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Jackie Gunter snapped thispicture of her daughter
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Jackie Gunter snapped thispicture of her daughter
Emma Rose Gunter, 9, withher 3-month-old puppy Rosie
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By Alex McVeigh
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Members of the FairfaxCounty Office of Pub-lic and Private Partner-
ships (OP3) and Visit Fairfax helda discussion on ways to attractmore visitors and businesses toLake Anne. During the meeting,which took place at the RestonCommunity Center Lake Anne,guests discussed things they be-lieve would make Lake Anne moreof a destination.
“One of the biggest chances LakeAnne has is to reach people thatmight come here for one thing, butget something else out of it,” saidPatricia Stevens, executive direc-tor of OP3. “For example, there aredozens of hairdressers and nailsalons in this area, but none whereyou can get your nails or hair doneand look out on a lake.
Stevens said they are looking atopportunities that can start almostimmediately, such as creatingsome sort of package that allowspeople to come for a day, get nailsdone, explore the local area andthen have dinner all while at LakeAnne.
EVE THOMPSON, head of the
Lake Anne Merchants Committee,says they have strategies in placeto help market and promote busi-nesses in Lake Anne, but they arestill looking for businesses to fillthe vacancies.
“We’ve got a beautiful vacancyright on the corner of the ‘J’, andwe have plans to support themwith graphics, designs andsignage,” she said. “We just needways to let more people knowabout this place.”
Beatrice Shields, a 40-yearReston resident, said she would
tion Lake Anne/Tall Oaks director,said his time working the RestonAssociation booth at the RestonFestival gave him some ideas.
“I spent two days in the RAbooth, and there were a lot ofpeople from Reston Town Center,but also a lot from Chantilly, Ar-lington and some from as far asSouth Carolina. But they were alltogether at Reston Town Center atthat time,” he said. “I think LakeAnne can get the low-hangingfruit, but we need to know how toget those people from Chantilly,Alexandria, Ashburn to come toLake Anne. Reston Town Centerhas a brand, how do we create thatsame brand?”
VISIT FAIRFAX is a nonprofitorganization funded 100 percentby the hotel tax, whose mission isto enhance economic and socialgrowth through marketing andpromotion. According to VisitFairfax, Fairfax County brought in$2.406 billion in tourism in 2006,which is about 40 percent ofVirginia’s overall tourist income.
Visit Fairfax President and CEOBarry Biggar says that Lake Anne’sarchitecture, history and geogra-phy could make it a destinationwithin Reston.
“Tourism is an amazing indus-try to take advantage of, and LakeAnne is a compelling destinationfor many reasons,” Biggar said.“But for a lot of people who cometo Reston, especially on business,they never see anything outside ofReston Town Center.”
From left, Patricia Stevens, executive director of the Fairfax County Office of Public andPrivate Partnerships and Visit Fairfax President and CEO Barry Biggar speak to Restonresidents at the Reston Community Center Lake Anne about ways to increase awarenessof Lake Anne.
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Bringing Business, People to Lake AnneResidentsdiscuss way toimprove LakeAnne “brand.”
“Reston TownCenter has a brand,how do we createthat same brand?”
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like to see Lake Anne to host at-tractions that would be closer tohome for many Restonians.
“How about making some sortof foreign film night? I have passesfor the Fairfax Cinema, but they’rea year old, because I don’t wantto go that far,” she said. “Whatabout having something like a for-eign film night, then maybe somesort of discount deal for dinner ata restaurant here. That would bea great way to bring people to LakeAnne for an entire evening.”
Ken Knueven, Reston Associa-
On a warm summer evening, June 22, Officer Austin,Smokey and their colleague Herndon Police OfficerMark Fraser do a training exercise in Herndon withthe “bite sleeve” working through several criminalapprehension scenarios.
On June 3, as international passengers are travelingthrough Customs at Dulles Airport, Hudson, anagriculture detector dog with the Customs and Cus-toms and Border Protection, and his handler OfficerJennifer Jones inspect luggage to make sure they arenot bringing fruits, vegetables or meats into thecountry from abroad.
After a successful training exercise in the interna-tional arrivals section of Dulles Airport, Sheriff, aCustoms and Customs and Border Protection narcot-ics detection dog, chews on his reward on June 3.Sheriff trains with his handler Officer DaminaNotnagle every day.
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Supervisor Cathy Hudgins(D-Hunter Mill) has an-nounced the establishment
of shuttle bus service to theWednesday morning farmers mar-ket at Frying Pan Farm Park inHerndon. The shuttle will pick upfrom Southgate Community Cen-ter (12125 Pinecrest Road inReston) and the NeighborhoodResource Center (1086 EldenStreet, Herndon) to the farmersmarket, and return.
Service is being provided by theFairfax County Department ofNeighborhood and CommunityServices (NCS).
The farmers market at FryingPan Farm Park is open eachWednesday from 8 a.m. to 12:30p.m., located at 2709 West OxRoad in Herndon and site of theSupplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram (SNAP) pilot program.SNAP beneficiaries can use theirSNAP card to receive tokens andmake purchases of locally grown,seasonal foods and goods directlyfrom local farmers.
In addition, Inova Health Sys-tems will match up to the first $10in purchases made at the farmers
Shuttle Service toFarmers Market
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Bill Brigspy of Garner’s Produce in Westmoreland Countyassists Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) withselecting fresh ears of corn available at the Frying PanFarm Park’s farmers market.
market. Staff from Inova will beat the market for program enroll-ment and information.
Supervisor Hudgins said, “Assomeone who grew up on a farmand still grows tomatoes in mybackyard, I am pleased this col-laboration with the Fairfax CountyPark Authority, NCS and Inova willprovide new opportunities tostretch the family food budgetwith fresh, locally grown food forour most needy residents. Thisshuttle service will enable resi-
dents with limited transportationoptions to enjoy the offerings atthe farmers market.”
Additional information on theFrying Pan Farmers Market isavailable on their website atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/f a r m e r s m a r k e t s / f r y i n gpanmkt.htm, or call 703-437-9101. For details on the shuttleservice, contact the Fairfax CountyDepartment of Neighborhood andCommunity Services at 703-787-4962.
Ian Martin, recentgraduate ofHerndon High
School and enteringfreshman who willmatriculate at Vir-ginia Technical Insti-tute in fall 2011, willbe honored in anEagle Scout Court ofHonor Ceremony onSaturday, Aug. 6, at12:30 p.m. in theReston CommunityCenter, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, in Reston.
Ian’s Eagle Scoutproject was the resto-ration of a walkingpath and assembly ofa foot bridge nearBright Pond Lane inReston. This projectwas supported by theReston Association. In
Ian Martin
Ian Martin Becomes Eagle Scout
addition to erecting the bridgeover a stream along a walkingpath, he and Troop 1970, alongwith family and friends pickedup trash, removed invasiveplants, and placed mulch alongthe path. Ian’s project has beau-tified the area and is a valuablecontribution to the community.
He is the son of William (Bill)Martin and Bernice WilliamsMartin. The family resides inReston. Ian will attend collegein the fall, on a four-year Ma-rine Corps scholarship. Heplans to become a military of-ficer. Ian has received manylocal honors.
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Mr. Frodo“Mister Frodo is a shelter cat. He is part Maine Coon and part AmericanBobtail. When we first got him he had a fear of our ceiling fans. He nowruns the house.”— Fairfax County Chair Sharon Bulova (D-At-large)
Mr. GiantMr. Giant loves to go outside in the evening to pretend he is huntingon the Serengeti Plain like his bigger cousins. Weighing in at 20pounds, he is a 6-year-old orange tabby adopted from the shelterfive years ago. While outside, Mr. Giant is constantly on alert forsounds and movement. He loves to mew and coo at the birds andchase fireflies. He has without success been trying to capture theresident chipmunk all summer — writes the owner Jack Nutte ofGreat Falls.
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By Jack Kenny-
Past President, Republican
Club of Greater Reston
Let’s start off with a few sta-tistics. In the confines ofReston there are a little
over 57,000 registered voters. Cur-rently, about 10,780 are aged 62or older and presumably receivingSocial Security benefits. That’sclose to 19 percent of the regis-tered voters. In five years, whenthe bulk of the so-called BabyBoomers are eligible for SocialSecurity benefits the percentagejumps to over 24 percent. We mayassume, in five years thepopulation of Restonwill increase by perhaps20,000. However, thecurrent percentages areexpected to stay about the same.
Virtually all of Reston’s over-62population has worked their adultlives and paid into the FICA (So-cial Security Trust Fund) for some40+ years. A substantial numberare still working and contributingto the Trust Fund. Of course, theirbenefits increase each year theywork. If our rate of purchase wasabout 4 percent over the 40 years,with the matching employer’s con-tribution, our annuity would be
worth over$850,000: a tidysum that wouldprovide each ben-eficiary withabout $20,000 ayear for the next30 years. In real-ity, the individualand employercontribution ismore like $1.25million dollars. Aprivate purchasedannuity returnwould be substantially greatergiven inflation and the ups and
downs of the economy.As I have written in
previous columns, So-cial Security started outas a voluntary program.
Through the years it became amandatory program. Then LBJcame along and picked the lockbox hijacking the huge pot of trustfunds for the War on Poverty. Bythe way, poverty has won that war.
Now the politicians have mud-died the waters by changing theapproach using the word entitle-ments. Somehow, we are supposedto think of our forced annuity asbeing a gift from the government.In fact, it is our money: extracted
from our pay-checks and fromour employers.The principleupon which thisprogram wasfounded is thesame basis forwhich we sentBernie Madoff tojail.
Through theyears, the politi-cians have usedthis annuity to
spend it on social programs: ex-panding the beneficiary pool with-out concurrent contributions. Ithas gotten so far out of whack, weare now facing the prospect of re-ceiving only $.78 on each dollarwe invested. Would anyone intheir right mind buy an annuityfrom a financial institution, insur-ance company or whatever withthe prospect that the financial in-stitution would keep 22 percent ofthe purchased annuity to distrib-ute to others as administrative ex-penses? That is what is happen-ing now. While the forthcomingelection is for state and local of-fices, send a message to the politi-cians: It is not an entitlement buta financial contract. Vote Nov 8.
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Time to DiscussFuture Is Now
To the Editor:When I pick my granddaughter
up at Terraset after school, thereare many grandparents waiting forkids. That’s a big change from theearly 1980s when my daughterwas a student at Sunrise Valley.She tells me nobody she knew ather school had grandparents liv-ing in Reston. We have become asettled community with deep rootsover the years since Reston wasfirst created.
Our founder, Bob Simon, hassaid recently that density equalscommunity. He is very eager forthe changes that will bring addi-tional people and development toReston. Right now Town Centerand Dulles Corridor are being con-sidered by the Reston Master PlanSpecial Study Task Force for addi-tional development. But soon thecounty will turn its attention to thepart of Reston called the PRC, thePlanned Residential Community.Then our neighborhoods and theshopping centers will be consid-ered for additional density inPhase 2.
The time to discuss this Phase 2of the Task Force is now. Our
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Second Vice District Governor Lion Mike Ryan of Sterlinginstalled new officers in the Reston Lions Club at theirinstallation dinner held at the Mamma Lucia Restaurantin Reston on June 15. From left: Lynn Healey, Member-ship Chair; Jim Ryan, Tail Twister; Andy Goodman, Secre-tary; Sue Beffel, 1st Vice President; Don Leas, 2nd VicePresident; Jack Gazlay, Treasurer; Mike Ryan; BobMeisner, Lion Tamer; Mike Moseley, Past President andSteve Reber, President. For more information about theReston Lions Club, visit www.restonlions.org and theirFacebook page.
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Patrice M. La Liberte, 89, aReston resident since 1968, diedon July 2. Survivors include twobrothers: John La Liberte of Madi-son Heights, Mich.; Paul La Liberteof Lady Lake, Fla.; and numerousnieces and nephews.
Miss La Liberte was the daugh-ter of Josephine Nadeau and Jo-seph La Liberte, both deceased, ofRoyal Oak, Mich., where she grewup.
A memorial service will be heldat 11 a.m.. on Thursday, Aug. 18at St. Thomas a Becket CatholicChurch, 1421 Wiehle Ave., Reston. Patrice M. La Liberte
Patrice M. La Liberte, 89, Dies
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Pet Connection
By Samra Khawaja
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The Fairfax County Park Authoritywelcomes canines to the severaldog parks present in the county.
Next to Baron Cameron Park in Reston,an off-leash dog area gives canines thechance to free play.
A separate area for small dogs ispresent, while larger dogs can run freelyin a fenced section next to them.
At times, the Baron Cameron Dog Parkis filled with dozens of pets and their
owners according to Charlie Gillen fromReston. Yet everyone is expected to look af-ter his or her dog, he said.
“It’s well kept and people are cautiousabout their dog and keeping the place neatand organized,” said Oak Hill resident PegVanvlack.
Where dogs can come and socialize, dogowners get a chance to meet new people aswell.
“This is social spot,” said Tom Krasseltyfrom Reston.
Krasselty, who joins friends Gillen and PatHyland from Reston, try to bring their pets
out to the park at least once a day.“We’ll sit here and do this all day long,”
said Gillen.At the Baron Cameron Dog Park,
shaded benches circle the off-leash areaso visitors have a place to sit and watchtheir pets play. Built by regular visitorKrasselty, garbage cans resting onwooden bases give visitors easy access forwaste disposal.
While the park unites community mem-bers to keep the success of the park go-ing, the pets that come out learn fromtheir owners how to properly play.
Paws in the Park
Patricia Papzian from McLeanbrings 4 1/2 month old Athena tothe park for convenience and togive Athena the chance to runfree and play.
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“Max is very sweet and fairly intelligent.He went through doggie training easily.However he’s still working on greeting atthe door. We let him run around and gettired out. Coming to the park helps him tolearn how to behave and socialize with oth-ers.”
Peg Vanvlack, Oak Hill“Mosby (right) is our first Golden Re-
triever. He’s sweet, but can also be fouland evil. He loves to come out to the parkand looks forward to it everyday. He hasa group of friends. It does him best to beout with the dogs.”
Tom Krasselty, Reston“Katie likes treats. She’ll go to others
for treats. She loves to cadge treats fromhumans the most when she comes to thepark.”
Pat Hyland, Reston“Frankie (front) is an Irish Terrier, prob-
ably one of the only ones that comes to thispark. We love to come to the park becausenot only can the dog interact with others,but the humans can too.”
Charlie Gillen, Reston“Daisy (pictured in Hyland’s lap) is
nothing but a lap dog. We call her thatbecause she’ll go sit on anybody’s lap.”
Baron Cameron Dog Park gives canines a place to play.
From Israeli Desert to Reston WoodsKona newly arrived all the way from Be’ersheva, Israel and is enjoyingthe woods of Reston after three years in the Negev desert.
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Taking the First BathLiz Battocletti of Reston submitted this photo of her dog Roan taking hisfirst bath.
Lilly Loves Long WalksMary Hallisy of Reston and her mare Lilly. “Lilly takes great care of herriders — young and old. She loves to take them on long walks throughthe woods and fields, especially if she can stop for a little snack of grassalong the way,” Hallisy says.
Meet Reston Pets
Like BrothersBeth Foster of the Lake Shore Crest area in Reston says “Puck (left) and Oberon (right) are like brothers eventhough they are different breeds. They love to sleep by each other and are never far apart. Puck is the bestpurrer in the household — you can almost hear him from another room. Oberon (Obie) is the lovable lap cat —never far from your side.”
A Playful SpiritCleo, a blue New JerseyWooly rabbit, of Reston,enthusiastically models ahand-painted pet bowl byTracie Griffith Tso, herartist owner and potter.She is charmingly curi-ous and expressive in herbody language and is aninspiration with herplayful spirit.
Love at First SightKira’s first complete sentence at age 2
was, “Can I have a dog?” It quickly be-came her most frequent refrain. She ac-quired an extensive collection of stuffeddogs, but it didn’t fill the need. In 2010,we fostered a set of five puppies —heaven! When they were adopted wefostered a dog that had five puppies dayslater — heaven again! She begged tokeep one, but after eight years the an-swer was still no. Just as the last puppywent to its new home, we saw a gorgeousborder collie mix puppy on petfinder.com— her dream breed! Mom finally re-lented. We drove to Baltimore to meether and it was mutual love at first sight.We’ve had her a year now, and, while sheis definitely Kira’s dog, Riley is the per-fect dog for us. She is smart, playful,loyal, friendly, and happy. The lab in herloves water, and she and Kira haveproven to be a talented dog agility team.Oh, and she is great with our two cats.Yes, Kira, you can have a dog.
— Sheila Baugh
Sheila Baugh of Reston submitted this photo of Kira Baugh, 11, and herdog Riley, a year and a half old.
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The beehives and bobbysocks were out in fullforce July 23 as the
Reston Community Players’ SuePinkman took her directingskills to new heights in TheLittle Theatre of Alexandria’sblockbuster musical productionof “Hairspray.”
“I am very relieved,” saidPinkman at the opening nightafter-party. “The kids are fabu-lous, the crew, the orchestra -all the elements came togetherto make for a fabulous openingnight.”
With a cast of more than 30performers, Pinkman is tacklingone of the most ambitiousprojects in musical theater.
“It’s been very challenging butgratifying,” Pinkman said.“With this large of a cast, therewere always scheduling con-flicts. And for the last eightweeks, we rehearsed six days aweek. It’s by far the biggestshow I’ve ever done.”
More than 160 people fromthroughout the region audi-
tioned for the Tony-award win-ning musical about TracyTurnblad, an overweight Balti-more teen who dreams of danc-ing on the local Corny Collinsshow.
“For me, it’s all about givingpeople their shot,” Pinkmansaid. “I feel strongly about com-munity theater and bringingnew people into the cast. It’svery gratifying to see someonediscover something they love todo.”
The spectacular production,highlighted by dazzling chore-ography by Ivan Davila, earneda resounding and prolongedstanding ovation as the strainsof “You Can’t Stop the Beat”brought opening night to aclose. “We all worked hard andhad a great opening night au-dience,” Pinkman said. “But itis the actors who really mademagic tonight.”
“Hairspray” runs throughAug. 13 at The Little Theatre ofAlexandria, 600 Wolfe Street,Alexandria. For tickets or moreinformation, call 703-683-0496or visitwww.thelittletheatre.com.
The Reston Community Players’ Sue Pinkman, thirdfrom right, celebrates July 23 with cast membersBrenda Parker, Sam Jones, Shannon Kingett, Christo-pher Harris, Adrian Cubbage and Jaclyn Young onopening night of ‘Hairspray’ at the Little Theatre ofAlexandria.
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Busia Bear’s Sensational SummerFilms - Lights! Camera! 7 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. JoinBusia for an Hour of Family FunFilms. All ages. 703-689-2700.
An Evening with Lynyrd Skynyrd.8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. Classic rock ballads. $48 in-house, $35 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
THURSDAY/JULY 28Stuntology. 7 p.m. Oakton Library,
10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton.Sam Bartlett, musician, artist andauthor of Stuntology, presentspranks, tricks and stunts to amuseyourself and amaze your friends.703-242-4020.
Chris Vadala with the RickWhitehead Trio. 7 p.m. Lake AnnePlaza, 1609 Washington Plaza,Reston. Live jazz [email protected].
NSO at Wolf Trap: The 5 Browns.8:15 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. Emil de Cou, Conductor. TheNational Symphony Orchestra isjoined by five Julliard-trainedsiblings from Utah. Tickets $20-$52.www.wolftrap.org.
FRIDAY/JULY 29“Ain’t Misbehavin’” 8 p.m. The
Industrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. TheElden Street Players in Thomas ‘Fats’Waller’s musical comedy of 1930sHarlem. $22 adults, $19 students andseniors. 703-481-5930 orwww.EldenStreetPlayers.org.
Colonial Campfire. 7 p.m. WNECCampfire Ring, Soapstone Drive,between Glade Drive and LawyersRoad. Explore what life was like incolonial times. Period songs andgames, hear stories from Virginia’searliest days. $5 RA members, $8non-members. Reserve at 703-476-9689 or [email protected].
NSO at Wolf Trap: MarvinHamlisch, Brian StokesMitchell and Stephanie J.Block. 8:15 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. TheNational Symphony Orchestra in anevening of showtune classics. Tickets$20-$52. www.wolftrap.org.
SATURDAY/JULY 30The Verny Varela Band. 7:30 p.m.
Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900Market St., Reston. Salsa, merengue,rumba and more. www.reston.com.
Presto! A program of Magic andMusic. 10 a.m. Reston Town SquarePark, Town Square St., Reston. Astring trio performs classical andother music with magical featsinterspersed. Learn about thedifferent instruments of the stringfamily and elements of musicmaking. Free.www.restontowncenter.com.
“Ain’t Misbehavin’” 8 p.m. TheIndustrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. TheElden Street Players in Thomas ‘Fats’Waller’s musical comedy of 1930sHarlem. $22 adults, $19 students andseniors. 703-481-5930 orwww.EldenStreetPlayers.org.
NSO at Wolf Trap: Casablanca.8:30 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation forthe Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. With conductor Emil de Cou
and host Ben Mankiewicz. The filmwill be shown on large screens bothin-house and on the lawn, with thefilm’s full score played live by theNational Symphony Orchestra.Tickets $20-$52. www.wolftrap.org.
SUNDAY/JULY 31“Ain’t Misbehavin’” 3 p.m. The
Industrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. TheElden Street Players in Thomas ‘Fats’Waller’s musical comedy of 1930sHarlem. $22 adults, $19 students andseniors. 703-481-5930 orwww.EldenStreetPlayers.org.
Dolly Parton: Better Day WorldTour. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1624 TrapRoad, Vienna. Country music. $60 in-house, $35 lawn. www.wolftrap.org.
Paper Making. 2 p.m. Walker Nature
Education Center, 11450 GladeDrive. Learn to make paper usingrecycled papers and fibers. $5 RAmembers, $8 non-members. Reserveat 703-476-9689 [email protected].
WEDNESDAY/AUG. 3Paleoclimate: Climate Change
Lessons from the Past. 7 p.m.U.S. Geological Survey, 12201Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. Lectureby Dr. Harry Dowsett. Learn aboutthe impacts of future climate andhow to understand the changesforecast for the end of this century. Apanel of climate change experts willanswer questions from the audience.Free and open to the public. Federalfacility, photo ID required. 703-648-4748 or www.usgs.gov/public_lecture_series.
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Letters to the Editor
Kaplan
Opinion
county supervisor, CathyHudgins, will stand for election inthe fall and right now, she runs un-opposed. Her re-election will giveher a mandate to continue plan-ning extraordinary changes toReston.
Significant numbers of ourneighborhoods will be consideredby the Task Force for redevelop-ment in order to increase densityand county revenues. Reston As-sociation Board PresidentKathleen Driscoll-McKee stated ina letter to the Reston Patch thatno one will have to sell out unlessthey choose to do so. She was mis-informed. Only 75 percent ofneighbors in a neighborhood haveto agree to a buy-out by a devel-
oper.Right now 50 of our neighbor-
hoods are zoned high-density.However, many were built at me-dium density. Because of the zon-ing a developer can offer to buyout the neighborhood and rede-velop at the higher density “byright.”
Should the Task Force recom-mend to the Board of Supervisorsthat the area zoned high densitybe increased over what it is now,many more than those 50 neigh-borhoods will be available for po-tential redevelopment.
The time to discuss the futureof Reston is now, before the elec-tion. It is not too late for an inde-pendent candidate to file to runfor the Hunter Mill seat on theBoard of Supervisors. I hope thatsomeone in Reston will have a dif-
ferent idea of what community isthan Bob Simon. I hope someonewill run as an independent.
I believe the connections be-tween people, families and friendsare what constitute community. Ihope that my family will be ableto continue living here until mygreat-grandchildren are alsoRestonians. We have come to lovethis place. I hope my family willnot be driven out by the frenzy ofresidential redevelopment beingcontemplated by the county.
We need to have an open com-munity forum about the buy-outof Reston’s clusters by developersand the impact that will have onour town. An election provides aprime opportunity to begin thatdiscussion.
Kathy KaplanReston
By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum
State Delegate (D-36)
Ask Virginians the name ofa native of the Common-wealth who has had the
greatest impact on history, and youare likely to get a variety of an-swers. Few are likely to give thename of the Virginian whom I be-lieve has had and will continue tohave the greatest influence on
human his-tory: HenriettaLacks. Unfor-tunately few
have heard of her, and her namedoes not appear in many historybooks. All that is changing with the2010 publication of the book, TheImmortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,by Rebecca Skloot.
Henrietta was born in 1920 inRoanoke and grew up in Clover inSouthside Virginia. She moved toBaltimore as an adult. She died atage 31 of cancer. Her body wasreturned to Clover and buried in
an unmarked grave ina family burial plot.What Henrietta neverknew and her familyhas only in recent yearsfound out is that whenshe was being treatedfor cervical cancer atJohns Hopkins Univer-sity Hospital, small tis-sue samples were re-moved from her body.Amazingly, the cellsfrom these samples did what sci-entists had never seen before.They could be kept alive andgrown. The cell line that wasstarted was named for its unwit-ting donor “HeLa” and became thefirst immortal cell line.
HeLa cells were used by Dr.Jonas Salk to help develop a vac-cine for polio.
The cells have been used aroundthe world for research into cancer,AIDS, effects of radiation and toxicsubstances, gene mapping, humansensitivity to many substances,
and others too nu-merous to mentionhere. It is estimatedthat scientists havegrown more than 20tons of her cells.More than 11,000patents have beengranted involvingthe cells. Henriettanor her family everreceived any com-pensation.
This week the Vir-ginia Department of Historic Re-sources is erecting a roadsidemarker near Clover to recognizeher important contribution tomedical science. I hope to attendits unveiling.
I recommend reading Skloot’sbook. A documentary has beenproduced, and more are likely tofollow. A humble African Ameri-can woman of very limited meanshas had a profound effect on allour lives. She may truly be the onlyimmortal Virginian.
An Immortal Virginian
Commentary
A Breath ofFresh Air
To the Editor:Contrary to Mr. Simon [“Disap-
pointing,” Reston Connection, July13-19, 2011], I find Mr. Lovaas abreath of fresh air. He brings con-scious thought to the table — ger-mane issues which apparently Mr.Simon would prefer were not dis-cussed.
1. “Density is community” isludicrous. Why not say a trafficjam is community? The discussionseems to get stuck on the effectsof increasing the Reston popula-tion at the expense of traffic,
schools and open space, thingswhich made Reston an oasis in anarea that has been rapidly over-developed.
2. Developers are primarilyinterested in maximizing profits —to assume otherwise is naïve. Whyshould the community assumethat the developers’ sense of whatis “good” is in the community’sbest interest?
3. In the last analysis, privatelyand publicly elected officials canhave their own political agendas,which may or may not align withthose of their constituents. An in-formed electorate is the key. Thatis why Mr. Lovaas’ input on the is-sues is a breath of fresh air.
Jennifer FergusReston
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12007 Meadowville Ct., Herndon • $754,900 • OpenSunday 1-4 • Irene Schiffman, Weichert, 703-593-7848
Great Falls10712 Milkweed Dr........$1,799,000 ...........Sun 1-4 ..... Lyons & McGuire.........Keller Williams .. 703 406 9009
Herndon12007 Meadowville Ct.......$754,900 ...........Sun 1-4........Irene Schiffman..................Weichert..703-593-7848
Oak Hill3021 Leefield Drive...........$839,950 ...........Sun 1-4.............Keith Harris ..Samson Properties..703-395-6601
3154 Mary Etta Lane.......$1493,850 ...........Sun 1-4..............Keith Harris ..Samson Properties..703-395-6601
Oakton3007 Westhurst Ln ........ $1,350,000 ...........Sun 1-3............Mark Goedde.......Coldwell Banker..703-850-8129
Potomac Falls46854 Redfox Court..........$490,000 ...........Sun 1-4 ............... Ritu Desai ..Samson Properties..703-625-4949
Reston2307 Rosedown Dr...........$475,000 ...........Sun 1-4 .........Debban Dodrill..........Long & Foster..703-628-1802
11914 Crosswind Ct ......... $329,000 ...........Sun 1-4..................Lu Taylor..................Weichert..703-402-1945
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2701 Bellforest Ct #402....$400,000 ..........Sun 1-4 ...............Ron Fowler..................Weichert..703-598-0511
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Address ................................. BR FB HB .. Postal City .... Sold Price .. Type ......... Lot AC .......................... Subdivision2036 SWANS NECK WAY ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $429,900 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ........................................ RESTON1860 STRATFORD PARK PL #411 .... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $427,500 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................................... STRATFORD12001 MARKET ST #480 ................ 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $427,000 ... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors .. MARKET STREET TOWN CENTER2420 IVYWOOD RD ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $415,000 ... Detached ....... 0.46 ....................... STRATTON WOODS11524 PINE CONE CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... RESTON .......... $400,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 RESTON/KING CHARLES CLUSTER1664 BACHAN CT ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $390,500 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ........................................ RESTON1559 AUTUMN RIDGE CIR .............. 2 ... 3 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $387,500 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ........................................ RESTON1982 CRESCENT PARK DR #16A ..... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $385,000 ... Townhouse .......................................... LINCOLN PARK11711 STILLBROOK CT ................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $385,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ........................................ RESTON1830 FOUNTAIN DR #303 ............... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $380,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ....................................PARAMOUNT1500 AUTUMN RIDGE CIR .............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $380,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ........................................ RESTON1326 VINTAGE PL ........................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $375,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ........................................ RESTON2281 CHESTNUT BURR CT ............. 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $373,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ........................................ RESTON12001 MARKET ST #338 ................ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $360,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... MARKET STREET TOWN CENTR11800 SUNSET HILLS RD #1117 ..... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $360,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................. CARLTON HOUSE1515 NORTH POINT DR #02-010 .... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $357,500 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ..................... NORTH POINT VILLAS11800 SUNSET HILLS RD E #520 .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $349,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............................. CARLTON HOUSE1307D WINDLEAF DR #132 ............ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $340,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... SUTTON RIDGE12001 MARKET ST #145 ................ 2 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $326,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... MARKET STREET TOWN CENTR1677 POPLAR GROVE DR ................ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $320,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ........................................ RESTON1631 FIELDTHORN DR ................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $320,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................................ RESTON1602 POPLAR GROVE DR ................ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $319,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................................ RESTON1514 CHURCH HILL PL ................... 3 ... 3 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $315,000 ... Townhouse .................................... HAMPTON POINTE11914 FIELDTHORN CT .................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $313,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................................ RESTON12013 TALIESIN PL #22 .................. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $305,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ....................................... OAK PARK1720 LAKE SHORE CREST DR #15 .. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $305,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .......... EDGEWATER AT TOWN CNTR11401O GATE HILL PL #75 ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $305,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... SUTTON RIDGE1679 POPLAR GROVE DR ................ 2 ... 1 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $300,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................................ RESTON2235 CARTWRIGHT PL ................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $297,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ........................................ RESTON1591 WOODCREST DR ................... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $290,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................................ RESTON11760 SUNRISE VALLEY DR #514 ... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $287,500 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ...........................................MERCER11230 SILENTWOOD LN ................. 2 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $284,888 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................................ RESTON2460 RIDGEHAMPTON CT .............. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $278,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ........................ HUNTERS SQUARE1416 CHURCH HILL PL #1416 ........ 2 ... 1 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $275,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .......................... HAMPTON POINTE11314 SUNDIAL CT #B ................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $274,900 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................ BALDWIN GROVE2358 ANTIQUA CT .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $264,888 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ........................................ RESTON11023 VILLARIDGE CT #A .............. 2 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $249,900 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................................... VILLARIDGE1708 LAKE SHORE CREST DR #21 .. 1 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $249,150 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .......... EDGEWATER AT TOWN CNTR12000 MARKET ST #168 ................ 1 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $248,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ........ SAVOY AT RESTON TWN CNTR1320 GARDEN WALL CIR #— ......... 2 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $228,375 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................ BALDWIN GROVE11710 OLDE ENGLISH DR #11710- . 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $216,062 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................................. PARCRESTON1500B SUMMERCHASE CT #B ........ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $215,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... SUMMERRIDGE2110 GREEN WATCH WAY #11/300 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $214,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .......................................... RESTON11825 BRETON CT #12B ................ 2 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $207,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............ HUNTERS WOODS VILLAGE2215 HUNTERS RUN DR #2215 ...... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $190,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...................... HUNTERS CROSSING11739 LEDURA CT #T8 .................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $190,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................. SPRINGWOOD1406 NORTHGATE SQ #11B ........... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $180,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................... NORTHGATE11611 VANTAGE HILL RD #21B ...... 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $180,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................ VANTAGE HILL11703E SUMMERCHASE CIR #E ..... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $179,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ............................... SUMMERRIDGE1783 JONATHAN WAY #1783-E ...... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $175,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors .................................. PARCRESTON1520 MOORINGS DR #1B ............... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $174,900 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ....................................... LAKEVIEW11620 VANTAGE HILL RD #11B ...... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $165,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................ VANTAGE HILL1951 SAGEWOOD LN #403 ............ 2 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $163,000 ... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors .......................... THOREAU PLACE2214 CASTLE ROCK SQ #12C ......... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $156,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................. SHADOWOOD11615 VANTAGE HILL RD #11B ...... 2 ... 1 ... 1 ....... RESTON .......... $139,500 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................ VANTAGE HILL2335 FREETOWN CT #30/1B .......... 2 ... 1 ... 0 ....... RESTON .......... $119,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ....................................... GLENVALE
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Studying Marine Science
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science(VIMS) has welcomed this year’s groupof high school students as part of the Vir-
ginia Governor’s School program. The VIMSGovernor’s School is a four-week summer resi-dential program that provides high-achieving Vir-ginia high school students with hands-on experi-ences in marine research. The program is struc-
tured as an apprenticeship in which each studentworks with a faculty sponsor and VIMS graduatestudents on an authentic research project. SarahBurns of South Lakes High School (right) is work-ing with Dr. Rom Lipcius and graduate studentMegan Wood to study whether Chesapeake Bayblue crabs prefer native underwater grasses or aninvasive alga for habitat.
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With a good part ofthe region bakingunder swelteringconditions and
record breaking temperatures, thefinal meets of the Reston SwimTeam Association (RSTA) seasonplayed out on Saturday morning.With three teams (Lake Audubon,Hunters Woods and North Hills)entering the final week tied for theleague lead, there was sure to bedrama as the meets unfolded. Andindeed there was. With LakeAudubon far out-distancing theiropponent (Glade), all eyes wereon the Hunters Woods - North Hillsmeet. In this all-important encoun-ter, Hunters Woods out-swamNorth Hills by a score of 599-532.With this victory, Hunters Woodsclaimed a share of the leaguechampionship with Lake Audubonfor the second time in the pastthree years.
And while the team competitioncaptured most of the attention onSaturday, another individualrecord fell. Joanne Fu continuedher assault on the record books atLake Anne. In the girls (11 -12)butterfly, she bested her old timeof 33.80 with a new mark of 33.71.Scores and highlights of Saturday’smeets follow:
Hunters Woods Blue Mar-lins 599, North Hills Hurri-canes 532: For Hunters Woods,triple event winners were WilliamHarvey, Alex Li, Sean Shada,Ashley Thai and Chris Yang.Double event winners wereNathan Dawson, Nina Dawson,Jack Ham, Alexis Hijar, Melissa Le,
Photos Courtesy of RSTA
Alaina Cordtsof LakeAudubon (top)and EmmaGrossbeck ofNewbridgecompete in thegirls 8-underbutterfly leg ofthe RSTAindividualchampion-ships medleylast Wednes-day evening,July 20.
‘Flying away!’ Teresa Poirier of North Hills competes inthe girls 13-14, 50-meter butterfly.
Julia Nassau holds up the flag prior to the playing of theNational Anthem.
Sophia Landeryou of Glade competes in the girls 8-underbutterfly. Sophia is the fastest swimmer in her age groupthis year in all four strokes.
From left, Bryce Onozuka, Matt Hughes and Robby Cordtsof Lake Audubon compete in the boys 11-12 butterfly.
Sun Scorched Swimmers
Sports
Drama Unfolds as RSTA Regular Season Concludes.
Sara Maslouhi, Philip Pan, CarolynQu, Gloria Wang and Julia Yang.
For North Hills, triple event win-ners were Marlee Czarny, JosephSciortino and Rachel Swarts.Double event winners wereJonathan Bochtler, Allison Cimino,Courtner Clark, SamanthaLobsenz and Samantha Sciortino.
Lake Audubon Barracudas643, Glade Gators 433: ForLake Audubon, triple event win-ners were Sasha Avilov, IngridBoyum, Austin Chute, SabrinaGroves, Matthew Hughes, MichaelMcDermott, Michael Podshivalovand Sierra Scoggin. Double eventwinners were Zachary Bell,Bethany Burke, Matt Crump, Mat-thew Fritz, Bryce Onozuka andAidan Scanlan.
For Glade, triple event winnerswere Emily Landeryou and SophiaLanderyou. Double event winnerswere Sam Becker, AndrewBenedetto, Alec Brown, KathrynDanaher, Ameila Flavin, AndrewHuang, Charlotte Smith, RachelSmith and Jack Thomas.
Lake Newport Lightning551, Ridge Heights Sharks541: For Lake Newport, tripleevent winners were Michael Chan,Amy Edgemond, Ryan Klaff andCasey Storch. Double event win-ners were Matt Colturi, Ethan For-ester, Peter George, IsabelleKahng, Vincent Kahng, Siena Sh-annon, Meghna Sharma, KatieStorch, Matthew Williams andAlan Yu.
For Ridge Heights, triple event
winners were Emma Hodge,Harrison Hughes, Anna Liang andMac Sogandares. Double eventwinners were Matthew Allen,Haley Borko, Shirley Burt, KristaEarly, John Hodge, Margo Moyer,Paige Sogandares, Brendan Withand Maggie With.
Lake Anne Stingrays 556,Newbridge Dolphins 536: ForLake Anne, triple event winnerswere Joanne Fu, Mascha Jorch,Fred Zhang and Sophie Hartmann.Double event winners were Sophie
Barkhordari, Abhishek Bazaz,Kajal Chandrabhatla, FranciscoEspinoza, Mary Fouse, Jason Fu,Joseph Hosi, Ryan Marquet, Hous-ton Nelson and KathrynPaiewonsky.
For Newbridge, triple event win-ners were Celia Compton, AndyCarro and Emma Grossback.Double event winners were EliseBaldwin, Troy Elliott, MelanieFord, Esme Hansing, AudreyKelley, Kurtis Kunkel, ChristopherMathias, Kyle Meikle, AndrewMiner and Grant Tremaine.
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LANDSCAPINGTo say that I have a tired wardrobe is an
affront to all wardrobes, tired or otherwise.To say that my clothes could use a bit of anupdate is a bit like saying Davy Crockett andJim Bowie were undermanned at The Alamo.My lack of initiative with respect to such pur-chases has been a problem my entire life,beginning with my involvement in the“Husky” department at a very young age. Itwas primarily my mother’s problem until Ileft home to attend college. College pre-sented its own unique set of circumstanceswhich prevented any significant clothing evo-lution (maturation?) – on my part. Marriage, afew years later, further complicated theseclothing indecisions. Though I held fast andfirm to my lack-of-clothing instincts – anddeferred my purchases as much as possible,eventually, there were fissures and newerclothes occasionally were purchased, againstmy worse judgment. However, my wardrobewas never one to be proud of; it was – sim-ply put, one that couldn’t be avoided, by mywife, Dina, which of course presented allkinds of discussions.
Time passed. Heck, decades passed; therewere some good clothing purchases andsome not so good. Generally speaking, itwasn’t pretty. After so many years, it becameapparent – even to my wife, that perhaps shedidn’t have the proper training to deal withmy preference for “casual attire,” shall wesay. Juxtaposing the fact that she alwaysdressed nicely and appropriately for thesituation, my clothing appearance left a lot tobe desired, to put it kindly. To put it suc-cinctly: it was atrocious. But I didn’t care toomuch. I always rationalized that “It’s what’sinside that counts.” I was never a clothes-make-the-man kind of person. I was more ofa clothes-cover-the-man kind of person.
Then two-and-a-half years ago, I was diag-nosed with stage IV lung cancer, “a terminaldisease,” according to my oncologist, if thereever was one; rather convincingly when hesuggested that perhaps I should take that tripI’ve always dreamed of taking. “WHAT!” Atthat point, normal had left the building, andwhatever “normal” life I thought I had – goodor bad, was over and subject to major re-evaluation. There was a new sheriff in townand his name was cancer. Everythingchanged, especially priorities. And new cloth-ing was hardly a priority, and unlikely tomove up the list of things I now cared about,given the seriousness of my diagnosis/ prog-nosis. And when I stopped working andbegan chemotherapy the next week, fol-lowed soon thereafter by a deterioratingphysical condition, my house-bound statusdidn’t seem to necessitate much of a clothingupgrade.
Eventually I got off the couch and out ofthe house and tried to resume/re-start a seminormal life (the new “normal,” diagnosed-with-cancer normal). I happily wore whatclothes I had and didn’t concern myself – toomuch, with my outward appearance, otherthan always wearing a ball cap to cover mybald head. More time passed and I lived (su-rvived seems so negative) beyond the back-end of my oncologist’s original prediction:“two years.” Accordingly, Dina has startedsuggesting that since I’m still alive, perhaps Ishould buy some new clothes. After all, if I’velived this long, maybe I’m going to live a littlebit longer, and dressing like I have a futuremight help me in the present. A presentwhich I’m grateful to have and a future Ialways hoped to see.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
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