistricts dominated by Democratic Party lead-ership. A report from the Institute for PolicyStudies, released to coincide with what wouldhave been MLK’s 90th birthday, demonstratedthat over the past few decades, black wealthactually fell by 50%.

On the other hand, Republicans haven’t pre-sented a particularly appealing message to Af-rican Americans voters at any point during thistime period either, and even less so during theTrump Administration, which uses racism andxenophobia to collect votes as effectively asany administration in recent history. However,what’s more intriguing is the possibility thatDemocrats like Northam view Trump’s successas a reason to shift focus on securing the whitemiddle-class vote even if that means sacrific-ing some of the African American vote, or atleast taking the black vote for granted. Afterall,the politics of “fear the racist Republican” is alot easier to sell today than it was just a fewyears ago. This might explain why presiden-tial favorite Pete Buttigieg felt comfortable pro-posing that he would undo decades of work toexpand voting rights to those convicted ofcrimes, who are disproportionately represented

by minorities.This certainly appears to be the case in Vir-

ginia. Most of us are familiar with the contro-versy surrounding Governor Northam and hispossible Ku Klux Klan (KKK) affiliation by now,right? Perhaps I shouldn’t assume. Maybe youwere one of those that ignored the Klan mem-ber in the photograph, and instead saw thisincident as a [less harmful] ‘blackface’ contro-versy that could be explained by innocent cul-tural insensitivity. But let’s get somethingstraight, this is not a blackface controversy, thisis a KKK controversy. A lot of people - includ-ing the governor - would rather focus on theperson in blackface because it’s a slightly moretolerant form of white supremacy, and conve-niently ignore the terrorist next to the indi-vidual in blackface. But the governor shouldnot be let off the hook that easily. The KKK isAmerica’s original domestic terrorist group(despite what the laws say), having killed wellover 4,000 Americans that we know of, andour governor either is or was associated withthem. Let that sink in, particularly as we stillmourn the loss of another group of innocentlives at the hands of other terrorist groups inNew Zealand a few weeks ago, Pittsburgh,Charlottesville, and most recently Sri Lanka.The leader of the Democratic Party in Virginiahas yet to offer a sensible explanation for whya terrorist was in his yearbook, and the Demo-cratic Party is okay enough with this thatthey’re now openly not only defending him buttrotting him out at political fundraisers.

To most the case against Northam seemedopen and shut, and his resignation seemed in-evitable. One would imagine that an electedofficial who represents the party which pridesitself on its diversity, that routinely secures over90% of the African American vote, and countson that constituency to win key battlegroundterritories in a purple state that was red just afew elections ago, would certainly recognizethat defending the governor is not a hill worthdying on and step aside as quickly and as grace-fully as possible.

Well we’re now approaching May and notonly has Northam refused to step aside, buteven more unfortunate the Democratic Partyhas begun to rally around him in a show ofsolidarity. First came the slow drip of messagesof appreciation from members of the GeneralAssembly for one bill after the other on socialmedia. Then the ridiculous Michael Jacksonimpersonation story that once seemed straightout of a bad SNL skit became the official partyline. As for the “Coonman” nickname in hisVMI yearbook that never received a formalexplanation from the governor? Well one ex-planation floated to me by a Democratic mem-ber of in the Virginia House of Delegates - whohappened to be African American - was an evengreater insult to our intelligence, and full ofeven more racist stereotypes. According to thedelegate the governor’s nickname stemmed

from the fact that he had a lot of black friendsdue to his love of basketball.

As if insulting our intelligence wasn’t badenough, many within the Democratic Party feltit necessary to go after those amplifying thecall for the governor’s resignation. Followinga protest led the Fairfax County National As-sociation for the Advancement of ColoredPeople (NAACP) at a Democratic fundraiserwhere the governor was scheduled to attend,Democratic Party loyalists and leaders alikeattacked the NAACP for doing the very thingthe organization was founded for - standingup against racism. Its members were describedas “troublemakers” and “bullies”; and thenation’s oldest and most successful civil rightsorganization is described as a “fringe element”by one party leader.

One of the talking points coming fromVirginia’s Democrats is that “the governor isn’tgoing anywhere, so we might as well work withhim.” This intentionally alleviates the burdenof responsibility from the rest of the party lead-ership, because it makes them seem powerless,when in reality they really don’t want to chal-lenge him anyway. As the reaction to the pro-tests demonstrated, real challenges to the gov-ernor will not be looked upon favorably by theDemocratic Party. If they’ll publicly assassinatethe NAACP, one could only imagine what pri-vate pressure is being placed on African Ameri-can legislators who dare break ranks. Thislikely explains the deafening silence and ac-quiescence from most black elected officials onthis issue.

Not enough black leaders (elected and com-munity leaders alike) stand with the black com-munity on principle when it matters most; andif they can’t stand on principle when it comesto the KKK, when will they? If they can’t breakranks with the party now, when will they? Blackleaders stood next to Hillary Clinton when shecalled our youth “super predators”, and theystood next to Bill when he doubled down onReagan’s mass incarceration policies. We’reoften told that the solution is electing moreAfrican American to office; but if this is thebest they can do when faced with a such aclear-cut choice in a time of crisis, then theirtrue value to the African American communityis questionable.

If these officials don’t have what it takes totackle overt headline-grabbing racism withintheir own ranks, how can they be trusted totackle systemic racism that doesn’t make head-lines. The numbers highlighting African Ameri-can wealth decline speak for themselves. Theycan’t.

Black or Blue: Lessons Learned from How VirginiaDemocrats Handled the Ralph Northam DebacleLet’s get something straight, this is not ablackface controversy, this is a KKK controversy.

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By Sharon Bulova, Chairman

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

In response to Metro’s shutdown of six Blue andYellow Line stations south of Ronald ReaganInternational Airport this summer, FairfaxCounty is dedicated to ensuring commuters

have access to alternative transportation options andthe latest up-to-date information about the shutdown.In the Letter to the Editor How to Handle Metro Night-mare, (Connection, April 22) resident Nicole Millerasked “What will happen to those currently parking[for slugging]? Will we be shut out of parking due tothe increased need for rides to the city?”

The good news is, in Fairfax County, the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station and the Huntington MetroStation will offer free parking during the Metro sum-mer shutdown of the Blue and Yellow Lines. Com-muters can park in these parking lots (which have acombined total of 8,686 spaces) and from there, joina slug line, catch a Fairfax Connector bus, or catch aWMATA express shuttle to help them get to work. Since

parking at these stations is currently under capacityby about 50 percent, we believe there will be morethan enough spaces available for commuters partici-pating in ridesharing, bus riding and shuttle riding.Free parking will also be available at the surface park-ing lot at the Van Dorn Street Metro Station.

To respond to increased demand for alternativetransportation options during the Metro shutdown,Fairfax Connector will add increased bus service onRoute 393 and 394 and reduce intervals to ten min-utes during commuting hours. WMATA will run ex-press shuttles to the Pentagon stations, where Metrowill be operating and can take commuters into down-town D.C.

The Fairfax County Department of Transporta-tion has been involved in outreach efforts to com-muters through letters to employers, social mediaposts, email/text alerts through Fairfax Alerts, andthe creation of a new webpage outlining transpor-tation alternatives during Metro’s shutdown:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/travel-alerts/metro-platforms.

Free parking at Franconia-Springfield, HuntingtonMetro stations to join a slug line, catch a FairfaxConnector bus, or catch a WMATA express shuttle.

Transportation AlternativesDuring Metro Shutdown

Area Students Awarded inVirginia History Day Contest

Students from six Fairfax County public schools won awards atthe 2019 Virginia History Day competition, based on the themeTriumph and Tragedy in History. Two student teams and twoindividual students captured first place awards in their catego-ries.

First place winners were:❖ Group Documentary, Junior Division: Sahitya Balguri, Ha-

vana Medina, and Anya Raval of Rocky Run Middle School, “WorldWar II’s Unknown Warriors: The Navajo Code Talkers.”

❖ Group Documentary, Senior Division: Hannah Che, HeatherChe, and Yuni Choi of West Springfield High School, “ComfortWomen: The Unspoken Apology.”

❖ Individual Website, Junior Division: Nikhil Manandhar ofLorton Station Elementary School, “Was the Triumph Worth theTragedy? The Battle of Saipan.”

❖ Paper, Senior Division: Carson Shin of Oakton High School,“War and Medicine: The Great War and Medical Innovation.”

❖ Westfield High School students Shreya Aravindan, QukuaNeves, Sathvika Sangoju, and Eva Smart finished second in theSenior Division Group Exhibit category for their project, “TheEffect of Christopher Columbus in Indigenous People.”

❖ Erica Varner of Westfield High finished third in the SeniorDivision Individual Website category for her project, “Tragedy andTriumph: Stock Market Crash of 1929.”

Special Awards were presented as follows:❖ National Maritime Historical Society Award: Deven Hagen

of Haycock Elementary for “When Allies Attack: The Triumph andTragedy of Mers-El-Kebir.”

❖ MacArthur Memorial Award: Nikhil Manandhar of LortonStation Elementary, “Was the Triumph Worth the Tragedy? TheBattle of Saipan.”

First and second place winners now advance to the NationalHistory Day contest, scheduled to be held at the University ofMaryland June 9-13.


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The Inova Health System will usher in anew level of medical treatment and pa-tient care when the Inova Schar CancerInstitute opens to patients May 13 on its

Merrifield campus.“The Schar Cancer Center raises the already-high

level of health-care facilities in Fairfax County,” saidCatherine W. Riley, interim president and CEO of theFairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Aspart of the Inova Center for Personalized Health itcan make Fairfax County a destination for world-classresearch and clinical work.”

Dedication ceremonies took place Wednesday, April24, for the $150 million center for care and researchthat is anchoring the 117-acre Inova campus, fulfill-ing a vision that began with the acquisition of theformer Exxon Mobil site. The institute was made pos-sible, in part, by a $50 million contribution fromDwight Schar and wife Martha, whose legacy willextend beyond Fairfax County-based NVR homebuilders.

MEMBERS OF THE SCHAR FAMILY were joinedby others, including U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy andwife Marcelle, political commentator Cokie Roberts,and Lara Hopewell, a local hockey mom-turned-cru-sader for cancer research — all cancer survivors. Alsoparticipating in the ceremonies were U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair-man Sharon Bulova and Inova CEO Dr. StephenJones. The ceremonies featured more than 100 can-cer patients and their family members, who becamethe first to walk through the front door of the newly-dedicated facility.

“We are so fortunate in Fairfax County to have ac-cess to such world class medical care and treatment,”said Bulova, who presented a proclamation from theBoard of Supervisors congratulating Inova. “We haveamazing facilities, doctors and cutting-edge technolo-gies that are right here, literally in our own back-yard, and that is so incredibly valuable.”

Riley echoed the importance of having a first-classcancer facility in the county, offering residents thehighest quality care without requiring them to travel,often hundreds of miles for treatment. She also em-phasized the importance of the research that will takeplace at the facility, creating a new horizon in the

diversification of Fairfax County’s workforce.“We’re very excited about the research and

development aspect of the Schar Institute andthe ways in which it will help diversify our lo-cal economy,” Riley said. “It will attract newdoctors and scientists. In partnership with fa-cilities like the University of Virginia MedicalSchool, those researchers will be applying fornew grants and developing the kinds of pro-grams that will make Fairfax County known asa medical research and development center.”

DURING THE DEDICATION, Jones an-nounced that Dr. John Deeken, who had beenserving as acting president of the Inova ScharCancer Institute, is named permanently to thepresident’s role. Deeken said the institute wouldcontinue stress its “patient-first” philosophy,building on its ability to provide one-stop carethrough teams of doctors, nurses, therapists,researchers and specialized counselors.

“The vision and the spirit is that the patientis at the center of everything we do,” saidDeeken, who previously served as COO of theInova Translational Medicine Institute. “Fun-damentally, that’s the difference in the modelof care at Inova.

“This is the culmination of years of effort inplanning and design and recruiting – to makereal what we’d hoped to have for all the pa-tients in Northern Virginia, which is expert careclose to home. Nobody in Northern Virginiashould think they need to go to Houston, NewYork or Baltimore to get world-class cancer care.We have it right here.”

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As the Islamic holy month ofRamadan approaches, Islamic Re-lief USA, a nonprofit humanitarian

and advocacy organization based in Alex-andria, helped prepare for the month offasting by packing boxes with nonperish-able foods.

Some 60 volunteers participated in theSaturday, April 27 event, which was split intwo shifts. The volunteers helped foldboxes, pack them with food, tape them forshipping, and flatten unpacked boxes. In

total, the volunteers assembled 1,500 foodboxes.

The food boxes, whose items are intendedto last for several days, are all non-perish-able. They include cooking oil, a 10 poundbag of basmati rice, canned tuna, beans,sugar, flour, vegetable bouillon, pasta, Ragusauce, cereal, peanut butter, and, of course,dates.

The boxes will be given to local residentsin need, regardless of their race, gender,creed, or religion.

Some 60 volunteers assembled 1,500 food boxes.

Volunteers Pack Ramadan FoodBoxes To Help People In Need

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ONGOINGSpotlight on the Arts. Through May 12, The

2019 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival willhonor the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock withthree weeks of theatre, dance, music and visualart, rekindling that “Age of Aquarius” vibe inFairfax. Put some flowers in your hair, dust offyour bell bottoms and join in for some or all ofthis local “Aquarian Exposition.” Learn aboutassociated events at FairfaxSpotlight.org.

Art Exhibit: [Land]scape. Through May 19, inthe Art Lab Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center,Lorton. Curated by GMU MFA Candidate, EmilyFussner. The exhibition itself becomes alandscape revealing a strata of emerging artpractices. Visit www.workhousearts.org

Group Exhibition: Degrees of Honor.Through May 19 in the Warrior Way Gallery, 1stFloor, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton. Groupexhibition surveying the works of artistsaddressing the concept of honor in differentperspectives—separation, pain, loneliness,turmoil, stories and memories. The Warrior Wayis an exhibition space designated for artwork byactive duty, retired and veteran servicemembers. Visit www.workhousearts.org

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 2-4Newsies. Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m. at Hayfield

Secondary School, 7630 Telegraph Road,Alexandria. Hayfield Secondary School’s TheatreDepartment is performing Disney’s Newsies theMusical. This show is appropriate for all ages.$10 online; $12 at the door. Call 703-599-9143or visit hayfielddrama.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 3B-I-N-G-O. 7 p.m. at Fire Station 3, 4081

University Drive, Fairfax. Enjoy free coffee,entertaining callers, a friendly atmosphere,$1,000 guaranteed jackpot, treasure chestprogressive raffles, and good food available forpurchase. All proceeds go to purchasing fire andrescue equipment. Visit www.fairfaxvfd.com orcall 703-273-3638 for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 4Healthy Strides 5k/10k. 7 a.m. at Burke Lake

Park, 7315 Ox Road, Burke. Head out to BurkeLake Park and join the Fairfax County ParkAuthority for the 8th annual Healthy Strides 5k/10k. The 10k runs along a wooded path, takingrunners around the lake. The 5k follows a tree-lined road through the park, is wheelchairaccessible and stroller-friendly. Both courses areUSATF certified. $35. potomac.enmotive.com/events/register/2019-healthy-strides-community-5k-10k or call 703-814-7795.

Both Sides Tour XXII. 8:15 a.m. departure fromFranconia Museum at the FranconiaGovernmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road.Join Don Hakenson, Ben Trittipoe and Carl Sellfor an in-depth look at legendary “Stonewall”Jackson’s exploits that caused the Unioncommand to change tactics. This tour will covera lot of ground and will arrive back in Franconiaat 7 p.m. $100, includes bus, lunch, and a fast-food value card. Bottled water will be providedon the bus. Contact Don Hakenson at 703-971-4984 or [email protected].

Celebrate Pilates Day. 9 a.m.-noon at Studio BEPilates, 4211 Fairfax Corner E. Ave., #200,Fairfax. In honor of World Pilates Day, StudioBE Pilates will be hosting events to celebrate.The morning will begin with a free Mat classheld in the plaza of Fairfax Corner. Open Houseat Studio BE Pilates where people may enter araffle, have a treat, and enjoy demos and games.Visit studiobepilates.com or call 703-222-0122.

Ekoji Arts Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Ekoji BuddhistTemple, 6500 Lakehaven Lane Fairfax Station.Featuring: handmade jewelry, hand knit babyitems, locally sourced mohair yarn, kumihimokeychains, Japanese dolls, journals, paintings,Asian amulets and decor, collages, pencilportraits, Japanese character art, hand dyedhemp textiles, scarves and wraps. Visitwww.ekoji.org or call 703-239-0500.

Chamber Ensemble Recital. 3 p.m. atProvidence Presbyterian Church, 9019 LittleRiver Turnpike, Fairfax. The AYPO ChamberProgram is completing a year of music withsome of the most beautiful chamber music. Call703-642-8051 or visit www.aypo.org.

Fun Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Canterbury WoodsElementary, 4910 Willet Drive, Annandale. Thisyear’s Fun Fair features laser tag, carnival

games, a LEGO room, food (shaved ice, Chik-fil-a, pizza, and fresh baked goods), face painting,special activities for children 4 years andyounger and more. The community is welcome.Email [email protected] for more.

“From Classical to Tango.” 3 p.m. in thechurch sanctuary of Kirkwood PresbyterianChurch, 8336 Carrleigh Parkway, Springfield.Concerts from Kirkwood presents the finalconcert of its 2018 - 2019 season as Trio Omniacomes to the Kirkwood stage with “FromClassical to Tango,” a program of the works ofHaydn, Rachmaninoff, and Piazzola. Visitwww.kirkwoodpres.com, or 703-451-5320.

National Salamander Day Celebration. 4-4:45 p.m. at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, 7701Royce St., Annandale. Mark this special day witha salamander search both on land and in thestream. Learn about salamanders and how theycompare with other amphibians. Designed forparticipants age 5-adult. $6 per person. Childrenunder 10 years of age must be accompanied byregistered adult. Call 703-941-1065 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hidden-oaks.

Singles Dinner and Movie Night. 5 p.m. at PFChang’s in Fairfax Corner, 4250 Fairfax CornerAve. Fixed price dinner, followed by movie ofparticipant’s choice at Cinemark Fairfax Corner14. Cost of $35 at door includes dinner, soda,tip and movie ticket. Advance RSVP required forreserved seats at movies:[email protected] Sponsored by NewBeginnings, a support group for separated/divorced men and womenwww.newbeginningsusa.org

Musical Feast Gala Celebration. 5:30-9:30p.m. Begin in the deLaski Performing ArtsBuilding with food, wine, student performanceshowcases including opera, steel pan, classicalguitar, percussion, brass, piano, woodwinds, andan interactive music technology demonstration.Followed by a final concert featuring the MasonSymphony Orchestra, the Green Machine,Mason All-Star Jazz, Wind Symphony, MasonChorale and more at 8 p.m. in the Center for theArts Concert Hall. Proceeds support scholarshipfunds for music students. Tickets are $95, $75for Mason faculty, staff, alumni and parents.cvpa.gmu.edu/musical-feast.

City of Fairfax Band Performance. 7:30 p.m.at Ernst Cultural Center, Northern VirginiaCommunity College, 8333 Little River Turnpike,Annandale. At the City of Fairfax Band’s concert,Aliferis will play “Tableaux de Provence” byPaule Maurice, on his alto saxophone. $15 adult,$10 senior, students free. Get tickets at the dooror at www.fairfaxband.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 4-5HO Gauge Model Train Show. Noon-4 p.m. at

The Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station. ThePotomac Module Group will have running HOgauge model trains. Ages 16 and older, $4; 5-15,$2; 4 and under, free. Visit www.fairfax-station.org or call 703-425-9225.

SUNDAY/MAY 5Kayak Tour at Lake Accotink. 8-10 a.m. at

Lake Accotink Park, 7500 Accotink Park Road,Springfield. Paddle Lake Accotink’s tranquilwaters with a naturalist guide for an earlymorning view of wildlife. Glide past bald eaglenests as the park comes to life. A single-seat

kayak and life preserver will be provided. Noprevious kayak experience is required. $31 perperson. Canceled for rain or unfavorable waterlevels. Call 703-569-3464 visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lake-accotink.

Lorton Farmers Market. Sundays, through mid-November, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lorton VRE ParkingLot, 8990 Lorton Station Blvd. Local producermarket featuring seasonal fresh fruits,vegetables, plants, naturally raised meats, eggs,pickles, salads, artisanal breads and bakedgoods. SNAP accepted. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/lorton.

Pilates in Park. 10 a.m.-noon at Burke Lake Park,7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. CelebrateNational Pilates Day with a mat marathonchallenge. Bring a mat and see how manyclasses you can finish and complete in specialchallenges. Prizes include free reformer(machine) pilates classes at our studio. Free.Call 703.691.5999 or visitwww.clubpilates.com/burke.

Goat Yoga. Noon. Liberty Lorton, the formerprison turned new development, is hosting aseries of events that includes barnyard yoga,outdoor movie nights, and the second annualTurkey Trot. Events are open to residents andnon-residents of Liberty. Visit thelibertylife.com

Spring Ballet: Coppelia. 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. atMetropolitan School of the Arts, 5775 BarclayAve., Alexandria. Coppelia is a charming,humorous ballet of infatuation, deception, andfinally a love that prevails. Dance along withSwanhilda and Franz as they find their way tolove and “happily ever after.” $12. Visitwww.metropolitanarts.org for more.

Climate Rally. 2-3:30 p.m. at VeteransAmphitheater, 10455 Armstrong St., Fairfax.The third annual Mother’s Day Climate Rally,featuring a keynote from youth climate leaderAlexandria Villaseñor. Rally for kids’ right to ahealthy, clean-energy future. Features music,speakers and fun kids’ activities. VisitNOVAclimate.org for directions, details.

Brass of Peace Concert. 4-5:30 p.m. at St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6509 SydenstrickerRoad, Burke. Brass of Peace is a group oftalented high school brass players. It is anauditioned band which offers tuition-free high-level performance opportunities to highschoolers. Come hear our rising stars oftomorrow. Free admission. Childcare provided.Reception to follow. Call 703-455-2500.

Animal Pajama Party. 7-7:45 p.m. at HiddenOaks Nature Center, 7701 Royce St., Annandale.Wiggle little ones into their PJs and head to thenature center to hear bedtime stories, meetanimals and wish goodnight to the center’s liveanimals. Bring favorite stuffed animals to theparty, too. Designed for children age 3-7. $8 perchild. Children must be accompanied by anadult. Call 703-941-1065 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hidden-oaks.

TUESDAY/MAY 7“Birding on the Boat.” 8-10 a.m. at Burke Lake

Park, 7315 Ox Road, Fairfax Station. Enjoy twohours of “Birding on the Boat,” a naturalist-ledprogram aboard a tour boat , and get a closerlook at some of the birds and animals that callBurke Lake home. Bring binoculars and dress forthe weather. Designed for participants age 8-adult. $12 per person. Children age 12 andyounger must be accompanied by a registered

adult. Call 703-323-6600 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/burke-lake.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 8Bike to School Day. Fairfax County Public

Schools (FCPS) will participate in Bike to SchoolDay to promote physical activity and reducetraffic congestion and pollution near schools.Parents are encouraged to accompany theirchildren to school, and to work with their schooland PTA or PTO to assemble bike trains orwalking groups for the event. Visitwww.walkbiketoschool.org/.

Sip and Swing. 5-8 p.m. at Laurel Hill Golf Club,8701 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton. Enjoy a roundon Virginia’s newest golf course. Price includesrange balls, golf cart and nine holes of golf anda glass of wine. First 12 people who RSVP.Check in at to pro shop at least 15 minutesearly. Member, $32; |non-members, $42. RSVPto Roberta Korzen at 703-324-8782 [email protected]

MAY 8-JUNE 2Featured Artist: Anne Hollis. Gallery hours at

Arches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton.The whimsical exhibition, titled “Cirque duPlume,” is a series of mixed media collageartworks that depict circus acts performed byintrepid birds while dually representing familylife. Visit archesgallery.weebly.com for more.

THURSDAY/MAY 9Reception: “Transcend.” 6-9 p.m. at Torpedo

Factory Artists @ Mosaic Gallery, 2905 DistrictAvenue, #105, Fairfax. Featured work by juriedartists from the Torpedo Factory Art Centerrepresent a variety of media including painting,printmaking, photography and 3-D mediumsexplore the theme of transcendence. Visitwww.torpedofactoryartists.com for more.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 9-11Newsies. Thursday-Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 2

and 7 p.m. at Hayfield Secondary School, 7630Telegraph Road, Alexandria. Hayfield SecondarySchool’s Theatre Department is performingDisney’s Newsies the Musical. This show isappropriate for all ages. $10 online; $12 at thedoor. Call 703-599-9143 or visithayfielddrama.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 106th Annual Casino Night. 6-10 p.m. at

Volkswagen Group of America Headquarters,2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive, Herndon. 6thAnnual Casino Night fundraiser supporting theBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington/Fairfax County Region. Hosted By LaVarArrington with special guest “Secretary ofDefense” Dexter Manley. Visit one.bidpal.net/casinonight2019 for tickets.

B-I-N-G-O. 7 p.m. at Fire Station 3, 4081University Drive, Fairfax. See Friday, May 3.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 10-11Book Sale. Friday, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10

a.m.-3 p.m. at the Kingstowne Public Library,6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria.Kingstowne Library’s biggest sale of the year.Visitors will have access to hundreds ofbiographies, business books, children books,classics, cookbooks, craft books, family andmarriage books, fiction, health and fitnessbooks, histories and political tomes, religiousthemed books, science books, self help books,oldies but goodies and collectibles. Plus audiobooks on CD, DVDs, comic books, and graphicbooks. Email [email protected] for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 11Together in Teal 5k. 8 a.m.-noon at Fairfax

County Government Center, 12000 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax. This family-friendlyevent is the signature fundraiser for the NationalOvarian Cancer Coalition. Run or walk thebeautiful shaded course – all to support womenwith this deadly disease. $45 adults, $20children under 12. Visit runwalk.ovarian.org/dcmetro or call 571-234-5231.

Easy Vegetarian Meals. 2-3:30 p.m. at KingsPark Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.Chef Cal Kraft will teach easy recipes forvegetarians or anyone interested in eating moreplant-based meals. Adults, teens. Free. Call 703-978-5600 or visitlibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4850528 for more.

Artist’s Reception: Anne Hollis. 6 p.m. atArches Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton.The whimsical exhibition, titled “Cirque duPlume,” is a series of mixed media collageartworks that depict circus acts performed byintrepid birds while dually representing familylife. Visit archesgallery.weebly.com for more.

Chamber Ensemble RecitalThe AYPO Chamber Program is completing a year of music making with some of the most beautiful

chamber music written. Students work very hard planning rehearsals and coaching beyond that requiredof most AYPO students. It shows great commitment and dedication. Saturday, May 4, 3 p.m. at Provi-dence Presbyterian Church, 9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax. Call 703-642-8051 or visit www.aypo.org.


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

SATURDAY/MAY 4Peripheral Neuropathy Support

Group. 2-4 p.m. at Mason DistrictGovernmental Center, 6507Columbia Pike, Annandale. Meets thefirst Saturday of the month. All arewelcome. RSVP for available seating.Call 301-263-0616 or visitwww.dcpnsupport.org for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 5Ramadan Pack-Out Session. 10

a.m.-2 p.m. and 2-6 p.m. at 6820Commercial Drive, Suite F,Springfield. Islamic Relief USA willhold its annual Ramadan Food BoxPack-Out sessions where volunteerspack boxes with many nonperishablefoods. The packages will be given topeople in need in their localcommunities through food pantriesand houses of worship. Call 703-370-7202 or visit irusa.org for more.

Low Cost Rabies Vaccine Clinic.Noon-2 p.m. at Mount VernonGovernmental Center, 2511 ParkersLane, Alexandria. Cost is $15 per pet,cash and check only. Dogs, cats, andferrets may be vaccinated at theclinic. Dogs must be on leashes; catsand ferrets must be in carriers. Allpets will receive a 1-year rabiesvaccination. To obtain a 3-yearvaccine, bring pet’s rabies certificate(not tag) showing the current rabiesvaccination expiration date. 2019county dog licenses will be sold foran additional $10. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/animalshelter/communityassistance/rabiesclinics for more.

SATURDAY/MAY 8

Belvoir Toastmasters Meeting.4:45-5:45 p.m. at Andrew T.McNamara Building DefenseLogistics Agency (DLA) Room: 3501(Third Floor), 8725 John J. KingmanRoad, Fort Belvoir. All are welcome.Free refreshments will be provided.An escort may be required to enterthe building, contact the group. Call703-789-4798 or visitbelvoir.toastmastersclubs.org.

Fairfax County Park AuthorityBoard Meeting. 7:30 p.m. in theHerrity Building, 12055 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Suite 941, Fairfax.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/boardagn2.htm or call 703-324-8662.

FRIDAY/MAY 10Digital Citizenship:Tips for

Parents. 10 a.m.-noon at at DunnLoring Center for Parent Services,2334 Gallows Road, Entrance 1 –Room 100, Dunn Loring. DigitalCitizenship can be described as thenorms of appropriate, responsiblebehavior, its positive and negativeimpact on self and others, withregard to technology use. Free toparents, educators and communitymembers. Call 703-204-3941 or visitwww.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/parent-resource-centerfor more or to register.

Volunteer Seminar. 10:30 a.m. atVolunteer Fairfax’s headquarters,10700 Page Ave., Suite 101, Fairfax.RSVP-Northern Virginia will hold aseminar on volunteering inretirement. RSVP offers more than300 opportunities that includehelping seniors age in place, assistinglocal food pantries, and teachingfinancial literacy. Free. To sign up forthe May 10 orientation, email RSVPvolunteer specialist Carly Hubicki [email protected] or callRSVP at 703-403- 5360.www.rsvpnova.org.

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Thumbs Upfor Gold AwardThe Old Dominion District(ODD) Round Tables —comprising Annandale,Springfield, Lorton andSeven Corners (Arlington)— in a group photo withthe District Gold Awardfrom the National CapitalArea Council (NCAC), BoyScouts of America (BSA).The pictures were taken inthe Fellowship Hall of St.Mark’s Lutheran Church,Springfield. Adair Petty, District Commit-

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Aside from the fatigue I experienced a few columns ago, this immunotherapy infusion is, and has been, quite manageable.

My biggest take away so far is that I’ve had no real quality of life issues, as had been the case with my previous chemotherapy/alimta infusions. With that drug, I had post-infusion eating challenges and for nearly a week after the fact, felt less than mediocre.

Moreover, I wouldn’t say I felt like I had cancer, but I certainly was reminded of it — if that makes any sense.

And even though I do have some minor side effects from my current immunotherapy infusion, I am reminded nevertheless, that I have cancer. Not because of how I feel, as was the case previously, but because of how I look — and because of what I feel.

I am referring to my “Adam’s apple” tumor. Not only can/do I ‘look’ it all the time but quite often, depending on how I move my head: forward/downward, I can feel it too.

I have to tell you, feeling it as I do, and looking at it as often as I do: every day, is unsettling.

My whole approach to this living-with-can-cer life has been to compartmentalize it a la Jerry Seinfeld and “the vault.” Out of sight has helped keep some things out of mind. And when things are out of mind, it’s much easier to make believe.

And making believe has been one of my methods of “operandi” since Feb. 20, 2009. That’s the date (you bet I remember) when my internal medicine doctor called me at work with the results of my previous week’s biopsy: “malignant,” he said.

Up until that call, the previous six weeks’ diagnostic pursuit had been interesting in a curious kind of way wondering what all the goings on were about and when all these inconveniences would end. And not for a min-ute during this entire process did I ever think I’d be diagnosed with a “terminal” disease:

would result in much having been done about nothing.

Boy was I wrong!I still remember — and laugh when I recall

the phone conversation I had with my thoracic surgeon after he had received the results of my PET scan: “You lit that thing up like a Christmas tree,” he said.

Presuming that wasn’t good news, I replied: “I hear there are false positives all the time which is why these scans aren’t used a lot.” (A perfect example of a little knowledge in the wrong mouth.)

I can’t recall if the doctor snickered before he said the following: “Well, then your scan was a world record false positive.” I don’t know if I grasped the obvious at that point but soon a surgical biopsy was ordered and the rest is Kenny-with-cancer history, a history with which many of you regular readers are all too familiar.

And that’s a familiarity which I hope has not bred contempt. Because even though it’s my life — and I’m stuck with it (as the old saying says), it need not be yours. I can well imagine and appreciate how living with and/or seeking out negativity is not likely to improve any one’s lot in life. (I try to avoid it every day.)

To that end, I have always tried to tread lightly and write with a soft touch since I’ve been cancer-centric beginning June 10, 2009,

-ject: “Dying To Tell You, Sort Of.” And in so do-ing, I’ve tried to see the light amid the darkness and be thankful for any in between.

I can’t say it’s been fun, but it’s funny how things have turned out: alive and reasonably well, 10-plus years later.

As LuckHas Had It

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SATURDAY/MAY 11Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers

will pick up donated food. Leave donationsbefore your typical mail delivery time. All foodstays in the local community. The top requestednon-perishable food items are: cereal, pasta,pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce, rice, cannedfruits and vegetables, canned meals (such assoups, chili and pasta), 100 percent juice,peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, cannedprotein (tuna, chicken and turkey), beans(canned or dry). You also can donate healthy,low-sodium, low-sugar items such as beans,oatmeal and other whole grains, and canola orolive oil. Specific questions regarding the FoodDrive should be directed to 202-662-2489.

Office Hours. Mount Vernon District SupervisorDan Storck will host Saturday office hours.Email [email protected].

❖ 9-10:30 a.m.at Lorton Library, 9520 RichmondHighway, Lorton.

❖ 1:30-3 p.m. at the Mount Vernon district office,2511 Parkers Lane, Mount Vernon.

Family Caregiver Expo. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atRichard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center atNorthern Virginia Community College,Annandale Campus. Capital Caring will host itsfirst Caregiver Expo in partnership with AARPand Virginia Hospital Center. The expo is freeand will feature information highlightingresources and support programs available tofamily caregivers, including home care services,financial and estate planning, elder law, andinformation sessions on such topics as Alzheimer’sand Dementia, Preservation of Assets, and Caringfor the Caregiver. Free health screenings will beoffered as well as free massages. Contact AmyShields at [email protected] or call 703-531-6095 for more.

Fairfax Board of Supervisors ChairCandidate Forum. 3-5 p.m. at HeritageFellowship Church, 2501 Fox Mill Road, Reston.Join the Fairfax NAACP for an engaging,moderated panel discussion with candidates forFairfax County Board of Supervisor’s Chair.Candidates are Alicia Plerhoples, Tim Chapman,Ryan McElveen and Jeff McKay. Free. RSVP atwww.eventbrite.com/o/naacp-fairfax-county-12397167937.

TUESDAY/MAY 14NARFE Fairfax 737 Luncheon Meeting. 11:30

a.m.-1:30 p.m., at American Legion Post 177,3939 Oak St., Fairfax. Meetings are held on thesecond Tuesday of each month from Septemberthrough June, and opened to all active andretired Federal employees, spouses and guests.Register for luncheon ($11) by Friday beforemeeting. Call 703-280-2356 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/MAY 17Military Caregiver Workshop. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Hope For The Warriors will host a one-daymilitary caregiver workshop in the Springfieldarea. The free event will focus on self-care andmindfulness with activities that include: arttherapy, applied theater experiential,therapeutic yoga by Pamela Stokes Eggleston ofYoga2Sleep and share time with othercaregivers. Visit www.hopeforthewarriors.org/health-wellness/military-veteran-caregiver-support-services.

Emergency Preparedness for Parents ofStudents with Disabilities. 10 a.m.-noon atDunn Loring Center for Parent Services, 2334Gallows Road, Entrance 1 – Room 100, DunnLoring. For the millions of Americans withdisabilities, natural and human-made disasterspresent a substantial challenge. Fairfax County’sOffice of Emergency Management is committedto the inclusion of all by spreading the messageof preparedness to its residents with disabilitiesand access and functional needs. Free toparents, educators and community members.Call 703-204-3941 or visit www.fcps.edu/resources/family-engagement/parent-resource-center for more or to register.

NEXUS 2019: Fussy Minds Forum. 1-3:30 p.m.at Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia HillsCenter, 6520 Diana Lane, Alexandria. Todaymore than ever, stress wears people out.Stressed-out youngsters, tweens and teens mayseek harmful ways to relieve stress. During thisforum, participants discuss the effects of stresson the brain-ways of the young and how to buildthe resilience needed for successful learning intoadulthood and beyond. Space is limited; registerat www.eventbrite.com/e/community-conversation-addressing-irritablity-stress-fussiness-in-todays-youth-tickets-60314231490.

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