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Man Charged with Series Of Vehicle Break-InsNews, Page 3
Feeding the FluWellbeing, Page 5
WellbeingPage 5
Life on ‘Avenue Q’News, Page 3
Kaili Fox and Wade Parker rehearse a scene from Westfield High’s
upcoming musical, “Avenue Q.”
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Another Community Partner
Photo courtesy of Dominion HospitalChoices Outpatient Services,
a new outpatient behavioralhealth facility by Dominion Hospital,
opened in Chantillyrecently. Above is the main lounge.
News
Youth and families in needof mental health treat-ment now have a
newoption for ser-vice inNorthern Virginia. Choices Outpa-tient
Services, the newest Domin-ion Hospital facility, opened to
pa-tients recently.
“The Chantilly location affordsus the opportunity to better
servethe community,” said MichaelRepie, Ph.D., clinical director
atDominion Hospital. “WesternFairfax County is a wonderful
lo-cation for families and youth. It’svery conveniently
located.”
The new facility, located at14501 George Carter Way,
offerstreatment for a variety of mentalhealth issues including
depression,anxiety, non-suicidal self-injuryand grief, loss, or
abandonment.
“We consider ourselves to be the
Choices Outpatient Services offers care to adolescents.
Hospital Opens New Facility
Open HouseCHOICES OUTPATIENT SERVICES14501 George Carter Way,
ChantillyFeb. 7, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
T roop 30 of Centrevillehonored Michael Cohenwho earned the rank
ofEagle Scout in an Eagle Court ofHonor ceremony on the evening
ofSunday, Jan. 7. Michael was rec-ognized for his significant
leader-ship achievements in the ceremonyheld at the troop’s
chartering or-ganization, Centreville Presbyte-rian Church (CPC).
Michael earned24 merit badges and for his EagleScout Project he led
a team of 18workers totaling 144 hours in aproject to support CPC
by build-
ing from scratch four large benchesat the entrance to the
church.
Michael had a busy 2017 withworking part-time, swimming onhis
high school team, sailing andscuba diving on a one-week scout-ing
adventure, and finishing hisEagle Project.
More than 50 people attendedhis ceremony. Troop 30 is a
mid-sized troop comprised of boysfrom the Centreville and
Chantillyareas who attend the Westfield,Centreville, and Chantilly
HighSchool pyramids.
Eagle Scout Honored
Michael Cohen, shaking the hand of Scoutmaster KentPankratz, is
flanked by parents, Dawn and Don.
Help Crime VictimsThe Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual
Violence Services
(OFWDSVS) will hold orientations for prospective volunteers on
Thurs-day, Feb. 8 and Monday, Feb. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at Fairfax
County Gov-ernment Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway,
Fairfax, Confer-ence Room 8.
The orientation includes an introduction to OFWDSVS, the
servicesit provides, and the population it serves.
Volunteer opportunities include: Hotline counselor, ADAPT group
co-facilitator, hospital accompaniment advocate, court
accompanimentadvocate, community ambassador, data analyst
assistant, client intakecoordinator assistant, and special
projects.
Free Carseat InspectionsCertified technicians from the Sully
District Police Station will per-
form free, child safety carseat inspections Thursday, Feb. 15,
from 5-8:30 p.m., at the station, 4900 Stonecroft Blvd. in
Chantilly. No ap-pointment is necessary. But residents should
install the child safetyseats themselves so technicians may
properly inspect and adjust them,as needed.
Because of time constraints, only the first 35 vehicles arriving
oneach date will be inspected. That way, inspectors may have
enoughtime to properly instruct the caregiver on the correct use of
the childseat. Call 703-814-7000, ext. 5140, to confirm dates and
times.
Roundups
Submit civic/community announce-ments at
ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork
welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before
event.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONChild turning 5 years old by Sept.
30? If so, contact your child’s schoolto make arrangements
forkindergarten enrollment. Mostschools begin getting
informationtogether now for parents of incomingkindergartners, and
many host anorientation or open house. Allkindergarten programs are
full-dayand located in FCPS elementaryschools. Check your school’s
webpage
or contact the school directly forspecific enrollment
information anddates of orientationor
visitwww.fcps.edu/registration/kindergarten-registration.
THURSDAY/FEB. 8Award Nomination Deadline. 5
p.m. Nominate a volunteer orvolunteer group that has made
apositive impact on the Fairfax Countycommunity at
volunteerfairfax.org.The Fairfax County Volunteer ServiceAwards is
a community-widecelebration of volunteerism. For acomplete list of
categories andguidelines, visit volunteerfairfax.orgor call Kristen
Moore at VolunteerFairfax at 703-246-3531.
Bulletin Board
leaders in behavioral health care,”said Repie. “We are often at
or nearcapacity for treating youth andunderstand the need for
behav-ioral services. Our new facility willallow us to treat even
more pa-tients.”
Dominion Hospital is the onlyfreestanding mental health
carefacility in Northern Virginia, offer-
ing short-term mental health ser-vices for children age 5-12,
ado-lescents age 13-17 and adults age18 and older.
An open house has been sched-uled for Feb. 7, from 4:30-6:30pm.
at the Chantilly location. Formore information:
dominionhospital.com.
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News
By Bonnie Hobbs
After more than three months of ve-hicle vandalisms and
break-ins in aCentreville neighborhood, FairfaxCounty police have
arrested the man theybelieve is responsible. He is Marques King,26,
of 14527 Ravenscar Court in that samecommunity.
The crimes occurred in Crofton Commonsbetween late October 2017
until the earlymorning hours of Feb. 2 when, say police,they
allegedly caught King in the act. Lt.Ryan Morgan, assistant
commander of theSully District Police Station, said dozens
ofvehicles were vandalized or tampered with,including 15 on Feb. 1,
alone.
The offenses involved destruction of prop-erty and vehicle
trespassing — rummagingthrough a vehicle, but not taking
anything
from it. Many of them happened mostlyduring the overnight hours
on FlamboroughRoad and near Hovingham Court.
“There was a rash of vehicle windows ei-ther bring busted out by
unknown meansor shot out with BBs,” said Morgan. “Thenthe vehicles
were entered, either by usingthe broken windows or by finding
unlockeddoors.”
When things like this occur, he said, theperpetrator searches
the car and “anythingof value — from loose change to electron-ics —
is up for grabs. We always tell people,‘Lock your car doors,’ but
many of them stilldon’t do it.”
In this case, said Morgan, “It’s been asource of frustration for
the officers, tryingto catch [the person responsible]. “So
ourofficers were out there [last Thursday night,Feb. 1]. They did
surveillance in the area
and [reportedly] caught him in the act, try-ing door handles and
going through itemsin one, particular car.”
He said police allegedly observed King,around 1:40 a.m., and
started moving in toarrest him, “But he disappeared and gotaway for
a short time. But officers foundhim near his home in that
neighborhood.”
King was then taken to the Adult Deten-tion Center and charged
with felony destruc-tion of property, petit larceny and
multiplecounts of vehicle trespassing and was heldwithout bond.
Morgan said additionalcharges may be filed, as the
investigationcontinues. Meanwhile, police executed asearch warrant
at King’s home, later on Feb.2, and seized a number of items.
According to Morgan, police followed upwith neighborhood
residents after the arrestand discovered that several of them
knewthe vehicle break-ins had been happening.But, he said, “Not
everyone reported them.Sometimes, neighbors only share informa-
tion between themselves on social media anddon’t tell the
police. We’d love to get the badguys, but we need people to report
crimesgoing on in their neighborhoods.”
Morgan said residents can capture valu-able information on their
home-securitysystems, too. “That’s also helpful,” he said.“It helps
us narrow down likely suspects.”
Regarding King’s arrest, Morgan praisedthe efforts of the Sully
District Station’s biketeam and crime analyst. “The bike teamcaught
him,” he said. “When there areneighborhood concerns, they’re our
go-topeople for special projects. They know thearea and those
streets.”
“And our crime analyst Kelly Gurrola pro-vided us with
intelligence-led policing,”continued Morgan. “She helped guide
thepolice as to where the incidents have hap-pened over time and
did a probability analy-sis of which dates [future] crimes were
mostlikely to occur. She used technology to putus in the right
place at the right time.”
Man Charged with Series of Vehicle Break-InsCrimes had been
continuing since October.
See ‘Avenue Q,’ Page 7
By Bonnie Hobbs
W estfield High’s upcomingmusical comedy, “AvenueQ,” is about
the residents ofa fictional street in NewYork, their various
struggles and how theywork through them in humorous ways tohave the
best outcome possible. And whilethe use of puppets as characters
may re-mind audiences of the classic TV show,“Sesame Street,” it’s
a grownup, PG-13 ver-sion not for elementary-age children.
The curtain rises Friday-Saturday, Feb. 16-17, at 7 p.m., and
Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $12 at the door or $10
viawww.westfieldtheatre.com.
The cast and crew of 35 have been re-hearsing since November,
and DirectorRachel Harrington says things are goinggreat. “The show
lends itself to being hi-larious and high-energy, and it’s been
re-ally wonderful seeing the kids blossom intotheir characters,”
she said. “It’s also excit-ing because the kids are making all the
pup-pets, themselves.”
There are about a dozen puppets total,mostly representing the
main characters.“They’re ‘Sesame Street’-style and size andare
bright colors with fur and all kinds ofquirky and wacky
accessories,” saidHarrington. “The actors are used to usingtheir
bodies as their instruments, so I’ve hadto teach them to use the
puppets, instead,as an extension of their characters.”
So, she said, “With this show, I’ve certainlyserved them up a
challenge — and every,
single one of them has risen to the occa-sion. I’m extremely
impressed with the waythey took on their roles and the
initiativethey’ve showed to make them their own.”
The set is comprised of the apartmentbuildings on Avenue Q.
They’ll look old andrundown, but Harrington says the “brightand
colorful aesthetic of the charactersbrings this environment to
life.” Overall, shesaid, “People will enjoy the uniqueness ofthis
show. It combines two, completely op-posite, artistic conventions —
serious top-ics and funny puppets — while telling astory of
everyday life that we all can relateto.”
Senior Wade Parker portrays Princeton,and the story depicts his
life after graduat-ing college and moving to New York. He
meets a girl, tries to find his purpose, makesnew friends,
breaks up with the girl andwants to get her back.
“He’s a naïve, fresh-faced adult whodoesn’t know a lot about
life,” said Parker.“He’s pretty carefree, but intent on
findinghimself. He has good intentions, but doesn’talways do the
right thing. I like playing himbecause he’s a goofball and a funny
charac-ter because of the things he says.”
Parker’s favorite song is “Everyone’s aLittle Bit Racist,” which
he sings with othercast members. “To me, it’s the show’s fun-niest
song,” he said. “When I saw ‘AvenueQ’ off Broadway, it’s the one
that stuck withme. It’s kind of portraying the ‘SesameStreet’ view
of real life and takes a satiricapproach to real problems.”
He said the audience will definitely en-joy this show’s story,
comedy, singing andacting. And, he added, “People will also likethe
song, ‘It Sucks to be Me,’ because it’s socatchy.”
Playing Kate Monster is senior Kaili Fox.“Kate is a kindergarten
teaching assistantwho lives on Avenue Q,” said Fox. “She hasa lot
of hopes and dreams and wants to starta monster school. Monsters
are considereda different race, and she wants them to havethe same
opportunities as everyone else.She never thought her dream was
achiev-able, but she tries. Of all the characters inthe show, she’s
the purest one with the mostheart and spirit.”
Westfield Highpresents musicalcomedy, “Avenue Q.”
‘Life’s Tough, But Just Keep Going’
As the character Princeton, Wade Parker turns his moving boxes
into puppets.
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Opinion
To the Editor:The following open letter was addressed to
state
Sen. Steve Newman, chair of the Education andHealth
Committee.
As graduates of Thomas JeffersonHigh School for Science and
Tech-nology (TJHSST), we were deeplytroubled to read that the
Educationand Health Committee of the Virginia StateSenate struck
down Senate Bill 787, the pro-posal by state Sen. Scott Surovell to
make theadmissions policies at Governor’s Schools suchas TJHSST
more equitable. While debates will
continue about whetherSenator Surovell’s legisla-tion is the
right instrument,its intent to significantly al-
ter Jefferson’s admissions procedure to accountfor class is
sound. No serious action has beentaken on this issue at the state
or local levelsince the school was designated as a magnetschool and
that has to change. Outreach ef-forts have had modest success in
the past, butthey are not enough to make Jefferson equi-table. For
this reason, we strongly support theintent of the senator’s bill
and ask the commit-tee to work with Senator Surovell to draft
leg-islation to make progress on this urgent issue.
All of us attended Fairfax County PublicSchools. There’s one
among us who still hasher yearbooks and class pictures from
kinder-garten through 12th grade. And in those im-ages from schools
like Saratoga ElementarySchool and Mark Twain Middle School are
thesmiling faces of friends and classmates of allraces, as well as
friends and classmates wholived in a nearby HUD housing
development.None of the kids from that housing develop-ment made it
into TJ, not one. And virtuallynone of the Black and Hispanic
students inthose other photos were admitted either.
The racial and economic composition ofJefferson has been an
annual news story justabout every year since it became a
magnetschool, and it’s never good news. Last year, only17 Black and
Hispanic students were admit-ted — 3.4 percent out of 490 students.
Andonly eight students (1.6 percent) eligible forfree or
reduced-price lunches (an indicator ofstudents living in low-income
or poor families).This despite the fact that Fairfax County Pub-lic
School students overall are 25.4 percentHispanic, 10.1 percent
Black, and 29 percentare eligible for free or reduced-price
lunches.
This disparity between Jefferson’s enrollmentand the racial and
socioeconomic compositionof Fairfax County is unacceptable and
easilyremedied. Countless elite institutions — espe-cially elite
colleges — have modified their ad-missions procedures and
requirements in re-cent years because they have realized that
theirold criteria have long been leaving talent onthe table. They
have softened their standard-ized testing requirements, engaged in
admis-sions outreach, and sought out partners in highschools and
middle schools to create a pipe-line of under-represented and
low-income stu-dents to draw from. These students (whowould never
have been admitted under the oldadmissions protocols) have thrived
at theseelite institutions — often overperforming theirstandardized
test scores. Yet Jefferson’s admis-
sions policies proceed ignorant of these devel-opments.
We live in a time when headlines and Twit-ter feeds constantly
observe the pernicious ef-fects of systemic inequality and racism
in thedaily lives of the poor and people of color. Andthe state of
Virginia has a long legacy of rac-ism that the world was reminded
of last yearduring and after the events that took place
inCharlottesville. White supremacy is not justNazis marching in the
streets; it also lies inmaintaining a high school that excludes
thepoor, African-Americans, and Latinos, and thencalls itself the
greatest, most meritocratic highschool in the country. You and the
other 12members of the committee who struck downthis modest change
to Jefferson’s admissionspolicies have voted to maintain a
blatantly rac-ist and classist flagship school.
This is a shameful display when it wouldhave been so easy for
you to answer the im-passioned requests of so many parents
andalumni, as well as Senator Surovell. We un-derstand that the
committee has framed itsobjections to this bill in terms of local
rights.While in many cases local school boards arebest situated to
make local educational deci-sions, when a board ignores a pressing
issueaffecting its most vulnerable anddisempowered constituents
over decades, thestate has an obligation to step in and remedythe
injustice.
The one way that Jefferson, with the help ofthe Fairfax County
School Board and the Vir-ginia legislature, could truly
differentiate it-self is by showing that it is working
deliber-ately and intentionally to combat the structuraland
systematic racism and class privilege thatfeeds students into the
school. Thousands ofschools and nonprofits around the countryhave
already made meaningful change in thisarea, it’s time for Jefferson
and those in chargeto take responsibility for this problem and
dothe same.
Alexis Clements, TJHSST ‘98, BA Emerson College‘01, MS London
School of Economics ‘06
Daniel Morales, TJHSST ‘98, BA Williams College‘02, JD Yale Law
School ‘05
Kristina Danahy (Buenafe), TJHSST ‘98, BS/MSUniversity of
Virginia ‘03, Ed.M Harvard ‘08
Kristen Olvera Riemenschneider, TJHSST ‘98,BSEE University of
Virginia ‘01, JD University ofVirginia ‘06
Koyuki Smith, TJHSST ‘96, BA Columbia University‘01, MA Columbia
University Teachers College ‘03
Megan Radek, TJHSST ’93, BA University of Virginia’97, MA
University of Illinois ’04
Veronica Pillar, TJHSST ‘06, AB Princeton University‘10, MS
Cornell University ‘14
Christopher Lee Rollins, TJHSST ‘04, BA College ofWilliam &
Mary ‘08
Séain Gutridge, TJHSST ‘89Diane-Marie Johnston, TJHSST ‘98, BA
University
of Virginia ‘02Tamara Metz, TJHSST ‘99, BA Bryn Mawr College
‘03, MA University of Arizona ‘11Joe Zarrow, TJHSST ‘97, BA
Brown University ‘01,
MA New York University ‘06Rachel Yi-Feng Lei, TJHSST ‘96, BA
Johns Hopkins
University ‘00, MA Fuller Theological Seminary ‘06Jennifer Love
King, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of
Virginia ‘01Matt King, TJHSST ‘98, BA University of Virginia
‘02,
PhD University of Maryland ‘08Anwar Omeish, TJHSST ‘14, BA
Harvard College ‘19Richard Berman, TJHSST ‘89, BA University of
TorontoCorinne Pender, TJHSST ‘05, BS Caltech ‘09, PhD
MIT ‘18Abby France, TJHSST ‘99, BS Northwestern
University ‘03Swathi Manchikanti, TJHSST ‘06, BS NJIT ‘10,
MSPH Johns Hopkins University ‘13Jack Levenson, TJHSST ‘90, BA
St. Mary’s College of
MD ‘98Ramón Zabala, TJHSST ‘99, BS VA Tech ‘08Hillary Kolos,
TJHSST ‘98, BFA New York University
‘02, SM MIT ‘10Sienna Lotenberg, TJHSST ‘14, AB Brown
University
‘18, MAHL ‘21 and Rabbinic Ordination ‘23Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Sheryl Wallin Abrahams, TJHSST ‘98, BA RiceUniversity ‘02, MPH
UNC-Chapel Hill ‘07
Christine Contreras-Slaughter, TJHSST ‘07, BADuke University
‘11
Samuel Leven, TJHSST ‘03, BA University of Virginia‘07, JD
University of Virginia ‘10
Danielle Ahn, TJHSST ‘98, BA University ofRochester ‘02, MD
University of Virginia ‘06
Michael Freedman-Schnapp, TJHSST ‘98, BAUniversity of Virginia
‘02, MUP NYU ‘09
Tenzin Lhanze, TJHSST ‘14, BS College of Williamand Mary ‘18
James Wu, TJHSST ‘96, BS Virginia Tech ‘01Jean Smith, TJHSST
‘98, BA University of Virginia
‘02, PhD University of California, Santa Barbara ‘13Saniya Suri,
TJHSST ‘13, BA Washington University
in St. Louis, ‘17Sanjana Verma, TJHSST ‘13, BS The College
of
William Mary ‘17Martha Burtis, TJHSST ‘92, BA Mary
Washington
College, MA Teachers College, Columbia UPichchenda Bao, TJHSST
‘98, BA University of
Virginia ‘02Rohit Raghavan, TJHSST ‘96, BA Catholic Univ. of
America, ‘01, JD, Univ. of Illinois,, ‘05Alison Slade, TJHSST
‘99, BA University of Virginia,
‘05, MS Johns Hopkins University, ‘12Terence McDonnell, TJHSST
‘96, BA University of
Virginia ‘00, PhD Northwestern University ‘09Andrew Hayes,
TJHSST ‘99, BA University of Virginia
‘03, PhD University of Maine ‘12Alan Hevelone TJHSST ‘96 BFA
Savannah College of
Art & Design ‘00Brian Horne, TJHSST ‘96, BA University of
Virginia
‘00, MA University of Chicago ‘04Russell Smith, TJHSST ‘96, BA
Pennsylvania State
University ‘00Janna Harris, TJHSST ’98, BA University of
Virginia
’02, PhD Virginia Commonwealth University ’08Nick Berning,
TJHSST ’98, BA Macalester College ’02Anne Marie Creighton, TJHSST
‘10, AB Harvard ‘14Keryl Brown, TJHSST ‘10, BFA University of
Southern California ‘14Brittany Zuñiga Fulton, TJHSST ’07, BA
William
and Mary ’11, MSW University of Michigan ‘16Elizabeth Carlson,
TJHSST ‘97, BA Tufts University
‘01, PhD UCLA ‘11Kate Hao, TJHSST ‘14, BA Washington University
in
St. Louis ‘18Kassandra Dove McMahon, TJHSST ’90, BS
Virginia Tech ’97, MS American IntercontinentalUniversity
’00
Jessica Wyman, TJHSST ‘97, BA New YorkUniversity ‘01, MBA
Columbia University ‘08
Kimberly Taylor, TJHSST ‘91, BS University ofVirginia ‘94, PhD
University of Wisconsin ‘05
William Tarpeh, TJHSST ‘08, BS Stanford University‘12, MS UC
Berkeley ‘13, PhD UC Berkeley ‘17
Alec Rose, TJHSST ‘86, BA Tufts University ‘90, JDUniversity of
California, Davis ‘93
Kripa Patwardhan, TJHSST ‘04, BA University ofVirginia ‘08, MPP
George Mason University ‘10
Rob Heittman, TJHSST ’88Aaron Balasingam Koenig, TJHSST ‘10Dave
Algoso, TJHSST ‘99, BA University of Virginia
‘03, MPA New York University ‘11Jorge A Torrico, TJHSST ‘98, BA
University of
Virginia ‘04Sam Brinton, TJHSST ‘10Tamara Krmoholz, TJHSST ‘01,
BA University of
Virginia ‘06, MT University of Virginia ‘06Richard Joyce, TJHSST
’00, BA University of Mary
Washington ’06, MA American University ’10Emily (Stanford)
Colson, TJHSST ‘95, BA
University of Virginia ‘98, MD Eastern VirginiaMedical School
‘03
Caroline Odom, TJHSST ‘10J. M. Harper, TJHSST ‘95, BS Carnegie
Mellon ‘99,
JD George Mason ‘06Wendy Guo, TJHSST ‘14, BS College of William
and
Mary ‘18Jennifer Gilbert Manly, TJHSST ‘07, BA University
of Georgia ‘11Sharon Gentges, TJHSST ‘92, BA University of
Chicago, BArch Washington University
An Opportunity To Improve TJ
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By Marilyn Campbell
Flu season is in full swing and,according to the latest
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recent CDC report, theflu is widespread in most states,
andhealthcare providers report an uptickin influenza-related
hospitalizationsand deaths.
While The thought of eating mightbe unappealing to someone who
isbattling the flu, nutritionists andhealth care providers say
certain nu-trients are essential for keeping upone’s strength.
Soothing and healingingredients are key allies when fight-ing this
season’s virus.
“The thing you need most is water,” saidSara Ducey, professor of
Nutrition and Foodat Montgomery College. “You need suffi-cient
water to bring nutrients to your cellsand take away the waste. As
you hydrate itgives your immune system more of a boost.”
Protein, says Ducey, will help one’s bodybuild and maintain
strength. “It’s importantfor supporting the immune system and
forhelping your body breakdown medicineslike Tylenol,” she said.
“One of the best
sources for protein when you have the fluis real, bone-based
soup, not ramen noodlesthat have chicken flavoring.”
Bone broths, like those made fromchicken or beef, offer
hydration, protein andamino acids, added Ducey. Broth can besipped
or used as the base for a soup. “It’s anatural healing and
restorative food,” shesaid. “At this point, everyone can assumethat
they’re going to get the flu and pre-pare some bone-based broth
ahead of timeand keep it on hand in the freezer. You canalso buy
boxes of it.”
Fresh ginger can work as an anti-inflam-matory, soothe an upset
stomach and boostone’s immune system, says nutritionist
Debbie Hynes of Practical Ayurveda. “Warmwater with grated
ginger and honey cansoothe a sore throat or upset stomach,”
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Foods that are high in Vitamin C like or-ange juice,
particularly a variety that con-tains pulp, can boost your immune
system,says Ducey. “It’s a powerful antioxidantwhich is important
for keeping your musclesstrong especially when you’re sick.”
Garlic is another ingredient that Hyneslikes to include in
flu-fighting recipes. “Ithas antibacterial properties, especially
whenit’s raw,” she said. “I add it to chicken brothalong with chili
flakes to sip when some-one in my family has a stuffy head.
Thecombination can clear the sinuses. And ifyou can stand to eat
it, raw garlic has thestrongest antibacterial properties.”
Turmeric works as an anti-inflammatoryand antioxidant, says
Hynes. “It’s beenknown for those properties in Chinese medi-cine
for centuries,” she said.
Ducey uses the spice in a creamy drinkshe creates called Golden
Milk. “I take a cupof milk, a teaspoon or two of honey and alittle
black pepper and put it in the micro-wave to warm it,” she said.
“You can usealmond or coconut milk if you can’t toler-ate dairy.
Turmeric is very poorly absorbedby the body, so adding a little
black pepperhelps absorb it. It sounds bizarre, but it’sstrangely
comforting.”
Feeding the Flu What to eat when fighting the flu.
“One of the best sourcesfor protein when youhave the flu is
real, bone-based soup.”— Sara Ducey, Professor of Nutrition
and Food, Montgomery College
Courtesy of Sara DuceyTurmeric, powderedginger, honey andalmond
or coconut milkcan create a soothingand healing drink forthose who
are battlingthe flu, says nutritionistSara Ducey.
Garlic is creditedwith having anti-bacterial properties.
Fresh ginger can be asoothing ingredient forthose who have the
flu.
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FootballScholarshipsTo the Editor:
The National Capital RegionChapter of the National
FootballFoundation is accepting nomina-tions for its 2018
Scholar-Athletebanquet. The Chapter awards five$1,000 scholarships
annually todeserving high school seniorscholar athletes who played
highschool football.
Nominees are evaluated on aca-demic and athletic excellence,
aswell as contributions to theirschool and community. Nomina-tion
packets have been mailed toeach high school head coach in
theNational Capital Region. Deadlinefor submission of
nomination
packets is April 6. The 12th AnnualAwards Banquet will be held
onApril 22 at the Army-Navy Club inArlington.
The National Football Founda-tion was founded in 1947 to
pro-mote and develop amateur Ameri-can football on all levels.
The National Football Founda-tion has more than 115
chaptersnationwide. The National CapitalRegion Chapter has awarded
over65 scholarships and honored over
230 deserving student-athletes inthe past 10 years.
The National Capital RegionChapter requests and urges
partici-pation from all high schools in theNational Capital
Region.
For additional information, con-tact your head football
coach.
Bob JarrellScholarship SelectionCommittee Chairman
NCR Chapter, NFF
Letter to the Editor
Opinion
One of the great things about living in FairfaxCounty is
everyone who lives in Fairfax County. It’s acounty full of
immensely talented people with years
of experience doing many things. Sowhen volunteers are needed,
not onlyare so many willing to step up andpitch in, but such
qualified and spe-
cial people step up and pitch in.Every year, Volunteer Fairfax
celebrates some of the
cream of the crop, this year on Friday, April 27 at 8a.m. at
Waterford at Springfield at the Fairfax CountyVolunteer Service
Awards, a community-wide celebra-tion of volunteerism. Honor your
outstanding volun-teer by nominating them today. The deadline is
Thurs-day, Feb. 8.
http://www.volunteerfairfax.org/non-profits/service-awards.php
— Mary Kimm
Many Amazing Volunteers, Nominate One
Editorial
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Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac
Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Nearly nine years into a “13 month totwo-year” prognosis, I can
hardly believe mygood fortune. And though I rarely look a
gift-oncologist in the stethoscope, I am happynonetheless to count
my blessings as I con-tinue to look ahead rather than stress
behind,and try not think about what was said andwhen.
At the initial “Team Lourie” meeting withmy oncologist, I was
told that there was nocure for lung cancer. I could be
treatedthough. As to whether I might live beyondtwo years, I
remember my oncologistresponding to our desperate query by say-ing:
“Could you be the one? Sure.”Reassuring it wasn’t, but hopeful? It
sort ofwas.
As the years have passed and research intolung cancer has grown,
an interim step to acure has evolved: treating lung cancer as
achronic (has opposed to acute/dire) disease,similar to diabetes,
as an example. Not as yetcurable, but manageable over a longer
periodof time. A disease with which, I’m fond ofsaying, one can
live. Live beyond the applica-ble word because, I have to tell you,
at thebeginning of my treatment, based on whatmy oncologist had
described, living was along way from what he was anticipating
myoutcome would be. Nevertheless, I begantreatment the following
week and the rest ishistory you regular readers have been privy
tosince June of ‘09 when I first published a “ca-ncer” column (as I
call them).
Feb. 20, 2018 will be nine years since myinternal medicine
office called me at workwith the results of my previous week’s
biopsy.He said the tumor was malignant. I rememberasking him what
that meant. (Duh!). He saidhe’d rather let the oncologist answer
anyquestions and referred me to the doctor, thesame doctor with
whom I’ve been a patientall these years. Sure enough, a week later
weheard the news: non-small cell lung cancer,stage IV. And I’ve
been up to my whatsis inreal or imagined anxiety ever since.
And I’m still present and accounted for asare more and more of
us previously-characterized-as-terminal, non-small cell lungcancer
“diagnosees.” We are not just patientsany more. We are survivors,
surviving longerthan ever before. We are not cured but nei-ther are
we dying. Our treatments are modi-fied when the results warrant it
and life con-tinues to go on. As much as a cure would be,and
continues to be, the goal, life continues,relatively normally, for
many of us. It’sunlikely however, that we’ll ever get out
fromunderneath the weight of our cancer diagno-sis. Rather than
dying from it though, we’renow able to live with it months/years
longerthan many patients previously diagnosedwithin the
disease.
So what’s the next step? Maybe a bigger,bouncier, longer step
than before, but morethan likely, more of the same, moving
for-ward, one step at a time. To one whose pre-sent was hardly a
given nine years ago andwhose future seemed like a taken –
away,being able now to actually live in the presentwithout
fearing/forfeiting the future is theopposite scenario many of us
lung cancerpatients, especially those of as staged as IV,ever
imagined. Day by day was the best wecould muster.
Now we’re mustering months and yearsand living longer more
fulfilling lives. We’renot victims anymore nor are we victimized
byour circumstances. We’re advocating andbeing advocated for. We
don’t exactly havelung cancer on the run, but we may have iton the
trot. I don’t know if I’ll live to see acure but I have lived long
enough to havegiven myself a nickname, one which I’m mostproud to
have earned.
“Chronic Ken”
From Page 3
News
Fox loves this role because she’s previ-ously played mainly
small or ensembleparts, but this one is a lead. She also
likesportraying Kate because “she’s funny, hasgood songs to sing
and is noticeably differ-ent from all the other characters. My
favor-ite song is my solo, ‘There’s a Fine, FineLine.’ It shows
Kate at one of her sadderpoints where she decides she doesn’t
wantto waste her time anymore with the hard-ships in her life.”
Fox said people will like “how relatablethis show is about the
difficulty of becom-ing an adult, even though it’s told in a
child-ish, ‘Sesame Street’-type way. The audiencewill also really
like the puppets becausethey’re cute and fun to look at.”
Classmate Nikolas Glover plays real-lifeactor, Gary Coleman —
one of the few char-acters that’s not a puppet. “In this show,after
he was famous and lost his money, hebecame a building
superintendent on Av-enue Q,” said Glover. “He’s funny, alwayshappy
and sassy.”
“I’m having a blast playing him,” contin-ued Glover. “I love
this character becausehe’s so much fun. And I feel Gary Colemanand
I have similarities; we’re both prettycomical and have childlike
essences.” Gloverespecially likes the number,“Schadenfreude,” which
means being happyat the misfortunes of others. He and
anothercharacter sing it together, and Glover saysit’s funny and
upbeat.
He says the audience will like “all theshow’s distinctive
characters with their in-dividual personalities and quirks.
They’llalso appreciate how real the music’s mes-sages are about
life, how to get through itand that you’re not alone.”
Portraying Nicky is senior NathanMarshak. “He’s pretty much a
slob and afoil to Rod, his roommate,” said Marshak.“We parody
‘Sesame Street’s’ Bert and Ernie;I’m Ernie, and Rod — played by
BraedenAnderson — is Bert. They’re good friendswho care about one
another. Nicky is kindand a good guy, but he isn’t very
indepen-dent, so he needs help from others on Av-enue Q to
basically get by in life.”
Marshak enjoys his role because he getsto speak in Ernie’s voice
from the TV show.“His voice is familiar to people,” he said.“But
this time, it’s in a new character who’san adult, so I can have
more fun with it.Being a puppeteer is also a new experience;there’s
a limit to a puppet’s physicality. It’schallenging moving its mouth
and armswhile synchronizing the voice and motionsperfectly — but
it’s definitely fun.”
His favorite song is “If You Were Gay,”which he sings to Rod.
“It’s to tell him, ‘Evenif you were gay, we’d still be friends,’”
saidMarshak. “It helps portray their relationshipin a fun and
carefree way, while giving arealistic message of acceptance and
show-ing that the bonds between friends can goreally far.”
He said people will love seeing the pup-pets and, “Despite the
play’s serious mes-sage, it’s presented in a really comedic way.The
message is that life is challenging, buteveryone’s going through
the same thingsand you’ve just got to persevere.”
‘Avenue Q’
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EntertainmentSubmit entertainment announcements
at www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon
on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 7History Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 9:45
and 11 a.m. at Ellanor C. LawrencePark, 5040 Walney Road,
Chantilly.In this program, youngsters ages 1-3will explore history
through sight,sound, taste and touch. Topics varyby month. $6
in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
FRIDAY/FEB. 9Pop-Up Art Show. 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Join Julia Malakoff of Paper JewelsFine Art as she converts her
FranklinFarm home into a pop-up art gallery,Sweet Art for Your
Sweetheart. Artshow guests also will be treated tothe dark
chocolate delicacies ofchocolatier of Jill Feldman of
ArtsiTruffles, and sample a selection ofAustrian wines. For
moreinformation, [email protected].
SATURDAY/FEB. 10Ping Pong Tournament. 9 a.m.-4
p.m. at Clifton Town Hall, 12641Chapel Road. In-door activity in
themiddle of winter that includescookies from Clifton’s own
SweetAnnaline’s. Free. Visit clifton-va.comfor more.
History Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 10a.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence
Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. In thisprogram, youngsters ages
1-3 willexplore history through sight, sound,taste and touch.
Topics vary by
month. $6 in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
Heritage Family Day. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center,14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway,Chantilly. African
American Pioneersin Aviation and Space. The strugglefor equal
access to the skies. Call703-572-4118 or
visitairandspace.si.edu/udvarhazy.
Sully Historic Site Gets “Naked”for Special Tour. 2-3 p.m. at
SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Peek behind
thescenes at Sully while the site iscompletely open for all to see.
With aguide, walk freely through the homeof Richard Bland Lee, the
firstcongressman from northern Virginia,without museum barriers.
Clothing isrequired for those on the tour.Designed for participants
age 5 toadult. $8 per person. Call 703-437-1794 or visit
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully-historic-site.
Embrace the New Year withMeditation. 3:30-5 p.m. atCentreville
Regional Librarym 14200St Germain Drive, Centreville. JoinGerry
Gorman to learn effectivetechniques that can reduce stress,enhance
relaxation and promoteinner growth. Also learn howmeditation can
improve physical,mental and spiritual health. Teensand adults.
Free, no registrationrequired. Call 703-830-2223 formore.
SUNDAY/FEB. 11Table Top N Gauge Model Train
Show. 1-4 p.m. at the FairfaxStation Railroad Museum,
11200Fairfax Station Road in FairfaxStation. Museum members and
ages
4 and under, free; ages 5-15, $2;ages 16 and older, $4.
www.fairfax-station.org, www.facebook.com/FFXSRR, 703-425-9225.
Poetry & Tea. 3-4 p.m. at Ellanor C.Lawrence Park’s Machen
Farm, 5040Walney Road, Chantilly. Hear theWalney mystery love poem
and writeyour own verse. Frame it in achildhood Valentine card
style. Theprogram is designed for participants
age two to adult. $8 per person, andchildren must be accompanied
by anadult registered for the program. Call703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
WEDNESDAY/FEB. 14Nature Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 9:45
and 11 a.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence
Park, 5040 Walney Road, Chantilly.In this program, youngsters
ages 1-3a chance to explore the greatoutdoors. Topics vary by
month. $6in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
SUNDAY/FEB. 18NTRAK Scale Model Train Show. 1-
4 p.m. at the Fairfax Station RailroadMuseum, 11200 Fairfax
StationRoad, Fairfax Station. The NorthernVirginia NTRAK members
will hold aN gauge model train show.Admission, Museum members
andage 4 and under, free; ages 5-15, $2and 16 and older, $4.
Visitwww.fairfax-station.org,www.facebook.com/FFXSRR or
call703-425-9225.
MONDAY/FEB. 19Historic Survival Skills Workshop.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. In this immersive, day-long workshop, jump through
threecenturies in one day. Learn about theNative Americans who
lived here,make butter and ice cream to learnthe ins and outs of a
dairy farm, anddrill like soldiers. Download campforms from
website. Ages 8-14. $65(county resident); $80 (non-resident). Call
703-631-0013 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
Raising Monarch Butterflies. 7 p.m.at Sully Government Center,
4900Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly.Centreville Garden Club hosts
apresentation by Kathleen Larson.Meetings generally 3rd Monday
eachmonth. Visitors and new memberswelcome. Learn more
atcentrevillegardenclub.blogspot.comoremail:[email protected]
& new members welcome.
SATURDAY/MARCH 4Outdoor Kids at E.C. Lawrence. 2
p.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. In
thisprogram, children ages 4-6 exploredifferent habitats, trails,
wild animalsand wild places. Topics vary bymonth. $6 in-county or
$8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 7History Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 9:45
and 11 a.m. at Ellanor C. LawrencePark, 5040 Walney Road,
Chantilly.In this program, youngsters ages 1-3will explore history
through sight,sound, taste and touch. Topics varyby month. $6
in-county or $8 out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
SATURDAY/MARCH 10History Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 10
a.m. at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park,5040 Walney Road, Chantilly. In
thisprogram, youngsters ages 1-3 willexplore history through sight,
sound,taste and touch. Topics vary bymonth. $6 in-county or $8
out-of-county. Call 703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 14Nature Tots at E.C. Lawrence. 9:45
and 11 a.m. at Ellanor C. LawrencePark, 5040 Walney Road,
Chantilly.In this program, youngsters ages 1-3a chance to explore
the greatoutdoors. Topics vary by month. $6in-county or $8
out-of-county. Call703-631-0013 or
visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence.
Pop-Up Art ShowJulia Malakoff of Paper Jewels Fine Art will
convert her Franklin Farm
home into a pop-up art gallery, Sweet Art for Your Sweetheart.
Art showguests also will be treated to the dark chocolate
delicacies of chocolatier ofJill Feldman of Artsi Truffles, and
sample a selection of Austrian wines. Jointhem Friday, Feb. 9,
6:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, [email protected].