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Two-year-old Restonian Charlotte Beardplays with her father during the LakeAnne Jazz and Blues Festival held on

Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4. The festivalfeatured food and drinks prepared bythe Washington Plaza restaurants andWashington area’s top jazz and blues

musicians, including Restonians MykleLyons and Sam Gunderson.

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Fairfax County Police officers and detectives investigate the crime scene after two men were shot in an openarea in the Glenvale Condominium in Reston on Monday afternoon, October 6.

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Two Shot at Glenvale CondosShooting does notsurprise neighbors.

Fairfax County Police marked two areas in their crime scene setup. Thisarea is where one of the victims moved to after being shot in a commonarea behind the building.

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By Mirza Kurspahic

The Connection

Two people were shot on Mon-day afternoon while sitting in acommon area in Reston’sGlenvale Condominium neigh-

borhood on Freetown Court. Both men werein surgery on Monday afternoon and thepolice did not have updates on their statusas of press time Tuesday afternoon.

Fairfax County Police responded to a re-port of a person shot at Glenvale Condo-minium at 12:26 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6,and located two male victims. One of thetwo victims moved from the common area— a shaded open area with benches andswings where he was shot — to the front ofa building. As of press time, the police didnot have a suspect in custody.

According to Shelly Broderick, a FairfaxCounty Police Public Information Officer,there were many witnesses to the crime.Police detectives continued to arrive at thescene on Monday afternoon to interviewthose witnesses. “There are many peoplewho stay here during the day,” saidBroderick. She said at the scene on Mon-day that one of the two victims was 20 yearsold.

According to a Fairfax County Police re-lease, the two victims were sitting in a com-

mon area when three males, at least onearmed with a gun, approached. The sus-pects all fled on foot. They were describedas Hispanic males.

GLENVALE RESIDENTS said they werenot surprised there was a shooting in theirneighborhood. Joy Ezidinma, a mother offive boys, said she does not let her children

play in the neighborhood and instead takesthem to a playground nearby. “We don’t letthem play out here. A lot of adults are al-ways sitting out there,” she said pointingto the crime scene. “The kind of people whosit out there, you start to suspect” they maybe involved in gang activity, said Ezidinma.

A neighbor who did not wish to be iden

Lake AnneBackOn TrackPlan draft expectedby November.

“With thecurrent

economicsituation,the statusquo mightbe here a

while.”— Heidi Merkel,

Fairfax CountyDepartment of

Planning andZoning

By Mirza Kurspahic

The Connection

Lake Anne revitalization is backon track now that a transpor-tation and parking study of the

area has been completed. The staffat Fairfax County’s Planning and Zon-ing Department is expecting topresent a draft of the plan amend-ment in a public meeting in earlyNovember.

“The purpose of a plan amendmentis to create an envelope of recommen-dations” for future development atLake Anne, said HeidiMerkel, the county’schief planner on theLake Anne revitaliza-tion project. “A full setof recommendationsis not designed to say,‘This is what is goingto happen in the nextfive years,’” she said.When the first studiesand focus groups tookplace in 2005, Merkelsaid, people probablythought that as soonas a plan amendmentis in place construc-tion would begin atLake Anne. However,in today’s economicclimate, she said, theperception is differ-ent. “The market de-cides” when the developers mightpropose projects in the revitalizationarea. “With the current economic situ-ation, the status quo might be here awhile,” said Merkel.

THE TRANSPORTATION and park-ing study by Parsons Brinckerhoff, anengineering firm the county hired asa consultant for the study, added timeto the plan amendment process, saidMerkel. “But, having obtained that in-formation, we feel we are in a betterposition to say below-grade parkingis something that can be done,” shesaid. Merkel added that the consult-ant was not hired to tell the countyhow to design any future road or roadrealignment, but to study and recom-mend some possibilities. In terms ofthe parking, the PB study concluded

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Shooting Does Not Surprise Neighborstified in the article said a trespassing sign fronting

Glade Drive had been tagged with gang signs mul-tiple times in recent months. Although he livesacross the open area where the shooting tookplace, the neighbor said he did not hear the shots.However, the person who lives above him did hearthem, at first two shots and then a succession ofshots.

Juan Hill, a maintenance worker at Glenvale, saidthere had been a background of apparent drug deal-ings in the community. “We’ve been trying to getthose people out,” he said, “but there’s only so muchyou can do.” Hill said he was not really surprisedthat the shooting took place. “I knew something wasgoing to happen,” he said. Hill added that he was

told one of the two victims used to live in Glenvale.The neighbor who does not wish to be identified in

the article bought his home in Glenvale eight yearsago. He said he did not wish for Glenvale, a commu-nity where families and nice people live, to be taggedas a bad neighborhood. The shooting, he said, wasthe first since he lived there and the first in the neigh-borhood in decades. Broderick said she did not havecrime statistics on the area.

Meanwhile, Ezidinma, a resident since 2004, con-tinues to worry about possible retaliation or otherfollow-ups to the crime. “I have little ones, I have tobe concerned,” she said. Glenvale Condominium islocated on Freetown Court, and sits in the northwestcorner of the intersection of Reston Parkway andGlade Drive.

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Week in Reston

Police Investigate Two RobberiesPolice are investigating two separate robberies that occurred

within minutes of each other on Sunday, Oct. 5, in Reston. Offic-ers were first called to a church in the 2300 block of HuntersWoods Plaza at 8:56 p.m. for a robbery. The victim, a 22-year-oldReston man, was sitting alone on a bench outside the church talk-ing on a cellular phone when a man approached brandishing ahandgun and demanded the victim’s money. The victim compliedand ran into the church and the suspect fled on foot.

The suspect was described as Hispanic, in his late 20s and about5 feet 8 inches tall.

While investigating the first robbery, officers were called to thearea of Colts Neck Road and Winterthur Lane for a second rob-bery. The victim, a 34-year-old Reston man, was walking near theintersection at 9 p.m. when a man approached him. The suspectbrandished a handgun and demanded the victim’s belongings.The victim complied and then noticed a second suspect waitingin the distance. Both suspects fled the area on foot.

The first suspect was described as Hispanic, in his 20s and about5 feet 6 inches tall. The second suspect was also described asHispanic, in his 20s and about 5 feet 6 inches tall. The secondsuspect was described as weighing 155 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES(274637)or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Attempted Armed RobberyTwo men attempted to rob two employees of the Giant Food

Store on John Milton Drive in the Fox Mill area on Saturday, Oct.4, after the store closed. They hid inside the store and waited torob the two employees, 19 and 33-year-old Herndon area women,who locked the doors at 11:10 p.m. and began to clean. The twomen wore masks and brandished a gun at one of the victims andassaulted her. The suspects took both victims to the office, boundone of them and demanded money. Before the victims could com-ply, the suspects received a phone call and fled. The victims didnot require medical treatment and no money was taken.

The suspects were described as black and both were wearingmasks and latex gloves. One was approximately 5 feet 6 inchestall, weighing about 150 pounds. The other was approximately 5feet 10 inches tall and about 180 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers byphone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus a message to CRIMES/274637or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.

Home Tour on Oct. 18The 7th annual Reston Home Tour will take place Saturday,

Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. A map of all locations is in-cluded on the Reston Home Tour ticket, available for purchaseonline at www.restonmuseum.org for $30, and in person at theReston Museum, Lake Anne Florist, The Wine Cabinet at NorthPoint Village, Appalachian Spring and Greater Reston Arts Cen-ter, for $25 until Oct. 10, and $30 from Oct. 11 through 18. Forinformation, call Reston Museum at 703-709-7700, or RestonHome Tour Chair, Bonnie Haukness at 703-437-3800, or [email protected]. The Reston Home Tour is presentedby Reston Historic Trust to benefit Reston Museum.

Oktoberfest Back in RestonThe Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce is bringing

Oktoberfest back to Reston on Oct. 10 and 11 at the main pavil-ion at Reston Town Center. The event will feature fall brews andtraditional Oktoberfest foods from area restaurants, as well aslive entertainment. Restaurant participation and sponsorship op-portunities are limited. Contact the Greater Reston Chamber ofCommerce for more information at 703-707-9045 or visitwww.restonchamber.org.

Reston Lit3,000 walkers participatein Light The Night atReston Town Center.

Angélique Ptomey would have celebratedher third wedding anniversary on Oct. 1.Having been diagnosed with AcuteMyelomatic Leukemia 13 months earlier,

Ptomey died on Sept. 10, with a legacy of helpingothers until her last breath.

“She’s my baby, she’s my daughter,” said JohnPierre-Benoist. “When she passed, one of her lastwishes was continued support for leukemia research,”said Pierre-Benoist.

In fact, Ptomey spent the majority of the last yearof her life at the National Institutes for Health re-ceiving treatment and having tests done that led to anew protocol, “Ptomey’s Protocol,” developed to treatchild patients with leukemia. “She always wants tohelp,” said Matilde Pierre-Benoist, Ptomey’s mother.

Ptomey’s friends came together in February to form“Kiki’s Krew,” named after Ptomey’s nickname, a teamthat would participate in Leukemia and LymphomaSociety’s Light The Night Walk in Reston Town Center.“Kiki’s Krew” raised more than $25,000 for the Society.

The Reston Town Center walk, held on Saturday,Oct. 4, raised more than $500,000 for the Leukemiaand Lymphoma Society. About 3,000 people partici-pated in the Reston Town Center walk.

— Mirza Kurspahic

Friends and family of Angélique “Kiki” Ptomey participate in the Leukemia andLymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk. Ptomey, a 1994 graduate of James MadisonHigh School, died after a battle with leukemia on Sept. 10.

From left, Stephanie Kurspahic, Greg Cox,Jessica Steinberg, Donna Steinberg andAndrew Kurspahic, in the stroller, partici-pate in the Light The Night event in RestonTown Center on Saturday, Oct. 4, inmemory of son and brother, JustinSteinberg, who died in 1999.

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Showcasing Its Own Community

Eduardo Faubert, owner of Jasmine Caféat Lake Anne Village Center, preparesspecialties for visitors to the Lake AnneJazz and Blues Festival.

Reston-raised musician Sam Gundersontraveled from Birmingham, Alabama, toentertain visitors to the Lake Anne Jazzand Blues Festival on Saturday afternoon.

Lake Anne Jazz and BluesFestival brings visitorsto Washington Plaza.

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When Mykle Lyons moved to Lake Annefrom New Orleans as a teenager, heenvisioned Washing-ton Plaza as an ideal

place for a music festival. For thelast two years Lyons, a prominentarea musician, and Eve Thompson,a Lake Anne resident and Realtor,have organized the Lake Anne Jazzand Blues Festival at the plaza.

“It’s just fun. It’s what this placeshould be,” said Lyons before takingthe stage at this year’s Jazz and BluesFestival, held on Saturday, Oct. 4, on WashingtonPlaza. He said the music featured in the six-hour fes-

tival came from a variety of backgrounds and includedWashington area’s top jazz and blues talent.

Sarah Croker, born and raised in Ireland, openedfor the series of musicians that would entertain thefestival’s visitors. Sam Gunderson, raised in Restonbut playing in Alabama, followed. Origem added aBrazilian flavor to the mix and Lyons and Dixie PowerTrio closed the festival.

“In New Orleans when they have a jazz festivalthey want everyone to participate,” said Lyons. “Wewanted it to be totally diverse,” he said of the musi-

cal acts that performed on Saturdayafternoon.

THOMPSON SAID she was thrilledthat the festival sponsors includedReston Association and Reston Com-munity Center, which she said made atrue community-oriented celebration.“There are kids in the fountain, boatsin the lake, what could be better,” shesaid. Thompson added she, Lyons and

others who helped organize the festival wanted toSee Festival, Page 16

Toll Road TransferCase Heard AgainCourt decision is expected by Oct. 17.

See Toll Case, Page 7

By Mirza Kurspahic

The Connection

Residents and businesses inthe Dulles Corridor willhave to wait two weeks

before learning more about whowill control the pricing of the tollson Dulles Toll Road. RichmondCircuit Court judge MargaretSpencer heard again on Friday,Oct. 3, arguments in a case chal-lenging the constitutionality of aDecember 2006 agreement totransfer the operation of the roadto the Metropolitan WashingtonAirports Authority (MWAA).

The case is of importance to theRail to Dulles extension project,because the outcome could alterthe funding picture for the projectand possibly impede theCommonwealth’s ability to pay itsshare of the cost. Spencer said shewould make her decision in thecase known on or before Oct. 17.

“This case is only about whetherthis contract was constitutional.It’s not a question of whethermetrorail to Dulles will be built,”said Patrick McSweeney, repre-senting plaintiffs Patrick Gray andJames Nagle, two Dulles Toll Roadusers from Springfield and Reston,respectively.

The Federal TransitAdministration’s (FTA) deadline toreceive applications for projects itwill fund in the next fiscal year isOct. 22. It is understood theagency would contribute about$900 million to the Rail to Dullesextension project once it is consid-ered appropriate for the funds. “Ifwe miss that deadline, it will bevery bad for this project,” saidStuart Raphael, an attorney withHunton and Williams LLP repre-senting the defendants: the Vir-ginia Secretary of Transportation,the Virginia Department of Trans-portation, the Commonwealth

Transportation Commissioner andthe Commonwealth Transporta-tion Board.

Raphael said the case had beenidentified as a hurdle for the fed-eral funds to be released. He saidmissing the Oct. 22 deadlinewould mean that the release of the$900 million to the Dulles Railproject would be delayed at leastanother year. “This is the center-piece of Virginia’s transportationimprovements in Northern Vir-ginia,” said Raphael of the rail ex-tension project.

McSWEENEY ARGUED, amongother things, that the transfer ofthe Toll Road is a transfer of aCommonwealth of Virginia asset,which should have been autho-rized through the General Assem-bly, not members of the state’s ex-ecutive branch. “This is in plaincircumvent of the General Assem-bly,” said McSweeney. Anyone ex-ecuting agreements that transferthe Commonwealth’s assets, in thiscase collected tolls, should followthe procedures outlined inVirginia’s constitution, he added.“That was not done here.”

Raphael said the General Assem-bly defeated three bills in 2006and 2007 that would have barredthe transfer of the Toll Road toMWAA. “A clear pattern exists ofthe General Assembly saying wewant Rail to Dulles and we wantto use the tolls from the Toll Roadto pay for it,” said Raphael. He saidthat even though the General As-sembly did not approve the agree-ment, “it clearly embraced it.”Raphael added, “A part-time leg-islature simply cannotmicromanage every contract thegovernment enters.”

Another challenge to the agree-ment is that the defendants em-powered MWAA to collect and

“It’s just fun. It’swhat this placeshould be.”

— Mykle Lyons, LakeAnne Jazz and Blues

Festival organizer

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Lake Anne Revitalization Back on Track

Bird’s eye view looking down to the existing Washington Plaza depicts the stairs andfountains that would lead to the envisioned plaza extension.

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it was possible to construct some underground park-ing where the current surface lot serves the Wash-ington Plaza. Lake Anne residents have pushed forunderground parking since the plan amendment pro-cess took hold in 2005. “It is feasible to put someunderground parking,” said Merkel. “It will costmore, but it is not prohibitively expensive,” she saidof the PB finding. The study, said Merkel, also of-fered possibilities of realigning VillageRoad to provide better access to LakeAnne Village Center and considered re-alignments to North Shore Drive.

LAKE ANNE residents met withMerkel and Bridget Hill of FairfaxCounty’s Office of Community Revital-ization and Reinvestment on Thursdaynight, Oct. 2. Lake Anne resident GuyRando, a landscape architect, displayeddrawings of parcels of the revitalizationarea he obtained from Fairfax County, some of themthrough the Freedom of Information Act. He dis-played drawings for the Crescent Apartments com-munity and for Washington Plaza. “Every clusterpresident should see them,” said Rando.

Regarding the drawings for Crescent, Merkel saidthe Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Au-thority would handle any redevelopment on thatland — county-owned land that is home to 181 af-fordable housing units. As for the drawings of theplaza, which she referred to as the ParsonsBrinckerhoff sketches, Merkel said they representedone architecture firm’s concept of how the parkingpossibilities studied at the plaza could work. “It isso we could understand at DPZ [Department of Plan-ning and Zoning] what that would look like,” saidMerkel. “This has no context,” she said.

“Those are a tool to visualize opportunities,” saidHill of the drawings.

During the meeting Merkel discussed a number ofquestions that were first posed in the focus groupsheld in 2005. She said the county did not want to goahead with the Plan Amendment without first ad-dressing those questions. One of the questions washow would the existing businesses at WashingtonPlaza survive through major redevelopment of the

village center. “The key part of that willbe, is there enough parking,” saidMerkel. Another question was howwould all of the infrastructure improve-ments be paid for. One of the options,said Merkel, was to use new develop-ment to help finance those improve-ments. “There’s not any specific pro-posal on the table. Those are decisionsthat are to be made later,” she said.

Hill offered the Public Private Educa-tion Facilities and Infrastructure Act

(PPEA) as a tool that could work to finance some ofthe redevelopment. “What I remember is furor overa certain public private partnership proposal inReston,” said Baba Freeman, recalling the residentuprising against a proposal at the South Reston Parkand Ride lot at the end of 2006. “That would be anunfortunate mistake to repeat,” said Freeman.

Merkel said a decision is yet to be made on whethermore meetings will be held after the plan amend-ment draft is presented in November. The date andlocation for that meeting is yet to be confirmed. Shesaid the current planning exercise differs a great bitfrom the exercise Bob Simon had performed in the1960s. “We’re not like Bob Simon 40 years ago, wherehe said, ‘Here’s my Master Plan and here’s my moneythat I’m going to put behind it to build it,’” saidMerkel.

“Every clusterpresidentshould seethem.”

— Guy Rando, LakeAnne resident

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Family Walk, Tree PlantingSouthgate Community Center is hosting a Family Walk and Tree

Planting Ceremony to promote the health of families and the en-vironment on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Partici-pants will exercise, converse, partake in a tree planting ceremony,receive free T-shirts and enjoy free refreshments. Participants areasked to pre-register at 703-860-0676, TTY 711. Southgate Com-munity Center is located at 12125 Pinecrest Road in Reston.

LWV on Voting BarriersLeague of Women Voters will hold a series of meetings that will

discuss barriers that stand in the way of citizens exercising theirright to vote. The Reston meeting will be held on Wednesday,Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Reston Museum, 1639 WashingtonPlaza. Study material for the meetings, “It’s Not Always Easy toVote,” and information on other meetings in the area, can be foundat www.lwv-fairfax.org.

Program on Russian HistoryThe Reston-Herndon Branch of the American Association of Uni-

versity Women invites all who are interested to a program onRussian History by Rex Wade, a George Mason University profes-sor. The program will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 6:45p.m. at the Reston Regional Library. For more information call703-759-5543.

Join ‘Walk Like MADD’Registration is now under way for the fund-raising “Walk Like

MADD 2008” for Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Lake FairfaxPark. The money raised through walkers’ pledges would supportMADD’s mission to eliminate drunk-driving, support victims ofthis crime and prevent underage drinking. To register for this 5knon-competitive walk — open to children, teens, adults, familiesand pets — visit www.WalkLikeMadd.org and select “Fairfax, VA.”

RCA: Citizen of Year AwardReston Citizens Association is renewing its Citizen of the Year

Award and is inviting nominations until Oct. 23. The RCA is ask-ing for the following information:

❖ Nominee name, address and contact information (phone ande-mail)

❖ Nominating person name, phone and e-mail❖ Tell why the nominee deserves to be Citizen of the Year.Also the RCA is asking that a description be attached on how

the nominee meets the following selection criteria, including spe-cific examples of nominee’s actions in service to Reston:

❖ Reston resident for at least five years❖ Nominee’s actions promote/are consistent with Reston and

RCA goals❖ Nominee’s actions contribute to Reston quality of life❖ People in need benefitted from nominee’s actions❖ Nominee’s deeds were done without thought of personal benefit❖ Nominee is not currently an elected public official or board

member of RA, RCA or RCC.Submit nominations vie e-mail to [email protected]

or via regular mail to: RCA Citizen of the Year Committee, c/oBarbara Burleson, 11400 Washington Plaza West, Apt. 1404,Reston, VA 20190.

Free Meal for Area VeteransVeterans will receive a free lunch or dinner entrée at McCormick

& Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants and M&S Grill restaurants Sun-day, Nov. 9 in tribute to Veterans Day. Veterans should show properidentification (VA card, VFW card, veterans ID, discharge papers,etc.). Reservations strongly encouraged. Participating areMcCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants in Reston Town Cen-ter, 703-481-6600, opens at 11:30 a.m., and M&S Grill Restau-rant at Reston Town Center, 703-787-7766, opens at 11:30 a.m.

For more information visit www.McCormickandSchmicks.com.


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Court Hears Toll Caseraise taxes, through collection

and fixing of tolls. “A toll is not atax because it is a voluntarycharge,” said Raphael. He said theuse of the Toll Road is a choice,buying a benefit for arguablyfaster travel. Although the paidtolls are used to pay for govern-ment services, for example roadmaintenance, the payment of thetolls is not imposed. The consum-ers have alternatives to the TollRoad, said Raphael.

“This is not just a right to col-lect, it’s also a right to fix the tolls,”said McSweeney of the transfer ofToll Road operation to MWAA.Even though there are alternativesto using the Toll Road, a toll is atax “if its purpose is to generaterevenue,” said McSweeney Headded that there is no questionthat the purpose of the tolls onDulles Toll Road is to generate rev-enue.

FRIDAY’S HEARING markedthe reintroduction of the case toSpencer and Richmond’s CircuitCourt. Spencer dismissed the casein March 2007 on the grounds of“sovereign immunity,” the notion

that “sovereign,” or government,entities are protected from law-suits. The plaintiffs then amendedtheir suit to exclude MWAA, anoriginal defendant with the fourVirginia defendants, and appealedto the Virginia Supreme Court,which heard the case in April2008. In June, the Virginia Su-preme Court decided to send thecase back to the Richmond CircuitCourt. Raphael argued that thecase should be dismissed again be-cause it does not include MWAA,an “indispensable” part of the con-tract. Since MWAA is not namedin the remanded suit, it is not rep-resented in a case that affects itsinterests. “Because MWAA is outof the case, the case cannot pro-ceed,” said Raphael.

“This case would not have beenremanded if MWAA had been anindispensable part of the con-tract,” said McSweeney. He saidthe case is about whether person-nel and agencies in theCommonwealth’s executivebranch had the authority to trans-fer the Commonwealth’s assets toMWAA. “This simply is not a casewhere MWAA has to be a party,”said McSweeney.

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Signs of Life Time to count our blessings inNorthern Virginia; real estate marketalive at both ends of the spectrum.

Editorial

While the economic news isenough to ruin your breakfast(and lunch, and dinner), thereare signs of life and resilience

here in Northern Virginia.While unemployment climbs in other parts

of the country, employment is stronger herethan almost anywhere. Proximity to the fed-

eral government in general, andto the Pentagon in particular,continues to boost our economyand employment.

We can look forward to newfederal jobs created to support oversight of$700 billion in federal investment in mortgage-related debt.

The Treasury, along with Freddie Mac andFannie Mae, should waste no time in fixingsome of the problems at the root of the cur-rent housing and mortgage crisis. Adjustablerate mortgages should be rewritten or refi-nanced for a fixed rate of 6 percent for 30 years.Prepayment penalties should be abolished andbanned. Every effort should be made to keepcurrent homeowners in their current homes,and rescue them from the threat of foreclo-sure if they are able to make payments on theactual value of their homes at a reasonable andfixed interest rate. These steps will go a longway towards restoring a sense of confidencein the value of most families’ primary invest-

ment. It’s critical to let would-be homebuyersknow that the end is in sight for prices drop-ping due to foreclosures.

On the home front, August home sales showedsigns of life here, even during a month notori-ous even in good times for low sales activity.

In communities that are served by the Con-nection Newspapers, in the month of August,more than 120 homes sold for more than $1million.

To give a sense of the variety of sales, thehome that sold for the most money in the areain August was a four-bedroom, four-and-a-halfbath condo in Arlington, which sold for $5.3million.

A three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathhome on an acre in Alexandria sold for $3.875million. Two homes in McLean and one inGreat Falls each sold for more than $3 million.

A dozen more condos and townhouses inArlington and Alexandria sold for between$1.09 million and $2.325 million.

A four-bedroom home in Vienna sold for $1.6million on Aug. 27. A four-bedroom home inOakton sold for $1.45 million on Aug. 29. Tenmore homes in Vienna and Oakton sold inAugust for more than $1 million each.

A five-bedroom, six-bath home on more thanfive acres in Clifton sold on Aug.1 for $2.388million. A seven-bedroom home on five acresin Fairfax Station sold on Aug. 25. Several

homes with Lorton addresses topped $1 mil-lion, along with at least one in Springfield andone in Centreville.

A home on a little less than an acre on BroadCreek Place in Herndon sold for $1.275 mil-lion on Aug. 21.

A six-bedroom home on half an acre inAshburn sold for $1.845 million on Aug. 6.

At the other end of the spectrum is a glimpseof affordability that we haven’t dreamed of inthis area in nearly a decade.

Some examples:In Arlington, 10 condos sold in August for

less than $200,000, six of those for under$150,000.

In Reston, 14 homes — condos andtownhouses — sold for under $200,000, withanother 16 selling between $200,000 and$300,000.

In Herndon, more than 40 homes, mostlytownhouses, sold in August for less than$200,000, 15 of those under $150,00. Morethan 20 more sold for between $200,000 and$300,000.

Even in McLean, more than a dozen condossold for less than $300,000.

With homes at the top of the market selling,and new opportunities opening up at the af-fordable end of the market, our area’s real es-tate market and home values should be reas-suring.

Letters to the Editor

EducateVotersTo the Editor:

I recently received a presiden-tial campaign advertisement in themail from the Democratic Party ofVirginia on the issue of U.S. Sen.John McCain’s ties to former lob-byists advising his current cam-paign. Though the aggressive na-ture of the message is certainlynothing new in politics, theorganizer’s lack of due diligenceand disregard for Virginians is dis-

concerting to this local voter.First, the ad attempts to dispar-

age a McCain advisor on thegrounds of his relationship withcorporations who support“outsourcing” jobs. Outsourcing oc-curs when businesses sub-contractcertain operations to other firmsand workers. Last I checked, thereis nothing wrong with outsourcingjobs to specialized companies orpeople who provide services atcost-effective rates. What the admight be referring to is “offshoring”which implies sending jobs over-seas. Even then, should voters be

led to believe that corporations areinherently bad for the country be-cause they are trying to find waysto cut costs during existing eco-nomic conditions and at a timewhen our 35 percent corporate taxrate ranks among the highest in theworld? Probably not — that’s forthe voters to decide.

Second, the central theme of thead in “exposing” Sen. McCain’scampaign ties with former lobby-ists is a bit deceptive given theloopholes that allow all politicians,including Sen. Obama, to maintainindirect relationships with lobby-

ists. While Sen. Obama’s campaignmaintains it doesn’t accept moneyfrom registered federal lobbyists,it doesn’t turn away donationsfrom state and local lobbyists.Their pledge also ignores the mil-lions of dollars accepted from at-torneys and law firms who oftenemploy lobbyists working on be-half of special interest groups.

Professor Larry Sabato from theUniversity of Virginia sums it upbest when he refers to all candi-dates who run for high office andtheir rhetoric against lobbyists:“They know they work with lob-byists. They have staffers whohave been lobbyists. They are go-ing to depend on lobbyists for alot of the information on the deci-sions they make if they get elected.So, absolutely there’s a lot of hy-pocrisy involved.”

The current election season ishighlighted in our region by in-creasing civic participation and thegrowing importance of our vote ina tight race. This is a momentousperiod for our democracy andwhat’s more, the world is watch-ing. Given the stakes, let us main-tain civil standards in our politi-cal debates and educate, ratherthan propagandize, our voters.

Maseh ZarifReston

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See Ethics, Page 11

Teaching EthicsBy Jack Kenny

Past President, Republican Club

of Greater Reston

There is an old 1950’s or soreport that is often citedin teaching programs at

institutions of higher learning.This report focused on a teacherin a midwestern elementary schoolwho conducted an unauthorizedexperiment. One day she dividedher class into two groups: blue-eyed students and brown-eyed stu-dents and changed the seating tothe respective groups. She thentold them that blue-eyed studentswere smarter than the brown-eyedstudents.

She then taught the class for agrading period and analyzed thescores. Sure enough, the blue-eyedstudents did significantly better.She then announced to the classthat based on her analysis, thebrown-eyed students were actu-ally smarter. After the next grad-ing period, she again analyzed theperformance of the two groups.Sure enough the brown-eyed stu-dents did significantly better butdid not rise to the same level ofimprovement as the blue-eyed stu-

dents. The blue-eyed students didsomewhat poorer but not as lowas the brown-eyed students.

At the start of the next gradingperiod, she announced that heranalysis showed that the blue-eyedstudents were smarter. Sureenough the blue-eyed students re-turned to their high level of per-formance. Suffice to say, theteacher was fired for her efforts.

In the past week, it came to lightthat the Virginia Education Asso-ciation (VEA), the dominantteacher’s union in the Common-wealth, decided to encourage fo-cused campaign political action.Among other actions promulgatedin a widely distributed e-mail,teachers were encouraged to ac-tively guide their students to par-ticipate in, among other classroomand school activities, wearing blueon a designated “Obama Blue Day”showing support for a presidentialcandidate.

Transfer the feelings of thebrown-eyed children to those stu-dents who, for whatever reasonschose not to wear blue on a desig-nated “Obama Blue Day”? Here isan authoritarian figure with a cer


Opinion

Energy Efficiency Savings

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Save some money and energy bypurchasing Energy Star appliancesduring Virginia’s sales tax holidayOct. 10-13. During this period,

purchases of certain Energy Star andWaterSense products purchased for non-commercial use and costing $2,500 or lesswill be exempt from sales tax. Eligible En-ergy Star items include dishwashers, clotheswashers, refrigerators, air conditioners, ceil-ing fans, compact fluorescent light bulbs,and programmable thermostats that carrythe Energy Star designation. The exemptWaterSense items include bathroom sinkfaucets, faucet accessories, and toilets. Yourimmediate savings will be the amount ofthe sales tax, but your long-term savingswill be in a reduced demand for energy topower the more efficient appliances.

Recent research indicates that similar sav-ings could be realized across society, andour current energy crisis could be avertedthrough energy efficiencies. The Alliance toSave Energy (ASE) terms energy efficiency“the quickest, cleanest, and cheapest solu-tion to our current energy crisis — as ameans to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsas well as to address issues such as energysecurity and pollution.” (www.ase.org) Arecent report from the Alliance, “FundingMechanisms for Energy Efficiency,” provides

information on other ways states can di-rectly fund energy efficiency programs be-yond the sales tax holiday as offered in Vir-ginia.

A report by the American Council for anEnergy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) issuedlast month found that “by investing in en-ergy-efficient technologies, the Common-wealth of Virginia can reduce its electricityneeds by one-fifth; deliver cleaner, less ex-pensive power to Virginia consumers; cre-ate thousands of new jobs; and better posi-tion the state to more cost effectively meetits future energy requirements.”(www.aceee.org) The ACEEE report agreedwith that of the ASE that “energy efficiencyand demand response are the lowest-costresources available to meet the growingenergy demand and the quickest to deployfor near-term impacts.” ACEEE estimatesthat an average household in Virginia couldsave $5 on its monthly electricity bill by2015 and $20 per month by 2025 by par-ticipating in energy efficiency programs.

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There is a line that has beencrossed here. Bringing partisancampaign politics into the class-room is a gross violation of thetrust we place in teachers. Whathas happened to the ethical andmoral compass of the teacherswho perpetrate these activities, orfor that matter the powerful, mis-guided union officials that are pro-moting this activity?

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Calendar

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Send announcements to [email protected] or call 703-917-6451. Deadline isThursday for the following week’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged. For additional listings, visitwww.connectionnewspapers.com.

FRIDAY/OCT. 10Reston Oktoberfest. The best in fall brews,

traditional Oktoberfest fare from arearestaurants and live entertainment. 3-11 p.m.,Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900 Market St.Visit www.oktoberfestreston.com.

Campfire Fun. For senior adults, 55 years andolder, an evening around the campfire ring onSoapstone Drive, between Glade Drive andLawyers Road, Reston, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Call703-435-6577 to register.

SATURDAY/OCT. 11Reston Oktoberfest. The best in fall brews,

traditional Oktoberfest fare from arearestaurants and live entertainment. 3-11 p.m.,Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900 Market St.Visit www.oktoberfestreston.com.

Out of the Darkness. Walk to benefit theAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention tofund research, education, survivor andawareness programs. Meet at Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St. Registration at 8 a.m.,walk begins at 9 a.m.

Artist Reception. Attend an artist reception andexhibition for environmental artist ShinjiTurner-Yamamoto’s “Sleeping Tree” at theReston Town Center, 11900 Market St., 5-7 p.m.“Sleeping Tree” on exhibit Oct. 10- Nov. 14. Call703-471-9242 or visit www.restonarts.org.

Bluegrass Concert. David Davis & The WarriorRiver Boys perform at Holy Cross LutheranChurch, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndon. Doorsopen 6:30 p.m. Reservations: 703-435-8377.Cost: $12.

SUNDAY/OCT. 12New Line Brass Band. Concerts on the Square in

the front yard of the Reston Sheraton and The

Westin, Reston Heights, 11790 Sunrise ValleyDrive, 5-7 p.m. Free.

Haircuts for a Cause. Le Shoppe and Jouvence/Aveda Salons, both located in Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St., are offering servicesat reduced prices from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. to benefitthe Children’s National Medial Center and the7th Street Garden.

Haunting of Holy Cross. Hear spooky music toprepare for Halloween. Program features workson the pipe organ and trumpet at Holy CrossLutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Road, Herndonat 3 p.m. Free. Visitwww.HolyCrossLutheranChurch.net.

MONDAY/OCT. 13“Jester’s Box.” Blue

Sky Puppet Theatre’s“Table Top”performance atPhoenix WorldgateTheatre, Herndon,10:30 a.m. Cost $4advance/ $5 at thedoor. Call HerndonParks and Recreation at 703-787-7300 or visit www.herndon-va.gov.

Mr. Knick Knack. Listen to live music from Mr.Knick Knack at 2 p.m. at the Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St. Call 703-689-4699 orvisit www.restontowncenter.com.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15Book Release. Author Katherine Neville will

release her new book “The Fire,” the sequel tothe award-winning book “The Eight,” at Barnesand Noble Reston, 1851 Fountain Drive, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY/OCT. 16Comic Artist Exhibition. Exclusive images by

DC and Marvel artists will be on display throughNov. at ArtInsights, located in the Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St. Visitwww.artinsights.com.


Choosing Eyeglasses. Join Dr.Gammon and image stylist AnneMorgan to learn how to select thebest frames that fit properly,harmonize with coloring, andbalance features and face shape. 7-9p.m.; call 703-709-5400 or visitwww.eyewear-gallery.com

SATURDAY/OCT. 18Halloween Family Fun Day. Come

in costume and enjoy a puppet show,magic show and candy and prizes forfree from 1-3 p.m. at the RestonCommunity Center at Lake Anne,1609 Washington Plaza. For childrenup to 8 years of age with adultguardian.

CPR Class. Learn the important skill ofinfant and Toddle CPR at Cradle &Crayon, Reston Town Center, 11900Market St. Limited seating;reservations at 703-437-0900. Also,gather in the Cradle & CrayonNursery for Story Time everyWednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Autumn Adventure. Horse-drawnhayrides, hay maze, livingscarecrows, arts and crafts, treat-or-treating, live music and more from12-4 p.m. at the Reston Town CenterPavilion, 11900 Market St. Proceedsbenefit Reston Interfaith. $5/child,$20/family.

Home Tour. Visit five private homesand Linden Springs Manor House inthe 7th annual Reston Home Tour.Jacques Haeringer will presentcooking demonstrations and tastingsthroughout the day, and the tour willend at the Wine Cabinet at NorthPoint for complimentary wine-tastingand appetizers from 4-6 p.m. Tickets:$30. Call Reston Museum, 703-709-7700 or Bonnie Haukness, Reston

Home Tour chair, 703-437-7700 fortickets.

SUNDAY/OCT. 19Ladies Who Brunch. Preview new fall

merchandise while enjoying brunchfrom 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at MidtownJewelers, Reston Town Center,11900 Market St. Female friends andfamily are invited for fun and prizes.RSVP to 703-707-9664 [email protected].

Beatles and Faith. Ken Mansfield,U.S. Manager of Apple Records forthe Beatles, will speak about hisexperiences with the band and hisfaith at St. Timothy’s EpiscopalChurch, 432 Van Buren St., Herndon,at 7 p.m. Tickets: $10/person, $25/family; available at door only. ToRSVP, call 703-295-2503 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 22Senior Movie Day. Reston Association

presents the feature film “Rush” atthe Multiplex Cinema, Reston TownCenter, 11900 Market St., 10 a.m.Refreshments and door prizesprovided prior to the movie. Free tothose 55+. Call 703-435-6530.

Book Discussion. Author AndrewJampoler talks about his book, “TheLast Lincoln Conspirator: JohnSurratt’s Flight from the Gallows,” abook about the Lincoln assassination,at 7 p.m. in the Barnes and NobleReston, 1851 Fountain Drive.

THURSDAY/OCT. 23Author Presentation. Author Andrew

Meier will present “The Lost Spy: AnAmerican in Stalin’s Secret Service”at 7 p.m. in the Barnes and NobleReston, 1851 Fountain Drive.

SATURDAY/OCT. 25Fall Fun at lake Anne. Enjoy

entertainment and trick-or-treatingfor free at the Lake Anne shops, 1609Washington Plaza from 12-4 p.m.

Bluegrass Concert. Travers Chandler& Avery County perform at HolyCross Lutheran Church, 1090 SterlingRoad, Herndon. Doors open 6:30p.m. Reservations: 703-435-8377.Cost: $12.

Yom Kippur. Chabad of Reston isoffering services at no charge at theTyson’s Corner Marriott Hotel, 8028Leesburg Pike, Vienna. To reserveseats visit www.chabadrh.org.

SUNDAY/OCT. 26Entertaining. Learn how to entertain

with style at the Pottery Barn, RestonTown Center, 11900 Market St., 10a.m. RSVP to 703-437-6001.

TUESDAY/OCT. 28Blood Drive. INVOA Blood Drive from

12-7:30 p.m., beside the RestonTown Center Pavilion, 11900 MarketSt. Schedule appointments at 1-866-256-6372 or inova.org/donateblood.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 29Book Signing. Fairfax author Michael

Sullivan will have a Q&A discussionand book signing at Barnes andNoble- Spectrum Center, 1851Fountain Drive, Reston at 7:00 p.m.Call 703-437-9490.

SATURDAY/NOV. 1“Walk Like Madd.” Fund-raiser for

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Theater

The Reston Community Playersis introducing a new Teen EnsembleClass and Production, taught byHaley Murphy and Heide Zufall. Regis-tration for this two-part, 16-weekworkshop is now until Oct. 15; theclass begins Nov. 8.

Cost is $400 for class only, $800 forclass and production. The ensembleclass is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and the en-semble production is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. at the RCP Scene Shop and Lind-say C. Petersen Rehearsal Hall, 266Sunset Park Drive, Herndon.

For more information seewww.restonplayers.org or call 703-435-2707.

“Secrets of a Soccer Mom,”Elden Street Players at the IndustrialStrength Theatre, 8 p.m., Friday, Oct.24; 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25; , 8 p.m.,Friday, Oct. 31; 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov.

1; 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2; 8 p.m., Fri-day, Nov. 7; 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8;7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9; 8 p.m., Thurs-day, Nov. 13; 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14;8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 . Seeeldenstreetplayers.org.

“The Fisherman and His Wife,”Theater for Young Audiences, EldenStreet Players at the Industrial StrengthTheatre, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday,Nov. 1; 12 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2; 11a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8; 2p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.,Saturday, Nov. 15; 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov.16. See eldenstreetplayers.org.

“Forbidden Broadway,” RestonCommunity Players at CenterStage ofthe Reston Community Center, 8 p.m.,Saturday, Nov. 8; 2:30 p.m., Sunday,Nov. 9; 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14; 2:30p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15; 8 p.m., Satur-

day, Nov. 15 (sign interpretation);2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16; 8 p.m.,Friday, Nov. 21; 2:30 p.m., Saturday,Nov. 22; 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22,and 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23. Seewww.restonplayers.org.

“The Sound of Music,” HerndonHigh School Theatre Department, atHerndon High School, 7:30 p.m., Thurs-day, Nov. 13; , 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov.14; , 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15; 2p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16.

“Anne of Green Gables,” Theaterfor Young Audiences, Elden Street Play-ers at the Industrial Strength Theatre,7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 12; 2:30 p.m.and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13; 2:30p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14; 7:30 p.m., Fri-day, Dec. 19; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,Saturday, Dec. 20; 2:30 p.m., Sunday,Dec. 21. See eldenstreetplayers.org.

Food & Drink

Oktoberfest Reston will be held atthe Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900Market Street, Reston, on Friday, Oct.10 and Saturday, Oct. 11, 3 p.m. until11 p.m. both days. Admission and park-ing are free. Food and drink will beavailable in exchange for tickets pur-chased onsite; each item ranging from$1 - $5 in value. A portion of ticket pro-ceeds benefit INCspire, the businessincubator program of the GreaterReston Chamber of Commerce.

Participating restaurants include:Clyde’s of Reston, Il Fornaio, M&S Grill,McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood,Market Street Bar & Grill, and Vie deFrance.

The Wine Cabinet at 1416 NorthPoint Village Center, Reston, is celebrat-ing five years in business with a week

full of food and wine pairings and spe-cial guest appearances from Tuesday,Oct. 14 through Saturday, Oct. 18.Robert McFarlane will host a “birthdaybash” on Thursday, Oct. 16, 5-8 p.m.and Matthew Tucker will discuss “TopScoring Wines” on Friday, Oct. 17, 4-8 p.m. For more information seewww.thewinecabinet.com or call 703-668-WINE (9463).

Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro is tak-ing guests on a tasting tour of Virginia’sbest vintages throughout the month ofOctober to celebrate “Virginia WineMonth.” Vinifera is offering half-pricedwine flights designed to showcase thebest of Virginia during October. The res-taurant is located in the Westin RestonHeights at 11750 Sunrise Valley Drive,Reston. Visit www.viniferabistro.com or

call 703-234-3550.

Great American Restaurants hasopened Jackson’s Mighty FineFood & Lucky Lounge in RestonTown Center. Great American Restau-rants is a locally owned company thatoperates 10 restaurants and one bakeryin Northern Virginia including Artie’s,Best Buns Bread Co., Carlyle, CoastalFlats, Jackson’s Mighty Fine Food &Lucky Lounge, Mike’s “American,”Silverado and Sweetwater Tavern.

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Park. See www.WalkLikeMADD.org.Artist’s Home Studio Tour. Join the

members of the League of RestonArtists on a tour of selected artist’shome studios. Meet at Reston ArtGallery, 11400 Washington Plaza,Reston from 1-5 p.m. Following thetours, an artist reception and silentauction will be held from 5-7 p.m.Tickets are $30 and are available atwww.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Ice Skating. The Ice Skating Pavilionat Reston Town Center, 11900Market St., opens today and is openuntil March for public skating, skaterentals, lessons, private parties andmore. For hours and rates, call 703-709-6300.

Pet Adoption. Animals from localrescue organizations and shelters will

be showcased from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. atthe Reston Town Center, 11900Market St. To volunteer, go towww.gooddogz.org.

SATURDAY/NOV. 8Fall Color in the Glade. Go on a

walk that goes along SnakedenBranch to Lake Audubon to enjoy thelast of the fall color. Meet at theGlade Pool, 11550 Glade Drive,Reston, at 1:30 p.m.

THURSDAY/NOV. 20Farmer’s Market. Shop for locally

grown produce, meats, cheeses,beverages and more at the RestonTown Square, 11900 Market St.3:30-7 p.m. Visitwww.smartmarkets.org.

Shinji Turner-Yamamoto’s“Sleeping Tree” will be on exhibit Oct.11-Nov. 14 at Greater Reston ArtsCenter, 12001 Market Street, Suite103, Reston. Artist’s reception will beSaturday, Oct. 11, 5-7 p.m. Galleryhours are Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. See www.restonarts.org/exhibitions.

Oak Hill artist Jill Poyerd, will beexhibiting her painting entitled “Wish-ing for Spring” in the VirginiaWatercolor Society’s 29th Annual JuriedExhibition through Nov. 1 in Roanoke.Poyerd is one of 80 artists featured inthis year’s show as selected by juror,Donna Watson, a nationally recognized,award-winning artist. This year’s exhibitwill be held at The Shenandoah Club inRoanoke and is open to the public. Show

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ArtSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,presents the “ArtSpace Invitational”exhibition, running through Nov. 2.The exhibit showcases the best works ofa variety of local artists. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday, 1-3p.m.

Photographs by Northern Virginiaphotographer Lillis Werder are onexhibit at Washington Dulles Interna-tional Airport through December.Two series of work by the artist, “Wash-ington DC War Memorials” and “Venice,Italy” are on display. Visitwww.gallery222.com orwww.loudounacademy.org.


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3628 Tayloe Ct. $340,000 Sun 1-4 Leslie Thurman Long & Foster 703-904-3700

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11148 Beaver Trail Ct., #0 $239,900 Sun 1-4 Janet Watts Remax 703-282-5200

1610 Chimney House $214,900 Sat 10-1 Ellen Moyer Remax 571-490-3326

12025 New Dominion Pkwy. $749,000 Sat 1-4 Ronald Mangas Sothebys 202-333-1212

1737 Wainwright Dr. $373,900 Sun 1-4 Ellen Moyer Remax 571-490-3326

11400 L Windleaf Ct. $359,900 Sun 1-4 Pete Giudici Samson 703-851-0423

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24035 Whitten Farm Ct. $1,780,000 Sat 11-4 Tracy Shively Keller Williams 703-618-0088

Ashburn21349 Cameron Hunt Pl. $629,000 Sun 1-4 Kristi Jelsing PenFed 703-927-0762

Leesburg

609 Diskin Pl., SW $549,000 Sat & Sun 1-4 Robin Hill Weichert 703-927-6667

18316 Fairway Oaks Sq. $889,900 Sun 1-4 Judy Roche Weichert 703-669-5154

529 Fortress Cir., SE $579,000 Sun 1-4 H. Cronon Weichert 703-760-8880

701 Galloway Dr., SE $469,000 Sun 1-4 Nancy Laranjo Long & Foster 703-618-0088

18756 Harmony Church Rd. $425,000 Sun 1-4 Hunter deButts Keller Williams 703-728-7103

18181 Shinniecock Hills Pl. $895,000 Sun 1-4 Roberta Allis Weichert 703-759-6300

651 Tammy Ter., SE $310,000 Sun 1-4 Maureen Dobkowski Coldwell Banker 703-771-8888

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19999 Colochester Rd. $629,999 Sun 1-4 Michael Keyser Long & Foster 571-271-3208

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Loudoun County

Eric Francis Hirt

Eric Francis Hirt of Herndondied on Wednes-day, Oct. 1, 2008, after a

brief illness. He was born on Nov.18, 1955 in Ravenna, Ohio. Mr.Hirt worked at Alion Science andTechnology as a Principle SoftwareDesign Engineer. He earned his BSand MS in Mechanical Engineer-ing from the University of Akron.He earned an additional MS inInformation Technology from Vir-ginia Tech in 2008.

Mr. Hirt was well known in thecommunity as president of theHerndon High School Band Par-ents Association from 2003 to2006, but he did much more. Hevolunteered thousands of hoursover the 10 years he was associ-ated with the high school andmiddle school bands. He chairedthe Showcase of Bands Programat Herndon High School, ran theSolo and Ensemble Festival atHerndon Middle School in 2006,and was first Webmaster for theaward-winning Herndon HighSchool Band Web site.

Hundreds of The Pride ofHerndon Band students knewhim as the uniform truck driver,pit crew member and theGrillmaster. He was a member ofthe Herndon Middle School BandParents Association Board wherehe took the minutes and gave in-put as the high school liaison. Herecorded, duplicated and distrib-uted CDs of band, orchestra andchorus concerts as a fund raiser forthe band. Mr. Hirt received theNancy Katz Award for his manyhours of volunteer work for thePride of Herndon. The Town ofHerndon proclaimed June 17,2005 to be “Eric Hirt Day.”

He is survived by Tamela hisbeloved wife of 27 years. Devotedfather of Justin (wife Ashley Lav-ender) of Jacksonville, Fla. and hisdaughters Erica and Melinda ofHerndon. He was preceded indeath by his father, Frank Karl Hirtand father-in-law, Earl Robbins.Also survived by his mother, ClaraHirt Norman of N. Canton, Ohio,sisters Sharon Sartain (Robert) ofHouston, Texas, Valerie Sutter(Brian) of Winter Park, Fla.,Victoria Crawford (Dwight) ofCanton, Ohio and JenniferSchlegel (Jeffrey) of Kettering,Ohio, godmother BernettaWiencek of Hudson, Ohio, sister-in-law Cindy (Robert) Goldsberry,brother-in-law Dave Robbins,mother-in-law, Martha Swickardand 17 nieces and nephews.

Contributions may be made toAmerican Heart Association,American Cancer Society, ThePride of Herndon Band, andHerndon United MethodistChurch.

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emphasize Lake Anne Village Cen-ter as a destination. “Whatever wecan do to showcase our commu-nity,” said Thompson.

“It’s the best music festival inReston,” said Rick Thompson,Eve’s husband.

There was a philanthropic sideto the festivities on Saturday, too.Proceeds from the festival went toThe Hub Theatre and a GreaterReston Arts Center (GRACE) pro-gram. The Hub is a nonprofit pro-fessional theatre company that iscurrently looking for permanentspace in Reston, according toMaggie Ulmer, an artistic director.“We are focused on creating artthat is acceptable to the commu-nity,” said Ulmer. She added thatthe Jazz and Blues Festival wasvery focused on supporting re-gional art, both through benefit-ing The Hub and Grace and involv-ing local musicians and artists toprovide entertainment and designsfor the festival.

“Art grows businesses, it growseducation,” said Helen Pafumi, aSterling resident who is also an ar-tistic director at The Hub. The rea-son for naming the theatre The

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SUNDAY/OCT. 12Charity Fundraiser. Jouvence Aveda

and Le Shoppe Salons raise willfunds 9 a.m.-7 p.m. to benefitChildren’s National Medical Center &7th Street Garden. All serviceproceeds will be donated to thefoundations. Guests can bookappointments online atwww.jouvencesalons.com orwww.leshoppesalons.com. JouvenceAveda is located at 11913 DemocracyDrive and Le Shoppe is at 11934Democracy Drive, Reston.

TUESDAY/OCT. 14Community Dialogue Meeting.

Provide input to Fairfax County’s FY2010 Budget Process. The meetingwill be held at the FairfaxGovernment Center from 7-9:30 p.m.Registration required; call 703-324-2391.

Maggie Ulmer and Helen Pafumi represented The HubTheatre at Saturday’s festival. Proceeds from Saturday’sfestival benefited The Hub and a program of the GreaterReston Arts Center.

Hub is that the directors want tomake it a center of arts and com-merce. Pafumi said business andcommunity leaders would agreethat arts bring people to a com-munity that in turn support busi-

nesses. “The more art you bringin, the better the merchants do,”she said.

To learn more about The HubTheatre, visit www.thehubtheatre.org.


Sports

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The South Lakes High boys’ crosscountry team left the area lastSaturday to participate at the31st Annual Frank Keyser Invi-

tational meet in Boonsboro, Md.While there, the Seahawks made the most

of their time by capturing first place in theboys’ larger schools division race. SouthLakes (48 team points) earned the teamchampionship by placing five runnerswithin the top 15 overall individual finish-ers.

Twenty-six schools, most of them fromMaryland, competed at the Keyser event.Two smaller schools races took place (oneboys’ and one girls’ race), and two largerschool races took place as well. TheBoonsboro course is three miles in length.

South Lakes’ Will Sickenberger finishedfourth overall in the larger schools’ racewith a time of 16 minutes, 31.6 seconds.One of his teammates, Nick Guarnaccia, wassixth overall with a time of 16:33.5. TheSeahawks’ other three runners who contrib-uted team points to the team’s first placefinish were Steven Zaboji (11th overall),Fred Kyle (12th) and Kevin Muir (15th).Also running for South Lakes at the meetwere Alex Cough (18th) and Sean Williams(33rd).

THE TEAMS FINISHING behind firstplace South Lakes in the larger schools di-vision race included second place ThomasJohnson (78 points), third place Chesa-

peake (86), fourth place Linganore (91) andfifth place Urbana (122). Thirteen teamscompeted.

The South Lakes boys ran well togetherat the recent 100-school Oatlands Invita-tional meet on Sept. 20 in Leesburg.Sickenberger was the Seahawks’ top teamfinisher in that event. South Lakes, atOatlands, competed in the elite varsity boys’‘A’ race.

“I was pleased with the boys and the waythey ran in the [Oatlands] race against na-tionally ranked teams,” said South Lakescoach Kevin Donovan, of his fairly youngboys’ squad. “They were obviously a littlenervous going in because they’re young, butI was real pleased. The main reason of com-peting there was to get them experience.They had also run well at [Monroe] Parker.”

At the Monroe Parker Invitational on Sept.16 at Burke Lake Park, the South Lakes boysfinished seventh overall among 24 teams.Sickenberger, a sophomore, was 29th over-all in that race, barely missing a top 25medal. The annual Monroe meet brings to-gether most of the schools of the NorthernRegion.

Sickenberger has been his team’s top fin-isher in all but one race this season.Guarnaccia, a sophomore, has been theSeahawk boys’ No. 2 runner on the teamladder throughout the season, and Zaboji,a junior, has run at No. 2 or 3 for theSeahawks.

Donovan said the Oatlands meet, a rela-tively young event, was well run. FreedomHigh of South Riding and Loudoun Countywere the host schools for the meet.

“Oatlands was one of the best meets I’vebeen to,” said Donovan. “It’s like a big fes-tival. The kids looked forward to it.”

THE SOUTH LAKES GIRLS finished sev-enth overall out of 10 teams in the largerschools race at the Keyser meet. TheSeahawks scored 151 points, finishing be-hind sixth place Musselman High (142).The girls’ team champion was ThomasJohnson High.

The Seahawks’ top girls’ finisher was ValMoyer, who was fifth overall with a time of19 minutes, 49.1 seconds. Other SouthLakes girls’ finishers were Sierra Scoggin(28th overall), Tess Deatley (33rd), KariCantwell (41st), Kayla Funaki (44) andMargo Moyer (45th).

The Seahawk girls’ team, which like theSouth Lakes boys is a young squad overall,is led by No. 1 runner Val Moyer, who was40th overall at the varsity girls’ ‘B’ race atOatlands.

At Oatlands, the Seahawks’ girls ran par-ticularly well in the girls’ JV races, with theJV girls’ underclassmen finishing 14th over-all in a large field of teams. “They did en-joy it,” said Donovan, of the underclassmengirls’ competition at Oatlands. “It was nicefor them to have some success.”

The South Lakes’ girls top varsity runnersthis season have been Val Moyer and juniorDevin Erickson.

“Both are tough competitors.” saidDonovan. “They push each other well.”

Last Wednesday, the South Lakes JV boys’team won a four-team Liberty District meetat Burke Lake Park. The competing team’son-hand were Marshall, McLean and W.T.Woodson.

Coach Donovan, the South Lakes’ firstyear head coach, said he has enjoyed theautumn season at the helm of the Seahawks’program. “I’ve really enjoyed it,” he said.“They are a whole lot of good kids.”

Seahawk Boys Fly High at Keyser MeetCross country squadgrabs first overall atMaryland meet.

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By Rich Sanders

The Connection

The Herndon High football team haspositioned itself nicely to make astrong run for a Northern Region

Div. 6 (larger schools) playoff spot this sea-son. The Hornets, with last week’s 16-13win at Concorde District opponent Fairfax,now stand at 4-2 overall.

In the second year of the expanded play-off format, eight teams will qualify for theDiv. 6 playoffs. The Hornets barely missedout on making the postseason last year,despite a strong finish to their season. Thisseason, the team wants to break through

and get in to the postseason party.“We’re trying to win a district champion-

ship and to get into the playoffs,” saidHerndon coach Joe Sheaffer, whose teamcompetes in one of the state’s best districts,featuring such teams as Westfield, Oakton,and Chantilly. “We haven’t been [to the play-offs] in a long time and that’s somethingwe’re striving for. That’s motivation to keepworking hard.”

Currently, Herndon is 2-1 in the districtwith the wins coming over Centreville andFairfax, and the loss coming from Chantillytwo weeks ago. Herndon plays a non-dis-trict game at Yorktown this Friday night inArlington before closing the season with

three consecutive district games againstWestfield (home), Robinson (away) andOakton (away).

The Hornets will probably need to win atleast two of their remaining four games toqualify for the playoffs.

“If we’re going to reach our goals, it’s nomystery that we’ll have to win footballgames,” said Sheaffer. “Our kids knowwhat’s ahead of them.”

IN THE WIN over Fairfax last week, allthe game’s scoring came in the first half.The Hornets trailed 7-0 in the first quarter.But, behind two touchdowns from juniorrunning back Devon Thompson, Herndoncame back. His first score came on a 19-yard run which, following a point after kickfrom Nick Impellizzeri, tied the game at 7-7 in the first quarter.

A two-point safety, the result of a poorly

executed punt attempt by Fairfax, gave theHornets a 9-7 lead going into the secondquarter. Fairfax regained the lead, 13-9,with a second quarter touchdown. ButHerndon scored a TD of its own before thehalf was over when quarterback Zack Ozyczfound Thompson for a three-yard touch-down pass play. Following another extrapoint kick by Impellizzeri, Herndon led 16-13, and the lead would stand the entire sec-ond half.

Fairfax fell to 3-3 with the loss.

“I KNEW it was going to be a real toughgame and we had to convince the kids itwould be,” said Sheaffer. “Fairfax is realcompetitive on offense and can move theball. It came down to defense and stoppingthe big plays. We didn’t give up many bigplays. And on offense, we were able to movethe ball consistently.”

Herndon Football in Hunt for Playoff SpotThe Hornets, at 4-2, are set to take on hostYorktown this Friday night.


Sports

Reston Youth Association enjoyedanother successful week on the gridironin week 4 action, the first weekend ofOctober. Playing under perfect autumnweather that was meant for football,RYA youth football teams won eight of11 games.

RYA is an all-volunteer organization.The 11 teams include a diverse group ofabout 220 players ranging in age fromseven-year-old anklebiters to 16 yearolds in the 125 pound weight class. PerRYA rules, all youths fully participateregardless of ability. At the the mid-point of the regular season, the RYAteams have displayed good team workand sportsmanship on the way to win-ning over 70 percent of their games incompetition against teams in the FairfaxCounty Youth Football League (FCYFL).This upcoming weekend, most of theRYA squads will travel to road gamesthroughout Northern Virginia. Completegame schedule and league informationcan be found at www.RestonSeahawks.org.

The following is a recap of RYA actionlast week:

Anklebiter No. 1:RYA 27,SYA (Centreville) 0Coach Tyson’s anklebiter team

snapped a two-game losing streak Sat-urday with a convincing win over SYA.After the Seahawks defense caused afumble the first play of the game, An-thony “All Day” Agee ran in one of histhree touchdowns from 60 yards out.The defense was instrumental in thisgame as it caused and recovered fourfumbles. The remaining touchdown wasscored on an impressive 30 yard run byJaylen “J.J” Cole-Williams. All ofReston’s extra points were pounded inby Izaiah “The Juice” Williams-Baffoe,who was a machine this game. Hats offto the beasts of the trenches on the of-fensive line, who handed out pancakeblocks left and right. Their solid play al-lowed the RYA offense to click on allcylinders. Coach Tyson’s team will face-off again Friday night at 6 in Viennaagainst the Broncos of Vienna.

Anklebiters Division No. 3:Reston Seahawks 25,Centreville Wildcats 0 The Seahawk “Green Machine”

anklebiters are now 3-1 after beating theWildcats. The Wildcat defense could nottouch Zig-Zag Johnson, who scored onruns of two, 60, 45 and 58 yards out. Hereceived great blocking from RyanFerzoco, Magnus Blanke, AntonCoughlan, Justo Esteve, Andre Johnsonand Jacob Anikow. The Seahawksstruggled to convert their extra points,but hard-running Farrell Thompson didscore one extra point for the Seahawks.Hayden Loussedes did a great job lead-ing the Seahawk offense at QB. TheGreen Machine defense completely shutdown the Wildcat offense. They did notallow Centreville to cross the 40 yardline until the last minute of the game.Myls Boyd and Zig-Zag did stellar jobsat outside linebacker. Free safetyKeyshawn Waters put in a fine perfor-mance, coming up and making tackleson the Wildcat runners. Middle line-backers Shane Martel and Jacob Anikowonce again demonstrated why teams donot run up the middle. Pint-size linemenJusto Esteve and Bryce Thomas pluggedup the middle for the defense, and AliviaDamper, Farrell Thompson, BrianCoppage and Andre Johnson shut downthe off tackle and end. The Seahawkswill face the first place Vienna Steelerson the evening of Friday Oct. 10 atMarshall High School at 6:30.

85 lb National:RYA 25,Lee-Franconia Wolverines 13The Reston Seahawks 85 pound Na-

tional team defeated the Lee-FranconiaWolverines last Thursday night in ahome thriller. Braving rush hour traffic,

the 6 p.m. start went off without a hitchand the Seahawks defense shut downthe Wolverines throughout the first half.Vadim Konshin laid out some punishinghits and Sean Gordon, Tyquan Johnson,Elias Kassa, Ashwin Matur and JoelAlexander brought tremendous pressureand penetration on the defensive line.The Wolverines never seemed comfort-able and the offense, led by Coach SteveMemery, converted key fourth downsand punched in 25 straight points beforethe Wolverines woke up. Late thirdquarter efforts by Lee-Franconia yieldeda busted play, quarterback run that hitfor ‘Pay Dirt’. Another off tackle rushlate in the fourth quarter brought thescore within 12 points, but time expiredon the Lee-Franconia squad. Tremen-dous leadership by QB George Bullenand the mixed and balanced offensiveeffort helped propel the National teamto 3-1 overall. Next up for the mightySeahawks are the Mclean Mustangs atStratton Woods this Sunday.

95 lb American:RYA 24,Vienna Warhawks 0RYA’s 95 pound team, playing in the

elite American division, avenged a losslast year to Vienna, with a convincingshutout victory of the well-coached andtalented Warhawks. The game wasphysical throughout with numerouscrushing blocks and tackles. The firstquarter began as a defensive strugglewith both teams being forced to punt ontheir initial drives. RYA fumbled the ballaway on its second possession, but RYAsafety Akram Gibreel made a nice inter-ception to get the ball back for RYA. RYAthen scored mid-way through the sec-ond period to take a 6-0 lead. On RYA’snext possession, QB Ryan McLaughlinmade a beautiful throw to wide-out RJLee, but time expired as Lee was tack-led on the Vienna 10 yard line. After ahalf-time pep-talk from RYA coachesGambrell Lee, Dyson, Johnson, McBrideand Monk, RYA came out fired-up forthe second half. Dominique May recov-ered Vienna’s onside-kick to start thesecond half. The RYA offensive line ofConor McBride, David Webb, JoshForrest, Alex Woodward, Josh Heightand Seth Ravenstahl then started wear-ing down the Vienna defensive line andopening big holes for the backs. Behindthe line, the RYA backfield of Gibreel, RJLee and Devonte Johnson made numer-ous long runs, scoring three touchdownsin the second half. The RYA defense,while bending a bit under the disci-plined Vienna attack, did not break andrecorded its third shut-out in four gameswith excellent play all-around. Defen-sive end Delontaie Wingfield earneddefensive player of the game accoladesfor his aggressive play throughout.Reston will be working on extra pointsthis week and then travel to Gainesvilleon Saturday afternoon for their nextgame in an attempt to keep their unde-feated season going strong.

125 lb Central:RYA 34,Lee-Franconia Wolverines 0Though up 14-0, the Seahawk’s first

half was filled with a lot of mental mis-takes and uncharacteristic plays. After ahalftime lecture from the coaches andsome adjustments, the Seahawks beganthe second half looking like their oldselves. The defense caused multipleturnovers while the offense scored threemore touchdowns. Robbie Walker,DeAndre Thomas and Kyle Savagescored touchdowns behind the blockingof Roger Lambert, Sam Evans, “Dre”Gambrell, Joseph LeSage, and BrandonCarelock. Defensive backs ChrisMancebo, Zac Parker, and ShyheimJohnson shut down Lee-Franconia’s airattack and scored themselves anotherinterception for the year. QB DrewHolmes engineered five scoring drivesthat included two touchdown passes.

The three-day pickleball competition,held from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at theThomas Jefferson Community Center inArlington, was the final event in the2008 Northern Virginia SeniorOlympics (NVSO). Gold, silver andbronze medals were awarded to seniorsin four age groups: 50-59, 60-69, 70-79and 80-89. A Gold medal in men’sdoubles went to David Sandidge (60-69age group) of Vienna.

More than 500 seniors, 50years of age and over, competedin this year’s NVSO, which wassponsored by the cities of Alexan-dria, Falls Church and Fairfaxand the counties of Arlington,Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.Gold Patron sponsors were GoodwinHouse Incorporated, Greenspring Vil-lage, Sunrise Senior Living, Humana,BB&T and Verizon Wireless; silver pa-trons were Realtor Debbie Miller,McEnearney & Associates and RuxtonHealth of Alexandria. For more informa-tion, call 703-228-4721 or check theWeb site atwww.novaseniorolympics.com.

More Senior Olympics Notes: Tennisand diving competitions in the 2008Northern Virginia Senior Olympics wereheld at Wakefield Park, Annandale andLee District Park, Franconia. A goldmedal in diving was awarded to MurajiNakazawa (age group 50-54) ofHerndon. At Wakefield Park, a goldmedal winner in tennis singles went toJean Barsaloux (women 60-69) ofLeesburg. In women’s doubles, JeanBarsaloux and Harriet Middlebrook(women’s 60-69 doubles) of Leesburgearned a gold. In mixed doubles, Gor-don Shingleton of Sterling and FernWalmer of Potomac Falls earned a goldin the 80-89 division.

The swimming competition was heldSept. 26 at Lee District Park inFranconia. Gold medals in breaststrokewere awarded to James Chang (men 70-74) of Oakton; Bruce Herbert (men75-79) of McLean; and J.R. Cassidy (90-94) of McLean. In backstroke, DanElliott (men 55-59) of Great Fallsearned a gold. Gold medals in freestylewere awarded to Muraji Nakazawa(men 50-54) of Herndon and DanielElliot (men 55-59) of Great Falls. In thehalf mile race, a gold medal went to

James Chang (men 70-74) of Oakton.The 26th annual Northern Virginia

Senior Olympics drew a record numberof new participants with 186 new ath-letes registered to compete for the firsttime. A total of over 500 adults regis-tered and competed in more than 25events held at eight different venues inAlexandria, Arlington, Annandale,Fairfax and Franconia.

Open Water Champion-ships took place on Sept. 20 atSmith Mountain Lake. The Curl-Burke Swim Club had thefollowing athletes competefrom Fairfax County: Brad

Phillips (Oakton High School); BrianPhillips (Oakton); Michael Grimmett-Norris (South Lakes High); CyrusHashemi (Kilmer Middle School); KurtRatcliff (Westfield High); ChristopherGrimmett-Norris (Franklin MiddleSchool); and Tara Banks (WestfieldHigh). Place finishers from the Curl-Burke Club included: Brad Phillips (firstplace); Grimmett-Norris (fifth place);Brad Dillon(South Lakes, sixth place);Cyrus Hashemi (10th place); KurtRatcliff(12th place); and BrianPhillips(Oakton High). All the Curl-Burke swimmers are coached by JohnFlanagan, who has coached extensivelyOpen Water Champions

On Sept 21, Smith Mountain hosteda one- mile race. Bradley Phillips fin-ished first with a time of 21:44, whileIan Decker of Leesburg placed sixth witha time of 22:17. Nick Mason of Ashburnplaced 12th with a time of 22:55, CamLucas of Ashburn placed 14th with atime of 23:10, and Mark Sarman ofAshburn placed 15th with a time of2023:11.

The Cougar Clinics will be held thismonth by the Oakton High girls’ basket-ball program. Girls ages seven to 12 areencouraged to sign up for the basketballskills clinics.

Instructors will include members ofthe Oakton High coaching staff as wellas returning varsity players. The clinicswill be held on the following Sundays:Oct. 12, 19 and 26 from 10 a.m. tonoon. Cost is $15 per week or $50 for allfour sessions.

Checks should be made out to Oakton

Athletic Boosters. Send to Fred Priesterat: Oakton High School, 2900 SuttonRd., Vienna, Va. 22181.

The South Lakes and Yorktown Highgirls’ volleyball teams will take partin the “Digging Pink” Nation al BreastCancer Awareness Rally event on Oct.14 at South Lakes in Reston. The nightof volleyball will be from 5 to 8. Both ofthe local teams will dedicate the upcom-ing match to cancer awareness andraising funds for research toward betterunderstanding of the disease. This fallhundreds of volleyball teams fromaround the country will be participatingin the Dig Pink Rally.

The Reston Youth BasketballLeague (RYBL) provides basketball in-struction, games, and sportsmanship forboys and girls ages 7 and older who livein Reston and neighboring communi-ties. RYBL offers both ‘House’ and‘Select/Travel’ programs organized ac-cording to age. The House leagueactivities go from late Novemberthrough mid-March and the Select/Travel program begins in early Octoberand ends in early March. This season,RYBL is again offering on-line registra-tion. As an incentive the fee for on-lineregistration will include a $5 discount.The service will accept VISA,MasterCard, and American Expresscredit or debit cards. Go toRestonbasketball.com.

Cascades Flag Football is a youthleague open to boys and girls in gradesK-8. Registration for the Spring 2009 isopen online at www.youthflag.com/cas-cades. Early bird rates apply throughFeb. 20. For more information on coach-ing or officiating, call 703-444-8805,ext. 112, or email [email protected].

Loudoun Field Hockey Associa-tion spring 2009 season is open for girlsin grades three through 12 of all skilllevels. Register online at www.loudounfieldhockey.org. Early bird rates applythrough Feb. 20. Volunteer coaches andreferees are needed. For more informa-tion, go to: [email protected], or call 703-444-1020, ext.104.

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Two Reston residents are members of the Thomas Jefferson High girls’ cross countryteam that finished first at the Carlisle Invitational in Carlisle, Pa. on Sept. 27. Theteam includes, from left: Katherine Sheridan (Vienna), Sarah Stites (Reston), LisaJunta (Springfield), Neesha Schnepf (McLean), Sarah Nielsen (Reston), Margaret Coad(Arlington), and Stephanie Marzen (McLean).

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Voter Profile: Military Veterans

Arlington resident John Hunterattended a Veterans for McCain-Palin rally in Ashburn Oct. 4.

Loudoun County resident Thom Beres is a statedirector for Veterans for Obama.

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“I have a wideaudience ofveterans andeveryone Iknow supportsJohn McCain.”— John Hunter, Arlington

“I think you willfind that officersskew Republicanand enlisted folksskew Democrat.”

— Thom Beres, Veteransfor Obama in Virginia

Virginia veteransactive in bothMcCain andObama campaigns.

By Julia O’Donoghue

The Connection

Retired Brig. Gen. JohnJohns supported Sen.John McCain’s bid for theU.S. presidency eight

years ago.“The first political sign I ever put in

my yard was for John McCain in 2000,”said Johns, who lives in the Lansdownedevelopment in Ashburn. The retiredArmy officer attended the National WarCollege with McCain and considers theArizona senator a friend.

But Johns, who left the military 30years ago, will not be supporting McCainin the upcoming election Nov. 4. The vet-eran was the keynote speaker at a “Veter-ans for Obama” event Oct. 4.

“John McCain is the only one that insistswe need to stay the course [in Iraq.] It istearing our Army apart. … It is wreckingour military and John McCain is stubbornlystaying the course,” he said.

A political independent, Johns said he hassupported other veterans,including retiring Sen.John Warner (R-Va.), butdoes not think militaryservice should be a prereq-uisite to the presidency.

“I commanded at higherlevels than John McCainbut to say this wouldqualify me to be presidentis nonsense,” he said.

JOHNS’ OPINION is farfrom the norm. Veterans, both locally andnationally, have thrown a significantamount of their support behind McCain.

Only a few miles from the “Veterans forObama” event where Johns spoke, theMcCain campaign held a much larger eventfor supporters who are veterans. Twenty-one former leaders of the nation’s largestveterans’ organizations – the American Le-gion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars – alsoendorsed McCain Oct. 1.

“I have a wide audience of veterans andeveryone I know supports John McCain,”said John Hunter, an Arlington resident whois one of the McCain campaign’s 31 “areacoordinators” for veterans in Virginia.

“I am definitely more likely to support aveteran because of his military training andlove of country,” he added.

Approximately 13.5 percent of Virginiaresidents are veterans, the fifth highest per-centage of veterans in any state population.

Arlington County (12 percent), the Cityof Alexandria (13.3 percent) and FairfaxCounty (11.8 percent) also have a higher

percentage of veterans among their resi-dents than the United States on average(10.4 percent), according to 2006 censusdata.

Overall, about 138,200 veterans live inNorthern Virginia, including LoudounCounty, according to census figures..

“Are we critical? I think the race will beso close in Virginia that we are critical,” saidThom Beres, the former head of the

Loudoun County Demo-cratic Committee and vol-unteer co-director of Veter-ans for Obama in Virginia.

“THE MILITARY is veryconservative and so peoplein the military tend to alignbetter with the RepublicanParty,” said Don Raines, anAshburn resident whograduated from the AirForce Academy and served

in the military until 2006.Raines, a McCain supporter, said he has

a hard time identifying with or condoningObama’s recreational drug use as a youngadult. “I didn’t smoke a single joint in highschool,” he said.

Veterans also put a premium on a strongnational defense and the Republican Partyis perceived to favor a stronger approachto national security.

“In presidential elections, I tend to leanRepublican because of national defense is-sues,” said Springfield resident Bill Hurd,who also supports McCain.

But veterans supporting Obama said thereis misconception about the link between themilitary and the Republican Party.

“I think you will find that officers skewRepublican and enlisted folks skew Demo-crat,” said Beres, a retired colonel whoserved for 26 years.

Beres added that recent reports also showpeople currently serving in the military –about three-percent of Virginia’s total popu-lation – prefer Obama to McCain. Accord-

ing to the Center for Responsive Politics,active soldiers had contributed more moneyin larger numbers to Obama than McCainby the middle of August. Among thosepeople who were deployed, Obama had asix-to-one advantage over McCain, the sameanalysis revealed.

Despite what Republicans might say,Democrats are not “weak” on defense,added Beres.

“The defense budgets in-crease under Democrats. Re-publicans tend to spend moremoney on fighter planes andbombers. Democrats spendmore money on soldiers andbenefits,” he said.

VETERANS on both ends ofthe political spectrum agreethat the next presidentshould to focus more atten-tion on the needs of retiredand wounded soldiers.

“We veterans are looking at how our fu-ture president is going to take care of vet-

erans and our issues. … Ihaven’t really heard eitherpresidential candidate talkabout veterans issues,” saidLew Lipscomb, commanderof American Legion Post 176in Springfield.

Lipscomb knows severallocal veterans who are hav-ing problems acquiring ad-equate health care. Manyveterans feel their illnessesare getting lower “ratings”and that they are receivingfewer benefits than theywould if they had the sameproblem in other regions ofthe country, he said.

“We have veterans comingto us needing money. Theythink we are rolling inmoney and we aren’t,” saidLipscomb, at the SpringfieldPost’s annual “Pig Roast.”

According to Lipscomb, there are approxi-mately 8,000 American Legion members inNorthern Virginia and Post 176 is the larg-est, with about 1,600 members.

MANY VETERANS said they thoughtMcCain, a former prisoner of war, wouldbetter meet the needs of the military andveterans if elected.

“He is one of us. He knows what it meansto get shot at,” said CharlieMcKinney, an Ashburn resi-dent and coordinator of the“Veterans for McCain” effortin Virginia’s 10th congres-sional district.

But Beres said McCaindoes not have a track recordof being interested in veter-ans’ issues.

“During [McCain’s] 27years in congress, he nevervolunteers to be on anycommittee or subcommittee

that deals with veterans and veterans’rights,” said Beres.

Fairfax Pushes To Extend VotingFairfax County wants to having the option of leaving the polls open later should

the region experience inclement weather or another calamity on election day.Over the objections of county staff, the Board of Supervisors may ask the Virginia

General Assembly to provide them with the option of extending voting hours inspecial circumstances. The bill would not be considered until after the presidentialelection takes place Nov. 4.

Fairfax County chairman Gerry Connolly (D) said he was upset on presidentialprimary day last February when Maryland was able to keep their polls open lateduring an ice storm but Northern Virginia was not.

“People were prevented physically from voting because they got stuck on a road-way,” said Connolly.

Still, staff members said giving elected officials this power could open the votingprocess up to abuse. People could start extending polling hours in certain places aspart of an effort to turn out more votes for the candidate of their choice, staff said.

— Julia O’Donoghue

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By David Schultz

The Connection

Billy Caldwell is an African Americanentrepreneur based out of Ashburn.A 22-year veteran of the Air Force,

he started his own home security businessfour years ago.

Caldwell hands out flyers with his busi-ness’ information and has ballpoint penswith his company’s slogan and phone num-ber on them. These promotions have beenworking, he said, but Caldwell is lookingfor more clients.

Last week, he at-tended the kickoffparty for the NorthernVirginia Black Cham-ber of Commerce, anew group that advo-cates for the region’sAfrican Americanbusiness owners and professionals. Theevent attracted more than 200businesspeople to Arlington’s Busboys andPoets restaurant and, for Caldwell, a roomfull of successful, high-powered AfricanAmericans was a networking bonanza.

“All levels of people are here, from senior[businesspeople] to those just gettingstarted,” he said. “The income is here.[These] people can afford my products.”

CALDWELL is one of many local entrepre-neurs looking to tap into Northern Virginia’sblack community. The Northern VirginiaBlack Chamber of Commerce was createdto help people like Caldwell do just that, itsfounders said. “We want to have a conduitwhere people can say ‘Here’s a place I cango where I can find people and I can findpartners,’” Randy Philip, one of the group’sfounders, said.

Philip is an insurance broker who hasbeen based out of Alexandria since 2000.He said that the purpose of a chamber ofcommerce or any other business associationis to aid the small businesses that may notknow where to turn for advice. “When youwork at IBM you have a cooler and you cansit around and exchange ideas,” he said.“When you’re the sole proprietor or a smallbusiness owner, you really don’t have any-one who you can ask ‘Hey, what do I do?’”

Philip said that, while there have beensmaller regional groups inAlexandria and FairfaxCounty for African Ameri-can businesspeople, hisgroup is the first region-wide chamber of commerce specifically de-voted to African Americans. “I lookedaround and … I saw other groups that hadchambers of commerce,” he said. “I thoughtit might be appropriate because there’snothing here in Northern Virginia.”

“If you’re a black entrepreneur or a busi-ness owner,” said Gaea Honeycutt, another

of the group’s founders, “A lot of times ifyou want to go to an event that focuses onminority businesses, you’re heading out toMaryland and D.C. There’s nothing herethat’s a focal point for building relationshipswith one another and with the community.”

THIS DISPARITY between Northern Vir-ginia and the rest of the Washington areawhen it comes to black-owned businesseswas something that was brought up by sev-eral people who attended the event.

Less than 20 percent of the Washingtonarea’s black popu-lation lives inNorthern Virginia.Krysta Jones, anArlington-basedpolitical activist.

“Virginia has areally negativeperception versus

Maryland and D.C.,” she said. “That’s partof the reason why we’re not able to attractpeople … [Some] people don’t even real-ize that there are black people in Virginia.”

Isaac Lewis, a financial planner fromSpringfield, said that the Northern Virginiablack community is “not as present as itneeds to be … There’s a huge growth op-portunity there.”

Despite the negative perception someblack people have of Northern Virginia, Al-exandria City Council Member LudwigGaines (D) said that, “There are a numberof great minority-owned businesses [here].The problem is other jurisdictions are moreorganized.”

Gaines said that the creation of the North-ern Virginia Black Chamber of Commercewas a great opportunity to increase diver-sity in the region and told the assembledAfrican American businesspeople at thekickoff party that “When it comes to citycontracts in Alexandria, you have an advo-cate in me.”

HONEYCUTT, a media consultant basedout of Mount Vernon, said that her groupwill be holding breakfasts, lunches andhappy hours that will allow local black pro-fessionals and entrepreneurs to network.They also are planning on hosting a galafeaturing the CEO of a prominent area cor-poration. “We’re not really trying to rein-

vent the wheel,”Honeycutt said.

With the country’seconomy quite possiblyheaded for a recession,

business owners can’t afford to operate onan island, Philip said. “If you’re the only guyout there that you see, you deal with theproblems you have and you might think‘Gosh I’m the only guy that’s having theseproblems.’ Then you come into a room likethis,” he said. “In an economy like this, youneed some help.”

MoreFor more information on the

Northern Virginia Black Chamber ofCommerce, visit www.novabcc.org.

“In an economy like this,you need some help.”

—Randy Philip, Northern VirginiaBlack Chamber of Commerce

Black Businesses OrganizeNew group seeks to increase networkingamong region’s African American businesses.


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To quote the actor Peter Finch, in hisrole as “deranged ex-anchor,” HowardBeale, from the 1977 release of theOscar-winning movie, “Network,” “I’mmad as hell and I’m not going to take itanymore.” And furthermore, I havedecided that I am no longer going toconfront the foot soldiers, those front-linecustomer-servers with whomcustomers/consumers initially and mostoften engage, in their pursuit of truth,justice and what was once the Americanway, fairness. Henceforth, I am going tostop dealing with the infantry and followLt. Col. Sherman Potter’s advice to Radar(from the long-running television show,M*A*S*H): “Always go to the top, Radar.”To which Radar responded, “You’re closerto it than I am, sir.”

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