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The County Line

On a beautiful day in late sum-mer, a group of young peopleof varied backgrounds, in-cluding some youth in foster

care, gathered with their adult mentorsunder the ongoing auspices of FairfaxFamilies4Kids on a field trip into the coun-tryside.

Their destination was a farm that is hometo bee hives and sunflower fields owned byDan Price.

Price first got involved with FairfaxFamilies4Kids several years ago when hecontacted advocate Joan Brady of GreatFalls after reading about the potential de-mise of the program due to budget cuts.

Price offered to donate money to helpkeep the program that matches older fos-ter children with adult mentors going. Hefunded a trip for the group to go to NewYork to see the Lion King a few years ago,and has kept in touch since. He was im-pressed with the program and the long-termconnections it created for young peoplewho, by definition, had been through somevery tough times.

Several weeks ago, the group visited hisfarm to see how honey is made.

“It’s a very nice program, the mentors arevery kind hearted,” Price said. “The kids arejust terrific, teenagers, they were all justvery nice people.”

ON AVERAGE there are about 300 fosterchildren in Fairfax County during any givenmonth, about one-third of them between12 and 17.

Sweet Gathering in the SunshineMentors, foster children and other youthlearn about bees; county needs morefoster families, mentors.

Because of a shortage of foster familiesin Fairfax County, about 40 percent of fos-ter children are placed outside of the county,some as far away as Richmond and beyond.This makes it even more difficult for themto maintain any sense of community, andmakes it impossible for them to continue inthe same schools.

Even within Fairfax County, there aren’tenough foster families to ensure that chil-dren won’t be living an hour away fromtheir homes and schools because the countyis so large.

“Removing a child from the home is usedas a last resort – whenever possible we tryto provide services that allow children toremain with their families or at least to beplaced with relatives,” said Amy Carlini,communications director for Fairfax CountyDepartment of Family Services. “Eventsleading up to removal are often traumatic,as is being placed with a family the childdoesn’t know. If the foster family lives faraway from the child’s original home, it cancompound the disruption, making it chal-lenging to remain in contact with friendsand relatives, continue with after-schoolactivities and more.”

Foster children who reach the age of 18without being adopted or reunited withrelatives is another crisis of foster care inFairfax County. Last year, 49 foster childrenin Fairfax County “aged out” of foster careat age 18 because they were not able to re-turn to their families or be placed with rela-tives, and the county was not able to findadoptive families for them.

The stakes are high. A 2010 study at theUniversity of Chicago found that only about6 percent of former foster children aged 23or 24 had graduated from college with ei-ther an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree.Several surveys in other parts of the coun-try show that between 18 and 40 percentof former foster children have been incar-cerated for at least one night as adults.

IT’S CRITICAL to increase quality fostercare where children and youth can stay con-nected to support communities, to havelong-term mentors for foster youth and tofind adoptive families for the children andyouth waiting to be adopted.

Mentors can provide a window for fosterchildren and youth to a life beyond fostercare.

“They need a connection with a caringadult,” said Beverly Howard, coordinator ofFairfax Families4Kids and also an adoptiveparent. The organization sets twice monthlyup group activities for mentors, prospectivementors and foster children, includingsports, visits to places like the Sweet Vir-ginia apiary, community service projects likeassembling back packs for school childrenin Haiti and many others. This groupmentoring gives adult volunteers and fos-ter children a chance to get to know eachother. This arrangement has led to manylong-term mentoring relationships and alsoquite a few adoptions.

A Sweet Virginia beekeeper makesthe bees sleepy so visitors can seeinside the hives.

Dan Price of Reston, founder of Sweet Virginia Honey with Dante, ayoung man who is being mentored by volunteers with FairfaxFamilies4Kids.

Fairfax Families4Kids coordinatesactivities mentors and youth infoster care, including outings andcommunity service. Paris, who wasrecently adopted, visited the honeyfarm of Dan Price with other youngpeople and mentors, getting to seefirst hand how honey is made, andpicking sunflowers to be deliveredto people in nursing homes.

Photos by Joan Brady/joanbradyphotography.com

Get Involved:Become a Foster Parent

There is a shortage of foster parents in FairfaxCounty, and as a result, about 40 percent of the 300or so children are placed in foster care too far awayto stay in the same schools and maintain their ex-isting connections.

Fairfax County holds a monthly orientation ses-sion to find out more about being a foster parent;the next meeting is Nov. 18.

To find out more, call 703-324-7639, TTY: 703-222-9452, or attend an orientation meeting. Seevisit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/childrenyouth/fca.htm

Several foster children in Fairfax County arewaiting, hoping to be adopted. You can see photosand descriptions at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/d f s / c h i l d r e n y o u t h / a d o p t i o n - c r e a t i n g -connections.htm

Get Involved:Become a Mentor

Fairfax Families4Kids coordinates group andindividual mentoring for young people 12 to 21,many currently living in foster care. Opportunitiesto spend quality time in the community engagedin regularly scheduled, structured group activitiesand community service projects. FairfaxFamilies4Kids gives individual adults and groupsan important role to play in helping youth andteens find permanent families, and lasting connec-tions with caring, supportive adults. There aremany upcoming events. Call coordinator Beverly J.Howard, Ph.D., at 703-324-7518 or e-mail [email protected]

Sweet VirginiaSweet Virginia is a Reston nonprofit founded by

Dan Price that advocates for honey bees, and pro-vides students a hands-on experiences in world ofhoney bees and the art and science of beekeepingand honey bee sustainability.

In addition to providing educational opportuni-ties to groups like Fairfax Families4Kids, SweetVirginia is partnering with George MasonUniversity’s New Century College to address thecollapsing honey bee population through educationand by establishing apiaries. GMU’s recent courseon beekeeping and sustainability was full and hada waiting list of more than 100. Sweet Virginia israising money through indie-gogo atindiegogo.com/projects/hivestarter to build moreapiaries, expand bee sustainability curriculum intopublic schools and expand George Mason’s univer-sity level training to develop more professionalbeekeepers.

Sweet Virginia Foundation, 1760 Reston Pkwy,Reston, VA 20190. www.sweetvirginia.com


Fairfax County voters overwhelm-ingly supported a $250 millionschool bond. With 239 (100 percent)precincts reporting, the bonds passedwith 214,171 yes votes (73.89 per-cent) over 75,677 no votes (26.11percent). In a news release, FairfaxCounty Public School officials saidthe money will be used to:

❖ Build two new elementaryschools

❖ Help renovate 22 schools❖ 17 elementary schools❖ 2 middle schools❖ 3 high schools

❖ Buy land for the South WestCounty High School

❖ Enhance the capacity of one el-ementary school and one high school

❖ Replace or improve infrastruc-ture, such as roofs, major mechanicalsystems, and parking lots.

For more information, visit theFairfax County Public Schools 2013bond referendum web page at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bond/

The site includes bond referendumfact booklet, maps and project de-tails, as well as materials printed inSpanish and Korean.

Voters Pass $250 Million School Bond

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Every two years, Virginiaholds all of its statewideelections. When it’s time

to elect a new Governor, everymember of the Virginia Houseof Delegates, a 100-seat bodycurrently held by a GOP major-ity (67 Republicans – 32 Demo-crats and 1 Independent), isalso up for re-election.

While downballot races gotthe spotlight, Northern Virginiaactually saw the most competi-tive two-party races this year,with 57 contested House seats.This marks only the second timein the last decade where at leasthalf of the 100 House seats hadmore than one name on theballot.

“So what?” voters seemed todeclare when casting their bal-lots.

Despite more choices, votersstuck with the politician theyknew, giving incumbents innearly every Fairfax County dis-trict a decisive victory.

District 34Incumbent: Barbara Comstock (R)

narrowly wins over Democratic chal-lenger Kathleen Murphy with 50.66percent of the vote (14,935 votes)over Murphy’s 49.20 percent(14,504 votes).

District link on VPAP atwww.vpap.org/elections/district/

Localities: Fairfax County (69 per-cent), Loudoun County (31 percent);2012 elections: Obama 49 percent/Romney 49 percent, Kaine 52 per-cent/Allen 47 percent

This district tilts Republican.

District 35Incumbent: Mark Keam (D) won

overwhelmingly with 66 percent of

the vote (14,591 votes) over GOPchallenger Leiann Luse with 34 per-cent of the vote (7.513 votes).


Locality: Fairfax County2012 elections: Obama 59 per-

cent/Romney 39 percent, Kaine 61percent/Allen 39 percent

This district remains deep blue.

District 36Incumbent: Kenneth Plum (D)District Link on VPAP at

www.vpap.org/elections/district/Locality: Fairfax County; 2012

elections: Obama 63 percent/Rom-ney 35 percent, Kaine 65 percent/Allen 34 percent

Plum is one of two Democrats in adeep blue district that doesn’t havean opponent.

District 86Incumbent: Tom Rust (R) edged

out Democratic challenger JenniferBoysko by just 56 votes. The finalunofficial SBE results, with all pre-cincts reporting, had Rust with 50.02percent of the vote (10,383 votes)over Boysko’s 49.75 percent of thevote (10,327).


Localities: Fairfax County(87 per-cent), Loudoun County(13 percent).2012 elections: Obama 60 percent/Romney 39 percent, Kaine 61 per-cent/Allen 39 percent.

This race is still undecided: Del.Tom Rust (R-86) leads JenniferBoysko by 57 votes, provisional bal-lots and recount are likely to come.

Comstock, RustIn Tight RacesCompetitive state races gavevoters more choices,but they stick with incumbents.

Comstock Rust

By Michael Lee Pope

The Connection

When Jim Dillard first ran to representFairfax County in the House of Del-egates in 1965, the Republican Partyof Virginia was a different animal.

Recalling that race on Election Night 2013, Dillardsaid that was a time when the party welcomed di-versity between moderates and conservatives. He lostthat first race, but went on to serve in the House ofDelgates for more than 30 years. This year, though,he worked for Democratic gubernatorial candidateTerry McAuliffe in a fierce race for governor againstRepublican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

“The party has gone so far to the right, and theyare trying to shove all these social issues downeverybody’s throat,” said Dillard, who representedHouse District 41. “That’s turned off an awful lot ofRepublicans who used to vote for me.”

Although polls leading up to Election Day showedMcAuliffe with an average lead of six percentagepoints, the actual vote was much closer. McAuliffenarrowly edged out Cuccinelli 48 percent to 45 per-cent. State Sen. Ralph Northam (D-6) enjoyed a morecomfortable lead against Republican E.W. Jackson,55 percent to 45 percent. That means Northam willresign his state Senate seat, upsetting the balancebetween 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats. The spe-cial election for Northam’s seat is expected to be-came a hotly contested race because the stakes ofthe outcome could determine which party controlsthe state Senate.

“That’s a seat that has a split between Norfolk andthe Eastern Shore,” said Clark Mercer, political di-rector of the Democratic Party of Virginia. “So thekey to winning that election will be having a candi-date that can draw votes from both of those regions.”

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IN MANY WAYS, the results of the election haveyet to play out. Aside from the special election forNortham’s seat, the race for attorney general appearsto be headed to a recount. Late Tuesday night, stateSen. Mark Obenshain (R-26) had a very narrow leadand Republican Party Chairman Pat Mullins issued astatement congratulating him on winning the elec-tion. State Sen. Mark Herring (D-33) appeared be-fore reporters to say he was not conceding the race.

“Right now, it’s basically 50-50 and the numbershave been moving in our direction all night,” saidHerring. “The race is far from over.”

The numbers were, in fact, moving in Herring’sdirection as votes continued to be tallied. By Wednes-day morning, Herring had a very narrow lead overObenshain. Because the margin of victory is likely tobe less than 1 percent, a recount in that race seemslikely. For many Democrats who gathered at theSheraton Premiere in Tysons Corner, it was yet an-other indication that election 2013 turned out to bemuch closer than many people had anticipated.

“It turned out to be a race that was so close that inthe annals of Virginia history it’s going to go downas one of the closes races of all time,” said Pat McCuneof Centerville, saying the race was closer than ex-pected.

ELECTION 2013 was a long and bitter slog for can-didates, who spent much of the campaign hurlingaccusations and counter-accusations. Cuccinelli wasdogged by his association with a wealth business-man who made lavish gifts to the governor and at-torney general that went unreported on disclosureforms. McAuliffe was haunted by accusations abouthis relationship to a troubled green-car company. Asthe race unfolded, it became increasingly negative— especially in television ads that dominated screensacross Northern Virginia.

“Election nights are emotional times,” said Gov. BobMcDonnell in a written statement. “For the winnerthere is the thrill of victory, combined with the recog-nition that the hard work preceding this moment isbut a prelude to the tremendous effort yet to come.”

Terry McAuliffe delivers his victory speech Tuesday night.

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Division in RepublicanParty cited in loss.

Democrats Score Narrow Victory

Reston Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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Reston Town Center presentsthe 23rd annual Reston HolidayParade on Friday, Nov. 29 at11a.m. to launch the festive sea-son with Macy’s-style balloons,musicians, dancers, antiquecars, and more. This one-of-a-kind, one-hour parade alongMarket Street will also welcomethe arrival of Santa and Mrs.Claus in a horse-drawn car-riage. The Reston Holiday Pa-rade is held rain or shine, andsince 1991 it has been an an-nual tradition on the day afterThanksgiving at Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market Street,Reston.

In recognition of theMetrorail Silver Line arrival thiswinter, “Destination: Reston!” isthe parade theme for 2013 withhuge balloons, floats, and cos-tumes inspired by modes oftransportation – walking, cy-cling, trains, planes and auto-mobiles, and more. The RestonHoliday Parade attracts ap-proximately 10,000 spectatorsfrom near and far to see at least50 groups, amounting to ap-proximately 500 participants inthe procession. Special guestemcees will announce the pa-rade from two VIP grandstandlocations on Market Street.

Grand Marshal for the 2013 isJoe Ritchey, who was selectedfor his many levels of long termdedication to the Reston com-munity. This year, a JuniorGrand Marshal will also leadthe parade, honoring LaurenSpar of Langston HughesMiddle School. VIPs and digni-taries will also take part in lead-ing the parade. One exceptionthis year is Reston founder, Rob-ert E. Simon, Jr. who will be ona trip to India at the time. Con-tinuing another tradition, priorto 11 a.m. start, thousands ofcommemorative Reston TownCenter jingle bells will behanded out to children alongthe route as they wait for theparade to begin.

After the parade, Santa andMrs. Claus will stay for visitsand photos until 4:30 p.m. andwill return to light up the hugeChristmas tree at 6 p.m. Thetree lighting attracts a gather-ing of approximately 5,000people to Fountain Square fora half-hour Sing Along of tradi-tional Christmas songs. Horse-drawn carriage rides begin at6:30 p.m.

For more information visit,www.restontowncenter.com/holidays.

Reston Holiday Parade ReturnsNov. 29

The crowd at the last year’s Reston Holiday Paradewatches a Bolivian dance troupe at Reston Town Center.

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The “report card” given by the Reston Citizens Associationon the draft Reston Master plan.

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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

As Reston prepares forits future, the RestonMaster Plan SpecialStudy Task Force re-

cently voted to send their workonto the Fairfax County Plan-ning Commission for consider-ation.

One of the dissenting votesagainst the task force’s reportcame from the Reston CitizensAssociation, who panned therecommendation and gavethem a “D” grade.

“I’d hoped by now we’d havesomething we could all beproud of. But we’ve got to callit like we see it, and there aremajor issues that haven’t beenaddressed yet,” said ColinMills, president of the RCA, ina statement. “We need a planthat meets our community’sexpectations for the future.”

The RCA gave its highestmarks, a “B” to the plan’s over-view, urban design andplacemaking and environmen-tal stewardship. In those instances, those categoriesare criticized for leaving many specifics, such as in-formation on how to implement the urban design.

Other areas received failing grades, such as theurban parks, recreation and culture section.

“[It] abandons approved countywide standards,provides too little parks and rec space for new resi-dents, increases burdens on existing [Reston Asso-ciation] facilities and limits the county’s contribu-tion to new park facilities,” the comments for thesection read.

“C” grades were given to the public facilities, and“D” grades were given to areawide recommendations,transportation and district recommendations.

“Restonians deserve a draft plan that is much moreresponsive for their needs now and into the future,”said Terry Maynard, co-chair of the Reston 2020 com-mittee and member of the task force representing

the RCA. “This draft plan generally focuses on theneeds of developers and the county, although we ap-preciate its relative strength in environmental stew-ardship, an important concern to Restonians.”

Tammi Petrine, the other co-chair of Reston 2020,says that there is little in the plan that Restoniansshould be enthusiastic about.

“The draft plan guarantees massive gridlock forRestonians using Reston Parkway and Wiehle mostof the day and the parks and recreation portion prom-ises overcrowded athletic fields that will force Restonto absorb the costs, space, areas and facilities to meetthe needs of 49,000 people who will live in its sta-tion areas,” she said.

The Fairfax County Planning commission will holda public hearing on the plan on Wednesday, Nov. 13,and the Board of Supervisors will hold their publichearing on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

RCA Gives ‘D’ To Reston PlanCitizens Association cites numerous failures withmaster plan.


WEDNESDAY-MONDAY/NOV. 13-DEC. 16Toys for Tots Drop-off. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

weekdays, at National Realty, locatedat the corner of Reston Parkway andSunrise Valley Drive, 11890 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Drop a new,unwrapped toy in the donation box inthe lobby. All toys will be distributedto needy children within LoudounCounty and to Herndon & Restonchildren via the non-profit Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc. “Newborn to 1-YearOld” and the “Teens” age groups areparticularly needed. 703-860-4600.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 13Nature at Night. 6-7:30 p.m., at the

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Grandparents bringgrandchildren out for an eveninghike to see what animals are stillawake in the woods after dark (owls,flying squirrels and other nocturnalcreatures); the evening ends at theNature House with some warmrefreshments. Reservations by Nov. 8.$5/child for Reston Association

members; $8/child [email protected], or 703-476-9689 and press 5.

FRIDAY/NOV. 15Environmental Film: In Organic

We Trust. 7-9 p.m., at the WalkerNature Center, 11450 Glade Drive,Reston. Filmmaker Kip Pastorinvestigates the organic foodindustry, arguing that the label hasbeen cheapened by largecorporations cashing in on a trend.His documentary examines otheralternatives for consumers, likefarmer’s markets and school gardens.$5. [email protected], or 703-476-9689 and press 5.

MONDAY/NOV. 18Caregiving 101. 7-8:30 p.m., at

Herndon Fortnightly Library, 768Center St., Herndon. Learn aboutresources and get useful informationto help begin caregiving. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hscode/

EReg/Registration.aspx?groupID=1.Park and Leister Exhibit. 11 a.m.-5

p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, atGRACE, 12001 Market St., Suite 103,Reston. Leister’s sculpturalinstallations and Park’s mixed mediaworks are on exhibit. 703-471-9242or www.restonarts.org

THURSDAY, NOV. 21Politics & the Media. 8 p.m., at the

Northern Virginia HebrewCongregation, 1441 Wiehle Ave,Reston. New York Times ReporterSheryl Gay Stolberg will discuss therelationship between politics and themedia as well as her coverage of the2012 presidential election. The eventis free and open to all. 703-437-7733

SATURDAY/NOV. 23Korean Spirit and Culture

Promotion Project. 1 p.m., atReston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aprogram on Korean culture which

includes films, a re-enactment of aKorean wedding ceremony andtraditional foods. Register. 703-689-2700 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/.

TUESDAY/DEC. 10Discover Graphics. At ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Exhibiting the work ofprintmakers for the past 30 years.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 11Business Education Workshop:

Learn to Enjoy Tax Time. 8:30-10 a.m., at Greater Reston Chamberof Commerce, 1763 Fountain Drive,Reston. The cost is $10. Register athttps://restonvacoc.wliinc25.com/.More info: call 703-707-9045.

ONGOINGFairfax County’s Meals on Wheels

urgently needs drivers in theAnnandale, Franconia/Kingstowne,

Reston, Mount Vernon and McLeanareas. 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.

Herndon Senior Center seeks aknitting enthusiast to teach basicprocedures. Class meets Thursdays,10:30 a.m. to noon and musicians toplay soothing music on weekendmornings. 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orhttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.

AWANA Club for ChristianChildren. 7-8:30 p.m., at MLKChristian Church, 11400 North ShoreDrive, Reston. Awana helps churchesand parents work together to developspiritually strong youth who faithfullyfollow Jesus Christ. 703-709-3641.

Knitting Enthusiasts, MusiciansNeeded. 10:30 a.m.-noon, atHerndon Senior Center. HerndonSenior Center seeks a knittingenthusiast to teach basic procedures.Musicians to play soothing music onweekend mornings also needed. 703-324-5406, TTY 711,www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadult [email protected].

Bulletin Board To have community events listed in the Connection, send to [email protected] by the Friday prior to the following week’s paper.

News

By Victoria Ross

The Connection

Democrat Stacey Kincaid, a 26-year-veteran of the sheriff ’sdepartment, made local historyTuesday by becoming Fairfax

County’s first female sheriff.Kincaid, 48, won in a four-way race with

53.74 percent of the vote against BryanWolfe, the GOP candidate, and indepen-dents Chris DeCarlo and Robert Rivera.

The contest was the only county-wideoffice on the ballot this year, a special elec-tion to fill the post held by Democrat StanBarry, who retired midway through hisfourth term last July.

Kincaid’s decisive victory ends a race thatbecame increasingly rancorous in the pastseveral weeks, with near daily attacks fromthe Wolfe camp alleging intimidation, van-dalism and “hypocrisy” over Kincaid’s pur-chase of firearms.

Kincaid said she would rather focus onthe positive aspects of campaigning.

“The way that I’ve looked at this race, it’sa bonus that I’ve had this opportunity totalk about the department. So many peopledon’t know what sheriff’s office does, so it’sbeen a chance to talk about the departmentand the community outreach programs wehave,” Kincaid said.

The Fairfax County Sheriff ’s Office, thelargest in the state with more than 600employees and a $63 million budget, hasthree primary functions: operating the AdultDetention Center, providing security in thecourthouse, and serving civil papers, suchas eviction notices, child protective ordersand subpoenas.

THE SIGNIFICANCE of being the firstwoman in the county’s history to serve assheriff — succeeding 76 men in the

department’s 271-year history — is not loston Kincaid.

She began her career with the sheriff’soffice in 1987 as a summer intern. As sherose through the ranks in the male-domi-nated profession, Kincaid said she oftentook inspiration from her mother, who diedin 2003 after a long battle with breast can-cer.

During an interview in October, Kincaidsaid her mother was often her biggest cheer-leader and her hero.

“I saw the fight she had with breast can-cer, the obstacles she overcame. She wasmy hero,” Kincaid said. “And from the be-ginning, she would say ‘you could be the

first female sheriff.’”In 2008, Kincaid received the Distin-

guished Service Award, the agency’s high-est honor. In 2011, she was eligible to re-tire, but chose to continue her career.

“Throughout the years, my mom’s wordshad been on my mind,” Kincaid said. “Inever thought the race was about me. Iwanted to run for this office because I careabout our 600 employees and the commu-nity we serve.”

Kincaid, who has worked all four divisionsof the department, said her first order ofbusiness will be to sign the civil service pro-tection agreement which guarantees dueprocess for department employees.

“I’ve been on record and said countlesstimes that the primary thing it does it pre-vents any employee for being fired withoutjust cause and prevents any political retali-ation,” Kincaid said.

Kincaid also said she was “passionateabout collaboration with the community,”and enhancing services of the sheriff’s de-partment, particularly in the areas of men-tal health and programs aimed at reducingrecidivism.

She said she’d like to expand one of theprograms called Project Lifesaver, a programthat provides tracking devices for peoplewho tend to wander, such as the elderly withAlzheimer’s or children on the autism spec-trum.

Kincaid also made diversity a key issueof her campaign, and said she was “deeplycommitted to equal protection of the rightsof all members of our community.”

“Diversity is as important to me as it is tothe citizens that I will serve. When I becamea deputy sheriff in 1987, women wereunderrepresented in policing. The same canbe said of many other underrepresentedgroups as well,” she said, adding that theoffice must “face up to the evolving needsof the community and the expectationsplaced upon its top leadership.”

TO RELIEVE THE STRESS of an intensejob, Kincaid said she enjoys working out,watching NFL football and making jewelrythat she donates to charities.

“One of my proudest moments was run-ning in the Ovarian Cancer 5K. I had made112 pairs of earrings with silver and teal.When we started the race, I could see allthese sliver and teal earrings. That was sucha gift to me, to see these courageous womenwearing my earrings,” Kincaid said.

Kincaid pledges commitment to diversity, department’s employees,community outreach.

Stacey Kincaid Elected First Female Sheriff

Capt. Stacey Kincaid, a 26-yearveteran with the Fairfax CountySheriff’s Department, standsoutside the Fairfax County Demo-cratic Committee Headquarters inOctober.

During the sheriff’s race, StaceyKincaid, attended the Jeans Day2013 Challenge Breakfast atHerndon’s Deltek. Kincaid (right),is standing with Sharon Bulova (D-at-large), chairman of the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors.

The Unofficial ResultsBryan “B.A.” Wolfe: 98,686; 39.24 percentStacey Kincaid: 135,142; 53.74 percentChristopher DeCarlo: 7,463; 2.97 percentRobert Rivera: 8,704/; 3.46 percent

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Tuesday morning, a full week afteran Election Day that included racesthat were more suspenseful thananticipated (and also many races

that were foregone conclusions), we are prob-ably more than a month away from certifyingthe winner of the Virginia Attorney Generalrace.

At press time, the State Board of Electionsreported, unofficially, that Mark Herring (D)had 1,103,610 votes with 49.89 percent of thevote; Mark Obenshain (R) had 1,103,493 voteswith 49.88 percent of the vote. The 5,152write-in votes are huge in a race that at onepoint had Obenshain ahead by 15 votes.

The process of canvassing or verifying the

vote has been revealing, including a malfunc-tioning voting machine that had more than2,000 votes uncounted in Fairfax County, avoting machine in Richmond that hadn’t beencounted at all and many smaller errors. Hu-man error and computer error are to be ex-pected.

It will make a difference which man is electedas Attorney General. The current AttorneyGeneral, Ken Cuccinelli, demonstrated the in-fluence that office can exert on many fronts,from academic freedom and scrutiny to thechallenge of health care reform to implemen-tation of environmental regulations to investi-gations of the household staff of the Governor’smansion.

Del. Tom Rust (R) won reelection by just 57votes, with 50.1 percent of the vote over Jen-nifer Boysko with 49.74 percent. Del. BarbaraComstock (R) won reelection with 50.64 per-cent of the vote over Kathleen Murphy (D) whoreceived 49.19 percent, a margin of less than500 votes. All results are still unofficial.

Consider another close race, in November2007: then state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37)won re-election by less than one-half of a per-centage point, with an edge of just 92 votesout of 37,185 ballots cast, beating DemocratJanet Oleszek. Approximately 32 percent ofregistered voters in the 37th District cast bal-lots at the polls in that election.

Retiring Del. Jim Scott was elected in 1991with a margin of a single vote.

Just a few of many examples that prove thatevery vote really does matter.

— Mary Kimm,

[email protected]

Elections have consequences,including very close races.

Proof Every Vote MattersEditorial

By Sharon Bulova

Chairman/Fairfax

County Board of

Supervisors

In September, theFairfax CountyBoard of Supervi-

sors called for the sus-pension of a major reor-ganization proposed to our FairfaxCounty Public Library system. Thesuspension was requested in orderto provide more opportunity foroutreach to concerned library em-ployees and patrons so that pro-posed changes could be explained,evaluated and vetted among stake-holders. The Connection Newspa-per has covered this issue.

As our nation and FairfaxCounty have struggled with theeffects of the Great Recession andits lengthy aftermath, we haveneeded to make reductions to themany services and programs thecounty provides. Throughout thistime, our Board has sought tomaintain taxes at a level that isaffordable for our community. Iapplaud our County staff for pro-posing efficiencies and reorgani-zations during this time that havehelped us maintain high qualityservices that also save taxpayersmoney.

Over the past few months, I havereceived a number of letters,emails and phone calls regardingthe proposed library reorganiza-tion as well as the “floating col-lection” and issues around the dis-carding of books. I believe, based

on the feedback I havereceived, that the reorga-nization as proposed wastoo much for the organi-zation to absorb. Many ofthe ideas containedwithin the plan, however,have value and shouldcontinue to be explored.Our shared goal is to

make sure our libraries continueto be the vital and vibrant placesthat our community can enjoy andrely upon well into the future. Thequality of our collection and theservices we offer should reflect thestandards Fairfax County residentsexpect.

I would like to thank membersof the Library Board of Trusteesand library staff for their effortsduring the past few months as theyhave conducted a series of discus-sion forums on the proposedchanges. I understand the meet-ings have been constructive andhave included some spirited de-bate. I especially want to thankDeputy County Executive DaveMolchany for his personal invest-ment of time and energy to assistlibrary staff with ensuring athoughtful and insightful process.Our Board has asked for a progressreport from the Library Board ofTrustees to be presented at ourBoard meeting on Nov. 19 and Iam looking forward to hearing di-rectly from them.

During these recession years, li-brary systems around the country

Library ReorganizationDeserves More Work

See Bulova, Page 7 See Plum, Page 7

By Kenneth R.

“Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Governor-electT e r r yMcAuliffe hit

the ground running whenthe day after his electionhe announced his transi-tion team and a webpage at whichhe solicits ideas and suggestions andinvites resumes from those whowant to work in his administration:http://action.terrymcauliffe.com/page/s/transition. His approach ofassembling a bipartisan transitionalteam, moving quickly and seekinginput are crucial for Virginia at animportant transitional time. Lastweek I talked about many of the is-sues like Medicaid expansion thatwere debated during the campaignand need immediate attention.There are many other issues that donot get as bright a spotlight but de-serve serious attention. One is thenatural landscape of Virginia andthe quality of its air and water.

More than a month agoVIRGINIAforever, a coalition of con-cerned businesses, environmentalorganizations and outdoor enthu-siasts, presented to the gubernato-rial candidates a five-year plan, “In-vesting in the Commonwealth’sLand and Water,” (http://www.virginiaforever.org/20130916VF5YearPlanFINALRGB.pdf). Asthe report points out, Virginia’spopulation has doubled in the last50 years putting great stress on ourland and water. The Common-wealth has a constitutional require-ment unique among the states “toprotect its atmosphere, lands and

water from pollution, im-pairment, or destruction,for the benefit, enjoymentand general welfare of thepeople of the Common-wealth.” Virginia cur-rently spends just over 1percent of its budget onland conservation andwater quality improve-

ments. As the title of the report sug-gests, it will be necessary to “invest”more greatly if the goals of the re-port are to be met. But investingalso suggests that there is an ex-pected return.

Part of the changing landscapeof Virginia is the loss of farmland.Since 1997 nearly 150,000 acresof farmland have been convertedto other uses. A drive through theShenandoah Valley can provideimmediate visual evidence of thechange. While the new use is jus-tified in economic terms, it needsto be recognized that farming andforestry has nearly a $100 billionimpact on Virginia’s economy. Thereport calls for Virginia to protect120,000 acres of farmland overthe next five years through the useof tax credits. And, in order tomeet the growing demand forstate parks at a recommendedlevel of 10 acres of park per 1,000Virginians it will be necessary toconserve an additional 18,000acres by 2020.

Only about one-third ofVirginia’s 52,255 miles of rivershave been assessed for impair-ment, and of those assessed wa-ters 71 percent are impaired forone or more uses as are over 80

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have had to reduce hours, cut services oreven close library branches; Fairfax Countyis not alone in this struggle. Libraries acrossthe country have also been exploring inno-vative ways to contain costs while at thesame time maintaining or even improving

services to meet the needs of their residents.I am confident that Fairfax County willprove to be a leader in achieving this goal.

This issue has served to energize those inour Fairfax County community who appre-ciate the value our outstanding library sys-tem affords us. Thank you for rallying tosupport our libraries!

Bulova

Opinion

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percent of Virginia’s lakes and the Chesa-peake Bay, according to theVIRGINIAforever report. One of the mostimportant statements in the report is that“concerns about cleaning up our pollutedwaters often fall back on predictions ofnegative consequences for the economy.Experience has not just disproven the con-

cern that environmental restoration threat-ens economic prosperity, it has demon-strated just the opposite—economies can-not thrive in a world of depleted and de-graded natural resources, and in fact, in-novation, investment, and competition havespurred job growth in new sectors just whentraditional sectors were faltering.”

The nature of Virginia must be a priorityof the new administration!

Plum


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Dads, grandpas, uncles andmale role models all came toschool with their sons and daugh-ters Wednesday, Oct. 30 at LakeAnne Elementary School. LADSDay, or Lake Anne Elementary

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Hanging Out With Dad

The kindergarten class took an opportunity to bond withdad while playing with pumpkins. Anthony, in orange,with his dad and his little sister work together.

Several dads and grandfathers ate lunch with their stu-dents on Wednesday, Oct. 30, Lake Anne ES Dads Day.Pictured are Avery with her dad and Damian with hisgrandpa.

Grace and Abigail help get the pond ready for the newpump being donated by the fifth grade during Dads Dayat Lake Anne, held Wednesday, Oct. 30.

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Dr. Tisseront’s 8th Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back event benefiting Children’s National MedicalCenter and Troops overseas was held on Monday Nov.4. Over half a ton of leftover Halloween candy wascollected. Tisseront donated $2 per pound of candy-$1 per pound went to Children’s, and $1 went to the

child/family donating. Many families chose to do-nate their dollar as well. The official tally was 1,575pounds of candy collected in all, with all candy be-ing shipped overseas to troops. Oak Hill Elementarybrought 397 pounds of that total from their schoolalone.

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As Dave Mulligan tells it, he owes the long-coveted “blue eyes” granite countertopsnow in his kitchen to events that startedwith a leaking shower one floor above.

“From a few drops a mighty torrent ensued,”Mulligan chuckles, referring to the flood of creativ-ity that eventually transformed his entire house fromtop to bottom.

But to begin at the beginning...In the early 1990s, Mulligan and wife Nancy pur-

chased the spacious Oak Hill colonial they still oc-cupy. The house was 2 years old and completely up-to-date in every respect. Moreover, with four bed-rooms, a 500-square-foot kitchen with breakfast

zone, a family room, and a 1,500-square-foot lowerlevel, there was more than adequate space for twopeople.

“About my only peeve was that I hated the tilecountertops in the kitchen,” Mulligan said. “Other-wise, I saw the interior as completely in vogue...evenwhen friends began telling me it wasn’t.”

The leak, however, was a sign that the house nowneeded attention — which, in turn, promptedMulligan to call Sun Design Remodeling, the firmthat had executed an award-winning whole housemakeover for his brother, Bob, a few years ago.

It is at this point that Craig Durosko, Sun Design’sfounder, enters the story.

Home for the HolidaysAmateur chef Dave Mulligan gets the kitchen of hisdreams...just in time for Thanksgiving.

To make en suite diningmore inviting, seats atthe counter are slightlylower than standardheight. Mulligan callsthis a great spot tosample his dishes.

Dave and Nancy Mulligan, who have occupied their spacious Oak Hill Colonial for morethan 20 years, wanted their kitchen to better accommodate daily needs and socialgatherings. Dave, who is passionate about cooking, worked closely with an interiordesigner at Sun Design Remodeling.

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“As we talked out our visions fora new master bath,” DaveMulligan said, “I realized thatNancy and I had a lot of ideas forimproving the house we’d justbeen putting off.”

IN THE DAYS THAT FOL-LOWED, Nancy Mulligan and SunDesign’s Christy Doebel tookcharge — completely renovatingthe master bathroom, then theguest bath; then adding a full bathto the lower level.

For Dave Mulligan, who is thefamily’s passionate cook, themakeover agenda didn’t becomereally personal until conversationshifted to the kitchen.

“With the holidays coming up, Isuddenly saw that our kitchen wasstuck in the 1980s,” Mulligan says.“For people who like to entertainas much as we do, the old plandidn’t make much sense.”

Indeed, with its U-shapedcounter surfaces, 30-inch cooktoprange, limited storage and drab

lighting, the existing kitchen wasa kind of cockpit in which the cooktoiled away in self-imposed isola-tion.

When there was a party under-way, it was also up to theMulligans to regularly convey

edibles between the kitchen andthe formal entertainment areas.

“I understood what an openkitchen-centric plan had to offer,”Dave Mulligan said.” But it’s thedetails that make it work.”

So the question that really un-

leashed Dave Mulligan’s involve-ment was: “how do you want thenew kitchen to feel?”

“I pictured a gathering place,”he said. “A lively hub where theentertaining occurs.”

That said, new ovens and cut-

lery drawers were less importantthan welcoming ambiance anduncluttered traffic patterns.

To create continuity with the restof the house, Durosko and teamrelocated an obtrusive hall closet,widening an archway so that thekitchen would be in view from thefront foyer. Sightlines being criti-cal, ceiling-flush HVAC bulkheadswere re-routed to make way fortall cabinets trimmed in crownmolding. Other finishwork details— cherrywood cabinet facings,stainless steel appliances, texturedmarble backsplashes — convergeto present a warmly textured, yetvisually neutral surface.

All of which inspired kitchen’spiece d’ resistance: a custom-de-signed coffered ceiling.

“I knew right away that this wasthe magic I’d been looking for,”Dave Mulligan said. “I wanted theceiling to be just as eye-catchingas the walls and counters.”

On the other hand, there’s muchto be said for the custom-designedfood preparation island and din-ing counter. With it’s 6-foot by 6-foot by 8-foot triangular surface,the configuration supports foodpreparation and clean-up taskswhile accommodating place set-tings for five.

To make the island still moreinviting, seats at the counter areslightly lower than standardheight, a psychological invitationto join the party reinforced by thesoft-leather chairs.

“You’re dining in the chef ’skitchen now,” Dave Mulligan said.“To sample dishes, sip wine...andenjoy.”

On the more functional side ofthe equation, the new kitchen isalso equipped with two microwaveovens, two refrigerators, a convec-tion steam oven and a 48-inch gasrange with six burners. With theaddition of a walk-in pantry, stor-age capacity has been increased by50 percent.

Better yet, the space makes en-tertaining “pure pleasure,”Mulligan said. “We’re hostingThanksgiving this season for thefirst time in years — and it’s won-derful to be so thoroughly pre-pared.”

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South LakesFootball Qualifiesfor Playoffs

The South Lakes football teamis in the playoffs, but it neededsome help along the way.

South Lakes lost its regular-season finale against Fairfax,24-7, on Nov. 8, meaning theSeahawks, now 5-5, wouldneed some help to get into thepostseason. Langley beatingMcLean on Friday helpedSouth Lakes’ cause, but theSeahawks would also need T.C.Williams to beat West Potomacthe following afternoon in or-der to get in the playoffs.

South Lakes head coachMarvin Wooten was in Mary-land during the time of theTC-West Po game, so he fol-lowed the action on Twitter.

“It was exciting,” Wootensaid, “just because you knew,looking at those updates,[when] you reloaded youwere hoping to see somethingyou wanted.”

T.C. Williams jumped out toa 14-0 lead. West Potomacbattled back to tie the scoreat 14-all entering halftime.Then, T.C. Williams scored theonly 10 points of the secondhalf and won, 24-14, sendingSouth Lakes to the playoffs.

“It was definitely an excit-ing feeling,” Wooten said. “Iwas happy we had the oppor-tunity to play another game,happy we had the opportunityto get better and happy justto work with the kids.”

It’s South Lakes’ first trip tothe playoffs since 2010, thirdtrip in the last 12 years andfirst at the 6A level. TheSeahawks enter the 6A Northregion playoffs as the No. 16seed and will travel to face topseed and undefeatedCentreville at 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Nov. 15. The Wildcatshave won each of their 10games by at least 21 points.

While South Lakes is aheavy underdog, Wooten saidthat’s nothing new to theSeahawks.

“We just approach it like theway we approached the first10 games,” Wooten said. “…We’ve been the underdog inmost of the games we’veplayed this year. We under-stand how to fight throughthat adversity. Centreville israted by many to be the best,definitely in this area, if notthe entire state. It’s definitelygoing to be an experience toget out there and play with ateam of that caliber.”

— Jon Roetman

Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Connection

Oakton senior JohnStoney said hewon’t be concernedabout his time

while running in the VHSL statecross country meet on Nov. 15 atGreat Meadow. All that matters isthe place in which he finishes.

During the 6A North regionalmeet, Stoney earned the best ofboth worlds.

Stoney won the boys’ individual6A North regional championshipwhile achieving his goal of a sub-15-minute time on Nov. 6 at BurkeLake Park. Stoney produced a timeof 14 minutes, 54 seconds, finish-ing 11 seconds ahead of OsbournPark senior Nick Causey.

“This one was more definitelyabout time,” said Stoney, who alsowon the Conference 5 title a weekearlier. “I definitely wanted to gounder 15. But next week is justgoing to be about winning,[not] time. Time doesn’t reallymatter next week.”

Stoney’s effort helped theCougars place sixth as a teamand earn a berth to the statemeet (top six teams advanceto states). Stoney, Simon Iyob(33rd, 15:50), Matt McKew(39th, 16:02), IsamuHosokawa (41st, 16:09) andDavid Atkinson (44th, 16:14)were Oakton’s top five finish-ers.

“The boys, we definitelywant to improve from wherewe were last year [during thestate meet],” Oakton headcoach Alisa Byers said. “Lastyear, we were second in theregion and then we went tothe state meet and we kind ofpooped our pants a bit and wecame in eighth, so they wantto improve upon that.”

Oakton finished with a to-tal of 142 at regionals.Chantilly won the region title witha total of 100, followed by Battle-field (107), Osbourn Park (111),Robinson (136) and LakeBraddock (138).

Lake Braddock’s Alex Corbettplaced third among individualswith a time of 15:09, followed byChantilly teammates RyanMcGorty (15:13) and DakotaLange (15:21).

Madison’s Matthew Calem fin-ished ninth with a time of 15:26.The top 15 finishers earned all-region honors.

In girls’ action, Oakton won theteam championship with a total of66. Washington-Lee placed second(92), followed by West Springfield(113), Lake Braddock (118),Robinson (148) and Battlefield(192).

The Cougars’ performance cameone week after winning the Con-ference 5 championship.

“The goal is always to make it tothe next level,” Byers said. “Thenorthern region is a tough groupof kids with a scrappy bunch ofcoaches. With the girls’ perfor-mance last week, I knew there wasa good chance that we could win,

but I never sell any of theother teams short becauseeveryone’s conferences aresmall and once you get extrapeople in there, it really mo-tivates people to run fast.”

Allie Klimkiewicz, a junior,led Oakton with a third-place finish. She recorded atime of 17:21, 50 secondsbehind meet-winnerCaroline Alcorta of WestSpringfield, whose time of16:31 was the third-fastestin the history of the BurkeLake Park course.

Hailey Dougherty (17:47),a senior, placed eighth forOakton. Freshmen CaseyKendall (18:03) and LeyaSalis (18:09) finished 15thand 16th, respectively, forthe Cougars, and junior KaraKendall (18:42) finished26th.

The Oakton girls’ teamplaced second at states last

year. Klimkiewicz finished fifth asa freshman and ninth last year asa sophomore.

“Hopefully as a team we canimprove form last year,”Klimkiewicz said. “We got second,so hopefully we can improve. Asan individual, I really hope to PRon [the state] course and placehigher up than I have in the past.”

Oakton Wins Individual, TeamRegion Cross Country TitlesStoney wins boys’ title, Oakton girls win team championship.

The Oakton girls’ cross country team won the 6A North region championship on Nov. 6.

Oakton senior John Stoneywon the individual 6A Northregional cross country champi-onship on Nov. 6.

Oakton junior Allie Klimkiewiczfinished third at the 6A Northregional cross country champi-onship on Nov. 6.

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Reston United Blue Wins State FinalsThe Reston United Blue (u12) competed in the National

President’s Cup Tournament Saturday, Oct. 26, led by coach KamalIsmail.ºThe team, which has been together for almost four years,beat FCSC United 01B Black (Fauquier County) 2 to 1.ºThe next daythey went to Richmond to play in the State Finals where they beatPWSI Courage 01' Boys White (Prince William County) 8 to 3.ºTheywill now represent Virginia in the Eastern Regionals in the spring inSlippery Rock, Pa.

Reston United Blue (u12) teamplayers are Lucas Banerji, WilliamBurnett, Jackson Cooley, BryanDeLaine, Amadou Diagne, YaseenElagazy, Xavier Kresslein, JorgeManzano Garcia, Steven Otwell,Ulices Sanche, Sandro Welt andTopher Whomsley. The team ispictured with coach Kamal Ismail.

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At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013, Fairfax Water will conduct apublic hearing on its proposed Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges. Thehearing will be held in Fairfax Water’s offices at 8570 Executive Park Avenue,Fairfax, VA.

The proposed changes, to be effective April 1, 2014, include the following:

1. An increase in the Availability Charge from $3,850 to $3,950†.2. An increase in the Local Facilities Charge from $9,500 to $9,750.3. An increase in the Service Connection Charge from $1,050 to $1,090†.4. An increase in the Account Charge from $35 to $36.5. An increase in the Quarterly Billing Service Charge from $9.20 to $9.80†.6. An increase in the base Commodity Charge from $2.29 to $2.42 per 1,000

gallons of water.7. An increase in the Peak Use Charge from $3.45 to $3.55 per 1,000

gallons of water.8. An increase in the Fees for Use of Fairfax Water Fire Hydrants to include

the increase in the Commodity Charge and Peak Use Charge.9. An increase in the Installation of Sewer Use Meter Charge from $44

to $45.10. An increase in the Returned Payment Charge from $17 to $20.

A copy of the proposed changes can be viewed on our Web site athttp://www.fairfaxwater.org/rates/index.htm. Those wishing to speak at thishearing or desiring a copy of the proposed changes should call Ms. Eva Catlinat 703-289-6017. Interested parties also may submit written comments [email protected] or mail written comments to:

Fairfax WaterPublic Hearing Comments8570 Executive Park AvenueFairfax, VA 22031

All written comments must be received by close of business on Wednesday,December 11, 2013 to be included in the record of the public hearing.

†Charges reflect fees associated with a standard 5/8” residential meter. Changesin charges for larger residential and commercial meters are reflected in theProposed Schedule of Rates, Fees, and Charges.

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But it was only a week, and I was able toleave under my own power, assisted by awheelchair, which is of course standard pro-cedure when leaving a hospital after anadmission, so it wasn’t a total loss. It wasthree months ago today, Friday, August 2ndthat I was “ambulanced “ to Holy CrossHospital where I spent the beginning of myseven, first-ever nights in a hospital; prettyfortunate track record for someone my age.Now, however, with a terminal cancer diag-nosis, the tables may have slightly turned(you think?) and hospital admissions may notbe so few and far between. Hopefully not,but appointments with oncologists in che-motherapy infusion centers while being I.V.-injected with cancer-fighting drugs have away of cutting all other extraneous interrup-tions to the quick. When that needle goes in,the light definitely goes on: pay attention,your life is officially at stake.

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The point of this column was/is that thismost recent hospital anniversary completelyovershadowed/took mental precedence overmy still-being-alive-nearly-five-years-lateranniversary on the 27th, which rarely hap-pens. In fact, I completely forgot about it;didn’t even note it on the calendar or men-tion it to my wife, Dina or my brother,Richard – which I always do. It wasn’t until afew days later that I realized I had not mademy usual reinforcing mention of my statusstill being quo. Unusual, in that a terminaldiagnosis tends to stick with you and occupylots of mental space, so forgetting about thecircumstances that are likely shortening yourpresumptive, normal life expectancy is per-plexing. These circumstances would seem tobe a front and center, dominant part of yourday that you NEVER forget.

But I did. And I don’t know if that’shealthy, a sense of accomplishment, a senseof enlightenment, naiveté, delusions of agrander future, mental gymnastics, compart-mentalization at work or just plain forgetful-ness; as in, even for a cancer patients: lifecan still be normal. Or maybe, after four anda half years, this whole cancer thing hasbecome sort of ho-hum. Not exactly passé,but certainly familiar and part of my dailyroutine. But a hospital stay, that was differ-ent, that was traumatic, that was scary. Thecancer used to be scary. But I’ve been thereand have done that for a while now. I hadnot been previously hospitalized, however.That may have been when my circumstancesagain reared their ugly, realistic head. Justanother reminder that I didn’t really need.

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Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.Sunday, at Hunters Woods, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston. Abstract oilpaintings by Frank Eifert, in anexhibit in which “Half-Reflections”accompany each picture tometaphorically suggest some of theintentions, surprises andsignificances encountered in thecreation of the picture. In this seriesof paintings, Frank developed a“multi-directional” style, paintingfrom all four sides and four corners(for square pictures), essentiallyproviding up to eight distinctpictures, the multiple options ofviewing reflecting the ambivalenceand ambiguity of our time. 703-467-4500 orwww.restoncommunitycenter.com.

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and internationally known artists.Portraits, landscapes, still lifepaintings, drawings, pastels,printmaking and photography arefeatured. 703-956-6590 orwww.artspaceherndon.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 16The Rite of Spring Double Feature.

8 p.m. Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. TheCenterStage celebrates the 100thanniversary of Stravinsky’s ballet andorchestral concert piece with

performances by the BowenMcCauley Dance Ensemble andDarryl Brenzel and the BohemianCaverns Jazz Orchestra. $25 Reston,$50 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

Ed Levin Jewelry Trunk Show atReston Town Center, 11877 MarketStreet, Reston. Ed Levin 2013 jewelrycollection of over 200 differentdesigns.

SUNDAY/NOV. 17Dabbling in Magic. 4 p.m., at Hunters

Woods, Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Thefirst concert of the 26th season of theReston Community Orchestradirected by Dingwall Fleary,featuring guest Cheryl Roeske on theharp. Admission is anon-perishablegood to support Reston’s annualThanksgiving food drive.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

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p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, atGRACE, 12001 Market St., Suite 103,Reston. Leister’s sculpturalinstallations and Park’s mixed mediaworks are on exhibit. 703-471-9242or www.restonarts.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 23Korean Spirit and Culture

Promotion Project. 1 p.m., atReston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aprogram on Korean culture whichincludes films, a re-enactment of aKorean wedding ceremony andtraditional foods. Register. 703-689-2700 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/.

Gustafer Yellowgold. 3 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Morgan Taylor bringshis character to life in a child-friendlyperformance featuring live music,animated illustrations, andstorytelling. $5 Reston, $10 Non-Reston; register for a pancakebreakfast before the show.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

The Churchmen. 7:30 p.m., at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad (one block off Elden Street),Herndon. The bluegrass gospel groupplays Southern, traditional music

with harmonies and elaborateinstrumentation. $15; free forchildren under 12. 703-435-8377,www.thechurchmen.com or http://www.holycrosslutheranchurch.net/?page_id=18.

TUESDAY/NOV. 19Design and Wine. 7-9 p.m., at

ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. Join for “Design andWine: Zinfandel and Zentangles,”with guest artist Keith Naquin.Zentangles is a purposeful doodlingart form that’s a cross betweenmeditation and graphic design. $30.703-956-6590 orartspaceherndon.org.

THURSDAY/NOV. 21Politicians and the Press. 8 p.m., at

Northern Virginia HebrewCongregation, 1441 WiehleAve.,ºReston. Washingtoncorrespondent for The New YorkTimes Sheryl Gay Stolberg sharesinsight on the interplay betweenpoliticians and the press, sharingexamples from reporting during theGeorge W. Bush and Obamaadministrations.

FRIDAY/NOV. 22”Black ‘n Blue Boys” by Dael

Orlandersmith. 8 p.m. RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. Orlandersmithperforms her original piece aboutseven male victims of abuse. Adultsonly. $20 Reston, $40 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.

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“Prospect,” abstract oil, by Frank Eifert. See his workany day 9 a.m.-9 p.m., except Sundays (9 a.m.-8 p.m.) atHunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.


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TUESDAY/DEC. 3New York Festival of Song:

Cubans in Paris, Cubans inHavana. 8 p.m.,Cubans in Paris,Cubans in Havana features Cubanmusic that took the world by storm inthe 1920s and 30s and found aspecial welcome in Paris. $20Reston/$40 Non-Reston.

FRIDAY/DEC. 6First Fridays. 7 p.m. ArtSpace

Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Join ArtSpace Herndon forArt House Cinema and Brew. Thefirst Friday of the month, watch animportant piece of art film history bythe finest producers and directors inthe world. 21+, $10 for the movieand two microbrews. Reservationsrequired artspaceherndon.org.

SATURDAY/DEC. 7Jingle on Lake Anne. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,

at Lake Anne Plaza (Waterfront), 609Washington Plaza, Reston. A varietyof festive activities ranging from aspecial visit from Santa, strollingcarolers, a petting zoo, music, winetastings, merchant specials, children’scrafts, cookie decorating, holiday arts& crafts market, holidayentertainment and much more. Free,rain orshine.www.lakeanneplaza.com º

Lights, Camera, Christmas. 2 p.m.ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. The Towne SquareSingers will give two performances oftheir winter concert Lights, Camera,Christmasºfeaturing music of theholidays from TV and Movies.Tickets: $12. Register at

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Herndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Exhibiting the work ofprintmakers for the past 30 years.

SATURDAY/DEC. 14Opening Reception for Discover

Graphics. 4-7 p.m. at ArtSpaceHerndon, 750 Center Street,Herndon. Exhibiting the work ofprintmakers for the past 30 years.

SATURDAY/DEC. 21 The Ultimate Christmas Show

(abridged) 8 p.m., at The ReducedShakespeare Company. It’s festive,funny, physical family fun as theThree Wise Guys send up and

celebrate your favorite winter holidaytraditions. $25 Reston/$50 Non-Reston.

ONGOING League of Reston Featured Artists

Exhibit. Every Monday-Fridaythrough Dec. 31, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,the Reston Association office, 12001Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.TheLeague of Reston Artists invites artlovers to a series of rotating paintingand photography exhibits featuring anew artist each month.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

SUNDAY, JAN. 19Sweet Honey In The Rock. 8 p.m.,

at The Centerstage, RestonCommunity Center Hunters Woods.Five women provide uniqueperspective in their traditional gospel

hymns, rap, reggae, African chants,hip hop, ancient lullabies and jazzimprovisation; with sign languageinterpretation. $25 Reston/$50 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9Rennie Harris’ RHAW 8 p.m., at The

Centerstage, Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods. RHAW willshowcase Dr. Rennie Harris’ newestand brightest street dancers as theybring hip hop back to basics. $15Reston/$30 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12Lúnasa. 8 p.m., at The Centerstage,

Reston Community Center Hunters

Woods. This group of Irishmencontinues its 20-year tradition offamed Celtic music. $20 Reston/$40Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6Mr. Vaudeville and Friends with

Mark Brutsché. 3 p.m., at TheCenterstage, Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods. Buddy Silver,and alter-ego Mark Brutsché, returnsto to prove, once again, that nothingcan take the place of liveentertainment. $5 Reston/$10 Non-Reston.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27Trout Fishing in America. 3 p.m., at

The Centerstage, Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods. This GrammyAward nominated duo’s infectiousmix of folk/pop and family music isenriched by the diverse influences ofreggae, Latin, blues, jazz andclassical music. $15 Reston/$30 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 28Modern Moves, in partnership

with Dance Place. 8 p.m., at TheCenterstage, Reston CommunityCenter Hunters Woods. Three ofD.C.’s most prominentchoreographers – Daniel Burkholder,Daniel Phoenix Singh and EricaRebollar – come together to create aneclectic evening of thrilling moderndance. $15 Reston/$30 Non-Reston.www.restoncommunitycenter.com or703-476-4500.

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On Saturday, Nov. 9, Reston Town Cen-ter was filled with visitors who cameto participate in the Nearly Naked Mile.Kelly Kavanaugh, a head coach at

Potomac River Running, was emceeing the race. “Itis a great race that benefits burn victims at MedstarWashington Hospital Center,” said Kavanaugh. Theevent had a total of 560 people registered to partici-pate, with a registration fee of $30.

Runners were welcomed to dress in attire thatmade them feel comfortable. Among those partici-pating in this year’s race was Rudy Arca who suf-fered from 2nd and 3rd degree burns in October 2012and was transported to Medstar Washington Hospi-tal Center. The Burn Center at MedStar WashingtonHospital Center is the only adult burn treatment cen-ter in the Washington metropolitan area. “I havebenefited from the burn unit and now am racing thisyear,” said Arca.

The event was presented by the Northern VirginiaFOOLS and Potomac River Running. Dan Keyes,firefighter at Fairfax County Fire and Rescue andresident of Ashburn was representing the NorthernVirginia FOOLS at the beer garden set up near theReston Town Center pavilion. “This is our biggestevent… I helped organize this event for three years,”said Keyes. He is the Vice President of the NorthernVirginia FOOLS, which comprises firefighters of allranks from Fairfax County, Arlington, Alexandria,Prince William County, Loudoun County, Fairfax City,Manassas City, and Manassas Park. It includes ca-reer, part-time, volunteer and retired firefighters.

“This is my first time running this race,” said KristinSwisher. “It turned out to be nice weather, and therewas a great crowd out as well.” Swisher and herhusband Benjamin Swisher joined in from old townAlexandria.

Moïse Joseph, a Haitian middle-distance runnerwho competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Ath-ens, ran in the men’s competitive mile or male eliterace. “It is a great race,” said Joseph. “The environ-

ment is wonderful.” The Northern VirginiaFirefighters Emerald Society Pipeband also attendedand performed as runners completed their races.

The Nearly Naked Mile race was split into five cat-egories or heats: male elite, female elite, 6-8 minutedivision, 8-10 minute division, and the 10 minute ormore division. Each race is electronically timed us-ing the IPICO tag system. For the Male Elite, openwinners were 1st place Moïse Joseph with a chip timeof 4:20, 2nd place Baisa Ktesa with a chip time of4:21, and 3rd place Kevin McNab with 4:22.

For the Female Elite, first to cross the finish wasSilver Spring resident Tadessse Desta with a chip timeof 5:00. Second place went to Kristin Swisher with atime of 5:00, and third place went to SusannaSullivan of Falls Church with a chip time of 5:01.

For more information on the Nearly Naked Mile,visit http://www.prraces.com/naked

Fundraiser for MedstarWashington HospitalCenter draws crowds.

Nearly Naked Mile Held atReston Town Center

On Nov. 9, runnersin the male elite ormen’s competitivemile group begintheir race.

Runners in the male elite or men’s com-petitive mile group race finish the race inthe Nearly Naked Mile event at RestonTown Center.

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