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the Supreme Court and its evolution.“He really believed what should drive the

analysis is the text, the actual words of theconstitution. What the words of the textmean, what they say, what they actually say,and what they don’t say,” he said. “That gavehim an anchor.”

Scalia was appointed to the SupremeCourt by President Ronald Reagan andsworn in on Sept. 26, 1986. At the time ofhis death, he was the longest-serving jus-tice on the Supreme Court.

Gen. William Suter served as clerk to theU.S. Supreme Court from 1991 to 2013.

“If you students want to see good writ-ing, read his opinions,” said Suter. “He wasthe greatest of the great,” said Suter. “Faith-ful to his family, faithful to his faith, faith-ful to the law.”

Scalia married Maureen McCarthy onSept. 10, 1960.

Catlette said he taught seven of Scalia’snine children — five boys and four girls —when they attended Langley High School.A portion of Scalia’s 28 grandchildren cur-rently attend the school that serves McLeanand Great Falls.

Langley students piped Catlette via Skype

Student justice Clare DaBaldoshares the bench with DranesvilleSchool Board member JanieStrauss for Case Day 2016, now inits 24th year at Langley HighSchool.

Gen. William K. Suter, clerk of theSupreme Court from 1991-2013,gets Dranesville School Boardmember Janie Strauss to laughwhile giving a tribute to JusticeAntonin “Nino” Scalia.

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United States Supreme CourtJustice Antonin “Nino” Scaliahelped former Langley teacherJames Catlette develop Case

Day into an annual academic gift to eachLangley graduating class.

“We want to thank him for his 24 yearsof support,” said Alexis Apostolou, of Scalia,at Case Day on Friday, Feb. 19, held in theLangley High School library.

Many of the seniors involved in present-ing and executing the student-run programon Friday, Feb. 19, got to attend the actualOral Arguments in Utah v. Strieff, held atthe United States Supreme Court on Mon-day, Feb. 22.

“Langley has a connection that few lawschools and colleges have with the SupremeCourt, and its ability to do Case Day is, Ithink, incredible,” said Langley senior AdamSpeers. “It definitely sets it apart from otherschools.”

JUSTICE SCALIA died in his sleep fromnatural causes, on the night of Feb. 12 orthe morning of Feb. 13, following an after-noon of quail hunting and dining at theCibolo Creek Ranch in Shafter, Texas.

Scalia was 79 years old.“I know Justice Scalia is a friend to Case

Day, and was invaluable and important tothe program especially in its early years,”said guest speaker and attorney William S.Consovoy.

“I think this is a good time to think aboutJustice Scalia’s role on the court. He’s un-doubtedly one of the most influential mem-bers of the court in its history,” saidConsovoy, who spoke about the history of

from Florida and Catlette, Gen. Suter andStuart Mendelsohn reminisced about Scaliawith fondness, laughter and respect.

Suter recalled when the Supreme Courtpresided over a case involving the Afford-able Care Act (Obamacare) and he providedScalia with 2,400 pages of reading mate-rial for a weekend.

“‘What happened to the 8th Amendment?’he said. ‘Don’t justices get protection fromthe 8th amendment?’”

The 8th Amendment involves protectionfrom cruel and unusual punishment.

Former Dranesville Supervisor StuartMendelsohn, often involved in Case Day,said when he had Scalia children next tohim, “they would pass me notes, make sureyou argue this, make sure you argue that.”

Adam Speers grew up with Scalia’s grand-children since pre-school.

“The thing about Justice Scalia, he’s soconservative and yet it’s impossible, it’s vir-tually impossible, to refute his logic on anycase,” said Speers. “Justice Scalia is a hugeloss.”

“A devastating loss to the Langley com-munity,” said senior Katherine Weyback,who served on the education committee forLangley Case Day 2016.

Paul Scalia presided over his father’s fu-neral service at the Basilica of the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Conception, onSaturday, Feb. 21.

More than 3,000 people attended the cer-emony to honor Scalia.

CASE DAY is “such a fantastic institutionat Langley, I”m honored to be a part of it,”said senior Priya Miller, who argued for therespondent in Friday’s mock trial.

Langley Case Day 2016: ‘Release the Hounds’Justice Antonin Scalia remembered at Langley during Case Day, which he helped originate.

More than 250 seats were set up in Langley HIgh School’s library for thestudent body to watch Case Day 2016.

Ameen Al-Dalli, Lily Brock, Priya Miller and Adam Speers get a chance torelax and reflect after presenting oral arguments.

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Pet Connection

Nothing is more fun than four jack Russelldogs in the snow and we’ve gotten noth-ing but great joy from all of them. “Followthe Leader,” our Jack Pack - Moxie, Bodgy,Jerry and Digger. — Norma Jamsheed,Great Falls

Sprocket, left, and Wagner, right, werenone too pleased to have a potty breakoutside during Snowzilla. They are theBrandts’, of Great Falls, “foster failures”from Brevard Humane Society, where theyvolunteered when they lived in centralFlorida. Sprocket is 6 years old andWagner is 10. “We love them with ourwhole hearts.”

“Driving Miss Pippa” iswhat happens when manand dog head out for adrive in Great Falls. “Pip”is a three-year-old Bri-ard, a French herdingbreed.—Frank Barnako,Great Falls

Mr. Giant is an 11-year-old orange tabby cat adopted froma shelter when he was 18 months old. He is indeed agiant cat weighing in at twenty pounds and an integraland loving part of the household. He follows me aroundin the morning, up and down the stairs. He is particularlygood at placing his paws under the space heater and hisface so close that his whiskers could singe. This picture isMr. Giant sitting in his favorite lookout place where hewatches us eat breakfast and talks to the birds. Afterthat, it is a four hour nap time for a twenty pound cat ona ten pound stool. —Jack Nutter, Great Falls

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Winston, left and Trevor,right. They are sunning on our front porch, getting readyto take me for a walk in our neighborhood or in a nearbypark. They are always eager for these walks, and so am I!Winston is a rescue, coming to us through the Lucky StarCavalier Rescue organization. — Doug Colley, Great Falls

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Book Launch/Reading at GreatFalls Library

On Friday, Feb. 26,1—4 p.m. therewill be a book launch/reading of Pu-Chin Waide’s book - “Hong Cheng:Memoirs of a Turbulent Life ThroughRose-Tinted Dust Storm,” at Great FallsLibrary, 9803 Georgetown Pike, GreatFalls.

It is the story of Pu-Chin’s father fromhis birth and early days in a tiny villageon the border of China and Tibet, to theSino-Japanese War and WWII. A life fullof change, strife and painful farewells,but through all these difficult times,there was always glints of sunshine andhumor, and time for the ordinary stuffthat life is made of.

History Alive atGreat Falls SeniorCenter Event

The Great Falls Senior Center (GFSC)will have Mary Ann Jung, award-win-ning actress, Smithsonian scholar,writer and director recreate one ofhistory’s outstanding women, ClaraBarton, who dared to work as a battle-field nurse and founded the Red Crossin America, at the March 1 event. Jungresearches and writes her own scriptsand performs in the authentic costumes,accents, and characters’ eras. She hasappeared on CNN, the Today Show,Good Morning America. She has been alead actress and director of RenaissanceHistory and Shakespearean Language atthe Maryland Renaissance for over 32years. She performed as Queen Bess andwas director with the Florida Renais-sance Festival from 1994-2006; she wasalso director of Street Theater and Fam-ily Performances for Artscape.

The March 1 event will be held at St.Catherine of Siena Catholic Church,1020 Springvale Road, Great Falls. Theprogram runs from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.and includes lunch. Space is limited soreserve with Polly Fitzgerald [email protected] or call 703-759-4345. To become a member for 2016 ,send your name, address , phone num-ber and email with a check for $15 perperson payable to GFSC, P.O. Box 425,Great Falls, VA 22066. Also visitgfseniors.org.

The event sponsor is Great Falls As-sisted Living (A Memory CareCommunity), 1121 Reston Avenue,Herndon.

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Students Miller, Speers, Lily Brock andAmeen Al-Dalli were selected after a tryoutto make Oral Arguments before Langley’snine-justice bench.

“I was ecstatic,” said Miller. “It was cer-tainly a rigorous tryout and a bit intimidat-ing, but, once I found out, I was so over-whelmed with happiness and excitement toget involved with this day. I knew it was alot of hard work ahead.”

Each year, Suter serves as the Chief Jus-tice of the mock-trial. Attorneys Cary S.Greenberg, Caroline E. Costle, MarkHaskell, David Koplow, Stuart Mendelsohnparticipated and Dranesville School BoardMember Janie Strauss is often involved.

Langley students Clare DaBaldo and BitaGolshani were selected to join them aftertryouts on this year’s Langley SupremeCourt bench.

The case, Utah v. Strieff, considers“whether evidence seized incident to a law-ful arrest on an outstanding warrant shouldbe suppressed because the warrant was dis-covered during an investigatory stop laterfound to be unlawful,” according toscotusblog.com.

DaBaldo announced and helped write thedissenting opinion.

“Officer Fackrell’s brief detention of therespondent, as found by the state trial court,‘was not a flagrant violation of the FourthAmendment’ and was done in good faith,”she said. “There was sufficient attenuationbetween the initial unlawful stop and thelawful arrest on the preexisting warrant.”

MORE THAN 250 students attended themock trial.

“It was not so much my peers I was wor-ried about when I was being questioned, itwas the people with law degrees,” saidSpeers.

But Speers may have had the line of theday, when asked by Mendelsohn what theofficer was to do in the specific case if hefound the defendant with a bag of drugshanging visibly out of his pocket.

“I think that is a sobering example of whyan officer must abide within the confine-ments of the law,” said the Langley senior.

Al-Dalli learned the day before that he

would be speaking first.“They said, ‘Get ready for them to release

the hounds on you,’” said Al-Dalli, who ar-gued for the State of Utah, the petitioner.

Lily Brock fielded 31 questions during her15-minute oral argument.

“I actually enjoyed the questions. A lot ofwhat they asked was what I wanted to ad-dress so it kind of steered me towards that,”she said.

THE MOCK-TRIAL is set up precisely likea Supreme Court case.

“It goes by fairly quickly especially if thejustices are asking a lot of questions. It’s apretty fast experience. Being up there, it wasan exciting experience to be questioned andto have this conservation up there withthese law professionals,” said Miller.

Speers tried to relax as he spoke and re-acted.

“It’s funny, when they give you a ques-tion you think you can answer you feelgreat, when they give you a question thatstumps you or you give the wrong response,

it’s kind of like a split commentary in yourmind,” said Speers. “You have one part ofyour brain thinking, ‘What did I just say?’and the other trying to hear and be able torespond to the question they are about topose based on your mistake.”

Miller said her acting experience at theAlden Theatre at the McLean CommunityCenter helped.

“Certainly when you’re up there doingoral arguments, improv is your friend,” shesaid. “You don’t know what questions aregoing to be asked, you have to work withit.”

“You guys did such an amazing job, youhave much to be proud of,” said Langleyteacher Allison Cohen who sponsors theprogram and gives guidance to studentswith teacher Micah Herzig.

ALL FOUR STUDENTS knew of CaseDay’s importance to each graduating class.

“Absolutely. It’s beyond beneficial. This isnot something you can fluff your collegeapps with because those are already sub-

mitted, it’s just the students that want tobe involved,” said Speers.

“From the beginning of this year, I toldmyself I’m definitely going to try out, noone is going to convince me otherwise,” saidAl-Dalli. “You can’t find an experience likethis anywhere else. Fairfax County, theUnited States. We got to take a tour lastweek of the Court.”

“This is definitely the best experience atLangley in all my four years. I rememberfreshman year hearing about case day, andI remember thinking, ‘Why are all these se-niors so excited?’” he said.

“Probably academically it was the bestthing I’ve done in high school. Actually, forsure it was,” said Brock. “It was just so won-derful to commit yourself to something somuch and then to present it and not just togo up and pontificate but to actually havesomething you’re saying questioned.

“It’s been a pretty big time commitment,”she said. “I’m so excited to see the actualpetitioners and the actual response from theSolicitor General and to afterwards meetwith Justice Elena Kagan.”

“I was always aware of Case Day andalways felt its presence,” said Miller.

“To be able to go to the Supreme Courtand get to see it in real life allows us andgives us a perspective of the scope of thisactual case and to see discussions beingheld on a such a prestigious level.

Especially now that Case Day is over, itwill be exciting to have this insider infor-mation,” she said.

Al-Dalli said the people that view theSupreme Court Case “won’t have the abil-ity to connect to the case and to connectto the different lawyers arguing it like wedid.

“I just argued this case in front of theselawyers, and professional lawyers will bearguing the same case in front of the mostprestigious court in the United States. Ican’t describe how excited I am for that,”he said.

Al-Dalli is contemplating either a pre-law or pre-med track when he attends un-dergraduate school next fall.

“I learned so much. If someone asks mesomething about the Fourth Amendmentnow, I could go on and on and on.”

Supreme Court Inspires Case Day at Langley

The Langley Supreme Court bench included student Clare DaBaldo,Dranesville School Board member Janie Strauss, and attorneys DavidKoplow and Cary Greenberg, and Gen. William K. Suter, clerk of theSupreme Court from 1991-2013.

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Opinion

Bad Bills General Assembly has potential to dolots of damage in a short period.

From pressing for use of a barbaricform of execution, the electric chair,to codifying discrimination, to strip-ping localities of the major tool for

ensuring infrastructure is in place for new de-velopment, to hiding more and more criticalpublic information from the public, the VirginiaGeneral Assembly is poised to do harmto the Commonwealth. (We’ll look atgood bills in a future editorial.)

Here are bills that have passed eitherthe House or Senate by crossover, and impor-tant bills that were killed, in no particular or-der. This is by no means a complete list.

HB815, Electric Chair, passed the House 62-33, brings back the electric chair, providing thatif lethal injection is not available as a methodof execution, electrocution shall be used in-stead and vice versa.

SB552 creates secret police departments, andmoves in exactly the wrong direction. Providesthat the names and training records of law-enforcement officers and fire marshals shall beconsidered personnel records and excludedfrom mandatory disclosure under the VirginiaFreedom of Information Act. Passed 25-15.

SB549/HB770 on Proffers, uses a megatonbomb to tie localities’ use of proffers to helppay for infrastructure needs with new devel-opment when what was needed was a study offlyswatters to address specific limited abuses.

HB773/SB41 - Codifies discrimination, pre-vents the state government from taking anyaction against a person or organization thatdiscriminates based on a sincerely held religiousbelief that marriage is or should be recognizedas the union of one man and one woman.

Sanctuary bills: SB705 Makes “sanctuary cit-ies” liable for “full amount of any per-sonal injury or property damage causedby an illegal alien within such local-ity.” SB270 The General Assembly shall

reduce state funding to the extent permittedby state and federal law to any locality foundto be a “sanctuary city.”

Senate killed several bills on title loan over-sight, even after investigative reporting showedinterest charges exceeding 200 percent, baitand switch tactics and many poor Virginianslosing their cars.

HB 2 - No “right to breathe.” Requires theDepartment of Environmental Quality to re-ceive approval from the General Assembly fora state implementation plan to regulate car-bon dioxide emissions from existing powerplants prior to submitting the plan to the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency.

HB 1090 - Defunds Planned ParenthoodHB 143 allows high proof grain alcohol sales.HB 560 - Makes it more difficult to convict

someone of brandishing a firearm by requir-ing proof that a person pointing, holding or

brandishing a firearm or similar weapons hadthe intent to induce fear in the mind of an-other.

HB 766 - Allows any protective order to beused as a de facto concealed carry permit, with-out requiring the holder to receive any train-ing in the safe handling of a firearm, or showany proficiency with a firearm. Advocates forvictims of domestic violence say what is neededis to remove weapons from such situations.

Killed SB67, would have added discrimina-tion on the basis of sexual orientation or gen-der identity to the Virginia Fair Housing Lawas an unlawful housing practice.

Killed SB12, would have prohibited discrimi-nation in public employment on the basis ofsexual orientation or gender identity.

Killed bills that would have required notifi-cation of oil spills.

Outlawed living wage requirements for con-tractors of local government.

HB 4 Anti-union, proposed constitutionalamendment putting Right to Work in the con-stitution.

HB 3 - Charter Schools ConstitutionalAmendment - removes local control over localschools and spending, doesn’t belong in theconstitution.

— Mary Kimm

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Editorial

A Letter toAnimal LoversDear Animal Lovers,

Like most kids, I always wanteda puppy to hug, play with, andlove. My parents promised me myfirst pet when I turned 10, oldenough to help take care of ourpuppy. My parents kept theirpromise, and on my 10th birthdaywe adopted “Clue” from the Wash-ington Animal Rescue League(WARL), in D.C. I wrote a book onhim that you can check out for freethrough our Fairfax County Pub-lic Library - “Get a Clue: A TrueStory about a Boy’s Best BirthdayPresent.”

We also adopted Sparky, aGolden Retriever-Chow mix. Wecelebrated Sparky’s fourth birth-day on Feb. 5.

Rescue shelters like WARL do anamazing job helping and savingpuppies and animals from hoard-ing facilities or puppy surrendersfrom owners who cannot take careof new litters.

A really wonderful rescue shel-ter we help is Homeward TrailsAnimal Rescue (HTAR) in FairfaxStation. We foster puppies, whocannot live at the shelter, becausethey are too young and need afamily to love them until they areadopted.

We also volunteer at the shelter,to help clean the dogs’ crates, mopthe floors and fold laundry. Pleaseconsider volunteering at any ofthese shelters or maybe donatesome of your allowance to helpthese adorable, helpless animals,so they can have a better life. Youcan volunteer an hour, a weekend,a couple of weeks, or a month,whatever fits your schedule and isconvenient for you. Meet some of

the most amazing volunteers.Helping these sweet animals willmake you feel so good - I know Ido.

Some shelters you can visit andvolunteer at:

Washington Animal RescueLeague, 71 Oglethorpe St NW,Washington, D.C., 202-726-2556,www.warl.org

Homeward Trails Animal Res-cue, 11116 Fairfax Station Rd,

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From left, Sachin Muralidhar, his father and brother Sidwith foster Border Collies and Sparky (front).

Sachin Muralidhar, of GreatFalls, with Sparky onSparky’s fourth birthday onFeb. 5.

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The Langley High SchoolCrew excelled at the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints, the

largest indoor rowing event forjuniors (18 years or younger) inthe United States.

From Langley, Mason Liddelltook home the gold in the JuniorLightweight Men 1500m (age 15),Taylor Kuligowski took home thegold in the Junior Women 1500m(age 15), and Sophie Rogers tookhome the silver Junior LightweightWomen 2k (age 17). Also, compet-ing for Langley and placing well

in their categories were: StephenKalinsky, Eliza Pastore, EmilyElkas, Helen Chambers, LeahDamelin, Katie Slade, NickStankey, Paul Gorka, JustinMeeker and Erin Pierce.

The Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints in-cluded more than 2,000 competi-tors from over 100 clubs, with ath-letes ranging in age from five yearsto over eighty. It is the largest sat-ellite-qualifying event for theWorld Indoor Rowing Champion-ships (C.R.A.S.H.-Bs) which willtake place in Boston on Feb. 27.

Langley Rowers WinTwo Gold, One Silver

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Pet Connection

By Joan Brady

From dogs to cats to birds to gerbils, bunnies, crocodile skinks, fishand miniature horses, kids in ourregion love their pets.

Many brag about their pet’s cuddliness

and most love how nice it is to come hometo a pet that is always excited to see them.We even have some young entrepreneurs,in our area, who are working with their petsto start their own businesses.

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Jesper and Annika Pender of Great Falls, Breezy (the horse), Teddy, Coco,Brenna and Gannon Pascual of Great Falls and Falls Church.

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Bee, Paulie Bleeker, Harry Potter and Charlotte Karanik of Great Falls

Back row Emma and Ava Wolff. Front row: Bella, Olivia and CharlotteWolff of Great Falls

Mona Malik-Baig, Midnight, Salma, Jamal (holding Crocodile Skink,Smaugh, if you look closely), Kareem and Gandalf Baig of Great Falls

Gizmo (pug), Bee and Paulie Bleeker Karanik of Great Falls

Charlotte and Harry Potter of Great Falls

Since their parents love to tease, thePender-Pascual kids weren’t sure if theywere really getting a pet, until each oneshowed up. The kids all agree that thecoolest thing about their canines; Coco and

Teddy, is that they were both re-homed froma professional football player. While Breezy,the horse, is more suited for adult riders,Annika enjoys hanging out with her andgiving her carrots.

With six kids, a dog and a hamster, this isone busy household. The oldest four kidsagree that 10-year-old Emma handles mostof the pet care, but all of the kids like hav-ing pets. Four-year-old Olivia likes to readto labradoodle Bella and notes that Bellalikes books about dogs best. The kids all

think that Bella looks most like 8-year-oldAva, because “they both have big eyes.”Four-year-old Charlotte is proud that shenamed the family hamster. How did shecome up with “Whisper?” When they firstgot her, “she was scared and we had to bevery quiet,” says Charlotte.

Despite being shorter than SaintBernard’s, miniature horses require a greatdeal of care. They are, after all, horses.When 13-year-old Elizabeth (Bee) Karaniktold her parents she wanted two of them,they agreed, but with conditions; Bee andher 10-year-old sister, Charlotte, would befully responsible for all of their care, includ-ing grooming and training as well as thecost of veterinary care and food.

The girls got the horses last August andhave earned enough money to cover sev-eral hundred dollars in vet bills and theroughly $100 per month in food. For now,Bee is training several Shetland ponies and

a goat for money and Charlotte babysits.But along with a friend, they are trainingmini-horses, Paulie and Harry so that theycan be hired for birthday parties.

So far, the girls have taught the little horseslot of tricks including how to moonwalk,smile, wave, walk on their hind legs and givekisses. Bee hopes that the horses will becomepart of the community; attending local pa-rades and doing therapy work at local se-nior centers. You can learn more about theirlittle party pony business on their website:mylittlepartyponies.weebly.com and by fol-lowing them on instagrammy_little_party_ponies

Rhys and Sparty Frishlingof Great Falls

Rhys Frischling and his oldersister made a pact several yearsago, Rhys would act like a doguntil their parents got them one.It took a while, but a few monthsago, the three Frishling childrenwere surprised with a rescue dog.Seven-year-old Rhys says he wasso excited when he saw Spartythat he screamed. He wantspeople to know that his dog isvery cute. Don’t believe him? Rhysis happy to show you pictures.

Wally, Lilly and JerryKishore of Great Falls

Sixteen-year-old LillyKishore loves that the familydog, Wally, sleeps with his fourpaws up in the air. He can bevery naughty when he isn’tnapping and has been knownto jump onto the dining roomtable to enjoy whatever food hefinds there. When Lilly decidedshe wanted another pet, shewanted something cool. Bluecrown conure, Jerry, spendsmuch of his time perched onLilly’s shoulder, which really ispretty cool. Jerry will live for50 years, so Lilly has had todevise a long-term plan. Hewill stay with her parents whileshe is in college and she willtake him when she graduates.

Faith, Patrick with Silkypoo, and Sharon with Sierra, Nugent of GreatFalls

The Nugents have a full household whichincludes two dogs, two cats and a tank ofturtles. Sixteen-year old Patrick and his 13-

year-old twin sisters, Sharon and Faith,think that the best things about having dogsis that they always ready to play, they arealways happy and the dogs are always gladto see them.

BBThe Nugents are also fos-

tering BB, who they rescuedfrom an uncertain fate. In ad-dition to living a life of ne-glect, he had been hit by acar and suffered injuries toone of his legs, which haverendered it useless. TheNugents have been nursinghim through heartwormtreatment and will be caringfor him through his amputa-tion surgery and recovery.The family is going to havea hard time giving up theircuddly and loving foster. Formore information on adopt-ing BB, call Barbara at phone703-887-7194 or email her [email protected]


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The Langley Saxon Hockey Team celebrated Se-niors Night on Friday, Feb. 5 with a 7-4 win overLake Braddock. Langley’s two seniors, Jason Guidiand Wyatt Conrow, played big roles in the win.Conrow began the scoring with a goal just over aminute into the game. Guidi then scored the first ofhis four goals less than two minutes later. The two

seniors also accounted for three assists for a total ofeight points. In the third period, junior Kevin Wangadded two goals to the effort. Freshman MaxCampbell was strong in goal and kept the game outof reach for Lake Braddock.

—Frank M. Pieruccini

Langley Hockey Celebrates Senior Nightwith Win over Lake Braddock

Langley Sax-ons JasonGuidi (88)and, in thebackground,Julian Taylor(36) arevictoriousagainst LakeBraddock.

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Blooming Flowers, Warm Beaches onDisplay in Great FallsGreat Falls Studios photographer James Diedrich isdisplaying an exhibit titled Blooms and Beaches atTriny’s Tex-Mex Cafe in Great Falls. The bloomingflowers and warm beaches will help get us throughthe balance of winter. This exhibit is from now untilthe end of March.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 241964 The Tribute. 8 p.m. The Barns

at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road,Vienna. Recreates the Fab Four’searly ’60s concerts—see theirastonishing show live, complete withperiod instruments, clothing,hairstyles, and onstage banter. $38-$42. www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/FEB. 25Marty Stuart. 8 p.m. The Barns at

Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna.Grammy winner Marty Stuart’s musicreflects the rich legacy of hisMississippi roots and the intersectionof gospel, drinking and cheatingballads, and rock. $50-$55.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 26Itamar Zorman, Kwan Yi. 7:30 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Violin and pianopieces by Mozart (“Sonata in B-flatMajor K. 378”), Crumb(“Nocturnes”), Brahms (“Sonata in AMajor”), Bartok (“Sonata no. 1 forViolin and Piano”). $35.www.wolftrap.org.

McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m.-noon. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Gavin Glakas, a well known portraitartist will be the featured presenter.He will bring his own model and willdo an oil painting demonstration.Guests invited. 703-790-0123.

SATURDAY/FEB. 27Scott Miller. 6:30 p.m. Jammin Java,

227 Maple Ave., E, Vienna. Staunton,Va. native, singer songwriter andfarmer. www.jamminjava.com.

John Eaton, The Swingin’ ’30s. 8p.m. The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635Trap Road, Vienna. Join renownedpianist and vocalist John Eaton as heinterprets the Great AmericanSongbook. $25-$27.www.wolftrap.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 28Crys Matthews. 6 p.m. Jammin’ Java,

227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Herndonresident Crys Matthews and two ofthe Mid-Atlantic’s best singer-songwriters for a night of amazingmusic. $15. jamminjava.com.

MONDAY/FEB. 29An Evening with Neil Young. 8 p.m.

Tyson’s Corner 16, 7850 TysonsCorner Center, McLean. Watch theconcert as it is broadcast live on thebig screen. http://www.fathomevents.com/event/an-evening-with-neil-young-live.

MONDAY-TUESDAY/FEB. 29-MARCH 1Herb Alpert and Lani Hall. 8 p.m.

The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 TrapRoad, Vienna. Join Alpert and hisGrammy-winning wife—the originalvoice of Sérgio Mendes’ Brasil ’66—as they take the stage with theirdynamic band. $55-$65.www.wolftrap.org.

TUESDAY/MARCH 1David Cook. 7 p.m. Jammin Java, 227

Maple Ave. E., Vienna. American Idolwinner. $25/$40. www.jamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 2Imagine Dragons in Concert:

Smoke+Mirrors. 7:30 p.m. Tyson’s

Corner 16, 7850 Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Watch the concertas it is broadcast live on the bigscreen. http://www.fathomevents.com/event/imagine-dragons-in-concert.

THURSDAY/MARCH 3Game Night: King of Tokyo. 7 p.m.

Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Bringfriends, grab a snack from the Cafeand get ready for some board gamefun. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

SATURDAY/MARCH 5“Wishes and Dreams” Reception.

4-6 p.m. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Free.viennaartssociety.org. 703-319-3971.

Robert E. Simon, Jr. Children’sCenter Book Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Thestudents, parents and staff fromRobert E. Simon, Jr. Children’sCenter will host a variety of activitiesto entertain children including an 11a.m. Storytime, bookmark makingand face painting. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

Author Reading and Signing. 1 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Localchildren’s author Alison GraceJohansen will read and sign copies ofher picture book “HumFree the BeeHas a Food Allergy.” 703-506-6756.http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

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Best Friends of Great FallsGabby, Lola, James and Zeus Perotti ofGreat Falls

When Guy Perotti and his wife, Ileanna, sawthe post on Craig’s List, “Come get this dog,” theyimmediately jumped in the car to go get Lola.Seventeen-year-old James, and his 13-year-oldsister, Gabby, helped deliver Lola’s puppies, a lit-ter that included Zeus, their second dog. Thenaughtiest thing either of the dogs has ever done?When Zeus was a puppy, he pushed the chair intoposition so he could use it to jump onto the din-ing table, where he peed on the chicken they wereabout to eat for dinner.

Jackson and Delaney of Great FallsJackson was really excited to pick up his puppy

around Christmas time last year. He loves play-ing with Delaney, but says she does love to nibblehim. Four-year-old Jackson wants everyone toknow that Delaney goes to his school where some-times she poops. But not to worry, his mom cleanseverything up with little bags.

Sophia, Nisah, BillyStoltz of Great Falls

Nine-year-old Sophia and6-year-old Billy love theirbig snuggly dog, Nisah(Neesah). They like whenshe runs next to them whilethey ride their bikes andscooters. When she isn’tsleeping or stealing socks,she likes to play tug-of-warand to cuddle. She recentlyenjoyed some sledding afterSnowmageddon.

Nero and Georgia Martin ofGreat Falls

Georgia Martin, 7, likes having twodogs and is especially close to Nero,who she likes to play with. Nero isapparently very good at hide-and-seek. The naughtiest thing he hasever done was to eat Georgia’s home-work, which made a big impressionon her. Georgia is responsible forfeeding both dogs, “unless I forget,”she says.

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Author Reading and Signing. 4 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. DavidPriess will tell stories from 50 yearsof Presidential intelligence at thehighest level and sign copies of hisnew release, “The President’s Book ofSecrets.” 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

TUESDAY/MARCH 8Protecting Neighborhood Trees.

7:30-9:30 p.m. Great Falls Grange,9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls.The event will be forum co-sponsoredby Supervisor John Foust, the FairfaxCounty Tree Commission, and theGreat Falls Citizens Association.Speakers will focus on treepreservation during the real estatedevelopment process, and whatcitizens can do to help protect theexisting tree [email protected]. 703-759-3280.

THURSDAY/MARCH 10Vienna Art Society Meeting. 10:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m. Speaker will be DaviD’Agostino who will discuss anddemonstration her paintings in oilsand acrylics and how she planssubject matter for her own works andalso for the classes she teaches. Free.viennaartssociety.org. 703-319-3971.

Game Night: Sheriff ofNottingham. 7 p.m. Barnes andNoble Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Bring friends, grab asnack from the Cafe and get ready forsome board game fun. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

SATURDAY/MARCH 12Model Trains and Thomas at Open

House. 1-5 p.m. Historic ViennaTrain Station, 231 Dominion RoadNE, Vienna. See and hear modeltrolleys and steam and diesel trainsplus Thomas and some of his friends.The layout reflects the mountainousterrain and towns of Western NorthCarolina with award winningstructures. Free. Donations accepted.www.nvmr.org. 703-938-5157.

Churchill Road Elementary SchoolBook Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Barnesand Noble Tysons, 7851 L. TysonsCorner Center, McLean. Students,parents, staff will host activities toentertain children including an 11amStorytime, bookmark making, facepainting and student performances.703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

Author and Illustrator Readingand Signing. 3 p.m. Barnes andNoble Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. McLean native ScottMcBride and co-author RodThompson will read and sign copiesof their book “The Adventures ofConnor the Courageous Cutter:Saving Sarah.” Illustrator BrianMartin will join them. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

TUESDAY/MARCH 15Whiskey Classics Dinner. 7-9 p.m.

Ruth’s Chris Steak House-TysonsCorner, 8521 Leesburg Pike, Vienna.Ruth’s Chris Tyson’s Corner andMacallan Highland Single MaltScotch Whisky presents a five-course“Whiskey Classics Dinner” preparedby Executive Chef Jean Bosch.$99.99. http://www.ruthschris.com/restaurant-locations/tysons-corner.703-848-4290.

Perennial Personalities. 10 a.m.Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124Park St., Vienna. Karen Rexrod, plantexpert and former owner of WindyHill nursery, will present her favorite

perennial personalities.Karen’s expertise and knowledge of

perennial plants and their habits.Free. [email protected].

Cocktails and Conversation. 5-6:30p.m. Capital Grille, 1861International Drive, McLean. TheCommunity Foundation for NorthernVirginia invites you to a private eventfor substantial supporters and friendsof the Community Foundation.Reserve at www.cfnova.org/cocktailsor call Tara Nadel at 703-879-7637.

THURSDAY/MARCH 17Spanish Storytime featuring

CommuniKids. 11 a.m. Barnes andNoble Tysons, 7851 L. Tysons CornerCenter, McLean. Give your child thelove of language at a fun, engagingStorytime in Spanish. 703-506-6756.http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

Game Night: Splendor. 7 p.m.Barnes and Noble Tysons, 7851 L.Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Bringfriends, grab a snack from the Cafeand get ready for some board gamefun. Free. 703-506-6756. http://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/2238.

FRIDAY/MARCH 18Flashlight Egg Hunt. 7 p.m. Glyndon

Park, 300 Glyndon St., NE, Vienna.Enjoy a family evening searching foreggs and prizes in the dark! Pleasebring a flashlight so you can find theeggs. Jump like a bunny in the moonbounce and visit the Easter Bunny.703-255-6360.

SATURDAY/MARCH 19Old-Fashioned Egg Hunt and Roll.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Freeman House,131 Church St., NE, Vienna. Children12 and under and their parents arewelcome to participate in an egg rolland visit with Easter Bunny, hostedby Historic Vienna, Inc. 703-938-5187.

Mr. Jon and Friends. 10:30 a.m.Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave.,Vienna. This energetic family musicis all about fun, movement, andlaughter. Mr. Jon & Friends makesmusic for kids and their families thatinspire fun, laughter, and dancing.$25. Family pack available. http://jamminjava.com/event/1032603.

Lynn Goldstein, Apres l’Crozon, 12" x 16", Pastel,on display at Broadway Gallery in Great Fallsfrom March 1-23.

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10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 15-Feb. 29.The Frame Factory, 212 Dominion Road,NE, Vienna.

McMurry Artist Showcase. Feb. 1-24. Broadway Gallery Fine Art andFraming, 1025-J-Seneca Road, Great Falls. Local artist Richard McMurry’sstylized landscape paintings will be on display. www.broadwaygallery.net.703-450-8005.

“When the Rain Stops Falling.” Feb. 4-28. 1st Stage Tysons, 1524 SpringHill Road, Tysons Corner. Epic in scope and poetic in language, thisbeautiful, haunting play crosses continents and challenges the boundariesof time to tell the story of one family and the events that bring themtogether and drive them apart. $15—$30. www.1ststagetysons.org. 703-854-1856.

Pigments of My Imagination. Jan. 4-March 31. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Long time Great Falls resident DonnaBarnako, has created over a dozen colorful and whimsical small works. Hersubjects are varied, from pigs to puppies and cowboy boots.

Weekly Storytime. Wednesday and Saturday. 11 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 7851L Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Themes and Titles vary. Free admission.

Gentle Yoga. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Emmaus United Church of Christ, 900 EMaple Ave. E, Vienna. Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Unitarian UniversalistCongregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. Gentle KundaliniYoga, one free introductory session, senior discounts. Increase yourflexibility, improve your breathing and health, reduce your stress. RaviKaur has 15 years experience teaching yoga. $15 per session.www.edimprovement.org. 571-213-3192.

“Poetry in Motion” Exhibit. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FromFeb. 2-27. Exhibition of VAS members paintings with the theme “Poetry inMotion. Free.

Tai Chi Beginners’ Practice. Saturdays, 8-9 a.m. St. Luke’s CatholicSchool Gymnasium, 7005 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Weekly Tai Chipractice. Group has met for over 20 years. Free. FreeTaiChi.org. 703-759-9141.

“Wishes and Dreams” Exhibit. March 1-April 2. Vienna Art Center, 115Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Free. viennaartssociety. 703-319-3971.

Goldstein Artist Showcase. March 1-23. Broadway Gallery, 1025-J SenecaRoad, Great Falls. Great Falls Gallery will feature the pastels and mixedmedia paintings of local artist, Lynn Goldstein. www.broadwaygallery.net.703-450-8005.


Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

After wearing out the nets with hisperimeter shooting, Langley jun-ior Chas Battaglia helped cut one

down in celebration.Battaglia hit four 3-pointers, scored a

game-high 16 points and helped the Lan-gley boys’ basketball team defeat SouthLakes 52-49 in the Conference 6 tourna-ment championship game on Feb. 20 atSouth Lakes High School.

The Saxons trailed 33-25 at halftimeand were down 10 early in the secondhalf but started a comeback with a 9-0run that consisted of 3-pointers byBattaglia, Grant Hughes and Colter Car-ton. With the score tied at 39, Hughesburied a 3-pointer with 1:18 remainingin the third quarter that gave Langley thelead for good.

The Saxons finished with nine 3-point-

ers, including five in the second half.“When we shoot, we’re the best team

around,” Battaglia said. “There’s no stop-ping us, because we have [6-foot-5 Confer-ence 6 Player of the Year] Nate [Shafer]down low and if we can shoot around theperimeter I think we’re one of the best teamsout there.”

Battaglia knocked down a pair of freethrows with 1:01 remaining to extendLangley’s lead to 50-44.

The junior guard earned tournament MVPhonors.

“He was just huge,” Langley head coach

Scott Newman said. “Once he got in rhythm,made a few shots … he has grown tremen-dously over the course of the season. I’mjust really proud of him.”

Langley also got a key defensive playdown the stretch from senior guard TavonTarpley.

The Saxons led by two when Tarpleystepped in a passing late and came up witha steal. Carton made one of two free throws,extending the lead to three with 7.6 sec-onds left, and South Lakes missed a poten-tial game-tying 3-pointer at the other end.

“I saw his eyes all the way through,”

Tarpley said. “… Coach told me not togamble the whole game. At the last sec-ond I gambled … [and] I got it.”

The victory was Langley’s 14th in 15games during the 2016 portion of itsschedule. The Saxons went 13-1 againstconference opponents during the regu-lar season and earned the No. 1 seed inthe conference tournament. After earn-ing a trip to the championship game withvictories over McLean and Washington-Lee, the Saxons beat South Lakes to winthe program’s first conference/districttitle since 2011.

Five players scored points for Langleyon Saturday, but each scored at leastseven. Along with Battaglia’s 16 points,Shafer and Carton each scored 10,Tarpley finished with nine and Hughesadded seven.

Langley faced Herndon in the openinground of the 6A North region tournamenton Tuesday, after The Connection’s dead-line. The winner will face the winner ofWest Springfield and Osbourn onWednesday, Feb. 24.

South Lakes faced Robinson on Tues-day. The winner takes on the winner ofWest Potomac and Patriot.

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

History would suggest that theFairfax Rebels’ 18-3 run toopen the second half of theConference 6 tournament

championship game should have finishedoff Langley, which saw an eight-point leadturn into a seven-point deficit.

In terms of recent history, Fairfax enteredSaturday’s contest with an undefeatedrecord, having beaten Langley twice dur-ing the regular season.

On a larger scale, the Saxons hadn’t wona conference/district championship since1988.

Despite facing unfavorable odds, Langleyweathered the third-quarter storm and re-sponded with a run of its own — a run thatwould end both Fairfax’s 24-game winstreak and the Saxons’ 27-year title drought.

The Langley girls’ basketball teamoutscored Fairfax 17-6 during the final 9-plus minutes and pulled out a 42-38 vic-tory on Feb. 20 at South Lakes High School,giving the Saxons their first conference/dis-trict championship in nearly three decades.

“It feels amazing,” Langley head coachAmanda Baker said. “I’m very proud of the

kids. I’m very happy for them.”Langley’s comeback started in the final

62 seconds of the third quarter. Trailing 32-25, the Saxons scored six straight points,including a pair of buckets by senior guardLizzy Shamloo, to cut the Rebel lead to oneentering the fourth.

Langley’s run extended to 12-0 when se-nior guard and conference Co-Player of theYear Paige Galiani scored with 6:17 remain-ing, giving the Saxons a 37-32 advantage.

Fairfax would pull within one with a littlemore than a minute remaining, but a layupby Langley junior Ariana Aulisi and a freethrow by Galiani helped secure the victory.

“We have some veteran players and theyunderstand that this is a game of runs,”Baker said. “We had a nice little run in thesecond quarter, Fairfax had theirs in the

third, and so at the end of the third we justtalked about wanting to have the last run.”

Langley outscored Fairfax 14-4 in the sec-ond quarter and built a 22-14 halftime lead.Fairfax came alive in the third quarter, how-ever, knocking down a trio of 3-pointers.Meanwhile, the Rebels’ pressure defensemade life difficult at times for the Saxons.

A 3-pointer by senior guard and first-teamall-conference selection Jalita Montgomerygave the Rebels a 32-25 lead with 1:31 re-maining in the third.

“I definitely think it was key to keep ourenergy up throughout that, like cheering onthe bench and on the floor the entire time,”Galiani said. “… We’re definitely not a third-quarter team, so we didn’t come out asstrong as we had hoped, but we made itand we got through it and we came back.

We had our streak right after theirs. It wentpretty well, I would say.”

Galiani led all scorers with 17 points andwas named tournament MVP. She scored 12of Langley’s 14 points in the second quar-ter.

“She wanted it really bad and it showed,”Baker said. “She played like a senior leader[and] Player of the Year.”

Shamloo finished with 11 points — all inthe second half.

Shamloo played “without any fear,” Bakersaid. “She knew at the end to just go outand play and she wasn’t worried aboutmaking or missing. She was just doing herthing.”

Aulisi scored nine points for the Saxonsand sophomore point guard JordynCallaghan added five.

Callaghan was selected to the all-tourna-ment team.

Fairfax senior guard Noe’ll Taylor, Co-Player of the Year in the conference, scored13 points and Montgomery added 10.

Langley hosted Centreville in the open-ing round of the 6A North region tourna-ment on Tuesday, after The Connection’sdeadline. The winner will face the winnerof West Springfield and Stonewall Jacksonon Wednesday, Feb. 24.

What are the Saxons’ expectations forregionals?

“At the beginning of the season, the goalwas to position ourselves for champion-ships,” Baker said, “and I think we’ve donethat and we’re in a good position now tofight for a second one here.”

Saxons upsetpreviously unbeatenFairfax.

Langley Girls Win First Conference Title Since 1988

Photo by Jon Roetman/The Connection

The Langley girls’ basketball team on Feb. 20 won its first conference/district championship since 1988.

Langley makes nine3-pointers againstSouth Lakes.

Saxons Shoot Their Way to Conference 6 Title

Photo by Jon Roetman/The Connection

The Langley boys’ basketball team defeated South Lakes on Feb. 20 towin the Conference 6 championship.


Our Dog Wallace!Meet our black Lab, English Setter, Dalmatian mix

(so we think), or what we like to call, our purebred“mutt.”

He was named after, Sir William Wallace, as weknew little about his family history. He has lived upto his name. Wallace has been with us for 14 + years.So essentially – our parent’s first child. Wallace hasbrought us such joy over the years but many of thoseyears have not always been so kind to him.

He has suffered from mange, Lyme disease andcancer scares. Although these years might have beentough for him, he continues to fight on. Wallace willnever give up! That’s one of the reasons we love himas much as we do. Bad times behind, Wallace is anavid sports fan, and roots for the WashingtonRedskins and Nationals, where he features collarsfrom each team as the season goes by.

Wallace can also be found wearing costumes forour annual Halloween card. He has been featured as

many things, including: a baby, The Tin Man from“The Wizard of Oz,” Dino from the Flintstones,Daphne from Scooby Doo, Pluto from Mickey Mouse,Captain Hook from “Peter Pan,” Yoda from “StarWars,” a hot dog, Cat in the Hat, a Redskins quarter-back and Robin in a superhero-themed card. Our lat-est card was not published, as he fell ill. BUT he washimself, as a Dalmatian in front of a Great Falls fireengine.

Wallace also loves swimming in our pool in thebackyard when we open it in the summer. He lovedto play frisbee as he jumps into the pool in hisyounger days. As the years continue to go by, we seeWallace slow down but continue to fight and keepwagging that tail. Every day is blessing for us.

In conclusion, Wallace isn’t only just our dog, notjust our brother, but our best friend.

—Jack, 11, and Lydia, 13, Conner,

Great Falls

Dog Wonder Wallace with his superfriends Wonder Woman Lydia and BatmanJack Conner of Great Falls.

Clockwise from left, The Conner family ofGreat Falls, Chrissy, Todd, Lydia, Jack andtheir 14-plus-year old purebred muttWallace.

Pet Connection

A GentleGiant

This is our dog Duke ina familiar pose. Dukeloves the meadow atRiverbend Park and vis-its there often. He fre-quently stops to enjoythe smell of the manyflowers. We are certainDuke plays a central rolein the pollination of wildflowers. Duke is a realconversation piece andwe have met many that havestopped to give Duke a pet on hishead and ask where we got such atame bear.

Our dear Duke passed away thispast December, but his spirit liveson in our hearts and minds. Ev-ery time our family walks in themeadow we will remember his

My StarBy Rose Boos, 12

Sixth-grader at Great Falls Elementary

Once you were my dog named Star

And you were oh so very sweetYou were the sweetest dog I would ever meet

You were so mellowAnd were indeed a nice old fellow

Most of all, I loved you with all my heartBut when you left, we were torn apartI miss you so much, but I know you are looking over me every

daySo every night I think about you and mention you when I pray

All I am saying is I love you very muchAnd Still remember your soft, warm touch

hear that senior citizens need petsand it is so true. Our lives havebeen greatly enriched with thiswonderful dog.

—Lois and George Scott,

Great Falls

pose and his gentle soul. We willsmell the flowers and do our bestto keep up your efforts in pollina-tion. Rest in peace, dear Duke.

—The Keating-Williams

family (Mitch, Cam, Susan

and Mickey),

Great Falls

Let me introduce Maverick ourlovely beagle. My husband and Iboth turned 80 in 2015 and lifehad gotten quiet in our household.It had been six years since our dogPetey crossed the rainbow bridgeand we were missing not having a

dog. Enter Maverick who flewfrom Missouri to join our family.From the very start he has givenus unconditional love, joy watch-ing his antics, companionship, in-sisting on many walks a day andbeing our caregiver! You often

Great Falls’ Lois and GeorgeScott’s pet beagle Maverick.A Friend for the Ages

George Scottand Maverickthe beagle.

Photos contributed

Photo contributed

Duke Keating-Williams

Rose Boos, 12,sixth-grader atGreat FallsElementarywith her two-year-old Puffthe Pomera-nian.

Twin sisters,from left,Gloria andRose Boos, 12,sixth-gradersat Great FallsElementarywith their two-year-old Puffthe Pomera-nian.

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contributed


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A FurtherExplanation

Though last week’s column, “OneHundred Pills,” ostensibly was about the pillcount of my most recent prescription andmy interpretation of its meaning, the under-lying point of the column which I might havefailed to clearly mention was: cancer and theeffect it has on your thinking; consciously,sub-consciously, and probably even uncon-sciously as well. If I had not been diagnosedwith a “terminal” disease: stage IV, non-small, cell lung cancer (NSCLC), would Ieven have heard how many pills were in thatbottle, or considered at all the numericalimpact on my life, and that life’s expec-tancy? Moreover, would I have been theleast bit concerned with pharmacy/ prescrip-tion procedures, medical or otherwise? Andfinally, would I have stumbled emotionallybecause of any of it? I’ll be presumptuouslyself-assured and answer all of these previousquestions: The answer would be a resound-ing “No.”

And the cause of all these questions andthe effect on the answers is cancer. To saycancer is a difference-maker is an insult to alldifference-makers. Because cancer is insidi-ous, and often, as evidenced in last week’scolumn, a life-changer both physically andmentally, its effects rear their ugly headwhen you might not expect it. All I did waspick up a prescription but since cancer is incharge, I went off on a tangent of anxiety.But, and this is the point – perhaps lost inlast week’s column, which I am now focus-ing on in this week’s column: you can’t helpyourself. Whether or not you admit to oracquiesce to cancer’s control, it does takeover. In effect, your brain is rewired, figura-tively speaking. You simply don’t think, con-sider, prioritize, react, etc., as you did priorto your diagnosis. It’s almost as if you werestruck by lightning; it’s a jolt, emotionally,and you’ll never be the same.

Sure, on the outside (to people looking atyou), everything may appear normal (ifyou’re amazingly lucky), but on the inside,especially in your head/brain, the world,your place in it and your behavior whilebeing there has taken a turn. Not necessarilyfor the worse, but definitely for the different.Oddly enough, the changes are not so subtlethat you don’t notice them or won’tacknowledge them or can’t articulate them.In my experience, I notice/acknowledge andarticulate them. However, I am hard-pressedto do much about them. It’s not as if I’vebecome an inconsiderate, selfish, intolerant,uncaring and self-indulgent a--hole (differentthan I’d like to think I was/mostly still am),but, and I’m not to proud to admit this: I dohave my moments. And when I do, I blamethe cancer. As I asked my oncologist one dayabout my hair turning gray seemingly over-night, could I blame the cancer? He quicklyresponded: “You can blame the cancer foranything you want.” And so I have,occasionally.

Not that I have taken his statement toheart or embraced it as a regular excuse, butcancer does seem to have its way. Andthough I am well aware of its tentacles andsubliminal-almost ties that regularly bind, Iam still cognizant of who I am and who Iwant to be. Nevertheless, author SiddharthaMukherjee didn’t title his book about cancer(and PBS didn’t likewise title its miniseries):“Cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies”because cancer is kind and gentle andbenign. Hardly. Cancer is none of thesecharacterizations. And what’s worse, itchanges people; at least it’s changed me,and not always for the better.

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