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Del. Tom Rust (R-86) and StateSen. Jennifer Wexton (D-33) metwith area residents to find outabout their concerns about im-portant issues on Jan. 17.

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One year ago, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014,during their lunch hour at Fox Mill Elemen-tary School in Herndon, four fourth gradeJunior Girl Scouts jumped to the aid of theirclassmate as she found herself choking ona piece of food. Using the skills that theyhad just learned a few months prior, in aFirst Aid class they attended with other Jun-ior Troop’s members from Fox Mill, the fourgirl scouts (ages 9 and 10) immediatelyjumped into action.

The girl who was choking was sitting atthe same table as, at the time, fourth grad-ers Taylor Anderson, Ruhi Jame, MelissaHerr and Gracie Larrick, all from JuniorTroop 4102. Ruhi recognized the signs im-mediately that her friend was choking. Shesaw that her friend was turning red, notbreathing, and holding her throat with herhands indicating that she was choking. Ruhiimmediately jumped up and began pattingher friend on the back. Then Melissa yelledaloud that their friend was choking. Taylorthen jumped to assist Ruhi in helping theirfriend, told their friend to try and drink,but the liquid would not go down. Immedi-ately, Taylor called to Melissa and Gracie toget an adult for help. Both Gracie and Me-lissa jumped into action and ran to get theadults in the cafeteria to come to theirfriends’ aid. Ruhi and Taylor did not leavetheir friend’s side. All four girls remainedcompletely calm, did not panic, and tookimmediate action until an adult could ar-

rive to help. Taylor was about to performthe Heimlich Maneuver which she learnedto do in a situation such as this one, but anadult was there in no time to help the younggirl get the food dislodged from her throat.

After the young girl was taken to the clinic,the adults came to talk with the girls in thecafeteria to find out exactly what happened.All four girls were well-versed in explainingexactly what they witnessed and the actionthey took to help their friend. Without theirhelp, their friend could have been in seri-ous danger. As other young children in thecafeteria looked on in complete shock, si-lence and some panicking desperately, thesefour brave young girls knew exactly whatto do, how to do it, and did it well. The con-cern they had for their friend, following allof this, was touching. All four girls askedanother adult to go in to the Health Center(where they were not allowed to go) to findout how she was doing.

This is the story of four very brave younggirl scouts who jumped to the aid of a friendin distress and used what they learned asgirl scouts to apply themselves in a situa-tion that is very scary for anyone, adult orchild.

For their remarkable action and bravery,the four girl scouts received the prestigiousGirl Scouts Medal of Honor, bestowed onto them by the Girl Scouts of the UnitedStates (GSUSA).

—Tina Anderson

Four Brave Girls Take Immediate Action toHelp a Friend in Distress

From left — RuhiJame, GracieLarrick, MelissaHerr and TaylorAnderson, allstudents from FoxMill ElementarySchool, pictured intheir Junior GirlScout Vests, inSeptember 2014when they receivedthe medals. Thegirls are fromService Unit 51-7.

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By Barbara Comstock

U.S. Representative (R-10)

January 2015 marks quite a fewnew beginnings for the Comstockfamily – a new Congress, a newjob representing the 10th District

of Virginia in Congress for me, and our firstgranddaughter, Hailey Isabel Roller, born onSunday, Jan. 18, to my daughter Caity andher husband Andrew. A new year, full of newhopes and new beginnings. I have neverbeen so optimistic and committed to get-ting this country back on track. We mustcreate a country full of opportunity andhope for every child and grandchild in thiscountry. As I’ve met with my colleagues, it’sclear that there is a strong commitment toworking together and getting things donefor our constituents — first and foremost— growing a healthy economy, helping ourhardworking taxpayers make ends meet,dealing with the growing internationalthreats we face, and finding ways we canproduce a more efficient and effective gov-ernment.

OPENING DAY AND SWEARING-IN:Standing in the halls of Congress with myfamily and our family priest on Jan. 6, pre-paring for my swearing in, we couldn’t helpbut see and hear the echoes of the past andconsider the heavy responsibility on all whoare privileged to serve in these halls. Onlya little more than 10,000 people have everserved in Congress throughout our history.It is truly an honor to serve as the firstwoman to be the 10th District’s congress-woman. One of the best things about myjob is that unlike many of my colleagues, I

get to go back to my district every nightand see my constituents at the grocery store,at church, driving into work, on the Metro,at restaurants or just about any place I maygo. The people in my district also reflect abroad and diverse group of experts who canprovide me with great guidance in any num-ber of issue areas.

On Jan. 6, our first day of session, we heldan open house for 10th District constitu-ents. In between meeting constituents, I hadthe opportunity to do interviews with C-SPAN, and NBC 4 News talking about myfirst day in Congress and what it was liketo be a freshman congresswoman. As noon-time approached, it was time to head to theHouse Floor. After Speaker Boehner wasnominated and sworn in, all of the otherMembers of Congress jointly took our oathsof office on the House floor together. Therewere many young children with their par-ents on the House floor, while parents andspouses were watching us in the House gal-lery.

The House got right down to work that

afternoon, voting on The Hires More He-roes Act. This important legislation providesa great opportunity to help both veteransand small businesses. According to the U.S.Chamber of Commerce, 71 percent of smallbusiness owners say Obamacare makes itdifficult for them to hire more employees.The Hires More Heroes Act simply allowsveterans to stay on the healthcare programprovided through the VA or Tricare. The leg-islation passed unanimously in the Houseof Representatives. Following the vote Iwent back to my office and met with moreconstituents and joined with family andfriends in town at numerous celebratoryevents.

MY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS: I amfortunate that my committee assignmentsfor this session reflect many of the sameissues that I worked on in the Virginia Gen-eral Assembly that are very important to myDistrict. I have been appointed to the Trans-portation and Infrastructure Committee, theScience, Space and Technology Committee

and the House Administration Committeewhich oversees the U.S. Capitol itself as wellas the Library of Congress and theSmithsonian where many of my constitu-ents work. In my second week, ChairmanLamar Smith appointed me to chair theResearch and Development Subcommitteeon the Science, Space and Technology Com-mittee. Having worked extensively with ourlocal technology community and havingserved as the chairwoman of the Scienceand Technology Committee in the House ofDelegates, I was pleased to be able to con-tinue work in this area and particularly fo-cus on how we can best promote and cre-ate the jobs of the 21st century. One of thefirst subcommittee hearings we will havewill deal with the challenging issue ofcybersecurity.

On the Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee, we will be tackling a highwaybill this year, as well as the reauthorizationof the Federal Aviation Administration. Bothof these have wide-ranging impacts in ourarea and I am pleased I will be able to serveon this important committee at this criticaltime. One of the first bills the Transporta-tion and Infrastructure Committee broughtto the House floor was the The KeystoneXL Pipeline Act at the end of our first week.The Transportation and Infrastructure Com-mittee shares jurisdiction on this importantlegislation with the Energy and CommerceCommittee. My first brief speech on theHouse floor was in support of the KeystoneXL Pipeline. Republicans and Democratsalike, as well as unions like the Teamstersand LIUNA, and groups such as the TeaParty, and the Chamber of Commerce allsupport this important project. Why? Be-cause it is a jobs bill — plain and simple.Keystone XL passed by a strong bipartisanvote. Now the Senate is expected to pass itwith a strong bipartisan majority and it will

Barbara Comstockreflects on her first fewweeks in Congress.

Serving You in the People’s House

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U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) speaking on the floor of the U.S.House of Representatives.

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U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock being sworn-in by the Speaker of the HouseJohn Boehner.


U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock with family in her Capitol Hill office.

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Opinion

Finally, now that the Fairfax CountyPolice Department has taken stone-walling into the arena of the absurd,the Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors has at least said it is timefor change. It is a step, but a step thatcontinues the appearance of obfusca-tion if not outright obstruction.

John Geer of Springfield was shot dead in-side the doorway of his own home in Spring-field on Aug. 29, 2013. Following an argumentwith his longtime partner, police arrived atGeer’s home and spoke with him for more thanhalf an hour while he stood in his doorway,unarmed, with his hands raised and resting onthe frame. As he began to lower his hands, byall accounts still at shoulder level, he was shotin the chest and died in his house without re-ceiving medical attention.

It took more than 16 months, a $12 millioncivil suit by Geer’s family and a court order toget the first tiny bit of information on the shoot-ing, which came earlier this month. Policenamed the police officer who fired the shot thatkilled John Geer.

The short written statement by Police ChiefEdwin C. Roessler Jr. included some very trou-bling references that appear to blame the

shooting on the fact that Geer was a knowngun owner. At least 35 percent of Virginia resi-dents are gun owners; are they all more vul-

nerable if for some reason police arecalled to their homes?

Now Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova has asked the County

Executive to locate “independent expertise inthe field of police department operations and,specifically, in the area of policies and proce-dures with respect to information disclosuresin the case of police-involved shootings.”

We agree with Supervisor Pat Herrity, whosays: “As elected officials it is our job to makepolicy, not hire an ‘outside expert’ to do ourjob for us. ... We currently have the resourcesof a professional staff at our disposal.” Herrityalso notes that the proposal does not containa provision for public input, and that manycounty residents have researched this topic andqualify as experts.

A few minutes of research shows, for ex-ample, that the National Association of PoliceChiefs, for example, has extensive documen-tation about best practices in a variety of po-lice shooting incidents. (Naming the officerinvolved after 48 hours is among the recom-mendations.)

The problem goes beyond Fairfax County,and beyond police shootings.

The first paragraph of Virginia Freedom ofInformation Act, passed by the General Assem-bly in 1968, states that all public records “shallbe presumed open.” But the legislation includesan exemption that allows police to withhold“complaints, memoranda, correspondence,case files or reports, witness statements andevidence.”

Police officials in Fairfax, Arlington and Al-exandria have adopted what they call a “blan-ket” approach to using their exemption. Thatmeans they have decided to withhold any docu-ment they can without any analysis of whetherthey should, whether the case is open or closed,whether they are about a “police-involvedshooting” or information requested by a fam-ily about a homicide victim, or even about rou-tine police activity in a neighborhood. Not evendefense attorneys or victims of crimes can gainaccess to actual police reports.

This is about lack of accountability and de-nying the public access to information thatmust be made public.

Leaders of police departments here are en-gaged in serious and significant abuse of power.It’s time for elected officials to represent thepublic and impose change on those who wouldhide behind a culture of secrecy.

— Mary Kimm

[email protected]

Supervisors should take action, not defer to“outside expert,” on absurd and outrageousbehavior of police department.

Baby Steps, Not Enough

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Fairfax County’s free FamilyCaregiver Telephone SupportGroup meets by phone on Tuesday,Feb. 10, 7-8 p.m. to discussCaregiving and Basic Tax Concerns. Theguest speaker is an AARP Tax Aide Pro-gram Specialist who will share somebasic tax information, as well as whento get an accountant or attorney in-volved. Register beforehand atw w w . f a i r f a x c o u n t y . g o v / d f s /olderadultservices and click on Tele-phone Caregiver Support Group . Call703-324-5484, TTY 711.

The Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programneeds volunteer advocates for residents

in assisted living and nursing facilities.Training is provided in March. Call 703-324-5861 , TTY 711 or [email protected]. Findmore information on the program atwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ltc .

The Lewinsville Senior Center inMcLean needs an office assistantand instructors for the following classes:Current Events, Knitting/Crocheting,Certified Arthritis Exercise, BallroomDance, Square Dance, and Tai Chi. Forthese and other volunteer opportunities,call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.

The Gum Springs Senior Center

in Alexandria needs a Spanishteacher on Tuesday, Wednesday, orThursday. For these and other volunteeropportunities, call 703-324-5406, TTY711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and click on Volunteer So-lutions.

The Wakefield Senior Center inAnnandale needs Bilingual En-glish/Spanish Activity Leaders, aChair Exercise Instructor, and cer-tified instructors for classes inBallroom Dance and Pilates. Volun-teer instructor positions could lead topart-time employment. For these andother volunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406 , TTY 711 or visit

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.

Korean Meals on Wheels needsKorean-speaking volunteers todeliver meals in Centreville, Restonand Annandale. For these and othervolunteer opportunities, call 703-324-5406 , TTY 711 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults andclick on Volunteer Solutions.

Fairfax County needs volunteers todrive older adults to medical ap-pointments and wellness programs.For these and other volunteer opportu-nities, call 703-324-5406, TTY 711 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadultsand click on Volunteer Solutions.

Volunteer Events and Opportunities

To the Editor:I love this community. There are

so many ways to serve a commu-nity as diverse and as vibrant asours. I recently competed in a spe-cial election to succeed Congress-woman Comstock. While I cameup short in the vote count, largelydue to the unfortunate weather onElection Day, I am as inspired toserve as I was on that day. My pas-sion to serve others only strength-ens with each pursuit.

Long before I decided to run foroffice, I have served the people of

Fairfax and Loudoun countiesthrough my work on multiple not-for-profit boards. Two are particu-larly relevant to some big thingshappening in 2015. I am the presi-dent of Volunteer Fairfax(www.volunteerfairfax.org) and amember of the board of directorsof The World Police and FireGames (www.fairfax2015.com).Volunteer Fairfax and The Gamesorganization have partneredaround the massive volunteer re-cruitment and coordination effort.We require over 4,000 volunteers

to execute The Games and to dem-onstrate to the world that there isno better place to host a globalsporting event than right here inthe

suburbs of Washington D.C.The Games are coming to Fairfax

and Loudoun Counties June 26through July 5 of this year. Over12,000 athletes from around theglobe will compete in 61 events.If you’re serious about economicdevelopment then you need tosupport The Games as they areexpected to have a direct eco-nomic impact of $60M to $80M

over a 10-day period, particularlyto small business and our hospi-tality industry. I can also think ofno better way in 2015 to demon-strate our commitment to thepeople of the emergency manage-ment and first responder commu-nities than to be involved in TheGames. Please take a moment tolearn more about both VolunteerFairfax and The World Police andFire Games and find your way toget involved.

Craig ParisotMcLean

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Education, town electionsand transportation.

Those and more werethe topics Herndon resi-

dents asked about during the townhall meeting with Del. Tom Rust(R-86) and state Sen. JenniferWexton (D-33) on Jan. 17.

About 20 people showed up atthe town council chambers to hearabout the bills the two legislatorsare supporting and talk about theissues that mattered most to locals.

“I do have a bill to allow thetown charter to have those elec-tions in November rather thanMay,” said Wexton.

SEVERAL CITIZENS who op-posed the Herndon Town Council’sdecision to have November elec-tions asked the legislators to re-consider their support for the bill.

“This is being done without theconsent and the approval of thecitizens,” said resident TomKellner.

Former Mayor SteveDeBenedittis also spoke up at themeeting about the vote.

“There’s a huge ethical dilemmahere when politicians act in theirown self interest,” he said.

Wexton disagreed, however.“The town council has deter-

mined that this is the best way toensure more turnout, more partici-pation,” she said.

She added that the residentshave a responsibility to vote for thecouncil that will represent theirviews best.

“It was the majority’s decisionthat this was the best thing for thetown,” she said.

Kellner asked Rust to say whathis opinion of the vote was. Rustsaid he had a meeting with MayorMerkel and town council membersafter the decision.

“I told them that I was not inagreement with it and I will notsupport it,” he said.

Barbara Glakas, from Cultivat-ing Community Initiative, saidthere were many people who sup-ported the Town Council’s deci-sion. She noted that those who didnot support the impending deci-sion had the opportunity to havea referendum.

Both Rust and Wexton are alsosupporting bills that are non-

Herndon specific for thissession.Rust said a major initiativethe governor is making this yearis workforce training for veterans.

“Workforce training is designedaround STEM, and that’s an areawe’ll need a lot of people in,” saidRust.

Wexton said some of the otherbills she is supporting stem fromher background as a prosecutor.One of her bills will make heroindealers more responsible for cli-ent overdoses.

To ensure that seniors are ableto vote in elections despiteweather events, she is calling forno-excuse absentee voting. Addi-tionally, she wants to have thestate Department of Education adda certificate of biliteracy so stu-dents will have more of an incen-tive to meet international stan-dards.

“This is going to provide stu-dents with opportunities for goingthe extra mile to learn a new lan-guage,” she said.

Rick Baumgartner, fromLoudoun County, came to themeeting to ask whether Wextonwas going to pressure the schoolsystem to begin providing full-daykindergarten. He said the countyis one of three school systems inthe state that do not have the full-day program.

Wexton said that a committee tomake full-day kindergarten a pos-sibility for all schools was goingto be formed, but when the lead-ership in the state senate changed,it never met. However, she notedthat in her talks with the newLoudoun County superintendent,there are plans to move forwardwith the program soon.

MANY RESIDENTS were alsoconcerned about the constant tollincreases on the Dulles Toll Road,and asked whether Virginia hasplans to buy the road back.

“We were promised over andover that the tolls would go away,”said resident Dudley Caswell.“How about making a sunsetclause that would make the tollroads go away?”

Rust said most toll roads in thestate have a sunset clause attachedto them.

“It has been estimated that iswould be about a billion dollarsto buy back the toll road,” he saidabout the Dulles Toll Road.

Town Hall meeting addresses concernsabout elections, Dulles Toll Road.

Residents Air Concernsto Legislators

Herndon residentsgathered for the amid-session meetingwith Del. Tom Rust(R-86) and State Sen.Jennifer Wexton (D-33) on Jan. 17.

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Theresa K. Robinson of Reston,passed away Jan. 3, 2015. She issurvived by her daughters LisaRobinson and Wendy Fox; brotherRaymond Konisky Jr.; sister-in-lawLorraine Konisky; nephewRaymond Konisky III; nieces CindyKonisky and Kathy Mitsin; great-niece Alexandra Konisky and great-nephew Brian Konisky.

Born in 1930, to RaymondKonisky Sr. and his wife Viola, Terrywas raised around the family busi-ness, Greenwood Dairy in Millbury,Mass., which was founded and op-erated by her grandfather AnthonyKosciuszko and passed down to twoadditional generations, duringwhich time the family name waschanged to Konisky.

After graduating from Clark Uni-versity with a BA in English in 1951she worked throughout the 70s asa substitute teacher at HerndonHigh and other Fairfax CountyPublic Schools. More recently Terry

worked as a Meeting Planner atASA (American Society of Apprais-ers) coordinating and attendingmany meetings around the coun-try from 1988 through 1993.

She was an avid traveler andenjoyed frequent international anddomestic travels with friends to theGreek Islands, Egypt, Europe,Majorca, Malta, and Australia toname a few. Terry was an organizerof L.A.R.C. (Lake Anne ReadersClub) in Reston for several yearsas well as a frequent attendee ofadult education classes throughOsher Lifelong Learning Institute.

Family will receive guests Friday,Jan. 23, 2015 from 5 p.m. untilmemorial service at 6 p.m. atAdams-Green Funeral Home, 721Elden St, Herndon.

In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to the ArthritisFoundationº(www.arthritis.org).

Information and condolences atwww.adamsgreen.com

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The final GoodNeighbor winnerwas awarded atHerndon Town

Council’s Jan. 13 meeting.Shannon and David

Mathews, Summerfield Drive,were awarded due to their help-ful nature and big hearts.

“Their neighbors tell us theyhave huge hearts and are will-ing to help them with anythingand everything,” said BarbaraGlakas with the CultivatingCommunity Initiative. “Shan-non and David have stepped upto the plate when their neigh-bors had car trouble. They bringover meals and a basket ofsoup, fruit, socks and throat

drops when their neighbors aresick.”

Glakas said the couple alsoinvites neighbors over for mealsand just to spend time socializ-ing.

“The neighbors obviouslythink a lot of the Mathews’many kindnesses, and that iswhy they are the Good Neigh-bor Award winners this year,”she said.

The nominations for theaward come from communityresidents.

“The Good Neighbor Awardis meant to recognize citizenswithin neighborhoods that havegone over and beyond the callof duty to help out their neigh-bors and do things to maketheir neighborhoods a betterplace to live,” she said.

Mathews Win Final 2014Good Neighbor Award

Tooran Shadman, Mayor Lisa Merkel, Shannon andDavid Mathews and Barbara Glakas after the 2014Good Neighbor Award presentation Jan. 13.

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THROUGH SATURDAY/JAN. 31Exhibit of Colorful Nutcrackers. 11

a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.Sully Historic Site, 3650 HistoricSully Way, Chantilly. See an amazingarray of nutcrackers, both old andnew, in a colorful case exhibit. Didyou ever wonder where the craze forcollecting nutcracker dolls camefrom? Nutcrackers have a fascinatinghistory. The first nutcrackers wereproduced to crack nuts moreeffectively and the oldest knownmetal example, on exhibit in Tarent,Italy, is from the third or fourthcentury B.C. The LeavenworthNutcracker Museum in Leavenworth,Washington, shows a bronze Romannutcracker dated between 200 B.Cand 200 A.D. German nutcrackers,made as decorative pieces, weredeveloped around 1500. Earlynutcrackers were in the shapes ofanimals, birds and people. Later, theywere made in the likeness of kings,soldiers, church leaders and rulingclass figures. Fine wood carvednutcrackers were created acrossEurope, especially in France andEngland by the 15th and 16thcenturies. Admission: $7/adult, $6/student, $5/senior or child.

THROUGH MONDAY/MARCH 16Ice Skating at Reston Town

Center. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. RestonTown Center, 11900 Market Street,Reston. From early Novemberthrough the early March, the Pavilionfloor is transformed into a gleamingice skating rink. Ice skates and othersupplies are available inside theSkate Shop directly beside thePavilion (behind Clyde’s). Admission:$10 per adult; $9 for children under12; $5 per skate rental.

THURSDAY/JAN. 22Meditation in Our Daily Lives. 7:30

p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church,1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston.Participants will learn the basicprinciples of meditation and how tocarry the experience of meditationinto their daily life. $10 ($5unemployed, fulltime students, 65and older). www.meditation-dc.org

FRIDAY/JAN. 23Friday Night Rock ‘n’ Skate. 8 - 10

p.m. Reston Town Center, 11900Market Street, Reston. Live DJ &music, games & prizes.restontowncenter.com/skating

Environmental Film: The CityDark. 7 - 9 p.m. Walker NatureCenter, 11450 Glade Drive, Reston.Adults. After moving to New YorkCity from rural Maine, filmmaker IanCheney asks: “Do we need the dark?”Exploring the threat of killerasteroids in Hawaii, trackinghatching turtles on the Florida coast,and rescuing injured birds onChicago streets, Cheney unravels theimplications of a globe glittering withlights. Co-sponsored by Friends ofReston. Reservations required by Jan.20. $5 suggested donation .

For more information, [email protected], or call 703-476-9689 and press 5.

SATURDAY/JAN. 24No Leaves, No Secrets. 11 a.m. -

Noon Walker Nature Center, 11450Glade Drive, Reston. All ages. Withleaves off the trees and the forestplants dormant, many of the secretsof the forest are revealed. Take ashort hike in search of bird andsquirrel nests, fox dens, snow fleas,and other forest secrets that you can

only glimpse during the winter.Reservations required by Jan. 21. $5/person RA members, $7/person Non-members. For more information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and press 5.

Rock ‘n’ Skate. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.Reston Town Center, 11900 MarketStreet, Reston. Live DJ & music,games & prizes.restontowncenter.com/skating

SUNDAY/JAN. 25World War I Centennial Lecture

Series: “War without End: ThePostwar Years. ” 2 p.m. RestonRegional Library, 11925 BowmanTowne Drive, Reston. Presented byDr. Harry Butowsky.

TUESDAY/JAN. 27Zoe Mulford and Brad Yoder. 6

p.m. Amphora Diner Deluxe, 1151Elden Street, Herndon. Zoe Mulfordis an American songwriter thatpresents evocative, beautifullycrafted and endlessly varied music.She backs her clear voice with guitaror claw-hammer banjo andintersperses her own songs withAmerican and British folk ballads andAppalachian banjo tunes. BradYoder’s unique mix of humorous,poetic, political, and edgy originalsongs covers a musical range fromfolk to indie rock (with unexpectedmusical and lyrical twists) and hasearned him a loyal following of allages. These two talented singer-songwriters perform magnificentlyindependently, yet know each others’work and will bring to Reston-Herndon an evening that promises todelight the audience.

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THURSDAY/JAN. 29Meditation in Our Daily Lives. 7:30

p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church,1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston.Participants will learn the basicprinciples of meditation and how tocarry the experience of meditationinto their daily life. $10 ($5unemployed, fulltime students, 65and older). www.meditation-dc.org

FRIDAY/JAN. 30Paper Making. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Walker Nature Center, 11450 GladeDrive, Reston. Ages 5 to 12. Sinceancient Egyptian times, people havebeen making paper for both artisticand practical purposes. Discover how

to make your own recycled paper andlearn how to use it in future craftprojects. This is a perfect way toenjoy your day off from school.Reservations required by January 27.Fee: $7/child RA members “ $9/childNon-members. For more information,email [email protected], orcall 703-476-9689 and press 5.

ONGOINGLRA Displays “Changing Colors.”

Through Friday, Jan. 9. Parkridge 5Building, 10780 Parkridge Blvd.,Reston. This League of Reston Artists’show includes original painting,mixed media, two-dimensionalhangable art, and photography. Free.www.leagueofrestonartists.org.

Free Comedy Showcase. Thursdays8:30 p.m., at Kalypso’s SportsTavern, 1617 Washington Plaza N.,Lake Anne Village Center, Reston.Kalypso’s hosts weekly comedy showsthat feature some of the best nationaltouring and local comedians in thearea. Free of charge.

Family Fun Entertainment Series.Saturdays 10-10:45 a.m., at RestonTown Square Park, 11990 Market St.,Reston. Every Saturday enjoy liveshows, children’s music and otherchild-friendly entertainment. 703-476-4500.

Movies and Mimosas. Saturday andSunday 11 a.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11940 Market St., Reston.Showings in the morning; look upshowings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

Smart Markets. Wednesdays 3-7 p.m.,Smart Markets at 12001 SunriseValley Drive, Reston. Smart Marketsis a producer-only farmers’ marketthat offers food and live music fromlocal jazz group, devoted tosupporing local economy and ahealthier environment. For moreinformation visit, facebook.com/smartmarketsreston, twitter.com/smartmarkets andwww.smartmarkets.org.

Open Mic Night. Wednesdays 9:30p.m-1:30 a.m. Jimmy’s Old TownTavern, 697 Spring St., Herndon.Register your band [email protected] or 703-593-5206. www.jimmystavern.com.

TGIF Free Fridays. 5-7 p.m., atGreater Reston Arts Center, 12001Market St., Suite 103, Reston. Anevening of family art making andstorytelling. 703-471-9242 orwww.restonarts.com.

Insomnia Theater. Friday andSaturday 11:30 p.m., at Reston TownCenter, 11940 Market St., Reston.Look up showings online.www.bowtiecinemas.com.

Christine Carter, Kathy Olhaber and Wilson Paine inReston Community Players’ whodunit “Rehearsal forMurder,” running Jan. 16-31 at Reston Community Cen-ter, 2310 Colt Neck Road, Reston. Audiences are invitedto test their wits as they enter a world of backstagedrama where nothing is as it appears – or is it?

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go to the President’s desk. While the President hasalready threatened a veto before we even passed thebill, I would hope that the broad bipartisan supportfor this jobs bill would be cause for the President’sreconsideration.

GROWING RANKS OF WOMEN IN CONGRESS:This year marks the first time there have been over100 women serving in Congress. In the first weeks,we had a meeting of the bipartisan Women’s Caucusand we discussed issues where we can work together.Over the holidays, I had already gotten together witha Democrat friend of mine, Rep. Debbie Dingell, todiscuss how we can work together on my YoungWomen’s Leadership Program that I first started in2013. I look forward to continuing to work on thisprogram to expose young women to women leaderswho serve in a broad range of professions and wewill be starting our application process again thisspring. As my first weeks coincided with my daugh-ter Caity and her husband Andrew preparing for thebirth of their daughter, Hailey, I feel even moreblessed to have this privilege to serve our commu-nity and prepare for the best future for the next gen-eration.

KEEP IN TOUCH: As has been the case for the fiveyears I served as the delegate for the 34th District,my door will always be open for all of my constitu-ents in Virginia’s 10th District. I want to continuethe great tradition of Congressman Frank Wolf ’s

much heralded constituent service. That is why wehired many of his district staff to continue in theirpositions. We are opening up an office in Sterling at21430 Cedar Drive, Suite 218, and if you are on Capi-tol Hill stop by 226 Cannon House Office Buildingto say hello. We also will have a Winchester officethat will open in March. Fortunately, we were giventhe same phone number as Congressman Wolf’s 202-225-5136 and you can follow what’s going on inCongress by visiting Comstock.House.Gov. If you areon Facebook go to facebook.com/RepBarbaraComstock and “Like” our page and if youare on Twitter go to twitter.com/RepComstock tofollow our activities. Once again, I look forward toserving you in the people’s house.

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Michael Griffin apologized to Herndonboys’ basketball coach Gary Hall fol-lowing Friday’s game againstWestfield.

Girffin, a sophomore guard, shot the lights out forthree quarters, knocking down five 3-pointers on hisway to a team-high 19 points. However, Griffin felthis contribution to Herndon’s 22 turnovers provedcostly.

“I would trade all those 3s for [not] turning the ballover,” Hall said that Griffin told him after the game. “Ifelt like my turnovers really cost us the game.”

Westfield defeated Herndon 69-56 on Jan. 16 atHerndon High School. However, between Griffin’spostgame presentation of maturity and the fact theHornets trailed by just one point two minutes intothe fourth quarter, Hall said he felt good about histeam’s performance against a Westfield squad thatimproved to 13-1 and is considered one of the bestin the region.

“We’re right there,” said Hall, whose Hornets fellto 8-6. “If that’s the second-best team in the state,the best team in the region, I like where we are. Theyknew they were in a game and last I checked therewas no award ceremony going on out there.”

Herndon graduated several key players from lastyear’s Conference 5 championship team that finishedone win shy of reaching the state tournament, in-cluding Dorian Johnson, Brandon Alston and KentAuslander. On Friday, it was the sophomore Griffinleading the way for the Hornets.

Griffin knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in thethird quarter, with the second tying the score at 38with 4:42 remaining in the period. However, Griffindid not score in the fourth quarter.

Hall said Griffin will continue to get better as headds size and strength to his 6-foot-2 frame.

“He did what we expect him to do and what he’scapable of doing,” Hall said. “He’s a real talentedplayer.”

When asked what Herndon did well againstWestfield, Griffin said: “We did a good job shootingthe ball. That was pretty good.”

Herndon kept itself in the game with perimetershooting for three-plus quarters. A 3-pointer byFawad Rahimyar pulled the Hornets within one at49-48 with 6:27 remaining. After a Westfield bucket,Herndon’s Dupree Monk scored to pull Herndonwithin one, this time the score was 51-50 with 6:07left on the clock.

That’s where things started to unravel for the Hor-nets.

Westfield pulled away with a 16-2 run that lastedlonger than four minutes, including a stretch of 10consecutive points. Bulldog guard Blake Francisscored seven points during the run, including a movethat shook a Herndon defender so bad he fell to theground, allowing Francis to drop in a layup.

Francis and Tyler Scanlon each scored 17 forWestfield. Jacob Williams finished with 12 points andPatrick Lawless added 11.

Chris Kucik scored nine points for Herndon.Keyshawn Hamlin and Amit Gattadahalli each scoredeight points, and Trevon Wright and Monk each hadsix.

Herndon connected on nine 3-point attempts.Herndon faced Centreville on Tuesday, after The

Connection’s deadline. The Hornets will travel to faceOakton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23.

“We allowed one turnover to turn into anotherturnover, into another turnover,” Hall said.

It’s tough to stop that.”

Hornets fall to Westfielddespite 19 points fromsophomore Griffin.

Turnovers Spell Trouble for Herndon

Herndon sophomore Michael Griffinknocked down five 3-pointers and scored19 points for the Hornets during a loss toWestfield on Jan. 16.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Herndon’s Keyshawn Hamlin soars towardthe basket on Jan. 16 against Westfield.

South Lakes Boys’, Girls’Basketball Fall to Fairfax

The South Lakes boys’ andgirls’ basketball teams each lostto Fairfax during a home double-header on Jan. 15.

The South Lakes boys’ teamfell by the score of 66-50, givingthe Seahawks three losses in afive-game stretch following a 6-1 start. The following night,standout guard and Northeast-ern commit Brandon Kamga re-turned to the lineup and scored20 points during a win againstLangley.

The South Lakes’ girls’ teamlost to Fairfax, 52-38, and fell toLangley, 53-39, the followingnight, giving the Seahawks athree-game losing streak. SouthLakes, led by Penn commit Prin-cess Aghayere, won the Confer-ence 6 title last season.

The South Lakes teams faced McLean on Tuesday, after TheConnection’s deadline. The teams will face Washington-Lee at7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23 — the boys’ team at home and thegirls on the road.

Herndon’s Stone, Palacios, DukeEarn All-State Honors

Herndon field hockey players Taylor Stone, Sofia Palacios andAlexis Duke earned VHSL all-state honors for Group 6A follow-ing the 2014 season.

Stone, a senior midfielder, and Palacios, a senior forward, werenamed first-team all-state. Duke, a senior defender, earned sec-ond-team honors.

The trio helped Herndon win the Conference 5 championshipand reached the 6A North region semifinals, falling one win shyof the state tournament.

Squash TournamentComing to McLean

A junior squash tournament will be held at The McLean Racquetand Health Club Feb. 13-15.

Registration deadline is Feb. 10.It’s a silver tournament, which is recommended for those play-

ers who have finished in the upper half of a bronze tournament.Age groups for boys and girls include U11, U13, U15, U17 and

U19.Early registration fee is $95. Registration after the deadline is

$110. Register online at ussquash.com/tournaments or contactHunt Richardson at [email protected] or by calling 202-365-1526 for more information.

Junior guard Marty Gryski, left, and the South Lakesboys’ basketball team lost to Fairfax on Jan. 15.

South Lakes seniorcaptain PrincessAghayere shoots againstFairfax on Jan. 15.

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According to Wendy LeBolt,Ph.D., in her new book “Fit2 Finish – Keeping Your

Soccer Players in the Game” thecycle of success boils down to “De-velop – Balance – Observe – andrepeat” to keep our young athletesfit and on the field, and takingtheir sport as far as their interestand skill can take them. Herndonresident LeBolt has some real skinin the game of soccer – literally.She’s played it at several levels.She’s coached it - holding the Eand F coaching licenses throughU.S. Youth Soccer. She’s studied it.Her daughters play it. But evenwith all that life experience, LeBolt(like many others, who perhapsstill do), used to believe thatyoung soccer players could be-come fit by simply playing thegame. After all, she reasoned, “thegame puts all the right demandson them. It’s the most specifictraining they can get, right?’

THEN SHE STARTED noticingall of the injuries. All of the kneebraces, kids on the sidelines withcrutches and kids limping abouton the pitch. More research andshe discovered that the rate of in-juries, especially for girls and inparticular anterior cruciate liga-ment (ACL) injuries was beingcalled epidemic. Parents fromsome of those teams that she ob-served started asking her to help.Why ask LeBolt? Well, aside fromall that personal experience andvested interest in the health and

safety of her own young daugh-ter-players, she also brings morecredentials to the field than anycoach has strategies in his or herplaybook.

Starting with a bachelor’s in Bi-ology from The College of Williamand Mary, adding an MEd in Exer-cise Science from The GeorgeWashington University (GWU),then impressively topping off witha Ph.D. in Physiology from theMedical College of Virginia, LeBolthas also been on the GWU faculty,teaching Human Anatomy andPhysiology, Kinesiology and Exer-cise Physiology there from 1991 to1999. She also practices privatelyas an Exercise Physiologist. So itshould come as no surprise thatshe accepted this next challenge.She started what she calls her “res-cue mission” by asking a few ba-sic, but far-reaching questions:Why are so many kids getting in-jured? Why are so many droppingout of sports? How do you get andkeep all kids playing? What canyou do to help those who want toplay hard and compete further?How can you prepare kids, wholebody and mind, for what the game– or any sport – asks of them?Those questions, and the answersthat LeBolt continues to develop,led to the formation of her com-pany, Fit2Finish, LLC, incorpo-rated in 2005.

The company specializes in de-signing sport-specific, age-appro-priate and engaging training to im-prove the young athletes’ perfor-mance, and more importantly,help prepare their bodies for thedemands of their sport and reduce

the risk of potentially debilitatinginjuries. For years, LeBolt has beenworking with coaches, parents andyoungsters in group and individualsettings and presenting seminarsand workshops from injury pre-vention to proper nutrition for theathlete, conditioning, and eventips for parenting the championathlete and how to incorporate fit-ness into the lives of today’s busyfamilies. There is even a “GapCare” program designed to helpthe sidelined athlete return fromserious injury. The training pro-grams, seminars, workshops andindividual assistance evolved to in-clude a weekly blog, an informa-tive website, a Facebook page, andlinks to videos demonstratingsome of the training techniquesand exercises that LeBolt recom-mends or has developed to meetspecific needs and circumstances.Considering that she has hundredsof articles and columns with herby-line, and writes weekly forSoccerwire.com, it seemed thenatural next step to condense awealth of information into thehandbook “Fit 2 Finish – KeepingYour Soccer Players in the Game.”Published in late 2014, LeBolt’s“trainer’s manual” just had its of-ficial launch. But don’t expect anyfanfare to accompany its arrival.As LeBolt said, “It’s not about thebook, but what’s in it. That’s what’sreally important.”

THE SCIENCE AND THEMETHODOLOGY outlined in thebook and practiced as part of theFit2Finish mantra, have earnednumerous ringing endorsements,including that of the author of thebook’s foreword, Diane Drake,head women’s soccer coach.Fit2Finish, LLC, serves the greaterD.C. Metro area, specializing insoccer, basketball, volleyball andlacrosse training. On the websiteFit2Finish.com there is LeBolt’sbook, blog, training videos andlinks to additional resources.

“Fit 2 Finish” author, coach, consultant and speakerWendy LeBolt gives some instruction to a girls youthsoccer team.

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Theresa K. RobinsonOf Reston, VA, passed away January 3, 2015.She is survived by her daughters Lisa Robinsonand Wendy Fox; brother Raymond Konisky Jr.;sister-in-law Lorraine Konisky; nephewRaymond Konisky III; nieces Cindy Konisky andKathy Mitsin; great-niece Alexandra Koniskyand great-nephew Brian Konisky.Born in 1930, to Raymond Konisky Sr. and hiswife Viola, Terry was raised around the familybusiness, Greenwood Dairy in Millbury, MAwhich was founded and operated by her grand-father Anthony Kosciuszko and passed down totwo additional generations, during which timethe family name was changed to Konisky.After graduating from Clark University with a BAin English in 1951 she worked throughout the70’s as a substitute teacher at Herndon Highand other Fairfax County Public Schools. Morerecently Terry worked as a Meeting Planner atASA (American Society of Appraisers) coordi-nating and attending many meetings around thecountry from 1988 through 1993.She was an avid traveler and enjoyed frequentinternational and domestic travels with friendsto the Greek Islands, Egypt, Europe, Majorca,Malta, and Australia to name a few. Terry wasan organizer of L.A.R.C. (Lake Anne ReadersClub) in Reston for several years as well as afrequent attendee of adult education classesthrough Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.Family will receive guests Friday, January 23,2015 from 5:00 p.m. until memorial service at6:00 p.m. at Adams-Green Funeral Home, 721Elden St, Herndon, VA.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to theArthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org).Information and condolences atwww.adamsgreen.com

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OBITUARYSue W. Erickson, age 79, of Ashburn, formerly of Reston passed January 14, 2015. Beloved wife of late Robert D. Erickson. Loving mother of Michael (Karen) Erickson of Mont Vernon, NH, Donna (Ricki) Church of Ashburn, Jerry (Nancy) Erickson, of Reston. She is also survived by grandchildren, De-vin, Whitney, Maria, Ryan, Mikey as well as four siblings, nu-merous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Pre-ceded by eldest daughter Patricia A. Erickson. A service will be held at Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, VA on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations are suggested to Herndon-Reston FISH, Inc. (www.herndon-restonfish.org) Information and condolences at www.adams-green.com

21 Announcements 21 AnnouncementsSneezy, Coughy, Phlegmy, Stuffy,Achy. No-Sleepy and Post-NasalDrippy; and no Doc, which is possiblywhat led to this column being written.To tell you the truth – and I always do –if I didn’t have stage IV, non-small celllung cancer, I wouldn’t have giventhese symptoms a first thought, letalone a second one. But since I dohave cancer and it’s mostly all I thinkabout; as much as I tried to pretendotherwise and consider these symp-toms unrelated, my lungs/breathing didseem to be affected.

And so after 10 days or so of cough-ing, then full-blown “colding” and backto coughing again, I acquiesced andscheduled an appointment with myPrimary Care physician. After askingme the usual and customary how-I-feelquestions – which did not prompt anOMG-type reaction from my doctor,he next unwrapped his stethoscopefrom around his neck and approachedme to listen and presumably learn. Heplaced his stethoscope on my upperback and then on my chest and ofcourse asked me to “breathe in,” and“breathe out,” repeatedly. Apparently,he heard nothing of consequence. Noindications to warrant a chest X-ray, hesaid; no suspicious sights or sounds tofurther investigate. As he summarizedhis assessment: “It’s winter,” which Icorrectly understood to mean mysymptoms were not cancer-related, Iexhaled in relief, smiled widely andthanked him for the reassurance. Thenhe put his hand on my shoulder andsaid: “Nothing to worry about.” A fewminutes later, I left his office with aprecautionary prescription for coughmedicine and four days of antibiotics;completely normal protocol, lung can-cer notwithstanding. But it didn’t stopme from worrying. Cancer sort of hasan intent of its own.

And that’s the problem, underlyingand overlaying. Everything I say or door think or write is filtered – uncon-sciously anymore, through the prism ofmy being originally diagnosed with a“terminal” form of cancer. If ever therewas a disconnect between symptoms,feelings, mortality, etc.; well, there isn’tanymore. We’re (cancer and I) notexactly one big happy family, but weare all living together under one roof,residing in one head; mine, mostly. I’vehad better roommates, that’s for sure.Unfortunately, this is one I can’t simplyask to leave.

Usually, I can manage, except whenthere’s a blip, something not typicallyseen or felt on my emotional radar.This most recent bout with the symp-toms I’ve described, completely normaland expected almost at this time of theyear, probably should not have beenneglected by yours truly for as long asthey were (seven to 10 days). Some-times, fear has a way of affecting yourbetter judgment, though. In retrospect,I certainly should have acted sooner.Hopefully, I’ve learned my lesson. Nexttime, I won’t ignore the “seasonalseven dwarfs.” I was lucky this time.Life is not a fairy tale. Pretending other-wise could be grim.

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