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Riding the SilverLine—Day One

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Pirate Festa Success

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Riding the SilverLine - Day One

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Pirate Festa Success

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Silver LineOfficially OpensNews, Page 3

U.S. Secretary ofTransportationAnthony Foxx, Gov.Terry McAuliffe andBoard of Supervi-sors ChairmanSharon Bulova afterthe ribbon-cuttingceremony at Weihle-Reston East SilverLine station onSaturday, July 26.

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Jackson Lewis P.C., one ofthe country’s largest andfastest-growing work-

place law firms, has announcedthat Washington SmartCEO hasselected Jewell Lim Esposito asa Finalist for the 2014 PowerPlayers Awards. Esposito is aShareholder in the law firm’sWashington, D.C. Region officein Reston.

The Power Players Awardsprogram honors 45 of the D.C.region’s most enterprising attor-neys, bankers and accountantsfor their leadership, accom-plishment, innovation and suc-cess.

Washington SmartCEO willprofile Esposito and her fellow2014 Power Players in the Sep-tember/October issue and willcelebrate at an awards recep-tion on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at TheWestin Washington, D.C. CityCenter. There, the Power Play-ers of the Year will be an-nounced live.

Esposito has over 20 years ofpractice in ERISA, ExecutiveCompensation, and Tax law.She helps clients navigate theirfiduciary obligations, under-

stand their retirement plan op-erations, and ensure thoseplans maintain their tax quali-fication. She also structuresexecutive compensation andunwinds payroll tax issues forpublic, tax-exempt and govern-ment contractor clients.Esposito frequently interactswith the Internal Revenue Ser-vice (IRS), the Department ofLabor (DOL) and the TreasuryDepartment.

Esposito Nominated forPower Players Award

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Caitlin Stedt, 7, had her favorite pirate shirton and a plastic sword, ready to take onLake Fairfax’s inaugural Pirate Fest.

She and hundreds of other children and adultsspent the day being regaled with pirate puppet talesand seeing replicas of pirate ships on Saturday forthe family-friendly fete.

“I like pirates, and I like to read about them,” saidCaitlin, of Burke. “I liked the bounce house.”

She talked about her trip to Disney World and herlove for all things pirate related.

“These guys just love pirates, as you can see,” saidher mother, Elaine Stedt.

Event organizer Tammy Schwab, manager of Edu-cation and Outreach for the Research Managementfor the Parks Authority, said she was happily surprisedwith the number of people who showed up for thefestival.

“We’re at the point where we’re half way throughthe day, and we’re running out of things,” she said.

The event was set up like a port town. Even thegames had to be paid in doubloons rather than withcash.

“The idea is that the pirates go get their share of

the loot and come here to spend it,” she said.She said the bounce house and the puppet show

were the most popular parts of the event. By mid-day, there already had been a costume contest. Peopledressed up in seafaring garb were all over the eventgrounds.

“I’m excited because we have so many familiesdressed up together,” she said.

Elizabeth Grafelman, 5, and her dad, Tebben, trav-eled from Arlington dressed as sailors.

“My favorite parts are the bouncy house and theobstacle course,” she said. “I liked dressing up as apirate and the treasure hunt and making a flag.”

The festival had an educational side to it as well.In the middle of the event field was a tent with re-productions of 17th and 18th century goods, includ-ing spices, oil lamps, treasure maps and compasses.

Although the festival was short of volunteers justa month ago, Schwab said she ended up with 75 to100 volunteers for the day to man the games andtalk to the children in pirate speak.

“We probably had 25 to 30 staff members here aswell,” she said.

She sees the event continuing after this year, get-ting bigger with each passing summer.

“We’re going to be looking for sponsors so we canexpand next year,” she said.

Pirate re-enactors Alpheus Chewning and Jack Morgan show off reproductions of17th and 18th century compasses and lamps at Pirate Fest.

Shiver Me Timbers! First PirateFest a success.

Piratepuppetshow atinauguralPirate FestSaturday.

Visitors took pirate boat tours at Lake Fairfax Park’sinaugural Pirate Fest.

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People rushing to get on the first public Silver Line rail cars on Saturday,July 26, at Weihle-Reston East Silver Line station.

Local, state and national officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for theSilver Line on Saturday.

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After the speeches, after the rib-bon-cutting, there was a madrush to board the first publiclyopen rail cars that rolled on the

Silver Line heading towards Tysons Corner.“Step back. Doors closing.”Those inside the eight new rail cars

cheered. Those outside were visibly - and

some vocally - disappointed.After years of promises, history was be-

ing made. Local residents wanted to be apart of it.

THE SILVER LINE grand opening cer-emony, attended by energetic local, stateand national dignitaries, was held Saturdayat the Wiehle-Reston East Station, a stationthat was only one part of the $2.9 billionproject known as Phase I.

“Welcome aboard the Silver Line!” saidWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-thority CEO Richard Sarles. “It’s time toride.”

WMATA expects 37 percent of current railriders will experience shorter wait timesthanks to the new project.

“The Silver Line is not just a transporta-tion project,” said Fairfax County Board ofSupervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova. “It’sa major transformative initiative.”

She and other officials, including Gov.Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Secretary of Trans-portation Anthony Foxx, rode the very firstrail cars to the W-RE station before the cer-emony.

“I just rode the car from Tysons,” said Gov.McAuliffe. “It was smooth, it was right ontime, it was perfect and soon, we’ll all beon it.”

Silver Line Officially Opens Weihle-Reston East toLargo Town Center.

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By Ryan Dunn

The Connection

Five Silver Line Metro stations lo-cated in Reston and Tysons Cor-ner opened to the public on Sat-

urday, July 27. According to a report pro-vided by the WMATA, approximately32,147 people entered or exited at oneof the five new Silver Line stations thatday. The first phase of the Silver Line is a1.7-mile extension from East Falls Churchin Arlington to Wiehle Avenue in Reston.It includes five Metrorail stations:McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro,Spring Hill, and Wiehle-Reston East.

THE PHASE 1 of the Silver Line cost$2.9 billion to construct. The Metro lineextension in Virginia is planned to ex-pand an additional 11 miles by 2018,connecting the rail system to Dulles In-ternational Airport. Many riders seemedrelieved the Silver Line is finally in op-eration. “I think the Silver Line will betransformative, it is great,” said Restonresident Roz Rakoff who rode the SilverLine out to the Spring Hill metro stationin Tysons.

“I think the Silver Line will bring morecorporate business to the area,” saidHerndon resident and retiree Charles E.Walker. “My nephew bought a parkingspace at the Reston station garage.” The

Ultimately the Silver Line will extendto the Dulles International Airport andinto Loudoun County. Costs are expectedto exceed $2.7 billion. “It is so excitingto finally see this critically-important raillink become a reality,” remarked U.S.Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11). “You cansense the excitement in Reston andTysons as residents and creative-think-ers look forward, envisioning boldprojects incorporating smart growth andtransit-oriented economic and housingdevelopment.”

“I think the Silver Line will make trans-portation issues easier for commuters,”said Alex Horwitz, a resident of Fairfaxand middle school teacher. “Although thelack of parking at some of the metro lo-cations is bit unusual.” There are no park-ing garages at the metro station inTysons, but there are bike racks and bikelockers. Wiehle-Reston East is the onlySilver Line station with a parking garage.“I think the Silver Line will bring a lot ofgreat opportunities,” said Fairfax residentSteven Tricarico, an events coordinatorwith Comstock Partners.

HOUSING DEVELOPERS are testingto see if metro accessible Tysons willbring in more tenants. Home to two

Arrival of Silver Line to Tysons set toencourage residential development.

Tysons Welcomes Metrorail

Reston garage was built as a public-privatepartnership by Comstock Partners andFairfax County. The county owns the com-muter garage, and Metro will collect park-

ing fees. Rates will be the same as at otherMetro garages in the county: $4.85 per day;$65 a month for reserved parking; and $75a year for using the secure bike room.

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An elevator and stairs lead up to metrorails at the Silver Line Spring Hillmetro station. Both Loudoun County Transit and the Fairfax Connectorhave bus routes to Spring Hill metro.

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shopping malls and the corporate headquar-ters of numerous companies, Tysons cur-rently has more stores and jobs than resi-dents. Tysons is effectively Fairfax County’scentral business district and a commercial

center with a population of 19,627 as ofthe 2010 census. In June 2010, the FairfaxCounty Board of Supervisors adopted aComprehensive Plan for a Metro-accessible,urban Tysons with 100,000 residents. ThePlan is designed to take advantage of thenew Metro stations and by the year 2050

transform Tysons into a walkable urbancenter.

In April, The Ascent, a 25-story high-riseon 8421 Broad Street welcomed its first ten-ants. A second building designed by R2LArchitects of Georgetown will be con-structed by the Spring Hill Metro Station.

This location will add another 400 housingunits. The project is one of seven plannedtowers which will be part of the 7.8 mil-lion-square-foot Spring Hill Station devel-opment.

For more information on the Silver Line,visit silverlinemetro.com.

Silver Line Spurs Development

How will the Silver Line affect the area?—Emma Harris

Emy Dillon,McLean

“It’s a convenientnew way to travel forboth commuters andresidents. People willmove arounddifferently, so thiswill definitelychange Tysons."

WilliamVarona,McLean

“With the metro,more people willcome to Tysons. I’mkind of impressed,too. This is a solid,well-thought outstation.”

Darren Ewing,Great Falls, left

“The area willexpand. This connectspeople from all theway out in Reston toMaryland. It willchange our commu-nity.”

Andy Marshall,McLean, right

“Metro haschanged the characterof the area. Everyone,not just people goinginto D.C. for work,will ride. And morepeople will comehere, too.”

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By Emma Harris

The Connection

It was 12:23 p.m. Saturday, July 26when for the first time, a full SilverLine metro train zoomed from Reston,through Tysons Corner and into the

new McLean metro station.The gates of the station opened at 11:30

a.m., letting in about 30 people who hadbeen waiting to enter. At noon, riders wereallowed onto the platform. Orange Linetrains began heading to both Largo andWiehle-Reston East almost immediately —a temporary move until the first Silver trainsin both directions made their ways to theMcLean station. Currently, the Orange andSilver lines split at East Falls Church.

A mix of train enthusiasts, police, report-ers and area residents crowded the platformwaiting for the first Silver Line train to ar-rive, though many came for different rea-sons. Throughout the stations were Metrorepresentatives handing out free silver flagsto commemorate the opening day.

“In the long run, this will bring some busi-ness and more residents,” said David Wonof McLean. “I’m elated,” he said, “becausethis will change my life a little. I don’t needto go to West Falls Church now that thisstop is so close to my house.” Not wantingto miss the first day, Won said he was happybecause the metro is another way of con-necting people in Northern Virginia toWashington, D.C.

“I’m here today because why not,” saidWilliam Varona of McLean. “I’m kind ofimpressed, too. This is a solid, well-thoughtout station.”

Emy Dillon of McLean said she likes theconvenience of the new metro line, evennot for commuting. “The metro line is won-derful, and the view is beautiful from here,”she said. And though the metro will “defi-nitely change” Tysons, Dillon said it is a nicetravel option to have available.

Amongst the growing crowd were manyparents with their young children, most veryexcited to see a train arrive.

“This is my train aficionado,” said LynnStein, gesturing to her young son wearinga conductor’s hat and clutching a miniaturetrain. “It’s been a five year wait, and he isso excited.”

Grand opening of thenew metro linewelcomed by residents.

First Train Arrives to McLean

Photos by Emma Harris/The Connection

Metro riders walk on and off of thefirst Silver Line metro train at theMcLean station, Saturday, July 26.

Jeehang Lee and his son Nathaniel stoodby the tracks waiting for a train, too. “I’monly here for him,” Lee said as Nathanieleagerly asked when a train would arrive.“But hopefully the traffic won’t be that badafter this station gets busy,” he added.

Next weekend is expected to bring a“packed” silver line, said Metro Transit Po-lice officer J. Anderson.

“Metro has changed the character of thearea,” said Darren Ewing of McLean. “Evenif you don’t commute, having it here to gointo DC for events is nice,” added AndyMarshall of Great Falls. For Saturday, theyboth were there for the same reason: “theinaugural ride.”

Other residents doubted that the full im-pact of the metro on the McLean commu-nity would be seen for another few years.“As exciting as it is to have the Silver Lineopening, I don’t think we will get the fulleffect until it connects to Dulles airport ina few years,” said Nancy Eveleigh ofMcLean. “Then the major transport needsof the metro area will be met by not justthose of some commuters and shoppers.”

After the first train from Wiehle-RestonEast left for East Falls Church, there wasstill one more first — at 12:30 p.m., thefirst Silver Line train headed throughTyson’s to Wiehle-Reston East pulled intothe station. “All aboard,” the Metro trainoperator called as passengers walked intothe cars.

Riders walk through the gates and up to the platform for the first timeat the McLean metro station, Saturday, July 26.

Nathaniel Lee, a train enthusiast, points to the first Silver Line metrotrain after it pulls into the McLean station, Saturday. July 26.

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By John Lovaas

Reston Impact Producer/Host

I was kind of excited about the opening of theReston (Wiehle-Reston East) Metro station onSaturday. In fact, Fran and I decided to take a

ride on Silver—after we closed the Reston FarmersMarket at noon and had our nap, of course. We couldhave walked to the station, but we drove instead—on the grounds that we had had our walking exer-cise for the day. At 3:30 parking was no problem.Inside, the station looked and felt new, and it wasnot crowded so we easily got to a waiting train—along one, about half full. We noticed that our carlooked new as well—it had the shiny new, easy toclean hard surface floors and the electronic signs

indicating the stations. After acouple of minutes, a clear voiceannounced, “Welcome to the Sil-ver Line to Largo, Maryland,” andwe were off! Soon, maybe 10 min-

utes later, we were in Tysons. Two observations aboutthe ride through the four Tysons stations. First, as Iexpected, it seemed like a long time to go a rela-tively short distance. This is the Silver Line’s big de-sign flaw—two or three stations too many. But, sec-ond, Tysons does look a lot nicer from an elevatedtrain car than it does from street level.

Then, it was on to East Falls Church where thenew Silver Line track joins the existing Orange Line.Note: several people have asked us where one mustchange trains to go all the way from Reston to Largo,the other end of the Silver Line. The answer is no-where. No train changes at all. You arrive in Largoin the same seat you got at Reston. The train changesdesignations as it goes—i.e., it starts in Reston asthe Silver Line; becomes Silver and Orange at EastFalls Church; changes to Silver, Orange and Blue atRosslyn station; and, at Stadium/Armory it drops theOrange name and proceeds on to Largo as the Silverand Blue lines. In fact, we could have kept the sameseat roundtrip! Because, when we got to Largo, ourtrain simply changed directions and became the Sil-ver Line (and Blue, etc.) to Reston!

We did get off the train at Eastern Market on ourway to Largo. Eastern Market is about the oldestfarmers market in the metro region, and the RestonFarmers Market’s co-Market Masters (Fran and I)could not resist the opportunity to visit one of the

old classic markets. And, we got a nice surprise there.One of our Reston vendors, Wisteria Gardens, has astand in Eastern Market. The lady tending the standtold us she’d heard Reston was a great market! Backon the train, we soon passed the Morgan Road sta-tion, just a short walk from the Fedex Field wherewe and daughter Jenni saw the Redskins beat theGreen Bay Packers last season. It turned out to betheir last win of that season. Then, we sat back andread the newspaper and watched the scenery (whenabove ground) on the way to Largo and then head-ing back home. We would make one more stop—toreward our hard work with dinner at Coastal Flatsin Tysons Corner, a restaurant we had not visitedbecause Tysons is such a hassle. But, the Silver Linechanged that. We had a nice seafood dinner at thebar and walked 10 minutes back for our comfort-able Silver Line ride to Reston. Love hearing the an-nouncement as we returned westward—“This is theSilver Line to Reston!” No doubt about it. The SilverLine is a game changer for Reston. How we managethe change remains to be seen. I would feel muchmore confident if we were a self-governing town orcity making our own decisions on how we grow from60,000 to twice that many. There is no question how-ever that the Silver Line will enable us to see a lotmore of our region than we currently do. And, imag-ine walking to a comfortable train whizzing us toDulles Airport, too.

The firstpublic SilverLine railcars leavethe Wiehle-Reston Eaststation.

Riding the Silver Line - Day OneNo doubt about it:The Silver Line is a gamechanger for Reston.

The first Silver Line metro train pullsinto the station in Tysons Cornercarrying passengers on Saturday, July26.

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On July 28, 2014, in affirming thatVirginia’s ban on same-sex mar-riage is unconstitutional, CircuitJudge Henry F. Floyd writes:

“We recognize that same-sex marriage makessome people deeply uncomfortable. However,inertia and apprehension are not legitimatebases for denying same-sex couples due pro-cess and equal protection of the laws. Civilmarriage is one of the cornerstones of our wayof life. It allows individuals to celebrate andpublicly declare their intentions to form life-

long partnerships, which pro-vide unparalleled intimacy,companionship, emotional sup-port, and security. The choice

of whether and whom to marry is an intenselypersonal decision that alters the course of anindividual’s life. Denying same-sex couples thischoice prohibits them from participating fullyin our society, which is precisely the type ofsegregation that the Fourteenth Amendmentcannot countenance.”

Judge Arenda Wright Allen, on Valentine’sDay, 2014, ruled that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, writing:

“A spirited and controversial debate is un-derway regarding who may enjoy the right tomarry in the United States of America. Americahas pursued a journey to make and keep ourcitizens free. This journey has never been easy,and at times has been painful and poignant.The ultimate exercise of our freedom is choice.

Our Declaration of Independence recognizesthat ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely thismeans all of us. While ever-vigilant for thewisdom that can come from the voices of ourvoting public, our courts have never long tol-erated the perpetuation of laws rooted in un-lawful prejudice. One of the judiciary’s noblestendeavors is to scrutinize laws that emergefrom such roots.

“Plaintiffs assert that the restriction on theirfreedom to choose to marry the person theylove infringes on the rights to due process andequal protection guaranteed to them under theFourteenth Amendment of the United StatesConstitution. These challenges are well-taken.…

“The Court is compelled to conclude thatVirginia’s Marriage Laws unconstitutionallydeny Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens thefundamental freedom to choose to marry.”

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Editorial

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By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

Since 1990 the Annie E.Casey Foundation hasranked states annually on

overall child well-being in a reportcalled Kids Count Data Book(www.aecf.org). The Foundation’sreport is viewed as the authorita-tive source of information on how

we are doingnationally aswell as state bystate for our

children. An index of key indica-tors in four domains measureswhat children need most in orderto thrive: (1) economic well-being,(2) education, (3) health, and (4)family and community.

“States vary considerably intheir amount of wealth and otherresources. State policy choices alsostrongly influence children’schances for success.” (Kids CountData Book, page 20) Living in theninth wealthiest state, Virginia, inthe wealthiest nation, the UnitedStates, we need to ask ourselves ifwe are doing as well as we shouldfor our future as represented bywhat we are doing for our chil-dren.

Virginia’s rate of 15 percent of

children in poverty isbetter than the na-tional rate of 23 per-cent, but we can takelittle comfort in ourbetter percentagewhen we realize thatthere are 279,000children in poverty inVirginia. All regionsof the state, includingNorthern Virginia,contribute to that number that hasgotten worse in recent years. Re-flecting the recent recession, thepercentage of children whose par-ents lack secure employment hasrisen from 23 percent in 2008 to25 percent in 2012.

Despite all the evidence of theimportance of early childhoodeducation and the incredible re-turns that can be realized from aninvestment in preschool programs,more than half (52 percent) ofVirginia’s children are not attend-ing preschool. Unfortunatelymany of the children who do nothave an opportunity for an earlystart in education contribute toother statistics that find 57 percentof fourth graders are not proficientin reading, 62 percent of eighthgraders are not proficient in math,and 16 percent of high school stu-

dents are not gradu-ating on time, al-though these num-bers have been im-proving in recentyears.

Virginia has seen aslight improvementin the health indica-tor of low-weight ba-bies at 8.1 percentover the last decade

but exceeds the national rate of 8percent. In Virginia as well as inthe nation, about 6 percent ofteens abuse alcohol or drugs.

Probably paralleling the increaseof children in poverty is the num-ber of children in single-parentfamilies increasing from 29 per-cent in 2005 to 31 percent in 2012.

The number of children in fami-lies where the household headlacks a high school diploma hasimproved from 13 percent to 9percent during the same periodand beats the national 15 percent.

The area of greatest improve-ment in Virginia is the rate of teenbirths per 1,000 dropping from 34percent in 2005 to 23 percent in2012. Still the lower percentagerepresents over 6,000 babies bornto teenagers each year.

While the statistics are interest-ing, the much more importantquestion is how they inform pub-lic policy.

Officials at all levels of govern-ment need to demonstratethrough our actions that we knowhow much kids count!

Officials at all levels of government need to dem-onstrate that we know how much kids count!Kids Count

Commentary

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:The Reston Association has

wisely begun to approve bowhunts to curb our deer overpopu-lation, under strict regulations thatthis be done safely and profession-ally. Pam Corbett’s recent letter

opposing bow hunts [“Deer Hunt-ing Contradicts Reston’s Values,”Reston Connection, July 16-22,2014] betrays a lack of knowledgeabout what can be done practically

Bow Hunts are ConsistentWith Reston Values

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to mitigate the problem. Her yardmay be fenced, limiting damage tolandscaping that others of us con-tend with. But fencing is generallydiscouraged as unfriendly inReston. Our efforts to curb thedeer overpopulation are notagainst love of wildlife and greensurroundings. Quite the contrary.Deer overpopulation destroys theforest understory and thereby cutsdown on habitat for other wildlife,chewing up many natural shrubsand saplings where birds wouldnest. Destruction of the understoryalso increases drainage and soilerosion, which reduces the abilityof the trees to regenerate and in-creases the ease with which inva-sive plants spread. The deer areout of balance and much otherwildlife, especially bird life, is ac-tually constrained. If you lovegreen areas, you can’t be happyabout their erosion from deercropping of the forest understory.

Deer have overpopulated in ourimmediate region largely becausesuburban development has drivenout the predators that would natu-rally keep deer numbers in balanceand has also limited the acreageof forest and rural areas in whichthe deer could forage without in-truding on homeowner properties.As part of the background of theproblem, Fairfax County prohibi-tions on use of firearms to hunt atall – which makes absolute sensewhere suburban housing is con-centrated – mean that the onlynatural threats to our deer arefrom being hit by cars or trucks onthe roads, or from disease andstarvation. The natural conse-quence is that our white-taileddeer multiply, limited only by thefact that the weakest among themstarve in the winter when theirforage shrinks.

I have lived in Reston since1979, in houses adjoining thewooded areas of the Glade, andwithout fencing. Seeing a deer ortwo back then was quite rare, andhardly ever very close to an occu-pied house. Now several deerherds that number from seven oreight up to a dozen and a half at atime come through my property,fearlessly, and right up to thehouse. If one of us goes out andclaps, they just stare at us. Ourneighbor has a barking dog. Thisdoes not deter them in our yard.Back a decade or two ago, theydug up and ate the Tulip bulbs ofthose brave enough to plant themin flower beds. Now they have ac-quired a taste for and chewthrough Azaleas and Rhododen-drons, and even English Ivy, ArborVitae, and Juniper – which theyformerly did not bother.

A more recent problem is one ofpublic health. Deer are among the

hosts of the ticks that spread Lymedisease, a parasite that did notexist in this region historically.Lyme disease was unheard ofwhen I moved to Reston and mykids were in school. It is increas-ingly recognized as a serious pub-lic health threat today. If you havekids playing in the yard, you don’twant them to encounter deer ticks.So, love the deer if you will, butlet’s admire them out in the coun-try or on the Blue Ridge Drive, andkeep their numbers down in thesurroundings where we live.

Pam Corbett talks about steril-izing the does. If that could bedone very cheaply and systemati-cally, it could make a big differ-ence. If homeowners could allleave a bowl out in the back yardwith a tasty sterilizer compoundthat the deer would lick up, wemight have a solution. Of course,domestic dogs, cats and other lick-ing wildlife might be sterilized too– and could that be true also of anunwitting child? But the fact is ittakes bow hunters or some othermethod of shooting deer with tran-quilizer darts, and paid workers todo the sterilization under con-trolled conditions. The cost wherethis has been done as an experi-ment is roughly $1,000 per deer.How affordable is that, if done ona large and systematic scale?

Bow hunts in selected localitiesare a way of mitigating the prob-lem, cheaper, more direct, and farmore cost-effective than a pro-gram of sterilization. Bow huntsare only going to make a signifi-cant difference to the region if theyare adopted widely. But it is a placeto start. It is a way of focusingmore attention on a serious prob-lem of environmental degradationand also of public health. ThatReston Association will be doinga more comprehensive investiga-tion is welcome.

But let those who have patientlyworked through the formidableRA regulations on bow hunts pro-ceed on their own properties with-out bickering. We are after all, arewe not, a developed country?

Rodney JonesReston

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By Mike Salmon

The Connection

Every day, Vasyl Smoliiuses two different routeswhen he bikes to andfrom work at the Belle

View pool in Alexandria. Comingdown the hill on Belle View Boule-vard is an easy ride in the morningbut going back up in the eveningis not as easy on the bicycle Smoliirents from his sponsor High SierraPools, an Arlington-based poolmanagement company.

“I must buy this bike for the sum-mer,” said 19-year-old Smolii fromUkraine.

For Martin Stefanov and VictoriaTshacheva, the bikes are theirtransportation this summer as well.In the evenings, six bikes areparked on the first floor patio ofthe apartment they share inKingstowne with other lifeguardswho are also from Europe.

This is Stefanov’s second yearlifeguarding; Tshacheva heardabout his adventures last yearwhile they were attending SofiaUniversity in Sofia, Bulgaria.Tshacheva is studying public rela-tions. “This country is much dif-ferent, you can see different cul-tures, a lot of people from thewhole world, you can learn a lotof stuff,” she said. Riding bikes towork was one of those things sheis learning. Biking in Bulgaria “isnot so popular,” she said, but shemay continue when she goes back.“I will ride the bike in my country,I think so,” she said.

At the EOS Twenty One apart-ment complex in the Landmarkarea of Alexandria there are twopools, one manned by a pair of 20-somethings from Poland, and theother by twin sisters Irina and OlhaShemchuk, also from Ukraine.These lifeguards, who wentthrough U.S. Aquatics for theirsummer jobs, don’t ride bikes towork. The pair from Poland arestaying in an apartment with threeother lifeguards close enough toEOS to walk to work, and for theShumchuk sisters, “our driverpicks us up every day,” said IrinaShemchuk.

Transportation is one of the con-cerns of Doug Winkler, owner ofWinkler Pool Management Inc.,with an office in Springfield. Theyemployed 260 lifeguards from vari-ous countries this year, such as

Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, Jordan,Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, DominicanRepublic, China, Slovakia, Russia,Poland, Egypt and Kazakhstan. TheWinkler lifeguards either walk, usepublic transportation, have drivers,like the Shemchuk sisters, or usebikes that Winkler supplies for adeposit. Winkler, who lifeguardedwhen he was a teen, rememberedhis years on the lifeguard chair asa “great job,” but noted that “thedesire is not there in American kidsanymore, they don’t want to work.”Lieguards from overseas want totravel and experience the UnitedStates as well as earn some money.

All of the lifeguards get trainingin their home countries and an-other course here before starting.According to High Sierra Pools,which has job fairs in the U.S. andinternationally, “All of our repre-sentatives are former lifeguards togive you the inside scoop,” on thejob, according to its website. “HighSierra works with U.S. visa spon-sors to promote our jobs with thehelp of partner agencies world-wide.” Communicating in Englishis key. For EOS lifeguards WeronicaMikoljczyk and AgnieszkaKaczmarek from Poland, this istheir second summer lifeguardingin the U.S. Before starting, theywere interviewed via Skype to geta sample of their dialect, and “thetests are in English,” saidKaczmarek. Smolii’s English has

improved since Memorial Day, but“when I arrived, I had very badEnglish,” he said. Kaczmarek wasa swimming coach in Poland, soshe gives some of the children atEOS swimming lessons “before itopens,” in the morning. Mikoljczykwas a lifeguard on a lake close toPoznan, a city in Poland, and bothknow synchronized swimmingwhich they also share with the chil-dren at the pool. “I love kids,” saidKaczmarek, and the “kids love us,”added Mikoljczyk.

Over at Belle View, Smolii hadto rely on his training early on thissummer, rescuing a resident in dis-tress. “My first week, a woman atBelle View was swimming and gota cramp. I jumped in with my res-cue tube, take her shoulder,” hesaid, reenacting the procedure.Smolii is with High Sierra, and theycheck his lifeguarding skills everymonth, he said.

ALTHOUGH MOST of the life-guards work long days thatstretches to more than 40 hours aweek, they do find time to enjoytheir American experience. Smoliiwent to Ocean City, Md. with an-other lifeguard and experiencedthe ocean and eating crabs for thefirst time. The crab mallet tech-niques were tough to master at firstand he ending up splattering craball over him until “waiters showedus the correct way,” he said.

Stefanov took a day trip to NewYork City for a fellow lifeguard’sbirthday. “It was amazing,” he said.

For another Ukrainian, VictoriaHorbenko, a lifeguard in Ellipse atGovernment Center off Lee High-way, her summer at poolside is“like a student exchange, to getnew experience,” she said.

The lifeguards are hot and coldto American food. Stefanov andTshacheva in Kingstowne try to eathealthy and “cook a lot in ourapartment,” said Tshacheva, notingthat her father in Bulgaria “cooks,it’s the most delicious food,” shesaid. She’s familiar with the obe-sity trend in this country. For thetwin sisters, the “food here is verybad,” said Olha Shemchuk, “toomany sweets.” Her sister Irina isnot a fan of American bread. “Yourbread is not bread,” she said.

There are still community poolsthat only hire teenagers from theneighborhood for the lifeguardpositions such as Hunt Valley poolin Springfield. According to man-ager Lauren Blackburn, “We all liveright here.”

Hunt Valley lifeguard LukeChapman, 17, went to a class tobecome a pool operator and no-

ticed “they were all Eastern Euro-pean,” he said. Winkler noted thatbeing in the community they growup in has advantages, as when hewas a teen and “many evenings,some of the pool patrons wouldbring me dinner.” On the otherhand, being in charge is a hard sellto friends. “It’s tough for them tobe disciplinary,” he said.

The summer abroad is making animpression on Tshacheva. “Herewe are so separate from our life inBulgaria. It will be so differentwhen we go back,” she said.

For Olha Shemchuk, 19, shemight give it another summer, af-ter she turns 21 so she can go danc-ing and clubbing. “We are young,”she said.

Foreign Nationals Immersed in Local LifeguardingFor some, itstarts out ontwo wheels.

Martin Stefanov on his way to work at a neighborhood pool from the apartment heshares with other lifeguards in Kingstowne.

Victoria Horbenko from Ukraine holds on to a float andscans the pool in Fairfax.

Martin Stefanovand Victoria

Tshacheva fromBulgaria with

bikes supplied byContinentalPools, their

sponsor company.

Photos by

Mike Salmon/

The Connection

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In celebration of Reston’s 50th Anni-versary, Reston Community Center(RCC) has announced a 10-day Re-

duced Shakespeare Company Extrava-ganza. The festival will include eight per-formances by The Reduced ShakespeareCompany, a comedy boot camp and sev-eral opportunities to meet members ofthe internationally-known comedy en-semble. The Reduced Shakespeare Com-pany is a three-man comedy troupe thattakes long, serious subjects and reducesthem to short, sharp comedies. The “BadBoys of Abridgement” have created ninestage shows, two television specials, sev-eral failed TV pilots, and numerous ra-dio pieces – all of which have been per-formed, seen, and heard the world over.The trio’s annual visit to RCC’sCenterStage has made them a favoritewith Reston audiences.

“The Reduced Shakespeare Companyhas been part of the RCC arts family formore than two decades,” said RCC Ex-ecutive Director Leila Gordon. “We can’timagine any significant anniversary yearin Reston that wouldn’t include sharingthe hilarity they bring to the CenterStageand our community. In this extraordinaryyear, bringing back these shows andmany original cast members is the ‘least’we could do for their fans and fully inthe spirit of ‘reducing’ us to helplesslaughter.” Tickets will be available toReston residents and employees on Aug.1 and to the general public on Aug. 8.Reston Community Center’s ReducedShakespeare Company Extravaganza willinclude the following performances:

❖ Complete History of Comedy(abridged) Reston Premiere plus Open-ing Night Party Friday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m.($30 Reston/$60 Non-Reston)

❖ Complete Works of WilliamShakespeare (abridged; revised)

In honor of the Sesquiquadricentennialof Shakespeare’s Birth

Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. ($25Reston/$50 Non-Reston)

❖ Complete History of America(abridged)

Sunday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. ($25Reston/$50 Non-Reston)

❖ Selected readings from the LostWorks (abridged)

…including (but not limited to) TheUltimate Christmas Show (abridged) &The Complete Millennium Musical(abridged), songs/verses cut from othershows, readings from RSC books andradio shows - recorded live for futurepodcast

Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ($15Reston/$30 Non-Reston)

❖ Complete World of Sports(abridged)

Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. ($25Reston/$50 Non-Reston)

❖ Bible: Complete Word of God(abridged)

Plus post-show Q&A sessionFriday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ($25 Reston/

$50 Non-Reston)❖ All The Great Books (abridged)Saturday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m. ($25

Reston/$50 Non-Reston)❖ Completely Hollywood (abridged)Plus farewell toastSunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. ($30

Reston/$60 Non-Reston)“We are putting the ‘extra’ in extrava-

ganza,” says PD Michnewicz, RCC Direc-tor of Arts and Events. “The festival willinclude comedy boot camps, podcasts,book signings, talk backs, school work-shops, and special guests.”

All performances will take place at theCenterStage, located at Reston Commu-nity Center Hunters Woods (2310 ColtsNeck Rd., Reston). More informationabout RCC, CenterStage, the ProfessionalTouring Artist Series and these perfor-mances is available online atwww.restoncommunitycenter.com.

Tickets will be available for purchaseas follows:

❖ Aug. 1: Sales Open to Reston Resi-dents and Employees

❖ Aug. 8: Sales Open to the GeneralPublic; Online Sales Begin

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Exhibit, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Acrylicsby Karen A. Pida. 703-476-4500.

TUESDAY/JULY 29 - SUNDAY/AUG. 24Riches from RAGS Exhibit. ArtSpace Herndon,

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THURSDAY/JULY 30-SATURDAY/AUG. 23Greater Reston Arts Center Artist Member

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THURSDAY/JULY 31 - SUNDAY/AUG. 3Fairfax County 4-H Fair and Carnival. 10

a.m. Frying Pan Farm Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Old-fashioned carnival with games,rides, 4-H exhibits, animal shows, andentertainment. Admissions: Free; Cost varies forsome rides. 703-437-9101.

FRIDAY/AUG.1- AUG. 29New Solo Exhibits Open at Reston Corners

One and Two. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 12001 and12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston. The Leagueof Reston Artists showcases the compositions ofMelanie Zucker Stanley and Cristina AbbateJacobson. www.leagueofrestonartists.org

SATURDAY/AUG. 2Family Fun Entertainment Series at Reston

Town Square Park. 10-10:45 a.m. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street, Reston.Come for Tracey Eldridge’s Music and Motion,interactive games teaching kids about sharing,teamwork, leadership and compromise. 703-579-6720.

Cine Classics at Bow Tie Cinemas. 11 a.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. Classic films back on the big screen.703-464-0816.

Reston Concerts on the Town Series –Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys.7:30-10 p.m. Reston Town Center Pavillion,11900 Market Street, Reston. It’s a jambalayafrom the bayou with Louisiana zydeco, high-energy blues. 703-579-6720.

SUNDAY/AUG. 3-WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 3”Past and Present” Reston Art Gallery and

Studios Exhibit. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reston ArtGallery & Studios, 11400 Washington Plaza,Reston. Come meet the artist at the openingreception August 3 from 2-4 p.m. 703-481-8156.

SUNDAY/AUG. 3Exercise Series with Athleta and Reston

Town Center. 10 a.m. Reston Town Center,11900 Market Street, Reston. Enjoy variousfitness classes including yoga, pilates, self-defense, cardio and core strength. 703-668-0256.

Sunday Bourbon and Blues Brunch atMcCormick and Schmick’s. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. A southern-inspired bourbon brunchfeaturing live blues music performed by localartists. 703-787-7766.

Cine Classics at Bow Tie Cinemas. 11 a.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. Classic films back on the big screen.703-464-0816.

MONDAY/AUG. 4-AUG. 25Oil Paintings by Morgan Johnson Norwood.

9 a.m.-9 p.m. Jo Ann Rose Gallery, 1609Washington Plaza N, Reston. A contemporaryartist, Morgan Johnson creates paintings thatevoke images of stones to trees to human cellsand nerve endings. 703-476-4500.

MONDAY/AUG. 4RCO Summer Reading Sessions. 7:30 p.m. -

10 p.m. Sunset Hills Montessori School, 11180Ridge Heights Road, Reston. Wondering what itwould be like to play with the RestonCommunity Orchestra? Looking for a chance toplay between seasons or semesters? Is thatmusical instrument collecting dust but keepscalling you back? Come out and play! See whyReston loves its symphony orchestra. Allclassical musicians are welcome at RCO’s OpenRehearsals. $10 adults, $5 students. Sign up athttp://restoncommunityorchestra.org/free-concert-series/open-rehearsals/.

Mr. Knick Knack! Children’s Performance.10:30-11:15 a.m. Reston Town Center Pavillion,11900 Market Street, Reston. Unique, heart-centered music for kids! 703-579-6720.

SATURDAY/AUG. 9Keri Staley. 8 p.m. NextStop Theatre Company,

269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon. A HerndonNative and current Fairfax County High SchoolChoral Director Keri has graced stages up anddown the east coast fronting big bands, as afeatured back up vocalist and leading lady.NextStop presents her solo cabaret premier!$20/25. nextstoptheatre.org or 866-811-4111.

View fine art by the 11 artists of Reston Art Gallery & Studios (RAGS) atArtSpace Herndon from July 29 – Aug. 24.

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Several of the speakers following him commentedon the governor’s energy about the project.

“Virginia, sir,” he said. “50 states. It’s only the Com-monwealth that matters. Nowhere else are they do-ing what we’re doing today in Virginia.”

Laughing, he ordered that Phase II of the SilverLine would be completed the day before his term ofoffice is over.

After Phase II is completed, WMATA does not ex-pect there will be another major project until a newstrategic plan is drawn up in 2025.

“We are committed to unlocking the region,” saidGov. McAuliffe. “That’s why we’ve been so involvedwith making sure this comes to fruition.”

U.S. Reo. Gerry Connolly (D-11) said the road tothe Silver Line has not been easy, however.

“There were not many believers,” he said. “We weresued. Some of the people who sued us are in thisroom.”

A couple of people in the audience laughed andraised their hands.

“This is going to transform our corridor,” he said.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx

spoke similarly. He likened the road to the Silver Linelike building a cathedral during the medieval era.While the builders did not know what the cathedralwould look like by the end, they finished their work.

“The work of transportation is really the work ofgenerations,” he said. “Today is the day to celebrate

the voice of yes being stronger than the voice of no.”

SUPERVISOR Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill)spoke as a WMATA board member and as a longtimeresident of Reston.

“When many of us moved to Reston, we were toldthat rail was coming,” she said. “We didn’t think itwould take 48 years to come.” She said that Reston’smotto of live, work and play will be taken beyondthe town boundaries with the new Metro line.

“These five stations really make a game changerfor the county,” she said.

But a ribbon cutting and a train ride is just thebeginning, said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville). Foust was not a speaker at the event,but also had the opportunity to ride the Metro lineon the way to the event.

“This will really affect the quality of life and jobshere,” he said. “It will create the opportunity todevelop new communities around the metro stopsthat will become vibrant places to live, to workand to play.”

Metrorail Seen As‘Game Changer’

Photo by Reena Singh/The Connection

Gov.Terry McAuliffe is interviewed by themedia moments after stepping off theSilver Line rail car on the way to theextension’s grand opening Saturday.

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Sports

Matt Wojciechowski hasplayed for the South Lakesvarsity baseball team sincehis freshman season. As a

junior in 2014, he was a primary reason theSeahawks started to believe in themselves.

After struggling in recent seasons, SouthLakes started the 2014 campaign by losingseven of its first eight games.

The Seahawks would turn thingsaround, however, winning six of eight toclose the regular season and earning theNo. 2 seed in the Conference 6 tourna-ment.

Wojciechowski, voted captain by his team-mates, earned first-team all-conference asa pitcher. He also played second base andshortstop.

Now a rising senior, Wojciechowski islooking for continued improvement for theSouth Lakes baseball team. He recently par-ticipated in Q&A via email with The Con-nection.

Connection: You recently traveled toHaiti. What was the reason for the trip?How long were you there? How was theexperience?

Wojciechowski: I traveled to Haiti with agroup from my church for a mission trip inwhich we held a camp for the kids thereand had many activities such as soccer,Frisbee, and Hacky Sack. We also taughtthem Bible stories and sang songs with thekids. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunityand truly an amazing experience that wasvery eye opening. The country is in com-plete ruins after the earthquake and is verydepressing to see, but it makes you want toact on it and do everything you can to helpthe country.

Connection: Are you interested in play-ing college baseball? Are you committedanywhere?

Wojciechowski: I am very interested inplaying baseball in college and right now Iam not committed to play anywhere. As ofnow, there are a few schools showing inter-est but I’m not quite sure how serious theyare. I am not focusing on certain schoolsright now as I would like to keep my op-tions open in order to find the right schoolfor me.

Connection: The 2014 South Lakesbaseball team got off to a rough start be-fore turning things around in the secondhalf. Why did the team improve and whatdid it feel like to be a part of it?

Wojciechowski: The team improved be-cause our mindset improved. The beginningof the year was very tough and it seemedas if South Lakes baseball was getting readyfor another gruesome season, but it allchanged during spring break. We went 2-2and lost in the semifinals after finishing firstin group play. We came back believing thatwe could play with the best of them and

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Matt Wojciechowski helped the South Lakes baseball team turn thingsaround during the second half of the 2014 season.

South Lakes’ Wojciechowski Looking for Continued Improvement

Q&A: Pitcherrecently traveled toHaiti for mission trip.

“My favorite memory wasprobably the game Ipitched against Langleythe first time we playedthem this year.”— Matt Wojciechowski, rising senior,

South Lakes High

started to believe in ourselves. It was anawesome thing to be a part of. The teamcame together and our chemistry hascome a long way. We would always getfrustrated with each other after a loss andcould never figure out what was wrong.But once we started winning, our teambecame happier and started getting alongbetter. Our mindset at practice changedas we knew that we were playing for a lotmore than in previous years as we wouldtypically finish in the 6-8 seeds. It was agreat building period for the organizationas a whole and should hopefully carryover to next year.

Connection: Is there anything you ex-perienced during your junior year that canhelp you as a senior?

Wojciechowski: I learned that baseballreally is half mental and that it starts in your

head. I also learned that the season startsas soon as it ends. It really is a full-yearsport as you train and get stronger duringthe offseason. After being nominated cap-tain, I made everyone go to the weight roomat least two-three times a week and go hitthree times a week. Next year, we need todo the same thing, if not more.

Connection: At what age did you startplaying baseball? Have you always been apitcher?

Wojciechowski: I started playing baseballwhen I was 4 back in Texas. I started pitch-ing about 4 years ago for my travel team.

Connection: What is your favorite ath-letic moment from your first three years atSouth Lakes?

Wojciechowski: My favorite memory wasprobably the game I pitched against Lan-gley the first time we played them this year.

It was a pitcher’s duel between myself andJake McSteen and they won on a walk-offin the ninth inning. I pitched eight innings,allowed two hits, no runs and struck outnine.

Connection: What is your favoritefood?

Wojciechowski: My favorite food is steakand shrimp wrapped in bacon.

Connection: Who is your favorite mu-sic artist? Why?

Wojciechowski: My favorite music artistis Eminem, because he has music for al-most anything. He has great meaning tohis songs and I listen to him before everygame to pump myself up.

Connection: What is your favoritemovie? Why?

Wojciechowski: My favorite movie is‘Dumb and Dumber’ because it has the stu-pidest jokes that are just hilarious and Ilaugh about 95 percent of the movie. Itcan always cheer me up.

Connection: Do you play video games?If so, which one is your favorite?

Wojciechowski: I play video games dur-ing my free time and mainly only playsports games, depending on the sports sea-son. My favorite is MLB The Show.

Connection: What is your favoritehobby outside of baseball?

Wojciechowski: My favorite hobby be-sides baseball is basketball because I lovethe constant motion and I can play prettywell.

Connection: What location is the far-thest you have traveled from the Washing-ton, D.C. metro area?

Wojciechowski: The farthest I’ve traveledfrom D.C. is Germany. I go there every sum-mer for a mission trip. We teach kids howto play baseball. It’s my favorite thing todo during the summer because I get to usemy abilities to teach other kids how to playthe game and spread the love of the gamethroughout other countries.

Connection: Are you a pro sports fan?If so, who are your favorite teams?

Wojciechowski: I’m a huge pro sports fanand I follow every single sport. My favor-ite baseball teams are the Boston Red Soxand Washington Nationals. My favoritebasketball team is the San Antonio Spurs(I’m not a bandwagon fan; my dad is fromSan Antonio and grew up there). My fa-vorite football team is the IndianapolisColts. My favorite hockey team is the Wash-ington Capitals.

— Jon Roetman

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The green building policy inFairfax has been updated, re-quiring higher standards forresidential, retail, office and

other construction projects seeking approvalfor rezoning in the county.

“Fairfax County’s Green Building Policyis a major component of our board’s envi-ronmental agenda and my own efforts to-ward making Fairfax County a leader inenergy efficiency. Business leaders under-stand the value of this policy not only forits environmental benefits, but also the sav-ings they achieve and the competitive ad-vantage of low energy costs,” said SharonBulova, chairman of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors.

The vote was made at the July 1 Board ofSupervisors meeting. Fairfax County firstadopted a green building policy in 2007, aspart of the Comprehensive Plan.

Now, the policy is updated to includechanges that have been made in rating sys-tems of green buildings.

LEED certification or equivalent pro-grams, which are more clearly defined inthe updated policy, are extended to indus-trial areas under the plan, and for propos-als in high density areas. Green buildingsin higher density areas must meet higherlevels of performance to be certified greenin these areas.

The new plan also urges data collectionof water and energy use within green build-ings.

More than 100 developers have commit-ted to design and construct green buildingssince the policy began in 2007.

“The Green Building Policy is all aboutpromoting sustainability in Fairfax County.This policy helps position office buildings,residential developments, industrial sitesand other developments for an energy-effi-cient and competitive edge well into thefuture,” Bulova said.

The policy applies to development

projects required to undergo the rezoningprocess. Under the updated policy, existingbuildings looking to meet green standardsare also supported. Infrastructure for elec-tric car charging stations is also included inthe plan.

Green buildings are buildings that haveminimal effect on the environment througha decreased greenhouse gas emissionthrough lower levels of water and energyconsumption. Fairfax County governmenthas built 16 green-certified buildings since2008.

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrityaddressed his concern with the fiscal im-pact of this policy, specifically with the elec-tric car charging stations.

“Clearly, this policy has a cost to indus-try, clearly this has a cost to housing, it hasa cost to commercial development — thereis a cost impact,” Herrity said. “I think wehave to look at the cost of this before wecharge ahead.”

Some board members wanted to defer thedecision, but this motion failed.

“I think the time has come to providesome guidance in our plan,” said Lee dis-trict Supervisor Jeff McKay. “I don’t knowwhat delaying this accomplishes whenpeople have been working on this and dis-cussing this for this long.”

Supervisors John Cook, Pat Herrity andMichael Frey voted against the motion toupdate the green building policy.

Fairfax Updates Green Building PolicyNew policy is resultof new technology forgreen rating systems.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, pictured here in May, votedJuly 1 to update the county’s green building policy.

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THURSDAY/JULY 31ESL for Advanced Students. 10

a.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne Drive,Reston. Conversational group.Adults. 703-689-2700.

ESL Pronunciation andSpeaking for IntermediateStudents. 1 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Adults. 703-689-2700.

FRIDAY/AUG. 1

Red Cross Blood Donation. 9 a.m.-2p.m. YMCA Reston, 12196 SunsetHills Road, Reston. The AmericanRed Cross encourages all eligibleblood donors to make anappointment to donate blood soon tohelp prevent a shortage. To make anappointment, visit redcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 6Red Cross Blood Donation. 11:30

a.m.-5 p.m. Herndon CommunityCenter, 814 Ferndale Avenue,Herndon. The American Red Crossencourages all eligible blood donorsto make an appointment to donateblood soon to help prevent ashortage. To make an appointment,visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-

RED CROSS.

SATURDAY/AUG. 9Community Yard Sale. 8 a.m. - 1

p.m. Dogwood Cluster in Reston,intersection of Glade and WhiteCornus Lane.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 13Red Cross Blood Donation. 8 a.m.-

1:30 p.m. Department of InteriorBSEE, 381 Elden Street, Herndon.The American Red Cross encouragesall eligible blood donors to make anappointment to donate blood soon tohelp prevent a shortage. To make anappointment, visit redcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS.

THURSDAY/AUG. 14Red Cross Blood Donation. 8 a.m.-

1:30 p.m. The Hallmark Building,13873 Park Center Road, Herndon.The American Red Cross encouragesall eligible blood donors to make anappointment to donate blood soon tohelp prevent a shortage. To make anappointment, visit redcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS.

Red Cross Blood Donation. 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. U.S. Geological Survey,12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston.The American Red Cross encouragesall eligible blood donors to make anappointment to donate blood soon tohelp prevent a shortage. To make anappointment, visit redcrossblood.orgor call 1-800-RED CROSS.

Red Cross Blood Donation. 9a.m.-2:30 p.m. URS Corporation,13825 Sunrise Valley Drive,Herndon. The American RedCross encourages all eligibleblood donors to make anappointment to donate bloodsoon to help prevent a shortage.To make an appointment, visitredcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS.

TUESDAY/AUG. 26 INOVA Blood Drive. 12-7 p.m.

Reston Town Center, beside thePavillion, 11900 Market Street,Reston. Come donate blood tothose in need. Scheduleappointments at 1-866-256-6372or inova.org/donateblood.

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When it comes to being a cancerpatient, even more so a multi-year cancersurvivor, I have always erred on the sideof caution. And by caution, I mean beingrespectful to the disease, courteous of itscomings and goings, mindful of its poten-tial damage and afraid of its intangibles.And by intangibles, I mean the unex-plained and the inexplicable, and mostfearfully, its power and unpredictability.Therefore, my behavior toward it hasbeen intended to be as polite as possible;never to be perceived – in any way imag-inable – as arrogant, presumptuous, incontrol, all-knowing and most especially,victorious.

My philosophy has been to remain aspositive as I could, never buying into thegenerally unfavorable statistical models,while taking any success I’ve had as muchin stride as humanly possible. Moreover,to the extent these successes have pro-longed my life – and of course they have,considering the original “13 month to 2year” prognosis I was given back in lateFebruary, 2009 – I still want to maintain alow profile and never boast or speakloudly, and never confidently, about theamazing good fortune I’ve experiencedsince I was diagnosed as “terminal” fiveyears and exactly five-months-to-the-dayago (27th of the month). I’ve always wor-ried that the reason I’ve survived is thatsomebody (some entity) somewhere madea mistake in their accounting and skippedover my name, sort of like a reverse typo.Irrational I suppose; nevertheless, I see noadvantage in rocking the boat and/orbringing any attention to the fact thatyours truly is still very much alive; flyingunder the radar is my preferred route.

Granted, I do write about this fact andI do bring attention to it, but not out ofany need for self-aggrandizement. I do itbecause if I didn’t, I’d probably be muchless able to endure under my circum-stances. Apparently, the need to expressmyself publicly is too overwhelming todeny. And thanks to my Publisher, MaryKimm, I have had and continue to havethe means, motivation and opportunity todo so/share my feelings about life as acancer patient/survivor; hardly a crime.But never have I written any wordsbecause I matter in the discussion; ratherbecause the subject (cancer) matters. Andsince I’ve been able to do so in a rela-tively quiet, honest and positive manner –never intending to be the story, only thestoryteller – my life, my pursuit hascontinued.

Certainly I realize, as an originally-characterized-as-terminal cancer patient,that I’m up against an immovable object,generally speaking; still, statistics do havea margin of error, and human beings dohave an immeasurable desire to live. Yetliving to one’s ripe old age is hardly guar-anteed, as I’ve learned all too well.Accordingly, as you regular readers know,I’ve made many changes in my life, incor-porating a variety of anti-cancer remediesinto my daily routine, and so far, so great.What you may not have known, however,is how I’ve actually lived my life whilechanging. I have done so by always beinggrateful for the gift of life I have receivedand reverential to the powers that be.What I’ve done, I could not have donealone and elevating myself would seem tobe the definition of counter-productive.

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“We wanted to make a significant impact,as late summer is such a critical time forlocal food banks,” said Chris McDonald,President/CEO of Northwest Federal. “It’sa sizable goal, but the need is great.”

All donations will benefit LINK, Inc., anorganization providing emergency food topeople in need in the Herndon, Sterling, andAshburn, Va. communities. During the sum-mer months, LINK’s shelves thin out, as themany donations received during the previ-ous holiday season run low. At the sametime, the need for emergency assistancespikes as families can’t turn to school re-sources to provide meals for their children.

“This will exceed what we have collectedin the past, and I believe our employees,members and friends in the community areup for the challenge,” said McDonald.

Non-perishable food donations will becollected through Aug. 15 at NorthwestFederal branches in Chantilly, Gainesville,Herndon, Leesburg, Manassas and Vienna.Cash donations will also be accepted viaaccount transfers made at branch locations,through the Credit Union’s foundationwebsite, or by calling the Call Center at 1-866-709-8901. Every $5 donation will equaleight pounds of food.

Food items in greatest demand includepasta, peanut butter, canned fruits and veg-etables, canned and powdered milk, cannedmeats, soups, rice, and flour. General guide-lines recommend food donations be low insugar and sodium, and high in protein andwhole grains.

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