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McLean senior Lisa Murphy was named MVPof the Pohanka Chantilly Basketball Classic.
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NewsMcLean Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
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Plans for Arbor Row, a proposed 2.6 million square foot mixed use development. Build-ers Cityline Partners have submitted a redevelopment proposal to the county, whichwas approved Nov. 20.
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Metrorail Opening, DowntownProjects Set for 2013
A view of the mezzanine of the Spring HillMetrorail station, which is scheduled toopen in December 2013.
Improvement projects to open around McLean this year.By Alex McVeigh
The Connection
By the end of 2013, Tysons Corner is likelyto have four open Metrorail stations, partof Phase One of the Silver Line project.Coming along with the trains will be nu-
merous development projects all over Tysons Cor-ner.
According to the county’s Tysons Corner Task Force,there are currently 17 rezoning applications underreview, comprising 240 acres, or about 15 percent ofthe total acreage of Tysons Corner.
Along with development, parking is another pri-oritized issue under county examination, especiallywith little built up currently around the new stations.
Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) said theBoard of Supervisors has endorsed a request for in-terest from developers who might be interested inconstructing commuter parking lots in Tysons Cor-ner, and he called the response “very encouraging.”
Foust also said he believed the commuter lotswould increase Silver Line ridership as well as im-prove accessibility to the stations for McLean resi-dents who wish to ride the Metrorail.
The county is also seeking improved bus connec-tion around Tysons and Phase One Silver Line Sta-tions in general. This will include modifications to22 routes, the creation of six new routes and theelimination of eight routes. In Tysons Corner, therewill be a circulating bus system that will consist offive “link” routes that connect the Metro stations andother locations within Tysons.
The county will hold a series of public informa-tion meetings from January to May, and will spendJune modifying the plans based on received input.
The Board of Supervisors hopes to approve a planin July, and begin outreach programs to inform thepublic of the new services. The county says it plansto have bus service start the same day the Silver LinePhase One trains open for business.
In downtown McLean, work is continuing on theundergrounding of utilities along part of Old Domin-ion Drive and Chain Bridge Road. Phase One con-sisting of building ductwork, and was mostly com-plete at the end of November. Phase Two involvesthe laying of cables by Verizon, Dominion Power andCox Cable, and the county estimates it could takebetween six and nine months to complete.
New sidewalks will be installed as part of theproject, once the cables are in place. The McLeanRevitalization Project, a nonprofit formed in 1998,began applying for grants for the project back thesummer.
They were awarded a Federal Transportation En-hancement Grant that will fund brick and concretesidewalks, as well as pedestrian features such ascrosswalks at the intersection of Chain Bridge Roadand Old Dominion Drive.
“Downtown McLean has made great strides in thepast few years when it comes to its appearance, butas someone that walks from a nearby neighborhood,I’m hoping to see an improvement on that in 2013,”said Reilly Johnson of McLean. “Most of Old Domin-ion is very hard to cross the street on foot. With a lotof restaurants in places with underground parkinggarages that fill up quickly, they should be encour-aging people on foot.”
In August, cars are lined up on the Westpark Driveconnector in Tysons Corner to test the new 495Express Lanes.
Rt 29: From the air looking at Lee Highway, theexpress lanes southbound ramp gives motoristsoptions to Merrifield.
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Express Lanes Completed,Metrorail Arrives in 2013Something tocelebrate forarea motorists.
In 2012, the completion ofthe 495 Express Lanes andprogress made on Phase
One of the Dulles Metrorailwere something to celebrate forarea motorists faced with laneclosures and detours for thepast few years.
The opening of the 495 Ex-press Lanes was the biggesttransportation development in2012. Most of the 50 overpasseswere completed in 2011, andin the final year of construction,the Braddock Road andLeesburg Pike (Route 7) accessramps were completed. TheBraddock Road ramp is an ac-cess point for cars headingnorth on the express lanes. AtRoute 7, the ramp provides asouthbound access only. Bothramps feature 500-ton boxbeams that required multiplecranes and full road closures ofI-495. Pavement was laid forthe new lanes throughout thecorridor that are now generalpurpose lanes. Over the sum-mer, the electronic tolling sys-tem was tested and tweakswere ironed out in the controlcenter off Edsall Road in Alex-andria. The lanes opened justbefore Thanksgiving, earlier
than scheduled.The 23-mile Dulles Corridor
Metrorail Project is a two-phasedrail project that will give users aone-seat ride from Washington,D.C. to Dulles Airport. Phase Oneextends Metrorail servicethrough five new stations, fourin Tysons Corner and one atWiehle Avenue on the easternedge of Reston. Phase Two in-cludes six additional stationsfrom Wiehle Avenue to Route772 (Ashburn), serving RestonParkway, Herndon, Dulles Air-port and eastern LoudounCounty. The Metropolitan Wash-ington Airports Authority(MWAA) is building and manag-ing the project. Phase One isscheduled to open in fall 2013,and Phase Two in the followingyears.
Also in 2012, the I-66 Pave-ment Rehabilitation Project wascompleted. This project recon-structed 6.5 miles of deterio-rated pavement between Route50 and I-495. In Merrifield,Route 29 was widened to threelanes between Merilee Driveand I-495, and Gallows Roadwas widened to three lanesfrom Gatehouse Road to Pros-perity Avenue. Away from theTysons Corner area, VDOT wasalso working to rehabilitate thestructurally deficient BeulahRoad bridge over Wolftrap Runin Fairfax County.
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Musa, Braddock Supervisor John Cook, and Bill Murray at the check-in area for thehypothermia prevention shelter provided by Burke United Methodist Church on Friday,Dec. 21.
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Barbara Nowak, a volun-teer organizer for BurkeUnited Methodist Church’sHypothermia PreventionShelter, sorts sleepingpallets in the church’slibrary on Friday, Dec. 21.
Arthur Garret, 29, a clientat the hypothermia preven-tion shelter provided byBurke United MethodistChurch on Friday, Dec. 21,said his goal is to become aboxer. “I have goals. I wantto make the Olympic boxingteam… It’s never too late.”
How You Can Help❖During the 2010-2011 winter season, approximately 1,025 residents
sought shelter through Fairfax County’s Hypothermia Prevention Program,in partnership with other agencies.
❖FACETS’ Hypothermia Prevention Season is Nov. 21 through March 17.FACETS served more than 219 clients last season.
❖Volunteers of America Chesapeake (VOA) Baileys Crossroad’s Hypoth-ermia Program served more than 442 clients last season and an additional84 clients in their other winter seasonal programs for a total of 526 clients.
❖Reston Interfaith’s Embry Rucker Community Shelter (ERCS) operatesthree separate winter programs. The ERCS Winter North County Programand winter seasonal programs served over 298 clients last season.
❖The Homeless Healthcare Program (HHP) has four nurse practitionersfrom the Fairfax County Health Department providing free flu shots duringHypothermia Prevention season.
❖For more information on Fairfax County’s Hypothermia Prevention Pro-gram, go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless/partnerupdate/partnership-highlights-hyposeason2011-12.htm.
❖For FACETS weekly hypothermia prevention shelter updates, go towww.facetcares.org or call FACETS at 703-352-5090 Ext. 302.
❖To learn more about FACETS Hypothermia Prevention and Response Pro-gram, or to donate to the program, contact Jerrianne Anthony at703-865-4252 or email at [email protected].
❖What should you do if you see a homeless person at night?“If you see an unsheltered person at night, and you think they could be at
risk of hypothermia, call the county’s non-emergency phone line at 703-691-2131, TTY 711. County emergency personnel will determine which shelteroption is best in the situation,” said Dean Klein, director of the FairfaxCounty’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness.
A night at Burke United Methodist Church’shypothermia prevention shelter.
By Victoria Ross
The Connection
Musa L. gentlydraped a blanketover his wife,and promised
her the new year would be betterfor both of them. She was sleep-ing on a foam pallet at the BurkeUnited Methodist Church. Musaand his wife were among nearly40 homeless adults seeking shel-ter from the frigid temperatures atthe church on Friday, Dec. 21.
An immigrant from Senegal,Musa said he and his wife, who isoriginally from Florida, are home-less for the first time in their lives.He said both have jobs in FairfaxCounty, but they fled their apart-ment in November when a room-mate threatened their safety.Since then, they have been stay-ing at The Lamb Center during theday, a daytime drop-in center forthe poor and homeless in centralFairfax County.
“We slept in our car the last fewnights, but it was just too cold to-night,” Musa said. “This churchprovides a wonderful service. Weare able to get a meal and a safe,warm place to sleep. They alsogive you gift cards for food. Theymake you feel welcome, like youare still a person. ”
After his wife went to sleep, Musa
chatted with Supervisor John Cook(R-Braddock) who attends thechurch and helped organize its hy-pothermia prevention program.
“No one should have to sleepin the cold and risk hypothermia,”Cook said.
EACH YEAR hundreds of indi-viduals living on the streets, incars, and abandoned buildings inFairfax County search for shelterfrom the bitter winter weather,said Amanda Andere, executive di-rector of FACETS, a local nonprofitorganization coordinating thecounty’s hypothermia preventionefforts.
Beginning in late November,FACETS works with more than 40faith communities to offer safeplaces to sleep and nutritiousmeals to men and women who arehomeless through its HypothermiaPrevention and Response Pro-gram. FACETS program is one offive operated across Fairfax andFalls Church in partnership withthe Fairfax County government.
Barbara Nowak, a realtor withLong & Foster, was a key organizerof BUMC’s program, which pro-vided hypothermia relief fromDec. 16 to Dec. 23.
“I make a living helping peoplefind homes, and I’ve done prettywell,” Nowak said “This is not justabout how much money is in your
account. This program has made memore aware of the lack of afford-able housing, and the effects of fore-closures and short sales, and howpeople are suffering as a result ofthe downturn in the economy.”
Nowak and her husband, GerryStaudt, helped recruit more than130 church members for thechurch’s program and organizedtraining sessions that helped vol-unteers learn more about FACETSand ways to help the homeless.“We want to make sure our guestsare safe and feel welcomed,”Nowak said.
During its program, the churchopened its doors at 5:30 p.m., andprovided transportation to andfrom Fair Oaks Mall in the morn-ing and late afternoon. Severalvolunteers, as well as a FACETSstaff person, checked guests in tothe shelter, and helped them findbedding, clothes and other neces-sities, as well as serving a hot mealand dessert. Alcohol, drugs andweapons are prohibited and lightsare out at 10 p.m.
Nowak, who has lived in FairfaxCounty since 1976, said she isgrateful for the opportunity to helpothers. “During the first night,when all the volunteers were get-ting the church ready for ourguests, I truly felt like God wasgiving us patience, kindness andgentleness… we were physically
exhausted but mentally exuberantas we transformed the church,”she said.
LAST SPRING, Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova (D-at-large)—along with non-profit leaders andother county officials—held a se-ries of information sessions to ad-dress rumors and concerns thatthe county would shut down itshypothermia shelters this winter -and shut out many homeless resi-dents—because of fire code viola-tions.
Bulova said Fairfax County was“committed to serving the home-less population in a way that iscompassionate and ensures theirsafety.”
Cook said only two churches—instead of the rumored 18—weredeemed unsafe to host hypother-
mia prevention programs.“Most of the issues were simple
ones that could be easily rem-edied, like installing smoke detec-tors,” Cook said. “Everyone had totake deep breath. There’s a signifi-cant commitment on the county’spart to work through these issues.”
Last year, there were no hypo-thermia-related deaths in FairfaxCounty. But as temperatures con-tinued to drop below freezing dur-ing the last week of 2012, the firstcold weather-related death of thewinter season was reported byMaryland state health officials. OnDec. 24, an elderly homeless manin Frederick County, Md., died ofhypothermia.
“It’s a tragedy when it happensanywhere. That’s what FairfaxCounty, our faith communities andnon-profit partners are workinghard to prevent,” Cook said.
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Seen here, cutting a ribbon to open the new office are, from left: Marcia Twomey, presi-dent of the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce; Craig Durosko, founder and chair-man of Sun Design; Bob Gallagher, president of Sun Design; and John Foust, member ofthe Fairfax Country Board of Supervisors. Sun Design recently was named, for thesecond year in a row, among the region’s best places to work.
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opened its second Northern Virginia office, this one on Elm Street in McLean. The company hosted an openhouse (Thursday, Nov. 29) co-sponsored by the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce.
Susan Stillman, John Dukovich, Ivy Main, RogerDietrich and Keith Bonney showed their support forgreen transit and the Sierra Club at Winterfest
Sierra Club Marches in Supportof Transit Oriented Development
Sierra Club members, friendsand neighbors from McLeanand surroundings celebrated atthe Winterfest Parade on Sun-day, Dec. 2. The Sierra Clubshowed their support for masstransit with a homemade traincar, recycled from a refrigera-tor box. Roger Dietrich andKeith Bonney powered the trainand evoked cheers from the
parade bystanders as they ap-proached the reviewing stand.
The train car float accompa-nied by bicycle riding SierraClub volunteers support thegroup’s goals of encouraginggreen transportation and SmartGrowth and supporting masstransit and Transit OrientedDevelopment planning forTyson’s Corner.
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Challenges Facing Dranesville in 2013Supervisor John W. Foust (D-Dranesville) discussesNew Year’s expectations.
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John W. Foust
What are the most im-portant issues orchallenges facing
your district and Fairfax County to-day?”
Supervisor John W. Foust, (D-Dranesville)
“In 2013, we will again confrontmany challenges, at the countylevel as well as in the McLean,Great Falls, Herndon, Falls Churchand Vienna communities in theDranesville District. I will continueto address our challenges by seek-ing input and suggestions from myconstituents and by working withmy excellent staff to provide lead-ership. Some of the more signifi-cant issues I expect to deal with in2013 are discussed below.
❖ Challenge: adequately fundessential county services and in-frastructure needs.
We are still in a multi-year eco-nomic downturn. Our ongoingchallenge is to maintain the levelof services county residents expectand to make the infrastructure in-vestments we need while protect-ing county taxpayers.
Since I took office in 2008, wehave cut tens of millions of dol-
lars from the county operatingbudget without serious reductionsin the county’s support for publicschools and other essential ser-vices like police, fire and rescue,and programs that serve the mem-bers of our community who aremost in-need. At the same time weare struggling to maintain ser-vices, we are facing the need forsubstantial investment and re-in-vestment in infrastructure likeroads, transit, schools, storm wa-ter management and other publicfacilities.
As vice chairman of the Board’sBudget Committee, I will continueto emphasize reducing costs byimproving efficiencies and focus-ing on our core services. And aschairman of the board’s AuditCommittee, I will continue to workclosely with the auditor to theboard to review county programsand financial policies to improvetheir cost effective operation.
I will also continue to work withthe community to establish ourbudget priorities and address ourbudget challenges. As I have donefor the past four budget cycles, Ihave convened my citizen budget
task force. The members are meet-ing and hearing presentations byvarious county and FCPS officials.The task force will prepare a re-port that will be presented to meearly in 2013. I will share the re-port with my colleagues on theboard as we develop and adopt thefinal budget. I will also conveneseveral public meetings to solicitcommunity input on budget pri-orities prior to budget adoption.
❖ Challenge: meet the needs ofthe rapidly increasing segment ofour population over the age of 65.
In 1970, only 3 percent ofFairfax County residents were age65 or older. By 2003, the percent-age had increased to 8.4 percent.By 2020, it is projected that therewill be more than 136,000 personsage 65 or older living in thecounty, nearly 12 percent of thetotal population. To address thespecial needs of older residents,my staff and I are working closelywith community groups in GreatFalls, Herndon and McLean. Weare exploring concepts and ideasto better understand and meet theneeds of seniors in the DranesvilleDistrict and to facilitate ‘aging in
place’ in our community.❖ Challenge: provide bus, pe-
destrian and bicycle access to theSilver Line Metro stations andcommuter parking at the TysonsMetro stations.
In 2013, I will continue to workon improving access to the futureTysons Metrorail stations.Through a significant public out-reach process, we have identifiedbus transit, pedestrian and bicycleimprovements that are needed toprovide improved access to the sta-tions. Significant funding has been
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Making the Tysons Metro sta-tions accessible for residents whocan only get to the stations by driv-ing their cars is also one of my pri-orities. There were no dedicatedpublic parking garages included inthe original Tysons Metro Stationsplans. At my request, the Board ofSupervisors directed staff to studyways to identify commuter park-ing possibilities near the Tysonsstations. Recently, the board en-dorsed the Metrorail Interim Park-ing Request for Interest (RFI).That RFI establishes a streamlinedprogram that allows interestedproperty owners to provide pri-vately-run commuter parking lotsnear Metro stations in Tysons. Sev-eral property owners have alreadyexpressed interest in the programand it is my goal that one or moreparking lots will be operational bythe time Metro service comes toTysons in December, 2013.
With the approaching construc-tion of Dulles Metrorail PhaseTwo, I will also be working withthe county and the Town of
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bus, pedestrian and bicycle con-nectivity between the futureHerndon area Metrorail stationsand surrounding communities.
❖ Challenge: Make Dranesvillemore accessible and safe for allpedestrians and bicyclists.
Many Dranesville residents wantto be able to leave their cars in thegarage and walk or bicycle to theirdestinations. Making Dranesvillemore pedestrian and bicycle-friendly has been one of my toppriorities. My office has workedwith citizen groups across theDranesville District to identifyprojects, set priorities and obtainfunding for sidewalk, trail and bi-cycle projects. As a result of ourcollaborative efforts, numerousprojects have been completed. In2013, several more projects willget underway, including trailsalong Georgetown Pike, pedes-trian improvements and traffic-calming on Walker Road, and twonew trails on Lewinsville Road thatwill complete missing links to pro-vide continuous, safe pedestrianaccess from Dolley Madison Bou-levard to the intersection ofLewinsville Road and Spring HillRoad.”
Letter to the Editor
To The Editor:The way the ExpressLanes
system is set up at this time,there is no way that we canknow the traffic conditions onRoute 495 prior to entering thehighway. This means that wemust make an uninformed de-cision whether to use theExpressLanes and pay the tollor take our chance taking thestandard route. When one con-siders how technologically ad-vanced we are in this area, onewould think that having someinformative signs prior to theentrances to Route 495 wouldbe obvious. Without signs in-forming us what the traffic situ-ation is on 495, we are left with-
out a chance to make an in-formed decision. This is simplywrong. We buy products andservices every day for whichthere is enough informationavailable to us that we canmake intelligent and informeddecisions whether to buy theproduct or service. In the caseof the ExpressLanes, we haveno information to help us makea decision. We simply must takeour chances and sometimesspend money unnecessarily. Iurge all readers to voice theirconcern over this issue to VDOTand your local representatives.
Robert CoxMcLean
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The Langley High SchoolChoral Departmenthosted their annual Re-
naissance Feaste Dec. 7 and 8 atthe Capital Church in Vienna. Theannual show is the culmination of
The Langley High School Or-chestra presented “A MusicalJourney to Germany” on Dec.11. This concert was made pos-sible by grants from the FairfaxSymphony Orchestra’s SCOREprogram and the Langley HighSchool PTSA. Under the batonof guest conductor GlennQuader, members of the FairfaxSymphony joined the studentmusicians to perform works byBeethoven, Schubert andBrahms. Each piece was intro-duced in German and English bystudents in the German HonorsSociety.
Playing side-by-side with pro-fessional musicians with Mr.Quader conducting was a tre-mendous opportunity for theLangley orchestra students. Vio-list Sara Ibrahim, a junior, said,“Having the Fairfax Symphonyplay with us was really great. Weall truly appreciate the time theyinvested in us. I think the en-couragement from the profes-sionals motivated us to strive toa higher level.”
Senior violinist DarcyDavidson explained why she en-joyed playing for guest Conduc-
exemplary conductor, and hisensemble of winds and brassreally brought a sense of gran-deur.”
Senior violinist Kevin Tan re-ceived a standing ovation for hisperformance of Pablo Sarasate’s“Zigeunerweisen” with theChamber Orchestra, conductedby Dr. Scott McCormick. Theconcert included the premiere ofa work for string orchestra com-posed by senior Paul Li,“Orpheus: Reise in dieUnterwelt.” Ms. Bo-Min Son di-rected the Freshman Orchestrain the Brandenburg ConcertoNo. 3 by Bach.
Chigaya Sakai and GeorgePrestoy played Brahms’ Hungar-ian Dance No. 1 on piano. PaulLi and Theron Masters per-formed Brahms’ Waltzes andDances on piano. Senior violistJ.J. Stevens played the organ inBach’s Tocatta in D Minor.
The Langley High School Or-chestra is grateful to the gener-ous donors, sponsors and volun-teers who made the concert andSilent Auction successful.
— Susan McQuade
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WEDNESDAY/JAN. 2Robert Gilbert Exhibit. 10 a.m.-9
p.m., at the Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.Gilbert’s 30 original paintings ofManhattan on display and for sale.www.robertgilbertsart.com.
Sandy Hook Remembrance Vigil.6:30-8 p.m., at “the Rock” at JamesMadison High School, Vienna.Student Kirsten Weisner leads a vigilin memory of the victims of SandyHook to honor and pray for familiesand the community of Newton, CT;the event will also feature a time fordiscussion for positive actions thecommunity can express in reaction tothe tragedy. 703-319-2426.
State Senators and Delegates atTown Hall Forum. 7:30-9:30 p.m.at the McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. Sen.Favola (D-31), Sen. Howell (D-32),Del. Brink (D-48), Del. Comstock (D-34), Del. Keam (D-35) and Del. Scott(D-53) speak at the McLean CitizensAssociation meeting on the upcominglegislative session; the officials willalso answer questions and hearresident’s concerns in an extendedquestion and answer period.www.mcleancitizens.org.
SATURDAY/JAN. 5The Capitol Steps. 8 p.m., at the
Alden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Bipartisan comedyaddressing the question for Januaryfollowing an election year: “What newmaterial will the Steps come up withnow?” $45; $35, McLean districtresidents. 703-790-0123 orwww.aldentheatre.org.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 9Silent Film Series. 7:30 p.m., at
McLean Community Center, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. A film calledW.C. Fields and Will Rogers featurescomedy and mishaps set at adrugstore; Part of the silent film seriesat the community center.www.aldentheatre.org.
THURSDAY/JAN. 10Author Rachel Simmons on
Relationships. At the Flint HillSchool, 3320 Jermantown Road,Oakton. The New York Timesbestselling author Odd Girl Out: TheHidden Culture of Aggression in Girlsand The Curse of the Good Girl:Raising Authentic Girls with Courageand Confidence works with studentsand parents on Jan. 10 and 11. 703-584-2391.
Michela Mansuino ArtistDemonstration. 10 a.m.-noon., atVienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St.,NW, Vienna. Realist MichelaMansuino, a member of Great FallsStudios considers a painting to be awindow through which one sees abeautiful motif. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.
FRIDAY/JAN. 1121st Annual Economic Conference.
7:15-11:45 a.m., at McLean HiltonTysons Corner, 7920 Jones BranchDrive, McLean. Presented by CardinalBank and George Mason University.Free for 2012-2013 paid alumnimembers, LLP ’12 and ELI/LFI ’13members. Register by Jan. 3 [email protected]/
JAN. 12Healthy Living Workshop: Taming
the Toxins. 9-30 a.m.-noon, atSalud, The Healthy Pantry, 1137
Walker Road, Great Falls. Theworkshop includes tips on living ahealthier life and minimizing yourtoxic load; free $5 gift card to Salud,The Healthy Pantry included. $49;$88 for two. www.jodacoolidge.com.
SUNDAY/JAN. 13Winner’s Wall Art Display. 10 a.m.-4
p.m., at Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant Street, NW, Vienna. Duringthe month of January, the Vienna ArtsSociety will feature a wall of pieces byartists who won awards at the 43rdannual Treasury of Art; refreshmentsincluded. 703-319-3971 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 16Grace Pettis and Pierce Pettis. 8
p.m., at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.E, Vienna. The father and daughtersinger-songwriters, both winners ofthe New Folk Award, play a showtogether. www.jamminjava.com.
SATURDAY/JAN. 19Oratorical Contest. 10 a.m., at the
Vienna American Legion, 330 CenterSt. N., Vienna. High school studentscan register by Jan. 11 to participate.703-867-1285 [email protected].
Entertainment
Bob Gilbert, Phantom and West Side, oil.
Manhattan ExhibitOpens at Library
Robert Gilbert’s 30 original paintings ofManhattan grace the walls of Great Falls Li-brary from Wednesday, Jan. 2 through Feb.1 from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. The library is locatedat 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Thepaintings on display are available for pur-chase. www.robertgilbertsart.com.
Photo by Steve Niu
Members of the Langley High School Chorus perform attheir annual Renaissance Feaste Dec. 8 at the CapitalChurch in Vienna.
Chorus Hosts Renaissance FeasteLangley choral departmentperforms annual 16th century show.
the choir’s holiday schedule, whichalso included the tree lighting inGreat Falls and at the National Ca-thedral in Washington, D.C.
The feaste was more than just astandard concert for the choir, in
additional to several Renaissance-era songs, the group put on a showwith other 16th century entertain-ment, led by the Madrigals.
Students even served the fami-lies in attendance, all while wear-ing period costumes of 16th cen-tury servers, jesters, minstrels andmusicians.
The Madrigals are a 24-studentensemble that specializes in Re-naissance music, mostly sung acappella.
Langley Presents ‘A Musical Journey to Germany’
German language studentLaura Grems introduces theFreshman Orchestra inGerman and in English.
tor Glenn Quader. She said, “I feelas though each orchestra reallywatched him and responded to hiscues . . . with him conducting us Ithink we played the best we everhave.” Violinist Christopher Quion,a junior, summed up the experi-ence: “Maestro Glenn Quader is an
Guest ConductorGlenn Quaderprepares to conductthe Langley HSOrchestra.
Violinist Kevin Tanreceived a standingovation for hisperformance of“Zigeunerweisen”by Pablo Sarasate.
Photos by
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Wellbeing
The Quest for Youth and Beauty
Hiba Hakki, pictured with her husband plastic surgeonAyman Hakki, M.D., is among those who use cosmeticprocedures to help keep the signs of aging at bay.
Spending billions of dollars to improve one’s appearance.
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Hiba Hakki reclines onan exam table as aphysician picks up asyringe with his la-
tex-gloved hand and points it ather face. He inserts the needle intothe flesh around her eyes. Shecringes slightly. This is a Botox in-jection, just one of the cosmeticprocedures Hakki undergoes forthe sake of beauty.
“There is a slight burning sen-sation,” said Hakki, who is 58. “Butit’s like anything else that wewomen do for our appearance thatwe dread. The needles are veryfine so it’s not too bad.”
Hakki is devoted to maintaininga polished appearance, whichdoesn’t include “crow’s feet,”frown lines, enlarged pores, sag-ging breasts, discolored teeth oreven chipped nail polish. She is notalone in her desire to look her best.A recent survey by the AmericanSociety of Aesthetic Plastic Sur-gery (ASAPS) shows that morethan half of all Americans, regard-less of income, approve of cos-metic plastic surgery, and spentnearly $10 billion on cosmetic pro-cedures last year. ASAPS says thatBotox (Botulinum Toxin Type A)injections top the list of the mostpopular non-surgical cosmetic pro-cedures, followed by hyaluronicacid, laser hair removal,microdermabrasion, and IPL (in-tense pulsed light) laser treatment.
“There is a societal pressure tolook young and beautiful,” ex-plained Arlington resident LindaGulyn, Ph.D., a Marymount Uni-versity psychologist who teachesabout the natural process of ag-ing from a social-psychologicalperspective. “Some people have atougher time growing older thanothers, and they look for ways toslow down the natural change.”
Candice Early, a spokespersonfor the Arlington and Reston of-fices of plastic surgeon andMcLean resident Dr. WendyGottlieb, M.D., says that laser hairremoval is one of the treatmentsmost commonly requested by pa-tients in her practice. “The laserfocuses on the hair bulb under theskin and kills it so that it will notgrow back,” said Early. “I did it onmy underarms seven years agoand I still don’t have underarmhair.”
Hakki, whose husband is plasticsurgeon Dr. Ayman Hakki, M.D.,admits that the procedure is notpain-free. “If you can imaginesnapping rubber bands on your
skin, that is what it feels like,” shesaid. “Laser hair removal is not aone time treatment. Multiple treat-ments are needed for it to be ef-fective. You need a lot of moneyand a lot of time.”
For those seeking to rid theirface of wrinkles, age spots andacne scars, microdermabrasion isan option. During the procedure,an esthetician uses a hand-helddevice that emits crystals onto theskin’s surface and polishes it. “Itpeels off the top layers of skin toreveal new skin cells,” said Early.“It temporarily damages skin andtakes about a week to heal. At first,it looks like really bad sunburn onyour face.”
During an IPL laser treatment,an esthetician uses a hand-helddevice to administer the bright-light treatment. “It’s like laser re-surfacing for the face,” said Early.“It tightens and rejuvenates theskin, but you need several treat-ments. It helps with age spots andmakes the face firmer and moreyouthful.”
Fillers like Restylane andHylaform are sought-after weap-ons for those seeking fuller lips orwrinkle-free skin. Hyaluronic acid,
the key ingredient in these fillers,is produced naturally in the body,but decreases as one gets older.
“I’ve had fillers distributed allover my face. If you use just a littlebit, others will never know it wasdone,” said Hakki. “I have used fill-ers to plump my lips, but I have tobe careful not to get too much be-cause I don’t want to look likeDonald Duck.”
Using cosmetic procedures inmoderation is the key, say experts,to maintaining a natural look. “Theoveruse of Botox, for example, canmake a person look like a lion,” saidEarly. “We can spot people who areaddicted to cosmetic proceduresand we turn those people away. Ifwe look at you and feel that youdon’t need a procedure, we won’tgive it to you.”
Gulyn adds, “Our societyequates youth with beauty, butthere is a line between doingthings that freshen your appear-ance and putting yourself at risk.You have to determine whether ornot you’re putting yourself atphysical risk, disrupting your fam-ily or preventing yourself fromadapting to the natural changes ofaging.”
George Mason University students get a cardiovascu-lar workout on the school’s Fairfax campus. JoelMartin, PhD, professor of kinesiology at GeorgeMason University suggests that those embarking onan exercise routine start at a low level of intensity.
Developing a CardioWorkout PlanExperts say benefits includeweight loss and decreased heartdisease risk.
Photo courtesy of George Mason University
By Marilyn Campbell
The Connection
During Martin McKay’sannual physical ex-amination shortly be-
fore the holidays, his doctorsuggested that he consider in-tensifying his cardiovascularexercise routine.
“It was kind of funny becausethere’s nothing to intensify. Idon’t do cardio workouts,” saidMcKay, who lives in NorthPotomac, Md. “I don’t work outat all for that matter.”
The Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention recom-mends that healthy adults getat least 150 minutes of moder-ate aerobic activity or 75 min-utes of vigorous aerobic activ-ity each week. The benefits in-clude weight control and a de-creased risk of heart disease.
For those like McKay whoaren’t engaged in cardio exer-cises, experts say begin slowly.“The person should plan onstarting slow, and gradually in-creasing the number of minutesper week or days per week,”said Joel Martin, PhD, profes-sor of kinesiology at GeorgeMason University. “During theinitial weeks they should planon exercising at a low intensitylevel until their body adapts tothe new stress it is being ex-posed to. Many people makethe mistake of pushing them-selves way too hard in the be-ginning and end up gettinghurt.”
Martin says that those who
are not currently engaged informal exercise should begin bylimiting themselves to walking20-30 minutes each day for twoweeks. “The next step would beto mix in some short jogs withtheir walking regimen,” he said.“After that, they can move onto doing several short runs perweek. Once they are able to runtwo to three miles at least threetimes per week at an easy pacethen they can start worryingabout increasing the intensityof their runs.”
THIS STRATEGY APPLIESnot only to running but alsocycling, swimming, and otherforms of cardio exercise. In fact,Martin recommends thatpeople not limit themselves toone form of exercise.
“Running two days a week andswimming one day would also bea good idea,” said Martin.
Experts acknowledge thatgetting aerobic exercise mightbe more challenging duringwinter months. “You may not beable to go running or swimmingduring the cold winter season,but you can do other physicalactivities like dancing [or] iceskating,” said Rosa Ganey,Burke resident and nurse healtheducator for Fairfax CountyHealth Network. “If you’re amember of a gym, try takingclasses.”
Stay motivated by settingsmall goals. “Once a personreaches [the first] goal theyshould set a new one,” saidMartin.
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Churchill Road students Amanda Riddle and Maddie Faustask former NASA astronaut Dr. Mary Cleave some ques-tions one on one at the conclusion of her presentation.
Former AstronautComes to Churchill RoadC
hurchill Road’s GEMS(Girls Excelling in Mathand Science) hosted a
very special guest speaker at theirDec. 12 meeting. CRS parent JaneRiddle arranged for former NASAastronaut Dr. Mary Cleave, a vet-eran of two space flights on theshuttle Atlantis, to come andspeak with the students about herexperiences as an astronaut andthe opportunities available togirls who excel in science. She en-couraged the students to devoteas much time as they could toSTEM (Science, Technology, En-gineering and Math) classes inschool to pursue outside oppor-tunities in robotics and engineer-ing, as available. When club spon-sors Corinne Reilly and RonnieRaju asked why she thought sci-
ence was so important, Dr. Cleaveresponded:
“It’s so much fun. You get towork on interesting things onteams. It’s all about working withother people, collaboration andsolving problems.”
Sarah Rice, Churchill sixthgrader, enjoyed the speaker andsaid, “Before [Dr. Cleave’s visit],being an astronaut did not reallyappeal to me, but her visit toChurchill Road made me thinkabout it much more.”
On a lighter note, when asked ifthe food was good, Dr. Cleave said,“It’s not great. You don’t go tospace for the food,” but the viewwas. She said it was “amazing tosit in the shuttle and look downover the United States every 7.5minutes.”
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Cooper Offers a Helping HandO
n Tuesday, Nov. 20, Cooper MiddleSchool students worked together to as-semble Hygiene Kits as part of nation-
wide Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts. Cooper Li-brarian Leslie Psaltis and Special EducationTeacher Roberta Richie organized the efforts af-ter realizing the magnitude of devastation in NewJersey and New York the day after HurricaneSandy swept through the Northeast Coast.
All Cooper students participated by contribut-ing items needed in the kits in the weeks immedi-ately following the storm and packaging the kits.The items were laid out systematically on long,rectangular tables in the library to allow studentsto form an assembly line, which proved to be anefficient way of packaging a large number of kitsin a timely manner.
“We tried to use this opportunity to teach stu-dents unit of service and assembly lines that theylearn in history class,” said Psaltis. “The studentsput together 200 kits in just half an hour.”
The kits included one wide tooth comb, one newhand towel, one new wash cloth, one toothbrushin its original package, one nail clipper, one barof soap and six standard-sized band aids.
Working with the Church World Service, Psaltisand Richie organized for the packages of kits tobe taken to New Windsor, Md., the location of aWHO warehouse, where the kits will be trans-ported and distributed as needed.
Thanks to the generosity of Cooper students andtheir families, at least 474 kits have been packaged.
—Jen Benitz
As of Tuesday,Nov. 27, 408kits had beenmade, with atleast 70 moreleft to be madein the days tofollow.
Four students performed their fifthannual Holiday Piano and Violin concertat Chesterbrook Residences, an assistedliving community in McLean, on Sunday,Dec. 2. Aaliyah Booker from McLeanHigh School, Julia Kushan from SaintJohn Academy, Matthew Gregory fromLongfellow Middle School and AaronGrossman from Cooper Middle Schoolplayed a variety of classical, spiritual andholiday music, including Concert in GMinor by Vivaldi, La Folia by Corelli andtraditional songs such as Be Thou MyVision, Joy to the World, Silent Night,
Performing, Listening at ChesterbrookHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmasand Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.
Mary Anne Brockington, director ofactivities, welcomed the performersback to Chesterbrook Residences. “Ourresidents were very excited about theHoliday concert. They have enjoyedwatching the students’ musical talentsgrow over the past few years. The per-formance was inspiring and filledChesterbrook Residences and our resi-dents with holiday cheer. Theperformance reflected the true spirit ofthis holiday, a time for giving to others.”
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Sports
McLean Girls’ BasketballWins Chantilly TournamentMurphy named MVP, Lee makes all-tournament team.
By Jon Roetman
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The McLean girls’ bas-ketball team enteredSaturday’s PohankaChantilly Basketball
Classic championship contestriding a five-game winningstreak.
The Highlanders quicklyshowed they had no interest inslowing down.
McLean jumped out to a 16-2lead against George Mason andcruised to a 59-32 victory on Dec.29 at Chantilly High School, giv-ing the Highlanders their firstPohanka Classic title.
McLean beat Georgetown Visi-tation, 40-35, in the semifinals onDec. 28 and defeated MillsGodwin, 41-30, on Dec. 27.
“It feels great to have this bigwin going into district play,” McLean senior LisaMurphy said, “… and to win this tournament gives usa lot of momentum going into the rest of the season.”
MURPHY, a 6-foot-1 forward, was named tourna-ment Most Valuable Player. She scored 13 points andgrabbed four rebounds against George Mason, andaveraged 14.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per contestfor the three-day event.
Murphy and 6-foot-2 junior Maia Lee provideMcLean with a formidable duo in the paint. Lee, whowas named to the all-tournament team, averaged 9.3points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the tour-nament, including a 13-point, eight-rebound effortagainst George Mason.
“Lisa knows whenever I pass her the ball she’llmake it, so I trust her,” Lee said. “And then she trustsme to make shots whenever she passes to me, sowe’re always on the same page.”
Murphy and Lee combined for 10 points during
McLean’s 16-2 run to open thegame, and scored 20 of the High-landers’ 28 first-half points.
“The tandem of those twoworking together and starting tolearn how to work together wasvery apparent today,” McLeanhead coach Mike O’Brien said,“and is going to be a foundationof what we build off of.”
After falling behind by 14 early,George Mason battled back withan 11-2 run that stretched intothe second quarter. McLean an-swered with an 18-3 run, cappedby a Shellie Kaniut bucket in thethird quarter, giving the High-landers a 36-16 lead. McLean ledby as many as 29 points in thesecond half.
Kaniut scored 10 points againstthe Mustangs. Elena Karakozoff andMelanie Becher each scored fivepoints and Cami Prock added four.
“That’s what’s great about our team; we have somany threats—we have threats in the post, we havethreats in our guards,” Murphy said. “Definitely, wealways want to try to exploit what we have.”
George Mason senior Stephanie Cheney scored 15points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
MCLEAN WON its season opener against Woodson,50-40, on Nov. 29, but lost Lee to a left knee injury.With Lee sidelined, the Highlanders dropped theirnext three contests. With Lee back on the court,McLean has won six in a row and enters 2013 with a7-3 record, including 1-1 in the Liberty District. TheHighlanders will travel to face Madison at 7:30 p.m.on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
“When we lost those three games, I think we wereall pretty down,” Murphy said. “But we’ve gone on awinning streak right now and winning this tourna-ment I think brings a lot of confidence to everyoneon the team.”
The McLean girls’ basketball team won the 2012 Pohanka Chantilly Basketball Classicon Dec. 29 at Chantilly High School.
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Xavier Ryan, seen against South Lakes on Dec. 14,and the Langley boys’ basketball team finishedrunner-up at The George Long Holiday Hoop Tourna-ment at Wakefield High School.
Langley FinishesRunner-Up at WakefieldSaxons boys’ basketball teamenters 2013 with 9-2 record.
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The Langley boys’ bas-ketball team beatCalvert Hall and
battled Ballou through doubleovertime to reach the champi-onship game of the GeorgeLong Holiday Hoop Tourna-ment at Wakefield High School.
With the tournament title onthe line, however, the Saxonswere buried by a barrage ofTheodore Roosevelt 3-pointersen route to a lopsided loss.
Roosevelt, ranked No. 15 inthe Washington Post top 20, de-feated No. 19 Langley, 69-37,on Dec. 28. The Saxons’ 2-3zone defense was no match forRoosevelt’s perimeter sharp-shooting as the Rough Ridersknocked down 11 3-pointers.
“First off, they’re really good.Let’s be honest, they’re really,really good,” Langley headcoach Travis Hess said. “No. 2,we were clearly fatigued. Adouble-overtime game lastnight really took a lot out of us.To play three games in threedays with our limited depth hadan impact. We were just tired.And more than anything, theyshot an unbelievable percent-age from 3. Hats off to them.”
Langley hung around early,
trailing 13-9 at the end of thefirst quarter and 28-20 at half-time. A Brad Dotson putbackpulled Langley within six at 28-22 early in the third, butRoosevelt started to pull awaywith a flurry of 3-pointers, to-taling eight in the second half.
After a 7-0 start, the Saxonssuffered their first defeat: a 49-37 loss to Fairfax on Dec. 21.Langley then beat Calvert Hall,52-39, in the opening round ofthe Wakefield tournament onDec. 26, and Ballou, 66-65, indouble overtime on Dec. 27 be-fore losing to Roosevelt. Againstthe Rough Riders, Dotson ledLangley with 16 points. Juniorguard Garrett Collier finishedwith seven points and seniorguard Justin Galiani finishedwith six.
Collier was named to the all-tournament team.
“This tournament has beenabsolutely fantastic for us,”Hess said. “We could not haveplayed in a better holiday tour-nament in terms of competition.The grit and toughness that wegot out of this is really, reallygood for us.”
Langley will return to actionwith a Liberty District roadgame against Stone Bridge at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4. TheSaxons are 2-1 in district play.
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McLean Little League hasformed a ChallengerDivision for local youth
with special needs for the springof 2013. The Challenger Divisionformat was established by LittleLeague in 1989 to “ . . . enable boysand girls with physical and men-tal challenges, ages 4-18 . . . toenjoy the game of baseball alongwith millions of other childrenwho participate in the sport world-wide.”
McLean Little League will placeplayers on teams and pair eachplayer with their own volunteerbuddy. Teams will play games onceper week at the McLean LittleLeague complex at 1836Westmoreland Street.
Mike Mendler, president ofMcLean Little League, said, “TheMcLean Little League Board ofDirectors is excited to offer an in-clusive baseball option to all ofthe kids in our community. Wecan’t wait for the season to start!”Registration opened Thursday,Dec. 20 and walk in registrationwill take place beginning Satur-
Langley Girls’BasketballFinishes Fourth
The Langley girls’ basketballteam placed fourth at thePohanka Chantilly BasketballClassic, held Dec. 27-29 atChantilly High School.
Langley lost to GeorgetownVisitation in the third-placegame, 53-44, on Dec. 29. Jes-sica Stewart led the Saxonswith nine points of 4-for-10shooting. Alexis Biggs scoredeight points for Langley andBecky Powell added six. PaigeGaliani finished with five.
Stewart and Biggs eachgrabbed nine rebounds.Stewart had a team-high fourassists.
George Mason edged Langley,40-38, in the semifinals on Dec.28. The Saxons led, 33-20, en-tering the fourth quarter, butMason outscored Langley, 20-5, in the final period. Stewartfinished with 13 points, five re-bounds and four steals. Galianiscored six points and grabbedsix rebounds.
Langley opened the tourna-
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The league is also launching thefledgling buddy program. The ap-plication process is open to allMcLean community middle and
high schoolers.If you have any questions about
the Challenger Division or wouldlike to apply to be a volunteerbuddy, contact Chris [email protected] and check theMLL web site for more informa-tion about the Challenger pro-gram, at www.mcleanll.com.Additional information about theLittle League International Chal-lenger program can be found here:http://www.littleleague.org/l e a r n / a b o u t / d i v i s i o n s /challenger.htm.
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ment with a 44-37 overtime winagainst Chantilly on Dec. 27.Stewart scored 10 points andgrabbed 12 rebounds for theSaxons. Biggs scored 12 pointsand grabbed six rebounds.
Langley enters 2013 with a 5-6 record. The Saxons will hostStone Bridge at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Jan. 4.
O’Connell’sCross SignsLetter of Intent
Ashley Cross, a Great Fallsresident and senior at BishopO’Connell High School, recentlysigned a letter of intent to playDivision I lacrosse atMonmouth University.
Cross has played Great Fallsyouth lacrosse since secondgrade and has coached theyouth clinics the last two years.The past three years, she playedfor Capital Lacrosse Club. Shehas been a starting midfielderfor O’Connell High School andwas selected to the WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conferencesecond team her freshmen,sophomore and junior years.
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See you again. “Let’s hope so.”Nice to see you. “Nice to be seen.”Glad you could be here. “Glad I could
be anywhere.”How are you doing? (#1) “I’d be crazy
to complain.”See you next week. “From your mouth
to God’s ears.”How are you feeling? “Fine. You mean
I’m not?”You look good. “Really? Have you had
your eyes checked recently? Chemotherapydoesn’t usually enhance one’s appearance.”
How are you doing? (#2) “I’m holdingmy own. (“Whose else would I beholding?”)
Happy to have you here. “Nice to behad.”
I’ve been thinking about you lately. “I’vebeen thinking about me, too.”
You look in pretty good shape. “I’m inpretty good shape for the shape I’m in.”
Have you seen your doctor lately?“Yeah. And he’s seen me, too.”
What’s up? “My weight. Thank God!”Would you like to buy any “Forever”
stamps? They’re good for as long as youlive. “Um. OK.”
What are you doing here? “I won’t behere tomorrow. I’ll be attending a funeral(hopefully not my own).”
How are you holding up? “I’m holdingmy own. (“Whose else would I beholding?”)
Occasionally, even when I initiate theconversation, I find myself “cancering”wise. “How are you doing?” Hanging inthere. “Tell me about it.”
And finally, a well-meaning greeting tomy wife, Dina, from one of her girlfriends:“So nice Kenny is getting to celebrateanother birthday.”
Content/words that we couldn’t haveimagined finding the least bit problematicpre-cancer diagnosis back in February,2009, we (mostly I, if truth be told) find asfodder for self-preservation. I see the light-ness, not the darkness. I see the best ofintentions, not the worst of omissions.Somehow, some way, we have made thebest of a bad situation. Whether it’s beenfriends, family, co-workers; or readersreaching out, health care professionalshelping out or my speaking out (in print),our life has gone on and as I’ve said manytimes before – and once already in this col-umn: “I’d be crazy to complain” (and I’mnot crazy, by the way).
I’m not exactly Lou Gehrig – or a Yankeefan for that matter, and I don’t know aboutthe “face of the Earth,” but this Bostonianstill feels pretty lucky.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
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