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Election 2014
By Tim PetersonThe Connection
A s Huey Lewis and the News’“Power of Love” ballad led
asoundtrack infused with ’80spop and modern country music,the mood
at the DoubleTree Crystal Cityhotel in Arlington ebbed and flowed
be-tween elated cheers and frustrated boos.
Supporters, families and campaign staffof Democratic candidates
Mark Warner,Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer packed therectangular
event hall on Nov. 4. Two mas-sive projection screens on either
side of themain stage depicted race results fromaround the country,
gradually revealing theoutcome that Republicans had gained con-trol
of the Senate.
VICTORIES in the flesh answered the blowto Democratic dominance.
An impassionedU.S. Rep. Jim Moran started the eveningintroducing
Don Beyer, who won the 8thDistrict representative seat with 62.95
per-cent of the votes, according to the VirginiaPublic Access
Project (vpap.org).
“Regardless of what may happen tonight,we don’t know what the
composition of theSenate is going to be,” said Moran.
“But what we do know is that this greatnation will become more
inclusive,” he con-tinued. “We will become more just. We willbecome
more environmentally sustainable.Because it is our optimism, the
optimism ofthe Democratic party, our perseverance, thatwill
continue to push this country forward.”
While the onlookers and multimedia jour-nalists from around
Virginia hung on everytenth of a percentage point update in theMark
Warner-Ed Gillespie race, incumbentU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly gave
the bluepopulation another reason to cheer.
“It is a great feeling,” he said after ac-cepting the podium
from Gov. TerryMcAuliffe, “to be able to say for the fourthtime, I
get to represent the wonderfulpeople of the 11th district of
Virginia.”
Connolly won comfortably with 56.77percent of the vote to
Republican challengerSuzanne Scholte’s 40.30 percent, accordingto
VPAP.
In Fairfax County, the unofficial returnsshowed Connolly
receiving 82,034 votesand Scholte with 60,133. Libertarian
can-didate Marc Harrold garnered 2,605 andGreen candidate Joe Galdo
received 1,405.Scholte planned to hold a party at the Em-bassy
Suites Springfield. She didn’t respondto a request to comment.
CONNOLLY ECHOED Moran’sacknowledgement of the Senate
turnover,but alluded to hope for a Warner win.
“It may be a long night,” he said, “butwe’re going to have
another victory at thispodium.”
The re-elected congressman then ad-dressed the need for more
unity, across theboard. “We’re a divided country,” saidConnolly.
“It’s not just Congress that’s di-vided; our communities are
divided, our
states are divided, and that’s because weshare some values and
we differ in a lot ofothers. The elections are always about
con-trasts and choices.”
In an interview after his speech, Connollysaid he believes he
was running moreagainst a “climate than an opponent,” onewhich he
said was full of contrasts.
“Do we believe it’s a woman’s right tomake choices about her own
body or not?”his speech continued. “Do we think we need
Democratic incumbentConnolly fends offRepublican
challengerSuzanne Scholte.
Connolly Gets Things Done
Photos by Tim Peterson/The ConnectionConnolly defeated
Republican Suzanne Scholte tosecure a fourth term in the House of
Representatives.
to revamp the immigration system inAmerica and make it fair for
everyone ornot? Do we believe in global climate changeor not?
Because if the answer is yes to thoseand many other questions, then
actually wehave a responsibility to do something aboutit.”
Del. Mark Sickles was among numerouselected officials and
staffers in the crowd.“Gerry was real strong, and it’s been
atougher year for Democrats,” he said. “He’sworking hard for our
region and I’m justthrilled for him really.”
Connolly remarked after his speech,“Hubert Humphrey once said,
‘Defeat, likevictory, is a passing phenomenon in poli-tics.’ You
have to have that perspective.”
Warner and Gillespie were still less thanone point apart by the
end of the event, withWarner clinging to a paper-thin lead. He
de-clared victory, though Gillespie didn’t con-cede the race until
Friday, Nov. 7.
Photo by Vernon Miles/The ConnectionDespite the election still
being too close to call, U.S.Sen. Mark Warner gave his supporters
at theDoubletree Hotel in Crystal City a full smile and avictory
speech on Tuesday night, Nov. 4.
Gerry Connolly’s wife Cathy and daughter Caitlin Rose joined him
onstage at the Mark Warner party held in the DoubleTree Crystal
City Hotelin Arlington.
“It is a great feeling tobe able to say for thefourth time, I
get torepresent thewonderful people ofthe 11th districtof
Virginia.”
— Gerry Connolly
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By the next Phase II communitymeeting, the working draft will
becompleted. The last Phase II mas-ter plan public comment
meetingtook place on Saturday, allowing commu-nity members to voice
their opinions ontheir vision for the Baron Cameron conve-nience
center and Tall Oaks Village Center.
“It’s been a very good process,” saidReston Association
President Ken Knueven.“I think this is a good impetus to get
thingsstarted.”
The last meeting was different from thefirst two. Rather than
being separated intogroups to talk about what they like and donot
like about the area discussed by thetopic, everyone got a sheet of
dot stickersto mark on a series of boards what theywanted to see
for the two areas.
One board asked residents to imagine theTall Oaks Village Center
of their dreams.Some people wrote that they wanted to see
signage is a problem, visibility is a prob-lem.” He also wanted
to see what residentswanted out of the Baron Cameron conve-nience
center.
“Some are happy with Baron Cameron asis,” said Lambert. “Some
people want it tobe mixed use. Is it too car-centric? Could itbe
made into a possible plaza? We want toexplore more ideas of what it
could be.”
About 70 community members who cameto the early morning meeting
milled aroundBuzz Aldrin Elementary’s cafeteria to puttheir 16 dot
stickers on the poster boardsscattered towards the back of the
room, tell-ing the county Department of Planning andZoning exactly
what they wanted to see forthose areas.
“I think overall, this has been helpful,”said Reston Citizens
Association PresidentSridhar Ganesan. “Even though it has beena
truncated process, it has been helpful.”
He felt that after the three meetings,transportation issues have
not been ad-dressed. With the opening of the Metro sta-tion comes
the possibility of a growingpopulation in the next 10 years,
andGanesan said the schools and roads as theyare now will not be
able to handle the in-flux of residents.
“This meeting is a little more of a publicoriented process,” he
said about the differ-
ent structure of Saturday’s meeting. “Forme, personally, it has
been a good process.”
Although several people commented onthe “truncated process” of
the second phaseof the Master Plan, Reston’s founderthought the
process should be quicker.
“The major factor in all of this is speed,”said Robert Simon.
“Everything takes muchlonger than it used to. What you get now isan
eight to 10 year gap, like with Lake Anne,for example.”
He did, however, like the structure of thepublic meetings so
far.
KNUEVEN said the that while the major-ity of the public comment
meetings aredone, Reston Association will still need toapprove of
anything being done withinReston’s boundaries. He assured that
theresidents will hear their voice in the Mas-ter Plan.
“It really pleases me how many peoplehave turned out at these
events,” he said.“We will be in the thick of things, as
appro-priate, in regards to the green space in thevillage centers
and the connectivity. It willall be looked at.”
The working draft will be published onthe county website in
mid-December andadditional public meetings will be sched-uled for
January to discuss it.
Residents listen to a presentation by the county Department of
Planningand Zoning at the Phase II Master Plan meeting
Saturday.
Jim Elder, North Point resident, looks at the boards to
determinewhat he wants to see from the Tall Oaks Village
Center.
Community Debates Reston Master PlanResidents discussTall Oaks,
BaronCameron.
Richard Kennedy, Lake Anne resi-dent, puts a dot on a board
mark-ing his views on the BaronCameron convenience center.
independent coffee shops, specialty grocersand a local food
co-op.
DURING THE PRESENTATION, countyPlanning and Zoning
representative Rich-ard Lambert said he was told that the
pe-destrian and bicycle accessibility for TallOaks was good, but
some people had safetyconcerns.
“Some people were also concerned that
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The VTV Family Outreach Foun-dation, a Centreville-based
na-tional nonprofit campus safetyadvocacy organization, held their
2014annual meeting last weekend at theSheraton Reston Hotel. VTV
was formedby the families of victims and survivorsof the April 16,
2007 mass shooting trag-edy at Virginia Tech.
VTV members, volunteers and staffjoined with representatives of
other or-ganizations formed after school andcampus tragedies,
including: SandyHook Promise, created after 2012’s massshooting at
Sandy Hook Elementary
School; the Rebels Project, formed by Col-umbine High School
shooting survivors; andthe Michael H. Minger Foundation,
whichfocuses on fire and life safety on campuses.Attendees gathered
to discuss the work be-ing done to create safer learning
environ-
ments nationally. Attendees at the annualmeeting also began work
on a commemo-rative quilt made from remembrances ofvictims and
survivors. When completed, thequilt will include an individual
square foreach of the 32 victims and survivors and
each will be a personalized tribute tothat individual. Organized
and led byNancy Preston, owner of the McLeanQuilt Shop in McLean,
the quilt is in-tended to be displayed in the Virginiastate capitol
in Richmond.
Alan B. Davis, VTV’s executive director; JoeSamaha, VTV’s
president; Kathleen Bonistall, vice-chair of PEACE OUTside Campus;
S. Daniel Carter,director of VTV’s 32 National Campus Safety
Initia-tive (32 NCSI); and Mark A. Bonistall, chairman ofPEACE
OUTside Campus.
Betty Gurskis, Laura Fraser, Kris Young, NancyPreston
(missing-Karla Vernon) discuss a commemo-rative quilt made from
remembrances of victims andsurvivors.
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ReceptionCelebrates‘Pyramid ofLight’ and PublicArt in Reston
The Initiative for Public Art-Reston (IPAR) holds its annual
re-ception on Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 to8 p.m. in the resident lounge
ofThe Avant, a luxury high-rise inReston Town Center. The team
re-sponsible for the successful tem-porary public art project at
LakeThoreau in Reston, “The Pyramidof Light,” will be honored. The
re-ception will include: horsd’oeuvres and desserts, catered
bySouth Lakes High School culinarystudents; music by the South
LakesHigh School String Quartet, wineand a live auction. Tickets
start at$50 per person and go up to$5,000 to be a member of the
IPARFounders’ Circle. Special $25 tick-ets also are available for
“Contem-porary Friends” (young profes-sionals age 20 to 35). For
infor-mation, visit,www.publicartreston.org or con-tact Anne
Delaney, IPAR executivedirector, at 703-467-9797.
‘From Sputnik tothe Silver Line’ atReston Museum
Reston Historic Trust (RHT) andMuseum are producing anotherfree
program in November, to bepresented at the JoAnn Rose Gal-lery at
Reston Community Center-Lake Anne: a presentation by Dr.Paul
Ceruzzi of the SmithsonianInstitution, “From Sputnik to theSilver
Line: High Technology in theDulles Corridor” on Thursday, Nov.20, 7
- 9 p.m.
This promises to be a fascinat-ing look at the development of
thehigh-tech corridor from Tysons toDulles Airport. Learn how this
areabecame a leader in defense con-tracting, computer
innovation,and telecommunications.
Ceruzzi is the curator of aero-space electronics and computingat
the Smithsonian.
For more information, callReston Museum at 703-709-7700,email
[email protected],and visit www.restonmuseum.org.
CorrectionA story in the Nov. 5, 2014
Reston Connection, “Stage Pres-ence,” identified the Cappies
inter-national and program director in-correctly. Her name is Judy
Bowns.
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This week is the week to jump in tohelp the many organizations
thatwill help needy families throughthe holidays. Here are a few
ideasof how to help, but the opportunities are lim-itless.
More than 236,000 people living in the areado not have access to
enoughfood to sustain an active,healthy life for all members
oftheir households, according to
Catholic Charities. That is to say, more than aquarter of a
million people, including manychildren, go hungry on a regular
basis.
Catholic Charities is launching a new fooddistribution project,
the St. Lucy Project, de-signed to respond to food insecurity in
the dio-cese. “The reality in Northern Virginia is thatthousands of
our neighbors suffer from grip-ping poverty and hunger,” said
Bishop Paul S.Loverde of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.“Pope
Francis has consistently called us to bea ‘church of the poor and
for the poor.’” The
project will provide food in Alexandria andother parts of
Northern Virginia. Seewww.ccda.net for more.
Our Daily Bread will help 2,000 people forThanksgiving and
through the holidays. Theyneed help. Sign up to deliver a meal,
adopt afamily or just donate.
https://www.odbfairfax.org/Thanksgiving
United Community Ministries is seeking do-nations to its food
pantry, donations to helpprevent homelessness for 300 families on
thebrink, plus children’s books and toys.
http://www.ucmagency.org/how-to-help.html
Northern Virginia Family Services needs helpwith Operation
Turkey, for 800 families. Food,money and volunteers needed.
http://www.nvfs.org/
The Arlington Food Assistance Center is fac-ing record demand,
helping more than 8,000people, and poised to go far above its
annualbudget. Find out more and donate http://www.afac.org/
Cornerstones’ annual Thanksgiving BasketFood Drive will help
nearly 1,000 families thisseason.
571-323-9555,www.cornerstonesva.org.
SHARE of McLean seeks donations of gro-cery gift cards and more.
Checks and gift cards
can be sent to: Holiday Celebration, Share, Inc.PO Box 210,
McLean, VA 22101. 703-284-2179. www.SHAREofMcLean.org
LINK, serving Herndon, Chantilly, Loudounand more, needs
contributions of food, coatsand holiday toys for children, plus
volunteers.On Nov. 15, LINK will distribute food, gentlyused winter
coats/clothing and grocery giftcards to more than 800 families.
703-437-1776www.linkagainsthunger.org
FACETS helps parents, their children andindividuals who suffer
the effects of povertyin the Fairfax area. FACETS is always in
needof volunteers, and offers a variety of one-timeand ongoing
opportunities. 703-865-4251 [email protected].
Information aboutsupply donations and FACETS holiday giftsdrive is
available on the website atwww.facetscares.org.
You can find a list of local Fairfax nonprofitshere:
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2014/aug/27/newcomers-guide-area-nonprofits/
— Mary Kimm,[email protected]
Thanksgiving Help for Those in NeedRoll up thosesleeves and
help.
Editorial
See Lovaas, Page 7See Plum, Page 7
By Kenneth R.“Ken” Plum
State Delegate (D-36)
The outcome of the mostrecent elections dem-onstrates once
againhow divided we are as a nationand as a state. The clearest
win-ner is gridlock as it is hard tosee how progress can be madeby
Congress on important is-sues that await resolution. TheSenate has
not moved closer toa balance where a meaningfuldebate can occur and
issues canbe resolved. Rather, the Senateis polarized between
opposing
points ofview with awillingnessto compro-
mise being seen as a sign ofweakness. The current circum-stance
is much more complexthan simply Democrats versusRepublicans. There
are at leastthree parties in the Congress:the Democratic,
Republicanand Tea Parties. On the Demo-cratic side, the number of
old-time liberals can be counted onyour fingers. There are
someDemocrats who gravitate to themiddle leaving themselves
nei-
ther fishnor fowl inthe eyes oftheir con-s t i tuents .The
“damnthe torpe-does” TeaPartiers run
the Congress. Old-time moder-ate Republicans defer to themfor
fear of a primary challengefrom the right in the next elec-tion
cycle. The goal of the TeaParty leaders is to stall the op-eration
of government func-tions which they do not sup-port.
My concern is that the samekind of election results we haveseen
at the federal level haspermeated Virginia state elec-tions as
well. I am convincedthat there are enough Demo-crats in the House
of Delegatesand enough moderate Repub-licans to pass Medicaid
expan-sion in Virginia if it were notfor the influence and threat
ofTea Party primary challenges.Rather than realizing the fateof two
Republican committeechairs that were defeated inprimaries last
election cycle,
By John LovaasReston Impact Producer/Host
Obviously, Nov. 4, 2014 isa day this Progressivewould like to
forget. Iam still trying to sort it allout to figure out why
mil-lions of people votedagainst their own self-in-terest, why
Democrats failed to ar-ticulate their core principles, andwhy so
many Americans (espe-cially those who are the butts ofconservative
greed-driven policyjokes) refuse to examine publicpolicy choices or
participate inelections.
Historically, midterms in apresident’s second term have notbeen
good to the incumbentpresident’s party. But, I doubt thevoters and
nonvoters used thatfact as their guide. My sense is thatthere is a
malaise out there, onewhich affects many, maybe mostAmericans, and
is taken advantageof by a minority of folks who areriding high and
are energized tosupport conservatives to keep itthat way.
What malaise? After all, thestock market is way up, GDP
isgrowing, the fiscal deficit is down,and unemployment is down a
bit.So, what is wrong? I’ll tell youwhat! All the gains made in
recent
years havegone to a tinyminority at thetop of the in-come
pyra-mid. Middle
Americaa n dt h o s ebe low
have actually taken hits in jobslost, replaced by lower
payingones or not replaced. Overall,working Americans are worse
offthan they were in 2008 at the on-set of the Bush Recession.
Mean-while, the wealthy and nearwealthy have experienced hugeincome
increases from invest-ments in bonds and real estate—not in job
creation investmentwhich accounts for barely 1 per-cent of their
gains. Furthermore,there is some scary stuff goingon—e.g., Ebola,
in reality a non-issue in the U.S, but hyped bysome polls and
right-wing mediafolks blaming it on the Obamaadministration along
with conflictsin the Ukraine, Syria, the ISISzone, and, of course,
Palestine.
Republicans did a good job tak-ing advantage of the malaise
blam-ing all ills on the party in the WhiteHouse. And, they ran
effective,well-funded campaigns around
From PolarizationTo Compromise
Commentary
Midterm Elections— Malaise of 2014
Independent Progressive
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OpinionPlum
moderate Republicans are playing it safeand going along with Tea
Party priorities asabsurd as some turn out to be. The conse-quence
is that Virginia leaves $5 million infederal money on the table
each day just sothat some politicians can continue to beelected. It
seems like a high price to pay!
The other major factor affecting federaland state election
outcomes is the incred-ible amount of money poured into cam-paigns.
Americans for Prosperity, funded inpart by the libertarian Koch
brothers, areactive in Virginia and were major playersin refusing
Medicaid expansion. They willkeep the pressure on their
Republicancharges in next year’s Virginia General As-sembly
elections. I recently attended aworkshop featuring one of my
greatest he-roes—Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns onthe Bus fame.
Sister Simone is one of themost effective spokespersons for the
poorand those in need of medical services. Sheis harsh in her
criticism of Congress for notraising the minimum wage and
reformingimmigration laws and of Virginia for notexpanding
Medicaid. She is insistent, how-ever, that both sides must engage
in a con-versation in order to find common ground andreach
compromises that are so important forthe public.
From Page 6Lovaas
the country while studiously avoiding dis-cussion of any
specific solutions. Obviously,there were localized issues at work
in someplaces as well—as in Maryland where thewell-funded Democrat
for Governor ran aterrible campaign against a slick Republi-can.
Looking at Virginia — incumbent MarkWarner, a Democrat in Name Only
in mybook, did not live up to the media hypeabout how popular he
was. What hap-pened? He ran a well-funded but emptymessage
campaign, unable to point to anyaccomplishments; and Democrats,
young,progressives and minorities failed to showup for him in
droves. He won only becauseof the presence of anti-government
Liber-tarian Robert Sarvis, the third party candi-date who got
about 54,000 votes, the vastmajority of which came out of the
Gillespiecolumn. Warner won by a measly 16,000or so votes. Without
Sarvis in the race,Warner loses! From my vantage point, thebad news
in this is two-fold. First, we stillhave Senator Warner who seems
much likea Republican—very conservative on mattersof equity, on
climate change action andguns. Secondly, a strong performance by
thesleazy Enronesque Gillespie sets him up asthe frontrunner for
Governor. Don Beyer isthe best news. He, Gerry Connolly, and
Bar-bara Comstock won handily by similar largemargins of nearly
60-40 in their parties’custom-drawn districts. Don Beyer, a
solidprogressive, ran a positive ideas campaignand stands up for
action on climate change,greater equity and sensible gun laws.
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City ... Sold Price .... Type ....... Lot AC PostalCode ..........
Subdivision ............ Date Sold
1 11729 SHAKER KNOLLS CT .... 5 .. 3 .. 1 ..... HERNDON ...
$1,555,843 .... Detached .... 0.89 ...... 20170 ............ SHAKER
KNOLLS ........... 09/29/14
2 12315 WESTWOOD HILLS DR . 5 .. 5 .. 1 ..... HERNDON ...
$1,250,000 .... Detached .... 1.35 ...... 20171 ........ RESERVE AT
OAKTON ....... 09/11/14
3 1334 DASHER LN .................. 5 .. 4 .. 1 ...... RESTON
....... $980,000 .... Detached .... 0.43 ...... 20190 ....... HUNT
AT LAKE FAIRFAX ...... 09/09/14
4 3282 WILLOW GLEN DR ......... 5 .. 4 .. 1 ..... HERNDON .....
$950,000 .... Detached .... 0.23 ...... 20171 ............... STILL
OAKS .............. 09/25/14
5 12020 CREEKBEND DR .......... 4 .. 3 .. 1 ...... RESTON
....... $935,000 .... Detached .... 0.38 ...... 20194
.................. RESTON ................. 09/11/14
6 12691 AUTUMN CREST DR .... 5 .. 5 .. 1 ...... OAK HILL ......
$925,000 .... Detached .... 0.26 ...... 20171 ............ OAKTON
RIDGE ........... 09/24/14
7 11939 RIDERS LN .................. 4 .. 3 .. 2 ...... RESTON
....... $878,000 .... Detached .... 1.08 ...... 20191 ...........
FOX MILL WOODS .......... 09/04/14
8 2872 FRANKLIN OAKS DR ...... 5 .. 4 .. 1 ...... OAK HILL
...... $846,000 .... Detached .... 0.32 ...... 20171 ..........
FRANKLIN WOODS ......... 09/04/14
9 11690 GILMAN LN ................. 4 .. 2 .. 2 ..... HERNDON
..... $802,000 .... Detached .... 0.68 ...... 20170 ...........
SHAKER WOODS .......... 09/02/14
10 11990 MARKET ST #301 ........ 2 .. 2 .. 0 ...... RESTON
....... $755,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ...... 20190 .. MIDTOWN AT
RESTON TOWN . 09/25/14
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of October 15, 2014.
September, 2014 Top Sales inReston, Oak Hilland Herndon
Local REAL ESTATE
1 11729 Shaker Knolls Court,Herndon — $1,555,843
2 12315 Westwood Hills Drive, Herndon —$1,250,000
3 1334 DasherLane, Reston —$980,000
5 12020 Creekbend Drive, Reston— $935,000
4 3282 WillowGlen Drive,Herndon —
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By Marilyn CampbellThe Connection
The new country estate at956 Mackall Farm Lane inMcLean will be
the loca-tion for the 8th annual DC DesignHouse, a project that
raises moneyto benefit Children’s NationalHealth System. The 2015
DC De-sign House will be held from April11 to May 10.
“We’re excited to have foundsuch a wonderful location andpartner
for the 2015 DC DesignHouse,” said Skip Singleton, co-founder of
the DC Design House.“The new home by Artisan Build-ers is a
charming old farmhouse-style home in McLean, our firstventure into
Virginia, with manyrooms for our team of designersto decorate.”
Built by Artisan Builders anddesigned by Harrison Design,
the8,869-square-foot home replicatesan old American farmhouse.
Thehome is reminiscent of a Virginiacountryside home, but offers
mod-ern amenities. The interior floorplan is an L shape, which
waspopular among early farmers be-cause of the ease and efficiency
ofadding future rooms.
“My partners and I are trulythrilled that Artisan Builders’
newold farmhouse in McLean, Va., hasbeen selected as the 2015 DC
De-sign House,” said Stephen Yeonasof Artisan Builders. “Our
entireteam is committed to making theevent the best ever, while
helpinga great cause, Children’s National
Health System.”
THIS MODERN FARMHOUSEoffers light-filled interior roomsthat
blend old elements, such asreclaimed wood and antiques,with new
features, including top-of-the-line kitchen appliances.
A gallery finished with stonefrom an old Virginia farmhouseand a
library paneled in quarter-sawn oak are among the vintagetouches.
The exterior features cov-ered porches, antique style light-ing,
and natural stone in a ran-
dom, hand-cut pattern. Landscapedesign is by Fine Landscapes
andsales by Yeonas & Shafran RealEstate.
Some of the area’s top design-ers previewed more than 20 roomsin
the three-level home, which in-cludes first floor formal and
fam-ily foyers, dining and living rooms,library, kitchen, breakfast
room,family room, mudroom and frontand rear covered porches.
Amongthe rooms on the upper level are amaster suite with reading
nookand three secondary suites, while
the lower level offers a bistro andbar, media and game rooms,
andan additional bedroom and bath.
“We’ll be announcing designersby the end of November,” said
Su-san Hayes Long, chair of the DCDesign House, “and we’re sure
the8th annual DC Design House willcontinue our tradition of
excep-tionally innovative designs andinspiration, all while
raisingmoney for our beneficiary:Children’s National Health
Sys-tem.” The interior designers cre-ate presentation boards,
whichshow how they would design thehome. Volunteer staff choose
thedesigners who will donate theirtime and talent to transform
thehouse into a showcase home.
The DC Design House began in2008 as an event for the DC
Metroarea in which top area designersshowcased their talents in a
“flow-ing design home” to raise funds fora local charity. What
began as asingle event goal to raise funds forChildren’s National
Health Sys-tem, formerly Children’s NationalMedical Center, has
developed intoan annual residential design at-traction and
fundraiser.
McLean Location for 2015 DC Design HouseHouse will ben-efit
Children’sNational HealthSystem.
A countryestate inMcLean isthe 2015locationfor the
DCDesignHouse.
“We’re excited to have found such awonderful location and
partner for the2015 DC Design House. The new home byArtisan
Builders is a charming oldfarmhouse-style home in McLean, ourfirst
venture into Virginia, with manyrooms for our team of designers
todecorate.”
— Skip Singleton, cofounder of the DC Design House.
The Kingstowne Center forActive Adults in Alexandrianeeds a Van
Driver to take partici-pants on outings and an ESLTeacher. For
these and other vol-unteer opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711
or visitw w w . f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g o v /olderadultsand
click on VolunteerSolutions.
Meals on Wheels needs driv-ers in Chantilly, Clifton, McLeanand
Falls Church on Monday,Wednesday and Friday. Substitutedrivers
needed throughout thecounty. For these and other volun-teer
opportunities, call703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitw w w . f a i r f
a x c o u n t y . g o v /olderadults and click on
VolunteerSolutions.
The Wakefield Senior Cen-ter in Annandale needs a ChairExercise
Instructor,Spanish-speak-ing interpreters, an ExperiencedCanasta
Player to teach partici-pants, and certified instructors forclasses
in Ballroom Dance andPilates. Volunteer instructor posi-tions could
lead to part-timeemployment. For these and othervolunteer
opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitw w w . f a i r f
a x c o u n t y . g o v /olderadultsand click on
VolunteerSolutions.
Fairfax County needs volun-teers to drive older adults tomedical
appointments andwellness programs; urgent need inReston area. For
these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711
or visitw w w . f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g o v /olderadultsand
click on VolunteerSolutions.
The Annandale Adult DayHealth Care Center inAnnandale needs
Spanish-speak-ing social companions and alicensed hair stylist to
wash, cut andstyle hair for participants. For theseand other
volunteer opportunities,call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitw w w .
f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g o v /olderadults and click on
VolunteerSolutions.
The Hollin Hall Senior Cen-ter in Alexandria needs a DJ
toprovide a wide array of musicfrom ballroom to line dancing,
aBallroom Dance Instructor and avolunteer with basic
carpentryskills to build a “Little Free Li-brary,” for people to
donate andborrow books from. Center will pro-vide plans and
materials. For theseand other volunteer opportunities,call
703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitw w w . f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g
o v /olderadults and click on VolunteerSolutions.
VolunteerOpportunities
Photocourtesy ofthe 2015 DCDesign House
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Saint LukeSchool
Open HouseFriday, November 21, 2014
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.7005 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101
Catholic EducationDiscover...Learn...Thrive
Preschool through Grade 8
www.stlukeschool.comFor more information, or to set up a
private tour, please contact our office.
703-356-1508
See Calendar, Page 11
Send announcements [email protected].
Thedeadline is the Friday prior to the follow-ing week’s paper.
Photos/artworkencouraged.
THROUGH SUNDAY/NOV. 30Colorful Life. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Hunters
Woods Exhibit, 2310 Colts Neck Rd,Reston. Acrylic Paintings on
Canvasby Suping Ji. 703-476-4500.
Flight of the Month at the TastingRoom Wine Bar & Shop.
RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. Harvest to Hearth –
tastefour wines that pair perfectly withThanksgiving dinner.
Receive abottle/case discount. $12/flight.
703-435-3553www.thetastingroomwinebar.com.
Ladies’ Month at MidtownJewelers. Reston Town Center,11900
Market Street, Reston. Comein and receive your gift bag with apearl
bracelet, jewelry cleaner, andgift certificates ($100 value). All
weask that you take your time andchoose at least two items from
ourshowcases to add to your wish
list.703-707-9663.www.midtownjewelers.com.
Rumors of Another World. JoAnneRose Gallery, Lake Anne
Plaza,Reston. An exhibit of poured, notpainted, works by Cape
Breton Is.artist Celeste Friesen. Free flowingpaint and mixed media
createunusual abstract patterns and colorsin these
paintings.artworksbyceleste.com
THROUGH MONDAY/DEC. 1A Cape Breton Discovery. 9 a.m.-9
p.m. Jo Ann Rose Gallery, 1609Washington Plaza N, Reston.
CelesteFriesen-Nikkel exhibits her award-
winning acrylic and mixed mediawork in this November exhibit.
703-476-4500.
Chilly Chewbacca, SnowStormtroopers, and FrozenFett. Reston Town
Center, 11900Market Street, Reston. Celebrate thecoming of winter
with the art of StarWars! These new originals andlimited editions
are perfect holidaygifts. 703-478-0778.www.artinsights.com.
FRIDAY/NOV. 14TGIF - Free Fridays at Greater
Reston Arts Center. 5 - 7 p.m.Reston Town Center, 11900
MarketStreet, Reston. An evening of familyart-making &
storytelling. 703-471-9242. www.restonarts.org.
SATURDAY/NOV. 15 - SATURDAY/JAN. 3Opening Reception,
LineWorks:
Drawing Redefined Exhibit atGRACE. 6 - 8 p.m. Reston TownCenter,
11900 Market Street, Reston.Thematic multi-media works by
fiveartists, Lee Gainer, Sarah Irvin, NikkiPainter, Foon Sham, and
SarahWeinstock.703-471-9242.www.restonarts.org.
SATURDAY/NOV. 15YMCA’s 15th Annual Gala. 12196
Sunset Hills Road, Reston. This yearthe theme of the Gala is
“Unmask thePotential.” Guests at the Gala enjoyan elegant evening
of food anddrinks, a silent auction, and musicand dancing. Proceeds
support theYMCA’s Fairfax County Reston Caring
Visit the exhibit, “Rumors of Another World,” by artistCeleste
Friesen at the JoAnne Rose Gallery, Lake AnnePlaza, Reston. Free
flowing paint and mixed media createunusual abstract patterns and
colors in these paintings.On display until Nov. 30.
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Reston’s civic and community organizations will be celebrating
anniversaries all year.Check out all the fun in store for the
community at www.restoncelebrates.org.
For information about how to add your organization’s
anniversary-themed event, please email
[email protected].
COMMUNITIES OF WORSHIPCOMMUNITIES OF WORSHIP
bTo Highlightyour Faith
Community,Call Karen at703-917-6468
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite
II
Sunday School: preschool - grade 2Music: grades 3 - 7
10:25 a.m. Sunday School Grades 3 to 6Music 4 years to 2nd
grade
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II5:00 p.m. Come Just as You Are
Contemporary Service
Nursery care provided at 9:00 a.m. service
The Rev. James Papile, RectorThe Rev. Laura Cochran
703-437-6530www.stannes-reston.org
1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston
ST. ANNE’SEPISCOPALCHURCH • Reston
Welcoming, Diverse, Progressive
5409 Port Royal Road • Springfield, VA 22151
Chef Center is Opening Around Mid-November
www.chef-center.com • Now Hiring: www.chefcenter.info
We have thousands of products at wholesale pricesfor restaurant,
deli or catering needs.
Go online and fill out the form at Chef-Center.com
Head over to watch the band Gold Heart, a young tradi-tional
bluegrass band that features three sisters, theirdad, and another
“band adopted” member to roundthings out, at Herndon Cross Lutheran
Church on Nov. 15.
From Page 10
Calendarfor Community campaign, which
provides much-needed scholarshipsfor area families so that
theirchildren will have the opportunity toparticipate in a variety
of qualityYMCA programs — especiallypreschool, after-school
childcare andsummer camp — regardless of theirability to pay.
SUNDAY/NOV. 16Reston Orchestra’s Season
Opening Concert “West ComesEast.” 4 p.m. Reston CommunityCenter,
Hunters Woods, 2310 ColtsNeck Road, Reston. The orchestracaptures
the mood of the old westwith the theme from “TheMagnificent Seven”
by ElmerBernstein, familiar selections from“Oklahoma” by Richard
Rodgers,excerpts from “Rodeo” by AaronCopland, and “Colorado
Vistas,”written American composer, JimBeckel. Admission is free,
but bringnon-perishable goods to supportReston’s annual
Thanksgiving fooddrive. For more information, call574-449-7095 or
visitRestonCommunityOrchestra.org
MONDAY/NOV. 17Rock n’ Roll. 10:30 a.m. Reston
Regional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Experience
thedevelopmental benefits of musicthrough singing and dancing in
asensory-rich environment while usingage-appropriate instruments,
such asshakers and hand-bells.
TUESDAY/NOV. 18Director’s Choice Book Club. 7 p.m.
Reston Regional Library, 11925
Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. SamClay, Director of Fairfax
CountyPublic Library, leads a monthly bookdiscussion. The title
this month isDavid and Goliath: Underdogs,Misfits, and the Art of
Battling Giantsby Malcolm Gladwell.Read to the Dog. 7, 7:15,
7:30,7:45 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne
Drive,Reston. Read aloud to a trainedtherapy dog. Bring your own
book orchoose a book from the library. Callor sign up online for a
15-minutesession. Ages 5-11.
WEDNESDAY/NOV. 19Cheeky Chipmunks. 10 a.m. or 1:30
p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston.
Chipmunksspend their summer preparing forwinter. Find out what they
like toeat, where they store their food, andhow long they stay
undergroundduring the cold winter months. Make
a chipmunk puppet and then golooking to see if our
chipmunkfriends are still awake. Ages 3 to 5.Reservations required
by Nov. 14.Fee: $7/child RA members · $9/childNon-members. For more
information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and
press 5.
Meet Me at the Movies - SeniorMovie Day at Bow Tie Cinemas.10
a.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market Street, Reston.
RestonAssociation presents a feature film.Refreshments and door
prizes areprovided prior to the movie. Free tothose 55 years old
and older. 703-435-6530 for more information.
Harvest of Great Family Stories. 7p.m. Reston Regional Library,
11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Bringyour favorite stuffed animal
and jointhe “little librarian and her threeassistant owls” in The
MidnightLibrary. All ages.
THURSDAY/NOV. 20Toddler Storytime. 10:30 a.m.
Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Joinus
for stories, songs and finger-plays.Age 2 with adult.Kids’ Graphic
Novel Book Club.4 p.m. Reston Regional Library,11925 Bowman Towne
Drive,Reston. Join us for discussions of thebest in graphic novels.
This month’stitle is “The Discovery of America” byGeronimo Stilton.
Books are availablefor checkout at the Children’s desk.Ages
8-10.
From Sputnik to the Silver Line:High Technology in the
DullesCorridor. 7-9 p.m. Jo Ann RoseGallery, Reston Community
Center atLake Anne. A fascinating look at thedevelopment of the
high-techcorridor from Tysons to DullesAirport. Learn how this area
becamea leader in defense contracting,computer innovation,
andtelecommunications.
FRIDAY/NOV. 21Thanksgiving Centerpieces. 7-8:30
p.m. Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. Make
abeautiful centerpiece with nativeplant materials and some
simplenapkin rings for your Thanksgivingtable. Enjoy music, mulled
cider andseasonal treats as we work. Allsupplies provided. When
makingreservations, include the number ofpeople and how many
centerpiecesyou wish to make. Reservationsrequired by Nov.18. Fee:
$20/centerpiece RA members $25/centerpiece Non-members. For
moreinformation, [email protected], or call 703-476-9689
and press 5.
Great Decisions Series. 2 p.m.Reston Regional Library,
11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Aroundtable discussion about the
U.S.foreign policy process. November’stopic is U.S. Trade Policy.
Discussion
materials will be available two weeksbefore the event.
SATURDAY/NOV. 22Turkey Trot 5K. 1:30 p.m. Herndon
Community Center, 814 FerndaleAve., Herndon. The race will begin
at4 p.m. but registration begins at 1:30p.m. Online registration
isrecommended. $20-$25. herndon-va.gov.
MONDAY/NOV. 24Terrific Twos. 11 a.m. Herndon
Fortnightly Library, 768 CenterStreet, Herndon. Reading and
singingabout sharing and caring with familyand friends. Age 2 with
adult.
FRIDAY/NOV. 28Reston Holiday Parade. 11 a.m.
Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketSt., Reston. Come for a full day
ofcommunity, charity and cheerincluding the Gingerbread Man
Mile& Tot Trot, visits and photos withSanta, tree lighting,
sing along andhorse-drawn carriage rides.
The Thanksgiving Story. 11 a.m.Frying Pan Farm Park, 2309 West
OxRoad, Herndon. Bring the family andholiday guests to this lively
andinteractive retelling of theThanksgiving Story. Gleemania’s
SueCournoyer entertains and informswhile engaging everyone. After
theshow, stroll the park and visit ouranimals or take a ride on
ourcarousel or wagon rides. Admission:$5 per person.
Gingerbread Man Mile (for kids!).8 a.m. Reston Town Center,
11900Market Street, Reston. Run Run asfast as you can and CATCH
theGingerbread man! Free registration,but donations benefit
Neediest Kids.Registration and information
atwww.prraces.com/gingerbread/.
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By Jon RoetmanThe Connection
When Herndon’s Jamie Wrighttied the score with a goal inthe
second half of a Nov. 4regional semifinal fieldhockey game, Fairfax
forward CharlotteDuke recalled a memory from last season,when the
Rebels squandered a lead againstWestfield in the region final and
lost in over-time.
“I knew,” Duke said, “that we had to step
it up …”While Duke had a flashback, Fairfax cap-
tain Meg Robertson’s mood soured.“I was mad,” Robertson said.
“They scored
and I was like, I want this back. We’re nottying this game,
we’re not losing it.”
Luckily for the Fairfax senior duo, neitherhad to suffer through
extended unpleasant-ness.
Twenty-two seconds after Wright’s goaltied the score at 1-all,
Robertson put theball in the back of the cage, scoring whatproved
to be the game-winning goal andthe Rebels defeated Herndon 2-1 at
FairfaxHigh School. It was the second consecutiveyear the Rebels
knocked the Hornets out inthe region semifinals.
Fairfax went on to defeat Chantilly in theregion championship
game on Nov. 6.
“We wanted this,” Robertson said. “Oncethey scored, we were
like, this isn’t happen-ing. We’re coming back.”
The Rebels and Hornets were locked in ascoreless tie until the
final minute of theopening half, when Fairfax senior OliviaCummings
scored with an assist from EmilyDeivert with 19 seconds remaining
untilhalftime.
Clinging to a 1-0 lead in the second half,Fairfax surrendered
the tying goal to Wrightduring a penalty corner with 20:31
remain-ing. Moments later, Robertson scored thegame-winner.
“I think they felt that we deserved to winand we deserved to be
here,” Fairfax headcoach Amber Beaudoin said about theRebels. “Meg
really is the emotional heartof our team and it was fitting that it
was
her [that scored the game-winner].”Other than Wright’s goal,
Fairfax shut
down a Herndon team with offensivestandouts Sofia Palacios, a
Penn commit,Taylor Stone, a Louisville commit, andSammy Stone, a
sophomore. Five days ear-lier, the Hornets scored eight goals
duringa regional quarterfinal victory over SouthCounty. “What we’ve
been preaching prettymuch all year is it takes a team to win
aregional crown, it’s not about individualplayers,” Beaudoin said.
“They have severalvery good players, but I felt like the advan-tage
for Fairfax was that we have 11 play-ers.” Herndon finished with a
19-3 record.The Hornets won the program’s first Con-ference
5/district title since 1979.
“We put everything out on that field,”Taylor Stone said.
Sofia Palacios and the Herndon field hockey team lost to Fairfax
in the6A North region semifinals on Nov. 4.
Taylor Stone and the Herndon field hockey team finished the
seasonwith a 19-3 record, including the program’s first
conference/districttitle since 1979.
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The Oakton girls’ cross countryteam earned the opportunity
todefend its state championship.The Cougars, who won the 6A
state
title in 2013, captured the 6A North re-gion championship on
Nov. 5 at BurkeLake Park, securing a trip back to thestate meet.
The 6A girls’ race is sched-uled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15
atGreat Meadow.
Oakton returns four of its top five har-riers from the team that
won states inconvincing fashion last year — seniorAllie
Klimkiewicz, sophomore CaseyKendall, sophomore Leya Salis and
se-nior Kara Kendall. Klimkiewicz finishedrunner-up at the region
meet on Nov. 5with a time of 17 minutes, 30 seconds.
Oakton Girls’ XC Wins 6A North Region TitleCougar girls, boysto
compete at statemeet Nov. 15.
Oakton’s Allie Klimkiewicz placed runner-up at the6A North
region meet on Nov. 5.
Casey Kendall placed sixth (17:45), Salistook eighth (17:51) and
Kara Kendall fin-ished 52nd (19:14).
While the Cougars have experience, somenew faces helped Oakton
win the regiontitle. Freshman Kira Buttrey was Oakton’sNo. 4
runner, finishing 18th with a time of18:28. Junior Jill Bracaglia
was the Cou-
gars’ No. 5, coming in 26th with a time of18:38.
Oakton sophomore Thi Nguyen finished45th (19:07). Even with her
top three har-riers back, head coach Alisa Byers isn’t tak-ing
anything for granted. “Every state meetis different,” she said.
“Experience-wise, weare still kind of young.” Oakton won a
tightly-contested battle with Madison totake the region
championship. The Cou-gars finished with a score of 58, and
theWarhawks, who also qualified for states,were runner-up with a
total of 67. Eachteam’s top four produced a score of 34,but
Oakton’s Bracaglia finished ninepoints better than Madison’s No.
5.
“It was big in the sense that she wasthe best fifth runner on
the day,” Byerssaid. “She’s been a consistent performerfor us. …
[Bracaglia is] one of our cap-tains and she’s a great leader.”
The Oakton boys’ team also qualifiedfor the state meet, placing
second atregionals. The Cougars posted a scoreof 86, finishing
behind champion LakeBraddock (37). Simon Iyob wasOakton’s top
finisher, placing 12th(15:31). Isaac Miles placed 13th(15:31), AJ
Woodhouse was 19th(15:44), Chris Holland finished 22nd(15:48) and
Phillip Hrinko took 30th(15:58). “They performed really well,”Byers
said. “We knew that at the con-ference meet, we hadn’t’ performed
ourbest. We went back and evaluated whatwe could do.”
Oakton’s IsaacMills finished 13that the 6A Northregion meet
onNov. 5.
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By Ryan DunnThe Connection
Parents and family membershad the opportunity tohear the young
talent ofstudents at Reston LangstonHughes Middle School at the
Oc-tober fall concerts. On Wednesday,Oct. 29, school chorus
directorSarah Stanley led a performanceof seventh and eighth grade
stu-dents. The next evening, Thursday,Oct. 30, there was a fall
orchestraconcert.
Chorus director Sarah Stanleybegan the chorus concert with
the“The Star-Spangled Banner,” per-formed by the combined
choirs.More than 100 middle school stu-dents performed at the fall
chorusshow. “Hughes is proud to show-case the dedication and hard
workof our musicians and directors tothe families,” said Principal
AimeeL. Monticchio. “We believe the artsadd joy and beauty to the
lives ofthose who play and those who lis-ten.”
CHORUS DIRECTOR SarahStanley is familiar with Reston asshe
studied at Hunters Woods El-ementary, Langston HughesMiddle and
South Lakes HighSchool. “When the position atHughes opened up, I
jumped at thechance to teach at my alma mater,”stated Stanley. “I
am so loyal toReston and believe in the peopleand the schools here.
I feel soblessed to be able to teach in acommunity that has given
so muchto me and has made me who I am,”
Stanley said.“I could not be more thrilled
with my students' performance,”said Stanley. “Each of these
stu-dents has worked so hard and islearning so much and I am
veryproud of them. We have only beenin school for nine weeks and
themusic we were able to produce onWednesday was quite
impressivegiven the short amount of time.”Currently there are 106
studentsin chorus. “I am looking forwardto seeing the program grow
evenmore over the years,” said Stanley.
Students as well as parents werepleased with the fall concert
per-formance. “I thought the kidssounded very polished,
especiallythe advanced chorus,” said Restonresident Neil Kirr, who
attended tohear his daughter Delaney sing. “Itis a whole lot of
fun, Ms. Stanleyis an awesome choral director,”said seventh grade
student CorrineWellman. “I think the kids did afantastic job,” said
Reston residentand parent Jackie Gregory. “Thekids are doing so
well.”
“Ms. Stanley is really nice, sheunderstands us,” said
seventhgrade student Danielle Yakubisin.Songs included in the
concert pro-gram were Mark Patterson’s“Come Sail Away With Me”
and
“Some Nights” which includedchoreography. The show con-cluded
with a performance of thesong “Say Something”, which wona vote to
be included in the con-cert. Soloists in the show includedstudents
Delaney Kirr, CarolineWeis, Louisa Mattozzi, LaurenSkinner, Camille
Denny, JoshuaMeade and Ulices Sanchez.
AS A MUSIC EDUCATOR ,Stanley believes in the importanceof
training “musicians” not only“singers.” “These students arelearning
the fundamentals of mu-sicianship,” said Stanley. “Everyday we
learn theoretical conceptsand practice our sight readingskills.
These students can read andwrite music as well as sing it and
Ithink that is the mark of a truemusician. I hold each of my
stu-dents to very high expectationsand I saw the results of that
onWednesday.” Stanley and otherparents look forwards to the
nextschool concert on Dec. 9. “The skyis truly the limit for these
amaz-ing middle school students,” saidStanley. Named after the
Ameri-can poet and orator, LangstonHughes Middle School has
identi-fied student achievement and ac-countability as a first
priority.
Studentsprepare forthe fallchorus con-cert
atRestonLangstonHughesMiddleSchool.Students aswell as par-ents
werepleased withthe fallconcertperformance.
Reston Langston HughesHosts Fall ConcertMiddle schoolchorus and
or-chestra displayyoung talent.
Photos by Ryan Dunn/The ConnectionReston Langston Hughes Middle
School beginningwomen’s chorus performed at the October fall
concertheld at the school. The chorus show was free and open tothe
public.
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Early on during my indoctrination/ assimi-lation into the
cancer-patient world in whichI now reside, I remember asking a
fellowcancer patient/friend if I could use cancer asan excuse for
whatever it was needed excus-ing (directly or indirectly related),
and shesaid: absolutely, “blame the cancer.” Yearslater, after a
chemotherapy infusion, I sawmy oncologist walking through the
InfusionCenter and asked him if my thinning hairmight be a result
of this most recent chemo-therapy drug (not all chemotherapy
results inhair loss). His response was similar to whatmy friend had
advised me in 2009. He said:“You can blame me,” (which of course,
Iunderstood to mean, cancer/the treatmentof cancer) “for
anything.”
Now, I have to tell you, having such anacceptable, ready-made,
beyond-reproachkind of excuse such as cancer as the reasonfor
anything you want to do/don’t want todo/can’t do, etc., is
incredibly tempting. It’salmost like having a super power, a
powerwhich cannot be questioned or compro-mised in any way. And
quite frankly, con-jures a wide range of emotions/reactions;from
one perspective, it places the cancerpatient in a position of
strength, and on theother, creates a kind dependence that ishard to
resist. My fear has always been thatrelying on cancer too much as
an excusesomehow weakens the immune system andso I have been
hesitant to use its power. Canyou say slippery slope?
As an example: if “the dog ate my home-work” became an
acceptable excuse, onewould use it as such until it no longer
passedmuster; and as we all know, eventually itdoesn’t pass
anything. However, cancer asan excuse – in my experience, will
alwayspass muster and then some. Moreover, theseriousness of it
will likely prevent thepatient from ever having to answer
anyshow-proof type questions: “Show me yourport.” “Name your most
recent chemother-apy cocktail.” “How long does a typical infu-sion
last?” As a consequence, the potentialfor use and abuse is almost
overwhelming.
Nevertheless, in spite of the temptation, Ihave rarely used my
disease as an excuse foranything, other than when it was obvious
bymy appearance – during heavy duty chemo-therapy – that I was
unavailable, shall wesay. It always felt as if I might be
manipulat-ing situations if I were to start using “cancer”as an
excuse; as believable and understand-able an excuse as it was/is.
It’s so easy. Sounquestioned. No one is going to ask:“Really?” “Are
you throwing up that much?”“Are you sure you can’t get out of
bed?”Besides, I haven’t wanted to give in to mycancer whereby it
begins to control my lifemore than the regular medical
appoint-ments, lab work, diagnostic scans, infusionsand the 40+
pills I ingest and restricted dietalready do. I’ve wanted to
maintain somecontrol and try not to become a victim of myown
circumstances. Easier said than done, Iassure you.
But I have persevered and survived fiveyears and nearly nine
months. Through acombination of good genes, a healthier life-style
and diet, a variety of non-traditionalalternatives/supplements and
a bit of blindluck, not to mention a super-positive atti-tude which
I inherited from my father, lifegoes on. However, if anything goes
wrong, Iknow who/what to blame: “cancer.” It was-n’t anything I
said or did. In a way, there’scomfort in having such a good
excuse.Unfortunate, certainly, but very convenient.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac
Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
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Presents A “Primer” on HumanTrafficking. 7:30-9 p.m. Reston Art
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