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Miklos Horvath, a Life Time Fitnessgeneral manager, and guests prepare tocut the ribbon at the grand openingceremony for Life Time Athletic Reston.

Miklos Horvath, a Life Time Fitnessgeneral manager, and guests prepare tocut the ribbon at the grand openingceremony for Life Time Athletic Reston.

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By Ryan Dunn

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Life Time Athletic Restonheld an official openingceremony on the

evening of Sept. 12. The grandopening ceremony was open tothe public, and several localdignitaries attended, includingRobert “Bob” Simon, Jr.,founder of Reston. Life TimeAthletics staff from the Restonstore and other locations in-cluding Centreville were alsoon site to attend to the largenumber of visitors.

Jeff Zwiefel, executive vicepresident and chief of opera-tions for Life Time Fitness rec-ognized Mr. Simon. “Withoutthis gentleman we would not beable to make this possible,” said

Zwiefel. Mark Ingrao, presidentand CEO of the Reston Cham-ber of Commerce, also came upto the stand to speak, as didSupervisor Catherine M.“Cathy” Hudgins (D-HunterMill). Delegate Ken Plum (D-36) complimented Life TimeFitness staff on the new build-ing. “This is a wonderful facil-ity, you are going to fit right in,”said Plum.

“Our whole goal is to do thebest and to provide unparal-leled experience,” said MiklosHorvath, a general manager atLife Time Fitness. A resident ofAshburn, Horvath also grandopened the second Life TimeFitness in Westminster, Colo.Horvath has been working inthe health and fitness industryfor 22 years, having starting asa personal trainer and workedhis way up. “The populationhere is very health consciousand we are looking for custom-ers who want something bet-ter,” said Horvath.

Miklos Horvath, a general manager at Life TimeFitness, speaks at the grand opening ceremony inReston. Behind him are Mark Ingrao, Del. Ken Plum(D-36), and Supervisor Catherine M. “Cathy”Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill).

Life Time AthleticOpens in RestonNew gymbrings jobs,promotes fit-ness in Reston.

Alyssa Carr, Reston gym instructor (left) with NatalieBushaw, director of Public Relations for Life TimeFitness.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisorsapproved an interimagreement for the re-

development of the CrescentApartments, which are located inthe Lake Anne Commercial Revi-talization District.

The 16.5-acre site contains 181affordable housing units. Thecounty purchased the site in Feb-ruary 2006.

“This purchase was part of thecounty’s efforts to preserve afford-able housing and to encourage andguide revitalization at the LakeAnne Village Center,” said Super-visor Cathy Hudgins (D-HunterMill), at the board’s Sept. 10 meet-ing.

Also in 2006, the board ap-proved a Comprehensive PlanAmendment that addressed theneed for revitalization of the LakeAnne area. In 2009, a Comprehen-sive Plan Amendment was addedthat provides guidance on the de-sired mix of uses and design guide-lines that were aimed to offer re-development.

THERE WERE SEVERAL OP-TIONS given for possible redevel-opment. Hudgins said the pre-ferred option would consolidatethree parcels of land just north ofthe plaza itself, known as LandUnits A, D and E.

Land Unit A is the parking lotand buildings between the firstplaza buildings and North ShoreDrive. Unit D is northeast of theplaza and contains the CrescentApartments, and Unit E is north-west of the plaza, between BaronCameron Avenue and North ShoreDrive.

In recent years Fairfax Countystaff requested another amend-ment that would allow for a planthat would consolidate Units Aand D only.

The county advertised a requestfor development proposals in

2012. According to Hudgins, thecounty sought proposals thatwould address “the preservationof affordable housing, the creationof additional workforce housingand development that could serveas catalyst for revitalization of thevillage center.”

Eight proposals were received,with the one from Lake Anne De-velopment Partners LLC being cho-sen. “Their proposal best demon-strates the ability and capacity tomeet the county’s needs as identi-fied in the RFP,” Hudgins said.

The interim agreement will al-low Lake Anne Development Part-ners to file necessary applicationsfor zoning and land use approvalsprior to a final master develop-ment agreement.

It requires a re-alignment of Vil-lage Drive and the maintaining ofthe 181 affordable housing unitsas part of first phase, as well as arelocation plan for residents,which must be approved bycounty.

The plan can include an optionfor current residents at time of re-development to live there duringthe project life at affordable rates,provided eligibility requirementsare met.

THE AGREEMENT also statesthat the county is not obligated tocontribute financially to redevel-opment.

“We had quite a few peoplecome out to the public hearing[July 30],” Hudgins said.

“I think this is what they’ve beenwaiting for, this means they willbe hearing from the applicant nowand we will be meeting with Cres-cent Apartment residents to dis-cuss details on what the potentialdevelopment will be.”

Hudgins said the plan presentedby Lake Anne Development Part-ners strikes the balance the countywas seeking between preservingaffordable housing and serve as acatalyst for revitalization.

Board of Supervisors ChairSharon Bulova said this agreementis a strong step toward preservingthe spirit with which Reston wasfounded.

“Lake Anne and the Reston Com-munity was a pioneer when itcomes to planned communities,”she said.

“I’m pleased to support this re-vitalization effort that will allowfor Lake Anne and Reston to con-tinue to be the attractive, excitingand vital place it is.”

Lake Anne InterimAgreement Approved

The various land units surrounding Lake Anne. TheFairfax County Board of Supervisors recently approvedan interim agreement with a developer for Land UnitD and A.

Board of Supervi-sors hopesproject will serveas revitalizationcatalyst.

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Stefanie Weaver, Life Time group fitness head.

Chairman, President, Chief ExecutiveOfficer and Founder Bahram Akradifounded Life Time Fitness: He attended afitness program after the opening cer-emony at Reston.

The inside pool of the Life Time FitnessReston.

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UNTIL 9 P.M. the facility was open to visitors whowanted to visit or view different parts of the build-ing. Life Time Athletic Reston is a 114,000-square-foot facility, including the parking lot. The buildinghas two full-size basketball courts, and indoor andoutdoor pools. “The outdoor pool is now closed butwill reopen after Memorial Day weekend,” saidNatalie Bushaw, director of Public Relations for LifeTime Fitness. “We have the best instructors in theregion,” said Bushaw, “our health programs set usapart.”

The Life Time facility in Reston has hired approxi-mately 225 employees. One of them is Alyssa Carr,resident of Sterling, Va. Carr spent most of theevening at the kids academy center greeting visi-tors.

“I have been a gymnast for 15 years, and joinedthis job at Life Time in August,” said Carr. Life TimeKids Academy is a new membership program forchildren ages 3-11 that gives access to 11 engagingclasses on mind and body, fitness and agility, artsand culture, and life skills.

The Reston Life Time has more than 400 pieces ofcardiovascular and resistance training equipment,much of it located on the second floor of the build-ing. Stefanie Weaver, resident of Haymarket, andLife Time group fitness head was also attending theevent. “Life Time is one of the top clubs of the coun-try,” said Weaver. “We have personnel training, groupfitness, yoga, dance and many other fitness pro-grams,” said Weaver.

In addition to the exercise facilities, Life Time Fit-ness in Reston hosts a spa and café which are avail-able to both members and non-members of Life TimeFitness.

Life Café Department Head Miriam Winter, cur-rently a resident of Fair Lakes in Fairfax, was greet-ing visitors to the Life Café. “Our motto at the caféis that if it is here, it is healthy … about 30 percentof our menu is organic, including our shakes andsmoothies,” said Winter. Samples of the food andbeverages from Life Café were available during theevent.

LIFE TIME ATHLETIC RESTON has no member-ship contracts, complimentary towel and locker ser-vice, and an initial 14-day money-back guarantee.For membership rates and more info, visit theirwebpage at: https://www.lifetimefitness.com/en/clubs/reston-va/your-lt.html.

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The Great Falls and RestonU11 girls of the RestonStrikers Blue team played

and won their first tournament ofthe season. They got a new coach(Georgiou Apostolos) this year aswell as a couple of new players toround out the team. This tourna-ment was the first time theystepped on the field together as ateam.

To note—Coach Apostolos alsocoaches his daughter’s U14 Team(they are currently ranked No. 1in WAGS—Washington Area GirlsSoccer). They also won in thissame tournament.

The tournament was the OBGCCapital Cup Labor Day Tourna-ment, which is one of the top ratedLabor Day tournaments in the re-gion.

The Great Falls and Reston girls of the Reston StrikersBlue team played and won their first tournament of theseason.

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The strength of Virginia’s economy,especially Northern Virginia’seconomy, comes significantly fromfederal spending.

So while the governor and other elected of-ficials claim that Virginia’s success isbecause Virginia is a low-tax state withfewer regulations, it’s worth consider-ing that the sequester and continuinggridlock in Congress threaten Virginia’s mostimportant resource, federal spending.

Virginia receives more federal money percapita than any other state except Alaska. Vir-ginia received $136 billion in federal funds in

2010, more than $17,000 from the feds percapita, and paid $2,807 per capita in federalincome taxes. (Data from Consolidated Fed-eral Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2010 by stateand county from the Census Bureau.)

Two examples: $1.3 billion in federaltransportation money came to Virginia.Virginia was on the receiving end ofmore than $5,000 per capita in defense

spending.Current Virginia elected officials have barri-

caded the doors against expansion of an in-dustry that would add more than 30,000 qual-ity jobs in Virginia at no cost to taxpayers. The

expansion of Medicaid, which would providehealthcare to as many as 400,000 Virginianswho currently cannot afford health insurance,would give Virginia’s economy a significantboost, and create more than 30,000 jobs. Vir-ginia taxpayers will still pay the taxes that willfund the expansion of Medicaid in other stateswithout reaping the benefits of a healthierpopulation and economic stimulus.

Private sector growth in Virginia depends onits educated and sophisticated workforce, ontop school systems and universities. It dependson reliable transportation systems and accessto high-speed Internet. And it depends on con-tinuing to attract federal contracting dollars.

Virginia’s U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and MarkWarner both work in the best interests of thecommonwealth when they work to promote aculture of moderation and compromise in Con-gress.

Ending gridlock in Congress and supportinghealth care reform would be huge steps insupporting economic recovery in Virginia.

Addressing Virginia’s Economy

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

As fundamental as the rightto vote is to a democraticrepublic, free and open

access to voting continues to be acontentious issue. From the earli-est days of our nation’s historywhen only white male landown-ers could vote to recent history

when the Vot-ing Rights Actwas intendedto ensure that

voter registration processes wereopen and fair, there have been ex-pansions of the suffrage followedby efforts at retrenchment. Whilethe Emancipation Proclamationmay have freed the slaves, AfricanAmericans and other minoritieshave seen a steady stream of leg-islation and intimidation to keepthem from voting.

When those in power are threat-

ened at the ballot box,one response has beento try to redefine theelectorate. When newlyenfranchised slaves hadthe potential to upsetthe whites in power,various Jim Crow lawsincluding poll taxes, lit-eracy tests and othermeans were devised to keep Afri-can Americans from voting. Theseobstructions to African Americanvoters continued until the 1970sin Virginia. Unfortunately, effortsto suppress the vote are not a mat-ter of history; they continue today.Just as Democrats used voter sup-pression methods in the past, Re-publicans seeking to hang ontopower in the red states are usingthem today. Under the guise ofpreventing voter fraud, a numberof laws have been passed in recentyears that do not eliminate thephantom fraud but instead add ob-

stacles to voting proce-dures that hinder suchgroups as minorities whoare not likely to vote forthe party in power. Noevidence has been pro-duced to prove thatfraud has been commit-ted in voter registrationor in casting ballots; theonly fraud has been in

the party in power counting theballots to always be in their favor.

A series of bills have been intro-duced in Virginia in recent yearsto make voter registration easierand to make the act of voting moreopen and accessible. Most of thesebills have been defeated. Bills,however, to complicate the votingprocess with personal identifica-tion requirements have succeeded.Major campaigns are needed toensure that voters are educatedand confident in going to the pollsand voting. The real concern in

Virginia need not be that peopleare voting fraudulently. The con-cern needs to be that too fewpeople vote; Virginia has one ofthe lowest rates of voter partici-pation in the nation.

Aside from the laws that need-lessly complicate the voting pro-cess and suppress the vote, an-other clear concern is that politi-cal campaigning turns off so manypeople that they simply choose notto vote. After months of chargesand counter-charges, endless tele-vision commercials, robo tele-phone calls and mailboxes full ofslick fliers, some people simplythrow up their hands and decidenot to vote.

Overcoming voter suppressionmeans that we work for betterlaws on registering and voting. Itmeans also that we keep our fami-lies, friends and neighbors en-gaged in the process to survive thecampaigns and vote.

Voter Suppression

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To the Editor:In “Later Start Times for High

School” [The Connection, Sept. 4-20, 2013] all the facts that you citeare 100 percent correct but youfailed to point out exactly why ourchildren are so tired in the earlymorning hours. The answer is verysimple — they don’t go to bedearly enough to get a good night’srest. It’s as simple as that! When Iwas a high school student I wentto bed at 9 p.m. and got up at 5:30a.m. — eight and one-half hourssleep. Of course today’s studentscan’t do this because it would

mean missing the late evening TVshows and doing the other thethings they do until

some crazy late hour. You writethat students are getting less thanfive hours sleep and having to getup at 5:30 a.m.— this means theyare going to bed at midnight. Issomething wrong with that pic-ture? I am sending this messageto Judith Owens, MD, Director ofSleep Medicine at Children’s Na-tional Medical Center to get herresponse.

Dixon HemphillFairfax Station

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To the Editor:You can prevent homelessness, you can

end chronic homelessness, you can movepeople rapidly out of homelessness. Whatyou cannot do is stand aside and letpeople fall.

This simple belief—that together wecan change the rate and severity of peoplelosing their homes—brings togethernonprofits, for-profits, civic leaders andgovernment staff. We each play a specialrole, depending on our location andmission. For United Community Ministries(UCM), prevention is the key.

What does that look like day-to-day?Consider the children. They need earlylearning and safe care to get a good start.They need parents that understand howto help them. The children need earlyintervention for any physical or mentaldelays.

So programs such as the Bryant EarlyLearning Center, full-day care for parentsof diverse incomes and backgrounds,ensures a good start. Healthy Families,operated by three nonprofits in FairfaxCounty, provides in-home education andsupport to new parents. And caringprofessionals in all these programs ensurethat children receive the care they needand deserve.

Consider the adults. In Northern

Virginia, a minimum wage job does notget you far. Rent, transport, food andmedicine, clothing... workers need help,not just to get a job, but to get trainingand support to move on to a career.Without long term increases in income,workers fall further behind every year.

I have not mentioned housing. Manylow cost options, such as boardinghouses, have been zoned out of existence.We struggle to create enough homes forthe workers in our midst. Land is expen-sive, businesses need profits and neigh-borhoods worry about property values.

We have had some notable successes inproducing affordable units, especiallynonprofit partners like Cornerstones andWesley Housing. But to make an impacton the large number of families strugglingto stay out of homelessness, we must domuch more. We must increase our preven-tion efforts while we find new incentivesfor affordable housing development.

Homelessness literally is a lack ofhousing. Whether a family keeps theirhome through more earning power orthrough lower rent, the benefit to thecommunity is the same: stability, securityand success.

Shirley Marshallwww.ucmagency.org

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Just when Sam Clay,Fairfax County’s PublicLibrary director, thought

FCPL’s public image couldn’t getany worse, Supervisor LindaSmyth (D-Providence) releasedphotos of bins filled to the brimwith discarded library books.

Acting on a tip from a volun-teer Friend of the Library mem-ber, Smyth drove out to thelibrary’s technical operationscenter in Chantilly, glanced intoa bin and saw hundreds of dis-carded books. A few days later,she made a second trip, foundtwice as many tossed books andfilled a box full of rescuedbooks.

Clay admits the photographsSmyth (D-Providence) took ofbooks in seemingly good condi-tion paid for by taxpayers tossedin trash bins are a powerful,startling image.

But he insists the story is morecomplex than the photographssuggest.

“The books that were in thedumpster were materials that, ina professional librarian’s opin-ion, a librarian who holds anMLS degree, that these bookswere no longer usable,” Claysaid.

“Have we never thrown awaya book that was [usable]? Havewe ever made mistakes? Ofcourse we have. … But we gothrough all kinds of processesand options before the books goto the recycle bins. … So thematerial that was discovered,those were carefully reviewedand vetted by our best minds,by MLS librarians,” Clay said.

Clay said FCPL’s collection in-cludes nearly 300 million books.

“It’s an incredible library as-set that requires extensive li-brary management; it’s not justabout acquiring, but de-quiring.We don’t build enough shelvesto house all of our books, no li-brary does, because a certainnumber is always in circula-tion,” Clay said.

“But you see a dumpster fullof books, and you think ‘MyGod, what are they doing?’ Theyare being efficient and goodstewards of the taxpayer’smoney by maintaining a vibrantcollection, a great collection.We’ve done that in the face of

50 percent budget reduction inpast five years for books.”

Smyth is not quite satisfied withthat answer. After hearing allega-tions about trashed library booksfrom members of the Friendsgroups, Smyth decided to investi-gate the claims herself. On Aug. 29,she drove to the Fairfax CountyPublic Library’s technical opera-tions center in Chantilly.

WHAT SHE FOUND, she said,was mystifying and dismaying.

“I found stacks and stacks ofbooks tossed away in these binsbehind the center,” Smyth said. Afew days later, she went back andfound that the pile of discardedbooks had grown.

Furious, she collected a box ofbooks, several in seemingly goodcondition, and dumped them onthe desk of Fairfax County DeputyCounty Executive David J.Molchany. Molchany is in chargeof the county’s libraries and ar-chives. The next day, Mochany is-sued a directive to all branches sus-pending the practice until the

Board of Supervisors can gathermore information, and the publiccan give its feedback.

According to Smyth, the librarysuspended the sharing of bookswith Friends of the Library groupsfrom October, 2012 until May,when the library shifted to a “float-ing collection” system. Smyth saidshe estimated about 250,000 bookshave been thrown out since Octo-ber.

“What really bothers me is theincredible waste of taxpayers’money. We’re in Fairfax County, forHeaven’s sake, and our librariesand books are important to us.”

“Every system has discards, I as-sure you they all have discardedbooks,” said Sam Clay, FairfaxCounty’s library director, during aninterview with The Connection onTuesday, Sept. 10.

Although the discard issue wasnot part of the beta plan discussion,Library Trustee Chair Willard Jas-per said he was going to launch an“evaluation and communicationscommittee that now will determinewhere we are right now and where

County suspendsdiscarding oflibrary books.

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Sup. Smyth found bins of discarded children’s books behind the county libraries'technical operations center.

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we want to go.”He said David C.F. Ray would

head the committee and thatSusan C. Thorniley and MaryPetersen would also be on it,along with members of the pub-lic and library staff.

On Sept. 2, Tresa Schlecht, amember of the Friends ofTysons-Pimmit Library and oneof five public speakers at the Li-brary Board meeting on Sept.11, sent an email to Smyththanking her for investigatingthe matter:

“Apparently, there are severalinterpretations of the facts sur-rounding disposal of excessedbooks during the past year… Ipersonally visited Tech Ops inChantilly to request that we beallowed to pick up discardedbooks, especially children’sbooks, before the books wereplaced in the dumpster by TechOps.

I was told that my requestwould be considered, but thatit was unlikely that TY Friendscould obtain discarded books, asit would be unfair to let TYFriends have books simply be-cause we were willing to pickthe books up when otherFriends groups could not.

… TY offered to share thebooks with any other Friendsgroups, or to use the discardedbooks as directed by FCPL.Thus, our request for bookswould not have required FCPLpersonnel time, other than an e-mail to me naming the time/dates for pick-ups, nor would ithave involved any cost to thecounty.

TY Friends was not grantedpermission to pick up discardedbooks at Tech Ops … ”

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By Victoria Ross

The Connection

On Wall Street, a“beta” test refers toassessing the risk,volatility and ex-

pected return of a particular port-folio.

If Fairfax County Public Library(FCPL) officials had a crystal ballto assess the volatility of itsplanned beta tests this fall, it’slikely they may have steered clearof the project that became a quag-mire of epic proportions.

“Yes, absolutely, this is the worstPR nightmare,” said Library Direc-tor Sam Clay, in an interview withThe Connection Tuesday, Sept. 10.“I’ve been amazed at the power ofsocial media, and the inaccuraciesin all the blogs, emails and report-ing. There’s no one magic buttonto press to correct all the inaccura-cies.”

There may not be a magic but-ton, but Library Board ChairWillard O. Jasper spoke the magicwords that more than 250 critics

of the plan turned out to hear dur-ing the Library’s Board of Trusteesmeeting on Sept. 11 at the GeorgeMason Regional Library inAnnandale.

Jasper announced that the li-brary board had voted to immedi-ately halt the beta tests until the

board could schedule more out-reach and communication oppor-tunities for employees and patrons.The crowd, which spilled out intoa hallway where they could watchthe proceedings on a video moni-tor, applauded as the board ap-proved Jasper’s motion to suspend

consideration of the plan, a motionsubmitted by library Director SamClay.

“This is a new beginning for us,”Clay said after the two-hour meet-ing. “This is an opportunity to get

A New Beginning for FairfaxCounty Public Libraries?Library trusteesvote to discardbeta plan in favorof more publicoutreach sessions.

The Clements family of Fairfax held upsigns protesting proposed “beta” changesduring the Sept. 11 Fairfax County LibraryBoard of Trustees meeting held at GeorgeMason Regional Library in Annandale.More than 250 critics of the plan attendedthe meeting.

Michele Sendow of Herndon and AnitaRamos of Centreville, both longtime librarysupporters and patrons, attended the Sept.11 Fairfax County Library Board of Trusteesmeeting held at George Mason RegionalLibrary in Annandale to urge board mem-bers to put the “beta” plan on hold. Morethan 250 critics of the plan attended themeeting.

Tresa Schlecht, a member of the Board of the Friends ofTysons-Pimmit Regional Library, was one of five publicspeakers during the Sept. 11 Fairfax County Library Boardof Trustees meeting held at George Mason Regional Li-brary in Annandale. She criticized the library’s process fordiscarding books and urged board members to reconsiderthe “beta” plan.

From left—Library Board of Trustees member CharlesFegan, Board Chairman Willard Jasper and Library Direc-tor Sam Clay listen to public testimony during the Sept. 11Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees meeting held atGeorge Mason Regional Library in Annandale. More than250 people attended the meeting.

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Help the Homeless Walk. 8:30 a.m.registration, 9 a.m., at Southview CommunityChurch, 2620 Reston Parkway, Oak Hill. Theannual community walk helps the homeless withmonetary donations and support throughcharities. $20 for 25 and under; $30 for 25-plus.www.hthwalks.org.

Susco 8K. 9 a.m., at South Lakes High School,11400 S. Lakes Drive, Reston. An 8K race and2K walk/fun in memory of Timothy P. Susco,promoting brain aneurysm and organ donationawareness; door prizes, t-shirt, and awardsincluded. $35; $40 day-of. http://susco8k.com/race_information.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 25Herndon Historical Society. 7:30 p.m., at

Herndon Depot Museum, 717 Lynn St.,Herndon. David Guillaudeu, author of:Washington & Old Dominion Railroad (Imagesof Rail),” will talk about the trials andtribulations of making do with scroungedequipment and materials on the alwaysfinancially strapped line. [email protected].

THURSDAY/SEPT. 26Show in artReston. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-

Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, at the Jo AnnRose Gallery, Lake Anne Community Center,1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston. The Leagueof Reston Artists invites submissions ofpaintings, mixed media, two-dimensional fineart excluding photography and fine crafts to theexhibition. The deadline to enter in Sept. 26.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Migrating Towards Prosperity. 5:30-7:30p.m., at 3080 Centreville Road, Herndon. Anevent sponsored by the Hispanic BusinessCouncil featuring discussion on current issues inthe Latino community. Deep Dreams plays forthe crowd to dance, Hispanic restaurants ofNorthern Virginia cater and Latino dancers andmusical groups perform. $20, prepaid members;$25, members at the door and prepaid non-members; $30 non-members at the door.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 27-28Volunteering for Reston Multicultural

Festival. 3-6 p.m. setup Friday, 7-8 p.m. shiftsSaturday, at Lake Anne Plaza, 1609AWashington Plaza, Reston. The RestonMulticultural Festival is an annual event thatbrings together the people of Reston to celebrateour rich medley of cultures. The festival openingwill include a Naturalization Ceremony whereAmerica’s newest citizens will take the Oath ofAllegiance. Shifts involve set-up, parkingattendant, volunteer-relief “floaters,” arts andcrafts, survey takers, concessions, break down, etc.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 28Volunteer for Reston Multicultural Fest. 7

a.m.-8 p.m., at Lake Anne Plaza, 1609-AWashington Plaza, Reston. Volunteers ages 13and up are needed to help make the event asuccess; volunteers receive a free t-shirt andfood voucher.

Beat Honeysuckle Bushes. 10 a.m.-noon, atOldfield Tot Lot, 10805 Oldfield Drive, Reston.Battle invasive bush honeysuckle, an exoticplant taking over the natural area at the lot; theshurbs product many seeds and spread rapidly,so many hands are needed to cut and uproot theshrubs; gloves, snacks and water provided. 703-435-7986 or [email protected].

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If you walk into Art at the Center in MountVernon on a Tuesday morning, you might finda group of preschool students and their par-ents or caretakers squishing potting clay with

their fingers. In the same room, several other totscould be brushing an array ofpaint colors across art paper, mak-ing a mess but having fun. Thechildren are part of the Center’sArt Explorers class, designed forchildren ranging from 18 monthsto 5 years old.

“Parents say it is their happyplace where they can explore withtheir child without worryingabout a mess,” said Kathryn HornConeway, director of Art at theCenter. “It brings both parent andchild into the present moment.”

In addition to having fun, arteducators say that art can helpchildren develop a myriad of skillsand abilities that range from self-expression to self-confidence.

“Creating art can help them work through theiremotions,” said Gioia Chilton, an art therapist whoteaches art at Marymount University in Arlington.“It gives them a place where they can be confident,and where they can feel powerful and in control oversomething.”

Creating art teaches patience, said Coneway.“When children are working withclay, for example, there is littleinstant gratification. You make apiece, it has to be fired and thenglazed. It is a process. But at theend, they can tell the story ofhow they made it.”

Chris Haggerty, a professor offine and applied arts atMarymount University, says re-search shows that art developsthe right side of the brain, whichaffects perception rather thanlogic. “Creating art teaches prob-lem-solving skills,” she said.“They get to try things out, see ifthey work, change their mindsand start over.”

Coneway, who is also an art

therapist, said she has seen first-hand how art canhelp children share feelings that are difficult to ver-balize. “Making things is a wonderful way for kids toconnect ideas, express emotions and share what isgoing on with them,” she said. “Additionally, art isnoncompetitive. Children progress at their own rate.”

Art also helps establish a sense of community, sheadded. “Sometimes connections happen when chil-

dren share their art,” she said. “Itis neat when kids ask questionsof each other. The sharing of whatthey make is as important as whatthey make.”

Carolyn Webber, an art teacherat St. Andrew’s Episcopal Schoolin Potomac, Md., said, “Art is auniversal language. Art educationenables students to make creativeconnections with art and theworld around them. [It] provideslife-long learning in areas of vi-sual arts, art history, interdiscipli-nary connections,multiculturalism and job oppor-tunities.”

Haggerty said, “The most suc-cessful people are creative thinkers, people who don’tjust think linearly, but who think outside of the box.”

Coneway hopes that both her classes and othersestablish a life-long appreciation for art. “One of thethings that I hope is happening is that parents andchildren are leaving my classes, going home and ask-ing, ‘Can we set up a corner of our basement andhave an art studio at home?’”

Local experts say art classeshelp children develop new skills.Art Matters

Creating art projects, such as these, which were made bystudents at Art at the Center in Mount Vernon helpsstrengthen artistic behaviors such as observation, persis-tence and reflection.

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THURSDAY/SEPT. 19Beverly Cosham. 2:15 p.m., at Reston

Community Center, Center Stage,2310 Colts Neck Road, HuntersWoods Village Center, Reston.Cabaret singer, actress and Restonsinger populaire with experienceperforming at nightclubs all over thecountry sings at the “Meet theArtists” concert co-sponsored byOsher Lifelong Learning Institute.703-503-3384, [email protected] orwww.olli.gmu.edu.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 20Red Molly and We’re About 9. 8

p.m. Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Folktrio Red Molly performs theiracclaimed music as part of theCenterStage Professional TouringArtist Series. $15 Reston, $30 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 21Run With the Doctor. 7 a.m. 108

Elden St., Hernodn. The Center forOrthopaedics and Sports Medicineoffers its services in a convenientformat to runners at this runningevent. Free. facebook.com/runwiththedoctor.

4th annual Latino Festival ofReston. 1-5 p.m., at 12125 Pinecrest

Road, Reston. Neighborhood andCommunity Services of FairfaxCounty celebrates Latino HeritageMonth with dance, music, games,free raffles and informational tablesat a free festival. 703-860-0676, TTY:711 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 21-22Grand Opening. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday atThe Container Store, 1851 FountainDrive, Reston. The retailer’s 62ndlocation opens with executivesperforming a kick line, an awardpresentation to “super fan” JulieBacon and organization makeoverprizes; 10 percent of openingweekend sales will go toCornerstornes (formerly RestonInterfaith). http://www.containerstore.com/locations/showStore.htm?store=RES

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 21-22Rally for a Cause Tennis

Tournament. 9 a.m., at LakeNewport Tennis Center, 11452 BaronCameron Ave., Reston. Men’s andwomen’s singles and doubles, withbrackets for all levels of players, tobenefit USTA Serves, Heart andCornerstones. $30.www.restontennis.org [email protected].

SUNDAY/SEPT. 22America’s Adopt a Soldier 5K/10K

Fun Walk/Run. 10 a.m., at LakeFairfax Park, 400 Lake Fairfax Drive,Reston. Wear red, white or blue andrun or walk varied terrain in supportof America’s Adopt A Soldier projectsand programs; donate coats forhomeless veterans or other items (seeat http://run-walk.eventbrite.com/)for care package assembly during andafter the event. Preregistration only.$40. http://run-walk.eventbrite.com.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 26Violin and Piano Concert. 2:15

p.m., at Hunters Woods VillageCenter, Reston Community Center,Center Stage, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. This is the second of sixThursday afternoon “Meet theArtists” concerts cosponsored byOsher Lifelong Learning Institute atGeorge Mason University and RestonCommunity Center. 703-503-3384,[email protected], www.olli.gmu.edu.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 27-28Science and Engineering Career

Fair. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, at Dulles TownCenter Mall, 21100 Dulles Town

Circle, Dulles. A career fair wherestudents can learn about the latestcareers in science and engineering;interactive activities abound, such as“creating your own earthquake,”designing solar cars, launchingweather balloons and more.Congressman Frank Wolf speaks atthe opening reception at 11 a.m.Friday. http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128634&org=NSF.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 28Reston Multicultural Festival. 11

a.m.-6 p.m., at Reston CommunityCenter Lake Anne, 1609 WashingtonPlaza N., Reston. The highlightedevent is the naturalization ceremony,where American’s newest citizenstake the Oath of Allegiance. Also afestival of music, entertainment,dress, food and cultural treasures.The 2013 National Heritage AwardFellowships at the RestonCommunity Center celebratesrecipients of the nation’s highesthonor in folk and traditional arts.Volunteers needed.www.restoncommunitycenter.com/or http://www.restoncommunitycenter.com/arts_community_MCFvolunteer.shtml.

Harvest Fest. Noon-4 p.m., atWoodland Park Crossing, 12960Highland Crossing Drive, Herndon.The fall-themed family event featuresa walking scarecrow, jugglingunicyclist, DJ music, and freeactivities such as face painting, glittertattoos, pumpkin painting, fitnessdemos, food samples, tastings andgiveaways, prizes and more. 703-785-5634, http://www.facebook.com/WoodlandParkCrossing?ref=ts orwww.woodlandparkcrossing.com.

FRIDAY/OCT. 4Art House Cinema and Brew

Series: “Citizen Kane.” 7 p.m., atArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. Nominal fee includesmicrobrews and film screening in thePost Gallery, with a little intro onwhat makes these films the best of alltime; proceeds for the series will gotoward supporting ArtSpaceHerndon.www.artspaceherndon.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 12The Om Shalom Trio. 8 p.m., at the

Post Gallery, ArtSpace Herndon, 750Center St., Herndon. Award-winningmusicians draw upon their FarEastern and Middle Eastern roots tocreate a fusion of Indian Classicaland Jewish Folk music. $18, adults;$15, students and seniors.www.artspaceherndon.org or 703-956-6590.

Entertainment

“La Chien de Grange” by Mireille Molette, a native ofFrance who studied at the Corcoran School of Art and isin the Art League of Old Town Alexandria. Molettecreates painted landscapes, seascapes and still-lifes;her work will featured alongside other artists’ at PaintHerndon, Saturday, Sept. 21. The exhibit is up throughSept. 29.


Oakton FootballTo Face Annandale

The Oakton football team (1-1) had a bye last weekand will return to action on the road against Annandaleat 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.

Herndon Football Loses toWest Springfield

The Herndon football team lost to West Springfield,23-21, on Sept. 12.

The loss dropped the Hornets’ record to 0-2. Herndonwill travel to face rival South lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Fri-day, Sept. 20.

McLean Football BeatsMarshall

The McLean football team defeated Marshall 32-3 onSept. 12. The victory improved the Highlanders’ record to1-1. Marshall dropped to 0-2.

McLean will travel to face Falls Church at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Sept. 20. Marshall will host Freedom at the sametime.

Langley Football Falls toStone Bridge

The Langley football team lost to Stone Bridge, 45-35,on Sept. 12.

Langley quarterback Nick Casso completed 19 of 27

passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns. He also ranfor a score. Receiver Garrett Collier finished with 13catches for 209 yard and two touchdowns.

The loss dropped Langley’s record to 1-1. The Saxonswill travel to face T.C. Williams at 3 p.m. on Saturday,Sept. 21.

Madison FootballFalls to Chantilly

The Madison football team lost to Chantilly, 41-17,on Sept. 12.

Madison’s Marcus Pearson scored on an 8-yard run inthe third quarter and Jason Gastrock connected withBrad Leydig for a 5-yard touchdown pass.

The Warhawks (0-2) will travel to face Fairfax at 7:30p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.

Football Roundups

Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Not much had goneright for the SouthLakes offense whenthe Seahawks took

over on their own 19-yard linewith less than 5 minutes remain-ing.

South Lakes trailed Washington-Lee, 8-7. Other than a long touch-down pass in the third quarter, theSeahawks struggled to move theball against the Generals defense.South Lakes was running out oftime and needed to make some-thing happen.

“I just told the line to block hardand just give it your all,” SouthLakes senior Khayri Denny said,“and I’ll go down and get the yardsfor them.”

Denny had some help along theway, but his 12-yard touchdownrun with 1:27 left on the clockcapped a 13-play, 81-yard driveand propelled the South Lakesfootball team to a 14-8 victory overWashington-Lee on Sept. 12 inArlington.

W-L took the lead with 6:58 re-maining in the fourth quarter,when quarterback Sam Appelscored on a 1-yard run and fol-lowed by reaching the ball acrossthe goal line for a two-point con-version. South Lakes fumbled theball away to W-L on its next play,setting up the Generals at theSeahawks 31-yard line.

WITH THEIR BACKS AGAINSTTHE WALL, the Seahawk defensestopped the Generals on fourthdown at the 19-yard line, and theSouth Lakes offense respondedwith the winning touchdowndrive.

“It’s definitely a great win,”third-year South Lakes head coachMarvin Wooten said. “What I lovemost about this game — becausewe knew W-L, they’re a good foot-ball team — what I loved mostabout it is our kids had to over-come adversity.

This group right here, theyhaven’t really been faced with alot of adversity. … To watch thesekids come together and overcomethat adversity is just a great feel-ing.

“… We wouldn’t have won thisgame a year ago. We wouldn’thave won this game two yearsago.”

Denny finished 37 yards and atouchdown on the ground andcaught four passes for 85 yards

and another score. Denny took adirect snap and ran 12 yards forthe game-winning touchdown.

“He’s our most dynamic player[on] both sides of the ball,”Wooten said. “… Any great coachwill tell you, when it’s time to re-ally test these kids, put the ball inyour playmaker’s hands and that’swhat we did. We just made surethat he got his touches. We kindof threw it on his back and hestepped up. He answered the calland that’s what great players do.”

Wooten acknowledged the per-formance of sophomore quarter-back Seth Ravenstahl, giving himthe game ball after he completed7 of 15 passes for 107 yards, withone touchdown and an intercep-tion. Ravenstahl connected withDenny for a 65-yard touchdownwith 10:58 left in the third.

“Seth’s just a sophomore, so hestill has some time to develop,”Wooten said. “Right now, we don’thave a seasoned quarterback. Sethis going to be that guy, but it’s go-

ing to take time. We don’t want torush him. … That pass he threwin the third quarter — that was asgood a pass as anybody’s going tothrow. He read it perfectly. I reallythought that was the play of thegame.”

SOUTH LAKES IMPROVED to1-1. The Seahawks dropped theiropener against Westfield, 45-7, onSept. 6.

A gutsy call by Washington-Leehead coach Josh Shapiro gave theGenerals a fourth-quarter leadagainst South Lakes, but the Gen-erals failed to hold on. Appel’s 1-yard touchdown run with 6:58remaining in the contest pulled W-L within a point at 7-6. The Gen-erals lined up to attempt the game-tying extra point, but South Lakesjumped offside. The penaltymoved the ball inside the 2-yardline and Shapiro elected to sendhis offense back onto the field foran attempt at a two-point conver-sion. Appel kept the ball and

reached across the goal line to giveW-L an 8-7 lead.

On the next play from scrim-mage, W-L recovered a SouthLakes fumble at the Seahawks 31-yard line. After the Generalspicked up a first down at the 19,Appel threw incomplete four con-secutive times, giving the ball backto South Lakes on downs.

The Seahawks responded withthe game-winning drive.

“It was kind of one of thosethings where, how many times canwe rely on our defense to bail usout?” Shapiro said. “And finallythey caved.”

Appel completed 14 of 26 passesfor 109 yards and an interception.Junior running back Daquay Har-ris carried 23 times for 70 yards.

“Offensively, we can’t really findour identity,” Shapiro said. “We’reso inconsistent.”

South Lakes will host rivalHerndon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Sept. 20. W-L will host Stuart atthe same time.

South Lakes Football Overcomes Fourth-quarter DeficitDenny scorestwo touchdownsin win against W-L.

South Lakes’ Khayri Denny carries the ball against Wash-ington-Lee.

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more feedback and people involved in theprocess.”

Karrie Delaney, the Sully District appoin-tee to the Library Board of Trustees, ac-knowledged “challenges ahead,” but addedthat it was “great to see people so engagedand to know that our public libraries aretreasured. … With the support of our com-munity, and the expertise of our library staffand administration, I believe we can buildand sustain an exceptional library systemthat serves all the people of Fairfax County.”Delaney has already planned a series of pub-lic town hall forums at Centerville andChantilly libraries in October.

SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICspoke briefly before the board’s vote, implor-ing board members to put the beta plan onhold.

“Libraries are sacred space. Books are sa-cred vehicles that transmit our culture,” saidKathy Kaplan, a longtime Reston residentand member of the Fairfax County Federa-tion of Citizens Associations. “You are thetrustees of the library. You have a sacred trustto protect the libraries for the people ofFairfax County,” Kaplan said to applausefrom the audience.

Criticism of the beta plan had been build-ing since July, when Clay unveiled a pro-gram that would test a new organizationmodel at the Burke Centre Library and theReston Regional Library, the busiest librarybranch in the county. The reorganization,Clay said, streamlined staffing and elimi-nated redundancies while retaining a highlevel of service.

But the plan, which include reduced staff-ing, cross-training staff members and low-ering the education requirements for librar-ians sparked outrage among library volun-teers, staff and patrons who call the plan“disastrous,” “a library meltdown” and “theend of our libraries as we know it.”

Clay said he was taken aback by the toneand tenor of the criticism.

“Everyone has difficulty with change.When all is said and done, when you havebeen in a job for a while, change is quiterightly a concern. I understand that,” Claysaid.

Clay, who has a Master’s of Library Sci-ence degree and has been head of the Fairfaxlibrary system for 31 years, said a makeoverof the of the library system was necessaryto deal not only with diminishing budgets,but also a digital world, where the Internethas replaced newsprint, e-books have sup-planted paperbacks, and the latest filmsstream directly to your laptop.

Clay noted that in the past five years, thelibraries’ budget has been cut by 23 percentand library visits have declined about 10 per-cent. Circulation is down about 6 percentover that time.

“We have a responsibility to look at thefuture of libraries and find ways to evolveand compete,” Clay said. “It’s a constantquestion—‘can you try to change too much?’The beta plan was not etched in stone. It

was a test,” Clay said. “And it seemed to meit was prudent, to say, ‘let’s try these thingsout. Let’s look at things like appropriate staff-ing levels.’”

But certain measures in the beta plan, suchas giving the county the flexibility to hirelibrarians who may not have a master’s de-gree and reshaping the role of youth serviceslibrarians—infuriated employees and pa-trons and sparked a storm of protest.

Clay said he is committed to “starting fromscratch,” getting feedback and input fromstakeholders and employees. “New begin-nings are always good. We welcomeeveryone’s input,” Clay said.

Michele Endow of Herndon said shelooked forward to participating in the out-reach meetings. A lifelong library patron,Endow said she was disappointed thatFairfax County seemed to be losing groundwhen it came to keeping up with library in-novations.

“I signed up for computer classes, and in-stead of computer terminals, the instructorhad just a slide machine. These classesshould be hands-on, with computer termi-nals for students.

BUT SOME library staff and members ofthe volunteer Friends of the Library groupsremain skeptical of any real change as a re-sult of outreach efforts.

“I’m glad they put this on hold,” said AnitaRamos of Centreville. “But I won’t be happyuntil this entire beta plan is dead. Dead, deadand dead. Fairfax libraries have played animportant role for ethnic minorities andpeople who don’t speak English. We needspecialists who can provide the knowledgethat the Internet doesn’t.”

Another longtime library advocate whoasked not to be named because of possiblejob repercussions said much of the damagehas already been done.

“Trashing thousands of perfectly goodbooks, proposing the elimination of librar-ians, proposing the elimination of servicesfor kids, proposing the downgrading of li-brary staff both in literal grade and in thevariety of depth of their work, sidelining thestaff and Friends in the planning process—it is almost a posture of resignation and de-spair,” he said. “There is already a rupturedtrust and lack of confidence from almostevery stakeholder group which makes it hardto envision a bright, hopeful new future forFCPL under this leadership.”

“My 32 year commitment has been to pro-duce the very best public library services inFairfax County and the City of Fairfax,” Claysaid. “There’s no way I would jeopardizethat.”

Clay said the criticism stings—“It is hard.… I can’t say this whole thing doesn’t botherme”—but what he needs to focus on is help-ing navigate the future of the library “at anincredibly perilous time.”

“Here’s the bottom line for me. I want theFairfax County Public Library to be so vitaland so vibrant in five years that no one couldimagine going a day without interacting withour library,” Clay said.

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