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Reston Langston HughesMiddle School ChorusDirector Sarah Stanleywelcomes the audienceat the OctoberFall Chorus Concert.Playing the pianowas Michael Dennis.

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Election 2014

By Tim PetersonThe Connection

A s Huey Lewis and the News’“Power of Love” ballad led asoundtrack infused with ’80spop and modern country music,the mood at the DoubleTree Crystal Cityhotel in Arlington ebbed and flowed be-tween elated cheers and frustrated boos.

Supporters, families and campaign staffof Democratic candidates Mark Warner,Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer packed therectangular event hall on Nov. 4. Two mas-sive projection screens on either side of themain stage depicted race results fromaround the country, gradually revealing theoutcome that Republicans had gained con-trol of the Senate.

VICTORIES in the flesh answered the blowto Democratic dominance. An impassionedU.S. Rep. Jim Moran started the eveningintroducing Don Beyer, who won the 8thDistrict representative seat with 62.95 per-cent of the votes, according to the VirginiaPublic Access Project (vpap.org).

“Regardless of what may happen tonight,we don’t know what the composition of theSenate is going to be,” said Moran.

“But what we do know is that this greatnation will become more inclusive,” he con-tinued. “We will become more just. We willbecome more environmentally sustainable.Because it is our optimism, the optimism ofthe Democratic party, our perseverance, thatwill continue to push this country forward.”

While the onlookers and multimedia jour-nalists from around Virginia hung on everytenth of a percentage point update in theMark Warner-Ed Gillespie race, incumbentU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly gave the bluepopulation another reason to cheer.

“It is a great feeling,” he said after ac-cepting the podium from Gov. TerryMcAuliffe, “to be able to say for the fourthtime, I get to represent the wonderfulpeople of the 11th district of Virginia.”

Connolly won comfortably with 56.77percent of the vote to Republican challengerSuzanne Scholte’s 40.30 percent, accordingto VPAP.

In Fairfax County, the unofficial returnsshowed Connolly receiving 82,034 votesand Scholte with 60,133. Libertarian can-didate Marc Harrold garnered 2,605 andGreen candidate Joe Galdo received 1,405.Scholte planned to hold a party at the Em-bassy Suites Springfield. She didn’t respondto a request to comment.

CONNOLLY ECHOED Moran’sacknowledgement of the Senate turnover,but alluded to hope for a Warner win.

“It may be a long night,” he said, “butwe’re going to have another victory at thispodium.”

The re-elected congressman then ad-dressed the need for more unity, across theboard. “We’re a divided country,” saidConnolly. “It’s not just Congress that’s di-vided; our communities are divided, our

states are divided, and that’s because weshare some values and we differ in a lot ofothers. The elections are always about con-trasts and choices.”

In an interview after his speech, Connollysaid he believes he was running moreagainst a “climate than an opponent,” onewhich he said was full of contrasts.

“Do we believe it’s a woman’s right tomake choices about her own body or not?”his speech continued. “Do we think we need

Democratic incumbentConnolly fends offRepublican challengerSuzanne Scholte.

Connolly Gets Things Done

Photos by Tim Peterson/The ConnectionConnolly defeated Republican Suzanne Scholte tosecure a fourth term in the House of Representatives.

to revamp the immigration system inAmerica and make it fair for everyone ornot? Do we believe in global climate changeor not? Because if the answer is yes to thoseand many other questions, then actually wehave a responsibility to do something aboutit.”

Del. Mark Sickles was among numerouselected officials and staffers in the crowd.“Gerry was real strong, and it’s been atougher year for Democrats,” he said. “He’sworking hard for our region and I’m justthrilled for him really.”

Connolly remarked after his speech,“Hubert Humphrey once said, ‘Defeat, likevictory, is a passing phenomenon in poli-tics.’ You have to have that perspective.”

Warner and Gillespie were still less thanone point apart by the end of the event, withWarner clinging to a paper-thin lead. He de-clared victory, though Gillespie didn’t con-cede the race until Friday, Nov. 7.

Photo by Vernon Miles/The ConnectionDespite the election still being too close to call, U.S.Sen. Mark Warner gave his supporters at theDoubletree Hotel in Crystal City a full smile and avictory speech on Tuesday night, Nov. 4.

Gerry Connolly’s wife Cathy and daughter Caitlin Rose joined him onstage at the Mark Warner party held in the DoubleTree Crystal City Hotelin Arlington.

“It is a great feeling tobe able to say for thefourth time, I get torepresent thewonderful people ofthe 11th districtof Virginia.”

— Gerry Connolly

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By Reena SinghThe Connection

By the next Phase II communitymeeting, the working draft will becompleted. The last Phase II mas-ter plan public comment meetingtook place on Saturday, allowing commu-nity members to voice their opinions ontheir vision for the Baron Cameron conve-nience center and Tall Oaks Village Center.

“It’s been a very good process,” saidReston Association President Ken Knueven.“I think this is a good impetus to get thingsstarted.”

The last meeting was different from thefirst two. Rather than being separated intogroups to talk about what they like and donot like about the area discussed by thetopic, everyone got a sheet of dot stickersto mark on a series of boards what theywanted to see for the two areas.

One board asked residents to imagine theTall Oaks Village Center of their dreams.Some people wrote that they wanted to see

signage is a problem, visibility is a prob-lem.” He also wanted to see what residentswanted out of the Baron Cameron conve-nience center.

“Some are happy with Baron Cameron asis,” said Lambert. “Some people want it tobe mixed use. Is it too car-centric? Could itbe made into a possible plaza? We want toexplore more ideas of what it could be.”

About 70 community members who cameto the early morning meeting milled aroundBuzz Aldrin Elementary’s cafeteria to puttheir 16 dot stickers on the poster boardsscattered towards the back of the room, tell-ing the county Department of Planning andZoning exactly what they wanted to see forthose areas.

“I think overall, this has been helpful,”said Reston Citizens Association PresidentSridhar Ganesan. “Even though it has beena truncated process, it has been helpful.”

He felt that after the three meetings,transportation issues have not been ad-dressed. With the opening of the Metro sta-tion comes the possibility of a growingpopulation in the next 10 years, andGanesan said the schools and roads as theyare now will not be able to handle the in-flux of residents.

“This meeting is a little more of a publicoriented process,” he said about the differ-

ent structure of Saturday’s meeting. “Forme, personally, it has been a good process.”

Although several people commented onthe “truncated process” of the second phaseof the Master Plan, Reston’s founderthought the process should be quicker.

“The major factor in all of this is speed,”said Robert Simon. “Everything takes muchlonger than it used to. What you get now isan eight to 10 year gap, like with Lake Anne,for example.”

He did, however, like the structure of thepublic meetings so far.

KNUEVEN said the that while the major-ity of the public comment meetings aredone, Reston Association will still need toapprove of anything being done withinReston’s boundaries. He assured that theresidents will hear their voice in the Mas-ter Plan.

“It really pleases me how many peoplehave turned out at these events,” he said.“We will be in the thick of things, as appro-priate, in regards to the green space in thevillage centers and the connectivity. It willall be looked at.”

The working draft will be published onthe county website in mid-December andadditional public meetings will be sched-uled for January to discuss it.

Residents listen to a presentation by the county Department of Planningand Zoning at the Phase II Master Plan meeting Saturday.

Jim Elder, North Point resident, looks at the boards to determinewhat he wants to see from the Tall Oaks Village Center.

Community Debates Reston Master PlanResidents discussTall Oaks, BaronCameron.

Richard Kennedy, Lake Anne resi-dent, puts a dot on a board mark-ing his views on the BaronCameron convenience center.

independent coffee shops, specialty grocersand a local food co-op.

DURING THE PRESENTATION, countyPlanning and Zoning representative Rich-ard Lambert said he was told that the pe-destrian and bicycle accessibility for TallOaks was good, but some people had safetyconcerns.

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The VTV Family Outreach Foun-dation, a Centreville-based na-tional nonprofit campus safetyadvocacy organization, held their 2014annual meeting last weekend at theSheraton Reston Hotel. VTV was formedby the families of victims and survivorsof the April 16, 2007 mass shooting trag-edy at Virginia Tech.

VTV members, volunteers and staffjoined with representatives of other or-ganizations formed after school andcampus tragedies, including: SandyHook Promise, created after 2012’s massshooting at Sandy Hook Elementary

School; the Rebels Project, formed by Col-umbine High School shooting survivors; andthe Michael H. Minger Foundation, whichfocuses on fire and life safety on campuses.Attendees gathered to discuss the work be-ing done to create safer learning environ-

ments nationally. Attendees at the annualmeeting also began work on a commemo-rative quilt made from remembrances ofvictims and survivors. When completed, thequilt will include an individual square foreach of the 32 victims and survivors and

each will be a personalized tribute tothat individual. Organized and led byNancy Preston, owner of the McLeanQuilt Shop in McLean, the quilt is in-tended to be displayed in the Virginiastate capitol in Richmond.

Alan B. Davis, VTV’s executive director; JoeSamaha, VTV’s president; Kathleen Bonistall, vice-chair of PEACE OUTside Campus; S. Daniel Carter,director of VTV’s 32 National Campus Safety Initia-tive (32 NCSI); and Mark A. Bonistall, chairman ofPEACE OUTside Campus.

Betty Gurskis, Laura Fraser, Kris Young, NancyPreston (missing-Karla Vernon) discuss a commemo-rative quilt made from remembrances of victims andsurvivors.

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ReceptionCelebrates‘Pyramid ofLight’ and PublicArt in Reston

The Initiative for Public Art-Reston (IPAR) holds its annual re-ception on Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 to8 p.m. in the resident lounge ofThe Avant, a luxury high-rise inReston Town Center. The team re-sponsible for the successful tem-porary public art project at LakeThoreau in Reston, “The Pyramidof Light,” will be honored. The re-ception will include: horsd’oeuvres and desserts, catered bySouth Lakes High School culinarystudents; music by the South LakesHigh School String Quartet, wineand a live auction. Tickets start at$50 per person and go up to$5,000 to be a member of the IPARFounders’ Circle. Special $25 tick-ets also are available for “Contem-porary Friends” (young profes-sionals age 20 to 35). For infor-mation, visit,www.publicartreston.org or con-tact Anne Delaney, IPAR executivedirector, at 703-467-9797.

‘From Sputnik tothe Silver Line’ atReston Museum

Reston Historic Trust (RHT) andMuseum are producing anotherfree program in November, to bepresented at the JoAnn Rose Gal-lery at Reston Community Center-Lake Anne: a presentation by Dr.Paul Ceruzzi of the SmithsonianInstitution, “From Sputnik to theSilver Line: High Technology in theDulles Corridor” on Thursday, Nov.20, 7 - 9 p.m.

This promises to be a fascinat-ing look at the development of thehigh-tech corridor from Tysons toDulles Airport. Learn how this areabecame a leader in defense con-tracting, computer innovation,and telecommunications.

Ceruzzi is the curator of aero-space electronics and computingat the Smithsonian.

For more information, callReston Museum at 703-709-7700,email [email protected],and visit www.restonmuseum.org.

CorrectionA story in the Nov. 5, 2014

Reston Connection, “Stage Pres-ence,” identified the Cappies inter-national and program director in-correctly. Her name is Judy Bowns.

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This week is the week to jump in tohelp the many organizations thatwill help needy families throughthe holidays. Here are a few ideasof how to help, but the opportunities are lim-itless.

More than 236,000 people living in the areado not have access to enoughfood to sustain an active,healthy life for all members oftheir households, according to

Catholic Charities. That is to say, more than aquarter of a million people, including manychildren, go hungry on a regular basis.

Catholic Charities is launching a new fooddistribution project, the St. Lucy Project, de-signed to respond to food insecurity in the dio-cese. “The reality in Northern Virginia is thatthousands of our neighbors suffer from grip-ping poverty and hunger,” said Bishop Paul S.Loverde of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.“Pope Francis has consistently called us to bea ‘church of the poor and for the poor.’” The

project will provide food in Alexandria andother parts of Northern Virginia. Seewww.ccda.net for more.

Our Daily Bread will help 2,000 people forThanksgiving and through the holidays. Theyneed help. Sign up to deliver a meal, adopt afamily or just donate. https://www.odbfairfax.org/Thanksgiving

United Community Ministries is seeking do-nations to its food pantry, donations to helpprevent homelessness for 300 families on thebrink, plus children’s books and toys. http://www.ucmagency.org/how-to-help.html

Northern Virginia Family Services needs helpwith Operation Turkey, for 800 families. Food,money and volunteers needed. http://www.nvfs.org/

The Arlington Food Assistance Center is fac-ing record demand, helping more than 8,000people, and poised to go far above its annualbudget. Find out more and donate http://www.afac.org/

Cornerstones’ annual Thanksgiving BasketFood Drive will help nearly 1,000 families thisseason. 571-323-9555,www.cornerstonesva.org.

SHARE of McLean seeks donations of gro-cery gift cards and more. Checks and gift cards

can be sent to: Holiday Celebration, Share, Inc.PO Box 210, McLean, VA 22101. 703-284-2179. www.SHAREofMcLean.org

LINK, serving Herndon, Chantilly, Loudounand more, needs contributions of food, coatsand holiday toys for children, plus volunteers.On Nov. 15, LINK will distribute food, gentlyused winter coats/clothing and grocery giftcards to more than 800 families. 703-437-1776www.linkagainsthunger.org

FACETS helps parents, their children andindividuals who suffer the effects of povertyin the Fairfax area. FACETS is always in needof volunteers, and offers a variety of one-timeand ongoing opportunities. 703-865-4251 [email protected]. Information aboutsupply donations and FACETS holiday giftsdrive is available on the website atwww.facetscares.org.

You can find a list of local Fairfax nonprofitshere: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2014/aug/27/newcomers-guide-area-nonprofits/

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Thanksgiving Help for Those in NeedRoll up thosesleeves and help.

Editorial

See Lovaas, Page 7See Plum, Page 7

By Kenneth R.“Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

The outcome of the mostrecent elections dem-onstrates once againhow divided we are as a nationand as a state. The clearest win-ner is gridlock as it is hard tosee how progress can be madeby Congress on important is-sues that await resolution. TheSenate has not moved closer toa balance where a meaningfuldebate can occur and issues canbe resolved. Rather, the Senateis polarized between opposing

points ofview with awillingnessto compro-

mise being seen as a sign ofweakness. The current circum-stance is much more complexthan simply Democrats versusRepublicans. There are at leastthree parties in the Congress:the Democratic, Republicanand Tea Parties. On the Demo-cratic side, the number of old-time liberals can be counted onyour fingers. There are someDemocrats who gravitate to themiddle leaving themselves nei-

ther fishnor fowl inthe eyes oftheir con-s t i tuents .The “damnthe torpe-does” TeaPartiers run

the Congress. Old-time moder-ate Republicans defer to themfor fear of a primary challengefrom the right in the next elec-tion cycle. The goal of the TeaParty leaders is to stall the op-eration of government func-tions which they do not sup-port.

My concern is that the samekind of election results we haveseen at the federal level haspermeated Virginia state elec-tions as well. I am convincedthat there are enough Demo-crats in the House of Delegatesand enough moderate Repub-licans to pass Medicaid expan-sion in Virginia if it were notfor the influence and threat ofTea Party primary challenges.Rather than realizing the fateof two Republican committeechairs that were defeated inprimaries last election cycle,

By John LovaasReston Impact Producer/Host

Obviously, Nov. 4, 2014 isa day this Progressivewould like to forget. Iam still trying to sort it allout to figure out why mil-lions of people votedagainst their own self-in-terest, why Democrats failed to ar-ticulate their core principles, andwhy so many Americans (espe-cially those who are the butts ofconservative greed-driven policyjokes) refuse to examine publicpolicy choices or participate inelections.

Historically, midterms in apresident’s second term have notbeen good to the incumbentpresident’s party. But, I doubt thevoters and nonvoters used thatfact as their guide. My sense is thatthere is a malaise out there, onewhich affects many, maybe mostAmericans, and is taken advantageof by a minority of folks who areriding high and are energized tosupport conservatives to keep itthat way.

What malaise? After all, thestock market is way up, GDP isgrowing, the fiscal deficit is down,and unemployment is down a bit.So, what is wrong? I’ll tell youwhat! All the gains made in recent

years havegone to a tinyminority at thetop of the in-come pyra-mid. Middle

Americaa n dt h o s ebe low

have actually taken hits in jobslost, replaced by lower payingones or not replaced. Overall,working Americans are worse offthan they were in 2008 at the on-set of the Bush Recession. Mean-while, the wealthy and nearwealthy have experienced hugeincome increases from invest-ments in bonds and real estate—not in job creation investmentwhich accounts for barely 1 per-cent of their gains. Furthermore,there is some scary stuff goingon—e.g., Ebola, in reality a non-issue in the U.S, but hyped bysome polls and right-wing mediafolks blaming it on the Obamaadministration along with conflictsin the Ukraine, Syria, the ISISzone, and, of course, Palestine.

Republicans did a good job tak-ing advantage of the malaise blam-ing all ills on the party in the WhiteHouse. And, they ran effective,well-funded campaigns around

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moderate Republicans are playing it safeand going along with Tea Party priorities asabsurd as some turn out to be. The conse-quence is that Virginia leaves $5 million infederal money on the table each day just sothat some politicians can continue to beelected. It seems like a high price to pay!

The other major factor affecting federaland state election outcomes is the incred-ible amount of money poured into cam-paigns. Americans for Prosperity, funded inpart by the libertarian Koch brothers, areactive in Virginia and were major playersin refusing Medicaid expansion. They willkeep the pressure on their Republicancharges in next year’s Virginia General As-sembly elections. I recently attended aworkshop featuring one of my greatest he-roes—Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns onthe Bus fame. Sister Simone is one of themost effective spokespersons for the poorand those in need of medical services. Sheis harsh in her criticism of Congress for notraising the minimum wage and reformingimmigration laws and of Virginia for notexpanding Medicaid. She is insistent, how-ever, that both sides must engage in a con-versation in order to find common ground andreach compromises that are so important forthe public.

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the country while studiously avoiding dis-cussion of any specific solutions. Obviously,there were localized issues at work in someplaces as well—as in Maryland where thewell-funded Democrat for Governor ran aterrible campaign against a slick Republi-can. Looking at Virginia — incumbent MarkWarner, a Democrat in Name Only in mybook, did not live up to the media hypeabout how popular he was. What hap-pened? He ran a well-funded but emptymessage campaign, unable to point to anyaccomplishments; and Democrats, young,progressives and minorities failed to showup for him in droves. He won only becauseof the presence of anti-government Liber-tarian Robert Sarvis, the third party candi-date who got about 54,000 votes, the vastmajority of which came out of the Gillespiecolumn. Warner won by a measly 16,000or so votes. Without Sarvis in the race,Warner loses! From my vantage point, thebad news in this is two-fold. First, we stillhave Senator Warner who seems much likea Republican—very conservative on mattersof equity, on climate change action andguns. Secondly, a strong performance by thesleazy Enronesque Gillespie sets him up asthe frontrunner for Governor. Don Beyer isthe best news. He, Gerry Connolly, and Bar-bara Comstock won handily by similar largemargins of nearly 60-40 in their parties’custom-drawn districts. Don Beyer, a solidprogressive, ran a positive ideas campaignand stands up for action on climate change,greater equity and sensible gun laws.


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The new country estate at956 Mackall Farm Lane inMcLean will be the loca-tion for the 8th annual DC DesignHouse, a project that raises moneyto benefit Children’s NationalHealth System. The 2015 DC De-sign House will be held from April11 to May 10.

“We’re excited to have foundsuch a wonderful location andpartner for the 2015 DC DesignHouse,” said Skip Singleton, co-founder of the DC Design House.“The new home by Artisan Build-ers is a charming old farmhouse-style home in McLean, our firstventure into Virginia, with manyrooms for our team of designersto decorate.”

Built by Artisan Builders anddesigned by Harrison Design, the8,869-square-foot home replicatesan old American farmhouse. Thehome is reminiscent of a Virginiacountryside home, but offers mod-ern amenities. The interior floorplan is an L shape, which waspopular among early farmers be-cause of the ease and efficiency ofadding future rooms.

“My partners and I are trulythrilled that Artisan Builders’ newold farmhouse in McLean, Va., hasbeen selected as the 2015 DC De-sign House,” said Stephen Yeonasof Artisan Builders. “Our entireteam is committed to making theevent the best ever, while helpinga great cause, Children’s National

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A gallery finished with stonefrom an old Virginia farmhouseand a library paneled in quarter-sawn oak are among the vintagetouches. The exterior features cov-ered porches, antique style light-ing, and natural stone in a ran-

dom, hand-cut pattern. Landscapedesign is by Fine Landscapes andsales by Yeonas & Shafran RealEstate.

Some of the area’s top design-ers previewed more than 20 roomsin the three-level home, which in-cludes first floor formal and fam-ily foyers, dining and living rooms,library, kitchen, breakfast room,family room, mudroom and frontand rear covered porches. Amongthe rooms on the upper level are amaster suite with reading nookand three secondary suites, while

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“We’ll be announcing designersby the end of November,” said Su-san Hayes Long, chair of the DCDesign House, “and we’re sure the8th annual DC Design House willcontinue our tradition of excep-tionally innovative designs andinspiration, all while raisingmoney for our beneficiary:Children’s National Health Sys-tem.” The interior designers cre-ate presentation boards, whichshow how they would design thehome. Volunteer staff choose thedesigners who will donate theirtime and talent to transform thehouse into a showcase home.

The DC Design House began in2008 as an event for the DC Metroarea in which top area designersshowcased their talents in a “flow-ing design home” to raise funds fora local charity. What began as asingle event goal to raise funds forChildren’s National Health Sys-tem, formerly Children’s NationalMedical Center, has developed intoan annual residential design at-traction and fundraiser.

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The Hollin Hall Senior Cen-ter in Alexandria needs a DJ toprovide a wide array of musicfrom ballroom to line dancing, aBallroom Dance Instructor and avolunteer with basic carpentryskills to build a “Little Free Li-brary,” for people to donate andborrow books from. Center will pro-vide plans and materials. For theseand other volunteer opportunities,call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitw w w . f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g o v /olderadults and click on VolunteerSolutions.

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Rumors of Another World. JoAnneRose Gallery, Lake Anne Plaza,Reston. An exhibit of poured, notpainted, works by Cape Breton Is.artist Celeste Friesen. Free flowingpaint and mixed media createunusual abstract patterns and colorsin these paintings.artworksbyceleste.com

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Reston Arts Center. 5 - 7 p.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. An evening of familyart-making & storytelling. 703-471-9242. www.restonarts.org.

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Sunset Hills Road, Reston. This yearthe theme of the Gala is “Unmask thePotential.” Guests at the Gala enjoyan elegant evening of food anddrinks, a silent auction, and musicand dancing. Proceeds support theYMCA’s Fairfax County Reston Caring

Visit the exhibit, “Rumors of Another World,” by artistCeleste Friesen at the JoAnne Rose Gallery, Lake AnnePlaza, Reston. Free flowing paint and mixed media createunusual abstract patterns and colors in these paintings.On display until Nov. 30.

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SUNDAY/NOV. 16Reston Orchestra’s Season

Opening Concert “West ComesEast.” 4 p.m. Reston CommunityCenter, Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. The orchestracaptures the mood of the old westwith the theme from “TheMagnificent Seven” by ElmerBernstein, familiar selections from“Oklahoma” by Richard Rodgers,excerpts from “Rodeo” by AaronCopland, and “Colorado Vistas,”written American composer, JimBeckel. Admission is free, but bringnon-perishable goods to supportReston’s annual Thanksgiving fooddrive. For more information, call574-449-7095 or visitRestonCommunityOrchestra.org

MONDAY/NOV. 17Rock n’ Roll. 10:30 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Experience thedevelopmental benefits of musicthrough singing and dancing in asensory-rich environment while usingage-appropriate instruments, such asshakers and hand-bells.

TUESDAY/NOV. 18Director’s Choice Book Club. 7 p.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925

Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. SamClay, Director of Fairfax CountyPublic Library, leads a monthly bookdiscussion. The title this month isDavid and Goliath: Underdogs,Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giantsby Malcolm Gladwell.Read to the Dog. 7, 7:15, 7:30,7:45 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Read aloud to a trainedtherapy dog. Bring your own book orchoose a book from the library. Callor sign up online for a 15-minutesession. Ages 5-11.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 19Cheeky Chipmunks. 10 a.m. or 1:30

p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Chipmunksspend their summer preparing forwinter. Find out what they like toeat, where they store their food, andhow long they stay undergroundduring the cold winter months. Make

a chipmunk puppet and then golooking to see if our chipmunkfriends are still awake. Ages 3 to 5.Reservations required by Nov. 14.Fee: $7/child RA members · $9/childNon-members. For more information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and press 5.

Meet Me at the Movies - SeniorMovie Day at Bow Tie Cinemas.10 a.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market Street, Reston. RestonAssociation presents a feature film.Refreshments and door prizes areprovided prior to the movie. Free tothose 55 years old and older. 703-435-6530 for more information.

Harvest of Great Family Stories. 7p.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Bringyour favorite stuffed animal and jointhe “little librarian and her threeassistant owls” in The MidnightLibrary. All ages.

THURSDAY/NOV. 20Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m.

Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Joinus for stories, songs and finger-plays.Age 2 with adult.Kids’ Graphic Novel Book Club.4 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Join us for discussions of thebest in graphic novels. This month’stitle is “The Discovery of America” byGeronimo Stilton. Books are availablefor checkout at the Children’s desk.Ages 8-10.

From Sputnik to the Silver Line:High Technology in the DullesCorridor. 7-9 p.m. Jo Ann RoseGallery, Reston Community Center atLake Anne. A fascinating look at thedevelopment of the high-techcorridor from Tysons to DullesAirport. Learn how this area becamea leader in defense contracting,computer innovation, andtelecommunications.

FRIDAY/NOV. 21Thanksgiving Centerpieces. 7-8:30

p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Make abeautiful centerpiece with nativeplant materials and some simplenapkin rings for your Thanksgivingtable. Enjoy music, mulled cider andseasonal treats as we work. Allsupplies provided. When makingreservations, include the number ofpeople and how many centerpiecesyou wish to make. Reservationsrequired by Nov.18. Fee: $20/centerpiece RA members $25/centerpiece Non-members. For moreinformation, [email protected], or call 703-476-9689 and press 5.

Great Decisions Series. 2 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aroundtable discussion about the U.S.foreign policy process. November’stopic is U.S. Trade Policy. Discussion

materials will be available two weeksbefore the event.

SATURDAY/NOV. 22Turkey Trot 5K. 1:30 p.m. Herndon

Community Center, 814 FerndaleAve., Herndon. The race will begin at4 p.m. but registration begins at 1:30p.m. Online registration isrecommended. $20-$25. herndon-va.gov.

MONDAY/NOV. 24Terrific Twos. 11 a.m. Herndon

Fortnightly Library, 768 CenterStreet, Herndon. Reading and singingabout sharing and caring with familyand friends. Age 2 with adult.

FRIDAY/NOV. 28Reston Holiday Parade. 11 a.m.

Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. Come for a full day ofcommunity, charity and cheerincluding the Gingerbread Man Mile& Tot Trot, visits and photos withSanta, tree lighting, sing along andhorse-drawn carriage rides.

The Thanksgiving Story. 11 a.m.Frying Pan Farm Park, 2309 West OxRoad, Herndon. Bring the family andholiday guests to this lively andinteractive retelling of theThanksgiving Story. Gleemania’s SueCournoyer entertains and informswhile engaging everyone. After theshow, stroll the park and visit ouranimals or take a ride on ourcarousel or wagon rides. Admission:$5 per person.

Gingerbread Man Mile (for kids!).8 a.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market Street, Reston. Run Run asfast as you can and CATCH theGingerbread man! Free registration,but donations benefit Neediest Kids.Registration and information atwww.prraces.com/gingerbread/.


By Jon RoetmanThe Connection

When Herndon’s Jamie Wrighttied the score with a goal inthe second half of a Nov. 4regional semifinal fieldhockey game, Fairfax forward CharlotteDuke recalled a memory from last season,when the Rebels squandered a lead againstWestfield in the region final and lost in over-time.

“I knew,” Duke said, “that we had to step

it up …”While Duke had a flashback, Fairfax cap-

tain Meg Robertson’s mood soured.“I was mad,” Robertson said. “They scored

and I was like, I want this back. We’re nottying this game, we’re not losing it.”

Luckily for the Fairfax senior duo, neitherhad to suffer through extended unpleasant-ness.

Twenty-two seconds after Wright’s goaltied the score at 1-all, Robertson put theball in the back of the cage, scoring whatproved to be the game-winning goal andthe Rebels defeated Herndon 2-1 at FairfaxHigh School. It was the second consecutiveyear the Rebels knocked the Hornets out inthe region semifinals.

Fairfax went on to defeat Chantilly in theregion championship game on Nov. 6.

“We wanted this,” Robertson said. “Oncethey scored, we were like, this isn’t happen-ing. We’re coming back.”

The Rebels and Hornets were locked in ascoreless tie until the final minute of theopening half, when Fairfax senior OliviaCummings scored with an assist from EmilyDeivert with 19 seconds remaining untilhalftime.

Clinging to a 1-0 lead in the second half,Fairfax surrendered the tying goal to Wrightduring a penalty corner with 20:31 remain-ing. Moments later, Robertson scored thegame-winner.

“I think they felt that we deserved to winand we deserved to be here,” Fairfax headcoach Amber Beaudoin said about theRebels. “Meg really is the emotional heartof our team and it was fitting that it was

her [that scored the game-winner].”Other than Wright’s goal, Fairfax shut

down a Herndon team with offensivestandouts Sofia Palacios, a Penn commit,Taylor Stone, a Louisville commit, andSammy Stone, a sophomore. Five days ear-lier, the Hornets scored eight goals duringa regional quarterfinal victory over SouthCounty. “What we’ve been preaching prettymuch all year is it takes a team to win aregional crown, it’s not about individualplayers,” Beaudoin said. “They have severalvery good players, but I felt like the advan-tage for Fairfax was that we have 11 play-ers.” Herndon finished with a 19-3 record.The Hornets won the program’s first Con-ference 5/district title since 1979.

“We put everything out on that field,”Taylor Stone said.

Sofia Palacios and the Herndon field hockey team lost to Fairfax in the6A North region semifinals on Nov. 4.

Taylor Stone and the Herndon field hockey team finished the seasonwith a 19-3 record, including the program’s first conference/districttitle since 1979.

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The Oakton girls’ cross countryteam earned the opportunity todefend its state championship.The Cougars, who won the 6A state

title in 2013, captured the 6A North re-gion championship on Nov. 5 at BurkeLake Park, securing a trip back to thestate meet. The 6A girls’ race is sched-uled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15 atGreat Meadow.

Oakton returns four of its top five har-riers from the team that won states inconvincing fashion last year — seniorAllie Klimkiewicz, sophomore CaseyKendall, sophomore Leya Salis and se-nior Kara Kendall. Klimkiewicz finishedrunner-up at the region meet on Nov. 5with a time of 17 minutes, 30 seconds.

Oakton Girls’ XC Wins 6A North Region TitleCougar girls, boysto compete at statemeet Nov. 15.

Oakton’s Allie Klimkiewicz placed runner-up at the6A North region meet on Nov. 5.

Casey Kendall placed sixth (17:45), Salistook eighth (17:51) and Kara Kendall fin-ished 52nd (19:14).

While the Cougars have experience, somenew faces helped Oakton win the regiontitle. Freshman Kira Buttrey was Oakton’sNo. 4 runner, finishing 18th with a time of18:28. Junior Jill Bracaglia was the Cou-

gars’ No. 5, coming in 26th with a time of18:38.

Oakton sophomore Thi Nguyen finished45th (19:07). Even with her top three har-riers back, head coach Alisa Byers isn’t tak-ing anything for granted. “Every state meetis different,” she said. “Experience-wise, weare still kind of young.” Oakton won a

tightly-contested battle with Madison totake the region championship. The Cou-gars finished with a score of 58, and theWarhawks, who also qualified for states,were runner-up with a total of 67. Eachteam’s top four produced a score of 34,but Oakton’s Bracaglia finished ninepoints better than Madison’s No. 5.

“It was big in the sense that she wasthe best fifth runner on the day,” Byerssaid. “She’s been a consistent performerfor us. … [Bracaglia is] one of our cap-tains and she’s a great leader.”

The Oakton boys’ team also qualifiedfor the state meet, placing second atregionals. The Cougars posted a scoreof 86, finishing behind champion LakeBraddock (37). Simon Iyob wasOakton’s top finisher, placing 12th(15:31). Isaac Miles placed 13th(15:31), AJ Woodhouse was 19th(15:44), Chris Holland finished 22nd(15:48) and Phillip Hrinko took 30th(15:58). “They performed really well,”Byers said. “We knew that at the con-ference meet, we hadn’t’ performed ourbest. We went back and evaluated whatwe could do.”

Oakton’s IsaacMills finished 13that the 6A Northregion meet onNov. 5.

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By Ryan DunnThe Connection

Parents and family membershad the opportunity tohear the young talent ofstudents at Reston LangstonHughes Middle School at the Oc-tober fall concerts. On Wednesday,Oct. 29, school chorus directorSarah Stanley led a performanceof seventh and eighth grade stu-dents. The next evening, Thursday,Oct. 30, there was a fall orchestraconcert.

Chorus director Sarah Stanleybegan the chorus concert with the“The Star-Spangled Banner,” per-formed by the combined choirs.More than 100 middle school stu-dents performed at the fall chorusshow. “Hughes is proud to show-case the dedication and hard workof our musicians and directors tothe families,” said Principal AimeeL. Monticchio. “We believe the artsadd joy and beauty to the lives ofthose who play and those who lis-ten.”

CHORUS DIRECTOR SarahStanley is familiar with Reston asshe studied at Hunters Woods El-ementary, Langston HughesMiddle and South Lakes HighSchool. “When the position atHughes opened up, I jumped at thechance to teach at my alma mater,”stated Stanley. “I am so loyal toReston and believe in the peopleand the schools here. I feel soblessed to be able to teach in acommunity that has given so muchto me and has made me who I am,”

Stanley said.“I could not be more thrilled

with my students' performance,”said Stanley. “Each of these stu-dents has worked so hard and islearning so much and I am veryproud of them. We have only beenin school for nine weeks and themusic we were able to produce onWednesday was quite impressivegiven the short amount of time.”Currently there are 106 studentsin chorus. “I am looking forwardto seeing the program grow evenmore over the years,” said Stanley.

Students as well as parents werepleased with the fall concert per-formance. “I thought the kidssounded very polished, especiallythe advanced chorus,” said Restonresident Neil Kirr, who attended tohear his daughter Delaney sing. “Itis a whole lot of fun, Ms. Stanleyis an awesome choral director,”said seventh grade student CorrineWellman. “I think the kids did afantastic job,” said Reston residentand parent Jackie Gregory. “Thekids are doing so well.”

“Ms. Stanley is really nice, sheunderstands us,” said seventhgrade student Danielle Yakubisin.Songs included in the concert pro-gram were Mark Patterson’s“Come Sail Away With Me” and

“Some Nights” which includedchoreography. The show con-cluded with a performance of thesong “Say Something”, which wona vote to be included in the con-cert. Soloists in the show includedstudents Delaney Kirr, CarolineWeis, Louisa Mattozzi, LaurenSkinner, Camille Denny, JoshuaMeade and Ulices Sanchez.

AS A MUSIC EDUCATOR ,Stanley believes in the importanceof training “musicians” not only“singers.” “These students arelearning the fundamentals of mu-sicianship,” said Stanley. “Everyday we learn theoretical conceptsand practice our sight readingskills. These students can read andwrite music as well as sing it and Ithink that is the mark of a truemusician. I hold each of my stu-dents to very high expectationsand I saw the results of that onWednesday.” Stanley and otherparents look forwards to the nextschool concert on Dec. 9. “The skyis truly the limit for these amaz-ing middle school students,” saidStanley. Named after the Ameri-can poet and orator, LangstonHughes Middle School has identi-fied student achievement and ac-countability as a first priority.

Studentsprepare forthe fallchorus con-cert atRestonLangstonHughesMiddleSchool.Students aswell as par-ents werepleased withthe fallconcertperformance.

Reston Langston HughesHosts Fall ConcertMiddle schoolchorus and or-chestra displayyoung talent.

Photos by Ryan Dunn/The ConnectionReston Langston Hughes Middle School beginningwomen’s chorus performed at the October fall concertheld at the school. The chorus show was free and open tothe public.


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Early on during my indoctrination/ assimi-lation into the cancer-patient world in whichI now reside, I remember asking a fellowcancer patient/friend if I could use cancer asan excuse for whatever it was needed excus-ing (directly or indirectly related), and shesaid: absolutely, “blame the cancer.” Yearslater, after a chemotherapy infusion, I sawmy oncologist walking through the InfusionCenter and asked him if my thinning hairmight be a result of this most recent chemo-therapy drug (not all chemotherapy results inhair loss). His response was similar to whatmy friend had advised me in 2009. He said:“You can blame me,” (which of course, Iunderstood to mean, cancer/the treatmentof cancer) “for anything.”

Now, I have to tell you, having such anacceptable, ready-made, beyond-reproachkind of excuse such as cancer as the reasonfor anything you want to do/don’t want todo/can’t do, etc., is incredibly tempting. It’salmost like having a super power, a powerwhich cannot be questioned or compro-mised in any way. And quite frankly, con-jures a wide range of emotions/reactions;from one perspective, it places the cancerpatient in a position of strength, and on theother, creates a kind dependence that ishard to resist. My fear has always been thatrelying on cancer too much as an excusesomehow weakens the immune system andso I have been hesitant to use its power. Canyou say slippery slope?

As an example: if “the dog ate my home-work” became an acceptable excuse, onewould use it as such until it no longer passedmuster; and as we all know, eventually itdoesn’t pass anything. However, cancer asan excuse – in my experience, will alwayspass muster and then some. Moreover, theseriousness of it will likely prevent thepatient from ever having to answer anyshow-proof type questions: “Show me yourport.” “Name your most recent chemother-apy cocktail.” “How long does a typical infu-sion last?” As a consequence, the potentialfor use and abuse is almost overwhelming.

Nevertheless, in spite of the temptation, Ihave rarely used my disease as an excuse foranything, other than when it was obvious bymy appearance – during heavy duty chemo-therapy – that I was unavailable, shall wesay. It always felt as if I might be manipulat-ing situations if I were to start using “cancer”as an excuse; as believable and understand-able an excuse as it was/is. It’s so easy. Sounquestioned. No one is going to ask:“Really?” “Are you throwing up that much?”“Are you sure you can’t get out of bed?”Besides, I haven’t wanted to give in to mycancer whereby it begins to control my lifemore than the regular medical appoint-ments, lab work, diagnostic scans, infusionsand the 40+ pills I ingest and restricted dietalready do. I’ve wanted to maintain somecontrol and try not to become a victim of myown circumstances. Easier said than done, Iassure you.

But I have persevered and survived fiveyears and nearly nine months. Through acombination of good genes, a healthier life-style and diet, a variety of non-traditionalalternatives/supplements and a bit of blindluck, not to mention a super-positive atti-tude which I inherited from my father, lifegoes on. However, if anything goes wrong, Iknow who/what to blame: “cancer.” It was-n’t anything I said or did. In a way, there’scomfort in having such a good excuse.Unfortunate, certainly, but very convenient.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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WEDNESDAY/NOV. 12League of Women Voters of Reston

Presents A “Primer” on HumanTrafficking. 7:30-9 p.m. Reston Art Gallery atHeron House, Lake Anne Plaza. What is it?Where is it? How widespread is it? What isbeing done about it? What can you do? Free andopen to the public. For more information, call703-757-5893.

FRIDAY/NOV. 14Genealogy Help Desk. 2 p.m. City of Fairfax

Regional Library, 10360 North Street, Fairfax.Bring your family history stumpers to theexperts. Accomplished genealogists and librarystaff will be on hand to assist you. Ask at theVirginia Room desk or call 703-293-6227. Adult,teen.

ESL for Beginners. 10 a.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Join Elayne’s Friday conversational group.Adults.

Let’s Talk – ESL for Intermediate Students.11 a.m. Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Join Richard’sFriday conversational group. Adults.

SATURDAY/NOV. 15.Vaccines and Your Family. 10:30 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Do you have questions about vaccines?Parents and a panel of medical professionals willanswer your questions and help you make thebest decision about vaccinations. Hosted by ofVoices for Vaccines.

Staying Sane in an Insane World,Meditation for Parents and Teens. 2 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. For parents and teens who wouldlike to learn how simple meditation can helpthem deal together with the stresses of work,school, relationships, and everyday life.Presenter Zelma Chamberlain works with at-riskteens and lectures extensively throughout thecountry. For parents and teens together orindividually. Register online atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library. Free.

MONDAY/NOV. 17ESL for Intermediate Students. 11 a.m. Reston

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ESL Conversation and Pronunciation forIntermediate Students. 1 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Join Richard’s Monday conversationalgroup.

ESL: U.S. Citizenship Exam for IntermediateStudents. 3 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. JoinMolly in this 12-week course that teachesspeaking and writing skills on the basis ofselected topics of U.S. history and government.Regular attendance is required! Adults.

ESL for Intermediate Students. 4:30 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Join Juanita’s Mondayconversational group. Adults.

TUESDAY/NOV. 18ESL for Beginners. 10 a.m. Reston Regional

Library, 11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston.Join Elayne’s Tuesday conversationalgroup. Adults.ESL, Speak and Write for IntermediateStudents. 1 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. JoinSandy’s Tuesday weekly class. Adults.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 19ESL for Intermediate Students. 11 a.m. Reston

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