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Members of Herndon’s Dress Up for theHolidays, part of Herndon’s CultivatingCulture Initiative, include: BarbaraGlakas, Mercia Hobson, SharonMcKenney and John Dudinksy.
Elected OfficialsReflect on 2015News, Page 3
Top Reston/Herndon SportsMoments from 2015Sports, Page 8
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Herndon 2015: Year in ReviewNews, Page 3
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A Year in Review
Del. Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum (D-36): “While some look at thejagged lines on a graph to see
how a region is doing economically, Ihave a much simpler approach: I look atthe distant horizon and count the num-ber of construction cranes I see looming.For several years they had disappearedduring the Great Recession, but they areback big time! Reston Station has had acouple of cranes in place finishing theBlvd Apartments that will be openingnext year.They were replaced by another crane atthe office building going up on the plaza
at Reston Sta-tion. Aroundthe corner, twocranes areworking on ana p a r t m e n tbuilding thatwill join the re-cently-openedH a r r i s o nA p a r t m e n t sand Avant atTown Center.Spectrum is undergoing rejuvenation.All the construction is an indicator thatour economy is healthy and that we willbe able to enjoy the educational, culturaland community advantages that comewith prosperity.”
Herndon Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic
703-778-9414 or [email protected]
By Ken Moore
The Connection
Town PurchasesHistoric DowntownProperty
Herndon’s Council voted to pur-chase 1.67 acres of land inHerndon’s historic downtown
from Ashwell, LLC for $3.519 million.The Town already owned the municipal
parking lot and the parking lot parcel con-taining ArtSpace. But the Elden Street frontproperty, that had been occupied by theSubaru dealership, affected the value of theTown’s land as well as Herndon’s plans for
all of the downtown.“Combined with approximately three
acres of land already owned by the town,the purchase clears the way for a compre-hensive development project in the down-town, in accordance with the DowntownMaster Plan adopted by the Town Councilin 2011,” according to County documents.
The Town’s Master Plan envisions a mixof retail, office and residential development,to include four-story mixed-use/residentialstructures; three-story mixed-use/commer-cial structures; a jointly-funded public/pri-vate parking structure; an arts center andmore.
“People are ready for this,” said MayorLisa Merkel.
“The Town of Herndon has been envision-ing a comprehensive redevelopment in ourdowntown for decades,” she said. “Until thispurchase, however, we have been limitedin our ability to effectively position down-town Herndon for comprehensive redevel-opment, as much of the necessary land wasunder private ownership.”
The Town of Herndon gives residents theopportunity to track progress on the down-town projects on its websitewww.herndon.va-gov.
Celebrating election 2015: From left, Sheriff Stacey Kincaid and Del.Jennifer Boysko (D-86). Boysko’s election brings a Democrat to thedistrict for the first time in many years.
Herndon 2015:Year in ReviewTown elections springto fall; Rust retires,Boysko elected,downtown visiontakes shape andmore.
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Cranes Are Back,Big Time!
Kenneth R.“Ken” Plum
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly(D-11): “It was a busy year forCongress which saw bipartisan
action on major, long-overdue initiativesthat will benefit every segment of ourcommunity. For starters, Congress passedanother two-year bipartisan budgetagreement that replaces some of the dra-conian sequester cuts, which have dis-proportionately harmed Northern Vir-ginia. It’s critical we maintain domesticand defense investments, and I will con-tinue to push for relief from sequestra-tion.
I was proud to represent Northern Vir-ginia on the House-Senate conferencecommittee that negotiated the new long-term transportation bill – the first in 10years, which will provide more than $530million in new road, transit, and safetyimprovements across Virginia. Congress
Highlights of 2015
Gerald E.Connolly
also passed re-forms to theMedicare pay-ment formulato protect se-niors and theirdoctors fromharmful cuts, aperennial prob-lem, and placeit on a mores u s t a i n a b l epath. We re-placed the unpopular No Child Left Be-hind Act in favor of more flexible stan-dards, and we passed new Trade Promo-tion Authority, setting rigorous labor,environmental, and enforcement stan-dards for future trade deals. As you cansee, Congress finally got something sub-stantial done this year, and I hope thesebipartisan successes will continue into2016.”
Bipartisan Successes
Sharon Bulova
Thank You to Retir-ing Supervisors
Sharon Bulova, Chairman of theFairfax County Board of Supervi-sors: “This summer, Fairfax County
showcased our impressive public safetycapabilities during the exciting WorldPolice and Fire Games.
In March, to build on and enhance analready great Police Department, I con-vened a Police Practices Review Commis-sion.
Recommendations from this 30+member Commission centered on use offorce, response to offenders sufferingfrom mental illness, communications,oversight and recruitment. Changes re-sulting from the work of the Commissionwill help foster our culture of public trustand ensure the fair and timely resolution
of police-in-volved inci-dents.
I signed on toM i c h e l l eO b a m a ’ s“Mayor’s Chal-lenge” to endV e t e r a nHomelessnessby the end of2015. Thanksto our strongpartnership with nonprofits and faith-based organizations, homeless veteransare now quickly identified and connectedto support services and housing.
The year 2015 was an election year forlocal government. Please join me in say-ing ‘Thank you’ to retiring supervisorsGerry Hyland and Mike Frey and ‘Wel-come’ to new Supervisors Dan Storck andKathy Smith.”
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Year in ReviewNext Step: Requestfor Proposals
Following the purchase of the Ashwellproperty which created a contiguous 4.675acres of Town-owned land in Herndon’sdowntown, the Town issued a Request forProposals (RFP) on Nov. 2, 2015. The town’svision for the redevelopment calls for four-story (mixed-use/residential) and three-story (mixed-use/commercial) structures, ajointly-funded public/private parking struc-ture, and an 18,000 square foot arts center,among other features. Initial proposals aredue in February 2016. The process will beexecuted in two phases: an initial conceptphase, open to all proposers, and a detailedphase, open to proposers upon invitation fol-lowing review of initial concept phase pro-posals. Additional information, including thecomplete RFP, is available on the town’swebsite at www.herndon-va.gov. Interestedproposers may contact Dennis Holste, eco-nomic development manager, [email protected].
According to the RFP, Herndon: “herebysolicits submission of proposals for the rede-velopment of 4.675 acres of land in historicdowntown Herndon into an attractive, mixed-use development, including a parking struc-ture in which the Town has fee interest to aminimum of 220 spaces. The Town envisionsa development of excellent design and qual-ity providing the historic town core with ad-ditional vitality while respecting and reflect-ing the heritage of the downtown,” accord-ing to Town documents. “The Town envisionsthese benefits to be utilized to develop a su-perb environment for outdoor pedestrian en-hancements including outdoor dining andpassive and programmed activities. The sitealso benefits by being within 1.5 miles of thefuture Silver Line Herndon Metro Station. TheTown will have circulator bus service fromthe downtown to the future Metro station.”
Preparing forSilver Line
Herndon continues to prepare for the fu-
ture Metrorail station in Herndon.”Herndon is ready,” said Mayor Lisa
Merkel, regarding Herndon’s future SilverLine stop. Merkel dubbed Herndon, “A NextGeneration Small Town.”
“We are so fortunate,” she said. “This is ahuge project, one of the biggest infrastruc-ture projects in the country. There aren’tmany towns that can get involved inprojects like this.”
The Washington Metropolitan AirportsAuthority recently projected cost of PhaseI, the 11.7 mile segment of the Silver Linewith five stops, to be $2.982 billion.
Construction is hoped to begin onHerndon’s future Silver Line Stop in 2016,with its opening by 2019-2020, accordingto a talk Merkel gave in May.
The entire Silver Line will be a 23-mileextension of the existing Metrorail systemfrom East Falls Church, with current stationsin Tysons and Reston, and additional stopsin Reston, Herndon and eventually to Wash-ington Dulles International Airport west toAshburn.
The Herndon Town Council approved 38acres to be set aside for its future Metrostop in February 2012.
“It’s the right space, we could never con-sider that in any other part in town,” saidMerkel.
Merkel called the Silver Line the “eco-nomic engine for the next 50 to 100 years.”
Herndon has more than 1,100 businessesand four corporate headquarters in town.Herndon anticipates attracting additionalbusinesses and perhaps a campus or satel-lite campus in the future.
“We want to make sure we capitalize onthis opportunity,” she said.
Tom Rust RetiresDel. Tom Rust (R-86) improved life for
Herndon, and for Virginia, say many.“He is one of the pivotal figures in the
history of Herndon,” said Eileen Curtis,Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Rust was Herndon’s mayor from 1976-1984 and again from 1990-2001. Before hewas Herndon’s mayor, he served on its TownCouncil from 1971-1976.
Right after she was elected mayor, Lisa
Merkel invited Rust to lunch.“I said, ‘How do you get things done?’ He
said, ‘You have a vision and you stick withit and you keep pressing ahead,’” Merkelsaid. “It was a great lunch.”
Dranesville Supervisor John Foust hasrepresented the Herndon area of FairfaxCounty on the Board of Supervisors whileRust represented the Town in the House ofDelegates. The two served together on theNorthern Virginia Transportation Commis-sion.
“I observed him take many political cou-rageous positions,” said Foust.
Foust calls Rust “a gentleman” and a“dedicated and successful public servant.”
“He made life better for Herndon resi-dents and all of us who live in the Com-monwealth,” said Foust.
Eileen Curtis, president of Dulles RegionalChamber of Commerce, said Rust gave hislife to public service for Herndon. “He re-ally does play into the history of the Town,”she said.
Rust, 73, surprised many when he an-nounced that he would not seek re-election.He has been Herndon’s delegate in the 86thdistrict since 2002.
Rust has lived in Herndon since 1965 andgraduated from Herndon High School.
Rust served on four committees includ-ing Commerce and Labor, Education, Trans-portation, and Science and TechnologyCommittees in the House of Delegates andchaired the Joint Commission on Technol-ogy and Science.
Rust was an advocate for transportationimprovements, and, as an engineer, fre-quently interpreted technology for his col-leagues. Rust served on numerous civic andcharitable boards including the JeanieSchmidt Free Clinic, Northern VirginiaTransportation Authority, Northern VirginiaTransportation Commission, Northern Vir-ginia Community Foundation, Dulles Cor-ridor Rail Association and Fairfax-FallsChurch United Way.
Rust received a standing ovation from theAssembly when he made his announcement.“It’s been a true honor to serve with you,members of this body, and I wish you thebest as you continue to serve the Common-wealth of Virginia and the citizens of Vir-
ginia,” said Rust.“He was always a gentleman, courtly al-
most,” said Curtis.
Foust, BoyskoElected
Dranesville Supervisor John W. Foust (D)was reelected to the Board of Supervisorsfor his third term, beating first time candi-date Jennifer Chronis (R). Foust has servedon the Board the last eight years.
“I’m proud of the fact that after eight yearspeople know me pretty well and know howI conduct myself as supervisor. I’m honoredthat they give me another opportunity,” hesaid.
Long-time Herndon resident JenniferBoysko (D) will succeed Tom Rust (R) as86th District delegate, who announced hisretirement last spring. Boysko won the 86thDistrict with 54.46 percent of the votes overDanny Vargas, who received 42.01 percentof the vote.
Election night, Boysko was greeted bythunderous applause as she joined her As-sembly colleagues on stage at the Demo-cratic victory party. “It’s already been anincredible learning experience,” saidBoysko, in an election night interview afterelection results came in.
“I’ve talked to literally thousands ofpeople in my district, listening to what theyneed, what are their concerns,” she said.
Boysko served as Foust’s legislative aide,and worked on many Herndon issues.
“She’s an amazingly hard worker, she’ssmart, she cares about people and doinggreat things, and she’s in public service forall the right reasons,” said Foust.
Vargas, Boysko’s opponent received large,late infusions of campaign money from Re-publicans, and had a total of $705,323,funding many mailers and TV commercialsattacking Boysko.
Moving TownElection to Fall
Herndon’s Council adopted an ordinance
Ar t S p a c eHerndonpresen t s
Only LIGHT Can DoThat! on Jan. 16, 4-5p.m. at Floris UnitedMethodist Church.Only LIGHT Can DoThat! is a living his-tory musical cel-ebrating the genius, the greatness, thelegacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Starring actor, dancer, singer HasaniAllen (NextStop Theatre’s “Kiss MeKate”) as Dr. King, and featuring music,
beloved songs and actual testimonies fromthe period, this inspirational performancewill bring you back to the turbulent 60s andthe “drum major for justice” who dared todream a dream and persisted to his un-timely death to see that dream live on andon. Hasani Allen is known as a “triplethreat.” He can sing, he can dance and heis one incredible actor. Allen has been inthe theater from a very young age, perform-ing in his first professional production atthe Walnut Street Theater at the age of ten.
He most recently wowed standing roomonly audiences in NextStop Theater’s pro-duction of “Kiss Me Kate” (Paul) receiving
rave reviews by Broadway World and DCMetro Theater Arts.
Special appearances by Candice Bostwick,Sumayyah Abdullah, Martina Green, Callto Harmony Men’s Choir, and Treble ClefsEnsemble. Only LIGHT Can Do That! isfunded in part by the Town of HerndonParks and Recreation Department,Worldgate Centre Herndon, Floris UnitedMethodist Church, the Arts Council ofFairfax County, Christ Fellowship Church ofHerndon, the Town of Herndon, the VirginiaCommission for the Arts, the National En-dowment for the Arts.
Floris United Methodist Church is located
at 13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon.Tickets are $20 adults; $15 seniors;
$10 students 12+; children under 12free. Visit ArtSpaceHerndon.org formore information or to purchase tick-ets. Ask for a 15% group discount whenpurchasing 10 or more adult tickets bycalling 703-956-6590.
Event proceeds will support theHerndon Foundation for the CulturalArts’ continuance of visual and perform-ing arts programming at ArtSpaceHerndon. The material in the perfor-mance is appropriate and recommendedfor middle school students and above.
Only LIGHT Can Do That! A living history musical celebrating thegreatness of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hasani Allen
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In 1965, federal legislation allowed for the cre-ation of a mass transit system for Washington,D.C. The Washington Metro system would bepart of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s vision
to rebuild cities and bring the nation together. Wash-ington Metro system was begun with ambitions, andstarted service in 1976. Almost forty years later, newGeneral Manager Paul Wiedefeld is trying to win backpublic support for the transit system.
WMATA transit systems have been facing a loss ofcredibility with frequent delays and lack of trans-parency. Wiedefeld said his priority is safety and toimprove reliability. Wiedefeld is a former head ofBaltimore-Washington International ThurgoodMarshall Airport and a former Maryland transit offi-cial. The new GM says he will not seek to raise wagetransportation fees until 2017. With the opening ofthe Silver Line, Metrorail serves a total of 91 sta-tions on a 118-mile system in Virginia, Maryland andthe District of Columbia.
Since accepting the position of general manager,Wiedefeld has fielded questions from riders at a pub-lic forums, including the newly formed WMATA Rid-ers’ Union. The Northern Virginia TransportationCommission hosted a forum at the Wiehle–RestonEast station Thursday, Dec. 17 to hear from the pub-lic about WMATA and help identify solutions forMetro. Attending were Wiedefeld, Fairfax CountySupervisor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), Chairof the Board of Directors of the WMATA Mortimer L.Downey, and Fairfax County Chamber of CommerceCEO Jim Corcoran.
Virginia’s two principal (voting) directors on theWMATA board include Corcoran, who represents thestate government, and Hudgins who representsFairfax County on the panel. In January, Hudgins willreach the 12-year mark as a Metro board member.
Virginia’s two alternate members, Arlington CountyBoard Chairman Mary Hynes and Alexandria MayorBill Euille, are leaving office.
After an introduction, Wiedefeld joined Hudgins,Downey, and Corcoran in taking questions from anaudience of over twenty persons at the Wiehle–Reston East station. Wiedefeld shared he uses theMetro in his work commute. Downey said the Metroradio system needs to be replaced, so at the sametime equipment to improve cell phone reach will beinstalled. FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly andDowney hope the project can be completed in lessthan five years. Wiedefeld also said a nationwidesearch is underway for a new safety director at Metro.
Arlington resident Audrey Clement encouragedWiedefeld to focus on maintenance issues during hisfirst year as manager. Other topics mentioned at theReston meeting included the possibility of a frequent-flyer or frequent-rider program, along with timechanges for Metro morning peak hour fare. WMATAwill also try out a flexible “name your own price”passes. Some in audience wondered if praise is sharedwith Metro staff. “I never hear anything back if I callin to compliment a conductor,” said Merrifield resi-dent Kerry Morse. This lead to questions on whetherMetro staff and station managers could enjoy a senseof ownership or pride on the stations and lines theyworked.
Alexandria resident John Nelson, who uses theMetro Blue Line and will join the Riders’ AdvisoryCouncil (RAC) in January, asked if police presencecould be encouraged at the Metro stations. Wiedefeldagreed with the idea, and wants increased police vis-ibility, not just at the information kiosks but also onthe platforms.
Arlington resident Brian Gannon, who works inReston as a facility manager at the Reston Commu-nity Center at Hunters Wood, attended the Dec. 17Reston meeting. While Gannon said the officialWMATA mobile phone app could be improved, hewas glad Metro has a permanent manager. “I likehow the general manager is making himself avail-able and listening. I am optimistic,” said Gannon.
In the meantime, work continues on Phase 2of the Virginia Silver Line, which is expected toreach Dulles International Airport and beginservice in 2020.
Farewell paper tickets,welcome GeneralManager Wiedefeld.
Metro’s New ManagerMeets the Public
Fairfax County Chamber ofCommerce CEO JimCorcoran, new Metrogeneral manager PaulWiedefeld, Chair of theBoard of Directors of theWMATA Mortimer L.Downey, and FairfaxCounty SupervisorCatherine Hudgins at-tended a Dec. 17 publicmeeting at Wiehle–RestonEast station. Wiehle–Reston East station is thecurrent final stop for theMetro’s Silver Line.
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The pages of the Connection havebeen full of holiday spirit for morethan a month. Menorah lightings,group and individual efforts to help
the needy, stories of giving, secular celebra-tions, religious celebrations. Shopping locally.Giving locally.
Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ.Whether you believe the Christmas story liter-ally or in spirit, you know it is the story of joy,hope and love, the promise of redemption.
It is also about embracing the teachings ofJesus: to love thy neighbor as thyself; to helpthe needy; to feed and clothe the poor; to carefor those who are sick; to treat others as youwould have them treat you.
Matthew 7:12 “So in everything, do to oth-ers what you would have them do to you, forthis sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 25:35-40 “For I was hungry and yougave me something to eat, I was thirsty andyou gave me something to drink, I was astranger and you invited me in, I neededclothes and you clothed me, I was sick and youlooked after me, I was in prison and you cameto visit me.”
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,when did we see you hungry and feed you, orthirsty and give you something to drink? Whendid we see you a stranger and invite you in, orneeding clothes and clothe you? When did we
see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of
the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,you did for me.’”
So let us share the verse relating the birth ofJesus from the Bible, Luke 2: 4-19:
“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, outof the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto thecity of David, which is called Bethlehem; (be-cause he was of the house and lineage ofDavid:) To be taxed with Mary his espousedwife, being great with child. And so it was, that,while they were there, the days were accom-plished that she should be delivered. And shebrought forth her firstborn son, and wrappedhim in swaddling clothes, and laid him in amanger; because there was no room for themin the inn.
And there were in the same country, shep-herds abiding in the field, keeping watch overtheir flock by night. And, lo, the angel of theLord came upon them, and the glory of theLord shone round about them: and they weresore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fearnot: for, behold, I bring you good tidings ofgreat joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of Davida Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shallbe a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrappedin swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.'
And suddenly there was with the angel amultitude of the heavenly host praising God,and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, andon earth peace, good will toward men.’
And it came to pass, as the angels were goneaway from them into heaven, the shepherdssaid one to another, ‘Let us now go even untoBethlehem, and see this thing which is cometo pass, which the Lord hath made known untous.’ And they came with haste, and found Mary,and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.And when they had seen it, they made knownabroad the saying which was told them con-cerning this child. And all they that heard itwondered at those things which were told themby the shepherds.”
— Mary Kimm
Editor’s Note about the rest of 2015: This is ourlast regular edition of 2015. Next week, afterChristmas, we will publish our annual Children’sConnection, devoted entirely to the artwork andwriting of local students. Our next regular editionswill publish Jan. 6-7, 2016, with deadline for contentand advertising of Dec. 30 (late ads accepted).
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We wish you hope, peace, love and joyduring this holiday season.
Merry Christmas
By Wendy Lemieux
Fairfax County Office of
Public Private Partnerships
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It’s the most wonderful time ofthe year … to help others.Fairfax County has made it
easy with its “Forget the Fruitcake— Ways to Give Campaign” thatpromotes 11 ways to give back toyour community. Running throughthe end of the year, you can do-nate to any of these 11 countynonprofits, foundations and agen-cies in honor of anyone on your giftlist. It makes shopping easy andoffers you a nice tax deduction. Butbest of all, it helps those organiza-tions succeed in bringing goodsand services to those who needthem most at this time of year.
On any given day more than67,000 people go hungry in thecounty and more than 30 percentof the students in Fairfax County
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schools are eligible for free andreduced lunch. Despite its affluentstatus, Fairfax has a populationthat benefits from programs suchas “Ways to Give.” There is some-thing for everyone on your listwhether they like animals, educa-tion, summer fun or communityspirit. Gifts that give back includebooks, a week at camp, medicalcare, bikes, trees and food for thehungry.
Through a partnership with adagency Williams Whittle, FairfaxCounty’s Office of Public PrivatePartnerships has honed the mes-
sage and the graphics which hasmade a difference in the look andfeel of the campaign. WilliamsWhittle liked the campaign in pre-vious years and offered their pro-fessionals services and contacts tomake the program even better.And it’s resulted in numerous probono advertisement and engage-ment from community stakehold-ers. One beneficiary of the in-creased exposure was the FairfaxCounty Restoration Project (FCRP)— whose mission is to restore thetree canopy in Fairfax County.When the first ad was placed in
the Connection in mid-November,FCRP reported a 70 percent in-crease in visits to their website thatoffers to plant five native trees inhonor of a family member orfriend.
This is the fifth year of the “Waysto Give” campaign that so far hasresulted in an increase of 50 per-cent in web traffic. Although do-nation numbers won’t be availableuntil January, participating agen-cies and nonprofits have reporteda surge in traffic to their sites.
To donate and learn more visitwww.GiveFairfax.net.
County promotes 11 ways to giveback to your community.
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ArtSpace Herndon is invitingthe public to the New Year’s Evecelebrations for children andadults on Dec. 31.
From 2-4 p.m., parents willcelebrate the New Year withtheir children ages 5 to 12 atthe Children’s Crafts and DanceWorkshop led by one of theregion’s most celebrated youthart and dance instructors -Acoatzin Torres. This two—hour program includes a funscarf design crafts workshopalong with Acoatzin’s popularBollywood, Latin and Americanfolkloric dance lessons. The costis only $5 per child and includescomplimentary cocoa andsnacks. Children should wearold clothes because the craftactivity involves fabric dyes.
Children must be accompaniedby an adult.
For the adults, ArtSpaceHerndon is happy to announcethe return of Herbie D and theDangermen - back by populardemand, for the annual NewYear’s Eve Celebration. Dancethe night away to traditionaland New Orleans jump blueswhile enjoying complimentaryhors d’oeuvres, soft drinks anda champagne toast at midnight.The donations for wine and beerwill be accepted. The celebra-tion is from 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m.and tickets are only $25/person.
Both events are expected tosell out fast, so be sure to re-serve your seats early by visit-ing ArtSpaceHerndon.org orcalling 703-956-6590.
ArtSpace Herndon to HostNew Year’s Eve Celebrations
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Herbie D and the Dangermen return for the annualNew Year’s Eve Celebration at ArtSpace Herndon.
SATURDAY/DEC. 26Saturday Kids Program. 10 a.m.
Reston Art Gallery, 11400Washington Plaza W, Reston. Forchildren 3-11. This week’s project:Get ready for New Year’s Eve,unbreakable, decorative, embellishedchampagne (milk) glasses. Noreservation needed. 703-481-8156.www.restonartgallery.com.
WEDNESDAY/DEC. 30Puppet Show: Wild Winter Break.
10 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Walker NatureCenter, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.Enjoy a creative puppet show abouthow the animals at the nature centerare spending their winter break.Create an animal puppet of your ownto take home. Ages 5 to 12 with anadult. $6/$8. Reserve by Sunday,Dec. 24. [email protected].
THURSDAY/DEC. 31New Year’s Eve Celebrations for
Children. 2-4 p.m. ArtsSpaceHerndon, 750 Center St., Herndon.Children’s crafts and dance Workshopwith Acoatzin Torres. Free cocoa andsnacks. Register at website: http://www.artspaceherndon.com/events-2/. 703-956-6590.
New Year’s Eve Celebrations forAdults. 10 p.m.-12:20 a.m.ArtsSpace Herndon, 750 Center St.,Herndon. A Night of New OrleansJump Blues with Herbie D. and theDangermen. $25. Cash bar. http://www.artspaceherndon.com/events-2/. 703-956-6590.
New Year’s Eve Scramble GolfEvent. 8:30 a.m. Centennial GoldCourse, 909 Ferndale Ave., Herndon.Breakfast, gold and prizes. $70 perplayer. Register by Monday, Dec. 21.http://www.herndongolf.com/.
SUNDAY/JAN. 3Country Western Dance. 6:30-9:30
p.m. Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston. Linedance, two-step, shuffle and swingthe night away to popular country/western tunes played by RCC’s DJ.Refreshments served. 18 and older.$5/$10. 703-476-4500.
TUESDAY/JAN. 5Cafe Montmartre Painting with a
Twist. 7 p.m. Cafe Montmartre,1625 Washington Plaza N, Reston.Paint a gorgeous, Van Gogh-inspiredpicture of the Eiffel Tower. Artist/instructor, and Lake Anne resident,Luisa Vargas, will walk you throughstep by step and make sure yourpainting is a masterpiece. Find outhow to reserve your place at 703-904-8080.
WEDNESDAY/JAN. 6Election Information Session. 7-
8:30 p.m. Reston AssociationConference Center, 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Informationsession for members interested inrunning for a position on the RABoard of Directors. Three seats onthe board open in April of 2016: LakeAnne/Tall Oaks DistrictRepresentative, North Point DistrictRepresentative, and At-LargeMember. www.reston.org.
SUNDAY/JAN. 10Sunday Afternoon Dance. 2:30-4:30
p.m. Reston Community Center,2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.Dancers of all skill levels arewelcome to foxtrot, swing, cha-cha,and waltz during these fun afternoondances. Music selection ranges fromgolden oldies to today’s more moderndance selections. Door prizes and
light refreshments add to the fun;partners are not required. 18 andolder. $5/$10 per session. 703-476-4500.
SATURDAY/JAN. 16”Remembering the Dream.” 4 p.m.
Reston Community Center, 2310Colts Neck Road, Reston. RestonCommunity Orchestra celebrates thelife and vision of Dr. Martin LutherKing Jr. at its next concert“Remembering the Dream” withsymphonic works, spirituals, andsongs inspired by his legacy.Featuring baritone Bryan Jacksonand Reston’s own Beverly Cosham.
Free.www.restoncommunityorchestra.org.
Only Light Can Do That! 4-5 p.m.Floris United Methodist Church,13600 Frying Pan Road, Herndon.living history musical celebrating thegenius, the greatness, the legacy ofRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Starring actor, dancer, singer HasaniAllen (Next Stop Theatre’s Kiss MeKate) as Dr. King. Free-$20. http://www.artspaceherndon.com/only-light-can-do-that/. 703-956-6590.
Saturday Kids Program. 10 a.m.Reston Art Gallery, 11400Washington Plaza W, Reston. Forchildren 3-11. This week’s project:MLK, “I Have a Dream” drawings. No
reservation needed. 703-481-8156.www.restonartgallery.com.
SUNDAY/JAN. 17Anna Deavere Smith from Rodney
King to Michael Brown. 8 p.m.CenterStage, Reston CommunityCenter, 2310 Colts Neck Road,Reston. Returns to Reston with herelectric performance and dialogues.$25/$35.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
Bluegrass-Circa Blue. 7 p.m. FryingPan Park, 2709 West Ox Road,Herndon. Tight vocal harmonies,clean instrumentation and creativearrangements keep audiences tappingtheir toes or dancing in their seats.$18, $20. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/.
MONDAY/JAN. 18Anna Deavere Smith Reston MLK
Birthday Celebration KeynoteAddress and Community Lunch.Noon. CenterStage, RestonCommunity Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. $5/$10.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.
SATURDAY/JAN. 23Reston Camp Expo. 9 a.m. Reston
Community Center, 2310 Colts NeckRoad, Reston. learn about providerswho serve Reston youth throughoutthe school year and summer. Alsofeatures employment information,demonstrations and crafts andactivities for children.www.restoncommunitycenter.com.703-390-6162.
Send announcements to [email protected]. The deadline isthe Friday prior to the following week’s paper. Photos/artwork encouraged.
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”When it rains, it pours” by Yeong-hi Paik will be ondisplay at ArtSpace Herndon’s Korean Pop Art in Americafrom Dec. 8-Jan. 10.
Photo by Gary Freeburg
Portal, 2014, Mylar, fossils, variable dimensions byRebecca Kamen is on display at the gallery at GreaterReston Arts Center from Dec. 1-Feb. 13.
Ongoing”Middletown” by Will Eno. Jan.
14-Feb. 7. NextStop TheatreCompany, 269 Sunset Park Drive,Herndon. In this quirky, moderncompanion to “Our Town,”residents of Middletown seek themeaning of suburban life.Encounter thought-provokinguniversal themes and a fewpersonalities you may recognizefrom your own neighbors and
friends. www.NextStopTheatre.org.703-481-5930.
2016 ArtSpace Herndon Fine ArtPhotography Competition.Submission by 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan.16. ArtSpace Herndon, 750 CenterStreet, Herndon. ArtSpace Herndoninvites photographers from Virginia,DC, Maryland, and West Virginia toparticipate in the competition. It isopen to fine art photographers aged18 or older working in any medium(digital or analog, color or
monochrome), and using anyprinting technique. Fine ArtPhotography of any subject iswelcome; there is no required themefor entries. For more information,visit http://www.artspaceherndon.com/calls-for-art/ or call 703-956-6590.
Gingerbread Village at HyattRegency Reston. Saturday, Dec. 5through Thursday, Dec. 31. TheHyatt Gingerbread Village is aholiday tradition presented annually
since the hotel’s opening in 1990.The sweet, whimsical, classicholiday village scene is on displayin the main lobby.reston.hyatt.com.
Regina Petrecca’s Paintings.February-March. Monday-Friday,9 a.m.-5 p.m. PenFed Realty,1886 Metro Center Drive, Reston.Energetic brushstrokes are thehallmark of Regina Petrecca’spaintings. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.
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The year 2015 included the end of aplayoff drought, a program turn-around and a few individual titles
for Reston/Herndon high school sports.Two South Lakes teams that had struggled
in recent seasons showed improvement,while a Herndon gymnast out-performedher peers.
The following is a look at some of the topmoments in Reston/Herndon sports fromthe year 2015.
South Lakes BaseballEnds RegionalDrought
The South Lakes baseball team defeatedWashington-Lee 3-1 in the Conference 6tournament quarterfinals on May 15, earn-ing the Seahawks their first region tourna-ment berth since 2003.
While snapping a regional drought ofmore than a decade was reason enough tocelebrate, the Seahawks would add to theirmemorable 2015 postseason.
South Lakes entered the 6A North regiontournament as the No. 4 seed from Confer-ence 6 and upset Conference 7 championLake Braddock 5-0 in the opening round onMay 29.
One reason for South Lakes’ success wasthe play of Matt Wojciechowski, who earnedsecond-team all-state honors at second baseand also pitched for the Seahawks.Wojciechowski earned the win on themound against W-L, allowing one run onfour hits while striking out 11.
South Lakes FootballFinds Success
Prior to 2015, the South Lakes footballprogram compiled a record of 11-30 in theprevious four seasons, including 2-8 dur-ing head coach Trey Taylor’s first campaignwith the program in 2014.
With a sophomore quarterback leading
the offense and an improved defense limit-ing opponents, South Lakes turned thingsaround in 2015, finishing the regular sea-son with a record of 8-2 — the program’sbest regular season mark in more than 15years, according to vhsl-reference.com.
In the opening round of the 6A North re-gion playoffs, the Seahawks overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Oakton35-28. Sophomore quarterback Devin Miles
Top Reston/Herndon Sports Moments from 2015South Lakes baseball,football win in playoffs.
Matt Wojciechowski in 2015 helped the South Lakes baseball team earnits first region tournament berth since 2003.
Eric Kirlew and the South Lakes football team finished 9-3, including aplayoff victory, in 2015.
HerndongymnastAlexa Bradleywon the 2015Conference 5all-aroundchampion-ships.
completed 17 of 28 passes for 214 yardsand three touchdowns, with one intercep-tion. Marvin Grunshie had seven receptionsfor 114 yards and two scores.
In the quarterfinals, South Lakes chal-lenged eventual state champion Westfieldbefore falling to the Bulldogs 24-13.
South Lakes ended the year with a 9-3record and finished second in the Confer-ence 6 standings behind Madison.
Herndon’s Keys,Meilus Win StateChampionships
Herndon sophomore pole vaulter JessicaKeys and sophomore swimmer Emily Meiluseach won individual state titles during thewinter season.
Keys won the pole vault title during in-door track season with a clearance of 9 feet,9 inches. Meilus repeated as 100 backstrokechampion with a time of 55.08 seconds.
Herndon’s BradleyWins Conference 5Gymnastics Title
Herndon gymnast Alexa Bradley won the2015 Conference 5 all-around champion-ship on Feb. 5 at Centreville High School,beating her nearest competitor by morethan two points. Then a sophomore, Brad-ley produced a score of 36.175. Robinson’sCaroline Burda was second with 34.05.
Bradley finished first on floor (9.575),bars (9) and beam (8.5), and placed thirdon vault (9.1).
Bradley’s performance helped Herndonfinish second as a team and earn one of theconference’s two regional berths.
Bradley would go on to compete as anindividual at the state meet. Her best eventwas bars, on which she placed 15th with ascore of 8.975.
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Josh Schow, of Herndon, re-cently completed the 2015 footballseason at Guilford College.
Schow appeared in three of theQuakers’ games this season at run-ning back before suffering a sea-son-ending knee injury. He totaled30 carries for 148 rushing yardswith three touchdowns over theteam’s first three outings. His bestgame was a 79-yard performancewith a touchdown against Meth-odist University Sept. 12.
Schow will receive a medicalredshirt and plans to return to
Guilford next year to complete hiseligibility. He is Guilford’s all-timeleader in rushing touchdowns with23 and ranks third in career rush-ing yards with 1,889.
Coach Chris Rusiewicz’s Quak-ers (9-1, 6-1 Old Dominion Ath-letic Conference) set at least 29Guilford records in the best foot-ball season in school history. Theteam’s nine wins and six leaguevictories both set school stan-dards. Rusiewicz could return asmany as 17 starters in 2016, in-cluding Schow.
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SOSi employees donatedthousands of cups of cof-fee to service members
stationed overseas this holidayseason. Together, the SOSi em-ployees collected boxes of K-Cupcoffee and other hot drinks dur-ing the month of November toshare a small reminder of homewith those serving so far away.
The USO’s team identified theneed for K-Cup coffee refills atbases across the globe andpartnered with SOSi to distrib-ute the donations to servicemembers overseas.
The thousands of donatedcups were packed into carepackages by SOSi employees inthe Reston office on Tuesday,Dec. 1 and shipped to five loca-tions in Iraq where U.S. troopsare currently stationed.
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ceive K-Cups for Troops carepackages shipped this Decem-ber by SOSi employees.
Seniors Anas Fain, Eric Kirlew and Skander Ballardled 13 South Lakes High School athletes, who metconference, regional and/or state qualifying standardsat the Liberty Elite Invitational indoor track and fieldmeet, Saturday, Dec. 12 at Liberty University.
Fain won the 55-meter hurdles in a state-qualify-ing time of 7.82 and Kirlew did the same in the triplejump (44-06.00) in leading the boys team to firstplace. Fain also qualified for the region champion-ship in the high jump (5-10.00, 2nd) while Kirlewran conference qualifying times in the 55 meters(5.79, 5th) and 300 meters (38.37, 8th).
Ballard qualified for the region meet in the 300meters (36.47, 2nd) and the conference meet in thelong jump (19-07.25, 3rd) and pole vault (10-10.00,3rd).
Juniors Devyn Jones and Nikayla Hoyte led thegirls team to a third place finish with region qualify-ing times in their events. Jones won the 55 meterhurdles in 8.61, just barely missing the state stan-dard of 8.60. Hoyte was finished second in the 55
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meters (7.43).Other conference qualifying performances at the
meet include:v Seniors Alex Rudison, pole vault, 10-04.00 (4th);
Berket Beyene, 55 hurdles, 9.16 (10th); NikolaiWaithe, 500 meters, 1:08.73, (2nd); Golden Kumi-Darfour, 1,000 meters, 3:04.96, (2nd); John LeBerre,1,600 meters, 4:37.44 (4th).
v Juniors Timiebi Ogobri, 55 meters, 6.92 (10th);Ashton Reinhold, 500 meters, 1:11.34 (6th).
v Sophomore Sarah Wolfe, 1,000 meters, 3:15.56(3rd).
Senior Isaac Mensah had a conference qualifyingthrow of 41-10.50 in the shot put during a quad meetDec. 11 at Thomas Jefferson Community Center inArlington while at the Statesmen 2015 Polar BearMeet Dec. 5 at George C. Marshall High School,sophomores Ronak Cuthill had a conference qualify-ing mark of 40-05.22 in the shot put and OwenWalker ran a conference qualifying 10:28.66 in the3,200 meter run.
South Lakes Boys Win, Girls Place Third atLiberty Elite Invitational
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Last week I was "naive and delusional."This week, not so much. Meaning: I'm wellaware of my circumstances and not mindingwhat usually matters. To that point, there's nodoubt there are days/weeks that are morechallenging than others. And even though I'ma veteran of the cancer wars, seven years andcounting come this Feb. 27, I have been tohave been blessed with the proper tempera-ment and attitude for the task at hand: endur-ing the stress and strain of dealing with a can-cer diagnosis and all its effects and affects andnot goingnegative/dark in the process. It's notas if cancer has become my new best friend,more like a roommate I've learned to accept— who's not moving out any time soon, but Ihave learned to manage, mostly. (I am a Libraafter all, and balance is my symbol.)
Still, over time, you do get used to thedemands. You find a way to ignore the symp-toms, not so much that it risks your health,but enough so it doesn't "anguish" your dailylife. Because there's definitely no future — orrather not much of one, when every daybecomes an emotional battle to the hopefully-not, death, so to speak. I don't want to givecancer too much credit but, it's a fairly power-ful adversary and contributing to its strengthserves no purpose and creates no advantage.It doesn't need any help doing all the harmfulphysical, emotional and spiritual, things itdoes. Granted, nipping it all in the bud ismuch easier in the garden than it is in thedoctor's office/infusion center, but unless youbecome the master of your domain, the kingof the castle, the lord of the manor, the moredifficult your cancer experience will be.
This is not to imply that a positive attitudecures cancer. (But I doubt it hurts.) This ismore to say that being miserable, feeling sorryfor yourself or "woeing" is me, though under-standable under the circumstances is boringand as Prince Kuragin (a character fromDownton Abbey) said: "Nothing is more tedi-ous than other person's misfortunes." And Icertainly don't want to be tedious and boring.As a matter of fact, I'll make the extra effort -even when I don't feel like it, to avoid beingthought of as anything but healthy and dare Isay, normal. The more positivity I can exude,the more positivity I likely will receive in turn.It's not exactly chemotherapy, targeted treat-ment or immunotherapy, but "GoodVibrations" is more than just a Beach Boysclassic. It's a way to my heart and soul, andhopefully to my lungs as well.
When it comes to being a cancer patient, Iknow what I know/what I feel, and moreimportantly — in my mind, anyway, I knowwhat I don't know. Facts, figures, protocols,drugs, clinical trials, I don't know, As my wife'sdeceased, maternal grandmother, Frannywould say: I'm as "dumb as a post." For me,ignorance is sort of bliss. I don't worry aboutwhat I don't know; I already have enoughtrouble worrying about what I do know.
Ergo my strategy: take the good with thebad — which is easy, and when there is bad,compartmentalize it somehow; put it in "thevault." To summarize; and with all credit andrespect to Bing Crosby (singing in "WhiteChristmas): I must "Accentuate the positive.Eliminate the negative. Latch on to theaffirmative." Moreover, I have to believe if Iwant to feel good, I have to think good —thoughts that is. And the more humor andnormalcy I have in my life, the better I'll feeland think. I don't know if my future will beany better because of it but my present surewill be.
Do what you can, with
what you have,where you are.
-TheodoreRoosevelt
March 10 so Herndon’s next Town elec-tion will be held in November 2016.Herndon’s local elections had taken placein May since the Town was incorporated in1879.
Herndon Town Council approved thechange by a 4-3 vote. “Change is really hard.It’s hard in business, it’s hard in personallife, it’s hard in policy. It’s really hard so Iabsolutely recognize that. But the corner-stone of democracy is participation,” saidJennifer Baker, vice mayor on the Council.
At Herndon precincts, between 75-80percent of registered voters turned out forthe November 2012 presidential electionyear, and approximately 38-45 percentturned out during the midterm elections inNovember 2010, according to town records.In general, 20-25 percent of registered vot-ers turnout for elections when they are inMay.
“When you know better, you do better,”Baker said. “May [elections] made a lot ofsense for a long time. But we’ve done a lotof research and because of that I feel veryconvinced that we now know Novemberwill be better choice going forward.”
Hundreds voiced opinions during fourpublic hearings in November and Decem-ber and by e-mail and written testimony tothe Council.
Some residents remained convinced thattown elections should be separate from fed-eral and state elections to allow focus ontown issues. Council members SteveMitchell, Dave Kirby and Jasbinder Singhasked for a referendum.
“If we stop and ask for a referendum oneverything we do in Town, we will neverget anything done,” said CouncilmemberSheila Olem.
Resident Arthur Nachman told Herndon’sTown Council that their actions afterwards
would be just as important to the Town’sfuture as their actual vote.
“After the vote is taken, you have to beunited,” he told Herndon’s sevencouncilmembers. “You are now represent-ing the ordinance.”
Fatal CarAccident in Texas
Summer vacation turned into a time ofmourning for the Herndon High Schoolcommunity and band community.
Texas Highway Patrol troopers “were dis-patched to a wrong way crash on highwayI-30” at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Friday,Aug. 9, according to police reports.
Alumni Kyle Mathers, 19, Holly Novak,18, and Dale Neibaur, 19, were killed im-mediately when Kenneth Frazier, 78, drovethe wrong direction on the highway inGreenville near Dallas.
“We think of Herndon High School as onebig family, and we mourn the loss of thesethree young people who had such promis-ing futures,” said Herndon Principal Will-iam Bates “They were wonderful kids whowere actively involved in the Herndonschool community. They were a positiveinfluence on their peers and respected bytheir teachers,” he said. “The Herndon com-munity is devastated and hurting. Pleasekeep the families of these students and allof us who have been impacted in yourthoughts and prayers.”
The three were travelling to Texas for agaming conference in Austin with class-mates Kevin DiCicco and Hannah Galbraith.
A candlelight vigil was held at TrinityPresbyterian Church on Dranesville Road inHerndon. “We send our prayers to Kevin andHannah for their recovery,” according toHerndon’s Band webpage. “They were greatleaders, role models and friends to theirfellow band members, and they will bemissed by each and every one of us.”
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Year in Review
Bulletin Board
To have community events listed in the Connec-tion, send to [email protected] bythe Friday prior to the following week’s paper.
TUESDAY/JAN. 5General Norton Schwartz. 8-9 p.m. Northern
Virginia Hebrew Congregation, 1441 WiehleAve., Reston. One-hour discussion titled,“Jewish Americans and Public Service.” 703-863-7639.
ONGOINGThe Herndon Adult Day Health Care Center
needs a bingo caller and an art therapyassistant. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.
The Herndon Senior Center needs a volunteertrained in taking blood pressure, Social Visitorsand a Baked Goods Table Manager. For theseand other volunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on Volunteer Solutions.
The Northern Virginia Long Term CareOmbudsman Program needs volunteeradvocates for residents in nursing homes andassisted living facilities. Contact Lisa Callahan at703-324-5861, TTY 711 or [email protected] . Also visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ltcombudsman/.
Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive olderadults to medical appointments and wellnessprograms. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or
visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.
Respite Care volunteers give family caregivers ofa frail older adult a well-deserved break so theycan go shopping, attend a doctor’s appointmentor just have coffee with a friend. Volunteers visitand oversee the safety of the older adult for afew hours each month. Support and training areprovided.
Contact 703-324-7577, TTY 711, [email protected].
Fairfax County needs a volunteer Senior CenterMarketing Coordinator to assist the Friendsof Fairfax County Senior Centers withmarketing. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.
Free Support Group for Parents withChildren with Autism. Saturdays at 10-11a.m. 462 Herndon Parkway, Suite 202,Herndon.
Food Addicts in Recovery. Wednesdays at 7p.m. at The Vine Church, 2501 Gallows Road,Dunn Loring. Are you having trouble controllingthe way you eat? Food Addicts in RecoveryAnonymous (FA) is a free 12 step recoveryprogram for anyone suffering from foodobsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia.For more information or a list of additionalmeetings throughout the U.S. and the world, call781-932-6300 or www.foodaddicts.org.
Fairfax County’s Meals on Wheels urgentlyneeds drivers in the Annandale, Franconia/Kingstowne, Reston, Mount Vernon and McLeanareas. 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.
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News
Hundreds of friends, family,constituents and county employees came on Tuesday,Dec. 15 to see the swearing-
in of the members of the Fairfax CountyBoard of Supervisors and constitutional of-ficers.
Music was provided by the Chantilly HighSchool Orchestra. Deputy Sheriff Rob Deerplayed the bagpipes, and the Fairfax CountySheriff’s Office Singing Stars, Myrna Kinney,Sommer Grasty and Nicole Arnet, sang thenational anthem and "America the Beauti-ful."
Sharon Bulova was sworn in for her thirdterm as chairman of the Board of Supervi-sors, although she began as Braddock Dis-trict supervisor in 1988 and has served onthe board since then. The Board of Super-visors consists of the chairman, elected atlarge, and nine district members.
With two members of the board retiring,there are two new members, both previ-ously serving as members of the schoolboard. Daniel Storck (D-Mount Vernon) will
Members of Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,constitutional officers,sworn in.
‘Honor, Humility, Humanity’
Newly elected officials listen to Judge Penney S. Azcarate, who onceworked as a prosecutor for Fairfax County Commonwealth’s AttorneyRay Morrogh.
Fairfax County Sheriff’s office singing stars, Myrna Kinney, SommerGrasty and Nicole Arnet, sang the national anthem and "America theBeautiful."
Linda Q. Smyth (D-Providence)takes the oath of office from JudgePenney S. Azcarate. Smyth wasfirst elected to the Board of Super-visors in 2003, after serving fouryears on the Fairfax County Plan-ning Commission. Smyth chairedthe board’s Information Technol-ogy Committee and is vice chair forthe Personnel Committee.
Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) takes the oath ofoffice from Judge Penney S.Azcarate on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Supervisor John W. Foust (D), re-elected to serve the Dranesvilledistrict, takes the oath of officefrom Judge Penney S. Azcarate.
replace longtime supervisor Gerry Hyland(D). Kathy Smith (D-Sully) will replaceMichael Frey (R).
Other members sworn in include: JohnCook (R-Braddock), John Foust (D-Dranesville), Penelope Gross (D-Mason),Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), CatherineHudgins (D-Hunter Mill), Jeffrey McKay (D-Lee), and Linda Q. Smyth (D-Providence).
Also sworn in on Tuesday were the threeconstitutional officers, Commonwealth’sAttorney Raymond F. Morrogh, SheriffStacey A. Kincaid and Clerk of the FairfaxCircuit Court John Frey. Three members ofthe Northern Virginia Soil and Water Con-servation District also took oaths as direc-tors, Scott Cameron, George Lamb andGerald O. Peters Jr.
Judge Penney S. Azcarate, who adminis-tered the oath of office to each, remindedelected officials to serve with “honor, hu-mility and humanity.”
Bulova’s inaugural speech included a noteof serious gratitude:
“In light of recent racial and cultural ten-sions rising across the country, let us begrateful we live in a county that celebratesour differences and demonstrates accep-tance and compassion for others.”
Sheriff StaceyA. Kincaid (D)takes the oathof office.
Former Chair-man of theBoard ofSupervisorsand currentElectoralBoard directorKate Hanley inthe crowd atthe inaugura-tion. Hanley isa Restonresident.
Photos by Mary Kimm/The Connection
