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News

TD Bank Great Falls Branch Now OpenA grand opening celebration was held for the new TD Bank branch inthe Great Falls Village Centre on Saturday, Feb. 18. In a show of sup-port for their new community, bank officials present a $5,000 dona-tion to The Arts of Great Falls President Richard Kelly.

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NewsGreat Falls Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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By Fallon Forbush

The Connection

The 6.89-acre Thompson Farm at964 Walker Road has been de-molished. “The property hasbeen in the family for a little

under 200 years,” said Linda Thompson.Thompson moved onto the land when she

married into the family. She and her hus-band raised their children on the property.Years later, Linda divorced her husband andmoved off the land.

IT WAS YEARS later when her relation-ship with the property — where she hadmany fond memories of riding horses —would be rekindled.

Her former brother-in-law asked her if shecould sell the property when Hazel Thomp-son, her children’s grandmother and ownerof the property, died.

Linda Thompson is a real estate brokerwith Berkshire Hathaway HomeServicesPenFed Realty in Great Falls. She is alsopresident of the Optimist Club of Great Falls.

“The more I thought about it, I thought,‘Well, I’m at a position where I can actuallybuy it and get my children’s inheritanceback, essentially,’” she said. “So, I did.”

Soon after she bought the land, she be-gan boarding horses on the property. Herchildren and grandchildren would come byand help.

“I’m not a spring chicken anymore,” shesaid. “The kids have their own lives … andit was getting to be a bit hard on me physi-cally and financially.”

She tried to sell three acres of the nearlyseven-acre property, which would have beenenough to pay off her mortgage, but the dealfell through, according to Thompson.

“There were a lot of extenuating circum-stances and the market was falling, so thebuilder found an excuse to back out of thecontract,” she said.

When a builder came by to make her anoffer on the entire property, she decided it

was time to move on. This was a difficultdecision for her.

“It was definitely a conflict because theoriginal plan was to only sell off part of it,”she said. “A lot of neighbors and friends thatknow me have voiced that they were verysad to see it go and that they would missthe horses.”

But her decision became easier whenneighbors began giving her a hard timeabout road apples in the street.

K. Hovnanian Homes of Virginia Inc.bought Thompson’s property for a little over$2.9 million on Nov. 3, 2016, according toZillow and county property records.

“I knew they were going to tear every-thing down,” she said.

This would have included the 3,880-

square-foot farmhouse that was built in1943 and the large barn on the propertythat dates back even further to 1917. Th-ompson used this barn to host annualdances that benefitted the Optimist Club ofGreat Falls.

“It was built the right way,” Thompsonsaid of the barn. “It was solid.”

The community took to the onlineNextdoor social network when they real-ized everything on the property had beenleveled.

Paula Brassfield posted this message tothe Great Falls neighborhood forum inNextdoor:

“For over 40 years, I have passed by theThompson Farm on Walker Road en routeto Leesburg Pike. The owner, Hazel Thomp-

son (a very dignified lady), welcomed meto Great Falls back in the 70s and I lookedlovingly at her graceful and always well-maintained farmhouse, barn, outhouses andhorses. A more recent relative providedbenefits for the optimist club in the beauti-fully decorated barn. To see the demolitionof the house and barn today has broughttears to my eyes. What I will never forget isthe annual illuminated Christmas sign. GodBless us everyone ... A beautiful tribute tothis lovely family and their corner here.”

Fortunately, for many in the communitywho were mourning the demise of the farm,Thompson hired an Amish group to disas-semble the barn so she could rebuild it.

“We’re going to have a barn raising party,”she said. “There was some damage, butwe’re going to rebuild, hopefully this springor during the summer.”

She plans to invite everyone from GreatFalls to her new farm on Sumerduck Roadin the village of Sumerduck, Va., if they arewilling to make the trip.

“It’s out in the middle of nowhere,” shesaid.

THE COMPANY that purchased the Th-ompson farm did not respond to theConnection’s inquiries about its plans forthe property. However, Thompson said theywill be building six contemporary homes toreplace the structures they tore down.

“It should work well because there’s a nicecontemporary on the hill right next to thefarm,” she said.

This will be the second property the com-pany has purchased in Great Falls. It is con-structing five homes at its Line K Estates atLeigh Mill at 734 Leigh Mill Road in GreatFalls. It is offering three designs to homebuyers that start at over $2 million each.

The company’s website markets the newhomes as “the best of both worlds with in-novative modern single family new homesin quaint Great Falls, Virginia.”

Three of the five homes have already beensold and construction is underway.

The land on 964 Walker Road was in the Thompson family for nearly 200years before Linda Thompson sold the property.

The 3,880-square-foot farmhouse, built in 1943, had five bedroomsand four baths, according to Zillow.

Longstanding Thompson Farm Demolished

Linda Thompson took this photo of the flattened property from aneighbor’s driveway.

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Pet Connection

By Nora LaTeef

My family has beenblessed these past twoyears to have Pippin

in our lives. She has brought somuch joy to every member of thefamily just by her quiet, steadypresence. I will never forget theday we first laid eyes on her. Hav-ing decided to adopt a cat, we at-tended an open house for rescueanimals at PetSmart. My niece,Lauren, my nephew, Casey, and Iwere looking for that perfect catthat we could have an instant con-nection with…and it happened!

There was Pippin, a calico cat,in a tight cage with two other cats.As we watched the three cats, webecame concerned when two ofthe cats, without any provocationwhatsoever, started ganging up onPippin. Despite the hissing, thebiting, and the clawing, wewatched with amazement as Pip-pin got up, stretched, and verycalmly turned her back to the of-fending cats. As far as she was con-cerned, they did not exist. Fromthat moment on she had us. We

fell in love with her beautiful,calm, “Zen” personality. Immedi-ately, we went to do the adoptionpaperwork. We were crestfallen todiscover a woman ahead of us wasalso turning in an application forPippin. We told the administratorthat we very much wanted toadopt Pippin and that we had ex-perience with cats having previ-ously had two very special cats,who lived long, happy lives. Theshelter lady, studied us, and thensaid the magical words: “If youwant Pippin, she is yours. We givepreference to experience.”

Later, we learned that Pippinhad been in a South Carolina shel-ter that had the policy ofeuthanizing cats after they hadbeen in the shelter for more thanthree days. We were told that thecaretaker of the shelter did nothave the heart to put Pippin down.Every day for three weeks, hewould put his hand on her cagedoor but could not bring himselfto euthanize her. He said that thishad never happened to him before.Finally, he called Heart Rescue andpleaded with them to take Pippin

Our Quiet Cat, Pippineven though he knew he could befired for doing so. Heart Rescuecame through and she was takento a veterinarian who botched herneutering surgery resulting in adouble hernia that required yetanother operation. In spite of thatominous beginning, I am happy tosay that our beautiful Pippin isnow a healthy and energetic 2-year-old. Pippin is a pet that comesalong once in a lifetime. She is lov-ing, smart and dependable. A fewminutes before Casey’s alarm goesoff at 6 a.m. to go to school, sheruns into his room and makes surehe is up by jumping on his bed.She waits for him to get dressedand follows him to the bathroom,waiting outside the door. She ac-companies him down the stairsand waits while he eats his break-fast, then follows him to the dooras he leaves for school. Then shespends most of the day sleepingon his bed! When Lauren andCasey return from school, Pippinis waiting for them on the stairs.As Lauren does her homework youcan always find Pippin sitting onher lap or on her desk. Pippin is a

Pippin at home in Great Falls.

cat who has wonderful timing, sheknows when to enter a room,when to snuggle on your lap, whento ask for a tickle, when to enter-tain you with her acrobatic jumps,and when to ignore you. As I am

typing this with one hand, Pippinis sitting on my lap purring. I knowshe knows I am writing about her.Where Pippin is concerned, theless she says, the more perfect sheis!

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News

By Deborah Nagy-Huang

and Andrea Worker

Great Falls Friends &Neighbors (GFFN) hasannounced that their

annual White House Ornamentsales for the 2016 holiday seasonraised $6,600 for Artemis House,Fairfax County’s only 24-hour do-mestic violence shelter. The shel-ter is operated by the local nonprofit Shelter House, with admin-istrative offices in Reston, whichprovides services for homelessfamilies, and victims of domesticviolence and human traffickingthrough Artemis House, thePatrick Henry and the Kate HanleyFamily Shelters.

On Feb. 2, at the Monthly All-Club Meeting, members heardfrom Joe Meyer, Executive Direc-tor and CEO of Artemis House, andDirector of Development, JenniferDelessio, who discussed theorganization’s mission and howthey help victims of domestic andsexual violence, and human traf-ficking in both emergency situa-tions and with long term support.

After hearing about all the workbeing done for these endangeredcitizens in the community, the

Great Falls Friends and NeighborsPresident and the White HouseOrnament fundraising committeepresented Artemis House with theclub’s biggest contribution to date.Club members told the ArtemisHouse representatives that it waswonderful to know that the club’sphilanthropic efforts really domake a difference. Great FallsFriends and Neighbors would liketo thank their Philanthropy groupand fundraising team and the lo-cal vendors that offered the orna-ments for sale at their establish-ments. Great Dogs of Great Falls,Studio Hair’s two locations (GreatFalls and Fairfax), and Burke Jew-elers at North Point Village Cen-ter all supported the charitablemission. The club also offers itsthanks to the many members ofthe community that support thiscause. This year, the club sold atotal of 750 ornaments and 100percent of the profits went directlyto the shelter. The women of GreatFalls Friends and Neighbors lookforward to the continuing supportof the community for this annualfundraising event. More informa-tion about the Great Falls Friendsand Neighbors is available on theirwebsite at www.gffnva.org.

Great Falls Friends and Neighbors Presents Donation to Artemis House Shelter

Artemis House Executive Director Joe Meyer and Director of Development JenniferDelessio [front row left] accept the donation from the Great Falls Friends and Neigh-bors, surrounded by members of the organization. The funds were raised through theclub’s annual White House Ornament holiday fundraiser.

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Opinion

See Letters, Page 15

Alexandria and Arlington each havea meals tax, both enacted without areferendum because as urban formsof government in Virginia, their lo-

cal elected bodies were authorized toenact the tax legislatively.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisorshad to put the meals tax on the ballotfor voters to decide, and after a heated cam-paign, the tax was voted down decisively.

Elections have consequences, a fact beingaffirmed on every level right now.

In Fairfax County, this means a more diffi-cult budget process going forward than mightotherwise have been the case. The vast major-ity of Fairfax County’s $3.99 billion budget isfinanced by property taxes, and the proposedbudget is based on no property tax increase.

The meals tax would have provided about$80 million for the schools; the current bud-get falls $61 million short of the FCPS request.

While County Executive Ed Long has saidthere can be no new programs in the budgetdefined by no tax increase, we all know thatsome things could be cut to make room fornew, needed programs. Long will conduct anonline chat answer budget questions on Fri-day, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. Submit questions here:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/AskFairfax/mobile/ActiveDiscussion.aspx?roomid=131

The county will hold a series of budget townhall meetings which will include a pre-sentation, time for questions and feed-back.

The Connection welcomes letters forpublication on the budget, send to

[email protected]

FAIRFAX COUNTY BUDGETTOWN HALL MEETINGSTuesday, Feb. 21 - 7:30 p.m., Great Falls Citizens

Association, Great Falls Library - 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls

Saturday, March 4 - 9 a.m., Hunter Mill DistrictCommunity Meeting, Frying Pan Park, VisitorsCenter - 2739 West Ox Road, Herndon

Wednesday, March 8 - 7 p.m., Providence CommunityBudget Meeting, Providence Community Center -3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax. - First Floor Multi-Purpose Rooms

Wednesday, March 8 - 7 p.m., Sully District Budget

Town Hall Meeting, Rocky Run Middle School -4400 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly

Thursday, March 9 - 7 p.m., Mason District BudgetTown Hall Meeting, Mason District GovernmentCenter, 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale - MainCommunity Room

Thursday, March 16 - 7:30 p.m., McLean Budget PublicMeeting, McLean Community Center - 1234Ingleside Avenue, McLean.

Monday, March 20 - 7 p.m., Springfield District BudgetTown Hall Meeting, West Springfield GovernmentCenter - 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield -Community Room

Wednesday, March 22 - 7 p.m., Lee District BudgetTown Hall Meeting, Franconia Governmental Center- 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria

Monday, March 27 - 7:30 p.m., Braddock DistrictBudget Town Hall Meeting, Robinson SecondarySchool - Recital Hall - 5035 Sideburn Road, Fairfax.

CorrectionLast week’s editorial implied that in Novem-

ber 2017, the Virginia Senate will be on theballot. The 40 seats in the Virginia Senate willnext be on the ballot in November 2019. All100 seats in the House of Delegates are on theballot this November, 2017, along with Gover-nor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney Gen-eral.

— Mary Kimm

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Budget Season in Fairfax CountyAttend a town hallmeeting and expressyour priorities.

Editorial

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:On Feb. 14, the Board of Super-

visors voted to change the defini-tion of riding/boarding stables andto add teaching horseback ridingto the list of allowable Home Oc-cupations not needing a SpecialPermit. Prior to the vote, lots con-taining two or more acres couldhave only three horses “by-right”(not exceeding a ratio of threehorses per acre). “By-right” meansno permits are necessary and noreporting to the County is re-quired. If a lot had four or morehorses, it was defined as a riding/boarding stable.

Now two-acre up to, but lessthan, five-acre lots are allowed amaximum of five horses or poniesto be boarded “by-right” and amaximum of eight horses to beboarded “by-right” on lots contain-ing five or more acres, but the ra-tio of three horses per acre re-mains. Now, the definition of ariding/boarding stable for whicha Special Permit is required is ona property that exceeds these num-bers.

I opposed these changes at theFeb. 14 Board of Supervisors pub-lic hearing because of the impacton people; the environment;streams; and the horses them-selves. Here are the arguments Imade:

1. Horses need pasture. Pastureand trees are incompatible, buttrees play a very important role insoil and water conservation andpreservation. The Horse FarmManagement section of ourCounty’s website says that even asingle-horse stable in a backyardshould have a Soil and Water Con-servation Plan. Even though theCounty staff claims Soil and Wa-ter Conservation Plans would berequired, that requirement is onlyif a Home Occupation permit toteach horseback riding is obtained.In other words, if lessons are notbeing given, no soil and water con-servation plan is required. Evenwhen required, County staff ad-mitted that there would be no en-forcement unless complaints weremade to Code Enforcement. Com-plaints can only be made by per-sons “with standing”, typically aneighbor.

2. Responsible manure manage-ment is imperative to protect theenvironment and streams, butthere are no requirements in theOrdinance to use “Best Manage-ment Practices” on these proper-ties where they can now have somany additional horses “by-right.”The County’s Horse Farm Manage-ment section says one horse pro-duces nine tons of feces and urineper year. The increased number of

horses allowed “by-right” will havea major impact on the environ-ment and streams without a re-sponsible manure managementplan, but that is not a requirement.The odor from these propertieswill be unpleasant. Runoff intostreams is likely. The ChesapeakeBay will take a hit.

3. The drastic increase in thenumber of horses allowed “by-right” may result in animal abuseand we citizen neighbors need tobe on the lookout for this. Pasturerequirements for horses greatlyexceed the number of acres thatmight be available with the higherintensity of use. There are differ-ing opinions on minimum grazingacreage per horse, but theCounty’s Horse Farm Managementsection recommends “that horsesobtain 70-100 percent of their feedfrom pasture and/or hay. A signifi-cant reduction in feeding cost willbe realized if horses get the bulkof their feed through grazing. Theexercise they get while movingaround during grazing is essentialfor their digestion. Horse farmswith high density of animals peracre commonly have over-grazedpastures.” Inadequate pasture isbad for the environment and thehorses.

4. Before the changes to the defi-nition to riding/boarding stables,

owners with more than threehorses were required to obtain aSpecial Use Permit at a fee of over$8,000. Their applications had tobe presented to the Board of Zon-ing Appeals during a Public Hear-ing where neighbors and other“affected parties” would get theopportunity to explain any prosand cons about having this use inthe neighborhood. The BZA nor-mally imposes required conditionsof their approval that reflect theconcerns of neighbors and placeslimitations on the applicant.

Now, after the changes, youcould wake up one day and findout all these additional horses arein your neighborhood with ridinglessons going on from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. with lighting permitted in theevening; seven days per week; 365days per year and there is nothingyou can do about it because youhave lost reasonable rights to re-strict these activities.

* Teaching horseback riding les-sons now falls in the class of HomeOccupations by paying $50 for apermit. Supposedly, a Soil andWater Conservation Plan would berequired, but without inspectionsto enforce the plan, there is norecourse except complaints toCode Enforcement by parties “withstanding.” We usually think of pi

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Celebrate Great Falls (CGF) has launched itsStreetscape Project in coordination with theGreat Falls Garden Club. The goal is to beau-

tify the town center by planting 14 native trees inthe recently created “bump outs” on Walker Roadbetween the Safeway entrance and Georgetown Pike.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)created “bump-outs” along both sides of Walker Roadin order to make the center of town more pedestrianfriendly and to slow traffic. There are now severalparking spaces along both sides of the road, withnondescript grassy areas in between. In addition,nearly two dozen large, white, unattractive, PVCpipes now dot the bump-outs, to provide access tothe storm water drains, if necessary.

“We are really looking forward to having beautifultrees line this section of Walker Road,” said CandaceCampbell, a Streetscape Project volunteer and gar-den club member. “Once they get established, thespring blooms and fall color will be magnificent. Theywill make for a lovely view down what is one of ourmajor streets.” Under the Celebrate Great Falls um-brella, Streetscape Project volunteers began work-ing with VDOT, as well as the Fairfax County andDranesville arborists, to identify five different nativetrees that will thrive in this environment, not inter-fere with drivers’ site lines or power lines, and make

the town more lovely year round. In addition, thetrees will:

❖ Provide spring blossoms and fall color❖ Visually narrow this stretch of Walker Road so it

looks more appealing❖ Provide shade❖ Add tree canopy to help replace the many white

oaks lost recently❖ Help meet the Fairfax County goal of increasing

tree canopyCelebrate Great Falls’ goal is to raise $20,000 to

complete this project, ensure that the trees are wa-tered for the first year so they get well established,and to cover the costs of any future maintenancerequired by the trees. Anyone interested in support-ing this effort with a donation to Celebrate GreatFalls should visit the website atwww.celebrategreatfalls.org to make an online con-tribution, or send a check to P.O. Box 295, Great Falls,VA 22066.

Celebrate Great Falls is a 501(c)3 nonprofit foun-dation that serves as the umbrella organization formany of the town’s major annual events, includingConcerts on the Green, Halloween Spooktacular, 4th

of July Celebration, Celebration of Lights, WinterWine Tasting and an annual charity golf tournamentthat supports local elementary schools.

Streetscape ProjectTo Beautify Great Falls

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Pet Connection

Joan BradyJoan Brady is a professional photographer; co-owner of Spirited Media, Inc.; award-winning

columnist; mentor and advocate for current and former foster children; a volunteer withpaws4people and others; and a resident of Great Falls. Reach her [email protected]

Wandering Dogs of Great FallsD

espite invisible and physicalfences, Great Falls dogs seem tobe very successful in theirsearch for adventure beyond

their yards. Research suggests that neuter-

ing dogs can slow down their interest in roaming, but that doesn’t seem to have de-terred our local canines. While this sample size is small and self-selected, it is a notice-ably male group.

Blaze KellyAge 4, Golden Retriever, Gender: Male,

Breed: Golden Retriever, Roamer: Habitual. About a year ago, Blaze took off and made a friend a few streets over. Now he sneaks out weekly, cutting through several back-yards to have a play date with his friend, Paisley.

Dukie SahebzadahAge: 2.5, Gender: Male, Breed: Native

American Village Dog, Roamer: Opportu-nistic. When Dukie gets a scent of one ofthe wild animals in the woods behind hishouse and he is off and running. He maybe gone for an hour or two, but makessure he is home in time for dinner.

Paisleyand Blaze.

Photo by

Rita Bhasker

Garth Comet PaulAge: 9, Gender: Male, Breed: Golden Re-

triever, Roamer: Opportunistic. Garth re-cently happened upon an open door and itwas too much to resist. Owner, Amanda,believes that Garth’s adventures included

stops at several of his favorite local hauntsincluding; Great Dogs, to see Linda for a trimand a treat, Mookies for barbeque and aquick ice cream at The Creamery. By the timehe returned home, he was ready for a longnap.

Nathan andJackson Preston

Age: 8 and 4, respectively,Gender: Male, Breed: New-foundland, Roamer: Ha-bitual. One hot July day,when a workman left thegate open, Nate and Jackslipped out in search of a coolplace to relax. A very startledneighbor found Nate pad-dling around the pool andJackson sunning himself onthe pool stairs. At first glance,he thought they were littleblack bears. Nate and Jacklook forward to the return ofthe pool season.

Paco, Mariposa andSean Traver

Age: 6, 6 and 5, re-spectively. Gender:Male, Female and Male.Breed: Papillon, Papillonand Miniature Schnau-zer. Roamer: Opportu-nistic. This merry bandworks hard to make surethat the local wildlifeknows that their yard isoff limits. Occasionally adeer will taunt theminto giving chase, butthey are usually easilyrecovered. That is ex-cept the night that Seansnuck out through theaccidently-left-open ga-rage. Owner, Steve, de-scribes a treacherouschase as he followed theflashing blue light, for-tunately on Sean’s col-lar, into a gully andthrough the woods be-fore Sean slowed downenough for capture.

Tucker ManshAge: 10, Gender: Male, Breed:

Havanese. Roamer: Once habitual.At 10, Tucker has slowed down con-siderably. But in his youth, he wasquite the Houdini. He proved ableto escape any collar or harness andwould routinely find his freedomduring walks. In one quick motion,he’d dart down the street to greetwhoever was coming toward him.

Simba SrivastavaAge: 4, Gender: Male,

Breed: Maltese Poodle,Roamer: Opportunistic.Simba is curious about theneighborhood he sees fromthe window and will takeany opportunity to exploitan open door. A little guy,he has also been known tofind his freedom by sneak-ing through his fence.

Brooks and LolaAge: 3 and 1, respectively, Gender: Male and Female, Breed: Wheaton Terrier, Roamer:

Habitual. Brooks and Lola each have their own agenda. Lola likes to take advantage of asmall hole in the fence, sneaking over to the neighbor’s to steal dog toys from their yard.Brooks focuses on finding homes with other dogs, where he is most likely to find treats.

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Rosco PierceAge: 5, Gender: Male, Breed:

Plott Hound Mix, Roamer: Op-portunistic. Rosco may havebeen born blind, but there isnothing wrong with his senseof smell. He once wandered offwhen his guardian stopped dur-ing their walk to visit with aneighbor. After franticallysearching the area to no avail,guardian, Suzanne, raced hometo post on Nextdoor. There shefound Rosco waiting patientlyat the front door.

To Protect Your PetIf you are looking to protect your pet,

making sure your dog has a collar with con-tact info is a no brainer and a microchip isnot a bad idea. Having an Invisible Fenceworks for many, when it’s turned on anddogs wear their collars. And physical fencesare a great impediment to wandering, un-

less a distracted family member or workmanleaves the gate open or there is a breach ofopportunity to dig under it. A light for thecollar is great, if turned on. And, when allelse fails, posting on Nextdoor Great Fallshas proven to help recover our local lostfour-legged family members.

HavingGreat Timewith CaliJoey Collinsand StephanieGaibler ofGreat Fallswith their dogCali.


Pet ConnectionPeople & Pets

of Great Falls

AlexandraCooker of

Great Fallscuddling with

her favoritepet cat

“Bells.”

Chad and I are GreatFalls residents ofover a decade. Wegot our beagle-mix,Gypsy, from theFairfax Countyshelter when we firstmoved here in 2004.Here is Gypsy, asomewhat seniordoggie, with our 2-year-old son, TySmolinski.

— Ipsita G.

Smolinski,

Great Falls

AliciaWolman,

Great Falls:A happy

family.

A picture’s worth athousand words, andsome other words helppaint the background. Ilove my mutts, and eventhought this was takenback a bit — it epito-mizes the rebel spirit ofthe dog-walker (mymom), and my littleCallie girl. Callie is nolonger with us — but,Bernie is sitting at myfeet, under my desk, as Iwrite.

— Phil DiFalco,

Great Falls


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Finn, a Norwegian Fjord, is myfavorite horse at LiftMeUp! inGreat Falls. He is a very energetichorse who enjoys taking riders onan adventure. He has an incred-ible personality and makes bothriders and volunteers laugh! Onone occasion, some of the instruc-tors and volunteers at LMUworked on a project to clean-outthe barn and re-organize materialin storage areas. Finn “helped” usby “overseeing” the washing ofseveral barn items. He did thiswith FINNesse. One rider whostarted at LMU in the past year,exclaims at every lesson: “Finnmakes me laugh!” I agree whole-heartedly!

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ONGOING“Around the World” Arts. Through

March 6, various time at Vienna ArtsCenter, 115 Pleasant St., NW,Vienna. Members paintings. Free.Visit www.ViennaArtsSociety.org orcall 703-319-3971.

The Golden Girls of NorthernVirginia, a senior women’s softballleague, is looking for players. Anywoman over the age of 40 isencouraged to join. All skill levels arewelcome. Play on Wednesdayevenings and Saturday mornings inVienna. Visit www.goldengirls.org.

The Freeman Store & MuseumWednesday through Sunday noon-4p.m. 131 Church St. NE, Vienna. TheFreeman Store & Museum isdedicated to Preserving andpromoting Vienna’s heritage throughthe identification, preservation, andinterpretation of history significantplaces, events, and persons.Historicviennainc.org

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and titles vary. Freeadmission.

Bingo Night. Sundays. 4 p.m. FlameRoom, Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. S,Vienna. $10. www.vvfd.org/bingo.html.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ,900 E Maple Ave. E., Vienna.Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax,2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.

Gentle Kundalini Yoga, one freeintroductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase flexibility,improve breathing and health, reducestress. Ravi Kaur has 15 yearsexperience teaching yoga. $15 persession. www.edimprovement.org.571-213-3192.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. WeeklyTai Chi practice. Group has met forover 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org.703-759-9141.

Fishing Rod Rentals 8700 PotomacHills St., Great Falls. Rentalsavailable during visitor center hours.Fishing tackle and live bait areavailable for purchase. Reservationsrequired for group rentals. $6/rental(2 hour max). Valid driver’s licenserequired. Rod/reel combinations areperfect for beginners and children. AVirginia or Maryland freshwaterfishing license is required for those16 years or older. The park does notsell fishing licenses.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park/

Colvin Run Mill open 11 - 4 p.m.daily, closed Tuesday. 10017 ColvinRun Road, Great Falls. FairfaxCounty’s operational 19th centurywater powered gristmill, offersrecreational and educationalactivities for all ages through dailytours, school programs and specialevents. Fees: $7/adult, $6 students16+ with ID, $5 children & seniors.January and Februar hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., last tour 3 p.m. Admission topark is free except for some specialevents.

THROUGH FEB. 28FPA Television Series. Various times

on Verizon FiOS TV and CoxCommunications in Fairfax County,and by Comcast in Reston. Thespecials will air on FPA CHANNEL10, FPA INTERNATIONAL CABLE 30,and FPA SPIRITUAL TV 36. FairfaxPublic Access (FPA), will premiere aspecial series of new movies anddocumentaries throughout February,in recognition of Black HistoryMonth.

FRIDAY/FEB. 24Unruly Theater Project. 7-9 p.m. at

the The Old Firehouse Teen Center,1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Professional teen improvisationcompany offers a night of comedy,and more. Free. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org/teens formore.

FEB. 24-25Scrapbooking Weekend. 6 p.m.-

midnight at the Vienna VolunteerFire Department Auxiliary, 400Center St. S., Vienna. Snacksincluded, vendors on-site so you canpurchase supplies or get expertadvice. $60. Contact Lisa Emerson [email protected] or 703-981-4504.

SATURDAY/FEB. 25Cars & Coffee. 6-9 a.m. at Katie’s

Coffee House, Village Centre, 760Walker Road, Great Falls. Antique,classic, and new cars are on display,share stories over morning coffeewith car owners, neighbors, andfriends Visitkatiescarsandcoffee.com/ for more.

Meet Me in Paris. 8 p.m. at The Aldenin McLean, 1234 Ingleside Ave. TheHot Club of San Francisco’s “Meet Mein Paris” brings an evening of gypsyjazz. $35 for the general public; $20for McLean tax district residents.Visit mcleancenter.org/alden-theatreor call 703- 790-9223 for more.

SUNDAY/FEB. 26Pasty Preview. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pure

Pasty Company, 128 Church St. NW,Vienna. Pure Pasty will be competingin the World Pasty Championships inMarch. Come preview the six entriesthey will be taking along — 20percent off, limit 2 per customer.Visit www.purepasty.com for more.

Grand George Washington Ball. 1-4 p.m. at Great Falls Tavern VisitorCenter 11710 MacArthur Blvd.,Potomac, Md. The Chesapeake &Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhosts Dr. Larry Keener Farley and his19th-century dance ensemble for anafternoon of Civil War-era dance.Free but there is a fee to enter thepark, currently $10 per vehicle for asingle visit, unless a passenger has anapplicable park pass. For more visitwww.nps.gov/choh or call 301-767-3714.

Southern Avenue Concert. 8 p.m. atJammin Java, 227 Maple Ave E. $12-$20. Go towww.southernavenueband.com formore.

TUESDAY/FEB. 28Pancake Supper. 6 p.m. at Redeemer

Lutheran Church, 1545 Chain BridgeRoad, Mclean. Pancake dinner insupport of Support Youth MissionWork. Visit redeemermclean.org/ formore.

FRIDAY/MARCH 3Friday Fun Storytime. 11:30 a.m. at

the Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge Ave., McLean. Stories andactivities about Dr. Seuss’s Birthday.Age 2-5 with adult. Free. Call 703-356-0770 for more.

SATURDAY/MARCH 4Wine Tasting River Bend Country

Club 7 - 10 p.m. There will be adelicious selection of Hors d’oeuvres,cheeses and fine wines and minglingwith long-time and new Great Fallsneighbors.

TUESDAY/MARCH 7Lecture and Book Signing. Noon at

Trinity United Methodist Church,1205 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean.Sandra Grimes, former CIA officerwho helped unmask Aldrich Amesand co-wrote 2012 book “Circle ofTreason” on the subject. Free. Visitwww.mcleanwomansclub.org. or call703-556-0197.

Mobile Tech Tuesday. 2 p.m. at theDolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave. McLean. Bring a smartphone or tablet and learn about basicmobile device functions, or movebeyond the basics.

THURSDAY/MARCH 9LEGO Club (S.T.E.A.M.). 4:30 p.m. at

Great Falls Library, 9830 GeorgetownPike, Great Falls. Have fun, use theimagination and keep theengineering and problem-solvingskills flowing with lots of LEGO®bricks. Age 5-12. Free. Call 703-757-8560 for more.

SATURDAY/MARCH 11Essential Oils for Spring. 1 p.m. at

the Dolley Madison Library, 1244Oak Ridge Ave., McLean. Learn aboutthe benefits of essential oils and themany reasons to use them. Adults.

Call 703-356-0770 for more.Effective Communication

Workshop. 1-3 p.m. at PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Tom Pfeifer, the author of“Write it, Speak it: Writing a SpeechThey’ll APPLAUD!” presents tools fora more effective communicator andleader. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library or call 703-938-0405 formore.

SUNDAY/MARCH 12Chantilly Egg Hunt. Saturdays and

Sundays. 26469 Ticonderoga Road,Chantilly. Join the Easter Bunny andsearch for candy and toy-filled eggs.Visit www.ticonderoga.com/about.

MONDAY/MARCH 13Lunch N’ Life. Noon at Emmanuel

Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain BridgeRoad. Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna’s first Lunch N’ Life event ofthe year, with “Scandals in the City”Alice Roosevelt Longworth asportrayed by entertainer, ElaineFlynn. $10, prepayment required byWednesday, March 8. No refunds.Visit www.scov.org or call call 703-281-0538 for more.

THURSDAY/MARCH 16Vietnam Veterans Meeting. 7:30

p.m. at Neighbor’s Restaurant, 262DCedar Lane. Volko Ruhnke willdiscuss the development of hissuccessful board game, “Fire in theLake, Insurgency in Vietnam.” CallLen Ignatowski at 703-255- 0353 orvisit www.vva227.org.

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‘Art Around the World’The Carpet Weaver, Turkey, by Patricia Deege is part ofthe “Art Around the World,” exhibit at the Vienna ArtsSociety show running from through March 6 at 115 Pleas-ant St. NW in Vienna.


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eight-year anniversary of my original non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV diagnosis, fol-lowed up almost immediately with my “13month to two-year” prognosis, I should makemention of it. Not that I need any reminding,but perhaps you regular readers who don’texactly know my history, might be curious asto how long I’ve been droning on about can-cer. Strictly speaking, it was June 2009 whenmy first cancer-type (it was the diagnosticprocess, actually) column was published:“Dying to Find Out, Sort Of.” And I’ve beenself-indulging myself ever since save for theodd occasion when my mind wanders else-where and I’m able to write outside the can-cer bubble.

Which is probably a good thing, as is vent-ing every week about the good, bad and theugly, concerning my having cancer and learn-ing how to live with it. Not that the content isparticularly informative, factually, but it is anhonest description of the anxieties and fears apatient experiences. Occasionally, I willinclude a few facts, but as a sports- andchocolate-person, medicine/science and myknowledge and understanding, and ability toexplain them are mutually exclusive at bestand an oxymoron at worst, with yours trulybeing the moron. What kind of moron youask? As Curly Howard of The Three Stoogesanswered in a long-ago “two-reeler:” “Why?Are there more than one kind?”

Nonetheless, in spite of myself, life hasgone on as I’m proud and extremely fortunateto say. As to where I am in the cancer-survivorscheme of things? Somewhere between slimand none. When I was first diagnosed, myoncologist said the survival rate for similarlystaged patients (stage IV) after five years was inthe low single digits (as in 1 to 2 percent).When my wife, Dina, asked him why aren’tthere any parades for lung cancer survivors (asis so often the case with breast cancer survi-vors), he answered quite succinctly: “Becausethere aren’t any,” (survivors, that is). I appreci-ated his honesty and told him so. I was clue-less however, as to what my immediate futurewould really be like. I would know soonenough as it was recommended that I startchemotherapy as soon as possible. I remem-ber my brother, Richard, asking the oncologistwhat would he do if it was his brother diag-nosed with lung cancer; his answer was tobegin infusions without delay and so a weeklater, we began.

And so here I am, nearly eight years later,still minding my own business and sharing itwith you all every week. My infusions nowoccur every five weeks, CT Scans every threemonths. My face-to-face appointments withmy oncologist occur quarterly as well, a weekor so after the scan to discuss the results. Sofar, mostly so good. Oh sure, I’ve had mymoments (tumor growth, fluid build-up inboth lungs followed by a week-long stay in thehospital, ongoing kidney concerns, no surgerythough), but for the most part, I’ve beenincredibly lucky (my oncologist calls me his“third miracle”).

As to what I’m doing to help myself andhurt the cancer? Not nothing. In addition tothe standard fare offered by my oncologist, Ihave supplemented my treatment with a vari-ety of non-Western alternatives, many ofwhich I’ve mentioned in previous columns.Are they working? They’re not hurting, I cantell you that. Could I do more? Probably.Should I do more? Absolutely! Am I doingmore or less than I used to? Less, I’m afraid.But as Popeye the Sailor Man said so often: “I‘yam what I ‘yam.” And come Monday, Feb.27, 2017, I’ll have “yamed” myself into aneight-year lung cancer survivor. Do I hearnine? Hopefully, I hear a lot more than that.From my pen to God’s ears.

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ano lessons or language lessons asHome Occupations. There is almost noimpact from those Home Occupations.Those teachers aren’t “required” to havea Soil and Water Conservation Plan.

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Lettersthe Board of Supervisors. If problemscome with this increased intensity ofland use, perhaps the Board of Supervi-sors will have to re-visit this drastic ex-pansion in the number of horses permit-ted “by-right” and the enormous amountof time lessons can be taught, which willprobably spoil your outdoor time on theweekends.

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Megan Newman told her story atthe Alzheimer’s Association“Wall of Hope” reception at

Tyson’s Corner on Feb. 9. She was only 18,a senior in high school, when her motherstarted to ask the same question more thanonce. They both attributed it to stress. Theylaughed about it. A few months later, it be-came clear to Meghan that what was wrongwith her mother was more than stress. Sheconvinced her to see a doctor, but it tookmany tests and many neurologists later be-fore she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

It came at a difficult time for Megan, asshe was headed off to college. She was sup-posed to be at the “best years of your life”stage. She laughs about it now, but switch-ing roles with her parent at that point inher life was anything but funny. When shewent to college, her mother went with her.When she moved off campus, she movedwith her mother. The long days ofcaregiving, studying and managing the livesof two people took a toll on Megan. Hermother didn’t really appreciate being toldshe had to brush her teeth or that she wasn’tgoing to be able to drive her car any longer.Alzheimer’s patients don’t always exhibit agood-natured response to having childrentell them what to do. Megan wasn’t alwayspatient and forebearing. And that botheredher. When it became time for her to holddown a job, Megan couldn’t manage both

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tasks anymore. That is why she was sograteful to find the Alzheimer’s Association,and why she will always give back to thisorganization: they helped her manage hermother and supported her, she said. Thereception on Feb. 9 recognized event par-ticipants and supporters who distinguishedthemselves through leadership and exem-plary fundraising during the year. Support-ers were able to see the unveiling of newplaques on the Wall of Hope, which honorsthose who suffered from the disease andtheir friends and family who gave in theirname. Attendees at the event made up 2percent of the fundraisers and sponsors whoraised over 45 percent of total funds fromevents. In 2016, 7,700 participants raiseda record $1.78 million. And they had a goodtime doing it. Chris Boullire, the CEO of theNational Capital Area Alzheimer’s Associa-tion chapter, honored the 29 cyclists whocreated the “Ride to Remember,” riding 100miles and raising more than $20,000; the260 Longest Day participants who raisedover $118,000 participating in creative ac-tivities; the “Blondes v. Brunettes” (a flagfootball game for women,) which had 80participants and raised over $85,173; andthe biggest event for 2016 in this area: theWalk to End Alzheimer’s had 7,300 partici-pants at seven walks throughout the regionwho raised $1.53 million.

The Alzheimer’s Association in the areais always looking for additional Walk vol-unteers and teams for 2017. Interestedpeople can visit www.alznca.org/walk.

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