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See Debate, Page 13

See Plum, Page 14

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

During his long history in the House ofDelegates, Ken Plum (D-36) said he haddone his best to pick the battles that represented his constituents’ priorities.

“People around here believe in the value of qualityeducation,” said Plum, whose district consists pri-marily of the Reston area, adding that a clean envi-ronment, human rights and social justice were alsoof concern to his voters.

With the exception of his second run for delegatein 1980, those voters have kept him in office for morethan three decades. If they reelect him in November,he will be the third most senior member in the stateHouse. But, for the first time in 10 years, Plum has aRepublican challenger this year, a young business-man named Hugh “Mac” Cannon, who announcedhis candidacy just a few weeks ago, after the previ-ous Republican candidate backed out, and has beenrunning a vigorous ground campaign since then.

Plum said he knew what his constituents wantedbecause he placed surveys in his frequent newslet-ters and solicited input at the public hearings he hasheld before and after each session of the GeneralAssembly. “I view it as part of my responsibility as alegislator to stay attuned to the priorities of my dis-trict,” he said.

Now retired from the Fairfax County school sys-tem, he has long pushed for education funding forall age demographics. The League of ConservationVoters again gave him a 100 percent approval ratingthis year, and he said he had also been fightingagainst bills that he felt unfairly targeted certaingroups, such as immigrants and gay people. “I intro-duced the Virginia hate crimes bill, and in recentyears I’ve been trying to get a bill passed that wouldoutlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation,”he said.

One of his accomplishments in the legislature thathe said he was most proud of was a metabolic screen-ing program for infants, which uses blood samplesfrom all newborns to screen for about 30 conditionsand can be used to prevent mental retardation anddeath in some cases. “And it took me most of mywhole career to get it in place,” he said.

He also sat on the Start Strong Council that in-creased the availability of early education programsfor children by 30 percent. For every dollar spent oneducating the very young, he said, $8 is saved onfuture education, prison costs and social programs.“So I’m a big advocate of early childhood educationand prevention.” Plum also was one of the chief pro-ponents of changes to the higher education fundingstructure in order to bring more state money toGeorge Mason University, and he led the fight forincreased funding for community colleges, which hesaid were seeing higher demand as college tuitionsrise.

And he assembled and chaired the Dulles CorridorRail Association, which lobbied for funding for Railto Dulles. “That will be the biggest boon to my dis-trict of anything I’ve done in the last several years,”he said. Some in the western Fairfax area have be-come discontented with the funding structure thatproposes to put more than half the bill for the rail on

Dulles Toll Road users while Tysons Corner landown-ers will get four Metro stops in close proximity, butPlum reminded that the entire project almost fellthrough more than once. “My contribution to thiswas to insure that we had Dulles Rail,” he said.

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) saidgathering a bipartisan association of politicians andothers to fight for rail had been one of Plum’s mostsignificant projects. “I think that’s a really good ex-ample of the way Ken gets things done,” she said,adding that toll road users got left with the brunt ofthe cost because poor leadership in the Republican-controlled House had allocated little state money tothe project.

Plum’s conservation-oriented work has includedsponsoring the original legislation that required lo-calities to recycle up to 25 percent of their wasteand an update that made computer manufacturersprovide a take-back program for recycling their prod-ucts, introducing a bill two years ago that outlawedphosphates in dish detergent in order to protect theChesapeake Bay, and getting standards set that re-quired electric companies to provide energy from re-newable sources. This year, he pushed for a man-date that energy providers would need to achieve19 percent greater efficiency, but the bill was de-feated.

In the coming term, he said, the biggest task fac-ing the legislature would be dealing with continuedshortfalls in tax revenue. More budget reductionswould need to be made, he said, but he wanted toprotect education dollars, as well as funding formental health programs and other services for thestate’s most vulnerable residents.

And Plum said the other big issue would be trans

Longtime Del. Ken Plum (D-36) poses in theReston Town Center that was only an ideawhen he first took office in the late 1970s.

Staying Attuned to the 36thDel. Ken Plum, who has long represented Reston,faces first Republican challenger in a decade.

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Much of the first debate between Del.Ken Plum (D-36)

and his Republican challengerHugh “Mac” Cannon revolvedaround transportation, but thediscussion also touched on arange of other topics, includingthe shortage of slots for localstudents at state colleges anduniversities, health insurancecoverage for autistic childrenand the possibility of a vote onwhether Reston should becomea town.

The debate was hosted by the“Reston Impact” local cabletelevision show, in conjunctionwith the Reston Citizens Asso-ciation, and will air in the com-ing week. A panel of represen-tatives from three local news-papers, including this reporter,provided the questions for thecandidates to discuss.

IN RESPONSE to the first ofseveral questions regardingways to fund improvements toNorthern Virginia’s congestedtransportation infrastructure,Plum said, “Is this the time toraise taxes? Clearly not.” Withincreasingly fuel-efficient carson the roads, he said, a gas taxwas becoming less effectiveanyway. He said he subscribedto Democratic gubernatorialcandidate Creigh Deeds’ pro-posed approach to the problem,which was to establish a bipar-tisan consensus as to what thestate’s transportation needswere and what they would cost,and he noted that any result-

ing capital transportationprojects would inject moneyinto the local economy.

“One of the first things Iwould do is start a suburban-urban commission,” said Can-non, explaining that the groupwould draw representativesfrom the regions most in needof transportation improve-ments, such as Northern Vir-ginia. While 14 percent of thestate’s population lives inNorthern Virginia, he said, theregion pays 28 percent ofVirginia’s income tax revenue.And only 25 percent of the taxdollars that the region pays outcome back to Northern Virginia,he said. “We need to adjust theformula and the way you dothat is by being bipartisan.” Hequestioned Plum’s dedication tobipartisanship, saying it was notreflected in the delegate’s ca-reer.

Plum pointed out that North-ern Virginia received more thanit paid out in transportationtaxes, as opposed to the 25 per-cent return from the state’s gen-eral fund, and he said the Re-publican majority in the Houseof Delegates had obstructed ef-forts to pass transportationfunding packages over the lastseveral years.

When Cannon was askedwhether some of his proposedsources of transportationmoney, such as bringing moretax revenues back to NorthernVirginia and collecting royaltiesand licensing fees from offshoreoil and gas drilling, would besufficient in the face of a trans

Lack of transportation funding,other problems debated.

Tackling theTransportation

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See Open House, Page 5

By Susan Nelson

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Reston District Police andSupervisor Cathy Hudgins(D-Hunter Mill) hosted

their annual Open House last Sat-urday with hundreds of spectatorsenjoying the outside activities.

Children enjoyed exploring thepolice squad cars, motorcycles andfire trucks. McGruff, the crime-fighting dog, was on hand, lend-ing advice to parents and their kidson safety issues.

“We are excited about this year’sopen house,” Hudgins said. “Ev-eryone is out having a good time.”

“The kids were looking forwardto the Open House all week,” saidChandra Owen of Reston. “Theyhave been running from fire truck,to moon walk, to the popcornstand.”

Children ‘Have Blast’ at Open HousePolice,SupervisorHudgins meetthe community.

Fairfax County Firemen Tom Barnes and John McDonellexplain boat safety as Jordan Owen, 7, and Malkai Reyes,3, enjoy a ride in the rescue boat.

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Ryan Merritt,3, of Sterling,and RyanFlavin, 3, ofReston enjoy-ing climbingon the FairfaxCounty Firetruck.

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OpenHouseAttractsHundreds

During the Open House, the of-ficers asked the community tobring a canned good or two to helpfill a police car with non-perish-able food items for the Reston In-terfaith food drive.

Reston Interfaith is a nonprofitorganization with 40 years expe-rience serving Reston, Herndonand northwestern Fairfax County.The organization provides supportand advocacy for those in need offood, shelter, childcare and otherservices.

“We brought a couple of cans offood to the food drive today,” saidKristin Jensen of Reston. “The kidshad fun picking through the pan-try to figure out what someonemay need to fill their bellies.”

Outside booths set up providedinformation on the Citizens’ PoliceAcademy and the Citizens’ Advi-sory Committee.

“I love coming out and sharinginformation with the people ofFairfax County,” said ChristaTowns, a graduate of the PoliceAcademy. “My job is to educate thepeople of the community aboutchild safety seats and the chang-ing laws. Anywhere they need me— I go.”

One of the most popular attrac-tions at the event was the FairfaxCounty Bomb Squad high-tech ro-bots and K-9 squad. Master PatrolOfficer T.W. Eggers told the crowdthe robots work nearly as well asa real officer.

“The robots have visual andcommunication capabilities,” saidOfficer Eggers. “But of course,there are limits to the robots.”

“We think it’s great for the kidsto come out and see and talk tothe officers,” said Seth Alberts, athird grade teacher at Terraset El-ementary in Reston. “We are hav-ing a blast.”


Opinion

See Letters, Page 17

RA vs.Its CitizensTo the Editor:

Read herein one more exampleof Reston Association’s mistreat-ment of its citizens.

The issue concerns the massiveReston stream restoration project(Project); its contractor, WetlandStudies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI);citizens like my wife, Diana Carter,and me who are critical of theProject and who have sought torectify serious problems in WSSI’sfield work; a factually inaccurateletter which Mr. Mike Rolband,principal of WSSI, sent to RA, ac-cusing Diana of misbehavior—andRA’s subsequent actions.

Mr. Rolband wrote RA that Dianacaused a near miss with a construc-tion vehicle on July 6. Yet Dianahas never had a near miss with anyconstruction equipment, was notin the area at any time during thatday, and was instead sendingemails at the time the incident wasalleged to have occurred (about 9a.m.). How did this story getstarted? Diana mistaken for some-one else? Made up out of wholecloth? It’s anybody’s guess. (Mr.Rolband underhandedly never dis-cussed the matter with Diana.)

The reader can believe Diana orMr. Rolband. But who to believe isnot the issue (not of this letter). Theissue is how it was handled by RA.

How would you, if you were aprofessional member of the RAstaff, have responded to an accu-sation against a Reston citizen?Decency and common sense, plusprofessional standards, would re-quire you to at least phone the per-

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son to find out whether the alle-gations are true and to discuss theconcerns. If the citizen were ver-bally uncooperative, then your re-sponse would need to be escalated;depending on circumstances, aresolute warning letter, includingrecourse to police action, might becalled for. Such procedure reflectselementary decency and profes-sional common sense.

Instead, Diana was treated withgratuitous harshness and calcu-lated disrespect. She received aletter from RA, signed by CEOMilton Matthews, thick with accu-sation and censure, as follows: RAdoes not condone Diana’s being inthe work area; RA puts Diana onnotice; RA says it will do anythingnecessary to obtain Diana’s com-pliance; it demands her compli-ance; it further tells her she wasnot authorized — this monotonousrepetition of heavy-handed anddisrespectful verbiage ending witha threat, that if Diana cannot re-frain from entering an unautho-rized area, RA will call the policeto remove her as a trespasser.

The letter ended, on an incon-gruously cheery note, with an in-vitation to Diana to call or e-mailMr. Matthews, as always, withouthesitation, if she had questions.Diana promptly phoned Mr.Matthews and left a voice message,merely requesting a return call.When it was not returned, she e-mailed him to find out what he wastalking about (the letter had re-ferred her to Mr. Rolband’s com-munication, which was not en-closed with the letter). After finallyreceiving a copy of the Rolband

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with mortality rates continuing to drop, a trendthat began in 1990.

In 2009, I was one of more than 190,000U.S. women diagnosed with breast can-cer.

In June, still in the midst of a regi-men of chemotherapy, I walked in theKomen Global Race for the Cure on the Na-tional Mall. It wasn’t the first time I had par-ticipated in the event, but it was my first timeas a breast cancer survivor.

Now finished with my treatment, this is myfirst October — Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth — as a member of the club of more

than 2.5 million women in the country with ahistory of breast cancer. And like the majorityof women whose breast cancer is detectedearly, my prognosis is excellent.

Many, many readers and community mem-bers reached out to me warmly over the courseof the year, and the support from coworkers,community members, breast cancer survivors,family and friends has been amazing and con-tributed mightily to my health and energythroughout my treatment.

But despite the advances in earlydetection, treatment and mortalityrates, more than 40,000 women willdie of breast cancer this year in this

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Editorial

By Kenneth R. “Ken” Plum

State Delegate (D-36)

In the 1970s, when

Fairfax County wasdivided into two legislative

districts with five delegates repre-senting each half, one candidateused roadside signs as his majorstrategy for getting elected. Hewent about the northern half ofFairfax County attaching his signsto every fence and signpost, util-ity pole and even some trees in thedistrict. He literally had thousandsof signs. When the election resultswere in, he ran last among the 10candidates for the House of Del-egates.

I have never observed a racewhere there was a clear relation-ship between the number of signsand the outcome of the election.Experts who study communica-tions say that most people areoblivious to roadside signs unlessthey are involved in the messageof the sign. For example, Realtorsand prospective buyers notice realestate signs; others of us tunethem out. Persons who participatein election campaigns notice po-litical signs intensely andoftentimes judge the strength ofthe campaign by the number ofsigns posted. The result is that ifyou drive through southern FairfaxCounty or into Alexandria you canface a sea of signs along the road-way. It has become part of the lo-cal culture to see how many signscan be put up for a candidate. In-

variably a debate ensues as to whois taking down whose signs.

Fortunately, the community ofReston has been spared the majorsign wars. Most campaigns recog-nize the respect that Restonianshave for their community and theenvironment and only sparinglydisplay signs here. I hope we cankeep it that way. Actually, placingsigns in the highway right-of-wayor in the median is illegal (Section33.1-378, Code of Virginia). Thelaw came about for the safety con-cern that some may block the driv-ers’ full vision, or provide a dis-traction from driving, and theyadd to the cost of roadway clean-ing and maintenance. Each yearthe Virginia Department of Trans-portation sends all candidates aletter advising them of the law re-garding signs.

For those who want to expresstheir freedom of speech and par-ticipate in the election, there is theoption to put the sign in one’s yardor other private property or put abumper strip on one’s car. For can-didates, it is an opportunity to showone’s concern for the environmentby not contributing to roadside lit-ter. I will have signs at the pollingplaces on Election Day, but other-wise I plan to make bumper stripsand small window and office signsavailable to persons who requestthem for use on their personalproperty ([email protected]). Wesimply cannot let Reston becomelittered with signs like we see inother communities.

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News

By Susan Nelson

The Connection

Reston Town Center was thisyear’s host for the Light TheNight, a 2-mile evening walk tohelp support and raise funds for

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Thesociety’s goal is to cure leukemia, lymphomaand myeloma while improving the qualityof life of their patients and their families.

Every year, in communities all across theUnited States and Canada, families, friends,neighbors and teams from localarea businesses and nationalcompanies gather together forthe Light The Night events tobring hope to thousands ofpeople battling cancer.

This year’s event brought thou-sands of participants to the TownCenter last Saturday to help raisemoney and awareness.

“So far, we have almost 3,000people who have registered towalk,” said Lindsay Arnold ofReston. “We are all here to helpsupport the cause.”

Family, friends and members of the com-munity of all ages gathered at the event topay tribute to those who have died fromcancer and bring hope to the survivors.Walkers celebrated at dusk holding illumi-nated balloons to support and honor survi-vors and loved ones lost. Each colored bal-loon meant something to those who carriedthem — white for survivors, red for sup-porters and gold in memory of loved onewho died of cancer.

“We are so happy to see such great turnout,” said Erin Walker, campaign managerof the event. “Community support has beenoverwhelming.”

“I walk for my brother, Rob,” said MichelleRogers of Reston. “We lost him at such ayoung age, I honor him and will never for-

get.”Throughout the day, partici-

pants and supporters enjoyed livemusic, free food and plenty of funactivities.

“Light The Night walk events arefilled with lots of inspiration,” saidTracy Shaw, campaign director.“This has been a really great ex-perience and the turn out has beenastounding, even with theeconomy like it is- people givethemselves unselfishly.” Shaw saidthe one-day event was expectedto raise more than $500,000.

Hope Lights the NightThousands walk tohelp fight cancer.

Reston TownCenter wasthis year’s hostfor the LightThe Night.


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To the Editor:The Ninth Annual Reston

Multicultural Festival took placeon Saturday, Sept. 26 at Lake AnnePlaza from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. It wasa colorful, exciting and a true cul-tural event. It was also a familyfun-filled day, which attractedmany people with diverse back-grounds.

The Reston Multicultural Festi-val Planning Committee comprisesa passionate group of communityvolunteers who put in countless

hours in planning and organizingthe festival. It is a family event formost of us. The mission of theMulticultural Festival is “to cel-ebrate diversity and bring togetherall cultures and races and to ex-press this rich diversity throughdance, music, activities and food.”

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Getting Reston’scommunity organizations likethe Reston

(homeowners) Association,Reston Citizens Association andthe newer Alliance of Reston Clus-ters and Homeowners to work to-gether is usually like herding cats.Recently, an issue critical to us hasgiven the cats focus — the longoverdue review/rewrite of the se-riously out of date Reston MasterPlan. Thankfully, while the com-munity is not yet seized with asense of urgency, the leadership ofthese groups is.

Supervisor Catherine Hudgins(D-Hunter Mill) is about to namea key task force. The task force willlead the review of the ancientMaster Plan and the Reston Corri-dor Special Study, analyzing exist-ing conditions (which havechanged just a tad from the origi-nal MP’s days when this land wasall fields and no people), review-ing the statement of objectives anddrafting language appropriate toa new Master Plan guiding devel-opment for a generation or more.Community organizations havebeen encouraging Hudgins forsome time to open the Plan devel-opment process by actively engag-ing a group genuinely representa-tive of the community as a whole.This would involve real commu-nity responsibility and ultimatelyownership of a new Reston Mas-ter Plan.

To the county and thesupervisor’s credit, the stage hasbeen set to do it right this time.County staff just concluded a se-ries of lectures, a Land Use Col-

lege, to serve as sortof primer for thoseinterested in learn-ing the basics ofFairfax’s arcane

planning and zoning processes sothat they might more intelligentlyparticipate in preparing a newMaster Plan. It was a first for thecounty, so the quality was mixedbut it was useful and drew a sur-prising number of people from thecommunity — 60-80 at each ofseveral lectures. And, I countedthe usual suspects, about 30 in all.A significant number of newcom-ers cared enough about Reston’sfuture to spend many hours wad-ing through material to learn plan-ning processes. They completedthe course work.

Now, the ball is in SupervisorHudgins’s court. Key communityorganization leaders have urgedher to seize the opportunity andput the community in the MPboardroom, assisted by competentcounty staff, to analyze where weare and put together a new Mas-ter Plan. The urgency is real. Onthe one hand, the Airports Author-ity has given the county a dead-line for getting plans in place forrail Phase II, threatening even tobypass Reston if not accomplishedby next year. And, greedy devel-opers are at the door demandingnew high-density projects (e.g.Fairway and North Shore) evennow. A new Master Plan is urgentlyneeded. It should be one that re-confirms Reston’s founding valuesand represents the views and val-ues of its residents, including newfolks who are now Land Use Col-lege grads.

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Reston Zoo offered localBoy and Girl Scouts anopportunity to explore

wildlife and nature at its firstScout Day. On Sept. 26-27, morethan 150 scouts attended theevent to earn merit badges

Ian Shelley, a zookeeper at thezoo who came up with the idea,said he’s been involved in scout-ing for a very long time.

“It places emphasis on beingoutdoors and nature,” Shelleysaid, “and brings people to-gether in a fun educational set-

ting.”Shelley said the Reston Zoo is

always trying to think of new pro-grams and opportunities. He saidhe’s glad Scout Day came to frui-tion and is glad to work with theBoy Scouts in a small intimate set-ting. “[You can see] The joy in theirfaces,” he said.

Brittany Spengler,13, a Cadet,assisted the Girl Scouts at variousstations. “I’m here to help theBrownies and the juniors learnabout animals,” Spengler said,“and just what [animals] do andhow they live.”

Donna Dziomba, a teen troopadvisor, said the girls volunteered

at various stations to earn ser-vice hours and to earn silver orgold awards. “I hope they find[Scout Day] a positive experi-ence,” Dziomba said.

McGlensey Abiles, azookeeper at the zoo, said theevent also taught leadershipskills. She said it gives the oldergirls a chance to run a station.“It’s a fun [day] for the girls,”Abiles said.

In the end, Abiles said ScoutDay is a community event.

“We will do this every year,”she said, [because we are]reaching out to the communityand giving something back.”

Photos by Janelle L. Plummer/The Connection

Girl Scouts from troop 1404 at Dranesville ElementarySchool in Herndon attend the Reston Zoo’s first ScoutDay on Sunday, Sept. 27.

Ian Shelley, a zookeeperat the Reston Zoo, holdsBoomer, a red kangaroo,while local Boy Scoutssurround him at ScoutDay on Sunday, Sept. 27.

Reston Zoo Hosts Scout Day The sights, sounds andsmells of a GermanOktoberfest celebration

will again fill Reston Town Cen-ter from Friday, Oct. 9 throughSunday, Oct. 11. Attendees canenjoy German food, beer andwine along with live entertain-ment plus carnival rides, all pre-sented by the Greater RestonChamber of Commerce (GRCC).Oktoberfest Reston is open Fri-day, from 3-11 p.m.; Saturday,from 11 a.m.-11 p.m., and Sun-day, from 12-7 p.m., with freeadmission and parking. Foodand drink is available in ex-change for tickets purchased for$1 each, or a sheet of 24 for $20.Most food and drink items rangefrom $1-$5 in value, with selec-tions from some of the region’s

best eateries. More information isavailable online atwww.oktoberfestreston.com and bycalling the GRCC at 703-707-9045.

Music and entertainment will bepresented all three days in theReston Town Center Pavilion, fea-turing The Continentals, SamGunderson and Cactus Grove,Sexton’s German Band, and theKings Park German Band. For theyoung and young at heart, theOktoberfest Reston Carnival willoffer amusement rides and enter-tainment in the fun-filled festivalzone.

Carnival ride tickets will be avail-able on site, sold separately fromfood and beverage tickets. On Sat-urday, Oct.10, Reston Town Cen-ter is providing free horse-drawnhay rides and face painting on Mar-

ket Street from 12-4 p.m., add-ing even more family fun toOktoberfest Reston.

Also on Saturday, Oct. 10, theAnthem Great Pumpkin 5Kraces will take place at RestonTown Center, starting at 9 a.m.At the Finish Line Festival, par-ticipating runners, walkers, jog-gers and their families can takepart in the pumpkin decoratingcontest from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,and see Virginia’s GreatestPumpkin on display. TheChildren’s Pumpkin Dash beginsat 10 a.m., offering free racesfor those 4 to 10 years of age.Advance registration and detailsare online atwww.thegreatpumpkin5k.com,or call 1-866-RUN-0262 formore information.

Oktoberfest Comes to TownOktoberfest Reston — Oct. 9, 10, 11.

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Friends’ Book Discussion. 7:30 p.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston. Callfor title. Adults. 703-689-2700.

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Family Birdwalk, Brown’s Chapel,Reston. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Share thebeauty of birds with the entire family.This outing, designed especially forfamilies with children 6-12 years old,will involve an easy walk along parkand woodland trails. Learn to identifyand appreciate birds commonly seenaround here in the fall. Bringbinoculars if you have them.

[email protected] authors coming to Barnes &

Noble in Reston for Educator’sAppreciation Reception: Nancy Krulik,author of the children’s series KatieKazoo Switheroo, will be there tomeet and greet and sign books from10 a.m. – 12 noon. Local author JasonKillian Meath has written for theImages of America Series, Hollywood

on the Potomac, highlighting the loveaffair between the worlds ofHollywood glamour and Washingtonpolitically elite. He joins a 1 p.m.discussion and signing. Free and opento public.

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Dunn Loring Fire Department, 2128Gallows Road, Dunn Loring. Livemusic, crabs, hotdogs, cole slaw, softdrinks and more. Beer available fornominal charge. Adult advance tickets$37, $15 under age 12; adults at thedoor $39. 703-573-2733 [email protected].

Birdwalk: Buttermilk Creek to ColvinRun. 7:30-10:30 a.m. Walk through

forest, stream valley and a marshy areanear Lake Fairfax that we have notexplored before. [email protected].

“Discovery: Thirty YearRetrospective.” Dr. Harvey Austinwill return to Reston for his one-man, one-day Art Show from 1 to 5p.m. This exhibition for viewing andsale of Dr. Austin’s work will be atThe Austin-Weston Center forCosmetic Surgery, 1825 SamuelMorse Drive, Reston, VA 20190. Dr.Austin founded the practice in 1978,moving from McLean to Reston in2000. During his 40 years as aplastic surgeon, Dr. Austincontinuously sketched andcaricatured the profiles of hiscolleagues, associates and otherprominent and interesting people.More than 130 of these framedportraits will be available forpurchase at the event. Fifty percentof the net proceeds will go charity.His work may be viewed onwww.HarveyAustin.com

TUESDAY/OCT. 13Colvin Run Community Center

Weekly Dance. 7 p.m. at ColvinRun Schoolhouse, 10201 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. $10.www.colvinrun.org.

Baby Steps Storytime. 10:30 a.m.Reston Regional Library, 11925Bowman Towne Drive, Reston.Interactive storytime. Age 13-23months with adult. 703-689-2700.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 14Stories From India. 11 a.m. Herndon

Fortnightly Library, 768 Center St.,Herndon. Celebrate Diwali, theFestival of Lights, with stories fromIndia and a traditional craft. Age 2-5with adult. 703-437-8855.

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portation fund that was pro-jected to run dry in two years, hesaid, “We need to have a long-termview to get to the short-term,”adding that the lack of an imme-diate payoff should not stop thestate from seeking revenue fromoffshore drilling. He also ex-pressed support for a plan for-warded by Bob McDonnell, theRepublican candidate for gover-nor, to sell off the state’s liquorstores and put the money towardtransportation, and he said hewould be open to a regional taxmodel that would only tax areasin need of transportation improve-ments and then spend all of thattax money in those jurisdictions.

Plum recalled a 2002 referen-dum asking Northern Virginia resi-dents how they wanted their taxmoney raised. He said the refer-endum had not been well balancedin terms of transportation andhadn’t taken environmental con-cerns into account, and he said hewanted to see it revisited.

WHEN THE CANDIDATES wereasked to name a few ways to re-

duce congestion, other than Railto Dulles, that they wanted to seefunded once money was available,Plum said he wanted the timingof traffic signals adjusted. “We geta whole lot of bang for our buckwhen we improve intersections sothat traffic does not get held up,”he said. Also, Plum said he wantedto see a rail extension on Interstate66 and an increase intelecommuting and flexible workschedules, as well as a mass-tran-sit feeder system to get people tothe future Metro stations withoutcars.

Cannon agreed with the idea ofmass transit around the rail sta-tions, but said he also wanted tosee the road grid improved inthose areas, because many peoplewould drive to the stations to park.He also said the Fairfax CountyParkway needed to be completedand Reston Parkway widened, andhe said he wanted to make surethat businesses paying extra taxesto fund the rail would benefit mostfrom its arrival.

When it was mentioned thatsome residents of the area dis-agreed with the funding structure

for Rail to Dulles, according towhich, more than half the fund-ing is to come from increased tollson the Dulles Toll Road, Plumpointed out that users of the tollroad would benefit from reduc-tions in congestion that would re-sult from the presence of rail.However, he added that he in-tended to seek additional federalfunding through “green”-orientedstimulus money and the reautho-rization of the Transportation Eq-uity Act. He noted that federalfunding had covered about 80 per-cent of the construction of thedowntown Metro system and saidhe thought the federal governmentshould be footing more than abouta quarter of the bill for the rail thatwould take visitors from the air-port to the nation’s capital.

Cannon said he supported therail but was concerned aboutpeople who were being taxed mul-tiple times over to pay for it, aswell as the fact that constructionwas split into two phases, with noguarantee that it would reachReston Town Center.

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portation funding, which hasnearly dried up. He said he agreedwith Democratic gubernatorialcandidate Creigh Deeds’ idea forcreating a bipartisan commissionto come up with viable sources ofrevenue for transportation, addingthat the legislature would have tohave “the political will and cour-age,” to vote for the commission’srecommendation.

He said he was aware that thiswould be a difficult time to levyany sort of tax. “You can’t reducecongestion for free,” he said, add-ing that Northern Virginians werepaying a high price for the statusquo by losing time with their fami-lies and polluting their environ-ment while they sat idling in traf-fic. “So there’s a sizeable price tagalready, for doing nothing,” hesaid. Funding for transportationshould not be taken from educa-tion, he said, noting that Cannonhad said on the Fairfax CountyTaxpayers Alliance Web site thattransportation ought to competewith schools and other core ser-vices for funding.

Plum chairs the House Demo-cratic Caucus and is the senior

tially time-and-a-half,” Plum said.“Ken’s really been what I con-

sider a strong community leaderand also a strong legislator,”Hudgins said. She said residentsof the district had strong interestsin economic development andeducation. “Ken is very clearlycommitted to those kinds of is-sues,” she said. “Having been aneducator, he recognizes that edu-cation is our driver.” And she notedthat Plum was a strong supporterof the charitable nonprofit RestonInterfaith and could be seen in thecommunity on Works Sunday andduring other community serviceactivities.

“He’s been a godsend to the RAin our initiatives,” said Reston As-sociation President Robin Smyers,noting that Plum had supportedthe stream restoration project, theconstruction of the Nature Houseand other RA initiatives. “He’s al-ways very involved in the Restoncommunity and everything thatwe do.”

“I have as my mission improv-ing the quality of life for people,”Plum said, adding that he thoughteducation was the most importantkey to fulfilling that mission.

ranking member of both the Com-merce and Labor Committee andthe Agriculture, Chesapeake andNatural Resources Committee. Ifhis party were in the majority, hewould chair the Joint Commissionof Technology and Science, whichwas created by legislation he in-troduced, and would likely takeleadership roles on the other com-mittees on which he sits.

But he also prides himself onthe small deeds he is able to dofor hundreds of his constituents,frequently helping residents of hisdistrict with tax refunds, difficul-ties with the Department of Mo-tor Vehicles and other problems.And his extensive system of com-munication with his district in-cludes a weekly electronic news-letter, a weekly local cable pro-gram, several printed newsletterseach year and a weekly columnin this paper, in addition to hissemiannual public hearings. “I seeit as an important part of what Ido to stay in touch with people,”he said.

Not all legislators have the timefor such outreach efforts. “I havethe advantage that I retired in1996, and I work at this job essen-

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Reston Zoo offered local Boy and GirlScouts an opportunity to explorewildlife and nature at its first Scout

Day. On Sept. 26-27, more than 150 scoutsattended the event to earn merit badges

Ian Shelley, a zookeeper at the zoo whocame up with the idea, said he’s been in-volved in scouting for a very long time.

“It places emphasis on being outdoors andnature,” Shelley said, “and brings peopletogether in a fun educational setting.”

Shelley said the Reston Zoo is always try-ing to think of new programs and opportu-nities. He said he’s glad Scout Day came tofruition and is glad to work with the BoyScouts in a small intimate setting. “[Youcan see] The joy in their faces,” he said.

Brittany Spengler,13, a Cadet, assisted theGirl Scouts at various stations.

“I’m here to help the Brownies and thejuniors learn about animals,” Spengler said,“and just what [animals] do and how theylive.”

Donna Dziomba, a teen troop advisor, saidthe girls volunteered at various stations toearn service hours and to earn silver or gold

Photos by Janelle L. Plummer/The Connection

Local Boy Scouts build bat boxes at Reston Zoo’s first Scout Day. Scoutsexplored wildlife and earned merit badges at the event.

Reston Zoo Hosts Scout DayMore than 150area scouts attendedthe event.

Ian Shelley, a zookeeper at theReston Zoo, holds Boomer, a redkangaroo, while local Boy Scoutssurround him at Scout Day onSunday, Sept. 27.

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Girl Scoutsfrom troop1404 atDranesvilleElementarySchool inHerndon attendthe RestonZoo’s first ScoutDay on Sunday,Sept. 27.

awards.“I hope they find [Scout Day] a positive

experience,” Dziomba said.McGlensey Abiles, a zookeeper at the zoo,

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In the end, Abiles said Scout Day is a com-munity event.

“We will do this every year,” she said, [be-cause we are] reaching out to the commu-nity and giving something back.”


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accusation, she e-mailed Mr. Matthewswith a thorough explanation and refutation,and a request for a retraction.

Mr. Matthews did not respond to eitherDiana’s phone call or e-mail.

The meaning of this outrageous letter isclear: to intimidate Diana (and me) fromidentifying and bringing to light furtherproblems with the field work of WSSI.

I excoriated this disgusting letter to theReston Board of Directors (RBD) at theirmeeting on July 23 (and notified thosepresent, including Mr. Rolband and Mr.Matthews, that Diana and I will not be in-timidated), and requested a repudiation ofit (no action was taken). I was informedshortly thereafter that this letter might bediscussed among relevant RA staff, butweeks later found out that this was not done.

To the credit of the RBD, they have recog-nized that a number of RA’s written com-munications to Reston citizens have beenunnecessarily offensive. They are in the pro-cess of forming a committee of 15 profes-sionals in communications and public rela-tions/affairs, one purpose of which is tomake recommendations to the RA staff andlawyers responsible for these offensive com-munications.

I wish the initiative good results, but ex-pect very little from it. The status quo willnot change much or for long unless themindset of RA and the RBD changes. I refernot merely to the way RA issues letters and

notices to citizens, but more broadly to theway in which both RA and the RBD have anagenda of their own and tend to regard thecitizens as irrelevant to that agenda, or as anuisance or a threat. To cite merely a fewrecent examples: the RA headquarters issue;the Browns Chapel fiasco; the inappropri-ate transfer of RA funds to the Nature Housedespite a prior citizen’s referendum explic-itly prohibiting such a transfer; and writinga letter of Reston support for the increase intolls on the Dulles Toll Road, without evena pretense at public discussion of the mat-ter. There is a pattern here.

It is a shame to have to write about theRBD this way, because while criticizing them,I am also quick to commend these volun-teers for the amount of good work whichthey do. And there are at least two membersof the nine-member board who do not ad-here to the agenda set there, who are will-ing to voice strong criticism of proposals, andwho seem above all concerned for the inter-ests of Reston’s citizens. But these two are avery small, and isolated, minority. Their num-bers must be greatly augmented. A changein the makeup of the RBD will go far towardrevitalizing RA governance as a whole.

Next year, we will have the opportunityto elect three new Board members. Let usinsist that the successful candidates arethose who are in tune with and concernedwith the interests of the Reston community.

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By Rich Sanders

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When the footballgets into thehands of SouthLakes High

playmakers such as Ja’Juan Jonesor Darius Smith, good things usu-ally happen for the Seahawks.

The junior running backs aretrue breakaway threats and partof the reason South Lakes, afterwinning just two games a yearago, is off to a red hot 4-1 startthis season.

Other skill position players suchas senior Bobby Lewis and under-classman Stepfon Sanford havealso played instrumental roles inSouth Lakes’ big play potential. Ofcourse, the Seahawks have utilizedthe stellar play of their offensiveline, led by senior right tackleKevin Ball, to create running spacefor their talented group of runningbacks. Senior quarterback ShawnRana, meanwhile, has done anexcellent job running the offense

in just his first season as the var-sity starter.

“We’re just fortunate we have allthese skill kids,” said South Lakescoach John Ellenberger, whoseteam defeated McLean, 28-21, ina Liberty District game Fridaynight, Oct. 2.

South Lakes’ big plays againstthe Highlanders included a 78-yard scoring pass from Rana tojunior wide receiver Sean Priceand a 78-yard scoring run byJones, both of those touchdownscoming in the first half. Rana hitPrice for a three-yard scoring tosslater in the half as well as theSeahawks built a 21-7 halftimelead. South Lakes’ second halftouchdown came from its defensewhen Seth Hauter returned an in-terception 33 yards for a score.

Jones, who a year ago rushed for700-plus yards and earned SecondTeam All-District recognition de-spite missing four games with ashoulder injury, has been healthyand effective this season. He hada breakthrough game of 233 yardson 17 carries in the win over theHighlanders.

“He’s extremely coachable andjust a [solid] football player,” saidEllenberger, of Jones. “His tough-ness stands out.”

A year ago, Jones, in the sixgames he played in, received aboatload of the team’s carries.Ellenberger said he has tried tospread the ball around more this

season in order to keep Joneshealthier and to utilize his othertalented backs.

“I gave him the ball a little toomuch early last year,” said thecoach. “He was taking it 25 to 30times a game. I learned from that,that a sophomore should not becarrying it that many times. Witha year in the weight room, I feelmore comfortable giving him theball.”

Smith, meanwhile, is a threat tofind the end zone every time hetouches the ball.

Earlier this season in SouthLakes’ 29-25 home loss toHerndon, Smith took the openingkickoff 94 yards for a touchdown.In South Lakes’ win over Marshall

two weeks ago, Smith returned akickoff 83 yards to the Statesmen’s10.

“He’s just explosive and just alittle faster than anyone else on thefield,” said Ellenberger, of Smith.

Smith started half of SouthLakes’ games his freshmen seasonin 2007.

“We recognized his talent earlyon,” said Ellenberger.

The coach recalled a practiceduring Smith’s freshmen seasonwhen the athlete, playing a defen-sive back position, went up for athrown ball and somehow kickedand broke his thumb. Ellenbergerchuckles at the recollection.

“He was like a big puppy outthere, growing into his body,” said

the coach.Both Smith and Jones are two-

way players for the Seahawks,with Smith playing in the defen-sive secondary and Jones playingat outside linebacker. Neither ofthe two comes off the field withany frequency.

Neither does the 6-foot 4-inchPrice, a wideout on offense and acornerback on defense.

“He just goes up and gets thefootball,” said Ellenberger.

A KEY ADDITION to the teamthis season has been Lewis, atransfer student from Fairfax HighSchool. The running back brokeloose for a 25-yard scoring run inthe fourth quarter of the loss toHerndon.

“If you give him open space hewill go,” said the coach, of Lewis’quick bursts up the field.

Sanford, just a sophomore, hasimpressed his coaches with his ballcarrying ability as well.

“He’ll make a run, plant his footin the ground and [go] like he’s asenior,” said Ellenberger.

The coach said his squad as awhole is an enjoyable group tocoach.

“They are real good kids andgreat to be around,” he said. “It’sa real fun bunch. They are greatkids of character and have a goodwork ethic.”

South Lakes will be at MadisonSaturday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m.

Seahawks Playmakers Have the SkillsRunning backsSmith and Joneslead the wayfor South Lakesfootball.

Photo Courtesy/South Lakes Football

South Lakes running back Ja’Juan Jones breaks throughfor a big run against Marshall.

The Herndon Optimist YouthBasketball travel teams have beenconducting tryouts. The girls/boysteams will compete in the FairfaxCounty Youth Basketball League(FCYBL). Most games will be playedat local county middle schools. Formore information about league play,view the FCYBL league county Website. All girls/boys ages 10-to-13(fourth through eighth grades) whoare Herndon community residentsare eligible to play in the league. Allcoaches have multiple years of bas-ketball coaching experience as AAUand travel coaches. For more infor-mation, check the web site or callTommy Benton, Travel Basketballcommissioner, at 704-437-8274.

AC Cugini Soccer of Reston isconducting tryouts through Octoberfor goalkeepers and field players forthree travel teams: U12 boys (ODSLDivision 1); U16 Girls (ODSL Divi-sion 1); and U18-19 boys (NCSLDivision 2). AC Cugini, a member ofVYSA and US Youth Soccer, is anofficial Italian scuola calcio sanc-tioned by the Italian NationalOlympic Committee and the ItalianSoccer Federation. Cugini playersparticipate in an 11-month Italian

National Olympic Committee sanc-tioned training program, the only one ofits kind in the USA.

Practices and home games take placein Reston with additional training op-

portunities in Italy. Scholarships areavailable to players with financial need.Contact Cugini President Fabio Diletti at703-477-5957, or visitcuginisoccer.com.

The Cardinal Girls Lacrosseleague offers a year-round program forgirls from the fifth through eighthgrades. Northern Virginia girls from ar-eas including Reston, Great Falls andLeesburg, are encouraged to try out. Theorganization will likely fill two teamsper age group. Cardinals Girls Lacrosse,in its fourth year, is a non-profit, travellacrosse organization. All the leaguemoney goes to uniforms, coaches andfields. The senior coach is the women’scoach at Georgetown University, whilethe junior coaches are players or alumnifrom Catholic University, James Madi-son University, Virginia Tech or theUniversity of Virginia. Practices are heldat Our Lady of Good Counsel School inVienna. The league Web site is:www.cardinalgirlslacrosseclub.com.

Our Daily Bread, Inc., a Fairfax-based non-profit organization, invitesgolf enthusiasts of all skill levels to en-joy a great afternoon of golf to helpstruggling families in Fairfax County.Our Daily Bread’s Charity Golf Tourna-ment is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday,Oct. 16 at the South Riding Golf Club.Individual players and teams are wel-come to register. The event is sponsoredby Ernie Castro of Vienna and the SouthRiding Golf Club. A $125 registration

fee includes a full round of golf, driv-ing range, golf cart, hors d’oeuvresand dinner. All proceeds from theevent will benefit Our Daily Bread’sfood, financial assistance and finan-cial education programs for workingfamilies in the Fairfax county area.Our Daily Bread continues to seeksponsors for the event as well as do-nations of goods and items to beraffled off at the Tournament dinner.For information on registration,sponsorship and donating goods,visit www.our-daily-bread.org, call703-273-8829 or e-mail MikeKledzik at [email protected].

The 2009 Northern VirginiaSenior Olympics gold medals inbowling, racquetball, backgammonand team line dance were awardedon Sept. 14. Bowling took place atBowl America (Shirley, Alexandria).Bowling winners included Vienna’sSandra Ballinger in the women’sages 70-74 division.

Robert McArthur (men’s 60-64age group), also of Vienna, earned agold medal in racquetball.

For more information on the Se-nior Olympics, call 703-228-4721 orcheck the Web site atnovaseniorolympics.com.

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In week three Reston youth football play last weekend,the defense of the 110-pound Reston Seahawks putsample pressure on the Centreville quarterback. Restonwon the American division game, 32-16, handing theWildcats their first defeat. To read the week three Restonfootball report, go to connectionnewspapers.com andthen go to Reston or Herndon sports.


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Book Discussion. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Call for title.Adults. 703-689-2700.

Fall Into Fall. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Stories andcraft decorations to create. Age 3-5with adult. 703-689-2700.

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Special Twos. 10:30 a.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Stories andactivities. Age 2 with adult. 703-689-2700.

“Looking Your Best At Any Age”with Beauty Consultant, KathySteinman. The Greater RestonNewcomers and Neighbors Club(GRNNC), 10 a.m. at St. JohnNeumann Church, 11900 LawyersRd., Reston. For more informationcall the Membership Chairperson at(703) 437-6866 and visitwww.restonnewcomers.org

FRIDAY/OCT. 16Used Book Sale. All day. Oakton

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