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Reston Swim SeasonStarts with a SplashNews, Page 8

County HonorsLord & Lady FairfaxNews, Page 3

The winner of theFemale VocalistAward is MelyMegahed, “Beautyand the Beast,” SouthLakes High School.

Cappies Gala HonorsHigh School Theater

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Cappies Gala HonorsHigh School Theater

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Emily Landeryou, 17, and her dad David Landeryou are featured in thispicture from March 2017 in Sarasota, Fla. Emily had just finished as thefirst American female (and 7th overall female) in the CamTri NorthAmerican Junior Championships for triathlon. Dad had spent some timetraining with Emily on the bike prior to the race. Emily is graduatingfrom South Lakes High School soon and will be leaving on July 2 toattend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dad is extremely proudof Emily’s tenacity in sport and in school.

Me & My Dad Gallery of submissions by readers.

Jason Angerosa ofReston with daughterSkylar, 8, and sonRonan, 10, enjoyingtheir annual stay inRehoboth Beach, Del.in 2016.

Dominik Nogic, Reston homeboy with daughter Quinn ona cold, blustery day in Chi-cago where they and momLeslie (Boston) live.

One adult male and one adult femalewere displaced after their three-storytownhouse in the 1600 block ofGreenbriar Court in Reston caught on fireon Wednesday, June 7.

There were no injuries, but damagesfrom the fire are estimated to be approxi-mately $125,000, according to the FairfaxCounty Fire and Rescue Department.

Firefighters extinguished the fire in ap-proximately 20 minutes, according to thedepartment.

While extinguishing the fire, one

firefighter fell through the first floor intothe basement. The firefighter was recov-ered and had no obvious injuries. As aprecaution, the firefighter was trans-ported to a local hospital for evaluationand released shortly after.

There were no occupants in thetownhouse at the time of the fire. A pass-erby discovered the fire and called 911.

Investigators determined the firestarted in a recessed light above the base-ment ceiling and that it was accidentalin nature.

Townhouse Fire Displaces Two

Photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department

Firefighters were dispatched to the three-story townhouse onWednesday, June 7, at approximately 5 a.m.

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Reston resident Jodi Rakoff was re-cently presented with a Citizen Life Sav-ing Award on behalf of Fairfax CountyFire and Rescue Department Chief Rich-ard Bowers, Jr.

Rakoff performed CPR on a female whocollapsed in front of her house whilewalking with a group of friends. Her quickactions, along with advanced life supportcare by emergency medical technicians,resulted in the resuscitation of the indi-vidual, according to the department.

Every year since 1984, twoindividuals from each ofthe nine Fairfax Countymagisterial districts, as

well as two from the at-large “do-main” of Board of Supervisors Chair-man Sharon Bulova are honored fortheir service to their communitiesor for particular acts of heroism. Fortheir dedication, these communitycaretakers are named Lord and LadyFairfax for the year.

The 2017 honorees were feted ata reception at the County Govern-ment Center on the morning of June6. Following this gathering, theLords and Ladies were escorted intothe Board Auditorium where theiraccomplishments were publicallyacknowledged and each received acertificate declaring their status.

The Lords and Ladies will be mak-ing a few more appearances duringtheir reigns, including at the signa-ture celebration for Fairfax County’s275th anniversary, which will takeplace in the area surrounding theHistoric Fairfax Courthouse in cen-tral Fairfax, on June 17. Just to addanother “jewel in the crown” of thisevent which promises fun and fes-tivities for the whole family, the realLord and Lady Fairfax will be join-ing celebration all the way from Great Brit-ain.

Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax ofCameron, and Lady Annabella will help cel-ebrate the founding of our county fromwhen the area was part of lands owned byhis ancestor, the 6th Lord Fairfax ofCameron.

In announcing the visit by Lord and LadyFairfax (the originals), Chairman Bulovalaughed that the noble guests seemed a bitconfused by the fact that there were morepeers in Virginia whom they would be meet-ing. “Only here in Fairfax,” she told him.“We’re special.”

— Andrea Worker

Introducing 2017Lord and LadyFairfaxAt-Large — Chairman Bulova

Lord Fairfax: John J. “Jeff” Lisanick is aformer client at New Hope Housing’sEleanor U. Kennedy Shelter. Desiring to giveback to the homeless community, he joinedthe Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) as anoriginal member in 2012. Since beingelected Chair of the CAC in 2013, he hasbeen a member of the Governing Board witha goal of preventing and endinghomelessness. Jeff took his passion to end

homelessness to a new level in July 2015when he was hired by New Hope Housingas the Residential Coordinator of the sameshelter in which he was once a client. Henow serves as the Coordinator of Residen-tial Services, overseeing seven different sites.

Lady Fairfax: Jane Miscavage has been anincredible asset to both Fairfax County Pub-lic Schools and our community at large. In2007, Jane began serving as a founder andmanager of the Food Allergy Support Groupof Northern Virginia, where she helped over400 families access up-to-date allergy re-search and health care professionals. Hercommitment to children and families con-tinued through her service to #IamFCPS, agrassroots organization that advocated fora fully funded 2017 FCPS budget, and later,

as the Vote Yes Meals Tax Cam-paign Manager. Currently,Jane Miscavage continues toserve our schools as Vice Presi-dent of the Fairfax CountyCouncil of PTAs.

Hunter Mill District –Supv. Cathy Hudgins

Lord Fairfax: Jerry Poje is thecurrent Hunter Mill appointeeto the Human Services Coun-cil. He was previously thepresident of the board FACETS,and he is a founding boardmember of the Communities ofFaith United for Housing. As avolunteer, he applies his pro-fessional expertise to helppeople in need through im-proved accessibility, account-ability, and coordination inFairfax County human servicesdelivery. He has been recog-nized with the 2008 FairfaxCounty Human Rights Com-mission Award for efforts toprevent and end homelessness,and the 2010 Fairfax CountyMartha Pennino Award forCommunity Service. His careerin scientific discovery called for

the social and political centers act on thosediscoveries to protect public health.

Lady Fairfax: Therese Martin has commit-ted years to public service and is an assetto Fairfax County. She has served HunterMill District for nine years as a FairfaxCounty Election Officer and represented theLeague of Women Voters on the CriminalJustice Advisory Board. Additionally, shehas arranged and participated in multiplevoter registration campaigns. Currently, sherepresents Supervisor Hudgins on the Bar-bara Varon Volunteer Award Selection Com-mittee and the Hunter Mill Citizen BudgetAdvisory Committee. In addition to severalFairfax County bond referenda task forces,she was an alternate representative on theFairfax Solid Waste Advisory Committee.

Reston ResidentReceives LifeSaving Award Emergency medical technicians

and battalion chiefs of the FairfaxCounty Fire and RescueDepartment’s Reston Station No.25 presented Jodi Rakoff with theaward on behalf of Fire ChiefRichard Bowers, Jr. Pictured withRakoff and fire and rescue per-sonnel is her husband Simon andher mother.

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Fire and Rescue Department

County Honors Lord & Lady Fairfax

Board of Supervisors Chairman SharonBulova with the At-Large Lady and LordFairfax, Jane Miscavage and John J.“Jeff” Lisanick.

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill)with Lord and Lady Fairfax from her district,Jerry Poje and Therese Martin.

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Opinion

By Kenneth R. “Ken”

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One of my favoriteclasses to teach inthe Osher Lifelong

Learning Institute (OLLI) atGeorge Mason University is acourse I have titled “A New Lookat the Old Dominion.” It cameout of my experiences growingup in Virginia and attendingpublic schools from elementarythrough graduate school andusing state-approved textbooksat least in the early years.

A persistent problem I hadwas matching up the romanti-cized version of Virginia’s his-tory with realities I read aboutin source materials. This prob-lem is not unique to Virginia orits history; every state and ev-ery culture always attempts toput its best foot forward. Itskews our view of events andmay lead us to believe thatAmerica was at its greatest insome bygone era. The fact ofthe matter is that our greatnesshas been evolving.

Reading early Virginia text-

books could lead one to believethat slavery was good for alluntil what some termed theWar of Northern Aggressionand then there was the LostCause movement that restoredfaith that Virginia was right allalong. We still hear remnants ofthat line of thinking as the de-bate on Confederate monu-ments is going on.

I was reminded of this back-ground as I recently visited anew exhibition at Montpelier,James Madison’s home in Or-ange County. Through exten-sive archaeological work thereis an attempt to tell “a morecomplete American story.” Thetitle of the exhibition, “A MereDistinction of Colour,” is aphrase from Madison’s writ-ings: “We have seen the meredistinction of colour made inthe most enlightened period oftime, a ground of the most op-pressive dominion ever exer-cised by man over man.” De-spite that observation, the Fa-ther of Our Constitution wasthe owner of hundreds of slaves

Distinction of Colour

By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

For some time I’ve thoughtour public school teachersin Fairfax County are un-

dervalued and underpaid. Thisview is based on data I’ve seen inthe last couple of years compar-ing teacher pay in public schoolsystems in the Metro Washingtonsuburbs. That data reflects that ourFairfax County teachers’ pay hassteadily declined in recent yearsrelative to that of their counter-parts in other jurisdictions.

When I happened to glance re-cently at information on pay else-where in Fairfax County govern-ment, I found that hundreds ofCounty employees are not suffer-ing as our teachers are. In fact, theothers are well paid by compari-son.

Fairfax County firefighters anduniformed public safety (policeand Sheriff’s deputies) personnelare doing much better than I hadimagined. In many cases they aremaking nearly double what Fairfax

County pays classroom teachers.At present, there are about 3,200people serving as firefighters, po-lice officers and sheriff’s deputies.Half of them made over $100,000per year in 2016 when you includeovertime, premium pay and thestipends they routinely receive.

Firefighters on average make themost, and arguably have lessstressful work than cops or deputysheriffs. Sixty-two percent offirefighters make over $100,000per year, while 43 percent of po-lice officers make $100,000 ormore, and 35 percent of theSheriff’s deputies make that much.

Very few teachers earn $100,000or more, likely less than 5 percent.

Starting salaries for teachers,police officers, and firefighters aresimilar — in the low- to mid-$50,000 range. Sheriff’s deputiesstart at about $10,000 less.

There the similarities end.Among the ranks of the uniformedservices, overtime at premiumrates is routine and a major chunkof the total paycheck. Also, they

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In 1967, Virginia was one of 16 states thatbanned interracial marriage and hadcriminal penalties for violators.

Mildred Jeter, an African-Americanwoman, and Richard Loving, a white man,were married in 1958, were convicted andbanished from living in Virginia for 25 yearsto avoid serving a one-year prison sentence.On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court, inLoving v. Virginia, overturned the convictionsof Mildred and Richard Loving, declaring theban on interracial marriage unconstitutional.

Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion:“Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of

man,’ fundamental to our very existence andsurvival. … To deny this fundamental free-dom on so unsupportable a basis as the racialclassifications embodied in these statutes,classifications so directly subversive of theprinciple of equality at the heart of the Four-teenth Amendment, is surely to deprive allthe State’s citizens of liberty without due pro-cess of law. The Fourteenth Amendment re-quires that the freedom of choice to marrynot be restricted by invidious racial discrimi-nations. Under our Constitution, the freedomto marry, or not marry, a person of anotherrace resides with the individual, and cannotbe infringed by the State.”

This week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe celebratedLoving Day, June 12, with a new state histori-

cal marker to commemorate the U.S. SupremeCourt’s decision in the landmark case. Thededication marked the 50th anniversary of the1967 ruling that overturned all state laws re-stricting interracial marriage. The ceremonywas held at the former site of the Virginia Su-preme Court of Appeals, where the case washeard before it reached the U.S. SupremeCourt. The Lovings’ story is told in a movie ofthe same name.

On Valentine’s Day, 2014, Judge ArendaWright Allen, ruled that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. In the open-ing of her order, Allen quotes Mildred Lovingin a statement she made in 2007 on the 40thanniversary of Loving v. Virginia:

“We made a commitment to each other inour love and lives, and now had the legal com-mitment, called marriage, to match. Isn’t thatwhat marriage is? ... Today’s young people re-alize that if someone loves someone they havea right to marry. Surrounded as I am now bywonderful children and grandchildren, not aday goes by that I don’t think of Richard andour love, our right to marry, and how much itmeant to me to have that freedom to marrythe person precious to me, even if othersthought he was the ‘wrong kind of person’ forme to marry. I believe all Americans, no mat-ter their race, no matter their sex, no mattertheir sexual orientation, should have that same

freedom to marry. Government has no busi-ness imposing some people’s religious beliefsover others. ... I support the freedom to marryfor all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are allabout.”

Judge Allen’s written decision begins:“A spirited and controversial debate is un-

derway regarding who may enjoy the right tomarry in the United States of America. Americahas pursued a journey to make and keep ourcitizens free. This journey has never been easy,and at times has been painful and poignant.The ultimate exercise of our freedom is choice.Our Declaration of Independence recognizesthat ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely thismeans all of us. While ever-vigilant for thewisdom that can come from the voices of ourvoting public, our courts have never long tol-erated the perpetuation of laws rooted in un-lawful prejudice. One of the judiciary’s noblestendeavors is to scrutinize laws that emergefrom such roots.

“Plaintiffs assert that the restriction on theirfreedom to choose to marry the person they loveinfringes on the rights to due process and equalprotection guaranteed to them under the Four-teenth Amendment of the United States Con-stitution. These challenges are well-taken. …

“The Court is compelled to conclude thatVirginia’s Marriage Laws unconstitutionallydeny Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens thefundamental freedom to choose to marry.”

Virginia is historically slow in extending rights.

Fundamental Freedom to Choose to Marry

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By Marilyn Campbell

The warm days and nights of sum-mer lend themselves to outdoor en-tertaining. From colorful pillows

and cozy throws to textured fabrics andjewel-toned tableware, local designers of-fer ideas for creating a festive space for analfresco soiree.

Consider the way an outdoor space willlook when it’s viewed from inside yourhome, says Madeline Fairbanks, productdevelopment director, Country Casual Teak.

“Choose fabrics that coordinate and ac-cent the colors used indoors to create aseamless transition between the spaces,” shesaid. “Add texture with fabrics, from gauzysheers to the heaviest brocades, to bring thetextures of indoor upholstery outdoors. Anadded plus is that they help hide dirt andstains.”

The transition from a home’s interior toits exterior should be fluid, advises Jim Rillof Rill Architects. “It shouldn’t just be anoutdoor patio, but an extension of the in-door spaces,” he said.

Rill suggests using outdoor walls, fire-places and trellises to create a sense of scaleand comfort. “For instance, stone walls,hedges, pools and ponds help give an out-

Patio Ready for Summer? The latest trends forentertaining alfresco.

Photo courtesy of Country Casual Teak

Outdoor furniture pieces like theseby Country Casual Teak help definethe outdoor atmosphere of thisPotomac, Md., home.

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Todd Martz of Home on Cameronin Alexandria advises using color-ful table accessories to set thestage for a festive gathering.

“It shouldn’t just bean outdoor patio, butan extension of theindoor spaces.”

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door setting scale and coziness,” he said.“Think of the outdoor space as a room andconsider how it’s organized with furnitureand materials like you would an indoorroom. Patterns in the patio materials alsoorganize the area.”

Outdoor entertaining is often food-cen-tric and for an upbeat outdoor table set-ting, Todd Martz of Home on Cameron inOld Town Alexandria suggests acrylic tableaccessories. “Incorporate colorful pitchers,glasses and plates to set the stage for a fes-

tive gathering,” he said.Have a few key pieces for hosting,

whether you entertain weekly or just oncea year, recommends Fairbanks. “Keep a barcart near an entrance for wheeling refresh-ments to guests, or an outdoor sideboardnear a dining area for easy buffet-style ser-vice,” she said.

For chilly nights, drape throws on theoutdoor seating for guests, advises Martz.“With the popularity of fire pits, add com-fortable seating with indoor-outdoor cush-ions around them to enhance the experi-ence,” he said.

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Send entertainment announcements towww.connectionnewspapers.com/Calen-dar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGArt Exhibition. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through

June 29 at U. S. Geological Survey,12201 Sunrise Valley Drive. Exhibit“H. K. Anne Presents The AmericanLandscape,” will be on exhibit at theUSGS National Center is a publicbuilding, parking is available in thevisitor’s lot outside the visitor’sentrance. Photo ID is required toenter. Visitwww.HKAnneFineArt.com for more.

Lake Anne Exhibit. Through July 2 atthe Reston Community Center atLake Anne, 1609 Washington PlazaN. Exhibit features work by membersof the Reston Photographic Society.Visit www.leagueofrestonartists.org/rps or call 703-476-4500.

Free Concerts. Through Aug. 26, 7:30-10 p.m. every Saturday night in thepavilion at Reston Town Center,11900 Market St. Call 703-912-4062or visit www.restontowncenter.com/concerts for more.

All-comers’ Group Fun Run atPotomac River Running.Tuesdays and Thursdays. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. For beginners or competitiverunners, come out for a fun, low-keyrun that is safe and social. Call 703-689-0999 potomacriverrunning.com.

Teen and Adult Art ClassesArtSpace Herndon Every Mondayfrom 5:30-8:30 p.m. 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Drawing and MixedMedia with Melanie Stanley - DuringFall and Winter of 2016. Cost: $45/class. The class will use a variety oftechniques for drawing, painting,mark making, and collage using finearts tools and materials. Studentswill be taken down a creative path tolearn to use drawing tools andbrushes more effectively. Register byemailing Melanie, and she will sendyou the supply list and paymentoptions/information:ridingfree2@gmail.com. 703-956-9560. www.artspaceherndon.com.

FRIDAY/JUNE 16Morning Storytime. 10:30 a.m. every

Friday at Scrawl Books, 11862Market St. Reading stories forchildren. Visit www.scrawlbooks.comfor more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/JUNE 16-17Conservatory Ballet Performance.

7-9 p.m. at the Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colt’s Neck Road. TheConservatory Ballet of Reston offersits spring performance, “Le Baiser dela Fee,” featuring a world of fairies,flora and fantasy, with cast membersperforming excerpts from such balletsas “Sleeping Beauty” and “AMidsummer Night’s Dream” andothers. Visitwww.conservatoryballet.com/springgala.php

SATURDAY/JUNE 17Taste of Reston. noon-11 p.m. at

11900 Market St., Reston. GreaterReston Chamber of Commercepresents this outdoor food festivalfeaturing two days of samplings fromthe region’s eateries, live music, beerand wine gardens, and much more.Free admission; tasting ticketspurchased on site or in advance atrestontaste.com. Visitrestontaste.com or call 703-707-9045for more.

SUNDAY/JUNE 18Brass Quintet Concert. 7-8 p.m.

Reston Town Park, Reston TownSquare Park Corner of Market andExplorer streets. A performance of

selections spanning nearly 400 yearsfrom Handle, Debussy, and Sousa, toLeonard Bernstein and Fats Waller.Presented by Reston CommunityCenter and Reston Town CenterAssociation. Free. Visitrestoncommunitycenter.com/ formore.

THURSDAY/JUNE 22Improv Comedy Night. 7:30 p.m. at

NextStop Theater, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. “Last HamStanding,” show for all ages. Visitwww.nextstoptheatre.org for more.

JUNE 24-25SoccerFest. Various times at Lake

Fairfax Park, 1400 Lake FairfaxDrive, Reston. Full weekend of soccercompetition. call 703-471-5414.

WEDNESDAY/JUNE 28The Great Zucchini (Comedy/

Magic). 10-11 a.m. at the VisitorCenter Pavilion 2739 West Ox Road,Herndon. Wednesday MorningChildren’s Series. Free. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov

DEADLINE JUNE 30Call for Artists. at the US Geological

Survey, National Gallery, 12201Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. Eligibleworks are paintings, mixed media,and two-dimensional works suitablefor wall hanging (no photography).The exhibit will be on display fromJuly 3-28. Artwork that reflectsUSGS’s environmental mission isencouraged. Enter works herewww.leagueofrestonartists.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 1Independence Day Celebration. 10

a.m. at Lake Fairfax Park, 1400 LakeFairfax Drive, Reston. Water Mineopens 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; boat rentalsopen 1:30-2:30 p.m.; puppet show 3–9:15 p.m.; live music 9:15 p.m.(approximately) Fireworks show$10/car. Food vendors will set upnear the park main office.Campgrounds are available for anovernight stay. Reservationsrecommended, call 703-471-5415.

Deanna Bogart Band Concert. 7:30-10 p.m. at Reston Town Center,11900 Market St. A night of dancingto the jump blues of this pianist/saxophonist/vocalist. Call 703-912-4062 or visitwww.restontowncenter.com/concertsfor more.

MONDAY/JULY 3Mr. Knick Knack Performs. 10:30-

11:15 a.m. in the pavilion at theReston Town Center, Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St. Music forthe children, part of musicalMondays program. Call 703-912-4062 or visitwww.restontowncenter.com formore.

TUESDAY/JULY 4Firecracker 5K. 8-10 a.m. Reston

Town Center, Reston Town Center,11900 Market St. Live music andAmerican flags while rooting for therunners in the “Battle of theBranches” competition. Call 703-912-4062 or visitwww.restontowncenter.com formore.

Herndon Independence DayCelebration. 6:30-9:30 p.m. inBready Park at the HerndonCommunity Center, 814 FerndaleAve. Family-fun event featuringgames, patriotic arts and craftactivities, live music, family games,bingo, food, balloon artists and more.Visit herndon-va.gov/recreation/special-events/4th-of-july.

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Since I have some alone-time; just me andthe cats, I thought I’d try to write my next col-umn a few weeks ahead and take a bit of thetime-sensitive deadline pressure off. Not thatmeeting my weekly commitment has been toomuch of a problem over the years (nearly 20 infact), still, I thought I’d put pen to paper, liter-ally, and see what comes out.

So far what has come out is that I’m havingcreative difficulty writing something that’s to bepublished two weeks hence. It seems/feels thatwriting in the present about something to bepublished in the future is awkward, sort of. It’ssomewhere between wishful thinking and aprediction. Neither of which is characteristic ofwho I am or how I think. I guess my writingnature is that I like to react to reality and thenaddress it in print, rather than anticipate it andthen respond to it. Typically I prefer to be cur-rent in my thinking and honest in my prose.Apparently, I have nothing else to share so try-ing to explain that void is the semi point of thiscolumn.

And I suppose, without being too self-indul-gent, that if a stage IV cancer patient — yourstruly, who shares everything with you regularreaders; highs, lows and in-betweens, has noth-ing of particular interest to share, perhaps it’sbecause I’m experiencing a comparatively easyfortnight between 24-hour urine collection,pre-chemotherapy lab work, every-five-weekinfusions, and quarterly scans followed by myquarterly face-to-face appointment with myoncologist, so I have minimal cancer-relatedbusiness to preoccupy my life. It’s almost as ifI’m unencumbered by my underlying problem:non-small cell lung cancer. And I have to admit,it’s a heck of a feeling to not have my consciousand unconscious minding my business and re-minding me that I have an incurable form ofcancer. Which of course I never need remind-ing of; as opposed to ending a sentence with apreposition which obviously I do need to bereminded of.

Getting back to the substance — if you caneven call it that, of this column: my difficultywriting weeks ahead of publication. What’spuzzling about this difficulty is how uncharac-teristic of my personality it is. I am not sponta-neous. I rarely do anything spur of the momentother than getting off the couch, changing thechannel on the television, switching radio sta-tions in the car, deciding what to wear, eat-ing/drinking/going to the bathroom and/or mis-cellaneous other household-type duties andresponsibilities. Yet the problem I’m experienc-ing now — related to my June 14 column, isthat since I’m not being spontaneous, I’munable to create?

How can that be a problem? That’s who Iam all the time. I do everything in advance —of consequence, that is. Maybe I’m making toomuch out of nothing? (Oh, really.) Maybe I’msimply stuck in my head and need to get out ofmy own way. Not that I make mountains out ofmole hills but sometimes, and I’ve told by myoncologist that I can blame my having cancerfor everything, I might not think so clearlyand get bogged down emotionally. Ergo, I willlay the blame for this column and it’s lack ofsubstance, on having “terminal” cancer.

Cancer doesn’t work in mysterious ways(well, perhaps it does to researchers), it worksin destructive ways: physically, mentally andspiritually. Logical becomes illogical — and viceversa; rational becomes irrational — and viceversa; and manageable becomes unmanage-able — and vice versa. For cancerpatients/survivors, expecting that one’s life willgo merrily along is totally unrealistic. Expectingthe unexpected is the path of least resistance.

This week’s column/dilemma is simplyanother example/reminder of how cancerintrudes and deludes and affects those of uswho naively thought we would be uneffected.

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take home several other forms of pre-mium rate pay, e.g., callback, emergency,shift, and holiday pay. And there are sev-eral additional stipends. While teachersperform duties that parallel some of thesepremium pay categories, they rarely receiveanything beyond their base salary.

This is not to say that uniformed policeofficers and sheriff ’s deputies, or evenfirefighters, are overpaid. These are thefolks who help keep us safe and, especiallyin the case of police officers, often put theirlives in jeopardy doing so. It is hard indeedto over-value these services.

But, why is it that those to whom we en-trust the education of our children and ourcountry’s future are valued so much less bythe Fairfax County School Board and Boardof Supervisors? Unlike police, firefightersand deputy sheriffs, many of whom makeover $100,000 per year, our teachers rarelycan afford to even live in the communitieswhere they teach because of their muchlower incomes. This I just do not under-stand.

P.S. There are another 800-plus FairfaxCounty employees also making over$100,000 per year. They are the heads ofdepartments, offices, and the many Countysemi-autonomous organizations — e.g. thePark Authority, Economic DevelopmentAuthority, Housing Authority, etc. — as wellas other well-paid denizens of the hugeFairfax County Government Center.

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who worked his farms and did his laborallowing him time to be a statesman. Hedid not free his slaves at his death. Enslavedfamilies were split up and sold to retire thedebt he left behind.

Visiting Montpelier today you can see themansion beautifully restored, including theupstairs room where Madison probably didhis writing about the Constitution. Thanksto important archaeological work you canvisit the area around the mansion wherethe slave quarters were located with sev-eral reproductions having been added inrecent years. A tour of Montpelier can beeye-opening for your children to contrastthe home of the owner with the quarters ofthe enslaved.

Nearby at Thomas Jefferson’s homeMonticello there is an expansion of the toursto include a slave tour. The tour guide saysvery clearly what was denied for genera-tions, that Jefferson fathered several chil-dren by Sally Hemings. Of the more than ahundred slaves owned by the writer of theDeclaration of Independence who said “allmen are created equal,” on his death onlythose slaves that he had fathered werefreed.

The historians at Montpelier call it “amore complete American story.” It is beingwritten way past time. While we need toacknowledge and embrace a history that isinclusive of the men and women who didthe work in founding our country, acknowl-edging the arbitrary distinctions of the pastwill make us stronger as a nation.

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The Reston Swim Team Association (RSTA) started a new seasonon Saturday, June 10, with a new league record in the men’s 15-18 age 200m Medley Relay by the Lake Newport team of CaseyStorch, Michael George, Jack Edgemond, and Zack Wang with atime of 1:55.15, besting a time set in 1999. The team also beatthe Lake Newport team record set in 2016.

Team records set on Saturday include:❖ The Glade Dolphins’ Women’s 11-12 age 100m Medley Relay

team of Kaitlin Mahon, Niki Chava, Clara Landeryou, and ErinIrlan set a new team record of 1:06.49, beating the previous recordset in 1999.

❖ Anna Redican of Lake Newport Lightning set a time of 32.85in women’s 15-18 age 50m Back, beating a record set in 2016.

Glade Dolphins 567,Autumnwood Piranhas 428

For Glade, double event winners were Andy Carro, Emilie Fiske, Eric Pan-Wang, Griffith Knowlton, Gypsy Schaefer, Karan Murari, Maggie Thomas,Maryn Arseculeratne, Niki Chava, Patrick O’Malley, Phoebe Warstler, SurajPedineedi, and Yanglan Xu. Triple event winners were Amanda Wagner, EvanPan-Wang, Marco Anguizola, Sophia Landeryou, and Zachary Wiemer.

For Autumnwood, double event winners were Anne Kennedy, James Lyon,Rachel Thompson, and William Bolster. Triple event winners were AndreySmiryagin, Anna E. Houck, Cooper Hill, and Diya Murthy.

Lake Audubon Barracudas 613,Lake Newport Lightning 509

For Lake Audubon, double event winners were Bethany Burke, DanielSpigarelli, Dennis Jackson, Emily Fritz, Erik Harriot, Griffin Scanlan, JoelHahn, Lenn Vikhman, Marley Mulvaney, Olivia Abbey, and Sophia Randall.Triple event winners were Kaliyana Haering, Matthew Fritz, Max Daum,Spencer Harris, and Suya Haering.

For Lake Newport, double event winners were Alexander Grover, BridgetBrennan, Casey Storch, Michael George, Ryan Giebel, and Zoe Van Winckel.Triple event winners were Anna Redican, Julia Wang, and Michael Zhou.

North Hills Hurricanes 609,Hunters Woods Marlins 484

For North Hills, double event winners were Ada Langston, Allison Boone,Bennett Shivers, Delia Alcorn, Evan J Zhang, Isabella Zhang, JosephSciortino, Katie Cazenas, Marlee Czarny, Natalie Flint, and SamanthaSciortino. Triple event winners were Evan D Zhang, Fiona Shaw, IlaydaBoucher, and Sarah Sciortino.

For Hunters Woods, double event winners were Daniel Li, John Byron,Sophia Yao, Trontour H Wang, Veera Houldsworth, and William N Harvey.Triple event winners were Andrew Li, Brian Zhou, Jack Henry Ham.

Ridge Heights Sharks 628,Lake Anne Stingrays 421

For Ridge Heights, double event winners were Ajay Gopi, Caley Duchak,Delaney Duchak, Edith Chaddock, Ethan McCrea, Hannah Lane, KatieFalcone, Kelsye Brown, Robert Deason, Sydney Parker, and Varun Phadke.Triple event winners were Alex Russell, Andrew Pierce, Evan Blase, HaileyBrown, Hailey Wang, Haley Caicedo, and Paige Sogandares.

For Lake Anne, double event winners were Aaron Cramer, Abigail Roscoe,Andy Chen, Ben Dealey, Charlotte Holmquist, Joseph Letteri, and SeanHenry. The triple event winners was Devin Truong.

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Glade Dolphins Women’s 11-12 age 100m MedleyRelay record-setting team, from left: Niki Chava,Clara Landeryou, Erin Irlan and Kaitlin Mahon.

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The 18th Annual Cappies Gala honoringhigh school theater was held Sunday,June 11 at The Kennedy Center in theDistrict. Winning the top prizes for the

Best Musical was West Potomac High School for “BillyElliot,” and winning Best Play was Duke EllingtonSchool of the Arts for “The Bluest Eye.” This year’sMasters of Ceremony were Judy Bowns and JanieStrauss with Erich DiCenzo and Phil Reid as LeadPlayers.

The show included 59 public and private highschools in Fairfax County, Arlington, Fauquier,Loudoun, Montgomery, and Prince William counties,and the Cities of Falls Church, Alexandria, and Wash-ington, D.C. This year’s awards were pretty muchevenly distributed across all of those regions. TheCappies season extended from late October to early

Gala Honors High School Theater

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The winner of the Female Vocalist Award isMely Megahed, “Beauty and the Beast,”South Lakes High School.

May.Cappies shows were attended, on average, by 45

student critics who wrote 300-599 word reviews.More than 300 student-written reviews were pub-lished or broadcast in local newspapers, includingThe Connection, Patch, Falls Church News Press,Times Community Newspapers, Loudoun Now, Mary-land Theatre Guide, and Fairfax County PublicSchools and other media.

The Cappies program was launched in the sum-mer of 1999 by Judy Bowns, the Theatre Arts re-source teacher with FCPS, and the late Bill Strauss(director, Capitol Steps), in cooperation with areatheater teachers, for the purpose of celebrating andbringing public acclaim to high school theater.

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The award for Comic Actress in a Musicalis Allie Lytle, “Guys and Dolls,” HerndonHigh School.

The winner of theCritics’ Team isMcLean HighSchool Team fromMcLean HighSchool. Frontrow: JessScarano, SyonaAyyankeril, EmilyLachow. Backrow: Julia Luigs,Emily Swett,Laras Kettner.

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