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The Sound of Music — consideredto be the world’s most belovedmusical — is coming to theMarshall High School. Award

winning and timeless, this story of a youngwoman who uses the healing power ofmusic to find herself resonates more todaythan perhaps it did when it won five TonyAwards in 1959. The show features someof the most delightfully infectious songs ofall time, an endearing love story with oneof the most inspirational finales ever pre-sented in theatre.

In addition to Marshall High Theatre stu-dents, this production features studentsfrom Lemon Road, Stenwood, Westbriar

and Wolf Trap Elementary schools.Show Dates:❖ Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m.❖ Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. and 7:30

p.m.❖ Thursday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m.❖ Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.All shows at George C. Marshall High

School’s main auditorium: 7731 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. Tickets are $12 foradults, $10 for students and seniors and $5for children under 12 and can be purchasedonline https://www.itickets.com/events/421324.html or the Box Office before eachperformance. For more informationwww.statesmentheatre.org.

‘The Sound of Music’ atMarshall High

From left: MaggieWise (StenwoodES), SamanthaFeldman, RachelNeuman (WolfTrap ES), AlexVieira, CarolynNee, Elodie Stone(front, LemonRoad ES), ErinMcDonald (back),Anson DeVinney(Westbriar ES)

Photo by Annie Lim

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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

On Thursday, April 12, at 4:27p.m., Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors chair SharonBulova brought down the

gavel that ended her last Budget PublicHearings – a circumstance not lost on manyof the 150 or so speakers who addressedthe board over the three days of public tes-timony.

Most of the speakers, even those who at-tended to express objections to County Ex-ecutive Bryan Hill’s Advertised Fiscal Year2020 Budget, took part of their preciousallotment of speaker’s time to thank Bulovaand fellow retiring board members JohnCook (Braddock), Cathy Hudgins (HunterMill) and Linda Smyth (Providence).

The proposed Budget was presented tothe board by the County Executive on Feb.19, without seeking any increase in the cur-rent residential tax rate of $1.15 per $100of assessed property value. Even withouta tax rate increase, the averagehomeowner’s tax bill would still rise byapproximately $150, since the averageresidential assessment would increase byalmost 2.4 percent because property val-ues are increasing.

Since then, there have been numeroustown hall budget meetings around thecounty, allowing residents from the ninemagisterial districts to hear more and askquestions of county staff and their own dis-trict supervisors.

THE PUBLIC HEARINGS began on Tues-day, April 9, around 4:30 p.m. just afterregular board business was concluded. Overthe course of three days, there were doz-ens of pros and cons argued in regards tothe overall budget of $8.86 billion.

Representatives from unions, councils,organizations, civic associations, social ser-vices, nonprofits, parks, environmentalgroups, and private citizens came before theboard. Most were there to bring light totheir cause and to request additional finan-cial support, or reconsideration where fund-ing had been cut or reduced.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)Board chair Karen Corbett Sanders was thefirst speaker of record, providing lengthytestimony describing the achievements ofthe school system and its importance to thewelfare of the county, thanking Hill for abudget that includes the FCPS full fundingrequest, and urging the board to vote theirapproval when the final budget comes be-fore them on May 7.

The $2.35 billion transfer to the schoolsystem, up more than $86 million over lastyear, comprises almost 53 percent of thecounty’s general fund budget. The total

number of students in the school system for2018-19 was 188,018, about 1,000 studentsfewer than projected.

Kevin Hickerson, president of Fairfax Edu-cation Association (FEA), and KimberlyAdams, the president-elect of FEA werepleased that the budget included the fullamount of funds requested, to include wageincreases for teachers, but expressed con-cern that the funds would not allow suchincreases for support personnel.

The Fairfax County Council of PTAs alsosupported the Advertised Budget and ap-plauded the new era of collaboration be-tween the FCPS School Board and theCounty, but urged the board to “think intothe future.” In her testimony, Council presi-dent Jane Miscavage said the needs of thecounty’s schools were only growing, espe-cially in the areas of “special educationwhere we face a shortage of teachers, inmental health issues among our students,in the areas of safety and security and in

the need to reduce class sizes, to name justa few.” Miscavage says that today’s budgetresponses are promising, but will fall shortof future needs. “The time to plan is now.”

Others who support the school’s piece ofthe budget pie asked for funding beyondwages, reporting that schools in the countyneed physical improvements and upgradesto maintain the premier status of educationthat is conducted within their walls.

Tina Williams with the Federation ofTeachers urged the board to find the meansto fund universal Pre-K, and to restore payrates for substitute teachers.

ARTHUR PURVES, representing theFairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, pre-sented an argument against the monies di-rected toward the FCPS, saying that schooland other county employees earn more thanthe average private sector worker in theregion and “without such a generous pen-sion and benefits package.”

Purves questions why the school systemneeds $114 million more to “serve 1,000less students in the coming year.” He pre-sented several statistical charts to defendhis statements that Fairfax County schools“are not providing the education they saythey are. Where is the excellence [in theSAT-related numbers he offered]? Where isthe equity?”

The other “elephant in the room” as it wasdescribed by Randy Crueller, Vice Chair ofthe Fairfax County Employee AdvisoryCouncil, is the gap between the expected2.51 percent Market Rate Adjustment forcounty employees, including law enforce-ment and first responder personnel, and theactual 1 percent MRA included in Mr. Hill’sbudget.

Crueller was joined by numerous repre-sentatives of Fairfax County employees ofevery level and every job description in de-nouncing this decision. Even candidatesseeking to fill the seats of the outgoingboard members’ seats – like AliciaPlerhoples who has set her sights on thechairmanship of the board, and JamesWalkinshaw, running for Braddock DistrictSupervisor - expressed support for a fullyfunded MRA in remarks for the record.

Plerhoples and Walkinshaw were also justtwo of dozens who hammered home theneed for more affordable housing in FairfaxCounty.

Mary Paden, chair of the South CountyTask Force for Human Services, warned thesupervisors that “gentrification” could pushmany lower income residents out of thecounty “that they work in and that their taxdollars have helped grow,” especially in ar-eas like the Route 1 corridor. Paden says allof the expensive efforts to improve the area,widening Route 1 and investing billions inlocal development will “certainly benefitsome, but harm many more without equalinvestment in affordable housing.”

Members of the Community Action Advi-sory Board echoed those concerns, includ-ing Elethia from Reston. “I am a CAAB mem-ber, but I speak for myself today,” she said.Elethia is worried for the county’s seniorresidents like herself who more and moreare being forced to sacrifice other essentialsin order to pay for housing.

On the topic of funding legal services forimmigrants in detention, the speakers wereoften passionate in their views.

Several groups and individuals pleadedfor the $200,000 to fund such legal services,while others strenuously objected to usingtaxpayer’s dollars to provide services theysay are not offered to legal residents andcitizens of the county.

The public hearings are over, althoughthere is still time for residents to make theiropinions known via the county’s website.The Board of Supervisors Budget Commit-tee meets on April 26 to discuss possiblechanges to the proposed Budget, then willhold their Budget mark-up meeting on April30 before final adoption at the Board meet-ing on May 7.

Schools, market rate adjustments, affordable housing,immigrant services dominate public response.

Public Weighs in on Budget Priorities

Halleluiah! Finally something to sing about during the Budget PublicHearings. Musical director David North of Oakton brought a portion ofhis Mosaic Harmony choir to illustrate the power of music and song ashe thanked the board for their support of the Arts in Fairfax. North gotboard members on their feet and clapping along with the choir.

A contingent of supporters of Fairfax County Parks attended the budgethearings, praising the current support of the board and encouragingfuture funds and endorsement.

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“I love this town,” said Del. MarkKeam (D-35), into his FacebookLive video as he watched kidsscatter about picking up eggs.

Children and their parents descended uponthe Town Green on Saturday morning topartake in the Old Fashioned Easter Egg Rollput on by the Town of Vienna and HistoricVienna Inc. Lilly Dunning Widman, specialevents coordinator for the Department ofParks and Recreation, hadn’t even finishedher countdown from ten before kids torethrough the caution tape and into the fieldof eggs. Screams of disappointment and joy-ful cheers filled the air as the brightly col-ored eggs were picked up within the spanof a manic minute.

“We had about 350 people come thismorning,” said Widman. “We boil 240 eggsfor the egg decorating and egg roll stations and then2,000 eggs for the egg hunt. So we have about 2,200eggs to make our big egg event happen,” saidWidman. In order to ready the green, the Town goesthrough preparations. “We create little hunt areas forthe kids, pound in posts, create a bunny visiting area,egg decorating station, and a race area for the eggroll,” said Widman. “This event has been happeningfor almost 20 years and it gets better every year.”

Before the oncoming mayhem of egg searchingchildren began, Vienna Arts Society’s members wel-

Old Fashioned Easter Egg RollHeld in Vienna

comed attendees with a statement regarding 42benches spread throughout Vienna as a celebrationfor VAS’s 50’s anniversary called “Take a Seat Vienna.”

Benches painted with town scenes, flowers, or fa-mous characters invite people to sit and appreciatethe town. They will be stationed around town untilthe Fall, when there will be an auction on Nov. 2 at theVienna Community Center. A brochure detailing wherethe benches are is available in the Freeman Store.

—Lisa Fay

Photo by Lisa Fay/The Connection

Children and their families line up outside thedesignated egg hunt area.


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Children partake in the Old Fashioned Easter Egg Roll

Children run around picking up eggs.

Children press up against the caution tape lining the egg hunt areaeagerly awaiting the start time.

From left: Leigh Kitcher,Treasurer of HVI; Susan Fayand Patti Bentley, storekeep-ers at the Freeman Store; LuCousins, VAS Art CenterDirector; Anne Stunz, Presi-dent of HVI; KathyHardman, HVI board mem-ber; Laurie DiRocco, Mayorof Vienna; DeborahKennedy, VAS member; andDel. Mark Keam (D-35)gather around the benchoutside of the FreemanStore, titled “Church Street,Vienna VA” by BobMagneson.

Photos by Lisa Fay/The Connection


By Marilyn Campbell

The Connection

Elizabeth and Kent Hillegass noticed thattheir 6th grade son’s grades began to dropwhile the number of times they receivednotices from the school regarding his mis-

behavior had increased. He was also having chal-lenges socially.

“He was really unhappy, the other kids made funof him, he didn’t have any friends and to top it offhis grades were awful,” said Elizabeth. “I would lieawake at night crying because I felt helpless.”

After a series of neuropsychological tests, theHillegasses learned that their son had ADHD. Thetesting psychologist advised them to see an educa-tion consultant who helped them determine that aquiet school environment with small class sizes wouldbest suit their son’s needs. The Hillegasses ultimatelydecided to send their son to a private school with astudent-teacher ratio of 10 to 1.

“We’ve always been supporters of public education,but the class sizes and noisy environment were toooverwhelming for him,” said Kent. “It was like hewas lost and unable to focus when he was at school.He couldn’t sit still and pay attention in classes andwas always getting into trouble, which made himfeel ostracized, like he was the bad kid in school.”

A parent’s decision to move a child from public toprivate school can be based on factors that run thegamut from smaller class sizes to tuition that cancost as much as $50,000 annually. Although it’s achoice that should not be taken lightly, there are signsthat it might be time to make the change if it’s pos-sible, say education consultants.

“I suggest to parents that they focus on the needsof their child, not on the prestige that they think aprivate school holds or the sticker on the back ofyour car that lets everyone know that your child at-tends a certain school,” said Kim Hardy who was theeducation consultant to the Hillegass family. “There’sa range of factors that parents should take into con-sideration.”

The first, advises Hardy, is whether their child is

happy and well adjusted. “If a child is bored or frus-trated at school, not just because their grades aren’tgood and they’ve given up, but there are also caseswhere students are making straight As without mucheffort and are bored because they aren’t being chal-lenged.”

When the accommodations that a school can offerdon’t meet the needs of one’s child, that’s anotherclue that a change is necessary, suggests Arlington-based education consultant Rita Fetters.

“Some children need to be in a classroom with alow student teacher ratio so that teachers have timeto redirect students who have trouble staying fo-cused,” she said. “Other students need a lot of exer-cise and outdoor activity to release energy so thatthey can focus better in class. Public schools maynot be able to offer that.”

The Heights in Potomac, Md. builds activity andexercise into each school day including outdoor re-cess and a challenging physical education programthat not only releases energy, but teaches importantlife skills.

Fetters says some parents make the change becausethey want specialized opportunities that a publicschool might not offer.

“If religious education is important to a family, thatis certainly one reason to leave a public school,” shesaid. “If a family wants their child to be involved inpublic service beyond what is required to graduate,they might choose a private school that has commu-nity service built in to the curriculum.”

One such school is is St. Stephen’s and St. AgnesSchool (SSSAS) in Alexandria, Va. “Our school of-fers religion classes and weekly chapels,” said MandiSapp of SSSAS. “We also have a ton of service-learn-ing opportunities that students ... do throughout theyear, including global service trips offered in Middleand Upper School. We have done a lot of work withALIVE (ALexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) in Al-exandria.”

If a child is unhappy and asks repeatedly to changeschools, Fetters believes that is a reason to give seri-ous consideration to academic switch.

“At the end of the day, parents have to take a long,hard look at their child and their family, “ Fetterssaid. “They have to find the best school for their fam-ily, not the one that’s most prestigious or most popu-lar. Does what the school offers as a whole align withyour family’s values and your child’s needs. Whetherit’s public or private, that’s what a parent must de-termine.”

Signs that a public schoolisn’t meeting yourchild’s needs.

Making the Leap fromPublic to Private School

Opportunities forcommunity serviceand/or religiouseducation are some ofthe reasons thatparents might con-sider switching achild from public toprivate school.

Photo courtesy SSSAS


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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

Vanilla? Chocolate? Maybe someCoffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz?Or how about a scoop of com-munity kindness? On Tuesday,

April 9, at the 2019 Ben & Jerry’s Free ConeDay, kind-hearted ice cream lovers could geta double-dip with their favorite flavor andthe opportunity to help their neighbors.

At times, the line stretched halfway downthe sidewalk on the east side of the ViennaShopping Center on Maple Avenue whilehordes of treat seekers waited their turn forthe free frozen fun. Some folks even gath-ered before the official 12 noon start time,like Audrey Paulsen, from Oakton, who hadbeen shopping at the almost-next-doorVienna Rexall Drug Center.

“I am always on a diet,” she laughed, “butwhen it’s free, you just gotta do it.”

SINCE 1979 Ben & Jerry’s has been offer-ing Free Cone Day at shops around thecountry and the world to show their appre-ciation for their customers’ loyalty. Thesedays, about a million scoops get handed outaround the planet during the event.TheVienna shop decided to spotlight local non-profit Committee for Helping Others (CHO).

But “there are no strings attached on FreeCone Day,” reminded Kyle Hosch, who ownsthis location with his wife Christine. “Ofcourse, we would love to see CHO fill uptheir donation jar. It is a great cause andthey help so many local families in need.But donating is not a requirement. Thosefree cones will still be handed out, no mat-ter what.”

The Maple Avenue Ben & Jerry’s is thesecond location for the Hosch family. Resi-

Vienna’s Ben & Jerry’shosts Free Cone Day.

Kindness Comes in All Flavors

Photos by Andrea Worker/The Connection

The Vienna Ben & Jerry’s owner Kyle Hosch had lots of willing assistantson Free Cone Day, like Carol Hamal (left), a volunteer with local non-profit Committee for Helping Others (CHO). CHO was the designatedcharitable organization that Hosch called the “perfect partner” to ben-efit from donations made during the event. On the right is scooper-extraordinaire and B & J’s employee Moira Harris.

Carolyn Mysel, chair of the FoodPantry and Holiday programs, andAnne Moran, chair of Publicity forthe Committee for Helping Otherswere front and center at the ViennaBen & Jerry’s Free Cone Day. The icecream give-away was free, with nostrings attached, but most patronsmade a donation to help CHO helplocal neighbors in need.

Marilucy Kennedy and her 9 year-old Evie aren’t from Vienna, butheard about Free Cone Day on theradio - and who wouldn’t make aspecial trip for some Ben & Jerry’son the house.See Ben & Jerry’s, Page 10


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ONGOINGArt Exhibit: “Taking Territory.”

Through June 1, gallery hours atMPA@ChainBridge, 1446 ChainBridge Road, McLean. TakingTerritory: New Works by SusanGoldman, Barbara Kerne, EveStockton and Patricia Underwood,features pieces that mine many of thetechniques employed by artistsworking in printmaking today. Anopening reception is set for April 11,7-9 p.m. Visit mpaart.org for more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 19-20“Ripcord.” Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m. at

the Vienna Community Center, 120Cherry St., SE, Vienna. The ViennaTheatre Company’s production ofRipcord centers on retirement homeroommates, Abby and Marilyn, whomix together about as well as oil andwater, getting into Odd Couple-esquesituations. Tickets are $14 atviennava.gov/webtrac or in person atthe Vienna Community Center.

SATURDAY/APRIL 20Nottoway Park Egg Hunt. 9:30 a.m.-

12:30 p.m. at 9537 Courthouse Rd,Vienna. BYOB (bring your ownbasket) for the annual family EggHunt. Children ages 1-9 will hunt forcandy and eggs filled with treats, windoor prizes and greet the Easterbunny. Separate hunts and doorprizes by age group. Egg HuntSchedule: ages 1-2, 10:30 a.m.; ages3-4, 11 a.m.; ages 5-6, 11:30 a.m.;ages 7-9, 12 p.m. $10 per child (cashonly). Registration from 9:30-11:45a.m. in the Hunter House parking lot.Call 703-324-8569 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/nottoway-park/egg-hunt/042019.

Spring Fest. 10 a.m.-noon at McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. For ages 3-8. Celebratethe changing of seasons with self-guided arts and crafts,entertainment, and the opportunityfor children to get a photo withBunny (bring a camera orsmartphone for photos). Bring anEaster basket for the Parent/ChildEaster Egg Hunt (10 eggs per child).Activity No. 4501.319. $5 per person;children under 36 months are free.Registration in advance is requiredfor all participants. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org.

SUNDAY/APRIL 21Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m.-noon at

Vienna American Legion Post 180,330 Center St., N. Vienna. Getomelets, scrambled eggs, blueberrypancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuitsand gravy and more. Adults $10,children 12 and under $4. Call 703-938-6580.

MONDAY/APRIL 22Ayr Hill Garden Club. 12:45- 3 p.m.

at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589Chain Bridge Road, Vienna. The AyrHill Garden Club welcomes all to itsmonthly gathering, featuring botanyprofessor and past National ScienceFoundation Director Carl Taylor,

Ph.D, presenting Ferns In TheLandscape. Free and open to thepublic. Email [email protected].

TUES-WEDNESDAY/APRIL 23-24Omara Portuondo’s “Last Kiss”

Tour. 8 p.m. at The Barns at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Omara Portuondo, legendary Cubandiva and original member of thefamed Buena Vista Social Club,comes to North America as part of

her worldwide “Last Kiss” farewelltour. $50-$65. Visitwww.wolftrap.org for tickets.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 24“Dining with Dorothy.” 12:30 p.m.

at Culinaria Cooking School, 110Pleasant St NW, Vienna. Join withfriends or make new ones.Newcomers are always welcome.Limited space available. $30 perperson in advance. Reserve spacewith event chair, Dorothy Flood [email protected].

Holy Happy Hour Recital Series.6:15 p.m. at Lewinsville PresbyterianChurch, 1724 Chain Bridge Road,McLean. Featuring Michael Lodico,Director of Music at St. John’sLafayette Square Episcopal Church inWashington, D.C., the 30-minutemusical offering will be followed bywine, hor d’oeuvres and fellowship.Free and open to the public; a goodwill offering to support the musicdepartment will be taken. Visitwww.Lewinsville.org or call 703-356-7200.

THURSDAY/APRIL 2520 Years in the Secret Service.

7:30-9 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library,101 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. MeetRebecca Vaughn, former Viennaresident and the daughter of theauthor, Rufus Youngblood, as shetalks about his story, a personalizedjourney through history from theunique perspective of a SecretService agent who protected five USpresidents. Books available for saleand signing. Free. Call 703-938-0405ibrarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/4808596.

FRIDAY/APRIL 26McLean Art Society Meeting. 10

a.m.-noon at the Mclean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave.Featuring local artist Gavin Glakaswho will bring his own model anddemonstrate portraiture. Guests arewelcome. Call 703 790-0123.

Longfellow Trivia Night. 6-8 p.m. atLongfellow Middle School LectureHall. 2000 Westmoreland St., FallsChurch. Relay For Life of Langley-McLean will be hosting a trivia nightwith all proceeds going to theAmerican Cancer Society. Food anddrinks will be available for purchase.Parents and children are bothwelcome. $5. [email protected].

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 26-28“Ripcord.” Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.;

Sunday, 2 p.m. at the ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.,SE, Vienna. The Vienna TheatreCompany’s production of Ripcordcenters on retirement homeroommates, Abby and Marilyn, whomix together about as well as oil andwater. Tickets are $14 atviennava.gov/webtrac or in person atthe Vienna Community Center.

SATURDAY/APRIL 27Plant Sale. 8 a.m.-noon on the lawn of

Freeman House, Vienna. Hosted byFive HIlls Garden Club, there will bea variety of plants for sale and eachwill be labeled as to its requirementsfor care. The labels will includewhether they are deer or othercritters resistant. There will also begardening items for sale.

Outdoor Classroom RibbonCutting. 10 a.m. at Riverbend Park,8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. Anew outdoor education shelter iscoming to Riverbend Park. Theoutdoor classroom/picnic sheltermeasures 22 x 44 feet and can bereserved by the public. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend.

Live Music: Justin Roberts & theNot Ready For Naptime Players.10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. atJammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Three-time GRAMMYNominated Justin Roberts has beencrafting songs for kids and parentsthat navigate the joys and sorrows ofgrowing up. All ages. $12-$15. Call

703-255-1566 or visitwww.jamminjava.com for more.

Blake Lane Park AwarenessCelebration. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. atBlake Lane Park, 10033 Blake Lane,Oakton. A fun-filled day for friendsand family with games, nature walk(at noon), theater games and art,face painting and information to helpsave Blake Lane Park. Bring a snackor baked goods to share (optional).Free. RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/blake-lane-park-awareness-celebration-tickets-59287038127.

8th Annual Taste of Vienna. 11a.m.-8 p.m. at the Vienna Fire House,400 Center St. S., Vienna. Presentedby the Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment. Admission is free; buyfood directly from individualvendors. Beer and wine tickets areavailable online. Proceeds from Tasteof Vienna directly benefit the ViennaVolunteer Fire Department. Visitwww.TasteOfVienna.com.

Gala to Support Local Youth. 6-11p.m. at Hilton McLean, 7920 JonesBranch Drive, Tysons Corner. ChefsTobias Dorzon, Nicholas Pine, andKaimana Chee and Food Stylist LisaCherkasky are ready to demonstratetheir cooking skills with studentsduring PHILLIPS Programs forChildren and Families’ annual SpringForward Savoring Success Gala. Thegala includes live and silent auctions,raffles, dinner, and dancing. Cookingdemos from 6-7:45 p.m. Tickets startat $200 (and $175 for youngprofessionals). Visitwww.phillipsprograms.org/events.

“Enchanted Forest” Joy Prom.6:30-8:30 p.m. at Centreville BaptistChurch, 15100 Lee Hwy, Centreville.Similar to Tim Tebow’s “Night toShine,” this is a free event for all whoregister and intended to be a night offun for the special needs communityas well as a time of respite forfamilies and caregivers. Local youthare volunteering to be coupled withparticipants as “buddies” throughoutthe night’s activities. Registration isopen to all ages 13 and up, but notlimited to high school students. Visitwww.cbcva.org/joyprom.

Salute Local Superheroes. 7:30 p.m.at the Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. S.,Vienna. Area residents nominatedtheir Vienna superhero – someonewho goes out of their way to servethe community or is simply a goodneighbor – to receive recognition forhis or her good deeds at MayorLaurie DiRocco’s VolunteerReception. The Town BusinessLiaison Committee will present theCarole Wolfand Award to a businessthat consistently shines by providingsupport and service to thecommunity. Visit viennava.gov/volunteers.

SUNDAY/APRIL 28Blood Drive. 7:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at

Lewinsville Presbyterian Church,1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Sponsored by Inova Fairfax Hospital.Prefereance is for participants to signup at www.lewinsville.org/event-items/blood-drive/. Walk-ins willalso be welcome. Bring a photo ID.Free. Visit www.lewinsville.org orcall 703-356-7200.

Spring Tea Charity Fundraiser. 1-3p.m. at River Bend Golf & CountryClub. The Great Falls Friends &Neighbors Scholarship Fund Boardhosts their Spring Tea Charityfundraiser. Wear Sunday best andhats. Open to the public. 12 andolder, $40; children 0-11, $20. $10from each ticket is tax-deductible.Visit www.gffnsf.org for raffle andevent tickets.

Walk on the Hill. 2-5 p.m. in theWindover Heights’ neighborhood ofVienna. Hosted by residents in thehistoric Windover Heights Districtand Historic Vienna, Inc., visitors areinvited to stroll through many of thedistrict’s gardens. This year marks the40th anniversary of the WindoverHeights Historic District, which wasestablished April 2, 1979. The AyrHill Garden Club is celebrating its90th anniversary, and the ViennaArts Society will mark its 50thanniversary. Walk on the Hill is freeand open to the public. Windoverresidents will provide punch andcookies. Rain or shine.viennava.gov/hillmap.

Ayr Hill Garden Club. 2-5 p.m. atWalk on the Hill, 307 Windover Ave.,NW, Vienna. The Ayr Hill GardenClub’s photography show during the2019 Walk on the Hill, celebratingtheir 90th Anniversary, will featureflora and fauna photos from clubmembers as well as guest exhibitionssubmitted by students from MadisonHigh School. Free and open to thepublic. Email [email protected].

TUESDAY/APRIL 30Historic House & Garden Tour in

McLean. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. withheadquarters at Trinity UnitedMethodist Church, 1205 DolleyMadison Blvd., McLean. Tour fiveprivate properties: a 1754 home withties to the Revolution, an 1842 home,a contemporary Japanese influencedhome with terraced gardens, and aTuscan inspired villa. Visitgardencluboffairfax.blogspot.com orwww.vagardenweek.org. Advancetickets $40 online; $50 day of tour.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 3-5“Ripcord.” Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.;

Sunday, 2 p.m. at the ViennaCommunity Center, 120 Cherry St.,SE, Vienna. The Vienna TheatreCompany’s production of Ripcordcenters on retirement homeroommates, Abby and Marilyn, whomix together about as well as oil andwater. Tickets are $14 atviennava.gov/webtrac or in person atthe Vienna Community Center.

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Nottoway Park Egg HuntBYOB (bring your own basket) for the annual family Egg Hunt. Children ages 1-9 will hunt for candy and eggs filled with

treats, win door prizes and greet the Easter bunny. Separate hunts and door prizes by age group. Saturday, April 20, 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 9537 Courthouse Rd, Vienna. Egg Hunt Schedule: ages 1-2, 10:30 a.m.; ages 3-4, 11 a.m.; ages 5-6, 11:30a.m.; ages 7-9, 12 p.m. $10 per child (cash only). Registration from 9:30-11:45 a.m. in the Hunter House parking lot. Call703-324-8569 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/nottoway-park/egg-hunt/042019.


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THROUGH SUNDAY/APRIL 21Holy Week and Easter Worship. St.

John’s Episcopal Church, 6715Georgetown Pike, McLean. Visitwww.stjohnsmclean.org or call 703-356-4902.

❖ Maundy Thursday, April 18: noonand 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist

❖ Good Friday, April 19: noon-3 p.m.The Three-Hour Service and 6:30p.m. Good Friday Liturgy

❖ Holy Saturday, April 20: 10 a.m.Prayers for Holy Saturday

❖ Easter Day, April 21: 6 a.m. SunriseService, 7:30, 9, and 11:15 a.m. HolyEucharist, and 5:00 p.m. HolyEucharist

Holy Week and Easter. HolyComforter, 543 Beulah Road NE,

Vienna. Visitwww.holycomforter.com or call 703-938-6521.

❖ Maundy Thursday, April 18 - 7:30p.m. The “Mandatum” and HolyEucharist

❖ Good Friday, April 19 - 12:10 p.m.The Way of the Cross; 7:30 p.m. TheLiturgy of Good Friday

❖ Holy Saturday, April 20 - 9:30 a.m.Holy Saturday Prayers

❖ Easter Sunday, April 21 - 7:30, 9,and 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist; 10:10a.m. Easter Egg Hunt

THURSDAY/APRIL 18Caregivers Support Group. 10-

11:30 a.m. at UUCF UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax -

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Program Building, 2709 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. For caregivers to adultfamily members with dementia. Firstand third Thursdays of every month.Hosted by Shepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna, scov.org. Contactfacilitator Jack Tarr at 703-821-6838or [email protected].

Memory Cafe. 2-4 p.m. at AndrewChapel United Methodist Church,1301 Trap Road, Vienna. Connectwith others living with loved oneswith dementia. Helping those withdementia and their caregivers findfun, resources and “family.” EmailCarol Blackwell at [email protected] call at 571-236-6933.


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dents of Vienna for 12 years, theyare happy to practice good localcitizenship, and have used theirbusiness to support schoolfundraisers and the like.

“We’ve only been open sinceSeptember,” said Kyle. “Free ConeDay helps us not only make morepeople aware that we are here andready to serve them, but also givesus a chance to do even more goodin our own hometown. That feelsgood.”

And that also does a lot of goodfor people in need, was CarolynMysel’s take on the event. Myseldirects food and holiday programsfor CHO and was on hand with theCHO donation jar and a friendlysmile at the entrance to the ice cream parlor. Eventhough cone partakers didn’t have to pay a pennyfor their sweet, or donate a dime, most seemed morethan willing to chip in. In addition to running a year-round food pantry, CHO assists with emergency fi-nancial aid, clothing, furniture, transportation, andeven Meals on Wheels.

Ben & Jerry’s is at 136C Maple Avenue West whilethe good folks of the Committee for Helping Othersoffer their community kindness flavor all year round.Just contact them at www.cho-va.com or call 703-281-7614 for more information.

By the way…I picked the Coffee, Coffee,BuzzBuzzBuzz. No regrets!

Ben & Jerry’s Hosts Free Cone Day

Madison High School stu-dent Justin Hu captured thethird grand prize at the 2019Virginia State Science and En-gineering Fair for his projectUsing Self Assembled Mono-layers for the Fabrication ofImplantable Strain Gauge Sen-sors. He also won first place inthe Materials Science category.Hu qualified to compete in theInternational Science and En-gineering Fair scheduled forMay 12-17 in Phoenix.

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By KENNETH B. LOURIE

Thankfully I woke up today (duh!) – without the crushing, incapacitating fatigue that I woke up with two weeks ago, post-my-last-immuno-therapy infusion.

As I have written previously, I did not alert my oncologist to my bedridden status then or since as I have been trying not to worry that I had crossed some Rubicon-type line concerning my treatment and its side/straight-on effects. Appar-ently, and I will continue to believe (cling to this belief) that my inability to get out of bed two Sat-urdays ago was indeed an aberration rather than an actualization, of life in this new Kenny lane.

So here I sit at my desk writing away, fully dressed, teeth-brushed and clean-shaven, all by 8:15 am, pill-popping as I go.

-moned the strength to extricate myself from un-der the covers to get dressed and attempt to walk downstairs and restart my day (I had gotten up earlier to feed our cats breakfast and give Chino his insulin shot), “The clock on the wall” (clock radio, actually), to quote George Thorogood, said 3:53 p.m. (And other than bathroom breaks, that was all I could muster in the nine hours since I woke up at 7 a.m.)

No pain, just zero energy. It was almost as if I was paralyzed.

Writing back to the present, anticipating this morning, I’ve been a bit apprehensive the last few days – fearful that when I awoke today, I would

considering a new reality in my cancer existence. When my eyes popped open at 6:30 this

morning, I was grateful (as my father used to say: “Any day that I wake up is a good day”) and relieved that when I raised my right arm to roll back the covers, I did so with relative normalcy; and even more relieved when I was able to swing my legs out from underneath the covers and

getting my bearings. Before too long (maybe 30 seconds or so), and after a few deep breaths, I

any further adieu. Although I hadn’t taken any Rolaids: “Oh, what a relief it is!”

Dare I say then it will be a normal day, up and at ‘em with nary a hint of fatigue in the forecast.

Rain, however, is in the forecast and given the date on the calendar: April 13, 2019, I have to face an even greater challenge than the fatigue I experienced two weeks ago: clothes shopping.

well as some upgraded good-looking casual attire which my wife, Dina will approve and that Kenny’s budget will tolerate, as I’ll be attending a family wedding and rehearsal dinner beginning May 3, 2019.

One more concern: my weight. It’s not good. It’s the talking-scale-joke-will-one-of-you-please-get-off, bad. But I have no choice. Today’s the day (for availability reasons) or it will be “Good night, Irene.” Is there a tent sale going on anywhere?

You know, now that I think about it – and feel it, I may be feeling a little fatigue.

Maybe it’s not the best day to be trying on

the manual dexterity to be in and out of dressing rooms, up and down while in them and back and forth to the clothing racks with shoes, slacks, shirts and suits?

What if today is another day in my life – which seemingly began at birth, where I spent hours in the “Husky”/”Portly” departments at Jordon Marsh, Filene’s Basement and Kennedy’s

AGAIN? Granted, it wasn’t cancer then as it is now, but for an overweight young boy, it was

me for life as a serial-clothes-shopping-hater.Got to go. Wish me luck. I’ll need it.

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THURSDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 18-20Holy Week Services. At Lewinsville Presbyterian

Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Lewinsville Presbyterian Church invites thesurrounding community to mark Holy Weekwith worship services. Free and open to thepublic. Visit www.lewinsville.org for more.

❖ Maundy Thursday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. withthe Rev. Scott Ramsey preaching. ❖ GoodFriday, April 19, noon and 7:30 p.m.

❖ Easter Vigil, April 20, 7:30 p.m. The Rev.Annamarie Groenenboom will preach at bothGood Friday and Easter Vigil services.

FRIDAY/APRIL 19Good Friday Service. Noon-2:30 p.m. at 9220

Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Great Falls AreaMinistries celebrates Good Friday Service: TheSeven Last Words of Christ from the Cross. Visitfacebook.com/pages/category/Organization/Great-Falls-Area-Ministries-399361921208/.

Application Deadline. Leadership Fairfax is nowaccepting applications for its premierprofessional leadership development programs –Leadership Fairfax Institute and EmergingLeaders Institute. The 10-month programs beginSeptember 2019. Classes meet once a monthand participants work outside of class with acohort to plan and implement projects. Theprograms build participant knowledge ofcommunity topics, legislative processes,leadership assessments, and strategicinteractions. Limited scholarships available.Applications are due April 19. Call 703-752-7555 or visit leadershipfairfax.org.

SATURDAY/APRIL 20Holy Meditation Retreat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Unity

of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. HolySaturday Meditation Retreat: Spend the day innoble silence, meditating and creating a space tobe still and listen. Donations accepted. Registerat unityoffairfax.org/events.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 20-21Easter Mass. Saturday – 8 p.m.; Sunday – 7 a.m.,

8, 9:30 (Church), 9:45 (Chapel), 11:15(Church), 11:30 (Chapel); and 1 p.m. (Spanish)at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church,8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna. All are welcome.Call 703-896-7412 or visit www.olgcva.org.

SUNDAY/APRIL 21New Thought Easter. At Unity of Fairfax, 2854

Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. New Thought EasterService: 6:15 a.m. outdoors on the Labyrinth(weather permitting), 9 and 11 a.m. An Easteregg hunt for the younger members of the Unitycommunity will follow the 11 a.m. service. Free.Visit unityoffairfax.org.

Easter Worship. 6:30 a.m. at Great Falls Park,9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. CelebrateEaster with Great Falls Area Ministries. Visitfacebook.com/pages/category/Organization/Great-Falls-Area-Ministries-399361921208/.

Easter Celebration. 9 and 11 a.m. at LewinsvilleChurch, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.Lewinsville’s Festival Services will feature theirChancel and Westminster Choirs accompaniedby organ, brass and tympani. Rev. Scott Ramseywill preach, and they will celebrate theSacrament of the Lord’s Supper. There will beballoons and Easter eggs. Children, parents,grandparents, aunts and uncles and others arealso invited to the annual Easter Egg Hunt at10:15, beginning in Fellowship Hall with EggGames, Empty Tomb Treats, Balloon butterfliesand flowers, and more. Then move outside(weather permitting) to the Peter’s Green for theEgg Hunt. Each child should bring a basket.

TUESDAY/APRIL 23The McLean Area AAUW Branch Meeting. 7

p.m. at McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Drive, McLean. The program willfeature Susan Folwell, a psychotherapist knownlocally for her work in domestic violence, familyabuse, and related issues. She offers a blend ofcompassion, expertise, and a keen insight basedon more than 25 years of experience in the field.Members of the community are welcome andencouraged to attend. Visit mclean-va.aauw.net.

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Opinion

By Mary Supley

Fairfax for All

Fairfax County residents in deportationproceedings are not guaranteed ac-cess to free legal counsel. Accordingto Department of Justice data, such

legal representation dramatically increases thelikelihood that an individual will have a hear-ing, be released from detention, and be grantedrelief from deportation.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors isconsidering limited, temporary, one-time fund-ing for legal representation for county residentsin deportation proceedings. Without also en-acting a policy that ends the county’s volun-tary collaboration with ICE (U.S. Immigrationand Customs Enforcement), this proposal ismerely a band-aid that would offer assistanceto fewer than 1 percent of the people who needit. A band-aid on a wound that the Board ofSupervisors and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid deepenevery day as they put more people into the

arrest-to-deportation pipeline.Currently, more than 11,500 county residents

are in deportation proceedings. This is becauseFairfax County voluntarily collaborates withICE in the detention and deportation of its resi-dents and visitors. This collaboration harms mi-grants residing in Fairfax County and weak-ens our community. Every day that county lead-ership fails to act, more people live in fear andmore residents are detained. Data from Syra-cuse University’s TRAC program show thatFairfax County ranks 13th in the country forits compliance with voluntary detainer requestsissued by ICE (view data directly at bit.ly/de-tainer-compliance-rates).

While funding for legal representation wouldbe commendable, it’s not enough. By itself, thisproposal alone offers more comfort to the poli-ticians who want to appear to stand with ourimmigrant neighbors than it does to people vul-nerable to those politicians’ policies. Real andlasting change will only come by ending thecounty’s voluntary collaboration with ICE.

In late 2017, attorneys working in concertwith the Fairfax for All coalition drafted theOrdinance to Protect Equal Justice for All. Thiscountywide policy, which would end this rac-ist collaboration and create some equity for ourimmigrant neighbors, will:

1. Prohibit the county from being involvedin civil immigration enforcement;

2. Limit the collecting and sharing ofinformation with ICE;

3. Expand the list of documents that areacceptable as proof of identity; and

4. Establish permanent funding for legalrepresentation for county residents indeportation proceedings.

The complete ordinance can be read atfairfaxforall.org/pledge.

It is long past time for Board ChairmanSharon Bulova, the Board of Supervisors, Sher-iff Stacey Kincaid, and other officials to endthe county’s voluntary collaboration with ICE.A collaboration that furthers thecriminalization, incarceration, and deportationof valued Fairfax County families and commu-nity members.

Fairfax for All is a coalition of grassroots,civil rights, immigrant rights, and faith-basedorganizations dedicated to building sanctuaryin Fairfax County. Visit fairfaxforall.org.

Comprehensive change — not one-time funding— needed to support Fairfax County immigrantfamilies and community members.

Supporting Immigrant Families, Community

By Tarrence Taylor

Fairfax County resident and

employee

Frontline Fairfax County em-ployees work hard everyday to make our commu-

nity a better place for all people.We are nurses, educators, librar-

ians, first responders, parks staff,sanitation workers, engineers andmore. We are your friends, familyand neighbors. And we want whateveryone wants: the ability tomake a difference, financial secu-rity, and a better life for our kids.

Unfortunately, the proposedFairfax budget breaks the county’spromise to workers like me by notfunding the agreed-upon MarketRate Adjustment.

The Market Rate Adjustment issimilar to a cost-of-living adjust-ment (COLA), and it is intendedto help employees keep up withthe high cost of living in this area,as well as to keep up with ourneighboring counties. That’s whythe Board of Supervisors voted toadopt a pay plan which includes ayearly Market Rate Adjustment.

The agreed-upon formula saysthe MRA should be 2.51 percentthis year, but the proposed bud-get only offers 1 percent. That issimply not enough.

The Market Rate Adjustment isnot just a number to me. I’m thefather of seven wonderful chil-dren, and I’ve made a promise thatnothing will get in the way of themachieving a college education.That’s why I’ve worked hard myentire life.

However, if the county does notkeep its promise and fully fund theMarket Rate Adjustment, then Imay not be able to keep my prom-ise to my kids.

Not fully funding the MarketRate Adjustment also hurts thelocal families who use our servicesto get ahead, because it keeps usfrom recruiting and retaining thequality workforce we need.

We are losing good employeesevery day. Employees gain experi-ence and training here in Fairfax,and then leave for the surround-ing counties that pay more. Thatcosts us money and time, as weare forced to constantly train newemployees.

Fully funding the Market RateAdjustment will help keep the ex-perienced employees that we workhard to train, right here in FairfaxCounty, helping Fairfax Countyfamilies.

The Board of Supervisors has anopportunity to do something aboutthis. It is their job to make changes

Fully Fund the MRA toSupport Our Community

to the budget to ensure it meetsthe needs of our community.

Please join us in calling onChairman Sharon Bulova and theFairfax Board of Supervisors tofully fund the Market Rate Adjust-ment so that our community can

continue to be a wonderful placeto live, work and play.

Tarrence Taylor is a FairfaxCounty employee, resident and tax-payer, and a proud union memberof SEIU Virginia 512.

Notre Dame,Two Weeks AgoReston resident FranLovaas: This is how theiconic Notre Dame Cathe-dral looked from the mainplaza just two weeks ago.April 2, 2019.

Notre Dame,Two Weeks AgoReston resident FranLovaas: This is how theiconic Notre Dame Cathe-dral looked from the mainplaza just two weeks ago.April 2, 2019.

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