Attention Postmaster: Time-sensitive material. Requested in home 6/30/17 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Alexandria, VA Permit #482 June 29, 2017 Mount Vernon’s Hometown Newspaper • A Connection Newspaper See What's Ahead, Page 13 Walking into the Future West Potomac High School graduates file out with diplomas in hand and smiles all around. See story and photos, page 3. Photo by Mike Salmon/The Gazette By Gerald A. Fill The Gazette A pproximately 18 months ago, Dan Storck, a veteran Fairfax County School Board member, was elected to a 4-year term of office to replace retiring Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland. Looking back and ahead as he gets ready to take a brief summer break, Storck responded to questions about what he has accomplished and what is ahead for the district and for him as he approaches the halfway mark of his first term. Al- though the job is by all accounts full time, Storck juggles the sched- ules of two full-time jobs. In addi- tion, he schedules constituent time daily, and regularly schedules time for constituents in the evenings and on weekends. “I am a 24-7 kind of guy. I love my supervisor interactions with the community,” he said. What was it like to replace a seven-term supervisor? “Gerry Hyland’s leadership on so many issues and for so long set a high standard of community en- gagement and involvement,” Storck said. “As a result, the highly involved district residents are re- nown around the county. I share the commitment and values of an involved community and am working hard to build on this legacy. I have added more frequent traditional and social media meet- ings and communications; longer office hours and more outreach locations.” After his election, Storck says he prepared a plan of action along with steps to enact that plan. “I implemented a 2016-2019 plan with specific outcomes. We are on schedule to achieve them. The key steps for achieving these plans ini- tially included staffing, relation- ship building, communications, and funding.” He detailed the key challenges of his first term: “Increase and ac- celerate infrastructure and people development; having the Mount Vernon community recognized for the quality of life that it has en- joyed, and the unique historic place that it is. I have hired the staff, greatly expanded communi- cations, including expanded office hours and my availability and presence at community meetings, set up district groups, and ap- pointed representatives to lobby for the resources we need for de- velopment funding.” What has most surprised him as supervisor? “The breadth and depth of issues about which residents need our assistance or want to share their concerns,” he said. “We have over 120,000 residents in Mount Vernon district” with the inevitable debates about urbanization and change “coming to the area at an accelerated pace. Therefore, there is a considerable need to be on top of the issues facing Mount Vernon on a continuing basis.” What’s being done about air- plane noise? 18 Months Later Storck looks back and plans ahead as district supervisor. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck. Photo by Gerald A. Fill/The Gazette Connection Families Connection Families Page 8
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See What's Ahead, Page 13
Walking into the FutureWest Potomac High School graduates file out with diplomas in hand and smiles allaround. See story and photos, page 3.
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Approximately 18months ago, DanStorck, a veteranFairfax County School
Board member, was elected to a4-year term of office to replaceretiring Mount Vernon DistrictSupervisor Gerry Hyland. Lookingback and ahead as he gets readyto take a brief summer break,Storck responded to questionsabout what he has accomplishedand what is ahead for the districtand for him as he approaches thehalfway mark of his first term. Al-though the job is by all accountsfull time, Storck juggles the sched-ules of two full-time jobs. In addi-tion, he schedules constituent timedaily, and regularly schedules timefor constituents in the eveningsand on weekends. “I am a 24-7kind of guy. I love my supervisorinteractions with the community,”he said.
What was it like to replace aseven-term supervisor?
“Gerry Hyland’s leadership on somany issues and for so long set ahigh standard of community en-gagement and involvement,”Storck said. “As a result, the highlyinvolved district residents are re-nown around the county. I sharethe commitment and values of aninvolved community and amworking hard to build on thislegacy. I have added more frequenttraditional and social media meet-ings and communications; longeroffice hours and more outreachlocations.”
After his election, Storck says heprepared a plan of action alongwith steps to enact that plan. “Iimplemented a 2016-2019 planwith specific outcomes. We are onschedule to achieve them. The keysteps for achieving these plans ini-tially included staffing, relation-ship building, communications,
and funding.”He detailed the key challenges
of his first term: “Increase and ac-celerate infrastructure and peopledevelopment; having the MountVernon community recognized forthe quality of life that it has en-joyed, and the unique historicplace that it is. I have hired thestaff, greatly expanded communi-cations, including expanded officehours and my availability andpresence at community meetings,set up district groups, and ap-pointed representatives to lobbyfor the resources we need for de-velopment funding.”
What has most surprised him assupervisor?
“The breadth and depth of issuesabout which residents need ourassistance or want to share theirconcerns,” he said. “We have over120,000 residents in MountVernon district” with the inevitabledebates about urbanization andchange “coming to the area at anaccelerated pace. Therefore, thereis a considerable need to be on topof the issues facing Mount Vernonon a continuing basis.”
What’s being done about air-plane noise?
18 Months LaterStorck looks back and plansahead as district supervisor.
Mount Vernon DistrictSupervisor Dan Storck.
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Graduation 2017Mount Vernon Gazette Editor Steven Mauren
It’s on to another chapter inthe lives of West PotomacHigh School graduates, asthey crossed the stage at
George Mason University on June21, with smiles and waves as fam-ily and friends looked on.
“It’s off to the great, maybe notso great world of adulthood,” saidMartha Gallagher, the senior classpresident, sharing the stage withschool officials, Mount VernonSupervisor Dan Storck, state Sen.Scott Surovell and Del. PaulKrizek.
“Soon enough our class will bemade of world leaders, engineers,teachers and more,” Gallaghersaid.
Dale Rumberger, the interimprincipal, spoke highly ofGallagher, noting that he wouldn’tbe surprised if she ended up in theWhite House someday. “By know-ing members of the graduatingclass, I have been changed for thegood,” he said, before the WestPotomac High School music de-partment started playing “ForGood,” by Stephen Schwartz.
It was then graduate speakersLiz Brodie, Melany Bohorquez andXavier Kimes turn at the micro-phone. “Stop counting for a mo-ment,” said Brodie, “and realizehow far we have come,” she said.Xavier Kimes counted though, not-ing that there were 1,440 minutesin a day to “take time to enjoyourselves,” he said.
The Outstanding Faculty awardwent to Dana Hubbard and theOutstanding Student went toDarlyn Arleny Matamoros Umana.
Rumberger remembered whenhe transitioned into adulthood,and shared a few words his fatherhad for him years ago. “Don’t messup, he didn’t get much deeper thanthat,” he said.
On July 5, Rumberger will nolonger be the interim principal atWest Potomac and Tanganyika
Millard will take over as perma-nent principal.
As the band went into “Pompand Circumstance” again, it wastime for the 545 students in thegraduating class to shake handsand get the diploma before theparties, beach trips and summerjobs begin.
Charles Baker is heading downto the Florida Keys to work at “Dol-phins Plus,” a family businessworking with dolphins. “Prettymuch be assigned one dolphin,feed it and train it all summer,” hesaid.
Senior class president MarthaGallagher is going on a Europeantrip with some of the faculty, whileAnna Ustun will work at achildren’s camp in West Virginiateaching wildlife before heading toVirginia Tech in the fall, where hersister Emily goes.
“We’ll be conquering the worldtogether at Virginia Tech,” EmilyUstun said.
West Potomac Graduates Bid Farewell
The mortar board caps go airborne.
Sania Khan gets a shot of her sister MadihaKhan as she crosses the stage.
In the parking lot, it was time for hugs andphotos.
Anna Ustun is headed to Virginia Tech withsister Emily.
Katharine Amato heads up the ramp to get her diploma.The grads file out with diplomas in hand and smiles allaround.
‘Pomp and Circumstance’The story behind the graduation hymn “Pomp and Circumstance.”❖ Sir Edward Elgar composed “Pomp and Circumstance” in 1901.❖ The title comes from a line in Shakespeare’s “Othello” (“Pride,
pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!”)❖ First used for the coronation of King Edward VII.
❖ It first became associated with graduations in 1905, when it wasplayed as Elgar received an honorary doctorate from Yale University.
❖ It was played as a recessional, not as a processional, at the cer-emony.
Source: National Public Radio
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Old Town $3,995,000214 North Royal Street. Elegant circa 1846 detached residence with off street parking and a gorgeous walled garden with heated pool! Beautifully renovated with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and over 6,000 sq. ft. of living space. Gracious rooms with tall windows, soaring ceilings, exquisite moldings and 2 gas fireplaces. This grand home with a Chef’s kitchen is perfect for entertaining large groups or intimate parties with seamless flow between the interior and exterior spaces. Finished lower level w high ceilings has family room, full bath & storage room.
Christine Garner 703.587.4855
Centreville $549,000 5578 Village Center Dr. Your Private Oasis Awaits! This summer stay cool with a pool & warm up next winter in the hot tub. Easy entertaining in an updated kitchen off the deck. Save time & money with fresh painting, refreshed hardwoods & new carpet. Classic co-lonial-4 bedrooms & 3.5 full baths. Three finished levels plus double garage & driveway parking for 6+ cars. Walk to Village Center Shop-ping Center. Convenient to 66, Dulles & future Chantilly Wegmans.
Greg Koons 703.209.7678Joni Koons 703.209.7277
Canel Place/Alexandria $350,0001201 N. Pitt Street. Fabulous 1 bedroom condo with parking right out your door. Completely renovated kitchen with lots of storage, new granite, stainless and wood floors. Bath has spa tub, new cabinets, marble tiles. Best of all is the oversize patio for lots of outdoor living space. One light to DC.
Julie F. Hall 703.786.3634
KingstowneHawthorne$579,900
7812 Locust Leaf Lane. Stun-ning 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath end townhouse with large deck over-looking woods. Open floor plan light filled rooms and hardwood floors on main level. Gourmet eat-in kitchen with adjoining family room. Living room with coffered ceiling and dining room with columns. Huge recreation room with gas fireplace walks out to fenced yard with patio. Walk to Wegmans Towne Center!
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Old TownChatham Square$959,900422 Euille Street. Elegant 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath townhouse with an attached 2 car garage. Four finished levels, gas fireplace, gourmet eat-in kitchen and a rooftop terrace. Located in a lovely courtyard a few blocks from the river and King St.Christine Garner
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City of Alexandria $3,195,000909 Vicar Lane. Country Estate just minutes to downtown D.C. Sensationally renovated residence with abundant light, Ideal for entertaining large groups. In a park-like setting of an acre.
Diann Hicks Carlson 703.628.2440
Fords Landing $1,599,000700 South Union Street. One of a kind signature home de-signed by renown architect Arthur Cotton Moore! 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths with attached garage, 2 rooftop terraces and a private walled patio! Over 3,200 sq. ft. of living space with spacious light filled rooms, wonderful flow for entertaining and many unique architectural features.
Christine Garner 703.587.4855
Alexandria $825,0008416 West Boulevard Drive. Gorgeous & Stately w/ 5 BR’s, 3.5 BA’s & 3,500 + Sq. Ft! Beautiful location just off GW Pkwy, & steps to walk/bike path, River, & parks! Stunning Kit. w/ granite, breakfast bar & cherry cabs, opens to Great Room w/ cathedral ceiling. Gleaming hard wood flrs, 3 fireplaces, & abundance of windows. 2 master BR’s, & Lrg. Rec. Rm. Mins. to Old Town, Metro & DC. Waynewood Elementary!
Lisa McCaskill 703.615.6036
Old Town $849,0001300 Duke Street (faces S. Payne Street). Super opportunity to live in town and walk to METRO. Boasting 2-car garage parking, this like-new 3-lvl home is upgraded and beautiful.
Diann Hicks Carlson 703.628.2440
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Old Town $1,799,000214 South Lee Street. What’s Old is New Again! Over a million in reno-vations to his historic 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath semi-detached townhouse with a 3 story addition and over 2,600 sq. ft. of living space. Quality craftsman-ship with high end finishes, hand-some moldings, built-ins and 2 gas fireplaces. Gourmet kitchen opens to family room with access to a deep yard with extensive hardscape. All bedrooms with en suite baths and walk-in closets. 2 balconies includ-ing one with a river view!
Christine Garner 703.587.4855
Alexandria$460,000
8239 Cedar Landing Ct. Move-in ready brick twnhm w/style and open floor plan. 4 br 3.5 bath. Hrwd flrs. Kit w/granite cntrtps, SS appls & sitting rm. Mstr Bdrm en suite. LL rec rm w/fpl + 4th BR/BA. Priv fncd-in outdoor patio. Pool & comm amenities. Clse to GW prkwy, public transit & OT. Sandy McConville
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Old Town $945,000204 Franklin Street. 2 blocks to the riverfront, this beautifully updated, historic home offers 2BR + Den and 3.5 baths. Gorgeous open-kitchen & patio.
Diann Hicks Carlson 703.628.2440
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Alex/Mt. Vernon Manor $579,9008806 Falkstone Lane
Spectacular 3 level split w/5BRs, 3BAs-So many updates: roof, windows, fur-nace, A/C & HWH. Remodeled kitchen w/granite & lovely eating station. Remodeled lower level bath & beautiful refinished hardwood floors throughout main & upper levels. Sit & wave to your neighbors from your charming front
porch. Enjoy a large manicured backyard. 5 minutes to Ft. Belvoir, 15 mins to Alex, Old Town, along the GW Parkway.
Alex/Wessynton $644,9003301 Wessynton Way
Beautiful Contemporary Home on one of Wessynton’s premiere wooded lots, backing to over 10 acres of pristine forest, teeming w/wildlife & spectacular views. Large kit w/breakfast area, separate dining rm, beautiful hdwd flrs. Liv & Din rms w/fireplace, wall of windows brings
outdoors inside - Garage & Deck -Community boat ramp, swimming pool, & walking trails. Minutes to Old Town (N) and Ft. Belvoir (S).
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Everyone’s Dream! – A beautifully updated 4BR, 2.5BA Colonial nestled on a private, cozy cul-de-sac. 3 finished levels – tons of storage, 6 panel doors & double pane windows plus a large 2 car garage. Stunning kitchen & baths w/beautiful granite counters. Family room w/fireplace
off kitchen & breakfast area w/SGDs to a large deck overlooking a wonder-ful backyard. Great, Great Value!
Alex/Riverside Estates $599,9008303 Cherry Valley Lane
Stunning & meticulous don’t begin to describe this beautiful 4BR, 2.5BA Colonial. Everything has been upgraded & addressed: Kitchen, Baths, Dbl Pane Windows, Refinished Hardwood Floors, Paint, Carpet, etc. etc. 3 Finished levels, 2 FPLs, 1 car garage, beautifully landscaped large
bkyd w/privacy fence. You have to see this house, its spectacular! 5 mins to Ft. Belvoir, 15 mins to Old Town, 27 mins to Ntl Airport.
Alex/Riverside Estates $579,5008324 Blowing Rock Road
Beautiful 3 level Colonial home w/garage & spectacular landscaping in lovely Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Quiet cul-de-sac. METICULOUS condition. Large room sizes. 3 Sea-son Sun Rm off Family Rm overlooks multilevel deck & gorgeous bkyd. Hdwd flrs main & upper level. 2 Gas
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Alex/Wessynton8805 Anne Tucker Lane
Lovely 4BR, 3BA Ramble w/garage in Mt. Vernon’s Contemporary Community of Wessynton, a stone’s throw to Mt. Vernon Estate and GW Parkway. Popular River Model on a quiet cul-de-sac w walkout low-
er level to a beautiful and private backyard – freshly painted interior, new carpeting on lower level and beautiful refinished hdwd floors. Communi-ty amenities include boat ramp, swimming pool, tennis courts. Priced in the low $600’s, this is a bargain.
Alex/Mt. Vernon Manor $589,4004601Wood Drive
Stunning 4BR, 3BA Split w/a carport & a garage on a beautiful lot w/a spectacular screened porch-perfect for entertaining & enjoying your private time. Freshly painted interior, beautiful refinished hdwd floors, updated kitchen w/cherry cabinets & granite counters. Great price. 5 minutes to Ft. Belvoir, 25 mins to Ntl Airport. This is a 10!
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To keep students excited and to provide en-riching, educational instruction up until thelast day of school, the Stratford Landing El-
ementary PTA worked with teachers and adminis-tration to create the school’s first STEAM Week ini-tiative June 12-16. STEAM stands for Science, Tech-nology, Engineering, Art and Math.
Students on each grade level were challenged withone driving question, such as first grade, which ex-amined the effects school construction has had onneighboring animal habitats and how to best con-struct homes that resemble animal homes. This gradethen went on to hear presentations from a zoologistwho discussed animal habitat types, animal needsand how to replicate what is found in nature.
The next day, they observed bird and wasp nestsand heard from a beekeeper on how bees use engi-neering to build their homes. This group also builtanimal homes out of recycled materials, starting withthe design process.
At the end of the week, students presented theircreations. Sixth grader, Lucy Jefferies enjoyed STEAMWeek because, “we were free to explore and createdifferent concepts.” Her sixth grade class looked atthe challenges of colonizing Mars and what they havelearned from early American colonists to make for asuccessful foundation on the planet.STEAM Week also showcased the partnerships
Stratford Landing has with many local groups andbusinesses who continue to support the school, notonly through fundraising efforts, but also throughsuch enriching activities. “We are blessed to be sur-rounded by people who want to help us bring theworld to our students. We know they learn differ-ently through hands-on activities, presenters, anddemonstrators and we couldn’t pull this week offwithout their help. From the American HorticultureSociety to Hangar Prosthetics to ZGF Architects tothe U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, Underthe Sea, Huntley Meadows Nature Center, ChildTech,and parents who work at NASA, we were able toprovide a lasting learning experience,” said SaraJefferies, one of the parent organizers.
Lily Rasser, third grader, examines a waspnest.
Third graders get a hands-on lesson atthe Touch the Sea ocean tanks.
Maggie Hosek, first grader, learns aboutthe qualities of beeswax.
PTA Launches Enrichment InitiativeSTEAMing throughthe end of the year.
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Mount Vernon HighSchool” [The Gazette,June 22] the school shouldhave been referred to asthe home of the Majors,not the Bulldogs.
Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.
INDEPENDENCE DAYFree Sober Rides. Tuesday, July 4, 7
p.m. through Wednesday, July 5, 2a.m. Area residents, 21 and older,may download Lyft to their phones,then enter the code SOBERJULY4 inthe app’s “Promo” section to receive ano cost (up to $15) safe ride home.
The SoberRide code is valid for thefirst 1,500 Lyft users who enter thecode. Visit www.soberride.com.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDContact Volunteer Solutions at 703-324-
The Gum Springs Senior Programis looking for a Line Dance Instructor.
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Opinion
The U.S. Senate bill to repeal the Af-fordable Care Act would take morethan $600 billion (yes with a B)from poor children, poor elders and
people with disabilities to give a tax cut topeople who make more than $200,000 a year.Households with income of $1 million, wouldgain $50,000 in tax cuts per year. It is a mas-sive transfer of wealth to the wealthiest house-holds in America taken from the most vulner-able and neediest people. It would lead to moresick people and thousands of preventabledeaths every year.
While much of the damage isdone by massive cuts to Medic-aid, affecting poor children,people with disabilities and
most people in nursing homes, some of thechanges will result in damage to the quality ofinsurance for those who get their insurancefrom their employers as well.
What could go wrong?❖ Millions of people lose their health insur-
ance — 22 million fewer would have healthinsurance by 2026 according to the Congres-sional Budget Office analysis.
❖ Loss of coverage for pre-existing condi-tions, including cancer survivors, people whohad transplants, people with asthma, arthri-tis, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity,mental health issues, ADD, etc.
❖ States could opt out of the law’s essential
Killing the Poor to Pay MillionairesEven employer provided insurance would suffer;coverage caps and exclusions of pre-existingconditions could return.
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health benefits measure, which requires insur-ers to cover 10 main benefits, including hospi-talization, prescription drugs and other ser-vices. That is, companies could sell health in-surance that wouldn’t actually be health in-surance. Would Virginia be a state that optsout? Quite likely.
❖ Ending annual and lifetime coverage capswould also impact people who get health in-surance from their employers and the privateinsurance market. For example, a serious acci-dent or an illness that requires repeated sur-geries or bone marrow transplants could putany one of us over the coverage cap.
❖ Medicaid pays public schools for many ser-vices for special education students, but theSenate bill removes schools from eligible Med-icaid providers, costing Virginia an estimated$40 million annually; $3 million in FairfaxCounty; $2 million in the City of Alexandria.
❖ $800 billion plus in cuts to Medicaid putsthe funding for most people who are currentlyin nursing homes at risk. Many of these arepeople who were middle class and but outlivedtheir savings and coverage.
❖ In Virginia, the proposed changes to Med-icaid would cost the state $1.4 billion overseven years.
❖ Medicaid pays for much of the fight againstopioid addiction, including treatment. Cutswould be devastating to efforts to counter thewave of overdose deaths and other effects of
addiction.❖ Coverage for mental health treatment, in-
cluding addiction treatment, is threatened bothby cuts to Medicaid and by changes in the pri-vate insurance market.
❖ There will be greater need for Medicaidover time. More seniors will be poor, as fewerpeople who are retiring have pensions or ad-equate retirement savings. The demand fornursing home beds will be increasing as thepopulation ages.
(This is by no means a comprehensive list ofproblems.)
If a version of the Senate bill were to pass,the results will be harmful to tens of millionsof Americans. Call your senators. Virginia’s U.S.Senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, are bothDemocrats in the forefront of pushing backagainst this bill. But let them know you expectthem to do the extraordinary to hold this up.Call the senators listed below and tell them tovote against it.
Ask family and friends to call their senatorstoday.
If you have family or friends who live in WestVirginia, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, Alaska orOhio, their calls are especially important. Sena-tors Shelley Capito (R-WV); Bill Cassidy (R-LA); Susan Collins (R-ME); Dean Heller (R-NV); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Rob Portman (R-OH) are among those reported to be possibleopponents of this proposal.
The U.S. Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121, and a switchboard operator willconnect you directly with the Senate office yourequest.
UVA’s Weldon-Cooper Center recentlycame out with it’s new populationprojection for 2040 (which isn’t that
far away!).The top lines project Virginia passing New
Jersey and Michigan in population, but thelocal numbers are more in-teresting.
Northern Virginia coun-ties are going to see some
major increases. Population will continue toshift to Northern Virginia; 35 percent ofVirginia’s population will be in Northern Vir-ginia compared with 29.6 percent in 2010.
Redevelopment and PlanningThese numbers only reinforce the need to
continue moving along the U.S. 1 Embark pro-cess. Population is coming to Northern Virginiaand we need to plan for it now as differentjurisdictions continue to compete for these newfamilies.
Building up instead of building out is a bet
Plan Now for Northern Virginia’s Boom
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SmallImprovement,Big DividendsTo the Editor:
I wanted to write to MountVernon management concerningan issue with the pedestrian traf-fic around Mount Vernon.
The crosswalk across the GWParkway for people to get to/fromMount Vernon from the parking lotis poorly marked, especially so atnight. The visitors feel compelledto run across the crosswalk in fearof their lives due to self-absorbeddrivers that feel their time is morevaluable than obeying the law con-cerning crosswalks.
Why not put up ascetically at-tractive signs on each side of the
crosswalks? Use solar-poweredflashing-light signs visible at nightthat remind drivers that it is a statelaw to yield to pedestrian in cross-walks.
It is great that sometimes thePark Police sit at the intersectionto monitor traffic, but they can’tbe there all the time.
It is a poor reflection on MountVernon and this area that visitorswho are supplying a lot of the rev-enue for Mount Vernon have todeal with Northern Virginia driv-ers while crossing the street. I seeit every day as I travel the Park-way.
We are members of MountVernon and thoroughly enjoy theexperiences there. A small im-provement in safety could pay bigdividends.
Gino and Cathy Shoults
By Paul Krizek
State Delegate (D-44)
The U.S. Senate GOP re-leased their own HealthCare bill last week, called
the (ACHA). While at the time ofthis writing, the CongressionalBudget Office has yet to score thebill, our state agencies have al-
ready ana-lyzed it and as-sessed its im-pact on the
Commonwealth of Virginia.According to the Board of Medi-
cal Assistance Services (BMAS),this federal legislation, or anysimilar legislation that would bepassed by the U.S. Senate, will “in-flict a serious cost burden to theCommonwealth, will expose Vir-ginia taxpayers to an increased taxburden, will significantly harmVirginia’s Medicaid program, willderail important medical innova-tion, and will hobble Virginia’sability to care for our citizens inmost need.”
That is a damning assessmentfrom an apolitical state agency. Icite their statistics in their letterto the Governor frequently in thisarticle.
Most of the damage to Virginiawould come from the proposedshift to per capita block grants,which I have written about in pasteditorials. In an obvious politicalslight to President Trump, whowould have to campaign for re-election after the senators had se-cured their probable re-electionsin 2018, the shift would occur in2020 but use 2016 as a baseline,which is terrible policy. Imagine ifwe used 2006 as a baseline forhome values. A single year is notan appropriate baseline.
I will focus the bill’s impact onVirginia’s Medicaid program, butit’s easy to anticipate other adverseeffects on our commercial healthbenefits market.
First, our per capita spending onMedicaid is already very conser-vative. We haven’t expanded Med
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PUBLIC NOTICEPlease be advised that a fireworks display will take place as partof a public evening event, Independence Fireworks at George
Washington’s Mount Vernon on the following dates:
Friday, June 30, between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45pm (15 minutes)Saturday, July 1, between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45pm (15 minutes)
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association thanks you for yourtolerance and apologizes for any disruption. To receiveMount Vernon fireworks notifications via e-mail, write
p.m. at George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. Fireworks withMansion Tour: $34 for adults; $24for youth; No Mansion Tour: $30 foradults; $20 for youth. Call 703-780-2000 or visit www.mountvernon.org.
SATURDAY/JULY 1Fireworks at Lake Fairfax Park. 10
a.m.-10 p.m. at Lake Fairfax Park,1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. TheWater Mine Park, boat rentals, livemusic, food, puppet show, campingand fireworks. $10 per car. The raindate is Sunday, July 2. Call 703-471-5414 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/lakefairfax/.
Workhouse Arts Center Festivities.5-9:30 p.m. at The Workhouse, 9518Workhouse Way, Lorton. $20. Golfcourse lecture, hole-in-one challenge,fireworks. Visitwww.workhousearts.org.
Independence Fireworks. 6-9:45p.m. at George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. Fireworks withMansion Tour: $34 for adults; $24for youth; No Mansion Tour: $30 foradults; $20 for youth. Call 703-780-2000 or visit www.mountvernon.org.
MONDAY/JULY 3History Day Tours. Tours at 11 a.m.
through 3 p.m. at Sully Historic Site,3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.Test your knowledge of U.S. historyat Sully Historic Site with politicaltrivia, games and fun facts. $7 foradults, $6 for students, and $5 forseniors and children. Call 703-437-1794 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
TUESDAY/JULY 4Firecracker 5K. 8-10 a.m. Reston
Town Center, Reston Town Center,11900 Market St. Live music andAmerican flags while rooting for therunners in the “Battle of theBranches” competition. Call 703-912-4062 or visit restontowncenter.com.
Autism Speaks 5K. 8 a.m. at PotomacLibrary, 10101 Glenolden Drive,Potomac, Md. Fundraiser for autism.Registration, packet pick up at 6:30a.m. Call 202-955-3111 or [email protected].
Great Falls HometownCelebration. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at atGreat Falls Village Centre, 776Walker Road, Great Falls. Great Falls5K Walk/Run starts at 8 a.m. andthen view the floats, antique cars,
horses and the bike brigade in the4th of July Parade at 10 a.m. Afterthe parade, food, music, field gamesand festivities on the Village CentreGreen. At 6 p.m., the gates open atTurner Farm Park featuring music,games, contests and food trucks untilthe Fireworks Show gets underwayjust after dusk. Visitwww.celebrategreatfalls.org.
Mount Vernon Independence Day.9 a.m.-5 p.m. at George Washington’sMount Vernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. Troop inspection,wreath laying, citizen naturalization,music, fireworks and cake. Call 703-780-2000 or visitwww.mountvernon.org.
Fairfax Independence Day Parade.10 a.m. On Main Street in downtownFairfax. Visit www.fairfaxva.gov/about-us/special-events/independence-day-celebration.
City of Fairfax Evening Show. 5:30p.m. at Fairfax High School, 3501Rebel Run. Children’s activities(inflatables, face painting, andballoon artists), Oon-stageentertainment with a fireworksdisplay that follows. The rain date forthe fireworks only is July 5. Itemsthat may puncture the synthetic turf,smoking, alcohol and animals (exceptservice animals) are not permitted onthe football field. Visitwww.fairfaxva.gov or call 703-385-7855.
Fairfax Station Holiday CraftsDay. 1-4 p.m. at the Fairfax StationRailroad Museum, 11200 FairfaxStation Road in Fairfax Station.Crafts will highlight the holiday andthe railroads. Museum members andages 4 and under, free; ages 5-15,$2; ages 16 and older, $4. Visitwww.fairfax-station.org, or call 703-425-9225.
Great Falls Fireworks. 6 p.m. atChrist the King Lutheran Church,10550 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.As part of the Village of Great FallsIndependence Day celebration, Christthe King Lutheran Church invitesmembers, friends, and members ofthe community to gather on thechurch’s front lawn to enjoy thefireworks from this premium vantagepoint. Visit www.gflutheran.org orcall 703-759-6068.
Arlington Independence Day. 5-10p.m. at the Long Bridge Park, 475Long Bridge Drive, Arlington. Family-friendly activities including livemusic, food vendors, games, and aview of the Washington, D.C.,fireworks display. Games andactivities will include face painting,balloon art, moon bounces (weatherpermitting), cornhole, bocce, andmore. No on-site parking at theevent. Free event shuttles will runcontinuously from 4:30-10:30 p.m.between Long Bridge Park and the
Pentagon City and Crystal City Metrostations. Free. Visitparks.arlingtonva.us/july-4th/.
Vienna July 4 Festival andFireworks. 6:30 p.m. at at YeonasPark, 1319 Ross Drive SW, Vienna.Food available from the Vienna LittleLeague snack bar, those who registercan get their taste of America in theform of two eating contests: Childrenages 5-10 can sign up onsite toparticipate in a pie-eating contest.Adults can give their chomping skillsa try in Vienna’s second annual hotdog-eating contest. Visitviennava.gov or call 703-255-6360.
McLean Independence Day. 6:30p.m. at Churchill Road ElementarySchool, 7100 Churchill Road,McLean. Musical entertainment by alocal disc jockey, as well as foodtrucks selling a variety of entrees andsnacks. Off-site parking and shuttlesavailable. Admission is free. In caseof inclement weather, the fireworksshow will be presented at 8 p.m. onthe rain date, Wednesday, July 5.Call 703-790-0123, or visitwww.mcleancenter.org.
Herndon Independence DayCelebration. 6:30-9:30 p.m. inBready Park at the HerndonCommunity Center, 814 FerndaleAve. Family-fun event featuringgames, patriotic arts and craftactivities, live music, family games,
bingo, food, balloon artists and more.Visit herndon-va.gov/recreation/special-events/4th-of-july.
Falls Church Celebration. 7-10 p.m.at George Mason High School, 7124Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. Livemusic. Visit www.fallschurchva.gov/.
Montgomery County Sparkles. 7:30p.m., Albert Einstein High School,11135 Newport Mill Road,Kensington. Montgomery Countycelebrates Independence Day withlive music featuring Gringo Jingo.Fireworks are at 9:15 p.m. Shuttlebus at Westfield Wheaton NorthBuilding. Handicap parking onlyavailable at Einstein High School.Food vendors on site. Raindate isJuly 5 for fireworks only. Call 240-777-0311.
Free Sober Rides. Tuesday, July 4, 7p.m. through Wednesday, July 5, 2a.m. Area residents, 21 and older,may download Lyft to their phones,then enter the code SOBERJULY4 inthe app’s “Promo” section to receive ano cost (up to $15) safe ride home.The SoberRide code is valid for thefirst 1,500 Lyft users who enter thecode. Visit www.soberride.com.
THURSDAY/JULY 6Patriotic Music. 1-2 p.m. at Holiday
Park Senior Center, 3950 FerraraDrive, Wheaton. $2 or free forresidents. Visit www.holidaypark.us/.
Summer Under the Stars Concert.8 p.m. Veterans Amphitheater(adjacent to City Hall), 10455Armstrong Street, Fairfax. MainStreet Community Band. Visitfairfaxva.gov or call 703-385-7855.
SATURDAY/JULY 8USA/Alexandria Birthday
Celebration. 5-10 p.m. at OronocoBay Park, 100 Madison St. Event tocelebrate the 241st birthday of theUSA and the 268th birthday of theCity of Alexandria, featuringentertainment, cannon salute duringthe 1812 Overture, food andbeverage sales, and fireworks at9:30. Call 703-746-5592 or visitwww.visitalexandriava.com/alx-bday/.
Riverfront Fundraiser. 7:30-10:30p.m. Del. Mark Levine’s house, at 805Rivergate Place, Alexandria.Refreshments include “impeachmentpunch,” “Orange Russians,” wine andbeer, soft drinks, and food. And greatviews of the fireworks which begin at9:30 p.m.
Come early to get a good lawn seat orcome later after the festivities nextdoor at Oronoco Park.
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Celebrate Independence Day at 144 MapleAve. E., Vienna. Food, water games, pieeating contest and more. Visitwww.viennava.gov or call 703-255-6360.
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ONGOINGCeramic Show. various times through
July 1 at Studio 19 of the TorpedoFactory Art Center, 105 N. Union St.The “Classic Wedding Whites”Ceramic Guild show at Scope Gallery.Call Scope Gallery at 703-548-6288,visit www.scopegallery.org for more.
Art Exhibit: Pattern andRepetition. Various times throughJune 25 at The Athenaeum, 201Prince St. Artists Reni Gower andStephen Boocks use repetitive shapesand patterns, combining bothprecision and randomness to createmeditative and mesmerizing pieces.Visit www.nvfaa.org or call 703-548-0035.
Native Plants, Herbs, andHeirloom Tomatoes. Varioustimes through mid June at MountVernon Unitarian ChurchGreenhouse, 1909 Windmill Lane.Visit www.mvuc.org for more.
Flora and Fauna Artshow. ThroughJune 25, various times at PotomacFiber Arts Gallery, Torpedo FactoryArt Center, Studio 29, 105 N. UnionSt. This show will highlight the workof artists Jeanne Bohlen and FlorisFlam. Visitwww.Potomacfiberartsgallery.com orcall 703-548-0935 for more.
The Light of Day Paintings. ThroughJuly 15, various times BroadwayGallery, at 5641-B GeneralWashington Drive. Featuringlandscape paintings by MichaelGodfrey, Christine Lashley, TriciaRatliff, and Rajendra KC. Call 703-354-2905 for more.
Artwork Inspired by NatureExhibit. Various times through Aug.31 at Huntley Meadows Park NatureCenter, 3701 Lockheed Blvd. Localartist-photographer Nina Tisara willshare some of her mosaic work in anexhibit entitled “Inspired by Nature.”Call 703-768-2525 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.
Costumes of Mercy Street. ThroughSept. 1, at The Lyceum: Alexandria’sHistory Museum, 201 S. WashingtonSt. To learn more about The Lyceum,visit alexandriava.gov/Lyceum or call703-746-4994.
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Relics.Various times through Labor Day atGadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N.Royal St. Learn the history of themuseum, the purchase and see theoriginal woodwork. Call 703-746-4242 or visit www.gadsbystavern.orgfor more.
Mount Vernon Farmers Market. 8a.m.-12 p.m., Wednesdays, throughDec. 14. Fresh local food, artisancrafts. Sherwood Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mtvernonmkt.htmfor more.
All the President’s Pups. Saturdays10 a.m. at George Washington’sMount Vernon, 3200 Mount VernonHighway, Mount Vernon. All thePresident’s Pups Walking Tour, alongthe way, learn about GeorgeWashington’s love for dogs, his dogs’unusual names, and his efforts toimprove the quality of his huntingdogs through breeding. $7. Visitwww.mountvernon.org for more.
Mercy in Alexandria WalkingTour. Sundays at 1:30 p.m. atAlexandria Visitors Center, 221 KingSt. Experience an inside access tourof 19th century Alexandria. Inspiredby the PBS mini-series “MercyStreet,” accompany a trained militaryhistorian through Civil War-eraAlexandria and learn the actualhistory behind the TV show. Shorttours are $15, private tours for five
are $149. Visitwww.dcmilitarytour.com for more
The Lyceum: 175 Years of LocalHistory. Ongoing, Monday-Saturday10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.at The Lyceum, 201 S. WashingtonSt. On view in the museum’sColdsmith Gallery, the historicalobjects and images featuredrepresent The Lyceum, thecommunity at work, andcommemorations and celebrations.Throughout the exhibition, visitorsare invited to “be the curator” andthink about why the various artifactsare in the museum’s collection, andabout how tangible representatives ofthe past help tell the story ofAlexandria’s history. Free. Visitwww.alexandriahistory.org for more.
Pick-Up Hockey. Ongoing,Wednesdays and Fridays 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Mount Vernon Ice Skating,2017 Belle View Blvd. Play hockeywith other hockey buffs, hitting slapshots and learning puck handlingskills that the pros use. Players musthave full equipment. 16 and older.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/mtvernon/ or call 703-768-3224for more.
Medical Care for the Civil WarSoldier Exhibit. Ongoing at theFort Ward museum, 4301 W.Braddock Road. ongoing exhibitwhich features original medicalinstruments and equipment from theCivil War period and information onUnion Army hospital sites inAlexandria. Free. Visit
www.alexandriava.gov/fortward formore
Alexandria’s Nurses and HospitalsDuring the Civil War. Ongoing atThe Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.An exhibit on the life of ClarissaJones, a nurse at The Lyceumhospital during the Civil War. Thetrue story of a nurse in Alexandriaduring the war, drawing parallelswith characters portrayed in the PBSdrama “Mercy Street,” withreferences to the experiences of othernurses, such as Anne Reading, whoworked in the Mansion Househospital, and Jane Woolsey, whoserved at the Fairfax Seminaryhospital. Admission is $2. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/lyceum formore.
Shield of Earth: Defending theHeart of the Union exhibit.Ongoing, museum hours Tuesdaythrough Saturday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m.,Sundays, noon-5 p.m. at Fort WardMuseum, 4301 West Braddock Road.Highlights of the exhibition includemilitary passes issued by ProvostMarshal’s Office, construction tools,and original photographs of some ofWashington’s defenders. 703-746-4848 or www.fortward.org.
Who These Wounded Are: TheExtraordinary Stories of theMansion House Hospitalexhibit. Ongoing, Tuesday throughSaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays,noon-4 p.m. at the Carlyle HouseHistoric Park, 121 N. Fairfax St.Come see the site that inspired
“Mercy Street,” the new PBS’ seriesinspired by real events that tookplace at Carlyle House.www.carlylehouse.org or call 703-549-2997
Color Disorder Exhibit. Ongoing,Thursday through Sunday, noon-4p.m., Sundays, noon-4 p.m. at theThe Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. Ajoint exhibition of artists Katie Bainesand Amy Chan who use diversepainting materials such as acrylic,gouache, airbrush and screen print tobuild energized abstract paintings.www.nfaa.org or 703-548-0035.
Flamenco Show. Wednesdays andThursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at LaTasca, 607 King St. Watch dancersand guitarists perform traditionalflamenco. Free to attend. Call 703-299-9810 or visitwww.latascausa.com.
French Movie Night. Every Thursday,7 p.m. in the back room of FontaineCaffe and Creperie, 119 S. Royal St.View a French film. Free, noreservation necessary. Call 703-535-8151 or visitwww.fontainecaffe.com/reviews.html.
Their Fates Intertwined: The Leesof Alexandria in the War of1812. Wednesday- Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Lee-Fendall House and Gardens, 614Oronoco St. A new exhibit on theexperiences of the Lee family inAlexandria during the War of 1812examines the contributions ofAlexandria’s citizens during the
conflict that led to the writing of ournational anthem through the lives ofthis iconic Virginia family. Visitwww.leefendallhouse.org or call 703-548-1789.
Alexandria Cars and Coffee invitescar enthusiasts to meet for coffee atHollin Hall Shopping Center in frontof Roseina’s, 1307 Shenandoah Road.Owners of classic cars, hot rods,exotic cars, motorcycles and moremeet to share car stories and drinkcoffee. Group meets the first Sundayof every month. 8:30-11 a.m.
Fifty Years of Collecting. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays 12-5 p.m. Fort Ward Museum, 4301 W.Braddock Road. An anniversaryexhibit of objects from the Fort Wardcollection. Free. Visitwww.fortward.org or call 703-746-4848.
Dinner for the Washingtons. 12p.m. at George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. A walking tourthat goes behind the scenes to findout how food was prepared andserved before the era of microwavesand TV dinners. $5 in addition toestate admission. Visitwww.mountvernon.org for more.
Second Thursday Music.Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. 7 p.m.Second Thursday of every month.Visit nvfaa.org to view concertcalendar and listen to upcomingSecond Thursday Music artists.
The Monday Morning Birdwalktakes place weekly, rain or shine(except during electrical storms,strong winds, or icy trails), at 7 a.m.(8 a.m. November through March), isfree, requires no reservation and isopen to all. Birders meet in theparking lot at the park’s entrance at3701 Lockheed Blvd. Direct questionsto park staff during normal businesshours at 703-768-2525.
Civil War Sundays. 1-5 p.m. atAlexandria Archaeology Museum,105 North Union St., #327. Learnmore about the Civil War as itoccurred in Alexandria. Finddioramas, newspaper articles andmore Free. Visitwww.alexandriaarchaeology.org.
Doggy Happy Hour. Starting April 5,Tuesdays through October 5-8 p.m.at Jackson 20 and Hotel MonacoAlexandria, 480 King St. DoggyHappy Hour at Jackson 20 and theHotel Monaco Alexandria offersspecials on cocktails and beers plustreats and water for caninecompanions. Free, but drinks soldseparately. Visit www.monaco-alexandria.com for more
Wake Up Wednesdays featuring ThePop Up Cafe. 7-9:30 a.m. onWednesday’s near the King StreetTunnel - Carlyle Entrance locatednear 2000 Duke Street near MotleyFool. The cafe will feature coffee, livemusic to help commuters start theday off right and donuts from SugarShack. [email protected]
JUNE 27-JULY 30Potomac Fiber Arts Gallery. Various
times at the Torpedo Factory, 105 N.Union Street, ground floor Studio 29.Show is called “Under the Big Top,”highlighting the work of threefeatured artists: Janet Barnard, PaigeGarber, and Anne-Sanderoff Walker.Call 703-548-0935, or visitwww.Potomacfiberartsgallery.comfor more.
FRIDAY/JUNE 30Celebrate American Freedom. 6-
9:45 p.m. at George Washington’sMount Vernon, 3200 Mount VernonHighway, Mount Vernon. Fireworkschoreographed to patriotic music.$30-$34 for adults and $20-$24 foryouth. Visit www.mountvernon.org/herbthyme for more.
Entertainment
Art ExhibitOil Paintings by Patricia Uchello are on display July 14-Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at theRiver Farm, 7931 East Blvd. Free. Call 703-768- 6983 or visit www.patriciauchello.comfor more.
Picture by Patricia Uchello
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SATURDAY/JULY 1Piano Concert. 3-5 p.m. at The
Lyceum, 201 S Washington St.Pianist Lydia Frumkin in anafternoon of music by Shubert as partof their summer chamber concertseries. These weekly performancesare free and open to the public.Donations are welcome. [email protected] for more.
Celebrate American Freedom. 6-9:45 p.m. at George Washington’sMount Vernon, 3200 Mount VernonHighway, Mount Vernon. Fireworkschoreographed to patriotic music.$30-$34 for adults and $20-$24 foryouth. Visit www.mountvernon.org/herbthyme for more.
Saturday Cinema at Carlyle. 8:37p.m. on John Carlyle Square, 300John Carlyle St. Top Gun is the firstof this series. Free. Visitwww.AlexandriaVA.gov/CarlyleFun.
SUNDAY/JULY 2Classical Music Concert. 3-5 p.m. at
The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.
Classical music by Benjamin Scott onthe piano and violin as part of theirsummer chamber concert series.These weekly performances are freeand open to the public. Donations arewelcome. [email protected] for more.
JULY 3-30Ceramics Show. Various times at 105
N. Union St., ground floor Studio 19.The “Rough around the Edges” KilnClub show. Call 703-548-6288 orvisit scopegallery.org.
TUESDAY/JULY 4Independence Day. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at
George Washington’s Mount Vernon,3200 Mount Vernon Highway, MountVernon. Event includes anaturalization ceremony for 100 newcitizens, military reenactments, aspecial wreath-laying ceremony, freebirthday cake for all guests.Fireworks choreographed to patrioticmusic. $18; children ages 6-11, $9;and children under 5. Visitwww.mountvernon.org/herbthyme.
Waynewood Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-1p.m. at the Waynewood RecreationPark, 1027 Dalebrook Drive. Plantsale is after the community parade.Call 479-221- 0883 for more.
THURSDAY/JULY 6Great War Discussion. 7:30 p.m. at
The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.To commemorate the 100thanniversary of America’s entranceinto the Great War, Historian Dr.Mitchell Yockelson will tell the storyof some of the individuals whofought in the Meuse-Argonne. Abook-signing will follow the lecture.Visit www.alexandriava.gov/Lyceumor call 703-838-4994.
JULY 8-AUG. 5Adult Woodworking Class. 5-8 p.m.
at the Alexandria SeaportFoundation, Union St. Woodworking101, hosted by ASF’s Middle SchoolMath Program Manager,woodworker, and furniture designerNicole Reidinger of HabitatWoodworks. $250. Visit
Entertainment
Bacon BrothersBacon Brothers in Concert, July 28-30, 7:30 p.m. at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. VernonAve. Kevin and Michael Bacon’s band, find out if the six degrees of Kevin Bacon separa-tion are true. Visit www.birchmere.com for more.
Community Dance. 7:30-9:30 p.m. every third Friday atHollin Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah Road. Livemusic. Tickets are $4. Call 703-765-4573.
Life Drawing. Del Ray Artisans offers a range of open lifedrawing sessions for anyone to develop life-drawingskills further. Drop-in for the session and bring suppliesto draw or paint live models. Fee ranges from $8-$12.All skill levels are welcome. Del Ray Artisans is locatedat 2704 Mount Vernon Ave. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org for a schedule.
The Harmony Heritage Singers (Mount VernonChapter of Barbershop Harmony Society), a daytime, acappella, Chorus, rehearses on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays,monthly, at Sherwood Hall Regional Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Newcomerswelcome for fun or to book for a performance. Visitwww.HHSingers.org, or call Bruce at 703-352-5271.
MAY 31-AUG. 25Summer Theatre Camps. Various times at the Little
Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St. Preschool-8thgraders can learn acting, musical theatre, dancing,improv, Shakespeare, film making. Visitwww.thelittletheatre.com or call 703-683-5778.
JUNE 26-28Civil War Mini-Camp. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. each day at Fort
Ward Museum and Historic Site, 4301 West BraddockRoad. Camp participants will explore life during the
Civil War through fun and educational activities such asdrilling and marching, hands-on craft lessons, 19th-century games, and learning from guest reenactors. Ages9-12. Call 703-746-4848 or visit www.fortward.org.
JULY 17-21Del Ray Artisans 2017 Summer Art Camp. All day at
Del Ray Artisans gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave. Ages8-14 are invited to spend one week creating art andarchitecture, followed by a one-day gallery show. All artsupplies and snacks are provided. VisitDelRayArtisans.org/event/Art-Camp-2017 for more.
JULY 18-20History Camp for Kids. 9 a.m.-noon. at The Lyceum,
201 South Washington St. Engages children in Americanhistory and life in historic Alexandria through artifacts,storytelling, singing, crafts, old-fashioned games, andvisits to nearby historic places. $105. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/Lyceum, or call 703-746-4994.
JULY 24-28Del Ray Artisans 2017 Summer Art Camp. All day at
Del Ray Artisans gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Ave. Ages8-14 are invited to spend one week creating art andarchitecture, followed by a one-day gallery show. All artsupplies and snacks are provided. VisitDelRayArtisans.org/event/Art-Camp-2017 for more.
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SUNDAY/JULY 9Behind the Scenes Geek Tours.
noon-1 p.m. at at the ApothecaryMuseum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St.Outside of the regular tourparameters, an expert guide leadsthis tour, including the rarely openbasement and 3rd floor of the historicpharmacy. Tour recommended foradults only. $15. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/Apothecaryor call 703-746-3852.
Opening Reception. 4-6 p.m. at TheAthenaeum, 201 Prince St. “Pairs :Fiber Art from New Image Artists.”Curated by Trudi Van Dyke, Pairs isan exhibition by 13 contemporaryfiber artists who are members of theNew Image Artists group. Exhibitruns from June 29-Aug. 6. Visitwww.nvfaa.org or call 703-548-0035.
No. 9 on the 9th. 6:30-9:30 p.m. atthe at No. 9 Lounge, Evening StarCafe, 2000 Mt. Vernon Ave. TheAlexandria Young Democrats arerelaunching the chapter. Visitwww.alexyoungdems.org for more.
WEDNESDAY/JULY 12Play: “Hay Fever.” 7:30 p.m. at Frank
Lloyd Wright’s Pope- Leighey HouseLawn, 9000 Richmond Highway. ThePicnic Theatre Company andWoodlawn/Pope Leighey HousePresent the only showing in Virginiaof Noel Coward’s 1929 play about thedysfunctional family. Visitdumbartonhouse.org/events formore.
How to Get Started in Scuba. 7:30p.m. at Boat US HQ, 880 SouthPickett St. Lecture by Rob Currer ofPatriot Scuba of Occoquan discusseshow to get started in scuba diving.Visit www.PatriotScuba.com.
THURSDAY/JULY 13Coffee and Connections. 8-9 a.m. at
The Potomack Company, 1120 NorthFairfax St. A networking AlexandriaChamber of Commerce event with alecture by Elizabeth HaynieWainstein on her career in auctions.$10 for members, $20 for non-members. Visit alexchamber.com.
Artists Reception. 6-8 p.m. at theTorpedo Factory, 105 North Union
Street. “Sarah Nesbitt: Making Senseof What We Have,Ó exhibition openJuly 13-Sept. 3. Visitwww.theartleague.org for more.
Artists Reception. 6:30-8 p.m. at theTorpedo Factory, Studio 21, 105North Union Street. Sally Davies’“Global Views: Light & ShadowÓexhibition open July 6-Aug. 6. Visitwww.theartleague.org for more.
Kasey Chambers with Garrett KatoConcert. 7:30 p.m. at TheBirchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.New double album “Dragonfly.” $35.Visit www.birchmere.com for more.
JULY 13-29By the Seashore. Various morning
hours at The Lab at Convergence,1819 N. Quaker Lane. Produced byArts on the Horizon. Using an
Entertainment
Summer Sunset Movies in Mount Vernon
The Mount Vernon Rec Center at 2017 Belle View Boulevard will be thelocation for family-friendly movies throughout the summer. Twice a month,from 7-11 p.m., movies will start at sunset.
❖ June 30 - “Nine Lives”❖ July 14 - “The Jungle Book”❖ July 28 - “Secret Life of Pets”❖ Aug. 11 - “The Lego Batman Movie”❖ Aug. 25 - “Beauty and the Beast”
imaginative mix of puppetry,movement, and sound, this sensory-filled production is specificallydesigned for babies and youngtoddlers. Visitwww.artsonthehorizon.org for more.
JULY 14-AUG. 31Oil Paintings by Patricia Uchello. 9
a.m.-5 p.m. at the River Farm, 7931East Blvd. Free. Call 703-768- 6983or visit www.patriciauchello.com.
SUNDAY/JULY 16Jazz at Meade. 4 p.m.. at the Meade
Memorial Episcopal Church, 322 N.Alfred St. Musicians Tony Craddock,Jr., and Cold Front. $20 donation.Visit www.meadechurch.org.
TUESDAY/JULY 18The Mastersons in Concert. 7:30
p.m. at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt.Vernon Ave. $59.50. Visitwww.birchmere.com for more.
THURSDAY/JULY 20Garden Tour and Tea. 1-3 p.m. at
Green Spring Gardens, 4603 GreenSpring Road. Tour the demonstrationgardens with a Master Gardenerdocent who will narrate with stories
of Green Spring past and present.Afterwards, a traditional Englishafternoon tea. $32. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/parktakes or call 703-642-5173.
SATURDAY/JULY 22Russian Folk Music. 7:30 p.m. at
the Holiday Inn, 625 First St.Festival concert of more than 100musicians from all over the worldmarks the end of the InternationalMusic Convention of Russian FolkInstruments. Visit www.bdaa.com.
THURSDAY/JULY 2740 Under 40 Celebration. 6-9 p.m.
at United Way Worldwide, 701 N.Fairfax St. The 40 under 40program was established in 2016 bythe Alexandria Chamber ofCommerce to recognize top menand women, age 40 and under,engaged in a variety of fieldsincluding business, technology,nonprofit management, civic life,public service, education, and thearts. $89. Visit alexchamber.com.
JULY 28-30Bacon Brothers Concert. 7:30 p.m.
at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. VernonAve. Kevin and Michael Bacon’s
band, find out if the six degrees ofKevin Bacon separation are true. Visitwww.birchmere.com for more.
SATURDAY/AUG. 5Saturday Cinema at Carlyle. 8:14
p.m. on John Carlyle Square, 300John Carlyle St. Caddyshack is thesecond of this series. Free. Visitwww.AlexandriaVA.gov/CarlyleFun.
SUNDAY/AUG. 13An Outlandish Geek Tour. noon-1
p.m. at at the Apothecary Museum,105-107 S. Fairfax St. Learn about afew of the herbal medicines featuredin Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander”series of novels, from cascara todauco seeds. Tour recommended foradults only. $15. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/Apothecaryor call 703-746-3852.
Documentary Film Tour. 7:30 p.m.at The Birchmere, 3701 MountVernon Ave. Alexandria. Hosted byCalek and SIR NOFACE ProducerJustin Holstein, the “SIR NOFACELIVES” tour offers attendees thechance to be among the first to seeCalek’s mind-bending SIR NOFACEdocumentary, which chronicles theAustralian Government-sanctionedparanormal investigation of CockatooIsland. Visit sirnoface.com.
Raku by Klaudia Levin
Vase by Norma Hintze
Through July 1Ceramic Show at Studio 19 of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St. The “Classic Wed-
ding Whites” Ceramic Guild show at Scope Gallery. Call Scope Gallery at 703-548-6288, visitwww.scopegallery.org for more.
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Opinion
Federal Health Bill HorrorFrom Page 7
icaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Vir-ginia continues to have the lowest permissible levelof federal matching for Medicaid at 50 percent. As aresult, 75 percent of other states receive a higherMedicaid match than Virginia, putting us a an im-mediate economic disadvantage.
Second, using 2016 as a baseline would excludethe new Addiction Recovery and Treatment Services(ARTS) program designed to address Virginia’sopioid epidemic, which was declared a public healthemergency. A per capita cap would also excludeVirginia’s $46 million developmental disability sys-tem investment that also begins this year.
The Senate ACHA uses the Consumer Price Index-Medical (CPI-M) metric, which BMAS says is “ill-suited for indexing Medicaid costs since Medicaidpays for services households typically do not pur-chase. This also exposes Virginia to potentially dev-astating retroactive Federal funding changes. If theCPI-M were to drop only .5 percent, Virginia’s seven-year projected funding gap would go from $700million to $2.1 billion.”
Another reason per capita CPI-M caps are bad isthat CPI-M only calculates projections for urbanpopulations and does not reflect the distribution ofthe costs for certain Medicaid populations like theaged, blind and disabled who have more expensivemedical problems. The first year that the ACHA goes
into effect, Virginia would lose $22 million, accord-ing to BMAS, growing and compounding annually asmore boomers age and add to those populations.
Medicaid is an entitlement program so we are re-quired by law to pay certain costs when Virginia cre-ates its budget. Since Virginia has a balanced-budgetrequirement, the Republican legislature would needto undertake the single-largest tax increase in Vir-ginia history, eliminate or cut medical, behavioralhealth services, addiction treatment, and long-termsupport services; reduce eligibility; cut provider pay-ment rates (already only 75 percent of Medicarerates); cut payments to health plans.
At risk here is more than Virginia’s fiscal health.The ACHA would inflict real damage on Virginianslike you.
Someone who needed nursing care for their daugh-ter currently receives 12-16 hours per day via Medic-aid for only $500 per year. The ACHA would forceyou to choose between paying more than $86,000out-of-pocket annually or to forego necessary nurs-ing care in addition to pay for items like durablemedical equipment and enteral formula.
Providing help to our fellow Virginians in need, whocannot help themselves, not only makes costs cheaperin the long term, but also is a moral imperative. TheACHA doesn’t simply “repeal Obamacare,” a stupidgoal by itself, it breaks Medicaid and the entire healthsystem as we know it.
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Plan Now for NOVA’s Boomter way to go in terms of infrastructure, energy con-sumption, and quality of life. Leaders in the U.S. 1Corridor in Fairfax and Prince William countiesshould see this as major redevelopment opportunityto improve our communities.
It also only underscores the pressure that North-ern Virginia’s existing government infrastructure willfeel as numbers continue to grow. We will need newtransit, schools, and parks as we plan for this influxof people.
Planning for these kinds of populations shifts takesdecades which is why we need to lay the ground-work today.
PoliticsThere are also political consequences in these
population increases. Although I did not use the 2010
numbers, if you use the 2010 population used to con-duct the last redistricting, this would mean a netpickup of 5.1 delegates and two senators for North-ern Virginia.
Although, it is a little harder to calculate becauseof the activity in other states, it is also pretty appar-ent that Virginia will likely pickup 1-2 Congressionalseats and at least one of them will be in NorthernVirginia.
I did not do all of the math, but it is fairly apparentthat nearly 70 percent of the state’s population willbe in the I-95/I-64, NOVA-Richmond-Hampton RoadsCorridor. Our regions need to continue to work to-gether to look for common ground as we cope withthese challenges.
It is an honor to serve as your state senator. Pleaseemail me at [email protected] if you have anyfeedback.
Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadlineis Thursday at noon. Photos are wel-come.
Mary Grace Vivian Killmer,from Alexandria, was named to thedean’s list for spring 2017 at WoffordCollege (Spartanburg, S.C.).
Anastasia Carolyn EspejoVoellm, of Alexandria, graduatedfrom Baylor University (Waco,Texas) with a Bachelor of Arts in in-ternational studies.
Timothy Robert Lindsay, ofAlexandria, received a B.S.C. cumlaude from Washington and Lee Uni-versity (Lexington,Va.).
Lindsay majored in accounting andbusiness administration.
Russell Penniman Schmidt, of
Alexandria, received a B.S.C. fromWashington and Lee University(Lexington,Va.). Schmidt majored inbusiness administration.
Claire Malkie, of Alexandria, wasnamed to the dean’s list at Hofstra Uni-versity (Hempstead, NY) for spring2017.
Mary Margaret Patalita, of Alex-andria, received a bachelor of artsdegree from
the College of the Holy Cross(Worcester, Mass.)
Devon McMahon, a psychologymajor from Alexandria, received abachelor’s degree at
Florida Institute of Technology(Melbourne, Fl.).
Pamela Molnar, of Alexandria,made the president’s list for James
Madison University (Harrisonburg,Va.) for the spring 2017 semester.Molnar is majoring in communicationsciences and disorders and is sched-uled to graduate in 2017.
Troy Clark, of Alexandria, madethe president’s list for James MadisonUniversity (Harrisonburg, Va.) for thespring 2017 semester. Clark is major-ing in accounting and is scheduled tograduate in 2017.
Nora Skiba, of Alexandria, madethe president’s list at Bluefield Col-lege (Bluefield, Va.) for the springsemester of 2017.
Campbell Long Voltmann, ofAlexandria, graduated from BaylorUniversity (Waco, Texas) with aBachelor of Business Administrationin management information systemsand supply chain management.
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Mulch FireStation 424 Woodlawn responds to a fire in the mulch pile on Sunday, June 25 atGrist Mill Park in Mount Vernon.
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Mount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storckand his staff at the Mount Vernon Gov-ernmental Center.
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“I have been fighting airplane and helicopter noisethrough letters, contacts and Board Resolutions tar-geted at the federal officials, who control this noise,by organizing and championing the efforts of theSouth Flow Alliance,” Storck said. “We need morepeople and other elected officials to join us.”
In terms of public safety, “I have held communitymeetings with the chief of police and the sheriff; Iwill hold a Senior Safety Summit at the Governmen-tal Center on June 30. There will be a new southcounty Police Station which will bring more re-sources to our district and the county. The MountVernon police have done a remarkable job keepingour community safe with limited resources.”
In what ways can the county operate more effi-ciently and effectively?
“My tourism and commercial development initia-tives can generate significant revenue while I con-tinue to focus on our line of business reviews forefficiency and cost savings,” he said.
With Mount Vernon District’s significant numberof 55-and-over residents, what can be done to pro-mote independent living and ease the transition ofaging seniors into more dependent stages?
“I am holding a Senior Safety Summit at the Gov-ernmental Center June 30; I have reached out toseniors to expand their involvement in the commu-nity. I have also stressed the importance of transi-tional housing,” he said.
In terms of Lorton transportation and developmentissues, Storck said he is “very pleased with the wid-ening of Lorton Road, the ongoing adaptive reuse ofthe former Lorton Prison, and the expansion of resi-dential development. In addition, the WorkhouseArts Center continues to be a positive financial op-portunity that I will support.”
What are his biggest challenges?“What remains and will continue to be a problem
is getting the federal, state, and local resources toaddress longstanding shortfalls in financial supportfor our people and infrastructure,” he said.
What new development will residents witness inthe coming months and years?
“Transforming the Old Mount Vernon High School
into a new multipurpose community center; a newcommunity center in Lorton; the completion of theHuntington levee; the Mount Vernon Hospital RehabCenter; the Emergency Medical Center at MountVernon Hospital; the Lorton HealthPlex; and themanagement and transition of suburban to urbansettings in a positive and constructive way. This in-cludes improved transportation systems, among otherinitiatives,” he said.
What is best about his job as Mount Vernon Dis-trict supervisor?
“Meeting the thousands of people that I have metand continue to meet. The opportunity to help peoplein need. I especially enjoy the scenic beauty and his-tory that is Mount Vernon; it is a pure joy,” Storcksaid.
See www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mountvernon.
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By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Four weeks out of every five, it appears asif I don’t have cancer. Fortunately, I don’t lookthe part. Nor do I act the part – in my opin-ion. However, there is one week out of everyfive when I most definitely feel the part: theweek after my chemotherapy infusion, wheneating is a particular challenge. The look, feel,taste and thought of food and/or drink isnearly impossible to swallow – literally andfiguratively. And though I’m not in any painduring this post-chemotherapy weak, I amcompromised nonetheless.
Friends and family who are familiar withmy “normal” eating habits (I’d order off thechildren’s menu if I could) have joked thatsince I’m unable to eat any of the usual andcustomary Kenny selections, perhaps I shouldtry eating foods that I would never select:Brussels sprouts, grapefruit, tuna fish in a can,fresh fish on a platter, all condiments otherthan mayonnaise, all legumes and a millionother foods that you probably love. Plain andboring is how I roll (a potato roll is my prefer-ence), repeatedly.
The problem is that when I’m post chemo,nothing satiates: salty, sweet or “snacky;” hot,cold or medium; fast or slow; store-bought,home-made or restaurant-ready. It’s allmerely a variation on a theme where myback stiffens, my head tilts back and downand my eating mind says “no.” It’s been thisway for about two and a half years now. Andthough I don’t look the least bit undernour-ished, I am overwhelmed by these week-longpost-chemotherapy eating fits and non-starts.
Naturally I have discussed this side effectwith my oncologist. When asked how longthis situation lasts, my seven-ish day struggleseems about average, according to my doctor,maybe even slightly shorter than some otherpatients he treats who are infused with thesame chemotherapy drug as I am. Apparently,there are other patients where the eatingchallenges last even longer than mine. Andsince there’s nothing to be prescribed/rec-ommended to affect this eating problem/lackof outcome, all I can do is live with the con-sequences of my treatment. Live being theoperative word. So unless I stop treatment,this eating challenge will persist, presumably.(Although, there’s scant clinical informationregarding side effects on stage IV, non-smallcell lung cancer patients still living after eightyears and four months as we’re a patientpopulation that doesn’t much exist. We’re notexactly unicorns, but neither are we ponies atthe Fair.)
Fairness – and normalcy for me was offi-cially gone on Feb. 27, 2009, the date of mydiagnosis and the initial Team Lourie meetingwith my oncologist. But so what. As of thatdate, my perspective/orientation becameabout living forward, not recriminating back-ward. Sure, the present was important, butthe future was more important, and the past,well, it had passed. No more could I afford toconsider who, what, where, when, why andhow I ended up in this predicament. My goalwas to remain positive, take the bad withgood, survive until the next drug approval bythe FDA (of which there have been half adozen in the last two years specifically for thetreatment of lung cancer) and try not toimpose my problems on anyone else.
Which I believe I’ve succeeded in doing.Oh sure, I’ve imposed myself on you regularreaders, but what I’ve imposed on you havebeen my experiences. Considering the con-text, I’d like to think I’ve shared, not self-indulged. Moreover, I’d like to think we’re allbetter off for the ‘experience.’ I know I am.
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The following incidents were reported by theMount Vernon District Police Station.
BURGLARY: 2800 block of East Lee Avenue.June 23, 8:16 p.m. A homeowner reported thatsomeone broke into the home and took property.There is no suspect description.
OBSCENE SEXUAL DISPLAY: 7700 block ofRichmond Highway (T.J. Maxx), June 22 around1:26 p.m. A man was seen touching himself inap-propriately inside the store. He was described aswhite, between 45 and 60 years old, about 6 feet1 inch tall and 165 to 180 pounds.
ROBBERY: 7900 block of Audubon Avenue,June 22 around 4:25 p.m. A pizza delivery manwas robbed by four males. The victim was walkingback to his car when one suspect approached frombehind and assaulted him. The suspects tookmoney then fled. One suspect was described asHispanic, about 15 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall,with a thin build, and wearing a blue shirt. Anothersuspect was described as black, about 19 years old,5 feet 9 inches tall, with a stocky build, and shorthair. The victim was taken to the hospital andtreated for minor injuries.
JUNE 26 — LARCENIES8200 block of Claremont Woods Drive, wallet
from residence1500 block of Cornerside Boulevard, cell phone
from business6000 block of Grove Drive, purse from vehicle7900 block of Jones Branch Drive, cell phone
from business3100 block of Lockheed Boulevard, wallet from
vehicle4700 block of Mt. Vernon Memorial Highway,
purse from vehicle2500 block of Parkers Lane, cell phone from
school5900 block of Richmond Highway, license plate
from vehicle6600 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise
from business7900 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise
from business8200 block of Richmond Highway, cell phone
from businessSTOLEN VEHICLES5900 block of Grand Pavilion Way, 2015 Honda
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An Urdu-speaking Grocery Shopper is needed inAlexandria to assist an older adult male twice amonth.
The Kingstowne Center for Active Adultsneeds Instructors for the following classes: Art,Line Dance,Hula Hoop Class and African StyleDance.
The Mount Vernon Adult Day Health CareCenter needs front desk volunteers, an ArtInstructor to teach water colors and acrylics andSocial Companions.
The Lincolnia Senior Center in Alexandria islooking for Instructors for the following classes:Jewelry Making, Knitting/Crochet, Zumba,Yoga/Matwork, Aerobics and needs Front DeskAssistance.
THROUGH AUG. 25Summer Lunches. The Fairfax County Public
Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Serviceswill be hosting the FEEDS (Food for Every Childto Eat During Summer) BBQ program, a USDA-funded program is free to all children 18 yearsand under and $2 for adults. There is noregistration involved, and open to everyone.Meal service will be provided at the followingsites Monday-Friday, 11:30-1 p.m. No service onJuly 3 and 4. In the Mount Vernon area, FEEDSis offered at the following schools:
❖ Bren Mar Park Elementary, 6344 Beryl Road❖ Hybla Valley Elementary, 3415 Lockheed Blvd.❖ Mount Vernon Woods Elementary, 4015 Fielding
St.❖ Riverside Elementary, 8410 Old Mount Vernon
Road
FRIDAY/JUNE 30Senior Health and Safety Seminar. 9 a.m.-
noon at the Mount Vernon GovernmentalCenter, 2511 Parkers Lane. Mount VernonDistrict Supervisor Dan Storck invites residentsto attend a senior health and safety seminar.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news2/event/mount-vernon-district-senior-safety-summit-june-30/.
