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New Businesses, NewConcerts and Buskers

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2020 CommitteeDocument a

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Let Freedom Ring!Faith, Page 13

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With the weather warming and propertiescontinuing to change hands, the Lake Anne

Plaza business community is preparingfor an eventful summer.

New Businesses, NewConcerts and Buskers

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With the weather warming and propertiescontinuing to change hands, the Lake Anne

Plaza business community is preparingfor an eventful summer.

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By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

Jiang “Kenny” Gangmiaosaid business at his newlyopened sushi takeout and

delivery business at Lake AnnePlaza had been slow thus far, buthe was hopeful that it would pickup as warmer weather broughtmore people to the plaza.

“My sushi is very good, but mybusiness is not doing too good,”said Gangmiao, who opened G.Sushi next to the Reston Museumat the beginning of February.Marked by record snowfalls,though, last month was a difficultone for most businesses, andGangmiao said business had im-proved this month.

The Lake Anne Merchant’s As-sociation is also hoping to takeadvantage of the weather to bringpotential customers to the plazawith new attractions, such as ac-cordion and ukulele festivals andbuskers, to complementlongstanding traditions like thefarmers market and crafters mar-ket.

Properties on the plaza continueto change hands, with Rita’s Ex-press Alterations and Dry Clean-ing opening at the beginning of themonth in one of the two proper-

Photos by Mike DiCicco/The Connection

Shortly before Salon Chakra, left, closed, G. Sushi, right, opened next door.

New Businesses, Concerts and BuskersAs propertiescontinue tochange hands,Lake Annebusinessesprepare to takeadvantage of thesunny season.

At its annual fundraiserand gala, FISH Fling,Herndon-Reston FISH

will honor eight “Star FISH,”volunteers who have spentmany hours in service for theorganization.They are: Tony Di Trapani,grant writer for the AssistanceProgram; Wendell Driggers,driver for the TransportationProgram; Lisa Groves, fundraiser and founder of presentday FISH Fling; Robyn Kampf,Holiday Basket coordinator;Jim O’Donnell, volunteer forThe Bargain Loft; Don Owens,

instructor for the FinancialWorkshops; Bob Santoro, vol-unteer for The Bargain Loft;and Larry Stine, volunteer forThe Bargain Loft.

The FISH Fling will be heldSaturday night, April 10, at theCrowne Plaza Hotel inHerndon.

Major sponsors of the Flingto date are Volkswagen Groupof America and Dominion. Formore information, visit theEvents page ofwww.HerndonRestonFISH.orgor send an e-mail toFISH@herndonrestonfish.org.

Front row, from left, are Robert Santoro and RobynKampf; back row, Anthony Di Trapani, Don Owens,Wendell Driggers and Larry Stine. Not pictured: LisaGroves and James O’Donnell

FISH To Honor Eight Volunteers

Weed Warriors NeededReston Community Weed Warriors Projects need volunteers to

help remove fast growing invasive plants that harm the ecosys-tem in the Reston community.

Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m.-12 noon: Return to the First EverWeed Warriors Site. The heavy vines of Oriental Bittersweet con-tinue to strangle trees and take over shrubs in the natural areabehind the houses of Fieldview Drive. Oriental Bittersweet is oneof the most invasive and vigorous weeds in Reston. The partici-pants will meet at the Bright Pond cul-de-sac and walk down thepath on the left of the pipe-stem driveway. There is some poisonivy at this site. Wear long sleeves and long pants if you are aller-gic to poison ivy. RA will provide tools, gloves, snacks and water.Adults and youth ages 10 and up are welcome. With young vol-unteers adult chaperones are encouraged. This project fulfillscommunity service requirements.

To volunteer, contact: Ha Brock, RA community outreach spe-cialist, via e-mail habrock@reston.org or call 703-435-7986.

ties that comprised the former drycleaners, at the same time thatSalon Chakra, next door to G.Sushi, moved out.

“They had an ongoing disputewith their landlord, so that’s not asurprise,” said Eve Thompson,president of the merchant’s asso-ciation, of the salon’s departure.

She said the potential buyer forthe former Tavern on the Lake hadbeen attending merchants’ meet-ings at the plaza, but a deal on theproperty had not yet been final-ized.

“It’s a nice place, but hopefullythe business can go up,” said RitaCamacho, owner of the new drycleaning and alterations business.She said she hoped the customersshe picked up during the warmweather would stick with herthrough the winter. Even in thecold, she said, “It’s nice to havesomebody close so they don’t haveto drive a lot to find what theyneed.”

Part of the merchantsassociation’s plan to bring peopleto the plaza this spring and sum-mer is an accordion festival, sched-uled for May 22, and a ukulele fes-tival, whose date has not yet been

pinned down, Thompson said. Thechildren’s concerts and “Take aBreak” concert series will continuethis summer, and last year’s Fam-ily Fun Nights, hosted by Washing-ton Plaza Baptist Church, will berepeated. This weekend, auditionswill take place for street perform-ers, or buskers. Thompson said shewas hoping to find acts like magi-cians and jugglers, as well as mu-sicians. The association is alsoworking on improving storefrontappearances and building a newWeb site, and a new Lake Annelogo was just approved last week,Thompson said. Security cam-eras are also being installed inthe wake of January’s purplegraffiti spree.

Meanwhile, Gangmiao said hehopes to drum up business by in-troducing customers to new sushidishes. His menu of “fusion” sushiis popular in New York City, wherehe learned the art of sushi, butincludes some items that are un-familiar to Northern Virginia din-ers, he said. “This area, the people,they don’t know too much aboutsushi. I just do my best to bringnew sushi for all the customershere,” said Gangmiao.

To have community events listed inthe Connection, send toreston@connectionnewspapers.com.Deadline is Friday.

THURSDAY/MARCH 25Generation Next: Reston

Leadership Development. 7 p.m.Reston Community Center at HuntersWoods, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. An active dialog session ongetting involved in leading thecommunity. Free.RCCContact@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Lupus Support Group. 12 p.m. atReston Hospital Center, The WestWing, 1850 Town Center Parkway,Reston. lh@ascendcomm.com orwww.lupusgw.org.

Psychology and the ImmuneSystem. 7 p.m. at Sunset HillsMontessori, 11180 Ridge Heights

Road, Reston. With Dr. LydiaTemoshok, Prof Medicine-U-MD.Reservations required. $30.cheznousreston@gmail.com.

Altum Career Fair. 3-6 p.m. at 12100Sunset Hills Road, Suite 101, Reston.Matt.mero@altum.com orwww.altum.com/Company/Careers.

SATURDAY/MARCH 27Colvin Run Watershed Stream

Restoration and ImprovementMeeting. 9:30 a.m. at Lake AnneElementary School, 11510 NorthShore Drive, Reston. Wetland Studiesand Solutions, Inc. will be presentinginformation about the history andpurpose of the stream restorationproject and the plans for thiswatershed. Time will be provided forquestions and answers. 703-435-6560 or reston.wetlandstudies.com.

Bulletin Board

Rita Camacho mans the counter at Rita’s Express Alter-ations and Dry Cleaning, which she just opened at LakeAnne this month.

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Motorcyclist Dies in CrashPolice are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday,

March 21, around 7 p.m., in the Reston area. Corey Tarpley, 37,of 11702 Hoover Lane, Fredericksburg, Va. was pronounced deadat the scene.

Tarpley was driving a 2000 Honda motorcycle northbound onFairfax County Parkway near Walnut Branch Road when he failedto negotiate a curve in the roadway and ran off the roadway.Tarpley was ejected from the motorcycle and struck a metal poleoff the roadway.

Crash Reconstruction detectives responded to the scene andbelieve speed to be a factor in the crash.

Deadline Nears forBoard Elections

Time is running out to vote in the Reston community elec-tions. Ballots were mailed on March 5 with a return deadline ofApril 2, at 5 p.m. Reston Association Members and renters areeligible to vote by mail or online. www.reston.org.

Members of the Reston Association (RA) will elect three indi-viduals to RA’s Board of Directors — one each from the NorthPoint and Lake Anne/Tall Oaks Districts and one At-Large Direc-tor. Each will serve a three-year term. The Board of Directorsdetermines the Association’s goals and policies, making a sig-nificant and lasting contribution to the community. Reston is alarge community association with a population of 62,000. Thecandidates forum took place March 18 and will be broadcast onComcast Community News Channel 28 in Reston on Saturday,March 27, 1 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, 1 p.m.

U.S. Census 2010Offers Help in Reston

When citizens receive the U.S. Census 2010 in the mail, it’simportant to take time to answer the 10 questions and returnthe form. Anyone needing help filling out the U.S. Census formmay contact the U.S. Census Bureau for free help. The locationis Reston Association, 1930 Isaac Newton Square. Free help isavailable weekdays through Monday, April 19, from 2- 5 p.m.For more information call the Fairfax Local Census Office at 703-865-3040.

Week in Reston

Photo by Lyn Fiscus Cordts

Webelos Scouts EarnArrow of Light Award

Ten Webelos Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 1313 earned the Ar-row of Light Award and crossed over into Boy Scouting at thePack’s annual Blue and Gold Banquet, Feb. 26. The Arrow of Lightis Cub Scouting’s highest award and the only Cub Scout awardthat can be worn on the Boy Scout uniform. Earning the awardwere fifth graders, from left, Nic Kamali, Ty Brazell, Carter Beatty,David Joyner, Robby Cordts, Will Decamp, Jishnu Medisetti, NikhilRao, Nitin Rao and Matthew Ziegelbauer. The boys were under thedirection of Den Leaders Vernon Joyner and David Cordts. Pack 1313is chartered by the Sunrise Valley Elementary School PTA.

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

Several Reston citizen groupshave written up sets of principles to guide the work of

the Reston Master Plan SpecialStudy Task Force, and the countyhas now decided to use the guide-lines laid out by the Reston 2020Committee of the Reston CitizensAssociation as a starting point fora guiding document.

Members of the task force havebeen asked to suggest their ownmodifications to the 2020Committee’s planning principles.“I think it will take a few iterationsbefore everybody’s happy with it,”said task force Chairwoman PattyNicoson. But, she said, “It’s a goodrecognition of the abilities of ourcommunity members that bothstaff, and I thought it would be agood starting point.” Although thetask force had not elected to ap-point citizen advisory committees,Nicoson said, “We know we arefortunate in Reston to have somany knowledgeable and engagedcommunity leaders.”

“Clearly, the [2020] Committeethinks this is a good starting pointin establishing a relationship withthe task force,” said Terry Maynardof the Reston 2020 Committee. Inwriting up the guidelines, he said,the group had tried to updateReston founder Bob Simon’s prin-ciples to apply them to a commu-nity that now has about 25,000households. While he thought thetask force might initially havethought residents would opposeincreased density around the fu-ture Metro stations in the DullesCorridor, he said it should be clearnow that the 2020 Committee, atleast, only wanted to ensure thatthe additional density was com-patible with the existing charac-ter of Reston.

COUNTY PLANNER HeidiMerkel said one advantage of thecommittee’s document was that itclearly identified areas of concern

and then made recommendationson each of them. Also, she said, itlined up well with the results ofan exercise at an earlier publicworkshop, where residents wereasked to voteon guidingprinciples thatwere impor-tant to them.

H o w e v e r,Merkel said, “Iwouldn’t over-read into thedecision to usethe Reston2020 docu-ment as a ba-sis. We’re re-ally just tryingto use it as astarting point for what the plan-ning principles should encom-pass.” Maynard said his groupwould be appreciative if, now thatresidents had laid out their ideasfor planning guidelines, the devel-opers and landowners with a stakein the process would clarify theirpreferences.

Another way the task force was

involving residents was by askingWorking Alliance of Town CenterHomeowners (WATCH) ChairmanRobert Goudie to co-chair a sub-group concerned with redevelop-

ment in theReston TownCenter area,particularlyon the site ofthe existingpolice stationand govern-ment center,Nicoson said.The task forceis consideringmoving them u n i c i p a lbuildings andredeveloping

the site.By the fall, the Reston Master

Plan Special Study Task Force willpropose plans for redeveloping theReston Center for Industry andGovernment (RCIG) in anticipa-tion of the arrival of Metrorail, andthe group will then consider planchanges for some of Reston’s vil-lage centers.

2020 Committee DocumentA ‘Starting Point’ in PlanningMaster Plan TaskForce membersto offer amend-ments to citizengroup’s planningprinciples.

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The Reston Master Plan Special Study Task Force willconsider plan changes for both the Dulles Corridor andthe larger planned residential community of Reston.

“Clearly, the [2020]Committee thinksthis is a good startingpoint in establishinga relationship withthe task force.”

— Terry Maynard, Reston 2020Committee

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Recently in the New York Times itwas reported that Diane Ravitch,a leading scholar on educational matters,had changed from supporting concentra-

tion in our schools on math and science to saying“its requirements for testing in math and readinghave squeezed vital subjects like history and art outof classrooms.” This is welcome, but I feel still missesthe core problem. She persists, as is universally donenationally, in focusing on the process of educatingthe young, what subject matter should be taught,what given priority. No evident distinction is beingmade between individual students, their back-grounds, their capabilities, their interests. Our ob-jective seems to be to get as many students as pos-sible to pass tests in two or three subjects. Ravitch issaying we should have a few more subjects in thecurriculum.

I believe that our objective should be to focus onthe product of our educational system. What weshould aim for in a high school graduate. I believewe should strive for two principal results:

1. that a high school graduate, in addition to hav-ing the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetichave acquired self awareness, appreciation of his/her areas of strengths and weaknesses that wouldserve as a reliable guide to career planning. Thisawareness can be fostered by providing a broad rang-ing curriculum covering athletics, music and the arts,philosophy, history and handicrafts as well as sci-ence and math. The propensity of the individual stu-dent should be the guide to his/her curriculum. Drop-outs would melt away if curricula were tailored to

Only 30 percent of thejobs in the U.S. requirea college degree.

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the individual. Our present approachof one size fits all makes no sense. Overthe 12 or 13 years leading to a highschool diploma, each student should beable to experience sufficient range andvariety of subject matter to have apretty good idea of her/his preferences,strengths and weaknesses to use as theguide to decisions about the future.

2. that the graduate be prepared forcitizenship. It would seem obvious that

to be a responsible citizen one must have a basicknowledge of how our country works and how itcompares to other countries of the world. This knowl-edge comes from studying history, geography andphilosophy. Classes in math and science should mostcertainly be provided for interested students, butshould not be required for everyone, let alone usedas the main gauge for measuring success in educa-tion. An informed electorate in our country may seemtoo far off to be achieved, to be an impossible dream.However, if we want to get there, we must look toour educational system, presently focused on mathand science that, in this context, are irrelevant.

We should most certainly stop preaching that onemust go to college to get a “decent job.” This is quiteinappropriate in the USA where only 30 percent ofthe jobs require a college degree. The careers avail-able to non-college degree holders range from farm-ing to the service industry to the transportation in-dustry, to building, to writing, to entertaining and tosports. If what is meant by a decent job is one thatpays enough to support a decent standard of living,we fall far short as a nation in legislating that everyfull-time worker be paid a minimum wage sufficientto pay for a decent living. Our objective should be toproduce high school graduates who can realisticallydecide whether to continue education in trade school,or in a two-year or four-year college or to go rightinto the job market — who will use every opportu-nity to exercise his/her right to vote with a familiar-ity of the issues debated by the candidates.

Changing the Focus on Education

Request to HaltBoard ElectionDear Reston Association BoardMembers:

It has become apparent to methat the current election for boardseats has been compromised notonly by statements from sittingboard members meant to demeansome of the candidates, but alsoby technical irregularities in thevoting process itself.

President Robin Smyers circu-lated an e-mail alleging that theSave Brown’s Chapel coalition hashidden and ulterior motives andtheir intention is to harm Reston.Such statements by the presidentof the Board of Directors has thepotential to disrupt the electionprocess by introducing fear, suspi-cion and mistrust. Robin Smyersshould apologize to the candidatesfrom the SBC slate and also to thecommunity.

Richard Chew has written an e-mail in which he states that only

the younger candidates have theability to look to the future. Hestates that the older candidates arestuck in the past and have no vi-sion. Since I am the oldest candi-date running in this election, I haveto take exception with his state-ments. The vision I first conceivedin 1964 using air rights to connectthe north and south sections ofReston is a vision for the future. Asrecently as last week, I was work-ing on drawings to create pedes-trian walkways across the Toll Roadat Herndon-Monroe Station. Myage has nothing to do with my abil-ity to look into the future and seepossibilities. Mr. Chew’s statementsshow a profound prejudice againstthe older candidates and he has tobe called on this. Mr. Chew needsto apologize to me, to Joe Leighton,and to the community.

Both Mr. Chew and Ms. Smyersused email distribution lists theyaccumulated during their tenure onthe Board of Directors. Using e-mailaddresses collected as part of theirwork on the board to discredit cer-

tain candidates is inappropriate.A number of people have spo-

ken out against the statements byMs. Smyers and Mr. Chew thatdenigrate certain of the candi-dates. Kathleen Driscoll-McKeehas suggested passing Board Con-duct Standards to keep sittingboard members from endorsing orcampaigning for board candidates.Dave Edwards of the ElectionsCommittee has also asked for suchstandards. He states that the be-havior he has seen in this electionshould not be tolerated. GeraldVolloy has stated that incalculableharm has been done to the candi-dates running in this election be-cause of the hostile emails circu-lated by Ms. Smyers and Mr. Chew.In the end, it is the community thatsuffers. What volunteers will comeforward in the future when theyknow they may be assailed byboard members unwilling to letthe democratic process work as itwas intended?

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The Connection Newspapers wonmore than 30 news awards — Virginia Press Association announcedat the annual news conference held

in Roanoke on Saturday, March 20.Honors included multiple awards for busi-

ness and financial writing, education writing,investigative reporting, election coverage,breaking news, public safety writing, editorialwriting, photography, design, sports, specialsections.

Political and education reporter JuliaO’Donoghue won first place for her educationwriting, in particular three stories which ap-peared in the Connection’s new special section,

A-plus. O’Donoghue also won multiple awardsfor business and financial writing and investi-gative reporting.

Reporter Michael Lee Pope won 11 awardsin all, including first place for his breakingnews coverage of the arrest of Alexandria’spolice chief for DUI. Pope also won awards forinvestigative reporting, election coverage, busi-ness and financial writing, education writing,government writing, feature writing and in-depth obituaries.

Photographer Louise Krafft won nine awards,including pictorial photo, picture story/essay,news photo and for her contributions to twospecial sections, HomeLifeStyle and A-Plus

Education, Learning, Fun.Reporter Mike DiCicco won four awards, in-

cluding first place for his coverage of a bur-glary spree that targeted local South Asians’gold jewelry. DiCicco also won for feature writ-ing and education writing.

Mary Kimm won second place for editorialwriting for a group of five editorials about edu-cation in Northern Virginia.

The Connection’s design team also wonawards, two for special sections HomeLifeStyleand A-Plus Education, Learning, Fun.

The Alexandria Gazette Packet also won sec-ond place in general makeup, a measure ofoverall excellence.

Connection Wins Awards

Here is a partial listing of stories, pho-tos, special sections and more that wonawards in the Virginia Press Associationnews contests. For a full listing, seewww.ConnectionNewspapers.com, orwww.vpa.net.

Julia Sheehan O’Donoghue, firstplace, Education writing. PublicSchool Art Programs, private schoolfacilities and what communitycollege has to offer. Stories writtenfor our A-plus, Education, Learning,Fun section. Judges’ comments: Goodrange of sources, including students, instories, sidebars on transfer data andprivate school timetables provide goodinformation outside of narrative.Strong story openings focus onindividuals. Springfield Connection

Michael Lee Pope, first place,Breaking news writing Police ChiefBusted for DUI. Judges’ comments:“Amazing coverage, lots of voices andcomment.” Alexandria Gazette Packet

Michael Lee Pope, first place, Featureseries or continuing story, MissingChildren, Alexandria Gazette Packet

Michael Lee Pope, first place,Personal service writing. Threeobituaries, an officer, a gentlemanand a savior. Judges’ Comments:Michael offers a new spin on theobituary by offering the reader an in-depth profile of the deceased. He goesto great lengths to provide an accurateportrayal of his subject, includinginterviewing family far and wide aswell as former colleagues. His workamounts to a tremendous readerservice. His writing is exemplary, andhe uses skillful techniques to share acomplete picture of the person.Alexandria Gazette Packet

Michael Lee Pope, first place,Business and financial writing.Judges’ Comments: “What a joy tofind heavy subjects - unemployment

benefits, obligation bonds, stimulusmoney - explained in such a way thatreader understands the issue. Suchclarity, background, I was enticed toread it all.” Arlington Connection

Louise Krafft, first place, Pictorialphoto, May Dance Recital, AlexandriaGazette Packet

Louise Krafft first place Pictorialphoto, Arlington Connection

Robbie Hammer, first place, Generalnews photo, Clinton on the campaigntrail, Oak Hill/Herndon Connection

Mike DiCicco, first place, Generalnews writing, Burglary Spree TargetsSouth Asians’ Gold Jewelry Judges’Comments: “Well written, with strongnarratives in every report. Goodbalance of sources, and well-roundedexamination of a public safety issue.”Oak Hill/Herndon Connection

Steven Mauren, Geovani Flores,Laurence

Foong, Louise Krafft, Jean Card,Michael Lee

Pope, second place, General makeup.Judges’ Comments: “Eleganttypography; clean, consistent pages.Well organized & easy to use.”Alexandria Gazette Packet

Michael Lee Pope, second place,Education writing, AlexandriaGazette Packet

Michael Lee Pope second placeGeneral news writing, Election 2009.Judges’ Comments: “This reporter’scoverage of an ongoing news event -the pending elections - kept readerswell informed of the issues andcircumstances that affected them, andthe nuances of the various local races.Leads are strong and stories show adepth of reporting. Great job ofpreparing the community for criticalelection decisions.” Alexandria Gazette

Packet

Michael Lee Pope second placeFeature series or continuing story,Quackgate, Mount Vernon Gazette

Julia Sheehan O’Donoghue secondplace In-depth or investigativereporting, local discussion of raceand politics. Judges’ Comments:“Good choice of timely enterprise topicwith statistical presentations to showunderlying patterns. Story had variedviewpoints and multiple sources forquotes - nice to quote to tie up story atend.” Mount Vernon Gazette

Mary Kimm second place Editorialwriting, Five editorials abouteducation. Judges’ Comments: “Crispwriting, well thought through.”

Laurence Foong, Louise Krafft,Mary Kimm,

Julia O’Donoghue, second place,Specialty pages or sections, A-Plus,Education, Learning, Fun. Judges’Comments: “Solid reporting, goodwriting and a variety of subjects offerreaders insights into education issuesin their community that any parentwould appreciate.” McLeanConnection

Julia Sheehan O’Donoghue, secondplace, Business and financial writing,Impact of economic downturn andconstruction on local business.Judges’ Comments: “Verycomprehensive report on what is goingon, especially Tyson Corner story. Wellwritten, well organized. I don’t live inMcLean but this gave me a goodoverall picture of the business climate.”

Mike DiCicco, second place, Featurewriting portfolio, Judges’ Comments:“Wonderful topics of human interest -making them even better are storieswell told. The Groveses seemed like oldfriends by the article’s end - and I wassure I could smell the leather in their

shop.” Great Falls Connection.

Ken Moore, Bonnie Hobbs secondplace Public safety writing. Storiesof embezzlement, murder, rampage,and more. Judges Comments: “We geta pretty good idea of how the victimsof Jeffrey Koger have been impacted byhis actions. Their comments give thereaders eerie details of what it’s like tobe shot and survive as well as whatdifficulties they faced in the aftermath.The NathanJones story also reinforcesthe mental [health] aspects. The wide-eyed Koger mug shot is chilling.”Fairfax Connection.

Jason Mackey, second place, Sportswriting portfolio Judges’ Comments:“Any reporter can go to an event andfile a story. The good ones have aknack for spotting not-so-obviousstories and developing them. That’swhat Mackey did with his smartly-reported article on the lengths -literally - families will go to have achild seen by college recruiters. Thatstory was bolstered by a nice featurethat tells the story behind ascholarship and an in-depth look at anoffice manager who, at age 47, stillgets in the ring as a regional wrestler.”Centre View.

Louise Krafft, second place, Pictorialphoto, Arlington connection

Michael Lee Pope, second place,Government writing, ArlingtonConnection

Michael Lee Pope, third place,Government writing, Perks Pitfallsand Plastic, Alexandria GazettePacket

Michael Lee Pope, third place, In-depth or investigative reporting, CityMisses Potential Threat, Judges’Comments: “Clearly written story

The Connection award winners include Mike DiCicco, Mary Kimm, Louise Krafft, Julia SheehanO’Donoghue and Michael Lee Pope.Winners

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Antonio Neftali Urrutia-Barrera,20, of Reston, was sentenced to720 months in prison, followedby a five-year term of supervised

release, for his use of a firearm during andin relation to a crime of violence. Barrerahad previously pled guilty on Jan. 5.

According to court documents, AntonioUrrutia Barrera, a.k.a. ADuende@ was a fullmember of the transnational Hispanic streetgang Mara Salvatrucha Thirteen (AMS-13@), and as a member of MS-13, the de-fendant abided by certain gang rules thatincluded attacking rival gang members andsupporting or backing up fellow gang mem-bers. During his active membership withMS-13, the defendant engaged in multipleacts of violence on behalf of the gang. First,on Sept. 17, 2008, in Loudoun County, thedefendant, while riding as a passenger in avehicle with another MS-13 member, ob-served what he perceived to be rival gangmembers on the side of a suburban street.The defendant brandished a revolver and

fired multiple shots out of the vehicle at thegroup of individuals. The defendantwounded three individuals, one of whomnow remains paralyzed from the waistdown.

On Oct. 6, 2008, the defendant waspresent at a second, violent MS-13 attackthat took place in Reston. In this instance,the defendant, along with fellow MS-13members Jose Aguilar Orantes and DennisL. Gil Bernardez, approached two rival gangmembers in a suburban park during themiddle of the day. The defendant and histwo fellow gang members approached thetwo rivals and a third, unaffiliated by-stander, at which point Dennis Bernardezbegan to shoot at the two rival gang mem-bers and finally at the third individual. Twoof the victims, including the unaffiliatedbystander, were critically injured and trans-ported to Inova Fairfax Hospital’s traumacenter, each suffering from multiple gun-shot wounds. Both critically injured victimssuffered permanent injuries.

In July 2009, Bernardez and Aguilar weretried and convicted by the United StatesAttorney’s Office for the Eastern District ofVirginia for their roles in the Oct. 6, 2008,triple shooting. Bernardez was sentencedto 80 years in prison, while Aguilar received55 years.

60 Years for Multiple ShootingsMS-13 membersentenced for role ingang-related violence.

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Reston Historic Trust(RHT), with supportfrom Reston Community Center, presents

the seventh annual RestonFounder’s Day, Saturday, April 10,at Lake Anne Village Center.Founder’s Day begins with an illus-trated presentation by urban plan-ner, educator, and author, AlexGarvin from 12 noon until approxi-mately 2 p.m. Garvin will focus onLake Anne developments andJames Rossant, who died last De-cember. Rossant was the designerof the internationally recognizedLake Anne Village Center, the his-torical heart of the planned com-munity of Reston, established in1964. Garvin’s presentation willtake place at the Jo Ann Rose Gal-lery at Reston Community Center,Lake Anne, 1609A WashingtonPlaza. Afterwards, Founder’s Dayattendees are invited to view thenewest commemorative bricks inReston’s “Walk of Fame” on theplaza, then on to Reston Museum

for a reception, celebration, andcake in honor of the 96th birthdayof Reston founder, Robert E. SimonJr., born April 10, 1914. Founder’sDay activities are free and all arewelcome. For information onReston Founder’s Day, contactReston Museum, 703-709-7700,RestonMuseum@gmail.com, orvisit www.restonmuseum.org.

Participants in the HubTheatre’s spring break camp,March 29-April 3, for ages 7-12, willrehearse “A Thousand Cranes,” by youththeatre author Katherine Schultz Miller,and perform with the cast of profes-sional actors. 703-674-3177 for moreinformation.

The following Reston residents havebeen named to the fall 2009 dean’s listat Virginia Tech at Blacksburg: Chris-topher H. Cummins, Omar G.Dary, Erik P. Lund, Jennifer L.Ravinskas, Ezana G. Zewdie,Timothy J. Boyle, Christopher B.Cox, Dana A. De Filippi,Aleksander V. Drozdetski, JoshuaR. Eager, Sarah L. Francis, Scott E.Fundling,Matthew L. Green, TaraM. Kharrazian, Jessica E.Leonard, Naomi A. McCrea,Vanessa J. Oakes, James M.Parnham, David J. Pina, Eric J.Richards, Corey A. Robinson,Rachel N. Russell and NachamaiM. Singaram.

The following Reston residents havebeen named to the fall 2009 dean’s listat Virginia Tech at Blacksburg: HavensA. Smith, Nora B. Tayiel, JoshuaA. Albert, Jeffrey S. Bentley, KevinA. Chauvin, Carly P. Erickson,Anna A. Findley, Marliese A.Gowin, Brandon W. Grubic, Ben-jamin H. Jackson, Jessica R.Luehrs, Benjamin S. Miller,Courtney A. Pence, Trevor L.Richards, Ryan A. Scimeca, DavidL. Selnick, Daniel P. Shanahan,Grace E. Shin, Jennifer N. Sibio,Kelly A. Simoncic, Sarah C.Skrocki, Lawrence A. Stern andMegan D. Whitham.

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Photo by Mike McKee

Bob Simon shares his birthday cake with U.S. Rep. GerryConnolly (D-11) and others attending the Restonfounder’s 95th birthday celebration in 2009, which alsomarked the 45th anniversary of Reston. The cake, con-tributed by Mallow Drama, was made in the shape of theLake Anne Plaza.

Reston To CelebrateFounder’s Day

Founder’s DaySchedule

Reston Founder’s Day,Saturday, April 10, 12-2 p.m., atLake Anne Village Center inReston. Alex Garvin is guestSpeaker, at Reston CommunityCenter, Lake Anne, 1609AWashington Plaza. Followingthat is a reception and BirthdayCake for Bob Simon, at RestonMuseum, 1639 WashingtonPlaza. For directions, theupcoming events schedule, andmore information, visitwww.RestonMuseum.org.

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Clearview Elementary School sixth-graderscelebrated their annual Pi Day on Friday,March 13, with a variety of activities using

the number pi. Activities included making a paperchain as a visual representation of pi, a competi-tion to draw the most perfect circle freehand,

finding the area of a pizza, graphing the relation-ship between circumference and diameter, calcu-lating pi, using the software program “Geometer’sSketchpad” to explore pi concepts, a competitionto see who could memorize the most digits in thenumber pi, and, of course, eating pie.

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Broadway Tunes atHerndon HighHerndon Broadway Cabaret 2010presents ‘We Start Today’ onThursday, March 25, and Friday,March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in theHerndon High School auditorium.This evening of Broadway showtunes is directed by Dana and JimVanSlyke. The show was originallyscheduled for Jan. 30 but wascancelled due to the blizzard.Tickets are $10; 65 and older, 11and younger $5.

Clearview Celebrates with PiClearview sixth-graders Meghan Graney and Diego Flores Salazar work on artprojects incorporating the number pi.

From left, Marlon Acuna, Kelsey Patelunas, Brian Chuang, Austen Greene, Kiana Venson,Matthew Kim and Cassidy Thompson display the paper chain they made for Pi Day.

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Patrick HammesAdvances to StatesClearview sixth-grader will competein State Geography Bee.

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THURSDAY/MARCH 25Lupus Support Group. 12 p.m. at

Reston Hospital Center, The WestWing, 1850 Town Center Parkway,Reston. tinyurl.com/lupusgrps or 1-888-349-1167.

Preschool Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Stories and activities. Age 3-5 withadult. 703-689-2700.

Big Apple Circus. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.at the Dulles Town Center, 21100Dulles Town Circle, Sterling. Tickets$15-$52 at 888-541-3750 orbigapplecircus.org.

FRIDAY/MARCH 26Big Apple Circus. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

at the Dulles Town Center, 21100Dulles Town Circle, Sterling. Tickets$15-$52 at 888-541-3750 orbigapplecircus.org.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, NowChange. 8 p.m. at RestonCommunity Center CenterStage,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Tickets $18-$21. 703-476-4500.

The Elden Street Players in‘Metamorphoses.’ 8 p.m. at theIndustrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Amodern adaptation of Ovid’s Romanmythological stories. Mature themesand brief male nudity. Patrons in thefront row may be splashed withwater during the show; towelsprovided. $19, $16 seniors andstudents. Reserve at 703-481-5930.www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

SATURDAY/MARCH 27Squirreling Around on a Spring

Day. 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. In the early 1800sthe Lee’s had a pet white squirrel.Children can find squirrels throughthe house, and make a white squirrelto take home. Reservations required.$5. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

Fairfax County Park AuthorityWatershed Cleanup. 9 a.m.-12p.m. Pick up everything from plasticbottles and bags to discardedmattresses, rusting auto parts, oldappliances, rubber tires and otherdebris illegally dumped in localwaterways. Participants areencouraged to wear boots and oldclothes. Bring gloves. Trash bags willbe provided. Contactwww.fergusonfoundation.org/ or callthe parks directly.

*Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 WestOx Road, Herndon. 703-437-9101.

*Riverbend Park and NatureCenter, 8700 Potomac Hills St.,Great Falls. 703-759-9018.

*Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. 703-437-1794.

Big Apple Circus. 12:30 p.m. and4:30 p.m. at the Dulles Town Center,21100 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling.Tickets $15-$52 at 888-541-3750 orbigapplecircus.org.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, NowChange. 8 p.m. at RestonCommunity Center CenterStage,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Tickets $18-$21. 703-476-4500.

Weed Warriors Project. 10 a.m.-12p.m. at Bright Pond. Help eradicateaggressive vines. Contact Ha Brock,703-435-7986 or 703-999-1219.

The Elden Street Players in‘Metamorphoses.’ 8 p.m. at theIndustrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Amodern adaptation of Ovid’s Romanmythological stories. Mature themesand brief male nudity. Patrons in the

front row may be splashed withwater during the show; towelsprovided. $19, $16 seniors andstudents. Reserve at 703-481-5930.www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

The Best of Broadway Show. 7:30p.m. at the Café Montmartre, 1625Washington Plaza North, Lake Anne,Reston. Live vocals andentertainment, music from the1930s-1980s. Dancing to Latin,ballroom, swing, disco. No covercharge. 703-904-8080.

SUNDAY/MARCH 28Reston Community Orchestra

Concert. 4 p.m. at RestonCommunity Center, Hunters Woods,Reston. Pianist Carol Ann Barry andclarinetist Arnold Saslowsky andmusic by Chopin, Rubenstein,DeBussy and more. Free, donationsaccepted.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.

The Elden Street Players in‘Metamorphoses.’ 3 p.m. at theIndustrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Amodern adaptation of Ovid’s Romanmythological stories. Mature themesand brief male nudity. Patrons in thefront row may be splashed withwater during the show; towelsprovided. $19, $16 seniors andstudents. Reserve at 703-481-5930.www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

MONDAY/MARCH 29Auditions for Wit, at The Industrial

Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset ParkDrive, Herndon. Play runs June 4-26.703-481-5930.

Scout Day. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at SullyHistoric Site, 3650 Historic SullyWay, Chantilly. Outdoor stations willfill the grounds as Scouts earn badgesor achieve electives for Tiger, Bear,Wolf and Boy Scouts, Daisies,Brownies, Juniors and Cadets.Reservations required. $15, Sullypatch available for $4.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

ESL Beginners. 11 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. ESLconversation group for adults. 703-689-2700.

Kids’ Science. 3 p.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Explore scientifictopics through activities. Age 5-7.703-689-2700.

TUESDAY/MARCH 30ESL Advanced. 11 a.m. Reston

Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. ESLconversation group for adults. 703-689-2700.

Inti-Illimani with FrancescaGagnon. 8 p.m. At Wolf Trap

Foundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Chilean folkmusic masters on wind, string, andpercussion instruments. $25.www.wolftrap.org.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 31American Life History Camp. 10

a.m.-1 p.m. at Sully Historic Site,3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly.Discover the different lifestyles of theLee family and the enslaved AfricanAmericans. Explore how textiles werewoven and dyed. Cook in the 18thcentury kitchen and slave quarter.Bring a bag lunch. Lemonade anddessert provided. Ages 7-12. $25 perday or $70 for three days throughFriday, April 2.ww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sully.

No Fooling. 6:45 p.m. Reston RegionalLibrary, 11925 Bowman TowneDrive, Reston. Silly stories for AprilFool‘s Day. All ages. 703-689-2700.

Magic and Clown Stage Show.10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Frying PanFarm Park Visitor Center, 2739 WestOx Road, Herndon. Magictainment,with magical illusions and a clownshow. $4 per person. Pre-paidreservations recommended. Also visitthe farm animals, take a wagon rideor shop at the Country Store. 703-437-9101 or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fpp.

THURSDAY/APRIL 1Open Mic for Bands Night. 9 p.m. at

Jimmy’s Tavern, 697 Spring St., OldTown Herndon (on the Corner ofElden and Spring Streets). Bands willreceive 30 minutes to play, and mustpre-sign with Andre’ Love atsoulcraftmusic@yahoo.com or 703-984-9114. Walk–ins will only beaccepted if time permits. All types ofmusic welcomed. 703-435-5467.

The Holmes Brothers. 8 p.m. AtWolf Trap Foundation for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. Roots, R&B, gospel andcountry influenced music. $22.www.wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/APRIL 2The Elden Street Players in

‘Metamorphoses.’ 8 p.m. at theIndustrial Strength Theatre, 269Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. Amodern adaptation of Ovid’s Romanmythological stories. Mature themesand brief male nudity. Patrons in thefront row may be splashed withwater during the show; towelsprovided.. $19, $16 seniors andstudents. Reserve at 703-481-5930.www.eldenstreetplayers.org.

Christine Lavin. 8 p.m. At Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Folk artist.$20. www.wolftrap.org.

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Katharine Schellman and Laura Fontaine in The EldenStreet Players’ ‘Metamorphoses,’ Friday and Saturday,March 26-27, 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, at 3 p.m. theIndustrial Strength Theatre, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon.

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9:00 a.m. Family Service, Holy Eucharist Rite II11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II

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Faith

By Rabbi Leibel Fajnland

Chabad of Reston-Herndon

So it’s Passover again (March29-April 6). Another Sedernight where we meet up

with distant relatives we almostforgot about, to tell a story thatwe aren’t allowed to forget about.Is it really necessary more than

3,000 years onto still com-memorate ourancestors’ free-dom from sla-

very in Egypt? Can’t we move onto more pressing and contempo-rary issues?

The truth is that the Seder is notjust a memorial to events of thedistant past, it is a dynamic pro-cess of freedom from the chal-lenges of the present.

We are slaves. Slaves to our owninhibitions, fears, habits, cynicismand prejudices. These self-ap-pointed pharaohs are layers of egothat prevent us from expressingour true inner self, from reachingour spiritual potential. Our soulsare incarcerated in selfishness, la-ziness and indifference.

Pesach means “Passover.” It isthe season of liberation, when wepass over all these obstacles to in-

ner freedom. On Pesach, we giveour souls a chance to be expressed.

Reread the Haggada. Every timeit says “Egypt” read “limitations.”Replace the word “Pharaoh” with“Ego.” And read it in the presenttense:

“We were slaves to Pharaoh inEgypt” =

“We are slaves to our egos, stuckin our limitations.”

How do we free ourselves? Byeating Matza. After eating Matza,the Israelites were able to run outof Egypt and follow G-d into the

desert. Because Matza representsthe suspension of ego. Unlikebread, which has body and taste,Matza is flat and tasteless - thebread of surrender.

Usually, we are scared to sus-pend our egos, because we thinkthat we will lose ourselves. OnPesach, we eat the Matza, we sus-pend our egos and find ourselves— our true selves.

That soul is the innocent childwithin us waiting to be free. ThisPesach, let’s allow that child tosing:

Ma Nishtana Halayla Hazeh ...Why is this night different!

This year, join friends and fam-ily at the Chabad Community Pass-over Seder. Relive the exodus, dis-cover the eternal meaning of theHaggadah, and enjoy a communitySeder complete with hand-bakedMatzah, Wine, and a wonderfuldinner spiced with songs and in-sights.

Let Freedom Ring!First Seder Night

First Seder Night, Monday, March 29,at 7:30 p.m. in the Chabad Aleph Cen-ter 718 Lynn St., Herndon. Couvert: $36per person; $18 children 4-12. $180Evening Sponsorship.

For more information call 703-476-1829 e-mail rabbi@chabadrh.org. orvisit www.chabadrh.org.

Rabbi Leibel Fajnland

Meaning of

Passover

Faith Notes are for announcementsand events in the faith community, in-cluding special holiday services. Send toreston@connectionnewspapers.com.Deadline is Thursday.

The United Christian Parish willcelebrate Holy Week with two choirsand a trumpet soloist on Palm Sunday,March 28, at 8:30 and 11 a.m. servicesat 11508 North Shore Drive, Reston.

❖Maundy Thursday, April 1. Alight meal to mark the Last Supper at 6p.m., followed foot washing and com-munion.

❖Sunday, April 4. 6:30 a.m. Eastersunrise service and 8:30 and 11 a.m.worship services.

The United Christian Parish is an ecu-menical church combining the UnitedMethodist Church, Presbyterian Church(USA), United Church of Christ andChristian Church (Disciples of Christ.)Contact 703-3065 orwww.unitedchristianparish.org.

All are invited to Lenten Bible studyat Dranesville Church of theBrethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike inHerndon, 7 p.m. March 10-31. GregKozak will lead a journey to discoverhow Jesus fulfills Old Testament proph-ecy. Other church events include:

❖Children’s activity. 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Saturday, March 27 in theFellowship Hall.

❖Maundy Thursday Love Feast.7 p.m. Thursday, April 1 in the Fellow-ship Hall.

❖Good Friday Service. 1:15 p.m.Friday, April 2 in the Sanctuary.

❖Easter Sunday. Sunday, April 4.Breakfast at 9 a.m., Sunday school at 9a.m. and Easter Service at 9:45 a.m.

Contact 703-430-7872 orwww.dranesvillebrethren.org.

Washington Plaza BaptistChurch, 1615 Washington Plaza inReston, invites the community to Lentens e r v i c e s .www.WashingtonPlazaChurch.com or703-471-5225

❖Maundy Thursday. 7 p.m. onThursday, April 1. Experience Christ’slast sorrowful night through narrationand music.

❖Good Friday. 12 p.m. on Friday,April 2. The story of Christ’s last hoursthrough scripture and prayer.

❖Easter Sunday. 11 a.m. on Sun-day, April 4. When the desert in thesanctuary blooms and we celebrate theresurrection of Christ Jesus.

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St. in Herndon, wel-comes all to Holy Week and Easterservices. 703-437-3790 or website atwww.saint-timothys.org.

❖Palm Sunday. Services at 8 a.m.,9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. March 28. Allservices will begin in the Parish Hall,where palm branches will be blessed. Allthree services include a dramatic read-ing of the Passion Gospel.

❖Weekly Healing and Holy Eu-charist. 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday,March 31.

❖Maundy Thursday Holy Eucha-rist. 7:30 p.m. April 1.

❖Good Friday, April 2. Stations ofthe Cross service at 12:15 p.m. and aPassion Gospel and solemn prayer ser-vice at 7:30 p.m.

❖Easter Sunday, April 4. Resurrec-tion/Easter Holy Eucharist services at 8a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road in Herndon, willhave a Preschool Easter Festivaland Egg Hunt from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.on Saturday, April 3. Activities includecrafts, games, face painting and an Eas-ter egg hunt. All are welcome.

Weekly worship services are at 8 a.m.,9:15 a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sun-days, with a Latino service 7 p.m. onSaturdays. The church offers a variety ofopportunities to worship, grow, andserve. 703-793-0026 orwww.florisumc.org.

The Guyasamaja Buddhist Cen-ter will host Glenn Mullin, an author,poet, translator, and teacher of TibetanBuddhism. On Sunday, April 11, 1-5p.m. Mullin will teach two classes opento all-from beginners in Buddhist prac-tice to advanced practitioners. Location:The Unitarian/Universalist Church, 1625Wiehle Ave., Reston VA 20190. Suggesteddonation: one class $10; both $15.

Knitters needed the first and thirdWednesdays of the month, at 7 p.m., atSt. Timothy’s Episcopal Church,432 Van Buren St., Herndon. Thechurch’s Shawl Ministry is offering freeknitting instruction while providingshawls, blankets and other knitted itemsfor people in need. No cost and yarn canbe provided. E-mail shawl@saint-timothys.org or visit the Pastoral Carepage at www.saint-timothys.org.

Nondenominational Christianbusinessmen meet for prayer, Biblicaldiscussion and fellowship 7 p.m. Fridaysat Anita’s, 1051 Elden St., Herndon and12 p.m. Thursdays at 555 Grove St.,Suite 200, Herndon. Call 703-795-1257.

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Letters to the Editor

In addition, it has come to myattention that there are irregulari-ties with the way the ballots havebeen distributed this election. CateFulkerson has stated that some ofthe codes were incorrect and ex-tra ballots were sent out to somecondominium owner/occupants.How many of these extra ballotswere sent out? Ms. Fulkerson saysthat it will be sorted out by the

next election. I don’t think that isreasonable. We need an investiga-tion of the ballot process now.

Because of my concerns, I amasking that the election be halted.I am asking that an investigationof the balloting process be under-taken and the election process be-gun over from scratch.

Guy L. RandoUrban Designer andLandscape Architect

To the Editor:This letter is in response to the

recent letter from Amy Justice re-garding Bob Simon and his en-dorsement of candidates runningfor the Reston Association Boardof Directors [“Founder’s Vision,”Reston Connection, March 17-23].

Let me start by saying that BobSimon and I do not agree on allissues and he did not support mein my two attempts to run for theRA Board. Although I respectSimon’s original vision for Restonand believe that his conceptualvision for well placed density wasappropriate for its time, I suspectBob and I may not be in full agree-ment on how that original visiontranslates to today’s reality. Pleaseremember, however, that neitherJustice nor I would live where wedo today without Simon’s visionand hard work. So I take offensewhen she denigrates Simon be-cause he has exercised his right toendorse candidates for the RestonAssociation Board of Directorswho are running against her SaveBrown’s Chapel (from what I’mnot quite sure) coalition slate.

Is Mr. Simon a passionate advo-cate for the redevelopment of theLake Anne Village Center and theother Reston village centers? Ab-solutely. Does he favor higher den-sity in the village centers? Abso-lutely. Does he favor high-densityredevelopment of stable residentialneighborhoods? Not at all. IsSimon’s view best for Reston todayand in the future? The communityis currently grappling with thatquestion. A discussion, by the way,

in which neither Justice nor hercompatriots have chosen to ac-tively participate. I guess it is justeasier to say no than to participatein a constructive dialog. Is it anywonder that Simon is supportingthree candidates that are involvedin these community issues?

I find it extremely ironic thatJustice and her colleagues speakso negatively against the develop-ers who made it possible for herto live in Reston. By the way, manyof the devil “developers” of Restondid not move on. They live inReston. Some are neighbors of Jus-tice.

How best to manage the inevi-table change that confronts all ofus in Reston is indeed a challenge.But it is a challenge best met byopen minded folks who are will-ing to listen to all points of view. Isuspect Simon understands thatbetter than most and has made hisendorsements accordingly. Itseems the coalition co-chaired byJustice just prefers to say no.

Does she not see the hypocrisyin saying that she will fight “forthe right for Reston residents tohave a say in what happens to ourcommunity” but she will only doso if their vision of Reston coin-cides with her view. I also find itquite bizarre that she would trashBob Simon when he publiclyagreed with her — and most of theRA Board — that a massive indoorrecreational facility at Brown’sChapel Park was inappropriate.

Richard ChewReston

It’s Easier to Say No

To the Editor,I write to support the candidacy

of Joe Leighton, at-large candidatefor the RA Board. I do so on hisrecord, not campaign rhetoric. Joeis by far the most experienced ofall the RA at-large candidates incommunity governance and hasperformed admirably in the pro-cess for all Restonians.

Joe has been an RA Board mem-ber for most of the last decade. Hehas also served on the Board of theAlliance of Reston Clusters and

Homeowners (ARCH), and he isthe 10-year incumbent Presidentof Wethersfield Cluster. All thiswork has kept him closely in touchwith Restonians. He also served onthe County’s Reston Metrorail Ad-visory Group (RMAG), experiencethat will help as Reston considershow to adapt to the arrival ofMetrorail and the beginning ofhigh-density, mixed-use develop-ment.

Running on Record

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Thanks to the Democratic statesenators including Sen. JanetHowell (D-32) for making analmost intolerable budget

more acceptable. The draconian reduc-tions to the Fairfax County Schools’ bud-get to deny the county funding it was dueunder an updated funding formula pro-posed by Gov. Kaine (D) and to cut the cost to com-pete monies the county receives because of the highcost of living in the region as proposed by the HouseAppropriations Committee were eliminated. Thecounty will realize a much smaller reduction in itsstate funding for schools and will not have as greata percentage a reduction as do smaller and poorerschool divisions. Also, the senators were able to mendsome of the holes that were torn in the safety net ofsocial services by the House budget by appropriat-ing federal monies that are expected but not yet ap-proved by the U.S. Congress.

I voted no on the budget conference report as Ihad voted no on the House budget. While the lossof essential services to those most in need contin-ues to concern me, I am also worried about the long-term effects of the budget. Virginia has been knownas the best managed state in the Union, but thisbudget could shake that designation. Nearly half ofthe couple of billion dollars shortfall in state rev-enue will be made up by delaying payments to thestate retirement system. While this is a commonpractice among the states as a way to balance abudget, it has created huge unfunded liabilities in

some states that threaten the economicviability of those state governments. Asone of the wealthiest states in the nation,Virginia does not need out of a sense ofexpediency to go there.

Virginia politicians have also tied them-selves up in a knot over the subject of taxa-tion. Of course there was not going to bea general tax increase during the reces-sion. But the “t” word has become so po-liticized that it stands in the way of ratio-

nal discussion. Between the people who have signedno-tax pledges to those fearful of political falloutwithin their own party with a primary election chal-lenge there is no serious review of the revenue sideof the budget. Virginia state and local revenue as apercentage of personal income is 46th lowest amongthe states. The Commonwealth is the 12th largeststate with the seventh highest per capita personalincome. Its per capita state expenditures are the 35thlowest in the country. There was no willingness toconsider many of the fees proposed by the Senatethat would have shifted from the state the cost ofcertain government services to those receiving di-rect economic benefit from them because of a fearthat some consider a fee as being the same as a tax.Nor was there a willingness to revisit the repeal ofthe inheritance tax that would have affected only acouple of dozen of Virginia’s wealthiest families butcost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in rev-enue.

There was no way that a budget during this reces-sion was going to be a pretty one. The one we passedis not. My vote of no reflects my feeling that as awealthy state we can and should do better.

No to the Budget

By Jack Kenny

Past President, Republican Club of

Greater Reston

In several recent actions by the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors, twoitems were of particular note. The

Board of Supervisors authorized the ex-penditure of about $580,000 or so to pur-chase two houses for the Affordable Hous-ing Program. Along with that expenditure,another $200,000 was authorized forrenovating the units which had a reportedmarket value of $1.3 million. The second item wasthe authorization of $38 million in Economic Devel-opment Authority bonds to fund a new classroomand administrative building on the George MasonUniversity campus. While the County’s exposure isvirtually nil (a mere convenient financing vehicle),one may still wonder about the bonding limit of EDA.

However, let us wonder what would happen if wetook that $800,000 or so and loaned $100,000 toeach of eight small businesses. Each of those smallbusinesses might employ two or three more peopleneeded to meet the demand for sales or services.Thus, perhaps 24 people might come off the unem-ployment rolls. Scale that up with a bond issue of$38 million from the EDA to loan $500,000 to eachof 76 small businesses. Now we are starting to talkabout a serious hit on the unemployment rolls. Whereare the Board’s priorities?

The Fairfax County projected budget is due for Boardaction. Toward the end of February 2010, the CountyExecutive released a preview of the budget. Why are

we not surprised that it contained a tax in-crease! We get to pay an average of about$50 more in real estate taxes. We get topay for a re-instituted Vehicle RegistrationLicense Fee of $33. (Recall: that was doneaway with in 2007.) We also get to pay anincrease in the sewer service charge, as wellas an increase in School-Aged Child Carefees. Strange as it may seem, the CountyExecutive’s recommendation for a nickel($1.04 to $1.09) suddenly grew to $1.12per $100 of assessed value. As one budgetwonk put it, the biggest gainer of the tax

increase will be county employee benefits.A week or so ago, the 2010 General Assembly just

completed balancing a budget that had a $4 billiondeficit left over from the previous Gov. Tim Kaine(D) — you know, the one pushing ObamaCare. Theydid it without a tax increase or re-imposing the hatedcar tax. One local progressive politician describedthe budget as “ugly.” Perhaps he didn’t get an in-crease in retirement benefits. This same politician isfond of describing the Commonwealth as the “BestManaged State in the Union.” It escapes this writerhow a state can be best managed with a $4 billionbudget shortfall. (Are we missing something?)

The Commonwealth will effectively live with abudget providing the same level of expenditures asthe FY 2006 budget. The obvious question is: If thestate can live with the level of spending at the 2006level, why cannot Fairfax County do the same? Makeyour thoughts known starting on Tuesday, April 6,2010 at the County Government Center. The Boardof Supervisors will hold public hearings.

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Not that I’m cared for, primarily (or other-wise), but my wife, Dina, has (and will have)the role of my “primary caregiver” when pushcomes to shove; and pull, hold, lift, etc. Notthat such care is required at present (thankGod!) but, there is an ongoing and likely sce-nario where such hands-on (literally) care willbe needed. In the interim though, Dina hassome additional responsibilities to be sure,and definitely has her own emotions/fears/anxieties concerning my unexpected diagno-sis/demise to somehow manage and assimilateinto her life and her own life’s expectancies. Ithasn’t been – and it won’t be – easy.

One day, your present/future is as youanticipated/expected, meaning you’re seminormal; free of disease, disability, death, dev-astation. The next day, the calendar turns andyour present/future is in fact disease, disability,death, devastation. One hundred and eightydegrees in 24 hours, and 13 months to twoyears instead of the rest of your life (30 years,give or take) is a bit more than the averagebear, or spouse in this case, can bear, really.

And bare it lays your emotions. There’s noreal preparation or training for such circum-stances. Although my diagnosis wasn’t con-firmed over night, it took almost two monthsof testing and scanning, the fortunate fact thatI was basically asymptomatic (and basically stillam, save for a few minor inconveniences)likely created a convincing yet false sense ofsecurity. Until the biopsy confirmed the can-cer, each doctor/each subsequent scan neveroffered any real confirmation (at least so far aswas shared with us at the time) of the serious-ness of the working diagnosis. My normalappearance and all my “No” answers to theirprobing lifestyle/symptom questions (some ofwhich presumably should have elicited a “Yes”answer to indicate something was rotten in myDenmark, didn’t: Are you coughing? Are youshort of breath? Do you smoke? Have yousmoked? Are you experiencing any pain ordiscomfort? Any cancer in your immediatefamily; mother, father, siblings?) was somewhatperplexing. Apparently, my negative answersdidn’t confirm their positive findings. All ofwhich contributed to the Lourie version ofshock and awe; when my biopsy ultimatelyconfirmed the malignancy and it was deter-mined that my body/our way of life was defi-nitely being attacked.

Of course, I was/am the target, as it were.But Dina is certainly collateral damage, at aminimum. She wasn’t attacked per se, but herway of life certainly was (and has been). Insome respects, it’s almost been easier beingthe patient. It’s my body, my life, my routine. Iknow the drill. For the significant other/pri-mary caregiver however, they’re sort of on theoutside looking in, while being inside unableto look out, if that makes any sense. Sheknows a lot, but is still dependent, to somedegree, on what I tell her (and what the doctorsays, what it all means, etc.). And getting aclear and predictable picture of a cancerpatient’s future, given the nature of the cancerbusiness is almost impossible, yet equallyimpossible for the patients not to wantit/almost demand it.

Unfortunately, I sort of know what’s goingto happen to me. Dina, on the other hand,doesn’t really know what’s going to happen toher. It’s (she’s) dependent on me and myhealth. It’s totally out of her control. All shecan do now is wait for the other shoe to drop,so to speak (remember, I’m a salesman byday); and for a woman who loves her husbandand her shoes, it’s an extremely difficult wayto live.

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Nikki Ryan of Keller Williams Realty in Restonhas earned the “Certified Distressed Property Ex-pert” designation, having completed extensivetraining in foreclosure avoidance and short sales.Realtors with the designation have can offer thehomeowner better alternatives to foreclosure,which virtually destroys the credit rating.

Reston Town Center Coldwell Banker ResidentalBrokerage sales associate Brent DeRobertis wasawarded the 2008 Seniors Real Estate Specialist(SRES) Distinguished Service Award. The SRESCouncil recognized him for being a driving force forchange, and for his efforts to better serve the de-mands of the senior market. The SRES Designationprogram trains realtors to profitably and ethicallyserve the real estate needs of clients age 50-plus.

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VEHICLE THEFTS11000 block of Becontree Lake Drive. 1992

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His experience has shown the depth of hischaracter. He was the first Board memberto take a stand against the ill-consideredBrown’s Chapel recreation center proposaland was indefatigable in opposing it, despitebeing ostracized by some Board members.

Also facing Board opposition, he votedagainst going to referendum on the RAheadquarters purchase proposal, whichwould have authorized RA to spend up to$15 million of our money to buy a hugebuilding — because it was poorly preparedand had little member input.

Joe is also pragmatic and open. In 2007,he endorsed the idea that Restonians oughtto be able to have a referendum to decidewhether Reston should become a town,even if the result might reduce RA’s author-ity. At the same time, he encouraged RCAleaders to work with the RA Board, RestonTown Center, RCC, and the business com-munity to achieve its goal. That’s both anopen and pragmatic approach to commu-nity leadership.

Joe believes strongly in protecting ournatural areas and recreational amenities,

core elements of our quality of life. He op-posed the closing of several pools in RABoard discussions and, as we look to greaterpopulation density in the future, his posi-tion seems even wiser.

Finally, Joe treats RA’s fiduciary respon-sibilities with the utmost seriousness. In2007, Joe stood alone in voting against a 9percent RA assessment fee increase becauseit was an unneeded burden on Restonians.On the other side of the books, last yearJoe pushed RA to move its reserves from anear zero-interest account to a safe inter-est bearing investment earning RA$150,000 per year, money Restonians won’thave to pay in increased assessment fees.

In short, Joe brings a proven record to theBoard that it needs as we face an uncertainfuture. He approaches this work by trying tosolve problems, advance opportunities, anddeter threats to Reston and its values. Hiscommitment, pragmatism, openness, char-acter, and fiscal prudence have all servedReston well. Please join me in voting for JoeLeighton for RA Board Member At-Large.

Terry MaynardReston

To the Editor:For as long as I can remember, we have

had candidates proclaiming a need to getcitizens involved and the need for commu-nication. Yet nothing concrete in this regardis ever really done.

I have specific recommendations to estab-lish lines of two-way communication in Reston.I think Reston will be a better place for it.

If you send me to the board, you will sendthe Reston Association a message that youwant two-way communication, not just can-

didates talking about communication andthat you want to be a true community.

I’m for cutting the waste, two-way com-munication, allowing more citizen volun-teering, lowering the assessment and morecitizen control.

Let us all work together to fulfill the vi-sion of Robert E. Simon to make this the bestplace on the planet to live, work, and play.

Rod KoozminReston

Communicating In Community

To the Editor:A letter to Del. Ken Plum (D-36): I just

read your commentary [“A Time of Intoler-ance,” Reston Connection, March 17-23] andtruly appreciate your efforts on your recentmotion to request a debate and ensure vis-ibility to the House of Delegates regardingone of Gov. McDonnell’s (R) regressive firstacts in office, refusing to continue an Execu-tive Order from his predecessor that prohib-its discrimination based on sexual orienta-tion. The new State Attorney General’s re-cent advice to all colleges and universitiesthat “they must remove any statements ofnondiscrimination based on sexual orienta-tion from their student handbooks and othermaterials” is truly deplorable. How do theseback-door actions represent or square withtheir other professed values and hypocriti-cal campaign statements?

I take their actions as a personal affront tomy friends and family’s grassroots efforts andespecially the collective efforts of their duly

elected predecessors, which now further pro-motes a climate of hate and discrimination thatI thought Virginia had finally emerged from.

Your personal courage and convictions arehighly commendable in bringing their actionsinto the sun-light of elected and public opin-ion, which needs to hold them accountable.

Thanks again for representing us in Restonand Virginia (and providing a warning callregarding Gov. McDonnell’s record on civilrights) as one of our best elected public ser-vants — especially in these highly chargedtimes — which is proving to bring out thebest and worst in public office holders. Youare one of the best. You have my vote.

Please keep up your important work as ourelected “voice” for civil rights, common senseand a better future in this evolving state. Vir-ginia needs to make Gov. McDonnell a one-term governor to escape the hateful discrimi-natory past he is embracing.

Robert CoxReston

Voice for Common Sense

Fresh PerspectiveTo the Editor:I am voting for Mike Collins to represent

the North Point District on the RA Board. Iurge you to do the same.

As a 38-year resident of Reston, whoraised two daughters here and worked formany years in our town, I am excited to

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Sports

The pre-season North-ern Region baseballrankings, as voted on by thecoaches, are as follows: 1.McLean; 2. LakeBraddock; 3. WestSpringfield; 4.Westfield; 5.Centreville; 6. Robinson; 7.Madison; 8. Stone Bridge; 9.Woodson; 10. T.C. Williams andSouth County (tied). Othersteams receiving votes: Oakton,Marshall, Chantilly, Yorktownand Washington-Lee.

In Liberty District girls’lacrosse action in Vienna onThursday, March 18, host Madi-son edged Langley, 12-11. Thisweek, Langley was scheduledto play road games at Marshallon Monday, March 22, andWest Springfield, on Wednes-day, March 24. The Warhawksdo not play again until Wednes-day, April 7 when they travelto Mount Vernon.

The Cardinal Girls La-crosse league offers a yearround program for girls fromthe fifth through eighth grades.Northern Virginia girls fromareas including Centreville,Chantilly and Leesburg, areencouraged to try out. The or-

ganization will likely fill twoteams per age group. CardinalsGirls Lacrosse, in its fourthyear, is a non-profit, travel la-

crosse organiza-tion. All theleague moneygoes to uniforms,

coaches and fields. The seniorcoach is the women’s coach atGeorgetown University, whilethe junior coaches are playersor alumni from Catholic Uni-versity, James Madison Univer-sity, Virginia Tech or the Uni-versity of Virginia. Practices areat Our Lady of Good CounselSchool in Vienna. The leagueWeb site is:www.cardinalgirlslacrosseclub.com.

NoVa West Lacrosse iscurrently registering young-sters for its summer selectteams which include U11, U13,U15 and three levels of highschool play. For more informa-tion about the teams, visitnovawest lax .com/Team/index.asp.

To register for a tryout visitnovawestlax.com/register.NoVa West is also acceptingteam registrations for thefourth annual NoVa WestShootout at novawestlax.com/novacup.

Photo courtesy of Herndon Optimist

The Spurs won the Herndon Optimist third-fourthgrade boys’ basketball championship game againstthe Bullets 22 to 17. The Spurs, who reached theleague finals with a dramatic, five-overtime semifi-nals victory, finished 6-2 for the season. Pictured,from left, are Chris Logan, Julian Bryant, WilliamZhang, Aidan Robinson, Justin Blevins, SteveSchoenefeldt, Ian Guevara and coach RichardBurger.

Sports Roundups

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

A veteran South LakesHigh baseball team islooking to break intothe win column this

spring with much more frequencythan a year ago when agreener, youngerSeahawks’ line-up expe-rienced just two victo-ries.

“We have a lot of re-turning experiencehere,” said Galvin Mor-ris, the South Lakeshead coach. “We justhave to go out and play well.”

South Lakes was scheduled tobegin its new season this weekwith Liberty District games versusLangley on Tuesday, March 23 andStone Bridge on Thursday, March25. The opener against the Sax-ons was tabbed to be a road game,while the meeting versus StoneBridge on Thursday will take placeat home.

South Lakes’ roster is filled withnumerous non-seniors. Even so,many of the team’s underclassmenreceived vital playing time lastyear and thus are experienced var-sity players. One of the club’s bestplayers is junior Will Sweet, a thirdyear varsity player who will playthe hot corner position at thirdbase and also be one of the team’s

top pitchers.“He won’t overpower you [on

the mound] but he gets a lot ofgroundballs,” said Morris, ofSweet’s ability to get opposingbatters out on the mound.

At the plate, Sweet will likely hitin the No. 5 or 6 positions in thebatting order.

“He uses the whole field,” saidMorris. “He’s not a power hitterbut he makes good adjustments atthe plate.”

Playing shortstop for theSeahawks will be sophomore NickBeaulac, the returning starter atthe critical infield position. As a

ninth grader last year, he handledthe duties at shortstop in fine fash-ion. Beaulac will be one of theteam’s top starting pitchers aswell.

“Last year was a good experi-ence for him playing shortstop atthe [high school] level,” said Mor-ris. “He’s just a pure baseballplayer. He’s improved tremen-dously and gotten bigger andstronger. He handles the bat prettywell. He can bunt and hit behindthe runners.”

As a pitcher, Beaulac comple-ments a good fastball with solidcurve ball and changeup pitches.

SOUTH LAKES’ No. 3 batter inthe line-up will be junior WilfredoCorps-Ortiz, a center fielder and

Lots of Starters BackIn Seahawks’ Baseball Line-upSouth Lakes con-fident it can im-prove on 2009’stwo-win season.

third year starter.“He plays hard and he has a lot

of confidence,” said Morris, ofCorps-Ortiz. “He’s gotten bettereach and every year.”

Seeing action at the catcher po-sition will be both sophomore Aus-tin Scheppe, who started behindthe plate most of last year as afreshmen, and junior Taylor Gose,the team’s JV catcher last year.

Other key members of SouthLakes’ line-up this spring will in-clude sophomore utility player/pitcher Billy McLaughlin, who canplay the infield corner positions atfirst and third bases, as well as

being a solid outfielder; jun-ior right handed pitcherJohn Beck, who will also seesome time at third base;and senior relief pitcher Jor-dan Hataway, who will seetime at shortstop.

In all, Morris’ squad hasseven returning startersback in the line-up.

“I think we’ll be pretty good de-fensively and our pitching is prettysolid,” said Morris. “Our benchshould be much improved.”

Next Sunday, South Lakes willtravel to Bluffton, S.C., just out-side of Hilton Head, to take partin the eight-team Batter Up Tour-nament. The Seahawks will com-pete in games throughout theweek before returning home thatfollowing weekend.

Morris said South Lakes, despitehaving limited success last year,has the potential to be a prettygood team.

“They showed flashes last year,”said the coach. “They know theycan win. It’s a matter of getting itdone. They’ve worked hard up tothis point.”

Reston Connection Sports Editor Rich Sanders

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“We have a lot of returningexperience here. … We justhave to go out and play well.”

— Galvin Morris, South Lakes head coach

The HHS NJROTC varsity teamended the season with a fifth placeoverall finish in the All-Area FiveDrill, Academic and Athletic meet inVirginia Beach, on March 11 and 12.The top two teams from the All-AreaFive competition will continue to theNJROTC National competition.Herndon placed first in teampushups and in the 16x100, secondplace in the 8x200, and third placein curlups. Herndon was first inoverall in athletics, fifth in academ-ics, sixth in drill, and eighth ininspection. Cadet Lowry earned afirst place overall in female pushupsand Cadet Pinillos earned the topHerndon academic team score.

The Oakcrest School (McLean) varsitygirls’ basketball team, on Saturday, Feb.20, met Covenant Life School in thePotomac Valley Athletic Conference(PVAC) tournament finals. The titlegame, which was won by Covenant Life,49-46, took place in the Bender Arena atAmerican University.

Oakcrest trailed by 28-20 at halftimebefore storming back in the second halfand getting within one point. But in theend, Covenant Life held on for the hard-fought victory.

Oakcrest senior co-captain EileenKuzma led all scorers with 21 points,

five steals, and four rebounds. Seniorteammate and co-captain ThereseFranco also had a great game with 11points, six rebounds, four steals, andtwo assists.

Also for Oakcrest, juniors AlessandraChristiani and Elise McNall were bigcontributors with five points each andElise grabbed 10 rebounds. Senior ToriJensen had four points and eight re-bounds.

Oakcrest finished first place in theSouth Division regular season standingswith a record of 14-2. Overall, the teamwas 15-6.

Oakcrest School Girls’ BasketballReaches Finals at AU

Herndon High NJROTC Fifth Overall in Virginia Beach

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12711 Tustin Lane..............$389,000...Sun 2-4....Scott Koval ..................Samson.....................703-625-3446

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1655 Poplar Grove Dr .......$324,900 ...Sun 1-4....Sheri Daniel .................Long & Foster...........703-437-3800

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Address ................................ BR FB HB . Postal City .. Sold Price .. Type ........ Lot AC ........................ Subdivision11261 STONES THROW DR ......... 5 ... 4 ... 1 .......RESTON ...... $1,070,000 ... Detached ....... 0.63 ..... ESTATES AT WYNDHAM HILLS2030 BEACON HEIGHTS DR ........ 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $875,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 ..................................... RESTON12023 CREEKBEND DR ................ 5 ... 4 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $850,000 ... Detached ....... 0.47 ..................................... RESTON2024 BEACON PL .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $788,000 ... Detached ....... 0.12 ..................................... RESTON10845 WELBURY CT ..................... 5 ... 4 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $760,000 ... Detached ....... 0.47 ................... CRIPPENS CORNER11712 BLUE SMOKE TRL ............. 5 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $710,000 ... Detached ....... 0.88 ..................................... RESTON12098 CHANCERY STATION CIR ...... 3 ... 3 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $610,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 .......... RESTON/WEST MARKET2119 OWLS COVE LN ................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $592,000 ... Detached ....... 0.28 ..................................... RESTON11311 FRENCH HORN LN ............ 4 ... 2 ... 2 .......RESTON ......... $584,000 ... Detached ....... 0.77 ..................................... RESTON2025 BEACON PL .......................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $560,000 ... Detached ....... 0.13 ..................................... RESTON1327 SUNDIAL DR ........................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......RESTON ......... $550,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON2526 BRENTON POINT DR .......... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $545,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.07 ..................................... RESTON12025 NEW DOMINION PKWY#604 ... 2 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $530,000 ... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ................... MIDTOWN NORTH11688 STOCKBRIDGE LN ............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $530,000 ... Detached ....... 0.19 ..................................... RESTON2422 BRAMBLEBUSH CT .............. 4 ... 2 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $510,000 ... Detached ....... 0.43 ..................................... RESTON11430 SUMMER HOUSE CT ......... 3 ... 4 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $505,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ...................... BALDWIN GROVE2088 LAKE AUDUBON CT ............ 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $490,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON11118 LAKESPRAY WAY ............... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $486,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ..................................... RESTON2043 CHADDS FORD DR .............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $479,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 ..................................... RESTON10900 HUNT CLUB RD ................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $465,000 ... Detached ....... 0.38 ..................................... RESTON1279 WEATHERSTONE CT ........... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $460,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON11487 HERITAGE COMMONS WAY .... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $455,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ..................................... RESTON2253 CEDAR COVE CT ................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $450,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.06 ..................................... RESTON11800 SUNSET HILLS RD#1020 ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $422,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ........................ CARLTON HOUSE11500 FAIRWAY DR #408 ............ 3 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $400,000 ... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors .............. WATERFORD SQUARE11775 STRATFORD HOUSE PL#411 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $400,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ................................. STRATFORD2160 GREENKEEPERS CT ............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......RESTON ......... $400,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON12001 MARKET ST #102 ............. 3 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $382,500 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... MRKT ST AT TWN CNTR COND1483 AUTUMN RIDGE CIR ........... 2 ... 2 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $381,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ..................................... RESTON11176 SAFFOLD WAY ................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......RESTON ......... $374,999 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON12042 TRUMBULL WAY#2042 ..... 2 ... 2 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $365,000 ... Townhouse ....................................... LINCOLN PARK1922 CRESCENT PARK DR ........... 2 ... 2 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $356,000 ... Townhouse ....................................... LINCOLN PARK12000 MARKET ST #235 ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $345,000 ... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ... SAVOY AT RESTON TWN CNTR12001 MARKET ST #469 ............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $342,500 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ...... MRKT ST AT TWN CNTR COND2317 MIDDLE CREEK LN .............. 3 ... 2 ... 2 .......RESTON ......... $340,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON11449 WATERVIEW CL ................. 3 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $322,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ..................................... RESTON2404 ALBOT RD ............................ 3 ... 1 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $322,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ............................... DEEPWOOD1525 POPLAR GROVE DR ............. 3 ... 1 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $319,999 ... Townhouse .... 0.04 ..................................... RESTON1587 WOODCREST DR ................. 2 ... 1 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $316,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.02 ..................................... RESTON11800 SUNSET HILLS RD#421 .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $315,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ........................ CARLTON HOUSE11511 MAPLE RIDGE RD .............. 3 ... 1 ... 1 .......RESTON ......... $306,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.03 ..................................... RESTON11400H WINDLEAF CT #39 ......... 2 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $290,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ........................... SUTTON RIDGE1451 CHURCH HILL PL #1451 .... 2 ... 2 ... 0 .......RESTON ......... $288,000 ... Garden 1-4 Floors ......................HAMPTON POINTE

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Letters to the Editor

vote for a person who has sucha fresh perspective on our commu-nity. Mike Collins is an attorneywith experience in local govern-ment, small businesses andhomeowners’ associations. I havebeen impressed by his interest inReston, and I am confident he willcontinue our community’s tradi-tions of outreach and innovation.

I also know Mike Collins to be aperson with superb judgment since hemarried Sarah Bailey, a close friend ofmy daughter’s since they were in 9thgrade together at Herndon HighSchool nearly 25 years ago.

For those of us who have en-joyed Reston for a long time — liv-ing, working and playing here —it is deeply satisfying to see a newcrop of capable, conscientious andenergetic people like Mike Collinsstep up to be involved.

Please take the time to vote andwhen you do, I hope you will castyour vote for Mike Collins.

Claudia SmithReston

A Wealthof ExperienceTo the Editor:

The residents of Reston under-stand that big changes are com-

ing to our community. The arrivalof Metrorail and the complex is-sues associated with ensuring thevibrancy of an aging community(both demographics and commu-nity infrastructure) will be impor-tant challenges that the nextReston Association Board of Direc-tors will need to face. To many inour community, these changesseem very scary and threaten ourway of life.

As a 39-year resident of Reston,I am proud of the fact that Restonhas always managed to adapt tochange without sacrificing thevalue we continue to place oncommunity, diversity, the environ-ment, our natural resources andour recreational facilities. Nowmore than ever we need to takecare that we have the right indi-viduals in place to ensure that weface the changes that are comingwith wisdom, deliberation, and anenduring respect for protecting thevalues that make Reston a greatplace to live, work and play.

David Robinson is one of the can-didates running for the at-largeposition on the Reston AssociationBoard of Directors. David is cur-rently the co-chair of the RestonAssociation Parks and PlanningAdvisory Committee. As a memberof this committee myself, and as aformer president of Reston LittleLeague and long time communityvolunteer, I can vouch for the fact

that David is committed to preserv-ing our community’s open spacesand maintaining and improvingour recreational facilities. Davidpossess a balanced perspective to-ward managing short-term needsagainst the need to make soundfinancial decisions, while beingtrue to our core community valuesand long range goals.

In addition to values and com-mitment, David will bring a wealthof community and professionalexperience to the Reston Associa-tion Board. In addition to manag-ing a successful professional careeras corporate liaison for strategicand technical solutions, David hasserved as a board member of theDevonshire Cluster Association, asa Board Member for the industry-leading Postal Commerce Associa-tion, and currently coordinatescorporate sponsorships for theWashington Mystics Literacy Part-nership. This combination of pub-lic and private sector experiencevests David with the type of prob-lem-solving, negotiation, facilita-tion, and communication skillsneeded to guide Reston throughthe change and challenges ahead.

I hope that you will join me insupporting David Robinson forReston Association Board of Direc-tors at large seat.

Jeffrey ThomasReston

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