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News
By Ken Moore
The Connection
A majority of The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors voiced sup-port last week for including aMeals Tax Referendum as part of
the 2016 General Election. They hope thata meals tax could provide additional rev-enue to support schools, without putting ad-ditional burden on homeowners with theproperty tax.
The debate and final vote is scheduledfor the Board’s June 7 session. Then it couldbe up to voters.
“If this is approved, it will be new rev-enue. It’s diversified revenue,” said Lee Dis-trict Supervisor Jeff McKay. “I want to putit on the ballot. Ask the voters.”
“We have an opportunity here,” saidMount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storck.
“This is a tool used by cities and townswithin and adjacent to Fairfax County,” saidHunter Mill Supervisor Catherine Hudgins.“It is time for Fairfax County to join thesecounties and begin diversifying our revenuesources.”
“We have a coalition of groups to advo-cate for the meals tax,” said ChairmanSharon Bulova. Bulova and Dranesville Su-pervisor John W. Foust advocated designat-ing 80 percent of the money collected in ameals tax to Fairfax County Public Schools,and 20 percent to capital improvementprojects.
In fact, the Board’s budget committeeapproved by majority vote a ballot questionbased on a 70-30 split.
“I think this is likely to be the ballot ques-tion,” said Budget Committee chairman JeffMcKay.
School advocates are front and center insupporting a meals tax, believing it will helpbridge funding shortfalls.
“The community is ready to support this,”said Pat Hynes, chairman of the FairfaxCounty school board, and the representa-tive from Hunter Mill.
“Referendums focused on schools andcapital improvements prove the ones mostlikely to pass,” Hynes said, citing recentreferenda on meals tax elsewhere in Vir-ginia.
NOT SO FAST. Springfield Supervisor PatHerrity ensured another point of view.
“There is an advocacy group forming onthe other side, chambers and restaurants,”said Herrity, pointing out that it is actually
in addition to a six percent sales tax alreadycollected on meals.
“Certainly from the chamber’s point ofview, we don’t want to see any tax thatsingles out any industry,” said Jim Corcoran,president of the Northern Virginia Cham-ber of Commerce.
A potential four percent meals tax couldcreate $96 million annually in additionalrevenue for the county, more than $20 mil-lion from non-county residents.
“Let’s look at the equation on both sides,”said Corcoran.
“It does not send the right message tobusinesses,” many who make Fairfax Countytheir headquarters, he said. “We have de-veloped a business-friendly environment,internationally.”
A “domino effect” could quickly erase rev-enue generated by the meals in loss of busi-ness and tourism, said Corcoran.
“The average taxpayer is not going to gettax relief. We’re hearing our real estate taxesare getting higher and higher. This isn’tgoing to alleviate that,” said ProvidenceDistrict Supervisor Linda Smyth.
“If people think the meals tax is comingon top of an increasing property tax, it willfail. Maybe it should fail,” said BraddockSupervisor John Cook.
The Greater Reston Chamber, accordingto its CEO and President Mark S. Ingrao,“has a long held position by our membersof opposing single-industry taxes particu-larly if they do not benefit the industry be-ing taxed.”
Ingrao said the Reston Chamber advo-
tax on the county; the Board could vote of-ficially to prove or not approve the ballotquestion.
In 2008, Loudoun County held a referen-dum for a meals tax in November 2008 tofund new school construction, but it failedby a 70-30 percent vote.
In 2013, Henrico and Middlesex countiesapproved meals tax referendums. A similareffort in Chesterfield failed to pass.
“The meals tax ballot questions that havebeen approved are the ones that tell youwhere the money is going, and where it willgo to schools and capital improvements,”said McKay.
The Town of Herndon passed its mealstax in 2003.
“We estimated $900,000, and it generated$900,279. Not bad for estimating somethingright out of the chute,” said Mary Tuohy,the Town’s director of finance.
Herndon Town Council increased the ratefrom 1.5 to 2.5 percent in 2011, and di-rected funding to major Herndon down-town infrastructure projects. Herndon alsouses the meals tax to promote its restau-rants and dineONHerndon campaign, ac-cording to Town’s spokesman Anne Curtis.
The Town’s tax preempts a county tax,said Curtis and Tuohy, “and in fact was oneof the reasons it was enacted in Herndon inthe first place,” said Curtis.
If county voters approve a meals tax,implementation could occur by July 1, 2017.
cated for additional funding for educationat this year’s General Assembly by support-ing the restoration of Cost-of-Compete-Ad-justment (COCA). “COCA recognizes thatthe costs of hiring and retaining teachersin northern Virginia is more expensive thanin other parts of the state and the Chamberwas part of a partnership that secured $34.4million this year,” he said.
McLEAN CITIZENS ASSOCIATION sup-ports looking at alternative revenue sourcesincluding a possible meals tax. MCA passeda resolution in March urging the Board ofSupervisors to look at “other opportunitiesfor revenue improvement.”
“So we get to share the fun with others,”said Dale Stein, MCA’s chairman of the bud-get committee. “Why does everything needto “be on the back of the real estate tax,”he said.
David Edelman, of the The Fairfax CountyCouncil of PTA’s, said, “Our main concernis getting sustainable funding for schoolsand unfortunately there aren’t many optionsavailable to us.”
“We’ll definitely get the message out thereif the Board of Supervisors puts it on theballot,” he said.
THE BOARD of Supervisors would adopta Resolution directing the County Attorneyto file a petition with the Circuit Court byJuly 26.
The Board of Supervisors will meet onJune 7 and instruct County staff to preparedocumentation on the impact of the meals
Board of Supervisorspotentially set toapprove meals taxballot question onJune 7.
Meals Tax? Ballot Possibility
Meals Tax HistoryBy the Numbers1992A county meals tax was defeated by referendum in
April 1992.
102,000Voters cast votes in the 1992 referendum, which
was approximately 25 percent of registeredvoters.
58Percent of the voters voted against the potential
meals tax in 1992.
2004Legislation to exempt Fairfax County from the voter
referendum requirement on a meals tax passedthe Virginia Senate but failed to pass the house.
2008Loudoun County held a referendum for a meals tax
in November 2008 to fund new schoolconstruction, but it failed by a 70-30 percentvote.
2013Henrico and Middlesex counties approved meals tax
referendums. A similar effort in Chesterfieldfailed to pass.
$96 Million RevenueA one percent meals tax in Fairfax County would generate an estimated $24 million in new rev-
enue in Fairfax County; at the maximum 4 percent rate, a county meals tax would generateapproximately $96 million annually.
The following jurisdictions imposed a four percent meals tax on top of the 6 percent sales tax.Note: Montgomery County, Md. does not impose a meals tax but imposes a sales tax of 6 percent.
Meals TaxA possible meals tax could go to voters via ref-
erendum in the Nov. 8, 2016 general election.Under state law, the county would keep 100percent of revenue generated by a meals tax.Counties can impose a meals tax if voters approvevia referendum. If voters approve a meals tax,implementation could occur by July 1, 2017.
“Other [possible] opportunities for revenueimprovement: higher hotel occupancy taxes paidby hotel patrons, a higher cigarette taxconsistent with the practice of surroundinglocalities, an admissions tax to places ofamusement or entertainment, the possibility of ameals tax, and a re-evaluation of permit anduser fees, set consistently to fully recover costs.”
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Opinion
Local governments pay for almost allof local services, including schools,by taxing a single industry, propertyowners.
In Fairfax County, property taxes pay for 65percent of the budget. In Arlington, which hasmore revenue options as an urban county, prop-erty taxes pay for 57 percent of everything. Inthe City of Alexandria, property taxes pay for58 percent.
It costs more every year to provide a consis-tent level of services, and the sources of rev-enue available to local governments inVirginia are very limited, forcing anoutsized reliance on property taxes.The reason is that localities in Virginiahave only the power explicitly given to themby the General Assembly, and the General As-sembly allows very few options for localitiesto collect revenue.
Alexandria and Arlington already have a 4percent meals tax on top of the 6 percent salestax, and it’s evident that the robust restaurantscene in both areas has not suffered as a re-sult. Would-be diners do not drive to FairfaxCounty to avoid the tax. But whether FairfaxCounty can collect a meals tax will be up tovoters in November, pending the Board of Su-pervisors putting the question on the ballot.
A meals tax is not a silver bullet, but it doesadd one more source of revenue. A 4-centmeals tax is roughly equivalent to the 4-centincrease in property taxes that Fairfax Countyresidents will face this year. But the propertytax is levied on people with no relationship totheir ability to pay. The meals tax is related tospending, a more progressive approach, andwill also collect taxes from non-residents.
This is one of the wealthiest regions in thecountry, and the highly educated populationhas high expectations. Schools, public safety,
recreational facilities, transportation, humanservices and other services and facilities can-not be allowed to atrophy because real estatevalues are flat. The Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors was correct to provide what Chair-man Sharon Bulova called a “booster shot,”mostly to schools but also to other needs inthe county.
What is needed for the future is access toother, more diversified forms of taxes. While itis a pipe dream given the disposition of theGeneral Assembly, what is really needed is togive localities a portion of the income tax. Inthe meantime, locals will have to press the stateto pay for its fair share locally, and to allowincreases in cigarette taxes and other possiblesources of revenue.
Tax Relief for SomeFairfax County provides real estate tax relief and
car tax relief to citizens who are either 65 or older,or permanently and totally disabled, and meet theincome and asset eligibility requirements. For anapplication, call 703-222-8234, or visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta/taxrelief_home.htm.
An exemption and/or deferral of real estate taxesis available for qualified Arlington homeowners age65 and older and certain totally and permanentlydisabled homeowners, call 703-228-3920 or visithttps://topics.arlingtonva.us/realestate/taxes-payments/real-estate-tax-relief/
Residents of the City of Alexandria who are either65 years of age or older or permanently and totallydisabled by Nov. 15, 2016, may be eligible for theCity’s Real Estate Tax Relief Program for Elderly andDisabled Persons, call 703-746-3901, Option 6, orvisit https://www.alexandriava.gov/finance/info/default.aspx?id=2886.
Fairfax County residentscan expect to see mealstax question onNovember ballots.
In Search ofDiversifiedRevenue
Editorial
For the Benefit of All, Fairfax County Needs a Meals TaxTo the Editor:
For the strongest education for our childrenand for economic prosperity, Fairfax Co. mustpass a Meals Tax. We all know the critical na-ture of the best education for all children butwe need reminding that the highest qualityschools also yield the highest housing prices.
Currently, Fairfax County is losing too manytop teachers to neighboring school districts,especially Arlington County, who pay signifi-cantly higher salaries. I cite the following re-port to the FC School Board last December: A
A Meals Tax will raise crucial revenues forschools, infrastructure and social services. Few,if any people do not eat out in D.C., Arlingtonor Alexandria because they have a revenue-producing meals tax. Few, if any will declineto eat out in Fairfax either.
Let’s all get behind the Meals Tax for thebenefit of our children and to maintain qual-ity schools that raise the value of our homes.
Dennis and Shirley BloomquistGreat Falls
Letters to the Editor
study conducted by Segal Waters Consultinghas revealed that Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) teacher salaries fall well behind thoseof other local jurisdictions, particularly in years5-20 of a teacher’s career. Over a 30-year ca-reer, an FCPS teacher earns $142,000 less thanour survey average and $293,000 less than ateacher at Arlington Public Schools. When con-sidering total compensation over a 30-year pe-riod, the gap narrows to $52,000. The studywas presented to the Fairfax County SchoolBoard at its Dec. 7, 2015 work session.
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Burglary - 300 Block SherwoodDrive, NE. Between Oct. 1, 2015 at 8a.m. and May 7, 2016 at 4:20 p.m. Aresident reported someone forced entryinto his vacant property and stole a bi-cycle and a heating and cooling unit.
Missing Person - 300 Block EastStreet, NE. Between May 4 at noon andMay 5 at 4:22 p.m. A resident advisedhe was concerned for the welfare of hisadult daughter. He reported that shewas supposed to have returned homefrom vacationing in Alabama on May 4however he had not heard from her. Ashort time after this report was filed thedaughter made contact with the residentadvising that she had extended her tripand would be home the following day.
Shoplifting - CVS, 337 Maple Ave.,East. May 4, 7:10 p.m. An employee re-ported three black females entered thestore and stole a large quantity of babyformula.
Missing Person - 300 Block OldCourthouse Road, NE. May 5 between 5a.m. and noon. A resident reported herelderly husband had wandered awayfrom home and she was concerned forhis safety. The man was located later inthe day by Arlington County Police.
Juvenile Case - Cedar Lane School,101 Cedar Lane, SW. May 5, 8:30 a.m.A member of the school staff advisedthat a student was in possession of a pre-scription medication. The studentadvised that he had inadvertently placedhis medication in his coat pocket andbrought it to school. The school staff willfollow up on this matter.
Suspicious Event - 600 BlockManor Drive, NE. May 5, 2:01 p.m. Aresident received a suspicious telephonecall from a person claiming to be hergrandson. The person stated he neededmoney because he had been injured inan accident and arrested in North Caro-lina. The resident did not go along withthe attempted scam. She did not sendany money or suffer any financial loss.
Welfare Check - 400 Block Court-house Road, SW. May 6, 10 a.m.Officers conducted a welfare check on aresident after he made a post on socialmedia that concerned his friend. Offic-ers spoke to the resident and hisrelatives and determined he was not inneed of any immediate assistance.
Arrest – Drunk in Public - AldeerahRestaurant, 262 Cedar Lane, SE.May 6,11:36 p.m. Officers responded to the re-port of several men outside of therestaurant, one of them armed with aknife. An employee of the restaurant ad-vised MPO Lyons that the man was highlyintoxicated and was harassing females atthe restaurant. He asked the man severaltimes to leave the area. The man walkedaway, but came back holding a knife. Anofficer located the man the 38-year-oldman, who had no fixed address, and ar-rested him for Drunk In Public. He wastransported to the Fairfax County AdultDetention Center where he was to be helduntil he was sober. The employee did notwish to pursue assault charges.
Found Property - 100 BlockMendon Lane, SW. May 7, 8:10 a.m. Aresident turned in a wallet he found inhis yard. The wallet will be held at theVienna Police Station until the ownercan retrieve it.
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Hundreds of studentsfrom rivals Langleyand McLean highschools walked
through the night of May 14 atCooper Middle School during theRelay for Life to raise money forthe American Cancer Society(ACS).
“We love our rivalry, but I lovehow you can see people from Lan-gley and McLean meeting eachother, becoming friends andworking together for somethingthat’s bigger than all of us,” se-nior and executive director fromMcLean High School EmmaChamberlayne said.
Chamberlayne worked for 12months with her Langley HighSchool counterpart, senior WillPfadenhauer, and Relay For LifeCommunity Manager Katie SueVan Valkenburg of Oak Hill tooversee a committee of about 40students from both schools to or-ganize the event. The students re-cruited local cancer survivors toattend the event.
The night kicked off with the over800 participants surrounding thetrack to cheer on cancer survivorsdoing a lap around the track. Smilesbeamed on survivors’ faces as theyran under bridges of raised arms,holding hands across the track. Butone lap doesn’t adequately symbol-ize the long-term journey of cancersurvivors. A whole night of having
McLean, Langley HighStudents Unite to Fight Cancer
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After the survivor lap, the caretakers walked a lap aroundthe track. Hundreds of students from schools such asMcLean and Langley high schools walked the track.
During the relay, Langley High School junior AndrewShapiro broke the 6, 12 and 24 hour world records forpull ups. Shapiro decided to seek the records in honor ofhis father, Allen Shapiro, who is fighting cancer.
From left: McLean residents and freshmen at McLeanHigh School Austin Jensen and Bryce Liquerman, McLeanresident and sophomore at Thomas Jefferson High Schoolfor Science and Technology Kai Amelung, School BoardMember At Large Ryan McElveen, Dranesville DistrictSchool Board Representative Janie Strauss, and SchoolBoard Member At Large Ilryong Moon showed theirsupport by attending the Relay For Life.
McLean High School Executive Director senior EmmaChamberlayne, Langley High School Executive Directorsenior Will Pfadenhauer, and Relay For Life CommunityManager Katie Sue Van Valkenburg of Oak Hill pumped upthe crowd while reviewing the night’s itinerary.
at least one person from a team atall times on the track represents theongoing battle.
“This is a never ending thing,”cancer survivor, Woodbridge resi-dent, and Lorton Senior Center As-sistant Director Kimberly Frengelsaid, comparing cancer to the re-lay. “People need to keep fightingcancer and funding more researchso it can get to a point that cancercan be cured.”
During the relay, Langley HighSchool junior Andrew Shapirobroke the 6, 12 and 24 hour worldrecords for pull ups. Shapiro de-cided to seek the records in honorof his father, Allen Shapiro, whois fighting cancer.
Although the relay has a goal ofover $150,000, even a small do-
nation can help local cancer pa-tients.
“If you donate to ACS, you mightthink you’re donating to a weirdabyss of cancer research. You’renot.” Van Valkenburg said. “$10can provide a ride for a patient toget to and from lifesaving treat-ment. Many people think theycould just call an Uber. Somepeople can’t afford that and skipchemo rather than pay for the ride,so it’s important that someone do-nates that $10.”
The relay will continue to acceptdonations until Aug. 31. You candonate online at the Relay For Lifeof Langley McLean’s webpage:http://main.acsevents.org/site/T R / R e l a y F o r L i f e /RFLCY16SA?pg=entry&fr_id=71191.
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Sports
By Jon Roetman
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The Madison girls’ lacrosse teamentered Friday’s Conference 6tournament final as the five-time defending champion.
The Warhawks, however, felt their oppo-nent was the one carrying the target on itsback.
Langley, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, wasundefeated and had already beaten Madi-son, 14-10, during the regular season. Butwhile the No. 2 seed Warhawks were anunderdog on paper, they played like a teamunwilling to relinquish its place atop theconference.
The Warhawks built a six-goal second-halfadvantage and held on for an 11-9 victoryover the Saxons on May 13 at Langley HighSchool. Madison captured its sixth consecu-tive Conference 6/Liberty District champi-onship and defeated Langley in the confer-ence/district final for the fifth time in sixseasons.
“Awesome,” is how midfielder AndieBattin, one of four seniors on the Madisonroster, described the feeling of victory. “I’ma senior, so 4-for-4 (in conference/districtchampionship games). It’s pretty exciting.”
Battin said not being the top seed resultedin less stress for the Warhawks.
“Definitely thought we had something toprove, especially since, normally, we’re theones that everyone wants to beat,” Battinsaid. “It’s definitely different [being] on theother side of that.”
MADISON fell behind early during its regu-lar-season loss to Langley. On Friday, theWarhawks never trailed and entered half-time with a 7-5 lead.
“I think we used their win as motivationto work harder at practices,” Madisonsophomore goalkeeper Ellie Socher said,
“and really show up today [and] come to-gether as one.”
Madison scored three times in the first10 minutes of the second half and extendedits lead to 11-5 when junior attackerAnnabel Bentley found the back of the netwith 4:47 remaining.
Langley made a late push, scoring fourgoals in a 1-minute, 35-second span, butthe Saxons couldn’t avoid their first loss ofthe season.
“The four-goal surge displayed what ourteam can do when we play as one team to-gether on the field,” Langley senior attackerand Conference 6 Offensive Player of theYear Halle Duenkel wrote in an email.
First-year Madison head coach AdamNorton said the Warhawks focused on lim-iting Langley’s opportunities in transition.
“Their transition is lethal,” Norton said.“Our main goal was to, basically, try andkill that and force them into [a] settled [of-fense], where we could control the situa-tion better.”
Madison held Langley scoreless for the
first 21-plus minutes of the second half.“It was stellar,” Norton said about
Madison’s defensive performance. “We havehad issues with being a little leaky — let-ting people get unabated to cage and thatdidn’t happen today. Our motto was ‘onemore pass’ — force one more pass out ofthe offense so that there’s a chance for theslide, there’s a chance for a bad throw, abad catch, an interception. It buys us achance.”
Madison featured a balanced scoring at-tack, with seven different players nettingat least one goal. Olivia Choutka, CarlyRogers, Zoe Dyer and Bentley each had twogoals, and Anya Saponja, Diana Lowtherand Ashley Go each scored one.
Junior midfielder Emma Crooks, a first-team all-conference selection, led Langleywith four goals. Anna Hofgard finished withthree goals for the Saxons, and junior at-tacker Rebecca Bair and Duenkel each hadone.
What went wrong for Langley?“We lacked a sense of urgency during the
game,” Duenkel wrote.
LANGLEY entered the 6A North regiontournament as the No. 2 seed from Confer-ence 6 and faced Osbourn Park on Tuesday,after The Connection’s deadline.
“The feeling after (the loss to Madison)was painful and gut-wrenching,” Duenkelwrote. “To regroup, we are focusing on ourteam and what to improve upon before theregional tournament.”
Madison entered the region tournamentas the No. 1 seed from Conference 6 andfaced Osbourn on Tuesday.
“[T]his is the first game I’ve seen themcome together like that,” Madison assis-tant and former head coach AmandaCounts said about the Warhawks’ perfor-mance against Langley. “That was an end-to-end performance and we hardly had togive any feedback from the sidelines. Theyknow what it’s about and finally they putit all together. Those girls who had beenhere three times before, I guess, spread themessage to their teammates.”
Madison Girls’ Lax Wins Sixth Straight Conference/District Championship Warhawks knock off previously undefeated
Langley in tournament final.
Madison sophomore Ashley Go, left, scored a goalduring the Conference 6 championship game.
Langley senior Halle Duenkel was voted Conference 6Offensive Player of the Year.
Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection
The Madison girls’ lacrosse team won the Conference 6 championshipwith an 11-9 victory over Langley on May 13.
Sophomore goalie Ellie Socher and the Madison girls’ lacrosse team heldLangley scoreless for the first 21-plus minutes of the second half of theConference 6 championship game.
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While millions of Americanshave received coverage underthe Affordable Healthcare Act,there are still many children inFairfax County who do not haveaccess to doctors and dentists.These children miss school,their parents miss work, andeveryone pays the cost. One“safety net” program, whichprovides children of the work-ing poor in our area with theirown pediatricians and dentists,is the Medical Care for ChildrenPartnership Foundation. An in-novative public-private partner-ship, MCCP Foundation hon-ored its retiring executive direc-tor Margery Leveen Sher, forher 40-year career working onbehalf of children and familieswith the Dr. Jorge ArnoldsonMemorial Award at its “Jeansand Jewels Gala” at the TysonsMarriott on April 29.
Since it began in 2007, MCCPFoundation has spent nearly $2million on healthcare for chil-dren in Fairfax County. Despiteparents who work 2-3 jobs,these children are still withoutbasic medical care. Families of-ten have to choose between
putting food on the table orpaying doctor bills, with theresult being that children areoften seen in emergency rooms,sicker and often in crisis. At theGala, an original short film bylocal producer Diane Naughtonimpressed upon the audiencethe impact of access to dentalcare for a family of three boyswho are enrolled in MCCP.
Over 300 private physicians,dentists and Kaiser Permanenteprovide care at free or reducedrates to MCCP children. FairfaxCounty government also sup-ports the program, as do cor-porations, foundations and in-dividuals. The largestfundraiser of the year, the“Jeans and Jewels Gala” raisesfunds and awareness of the“Hidden Fairfax” that existsalongside the affluent; theworking poor who live andwork in this wealthy commu-nity. Elected officials attendingthe gala included Del. Ken Plum(D-36), who also served as auc-tioneer, and State Sen. BarbaraFavola (D-31). Type A, a localsouthern rock band, was also abig hit with the guests.
‘Jeans and Jewels’ Gala inSupport of Dental, MedicalPrograms for Children
Margery Sher, left, received the Dr. Jorge Arnoldsonaward from the Medical Care for ChildrenPartnership Foundation at its annual Jeans andJewels Gala held on April 29. Sher is the outgoingexecutive director of MCCP. The award recognizes her40-year career helping children and families. MCCPFoundation provides healthcare to uninsuredchildren in Fairfax County, Also at the podium arePenny Bladich, center, chairman of the MCCP Boardof Directors and vice-president, Cardinal Bank, andRosa Arnoldson, right, widow of the local pediatri-cian and child welfare advocate for whom the awardis named. Looking on is Emcee David Culver, week-end anchor at NBC 4.
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ONGOING“So Many Parks - So Little Time.”
Through May 31. Katie’s CoffeeHouse, 760 Walker Road, Great Falls.Artist Dee Leggetts photographs ofnational parks. 703-861-3335.
Meadowlark Magic at MeadowlarkBotanical Gardens. May 2-Through June 20. 9750 MeadowlarkGardens Court, Vienna. Vienna ArtsSociety members exhibit their work.703-255-3631.
Lashley Artist Showcase. May 2-28.Broadway Gallery and Fine Art andFraming, 1025-J Seneca Road, GreatFalls. The paintings of award-winning “plein air” artist ChristineLashley. broadwaygallery.net. 703-450-8005.
“Slice of Life” and The NationalGallery of Art Copyists Exhibits.Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.May 3-28. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Twoexhibits by the Vienna Arts Society.Free. viennaartssociety.org.
Time Traveler Tuesdays. 4:30 p.m.March 29-June 7. Colvin Run Mill,10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.This weekly series will takeparticipants on an interactive journeythrough time, focusing on a differentperiod in Virginia history each week.Register at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvinrunmill/events.htm.
Weekly Storytime. Wednesday andSaturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble,7851 L Tysons Corner Center,McLean. Themes and Titles vary.Free admission.
Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.Emmaus United Church of Christ,900 E Maple Ave. E, Vienna.Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation of Fairfax,2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton.Gentle Kundalini Yoga, one freeintroductory session, seniordiscounts. Increase your flexibility,improve your breathing and health,reduce your stress. Ravi Kaur has 15years experience teaching yoga. $15per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.
Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice.Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’sCatholic School Gymnasium, 7005Georgetown Pike, McLean. WeeklyTai Chi practice. Group has met forover 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org.703-759-9141.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 18Woman’s Club Meeting. 7-9 p.m.
Marshall Road Elementary Cafeteria,730 Marshall Road, SW, Vienna.Director of Partners of Estate SalesHelen Long will be the speaker andwill talk about organizing homes.Free. viennawomansclub.org. 703-281-3932.
Window Shop TreatmentWorkshop. 6-8 p.m. Ethan AllenTysons, 8520 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.Bring window ideas and challengesand we will help find solutions thatwork. 703-356-6405.
THURSDAY/MAY 19Radney Foster. 6-7:30 p.m. Jammin
Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.Considered an elder statesman ofTexas singer-songwriters, Foster hasbeen a friend and mentor to manyyounger artists on the Texas scene.$20-$22. jamminjava.com.
Penny University Event. 7 p.m. CaffeAmouri, 107 Church St. NE, Vienna.“Blooming into Mindfulness” bookdiscussion with author MarthaBrettschneider. [email protected].
Public Works Day. 2-6 p.m. NorthsideProperty Yard, 600 Mill St., NE.Vienna residents, school and scoutgroups, and others are invited to tourthe property yard; get an up-closelook at the heavy machinery,vehicles, and equipment used bypublic works; and meet theemployees who provide theseessential services. Police and fireequipment also will be on site. 703-255-6380.
FRIDAY/MAY 20Preschool Nature Nuts. 10:30-11:15
a.m. Meadowlark Botanical Gardens,9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court,Vienna. Learn about spring flowers.$5. Register at NOVAparks.com.
McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m.-noon. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Nancy Still, an artist specializing andteaching the painting of miniatureswill be the featured presenter. Guestswelcom. 703-790-0123.
Art + Crafts Event. 6:30 p.m. McLeanProject for the Arts, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. George MasonUniversity Printmaking professorHelen Frederick, will describe hertrip to San Pablito, Mexico to learnabout the traditional Papel Amatepapermaking technique practiced bythe Otomi community. $8.mpaart.org. 703-790-1953.
SATURDAY/MAY 21BioBlitz2016. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wolf
Trap National Park, 1551 Trap Road,Vienna. Inventory as many species aspossible. http://friendsofwolftrap.org.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 20-21Enlightened Living - The Path of
Inner Yoga. 6-8 p.m. Unity ofFairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Led by SwamiNirivisheshananda Tirtha, the focusof the talk and Q&A will be how towalk the path of Inner Yoga(samatva) and transform livesspiritually. Program followed bydinner. Free. http://cirdna.org/EL2016. 703-861-4230.
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Find out how to keep pest fromeating your plants, while still caringfor the environment. Preregistrationrequired. $5. NOVAparks.com.
Used Book Collection. 9 a.m.-1:30p.m. SunTrust Bank, 515 Maple Ave.,East, Vienna. Sponsored by theAAUW McLean Branch. Also, bringyour CDs, DVDs, software, children’sbook, records, and recent textbooks,all in good condition. Proceedsbenefit scholarships for [email protected]. (703)527-4206.
SUNDAY/MAY 22Specimen Plant Walk. 4-5:15 p.m.
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.One-mile walk through Meadowlarkintroducing participants to plantsthat can add interest to homegardens. $2.50-$5. Register atNOVAparks.com.
Trio Cleonice. 3 p.m. The Alden, 1234Ingleside Ave., McLean. This dynamicyoung Boston-based piano trio hasestablished itself as one of the mostcreative, communicative andexhilarating ensembles in the U.S.today. Free. mcleancenter.org.
Chess 4 Charity. 12:30 p.m. OLGCSchool, 8601 Wolftrap Road, Vienna.Proceeds go to Children’s MiracleNetwork. http://www.chess4charity.org/.
Country Music Fest. Noon-8 p.m.McLean VFW, 1051 Spring Hill Road,McLean. Bands, and barbecue andbeans. Fundraiser for Bill Flammer,Sr. $15. 703-883-9250.
Amadeus Orchestra with ThomasPandolfi. 4 p.m. Saint Luke CatholicChurch, 7001, Georgetown Pike,McLean. Pianist Thomas Pandolfi.$30. amadeusconcerts.com.
MONDAY/MAY 23Stroller Strong Moms. 10-11:30 a.m.
Nottoway Park, 9601 CourthouseRoad, Vienna. Opening event, meetand greet, playtime. First class isfree. [email protected].
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 28-29Model Trains at Open House. 1-5
p.m. Historic Vienna Train Station,231 Dominion Road, NE, Vienna.Part of ViVa Vienna Days. Thomasand his friends will be there. 703-938-5157. nvmr.org.
SUNDAY/MAY 29National Men’s Chorus. 5 p.m. Saint
Luke Catholic Church, 7001Georgetown Pike, McLean. Memorialday concert. $20. Students andchildren free.nationalmenschorus.org. 202-244-
Food, fun, rides at McLeanDay in Lewinsville Park.
Rides and More Amuse-ments - In addition to popularlarge amusement and children’srides, there will also be balloonartists, costumed characters andfree laser tag.
Festival Foods and More- Lobsters, crepes, barbecue. Butleave room for dessert, as therewill also be lots of sweet treats.
Stage Entertainment -Local bands and other notableperformers fill the air with mu-sic. This year there is achildren’s stage with engagingperformers sure to hold youngMcLean Day goers’ attentions.
For festival updates, driving
101st McLean Day, May 21
Equestrian KingsleyMuller, 6, enjoys a trip onthe carousel at theMcLean Day festival 2015.
directions, shuttle bus stop lo-cations and a festival area map,visit www.mcleancenter.org/special-events.
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Absentee BallotVote now by absentee ballot and avoid the crowds!
View the candidate statements on the Center’s Website.Call the Center or send an E-mail message to “elections@
mcleancenter.org” to request a ballot package be sentto your home. Or, stop by MCC at 1234 Ingleside
Avenue or the Old Firehouse Teen Center at 1440 ChainBridge Rd., and pick one up. Completed ballots must bereceived by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 to be counted.
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Before the rain clouds opened up and strongwinds agitated leafy trees in Vienna, therewas music and dance on the Town Green,performed by teens for teens. From rock
bands to dance, the Parks and Recreation departmentof the Town of Vienna orchestrated a variety of mu-sical entertainment. At the program, Vienna Parksand Recreation promoted Club Phoenix, anafterschool program for 12- to 14 year-olds.
Acts on the program included Bach to Rock, Schoolof Rock, Adrenaline Dance, Madison Band, and PatSommers Rock. Yes, “rock” was dominant.
A bounce house kept the younger kids entertainedthroughout the afternoon.
—Donna Manz
A town of Viennasponsored event,executed by teens for teens.
Teens Take OverTown Green withSong and Dance
The Adrenaline Dance Team pumped upthe adrenaline of everyone passing timeon the Town Green when they performed.
The sky was darkening and wind blowing up when the James Madison High SchoolJazz Band took to the stage, playing with smooth finesse.
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SATURDAY/MAY 21Used Book Collection. 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
SunTrust Bank, 515 Maple Ave., East, Vienna.Sponsored by the AAUW McLean Branch. Also,bring your CDs, DVDs, software, children’s book,records, and recent textbooks, all in goodcondition. Proceeds benefit scholarships forwomen. [email protected]. (703) 527-4206.
THURSDAY/MAY 26Home/Investment/Discussion. 8-9 a.m. The
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ServiceSource Disability Resource Center, 10467White Grante Drive, Oakton. The fair willprovide personal access to experts in thedisability field. We will have resources,nonprofit partners, and vendors covering arange of disability topics including children,autism, aging, and [email protected]. 703-461-6000.
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Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive olderadults to medical appointments andwellness programs. For these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadultsand click on Volunteer Solutions.
Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers ofa frail older adult a well-deserved break so theycan go shopping, attend a doctor’s appointmentor just have coffee with a friend. Volunteers visitand oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Support and training areprovided. Contact 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].
Fairfax County needs a volunteer Senior CenterMarketing Coordinator to assist the Friendsof Fairfax County Senior Centers withmarketing. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.
The Lewinsville Senior Center in McLean needsinstructors for the following classes: Line Dance,Zumba Gold, Certified Arthritis Exercise, SquareDance, Basic Guitar, Art and Basic Spanish. Forthese and other volunteer opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click onVolunteer Solutions.
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Used Book Collection to BenefitScholarships for Women
American Association of University Women (AAUW) McLean Branchwill host a Used Book Collection. Also, bring your CDs, DVDs, soft-ware, children’s book, records, and recent textbooks, all in good condi-tion. Proceeds benefit scholarships for women. Saturday, May 21, 9a.m. to 1:30 p.m. SunTrust Bank, 515 Maple Ave. East, [email protected]. Tel: 703-527-4206.
Drug Take Back Initiative Nets409.9 Pounds of Medications
On April 30, 2016, the Town of Vienna Police Department, in con-junction with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration,participated in the 11th National Drug Take Back Initiative. As a resultof that initiative the Town of Vienna Police Department collected andsafely disposed of 409.9 pounds of expired or no longer needed medi-cations from area citizens. The April initiative collected approximately893,000 pounds of medications nationwide. The Vienna Police Depart-ment plans to continue its participation in future DEA initiatives.
Week in Vienna
Raising the Stakes, For a CauseTo mark Mental Health Month, McLean-based nonprofit PRS
held its annual Raising the Stakes Kentucky Derby Event at theTower Club to support its mental illness recovery, suicide preven-tion, and crisis intervention efforts.
Former PRS Board member Eric Goplerud, PRS’ WendyGradison, Terry Goplerud, Jon Goplerud, Jan Goplerud
Photos contributed
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11)
Emmaus United Church of Christ (UCC) cel-ebrated its 50th anniversary Sunday, May15. Local officials and former members whohad moved out of the area joined the fes-
tivities, which began with a Remembrance service,followed by worship and a luncheon for all present.The church meets at 900 Maple Ave., East in Vienna,
Emmaus was recognized and called into covenanton May 15, 1966, by the Potomac Association of theUCC. The Reverend Thomas Cox, its founding pas-tor, and 66 charter members originally met for wor-ship at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on LewinsvilleRoad in McLean until the Fellowship Hall (servingas worship space for six years) and the EducationBuilding were completed and dedicated in 1970.Emmaus’ present sanctuary was built and dedicatedin 1990.
The congregation’s name, Emmaus, was chosenfrom Luke 24:13, a story in which Jesus appears totwo disciples as they walked to the village Emmauswith heavy hearts after his crucifixion. The originalmembers chose the name as symbolic of “the jour-ney ahead, the sharing of the Word through scrip-ture, and the fellowship with the spirit of Christ incommunion.”
Worship starts at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday for chil-dren and adults and is open to all. Adult faith explo-ration classes begin at 9:15 a.m. Emmaus UCC af-firms the dignity and worth of every person as a childof God, celebrating diversity in race, ethnicity, abil-ity, sexual orientation, gender expression and iden-tity. For more information, visit emmausucc.org.
The United Church of Christ, the Protestant denomi-nation to which Emmaus belongs, is a community ofChristians with over 5,000 churches and nearly onemillion members. It carries a rich history of “firsts.”The UCC’s predecessor, the Congregational Church,supported the first integrated anti-slavery society inthe U.S. with multiracial leadership, organized byLewis Tappan of the Amistad revolt (1846); the firstwoman to be ordained and to serve a Christian con-gregation, Rev. Antoinette Brown (1853); the first
openly gay person ordained as a minister, Rev. Will-iam R. Johnson (1972); first African American leaderof a racially integrated mainline church in the U.S.,Rev. Joseph H. Evans (1976); the first and only hymnbook that honors in equal measure both male andfemale images of God, The New Century Hymnal(1995); and the first religious organization (UCC’sGeneral Synod) to pass a resolution supporting same-gender marriage equality (2005). Central to the UCC’stenets of faith is a belief that “God is still speaking.”
Vienna Church Celebrates50th Anniversary
The “Walk to Emmaus” stained glasswindow in the Emmaus Sanctuary, de-signed by artist Brenda Belfield, was a giftin 1992 from the Jack Dreyfus family inmemory of Jack’s mother Bernice.
